Beijing Colors Lingering

Seeing that Gu Shihe remained silent, Grandpa Gu patiently comforted her: "Shihe, you have always been very outstanding in Grandpa's heart. You will eventually meet a man who truly loves you. You and Zhou Yancong are destined to be apart. After today, you can let go of him completely."

Gu Shihe's gaze fell on a spot not far away, where Shen Jinsui was holding Zhou Yancong's arm as the two walked towards the cake.

Gu Shihe remained silent in the face of her grandfather's words, her lips pressed tightly together, her heart burning with jealousy, and ultimately feeling resentful.

At the same time, Pei Yinzi slowly walked over to Pei Chiyu, glanced at Yi Hang, and gestured for him to move aside.

Yi Hang instantly understood her look, immediately took a few steps back to the other side, and made a gesture of invitation, looking extremely obsequious, and said with a cheerful smile, "Miss, please come forward."

Pei Yinzi then stepped forward, glanced at Pei Chiyu, and bluntly criticized him: "Now that you know Shen Jinsui's identity, do you regret breaking up with her?"

Pei Yinzi shook her head with feigned regret as she spoke, then continued to Pei Chiyu, "If she were your fiancée now, you might still have a chance to be my rival. But unfortunately, you can only be a tool for a marriage alliance to maintain the relationship between the Pei and Fu families."

Pei Yinzi had recently heard a lot of gossip about Pei Chiyu from Yi Hang, so she knew about his relationship with his ex-girlfriend Shen Jinsui.

Pei Yinzi quickly guessed that the girl she met at the hotel that day must be Shen Jinsui.

Pei Chiyu ignored Pei Yinzi's mockery.

Fu Yueyan looked at Pei Yinzi with dissatisfaction, then forced a perfunctory smile and slowly said, "Sister Yinzi, I'm still here. Wasn't the assumption you just made a little... inappropriate?"

Pei Yinzi curled her red lips slightly and let out a soft laugh, retorting without any mercy, "Am I not telling the truth? Do you have the ability to make Pei Chiyu qualified to inherit the Pei family? Can you compare to Shen Jinsui?"

Since Fu Yueyan and Pei Chiyu got engaged, she has tried to interfere in the affairs of the Pei family, and even wanted to put Pei Chiyu back in his previous position to help him compete with Pei Yinzi for the right to inherit the Pei family.

Pei Yinzi couldn't tolerate this at all, and decisively sent people to keep a close eye on Pei Chiyu at all times to prevent him from making any small moves.

Whenever Pei's father had any doubts, Pei Yinzi would remind him of the time when Pei Chiyu had been deliberately targeted.

Pei Yinzi also told her father that Pei Chiyu's greatest role now is to maintain the relationship of interests between the Pei family and the Fu family.

Therefore, the relationship between Pei Yinzi and Fu Yueyan became very delicate. The two, who were not friends to begin with, now seemed to be irreconcilable.

Fu Yueyan was speechless and unable to refute Pei Yinzi's words.

If Pei Chiyu's fiancée is Shen Jinsui, then he could indeed become the heir of the Pei family.

Yi Hang, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, gave Pei Yinzi a thumbs up. It was the young lady who spoke without holding back any sentiment.

Pei Chiyu didn't want to participate in their conversation, and kept his eyes fixed on the front, filled with endless regret.

Why didn't he recognize Shen Jinsui's identity back then?

Also, why didn't Shen Jinsui tell him about her true family background before?

Thinking of this, Pei Chiyu felt a surge of anger.

At this moment, the waiter was holding number candles, which he then placed on the cake one by one.

A few seconds later, the lights in the banquet hall slowly dimmed, the piano music of "Happy Birthday" began to play, and the number candle "21" was lit by the waiter.

Shen Jinsui raised her hand to shield her chest, then bent down slightly and gently blew out the flame on the candle.

Immediately afterwards, the lights in the hall gradually came on, and soon became dazzling and bright.

Then, the waiter handed Shen Jinsui a cake-cutting knife.

She took the knife, gripped the handle with both hands, and because the cake was too tall, she only cut the first layer to convey her meaning.

At that moment, Zhou Yancong stood beside her, gazing at her quietly with tender and affectionate eyes.

A group of Cheng family members and Shen Jinsui's friends stood beside her, while Zhou family members and Zhou Yancong's friends stood on the other side.

Besides their relatives and friends, some guests who recognized Zhou Yancong's identity realized their relationship the moment the two appeared together, and everyone saw that the Zhou family was talking to the Cheng family.

Therefore, these people speculated that the two families were about to get married.

After cutting the cake, Shen Jinsui handed the knife to the waiter who was waiting on the side.

Then, several waiters began to cut the cake in an orderly manner, leaving the top layer untouched and distributing the rest to the guests present.

Zhou Yancong took the cake from the waiter, lazily raised his eyes, glanced to the side, then swept his gaze across the crowd, and a faint smile immediately appeared on his lips.

He then leaned down and said in a voice that only he and Shen Jinsui could hear, "Baby, feed me."

Shen Jinsui was immediately embarrassed and muttered, "There are so many people here..."

Zhou Yancong chuckled softly, his tone casual as he said, "It's alright if they see it."

Shen Jinsui smiled helplessly, wondering what this man was up to now.

She had no choice but to take a small fork, scoop up some cream, and place it near Zhou Yancong's mouth, deliberately speaking in a coaxing tone like a child, "Good boy, open your mouth."

"Thank you, baby." Zhou Yancong ate the cake with satisfaction, then used his fork to scoop up a small piece and feed it to her.

The next moment, under the teasing gazes of her friends, Shen Jinsui ate the cake.

Zhou Yancong's friends were all a little shocked to see him like this, not expecting him to change so much after falling in love.

Standing to the side, He Xiaoxiao and the others looked at Shen Jinsui and Zhou Yancong and thought the two were a perfect match. A handsome man and a beautiful woman, they were a feast for the eyes.

Pei Chiyu witnessed their intimate interaction, and he felt extremely uncomfortable, as well as regretful and angry.

If they hadn't broken up, he could have stood by Shen Jinsui's side and wouldn't have lost his right to inherit the Pei family.

Gu Shihe, who was also standing in the crowd, was staring at Zhou Yancong and Shen Jinsui, and she found it extremely irritating.

Ji Yan, standing not far away, also watched them, a faint smile on his face, but his heart was filled with sorrow.

By this time, the birthday banquet was almost over.

A moment later, several waiters entered the banquet hall with large red balloons and hung them in every corner, complementing the roses on display.

Immediately afterwards, several waiters filed in carrying trays, each covered with red silk.

Soon, everyone except Shen Jinsui and Zhou Yancong's relatives and friends was puzzled.

However, it wasn't long before some people realized that this was probably an announcement of a marriage alliance between the Cheng and Zhou families.