The smooth birth of Lu Xiyu's son was truly a momentous occasion.
Her husband, Gu Fancheng, was so preoccupied with his wife and son that he had no time to deal with Gu Linze at all. So, he left the matter entirely to Si Jiangchen.
Ji Chen had already led the security guards to drag Gu Linze to the hospital lobby, waiting for the police to take over.
At this moment, another rush of hasty footsteps echoed in the corridor.
"Xixi!! Xixi?! How come you're in the capital?"
It was another familiar voice. Zhao Zifeng came dashing over like she was stepping on the Wind - Fire Wheels. Just then, Lu Xiyu was sitting in a wheelchair, holding the newly - named Gu Pan in her arms. Gu Fancheng was pushing the wheelchair out of the delivery - room door that I had kicked off its hinges.
Zhao Zifeng hesitated for a moment when she saw me, but still rushed to Lu Xiyu first and exclaimed, "If Gu Fancheng hadn't called me just now, I would have missed the birth of my godson!"
After saying that, she rummaged through her bag. "This is the birth gift I prepared for the baby a long time ago... Eh?!"
Zhao Zifeng felt around in her bag for a long time but couldn't find anything. She started to anxiously rummage through it, looking down.
"Is this it?"
Suddenly, a hand reached out from behind, holding a palm - sized box and offering it to Zhao Zifeng.
"Ah!! Yes!"
Zhao Zifeng opened the box and took out a gold lock as big as an egg. She turned around and said sweetly to the person behind her, "Thank you, Uncle - Master Du... What would I do without you?!"
"You scatterbrain!"
The man behind was Du Peilin. Seeing Zhao Zifeng flattering him so obsequiously, he also smiled helplessly. "What would you do without me!"
Zhao Zifeng turned back again and hung the huge gold lock around the little baby's neck. "Little Gu! Although auntie knows you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, we still need to plan ahead. You should understand that even a hero can be stumped by a single cent! So, auntie is giving you this super - big gold lock as a gift. If you ever run into trouble, selling this might help you make a comeback!"
"Pfft."
Lu Xiyu couldn't help but laugh. Looking at the shiny gold lump on Gu Pan's chest, she shook her head and said, "Zifeng, you're being too practical! This isn't a gold lock; it's more like Gu Pan's breastplate!"
"Hehe, that's exactly the effect I was going for!" Zhao Zifeng looked at Gu Fancheng proudly. "Hey, don't you dare dislike the gift I gave... It's such a pity!"
She looked at the little baby in Lu Xiyu's arms and shook her head regretfully. "If it weren't for Grandma Bai saying that this kid has such a strong fate that an ordinary person can't be his god - parent, I would have applied to be his god - mother long ago... Ah! Right!"
Sure enough, Zhao Zifeng was a chatterbox. One sentence followed another, and none of them seemed connected. She turned around, grabbed my arm, and dragged me in front of Lu Xiyu. "Xiao He, this is my best friend in Green City, Lu Xiyu. Since you're here, you two should get to know each other."
Actually, when I heard Zhao Zifeng's voice just now, I already knew that the good friend Zhao Zifeng always talked about was Lu Xiyu. Now that she introduced us like this, I also smiled and said, "Although this is the first time I've met Lu Xiyu, I've heard Master Lu mention her a few times..."
"Master Lu?! You mean Xixi's dad!"
Zhao Zifeng looked at me with an even more exaggerated expression. "How do you know Xixi's dad? He's an extremely powerful person!"
"... I've been buying magical artifacts from him."
Although I've forgotten how I met Lu Tianchang and the details of my first purchase of magical artifacts at his place, the faint, gentle fragrance that permeated the Lu family always made me feel inexplicably at ease!
"Wow!! You're good friends with Xixi's dad..."
Zhao Zifeng suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no, oh no. Then how should we figure out our seniority? You're a friend of Xixi's dad, so... you're one generation older than us!"
"If you want to call Xiao He auntie or elder sister, we don't mind."
Si Jiangchen beside me put his arm around my shoulders with a smile and said, "Actually, we are indeed a few years older than you."
"Hey, let me see who's acting all high - and - mighty because of their age!"
Seeing that his little girlfriend was at a disadvantage, Du Peilin immediately retorted, "You're not even human anymore, and you still want to talk about human seniority?!"
"Uncle - Master Du, stop arguing!"
Lu Xiyu knew Du Peilin's temper well and quickly smoothed things over. "I'll call you uncle - master, and in the future, I'll have to call Zifeng 'little aunt - master' too."
"Hey! Xixi, what are you talking about!"
Although Zhao Zifeng and Du Peilin were in a relationship, Du Peilin hadn't proposed to her yet. Lu Xiyu's words made her blush all the way to the tips of her ears!
"I don't really care about seniority either."
Gu Fancheng was truly a doting husband. Now that he had a new son, he was in an extremely good mood. Even his cold - as - ice demeanor was melting like a spring thaw.
Looking at the three men in front of me, I couldn't help but feel a twinge of emotion. These three handsome men each had their own unique charm... If they formed a group and debuted, I wondered how many women they would charm!
My daydreaming was quickly interrupted by Si Jiangchen's big hand. He reached up and covered my eyes.
"What are you looking at them for? One is a young lad, and the other is a worldly rascal..."
It turned out that Si Jiangchen had noticed all my glances at Gu Fancheng and Du Peilin!
"You make them sound so bad. What about you?"
At this moment, because of Gu Pan's birth, I was also in an inexplicably happy mood. I asked him with a smile in a low voice, "... An old zombie?!"
"Um..."
I gently pinched Si Jiangchen's waist. I didn't expect a man like him to be jealous!
"The old zombie is hungry for some flesh!"
Si Jiangchen, whose emotions had been stirred up by my mischievous hand, reached out and held my fingers. He lowered his head and whispered in my ear, "Let's go home. Your man is starving!"
My face flushed bright red.
Now that Du Peiyun was no longer a threat and the soul of the One - Eyed Buddha Mother had been trapped in the soul bottle, for a moment, I felt that everything had come to a successful conclusion, and the days ahead seemed even more promising!
"Xiao He, we'll go back to Green City to hold the full - month banquet. You and him should set aside some time then!"
Lu Xiyu glanced at Si Jiangchen. She knew that Si Jiangchen was the president of an investment company and was always extremely busy. So, before sending out the official invitation, she "reserved" us first.
"Don't worry! We'll definitely be there on time!"
Whether it was because Xixi was Master Lu's daughter or because she regarded me as a friend, I was willing to attend Gu Pan's full - month banquet.
Si Jiangchen also showed a bit of a "husband following his wife's lead" attitude and nodded to them.
Si Jiangchen and I left the hospital first because the police handling Gu Linze's case had called through Ji Chen. Gu Linze had suddenly died just as he was being taken into the police car...