The commotion outside piqued Xu Zixi's curiosity. She took the twins out and saw that the courtyard outside had been completely transformed.
On the once green lawn, a light - blue carpet had been laid. And at some point, all the green plants around had been replaced with various beautiful flowers. Wei Shu was standing there, directing several strangers to set up frames and carry tables. There were also people blowing balloons and hanging flowers...
Xu Zixi immediately recognized that they were setting up a venue.
However, this scene was extremely strange to the twins. Their eyes were filled with wonder. They broke free from Xu Zixi's hand and trotted over to Wei Shu. Curiously, they asked, "Uncle Wei, what's this?"
Wei Shu squatted down and said to the two children, "We're setting up the venue. Tonight, we'll hold an engagement party for your daddy and mummy here. We'll also invite a lot of friends to come and play. Uncle Wei has prepared a lot of desserts for you. You can look forward to it!"
Hearing about the desserts, Xuxu's eyes sparkled. He cupped his little face and said, "Uncle Wei, you have to prepare a lot. Xuxu loves small cakes the most!"
Xuanxuan also said, "Xuanxuan likes puddings and gummies!"
Wei Shu stroked their little heads and smiled, "Okay, Young Master Xuanxuan, Young Master Xuxu."
Just as Xu Zixi was sizing up the still - unfinished venue, familiar footsteps sounded behind her. A big hand landed on her waist, and someone pulled her into his arms. He nuzzled her cheek lovingly and said somewhat annoyed, "These people came so early. I wanted to give you a surprise."
— Ever since the night when they caught the mole, Yan Yincheng had had an epiphany. His woman liked surprises. So, he had asked Wei Shu to contact the best event - decoration team early on. He planned to decorate the entire villa in the way Xu Zixi liked on this day and give her a romantic surprise.
He had calculated it well. They would go out for breakfast and then head to the hospital to remove the plaster cast. By the time they came back, the venue should have been set up. But who would have thought that these people were so clueless and arrived so early!
It was all that stupid Wei Shu's fault! Couldn't he have made them come later!
Xu Zixi turned around, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed his cheek. She smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I'm still looking forward to seeing the completed venue. It must be very beautiful."
It was a pity that he couldn't see how beautifully the venue was decorated. But as long as his woman liked it, that was enough.
Yan Yincheng was just about to lower his head and kiss the woman in his arms when the two twins ran over. They circled around the two of them and said, "Daddy, Mummy, Uncle Wei said that a lot of uncles and aunts will come to our house to play today! Can we invite Wang Dabao to come and play too?"
Having his "good deed" interrupted, a vein on Yan Yincheng's forehead twitched. But the kids were his own. What could he do? He could only coax them: "Of course. Daddy will have someone arrange it."
Xuanxuan said, "Can I also invite Teacher Feifei? Daddy, Teacher Feifei hasn't come to see me for several days. Xuanxuan misses him!"
Xuxu's eyes lit up. "Yes! I want Teacher Feifei too! Teacher Feifei can do magic and voice - overs! He's super awesome!"
Another vein on Lord Yan twitched. He really didn't want to invite Alex. If that trouble - maker knew his intentions for tonight, he didn't know how much of a ruckus he would cause.
But he just couldn't bear to refuse the two kids. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry. He'll come too."
The two kids were overjoyed. They hugged each other and jumped up and down, full of anticipation for the day!
This time, the house would be even more lively than the day when they got their household registrations!
Xu Zixi didn't expect so many more people all of a sudden. After all, if Wang Dabao was invited, his family would surely be invited too. And with Alex... There might not be enough seats in the house!
What Xu Zixi didn't expect even more was that after they finished breakfast, Wei Shu walked in from outside and said to them, "My Lord, Miss Xu, Li Mao is here."
Why did Li Mao come to Haicheng? Didn't he go back to Hangzhou?
Xu Zixi was both surprised and puzzled. And Yan Yincheng beside her, after hearing this, said to Wei Shu, "Invite him in."
Now Xu Zixi knew. It was he who had invited Li Mao. She asked Yan Yincheng, "Brother Cheng, what's this for?"
"You'll know later." Yan Yincheng replied.
Xu Zixi found it a bit funny. Why was he being so mysterious?
After a while, Li Mao walked in, leading a woman by the hand. In his arms, he was holding a little girl about the same age as the twins. Seeing this, the two twins let out cries of surprise.
"Brother, look! There's a little sister over there!"
"Yeah, brother, I see! She's a very cute sister!"
The little girl in Li Mao's arms was a bit shy. Seeing so many people all of a sudden, she shrank into Li Mao's arms, only showing her fluffy little head and a pair of timid big eyes. However, when her gaze swept over the two twins, although she was a bit shy, she still opened her eyes slightly in surprise at the two beautiful boys.
Seeing Xu Zixi and Yan Yincheng, Li Mao greeted them a bit excitedly. "Mr. Yan, Miss Xu, long time no see! Let me introduce them to you. This is my wife, Liu Meixiang. She's from Hangzhou. This is our daughter, Li Xinxin. Xinxin, say hello to Uncle and Aunt."
Little Li Xinxin didn't give him any face at all. She shrank further into his arms, looking very nervous.
Li Mao said a bit embarrassedly, "Sorry, the child is shy."
As for his wife, Liu Meixiang, she wasn't strikingly beautiful, but her temperament was very pleasant. Even when she walked into this big villa that they could never afford with Li Mao, she didn't look around from start to finish. When she saw Xu Zixi and Yan Yincheng, who were so different from her in terms of temperament and dressing, she didn't show a trace of strange emotion. She even said with a smile,
"Mr. Yan, Miss Xu, hello. I'm Li Mao's wife, Liu Meixiang."
Even her voice was soft and gentle. She was indeed a typical Jiangnan woman. Such a woman always gave people a lot of good impressions. Xu Zixi's smile became a bit more sincere.
Since the guests had come, although Li Mao had once, for the sake of profit, become a tool to hurt Yuan Xi, he had later shown his repentance with his actions. Xu Zixi had long forgiven him.
"It has indeed been a while." Xu Zixi said. "Since that's the case, let me introduce them too. These are my and Mr. Yan's children, Xuanxuan and Xuxu."
As soon as Xu Zixi finished speaking, the two twins greeted them very obediently. "Hello, Uncle, Aunt, and little sister."
Hearing the two beautiful big brothers greet her, the little girl in Li Mao's arms finally showed some movement. She said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "H - Hello, big brother."