In a luxurious villa in Haicheng.
Song Keying also saw the news and was furious.
What was that about love at first sight?
It was just that Shen Modi, that bitch, had the appearance of a pure and innocent woman, making men fall for her looks.
That's how Tianxi was attracted to her back then, and now Third Young Master Huo was the same.
She finally understood why Shen Modi's mother-in-law was so arrogant. It turned out that she was from the Huo family. As the top noble family in Haicheng and with the Huo Group having a market value of hundreds of billions, they indeed had the right to be arrogant.
"Hmph..." Song Keying sneered as she looked at the photo of Shen Modi, who looked gentle, noble, and elegant. "She really is charming. But how many years does youth last? When they get tired of her, they'll just kick her aside. She doesn't even have a powerful family to back her up. How pathetic..."
"Keying, what's wrong?" Zeng Huizhen came downstairs and saw Song Keying talking to herself, so she asked.
Song Keying immediately put on an obedient and docile look and said, "Mom, I just saw an ugly cake and was a bit disgusted. Mom, maybe I should make a cake myself tomorrow. Since it's made by my own hands, Tianxi might like it more."
"Can you make it look nice?" Zeng Huizhen asked.
"I'll try my best to make it look good. I'll invite two pastry chefs to teach me tomorrow afternoon," Song Keying said.
"Alright then." Zeng Huizhen was a bit more satisfied seeing that Song Keying was so devoted to Tianxi.
She had also seen the news just now. She didn't expect that Shen Modi's in-laws were from the top noble family in Haicheng, the Huo family.
That vixen really had the charm to attract people. No wonder she had bewitched Tianxi so much in those years.
She should have avoided the conflict if she had known that the woman she met yesterday was Mrs. Huo.
However, now that the feud had been formed, she didn't care.
The Huo family was the top noble family in Haicheng, but her Gu family was also the top noble family in Meicheng. She hadn't lost.
Moreover, Tianxi was young and promising, bold and enterprising, and was currently expanding new business sectors.
Although the total market value of the Gu Group was a bit lower than that of the Huo Group for now, it might change in the future.
Thinking like this made her feel much better.
She looked around and told the maid who was cleaning the living room, "Xiaofeng, tomorrow is Tianxi's birthday. Clean the house thoroughly again today."
"Yes, madam." The maid Xiaofeng immediately replied and then quickly continued cleaning.
In fact, they cleaned the house well every day, and it was already spotless.
Zeng Huizhen then told Song Keying, "Keying, after you finish making the cake tomorrow, dress up nicely. When the maids finish preparing dinner tomorrow evening, let them have a holiday. We'll just accompany Tianxi to celebrate his birthday properly."
"Okay, Mom." Song Keying was full of expectations for tomorrow when she thought that her mother-in-law had made arrangements and hinted that she would have a child.
...
A day passed quickly.
On the 17th day of the 11th lunar month, it was Gu Tianxi's birthday.
Song Keying invited two pastry chefs to teach her how to make a cake.
To be precise, while the pastry chefs were making the cake, they explained the process to her.
Song Keying watched from the side and occasionally took a few photos with the cake-making tools as props.
The tools were also brought by the pastry chefs.
After two hours of fiddling around, they finally made a beautiful two-layer cake.
The pastry chefs got satisfactory payment, and Song Keying got a bunch of satisfying photos and a satisfactory two-layer cake.
Song Keying immediately picked nine photos and posted them on Moments: Made a cake for my husband with my own hands. Happy birthday, honey!
After that, several maids were busy preparing dinner in the kitchen.
Song Keying went to her room to put on makeup and choose clothes.
At six o'clock in the evening, steaming hot dishes were neatly placed on the dining table, looking delicious with good color, aroma, and taste.
Seeing that it was six o'clock, Zeng Huizhen called Gu Tianxi: "Son, are you almost home?"
Yesterday, she had asked her son how he wanted to arrange his birthday and whether he would invite friends.
Her son said that he was busy with work and since they hadn't been in Haicheng for long and had limited connections, he didn't want to invite friends and just wanted to have a simple celebration at home.
So, she had agreed to start dinner on time at six o'clock to celebrate.
At first, Tianxi wanted to refuse, but she got angry and said that a child's birthday was also a mother's difficult day. How many more birthdays could a mother celebrate with her son?
Hearing that, Tianxi said that he would be home on time at six o'clock to have dinner.
Now that the call was connected, Tianxi's voice came from the phone: "Mom, there's a bit of traffic jam. I'll be home within ten minutes."
Zeng Huizhen smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, take it slow and be careful. There's no rush for these few minutes."
Hearing that Tianxi could come back for dinner on time, Song Keying finally felt relieved.
Zeng Huizhen and Song Keying exchanged a glance.
Song Keying immediately said shyly, "Mom, I'll do my best."
After about seven or eight minutes, the sound of a car horn came from outside.
Song Keying was immediately delighted: "Mom, Tianxi is back. I'll go and greet him."
She immediately went to the door to welcome Gu Tianxi.
When Gu Tianxi came back, he took off his suit jacket.
Song Keying immediately reached out to take it.
Gu Tianxi ignored Song Keying's outstretched hand and expressionlessly hung the suit on the coat rack not far from the door.
"Tianxi, happy birthday!" Song Keying picked up the bouquet of roses she had placed at the entrance in advance and handed it to Gu Tianxi.
"I don't like roses." Gu Tianxi didn't take it and avoided it.
Seeing her son like this, Zeng Huizhen frowned and shouted, "Son, happy birthday. You've worked hard. Go wash your hands and have dinner."
"Okay." Gu Tianxi replied and went to wash his hands and then sat down at the dining table.
The family of three sat at the dining table to have dinner.
"Son, have some chicken soup first. This is a pure free-range chicken raised by Xiaofeng's neighbor in her hometown," Zeng Huizhen personally scooped a bowl of bamboo shoot and chicken soup for Gu Tianxi.
"Thank you, Mom." Gu Tianxi picked up the bowl of chicken soup and took a few sips.
Zeng Huizhen was pleased to see her son drinking the soup and then picked up some food for him: "Eat more. Look at you, always so busy with work that you've lost weight."
"Mom, you eat too." Gu Tianxi said.
"Okay, let's all eat. Today is your birthday, and we didn't invite friends to get together. Actually, being together as a family is the best way to celebrate," Zeng Huizhen said with emotion.
"Yes, Mom, let's eat." Gu Tianxi also picked up some food for Zeng Huizhen.
Zeng Huizhen looked at the food in her bowl and was deeply touched. She smiled and then bowed her head to eat.
After a while, as if she just remembered something, she said, "Look at me. I almost forgot the wine I prepared. Mom will go and get it."
She got up and went to the wine cabinet to get the red wine that had been decanted in advance. Then she picked up three goblets with one hand.
After coming back, she poured three glasses of red wine and placed them in front of each of the three people. She held the red wine glass and smiled, "Come on, let's make a toast. Tianxi, Mom wishes you a happy birthday and always be healthy, safe, and happy."
Song Keying also immediately said, "Tianxi, happy birthday!"
She didn't dare to say much for fear of making Gu Tianxi unhappy.
"Thank you, Mom." Gu Tianxi clinked glasses with Zeng Huizhen and drank up the red wine in one gulp.
Zeng Huizhen and Song Keying exchanged a glance, and a knowing look flashed in their eyes.
Zeng Huizhen then smiled and shouted, "Keying, you made a cake for Tianxi with your own hands. Bring it over and cut it."