Chapter 66: You Two Are True Love, and I’m Just an Accident?
She never, ever imagined a scene like this would unfold.
She hadn’t even remembered her own birthday.
In that moment, she couldn’t hold it in any longer. Tears streamed endlessly from the corners of her eyes.
"Uh..."
When Gu Yifan saw her suddenly start crying, the sight of her beautifully tear-streaked face made his heart stir. But with his parents right there, he was at a loss for what to do.
Fortunately, Chen Dongmei quickly stepped forward. She took Su Qinghe’s hand and said gently, "Silly child, don’t cry, don’t cry. Today is a happy day. You should be smiling!"
Su Qinghe could no longer suppress her emotions and threw herself into Chen Dongmei’s arms, sobbing her heart out.
...
「About ten minutes later.」
Su Qinghe had calmed down.
Chen Dongmei gently wiped the tears from her eyes and said softly, "Alright, let’s make a wish!"
As she spoke, she gestured with her eyes for her son to relight the candles on the cake.
"Right!"
"Qinghe, you’ve come of age today. Make a wish!"
Gu Jiaguo, standing to the side, also said with a smile.
"Mhm~"
Her eyes still a little red, Su Qinghe nodded gently.
"Here we go~"
Just then, Gu Yifan brought over the cake with the candles relit.
"Su Hanhan, make a wish!"
He smiled at Su Qinghe.
Under the watchful eyes of the three, Su Qinghe closed her eyes, clasped her hands before her chest, and began to silently make her wish.
After making her wish, with Gu Yifan’s help, Su Qinghe cut the cake.
She gave the first slice of cake to Gu Yifan’s mom, Chen Dongmei, the second to his dad, Gu Jiaguo, then one to Gu Yifan, and the last one for herself.
Moved beyond words, Su Qinghe just kept saying "thank you" over and over again.
This left both Chen Dongmei and her husband unsure of what to say. But because of this, their hearts ached for this sensible, strong girl even more.
"Alright, Su Hanhan, if you say ’thank you’ one more time, my mom’s probably going to want to beat me up!"
Finally, Gu Yifan couldn’t take it anymore and broke her "spell."
"Huh?"
Su Qinghe froze for a second, looking at Gu Yifan in confusion.
Even Chen Dongmei gave him a puzzled look.
Gu Jiaguo, however, glanced at him thoughtfully.
"Because whenever my mom gets annoyed, the first thing she thinks of is beating me up!"
Gu Yifan said calmly under their collective gazes.
Su Qinghe: "..."
Chen Dongmei: "..."
Gu Jiaguo’s lips, however, curled up slightly, as if to say ’just as I thought,’ but his smile quickly vanished.
"Oh, get out of here!"
"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting now!"
"Is your mother the kind of person who’s unreasonable?"
Chen Dongmei first shot Gu Yifan a speechless look, then said irritably.
"Mom, you are!"
Gu Yifan replied with a straight face, "If you don’t believe me, ask Dad!"
Gu Jiaguo subconsciously gave a slight nod.
"Hmm?"
Chen Dongmei raised an eyebrow, her gaze turning unfriendly as she looked at him.
"Uh..."
Gu Jiaguo’s expression froze. Sensing his wife’s sharp glare, he quickly said, "Hey, kid, don’t drag me into this! In my heart, your mom is, of course, a very reasonable person!"
Seeing her husband quickly pledge his loyalty, Chen Dongmei finally nodded in satisfaction.
"You brat, what else do you have to say for yourself?"
Chen Dongmei shot Gu Yifan a glance, her face full of disdain.
Gu Yifan: "..."
"Fine!"
"It’s true, you two are the real love story here, and I’m just the accident!"
"I’m outnumbered. I can’t win an argument against the two of you!"
Gu Yifan said with a look of helpless bitterness.
Chen Dongmei’s face reddened slightly. She glared at Gu Yifan and snapped, "What nonsense are you talking about now!"
"I think you’re just itching for a spanking!"
"If I don’t hit you for three days, you start getting out of hand!"
"Jiaguo, where did I put that feather duster?"
As she spoke, she started looking for the feather duster to teach that little rascal a lesson!
Gu Yifan: "..."
"Mom, I surrender! I was just kidding with you, hehehe..."
Watching the "harmonious" scene of the Gu family of three, Su Qinghe couldn’t help but let a small smile grace her lips.
Seeing her smile, Gu Yifan knew his goal was achieved, so he stopped his antics.
Thanks to his interruption, however, the atmosphere had become much more cheerful.
...
"Oh right, Dad, what’s the status on the driver’s license I asked you to get someone to help me with?"
After they finished the cake, Gu Yifan suddenly remembered and asked.
"Oh, that?"
"It’s done. I left it for you on the desk in the study!"
"Didn’t you run into your Uncle Han earlier? He came by to drop off your driver’s license. When you have time, take a good bottle of wine over to his place to thank him properly!"
Gu Jiaguo said.
It dawned on Gu Yifan!
’So Han Ning’s dad came over earlier to give me my driver’s license.’
"Mhm!"
He nodded and said to his dad, "Okay, Dad, I got it. I’ll head over another day!"
"Ahem?"
Just then, Chen Dongmei, who was sitting to the side, frowned and asked, "What driver’s license? How come I don’t know anything about this?"
"Hah~"
"Mom, it’s like this. You guys already know I can drive, right?"
"And since I’m an adult now, I just had Dad help me get the license processed!"
"It’s better to be safe than sorry, you know!"
Gu Yifan explained to his mom.
"Oh!"
Chen Dongmei nodded.
She knew that Gu Yifan could drive. Her husband had taught him a long time ago, but he hadn’t gotten his license yet because of his age.
Although it was common in this era to just buy a license, it wasn’t exactly a good thing!
So, she thought for a moment, then added a warning, "But let me tell you, you may have a license now..."
"...but you still need to find time to sign up for a driving school and get some proper practice. Don’t end up being a menace on the road, hurting yourself and others!"
"Uh..."
"But Mom, you know my skills. Is that really necessary?"
Gu Yifan was taken aback and said.
"Absolutely not!"
"You have to find time to go to a driving school and practice properly. Otherwise, don’t even think about driving the family car!"
"Jiaguo, you’re not to let him drive the car either!"
Chen Dongmei said with a resolute expression.
Gu Yifan: "..."
He was speechless and helpless. His mom could be so rigid sometimes, although he knew she was right!
But!
The problem was, he really didn’t need any more practice!
After all, in his past life, he had been a driver with decades of experience!
’But there’s no way I can tell them that!’
For a moment, he didn’t know how to explain, so he could only nod helplessly in agreement. "Alright, I’ll find a driving school to practice after the college entrance exams. That should be okay, right?"
"That’s more like it!"
Hearing him say that, Chen Dongmei finally nodded in satisfaction.
Seeing his mom’s reaction, Gu Yifan shook his head helplessly.
’Good thing I don’t even need to drive the family car!’
’Mom!’
’You didn’t see that one coming, did you?’
’Hehehe...’