Yu Yingze wanted to say thank you, but his throat was choked with emotion, making it impossible to speak.

Ugh, how annoying. So annoying that it made him want to cry.

Surrounded by so many friends, Yu Yingze barely managed to hold back his tears, but his red-rimmed eyes betrayed him.

“Second Brother, hap…py…birth…day…!” Little Yuanyuan repeated the birthday wish, struggling to pull the string on her confetti popper, hoping to liven up the mood.

Her face scrunched up in concentration, but even with all her effort, she couldn’t get the popper to go off. Her words came out slow and delayed as she strained.

Yu Yingze, holding back his laughter, reached over to help her pull the string. The confetti flew into the air, showering both him and Yuanyuan.

“Wow…” Yuanyuan squealed with joy, extending her little hands to catch the colorful paper raining down.

With confetti swirling in the air, a beautifully decorated room, his best friends around him, and his beloved family by his side, Yu Yingze felt a sense of fulfillment like never before.

Everything he had ever wanted was simple, yet it had always been overlooked or forgotten. But today, it had all come true.

“Yingze, happy birthday.” One by one, his friends began to hand him their gifts.

Box after beautifully wrapped box piled up in his hands, forming a teetering tower that nearly reached above his head.

It took nearly an hour for Yu Yingze to open all the presents, each accompanied by a handwritten card from his friends.

He carefully saved every single card and placed the gifts neatly in the designated gift area.

Seeing everyone giving their gifts, Yuanyuan hurried over, clutching the present she had bought with her pre-advanced allowance. The gift was huge, nearly as tall as she was. Her little arms barely managed to wrap around the box, and she struggled to carry it.

After only a couple of steps, her left foot tripped over her right, and with a loud “Ah!” she tumbled to the ground.

Even as she fell, Yuanyuan tightly held onto the gift, making sure it didn’t get damaged.

“Yuanyuan!” Yu Mingxi quickly rushed over to pick her up. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine, I’m fine,” Yuanyuan smiled without even the slightest hint of tears in her eyes. She bounced over to Yu Yingze. “Second Brother, happy birthday! This is Yuanyuan’s… fish egg… birthday gift!”

Yu Jinxiao, standing nearby, couldn’t take it anymore. “It’s ‘pre-advanced,’ not ‘fish egg.’ You only think about food.”

Yu Yingze took the present from her and quickly opened it, revealing the new edition of the Transformer he had wanted but never bought.

“How did you know I wanted this?!” The excitement in his voice was impossible to hide, and for once, Yu Yingze’s face lit up with the pure joy of a child.

He turned the clear box over and over in his hands, hardly able to believe it, and even glanced up at his dad as if to confirm it was real.

“It was Yuanyuan who picked it. She said you would love it,” Yu Jinxiao explained.

“Wow, Yuanyuan, you’re amazing.” Yu Yingze, his eyes still red, pulled Yuanyuan into a hug and gave her two big kisses on the top of her head.

“Hehe,” Yuanyuan giggled, her little hand patting her own head. Her joy matched his, and she smiled like a happy little penguin.

Yu Mingxi had also prepared a gift—a brand-new soccer ball.

But it wasn’t just any soccer ball. This one had the autograph of Yu Yingze’s favorite soccer player.

Yu Yingze was on the verge of passing out from sheer happiness. He was so overjoyed that he even forgot his father hadn’t given his gift yet.

Just as that thought crossed his mind, a servant wheeled in an enormous box. Yu Yingze froze and asked suspiciously, “Dad, you didn’t buy me a bear, did you?”

The other kids gasped and immediately backed away from the box.

Yu Jinxiao gave the packaging a quick once-over—normal color, normal pattern—why would his son think it was a bear???

Did his son really think he was the type of person to gift a bear?

“Of course not. Just open it and see,” Yu Jinxiao said, guiding the skeptical Yu Yingze closer to the box by pressing his hand on his shoulder.

Uncle Yang pulled the ribbon, and the box flaps fell open on all sides. Yu Yingze’s eyes widened as he stared at the contents, holding his breath in excitement.