Became a salted fish pretend heiress and handed over the system
Chapter 805 - 791: Confession

Chapter 805: Chapter 791: Confession

The protagonists had cut the cake, and the banquet was officially underway.

"This is the gift I’ve prepared for you, may you have peace and joy every year." Xia Yu set the cake aside, took out two boxes from his bosom, handed them to them, and offered his blessings.

"Thank you, big brother." Xia Yue and Xia Xi smiled as they took them.

Xia Yu picked up the cake and then stepped back.

Next, Yan Mo and Mo Si came up together to give them their gifts.

Mo Si gave Xia Xi an ancient-looking box, and to Xia Yue, he handed a nicely wrapped gift box, along with a blessing for each of them.

Yan Mo gave Xia Yue a beautifully carved wooden box that looked small but had exquisite flower carvings on it, clearly not very cheap.

He also gave Xia Xi a gift box that was nicely packaged.

And he offered them a blessing.

Xia Yue and Xia Xi smiled and thanked them, and afterward, others came up one after another to present their gifts and good wishes.

Seeing that they could not carry so much, Xia Yu brought over a crate for them to put their gifts in.

Once everyone had finished giving their gifts, Xia Yue and Xia Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and then Xia Yue collected the two crates of gifts into the System Backpack, planning to take them out once they got home after the party’s end.

After the gift exchange, everyone began to split up to eat, drink, chat, and play games.

Xia Yue and Xia Xi joined in the fun with them.

It wasn’t until midnight, when it was time for everyone to leave.

Xia Yue and Xia Xi stood on the stage, with microphones in hand, looking out at everyone.

"We are truly grateful for the party you all threw for us today, and for the many gifts. We also hope that everyone will be safe, happy, and see their cultivation base increase steadily."

"This is the liveliest birthday I’ve ever had, and I thank you all so much."

"Finally, we wish that we all continue to grow stronger and work together for our country to build a better future."

As Xia Yue and Xia Xi finished the last sentence together, the crowd below erupted into applause.

As their voices faded, fireworks rose up again into the sky.

After watching the fireworks, the regular staff members left early to go to sleep.

The cleaning up of the banquet was left to Ao Mi and others.

Xia Yue felt that since it was her party, it would be better to help out a bit, but Ao Mi and Peng Zu turned her down, saying they could handle these things in just a few minutes with a flick of their hands.

Seeing this, Xia Yue did not insist on helping.

She then left with Xia Yu and the others to return to the courtyard.

At the crossroads where they would part ways to their respective courtyards, Xia Yue took out the crate with Xia Xi’s gifts.

"These are yours, take them back and open them up." Xia Yue said to Xia Xi.

"OK, thanks." Xia Xi nodded and looked towards Mo Si.

Mo Si directly stored the crate in the Different Space.

"Goodnight, get some rest early." After speaking to them, Xia Xi walked away with Mo Si.

Xia Yue went back with Yan Mo, and on the way, the two of them didn’t talk much.

Not until they were inside the courtyard.

"Take a look at my gift, do you like it?" Yan Mo called out to her from behind. Seeing her stop and turn to look at him, he said earnestly.

Xia Yue didn’t know why her heart suddenly beat a bit faster, as if something was about to happen.

Following his direction, she took out the gift he had given her from the System Backpack, that exquisite wooden box.

Before opening it, she glanced again at Yan Mo and noticed he seemed a bit nervous.

Taking a deep breath, she opened the box.

Inside was a jade bracelet of excellent quality, bearing a hint of antiquity. It must be an antique jade bracelet, worth a fortune.

"This?" Xia Yue was surprised for a moment and looked up at Yan Mo.

Yan Mo walked forward and stopped three steps away from her.

"Do you like it?" Yan Mo earnestly asked.

"I like it, but this is very precious, isn’t it?" Xia Yue indeed loved it.

"As long as you like it," Yan Mo smiled and continued, "This was given to me by my grandma, to give to my future wife. Will you accept it?"

After speaking, Yan Mo watched her eyes, not missing any of her reactions.

Xia Yue, hearing his words, widened her eyes, feeling stunned, completely unprepared for his straightforwardness.

"Is this... isn’t this a bit... too childish? Do you want to... think it over again?" Xia Yue stuttered as she looked at him.

"I’m serious. I like you, and I want to be with you. If you’re willing, we could even get married and practice cultivation together, travel to different worlds." Yan Mo spoke sincerely and earnestly.

Xia Yue looked into his eyes, then looked away, feeling somewhat unable to meet his gaze directly.

"Think it over. You don’t have to answer right now. Or we could try being together and see. If it doesn’t work out, we can just be colleagues, and I won’t bother you," Yan Mo said as he saw she was too nervous to meet his eyes, reassuring her while he spoke.

"I’ll think about it, I’ll think about it," Xia Yue said, feeling her heart about to burst.

"Okay." Seeing that she was willing to consider it, Yan Mo understood she needed time to digest the idea and agreed.

"Then I should give this bracelet back to you for now," Xia Yue said as she closed the wooden box and handed it back to him.

"Keep it for now. If it doesn’t work out, you can give it back to me later, and I’ll make up a birthday gift for you then. It’s getting late; you should rest early." After speaking, Yan Mo quickly turned and went into his room, closing the door behind him without giving Xia Yue a chance to respond.

Xia Yue stared at his closed door and then looked at the wooden box in her hand. She had no choice but to store it in the System Backpack.

Then she returned to her own room.