She brought the forest into the house and had all the family members who loved them dress up as animals in the forest.

She hoped the two little ones would understand, hoped they would feel the magic of fairy tales.

And also hoped these two little ones would feel the deep love from their not-so-perfect mother.

Happy birthday.

She wanted to pass this blessing to them, along with the one from their father.

Whew... whew...

One song finished, another started.

Shuangshuang finally couldn’t contain the dance spirit inside her!

Struggling to get down from the big cat, she followed behind Minnie, spinning around with no sense of rhythm.

Su Xiaomeng reached out a hand to pull her, dancing together!

Prince Huang looked at the pink Minnie doll, suddenly as if he thought of something, his gaze fixed tightly on the blue Mickey doll next to Minnie!

"I! I want to dance too!"

When Prince Huang said this, Shan Minglang was shocked!

Is this still the aloof Prince Huang?

Ming Lang quickly put down Prince Huang, only to see Prince Huang run to Mickey and start bouncing along!

Bai Sixian and Su Chengji already knew about this setup.

Su Xiaomeng really put thought into it.

Yin Meng, Shan Minglang, Shan Mingxu, Lin Xinhong, Bai Shun Yuan, Zeng Xiaocheng...

The air conditioning was on in the room, but in such hot weather wearing thick costumes and having to keep bouncing around, no one would feel comfortable.

But just seeing Shuangshuang and Huang Huang happily jumping around made it all worthwhile for them.

Yin Shihua, Shan Munan, Bai Sidong, and Hua Muyu were in the kitchen preparing food, and by now the dining table was set, with delicious dishes served on it.

The music slowly stopped, and Su Xiaomeng was drenched in sweat from dancing.

Bai Sixian walked up to Shuangshuang,

"Shuangshuang, can you guess who this is?"

Shuangshuang pointed at Su Xiaomeng and shouted,

"Minnie! Princess Minnie!"

Bai Sixian chuckled softly, "Do you like Princess Minnie the most?"

Shuangshuang nodded quickly!

Bai Sixian then said,

"But... she is not Princess Minnie..."

"Ah?"

Shuangshuang was puzzled, patting her own hair, suspiciously staring at Minnie.

Bai Sixian reached a hand towards Prince Huang,

"Huang Huang, guess who this is?"

Huang Huang stared at Minnie, muttering,

"Mom..."

Shuangshuang, startled, looked at her brother in surprise, seeing the conviction in his gaze on Minnie, quickly turned to Minnie, eyes almost bulging.

Su Xiaomeng held the big doll head with both hands, lifted it up, and then laughed out loud,

"Surprise!"

Shuangshuang’s expression was momentarily stunned, as if she didn’t recognize Su Xiaomeng in front of her.

Su Xiaomeng laughed as she looked at them,

"Happy birthday, my precious ones!"

Shuangshuang kept staring at Su Xiaomeng as if the mom in front of her was fake.

Su Xiaomeng thought Shuangshuang would scream in surprise or jump into her arms, but this unresponsiveness was a bit unexpected for Su Xiaomeng...

For a moment, the atmosphere was a bit awkward...

Bai Sixian quickly said,

"Shuangshuang, it’s mom."

Shuangshuang remained standing there, suddenly her mouth quivered, her eyes turned red, and burst into tears,

"Mom...!"

Su Xiaomeng’s heart twisted as Shuangshuang started crying!

Shuangshuang suddenly plunged into Su Xiaomeng’s arms,

"Mom! Mom!"

As Shuangshuang dove in, Huang Huang didn’t hesitate, instantly wrapping around Su Xiaomeng!

Prince Huang seemed to have seen through that the person dressed as Minnie was mom long ago, while Shuangshuang truly believed that was her favorite Princess Minnie.

Yet little did she know...

Though she wasn’t her favorite Princess Minnie, she was her most beloved mom!

A mom who said in the morning she didn’t have time to celebrate her birthday, yet appeared in the end!

Shuangshuang was beyond excited! Holding Su Xiaomeng, she bawled her eyes out, clinging to Su Xiaomeng’s neck while bouncing!

No one expected Shuangshuang to get this emotional.

But...

Su Xiaomeng’s neck was being hugged so tightly by Shuangshuang it hurt.

This little girl had grown up, her strength was something!

Little Mengxin thought so but couldn’t bear to let go of her daughter.

Everyone else also took off their headgear.

Not just the girls, even the boys with slightly longer hair had it completely drenched, their hairstyles destroyed.

Zeng Xiaocheng shuffled over to the brown bear beside him, lightly bumping it with the plush rear,

"Hey, do you like kids?"

Shan Mingxu slightly furrowed his eyebrows, coldly turned his face slightly to look at Zeng Xiaocheng...

With thick eyebrows and big eyes, but now his expression was vivid as he watched the mother, son, and daughter hugging. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Zeng Xiaocheng didn’t get a reply from the person next to him and chased with another question,

"Do you like them or not?"

Shan Mingxu squinted his eyes; his voice was chillingly cold,

"No."

Zeng Xiaocheng, surprised by this icy voice, hurriedly turned to him,

"Why do you speak so... oh, real man! As expected of a soldier! Hahaha!"

Zeng Xiaocheng faced Shan Mingxu’s icy gaze, almost murderous, and his casual voice nearly took a complete 180-degree turn!

Laughing dryly, he realized Shan Minglang and Shan Mingxu were both wearing identical brown bear costumes, yet Shan Minglang stood further away, currently watching Shuangshuang, sobbing loudly, with a "heartache" look on his face.

Shan Mingxu’s gaze was too intimidating, prompting Zeng Xiaocheng to shuffle away slowly, step by step.

Shan Mingxu’s gaze lingered on Zeng Xiaocheng for a long time.

Zeng Xiaocheng could feel Shan Mingxu’s scrutinizing eyes through his peripheral vision, the stare made him sweat on his back.

By the time Shuangshuang’s excitement ebbed, Su Xiaomeng’s crouching legs were numb.

Shuangshuang and Huang Huang let go of her, the little girl’s face was wet from crying, yet her mouth was wide with a big grin, genuinely happy.

Su Xiaomeng stood up, stomped her numb feet.

Putting together such a surprise for the siblings’ birthday was such a hassle.

Su Xiaomeng intended to say some words of thanks, just as Shuangshuang and Huang Huang, after hugging her, almost simultaneously turned toward Mickey.

Without any warning—

"Dad!"

"Dad! Wuwu..."

Shuangshuang and Huang Huang suddenly hugged the Mickey doll.

The touching warm atmosphere they had just stirred up was instantly cooled by Shuangshuang and Huang Huang’s loud shouts...

Su Xiaomeng’s expression froze, as if her heart’s softest spot was hit hard.

Prince Huang held Mickey tightly, pressing his whole face against Mickey,

"Dad, my wish is for you to come home..."

"..."