Chapter 1: You are the Joy in My Heart and the Only One I Favor

The heat of September had not yet dissipated, and the air was dry and hot, making people more restless as the day turned to night. The golden sunlight of the day was covered by the night, and the lights outside the window were gradually lit one after another. Thousands of strands of light came together, illuminating the entire dark night sky.

A girl in a sky-blue short skirt stepped out of the taxi, her soft and delicate pearlescent high-heeled sandals stepping on the ground, and the instep exposed to the light shining with a layer of white light.

Yu Zhiyi gently gathered her fluffy bun, tugged at the light gauze flutter sleeves of her blue short skirt, and subconsciously clutched the silent bell on her wrist.

She looked at the flashing neon lights of the KTV store in front of her, took a step forward anxiously, and then instantly retracted her foot.

In four hours and eight minutes, it would be the birthday of her favorite childhood friend, Shi Yi—his 18th birthday, the age of adulthood!

And she was preparing to confess her love.

Yu Zhiyi fiddled with the white Bluetooth earbud in her right ear, her voice soft as she spoke to someone, "Elle, Im a bit scared..."

"What are you afraid of! Youve known each other for so many years, dont be a wimp, just go for it!"

"But... this time I really..." Yu Zhiyi hesitated.

Just an hour ago, her friend Jiang Mier told her that she happened to run into Shi Yi at the KTV and saw him enter a private room with friends, carrying a cake.

After tonight, tomorrow will be Shi Yis 18th birthday, such an important birthday, and he celebrated early with friends without inviting her?

This had never happened since they met!

Jiang Mier infiltrated as an alumnus to gather intelligence and even snuck a piece of cake, hiding in the corner to report the latest news to her, "Its so lively inside, its your childhood friends birthday, and your arrival will be a surprise!"

"This time its different..."

Others can freely congratulate him, but she is carefully thinking about confessing her love to the person she likes!

She looked down at the gift bag in her hand, from which the slightly open pure black square gift box could be seen at a glance. This was the adult gift she had prepared for Shi Yi for three months.

In addition to the practical gifts in the pure black gift box, there was also a red heart card revealing a girls feelings.

Jiang Mier suddenly exclaimed, "No way, I just noticed a girl who has been staring at Shi Yi and singing sweet love songs, and I think she has a crush on Shi Yi."

"Ah, no, its not possible!"

Jealousy is a good thing.

Stimulated by jealousy, Yu Zhiyi felt something "bang" in her mind explode. When she came to her senses, she was already at the door of room 526.

The girls delicate and fair little hand was against the door, and the hand holding the gift bag was trembling.

She pricked up her ears and suddenly heard the song inside switched tunes. As soon as the melody came out, she recognized the song as the prelude to "Love Confession Balloon."

A pleasant female voice came through the microphone: "I want to invite a boy here to sing this song with me."

Then a male voice teased: "Today is Shi Yis birthday, Shi Yi should go up!"

The girl laughed joyfully, "Okay, I want to invite Shi Yi to sing with me..."

"No way!" Yu Zhiyi couldnt help it anymore and pushed the door open.

The first person she saw was the teenager sitting on the edge of the sofa.

His eye-catching long legs stretched out naturally, his slender arms rested on the cushion, and his naturally curved fingers propped up his face, a lazy posture.

Everyone in the private room was attracted by the sudden intrusion of the girl and turned their heads to look.

The teenager raised his eyes slightly, his thick black eyelashes brushed his lower eyelids, and his charming peach blossom eyes seemed to be born with electricity.

*Childhood Line*

When Yu Zhiyi was born, she was thin and didnt even cry. It was not until the nurse spanked her bottom that she finally opened her mouth and wailed, her voice still weak.

Yus mother, Ruan Qing, had insufficient breast milk, and at that time, life was not affluent enough to afford other sources of nutrition; the childs eating and drinking were a problem.

Relatives around were discussing that this child might not be raised well. To put it bluntly, it was easy to die young.

Hearing this often, Ruan Qing was also very anxious.

In contrast, there was a family across the courtyard with the surname Shi.

The Shi family was well-off. Although they were adjacent to their courtyard, the value of the house was completely different!

There were several families living in their courtyard, stacking up to a maximum of two floors, and the decoration was very simple. The Shi family owned a separate building, a full three-story building with cement floors, spacious and well-lit.

The Shi family added a chubby boy three months ago. He was chubby and white when he was born, and after a while, he grew up to look very cute, and everyone who saw him loved him.

Little Zhiyi was not full, crying all day and night, disturbing the neighbors to knock on the door.

Ruan Qing had no choice but to hold her thin daughter and knock on the Shi familys door with a thick face.

When the Shi familys hostess, Ning Su Ya, first saw little Zhiyi, she was heartbroken!

A person who had just become a mother was emotional and couldnt bear to see a child suffer. She carefully held the baby in her arms, and her eyes were full of pity.

"We are all mothers, so Ill tell you quietly, it should be enough to share some with her," Ning Su Ya was well-nourished during her confinement, and when her own son couldnt finish, she would have milk, which was also a trouble. Now, a hungry baby was sent, which also helped her solve a small problem.

Ruan Qing thanked her repeatedly and was very grateful to Ning Su Ya.

Little Zhiyis food problem was solved, and her body gradually grew.

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When Shi Yi was eight months old, he liked to crawl on the sofa, and little Zhiyi, who was three months younger, couldnt even sit steadily.

When Shi Yi was ten months old, he began to imitate the pronunciation of adults, and at this time, little Zhiyi, who was seven months old, could only follow "giggle, babble, mama," and couldnt even call "daddy."

Two-year-old Shi Yi kept learning knowledge transmitted from the outside world. The route of walking and the words he heard could be remembered after one go and one talk, and he could repeat them.

But little Zhiyis speech development was delayed, and she couldnt speak, only occasionally uttering "giggle, babble, mama," and couldnt even call "daddy."

Later, they found out that the first word little Zhiyi spoke was not "giggle," but "brother."

On Shi Yis third birthday, Shis father bought a small cake back for the two little guys to share.

Shi Yi couldnt wait to unpack the cake and urged his father to light the birthday candles before dinner.

Little Zhiyi saw the beautiful sparks and actually reached out to grab the flame, resulting in being burned and crying.

To coax her, Shis father picked the most delicious cream on the cake and put it in her bowl, but little Zhiyi didnt take a bite, staring at the fresh and attractive strawberries around the edge of the cake.

"Sister likes strawberries!" Shi Yi poked