Chapter 106: Wishes Granted Additional 175 Diamonds Chapter

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Arriving at that trendy pizza restaurant, Liang Jinshang ordered her favorite pizza and appetizers based on Nan Yi’s past tastes, then asked if she wanted anything else.

“Actually, I don’t really enjoy these things anymore. I’m not a child,” Nan Yi replied.

Though a bit regretful, it was merely a change in eating habits, not enough to make Liang Jinshang feel that everything had changed beyond recognition.

She casually asked, “So what do you like to eat now?”

Nan Yi smiled faintly, a rare expression, “You can guess from my figure—I don’t have much I’m passionate about eating these days.”

Liang Jinshang silently popped a potato wedge into her mouth.

If someone no longer loves good food, no one would believe they still love life.

Liang Jinshang dared not sigh, yet felt a growing unease.

At that moment, a staff member wheeled over a small trolley carrying a cake adorned with 24 lit candles.

All signs pointed to it being a birthday cake for Nan Yi.

Liang Jinshang glanced between Nan Yi and Shang Yucheng; their expressions remained unchanged.

It had to be from Shang Yucheng.

“Shang Yucheng, this…” Liang Jinshang pursed her lips. She hadn’t even touched the ketchup yet somehow tasted a sweet and sour flavor. “When did you prepare this cake?”

He clearly hadn’t known they were going to celebrate Nan Yi’s birthday before.

Moreover, Nan Yi had already received a gift yesterday.

“Last minute arrangement,” Shang Yucheng smiled slightly. “Is it difficult?”

Such a small gesture moved her; it showed how starved for affection she had been all these years.

Not only a cake but candles too.

The flickering candlelight reflected in Liang Jinshang’s eyes, sparkling and bright, lost in thought.

Shang Yucheng nudged her, “You can make a wish now.”

Though today wasn’t exactly the right day.

But since the cake and the large bouquet of roses he prepared yesterday were forgotten in the backseat due to their “more important matters,” it was makeup today.

“No need to make a wish.” Liang Jinshang turned to him, her smile tinged with melancholy. “None of the wishes I made before ever came true.”

When she was a child, birthdays meant making wishes; but growing up, those wishes made before a few candles seemed so intangible.

Her last birthday was at sixteen, when her family was happy and her grades excellent; she had no extra wishes left.

She was not greedy, only hoping to maintain the status quo.

Her wish was simply: “May my grades be among the top, may my family be healthy and safe, and may we always live happily together.”

Yet none of it came true.

Lost in thought, Liang Jinshang didn’t catch Shang Yucheng’s next words, mistaking them for a reminder to blow out the candles.

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She took a deep breath, just about to blow, when Shang Yucheng’s hand suddenly blocked her lips.

“Make your wish first.” He looked at her, his voice still cool but with an inexplicable allure. “You can make a wish on your birthdays from now on.”

His words were brief and vague, yet in that instant, Liang Jinshang understood.

Her eyelashes fluttered awkwardly, trying to mask the sudden moisture in her eyes.

“From now on, you can make wishes on your birthdays” — he was telling her that with him around, there would be someone to help her fulfill those wishes.

And that someone was Shang Yucheng, a man fully capable of making good on his promises.

Liang Jinshang quickly closed her eyes and clasped her hands, hiding the surge of emotion beneath her lids.

First, she wished for Fang Xinuo’s safety in prison.

Second, she hoped Liang Xizhou and Nan Yi would regain their health, and perhaps rekindle their past.

Third…

After making her wishes, they shared the cake.

Nan Yi graciously accepted a small piece.

But then an unexpected incident occurred.

A playful child accidentally bumped into Nan Yi, causing her piece of cake to fall with a “plop” onto the floor.

Liang Jinshang was relieved it didn’t soil Nan Yi’s freshly changed clothes when Nan Yi suddenly reached out.

She grabbed the child’s arm and yanked him down hard to the ground.

The child was terrified and began to cry loudly.

Liang Jinshang sensed something was off, recalling Nan Yi’s earlier fierce expression toward a colleague at Nantian.

“Nan Yi!” she called softly.

But Nan Yi seemed not to hear, raising her other hand high.

“Smack!” A hand came swiftly, stopping Nan Yi’s hand just before it hit the child’s face.

Shang Yucheng’s voice was cold and sharp, “What do you think you’re doing?”

Nan Yi snapped out of her trance and let go of the child.

At that moment, the child’s mother rushed over, questioning what had happened.

Thankfully, no harm was done. They offered the child a large piece of cake to make amends, and peace was restored.

“I’m sorry…” Nan Yi twisted a tissue in her hand, damp with cold sweat. “I recently stopped taking my medication, so my emotions have been unstable.”

Under Liang Jinshang’s persistent questioning, Nan Yi revealed she suffered from bipolar disorder.

With clear depressive and manic phases, this illness requires continuous medication until full recovery.

Liang Jinshang hadn’t realized Nan Yi was struggling so much that she couldn’t afford her medicine.

The next day, Liang Jinshang bought the medication and brought it to her.

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Not only did she deliver the medicine, but Liang Jinshang also noticed a subtle change in how others in Nan Yi’s office treated her.

That faint air of flattery and ingratiation was palpable even during her brief ten-minute visit.

Most likely… because they had misunderstood her relationship with Shang Yucheng.

As Shang Yucheng’s current girlfriend, Liang Jinshang’s mood was complicated as she arrived on his office floor.

Even if their relationship wasn’t public, she intended to make her presence known.

Unexpectedly, upon reaching the floor, Shang Yucheng was in a meeting, and inside his office sat a delicate, beautiful girl of about ten years old.

Her refined appearance and attire clearly marked her as a child from a wealthy family.

Presumably a relative of the Shang family.

Feeling bored waiting, Liang Jinshang noticed the girl was drawing and couldn’t resist peeking.

The girl’s drawing showed three figures—two large and one small—looking like a family of three.

From Liang Jinshang’s professional perspective, it was clear the child had been cultivated from a young age, with artistic skills far beyond her peers.

“Wow, your drawing is beautiful. Is that you and your mom and dad?” Liang Jinshang complimented.

The girl looked up with a slight frown, her expression tinged with pride and a hint of arrogance.

Clearly a spoiled little princess.

Liang Jinshang intended to leave, not wanting to linger awkwardly, when Shang Yucheng’s secretary entered.

She brought tea and snacks for Liang Jinshang and the girl, praising, “Wow, Nian Nian, your drawings keep getting better!”

Liang Jinshang stopped in her tracks. Nian Nian?

That name sounded familiar—where had she heard it before?

The girl seemed to know the secretary well, flashing a triumphant smile. “Do you think Brother Acheng would like my drawing of him?”

“Of course!” the secretary replied without really looking at the picture. “Did you draw our President Shang?”

“Yes, I drew Brother Acheng, Sister, and Nian Nian too!”

Liang Jinshang froze.

Brother Acheng, Sister, and Nian Nian—all appearing as a family of three in a child’s drawing.

So, who was the sister?