Shen Heyu had always known she needed to be herself first and a mother second.
Facing her daughter, although she had plenty of motherly love to give, she never forgot the imperative of remaining her own person first.
With that thought, she tenderly touched her daughter's cheek and said, "After today, you will officially be six years old."
Shen Yueyue giggled, her large eyes shaping into crescents, "Yueyue has grown up and can protect Mommy better now."
A warmth spread through Shen Heyu's heart as she squatted down and kissed her daughter's small cheek.
Behind her, Pei Yansi observed the mother and daughter, his gaze unconsciously softening, even a warm smile playing at his lips.
The guests around had started arriving, and they all caught sight of his smile at the same time, momentarily stunned.
Pei Yansi was actually smiling at a mother and daughter.