Chapter 1667 - 675: Birthday (Part 1)_2

Chapter 1667: Chapter 675: Birthday (Part 1)_2

Linlin, feeling a little shy, couldn’t help but wonder if this was what they meant by the "true essence of attracting men."

However, if she were to wear this outfit, she wouldn’t even dare to face her brother...

After indulging in some fanciful thoughts for a while, a knock suddenly came from outside: "Linlin, are you up yet?"

Hearing her mother’s voice, Linlin panicked a bit and quickly shouted, "I’m up, Mom. Don’t come in yet; I’m changing clothes!"

Zhao Yu chuckled outside the door, "This daughter of mine is still so shy... Okay, just hurry up; I’m waiting outside."

Linlin finally breathed a sigh of relief, quickly ran to the window to put on her dress, simply tied her hair into a ponytail, glanced at her clean and charming face, thought for a moment, and secretly applied a bit of light lipstick. Only then did she nod in satisfaction, put on her black leather shoes, and opened the room door.

Outside the door, Zhao Yu was indeed waiting.

But the moment she saw her mother, Linlin was somewhat stunned.

Because today, Zhao Yu was also wearing a dress, but not the floral long dress she remembered—instead, it was a strapless long dress, revealing a large expanse of fair skin at the shoulders and chest, fully outlining Zhao Yu’s mature and alluring figure.

This bold style of dress, Linlin had only seen her mother wear once, and that was the day she was sent to school.

But this was clearly a different dress, more fitting and... even bolder.

There was even an openwork area at the back.

What truly stunned Linlin was Zhao Yu’s long legs under the dress, also clad in black stockings... paired with those red-soled black-rimmed high heels on Zhao Yu’s feet, exuding an indescribable seductive allure.

"Silly child, what are you looking at!"

Perhaps Linlin’s strange gaze made Zhao Yu recall something, she blushed and said with pretend anger, then pulled Linlin by the hand and walked towards the living room.

"Even though Housekeeper Han didn’t call us, let’s go help anyway..."

Linlin sneaked a few more glances at her mother, finally couldn’t resist saying, "Mom, you look so beautiful today."

Hearing her daughter’s compliment, Zhao Yu felt a slight peculiarity in her heart, and her expression was no longer so awkward. She looked at her daughter softly and said, "Our Linlin is the most beautiful."

Linlin felt a secret joy, and at this time remembered to ask, "Mom, what are we helping with?"

"From last night, many people have been sending things over. According to Housekeeper Han, there might be even more this morning. We’re going to help organize and put things away. Housekeeper Han said some things aren’t suitable for others to touch..."

Zhao Yu explained using the exact words Housekeeper Han had told her.

But in fact, Zhao Yu also didn’t fully understand, fearing her daughter would ask further, so she quickened her pace a bit, soon leading Linlin through the living room and to the entrance hall area.

As they arrived, the mother and daughter both paused for a moment.

The entrance hall, originally spacious, around ten plus square meters, was piled high on both sides with numerous gift boxes and various exquisitely packaged expensive flowers.

Moreover, the double entrance doors were now open, with those various gift boxes lined up along the doorway, extending out into the hallway outside, barely leaving space in the middle for passage.

In this suddenly crowded space, Housekeeper Han stood by the door, directing the personnel from the property company helping outside while quietly discussing something with Lin Ran nearby.

Inside the entrance hall, Yun Rou and Yun Lan, who also got up early, were squatting on the ground, with one responsible for counting and the other continuously jotting notes in a small notebook.

Further away, on the other side of the elevator area, the serious-looking Gao Xing brother whom Linlin had seen a few times was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, watching the scene expressionlessly.

Opposite him, in another direction, a sister Linlin hadn’t met before but who was very beautiful and appeared cold, similarly stood with her arms crossed against a wall, but her gaze clearly revealed a hint of curiosity.

Seeing Zhao Yu and Linlin arrive, Lin Ran ended her discussion with Housekeeper Han and walked over with a smile.

"Was the commotion too loud and woke you up?"

Lin Ran’s expression contained some fatigue and helplessness, but also a small sense of excitement pride, "No choice, if we don’t count in advance, the doorway could get blocked... Not sure if any guests will visit today, so we had to start early."

Originally, Xu Wenqian also lived at Tangchen Yipin, but after Jiang Qingkui got her own place, due to work reasons, Xu Wenqian decided to move over there, leaving only a room here for occasional needs.

"Miss Lin, we also want to help, is there anything we can do?"

Facing the increasingly outstanding urban young lady Lin Ran, Zhao Yu was clearly still somewhat reserved, she asked softly.

Lin Ran subconsciously wanted to decline.

In terms of categorizing and sorting gift items, Sister Xiao Yu and her mother, with their lack of experience, obviously wouldn’t be able to help much, and for moving things, it wasn’t necessary for them to do the heavy work.

However, Lin Ran didn’t want to hurt their self-esteem, so after a brief thought she switched to say:

"Not needed for now, we already have enough people, but later there might be some distinguished guests visiting, and Mr. Zhou will likely invite them for lunch, so I need help preparing some refreshments..."

"Leave it to me, I’ll get on it now."

Zhao Yu was delighted hearing she could help, she immediately nodded.

Officially, Zhao Yu is Zhou Wang’s nanny, and to do her job well, she even attended a vocational training course introduced by Housekeeper Han, often receiving guidance from Yun Rou and Yun Lan. She handled tea-making like second nature, encountering no difficulties at all.

"No hurry, Sister Xiao Yu, it’s still early, you can wait a bit before starting."

Lin Ran quickly waved her hand with a smile.

At this moment, Linlin, who had been observantly watching left and right for a while, finally couldn’t hold her curiosity and asked:

"Sister Lin Ran, are all these gifts for my brother?"

"Indeed, they are all birthday gifts for Mr. Zhou. Do you want me to show you around?"

Lin Ran smiled.

"Wouldn’t that be inappropriate?"

Zhao Yu was actually curious too, but she was embarrassed to express it.

"It’s fine, since we’re all free now, come along, no need to be too cautious. Everything is protected by gift boxes, even precious items won’t be easily damaged... I’m actually curious too; I’ve been talking to Housekeeper Han earlier and haven’t noted what exactly there is."

Lin Ran said, leading mother and daughter around the perimeter of the entrance hall, introducing as they strolled.

She picked up the first gift box, long and rectangular, about the length and width of an adult’s arm, appearing relatively thin, with a complex pattern painted on the outside—

Flowers clustering around a blue steed, with the brand logo, and a dedicated signature line.

Linlin noticed the wording "To MrZhou."

"Look, this is a birthday gift to the boss from Hermes, according to the regional manager who delivered it, a custom gift prepared a month in advance."

Lin Ran opened the gift box as she spoke, revealing its contents, "Including a handcrafted silk scarf, a wallet sewn by the chief designer, and two custom watches... Hmm, in some sense, these are unique limited editions."

After being around Zhou Wang for some time, though she personally hadn’t amassed many luxury goods, Lin Ran’s discernment had soared, making her comments rather casual, even predicting Zhou Wang’s reactions.

"It’s a pity these two watches seem a bit delicate, and they’re square-shaped, the boss probably won’t like them too much and might casually gift them to one of us..."

Lin Ran said half-jokingly.