Memorial

Chapter 885: Memorial

Miaomiao had already been picked up by Xu Ruyi. The little girl had cried until her eyebrows were red, her whole face scrunched up with effort. Everyone gathered around, reaching out to wipe the birthday girl's tears, but Miaomiao only desperately buried her face in Xu Ruyi's arms, as if she had suffered some terrible injustice.

Ding Xueyang took her daughter's little hand and asked anxiously what was wrong.

"Jane—prepared—a gift—for me," Miaomiao sobbed, gasping for breath. "Uncle—gave it—to someone else—"

Xu Ruyi and Ding Yuqing froze at the same time. Both realized that Miaomiao had probably overheard their conversation just now.

The people around them all laughed, comforting her with words like, "Birthday girls can't cry," and "Come look at our presents." But Miaomiao's crying would not stop at all.

Ding Yuqing brought over the gift and card Hesta had brought that day. "Look, who gave it away? Isn't this the gift Jane brought for you?"

Miaomiao stopped for a second. She glanced at the name of the shopping mall on the paper bag, then began pounding her chest and stamping her feet again. "This definitely isn't the original gift! You bought this today!"

Ding Yuqing did not know how to explain it and could only regret inwardly that she should not have said so much earlier.

Hesta and Ksenia had been chatting, but they stopped as well. Ever since the guests had begun arriving, the two of them had quietly claimed an unoccupied corner of the living room. It was not far from the crowd, yet they did not have to speak to anyone else. At that moment, they not only heard Miaomiao crying, but also vaguely caught someone calling Hesta's name.

So they stood and struggled through the crowd. At the center of the