The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them

Chapter 256: Happy Birthday, Baby!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The entire living room had turned into a sea of flowers and balloons. The words “Happy Birthday” shone brightly. Lin Wan had no idea about it.

At 8 a.m., the alarm rang, and Lin Wan turned it off lazily.

Text notifications rang on her phone. Other than the bank, a few good friends and all the guests from the “We Are Also Very Ordinary” show had sent their well-wishes.

In her original world, only Yang Ruoxi and the orphanage director’s mother remembered Lin Wan’s birthday. She had not expected the people from this world to remember.

She sent messages to thank all of them. By the time she was done washing up, Li Yanchen had chosen a black dress for her to wear.

The layered black dress was encrusted with rings of pearls. It had a tube top and a black waistcoat. Li Yanchen had the dress custom-made.

He had also hired a makeup artist, who was already waiting downstairs.

When Lin Wan came out of the washroom, Li Yanchen had laid out the dress on the bed with matching shoes.

“You picked them out for me?”

“Yeah. Try them on,” he said. “Here.” He handed her the dress.

She took off her pajamas. Now, she was only in her underwear. He couldn’t take his eyes off her.

Lin Wan didn’t have much fat on her body. She was skinny. Her waist was even slimmer. He wrapped his arms around her slender waist.

Although she tempted him, he restrained himself. There were many guests today. They couldn’t afford to be late. If he kept looking at her, he was afraid he couldn’t hold himself back.

He let go of her and turned around. “Put it on.”

Lin Wan was also afraid that Li Yanchen wouldn’t be able to hold himself back, so she quickly put on the dress.

“I am done.”

Li Yanchen looked at her. “You look beautiful… Wanwan, even celebrities who endorse Chenxin’s products can’t compare to you.”

Lin Wan touched the back of her head in embarrassment. “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.”

“Let’s go downstairs. If we stay here any longer, I won’t be able to control myself.” Li Yanchen held her hands and led her to the door.

When he pushed open the door, all Lin Wan could see were streamers and balloons downstairs.

Lin Wan was at the top of the stairs. She remembered that Li Yanchen and the kids were in her room till after midnight. Did they stay up all night to decorate?

Even the steps of the stairs were covered with pink carpet. Other than herself and Auntie Huang, all others were men in this household.

She walked down the stairs. The balloons had words written on them. “Happy Birthday, baby!”

Lin Wan’s scalp went numb. How could Li Yanchen write something like that?!

When there had been a task of preparing for the children’s birthday in the variety show, she had mentioned she would have loved a house full of balloons one day.

In less than two months, her wish had come true!

“It looks so pretty,” said Lin Wan. “But those lines… Mr. Li, aren’t you afraid people will laugh at you?” She pointed at the words on the balloons.

Li Yanchen looked smug. “Don’t young people in love call each other “baby”? I am keeping up with the times. Do you like it?”

“I love it. If you like it, I love it!” said Lin Wan. She smiled warmly.

“Really?” He looked suspicious.

“Yes!” Lin Wan pinched his cheeks. “Don’t just stand there. Let’s go down.”

The alarm rang at 8:30 a.m. waking up the kids. They thought they might not be able to wake up in the morning, so the three of them slept together in the same room.

After brushing their teeth and washing their faces, the three of them put on their favorite clothes and rushed out of the room.

Lin Wan sat on the sofa and stared at the photos on the wall. She was deep in thought. Compared to the room she had decorated for the children at Lan Village for the kids, this decoration was more meticulous. There were several photos on the wall taken at Lan Village. Lin Wan was in every single one of them.

Some of them were messy. They were from the first episode. Li Yanchen said he had found them on the internet. Lin Wan wanted to cover the bad photos. The three children stood behind the sofa. Assistant Qin and the others were still decorating the living room when they went to bed last night. They did not expect them to do such a good job.

Even Li Zexin, who didn’t like pink, praised the decorations. “I never thought pink looked so beautiful.”

Lin Wan turned around to look at the children. She didn’t know how to thank them. She thanked them for their efforts.

“Please Ms. Lin, don’t thank us,” said Li Zexin as he sat down on the sofa. “You are treating us like strangers.”

“Auntie, did daddy hang this photo? Why did he hang a picture of Brother Xinxin kicking a stool?” Li Zekai pointed at the wall.

Li Zexin looked at the photo his brother pointed at. Lin Wan sat on a stone bench while he kicked a stool. The stool was upended, with its four legs in the air. He got up and walked to the photo. He wanted to take it down but couldn’t reach it.

Just as he was about to move a chair over to reach it, Li Yanchen stopped him. “I selected every photo myself. They are all very meaningful.”

“At that time, Xinxin was mischievous. Xuanxuan was cold and aloof. Wanwan was new in the family, so she didn’t know what to do about it. But we have all become a loving family now,” said Li Yanchen. “I put this up so we can all see how we have changed for the better.”

“But both Jiejie and Brother Xuanxuan look fine, but I look stupid in this photo,” complained Li Zexin. “I rushed to the front but the two of them stayed

back and enjoyed the show. It was Jiejie in the first place who came up with the idea to bully Ms. Lin in the first place…”

Li Zekai jumped up from the sofa and tried to stop Li Zexin from saying anything further. “Brother, if you bring up the past, I will tell daddy too. Before he came to Lan Village, you—”

Li Zexin covered his younger brother’s mouth. “Alright! No one is allowed to talk about the past!”

Li Yanchen watched them. He was amused.

Li Zexuan carefully looked at every photo. He then lowered his head in shame.

“I am so sorry, Ms. Lin.”

“We are sorry, too!” said Li Zexin and Li Zekai together.

Lin Wan got up from the sofa. “Don’t be sorry. I am sorry I didn’t take care of you well at that time.”

“Please, Ms. Lin. You can’t apologize. Not today, at least. You are the birthday girl. You are the boss today.” Li Zexin smiled.

“Auntie, I have a question,” Li Zekai. “Did you make your own birthday cake today? Are you going to make it in the live broadcast? Can you make it bigger? Can you make it as tall as me? I bragged to my classmates that they can finally eat the best cake in the world. Now they all want to eat it..”