Ye Xi stared blankly at the long dress in the gift box.

It was the first time she felt so awed by a piece of clothing.

It was a beauty that couldn't be described with words.

The dress flowed with moonlight-like radiance, and the scattered crystals adorning it seemed like real stars, breathing and twinkling in the soft Holy Light.

She reached out, her fingertips gently caressing the surface of the dress.

The silky, cool touch made her fingertips tremble involuntarily.

In all her life, she had never seen such a unique long dress.

Suddenly, Ye Xi let out a soft “Oh?”

Only then did she realize that this was not just a long dress, but also a professional's equipment.

A faint energy fluctuation was emanating from the dress.

Subconsciously, she used her professional abilities to check the attributes of this equipment.

The next second, her eyes widened.

Her clear eyes were instantly filled with unparalleled shock.

She instinctively reached out her other hand and tightly covered her mouth, preventing a gasp from escaping.

【Embrace of the Stars (Legendary)】

【Type: Long Dress】

【Defense: +500】

【Mental ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) Energy: +1000】

【Attribute One: When a skill is cast, Mana consumption is reduced by 50%】

【Attribute Two: Power of Purification (Active), consumes 100 Mana, can purify most negative statuses on self or target.】

【Attribute Three: All skill cooldowns are reduced by 20%】

【Attribute Four: All healing spell effects are increased by 50%】

【Attribute Five: Holy Shield, automatically triggers when the wearer takes a fatal attack, forming a shield that can withstand 200,000 damage, cooldown 24 hours.】

【Attribute Six: Ignores Rank, can be worn by professionals of any Rank.】

【Characteristic One: Holy Radiance (Passive), the wearer has a Holy Light effect.】

【Characteristic Two: Spotless (Passive), this long dress will never be stained with any dirt.】

Legendary equipment!

This was actually a piece of Legendary equipment!

Ye Xi's mind buzzed, a complete blank.

She looked at the Heaven-Defying attributes on the panel, then up at the smiling young man in the wheelchair, unable to suppress the excitement in her eyes any longer.

In the Great Xia Country, every piece of Legendary equipment was incredibly precious.

Even the cheapest could fetch tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, at an auction.

And often, they were priceless.

She had never expected that Brother Zhou Huai would give such a valuable gift at her birthday banquet.

At this moment, Ye Xi felt her heart melt.

Her eyes welled up, and mist rose.

She ignored the surprised gazes of the people around her, and she ignored all notions of being a lady.

She leaned down, opened her arms, and did something that surprised everyone present.

Ye Xi gave Zhou Huai, who was in the wheelchair, a firm, big hug.

“Thank you, Brother Zhou Huai.”

The girl's voice had a slight choked nasal sound, but it was filled with indescribable joy.

“I love, love, love the gift you gave me...”

This scene made the proud wealthy scions nearby feel as if they heard their hearts breaking.

Why?

Didn't that cripple just give her a glowing dress?

Did Young Miss Ye Xi really need to be so emotional?

Wuwu, Mom, I think I just got heartbroken.

At this moment, Ye Zhentian, the head of the Ye family, had just finished socializing with guests outside and walked into the banquet hall.

He immediately saw this dazzling scene in the corner.

The smile on his face instantly froze.

What the hell...

What a disaster!

His little cabbage, whom he had painstakingly raised for eighteen years, why did she so actively run to a pig?

And it was a... paralyzed pig?

His face darkened, and he quickly walked over to the two of them, his voice suppressing anger.

“Ye Xi! What are you doing?”

“With so many people watching, what kind of manners is this?!”

Ye Xi was startled by her father's voice and hurriedly left Zhou Huai's embrace.

Her pretty face was flushed, and she playfully stuck out her tongue at Ye Zhentian.

Then, she leaned close to Ye Zhentian's ear and quickly whispered a few words that only the two of them could hear.

Ye Zhentian was first stunned after listening, then an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

He glanced at Zhou Huai in the wheelchair, then looked down at the shimmering long dress in his daughter's arms.

He used his abilities to examine it carefully.

After a while, he gasped, his expression reaching an extreme level of awe.

Shock, horror, incredulity.

Finally, he took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and looked at Zhou Huai, his tone more serious than ever before.

“Zhou Huai, this gift of yours is truly too valuable.”

“Our Ye family cannot accept it.”

Zhou Huai shook his head, his expression calm.

“Uncle Ye, you don't need to overthink it.”

“This is simply a birthday gift I'm giving to Xi'er, nothing else.”

A clear look of hesitation appeared on Ye Zhentian's face.

A piece of Legendary equipment, its value could no longer be measured by money.

This favor was too great.

So great that his Ye family could hardly bear it.

Ye Xi didn't care about her father's dilemma.

She hugged the 【Embrace of the Stars】 tightly in her arms, like a kitten guarding its food.

“I don't care! Brother Zhou Huai gave it to me, so it's mine!”

“I'm going to change into it right now!”

After speaking, she carried the gift box and hurried towards the room on the second floor without looking back.

Looking at his daughter's joyful back, Ye Zhentian sighed deeply.

He turned around and looked at Zhou Huai, his gaze becoming complex.

“I know Xi'er has liked you since she was little.”

He paused, a hint of distance in his voice.

“But it's absolutely impossible for the two of you.” 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

“You should stay away from her.”

Zhou Huai met his gaze calmly.

“Please forgive me, Uncle Ye.”

“I will not give up on Xi'er.”

A hint of coldness flashed in Ye Zhentian's eyes.

“Don't think that giving a Legendary quality equipment can sway my decision!”

His voice grew colder.

“Don't forget, you're a cripple now, a paralyzed man!”

“What will you give Xi'er for happiness?”

Facing Ye Zhentian's sudden change in attitude, Zhou Huai's expression remained calm.

He could understand a father's feelings.

Fearing that his beloved daughter would suffer grievances by being with him in the future.

“You can give me some time.”

“I will prove to you that I will be Xi'er's best match.”

Ye Zhentian shook his head, a hint of fatigue and helplessness, not easily noticed by outsiders, showing in his eyes.

“I'm afraid... there isn't enough time.”

Zhou Huai's brows furrowed.

A bad premonition welled up in his heart.

“What do you mean by that?”

Before Ye Zhentian could answer, at that moment, another commotion came from the entrance of the banquet hall.

Three figures slowly walked in, surrounded by guests.

When Ye Zhentian saw the newcomers, he stopped paying attention to Zhou Huai, immediately put on a warm smile, and eagerly went to greet them.

Zhou Huai's gaze also followed.

When he clearly saw the faces of the three, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

The people who arrived were none other than his so-called father, Zhou Feng.

And his harsh stepmother, Liu Yuru.

And Lu Qi, who followed behind them, looking slightly dazed.