What he least wanted to see was their tiptoeing caution.
The most cautious of all was his mother, Lu Yangui. Since her initial visit when she arrived furious and vented her anger on him, every subsequent conversation they had was marked by an exceedingly careful tone.
Especially in the days leading up to his birthday, when Lu Yangui called him suggesting she wanted to come over for his birthday, her tone was always that of "Is it okay? It's okay if it isn't."
Han Zhijin could sense his mother's anticipation and didn't have the heart to refuse her.
On his birthday, quite a few people came, including his aunt's brother and sister-in-law with their children. Even Little Muxi, whom he hadn't seen for half a month, was brought over by his mother. The only one who didn't come was Song Youman.
Little Muxi was the spitting image of him as a child, and he recognized instantly that this was his son.
