"Then, is there a card or anything else?"
"No."
Karin looks at the red roses in his carriage suspiciously. She is a little dumbfounded in rain.
"Well, please bring take in."
"Don't you need to check it?"
"No."
The florist divides a hundred red roses into three parts and carries them into the living room. Yuma is
confused and guesses, "Miss, could this be given by Mr. Troy?"
"No, he doesn't even know that today is my birthday."
"What! Today is your birthday?"
Yuma looks surprised, and reproaches herself, "I don't know it. If I had known it earlier, I would cook
you a bowl of longevity noodles at night. I'm really sorry..."
Karin smiles, "It's okay, I'm not like Troy. I am not going to shock the whole city for a birthday."
Speaking of Troy's birthday, it was really a grand occasion.
"But this flower?"
"I'll go upstairs and make a phone call to ask."
She turns and run upstairs. She calls Troy first.
A hundred red roses mean 100% love. She really can't figure out, besides him, who else would show
love so straightforwardly.
"Sorry, the number you dialed is busy now..."
Is he talking to someone?
Then she calls Billie, "Billie, did you send me flowers?"
"Giving you flowers? Are you dreaming? I'm not your man. Why do I give you flowers?"
"Oh, I see, bye."
Karin hangs up and wants to continue calling others, but finds that there are no one left to call.
She continues to call Troy. However, his number is still busy. Karin couldn't help but feel a little
depressed. Who is he talking to? They have been talking for such a long time.
She is depressed, depressed, very depressed.
Disgusting, disgusting, disgusting.
Yuma knocks on the door again, "Miss, there is a note in the flower. Come down and take a look."
"What? Oh, yes, I'll come right away."
She cheers up. As soon as she runs out of the room, the whole villa is plunged into darkness.
Power cut?
She is nervous and shrinks to the corner of the wall timidly. In fact, she is very timid.
She is 25 years old, but she is still as afraid of the dark as when she was a child.
"Yuma... Yuma... the electricity is off..."
She shouts loudly. Thinking of that they are on the mountain with no neighbors, and Troy is not here,
Karin falls into panic.
No one responds to her. Is Yuma gone?
She squats down immediately and doesn’t dare to shout any more. There is too much room in the
house. When she shouts, the echo is very loud. Even her own voice sounds creepy.
She is so scared that she holds her breaths. When she is about to cry, a soft sound of music comes
into her ears. It is very light and soft. It is happy birthday song...
Karin raises her eyes slowly. Following the sound source of the music, she sees burning candles, like
little fireflies, jumping freely in the dark.
Her timidity is suddenly overwhelmed by curiosity. She walks down the stairs with the help of weak
candle light, and walks to the place where the candles are placed. What comes into view is a large
cake, which reads, "Happy Birthday to my beloved woman."
Time seems to stand still, and Karin's heart is filled with huge surprises.
When she is about to turn around, a pair of powerful arms bound her tightly from behind. And then, a
familiar breath comes on her face, "Happy birthday."
"Troy…"
Holding his hand, Karin feels as if in a dream. All of this is too unreal. Is it because she is too eager, so
that such an illusion appears?
With a sound, the lights turn on, and the huge living room has been restored its previous brilliance.
Troy turns to stand in front of her. Only then does she realize that his clothes are all wet, and there are
crystal drops of water on his shiny black hair.
"Sorry, I'm late."
He leans down and kisses her pink lips. His lips are cold, but his kiss is hot.
"Aren't you on a business trip?"
Karin suppresses the excitement and asks softly in confusion.
"This is your first birthday since we are together, how can I not be by your side?"
He holds her face, "Honey, there's nothing happier than being with you."
"I am going to faint happily!"
She stretches out her hand to hook his neck and kisses him on tiptoes proactively. She kisses him
passionately with all her enthusiasm.
After the lingering soul kiss, they reluctantly part. The candles have been burned out, but the happy
birthday song is still singing.
"Tell me, what is going on?"
Karin holds Troy's arm and asks excitedly.
"Actually, I knew that today is your birthday. I can organize a grand birthday party for you, but I know
that it's not what you want."
"Then what do I want?"
"What you want is a cake, a happy birthday song, a person who is by your side and who truly loves
you."
Karin’s eyes are red, and she is deeply moved.
"Why did you lie to me that you are going on a business trip?"
"I didn't lie to you. My business trip was delayed by one day. Do you know what I did today?"
She moves her head away, "I don't know."
"Go and prepare an ingenious gift for you."
"What gift?"
He takes her hand and walks to the door, pointing to the garden, and says, "I buried the gift in the
ground. You have to shout I want a gift to the ground every day. After three months, the gift will emerge
from the ground."
Karin is stunned, and slaps him with a smirk, "Liar, I don't believe it."
"Try it if you don't believe me."
She stares at his wet clothes, "Could it be that you bury me gifts in the heavy rain?"
"Yep."
"What the hell is that?" She starts begging, "Tell me, please."
"Keep it secret for the time being. Just do as I say, and there will be unexpected gains."
Troy smiles unpredictably and turns back into the room.
"Well, if you don't tell me, I will take Yuma to dig it out tomorrow. I don't believe I can't find it."
"Then you go to dig it. It is useless to dig before its time."
"How can you be like this? A birthday gift is only meaningful if it is delivered to the birthday girl on the
same day. Who needs a late gift...?"
"Well, stop asking. Let me give you a little surprise, OK?"
It seems that Troy is determined not to tell her, Karin nods unwillingly, "Well. OK."
"Come, make a wish."
"The candles are all out..."
"Plant candles in again. I bought many candles."
He removes the old candles and inserts 25 new ones, "Go."
Karin folds her hands and closes her eyes to make an earnest wish. Under the candlelight, her long
eyelashes flickers, which attracts Troy a lot...
Karin blows out the candles after making a wish.
"What is your wish?"
"To be with you forever."
... He pats her head gently.
"Why pat me?"
"It won't work as you say it out."
"... Then why did you ask me?"
She cuts a large piece of cake and sits next to him, "Let's eat together."
"OK."
The happiest thing is that people who love each other rely on each other at this moment.
"Take a picture to commemorate it?" Karin suggests.
"Do as you please."
So, she takes out her phone and points the camera at her and Troy: "Smile."
Troy grins. With a click, a piece of white cream stick on his face, creating an unforgettable moment.
Karin is proud and bursts out laughing. She holds up her phone and says, "Tomorrow, I will post this
photo on your company's website, and the title will be: The private life of the President."
"Karin—"
Karin is still laughing.
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