"Have you packed everything?" Kian asked softly as he looked at Diamond, who was holding a small handbag only questioningly.
Diamond stuck out her tongue at him and replied, "This is everything. With a bank card in hand, what more do I need?"
Kian nodded his head upon hearing that, "We don’t need much, actually."
"Then let’s go! We don’t have much time. I want to see how good Iwarim’s shops are like!"
"Don’t worry, you will like them definitely."
Confirming that she had everything on her, Kian, like a gentleman he was helped Diamond into the car before he joined her. Moments later, the black SUV was on the highway.
Diamond was excited as she looked forward to seeing new places. Before she didn’t have money, she didn’t dare travel anywhere. The only places she knew were her home village, Taco, Srad, Dielas, and Frin.
For Srad and Frin, some of the places she had never gone there. That was still the case, even now that she had money.
So, her desire to travel and explore was great. It’s just that being too busy at times disrupts her plans. However, at times , when she grasped a chance, she wasn’t one to let it slip.
So, she was planning on making use of the time she had with Kian to enjoy herself and explore as well.
As she and Kian talked enthusiastically about the places, she could visit and so forth, her phone started ringing. Checking who the caller was, she wore her ear pod with a smile and answered.
"Give it to me! Any issues?"
[No, they aren’t. I have finished tabulating the winners. We have sixty locals and forty international winners. How should I proceed?]
"It’s simple. Just do it like before. Send the appropriate figures and make sure it’s done before the end of the day."
[Okay, that’s doable. And how about the promised additional rewards? Have you thought about what you will be giving to them?]
Hearing that, Diamond bit her inner cheek as she pondered what exactly to give. She hadn’t really thought about it. After sending that post, she got busy eating with Kian and after breakfast, the two of them were now on the road. So how could she even have time to think about it?
"Honestly, I haven’t thought much about it. Do you have any suggestions?" Diamond, after not finding anything that interested her, returned the question to Garnet.
[This ... I have been going through the comments and there are a lot of arguments regarding gifts. Since we don’t have a fandom yet, we can’t give out merch, which reminds me that you need to name the fandom quickly. Only this way can I start on my next move. A lot of fans have been talking about merch and so forth.]
"Okay, I will get this done as soon as possible, don’t fret much."
[Which leaves me to the additional rewards. Since it was a selfie challenge, why don’t you reward them with cosmetics or phones? What do you think about it?]
Diamond’s eyes lit up after hearing that. "I think that might make sense. But for now, let’s go with cosmetics. Just buy hampers for them and have them sent to their addresses later. And pick from the brands I am using. And announce it at noon. I am kind of busy, so won’t be able to do so."
[I will do that then. Enjoy yourself.]
[And don’t forget my photos. You haven’t sent any until now!]
"Damn! Thanks for reminding me. I will not forget this time, trust me!" Diamond said sheepishly as she scratched her nose guiltily.
To think that after meeting Kian, she had forgotten a lot of things. Was her mind becoming too mushy?
[I will be waiting!] Garnet said before hanging up.
Diamond sighed helplessly as she looked at the culprit who placed her in such a state.
"Did I do something wrong or have something on my face?" Kian asked confusingly as he looked at Diamond, who was staring at him blankly.
Diamond sighed once again as she shook her head. "No, you don’t. I am just in awe of how I forget to take selfies, I promised Garnet, my manager and little sister after meeting you. You make me distracted."
Kian, smiling at hearing that, asked teasingly, "Then how does that make you feel? Bad or good?"
"Good, I can say! How can it be bad?" she asked with a chuckle as she punched the man on the shoulder lightly without putting any strength in it.
With how she had been training her leg and fist movements, what if she accidentally hurt her man just because she wanted to be playful?
Thankfully, Kian didn’t feel any pain but felt scratched, which made him wonder why her strength was this low when her stamina was that great.
Just what kind of drugs was she on?
"Then I will help you take the photos later, to thank you for calling me good!" he said with a smile as he looked at her briefly before looking in the front.
Grinning ear to ear, Diamond responded, "I will hold you to that."
"Just trust me, dear. You won’t go wrong!"
The two lovers enjoyed their alone moments as they headed for the nearest shopping centre.
Rather than going somewhere far, Kian felt that letting her see that centre would make her happy.
It was built recently and had a lot of facilities which made the place more popular than other centers in Iwarim.
Besides, it was just an hour away from where he was staying, making it very suitable for them to visit.
When she gets bored from touring and checking the place out, he would drive her back home quickly and hoard her all to himself.
Unfortunately, Kian underestimated Diamond’s love for shopping, or rather causing chaos wherever she was.
And that was a painful lesson he learnt as soon as Diamond stepped out of the car.