Ever since her grandfather passed away, no one celebrated her birthday, and over time, she stopped celebrating it altogether.
But he remembered it.
"Won’t you open it?" Jun Mochan maintained his posture.
Ye Ranran took the box from his palm and opened it to find a necklace.
The centerpiece was a small leaf made of diamonds, with a black diamond at the center of the leaf.
The contrast of black and white was particularly striking.
Ye Ranran nodded: "I do, very much."
Jun Mochan picked up the necklace: "Allow me to put it on for you."
Ye Ranran nodded in agreement.
Touching the diamond leaf the size of a fingernail, Ye Ranran asked with slight worry: "If I walk on the streets , will I be robbed?"
"No," Jun Mochan assured assertively.
"If some blind fool dared to do so, I would make him regret ever coming into this world."
His words were domineering and crisp.
Alright then, Ye Ranran reached up on her toes, gave Jun Mochan a peck on the face: "Thank you, darling."
Jun Mochan took her by the waist: "Look ahead."
Ye Ranran turned her head, and the lights of the building ahead suddenly went out.
In the center of the building, a message flashed: Happy Birthday, Ye Ranran.
The approach wasn’t particularly innovative, but it brought Ye Ranran to tears nonetheless.
Her tears streamed down, and her feelings were complex.
"Can I interpret this as you crying from being moved?" Jun Mochan wiped her tears.
"Yes," Ye Ranran said unwaveringly, as she looked at the message on the building.
There were no blessings, no cake, and no one to sing her a birthday song.
But she had the flowers and gifts from Jun Mochan, and the declaration of his love for her to the world.
It was worth it, everything was worth it!
Not far away, Huo Yi silently watched the scene.
He merely remembered that it was her birthday, had bought her favorite flowers, and tracked down her whereabouts.
He didn’t expect to see her plunging into Jun Mochan’s arms as soon as his car stopped.
He knew that Ye Ranran was not one to be overly clingy and hardly unreasonable.
She was magnanimous, considerate, gentle, and understanding.
But when it came to the man she loved, she could be fragile and dependent too.
After holding Ye Ranran for a while, Jun Mochan suddenly let her go, took out a cake from the car.
He lit the candles, held the cake, and eagerly said to Ye Ranran: "Make a wish."
Ye Ranran was stunned: "You even bought this?"
"Yes, hurry and make a wish. Your birthday will be over once it’s past midnight," Jun Mochan urged.
With her hands clasped together and a sincere expression, Ye Ranran made the only wish in her heart.
Then she puffed out her cheeks and blew out the candles.
"What did you wish for? Tell me, I’ll help you realize it," Jun Mochan said, staring at her intently.
Overwhelmed with emotion, Ye Ranran plunged into his arms, heedless of anything else.
To save the cake from being squashed, Jun Mochan swiftly lifted his hand.
"What, feeling shy now?" Jun Mochan teased.
"I have no other wishes, I only hope that you’ll be with me forever, no matter what happens, you can’t leave me," she replied.
Jun Mochan paused for a moment, then patted her on the head and said one word: "Silly."
Both of them ate a slice of cake and then returned.
Before leaving, Jun Mochan glanced in the direction where Huo Yi was.
He had noticed him since his arrival, but what of it now? Ye Ranran was his now, and could only ever be his.