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“Huh?” Ryan went closer to Mireya’s ear again with a confused expression. He asked, “What are you saying?”
Mireya did not dare to let him get closer. She hastily dodged to another side to avoid him, but she accidentally hit a man on the other side.
That guy turned his head and glanced at her unhappily.
Mireya quickly apologized. She did not know whether that man had heard her clearly or not, but he continued watching the movie anyway.
She shrank her head away and saw Ryan raising his eyebrows at her.
She gritted her teeth and turned Ryan’s head over frustratedly. She went close to his ear and said angrily, “I drank your juice by accident.”
The woman’s breath was sweet and soft.
Ryan felt like he understood what Mireya had felt just now.
Therefore, Ryan whispered in her ear again, ” It’s okay. I don’t mind.”
“…”
Mireya avoided him. She really did not want to keep whispering with him in the ear like that. It was too intimate, so much that she felt like half of her brain had gone numb.
As for Ryan grazing her ear just now, he might have done it accidentally.
However, her reaction was a little too big. Was it because she had gotten older and that she was feeling lonely?
It… could not be, right?
Mireya’s face flushed red, and she started spacing out. She did not pay attention to what was going on in the middle of the movie.
When they came out of the cinema after the movie, it was already past 11:00 p.m.
The mall was closed, so the audience who were leaving could only take the elevator downstairs. As there were many people, the small elevator was packed.
Mireya was in the corner but not squeezed because Ryan was standing before her. He put his hands against the elevator walls and maintained a distance from her.
Then in came an obese man who shoved Ryan aside.
Ryan was so caught off guard that his entire body pushed against Mireya.
The woman’s body was curvy, and she was stuck in his embrace like a kitten.
Ryan’s body almost lit up because of the fire burning inside him.
Luckily, he tried his best to hold it in, so the person in his embrace did not notice anything weird.
Mireya’s entire face was against Ryan’s chest, and they were like a couple. As such, she started feeling uncomfortable all over, and heat rushed up from her feet to her head.
When the elevator finally arrived at the parking lot, the people in the elevator left one after another.
With that, Ryan and Mireya walked out. He complained in a low voice, “I didn’t crush you, did I? The person behind me was like a mountain. He didn’t budge at all.”
“I saw him too.” Mireya pouted. “I almost got crushed flat.”
Ryan did not say a word. He simply turned his head and looked at her slightly red, full lips. She had eaten a spicy hot dog in the cinema, so her mouth and face were red from the spice. However, they looked very seductive, making him want to kiss her.
He had experienced many things that almost made him lose control that night.
At that moment, Ryan, who always had incredible self-control, realized that he might not be able to hold it in any longer.
He walked toward the car and opened the trunk, where there was a bouquet of pink roses and a small gift box.
Ryan took them out and handed them over to Mireya. “Merry Christmas.”
Mireya was stunned. For a moment, she did not know what to do. “What… What are you doing?”
“A Christmas gift. Didn’t you say many colleagues gave you Christmas presents today? It’d be outrageous if I didn’t give you a present when other people did.” Ryan gave Mireya a calm smile. “Take it. I give my family members Christmas presents every year.”
“Okay…”
After Mireya accepted the gift, she felt relieved. However, she also had an indescribable feeling.
Fine. She did find it romantic the moment she saw the present. A thought even flashed across her mind. Did Ryan like her?
In the end, she was just overthinking again.
Ryan liked men.
How could she forget?
“Did you give Godmother flowers too?” Mireya raised her head and asked.
“If I were to give my mother flowers, my dad might beat me up.” Ryan joked. “However, if I didn’t give you flowers, I think no one else would.”
“You’re such a meanie.”
Mireya hit Ryan lightly with her hand, and her voice was soft. She did not realize that she was acting like a spoiled child.
Ryan almost lost control.
He could only turn his face away. “Get in the car. Let’s go home.”
On the way home, Mireya opened the box. There was a starry moon necklace inside, and tiny diamonds were embedded on a small moon. It was dazzling.
“It’s so pretty,” Mireya praised, and her eyes lit up. ” But… It must be expensive.”
“It’s not expensive. Just a few thousand dollars. There aren’t a lot of diamonds on it.” Ryan did not want her to feel burdened.
A few thousand dollars was indeed not expensive to a family like theirs.
However, as the person receiving the present, Mireya felt embarrassed. “You’ve given me such a good gift, but I don’t have anything for you…”
“Didn’t you give me a scarf last time?” Ryan said nonchalantly with a smile.
“That scarf was only more than a hundred dollars…”
“If you feel embarrassed, I don’t mind you giving me another small gift.” Ryan stopped being polite. ” However, there’s no need to return the gift. You don’t have to get me a present of the same value as what I’ve given you. That’ll be meaningless.”
Mireya initially had that exact thought. However, after hearing his words, she canceled her idea. ” What present would you like?”
The car passed through a crossroad when Ryan thought of something. “My belt isn’t very good. You can give me a new one, but don’t buy one that’s too expensive, though. I don’t want shady people taking pictures of it and saying that I’m involved in embezzlement.”
Mireya understood instantly and quickly nodded her head.
After nodding, she was deep in thought again. Why did it have to be a belt?
Mireya had dated and gotten married before. She knew that a girl giving a man belts and scarves suggested an ambiguous relationship.
However, she saw Ryan’s honest expression. Moreover, considering that she had given him a scarf previously, perhaps he really wanted to change his belt. She might have been overthinking.
After figuring it out, Mireya wore the necklace on her neck and looked into the mirror. She felt like anything she wore looked good on her as she had fair skin and was beautiful.
The next day.
Mireya wore the necklace to work.
Once the morning meeting ended, Cate glanced at the necklace on Mireya’s neck and teased, “This necklace is pretty cool, and it suits your image too. Was it Jack who gave it to you during dinner last night?”
“Nope.”
Speaking of Jack, Mireya pouted. “I felt we didn’t suit each other after yesterday’s meal, so I made things clear to him this morning. From now on, we’ll only be friends.”
“Why do you think so?” Cate opened a packet of biscuits and curiously asked, “Didn’t you say he was okay when I sent a message to you during the meal?”
