Seeing that Jasmine had also come in, the crease on Boyce's eyebrow didn't stretch out but instead became even more furrowed.
There was even a vague hint of worry in his eyes when he looked at her.
"Jasmine, I think I have forgotten."
Jasmine was baffled, "What did you forget?"
Boyce was stuttering. After a while, he said, "What if you get pregnant?"
Jasmine finally understood what he meant.
She then looked around the room but didn't see any condoms.
Boyce bought it last time. However, they didn't use it this time. No, it was a lot of times in a day, and they didn't use it at all.
Jasmine thought that if she really got pregnant, then so be it. It was no big deal for her.
"Are you not happy if I get pregnant? Do you not like children?" Jasmine placated him.
Boyce shook his head. It was not that he didn't like children. But Jasmine hadn't graduated yet, so how could she get pregnant?
"First of all, we are legally married. I'm also an adult. If I'm married and got pregnant, and my husband can afford it, why is wrong with that?"
Jasmine came in and looked for her clothes. For convenience purposes, she chose the only dress she had.
It was not because it looked nice on her. It was for convenience, and it felt more comfortable.
Boyce walked over and said, "I'll wait for you outside."
Jasmine nodded.
After Jasmine got changed, the two of them went out.
Boyce was not a romantic person. He asked Jasmine what she wanted to eat. If she wanted to eat it, he will bring her there.
He wouldn't think about bringing her to a romantic place to eat just because today was a special day for them.
Jasmine also didn't mind at all. She knew that Boyce's character was like this.
After dinner, they took a stroll back.
The weather wasn't that hot already at this time of the year, and it was getting cooler.
Jasmine took his arm and stepped on the shadows on the streets childishly. The street was bustling with people. They were either strolling around or buying stuff. There were some shops beside this street too.
Someone was selling flowers beside the road. The flowers were wrapped nicely with paper, unlike those wrapped in colourful papers at the florist. The simple and pure-coloured paper looked more like flowers for decorating the house.
The flower vendor was pulling a tricycle, and the basket behind it was filled with all kinds of flowers, decorating the unassuming tricycle prettily.
Jasmine pulled Boyce over and pointed at a bouquet of pink baby's breath. She asked, "Mister, how much is this?"
The vendor smiled and replied to her, "It's twenty-five yuan."
Jasmine tried to haggle, "I’ll buy it for fifteen yuan."
The vendor took a glance at Boyce who was beside Jasmine, smiled, and said, "Miss, the gentleman next to you doesn't seem like a person who is short of money. I will be at a loss if I sell you for fifteen yuan, so please don't bargain with me."
Jasmine said, "If you don't want to sell it to me, I’ll go and look for it at another store."
"Well, Sir. Since your girlfriend likes it, why don't you just buy it. It's just ten-yuan difference. Looking at you, you don't seem like someone short of money." The vendor turned towards Boyce. In terms of buying things, women were generally stingier, while men were more generous. Usually, men wouldn't haggle when they buy stuff.
"Then I'll buy it." Boyce didn't buy it because of what the vendor had said. It was because of Jasmine. She never asked him for anything, and she also never asked him for gifts. It was just an inexpensive bouquet anyway.
When Boyce was taking out his money, Jasmine snatched his wallet away and told the vendor, "I'm in charge of his money. You still can earn some if you sell me fifteen yuan. I'll buy it from you right now if you sell it to me. If not, I'll just leave. It's not like I'm making you lose money."
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