Yesseca spent the entire night wrestling with this dilemma.
In the morning, Kylin sent Yesseca to work.
On the way, Kylin suddenly asked Yesseca a question. He asked her what she wanted.
Yesseca's mind was in such a mess that she did not even think about why he had asked her that question.
She replied nonchalantly, "I don't want anything."
"Yesseca, think about it." Kylin looked into Yesseca's eyes seriously. "Tell me what you want the most."
Yesseca could not think of anything.
All she could think about was whether she should marry him!
However, Kylin pushed Yesseca for an answer.
Feeling like she had no other choice, she responded: "When I was young, I read a fairy tale. A little girl had stumbled upon a house that was made of chocolate, biscuits and so on. The little girl happily ate as much as she wanted. At that time, I wished I had a house like that too."
Kylin burst out laughing.
He had no idea how much of a foodie Yessica was.
"That's what you want the most?" Kylin asked.
Yesseca nodded.
Kylin did not say anything else after that.
In the blink of an eye, it was the following day.
Yesseca still did not have an answer.
It felt like she had two tiny people fighting in her head.
"Yesseca, you should marry Kylin right away. He treats you so well, and you know how Tremaine hasn't given up on you yet! If he comes around and kisses or hugs you, won't you feel bad about betraying Kylin?"
"There's no need to rush into marriage just to get Tremaine to give up. You can try talking to Tremaine about it. There's no need to get married out of fear."
"But you're going to get married anyway, sooner or later!"
"Even though you say that, it still feels weird."
These two tiny figures kept arguing, but they could not come to a conclusion. Yesseca was going to die of frustration soon.
When Kylin dropped Yesseca off at work that morning he told her something.
He told her to invite all her friends over for a party when she was done with work.
Yesseca was surprised.
She asked, confused, "Is today a special day? Why are you suddenly throwing a party?"
Even asking her to invite all her friends.
Kylin looked at Yesseca and smiled, "Because it's your birthday today."
Yesseca was quiet.
God, what kind of life was she living? Her mind was so filled with thoughts of marrying Kylin that she had forgotten her own birthday!
It really was her birthday!
It was her 21st birthday.
Kylin said gently, "I wanted to ask you to take the day off, but I know how much you love your job. You normally get off work early anyway, so we have the night to celebrate. Ask your friends to come along."
Yesseca gulped.
She had forgotten about her birthday. She hadn't expected Kylin to remember and to prepare a party for her too.
Yesseca wanted to tell him that there was no need to have a party. She was happy enough to celebrate over a simple meal.
After thinking about it, however, she decided not to.
Kyi in was kind enough to throw her a birthday party. How could she upset him like that?
She said, "Okay, then. Thank you, I'm really happy."
Kyi in looked at her lovingly. "No need to thank me. It's my duty as your boyfriend. Selina and Matthew will be there too, to celebrate with you."
Yesseca had arrived at work pretty early, so she didn't head over to her counter just yet.
Instead, she went up to the roof of the mall.
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