Hayden drove Stefan back to his school after they left the room.
Stefan still had a military drill to attend. And he just thought that it would be weird to go back home with Hayden now that he made things clear.
On her way to the kindergarten to pick up the kids, Hayden got a call from Joseph.
“Where are you?”
“Driving to pick up the kids, I’m almost there.”
“You can return.”Joseph slowed down his speech purposely, sounding gentle.
“I have Mark to pick them. I’ll eat outside tonight.”
“With grandpa?”Hayden paused, and then realized that it was New Year’s Eve tonight. “Then I’ll go home and change.”
“It’s just the two of us.”
His voice was pleasantly low. Suddenly, Hayden blushed. “Could you wait for a second, I have to get changed.”
“No need to, just wear whatever makes you comfortable.”
“No, I have to! It’s a date!”
It has been onerous in ST Group, but still, Joseph made some time to have a dinner with her. That was such a big surprise for her. How could he not take it seriously?
She had to be garbed, and outshine every other woman that showed up in Joseph’s sight.
When she got home, she poured all the clothes in her closet out and made a video call to Alayna, asking for her counsel.
It was morning at Alayna’s end, sunshine shed on her face while she sat on her bed. She waved her hand constantly while Hayden showed her her clothes.
“Too plain, it’s going to make you so out of place in the festive atmosphere of the New Year.
“Still not, everyone’s wearing red now. you don’t want to do the same if you want to stand out.”
“….”
“This dress’s fine, but it’s winter there, isn’t it? Don’t get a cold.”
It took Hayden about an hour to finally decide her date dress.
Their rendezvous was at the most bustling square in the city, T. Square. It’s named so because it boasted a 100-meter-long canopy. It’s a starry sky above the canopy. The square was saturated with song of joy.
“Where are you?
She talked to Joseph on the phone. The snow just topped, it’s still cold out here.
“Walk through the canopy.”
Joseph’s voice rang on the phone, “I’m right at the end of it.”
“Alright.” Hayden was chilled to the bone, she snuffled, murmured.”Why not meet in the mall, it’s warmer there.”
Despite her complaint, she walked in under the canopy as Joseph had told her. She kept talking to Joseph while walking.
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