After Song Luli tasted the desserts, Long Jie cleaned up, passing his phone to her. She looked at him questionably, but he gestured her to put the phone to her ear.
"Hello?" she said.
"Happy birthday, Luli," her twin greeted. "I'm sorry to have left so abruptly. I will be there soon, again, and then we'll have a proper celebration."
"You know that won't happen," replied Song Luli. "You and I don't celebrate."
Her brother laughed.
Song Luli smiled to herself. "Happy birthday to you, too, Zhen."
Song Zhen remained quiet on the other line until he began to speak again. "I'm proud of you, Luli."
"Why?" she questioned.
"You have become more confident and bold since you took over the company, as I knew you would."
Song Luli smiled again. "Thank you, Zhen," she responded softly. "It means a lot to me."
"Have a good night, Luli," he told her.
"You too, Zhen."
