Ai stared at the small but beautifully gift-wrapped box in her palm. A gasp then escaped her lips. "Today is my birthday!"
"You are strange in forgetting your birthday," Jinhai teased her. "Nobody forgets their birthday here in the Liu family. Everybody starts giving their long list of demands from one month before, especially the twins."
Ai could very well imagine the chaotic twins getting super excited for their birthday.
"I completely forgot. I was so wrapped up in Jun acting oddly that I couldn't think of anything else."
Her eyes shone with pure joy as she thanked him. "Thank you for your wishes, Dad. Can I open the gift?"
"It's your gift. You don't need to ask."
Ai happily untied the ribbon and gently and carefully unwrapped the gift paper. Inside the small maroon box lay a beautiful heart-shaped diamond pendant, scintillating in the dim yellow lights of the living room.
