To be honest, the response seemed a bit odd no matter how one looked at it. If it weren't for the fact that Michael had silently tipped Sylvia and Egbert for so long without expressing any thoughts, Lilian might have ignored him.
But in case Lilian was the one who contacted Michael first.
Valuing her late- night time, Lilian didn't want to waste it and directly asked for Michael's contact information.
She asked bluntly.
"Can I add you on a more convenient messaging platform?"
Michael stared at the message for a while and then typed his contact information. Lilian looked at the contact information sent by the other party and then added the number on Whatsapp.
Michael's username was a simple letter Y, with a profile picture of a sea side night scene . It matched his TikTok username quite well. She then quickly added his phone number.
After Michael sent the message, he waited a while but Lilian didn't reply. As Michael pondered, he clicked on Whatsapp and found a new message. He hesitated for a moment and then read it.
Michael instinctively checked Lilian's profile picture. He thought that people with children would usually use their kids as profile pictures, but Lilian's picture was actually a sun ray blooming in the morning light.
Looking at this picture, Michael somehow felt that Lilian was optimistic and full of vitality. Not like himself. Lilian's message came through,
"Hello, how should I address you sir?"
Sir?
This address made Michael purse his lips. He then replied with one word.
"Michael."
Michael?
Seeing this word, Lilian was initially taken aback but soon understood. Over the years, she had heard many identical names. At first when Lilian heard the same name, her heart would race, but later on until now....it was just a moment of astonishment before coming to her senses.
"Hello Mr, Michael"
This address made Michael slightly twitch his mouth, without responding. Then Lilian sent another message.
"Thankyou for liking my two children over the past year, Mr Michael, you have gifted them many presents to them , who both like you very much. But as we said at the beginning of the live stream, we don't accept gift's. So after deducting the platform fees, the remaining money is roughly this amount."
Michael paused, knowing Lilian had contacted him to discuss the money. but he didn't expect her to have calculated the amount so accurately. The number she sent was surprisingly large to Michael.
"Mr Michael, this is a considerable sum. Please provide your bank account information, and I'll return the money to you " Lilian said.
Lilian waited for a long time before receiving a response.
"No need."
Lilian was speechless, from the beginning he had been extremely frugal with words. After a moment of silence, she sent him a message.
"It's getting late, Mr Michael. Get some rest, and when you have time tomorrow send me your bank account information. Good night and sweet dreams."
Upon seeing this message, Michael couldn't help but chuckle. Unfortunately, he wouldn't take back what he had given.
The next day.
As Lilian slept drowsily, she seemed to hear noises in the living room. There were rustling sounds. After a moment of silence, Lilian quickly woke up and got out of bed, barefoot opening the door and stepping out.
Morning light filtered through that gaps in the tree leaves, casting speckles of light across the living room like glittering shards.
The living room window was open, and the lively chatter of birds filled the air.
A tall, lean figure was busy at the dinning table in the living room. A white shirt with sleeves rolled up revealed strong, powerful arms paired with simple black pants, exuding an exceptional aura.
"You're up?"
The man's gentle voice rang out as his gaze fell on Lilian. But it only lasted a moment before his eyes shifted to her bare feet, and he furrowed his brow.
"Why didn't you put on shoes when you got up?"
He was Keith, he went to the same high school with Lilian, but later relocated to abroad to take over his father's company. He had helped Lilian a lot since she went abroad and gave her a job at his company.
"Go put on your shoes."
"Alright"
Lilian went back to her room to put on shoes before returning.
"How did you get here?"
Lilian sat down across from him. Keith placed the last breakfast dish on the table, put away the bags and said,
"If I didn't come, would you have eaten a sandwich again today?"
Lilian paused and then retorted.
"I don't always eat sandwiches, isn't that only when I am busy."
"You still need to eat well when you're busy."
Knowing that Lilian was busy, Keith often had meals prepared in his kitchen and sent them over to her. After a while, Lilian couldn't take it anymore and told him,
"Why don't you just stop coming over in the morning? I just want to sleep a little longer."
Upon hearing this Keith raised an eyebrow and said,
"That's fine. You can sleep in just give me your door code."