Sylvia loosened her scarf as she sat in the passenger seat, but she didn't take it off. As they drove, her mind wandered back to the movies they'd watched, and she quizzed Gabriel on the details. He answered each question with ease.

"You weren't paying attention, were you?" she asked in surprise.

"To what?" Gabriel replied, his voice even.

"When you kissed me. Were you just not into it?" she probed, her curiosity piqued by the fact that he knew plot points she couldn't recall.

He shot her a glance. "Can you get drunk on bubble tea now?"

She couldn't help but smile, turning her gaze out the window. She rested her cheek in her hand, looking out at the early morning streets of J City, her eyes soft with affection.

they got back to their place, Gabriel was immediately enveloped in a warm embrace. He pinned her against the wall, his tall frame casting a shadow over her, before

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up and slowly removed the hairpin from her bun, letting her curls fall loosely around her shoulders, adding a touch of lazy charm. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and whispered in his ear, "And to thank you for being my personal

smile as he undid

his strong features from his earnest brows to his nose, down to his thin lips. After a while, she gently

the balcony and opened a notebook. She crossed out "dinner" and "movie night" from the list in front of her, then closed the notebook after a thoughtful glance and went to freshen up and make

the door was closed quietly behind her, so as not to wake Gabriel. As she washed her face, her phone suddenly rang. She answered in a rush, water droplets on her

before a warm, elderly voice came

her face, realizing she had picked up Gabriel's phone by mistake. Their phones were identical, and since

saw the name "Grandpa" on the screen and held her breath for a moment, debating whether to hang

not hearing her speak, gently prodded again, "Young

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