Chuckling, Shirley answered, “It’s a guess.”

“You must have looked up information on me,” Zacharias teased.

“That goes without saying,” she admitted. “Before coming here, I have to find out what kind of person you are.”

“Oh, what kind of person am I, then?” he asked out of curiosity.

All the previous information and reports she had gathered about him flashed through her mind. Looking in retrospect, she concluded that before getting into contact with this man, all the reports that categorized him as an aloof man couldn’t exactly define what kind of person he was. But now, she knew what kind of person he was-outstanding, capable, and a little playful. “After working by your side for so long, I have a pretty clear idea about what kind of person you are,” she answered.

His smile was increasingly charming. “So, tell me.”

candle. When that was done, she paced to the

the light from the candle, and the room was blanketed under a misty light. Sitting

requested. Struck with embarrassment, she muttered, “I’m not good

hear it. “Just a couple of

cleared her throat, clapped her hands, and

you, happy

she finished singing, her face started to burn brightly in the candlelight because he had stared at her unblinkingly while

blow the candles and make a wish now,” she urged. And don’t ask me to

the tips of his fingers, just like a pious, good-looking sculpture. The candlelight danced on his handsome, deep-set

at him, his eyes suddenly popped open, and he raised his head, catching her right in the moment when she was in a daze.

looked deeply into her eyes as though. telling her telepathically that his

the candles, then she stood up and turned

cake and placing it on his plate.

bites symbolically and pointed at the bag. “Shouldn’t you

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