In his eyes full of surprise, a smile gradually took hold. Lu Changchuan, with his long strides, walked up to Ye Wan and said, "Wanwan, just now, I made a bet with myself. Do you know what the stake was?"
"What?"
Ye Wan asked subconsciously.
"It's you."
Lu Changchuan's gaze was deep, "I told myself there were 8 minutes left until midnight. If you appeared within those 8 minutes, then every day after that, I'd have to be a little bit better to you than the day before."
"What if I hadn't shown up?"
"You did show up! So, there's no 'what if'!"
Lu Changchuan raised his wrist.
Tick-tock.
The second hand pointed to 12, and in that moment, all three hands overlapped.
"Wanwan..."
Lu Changchuan began, "You owe me a 'Happy Birthday'!"
"Hap..."
She had just started to speak when she realized that his birthday had passed in the instant he checked the time, and it was now a new day. Ye Wan stopped short, "I'm sorry."
"Then, how are you going to compensate me?"