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"When I finally returned home, away from all the noise, there were no cars or crowds, just a beautiful sunset. I think it was the first time I looked at an orange sky and felt truly at peace."
He was happy.
Hong Bi would return, he wanted to shout it from the rooftops.
He wasn't at all ashamed to admit that he was in love; he was simply overjoyed with how he felt.
"…On my way home, I passed by a newly opened store near my house where they sold the cutest dolls. I saw a little rabbit dressed in tennis clothes, it was so adorable. I picked one up, thinking of Bibi, it was my first gift to her, along with chocolates and flowers…"
Interestingly, he was sharing details he had never before mentioned to Hong Bi.
Not because he was keeping them secret, but simply because the right moment had never come, until now.
Hong Bi smiled and stole a small piece of meat from her husband's plate. "You never told me about this..."