"Come here," James Black called out to Jane Sampson, watching her skip over to him. Instinctively, he opened his arms. Sure enough, two seconds later, Jane leapt into his embrace, laughing playfully as she hugged him.
"James~." Jane stood on her tiptoes and kissed James Black on the lips, "Thank you. I just found out that the movie project was your idea from the start, and also learned that what happened on the internet today was your doing."
"Feeling happy now?" James hadnāt planned on specifically telling Jane, but he never intended to hide it either. She must have heard it from her auntie.
Seeing her little face full of smiles, Jamesās heart softened slightly. Her happiness was all that mattered.
"Very happy, very happy." Jane nodded earnestly, wrapping her arms around James Blackās waist and refusing to let go, "The kind of happy that makes you feel like youāre about to fly."
"That happy?" James raised an eyebrow, "Then whereās my thank-you gift?"
"What?" Jane was completely stunned, "Thank... thank-you gift?"
Seeing Jamesās expression, Jane was sure she hadnāt misheard.
"You..." Jane opened her mouth to speak, but James beat her to it.
"Youāre very happy, giving me a thank-you gift, isnāt it only right?" James asked matter-of-factly.
"Youāve... changed!" Jane was truly taken aback by Jamesās shamelessness, left open-mouthed.
When did James Black have this kind of operation?
"A small gift with deep affection, give me the card." James directly reached out to Jane, "Just use the card as my thank-you gift."
Jane blinked at James. So was it her cards that changed James, making him a brazen thank-you gift demander?
Whose fault is it?
Well, she wouldnāt take the blame for this. This guy was greedy to begin with! Celebrating every holiday was one thing, but he wouldnāt even let a chance for a card pass by.
"If youāre not prepared, you can write the count on my card." James ruffled Janeās head, "Think it over before answering."
"What if I refuse?" Jane curiously asked.
"Then Iāll write the count myself, and it will count as your thank-you gift to me," James clicked his tongue, "If Iām writing it myself, the number will depend on my mood."
"..." Jane took a deep breath, "You win."
Well played, King Black!
"Here, take it!" Jane pulled out four rather roughly-made cards she had prepared in the study earlier and slapped them onto James Blackās chest, "A reward, a reward!"
Jamesā lips curled into a smile, holding Janeās head with one hand while taking the cards with the other.
"Looks like you were preparing the cards in the study earlier?" James chuckled, seeming to have guessed right.
Hearing the girl in his arms hum in response, James glanced at the cards in his hand and spread them open to see there were four in total.
One Peace Card, one Kiss Card, one Hug Card, and another quite unique Universal Card.
"What does the Universal Card mean?" James asked, "Does it mean, according to the literal meaning, anything goes?"
Jane instinctively nodded, but before she could say anything, she met Jamesās deep, unfathomable eyes and suddenly stopped.
Something felt off!
"Wait a minute!" Jane quickly reached out and took the Universal Card back. She glanced at James and then said, "Wait a minute! Iām going to modify it a bit!"