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Yenan gently patted the powder to give her nose and cheeks a glamorous glow. She carefully applied her lips with lipstick to give them a glamorous colour. Slightly wavy hair covered her shoulders in just the right amount of naturalness and elegance. Scrutinising her makeup in the mirror, she nodded in satisfaction before gracefully walking towards the entrance of the bar. Deep in the bar, Lin Qi was greeting her with a raised hand.

A deep darkness filled the slender bar corridor, while the small lamps on each table glowed brightly like candles.

"You're pretty early, aren't you?"

"No, I've just arrived too."

"Let's go to the restaurant now, but how about a drink first?"

Ye Nan saw Lin Qi savouring the red wine, so she ordered a glass as well.

"Your outfit today is really pretty."

"A few days ago, I made up my mind to buy this at the shop in Freedom's Hills."

Ye Nan was wearing a slightly open-breasted silk blouse with a black belt around her waist and a grey skirt underneath.

"You look both elegant and beautiful."

Yenan had loved the elegant European style of dress since she was young, and it seemed to be a perfect match for Lin Qi's tastes.

They sat at the bar of the pub, savouring a glass of rich and fragrant Chinese wine. Under the light, Ye Nan's graceful figure looked as if she had come from a world of old poems and paintings. Lin Qi's compliments to her made her beauty shine even brighter.

At this moment, it was as if time had frozen. They were attracted to each other, and their hearts melded. The slender bar corridor was interspersed with darkness and light.

Ye Nan wore a slightly open-breasted silk shirt with a black belt around her waist and a grey skirt underneath. Her dress showed elegance and exuded beauty at the same time. Ever since she was young, Ye Nan had loved the elegant European fashion style, which perfectly matched Lin Qi's taste.

"The evening sun outside is really beautiful." Ye Nan excitedly described to Yuan Ye the scenery of tall buildings and sunset she had seen on her way. "I wish we could stroll through the streets and take it easy."

"You mean drinking in this dark hole, too bad we missed the good times." Lin Qi replied teasingly.

"It would be quite amusing if it was just the two of us."

Indeed, the outside was now filled with the hustle and bustle of crowds and vehicles.

"Here, at least no one will bother us." Ye Nan said affirmatively.

The red wine was brought up and the two raised their glasses and gently clinked them.

"Happy birthday!" Lin Qi said with a smile.

"We're already this age, what's there to say about happy birthday ..." Ye Nan sighed, she was no longer a seventeen year old girl either.

"Celebrating birthdays and always using expressions like happy birthday, the language is so monotonous!"

"Then what other suggestions do you have? Saying a somber tribute? It would feel awkward and funny, wouldn't it."

"Cheers for the good years - wouldn't it be better to regulate the mood with this kind of language ..."

Suddenly, Lin Qi noticed Ye Nan's hand, his eyes staring.

"I wonder, what birthday present will there be today?"

Of course there is, I brought it for you." Ye Nan took out the gift from a white paper bag, and Lin Qi couldn't wait to reach out and take it.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't wait to ask you for a present. I was too afraid that the lights would be too bright when we go to the restaurant later."

Lin Qi said he was afraid the restaurant would be too bright, but in reality, it was because he didn't want to feel a little awkward accepting a gift from a lady in the middle of a crowd.

"Whether it weighs on your heart or not, I'm not sure ..."

Under the half-lit table, Lin Qi gently opened the white paper bag. Ye Nan paid attention to Lin Qi's expression at this moment, he looked like a teenager when he opened the treasure, revealing a kind of childishness in his youth, it was hard to imagine that he was a president of a company leading two hundred people.

"Fantastic ...," Lin Qi's palm shone with a dazzling light.

"This is a diamond, isn't it." A small diamond was set in the centre of the round tie clip.

"Not really anything special."

"No, it's too beautiful! It's the first time I've received a gift like this."

"I said it was for someone of some age, and the man at the shop warned me that the diamond was too small, for fear that my presbyopic eyes wouldn't be able to see it clearly."

"I don't have presbyopia yet."

"Of course I know that, that's why I gave you this gift ah."

Hearing Lin Qi get serious as soon as he said he had presbyopia, Ye Nan felt very amused. Lin Qi couldn't wait to try the diamond tie clip on his striped tie.

"OK, let's wear this tie clip to dinner tonight."

With that, he removed his original tie clip and replaced it with the diamond-studded tie clip.

The restaurant was located on the first floor, with a spiral staircase, and the entire restaurant was made of wooden structure, exuding an ancient W