hollywood billionaire

Chapter 483 Which one do you prefer?
"This is……"

Han Yi's eyes lingered between the carved wooden box and the girl's dimples.

"birthday present."

Xu Yiru raised the box with twined branch patterns half an inch higher and answered seriously.

"I know it's a birthday present, I mean... didn't we agree not to give presents on birthdays?"

"Ah?" Xiao Ru's almond eyes flickered, with an innocent look on her face, "Did you say that?"

"You said yourself that this is the third birthday you've spent with me, but this is the first time you've given me a birthday present." Han Yi grinned, looking helpless, "On October 2014, 10, your birthday, I gave you a bottle of perfume, but you refused it. You said that if I still want to be friends with you, I won't give you birthday presents in the future, I can just treat you to a meal. You may not remember it, but I remember it clearly."

"Why can't I remember?" Xiaoru pouted, "I remember every one you gave me."

"which one?"

"Le Labo, Vanille 44 Paris." At this point, Xiaoru's lips suddenly curled up slightly, "I see, you are the one who can't remember clearly."

"What is it that you can't remember?" Han Yi was confused. "I remember this style. I went to the store in person, smelled them one by one, and picked them one by one."

"Then how come you can't smell it?" Xu Yiru stood on tiptoe, freed one hand to tie her long hair behind her head, and showed Han Yi her slender and smooth neck. "I have been using this perfume for more than a year."

"I..." Han Yi was stunned, then scratched his head in embarrassment, "Maybe it's been too long, I've forgotten that this is the perfume... I can smell this scent on you every time, so in my mind, I have equated it with you."

"You equate it with me?" Xiaoru bit her lower lip, with light dancing in her eyes. "That is to say, now when you smell this perfume, you will think it is 'Xu Yiru's scent', right?"

"Correct."

"Okay, then please continue to keep this memory." Xiaoru smiled, "It will be very helpful for family harmony."

"Family..." Han Yi couldn't help laughing, "Don't interrupt, we are talking about you giving birthday gifts without permission. You set the rules yourself, but you don't follow them."

"Well... when we made this rule before, we were still friends. It's different now." Xiaoru spoke up for herself, "I've hugged you, kissed you, and told you that I like you, but you still don't allow me to give you a gift?"

"It's not that I don't allow you to give me gifts." Han Yi looked at her helplessly, "You can give me gifts if you want, but why don't you let me? Last month, when you had your birthday, you even told me in advance that you could only take you out for dinner, and I would definitely not accept any other gifts. If I gave you any, you would turn against me."

"Because... who would dare to accept something from you?" Xu Yiru complained in a low voice, "Ah... Auntie gave me more than one million dollars as a gift for meeting you. Who knows how much a birthday gift from you would cost?"

"I'm not as rich as my mom, so I won't spend that much." Han Yi quickly defended himself, trying to open up a stable new path for future reward cashback. "Besides, isn't it natural for a man to spend money on his girlfriend? The point is not how much money is spent, but whether the money spent can make you happy."

"I won't be happy if I spend money recklessly." Xiaoru used her telekinesis to pinch the flesh on her waist, trying hard to suppress the upward curve of her mouth.

Why didn’t I realize before that the word “object” sounds so good?

"What about you?" Han Yi pointed at the wooden box in front of him, "You've been wasting money, haven't you?"

“It didn’t cost any money.”

"Ok?"

"This gift I'm giving you is not bought with money." Xiaoru explained as she opened the box, "Here, look, it was something my grandma asked for for me when I was a child."

"Rosary?" Han Yi looked at the wooden bracelet lying quietly in the brocade with a little surprise.

"Yes, this is a nine-petal diamond bodhi seed made by the Zhongtai Zen Monastery in Nantou. The bodhi seed was picked by a nun from a bodhi tree in Puli Town on the Buddha's birthday, and it was chanted and blessed by Master Huijue himself."

"Is he the founder of your school?"

"Yes."

"That must be half a century, right?"

"Not that long ago. This bracelet was obtained by my grandmother... well, let me think about it. In 2005, when I was ten years old."

"I see. I thought..."

"The history of Chung Tai Chan Monastery is not that long. It was only officially completed and put into use in 01."

"I see...How's grandma doing lately?"

Han Yi was no stranger to Xu Yiru's grandmother, whose family situation was similar to his. Apart from his mother, the person closest to him was his grandmother. "Very good. I recently taught her how to use Facetime, and now she calls me every day."

"When are you going to bring her to America to play? With your mother."

"What?" Xiao Ru raised her eyebrows, "You want to help me with the reception?"

"Of course." Han Yi patted his chest, "I'll accompany her throughout the whole process. I guarantee she'll be satisfied. Your grandma likes me very much anyway."

"When did she like you? She's only seen you twice through her phone. She might not even remember you." Xiaoru glanced at him coquettishly and carefully picked up the rosary with her index finger and thumb. "Okay, put it on and see if it fits."

"It's about the same size." The rosary fits perfectly on his wrist, not too tight or too loose, just right. Han Yi flipped his arm back and forth and said, "This is it... What is it, a bodhi seed?"

"Yes, Bodhi seeds."

"Each of these Bodhi seeds is so big." Han Yi shook his wrist. "They feel different from the Buddhist beads I usually see. Are there ten beads in this string?"

"Yes." Xiaoru swallowed, trying her best to hide her unnatural expression, "Twelve."

"Wow, twelve of these big ones, I wonder how long it will take to get the patina." Han Yi grabbed Xu Yiru's slender arm and held it against his wrist, gesturing, "It fits me, but isn't it a little too big for you? Didn't you feel uncomfortable wearing it before?"

"I've never worn it before." The girl from Taiwan muttered softly.

"What, you've never worn it?" Han Yi looked puzzled. "Didn't your grandma ask for it for you?"

"She, she begged me for it..." Xiaoru hesitated for a long time, but her words were not clear. Instead, her face turned red with anxiety, and the redness spread all the way to her ears along the capillaries. "Oh, don't ask so many questions. Grandma has begged me for so many things. It's impossible for me to wear all of them. You also said that this one is very big, so I'll give it to you. Do you want it or not?"

"Yes, yes, you know what, it feels quite comfortable after wearing it for a long time. Don't worry, I will make it patina in less than three months."

Having said this, Han Yi suddenly rolled his eyes.

"but……"

"But what?"

"But since you broke the rules you set yourself, I should be able to give you a birthday present, right?"

"No."

"That's too much." Han Yi glared, "Have you thrown gender equality out of your mind now?"

"Is this how gender equality works?" Xiaoru covered her mouth and laughed. "Okay, since I gave it to you, you can give it to me too. But! You are not allowed to buy those super expensive things secretly. If you want to give me something in the future, you have to tell me first and get my consent."

"Isn't this too overbearing?" Han Yi's eyes widened. "Besides, I told you what the gift was first. How can there be any surprise at all?"

"That's right." Xiaoru thought for a moment and nodded, "Then... at least tell me the price in advance, and I can buy it only if I think it's not expensive."

"Row."

Han Yi pretended to think, frowning, looking at the ceiling with his hands on his hips. Just as Xu Yiru felt strange about his behavior and followed his gaze to the ceiling, Han Yi suddenly squatted down and hugged the girl by the waist amid her screams.

"What are you doing?!"

"Come."

Han Yi placed one hand on Xiaoru's knees, and with the other hand gently embraced her waist which had suddenly become extremely stiff, and strode towards the king's bed...

Then, before Xiaoru's body temperature rose to the critical point of boiling, he passed the king's bed and walked straight into the master bedroom's dressing room.

"have a look."

Han Yi leaned over and kissed Xiaoru on the forehead, then signaled with his eyes to the latter who had completely crashed, asking her to look at the jewelry cabinet in front of her with a surface covered with transparent glass.

"These three boxes all contain the gifts I picked for you... Which one do you like better?"

"You choose, and I'll tell you the price."

(End of this chapter)