The host immediately pointed at Kaleb and said, “Running away at the critical moment; can’t you afford to lose
face?”
Kaleb’s cold eyes, like ice, looked at him. The host didn’t care about his ugly complexion at all and pressed his hand down.“Sit down! The competition has already started; emotions come first, the competition comes second. No matter the result, please don’t damage the harmony between the couple.”
With so many old classmates watching, I felt embarrassed. I slowly extended my finger and gently pinched Kaleb’s pants, giving them a slight tug. Kaleb’s gaze fell upon my fair hand. I hung my head and whispered, “Just write whatever; it doesn’t matter if I come last.”
After a few seconds of silence, Kaleb picked up the whiteboard and pen from the chair and sat back down.
“You were very unusual today,” Kaleb said with a light tone, slightly helpless.
“Yeah!* Can it “not” be abnormal? For the first time ever, I attended a reunion with my old classmates, and for the first time ever, I was forcefully made to participate in this competition. It was completely not something that “I‘, Katrina, could do.
The host started passionately, “The competition officially begins. The first question is a bonus question. Please tell me the date of your wedding anniversary, and for couples, write down the date when you officially started dating.”
Kaleb and I both wrote 5.1 on the whiteboard. Ten couples revealed their answers, and the whole audience applauded.
The host said, “Great job; all ten teams got it right. For the second question, gentlemen, please listen carefully. What kind of flowers does your significant other like?”
I wrote:“Night–blooming cereus.” I thought that Kaleb would definitely not know; after all, I had never revealed to anyone what kind of flowers I liked, not even my family and best friends knew, and these flowers were also not available in the market.
Kaleb revealed his card: Night–blooming cereus. I stole a glance; my heart tightened, and I looked at him in astonishment, my face full of confusion. Can you guess all of this?*
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