"Heh."
Zhang Bo wore a cool, aloof expression.
Up ahead, the girls chatted and laughed. Behind them, everyone teased one another in perfect harmony. They were all having a good time.
"All right, let's go exchange gifts!"
A girl raised the bag in her hand a little and called out excitedly.
"Okay!"
The other girls all chimed in.
"Let's hurry. We got so caught up shopping that we lost track of time. It's already so late."
One girl glanced at her watch, her brows knitting slightly.
"Yeah, let's hurry."
The girls quickened their pace.
The boys followed suit, picking up their pace a little too.
"Ah, it's still snowing."
The girl who stepped out of the mall called out in surprise. "How lovely."
And by now, the snow had grown even gentler.
Snowflakes drifted softly down, seeming to glow in the surrounding lights.
There weren't as many people around the Christmas tree as there had been earlier.
After all, there were plenty of other places to visit on Christmas Eve.
The girls watched as someone picked out a gift.
It was a long, rectangular gift box wrapped in paper with a blue background and a star pattern.
A golden ribbon was tied into a bow on top.
What could be inside?
The girls whispered their guesses, curious.
But the man who had chosen the gift box didn't open it there to reveal the answer.
He carried it through the crowd and soon disappeared from sight.
The girls felt a little disappointed.
But before long, they couldn't help smiling.
They were going to pick out gifts of their own, after all.
Hopefully, a surprise was waiting for them tonight.
The boys went over too.
Xiao Xiao stayed where he was and looked up at the enormous