Shen Jin had ordered them online from an accessories flagship store in Linshun City, so it had only taken an afternoon.
The Couple Hair Ties she had bought had already arrived.
After briskly opening the package, Shen Jin gazed at the pair of custom Couple Hair Ties in her hands, unable to put them down.
The two black hair ties looked perfectly ordinary, but that was precisely what made their hidden surprise so delightful.
Once either hair tie got wet, the custom message "I love you" would appear.
Shen Jin had chosen them carefully. She had originally wanted the three Chinese characters for "I love you," but had ultimately gone with English.
"So, how are you going to give him these hair ties?"
Sister Hua looked at the hair ties with a helpless expression. "Come on, other people give Lamborghinis, Rolls-Royces, or at the very least, ninety-nine roses or a drone display. How come all you're giving him is a hair tie?"
Sister Hua chuckled teasingly. "These ways of expressing love are all outdated..."
"Outdated? I don't think so." Shen Jin gently and slowly put the two hair ties into their box, then closed the lid, her eyes brimming with love as she spoke.
"I'll gradually give him those luxury cars and flowers too, but I just want us to start at the very beginning, with one plus one..."
Shen Jin tucked the box into her drawer as though it were a precious treasure, then said,
"He'll have all of it."
Sister Hua fell silent for a moment. She had never expected Shen Jin's love to be so simple-so simple that she wanted to start from the very beginning. Still, she forced a smile and said,
"Then how are you going to give them to him? You know he's still