As Miaomiao spoke, she stepped forward and handed Bruce what she was holding.
Bruce accepted the weighty gift box and thanked her calmly. Then he elegantly unwrapped it and took out a thick, gilt-covered collector's album. Its pages were heavy and finely made, but the cover gave no indication of its contents.
"A literary classic?"
That seemed like something Jason would enjoy.
Miaomiao's eyes curved into crescents. "It's different from Jason's. I made yours myself, Bruce. Hurry and open it!"
"You made it yourself? I'm looking forward to this."
Smiling, Bruce opened the album. Jason gave a disdainful snort, his face declaring that he couldn't care less, while his body honestly leaned toward Bruce for an "offhand" glance.
Then...
"Hahahahahahahahaha-"
As Jason's laughter nearly blew the roof off, everyone turned to look at Bruce, whose mouth was twitching-or rather, at the book in his hands.
"What? What happened?"
"'Gotham's sweetheart-playboy Bruce Wayne'... a documentary collector's album?! Pfft!"
"...Pfft, cough, cough..."
Amid the three children's laughter and Butler Batman's disapproving gaze, Bruce rubbed his temples and closed the album with a headache.
At that very moment, while Bruce wasn't paying attention, Jason snatched the "Gotham's sweetheart" compilation and darted onto the stairs to leaf through it, complete with running commentary-
"Our Little Fish really put her heart into this. It actually has photos of the old man's public appearances from all of last year... wait... 'Includes photos of last year's magazine cover girls and models,' 'as well as photos of them paired up with Bruce Wayne'..."
Unlike Tim and Damian, who still spared a little thought for their father's dignity, Jason burst into another round of unrestrained laughter without mercy.
"Is there something wrong with this book?" Miaomiao had no idea what was so funny. As far as she was concerned,