The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s

Chapter 2140: Chapter 2140: Eighteenth Coming-of-Age Ceremony (22)

Ruan Qun stood at the top of the staircase, and when Duan Xi suddenly emerged from the room next door, holding a large bouquet of roses, the smile on his face gradually faded. By the time Ruan Jiaojiao happily accepted the flowers, and the two exchanged smiles as if no one else could intervene, his smile had completely frozen.

Compared to the grand bouquet of one hundred and one roses in Duan Xi’s hands, the single rose wrapped in cellophane in his own hand seemed so pitiful.

The nine brothers had originally planned to wait for Ruan Jiaojiao at the staircase. He was first, followed by the other eight in line, waiting for Ruan Jiaojiao to walk up to him so he could present her with the rose he held behind his back, along with a blessing.

Nine brothers, each with a rose, each with a line, each standing on a step... just imagine, what a great idea it was.

But now, the entire scene had been ruined by Duan Xi’s eye-catching bouquet of roses!

The brothers behind him were unaware of the situation at the front. Ruan Lei impatiently urged, "Xiaojiu, what’s going on? Hurry up! Stop dawdling."

"..." Ruan Qun, sorry, he really couldn’t bring himself to hand over this weak and helpless rose!

Moreover, watching the two of them gaze at each other with flowers in their hands, made him feel like he would be struck by lightning if he interrupted!

Ruan Wei, standing on the third step, grew impatient seeing Ruan Qun not moving, swung his leg over to the first step, and said to Ruan Jiaojiao, "Jiaojiao, this rose is for you, the only one, representing that you’ll always be our only..."

Almost instinctively, as Ruan Jiaojiao turned to look, he quickly hid the bare rose behind his back.

The contrast between one rose and a whole bouquet was painfully obvious.

"What on earth is going on with you all..." Ruan Lei was about to chastise his two younger brothers, but as he stepped up, he too was speechless, staring at the bouquet in Ruan Jiaojiao’s hands with the same expression as Ruan Wei and Ruan Qun.

Then, the others, Ruan Feng, Ruan Bo, and Ruan Jie, came up as well.

Though all were over twenty, and certainly wouldn’t do something so foolish in public, holding a rose trying to utter a blessing, just thinking about it was embarrassing, yet it was the birthday of their family’s little princess.

Even if it was embarrassing, even if it was awkward, the big men still bit the bullet and followed Ruan Lei’s suggestion.

After all, they only had one sister. If they didn’t pamper her, who else could they spoil?

Who would have thought, when they threw caution to the wind to do this, they’d be met with such a breathtaking counterattack!

Looking at Duan Xi’s large bouquet, then at the single roses in their hands, the brothers couldn’t pull off a happy face.

Ruan Chi and Ruan Jie, standing lower, when they came up and saw the expressions on their brothers’ faces, and then their sister more charming than the flowers, older by a few years, they finally laughed after a moment of pause.

"So what do we do now?" Ruan Jie asked.

The brothers exchanged looks, and in the silence, Ruan Hao finally stepped forward, standing in front of Ruan Jiaojiao, his expressions gentle like a painting, his voice warm as a spring breeze: "One rose each, nine roses in total, wishing our little princess and her chosen prince a long-lasting future."