Chapter 337

“You’ll find out soon.” Neil sat Silvia down on the couch and whispered, “Don’t open your eyes. Only open them when I say so.” “Alright.” The sound of his footsteps slowly faded before they returned again. Silvia heard him place something on the table, and soon after, he said, “You can open your eyes now.” She slowly opened her eyes. She saw a bowl of noodles that was decorated with slices of carrots that spelt out her birthday. The carrots were not sliced properly, and they looked somewhat ugly. “Happy birthday, Silvia!” She looked at the average-looking bowl of noodles and looked at Neil in confusion. “Did you make this?” Neil nodded. “Yes. You just have to take a bite. We’re going out later.” Silvia realized that there was only a single strand of noodle in the entire bowl. “Did you make it from scratch?” Neil’s ears turned red. He looked away uncomfortably and said, “You’re overthinking it. I bought it.” Having known him for such a long time, she realized tha