She suddenly rushed forward, then planted a loud kiss on her cheek!

Finally, Emily picked up the last square box from under the tree and solemnly handed it to Lin Yu’an. "For you, Mr. ’Survivor’, I think it should be able to keep up with your pace."

Lin Yu’an received the box, tore off the wrapping paper, and opened the exquisite black watch box printed with "PANERAI".

At the instant the lid opened, a completely black, futuristic-looking watch hit his vision, the Panerai PAM01616.

The 47mm large case, made from Panerai’s patented carbon fiber composite material, presented a unique black camouflage-like pattern.

The signature crown guard and blue luminescent hour markers perfectly merged luxury with hardcore performance.

Looking at the watch, Lin Yu’an certainly recognized the brand. Panerai, born for the harsh environment of the deep sea, is legendary in itself.

And this carbon fiber watch combines extreme robustness and lightness, almost as if tailored for him.

He could feel the deep friendship behind it, but this gift... was indeed not cheap.

Aliya also came over, having just recovered from the shock of the black-painted Leica, and at this moment, looking at the watch in Lin Yu’an’s hand, showed a slight look of disapproval on her face.

She gently held Emily’s hand, with a tone of mock annoyance: "Emily, darling, I understand your intentions, this Leica M3 is already the craziest gift I’ve ever received."

"And now a Panerai... these two gifts together must be at least 30,000 US Dollars, right?"

Lin Yu’an nodded immediately, softly chiming in, "Emily, we’re a family, you really don’t need to spend so much on us."

"Your kind thoughts, we’ve already received long ago. As long as our family can be together safely, that’s enough."

Emily quietly listened to their "united persuasion," watching the genuine care and love on their faces.

She reached out both hands, holding Lin Yu’an and Aliya’s hands respectively, and her gaze first gently settled on Lin Yu’an’s face.

Then turned to Aliya, finally wrapping both of them in her steadfast and loving eyes.

"In my heart, nothing is more precious than you are, the cost of the gifts doesn’t count, because you are worth it!"

’You are worth it’, these simple four words weighed more than any explanation.

Lin Yu’an said no more, taking the substantial yet extraordinarily light watch out of the box, firmly putting it on his wrist.

He paused, with both Aliya and Emily watching him expectantly.

A trace of extremely rare embarrassment and frustration flashed across Lin Yu’an’s face.

"I’m sorry... I... came back so hastily this time that I completely forgot to prepare Christmas gifts."

Aliya seemed to have already guessed, comforting him, "Hey, darling, what are you talking about? Your safe return is the best gift, we don’t care about those things."

"That’s right, dear. We lack nothing, as long as you are here, every day is the best gift." Emily also gently echoed.

The more they said that, the deeper the "guilt" on Lin Yu’an’s face grew.

He stood up, pacing back and forth irritably in front of the fireplace, shaking his head, filled with a self-reproachful tone.

"No, I feel like I can’t face you now... I actually forgot to prepare Christmas gifts! I’m just awful!"

"I... I need some time alone." After saying this, he turned and walked towards a room on the second floor without waiting for the two to react.

Aliya and Emily looked at each other, seeing the worry in each other’s eyes.

Just as they were about to go upstairs to comfort him, suddenly a repressed and painful ’ah’ came from Lin Yu’an!

"Lin!"

"What happened?"

The two women immediately rushed up the stairs with a thud.

Aliya abruptly pushed open the slightly ajar door, shouting anxiously, "Lin, what’s wrong?!"

However, the room did not hold the struggling painful scene they had imagined.

Lin Yu’an was standing safe and sound in the middle of the room with a triumphant smile, holding two huge, vibrant bouquets of red roses, each containing 99 flowers.

The dazzling red petals were entwined with warm yellow, firefly-like miniature LED light strings, emitting a dreamy and romantic glow in the dim room.

Aliya and Emily stood frozen at the doorway, their hearts racing from the recent scare and the immense contrast in front of them, rendering their minds blank.

Before they could speak, Lin Yu’an stepped forward and presented the two dazzling bouquets to them, his voice low and tender.

"Merry Christmas, my loves."

Aliya was the first to react, laughing through her tears as she took the massive bouquet, playfully thumping Lin Yu’an on the chest with her fist: "You scoundrel! Are you trying to scare us to death?!" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Emily also took the bouquet, but beyond the uncontrollable happy smile on her face, there was a greater immense confusion.

She gingerly caressed a tender petal, as if confirming something impossible, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Darling... is this... are these real roses?"

Aliya also froze for a moment, immediately lowering her head to carefully inspect the bouquet in her arms, exclaiming: "My heavens, they really are! I thought they were the kind of lifelike silk flowers..."