in2ebook Chapter 210 Birthday (1)
Chapter 210 Birthday (1)
The spring is fading with flowers, and the moon is bright and the stars are sparse.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Takumi Shimazaki, who had just walked into the president's office, looked up and saw Hoshino Hitomi still busy working, and couldn't help but sigh.
He walked up slowly, stood beside her respectfully, and reminded her, "Miss, you should take a rest today. It's already nine o'clock in the evening, and the employees have gone off work."
Hearing this, Hoshino Hitomi temporarily stopped the work in her hands, turned sideways to look at Shimazaki Takumi, smiled slightly and said: "Uncle Shimazaki, you have worked hard too, you must have just returned from a business trip, right? I will finish here quickly, I will take a rest later, you go back first."
Shimazaki Takumi smiled meaningfully and politely refused: "It's okay. Compared to yours, my job is not that hard, so you can leave your work today to me. Also, have you forgotten what day it is today?"
Hearing this, Hoshino Hitomi turned her head and glanced at the date on the calendar on the table, confused: "April 4th, is there a holiday? But I don't seem to have any impression of it."
Shimazaki Takumi was startled when he heard this, and a trace of barely perceptible heartache flashed across his eyes. Then he smiled helplessly and said, "Miss, today is your birthday. How could you forget such an important day?"
Hoshino Hitomi was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and said with sudden enlightenment: "Birthday... I see, thank you Uncle Shimazaki for reminding me. If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten it."
Shimazaki Takumi said in disbelief: "Miss, this is your twentieth birthday! No, I have to contact the staff right now to organize a grand birthday party for you. It will be done in about an hour. Miss, come with me to choose a dress first."
The corners of Hoshino Hitomi's mouth twitched slightly, and she quickly waved her hand and said, "Don't bother me. I never really celebrated my birthday before, and I don't really like grand and luxurious birthday parties."
A faint smile appeared on the corners of her lips, and she continued lazily: "Besides, as long as I don't celebrate my birthday, I can stay young forever~"
After hesitating for a long time, Shimazaki Takumi could only sigh and compromise, choosing to respect Hoshino Hitomi's own wishes, and shook his head lightly:
"If the members of the branch families of the Hoshino family, the housekeeper, and the people of the Hoshino Group knew that the eldest lady's birthday was so carelessly celebrated, I'm afraid they would not give up easily unless they held a birthday party that made a sensation around the world."
Hoshino Hitomi thought of her enthusiastic relatives and housekeeper, as well as the hundreds of thousands of loyal employees of the Hoshino Group, and instantly felt ashamed:
"Haha, that's indeed their style... So please keep it a secret for me this time, Uncle Shimazaki. As for the birthday party, I'll hold it later after I've made my decision."
"Okay, I'll follow your wishes, young lady."
Shimazaki Takumi was silent for a moment, then changed the subject and said, "It's just that, Miss, even if you don't want to hold a birthday party today, you should relax instead of being busy with the work at hand. If Miss doesn't want your subordinates to follow you, you can choose to make your own arrangements. Miss, just think of it as a three-day vacation for yourself, and don't worry too much about the affairs of the Hoshino Group. I will take care of it for you."
Hearing this, Hoshino Hitomi felt a surge of warmth in her heart, and tears welled up in her red eyes. She responded softly, "Uncle Shimazaki...thank you for all these years."
Shimazaki Takumi was very perceptive and immediately handed the other party a white handkerchief, then bowed slightly and said:
"This is what I should do. When Miss was just born, I promised Mr. Hoshino that I would follow Miss until death. This is what I have always wanted. Because Miss has always been the hope of the Hoshino family and the Hoshino Group."
Hoshino Hitomi raised her hand and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, then stood up and helped up the hunched over Shimazaki Takumi.
"I understand... The Hoshino Family and the Hoshino Group will definitely have a bright future, and I will not let you down."
Shimazaki Takumi shook his head and said seriously, "No, young lady. Our hope is that you can live safely and happily, and it has never changed."
Hoshino Hitomi turned around, wiped her tears with her handkerchief again, and said with a smile that sounded like crying: "Really, you said so many touching words all of a sudden, even I couldn't control my tears. I'm really sorry for letting Uncle Shimazaki see such an unbearable side of me..."
Shimazaki Takumi denied without hesitation: "My lady has never had any shameful side, you have always been strong."
In order to make Hoshino Hitomi feel a little better, Shimazaki Takumi took out the birthday gift he had prepared long ago.
"This is a wearable waist massager that can make the lady feel a little more comfortable when sitting in the office chair."
Hoshino Hitomi took the carefully wrapped gift box with both hands and said with a smile: "I like this gift very much, thank you Uncle Shimazaki!"
Shimazaki Takumi smiled cheerfully and said, "As long as you like it, Miss. I and other executives of the Hoshino Group have bought some accessories and sent them to your home. Miss, remember to open the gifts when you have time."
Hearing this, the corners of Hoshino Hitomi's mouth twitched, and she wondered in her heart: [They didn't buy me some foreign luxury goods again, did they? ]
He then took out a rectangular gift box that looked very valuable from his black handbag and handed it to Hoshino Hitomi respectfully.
"Also, this is the birthday gift that the butler sent from the United States to you, young lady. It is a piece of jewelry that the butler and Mr. Baichuan won at an auction. It is called the Tianlu Linlang Jade Necklace."
Hoshino Hitomi gently opened the necklace gift box, and was almost blinded by the necklace.
The necklace is made of several natural imperial green jadeite beads and is paired with a clasp inlaid with rubies and diamonds.
Shimazaki Takumi looked at the golden necklace with a ruby ring on Hoshino Hitomi's neck and said meaningfully:
"Although you have owned countless gold and silver jewelry since you were a child, I noticed that you always seem to wear the same necklace. You can change your taste occasionally."
What this means is that everyone in the Hoshino family can't stand the necklace given to the eldest daughter by a wild man outside, and they are afraid that their eldest daughter will be abducted by the wild man outside.
The corners of Hoshino Hitomi's eyes twitched, and after a long while she slowly said, "This necklace looks very valuable..."
Shimazaki Takumi calmly replied: "It's not too expensive. The highest bid at the auction was about 1300 million US dollars."
Hoshino Hitomi was not too surprised, but in her heart she couldn't help but admire the money ability of the Hoshino Group, who spend tens of millions of dollars from time to time without blinking an eye.
She slowly closed the gift box and smiled helplessly, "I'll accept this necklace, but I'll probably only wear it when I attend important gatherings because it's too eye-catching..."