Christmas Eve.

As a man in the family, Mark, like the rest of the community, was forced to jump up and down on this day, pulling ornaments and decorating the façade of their homes.

The community's neighborhood mutual aid association is all out to patrol every corner of the community.

It was close to noon.

Mark pulled down several plastic reindeer statues from the back of the pickup truck and placed them on the patio.

Then the power is on.

The lights inside the reindeer flickered and then ran steadily.

Mark saw this.

After reviewing the results of his hard work in the morning, he nodded with satisfaction.

Subsequently.

Shake it and shake off the snowflakes on his body.

Clapped his hands, gave his next-door neighbor John a sympathetic look, and then walked towards the utility room next to the garage with a telescopic ladder.

John stood on the stairs in pain and joy, letting the snow envelop him......

After returning home.

The fireplace has begun to light a fire to push the cold back in the house.

Next to the fireplace.

The Christmas tree that I personally cut down and brought home from outside yesterday has also been erected.

Kate and Lylith, dressed in loungewear, were talking and laughing and hanging Christmas tree pendants on the Christmas tree.

Coloured balls, snowflakes and ...... A variety of small and delicate Santa Claus shapes.

Mark sat on the couch and grabbed a set of ornaments, put it in his hand, and flipped it over to take a look.

Made indong-goo！

Seeing this word, Mark did not feel the slightest surprise.

If it weren't for the fact that most of the Christmas trees like to cut them themselves, Dongguo is estimated to have launched a Christmas tree free shipping service.

Not much.

The fiancée and daughter's side were also completed.

Kate went straight to the kitchen to get ready for lunch.

As for Lylith?

Mark took Lylith directly to the top of the rather mysterious attic again.

in the attic.

Lylise flickered her eyes with long eyelashes, looking expectantly at the leather case that suddenly appeared on Mark's right hand.

The annual birthday gift session.

This year, in particular, this day means even more to Lalith.

Sixteen years old.

Adulthood.

Before the age of sixteen, Lylise dreamed of waiting for this day, because after the age of sixteen, she would be free from the constraints of the evil foster care agency......

But now?

Lylith tilted her little head in thought.

It seems that this idea is gone.

There was a pause.

Mark smiled lightly and looked at the girl who didn't know what she was thinking and said, "Are you ready?" ”

Lylith replied suspiciously, "Is it still one of the three this year?" ”

"Of course."

"I thought sixteen would be an exception."

“…… No. The corners of Mark's mouth twitched slightly.

Why do you want so much?

Do you want to act as a superhero with props?

Click!

The suitcase opened to reveal three items inside.

A backpack.

A flash of blonde hair.

A ballpoint pen.

Lylith blinked at Mark and didn't speak.

But the expression seems to say whether it is a mistake or not.

Mark smiled and pointed to the backpack and said, "Magic backpack, knock on it and a captain and six soldiers will come out, you can give orders to them, and they will follow your orders unconditionally to do anything." ”

“…… Really? ”

Lyris's eyes lit up, and she looked at the rucksack made of cowhide and looked at it carefully, and she was moved.

But.

Lylise turned her gaze back to the golden hair in the middle, looking up at Mark.

"It can make blonde hair look more shiny."

“…… Gone? ”

"And healing."

Lylith blinked her eyes and ruled this out directly, landing her gaze on the last ballpoint pen and asked, "What about this?" ”

"It's a great way to forget what's happening right in front of you." Mark said.

This ballpoint pen was found in the utility room, as for why this thing is in the utility room? Now that the ninth sister is gone, she can't find the answer.

Lylith pursed her lips and finally said, "This time the gift is so bad. ”

Mark: "......"

At last.

Lylith chose blonde hair that gave her hair a more shiny look.

As for that backpack?

The reason for a word.

It's ugly!

The moment Mark made it clear that he couldn't damage the appearance of the backpack or it would make the magical power disappear, Lylith gave up.

Blonde hair melts into it.

An invisible golden glow rippled through the attic.

Lyris's originally messy blonde hair instantly became like soft water, and the light of the blonde hair became more and more shiny.

Lylith stroked her hair, and an inexplicable wave of warmth passed through......

Mark closed the suitcase and threw it directly into the storage room.

When walking down the stairs.

Kate was leaning against the door, looking at Mark helplessly.

Next to Kate, stood a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes.

When the middle-aged man saw Mark, he immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Louis, the car you ordered yesterday has been delivered." ”

"Car?" Lylith, who followed Mark down, was a little curious.

Mark said, "Your Christmas present. ”

Lyris: "......"

After walking out of the doorway.

I saw a brand new purple Honda quietly parked on the side of the road.

Mark said that when Lalith was sixteen and could get her driver's license, he would give her a car.

Talking has always been a good habit for Mark.

Besides.

The car also didn't cost much.

Mark sold the white Honda in the garage and traded it in.

In terms of price.

It's almost for nothing.

Of course.

The main reason was that the owner of the car dealership was an old acquaintance of Mark.

"Aren't you afraid you'll spoil her?"

"How so?"

Mark glanced at his fiancée standing next to him, then looked at Lylith, who was leading the manager of the car dealership to explain the functions of the vehicle one by one, and said, "I believe in my daughter." ”

Can you not believe it?

If Mark had been mixed with mutants, Inhumans and superheroes all day long, he would probably have been unbalanced a long time ago.

But what about Lilith?

There is no sign of imbalance at all.

In terms of academics, it is already firmly in the first echelon.

If nothing happens, Lalith will receive invitations from several Ivy League schools after the start of Grade 12 next September.

on top of personal life.

Lylith's performance made Mark unable to pick out the thorns.

I didn't touch the drugs that are more popular in colleges and universities at the moment, or find myself a boyfriend in college......

That's enough.

Mark felt that the gift was something that Lalith deserved.

To put it in a fashionable phrase.

Kate's stomach hasn't moved until now, and she is such a girl, who is she used to?

Money is a bunch of numbers to Mark.

Flowers are flowers.

It's good that the girl is happy.

Half an hour later.

Mark parked the purple Honda in the garage and walked out before saying, "Okay, wait until you get your license to drive this car." ”

"After Christmas, I will go to the driving control center to take the test."

“……”