Marching closer to Noah who was standing before the window, I asked, "Noah, are you sure that you don't want anything for your birthday?"
With my sudden call, he flinched and I saw him shoving a ring box inside his coat’s pocket in haste.
“Are… are you going to propose to her today?” I exclaimed, covering my mouth in disbelief.
Without even bothering to glance at me, he scratched the corner of his forehead saying, "Um! Let’s not talk about it now. It’s a surprise.”
“Oh!” I felt a heavy cloud hovering my heart, making me upset, but I was forced not to shower it as rain from my eyes.”
“And yeah, I am sure I don’t want any gifts from you, Quynh,” still having his back turned to me, he shifted to another topic.
While that was some relief to me. Making sure or you can say not trusting him, I tried to make it crystal clear that it was his decision to not give him any gifts and he cannot pester me about that.