Their plane landed in the evening. Because Spring Festival was around the corner, the illuminations were hanged along the streets. Those colors delighted people.
"Adam, I look forward to the reunion with my family at the Spring Festival. It has been years since our last reunion." Tracey nestled in Adam's arms. She spent several years in the US.
During that time, Tracey would excuse her own absence for the reunion of the Spring Festival with studying. But in fact, she was too worried about her own business to take leave for a couple of days.
What was more, her absence let Carmen be off guard. At the sight of Tracey, Carmen couldn't help coming up the trick to ruin Tracey.
During the three years abroad, Steve was the only companion of Tracey. He took Tracey to Chinatown to celebrate the festival and googled the festival customs online.
For Tracey, he cooked dumplings on the eve of the Spring Festival and sweet dumplings early in the morning of the Festival. All in all, they kept each other company like family.
"Well, I will celebrate the festival with you every year. Why do you make that face? What is in your mind?" Adam asked.
"I miss Steve. He accompanied me to celebrate the Festival. He cooked me dumplings and sweet dumplings. I still remember how we turned the kitchen into a mess for our first Festival."
Tracey had a difficult time on her first arrival in the US. She and Steve couldn't afford to dine out, and they had to cook by themselves every day.
The memory of Steve's first cooking dumplings relived in Tracey's mind again. As rookies, they were clumsy in cooking. The stuff they made was ugly, but they ate up.
Adam was clear that Tracey was immersed in those good old times.
He held Tracey tightly. "Tracey, you know what, I am envious of Steve, for he saw you through those hard times."
"You strived together, while I was somewhere else in the world. Thank God that you didn't fall for him!"
If Tracey had felt the thing toward Steve, Adam was doomed to lose his love forever. That was why Adam tried to understand the feelings between Tracey and Steve.
He knew that there was one person in Tracey's life, more important than family but irrelevant to love.
"Perhaps, Steve is too awesome, so I consider him as a family rather than a lover. Adam, I would like to invite Steve over to celebrate the festival. What do you say?" Tracey suggested.
"As you wish." Adam felt relieved at the fact that Tracey took Steve as her family.
"Great."Tracey felt happy. "We can also invite Wilson over if he is still here, and Caesar, Rose... Wow, I have so many friends now."
"Yes, we have friends so we won't be alone again." Adam understood what Tracey said.
"Wonderful! I will cook dumplings for you. I have never celebrated the Spring Festival with so many friends. It must be lovely then." Tracey felt thrilled at this idea.
"No red flag here, if that is what you want." Adam smiled and held Tracey tight. All he wanted was Tracey.
Both Adam and Tracey were on their toes because of those leftover problems and the new business orders.
Especially for Adam, his business was in a more extensive range than Tracey had thought.
They worked overtime under a consensus that they would take a rest during the Spring Festival holiday.
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