this is the first birthday i get to spend with you. i’m genuinely thrilled.
（这是我第一次陪你过生日，我真的非常高兴）
and i’m also really sorry i missed your last one. i’ve carried the guilt ever since.
（同时我也很懊恼错过了你上一次的生日，为此深深自责至今）
but i swear, i’ll never miss another one. ever.
（但我发誓，我将永远不会错过你以后的任何一次生日）
陆承逍的眼睛微红，嗓音也开始有些抖，但沈砚清很清楚地听见了他说的每一个字。
“colin, i know you.
（colin，我知道你的一切）
i know you always dress exactly the way your stylist tells you to.
（我知道你会按照搭配师的建议来穿衣）
i know you pick the corn kernels out of your salad.
（我知道你吃沙拉会特地挑出玉米）
i know you wear your ruby cufflinks whenever you’re having a bad day.
（我知道你心情不好就会戴红宝石袖扣）
and i know you used to be afraid of letting someone in.
（我知道你曾经很害怕建立亲密关系）
but i want you to hear this:
（但我想告诉你的是）
you don’t have to be afraid anymore.
（你不需要再害怕）
i’m here, and i’ll wait for you.
（我在这里，一直等你）
i’ll spend the rest of my life proving that you can trust me.
（我会用余生向你证明你可以相信我）
i once thought emotions were something to guard against. they brought me pain, clouded my judgment, destroyed my courage, and drove me to do things i never thought i’d do.
（我曾经认为情绪是需要警惕的东西，它使我痛苦，使我失去理智，使我怯懦，让我做一些从未做过的事）
but now i realize what they truly meant: love.
（但是现在，我意识到它真正的含义：爱）
love has remade me.
（是爱重塑了我）
i fell in love before i knew it.
（当我发现自己爱上你的时候，已经无法自拔）
colin, i love you.
（colin，我爱你）
i love your eyes that make me melt,
（爱你那会让我融化的眼睛）
your lips that call my name in a thousand different tones,
（爱你那会用各种语气叫我名字的嘴唇）
your fingers that grip a fountain pen as you sign your name,
（爱你那会拿钢笔签字的手指）
your heart that races when i hold you.
（爱你那会在我抱你时怦怦直跳的心脏）
every single thing about you.
（爱你的一切）
i’ll always love you truly and completely.
（我会一直真诚地、毫无保留地爱你）
from the day i first saw you, my heart has been yours, and will remain so until my last day.
沈砚清偏头嗅了一下怀里的花，唇角扬起的弧度令他看起来格外柔和：“the roses are so beautiful, the most beautiful i've ever seen. i think this is going to be the most unforgettable birthday.”