Valeria had everything a modern girl could dream of: a good job, the man she loved, and an imminent wedding. Everything was… until some well-wisher sent a photo with the spicy adventures of her future husband. That’s a “New Year’s present,” isn’t it? How to get through it without losing faith in real feelings? Valeria will manage—because New Year is a time for magic. Besides, there’s a good-natured friend nearby, ready to come to the rescue. Illustrations in the text were created using the Midjourney neural network.