Hello,
It was my birthday recently, and I met some friends to celebrate it. A few weeks ago, I noticed a friend of mine tried to know what I would like to be gifted. I told him I was interested in learning Japanese and that I didn't start yet because I couldn't find a good resource. I also went to a bookstore one day with all my friends, and I saw a nice Japanese book but I couldn't afford it, so everyone knew what I wanted.

Now, I have this friend of mine which has been acting strange since we had a fight a year ago, but we reconciled instantly. Our fight was caused by a misunderstanding, so I forgave him, but he still seems to be resentful.

When it was his birthday, I gifted him a Star Wars cup because he loves the Star Wars series. We were good friends and we know each other very well, so couldn't I help thinking that he would gift me that Japanese book. But I was wrong. He gifted me a Chinese book instead titled "How to speak Chinese in 15 days". And his dedication says: "<my name>, if you're able to speak Chinese in 15 days, I'll buy you a Japanese dictionary, OK?"

What do you think? Did he intentionally gifted me that book in order to tease me? The book is still available. In fact, I could finally buy it. I seriously don't know what to think.