She—the hidden heiress of the Shen family, had long resided abroad with her aunt.
He—the sole heir of the Ning family, burdened with heavy responsibilities yet indulging in endless play, ...
On the last day of this year, Ning Yifan of course took Shen Yueyan out on dates early.
At the last moment of the last day of every year in Yuncheng, when the New Year comes, colorful and beautiful fireworks will rise into the vast starry sky. This tradition has been going on for many years, and every year many young people will wait outside for this moment.
At night, the evening breeze by the river was a bit biting, but the young people who spent the New Year here at midnight did not feel it. They just held their other half's hands, and the love in their eyes seemed to be able to resist all the cold.
There were couples, married couples, and families of three here. Shen Yueyan stared at the family of three having fun in front of her, and the scenes from the past couldn't help but emerge in her mind.
In the past, her father had lifted her up high like that, and her mother had held her in her arms and kissed her. Her parents had always fought over who would hold her...
It turns out that I was once so happy. I didn't live in endless darkness every day. I once lived in the light, but someone stole it away later.
Ning Yifan, who had been keeping his eyes on her, noticed that something was wrong with her. She looked at the family in front of her, and sadness appeared in her eyes.
He knew that she was thinking of her parents again.
They were wearing newly bought clothes, waving fireworks sticks in their hands, with happy smiles on their faces. The father was carrying the child on his back, and the mother was taking pictures. Maybe they wanted to take a picture of the three of them together, and they happened to see her and hoped that she could take a picture for them.
She agreed without hesitation. After the three of them posed, she adjusted the angle and took a photo to record their beautiful moment.
After seeing it, the couple expressed their gratitude repeatedly. To express their gratitude, the mother suggested taking a photo of them. Before she could say anything, Ning Yifan took out his mobile phone to thank her.
It was originally just a simple pose of him putting his arm around her shoulders and looking at the camera, but when he shouted "three, two, one", he immediately turned his head while they were not paying attention and kissed her face without hesitation.
And just like that, the photo was frozen.
The boy was wearing a khaki coat with a black turtleneck sweater underneath. In the photo, he put his arm around the girl's shoulders and kissed her cheek. Although it was only a side view, his vigor and vitality were unstoppable. The girl was wearing the same coat with a black long sweater dress underneath. In the photo, her long hair was hanging down, her eyes were wide open and her face was full of surprise. The left side of her face was deformed by the sudden kiss.
The couple smiled at each other and handed the phone to Ning Yifan.
After the two left, he immediately set this photo as his phone wallpaper.
"Are you cold?" Ning Yifan held Shen Yueyan's hand and blew air on it.
Shen Yueyan shook her head.
He held Shen Yueyan in his arms and said in a voice that only she could hear: "You are never alone, you still have me."
Not far away, there were also two people holding hands and looking into the distance.
In a snack street, Xia Penny was wandering around the snack stalls, her hands were full and her mouth was stuffed. Ye Chen also had a bunch of snacks in his hands. He looked at the four hands full of snacks and burped before he even started eating. It seemed that he would eat too much again tonight.
11:59...
Ning Yifan just finished looking at the watch when the big screen opposite him also entered the countdown.
"...Five, four, three, two..."
At the last second he kissed her lips, the clock struck midnight, the fireworks arrived as promised, and people cheered.
The first snow of this year also arrived quietly at this moment.
After a long time, he let her go.
He opened his coat and wrapped her in his arms: "This is a New Year's Eve kiss, just consider it a New Year's gift, okay?"
The boy's eyes were filled with stars, as if the fleeting fireworks were retained in his eyes.
She nodded.
He placed a kiss on her forehead.
When she turned around to enjoy the fireworks, she found that the content on the screen opposite was not New Year's greetings. She didn't know when it had been changed.
It clearly reads:
“This is the first New Year we spend together.”
"Just You and Me"
“This is just the beginning”
“Every New Year and every holiday for the rest of my life”
"We're all together"
"I love you Wang Ning!"
She was stunned. This...
These words rolled over and over, and everyone's screams became louder and louder. Before the screams died down, the fireworks in the sky also changed.
At this time, someone exclaimed: "Look at the fireworks!"
Everyone's gaze, which was fixed on the big screen, instantly shifted upwards, and she followed suit.
The fireworks that were originally blooming like iron trees and silver flowers suddenly corresponded to the words on the big screen. They bloomed in real time as the big screen scrolled, as if the words inside broke free from the screen and jumped into the air, showing themselves to the protagonist with full love.
She knew it was this smirking guy who did it again. He always made a big fuss about it, as if he was afraid that others would not know how romantic he was.
Her heart was beating violently.
There was a lot of envy, and everyone was curious about who this Wang Ning was and why he was so happy.
Suddenly, a loud voice came from above my head: "I want to tell the whole world about my love for you. Wang Ning, I love you!"
His voice was even louder than the sound of fireworks. Everyone looked over and found that the protagonist was right next to them.
"I once said, when you miss your family, just look up at the stars, the brightest one is them. I can't pick the stars for you, but I can make a star shower for you. So many stars will fall, and there will definitely be one that lands near you, so I can say Happy New Year to you again!"
Shen Yueyan looked at this fool who had put so much thought into her, and hugged him tightly with red eyes.
He was afraid that she would be cold, so he wrapped her in his coat.
There were endless sounds of envy and wailing.
The two people who were watching all this silently seemed a little out of place in the bustling crowd.
"Do you like it?"
After a long time, the man asked, his face slightly red, not sure if it was because of his red hair or the fireworks in the sky.
The girl beside him stood obediently, her waist-length hair fluttering in the wind.
The girl nodded.
Who doesn’t like to declare their love to the world? It’s just that one cannot bear such love.
"Then I'll get you one next year."
The girl smiled but said nothing.
Without waiting for the girl's answer, the man turned back and continued to watch this grand and well-known love. He held her hand but exerted a little force.
That night, some people took the opportunity to express their love, some sighed for the love of others, and some suppressed their inner throbbing and kept silent.
Tonight is a night surrounded by love.
After this night, the big screen returned to normal, and there was no trace of last night left in the air. They might disappear from everyone's memory with the passage of time, but they became unforgettable memories in his and her minds.