Chapter 58

Ren Qiao'an pulled Jin Xi along, jogging along the way, through the crowds, through the hustle and bustle, through the streets full of flowers. They ran and ran, as if the two of them were trying to escape the center of the world and head to a secret, deserted corner.

There are so many people in this world, how lucky I am to have us~

Jin Xi's eyes fell on the two tightly clasped hands, and she unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth. Jin Xi had never thought that one day she would be walking through the crowd hand in hand with a happy girl without any worries, as if everything around them had nothing to do with them.

"Haha, where are we going?" Although Jin Xi felt inexplicably romantic, where exactly did Ren Qiao'an want to take her?

Ren Qiaoan smiled and said as a matter of course, "I don't know."

After running for a while, the surrounding scenery changed. Jin Xi felt that they were far enough away and Gao Yu and the others should not be able to find them, so she pulled Ren Qiao'an to slow down the pace, "There are so many people over there."

Hearing Jin Xi's words, Ren Qiao'an looked over and saw a group of people gathered in front of a stall. Ren Qiao'an slowed down and looked carefully through the crowd. There seemed to be no goods on the stall. There was a sign next to it with a few large brush-written characters saying "Free Fortune Telling".

"Uh, a fortune teller." Ren Qiao'an was embarrassed. The onlookers were mostly young people, and women accounted for an even larger proportion. "It seems to be a female fortune teller." Ren Qiao'an vaguely saw the fortune teller surrounded in the middle, who seemed to be a young man.

Jin Xi cast a curious look, "What are these?"

"I don't know, but it's definitely unreliable." Ren Qiao'an scoffed at these things. "One moment they ask you to tell me the number of strokes in your name, the next they ask you your date of birth, and then they ask a bunch of random questions, and in the end they come up with some unimportant conclusions."

Jin Xi glanced sideways, "How do you know so much?"

"Isn't it the old man from the group? Do you remember this person?" Ren Qiao'an continued, "She often uses these metaphysical theories to fool me. Every time I chat with her, she talks in a mysterious and insane way."

Jin Xi found it a little funny, "Haha, is she a witch?"

"I don't know. It is said that he is in this business, but I don't know whether it is true or not." The old man's words cannot be fully believed. This is Ren Qiao'an's experience.

"Are you close to her?" Jin Xi had noticed long ago that Ren Qiao'an and Lao Fuzi often @ each other in the group, and it seemed that they had a very good relationship.

Ren Qiao'an disagreed, "It's okay. We've been friends online for many years." Ren Qiao'an met Lao Fu Zi when he first joined the group, and the two of them could be said to have met each other out of quarrel.

"Oh." Jin Xi turned away, feeling a little jealous, but she understood rationally that the old man and Ren Qiao'an were just "friends".

However, Ren Qiao'an didn't notice the small details on Jin Xi's face at all. Her eyes were attracted by the dazzling array of stalls on both sides. "There's handicrafts for sale over there. Let's go take a look."

There are all kinds of handmade silver jewelry on the stall, which look sparkling and dazzling under the light.

"Jinxi, what kind do you like?"

"Hmm..." Jin Xi took a quick look at the pendants, earrings, bracelets, rings... She liked them all when she was in high school, but in the past two years, Jin Xi has lost interest in these small accessories.

The stall owner smiled and said, "The jewelry in our store is all handmade, and they are all one-of-a-kind. If you like them, you can try them."

"Really?" Ren Qiao'an responded politely, then picked up a ring, grabbed Jin Xi's hand, and put it on. "It's a bit big." Then he put on another one, "This one seems to be just right."

"This is too much." Jin Xi looked at the giant spider on her finger and protested. Then she saw Ren Qiao'an put a skull-shaped ring on her thumb. Jin Xi frowned and said, "Ren Qiao'an, is your taste really that weird?"

"Hey, that's not strange at all, it's called personality." Ren Qiao'an raised his little head proudly, "Then which one do you think is good-looking? Let me see what Miss Jin thinks."

Ren Qiao'an had already said so, how could Jin Xi not carefully choose? After a while, Jin Xi pointed at one of them and said, "This one looks pretty good."

"Miss, you have excellent taste! These are a pair of rings. They feature a loose-fitting and distressed finish, creating a simple, retro design that's suitable for most wrists. They also have a sun and moon pattern engraved on the rings, symbolizing the three loves I have: the sun, the moon, and you. Using the sun and moon as their motifs, they convey the deep affection of holding hands day and night."

"It's quite romantic." Ren Qiao'an was thinking of buying something and was about to turn around to ask Jin Xi's opinion, but he saw that Jin Xi was completely attracted by the stall next door. Ren Qiao'an didn't even know when Jin Xi went there.

Ren Qiaoan walked over to Jinxi and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Jin Xi excitedly picked up the gadget she had chosen and held it in front of Ren Qiao'an. "Ren Qiao'an, which one do you want?"

A pink, silly, cute five-pointed star and a yellow, silly, grinning square-shaped phone pendant suddenly caught Ren Qiao'an's eye. "Ugh, so ugly."

"Pah, they're so cute." Jin Xi said in a feigned anger, "Hurry up and pick one, I'll give it to you."

"..." If possible, Ren Qiao'an didn't want to choose either of them, but seeing Jin Xi's excited look, how could Ren Qiao'an feel embarrassed to spoil her fun, so she chose SpongeBob!

On the other side, Yan Yiyi and Qian Baoer were so attracted by the delicious food that they had completely forgotten about everyone else.

Wu Nianzhi followed Yan Yiyi and the others at a leisurely pace. The only two calm and composed companions around her were people she disliked. Wu Nianzhi curled her lips and asked, "Why are you following us?"

Tang Mu replied calmly: "Should I follow Jin Xi?"

Wu Nianzhi couldn't deny it, "...Tsk. Just pretending."

Tang Mu raised his eyebrows and glanced at Wu Nianzhi, saying, "You seem to hate me."

"Tsk, isn't it obvious?" Wu Nianzhi rolled her eyes slightly, avoiding meeting Tang Mu's gaze, but she still said harshly, "A little bit."

Tang Mu was silent for a while, then asked, "Why?" Although she had felt this way for a long time, but she never cared about it before, today she suddenly wanted to know why Wu Nianzhi didn't like her.

"..." Why? Why does she hate Tang Mu?

Wu Nianzhi's thoughts went back to the first time she met Tang Mu. It was at the podium of a certain debate competition. The team led by Tang Mu won first place, while Wu Nianzhi's team came in second. Tang Mu, like a gentleman, stood on the podium, smiling at the audience and facing them, and said dignifiedly and modestly, "Friendship first, competition second." It seemed that from that moment on, Wu Nianzhi no longer liked Tang Mu. Wu Nianzhi hated this sentence, and so she also hated Tang Mu for saying it with a smile, not to mention the many times Wu Nianzhi and Tang Mu met in subsequent competitions.

"Maybe we're just not meant to get along." Wu Nianzhi said something casually. She couldn't say that looking at Tang Mu reminded her of her past self, the hypocritical and annoying self. But Wu Nianzhi knew that Tang Mu was far better than she used to be.

"..." Tang Mu was wondering what to think. Wu Nianzhi seemed to have given her an answer but also seemed to have not given her an answer. She wanted to ask for clarification, but Wu Nianzhi did not give her the chance. Tang Mu watched helplessly as Wu Nianzhi finished speaking and ran after Yan Yiyi and Qian Baoer.

"Eh? Baoer, weren't those Ren Qiaoyuan and Jinxi just now?" Yan Yiyi asked with her head tilted, holding the grilled gluten in her hand. Qian Baoer also tilted her head, looking confused.

Wu Nianzhi, who was standing by, was holding a bucket full of small meat skewers in her arms. She took out a skewer and stuffed it into Yan Yiyi's mouth, "Silly girl, eat yours."

Qian Baoer was successfully attracted by the food: "Zhizhi, I want one too~"

As the hourly fireworks show was about to begin, the crowd gradually moved toward the riverside. However, Ren Qiao'an and Jin Xi went against the flow, heading further away from the river. As expected, the crowds thinned out as they moved further out. Sharp-eyed Ren Qiao'an spotted a patch of high ground—the steps of the Civic Plaza, where many residents would normally rest after a stroll. But tonight, the fireworks show had drawn most people to the riverside, leaving a few scattered figures there.

As he got closer, Ren Qiao'an discovered that there were quite a few young people sitting in groups of two or three on the steps. "Why are there people everywhere?" Ren Qiao'an muttered in dissatisfaction. It was really difficult to find a quiet place.

"It's much better than the riverside." Jin Xi glanced around. The atmosphere here was far less lively than that by the river. Perhaps these were just some Buddhist players who were just "joining in the fun."

After Ren Qiao'an took Jin Xi for a walk for quite some time, they finally picked a relatively "quiet" place and said, "Let's do it here." As soon as Ren Qiao'an finished speaking, the sky in the distance lit up, and a huge colorful flower bloomed from the inky curtain, followed by a loud noise.

Gorgeous fireworks suddenly bloomed, illuminating the entire sky, and meteor-like sparks fell straight from the sky, accompanied by people's warm cheers.

Amid the constant popping sounds of fireworks, everyone's face was filled with happy smiles, and Ren Qiao'an was no exception. The fireworks bloomed and disappeared in just a moment, but the memories left behind were eternal. Ren Qiao'an wanted to remember this incomparable moment of her firmly.

Jin Xi felt Ren Qiao'an's intense gaze, turned around and said with a smile, "Why are you staring at me instead of watching the fireworks?"

Looking at the beautiful girl under the fireworks, Ren Qiao'an suddenly raised the bouquet in his hand, took out the ring in his arms, cleared his throat pretentiously, looked at Jin Xi and said, "With flowers and a ring, shouldn't you say I do?"

"???" Jin Xi was unable to react for a moment. After a two-second pause, she saw Ren Qiao'an raise his eyebrows and smile at her. Only then did she realize that Ren Qiao'an was joking with her. Jin Xi took the bouquet, giggled softly, and replied softly, "I do."

Ren Qiao'an was satisfied, then took a step forward and put his arm around Jin Xi's waist. Jin Xi seemed to know Ren Qiao'an's intention, lowered her head, and kissed the girl's lips.

On one side is the colorful sky, and on the other side are girls hugging and kissing each other.

Xu Haoran's eyes were filled with astonishment. He couldn't believe what he saw. Senior Sister Qiao An and Senior Sister Jin Xi...

"Senior, they..."

Gao Yu patted Xu Haoran's shoulder and said nothing more, "Let's go, I'll have a drink with you."

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