Chapter 45 Fireworks

After dinner, Xue Mingrui took Chen Congyu to the yard to set off fireworks. Xue's mother accompanied them for a while and then went into the house, leaving the two of them to play outside.

Xue Mingrui boosted Shen Congyu's mood. She was in a good mood today. When setting off the fireworks, Xue Mingrui asked her to make a wish.

During those few seconds, under Xue Mingrui's gaze, Shen Congyu's mind went blank, and she couldn't think of what wish to make.

If possible, she would like more.

Chen Congyu still laughed at herself for being a greedy person, but despite this, she still didn't keep anything.

After playing in the snow with Xue Mingrui, Chen Congyu did not stay too late and returned to his residence because he was afraid that the snow would get too heavy and the road would be difficult to walk on.

The taxi stopped downstairs, Chen Congyu opened the umbrella and got out of the car, his figure blending into the snowy night, not noticing that there was actually a familiar car parked not far away.

She shook off the snow on her umbrella before entering the elevator. The delay was for a while, and the cold air invaded her. She felt uncomfortable and her mood became bad. She made the movements with her hands with an expressionless face.

The elevator door closed in front of me as usual, but at the last second, a hand intervened and stopped it.

Shen Congyu looked up in surprise, and the elevator door opened automatically, revealing Jiang Xilin's face.

He walked in and pressed close.

Chen Congyu had never expected him to come over at this time. He calmed his expression and asked him, "When did you come?"

She just got home.

There was some snow on Jiang Xilin's shoulders, but there was no heating in the elevator, so it didn't melt for a while. He brushed it off bit by bit, and his fingertips were cold and white.

"Just arrived."

Shen Congyu nodded.

She really wanted to ask him why he came, but if she asked that, it would seem like she was not welcoming, so she didn't say it.

Now she spoke less, just to avoid saying something unpleasant that would upset Jiang Xilin. He came because he wanted to.

As I walked in, a gust of cold air hit my face. The room was chilly, not much better than outside.

Chen Congyu shrank back reflexively, then looked at the man beside her, who was as calm and indifferent as ever.

All the lights were on, and the coldness was slightly dispelled. The costumes arranged by Xue Mingrui also showed a lot of warmth at this time.

"Isn't today Chinese New Year? Ruirui said you might be at Miss Duan's house, so why did it end so early?"

In fact, she wanted to ask, wouldn’t Miss Duan have any objections to coming here at this time?

As she spoke, she turned on the air conditioner, stood in front of it, and glanced at Jiang Xilin skillfully.

He took off his snow-soaked coat, as if he was not afraid of the cold.

He seems to be too busy recently. His lines look sharper, and with his cold expression, he looks like a sculpture carved out of ice.

Although it is exquisite and beautiful, it is too cold.

I wonder if he will feel better when the air conditioner turns up.

"Just got back from a business trip."

Jiang Xilin asked her: "Do you really want me to be at Duan Ke's house, or do you not want to see me?"

Chen Congyu thought it meant the same thing.

Unfortunately, she didn't dare to say it.

"I didn't think that much. You were very normal at the Duan family today, so I thought that."

Her hands were a little warmer, and Shen Congyu took off her coat. She asked, "Do you want to eat something? I'll be at Ruirui's tonight, but there are still a lot of ingredients at home."

Jiang Xilin nodded.

Seeing him take out his mobile phone to make a call, Shen Congyu entered the kitchen and believed that he had just returned from a business trip.

So busy.

Shen Congyu thought about his resignation application, which should be fine.

There were still ingredients in the refrigerator that she and Xue Mingrui had bought. She picked out the easy-to-cook ones. Considering that today was New Year's Eve, she fried four dishes and had a soup at the back.

The two sat down at the dining table. Jiang Xilin ate while Shen Congyu peeled a pomelo. He asked curiously, "Then you're not going to look for Miss Duan? Doesn't she mind?"

Jiang Xilin didn't know when she started talking so much.

He replied calmly: "I won't bother you anymore."

It turns out that he was afraid of disturbing others.

When he thought about leaving Haicheng soon, Chen Congyu's mentality became much calmer and he didn't think too much about anything.

Fireworks were exploding outside at this time. They should be quite far away, but they were one after another, and there was still a New Year atmosphere.

Neither Chen Congyu nor Jiang Xilin spoke anymore. She concentrated on peeling the pomelo in her hand.

This is a rare harmonious atmosphere between them.

After peeling the pomelo, Chen Congyu slowly ate two pieces, piled the rest next to Jiang Xilin, then got up and went to the kitchen to bring out the soup.

She seemed to be simply preparing a meal for Jiang Xilin, and then went to the balcony to watch the fireworks outside.

The house was in a remote location, and the direction from which the fireworks were set off was just a simple colored outline.

But I still feel that it adds a lot of flavor to the New Year.

She could roughly identify the direction of that place, which should be near the central lake.

That area is very expensive.

With her current salary, she won't be able to afford a house there in her lifetime.

A few years ago, she went out with her friends and watched fireworks blooming right under her noses in a hotel dozens of stories high. How could she not think it was beautiful at that time?

The balcony was still cold, Shen Congyu looked at it for two minutes, not wanting to catch a cold, and returned to the living room, standing in front of the French window looking outside.

The wind and snow were getting stronger, but there were quite a few people downstairs. They came out to play after eating the New Year's Eve dinner. The children were chasing and playing with fairy wands. It was a bright scene and quite lively.

As he watched, Chen Congyu felt that the house was too quiet, so he ran to the sofa, turned on the TV and started watching the show.

She was watching very seriously, and only when Jiang Xilin came over and sat next to her did she react.

He was looking at his phone, replying to some message. Shen Congyu glanced at it, then silently withdrew his gaze, took out some melon seeds and oranges from under the coffee table and started eating.

These were all bought by Xue Mingrui. At that time, Shen Congyu thought that she couldn’t eat too much by herself, but now it is quite suitable.

When it comes to Chinese New Year, we just want this atmosphere.

After replying the message, Jiang Xilin did not leave. Instead, he sat next to Shen Congyu and watched the evening party with her.

The living room was filled with the sounds of conversation and music from the TV program. Two people sat together quietly, one leaning on the back of the sofa, the other eating an orange. It looked quite real.

From the perspective of someone who doesn't know the truth, it's heartwarming.

Jiang Xilin didn't take a close look at her house the last time he came, but this time he saw it clearly. There were festive red blessing stickers on the windows and doors, two strings of furry little lanterns hung on both sides of the TV, and the vase was filled with fresh wintersweet.

A faint fragrance floats in the air.

"It's cleaned up pretty well." Jiang Xilin suddenly spoke.

Chen Congyu followed his line of sight and realized what he was referring to.

"Rarity helped clean it up."

Jiang Xilin commented: "I think so too. How could you do this?"

He meant that Chen Congyu never worried about these things. Chen Congyu understood.

But I guessed right by accident that Chen Congyu didn't want to do these things.

After all, she had to leave Haicheng immediately after the New Year, so she had no time to think about it.