The Pei Yang she usually saw was either joking and bickering with her, or he would be grinning like a rascal and never serious.

He seemed very different today; he seemed to have calmed down, as if this was the real him.

My brother said that none of them really understood Pei Yang. Pei Yang is a person who hides himself very well. He can deal with all kinds of people, but he doesn't have a deep relationship with anyone. The few of them are considered Pei Yang's close friends, but sometimes they still can't figure him out.

Sometimes she did feel that Pei Yang was different from what she saw, but she thought it wasn't as mysterious as Xu Tingchuan made it out to be. But now she wasn't sure.

“Miss Xu Jiayue, you’ve been staring at me for more than thirty seconds. Have you discovered how handsome I am and fallen in love with me?” Pei Yang raised his head and teased her with raised eyebrows.

"If you don't change your glib tongue, I don't think I'll ever fall in love with you in this lifetime." Xu Jiayue rolled her eyes at him, then looked away.

Pei Yang looked at her exposed ears, which were slightly red, and he couldn't tell whether they were red from the cold or from embarrassment.

He lowered his head and finished the dumpling soup first. A warm current flowed through his body, and he felt completely comfortable. Then he tidied up the lunchbox.

“There are only a few minutes left in the countdown. Do you want to see the biggest fireworks?” Pei Yang asked Xu Jiayue.

Xu Jiayue nodded. Since they were already out, of course they had to see the New Year's fireworks display.

"Come with me." Pei Yang naturally grasped Xu Jiayu's hand and quickly walked in the opposite direction from the fireworks.

Xu Jiayue started running after them, and when she looked down, she noticed that her hand was being held, and she felt a little awkward.

Actually, they had held hands like this before. When they were little, Pei Yang would play with her and they would hold hands. He even let her ride on his shoulders.

For the first time, she realized that as she grew up, even the same actions she used to do as a child were different now.

Pei Yang ran two hundred meters and stopped on the riverbank. There was no one there, not even a streetlamp, and it was dark and gloomy.

"Right here?" Xu Jiayue looked around, not understanding what was so good about this place, which was quite far from the fireworks.

"It's about to begin." Pei Yang glanced at the time and counted down: "Nineteen, eighteen, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several plumes of white smoke rose into the dark night sky, and then, bang! Brilliant fireworks burst forth, illuminating the dark place.

Xu Jiayue tilted her head back and smiled. She suddenly understood why Pei Yang wanted to watch the fireworks here.

It is precisely because this place is so dark and gloomy that the fireworks appear even brighter and more dazzling when they burst open in the sky.

Fireworks burst open one by one in the night sky; though brief, their brilliance was enough to leave a lasting impression.

The fireworks show lasted for about ten minutes.

After reading it, Xu Jiayue looked away with a smile on her face, still somewhat unsatisfied.

Before she could even marvel at the beautiful fireworks, several more plumes of white smoke shot into the sky, this time quite close to them.

Xu Jiayue looked up again and saw that the dazzling fireworks formed a row of words: Xu Jiayue, Happy New Year!

She froze, watching the fireworks disappear.

"Happy New Year," Pei Yang said to her, turning his head to her side.

Xu Jiayue was stunned for a while, then turned her head, pursed her lips, and asked, "If I hadn't come, wouldn't your design have been for nothing?"

“You will come.” Pei Yang raised his hand and bent down to straighten Xu Jiayue’s scarf.

“You deliberately said you were going to the convenience store.” Xu Jiayue already suspected he was feigning helplessness, and now she was certain.

Pei Yang did not deny it, but lowered his eyes and stared at her face.