Chapter 300 New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve, a day full of traditional charm, is also affectionately called New Year's Eve. It is the most important night of the year in the Chinese world.
The hustle and bustle of the day seems to pave the way for the tranquility of the night. As the sun gradually sets, the crowds in the streets and alleys gradually disperse, and every household is brightly lit, preparing to welcome the arrival of the New Year.
Tianhai City, this prosperous coastal city, is also immersed in a peaceful atmosphere at this moment. The usual bustling scenes with flashing neon lights are replaced by warm family time, becoming quiet and peaceful.
As night falls, the streets are empty and the shops on both sides have pulled down their iron gates, leaving only scattered lights swaying in the cold wind.
When the clock struck 8, the whole city seemed to have pressed the pause button. Apart from the occasional passing vehicle, there were almost no pedestrians on the streets.
Against this backdrop, a small barbecue stall still keeps its lights on, maintaining this faint sense of bustle all by itself.
The charcoal fire flickered on the stall, but there were no customers. After all, people at this moment were either sitting around the steaming hot table, enjoying the reunion dinner, or on their way home, anxiously driving towards their warm homes.
The owner of the barbecue stall was wearing that familiar black leather jacket, and the worn marks on the cuffs were a testament to his countless hard days and nights.
He originally had two helpers in his shop. One was a part-time college student who was full of energy and dreams. Three days ago, he packed his bags and returned to his hometown with a lot of longing. The other was a vampire. She seemed to have her own things to do recently and no longer came to the shop to help often.
On this special night, the barbecue stall owner is alone guarding this lonely business, waiting for the brief bustle that may appear late at night.
There were no customers at the moment, and the boss was happy to be free. He set up a small stool and sat in the store to watch the Spring Festival Gala.
He is not Chinese, and this is his first time watching the Spring Festival Gala. Although most young people are not interested in this large-scale program, the boss enjoyed watching it and even chuckled from time to time.
Just at this moment, a gust of cold wind blew in from outside the store. The boss, who was cracking melon seeds, paused for a moment, then stood up. Since there were no customers anyway, he might as well close the store for today.
He walked to the door and raised his hand to lower the shutter.
But just when it was halfway opened, a hand suddenly and gently lifted the rolling door.
"Boss, you're not doing business anymore?"
A soft female voice slowly reached the boss's ears.
The shutter was halfway open, and he could only see the lower half of the person outside.
It was a pair of slender legs wrapped in jeans and the hem of a long white coat.
The boss laughed dryly and said, "No, today is Chinese New Year."
"You are a foreigner, how do you celebrate the New Year?"
The visitor said with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
"...When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Sorry, we're really not going to be doing business tonight. You should go home and reunite with your family."
He just thought that the woman outside was really weird. On New Year's Day, instead of going home to watch the Spring Festival Gala and eat New Year's Eve dinner, you came here to eat barbecue?
"Well, yes, you are right, I do want to reunite with my family, so..."
A gust of frost slowly drifted into the store from under the rolling door. The moment the boss felt the frost, he understood something.
Then a claw suddenly pierced through the heavy rolling door and grabbed the man's neck.
"So, you can't even recognize my voice? My dear brother?"
The icy chill spread along the woman's hand to the man's neck, but just when the frost was about to freeze the man's throat, an inexplicable force suddenly intervened and instantly cut off the coldness brought by the hand.
The woman slowly withdrew her hand, and through the hole in the shutter door that she had pierced, her green eyes stared at the man.
"...Hati...how did you...find this place?"
The man was not angry about what had just happened. Instead, he opened the shutter door again. When he saw the tall girl standing outside the door, he suddenly felt a little choked up inside.
"elder brother."
Hati's voice was a little choked, and the murderous look in her eyes disappeared. She took a step forward and hugged the man tightly.
"...I found you."
The man's hands were a little hesitant. He wanted to hug his sister back, but he seemed to have other considerations.
Finally he sighed, pressed Hati's shoulders, and slowly pushed the girl away.
"Hati... Uncle Chang has set up a special barrier here. You can't use your power here. You felt that power just now, but that was a warning. If it happens a second time, that power will forcibly invade your body. Uncle Chang's power is very strong, so don't open the barrier here."
"Why, now you're worried about your sister?"
Hati wiped the tears that were about to overflow from the corners of her eyes with her hands, and then put on her slightly sarcastic expression and said, "Why didn't you worry about me when you ran away from home without saying a word?"
"You are not a child anymore. Can't you live without me?"
The man, Skull, the brother Hati had been looking for, sighed and said, "Hati, I have my own considerations. You should leave China as soon as possible and don't cause trouble for Uncle Chang and the others. Besides, hasn't father already made some arrangements for you? He hopes you can take over his job, so..."
"oh?"
Hati seemed to have found a clue in Skull's words. She raised her eyebrows slightly, and then said with a hint of sneer, "How did you know that my father had plans for me? You should have disappeared by then."
Skull was surprised that his sister had become so cunning and sharp, and that she could see through his unintentional words in an instant.
Obviously she used to be very well behaved and obedient...
"That is to say, father is not completely ignorant of your departure. No, judging by your tone just now, and the fact that Chang Yue and the others actually helped you so much, it's hard not to think that all of this was arranged by father. In other words... brother, it was father's idea for you to leave the North Country, right?"
Skull didn't answer his sister's question. He just looked straight into her eyes and said in a deep voice, "Leave China, Hati. The North still needs you."
"I need you too. I need you too."
Hattie grabbed Skull's hand and said, "Brother, no matter what father said to you, we are still a family. How could you leave me like this? We have never been separated since the day we were born, so..."
"It seems we came at the wrong time..."
At this moment, footsteps were heard from outside the store. Hati and Skull turned around and saw Li Muhan, Xia Yue, Bai Ran, Yue Li, Lin Ziyu and Yin Qi gathered at the door, watching the dispute between the two siblings with curious eyes.
"No." Skull immediately extended his hand towards Li Muhan: "You came at the right time."
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