On the other side, Zhang Yixing and Kim Junmyeon pushed a shopping cart filled with snacks and were dazzled by the selection at the fireworks stand. "This 'Peacock Spreads Its Tail' looks good," Zhang Yixing pointed to a box of giant fireworks and picked up a small package of "Baby's Breath," "Let's buy some fairy wands, it will definitely look good in photos."
"Do you want to buy some firecrackers?" Kim Jong-ho suddenly appeared from behind, holding a bunch of colorful firecrackers in his hand, "I want to blow up Kim Seung-hyun's butt!"
"Stop it." Wu Yifan smiled and slapped the firecracker in his hand, and put a few boxes of cold fireworks into the shopping cart, "Buy some safe ones. This is everyone's first time setting off fireworks, don't get hurt."
When the two groups met on the hillside, night had completely enveloped Seoul. Park Chanyeol took out a picnic mat and blanket like a magician, and Wu Yuxun excitedly helped spread out the picnic mat.
Kim Seung-hyun couldn't wait to unwrap the fried chicken, not even noticing the grease stains on his mouth. "Come on, have a drink first!" He raised his Coke, "Cheers to the days we've been through together, and to the New Year that's coming soon!"
"Cheers to a bright future!" "Cheers to the dream that you never give up!" The glasses collided with each other with a crisp sound, and in the mist of hot air, everyone's eyes were shining.
Ouyang Guang held the fairy wand and watched the flames "puff" up. The orange light illuminated Zhang Yixing's profile as he focused on lighting the fireworks.
Suddenly, there was a “whoosh” sound behind them, and everyone looked up at the same time—the first firework exploded in the night sky, and the purple light fell like a meteor.
"Wow! It's lavender!" Kim So-kyu jumped up excitedly, and the pompoms on his down jacket swayed.
Immediately afterwards, golden, green and red fireworks rose into the sky one after another, dyeing the entire night sky into a dreamy canvas.
Ouyang Guang turned to look at his friends around him. Park Chanyeol was explaining the types of fireworks with his hands and feet, Oh Eun-hoon was busy recording videos with his mobile phone, and Kim Seung-hyun was still shouting "This is awesome" with his mouth full of fried chicken.
"Be careful!" Wu Yifan suddenly reached out and grabbed Ouyang Guang's shoulders and pulled him back. A piece of firework debris fell on the spot where they had just stood.
Ouyang Guang was stunned for a moment before saying, "Thank you...thank you."
“You’re welcome.” Wu Yifan smiled and let go of her hand, handing her a lit fairy wand. “Try this?”
The flames of the two fairy wands flickered in the wind, and Ouyang Guang suddenly remembered how he huddled in the dormitory and missed home when he first arrived in Korea about half a year ago.
At this moment, under the fireworks, with partners fighting side by side with me, the future does not seem to be far away anymore.
"Ten, nine, eight..." Everyone suddenly counted down in unison, and Park Chanyeol turned up the volume of the New Year's bell on his mobile phone.
"Three, two, one! Happy New Year--!" Kim Seung-hyun shouted in a hoarse voice and smeared cream on Wu Yuxun's face.
Screams, laughter and the roar of fireworks intertwined as the teenagers hugged and played, leaving messy footprints on the snow.
Ouyang Guang stood at the edge of the crowd, looking up at the last firework disappearing into the sky.
The cold wind was still biting, but his heart was incredibly warm. He took out his cell phone and sent a message to his mother: "Mom! Happy New Year, good health, and all the best! I saw beautiful fireworks in Seoul. The winter here is not as cold as I thought."
The sound of midnight came from afar, and Zhang Yixing suddenly called out to everyone: "Come on! Let's make a wish!" Everyone closed their eyes, and Ouyang Guang heard the sound of gasps and hums of suppressed laughter around him - he knew without opening his eyes that someone must be secretly watching others make a wish.
"Let me speak first!" Jin Zhongyi was the first to open his eyes, "I hope that my body can be as tall as a human standee!"
"Your wish is too unrealistic." Park Chanyeol sneered, "I hope that in the new year, all of us can go out smoothly!"
This remark suddenly made the atmosphere quiet. Looking at his friends' serious expressions, Ouyang Guang suddenly felt his eyes warm. He cleared his throat and raised his fairy wand: "Let's make a wish together - we'll meet at the summit in 2010!"
"Okay! See you at the top!"
The embers of the fireworks were still falling, and the shadows of the young men were elongated by the moonlight, outlining the outlines of them walking side by side on the snow. The winter night in Seoul was still cold, but those passionate souls with dreams had already lit up each other's stars.
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