Chapter 68 Rewind 3: Fireworks
"Ha ha......"
The cold winter night wind blew on Luo Qinglin's face, white mist swirled, and drizzle continued.
Luo Qinglin quickly ran to the fork in the road, hid behind a huge pine tree, and carefully checked Jiang Yanyu's location.
Looking around, his sight passing through the branches of the overlapping mountains, Luo Qinglin found Jiang Yanyu's figure on the right.
Luo Qinglin tiptoed and followed Jiang Yanyu lightly, keeping a distance between them.
After passing several intersections, Jiang Yanyu arrived at the villa area of Lvyuan Community, swiped the owner's card to open the iron gate, and walked in.
The iron gate began to close. Luo Qinglin ran forward quickly and grabbed the thin rod on the door when there was still a gap left.
Luo Qinglin held his breath, gently opened the iron gate, and leaned his upper body inside to observe carefully.
The single-family houses in the villa area are arranged neatly, separated by fences, the roads are paved with black asphalt, and each villa has its own garden lawn.
It turns out that Jiang Yanyu lives in a place like this...
For some reason, Luo Qinglin felt a strange sense of timidity when he looked at the exquisite villa complex in front of him.
He knew that Jiang Yanyu came from a wealthy family, but he had never thought that Jiang Yanyu lived in such a luxurious villa.
My legs felt like they were filled with lead and I couldn't move even a step.
What's the point in chasing after him?
He is just a coward who never dares to say hello actively. Now he has followed people to the gate of their residential area, but he is still frightened by the huge gap between the rich and the poor and dares not go in.
never mind.
He was not qualified to have any interaction with Jiang Yanyu.
Luo Qinglin lowered his head, smiled self-deprecatingly, let go of his hand, took a step back, and let the iron gate close automatically.
Beep...
The door closed completely and the electronic lock made a slight sound.
Luo Qinglin turned around, leaned his back against the iron gate, raised his head and looked into the dark sky.
The rain had stopped long ago. Luo Qinglin took off his hood and pulled his scarf down, exposing the lower half of his face to the air.
The clouds disappeared at some point, and a bright crescent moon hung in the sky, casting its cool moonlight on the uneven puddles.
I feel depressed.
When he saw that person, his heart was pounding like thunder, he was at a loss, and wished he could see that person every now and then; when he realized that there was no possibility between them, he became timid and inferior, and dared not take a step forward.
Luo Qinglin sighed towards the sky, mist gathered above his face, covering the moon for a second, and then dispersed to the sides.
The chill from the iron fence penetrated through the cotton-padded jacket and into the body.
But Luo Qinglin still didn't want to leave, because it seemed that as long as he stayed by the door, the distance between him and Jiang Yanyu would be shortened.
Luo Qinglin kept breathing into the air, and mist formed, blocking the moon and then dissipated. He breathed out again, and the cycle continued over and over again.
Luo Qinglin didn't close his lips until his throat was dry and new clouds blocked the moon.
As if he didn't know what to do next, Luo Qinglin stood there motionless.
I feel depressed. Luo Qinglin thought that even if he went back to the dormitory now, he would not be able to concentrate on reading or studying.
What's more, the dormitory was cold and lonely. He would rather stay outside to look at the lights and the moon, and breathe in the breeze, than go back and stay alone.
It's only seven o'clock in the evening and there are still five hours until New Year's Day. Where should he stay?
Luo Qinglin pondered for a moment, and finally raised his foot, left the outer gate of the villa area, and returned along the same path he came.
The ordinary residential area of Lvyuan Community is divided into two areas: A and B.
Luo Qinglin straightened the headphone cord, connected the phone to play music, put his hands in his pockets, wandered around, and wandered back and forth between area A and area B.
The songs that Jiang Yanyu had shared were playing in his headphones. He didn't know why Jiang Yanyu liked sunflowers so much that even the song he liked was called sunflower.
When he got tired of walking, Luo Qinglin went to the sports equipment area of the community and stood on the space walker to rock back and forth.
His ears were a little painful from the winter wind, so Luo Qinglin took off his headphones and put his hat back on.
Luo Qinglin was tired after hanging around on the treadmill for a long time. When he looked at the time, it was not even nine o'clock.
Luo Qinglin sighed, jumped off the treadmill, walked to the edge of the flower bed and sat down, continuing to stare at the lights in the residential building in a daze.
Buzz......
The cell phone in his pocket vibrated. Luo Qinglin took out his phone and saw the words "Officer Qiao" on the screen.
"Hello, Uncle Joe."
"I'm at school."
"No, no, school will start soon."
"Happy New Year."
......
After a few simple greetings and pleasantries, Officer Qiao was busy with his work and the person on the other end of the line hung up the phone first.
Not knowing what to do, Luo Qinglin had to open Weibo and wander around the square.
The hot searches were all about the New Year's Eve Gala. Luo Qinglin clicked on them to take a look, but was not interested and quickly exited.
Time passed slowly, and it was almost ten o'clock in the evening. More and more people came outside. Many children ran out of the building one after another with firecrackers and sparklers, laughing and talking happily.
The sudden crackling sound of firecrackers finally added some liveliness to this lonely and cold night.
The children threw the firecrackers to the ground. Every time a firecracker exploded, the children laughed out loud, as if they had encountered something extremely happy.
Luo Qinglin was infected by the laughter. He supported his face with his hands and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.
It's so nice to be a kid...
It is easy to be happy and it is easy to be sad. There is no need to think about the future or the past.
Luo Qinglin smiled, took a picture of the shining fairy wand in the child's hand, posted it to his own space, and added a sentence [Happy New Year everyone].
The classmates in the class liked his post one after another and commented "Happy New Year" under his post.
"Brother, can you help us light the fairy wand?" A little girl with twin ponytails patted Luo Qinglin on the shoulder.
Luo Qinglin raised his head, blinked at the little girl, and stammered in agreement: "Okay, okay."
The little girl smiled happily and handed the lighter and fairy wand to Luo Qinglin.
The fairy wand was quickly lit, emitting beautiful and dazzling fireworks.
"Come here quickly! Come to this brother and light the fire!" the little girl cheered.
When the other children heard the sound, they ran over to surround Luo Qinglin and raised their fairy wands into the fireworks in his hand.
Several fairy wands were lit, and the children laughed even more happily, and were so happy that they handed a handful of fairy wands to Luo Qinglin.
"Brother, come and set off the fireworks with us!"
Luo Qinglin felt a little embarrassed and replied stutteringly, "Okay." He stood upright among a group of children, lighting the fairy wands one by one like a robot.
Soon, all the firecrackers and fireworks were set off, and without the dazzling fireworks, the surroundings returned to darkness.
"Have you finished setting off the fireworks? If you have, go home quickly!" I heard an adult's call from upstairs.
"It's over!" the children shouted towards the sky.
These children are probably relatives from the same family. Urged by the parents, the oldest one took the hands of his younger brothers and sisters and counted them one by one to make sure that every child was there before preparing to go upstairs.
Before leaving, the little girl with twin ponytails said to Luo Qinglin: "Brother, see you tomorrow!"
Luo Qinglin was stunned for a moment, scratching his hat uncomfortably, "See you tomorrow."
The excitement comes quickly and goes away quickly. After the children left, Luo Qinglin was the only one left outside, all alone.
There are still more than ten minutes until midnight.
There were remnants of burnt firecrackers on the ground. Luo Qinglin had nothing to do, so he took the broom and dustpan next to the trash can and swept away the remnants.
Luo Qinglin swept very slowly and leisurely. He planned to sweep until midnight, watch the New Year's fireworks here, and then go back to school.
The broom swept across the concrete floor, making a rustling sound. Luo Qinglin hummed "Sunflower" while working.
A small rustling sound approached, but Luo Qinglin didn't notice it and continued to concentrate on sweeping up the debris.
After dumping the last batch of residue into the trash can, Luo Qinglin looked up inadvertently and discovered a shadowy figure standing behind a large pine or cypress tree.
The figure was motionless, his shadow was reflected on the ground, and he seemed to be holding a bag in his hand, shaking it back and forth.
Who is playing tricks there?
Luo Qinglin frowned and shouted at the figure, "Who's there!"
The figure froze for a moment, then stretched out a hand holding the bag, then stretched out a foot, and finally slowly moved the body out from behind the tree.
The dim street lights made the man's face unclear, but Luo Qinglin recognized at a glance that the man was Jiang Yanyu.
Jiang Yanyu put on a blue cotton jacket, carried a bag of fireworks, and walked towards Luo Qinglin step by step.
All vigilance turned into nervousness. Luo Qinglin glanced at Jiang Yanyu, then quickly shifted his gaze to the ground. He hid his hands in his cotton jacket and clenched them into fists.
"Are you a student of No. 1 Middle School?" Jiang Yanyu asked as he stopped.
Luo Qinglin nodded awkwardly and deliberately asked: "You too?"
"Um."
After a brief conversation, both of them stood there in silence, not daring to look at each other, their eyes glancing at the ground.
The New Year's night wind blew away the clouds, revealing a crescent moon. The bright moonlight gradually became brighter, sprinkling on the surface of the transparent puddle, reflecting the light.
Jiang Yanyu coughed lightly and asked cautiously, "Do you want to set off fireworks?"
Luo Qinglin didn't dare to look up. He only stared at the bag in Jiang Yanyu's hand and nodded hastily, "Oh, okay."
Jiang Yanyu turned the bag over and poured all the fireworks inside onto the ground.
Luo Qinglin squatted down and picked up a flower tube, "Do you have a lighter?"
"Yes." Jiang Yanyu also squatted down, took out a lighter from the pouch of his cotton jacket, and put it in Luo Qinglin's hand.
When the warm fingers touched his palm, Luo Qinglin became even more nervous. He even subconsciously slowed down his breathing and felt uneasy.
"Thank you." Luo Qinglin thanked him, quickly stood up, and hurriedly took a step to the side.
Being too close, Luo Qinglin was afraid that Jiang Yanyu would hear his heartbeat, and even more afraid that Jiang Yanyu would notice his embarrassment.
The wind was quite strong, and Luo Qinglin pressed the lighter several times before he finally lit the fuse of the flower tube.
Hiss...
The fuse was emitting sparks, and Luo Qinglin quickly raised the tube to the sky, waiting for the first cluster of fireworks to bloom.
Whoosh...bang!
The two clusters of fireworks rushed upwards together, flew towards the center, and finally merged together, blooming into a huge firework.
The night was lit up by bright fireworks, which exploded one after another.
The blooming fireworks were beautiful, but Luo Qinglin's mind was not on the fireworks.
Every time the fireworks exploded, Luo Qinglin would steal a glance at Jiang Yanyu's profile, trying to use his eyes as a camera to freeze that moment and store the film in his mind.
Jiang Yanyu's profile is extremely beautiful. Although the light is dim, her high nose bridge and jawline are still obvious.
When the last firecracker burned out, the countdown to the New Year could be heard from every household.
"Three, two, one... Happy New Year!"
Countless fireworks rose into the sky on time, the whole world echoed with loud noises, and the sky was flashing with mottled lights.
Photons jumped, passed through the gaps in the black sky, and sprinkled in the night sky and in the eyes of the audience.
Amid the sound of fireworks, Luo Qinglin shouted towards the sky, "Happy New Year!" Although he was shouting to the void, he was speaking to his sweetheart.
Jiang Yanyu turned his head, looked at Luo Qinglin's profile, and whispered, "Happy New Year."
The author has something to say:
Jiang Yanyu: Check my wife's space at any time (cold)
Luo Qinglin: Check out the old... er, fox's Weibo at any time (cold)
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