Huo Jiayuan's perspective:
Before I knew it, I had been in Southeast Asia for a year.
I lived a very comfortable life in Southeast Asia. Because of my grandmother's connection with the Southeast Asian royal family, I was able to live in the palace and enjoy the same treatment as the princes and princesses there.
I studied design, a subject I love, at university.
I've always wanted to be an excellent fireworks designer.
Nanyang is a place without winter; it is sunny and warm like spring all year round.
Unlike some other places...
Although the place was warm, it was damp, dark, and even the air smelled of excessive warmth and decay.
However, that place holds the most unforgettable person in my life.
Life was good in Southeast Asia, except he was missing.
...
Throughout the year, Mengyan and I maintained a tacit understanding, talking on the phone once a week and sending an email every two weeks. We shared our lives and told each other about our achievements.
He ran that boxing gym very successfully.
Several national heavyweight matches were held there. Meng Yan attended as the owner and scouted out many promising boxers. He took them under his wing and nurtured them carefully, and they indeed made a name for themselves in several world-class competitions.
Meng Yan became a legendary figure in this field.
I was very happy for him, and I also told him that I was living a good life in Southeast Asia.
He fell silent when he heard the words "Nanyang," only chuckled on the other end of the phone, and then said nothing more.
I find it quite strange that he never video calls me.
I really want to show him this place, show him where I live, and... let him see me.
One time, I was working on a design assignment with my tutor until a little late. When I got back to my place, I suddenly realized that it was our phone call day, and my phone had been on silent the whole time. I quickly took out my phone, and there were already several missed calls from Meng Yan.
I was standing in the yard, about to call him back, when I looked up and saw a lot of fireflies.
The two-winged fireflies of Southeast Asia are very famous.
I was a little excited, so I video-called him. I was really looking forward to him answering, but instead, he hung up after it rang for a while.
I called back, but he hung up again.
I was getting impatient when his phone rang. His voice was still warm and deep. I angrily asked him, "Why didn't you answer my video call?"
He chuckled. "I called you so many times just now, but you didn't answer."
Are you getting revenge on me?
"fool."
His calling me a fool could really make me fall for him.
My heart softened, and I chuckled softly. "Meng Yan, how have you been lately?"
"Very good." He said simply, "How are you?"
"Take a guess?"
“It’s the rainy season over there now. Don’t just stand in the yard all the time. It might rain anytime.”
I looked up at the sky; there were no stars, and a cloud was blocking the moon.
It was indeed a rather cloudy night sky; I really didn't know when it would rain.
I took a few steps back and stood under the eaves.
"You seem to know very well!" I laughed. "Then tell me, what else do you know?"
"I also know that you get very absorbed in designing. Don't sit for so long at a time. Stand up and move around from time to time. That's good for your health."
"Okay, I promise you."
"No staying up late, and no picky eating."
I stuck out my tongue; everything he said was correct.
He's always like that; when he talks about himself, he just says two simple words: "Very good."
When it comes to me, he goes on and on and on.
Meng Yan has been living in Yangcheng for some time now. Because of my family's connections, many people try to curry favor with him. But those who know him say that he is a cold-faced devil, extremely serious, and maintains an icy aura that keeps strangers at bay.
My younger brother also told me that Meng Yan inevitably had to attend some banquets in the central city, and these banquets were always filled with some glamorous socialites and heiresses.
At first, these young socialites surrounded him, but later none of them dared to approach him.
I asked with a smile: Would Meng Yan hit a woman?
Huo Jiaxi said: "Sister, of course he wouldn't hit a woman. In his eyes, you're the only woman in the whole world, why would he hit you?"
My face flushed red, and I hurriedly hung up the phone with Huo Jiaxi.
"Yuan Yuan?"
Meng Yan's voice came again.
I snapped out of my daze and pretended to be angry, saying to him, "Don't think you can get over that question! You still haven't answered me. Why didn't you answer my video call?"
He just chuckled.
"Meng Yan!" I exclaimed anxiously.
“Okay, I’ll tell you.” He said in a low voice, “I… I was itching to show off today, so I had a match with someone, and now my face is covered in bruises, it doesn’t look good.”
"What?" My heart clenched.
But then I thought, how could he possibly get slapped in the face?
Even in the harsh environment of underground boxing rings like Biandu, where death could be a constant threat, he managed to escape unscathed and leave his opponents bruised and battered.
Once he arrived in the central city, in a well-regulated environment with bright lighting, how could he possibly be beaten by someone else?
Thinking about this, I felt a little disappointed... "Meng Yan, you won't video chat with me, is it because you don't want to see me? Don't you miss me?"
"Yuan Yuan!"
He called out from the other end.
I could hear the anxiety and panic in that sound, but after that sound, there was nothing left.
He offered no explanation.
I didn't press the matter further.
"Never mind," I forced a smile, "Actually, there was a reason why I wanted to video chat with you earlier."
"Hmm, what's wrong?"
I saw something incredibly beautiful, and I want to see it with you!
Meng Yan laughed too, "Was it you who set off the fireworks?"
He knew I was studying fireworks design in Southeast Asia, but from the first day I arrived, he told me to be careful.
"Those fireworks are full of gunpowder!" Now he started again, "When you set them off, you must stand back at a safe distance. If there's no sound, don't go any closer, understand?"
Strangely, the more he urged me, the more depressed I became.
"Meng Yan," I asked him softly after a moment of silence, "If you're so worried about me, can't you come and see me?"
Meng Yan remained silent.
I smiled and apologized, "I'm sorry, I was overthinking again... It's not that I absolutely have to have you come to see me, I just really miss you."
When I left the city, I was full of confidence, thinking that the long-distance relationship wouldn't be a problem for either of us.
But I underestimated the power of companionship.
"Also, I wasn't setting off fireworks just now, I saw fireflies!" I told him. "Two-winged fireflies, you've never seen them before, have you? These fireflies are only found in Southeast Asia!"
However, there was silence on the other end of the phone.
"Meng Yan?" I was taken aback. "Meng Yan, what's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything?"
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