Chapter 364, My Wish
The three of them ate and strolled around the amusement park and finally waited until night.
After confirming the time of the fireworks display with the staff again, Jiang Ran dragged the two grown men to line up under the Ferris wheel.
"This is the tallest Ferris wheel in our city. It's said that when you reach the top, you can get a panoramic view of the entire city."
Jiang Ran bit her ice cream and introduced them to the two of them.
"Here, there's a legend: when the Ferris wheel reaches the highest point, if you make a wish, the fairies in the sky can hear it and will grant your wish, making your dream come true."
“…”
"Do you two have any wishes?"
Feng Ting shook his head without thinking.
Si Xu thought about it seriously, but the answer was no.
"I don't believe in this kind of thing. If there's something you want, just reach out and take it."
Jiang Ran nodded: "Yes, I think so too, but there are always some wishes that you can't reach no matter how hard you try."
She murmured, "I have such a wish."
A trace of sadness flashed in the girl's eyes. Si Xu placed a hand on her head, remained silent for a moment, and handed her the ice cream in his hand: "Would you like to try it? The sea salt flavor."
The ice cream was brought to her eyes, and Jiang Ran took a bite as if possessed. "Hmm, this tastes pretty good. I'll buy this next time."
Si Xu stared at the ice cream in her hand without saying a word.
Being stared at by him, Jiang Ran consciously handed the ice cream to him and said with pain: "You, just take a bite, just one bite."
Si Xu took a bite with satisfaction.
Jiang Ran took back the ice cream and said casually: "I watched a TV show a few days ago. The two characters who ate ice cream like that were scolded by the audience."
"What TV show?"
"It's... the kind of family drama you definitely wouldn't watch?" Jiang Ran took a bite of ice cream and said vaguely, "Actually, I don't like watching that kind of drama either, but my roommate was watching it, so I followed suit."
Si Xu didn't ask any more questions.
"Si Xu." Jiang Ran thought of the description of his childhood in the novel. "Have you seen the TV series?"
"No." Si Xu said, "But when I was in the lab, I was reading a book. Your father..." He paused and explained, "Professor Jiang Yize gave it to me."
"Ah." In the novel, Jiang Yize is Jiang Ranran's father. "I remember you said that Jiang Yize was rescued from the laboratory by Si Nian and transformed into an experimental subject, and then died in front of me?"
Jiang Ran lowered her voice, "Si Xu, was I very sad at that time?"
"Well, you were very sad and you hugged me and cried for a long time."
Jiang Ran smiled and said, "I guessed it—Si Xu, I haven't seen my parents since I was a child. The director told me that when I was very young, my parents abandoned me at the door of the orphanage. They couldn't afford to raise me, so they didn't want me.
“I think if I had parents who loved me very much in that world, I would definitely be very attached to that kind of family love.
"I hope to have a father and mother who love me, and relatives who care about me, even if they are not my real parents and relatives."
"That's not the case, Jiang Ran." Si Xu gently brushed the girl's hair with his fingers, and said softly, "They love you. It has always been you, Jiang Ran."
The first time she traveled through time, Jiang Ran was born as the daughter of Jiang Yize and his wife, until she was hypnotized by Shen Lang and returned to this world - all along, it was Jiang Ran who lived with Jiang Yize and Shen Muxin.
Jiang Ran didn't know what his situation was like in that world, and he didn't ask specifically.
If one day, she is destined to travel to that world, then she will regard that world as a surprise - if she knows the answer in advance, it will not be a surprise.
…
After waiting for half an hour, they finally arrived.
Seeing the three of them together, the staff showed a surprised expression: "Three of you together?"
"Yes." Jiang Ran said, "Any questions?"
"No, no." The staff checked the tickets and let the three people in.
After getting on the Ferris wheel, Jiang Ran suppressed a smile and said softly, "Today is a fireworks display, and most of the people riding the Ferris wheel are couples. That staff member just now looked at us with strange eyes, probably wondering what our relationship is."
Si Xu took it for granted: "We are already a couple." He glanced at Feng Ting who was looking down from the window, "He is superfluous."
Jiang Ran laughed.
This time, she didn't correct him.
…
The Ferris wheel slowly turns to the highest point. Looking down from the window, you can see colorful neon lights and thousands of lights.
The fireworks shot up into the sky and exploded outside the window, looking close yet out of reach.
Feng Ting's attention was attracted by the fireworks outside. He stuck to the glass, staring blankly at the flowers that bloomed and then withered.
Si Xu's gaze remained on the lights of the myriad homes below his feet. After an unknown amount of time, he let out a soft breath.
"Jiang Ran, so this is the world you like."
He had never been exposed to the world outside the laboratory and did not know how prosperous and bustling it was. Even if others described it vividly, he could not imagine all the beauty that others talked about.
I finally got the chance to see him today.
It was snowing, but not as cold as their world. Someone running across the snow would leave behind a string of cheerful laughter. The taste of cotton candy was a little sweet, but it didn't make him feel sick...
It turns out that this is the world Jiang Ran likes.
When it truly appeared before his eyes, he found that restoring their decadent world to this state was not bad.
With a soft smile on his lips, Si Xu retracted his gaze and looked at Jiang Ran: "Jiang Ran, I like the world you like too."
Fireworks exploded outside the window, masking the man's voice.
Jiang Ran only saw his lips opening and closing, but couldn't hear what he said.
She glanced out the window, took the man's hand, and mouthed to him, "Make a wish! Make a wish!"
The girl held her hands in front of her, closed her eyes, and looked pious.
—If possible, please let these two people in front of me return safely to their world, and please bless me in the other world to have everything go smoothly, please...
If I have too many wishes, will the gods dislike me?
Giving up the remaining wish, Jiang Ran opened his eyes.
To her surprise, the man sitting opposite her was closing his eyes like her.
Doesn't he not believe in such things?
The girl was curious, so after the man opened his eyes, she asked, "Si Xu, what wish did you make?"
The man smiled and was about to answer when he suddenly seemed to sense something. He looked at Feng Ting with a surprised expression.
It's a good time to look at him when the wind stops.
Their eyes met, and Feng Ting nodded: "It seems... almost done."
The Ferris wheel slowly descended.
Not noticing anything unusual about the two, Jiang Ran patted Si Xu's arm and said, "Si Xu, what is your wish?"
"I..." The man moved his lips, but no sound came out.
The Ferris wheel slowly stopped and the doors opened.
Not wanting to waste time, Jiang Ran stood up and walked down: "You can talk about your wish later, let's go down first."
"Jiang Ran." The man behind him chuckled, "My wish is that all your wishes come true."
There was a smile in her eyes, and she turned around: "Si Xu, you..."
The Ferris wheel behind him was empty.
The girl was stunned and confused: "Ah, why am I here alone?"
She turned and walked out, muttering, "What's going on? Shouldn't I be helping the director at the orphanage? Why am I here... It's really strange."
(End of this chapter)
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