"I'm full. I'm going back to my room now."

Du Yuanzhe stood up and said this just after finishing lunch.

Chen Rongshan frowned: "How can you go back to your room and lie down right after dinner?"

Du Yuanzhe said: "I won't lie down."

"If you're not lying down, why are you going back to your room? Can't you just talk to us in the living room?"

"I'm playing games with my friends, and too many people in the living room will disturb my operation."

Chen Rongshan waved her hands: "It's just a game, there's a lot to do, go ahead."

Du Yuanzhe remembered that he had to accompany Xia Ningmi to set off fireworks in the evening, and said, "Mom, Lu Xuan and the others said there are some fun things tonight, and asked me to go with them to see them."

Chen Rongshan glared at him: "Why are you so busy? It's not enough to go out in the morning, and you want to go out in the evening too?"

Du Yongliang was even more dissatisfied than Chen Rongshan: "How can you go out on New Year's Eve!"

As soon as Du Yuanzhe left, he became the one to play mahjong with Chen Rongshan.

Du Yuanzhe said with a smile: "It's fun to stay at home. Mom, didn't you ask me to contact Lu Xuan and the others more often? I will do as you say."

Chen Rongshan sighed: "Forget it, you always have a lot of reasons, I don't care about you, do whatever you want."

Du Yuanzhe promised: "Don't worry, Mom, I'll play with them for a while and come back."

After Chen Rongshan was dealt with, Du Yuanzhe did not forget to send a message to Lu Xuan to verify his testimony in order to avoid his lie being exposed.

Lu Xuan replied to the WeChat message quickly.

Lu Xuan: "Yuanzhe, you are quite capable. You snatched one from Jiang Chelin two days ago, and you got another one today. Are you really that popular with women?"

Du Yuanzhe knew immediately that the person who came to deliver the fireworks today had seen Xia Ningmi.

"What nonsense! I was just helping out at the Yun'an Club before. It's not a matter of snatching anything away."

Lu Xuan: "The one before wasn't, but this one is? Yuanzhe, you have very high standards. I heard that the one today is even more beautiful than a female star. When can you bring her to let your brothers see her?"

I'm afraid you'll be so scared that you'll kneel down on the spot when you see her.

"You're getting more and more ridiculous. We're just friends. I have things to do. I don't want to chat with you any more."

After Du Yuanzhe dealt with Lu Xuan, he immediately made a voice call to Xia Ningmi, who answered the call quickly.

The two had played the game many times before, so they opened it with ease.

Du Yuanzhe said: "I haven't played for a few days, let's start with a game to get used to it."

"By the way, I've already told my family that I'm going out tonight. I'll pick you up after dinner."

The fireworks were still in his trunk.

Xia Ning said: "Okay."

Du Yuanzhe: "There will definitely be a lot of people setting off fireworks during the New Year, so we should go early and reserve a spot."

The Chinese New Year is all about having some fun, and fireworks are the best tool to set off a festive atmosphere. Many people like to set off fireworks during the Chinese New Year. Since fireworks are not allowed in the city, there will definitely be many people who would rather go to the suburbs to set off fireworks.

Du Yuanzhe spoke intermittently, and he obviously said a lot more than before.

Xia Ningmi mostly listened quietly, and would occasionally respond. With the sound of games ringing from time to time, she inexplicably felt a warm feeling.

Du Yuanzhe quickly dealt with an enemy who had sneaked outside the house and said, "Lu Xuan just said he wanted to see you."

Xia Ning asked: "Why?"

Du Yuanzhe said: "The guy who brought us fireworks saw you and must have told Lu Xuan. That guy is very curious."

After a pause, he smiled and said, "That guy is not very courageous. I doubt he would be so scared that he would kneel down on the spot if he saw you."

Xia Ningmi: "Am I scary?"

Du Yuanzhe explained: "It's not that you're scary, it's that your aura is so strong that people don't dare to act recklessly. When we get together and talk about the upper class circles in Yancheng, we always say that you and Jiang Chelin are recognized as the best. You entered the business circle at a young age, which is a height that we will never reach in our lifetime."

Xia Ningmi didn't pay attention to the latter part of the sentence and asked him, "Do you also think that I have a strong aura?"

Hearing this, Du Yuanzhe recalled the first time he met Xia Ningmi and chuckled, "The first time I saw you in the elevator, my first thought was that you had a cool aura. In the summer, we didn't even need to turn on the air conditioner. That shows how strong your aura is."

In fact, his first thought at that time was how could there be such a beautiful woman.

Xia Ningmi said, "You are very courageous. You act like you are afraid of me, but in fact you are not afraid at all."

Du Yuanzhe defended himself: "I never said I was afraid of you, I just respected you."

In fact, he was jealous of Xia Ning at that time. She was too smart and could detect something from just a casual remark.

"Even if you don't act, I think with your observation skills, the thrilling intellectual and psychological confrontation in spy dramas is very suitable for you."

Xia Ningmi said calmly: "No need to act, this is how the business world works."

Every business cooperation is a psychological game, and those who do not have strong psychological qualities will be eliminated sooner or later.

Du Yuanzhe joked, "So, President Xia has also stepped on the corpses of countless people to get to where he is today."

Xia Ning looked around while manipulating the characters: "There must be many people in the entire business community of Yancheng who secretly curse me."

"If you are not envied by others, you are mediocre. It shows that you are excellent."

Du Yuanzhe continued, "But if we talk about people who scold you, my eldest brother might be one of them. He once said that you were too strong at the negotiation table. You could accurately judge the other party's bottom line and never give in. This put a lot of pressure on him."

Xia Ningmi said, "Your eldest brother is quite capable, but because your father was around, he couldn't let go of his work."

Du Yuanzhe laughed when he heard this: "Boss Xia, what's wrong with your arrogant tone?"

“It’s just an objective assessment.”

Although Xia Ningmi is still young, she has built up her reputation in the business world little by little. Everyone recognizes her ability. The most obvious manifestation is that whenever there is a corporate summit, Xia Ningmi will be invited.

Given her status in Yancheng's business community, she is indeed qualified to comment on Du Yuanwen.

Du Yuanzhe didn't know much about this, so he just picked a random topic and the two of them talked for a few words before moving on to other things.

They played the game for several hours straight, and only stopped when their phones felt hot.

After finishing the call with Xia Ningmi, Du Yuanzhe discovered that Lu Xuan had sent him a message a few hours ago.

Lu Xuan: "Yuanzhe, there are surprises in those fireworks, don't thank me too much."

What surprise can there be?

Du Yuanzhe just glanced at it and put it out of his mind. Thinking that he had to go out in the evening, he went downstairs to talk to Chen Rongsan.

......

Flower Lake Apartment

As soon as Du Yuanzhe arrived, he saw Xia Ningmi waiting for him at the gate of the community. He frowned and said, "It's so cold outside, why are you waiting outside?"

Xia Ning opened the passenger seat and got in, saying, "I just got off."

She just calculated the time when Du Yuanzhe would arrive. There were few people on the streets during the New Year, and Xia Ning knew there would be no traffic jam, so she came down early.

Du Yuanzhe drove away: "Let's go back to the same place as before."

On the way to the suburbs, they met many vehicles, most of which were heading to the suburbs.

At this time, fireworks were already exploding in the sky.

"It seems we are not early enough."

The two drove all the way to the small hill. There were already people there, but not many, just a few scattered groups.

Du Yuanzhe is a star after all, and he recently became famous because of a variety show. He put on a mask before getting off the car, opened the back compartment and took the fireworks down: "How about we set them off here?"

He had originally planned to go to the top of the hill, but he just saw a figure on it, so he decided to just put it on the ground.

Xia Ningmi naturally had no objection.

Du Yuanzhe opened the outer packaging and took out one first, asking Xia Ningmi to step back a little. He lit it with a lighter and then stepped back immediately.

Bang--

Du Yuanzhe looked up subconsciously and saw fireworks exploding in the sky, spreading radially in all directions, showing two colors, yellow-green in the middle and pink on the outside.

There were other fireworks around this firework and many people were setting off fireworks. The fireworks in the sky never disappeared. The numerous fireworks made the sky gorgeous and colorful, as if a fireworks feast was being held.

Du Yuanzhe turned his head to look at Xia Ningmi and saw that she was looking up at the sky. A faint light shone on her face. The whole person looked like a painting, so beautiful that it seemed unreal.

He suddenly wanted to take a picture of this scene: "Want to take a picture?"

Xia Ning turned her head to look at him.

He waved his phone and said, "Can I take a photo for you?"

Xia Ningmi pursed her lips: "I'm not used to taking pictures."

Du Yuanzhe said: "It's okay, you don't have to look at the camera, just watch the fireworks like you did just now."

After saying this, Du Yuanzhe had already turned on the camera.

Xia Ningmi frowned. She was not used to having her photo taken.

Snap——

Du Yuanzhe took the first photo:

Xia Ningmi stood there in the darkness, her brows slightly wrinkled. Her face was no longer expressionless and her reluctance was clearly visible.

Du Yuanzhe smiled and showed her: "This is great."

After Xia Ningmi saw it, her brows furrowed even more tightly: "It's not good, don't take pictures."

Seeing that she was really resistant, Du Yuanzhe stopped insisting and asked, "Do you want to set off fireworks?"

Xia Ning looked at the fireworks on the ground and didn't answer.

Du Yuanzhe specially prepared a stick of incense for her and said, "When I was a child, it was not as strict as it is now. Everyone could set off fireworks and firecrackers at will, but children were timid and did not dare to get too close, so I took a stick of incense to light the fuse and ran away immediately after it was lit. Sometimes I ran far away and found that it was not lit and had to run back. When my parents saw it, they always laughed at me for being too timid and said that boys should be braver so that they can take responsibility after they get married in the future."

Who would have thought that he would come into this world unexpectedly before he got married? His parents would definitely be very sad to learn of his death. He always thought about making a lot of money to give his parents a good life, but he forgot that life is always full of surprises.

Xia Ning knew that he was talking about something from another world. Seeing that he was getting depressed, she glanced at him and deliberately asked, "Are you saying that I'm timid?"

Du Yuanzhe came back from his memories, shook his head and said, "That's not what I meant. It would be safer to hold some incense."

Xia Ningmi took the incense, walked over and squatted. Before she could light it, Du Yuanzhe stopped her. He walked over and said, "You can't do this. It's hard to run if you squat completely. You have to squat halfway."

Du Yuanzhe demonstrated as he spoke.

Xia Ningmi stood up and half-knelt as he said. Her hands were steady and she didn't feel the panic of lighting fireworks for the first time. She lit the fuse easily and then took a few steps back.

With a "bang", the fireworks exploded in the air, forming a circle shape.

Du Yuanzhe asked, "Does it feel different to light the fireworks yourself?"

He was very excited when he lit the fireworks for the first time and felt that he had done something great.

Xia Ningmi said nothing, walked over again, and lit up the two fireworks side by side in succession.

The two fireworks exploded in the air almost at the same time.

Du Yuanzhe looked at her blankly: "You really are not afraid at all."

Xia Ning looked at him and said, "What's there to be afraid of? Are you comparing me to a child?"

Du Yuanzhe choked.

"Each of these fireworks at Luxuan has a different shape. It's quite interesting. If you like it, keep playing."

Xia Ningmi was obviously addicted to the fun. She lit up the fireworks on the ground one by one, and soon she had used up the entire box of fireworks.

Xia Ningmi is not only efficient at work, but also at lighting fireworks. She would never light just one at a time if she could.

Du Yuanzhe couldn't help but complain: "We are not rushing the progress."

Xia Ning glanced at him: "No?"

Du Yuanzhe had no choice but to open another box and place the fireworks on the ground.

"Hey, this packaging is obviously more elaborate than the previous one. I guess it has some complicated pattern."

The incense in Xia Ningmi's hand was already half burned, and she stepped forward again to light two fireworks.

Bang Bang——

Du Yuanzhe looked up out of habit, and the next moment his eyes fixed.

Two bright red hearts appeared in the sky, standing out among the radiating fireworks and attracting the attention of people around.

There were already people on this side of the hill looking around, trying to see who had set the fire off and wondering if there would be something exciting to watch next.

Xia Ning watched the heart-shaped fireworks disappear before she retracted her gaze and turned to stare at Du Yuanzhe.

Du Yuanzhe subconsciously raised his hands and said, "It's not my job."

Xia Ning said: "I did it."

Du Yuanzhe explained: "That's not what I meant. What I meant was that I didn't let Lu Xuan make it into this shape."

Xia Ningmi turned the incense in her hand: "Did I say anything?"

Du Yuanzhe was speechless.

[Then why are you looking at me? That look in your eyes clearly shows suspicion]

Xia Ningmi didn't seem to care about the somewhat ambiguous fireworks and continued to light them.

Du Yuanzhe watched her movements and inexplicably felt that Xia Ningmi was in a good mood.

Are you out for fun? Or is it because of the fireworks?

Although it was just a guess, he subconsciously thought it was the latter.

Xia Ningmi's unscrupulous behavior allowed the people around her to quickly identify them, but they didn't expect that the person who lit the fireworks was a woman, and an extremely beautiful woman.

The man next to her was just watching from the side. His face was hidden by the mask and could not be seen clearly, but he was quite tall.

Could it be that this woman is using fireworks to confess her love to that man?

Everyone was very disillusioned. What was wrong with the world? Such a beautiful woman also needed someone to pursue her? She was beautiful, and she was also so romantic. Why couldn't she have such a good thing?

The men around me almost all expressed the same sentiment.

Du Yuanzhe felt the gazes falling on him, turned his head and was stunned. Why did he feel that these people were looking at him with unpleasant eyes?

[I didn't provoke them, why are they looking at me like that?]

Xia Ningmi paused what she was doing and looked around coldly.

Those who were watching the excitement immediately lowered their heads, not daring to look any further.

Du Yuanzhe felt that they had become too conspicuous and that it was time to leave. He would be in big trouble if someone recognized him.

Just as he was about to speak, Xia Ningmi lit another firework, and the next moment a line of words appeared in the sky.

I Love U

For a moment, Du Yuanzhe felt even more uncomfortable with the gazes falling on him.

But he no longer cared about their looks and just stared blankly at the sky.

Xia Ningmi was also stunned.

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I will post the clip tomorrow, and the midnight update will be at 11pm