Chapter 68
Before the car entered the underground parking garage, Shen Li was attracted by the scene outside the villa. She stopped the car and saw lanterns hanging at the entrance and red ribbons on the big trees. She was stunned and stood there for a while.
I didn't go home to celebrate the New Year with my parents, but seeing this scene made me feel like I was back home. The festive atmosphere and warm scenes reminded me of my hometown.
In the past, she would either go to her ex-husband's house for the Lunar New Year or be filming and not have time to spend the New Year with him on set. When neither of them had time, they would finish their work, come back, cook a simple meal, and then go to sleep.
This was the first time she had spent the Lunar New Year in her own villa with another person; she and her ex-husband had rarely had such occasions before.
This is the change that Luo Mingxiu brought to her life, a new life that she loves.
After parking her car, she took the elevator directly to the door, texted Luo Mingxiu to say she was back, then pressed her fingerprint, and the door clicked open.
The heating was on indoors, and Chen Li took off her coat and hung it in the entryway. The house was spotless.
On the sofa was a New Year's collaboration doll that she had wanted to buy a while ago but didn't have time to buy, and only posted about on her WeChat Moments.
She walked over, hugged the doll, admired it for a while, took a picture, and posted it on her WeChat Moments. Then, following the aroma of the New Year's Eve dinner, she walked to the table, where there were fresh flowers and candlelight.
Luo Mingxiu came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl, and Shen Li's eyes lit up when she saw him.
He was wearing a gray turtleneck sweater and black pants, but he had a pink apron wrapped around his waist. It was the one she always kept in the kitchen, which added a touch of gentleness to his aloof appearance.
The dish in his hand was probably soup, still steaming. Shen Li looked at him through the smoke; his eyebrows and eyes looked even more thick and deep, making him even more handsome.
“This is the last dish,” Luo Mingxiu said, putting down his bowl. “It’s soup, so I’ll serve it when you get back.”
Shen Li walked over and hugged him, her voice very soft: "Did you decorate all those things outside the villa?"
Luo Mingxiu nodded: "Mm."
"That's awesome!" Shen Li walked around to stand in front of him. "Xiu Xiu is so handsome!"
"What are you talking about?" Luo Mingxiu's face flushed, and he whispered, "Xiuxiu is spending the New Year with my mom."
Shen Li hooked her arm around him and kissed him: "I'm not talking about that Xiu Xiu, I'm talking about Xiu Xiu who stayed behind specifically to spend the New Year with me."
Her eyes were like hooks, and Luo Mingxiu cupped her face, pressed his lips to hers, and kissed her even more passionately.
"Wait," Shen Li stopped halfway through the kiss, looking at him with a smile in her eyes, "You taste something delicious in my mouth, oh well, you couldn't wait to sneak a bite."
"No," Luo Mingxiu explained earnestly, "There are several dishes that I'm making for the first time, and I'm just tasting them to see if they suit my taste."
Imagining him wearing such an adorable apron, savoring each dish as he cooks it, Chen Li smiled and said, "Oh, that's wonderful! Okay, I'm really craving it, let's eat!"
A skit was playing on TV when Shen Li remembered his New Year's Eve gala and said, "I watched your skit; it was more interesting than this one."
She then asked, "How was my performance on stage? It's been four years since my last Spring Festival Gala, it's been so long, I was really nervous this time."
Luo Mingxiu gave him a thumbs up: "Great job! Your smile is so sweet. All the trending topics are praising you. You're so beautiful and dazzling."
"What do you think?" Shen Li took a sip of soup.
Luo Mingxiu: "I also think you look beautiful. You look better in the red dress than anyone else. It's a pity that I'm not the one holding your hand and singing with you."
Shen Li: "The person holding my hand is a female celebrity. You're jealous of everyone, aren't you?"
After finishing her meal, Shen Li slumped on the sofa and watched Luo Mingxiu. She watched him put the leftovers in the refrigerator, tidy up, and mop the floor. He was tall and big, but he was always wearing that pink apron, which made him look especially cute.
Shen Li couldn't resist turning on her phone's video recording function and filming him.
"Mingxiu, look over here." Shen Li called to him. When he turned his head, she zoomed in on him, and he looked a little dazed in the lens.
"Smile, my dear boyfriend."
Luo Mingxiu paused for a moment, then, holding the plate, gave a particularly silly smile. Not satisfied, he struck various strange poses.
Shen Li was amused and laughed until she was tired. Then she opened WeChat and sent her parents New Year's red envelopes and blessings.
Then she opened Weibo, and sure enough, there were trending topics about her, and more than one. She clicked on the most popular one and immediately saw a familiar ID.
Puppy eating a pear: Sweet pears tonight, Happy New Year!
Below is a clip featuring her solo performance, with everyone else cut out. After playing it several times, footsteps approached. Shen Li looked up, smiled, patted the sofa next to her, and gestured with her chin towards him, saying, "Come here, give me a kiss."
Luo Mingxiu's eyes deepened. Shen Li was always so straightforward, but she always managed to make him feel overjoyed.
After he sat down, Shen Li sat on his lap, let him hug and kiss her for a while, and then they separated.
She remained seated in front of him, and he naturally embraced her from behind, the two of them scrolling through Weibo in that position.
Shen Li: "You even took the time to edit a video for me while you were busy cooking."
Luo Mingxiu: "It's very simple, you can cut it quickly with your phone."
"It went viral right after just one edit, amazing!" Shen Li scrolled through the comments under the video. Sure enough, this account was rarely updated, but suddenly a video was released, and with the help of trending topics, the comments exceeded 10,000.
Wow, the goddess in the industry has finally updated!
[I knew Dog was watching the Spring Festival Gala too; anything Dog produces is always top-notch.]
[I'm totally drooling over his looks. Dog's videos are still the best, no weird filters at all]
[I've listened to it so many times, and I feel like the goddess is especially sweet lately; her singing is so sweet too.]
[Dog, promise me you won't stop updating, okay? Okay.]
[I'm begging you to cut out the interview and behind-the-scenes footage @LittlePuppyEatingPear, please update!]
A bunch of people tagged him in the comments, asking for more updates.
Shen Li also joined in, commenting asking for more updates and liking the Weibo post. Just one second after posting, her comment was ranked first.
Luo Mingxiu also saw the Weibo post: "Why did you comment on my post directly with your main account?"
"What's the big deal? You're one of my biggest fans in the industry. You finally updated your blog, of course I'd reply to you."
Seeing Luo Mingxiu's lips gradually turn up in a smile, Shen Li tilted her head and scratched his chin: "Okay, I can tell you're clearly very happy."
"Mmm, I'm so happy." Luo Mingxiu turned his face and kissed him again. "Let's go out, I bought fireworks."
"good."
The two put on their coats and changed their shoes at the door. After changing their shoes, Luo Mingxiu seemed to think of something and suddenly turned around and walked upstairs.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
He didn't say anything, so Shen Li had to lean against the door and wait. After a while, she saw him come out with two scarves, one blue and one red.
He wrapped the red one around his neck as he walked, and when he reached Shen Li, he put the red one around her neck and tied it for her.
Shen Li looked down at the familiar stitches and asked, "Did you knit this again?"
Luo Mingxiu hummed in agreement.
"Wow, you really are..." Shen Li stood on tiptoe and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Luo Mingxiu bowed slightly and consciously turned to the other side: "This side too."
"Mwah mwah mwah." Shen Li kissed him several times, deliberately pressing the last one harder, leaving a lip print on his chin.
Luo Mingxiu seemed even more excited, cupping her face and kissing her lips and chin.
"Alright, alright, how long are we going to stand here kissing?" Shen Li asked with a smile. "If we don't go set off fireworks soon, the New Year's bells will ring and it will be New Year's Day."
She drove the car loaded with fireworks to the riverbank where Luo Mingxiu had set off fireworks for her last time.
Last time, through the blurry video, Shen Li didn't realize that the scenery here was quite nice. There was a ring of lights along the riverbank, and on the other side of the river, there were scattered lights of people's homes.
The area around them is sparsely populated, making it perfect for them to set off fireworks.
The car's back door slowly opened, and Shen Li looked at a bunch of fireworks, including tiny sparklers. She took out her phone to check the time; there were still 10 minutes left.
“Let’s play this first,” Shen Li said to Luo Mingxiu. “Everyone, wait until the countdown to midnight to play it.”
The sparkler was lit, and Shen Li raised her hand. The flame flickered in front of her, casting beautiful light and shadow on her nose. Luo Mingxiu took out his camera and captured the scene.
"Great, you even brought a camera." Shen Li put her phone, which she had taken out to let him take pictures, back down.
"Light yours too, and let's take a picture together in front of the camera."
They placed the two together, and Shen Li adjusted the mode with her other hand: "One, two, three."
When the count reached three, Luo Mingxiu turned to look at Shen Li, and the photo froze.
"Let's change poses and take another picture." Shen Li turned her head and pouted, but unexpectedly Luo Mingxiu tilted his head to look at her, and their lips just touched.
A snap.
Shen Li fell backward, her camera slipped from her grasp, and she continued to take pictures. Luo Mingxiu pulled her back, and after they stood still, he lowered his lips and touched hers.
Click, click, click.
The sound of the camera was like their heartbeat.
After the fireworks went out, Shen Li leaned against the front of the car to check the results of her shooting, deleting many duplicate photos and seeing the first one.
She frowned. Why wasn't Luo Mingxiu looking at the camera?
The man turned his head to look at her. The firelight was in front of him, just resting at the corner of his eye. It was an excellent composition created unintentionally. She looked at it again and again, and her brows relaxed.
Oh well, it's fine too.
She put down her camera and looked towards Luo Mingxiu, who was already bent over, ready to set off fireworks.
Shen Li walked over and listened to him counting down.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven... three, two, one." After saying that, he lit the fireworks, pulled her to the car, and leaned against it to watch. The fireworks shot into the sky and shone brightly in the night sky, one after another, colorful and dazzling, some like flowers and some like shooting stars.
Amidst the fireworks, Luo Mingxiu leaned down and whispered in her ear, "This is the first time we've spent the New Year together. Happy New Year, Shen Li, I love you."
The sizzling fireworks seemed to pass through her heart. Shen Li turned her head and hooked her arm around him: "I love you too. This year, next year, I will love you more and more."
Luo Mingxiu burst into laughter, picked up Shen Li, and spun her around and around. Shen Li laughed and patted him, saying, "Get down, put me down! I want to get dizzy from all this spinning! Put me down!"
They laughed and cheered as the fireworks burned to their very last moment, blooming into hearts behind them.
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