Chapter 55 Extra: If Wade from the original novel traveled through time ②
"Bang——"
Plastic streamers exploded all over the sky and fell all over Wade.
"Happy birthday! Little Wade."
"Happy birthday, little prince~"
"Happy birthday, Wade, little cutie!"
"..."
Wade suddenly relaxed, exhaled, and then showed a brilliant smile.
"Thank you, everyone."
"Alas, why are you so distant all of a sudden? You should have come up and hugged us now."
Iroh rushed out, hugged Wade's shoulders tightly, and patted him hard.
"You've grown up so much now. I remember your uncle Iroh used to tease you a lot."
Although Iroh was an elder in front of Wade, he still looked so lively.
"Go away, it's my turn!"
"Come, little Wade, let your uncle Dorifan hug you."
"Eh - don't act so young when you're old."
"Tsk, it's none of your business, I've seen little Wade grow up, what's wrong with hugging him?"
"Cough, cough -"
Yuri coughed twice while standing aside.
The people who were fighting again followed Yuri's line of sight and only then noticed Anatole and Darien standing behind them.
They quickly made way for them, and Anatole walked a few steps to Wade, raised his hand and touched his head.
"Happy birthday, Wade."
"Happy birthday, little master." The miniature version of Chasing Light on Anatole's shoulder also jumped out and sent congratulations.
Anatole turned his other hand outward, and a beautiful pendant appeared in the palm of his hand.
The center of the pendant is an exquisite emerald gemstone, and the surrounding area is dotted with sparkling diamonds.
Looking closely, two words are neatly engraved on the gemstone:
- Wade.
Wade silently read out the engraved name in his heart.
It's beautiful.
But it doesn't belong to him.
Wade put his hands together and tightly wrapped the precious gift in his palms.
"Wade, this is a gift for you."
Darien came to Wade without knowing when, opened his hands, gently hugged him, and whispered in his ear.
Wade lowered his head and hid his face in the shadows, making it difficult to see his emotions.
Hugging Darien back, Wade also whispered:
"Thank you, I like it very much."
"Hey, everyone look out the window, the time is almost up."
Ellie reminded everyone.
The crowd that had been crowded together dispersed again, ran to the window sill, and found their own positions.
The brilliant fireworks exploded in the dark starry sky, like crushed diamonds shining in the deep blue sea, and finally like meteors with long tassels cascading down. The fireworks
bloomed in everyone's eyes.
The fireworks were fleeting, but the sparks that remained in everyone's heart would never disappear.
Wade could hear the sound of his heart beating.
"Make a wish."
Darien tilted his head slightly, his eyebrows and eyes were stained with the warmth of the fireworks.
Wade closed his eyes reluctantly.
The last ray of fire fell.
Wade also ended his beautiful dream.
*
[Postscript]
Wade slowly opened his eyes.
In front of him was an extremely familiar office.
Wade was in a trance for a few seconds and rubbed his head.
So was it a dream? It
was unexpectedly real.
Wade lowered his head, but found that all the unapproved documents on his right hand side had disappeared.
Turning his head to look to the left, the disappeared documents were lying among the approved documents.
Wade frowned, picked up the top document and opened it.
Familiar marks of comments.
——It was his own handwriting.
A note fell from the inner page of the document.
Wade pinched a corner of the note and read it carefully.
"The document has been read, no thanks. And, happy birthday. (PS: Remember to keep your gift)"
There was no signature.
But Wade thought, he already knew who left the note for him.
Reaching out to touch his pocket, his fingertips felt a hard touch.
He hooked the pendant on his fingertips and raised it to a position parallel to his eyes.
Wade's emerald eyes stared silently at the handwriting on the jade-colored gemstone, and he smiled silently.
It turned out that this was my gift.
*
After the fireworks faded, little Wade, who had closed his eyes and made a wish, slowly opened his eyes, turned his head and hugged Darien beside him to complain:
"Dad - I'm so tired... I didn't expect that I avoided my father's documents, but I didn't avoid this..."
"Well, you've worked hard."
Darien patted his head soothingly.
"Ah, so where is my gift?"
Little Wade broke away from Darien's arms with a serious expression.
"It's here with me."
Anatole stood beside the two of them and once again took out a pendant from his hand like magic.
It was almost identical to the previous one.
"Great! Father!"
Little Wade shouted in surprise, turning around and giving Anatole another warm hug.
After receiving the pendant, little Wade looked at it from left to right in his hand, and couldn't let it go.
The jade-colored gemstone was also engraved with a name:
- Wade Voss.