Chapter 191 The Hand of Fate
"Would you like to give it a try?"
Xie Siyan skillfully spun the telescope a few times.
In fact, the equipment had already been placed at the best observation angle, and he just made minor adjustments to make it more conducive to Mu Jia's height perspective.
The metal parts made a subtle clicking sound under his fingertips, which was particularly clear in the silent observatory.
“So there really is a telescope.”
Looking at his professional technique, Mu Jia couldn't help but admire him softly, "I thought..." Halfway through her words, she realized something and quickly swallowed them back.
Her eyelashes fluttered slightly and her face flushed.
"Why?" Xie Siyan turned around and asked casually.
His attention was focused on the equipment just now, and he might not have paid much attention to what she said. When he saw her coming over, he made room for her so that they could stand side by side.
Snowflakes danced in the dark night sky through the glass dome, making both of them look like they were immersed in an endless river of stars, creating a perfect atmosphere.
"nothing."
Mu Jia felt a burning sensation in his ears, and he hurriedly took two quick steps and stopped in front of the observation position he had vacated.
The pure white carpet swallowed up the sound of footsteps, but it couldn't swallow up her accelerated heartbeat. Mu Jia's heart was pounding as she leaned over to look closer at the eyepiece.
Xie Siyan leaned over and asked him seriously in a flat voice, "What were you thinking about just now?"
“No, no.”
Sometimes, Mu Jia felt that Xie Siyan's behavior in love was very childish.
She often felt like the two of them were middle school students secretly having a premature love affair without telling their parents.
Because of their immaturity, the two of them always quarreled over various details and had things to keep to themselves. Moreover, because of his hot and cold behavior, Mu Jia did not dare to take the initiative or get close to him, which often lowered her intelligence and led to all kinds of speculation.
This characteristic often makes Mu Jia suspect that Xie Siyan has no experience in love.
But sometimes, she felt that he was quite skilled, whether it was being romantic or taking girls on dates, he was very good at it.
For example, now.
Mu Jia calmed his pounding heart, followed Xie Siyan's guidance, and looked up at the night sky.
"The brightest star in the center of your field of vision is 219TH."
His voice was whispering in my ears.
"Its orbital cycle is very long. Every 68 years, it returns to this specific orbit, and it is currently at its closest approach to the Earth..."
Seeing Mu Jia nod, he moved his wrist slightly and pointed to another area of the sky, "As for tonight's meteor shower, the radiant point is located in Canis Venatici, roughly in the southwest. If we are lucky, we can see it in the second half of the night... around two o'clock in the morning. Do you want to wait?"
Xie Siyan turned his head and asked her.
Mu Jia did not respond. She looked intently in the direction the other party pointed.
Through the telescope, there is indeed an extremely bright star on the deep blue sky, hanging high up, as if it has been there quietly watching since eternity, silently witnessing an encounter that happens once every 68 years.
Mu Jia doesn't really believe in fate.
But at this moment, under the witness of the starry sky, I can't help but sigh at the wonder of fate.
She and Xie Siyan... should have been two parallel lines that would never intersect, extending along their own trajectories to the vast distance.
She still remembers that at her freshman year entrance ceremony, the place was noisy and there were two girls sitting right behind her. Their voices were neither too loud nor too soft, and they were discussing in a tone that was a mixture of admiration and judgment which boy in the school had the most prominent family background, who had a new car, and who was going abroad as an exchange student.
To her, those names and titles were as distant as the starry sky in another universe.
At that time, she was still a student from a small southern city. She had no concrete concept of the words "rich family". The extravagant spending they talked about crashed into her world with novelty and strangeness. That was the first time she heard the name Xie Siyan from her classmates.
We were in different grades and majors, so unless something unexpected happened, we had no communication during the entire four years of college.
In the following year, Mu Jia gradually understood the class gap and did not imagine any idol drama plot happening until the list of names for the interdisciplinary exchange program was announced. Her roommate came back to the dormitory and told her that she actually saw two names next to each other.
They were put into a group.
She was grouped together with the boys who were secretly discussed by the freshmen at the school entrance ceremony.
It's not that I haven't had fantasies.
For an adolescent girl who has never been in a relationship, if she suddenly has the opportunity to get close to a boy who is considered to be of high quality by others, no one would not fantasize about something happening.
After he refused to let her go out, she felt lost for a short time.
Looking back now, it turns out that the hand of fate has already quietly controlled the trajectory of our lives.
"Xie Siyan, are there any other stars?"
Mu Jia's thoughts briefly drifted away from his memories, and he turned his head to look at him.
Because the meteor shower has not arrived yet and it is just past nine o'clock in the evening.
It was not late at night. Seeing Mu Jia looking for a while, Xie Siyan came over, put his arm around her waist and guided her. Under the guidance of the people around her, Mu Jia gradually recognized the positions of Sirius, Vega and Big Dipper.
Xie Siyan does not live in this villa all the time, but an aunt comes to clean it regularly, and the refrigerator and snack cabinet are always full.
The top floor is covered with thick carpet, and the lazy sofa is so soft that you can sink into it.
Mu Jia looked up at the starry sky in a daze for a long time before she gently broke free from his arms and took two steps towards the center of the top floor.
"Do we have to wait for several more hours?"
"Um."
Xie Siyan nodded in response, his eyes never leaving her. He stared at her slightly absent-minded face, and lowered his tone, as if asking, "Are you tired?"
"No." Mu Jia looked at his expression and shook his head. He picked up a blanket from the sofa and wrapped it around himself. Then he patted the lazy sofa next to him and said, "Xie Siyan, let's chat, shall we?"
It seemed like they had never had a deep conversation apart from physical contact. She thought that if two people were together, they should still have some spiritual connection. For example, besides astronomy, what other hobbies did he have? For example, what was it like to be a popular figure in school? Mu Jia was really curious.
She thought about her past girlish thoughts, those short-lived crushes and little thoughts, and wondered what the person being crushed on was thinking.
"Okay." Xie Siyan had no objection. After confirming that she was not tired, he pointed a cold white finger at the lazy sofa and said, "Then you sit for a while. I'll bring something up."
Mu Jia sat down, wrapped in a blanket, and suddenly felt a sense of peace and tranquility. After a few minutes, footsteps approached again. Mu Jia looked down and saw Xie Siyan coming out with snacks and hot drinks.
"Try this." Xie Siyan handed her a box of delicate cookies and placed it next to her. "My mom just made these. She adjusted the flavor based on your feedback."
Mu Jia suddenly felt embarrassed.
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