The fireworks have long since cooled, but my heart is still warm, the fleeting meteors of love never cease
Looking at this heartwarming nonsense, Xue Jiuyue felt much better. "Why are you online during the day?"
"Mr. Yue, you are so forgetful. I've already told you that I'm a painter and I stay home when I have nothing to do. I'm always online. But you're online during the day even when you're traveling. You must be in a bad mood. Tell me."
"It's okay. I'm carsick and feeling under the weather. I'm just resting! I'm also jet-lagged, so I'll go see the meteor shower tonight." It wasn't that Xue Jiuyue didn't tell the whole truth on purpose. Once she started chatting with "Spit Star," her mood improved and her rationality quickly returned.
There was definitely a high probability of misunderstanding, after all, the environment was so noisy! But Xue Jiyue was angry why everything was done with Li Jingzi, and why Li Jingzi was involved instead of herself! But complaining to "Spit Star" was useless, after all, Li Jingzi did have "the convenience of her position", and there was nothing she could do about it.
"Wow, how romantic! 'The heart dancing in the dark is called the moon,' and the tears falling at the night sky are shooting stars."
"Stop showing off and play cards for a while."
"promise!"
Xue Jiuyue, who only loves delicious food, felt hungry after playing for a while. Then she remembered that Ke Yike and the others had left some food for her before they left.
There were two thermos, one filled with golden millet porridge, the other with olives on top, a steaming chicken drumstick in the middle atop a bed of fried king oyster mushrooms, and a layer of translucent rice at the bottom.
This must have been Ke Yike's creation. Worried Xue Jiyue might get carsick and lose her appetite, he prepared millet porridge to nourish her stomach and olive salad, a popular southern dish. Worried Xue Jiyue wouldn't be full after the appetite was stimulated, he also prepared chicken legs and rice. Since he didn't know when Xue Jiyue would eat, he didn't include any leafy greens.
"Turn grief into appetite!" - Xue Jiyue gains three pounds every time she's sad...
"Sister, are you feeling better? Can I come in?" Qiu Nian's voice sounded a little surprised.
"Come in." Xue Jiuyue saw Qiu Nian and Lin Yiyi coming in, "Why are you back?"
"You're all alone, with no one to take care of you." Lin Yiyi replied.
"Yes, sister, Yiyi is worried about you and said she would come back to accompany you."
"Thank you both, I'm fine, how about them?"
"They..." Before Qiu Nian could finish the second half of his sentence, Lin Yiyi, annoyed by his delay, said, "They are still crazy."
"Why don't the three of us play Landlord? What's the penalty for losing?" Xue Jiuyue suggested.
"Drink if you lose?"
"Sister Yue is not feeling well!" Lin Yiyi rolled her eyes at Qiu Nian, "We lost..."
"Let's upgrade four of us!" Zhou Ying's sweet voice came.
Xue Jiuyue looked at the smiling Zhou Ying and asked, "Why are you back too?"
"You just want to play and level up, how can we play without one of you? Ke Yike and the other two are playing by themselves..."
It was just after midnight when the alarm went off. After driving with Ke Yike and the others for over half an hour, we arrived at a pre-selected "best" viewing spot.
This is the highest hill nearby. Standing here quietly, you can feel the grassland sleeping soundly at night.
Looking up at the starry sky, the distinct, cold white stars and the misty and gorgeous, purple Milky Way are all beautiful dreams at night, infecting everyone who walks into it.
Looking back at my surroundings, I was completely engulfed in darkness and silence, and I even doubted whether I had opened my eyes.
"Ke Yike and the others didn't come up?" Xue Jiuyue asked into the darkness.
The one who answered her was Zhou Ying's sweet voice, "They said they would come later."
As if to illustrate Zhou Ying's words, some noises could be heard from the direction of the mountain below. The sound was not loud, but it could be heard far away in the silence.
Xue Jiuyue didn't care much, her eyes were all focused on the sky.
There haven't been any shooting stars yet, but the night's dreams are just as captivating. So clear, so within reach; yet so lofty, so mysterious. It's never been more real, yet never more dreamlike. Standing on the edge of reality and dreams, the darkness seems so shallow, as shallow as the past we're reluctant to see clearly; the light is far more profound, as far-reaching as the uncertain tomorrow.
Standing on the backbone of this dream, I can't help but stretch out my hands to the starry sky - I want a hug!
You can't say you have nothing, you can't say you have nothing in your hands.
So, loneliness, doubt, questioning, treading on the edge of rationality, questioning loudly in the depths of my heart! Until the starry sky feels ashamed, until dreams are on the verge of collapse. And so, tears, overflowing with emotion, streak across the night sky, like flowers, like fire, like lightning, freely flowing, like shooting stars!
"Sister Yue, look!" Zhou Ying's voice pulled Xue Jiuyue out of her emotional vortex, "Look down!"
The once empty darkness below the mountain was now dotted with stars! These stars seemed to have been specially plucked from the sky, and they were arranged in the darkness to form four giant letters - L, O, V, and E.
The stars are twinkling on the grassland, and the meteor just now also streaked across these letters one by one, just like a computer special effect!
Xue Jiuyue couldn't help but think of what she said when she deliberately rejected Ke Yike that day, "Even if you pick the stars in the sky for me, I will not marry you!" Now Ke Yike really picked the stars and used them to express his love to her!
Before Xue Jiuyue had time to feel moved, she discovered that the sporadic shooting stars just now were just the prelude, just the head of the flock. Now, a meteor shower like a galloping horse began to shine in the night sky.
If the meteor showers just now were merely a cascade of emotion, now they were a dam of overflowing emotion. Exhilarating, hearty, and complete, the most spectacular spectacle unfolded to its fullest on this night, in this very place. Only a shower of stars could express the profoundness of the earth, and only the grasslands could hold the majesty of the night sky.
As grand as the desolate music of a xiao on an ancient battlefield; as delicate as the lingering love poems whispered in the ear! They say you should close your eyes and make a wish when you see a shooting star, but in this moment, how could I remember those ancient fairy tales? How could I bear to close my eyes? This is a fairy tale before my eyes, a wish fulfilled, a dream come true!
But that’s not all! This is just the beginning of a love poem carefully prepared with the right timing and location. The real climax is the tail of this star shower, rising from the ground into the sky.
The fireworks, like a reversal of time, gently send the fleeting meteor back to the vast starry sky. More intense and more beautiful than a shooting star, they instantly light up the entire sky, as if to burn out a lifetime of brilliance in this moment.
In the boundless night sky, fireworks intertwined, slowly outlining four letters that echoed with the earth - L, O, V, E. They were shining brightly and dreamily, as if they were an affectionate confession from above the sky.
At this moment, a grand meteor shower seemed to have heard the call of love, and it streaked across the sky and rushed towards them. It was impossible to tell which were the stars in the sky and which were the fireworks on earth. Xue Jiuyue looked up and gazed, completely intoxicated by this dreamlike beauty, not knowing what day it was.
"Xue Jiuyue, I love you! My love may be as fleeting as a shooting star, as easily cooled as fireworks, but even if it is shattered into pieces, it will still illuminate the night sky. At least it can tell the world that I have been here, I have loved! Xue Jiuyue, I love you! Love you! Love you! I have loved you!"
Ke Yike shouted with all his might, finally tearing his throat, but he couldn't pierce the empty wilderness. His voice soon faded like the wind. There was no echo, only the echo lingering in the hearts of everyone present, like a mighty bell. Everyone was silent, only the sound of the fireworks rising. Was it the explosion at the birth of the universe, or the birth pangs of life?
Fireworks from below and meteors falling from the sky electrify the night sky and ignite the love on earth, their brilliance breathtaking, shining like the tragic grandeur of a resolute departure, like the splendor of all-out devotion. Let the world be immersed in this love, and let the touching moments be forever etched in the river of time, never to be erased...
The incomparable brightness pierced the most vulnerable part of everyone's heart, turning all shadows into tears. Xue Jiuyue's eyes were filled with tears, Lin Yiyi's eyes were blurred with tears, and Zhou Ying's face was covered with tears. All the tears bloomed, disappeared, and settled with the last firework. Darkness took everything away again, leaving no trace on the grassland, no trace on the sky, but only the rippling night sky behind the tears. Is it really true that nothing is left?
With the lingering excitement, the group was about to embark on their journey home. However, the SUV that Xue Jiuyue and the others rented would not start.
"What should we do? We have to wait until daytime to repair the car. How about we wait here and the girls can take a nap in the car?" Qiu Nian suggested.
"Little Fatty" said disapprovingly, "That's not necessary. We can just take one each on the motorcycle and go back. We'll also leave the extra helmets we rented on the bike."
"Ahem, Xiaopang..." Ke Yike reminded his companions, "Sister Yue, Ying'er, Yiyi, do you have a driver's license? Can you ride a motorcycle?"
"None of us three know how to do that." Xue Jiuyue answered affirmatively. After a moment's hesitation, she made a decision. "Let's go back by motorcycle."
"Sister Yue, are you okay?" Zhou Ying asked in a low voice with concern.
"It's okay. I remember there was a cushion in the car. It's not that tight and shouldn't be a problem. Zhou Ying, let's go look for it in the car." Xue Jiuyue whispered to Zhou Ying while looking for the cushion: "Ahem, I'm a little more familiar with it..."
"Sister Yue, you don't have to worry so much." Zhou Ying interrupted Xue Jiuyue, "We are a family."
Wearing a helmet and using a cushion as a seat, Xue Jiuyue held onto the corner of Ke Yike's clothes tightly with both hands, trying to keep as much distance as possible. Although physical contact was inevitable, they were both wearing clothes, so even though they could feel Ke Yike's body temperature, Xue Jiuyue didn't feel too uncomfortable.
"Is it possible, Sister Yue?" Ke Yike was shaking slightly, not sure whether it was due to nervousness or excitement.
Xue Jiuyue was a little nervous, "Okay, let's go!"
"Wait a minute, are you wearing your headphones? A motorcycle should be rock-solid!"
"Put it on, let's go!"
Deafening music then sounded, but was quickly diluted by the whistling wind.
Ke Yike drove out first. Following them were Xiaofei and Zhou Ying, and then Xiaopang. Qiu Nian, suppressing the surging desire within him, walked last. The night was at its thickest, the grassland pitch black. The four car lights lined up in a row streaked across the black curtain like shooting stars.
Compared to the humidity and heat of the south, the grasslands in summer were much cooler. Everyone had previously suggested removing their masks, and now Xue Jiuyue understood why. A cool breeze sifted through the gap between her and Ke Yike, sweeping through their bodies, taking away all the weight. It felt like flying. Xue Jiuyue even tilted her head to let the wind blow directly into her face. It felt like a gentle caress, like a rushing stream, and this time, it wasn't just her body that was freed.
As if sensing Xue Jiuyue's feelings, Ke Yike rode faster and faster, putting distance between himself and the others behind.
At this time, he shouted loudly, "Sister Yue." There was no response.
He raised his voice, "Sister Yue." Still no response.
It wasn't until his voice, which hadn't recovered yet, became hoarse again that Xue Jiuyue heard the slightest movement and asked loudly, "What's wrong?"
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