I drove around in circles nearby. Lin Mengxi sat in the passenger seat, looking out the window. I also stared at the rearview mirror, deliberately adjusting it to a position that would affect my viewing angle but still allow me to see her face. The occasional flash of neon light reflected on her face, but it couldn't illuminate the loneliness in her eyes.
Finally, as the countdown sounded faintly, we found a parking space...
I hurriedly got out of the car, ran to the passenger side to open the door for Lin Mengxi, then took her hand and ran towards the center of the square.
The square was crowded with people, and the faces of the people around were filled with the joy of welcoming the New Year... laughter and lively music were intertwined... but we were going against the current in this ocean of joy, carrying the sadness of separation.
We hurried and finally reached the middle of the crowd at the ninth second of the countdown.
The people around were shouting excitedly: "Nine, eight, seven..."
Lin Mengxi looked up at me, tears in her eyes. She said in a trembling voice, "This is the first and last New Year's Eve we spend together. From now on... there will be no future."
I held her hand tightly, as if to convey all my reluctance to her through these hands, and said, "Hmm..."
"Three, two, one, Happy New Year!" The crowd around burst into warm cheers, and colorful fireworks bloomed in the night sky, lighting up the entire square.
But Lin Mengxi and I, under the brilliant fireworks, shed tears silently... stared at each other, knowing that the moment of separation was getting closer and closer with the ringing of the New Year's bell... those unspoken words, those unfulfilled dreams... will all become regrets in the light and shadow of the fireworks, and be buried by the years.
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