Chapter 57
The "difficult" yet joyful metalworking internship ended in the blink of an eye, and soon, time has come to the end of the year. The upcoming New Year's Day holiday is something to look forward to. As the beginning of a new year and the end of the old one, this day is definitely worth celebrating and rejoicing.
Ren Qiao'an was also looking forward to it, having already made an appointment with Jin Xi to watch the fireworks by the river. City B's fireworks show was quite famous, and in previous years, Ren Qiao'an had been reluctant to join in the fun due to the sheer number of visitors during holidays. But this year was different. With someone he loved by his side, the crowds were probably fine with him.
But Ren Qiao'an didn't expect that others were equally excited.
On December 31st, not only were the three single roommates clamoring to go, but Tang Mu also wanted to go, turning the original two-person date into a six-person group activity. That was fine. After all, Tang Mu and her roommates knew about her relationship with Jin Xi, so Ren Qiao'an wouldn't feel awkward or unnatural. But why were Gao Yu and Xu Haoran waiting for them downstairs in the girls' dormitory?
Two tall and handsome boys appeared downstairs of the girls' dormitory at the same time, attracting many girls to look back at them. Especially since Gao Yu was one of the celebrities in the college, he was always a hot topic wherever he went.
Xu Haoran saw Ren Qiao'an and the others slowly appearing and waved excitedly, "Good evening, seniors! My roommates are going home, or going on dates with their girlfriends. I can only come to you for refuge. I beg you seniors to take me in~"
Xu Haoran wore a red sweatshirt with black casual pants and a black windbreaker. He usually had his bangs hanging down, but today he combed half of his bangs back, revealing his smooth forehead. He looked quite refreshed.
Gao Yu, who was standing next to him, smiled faintly and said, "Me too."
Ren Qiao'an was puzzled by the appearance of the two people, especially Xu Haoran. At this time, Yan Yiyi whispered in her ear: "That kid asked us what activities we were doing tonight, and I told him, but I didn't expect him to follow." So that's it. Ren Qiao'an remembered that Xu Haoran had also asked her, but Ren Qiao'an did not pay attention immediately and forgot to reply later.
Four more people is too many, six more people is also too many. Ren Qiao'an consoled himself by thinking that he and Jin Xi could just secretly "fall behind" when the time comes.
Jinxi hadn't expected Gao Yu's sudden appearance. She'd mentioned her New Year's Day plans to him, and he'd replied that he had them, too. Neither party had said what they were. But Jinxi wasn't so narcissistic as to assume that Gao Yu's initial "plans" meant watching the fireworks with them, and that something must have gone wrong. Jinxi cast a questioning look at Gao Yu, who responded with an apologetic one. Then, Jinxi received another WeChat message from Gao Yu explaining his plans.
"Something happened to me over there, and I suddenly have nowhere to go. I beg you to take me in~" "I promise not to disturb you!"
Jin Xi helplessly replied, "It's okay, it's more fun with more people."
The eight people got off the subway and walked straight to the riverside. Along the way, there were many people going in the same direction as them, including students like them, whole families with their children, and many foreign friends. It can be seen that the fireworks show in City B is very popular.
Arriving at the riverbank, the sight of a sea of black people loomed. The area closest to the railings was already packed with people, some fully armed with "□□ short guns," each displaying their talents. A little further from the shore, the area had become a bustling "street stall" of food, drink, and entertainment.
"Wow, there are so many people!" Yan Yiyi couldn't think of any adjective to describe the large number of Chinese people, and could only say "Wow".
Tang Mu felt the festive atmosphere. "Yeah. The fireworks show doesn't start until nine o'clock, and it's not even eight o'clock yet, but the riverside is already packed."
"Ah~ Then let's go eat something. We can't squeeze in anyway." Faced with the huge crowd, Qian Baoer chose to give up on grabbing the best viewing position.
Beautiful scenery is not as important as delicious food. Yan Yiyi agreed with both hands, "I think it's okay."
"What time is it now? Are you pigs?" Wu Nianzhi was not interested in the beautiful scenery, nor was she interested in delicious food. She just wanted to stay away from the crowd and be a homebody.
Tang Mu is always the one who smooths things over. "Haha, let's go over there first. It looks lively."
Ren Qiao'an hooked her arm around Jin Xi's and walked slowly at the back of the group. Suddenly, she stood on tiptoe, leaned close to Jin Xi's ear, and whispered, "Jin Xi, let's sneak away later~"
Jin Xi turned her head to look at Ren Qiao'an. On her delicate face, there were two small crescent moons, which made the girl look quirky. Jin Xi smiled dotingly, "Okay, where do you want to take me?"
"Hmm…?" Watson, you hit a blind spot. Ren Qiao'an was only thinking about their own world, not considering where to go.
Xu Haoran, who had been walking beside Ren Qiao'an, suddenly joined the conversation, "Senior Qiao'an, aren't you cold with your hands out there?"
In Xu Haoran's eyes, the intimate actions of Ren Qiao'an and Jin Xi were just like those of little sisters and close friends that you can see everywhere on the street. Therefore, Xu Haoran didn't feel the special atmosphere between the two of them at all. The only thing that puzzled him was when did the two of them become so close?
"Ah? A little bit." But Ren Qiao'an wanted to grab Jin Xi's arm. There were so many people around, what if they got separated?
Xu Haoran smiled brightly: "I have gloves, do you need any, Senior?"
"Thank you, but..." Ren Qiao'an just opened his mouth to refuse when a pretty female voice came to his ears.
"No need." Jin Xi first refused on behalf of Ren Qiao'an, and then in front of Xu Haoran, she grabbed Ren Qiao'an's hand and put it in her pocket.
Since Jin Xi had been keeping her hands in her pockets, the pockets were already warm. As soon as Ren Qiao'an's cold hands came in, they felt very warm. Ren Qiao'an squinted his eyes comfortably, and changed the direction of his palms. In his pockets, he and Jin Xi's hands were tightly clasped together with their fingers.
"Uh, okay." Xu Haoran scratched his head in frustration. But was it just his imagination? Why did he feel like Senior Jinxi didn't like him? No, that wasn't right. Senior Jinxi had disliked him since they first met. Xu Haoran couldn't understand why he was being disliked. What made Xu Haoran even more confused was why Senior Qiao An and Senior Jinxi were so close to each other. Was this friendship between girls?
Because Xu Haoran often chatted with Ren Qiao'an about anything, Ren Qiao'an suddenly noticed something strange. Xu Haoran was wearing a windbreaker today, and Jin Xi was also wearing a windbreaker, both of them were wearing black. Ren Qiao'an himself was wearing a white coat and standing between the two of them. Isn't that the Oreo combination?
Ren Qiao'an was amused by his own wild thoughts. Jin Xi noticed this, squeezed Ren Qiao'an's hand, and asked, "You look so happy, what are you laughing at?"
"I won't tell you." Ren Qiao'an said with a smile, as saying it out loud would make her look not very smart.
"Senior, they're selling flowers there! Wanna go take a look?" Xu Haoran exclaimed. Suddenly, he thought of something and said to Gao Yu, "Senior, why don't you buy a bouquet for Senior Jinxi?"
Gao Yu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head. He pointed in the direction of the flower seller, and Xu Haoran realized that Ren Qiao'an had already jogged over. Seeing that Ren Qiao'an was interested, Xu Haoran immediately followed him.
After the two left, Gao Yu took a step closer to Jin Xi and said with a smile, "Haha, is classmate Ren so slow?"
"..." Jin Xi, like Gao Yu, looked in the direction of Ren Qiao'an and Xu Haoran. They ran to the flower vendor, still chatting and laughing about something. Jin Xi sighed silently. He had been like this with Lan Peng before, and now he was doing the same with Xu Haoran. Could it be that Ren Qiao'an was unaware of other people's affection for her?
"Very cute." Gao Yu added that in this respect he was the same as that person, so slow that it made people feel helpless.
Hearing Gao Yu praising Ren Qiao'an in a slightly doting tone, Jin Xi immediately glanced at Gao Yu warily. Gao Yu waved his hand, looking eager to win, "Cute, but not my type."
"Hmph..." Jin Xi snorted lightly, but her tone was not cold. "Since you are in a bad mood today, I won't bother with you."
"..." Gao Yu's smile froze. He thought he had hidden it well.
As soon as she exposed Gao Yu's words, Jin Xi saw the sadness in his eyes. From a friend's perspective, Jin Xi couldn't help but say, "Sometimes I really don't know what you think, but as long as you think it's worth it, that's fine."
Is it worth it?
He didn't know if that person was worth it. Gao Yu raised a bitter smile and said, "Thank you."
After the two of them exchanged a few words, the flower buyer came back. Ren Qiao'an was holding a small bouquet of crimson roses with a beaming smile on his face. Xu Haoran followed closely behind, holding a bouquet of orange roses with a look of awkwardness and nervousness written all over his face.
Jin Xi knew clearly that Ren Qiao'an was running towards her. Even though they had been together for more than a hundred days, Jin Xi's heart would still often leap for joy because of the girl in front of her with a beautiful smile.
"Jinxi, do you think the flowers I picked look good?" Ren Qiao'an came to Jinxi with the flowers in his hands and showed them to her like a treasure.
Jin Xi smiled and said, "It's beautiful." The flowers are beautiful, and the people are even more beautiful.
"Hehe." Ren Qiao'an laughed innocently. She should have chosen a romantic moment to give it to her beloved girl. Now she and Jin Xi were standing on a busy street, which was obviously not a romantic place. Ren Qiao'an glanced at Gao Yu and the others and saw Xu Haoran holding Gao Yu and whispering something. Yan Yiyi and the other three had already gone somewhere. Ren Qiao'an felt that this was a good opportunity to slip away. So, Ren Qiao'an pulled the corner of Jin Xi's clothes and whispered, "While they are whispering, let's go quickly."
"good."
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