His fingers suddenly loosened.
The tension slowly dissipated, and what followed was overwhelming joy.
Zhou Jing'an slowly smiled, like the warm sun behind him.
Dazzling, bright, and high-spirited.
His eyes were extremely bright, and the corners of his mouth were raised, revealing a smile that came from the heart.
His wish came true.
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During last year's autumn lantern festival, they sat in a private room on the second floor of the teahouse and chatted, and did not join the women in lighting lanterns.
The night breeze was blowing gently, and he turned his head to look out the window. Under the bright moonlight, beside the shallow river, a woman was sitting alone.
It was just a thin and pretty back, but the orange-red dress that fluttered like a koi fish made him recognize who it was instantly.
She sat alone by the river, with no one around her. She just held her cheek with her hand and watched the river lanterns slowly fade away.
The night breeze was blowing gently in his ears, and the sound of their cheerful chatter gradually faded away. Zhou Jing'an's eyes were filled with only that small figure.
Lonely, cold and sad.
He slowly stroked the teacup and followed her direction to see the small river lantern, which was about to float out of sight, with only a small ball of light remaining.
Make a wish.
Zhou Jing'an had this idea out of nowhere.
The lights flickered, flickering and trembling in the wind. Jiang Ling's figure suddenly appeared in his mind. He lowered his eyes to look, but she was no longer by the river.
A sense of melancholy rose in his heart.
Autumn Lantern Festival...a great opportunity for men and women to meet and get to know each other.
Zhou Jing'an suddenly paused, panic flashed in his eyes, and he quickly drove away the crazy and unrealistic idea in his mind, drank a sip of tea, and suppressed the panic in his heart.
Such thoughts are not really wishes, but just vague shadows, he thought.
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