When Tang Jiuge woke up, Xue Ran and his group had no reason to stay any longer. They were about to say goodbye and leave when Guan Yueyue insisted on watching the lanterns before leaving, because she had overheard Jin Lu mentioning that the lantern festival was coming soon.
What's the point of seeing lanterns? It's just an excuse. Feng Guang saw through Guan Yueyue's thoughts. She just didn't want to go back to the Valley of the Old Friends. She wanted to be with Nangong Li. Guan Yueyue pulled Qingyu to stand on her side. Helpless, Xue Ran had to stay in Tangmen for a few more days. Feng Guang looked at the curiosity hidden in Qingyu's eyes and gave up the idea of ​​contradicting Guan Yueyue.
On the day of the Lantern Festival, the streets were packed with people, and there was a constant stream of people coming to see the lanterns. The various colorful lanterns, like stars in the sky, decorated the streets as bright as day, making them dazzling and colorful.
Feng Guang, carrying a lifelike lotus lantern, stood under a willow tree waiting for someone. There were quite a few men and women admiring the lanterns on the street today, their glances filled with tender affection. She pursed her lips; the saccharine scent of romance permeating the air was making her teeth itch with envy.
A short while later, Xue Ran walked through the crowd and handed her the candied hawthorn in his hand. "Feng Guang, here's the candied hawthorn you wanted."
It turned out that she suddenly wanted to eat candied hawthorns halfway through the journey, and Xue Ran asked her to wait for him here because there were many people.
Feng Guang took a bite with a sense of smug satisfaction and asked indistinctly, "Where's Qingyu?"
"Qingyu met Yueyue and left with her."
"To run into someone with so many people..." she muttered. Guan Yueyue had been walking with Nangong Li from the beginning, not with the three of them. And with so many people on the street, it was incredible that Qingyu could run into Guan Yueyue. Suddenly, she thought of something and asked, "Is Nan... Yi Wushang also here?"
"That's right, what's wrong?"
"No...nothing." With Guan Yueyue around, Nangong Li shouldn't do anything to Qingyu, right? Besides, Nangong Li doesn't know that Qingyu is the lucky one from the massacre of his entire family. She told herself to relax. "Xue Ran, does Guan Yueyue know about Qingyu's background?"
"I know." Xue Ran raised his hand and wiped the sugar residue from the corner of her mouth with his index finger. He said, "I brought Qingyu back when Yueyue was seven years old. Because I knew about Qingyu's background, Yueyue was extremely fond of Qingyu back then."
"What? She knows that!" Her words trailed off.
Xue Ran asked, puzzled, "Hmm?"
"It's nothing..." She regained her composure, but couldn't help feeling sorry for Qingyu. His favorite senior sister knew that Nangong Li was his enemy, but she still fell in love with Nangong Li. If Qingyu knew, she wondered what would happen.
Xue Ran didn't understand her sudden disappointment. He unconsciously took her hand and asked, "There are going to be fireworks by the river. Do you want to go watch?"
"Okay..." She lost her appetite after taking a bite of the candied hawthorn, and with a sullen little face, she walked towards the riverbank under Xue Ran's guidance.
Along the way, people came and went, and Xue Ran considerately kept her by his side, preventing any clumsy passersby from bumping into her. As Feng Guang walked beside him, her mood suddenly improved a lot. "Xue Ran, do you know that you look very boyfriend-like like this?"
"What is boyfriend material?" Xue Ran asked when they reached the riverbank. They walked to a relatively quiet place where there were few people and it wouldn't be noisy.
Feng Guang tiptoed and whispered in his ear, "It means you're very attractive."
Her warm breath brushed against his ear, and at the same time, fireworks rose from the opposite bank, blooming against the dark sky. In an instant, bright colors illuminated the sky and people's faces.
The dazzling light flickered, making her delicate face even more radiant. Her eyes seemed to shimmer like autumn water, easily captivating anyone who looked upon them.
He had always known that her eyes were beautiful, especially when she was focused on seeing his reflection.
Xue Ran's Adam's apple bobbed, and he suddenly lowered his head to kiss her lips.
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