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Chapter 1794 New Year's Eve in Chang'an (Second update, please subscribe)

Sometimes, people's destiny will always be changed by many external forces. A grain of sand of the times is a mountain when it falls on everyone's shoulders, and a gust of wind of the times can also blow life in an unknown direction.

The world is like this, full of all kinds of unknowns. For ordinary people, what they can do is actually very limited, that is, just go with the flow of the times.

Perhaps, this is the wings of a butterfly. It affects not only the world, but also millions of ordinary people, whose destinies are changed inadvertently.

And the people who are in it are often unaware of it.

The neon lights illuminated the entire seaside road as bright as day. Brigitte Lin tightly grasped the hydrogen balloon in her hand, fearing that she would be squeezed by the crowd, so she let go and walked away. The balloon was just bought for her by Li Shiyu. The transparent film was filled with hydrogen. Most people around her had one in their hands.

"careful!"

Li Shiyu suddenly grabbed her arm, and a young man squeezed through them. The ribbon tube in his hand exploded with a "bang", and colorful pieces of paper fell on their shoulders like snowflakes.

"Happy New Year!"

The man turned around and grinned at them, then disappeared in the surging crowd in the blink of an eye.

Lin Qingxia's heart was pounding, half because of shock and half because of excitement. This was her first New Year in this city as an exchange student, and also her first time to participate in such a grand New Year's Eve event.

In the past, she had only seen such New Year's Eve in the TV series "Chang'an Holiday". Only here did people celebrate New Year's Eve so grandly.

She turned to look at Li Shiyu, who was smiling and brushing off the colorful paper ribbons that had fallen on her hair.

"scared?"

Li Shiyu's eyes sparkled under the light:

"This is just the beginning. When we get to Chang'an Tower, there will be dozens of times more people than here!"

Although she was a few months younger than him, she obviously attended such activities frequently. After all, she was from Chang'an.

Lin Qingxia's fingers were unconsciously entangled with the balloon string. She had never seen so many people gathered together - the entire seaside boulevard was crowded with people, and everyone's face was filled with expectant smiles.

There was a cheerful atmosphere in the air, and in the distance came the cheerful music played by street performers.

"I never thought New Year's Eve could be so lively."

Brigitte Lin whispered, her voice almost drowned out by the noise of the crowd.
“Where we are, everyone is at home.”

Li Shiyu leaned close to her ear and said loudly:
"That's why I have to bring you out! How can an exchange student not experience the local culture? Do you know? Many people say that if you don't spend the New Year's Eve in Chang'an, your life will be wasted..."

She naturally took Lin Qingxia's arm,

"Let's go. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to get a good spot to watch the fireworks."

They moved forward slowly with the crowd. Lin Qingxia occasionally stole a glance at Li Shiyu beside her, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart. This girl, who came six months earlier than her, was the "study partner" assigned by the school to help her adapt to the new environment.

Of course, this kind of study partner is boys to boys, girls to girls. From the first time she met Li Shiyu, Brigitte Lin fell in love with this cheerful girl, not because she was as beautiful as herself, but because of her personality.

In just two weeks, Li Shiyu helped her get familiar with the campus, taught her how to take the subway and bus, and even accompanied her to the supermarket to buy daily necessities. And now, on New Year's Eve when everyone was reuniting with their family and friends, Li Shiyu actually came to her dormitory to take her to participate in the celebration that could only be held here.

"Thank you for visiting me today."

Brigitte Lin suddenly said,

"Otherwise I might be eating instant noodles alone in the dormitory."

Li Shiyu waved her hand:

"You're welcome! This is our tradition! You know? My dad always says - well, we are all family, so we have to take care of each other!"

She imitated her father's words, blinked, and said:
"So, how can I let you stay in the dormitory alone? It's so boring to celebrate the New Year alone. Besides, I don't like to celebrate the New Year with my dad and the others. You know, it's boring to be with them..."

They passed by a cinema with a re-screening poster of "Chang'an Holiday" on the door. Brigitte Lin unconsciously slowed down her pace.

"Ah! It's this movie!"

She pointed at the elegant heroine on the poster and said excitedly:
"'Chang'an Holiday' is my favorite movie, and Hepburn is my favorite star! She is so beautiful!"

Li Shiyu followed her gaze and a strange smile appeared on the corner of her mouth:

“Really? A lot of people say that.”

"She is so beautiful,"

Brigitte Lin stared at the poster and said to herself:

"And the princess she played was very charming. Those scenes on the seaside promenade in the movie—"

She looked around and said excitedly:
“It’s exactly the same as it is now!”

“I love that movie, too.”

Li Shiyu said softly, her eyes drifting into the distance.

“But my favorite part is the heroine.”

Lin Qingxia emphasized, still staring at the poster,

"You know what? When I first watched that movie as a kid, my biggest dream was to have that kind of love like her!"

"Ha ha……"

Li Shiyu suddenly laughed out loud:
"Let's go, the countdown is about to start."

She pulled Lin Qingxia forward.
"There will be more people later and we won't be able to squeeze in."

When they finally arrived at the square under the Chang'an Tower, Lin Qingxia gasped. The entire square was packed with people, surging like a tide, and everyone looked up at the tower that soared into the sky.

The countdown is almost here. In the movie, the hero and heroine are counting down in front of the building.

But now people prefer to go to Chang'an Tower.

"There must be hundreds of thousands of people here, right?" Lin Qingxia asked stutteringly, her palms beginning to sweat. She had never seen such a spectacular sea of ​​people, the dense crowds of heads stretched to the end of her sight.

Li Shiyu stood on tiptoe and looked around:
"There may be millions of people. It's like this every New Year's Eve. People from all over the city gather here. Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists come here from all over the world. But their favorite is Taiping Building. Yes, it's the building where the hero and heroine in the movie count down to the New Year together."

She turned to Lin Qingxia and smiled, saying:

"If we had known earlier, we should have gone there, but we still have a chance next year!"

"Yes! Next year, we'll go together next year!"

Lin Qingxia nodded, but her hand holding the balloon tightened unconsciously. Li Shiyu seemed to notice her nervousness and gently held her other hand.

"Don't be nervous, just follow me closely."

Li Shiyu's voice was gentle and firm.
"When you wait until midnight, you will feel that everything is worth it."

As the countdown approached, the crowd's cheers grew louder and louder. When the tower turned red and the number jumped to "10", the entire square erupted in a deafening countdown.

"Ten! Nine! Eight..."

Lin Qingxia followed the crowd and shouted out every number, her heart beating faster with each countdown. Li Shiyu cheered in her ear, and her warm breath brushed her cheek.

“…Three! Two! One! Happy New Year!”

At the moment when the word "一" fell, gorgeous cold fireworks suddenly shot out from the top of Chang'an Tower. Golden sparks poured down from the top of the tower like a waterfall, illuminating the entire night sky. The crowd burst into thunderous cheers, countless balloons rose into the sky at the same time, and ribbons and paper flowers flew everywhere.

"Happy New Year!"

Li Shiyu turned around and hugged Lin Qingxia tightly, shouting in her ear.

Brigitte Lin hugged Li Shiyu back, her eyes moist for some reason. At that moment, she finally understood why people always spend so much time and effort describing the New Year's Eve here in novels and essays.

In this strange city, in this ocean of millions of people, just this one hug made her feel unprecedented happiness. Regardless of whether people knew each other or not, they were all blessing each other.

We are all family!

She couldn't help but think of what Li Shiyu had just said.

Yes, at this time, everyone is a family!

The light of the fireworks reflected on Li Shiyu's face. She looked so happy and so real.

“This is the best New Year I’ve ever had.”

Brigitte Lin said this with some excitement.

As she finished her words, the distant sky was filled with dazzling fireworks. In Taiping Bay, on the sea, the annual fireworks show began once again.

Looking at the fireworks in the night sky, Brigitte Lin's smile became even brighter.

Everyone had the same happy smile on their face as her.

The fireworks show lasted for a full ten minutes, and when the last cluster of sparks disappeared into the night sky, the crowd began to slowly disperse.

There were a lot of people and they walked very slowly. After they walked out of the square, Li Shiyu looked at her watch, frowned, and said.

"Oh, it's almost one o'clock. The school dormitory must be closed."

She turned to Lin Qingxia and asked:
"How about you stay at my house tonight?"

Brigitte Lin subconsciously wanted to refuse:
"It's too much trouble for you. I can find a hotel."

"Don't be silly, all the hotels are fully booked on New Year's Eve."

Li Shiyu took her hand without saying anything.
“My home is near the seaside road, very convenient.”

Before Lin Qingxia could refuse, Li Shiyu led her through the crowd and toward a row of cars parked on the roadside. When Li Shiyu walked straight toward a black BMW, Lin Qingxia hesitated. What surprised her even more was that a uniformed driver came out from the driver's seat and opened the back door for them.

"Miss, the lady has been calling you."

The driver said to Li Shiyu respectfully as he opened the car door.

"Well, I'll call you later."

Lin Qingxia's eyes widened, and she stood there at a loss. Li Shiyu gently pushed her back:
"Get in the car."

The car was filled with a faint fragrance, and the seat was so soft that Brigitte Lin did not dare to lean on it. She secretly looked at the luxurious interior of the car, and then looked at Li Shiyu who was calm beside her, and countless questions flashed through her mind.

"Is this your car?"

Brigitte Lin asked cautiously.

Li Shiyu nodded:

"Yes, it's from the company."

She seemed to see Lin Qingxia's confusion and added:

“This kind of car is very normal here!”

Brigitte Lin didn't know what to say and could only nod.

Maybe, after all, this is SEA!

It's a very wealthy place, well...it must be like that.

While she was wondering, Li Shiyu had already taken out her mobile phone and called her family.

Well... this is SEA, having mobile phones is normal.

(End of this chapter)