Age of Legends

Chapter 333 Eternity
"Seven Days' Promise" continues to air during prime time.

On Free Dating Day, four people draw lots, and two of them will draw a date card. They can then initiate a date for the next day with the person they want to date, regardless of the agreed-upon details, time, or place. The other person cannot refuse. If opposite-sex individuals form a pair, then another pair will automatically form a pair as well. Those with date cards will take the lead in everything.

Many people were waiting for the hints that had been raised at the end of the previous episode, and Chen Xingrui and Yang Jing were the ones who received the date cards.

Under the watchful eyes of the cameras, Chen Xingrui finally mustered up the courage to step forward and say to Yang Xiaole, "I... I got a date card. I'm inviting you on a date."

Yang Xiaole's eyes crinkled with laughter. He was probably curious about what this blockhead, who had finally managed to speak, would do, so he said, "Okay, where to?"

"Let's go to the planetarium. We can see all the galaxies in the universe there. It's very educational," Chen Xingrui said, which made everyone burst into laughter.

However, the guests soon raised a question: "Planetary museum? Does Fuzhou still have a planetarium?"

"How could I not know?"

Chen Xingrui confidently stated, "Yes, it's in Xindu District, it's an astronomical equipment company's museum, and you need to make an appointment."

That's great! The production team immediately made a reservation, and Chen Xingrui took Yang Xiaole to the planetarium to learn about science.

On the other side, Yang Jing walked directly towards Ma Hongrui, who adopted a guarded posture, completely "bring it on."

As expected, Yang Jing's words shocked Ma Hongrui: "Let's go hiking."

"Sure, I'll go. I often go hiking for exercise, so who's afraid of who..."

"At four in the morning, I climbed the mountain to watch the sunrise."

"You're doing this on purpose, disrupting my schedule. Besides filming the show, I'm very busy, and I also have to review design drafts. Every minute is precious..."

"Do not talk nonsense!"

So this group went hiking in the early morning.

On the same day that Yang Xiaole and Chen Xingrui had arranged to meet at the planetarium but hadn't gotten up yet, Yang Jing and Ma Hongrui, dressed in outdoor gear, headed to the route for climbing Qingcheng Mountain to watch the sunrise.

Chen Xingrui and Yang Xiaole went to the planetarium and entered the open interior as agreed. It was indeed an exhibition hall for optics manufacturers, with a large dome.

The projection equipment projects the cosmos onto the dome, but this is not the kind of science museum you see. On the contrary, it is very hardcore, and the equipment is very high-definition. It is completely different from the equipment in the kind of planetariums that are used for entertainment. So when you enter the dome's cosmic projection, it is quite shocking.

Yang Xiaole felt as if he were truly in the depths of space, and a sense of awe welled up from the bottom of his heart.

This is the kind of awe the audience felt, and it should be the same feeling that primitive humans had when they first looked up at the starry sky.

Facing the dazzling cosmic dome, Chen Xingrui's words came from beside my ear: "Look, that's Orion, the easiest constellation to identify. Below the belt is a cluster of red stars, that's the Orion Nebula. That's not a single star, but an entire nebula, about 1300 light-years from Earth. If you look at it magnified, doesn't it look like a phoenix spreading its wings?"

"The shape of the Lamb Centauri Nebula resembles a running chick, so it is also jokingly called the Chick Run Nebula."

"The Large Magellanic Cloud in the infrared band is about 16 light-years away from us."

At first, listening to his explanation, Yang Xiaole was thinking to herself, "I don't understand at all!" "Should I pretend to be very reasonable?"

However, after listening to Chen Xingrui's explanation of the vast universe, Yang Xiaole gradually became engrossed in it.

"Because my name contains the character for 'star,' I've loved astronomy since I was a child. When I was in elementary school, the teacher asked everyone about their dreams. Some wanted to be doctors, some wanted to be teachers, and some of my classmates have now achieved their dreams. But I stood up and said I wanted to be an astronaut."

"puff!"

When Chen Xingrui said this seriously, Yang Xiaole really burst out laughing.

But she quickly added, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"It's okay, actually... I'm still just as ordinary."

"Not really, at least you know so much about astronomy."

"Sometimes, facing the pressures of reality, I want to cry, and I feel exhausted. But when I open an astronomy book or look up at the sky from the rooftop, I realize that everything seems insignificant in the face of the universe. Some people rise to prominence, some are imprisoned, some are born today, and some are dying in a hospital ward. The grievances and setbacks you experience are unimportant, and human society is unimportant. No matter what you are doing, something grand and ineffable is there. In the face of such eternal, awe-inspiring, and magnificent beauty, our small lives, whatever we lose or gain, seem utterly unimportant."

“You’re right,” Yang Xiaole nodded. “But we are alive. We are also a small part of this great beauty. So, we must live well too.”

Chen Xingrui snapped out of his reverie and nodded. "Yes, we must live well in this great universe."

……

Meanwhile, Yang Jing and Ma Hongrui, who had experienced various climbs, competitions, and attempts to surpass each other while also admiring each other's physical strength and tenacity, also witnessed a scene that shocked them.

At the mountaintop, facing the sunrise and sea of ​​clouds, the two, unlike Chen and Yang who had engaged in lively conversation, fell silent.

They silently shared a shock that transcended language.

As they were descending the mountain, Ma Hongrui suddenly said, "Thank you. It's been a long time since I've been able to... calm down and just quietly watch something happen."

Yang Jing smiled in response: "You're welcome, Mr. President. The world isn't always perfectly planned."

The show thus came to the day of its season finale and retrospective.

In the single apartment, everyone watched a compilation of clips and sent their last messages to the "heartfelt mailbox."

This is a compilation of camera footage and clips from the past few days, showing unexpected angles and allowing everyone to watch these clips.

Seeing their own interactions with others on the screen, everyone laughed and had their own thoughts. Of course, it was also a subtle, close-up observation of the guests, a scene of collective social awkwardness.

Yang Xiaole's eyes softened when she saw Chen Xingrui handing her a drink.

Chen Xingrui smiled as he saw Yang Xiaole laughing with the children at the welfare home.

Seeing Ma Hongrui's clumsy attempts to coax the child, and his usually cold and aloof face, Yang Jing couldn't help but burst out laughing as she turned the corner.

Ma Hongrui's gaze lingered on Yang Jing's silhouette against the sunrise atop the mountain for a long time.

……

This retrospective points to the night before the final date.

After everyone finished and returned to their respective dormitories, they started sending each other signals of attraction.

This means sending a letter to the other person's email address so that they can decide whether to continue the date.

Chen Xingrui finally mustered up the courage to type a long message to Yang Xiaole, ending with: "Your laughter is the best signal I receive here. How about we grab a coffee tomorrow?"

Yang Xiaole opened her email, and upon receiving the message, burst fireworks and bubbles appeared above her head. She jumped up and spun around in front of the computer a few times before crashing onto her bed, hugging her pillow and yelling "Ahhh..."

After much deliberation, Ma Hongrui wrote to Yang Jing: "Your unexpected turn of events is the biggest surprise of my week."

Yang Jing replied, "It's not that bad, it's within your plans."

"How about a date tomorrow?"

"We can meet."

Ma Hongrui stood up and, as if he had made a fortune in the stock market, clenched his fist with a "Yoho!"

In mid-June, "The Seven-Day Promise" was in the prelude to the final promise. With all the groundwork laid and the final climax approaching, the show's popularity remained high.

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(End of this chapter)