The Most Random System-Chapter 616 - 335: "Confession Under the Fireworks, Bright as Stars"_3

"Why did you let go, don't you love me anymore?" Qian Ying was on the verge of tears.

Wang Ze: "(;☉_☉)?"

"Hey? No! No!"

"Bai Bufan, damn you!"

The running Bai Bufan looked back. Did someone just call his name?

Forget it, doesn't matter.

...

Ten minutes ago.

When foreheads touched, and temples met, Lin Li could smell the fresh fragrance between Chen Yu Ying's hair. Her pupils reflected his, with sparks of starlight glimmering in her eyes, flickering with the rhythm of his Adam's apple moving up and down.

The sound of the sugar art stall's iron spoon clinking, the laughter and noise of tourists, the rustling of lantern tassels being ruffled by the wind—suddenly collapsed into a blurred background noise.

There were many people around, yet it seemed as though there were very few.

The hearts of the young boy and girl, at this moment, were sharp, piercing their tender hearts, reminding each other of their existence, so vividly, so uniquely.

Lin Li could clearly hear the soft gulping sound of the girl swallowing, the warm breath brushing past his knuckles, slightly tickling.

Chen Yu Ying's face was burning, feeling like her earlobes could scorch through the night breeze. The curve of Lin Li's wrist protruding against her nose, yet it made her heartbeat roar like a drum.

The human field of vision is no more than two hundred degrees, indeed not large.

At this moment, Chen Yu Ying's entire view was taken up by Lin Li's bright smile, leaving no room for anything else.

"Don't say it now, you can't like me now, understand?"

"Really, now is not the time."

His voice transmitted along with his breath.

Chen Yu Ying still didn't immediately respond.

She looked at Lin Li, lost in thought.

She didn't understand—

In an instant, when she understood the meaning of Lin Li's smile, her eyebrows gradually curved, and she nodded slightly. Her lips brushed against his palm, softly.

"Okay."

The ends of her words carried a sweetness she could hardly believe came from her own body.

"Then I'll let go of your hand."

As Chen Yu Ying nodded, Lin Li released his hold, hands circling hers, turning her around: "Continue shopping, finish it, okay?"

"Alright."

"Good girl, a pat on the head."

This time, it had nothing to do with the big ice joke, Lin Li's hand landed on the girl's head as soon as the words fell, ruffling her black hair, displacing her hair accessory.

It was a petting that Chen Yu Ying had been slightly sulking about the whole day, and now it finally came to fruition.

But Chen Yu Ying didn't feel any emotion about it.

Because her thoughts were entirely elsewhere; she hadn't even realized that Lin Li was patting her head now.

As her body drove her forward, Chen Yu Ying only felt that her steps were softer than cotton candy, or rather, each footprint seemed to tread on a cloud.

Fingertips quietly climbed behind her ear to the loose hair, rubbing the edge of the hair accessory, checking if it was crooked.

Suddenly, she regretted not taking more time to dress herself up in the morning, perhaps even changing her outfit to something more suitable.

Was she looking good enough now? Was there any messiness in her clothes? Was her makeup smudged by now?

Endless worries overflowed from her heart and swirled, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

Previously, Chen Yu Ying hoped that this lantern-studded riverside would never end so she could keep walking, but now, she only felt it was too long, why hadn't it ended yet?

Shyness and anticipation crystallized into amber in such a moment.

Rather than continuing to browse the market, it would be more accurate to say they moved forward with the same purpose; actually, no one's mind could be distracted by the stalls on both sides.

Forward, forward, not too slow, not too fast, steadily forward.

Having walked the entire day and already nearing the market's end, it wasn't long before the stream of people gradually thinned, and the stalls on both sides started to sparse. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

The last stall was a person in a frog head costume selling balloons. At this moment, the vendor seemed to realize that the stall ahead had left, freeing up a better spot, so he rode his tricycle filled with balloons and started moving forward.

Ahead lay only desolate darkness.

They finished walking.

Chen Yu Ying stopped, turned around, and looked at Lin Li, pursing her lips and just looking at him.

"Finished a round, huh." Lin Li, holding his phone, spoke seeing this.

"Mhm."

"Alright, then we should head ba—" Lin Li's words stopped, catching something out of the corner of his eye, and then 'surprisingly' pointed not far away, "Class rep, look, what is that?"

Chen Yu Ying looked over, and she saw a faint red light flickering in the originally desolate darkness.

It hadn't seemed there before.

"Should we go check it out?" Lin Li asked earnestly, pretending to be serious.

Chen Yu Ying turned back, looked at Lin Li for a few seconds, then laughed out loud.

But after laughing, she covered her mouth, forced herself to look serious, and nodded heavily: "Mhm-mhm, alright~ Let's go take a look~"

But as Chen Yu Ying spoke like that, breaths began turning into chuckles from Lin Li's nose, escalating until he pressed his forehead with one hand, still unable to suppress it, trembling all over and bursting into laughter.

"Oh my..."

"What are you laughing at?" Chen Yu Ying stood there, with her hands crossed behind her back, slightly tilting her face, looking up at Lin Li.

"Then class rep, let me ask you, what are you laughing at?" Lin Li stifled his laughter a bit, directly looking into Chen Yu Ying's eyes, asking.

"Ah, blame Wang Ze, ruining all my surprises. Wasn't I a bit exaggerated just now?"

Lin Li chuckled and sighed, then straightened Chen Yu Ying and pushed her forward.

"Go, go, go!"

The red light glimmered, guiding their direction.

When they finally reached the source of the red light, it was under the riverside fence. Chen Yu Ying bent down, brushed aside the weeds, and found just a red-glowing electronic ball, nothing else.

"Look up."

When the voice came from behind, Chen Yu Ying raised her head with the small ball in hand.

The river suddenly burst open with the first gold-red firework, illuminating the night sky. The explosion startled the night birds perched on the willow branches.

In the moment Chen Yu Ying looked up, thousands of flowing lights wove a net of light across the sky, a drone fleet rose from across the river. Rotor fragments of light turned into trails of blue, sketching out a giant "C" and "L" amidst the smoky spark residue.

Before the end of the "C" dissipated, the "L" had transformed into a coil entwining the letters, spinning in the air, piecing together a Chinese character—"Turn Back."

"Turn around."

Lin Li's voice rose again from behind.

The fireworks in the sky were still dazzling, but Chen Yu Ying turned around without hesitation, pressing down with her hand the hair tangled by the night wind, looking at the expectant boy, and his anticipation.

Lin Li held in his hands a bouquet somehow obtained from somewhere, vividly colorful, a bright, lively, joyful, and utterly unrestrainable smile graced his lips once again.

The fireworks played out at their back and in the boy's pupils too.

"Class rep," Lin Li spoke.

"I'm here." The girl stood with her hands behind her back, slightly tilting her head, as she awaited the confession.

"I think we need to talk."

"Talk about what?"

Chen Yu Ying, overwhelmed with a smile, spoke in a sweet voice that even felt unfamiliar to her own ears.

"Of course, it's to,"

"Talk about falling in love."