Hearing Shen Yi’s words, Ye Wanwan also turned her head back, her eyes brimming with smiles as she said, "Shen Yi, happy New Year!"
After finishing her words, Ye Wanwan turned her head back to continue watching the fireworks, tugging on Shen Yi’s clothes to signal him to watch as well.
However, Shen Yi’s gaze remained fixed on Ye Wanwan, as if he could no longer take in anything else.
Looking at the bright smile on Ye Wanwan’s face, in that moment, Shen Yi felt that there was nothing else he had to do in this life, except making Ye Wanwan happy, which was the most important thing.
He wished that Ye Wanwan could always, always be as happy as she is now without any worries.
The fireworks ended quickly. There was no helping it, as the urban district had a ban on setting off fireworks and firecrackers. Clearly, that had been a breach of the rules, and no one dared to be too bold, which was why there were no more fireworks after they ended.
Ye Wanwan waited for a while but when no more came, she confirmed that they were indeed over. Looking at the dark and desolate night sky, Ye Wanwan sighed, a hint of reluctance in her voice as she said, "That’s it."
"Next time when there’s an opportunity..." Shen Yi started to say but then stopped abruptly, obviously recalling the conversation in the living room earlier.
Ye Wanwan was listening, but Shen Yi suddenly fell silent. She looked up at Shen Yi’s expression and also thought of the conversation they had in the living room earlier.
She couldn’t help but laugh out loud, her face once again lighting up with a smile.
Shen Yi also smiled, holding onto Ye Wanwan as she leaned into him to prevent her from falling.
The laughter outside drifted into the villa, and the people inside laughed along.
The next day, the first day of the new year.
The first day of the new year is no time for sleeping in, and Ye Wanwan had no time to sleep in because Shen Yi had to leave at noon.
Shen Yi had indeed cleared two days in his schedule, but those days were spent on the road, which left only so much time to spend with Ye Wanwan.
Although Ye Wanwan tried hard to hide it, her absent-mindedness gave away her thoughts at a glance.
Shen Yi didn’t have much luggage to pack. When he returned, he didn’t even bring a change of clothes, as he was going home, where naturally everything would be available.
But now it was different, the bag had been stuffed with quite a few items, including food.
Shen Yi didn’t refuse, packing everything inside. Once he was done packing and saw Ye Wanwan daydreaming by his side, Shen Yi raised his hand to poke her cheek gently and cooed, "You can’t be unhappy on the first day of the new year."
"I’m not unhappy," Ye Wanwan quickly said.
She wasn’t unhappy! She would absolutely not cling desperately to him, demanding that Shen Yi stay! Nor would she go crazy just because Shen Yi was leaving her to work!
"Not at all?" Shen Yi poked again.
Ye Wanwan caught his finger and flicked it away, her gaze shifting uncertainly before she mumbled, "I’m not unhappy, just a little bit reluctant to let you go."
Shen Yi reached out to touch Ye Wanwan’s head, "I’ll come back whenever I can."
Ye Wanwan quickly shook her head, "You’ve been so busy, and it’s not easy to find time to come back, but then it’s all wasted on the road, too troublesome, better not bother."
"For you, I’d climb mountains and swim through seas of fire," Shen Yi said without a moment’s hesitation.
It seemed to be only after he finished speaking and met Ye Wanwan’s gaze that he realized what he had just said.