Chapter 163 Gemini

"Are you done? What did you take out..."

"OK OK."

Far away in Mingzhu City, outside the open gate, Jiang Ning and Jiang Yao each wore a thick down jacket and ran out.

One person is in front and one person is behind.

There was a biting cold wind outside, the kind that was enough to make people runny noses. It was clearly visible that they were wearing pajamas under their down jackets. There was still some residual warmth left in the house, so they were not shivering from the cold.

The two of them went out in the middle of the night, not to do anything secret.

But when they had already washed and were ready to lie down on the bed to sleep together, Jiang Yao went to hang up her clothes, and suddenly a bunch of unlit fireworks fell out of her pocket.

She picked it up in surprise, and then she remembered that when she went to the amusement park with her cousin's son, she put these things in her pocket.

Looking at the boxes of fairy wands, star whirlwinds, and jet fireworks...

Jiang Yao turned to look at her sister who was applying a facial mask.

So, the two of them sneakily opened the door and ran out.

"What is that in your hand?" Jiang Ning asked curiously.

"I don't know either. It looked like it was burned incense and was taken from the living room."

"Could it be the incense that Mommy usually uses?" Jiang Ning was stunned for a moment, then moved closer to take a look. Yaoyao was holding a small wooden stick with smoke rising from it, emitting a mystical wood fragrance. "It really is!"

"It turned out to be incense. I thought it had been burning on the gas for so long and it still hadn't caught fire. It was such a hassle."

Jiang Yao shook the wooden stick that emitted a fiery red carbon light.

There is no man in the house, and no one smokes.

She searched through all the drawers in the living room but couldn't find even a lighter. In the end, she had to take the stick to the kitchen, otherwise she wouldn't know what props to use to light the fireworks.

"This thing is so expensive, aren't we overqualified for it?"

"It seems so..." Jiang Yao pondered for half a second, "Who cares? As long as I'm happy, it's my own thing anyway."

She pondered for only a moment, then put aside her fear of being discovered by Jiang Ruxue, took out a long and thin fairy wand from the paper box, and handed it to Jiang Ning.

"I'll give you some first, sister."

"Yeah... I'm ready."

Jiang Ning rarely played with this kind of thing. She had only seen other people play with it, so she felt a little curious when she tried it herself. Although her face was full of calmness, her retreating steps and her posture as if she was facing a great enemy showed that she was still a little nervous.

It's funny.

Even little girls of six or seven years old know that sparklers have no lethality and are purely ornamental fireworks.

Jiang Ning stretched out her hand straight, turned her head, stared at Yaoyao with her beautiful eyes, and handed the burning carbon stick to her, touching the top of the fairy wand.

next second.

With a "puff", the fairy wand was ignited, and starlight began to splash in a tiny circle, extending downwards with a sizzling sound. The faint light was extremely beautiful, reflecting Jiang Ning's extremely soft cheek.

"pretty……"

The small circle of splashing starlight was reflected in her pupils, and her heart seemed to soften as she murmured to herself.

"And this one..."

Jiang Yao lit the fairy wand in her other hand and took one from her sister.

"Wow~~"

The lovely Yaoyao waved the fairy wand back and forth, holding it high in excitement, "Sister, look at me!"

"I'm watching. Be careful not to fall. It's so dark around here."

"No, I'll order a few more... Sister, do you think I look like a flower fairy?"

Jiang Yao stood on tiptoes and spun around with a bright smile on her face, just like how she had done many years ago when she was a child and put on her new dress to show off and told her sister that she was a princess.

In the fairy tale...a princess waiting to be rescued by a prince.

Jiang Ning had a gentle expression, with the corners of her lips curled up as she watched her sister's hair flying, the hot air she exhaled as she spoke quickly dissipating in the air, and the fairy wand she held high was like a fleeting shooting star.

But within these few seconds.

Even meteors have no desire to roam the interstellar space, but instead revolve around the central celestial body of the Gemini star, restricted by the inexplicable gravity and traveling slowly along the orbit.

Jiang Yao's happiness was so easy to obtain. When she saw the fairy wand in her sister's hand quickly burn out and only a bare charred wire was left, she giggled.

"Mine will last a long time."

"It's boring."

Jiang Ning rolled her eyes at her, threw the wire in her hand into the trash can, crossed her arms, and ignored her sister's smug look.

"Then play this for you, why don't you try to click it yourself."

Jiang Yao placed the Star Tornado on the ground, squatted down and handed the carbon rod to her sister.

"Here, take it," she said.

"I do not want to play."

"Are you afraid? I remember you were afraid of playing with fireworks since you were a child. Forget it, I'll do it myself... Whose coward are you, afraid of this and that?"

"What are you mumbling about, Jiang Yao?"

"No, I didn't say anything. You are hallucinating my sister."

"Little annoying guy... bring it here, who said I don't dare."

Jiang Yao took a deep breath and held the carbon rod steadily in her hand. She licked her moist lips and stared at the fireworks that were already placed on the ground.

"It's just a matter of getting close to it and burning it. What's so difficult about that..."

She and her sister looked at each other.

Then, he reached out his trembling hand.

next second.

She poked the ground quickly, so fast that an afterimage appeared, and then took two steps back, looking at Xing Xuanfeng, who was motionless, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Did you encounter it, sister?"

"Didn't you?"

"It's not obvious that it didn't happen."

"Okay then, I'll try again."

Jiang Ning clenched her hands, her palms were already sweating. She squinted her eyes and squatted down again, using the faint light to get closer to the front of the Star Cyclone, inch by inch... until she could no longer see the last bit of subtle distance.

"puff--"

“Squeaky, squeaky!!!”

The sudden burst of fire made Jiang Ning step back subconsciously. She had already retracted her hand due to the electric shock, and her mind went blank.

Because she was squatting, she sat down on the ground when she moved backwards.

It took less than half a second for the fireworks on the ground to spin with all their might, emitting dazzling flames and moving horizontally on the ground like crazy.

"Sister, hehe," Jiang Yao covered her stomach and laughed so hard that tears were about to come out. She pointed at Jiang Ning and laughed, "Look how scared you are..."

"Still laughing? I think you are asking for a beating!"

Jiang Ning, who was always gentle, climbed up, feeling a little embarrassed and angry. Her cheeks flushed in the dark. She grabbed Yaoyao's arm and pinched her cheeks.

“Ouch~ It hurts, it hurts,” Jiang Yao mumbled, struggling continuously, “I won’t laugh anymore… hehe, I really won’t laugh anymore.”

One cyclone after another was ignited, turning the open space in front of the gate into a glowing flower field.

They flashed charming halos and flew tirelessly in the low sky, passing by the feet of the two sisters. The hot sparks forced the two pairs of white feet in slippers to dodge back and forth, as if they were dancing a duet.

The jet firework fuse was also lit.

"Crackling" flames shot out from the sharp triangular opening, splashing on the ground, forming a half-person-high fireworks fountain. The colorful lights reflected their identical cheeks.

Jiang Ning's long hair was loose, and she reached out her hand to stroke the restless hair as the wind blew.

Another winter.

"So beautiful! I'm going to make my New Year's wish. Today is New Year's Eve."

"Then hurry up and make your wish. It might be over soon."

"Uh-huh."

Jiang Yao squatted beside him, clasped her white palms together, and slowly closed her eyes.

The firelight illuminated her thick, trembling eyelashes, and a swaying shadow of trees appeared under her eyelids.

She silently recited her New Year's wish.

"God, if you really exist, you can hear my wish. I hope you can fulfill this insignificant wish. If possible, let me win this heart-beating game, okay? I only want to be with Chen Yuan in this life, even if it is just an extremely ordinary life. Don't think I'm too selfish, it's because I really love him too much."

Jiang Yao opened her eyes.

"Okay, I'm done making wishes!"

"Then maybe I'll be one."

Jiang Ning put her hands in her pockets and silently watched the fireworks that were about to be set off.

"Okay."

"Is this the end of the promise?"

"of course."

"What is your wish, sister?"

"I hope you and your family are healthy... and Chen Yuan grows up healthy and safe."

Jiang Ning bent down, picked up the discarded fireworks debris on the ground, threw them into the trash can nearby, and clapped her hands.

Jiang Yao was looking at her from behind, and there was a long silence.

"What are you still standing here for? Go back to sleep or you'll catch a cold!"

"understood."

Jiang Ning took her sister's hand and walked home together.

"Sister, do you think Chen Yuan is asleep now? Should I send a message to ask?"

"He went to bed early and has to get up early tomorrow to go back home. Don't disturb him."

"Oh... Sister, have you ever thought about what you would do in the future if you lose this time and lose Chen Yuan to me?" Jiang Yao's question made Jiang Ning, who was walking up the stairs, suddenly stop.

After a moment, she said calmly, "No big deal. I should try to learn more. It would be best if I could fulfill my dream in college and do something meaningful. For example, I could find a career to fight for my whole life and then stick to it until I grow old."

"Is that so?" Jiang Yao thought.

"Don't just think about me losing, what if you lose?"

"I..." Jiang Yao suddenly turned pale and said in a trembling voice, "I should leave here and go to a very far place, to the bustling neon city of Tokyo, and never see Chen Yuan again in this life."

"Where to find new fate?"

"No, I won't marry anyone else but him."

"Don't say such silly things. Life is long."

"That's not stupid. My sister would make the same choice, right?"

"Stop talking nonsense," Jiang Ning turned her face away and pushed open the bedroom door. "Stinky Yaoyao, don't look at the time now, go to bed quickly."

She pulled Jiang Yao into the house.

"Click" sound.

The bedroom light was turned off.

(End of this chapter)