Chapter 146

"So many people."

Bell Tong glanced around.

The people who arrived one after another filled the empty space halfway up the hill.

"There are hardly any people on the street... Why are they all squeezed here?"

"Most likely they are students from nearby universities."

Jocelyn York said, then turned her head to look at them.

"Speaking of which, you three will be university students soon."

"Oh..."

Bell Tong sighed softly, a hint of melancholy appearing on her face.

"What's wrong?"

"Little Bell has decided to go for extra tutoring."

Roxie Lin smiled and said.

"Why are you laughing? Are you happy that I have to study for one more year?"

Bell Tong lowered her eyelids and looked at her.

"Don't say that, I really want to accompany you."

Roxie Lin smiled and touched her head.

"Huh, hypocrite."

"..."

"With your scores, you had to settle for the same school as Yuyu?"

Bell Tong sneered, glancing at Roxie Lin.

"It's embarrassing to fail the exams."

"You jinx!"

"Hey? You two applied for the same university?"

Jocelyn York asked in surprise.

"Yes, if only we could share a dorm in college, that would be even better, right?"

Roxie Lin said, looking at Raina Nan beside her.

"Ah, um..."

Raina Nan hesitated and responded.

...

...

"Can you guys help me out too?"

On the other side, William Wei's voice came.

"Coming."

Roxie Lin stood up.

"Xiaoyu?"

"I'll join later..."

She said softly, sitting in place and not moving.

"What's wrong?"

"What else? I'm scared of her brother targeting me."

"..."

She didn't say anything, just glanced at Bell Tong.

"As long as I'm here,"

Bell Tong said, placing her hand on her shoulder.

"That damn dog won't dare to touch you."

"Stop instigating..."

Roxie Lin said softly on the side, raising her head and only then realizing that Samson Nan was walking towards them.

"Brother Nan is here, let's go, let's go!"

She said, quickly pulling Bell Tong along.

"Don't pull me!"

"..."

...

"Who can help me set up the telescope?"

Samson Nan scanned the crowd with his gaze.

His eyes paused on Raina Nan for half a second before moving away.

Seeing that neither of the two people in front of him spoke, he spoke again:

"Jia?"

"Huh? Me?"

Jocelyn York was stunned for a moment, pointing at herself in surprise.

"Ah, help me stabilize the stand."

"Oh..."

She stood up and glanced sideways.

Raina Nan was still sitting there, silent, looking at her phone.

"Yes, that's right."

Jocelyn York clapped her hands and seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Karen asked me to buy a few flashlights."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I'll go first."

She said, quickly walking towards another direction.

"..."

Samson Nan fell silent.

After a brief pause, he turned back.

"Then, can you help me?"

"..."

Raina Nan didn't speak, her eyes still fixed on the screen of her phone, her fingers sliding randomly.

"Raina Nan?"

He called again.

"..."

She remained silent, only then turning off her phone and raising her head.

"What... What do you need me to do?"

"Help me set this up."

He said, handing her the telescope stand.

"Don't move, just stay still."

"Oh..."

She responded with a half-crouch and supported the frame.

"Don't move."

"I didn't move..."

...

Stiff conversation...

Between two awkward people.

...

...

"Woo~"

A burst of noise and commotion.

She looked up

Only to discover a few faint stars shining in the pitch-black night sky.

The previously noisy surroundings suddenly fell silent.

People, as if prompted by something, raised their telescopes one after another, as if something was about to happen...

Before they could react

Countless stars seemed to respond to the call, instantly filling the night sky.

"Goodness..."

A boundless sea of diamond stars.

This is probably a spectacle that can only be seen in polar regions.

...

Samson Nan turned his head and looked at Raina Nan beside him.

She looked upwards.

Looking at the night sky.

The twinkling stars reflected faintly in her dark pupils, creating silent reflections.

Blinking, they disappeared again the next second.

It was a strange feeling as if the stars had descended to earth, detached from reality...

Her trembling lips seemed to be saying something.

"Raina?"

He called her, but she seemed to not hear.

She extended her hand towards the starry sky.

Through thousands of light years of faint gravity.

As if in the next second, she would be taken away by those stars...

...

"Raina!"

He was inexplicably frightened.

Shouting, he grabbed her wrist.

Her body trembled slightly, and then slowly turned her head to look at him.

"..."

He was stunned and under the starlight, he barely saw her face.

Crystal tears flowed down her emotionless cheeks, drop by drop.

Drip, drip

They fell onto the stones on the ground.

...

"..."

"Um..."

She panicked and quickly stood up.

"It's not..."

While rudely wiping her eyes with her sleeve, she fumbled to explain something.

"..."

He didn't say anything, just looked at her like that.

She desperately wanted to cover her own unsightly face.

But he held her wrist and moved her hand away.

Her tear-soaked face, teary eyes, were all exposed in front of him without any cover.

"..."

...

"Why are you crying?"

"I'm not crying."

"You're not crying?"

"Well..."

"I'll take a look."

"Don't..."

She lowered her head, not wanting him to see.

"..."

He said nothing, turned his face aside, and then looked up again.

"Are stars really that beautiful?"

"..."

She remained silent, not answering.

"Last time, at the lighthouse by the seaside..."

He looked at the stars in the night sky and said softly.

"Which one do you like?"

"..."

She didn't say a word.

A long silence.

"What's the use of liking... Can you take them down and give them to me?"

She whispered, cautiously venting her inner frustration.

...

"Yes."

"..."

She lowered her eyelids, looking at him suspiciously.

"Don't believe me?"

He smirked, looking down at her.

"..."

She looked into his eyes, hesitating.

Those eyes were not lying.

...

But which of her brother's words were true...

Now, she couldn't distinguish anymore...

"~"

He smiled faintly, his hand crossed her ear and reached towards the night sky.

As if he had grabbed hold of something

In an instant, he retracted his tightly held hand and put it in front of her.

Then slowly opened his palm.

"..."

She swallowed her throat.

A "star" with a faint blue glow laid silently in his palm.

"For you."

He smiled with narrowed eyes.

"......"

She looked at him in surprise, not knowing what to say for a moment.

......

She still had some vague memories.

This "star" was the moonstone she had seen in Oslo before...

......

It had transformed from a stone lying in the display window into an exquisite pendant...

......

"Um..."

"Don't move."

He interrupted her, speaking softly.

He brushed her hair aside and gently placed the pendant around her neck.

"Brother..."

"It looks good~"

He said, staring at her eyes without blinking.

"......"

She held the pendant in her hands.

A faint blue glow seeped through the gaps between her fingers, appearing and disappearing.

Her cheeks turned bright red, feeling hot, almost unaware of the dry cold air around her.

She bit her lip, holding back her tears.

After a while,

Finally, a faintly awkward smile appeared on her face.

"You idiot..."

"......"

Samson Nan bent down slightly.

He looked at her without any distance between them.

"......"

"Are you scared?"

He asked softly.

"......"

She reached out and held his cheek in her hands.

Resting her forehead against his.

Hesitant, she shook her head.

"......"

The sound of their breathing was clearly audible.

"I'm sorry."

He said like this.

Soundlessly, his lips touched her soft ones.

......

The aurora borealis descended from the sky.

Illuminating the distant sea, the forest between the mountains, the snow-covered roofs, everything.

The night was no longer dark.

......

That was the first time

she saw him shed tears.

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