ALL NOVEL Chapter 46: Fireworks of Hope
After the final performance, thunderous applause erupted from the audience.
Accompanied by the applause, Xiao Yan once again stepped onto the stage and gracefully bowed to the Xiao Clan members below.
“Thank you all for watching. Today’s evening party comes to an end, and now we have the final activity of the Xiao Clan’s New Year celebration!”
As Xiao Yan’s words fell, the applause from the audience erupted once again, even more intense than before.
This scene made Nalan Yanran’s heart skip a beat, and her curiosity about the final activity reached its peak.
Similarly, Qing Lin, who was held lightly in Xiao Yu’s embrace, also showed curiosity in her small eyes.
Xiao Yan glanced at the backstage and saw Xiao Ning giving him a thumbs-up, then disappearing without a trace.
Xiao Yan’s gaze turned to the Xiao Clan members below the stage once again. He raised one hand slowly and cheerfully shouted at everyone.
“So, everyone, let’s count down together with me!”
“Oh oh oh!!!”
The young members of the Xiao Clan cheered excitedly, and the elders of the Xiao Clan below the stage showed expectant expressions in their eyes.
Nalan Yanran and Qing Lin couldn’t help but hold their breath, eagerly awaiting what would happen next, including the spirit, Yao Chen, who are inside the ring.
“Three!”
“Three!!!”
As Xiao Yan shouted a number, everyone below the stage shouted along in unison.
“Two!”
“Two!!!”
The smiles on the faces of the Xiao Clan members couldn’t be any brighter. Everyone’s mood had reached its peak, and as Xiao Yan shouted the last number, they erupted in unison.
“One!!!!”
Swoosh!
Behind Xiao Yan, a streak of light shot up from behind the stage and soared into the sky!
When it reached the zenith of the night sky, all the Xiao Clan members had joyous smiles on their faces as they shouted along with the streak of light.
Bang!!!
“Happy! New! Year!”
The dazzling fireworks instantly illuminated the night sky of Wutan City, casting their reflection on everyone’s faces.
But it wasn’t over yet!
Swoosh! Swoosh swoosh!!!
Several more streaks of light shot up into the night sky and burst open, imprinting the brilliant flames of hope deep in everyone’s hearts.
Nalan Yanran stared intently at the colorful display in the night sky, her eyes flickering continuously, as if she wanted to etch this scene deeply into her mind.
What a beautiful moment…
Although Nalan Yanran had always admired Xiao Yan and had been striving to pursue him, for some reason, she always had a feeling that she couldn’t fully understand him.
It seemed that there were parts of him that she could never comprehend.
However, at this moment, as Nalan Yanran’s heart trembled, she suddenly understood something.
This was the path that Xiao Yan had been pursuing all along…
Nalan Yanran turned her head and gazed at Xiao Yan, his radiant and spirited figure, and her heart started beating faster.
Xiao Yan… Xiao Yan… Xiao Yan!
As Nalan Yanran silently repeated Xiao Yan’s name in her heart, her determination grew stronger.
I will catch up to you, I will definitely catch up to you!
In the future, I will become the woman who can proudly accompany you!
Nalan Yanran made this solemn declaration in her heart, while Qing Lin, in Xiao Yu’s embrace, also watched the fireworks in the sky, moved by the spectacle.
After the passing of her parents, Qing Lin felt like the whole world had turned gray, devoid of any color.
No matter how Xiao Ning and Xiao Li cared for her, Qing Lin always felt a strange sense of unfamiliarity in her heart.
Everyone around her said that her parents should never have fallen in love, and she herself should never have been born into this world!
Gradually, Qing Lin started to believe them.
Perhaps, as they said.
Her parents were wrong, and she was not meant to exist.
But when she saw the fireworks in front of her, this colorful spectacle she had never seen before, it dispelled all the darkness in her heart. At that moment, a thought emerged in her mind.
If I hadn’t been born, I wouldn’t be able to see such a beautiful scene.
All the happy memories of the past, the enduring love between my parents, and their care for me, surged into my heart, shattering all the doubts that I had accepted.
Father and mother are not wrong! They are not wrong!
And I am not wrong! Being the daughter of my loving parents is the greatest happiness of my life!
I will no longer run away!
Qing Lin’s eyes brimmed with hope and longing for the future as she declared to herself.
I am Qing Lin! I am the beloved daughter of my father and mother! They are my proud parents! We have no reason to be rejected by this world!
Meanwhile, apart from Nalan Yanran and Qing Lin, within the ring, Yao Chen was deeply focused, gazing at the fireworks blossoming in the night sky.
Clearly, the spectacle before her wasn’t particularly grand, and in the past, a casual display of her fighting skills could create a more magnificent scene than these fireworks.
However, as she looked at the brilliant fireworks in the night sky, Yao Chen couldn’t suppress the profound emotions welling up inside her.
Tears involuntarily slid down her cheeks.
Huh… It’s really strange…
Yao Chen was taken aback, unintentionally revealing a smile.
Soul bodies aren’t supposed to be able to shed tears…
Amidst the thunderous fireworks, a voice mixed in, and Yao Chen was the only one who could clearly hear it.
“Senior Yao! Happy New Year!!!”
In the ring, Yao Chen stared blankly at Xiao Yan’s cheerful smile, and in an instant, her heart was filled with infinite warmth.
Xiao Yan’s smiling face brought about a stir of emotions within Yao Chen for the first time in her life.
Since awakening by absorbing Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi and spending a long time together, Yao Chen couldn’t help but utter some question in her heart.
Do I truly have any value compared to this disciple of mine?
Is my life really worth enough to be awakened once again?
Such thoughts echoed incessantly in Yao Chen’s heart, causing even some of her previously determined decisions to become uncertain.
Perhaps, I should continue to slumber, and perhaps, I shouldn’t delude myself into thinking that I deserve to return to this world.
However, all these doubts about herself dissipated at this moment.
That’s right… What am I thinking?
Why am I so sentimental? It doesn’t seem like me~
Looking at Xiao Yan’s face, Yao Chen understood in her heart. A beautiful smile appeared on her face, and she softly responded in her heart.
(Ah~~~ Happy New Year~)
Yao Chen’s gaze turned once again to the still-blossoming fireworks.
Yes, there’s no need to be confused.
Because I am still alive.
At this moment, a resolute thought emerged in Yao Chen’s heart.
Perhaps, I awakened again just to witness this fireworks display~
In her heart, Yao Chen silently whispered, looking at Xiao Yan with an irremovable tenderness in her eyes, softly calling out to him.
(Xiao Yan.)
(Hmm? Senior Yao, what’s wrong?)
Xiao Yan asked in confusion, but Yao Chen smiled gently and said.
(It’s a great blessing for me to be able to meet you…)
Upon hearing Yao Chen’s words, Xiao Yan suddenly froze.
After a while, Xiao Yan slowly snapped out of his daze, and his gaze became even more gentle.
(As your disciple, it is also a blessing for me to be able to meet you.)