Chapter 1224: Chapter 630: Competing for Dresses (Part 2)
Hometowns are strange places. Even if your time there wasn’t pleasant, staying away for too long will inevitably evoke genuine longing, especially at certain moments.
Changtian, however, was staring at her hand. That small hand lightly rested on the carved jujube wood window, bringing with it a delicate beauty mixed with a tinge of pitiful fragility, as if a mere squeeze could shatter it.
He raised his palm to envelop her hand completely, moving it back, then closed the carved window, turning her around to face him, softly asking: "Little baby, is there something on your mind?"
"Hmm..." She snapped back to reality from her daze, noticing the worry surfacing in his eyes, she couldn’t help but softly say, "Nothing, I just remembered some things from the past."
Changtian fixed his gaze on her. Having spent most of his long life alone, he naturally could not grasp the meaning of "thinking of family more fondly during festivals." Before he was imprisoned in the God Demon Prison, the Mortal World had not yet seen so many holidays. Nonetheless, even if he hadn’t been imprisoned, he still wouldn’t understand why mortals created so many kinds of festivals, was it to find a legitimate reason to entertain themselves?
She had worries she couldn’t share with him. He didn’t like that.
Changtian placed a kiss on her lips, then smiled and said, "I heard that tonight is the end of the year?" He wasn’t particular about mortals’ holidays, only vaguely remembering such a term.
He could be wrong too! She chuckled lightly, the bit of gloom in her heart seemed to dissipate with that smile: "Nonsense! Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, and the day after is the first day of the Lunar New Year!"
A smile was enough. He exclaimed, "Oh, then there’s one more day? How about this, you finish your lessons for the next few days today, and I’ll spend the New Year with you, how about that?"
Her almond-shaped eyes widened immediately, incredulously, "Are you saying that you’ll spend the New Year with me like a mortal?!" Indeed, the words she muttered in the Zeng Family kitchen must have been heard by him word for word.
...Did he say something extraordinary?
As a result, Ning Xiaoxian didn’t wait for his reply, she pounced, giving him a big kiss on each cheek with a bright smile, decisively declaring, "You’re the best! It’s settled then!"
This naughty girl, was she afraid he would change his mind? Even in his most earnest efforts with her, he hadn’t managed to hear her utter the words "you’re the best"! Changtian ground his teeth, but seeing her blushing cheeks, his heart swayed, making him want to kiss her back twice; but as he reached out, he caught nothing—
She had slipped away from his embrace, agile as a fish. The next moment, her cheerful voice carried from the outer hall, instructing the maids: "Quick, help me fetch water, I want to bathe!"
Almost ready to marry, yet still so reckless. He sighed and withdrew his hand.
For the rest of the afternoon, she diligently worked, and he did not disturb her.
She asked the maids and found out that Changtian also stayed in the study all night. The Hidden Stream’s affairs were complicated and urgent, with countless pressing matters waiting for him to handle. Even if he took the time to accompany her out, he needed to seize every second to review the documents. Thinking of this, she felt a bit guilty.
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Going out the next day, she was somewhat downcast, her pouted lips nearly forming a frown.
"If I had known, I would have gone out to play yesterday afternoon and left my work for today." She sighed, "Today is New Year’s Eve, and there are so few people around!"
It had been too long since she celebrated the New Year, how could she forget? The diligent and brave housewives were just beginning to prepare for tonight’s New Year’s Eve dinner, managing a feast of over ten dishes is no easy task! Usually, preparations start early in the morning, so it’s not surprising that the streets were less crowded. With fewer customers, many shops simply closed their doors, hanging "Closed Today" signs, making the streets seem much quieter today.
Most importantly, she hadn’t bought new clothes yet! She had slept for three years, and after waking, she stayed in the Bashe Forest, with only a few clothes at hand. Besides, celebrating New Year without new clothes—how could that be considered a celebration?
Poor rating! She didn’t have clothing-type Magic Artifacts. If only she could refine her True Body’s python skin into clothes to wear like Changtian, with whatever style she wanted, how stylish would that be! Oh, there were several outfits at the Bai Yujing sale that combined the functionality of a Magic Artifact with aesthetic appeal, why didn’t she buy them then?
Changtian, seeing her gloomy expression, couldn’t help but stroke her hair gently and said: "Let’s walk a bit more, it seems the shops on the main street are still open."
In places where rent is high, they’d surely remain open until the very last minute. That’s a truth unchanged in any world.
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