Can you please stop hating

Hearing this, Qiao Yining looked at Liang Mo and found that he had a cigarette in his hand.

This was a very normal request, and Liang Mo had just helped her. Qiao Yining felt that she had no reason to refuse, and nodded after a brief silence.

Seeing that Qiao Yining agreed, Liang Mo lowered his eyes and put the cigarette in his mouth.

After waiting for a while, Qiao Yining just stood there motionless, and Liang Mo raised his eyelids to look at her.

After staring at each other for two seconds, Qiao Yining finally understood what he meant and hurried forward.

However, Qiao Yining suddenly realized a problem. She was a head shorter than Liang Mo and her body was much narrower than Liang Mo. She could not block the wind blowing towards Liang Mo's mouth at all.

Qiao Yining looked at Liang Mo and asked with a slightly awkward expression: "How can we stop it?"

Liang Mo took the cigarette and said, "Just block it with your hand."

Qiao Yining: “Okay.”

Liang Mo put the cigarette to his lips again, lowered his head and leaned closer.

Qiao Yining held the burnt firework stick between his fingers with it facing outwards, and held his hands in front of Liang Mo's face in a light gesture.

In order to form a relatively enclosed space, the two of them got very close to each other, with their foreheads almost touching.

Qiao Yining was very nervous. He smelled a faint mint scent in the air and his heart beat faster and faster.

In order to pretend to be calm, she pursed her lips and didn't even dare to breathe heavily.

However, this was her first time looking at Liang Mo from this perspective. Besides being nervous, she couldn't help but sneak a glance at his face.

Liang Mo's appearance is not as sharp as Jin Zhuoxiao's, nor as delicate as Zhang Yichi's, but his facial features are the most regular and pure.

Wearing glasses, he gives people the feeling of an abstinent science and engineering geek at first glance, so he also feels a bit distant.

Every time they met before, Liang Mo's shoulders were very straight, like a strong bamboo. Now that he bent his head to light a cigarette, there was naturally a strong sense of contrast.

Qiao Yining saw him skillfully open the lid and rub the roller with his slender knuckles. There was a "hiss" sound and an orange-red flame instantly ignited.

Liang Mo lowered his eyes and looked at the cigarette. After the flame ignited the tobacco, he straightened up and distanced himself unnoticeably.

Qiao Yining withdrew his hand and inadvertently looked up and met Liang Mo's gaze.

Through the thin lenses, the dark pupils were as quiet as a bottomless pool, unknown and frightening.

Liang Mo clearly didn't say anything, but Qiao Yining's heartbeat, which had just about to calm down, inexplicably quickened.

She was a little distracted, but as if she was being controlled, she didn't look away immediately.

Liang Mo stared at Qiao Yining silently, opened his mouth slightly, and slowly exhaled smoke.

Through the thick smoke, Qiao Yining could not see his face clearly, but soon the misty white smoke was blown away by the wind.

Before the smoke had dissipated, Qiao Yining caught a glimpse of Liang Mo's fleeting expression through the thin smoke.

His eyes were slightly narrowed due to the mist, and his face showed laziness and an indescribable lust.

Qiao Yining's heart was shocked and he looked away in panic.

She found it magical. He looked like such a serious person, but why was there such a huge contrast in temperament just by his expression?

It feels like the word "abstinence" has suddenly become just the second word, and it always leads people's thoughts in that direction.

Qiao Yining felt that she was really crazy for daring to make up stories about Liang Mo in her mind.

Just at this moment, there was a commotion in the square.

Pei Jingtong was looking forward to it, and when she heard the slightest movement, she asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Zhang Yichi: "It should be starting soon."

Xu Ge glanced at the time and said, "There are only two minutes left."

Pei Jingtong said excitedly: "Then let's come over and wait."

In the last two minutes, everyone stopped doing other things and gathered around the fence, looking towards the river.

Pei Jingtong held up her phone and said to the others, "Remember to shout Happy New Year later."

Zhang Yichi asked with a smile: "Give a red envelope?"

Pei Jingtong: "If you want to give it to me, I don't mind."

Zhang Yichi: “…”

As the New Year's Eve countdown appeared on the huge LED screen on the opposite building, the crowd in the square began to count down in unison.

"10!"

"9!"

……

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

Before the last digit had even faded, a string of fireworks was launched from the riverside and exploded in the night sky almost simultaneously.

The dark night was instantly lit up, and the sparks shattered like blooming flaming hydrangeas, wave after wave, colorful, gorgeous and grand.

"I wish you all a Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year! All the best to you!"

"Happy new year!"

"..."

Yu Xi looked up at the fireworks in the sky, hearing New Year's greetings one after another. Her eyes and heart were hot.

"Yu Xixi, Happy New Year."

In the noisy and lively occasion, Jin Zhuoxiao quietly gave her the first blessing of the year.

Yu Xi turned around, looked at him with a smile, and said, "Happy New Year, Jin Zhuoxiao."

The two of them looked at each other for a few seconds as if they had telepathy, then they moved closer naturally and kissed briefly under the fireworks.

Pei Jingtong shouted: "Hurry up, let's take a photo in front of the fireworks."

Zhang Yichi: “Can you take the photo?”

Pei Jingtong: "Trust my skills, you all stand behind me."

In order to get everyone on camera, seven people gathered together. Pei Jingtong stood at the front holding up her phone and carefully adjusting her position.

After the picture framed both the fireworks behind her and everyone present, she asked with a smile, "Are you ready?"

Xu Ge: "Okay."

"Then I'll say 321, and we'll say Happy New Year together," Pei Jingtong said and began to count down, "3! 2! 1!"

A large cluster of red fireworks exploded overhead, and everyone shouted to the camera: "Happy New Year!"

With a "click", the picture was frozen forever.

*

After all, the terrace was cold, so as soon as the fireworks show ended, several people came down.

It was getting late, so after saying goodbye, we prepared to go back home.

I don’t know if it’s because I was too excited just now, but Yu Xi felt a little tired after calming down. Plus, the car was warm, and I gradually felt sleepy.

On the way back, she closed her eyes and took a nap, and she almost fell asleep.

Jin Zhuoxiao parked the car inside the villa. He didn't intend to wake up Yu Xi, but unexpectedly she woke up by herself.

Yu Xi yawned, rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked, "What time is it now?"

Jin Zhuoxiao: "It's almost two o'clock. If you're sleepy, let's go upstairs."

"Yeah," Yu Xi got out of the car and saw that the lights were still on in the villa. She was a little surprised, "Are your parents still awake?"

Jin Zhuoxiao: "It's time to go to sleep. This light is left on for us."

"Oh."

Looking at the light in the villa, Yu Xi felt mixed emotions. Ever since Yu Li passed away, no one in the family left the lights on for her.

Yu Xi only now recalled that having a home can actually be very happy.

Knowing that everyone in the house was asleep, the two of them entered the house very quietly.

Back in the bedroom, Yu Xi took off her coat and asked, "Where is the bathroom in your house?"

Jin Zhuoxiao: "It's the one in front of you on the right. There are new toiletries in the cabinet."

Yu Xi: "Okay."

Yu Xi was really a little sleepy, so she didn't waste any time, put on her pajamas and slippers, and went to wash up.

There was more than one bathroom upstairs. When Yu Xi went to wash up, Jin Zhuoxiao went to another one.

The two came back one after another, and then lay on the bed to prepare for sleep.

Before turning off the lights, Yu Xi asked, "What time do your parents usually get up in the morning?"