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Upon hearing her voice, Mu Xiaoxiao turned to look at her. Puzzled, she asked, âWhatâs the matter?â
She turned back to look at her own words and frowned. In a gloomy tone, she asked, âIs it that my handwritingâs ugly?â
Because the words were written a little bigger, she couldnât really control her writing. Also, she hadnât written in Mandarin in a while.
Han Qiqing shook her head. âNo, itâs not that. It looks nice, and anyway, weâre not having a handwriting contest. Oh yeah, why did you write these?â
Mu Xiaoxiao laughed as she recited what she had wrote. ââGood health and a long lifeâ sounds so common, right?â
âNot reallyâ¦â Han Qiqing was trying to think of what to say.
Mu Xiaoxiao didnât seem to mind. Her eyes were smiling as she explained, âI think having good health and being safe is the most important thing right now, donât you think?â
If that person wasnât here, how long would she, as a person who was used to falling asleep in his arms, need to take to get used to her new situation?
Mu Xiaoxiao lifted her head and gazed at the dark night sky.
Even though the incident from the previous night had already passed, and Yin Shaojie was safe, she still remembered how she felt last night clearly.
There was nothing scarier than losing a loved one.
Thus, her biggest wish now was for him to be in good health and be safe, and never have such a thing happen to him ever again.
Han Qiqing nodded and agreed, âOf course!â
Mu Xiaoxiao turned back and continued with her lantern making.
Han Qiqing looked at her smile. It didnât seem forced and she felt a little less worried.
She thought that maybe Xiaoxiao was stronger and more optimistic than she thought, and wouldnât let such a small matter affect her mood.
The water lantern wasnât difficult to make. Under everyoneâs noise, they finished their lanterns in half an hour.
They looked at each other, and Han Qiqing asked, âThen⦠when shall we release our water lanterns?â
She wasnât sure if Yin Shaojie was going to come.
Mu Xiaoxiao seemed to think of this too. She lowered her head in silence for a while before saying, âIâll go and make a call.â
She turned around and made the call, but it didnât get through like before.
Mu Xiaoxiao squeezed her phone.
Mo Xiaomeng looked at her and said a little worriedly, âXiaoxiao, how about⦠Letâs stay here and wait. Yin Shaojie will arrive soon.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThatâs right. Shaojie wouldnât stand you up. I believe that heâll some. Letâs wait some more,â Song Shijun said as well.
Han Qiqing added, âYeah, itâs still early now anyway. Releasing a water lantern doesnât take that long, right? Also, there must be many people who are releasing their water lanterns by the river right now. Letâs not fight with the crowd but go after most of them have released their water lanterns.â
Ye Sijue nodded slightly too. âItâs still early.â
Mu Xiaoxiao knew that everyone was doing this for her. She smiled and said, âItâs okay if we donât wait for him. He might be busy right now. Letâs go to the river. Itâs more fun when thereâs a crowd.â
Many people gathered during the Water Lantern Festival mostly because there was hype. The Chinese loved hype.
Mu Xiaoxiao was sad but she didnât want her situation to ruin the mood.
She couldnât help but think of how happy the six of them had been while camping by the valley during the autumn outing.