It was Saturday on Christmas Day. Colorful lights, reindeer, gingerbread men and other decorations quietly appeared on the streets and alleys, as if they had popped up out of thin air overnight.
Jiang Yuan woke up naturally. When she turned on her phone, she saw Christmas greetings from her friends one after another, which put her in a good mood.
It was half an hour later when she finished chatting with all her friends. She clicked into the memo, and Chi Xu had sent another website link. The memo showed that the update time was 12 o'clock at midnight.
By then, she had already gone to bed.
The dormitory was quiet. Her three roommates were still immersed in their dreams. Jiang Yuan picked up her Bluetooth earphones, connected them, and clicked on the link with great interest.
The phone screen showed a homepage with a strong Christmas style. A shiny Christmas tree was in the lower left corner, with colorful lights hanging on it.
In the center, there were a few words.
"Happy Christmas, Yuanyuan."
There was an entry button below the text. After Jiang Yuan took a screenshot and admired it, she clicked the button to enter.
Suddenly, without any warning.
【Hi, Jiang Yuan.】
Words composed of white pixel blocks came into view. Jiang Yuan's eyes widened.
She had been lying lazily against the railing of the bed, but now she sat up a little straighter, staring intently at the screen, waiting for the next possible scene.
【I wish you.】
【A Merry Christmas!】
Large areas of green and red spread out, and the white words occupied most of the screen, extremely eye - catching.
As soon as a line of words appeared, it was like the pixel blocks were scattered and then re - arranged into a new line of words.
【Merry Christmas!】
【3!】
【2!】
【1!】
What kind of ingenious surprise was behind the countdown?
Until the last "1" disappeared, the red - and - green connected picture paused for a short two seconds. Then, like drops of liquid, objects that were about to be pieced together appeared.
First, there was a tree stump, and then a dark - green Christmas tree, layer by layer. There were a total of five layers, and the basic shape of a Christmas tree was initially formed.
But it wasn't over yet. Small decorations such as colorful lights, gift boxes, and reindeer dotted the tree, and a Christmas tree was officially completed.
Did you think it was over here?
Actually, it wasn't. On the far right side of the phone screen, a little girl suddenly walked in. The little girl was wearing a beige down jacket, a pink scarf, and her hair was loose. She walked curiously and innocently under the Christmas tree.
Then, facing Jiang Yuan outside the screen, Jiang Yuan heard the little figure inside happily say to her, "Merry Christmas!"
Jiang Yuan smiled, her eyes slightly moist, and her eyes brightened by the smile.
How could she not recognize that the little girl inside was herself?
After the little girl said "Merry Christmas", a little boy popped up from the far left side of the screen. This was Chi Xu's image. He was holding a bunch of roses and walked carefully under the Christmas tree. Nervously and shyly, he said "Merry Christmas" to the little girl and handed out the roses in his hand.
The little girl took them without hesitation and gave her own blessing in return.
Since then, the picture was frozen here.
It was all over.
Jiang Yuan tightly held her phone. A kind of uncontrollable joy and emotion welled up in her heart, intertwined with each other. With tears in her eyes, she opened WeChat, found the blocked WeChat ID, and gently clicked to unblock him.
But Jiang Yuan didn't take the initiative to say hello. She was waiting for Chi Xu to find out by himself.
Lin Suye had unblocked Chi Xu two days ago.
Maybe because she had clicked on the website link, Chi Xu's side would show the click - through rate, and the memo was updated again.
【Yuanyuan, are you free at noon? Let's go out for lunch together.】
He didn't mention a single word about the code he had written.
【No, I've made an appointment with my roommates to have lunch at noon. Let's make it in the evening.】
Chi Xu readily agreed.
At noon, after having a lively lunch with her roommates, Lin Suye learned that she had unblocked Chi Xu and gave her a big hug.
"I love you so much, Yuanyuan." She rubbed against her and shook her arm.
Jiang Yuan proudly turned her head and snorted, saying in a fierce tone, "This is the last time. If there's a next time, I will never forgive you."
"Hehe, I guarantee there won't be!" Lin Suye smiled with her eyes bent into crescents. She immediately let go of her hand and stood up straight, raising her right hand above her head to swear.
Jiang Yuan stared at her with her peripheral vision for a while. Finally, she couldn't help but burst out laughing with a "puff", and her gaze became gentle.
She still chose to forgive Lin Suye. Not for anything else, but for herself. She couldn't bear to see her former good friend drifting away.
Moreover, her original intention was for her own good.
In the afternoon, Chi Xu ordered four cups of hot milk tea and sent them downstairs to the dormitory building. One cup for each of the four of them.
Su Kexin joked, "Yuanyuan, just accept Chi Xu. Look how nice he is to you. He knows how to curry favor with us, your 'in - laws'."
"Humph, whose side are you on? You're still talking about my 'in - laws'." Jiang Yuan angrily rolled her eyes at her, but her heart was as sweet as if she had eaten honey.
In the evening, Chi Xu stood downstairs in the dormitory building as promised. Jiang Yuan put on her last earring, looked at herself in the mirror, and happily went downstairs.
When she was about to approach him, she deliberately slowed down her steps and walked up to Chi Xu demurely. Jiang Yuan said, "I'm here. Where are you going to take me?"
"Yuanyuan, would you like to trust me? Blindfold your eyes now, and I'll lead you."
Chi Xu's gaze rested on Jiang Yuan for a moment. His tone was hesitant and cautious, afraid that the girl in front of him would not agree.
"Of course I trust you. I'm going to see what kind of surprise you want to give me." Jiang Yuan raised her eyebrows. Facing the boy's obvious look of surprise, she immediately burst out laughing.
"What, don't you trust yourself? Hey, I'm going to trust you."
The momentary surprise disappeared in an instant. Chi Xu lowered his eyes slightly, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly.
He handed out a blindfold. "It's new. Don't worry. You just need to trust me."
"What if you sell me abroad? There are a lot of human traffickers these days." Jiang Yuan gave a mischievous smile, with a hint of cunning in her eyebrows.
Chi Xu couldn't help but raise his voice. His words were half helpless and half pleading. "Jiang Yuan, you just need to trust me."
"Okay." After having enough fun teasing him, Jiang Yuan put away her interest. She tied the black blindfold behind her head, and the world suddenly plunged into darkness.
She nervously reached out her hand and shouted, "Chi Xu?"
"Yeah, I'm here." The reassuring voice landed on top of her head. Her outstretched hand was suddenly enveloped by a big hand. The palm was broad and warm, and her heart skipped a beat. It was pounding like it was trying to jump out of her chest.
Jiang Yuan pretended to be calm. She closed her eyes and slowly squeezed Chi Xu's hand back. She felt his strength slightly tighten, giving her a full sense of security.
"Yuanyuan, I'm going to lead you now."
Chi Xu was giving a reminder, and Jiang Yuan softly replied with an "um".
When the sense of sight in the five senses lost its function, the ears became extremely sensitive.