Chapter 349
The man actually nodded in agreement with her words, “Alright, you said it yourself, whoever eats one bite less is the little pig!”
No sooner had he finished speaking than he took a big bite, and An Ruo, not wanting to fall behind, quickly picked up some food with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth too.
In this way, they both took turns taking bites, each eager not to eat less than the other.
An Ruo had a great time eating her meal, and joyous laughter filled Tang Yuchen’s eyes as well.
After dinner, she wanted to watch the Spring Festival Gala.
The man had little interest in such a show, but he still watched it with her.
An Ruo laughed easily throughout, while Tang Yuchen did not. He simply sat by her side, watching quietly.
With just fifteen minutes left until midnight, he suddenly got up and went upstairs, leaving An Ruo puzzled as she watched him, wondering if he wasn’t going to stay with her until midnight.
She felt a tinge of disappointment. After all, it was New Year’s Eve, and, like it or not, they should have welcomed the new year together when the clock struck twelve.
A few minutes later, Tang Yuchen came downstairs with a laptop, which he placed on the coffee table.
Then he lifted her from the wheelchair and gently placed her on the sofa, covering her legs with a blanket.
An Ruo asked curiously, “What are you doing?”
He didn’t speak, but silently opened the laptop, clicked a few times, and a video appeared on the screen. An Ji, wearing new clothes, appeared in the video.
Seeing An Ruo, he waved at her excitedly, “Sis, happy New Year!”
An Ruo was pleasantly surprised and couldn’t help but feel her eyes well up with tears, “Xiao Ji, happy New Year.”
So he had wanted her to video call with Xiao Ji and not that he was unwilling to welcome the New Year with her.
He had placed her on the sofa to keep Xiao Ji from learning about her injury.
These two actions from Tang Yuchen touched An Ruo deeply.
She looked at him with a smile, her eyes silently saying thank you.
The man slightly curved his lips into a smile, perhaps due to the dim light, his eyes looked particularly tender.
An Ruo seized the opportunity to chat with Xiao Ji, and a few minutes later, it was midnight.
Suddenly, the sound of fireworks bursting echoed from outside, and there were also the sounds of fireworks from An Ji’s side.
In such a festive atmosphere, An Ruo asked him, “Xiao Ji, are you also celebrating the Spring Festival over there?”
An Ji’s eyes twinkled, and he smiled, “I’m celebrating the Spring Festival at a classmate’s house; they’re all Chinese.”
“Oh, I see.”
Hearing someone calling him, An Ji quickly said to An Ruo, “Sis, I’ve got to go, my classmate is calling me.”
Ah, so he’s leaving just like that.
An Ruo felt a sense of unwillingness to let go, but as Xiao Ji hurriedly turned off the video, she too had no choice but to do the same.
Though their chat was brief, she had welcomed the New Year with him, and she still felt happy about it.
“Thank you,” she said, turning to look at the man beside her, speaking sincerely.
Tang Yuchen’s gaze was deep, but he would not tell her that in order for her to spend New Year’s Eve with him, he had deliberately kept her and An Ji’s chat to just a few minutes.
If he hadn’t wanted to make her happy, he probably wouldn’t have allowed even those few minutes.
“Do you want to go see the fireworks?” he asked her.
An Ruo nodded with a smile, and the man draped a mink coat over her before picking her up and carrying her out of the living room.
Standing in the garden outside, they just had to look up to see the beautiful fireworks in the sky.
An Ruo wrapped her arms around his neck, rested her head on his shoulder, her eyes dreamy.
This year’s New Year’s Eve, although not accompanied by Xiao Ji, felt very special to her; it was the most unique New Year’s Eve she had ever spent.