Not a god

Chapter 168 Fireworks
"Anyway, at that time... that person suddenly wanted to attack me, so I couldn't just sit there and do nothing, right?"

After hearing the whole story, Chen Xi roughly understood it. In fact, they have known each other for nearly half a month. This big name Yiyi has a very high reputation in his eyes. She is not the kind of bad kid who would do evil things everywhere.

"Okay, I see."

Emperor Yan nodded, then asked tentatively in a low voice: "Will there be any trouble?"

"No, it shouldn't be a big deal."

"Oh... by the way, don't tell Wanwan."

Chen Xi was a little surprised: "Your behavior is justified, you didn't do anything wrong, why are you afraid of her?"

"How can she believe it? Once she hears it, she will definitely be like this..."

As she spoke, she also imitated Jiang Xiaowan's expressionless look of 'just looking at you quietly'.

If the acting is rated 10 out of 10, it would be at least 8 out of 10.

She was speechless: "Anyway, she must have thought it was me who caused the trouble. She wouldn't listen to any explanation. It's so annoying!"

"You seem a little afraid of her."

"That's impossible."

"Then I'll tell her."

"..." Lord Yan Di's expression at this moment looked like he was about to use the Flame Fist.

"It's not a big deal, of course, provided that what you said is true. Maybe you can even get a banner or something... Let's go. I won't tell her."

"Oh, by the way, I also got the eggs."

As she spoke, she handed the bag of eggs in her hand to Chen Xi.

It’s a big bag, enough to last for a month.

At the class reunion, Chen Xi wanted to leave first, but when he saw that the girl hadn't eaten, he took her over to sit down and eat and drink for free. At first, the classmates felt a little pressure, after all, she was such a beautiful girl. Chen Xi introduced her and said:

"This is my cousin from my hometown... Jiang Yan."

"Another cousin?"

"Old Chen, do you have any cousins?"

"Wanwan's family has really great genes."

"Jiang Yan?"

The last confused voice came from Lord Yan Di. Chen Xi looked at her and she lowered her head to look at the skewers she was fiddling with.

It smells so good! How can there be something that smells so good? It’s just simply roasted over charcoal and sprinkled with some strange powder, but it smells so good!
The topic returned to the embarrassing things that happened to them in high school and the recent situations of some of their classmates.

I also played two games like Werewolf and Who is the Undercover on the mobile app.

The game was almost over, and the high school classmates born after 95 got together. It seemed that they had a special liking for Truth or Dare, so they started spinning the beer bottles again.

A male classmate and a female classmate have a past grudge, and one of them seems to have a crush on the other. Several classmates who noticed something was wrong exchanged information with their eyes, while a few stupid straight men were completely confused.

Chen Xi took out a handful of melon seeds from his pocket and ate them while watching.

The reason why he didn't leave but sat down with Yan Di was that he vaguely realized that there seemed to be a show to watch tonight.

The river surface shimmered in the night, the charcoal fire at the barbecue stalls by the river flickered, and men and women burst into cheers.

Everyone is the protagonist of his own youth. Today's protagonist is the math class representative, Zhao Liang, who was a little drunk after two glasses of wine. When it was his turn to speak the truth, he said a lot of things that had nothing to do with the question.

"Actually, when I was in my second year of high school, I once went to take out the trash..."

"The math teacher said the other day, dating in high school..."

"Later, when I was in my third year of high school..."

Lord Yandi sat next to Chen Xi. He didn't understand, but he kept talking. He kept asking in a low voice next to Chen Xi:
"How long does it take to roast the chicken gizzards?"

"Is this wine? It tastes weird, but the icy texture is okay!"

"Cousin, your chicken wings seem to be burnt, you don't want to eat them..."

Yan Di was sucking the big green stick in his hand with a straw. Just when he was about to ask him if he still wanted to eat it, he saw Chen Xi looking at her expressionlessly.

She knew that expression. She had seen it on Jiang Wanwan many times. It roughly meant "If you keep nagging, you'll suffer the consequences."

As expected of a couple, she shrank her neck and dared not act rashly. She turned her head to see what he was looking at, and saw that the boy was hesitating and didn't know what to say.

She held the bottle of Wusu Big Green Stick, bit the straw, and sat obediently next to Chen Xi, watching what the boy was hesitating about.

Zhao Liang had almost finished expressing what he wanted to say, and suddenly stood up, "Zhu Zhu, I, I..."

The girl named Zhuzhu was also moved after hearing the heartfelt words from her old classmate and recalling her high school years. But at this moment, her cell phone suddenly rang.

She looked down and said haltingly:

"Well, um, my boyfriend called me..."

Having said that, he ran out to answer the phone.

"..."

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere was as solemn as death.

“Suck, suck…”

The only sound by the river was the sound of Yan Di sucking the air from the bottom of the bottle with a straw. She lifted it up and shook it, and found that she had finished another bottle. She stood up and wanted to see if there was any more.

A classmate in the corner asked weakly: "Well, um...are the fireworks still being set off?"

"You guys still have fireworks to watch? I'll light them for you."

Yan Di, who had stood up to look for the big green stick of Wusu, saw it and pointed. The fireworks that he had originally prepared to set off after his successful confession began to rise into the sky at an inopportune time.

“Bang!”

“Bang!!”

The riverside suddenly became as bright as fireworks.

Fireworks bloomed again and again above their heads. Zhuzhu stood in a corner and whispered to her boyfriend on the phone. The classmates sitting in a circle were silent. Zhao Liang stood alone in the crowd, not saying a word, just looking up at the fireworks silently.

"Actually..." he said, "Today is my birthday."

I don’t know who started clapping first, and then one after another, everyone applauded and wished him a happy birthday.

Chen Xi felt that this scene was a bit like Shinji Ikari in Eva, the scene in the last episode of the TV version where he received everyone's blessings, with a circle of people surrounding him, applauding and shouting at him "Europe and the United States will fall more."

"Damn it, just laugh if you want to!"

Some people in the crowd couldn't hold it in, and Zhao Liang glared at them fiercely, and then a few more people couldn't hold it in.

"You kid, at least find out if she has a boyfriend."

"How about ordering a birthday cake? It'll be here in about 20 minutes."

"I ordered it and it's ready to be delivered."

"Zhuzhu seems to be the one who was arranged to find a boyfriend through a blind date last month. Zhao Liang, you..."

"Stop talking, Liang is going to cry."

Zhao Liang cried loudly behind him.

His old classmates tried to comfort him, and Chen Xi also said a few words to comfort him, but he cried even louder.

"When we were in high school, Zhuzhu said she didn't want to have a relationship, but she definitely likes you!"

What could Chen Xi say? He had already entered the loser cg, so he could only open a bottle of Big Green Stick for him and comfort him:

"Stop talking. Just drink a few more sips if you're heartbroken."

"You, you've also been heartbroken?"

"Wanwan and I have been childhood sweethearts until we got married. How could I have ever been heartbroken?"

"Gulp gurgle——" The bitter wine goes down my throat and causes pain in my heart!

"Can't you hear far away? What is Zhuzhu talking about with her boyfriend?"

"On a video call, sharing fireworks with his boyfriend."

She cried even louder.

Classmates tried to comfort him, saying that there are plenty of fish in the sea, and he should not be hanged by a tree. It is her loss if Zhuzhu doesn't like him. "Don't say bad things about Zhuzhu!"

Yan Di also came to his senses. It seemed that this was a declaration of love, but it seemed that the declaration of love failed. After all, he had eaten and drunk with them all night. She also comforted him:

"If you like it, just grab it from us..."

Faced with Chen Xi’s death stare, she shut her mouth again.

"Okay, okay, the cake is here!"

"Make a wish, make a wish!"

Someone brought a cake, put candles on it, and sang birthday songs by the river.

Even though the confession failed, I still have to celebrate my birthday.

"Happy birthday to you……"

"Happy birthday to you……"

The revival of spiritual energy has brought many new changes to this era. The world is becoming more and more unfamiliar, but you don’t have to be a destined person to become the protagonist of this era. Everyone has his or her own brilliance, and everyone is the protagonist of his or her own life.

Of course, becoming the protagonist does not guarantee success.

"Oh, the fireworks are set off too early. Now is the perfect time to set off fireworks for a birthday celebration."

"Who just set off the fireworks?"

"It was put there by cousin Chen Xi."

Yan Di's neck shrank, but she was a particular person. It was just fireworks, so she showed everyone how to set off fireworks with bare hands.

Chen Xi was unable to stop her in time. He only saw her standing by the river and waving her hand upwards.

A terrifying firework shot straight up into the sky and quickly rose to a very high place. It was... a huge firework that could be seen within dozens of kilometers. In an instant, half of Jiangcheng was as bright as day.

The students at the barbecue stall by the river, especially Zhen Wen, were all stunned, looking up at the exaggerated fireworks.

"Wait a minute, students. I'm not used to it yet. This one is a little small. I'll make another one..."

“……”Okay, wait for Xiaowan to deal with you when I get home.

"This, my cousin has also awakened the destiny?"

"Fuck, what kind of strength is this?"

"Don't tell me about the first level. The second level doesn't have this kind of performance!"

If this one shot is fired into the sky, it would be like fireworks. If it is fired into the city, it might blow the entire area up to the sky, right?

Third level?

But is this possible?

Where did Chen Xi get such an awesome cousin?

Chen Xi also had a headache. The barbecue was almost over and his classmates had other activities in the second half, probably staying up all night in an Internet cafe or something like that, so he decided not to join them.

Seeing that it was getting late, he went to the parking lot, drove the car to the side of the road, and left with Yan Di.

When leaving, I met Mu Shousi who came over to check the situation. It was obvious that it was Emperor Yan who had just caused the trouble.

"It's... Director Chen from the Jiangda Alliance."

"Director Chen is here too..."

Chen Xi was helpless and told the truth: "Well, I was having a party with my high school classmates, and my friend just set off some fireworks. I didn't expect it to make such a loud noise. Should I be fined for this?"

"Oh, so that's how it is! But setting off fireworks is the responsibility of the Urban Management Department, not us."

"Haha, I'm glad you're okay. Director Chen, please be careful when setting off fireworks."

"I'll pay more attention next time. Thank you for your hard work."

"No hard work, no hard work."

After watching the people from the Mu Shou Si leave, Chen Xi drove to the side of the road. Someone was looking up at the sky on the side of the road. Suddenly, a drop of water was about to fall, but she swiftly stepped back to avoid it. Then a strange and smug look appeared on her face.

It's going to rain. It's probably because of the fire this guy just set.

He rolled down the window and said to the middle school girl on the side of the road: "Get in the car."

"Oh……"

She quickly put away her smile, opened the car door, sat in, and said with a serious expression:
"I noticed that there are many things flying around in the sky above your heads, and I feel like there are some creatures there watching over the people below..."

“That’s a satellite.”

"satellite?"

"A big iron box in space."

The well-informed Emperor Yan was also shocked: "How did you send it up without spiritual power?"

"It's sent up by rockets. The TV programs you watch today are transmitted by satellites."

"Oh... Oh, I remember my name now. It's Jiang Yan."

"I made this up when I first introduced you to my classmates."

"No, my name was Jiang Yan when I was a child. That was my name when I was in the orphanage. What a coincidence..."

In order to make the other party believe her words, she looked very serious and added: "Really, I was just wondering how you knew my childhood name."

"That's fine, it doesn't matter to you."

"So the name Chen Yi is also..."

"Chen Yi is Chen Yi, and you are you."

"Okay, okay, I don't care."

She wasn't particularly interested in the naming rights for that stupid little thing either.

Although I know that this guy will become me when he grows up, he remains the same now, just a little brat who needs others to take care of his eating, drinking, defecating and urinating... Cut, perfect cut!

"But I was pretty cute when I was a kid!"

Chen Xi also smiled. In fact, he thought this girl was quite cute.

Although her growth is a thing of the past and has nothing to do with him, Chen Xi can still see the shadow of Yi Yi in many of her behaviors. Occasionally, when she acts clumsy and childish, Chen Xi feels like he is seeing Yi Yi holding a toy and running to him to act silly.

Now Chen Yi is his child, his precious daughter. His daughter looks silly, noisy, and laughs like a pig. She used to walk unsteadily but now she can run and jump. She used to speak in babbling sounds but now she can express many words clearly. She also smiles and calls him "Dad, Dad" every day.

He looked through the rearview mirror at the girl who was leaning against the car window, looking outside out of boredom.

Even though the girl’s past experiences had nothing to do with him, it was undeniable that she grew up with Yiyi without his company.

I somehow felt like I had found my long-lost daughter, who has now grown into a grown-up girl.

Otherwise, Chen Xi wouldn't have so much patience with her. Even though she had just gotten into trouble, he actually felt that he had a share of responsibility, thinking that it was because he hadn't taught her well when she was a child...

This should be considered as putting the cart before the horse, but this feeling is really subtle.

"On the way back, I'll buy you some clothes. If you want to live here for a long time, you'll also need to buy some daily necessities."

"Yeah, I'll owe you the money first."

"how do you feel?"

"How about what?"

"How do you feel about this era? If there is no spiritual energy revival, you would probably be an ordinary girl in this era."

“That’s how much you can feel in one day.”

"Too."

Yan Di, no, now her name is Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan looked out the car window at the bustling streets outside. As night fell, a light rain began to fall. The raindrops that fell on the car window quickly flowed backwards. She found it very interesting.

Neon lights spread red and green on the car windows, yellow helmets of takeaway drivers dangled under the incandescent lights of convenience stores, and young people queuing at milk tea shops cast their shadows on the zebra crossings. When the red light came on, a dark crowd of people poured out of the office buildings, and the noise on the whole street suddenly rose, but was drowned out by the hissing sound of the cylinders opening the bus doors.

This is the world she could have lived in.

She looked at the surging crowd outside the street, and finally her sight fell on the side of the street, where a little girl was being held by her parents. From time to time, she was picked up by her parents, and then she was swinging there, laughing happily.

After staring at it for a while, she stopped looking.

Because the car has already passed by.

(End of this chapter)