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Chapter 281 You are my best 'fireworks'

[Starry World, 8 PM, Jellyfish Park observation deck]

boom!
"Wow! Tendou, Caroline, look! It's so beautiful!"

The park's fireworks, trailing pale golden flames, soared into the sky and exploded into a dazzling night scene.

The pale golden specks of light fell slowly like shooting stars and eventually disappeared into the dark night sky.

In the firelight, Jing Liuli held the cotton candy she had finally managed to snatch back from the Heavenly Dao, pointing happily at the fireworks above her head.

Looking at the childlike nature of Jing Liuli, who was shouting "Heavenly Dao is a big bad guy, I won't be friends with you anymore" one second and then dragging them to watch fireworks the next, acting as if nothing had happened.

Caroline carefully wiped the sugar stain from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief and said with a smile, "Yes, I see."

Tiandao stood half a step behind the two, his azure eyes not looking at the dazzling fireworks, but rather at Caroline's gentle profile in the firelight.

Just recently, Tiandao had taken the time to watch the plot of 'Stars Season 3: Starshine'.

In the original storyline of this third season, Tendou unexpectedly discovers Caroline's biggest 'secret' that he didn't know before.

[Star Origin Era 89, Ember Base]

[Four years before Project Stars officially began, and six years before the final assessment began]

In the cold, metallic corridor, eight-year-old Caroline followed behind Dr. Dragon, clutching half a strawberry cookie in her hand, just like other little girls who loved sweets.

Gazing at Dragon's cold, tall figure, Caroline hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Father, can I... take a day off?"

"I felt a little dizzy yesterday when I was practicing star energy manipulation, I think..."

Dragon stopped and turned around.

His face was expressionless, and his silver robotic glasses reflected a cold light.

Looking at the expressionless Dragon, eight-year-old Caroline lowered her head nervously.

After a long while, the doctor calmly spoke.

"Caroline, you don't have time to rest."

"I do not have either."

He added, his gaze falling on the newly healed modified wound on the back of Caroline's neck.

“You were already ‘dead.’ If it weren’t for the star core transplant, you would have left this world at birth.”

"Even so, I have bought you a little time from the clutches of death, but that doesn't mean you are the same as everyone else."

"Therefore, every minute and every second you have now is an extra gift, and you should use it to look for that one in ten thousand 'miracle' instead of wasting it on so-called 'rest'."

"Because for you, rest is the most luxurious thing in the world."

Hearing this, Caroline lowered her head even further and said in a hoarse voice, "What if I can't find it?"

The air in the corridor suddenly became quiet.

As Dragon looked at his daughter, who barely reached his waist, the lens of his android prosthetic eye shifted slightly, revealing a rare hint of human tenderness.

He reached out and gently touched Caroline's head, his movements awkward but filled with a tenderness he had never shown before.

"Don't worry, if you can't find it, then I'll find the person who can."

Dragon's voice was soft, as if he were making a promise.

"And what you need to do is to help him as much as possible after that, because helping him is helping yourself."

"So don't even think about resting, Caroline, your time is more precious than anyone else's."

"I understand, Father."

Caroline raised her head, her face no longer showing the grievance she had just displayed, only a calmness that seemed out of place for her age.

This is the 'secret' about Caroline that the Heavenly Dao saw in the third season of Starshine, "Starshine".

A person who should have died long ago was forcibly kept in the world.

And yet, this person who shouldn't have appeared, miraculously, appeared in this world where he wasn't originally.

Heaven is unaware of what its arrival signifies.

But he felt that since he had changed the fate of everyone in the first season.

This time, he should be able to change the fate that originally belonged to 'Caroline'.

That is the meaning of his existence.

【Starry World, Jellyfish Playground Viewing Platform】

boom!
As the last firework exploded in the night sky, the colorful flames cast long, narrow shadows of the three people.

Having finally finished her cotton candy, Jing Liuli licked her fingertips, then grabbed Caroline's arm. "Caroline, let's come back here to watch fireworks again, okay? The fireworks here are better than anywhere else!"

Caroline's body stiffened for a moment, then her gentle smile returned.

She patted Liuli's head, but a hint of melancholy flashed in her eyes.

"Okay, then wait."

Just as Caroline was about to say something, a black coat was draped over her shoulders.

The coat still carried her gentle body heat, which helped to shield her from the slightly chilly evening breeze.

Caroline glanced at Tiandao in surprise, clearly not expecting him to do this.

In response, Tiandao calmly spoke while naturally using his hand to adjust the collar of her coat.

"It's cool at night, don't catch a cold, and also..."

"We should head back now. We need to take a boat back to the Crimson Mist City tomorrow, so we shouldn't miss our flight."

"Ah."

Looking at Tiandao, who seemed to understand something, Caroline responded softly, completely forgetting that she was still maintaining the persona of 'amnesia'.

Perhaps she didn't forget, but rather she felt that even if she lost her memory, she wouldn't reject the gentleness from Heaven.

The three followed the crowd toward the amusement park entrance. Liuli skipped and hopped in front, humming an off-key song, her voice as clear as a wind chime.

Tendou and Caroline walked behind, their steps slow.

But as they walked, Caroline suddenly spoke up out of the blue.

"Tiandao, you didn't seem to see much of the fireworks just now."

Upon hearing this, Tiandao suddenly stopped and turned to look at her.

Those azure eyes, which could see into the future and destiny, had lost their usual cunning, leaving only seriousness and earnestness.

But the light emanating from those eyes was brighter than any firework.

When faced with Caroline's question, Tiandao seemed to have thought about it for a long time, or perhaps only for a moment.

Under Caroline's puzzled gaze, Tiandao suddenly smiled, a smile that carried a tenderness she couldn't understand, as well as a certain unconcealed heaviness.

"Because for me, you are my best firework."

Upon hearing this, Caroline's heart skipped a beat.

She stared into Tiandao's eyes for a moment, then silently lowered her head, not daring to meet his gaze again.

The earnestness and tenderness in those eyes reminded her of her father's promise from years ago, and also made her inexplicably afraid.

I'm afraid that I might not live to see that 'miracle' come.

Thinking of this, Caroline gripped the hem of her coat tightly and whispered, "Idiot."

"Huh? What did you say?"

Before Tiandao could ask any further questions, Liuli, who was in front, suddenly turned around and shouted, "Hurry up!"

Meanwhile, she was wearing a jellyfish headband that she had bought sometime ago, cosplaying as a deep-sea jellyfish, looking silly but innocently cute.

In response, Tiandao nodded to Jing Liuli, and then naturally took Caroline's hand.

"Let's go, don't keep Liuli waiting."

Caroline showed no resistance to Tiandao's actions.

For her, the Way of Heaven was also the best fireworks in her eyes.

Even the most beautiful fireworks will eventually fall and go out.

Just like the time her father borrowed for her, there will always be a day when it has to be returned.

It's just unknown whether a miracle will happen to her before that day arrives.

In the scene, Tiandao, unusually, took the initiative to hold Caroline's hand.

Those who were unaware of the truth immediately became excited.

In their view, this was undoubtedly an official announcement from the production team of Qunxing Productions!

After all, neither that red-eyed guy nor that purple-haired singer cosplaying a deep-sea jellyfish in the picture received this kind of treatment.

win!
PS: The remaining chapter for today will be added tomorrow with three updates.

(End of this chapter)