Jing Liuli's New Year's Concert, five days to go
Deep Blue Metropolis · Old Street District, dusk
"Wow! Tiandao, it's so lively here!"
Jing Liuli stood at the entrance to the Old Street District, staring excitedly at the bustling crowd before her and unable to stop herself from exclaiming.
Seeing Jing Liuli with her baseball cap sitting crookedly on her head, her sunglasses slipping down to the tip of her nose, and her eyes wide and round.
Tiandao smiled and helped her straighten her cap and sunglasses.
"Let's go. It's even livelier inside."
"Oh, okay, okay."
Jing Liuli nodded vigorously and hurriedly tugged down the brim of her cap.
Though she was excited right now, she still needed to keep up the necessary disguise.
After all, she did not want tomorrow's New Federation entertainment headlines to read: "Diva Jing Liuli Takes a Nighttime Stroll Through the Old Street District With a Mysterious Man."
She was not afraid of gossip like that. She was simply worried it would bring Tiandao trouble.
Led by Tiandao, the two soon entered the pedestrian street within the Old Street District.
It happened to be the rush hour after school and work, and the pedestrian street was already packed with people.
Though the street's buildings were old, they still retained the most primal warmth and bustle of everyday life.
"Tiandao, Tiandao! I want to eat that!"
Jing Liuli suddenly grabbed Tiandao's sleeve and pointed at a grilled squid stall in the distance, white smoke billowing from its griddle. Drool slipped helplessly from the corner of her mouth.
Tiandao said helplessly, "If you want it, then buy it. You don't need to ask me."
"Yay!"
The moment the words fell, Jing Liuli fluttered to the stall like a cheerful little butterfly with a whoosh, declaring grandly, "Boss!