Chapter 162
"I, Jiang Yan, will surely have my name recorded in the history books, enduring through the ages, evergreen for all eternity."
Li Wenchuan recited every word without missing a single one. Before they knew it, the two had stopped walking. Everyone around them had moved far away. He shook his wrist. "I remember it all, Cheng Yu." Every moment spent with you, I remembered with perfect clarity.
Jiang Hansheng slowly turned back, his Adam's apple bobbing. "Your Maj..."
"Hm?"
"Yu'an."
"You accomplished it all. The name Jiang Yan endured for all eternity." Beneath the streetlight, Li Wenchuan broke into a radiant smile that made Jiang Hansheng's breath catch.
Among the crowd, he had searched for her a thousand times; then, turning suddenly, he found that person standing where the lights were dim. Nothing could have been more fitting.
Whoosh—pop!
Brilliant fireworks began blossoming across the sky. In an instant, the entire night lit up, speckled lights falling over the two of them like a baptism.
"Fireworks... I haven't seen fireworks in so long," Li Wenchuan muttered. Fireworks and firecrackers had long since been banned, and outside a few special venues, they were nowhere to be seen in the city.
Jiang Hansheng instinctively tightened his grip on Li Wenchuan's wrist. "I haven't seen them in a long time either."
The last time he had seen them was during the Lantern Festival in Chang'an City—in his previous life.
That night, the east wind set a thousand flowering trees ablaze, then scattered stars like rain. Fragrant BMW carriages filled the roads. Phoenix flutes rang out, jade lanterns turned, and fish and dragon dances lasted all night.
"I'll set off fireworks for you in the future," Jiang Hansheng suddenly said.
Li Wenchuan smiled and nodded. "All right."
Come to think of it,