Then Ji Yunhuai wrapped his hand around hers and led Lu Xiaoxiao through the boundless sea of flowers. With every step, she felt the softness of the earth and the tickle of flowers and grass brushing her ankles.
They reached the Ferris wheel and stepped into its transparent cabin. As it slowly rose to the highest point, it felt as though they could truly reach out and touch those glittering "stars." Below them stretched a dazzling sea of lights and endless fields of flowers, breathtakingly beautiful.
After they got off the Ferris wheel, there was indeed a lake nearby, its surface as still as a mirror, with a small, natural-wood boat moored at the shore.
Ji Yunhuai stepped aboard first, then turned and held out his hand to Lu Xiaoxiao.
Lu Xiaoxiao placed her hand in his, and he steadied her as she climbed aboard.
The oars gently stirred ripples across the water, carrying the little boat toward the center of the lake.
The lake was crystal clear, perfectly reflecting the starry sky, the silhouettes of flowers along both shores, and the distant Ferris wheel lights. Everything was just as Lu Xiaoxiao had described it back then.
When they reached the center of the lake, Ji Yunhuai stopped rowing and let the little boat drift gently.
Silence surrounded them, broken only by the faintest sounds of water and wind. The starry sky hung low, like an enormous, tender dome that sealed them away from the world.
"There's something even prettier." Watching Lu Xiaoxiao's profile, illuminated by starlight, Ji Yunhuai suddenly spoke, a hint of pride in his voice at the surprise he had prepared.
Then he snapped his fingers.
In an instant, without any warning, countless spectacular fireworks shot skyward from the lake, the sea of flowers, the distant mountains,