C33 Chapter 33

"So, you're really tired of living." Jiegeng did not think about that at all. Although Duan Shuang used this kind of tone to threaten Jiegeng again, Jiegeng could see that he did not plan to punish her this time.

"Isn't it good to live in the present?" Jiegeng replied with a smile.

"That is the word of a person who does not want to advance to escape." Duan Shuang was disdainful.

"If you live in the present, you can also seek for progress!" Jiegeng did not understand. "Enjoy, appreciate, cherish what you have now, and then work hard towards your own goal. These two did not conflict at all. If you just look ahead and ignore the present... It's just adding unnecessary pressure to yourself."

"If you only see the negative effects of the things around you, what's the point of your life?"

Perhaps this is the benefit of not being deeply involved in the world. Without coming into contact with the darkest side of human nature, this heart was naturally clean and pure.

Duan Shuang raised his head. Today, he was a devil, right? Why was he being led astray by this little girl again and again?

Sensing the change in Duan Shuang's mood, Jiegeng immediately changed the topic.

"Your Royal Highness, look ahead. There are a lot of people with flower lanterns! Didn't you want to fulfill my wish tonight? Can we also light the lanterns?" Jiegeng looked left and right. When she saw the large number of flower lanterns, she remembered what the old man who sold sweets and paintings said.

Jiegeng naturally went forward to pull Duan Shuang's arm. She had to say that after today's interaction, Jiegeng's courage had increased.

Duan Shuang actually began to let Jiegeng do as she pleased. He was not surprised in his heart.

"Setting up flower lanterns in City L, it is possible to pray. I wonder if it is in the capital?" In order to hide her feelings, Jiegeng deliberately started to talk about flower lanterns.

It could only be said that Jiegeng could not hide anything from Duan Shuang. In front of her grandfather, she was able to deal with things freely. At this moment, anyone with discerning eyes could see that she was acting strangely.

"Probably all the same." Duan Shuang pretended not to notice. In fact, he really heard what the old man who sold sugar paintings said. The distance he had said was a little far, but for someone with profound inner energy... It was a piece of cake.

Even though they were all trying to please her, Jiegeng's actions, which were only for the sake of fulfilling the heart of a young girl, had gained Duan Shuang a good impression in his heart.

"Your Royal Highness, this flower lamp is for you." In a short while, Jiegeng's hands were holding two exquisite flower lamps.

Duan Shuang smiled helplessly. Tonight, he had done all kinds of strange things.

Jiegeng carefully put the flower lamps into the river and immediately closed her eyes. She held her hands tightly and prayed devoutly in front of her chest.

Duan Shuang quietly looked at Jiegeng's innocent appearance. He could not help but ask himself, Did I think too much earlier?

After Jiegeng made her wish, she opened her eyes and found that Duan Shuang's lantern was still in his hands. She could not help but complain, "Your Royal Highness, why haven't you let the lantern out yet?"

Duan Shuang lowered his head and looked at the flickering candle flame. He walked to Jiegeng's side and just like Jiegeng just did, he placed the flower lamp into the river.

"On the day of the Daughter's Day, there was a lover who put on the flower lamp. They could live together and grow old together." The words of the old man selling candies and paintings rang in Jiegeng's ears once again, and her heart was filled with sweetness.

"Your Highness, thank you." Jiegeng did not know what it meant, but she suddenly felt touched.

Duan Shuang's lips curved slightly, and he even used his hand to lightly flick Jiegeng's forehead. "Little girl."

Jiegeng instinctively shrank when she was bounced. "I am not a little girl. I have reached my limit a long time ago!" Jiegeng immediately defended herself.

Duan Shuang deliberately looked at Jiegeng from head to toe and teased, "I really can't tell."

Jiegeng immediately turned around shyly and scolded in a low voice, "Pervert!"

With Duan Shuang's hearing ability, how could he not hear what Jiegeng said. Shaking his head, his smile became even deeper.

"Why can't our flower lanterns swim out?" Jiegeng looked at the lanterns that belonged to her and Duan Shuang and kept wandering by the river. "The further the flower lanterns float, the higher the chance of fulfilling one's wish." Jiegeng continued to mutter.

When Duan Shuang heard her, he secretly used his palm force in the direction of the lanterns on the water surface.

"It moved, it moved! Our flower lamp floated so far away! Jiegeng was overjoyed. She was just worried just now, but at this moment, the flower lamp actually drifted away. Was this a good omen?

Duan Shuang looked at Jiegeng's smiling face and thought to himself that occasionally doing "accidents" was also not bad.

At this time, the square across the river started to burn with fireworks. The dark night sky was filled with colorful fireworks, attracting Jiegeng's attention.

"Come with me." Duan Shuang walked forward.

Jiegeng was confused, but she still followed him without asking anything.

Duan Shuang brought Jiegeng onto a lantern boat and stood on the deck of the lantern boat. The fireworks seemed to be blooming above their heads. Along with the sound of the fireworks, the feeling in their hearts became stronger.

On the deck, other than Duan Shuang and Jiegeng, there were many other lovers who were hugging each other to watch the fireworks. She and Duan Shuang were leaning side by side according to the rules. There was still quite a distance between them, which seemed to be out of place here.

Usually, these people naturally did not dare to do such intimate things in public. But taking advantage of the celebration of the Daughter's Day, the couple opened their hearts under the contrast of the festival.

Duan Shuang did not have any feelings towards these scenes, but it was difficult for him to do it for Jiegeng, this young girl who had just had her first love affair. In her world, such bold actions were something that she didn't even dare to think about.

Fortunately, under the cover of the lights and fireworks, Jiegeng's blushing face was not clearly noticed by Duan Shuang.

"Your Highness, why don't we go somewhere else?" Jiegeng stuttered.

"What? The fireworks don't look good?" Duan Shuang did not realize why Jiegeng was shy. Wasn't she quite excited just now?

" There are a lot of people here. " Jiegeng hoped that she could get over it quickly.

Duan Shuang looked around and saw Jiegeng's slightly bashful actions. His heart was filled with anticipation.

"Didn't you want to be lively?" Duan Shuang started to tease her without any change in his expression. "Who was the one who said that he wanted me to experience the real life of the people?"

"How could they be mixed up?" Jiegeng was a little anxious and her face began to burn.

At this time, more and more people were watching the fireworks from the ship to the deck. There were many single young masters among them.

Because the distance between Jiegeng and Duan Shuang was quite large, it did not seem like they were a match. Many young masters' eyes began to focus on the delicate Jiegeng.

The increasing number of gazes that gathered on her caused Duan Shuang to feel a wave of annoyance in his heart.

"Let's go. Let's go somewhere else."

Jiegeng was surprised. She thought that she would need to waste a lot of time to convince Duan Shuang to change his mind. She did not expect it to be so easy.

Duan Shuang took the initiative to pull Jiegeng's wrist and took her away from here.

He held my hand! Waves of surprises attacked Jiegeng one after another, making her feel dizzy from the impact.

It was not easy to find a place with fewer people to wait until the next stop of the lantern boat. Duan Shuang immediately brought Jiegeng out of the boat.