Chapter 478

Time seemed to be stretched out.

Even though it was just a touch and then separated, it seemed long and lingering.

The warm and soft sensation on his lips suddenly left, leaving a slightly cool, moist trace.

In his field of vision, Lin Li's face, close at hand, carried a clear smile, but the noise in the background—the cheers of the crowd downstairs, the explosions of fireworks, the jeers from the other side of the rooftop due to a confession, and even the gasps of his friends beside him—all suddenly lost focus at that moment, turning into a blurry wave of buzzing.

Chen Yuying was slightly stunned. After a brief pause, her heartbeat suddenly hammered against her chest like a drum, hitting her eardrums until they were slightly throbbing.

Her cheeks immediately felt like they were being hit by the strongest warm sun in winter, instantly rising to an undeniable heat, burning and spreading from the chin that had been touched all the way to the earlobes. She knew without looking that they must be red.

Her thinking seemed to have been pressed on the pause button, briefly stagnating.

Although they could be considered "old married couple," no matter what, this was the first contact between their four lips.

And it was without warning, in the crowd, next to familiar friends, and even at the moment he specifically called them over to look—such a first time.

Chen Yuying subconsciously opened her mouth slightly, as if wanting to say something, or to confirm the reality of that brief moment.

Her long eyelashes trembled gently, reflecting the flickering light of the fireworks in the distance. Her eyes carried a kind of pure, unreactive ignorance, as if she had just woken up from an unexpected dream and hadn't fully understood everything in front of her.

Of course, it was joyful.

"Ohhhhh——damn!!"

"Eww~ my eyes, yo yo yo~~~"

"Tsk tsk tsk, am I not a human? Why did you stuff all this dog food without telling us in advance? Am I even a human? Tsk——"

Bai Bufan, Ding Sihan, and Qu Wanqiu, at the moment they came back to their senses, also poured all their "disdain," mockery, and teasing eyes and words onto the two.

"What's wrong? Why are you reacting so much to a New Year's gift?" Lin Li glanced "surprisedly" at these few gossiping onlookers who were making a fuss.

"Damn, how can you be so shameless, calling this a gift," Bai Bufan laughed in anger, then pursed his lips and leaned toward Lin Li, pointing at his own lips that couldn't spit out ivory with his index finger:

"Come on, Brother Lin Li, my New Year's gift, give it to me now."

"Do you want a two-second flight experience card?" Lin Li studied the height of the rooftop railing and finally concluded that he could be thrown out.

And if he really kissed Bufan, Bufan wouldn't be happy.

"Forget it then." Mainly because Bufan didn't want Wang Ze to be jealous.

"Say yes to him!! Say yes to him!! Say yes to him!!" The crowd in the distance erupted in jeers at this moment.

It seems the male lead of the confession had finished his preamble and it was time for the female lead to respond.

And Lin Li then lowered his head again, asking softly with a smile: "Class monitor, can I do it again?"

"Say yes to him! Say yes to him! Say yes to him!" After a brief moment of being stunned, Bai Bufan immediately joined the large group on the rooftop and shouted along.

Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu soon joined in.

Chen Yuying only felt shy.

No way.

If it were just her and Lin Li here, she might have nodded imperceptibly, or even taken the initiative to respond.

Anyway, she didn't dislike it.

But at this moment, with the three of them still watching with burning eyes...

Chen Yuying turned her head slightly, not daring to look directly into Lin Li's smiling eyes. Her clenched fist, lacking strength and carrying a bit of coquettishness, gently hammered his chest:

"No way..."

The light of the fireworks in the distance shattered in her lowered eyes, dyeing her cheeks red.

That shy and annoyed look, set against the backdrop of balloons floating in the sky, was as beautiful as a silhouette.

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

The slightly sharp chirping sound attracted everyone's attention. The five looked down at Chen Yuying's wrist.

Next to the couple bracelet was her smartwatch.

And at this moment—

"Heart rate too high"

"Your heart rate has reached 131 beats/minute. If you feel uncomfortable, please rest and consult a doctor."

Chen Yuying: "!"

Her heart rate spiked again instantly.

The four people, including Lin Li, were stunned after seeing the message, and then couldn't help but have smiles on their faces.

And the young girl, who was now not just shy but ashamed, broke free from Lin Li's hand, and while trying to take off the watch, she had already hidden behind Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu.

What a broken watch!

Where does it jump so fast!

"Oh oh——"

A second wave of cheers came from the distance. It seems the confession was successful.

Lin Li sighed with a smile: "Sure enough, people's joys and sorrows are not connected. I only feel they are a bit noisy. After all, their confession was successful, but my request for a kiss failed."

"Serves you right." Bai Bufan raised his middle finger in disdain.

The fireworks in the distance were still continuing, and the people at the bottom of the building were still immersed in this collective noise.

"In the new year, forget all the troubles of the past, and in the new year, you have to pack new troubles!" Lin Li wished his friends beside him.

Undoubtedly, this blessing was met with eye rolls and middle fingers.

"What do you say, leave now or stay a while longer?"

After taking a few photos as a record, Lin Li asked.

Chen Yuying was, after all, a generous young girl. It was just that everything just now was too sudden, which was why she had that posture. Now, after a while of adjustment, she had returned to a peaceful appearance on the surface, with only her earlobes remaining slightly shy:

"It's up to you guys, I'm fine with anything."

Even though Lin Li remembered her saying that if she hadn't gone home by 12:30, she would be asked about it by phone, but now she was "fine with anything." Tsk tsk, really... so cute.

However, after the group discussed it, they decided it was time to retreat.

For the same distance, the time spent leaving was three times longer than coming, but fortunately, no accidents happened.

The five people who finished the "short trek" got into the car. After exhaling comfortably, they all continued to operate their phones, telling their families they were on the way back to let them rest assured, and responding to blessings in group chats or private chats.

Why do some people always send mass blessings like "Happy New Year, I want a little red envelope"? What kind of internet beggar is that.

Still a little red envelope, do you want me to hit you until you're covered in bumps?

It turned out to be my elementary school classmate. I have no impression of them, might as well delete them.

Anyway, even if there was an elementary school reunion, I wouldn't attend, no need to maintain this decency.

After quickly going through a round of messages, Lin Li put his phone on the stand and started the car: "I'll drop you off in the order of distance: Ding Zi, Yingbao, Jiujiu, Bufan."

"Okay."

Everyone naturally had no objections.

"If there's a next time like tonight where I play it awkward and call you out without preparing anything, will you still come out?"

Slightly opening the window and blowing the cold wind of the winter night, Lin Li whistled and asked.

Bai Bufan: "If there is a war, I will return when called."

Qu Wanqiu: "I'll definitely come out if there's nothing, and try to have nothing if there's something."

Ding Sihan: "Was tonight awkward? Why didn't I feel it? Wasn't it quite fun?"

Chen Yuying didn't answer, just looked at Lin Li in the rearview mirror with a smile. Everything was said without words.

Although he knew it in his heart, Lin Li still felt happy to get this answer from their mouths. After exhaling a long breath, he chuckled and spoke:

"When I went to pick you up tonight, I drove at 50 yards. 50 yards is not my limit, it's the limit of the road speed limit. Now that I'm sending you back, I can only drive at 25 yards."

"Tsk tsk tsk," Ding Sihan said with a teasing look, "Lin Li, don't do this sentimental stuff, it sounds disgusting, I'm not used to it. Please change back to your original cheap self."

Lin Li looked at Ding Sihan with a confused face:

"Who's being sentimental with you?

I mean you guys are too heavy, the car can't drive at 50 yards now, 25 yards is the limit, especially you, Ding Sihan. I could drive at 45 yards after picking up Jiujiu, but after picking you up, I can only drive at 26 yards. As for the cause and effect, you can take care of yourself."

Ding Sihan: "(゜▽゜)?"

Ding Sihan wanted to withdraw her previous statement.

It's better not to change back to the original cheap self...

After changing back, it seems even more disgusting than when being sentimental!!

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah Lin Li, go to hell—"