Meng Jingwei walked ahead, Xiao Cheng by her side, chatting as they walked. Suddenly, a scream came from behind them.
The two instinctively looked to the side and saw a black van with no headlights on speeding towards them, its speed not decreasing but increasing!
"Be careful!"
The danger came too suddenly. Xiao Cheng's heart leaped into his throat. Just as he was about to pull Meng Jingwei away, she kicked him aside.
Xiao Cheng had no time to react. Even though he stumbled a few steps to the side from the kick, his gaze remained fixed on Meng Jingwei. However, he had no chance to save her.
Facing the sudden danger, Xiao Cheng's mind went blank. He only felt that Meng Jingwei might leave him forever.
However, just as he was extremely worried about Meng Jingwei, he suddenly saw her gather her strength, leap forward, and precisely calculate the timing of the van hitting her. At the critical moment, she lightly tapped the hood of the van with her foot, used the force, and with all her might, performed a front flip.
As her front flip was about to land on the roof of the van, she placed her hands on the roof, rolled over, and fell directly from the roof, landing steadily.
Her fluid movements startled everyone, drawing gasps and admiration for her cool actions.
"My god, her reaction is too fast."
"More than fast, her skills are absolutely incredible. With that speed, if she had reacted any slower, she would be dead."
"A real-life race against death..."
"I'm in love, she's amazing."
"Is she alright?"
...
The onlookers on the side were in an uproar, praising Meng Jingwei endlessly.
Xiao Cheng rushed over, grabbed Meng Jingwei's arms, and examined her from head to toe, left and right. "How are you? Are you okay? Do you feel unwell anywhere? Do you want me to take you to the hospital?"
He was extremely worried about Meng Jingwei's safety, his voice even trembling slightly.
"I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm great."
Meng Jingwei shook her head and smiled knowingly. "It's no big deal. Did you think it could hit me? That's a joke."
She teased with a smile, tilting her head and watching the black, un-licensed van gradually drive away.
This car seemed to be targeting her.
Who else would want to harm her so ruthlessly?
Besides the Li family, who else could it be?
Some things didn't even need to be thought about to guess the mastermind. But Li Yun'er was about to marry Qing Muye. Why wouldn't she let her go?
"What are you looking at? I'm talking to you."
Xiao Cheng was still shaken, his body feeling weak from fear. Heaven knew how terrifying that scene was just moments ago.
"Huh? Oh, no, it's nothing."
Meng Jingwei shook her head and chuckled. "The owner of that car must have lost their mother, otherwise, why would they drive so fast, waiting to reincarnate?"
She cursed nonchalantly, deliberately saying it that way, not wanting Xiao Cheng to 'think' that the car was targeting her.
Since arriving in Lancheng, Xiao Cheng had helped her too much, and she couldn't cause him more trouble.
"Lost their mother? Really?"
Xiao Cheng placed his hands on Meng Jingwei's shoulders, tilted his head to look at the receding car, his eyes narrowing for a moment, a murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
Just an accident?
No.
This car was clearly targeting Meng Jingwei, but this silly girl still hadn't realized it!
"Of course, or they lost their whole family to be in such a hurry."
"Mmm, that makes sense."
Xiao Cheng forced an awkward smile on his handsome face, just to play along with Meng Jingwei's words. "It's good you're okay, but... your improvised reaction was excellent, very good."
He praised her without hesitation.
"That goes without saying."
Meng Jingwei smiled proudly and walked with him across the street.
After they left, traffic returned to normal, and the onlookers went about their business as if nothing had happened.
Reaching the square on the other side, Meng Jingwei couldn't help but ask Xiao Cheng, "What exactly is the gift you're giving me?"
"Just follow me."
Seeing her eagerness, Xiao Cheng took her hand and led her forward quickly.
Next to the square was the riverside. They walked across the square and stood by the river. Xiao Cheng took out his phone and sent a text.
"You're so mysterious, what is it?"
Meng Jingwei asked curiously. As soon as she finished speaking, a whistle-like sound echoed from across the river. Several sparks shot into the air, and the next moment, with a bang, brilliant fireworks bloomed.
The colorful fireworks, after blooming, scattered like falling stars, and the sparks gradually extinguished.
Then, with several more sounds and a bang, more beautiful fireworks bloomed, radiant and dazzling, illuminating the night sky that was naturally dark.
"Wow, so beautiful."
Although Meng Jingwei was strong-willed, she was still a girl and loved fireworks. "Is this the gift you're giving me?"
She looked around, then at the fireworks blooming in the night sky, lined up along the riverbank, at least fifty to sixty cases of fireworks.
"Yes, do you like it?"
"Of course I like it, it's so beautiful. But..." She tilted her head, looking at the fireworks exploding with a bang, and couldn't help but cluck her tongue. "Tsk tsk tsk... these aren't fireworks, they're just throwing money away! So much money, it would be even better if it were given to me."
"Heh heh..."
Xiao Cheng was amused by Meng Jingwei's words. His smile was gentle and genuinely happy.
She was still herself, her personality never changing.
Frank and unpretentious, making her likable.
Normally, outside of festivals, it was rare for anyone in Lancheng to set off so many brilliant fireworks, attracting countless people to stop and watch, some holding up their phones to take pictures, others taking selfies with the fireworks as a backdrop.
That night, photos with fireworks as a backdrop flooded Moments in Lancheng.
Buzz—
The sound of the fireworks was loud, and Meng Jingwei couldn't hear her phone ringing in her pocket, but she felt it vibrate.
She took out her phone and saw a voice message from Xiao Meiyan.
"Meng Jingwei, are you with my brother? It's his birthday today, and I, this young lady, specially prepared a birthday dinner for him. This shameless guy isn't answering my calls!"
Holding her phone to her ear, she heard Xiao Meiyan's words.
Only then did she realize it was Xiao Cheng's birthday.
But he hadn't mentioned it. Instead, because she was leaving, he had given her a fireworks display.
She didn't reply to Xiao Meiyan's message, put away her phone, and continued watching the fireworks.
The fireworks show lasted for twenty minutes before it ended.
When the two turned back, they realized the riverside was already surrounded by people three layers deep, extremely crowded.
"It's over, right? Let's go, it's too crowded here."
The surroundings were very noisy. Meng Jingwei shouted at Xiao Cheng.
"Mmm."
He nodded slightly.
The two, one after the other, squeezed out from the crowd.