“At that moment, he would surely stop, look up, and stare at the night sky where the fireworks were blooming.”
“He will be surprised, smiling, and happy.”
“That’s enough, because it was a gift from his mother.”
…
The boat Margaret An was on had left the busiest part of the Qinhuai River, and Charlie never realized from beginning to end that the person closest to him in the world had just died at his feet.
He and Claire continued walking along the Qinhuai River.
After walking for a while, they arrived at a lantern riddle party organized by the Calligraphy and Painting Association not far away.
Many children gathered, competing to guess the riddles given by the staff.
There are also many dolls, small toys and souvenirs in the stalls.
Whoever successfully guesses the riddle will get a small prize.
It’s rare that Jacob is so dedicated to his work, and he makes the kids smile and laugh.
Elaine Ma didn’t like the feeling of being surrounded by a group of chatty children, so she sat alone on a nearby chair and ate melon seeds.
Charlie asked Claire: “Should we go see Dad?”
Claire shook her head and smiled, “Don’t go. The kids are guessing.”
“If we leave, it will be a shame if we win, and even more shameful if we lose.”
“Right.” Charlie smiled and nodded, then asked her: “Then, let’s go for a walk?”
“Okay!” Claire agreed happily and said, “There’s still a long way to go.”
“They said there’ll be a flower boat later. Let’s go down the river.”
“A rare opportunity like this.”
Charlie said casually: “If you are willing to come out for a walk, we can come here for a walk every night in the future.”
Claire smiled faintly and said nothing.
Charlie could see a hint of sadness between her brows.
Just as I was about to ask if he was worried about something, a bright light suddenly shot into the sky from the other side of the Qinhuai River.
Immediately after, the light exploded in the air, expanding into a golden ball-shaped firework.
Suddenly, there were cries of surprise from everywhere, and tens of thousands of people who had been looking in all directions immediately looked up at the sky.
Beautiful fireworks lit up the dark sky.
After a large flash of light and shadow, countless small fireworks exploded.
Claire’s eyes, which had been somewhat melancholy and sad, suddenly lit up. She jumped up and down like a child, pointing at the fireworks and saying, “Husband, look! These are beautiful fireworks!”
At this moment, more fireworks shot into the sky, emitting colorful lights. The fireworks reflected off the sparkling waters of the Qinhuai River, blending with the surrounding fireworks and lights, creating a truly stunning beauty.
Charlie also watched in a daze.
He felt sorry for not being able to see the fireworks earlier, but he didn’t expect that at this moment, there would be so many fireworks soaring high into the sky.
He suddenly remembered the times when he was a child, setting off fireworks with his parents at Beihai and Houhai beaches in Eastcliff.
He had lived a hard and difficult life for most of his life.
He has suffered a lot and endured humiliation for many years.
However, the reason why he never experienced psychological trauma, personality defects, hatred towards society, and was able to maintain a just and kind heart was not only because of the education and guidance given by his parents since childhood, but also because of his happy childhood.
People often say that an unhappy childhood can be cured for life, while a happy childhood can be cured for life.
Charlie is the last one. Even if he falls into despair, as long as he remembers the pieces of his childhood,
He can find a glimmer of light in the darkness and face difficulties and obstacles with a smile.
At that moment, the fireworks grew bigger and bigger. Everyone stood there watching.
The colorful fireworks were lit by happy faces.
Amidst the fireworks, a warning siren sounded.
Several police cars on duty rushed to the fireworks location.
People couldn’t help but feel worried about the unknown fireworks maker.
Some people who set off fireworks were immediately escorted out by police, but they were all large fireworks, which would continue to explode for several minutes after being lit.
So, when they were arrested and put into the police car, the fireworks were still struggling to get out of the packaging and shoot into the sky.
The police took out fire extinguishers and wanted to put out the fireworks, but when they saw that the person had been arrested and the nervous and reluctant expressions of the children around them, they finally gave up on putting out the fireworks.
After a few minutes, the fireworks slowly died down, and when the last one went off, darkness returned to color the sky black.
However, people did not feel disappointed because they had just seen the most beautiful fireworks in the dark night, and this feeling made everyone very satisfied.
After the fireworks ended, Charlie still looked up at the sky where the fireworks were blooming, and couldn’t help but sigh: “If I had known a few boxes of fireworks could satisfy so many people, I would have bought some to set off.”
Claire subconsciously reminded him, “Don’t do anything illegal.”
Charlie said: “Even though mistakes were made, in the end it was able to satisfy a lot of people.”
“Don’t do that either.” Claire suddenly grabbed his arm with both hands, looked at him seriously, and said, “Charlie, you have to promise me that you will never take any risks, even if it’s just a small thing.”
“As long as it’s risky, you should try not to try it.”
As Claire said this, she tried her best to hold back the tears that were about to fall from her eyes.
She knew that her departure from Charlie was inevitable.
His only worry was that after his departure, Charlie’s path of revenge would be jeopardized.
In fact, he really wanted to explain it to her, asking her to stop seeking revenge and find a safe place to live her life in peace.
But when the words reached his lips, he tried his best to hold them back.
Reason told him that many things were not something Charlie could decide.
Even if he gives up on avenging the murders of his father and mother, his enemies may not give up on killing him.
Charlie didn’t expect Claire to say this out of emotion.
He just coaxed Claire like a child and said, “Don’t worry, my wife, I won’t take any risks.”
As he spoke, his thoughts drifted to Victoria, whom he had never met before, but whom he hated so much.
This woman killed my parents years ago, and she will also wipe out my grandparents’ family.
In the future, I will face a life and death battle with him, where either he dies or I die.
There will always be danger in this fight, and I cannot avoid the risks.
Claire also knows that Charlie has no control over many of the things he has done to get to where he is today.
At this moment, he felt relieved because Charlie had hidden so many things from him for so many years.
He no longer holds a grudge against this matter, but sincerely hopes that Charlie will be safe and healthy in the future.
As a girl, she didn’t understand what it felt like to harbor deep hatred, so she could only pray to heaven in her heart: “God of heaven, bless Charlie and never let him meet his enemy.”
“But if he must meet, please bless Charlie to kill his enemy, avenge his parents, and let him be completely free from this and live a normal life…”