Chapter 206: Happy New Year
Ji Yan was getting more and more honey-tongued.
Shen Hanxing shook her head helplessly. "I’m not an angel." An angel was not as vengeful and petty as she was.
"If I knew magic, I must be a witch," Shen Hanxing’s eyes flashed with deep sorrow. She deserved to be feared and avoided by others. She deserved to be tied to the gallows and burned to death to atone for her sins.
Ji Yan did not expect Shen Hanxing to say this. When he thought of Shen Hanxing’s background, Ji Yan’s heart ached as he clenched her hand. He said in a deep voice, "If you are a witch, then I will break the rules of this world and turn the whole world into a witch’s kingdom."
Shen Hanxing looked at him in surprise. "Mr. Ji’s IQ is not enough today?" She felt that Ji Yan’s words were a little childish. But many, many years later, when she recalled what Ji Yan said today, Shen Hanxing suddenly realized that he wasn’t joking, but a promise that he had spent his entire life to fulfill.
The living room was bustling with activity as a television program broadcasted. It was rare for the Ji family to gather for a reunion dinner. Along with the loud sound of firecrackers outside the window and the fireworks that lit up the night, they heard the host’s high-spirited countdown on the television. "Three, two, one! Happy New Year!"
Amidst the clamor, the Ji family raised their glasses together and clinked them together. The New Year had begun.
After dinner, Shen Hanxing took out a few red packets and gave them to her younger siblings. "Happy New Year. You must put the red packets under your pillow and sleep on them." The New Year’s money meant that the next year would be peaceful.
It was the first time they had received such a ceremonial red packet, so the Ji family’s children treasured it and put it in their pockets. Ji Qian held onto the red envelope and jumped around happily. "Then I must sleep early today!" She was also the one who was giving out red envelopes for the new year!
Shen Hanxing ignored their ruckus. She stuffed a thick red envelope into her grandmother’s hands. Her voice was gentle as she said, "Grandmother, Happy New Year." In the past, her grandmother gave her new year’s money. This year, it was finally her turn to give it to her grandmother. Thinking of the days that the two of them had spent together in the past, Shen Hanxing’s eyes were red and teary.