Helis walked briskly out of the ball hall and, amid the surprised and puzzled gazes of the crowd, walked up the long staircase to the path to the right.

The girl ran along the stone path, leaving behind a brilliant lamp, her eyes closed, trying not to let the tears flow, so that she had no idea where the road would lead.

She just needed a place that was dark enough, dark enough to be like a home-like pod, or like a small space under a cold workbench......

A place where her tears can slide, but no one else will see her.

Because she knew that she might not even have 12 hours, and when the sun rose tomorrow, she would have to be the calm and precise princess, and she would have to prepare for the deal with the "Jack of Spades", and she would have to protect the number jù; also have to deal with a series of troubles caused by Ling Yu, so that everyone in the Prism Team can safely leave the alliance control area; She also wants to find Char with Ling Yu to avenge Jess and save the world......

yes, save the world.

What is a dance party compared to the whole world, and what is a small expectation? From that day on, isn't this the only thing they all have to do?

A qiē can be sacrificed, a qiē can be given up, a qiē is simply insignificant, she knows, she knows, she knows it all, she knows it all from the beginning......

But, why, it's still so sad.

The girl staggered and fell to her knees at the end of the black stone path, her head bowed, and she made no sound.

Her hand was propped up on the cold ground, and it gradually clenched, leaving a shallow scratch on the smooth stone slab, which grew tenaciously from the crevice of the artificial rock, but the little grass that had withered yellow was easily torn off by the girl, and little by little ground between her fingers.

And then. A drop of clear, colorless liquid landed on the back of her hand, along the smooth and fair skin, and scattered on the ground.

It's so sad, it's so sad, it's so sad.

But why be sad.

Merely. It's an ordinary no-show, hasn't it always been like this? That person must have something more important, there must be more people, more important people waiting for him to save him, or maybe it's the key clue to find Char, waiting for him to unearth, that is the clue that can make this qiē completely end......

Isn't that what you expect? Herris?

But...... It's really sad......

Helis's body trembled, and the girl raised a hand and placed it beside her face, as if trying to wipe the tears from her face, and then stood up again, but her delicate fingertips stopped at a centimeter from the tears, and never moved forward.

Although there is no reason, but. The girl just wanted to keep crying.

Then ...... It's okay to cry a little bit, right?

The girl looked up and was greeted by the calm surface of the lake. This man-made lake is in the park not far from the auditorium, but not many people come here at night.

What's more, today is a happy and celebratory day.

What a great place.

"What a place to be, Princess."

Suddenly, a voice came from behind Heris, and the white-haired girl who was kneeling on the ground trembled. But as if struck by electricity, he froze in place and did not move.

"I'm sorry, the car ran out of gas halfway through, and I came here."

Just when Helis was overwhelmed. The familiar voice sounded again, and this time, without hesitation, the girl in the white evening dress bounced off the ground, but with one foot in the air, stumbled backwards, and almost fell.

"Be careful!"

The young man in the black evening dress stepped forward, grabbed the girl in white, and then stretched out his hand, and in the palm of his hand, which he hadn't even had time to take off his combat gloves, a white high-heeled shoe lay quietly.

"Twelve o'clock hasn't arrived yet, Your Highness Princess, it's too early to drop the crystal slipper." Ling Yu gently wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, then turned his head to look at the towering clock tower, the huge hands still had a little angle that was almost impossible to see, and it would connect 9 and 12 at a right angle, "Right?" ”

Having lost one of his high heels, Helis stood leaning over and then really set his eyes on the young man in front of him - he was wearing a slightly wide, but barely fitting black tuxedo, but the bow tie on his chest was completely crooked, his hair was a little messy from the long run, and his face was beaded with sweat.

This outfit is not so much for a prom as it is for a doorman who almost gets paid for being late.

However, in the next second, Helis threw himself into the man's arms.

"Ling Yu!"

Helis stretched out her hand and hugged Ling Yu's neck tightly, the girl's green pupils were filled with tears again, but this time, it was not disappointment or sadness, but happiness and joy.

"I'm sorry."

Ling Yu also stretched out his hand, hugged Herris tightly in his arms, and then whispered to the girl's side, saying an apology.

"It's okay."

Herris shook her head vigorously and, for the first time, spoke again.

"So, you're trying to hold me like this until the dance is over...... Or do you want to dance with me at the end? Ling Yu gently stroked Helis's back as if soothing a kitten, "Even though I was injured, I still insisted on practicing my dance steps." ”

Let's dance.

Helis gently let go of Ling Yu, landed on one foot, and jumped back half a step.

Ling Yu knelt down on one knee, gently put the white high heels in his hand on Helis's feet, then stood up, took a step back, and grabbed Helis's hand a little jerkyly.

"What about the music?"

Use this.

Helis moved her ankle slightly, then reached out and wiped her face, and the smiling girl reached out her other hand and made a request directly to Holloweye.

Then, a waltz from the radio station rang in Ling Yu's ears.

"So, it's time to begin, Your Highness the Princess."

Ling Yu bowed slightly, and the next second, accompanied by the music in his ears. Dance steps were taken.

At this very moment, a huge bell rang, the minute hand of the clock tower pointed to twelve, and with a slight buzz, a beautiful fireworks exploded in the night sky above the two of them.

The two figures were illuminated by fireworks at the end of the dance, and the colorful fireworks set off Helis's petite body. There should still be some jerky dance steps, but at this moment, it suddenly seems to have cooperated with the young man in front of him countless times, on the stone path of the garden, the dancing girl is almost incredible.

The calm surface of the lake happened to be stirred up by a breeze, but the two people on the lake did not notice at all this qiē, and there was nothing left of the park without music. There are only silent dance steps that belong to two people.

There is also that tacit understanding that has never changed.

The young man in black still didn't have time to take off his tactical gloves in the end, just like the tears on the face of the girl in the white evening dress that could not fade for the time being, but like the jerky dance steps, the noisy bells, and even the fireworks that marked the end of the ball......

For two people, at this moment, not a single qiē is important.

Important: All the promises were fulfilled at this moment. The two who had been estranged from each other for various reasons held each other's hands tightly again at this time.

***

"This idiot, he finally caught up at the last moment, and he finally didn't need me to clean up the mess for him."

A firework exploded over the city of Cambridge, illuminating the figure of a girl in a black gold-trimmed gown from the grass.

She rolled over. He sat down at the back of a neatly trimmed flower bed, tore off a blade of grass that was barely green, and held one end in his mouth.

Then, the blonde girl sighed for no apparent reason.

"Aren't you a little disappointed?" Arya? Slowly lifting the hem of her gown, Seniore squatted on the ground. He looked at Vivien with a smile.

"What if there is?"

Rarely, or as always, Vivien frankly admitted her feelings, and the girl leaned back, as if she didn't care that her expensive dress was cut by a sharp branch like a pinprick, and the telekinesis formed a suspended air cushion behind her, supporting the girl's body, allowing her to unbridled her hands behind her head and look up at another exploded firework in the sky.

"Anyway, the old lady is working hard."

Vivien was silent for a moment, closing her eyes before the green glow of the next firework burst out.

"It's really a blessing for those two guys to meet such a gentle and kind person as me, if you really have a little heart, just cherish this qiē, don't cry at every turn, make trouble and hang yourself, it's really worrying......"

Vivien slowly stretched out her hand, muttering lines she had learned from the TV series, staring at the back of her hand, slightly confused.

Between her fingers, she held a silver-white coin, which reflected different colors in the brilliant fireworks.

"Poof."

Arya laughed softly at Vivien's pretense at first, but when she looked up, she saw the confusion on the girl's face that did not match her words.

"If you have any ideas and it's inconvenient to sue others, you can sue me."

Arya was silent for a moment, but finally gently straightened her short silver-gray hair, and then showed a warm smile.

"Arya, I remember ......"

The coin swirled around the back of Vivien's hand before returning to the girl's palm.

"Huh?"

"I mean...... You also have people who care a lot, right? Vivien held the coin and opened her eyes, and a row of pink fireworks continued to explode in the sky, as if the whole fireworks show had reached its climax.

"Yes." Arya closed her eyes, and the girl crouching beside Vivien nodded softly, but there was still a smile on her face.

"How far will you go for her?"

Vivien breathed a sigh of relief again, and as if realizing that the topic was somewhat sensitive, the blonde girl spread out her right hand and explained.

"You know, I've never seen my mother, and my father died on the front line for no apparent reason, and I haven't lived at my grandmother's house for too long, and besides, it's family, right, I want to ask between strangers...... It's not that I don't think there is love in the world like those troubled children, I just don't understand, what can a person do for the people he cares about? ”

Vivien paused, then continued.

Or will it be for the people you care about...... What about sacrificing one's own happiness? What if it's Arya you? Will it be for the people you care about...... Sacrificing your happiness? ”

"Nope."

Arya shook her head firmly, without any hesitation, and the silver-haired girl's eyes glinted with determination.

"If it were really necessary, I would give my life for her."

"Yes...... Is that so? ”

Vivien didn't turn her head, she could even imagine the expression on Arya's face, which must have revealed an indifferent but unshakable determination.

"That's really ...... It's old-fashioned and boring. ”

"Who's to say it isn't?"

“……”

"Vivien?"

"Sit down a little longer, I'll have to talk to the princess."

"I'll be with you."

"Thanks."

……

The tranquil surface of the lake is gently fanned by the breeze and ripples, allowing the light projected on the water surface to dissipate into the air. (To be continued......)