BXBX NOVEL Chapter 359: 165 Stars (After the First Watch)
Chapter 359: 165 Stars (After the First Watch)
“Ming Jing, I want an autographed photo of Qu Feitai, a selfie with him, and a handshake. Can you help me get backstage?” Tao Xingxing coquettishly shook Ming Jing’s arm.
Ming Jing looked at the radiant smile on the young girl’s face and unconsciously raised the corner of her lips, nodding her head: “Alright.”
“That’s amazing, Ming Jing! I love you.” Tao Xingxing jumped over and gave Ming Jing a big hug.
After arranging her own perks, Tao Xingxing couldn’t help but gossip, hesitating a bit before asking, “Ming Jing, do you like Qu Feitai?”
Ming Jing smiled and shook her head.
“How can you not like him? Qu Feitai is so handsome and talented. I used to think there was no woman in this world who deserved him, but if it were you, you two would be a perfect match. There’s no better man than him.”
“How can you be so sure after all the roads you’ve walked and the sights you’ve seen that he is the best man of this world, in your opinion?”
Tao Xingxing said decisively, “Because I like him. Of course, it’s the kind of liking for an idol. He’s the moon in the sky, and I’m just an ordinary person on earth. The moon needs to be admired, and there’s only one moon in the sky.”
Ming Jing looked at the bright joy in the young girl’s eyes and understood, even though she had never experienced this feeling before.
Young love is passionate, bright, and doesn’t seek any reward in return. They were pure, fervent, and full of solo courage, just like stars chasing after the moon.
“By the way, Ming Jing, I’m having a birthday party next week at home. My mom’s helping me set up a small one. You must come.”
“Alright.”
Tao Xingxing rolled around in her bed with the covers: “School starts in just two days, why does time pass so quickly? Sigh…”
“Once school starts, we’ll be in different classes: you’ll be in science class while I’ll be in literature class. If it weren’t for my terrible math and physics skills, I’d choose science class as well. I don’t want to be separated from you.”
“It’s okay, we’re still in the same school.”
“I envy the person who’ll get to share a desk with you in the future.” Tao Xingxing punched her pillow fiercely and muttered, “They better behave themselves, or else they’ll face my ruthless fists.”
Ming Jing noticed an elephant ivory pendant hanging on the bed head and asked, “Xingxing, can I take a look at it?”
Tao Xingxing took it down and handed it to Ming Jing, whispering, “My mom says it’s real, but I don’t dare wear it outside. What if I get caught?”
Ming Jing stroked the ivory; it was dense, tough, and had fine lines. It was a rare, precious “blood tooth” with a cruel origin. One end was inlaid with gold, shaped like a dragon’s head.
Tao Xingxing was born in the Year of the Dragon.
Ming Jing glanced at her, “Did an older relative give it to you?”
Tao Xingxing nodded, “My mom said it was a gift from an uncle for my first birthday, but I don’t have any impression of him. It’s ivory, which is illegal. I wouldn’t dare wear it out.”
“Later, I asked my mom about it, only to find out the uncle had passed away. Every time I asked when I was little, my mom would get upset. I even caught her crying secretly with my dad, so I stopped asking. But for him to give me such an expensive gift, he must have been wealthy.” She later gathered from somewhere that the value of this broken ivory could buy a small villa in the city.
Not daring to wear it out, she could only hang it by her bed, hoping her uncle in heaven would bless her with smooth sailing.
Ming Jing smiled, “Your uncle must have really loved you, your name is carved on it.”
Tao Xingxing looked startled, “I didn’t know that.”
Ming Jing pointed at the seam of the dragon’s head, where there were two small stars engraved.
“There really are two stars! How did I not notice all these years?” Tao Xingxing was surprised and excited, as if she had discovered a new world.
Ming Jing watched the girl’s excitement, her smile disappearing from her face at a visible speed.
Her eyes were as deep as an abyss.
“Xingxing, are you happy?”
Ming Jing asked a strange question, but as Tao Xingxing played with the ivory, she answered with a radiant smile, “Of course I’m happy. I have loving parents, an amazing friend like you, and an uncle who gave me such a precious gift. I’m the happiest person in the world.”