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Chapter 216 - 187. "Pei Frightened" is followed by "Pei Ximing" (Subscribe! Monthly ticket plea!)

Chapter 216: 187. "Pei Frightened" is followed by "Pei Ximing" (Subscribe! Monthly ticket plea!)

Bae Juhyun, clad in a white cotton suit that covered most of her body, wore a charming bun and used a large mask to conceal most of her face and identity.

By her side, Liu Xin’an, dressed in a similar white cotton suit, needed no mask to cover his face. Most people in this small town recognized and were familiar with him, so there was no need to hide his face unnecessarily.

After informing their elders at home, Bae Juhyun bowed politely to them before they held hands and stepped out of the house together, leaving Li Chenglu sighing incessantly with a full heart of grievances.

She wanted to go too, but they didn’t invite her to join them.

The area was filled with lovely self-built houses. Although most were not very exquisite, everything here felt novel to Bae Juhyun.

Jinzhen was quite cold in the winter, but this New Year was bearable; at least there were no troublesome snowfalls.

No one wanted to start their morning shoveling snow—it was perhaps a downside of living in a suburban small town.

"Wow, it’s beautiful around your place!"

Bae Juhyun released the large hand enveloping her small one and trotted excitedly a few steps to stand under a bare tree.

Her praise made Liu Xin’an feel like it was an exaggeration.

"Really? It’s just an ordinary town."

"It’s really beautiful. Living here must be so comfortable, without the noise and hassle."

"Yeah, and no delivery food."

"...You’re so annoying, always ruining my sentimentality," Bae Juhyun glared at Liu Xin’an, who played the spoilsport, then turned her head, curiously taking in her surroundings.

For her, not only was the scenery a novel sight, but there was also another equally exciting presence.

Spring Festival.

She had experienced the Spring Festival at home before she debuted and while she was still in school.

But for Koreans, their Spring Festival typically involved wearing traditional outfits, eating yellow croaker fish, and staying up all night, playing cards and such.

Moreover, young people of that time generally disliked such traditional practices, so Bae Juhyun usually ended up watching TV at a classmate’s house or playing around elsewhere.

Now, however, the abundant red couplets and paper cuttings for window decoration surprised her everywhere.

The streets were always bustling with children running around in clean clothes.

She could see smiles brimming on almost everyone’s faces.

This atmosphere quickly infected Bae Juhyun; her lips, hidden under the mask, curved up, and her eyes creased into crescents, revealing her good mood as much as possible.

"The Spring Festival is really important for Chinese people, huh? Everyone seems so happy."

Promoting one’s national festival with pride was an indisputable duty for every Chinese.

Liu Xin’an was no exception.

He nodded, his face unable to hide his pride, "To us, this day marks the official start of the new year. Everybody hides their unhappiness deep inside, presenting their happiest self to greet the new year. As they say, a good start is half the battle."

"So, if I stay happy all day today, will my year go smoothly?" Bae Juhyun asked excitedly.

To this, Liu Xin’an naturally provided an affirmative response, "Of course, so Juhyun, you must stay happy today as well."

"Oh, that’s really nice..." Bae Juhyun nodded vigorously, just about to continue speaking when suddenly the bursting sound of firecrackers made her instinctively duck and scream, "Ah!"

After screaming, Bae Juhyun, feeling a bit embarrassed, just about to force an explanation for herself, was startled again by a series of firecrackers, turning her into a human-shaped whistling kettle.

"Ah~"

Miss "Startled Bae" was so flustered by the consecutive bursts of firecrackers that she quickly trotted to Liu Xin’an, grabbing his white cotton suit forcefully with her small hands.

After a long wait, once the firecrackers finally died down, Bae Juhyun dared to look up.

But as soon as she did, she saw Liu Xin’an’s mischievously smiling handsome face, which made her incredibly shy.

"Hey, what’s that look? Stop it!"

Out of annoyance and embarrassment, she tried to smooth out Liu Xin’an’s lips, but how could he let her succeed.

He skillfully dodged and then caught her restless hand securely.

"Don’t be scared, it’s just firecrackers; they won’t hurt you."

"I know... Ah!" She was cut off mid-sentence by more firecracker sounds, accompanied by the excited voices of children.

Bae Juhyun was indeed overly sensitive to these sudden loud noises so much so that with each blast, she involuntarily shivered.

It wasn’t that she was scared, just that she couldn’t control her reactions.

Liu Xin’an quickly covered her ears with his hands, finally calming her from being startled repeatedly.

She looked up clumsily at the man covering her ears, his face smiling so broadly that he couldn’t hide it, and feeling both shy and annoyed, she reached out to pinch his cheek.

This time, Liu Xin’an couldn’t dodge; after all, he still had to cover her ears.