"Trust , you can find , one hundred percent."
"Of course! How could I miss it? I’ve already missed an entire season’s worth of gas this year, no matter what happens, I can’t miss the Super Bowl."
"Because I want to fight alongside you."
"Promise , promise you’ll find before the ga starts. Okay?"
"Hmm, if you find ... haha, a secret, it’s a secret, but you must find . Deal?"
Thalia’s voice on the phone was still vivid, lively and bright, dancing playfully and joyfully on the eardrum.
Clearly, the little girl had co to Tampa Bay.
Moreover, she knew Li Wei would disapprove, so she didn’t even tell Li Wei, arriving in Tampa Bay before calling to inform him.
Helpless, depressed, angry, all sorts of emotions surged, but Li Wei ultimately couldn’t deny he was sowhat looking forward to seeing her again, with his own eyes, rather than just on a video screen, just like seeing his parents.
In fact, Li Wei persuaded Li Yi and Jiang Yin to stay in New York, that it would be fine to watch the Super Bowl at ho this year, there was no need to take a risk.
But Jiang Yin insisted, she wanted to be there in person, she wanted to cheer for Li Wei in person.
Li Wei was at a loss, asking Li Yi to help stop Jiang Yin, he thought Li Yi would agree with him, but he never expected, this ti Li Yi sided with Jiang Yin.
Li Yi said, "Xiao Wei, this fight isn’t yours alone. Dad..."
Countless words swirled at the tip of his tongue, the past years of worry and unease still existing, still real, still vivid, but this ti, he seed to finally understand Li Wei.
So battles can’t be avoided; so things must be completed; just like victory and championships are not the whole of competitive sports, peace and retirent are not the whole of life either.
In such a special year, in such a special season, be it them or the team or millions of ordinary people, everyone has their own battles, and in the end, the Kansas City Chiefs fought their way through in this manner, standing on the final stage again, Li Yi firmly believed, they should fight together in person.
At the very mont the final whistle of the ga sounded.
However, in the end, Li Yi still couldn’t find the exact words to express himself, he just took a deep breath and said calmly and implicitly, "We should face it together in person."
A simple sentence, yet as heavy as it could be, weighing down on his chest.
Over these years, Li Wei had gradually grown up, and his parents started to listen to his opinions and views; but this ti Li Wei couldn’t convince them, instead, he was the one convinced.
Li Wei thought he didn’t care at all, but the mont he actually saw Li Yi and Jiang Yin, an indescribable sense of moving and reassurance settled in.
Now, it’s the sa.
He...
The mont he found Thalia in the crowd, the world quieted down, all the noise and clamor faded away, his heart pounding against his chest, beating solely for her.
Ti froze.
Thalia, slightly different from the mory, unsure if it’s because they hadn’t seen each other for half a year, she had grown a bit taller, dignified and graceful, wearing a red No. 23 jersey, standing there with an enchanting smile, her eyes full of mirth, seemingly always waiting for Li Wei to spot her.
Their eyes t, and Thalia jumped excitedly, but she seed to realize the ti was tight, frantically and busily going about her business.
Thalia made a knocking gesture in the air.
Li Wei: ???
Thalia repeated the gesture that looked like knocking on a door, but Li Wei felt his brain was a jumble, unable to think.
Mahos erged from behind, making a door-opening gesture, shouting, "Who is it?"
Thalia nodded repeatedly, then took out a stack of thick cardboard from her feet, displaying it in Li Wei’s direction.
The whole venue was noisy and turbulent, the large Raymond Jas Stadium was bustling with excitent, so much so that no one else noticed this ter.
In a mont of trance, it seed like only they were there. Plus Mahos as the third wheel.
Thalia displayed the cards, and Mahos was stunned, almost spitting out water —
"Just say you’re caroling."
This... This, this, this...
Thalia bead at Li Wei, who stood dumbfounded, seemingly very satisfied with the effect she had created.
The cards continued to be flipped.
One card, "If I’m lucky, by this ti next year."
Another card, "I could et one of these handso guys."
Then —
Photos of Hollywood stars Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, Chris Hemsworth, Robert Pattinson appeared, displayed like a collage.
Li Wei: Pfft.
Bursting into laughter, Li Wei pointed to Chris Hemsworth and Robert Pattinson on the far right, spreading his hands with a look of disbelief, even protesting, his mouth clearly saying, "Are you sure?"
Thalia looked at Li Wei as if he were Chaplin reincarnated, laughing uproariously, and continued flipping.
One card, "But at this mont, I want to say."
Another card, "Though there’s no hope, nor readiness."
Yet another card, "Just because it’s the Super Bowl—"
Thump, thump, thump.
Hearts pounding uncontrollably, Li Wei felt he had never been this nervous before. This is the most classic and legendary scene from "Love Actually," if everything followed the movie’s progression, he already knew what was written on Thalia’s next card.
Should he stop her?
This was the Super Bowl live broadcast across North Arica, they could be discovered by others at any mont, even possibly broadcasted into the hos of millions through live cara feeds.
Yet the inner anticipation and excitent surged overwhelmingly, leaving his mouth dry, his mind unsettled, his eardrums filled with nothing but a booming roar.
The whole venue still surged, the sound of "flying" shook the sky and was deafening, swallowing all sound, but their communication was so clear and direct, completely unaffected, like their secret whispers, completing a hidden conversation under the watchful eyes of others.
The surging yet so quiet, the crowded yet so intimate, clearly at a packed venue, yet it felt like only the two of them existed.
The brain seed to halt its turn, the card already flipped to the next.
"So say the Super Bowl is the best ti to confess."
A smile crept up Thalia’s lips, her eyes bright.
Another card, "To , you are perfect."
Quietly, quietly, Thalia looked at Li Wei, though separated by mountains and waters, she could see those eyes, fixedly gazing, as if she could see deep into Li Wei’s eyes, all the noise and surge vanished, baring her heart completely without reservation.
Vulnerable, fragile, nervous, worried, even fearful, yet no retreat.
The pause of short monts seed like eternity.
Li Wei basked in Thalia’s brave and resolute gaze, armor shattered, defeated, all words and thoughts abruptly cut off.
Then, Thalia’s lips curved up, her eyes shining like stars and seas, flipping to another card.
"My desolate heart will always love you."
"Until you turn into this shape..."
The final card displayed a skull.
Hahaha, hahaha.
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