Chapter 1310: Chapter 13 From the Angel (Begging for Monthly Tickets!)_2
Running out of the elevator, then leaving the mountaintop, arriving at the edge of the observation deck, overlooking everything on the ground—
“Wow!!”
She widened her eyes, unable to contain her exclamation:
“This is the center of the world! So magnificent!”
Lin Xian walked up behind her, facing the icy night wind, looking down below.
This was also his first ti standing at the highest point in Manhattan, overlooking the city, higher than when he was with Chu Anqing at the Aman Hotel, and the view was even more expansive.
1952 Manhattan…
Truly luxurious and noble, full of technological aura and endless wealth.
The skyscrapers stood small before the Empire State Building, yet their lights ford a line in the night, weaving into a network, becoming the brightest lattice on this planet.
“Is it just as you imagined?”
Lin Xian looked down at CC.
“Exactly the sa…”
CC breathed in the white mist, her gaze reluctant to leave the lights below.
This was the scene she had long awaited,
Her biggest dream in life,
She, an utterly poor Brooklyn girl without parents or guardians, finally got her wish… wearing the most beautiful white dress, standing at the highest point in Manhattan!
The neon below gradually beca blurred.
That’s CC’s eyes growing moist:
“I actually really ca… can’t believe this is reality.”
“This is reality.”
Lin Xian stepped forward, gently touching her long hair tousled by the evening breeze.
Recalling the ti with Chu Anqing atop the Aman Hotel, they were like this too.
Only.
One was sumr, one was winter.
One was 2023, one was 1952.
One was called Chu Anqing, one was called CC.
The sa was…
Lin Xian was still Lin Xian, and these two girls were both Millennium Stakes, sharing a common destiny.
“It’s wonderful.”
CC didn’t mind being touched by Lin Xian, instead she smiled and looked up at him:
“Thank you for fulfilling my dream.”
“No.”
Lin Xian smiled slightly:
“This is just the start of your dream, not even close to ending.”
“CC, we now have a lot of money, enabling you to do anything you want; this is only your first night in Manhattan… tomorrow, we can visit more places, go to the best restaurants, the biggest cinemas, the busiest malls, and… any place you want to go.”
“Even as I said, you can choose to stay in Manhattan forever, and never need to return to the old Brooklyn.”
Upon hearing this, CC shook her head:
“It’s already enough, Lin Xian.”
She chuckled softly:
“Really… this is enough for , you don’t need to do more for , I am already very satisfied.”
“That money, better to keep for yourself, after all… my dream is realized, but what about your dream? Your dream hasn’t been realized yet.”
CC jumped down from the observation deck railing.
With hands behind her back.
Tilting her head to look at Lin Xian:
“To be honest, I’m quite curious. You’ve said your dream is… hoping not to let down everyone’s expectations, to successfully save everything, to beco a qualified Savior.”
“Sorry, at the ti I really thought you were joking, didn’t take this seriously. But now I feel you’re not joking, you truly think this way.”
“Can you tell … why is that? It’s hard to imagine, before today you were just a destitute wanderer, barely clothed, hungry on the streets… yet why harbor such a grand Savior dream?”
Lin Xian deeply inhaled.
And slowly exhaled.
Looked down:
“Because, I’ve promised many people, and pledged many things.”
“But… that’s not the main reason.”
He lifted his head:
“Previously, I was indeed going with the flow, pushed by destiny and circumstances, feeling sowhat forced to be the Savior.”
“But things are different now, now I’m proactive, sincerely wanting to save everything, to avert tragedies, to fulfill all my promises.”
“You can see, I indeed have so abilities that others don’t, so I’m bound to take on tasks that others can’t accomplish.”
“The higher the position, the greater the responsibility, history will not bla the innocent, but will surely censure every incapable tyrant.”
“I have never wished to beco a Savior to be a Savior, nor have I ever beco a Savior just to be a Savior.”
After a pause, Lin Xian continued:
“The reason isn’t complicated at all, nor does it need to be considered so complicated, because…”
His pupils reflected the colorful glow of the Empire State Building’s rooftop, his gaze firm:
“[This is my responsibility, and it’s also my mission.]”
…
CC looked at Lin Xian, silent for a long ti.
“I’m sorry.”
She smiled awkwardly:
“Maybe I really don’t quite understand.”
“It’s okay.”
Lin Xian also smiled:
“This is also a long journey of the heart, a long story.”
CC stepped forward, looking into Lin Xian’s colorful pupils:
“But… I believe in you, you will definitely fulfill your wish and save this world, becoming a true Savior.”
She reached forward, taking Lin Xian’s fingertips, and softly said:
“When we were little, the grandmother at the orphanage used to tell us girls… She said [every girl is an angel fallen to the mortal world, and every little angel has one wish that will be fulfilled no matter what, and only one.]”
“So, the grandmother at the orphanage had us, the girls, clasp our hands together and sincerely make a wish. She said, ‘This is the only chance each girl has in her life, the wish will surely co true once made, so you must be sincere, cautious, and serious when making a wish.'”
“At that ti, we were only five or six years old, and everyone began to pray, sincerely making wishes, using this once-in-a-lifeti opportunity to have their wishes fulfilled.”
Lin Xian blinked:
“What about you? What wish did you make then? Was it to co to Manhattan?”
However…
CC shook her head:
“[I didn’t wish for anything.]”
“I was the only girl who didn’t make a wish, because I felt that this once-in-a-lifeti opportunity to wish, and one that would definitely co true… That wish was too precious. I simply couldn’t bear to waste it.”
“I asked the old lady if this wishing opportunity could be kept. I wanted to save it for a more important ti. She smiled and said yes, saying this wishing opportunity could be saved for any ti and would be effective forever.”
Lin Xian chuckled softly:
“That does sound like words to coax a child.”
“Yes.”
CC didn’t deny it:
“But… what if it’s true?”
She looked up:
“At the very least, I’ve always saved this wishing opportunity for now. No matter how hard or tiring life was over the years, I’ve never once wasted this chance.”
“Even though I thought day and night about coming to Manhattan, I couldn’t bear to use this once-in-a-lifeti opportunity to make a wish for it.”
“I just feel… such a precious opportunity should be used for sothing more important, more valuable, and more aningful.”
A faint dimple appeared at the corner of CC’s mouth.
She smiled at Lin Xian, softly saying:
“Now, I think it’s ti.”
CC held Lin Xian’s hand, raising it between them.
Then clasped both hands together, sandwiching Lin Xian’s large palm in the middle.
She closed her eyes.
Her expression beca devout and solemn, as if she were praying in a church, more serious even than she had been then.
And just at this mont…
Suddenly, a cold drop fell on Lin Xian’s face.
He looked up at the sky:
“It’s… it’s snowing.”
From hundreds of ters high, snowflakes fell in the night breeze; standing at the highest point in Manhattan, Lin Xian was the first to touch the falling snowflakes.
“Lin Xian, I have to apologize to you.”
Looking down.
CC in front of him still devoutly closed her eyes, as if confessing, as if praying:
“That day when you took to the Brooklyn Heights Pronade to look at Manhattan, you said you wished I’d beco the most beautiful princess in all of Manhattan; I said I wished you’d beco the greatest Savior in the world.”
“But… I’m sorry, you probably ant it sincerely back then, but I didn’t take it seriously at all, I was just agreeing with you, not giving it any real thought.”
“But now, I’ve changed my mind, I’m serious.”
Snow.
Falling harder.
The swirling night wind gathered the snowflakes at the edge of the Observation Deck, swirling, forming around CC as if she truly grew a pair of pure, clean angel wings.
“Oh heavens, I want to use my once-in-a-lifeti chance to make a wish.”
CC spoke like she was casting a spell.
The swirling snowflakes surrounded the two of them, as if fairies were singing along with her, performing each girl’s once-in-a-lifeti ritual.
“I hope Lin Xian can overco everything, save everything, have everything…”
She pressed Lin Xian’s hand tighter, warming the cold with heat:
“Beco a true Savior!”
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