CHAPTER 871: CHAPTER 868: HOLDING HANDS, EMBRACING SHOULDERS

Until the movie ended, the two came out of the cinema. Because it was New Year’s Eve, the mall was still open.

They slowly walked out with the crowd. Perhaps because it was close to midnight, everyone was heading out to count down with the big screen outside the mall, welcoming the new year with cheers.

Ji Muran told Shen Wenzhou about this event. She wasn’t sure if Mr. Shen would want to squeeze through the crowd with her for such a trivial thing.

"If you don’t want to go, we can head back." Ji Muran looked at Shen Wenzhou’s profile.

"Let’s go take a look," Shen Wenzhou immediately nodded in agreement, without any consideration. In fact, this day had no special significance to him before.

But since Ji Muran mentioned it, it meant she wanted to go. How could Shen Wenzhou refuse such a small request?

When they came out of the mall, they realized it had started to snow. Ji Muran was a bit happy and reached out to catch a few snowflakes.

But due to the warmth of her palm, the snowflakes melted soon after they landed.

Shen Wenzhou observed Ji Muran’s smiling face from the side and couldn’t help but curl his lips slightly.

Suddenly, Ji Muran was bumped by someone, causing her to stumble towards Shen Wenzhou. Luckily, Shen Wenzhou swiftly caught her.

The person who bumped into Ji Muran was also a girl, who quickly apologized to her. Ji Muran didn’t mind as the plaza outside the mall was crowded, and getting bumped was inevitable.

The girl left with her friends, while Shen Wenzhou’s hand remained on Ji Muran’s shoulder.

Ji Muran slightly tilted her head to look at Shen Wenzhou, and he looked at her as well. Their eyes met, and neither of them spoke.

After a while, Shen Wenzhou finally said, "Shall we watch here?"

"Ah? Mm-hmm!" Ji Muran was stunned at first, then nodded vigorously. She glanced around and continued, "There are too many people. Let’s not push our way in. We can see the big screen from here anyway."

"Okay." Shen Wenzhou nodded, but he didn’t remove his hand from Ji Muran’s shoulder.

Ji Muran didn’t say anything more, shifting her gaze and pretending to watch the surrounding crowd.

In fact, she couldn’t help feeling overjoyed inside!

Today’s date was amazing!

First hand-holding, now an arm around the shoulder. What’s next?

Ji Muran bit her lip, almost bursting with joy.

When it was the last minute, the big screen displayed the final countdown. Ji Muran steadied herself and focused on the screen.

When it reached the last ten seconds, everyone in the plaza began the final countdown. Ji Muran was too shy to shout, but she silently counted along in her heart.

"Three! Two! One!"

With a "bang," accompanied by the sound of bells and fireworks, everyone in the plaza shouted in unison, "Happy New Year!"

Colorful confetti and snowflakes floated down from the sky. At the same time, those holding helium balloons let them go.

The scene was spectacular. Ji Muran turned to Shen Wenzhou and shouted, "Happy New Year!"