Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 414 - 413 Thoroughly Abandoned

"Alright."

Since his girlfriend didn’t want to continue browsing, Su Mu certainly had no objections.

Su Mu also felt that the jewelry store was a bit too crowded, already appearing somewhat cramped.

In any case, they were just passing time before the fireworks banquet started, so Su Mu naturally took Jiang Xinxuan and left immediately.

"The two of you, are you sure you don’t want to take another look?"

Seeing the handsome guy and the beautiful girl about to leave without a hint of regret, the shop owner was truly anxious.

His voice grew louder.

Unfortunately, Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan didn’t even turn their heads back and just walked straight out of the jewelry store.

If raising one’s voice could keep customers, the pedestrian street’s Jewelry City would have long turned into a contest of vocal decibels.

"The handsome guy is leaving, we should go quickly too."

"Yeah, it’s weird, why did the handsome guy leave without even looking? Could it be that nothing in this jewelry store caught the eye of the handsome guy and the beautiful girl?"

"I think so, the handsome guy and the beautiful girl spent a while in the store before, so why didn’t they even stay for a full five minutes at this one?"

"No wonder I felt that the jewelry in this store was all very average."

As if saying this could somehow decrease the distance between themselves and the handsome guy and beautiful girl, a girl said thoughtfully.

"Right, I have the same feeling. Look at what I have on my hand, it’s clearly not high-end stuff."

Hearing others say this, a girl who had already picked out some items quickly put her spoils back on the shelf.

Her speed was as if she was tossing a hot potato away.

The girl was actually afraid of being criticized for having poor taste.

"Let’s go, let’s go, or we’ll fall behind the handsome guy and the beautiful girl."

"Yeah, let’s go. Remember the name of this jewelry store, I won’t come here again when I visit Jewelry City on the pedestrian street."

"I’ve got to remember too. No way, I have to post on my Moments to alert my friends."

...

Watching his customers leave one by one,

And hearing the sounds that had been worrying the shop owner all along, his entire body began to tremble.

Why?

Why was his luck so bad?

The shop owner looked around at the items in his store and suddenly began to deeply doubt his own taste.

Could it be that his taste was truly so poor that the handsome guy and beautiful girl left without a second glance?

All he felt now was a blockage in his chest, causing unbearable discomfort.

The cashier in the jewelry store saw the ashen-faced boss and wanted to offer support.

But remembering the boss’s usual bad temper, the cashier bowed their head instead.

It was best to let the boss calm down on his own at this moment.

The cashier thought it was better not to become cannon fodder.

...

"Not going to browse anymore?"

Xuanxuan had mentioned before looking at one last store, so it was natural for Su Mu to ask.

And indeed, "don’t want to browse anymore" was something Jiang Xinxuan had said.

It wasn’t that Su Mu had a bad memory.

It’s just that he was concerned Xuanxuan might be impulsive and want to keep browsing, which he didn’t mind.

There was still plenty of time, so Su Mu wasn’t in a rush.

"No more browsing, let’s go up."

"There are too many people here, the air quality is not good."

Jiang Xinxuan firmly shook her head, indicating she really didn’t want to browse any longer.

Jiang Xinxuan knew that changing to another jewelry store wouldn’t make any difference.

The scene would be just the same as the previous two stores.

Rather than staying crammed in a tiny accessory shop with a bunch of people, Jiang Xinxuan felt that the air on the walking street was fresher.

"Then let’s go up," she said.

Jewelry City was an underground mall.

Even with the air conditioning on, the air was definitely not as fresh as it was on the street above.

Besides, with the huge influx of people tonight, Jewelry City felt even more stuffy.

Jiang Xinxuan sweetly hooked her arm through Su Mu’s and took the elevator back up to the walking street.

There were quite a number of people on the walking street as well.

But because it was an open-air environment, it didn’t feel stuffy or lacking in air circulation.

"Su Mu, where will the fireworks be set off later?" she asked.

The distance from one end of Huadong City’s walking street to the other was not short.

Jiang Xinxuan was only now remembering to ask her boyfriend for the specific location of the fireworks display.

She thought if it was too far, she and Su Mu might move closer to the spot.

That way, they could get a clearer view.

After all, the fireworks would ultimately burst in the sky.

But if they were too far away, it would still affect the viewing experience somewhat.

"I think they said it would be by the fountain; I didn’t pay much attention to the specifics," Su Mu replied. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

He really hadn’t given it much thought.

At the time, Xuanxuan had gone to Huangtong City, and Su Mu wasn’t even sure if he would bring Xuanxuan to watch the fireworks.

So he listened quite casually.

Su Mu remembered he seemed to have heard the words "fountain."

Putting things together, he believed it was highly likely that the fireworks banquet would be near the fountain.

After all, that area was open and spacious.

If the fireworks were set off along with the fountain, wouldn’t that create an even more beautiful scene?

"By the fountain? Let’s get closer then," Jiang Xinxuan suggested.

Of course, she had also thought of the colorful fireworks reflecting off the multi-colored streams of the fountain.

Just the thought made her feel that the scene would be extremely beautiful.

To see the beauty of the fountain, it was necessary to move closer.

Unlike fireworks that fly into the sky and can be seen by more people, a fountain’s height is fixed; too high, and without enough water pressure, it would just fall back to the ground.

Jiang Xinxuan didn’t want to be blocked out by the crowd when the fireworks banquet actually began.

With a pull on Su Mu’s arm, she wanted to head towards the fountain.

To get ahead of the game, Jiang Xinxuan felt she couldn’t out-jostle others.

She didn’t want to be squished among a crowd either.

The only solution was to take advantage of the fact that the fireworks banquet hadn’t started yet and secure a good spot in advance.

Seeing Xuanxuan’s anxious demeanor, Su Mu found it a bit amusing.

He had been near the fountain earlier when he was competing with Zhou Haoming.

If Xuanxuan hadn’t wanted to visit Jewelry City, they wouldn’t need to specifically rush towards the fountain now.

Was there really a need to look so anxious?

However, Su Mu knew he hadn’t told Xuanxuan any of this at the beginning.

Besides, since Zhou Haoming had been there before, it was normal for Xuanxuan to want to leave to avoid seeing him.

Su Mu didn’t want to see that Zhou Haoming himself, let alone Xuanxuan.

Accompanying his little lady, Su Mu leisurely stepped toward the fountain.

He didn’t seem to be in a hurry at all.

After all, Su Mu had observed previously that there weren’t too many people near the fountain.

There was no need to rush over in a frenzy.

Su Mu glanced at the spot where Zhou Haoming had fallen earlier; it was empty.

Su Mu knew that Zhou Haoming must have gone back with Wang Yibo and the others.

Su Mu didn’t care whether Zhou Haoming was injured or not, nor whether he walked back on his own or was taken to the hospital by Wang Yibo and the others.

After all, Zhou Haoming had smartly made it very clear before the contest began that everything was on his own.

Su Mu knew that at that time, Zhou Haoming must have thought Su Mu couldn’t skateboard.

Zhou Haoming felt that by setting such a high difficulty, perhaps Su Mu would get injured during the contest.

Not wanting to take any responsibility, Zhou Haoming thought he was quite clever, having cleared himself of any blame in advance.

What Zhou Haoming certainly didn’t expect was that in the end, the one who fell to the ground wasn’t Su Mu, but himself.

But with Zhou Haoming’s self-righteous advance statement, Su Mu didn’t even need to know what Zhou Haoming’s fall would turn into in the end.

Since it was every man for himself, Su Mu wouldn’t bother.

Su Mu had originally been very indifferent about going to Z University in two months.

Now, with Zhou Haoming’s drama tonight, Su Mu had some slight expectation.

Su Mu felt that Zhou Haoming might just spice up his university life.

Today, Su Mu had made his point very clear.

Su Mu wondered if Zhou Haoming would feel crushed upon learning they would meet often in the future.

After all, the content of tonight’s contest and bet was all proposed by Zhou Haoming himself.

He was so sure that he would have nothing to do with Su Mu in the future.

And yet, in the end, he realized it was all his own conceit.

Su Mu didn’t know if Zhou Haoming still had the mindset to play well in tomorrow’s game.

Su Mu wasn’t feeling sorry for Zhou Haoming; he just felt pity for Wang Yibo.

After all, Wang Yibo was the captain of the basketball team.

Naturally, Wang Yibo cared a lot about the outcome of the basketball games.

Su Mu could only express his inability to help.

If anyone was to blame, it was Zhou Haoming who had eagerly sought humiliation.

As for whether Zhou Haoming’s heart was strong enough to maintain the right attitude for tomorrow’s game,

that was beyond Su Mu’s concern.

"Su Mu, can we stay here to watch the fireworks?"

Without descending the steps.

Jiang Xinxuan felt there was no need to squeeze to the front by the fountain to watch the fireworks.

After all, the fountain was below the steps.

From this height, the fireworks and the fountain ought to be just perfect.

No need to bunch up with a crowd, while still capturing all the beauty within sight.

"Not bad, this spot is quite good."

Su Mu agreed with Xuanxuan’s choice.

Su Mu and his girlfriend thought alike; this location was excellent.

Standing high, you could see far.

It was perfect, taking advantage of the fountain being below.

"Su Mu, are those the fireworks staff over there?"

The situation by the fountain was crystal clear.

Jiang Xinxuan noticed several people carrying several boxes of fireworks.

There were also a few people pushing the audience that had gathered around the fountain further back.

After all, setting off fireworks was somewhat dangerous, and probably the person in charge of the fireworks banquet didn’t want any accidents.

So they had the staff move the spectators to a safe place.

"They should be, I guess the fireworks banquet is about to start."

Su Mu checked the time on his wristwatch, 9:25 PM.

There were only five minutes left until the time he had heard for the fireworks banquet.

The staff should be starting their preparations now.

As time drew closer, more and more people began to flood toward the fountain.

Fortunately, the foresighted staff had already put up a barrier at the safety line.

So the crowd around the fountain could only get more and more packed, with less and less space to move.

"Su Mu, our spot here is the best, it’s not crowded at all."

Jiang Xinxuan looked at the throng around the fountain below and felt somewhat relieved.

Jiang Xinxuan didn’t know if she could have tolerated being in the crowd below.

Anyway, from Jiang Xinxuan’s perspective, there was absolutely no space left between people.

Jiang Xinxuan felt that if she had to watch the fireworks banquet like that, she’d rather not watch at all.

Su Mu glanced around himself; there were quite a number of people as well.

After all, nobody was foolish, and it was simply impossible to squeeze any more people around the fountain.

Those who wanted to see the fireworks had to find another spot.

As a result, there were actually quite a few people standing around Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan.

Maybe it was because Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan had chosen their spot rather early.

Or maybe it was a tacit agreement among the people not to disturb the handsome guy and the beautiful girl.

In any case, everyone very considerately left a plenty of space for Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan.

No one pushed their way toward Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan.

Even though the people around them were packed tightly, everyone was determined not to move an inch.

It was as if they were warriors guarding Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan, building a human fortress for the handsome guy and the beautiful girl.

The countdown had already started on the outdoor screen not far from the fountain.

"Ten"

"Nine"

"Eight"

...

"One"

As everyone shouted in unison with the numbers appearing on the screen for the countdown.

The words came to a close.

"Bang"

"Bang"

"Bang"

...

The staff ignited the firework boxes in front of them.

Beams of light shot out from the boxes into the sky and exploded mid-air, blossoming into beautiful fireworks of various colors.

With the ignition of the fireworks, the fountain also started.

Streams of water shot up in different shapes.

The originally transparent streams turned magical under the fireworks’ glow, taking on various colors.

The combined effect was truly breathtaking.

"It’s so beautiful."

Jiang Xinxuan couldn’t help but express her amazement.

Gazing at the beauty of the fireworks and the fountain.

And then looking at her boyfriend beside her, Jiang Xinxuan felt she was the happiest person in the world.

Leaning her head on Su Mu’s shoulder, Jiang Xinxuan’s world contained only her and Su Mu, watching this beautiful fireworks banquet.

At that moment, the hustle and bustle around her faded into oblivion.

Su Mu, seeing Xinxuan’s demure expression, smiled gently and wrapped his arm around her, pulling her into his embrace.

Su Mu hadn’t had high hopes for this fireworks banquet initially.

He simply thought that girls would like it.

Considering it a unique dating scenario for him and Xinxuan, that’s why Su Mu had thought of bringing Xinxuan to this pedestrian street for the fireworks show.

But now, Su Mu felt his decision was absolutely correct.

The fireworks display tonight really was worth the trip.