Genius Club-Chapter 1026 - 64: Lin Xian’s Answer (Added for the Alliance Leader Worrying in Vain!)_4
Chapter 1026 -64: Lin Xian’s Answer (Added for the Alliance Leader Worrying in Vain!)_4
CC listened intently to Lin Xian’s words.
After pondering for a while,
She slowly said:
“Actually, if you were to ask me this question, I wouldn’t think about it so complicatedly.”
She rested her hands on the flower bed, swinging her legs:
“I might just plainly tell you—”
“[Having a tomorrow in the future is the best future, the only meaningful future.]”
Lin Xian straightened up:
“How so?”
CC tilted her head:
“It’s just… the literal meaning of [tomorrow], there’s no deeper meaning.”
“You see, you’ve told me, and proved to me many times, that all worlds will be destroyed by a mysterious white light on August 29, 2624, at 00:42.”
“If the world is going to be destroyed and humanity is doomed to perish on that day… then discussing the future is utterly meaningless, because there is no future for humanity.”
“Just like the current world, they look happy, but, for instance, Lee Ningning’s infant in the cradle will never grow up; Big Face Cat’s daughter will never come to Donghai City to study; Dean Gao Wen’s heating device will never have hot water.”
“It’s not their fault, but rather the end of this world. They have no chance to see tomorrow, so everything is doomed to be in vain.”
“Also…”
At this point, CC smiled:
“Actually, it’s also a bit self-serving, because August 29 is my birthday, and I certainly hope the world doesn’t end on this day. Even if it could be postponed by just one day… at least let me have a 20th birthday.”
After speaking, she raised her head again, her eyes reflecting the moonlight, looking at Lin Xian:
“Is this thought a bit too greedy?”
Lin Xian met her gaze.
He didn’t speak.
He didn’t think it was greedy.
It was just a very ordinary, extremely ordinary wish.
But, for the Millennium Stakes, they would never have a 20th birthday.
It was the same for CC.
For Chu Anqing.
For Zhang Yuqian.
For the dozens of Millennium Stakes over the centuries, it had always been like this.
They could only live to 19, never able to cross the threshold of 20.
“20 years old.”
Lin Xian said softly:
“20 years old is indeed a meaningful age. Especially for you, maybe 20 is indeed the hardest birthday to reach.”
CC nodded:
“After your reminder, I also realized. In all of my memory fragments, there’s not a single memory where I am above 20 years old.”
“This means, every version of me in every world, all died at 19, on the last day of being 19.”
“Actually… these words are easy to say, but when you think about them, they are sometimes very heavy. I’m not that old, after all, the life of a 19-year-old is very short. If possible… I of course want to live past 20, to see more of this world.”
“And by the way, receive one more birthday gift.”
Hearing this,
Lin Xian couldn’t help but smile, following her words:
“If one day, you really do have your 20th birthday, what birthday gift would you want the most?”
He thought CC would think about it.
But unexpectedly…
She blurted out:
“[Fireworks].”
Mentioning this word, CC’s eyes sparkled:
“I would really like to receive… fireworks of my own.”
“Ah?”
Lin Xian was a bit surprised.
He had never expected this answer.
How to put it…
In his view, this answer was somewhat clichéd.
Just fireworks.
In any era, they are not something rare, even in the current Seventh Dreamland, the craft of fireworks was still widespread… nothing more than a variation of gunpowder and shells, really nothing challenging.
It was hard to imagine that such a resolute birthday wish from CC, was just for a fireworks display.
“Why fireworks?”
Lin Xian asked confusedly:
“This wish isn’t difficult at all, why are you so fixated on fireworks.”
“I’m not sure either.”
CC shook her head:
“But in my mind, this [obsession] has always been there.”
Obsession…
Lin Xian heard this word again.
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He suddenly thought.
It seems that every person with amnesia actually has some inexplicable obsession.
For example, Yan Qiaoqiao, with amnesia, is particularly obsessed with her parents;
Wei Shengjin is particularly obsessed with his past self;
Angelica is particularly obsessed with revenge;
Zheng Xiangyue is particularly obsessed with Rhein Cat;
The blue-eyed village chief is particularly obsessed with names.
CC, of course, has never had amnesia.
But…
If obsession is a kind of inheritance.
Does that mean, Chu Anqing, Zhang Yuqian, and all the other Millennium Stakes, all have this inexplicable obsession?
Where does it originate from then?
Honestly, Lin Xian doesn’t quite understand why fireworks could make a girl so happy.
However.
He had set off fireworks for Zhao Yingjun and for Lee Ningning, and both of them were indeed very happy.
Except for Chu Anqing…
Thinking of this.
Lin Xian’s heart suddenly sank.
He remembered what Ji Lin had said:
“You always need to do some romantic things that make a big impact, right? Like setting off fireworks that cover the entire city for Chu Anqing? Lighting up the night sky of East Sea? You know she would be happy, but you just don’t do it.”
And what the super Artificial Intelligence VV had said:
“Let’s set off fireworks that light up the sky for Chu Anqing! Because girls just love to watch fireworks, and they are really romantic! For a teenage girl like Chu Anqing, who could resist fireworks that fill the sky?”
Both of them wanted him to set off fireworks for Chu Anqing.
But he refused every time, choosing other gifts.
Sometimes.
Some things.
Once you realize it, once you react, it’s already too late.
Lin Xian exhaled a breath through his nose, pushed himself off the flower bed, stood on the brick floor, and looked at CC:
“Thank you, CC, I think, I probably know what kind of future is the best future.”
“Really?”
CC chuckled:
“I was just saying, you don’t have to take it too seriously.”
“No.”
Lin Xian shook his head:
“You are right, to think about the future of mankind, first of all, mankind must have a tomorrow, there must be a future to discuss. If there is no tomorrow, what’s the meaning of any discussion?”
“Just like your 20th birthday, if you never reach your 20th birthday, you will never get that 20th birthday gift; no matter how well you imagine it, no matter how well you prepare, it’s useless.”
“Just like the future of humanity… no matter how well thought out, no matter how many beautiful words are said, it’s better to let time continue flowing, letting people see the sun of August 29, 2624.”
For a moment, there was a sense of relief and a clarity of thought.
He raised his wrist, looked at his watch.
The time displayed…
00:41
Time was almost up.
But Lin Xian had already found the answer he was looking for.
He looked up at CC:
“If one day, the end of the world is no longer the end…”
Lin Xian smiled.
He extended his index finger, pointing to the sky:
“I will send you the grandest fireworks display. And at the first second of 00:42, I will say to you…”
“Happy birthday.”
Boom!!!!!
Boom!!!!!
Boom!!!!!
A dazzling white light appeared with time, not giving the world an extra second, nor allowing CC to celebrate her 20th birthday.
Not one second.
Not one second.
…
…
…
In a corner of the bedroom, Lin Xian opened his eyes.
“This is my answer.”
He whispered:
“Genius Club, here I come.”
