My whole family is the protagonist, and I am the only cannon fodder!

"Okay." Lu Zao Zao said this with absolute certainty. She was uncertain about all the answers in life, but it was not difficult to give a positive answer. Even if it was a lie, so what? Wasn't her current life also a big lie told to her by fate?

Xie Huanian's Adam's apple rolled up and down. The moonlight was so bright tonight, and there were stars hanging above his head that were clearly visible to the naked eye. Xie Huanian lowered his eyebrows and looked wholeheartedly at Lu Zaozao who was standing in front of him. He wanted to say something, but didn't know where to start.

While he was thinking, his vision fell into darkness. Lu Zaozao's cold palm covered his eyes. With every breath Xie Huanian took, he could smell the elegant jasmine scent from Lu Zaozao's cuffs. He blinked gently, and his eyelashes brushed across Lu Zaozao's palm.

Although he didn't know why Lu Zaozao did this, Xie Huinian didn't want to stop her. He even wanted to put Lu Zaozao's entire palm on his face.

Soon, Lu Zaozao's voice rang out in the wind, "Xie Huinian, don't look at me with such sad eyes."

Xie Huinian had no way to agree to Lu Zaozao. He didn't even know that he was looking at Lu Zaozao with such eyes. He could only raise one hand to cover and wrap Lu Zaozao's entire hand, transferring the warmth of his palm to Lu Zaozao's hand. Lu Zaozao's palm was now closely pressed against his eyebrows.

In his dream before, he stretched out his arms and wanted to hug Lu Zaozao, but before he could touch Lu Zaozao, her whole body suddenly dissipated and turned into empty bubbles. Xie Huinian couldn't even catch a tiny piece of her. It was as if Lu Zaozao had never existed in this world.

As the "shadow" following Lu Zaozao, he will never be seen by anyone again and can only survive alone in solitude - as a non-existent shadow.

After an unknown number of minutes, Lu Zaozao's hands had become somewhat warm from being held by him, and Xie Huinian finally spoke, "I'm just more afraid that you'll be sad."

"I'm not sad, I'm fine, really."

Lu Zaozao pulled his hand out of Xie Huanian's palm, and Xie Huanian also put his hand down. His eyes regained light, and he saw Lu Zaozao's thin face and bright smile. "I'm really not sad. It's New Year's Day. I will live the way I like this year. Don't worry about me."

This was equivalent to Lu Zao Zao giving him an affirmative answer again. The uneasiness in Xie Huinian's heart did not completely dissipate, and it still lingered vaguely in Xie Huinian's mind. Despite this, Xie Huinian still exhaled lightly, as if he had completely relaxed.

He placed his palm on top of Lu Zaozao's head, gently smoothed her hair, and reiterated the blessing he had intended to give to Lu Zaozao, "Happy New Year."

"I hope the God of Luck will protect you with all his strength this year, so that you can be healthy, happy, free from injury, and live a free and happy life."

Lu Zaozao smiled. It seemed that she smiled at Xie Huanian many times tonight. Xie Huanian couldn't even tell whether these smiles came from Lu Zaozao's sincerity or were just a perfect smile that she practiced subconsciously. But in any case, Lu Zaozao smiled, and the light in her eyes was like the moonlight in the sky, gentle and peaceful, without any impurities.

"I made too many wishes to the Goddess of Hope. I'm afraid she won't be able to handle it. What if none of them come true?"