Wan Da and his friends were tired of playing cards and too excited to sleep. They remembered searching the area while in the car and finding a park nearby. Rumor has it that there was a famous wishing pool in the park.

Luo Wenqiang took over the conversation, "Yes, yes, the reviews say it really works. We plan on checking it out."

He Chao said, "Where did you guys get all these girly thoughts?"

Luo Wenqiang wanted to say something else, but happened to see Xie Yu coming out of the bathroom.

Xie Yu was wearing a black T-shirt, looking cold and with a hint of redness in the corners of his eyes, as if he had just cried, but it didn't seem like it was the case. "What wishing pool?"

The news of sneaking to the wishing pool at night spread quickly, and within ten minutes, it had spread throughout the entire class.

More and more people gathered in the hallway, but Xie Yu simply sat on the hallway carpet and realized that these people didn't really care about the wishing pool. The atmosphere of collectively breaking the rules and sneaking out at night to do something was the main focus.

"Let's plan our route of attack."

"We'll take the elevator down, and then go in groups of three."

"Be careful, there's surveillance in the lobby, but there's nothing we can do about it. We'll just have to let the surveillance record our crime!"

"..."

Xu Qingqing was the first to throw a punch, "Are you stupid, Hao-zi? What kind of idiotic plan is this?"

As midnight approached, the night grew darker.

The park was not far away, just across the street. However, the area around the wishing pool was closed off after the park closed, so they had to sneak in over the fence.

The sound of cicadas filled the air.

There were about a dozen people, all sneaking around like thieves. Xie Yu felt embarrassed and even put on a mask.

"It's so dark, no one can see your face," He Chao laughed and hooked his finger on the string hanging from Xie Yu's ear. "Little friend, why burden yourself like this."

The wishing pool was just a small pond with a thick layer of coins at the bottom.

Liu Cunhao was particularly devout and almost knelt down in front of it. "Bless us all to get high scores in the college entrance exam."

Luo Wenqiang said, "I hope Hao-zi's wish can come true."

Wan Da added, "Add me."

Xie Yu happened to come across a small stone and threw it into the pond, causing a few ripples and couldn't help but laugh, "Add me?"

He Chao noticed that Luo Wenqiang had been holding onto a bag and reached out to touch it, "What's this?"

"Small fireworks I bought at the temple fair," Luo Wenqiang was determined to fulfill his dream of being a romantic hero, "It's more ceremonial this way..."

Everyone else swarmed over at the mention of fireworks.

Xie Yu took a few steps back and sat on the nearby steps, watching them figure out how to light the fireworks.

He Chao walked over and sat next to him.

After a while, Xie Yu heard He Chao call out to him, "Xie Yu."

He Chao reached into his pocket and fumbled around for a bit before finally pulling out something and handing it to him.

It was a letter.

Under the dim light of a street lamp, Xie Yu could barely make out the bold letters on the envelope: "For my little friend."

Xie Yu held the corner of the envelope dazedly.

Inside, there were only a few brief sentences.

- Let's go together. To a place even farther away.

"After it's lit, everyone quickly retreat!"

"I'll count down from three. Three, two, one, light it!"

"Wait, why does this firework look a bit off..."

Suddenly, there was a loud bang.

Xie Yu's eardrums were ringing from the deafening sound of the firecracker: "..."

"What the hell is this?!"

Liu Cunhao was the last to retreat, he was too slow and felt a strong impact on his buttocks: "Wenqiang, explain yourself. Is this a firework? You lied to me, this is clearly a cannon!"

With a deafening roar, the whole park shook.

They hadn't even finished dealing with the aftermath when the park manager rushed over, sweeping his flashlight beam from afar to near the wishing pool, shouting, "Who's there? What are you doing? Stop and don't run!"

The surrounding area was in chaos, and the group from Class 3 ran for their lives, still offering their sincerest apologies: "Sorry!"

In Xie Yu's mind, the phrase "farther away" repeated over and over again.

Before he could react, someone grabbed his wrist, and then he heard He Chao shout, "Old Xie, run!"

The steps weren't too high, so the two of them just jumped straight down.

For a moment, their feet were suspended in mid-air.

Facing the wind that blew in their faces, they saw the twinkling stars and the endless light that extended from the streets to the horizon.