Sophie in the Time of Secrets Chapter 67

In the end, they still didn't speak until the sound of the fireworks ended. Ethan Yong then said hello in a hoarse voice and hung up the phone. Caleb Zhou sat there without picking up the phone, just listening to the busy tone.

There were children's laughter and footsteps outside the hall. A child picked up Caleb Zhou, who was sitting on the sofa in a daze, and took him out. Caleb Zhou will probably always remember that year when the bright fireworks in the sky fell to the end and disappeared somewhere. After he accompanied the children to set off a few fireworks, he quietly carried a lantern and walked out through the side door.

As expected, it was just as he had guessed. He hid behind the wall, looking at a person standing in a phone booth under a street light not far away. The person hung up the phone, but did not come out of the phone booth. Instead, he leaned inside, looking up at the sky, which was also filled with smoke. The light gray mist dispersed and disappeared in the night sky. He and he watched the same fireworks, but in different places.

Caleb Zhou did not go out, he just stood there looking at Ethan Yong. After Ethan Yong finished smoking a cigarette, he came out of the phone booth and walked towards the street. Ethan Yong did not look back, and Caleb Zhou did not say anything, just watched him go. The wind blew the snowflakes from the eaves in front of him, covering his figure. When he looked again, there was no one on the street.

He went back with the lantern. Mrs. Li was looking for him, asking him to eat dumplings to seek good fortune. Caleb Zhou was the first to offer a copper coin. Mrs. Li clapped her hands and said, "Happy, happy, the second young master will surely have a smooth year, get promoted and make a fortune." Caleb Zhou spat out the copper coin and wiped it with a handkerchief. He didn't really believe in these things, and he didn't know if he was getting older and more superstitious. He specially found a red embroidered blessing bag and stuffed the copper coin and the pocket watch into it.