The group played games until midnight. Unlike what Ye Qiuli was used to, midnight in Kyoto was eerily quiet; there wasn't even the sound of a single firecracker. Back in Nan Province, the air would have already been filled with the noise of fireworks and the faint, lingering scent of gunpowder.
"What's wrong, baby?" Jiang Ran walked outside the villa and asked, seeing Ye Qiuli lost in thought.
"It’s nothing. It just feels so quiet! It’s completely different from back home." Ye Qiuli shook his head, explaining that it felt far too still, lacking any festive atmosphere for the New Year.
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