Zion People’s Park
Children ran around excitedly, tugging on their parents’ sleeves and pointing upwards with wide eyes.
“Look, a shooting star! The sky’s filled with them!” shouted one child.
“Wow! This meteor shower is even cooler than the ones in cartoons!” another added enthusiastically.
“One, two, three... there are too many to count! There must be over a hundred!” a little girl exclaimed.
“These shooting stars are awesome! They don’t look anything like what our teacher described... they’re like a giant comb!” a boy noted.
Flash West University, Playground
Students on the track and grass stopped their activities, mesmerized by the breathtaking meteor shower above.
“Where did all these shooting stars come from?” one student wondered aloud.
“Was there a meteor shower predicted today? I don’t think I heard anything about it... and something this big would have been in the news!” another responded.
“Are these even real shooting stars? They’re too large, last too long, and move too slow...” a third student observed.
“They look way too close, and the angle is all wrong. What’s going on?” another puzzled student asked.
Videos of the meteor shower quickly went viral on social media. Residents of Zion buzzed with excitement, but those in other regions were baffled, comparing the stunning display on their screens to their own clear night skies.
“Why can’t we see the meteor shower? Aren’t they supposed to be visible across the northern hemisphere?” someone posted online.Th.ê most uptodate novels are published on n(0)velbj)n(.)co/m
“Nothing here either! Is Zion using special effects or something?” another person speculated.
“This is weird! Is the meteor shower only over Flash West? Did some millionaire set this up?” someone else guessed.
“Meteor showers aren’t something you just create, right? What’s happening? Is there an official statement?” another person questioned.
Meanwhile, in the sky south of Zion, 4000 meters up
Several Big Bear 100 planes flew in formation. In the lead plane, Lin Xian sat in the cockpit, listening to the radio.
How was this possible? He had never approached any publishers because his theories were considered incorrect—no one would dare publish them.
He opened the book to find his photo and a brief biography on the title page: “Liu Feng, born in 1996, entered Shanxi University’s Mathematics Department in 2014. Graduated with a master’s in 2021, focusing on universal constants, culminating in this book.”
Yet, the publishing page was blank. No publisher, no pricing...
“Hehe, I had it printed through Taobao,” Li Qi Qi confessed, sticking out her tongue playfully, her breath weak, her eyes half-closed as she looked up at Liu Feng.
“Right now, no one wants to publish it, no one believes in it, and this is the only copy in the world...”
“But I believe that one day... this book will be translated into many languages, found in every bookstore alongside works like ‘Relativity,’ ‘A Brief History of Time,’ and ‘From One to Infinity.'”
“I believe it will,” Li Qi Qi forced a smile, leaning back in her wheelchair, looking at Liu Feng with blurry eyes.
“Because I... made a wish...” Li Qi Qi whispered faintly.
Liu Feng’s hands trembled as he turned to the last page. A small card was tucked there, its black ink still fresh, obviously written by Li Qi Qi just moments before.
Reading it, Liu Feng’s tears flowed freely. He quickly placed the card back, afraid his tears would smudge the fading ink.
“Feng... I’m so cold...” Li Qi Qi whispered faintly.
Liu Feng moved to push her back inside, but as he wrapped her icy hands under the blanket, he realized something.
“Feng... hold me...” she murmured.
Kneeling beside the wheelchair, Liu Feng hugged the frail, weightless Li Qi Qi tightly.
“So beautiful...” Li Qi Qi murmured, gazing up at the sky, her eyes losing focus.
She seemed to envision the meteor shower from moments ago, and rows of “Theory of Universal Constants” displayed in bookstores, its neat, elegant formulas lining the shelves.
“So beautiful...” With a serene smile, Li Qi Qi slowly closed her eyes.
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