When they were a few blocks away from Times Square, more and more people started to gather.
Everybody got out of the car. Robert and Catherine hugged each other, Joseph was in Luke's arms, and Claire skipped with Luke as the crowd grew more and more crowded.
The family squeezed to the "World Crossing," and the streets were already packed with people.
Claire was a little better. She had seen similar scenes many times when she participated in charity performances.
On Luke's shoulder, however, Joseph's eyes widened as he looked down at the dense crowd around him. He exclaimed, "So many people."
Everybody laughed.
Every New Year's Eve, performances would be held in Times Square so that the people who came to join in the fun wouldn't have to wait there in boredom.
Very soon, a singer began to perform on a platform that had been temporarily extended from the second floor.
Claire stood on her tiptoes and shouted in Luke's ear, "Guess who's performing this year?"
Looking at her grin, Luke didn't need to think too much. "Sheerah?"
Claire burst out laughing and couldn't help but slap him a few times. "Can't you be a little more stupid?"
Luke said, "Am I really that stupid? Do you still love me as your brother?"
Claire said, "Yes. It's cuter to be a little more stupid."
"You're the cutest." Luke chuckled.
Claire was stumped for a moment before she realized what he meant. "Ah, you're the cutest. No, you're the cutest one!"
As they laughed, Sheerah appeared.
As a veteran DIVA and rumored girlfriend of Batman, she had suddenly become a hit this year, and was welcomed like a tsunami.
But there were too many bored onlookers. As they shouted, "Sheerah" turned into "Batman," as if they wanted to summon Batman.
Unfortunately, they didn't have Bat Lanterns, so they could only dream about it.
Sheerah, however, calmly began to perform. She was already used to these people putting her together with Batman. She denied it again and again, but it was useless. She could only let them do as they pleased.
A moment later, everyone finally stopped joking around, and they began to bob their heads left and right to the magical prelude.
"Cheap
Thrills, "a cheerful and brainwashing electronic dance song, was also from Luke. It was his gift to Sheerah for taking care of Claire.
Sheerah's new song, which was released a month ago, had been at the top of the Billboard charts for four weeks, and it seemed that it would continue.
Previously, Sheerah had relied on the popularity of Batman and the earthquake benefit performance to return to the A-list through an "unorthodox" method.
But with the release of this super hit single, this veteran DIVA finally staged the return of the king and stabilized his explosive popularity this year.
When the song ended, everyone's head and body were still shaking unconsciously, as if the demonic music had not gone far.
A few seconds later, Sheerah bowed and left with a smile. Cheers gradually rang out, and the "audience" that was the most difficult to lead shouted Batman in unison again.
On the stage, Sheerah shook her head with a smile and seemed to say something.
However, the microphone in her hand had already left her mouth, and the noise around them was so loud that almost no one could hear it clearly.
Luke, who had Elementary Sound Wave ability, added some speculations from what he heard to complete the sentence: "If he really comes, I'll be happier than you guys."
Luke could only shake his head with a smile. Batman's hibernation period wasn't over yet.
Also, wasn't Batman spending Christmas right now? He was listening to Sheerah sing live and celebrating the new year with you onlookers! You really don't know how lucky you are.
While these unreliable thoughts flashed through his mind, there was a smile on his face.
These onlookers were his strong support. If he wanted to increase his reputation in the United States to reverence, he really had to rely on these onlookers.
He wasn't in a hurry. There would be plenty of time in the future to slowly complete this "god-making" plan.
In the warm atmosphere, it was 11: 59 at night.
Looking at the countdown on the big electronic clock, everyone began to shout. "Twenty-nine, twenty-eight … ten, nine … three, two, one!"
Fireworks exploded in the sky, accompanied by the cheers of the crowd.
2004 passed, and 2005 arrived.
…
Early the next morning, Claire got up and sneaked under the Christmas tree in the living room of the villa to be the first to open her Christmas present.
Sneakily picking up a small pink gift box, she smiled and murmured, "I wonder what that idiot Luke has prepared for me this year. I hope it's not a prank like study materials again, or I'll definitely beat him up. "
She shook the gift box softly, but it didn't make a sound.
Taking a deep breath, she reached out to the ribbon that tied the box.
Suddenly, she felt that something wasn't right next to her, and she turned her head abruptly.
On the sofa a few meters away, Luke was holding a tablet in one hand and slowly stuffing an almond walnut chocolate chip cookie into his mouth with the other.
Crack!
He bit off a small piece of cookie and chewed it slowly.
Claire stared blankly for a moment, before she suddenly jumped up and lunged at him to strangle his neck. "Tell me, when did you get here? What did you hear? "
Luke nimbly dodged her attack with his hands.
Although his body was being shaken, he did not forget to take another bite of the cookie. With a calm expression, he replied, "I've been sitting here since six o 'clock, so can you explain to me why you thought that such a small box could hold the study materials?"
Claire was vigilant. "Because it can hold a USB drive, and the study materials on a USB drive are enough for me to study until I graduate."
Luke was lost for words. Her logic was flawless.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Claire asked, "Why didn't I see you when I came in? You must be lying. "
"I have a special concealment technique that can make it impossible for others to detect my presence," Luke said seriously.
Claire: "Huh?"
Luke gestured for her to sit down, before he demonstrated. "Look, this is it."
As he spoke, his hand slowly and evenly moved the cookie to his mouth, then slowly bit off a small piece and slowly chewed.
This time, there really wasn't a sound.
Stunned for a moment, Claire said blankly, "Are you f * cking kidding me?"
"I'm telling the truth," Luke said. "If you don't believe me, I'll show you again."
As he spoke, he repeated what he had done just now.
A small head stuck out from the bedroom. "Luke, Claire, what are you doing?"
Luke: "…"
Claire: "…"
She finally snapped out of her tricked state and roared in annoyance, "Luke, you blockhead! Joseph sees you now, doesn't he? "She began to beat him with her hands.
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