lerbook Chapter 1491 Fleeting Memories
Chapter 1491 Fleeting Memories
Chapter 1491 Fleeting Memories
Universal Beijing Resort
The winter afternoon sky was clear, and golden sunlight shone on the entire vast resort area.
The complex covers approximately 4 square kilometers and includes seven themed areas, two resort hotels, and dozens of entertainment facilities, landmarks, and theatrical performances.
The towering Hogwarts Castle, the Transformers base on Cybertron, the primeval jungle of Jurassic World, the adorable and bustling Minion Park…
Every scene seems to have been brought directly from the screen, making one anticipate the adventures and wonders straight out of the movie.
As the third Universal Studios theme park in Asia, and the fifth Universal Studios theme park in the world, following Hollywood, Orlando, Osaka, and Singapore,
Even though it's a weekday during winter, there are still quite a few tourists today.
Fang Ran, who had also arrived at the same spot, stood in the sunlight, staring blankly at the lively crowd of people gathered in twos and threes, wondering, "What have I done here?"
I was only halfway through my meal at the restaurant when I heard Ling suddenly make another decision, but compared to this unexpected turn of events that left me stunned,
An amusement park!?
Fang Ran glanced furtively at her side. Ling, tall and slender in a white and gold gown, with her delicate and aloof profile, still shone brightly in the sunlight.
But this kind of look, which can dazzle everyone at any banquet or red carpet, doesn't seem like the kind of thing that would appear in an amusement park.
Ultimately, for a high-ranking A-level figure and a top-tier player in night battles, amusement parks—childish places for 'kids'—are simply not places they would frequent.
The difference in style is so drastic it's like he actually took Ling to eat at Haidilao hot pot, or like he made the CEO of a conglomerate empire ride a rocking horse in front of a supermarket.
Hmm? The latter seems pretty normal. (Thinking)
At this moment, wondering why Ling suddenly wanted to come to a place like this, Fang Ran realized that he completely didn't understand what Ling was thinking in the past. Just then, a clear and calm voice rang out.
"What are you thinking about?"
He snapped out of his daze and turned to look at Ling's delicate and serene face beside him.
"Oh, um, Your Majesty, would you like to take a picture?"
Fang Ran then looked at the Universal Studios logo before entering the park—a globe surrounded by letters, where many people were posing for photos.
Then, seeing that Ling was just looking at him indifferently without saying a word, he realized that his excuse seemed a bit silly.
He coughed lightly, intending to change the subject and prepare to enter the park.
But at that moment, seeing the smiles on the faces of the tourists, he was slightly lost in thought.
Although I don't know why Ling came here, and although it's indeed incredible to be here with the Queen from thirty years ago, being able to come to the amusement park with Ling is a rare experience in itself.
Since that's the case, just enjoy it.
Thinking about this, I suddenly felt much more relaxed, and a strange sense of joy quietly welled up inside me.
Fang Ran let out a long breath and smiled lightly:
"Your Majesty, let's go!"
The moment she heard those words, the wind ruffled her light blonde hair, and Ling looked at the young man's smile bathed in sunlight.
The memory flashed back, the perspective inexplicably lowered, and for a moment it seemed to overlap with the scene before me—the same sunshine, blue sky, gentle breeze, a blurry image mixed with happiness, surprise, and anticipation.
He took his own hand and ran briskly into the amusement park of the distant fairytale castle.
It was already past 2 PM when we drove here from the restaurant.
There are hardly any people at this time of day, but if you arrive when the park opens at 9 a.m., you'll witness what a massive crowd truly looks like.
People started lining up as early as 4 a.m., it's really insane.
The winter sky over Beijing is a clear, deep blue, with the occasional dozing white cloud drifting by in the afternoon.
After crossing the bridge in front of the entrance, Fang Ran and Ling easily entered the Universal Studios.
This is considered the off-season for Universal Studios. With the year-end approaching, most people are preparing to return home, so the number of visitors is neither too high nor too low.
However, since it was a public place, and considering that Ling's presence was too conspicuous, Fang Ran still took out the [Illusion Card] to cover up the two of them.
Walking through the amusement park with Ling at this moment, Fang Ran, who was visiting for the first time, looked at the scene before him with a sense of novelty.
Palm trees, pedestrian streets, green railway lights, food trucks, two rows of pink and yellow foreign commercial buildings on both sides, and a white arched dome connecting the rooftops of the two buildings.
This area, known as Hollywood Boulevard, definitely feels somewhat like being abroad in the summer.
Especially for Fang Ran, who had just been to Los Angeles a few days ago,
There's always this inexplicable, irritating feeling that I have to go to a meeting right away.
Sunlight streamed through the dome, illuminating the shopfront with its English signboard, the glass windows displaying a dazzling array of souvenirs, and the sweet aroma of popcorn wafting from the food cart beneath the palm trees.
Couples pushing strollers, lovers taking photos under retro streetlights, screams and laughter rising and falling.
The bustling crowds bring that unique, joyful atmosphere that is only found in amusement parks.
Fang Ran glanced to his side and saw Ling, who appeared to be an adult, calmly watching the scene unfold before her.
I doubt that the queens of the past had ever been to a place like this.
For some reason, he was somewhat certain, and deeply felt his responsibility as a tour guide, so he pointed in a direction where many tourists were gathering and made a lighthearted suggestion.
"Your Majesty, shall we go in and take a look?"
Upon hearing this, the slender, tall figure turned and glanced at him with her cool and beautiful expression.
Then the two went into a store, looking at various IP-themed headbands and hats among a pile of merchandise—the classic money-grabbing tactic of amusement parks—and recalled their last experience at Disneyland.
Fang Ran casually picked up a toothless headband and looked at Ling excitedly, asking:
"Hey, Your Majesty, would you like some?"
But before he could finish speaking, he saw the calm look on the adult queen's face, so he paused for a second and then quickly and solemnly changed his words:
"Do you want to see if it looks good on me?"
Continue walking from Hollywood Boulevard into the park.
Besides shops and restaurants, there are also some popular classic attractions near the entrance, such as a lighting and special effects hall by a famous director, and a stage show of How to Train Your Dragon.
But she seemed uninterested in any of these things, and the tall figure with light golden hair simply ignored them and walked forward.
"Your Majesty, shall we go and take a look there?"
"Your Majesty, there's an interactive photo spot over there."
"Your Majesty, there's a 4D movie ahead."
Walking beside Ling, Fang Ran held a Universal Studios speedrun guide that had appeared out of nowhere, and he enthusiastically introduced the various facilities and attractions to Ling.
However, she rarely responded to these comments; Ling simply listened calmly with her delicate face serene.
"There's a theme park up ahead, Your Majesty, shall we go check it out?"
Upon hearing Fang Ran's suggestion, she still did not respond, but her tall and aloof figure walked directly in that direction, prompting the young man beside her to quickly follow.
Then we entered the Minions-themed area. The colors were light and bright, the flowerbeds were decorated with Minions on the signs, and Minions in costumes were interacting with children among the visitors. The area was located in the waterfront amusement hall.
Everywhere you look, there's a cartoonish, fairytale atmosphere.
But more than the amusement park scenery before him, Fang Ran was more focused on the figure beside him.
Her light golden hair had reached her waist, and her adult figure was now only slightly shorter than his. Her exquisite face exuded an aura of unapproachable power, carrying with it a majestic and radiant beauty.
Against the backdrop of the cartoon-style scenery, after walking for a while, Fang Ran finally began to feel a sense of reality.
He has now actually come to the amusement park with Ling, whom he was a stranger to thirty years ago.
Then, just as Fang Ran was thinking this,
After strolling around for a while, it seemed she had a good idea of what an amusement park was like. Her steps were light and graceful beneath her evening gown, as she walked amidst the softly colored, fairytale-like surroundings.
Ling then looked at a little girl holding her family's hands ahead and spoke slowly and calmly:
"Why did I come here with you the last time I had amnesia?"
Hearing her suddenly ask this, Fang Ran looked at her, paused for a moment, then turned back to look at the couple taking pictures in front of them and answered hesitantly:
"Your Majesty, the last time you woke up, the circumstances were a bit unusual."
"Something special?"
Not knowing how to explain the matter concerning the little queen, he opened his mouth but could only give a rough explanation:
"The last time Your Majesty woke up, you only had childhood memories that matched your physical age, and you were very unsettled by suddenly being transported to the modern world,"
"So I took you, my little queen, to the amusement park back then."
Upon hearing these words, Ling's eyes flickered and she stopped in her tracks.
Since this hibernation period allowed me to become the 'adult' version of myself now, it's not impossible that I could have become the 'younger' version of myself after the last accident.
But this means that,
The young man before him had seen his true self in this moment, projected by his soul. He knew what he looked like as a child, and he had even gone to an amusement park with his younger self.
The moment Ling realized this fact, she felt an indescribable feeling.
The feeling of having something known only to a few people, the deepest and most secret part of her long life, suddenly discovered.
"Hmm? Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Only after finishing speaking did Fang Ran notice that Ling had suddenly stopped. He turned his head, somewhat puzzled.
"nothing."
Her voice was calm and indifferent, and Ling, who appeared to be an adult, still had a cold expression that revealed no emotion.
Then, as she took another step, Ling recalled her childhood, which had been buried for more than half a century and was so distant that it had become blurred, after the young man brought it up.
How long did you stay in contact with the 'me' who had amnesia last time?
When the adult queen from the past asked Fang Ran about the young queen, that sense of disbelief resurfaced in her heart.
"It will take about a day, and then Your Majesty will recover on your own."
Is it only one day?
Upon hearing the young man's reply, Ling Qianjin lowered her eyes and drifted off into a daze, a sense of inexplicable relief washing over her.
In the final recollection of my distant childhood, the image of my younger self deepest within my memory merges with the scene of the amusement park before me, forming a series of blurry images that flash back in time.
At the same time, something more ambiguous, something that seemed both like an observer and a participant, vanished in an instant.
That looks like a horse-drawn carriage, or a trip.
When asked this question, Fang Ran recalled his memories of reuniting with that young girl, looking at the cartoon-themed amusement park scene before him.
My subconscious thought was that if it were the little queen from last time, she would definitely have a lot of fun here.
And then at this very moment,
Exhilarating music came from behind, along with cheerful drumbeats and dazzling ribbons. A path, seemingly created out of nowhere with raised barriers, was now being used to direct the flow of tourists towards that direction.
Cheers and screams erupted together, and the atmosphere instantly became lively with the commotion of the crowd.
The parade floats appeared from the corner at the back!
As I reminisced about the last time I played at the amusement park with my little queen, the sight of another parade brought a sudden overlap between memory and reality.
Fang Ran couldn't help but grab the hand beside her and excitedly hurried towards the direction of the tour:
"Hey! There's a parade! Ling, let's go check it out!"
Luckily, there weren't many people around, so I could find a good spot without anyone in it. I searched for a while, and that's how I ended up...
After spotting a location and about to head there, Fang Ran suddenly realized something, as if belatedly.
He realized that he was holding something in his hand.
Delicate, soft, and slightly cool.
His eyes widened slightly, then, as if suddenly realizing something, he turned his head in a daze.
The next second, what he saw behind him was not a young girl, but a tall figure with a refined, cool, and serene face.
The other person's hand was being held firmly by him without him being able to break free.
His breath caught in his throat for a moment! When Fang Ran realized that he had been holding Ling's hand in his daze, he immediately felt a cold sweat break out on his back.
No! I need to calm down!
"Uh! That... I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I..."
Faced with the adult queen's cold gaze, he hurriedly explained, but in his nervousness, he even forgot to let go first.
But unexpectedly, he didn't say anything about this offensive act, he just stared at him quietly for a few seconds.
Ling calmly withdrew her hand and walked past him.
After a few tense seconds, realizing nothing had happened and that he had escaped unscathed, he was somewhat incredulous that he hadn't been knocked away after grabbing the unfamiliar Queen's hand.
Fang Ran stared blankly at Ling's back for a moment.
What are you still standing there for?
"Oops."
Then, when he heard that clear and calm voice, he snapped out of his daze and hurriedly followed.
Unbeknownst to him, a silver-haired figure flashed past in the crowd.
The amusement park description, the吐槽 (tu cao, a form of humorous commentary), the atmosphere creation, the Queen's inner thoughts—all sorts of things I wanted to achieve were crammed into one page, and it's impossible to write them all out. Besides echoing the previous plot developments, I mainly wanted to write about this amusement park scene because I felt it would be quite novel for this aloof, adult Queen to have intimate contact with Fang Ran. [Because I'm almost depressed, last month I spent a lot of money to bring Chocolate to my place, but she wakes me up at four or five every night (headache). Also, you know how hot it is in many places lately? A while ago I called home and mentioned this, and my dad said not to turn on the air conditioning too much, it's not good for Chocolate. Then a few days ago I called home again and mentioned this, and my mom said we have to turn on the air conditioning, don't let Chocolate get too hot.]
(End of this chapter)