This kind of silence had never happened before.
This is the silence after being overwhelmed, the silence after magnificent splendor, the silence when reality exceeds expectations and hasn't yet transformed, or rather, it is the silence after grandeur where everyone reflects and relishes in their minds...
Someone gently clapped, then the crowd seemed to awaken from a dream, and applause began to resonate continuously.
Looking at the stage again, there was no longer that graceful figure on the stone platform; it turned out that Xia Wenjin had long left the stage. Yet, engrossed in reminiscence, no one reacted, nor did anyone see when Xia Wenjin stepped down.
