"...Ah, I'm sorry, senior sister, something suddenly happened in the bureau these two days. Brother, Xiao or Eleven and I may not be able to go back..."
The invitation that I had been waiting for for a long time was brewing, and the moment I got the apologetic answer that failed,
The feeling of disappointment was not as strong as expected. It seemed that because of the lessons learned from that bonfire dance, it seemed that I had already had such a premonition.
That's often the case, isn't it? The better a thing is to you, the harder it is to happen.
Let us always be disappointed again and again in a life that is lower than our expectations.
She continued to say things that she wanted to make him feel gentle and considerate, as if she didn't care, but in fact, even Xia Yao herself felt that her smile at the moment was fake.
Fortunately, my junior fellow student can't see...
After gently hanging up the phone, Xia Yao was slightly lost in thought as she looked at the words "End of Call" on the screen. Then she looked at Ming Ling who had been watching her by her side and smiled:
"Junior... It seems that we have already made arrangements for Eleven."
The October sunshine in Beijing was bright, and a warm breeze blew in from the open balcony door.
The pure white floor, the clean small table, and the usual figures no longer sitting there, leaving only the crisp sound of the wind chimes, which seemed quiet and lonely.
"If I had known... I would have invited my juniors earlier..."
Seeing her dazed look, he hugged her and patted her shoulder for comfort, while Ming Ling, who was sitting on the side, sighed helplessly.
"Sigh... So I told you a long time ago that you should take the initiative and attack. Xiaoyao, you are an outstanding, beautiful and well-off family. What are you hesitating about..."
It would be great if we could rely on something as simple as appearance, family background, and whether we are excellent or not, so that we can get in touch with the world where our juniors live...
Listening to the conversation about 'things in the bureau' on the phone just now, Xia Yao knew that it was not a place that could be achieved by hard work or excellence.
It is the kind of existence that is beyond common sense and seems like another world.
Being held in Ming Ling's arms and patted on the shoulders to comfort her, I remembered that time on the way home from the supermarket together, feeling that Fang Ran had never come back since that bonfire dance.
Obviously, as long as he can stay in his daily life...
"Okay, okay, don't be disappointed. It's a good thing that the little coward isn't going. Although it's a pity that the handsome guy isn't here, but..."
While leaning against the arms of her best friend and looking at the hut where the figure was not present, Xia Yao heard Ming Ling comforting her like an old lady,
Then he snorted angrily:
"Hmph, missing the opportunity to go to the beach with the beauties is that boy's loss. If we don't take him with us, we will go alone!"
"Forget it, Lingzi, since my junior has something to do, let's do it next time..."
Ming Ling: "..."
Xiaoyao, I feel a strong sense of partiality and differential treatment from this sentence. Is it my misunderstanding...
"No! Go! Must go!!"
Xia Yao quickly cheered up and didn't dwell too much on this matter. As soon as Xia Yao stood up, he saw Ming Ling hugging his leg.
He slapped the small table with one hand and emphasized loudly, and suddenly started to make a fuss angrily.
A posture that says if you don't go, I won't let go and I'll roll around for you to see.
"Xiao Yao! Is the status gap in your heart between me and that little coward so big!? You are forgetting your friends because of sex! I don't care! You must go! You must go!"
"Spirit Son..."
Xia Yao just laughed helplessly and wanted to persuade her, but was suddenly interrupted by a knock on the door.
Then the moment she opened the door wearing loose house clothes, she saw a girl with light and fluffy flaxen curly hair holding a ragdoll cat.
"Eh?"
...
...
Beijing International Airport.
"Xiaoyao Xiaoyao, is my hair messy? Is this dress a good choice? Is it weird?!"
"Lingzi, calm down first..."
The first-class waiting room attracts almost everyone’s attention.
A tall and elegant figure sat on the front seat. Xia Yao looked at Ming Ling who couldn't wait and was excited beyond words, and started to persuade her without laughing or crying.
"Ah, ah, I can't. I'm so happy that I can travel abroad with my idol... ah, I feel like I'm going to pass out..."
In fact, I haven't slept well since last night. Ming Ling rolled around on the bed hugging the quilt and laughed for a long time. For a while, she held her forehead and felt a sense of happiness that was short of energy and blood.
Probably guessing that this would happen, Xia Yao sighed helplessly with a smile and then looked in the direction of the entrance and asked:
"Speaking of which, where is Xiaoran? Didn't you say you would find a way to bring Xiaoran here?"
I remembered what Ming Ling had promised her yesterday afternoon, and she would be entrusted with the task of persuading Fang Xiaoran.
"Ah...about that...I asked someone to send her here..."
But when Xia Yao mentioned this matter, Ming Ling's face paused, and she was slightly ashamed. She didn't know why she felt guilty in her words. Then when Xia Yao wondered why she had to ask someone else to deliver it,
Fang Xiaoran's simple and clear figure in white short-sleeved shirts and light-colored jeans appeared from the entrance.
"Xiaoran, this way!"
Then just after Xia Yao waved Fang Xiaoran to come over,
"Senior Ming Ling, can you explain why the destination of the company internship you told me about on the ticket said Okinawa?"
Xia Yao saw Fang Xiaoran looking at Ming Ling expressionlessly, took out the ticket he had just received and asked in a calm voice.
Well, Lingzi...couldn't you be...
Almost as Xia Yao thought, Fang Xiaoran, who would never accept free kindness from others in terms of money, really used some excuse to introduce him to a short-term internship in a large company.
Ming Ling, who had just tricked her out, immediately stiffened her expression after hearing this revealing question, and wrung her fingers in an attempt to explain:
"Um...um...that...that's because Xiaoran, you think, this is a rare long vacation for a cute young girl like you, and you can spend more time in the library..."
"I'm going back."
"Hey...don't, don't, don't..."
Before he could finish his long speech, Fang Xiaoran showed no interest and turned around and left.
Ming Ling suddenly collapsed and hugged her to keep her, and then at this moment,
The sound of brisk footsteps suddenly sounded at the entrance to the waiting room. She was wearing a big sun hat and sunglasses. She was walking briskly on the floor tiles with milky white sandals under her fluffy white skirt and slender calves.
When I saw Xia Yao and the others, I was as surprised as if I had discovered some treasure.
To the helplessness of Sister Yan who was accompanying them behind, the slender and beautiful girl waved towards them and ran over quickly.
"Ah! Even...!"
I almost shouted her name in public, but I couldn't suppress my excitement.
Ming Ling quickly waved her hands to signal. Only Fang Xiaoran, who didn't understand the situation at all, frowned slightly in confusion. Then he took off his sunglasses when he saw the figure running briskly closer.
Those eyes that were as clear as glass were raised, Shui Lianxin smiled sweetly from the heart, and blinked at Xia Yao and Ming Ling.
"Sorry, did I keep you waiting?"
"No, no, not at all!"
After hearing what Ming Ling said, she looked at Fang Xiaoran beside her with peace of mind. Shui Lianxin grabbed her hand and said with a happy smile:
"Great, Xiaoran, you're here too. I thought you didn't like traveling with people you just met."
"No...I..."
Facing those beautiful eyes with an overly pure expression, Fang Xiaoran hesitated for a moment but did not say that she actually planned to leave.
Like her brother, she is not good at rejecting such simple and beautiful girls.
"That's right, that's right~ Xiao Ranran, if you want to refund your ticket at this time, half of the handling fee will be deducted~ First-class air tickets abroad are very expensive~"
"I don't care anyway, but Xiaoran, are you really willing to waste it like this~嘤嘤嘤~"
Then seizing this opportunity, Ming Ling, who knew Xiaoran's diligent and thrifty character very well, leaned into her ear and whispered to the devil with a smirk,
And when I saw that half of the handling fee that I heard was going to be wasted, it actually took effect,
Xia Yao looked at the smiling girl who appeared in their cabin yesterday and invited them to travel together.
"Um...is it really okay to take us on a work-related trip?"
Regarding the fact that the most popular star nowadays, who was also my favorite star off the concert stage, suddenly invited me and others to go to the beach together,
Xia Yao was actually a little surprised and found it hard to accept.
What surprised her the most was that when Shui Lianxin suddenly came to the hut yesterday, she didn't come to see Fang Ran, but came to them specifically...
"That... said it was a work-related trip, but actually..."
When hearing her question, Shui Lianxin, who was wearing a big sun hat and slightly twirling a strand of hair, felt a little embarrassed.
But in the end, she remembered the advice her grandmother gave her with a smile, and she smiled brightly with her skirt spinning:
"It's just that I want to go out and play with my friends."