Chapter 694: This Strange Fate

Cai Xiaotang quickly finished the check-in process and managed to board the plane just in time.

Confirming that she wasn't late, she finally let out a sharp sigh of relief.

Immediately, she began looking for her seat according to the number on her boarding pass.

Halfway down the aisle, she saw her seat.

She had specifically requested a window seat, but saw that someone was already sitting in the seat next to it.

It appeared to be a young boy, his head lowered as he read a book in his hands.

Even while sitting, one could tell he was tall and thin; his long, restless legs blocked the way in, stopping Cai Xiaotang right where she stood.

"Sorry, excuse me."

Cai Xiaotang said in a low voice.

No sooner had she finished speaking than the person who had been looking down suddenly raised his head, looking at her with a face full of surprise.

Cai Xiaotang also widened her eyes, staring blankly at the person before her—someone she had just thought she would never meet again in this lifetime.

"A... Aze?"

Cai Xiaotang looked at him suspiciously, almost doubting if her eyes were playing tricks on her.

Aze had not expected to run into Cai Xiaotang here either; the expression on his face was quite colorful for a moment.

Both of them stared blankly at each other, neither able to react for a moment.

"Hello, is there a problem?"

Seeing Cai Xiaotang standing still in the aisle, a flight attendant hurried over to ask.

"Ah... no, it's nothing..."

Cai Xiaotang responded subconsciously and hurriedly gestured with her eyes for Aze to let her in.

Aze also reacted and hurriedly pulled his legs back.

Cai Xiaotang sat in her seat, speechless, her peripheral vision unable to stop sizing up the person beside her.

The brat...

Looks like he had a good rest last night?

Not only did he occupy her bed, but he even had the mood to change into new clothes...

"Big sister, I didn't expect you to be on the same flight back home as me..."

Aze's voice came from beside her ear, interrupting Cai Xiaotang's train of thought.

She paused slightly, deliberately looking at him with a forced smile: "How about that? Didn't expect to run into me again? Do you regret stealing my room yesterday now?"

Hearing her mention last night, a flash of unnaturalness instantly crossed Aze's face.

He then explained: "You fell asleep on the sofa last night yourself. If I had carried you back to the room and you woke up halfway, you definitely would have thought I was taking advantage of you, so I had no choice but to leave you on the sofa and suffer a bit myself by sleeping in the bedroom."

"Sophistry!"

Cai Xiaotang glared at him crossly. After saying this, she remembered what happened last night, and a hint of embarrassment flashed in her eyes.

Tsk...

What a fated disaster!

Being on the same flight was one thing, but in such a big place, their seats just had to be right next to each other!

Hopefully, this brat has forgotten everything about last night!

Cai Xiaotang thought to herself while quietly sizing up the person beside her.

But the heavens just wouldn't grant her wish.

Almost as soon as she looked away, she heard the person beside her ask in a teasing tone: "Big sister, do you still remember what you... did to me last night?"

He deliberately winked at Cai Xiaotang in a suggestive way.

"Me? *Cough*..."

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly gave a light cough to hide her emotions, then pretended to be indifferent: "I didn't do anything, because I couldn't possibly be interested in a little brat like you."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a flash of annoyance instantly crossed Aze's face.

This was the second time in twenty-four hours he had been called a child!

He was just about to open his mouth, but the flight attendant's voice suddenly rang out from the overhead speakers, interrupting what he was about to say.

Aze had no choice but to simply shut his mouth and stop talking, continuing to look down at the book in his hands.

Cai Xiaotang glanced at it and realized she couldn't understand the content, so she didn't say anything more. She just turned off her phone and leaned against the window, planning to get a good nap after the plane took off.

But she didn't expect that as soon as she leaned over, she would see something like a card peeking out from the edge of the school bag Aze had placed between them.

It appeared to be a student ID card.

There was a small photo on it, and the name of the card's owner was written on the side—Liu Qingze.

Cai Xiaotang instantly perked up and couldn't help but recite it silently in her heart.

Liu... Qingze?

So Aze is actually this brat's real name... it's actually quite nice...

Cai Xiaotang muttered to herself in her heart, then, out of kindness, reached out a finger and poked Liu Qingze's arm.

"What?"

Liu Qingze looked at her sideways, his face still carrying some annoyance.

Cai Xiaotang immediately put on an "adult" smile and reminded him earnestly: "Young university student, don't you know how to protect your own information when you're out and about? Your real name has already been discovered by me..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Liu Qingze reacted quickly, checked his backpack in a flash, and then shoved the student ID inside with force, his expression even more annoyed than before!

Damn it!

That was too careless!

Although it didn't really matter if she knew his real name...

But getting discovered like this is just too stupid, right?

"Thank you."

He stiffly offered his thanks and continued to lower his head to read his book.

Cai Xiaotang, however, could not help but ponder his name, muttering in a low voice, "Your surname is Liu..."

"Is there a problem?"

Her self-muttering was heard by Liu Qingze, who immediately retorted in an annoyed tone.

Cai Xiaotang answered immediately, "No problem at all, I just wanted to say your name is actually quite nice."

"That goes without saying, it's just a little better than your name, that's all."

Liu Qingze finally seized the opportunity to mock her, looking at Cai Xiaotang with deliberate provocation.

"Tch, childish."

Cai Xiaotang couldn't be bothered to deal with him and simply closed her eyes to rest.

There are so many people in the world with the surname Liu; looking at this brat's personality, it's impossible for him to have any connection to Xinaijie!

Half an hour later—Cai Xiaotang was already fast asleep on the steady airplane.

Her posture seemed somewhat uncomfortable; she had shifted from leaning against the wall to facing the direction of Liu Qingze's backpack.

*Swish—*

Liu Qingze turned another page of his book, but his peripheral vision was quietly sizing up Cai Xiaotang beside him, and he couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

How can this woman sleep so much?

She slept like a log last night, and she can actually still sleep after getting on the plane today?

Is she a little pig spirit or something?

Liu Qingze complained in his heart, but his peripheral vision caught a flight attendant passing by, so he hurriedly signaled for her to stop.

"Could you please bring a blanket over? Thank you."

He deliberately lowered his voice, afraid of disturbing Cai Xiaotang's rest.

Very quickly, the flight attendant brought the blanket over.

Liu Qingze took it casually and then carefully covered Cai Xiaotang with it.

As a result, before he could even withdraw his hand, he suddenly felt his shoulder sink heavily.

Cai Xiaotang's head had finally completely slumped onto his shoulder.

Liu Qingze stiffened slightly, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl into an imperceptible smile.

Considering that someone had her room taken by him last night...

He would just lend her his shoulder to lean on for a while.