Chapter 59

Xie Qin extinguished the cigarette butt.

Shen Li's shoulder was bumped by a passerby, before she could raise her head, a shadow suddenly fell in front of her.

"Still in a daze?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Shen Li's body stiffened, she raised her head, her eyes still carrying the undispersed confusion, and when she saw it was him, she blinked, her long lashes trembling slightly.

A bit surprised that he would appear here.

She thought he had left.

"You… haven't left yet?"

Xie Qin glanced at her, took the ticket from her hand, lowered his head to look at the train number and the ticket gate, "What a coincidence, just smoked a cigarette outside, and saw someone standing here without moving, I thought you were waiting for me here."

"Ticket checking is about to start, I'll take you there."

Shen Li pursed her lips, her steps following him shallowly.

Xie Qin looked at the person walking behind him obediently with his peripheral vision, his lips curling unconsciously, and even the laziness between his brows and eyes softened a bit.

People were coming and going in the hall, she stared at Xie Qin's hem, as if she had found someone she could rely on, and the previous helplessness gradually faded.

He… did he specially come into the station to take her to the ticket gate?

She didn't know if what she was thinking was wishful thinking, but his actions seemed to be exactly that.

Was he this good to everyone he liked and wanted to chase?

If he didn't like her one day, would he be the same as the boy who chased her before.

Meeting at school in the future, seeing her, like a stranger, treating her like air.

Arriving at the ticket gate.

There were still forty minutes before departure.

Xie Qin found a seat, accompanied her, and sat down, waiting for the train with her.

In the bag she brought back, there weren't many things, just a wallet and a charging cable, she took the bag off her shoulder and put it on her lap.

Shen Li lowered her eyes, looking at the ground not far away.

The two were quiet for a while, neither speaking.

Xie Qin stayed up all night playing games last night, and now he was a bit sleepy and didn't want to talk much.

Until Shen Li spoke, breaking the silent atmosphere, "Are you going to Su Shi too?"

Xie Qin crossed his hands against his chest, closed his eyes to rest, heard her voice, opened his eyes, turned his gaze to her, "Why… want to take me to see the parents so soon?"

"Is the progress a bit fast? If you want to… it's not impossible, I can consider it."

This sentence came out of his mouth, as if he was the one who suffered a loss.

Shen Li pursed her lips, having a slight reaction, she slowly raised her head, met that playful gaze: "Xie Qin."

She called his name.

"Actually… I have never been far away since I was a child." Shen Li's voice was lower, carrying a softness that was hard to detect, "The day I came to Wuchuan to report, I took a taxi to the airport alone at night, and I got lost at the airport, asked many people, circled many times, before I found the boarding gate. I… I didn't understand the boarding pass, and I didn't know how to find my seat, and I almost didn't make it to the plane."

"Just now if you didn't come, I feel like I would have had to ask for directions for a long time."

"So…"

"Thank you."

Xie Qin leaned toward her, his tone lazy: "Remember it first, next time you want to thank me, bring something practical to thank me."

He put his hand down and straightened up, his fingertips picking up the ticket nonchalantly, and he sat closer to her side: "It's just recognizing a ticket, I'll teach you."

"Look carefully," he glanced at Shen Li, seeing her leaning forward slightly, her gaze fixed on the ticket, listening very seriously, "This string of numbers is the train number, this one next to it is the ticket gate, just come and wait half an hour in advance, don't stand there stupidly looking for it."

His finger moved to another place: "Find the carriage when you get on the train, walk according to the row number."

"Remembered?"

Shen Li listened seriously, could smell the faint cedar scent on him, she nodded lightly, her voice weak: "Remembered."

He still wasn't worried and confirmed: "Really remembered?"

"Mm."

"Then fine, repeat what I just said."

Shen Li wasn't stupid, most things others taught her, she could understand and remember the first time.

She repeated what Xie Qin had just said.

"Memory is not bad."

Xie Qin looked at her obedient appearance, his throat rolled lightly, and he handed the ticket back to her hand.

He leaned back, his arm on the back of the chair, raising his eyebrows at her: "…Don't wait until later, and not be able to find it when you get on the train."

Shen Li shook her head: "Won't."

"Then fine, you look at it more yourself, don't really lose it."

She nodded seriously: "Mm."

Xie Qin took his phone out of his pocket and started a game to refresh himself.

Half an hour later.

The broadcast in the waiting hall suddenly sounded the notification for ticket checking, Xie Qin straightened up, raised his chin at her: "Let's go, go check the ticket."

Queuing, when it was their turn.

Shen Li didn't expect him to take out a ticket from his pocket too, and enter the station with her.

Today was Saturday, there were many people coming and going.

Walking down the electric stairs, Xie Qin stood behind her, his hand supporting the stair railing, separating a safe space.

Walking to the platform, the high-speed rail happened to arrive and stop.

"Follow closely."

Xie Qin carried the bag in her hand, and when walking into the carriage, Shen Li looked down at the hand that was grabbed, and was led by him all the way to find the last seat.

Shen Li's seat was by the window, and two girls were already sitting next to her, also just putting down their bags and sitting down.

Seeing such a handsome person, the two girls were a little excited in their hearts.

There were many people on the train now, and Xie Qin couldn't stay for too long.

So he opened his mouth and talked to them: "…Classmates, my girlfriend hasn't been far away much, please take care of her."

One of them nodded several times in a row: "Mm-hmm… okay."

"Thanks."

After Xie Qin left from the back door.

The girl hadn't recovered yet, staring at Xie Qin's back as he left, all the infatuation written on her face.

They all looked at Shen Li immediately, "Sister, your boyfriend is so handsome! Tell us, how did you two meet!"

"Yeah, yeah! I feel like he looks so familiar, like I've seen him somewhere, but I can't remember for a while."

Shen Li explained to them: "He's talking nonsense, he's not my boyfriend."

She was surprised: "Not your boyfriend? No way! He's not your boyfriend and he's still this good to you! That means he's still chasing you."

Shen Li thought about it, it seemed to be the case, and nodded: "Mm."

"Then he's too good to you, deliberately buying the same high-speed rail ticket as you, not getting on the train and specially sending you over, my boyfriend at most sends me to the station."

"Exactly, and… he's too handsome. Not agreeing to this is too wasteful of resources, if I had such a handsome boyfriend, I would laugh when I dream."

"By the way, where are you going?"