Chapter 146 See You Tomorrow

obedient.

Don't suffer unnecessarily for him.

Don't take a path that will make your mother frown and be disappointed.

In the winter of that year, the high-speed rail line from Jiangcheng to Beijing was opened to traffic.

Close your eyes and get some sleep in the spacious business class seats.

When the flight attendant called her to wake up, the sun had probably just set and the sky was not yet completely dark.

She didn't have to squeeze into the subway, as a special car would take her back to the hotel. She could see the Tsinghua University campus by opening the curtains.

At the beginning of winter, Xu Jiqing, through a cooperating training institution, sorted out the examination papers for art specialty students in Beijing universities for the past five years for her during the training period. From the ideas to the corresponding variations, everything was clear and detailed, and the predicted test points for this year were also attached.

A soft-cover notebook with the No. 1 Middle School logo printed on the cover. The boy's handwriting was neat and tidy, and he had filled half of the notebook.

From the day I received the fried noodles until now.

She brushed it from beginning to end twice and kept it with her.

When I arrived at the hotel in the evening, I had dinner, took a rest, looked through my notes, and then washed up and went to bed early.

At the latest after breakfast tomorrow, she will be able to see Xu Jiqing——

If Su Xia knew nothing.

She will be obedient.

But she knew too much.

Adrenaline surged through her veins, and her heartbeat grew faster and faster, each beat screaming at her:

Don't believe him.

Don't let him go.

The next second, he would be gone.

"...Train G34 bound for Beijing will soon stop checking tickets. Passengers are requested to proceed to Gates 10A or 10B as soon as possible to check in and board the train."

Twelve fifty-one.

The final ticket check reminder sounded over the radio.

Su Xia forced herself to calm down and asked, "Which flight are you changing to? I'll go with you."

The broadcast was very loud, and Xu Jiqing should have been able to hear it.

"The last unreserved ticket on the overnight green train."

"...Are you lying to me?"

"I'm not lying to you."

He urged again, but his tone was very gentle, "Check your ticket and get on the bus now, okay?"

Xu Jiqing had lied to her many times before.

Su Xia was so anxious that her heart was burning. "Show me the screenshot of the ticket first."

The next second, a message popped up.

It is a 12306 ticket interface.

There is no seat ticket, but his name is on it.

The K1110 leaves at around 4:00 p.m., and the entire journey takes nearly 20 hours. It will arrive in Fengtai at noon tomorrow.

It couldn't be more true.

Xu Jiqing said, "I'll come to see you tomorrow night at the latest."

Su Xia's heart was in a mess. "You promise?"

"I promise."

Twelve fifty-two.

The queue in front of the ticket gate has changed to a new group of people, who are passengers for the next train.

A staff member in a fluorescent vest stepped forward, forcibly blocking a half-meter of space with his arms, raised his loudspeaker and looked back, "G34, G34 to Beijing City, are there any passengers who need tickets checked?"

Su Xia was in a dilemma, his palms and forehead were sweating from anxiety.

"Is anyone else on the G34 to Jing City?"

The female staff member glanced in her direction, moved the speaker away, and waved vigorously, "Little girl, are you on this bus?"

Su Xia was caught off guard when being pointed at and nodded subconsciously.

"The train is about to depart. What are you standing there for, girl? Hurry up and run!"

Xu Jiqing also said on the phone, "Go quickly."

This seems to be what happens when people are in extreme trouble.

My legs felt like tree roots dug into the ground, and I couldn't move them in any direction.

Once I started moving, my whole body felt so light that it seemed like it didn't belong to me. I was still hesitating, but my legs had already started running, as if they had listened to someone's instructions.

She held her cell phone in her hand and ran over there dragging her small suitcase, saying "Sorry, I'm in a hurry" all the time. She squeezed to the front of the line and swiped her ticket to go through the gate.

The straight ladder goes right to the ground floor.

I opened the door and went in. Xu Jiqing hadn't hung up the phone yet.

His subway seemed to be still moving forward, with the light sound of the train mixed with a little dialect of foreign tourists chatting about their daily lives.

Xu Jiqing asked, "Have you arrived at the station?"

Su Xia's breathing had not yet slowed down, and she hummed.

"Take your belongings with you and don't lose your ID card."

"When you get there, eat well, go to bed early and don't run around. Wait for me to find you."

With a "ding" sound.

The elevator door opened.

At noon on a cloudy day, the marble floor of the platform reflected the grayish-white skylight, so bright that it was a little dazzling.

Xu Jiqing's voice was very calm: "See you tomorrow."

There are only four minutes left before the high-speed train departs.

The wheels of the suitcase slid across the floor tiles. The conductor watched her walk towards the front of the train and raised his hand to urge her on.

Su Xia trotted forward and said goodbye to the person on the phone, "See you tomorrow."

The phone was slightly hot, and the screen was stained with sweat from her temples. Her finger moved to the hang-up button, but didn't drop it.

Just then.

Neither of them spoke anymore. The signal in the receiver was muffled, and she heard a vague and ambiguous station announcement.

"The next stop for the train is Los Angeles—"

The last word was barely uttered.

After the beep, all sounds ended in silence.

Xu Jiqing hung up the phone.

On the empty platform, there were still four or five carriages left to the business class carriage.

Su Xia suddenly stopped, his pupils dilated instantly, his back was covered in cold sweat, and he could no longer move forward.

That's not the subway announcement.

Xu Jiqing from the very beginning...

Every word he said was to coax her to go to Beijing first.

He was not late.

Because he has never been on the subway.

All those voices, the crying of children, and the local accent that she couldn't understand were explained in this moment:

Xu Jiqing was sitting in a train carriage that she didn't want her to know, going to a place that she didn't want her to know.

Los Angeles.

Luocheng is in the west, in the neighboring province of Xu Jiqing's hometown.

Even if Su Xia was not good at geography, she knew that this could not be a place that one would pass by on the way to Beijing.

The national finals will be held the day after tomorrow, and he has promised to appear in Beijing tomorrow night.

Where is he going at this juncture?

Think quickly, think quickly.

Think quickly...

Her heart was beating against her throat, faster and faster. She could hear a faint buzzing in her head, and she felt so dizzy that she wanted to vomit.

Twelve fifty-nine.

The conductor blew his whistle, and a cool breeze blew into her collar, instantly clearing her almost paralyzed mind.

At the door of the carriage closest to her, the conductor called out to her one last time, "Do you want to get on the train?"

"...No, thank you!"

Su Xia raised her head.

Her fingers were numb, so she gripped the handle of her suitcase tightly and ran as fast as she could towards the transfer exit of the station.