Chapter 21

Because it is a boarding school, it saves a lot of trouble.

The school announced that students participating in the competition should gather under the big willow tree on Wednesday morning and take a bus to the train station.

As the only student in the science class who was given the privilege to participate in the competition, Fang Zhao walked out of the classroom door amidst the envious gazes of everyone.

"An Huainan!"

Seeing An Huainan coming towards him from a distance, Fang Zhao quickly waved. An Huainan also saw him, and a smile was already on his lips.

Unexpectedly, as they got closer, a figure flashed out from behind An Huainan, also carrying a lot of bags. It was none other than Li Yihong.

Fang Zhao was stunned. Although Shanhe University was considered one of the top universities among the top universities, it shouldn't be considered by a "good student" like Li Yihong. Why was she here too? Could it be for An Huainan?

Turning his gaze from Li Yihong's face back to An Huainan's, Fang Zhao looked at him puzzledly. Could it be that the two of them had made an appointment?

An Huainan felt a little confused when Fang Zhao stared at him. He touched his face and wondered if it was not washed clean.

"Hurry up, everyone, get on board! The train is leaving in two hours!"

In order to ensure the safety of the students, the school specially dispatched Mr. Cheng, the head teacher of the liberal arts class, to escort the students into the provincial capital.

An Huainan took the bags from Fang Zhao, took a step forward, and got on the bus to take a seat.

Fang Zhao hurried to catch up.

Li Yihong had been feeling a little uncomfortable ever since she saw Fang Zhao. Now, seeing An Huainan running around to accommodate her, a surge of jealousy rose in her heart, but with so many people in the car, it was difficult for her to show it.

"Yihong, come sit next to me."

A baby-faced little girl patted the seat next to her. Li Yihong nodded and sat down.

"What are you looking at?"

An Huainan saw Fang Zhao kept turning her head to look back, so he followed her line of sight and saw Li Yihong sitting by the aisle, looking out the window at the scenery. A ray of sunlight shone through the window, reflecting on her face. However, her face was ashen, and she didn't look very good.

"nothing."

Fang Zhao turned his head, thought about it, and decided to ask clearly.

"What is your relationship with Li Yihong?"

"Um?"

An Huainan was obviously stunned, but then he realized that she thought there was something going on between them, so she was jealous.

He suddenly remembered the boat trip ten years ago. For some reason, Fang Zhao suddenly ignored him. He accompanied Fang Zhao to every corner of their school, but she refused to say a word to him.

So that's how it is.

Thinking of this, An Huainan suddenly laughed.

"It's nothing, it's not what you think."

"What am I thinking?"

Fang Zhao felt a little depressed. How could he always guess what she was thinking? She simply turned her head to look out the window and ignored him.

"Angry?"

An Huainan took out a cup of warm water from his bag, opened the lid, handed it to her, and motioned her to drink.

Fang Zhao took it naturally and took a sip. Then he stared at the cup, suddenly feeling a little emotional.

Being with An Huainan was the most peaceful. She didn't have to worry about many things, not even using her brain.

Because An Huainan had already arranged everything for him.

From big things like which hotel to stay in and which bus to take to small things like water cups and socks, An Huainan arranged everything for her.

"I didn't know Li Yihong had signed up. Her grades should have earned her admission to a better school."

It's indeed unrequited love, Fang Zhao thought to himself.

I thought that the college entrance examination was coming soon and I didn’t want to make things difficult for myself, so I deliberately avoided Bao Jing and Wen Bo, but I didn’t expect that there was another Li Yihong.

It is not a good thing for her and An Huainan's relationship to progress too quickly, as many things have changed invisibly.

For example, Li Yihong would not have wasted her time on such things ten years ago.

"The school has already retrieved your train tickets in advance. Please bring your ID cards and luggage, come to me to collect your train tickets, and then we'll all go to the station together."

Fang Zhao then realized that her ID card was with An Huainan.

"Fang Zhao, take your and An Huainan's tickets."

An Huainan was carrying too many things, so Teacher Cheng naturally handed the two tickets to Fang Zhao. In fact, most of An Huainan's luggage belonged to Fang Zhao. His only belongings were the black backpack on his back.

The school did put some thought into it, and everyone's seats can just fill up two tables.

It turned out to be the green train that was rarely seen ten years later. Looking at the interior decoration of the train, Fang Zhao couldn't help but sigh again that time passed too quickly.

"Are there any peanuts, sunflower seeds, drinks, or mineral water you need?"

The train attendants were pushing carts and selling tickets in each carriage. People who didn't buy seats stood in the aisles. The place was crowded with people.

At this time in the provincial capital, there are a lot of pickpockets everywhere.

"Everyone please take care of your personal belongings."

Teacher Cheng reminded again and again.

But after all, they are young people who have not yet graduated and entered the society. Moreover, they have lived in the ivory tower of the school for many years. They have no idea about the dangers in the outside world and are just curious.

As luck would have it, Li Yihong's seat was right next to Fang Zhao's.

As luck would have it, Li Yihong had no intention of changing seats.

Fang Zhao thought about it and let An Huainan sit at the innermost part, and he sat in the middle to separate An Huainan and Li Yihong.

Li Yihong sat down and started taking things out of her schoolbag.

Ten years ago, MP3 was still the mainstream, but Li Yihong already had an MP4.

I saw her take out her P4, plug in headphones, and start watching English videos.

The latest model of MP4 was so dazzling that it attracted the attention of all the passengers as soon as it was taken out.

The students who were traveling with her were all envious, but no one went up to touch it. Li Yihong was known in the liberal arts class for her cold temper and disliked talking to others.

Fang Zhao didn't bother to pay attention to her and looked at the scenery passing by outside the window with some boredom.

Their county town is not very remote, and it takes less than two hours to get to the provincial capital by train.

"Want to play cards?"

Xue Hang took out a deck of cards from somewhere, put them on the table, and asked the two people opposite him.

"No."

"Play."

An Huainan and Fang Zhao were exported at the same time.

An Huainan turned to look at Fang Zhao. When did she start to like playing cards?

"I'm just sitting around doing nothing anyway."

When he was working before, playing cards was part of the company culture. Influenced by a group of uncles and aunts, Fang Zhao's card playing skills improved dramatically. At least playing with them was not a problem.

Fang Zhao and the three people opposite him took out two decks of cards and started playing Landlord.

Li Yihong still looked as if the outside world had nothing to do with her, and she kept staring at her MP4 with her head down.

The few of them soon became very enthusiastic in playing, and even though Teacher Cheng reminded them several times, they still couldn't control the volume.

The English in Li Yihong's headphones was suppressed by several degrees and could barely be heard.

The noise was so loud that it hurt her ears. Li Yihong rubbed her head, took off her headphones, put the MP4 player on the seat, and went to the bathroom.

The rest of the people were focused on the card game and no one noticed Li Yihong's actions.

When Li Yihong came back from the bathroom, the seat was empty.

"Where's my MP4 player?"

Li Yihong was also a little flustered at this time. She clearly put it on the seat.

The people playing cards were finally attracted and stopped their games.

Li Yihong looked at Fang Zhao, "Where's my MP4?"

Among the group of people, Fang Zhao was the closest and was also the most suspicious one.

"Who can you blame if you don't keep it safe? Teacher Cheng reminded everyone to take good care of their finances when we were in school. There are so many pickpockets these days, and you actually had the audacity to blatantly place your MP4 player on the seat."

Fang Zhao rolled his eyes in his heart and thought, "Use your brain a little, Princess Li."

"Didn't you help me watch over me while you were playing cards?"

Li Yihong started to lose her temper with the people around her.

"Li Yihong, if you lost something, you should have gone to the police and reported it to them. Why are you taking it out on us?"

Xue Hang suddenly spoke up. He couldn't stand Li Yihong's temper the most, so he retorted directly.

"Then you can't escape responsibility either!"

The quarrel attracted Teacher Cheng's attention, and he came over and asked, "What's going on?"

"Teacher, I lost my MP4. I went to the bathroom and I clearly left it on my seat, but when I came back it was gone. Wow."

Li Yihong's facial expression changes so quickly that it's amazing. She was speaking so quickly just now, but now she's on the verge of tears.

Fang Zhao was amazed. It turned out that green tea was something that had to be cultivated from childhood.

"Teacher, Li Yihong suspects that we took her MP4 player."

Xue Hang didn't give Li Yihong any face.

"I don't--"

Li Yihong was about to refute when she was interrupted by Teacher Cheng.

"There are a lot of pickpockets on the train. You're still young and don't know the consequences. I reminded you to take care of your belongings when I got on the train. Stop playing cards and keep an eye on your bags. I'll take Li Yihong to the train police first to report the case."

After Teacher Cheng finished speaking, he took Li Yihong to the back of the carriage.

Li Yihong glared at Xue Hang fiercely and left with Teacher Cheng.

"Who can you blame if you don't take good care of your own belongings?"

Xue Hang shrugged and said something nonchalantly.

After this happened, everyone lost interest in playing cards.

Fortunately, the train was about to arrive at the station, so everyone put away their cards, held their packages against their chests, and closed their eyes to rest.

When Teacher Cheng brought Li Yihong back, the train was about to arrive at the station.

The flight attendant was no stranger to such things as lost items. He simply asked a few simple questions, took Mr. Cheng's phone number, and promised to call him as soon as he got the items back. Then he let the two of them go back.

It seems that there is little hope of recovery.

Li Yihong sat in her seat with a cold face, not saying a word.

Fang Zhao glanced at her, then looked at An Huainan beside him.

An Huainan shook his head at her. It was better not to comfort someone like Li Yihong. It wasn't enough to clear her of suspicion, and it would be even worse to let her think she was being laughed at.

After realizing this, Fang Zhao pretended nothing had happened and packed his luggage to get off the bus.