Chapter 223 Going South (5)

Tian Xin slept until the afternoon before waking up.

She slept so soundly that she didn't even dream. Her stomach kept growling, reminding her that it was time to eat.

"What time is it?" She took out her cell phone with sleepy eyes and checked the time. She gasped in surprise. The screen showed that it was already 9 o'clock in the evening.

There was no one in the bunk opposite.

The bed and table were very clean, with no signs of anyone having lived there.

Get off the bus?

She got dressed, walked out of the carriage and went to the dining car.

The dining car is in carriage 9, not far away. Unlike the hard seat area, it is not crowded and it only takes a few minutes to walk there.

There was only one staff member on duty at the bar. It was already past mealtime and not many people were eating.

She walked over, glanced at the menu on the wall, and asked, "Anything else to eat?"

"We only have midnight snacks now!" The flight attendant pointed to the menu and introduced: "Fried rice, fast food, porridge and buns!"

The food was on the counter, looking average. But she was starving, and everything looked delicious. She pointed at the menu: "Two steamed buns and a serving of rice porridge!"

"Two buns and a bowl of rice porridge, right?" the flight attendant confirmed with her again.

"Yes! How much is it in total?" she asked.

"15!" said the flight attendant.

"How much? 15?" She was a little bit incredulous, her expression changed with shock. I knew that food on the train would be expensive, but I didn't expect it to be so outrageous?

The flight attendant had probably seen this many times and was no longer surprised by this kind of surprise. She glanced at her calmly and said, "Do you want it?"

"Then...how much is the instant noodles?" she asked weakly.

“10 yuan!”

"Then...let's have buns and porridge!" She slowly took out the money and handed it over.

After receiving the meal, she began to hesitate again: should she eat in the train compartment or in the dining car?

The huge dining car was empty at this moment. Sitting here alone to eat always felt like the atmosphere was weird, and I felt inexplicably lonely!

But if she went back, she wasn't used to eating where she slept. There should be no one in the carriage right now, so even if she went back, she would still be alone.

It seems that this meal is destined to be lonely!

Whatever! It doesn't matter where you eat. Let's fill our stomachs first!

She took her meal and sat at the innermost window seat of the dining car.

"Music, delicious food, and night view, it's such a rare leisure time." She took out her earphones and plugged them into her phone, then casually ordered a song and ate while enjoying the view outside the window.

Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" slowly streamed through her headphones, the moonlight shone brightly outside the window. She munched on her steamed bun, savoring the moment.

"You must have seen it too! It's such a pity to enjoy such a beautiful moonlight alone!"

Tian Xin looked out the window, and Lin Zhou's face suddenly appeared in her mind again: "Maybe it's because I often took walks with you at school back then. Every time I see the moon, you are always the first person I think of! It's strange, do you think I'm sick?"

She shook her head in self-mockery, smiled, and lowered her head to continue eating.

“Ding ding ding ding…”

She had just taken two bites when her phone rang. The music in her headphones suddenly turned into a ringtone, which startled her so much that she almost dropped the bun in her hand.

"Hello..." She answered the phone with her cheeks puffed out. She had just stuffed a bun into her mouth and hadn't swallowed it yet, so her words were a little unclear.

"Where are you?" Lin Zhou's voice came from the headphones, still soft.

Tian Xin drank a mouthful of porridge, swallowed the bun with great effort, and then slowly said: "I... I'm eating!"

"Eat? Eating so late?"

"Oh... I'm hungry!" She laughed awkwardly: "I'm hungry again!"

Lin Zhou seemed to laugh. After a few seconds of silence, his voice came back: "Tian Xin!"

"Um?"

"I just had a dream!"

"Oh!" Tian Xin responded and took another bite of the bun.

"Aren't you curious about what I dreamed about?"

"...Oh, then...what did you dream about?" she asked with her cheeks puffed out.

"I dreamed that you said you missed me. Is that true?"

“…”

"You've never said this to me before!" Lin Zhou chuckled softly: "But I believe it's true!"

"Can you see the moon now?" Tian Xin swallowed the bun hard, tilted her head back and said with a smile: "The moonlight tonight... is really beautiful!"

"The wind... is also very gentle!" Lin Zhou said softly.

“…”

“…”

Tian Xin's hand trembled inadvertently. At this moment, everything was quiet, but the light outside the window was so bright. The voice in the headphones was so familiar and heart-wrenching. Her longing for Lin Zhou reached an uncontrollable peak at this moment.

"I... I just... indeed... indeed..." She said slowly, "I saw the moon, and I remembered it was just as bright last night when you left. And when we were in school, we often took a walk after dinner. I wonder why?"

She smiled faintly, her voice soft and clear: "I just suddenly remembered these things!"

"So... do you want to see me?"

"Haha...seeing you? I'm afraid it's a bit difficult." Tian Xin smiled and looked out the window. The passing road signs showed that the train had now crossed two provinces.

“It’s too far away!”

"It doesn't matter. No matter how far away you are, I will appear immediately if you want to see me!" Lin Zhou said, "Do you want to see me?"

"Are you kidding? Do you know where I am?" Tian Xin said with a smile: "Even if I were flying now..."

"Turn back!"

Lin Zhou's voice suddenly became louder. In addition to his voice, there were also whispers of talking in the headphones. These voices were inexplicably familiar, as if I had heard them somewhere just now!

Tian Xin was startled. She pulled out her earphones, put the phone to her ear, turned around and looked around: "Where are you?"

"Behind you..."

Before Lin Zhou finished speaking, Tian Xin had already seen him.

As if she couldn't believe that Lin Zhou was right in front of her, she rubbed her eyes, put down her phone and tentatively called out: "Lin Zhou?"

"It's me!" Lin Zhou put down his phone, strode up to her, smiled, and shook her eyes with his hand: "You're not mistaken, it's really me, the real thing!"

"You...why are you here?" Tian Xin put down her phone and looked Lin Zhou up and down. Lin Zhou was not wearing the same clothes as yesterday; he had changed his clothes.

"Didn't you go back? Why are you here? Could it be..."

She suddenly realized something, sneered, and said, "I was wondering how that could be? I should have thought it was you. You were the one who changed my ticket, right?"

"What?"

"Come on, stop pretending. Who else but you could do something like this?" Tian Xin smiled and gave him a dirty look. "But how did you know where I was going?"

"I don't know!" Lin Zhou pretended to be confused. "I just came here and heard you talking to yourself, saying that seeing the moon made you miss me. I was curious why you were here too. Could it be that you knew I was going on a business trip and followed me here on purpose?"