The two sisters chatted for over twenty minutes before hanging up. Only then did Lin Xiazhu realize that the carriage was unusually quiet. When she looked up, she found that the other three were all staring at her.
Lin Xiazhu's seat was on the lower bunk by the window. Looking up, she saw that everyone else had gathered on the lower bunk. The three of them were sitting together, wearing headphones and listening to music, while playing a card game called "Run Fast".
"Is there something you need?" Lin Xiazhu raised her eyebrows uncertainly. What did everyone want to do by staring at her?
The three girls shook their heads and then nodded. One of them took off her headphones, looked at her, and said, "Hey, why don't you talk to us? You're always hiding under the covers sleeping. How can you sleep in this hot weather?"
At that time, families that could afford to travel in soft sleeper berths were considered to be well-off. You could tell from the clothes and belongings of the three girls that their family was well-off.
"Who said I wasn't talking to you? I'm talking right now. I just love to sleep, that's why I'm sleeping. I hope it didn't bother you, right?" Lin Xiazhu was a little confused. She hadn't done anything, yet she was being dragged into this.
The three exchanged a glance, their expressions unreadable. The one who had spoken earlier said again, "Are you going to the capital to study? Why are you alone? Didn't your family come to see you off? Is it to save on travel expenses?"
Then they both gave each other a half-smile, a look of disdain and contempt.
"You all take the bus by yourself, so why can't I take the bus by myself?" What's wrong with that?
“We’re sophomores now, and we have a friend, so of course we don’t need our families to see us off. When we went to Beijing last year, our families all saw us off. You’re a freshman, aren’t you?” The girl who spoke was petite with fair skin and big, bright eyes.
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