Chapter 1972: There is a reason for being single
On the way to the train station in a taxi, Cheng Xiaoyu checked the specific ticket information and read it twice to make sure he was not mistaken.
She was about to take an express train, a high-end soft sleeper, with a lower berth, and her destination was Wutong City, thousands of kilometers away.
Now Cheng Xiaoyu understood that the next place she should go to should be Shi Chenyuan’s father’s winery.
Because the estate belongs to Wutong City, and they have been planning the wine estate tour for a long time.
Shi Chenyuan must have told her last night, but unfortunately she fell asleep too quickly and fell asleep without hearing what he said.
None of this matters. The key point is that it takes twenty hours to travel from Haicheng to Wutong City by train...
Twenty hours, Cheng Xiaoyu calculated, it will arrive at nine o'clock tomorrow morning!
Wutong City has an airport, and Shi Chenyuan is a man who values efficiency, so why would he book her a train ticket that would take almost a day?
Didn’t book your flight?
Cheng Xiaoyu only thought of this possibility.
At 12:30 noon, Cheng Xiaoyu checked his ticket, entered the station, got on the train, and then found his own carriage.
It's a double room with upper and lower bunks. Opposite the bunks is a sofa. Between the sofa and the bed, next to the train window, is a small rectangular table.
The upper bunk is currently empty. I don’t know if the passenger hasn’t arrived yet or if there is no one there at all.
Cheng Xiaoyu put the suitcase in the luggage space under the bed, then sat on the sofa, looking at the platform outside the window with mixed feelings.
Both excited and disappointed.
She was excited because she had never ridden in a sleeper car in her life.
When she was little, she always wanted to experience the sleeper berth experience, but the places her parents took her to were either short trips where she didn't need a sleeper berth, or long trips where she had to fly directly.
I never thought that my childhood wish of riding in a sleeper car would come true.
Lost, because Shi Chenyuan is not around, it's boring to be alone...
He took out his phone, took a selfie of himself sitting by the window, and sent it to Shi Chenyuan, "Mr. Shi, I'm getting in the car."
"Okay, be safe."
"I know!" She quickly added, "Mr. Shi, have you made an appointment with Xiaojiu and Gu Hanye?"
They had agreed before that the four of them would go to the winery together, but now she was setting off alone. She wondered if Xiaojiu and Gu Hanye were still going...
Shi Chenyuan said that they had already made the arrangements and Xiaojiu and Gu Hanye would also go, but they would go by plane.
Thinking that his good friends would also be there, Cheng Xiaoyu looked forward to the trip to the winery even more.
But when Cheng Xiaoyu heard that the two of them would be flying there, she couldn't help but ask, "Boss Shi, why don't you book a plane ticket for me?"
"You've never ridden a sleeper before, and you want to try it. Since you're finally taking a long trip and you're not pressed for time, I've booked a train ticket for you."
“…”
Cheng Xiaoyu didn't know what to say and felt a little amused and helpless.
So her straight man, Mr. Shi, thoughtfully arranged a sleeper trip for her.
He would let her spend 20 hours on the train, and since he didn't have time to hang out with her on the road, he would fly over quickly and then meet her...
She typed a few words silently: "Thank you so much, Mr. Shi..."
Shi Chenyuan seemed quite happy, "You're thanking me?"
Cheng Xiaoyu rubbed his forehead.
Whenever this happened, she felt that there was a reason why Shi Chenyuan had been single for so many years.
After reporting to Mr. Shi that she was safe, Cheng Xiaoyu took a photo of her ticket information and sent it to the WeChat group of three people, including her, her parents, and others, to let her parents know her status.
Dad gave me some advice, telling me to take good care of my things and remember to lock the door before going to bed at night.
When her mother learned that she was taking the train alone, she was probably afraid that they would have a quarrel, so she asked her why Shen Yuan was not with her and why she didn't take a plane.
Cheng Xiaoyu had to explain again, saying that Shi Chenyuan was busy with work and they would meet in Wutong City.
As for why she didn't take a plane, Cheng Xiaoyu could only perfunctorily say that she wanted to experience life...
Afterwards, she put away her phone, supported her chin and continued looking out the window. As the departure time got closer, fewer and fewer passengers got on the bus.
Will it be like the last time she secretly ran away, that Shi Chenyuan would squeeze in at the last moment before departure, sit next to her and give her a surprise?
Just as she was thinking this, a tall man with an upright figure appeared in her sight.
Cheng Xiaoyu sat up straight at once, leaned closer to the car window, and stared at the figure.
The man came closer and got into the car. Cheng Xiaoyu sighed in disappointment. The man only looked a bit like her family's Shi Zong in figure and hairstyle, but he was not Shi Chenyuan.
The train moved slowly and left the platform.
She glanced again at the still empty upper bunk.
Actually, I was just thinking that maybe Mr. Shi had booked the upper bunk.
But her upper bunk did not appear, so it became her own single room.
She was quiet, but her hopes were completely gone. Shi Chenyuan hadn't given her a surprise this time, and she would have to spend the next 20 hours alone on the train...
Cheng Xiaoyu withdrew his gaze from the window, took out a novel from his schoolbag, put on headphones and started reading.
It's her magic weapon against boredom.
But perhaps it was because of the alcohol he had drunk the day before, coupled with the intense physical confrontation before going to bed, Cheng Xiaoyu felt a little listless. After reading the novel for a while, his eyelids began to droop, and the small words on the pages became hazy. He could not read them all.
Finally unable to hold on any longer, Cheng Xiaoyu covered his face with the book and fell asleep on the armrest of the sofa.
The clanging of the wheels beneath me became the background sound in my dreams.
No matter how the scenery outside the window changed, Cheng Xiaoyu missed it all.
When there is no one to appreciate the scenery with, emptiness, loneliness and coldness become the main themes.
When I opened my eyes again, it was completely dark. Outside the window was a long stretch of dark mountains, and the train was traveling in the silent sky and earth.
Her own shadow was reflected on the glass window, and Cheng Xiaoyu was a little dazed.
Traveling alone, away from familiar places, is indeed a unique experience. There is a sense of loneliness as if everyone else is just passing by.
After staring at his own shadow for a while, Cheng Xiaoyu suddenly burst out with emotion: "A hundred years ago, you were not you, and I was not me. A hundred years later, there will be no you, and no me."
So I posted a circle of friends, and the photo attached was my shadow reflected in the car window.
Her straight man immediately liked the post and left a message: "The restaurant is in carriage 9, go eat when you're hungry."
Cheng Xiaoyu replied with a string of ellipsis.
Every time she wanted to be artistic or profound, Shi Chenyuan would take her out to eat delicious food, instantly turning her back into her original foodie self.
Following Mr. Shi, she is destined not to become a literary young woman.
But Shi Chenyuan really understood her, she was indeed hungry.
So I put away my phone and went to the food truck to find food.
He walked out of his compartment, identified the direction of carriage number nine, and then walked along the corridor towards the dining car.
There was a strong smell of alcohol in the corridor.
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