Chapter 41 Graduation Trip
midsummer.
The summer wind brings with it the sultry heat, and the cicadas outside the window chirp tirelessly from morning till night, making people feel upset.
Kan Zhao was a treasure a few days before the college entrance examination, but he was a piece of grass a few days after the results came out.
Almost every parent would feel comfortable seeing their sons staying at home all day, even if they do nothing.
Anyway, Fang Yun was very upset those days.
She slammed the fruit plate onto the coffee table. "Kan Zhenzhong, tell me what's wrong with your son. He just sits at his computer desk every day. He doesn't even answer when I ask him if he wants some fruit. He seems to have lost his soul during the holidays."
Fang Yun sat down on the sofa next to Kan Zhenzhong and asked curiously, "And Qingxu too. I invited her to dinner last night. I noticed something was really strange between her and your son. They didn't even say a word. Do you think they're having a conflict?"
Kan Zhenzhong watched the spy drama on TV and snorted, "Why else? That bastard is incompetent."
Fang Yun pushed Kan Zhenzhong and said, "How dare you talk like that? He's your son after all."
Kan Zhenzhong peeled an orange and fed it to Fang Yun. "It's okay. Didn't they plan to go on a graduation trip before the college entrance exam? Maybe they'll reconcile when they get back."
*
The plane finally landed at Qionghai Airport in the humid and sultry tropical air.
When I walked out of the cabin, a heat wave with a salty and fishy smell hit me in the face, instantly enveloping my whole body.
Kan Zhao was silent for a moment, looking at the large and small bags in front of him. One special car was not enough for Qiao Yang, so another one had to be sent to deliver his luggage.
"Did you bring your bedroom here?"
Qiao Yang didn't care much, and was even deeply moved.
He put his arm around Kan Zhao's shoulders and said, "You finally spoke? I was so scared, I thought you were possessed by some face-paralyzed ghost. I was so scared that I didn't dare to speak on the plane. I was about to call your soul back just as I was about to get off the plane."
Kan Zhao: "..."
Is he really too scared to speak, even if it means saying less?
Qiao Yang said this as if he was not the one who chatted with the flight attendant for most of the day.
I booked the B&B directly on the platform. It is located in Mid-Levels Peninsula, very close to the beach.
A special car took them to their destination.
After passing through a coconut grove, you will see a blue and white two-story building surrounded by various tropical plants.
As soon as they reached the door, a snow-white Samoyed rushed out happily and circled around them.
Following behind was a middle-aged man wearing Qionghai's iconic floral shirt, who came out from the porch. He was the owner of the B&B.
The owner's name is Dong Yu. He introduced himself as someone who used to work in IT in Beijing. Because his wife liked Qionghai, he opened a homestay here a few years ago.
"What about your wife?" Qiao Yangdong looked around and asked casually.
Seeing Dong Yao's subtle pause, Ruan Yanyan understood what he meant even though she didn't understand anything. She pushed Qiao Yang and told him to stop talking nonsense.
"Here are your room cards." Dong Yu quickly regained his original lazy smile and handed over two cards.
He personally led them upstairs, explaining the B&B's facilities in detail along the way: "There's a shared kitchen and laundry room in the house, and there's a small terrace on the second floor where you can watch the stars at night. We've prepared free drinks and fruits in the refrigerator, which will be replenished every day."
At the end of the corridor was their room. Dong Yao randomly picked one and swiped his card to open the door. Sunlight immediately poured in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the entire room.
The room was a little more spacious than they had imagined. The decoration style was simple and modern, and the big bed was covered with white sheets.
"You booked our sea view suite. The view is great. You can watch the sunrise directly from your bed in the morning."
He walked to the window, opened the curtains, and the blue sea immediately came into view: "The hotel is only a five-minute walk from the beach, but it's not in the main tourist area, so it's very quiet at night."
"Then I wish you all a good time."
*
There is a hand-drawn Qionghai travel guide and map on the coffee table in the living room, marking some good places that only locals know.
Qiao Yang lay on the sofa like Ge You, flipping through two pages. "Where should we go tonight? South or north?"
"Speaking of which..." He sat up, looking at the Samoyed that kept wagging its tail at him, propping up his chin, "Speaking of which, why is there a dog here?"
"You just realized it after following us all the way?" Ruan Yanyan moved some small items she brought with her to her room.
Lin Qingxu squatted down and gently stroked the Samoyed's head: "Hello, Coconut." His hand sank into its snow-white fur.
The dog narrowed its eyes in enjoyment and licked her palm happily.
"Lin Qingxu, how do you know its name?" Qiao Yang became interested.
"Here." Ruan Yanyan casually pointed to the bulletin board next to the sofa.
— Samoyed, also known as Coconut, is the second-in-command of the B&B. If you encounter one, please don't be frightened by its eagerness; it won't bite. Also, please don't be fooled by its pitiful, hungry appearance and try to feed it. Overweight Yeye is trying to lose weight!!!
Above was the text, with the boss highlighting the word "weight loss" in red chalk. Below was a self-portrait of the Samoyed in front of me.
Qiao Yang collapsed again: "Speaking of which, where are we going tonight?"
Ruan Yanyan also collapsed on the sofa: "I have no energy at all after a busy day. Anyway, there is no rush these few days, so I decided to order takeout and have a good sleep today."
"That's true." Qiao Yang was no longer stubborn. He used the remote control to tune into an anime and bought a pack of Ruan Yanyan's tomato-flavored potato chips.
Looking up at Kan Zhao's hardworking figure, Qiao Yang said without hesitation: "Tian Luozhao, since you have already moved their things over, please help me move them all as well."
Kan Zhao didn't pause, he pursed his lips, silently told Qiao Yang to get out, and went downstairs.
"Heh. Man." Qiao Yang chewed the potato chips in his mouth with a crunching sound.
*
The four of them had no complete plan for their trip, so they just wandered around as they pleased. It was also common for them to agree on a destination the night before and then end up sleeping in until noon.
Lin Qingxu was woken up by the rub of coconut.
As soon as she opened her eyes, a chubby, furry dog head suddenly appeared in front of her. Coconut raised the iconic Samoyed smile and looked at her without blinking.
Lin Qingxu's face was still damp from its large nose. She picked up her phone and checked the time. It was a little after seven in the morning.
I stroked the coconut's hair twice and wanted to go back to sleep, but it licked me awake again.
Coconut stayed overnight. The other four, including Lin Qingxu, had ordered barbecue takeout. When the delivery man placed the food at the front desk, Coconut immediately smelled it and followed them into the house.
Seeing that Coconut's saliva was about to turn the floor into a river, Lin Qingxu couldn't stand its eager look anymore, so he rinsed the barbecued meat with mineral water several times and fed it to Coconut.
Now Coconut had become obsessed with him, and he wouldn't leave their house. Coconut was used to playing tricks, and Dongyu was used to it, so after he knew where it was going, he stopped bothering it.
After all, he is the second owner of the B&B. Even if Lin Qingxu closes the door at night, Coconut can easily bite the door handle and open the door directly.
This also created the scene when Lin Qingxu woke up in the morning.
She sighed and looked at the coconut that stuck to her all the time. She naturally knew what it meant.
"But I don't have any dog food here. I haven't bought any."
Coconut tilted his head, saliva dripping from his mouth onto the floor, he didn't understand.
The mornings in Qionghai are not as hot as the afternoons, and sometimes there is a cool breeze.
Lin Qingxu took Coconut to the front desk.
Dong Yu was right there. When he saw Coconut, he looked as if he understood what was going on. He gestured towards Coconut while holding the dog food that had just been poured out.
Coconut ran towards him happily.
Dong Yu casually stroked its fur twice and stood up to continue what he was doing.
He tied a few small white flowers into a bunch and placed it in front of the photo frame in the corner of the counter.
The photo shows a younger Dong Yu and a girl with a sweet smile, and the background seems to be a beach.
Lin Qingxu noticed this the day he first arrived, and the flowers in front of the photos have been different these days.
"This is my wife Wanwan." Dong Yao suddenly spoke.
He said softly, "She likes Qionghai very much, so we opened this B&B."
Lin Qingxu didn't know what to say, so she just whispered, "Very beautiful."
Dong Yu smiled and pushed a plate of beautifully colored cakes in front of her: "Would you like to try the coconut cake I made?"
"Although Wanwan said it tasted terrible before."
*
The place they went to yesterday was too far away, so they just wanted to stay close to home in the next few days.
In the afternoon, we went to the beach next to the B&B.
The sun is really hot.
The original imagination disappeared in an instant, and several people lay on beach chairs with giant beach umbrellas above their heads.
Children ran by from time to time, chasing and playing. Ruan Yanyan could only sigh that being young was the best thing, because she couldn't run at all at her age anyway.
A volleyball fell from the sky and almost hit her. Ruan Yanyan sat up and saw that it was Qiao Yang.
Qiao Yang ran over from a distance, "Why are you so old? Come and play this."
Three people refused.
Qiao Yang dragged Kan Zhao to his feet and said, "Just think of it as experiencing Sanya's unique activities."
In the 2v2 confrontation mode, Lin Qingxu and Kan Zhao were assigned to the same team through a draw.
Their relationship has been lukewarm these days.
Lin Qingxu didn't know why Kan Zhao did this, but when she saw him, she remembered the kiss they had shared at the doorstep last time.
It's like a balanced relationship is about to be broken, leaving people at a loss as to what to do and wanting to escape. Obviously, things can be simpler, we can be best friends and never separate.
"Why don't we just forget it... I've never been good at sports." She said to Qiao Yang.
If the other person was another boy, he might have been a little more gentlemanly and said forget it.
But if it was Qiao Yang, he would just look heartbroken and disgusted with the world, as if saying, how could you go back on your word.
"Okay." Lin Qingxu compromised.
With her amazing athletic talent and Lin Qingxu being preoccupied, she made frequent mistakes even in the most basic serve, with the ball either hitting the net or flying out of bounds.
Playing against a strong opponent is frustrating, but playing against someone too weak is truly boring. This isn't a competition, so there's no need to force a win or a loss. Qiao Yang waited several times for the ball, but the sun was melting him. He thought Lin Qingxu didn't know how to play; after all, her physical education score in the high school entrance exam was still fresh in his mind. He put his hands on his hips and shouted across, "Kan Zhao, why don't you teach Lin Qingxu first? I'm going to go get some water."
"Yeah." Kan Zhao walked to the net and picked up the volleyball that had rolled to the side.
Perhaps Kan Zhao also thought that she didn't know how to do it, so he taught her step by step.
Obviously, this kind of physical contact was normal in the past, but now Lin Qingxu suddenly noticed his sharp features and obvious Adam's apple, and smelled the scent of sunscreen and sea breeze on his body.
Too close.
Kan Zhao suddenly wrapped his arms around her from behind, his chest pressed against her back through the thin cotton T-shirt, his bony hands resting on the cool back of her hands. His fingertips, still stained with sand, gently moved to grasp her wrists. "Put your forearms together."
As he spoke, he pried open her unconsciously bent fingers and pressed down with his palm against the back of her hand. His warm breath swept across the red tip of Lin Qingxu's ear, "Relax your wrist."
"concentrate."
When Qiao Yang came back, Lin Qingxu had basically learned everything.
The game restarts.
Lin Qingxu stopped thinking about those things and focused her attention. She recalled the key points of the moves that Kan Zhao had just taught her. She and Kan Zhao cooperated well, and the two fought back and forth.
Excited by the fight with Qiao Yang, she threw a fierce smash straight at Lin Qingxu.
Kan Zhao was too far away to catch up. Lin Qingxu instinctively closed her eyes and stretched out her arm, but heard a dull "bang". Like a blind cat colliding with a dead mouse, the volleyball was really bounced out by her.
Because of the force, Lin Qingxu fell heavily to the sand.
Kan Zhao looked at her quickly.
He was still calling her name as he hurried over. He knelt on one knee, hitting it hard against the ground, but he didn't even notice it. He checked her wrists, arms, sweat dripping down his tense jawline, and legs for any injuries. "Does it hurt?"
The two people on the opposite side also ran over quickly, and Qiao Yang shouted: "Lin Qingxu, are you okay?"
Lin Qingxu sat there and shook his head.
Ruan Yanyan elbowed Qiao Yang, "Are you trying to bring glory to the country? You're hitting me so hard."
Qiao Yang looked at Lin Qingxu embarrassedly, "I feel it, sorry."
Lin Qingxu wiped the sweat off Kan Zhao's forehead and said, "I'm fine, Kan Zhao."
That kiss was an accident, Lin Qingxu told himself.
Although escaping is shameful, it is useful.
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