Chapter 3
Jiang Bai returned home, had dinner, and took a shower before lying on the bed. He took out his phone and scrolled down to find that Lan Shuqing's profile picture had been changed. It was a Q-version figure, probably based on Lan Shuqing himself. It was quite good-looking. Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow and smiled. What a kid!
Lan Shuqing had just changed her profile picture when she saw that the chat box with Jiang Bai showed that the other party was typing. She was stunned. Looking at the woman's appearance, it was unlikely that she would take the initiative. Sure enough, after several minutes, the chat box did not move, so she took the initiative to edit the message and send it, "Sister, I don't even know your name yet."
Jiang Bai typed his name.
Lan Shu chuckled. "Because your name is Jiang Bai, you chose pure white as your profile picture?"
"I guess so." Mainly because she didn't have anything she particularly liked.
Q version of the little man: Sister, do you have any plans for tomorrow weekend?
Pure white avatar: What grade are you in high school?
Q version villain: Senior Year
Pure white avatar: Don’t you have make-up classes on weekends in the senior year?
Cute little guy: I have good grades, so I don't need to make up for it. What's up? Do you have any plans for the weekend?
Pure white avatar: going hiking
Q version of the villain: climbing a mountain? Which mountain?
Pure white avatar: Dameishan
Q version villain: Is it fun?
Pure white avatar: not fun
Q version of the little man: Then can I go with you?
Jiang Bai looked at the chat box and fell silent. She and Lan Shuqing were not familiar with each other: It's not fun, and it's very tiring.
Q version villain: Is there anyone else with you?
Pure white avatar: No
Q version of the villain: Then why don’t I accompany you?
Pure white avatar: Climbing is very tiring
Q version villain: I am not afraid, I am young
Jiang Bai raised his eyebrows, just like a child: I will leave very early tomorrow and take the high-speed rail.
The other party sent a screenshot of the ticket booking: Which bus are you taking? I'll go with you.
Jiang Bai remained silent, not really wanting to tell her.
The Q-version man quickly sent another message: If you don’t tell me, I will buy this bus. If you are early, I will wait for you. If you are late, you will wait for me. I am not familiar with that place. Sister, please come with me. I don’t know the way.
Jiang Bai really wanted to say that it was his first time going there too and he didn't know the way, but seeing that the other party seemed determined to go together, Jiang Bai circled a train number on the screenshot sent by Lan Shuqing and sent it to her again: It's this one.
Lan Shuqing replied with an OK emoticon, and then asked: Do I need to prepare anything?
Jiang Bai thought for a moment: prepare some food and a thick coat.
Lan Shuqing continued to reply with an OK emoticon, and then said: Sister, I will go and pack up first, see you tomorrow!
It was followed by a playful emoticon.
Jiang Bai replied with an "hmm" emoticon and then exited the chat. She held the phone with a dazed look in her eyes. After a long while, she opened her phone again, flipped through the few short conversations with Lan Shuqing, and then confirmed: that good-looking girl really wanted to go hiking with her.
Things happened too quickly. Jiang Bai was stunned for a long time before he put down his phone and rubbed his face.
Looks like I need to prepare more things.
Lan Shuqing put down her phone and went to pack her things. She first found a thicker coat, then went to the kitchen to see what food was available, took some bread and milk and packed them in boxes, and then went to look through her schoolbags. She had several, which she had used when she was in junior high school. She didn't use schoolbags much in high school, as they were all packed in boxes. Anyway, her family had a car, so she usually used a shoulder bag. If she wanted to carry books, she could just use a bigger bag.
As for the schoolbag, it has indeed not been used for a long time, but since we are going to climb a mountain, it would be better to use a schoolbag.
After packing up the food and daily necessities, Lan Shuqing thought about wearing better shoes for hiking, so she went out to find a pair of sneakers, pure white sneakers, and then went to collect some medicine. While packing up the medicine, she suddenly thought of something, went back to the room to get her mobile phone and started searching for hiking guides.
Around eleven o'clock, Jiang Bai packed up her things and took out her cell phone again. She hesitated whether to send a message to Lan Shuqing. After a brief hesitation, she typed: Are you there?
The other side replied immediately: Hmm?
Jiang Bai found a picture he had saved earlier and sent it to Lan Shuqing: "Tomorrow my plan is to climb from the foot of the mountain to here, then rest for the night. The next morning I'll get up at four and continue climbing to the top to watch the sunrise. It's a total of over forty kilometers. Are you sure you want to join me?"
Lan Shuqing sent an "hmm" emoticon, and it was a copy of the one Jiang Bai sent above.
Jiang Bai was silent again. After a while, Lan Shuqing saw the chat box move: Okay, bring another set of toiletries, go to bed early, and see you at the high-speed rail station tomorrow.
Lan Shu replied, "Okay," and added another playful emoticon.
The two of them took the early morning bus at 8 a.m., arriving at the scenic area's high-speed rail station at 9 a.m., a one-hour ride. Jiang Bai arrived at the station half an hour early, at 7:30 a.m., and then took a few minutes to get to the ticket gate. She looked around but didn't see Lan Shuqing. It seemed she hadn't arrived yet.
The high-speed rail station in City A usually checks tickets fifteen minutes in advance, so there are still about ten minutes.
Although it was not yet eight o'clock, there were still many people coming and going in the high-speed rail station. High-speed rail stations usually have a lot of seats, and now basically two-thirds of them are occupied. Jiang Bai took a look at the empty seats and stood in the open space in front of the ticket gate, trying to make himself as conspicuous as possible.
At Lan Shuqing's house, although it was the weekend, Lan Shuqing's parents got up early. However, today Lan Shuqing got up even earlier. As soon as Li Liyue got up, Lan Shuqing was already carrying his bag and ready to go out.
"Shuqing, why are you up so early?" Li Liyue came down from upstairs and walked into the living room, looking at Lan Shuqing who was changing shoes at the door.
Lan Shu chuckled and said, "Mom, I'm going hiking with my friends. I won't be back tonight. I'll come back tomorrow and bring you some delicious food."
Li Liyue looked at her with some confusion, "Huh?"
Hiking? Before Li Liyue could fully react, Lan Shuqing had already left. Li Liyue sat on the sofa, and the aunt at home came out of the kitchen, "Madam, do you want to have breakfast now?"
Li Liyue nodded and asked, "Has Shuqing eaten yet?"
The aunt replied: "The young lady ate it."
"That's good."
After a while, Lan Zhaoting also came downstairs. Li Liyue told her about Lan Shuqing going mountain climbing. He asked in confusion, "Which of her friends can climb mountains?"
Li Liyue reacted and realized, yes, aren’t all Shu Qing’s friends high school students? And except for Shu Qing, everyone else has gone to cram school, so who is she with?
Li Liyue waved her hand and said, "Forget it. Let's ask her when she comes back tomorrow."
Lan Shuqing took a taxi to the high-speed rail station as soon as she went out. She arrived in less than half an hour, then entered the station and passed the security check. She followed the signs to the ticket gate.
The time was exactly fifteen minutes, and the sound of ticket checking for the train came from the radio. Lan Shu took a few brisk steps and saw Jiang Bai among a group of people.
Jiang Bai was carrying a dark blue bat-shaped bag, a light green windbreaker jacket, gray sweatpants, and a pair of white sneakers. His hair was tied in a ponytail, and he looked very clean.
Jiang Bai glanced at her phone again. The screen of their high-speed train had changed to ticket checking, but she still didn't see Lan Shuqing.
Lan Shu breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards Jiang Bai. The distance was not far, and he arrived in a few steps. He just happened to meet Jiang Bai's eyes looking around.
The moment Jiang Bai saw Lan Shuqing, he was stunned for a moment. The voice of the ticket check on the radio sounded again, and Jiang Bai suddenly came back to his senses. "You're here, it's time for ticket checking. Let's go and line up."
Lan Shuqing didn't mind the lack of address. She followed Jiang Bai into the ticket checking line. Jiang Bai turned back and asked Lan Shuqing as he walked forward, "Which car is your seat in?"
Lan Shu uttered a soft "Ah!" but didn't look. Jiang Bai asked again, "Which app did you buy the ticket from? You should be able to see it there."
Lan Shuqing took out her phone from her bag and took a look. "It's in car 2."
Jiang Bai nodded. "I'm in car 5. Let's meet up when we get off the train."
Lan Shu nodded slightly, "Okay."
The crowd surged, and they were about to reach the ticket gate. Seeing that Lan Shuqing had no intention of taking out her ID card, Jiang Bai glanced at her again and said, "Take out your ID card, we'll be there soon."
Lan Shu said "Oh" softly and took out her ID card from her bag. She almost forgot that she had swiped her ID card to enter the high-speed rail station and to check her ticket.
It was obvious that the child didn't often take the high-speed rail. Jiang Bai was a little flustered when he entered the gate. Lan Shuqing was not a child either. Although she was in the third year of high school, but... Jiang Bai thought, she looked more mature than her peers.
In order to facilitate climbing, Lan Shu lightly stepped on a pair of white sneakers, black trousers, a white T-shirt, and a short light-colored windbreaker. Her long hair was casually tied up with a hairpin, and the tips of her hair were vaguely visible to be slightly curled. She carried a beige schoolbag on her shoulder, with a capibala hanging on the bag. She had an upright posture, and her beautiful and delicate face was full of youthfulness, which was eye-catching.
Lan Shuqing is the most beautiful girl Jiang Bai has ever seen in such a long time. She is so beautiful that it makes her stunned and want to look at her a few more times.
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