Chapter 79

"Ice-cold watermelons... Fruit shaved ice..."

The vendor's shouting intermittently floated in the hot air.

"..."

Two people sat side by side on the bench at the platform, with some distance between them.

Jocelyn York looked around and occasionally glanced at her watch.

Raina Nan buried her head in her phone.

Neither of them spoke, creating an awkward atmosphere.

"Um... Raina, do you want to drink?"

Jocelyn York said, taking out a bottle of mineral water from her bag.

She glanced at it.

"I'm not thirsty."

"Oh..."

Silence fell again.

Awkwardness...

Someone please say something...

...

"Huh?"

At this moment, a voice came from behind.

"Ms. Yun is here too?"

It was Roxie Lin, wearing a light yellow printed T-shirt, struggling to pull her bloated suitcase.

"Well... what happened to your eyes...?"

Jocelyn York said, pointing to her eyes with her finger.

"What? Uh..."

She took out a small mirror and checked. She then realized that her dark circles were particularly prominent.

"Uh... maybe I got too absorbed in watching this last night..."

She chuckled and took out a travel guide, which was filled with bookmarks askew.

Doing research in advance seemed to have become her habit before going out.

She put her luggage aside and looked around.

"Where is Nan-gege and the others...?"

"Ladies, are you waiting for me?"

Before the words fell, a deep voice came from behind.

William Wei walked over wearing flip-flops, beach shorts, and sunglasses.

Okay, this is very summery.

"Hello, Mr. Wei~"

"Uh~"

He shook his finger at Roxie Lin.

"You don't need to call me 'teacher' outside of school, or else people will think I'm really old..."

"So... Wei-gege?"

"Hehe, that works, that works~"

"..."

Although Raina Nan and Bell Tong sometimes called him that, after all, he was a teacher, which felt a bit strange...

"Raina, where is your brother?"

He turned to ask Raina Nan.

"..."

She thought for a moment and muttered:

"I don't know, he's probably still sleeping."

"Who are you talking about?"

A big hand pressed her head down.

She looked up.

Only then did she realize that Samson Nan was standing behind her with his messy hair.

Judging by his messy hair, she had guessed half of it...

"Hmph..."

She glared at him, lowered her head again, and continued to stare at her phone screen.

"..."

He hesitated for a moment, didn't ask further since who knows what trouble he had caused her again...

...

It seemed that everyone had gathered, and the time was almost up.

Just as he was wondering where the person who called them here was, the sound of an engine roared not far away.

A GMC double-decker motorhome drove towards them and stopped in front of them.

The passenger side window slowly rolled down.

"Yo~ handsome guys and beautiful girls, need a ride?"

Bell Tong pushed her sunglasses up and gave a thumbs up.

"Xiao Ling!"

"Wow... Bell Tong, are you some kind of princess?"

For William Wei, who still didn't understand Bell Tong's background, it was quite surprising.

"No time to explain, get in the car~"

...

After Samson Nan and William Wei loaded the girls' luggage onto the car, they officially set off.

The interior of the motorhome had two seats in a row.

The space was large, and even lying down with legs stretched out was comfortable, sitting naturally felt extremely pleasant.

Bell Tong turned her head and glanced back.

Roxie Lin and Raina Nan were sitting in the front, William Wei and Jocelyn York sat in the second row, and the remaining single Samson Nan sat in the window seat at the back...

She thought for a moment, then pulled it out from the passenger seat.

"Miss, what are you doing..."

The driver next to her looked at her anxiously from the corner of his eye.

"It's okay, just focus on driving~"

She patted the driver's shoulder with a smile, then leaped to the back seat.

...

Samson Nan sat with his chin in his hand, staring out of the window with headphones on.

"So boring..."

"I wish Yuyu could sit on my lap..."

He took off his headphones and turned his head.

"Why have you been chit-chatting since earlier?"

With drooping eyelids, he looked at Bell Tong, who had somehow sat beside him.

"I was just trying to reveal your inner thoughts."

"You're crazy..."

He ignored her and put his headphones back on.

"Hey!"

She yanked his headphones off, slightly annoyed.

"I, Miss Bell, feel sorry for you and came here to chat with you. Is this how you treat me?"

"What, should I thank you then?"

"Forget about it, but... "

As Bell Tong spoke, she hesitated for a moment, as if unsure.

"I have a question for you..."

"Love, save my mom, protect the big guy."

He quickly answered, then put on his headphones again.

"..."

Bell Tong was stunned for a moment and didn't respond immediately.

After a while, she realized something, and her cheeks tinged with a slight blush.

"You idiot! I was trying to talk about something serious!"

"..."

For some reason, every time he was with Bell Tong, he couldn't be serious. Is it true that intelligence is contagious?

"Cough, well... haven't you noticed what's different about me today?"

"Huh?"

He paused and looked at her.

"I mean, like, what's different about me today compared to usual... can't you tell?"

"..."

He furrowed his brow slightly.

Is this girl different from usual?

Wait, since she's asking this, there must be something.

Her clothes? He glanced over... what does she usually wear anyway? He doesn't have any impression...

Difficult, could it be...

He lowered his gaze slightly.

"..."

"Where are you looking?!"

Bell Tong quickly covered her chest.

"Nowhere..."

Hmm, there doesn't seem to be any change, he can be sure of that.

"You idiot! There's no hope for you... here!"

Bell Tong pouted, irritated, and pointed at her head.

"Have you become stupid?"

"It's your hairstyle! Your hairstyle!"

She was about to burst with anger.

Because of her relatively short hair, it took her half an hour to tie this double ponytail when she went out today.

"Oh."

"It's such a shame, even Wei-ge noticed..."

She said, biting her lip and turning her head to the side.

"It looks good."

"Huh?"

She paused for a moment, thinking she had misheard, and looked at him.

But he had already turned his head and was looking out of the window.

...

Humph...

This is about right...

"♪♪♪~~"

"Why are you laughing?"

He turned his head and saw her humming a song with a smile on her face.

"I feel like laughing, can't I?"

"Foolish child... "

He glanced at her, then put his headphones back on.

Communicating with Bell Tong was always a difficult task for him.

Who knows what she's always thinking in her head...

...

"..."

"What are you looking at?"

"Huh?!"

Jocelyn York was startled and trembled, quickly turning her head.

"N-nothing..."

"Hehe~"

William Wei smirked and put his hand on her shoulder.

"Do you want me to switch seats with him?"

"No, no need~ This is fine~"

She said softly, looking to the side.

"Oh, is it?

William Wei stared at her without blinking.

"Let me tell you one more thing," he said, his smile fading.

"Cowards will lose their whole lives."

"..."

She remained silent, turning her head away.

"You don't have to worry about it..."

"But of course, I have to worry," he interrupted, nudging her with his elbow.

"Just look at how I call Kun Ge my brother. When it comes to reasoning, you should call me Uncle~"

"Go away!"

...

...

The car continued to drive along the national highway for four or five hours, passing through several consecutive tunnels.

Suddenly, the view opened up.

"Wow!"

Roxie Lin pressed her face against the window, excitedly calling out.

"Xiao Yu, the sea! It's the real sea!"

She didn't turn around, just tugged at Raina Nan's clothes.

"Um..."

Raina Nan took off her eye mask and rubbed her eyes.

...

The endless blue merged with the sky.

The sea sparkled with the shimmering sunlight, illuminating her pupils.

"So beautiful..."