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He felt awkward, and Li Jie felt even more awkward, as she turned to face the wall and didn't dare to look back.

"Oh dear, oh dear, they feel embarrassed because of what I said..." The girl on the middle bunk below sighed deliberately, speaking softly, yet everyone could pretty much hear her.

Li Yan and Li Jie both pretended not to have heard, each feigning sleep.

Without a word spoken throughout the night, just before dawn, at the station before S City, the man who had a dispute with Li Yan last night over changing seats, got off at that station. Seeing all six of them still not up, he thought of seeking revenge. He reached for the luggage on the rack, intending to find a light bag belonging to Li Yan's group and sneak it away.

His footsteps paused briefly, attracting Li Yan's attention, and as he was about to grab something, Li Yan was already looking at him. Not bothering to say much, Li Yan simply coughed at the right moment.

Feeling guilty, the man hurriedly glanced back upon hearing the cough, saw Li Yan looking over, cursed his bad luck under his breath, and hurried off with his own luggage.

With just tens of minutes left, as the train started again, everyone got up to wash up.

"We're almost at the station..." Li Jie and Li Yan both sat up, and the girls below already went to the bathroom to freshen up. Meanwhile, people walked past in the aisle, but the two of them felt as if in a quiet, separate space.

"Let me send you home later!" Li Yan turned to look at her and then glanced out at the dawn sky.

"No need, we can each take a cab home!"

Li Jie firmly refused, and yesterday returning, she willingly chose the longer train ride allowing more time together. But as night turned to day, and the train approached S City, rationality completely returned. They had to part, and dragging it out wouldn't make it any better. If he truly sent her to the residence, it would only be harder to let go. It's better to separate at the bustling train station!

Li Yan nodded, lit a cigarette, "Alright. You remember my number, right? Call me when you have time, I still have a small gift for you."

Li Jie was slightly surprised at the last sentence, remembering that on the first day in City H, he mentioned bringing her a gift from Beihai Country but didn't have time to give it to her. He still remembers? So it's not just empty words.

"Okay. I didn't get you a gift, but your reform suggestion from two days ago will certainly trouble you in the future."

"Heh... no problem, and you don't need to have an issue to contact me. If you just miss me, you can call me too!" Li Yan said with a light-hearted smile.

Li Jie snorted coolly, flicked her head, and retorted, "Then why don't you call me if you miss me?"

Seeing her competitive demeanor, Li Yan shook his head with a smile, saying no more.

When the girls returned from freshening up, Li Jie also jumped down from bed.

"Wow, why smoke early in the morning, uncle? Is it because of my kind reminder last night, making you feel embarrassed?" The girl on the middle bunk teased Li Yan with a grin after Li Jie left.

The other girls giggled.

Li Yan got down, looked at them, and teased, "How could I have regrets?"

His teasing immediately caused some blushing, some surprise, and some anger.

"Liar! We weren't sleeping that soundly!"

"Haha, indeed I lied to you, but I bet you didn't realize I got down." Li Yan stretched lazily.

...

When they returned after freshening up, everyone sat below waiting to disembark, and knowing Li Yan was joking, the four girls acted like victims, dragging Li Jie to complain, leaving her embarrassed.

She certainly understood that Li Yan wasn't like that, finding the girls' boldness somewhat speechless. Now that everyone was up, to stop her friends from continuing the teasing, she simply said, "If there's evidence, I definitely won't associate with him!"

"..." The girls were speechless.

Amidst the laughter, the train pulled into the station, everyone claimed their luggage and disembarked.

Once out of the station, Li Jie suddenly, disregarding the bustling crowd, put down her luggage and hugged Li Yan.

Their action drew looks from exiting travelers around, but not many cared, generally assuming one was picking up the other or that they were long-separated lovers.

Just as she began without warning, Li Jie released him abruptly too, then picked up her luggage and quickly walked forward without a word.

Li Yan stared at her departing figure, knowing this was her farewell! Chasing after her was futile, he could only watch her leave until she got into a taxi and left, before he withdrew his gaze.

Sighing softly, he felt a bit melancholy, this trip to City H, initially thought to be a normal, dull mission, unexpectedly turned out as exciting as a movie.

Movies are ultimately movies, reality remains reality. Now it's like the end of a film screening, he felt as if returning from the movie to reality.

Picking up his luggage, Li Yan walked forward, ready to find a taxi home. Returning to reality meant dealing with not so many carefree, whimsical moments, but rather many trivial nuisances, such as... undoubtedly, many awaited his explanation!

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