After boarding the plane, Sang Zhi found her seat and sent a message to Sang Yan on WeChat before turning off her device.
The plane taxied, producing a roaring sound, and ascended into the sky.
Sang Zhi pulled open the window shade and looked outside. She watched Yihe City gradually shrink in her eyes, covered by a blanket of white mist, until it became indistinct.
She withdrew her gaze, closed her eyes, and rested for a while, but still couldn’t find sleep. She took a comic book from her bag and flipped to the page where she left off last time.
However, she couldn’t focus on anything she read.
She sighed and abruptly closed the comic book.
She began to reflect on last night’s events once again.
She was sitting on the ground playing in the snow, Duan Jiaxu appeared, and she started crying, saying she had someone she liked, then she vomited on him. Later, she said a bunch of random things, crying and shouting, in a very distressed state.
Afterward, he carried her back to school on his back, and she didn’t have much memory after that.
It was a very coherent memory, feeling like no part was missing.
But from Duan Jiaxu’s reaction today, why did it seem like she had blackout drunk, saying things she shouldn’t have, just like that?
Thinking in this direction didn’t seem quite right either.
If she really said something, his reaction couldn’t possibly be like this today.
Sang Zhi also thought about his reaction after being splashed with water by someone before. He inexplicably smiled. And now, she vomited on him yesterday, yet he still seemed to be in a good mood today.
Sang Zhi: “…”
Has that old man gone a bit crazy –
The plane landed at Nanwu Airport.
Sang Zhi got off the plane, followed the signs, and waited for her checked luggage. She opened her phone and glanced at it, seeing Sang Yan’s reply to her message. She immediately responded: [We’ve arrived, coming out soon.]
She waited for a while and finally saw her suitcase. After picking it up, she walked outside.
Sang Yan was standing just outside the exit, wearing a thin black coat. His eyes were lowered, one hand in his pocket, the other holding a phone, as if he was replying to someone.
Sang Zhi walked up to him.
Seeing that he still hadn’t looked up, Sang Zhi suddenly remembered what he had said on the phone earlier. She held back the word “Gege” that was about to come out of her mouth and warmly addressed him as: “Sang Yan.”
”…,” Sang Yan’s movement halted. He coolly lifted his eyes and asked, “Thinking of rebelling?”
Sang Zhi blinked: “Didn’t you ask me not to call you ‘brother’?”
”Did you hear me telling you not to ask me for money? Also, speaking of living frugally,” Sang Yan glanced her up and down, his tone indifferent, “Have you lost any weight?”
”…”
”Next time you pretend to be pitiful,” Sang Yan took the suitcase from her hands, “remember to lose some weight before coming back.”
Sang Zhi was annoyed, “I only weigh 48 kilograms.”
”Okay,” Sang Yan said, “then you’re still quite chubby.”
Sang Zhi couldn’t resist a comeback, “You look like you’re only five feet tall.”
Sang Yan shrugged indifferently, “Do you have a full five feet?”
”…”
Sang Rong went on a business trip out of town, leaving only Li Ping at home. Several prepared dishes were already placed on the table, and she was still busy in the kitchen.
Hearing the sound of the door, Li Ping immediately came out, her hands still damp.
Sang Zhi bounced over and hugged her.
After not seeing each other for several months, Li Ping missed her even more. She frowned as she looked at her, constantly mentioning how much weight she had lost, but a hint of a smile couldn’t be hidden from her lips.
Soon, she noticed Sang Yan behind her, and her expression instantly changed, “You little rascal, you finally decided to show up? Did you forget about Auntie Wang daughter? She waited for you at that shop for over an hour!”
Sang Zhi was hearing about this for the first time and immediately fell silent. Her eyes darted between the two, spinning around like marbles.
”Why are you introducing me to someone when I’m not interested?” Sang Yan pushed Sang Zhi’s suitcase to the side and lazily said, “Didn’t I tell you I’m not going?”
Li Ping scolded him a few more times with frustration before heading into the kitchen.
Perhaps because he had been scolded about this matter many times, Sang Yan didn’t care much about it. He casually walked to the couch and sat down, pouring a glass of water.
Sang Zhi immediately moved closer to his side and asked curiously, “Gege, are you going on a blind date?”
”…” Sang Yan glanced at her. “What’s it to you?”
”I’m just asking.” Sang Zhi was particularly interested in this topic. “Did you not go?”
”Do I need to go on a blind date?”
”But you don’t have a partner either.” Sang Zhi thought carefully and found a reason. “Are you just too embarrassed to go?”
Sang Yan leaned against the couch, too lazy to pay her any attention.
Sang Zhi thought about Duan Jiaxu’s request for her to help him find a girlfriend, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke up, “How about you go with Jiaxu-ge to do that?”
At her words, Sang Yan’s eyelids twitched.
”Lately, it seems like he’s also interested in finding a girlfriend. You can either go to Yihe to meet him, or have him come to Nanwu to see you,” Sang Zhi earnestly suggested, “And then you guys can, you know, team up for a blind date.”
”…”
”But in that case,” Sang Zhi suddenly felt like this idea might not work, “you might be at a disadvantage, because it would just highlight him… How about you guys…”
Sang Yan cut her off with a cold tone, “Can you just shut up?”
Sang Zhi swallowed her words and grumbled, “Forget it, you can stay single forever.”
Coincidentally, the phone that Sang Yan had placed on the table rang. He opened his eyes, and he suddenly curled up his lips, appearing to be in a great mood, “Little Devil, let me tell you something.”
Sang Zhi looked at him: “What?”
”There’s a girl recently who’s interested in me,” Sang Yan said, “I don’t have time to deal with others, understand?”
”…” Sang Zhi was a bit skeptical about what she heard, finding it hard to put into words. “Are you saying that someone, wants, to pursue you?”
”So,” Sang Yan turned off the screen, and said slowly, “you can let that Duan Jiaxu, use his overly cheesy words, and happily go on his blind date alone.”
Sang Zhi: “…”
Not long after Sang Yan graduated from university, he moved out of the house. So after dinner, he didn’t stay around either. He bade goodbye to Li Ping and left.
Sang Zhi helped Li Ping clean up the table, then returned to her room and took out the items from her suitcase.
The clothes she had prepared to give to Sang Rong and Sang Yan were packed in two separate bags. Seeing this, Sang Zhi remembered Duan Jiaxu saying he would give her a New Year’s gift.
She wasn’t sure what it would be.
On her 18th birthday, Duan Jiaxu had sent her a set of cosmetics. At that time, she was busy preparing for the college entrance exams, so she just thanked him and didn’t think much of it afterward.
Later, she had placed that set of cosmetics on her vanity table and hadn’t touched it since.
Peek-Aboo 
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