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"What?" Simple exclaimed, drawing the attention of those around her. She shrank her neck and stuck out her tongue, turning to Chen Yang with a smile, exchanging a knowing glance. "So that's what happened?"
It turned out that Lanlan had not been in Beijing all along, which explained why they hadn't seen her and why she had been teasing them. Simple immediately felt relieved, her face lighting up with a radiant and joyful smile once again.
Her rapid and obvious shifts from happiness to disappointment and back again caught the attention of Xiang Yuanqiu.
What was her true motivation for coming to Beijing? Was it really just for fun? She hadn't gone anywhere to play during these days in Beijing. Was it to see Qinglan? Clearly not; her relationship with Qinglan wasn't close enough for her to travel such a long distance just to see her, and besides, she hadn't expressed any regret about not meeting up in the end. Was it really, as she claimed, to look for a job? That seemed even more ridiculous—looking for a job during the National Day holiday? Who would believe that? Moreover, the time for graduates to seek jobs hadn't even arrived yet.
Last time, Xu Wen had inexplicably called her while Qinglan was sick; he had been frantically searching for An Shaojie on behalf of Qinglan, which was quite suspicious. What illness did Qinglan have that he was unwilling to disclose? More importantly, where was An Shaojie? Even if he had broken up with Qinglan, they were classmates; it shouldn't be so difficult to find him. Yet he was being searched for by everyone from high school classmates to middle school friends. And Qinglan wasn't making an appearance.
This time when she called her from the car, she had said she would come pick her up but suddenly claimed she couldn't meet because of a business trip. How coincidental! Xiang Yuanqiu had never believed in too many coincidences. Besides, someone who had just been ill shouldn't be sent on such a long business trip during a holiday. Even if she had recovered, she should still be in a period of recuperation. Sending an intern on a business trip seemed very strange.
Well, even Chen Yang had come but she hadn’t seen him either. The close sister-like relationship between her and Simple didn’t align with common sense or with how she usually conducted herself; even if there was a business trip involved, there should still be communication via phone. From Simple's tone of conversation, it seemed like there had been little contact and there was an air of intentional avoidance.
The main point was that now that she was in Beijing, she hadn’t mentioned this matter to Simple at all; nor did she bring up Chen Yang's arrival in Beijing.
"When did Chen Yang come to Beijing?" After quickly processing this in her mind, Xiang Yuanqiu casually asked Simple in a way that made the questioned person feel extremely relaxed and unguarded.
"The day before National Day," Simple answered without much thought. She never knew whether September had 30 or 31 days; calculating the number of days in months was as difficult for her as solving calculus problems. She only remembered it was the day before National Day, so that’s how she responded.
"Qinglan went out of town on a business trip the day before National Day?" Xiang Yuanqiu asked back in surprise.
"Uh-huh..." Simple hesitated, not wanting to dwell on this issue any longer, so she brushed it off casually. Throughout the entire time, Qinglan hadn’t mentioned anything about a business trip; she only said she was busy and that her workplace hadn’t truly given everyone a complete holiday.
At that time, Chen Yang was sitting in the seat where Xiang Yuanqiu had just been, staring blankly at the display screen at the ticket entrance. His face showed signs of fatigue, and he was not at all interested in the boring topic about coming to Beijing that Simple and Xiang Yuanqiu were entangled in, completely tuning out their conversation.
As the conversation reached this point, neither of the two spoke for a moment, and their chat fell into a silence. Simple did not notice the subtle changes in Xiang Yuanqiu's expression and demeanor. Tired from standing, she decided to sit down in front of Chen Yang, resting her head on his shoulder, showing a reluctant expression about the impending separation. "What time is it?" she asked Chen Yang, sounding slightly fatigued.
"Are we about to enter the station?" Chen Yang turned to look at Simple. He then asked Xiang Yuanqiu, "Are you on this train too?" It had only just occurred to him that they hadn't asked each other about their train numbers.
"Oh, I'm not," Xiang Yuanqiu replied, her eyes rolling slightly. "I have a train at nine-thirty. Xu Wen sent me early because she has to handle some matters at work by eight o'clock. I arrived a bit too early." She chuckled lightly.
"Oh, then I'll be leaving first." Chen Yang and Simple stood up, organizing their bags and preparing to enter the station. The train scheduled to arrive at Provincial Capital at eight-forty-five had begun ticket checks, and the announcements were repeatedly urging passengers.
Simple had bought a send-off ticket and entered the station with Chen Yang, waving goodbye to Xiang Yuanqiu at the entrance.
As soon as their figures disappeared, Xiang Yuanqiu shouldered her bag and walked out of the waiting room.
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Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed. By the end of November, the three-month internship program for graduates had concluded. Students from the graduating class returned to school one after another from various places; those who started their internships during the summer had already returned by the end of September.
Due to Qinglan's leave request related to her internship unit and with one month of her internship still incomplete, Xu Wen could not predict how things would develop later. To leave a good impression on her unit and also out of gratitude—considering she might need to deal with Qinglan's final month of internship and evaluation—Xu Wen did not return to school immediately after her three-month internship ended but continued working at her unit.
It wasn't until the end of November when almost all graduates had returned to school that Xu Wen also went back. However, since there was only one elective course available, during her free time from classes, she continued to help out at her unit while also taking care of Qinglan.
In the dormitory, Shen Xiaomeng and Hu Jiao'er had also returned.
Hu Jiao'er and Zhou Xiaochuan's internships were assigned by the school, and their internship locations were not in the same city. After three months apart, when they returned, it was as if they needed to make up for the time lost during their separation, spending almost every day together.
Since entering their senior year, the school's management of the graduating class has become much more humane compared to before, especially regarding the boys' dormitory. The rules are no longer as strict, allowing girls to register and enter the boys' dormitory. As a result, Hu Jiao'er spent almost all her time in Zhou Xiaochuan's dormitory during the day, only returning at lights out.
Every time she came back, Jiang Liuying would tease her, saying, "Running back and forth every day, aren't you tired? You might as well just move into Zhou Xiaochuan's dormitory since he's the only one left there now."
Hu Jiao'er rolled her eyes at her and replied, "You're so disgusting. Zhou Xiaochuan and I are still innocent; he's a pure-hearted young man."
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