Chapter 48: Crazy Idea

  Carrying Qin Ke Yi's suitcase, I walked into the waiting hall with her friends. I've always thought that checking tickets in a train station's waiting hall is an exercise that tests one's reaction and willpower. You have to constantly face the pairs of feet without shoes on the ground, emitting strong odors, and be on guard against sudden phlegm flying out from beside you. And when standing with a beauty like Qin Ke Yi in the crowd waiting for ticket checks, you also need to spare some energy to prevent someone from taking advantage of her. After overcoming countless difficulties, I finally squeezed onto the platform with Qin Ke Yi. She asked her classmate to help carry the suitcase I was holding onto the train, then stood there silently, looking at me. After an unknown amount of time, the station's broadcast began reminding everyone that there were only five minutes left before departure.

  "The train is about to leave..." Qin Ke looked at me and smiled, saying it lightly. At this moment, the two of us stood facing each other calmly, forming a stark contrast with the crowd rushing towards the carriages on the platform.

  "Will you miss me?" I asked with a bit of seriousness and depression.

  "What's wrong! I'm just going for two weeks, not forever, no need to make it sound like a farewell!" Qin Ke was taken aback by my suddenly melancholic tone and burst out laughing.

  "Would you mind matching this sorrowful atmosphere of impending farewell and being serious for once?"

  "Alright! Hmm...? I'll miss you!" Qin Ke heard my words and forcibly retracted his smile, trying to match my reluctant mood.

  "Really?" I asked in a skeptical tone.

  "Don't you think you're being too wordy? Can't you just pick out the important points and say them?!?" Qin Ke Yi said somewhat impatiently, at which point her classmates started loudly reminding her that the train was about to leave.

  "I really have to go!"

  "Wow!"

  "Remember to call me and send me a message!"

  "Hmm!"

  "Call me three times a day, morning, noon and night!" Qin Ke didn't move her feet, as if she was also reluctant to part with me.

  "Is three times enough!?" I said with a smile.

  "Anyway, you decide for yourself! Finally! And most importantly! Be good when I'm not around!" Qin Ke said with a mischievous grin.

  "I've always been honest!"

  "Who knows what filthy beastly desires are hidden beneath your ugly appearance waiting to be unleashed!"

  "Don't worry, even if I'm here, I'll try to control myself and wait until you get back before letting it all out..." Before I could finish speaking, Qin Ke Yi's foot had already come down hard on mine.

  "Well... I'm leaving." Qin Ke smiled faintly at me, then said softly. At this moment, I gazed deeply at her and nodded gently to her.

  "Remember to call me!" Qin Ke Yi slowly backed away, reminding me as she turned and walked towards the train on the platform. I stood still, watching her go. After taking two or three steps, Qin Ke Yi suddenly turned around and ran quickly back to me. Before I could react to whether this movement was dangerous or not, she had already rushed to my side and lightly kissed my face. Then, she swiftly ran towards the train, leaving me standing alone in a daze until the train slowly departed...

  Just as I was hesitating about whether to send Qin Ke a text message to confirm our relationship, I suddenly received a text message from her, "Don't forget to wipe off the lipstick on your face, or you'll be embarrassed!" It wasn't until then that I realized why everyone had been giving me strange looks when I walked out of the train station earlier.

  "When you come back, I'll also put on lip gloss and return it to you tenfold. Is that okay?" I quickly wiped off the lip print on my face and then picked up my phone to reply to Qin Ke's text message.

  "If I don't wear lipstick, I can consider it!" Qin Ke Yi's text message came back just a few seconds later. So, within five minutes of our separation, we continued to heat things up between us through texting, a way of dating commonly adopted by young people in the 21st century, until four hours later when she was about to get off work... At this point, I also had reason to believe that, apart from verbal promises, we were essentially already a couple...

  Ever since I got to know Qin Ke Yi, we've never been apart for more than 4 hours. So you can imagine how unbearable it feels to be alone in an empty house with no one around. Our daily phone calls have become a necessary part of my life these past few days. We chat on the phone for hours and there's always something new to talk about, which makes me wonder why we didn't have so much to say before. Sometimes when we run out of things to say, both of us just fall silent, as if neither of us wants to hang up the phone...

  At night, I received a call from Zhang Wei, saying that he had already set a wedding date with Wang Li and wanted us to gather at his bar as a rehearsal for their wedding. Before Zhang Wei even finished speaking, I eagerly agreed. I had been planning to find them to go out and play together to comfort the loneliness brought by Qin Ke's departure, but since they were all in pairs, I gave up on that idea. Unexpectedly, Zhang Wei's call today hit my heart, so after hanging up the phone, I rushed to his bar.

  When I arrived at the package room that Zhang Wei told me, everyone had already arrived. All of them unanimously demanded an explanation from me for my late arrival. So I could only follow the rules on the wine table and punish myself with three cups to make up for what Zhao Li called "the mental trauma caused by my late arrival".

  "I heard you've been living a pretty good life lately!" Zhang Wei suddenly asked me as soon as I sat down.

  "My life is full of color and variety, I don't know which aspect you are referring to?"

  "What are you talking about, stupid!! What aspect did you say I would talk about!?" Zhang Wei's expression was awkward, making it clear what he was referring to.

  "Marco!!" I turned around and asked Marco.

  "Don't change the subject!! Hurry up and confess!" At this time, Zhao Lijia on the side stirred up trouble by saying, everyone under Zhao Lijia's instigation began to follow and jeer, the atmosphere in the room was instantly pushed to a climax. At this moment, the phone in my pocket started vibrating, so I quickly put down the cup in my hand and hastily took out the phone.

  "Ah! So tense! It must be a call from Ke Yi!" Guo Cheng said with a smile.

  "Congratulations on answering correctly! As a reward, would you please keep your voice down and create a quiet and peaceful atmosphere for our conversation?" I said to Guo Cheng over the phone.

  "It's not a work report! Why are you being so serious!" Zhao Lijia said, starting to get worked up again after a brief pause.

  "How do you know it's not a work report! Maybe it's just a routine inspection by Ke Yi!" Guo Cheng and Zhao Lijia chimed in, displaying an astonishing tacit understanding. At this moment, due to the urgent need to answer the phone, there was no time to exchange pleasantries with these two crazy women, so she turned around and walked out of the private room to pick up the call.

  "Hey! It's been so long since you picked up! Where have you been messing around?" Qin Ke's severe questioning voice came from the phone.

  "How did you know I was slacking off!! We're in the middle of a massive drill!"

  "Drill!? What drill?!" Qin Ke asked me curiously.

  "Considering Zhang Wei might have a fear of bridal chamber behavior! So we're organizing a bridal chamber rehearsal!"

  "Go die! We don't even need you guys for a real exercise! Those two are enough!"

  "Look at you! The yellow thoughts in your head are spreading again, aren't they? Our rehearsal is aimed at creating a lively atmosphere for the two of them to get married, and the tasks that follow will have to be completed by themselves!"

  "Alright! I won't argue with you anymore! I... have a birthday today!" Qin Ke Yi suddenly said softly to me over the phone.

  "Ahhh!!! Why didn't you tell me earlier!!! Happy birthday!!!" I was a bit at a loss for words when I heard this news.

  "What's the use of saying it early! You can't come either!" Qin Ke complained over the phone.

  "Do you want me to go!?" I suddenly asked Qin Ke very seriously.

  "What's the difference whether I hope or not?! The outcome is still the same!"

  "You just need to answer yes or no!"

  "Hope!" Qin Ke said softly after a few seconds of silence.

  "Hehe! Then pray to God and let Him fulfill your wishes as much as possible!"

  "If only it were true! I'll be the first to pray for you to turn into a pig!! Alright, I won't talk to you anymore. My dorm sisters are going to celebrate my birthday! You go back early! Hang up!" After hanging up the phone, a crazy idea quietly formed in my mind, so I hurriedly walked back to the package room.

  "Zhang Wei! Lend me your car for a bit!" I said as soon as I entered the house.

  "What's going on? Where are you going?" Zhang Wei asked curiously.

  "Mu Dan Jiang..."