143 The Tree Wants to Be Still, But the Wind Won’t Stop
The next morning, Wang Heng carried his backpack, walked out of the dormitory alone, took a taxi at the school gate, and headed straight for the airport.
Besides the things he had packed earlier, there was also a small hamster hidden in his bag. This was certainly not a problem when taking a car, but getting on a plane was a bit troublesome.
When the taxi arrived at the destination, Wang Heng walked into the terminal building, found the most remote restroom, and in a stall with no one around, unzipped his backpack slightly, letting the little head poke out.
Then Wang Heng said, “Go, Pikachu.”
The hamster raised its little head and glared at him. “I did say I could pass the security check myself, but the place you dropped me off is too far from the security checkpoint, isn’t it?”
Wang Heng cheered it on, “I believe in your mobility. You are the only Spacetime Administrator in the world. This poses no difficulty for you at all!”
After a moment of silence, the hamster jumped out of the backpack and said helplessly, “Fine, I knew I had to rely on myself. This is the fate of having an irresponsible owner, tsk tsk…”
With that, it twisted its body and squeezed out through the gap under the stall door.
Wang Heng zipped up his backpack and pushed open the stall door. The little thing was nowhere to be found. With such agility and the ability to foresee the future, it was indeed not difficult for it to avoid everyone’s sight and run into a plane.
For Wang Heng, a small thing like a hamster couldn’t be brought on a plane; it couldn’t pass the security check at all. But if he accidentally ‘lost’ the hamster in the terminal and then ‘coincidentally met’ it at his seat after boarding the plane, there would obviously be no problem.
Wang Heng walked out of the restroom, picked up his ticket, and started queuing in front of the security checkpoint.
At this moment, he received a call. The caller ID showed Ye Xun.
He answered the call and heard the girl’s slightly shy voice: “Senior, do we continue tutoring and training tomorrow?”
Wang Heng held the phone in his right hand and couldn’t help but cover his face with his left hand.
Yesterday, his attention was diverted by the warning of Lu Qi’s flight accident, and he almost forgot that he had promised Ye Xun to continue tutoring her in math until he went home for the New Year.
So what excuse should he find now? Summoned back by his dad early?
Considering that Ye Xun didn’t know his classmates and other friends, this excuse was obviously feasible…
So Wang Heng said, “My dad called me back for something. I have to leave today. Sorry.”
“Leaving today?” Ye Xun’s voice was full of surprise.
“Yeah, something came up at home, it’s urgent.”
Then there was silence on the other end of the line.
After more than ten seconds, Ye Xun suddenly asked, “Do you want me to see you off?”
Wang Heng: “No need, no need. I’m already at the airport, so I won’t trouble you.”
The girl’s voice suddenly became very soft. “Then, are you going home alone, Senior?”
Wang Heng: “Of course.”
“Mhm, then be careful on your way. Bye…”
Ye Xun chuckled lightly and hung up.
Wang Heng held his phone, pondering secretly.
He could hear that during the conversation just now, after learning that he was leaving, Ye Xun’s tone became more and more lonely. But before hanging up, it suddenly became much brighter.
Why was that?
Because she confirmed that he was leaving alone, without other girls accompanying him?
But the problem was, she couldn’t see it with her own eyes and had no way to verify if there was anyone else beside him. So did she trust what he said so deeply?
Did she trust him that much?
Then in the future, wouldn’t it be no problem to deceive her however he wanted?
Thinking of this, Wang Heng didn’t feel relaxed; instead, he felt a trace of moral pressure.
**
When Wang Heng passed the security check, it was still early for boarding, more than an hour away. Finding the boarding gate, he spotted a nearby empty seat, sat down, and took out his phone.
Only then did he realize that Han Yixuan had sent a text message just now.
【Little Le told me you’re going on a long trip? Where are you going?】
Wang Heng sat there, staring at the phone screen in a daze for a long time.
Yesterday it was Pei Ningle, today it was Ye Xun and Han Yixuan, and later he would have to run around for Lu Qi’s safety… Can’t you annoying women just give me some peace!
Is it that hard to be a happy single otaku? This world is too unfriendly to a good person who just wants to be single!
After silently lamenting for a while, there was no other way; the text message had to be replied to eventually.
Wang Heng lowered his head and typed: 【Sorry, I’ve already bought the ticket and am preparing to board at the airport.】
Less than ten seconds after the message was sent, the girl’s next message arrived.
Han Yixuan: 【Are you going home?】
Wang Heng: 【No, I have some other things to do. Not going home directly.】
Han Yixuan: 【No wonder you didn’t call me. I was saying, if you were going home, we could go together!】
Wang Heng: 【Yeah, yeah, we could have gone together…】
Together my ass!
Among these four girls, only Han Yixuan came from the same small city as him, so the closer it got to going home for the New Year, the more careful he had to be. Even without Lu Qi’s matter, he would definitely have avoided Han Yixuan.
Anyway, avoiding her this winter vacation was definitely no problem. As for the future? That could only be discussed later.
After waiting for two minutes and seeing that Han Yixuan hadn’t sent any more messages, Wang Heng breathed a sigh of relief. But the moment he put his phone in his pocket, he heard the Q notification sound again.
In an instant, he had a bad premonition again.
Feeling desolate, Wang Heng took out his phone, lit up the screen, and sure enough, it was a chat message from Lu Qi.
Lu Qi: 【Really not coming to Sakura Island to play? I need a playmate now. I’ll cover all expenses. How about it?】
After this message, she also sent a street photo of Akihabara.
Presumably, if it were deep otakus like Tang Hexing or Wang Ke, their eyes would definitely light up seeing this photo, right?
But Wang Heng looked around bleakly.
Many passengers were sitting on nearby seats, most of them looking down at their phones or looking up at flight information. Some were chatting in twos and threes, or reading silently with their heads down.
Looking at these leisurely passersby, Wang Heng envied them so much, envied that they could enjoy solitude without being disturbed.
After collecting his mood, Wang Heng replied: 【Sorry, my dad has something for me. I’ve already gone home for the New Year.】
Like Ye Xun, Lu Qi didn’t know his friends and family, and had little contact with the other girls, so such a reasonable excuse should be enough to deal with her.
But immediately after, Lu Qi replied: 【So picking me up at the airport is also out of the question. I can only return to Rongdu alone?】
Wang Heng: 【Sorry…】
Lu Qi: 【It’s okay, just kidding. No need to say sorry to me. No need to be so serious.】
After this message, she added a small face-poking emoji.
Wang Heng replied with an emoji, a simple smile. As for whether it was interpreted as friendly or mocking, it was none of his business.
Putting away his phone, Wang Heng looked at the many planes outside and couldn’t help but sigh: “The tree wants to be still, but the wind won’t stop…”
Thinking of the upcoming trip to Sakura Island, he felt that life was a bit too harsh on him.
