After paying, the two of them took a car to the airport together.
Their flight was at five that afternoon.
G City.
The plane arrived on time, a little after seven.
This time, though, Bai Chen hadn't bought any local specialties from Miaojiang to bring back. There hadn't been enough time.
Assistant Wang was waiting for Lin Jingchen at the airport. Once they got into the car, Lin Jingchen told him to take Bai Chen back to G University first.
After getting out of the car, Bai Chen carried his bag straight back to the dorm. He had always felt weighed down here before, though he hadn't understood why. Now, as he stepped inside, that old suffocating feeling was gone.
He felt completely at ease.
He carried his bag up to the seventh floor.
It happened to be Sunday, and every dorm room was lively, with bursts of laughter ringing out now and then.
Except theirs, which was eerily quiet.
When he entered, Lin Sen was the only one there, sitting in a chair and whittling a piece of wood with a small knife.
Lin Sen was startled to see Bai Chen return. He said loudly, "Well, look at you, Bai Chen! Sneaking off on leave again and leaving me to survive alone in this lonely dorm. And Gu Yun and Li Xingzhu took leave too!"
"I was all alone~ So lonely~ You all left~ And I was the only one here~ What a miserable life~" Lin Sen kept whining like a neglected housewife.
Bai Chen simply smiled without saying anything. Then he took out all the candy left in his bag that he had bought for the ride, unwrapped a piece, and shoved it into Lin Sen's mouth.
"Mmph." Lin Sen abruptly fell silent.
"This is pretty