A few months later, Bai Chen's visa and exchange student approval both came through, and the date of his departure to study abroad drew ever closer.
The school Bai Chen had chosen was in a country near the equator, so the weather was hot year-round, though a few areas could get a little cold in winter.
Still, Bai Chen did not pack many long-sleeved clothes. Instead, he brought almost all the short-sleeved shirts he had at home.
The student exchanging places with Bai Chen was a young man from N Country. He would fly into their country that evening and move into Bai Chen's room, 704, so Lin Sen would not be too lonely.
Lin Jingchen took two days off for Bai Chen's departure, spending one day shopping with him for necessities and snacks, and the other accompanying him to the airport to wait for his flight.
That day, Lin Jingchen waited with Bai Chen at the airport for two hours.
Both of them were filled with mixed emotions. After all, saying goodbye never felt good.
Lin Jingchen looked fairly normal on the surface, but inside, he could hardly bear to part with Bai Chen. He wanted nothing more than to take him straight home and tell him not to go so far away.
But he knew he could not.
This was the school Bai Chen had always dreamed of attending. He had worked so hard, hoping that one day he would be able to go there.
It was also the field he had always wanted to study back in that other world.
So Lin Jingchen could not hold him back.
He was genuinely happy for him, too.
Bai Chen was not as good at hiding his feelings as Lin Jingchen. His emotions had long since shown on