Lin Jing was drinking soup when Sheng Kuang's slow, four-word utterance made her choke.
She turned away from the dining table and coughed.
When she recovered and turned back, she saw Sheng Kuang's hand extended in front of her, his long, slender fingers holding two tissues.
Lin Jing was taken aback and instinctively glanced at Sheng Kuang.
He held chopsticks in his right hand, his gaze fixed on his bowl, and wasn't looking her way at all.
"Thank you." Lin Jing took the tissues, wiped her mouth, and then glanced at Sheng Kuang again, unable to resist asking in a low voice, "You're going to an escape room too?"
Sheng Kuang "mm"-ed, his tone flat. "Yu Zhou wants to go."
"Oh."
Lin Jing thought, what a coincidence, they both had plans at the same time, and both were for an escape room.
After dinner, Lin Jing went upstairs to change her clothes. Seeing that it was almost time, she left the house.
As fate would have it, while she was changing her shoes on the first floor, Sheng Kuang came out of the elevator, also looking like he was about to go out.
They left the house one after another. Lin Jing thought Sheng Kuang would take a taxi to meet Yu Zhou. To her surprise, when they reached the community entrance, she turned left to walk, and he followed her on foot.
Lin Jing looked at him curiously, wondering if he, like her, had chosen to take the subway.
She guessed correctly.
Not only did he choose the subway, but he also ended up on the same route as her.
The subway was a bit crowded, and they were separated.
However, Lin Jing only needed to travel two stops on this subway line before transferring.
To her surprise, when she got off the subway, Sheng Kuang also got off. She followed the signs in the subway station to transfer to another line, and he, like a shadow, maintained a not-too-close, not-too-far distance, following her all the way. sudan novel network
The subway arrived, and Lin Jing quickened her pace, running into the train.
Sheng Kuang, however, wasn't as hurried as she was, still walking at a leisurely pace.
Lin Jing watched him step into the train just before the doors closed, feeling a moment of speechlessness.
Sheng Kuang casually picked a seat diagonally opposite her and sat down.
He had headphones on, seemingly listening to music, looking rather languid.
There were very few people on this subway car, and several seats separated her from Sheng Kuang. Lin Jing glanced at him, then looked again, unable to bear it any longer. She stood up, quickly moved to the opposite seat, and then gradually scooted closer to him: "Which place did you and Yu Zhou book?"
Sheng Kuang took off his headphones and tilted his head towards her. "Hm?"
Lin Jing whispered, "I mean, the place you and Yu Zhou booked, is it the same as mine?"
Sheng Kuang took off his headphones and tilted his head towards her. "Hm?"
Lin Jing whispered, "I mean, the place you and Yu Zhou booked, is it the same as mine?"
Sheng Kuang fiddled with the headphones he had removed and said casually, "Where are you going?"
Lin Jing told him the name of the escape room she was going to. "It's a pretty popular, trendy place."
Sheng Kuang "mm"-ed. "It is quite popular. Yu Zhou booked that one too."
Lin Jing: "..."
She had indeed guessed correctly.
After a brief silence, Lin Jing said, "What a coincidence."
Sheng Kuang gave her a meaningful look, paused for a moment, and nodded his head in agreement, saying, "It is indeed a coincidence."
The subway arrived at the station, and a few passengers boarded.
After everyone had settled down, Lin Jing noticed that Sheng Kuang hadn't put his headphones back on, as if he was still waiting for her to talk. She thought for a moment and asked, "Do you like playing escape rooms too?"
"Too..."
Sheng Kuang, catching the word, replied without much hesitation, "It's alright."
Lin Jing: "Oh."
Since the first day she moved into Sheng Kuang's house and learned he liked pink, she had now learned about another of his interests.
And this interest was the same as hers.
Lin Jing felt a bit of private joy at the thought that she and her idol shared a common hobby. Her words became bolder: "If there's a chance in the future, we can play together."
...
Unknowingly, the train had reached its stop.
Lin Jing and Sheng Kuang got off the subway together and walked towards the escape room they were going to.
Lin Jing had been to this place twice before and was quite familiar with it. After about five to six minutes of walking, they reached the entrance.
He Lin and his friends hadn't arrived yet, but Wang Qingqing was already there, waiting in the Starbucks nearby.
Lin Jing stopped at the entrance of the escape room. "I won't go in with you. My classmate is at Starbucks next door, I'm going to find her. You go find Yu Zhou."
Sheng Kuang "mm"-ed, and the two parted ways.
Lin Jing and Wang Qingqing each ordered a Frappuccino at Starbucks. When they had almost finished their drinks, He Lin and his group finally arrived.
As it was almost time, everyone gathered and headed straight to the escape room.
At the front desk, Lin Jing saw Sheng Kuang.
He was alone.
Leaning against a pillar next to the front desk, he was looking down at his phone.
Lin Jing was taken aback and instinctively called his name, "Sheng Kuang?"
Hearing his name, Sheng Kuang looked up. His gaze swept over the group of boys standing behind her, finally landing on her face.
Lin Jing took two steps forward. "Where's Yu Zhou? Hasn't he arrived yet?"
Sheng Kuang turned off his phone screen and stood up straight. "He's not just not here, he's been stood up."
Lin Jing gasped. "What about you? Are you going back?"
"Since I'm already here, I can't just go back," Sheng Kuang said, glancing at the group behind her. "Are you guys enough people? If not, want to form a team?"