Gao Kai never expected that the beauty he had set his sights on wasn't deaf, and that it was Wang Qiqi. This left Gao Kai stunned. His first thought was that his luck couldn't possibly be this good, but then, upon hearing Wang Qiqi's words, he froze again. Wasn't her application filled out for Shen Da? Wang Rui had said so, and the classmates in Qiqi's class had all confirmed Shen Da. Why was the acceptance letter from C Da? All the elaborate scenarios he had envisioned—how he would make a grand confession to Wang Qiqi in front of all her new classmates at university—he had honestly consulted many people for advice, even spending hours watching romantic films, especially scenes focused on confessions. But now...

Gao Kai's mind was reeling. He had worked himself ragged for half a month just to attend the same university as Qiqi, but now, to think that after all that, and after hearing the news that she was going to C Da when he could finally go to Shen Da, he found himself utterly bewildered. As he snapped back to reality, intending to ask Wang Qiqi why she was going to C Da, he realized the taxi had already pulled away toward the entrance of the residential area.

Gao Kai launched himself forward, bare feet pounding the pavement in pursuit of the taxi, but how could his two legs outrun four wheels? He could only watch helplessly as the cab slowly vanished from his sight.

Gao Kai briefly considered hailing another taxi, but just as he raised his hand, a thought struck him. Although Qiqi had been dressed for travel, dragging luggage, the question was whether she was heading for the train station or a long-distance bus terminal. There was only one train station, but two bus terminals—one south and one north of the city. The train station wasn't far from the south terminal, but it was still a ten-minute drive. Qiqi could be headed to any of the three places, and how much time did he really have?

He abandoned the idea, standing foolishly by the roadside, motionless.

Once inside the cab, Wang Qiqi immediately closed her eyes, intending to rest. There was no choice; she had been woken up early that morning by a call from someone, whose reason was to ensure she didn't miss the train again, as she had the last time they went to Shencheng. This thought made Wang Qiqi inwardly cringe. That last time was indeed her fault for misreading the train schedule, but did that warrant holding a grudge until now? At that moment, Wang Qiqi regretted the decision, thinking that even waiting for the train at the station would have been better than running into that type of person.

The driver noticed the young woman resting in his rearview mirror and wondered if they had been a couple before. He recalled that the boy seemed to have started flirting with this girl’s younger