Through the gray curtain of snow, when the first ray of dawn appeared at the end of the vast sea in the east, the plane flew into the sky. Looking down from the window, the whole city was like a steel forest. In the blurry but magnificent lights, the reflective river rushed from the middle of the city into the sea. In the distance, on the gray and black sea filled with snow, the lights of ships entering and leaving the port could be faintly seen.
Jiaming sat close to the back of the chair by the window because a female classmate sitting next to him was holding a camera and taking pictures. Although she was wearing a seat belt, her hands were stretched out, showing her great love for the city's snowy scenery.
"How about … changing seats?"
"Uh … no …"
"Let's change seats."
The girl's name was Wang Tujia, and she was quite pretty. They had been classmates for a few years. Although Jiaming's circle of friends was narrow, they naturally knew each other. After a few words of refusal, she changed seats with Jiaming and leaned against the window to take pictures of the city in the distance.
At this time, most of the cabin was filled with young men and women who were traveling together. They were talking excitedly. Seeing Jiaming change seats, Dongfang Wan turned her head from the side.
"Hey, I forgot to ask you. Why didn't Lingjing and Shasha want to come?"
"Shasha still has something to do. I originally planned to go to Paris to do something, so they didn't come with me …"
"That's right, Shasha is now the big sister …" Dongfang Wan thought for a while, "Why are you going to Paris?"
"Shopping."
"You're not sincere. Forget it if you don't want to tell me."
Having too many confrontations with Jiaming, Dongfang Wan naturally understood that if the other party refused to tell her something, she would definitely be angry if she continued to ask. She waved her hand, then smiled and winked at Jiaming, lip-syncing, "Beauty, you're lucky."
The plane ticket was arranged by her. It seemed that letting Wang Tujia sit next to Jiaming was also her plan.
If necessary, Jiaming could naturally talk to most people. However, since he had been a silent and awkward teenager for several years, there was no need to change at this time. After the plane flew out of the clouds, the sun shone in through the side window. Wang Tujia took a few pictures and began to feel bored.
She was good-looking and was one of the more lively girls in school. However, she felt that she couldn't find any common topics with Gu Jiaming next to her. Bored, she looked at the clouds outside the window. After a while, she finally turned her head, "Hey, Gu Jiaming."
"Yes?"
"Um … you and Xiaowan are close?"
"Yes?"
"Well, that's what everyone thinks … Of course, Little Wan is passionate about everyone …"
"Oh."
After a few words of reply, Dongfang Wan seemed to have heard her name and turned her head in confusion. Wang Tujia waved at her and smiled. Naturally, Dongfang Wan smiled back, then turned her head back in confusion.
After another moment of silence, Wang Tujia said, "Gu Jiaming, you seem … uh, a little quiet. We've been classmates for more than two years, but we haven't talked much, right?"
"Ahem, they did say that my personality wasn't good …"
"Haha, that's not it."
Wang Tujia hurriedly smiled and denied, "But you've always had a good relationship with Ye Lingjing and Liu Huaisha. Many people envy your relationship."
"We grew up together. Now, we can't separate even if we want to."
"I know a lot of male classmates who want to pursue Ye Lingjing and Liu Huaisha. Unfortunately, they only take special care of you. Many people are envious."
How come you know a lot of male classmates … Jiaming thought maliciously in his heart. Naturally, he said, "Their standards are higher. Haha, and during high school, we agreed not to talk about those things …"
"So it's like that … uh, by the way, have you seen The Truman Show?"
"No …"
"Well, then …"
Dealing with all kinds of people is one of the training that many children with family backgrounds receive. Seeing Wang Tujia thinking about topics with some distress, Jiaming wanted to laugh.
In fact, the reason why she was working so hard was not for him, nor was it out of politeness. It was mostly because of the good relationship between Jiaming and Dongfang Wan.
The two of them killed time in this situation of asking and answering. Dongfang Wan looked back several times. Finally, she couldn't stand it anymore. She stood up and said, "Little Jia, can we change seats?
I want to sit by the window and look at the scenery outside. "
"Okay."
Wang Tujia breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly smiled brightly. The two of them walked past Jiaming and changed seats. Dongfang Wan sat next to Jiaming. She fastened her seat belt and rolled her eyes. She was used to confronting Jiaming, so this time, she was very natural.
"Sigh, you don't even know how to grasp the beauty arranged for you … What should I say about you …"
Jiaming laughed, "My girlfriend used to be the daughter of a mafia boss. Now, she's a mafia boss. Your arrangement is simply unrealistic."
"You're afraid of Shasha?
I think it's always Shasha who listens to whatever you say.
You're the most treacherous person. "
"That's respect …"
"Okay, respect."
Dongfang Wan didn't bicker with him. She looked at her watch and then at the gradually darkening sky outside the window. "The time zones are really interesting. It's just dawn, and now it's dark. We're still in the morning in Amsterdam … Oh, right, we might see Ying Zilan in Paris this time … Do you know who he is?"
"Of course, he's Ying Zifeng's brother. Their names are similar."
"He's much more powerful than Ying Zifeng … In fact, they came to Paris this time to cooperate with Xi De Group. However, the bosses should know each other. If we go there, we'll definitely run into him. I don't know if Lei Qing is coming, but even if he is, you don't have to be a shield to avoid offending those people."
"I thought you would've canceled the trip if you'd heard the news …"
"I didn't know until I left. My brother told me what to do over the phone. In fact, Lei Qing hasn't bothered me for half a year."
Dongfang Wan curled her lips and said, "It seems to be because you fooled him last time. But he is also a joke among those people. You should be careful that he won't hesitate to chop you when he sees you …"
"It seems that it was a wrong decision to go with you …"
"Haha."
Obviously, she was very happy to be able to make Jiaming feel depressed, even if this kind of depression wasn't very sincere.
The plane flew smoothly through the clouds. It was winter in the northern hemisphere, so the weather wasn't very good. Occasionally, when the plane flew through the clouds or at a low altitude, it made people feel a bleak atmosphere in the darkness.
The people in the cabin were chatting happily, talking about the specialties of the Netherlands, talking about the snow of France, talking about the romance of Paris. Most of the people who had never been there before had brought their travel brochures, exchanging their views with relish. Dongfang Wan looked at the colorful brochure and frowned.
"By the way, are you going to separate from us when you arrive in Paris?"
Jiaming nodded. "Should be."
For some reason, Dongfang Wan's face became gloomy. After a while, she said, "You're not interesting at all."
"Uh, uh … I'm going there to do something, not to have fun."
"The Louvre, the Place de la Concorde, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, and Disneyland. Don't you want to see it?"
"Not interested."
He had been to these places countless times … Thinking back, that morning in the Place de la Concorde, he first met Natalie, who was selling flowers on roller skates …
"That's why I said you're not interesting at all."
Jiaming laughed. "What?
Do you want me to accompany you so much?
No way, are you … "
"I'm just enthusiastic about everyone."
Dongfang Wan raised her chin and said without the slightest guilty expression. "And you're going alone. Do you know French?
You can't even speak English well. We have tour guides here who can speak English and French. "
In order to travel abroad, she hired two tour guides to follow her. However, these tour guides worked according to her instructions. They were much better than the regular tour guides who always brought tourists to the "specialty shops" of the general travel agency.
Jiaming looked at the man and woman in front of him who were teaching a few students clumsily French and shrugged.
"I know French too. In French, 'hello' means … stupid pig!"
"That's Chinese French, okay?"
Dongfang Wan smiled and hit him with her elbow. "Pay attention to my lips. When I say hello in the morning, it's Bonjour. When I say hello in the evening, it's Bonsoir. Good night, it's … ah …"
Just when she was talking excitedly, suddenly, the whole plane trembled. At this time, she didn't know which country it was in, but she could faintly see the extended lightning above the clouds. Jia Ming opened his mouth and looked at the trembling plane. Dongfang Wan leaned on the chair and pressed Jia Ming's arm with one hand. She clenched it tightly and looked around without saying a word.
"Please, please don't panic. Don't worry, this is just a normal high-altitude airflow. It will be fine after a while …"
A stewardess walked quickly from the aisle to the tail of the plane and said comforting words. Jiaming tried to lift his right hand that was held by Dongfang Wan, but she pressed it back subconsciously. He looked back and saw that everyone's faces were obviously pale. Although they knew that the possibility of a plane crash was not high, it was not a good experience to find that the metal box they were sitting in was constantly trembling at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters.
"That …" Dongfang Wan leaned back and tried to sound calm. "Where's the parachute? Why doesn't the plane have a parachute …" Although her eyes were not focused, she was obviously talking to Jiaming. Seeing that she asked so sincerely, Jiaming smiled and decided to answer her mercifully.
"Cough, generally speaking, we fly too high. When we parachute from here, the air is thin and the temperature is low. When we descend to a safe altitude of about four thousand meters, we will become ice sculptures. Moreover, we haven't been trained. Even if we parachute, it's not much different from jumping off a building.
Suddenly, Dongfang Wan's fingers tightened and her nails almost sank into her flesh. Jiaming frowned. "This is too much …"
Dongfang Wan looked at him. "Why aren't you afraid?"
Jiaming smiled and said, "Didn't the stewardess say that this is normal? Haven't you encountered this before?"
"I didn't …" Seeing his calm expression, Dongfang Wan calmed down a little and said, "So … you're not interesting at all …"
Thirty thousand feet in the air, the huge metal box was still trembling and moving … (To be continued, if you want to know what happens next, please go to www.qidian.com to read more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)