Meng Shuo Jing, upon learning that Lin Yan had brought two friends, also invited two of his own.
One was Liu Jin Cheng, the all-knowing gossip, who had helped him gather information about Lin Yan's parents. The other was Wu Hong, a friend from his chess club.
Since Lin Yan's friends were not from wealthy backgrounds, he didn't bring any of his own classmates. Otherwise, their conversations wouldn't align, wouldn't that be awkward?
As for Liu Jin Cheng, although his family was wealthy, he had very little money to spend. He was always thinking about how to save up to buy things he liked, so he wouldn't feel distant from Lin Yan's friends.
After a brief introduction on the way, Meng Shuo Jing led his two friends to help Lin Yan with her other two female friends to carry their luggage.
When they arrived, they realized why they needed help with the luggage.
Not only was a suitcase broken, but one of the girls had also injured her leg. Although it was just a superficial wound, it hurt too much to walk at the moment.
Upon seeing the three people Lin Yan had brought, the two girls' faces turned a little red. It was too troublesome to bother them.
Meng Shuo Jing and his friends immediately took over the luggage, while Lin Yan and Song Yi Ming helped Li Qing towards the hotel lobby.
"Is this classmate's injury serious? Do we need to take her to the hospital for examination?" Meng Shuo Jing asked.
"Let's check in first. We can't go with luggage," Lin Yan said.
"I feel fine, it just hurts a bit now, much better than before," Li Qing replied. She hadn't expected to be so unlucky, falling as soon as she arrived. How could she possibly have fun now? Not only would she not have fun, but she would also delay others. As she said this, she looked apologetically at Lin Yan.
"It's better to get it checked, just to be safe," Lin Yan said.
"Then don't let her move. I'll drive over, and Jin Cheng and the others can take the luggage to the hotel."
"Yes, if you're injured, you shouldn't move. We'll just take the luggage to the hotel," Liu Jin Cheng said, nudging Wu Hong beside him to speak.
"Yes, it's better to confirm there are no issues first."
Hearing them all say this, Li Qing could only agree.
"Then I'll go get the car! You guys wait here for a bit," Meng Shuo Jing immediately ran towards the parking lot.
"Yan Yan, they have a car?" Song Yi Ming was a little surprised.
"Isn't it after the college entrance exam? He already has a car!" Li Qing also exclaimed.
"Yes, they drove here, saying it's more flexible for a road trip," Lin Yan didn't explain much. After all, Meng Shuo Jing's identity was different, and if she really told them, her friends might feel uncomfortable.
After a few people took Li Qing to the hospital and the doctor's examination confirmed no serious issues, Meng Shuo Jing drove them back to the hotel.
However, due to Li Qing's leg injury, the original plan was definitely impossible to carry out. So, they spent a few days playing in the city, which was also convenient for everyone to get to know each other.
When Li Qing's injury improved, they set off for the next city.
Meng Shuo Jing directly put Lin Yan's luggage in his car, and then the others tacitly avoided squeezing into the same car with them.
Over the past few days, they had all noticed Meng Shuo Jing's special treatment of Lin Yan. Although he hadn't said it directly, he hadn't hidden his feelings at all.
Lin Yan sat in the passenger seat and looked at Meng Shuo Jing, who was driving. "Where are we going next?"
"Your choice. However, there's a mountain nearby, and the scenery is said to be good. I didn't mention it before because your friend was injured."
"Then let's go take a look. Do you have a map?"
"Yes, it's in the storage compartment in front of you," Meng Shuo Jing pointed to where Lin Yan was.
Lin Yan opened the storage compartment and found the map inside.
"Which university did you apply for?" Meng Shuo Jing asked while Lin Yan was looking at the map.
"National University of Defense Technology."
"Why did you choose this university?"
Meng Shuo Jing didn't know how to react. It wasn't because he couldn't get into Lin Yan's chosen university, but rather he didn't understand why Lin Yan chose it. After all, it was a military academy.
"I want to contribute to the country!" Lin Yan didn't directly state the reason.
Meng Shuo Jing thought about whether his own chosen university was in the same city. It seemed not. He regretted not coming to find Lin Yan earlier. At least, he should have come before filling out the university applications, so there would still be a chance to change them. Now, only the admission letters hadn't been mailed yet, and there was no opportunity to change them.
Who would have thought that he would develop feelings for this girl he remembered as a little kid?
"I heard military academies are quite strict," Meng Shuo Jing said.
"It's okay. The major I applied for probably isn't that strict," Lin Yan said. The main reason she chose this university was to avoid the plot involving the male and female leads, and she also wanted to do something earnestly.
According to the plot, the male and female leads would meet in high school, acting like a bickering couple until they finally settled down after graduation. They went through quite a few twists and turns.
Of course, this was also because Meng Shuo Jing graduated from Yinghua. In the original plot, after Meng Shuo Jing graduated from high school, the female lead could no longer pursue him as easily. Then, someone who was not inferior to Meng Shuo Jing in appearance and family background appeared by her side. That's why she was attracted to the second young master of the Xu family and gradually forgot her white moonlight.
Lin Yan didn't want to go to the capital city at the time the plot was supposed to unfold. After all, if certain things happened, the male and female leads might be fine, but others would be implicated. She didn't want to get involved in the male and female leads' relationship. After all, she was on good terms with the Xu and Meng families now. If she appeared, she didn't know what the female lead would do.
However, Xiao Bao wasn't lost, and that second young master of the Xu family couldn't get his way. She didn't know if he and the female lead Fu Yin could still end up together. After all, their female lead had very high standards!
"I will study in the capital, and I plan to study abroad in a year or two," Meng Shuo Jing talked about his future plans.
"Yes, that's very good!" Lin Yan said with a smile.
"But the capital is quite far from your university," Meng Shuo Jing said softly.
"It's not that far, really. Flying is quite fast. It's just that the university probably won't let outsiders in easily," Lin Yan understood what he meant, but since he hadn't explicitly said it, she would pretend not to know.
"Can you wait for me then?"
"Wait for me to do what?" Lin Yan looked at him curiously, not understanding why he suddenly said that.
"Wait until you're an adult, or until you graduate, and then give me a chance, a chance to pursue you."
Meng Shuo Jing pulled over and stopped the car, looking at Lin Yan and saying with utmost seriousness.