Chapter 42 (1/2)

Chapter 42

Spring Suns.h.i.+ne 2.1

“It’ll be spring break after next week.  Do you want to go anywhere?”  They had been sitting on the couch for a while before Song Qiyan broke the silence.

Xia Liang moved a little in his arms to find the most comfortable position.  She then rubbed against his neck. “I don’t know……”

Song Qiyan poked her nose. “Do you want to travel?”

Xia Liang tilted her head. “Sure, but where to?”

Song Qiyan suggested, “How about Florida?”

Xia Liang still looked at him with her head tilted. “Just the two of us?”

Song Qiyan replied, “You can ask your roommate and I…...can ask Jeffery to come along.”

Thus, on the following Sat.u.r.day, the four of them were standing at an airport in Florida.

They rented a jeep at the airport and dumped all of their luggage onto the back. The two men occupied the front row, Lin Qin and Xia Liang in the back seats.

They were excited about the difference in temperature from the north to the south. Wei Jian, who was sitting on the pa.s.senger side, rolled down his window, letting the spring air blow into the car.

They drove for about an hour until they reached the private island. There were many privately owned vacation cabins on the island. Song Qiyan drove into a village and eventually stopped in front of a cabin right next to the beach.

Lin Qin pushed Xia Liang who had fallen asleep against the window. “We’re here!”

Xia Liang opened her eyes in confusion, still half asleep.

Lin Qin shrugged towards Song Qiyan, silently telling him: she’s your problem now.

Song Qinyan got off the car and moved to the side to open the door for Xia Liang. He bent over to release the seat belt for her and rubbed her hair. “We’re here. You can get out now.”

Xia Liang got off holding Song Qiyan’s arm. With the fresh sea breeze blowing on her face, Xia Liang’s mind finally cleared a bit. “Weren’t we staying in hotel?”

Song Qiyan smoothed out the hair that was sticking to her forehead. “This is Xia yi’s cabin. They will come to stay for a while every winter or spring break. There is private beach around here, less crowded than the tourist spots.”

Xia Liang wasn’t completely awake. She just nodded then leaned on Song Qiyan’s shoulder again. “Tired……”

Song Qiyan smiled and spoke in an indulgent tone, “We’ll go for dinner right after we put all the luggage in. Then we can walk around here. You won’t be able to sleep tonight if you sleep too much now. En?”

“Oh……”

Song Qiyan held her hand and walked in.  He let her sit in the living room.  Then he walked to the car and took out his and Xia Liang’s luggage from the back of the jeep.  Lin Qian stood at the door and sighed sadly, “This is the benefit a single person doesn’t have!”

Wei Jian happened to walk by.  He laughed and recommended himself, “I’ll get it, I’ll get it. My lady, you take a rest.  I’m willing to work like a dog for a beauty without a single complaint.”  Lin Qian accepted his services and went into the living room to sit next to Xia Liang.  She started to look around the cabin which was about 650 square feet in size.