Chapter 302 - Surely More Surprising Than Your “Present” (1) (1/2)
The next day.
Unsure whether it was because of the jet lag, Su Jianan had woken up really early, yet she refused to open her eyes, and clung onto Lu Boyan in a daze. Just when she was about to return to sleep, a gentle voice whispered into her ear,
“Happy birthday.”
She had almost forgotten; it was her birthday.
That was the first birthday Lu Boyan was celebrating with her, or perhaps, she could also say it was the last one.
Su Jianan opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Lu Boyan’s handsome facial features. She wrapped her arms around his neck and smiled. “Thank you.”
Lu Boyan caressed her head and asked, “Are you still sleepy? If you are not, then let’s get up, and we’ll head to Paris after breakfast.”
An hour later, outside the hotel entrance—
Su Jianan’s hand s.h.i.+elded over her eyes, and looked up. It was a clear blue sky, and the sun was s.h.i.+ning more brightly and warmly than ever.
The weather that day was better than the day before. She should be happier.
At that moment, a car stopped right before the two of them. A young man got off and opened the door, “Mr. and Mrs. Lu, please enter the car. We’ll reach Bordeaux Airport in 30 minutes.”
Su Jianan held Lu Boyan back, with a mysterious smile on her face. “It’s my birthday today. You have to listen to me!”
Lu Boyan raised his brows, antic.i.p.ating to hear more.
“We won’t take the plane to Paris,” Su Jianan was getting excited. “We’ll take the train!”
“…” Lu Boyan furrowed his brows, withholding his response for the moment. He had never taken the train. Firstly, trains were slow, and secondly, the carriages would be full of people, and he had never liked noise.
“We’re taking a high-speed train! It will take only about three hours, which is similar to taking the plane!” Su Jianan shook Lu Boyan’s arm, trying hard to persuade him. “We’ve never taken the train before. Accompany me just once.” She stuck up her index finger of her right hand, and said emphatically as if she were making the only wish of her lifetime. “Just this once!”
Finally, Lu Boyan submitted to her soft and persistent pleading, and ordered the driver to head to the train station.
People of all colors, speaking in all sorts of languages were coming and going at the train station. Some were carefree and leisurely; others were busy and rus.h.i.+ng.
Su Jianan held onto Lu Boyan’s hand tightly, while following him to purchase the tickets, getting through security checkpoints, and waiting for the train.
They were very lucky. They managed to buy the tickets to the next high-speed train trip. It was only ten minutes to boarding time.
Just after they had found their seats, Su Jianan was stunned.
She and Lu Boyan did not manage to get adjacent seats. They were separated by the aisle, on different rows!
“…”—Su Jianan’s current state of emotion could only be accurately represented by these punctuations.
It was not what she had imagined! What she had imagined was her and Lu Boyan snuggling with each other by the window, her leaning on Lu Boyan’s shoulder, and him looking gently at her as she watched the changing scenery outside the window!
Miserable…
Lu Boyan proposed, “I could exchange seats with the person sitting next to you?”
Su Jianan glanced at the seat next to her. It was a girl who looked close in age to her, who was dressed very casually. She was looking out of the window, wearing a pair of headphones, and looked like a tourist heading to Paris.
She immediately pushed Lu Boyan in that direction, “Go ask her!”
Lu Boyan was slightly surprised, “You sure?”
He had thought, given Su Jianan’s clinginess of the past few days, she would not have given him any chance to interact with the opposite s.e.x.
“Very sure!” Su Jianan nodded firmly. “You’re handsome, she definitely won’t reject you!”
Lu Boyan approached, first greeting the girl in French. She smiled while shaking her head, saying that she was from the United States.
Lu Boyan effortlessly switched to English, expressing politely that he needed very much to exchange seats with the girl.
The girl took off her headphones, and asked doubtfully, “Why, mister?”
“It’s my wife’s birthday today. She wished for me to take the train once with her,” Lu Boyan looked helpless, “But it is a pity that our seats are not adjacent.”
Perhaps Su Jianan was right about the irresistible quality of a handsome face. The girl very agreeably collected her bag and stood up. She said, “I wish your wife a happy birthday. May both of you have a great day.”
Lu Boyan smiled saying, “Thank you.”
Su Jianan also thanked the girl, and sat down happily. She propped her chin with her hand, watching Lu Boyan while remarking candidly, “I realized that your face is really useful during crucial moments!”
Lu Boyan grinned. Su Jianan could sense an air of wariness, and emphasized immediately, “Of course, I was not denying your other areas of performance!”
“Oh?” That someone stared at Su Jianan, suggestively and intrigued. “Other areas… What other areas?”
“Like—” Su Jianan poked Lu Boyan’s head, “This area.”
Lu Boyan: “…”
In that moment of speechlessness, the train had departed. The scenery during the journey was not exactly breathtaking, but it was fresh and novel enough for Su Jianan. She leaned on Lu Boyan’s shoulder, occasionally chatting with him, and other times watching the landscapes. When she got tired of it, she would rest while cuddling with him. A few hours pa.s.sed by unknowingly.
The high-speed train pulled in at the Paris station.
As compared to the train station at Bordeaux, the Paris station was much more modern and s.p.a.cious. The human traffic flow was greater as well.
Su Jianan was very afraid of being separated from Lu Boyan, holding onto his hand tightly while he looked for an exit.
When she was traveling all over the place with Luo Xiaoxi, she was the one booking the hotel, planning itineraries, and navigating, while Luo Xiaoxi was dedicated to only enjoying and playing.
But that time with Lu Boyan, she could be a carefree idiot in life.