Chapter 116 Flying to Paris (1/2)

Long Xi felt sorry and said, “I can’t come. I have already booked flight tickets to France with Brother Kun. I will leave this evening. My work has passed the auditions of a French reality show called Stormy Dress. I decided to go to France two days in advance with Brother Kun for sightseeing before attending the closed-off TV show at the headquarters in Paris.”

Yu Lanjie said, “Alright, smooth sailing!”

“Thank you!” Long Xi smiled.

Yu Lanjie then added, “I wish you success! By the way, brother Chuan asked me to tell you that he has passed the art exam. As long as his college entrance examination result is above the minimum passing score, he will be admitted into the music department of the film university in City B.”

Long Xi said, “There won’t be any problems. He’s always performed well in his studies. It must be no big deal. Xiao Lu also passed the art examination. I promised him to do synchronized bungee jumping, but I’m afraid he will have to wait until I get back from the reality show. Lan, how about you? Do you have any confidence in yourself?”

“My goal is the Department of Archaeology in University Qinghui. I’m quite confident about it. I have been very interested in archaeology since I was young and I really want to study it. You and brother Wangchuan have helped me so much. I really appreciate it. Thank you!” Yu Lanjie said.

“Don’t mention it. If you really want to thank me, a movie will do,” Long Xi said and laughed. “Well, that’s it. I have to go home and pack up to catch the plane!”

Long Xi hung up the phone, went back to the Clear Lake Dream Gallery with Lord Mo Kun, packed up her luggage, and took a taxi to the airport.

The sunset was beautiful as it got closer to dusk.

They checked in, said goodbye to granny and went through security.

The X-ray security machine suddenly detected contraband in Long Xi’s backpack. It turned out to be a small fruit knife. There were also some apples and a bag of blueberry bread. Granny had put them in Long Xi’s backpack in case the in-flight meals didn’t taste good.

Long Xi took out the knife, handed it back to Granny and said goodbye again.

Long Xi hated leaving Granny there alone. Upon noticing her mood, Mo Kun took her in his arms.

She hated saying goodbye.

She had never been so far away from her Granny for such a long time.

They waited in the terminal for about half an hour before boarding was announced and they finally entered the gate.

The sun went down and the moon came out.

The plane was like a huge white bird, standing gracefully at one end of the airport in the moonlight.

Long Xi felt better when she saw this.

It felt like a voice called gently from afar.

Her backpack was heavy. It contained everything, including food, clothes, a purse, her ID card, skin care products, cosmetics, a comb, towels, an umbrella, a mobile phone, a medicine book, even a whole set of sewing tools. Mo Kun helped her put it on the rack.

Suddenly, an old couple came and sat down on the seat in front of them. The old man was unable to put his bag on the rack. Mo Kun offered to help.

Long Xi sat near the window. “Do you like the scenery above?” Mo Kun asked her. “The weather will be fine tomorrow morning. The clouds must be beautiful. It will be the perfect time to take pictures.”

“Let’s take selfies. It’s the first time we travel together.” Long Xi suggested with a smile.

She took out her mobile phone and took selfies with Mo Kun.

“I’m going to the washroom,” Mo Kun said.

He got up and made his way to the washroom.

Long Xi looked out of the window. The plane had yet to take off!

A young man came and sat down next to her. He was skinny, with a messy wool-like curly hairdo and small but smart eyes. He was not really handsome, but he had the warmest of smiles and there was a small dimple on his cheek.

“Hello, my name is Qin Kuai. (A homophone of diligence.) My dad wants me to be a diligent person, and my friends call me a chatterbox. What’s your name, pretty girl?”

He was funny. Long Xi was amused.

“Q, my name is Q,” she answered hesitantly. There was no need to tell a total stranger her real name.

“Q?” He repeated it with an uncertain tone. “That’s a good name. Mysterious, reserved, but beautiful just like you.”

Long Xi flushed with embarrassment and went silent.