Chapter 28: Abandoned Railway Line – Get Off the Train at the Abandoned Station (7)

It seemed that it was a little too exciting for her.

After Xu Shenxing had pulled Jiangyue out of the water, she was still a little dizzy.

However, she recovered herself soon after and said it was very exciting; and she wanted to play again.

Was it supposed to be like this? Even though she was an old train, was dreaming of becoming a high-speed train?

Because Jiangyue was unable to play alone, Xu Shenxing had to accompany her.

After Jiangyue left the water slide with satisfaction, the sun already sunk from the west.

“I’m really, really sorry!” She put on her original clothes and walked along with Xu Shenxing on the sidewalk. Around this time, the street lamps weren’t still on, and the setting sun was covered over by buildings, so it was kind of dark on the street. The girl apologized to Xu Shenxing, who played the water slide with her dozens of times (and climbed the stair dozens of times), “I didn’t notice the time. I played too long…”

“It’s fine. Whatever makes you happy.”

Xu Shenxing yawned and said, “It has been a long time since the last time I went to swimming pool. But… It’s not that bad.”

Of course, it would be much better if he hadn’t had to climb the stairs.

“Anyhow, I want to thank you.” Jiangyue slightly bowed towards Xu Shenxing, then said with a smile, “It was good luck that I was able to meet you after turning into a human form.”

Even if it was Xu Shenxing, he also felt slightly abashed to hear that.

He looked away and found that the Dessert House of KFC was nearby, so he went over and bought two ice cones.

“Since it’s a date, let’s carry through it.” He handed over one of the ice cream cones to Jiangyue.

The girl was just about to take the ice cream cone with a flitting blush when they heard a familiar voice.

“Mommy, mommy! Look at that brother… uncle! He bought two ice cream cones, pretending that he has a girlfriend!”

Whose child was she? Why was she so annoying?!

Xu Shenxing and Jiangyue fled away. After they finally came back to a halt, they found that they had come to the side of the famous scenic spot of Jiangjin city, the Jiangjin Bridge.

Jiangyue took the ice cream cone from Xu Shenxing. They looked at each other and smiled.

They walked along the river and went towards the bridge. Though they didn’t have any specific destination in mind, it wasn’t bad to have a walk in the dark.

“Ah.” After eating the ice cream cone, Jiangyue suddenly looked at the time on the top right corner of the large screen by the roadside, then gently said, “It’s the time I pa.s.s through here.”

Xu Shenxing felt confused at first, but as the heavily ‘clang, clang ” sounds of the train came from far to near, he understood what Jiangyue meant.

They laid on the railing, watching the old train slowly pa.s.sed through the Jiangjin Bridge. Both of them had a magical feeling.

“Mr. Salesclerk. No matter I have to repeat it how many times, I still want to say ‘thank you very much."” After the train had pa.s.sed through the bridge, Jiangyue ran a few steps on the sidewalk, then turned back and gazed at Xu Shenxing. Her claret eyes were full of seriousness. “I have never been so happy.”

“Same to you.” Xu Shenxing embarra.s.sedly scractched his face and said, “If it was Moli coming with me, it would have been a headache to look after her.”

Not to mention that evil overlord always planned to empty Xu Shenxing’s wallet to buy all kinds of snacks…

“In fact, I have one more wish.” Jiangyue lowered her head and said softly, but then, she raised up her head immediately and smiled bitterly, “Sorry, I’m am very greedy… but, I think if it is Mr. Salesclerk, you should be able to help me.”

Xu Shenxing sighed.

“Xu Shenxing.”

“Eh?” The girl looked at him in surprise.

“I’m not Mr. Salesclerk. I have a name.” Xu Shenxing looked at the girl’s pet.i.te body, then said slowly, “If you call me by the right name, I will consider helping you.”

The girl gazed at the Xu Shenxing’s face in silence. After a while, she smiled, but there were little sparkling tears in the corner of her eyes, “Mr. Salesclerk. You are quite cunning…”

“…” Xu Shenxing didn’t answer. He just waited quietly.

Jiangyue took a step forward and stretched out her right hand. She hesitated for a while, but finally, she put her hand on Xu Shenxing’s chest.

She looked pretty serious and resolute.

“Please help me.” The girl paused for a moment, then said, “Mr… Xu Shenxing.”

Behind the girl, The lights of Jiangjin Bridge suddenly lit up, as if they was a colorful aura surrounding her.

———— split line ————

“Is ‘monkey’ there?”

The morning of the second day, Xu Shenxing went to the student dormitory of Jiangjin University.

Though his name wasn’t on the roster of accommodated students, it was just a wall. How could it block the hero? So he climbed over the wall.

Xu Shenxing burst the door open with a violent blow; then he saw “monkey” was looking at him in shock – because “monkey” was doing something to himself…

“Oh, holy f.u.c.k! You do such a thing in the morning! Aren’t you afraid of kidney deficiency?”

“Shut up! How could such a raijuu 1 like you understand us!” “monkey” tried to refute, “Even if I had died, and was nailed inside the coffin, I would still shout ‘All raijuus should die!"” 

He also tried to win the support from his comrades, “Buddies, am I right?”

The other three people in the dormitory immediately pretended that they didn’t know him.

“You traitors! Ah ah ah ah ah ah!”

“monkey” felt as if blood tears were coming down his face after his roommates betrayed him…

However, Xu Shenxing didn’t come here to watch their comedy show.

“Put on your pants. We have business to discuss.”

“What’s the matter?” After throwing paper towels into the trash, “monkey” quickly put on his pants.

Although they always behaved randomly at other times, they hadn’t yet suffered the torment of social life; they were still good guys with hot blood flowing through their bodies.

They also knew that Xu Shenxing wasn’t living in the dormitory. Since he came to here so early in the morning, it was certainly something very important.

“I think it’s better to borrow money from our monitor.”

“Monkey! f.u.c.k you!” The four-eyed monitor showed his middle finger towards “monkey.”

It seemed that they have reconciled.

“Do I look so poor?” Xu Shenxing didn’t know what to say.

“The word ‘poor’ is written all over your face, dude…”

“monkey” looked at Xu Shenxing with an expression of “Why are you still trying to hide the fact you have no money even now?.”

The other people in the dormitory also had similar expressions on their faces.

“Well, anyways, I have other things to ask you.” Xu Shenxing embarra.s.sedly coughed twice, then said seriously, “‘monkey’, I remember you said that your father drove an old train like Jiangyue train. Right?”

“Yeah, what’s up?” “monkey” asked curiously.

“Well, can you help me to ask your dad?” Xu Shenxing squinted his eyes and said, “Ask him if he knows the train conductor when the extra serious railway accident happened thirty years ago?”

[1] All raijuus should explode! – by Hikigaya Hachiman from “My youth, romantic comedy is wrong as I expected” (やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている)