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Two years later.
Another winter.
Lin Jiage was on a business trip, and Shi Yao had classes early in the morning, so she went back to school the first night.
When she woke up the next morning, she received a wechat message from Lin Jiage: [ Yaoyao, I've already finished all of my work and booked an early flight back to Beijing. I might have to go to my company for a meeting after arriving, so I'll pick you up at school in the afternoon. ]
After reading through the message, Shi Yao glanced at the time Lin Jiage had sent her. It was half past five in the morning.
He must have been on his way to the airport when he sent her that message.
Shi Yao replied with an "Un un"emoji before climbing out of her bed to wash up.
When she came out of the bathroom, she took out her phone and glanced at it. Lin Jiage hadn't replied to her message, so she assumed that he was currently thirty thousand feet in the air.