If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon.

Shao Nanyin suddenly stopped and looked up at the arched dome above his head for no reason.

She looked through the glass to the dark sky above Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Looking at the sky thousands of meters high, strong winds are blowing the clouds, and deeper black is revealed in the rolling cloud gaps. Suddenly, a trace of the coldness of the universe dripped from the dark gap. It fell from a thousand meters, passed through the gap in the clouds, and landed on the dome within sight. With a snap, it broke into a star-like flower. .

The sound of pouring rain filled the air overhead. Passengers carrying suitcases in the T5 International Terminal looked up belatedly and saw the scattered silver petals on the arched dome. Boarding the plane late at night amid the sound of rain added to the sense of urgency that was damp and sticky.

In the terminal building with gentle lighting, the evening weather forecast was played on the ceiling TV screen. An unexpected light rain fell in Chicago at night. If you stand on the 360° observation deck, you can I saw the sloping black rain curtain rushing over from Lake Michigan, following the lake breeze, like a reckless child rushing into the city, bringing the noise to the streets.

"Is it raining?" Shao Nanqin, who was dragging his suitcase next to Shao Nanyin and raising his head, asked as he straightened the light blue suit jacket on the shoulders of his dress.

"Well, it's raining, maybe it's a good sign." Shao Nanyin, who was standing still, withdrew his gaze, reached out to take the suitcase from Nan Qin's hand without looking back, and speeded up to board the plane. Her sandals made a squeaking sound on the ground of the terminal.

"Slow down, Nanyin, it's not boarding time yet, you have to sit and wait." Seeing this, Shao Nanqin quickly followed his sister, with confusion written all over his face, "What are we in a hurry for? Why are you so anxious to go home all of a sudden?"

Shao Nanyin, who was striding forward dragging his suitcase, suddenly stopped: "Sister, do you believe me?"

"Believe it, you are my sister. If I don't believe it, who do you believe?" Shao Nanqin said.

"If you believe me, come with me quickly. I have a feeling that if you stay here any longer, something terrible will happen to you." Shao Nanyin just explained this way. As he walked forward, he looked around from time to time, as if he was looking for something. of.

Who is she looking for? Still worried about something?

Shao Nanqin, who was watching this scene silently from behind, felt that Shao Nanyin walking in front was like a wild cat that had strayed into the airport, walking cautiously on the smooth and shiny terminal floor, with the light of every light sign, the passenger luggage The sound of pulling the wheel hub would startle her and make her hair stand on end.

Shao Nanqin clearly remembered that before she graduated from high school, her sister Nanyin had been working in social places like nightclubs for many years. Within a few years, she had saved enough money to buy a high-end apartment for them. Over a period of time, Nanyin has been involved in all kinds of mixed-up people and various complicated situations.

Shao Nanqin even saw the shadow of Nan Yin in a large-scale fight in a nightclub. It is said that a fight occurred in a certain nightclub due to uneven distribution of profits. Many people were injured and some even died. As the person in charge of that nightclub, Nanyin did not show any trace of it. Even though she was hurt, the people at the police station didn't bother her at all. After returning home, she was still laughing and unscrupulous. It seemed that no trouble could get into her and no one needed to worry about her.

However, now on Nanyin's side face, all those negative emotions that Nanqin rarely saw appeared together today - worry, irritability, fear. In Shao Nanqin's memory, she had never seen Shao Nanyin before. I have experienced this emotion.

Shao Nanyin, filled with such emotions, is like a human-shaped powder keg. Everyone can feel that this beautiful girl is tingling now, but even in this powder keg, it is also a powder keg full of charm, and she can still be involuntarily. It attracts bees and butterflies, but as it stands now, after most of the men gathered up the courage to fix their collars and hairstyles, they took a step forward and caught a glimpse of the girl's sharp gaze, and they all looked like mice. He turned around like a cat hiding his embarrassment and left.

The idiom "worried and uneasy" should not appear in Shao Nanyin's dictionary. Once Nanyin, who is the backbone of a family, has such emotions, the sky may really fall.

But why is the sky falling? Where did it collapse from? Shao Nanqin knew nothing.

If she remembered correctly, they had not encountered anything bad in the past few days, but today during the day, specifically in the afternoon, Nanyin suddenly became angry for no reason, and she dragged herself back to the hotel and hurriedly He coaxingly told her that he wanted to return home as soon as possible to finish the trip that had just begun.

Originally, Nan Qin thought that Nan Yin was sick, but the mercury thermometer showed normal values. The impatience shown by the other party did not seem to be fake. It seemed that they were about to be in disaster soon, which made her a little flustered, so she also I could only quickly pack my bags and book the last flight in the evening.

The flight was from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport on an American Airlines AA B787-9 Boeing aircraft. It was a 15-hour direct flight without any need for transfers. Since it was a temporary reservation, I only paid extra to book the economy class one. , the seats were not consecutively numbered, but at least I managed to buy them before the tickets were sold out.

But in this case, the return ticket originally booked by the company will be invalidated. The seven-day Chicago tour includes hotel fees, subway fees, dining fees, and transportation fees for seven days. The flight tickets were booked for the return trip seven days before departure, and I didn’t know if they could be refunded successfully.

"Tell me what happened, and let me know what to do if something happens in the future." Shao Nanqin gently grabbed Shao Nanyin's arm holding the suitcase. She felt that she should You know something, otherwise you won’t be at a loss if something really happens later.

"Really, nothing happened." Shao Nanyin said softly.

"If we weren't abroad, I really think you might have met a gangster collecting debts." Shao Nanqin couldn't help but make his tone humorous, and looked at the surrounding terminals like Nanyin.

It is already night, and the terminal is full of people rushing to board the plane. Many of them will stop for a second or two to cast curious and appreciative glances at the exotic twins on the road. One of them is wearing a checkered scarf. The handsome British guy even tried to strike up a conversation with Shao Nanyin, but he was immediately forced back by fierce looks - you know, Nanyin would never refuse such a conversation in normal times.

"So what's going on? There must be a reason for you to be in such a hurry, right?" Shao Nanqin glanced at the ladies' watch in his hand and found that there was still some time before boarding the plane, so he held it still looking uneasy. Nanyin walked to the bar table and sat down. There was an automatic piano playing Satie's soothing "Ginonotta No. 1" on the side of the road.

Shao Nanyin was still unwilling to speak when she was sitting at the dining table. She just looked at the waiting passengers in the aisle with concern from time to time, as if someone was following her. From time to time, she would mutter trivial and unconscious words. Words, such as: seven days, travel, coincidence, etc.

Shao Nanqin thought for a long time after seeing her like this, and suddenly asked at a certain moment: "Nanyin, is it because of Lin Nian? Are you leaving in such a hurry because of them?"

Shao Nanyin's arm resting on the dining table twitched slightly, but she subconsciously rejected it, "What are you talking about? How is it possible? It has nothing to do with them?"

"Yeah, it's none of their business, you have to tell me this." Shao Nanqin turned his head and looked at his sister.

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"But after all, we met them today, and you suddenly got into trouble while playing on the beach. I was still with Lin Nian's girlfriend at that time, and you should have been there at that time."

Shao Nanqin recalled the scene at that time and remembered the distribution of people at that time. Lin Nian's girlfriend Su Xiaoqiang and himself were chatting in the sun on the beach. Several of their classmates, Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi, were chatting with the blue-eyed girl. The cute but seemingly autistic boy is building a sandcastle, and the handsome black-haired boy with a student-like face that suits her style of mate is bringing them American hot dogs for eight people.

What about Shao Nanyin?

"Were you with Lin Nian at that time? What did you do?" Shao Nanqin recalled it and looked at Shao Nanyin strangely.

"We didn't do anything." Shao Nanyin's expression was not very good.

"You seemed to be alone at that time, right? Lin Nian's girlfriend and classmates were teaching me how to swim. You said you went over to chat with Lin Nian for a while and then swam away. You were never seen again after that."

"I went to find him then."

"So you were alone for a while and then, uh, how long have you been alone? I'll tell you. Wait, don't you." Shao Nanqin's expression suddenly became exciting, as if a switch in his brain was turned on by his sister's lustful words. Still resting, the sad look on his face was triggered, and various factors and conditions came together to burst out the dazzling gossip.

"Stop your nerd brain!"

Shao Nanyin was angry. She didn't need to guess to know what her sister, who was wrapped in quilt in bed after get off work and acted like a cat, eating potato chips and chasing bloody dramas, was thinking at the moment.

"Otherwise! I can't think of a second reason why your temperament suddenly changed after you met Lin Nian!" Shao Nanqin was probably bitten to death by his sister's appearance. All of this is related to the orphanage. Or bamboo horse? I can barely see that a boy and a girl who grew up under the same roof in an orphanage can be considered childhood sweethearts, right?

"That's not true, is it? Is it because of Lin Nian that you look like this?"

"I don't." Nanyin wanted to object, but she was not so decisive because the real facts were indeed related to Shao Nanqin's guess in a sense.

"Don't be like this, Nanyin. Although Qingmei can't beat Tianxiang, we haven't seen each other for so many years. If you really like me, why don't you be a different kind of Tianxiang?" Shao Nanqin was shocked, but he quickly followed his own logic. Go down and comfort him.

Shao Nanyin finally couldn't help but rolled her eyes and looked at her sister with disgust. If she guessed correctly, the logic that was popping up in her sister's mind was probably: Shao Nanyin, her younger sister, had been secretly in love with Zhu Ma Linnian for many years. After many years, she discovered that The sweetheart and the rich young lady from heaven made a lifelong love affair. They broke down in private and painfully recounted the tragic rejection of their love for many years, and sadly took a plane to leave Chicago.

Well, at least this is the explanation that Shao Nanqin can think of that is most consistent with the current situation, and the more he thinks about it, the more reasonable it becomes! Because she really couldn't imagine anything that could make Shao Nanyin panic - except love! Love with incomparable magic can make Nanyin, a girl full of magic, become ordinary.

"That's weird."

Shao Nanyin couldn't bear it anymore and cut off Shao Nanqin's thoughts, mainly because they became more and more outrageous, and even said something: "Although Nanyin you can make money if you have the ability, but I think Lin Nian's girlfriend's family They are really rich, we can't compare with them." Such unlucky words!

"Stop thinking about it. It has nothing to do with that kind of thing, okay? I don't like Lin Nian, and Lin Nian doesn't like me. It's not like those bloody eight o'clock love dramas you think of." Nanyin sighed, "It's just Worrying about other things."

"Is that related to Lin Nian?"

"It has nothing to do with him." Shao Nanyin subconsciously wanted to say that it had nothing to do with it, but she found her sister staring at her intently, which made her hesitant to lie.

If it was normal, Nan Qin would not be able to tell even if she lied, but it was different now. Her mood fluctuated, and the seemingly omnipotent "magnetic field" also had gaps. If it was Nan Qin who was with her day and night, she would definitely You can see the lack of confidence and hesitation in her words.

Even after she hesitated for half a second, Nan Qin got the answer.

"What did he do to you?"

"He doesn't care about me." Shao Nanyin waved his hand, "Sister, don't think about it, we just talked about the past for a while."

"We have talked at the bar before. You didn't react at all at that time. Why did it go wrong when we talked in private?"

"That's different. It's just that I suddenly discovered some problems later." When Nanyin said this, a trace of restlessness flashed across his brows. Shao Nanqin's intuition told him that all the troubles his sister had were probably coming from the things mentioned in their private chats. "question".

"Looking at you like this, you shouldn't tell me if I ask you directly. Then can you tell me what the topics you are talking about are about?" Shao Nanqin asked patiently, "Is it related to money or feelings?"

"It has nothing to do with money or feelings at all, okay?" Shao Nanyin smiled bitterly.

"What does that have to do with? You have to tell me that Lin Nian is also an acquaintance of mine. We might meet again in the future. It's strange enough that we left without saying goodbye this time."

Shao Nanyin shut up and remained silent for a while, then suddenly said, "Lin Xian is not with him."

Shao Nanqin was stunned for a moment and said, "What?"

"His sister, his sister is not with her." Shao Nanyin said word by word.

"Isn't this something we knew from the beginning?" Shao Nanqin became increasingly confused.

"Yeah, so later I slowly figured out why her sister was no longer with her." Shao Nanyin said quietly, "After I figured it out, I felt that the problem was big."

"Su Xiaoqiang said that Lin Xian and Lin Nian had some conflicts and separated temporarily? She should still be in China now, maybe in her hometown." Shao Nanqin couldn't help but explain.

"Did Su Xiaoqiang say that? That Lin Nian's colleague?" Shao Nanyin took a deep breath, "It was really because of 'contradiction' that they separated. Because of 'contradiction', Lin Xian is no longer here. This is really a simple and direct reason. .The scene must have been exciting.”

"Are you referring to a quarrel? Su Xiaoqiang didn't say how they quarreled."

"It's not just a quarrel." Shao Nanyin seemed to think of some scene and couldn't help but hold his forehead, "That woman is not so stupid to play with herself!"

"That woman? Are you talking about Lin Xian? What do you mean she got herself involved?" Shao Nanqin felt that Nanyin was talking with a fever, and her words did not match her words.

"Let's go, hurry up." Shao Nanyin stood up, left the bar and took her luggage. She turned to look at Shao Nanqin, who was still sitting with a puzzled expression. She stayed quiet for a few seconds, and said softly, "Sister, just Take it as me begging you, let me tell you straight now, I think the reason why I am returning to China now is because of Lin Nian’s group of people. I don’t get along with that group of people. I don’t like them. If I stay with them for a long time, something may happen. It’s a very bad thing, so I want to stay away from them now, as far away as possible!”

"You hate Lin Nian and the others?"

Shao Nanyin paused for a while, then nodded.

"Okay, I won't ask, then let's go." Shao Nanqin stood up and gently hugged his sister who was standing there with her suitcase.

Although Shao Nanyin's logic and actions seem strange, why should he give up what could have been a wonderful trip and travel thousands of miles away because he hates meeting someone? Anyone would think that Shao Nanyin was crazy, but Shao Nanqin was different. Even if Shao Nanyin was crazy, she would go crazy with Nanyin. Shao Nanyin said that she didn't want to see Lin Nian and the others, so she wanted to fly back, so she would do it as soon as possible. I booked these two tickets without any hesitation.

"It's almost time." Shao Nanqin glanced at his watch and said, "Get ready to board the plane. If there's anything you don't want to talk about now, we can talk about it slowly when we get back."

Shao Nanyin stared at his sister for a while, then nodded seriously, "Let's talk about it when we go back. Everything will be easy to discuss after we go back."

They dragged their suitcases away from the bar table, leaving the self-playing music piano far behind them. There was already a long queue at the boarding queue not far away. The Boeing aircraft was silent in the rainy night outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows. It parked quietly next to the terminal, its wings trembling slightly in the wind.