Male Lead 2 and Male Lead 3 Happy Ending!

Chapter 98 - Mutual Understanding (37.1)

The high-speed rail station was crowded with people. There were people coming and going every which way. Duan Shu Tong cupped his cell phone in his hands and sat on the chair contemplating.

No matter how slow he was [in the mental or emotional department], even he could tell that there was something off about Xi Duan's current actions.

The grand president of the Xi family... exactly what happened to him to cause him to become so broken?

After pondering for a moment, Duan Shu Tong couldn't help but ask, "Have you taken the high-speed train before?"

A stranger came over to occupy the empty seat by Xi Duan's other side. It was a tall and beefy man. The stranger took up quite a bit of space. So Xi Duan surreptitiously shifted more towards Duan Shu Tong's side. Then he replied, "No, I haven't."

Duan Shu Tong: "...Then stay close to me."

Although Duan Shu Tong was very confident in Xi Duan's IQ, he was still subconsciously worried about the other man getting lost. What a strange fatherly mentality!

Duan Shu Tong complained about himself in his heart, and listened to Xi Duan obediently answering: "Okay."

He then asked: "Which carriage and which seat did you get?"

Xi Duan took out his cell phone and looked through it for the information. He replied: "Car 6, seat 6C."

Duan Shu Tong was stunned for a moment. Such a coincidence? He was also in car 6, except their seats were not beside each other.

At this time, there came an announcement over the speakers and the ticket gate opened.

Just as Duan Shu Tong was about to pick up his suitcase, Xi Duan grabbed on to the handle of his suitcase. Then in a very down-to-earth manner, the great President Xi said, "Let's queue together."

Many people liked to get in line ahead of time, so when the two of them arrived at the gate they saw that there was already a long line of people. Thus, they could only go to the end of the line. On their way there, they attracted a lot of attention, causing people to turn their heads around to look at them.

After they got into line, Duan Shu Tong reminded Xi Duan: "Get your ID card ready."

Xi Duan nodded obediently, and somewhat awkwardly took out his ID card and held it in his hand. It was his first time lining up for the high-speed rail, so it was understandable that his actions were not as proficient.

At the very least Duan Shu Tong thought it was cute.

After they got their tickets checked, they waited for the train. At long last, the two got onto the high-speed train. Duan Shu Tong's seat was 17F, which meant that the two of them were a bit far away from each other.

After Xi Duan helped Duan Shu Tong put away his suitcase away in the overhead compartment, he stood beside seat 17F and did not move.

Duan Shu Tong asked: "...You're not going to go sit in your seat?"

Xi Duan lowered his head to look at Duan Shu Tong. He put his hand on the back of the seat and said, "Wait a bit." Cen Ning had told him that it was possible to exchange seats with others, so he wanted to see if he could do that.

Duan Shu Tong was not a fool. It was so obvious, how could he not guess what Xi Duan was going to do?

Coincidentally at that time a pretty and lovely young lady was heading towards them with a bulky suitcase. She followed the numbers on the seat over to them. She was bewildered and stunned when she saw Xi Duan standing there and Duan Shu Tong sitting down.

In her surprise, she did not speak. As for Xi Duan, it was his first time trying to ask someone to exchange seats with him, so he was slow to open his mouth.

On the other hand, Duan Shu Tong got up and said with a smile: "I'm sorry beauty, I'm friends with him, but we couldn't get seats together. Can we exchange seats with you?"

[T/N: Duan Shu Tong called the girl a beauty, but it's not meant to be flirtatious. In Chinese culture, calling a stranger beautiful or handsome can be used to butter them up for a favor. Salespeople would often do this to try to make a sale.]

The girl suddenly felt embarrassed, and quickly waved her hand, "I understand, I understand!" Then she dragged her suitcase behind her and left.

After a few steps, she turned around and laughed awkwardly, "Excuse me, where is his seat?"

Duan Shu Tong led her over to seat 6C. He helped her put her heavy suitcase in the overhead compartment. Then he meticulously asked her which stop she was getting off at. When she answered Yan City, he was secretly relieved.

This way, he wouldn't have to worry about changing seats again for the rest of the journey.

[T/N: If the girl got off at a station before Yan City, it's very possible that someone else could get on and have her seat number. In which case, Xi Duan would have to exchange seats again with the newcomer. So Duan Shu Tong is glad that is not the case.]

"Thank you." Duan Shu Tong's sincere smile made the young lady's face turn red.

"No problem, no problem. Thank you for helping me with my suitcase."

After returning to his seat, Duan Shu Tong looked at Xi Duan's somewhat remorseful expression, and he couldn't help laughing. He patted Xi Duan on the shoulder and said, "Come on, let's sit down."

After all, both his height and attractiveness index was too high. Standing there like that made him way too eye-catching. It was better to sit down first.