Qin Hao followed the crowd out from the passage, his seat was in car number four, seat 60.


    He walked towards the front to car number four, dragging his suitcase.


    Upon boarding the train, Qin Hao walked along while searching for his seat.


    Soon, he found his seat in the middle of the car, placed his suitcase on the luggage rack, and then sat down.


    His seat was by the window, with an adjacent seat that was still empty, presumably the person hadn''t arrived yet.


    This high-speed train had no face-to-face seating, all were double seats facing forward.


    Similar to the seats on a coach, but with more space here, the seats could be reclined backward, allowing for lie-down sleeping.


    After a while, a young girl arrived, pulling a suitcase and carrying a backpack.


    She looked purely innocent, with finely chiseled features and blushing cheeks, probably out of breath from pulling the somewhat heavy suitcase.


    Ning Yao glanced at the high luggage rack, her face showing a worried expression as she looked around hoping to find someone to help.


    But the people nearby were busy with their own things or chatting, with no one intending to lend her a hand.


    Qin Hao saw her dilemma and stood up, saying, "Let me help you put it up."No?v(el)B\\jnn


    "Thank you so much, my suitcase is a bit heavy," Ning Yao expressed her gratitude while also reminding him.


    Since Qin Hao appeared somewhat slim, she was concerned he might not be able to lift it.


    Qin Hao smiled and said, "No problem."


    Then he easily picked up Ning Yao''s suitcase and placed it on the luggage rack.


    Ning Yao was somewhat surprised by his strength, then she took seat 61 and thanked him again, "Thank you."


    Qin Hao felt she was being too polite and casually remarked, "When on your own, everyone inevitably encounters difficulties, help out if you can, it''s all about mutual assistance."


    Ning Yao nodded slightly, she didn''t dare to engage in more conversation with Qin Hao, maintaining a bit of caution.


    From her dress and demeanor, Qin Hao could tell her family''s living conditions weren''t very good.


    She was wearing an old-style T-shirt on top and faded jeans below.


    But this in no way concealed her unstained, serene charisma.


    Qin Hao saw a hint of Xia Qing in her, both maintaining caution around strangers.


    Qin Hao didn''t mind, after all, they didn''t know each other at all previously.


    If Ning Yao were to completely trust him because of this incident, Qin Hao would also think she was too gullible.


    Qin Hao smiled and said, "That''s right, she was in my class, and we were desk mates too."


    Ning Yao, "No wonder both of you did so well."


    It might have been because Qin Hao mentioned his own name, or maybe because they would be classmates in the future,


    but Ning Yao spoke much more than before, and they chatted for over an hour.


    Around twelve-thirty PM, Ning Yao grabbed some food and then planned to rest.


    Qin Hao was chatting with Du Wanrou on his phone, "Have you already reached Jianghai City?"


    Du Wanrou, "Yeah, we arrived at eleven o''clock and are now heading to the school. Qin Hao, Jianghai City is so big and beautiful."


    Qin Hao, "Then, on weekends when we have breaks, I''ll take you around Jianghai City properly."


    Du Wanrou replied, "Yeah, sounds good. It''s a deal. If you don''t take me, I won''t talk to you."


    The two chatted for a while, and then Du Wanrou arrived at Jianghai University.


    The enrollment period at Jianghai University was from the 27th to the 31st of the month, lasting five days.


    At 1:45 PM, the high-speed train from Jiangshan to Jianghai City reached Jianghai South Station in Xuanbo District.


    Qin Hao helped Ning Yao take her suitcase off the rack, and then the two of them got off the train together and followed the crowd towards the exit of the station.


    Jianghai South Station was huge, with many people either arriving or departing.


    As Qin Hao and Ning Yao came out of the exit, they were surrounded by many people, "Need a taxi, young man? Cheap."


    "Miss, need a cab?"


    "Young man, where are you heading?"


    ...


    Ning Yao, a bit frightened by the imposing crowd, instinctively moved closer to Qin Hao.


    She walked beside Qin Hao and asked, "Qin Hao, which way should we go?"


    Qin Hao looked up at the blue sky, then replied, "Let''s head outside."


    He led Ning Yao towards the outer area of the train station plaza.


    The station plaza was crowded, with people waiting, picking others up, and others just arriving.


    The two of them walked towards the outside of the plaza, and just as they stepped out, a little girl around ten years old approached them.


    The girl carried a large backpack and held two bottles of water in her hand.


    Looking at Qin Hao and Ning Yao, she smiled, "Brother, sister, do you want water? One yuan per bottle."