No Substitutes for the Bigshots' Dream Girl Anymore!-Chapter 1932: Hayes Edwards Extra (89)
To avoid the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, everyone booked their tickets early.
Hayes Edwards had no plans to stay long at school, so he packed his things the night before, preparing to leave the next day.
In the night, a heavy rain suddenly fell, the temperature plummeted, accompanied by a drizzle, making it much colder than the day before.
Because of the cold weather, there were significantly fewer pedestrians on the road.
Hayes only had one suitcase. Seeing that there was still some time left, he found a place to sit.
A few minutes later, he heard a sound not far away and raised his head for a look.
A little girl was asking for directions, nodding as she listened and repeatedly saying thank you.
The voice sounded somewhat familiar.
But before Hayes could think more about it, it was time for him to leave, so he stood up, pulled his suitcase, and went on his way.
After confirming the route once more, Grace Winter turned around and walked in the direction the person had pointed. While passing by the seats, she glanced over at them.
They were already empty.
Following the number on her ticket, she searched for her seat. Having been away for a long time, she was unfamiliar and took a while to find it.
The carriage was not very crowded.
Grace found a place to put her luggage, and just as she turned around, Hayes came in from the other side.
Halfway there, Grace remembered something and turned back, just as Hayes looked down at his seat number.
"Excuse me, please, thank you."
A light, soft, clean female voice came to his ear.
He moved aside instinctively.
It was the girl who had asked for directions earlier.
For some reason, only that phrase filled Hayes’s mind. When he came to his senses, he thought he was being somewhat creepy—having never seen her face, he had followed her just by her voice.
They didn’t bump into each other during the rest of the journey.
Hayes soon forgot about this little interlude until when he was getting off the train. In the crowd, he saw that somewhat familiar figure again.
It turned out they shared the same destination.
She was probably genuinely unfamiliar with the place, asking for directions on the way there and again upon arrival.
"Thank you, it’s been a long time since I’ve been back..."
Amidst the noisy crowd, her voice came through like this.
But soon, the crowd washed away and drowned out everything.
When Hayes returned home, the sky was already darkening. Far in the distance, the tangerine-yellow sunset met the ink-blue sky, and the fiery red sun was drawn down into the mountains.
In just a blink of an eye, it was gone.
The children playing in the neighborhood were also called back home by their parents.
Upon returning home, Mother Edwards, as usual, asked Hayes about his school life, and casually gossiped a bit, asking if he had a girlfriend.
For some reason, that familiar figure from earlier at the station unconsciously appeared in Hayes’s mind.
That pause of just one second led Mother Edwards to a misunderstanding. "Hayes, it’s okay if you don’t want to say. Whether you do or don’t, I respect you."
Hayes sighed, "Mom, you’re overthinking it. I really don’t have a girlfriend."
Mother Edwards was just short of grabbing some sunflower seeds to snack on. "I see, I see, our Hayes doesn’t have a girlfriend."
After saying this, Mother Edwards ran off to the kitchen to gossip with Father Edwards who was cooking. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Hayes: "..."
After dinner, back in his room, Hayes noticed that the box of toys was gone.
Just then, Mother Edwards came in, so Hayes asked, "Mom, where’s that box of toys?"
