Sailing Far Away Tonight

After being exploited like a workhorse by his company for far too long, Qin Qiongyue finally snaps and quits in a fit of anger. I'm done!

He's already decided where to go after quitting: Life is short, so why not cleanse his soul in Tibet tonight?

But before he can even make it to Tibet, an emergency sends him to the hospital.

After lying in the hospital for a few days, he realizes he's running low on money, so he sets his sights on the patient in the next bed, who also plans to go to Tibet, and wonders if they can travel together.

His neighbor in the room watches him for a few seconds with a pale face, then nods. "Sure."

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Only later does Qin Qiongyue discover that this guy was his high school classmate. The moment they saw each other in the hospital, the other man recognized him.

Qin Qiongyue says, "We only sat together for one year in our first year of high school. Actually, it wasn't even a full year. And you still remember me?"

Yin Chengfeng says lazily, "Of course. You copied my math homework every day."

Then he adds, "You're the one who should be ashamed. You ate my breakfast every morning, but when we meet again, you don't even remember me. You little ingrate."

Qin Qiongyue: "..."

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A road trip story

Blurb drafted roughly on 2024.06.14, to be revised

I'll start writing this whenever I can make it to Tibet

Theme: The meaning of life