Pokémon: From Magikarp

August 25th, the weather was sunny.

Although it is already the end of August, the weather in Taoxian City is still hot. It will probably not cool down until mid-September after a few rains.

Lin Shi checked out of the hotel and hailed a car to rush to the high-speed rail station.

When I arrived at the exit, there were already quite a few people there, some picking up passengers and some soliciting customers, all busy in a circle.

Su Qimeng will come from Baishan City today. Lin Shi stood at the exit, checking his phone from time to time to confirm their arrival time.

"Hello, Lin Shi."

A soft voice came from behind Lin Shi, making him feel numb all of a sudden. Lin Shi raised his eyebrows, as he had already recognized the owner of the voice.

"Li Taoyao? Why are you here?"

The person who came was Li Taoyao. She was wearing sunglasses and had long pink hair draped over her shoulders. Just standing there, she attracted the attention of passers-by.

"What else can you do at the exit besides picking someone up?"

Li Taoyao said as a matter of course.

"You didn't sneak out again?"

Lin Shi was a little skeptical. Looking at Tao Ran's attitude that day, it didn't look like he would let Li Taoyao travel alone.

"Oh, don't worry."

Li Taoyao waved her hand.

Lin Shi breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise if Tao Ran came up and saw him with him again, she would think that he had abducted her daughter.

"My mother is very busy at this time, she won't notice."

Lin Shi:?

Looking at Li Taoyao, Lin Shi was silent for a moment.

"that……"

Lin Shi wanted to say something, but Li Taoyao suddenly jumped up and waved in the direction of the exit.

"Xiao Wan, look here, look here..."

"Xiao Wan?"

Lin Shi was stunned. He thought of something and slowly turned his head to look towards the exit. Sure enough, he saw a short-haired girl skipping towards them with a happy face.

If it’s not Meng Wan, then who else could it be?

Not far behind her, Su Qimeng and Meng Ge were walking side by side, talking and laughing.

"Taoyao..."

Meng Wan waved at Li Taoyao excitedly and suddenly noticed Lin Shi standing beside her.

"Hey Lin Shi, long time no see."

Meng Wan patted Lin Shi's shoulder generously. This was the first time they met since she helped Circle Bear evolve after the college entrance examination.

"Is this the person you want to pick up?"

Lin Shi turned his head slightly and looked at Li Taoyao and said.

Lin Shi knew that Meng Wan, Meng Ge would come here with Su Qimeng, but they finally chose Northern University because it was closer to home, and Taoxian City was also one of the main bases of their family's business.

"Yeah, you know each other?"

Li Taoyao was a little dazed.

Is the world such a small place?

However, Li Taoyao changed his mind and thought that they were all from Baishan City, so it was normal for them to know or have met each other. After all, although there were many students, only a small number at the top were outstanding.

but……

Watching the interaction between Meng Wan and Lin Shi, Li Taoyao could feel that they had a very good relationship and were not just ordinary acquaintances.

"Taoyao, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Meng Wan came up to Li Taoyao, took her hand, and spoke in a cheerful tone. It was obvious that they had known each other for quite some time.

"Miss Su, Miss Meng, thank you for your hard work along the way."

Looking at the two beautiful girls coming towards him, Lin Shi waved his hand jokingly.

"Long time no see, Lin Shi."

Meng Ge chuckled and greeted Lin Shi.

Su Qimeng was much more direct. She stuffed the box directly into Lin Shi's hands with a sly smile.

"Then from now on, I'll have to work hard on you."

Lin Shi tried to lift it. Fortunately, the box was very light. He probably didn't bring anything with him. He probably planned to buy everything here.

"Qimeng, come here quickly. Let me introduce you. This is Li Taoyao, my best friend."

Meng Wan pulled Li Taoyao over. Since Lin Shi and Meng Ge both knew Li Taoyao, she specially introduced her to Su Qimeng.

"Li Taoyao?"

Su Qimeng paused slightly. She seemed to have heard this name somewhere. Before she had time to think about it, she immediately stretched out her hand with a smile.

"Hello, my name is Su Qimeng, nice to meet you."

"Hello."

Li Taoyao also smiled and shook hands with Su Qimeng. She was as beautiful as a peach or plum, and as gentle as a spring breeze, which made Su Qimeng, who was also a girl, feel amazed.

"Ladies, let's not stand here anymore, let's find a place to sit first."

Lin Shi suggested helplessly. The girls were chatting endlessly, and with their looks, the rate of people turning back to look at them was quite high.

After hearing Lin Shi’s words, the girls looked at each other and nodded.

……

"Lin Shi, aren't we going to order yet?"

"I'm starving. Look, my stomach is flat."

Meng Wan lay on the table and complained with a pout.

"...I asked you to look at my belly, where did you look?"

"cough."

Lin Shi retracted his gaze and touched his nose.

"Wait a moment, Zhou Wanjin will be here soon."

"Also, you definitely didn't die from starvation..."

"Lin Shi!"

Meng Wan shouted and pounced on Lin Shi like a kitten with bared fangs and claws. Lin Shi immediately dodged her attack.

"Cough cough..."

Su Qimeng tightened her throat.

"You two stop messing around."

"By the way, speaking of Zhou Wanjin, did you know that he has a girlfriend?"

"Yes, it was the girl he pursued for a long time in high school. I think her name was Huang Tingting. The day that guy successfully confessed his love to me, he called me for several hours to show off."

Lin Shi scratched his ears, still remembering Zhou Wanjin's bombardment of phone calls at that time, but it could also be seen that he really had deep feelings for this girl.

But Lin Shi was a little worried. He wondered if this girl was attracted by Zhou Wanjin’s personality charm, or... by his last name?

"Sorry, sorry, everyone has been waiting for a long time..."

As he was speaking, Zhou Wanjin walked into the private room in a hurry. There was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, but his complexion was good, his face was rosy, and he seemed to be in a good mood.

"Oh, finally here, it's time to eat."

Meng Wan cheered.

Lin Shi introduced Li Taoyao to Zhou Wanjin, and then said:

"Please sit down, don't stand."

"Wait a minute, Brother Shi, I...I brought someone with me."

Zhou Wanjin scratched his head and said awkwardly.

"Tingting?"

Lin Shi immediately understood that this boy had brought his girlfriend here.

"hey-hey……"

Zhou Wanjin smiled and nodded repeatedly, then he turned around and walked towards the door while shouting:

"Tingting, come in quickly."

After saying that, Zhou Wanjin walked in with a girl.

This was also the first time Lin Shi met Huang Tingting, or he might have met her at school before, but he never cared about it.

She doesn't look particularly pretty, but she has a bit of a girly, delicate feeling that makes people want to protect her. She definitely seems to be the type that Zhou Wanjin would like.

Huang Tingting felt a little restrained when she entered the private room. She slowly looked at the people in the room and immediately widened her eyes.

The girls in the room were so pretty. Even though she had always been confident about her appearance, she looked pale in comparison to these girls, especially the girl with pink hair, who was as beautiful as a fairy...

Thinking of this, she glanced at Lin Shi. She was no stranger to this influential figure.

Are these all his... um... friends?

"Hello, please sit down."

Su Qimeng stood up and greeted them warmly, introducing the people in the room to her one by one. Su Qimeng naturally knew them all, and with her initiative, the atmosphere in the room quickly became warmer.

……