"The bonfire party over there is about to start. Stop playing and let's go quickly!"
Cheng Ruan looked back and saw that the bonfire party was already in its early stage.
Many tourists who had come specifically for the party had arrived one after another and formed a circle.
Hearing this, Miaomiao, who was still digging in the sand, immediately raised her head, grabbed the young teacher beside her, and dashed towards the bonfire in a flash.
"Hey, you little heartless one. You only know to pull Teacher Wei and don't care about us at all."
Cheng Ruan shouted with a scolding smile while running behind.
Ignoring Cheng Ruan's feigned anger selectively, Miaomiao pulled Wei Ziqi to find an empty space to sit down and quietly waited for the bonfire party to start.
"Excuse me, is this seat taken? Can I sit here?"
A somewhat androgynous girl's voice came from above. Miaomiao looked up and saw a short - haired and capable girl.
The girl was smiling at her, and Miaomiao nodded slightly in agreement.
"Are you here for a trip too?" The girl took out two bottles of drinks from her backpack and handed them to Miaomiao and Wei Ziqi while starting a conversation.
"Yes, we are here for a trip." Wei Ziqi took the drink and gave the girl a gentle smile.
"Ah, what a coincidence. I am too. My name is Tao Jing. What are your names?" The girl looked at them with a beaming smile, and her appearance seemed very kind.
"Wei Ziqi and Lin Miaomiao." Wei Ziqi knew that Miaomiao didn't like to introduce herself or talk to strangers, so he answered for her.
"Are you classmates?" Tao Jing nodded slightly and continued the conversation.
"Yes, and we have two other friends behind us."
Wei Ziqi didn't know what the girl's purpose was, but for now, she seemed to have no ill - intent.
Maybe she just felt closer because they were of the same age.
Wei Ziqi didn't think too much about it. After all, looking around, there were all adults around the evening bonfire. They were either young couples or newlyweds.
He almost forgot that Jinhai was a paradise for couples and honeymooners.
They were the only five kids in the whole place.
"Oh, where are your parents?" Tao Jing looked around but didn't see any adults, so she asked curiously.
"Oh, we are traveling by ourselves."
"What a coincidence. I am too. But I envy you so much. You have companions. I don't even have a friend. I only have a driver and a bodyguard with me."
After saying that, Tao Jing showed a look of loneliness, knowing that Miaomiao was kind - hearted.
Sure enough, Miaomiao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "You can play with us!"
"Thank you so much. Where are you staying? I'm staying at the Summer Hotel over there."
Tao Jing gave a soft laugh and pointed at the hotel not far away.
"We are staying there too, on the top floor." Seeing that Miaomiao seemed to have a good impression of the girl in front of her, Wei Ziqi was willing to give Miaomiao this face and answered gently and patiently.
"Do you have any plans for this trip? I heard that besides this clear sea area in Jinhai, there is another sea area at the other end. There are a lot of dolphins there, and there is an aquarium next to it with dolphin shows!"
Dolphins?
Miaomiao suddenly remembered the picture in the promotional video of dolphins leaping out of the sea and got interested.
"I want to go and see! I want to play!" Miaomiao grabbed Wei Ziqi's sleeve beside her to ask for his opinion.
During the six years in primary school, Wei Ziqi would come on time every day to tutor Miaomiao and sometimes even stay at her home.
Apart from Miaomiao's silly dad Lin Yao, Wei Ziqi had spent the most time with Miaomiao, and their way of getting along was very similar to that of her silly dad.
Miaomiao had unconsciously become very dependent on him. When her silly dad Lin Yao wasn't around, whenever she wanted to do something, she would involuntarily ask for his opinion first.
"Since you want to go and see, then let's go." Wei Ziqi patted Miaomiao's hand and nodded in agreement.
Actually, it wasn't just Miaomiao who was dependent on Wei Ziqi. Wei Ziqi himself had an indescribable sense of responsibility towards Miaomiao.
He always felt that he should take care of her.
Noticing their small gestures, Tao Jing raised her eyebrows slightly, looking as if she knew everything but didn't say it out.
Although she wanted to stop what seemed like puppy love between Miaomiao and Wei Ziqi, since she had just met Miaomiao after much scheming, she didn't seem to have the right to interfere.
"The dolphin show has a schedule. It just finished today, and the next one will be the day after tomorrow. We can go the day after tomorrow. There are also many fun activities in this sea area. Rowing and rafting are both great."
Tao Jing found that starting from the travel guide would help her integrate into their group faster.
"Yay, we can go rowing and rafting! Uh, but what is rafting?" Miaomiao cheered but paused halfway and asked.
"You don't even know what rafting is, yet you're so excited. It's hard to explain. You'll understand when you try it." Wei Ziqi smiled helplessly. There would never be another cute and innocent little baby like Miaomiao in the world.
"Okay then!"
"Oh, what are you talking about? By the way, Miaomiao, I just saw a stone over there. It's really beautiful. I'll give it to you." At this time, Cheng Ruan ran over out of breath, opened her palm, and there was a new - looking semi - transparent stone lying in it.
Miaomiao's eyes sparkled. She took the stone and looked at it against the fire.
This stone was so beautiful. She had never seen such a beautiful stone before.
Seeing that Miaomiao liked the stone so much, Cheng Ruan knew that she had given the right gift. She glanced at Tao Jing provocatively and gave a soft snort.
Sure enough, she was the best best - friend who knew Miaomiao the most!
From afar, Cheng Ruan had seen Miaomiao chatting happily with Tao Jing. Jealousy welled up in her heart. Eager to assert her sovereignty, she grabbed Miaomiao's arm and refused to let go.
Tao Jing also noticed Cheng Ruan's actions and smiled helplessly, choosing to keep quiet for the time being.
In terms of friendship, as a just - met stranger, she was definitely not as important as Cheng Ruan, who had been friends with Miaomiao for a long time. She had this self - awareness.
So, to snatch the position of Miaomiao's best - friend, the most beneficial thing for her to do was to retreat in order to advance.
"I envy you so much. You have so many good friends. Unlike me, I've never had any friends since I was a kid. I don't even have anyone to talk to on a normal day. I even have to travel alone."