The airport was a sea of designer luggage and oversized hoodies. It was the day of the excursion, and everyone was excited. They were excited by the fact that despite being elites and no strangers to traveling around the world, this was their last taste of freedom before the pressure of the national exams closed in on them.
Boarding was surprisingly orderly, given the number of students involved. Seat numbers had already been assigned, but that hadn't stopped people from negotiating swaps so they could sit with their friends.
Naturally, Yu Wuxian, Zi Han, and Shi Xian ended up together.
Ming Ye had, of course, attempted to interfere.
"Sister," he had said earlier, leaning lazily against her luggage with the most tragic, kicked-puppy expression he could muster, "you're really going to abandon me on a fifteen-hour flight?"
