The entire process went smoothly, and in less than an hour, she finished the check-in and was seated without noticing anything amiss.
Su Luoyi's suspended heart finally settled.
To pass the long hours of the flight, she had brought a romance novel that she had been fond of since college.
Back then, her studies took priority for the sake of becoming an exchange student, so she had only skimmed it briefly.
Before she had read more than a few pages, the young man beside her initiated a mode of familiarity, talking about everything from the efficiency of the security check to the quality of the flight attendants' service, the comfort level of the seats, and the duration of the flight.
Su Luoyi treated it as if he were talking to himself, occasionally nodding and responding noncommittally to get it over with.
"Do you understand Language Y?"
Alright, he's switched to the novel now.
Making conversation for the sake of it, going to Country Y, but not understanding Language Y?
