New Friends Again

After exiting the chat, Su Yang first pulled Lu Yun and Ren Lingxi into the "Island Country Trip" group.

Liu Bo: Welcome the two beauties to our new project!

Lu Yun: Looking forward to this island country trip~

Ren Lingxi: Me too, when are we setting off?

Liu Bo: In two or three days, we need to get an expedited visa first.

Meng Wenzhou: Leave this to me. I know a travel agency boss, I'll entrust him to help us handle it together when the time comes.

Liu Bo: OK, @Pan Ning, Sister Pan, how did your inquiry go? Is Yi Xue going?

While waiting for Pan Ning's reply, Su Yang looked at Jiang Xiaotang in front of him and said, "Xiaotang, let's add each other on WeChat, I'll pull you two into our group."

"Pull us in right now?"

"Yeah, we need to count the numbers in advance."

"Alright." Jiang Xiaotang said as she opened her WeChat QR code, and Su Yang scanned it to successfully add her.

After adding her, he typed in the group: Everyone, I have two friends here who also want to go with us.

Seeing this, Liu Bo was the first to ask: More friends? Who?

Su Yang: Two new friends.

Meng Wenzhou: Yo? New friends again? Guys or girls?

Liu Bo: Hehe, Brother Meng, do you even need to ask? Eighty percent of Brother Yang's friends are girls.

Su Yang smiled and typed back: They are indeed two girls.

Liu Bo: Haha, see? I knew it. Are they pretty?

Tang Ziyun: [Eye roll]

Su Qingci: [Eye roll]

Liu Bo: Uh... I'm just trying to find out in advance.

Su Yang: Pretty. You haven't met them before. One of them actually has a bit of history with us.

Meng Wenzhou: Oh? Who is it?

Su Yang: Do you guys remember when we were on the road trip, I mentioned someone was following me?

Meng Wenzhou: Damn? Don't tell me the new friend you're talking about is that girl who was tailing you?

Su Yang: Right, one of them is her, and the other is her friend whom I also just met.

Meng Wenzhou: Holy crap, what exactly is the situation here?

Su Yang: It's hard to explain in a few words. I'll tell you the details when I get back to Haicheng. Anyway, we are friends now.

Meng Wenzhou: Alright then, just pull them in first.

Su Yang: OK, I just wanted to give you guys a heads-up.

Meng Wenzhou: Sure, pull them in.

Su Yang: Okay.

After saying that, Su Yang found Zhuang Mengli and Jiang Xiaotang's WeChat and pulled them into the group.

As soon as they entered the group, Liu Bo jumped out to welcome them: Welcome the two new friends to our island country trip!

Meng Wenzhou: Welcome, welcome.

Su Qingci: [Fireworks]

The others also took turns welcoming Zhuang Mengli and her friend.

Sitting opposite Su Yang, Zhuang Mengli rolled her eyes playfully and then typed: Hello everyone, my name is Zhuang Mengli. I secretly saw you guys during your road trip before. Sorry about that, I was looking for Su Yang for some personal matters due to special reasons, but I meant no harm. Now he and I have become good friends, and I hope I can become good friends with you all too. I'm really looking forward to meeting you~

Jiang Xiaotang: Hello everyone, my name is Jiang Xiaotang. I'm Su Yang's new friend, very happy to join you.

Meng Wenzhou: @Zhuang Mengli, so you're the mysterious person Old Su was talking about, right?

Zhuang Mengli: Yes.

Meng Wenzhou: Alright, as long as you're a friend, you're welcome here. We'll chat more when we meet up.

Zhuang Mengli: Okay.

While they were chatting, Pan Ning sent a message: I asked Yi Xue, she can't make it.

Meng Wenzhou: Why isn't she going either?

Pan Ning: She said she has something to do. Never mind her, if she can't go, so be it.

Meng Wenzhou: Alright then, the people in this group right now are basically the final roster.

Su Yang: Pretty much. I've invited everyone I could on my end, and the others are busy and can't go.

Meng Wenzhou: Okay then. For those of us in Haicheng, let's meet up tomorrow at noon. Bring your passports and 2-inch color photos with a white background. If you don't have them, we can take them on the spot. We'll go get the visas done tomorrow. With expedited processing, if it's fast, we can set off in two days.

Others: Received

Meng Wenzhou: @Su Yang, Old Su, when are you coming back?

Su Yang: Expected tomorrow.

Meng Wenzhou: Can you arrive by noon tomorrow? If so, we'll wait for you to go together.

Su Yang: I'll try my best, it shouldn't be a problem.

Meng Wenzhou: Okay, let's leave it at that for now. Let me know once you're certain on your end.

Su Yang: OK.

After chatting, Su Yang turned off his phone, looked at Zhuang Mengli and Jiang Xiaotang, and asked, "Are you two going to Haicheng with me tomorrow?"

Zhuang Mengli nodded with a smile, "Yes, it's more convenient to go together."

Jiang Xiaotang also nodded, "No problem for me either. I'm a free person anyway, I have time every day."

"Alright then. After finishing tonight's business, we'll head back to Haicheng early tomorrow morning to meet up with the main group and sort out the visas. Then we'll fly directly from Haicheng to the island country. Oh right, go back tonight and pack all your essentials. I'll check the flight tickets first."

"No problem." The two were very straightforward and didn't dawdle at all.

Su Yang liked dealing with direct people like this; there was no need for unnecessary nonsense.

Since it was decided, he opened his phone to check the tickets.

There were flights to Haicheng tomorrow morning at 8:30, 9:30, and 10:30.

After discussing it with the two, Su Yang finally booked three first-class tickets to Haicheng for 8:30 AM.

"OK, all done. We take off punctually at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Set your alarms and don't sleep in."

"Got it." The two nodded happily.

"Ah, it's been a long time since I traveled abroad. I have to say, I'm quite excited," Zhuang Mengli smiled.

"Yeah, mainly because I've never gone out to play with so many people before. I'm really looking forward to it~" After speaking, Jiang Xiaotang looked at Su Yang and blinked, "Handsome Su, are there any handsome guys among your friends?"

"Handsome guys?" Su Yang was stunned for a moment and replied, "Yes, why, do you want to hook up... I mean, do you want to date?"

"Hehe, yeah, my last time was two years ago. After being single for so long, I want to try again."

Hearing this, Su Yang smiled, "That's great then. One of my good brothers is coming with me this time. He's also very handsome, and very wealthy. He happens to be single too. How about I set you guys up after we get back to Haicheng tomorrow?"

"Oh? Sure, then I'll thank you in advance~"

"What's with the formal 'you', just speak normally."

"Alright, alright. By the way, do you have a photo of this handsome guy you mentioned? Can I take a look in advance?"

"Photos? Yes, lots of them. Wait a sec, let me find them." Su Yang said as he opened his phone's photo album, found various group photos taken during the previous road trip, and handed the phone to Jiang Xiaotang.

Then he stood up, leaned over, and pointed at Meng Wenzhou, saying, "This one, handsome, right?"

Jiang Xiaotang hurriedly looked down to check, and Su Yang swiped through his phone to show her several pictures.

After looking for a while, Jiang Xiaotang nodded in satisfaction, "He's indeed not bad, he's my type."

"Really? You can tell just from the photos?"

"Yeah, anyway, my first impression from the photos is pretty good. He fits my aesthetic."

"That works. He's actually more handsome in person than in the photos. Plus, these pictures were taken during a road trip when he was roughing it out in the open, so his looks were probably a bit compromised. You'll see for yourself when you meet him tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you so much, Su Yang!" Jiang Xiaotang looked at Su Yang with great excitement as she thanked him.

"Don't mention it, we're all friends here."

"I'm so lucky today. I wasn't really in a good mood at first, but then I suddenly ran into you guys, and then I'm suddenly going on a trip to the island nation, and then you're suddenly introducing me to a handsome guy. Hehe, I'm so happy."

Jiang Xiaotang was getting so worked up as she spoke that she almost stood up. Beside her, Zhuang Mengli rolled her eyes at her. "I say, you're a lady from a good family, can you be a bit more reserved? If you act like this when you actually meet him tomorrow, I'm afraid you'll scare him away."

Jiang Xiaotang turned her head and said, "How is that possible? I'll naturally be reserved when I meet him. It doesn't matter how I act around you guys right now."

"Fine."

After Jiang Xiaotang finished looking, Su Yang took his phone back and thought to himself, 'Good thing I didn't bind with her. I have a feeling these two might actually work out. Oh right, I should tell Old Meng.'

Thinking this, Su Yang found Meng Wenzhou's WeChat and sent a message.

"Old Meng, it's confirmed. We're flying back tomorrow morning at eight-thirty."

Meng Wenzhou: "Oh? That was fast."

"Yeah, I still have a few things to take care of tonight. Once that's done, I'll be free tomorrow, so we're coming back early."

"Alright. By the way, are those two friends of yours coming back with you?"

"Yes, together."

"Okay, see you tomorrow then."

"Wait, there's one more thing I need to tell you."

"What is it?" Meng Wenzhou replied.

"It's about my friend's bestie. I'll properly introduce you two tomorrow."

"What do you mean?" Meng Wenzhou paused in surprise on the other end of the line.

"I'm going to play matchmaker for you guys. [You know what I mean]"

"Matchmaker? Holy crap! Is happiness really coming this suddenly?"

"Hehe, she's a massive beauty. How should I describe her looks... she's basically on the same level as Little Lu and Little Tang."

"Badass, you swear?"

"I swear."

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