I Just Love Making Friends

Everyone sat in the car chatting for a few minutes when a commotion erupted outside.

Su Yang turned his head and looked through the car window, seeing Yamano leading ten people toward the vehicle.

He took a closer look at the ten individuals. Four women walked in front, followed by a mixed group of six men and women behind.

Among the four in front, two appeared to be European, with blonde hair and blue eyes, standing quite tall, while the other two were likely Japanese.

The six people behind were a group of three men and three women, who seemed to be from the States based on the vibe.

The group soon reached the car door and climbed aboard one by one.

The four women stepped up first. Su Yang, Meng Wenzhou, and Liu Bo, sitting in the very front, immediately switched to auto-aim mode, scanning the four girls from head to toe.

These girls looked young—probably around their early twenties—and were all very attractive.

Especially the two blonde girls, both over 170 cm tall with fair skin, delicate features, deep-set eyes, high nose bridges, and... prominent assets.

The two Japanese girls, on the other hand, were much smaller, around 160 cm, falling into the kawaii category, dressed just as cutely.

Overall, all four were good-looking, scoring between 80 to 85, with one of the Japanese girls even seeming to exceed 85.

The first two blonde beauties to board immediately spotted Su Yang sitting by the door.

Their eyes lit up, they exchanged a quick glance, then politely greeted Su Yang and the others. Since everyone was traveling and sharing the same ride to the same hotel, a friendly hello was only natural.

The two Japanese girls were also stunned for a second when they saw Su Yang.

But their personalities weren't as outgoing as the blonde girls', so they didn't feel comfortable speaking up, just gently nodded and followed the two in front, taking seats in the middle area behind Pan Ning and the others.

A few seconds later, the three men and three women boarded as well. There wasn’t much special about these six.

But they had great personalities—cheerful and talkative. As soon as they got on, their eyes lit up and they greeted Su Yang and the others with big smiles, striking up a conversation.

After a few casual exchanges, it turned out the six were indeed from the States—three married couples who had planned a trip to Japan together.

After exchanging greetings, they quickly walked deeper into the bus and found seats.

Once everyone was settled, Yamano stepped onto the bus and addressed the group: "Everyone, sorry to take a minute. Let me do a quick headcount."

"No problem."

Yamano walked down the aisle, took a quick look around, then returned to the front and smiled. "Okay, we’re all here. Let’s hit the road!"

"GOGOGO, let’s go!!" Liu Bo started singing goofily.

Su Yang looked at him and chimed in with a smile, "How strong the black coffee tastes~"

"I just wanna..." Liu Bo tried to continue, but Meng Wenzhou quickly reached over and covered his mouth.

"Stop it, bro!! Please don’t sing anymore, it’s too embarrassing."

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The driver, a middle-aged man in the right-hand driver’s seat, started the vehicle and headed toward the city of Sapporo.

Sapporo is located in western Hokkaido, serving as the region’s administrative center and largest city.

Travelers to Hokkaido usually choose to stay in Sapporo, much like how most people head to Tokyo when visiting Japan.

The airport was about forty kilometers from downtown Sapporo, a drive of around fifty minutes.

But the hotel Liu Bo had booked wasn’t in the city center—it was in a place called Tobeppu-cho, northeast of the city, sort of like a suburban area, about fifty kilometers from the airport.

A bit far, but the road was scenic—birds singing, flowers blooming. Chatting with everyone kept things from getting boring.

Su Yang was leaning by the window, taking in the view, when one of the blonde girls from the middle seats walked over to him.

Meng Wenzhou and Liu Bo noticed her first, thinking she might be coming to talk to them. But she didn’t even glance at them, walking straight to Su Yang, flipping her hair back, bending down, and tapping his shoulder.

Su Yang turned and smiled. "Hello? Anything I can help with?"

"Handsome, mind if I ask your name?"

"Name? Su Yang."

"Su Yang? Hi, I’m Hilde Betty. You can call me Betty. Could I get to know you?" Betty extended her hand with a smile.

"Of course." Su Yang shook her hand.

Betty sat down in the first empty seat to his left.

"Su Yang, are you locals in Japan?" Betty started making small talk.

"No, no. We’re from China—came here to travel."

"Oh, sorry about that."

"No worries. By your accent, you’re from England, right?"

Betty covered her mouth in surprise. "How did you know?"

"That authentic British accent is hard to miss."

"Haha, is that so?"

Su Yang nodded with a smile.

Betty looked at him and continued, "Su Yang, your English is really good too. I can’t detect any accent, though it sounds more like an American one."

"Is that right?"

"Yes."

"Actually, I can speak in your accent too." Su Yang smoothly switched to a British pronunciation.

Betty was shocked again and gave him a thumbs-up. "Oh my god, you’re amazing!"

"Haha, you flatter me."

"Can you speak Japanese?" Betty asked curiously.

"A little."

"Really?" Hearing that, Betty immediately stood up and called toward the back, "Miki! Come here!"

Watching Su Yang and the blonde girl chat happily, Meng Wenzhou and Liu Bo were filled with envy.

"This guy is something else. Girls hit on him everywhere he goes," Meng Wenzhou said, both envious and exasperated.

Liu Bo stared at Su Yang and shook his head. "Man, if I had Brother Yang’s face..."

"Even if you had his face, that body of yours would still scare girls away."

"I’m already losing weight! Haven’t you noticed I’ve barely eaten the past couple of days?"

Meng Wenzhou thought about it and realized Liu Bo might be right. Ever since Liu Bo got discouraged at that bar in Tokyo last time, he had indeed been eating less.

"Keep it up. You’ll look pretty good once you slim down."

"Really?"

"Just kidding."

"Dude! You need to encourage me more, man!"

"Fine, fine. Once you slim down, you’ll be totally handsome!"

"Way too half-hearted."

As they were joking, the Japanese beauty named Miki also came over.

She was wearing a cute floral-print short dress, her fair legs very eye-catching.

She sat next to Betty and asked, "What’s up, Betty?"

"This handsome guy, Su Yang, says he can speak Japanese, but he’s Chinese."

"Is that so?" Miki looked at Su Yang with wide eyes and asked.

Su Yang nodded with a smile and greeted Miki in Japanese.

"Wow, sugoi! Such perfect pronunciation!"

"Su Yang, you’re amazing. Besides your own language, you can speak English and Japanese." Betty didn’t hold back her praise, looking at Su Yang with admiration.

Two girls sitting nearby took turns showering him with compliments, making someone as reserved as Su Yang feel a bit embarrassed.

"Ladies, please stop praising me. By the way, are the four of you also traveling here?"

Betty nodded. "Yes, Muxi and Gari are good friends of mine and Winnie's. Winnie is another girl from England, just like me. Gari and Muxi are from an island country, and they brought us here to have fun."

"Oh, I see."

"Su-san, how about you come sit with us in the back and chat? Let our other two friends get to know you too, okay?" Muxi looked at Su Yang and invited him.

Su Yang smiled and nodded. "Sure, I'm always up for making new friends."

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