Fei Long was taken aback upon hearing this. What could he possibly have to discuss with this girl when it was their first time meeting?
However, Fei Long still nodded, guessing it must be related to Luo Chen. So, after the four of them passed through security, Fei Long said he needed to use the toilet, then went back out to wait in the cafe.
Annie winked at Lu Shuixian, who understood and gave no reaction. After waiting a while, boarding and ticket checking began. Luo Chen paid no mind, and the three of them checked their tickets and boarded the aeroplane directly.
After taking his seat, Luo Chen sensibly switched his phone to flight mode, then leaned back and closed his eyes to rest. Lu Shuixian and Annie, on the other hand, sat together and chatted happily.
Fei Long was still waiting in the cafe right up until the aeroplane took off. Luo Chen had not expected Fei Long to miss the flight. More importantly, Luo Chen could not use his cultivation right now, so his senses were not as sharp as before. If it were before, Luo Chen would definitely have noticed that Fei Long had not boarded.
It was only when the aeroplane was sprinting down the runway that Fei Long realised something was wrong. After all, he had not expected Annie to lie to him. Firstly, it was their first meeting. Secondly, she was the best friend of Luo Chen’s fiance, so why would she lie to him?
By the time Fei Long reacted, the aeroplane had already taken off and flown away. Fei Long quickly took out his phone and dialled Luo Chen’s number, but Luo Chen’s phone was already on flight mode. He called several times but could not get through.
On the aeroplane, however, after takeoff, Luo Chen slowly opened his eyes. He looked at the empty seat beside him, then glanced towards the toilet in confusion. But after waiting a long time, Fei Long still did not appear. Luo Chen then turned to look at Lu Shuixian.
“Where is my companion?”
“Uh, he just said he was going to the toilet, and we did not pay much attention. I do not know if he made it?” Annie said, feigning confusion. Then Annie spoke again. “Flight attendant!”
A flight attendant in an airline uniform walked over with a smile.
“Is there a man named Fei Long on the aeroplane?” Annie asked hypocritically.
“Please wait a moment, madam. I will go and check.”
The flight attendant then walked away. About five minutes later, she returned.
“I am sorry, but that gentleman probably did not board the aeroplane.”
Upon hearing this, Luo Chen raised an eyebrow.
Fei Long did not board the aeroplane?
Theoretically, Fei Long’s main purpose this time was to protect Luo Chen. It was impossible for him to miss the flight without a reason. Luo Chen then turned his gaze to Lu Shuixian.
This made Lu Shuixian pause.
“Why are you looking at me?”
“Your companion…”
“Where is Fei Long?” Luo Chen asked with a straight face.
“You have not even married her yet, and you are already getting too big for your boots?” Annie said dissatisfiedly from the side. Then Annie spoke directly. “I was just playing a little joke on him. Who knew he would actually believe it!” A cold smile flashed across the corners of Annie’s mouth.
“Luo Chen, Annie was just playing a joke on your companion. He should still be at the airport now. He just missed this flight, so he can take the next one.” Seeing that Luo Chen’s attitude was not very good, Lu Shuixian’s expression was not very good either. “It is just missing one flight. It is not a big deal. There is no need to make a mountain out of a molehill,” Annie also chimed in from the side.
In reality, Annie was sneering inwardly. If the people around Luo Chen were so easily deceived and fooled, then Luo Chen himself probably did not have much brains either.
“Sir, perhaps you should sit down first. The aeroplane is still ascending,” the flight attendant said with a hint of dissatisfaction. She strongly agreed with what the two beautiful women had said. Since he missed it, he could just catch the next flight.
“Playing a joke? Making a mountain out of a molehill?” Luo Chen glanced at Annie.
“Is it not?”
“To put it bluntly, even if I was not joking and just lied to him, so what?” Annie was from the Howard family in Europe. Who would dare to give her attitude normally? Adding to that, she did not think much of Luo Chen in the first place. Judging by his intelligence and tolerance, he was not even fit to carry her brother’s shoes! “He has no brains himself. Who can he blame?” Annie said very impolitely.
“Forget it, Luo Chen. Things are already like this, and there is nothing we can do. He will just have to catch the next flight,” Lu Shuixian persuaded from the side. After all, she could not go too far and could only act as a peacemaker.
“Forget it?” Luo Chen raised an eyebrow. How could Luo Chen not see the attitude of these two women? He was just too lazy to argue with these two brats. But deceiving Fei Long was going a bit too far in Luo Chen’s eyes.
“So what?”
“You will not forget it? What else do you want?” Annie retorted.
“Are you going to make the aeroplane go back and pick him up?” Annie mocked, a look of ridicule on her face.
The argument naturally attracted the attention of other people on the aeroplane. Seeing how beautiful Lu Shuixian and Annie were, many people naturally took their side just because of that. So they spoke up one after another.
“Young man, just let it go. The girl was just playing a joke.”
“Besides, if it were me, I would be willing to be lied to by such a beautiful girl. How could I blame her?”
“You really do not know how to appreciate romance or show tenderness to women.”
“Exactly, what else can be done at this point?”
“If he was tricked, he was tricked.” The flight attendant said this last sentence.
“Hmph, if he was tricked, he was tricked?” Luo Chen turned back to look at the flight attendant.
“He is not on the aeroplane right now. What are you going to do about it?” Annie mimicked a northeastern accent and said this directly.
The flight attendant and the others also looked at Luo Chen with mockery and cold smiles. Regardless of whether the girl had tricked his companion or not, the thing had already happened. His companion was indeed not on the aeroplane right now. What could he do?
“I am not going to do anything. I will just make the aeroplane go back and pick him up,” Luo Chen said calmly.
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately caused a burst of laughter from everyone.
Lu Shuixian shook her head in disappointment. She had originally thought her family had found her an incredibly capable fiance. But after this interaction, she was truly too disappointed. From his appearance to his strength, and finally to his intelligence. The best solution right now was to sit down quietly, wait until they reached the country, contact Fei Long, and let him catch the next flight. After all, the aeroplane was already high in the sky. Arguing back and forth would serve no purpose other than showing his incompetence and making a fool of himself. The most idiotic thing Lu Shuixian heard was the phrase about going back to pick him up. This was an aeroplane. Did he think it was his own car? Going back to pick him up?
Annie was also amused by this sentence.
“You are really humorous,” Annie said sarcastically, then added coldly. “You have probably never been on an aeroplane before, have you?”