Because it was too late in the day, Gu Fan could only find a sleeper ticket, and took an overnight train with his data to meet Boss Ding in another city.
This soft sleeper cabin had four berths, and Gu was the first to arrive. He sat quietly on his bunk, listening to music, and contemplating his first time spending a night on a train. He wondered if he could sleep soundly.
At that moment, the door to the cabin opened and a woman roughly Gu's age entered. Her clothing and demeanor suggested she wasn't a student, but rather, someone who had worked a few years. She glanced at Gu Fan, and then placed her bag on the bunk across from him.
Gu Fan didn't mind, and continued to enjoy his music. When the train started moving, a third passenger, a bespectacled man, entered the cabin. After greeting everyone, he picked a bunk.
