Chapter 424: Dazzling for 27 Years

"Young man, from your accent, it seems you're from Xiangnan, right?"

"How come you're all alone, showing up here in Hokkaido, Japan?"

"Did you come here on a group tour and get separated? Or is there some other reason you've ended up hitching a ride with us?"

Many people's gazes fell upon Chen Hai.

Sitting behind him, a couple who were obviously husband and wife—the woman, in particular, leaned in with a face full of curiosity and began to inquire with a smile.

"Indeed, I'm from Xiangnan province. You can recognize my accent, so are you also from there?"

Chen Hai replied with a smile and a slight nod.

Then, he quickly made up an excuse, brushing it off, "I originally came here to Hokkaido to study!"

"Who knew? After giving a lot of money to the study-abroad agency, the university they recommended for me was far away from the city, deep in the mountains here."

"At the university, there were hardly any students, and they implemented some kind of closed-campus policy."