Selena sat on the soft sleeper in a huff, exclaiming indignantly, "What am I to do now? Losing my phone is one thing, but the important contacts within it are irreplaceable! I must go find the conductor!"
With that, Selena rose to her feet, and I followed her.
Reaching the middle carriage, we found the portly conductor occupied with resolving ticketing issues for the passengers.
Upon hearing Selena's plight, he dismissed her with blatant indifference, saying, "When out in the world, one must keep an eye on their belongings! At your age, should you be so careless? If you weren't so attractive, I wouldn't even bother. Fine, I've got the message. You may return; if it turns up, I'll come looking for you..."
He didn’t even bother asking for our seat numbers, shooing us away with just a few words.
No matter how composed or gentle Selena usually was, her cheeks flushed with anger now.
Yet, we were not in Harbei City.