"Li Qing, do you want to go to the movies this weekend? I found a really good horror film called 'Zhenzi vs. Gourd Kids', and I've heard it's been getting rave reviews lately! I really want to watch it, but I'm scared to go alone. Will you come with me, please?"
"Sorry, I have to play Luke this weekend, I can't make it."
Li Qing looked at the message on his phone from the woman he'd marked with a heart, feeling a sense of melancholy as she sent back a 'smile' emoji.
He couldn't understand what he might have said wrong for her to send such a deadpan 'smile' emoji, especially when he was busy with serious matters, working hard to earn money for a down payment.
He actually really liked her, even though she was three years older than him... But as the saying goes, a woman three years older is like holding a gold brick.
"Sigh!"
He heaved a deep sigh and then silently opened his phone browser, skillfully navigated to a particular website, and picked up a tissue from nearby...
