"Li Qing, want to go see a movie this weekend? I found a really good horror film called The Battle of Zhenzi and the Gourd Kids. I heard it's getting rave reviews! I really want to watch it, but I'm scared. Will you accompany me? Pretty please!"
"Sorry, I have to play Luke this weekend, so I can't go."
Li Qing looked at the heart-marked female contact on his phone with a melancholic face as she sent him a 'smile' emoji.
He couldn't figure out what he said wrong that warranted such a fatal 'smile' emoji from her. He was clearly handling serious business, moving bricks to earn cash and save for a down payment.
He actually always had a liking for this woman, even though she was three years older... But as the saying goes, a woman three years older is like hugging a gold brick, right?
"Sigh!"
He let out a deep sigh, then silently opened his phone's browser. After skillfully entering a certain website, he picked up a tissue nearby...
