"Li Qing, are you free to watch a movie this weekend? I found a really good horror film called 'Zhenzi vs. the Gourd Kids.' I heard it's been getting rave reviews recently! I really want to see it, but I'm too scared to go alone, will you come with me? Pretty please."
"Sorry, I have to play Luke on the weekend, can't make it."
Li Qing looked at the message from the woman he had marked with a red heart, a 'smile' emoji shining back at him.
He wondered what he might have said wrong for her to reply with a 'smile' emoji, clearly indicating doom. After all, he was doing important things, making money to save for a down payment, right?
He actually liked this woman a lot, even though she was three years older than him... But as the saying goes, 'a woman three years older is like holding a golden brick,' right?
"Sigh!"
He let out a deep sigh, then silently opened his phone's browser, navigated some familiar website, and reached for the tissues nearby...
