It was nearly one in the afternoon when Chen Xu finally left that shop. After being busy all morning, he was starving and was about to look for a fast-food restaurant nearby.
"Chen Xu?"
He had not gone far when he heard someone call his name. Turning around, he recognized a college classmate and was pleasantly surprised. "Liu Xiaoshang? What are you doing here?"
"My company's around here. What about you? Do you work nearby too? How come I've never run into you before?" Liu Xiaoshang was quite excited as well, firing off several questions in a row.
Chen Xu smiled. "I came over to take care of something."
"Have you eaten?"
"I was just about to."
"Perfect. Let's eat together. My treat, and don't you dare fight me for it."
Chen Xu did not stand on ceremony. Liu Xiaoshang had been their class's Deputy Class Monitor and had always been generous. Chen Xu had gotten along well with him too.
The two found a restaurant and caught up on old times.
Chen Xu had joined the class WeChat Group, but he had never spoken in it. Mostly because he did not know what to talk about, and he had set the group to Do Not Disturb.
Only when roommates he had been close to spoke up would he occasionally open it to check on how they were doing.
He knew that Liu Xiaoshang had done pretty well after graduation. He had bought a house and a car, found a girlfriend, and even posted photos of her in the group. She was quite pretty.
Still, that was not something Chen Xu could envy. Liu Xiaoshang had been born into a good family, with money at home, and he was good-looking too.
They had barely chatted for a while when Liu