5:11 p.m.
Lin Zhe opened his eyes on the sofa and raised his wrist to check the time on his sports watch.
He was utterly bewildered!
"What's going on..."
"The watch I only bought yesterday is already broken?"
"It was just past ten in the morning. How did it get to five in the afternoon in such a short time?"
Straightening his back, Lin Zhe got up from the sofa and picked up the phone beside him for a look.
The time displayed on it was 17:11.
There were also more than a dozen unread WeChat messages on his phone.
He opened WeChat to check.
One was from his mother, saying that his younger aunt had visited her and his father at the hospital today.
Another three were from Fatty, looking for someone to have lunch with. When Lin Zhe hadn't replied, he had sent three contemptuous reaction images in a row.
Another four were from Hu Ting, asking whether Lin Zhe was having lunch and whether he was feeling unwell.
The remaining six were all from Lin Xiaomeng. Lin Zhe couldn't help laughing when he saw her six messages.
The first read: Hour one of missing you, Brother Zhe.
The second read: Hour two of missing you, Brother Zhe.
The sixth had been sent five minutes ago: Hour six of missing you, Brother Zhe.
"Lin Daidai really is emotionally stable. I didn't reply for six hours, and she actually managed to hold back from calling me."
Lin Zhe praised Daidai approvingly, then swiped his finger and started a video call with Lin Xiaomeng.
Less than a second after he placed the call, Lin Daidai answered instantly!
"Brother Zhe, are you here?"
The moment the video call connected, Lin Xiaomeng appeared on his phone screen.
She was already up and