1 When I sent Gu Cheng'an a message, he was in a meeting. The words "Read, no reply" on my screen felt like four needles piercing my heart. "Ye Nuannuan, could you have a little self-respect?" My roommate, Xu Feifei, looked at me in exasperation. "You've been chasing him for three years, and he won't even send you an emoji." I put my phone facedown on the table and forced a nonchalant smile. "Who says I'm chasing him? We're friends." "Friends?" Xu Feifei rolled her eyes. "What friend buys him coffee every day? What friend remembers everything he likes? Ye Nuannuan, wake up!"
