On the eve of the college entrance exam application deadline, I suddenly received a call from my childhood friend ten years in the future.
He sounded a little drunk, and I couldn't wait to ask him about the future.
“Did we both get into Qingbei University?”
“Where do we work after graduation? Do I make a lot of money?”
“You must have succeeded as an entrepreneur and made a fortune. So, are we married by now?”
While I rattled on, my childhood friend scoffed and cut me off.
“You got half of it right. I did get into Qingbei, start a successful business, and get married.”
“But none of that was with you. It was with Jiahui.”
I went cold all over and blurted out, “What about me?”
My childhood friend replied casually:
“You? Back then, I was afraid Jiahui wouldn't get into Qingbei, so I changed your application.”
“Now you're a cleaner at my company.”
