New Year's Eve 2017, Mercedes-Benz Arena in Pudong, Shanghai.
I finally managed to get a ticket to Lao Luo's New Year's Eve speech. Naturally, I bragged about it all over my social media, then picked a swanky location: Mercedes-Benz Arena. I waited for Lao Luo's speech. Soon, my WeChat notifications showed a new message. Humming to myself, I opened it. "You're in Shanghai too?" The familiar name caught my eye: Tianxin Yao. For a moment, I didn't know how to reply. I gripped my phone tightly, trembling. After what felt like a long time and no time at all, I typed: "Yeah, I'm here. Are you here too?" Then I waited for your reply.
Soon, I got a WeChat message: "Your friend Tianxin Yao sent you a picture."
I opened it, and a photo of Mercedes-Benz Arena appeared before my eyes. I looked closely, certain you were in Shanghai. I said, "Are you going to Lao Luo's New Year's Eve speech too?"
You soon replied: "No, I'm here to see a classmate, and I'm traveling around Shanghai while I'm at it."
I said, "Oh, have you graduated?"
"Yeah, I came back this year," you said. I couldn't make out your tone, and I had no idea what you thought about us meeting again.
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