I Fell in Love Online, Then Realized I'd Added the Wrong Friend

As the top student in Class 1 of Grade 11 at Tianhe No. 3 High School, Zhuang Lu was chosen to take part in an English speech contest.

But he had only ever learned "mute English" in elementary school. He could read and write, but his listening and speaking were hopeless.

To improve his spoken English, Zhuang Lu spent a hefty 300 yuan on an English-learning app, buying one-on-one practice with a real person, with a money-back guarantee if he wasn't satisfied.

After nervously adding the person on WeChat, he was surprised to find that his conversation partner's spoken English was even more polished and lovely than the recordings.

The voice was as clear and crisp as a cold spring, fresh and calm. It was exactly his type.

So, even after the speech contest was over, he shamelessly asked if they could keep chatting in the future.

Later, he realized that this online tutor perfectly matched every fantasy he had about a partner.

He fell in love all by himself. Yes, he was in an online relationship.

Then, on the day he received his acceptance letter from his dream university, he contacted the website and got shocking news: he'd added the wrong tutor!

By then, his classmate had met his online partner in person and told him in despair: His sweet-voiced, stunningly beautiful girlfriend... in real life, she was 38, looked like a completely different person, and wanted him to be her third.

He looked at the last message in the chat: [See you tomorrow.]

He shivered.

Xu Suisheng couldn't resist his mother's relentless nagging. He added his blind date on WeChat, deciding to explain the situation as soon as they connected.

But after the friend request was accepted and he sent a simple [Hello], a voice message arrived.

A young man's voice sounded hesitant and inexperienced. "Big brother, your English is really good. Could we practice together for an hour every day?"

Obviously, this wasn't his blind date, but for some inexplicable reason, he replied, [Sure.]

The boy was sincere and adorable, sensible and eager to improve. They could talk about anything.

Before long, Xu Suisheng thought it would be nice to have a little friend like him, and gradually began to care about him.

Then, during the summer after the boy finished his college entrance exams, they arranged to meet in person.

Xu Suisheng sent him a message and got a bright red exclamation mark in reply.

[This person has enabled friend verification. You are not their friend yet.]

The message above it read: [Big brother, I'm sorry. I just realized I've been talking to the wrong person this whole time.]

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