The Constant Flow of People

Hello stranger He and I have been dating online for three years, from heart-pounding in the canyon to late at night. I studied accounting, he was engaged in oil, and we couldn't figure out the confusing accounts even though we were two thousand kilometers apart. On the eve of graduation, I choked up and asked, "Can we have a future?" He was silent for a long time and then replied: "Lin You, be realistic." I deleted my friends instantly and cried all night. From then on, I just treated him as a brick wall. Three years later, while on a business trip on the high-speed train, the older brother sitting next to me broke out financial news. The anchor's words were correct: "... Thanks to the breakthrough in shale oil technology, young engineer Chen Chuan..." I froze and turned my head slowly. The serious side face in the picture accompanying the news was so familiar that it made my fingertips shiver. Suddenly, an inaudible voice came from above the head: "Borrowed it." I looked up and met a pair of eyes like the deep sea. He lowered his eyes and looked at my phone screen saver—— He was still his favorite hero in the game three years ago.