When Destiny Brings You To Me
*Unexpected Collision"
Club Obsidian — Underground VIP Lounge, Xintiandi, Shanghai
The city of Shanghai never truly sleeps. It only changes its costume — suits become leather, boardrooms become back rooms, and underneath the glittering skyline, a different kind of business gets done
Club Obsidian sits beneath a luxury hotel in Xintiandi like a secret the city keeps from itself. No sign outside. No name on the door. You either know the address or you don't belong. Bass from the DJ booth pulses through the walls like a second heartbeat. Blue and violet lights strobe across the crowded dance floor. Expensive liquor. Expensive perfume. Expensive danger.
In the VIP section elevated above the main floor, separated by frosted glass and private security, Li Wei sits.
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😐 Boss. We arrive in 10.
The Zhao brothers confirmed.
Private room is secured
Li Wei|ml|♥
Make sure the back exit is clear.
I don't want staff near room 3 tonight.
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
✅ Done.
Xu Feng is already inside.
He ordered champagne
Li Wei|ml|♥
😑 Of course he did.
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
🥂 Boss!! The champagne is AMAZING here
I ordered two bottles
Li Wei|ml|♥
We are here for business, Xu Feng.
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
😇 Yes yes business
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
But also — the bartender is gorgeous
Just saying
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😑 Focus.
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
🫡 Focused. Completely. 100%.
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
...
Is he looking at me?
Li Wei|ml|♥
😐 I'm going to fire you one day.
The black SUV pulled up to the hotel's underground entrance at exactly 11:52 PM. Li Wei stepped out first — black suit, no tie, the top button of his shirt undone in the only concession to informality he ever made. Zhang Kai fell into step beside him without a word, hand loose near his jacket.
The air inside Club Obsidian hit them like a warm wave. Music. Sweat. Hunger. The kind of place where people came to forget who they were.
Li Wei didn't forget. Li Wei never forgot.
He moved through the crowd without touching anyone, yet somehow people parted for him anyway — the instinct of prey before a predator they couldn't quite name.
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
😬 Okay so small update
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
The Zhao brothers are already in room 3
But there's a complication
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
😅 There's a guy
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
Not one of ours
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
Not one of theirs either, that we can confirm
He walked into the VIP floor with a fake member pass
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
Security caught it, but before they could move him
Li Wei|ml|♥
Where is he now.
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
😬 That's the thing boss
He's... sitting at the bar
In our VIP section
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
Drinking like he owns the place
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
He's very pretty so people just sort of... let him stay?
Li Wei|ml|♥
😐 Get him removed. Quietly.
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
😬 Zhang Kai already tried
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
The guy told him,,, and I quote
"Touch me and I'll scream corporate espionage so loud
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
Every reporter in Shanghai will think it's New Year's"
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
Then he smiled and ordered another drink
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
😅 He's very calm about it
Honestly kind of impressive
Li Wei|ml|♥
I'll handle it.
Li Wei changed direction.
He found the bar without needing to look for it. Found HIM without needing to look for him either — which was, in itself, deeply irritating.
Chen Hao sat on a barstool like it was a throne he'd been assigned at birth. One elbow on the bar, long fingers wrapped around a glass of something amber. He wore a cream-colored fitted shirt open at the collar, dark trousers, and an expression of complete, infuriating serenity.
He was looking at the dance floor below. Not nervous. Not watching the exits. Not doing any of the things a person with a fake pass in Dragon Triad territory should be doing.
He looked like he was simply... enjoying the view.
Li Wei stopped beside him.
Li Wei|ml|♥
😶 You're in the wrong section.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
[takes a slow sip]
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Is that so?
Li Wei|ml|♥
Your pass is fake.
Li Wei|ml|♥
You have approximately thirty seconds before my men remove you
Li Wei|ml|♥
From the premises in a way that will be uncomfortable for you.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
[finally turns]
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😏 Thirty seconds.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
That's very precise.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Do you practice that, or does it come naturally?
Li Wei had looked into the eyes of generals, senators, murderers, and cowards. He had stared down the barrel of a gun held by a man with shaking hands and not blinked. He was not a man who felt things in unexpected places.
But something happened in that fraction of a second that he would never, for the rest of his life, be able to fully explain.
The stranger's eyes were dark, lit from within by something sharp and unafraid. There was humor in them. And pain. Old pain, buried deep, that the smirk on his lips was working very hard to conceal.
Li Wei recognized concealment. He was an expert in it.
He also recognized something else — something that moved through his chest like a slow-burning fuse, finding its way to parts of him that had been quiet for years.
He ignored it. He was excellent at ignoring things.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Depends on who's asking.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
If you're security — I'm nobody.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
If you're the owner — I'm a potential loyal customer.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
If you're someone important—
Chen Hao|mc|♥
[smiles slowly]
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Then I'm whoever you need me to be.
Li Wei|ml|♥
😶 I'm Li Wei.
For the first time, something flickered in those dark eyes. Quick. Controlled. But Li Wei caught it — the single half-second where Chen Hao's composure cracked like ice over a deep river.
It sealed itself immediately. The smirk returned.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I'm Chen Hao.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
[extends hand casually]
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Nice to meet you, Mr. Li Wei.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
You can start the thirty seconds now if you'd like.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I'll even finish my drink first.
Li Wei|ml|♥
Li Wei looked at the outstretched hand.
He did not take it.
Li Wei|ml|♥
He pulled out the barstool beside Hao and sat down.
Li Wei|ml|♥
😶 I have a business meeting in four minutes.
You have four minutes to explain
Li Wei|ml|♥
Why I shouldn't have you detained instead of removed.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😏 Four whole minutes.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
[turns back to the bar]
Chen Hao|mc|♥
You really are very precise.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Ask your questions, Mr. Dragon.
The noise of the club continued around them like it had nothing to do with either of them. Below, the dance floor pulsed. Violet light moved across Hao's face and then away again.
Li Wei noticed the line of Hao's jaw. The way he held his glass
The deliberate calm.
This was not a scared person. This was a person performing calm the way Li Wei performed coldness — as armor.
His four minutes were almost up.
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😐 [Private to Li Wei]
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
Boss. The Zhao brothers are asking for you.
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😑 The deal won't wait—
Li Wei|ml|♥
Two. Minutes.
Li Wei|ml|♥
[no further reply]
Chen Hao|mc|♥
[glances at Li Wei's phone]
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Someone important?
Li Wei|ml|♥
Everyone in my life is important.
Differently.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😏 That sounds lonely.
Li Wei|ml|♥
😶 You came here alone.
Li Wei|ml|♥
With a fake pass.
Li Wei|ml|♥
To a club you clearly know belongs to dangerous people.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Who's lonely?
Hao went quiet for exactly one second.
It was the most honest second he'd offered all night.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😌 ...Touché, Mr. Li Wei.
Li Wei|ml|♥
stood. Buttoned one button on his jacket by habit.
Li Wei|ml|♥
😐 Finish your drink.
Li Wei|ml|♥
Don't go near room 3.
Li Wei|ml|♥
Don't speak to anyone wearing a black lapel pin.
Li Wei|ml|♥
And don't be here when I come back out.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
[tilts his head]
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😏 And if I am?
Chen Hao|mc|♥
we'll have a very different conversation.
Li Wei|ml|♥
Did not look back.
Chen Hao → [Unknown Number]
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😅 Okay so 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Small problem💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I think I just made eye contact with Li Wei💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
The Li Wei💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Dragon Triad Li Wei💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
He bought me time at the bar and didn't have me dragged out💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Which is either perfect or really bad💬📱
unknown
What do you mean "made eye contact"💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😅 I mean we talked💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
He's... not what I expected💬📱
unknown
You were supposed to be invisible tonight
Get in, confirm the deal, get out
That was the assignment 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😬 Yeah well💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
My fake pass got flagged💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I improvised💬📱
unknown
Did he recognize you💬♥️
Chen Hao|mc|♥
He just thinks I'm a pretty intruder
Which... I am, technically💬📱
unknown
If Li Wei connects you to Black Tiger tonight we are ALL finished💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
...
He has very cold eyes💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😅 Leaving! Leaving right now!
Finishing the drink first though💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
It's superb whiskey💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Seems wasteful💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Set his glass down
Chen Hao|mc|♥
He looked across the VIP floor, past the frosted glass, toward the private rooms.
Somewhere behind one of those doors, Li Wei was sitting across a table from the Zhao brothers, conducting business in his low, measured voice that made people's hands sweat.
Hao thought about those eyes.
Cold. Yes. But underneath the cold — something else. Something that had looked at him, just for a half-second, like it recognized something it had been searching for.
He was being dramatic. He needed sleep. He needed to go back to his real life.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Stood, smoothed his shirt, and walked toward the exit.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Did not look toward room 3.
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😐 Deal with the Zhao brothers is done.
We leave in five.
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
✅ Copy!
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
Also boss — the guy at the bar left.
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
Just so you know.
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
😏 Sooo... are we curious about him or nah
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
😯 Really? Because you sat with him for like—
Xu Feng~|Wei’s younger cousin|♥
🫡 Not curious. Understood. Completely.
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😑 Cars are ready.
Li Wei stood at the edge of the VIP floor for a moment before following Zhang Kai out.
The barstool where Chen Hao had been sitting was empty now.
The glass was still there.
Li Wei|ml|♥
Looked at it for exactly one second
Li Wei|ml|♥
Then he left.
💬 Personal Journal — Li Wei
Li Wei|ml|♥
Note to self, 12:31 AM:
Deal with the Zhao brothers: complete
Li Wei|ml|♥
Percentage secured: acceptable.
Li Wei|ml|♥
Chen Hao.
...
Find out who he is💬📱
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
Yes, boss 💬📱
Authy
to be continued....
"Smoke and Eyes"
📍 Location: Jing'an District — Hao's Apartment | Dragon Triad Private Office, Lujiazui
🌅 Time: 7:14 AM — The Morning After
Shanghai mornings arrive without apology. The night peels back like a curtain and leaves everything exposed — the exhausted, the guilty, the lovesick, and the sleepless.
Chen Hao was at least three of those things as he sat curled on his windowsill, knees to his chest, watching the street below come alive.
He hadn't changed out of last night's clothes.
His cream shirt was rumpled now. His hair was loose. There was a half-drunk cup of tea going cold on the ledge beside him, and he was staring at nothing — or rather, at something that wasn't there. Something with dark eyes and a voice like controlled thunder.
He pressed his forehead to the cool glass.
"Idiot," he told himself quietly.
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
Hao 💬📱
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
It's past 7 💬📱
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
Did you come home last night? 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😅 Good morning to you too, jiejie 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Yes I came home 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I'm home right now 💬📱
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
😤 Don't "jiejie" me in that tone 💬📱
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
You were at that club again weren't you 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I was at a networking event 💬📱
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
😑 Chen Hao 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😅 Okay fine. A club 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
But nothing happened! 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I got in, I looked around, I left
Clean. Safe. Easy. 💬📱
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
🤨 Then why do you look like you haven't slept 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
How do you know what I look like 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
You're not even here 💬📱
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
😤 Because I KNOW YOU 💬📱
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
I'm your sister 💬📱
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
I can hear "haven't slept" in your texts 💬📱
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
Hao what happened? 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I just met someone interesting 💬📱
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
😟 Define interesting 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
The kind of interesting that is absolutely none of your business 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Good morning jiejie I love you 😘 💬📱
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
😤 CHEN HAO..... 💬📱
Chen Hao|mc|♥
📱🔇 [Mei Ling has been muted for 2 hours]
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
😡 I WILL COME TO THAT APARTMENT
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
YOU CANNOT MUTE ME IN REAL LIFE...
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Set his phone face down on the windowsill.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Looked back at the street.
[Unknown Number] → Chen Hao
[Black Tiger Contact — saved as "Old Friend"]
Old Friend
Report. Now. 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😴 Good morning to you too 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
It's barely 7am 📞
Old Friend
You were supposed to check in at midnight 📞
Old Friend
Three missed calls, Hao 📞
Old Friend
Did the meeting happen 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😅 I got home late and I was tired... 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Zhao brothers, both senior members📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Room 3, private VIP 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Meeting lasted approximately 40 minutes based on Li Wei's entry and exit time 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Transfer of documents — I couldn't see specifics 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
But the deal closed. Body language confirmed it 📞
Old Friend
And the complication you mentioned? 📞
Old Friend
The pass being flagged? 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😬 Handled 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I handled it myself 📞
Old Friend
You said you made eye contact with Li Wei 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😅 It wasn't a big deal 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
He thought I was just some random person with a fake pass 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
He didn't know who I was 📞
Old Friend
You spoke to him directly. 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Briefly. Four minutes maximum 📞
Old Friend
😶 Four minutes with the head of the Dragon Triad. 📞
Old Friend
You want to explain to me how that is "not a big deal." 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😇 He was very polite about it actually
Gave me time to finish my drink 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😬 I know I know 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I'm sorry 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
But listen — he doesn't know anything 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
We talked, I deflected, I left before he came back out 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
No connection to Black Tiger 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
We're fine 📞
Old Friend
If he runs your face... 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😶 He won't 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I'm nobody to him 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
A pretty intruder he let go because he had somewhere more important to be 📞
Old Friend
Stay off Dragon Triad radar for the next two weeks minimum. 📞
Old Friend
No clubs. No crossing into Lujiazui or the Bond corridor. 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Understood 📞
Old Friend
I mean it, Hao 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😌 I heard you 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I'll be invisible 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I promise 📞
Chen Hao|mc|♥
He set the phone down
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Picked up his cold tea ☕
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Drank it anyway.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
"Invisible,"
Chen Hao|mc|♥
"I wonder if he's thinking about it too."
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Went to make fresh tea.
The Dragon Triad's private offices occupied the top two floors of a glass tower in Lujiazui
The financial heart of Shanghai, where the Huangpu River bent like a silver arm around a fist of glittering skyscrapers. From Li Wei's office window, the view was everything:
•INTERIOR DRAGON TRIAD OFFICE•
Li Wei had been here since 5:45.
He reviewed the Zhao deal documentation
He had signed off on two territory logistics reports. He had responded to Zhang Kai's overnight security summary.
He had thought about Chen Hao exactly four times and dismissed it each time with the efficient coldness he applied to all things that served no productive purpose.
This was the fifth time.
Li Wei|ml|♥
The individual at the bar last night.
Cream shirt. Dark eyes. Barstool near the east end 📞🗣️
Li Wei|ml|♥
Did security pull any footage? 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😐 Yes 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
I had them run it this morning actually.
Anticipated you might ask 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
Face recognition came back limited.
He's not in our database. 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
Not connected to any flagged names.📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
No criminal record on public systems.📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
The fake pass was a good quality forgery — not cheap, not amateur.📞🗣️
Li Wei|ml|♥
😶 Someone funded it 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
That's my read too. 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
He's not just a curious civilian. 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
But I can't confirm affiliation yet. 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
Nothing from the club's system
He paid cash at the bar 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
No tab opened 📞🗣️
Li Wei|ml|♥
He told me his name was Chen Hao 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😐 ... He told you his name 📞🗣️
Li Wei|ml|♥
We spoke briefly 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😑 And you're only mentioning this now 📞🗣️
Li Wei|ml|♥
I'm mentioning it now because now is when it's relevant 📞🗣️
Li Wei|ml|♥
Run Chen Hao.
Every database we have access to 📞🗣️
Li Wei|ml|♥
Don't flag it through the main system.... keep it personal 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
Understood 📞🗣️
...
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
Boss 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😐 If he's affiliated with a rival... 📞🗣️
Li Wei|ml|♥
Then I'll deal with it accordingly 📞🗣️
Li Wei|ml|♥
That's all, Kai 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😐 Yes, Boss 📞🗣️
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😐 Initial results on Chen Hao 💬📲
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
Age 25. Registered address: Kangding Road, Jing'an 💬📲
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
Listed occupation: freelance logistics coordinator 💬📲
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
No criminal record. Clean finances on surface level 💬📲
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
But. 💬📲
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
His registered address places him three blocks 💬📲
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
From Black Tiger Gang's Jing'an safe house 💬📲
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
Could be coincidence 💬📲
Li Wei|ml|♥
😶 I don't believe in coincidence 💬📲
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😐 Neither do I💬📲
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
Digging deeper 💬📲
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
I'll have more by tonight. 💬📲
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
Boss 💬📲
Li Wei|ml|♥
Don't flag this to anyone else.
Not Song Jin 💬📲
Li Wei|ml|♥
Not the elders.
Not Wang Lei 💬📲
Li Wei|ml|♥
This stays between us until I know what we're dealing with 💬📲
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
😐 ... Understood 💬📲
Li Wei|ml|♥
😐 He's a potential security concern from last night's meeting 💬📲
Li Wei|ml|♥
That's all he is 💬📲
Zhang Kai~|Wei's|right-hand man♥
Of course, Boss 💬📲
Chen Hao|mc|♥
"Sitting on sofa"
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I'm sorry for muting you earlier 💬
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
😤 Two hours, Hao 💬
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
TWO HOURS 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😅 I needed to think 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I wasn't trying to be rude 💬
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
Think about what 💬
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
The "interesting someone" you met? 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
It doesn't matter 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I won't be seeing him again 💬
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
Hao 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
It was nothing, Mei Ling 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Just a moment 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
You know how sometimes you meet someone and
for about four minutes 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
the world sort of...
shifts? 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
And then it goes back to normal
and you understand that it wasn't real? 💬
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
😟 ... That's either the most romantic or the most heartbreaking thing you've ever said to me 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😏 Can it be neither.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Can it just be a fact 💬
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
Hao, are you okay? 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😊 Of course 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I'm always okay 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I'm coming over Sunday, yes?
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I'll bring that soup you like from the place on Wuding Road 💬
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
😟 You can't use soup to change the subject 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
I can, and I will 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
Double pork bone broth. Your favorite 💬
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
😤 ...
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
Fine 💬
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
Sunday 💬
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
But we are TALKING, Chen Hao 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😘 Love you jiejie 💬
Mei Ling~|Hao's older sis|♥
😤 I love you too you impossible person 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
He closed his eyes.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
"Invisible"
Chen Hao|mc|♥
phone buzzed 📲📳
Epilogue: ~The Unknown number belongs to Li wei~
Unknown number
Chen Hao 💬
His pulse did something complicated.
The number wasn't saved. No contact name. Shanghai area code.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
stared at it for a long time.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
...
Who is this 💬
Li Wei|ml|♥
😶 Someone who doesn't believe in coincidence 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
phone nearly slipped out of his hand.
Chen Hao|mc|♥
😶 How did you get this number 💬
Li Wei|ml|♥
I'm resourceful 💬
Chen Hao|mc|♥
That's not an answer 💬
Li Wei|ml|♥
Sleep well, Chen Hao 💬
The conversation ended 📵
Hao sat on his couch in his small, sparse apartment on Kangding Road, holding his phone, heart beating at a frequency it had no right to.
Outside, Shanghai went on being Shanghai — loud and indifferent and electric.
Inside, something had just changed.
Something small and irreversible, like the first crack in ice.
Or the first curl of smoke.
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