Su Han ignored Du WenTao’s overexaggerated loud wailing and stared continuously at his cellphone. From time to time, he would click open the newest comments that came in.
“What is this important day?”
“Are you talking about today?”
“Stop making us guess. Out with it already.”
Su Han didn’t have many friends on his WeChat and most of them were his schoolmates. And some were from his grade school and had never met Su Ran before. They asked bluntly when they saw Su Ran in the picture.
“Wow, who’s that in the picture?”
“What a pretty little big sister. Can I have her number?”
“Brother Han, who is this in the picture with you
***
There were many comments along that line but Su Han did not respond to any of them.
He checked his 40 plus likes and 30 plus comments twice but, unfortunately, none of them was from Su Ran.
After a little while, Su Han changed his profile picture to that picture as well.
Nevertheless, he still did not get a response from Su Ran.
“Oh yeah, Quality Development Outing is tomorrow and we will be let out a session early. What say we go get some food and that could double as celebration for Brother Han’s birthday!” Liu YangYang was the one who suggested that next to them.
“Let’s just go eat at the cafeteria at noon.”
“Why?”
“You think we are all like you? With your parents god knows where? For sure Su Han will need to go home and spend his birthday with his family. He won’t have time to go get barbeque with us.”
Liu YangYang: That makes sense.
Su Han: Like hell it does!
Up until now, that woman had showed no signs at all….
Didn’t that woman always check her friend’s circle frequently? There was no reason how she could miss his update.
Unless, she had him blocked?
Thought Su Han to himself with his teeth gritted.
Su Ran did not block her own son. Right now, she was looking at the mess in the kitchen not knowing what to do next and had no time for her friend’s circle.
“Who said I don’t have time?”
As he spoke, he quickly sent a message over to Su Ran.
Han: I am going to have barbeque with my schoolmates today and will be home late.
When Su Ran received the message from Su Han, she was trying to figure out how to make whipped cream out of the box of liquid cream.
When she saw the message from Su Han, she always dropped her cellphone into the pot.
Looking at the “big project” in front of her, Su Ran struggled with herself. It might not be a bad idea for her son to hang out with his friends today.
And then Su Han retracted the message.
“So you guys are going to get barbeque? Count me in then.”
“Let’s ask Li Yang and the others to join us as well. We get a better deal with a bigger group.”
Liu YangYang and Du WenTao were very excited when they heard Su Han said, “I just don’t want to spend time with you is all.”
“Oh, my god! That is very hurtful, Brother Han!”
“Yeah! Can’t we just get along happily?”
***
Ignoring those two, Su Han send over two new messages to Su Ran after he retracted his original message.
Son Han-er: Du WenTao grabbed the wrong cellphone. That message was meant for his mother.
Son Han-er: I’ll be home on time after school.
After receiving Su Han’s message, Su Ran was anxious all over again but, she was still very happy.
At the same time, she also noticed Su Han’s new profile picture.
Ma: Son, you changed to a new profile picture?
Su Han was just about to respond with: My finger slipped when I was picking out the picture.
But he saw another message from Su Ran.
Ma: Such a good choice!
Su Han: ……
“Brother Han, you sure you don’t want to come with?”
“No,” said Su Han as he put away his cellphone.