Wendy went to work as usual that day, sleepwalking through the entire day. She glanced at her phone—only half an hour left until quitting time. Her boyfriend had suggested dinner tonight. Originally, she wanted to try out the newly opened Japanese restaurant nearby, but her boyfriend claimed he couldn't get a reservation and picked somewhere else instead. Wendy knew the real reason was that the Japanese restaurant was simply too expensive. She couldn't understand why someone who was a founding employee of an internet giant was always crying poor, too stingy to even buy her a new handbag. Yet, precisely because both of them were strapped for cash, Wendy had agreed to do certain things with her boyfriend to make some extra pocket money.
As she sat there bored, waiting to get off work, someone she hadn't heard from in a long time suddenly sent her a message: "I heard a new Japanese restaurant just opened near your company. I wonder how the food is. Care to try it together?" Wendy stared at the message, torn for a long time, but ultimately decided to go and see what he wanted by asking her out. Her feelings for the sender were a mix of love and hate. She hated his ruthlessness and fickleness, yet she loved his generosity and striking brilliance. When he was with her, he was generous—far more so than any other man she knew. But what did he want with her this time? Could he be trying to rekindle their old romance? Probably not. Wendy would sooner believe he wanted to play a casual…
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