When Chén Zhāoyáng finished writing the final block of code, he let out a long, relieved breath. It was as if this single breath released the exhaustion and pressure of many days, and his body relaxed along with it.
Slowly raising his head, his gaze drifted away from the computer screen and finally landed on the calendar across the room. The date was clearly displayed: February 21, 1995. Chén Zhāoyáng was slightly startled; he had not expected time to pass so quickly, having buried himself in his work until this date without even realizing it.
A thought flashed quickly through his mind—only two days remained until the date he had agreed with Lín Xiǎotáng to return to campus. At the mere thought of Lín Xiǎotáng, a wave of guilt involuntarily welled up in Chén Zhāoyáng's heart. Originally, he had promised Lín Xiǎotáng to return to his hometown before the Spring Festival, but because he had hit a bottleneck during the development of the new system, he had been forced to throw himself heart and soul into his work, making it impossible to keep his promise.
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