"What game have I been playing lately? Ugh... it's kind of embarrassing to say, I've degenerated so much that even Xiaoyue despises me!"
"I can't even bring myself to talk about my current life to others!"
He loathed his own downfall.
After graduating from college, classmates spread out to different corners of the world, busy with their lives, each striving for success. Some got married, bringing their college romances to fruition; some bought bikes; nobody dropped dead. Everyone had a bright future ahead.
But even the closest friends could drift away on an unremarkable day. Life is just like that, a train ride where some get off and others get on. The connection between people only lasts a few years. With everyone having different experiences, common topics of conversation become rare, and you end up being nothing more than like-minded acquaintances on social media.
Conversely, it was the underclasswoman he met through gaming that he still occasionally chats with on WeChat.