The weight of an IELTS score report: 3.5 grams.
The weight of 2,170 yuan: 25.3 grams.
What he wanted from me was the latter—so he could trade for the uncertain former.
At 2 p.m., he sent me a message. He said, “With 2,170 yuan, you can see me once, but only for three hours. The time and place are up to you.”
I said, “Let me think it over—I’m not ready yet.” He didn’t hang up; he just quietly waited. Good times and good locations don’t wait for anyone.
After a while, I said, “Okay.”
To meet him, I spent months in advance preparing the skills to communicate with him—money to improve myself—just so I could be worthy of a better version of him.
Every time I met him, he would deliberately make things difficult for me. I knew I might not be good enough, that I hadn’t been able to satisfy him. But 2,000 yuan only to see him once—the cost in time and money was simply too high.
I looked sadly at the balance in my wallet. Those funds could have bought something better, yet for him I was willing all the same.
For a moment, I understood. What I wanted was never a passing score report, but self-affirmation that isn’t assessed by any system. There’s no need to keep getting entangled.
Also, he asked me, “When you see me, can you bring strength worth a nine?”
I was silent for a moment. He thought I didn’t want that.
This article is purely fictional, for entertainment only.
No copyright—feel free to forward and share.
The weight of 2,170 yuan: 25.3 grams.
What he wanted from me was the latter—so he could trade for the uncertain former.
At 2 p.m., he sent me a message. He said, “With 2,170 yuan, you can see me once, but only for three hours. The time and place are up to you.”
I said, “Let me think it over—I’m not ready yet.” He didn’t hang up; he just quietly waited. Good times and good locations don’t wait for anyone.
After a while, I said, “Okay.”
To meet him, I spent months in advance preparing the skills to communicate with him—money to improve myself—just so I could be worthy of a better version of him.
Every time I met him, he would deliberately make things difficult for me. I knew I might not be good enough, that I hadn’t been able to satisfy him. But 2,000 yuan only to see him once—the cost in time and money was simply too high.
I looked sadly at the balance in my wallet. Those funds could have bought something better, yet for him I was willing all the same.
For a moment, I understood. What I wanted was never a passing score report, but self-affirmation that isn’t assessed by any system. There’s no need to keep getting entangled.
Also, he asked me, “When you see me, can you bring strength worth a nine?”
I was silent for a moment. He thought I didn’t want that.
This article is purely fictional, for entertainment only.
No copyright—feel free to forward and share.