The Reunion

He reaches the train station 6 minutes before the train is scheduled to depart.As he arrives, he pulls out his phone and sends his mom a message: "I've made it in time."Right after he sends the message, the train arrives at the station. After everyone gets off, he boards the train, finds his seat, and puts on his headphones.

Shortly after he sits down, the train leaves the station and begins its journey toward A City.As he rides, he looks out the window and admires the beautiful countryside landscape.

3 Houers later After the train reaches A City, he starts looking out of the window and notices how much the city has changed since his last visit.He sees many new skyscrapers and a massive, modern stadium.

Three minutes later, he reaches his final stop.As the train slowly comes to a halt, he takes off his headphones, puts on his backpack, and grabs his suitcase.As he steps off the train, he looks around, trying to recognize the place—but the whole station has been rebuilt, and nothing looks familiar.

Just as he's wondering where to go, his phone starts ringing.He quickly checks it and sees that Jia Hao is calling. He answers immediately."Hey, what a coincidence. I just got off the train," he says.Jia Hao laughs and replies:"I know. Look in front of you."

Jun Mùchén looks up, scans the crowd, and spots Jia Hao standing about 10 meters away, smiling and waving.As soon as Jun Mùchén sees him, he ends the call and walks over.Just as he's about to greet him, Jia Hao pulls him into a big, tight hug and says excitedly:"Aaaa! It's been so long! I'm so happy to see you! You've grown up so much—though you don't look any different!"Meanwhile, Jun Mùchén, shocked and slightly uncomfortable, tries to push Jia Hao away and says:"Can you please stop? I haven't grown at all in the last four years, so please stop hugging me."Jia Hao releases him and responds with a sad, puppy-like tone:"I'm sorry, Jun... I was just so excited to see you again after so long. I couldn't help myself. Please forgive me."

Jun Mùchén rolls his eyes and replies, slightly annoyed:"Jia, don't think I don't know how you are."Jia Hao responds:"I'm not doing anything!"Jun Mùchén smirks:"You know exactly what you're doing. But forget it. How did you know I arrived here?"At that, Jia Hao drops the sad tone, laughs, and says in his normal voice:"Your mom told me! How else would I know? You didn't tell me anything."Jun Mùchén rolls his eyes again, this time clearly annoyed:"By the way, what gives you the right to ask my mom if I can visit you? I'm not five anymore. Why didn't you just ask me yourself?"Jia Hao laughs, grabs Jun Mùchén's suitcase, and says:"I'll explain later. But first—I can't wait to show you what I've been doing these past two years! I'm really proud of it."

Jun Mùchén looks a bit confused but is happy that Jia Hao found something he enjoys.After a short walk, they reach Jia Hao's car—a silver sports limousine.Jun Mùchén stares and says, stunned:"Wow! What a nice car. You must be making a ton of money as a pro."Jia Hao smiles calmly:"I haven't been a pro player in about two years. But my current job is going well, so I could afford it. Now get in—the seats are really comfortable."

As he opens the trunk to load the suitcase, Jun Mùchén opens the passenger door and says:"You really have a great car."Jia Hao smiles like a proud puppy. After loading the luggage, he gets into the driver's seat.Jun Mùchén looks over and asks curiously:"So... what do you do for work?"Jia Hao smiles and says:"I'll show you in a bit. Just be patient—I think you're really going to like it."

Right as he finishes speaking, he starts the car. The engine rumbles powerfully.Jun Mùchén looks at him, clearly impressed:"That's a really nice engine sound. By the way, how long will it take to get to your place?"Jia Hao replies, looking at the road:"Mmm... not long. Depends on traffic. But for now, let's enjoy the ride—the weather's great today."

They merge onto the highway. As they drive, Jun Mùchén gazes out the window, noticing the many new skyscrapers.After about 6 minutes, they exit the highway and enter the city streets.He sees big, modern stores and smaller new buildings.

After a left turn, Jia Hao pulls up in front of an internet café called Purple Cat Netcafé.He smiles at Jun Mùchén and says:"Here we are."As soon as he finishes, he gets out, walks to the trunk, and grabs the suitcase.Jun Mùchén opens his door and steps out. After closing it, he looks up at the neon sign glowing above the entrance."You know, Jia... this is really nice. I like the name."Jia Hao smiles, closes the trunk, and starts walking up the few steps to the door."Thanks! Hearing that from you makes me really happy. Now come on, let's go inside."

Jun Mùchén walks around the car and follows him up the stairs.As Jia Hao reaches the entrance door, he turns around and looks at Jun Mùchén and says with a big smile on his face:"Come on, I wanna show you the inside."As Jun Mùchén reaches the entrance door, Jia Hao puts down his suitcase, grabs both door handles, and pushes both doors open at the same time and says with a loud and happy voice:"Welcome to my Netcafé."

As Jun Mùchén walks into the Netcafé, he immediately sees the reception right in front of him with two people sitting behind it. To the right and left from the reception, there are rows of PCs with people sitting behind the screens and using them.In the middle, right behind the reception, is a small staircase with vending machines next to it. As Jia Hao walks closer to the reception, he looks at Jun Mùchén and says with happiness and excitement:"Welcome to the Purple Cat Netcafé!"Jun Mùchén smiles and says with an impressed voice:"Wow, this is a really big Netcafé."Jia Hao smiles and responds very proudly:"Of course. It wasn't easy in the start, but now it's going pretty well. But now, let's get your luggage to your room."

Shortly after Jia Hao said that, Jun Mùchén grabs his suitcase and follows Jia Hao.As they walk past the reception, Jia Hao greets both of his employees sitting behind it—one is a girl with short black hair, and the other is a boy also with short black hair and glasses.

After Jia Hao greeted both of his employees, they walk past the reception and up the stairs.As they reach the top of the stairs, Jia Hao turns around and looks at Jun Mùchén and says:"Welcome to my apartment. It's not that big, but it's enough for me."At the same time Jia Hao says that, he turns back around and opens the door.As he opens the door, Jun Mùchén sees a smaller room with three different doors.As they walk into it, Jia Hao laughs and points to the door in the middle and says:"So this is where it goes to my apartment. I said the cool sentence too early."

At the same time he says that, he opens the door to his apartment.As they enter, Jun Mùchén takes off his shoes and puts them next to Jia Hao's shoe cabinet.Jun Mùchén sees a big living room with a big white couch and a little table in front of it.Right behind the couch is the kitchen—a very modern-looking kitchen.As Jun Mùchén sees that, he asks:"Hey Jia, is this a new building or was it renovated?"Jia Hao stops and turns towards Jun Mùchén and responds:"It was newly built when I bought this place, but that's already 3 years ago since I bought it."Jun Mùchén answers:"Okay, but that must've been expensive in a place that big and in this area."Jia Hao laughs and smiles and responds:"Well yeah, I think so. But I didn't pay a penny for it. I'll tell you more about it later, but now I will show you your room."

Right after Jia Hao said that, he turns back around and walks over to a door right next to the kitchen.As he opens the door, he says:"I hope that's enough for you."It's a small room with a bed in it, a window, and a small closet.As Jun Mùchén sees that, he lays his hand on Jia Hao's shoulder and says:"Yeah, that's more than enough. Thank you."At the same time he says that, he walks into the room and looks outside the window and sees a beautiful skyline of A City.