Although I bet on Falcons to win, it felt so satisfying when Malr1ne typed in all-chat to taunt mid-match, only for BB to pull off an incredible comeback and then spam the “tip” command to mock him back.
In 2016, during my sophomore and junior years, my monthly living allowance was 1000 yuan, while my girlfriend at the time had 1200 yuan per month.
Her school was in the far southwest of Chang’an District; my school was in Shapo Village. We saw each other every week.
There was a Holiland bakery right outside the southeast gate of our school. She was a girl from another school. When she came to see me on weekends, she said their half-baked cheesecake was delicious — 8 yuan each. We could only afford the two-piece pack. After buying it, we’d walk across the street to catch the bus, and on the footbridge, we’d finish it, one bite for you, one bite for me.
Later, in the second semester of my senior year, I found an internship paying 30 yuan per hour. With overtime and performance bonuses, my monthly income reached over ten thousand yuan — I had never handled that much money before.
On May Day of 2018, I went alone to the school gate and bought a box of five pieces. I took the same bus across the street and silently finished them all by myself.
Her graduate school was in Zhongguancun; my internship was in Wudaokou. We never saw each other again.