Some were merely accidents, sliding by.
Twenty minutes later, having finished his takeaway meal, several messages coming simultaneously on WeChat startled him. Seeing who the messages were from, he was taken aback. They were from Li Gui Ming and Wei Shu Lan.
First, he read the message from Li Gui Ming:
"I've already made plans with Wei Shu Lan. I'm coming the day after tomorrow, getting everyone together for a reunion. You must come too. I'm even planning to invite Wang Qiang Ya, Li Yin and a few others."
"This time, I'm going to sort out my house. When I'll visit Tan Zhou again, who knows."
He then looked at the message from Wei Shu Lan:
"Li Shi, are you busy? Li Gui Ming said he's coming back to Tan Zhou the day after tomorrow. He wants a few of us old colleagues to go out for a meal. Has he invited you?"