Chapter 31 What a Coincidence

I saw a message from Evan on WhatsApp. "Congratulations to the provincial top scorer." His profile picture was the default one—a gray silhouette. This was the first time Evan had ever sent me a message. I suddenly lost interest in talking to Samson and the others. After excusing myself to go to the restroom, I hurried upstairs and hid in my bedroom to reply to him. "Thank you for today. I'm really grateful for your help. Do you have time this evening? I'd like to treat you to dinner." After sending the message, I stared at the chat window without blinking. But as more and more time passed with no reply, I started feeling anxious. Was the signal bad? I refreshed the chat multiple times but still received nothing. Maybe it wasn't the network. I logged into WhatsApp on my laptop, and finally, a response appeared. "Busy." I quickly replied, "Then when are you free? Anytime works for me. I'll wait for you." This time, he responded almost immediately. "There's no need for that. Afte