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Group Chat: Xianzhou
[Jing Yuan] Yeah I go to Luofu High!
(This message was deleted by Moderator [JL])
[JL] don’t post your school on an anonymous internet forum
[Jing Yuan] But you posted yours last week…
[JL] there’s like thousands of people in college but only a few hundred in high school
[Jing Yuan] Oh
[Jing Yuan] Sorry!
[Ren] For the record you shouldn’t be using your real name as your internet handle either
[Ren] It’d be very easy for people to find you
[Jing Yuan] Sorry…
[Foxian] stop scaring the kid!
[Feng] He needs to learn.
[Jing Yuan] I won’t do it again :(
[JL] but fr r u really still in high school
[JL] u did one of my uni engineering problems last week
[Jing Yuan] Did I do it wrong????
[JL] no
[JL] thats the worst part
[JL] you got it right
[Ren] LMAO
[JL] die
Group Chat: Xianzhou
[Ren] Guess what?
[Ren] (Image Attachment: shard sword.jpg)
[Ren] Finally finished this baby
[Jing Yuan] Woah!!!
[Feng] It looks great.
[JL] good job
[Foxian] AAA i wish i could see it in person!!!
[Jing Yuan] How many more do you have to make?
[Ren] Just have Cloud Piercer and Starfell Reverie left
[Ren] Then I can finally graduate
[Feng] Will you hold an exhibition?
[Ren] All art majors have to have one by their last year
[Ren] So yeah, probably
[Jing Yuan] Can we come???
[Ren] You dont even know where in the world I am
[Jing Yuan] Well I know we’re in the same timezone!
[Ren] Shut up
[Ren] That could still be anywhere
[Foxian] ahh no chance for me to be there then, i’m in a different timezone.
[Ren] I’ll pay for your plane ticket
[Jing Yuan] Wow we’re practically neighbors and I can’t come but she can?
[Ren] Minors aren’t allowed at my exhibition
[Jing Yuan] Rude!!!
Group Chat: Xianzhou
[Foxian] i got a new PC today!!!
[Foxian] (Image Attachment: my baby.jpg)
[Jing Yuan] Congratulations!
[Foxian] Thanks!
[Ren] Girls will get a whole new gaming PC setup to play the sims
[Foxian] shit u right
Group Chat: Xianzhou
[JL] @Jing Yuan
[Jing Yuan] Yes?
[JL] (File Attachment: worksheet 2.1.pdf)
[Ren] LMAO
[Feng] Lol.
[Foxian] this is bullying!
[JL] die
[Jing Yuan] (File Attachment: worksheet 2.1 answers.pdf)
[JL] how tf
[JL] are u so fast
[Ren] I bet it's all gibberish
[Jing Yuan] I would never!
[Ren] Why don't you do my homework Jing Yuan
[Jing Yuan] I'm not artistic like you…
[Ren] Art is a learned skill
Group Chat: Xianzhou
[Jing Yuan] I have to start thinking about college applications soon…
[JL] baby
[Ren] Baby
[Feng] ?
[Feng] Baby.
[Jing Yuan] :(
[Foxian] just don't go
[Jing Yuan] What did you do?
[Foxian] a bunch of internships
[Foxian] look at me now!
[Foxian] debt free and employed
[Feng] Lucky.
[Feng] I turned down my parents' offer to join the business.
[Foxian] why?
[Feng] Didn't like it.
[Ren] My parents were so pissed when I moved away to study art lmao
[Ren] They haven't talked to me in 3 years
[Jing Yuan] I'm sorry…
[JL] fuck em
[Feng] They don't deserve you.
[Foxian] oof
[Ren] It's okay, thanks
[Ren] I'm not bothered by it anymore
Group Chat: Xianzhou
[JL] @Jing Yuan
[JL] (File Attachment: worksheet 4.6.2.pdf)
[Ren] ?
[Ren] Lmao
[Ren] Do you even like your major
[JL] no
[JL] it sucks
[Foxian] Maybe you can change it?
[JL] i sank 2 years into this shit
[Foxian] bullying jing yuan isn't sustainable
[Jing Yuan] Sorry, I don't know this one…
[Foxian] rip
[JL] fuck
[JL] nvm
[JL] thx anyw
Group Chat: Xianzhou
[Jing Yuan] Can I ask a personal question?
[JL] what
[Jing Yuan] I don’t know what to do…
[Ren] What is it?
[Jing Yuan] What do you do if your family member dies?
(This message was deleted by Moderator [JL])
[JL] wtf
[JL] dont ask us ask your parents
[Ren] JL…
[JL] shit
Private Message: Jing Yuan and Ren
[Ren] Where are you?
[Jing Yuan] ?
[Ren] I’ll come pick you up
[Ren] We’re in the same city
[Jing Yuan] How do you know that?
[Ren] You posted your high school in the chat last time remember
[Ren] Give me your location
Private Message: JL and Ren
[Ren] Hey heads up I’m going to meet up with Jing Yuan
[Ren] We live in the same city
[Ren] I’m just going to help him out and be with him for now
[Ren] If he’s asking the group chat I don’t think he has anyone else he can contact right now
[JL] wtf
[Ren] Proof I'm not a creep
[Ren] This is my school id
[Ren] (Image Attachment: yingxing.jpg)
[JL] oh
[JL] wait a min
Group Chat: JY
([JL] has added [Ren], [Feng])
[Ren] ?
[JL] @Feng are you free now
[Feng] ?
[Feng] I’m in class…
[JL] backread XZ
[Feng] You deleted the message.
[JL] jy’s family member died
[JL] ren wants to meet him
[JL] i dont want him meet jy alone
[Ren] That’s fair
[JL] u go with him
[Feng] ?
[JL] same college
[Ren] Wait really?
[JL] skip ur class
[JL] poli sci isn’t real sci anyways
[Feng] Shut up.
[Feng] Ok.
[Feng] @Ren On campus right now?
[Ren] Yeah I’m in the Design building
[Feng] Be at the pick up point in 10.
[Feng] I'll drive.
Group Chat: Xianzhou
[Foxian] ? did something happen
[Ren] later
Group Chat: JY
[Ren] (Image Attachment: selfie.jpg)
[Ren] (Image Attachment: sleeping jing yuan.jpg)
[Ren] (Image Attachment: feng driving.jpg)
[JL] k
[JL] who died
[Ren] His mom…
[Ren] Picked him up from the hospital
[Ren] Driving to the police station now
[JL] accident?
[Ren] Heart attack
[JL] condolences
[JL] will b back nxt wk
[Ren] Oh you live here too?
[JL] feng n i took an intro course tgt
[Ren] Cool
Private Message: Foxian and Jing Yuan
[Foxian] i saw some commotion in the group chat.
[Foxian] are you okay? do you need help?
[Foxian] you don’t have to answer if it’s something personal…
[Jing Yuan] Hello.
[Jing Yuan] Something happened, but Ren and Feng are with me.
[Jing Yuan] We live in the same city.
[Foxian] how do you feel about them? how old are they? where are you now? is there anyone who knows where you are?
[Jing Yuan] They seem like nice people I think.
[Jing Yuan] They’re both in college. Ren is 23 in his third year and Feng is 20 in his second.
[Jing Yuan] We’re at the police station…
[Jing Yuan] They helped me call my aunt, but she lives in another city.
[Jing Yuan] JL also knows… they all study in the same college.
[Foxian] police station? oh dear
[Foxian] i hope everything turns out alright
[Jing Yuan] Thank you.
Private Message: Feng and Ren
[Feng] So, Yingxing, huh?
[Ren] Yes, Dan Heng?
[Feng] You left something in my car.
[Ren] Shit, what is it?
[Feng] A date.
[Feng] Want it back?
[Ren] You’re so cheesy.
[Ren] Sure.
[Feng] Also, please never tell Jing Yuan I hit on you after his mother passed.
[Ren] I’ll be sure to never mention it.
Private Message: Jing Yuan and Ren
[Ren] Hope you’re settling into your aunt’s place okay
[Jing Yuan] She’s very nice but I’m not used to being away from home…
[Ren] When I first moved to Luofu I was really homesick. I think it’s normal to have an adjustment period, especially since you’re dealing with a lot
[Ren] If you ever feel like visiting Luofu me and Feng can host you
[Ren] If your aunt doesn’t think we’re two creepy men
[Jing Yuan] Don’t worry, she said you two were nice!
[Jing Yuan] She’s calling me, I’ll talk to you later.
[Jing Yuan] Thank you again.
[Ren] Anytime.
Group Chat: Xianzhou
([JL] left the group)
Ren: ???
Foxian: Is she alright?
Group Chat: JY
[Ren] @JL are you alright?
[Feng] What’s wrong?
[Ren] She left the XZ group.
[Feng] I’ll text her.
Private Message: Feng and Ren
[Feng] She says she’s alright, she’s just dealing with a lot now and she would rather be offline.
[Ren] Good to hear she’s okay
[Feng] I wouldn’t say okay…
[Ren] ?
[Ren] Did something happen
[Feng] Final year
[Ren] Ah
Group Chat: Xianzhou
[Jing Yuan] But I can't decide which college I should apply for.
[Jing Yuan] There are so many…
[Foxian] well, you still have a while to think about it!
[Foxian] do you plan to go abroad?
[Jing Yuan] Only if I can get a scholarship.
[Foxian] that should be no issue for you!
Private Message: Foxian and Jing Yuan
[Foxian] have you heard from ren and feng in a while?
[Foxian] i’m used to all five of us being online at the same time and now the chat seems so lonely…
[Foxian] apart from everyone else but idk them
[Foxian] just wondering since you know them in real life
[Jing Yuan] We only really met that one time…
[Jing Yuan] And I haven’t been online that often too since my finals are coming…
[Foxian] no, no, it’s alright
[Jing Yuan] But you’re right, it’s been a while.
[Jing Yuan] I’ll text Ren
Private Message: JL and Ren
[Jing Yuan] Hey Ren, how have you been?
[Ren] Hi.
[Ren] I’m alive, don’t worry.
[Ren] Sorry I haven’t been online as much.
[Ren] Something happened to both me and Finn.
[Ren] F***.
[Jing Yuan] ?
[Jing Yuan] Who’s Finn?
[Ren] I’m using text to speech. It doesn’t register properly.
[Jing Yuan] You mean Feng?
[Ren] Yes.
[Ren] Listen, we both got in an accident. A bad one.
[Ren] I can’t use my hands.
[Ren] Finn hasn’t woken up.
[Ren] We won’t be online for a while.
[Jing Yuan] Oh no!
[Jing Yuan] Is there someone with you two?
[Jing Yuan] Is there anything I can do?
[Ren] Relax, we’re adults, we’ll be fine.
[Ren] You don’t have to feel obligated to return the favor from last time.
[Jing Yuan] It’s not an obligation, I’m worried about the both of you!
[Ren] It’s okay.
[Ren] I just have a lot to deal with right now, I’m sorry.
[Ren] I’ll talk to you when I can.