Chapter 3Baiting the Hook

I studied Nate's Moments overnight.

He's really a person with a very simple life. Almost no updates. He only shows off in his Moments when he catches a fish.

I didn't actively chat with him, just posted a photo in my Moments after a few days.

The ripples in the dark pool water were blown up by the wind. I held a big silver carp and pursed my lips at the camera.

[Another day without coming up empty-handed!]

I waited for a week. Nate didn't like or comment.

But he didn't post to Moments this week either, obviously didn't go fishing.

In the second week, I continued posting. Still silver carp, still that deep pool, just that the fish this time was a circle bigger, weighing four or five pounds.

[Big fish!]

He still didn't reply.

In the third week I continued.

[Can't catch 'em all, literally can't catch 'em all.]

Then I went to apply a face mask and sleep.

I turned on my phone early the next morning. Among the dozens of like avatars, I finally saw the one I was waiting for.

Nate commented:

[May I ask where this is?]

I looked at the phone and curled the corners of my mouth.

Hooked.