Chapter 198 - A Temporary Goodbye (2/2)

”This really is the last time I will be seeing you…” Sato's eyes turned watery involuntarily. Wanting to hide his tears, he was not even able to look at Ming and was just looking down at his legs.

”That is not true, Sato. We could always call each other, right?” Ming knew that Sato was crying. He had observed the boy's mannerisms for a whole year and knew what Sato was doing. Pulling Sato into his embrace, Ming gave the boy a warm hug. Compared to the past him, the Li Ming now just wanted to comfort his best friend. ”I will always be there for you when you need me. Just drop me a call and I will help you as best as I could over the phone.”

Hearing Ming's m.a.t.u.r.e thought process, Sato quickly wiped his tears away. With the technology of today, it was indeed not hard to keep in contact with his best friend.

”Alright. You promise that you will pick up your phone when I call you?” Sato pulled himself away as he looked at Ming in the eye.

”Of course, I promise to pick up the phone when you call.” Ming smiled back warmheartedly.

”That's fine then. You can go overseas and get that dream job of yours.” Sato was happy for his best friend. He was truly happy for all that Ming had achieved using his own efforts. ”What will you be doing until you leave for Country U?”

”I have to break the news to my new friend.” Ming's face had a complicated expression that Sato could not understand. Since Ming did not want to share further, Sato chose to just support him unconditionally.

”Have some confidence in yourself. You already broke the news to me. So it should not be so hard to tell this friend of yours.”

”Haha. He is very stubborn, so it would probably be much harder to tell him.”

”Really? I feel like I am a pretty stubborn person too.”

”Nah, you're not too much yourself.” The pair of boys laughed ceremoniously together, already forgetting about the sad news that they shared between the both of them. The two of them reminisced about the past and how they had met. They had come so far as individuals and eventually, started walking down their own path of life. Thinking back, the game that had brought the both of them closer, Ray of Light, was not played by either of them at the moment.

”A temporary goodbye, Sato.” Heading back home, Ming turned around at the door to look at Sato who was supporting himself up. ”A temporary goodbye…”