If conditions permit, anyone who comes to New York must visit Times Square.
Elena has been here for quite some time, so of course she has played here before.
However, places like this can be visited in a quick hour or two, or you can spend three to five days leisurely wandering around.
Luke and Elena were not real tourists either; they just snuggled together and walked casually on the snowy afternoon streets.
Most of the people around were in a hurry.
Some carried large and small bags, some traveled light, some carried cameras, and some carried titanium phones.
There are passers-by, office workers, and casual people like Luke. Everyone moves on the street at their own pace, without interfering with each other, and living in harmony.
The two of them wandered around for a while and then lined up outside Shake Shack.
Elena had never eaten at this burger restaurant because when she came to New York, she was busy looking for and visiting the art works in the city and didn't have much time to waste on eating.
For her, cheap and fast fast food is enough, even if the taste is much worse than here.
Of course, there is no such thing as wasting time today with Luke.
The two chatted and laughed quietly, moving slowly forward with the queue of people.
Although it was Christmas Eve and snowflakes were falling, there was still a long queue at Shake Shack, even more people than usual.
However, if you want to eat the food here, you have to be prepared to queue up, and few people complain.
But Luke also noticed that the long queues were not boring.
Many people were holding a mobile phone in their hands and fiddling with it. Their feet were just subconsciously following the backs in front of them, but their attention was basically on the phone.
Without exception, these people all use titanium mobile phones.
There are only two things they use to pass the time: one is f2f, and the other is the small games that come with the titanium phone.
As one of the stores with the heaviest crowd in Times Square, Shake Shack has taken the lead in offering free WiFi.
After all, other stores rarely require long queues every day. Opening a free wifi can allow more and more titanium phone users to reduce complaints and wait with peace of mind.
Here, women can browse f2f or post selfies, and just play around for half an hour.
When men play games, it feels like it’s their turn to order food in the blink of an eye.
Elena also took out her titanium mobile phone to retouch the selfie she had just taken.
Luke didn't appear on camera. He and Elena had already reached a consensus on this point, and this was also to avoid bringing danger to her.
She was just an ordinary little girl. It would be very dangerous if she was found by some of his enemies as a detective and used as a target for revenge.
Beating her up would be considered a light punishment, I'm just afraid she'd be stupid enough to use a gun.
Among those arrested by Luke, there were countless criminals and their relatives who dared to beat people, and at least thirty to fifty who dared to use guns.
Elena had no choice but to let him go back to his old job and be a human selfie stick.
With her professional composition and color matching, these photos taken with a mobile phone camera feel like works of art.
With Luke's extremely limited artistic talent, he felt that they were no worse than the artistic screensavers he had seen in his previous life.
Moreover, the women in those artistic photos can edit their round faces into oval faces, but Elena's real appearance is not compromised, so he doesn't have to worry about looking at the photo of an old lady.
Suddenly, two people came up from behind and stood beside them. One of them asked in surprise, "Luke?"
Luke looked sideways and smiled, "Hello, Nikki. And hello to you, Monica, what a coincidence."
Nikki, a tall blonde with white skin, nodded and looked at him and Elena. She couldn't help but ask, "Is this your girlfriend?"
Luke nodded naturally: "Yes, her name is Elena."
The three girls greeted each other politely, but no further words were spoken.
It was Luke who spoke up: "Where are you going?"
Nikki was silent for a moment, and Monica replied with a smile, "Having lunch. I just didn't expect to see you in this restaurant again."
Luke smiled: "You just arrived?"
The two women nodded.
Luke: "What do you want to eat? It's my treat."
The two girls said no.
Luke smiled and said, "Last time you helped me line up and even forgot to buy your own lunch. This time, I'll treat you."
Looking at his refreshing and gentle smile, the two girls couldn't say no.
Then, the four of them started chatting.
Over the past year or so, Luke has gained a lot of experience in how to chat with people.
Elena was not familiar with the two girls, and he had no intention of revealing any of their personal information, only joking around with some anecdotes.
Some of the jokes have a bit of an adult tone to them, but they are not sexually explicit, they are just pure fun.
This made the three girls feel relaxed and they laughed continuously.
After ordering and getting their lunch, the four of them quickly found a seat in the store and sat down.
The good thing about Christmas is that fewer people choose to dine in the restaurant, and most people leave in a hurry after eating.
Even so, the store was still noisy and lively.
The four of them squeezed around a small table and continued chatting.
What’s better than before is that we have food and snacks, and we don’t have to enjoy the snow and cold wind outside.
The meal lasted almost an hour before the four of them got up and went out.
They said goodbye to each other at the door and walked away with their backs to each other.
Luke and the other man chatted and laughed as they walked towards the parking lot.
Nikki and Monica, the good friends dressed in black and white, stopped after walking a short distance.
To be more specific, Nikki stopped and turned around, and Monica naturally stopped and turned around as well.
Monica followed Nikki's line of sight and couldn't help but sigh: "You have really good taste. Even if he doesn't like my type and brought a girlfriend out today, I have to admit that it's really fun to get along with him."
Nikki nodded unconsciously: "Yes."
Monica turned her head and looked at Nikki who looked a little disappointed. "But it seems that he prefers petite and plump girls like Elena. She is a college student studying art. She is definitely not like us little girls who play sports and are both "wild" and undisciplined."
Nikki smiled bitterly: "Can't you say something nice?"
Monica shrugged. "I can only say that it's a good thing you never started it, so you don't have to be sad."
Nikki's little bit of depression was shattered like snowflakes by this critical blow: "Your words are so nice. I will use them to comfort those otakus who can't find girlfriends in the future."
Monica: "Do you want them to give up on themselves and become real fat otakus?"
Nikki: “Before they kill themselves, I’ll tell them you originally said that.”
Monica: “…”
At this time, Luke and the other man finally disappeared into the crowd and could no longer be distinguished.