I sat down on the sofa beside him.
From the moment I saw him, I hadn't said a word.
I was thinking about that monkey. I had no idea where it was right now, or whether it had also slipped quietly into this villa.
For some reason, I had always felt that the monkey was far more capable than it appeared. Its abilities went beyond what I had seen.
"I know you like smoking, so I had these specially prepared for you."
This time, he actually took out cigarettes on his own to entertain me. They were even my preferred brand, Huazi cigarettes.
He pulled one out and handed it to me, then lit one for himself. "It wasn't easy finding these!"
I held it in my hand without lighting it. I was still wary. When it came to cigarettes, I would rather smoke my own most of the time. Who knew whether something had been added to these?
He narrowed his eyes at me. "What, afraid I tampered with the cigarettes?"
I still said nothing.
"If I wanted to do something to you, I would have done it long ago. I wouldn't have waited until now. Relax, we're friends, not enemies."
After saying that, he kept staring at me as though I had no choice but to smoke his cigarette.
That made me feel even more uneasy. He said lightly, "Is there not even the most basic trust between us?"
I simply set the cigarette down. "Why should I believe you? You lied to me from the very beginning."
"I lied to you?"
"You aren't the Doctor I know."
"Is that all? That's right, I'm not the Doctor you know, but I am indeed a Doctor. You should acknowledge that, shouldn't you? Besides, from beginning to end, I never