However, two whole days passed, and the Raptors had already played their next game, yet Wang Yi still hadn't responded.
Even when reporters asked him about it at the pregame and postgame press conferences, he still gave no response.
He simply couldn't be bothered.
Over those three days, as the story gathered momentum, Belles's article was shared not only by all sorts of Wang Yi's haters but also by some mainstream media outlets, including the Los Angeles Times and the Boston Post.
On the third evening, Nicole chatted with Wang Yi over glasses of red wine.
Nicole asked Wang Yi, "After everything that's happened these past few days, you really don't want to respond at all?"
Wang Yi waved a hand. "What's there to respond to? I have a clear conscience. Besides, this is the information age. In a few days, the story will die down, and then there'll be no need to respond."
Nicole said, "But look at the companies you invested in. Their stock prices have started to fall."
"They'll go back up."
Wang Yi took a sip of wine and smiled.
"All right. Do what you want, as long as it doesn't affect you."
Nicole had always supported Wang Yi. They had been married for eight years, and in all that time, they had hardly ever argued.
Nicole knew how stubborn Wang Yi could be. Once he made up his mind, nothing could change it, so after he decided on something, she kept her opinions to herself.
Of course, respect went both ways.
When Nicole made a decision, Wang Yi kept his objections to himself, even if he disagreed.
Some might ask: what if they both made decisions about the same thing, but disagreed? Whose way would they go with?
In practice, there was no need to