"What happened?" I asked on everyone's behalf.
"That condition was..." the Skinny Guy began.
"What we want to know is what happened between you and your ex-girlfriend," Guo Yujie interrupted with a mischievous grin.
"Be serious," the Skinny Guy said solemnly.
"Fine. I'll be serious." Guo Yujie wiped the smile off her face.
The Skinny Guy cleared his throat and began again. "The condition is that you have to fast for twenty-four hours before the ritual. You can't eat or drink anything. Then, at noon, you have to sit in the sun for an hour."
"What kind of nonsense is that?" Guo Yujie blurted out.
"It's about absorbing yang energy and keeping your body from being contaminated by impure food," the Skinny Guy explained.
"Lighting candles at midnight sounds like a Western séance. And now you're talking about absorbing yang energy?" Guo Yujie retorted.
"How should I know? Maybe it's some kind of improved version that combines Eastern and Western traditions." The Skinny Guy spread his hands.
"Actually, it sounds like it makes sense," the Fatty said, though it was hard to tell whether he really thought so or was just agreeing with the Skinny Guy.
"So you're going to start fasting at midnight tonight?" I asked the Skinny Guy.
He nodded.
Chen Xiaoqiu suddenly spoke up. "Could your girlfriend be doing this on purpose to mess with you?"
The atmosphere in the office instantly turned icy.
"Didn't you do it together back then?" Guo Yujie asked the Skinny Guy.
"I only heard her talk about it. I forgot about it afterward. I just remembered the part about lighting candles at midnight..." The Skinny Guy looked awkward.
"So she really is messing with you." Guo Yujie gave him a sympathetic look. "You'll skip two meals, sit in the sun for