Wang Xiaoliang filled his own glass, then poured Huang Xueli a drink.
"So it's over with Haiyan, just like that?"
Without looking up, Huang Xueli picked up his glass, clinked it against Wang Xiaoliang's, and tipped his head back to drain it.
Then he looked at Wang Xiaoliang and nodded.
Wang Xiaoliang drained his glass too.
"I really don't get it. How did you end up falling for her?"
Huang Xueli poked at the peanuts on the plate with his chopsticks, failing to pick up a single one for a long while.
"Never mind you. I don't get it myself. Speaking your mind can be your greatest strength and your greatest weakness."
He put down his chopsticks and poured himself another drink.
"At first, I admit, I was just thinking with my dick. She's pretty. There's no point denying that. But later..."
He stopped there, lifting his glass for a sip.
Wang Xiaoliang understood.
"So that's why you said feelings can't be worked out through reason and logic." Wang Xiaoliang pushed the full glass toward him. "What about Haiyan? With her personality, could she accept that?"
"Looks like you still don't understand Haiyan."
Huang Xueli shook his head.
"We agreed at the start that if either of us felt uncomfortable, or wanted to end things, we'd split up right away. No dragging it out. The last time we met, I told her, and she got up and left. Not even a goodbye. Clean and decisive."
He paused.
"But I know she was heartbroken."
He said it very softly.
"She'll absolutely keep her word and never tell anyone about us. If you hadn't figured it out, I wouldn't have said anything either."
"It's like our relationship never happened. To tell you the truth, that's how I feel right now. Like it