Fu Xiaotang recounted her life, past and present, her childhood, her adventures, Aunt Min, her time at “Heaven on Earth,” Fan Jinxuan, her marriage, her relationships with Song Li and Cheng Yu, her love and subsequent hatred, her pregnancy, miscarriage, and divorce, narrating each event with meticulous detail to Fang Junjie. It was as if she was deliberately reopening wounds that had just begun to heal, not caring about the blood and the bone-deep pain, forcing herself to squeeze out the pus to heal completely. Fang Junjie, over the years, had mastered the art of hiding his emotions, often using a smile, but smiles vary. If you asked the big shot at “Heaven on Earth,” Situ Nan, what was the most unsettling about Master Junjie, Situ Nan would definitely say, “Of course, it’s his smile.” Of course, Fang Junjie was mostly seen laughing, but if he laughed at times when he shouldn’t, the person he was facing often ended up in a sorry state. Fang Junjie couldn’t even remember the last time he had cried; it seemed almost abnormal to imagine Young Master Junjie shedding tears. Naturally, he wouldn’t cry over matters of love, but during Pu Xiaotang’s recount, there were moments when he couldn’t control his anger.
Fang Junjie sighed deeply, pulled Pu Xiaotang into his embrace, and whispered in her ear, “Why couldn’t I have met you sooner?” Pu Xiaotang looked up at him and asked, “Do you know why I’m telling you all this?”
