Past Trauma

At the premiere of the film “Huaian,” director Chen Huaixu said he had spent twelve years preparing for it-a belated promise to someone.

A reporter asked, “Someone very important, right?”

He joked self-deprecatingly, “A liar I’ll never forget.”

Later, my past was completely exposed, and netizens went crazy shipping our expired romance.

He held me, sobbing so hard he could barely speak:

“Qi An, I’ve saved up many millions by now. Would you consider me for a second marriage?”

Five years after my boyfriend’s death, I met a man in an interview who looked exactly like him.

When work was over, I cornered him in the conference room: “Since you’re not dead, why haven’t you contacted me in these five years?”

He straightened his tie, his smile both flippant and distant: “This kind of pick-up line is a bit cliché, Miss Meng. Why not just offer yourself directly?”

I ignored him and reached out, touching a slight bump behind his ear.

He froze instantly.

I laughed: “What’s wrong? You look alike, and now even your sensitive spots are the same?”

Telling half the truth is often the biggest lie of all.

As a Criminal Police officer in the Major Case Division, the most formidable opponent I ever encountered embodied this saying perfectly.

She was a Prostitute.

After being apprehended, she confessed readily. Every word she spoke was true, yet she skillfully avoided all evidence that could convict her.

I joked that she was even more impressive than a Law Professor.

Later, I discovered that she really was a Law Professor.

And her brilliance went far beyond anything you or I could imagine.

Two hours before the execution, I walked into the Prison Cell to provide Psychological Counseling to the Death Row Inmate before his final moments.

The Death Row Inmate said, “Soon I will face Execution by Firing Squad, and everything will be settled. What a dull ending. But I still want to struggle a bit more-how can I change such a boring conclusion?”

“How about I tell you a story, Dr. Lu?”

His ambiguous smile sent a chill down my spine. In the last two hours, does he still hope to overturn his case?