into the car and sat next to Wylie, dreamily, not aware of Wylie’s unusual silence…
On their way back to the hotel, Ethan’s mind was flooded with Angel’s images … “Smartie… My angel…”
Though Wylie ignored him, he was not worried at all…
Finally, when they went into their room to pack, Wylie threw his bag on the bed roughly. Frightened by his
violent behavior, Ethan stared at him, motionless.
“
Why did you lie to me?” Wylie growled. His sense of self-defense and control were already engulfed by all
his destructive emotions – jealousy, hatred, mistrust …
“
Smartie… I don’t understand…”
He laughed coldly, “Huh, you know I’m smart, right? So why did you lie? You made full use of my trust to
tell you how to get a girl successfully… Don’t deny! I’ve heard everything you said to MY GIRL during lunch...
Since you know whom I like, you do not dare to tell me who your angel is—”
“
I didn’t know her name…until today…” In the face of Wylie’s verbal and mental attack, Ethan became
powerless, as if his heart had been shot directly by his best friend. He could feel his heart bleeding …
There was a long silence before Wylie responded. While looking at Ethan’s pale, lifeless face, he could feel
nothing but guilt. Although he had expressed his anger openly, there was neither a trace of comfort nor
enjoyment. He felt more confused. It seemed that scolding his best friend could not ease his sadness and
jealousy, and yet pretending nothing had happened was out of the question …
“
Ring…” Ethan’s phone broke the silence. The growing ringtone instantly stimulated Wylie’s anger…
Wylie’s emotion went out of control again. He kept thinking if the one on the other side of the line, calling
Ethan, was Angel. If yes, what would they talk about? He murmured, “Can we exchange phone numbers? I
don’t want to lose a friend…’ Funny! He had lost a friend once he decided to betray me!”
“
Liar, if you don’t know her name, why would you name her as “Angel”? Because …. she is Angel!”
“
No—” He screamed desperately when he saw Wylie’s glaring face.
“
Shut up!” Wylie took his entire luggage immediately and left Ethan behind without turning his back…
Wylie was completely blind with rage. He could neither feel his tears rolling down helplessly nor see Ethan
stretching out his arm, handing over the slip with Angel’s cell phone number over his back…
***
“
I think I'm moving away,
Sorry, the frustration's
Got me feeling that way…”
When the mental picture about Wylie leaving determinedly popped into Ethan’s mind, his sight gradually
blurred…
Soon, Ethan reached the highest beacon of the Great Wall… He looked at the mark – “friends forever”
blankly. They were as obvious as before, though fifteen years had passed… They were as firm and strong as the
Great Wall… They could defend against all external difficulties and enemies regardless of time like the Great
Wall…
“
Ai… How strong love is to let people ignore friendship… and forget how to defend ‘internal enemies’…”
Ethan laughed at himself and his ex-best-friend bitterly while weeping his tears away. Suddenly, he could see
two shadows approaching him. When he looked up, his mind went completely blank. He pressed the “stop”
button of his phone.
His voice shook with surprise, “You are smart… Wylie?” He could never imagine Wylie would come to
that Great Wall again to witness their firm and strong mark! Though he had been and waiting for that moment
for more than fifteen years, he could never expect himself to be so thrilled …
“
Oh! You are Ethan, right? We haven’t seen each other for ages!” Ethan felt more uncomfortable in the face
of Wylie’s evil-like smile, “She’s…”
“
She’s my wife! Where is yours? Aren’t you good at flirting with girls?” Wylie laughed hysterically with
scornfulness and hatred.
There were lots of Wylie’s faces with different smiles in Ethan’s mind, but they were in total contrast to
what was in front of him… He felt so strange, unfamiliar with the man who was once his BEST friend… He
also hated himself for expecting so much from a ‘stranger’…
Sadly, Ethan turned around, pressed the “play” button on his phone and left Wylie behind without turning
back…
“
Hey! What’re you doing? What’re you listening to? Can’t you hear me?” Wylie’s voice became more and
more distant.
“
Hate U…”