"This is so ridiculous! No one with a brain would believe this, right?"
Back at her hotel after dinner, Ni Bingyan found out about the news that she had a baby, and she found it both exasperating and hilarious.
Wang Biao came over to discuss her work schedule for the next day. Hearing her say that, his eyes crinkled into slits as he smiled.
"Have you heard the story of Zengzi and the murderer?
"Someone told Zengzi's mother, 'Your son killed someone.' The first time, she didn't believe it. She just kept weaving and replied, 'My son isn't that kind of person.'
"The second time, she still didn't believe it and said there must have been a misunderstanding, but she was starting to feel uneasy.
"But the third time, without another word, she dropped her shuttle and fled by climbing over the wall.
