After returning to the military region from Beijing, Gu Shaojun had originally planned to request leave to go to Wancheng. Instead, his very accommodating commanding officer assigned him the task of delivering documents, which would let him stay in the Wancheng area for three or four days!
Wei Zhenqing was filled with envy and jealousy. Seeing Gu Shaojun quietly reveling inside while maintaining a perfectly stern and unreadable expression drove him mad. "You're hogging such a great thing all to yourself! If you're that happy, couldn't you at least crack a smile to make the rest of us feel better? This is painful to watch!"
Gu Shaojun clapped him on the shoulder. "Some good things are meant to be enjoyed alone, never to be shared. You can't even get a sniff! You're miserable? Good. That means I'm in a great mood!"
Wei Zhenqing: ...
'Someone please tell me,' he wondered, 'what could have possibly turned my friend, who was always so serious, steady, and dignified, into such a jerk?'
