The Vermillion Derby was a televised event so it was watched even in the cold prison. Mo Liang had been rooting for Mei Mei to fail.
She did not.
He could hardly swallow his dinner as the the large hologram on the wall of the dining hall in his section of the prison showed highlights of the race again. The prisoners were watching evening news which would not stop talking about it.
Mo Liang was certain that the prison warden was deliberately being cruel by making them all watch Phoenix news. It was like they were slapping him in the face over and over.
Mei Mei appeared on the screen, sunny smile, slightly flushed and a little sweaty.
"Time does not erase champions." She said.
Mo Liang felt tempted to stab his ears with a chopstick. Even the words she said were meant for him. He was sure that she was poking at him somehow. Every decision she made after divorcing him was deliberately calculated to punish him for having an affair.
