Du Songlin wasn't surprised, and Huangfu Huazhang wasn't surprised by Du Songlin's lack of surprise either. This meeting between the two was something both had anticipated.
Du Songlin's attitude, however, was not courteous. He remained standing without taking a seat: "If you have something to say, please say it quickly. Once you're done, I need to hurry back home."
Over the years, Huangfu Huazhang had invited him several times, and this was not the first time Du Songlin had come to meet him. Both were aware of this, yet it had not reached the level Huangfu Huazhang expected.
As a psychologist, Du Songlin knew well that everyone, at some point, grapples with inner demons, so he wasn't surprised to have his heart demon exposed and threatened. Yet, precisely because he was a psychologist, he despised anyone exploiting one's inner demons for such threats.
