19She stayed away from the clan association and concentrated on her studies in the months leading to her ‘O’ Level exam. Except for the occasional phone call, Weng left her alone. Only when her results came out, did he dare to call her.
“Weng! I haven’t heard from you for eons! Since you went into the army. What’s the camp like? What’s the food like?”
“Very bad. I miss you.”
“Me too. I just got my results.”
“That’s why I call. How did you do?”
“What do you think?”
“C’mon, tell me.”
“Eight distinctions.”
“Wah-lau! Congrats! What subjects are you going to take in Pre-U?”
“Haven’t decided yet.”
“Take math.”
“I’ll be hopeless at ‘A’ Level math.”
“Ni de mathematics hen hao,” he suddenly switched to Mandarin. “Math has an inexorable logic absent in the human heart. It’s possible to i
