[ oh no you don't. he leans forward, still smiling. ]

You know, meimei, there are really only two ways to squirm out of conversations you don't want to have. The first is to not bring the topic up at all. And the second - the second is to play deaf and dumb, not to say things that would concern the other half of the conversation.

[ wise advice from great liang's greatest garlic himself ] You sound distinctly less surprised and horrified by the concept of your best friend eating people as I believe any of us might be expecting.