"Although he didn't cry in front of others, his mood was rather low. He usually doesn't give up easily, but it was like he was fighting a losing battle," says singer Lin Ch'iung-lung, once Hsueh's roommate, in describing Simon's reaction.
「雖然他在人前沒有落淚，情緒卻非常低落，不輕易妥協的他，像是打了一場敗仗似的」，曾經是薛岳室友，也是歌手的林瓊瓏訴說薛岳當時的反應。