26.01.2026, 12:21
The next day, Chen Wang did not go home. He lingered at the school gates, where the janitor was sweeping last year’s leaves and the courtyard was slowly emptying — he knew he had to wait for her. Finally, she appeared. Mei Lin came out last, in the same gray dress, clutching a small, inconspicuous handbag in her slender fingers. Her steps were light, almost noiseless, as if she were gliding rather than walking
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