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Chapter 5

I took away the two remaining pieces. Though Gomoku was meant to be single–round, Rita smashed another piece onto her four–in–a–row chain.

“I also won!” Her petulant voice cracked like spoiled jade.

The silence stretched.

“Then…” My gaze lingered on her like moonlight on withered petals, “…shall I continue?” My fifth piece clicked decisively.

Sixty seconds later, the board was dominated by green stones. Rita’s trembling fingers hovered over barren

intersections.

“AGAIN!” Crimson flush crawled up her neck.

Round two. Three. Four.

and swift strikes, each victory carving deeper into Rita’s composure. When humiliated tears

clattered as he snatched it

echoing through the pavilion. Seraphina’s scolding pierced through the chaos-“Must you be

blurred before me, a faded film reel. The boy who once glowed brighter than

twenty days remained. Let him

Rising with imperial weariness, my trailing sleeve painted crimson arcs midair–only when courtyard wind kissed

called me. His voice cracked with frostbite–sharp panic. But when he got up to chase me, Rita held his waist tightly

residence. Along the way, Julian kept calling, and I blocked him directly. Then, I sent a message to my mother–in–law: Give me 150 million! One penny less, I will let you pay a painful

attack when she read

down the road. At some point, the sky turned dark and it began to rain. My mind wandered. Suddenly, yellow motorcycle whizzed

a sharp pain spreading from my forehead I looked up and the rain–fogged world turned red. I wiped the blood from my eyes, realising that I was tear–ended and the motorcycle

rang I call down the window.

in his fifties. He was wearing glasses and holding a black

“Miss, I steerely apolugins for the rear–end collision We accept full responsibility. If you don’t mind, my employer in curtensly on a tight schedule Could we exchange coact beforation? Please and the

and after the Slumining the car door, I marched to inspect the dermed rear

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car.“Sir, the

The wiper rubbed the glass, and the rain soon covered it again.

I saw a man sitting back in his car. He watched me outside talking on the phone.

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