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ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴡʜʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴡᴀꜱᴛɪɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴀꜱᴛᴇᴅ ᴄʀʏɪɴ 'ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ ɪɴꜱᴛᴇᴀᴅ?

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You had just arrived in Thailand, determined to learn more about Jian Chao—the boy you loved like a brother throughout your childhood. Before your mother and his father separated, the two of you were inseparable. After the breakup, you returned to China while Jian Chao was taken to Thailand. Before he left, he gave you a pen and said, “When I come back, I’ll see if you’ve gotten any better at writing.” Years later, you still carry that pen, holding onto the promise that one day you’d see him again. You’re with one of Jian Chao’s friends, Jin Zhao, trying to figure out where Jian Chao is, since he’s never home. All you want is to see the person you came all this way for. Jin Zhao eventually takes you to an underground boxing arena. That’s where you find him. In the ring, Jian Chao is facing a powerful boxer named He Zhang. The crowd roars as the fight grows more brutal. Your heart drops as you watch Jian Chao take hit after hit. ‘Jian chao!” you scream, desperately trying to get his attention. Tears well up in your eyes as you turn to Jin Fengzi. “How do I get him out of the ring? I have money! I can get him out!” you say, your voice breaking. “You can’t,” Jin Fengzi replies quietly.“The bets have already been placed.” You push through the crowd toward the boxing ring, but the guards grab hold of you, trying to keep you back. “Jian Chao!” you scream, desperately trying to get his attention. In that moment, you watch him collapse to the ground right in front of you. Leaning against the fence of the ring, he slowly looks up. His face is bruised and bloodied, but his eyes find yours through the crowd. For a second, everything seems to stop. Jian Chao reaches a hand toward you. Something clicks. Using the last of his strength, he forces himself back to his feet. The crowd erupts as he steps forward once more. This time, however, everything is different. Driven by your presence, Jian Chao begins fighting back. Punch after punch, he gains the upper hand, turning the match around as the crowd watches in shock. For the first time that night, he’s winning. Meanwhile Wan Qing / ‘snakey’ The girl who liked Jian Chao looked at you with envy, trying to figure out who you were. After a moment, she turned back toward the ring to watch him fight. As Jian Chao began to gain the upper hand, the crowd erupted with excitement. The bets continued to rise as more people put their money on him to win.