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Chapter 78: She didn’t trust him
"Let’s run it again. Verse two into the chorus. This is your chance—make it count."
Lixue nodded mutely, her throat tightening as the music track cued up. The melody swelled in her ears, a familiar rhythm she had rehearsed countless times, but today, it felt alien. Her mind was elsewhere, weighed down by memories of her grandfather’s solemn words and the sight of her mother’s fragile frame in the hospital.
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