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Surrender
No one ever triumphs without losing a battle.
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MYSTERIOUS and unpredictable would have been the last adjectives on my lexicon to describe people and their behaviour but I knew all too well how it came in handy ever since Mr. Yuan decided to waltz into my life.
His feet, as placating as a drain of fine wine, smooth and sailing straight to where he wants to be. The last thing you know, he was taking you by his hands, twirling around candle lights.
But this is no ballroom he could reign in in suave. This is a hellhole full of filth and dirt that even he who wants to make it look like he was used to this world was taking a hard time holding his breath in place.
I could tell because his fingers began twitching.
Li An from the small platform looked at my boss in a
