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Qin Mingyue & Yu Yunyue
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1.
How much would an ordinary person who looks up to the one she loves be willing to stake on her?
Yu Yunyue is 22, and has already handed over her 3/22. She's in the process of handing over her 4/23, and will soon hand over her 5/24...
Qin Mingyue picks and chooses, accepting only some of what is offered. After all, she has never loved her. The house always has the upper hand, calm and unhurried.
What she truly welcomes is Yu Yunyue's face, which bears a one-third resemblance to someone else's.
Dressed in a suit, she enjoys her like a meal that's only partly to her taste, believing it will always taste this way.
Until one day, she hears Yu Yunyue mumble,
"Qin Mingyue, we..."
2.
"Mm, we're filing for divorce."
"Me? My name is Yu Yunyue. I'm still in college. Yes, Yuehua... It's nothing special. Even a 211 university has second-tier programs."
"She... She's at work. Is she beautiful? Haha, of course. I have high standards... It's fine! No need to apologize. She was born with a cold expression; it's not directed at you! Hey, she gives someone a look at the office and they apologize too... Qin... Qin Mingyue, could you smile?"
"See? It's fine... She makes a lot of money. Actually, she's the one who pays other people's salaries. That's right, she's young and capable."
"I was the one who pursued her first. It was love at first sight, I guess. If I'd known she was a CEO, I wouldn't have dared, even with ten times the courage!"
"You guessed wrong. She said yes right away. We've been together for almost three years. Those three years really felt like a dream. Even now, I still want to say..."
"She's composed, beautiful, and clever... She's really a bit like the moon in the sky, but she looks at me so tenderly."
"She's exactly like the person I love in my dreams."
"That question... It's fine, I'm not offended. Hmm... Do you think we're a good match? No, no, you don't have to compliment me. I know I'm all right, but that's all I am. She's outstanding."
"It's only natural for one outstanding person to be drawn to another... No, of course she didn't cheat. Even if she had, I would have been the 'other woman.' Maybe that's why she accepted my advances in the first place."
"My face looks a little like my older sister's."
"Oh! I think I forgot to mention that my sister is a great beauty! Looking even a little like her makes me a pretty girl. Being beautiful is the least impressive of my sister's strengths, haha. I really don't know why my parents had me after having her... Everyone has their own strengths? Have you never met someone who could crush you in every field? Every strength I have shines brighter in my sister... Or maybe the only things I can call 'strengths' are the parts where I try my hardest to resemble her... In the end, only my flaws are truly mine. Even I find myself disgusting."
"So I don't resent her for treating me like a replacement for my sister. It's only natural. She's my sister... I could never measure up to her."
At some point, tears that betrayed her composed manner began to slide down her cheeks and drip onto the paper. The other person had already signed her name and handed her a pen.
"Here. Qin Mingyue, why are you crying?"
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Theme: No one is above anyone else. Live life to the fullest.
