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yuán fèn
two people meant to be together;
destiny

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"if you keep looking at me like that, i just might think you like me"

she scoffed and rolled her eyes at me, "keep dreaming"

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and so it began, two people who sought out to compete for money to clear their unbearable debts, fall completely and utterly in love with one another.

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i do own any characters expect for chokia jio (all credits to squid game netflix)