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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)

found her address and hurried here to see her. I was

told that she got married to you. I would like to

congratulate you on your happiness.”

I stood there, looking as stupid as an owl. Xi Si

ignored me. She kept proposing toasts to her former

lover. She seemed to have reunited with her true love.

She was so cold to me that she wouldn’t even glance

at me.

I felt too embarrassed to stand there. I went to

see my baby daughter. She was sleeping on the bed. I

was afraid that I might waken her. I went away to a

seat by the window. I sat there and nobody spoke to

me, as if I were a stranger. I was both sad and angry.

Glasses felt it awkward to leave me to one side.

He stood up and walked over to me. He invited me to

eat with them but was stopped by Xi Si. She dragged

Glasses back to his seat. She raised her cup to

propose a toast to him again. She fixed her eyes on

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