. I suggest turning it on before sleeping, setting a time

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's only June. July and August will be even worse. Just three hours? W

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s, avoiding his gaze. "But I consider

had to make it stretch until next month. Sure, she could ask her family for money, but after declaring her inde

t this, Mei g

ult! All my mon

my wallet s

e and coughed awkwardly. "Alri

air conditioner use seemed wise. Three hours a day-how much would that cost? Maybe two yuan per day? That's ab

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her rules, cracking he

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arately. No throwing everything

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e made all these demands, s

I'm clean and perfect. What co

no throwing your cloth

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creaming in the middle of the

ed an even deep

. She used to send him dozens of excited messages at night, gushing about

e of the night, read her messages, and respond, "That's gr

that won't happen anymore. I'm working now, no

king back, she had gone overboard with those late-

tional rules. "Alright then. We'll stick to this for now. An

yes. Men-always

some peace. We'll just st

of paper, tore it, and neatly wrote down their agree

legant, something Otis always a

e, high enough for Otis to see every time he walked

the thought of Otis being just next door ma

s not like you're showering in front of

nscious she felt. Shaking off the thoughts, she

in, she knocke

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e, where everyone would yell

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till felt a bit awk

ake a shower," Me

nod

your headphones. Don't com

again. "Alri

m going to eavesdrop on her

ut his room was right next to the bathroom, and despite

ei standing under the shower, her head ti

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