paper soup
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In the beginning of his career, Sui Cannong had chosen to become a teacher in an International School because he had assumed that there would be many holidays to his calendar. Of which included winter break, summer break and all the holidays in between such as Christmas, Easter holidays and other celebratory events observed by foreign countries. The classes were arranged to be in small groups as well, and he had been chalking it all up to be a simple and burdenless job. After he had been…-
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Ji Ling had truly planned to go for a hotpot alone. Just before work was about to end, Louis and Lin came by. They tried inviting Ji Ling along with them for dinner. Ji Ling declined after some consideration. Reason being Ji Ling was under the impression that Louis was romantically interested in Lin. Although Lin showed no signs of reciprocation; Ji Ling had still thought it best to avoid inserting himself between them. Delicate social situations such as these troubled him. Another reason…
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The pot of Sichuan peppers in Sui Cannong's classroom had died. The plant’s lifespan had been a bit longer than what Sui Cannong had predicted. The little flora had already been on the brink of fully wilting since earlier at the start of this month. Besides, there was not much sunlight for the plant due to it being placed in its unfortunate habitat of a dingy biology classroom. Sui Cannong assumed that it would be able to survive longer than a month. The Sichuan pepper plant was dry, and was…
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During all the time in between when class was over and everyone had left; including the three apologetic troublemakers; Sui Cannong had remained in a trance-like state. He was now left standing with a chill in his spine and the awareness of his heart that had already sunken beneath the oceania of his stomach. Ji Ling was a man who carried himself with an air of tranquillity, and such of which typically gave others the impression that he was a person quite detached from everyone else. This was the…
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For a moment, Sui Cannong’s heart seemed to halt. Hold on, what did he mean when he said that he “I won’t have a need for any more in the future”? What kind of person would ever say something like this? Sui Cannong felt within himself a sudden chill within his limbs. His hands and feet ached with cold sweat suddenly- carrying within them a faint quiver. There could be no explanation that could be applied to such speech. The series of events made no sense. What circumstance would a…
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From that moment, Sui Cannong was struck with inexplicable agitation. —It was a feeling of unease which presented itself sneakily in the shadows of his mind.“Martin. William. You boys take care of the glass on the floor.” Sui Cannong saw Ji Ling looking up at the clock, and followed by saying to the students around him,"Everyone, go back to working on your labs. There are still twenty-five minutes before the end of class.”The students dispersed, each returning to their experimental tables.The…
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In actuality, up until Sui Cannong went to get his car in the parking lot; his day had been classified as one that fell into the miserable “Sui Meili social death” series. He returned to the car that he’d parked in the underground parkade; which was just next to the little cafe. He paid the parking ticket, drove outside, and realised that night had already fallen in the world outside. Currently, it was exactly seven o’clock; coincidentally the high of the evening rush hour. And so,…
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Ji Ling's WeChat profile picture was the jpg of a bowl of brown soup. Sui Cannong recognized that this should be a screenshot from the game, because this bowl of soup was a food that players could cook, called Black Truffle Cream Soup.Most of the school teachers were foreign teachers, and usually communicated using the school's internal email or software like Teams. WeChat, as a more personal contact method, was generally only exchanged between teachers who have a better relationship. Sui Cannong…
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Now what? Sui Cannong spent his entire weekend debating about his course of action. He examined and replayed the memory of that day at the bridge, but despite how much thought he gave it; there was no sense to be made of the situation. Ji Ling’s behaviour that day remained a mystery to him. He went over the details of that movement in his head over and over again. –Thinking of that cigarette that Ji Ling held within his hand, the melancholic look on his face, his slight lean on the railing of the…
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When he first decided upon using this username, Sui Cannong never thought much of it. He’d never considered it pretty lyrical and cute. However, everything changed the moment that Ji Ling said it out loud. That “Alluring belle Su Meili '' was said so clearly, but Sui Cannong was no longer attention. He’d already decided which galaxy he wanted to immigrate to. Even so, he felt as if he needed to give him a proper explanation. “Truth be told, I don’t give much thought toward…
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