Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! You are no longer a slave, no longer worth less than dirt. Congratulations! But you will never forget the way they looked at you, will you.
And; “A’Luo, A’Luo!” She calls, the girl with the ponytail and the sweet smile. In certain light, you can never quite recognize her. In certain light, you can never quite recognize yourself either. Or the little slave in the woodshed. The little monster in the woodshed.
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Is the girl Ning YingYing, is the girl Qiu Haitang ? Who knows, not me that’s for sure.
Is the hand Luo Bingue’s, is the hand Qiu Jianluo’s ? Who knows. But it is A’Luo’s hand for sure.










