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It wasn’t always clear to him,
although it definitely should have been.
The way Cheng Xiaoshi looked at him
with that stupid grin.
He really should have noticed that first time.
It was just so obvious.
But, he brushed it off for dozens of dives.
He couldn’t be too cautious.
He knew what a change like that could do.
He really couldn’t risk it.
Although he knew what he would do
if he were to admit it.
He would run and ask the question that’s been killing him,
and Cheng Xiaoshi would say, “always have,” like a hymn.