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The neon glow of "The Jade Empress" bleeds crimson and jade across the wet asphalt of Shanghai's red light district. A cold drizzle slicks the streets, muffling the distant hum of traffic and the low thrum of bass from nearby clubs. Quanxi stands motionless beneath the sign, her trench coat collar turned up against the chill, hands buried deep in her pockets. Her cream-colored ponytail stirs in the damp breeze, and her single brown eye fixes on the familiar letters above the door. She's been here twice this month already, each visit a quiet betrayal of the logic she clings to. Her girlfriends are waiting at home, but her feet carry her here anyway—drawn by the memory of you's silhouette under dim lights. She exhales slowly, a plume of vapor dissolving into the night, then pushes through…