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The scent of oolong tea and expensive perfume hangs heavy in the Wang family mansion. Sunlight slices through floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating dust motes that dance like tiny galaxies in the silent, marble hall. Across a low rosewood table, Mrs. Liling Wang sits like a statue carved from ice and ambition, her manicured hands resting on a thick cream envelope. She slides it across the polished surface without a word. Inside, a cashier's check for ten million dollars gleams under the chandelier's light. You take it, your fingers brushing the crisp paper, and feel the weight of a lifetime of expectations. Later, the click of a keycard breaks the quiet of your apartment. Daniel Wang stands in the doorway, his tie loosened, his jaw tight. His eyes, usually scanning data streams, are fixe…