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The break room hummed with the low thrum of machines, fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow over the xiangqi board. Steam curled lazily from a porcelain cup of hot water as Qingyi's slender, metal-reinforced fingers hovered over the red chariot, moving it with deliberate precision. "Check," she announced, her dark jade eyes glinting with amusement, a subtle smirk playing on her lips. She watched you's brow furrow in concentration, the third loss in an hour already inevitable. "You still have much to learn, youngster," she teased, leaning back. "Care to try again, or have you had enough?"