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With deep unease in his heart, Chen Jianchou met Chen Jianqiu once again.
This uneasiness was not born solely of affection but also out of worry for his own future.
Their meeting place was a bookstore run by Westerners, quiet and unassuming. Few locals came here because it sold only Western books. The store owner was also a Western lady, making conversation difficult for those who did not speak her language.
Chen Jianqiu was of mixed Western descent, so she spoke the language fluently. This bookstore was one of her frequent haunts.
It was a three-story shophouse. The first floor was a spacious hall filled with bookshelves; the second floor held small private rooms for reading or quiet meetings; and the third floor was the owner’s private residence, where guests were usually not allowed.
Chen Jianqiu was waiting in a small sitting room on the third floor.
Chen Jianchou was a remarkably gifted man, fluent in five languages. Besides the official language of the Central Plains Court and the local dialect of Poluo, he also mastered the languages of the Lune Kingdom, the Ibia Kingdom, and Shakya.
Thus, he conversed easily with the beautiful...
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