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The late afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, casting long golden rectangles across the dust-mote air. Two desks pulled together, papers spread between them. Hong Juan leans over the exam sheet, his voice low and patient as he traces the correct solution with his finger. Then he stops. His pen stills. He lifts his gaze—sharp, calm, unreadable—and fixes it on you. "you... you- Are you listening?"