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The Quiet Café: Promise 615

Lin Chu agreed to host a manuscript reading session once a month at the café, but after her workload surged, she began repeating old topics, making Yu Yan worry that the events were consuming her remaining rest time. Looking back at their initial goal of fostering relaxed conversation, the two decided to have participants take turns asking questions, allowing Lin Chu to attend simply as an ordinary reader. Keeping the commitment while scaling back her responsibilities also gave more people who had previously only listened a chance to participate.

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