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She didn't know that being too hard could be a good thing. The realization was comforting; Ying bumped Ruo's shoulder as a silent Thank you. She still had some qualms to work through, but imagining that this was how everyone saw her made the weight a bit lighter.

Should I? she asked, voice both skeptical and sincere, I don't know if it will help. Ying knew that it wouldn't help, because the real issue did not lie in what her sisters had said or done. She was the source of her own suffering, and until she could come to terms with that, nothing would change.