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Chow Mo-wan and Su Li-zhen lived as neighbors, separated only by a thin wall and the polite, suffocating customs of the Shanghainese community. They were defined by their absences—his wife was always "working late," and her husband was always "away on business."

It was the closest they ever came to a confession. But the moment passed, swallowed by the ticking of a clock and the fear of what they would lose if they gained each other. Chow Mo-wan and Su Li-zhen lived as neighbors,

"My husband has a tie just like that," Su said one evening, her voice trembling like a cello string."And my wife has a handbag just like yours," Chow replied. "My husband has a tie just like that,"

It started with a look in the hallway. A brush of shoulders on the stairs as she carried her metal tiffin tin to buy noodles. She wore high-collared cheongsams, floral patterns that looked like armor, every button done up to the chin, keeping her secrets tucked away. He wore sharp suits and carried a quiet sadness that smelled of cigarette smoke and old books. She wore high-collared cheongsams

The realization was a cold realization: their spouses were together.