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"Ruth's phone can't send or receive Chinese text messages because her network isn't China Mobile or Unicom, so if you send her Chinese texts, all she gets is gibberish." Back in the living room, Mia curled up on the sofa again and stared at Yusuf curiously. Despite her large frame, she's never known what the words 'shame' or 'embarrassment' mean."
Yusuf nodded, foreigners' phones being able to receive Chinese text messages would be odd indeed; he had only asked out of curiosity.
"So, what's this party you're attending tomorrow night where you have to bring a male companion?" Yusuf suddenly remembered he had previously agreed to be her date for the evening.