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She says that but does she really? She only wants the real him if that real him is a certain way (for now).

Yup, she remembers his manic self in the station and tries to convince herself that wasn't the real him.

there are things you should be doing now to prevent yourself from starting to look like 🥀

Why does it matter? Future you would like to avoid the pain, limited motion, and fall risk that goes along with worsening posture.

What’s the focus?

1. Keep the flexibility in your spine

2. Stretch the muscles in the front

3. Strengthen the muscle in the back

Here are some simple things you can do daily while sitting and when you get up to go into the bathroom or the kitchen

Keep the flexibility by doing these repeated movements: 10 repetitions several times a day

The goal is to give yourself a double or triple chin. Keep your nose pointing forward, don’t let it tip up or down

Thoracic extension- use a chair with a seat back that comes up to the level of your shoulder blades. Try to bend back over the top of the chair without arching away from the seat back and without extending your neck. If the pressure from the top of the chair is uncomfortable you can place a towel there

Stretch the muscles in the front by using a door frame. This one will feel good afterwards

If this isn’t enough of a stretch you can do one side at a time. If you have the right arm up step forward with the right foot and turn slightly to the left. Then do it on the other side.

Strengthen the muscles in the back by squeezing your shoulder blades together for a count of 10 and then repeating 10 times. You can do this several times a day Hint: Don’t lift your shoulder blades up

There are lots more exercises for strengthening your back muscles but this is a good starting point and easy to do. I like doing it while driving

Tips:

Do the best you can

If it hurts stop

Hi Anon:

That's so interesting to hear your perspective. I can see where it seems that he's doing more for her than she is for him, but I disagree with you that it's not equal devotion.

Xiao Qi obviously has many scenes that showcase how devoted to Awu he is but there are so, so many that show how much she loves him and works to protect him as well. Her method is more quiet and done with intent but it's still her devotion to him that shines through.

I probably can't go through the entire show to pull examples but I'll link to some gifsets that demonstrate how she shows her love and devotion to him:

The scene where she punishes the women for trying to set Xiao Qi up by poisoning him

When they're out in the native lands and she uses the local custom of the woman dancing with the man they want to marry to stake her claim on him. The happiness she shows when she's with him shines through this entire sequence

She flat out tells him "We live and die together" when they're facing a horde at the gates

Again, she tells him he's the most important to her and she will always be by his side.

When he's leaving under the guise of them being 'estranged' and they just look at each other to acknowledge they are with one another to the end.

This small moment where she makes him pinky promise that they will always be honest with each other.

I mean, I could say more. And I'm sure @dangermousie can come up with a ton more examples. But Awu is 100% devoted to her man and backs it up with words and action.

If Awu is not ride or die enough and devoted enough to her man, I am not sure anyone short of Griselda is going to meet those standards.

Yesterday, you mutilated yourself. Today, you ask to be tied up. You are a bold one. Are you intimidated, Duke?

In Blossom 花间令 (2024) Dir. Zhong Qing – Ep. 19

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ZHENG HE HUI ZI as YANG CAI WEI