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Chapter 1: The Debt and the Sale (Part 1) Emma Craven discovered that her life was over at exactly 2:37 p.m. on a rainy Tuesday, while trying to untie an impossible knot in her shoelace. The kitchen p...

Xue Wenbin had not gone far down the path toward the back courtyard when he stopped. Autumn darkened early. Just past the you hour, the sky had already deepened to dark indigo. No lamps were lit in th...

The man at the door stood against the light, tall and broad-shouldered, in an indigo-dyed rough-cloth working outfit, a short knife at his waist, his boot tops caked with yellow loess - he had plainly...

If it was a false entrance... then where was the real one? He was nearly without a clue. Shangguan Jin knew which way Murong Qing had gone when she left, but the particulars were beyond him. He rubbed...

It was the only piece of evidence she had left behind. When all this was done she lowered her head again and pressed forward quickly, not daring to look up once more at her surroundings. Following the...

The Old Apartment, Night Emily had heard Rain's muttering and glanced over. "That's exactly the problem." Emily lowered her voice. "Hey, think carefully - have you broken off any strange willow branch...

Yan Yu's pale eyes flew wide open in shock. He couldn't understand why Gu Huaizhi would say that. Before he could ask, the man closed in and closed a hand around his throat. “I don't need your explana...

Chapter 4: The Debt and the Sale (Part 4) Emma adjusted her posture, squared her shoulders, and took her first real step down the ground-floor corridor. The black-and-white marble beneath her sneakers...

The alarm went off at 6:12 a.m. Not 6:15, as Fábio had intended, because he’d set it incorrectly the night before—too nervous to get anything right, including his own fingers. He sat up in bed and sta...

After returning from the Celestial Realm, Ling Wu resumed her shut-in ways—not stepping out her door. The senior brothers went on as ever: the demon-hunters hunting, the cultivators cultivating. Only ...

The Old Apartment, Night Emily tapped the tip of her chopsticks against the table. "The Valdieri family has deep mafia roots. There are plenty of stories online about their early business: harbor smug...

Chapter 2: The Debt and the Sale (Part 2) That night, the family home was filled with a heavy silence. Her mother cried in the bathroom with the faucet running. Her brother pretended to study, but Emm...

Fang Runing went down on one knee and lowered He Yuanqiu from her back. He Yuanqiu's feet touched the mud. She swayed but didn't fall, steadying herself on Fang Runing's shoulder for a moment, then sl...

Chapter 10: First Day on the Job (Part 4) Emma Craven sat at the large kitchen table, pen in hand, a sheet of cream-colored paper in front of her, and her second cup of coffee already half-empty. Mrs....

The days after going public looked calm on the surface, but the things hiding in the dark hadn't disappeared. When Sheng Linyou went out to buy things, people still stole glances at him now and then. ...

He Yuanxia didn't move. She crouched on the edge of the ledge, the wind snapping her blue dress like a small flag. She looked at Fang Runing, and in those black eyes something was shaking violently. N...

"I'm begging you. Give me something to eat. At least—at least let the child eat her fill." A-Lan knelt on the ground, pleading with the man. The man sat on a bench smoking opium, the white smoke of ch...

The bodyguards hauled Butler Xu out the door like a sack of dead weight, and the suffocating tension in the living room finally began to loosen. The sliding door to the side room burst open with a ban...

Victor had barely stepped through his own front door when his mother’s call came in. He stared at the caller ID, brow knitting, and only answered after a few seconds. Mida’s voice came through. “Victo...

Crying drifted in faintly from outside—"Wuwuwu..."—enough to unsettle anyone's heart. Qian Duoduo mouthed silently: "Someone's crying." "I'm not deaf," Xu Changhuan replied. Well, fine then. The cryin...

Ning Cheng pressed her lips together and closed her eyes. After a deep breath, she turned to look at Leo, held his gaze in silence for a few seconds, and finally spoke. "I—I have other plans." "Other ...

Yu Chong stared at him, cold as frost. "Say that again." Ding Peichen was already laughing too hard to breathe, though he fought to keep his volume down. "Godzilla! Or one of those three-headed, six-a...

Guan Heng froze, as if something had just occurred to him. Brimming with apology, he raised a hand and smacked his own mouth. "Pah—Peichen. I said it wrong. Peichen." "Don't be mad. Just now I was… I ...

After hanging up, Xiao Wang sent over all the files at once. On the personal file, Zhou Xun lingered longer than once: Li Tan had served three years in prison, and not for anything dignified—petty the...

The watch didn't have to run long. Around three or four in the afternoon, a taxi pulled up sharp at the plaza's entrance and a man got out carrying a heavy bag—something weighty inside, by the look of...

"Sister, it's almost eleven. It's pitch black out there. Can we not go?" Zhou Dao hugged the equipment to her chest, refusing to let it go. "Absolutely not. We promised the fans a stream today, and th...

Lin Ting had been out enjoying herself with Shen Yueji for a while now, but the day had finally come when she could no longer avoid a banquet. The invitation had arrived at the villa half a month ago....

The set went dead quiet. Everyone waited to see how Qin Ting would respond; across the vast soundstage, the only sound was the electric buzz of the megaphone in Director Zhang's hand. Qin Ting felt as...

Sixth Senior Brother had barely returned when Eldest Senior Brother left again. Ling Wu's days turned miserable. With Eldest Senior Brother around, she'd at least had someone to chat with. He knew so ...

The streets at night were nearly empty. Ling Wu trailed behind Qingchen, ambling along at half speed. She had so many questions. Why had Master come back early? Why had he happened to turn up in this ...

Chapter 5: The Debt and the Sale (Part 5) The corridor curved gently to the left and suddenly opened into a wider area: the entrance to the kitchen, judging by the distant scent of dried herbs and the...

Qingchen's words were like a thunderclap, setting Ling Wu's ears ringing. Over and over, one line repeated in her head. —"When you ascend, I will take you as my bonded companion." Her jaw hung open, h...

Watching Qingchen sleep, Ling Wu knelt beside the couch, chin propped on one hand, a wistful look on her face. Who knew when her master would wake. Those brawny male immortals clearly had no notion of...

Chapter 28: Acting on His Own The moment his teeth closed on Tang Yu’s arm, the pain in Ji Qian’ang’s body truly did ease—and he no longer had to guess whether the concern was real or feigned. Just as...

He lowered the phone, even more excited than the girl had been. Ning Cheng pressed her lips together, knowing there was no escaping now. She glanced back at Leo, sitting calmly in the car, one brow ra...

Time flashed by, and it was March. Through Ling Wu's tireless efforts, she had, in half a year, achieved something like actual learning. When Qingchen heard, he decided to find an occasion to take her...

"Aria? She's nothing but a bit of fun." The words stopped me cold in the hallway, two chilled bottles of champagne in my arms and a bag of ice pressed against my ribs. Three years. Three years of comi...

Two days later, the man called "Father" finally hurried back, travel-worn. When he pushed open the familiar, creaking door, I didn't recognize him at first. The father in my memory was tall and quiet,...

I shut myself inside the house with the curtains drawn tight, sealing out every trace of light and sound. Grandma's presence still lingered in the rooms—the half-eaten bag of crackers on the table, he...