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Yet the resemblance between those two faces was growing fainter. Tang Yu no longer thought of Tang Yifeng the instant he saw Ji Qian’ang. They had never been the same person. How could their outlines ...

The masked man finally loosened his grip. With a flick of his hand, he tossed the cigar onto the table and abandoned it there. Lin Juefei curled forward, taking several rapid breaths before he could b...

“No.” Tang Yu set down his chopsticks and stood. “I’m finished.” Wei Yingrong asked, “That’s all you’re eating?” “I have no appetite.” She looked at him as though she wanted to say something, but ulti...

“No.” Tang Yu set down his chopsticks and stood. “I’m finished.” Wei Yingrong asked, “That’s all you’re eating?” “I have no appetite.” She looked at him as though she wanted to say something, but ulti...

They waited at the school gates for less than two minutes before Uncle Chen arrived. On the drive back, the cramps in Tang Yu’s stomach intensified, and the car ultimately sped straight to the hospita...

The school doctor went to the pharmacy for medicine and asked Ji Qian’ang to keep watch. Ji Qian’ang returned carrying a cup of warm water. Tang Yu lay on the bed beside the window, body curled in on ...

Ji Qian’ang had been at the Tang residence for more than a month. First, Tang Yu had ruined his eye. Then he had made him sleep on a hard bed in the side wing without so much as a pillow. And all this...

A tingling sensation shot through Tang Yu’s waist. He slapped Ji Qian’ang’s hand away at once and muttered, “Am I really that much shorter than you?” “Then why were you standing on tiptoe?” Tang Yu an...

During the afternoon break, Ji Qian’ang moved to the window in the last row without protest, silently obeying Tang Yu’s demand. Tang Yu glanced back. Ji Qian’ang read with his head lowered, sunlight m...

Nangong Min remained unmoved. “You know what the Tang family would do if he came out to them. He needed someone absolutely safe—someone like me—as cover. He chose this path and enjoys it. You shouldn’...

When Tang Yifeng was alive, Nangong Min had clung to him like a ghost. After his death, the man became a lunatic. He waited for Tang Yu outside school, wept over the phone, and begged him to reveal Ta...

Many boys their age stood taller than Tang Yu. Jiang Hao visibly did too. But someone had struck Tang Yu’s deepest wound, and nothing could stop the violence driving him now. Jiang Hao’s lower back cr...

Ji Qian’ang’s hot breath brushed Tang Yu’s nape. Every sound in the home-economics room seemed to fade, leaving only the heat of his palm. Then he released Tang Yu. “Do it yourself.” Tang Yu lowered h...

Tang Yu sat up and tried to cover Ji Qian’ang’s eyes. “Who said you could look? Get out.” Ji Qian’ang leaned away and picked up a framed photograph from the bedside table. Tang Yu stood alone near a b...

“Do you understand French?” Tang Yu asked. “No.” “English?” Ji Qian’ang answered in precise, unhurried English. “You were looking at me before you asked.” Tang Yu fell silent. The man somehow sounded ...

The alarm rang three times before Tang Yu finally surfaced from a heavy sleep. He glanced at the clock. “Seven forty…” He shot out of bed, dragged on his uniform, and hurried downstairs. Ji Qian’ang s...

Night had just fallen when Sheng Linyou reached the teahouse. The proprietor glanced at him, eyes pausing on his collar before looking away. Sheng Linyou ignored him and went upstairs. Warm light spil...

In the days that followed, Yin Xigui began going out far more often. At first it was once every two days; soon, he was leaving every other day. Before each trip, he reported to Sheng Linyou that he an...

In the end, they still failed to prevent the meeting. It was set at a private restaurant on the east side of the city. Yin Zhengsong had arranged everything himself, even reserving the private room th...

That night, Yin Xigui's fever returned. It rose and fell over and over, refusing to break completely. His forehead felt warm, and he lay listlessly beneath the covers, coughing every now and then. Eac...