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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...

By the time Yin Xigui woke the next day, sunlight covered most of the bed. For a moment, he remained dazed. Above him were the familiar ceiling and chandelier. A familiar thin blanket covered him. Thr...

When Yin Xigui was dragged into the basement of the Yin family's old residence, his knee struck the steps. Pain made his whole body curl inward. The man behind him showed no mercy. He hauled Yin Xigui...

The aroma of breakfast woke Yin Xigui. He opened his eyes groggily. Sunlight already streamed through a gap in the curtains, spilling a patch of radiance across the sheets. The pillow beside him was e...

The smell of smoke clung everywhere, invading Sheng Linyou's nose and making him frown. He pulled Yin Xigui's slight body closer and inspected him from every angle—front, sides, then back. Yin Xigui h...

Once their hands joined, neither seemed willing to let go. “Brother…I'm a little hot.” Sheng Linyou paused and instinctively tightened his grip. They had held hands for so long that their palms had gr...

Wrapped in each other's arms, they slept peacefully through the night. In the two years since Sheng Linyou had been passed from hand to hand, warmth and comfort had become rare luxuries. He woke becau...

It was six in the morning, and dawn had yet to fully break. The phone on the bedside table suddenly vibrated. Yin Xigui's eyes snapped open. He grabbed it and pressed it to his ear. “Speak.” Lin Zhi's...

Yin Xigui lowered his lashes, fingers twisting the corner of his shirt. “I am a young master, but no one wants to come here.” He paused, his throat moving faintly. “Father says I don't deserve servant...

Xiao Die missed the summers after the turn of the millennium with a particular ache. In childhood, the summer wind had been dyed sky blue. She would sit in front of the television, waiting for differe...

The doors of the apartment building were all tightly shut. The voices of gossip rose and fell like waves crashing against rock even sealed in, they still possessed the fire-drawn force of moths hurtli...

The smell of mildew seeped from every crack in the basement walls. Sheng Linyou knew it well—just as he knew the thing fastened around his neck. He gave a derisive snort and ran his fingers over the b...

The news of Xiao Die's parents' deaths spread quickly through the apartment building. Yet it was the handsome class president who lived on the first floor who broadcast her misfortune to the entire gr...

Outside the apartment building, a fierce gale raged, and sheets of torrential rain seemed to swallow the whole city. Xiao Die held back her sobs. She finished the congee, then sank into a deep, heavy ...

Xiao Die wasn't afraid of hardship. For her mom and dad, she was willing to do anything. How many days were left until the college entrance exam? In those fleeting days, every single one felt like an ...

Xiao Die couldn't quite figure it out her best friend always seemed capable of conjuring up some risqu scenario in her mind. Once, when the two of them were walking past a certain adult goods shop, Lu...

The ocean stretched endlessly before her, a profound and boundless deep blue. That was all she could see in her eyes nothing but deep blue. As she turned the key in the lock, she overheard Auntie Li a...

Get in there! The moment Qiu Yang opened her eyes, a kick landed on her body. Stay put. Don t even think about escaping. The prison guard slammed the cell door shut without the slightest hesitation. A...