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“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 ...

Ji Xunzhi had returned mainly to gather reinforcements, so naturally he did not remain with Ling Wu for long. Not long after he left, Ling Wu fell into a deep sleep. She had that dream again. Flames t...

I m booking a flight back right now, I say to Xiaoya on the phone. My voice is calm, but only I know how fast my heart is racing. The severity of this has gone beyond a simple fraud case. It s an intr...

Yu Xinglan closed the interface. Based on the forum posts, he would look for the merfolk's homeland first. The sea in front of him seemed the most likely place to find it. He looked around. The water ...

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...

The table-read schedule arrived with Qin Ting's script. On the way there, she repeatedly checked the densely packed dialogue and the stack of pages a full finger joint thick, then took two extra fish-...

Fang Runing followed He Yuanxia through the entrance and back into the thick darkness. The girl ahead walked too fast. The hem of her blue dress swayed twice like a fish's tail, then melted into the c...

At the biggest amusement park in New York, Charlotte bounced in Luna’s arms, pointing excitedly at the carousel. “Mommy, I want to ride that one!” Luna smiled and gave her cheek a gentle pinch. “Okay,...

Ding Aonan, terrified the person ahead would change his mind the next second, scrambled to keep up. The apartment blocks near the back street were old, and the stairwell lights were broken too—even da...

After half a month with the town patrol, Qiu Yang had learned the camp's rules. She patrolled the border every morning, practiced with her blade for two hours on the drill ground afterward, and rode a...

Pei Jin explained, “Actually, I'm not interested in any of this.” Ling Yu had no intention of pressing him for his reasons. If he didn't want to discuss it, there was no need to keep asking. She merel...

“Huh?” Qian Yu froze. Xie Yingying blinked and looked up at her. “Eldest Senior Sister, have you forgotten? Amu curses every male creature that sets foot on Yunliu Mountain.” Was this one of those hor...

Servers like these loved silver most of all. Without silver to smooth things over, they would naturally tell certain things in full, scarcely caring about the eventual consequences. Murong Qing was ab...

The hall went silent. Wang Guizhi steadied herself against the table, all color gone. Jing Shishi hid behind Xue Wenyan. Xue Wenyan snatched Xue Miao’s letter. “Mother, the censor is investigating the...

“Jingchuan, this is the caviar you like. Pair it with the foie gras in front of you. It's a rare delicacy.” Shen Jibai spooned out some caviar and had the servant beside him bring it to Ye Jingchuan. ...

That fifteen hundred came from Old Liu. Yuan Ge, it s just fifteen hundred. Don t be polite. Old Liu sent me a screenshot of the WeChat transfer. Use it. No need to pay back. I have to pay back. I fou...

It all came to a head a few days later. Sheng Linyou returned from the market that morning and opened the door to find two strangers in the living room. Dressed in dark suits, they stood silently on e...

The battered phone in his pocket vibrated until his thigh went numb. Chi Xingran pulled out the secondhand phone with its cracked screen. System notifications kept exploding across the top like a runa...

A husband raised for him since childhood? The phrase had been spinning around his head all day, and he still couldn't make sense of it. He'd clearly transmigrated into a story about a real heir and a ...

The morning's work was nearly over. Shen Yueji saved her document, picked up her mug, and took a sip of water that had long since gone cold. A sudden commotion erupted across the office, followed by t...

(I) Each autumn rain brought a deeper chill. Since autumn began, more and more people in town had fallen ill. Shen Qingyu was the clinic's only physician, and she scarcely had time to breathe. Everyon...

Inside the cave, Yu Xinglan entered the left-hand tunnel and returned to his starting point through the right. He had explored the entire cave. Apart from dead ends, there was only this circular passa...

Lu Siting's furious voice chased him from behind. Clutching his schoolbag, Xu Xingye rushed out of the classroom without looking back and ran down the corridor toward the stairs. School had just ended...

Just when I thought my senior year would march to its end on schedule—tense but steady—fate bared its ugliest fangs. Life's hammer falls hardest when you are least guarded, closest to happiness, and i...

Ning wandered all around the area with her camera, Leo following a short distance behind to keep an eye on her. When they reached the town's only restaurant, Ning turned toward Leo, a few steps away. ...

Guan Qingyun weighed Zhao Lin’s tone. Could the security chief truly have nothing to do with this? But without help from someone familiar with the building, no outsider could possibly have discovered ...

“Running away may be shameful, but it works!” In the rear garden of the residence of the Duke Who Guards the Realm, Su Mian lay comfortably in a specially made rocking chair, basking in the warm sprin...

Qian Yu tilted her head to look at the unknown mass behind the immortal master. It was still twisting, but it had grown much smaller—from the size of an adult to the size of a child. Qian Yu took two ...

By May, the last chill of spring had vanished from the wind. It carried an ever-deepening heat, announcing the true arrival of summer. The annual May Fourth Youth Day celebration—one of the most eager...

After morning exercises on the fifth day, Lin Ting sat on a stone bench in the garden drinking water while Shen Yueji stood beside her wiping away sweat. Her phone vibrated. A short message from Sheng...

Faint morning light entered a side hall of the prince's residence. Last night's chaos had passed, but an awkward silence still lingered in the air. Jiang Yuejian was joining two lengths of hemp rope, ...

The noodle shop buzzed with voices, the rich aroma of bone broth filling the air. We sat in our usual corner. Head lowered, Chen Jingming poked at the noodles in his bowl with his chopsticks, splashin...

Sheng Zeyun shifted in his seat, clasped his hands over his knees, and turned to the practical details. “My wife leads a simple life. She mostly stays at the villa, painting, reading, or occasionally ...

The humid heat of August rose like steam, and the sea breeze from Victoria Harbour swept through Central, carrying the briny scent of the water. Tang Yu had just stepped out of the taxi when a wave of...

Lin Ting couldn't settle down in her studio today. She singled out Shen Yueji to accompany her out. Over the next three hours, Shen Yueji went from a personal bodyguard who had been bored out of her m...

“What happened to Tingting's hind paw?” Zou Songpu had watched the newly posted cancellation video ten times before spotting a bandage around the little cat's back foot. “Dear viewer, Tingting was bei...

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...

The dreary week of exams finally passed. When the bell rang at the end of the last paper, the entire sophomore building erupted in cheers of relief. As my taut nerves relaxed, exhaustion came flooding...

The man was tied up inside the trunk of his own car. When they opened it fully and saw the entire compartment, they were astonished. It must have undergone concealed modifications; from outside, there...