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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...

Listening to Shen Jingyu's childish questions, Ye Jingchuan felt a tangle of emotions and had no idea how to answer. A three-year-old did not understand death, and he couldn't bring himself to say som...

Shen Jibai's promise struck Ye Jingchuan as utterly absurd. It was Shen Jibai who had disregarded his wishes and forced him into this disgraceful situation. Now the perpetrator was acting as though he...

“Little Nine, please—don't leave me!” Her eyes were tightly shut. Blood stained her lips, and her unbound hair lay scattered around her. Her robes had been soaked through with crimson. Frail as a with...

Jingchuan, each day I measure the depth of my love and desire for you. It is like descending into an ocean trench, beyond daylight, with no knowing where the bottom lies. —Shen Jibai Qingyue Manor, th...

I didn't tell anyone the whole truth for most of my life, mostly because there was no one to tell it to. My first memory is a dormitory in St. Agnes's Orphanage: forty beds, one radiator, and the soun...

August was the hottest time of year. Never-Night Village, the subject of heated discussion online in recent days, had drawn no shortage of visitors. By six in the evening the sky was already darkening...

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...

Great Qi's spring examinations had always been the battle through which scholars across the realm hoped to leap the dragon gate. Outside the Ministry of Rites, candidates from every region formed seve...

The entire city was drenched in a torrential downpour. The gray, heavy clouds seemed as if they would collapse at any moment and crush Xiao Die's frail body. She walked toward the college entrance exa...

Su Mian leaned over Taibai Tower's carved white-marble windowsill, chin propped in his hand, leisurely watching that timeless historical drama unfold below: “Rich Young Bullies Torment Poor Scholar.” ...

That was the scene Gu Huaizhi found when he opened the door. On the hospital bed, Yan Yu sat with his head lowered, slightly curling black hair obscuring his eyes. Fever flushed his face, making the d...

It was the third month of spring in the twenty-fourth year of the Jianping reign, in the Great Qi dynasty. On the top floor of Taibai Tower, the capital's most prestigious and extravagant establishmen...

The hairs on the back of Chi Xingran's neck stood on end. Before he could make a run for it, two six-foot-three bodyguards in black suits seized an arm apiece. “Hey, hey! Easy! This hoodie cost nine n...

The air in the private room seemed to freeze solid. Zong Wen's icy face betrayed nothing. He simply released his grip without the slightest hesitation. The absolute force controlling Chi Xingran's wri...

The man looked at her with a trace of doubt: “Miss Ling, you're really too impatient—makes me feel I shouldn't be taking this money! And we're complete strangers. You walk in talking about signing a c...

“Limited edition? You're fishing for a sugar daddy with a nine-yuan-ninety knockoff, shipping included. Lady, is your dignity made of plastic too?” Chi Xingran stood at the table in Private Room Eight...

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...

Chapter 2: He Escaped Soon, a crowd of sturdy men arrived—perhaps a dozen in all. Lin Zijing narrowed his eyes. Seeing his expression, A-Yi understood at once: the young master intended to make someon...

The air in the hall seemed to freeze. The young emperor, Li Chengqian, rubbed his eyes and looked again at Li Ce, still frozen in a jumping-rope pose. A trace of alarm entered his voice. “Imperial Unc...

Lin Qinyan was pushing Gu Zai'an into a stall when a pale hand caught his arm. Gu Qingbai's gaze moved back and forth over their closely pressed arms. At last, he pulled Gu Zai'an in front of him and ...

Chapter 2 Rain looked up. Celestina s smile softened again. Would that be all right? Her voice was quiet, almost tentative. Rain straightened stiffly, clutching the tissue in her hand. Celestina s gaz...

Chapter 4: I’ll Find Someone to Exorcise You Ding Peichen skipped class the next afternoon. Dora messaged to ask where he was, but he did not reply. He had found an address online: an old street on th...

Half asleep, Gu Zai'an kept feeling a tickle on his face, as though someone's eyelashes were brushing against it. A bed that cost a thousand yuan a night really did deliver. The moment he lay down, he...

Pain flooded every bone in Cen Sheng’s body. She tried to scream, but a rag stuffed her mouth. Gongs and drums thundered outside. A suona wailed through the winter night. “Seal the coffin!” The last t...

“No wonder you're still such a useless, good-for-nothing fool after all these years! How could a son of mine, Qin Shaofen, be this worthless?” “I hear Qingbai topped the college entrance exam even whi...

As soon as class ended, Ding Peichen hurried to the back street to collect his order. The new doll sat in an elegant box at the front counter. He opened it for a look. It was human-sized, with movable...

“Heh…” Flames licked mercilessly over Shang Zhu’s body. There was nowhere to hide inside the pill furnace, and fresh kindling kept falling from above. His wonderful master and Bai Tiansheng had done t...

I went back to the city early, on the seventh day of the New Year. On the train, I got a call from Old Liu at Tianchen. Yuan Ge, something happened after you left. What? The batch of blades that was r...

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...

The next 48 hours unfold like a movie on fast ‑ forward. Public opinion explodes. Our silent sit ‑ in photos and stories go viral on local social media. Headlines like Worst Colleague Ever, The Millio...

Chapter 4: An Alliance Mo Ruxuan noticed the subtle movement and caught Lin Zijing's hand. “Something like this could never hurt me.” Lin Zijing flushed with anger. “What do you mean? Are you looking ...

Ling Yu felt that this place was exactly as the notebook described. She also felt that using scenery like this in her own paintings would surely produce something different. She simply committed it to...

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 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...

Xu Xingye stared at Lu Siting's hand on his desk and felt his entire understanding of the world begin to wobble. What did he mean? He could only lend them to him? The guy scored thirty-seven in math. ...

Xu Xingye simply stared at Lu Siting without saying a word. The guy was asking whether he wanted a beating, while inside his head he was thinking about eyelashes, beauty marks, and whether he could co...

“It hurts!” Xu Xingye ached all over, as though someone had taken his bones apart and shoved them back in at random. His eyes flew open. Instinctively, he braced a hand against the corner of the desk,...

The tension in the room had stretched to breaking point. Jiang Yuejian wiped the slender silver tube with strong liquor. Firelight danced along its surface, making it look like a cold snake poised to ...

The room was dim. Li Ce had been laid flat on a crude wooden couch. Without the slightest ceremony, Jiang Yuejian lifted his black, subtly patterned robe, exposing his strong lower back, slick with co...