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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...

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 ...

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...

Chapter 4: His Only Disciple Confusion, struggle, and pain flooded Shang Zhu. He held the tea until it went cold. “Shang Zhu, I must go out. If you're hungry, operate this artifact.” He Yi'an's voice ...

Summer vacation seemed steeped in honey. Amid the milky fragrance of the dessert shop and the warm sweetness drifting from its ovens, the days became wonderfully full and light. Chen Jingming and I bo...

“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. ...

A few days later, Qiu Yang was forging a set of horseshoes in the smithy when Zhou Laosi suddenly ran in. “Someone's coming from the north,” he said. “Chief Liao wants you mounted.” Qiu Yang put down ...

Xiao Die closed the door. She sat at her desk, reading her reference books. She didn't notice that her phone kept buzzing. Xiao Die, I want to see you. Why did you steal my boyfriend? These were messa...

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...

After leaving the house, Sheng Linyou tried everything he could think of. He called Yin Xigui. The first time, the phone rang for a long while before the call was rejected. The second time, it was swi...

10 p.m., the plane lands on time. Stepping out of the airport, I m met by a familiar, damp, cold air mixed with exhaust fumes. I don t go home I take a taxi directly to the company building. The huge ...

## Valdieri House Courtyard — Afternoon After opening the door, the man led Rain onto a pale gray stone path. Closely cropped lawns flanked it, their grass deep and even in color, clearly tended with ...

“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...

Eight hundred and eighty . I opened my year ‑ end bonus envelope and counted it three times. Eight hundred and eighty yuan. Old Liu from the next cubicle leaned over. Yuan Ge, how much did your group ...

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 ...

Guan Zhiyan finally finished examining the surveillance footage. She recorded everything she'd seen, then looked up at a cleaner passing by. Curiously, she asked the shop owner, “Do the same cleaners ...

Chapter 6: The Real Address The Old Apartment — Night Rain set the fried rice noodles on the table, and Emily immediately leaned in with an exaggerated sniff. “This smells incredible! Oh my God!” Befo...

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-...

News of Tianchen s troubles spread quickly. The industry is small. In the aero ‑ engine precision processing field, there are only a few hundred people nationwide. When something happens at one compan...

Chapter 24: Man-Made Cultivation Ji Qian’ang was nearly soaked through by the rain. Tang Yu had been shielded beneath his jacket, so he looked considerably better. Getting drenched himself was no grea...

“I know you're suffering. But your past life is over, and your next life is destined to be a very good one. Why put yourself through this?” Ling Wu could no longer bring herself to speak harshly to he...

Before leaving the City God Temple, Ding Peichen tucked Immortal Wang's soul-suppressing talisman securely into the inner pocket over his chest, then wandered out of Nancheng. It was only palm-sized, ...

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 teacher carried in a large stack of test papers, distributing the results of the final mock exam before the college entrance exam. Each student had several thick college application guides stacked...

The news of Tianchen losing the WZ ‑ 16 contract exploded in the industry. A precision manufacturing company with annual revenue over two billion its core project gone, just like that. Old Liu sent a ...

After they returned that night, Yin Xigui, for once, did not cling to Sheng Linyou and ask to sleep together. “Brother, I want to be by myself tonight.” His voice was light. Without waiting for an ans...

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...

From the main courtyard, Wang Guizhi's wailing rose louder and louder, as though her heart had been gouged out. When Cen Sheng stepped through the gate, several rough-work matrons were clumsily helpin...

When Jiang Yuejian opened her eyes, her ears were filled with the piercing, rhythmic knocking of a wooden temple drum. Tok. Tok. Tok... She moved her neck and found herself slumped over a cold stone t...

Sheng Linyou woke to a violent pounding on the front door. Beside him, Yin Xigui opened his eyes almost at once. There was no trace of sleepiness in his gaze. The pounding came again, louder than befo...

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...

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...

“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...

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 ...

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...