Chapter 20 (2/2): The Wager and the Way Forward
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“Then what now? I still have some New Year money left. After spending bit by bit, I still have about thirty thousand. I can lend it to you. I was…
Small year, small month
Chapter 20 (1/1): The Wager and the Way Forward
“Ah? Just five points short?” Li Shuli understood from Zhu Xiaoliang’s tone that there was still a chance to secure a spot as a transfer student at Tancheng, as long…
Chapter 19: Tan Xiujun’s Legacy
Tan Xiujun lived her whole life without children, alone in that dusty gray apartment building beside the Fengtan Orphanage. In 1997, Liang Mei smashed her kitchen window with a stone—”bang!”—then…
Chapter 18: Legacy of Tenacity
If Li Yingqiao had known that today—she would have to recite, word for word, in front of the police uncles, the barrage of texts she impulsively sent to Yu Miaomiao…
Chapter 17 (2/2): The Language of Survival
Jacket guy didn’t hesitate. He kicked Yu Jinyang, chair and all, hard to the ground. Yu Jinyang crashed to the floor, his cheek pressed to the ground as he coughed…
Chapter 17 (1/2): The Language of Survival
Zheng Miaojia half-understood, but she still racked her brains, and then carefully circled each of those numbers: If the first term, A1, is 6, the second term, A2, is 26,…
Chapter 16 (2/2): Unseen Language
Night crept over every corner of the city, neon lights flickering. Though it was barely nine o’clock, the streets were unusually silent. Occasionally, a car would rumble by, as if…
Chapter 16 (1/2): Unseen Language
“I just asked my nephew, who’s in high school right now. He said the number six means ‘smooth’ or ‘awesome.’ If you’re praising someone for being really good at a…
Chapter 15: An Odd Message
However, after half an hour had passed, Li Yingqiao still hadn’t received any reply from Yu Jinyang. So she came to a conclusion: Yu Jinyang was either kidnapped or thrown…
Chapter 14: Return of the Madman
The car turned at the third traffic light intersection, and Yu Ranjie suddenly called out for the driver to stop. He instructed, “Stop at that gold shop up ahead, you…