Category: Closer Than Strangers, Farther Than Lovers

Chapter
CTS 38
by Slashh-XO — His fingers throbbed with a sharp, piercing pain. Shen Mo couldn’t endure it. The pain dragged him out of unconsciousness. He opened his eyes in a daze and was greeted by a world of stark whiteness. White walls, white sheets, white bandages. He stared blankly for a while before realizing he was in a hospital. The memories from before he lost consciousness came rushing back, and his body instinctively curled into itself. He had been kidnapped on his way home. The abandoned warehouse had reeked of…
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CTS extra 1
by Slashh-XO — It was a photo for official documents. The person in the photo looked like a student. His lips were pressed lightly together, his eyes fixed seriously on the camera, expression focused even in such a simple shot. His appearance wasn’t especially striking, but his eyes were unusually dark. Hidden beneath a slightly long fringe, they seemed to dim the deep black backdrop behind him. This photo was attached to the background report Ji Mingxuan had received not long ago. He scanned the document…
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Chapter
CTS 17
by Slashh-XO — Shen Mo sliced down with the knife, but the cut was a bit slanted, and the potato pieces ended up too big. Ah, he thought, guess I’ll have to make curry-flavored ones then. He lowered his head and kept chopping the potatoes, one cut at a time. Ji Mingxuan watched him closely and said, "An'an has agreed." "That's great," Shen Mo replied mechanically, his mind full of thoughts about how to prepare the curry potatoes. "When you've been dating for a long time, marriage is only natural." Ji…
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Chapter
CTS 49
by Slashh-XO — Shen Mo didn’t know how long he had been asleep. When he opened his eyes, he instinctively looked around for the man, then realized he was in the bedroom, lying in bed alone. The living room was quiet. The lights had long been turned off. Through the faint moonlight, he could make out the silhouette of the man sleeping on the sofa. His breathing was steady. He looked like he was asleep. Shen Mo sat there dazed for a while. He raised a hand and touched his temple. That spot still seemed to carry a…
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Chapter
CTS 28
by Slashh-XO — Shen Mo froze for a moment. His hand was already on the doorknob, but he hesitated and slowly pulled it back. He stood quietly outside the study for a while before turning around and going back to the living room. Ji An’an was sitting on the sofa watching TV. When she saw him return, she asked, "So? Does my brother have time or not?" Shen Mo seemed distracted. After thinking for a moment, he said, "He probably does." "Either he does or he doesn’t. What do you mean, probably? Has he not decided…
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Chapter
CTS 60
by Slashh-XO — Four years ago, not long after Zhou Yang returned to the country, he gave Shen Mo a call and asked to meet at their usual spot. He said he wanted them to run away together. Shen Mo never showed up. But he didn’t go to work either. He even turned off his phone and stayed home alone, cleaning the apartment from top to bottom. That day, Ji Mingxuan came back reeking of alcohol. He was drunk and had stumbled somewhere along the way, looking completely disheveled. When he walked through the door, he…
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CTS 7
by Slashh-XO — The meal ended on a sour note. Shen Mo didn’t let Zhou Yang see him off and walked home by himself. By the time he got home, it was almost eight o'clock. The lights in the rooms were all off, clearly indicating that both Mr. Ji and Miss Ji had not returned. Shen Mo felt especially tired these days, so he went straight to his room and went to bed. Just as he was about to turn on the light, he suddenly heard a cough in the dark. Shen Mo jumped in surprise, then immediately recognized the…
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Chapter
CTS 39
by Slashh-XO — Yang Yue wasn’t so easy to fool. Just as she was about to press him further, a car horn honked outside. “Oh, that’s my boyfriend picking me up. I’m off now. Bye-bye, boss.” The moment her boyfriend arrived, Yang Yue waved goodbye, left the so-called old man Shen Mo behind, grabbed her purse, and dashed out the door. Shen Mo watched her leave, then turned around and ordered takeout. His cooking skills weren’t bad, but now that he lived alone, he couldn’t be bothered to put in the…
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CTS extra 2
by Slashh-XO — There was a photo tucked inside the wallet. The person in the picture still looked like a student. His bangs were cut very short, revealing a smooth forehead and bright eyes. His lips were lightly pressed together, giving him a rather serious expression. Shen Mo remembered it well. This was the photo he took back in college, the one he used for job applications. He had no idea where Ji Mingxuan had found it, or why he carried it around in his wallet every day. Shen Mo examined it from different…
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Chapter
CTS 18
by Slashh-XO — Shen Mo had already known three years ago what kind of choice Zhou Yang would make. Now, it was just playing out again.His heart had long grown numb. The only thing he felt now was worry for Ji An'an. "This kind of love is nothing but an illusion," he said. "Only middle schoolers talk about love these days. Adults care about benefits," Ji Mingxuan replied in the darkness."You know how much a marriage alliance between the Zhou and Ji families could bring. As for love," Ji Mingxuan continued, his voice…
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