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Prologue In the Sect Leader’s garden, once filled only with frozen purple magnolias, bright red camellias had bloomed. The first to notice the flowers was none other than his bride, Seolyeong. Twirling strands of dark, reddish hair under the sunlight, Seolyeong crouched like a street punk. “Oh. It actually bloomed.” It was a heartless blooming. He was dying of frustration, caught in a cold war for days now with the one person he had wanted to show the flowers to. “You bloomed so…- 253.5 K • Completed
The spacious warehouse echoed with music that kept starting and stopping. Every time it played a few lines, it would cut off, only to start again from the beginning less than a minute later. “Fuck!” Completely fed up, Shi Yi finally cursed out loud and reluctantly crawled over Ying Ming’s body to search for the phone they had apparently tossed somewhere the night before. Without his glasses, his vision was a blur. He nearly tripped and fell several times. After finally fishing the phone out…- 283.2 K • Completed
- When Shi Yi’s father was wheeled out of the operating room, the ECG monitor was still showing signs of life. But every time that fragile line jolted and twitched, it felt like it was tugging at everyone’s hearts, making them sick to their stomachs. Shi Yi, still dazed, was half-pulled by Chen Cheng to the intensive care unit.From behind the glass, he stared at his closest kin, the one bound to him by blood,Listening to the cold, mechanical beeping that carried on in a steady rhythm, like a…
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- Ying Ming and Shi Yi got the photos and immediately notified Wang Yiqi. After that, Shi Yi called in every favor he could and got in touch with every relevant media outlet, demanding they suppress any news about him. It was not something that could be openly discussed, so he simply made his stance clear and unyielding. Some people assumed he was caught up in a scandal and tried to joke about it, but Shi Yi was in no mood to entertain them. Just in case, he also told Ou Yang about what had…
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- On the drive back, Shi Yi was the one behind the wheel. Ying Ming leaned back in the seat, eyes resting on the red taillights ahead. His mind was a mess of thoughts, each one slipping away before it could settle. He waited for Shi Yi to speak, but the silence stretched on. Shi Yi said nothing. Not until they pulled up in front of Ying Ming’s building. Neither of them got out. The car headlights shone toward the mouth of the alley, harsh and blinding. “Wang Mengqi isn’t actually Wang…
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- They slept soundly through the night, right up until Ying Ming’s phone jolted the two of them awake with its hysterical ringer. Shi Yi, irritated, fumbled around for Ying Ming’s jacket, while the owner of the phone showed no sign of waking up. “Speak.” His tone was downright hostile. Shi Yi didn’t care who was on the other end. There was a pause. “Shi Yi?” The voice sounded vaguely familiar. It wasn’t Kou Jing. Shi Yi took a moment to place it, then frowned. “Wang Yiqi?” For…
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- Shi Yi had been arranged to sit one row behind Ying Ming, as a guest. Everyone knew he and Ying Ming were friends, and the director assumed he had been specially invited by Ying Ming to show support. His attitude toward Shi Yi was quite courteous. But since it was the premiere, there was little time for small talk. The venue was packed with people there to enjoy the buzz. Tickets had sold out early during online presales, and some attendees had even traveled from China just to see the film. As Ying Ming…
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- Shi Yi froze for a moment after finding out what had made Ying Ming so furious. He picked up the phone nearby and called Chen Cheng. The line had barely started ringing when it was answered. Shi Yi didn’t waste any time. “Uncle, where are you?” “In a meeting.” The reply was immediate. If you listened closely, you could even hear faint voices speaking in the background, which didn’t match the information Ying Ming had just received. The contradiction confused Shi Yi. He instinctively…
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- Shi Yi’s business deal had gone remarkably well. The smug grin on his face was practically begging for a punch, and Ying Ming didn’t even have to ask to know he had nailed it. “A powerful outsider doesn’t challenge the local kingpin. With our official partnerships impacted, the company’s collaborators in the north have dropped off, but we’ve still got traction in the south. I’ve never been eager to expand too far too fast. We hadn’t even solidified the local market yet, and I didn’t…
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- It was the first time Ying Ming had ever used the word love in reference to himself and Shi Yi. But he found that saying it out loud was not as difficult as he had imagined. Chen Cheng’s brow twitched at the word, as if he couldn’t quite tolerate hearing a man declare love for his nephew to his face. Yet, looking at Ying Ming’s expression, he found himself at a loss for words. It wasn’t until his cigarette had nearly burned down that he gave a light cough, leaned over, and stubbed it out in…
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