CHAPTERS
By 6:30 PM, the private room at the Guanlan restaurant was already filled with people. The room was spacious, complete with a bathroom and a lounge. In the lounge, there was a mahjong table, a computer, and a television. Another TV was mounted in the dining area, currently playing entertainment news. The news happened to be reporting on the official launch of the TV adaptation of Si Ye’s long novel. On the screen, the cast and crew were unveiling the red cloth and offering incense. Meanwhile, the…- 161.6 K • Completed
- Chen Yi had vanished for several weeks. Jiang Yibai had sent him messages and called, but the kid never replied or picked up. With no other option, he contacted his parents. Chen Yi’s sharp-tongued mother had just said, “If he doesn’t want to learn, forget it. I’m not wasting money on him. What, does he think money grows on trees?” From the sound of it, she was not planning to bring him back for lessons. Honestly, Jiang Yibai had been thinking the same. Chen Yi didn’t have the patience or…
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- Early the next morning, Si Shaorong sent a message to his editor. He remembered that the young editor had once worked with Jiang Yibai’s former editor. This industry was neither too big nor too small, and if you really wanted to know something, chances were someone nearby would have the answer. The editor quickly replied, “His old editor left a while ago. I think she’s working on rights over at another platform now. Want her contact? I’ll check if she changed her number.” Si Shaorong set…
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- Jiang Yibai hummed a tune as he sat in front of his computer, typing away. It was a Friday night. He had just seen his student out the door. When he closed it, his boyfriend, who had been working in the bedroom, somehow appeared behind him without a sound. He turned around and crashed right into his arms, and then… Jiang Yibai grinned to himself, practically drooling. The places his boyfriend had just taken care of were still tingling. He opened his writing software, but his mind was still filled…
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- “This recent stretch has been amazing,” the editor said gleefully from the other end of the call. “I swear, once this story goes live, readers won’t believe it’s from you. You’ve improved so much.” Si Shaorong still wasn’t satisfied. “I think the details could be refined further. Once they move past the ambiguous stage and officially get together, the emotions should be even more intense. What do you think about adding a misunderstanding to accelerate their connection?” “That…
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- When Si Shaorong arrived, Zheng Youli had just stepped down from the stage. Since they had met before at Jiang Yibai’s house during class, Zheng Youli greeted him politely. Si Shaorong had just come in from outside. The lighting in the bar was dim, while the stage lights were blindingly bright, and his eyes had not yet adjusted. When someone suddenly greeted him, he was startled and gave a surprised yelp. Zheng Youli raised his phone to shine a light on his own face and muttered, “Am I really that…
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- “Did he forget we’re not actually in that kind of relationship?” Jiang Yibai looked deeply troubled as he sat in the bar. “What’s the point in overthinking? Just go for it,” Li Xun said lazily, slouched on the couch and leaning against Zheng Youli as he sipped his drink. Zheng Youli sat silently beside him, his dark skin blending so well with the bar’s dim lighting that when Jiang Yibai first walked in, he hadn’t even noticed him. “Fuck,” Jiang Yibai muttered, slumped like a…
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- Si Shaorong sat in his room, still reeling. His mind was a tangled mess, every thought colliding with the next until it felt like his heart might leap right out of his chest. He even raised a hand and pressed it over his heart, as if that would calm it. He couldn’t even remember how he got back to his room. Had he walked? Run? If he had run, did it look ridiculous? He vaguely recalled Jiang Yibai saying something before he left. But the more he tried to remember, the more it slipped away. Had Jiang…
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- The next morning, Jiang Yibai checked Weibo and unsurprisingly found that he’d been reported. He stared at the notification for a moment, then suddenly lost all interest. With a lazy flick of his thumb, he deleted the post, then lay in bed zoning out for a while. He’d gone to sleep late last night, and his brain still felt foggy. He tossed and turned under the sheets for a bit, and by the time he finally got up, half an hour had already passed since he opened his eyes. He dragged himself out of bed…
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- On the way home, neither of them said a word. They each had their own thoughts, but their hands remained clasped together the whole time, as if both had suddenly gone senile and forgotten to let go. It wasn’t until they reached the door and Jiang Yibai reached for the key that Si Shaorong finally released his hand. Their palms were both a little sticky with sweat. Even Jiang Yibai, who usually had no shame, found himself feeling awkward in the face of Si Shaorong’s quiet tenderness. He rubbed his…
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