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Chapter 48 - Epilogue Lin Ze came to my place. I handed him an iPad with the formatted txt file already opened, had him sit on the balcony to read. A light rain was falling outside, so I also gave him coffee and a box of tissues. Lin Ze waved it off. "No need. I never cry when reading books or watching movies." I said earnestly, "Better keep them handy, just in case." Lin Ze didn't argue and started reading from the beginning. After a while, he looked up. "Why did you change the title? Wasn't the…- 171.2 K • Completed
- That afternoon, Situ Ye went back to pack his things and returned home with Lin Ze. Seeing him, Lin Ze felt heartbroken. At 176 cm tall, Situ Ye had lost so much weight that he was down to only 55 kg. Lin Ze took him out for a good meal and told him to quit his job, saying he'd take him to see a traditional Chinese doctor the next day for recuperation. He chattered nonstop like an old mother hen the whole way. Situ Ye listened and eventually smiled. "You'll quit your job tomorrow—no, just call and…
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- The next morning, Lin Ze slept until almost noon before waking up. Zheng Jie had already left, leaving cold breakfast on the table. Last night, Lin Ze had slept on the floor outside, hugging that huge, moldable soft sofa, sleeping with his butt sticking up all night. When he woke up, his whole body ached. The night before, he and Zheng Jie had finished an entire bottle of Hennessy XO, and the empty bottle was still lying nearby. Waking up with a hangover, his head was dizzy, his vision blurry, and…
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- That night, Lin Ze walked through Bei Cheng Tian Street in a daze, glancing at his phone from time to time. The number's registered location was Chongqing. This meant Situ Ye had already returned. Why hadn't he come back to him? Was it disappointment? Or was it because he didn't know how to face each other? Lin Ze, wearing slippers, found a place to sit in the commercial district. His cotton T-shirt was wrinkled, and he had on athletic shorts. When he looked up at the glass wall of Starbucks, his…
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- Not long after returning from Tongjing that day, Zheng Jie's house was finally renovated, and Lin Ze actually felt a sense of relief. Recently, he had been avoiding Zheng Jie a little, though in reality, he didn't need to go out of his way to do so—Zheng Jie still worked from sunrise to sunset, and they hardly ever ran into each other. Zheng Jie took two days off specifically, and Lin Ze accompanied him to buy furniture and appliances. They arranged for the larger items to be delivered by the furniture…
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- Zheng Jie returned to the back seat of the car, glanced at his phone, then at Lin Ze, and fell asleep shortly after, clearly exhausted. He probably hadn't slept well the night before. Lin Ze noticed this and, after some activity and chatting, the atmosphere became more relaxed. Everyone in the car was engaged in casual conversation. It seemed this trip would bring the department's employees much closer, as everyone had brought along their family or loved ones, offering a chance to learn about each…
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- Lin Ze: "How was the blind date?" Zheng Jie: "Just so-so. What's all this about?" Zheng Jie curiously peeked at Lin Ze's messages. Lin Ze quickly put them away, making Zheng Jie sulk. "You've got secrets now, huh? Hiding things from Laozi." This put Lin Ze in a tough spot. They had never kept secrets from each other before. Reluctantly, he handed over the iPad. "It's not a secret. Go ahead and look if you want." As Zheng Jie read, he asked, "A'Ze, do you like him?" Lin Ze: "I don't…
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- Lin Ze occupied a six-person table by himself, refusing to sit at the bar, which made the waiter quite exasperated. But since he was already here, he sprawled out unceremoniously, resting his elbows on the long bench, unable to stop thinking about their childhood memories—when exactly had he fallen for Zheng Jie? Was it during high school when they were assigned to different classes? Lin Ze was in the liberal arts stream, while Zheng Jie was in the sciences. They sneaked out at night to go online,…
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- Zheng Jie's heart had finally healed, and everyone returned to their own paths. Xie Lei came and left, Situ Ye came and left, Yang Zhiyuan, Zhao Yuhang, Li Yanru... Many people passed through their lives like a revolving lantern, only to fade away in the end. Once again, it was just Lin Ze and Zheng Jie left, continuing their lives. Their own lives, yet lives lived together. Lin Ze tidied himself up, got a haircut, and when he looked in the mirror, he suddenly noticed his hairline had receded…
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- "What time did you get back?" Lin Ze asked as he entered. "Why isn't Zheng Jie home yet? You guys must have gone wild." Situ Ye was lying on the bed and replied, "I came back right after calling you. Zheng Jie met a pretty wealthy girl, probably still out having fun." Lin Ze thought to himself, right after calling? That was only at nine o'clock. He then called Zheng Jie, who was already in a taxi, having just dropped the girl off at her place. Lin Ze suddenly felt a bit depressed, thinking, "You…
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