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That evening, Zheng Jie got off work early and returned home in high spirits as if celebrating a holiday, bringing live shrimp with him. Lin Ze really didn't know what to do with him. Fortunately, Zheng Jie didn't show anything unusual. As soon as he entered, he whispered, "Where's sister?" Lin Ze pointed expressionlessly at the dining table. Zheng Jie immediately went over to chat with Li Yanru. Li Yanru had returned to her usual demeanor. Situ Ye came over to cook with Lin Ze while Zheng Jie knelt…- 171.2 K • Completed
- Zheng Jie instantly turned into a zombie, his face looking like he was ready to ride the wind and depart. "Six months, twelve thousand," the gangster said. Zheng Jie replied wearily, "Don't have it, really don't." Situ Ye looked a bit puzzled but didn't interrupt—he wasn't fully aware of Zheng Jie's messy debts. The gangster continued, "Pay it all at once, and we'll leave you alone from now on." Zheng Jie had been hounded by debt collectors so often that he was completely numb. Someone had…
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- When Lin Ze arrived at the hospital, Situ Ye was having his bone set. The corridor was empty except for Lin Ze. Situ Ye's agonized screams, hoarse from pain, twisted Lin Ze's heart into knots. He pushed the door open and entered. Situ Ye's forehead was drenched in sweat. The moment he saw Lin Ze, he clenched his teeth and held back his cries. His face was deathly pale, and when he looked up at Lin Ze, his expression was like that of a child who had done something wrong. His lips trembled uncontrollably,…
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- That afternoon, Lin Ze first bought Situ Ye a new waist bag for 500 yuan. Situ Ye's expression immediately brightened, showing no trace of having just broken up. Zhao Yuhang, on the other hand, looked utterly heartbroken and began recounting his breakup story at Häagen-Dazs. This time, there wasn't much juicy gossip since he had already told Lin Ze most of it before. It was just that the feelings were gone, the love was gone. Today was the Lantern Festival, and Xiao Bai had initially agreed to spend it…
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- —• VOLUME 2: Fireworks Under the Starry Sky •— I recorded Lin Ze's story about Xie Chenfeng and made some adjustments, adding ambiguous censorship. Of course, it also included my own whimsical embellishments—laziness in research, distorting facts, deliberately messing up the timeline to obscure the truth, wildly speculating about Lin Ze's feelings, and slapping on a bunch of unnecessary psychological descriptions to enhance immersion—all despicable acts that would make reportage writers…
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- The next day, Xie Chenfeng had diarrhea. After Lin Ze got up, he busied himself with changing the sheets, clothes, and wiping Xie Chenfeng's body. Xie Chenfeng seemed uncomfortable and wanted to do it himself but lacked the strength. When Lin Ze took off his clothes, he saw Xie Chenfeng's emaciated body—he was already skin and bones, just like the patients he'd seen on TV. Lin Ze lifted him and realized how light he was—a man nearly six feet tall now weighed only around 120 pounds. Xie Chenfeng…
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- Lin Ze successfully bought a sleeper ticket at a major train stop the next morning and bid farewell to his two card-playing companions to go sleep. He hadn't slept all night and was in a near-neurotic state, his back drenched in sweat. Lying on the upper bunk, he tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep. Next to him were several children traveling with their grandparents to Guangzhou to reunite with their parents for the New Year. They screamed and played noisily the whole way, driving Lin Ze half-mad as…
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- Before the New Year, a nursing home in another city made headlines when it was revealed that caregivers had forced elderly residents to drink urine. If this allegation was true, it would be a valuable piece of material, both socially and journalistically. But Lin Ze didn't show much interest, merely listening quietly as he turned on his recorder. The elderly man cried and shouted for a long time, his loud voice drawing the attention of many reporters. The nursing home staff quickly ushered him…
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- When Xie Chenfeng came back upstairs, his eyes were slightly red. He handed Lin Ze a toothbrush, towel, and toothpaste. Lin Ze went to freshen up and shower. The winter in Guangzhou wasn't too cold, so he came out wearing a T-shirt and boxer briefs, lying side by side with Xie Chenfeng on the bed, sharing a blanket. The ceiling light was turned off, leaving only the warm glow of the bedside lamp. Lin Ze half-reclined as he typed out New Year's greetings on his phone, sending them out in bulk. In the…
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- On the third day of the conference, all the journalists were to have a group dinner afterward. This time, Lin Ze couldn't escape and had to sit through it, bored out of his mind, while Situ Ye went to buy roast duck and pastries from Daoxiangcun. At five in the afternoon, the two of them sat in the conference hall. The sight of the takeout box made Lin Ze nauseous. "Tie the plastic bag tighter," he said. Situ Ye, who had also suffered through two days of roast duck torture, looked equally pained.…
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