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Chronicles of Mortal PleasuresSTORY PREVIEW

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Chronicles of Mortal Pleasures

Chronicles of Mortal Pleasures is set in a world of immortal cultivation. In the existing chapters, Ye Qingyang remains weak after exhausting his spiritual energy, and Su Ling'er brings back Primordial Origin Elixirs and

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The Painted WallSTORY PREVIEW

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The Painted Wall

A strange woman arrives at the doorstep, claiming to have a past-life marital bond with Jiang Li's husband, Xu Zhao. Waking up the next day, Jiang Li finds that her appearance and identity have been replaced: the woman h

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I Contracted the Minotaur VirusSTORY PREVIEW

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I Contracted the Minotaur Virus

Chen Chen runs the "Islet Shore" coffee shop and lives upstairs with his wife. After going out for drinks, his friends Li Xiang and Zhao Qinghe accompany him home, but along the way they are enveloped in heavy fog, and m

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Seaside Bench · Confession 175STORY PREVIEW

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Seaside Bench · Confession 175

On a seaside bench, Shen Lu confesses to Cheng Dong that extending her stay was not entirely for work, yet she also admits she is unwilling to abandon her planned travels for a romance. Cheng Dong had always regarded her

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Old Town Cinema · Confession 176STORY PREVIEW

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Old Town Cinema · Confession 176

At an old cinema poster exhibition, Ding Yun receives a confession of feelings from He Yan, but because she is currently organizing an event for his works, she worries about personal and professional boundaries becoming

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After-Hours Restaurant · Confession 177STORY PREVIEW

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After-Hours Restaurant · Confession 177

Yu Xia reveals her affection to Han Jiang at a restaurant after work, but he worries that her published recommendation articles might be misconstrued as a result, forcing the two to first clarify their professional relat

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Dusk in the Park · Confession 178STORY PREVIEW

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Dusk in the Park · Confession 178

When confessing to Luo Jin at dusk in the park, Xu Mu admits that she had treated every favor as a bargaining chip for a response, which gradually turned her affection into grievance. Luo Jin thanks her for her honesty,

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Early Morning Bakery · Confession 180STORY PREVIEW

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Early Morning Bakery · Confession 180

Lin Xi goes to the bakery early in the morning to pick up goods and discovers that Meng Xu wrote an invitation for a date on the paper bag; it turns out the two had all along treated the bread set aside extra as routine

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Quiet Café · Reconciliation 183STORY PREVIEW

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Quiet Café · Reconciliation 183

Shen Rui revokes Gu Yuan's supplier qualification because a batch of pastries arrived late, only to learn later that she herself had changed the address when confirming the order without relaying it to the delivery staff

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Corner Flower Shop · Reconciliation 185STORY PREVIEW

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Corner Flower Shop · Reconciliation 185

Wedding bouquets designed by He Ning were modified at the last minute by Zhou Yan, leaving her feeling that her effort was dismissed, only to learn after finishing work that the client had raised uncommunicated allergy r

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Living Room Under the Light · Reconciliation 186STORY PREVIEW

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Living Room Under the Light · Reconciliation 186

Yao He and Cheng Ye enter a cold war because the living room is cluttered with touring equipment; while cleaning up, they discover that both have been quietly squeezing their belongings into smaller corners, yet neither

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Seaside Bench · Reconciliation 187STORY PREVIEW

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Seaside Bench · Reconciliation 187

After Yu Cheng publishes a photo of a seaside bench, she is accused by Tang Xu of disturbing guests through her framing; rechecking the shooting time, she realizes she indeed overlooked the on-site notice. She takes down

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Cinema in the Old Town · Reconciliation 188STORY PREVIEW

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Cinema in the Old Town · Reconciliation 188

The classic film screening gathering Ning Xi planned is cancelled at the last minute by Lu Cheng; both blame each other, until checking the fire safety inspection schedule reveals that the venue was never finalized. She

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Restaurant After Hours · Reconciliation 189STORY PREVIEW

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Restaurant After Hours · Reconciliation 189

Jiang Qing counts the restaurant tips with Song Shu after work and discovers that a missing sum was not pocketed by anyone, but delayed by the payment platform; their earlier suspicions cause mutual embarrassment. She ap

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Station Before Departure · Reconciliation 191STORY PREVIEW

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Station Before Departure · Reconciliation 191

Qin Zhi stops Yu Xing at the station before departure to return a deposit, only to discover that the exhibit damage they fought over happened prior to departure, as no one had properly checked the shipping logs. She prov

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Early Morning Bakery · Reconciliation 192STORY PREVIEW

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Early Morning Bakery · Reconciliation 192

During an early morning trial sale of a new product, Fang He and Xu Jing argue for a week over the retail price, until weighing the actual ingredients reveals that each had overlooked different costs. She underestimated

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SpreadingSTORY PREVIEW

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Spreading

Chu Man is accustomed to arranging her own life while her husband is busy with work. She decides to learn how to swim and gets to know the young coach in charge of instruction; lessons that were originally just an amateu

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Last Bus · Distance 194STORY PREVIEW

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Last Bus · Distance 194

Ning Yue is used to preparing lessons in the front row of the last bus, while Cheng Xu always sits in the last row handling work; sharing the route for half a year, they only nod across the empty seats, until dropped pag

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The Corner Flower Shop · Distance 197STORY PREVIEW

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The Corner Flower Shop · Distance 197

Ye Zhen mails Lu Qing a bouquet of dried flowers every week, hoping to bridge the distance of their long-distance relationship, but during a visit finds the gift boxes neatly piled up, completely unopened due to a perpet

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Eden ParadiseSTORY PREVIEW

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Eden Paradise

The current version of "Eden Paradise" is credited to Buzhi Tianshang Yunque. Mu Rongqing arrives at a dimly lit bar where the music, dance floor, and booths seem ordinary, yet drinks rise automatically from the counter

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Returning Home Against the CurrentSTORY PREVIEW

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Returning Home Against the Current

Having gradually risen to an executive position at Qingtian Group, Lin Yuan returns to Jianghai City leading a university renovation project. The city feels both familiar and alien after years away, and his new post also

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Games with My WifeSTORY PREVIEW

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Games with My Wife

The narrator has been married to Su Wan for five years, initially appreciating her sense of order and restraint, but later beginning to see those same traits as an emotional barrier in their relationship. During a work-r

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The Morning Bakery · Distance 204STORY PREVIEW

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The Morning Bakery · Distance 204

Cheng Ning and Xu Nan only meet in the morning bakery—one busy taking loaves from the oven, the other rushing to set off—until, over time, even their arguments can only be written in order notes. When a misplaced deliver

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Myriad Realms Brothel SystemSTORY PREVIEW

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Myriad Realms Brothel System

After transmigrating, Su Chen discovers he is on the Cangxuan Continent, a world where cultivators contend for resources and mortals struggle to protect themselves. The identity he obtains is merely that of a low-tier ro

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Tales of the Demon Blade Waning MoonSTORY PREVIEW

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Tales of the Demon Blade Waning Moon

After the deaths of seven heroes, their descendants built shrines at the sites where the demon blades were sealed, guarded through generations by shrine maidens. Across a thousand years, although occasional monster incur

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Livestream Goddess Extra: BreakthroughSTORY PREVIEW

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Livestream Goddess Extra: Breakthrough

"Livestream Goddess Extra: Breakthrough" continues with characters such as Jiang Ruoxue and Liu Jingyao from the works of Shizigui. Liu Jingyao devotes herself to operating a livestreaming company and, finding merchandis

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Hiding It from My Silly DadSTORY PREVIEW

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Hiding It from My Silly Dad

Gu Qiao is the operations manager at Chengshi Co., Ltd., where he has worked for twenty-four years. An early promotion once led him to believe his future was smooth sailing, but he remained in the same position for a lon

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Seaside Bench · Invitation 211STORY PREVIEW

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Seaside Bench · Invitation 211

Shen Wei invites Jiang Ce to sit on a seaside bench and listen to recordings of the wind she compiled, but Jiang Ce brings a log of ship noise instead; their differing understandings make the meeting slightly mismatched.

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Old Town Cinema · Invitation 212STORY PREVIEW

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Old Town Cinema · Invitation 212

Lin Zhi invites He Yu to read the story of a silent film aloud in an old cinema, but He Yu prefers to preserve the visual blank spaces, unwilling to interpret every movement into a definite emotion. She was initially wor

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Dusk in the Park · Invitation 214STORY PREVIEW

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Dusk in the Park · Invitation 214

Yu Qing invites Gu Yan to join an evening sketching activity; Gu Yan declines several times because he cannot draw, until she suggests that he only needs to help describe the colors he sees. He carefully notes down the s

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Station Before Departure · Invitation 215STORY PREVIEW

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Station Before Departure · Invitation 215

Before departing, Tao Ning invites Xu Chuan to the station to see her off, but Xu Chuan happens to be leading a tour that cannot be canceled on short notice, so he can only hand over itinerary materials to her in advance

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Bookstore After the Rain · Agreement 217STORY PREVIEW

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Bookstore After the Rain · Agreement 217

Lin Rui promised to finish restoring a volume of local gazetteers collected by Yu Heng before the rainy season, but continuous dampness slows the drying process; she decides to visit the bookstore in person to explain th

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Corner Flower Shop · Agreement 221STORY PREVIEW

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Corner Flower Shop · Agreement 221

Mo Zhi and Shen Xu agree to spend a season observing discarded floral materials from a corner flower shop to find a stable way to reuse them, but the first batch of experiments fails due to management errors. She wants t

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Seaside Bench · Agreement 223STORY PREVIEW

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Seaside Bench · Agreement 223

An Wei and Xu Yan agree to repaint the seaside bench every year, but this year they discover the wooden planks have rotted from the inside, and a new coat of paint can no longer fulfill the promise of continued use. Relu

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Station Before Departure · Promise 227STORY PREVIEW

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Station Before Departure · Promise 227

Ye Ting and Zhou Lin agreed to meet at the station each time before she leaves the city. This time, the theater troupe unexpectedly departs early, forcing her to make a swift decision between catching the ride and explai

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Morning Bakery · Promise 228STORY PREVIEW

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Morning Bakery · Promise 228

Lin He and Gu Qing agreed to make a breakfast bread using only local ingredients. When a critical supply is suddenly interrupted just as promotional flyers have already been printed, the two begin to argue over whether t

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