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The Bookshop After the Rain: Keeping the Appointment 289STORY PREVIEW

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The Bookshop After the Rain: Keeping the Appointment 289

Fang Yue arrives at a post-rain bookstore to attend what was originally scheduled as a public sharing session, only to find just Xu Yan and two chairs remaining, making her worry that the event was an intentionally stage

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A Quiet Café · The Meeting 291STORY PREVIEW

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A Quiet Café · The Meeting 291

Shu Tong goes to a café to meet Jiang Bai, intending to discuss whether to continue their relationship, but he brings travel photos she once wanted to see, mistaking it for an ordinary date. Instead of following the ligh

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The Corner Flower Shop · The Meeting 293STORY PREVIEW

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The Corner Flower Shop · The Meeting 293

He Ran asks Lu Zhi to meet at the flower shop to choose an anniversary bouquet, but what she receives is an unfinished flower stand he made and a request to cancel their expensive dinner. He had been hiding his recent ch

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The After-Work Restaurant · The Meeting 297STORY PREVIEW

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The After-Work Restaurant · The Meeting 297

Yan Ning heads to a restaurant after work for a long-delayed friends' gathering, only for the others to drop out one after another, leaving her alone with Li Yu, who had confessed his feelings to her years ago. She worri

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Bright Moon Over Which EveSTORY PREVIEW

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Bright Moon Over Which Eve

After a clash in Luoxia City, turbulent spiritual energy still lingers among the ruins, where Mo Renju faces the unextinguished flames of pure Yang. The surviving fragment centers on the battle scene and the confrontatio

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The Weekend Exhibition · The Confession 304STORY PREVIEW

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The Weekend Exhibition · The Confession 304

Qi Ning intends to confess feelings to Fang Mo during the opening speech of the weekend exhibition, but upon seeing the other person's discomfort with public attention, decides to cut the pre-written section. After the v

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The Living Room Under the Lamp · The Confession 306STORY PREVIEW

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The Living Room Under the Lamp · The Confession 306

In the lamp-lit living room, Shu Rui receives a stack of old photos handed over by Wen Cen, one of which has "I like you" written on the back, but she wants to know first whether he is simply reminiscing about the past.

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The Station Before Parting · The Confession 311STORY PREVIEW

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The Station Before Parting · The Confession 311

At the station before parting, Chen Zhi tells Yu Zhou that she used to like him, and that speaking it now is to bring an end to the waiting, not in the hope that he will immediately buy a ticket to follow. Yu Zhou admits

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The Last Bus · Reconciliation 314STORY PREVIEW

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The Last Bus · Reconciliation 314

On the last bus, Lin Lan runs into Zhou Yu, whom she had previously stood up, originally thinking an apology would restore their commuting together, but Zhou Yu says what truly mattered was the continuous lack of explana

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Weekend Exhibition: Reconciliation 316STORY PREVIEW

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Weekend Exhibition: Reconciliation 316

At a weekend exhibition, Xu Yin discovers that the photo captions have been abridged and angrily demands to withdraw the work; Mo Bei then produces the original manuscript, pointing out that a passage might reveal the su

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Living Room Under the Lamp: Reconciliation 318STORY PREVIEW

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Living Room Under the Lamp: Reconciliation 318

Ning Shu and Xu Yuan sort through performance costumes in the living room and argue again over an old garment that was altered poorly, only to discover upon unpicking the lining that the fabric had long become brittle an

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The Single Man's Happy College LifeSTORY PREVIEW

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The Single Man's Happy College Life

After the celebration gathering, dormitory life returns to the rhythm of attending classes, sharing meals, and making weekend plans. Hua Zai's leg injury has not yet healed, and his mother plans to come to the university

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Cinema in the Old District: Reconciliation 320STORY PREVIEW

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Cinema in the Old District: Reconciliation 320

Song Zhen and Lu Zhao get into a dispute over seating arrangements for wheelchair users, only to discover after checking post-screening that the ticketing system had mistaken the old auditorium map for the currently avai

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After-Hours Restaurant: Reconciliation 321STORY PREVIEW

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After-Hours Restaurant: Reconciliation 321

Jiang An asks Chen Yue to meet at the restaurant after work to review the partnership dissolution inventory, and clear funding records for the old wine cabinet they had argued over for so long are finally found in the pu

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Evening in the Park: Reconciliation 322STORY PREVIEW

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Evening in the Park: Reconciliation 322

Wen Yi asks Qi Zhou to stop disposing of paint rinse water openly in the park, which Qi Zhou misinterprets as an attempt to drive away open-air sketchers; only when they inspect the drainage outlet together at dusk is th

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My Aloof Ninja Maid…STORY PREVIEW

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My Aloof Ninja Maid…

After waking up, Cheng Ye and the ninja Feng Ling coordinate the day's plans together. Between them lie both the constraints of their master-servant roles and shifts in how they interact with one another. Learning that a

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Newlywed Wife: Fan ContinuationSTORY PREVIEW

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Newlywed Wife: Fan Continuation

This fan continuation moves the story forward starting from the acquisition of the private club and personnel arrangements: the narrator plans to have Deng Xian handle external public image and operations, followed by re

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Black SeaSTORY PREVIEW

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Black Sea

The story opens at the airport arrival gate in the early morning hours. The narrator is waiting for a female friend returning home after three years of overseas study; although they have stayed in touch, they have not se

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The Corner Flower Shop: Distance 329STORY PREVIEW

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The Corner Flower Shop: Distance 329

Mo An and Yu Ce disagree over the relocation site of their shop: one wants to retain regular customers, while the other hopes to move closer to a larger market. A mere two kilometers apart on the map, the options reflect

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The Living Room Under the Lamp: Distance 330STORY PREVIEW

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The Living Room Under the Lamp: Distance 330

He Rui and Shen Zhi share an apartment but avoid each other due to work-related noise, turning the living room under the lamp from a shared space into a corridor where they merely cross paths. Since moving is not immedia

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From Blindfolded Substitution to Sacrificing for LoveSTORY PREVIEW

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From Blindfolded Substitution to Sacrificing for Love

While spending time at home with her partner, Zhu Rong is presented with a new blindfolded arrangement, and the partner exploits her trust in their relationship to advance their own plan. Subsequent chapters depict bound

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The Old Town Cinema: Distance 332STORY PREVIEW

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The Old Town Cinema: Distance 332

Qin Cheng holds down a steady job managing an old cinema, while Ye Xu travels constantly with productions; their shared watchlist keeps growing, but the last film they actually watched together dates back to last year. W

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Verdant Cultivation: The Jade Heavenly Spirit SectSTORY PREVIEW

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Verdant Cultivation: The Jade Heavenly Spirit Sect

The surviving chapters of "Verdant Cultivation: The Jade Heavenly Spirit Sect" center on the disparity in status between Ling Yun and Murong Jun. Murong Jun was originally the crown prince of Great Yan but is now subject

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The Park at Dusk: Distance 334STORY PREVIEW

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The Park at Dusk: Distance 334

Yu Qing sketches an unopened new bridge in the park at dusk; the construction project Song Yuan manages will bring their homes closer together, yet it has also consumed nearly all their time with each other. She once hop

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The Fairy's Cultivation: Carefree Pursuit of the HeartSTORY PREVIEW

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The Fairy's Cultivation: Carefree Pursuit of the Heart

This derivative work introduces original characters. In the opening sect tournament, the masked man clashes with Nine Drunken Sabers on a formation-shrouded arena stage; the shifting forms of his white sword, along with

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An Unexpected Car Accident, and My Girlfriend Ran Off with Someone ElseSTORY PREVIEW

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An Unexpected Car Accident, and My Girlfriend Ran Off with Someone Else

On a Friday afternoon, the protagonist takes Bingbing on a bike ride along the river, but collides with a delivery electric scooter traveling against traffic at an intersection. While shielding his girlfriend during the

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Chronicles of Turbulent Surges in a Mortal RealmSTORY PREVIEW

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Chronicles of Turbulent Surges in a Mortal Realm

Carrying a jade entry pass, Lin Chen enters the Scripture Pavilion of the True Desire Sect to search for a cultivation method suited to his spiritual roots. He chooses the Heavenly Stem Sword Art, which aligns with his m

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The Last Bus · Invitation 338STORY PREVIEW

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The Last Bus · Invitation 338

Ning He invites Song Bei to ride the last bus with her to document shops along the route, but Song Bei suggests first visiting an old bus stop sign about to be removed, which served as his commute's starting point for ye

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Girlfriend XiaoyuSTORY PREVIEW

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Girlfriend Xiaoyu

Xiaoyu meets with Xiaolin and Xiaozhan to drink after final exams. With a limited alcohol tolerance, she is taken to a classmate's rented room while her consciousness is impaired, turning what began as a celebration into

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The Corner Florist · Invitation 341STORY PREVIEW

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The Corner Florist · Invitation 341

Wen Rui invites Mo Ye to hold a withered branch exhibition at the flower shop, wanting to transform pruning remnants into decorations, but Mo Ye worries visitors might think all branches can be gathered indiscriminately.

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The Lamplit Living Room · Invitation 342STORY PREVIEW

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The Lamplit Living Room · Invitation 342

An Cheng invites Lin Yue to a lamplit living room to record a home craftsmanship interview, and Lin Yue brings an unfixable chair, hoping the program will center on when restoration ought to cease. She originally prepare

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The Seaside Bench · Invitation 343STORY PREVIEW

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The Seaside Bench · Invitation 343

Ye Ting invites Cheng An to paint a promotional illustration for a seaside guesthouse on a bench by the shore, but Cheng An suggests they first walk the entire route guests would actually take before settling on the imag

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The Old Quarter Cinema · Invitation 344STORY PREVIEW

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The Old Quarter Cinema · Invitation 344

Gu Qing invites Xu Xu to select a favorite film for an old cinema, but he instead chooses to screen a work he has never managed to understand, hoping to discuss it together without rushing to conclusions. Gu Qing adapts

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After-Hours Restaurant: Invitation 345STORY PREVIEW

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After-Hours Restaurant: Invitation 345

Lin Yue invites Wen Zhou to the restaurant after hours for a gathering of regular patrons, and Wen Zhou asks not to be made to tell hardship stories, hoping simply to enjoy the meal comfortably like everyone else. She dr

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Wife's Kite String: SequelSTORY PREVIEW

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Wife's Kite String: Sequel

The narrator originally thought Ding Wei would no longer contact his wife, yet he watches him unlock the door and enter on his own. The key was never returned, the old slippers are still there, and his wife's reaction al

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Marital Rift: The Wife's SecretSTORY PREVIEW

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Marital Rift: The Wife's Secret

Li Ming recognizes Lin Jia at a night venue: he had just attended her wedding during the day, yet at night he sees her drinking alone to drown her sorrows. A strange man approaches, and the reason for her presence here r

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