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Chronicles of Mountains, Rivers, and Worldly Desires
Beneath the surface calm of the Xiazhou estate, new schemes are taking shape. News spreads from the City Lord's estate claiming the discovery of an ancient secret scroll containing clues for Lu Xingzhou to break through
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Quiet Café: Good Night 387
Wen He and Gu Yuan talk on the phone each day before the café closes, but recently only weary replies remain, and a "good night" is misheard by both as an eagerness to end the relationship. She suggests shifting long con
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Weekend Exhibition: Good Night 388
With the opening of Lin Qing's weekend exhibition approaching, she and Xu Heng are still repeatedly adjusting a tiny label late into the night, neither willing to be the first to say that no difference can be seen anymor
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Corner Flower Shop: Good Night 389
Yu Zhi always receives voice messages from Song Yuan after closing the flower shop detailing daily trivialities; she initially replies attentively, but later starts avoiding her phone due to a lack of personal time. She
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Legend of Lingxi
The head eunuch escorts Su Lingxi up to the Huanhai Pavilion, where Zhao Yi is already waiting in the tea room. With the attendants left downstairs, the meeting becomes a private conversation between the two. Having just
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The Seaside Bench: Good Night 391
Gu Wei accompanies Xu Zhou on a seaside bench waiting for the clouds to part; the planned starry sky fails to appear, and while he keeps suggesting they wait a bit longer, she already needs to go home and rest. She openl
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Swordsman's Journey Beneath the Lotus: Strikingly Powerful Yet Groveling Before an Enchantress
Before the morning mist has cleared, Xiaoyao travels up the Ming River by boat, arriving in Jingzhou, a place renowned for medicinal herbs. He chats with the boatman about the herb fields along the shore, then steps into
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Host Shen Bingru
Shen Bingru rises early for costume fittings, making preparations for her styling photos and promotional shoot. Her state appears to have recovered, and her demeanor is more confident than when she first joined the telev
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The Park at Dusk: Good Night 394
Ye Qing accompanies Mo Xu along an old path in the park at dusk; as the other person repeatedly asks whether she regrets leaving back then, what began as a peaceful walk gradually turns into an endless cycle of explanati
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Reconnecting: The New Professional Simp
Lu Xing has already left behind his past professional life and formed new relationships. His former master, Fu Chenyun, pays an unexpected visit to ask him to train a newcomer, Zhao Ritian. This nineteen-year-old youth c
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The Morning Bakery: Good Night 396
Just as the bakery opens in the morning, Gu Lin finishes an all-night shift and comes in to buy breakfast; Xu He offers her customary morning greeting, but from his fatigue realizes that his day is actually coming to an
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The Bookstore After the Rain: Reunion 397
After the rain, the bookstore receives a box of old local gazetteers; discovering that the missing pages belong precisely to the chapter Liu Yuan was once responsible for, Yuan Cheng contacts this long-unseen former coll
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The Last Bus · Reunion 398
Fang Ran finds an expired backstage pass on the last bus and, following the name on it, recognizes Zheng Xing, the stage crew colleague who once cleaned up the aftermath of a performance for her. She assumed he held a gr
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Yude Immortal Workshop: Jinling Branch
The surviving continuation chapter of "Yude Immortal Workshop: Jinling Branch" describes Madam Xiao returning to the inner courtyard, where Xiao Siwei informs her that several princes have arrived. She proceeds to the Cu
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Small Sects and Minor Factions
Chu Qingyun hails from the relatively well-known Jade Rabbit Sect. Following his master's death, his master's wife He Shulan serves as acting sect leader; relying on his martial prowess and lifelong connections, he feels
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The Living Room Under the Lamp · Reunion 402
Tao Rong hires someone to repair an old cabinet in her living room, and the person who arrives is Song Yue, her former partner with whom she lost contact after their business failed; the initial work roster is still past
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Sweet Girlfriend in a Long-Distance Relationship Targeted by a Delinquent..
Xie Wanqing and Lin Yuchen met in high school and were separated into different provinces for higher education. What began as regular video calls and visits was gradually interrupted by their busy routines. During a long
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The Cinema in the Old Quarter · Reunion 404
While preparing an accessible screening at an old cinema, Ye Qing gets back in touch with He Nan; during their last collaboration, the two broke off contact over how a single line of subtitles should be handled. This tim
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Red Mansions: Stemming the Collapse Cannot Stem the Human Heart
Troubled in mind, Qin Keqing leaves her room to clear her head in the rear garden, only to be stopped by Jia Zhen and Jia Rong. Using invitations to gatherings and kinship interactions as pretexts to approach her, their
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The Early Morning Bakery · Reunion 408
Unpacking a batch of old packaging early one morning, Yin He finds the small motifs left by Shu Yuan still printed on them, and the designer happens to have returned to town in search of sample works. An unsettled design
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My Delicate Wife Who Fell in Love with Cuckold Fiction
Xiaoxiao, her husband, and Wentao met in college, witnessing each other's romances and helping mediate disputes. When Wentao is about to return to his hometown for work, a new change arises in the trio's dynamic. The hus
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Shared Wife
Li Yong and Zhang Xue already share a family life, yet have never fully discussed their respective expectations regarding intimacy. After Zhang Xue's thirtieth birthday, Li Yong begins voicing the thoughts he kept hidden
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The Wicked Female Tennis Player
In the story's setting, Henry Whitaker and Mary Whitaker met years ago at Wimbledon, later becoming husband and wife as well as mixed doubles partners. In a new tournament, their respective singles matches and the mixed
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The Weekend Exhibition: Letter 412
At a weekend exhibition, a letter addressed to the creator Duan Qing is tucked into a gallery guide; as soon as Yu Bai reads the opening, she discovers the letter involves the real names of the people in the photographs.
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The Corner Florist: Letter 413
The corner florist repeatedly receives letters returned from the same address. Lu Jin decides to check with gardening editor Xie Chuan, only to learn that the column she submitted to had long changed its receiving method
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Warm Green Immortal Wife
A beam of light brings the narrator and his wife Xinxin to the unfamiliar Jian'an City. While searching for a way back, the two inquire about the locale from an elder in a tavern, learning that they are in Juxian Contine
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The Bench by the Sea: Letter 415
Jiang Ting travels to the seaside to organize creative materials and encounters Yu Heng beside the bench where she usually sits, carrying an apology letter that she once returned and which still remains unopened. Unwilli
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My Girlfriend
Mu Xiaobai and Lin Yurou share a one-bedroom apartment in City A, with rent already taking up a significant portion of their income. Lin Yurou carefully attends to her makeup and outfit before heading out, whereas Mu Xia
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Evening Park · Letter 418
In the park at dusk, Tang Yue reads a correction letter sent by Cheng Ye, which points out that her published essay mistakenly described a temporary road closure as staff negligence. She first checks the construction rec
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Station Before Departure · Letter 419
At the station before parting ways, Shu Ning receives a letter from An Ce; instead of trying to make her stay, the letter simply lists several items in their shared storage that have yet to be handed over. She originally
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My Divine Relic Turned Out to Be the Body of the Former Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect
The surviving excerpt unfolds following the conclusion of a handover ceremony. Lu Zhenshan has already complied with the conditions set by Ling Qianmeng and subsequently demands that she honor the commitment regarding hi
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The Last Bus · Appointment 422
Tang Qing promises to take the last bus to pick up the keys to Wei Qing's new studio, but her final delivery is dispatched to the wrong address, forcing her to choose between explaining promptly or pushing through to mak
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Quiet Café · Appointment 423
Ning Che goes to a café to meet Gu Qiao for their first offline collaboration, only to realize right before heading out that her voice is unwell, making her worry that being unable to speak will render the meeting pointl
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Weekend Exhibition · Appointment 424
Yu Xi is invited to visit a weekend exhibition and is surprised to discover that Cheng Mo incorporated a casual sketch she previously drew into an artwork description, turning her delight into hesitation over attribution
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Wife's Suspicion
The husband and wife are at a demanding stage in their careers, and two-year-old Haohao is sent to live with the grandparents. After the wife tearfully parts with the child at the station, their daily life resumes; worn
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Green Friendship
The existing excerpt centers on a visit at a hotel: Su Xiaomeng is in the room with another person when Gu Zichen's knock interrupts their time together. The connections between the characters are revealed through this m
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