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Old Town Cinema · Rendezvous 428
Tao Ning goes to the old cinema to attend the premiere of a restored film arranged by Wen Ye, only to find her seat placed next to the work desk, as he assumed she would be willing to help check tickets along the way. Sh
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Evening Park · Rendezvous 430
Luo He goes on an evening park walking date, but Yan Xu plans a high-intensity running route; instead of forcing herself to keep up again, she proposes a leisurely walk along the lake. He is used to expressing care in hi
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Early Morning Bakery · Rendezvous 432
Ye Ting goes to the bakery to attend Xu Mu's first public tasting session, but receives an urgent shift scheduling notice early in the morning, facing the dual pressure of being late and failing to deliver promised suppo
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Post-Rain Bookstore · Confession 433
Shen Qing returns a borrowed poetry collection to Xu Zhi at the bookstore after the rain, deciding to no longer use underlined book passages to hint at feelings, and directly expresses a desire to get to know each other
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Mom, Goodbye
After his parents end their marriage, the father goes to work at a township school and shares photos of his new life there, including farming and raising fish. The narrator, who remains in the city, has fewer classes as
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Displaced Fall: The Privately Kept Painted Skin
Upon leaving the hospital, Lin Cheng does not return to his familiar life, but is instead taken to a villa by people arranged by Gu Linchen. The clothing in the room and the way those around address him all point to a pr
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Weekend Exhibition · Confession 436
Wen Yu wants to reserve the only work in the weekend exhibition for Song Lin as a confession, but Song Lin is unwilling to accept an expensive gift, worried that refusing it would hurt her. Realizing that the gift and th
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Corner Flower Shop · Confession 437
Qin Yue confesses feelings to Ye Ting at the corner flower shop, only to learn that Ye Ting already has a steady partner, and that Qin Yue had mistaken enthusiasm during their collaboration for special attention. She apo
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Record of the Jade Maidens in the Mortal World
Through Tang Xinyu, Qin Xuan learns that various sects plan to use an auction to contend for the Record of the Jade Maidens, which may be tied to the secret of ascension, and that the imperial family and the Sword Sect a
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The Seaside Bench: Confession 439
Mo Qing rehearsed the confession on the seaside bench many times, but upon finally meeting Gu Yu, she asked about his relocation plans first, discovering that both of them were waiting for the other to speak first. She e
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The Old Town Cinema: Confession 440
After watching a romance film at an old cinema, Su Lan confessed to Wen Xing, but Wen Xing wished to resolve their recent dissatisfaction over event task division before discussing their relationship. She initially thoug
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Sinful Love
After Liu Yunfei gave birth to Qin Jiang, Qin Chuan realized that he did not possess all the facts regarding the child's parentage. This secret was not known to only one person, yet the family temporarily maintained an a
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The Fall of the Aloof Iceberg CEO Wife
In an ancient book left behind by his maternal grandfather, Zhang Zhilei found contents that interested him, but the crucial parts happened to be damaged. Unwilling to give up, he inquired with his mother about whether t
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Welcoming the Ghost Inside
After graduating from university, the narrator once ran an occult-themed social media channel, through which he met Xiao Mei during related activities. After their engagement, he transitioned to a stable job, but strange
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Diary of a Brothel Keeper: After Impotence, the Empress..
The surviving fragment takes place after Ruyue ascends the throne. The cumbersome rituals and ceremonial attire finally come to an end, yet interactions in the bedchamber continue to be shaped by imperial authority. Long
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The Quiet Café: Reconciliation 447
Su Ting and Mo Yue blamed each other for a batch of off-flavor coffee beans; during a quiet closed-door tasting, they discovered that storage cabinet moisture and missing roasting logs existed at the same time. Both part
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Weekend Exhibition: Reconciliation 448
A last-minute lighting adjustment at a weekend exhibition causes the color of He Qing's display wall to deviate from expectations. She demands compensation from Duan Yuan, but during the review, she discovers she had omi
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Corner Flower Shop: Reconciliation 449
Qin Rong receives a batch of flowers that bloomed prematurely and blames supplier Xu Lin for holiday losses, only to discover after checking storage temperature logs that the equipment in her own shop had malfunctioned.
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Living Room Under the Lamp: Reconciliation 450
Under the living room lamp, An Ning and Liang Zhou rewatch a failed short film, arguing for years over a cut scene, but the complete raw footage reveals that both had agreed to another version of the ending at the time.
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Old Town Cinema: Reconciliation 452
Before the cinema reopens, Lin Qiao discovers that Mo Chuan replaced the casing of an old projector, believing he destroyed traces of history; only after reviewing maintenance photos does she realize the original casing
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Cracks in the Mirror
A week after leaving, Shen Qianxue returns to Zhao Qingyang's side, seeking comfort while he cooks. She tries to return to her familiar life, but finds that routine pastimes like reading and watching television fail to s
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Station Before Departure: Reconciliation 455
Before departing, Ye Qing checks the performance roster with Cheng Yan at the station, discovering that the role she missed out on was not secretly reassigned, but rather that her application materials were not submitted
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Morning Bakery: Reconciliation 456
A morning bakery delays opening due to packaging specification errors; only after an argument between Gu He and Wen Xu do they discover that an unfixed trial loaf was used during sample confirmation. He did not request f
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Bookstore After the Rain: Distance 457
Lin Yun insists on selecting books face-to-face, while Jiang Du is accustomed to online communication. In the bookstore after the rain, they argue over whether to add web services, gradually mistaking differences in meth
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Weekend Exhibition · Distance 460
Fang Ling takes Xu Heng to a weekend community exhibition, hoping he will understand her low-budget creative work, but he keeps offering commercially minded revision advice, causing both to grow increasingly silent as th
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Corner Flower Shop · Distance 461
Song Sui always receives Gu Yan's calls during the flower shop's busiest hours, and by the time she is free, the other has already gone to rest; gradually, both interpret unanswered calls as an unwillingness to respond.
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Encore
Li Yanxi states that refueling was impossible at the service area, returning to the county town after running low on fuel. Shan Ping encounters her while riding a motorcycle back; though suspecting this return trip has a
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After-Hours Restaurant · Distance 465
Ye Zhou and Wen Zhi arrange to meet at the restaurant after work, but each time ends with him tending to customers while she waits alone, making the distance across the shared table far longer than the time on the menu.
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The Casino Hostess Girlfriend
The surviving excerpt begins with cleanup duties after the casino concludes business: chips are being tallied, while accounts and unsettled matters are not yet fully resolved. Li Zhenghe and Park Tae-seok sit waiting for
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Station Before Departure · Distance 467
Before Xu You leaves, they and Mo Yuan compare maps of both locations at the station, originally intending to prove that traveling back and forth is not difficult, only to realize that what is truly scarce are days off t
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The Charming Police Officer Wife Who Loves You
Serving as a criminal investigation captain, Zhang Jiayin often works late into the night processing case dossiers. A domestic dispute prompts her to reflect on her three-year marriage with Ning Rui: her husband understa
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The Slutty Wife Firmament - Invincible Green Emperor
The work uses existing characters and world names, such as Xiao Yan and the Dou Qi Continent, while introducing new timelines and character relationships. In the current excerpt, Xiao Yan returns to an earlier era after
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The Last Bus · Invitation 470
Su He invites Gu Yuan to take part in a visual recording of the last bus run; Gu Yuan insists on obtaining approval from the bus fleet first and allowing passengers the option to avoid the camera, prompting her to redesi
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The Quiet Café · Invitation 471
He Chu invites Ning Chuan to lend the café for a failure-sharing session, but Ning Chuan worries the event might turn others' embarrassments into public spectacles and insists on reviewing outlines approved by the partic
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The Corner Flower Shop · Invitation 473
Xu Yin invites Tao Jing to design a batch of vases for the flower shop; Tao Jing proposes borrowing various containers to observe their use for a week first, whereas Xu Yin is eager to obtain uniform, beautiful finished
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My Dear Grandson, Grandma's House Has Internet Now! You Can Come Over...
The narrator works alone in the city, with files piled all over his place and coffee as his only way to stay alert in the morning. His grandmother calls, excited to say that the house now has internet access and hoping h
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