chinese novel
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Häagen-Dazs ice cream, 80-gram small box retail price of thirty-nine yuan, First Experimental High’s highest treat. The school store was noisy. Zhao Ming Qi looked painfully at his empty, pitiful wallet while pushing Li Shuang Jiang’s head against the glass counter. Ji Fan stood in front of the freezer holding a sports drink in his…
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“Starting tomorrow is the holiday,” Wen Qin stood in the office, telling her subordinates. “Everyone be careful during the break. Don’t drink too much at gatherings, and those going back home need to be careful on the road.” She then singled out Zhan Xi, Yuan Sichen, and Qian Yun. “You three need to watch what…
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Sunday. Lu Xiaohan arrived at school early and was speaking quietly with the class entertainment committee member, Wen Qi. “Why is everyone copying others?” Wen Qi said angrily. “Besides, Sister Lian wrote this song and Yan Lu sang it. Xiaohan is just a fan of the song – how is that riding on someone’s popularity?…
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Song Mo, courtesy name Yan Tang, was the eldest legitimate son of Duke Song Yichun of England. His mother, Lady Jiang, was the sister of Duke Jiang Meisun. His background was extremely prestigious. At five years old, he was appointed as heir. At fourteen, during his mother’s mourning period, a concubine became pregnant, leading to…
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At nearly eleven o’clock, the plane landed smoothly at Hongqiao Airport. The moment they landed and the announcement played, Chen Jinyao unbuckled her seatbelt and took out her phone from her bag. She immediately turned off airplane mode, connected to the internet, logged into WeChat, and quietly checked her Moments feed. The group photo in…
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Dou Zhao felt she might not die soon. The elderly often said that dreaming of death brings life, while dreaming of life brings death. These days, she kept dreaming of her childhood — sitting under a trellis full of blooming wisteria, swinging her chubby little legs while her plump white nanny, who looked like a…
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January 12th, or February 16th by the solar calendar. High schools in A City were gradually starting their new semester. The weather hadn’t warmed up yet, with a biting chill still in the air. As soon as Jiang Rong entered class, Fang Zixin called her out. “Teacher moved your seat to the third row, next…
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When Zhong Peng and Mo Yang arrived at Luo Jingyu’s home for work on Monday morning, Luo Jingyu told them they wouldn’t be working in the afternoon as he needed their help with something else. The two young men agreed, though they weren’t sure what they’d be doing until people started delivering packages in the…
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Jiang Qi Huai had no idea how she had come to the conclusion that boys were better than girls. Thinking back to the simpleton Li Shuang Jiang, he wasn’t even as good as the girls. Students gradually left the classroom to go to the cafeteria. The corridor outside was noisy, with intermittent sounds of laughter…
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“I wonder what happened between Scholar Jiang and Brother Si.” “Brother Si, get some rest first. I’m going out for a bit.” “Okay.” Xu Si leaned against the pillow and pulled the blanket over himself. Though he couldn’t sleep, he closed his eyes. Soon, Yang Shikun returned with food. He put the yam and millet…