josei novel
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Luo Jingyu added four new WeChat friends and briefly scrolled through their Moments. Zhao Qingqing and little Xie were both still in school, sometimes complaining about coursework being too tiring, sometimes sharing photos of their dates. Their lives looked simple and beautiful. Luo Xinran mostly shared reposts. To Luo Jingyu, Pipi Xia’s Moments feed was…
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Inside the bedroom. The curtains were drawn, and the chandelier was lit, filling the room with light. In the middle of the large bed, a small, fair bottom kept wiggling and twisting. Along with it came faint, stubborn, childish grunting sounds. “Chichi, do you want mommy’s help?” Chen Jinyao slowly folded clothes, sorting them into…
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Shortly after aunt left, news arrived from Jiangnan, throwing the household into chaos. First aunt fell ill from the shock and became bedridden. Third aunt took over the household management of East Dou residence. Third uncle took second cousin Dou Yuchang to Yangzhou to handle first uncle’s funeral arrangements. Fourth cousin Dou Rongchang assisted sixth…
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Luo Jingyu hadn’t set a return date yet – it depended on when he would finish his major project. A week ago, Mo Yang told him that he had met Zhan Xi at Zhou Lian’s house. Luo Jingyu remembered what Luo Xiaomei had told him before – about a girl who wanted to learn sign…
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Under the not-too-harsh fluorescent lights, Father Chen sat with a stern face and narrowed eyes, showing no particular expression. Years of being in a position of authority naturally commanded respect without needing to show anger. This terrified Chen Jinlin so much that the moment Luo Xiao finished speaking and was about to stand up, she…
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Dou Zhao avoided her aunt and ran pitter-patter towards Third Aunt. Her aunt was stunned. Third Aunt smiled broadly as she picked up Dou Zhao: “Madam Zhao, the child is still too young and doesn’t understand anything. She can’t be separated from her familiar maids and servants. If she gets frightened, it would be troublesome.…
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Before going to Shanghai, Zhan Xi had dreamed about spending weekends there visiting Little Fish for three days and two nights. After visiting Shanghai, she completely gave up on this idea after realizing how exhausting Luo Jingyu’s coursework really was. That day at the hotpot restaurant, she added Shao Jie and others on WeChat, doubling…
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After giving his honest evaluation, Yan Cheng lowered his eyes, his gaze shifting slightly downward. Then he suddenly paused, pressing his lips together slightly. It was as if the nurse’s initial rush to share the news had never happened, becoming like a fleeting cloud. He belatedly realized this and slowly bent down. His peach blossom…
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Back in the main room, Father asked Dou Zhao to write her name. In her previous life, Dou Zhao had studied “Biographies of Exemplary Women” and “Precepts for Women” with an old Confucian scholar invited by Grandfather. While she could manage account books, she wasn’t particularly scholarly. Seeing Father’s elegant and beautiful small regular script,…
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The next morning, Luo Jingyu arrived at class right on time again. The older women quietly chuckled as he pulled his homework out of his bag, his heart racing. Sure enough, when Teacher Xu Qingyan received his single pressed cordyceps flower, she frowned and held out her hand: “Why is there only one? Where’s the…