Ou Ming Dong watched the frail figure in front that was bathed in the golden light of the setting sun. His gaze turned solemn and he walked over, reaching out and gently grabbing Xi Lan by the shoulders. "The wind is cold. Why don’t you go back inside?" Xi Lan raised his gaze to the …
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CU C10 Two Confessions
Zhong Lin tidied up his desk and got up to take his coat. Ah, he couldn’t wait to get home. This week had been especially crazy. Hopefully, things would get better when he came back. Well, even if they didn’t, his workdays might at least look a bit less daunting after he had a weekend …
CU C9 The Next Natural Step
Mo Yang turned the key and went inside, pulling the door close behind him with a sigh. He kicked off his shoes, stepped into the pair of slippers already standing next to the cupboard and took off his coat at the same time, throwing it in the direction of the coat-stand. "I’m back!" He called …
CU C8 Love at Second Sight
The people crowded around the market square and whispered among themselves. "Is it really true that the Young Master of the Ye family wants to decide on whom to marry today?" "Yes, yes, I saw the sign the servants put up in the morning when I was walking by. But I can’t believe it. Are …
CU C7 Heaven’s Gift
The sun was setting, plunging the ruins of the city in a blood-red hue. Lao Fen hid behind one of the steel constructions that still protruded out of the ground like a broken bone. He held his breath and listened for the sound of steps. Nothing could be heard just yet but he knew that …
CU C6 Safe Haven
The cry of a Chinese Nightingale sounded outside, prompting Ming Jian Tang to sit up in bed. He looked at the window and then glanced at the person lying next to him. Ah, this really was bad timing. "Jian Tang … What’s the matter?" The young man’s voice was heavy from sleep. He hadn’t even …
CU C5 Study Companion
"His Majesty arrives!" The shrill voice of a eunuch reverberated in the garden. The hushed conversations of the ministers and their families fell quiet and everyone stood to bow toward the Emperor. Emperor Mu looked at his subjects with a smile. "You may rise." He went to the seat heading the tables that had been …
CU C4 Brother
Huan Ling balanced a toothpick between his lips, watching the person next to him and the way his muscles stretched below his skin. Tensing and relaxing, the light reflecting off a thin layer of sweat every time they arched. Tong Min eventually put down the weights and brushed his face with one hand, giving a …
CU C3 Sweet Fragrance
"I heard the beastkin eat humans." One of the dancers raised her brows at the others while she painted her lips in a bright red. "I wonder who they’d choose if they want to eat one today." Another girl laughed in response. "Just one? I heard they’re all big, burly men. I doubt one of …
CU C2 A Whisper in the Night
Pan Ling moved his chopsticks in a hurry and rushed back to his room after a hasty goodbye. His family exchanged confused glances. "What’s with Ah Ling?" His mother raised her brows. His father shrugged his shoulders and continued eating. "Who knows? Maybe he wants to go and study." "Today as well? This has been …
