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Old Shadows Disturb the Heart Su Mans return to the country was like a lingering, thick fog, pressing heavily upon every inch of air between the investment bank tower and the old art studio. Within just three days, she had completely mastered Lu Wanhengs daily routine—down the elevator at exactly six o'clock every evening to escort Shen Zhiyi back to the Old Town District studio, rain or shine, without fail. On the evening of the fourth day, a fine, cold rain began to fall in Wugang. The drizzle mixed…-
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Mist Rising in the Heart Late autumn in Wugang was damper and colder than usual. By five in the evening, the remaining glow of dusk was swallowed by thick fog until only a faint, dim yellow remained. The glass curtain walls of the investment banking tower reflected the hazy light, and the flow of traffic in the plaza below surged slowly like a metallic river wrapped in mist. Lu Wanheng closed the final project report and took off her gold-rimmed glasses to rub the bridge of her nose. The phone on her…
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Undercurrents of the Heart On Tuesday afternoon, on the top floor of the investment bank building, the long discussion in the conference room had just ended. Executives left one after another, leaving Lu Wanheng sitting alone in the head seat, rubbing her aching temples. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, Wugang was wrapped in a grayish-white mist. The river view was blurred into a single mass, much like her disciplined life over the past ten years—precise and efficient, yet cold and rigid, without a…
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It was nearly midnight when she returned to the studio. The fog of Wugang clung to the glass windows, condensing into fine water droplets that blurred the lights of the Old Town District into a gentle haze. Shen Zhiyi leaned against the wooden door, the lingering warmth of the cedar scent from the car still on her fingertips. The flush on her cheeks refused to fade as her mind repeatedly replayed the moment their eyes met in the car—Lu Wanheng’s lowered lashes, his restrained gaze, his fingertips…
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Entwined Gazes The black sedan drove steadily away from the old garden house district, moving slowly along the riverside path. Thick white fog surged up from the sea, condensing into fine water droplets on the car windows, blurring the outside neon lights into a warm glow and turning the cabin into an independent, private little world. Wrapped in Lu Wanheng’s velvet blazer, Shen Zhiyi huddled in the passenger seat. The lingering scent of cedar mingled with the faint aroma of champagne on the jacket, a…
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Heart Towards Wanheng The afternoon Shen Zhiyi received Lu Wanheng's invitation to the cocktail party, she stood helplessly in front of the few plain clothes in her studio wardrobe for a full half-hour. The message from the other woman was gentle: There is a niche art cocktail party on Saturday night with some friends from design and galleries. If you would like to come, I will pick you up. There was no condescending charity or forced accommodation, just a calm invitation, as natural as being handed a…
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Fog-Locked Old City Autumn in Wugang is softened by the soaking fog. At five-thirty in the morning, the leaden thick fog was like a piece of water-logged cotton, tightly wrapping the entire coastal old city. Even the branches of the crooked banyan tree at the alley entrance were condensed with a layer of fine, cold water droplets that went drip, drip, falling onto the bluestone-paved road and blooming into faint rings of water marks. Shen Zhiyi was awakened by this dripping sound—not a natural…
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Chapter 84 Chapter 84 i do Shen Li's actions were faster than his brain. He came up with a bad idea with Xu Cheng, but he was already standing at the door of his house holding the adult products sponsored by the other party. There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and there must be a way for people to retreat before they reach the mountain.When Shen Li thought about what he was going to do next, his heart couldn't help but start pounding, and he performed a live performance of the…-
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Chapter 83 Chapter 83 New Door Opened But no matter how nervous and worried Shen Li was, the college entrance examination still arrived on time when the calendar tore to the seventh page of June, becoming the key to freedom for senior high school students, releasing this group of wild horses that had been detained in school and suppressed for a year. After the exam, Gu Yunzhao's control over Shen Li suddenly relaxed, and he even took the initiative to ask him if he wanted to go out with Xu Cheng and the…
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Chapter 82 Chapter 82 Proposal suspended "Tell me, is he too much? He keeps saying he loves me every day, but in the end he is not even willing to satisfy my little wish of not going to school." Before the start of school, Shen Li could not avoid going to school even though he was acting like a fool and wallowing at home. He even asked for being driven to class by Gu Yunzhao himself because of his excessive behavior in avoiding the start of school. As soon as he entered the class, Zhao Yingying and Xu…
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