2026-03-01 05:16:59C59: Midnight Toast
The dim lighting of Bertus always made the whole place feel like it was pretending to be a secret, and that was exactly the kind of atmosphere Li Shuru liked, because it gave her the feeling of being both untouchable and misunderstood at the same time. The chandeliers scattered pale light like soft snowfall across the marble floor, and the air carried a faint scent of oak barrels, expensive citrus, and the kind of perfume that could only be purchased by someone wh
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C60: Unexpected Truths
C60: Unexpected Truths About ten minutes later, Amber Lin returned to the table, her face drained of color and her expression twisted into something like panic, as if the world had suddenly tilted and she was desperately trying to keep from falling off the edge. She moved with a kind of urgent haste, the way people move when they are trying to outrun a nightmare, and even her breathing sounded sharp, forced, and completely out of rhythm. “Is something wrong?” Leo Xu asked immediately, his instincts kicking in the moment he saw the fear on her face, because even if he pretended to be a carefree idiot, his brain still knew when a person was in crisis. Amber’s eyes darted around the room for a split second, like she was checking for witnesses or confirmation that the disaster she feared was real, and then she spoke, her voice trembling. “My father had an accident.” Those words landed in the air with the weight of a falling sto
C59: Midnight Toast
C59: Midnight ToastThe dim lighting of Bertus always made the whole place feel like it was pretending to be a secret, and that was exactly the kind of atmosphere Li Shuru liked, because it gave her the feeling of being both untouchable and misunderstood at the same time. The chandeliers scattered pale light like soft snowfall across the marble floor, and the air carried a faint scent of oak barrels, expensive citrus, and the kind of perfume that could only be purchased by someone who had never once worried about money. Jiang Chen, seated across from her, watched her with a calm face that betrayed none of the inner storm that was building in his mind, and it was that composure that made Li Shuru’s expression flicker for a moment, as if she had noticed the quiet danger hiding behind his casual posture.“How much was that bottle of champagne you ordered?” Li Shuru asked, her voice gentle but sharp, like a blade wrapped in velvet. She did not ask because she wanted to
C58: Midnight Toast
C58: Midnight Toast The dim lighting of Bertus always made the whole place feel like it was pretending to be a secret, and that was exactly the kind of atmosphere Li Shuru liked, because it gave her the feeling of being both untouchable and misunderstood at the same time. The chandeliers scattered pale light like soft snowfall across the marble floor, and the air carried a faint scent of oak barrels, expensive citrus, and the kind of perfume that could only be purchased by someone who had never once worried about money. Jiang Chen, seated across from her, watched her with a calm face that betrayed none of the inner storm that was building in his mind, and it was that composure that made Li Shuru’s expression flicker for a moment, as if she had noticed the quiet danger hiding behind his casual posture. “How much was that bottle of champagne you ordered?” Li Shuru asked, her voice gentle but sharp, like a blade wrapped in velvet. She did not ask because s
Chapter 57: Counterstrike of the Hero
Chapter 57: Counterstrike of the HeroThe bus rolled into the Dongda University campus with the sluggish confidence of something that had already done its job and was now just showing up for the applause, and the sky had already turned that deep, bruised shade of evening that made the world look like it was about to confess something. By the time the vehicle came to a stop, the clock on the dashboard read eight o’clock, and the campus lights had already flickered on, casting their weak, golden glow over the dormitory buildings like tired fireflies.Leo Xu pushed open the dormitory door and immediately triggered an explosion of confetti and streamers that rained down from above, the bright colors fluttering like mocking flags celebrating a hero nobody had officially crowned yet. The sound was loud enough to make his ears ring, and for a moment he just stood there, dumbfounded, staring at the air as if it had personally offended him.“What are you doing?” Le
C56: The Popularity Surge
C56: The Popularity SurgeThe whole bus was vibrating with the kind of chatter that only arises when a single moment of crisis becomes the new shared myth of a group of people who never actually experienced it. The scenic area incident had been so intense that it could have been sold as a horror movie script, and yet everyone was treating it like the most exciting chapter in their own lives, the kind of story that gets retold until it becomes a legend.Logically, someone could have demanded compensation from Tianzhu Fortress Scenic Area, especially considering the level of danger involved, but Amber Lin was not interested in chasing money or dragging the matter into a drawn out dispute. She was not poor, she did not need to beg for a refund, and she certainly did not want to waste her energy arguing with the management of a place that had already proven itself incompetent enough to nearly kill her.The scenic area, for their part, reacted with the kind of
Chapter 55: High Altitude Hazard
Chapter 55: High Altitude HazardThe mountain air had a way of making everything feel like a bad decision, and the trail that snaked along the cliffside was doing its best to prove that point with every gust. Mist clung to the world like a damp cloak, swirling around the peaks and forcing the sun to hide behind its own shame, leaving the sky in a pale, washed-out silence. The clouds were not just clouds, they were a moving ocean, and the wind whipped through it like a predator, pushing and pulling with no regard for the fragile humans clinging to the narrow path.The group of twelve moved forward as one, but their unity was only skin deep, because the height had already begun to gnaw at their courage. The wind was brutal, the kind that seemed to come from nowhere and hit like a fist, making the cliffside tremble and the wooden walkway sway with a sickening rhythm. Several girls had already gone pale, their legs trembling as if their bodies were deciding to betray
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