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Chapter 28: Claiming What’s Lost
Chapter 28: Claiming What’s Lost The air in the campus café smelled of roasted beans, cinnamon, and faintly of damp paper from the rain that had passed earlier in the morning. Large windows framed a sky the color of slate, the kind that seemed to promise another downpour at any moment. Inside, the hum of quiet conversations blended with the occasional hiss of the espresso machine, forming an insulated cocoon away from the open quadrangle beyond. Li Shuru sat by the far wall, one hand lightly curled around a porcelain cup whose thin gold rim caught the pale light. Steam still rose in lazy spirals from the coffee, but she hadn’t touched it yet. Across from her sat Ai Qian, her posture straight but her eyes shadowed, like a painting whose varnish had dulled over time. The remnants of the storm from that fateful weekend still seemed to cling to her. Her hair, though combed, lacked its usual gloss, and her makeup could not entirely
Chapter 27 — Gossip Like Fire
Chapter 27 — Gossip Like FireAt East Sea University, there were certain combinations that could ignite the student body’s imagination as quickly as dry tinder meeting a torch. One such combination was the school’s renowned art department beauty, and a luxury sports car so polished it looked as though it had rolled straight out of a high-end commercial. Alone, each was enough to stir up campus conversation, but together, the effect was explosive, a spectacle that could not be ignored and would inevitably spill into every whispered corridor conversation and every scrolling finger on the student forum boards.The revelation that Li Shuru had purchased a gleaming Panamera was like a psychic detonation across the campus’ invisible social web, the kind of news that bypassed any logical filter and simply embedded itself in every mind with a force all its own. Within hours, speculation metastasized into rumor, and rumor hardened into the sort of narrative that d
Chapter 26: Steering the Fate of Your Own Ride
Chapter 26: Steering the Fate of Your Own RideThe rain outside was a restless sea of silver, each drop ricocheting off the Panamera’s polished shell like impatient drummers demanding attention. The luxury car idled at the curb, purring with the low growl of an apex predator biding its time.Leo Xu finally stepped inside, water trailing from his hair in rivulets that glimmered under the cabin’s ambient glow. The moment he sank into the passenger seat, a subtle tension curled through him, though it was unclear whether it came from the vehicle’s intimidating elegance or the presence of the women inside. The leather upholstery beneath him was buttery soft but already dampening under the intrusion of rainwater.From the back seat, Amber Lin extended a sleek white packet toward him, the faint aroma of lavender clinging to its paper wrapping."Here. Wipe yourself before you ruin Shu Rui’s investment," she said with a half-smirk."Thanks."The tissues, soft but absurdly inadequate against th
Chapter 25: Rainbound Fates
Chapter 25: Rainbound FatesThe storm did not arrive politely.It tore across the city as though the heavens themselves had thrown open some ancient floodgate, spilling a relentless wall of water that hammered asphalt, glass, and flesh alike.Water surged in dark rivulets along the curbs, swirling with oily rainbows from leaking engines, while streetlamps cast molten halos into the mist, their light refracted into a thousand trembling shards. In that blurred silver haze, cars hissed and roared, tires slicing through puddles with a sound like tearing silk.From the covered entrance of the V Club, Ai Qian stood unmoving, her figure haloed in that false warmth of golden doorway light. Only moments earlier, she had watched Liang Zhenlun’s crimson Maserati disappear, its taillights twin drops of blood vanishing into the vaporous night. He had not looked back, not even once, his passenger seat occupied by Zhao Ning’er, the woman who had been l
Chapter 24: Rain, Steel, and Quiet Faces
Chapter 24: Rain, Steel, and Quiet Faces“Let’s keep drinking!” someone called, the words ringing hollow in the sudden emptiness left behind after Leo Xu stepped out.The private room’s air still carried the residue of his presence — not in scent or sound, but in the way everyone’s posture had subtly shifted during his earlier exchange with Liang Zhenlun. The music, the chatter, even the clinking of glassware seemed just a shade too loud now, as if compensating for a momentary vacuum.It was supposed to be Liang Zhenlun’s triumphant night. His birthday, his circle, his stage. The V Party venue had been chosen with precision, not just for its prestige but because he knew Leo had once worked part-time here. He had even made quiet arrangements with the manager, greasing the wheels to ensure that the evening would include a public, humiliating cameo from his old rival.On paper, everything had gone according to plan. The audience was perfect
Chapter 23: Silent Resilience
Chapter 23: Silent ResilienceThe atmosphere in the private room was thick with an uneasy stillness, the usual lively buzz of the club replaced by a tense quiet that clung like a heavy fog. The faint flicker of neon lights from the hallway outside cast shifting shadows against the glossy surfaces, and the faint scent of lingering perfume and spilled drinks mingled with the stale, smoky air, wrapping around everyone present like an invisible shroud.Ai Qian’s fingers gripped the microphone with such force that her knuckles turned pale, betraying the storm of emotions she desperately tried to suppress within her. Her gaze, however, was firmly averted, refusing to meet Leo Xu’s steady eyes as if by ignoring him she might erase the tangled history they shared.Liang Zhenlun sat back, cool and unmoved, choosing silence over confrontation as he studied the scene with calculated indifference. The tension between the two former acquaintances was palpable, yet
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