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by DewdropTL — Chapter 45: P. Fleeing in Panic Autumn arrived more unexpectedly than imagined; a blast of cold wind brought by a cold front extinguished the lingering warmth of summer. Ginkgo leaves began to turn yellow, signaling Beijing's entry into a long autumn. Ning Yixiao couldn't describe the feeling; it was as if he had lived through a summer movie. Even though the curtain had already fallen, the movie’s dialogue still lingered on the black screen. Every day spent with Su Hui was too short. He knew…
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by DewdropTL — Chapter 44: P. Fellow Outcasts Entering Su Hui’s room for the second time, Ning Yixiao’s role shifted from a comforter to a visitor. Su Hui’s state was much better than last time, which slightly eased the anxiety and restlessness in Ning Yixiao’s heart. Yet, because of the shift in perspective, he could now deeply and intuitively appreciate how beautiful the room was—something he had been too distracted to notice before. Su Hui found an exquisite photo album and opened it for Ning…
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by DewdropTL — Chapter 43: P. Without Reservation After such a sweet night, Su Hui slept for less than two hours, dominated by the excitement brought on by his hypomania. Usually, he found it difficult to stay in one room; even in the middle of the night, he would run to the garden or leave the house to walk the streets until dawn just to burn off energy. But with Ning Yixiao here, Su Hui found he could accept staying in one room. Ning Yixiao was very accustomed to hugging him from behind, his arm…
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by DewdropTL — Chapter 42: P. First Gift Summer is as brief as a burning old shirt. Humidity, sweat, mugginess, and scents are all cast into the flames; while immersed in them, one is simply addicted to the raging fire, feeling that everything is about to disappear, yet feeling a sense of loss for the passing of old things. For Su Hui, the summer he spent having Ning Yixiao was perhaps the one he cherished most in his life, now burned away. He was used to being treated as an unspeakable patient. Even when he…
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by DewdropTL — Chapter 41: N. Appropriate Coaxing After leaving the cocktail party, Ning Yixiao got into the car and gave the drunk Jing Ming a ride. The temperature inside the car was quite high, and as soon as he got in, he felt a bit dizzy, so he cracked open a window. "Hey, by the way, didn't you say that your 'someone at home' is still in a depressive phase?" Jing Ming was slurring his words, a mix of English and Chinese. "Can you really leave him alone at home? Should I have Kefi and Mark go back?" Ning…
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by DewdropTL — Chapter 40: N. Brand New Plan The rain in New York stopped and started, intermittently, and the sky remained a constant gray. Su Hui had been off his medication for three days, and his state was deteriorating rapidly. On Tuesday, Liang Wen found his current address through Carl and came to visit in person, but Su Hui hid away, pretending not to hear the doorbell and refusing to see him. He knew he was failing Liang Wen’s concern, but he was helpless to do otherwise. Ning Yixiao, however, opened…
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XR CH4

by DewdropTL — Chapter 4: N. A Birthday Gift Ning Yixiao stood up, paced around his hotel room for a few moments, returned to the desk, and finally picked up his phone to dial Elvis’s number, inquiring about Liang Wen in a roundabout way. Elvis was a warm-hearted and cheerful researcher who enthusiastically introduced his junior colleague, piling on a heap of positive adjectives like "brilliant," "friendly," and "humorous," which unknowingly added fuel to Ning Yixiao’s fire. "Shaw, you aren't trying to get…
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XR CH39

by DewdropTL — Chapter 39: N. Mark of Pain In the week he lived with Ning Yixiao, Su Hui clearly felt his uncontrollable emotions gradually recovering. He was no longer as numb or negative as he had been in the recent period, and he could begin to receive some emotions from the outside world. Even when facing Ning Yixiao, he would occasionally smile; this was something Su Hui had not dared to hope for during his previous depressive episodes. He thought of himself as a clumsy thief, constantly trying to…
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by DewdropTL — Chapter 38: N. Transparent Barrier Ever since he agreed to let Ning Yixiao move back into the apartment, a strange, eerie atmosphere had enveloped Su Hui, leading him to regret his decision from time to time. He was curious about what had happened in these six years to make Ning Yixiao change so much. In the past, he was like a spring breeze to almost everyone, revealing his cold, heartless side only to Su Hui. But now, he didn't even bother to pretend; he maintained a cold face during work hours,…
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by DewdropTL — Chapter 37: N. Alone Time Ning Yixiao had never intended to drink with Jing Ming. He hated the taste of alcohol, and even more so, he was unaccustomed to the feeling of having his body controlled by it. But as it happened, that afternoon, the person he had hired to look into news for him told him that Su Hui’s grandfather had died of a cerebral infarction, and his mother had passed away in a car accident. Both accidents occurred in the second year after the family moved to Shanghai—the…
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