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The grooves of every single date pit had already been worn smooth, polished to a fine, glossy luster. They were all pits that Zhao Fu had caught personally from his master's hand. Zhou Xiao’s peripheral vision swept over the servant's quarters, while his gaze fixed dead on the scattered pits on the floor. Custom dictated that masters did not easily set foot in the servants' rooms. No one cared where a domestic lived, nor what kind of trinkets he kept. No one knew when Zhao Fu had begun hoarding…-
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That rosy spot brushed tantalizingly past the tip of his nose, and strands of hair seemed to wind around Zhou Xiao’s ears like a feverish dream. Several times, his mouth parted, desperate to bite. Yuqing pinned him down with deceptive ease. Yuqing’s words were akin to imperial decrees; though Zhou Xiao burned with impatience, he had no choice but to obey. Yuqing was remarkably light, his weight barely felt as he sat astride Zhou Xiao’s hips, the swell of his belly pressing down with soft,…
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The big dog circled its master, panting with a long string of drool dangling from its tongue. Yet, strictly mindful of its master's rule forbidding it to come near, it could only whine through its nose before anxiously flopping down onto the flagstones. "Whimper..." The hound fretted, letting out small, muffled cries. Yuqing casually tossed the rattle drum, and the dog immediately bounded off to fetch it, tail wagging eagerly. The bright moon hung high above. Now that the real hound was gone,…
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The following morning, the courtyard was filled with a flurry of low, bustling sounds as Deng Yongquan directed the servants in loading luggage into the car. Yuqing had gotten up twice during the latter half of the night, only falling into a deep sleep when the sky was just turning a pale gray. Zhou Xiao pushed the door open, waving his hand toward the servants. "Keep it down." Having received the order, Deng Yongquan hurriedly told everyone to tread lightly. "Master, everything is packed. Are…
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Didn’t the young master already weep his heart out when leaving home this morning? Why was he sobbing all over again?! Deng Yongquan could not help feeling utterly helpless. Thinking back to when they had barely departed—not even halfway through the journey—Zhou Xiao had ordered the car to pull over so he could draft a letter and dispatch a courier to send it straight back to the Zhou estate. With letters traveling back and forth, the Madam’s reply had already arrived. Had the feverish…
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The man's voice came through the receiver. Slightly bewildered, Yuqing held the earpiece away and stared at the contraption before pressing it back to his ear, still marveling at the novelty. He called out softly, "Zezhi?" Yuqing's voice was like winter jasmine blooming unexpectedly in the snow. Just thinking of those two syllables seemed to fill Zhou Xiao's senses with a delicate fragrance that settled deep into his thoughts, impossible to shake. Zhou Xiao said eagerly, "It's me, it's…
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Yuqing was held securely in his arms, the emotions swirling in his eyes undeniably intricate. He hesitated for a fleeting second before finally parting his lips. "I did." A broad, helpless smile broke across Zhou Xiao's face. He spun Yuqing around on the spot right there in his embrace. "Qingqing missed me. You deliberately lured me back." "You're pushing your luck more and more!" Yuqing pinched his earlobe. "Put me down this instant." "I won't." Holding him close, Zhou Xiao sat directly…
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The ancestral hall of the Zhou residence was where Zhou Xiao had often been made to kneel in punishment as a child. He would kneel upon a prayer mat, incense burning in his grasp, waiting for it to burn down to ash. Back then, all Zhou Xiao could think about was when the First Madam would finally drop dead. Later, Yuqing had also knelt frequently on that very mat, though what occupied his mind was how the Eldest Young Master might end up dying somewhere out in the world. A dense haze of incense smoke…
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The Ruan mansion was brightly lit. When the two stepped out of the car, Chamber of Commerce President Song Xiaochang stood personally at the entrance to receive them. He had already met Yuqing back when Qingming Bank was preparing to join the Chamber of Commerce. At that time, Yuqing was an unfamiliar face in Baizhou’s business circles. He paid his Chamber taxes on time, established a private bank, and offered banking products with higher interest rates than state banks. In a short period, Qingming…
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Zhou Xiao pressed his forehead lightly against Yuqing’s, their noses touching. In the corner of his vision, the dancing flames seemed almost like the red wedding candles from the night they were wed. Yuqing drew in a deep breath. The bewilderment in his eyes deepened—not with hazy mist, but with a glittering sheen of moisture reflecting in the dark. All along, he had assumed that his endurance and calculating patience were the ultimate strategies. At the harbor that day, Zhou Xiao had…
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