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The food Cheng Ye made turned out unexpectedly not bad; for picky-eater Jiang Shi, it was even quite good. The claypot rice, simmered over a low wood fire, had a golden, crispy crust at the bottom. When Cheng Ye stirred it with a spoon, the aroma of lard mingled with the rice and toppings, and before he realized it, Jiang Shi had eaten more than half. He really couldn’t eat another bite. He pushed the half-finished claypot forward. “I’m done.” Cheng Ye ate the leftovers he couldn’t…-
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The warmth on Jiang Shi’s face froze in an instant. Huo Ji was a striking sight—medium-length, slightly wavy hair; pale skin; lips unnaturally red; and a pair of languid, soulful peach-blossom eyes that looked tender at anyone so long as he wasn’t being a lunatic. Everything about him—his lazy grace, his flirtatious air—clashed with a small county town and drew frequent glances from passersby. Seemingly oblivious to those looks, he walked through the crowd and stopped before Jiang…
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Naturally, that dinner never happened. Jiang Shi and Cheng Ye also missed the ride home. Stepping into the first fine rain of Qingming, they turned down the alley to the left of the school and ducked into a barbecue stall belching smoke. There were lots of people eating at this hour. The boss was swamped and didn’t even look up when two half-grown boys came in. “Plates up front. Grab what you want and line up to grill.” Hands tucked into the pockets of his school jacket, Jiang Shi stared…
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Despite being force-fed a big bowl of ginger tea, Jiang Shi still came down with it the next morning. At first, he didn’t realize he was sick. He woke groggy, struggled to open his eyes, and glanced to the side. Great—looked like the cabinet had grown legs and was wobbling. From outside came Jiang Xue’s clatter of cleaning, then it stopped, followed by her voice: “Cheng Ye, here to hang out so early?” “Auntie Jiang,” Cheng Ye said. “I came to check on Jiang Shi.” “He’s…
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The nearly eighteen-year-old’s body was a furnace, his calloused fingertips a rough, maddening friction against the sensitive skin of Jiang Shi’s waist. Jiang Shi was beginning to regret letting Cheng Ye apply the ointment for him. He buried his face in his pillow, a fine sheen of sweat breaking out across his skin—whether from the heat or something else, he didn’t know. “Are you done yet?” he couldn’t help but ask. There was no answer. The rustle and chatter of his roommates…
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Jiang Shi's smile slowly faded. He held his phone and called out the other person's name, "Huo Ji." "Surprise," a light chuckle came from the other side. "Song Shi, didn't expect me to find you so quickly, did you?" "No, I didn't expect it," Jiang Shi said. "But it's understandable. Dogs have better noses than humans." Huo Ji didn't get angry at being called that. "If I'm a dog, what are you?" Jiang Shi's face was cold, and he didn't speak. "Your name is Jiang Shi now, right?" Huo Ji leaned…
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As soon as Jiang Shi heard, he was indeed unhappy again. "Cheng Ye, what do you mean, 'you can't help'?" Sometimes, Cheng Ye's words could make Jiang Shi half-dead with anger. "Those tasks, you can't do them, and they're not suitable for you to do." The young master only needed to sit nicely and wait for him to serve. It was clear that these words meant something entirely different to Jiang Shi. He slung his backpack and bumped Cheng Ye with his shoulder. "Oh, you're so great. You can do…
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The sun was strong. After the yellow ox finished plowing the field, it was tethered under the camphor tree. Jiang Shi was also sitting under the same tree. The rope was a bit short. The yellow ox impatiently pawed at the ground, sniffing around, and bit Jiang Shi's jacket that he was sitting on. Jiang Shi was startled by the ox's movement and, looking at the close proximity of its head, nervously rescued his sleeve from its mouth. He pulled his jacket and moved away from the ox, his snacks spilling all…
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It was February, the weather was still cold. Inside a small clinic, the doctor had just sent off the last patient. He rubbed his stiff hands together, pulled his coat tighter, and sat by the stove, ready to eat dinner. The sun hadn’t come out for days; mist and drizzle shrouded the remote mountain village. Though it wasn’t even six o’clock yet, darkness had already fallen. The doctor had just picked up his chopsticks, about to take a bite, when the old wooden clinic door creaked open. A long…
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Cheng Ye… Jiang Shi repeated the name in his heart and tried moving his right foot. The moment he moved it, pain shot up. He hissed softly and shone the flashlight on Cheng Ye’s face again.“Why did you scare me just now?” Facing the blinding light, Cheng Ye didn’t even blink. Since Jiang Shi spoke Mandarin, he also replied in Mandarin, his voice deep with a slight rural accent. “I didn’t scare you.” His gaze shifted past Jiang Shi’s shoulder. Standing behind him was a dog,…
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