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I absolutely love this story!! it's the best I've read on this app!
so far so good when can updates be expected?
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The suspens is killing me, really good writing! Please more chapters :-)
I need to talk about Lu Zixin for a moment because THIS CHILD is carrying so much trauma and I am not emotionally prepared. She's four or five years old and her first instinct when meeting her new 'aunt' is to beg: 'Please don't chase Xinxin away, okay?' Don't you dare cry about this. Don't you dare. The text says she looked 'so skinny that he didn't look like a child of four or five years old' and had 'two big watery eyes.' She's literally starving for affection and security and all she can think about is not being abandoned. And then the candy scene—she takes the candy but immediately shares it with her brother, who pretends he's not greedy but is clearly starving for something other than food. Lu Zizhou is the oldest and he's already playing the role of protector, watching this 'aunt' like she's a predator waiting to strike. His internal monologue about exposing her 'true face' broke my heart because he's a CHILD doing this calculus. But here's what got me: Lin Tingwan doesn't flinch. She doesn't get offended. She just squats down, hugs the kid, and says 'How could a family chase Xinxin away?' The text says 'This aunt looked so beautiful when she smiled, and her body was fragrant and soft, just like her mother.' That comparison to their mother—God. That's the moment the ice cracked, even if just a little.
Okay so this tiny exchange between Qingli and whoever is speaking is doing SO much heavy lifting for the plot. Let me break it down because honestly I re-read this moment three times. First, the setup: someone is clearly about to go out with friends, and Qingli is the one being addressed about it. The fact that Qingli immediately says 'Got it, got it' with that double confirmation tells me this isn't the first time this kind of arrangement has happened. There's history here. The narrator isn't explaining it, which means the reader is expected to just... know. That's actually really smart plotting because it implies a whole web of social obligations and expectations that we're only starting to understand. Then the curveball: 'You come with me, send sister-in-law home, and then you can leave.' This is a command wrapped in what sounds almost like a favor. The speaker is directing Qingli's movements, but framing it as 'come with me' which sounds inclusive, when really it's 'you are my escort and your job is to make sure she gets home safely.' The sister-in-law isn't even speaking in this exchange, which is either because she's absent from the scene or because her presence is being discussed around her like she's an object being managed. Either way, it's interesting. What I find most compelling about this plot beat is the implication of the sister-in-law's situation. Why does she need someone to walk her home? Is she drunk? Is it late? Is there some danger involved? The text doesn't tell us, and that silence is doing work. It creates a gap that the reader wants to fill, which is exactly how you keep someone turning pages. Also, the structure of the speaker's request is three-part: come with me, send her home, then you can leave. It's a complete itinerary. This person knows exactly what they want and isn't asking permission—they're giving instructions. That tells us something about power dynamics in this story that I'm really curious to see develop. The plot here is whispering instead of shouting, and I'm leaning in.
cool... waiting r ur next chap
Would have keep my hope high if this was a gay story. Nevertheless, I'm staking my last cent on Rez and Dixon.
great book so fsr
reviewing divorce papers after a jail term is wild. keep it up nice to see contant updates
This is a great story.. worth the read and the 2nd book also.. laughs love and tears..