CHAPTER 42

Although they were not of Li Chuan’s design, the house suited Li Chuan’s taste; it was a mix of French romance, German detail, and Italian creativity.  Li Chuan liked spacious and high-ceilinged rooms.  He liked glass, hardwood, colorful sofas, and other furniture in black and white.  The first level was big and had many living rooms.  It felt like it could fit all of CGP’s staff and still have room left.  He showed me room after room, and then we sat on the sofa to rest.  He used a remote to open the curtains. Read more

CHAPTER 38

I stood up, grabbed all my stuff, and said thanks.
“Do you mind if I give you a ride home on my bike?” he asked with a soft and gentle gaze.
“It’s not far from my home here,” I sniffed my nose and smiled at him, “I can walk back by myself.”
“I’ll walk with you.  I’m heading the same direction anyway,” he persisted.  He took over my bag and hung it on his bike. Read more

CHAPTER 35

I stood below the roof and shouted through the heavy rain, “Li Chuan!  Li Chuan!  What are you still doing here?”
“Get in the car first.” Read more

CHAPTER 33

After a brief search on the internet, I found out that my laptop was worth over ten thousand RMB.  It was this year’s latest model; its second-hand price was also not low.  There went my pay cheque for all the translations I did for the past two weeks.  But it was not what I was most worried about.  All of my documents were saved inside the laptop; ninety percent of it was office documents, pictures, tender letters, and my translation drafts.  However, there were also my saved searches, dictionaries, e-books that I liked, downloaded translation softwares, etcetera, etcetera. Read more

CHAPTER 31

I was from the South, so I had trouble getting used to the dry and cold weather of the North.  I grew to like Beijing because of Li Chuan.  I was given the opportunity to go to Shanghai after I graduated — Shanghai was actually my real ancestral home — but I didn’t.

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CHAPTER 29

It was December 28, 29, and 30th, which was exactly the end of the year.  Other than CGP, the whole city had begun its holiday celebration.  All the streets were announcing “clearances” and “super sales.”  The store windows were brightly lit with colorful decorations.  The people walked leisurely on the streets while wearing pretty clothes.

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Ahhh…the time has come. What a way to meet each other again after six years though…

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Please welcome tofudessert! She’ll also be helping me out with chapters here and there. – LilZah

Life will always go on. We’ve caught a glimpse of how Xiao Qiu is coping from her writings to “her diary.” This chapter, we get to more of Xiao Qiu trying to pick up the pieces of her life.

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