Special Appearance in “Jie Ai”

Pi Pi got a phone call after work.  It was from a neighbour who she hadn’t seen for a long time asking her if she could help take care of their cat while they are out of the country for two months.  It was the same subway station as He Lan Jing Ting took to get to their place; only that one would go East and one would go West. Read more

SIDE STORY 4.3

Li Chuan came up to embrace me and comfort me in a low voice.

“Don’t be discouraged just yet. The test can be mistaken, only the result from a blood check can be believed.”

I looked at the “99.9% accuracy” written on the tester. Read more

SIDE STORY 4.2

The conference had a formal banquet and wine reception. After taking a shower, Li Chuan took me to buy a black evening dress. We strolled down the street north of the Church, eating the local tangerines and sweet melons, and bought a bag of pistachios. When we returned to the hotel, the banquet had already started. Li Chuan introduced me to those of his industry. Everyone used various languages to chat about industry news. I accompanied him the entire time, smiling and listening. It was both strenuous and confusing, and I had to exchange social niceties with every one of these professionals. After a while, Li Chuan finally understood and let go of my hand, “Honey, the bar over there has coffee and ice cream. Go and drink some first. I will come accompany you after I chat for a bit.” Read more

SIDE STORY 4.1

Six months after we got married, Li Chuan’s health became stable, so he started working again.  We continued to live in Kunming; Li Chuan flew to Beijing to take care of business matters for CGP twice a week, but he mostly completed his sketches at home in Kunming.  My workload also increased at the translation company; I did less written translations, and more verbal translations, which required me to travel more.
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SIDE STORY 3

I hadn’t lived together with Li Chuan for such a long period of time in these past ten years.  The days we lived together added up to no more than a month.  The places we lived in were always well equipped luxurious hotels or high-end apartments.

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SIDE STORY 2

I finished writing “Li Chuan’s Past” with my spare time.  On the day of release, I was invited to the bookstore for an autograph session. Read more

SIDE STORY 1

On a Christmas night N years later, Li Chuan and I sat on the sofa watching TV.

In the quiet night, Li Chuan suddenly asked, “Do you still remember the day we met?” Read more

CHAPTER 51.8

When we got back to my place, he took a small basket containing chocolate and a large bundle of cookies he made, pulled me to the door across the hall, and knocked. Read more

CHAPTER 51.7

Three years had passed.
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CHAPTER 51.6

After speaking impatiently into his cell phone, Rene hung up and asked me, “Xiao Qiu, has Li Chuan done anything unusual recently? For example, shown signs of depression or being fidgety and uneasy? Did he say anything out of the ordinary?” Read more