Futile Devices Scans

For some inexplicable reason, Qin Shu suddenly felt anxious. He left Zhang Jia Le behind and quickened his pace out of the bathroom. When he returned to the unusually quiet classroom, he spotted Pei Zhao at once. Sure enough, Pei Zhao was sitting in his usual seat with his head lowered, working through problems. The…

Yue Ling had spent all these years at Prince Lingyang’s residence and had handled funerals before, but when it came to joyous occasions, this was his first—the proverbial first time seeing a bride into the sedan chair. Fortunately, both parties were men, and although they intended to marry, neither wanted to make a great spectacle…

Bodies lay scattered haphazardly across the street. Zhi Li glanced at Zhi Zuo Si. “We’ll go on ahead.” Ke Bu followed behind him, his heart pounding so hard with unease that it almost hurt. The season had turned the wind cold, and he shoved both hands into his pockets, no longer daring to look at…

Her anguished cries rang toward the heavens, every sound seemingly wrung from blood, yet those bleak and desperate screams would never reach Feng Xuanyi’s heart. Such emotions were something Feng Xuanyi could never understand. Remaining unmoved was already the limit of his patience; the fact that he did not answer with mockery or contempt could…

“Cainü Meng, that is where you are wrong—and spectacularly wrong.” Jieyu Jiang, who had once followed Consort Shu Meng everywhere and had even publicly clashed with Nalan Xuan in order to curry favor with her, had now found herself a new patron. Eager to make her allegiance clear, she had no objection whatsoever to humiliating…

Call him Brother Lu? Fang Huan Xing’s face practically had four words written across it: We’re not that close. Shang Lu had been through the rebellious stage at seventeen or eighteen himself. Of course he understood the little thoughts running through a teenager’s head. Calling someone “Brother” meant putting yourself one step below them. Absolutely…

Another manager who was flying off the handle was Jia Zhi Qing. Before today, he never would have imagined that the very first crisis he would face as a manager would be his own artist getting caught up in a gay scandal. Elio’s Notes: 囧 is a Chinese character that became a popular internet emoticon…

Aside from the fact that this seraph was so unbearably conservative, Lan Xi actually liked him quite a bit. Without even saying goodbye to Xiao Dong, he slipped through the gate in two quick steps. Xiao Dong remained rooted to the spot in shock. From the way those two interacted, he had the vague feeling…

By this hour, the kitchen had long since shut down. Only a scattering of night-shift workers remained to clean up the mess, heads drooping and eyes heavy with sleep, going about their work lazily. None of them noticed a figure silently slipping into the pantry and making off with a large bottle of cucumber-lemon water.…

Although a faint, inexplicable irritation still simmered inside him, Yin Chen had not forgotten about the important matter at hand. He considered himself an extremely efficient assistant, and in fact, he had already assigned the investigation to Zhang Ming Shen. Zhang Ming Shen was living fairly well these days. The seriously ill elderly mother belonging…

Fang Ming Qian spotted Jiang Shao too and thought, Why does this guy keep haunting us? He didn’t come here specifically to cause trouble again, did he? Qi Mu, meanwhile, stared intently at Jiang Shao. They were only a few meters apart. A light breeze suddenly blew past, carrying with it the faint scent of…

The waiter brought in the dishes. Once again, it was hotpot, and steam curled through the room, lending even the scene depicted in the painting an almost immortal, mist-shrouded air. With their previous conversation as a foundation, the atmosphere between them was much more relaxed this time. The two ate as they talked. Fu Xi…

After asking the two questions that mattered most, Qin Shu suddenly found himself in no hurry to leave. This City God was pretty great to deal with, and the tea was good too. Its faint, elegant fragrance even smelled a little like the hand cream Pei Zhao had given him. A City God was essentially…

Yue Ling gave serious thought to the matter of gathering evidence against Huang Guangde and bringing him to justice. While Yue Ling was lost in thought, Gu She steadily encroached upon Black’s territory, move by move, until White had taken control of the Go board. By the time Yue Ling came back to himself, the…

Compared with the noise and warmth inside the hotpot restaurant, the street outside felt cold and deserted. Ke Bu wrapped his coat more tightly around himself. “Big Brother, that’s them.” A familiar voice sounded nearby. A crowd of similarly dressed men stood not far away, staring at Ke Bu’s group with obvious hostility. At the…

While the consorts of the imperial harem continued scheming against one another, the outer court was hardly idle. If Consort Shu Meng being condemned without any real opportunity to defend herself and thrown into the Cold Palace had already been unbelievable enough to leave everyone stunned, then seeing responsibility extended to implicate her family caused…

Meanwhile, the main hall of Luoxiao Palace, which by rights should have been deserted after its former mistress’s fall, was already welcoming its new occupant. Servants and maids rushed in and out, so busy they scarcely had a moment to breathe. Standing before the entrance was a dazzlingly beautiful woman with luminous eyes, delicate as…

Almost the instant Fang Huan Xing spoke, a massive black shadow rapidly swelled inside the linen room. Accompanied by a piercing shriek, the thing launched itself straight at him. Whether he had been stunned stupid with fear or something else, the usually quick-moving teenager simply stood there. Shang Lu lunged forward to grab his shoulder…

The next day, Xiao Bai and Jia Zhi Qing both got up bright and early. Jia Zhi Qing even dragged Xiao Bai to the barbershop downstairs—the one whose only regular customers seemed to be mosquitoes—and had his hair properly trimmed. Then they went to a shop notorious for selling counterfeits and bought a bottle of…

At first, Fu Hui suspected that the “girl” in front of him had been sent by someone and had ulterior motives. But all these years, no one had ever known that he came here at the same time every year for a short stay. So why would word get out this year of all years?…