Chen Guo was born into a working-class family on an old street. His father, Chen Guang, was quiet...
It was just past midnight on the duty room’s digital clock. The lights were pale and dim....
The rain pattered softly, rustling against the pine trees in the cemetery. Ning Xiaoshuai pulled...
It was cool on the late summer night. Ning Xiaoshuai straightened the collar of his uniform,...
Ning Xiaoshuai started his new job at Nanshan Cemetery. He treasured the position as a cemetery...
Another unfamiliar city. Xiaoshuai dragged his heavy feet out of the station, and a wave of...
After leaving the factory, Xiaoshuai searched everywhere for a job, but found nothing for more...
Ning Xiaoshuai had come to work at an electronics factory in Shenzhen, a city in southern China....
Silent and reserved, Ning Xiaoshuai endured the strange looks from others and the teasing...
On Saturday afternoon, after school, Xiao Shuai pushed open the front door. The house did...
The summer sun blazed mercilessly in the afternoon. The asphalt had grown soft under the heat,...
The night wind carried the chill of drizzle, brushing against Lin Wan’s bare shoulders—and...
Three months after the bill passed, Su Yuan and Xiao Qian were married. The wedding was held in a...
In that moment, Su Yuan made up his mind. He would push for new legislation—to grant bionic...
“Hello? Who’s this?” It was late at night. Su Yuan was about to leave the lab, still in...
Some streets in the old district had streetlights; others did not. The ones that did flickered on...
After two days of rest over the weekend, Su Yuan’s tense nerves finally relaxed. On Monday...
First Avenue on the Fourth Ring Road had descended into total chaos. Hundreds of taxis...
Su Yuan tapped her arm lightly, a smile on his lips. “Xiao Qian, I saw a funny joke online. Want...
Su Yuan stood at the center of the lab, his finger hovering an inch above Xiao Qian’s cheek,...
Nature and Science reprinted the paper on their front pages. MIT, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge—...
It was 11:43 at night. The lights in the AI lab still burned bright, like an unextinguished...
Change came on an ordinary late night. Su Yuan had been drinking again until very late, drunk...
It was June, the height of summer, and the heat hung thick and suffocating. The university...
Summer Vacation Ended Quietly The summer vacation had slipped away without a sound. ...
Summer vacation arrived, and with it, Su Yuan's approved annual leave. In previous years, the...
Time sped by as if pressed on fast forward, slipping through fingers silently, leaving no trace....
The delivery room door finally opened. A nurse came out holding a swaddled baby, her voice...
That night, Lin Wan curled up on the living room sofa, watching Above Life. “Can I watch...
After graduation, Su Yuan entered the Municipal AI Research Institute with outstanding talent,...