Patricia Taylor
Stories
11
Chapters
3,604
Words
1.6 M
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Reading
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“Your father’s birthday is in a few weeks, “An Qinyan replied. “Don’t forget to buy a gift and visit him. I don’t want to hear that you wished him through the phone like last time.” Although the whole family was pretty peaceful, the two exes still behaved like they were at each other’s throats. Thankfully, they tried to stop doing this before children. “Fine, “Lu Xuan exhaled. “If you say, I will personally go to his office and wish him a happy birthday and convince my old man to…
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The meeting was heated and two employees were fired in the process. This was nothing unusual when hotheaded director Lu was involved in the process. “Here, black coffee just as you like, “Shen Yue said and passed him the cup when only two of them were left in the meeting room. “Drink. You will have a more heated meeting with the Board of Directors later.” Lu Xuan nodded and drank the coffee, facing the tall skyscraper in front of him. “Thanks for the coffee.” Shen Yue scoffed. “Don’t…
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“Yeye?” Han Zixin opened the door to find his grandfather watching some cartoon series on the television as usual. His grandfather had been living his life the way he always wanted to. When Han Zixin was in university, his grandfather would go abroad for a few months each year. Han Qian would spend his time with his eldest grandson and travel on his own. But when it was his younger grandson’s holiday time, he would go to him. When Han Zixin got a job, he began staying with his grandson because he…
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“Try changing the unit and get rid of me, “Han Zixin signaled the team to follow him out. Thankfully, none of them was heavily injured. But small injuries were still there and as the leader of the team, it’s as his responsibility to get them the urgent medical care. “I will beat you in the upcoming assessments for promotion and be the team leader, ” Lieutenant Wang challenged. “Sure, “Han Zixin scoffed and walked of the building leading the team. The media was covering the incidents but…
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Seven Years later. “Someone, save my daughter.” A woman cried as she collapsed on the ground. She had come to kindergarten school to pick up her child but who would have thought that the terrorist would hold all the children and teachers hostage inside the school? “Mam, please try to understand. You have to cooperate with the authorities, “The policeman said. Although it was the police’s responsibility to save civilians from terrorists, the emotional parents weren’t understanding that…
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“Mom, ask Lu Xuan to take care of Xueyun for me, ” An Xiulan said as she looked at her other brother who was sitting there with a look that said ‘don’t talk to me or I will burst into flames’. “She is going to Shanghai, “Lu Xuan said through gritted teeth. “I’m going to Beijing. And even if we are going to the same place, I won’t take care of her for you.” “Why? Are you still bitter?’ An Xiulan asked him with a raised eyebrow. “I’m not talking to you, ” Lu Xuan snorted as…
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An Xiulan took several minutes to let Yoona’s words sink into her head. She heaved out a sigh and left her room. She saw that the lights in Gu Shangyan’s room were still on and she knocked on the door. “Yan Ge?” Gu Shangyan immediately opened the door. “Are you okay?” He was worried that she was hurt and that was why she was knocking on his door in the dead of the night. An Xiulan nodded her head and he heaved out a sigh of relief. “Yan Ge, Lu Xuan is always your drinking buddy. Mind…
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There was a strange atmosphere in the house after the results announcement. She could feel in her bones that something was not right. Today, when An Xiulan was on her way to her mom’s room, she heard some loud voices coming out of it. “What do you mean by this, Zhaolin?” An Xiulan shouted over the phone. “How can you do this? You know Xiulan has yet to recover.” An Xiulan knew one thing her mother never shouted at anyone. No matter how tough the situation was, she had her way to handle…
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A week later, the fracture of her leg was removed too. She could still not walk much on her own but it wasn’t as bad as it was earlier. When she reached home, her family and friends all gathered together to throw her a get-well-soon party. She plastered a smile on her face and pretended to be happy just like she had been doing for a month. She acted as if her life wasn’t in shambles. As if she wasn’t crumbling bit by bit. As if she wasn’t afraid of being left behind. Sometimes, it hurts less to…
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“Why are you here?” An Xiulan asked Han Zixin as she saw him sitting on the stool. Han Zixin just shrugged. He peeled an orange and began feeding her. “I told you to not come daily, ” An Xiulan said as she took a piece of orange in her mouth and began chewing on it. She was not going to say that she hated when he had to leave. She would spend the rest of the day waiting to see him the next day. Yes, she wasn’t going to say that staying at the hospital would become absolutely unbearable if he…
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