Ding Mo

Xu Xu thought she knew it all. As a no-nonsense top-of-class police academy graduate, she was certain that she was ready for whatever the world threw at her. However, when she was paired with the world-famous detective, Ji Bai, she quickly learned that theory and reality were not always the same. Together they would catch murderers, crack decade old cases, take down international human trafficking rings and even stop a maniacal warlord - all while simultaneously dealing with their budding romance. It was a battle of attrition as their relationship was forced to go to hell and back, but would it prove too much, or would love ultimately prevail?

When A Snail Falls in Love

The train whistled past the silent wilderness under the blazing sun. Green mountains could vaguely be seen off in the distance, and beyond that, boundless forests.

Xu Xu leaned against a carriage door and called Xu Juan. "... I'll arrive at Lin City tomorrow morning, you don't have to pick me up as I'm going to report to the station first. If there's nothing else I'm hanging up."

"Wait up, how are you feeling? You're not injured, are you? Did you adapt to the weather there?"

Xu Xu shook her head. "I'll tell you when I'm back." Then, she looked down at her watch. "I'm entering the mountain range in ten minutes, there won't be signal then. I'm going to call Ji Bai now." She hung up right after saying this without waiting for a response.

On the other end, Xu Juan held his phone and thought to himself, 'Damn, she's going to lose signal in ten minutes, but she only talked to me for two minutes.'

Chapter 45