City Cicada

"From the moment I was born, I've had the same dream every day, where the same day repeats itself endlessly."
"What did you do in your dream?"
"Robbed banks, blew up buildings, flirted with girls, joyrode in luxury cars... Since it was a dream, naturally, I did a lot of lawless things."
"Tell me about your dream last night."
"Yesterday was quite interesting. After dreaming for so long, it was the first time I dreamed about someone I know in real life. She was a very beautiful girl..."
"Mhm."
The police officer Uncle nodded as he took notes:
"Keep going, I'm listening."

Genius Club

"Mr. Lin Xian, you do know a lot about me, about the memories I've lost."


Zheng Xiangyue withdrew her gaze from the Moon and looked at Lin Xian:


"Could you please tell me? What was my life like... when I was just a teenage girl?"


He looked at the gravel dancing in the night wind at his feet, unsure if he should tell Zheng Xiangyue the truth.


The present Zheng Xiangyue was already happy enough.


She was blessed with both a son and a daughter, enjoying familial bliss on Mars;


All the doctors had said she wouldn't live past 14, yet she had now lived for over a hundred years, still strong and vigorous;


In her twilight years, she had returned to Earth to lead the remaining people in constructing their homeland... fulfilling her childhood wishes, she lived a life complete and of great value.


The Zheng Xiangyue who had lived a teenage life on Earth, did she ever experience a moment of happiness?


Chapter 9 Lin Yuxi Awakens (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes!)