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

"If we have come this far, we might as well throw caution to the wind."


"Brother Wang was there too at the time."


"Why didn't we just let Brother Wang have his blood drawn too?"


Lin Xian, driven by his inner doubts, convinced himself to go for a DNA paternity test with Yu Xi.


Their heights, appearances, physiques, voices, and so on, all significantly differed. Yu Xi looked like a young athlete, quite refined; in contrast, Yan Qiaoqiao was more like a delicate princess, the kind who never leaves the house or exercises.


The two girls truly had nothing in common.


Yu Xi appeared to be around fourteen or fifteen, while Yan Qiaoqiao's age was hard to determine, but she likely fell within the twelve to sixteen-year-old range.


Lin Xian indeed knew something, which led him to nonsensically conduct a paternity test with Yu Xi.


Chapter 21: Seeing Through_2