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CHAPTER 2

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"......" She slept heavily, a dreamless night through. Cang Xuehe sat up in bed, rubbed her eyes, fumbled for her phone on the pillow, and habitually swiped to turn off the alarm. But she heard a strange woman's voice. "Why haven't you called me~" Having a sudden unfamiliar voice in the morning jolted Cang Xuehe into alertness. She turned to look at the phone on the pillow, it showed an ongoing call. The contact name was "Renovation Worker." "You've got the wrong number!" She instinctively replied and hung up. Wait... Something was off. Cang Xuehe looked around. The pink ambient light overhead tinted the pure white walls, and the bed was absurdly pink too, large enough to fit three or four people lying down. On the opposite wall hung a massive, expl!cit oil painting. Beside it was the frosted glass of the bathroom, where she could vaguely see someone showering. This didn't look like her home at all! Cang Xuehe was fully awake now...

CHAPTER 1

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This year's summer was even hotter than usual. The cicadas in the trees chirped incessantly, grating on one's nerves. Cang Xuehe, who had just finished meeting with a client, stepped out of the taxi. The stifling air felt like being trapped inside an airtight steamer, making her exhausted body feel even more drained. She ordered a latte at the coffee shop downstairs from her office and opened her phone while waiting. The latest WeChat messages came from a few gossip groups among her colleagues. She scrolled through them, but her colleagues were somehow discussing the new leader, and she was completely confused. So she sent a question mark in the group. Soon, a colleague @'d her, asking where she was and to bring up a coffee from downstairs. "Your drink is ready. Please take your time." The barista deftly packed several drinks, her smile the same as always. Stepping out of the coffee shop, Cang Xuehe let out a heavy sigh. Once again, she lamented how exhausting li...

CHAPTER 5

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Clearing Up The next morning, Chi Yang arrived at work looking radiant. The moment Gu Weiwei and Wen Jie saw her, they rushed over to inspect her from head to toe. Chi Yang let herself be spun around by the two of them before finally settling down. Wen Jie: "Sister Chi, are you still feeling unwell? You scared us half to death." Gu Weiwei: "Exactly. If we weren't so swamped with that convective weather these past two days, we would have gone to your place to take care of you." Chi Yang thought they were making a mountain out of a molehill [they were making a fuss over nothing]. She wrapped an arm around each of them and said glibly, "I merely followed Director Gu's orders and rested an extra day. But since I knew you two were missing me terribly, the moment I recovered, I rushed straight back." Gu Weiwei and Wen Jie exchanged a look and rolled their eyes. Chi Yang set down her handbag and, remembering the work she hadn't finished on Monday, ...

CHAPTER 4

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Heavy Rain 10 o'clock. The Information Office held a press symposium on the deployment of precautions against severe convective weather expected this week. Cameras from numerous media outlets flashed with clicking sounds. Chi Yang wore a simple white V-neck blouse paired with black high-waisted wide-leg trousers, her work badge neatly hanging on her chest, and her slightly curled long hair cascading over her shoulders. Chi Yang spoke with poise and composure, at a measured pace, "Good morning, everyone. I am the press spokesperson, Chi Yang. According to the latest monitoring and forecasts, our city is currently in a critical period where cold and warm air masses converge, and there is a high probability of localized, scattered severe convective weather. However, please do not panic blindly, the severe convective weather this week will not be as widespread or intense as in midsummer. Although the affected areas may not be extensive, their destructive potential should not be u...