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Little Mermaid

Chapter 5: Father’s Lie

That morning's atmosphere was awkward. Jiang Yushu and Jiang Ting ate breakfast in near silence. As she washed the dishes, her daughter got ready...

Chapter 6: Underground

Wang Xianjiang bent over, looking down at the Weihong Canal. The grayish-black water surface was littered with plastic bags, tree branches, fallen leaves, beer...

Chapter 7: Family Affairs

May 25, 1994, Wednesday. Heavy rain. I feel compelled to remind my future self of today's events. I don't know when the heavy rain started,...

Chapter 8: Light

May 1994, weather unknown. Can a diary without dates still be considered a diary? This question seems ridiculous. Trapped underground, I'm obsessing over whether my diary...

Chapter 9: Someone Else’s Daughter

The bell rang, signaling the end of class. Almost instantly, the once-quiet hallway erupted with noise. Students poured out of their classrooms, heading to the...

Chapter 10: The Circular Hypothesis

Gu Hao sat on a bench in the hallway of the District Education Bureau office building, once again reaching for the cigarettes in his...

Chapter 11: An Unexpected Visitor

As each candle burned out, he would watch intently. The tall, flickering flame gradually became smaller and weaker, like a woman in her prime...

Chapter 12: The Substitute

As he opened the round iron door, he immediately sensed changes in the "room". The discarded thin hemp rope lay in a tangled mess on...

Chapter 13: The Meaning of Zero

June 1994, a rainy day. Though I continue writing, it's likely out of habit. I've abandoned the idea of treating this as a diary. How...

Chapter 14: Peony

June 7, 1994, Tuesday, Cloudy turning overcast He brought me a newspaper, allowing me to know the date. Of course, I'm not certain it's today's...

Chapter 15: Vincent

June 11, 1994, Saturday, sunny. After much deliberation, I've chosen this date for today's diary entry, even though it's past midnight now. I'm recording events...

Chapter 16: An Unrelated Person

After lunch, Jiang Yushu went to the market near her office to buy two jin of pork ribs and lotus root. It was Wednesday,...

Chapter 17: Before Dawn

Xiao Lan was a peculiar girl. She did things he couldn't comprehend. For instance, she insisted on boiling water before drinking it, hanging clothes...

Chapter 18: The Water Pool

June 13, 1994. Monday. Clear skies. Against a deep blue background, a round yellow moon hung on the left side of the poster. Beneath the...

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