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“He wanted to allow him to flourish, even if it meant his branches might be broken in the wind and rain.”
― Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 5

“No, but I’d be up for it.” He couldn’t be careless when answering these questions testing his dignity as a man, yet Xie Lanshan captured Shen Liufei’s sharp gaze without breaking a sweat. “How about we test each other out tonight if you’re so concerned? I’ll always welcome you to prove your worth to me in action, Mr. Shen.”
― Jin Shisi Chai, In the Dark: Volume 1

“As he’d fallen into his slumber, someone had touched his face, a soft and gentle caress tracing from the arch of his eyebrows down to the corner of his eyes. The hand searched from the bridge of his nose to the corner of his lips before gently coming to rest in his hair. It had been comforting.”
― Jin Shisi Chai, In the Dark: Volume 1

“The nape of this man’s neck, bathed in the dim light of the nearby lamp, rose from beneath his collar like creamy white jade. It seemed defenseless, just waiting for the touch of another’s hand—as if by caressing it, one could reach ecstasy. The contours of his profile were smooth and beautiful, and the bridge of his nose sloped charmingly. But the corners of his eyes were most devastating: all that could make one’s heart itch lay within them, and the shadow of a smile seemed to rest at the tails of those upward crescents.”
― Tang Jiu Qing, Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 1