Pearls Born from Suffering

The whole world has come down with a serious illness.

**Time:** The internet economy of 2023, when short-video platforms and the sharing economy have penetrated every corner of life.

-**Location:** Yunqi Residence, an upscale community in a new first-tier city, where residents maintain their social connections through the Neighbors Circle app.

-**Background:** Virtual socializing has become disconnected from real life. Strange poisoning cases occur one after another in the community, while deadly danger lurks beneath the homeowners' group's facade of harmony.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Please do not imitate.