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Code City

Code City

Suspense

Ji Yang

73K0

In a steamy and foggy Victorian London, another Sherlock Holmes is silently solving the city's darkest mysteries. She is not the man who lives in 221B Baker Street, but the socially neglected sister in the apartment opposite him - Charlotte Holmes. While her brother Sherlock pursues street crimes with flamboyant deductions, Charlotte dives into London's gorgeous drawing rooms, hypocritical tea parties and the web of rumors to decipher the "code" composed of human frailties, social taboos and hidden symbols. Armed with unrivaled powers of observation, a vast network of women, and an "intuition" that her brother disdains, Charlotte will confront a twisted philosophy, a vast conspiracy, and prove that in the City of Mists, the deadliest weapons are often the ones least noticed.

Rich Family Contract: Auction of the Ceo's Husband

Ji Yang

14K0

He is the heir to the famous Fernando family. He is a chaebol who can make Asian stock markets hit dozens of daily limits with just one sentence. She was the daughter of his father, old Fernando's mistress, and was the culprit who drove him, his mother and his brothers out of Fernando's mansion. "I hate you. You and your mother are my enemies!" On his wedding night, he took another woman into the bridal chamber. She was dumb and helpless. He was a brilliant ray of sunshine in her memory, but he possessed her in a predatory way. He gave her a dreamy time after marriage. When she fell in love with him, he held another woman in his arms and told her: "She is my fiancée. We are over." She was forced to let go and go away to find her own peace. He is a demon and he wants to control her life. "I'm living a good life now. My life without you is very fulfilling." She smiled at him with tears in her eyes. "Tomorrow, I will auction myself at the Sea Palace. This is your ticket to the auction." He did not want to lose control of her. She held the ticket and looked at his back as he turned away...