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Porcelain Crack

Words: 3187 · Source Novel:: The Gilded Gallows

Li stands at the pinnacle: engaged, promoted to managing editor, toasted by officials who once kicked him. But a drunken boast at a club betrays his secret to a snooping reporter. Meanwhile, Shi’s son, now back in Shanghai, uncovers a ragged messenger-boy receipt that places Li at the fatal scene. Dogged by telegrams and silent threats, Li decides to eliminate the reporter and poison Zhao’s trust, bungling both attempts. His mask slips, and Zhao’s patience evaporates. The gilded doors begin to slam shut; his fortune, like his alibis, proves as fragile as antique porcelain.