Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben (Novel) Vol. 10

HERE LIES ONE WHOSE NAME WAS WRIT IN WATER

The Dreambreakers have taken Mandela down for good, but for He Yu especially, it has come at a terrible cost. With Xie Qingcheng dead, He Yu has spent the last two years writing his memoir, burying himself in happy memories of his too-short time with the man he loved. Now that story is reaching its end, though, and He Yu feels it might be time for him to shuffle off this mortal coil…

But fate has one more surprise left in store for him. Might a happy ending for the doctor and his little devil still be possible?

This final volume includes Case File Compendium’s true conclusion, along with several extra chapters that offer a touching—and raunchy—glimpse into He Yu and Xie Qingcheng’s happily ever after.

The final volume!

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