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Original Title: The Demon Empress's Little Eunuch

Yao Xi's¹ asshole sister-in-law² conspired with a eunuch³ to sell her into the palace.⁴

Being sold into the palace was one thing…

But she just had to end up serving in the palace of the reigning Empress Dowager.⁵ This was no ordinary empress dowager. She was the infamous Demon Empress,⁶ known throughout the land for her cruelty and viciousness. Her enemies numbered in the tens of thousands, all of them eager to see her fall.

The Empress Dowager said, "Xiao Yaozi,⁷ come test This One's⁸ meal for poison."⁹

The Empress Dowager said, "Xiao Yaozi, go block a blade¹⁰ for This One."

The Empress Dowager also said, "Xiao Yaozi, I see something isn't quite right between you and that little palace maid."¹¹

Yao Xi said, "Your Majesty,¹² the deep palace is bitter and lonely.¹³ This Xiao Yaozi just wants to find a Paired Eater."¹⁴

The Empress Dowager said, "Don't you have one already?"

Yao Xi (innocent face): Since when?! I had no idea!!!

The Empress Dowager (indifferent face): "Xiao Yaozi. Pick up your chopsticks and sit. Test This One's meal for poison."

Tags: Palace and Nobility, To dress up in disguise,¹⁵ Travel through time and space,¹⁶ Sweet text,¹⁷ Light-hearted

One-sentence Summary: The Empress Dowager! Is poisonous!

Liu Yinxi¹ transmigrated into a yuri novel about a substitute lover.

She was the alpha substitute for the female lead's White Moonlight.² Kept in the female lead's home, she was lazy, gluttonous, spoiled, and unreasonable. When the real White Moonlight returned, the female lead cast her aside. Utterly unprepared for life, she ended up on the streets, fell into debt, was forced into the adult industry, and ultimately died of illness in a cold basement.

Tsk, what a stupid substitute cannon fodder.

She, Liu Yinxi, was checking out!

The night before the White Moonlight was set to return, Liu Yinxi took the initiative and broke up.

Before transmigrating, Liu Yinxi was a wildlife photographer. To make a living, she joined a wilderness survival variety show where the winner would receive a massive cash prize.

Yes, the very same one the female lead and her White Moonlight were also participating in.

Liu Yinxi's survival partner was the Movie Queen Nan Huaixu,³ also known as the "Nation's Goddess."

By the small river where they were fetching water, the female lead leaned into her White Moonlight's arms and said to Liu Yinxi with feigned remorse, "I'm so sorry. I never pushed you to exercise before. Your omega partner must have it really tough."

Liu Yinxi silently brought the cool and stunning omega out from behind her. The moment the female lead saw Nan Huaixu, she flinched. "A-Aunt!"⁴

Nan Huaixu had come out of retirement to join the survival show to generate buzz for her new studio.

Her partner was, of all people, her niece's Drama Fiend⁵ ex-girlfriend. How awkward.

Liu Yinxi was beautiful, but truly stup—

The soft, fair-skinned alpha carefully wrapped Nan Huaixu's injured foot with a cloth strip, her eyes twinkling like little stars as she gazed up.

Nan Huaixu: Actually, she's adorable.

Anyone online who had seen the cast introductions knew Liu Yinxi was a spoiled Drama Fiend alpha.

Resigning herself to her bad luck, Nan Huaixu went out to find some fruit.

Liu Yinxi returned carrying a handmade grass basket full of fish. "Jiejie,⁶ eat some fish~"

Nan Huaixu: ???

Spoiled? Where?

A sudden downpour collapsed their grass shelter. Nan Huaixu worried that Liu Yinxi would be crushed by the wood and rocks.

The next second, Liu Yinxi was carrying her on her back to a cave on higher ground, where she started a fire to keep them warm.

Nan Huaixu: ???

Drama Fiend? Where?

The contestants competed to see which team could find the biggest and most beautiful pearl.

Liu Yinxi dove deep and stayed under for a long time, finding the largest, roundest pearl for Nan Huaixu.

Nan Huaixu couldn't care less about such a childish competition.

She checked the cuts Liu Yinxi got while diving, her heart aching.

Nan Huaixu: Does she like me?

Variety Show: Episode One.

Netizen: 【LMAO, a spoiled alpha who's used to eating soft rice⁷ dares to join a survival show!】

Variety Show: Final Episode.

Netizen: 【Liu Yinxi! You are a wilderness god!】

Survival: Day One.

The female lead: "Please stop pestering me."

Survival: Final Day.

The female lead: "Xixi,⁸ the truth is, I…"

Nan Huaixu: "Mind your manners. Call her Auntie."⁹

#YourAuntsWifeIsCalledAuntie#

#IslandLoveAffairExBecomesAuntie#

#LiuYinxiNanHuaixuWeddingAnnouncement#

[Bonus Scene]

A film about island life, funded by Movie Queen Nan's own company.

Starring Liu Yinxi.

A fire crackled inside a cave. Nan Huaixu, live-streaming, asked her fans, "Want to know how we kept warm in the cave, the parts the show didn't film?"

The camera panned to Liu Yinxi.

Nan Huaixu lifted Liu Yinxi's outer shirt and pressed herself against her.

"My Xixi is as warm as ever."

Reading Guide:

1. Wildlife Photographer alpha × Wealthy Producer omega
            
2. Physical transmigration, 1v1, HE. The alpha has no male anatomy. Willow Leaf Tea Scent × Pagoda Tree Flower Scent.

Tags: A Match Made in Heaven, Transmigration, ABO, Lighthearted, Wilderness Survival, Variety Show

One-sentence Summary: An island love affair turns an ex into an auntie.

Theme: Love is sincerity and perseverance.

Five years ago, a single, breathtaking glimpse—graceful as a startled swan¹—seared Empress Dowager Chunyi²—Yun Jin³—into Nalan Qing's⁴ memory.

To get closer to Yun Jin, Nalan Qing disguised herself and entered the Imperial Palace, swiftly becoming the Empress Dowager's most trusted attendant. She altered her features, hid her internal energy, and suppressed her formidable talents, yet she could not escape the Empress Dowager's growing suspicion.

How will she capture the Empress Dowager's heart, step by step? And how will she shatter the shackles binding Yun Jin to her fate?

This is a love she has no intention of hiding. She is determined to free Yun Jin from the confines of the Imperial Palace and escape the gilded cage they call a home.

Tags: Court and Nobility, One True Love, Fated Encounter, Disguise, Serious Drama

Theme: Of three thousand waters, I only take one ladle.⁵

One-sentence Summary: She'll disguise herself and infiltrate the palace, all to win the heart of the Empress Dowager.

Song Qingpei transmigrated into the body of a low-grade Alpha.

One day, on the Garbage Star¹, she rescued an Omega in the throes of a heat. The beauty was passionate and forward, seduction coloring the corners of her eyes. The two shared a spring night together, as fleeting as a dream.

When the beauty awoke, she had no memory of her past. Song Qingpei had no choice but to take her in. Over time, their feelings for each other grew, and they even had an adorable daughter. The family of three began a warm and simple life together.

Until the day her wife's memories returned. She suddenly became as cold as ice, and every word she spoke was a knife to the heart:

"Song Qingpei, you are unworthy of marking me, and even less worthy of making me bear our daughter. Let's pretend none of this ever happened. I'm taking our daughter and leaving. Don't try to follow, or you'll regret it."

Treating her wife as dead, Song Qingpei took their daughter and vanished.

Two years later, she saw that familiar face again on an interstellar broadcast from The Empire.

—It was Ming Yu², the youngest Omega Admiral in the history of The Empire.

She stood in a gilded admiral's uniform, her eyes as cold as mountain snow. Displayed behind her were her brilliant military achievements: the successful annihilation of the galaxy's number one pirate and the reopening of an imperial starlane that had been cut off for nearly twenty years.

Song Qingpei never expected Ming Yu to find them so quickly. She argued desperately, "Songsong is my daughter too! You can't just take her away."

A dark tide swirled in Ming Yu's cold eyes. "According to the Alliance Marriage Act," she warned, "a child under the age of five is to be prioritized for the custody of the birthing Omega. Song Qingpei, what chance do you think you have of winning a custody battle against me?"

For her daughter's sake, Song Qingpei had no choice but to sign a cohabitation agreement.

In two years, their daughter would choose for herself who she wanted to live with.

Ming Yu had always believed Song Qingpei was a despicable, low-grade A who had taken advantage of her when she was vulnerable.

The moment her memories returned, her first instinct was to erase that humiliating past. But she never imagined that Song Qingpei would have the audacity to run away with their daughter.

By the time she found them, her daughter had grown distant. She could only let Song Qingpei stay temporarily, to help their child accept her.

But as they spent more time together, she couldn't stop herself from craving the warmth and tenderness that woman had once given her.

Until, one day, Song Qingpei fearlessly brought up the topic of leaving.

Ming Yu completely panicked. Using the excuse of a powerful, oncoming heat, she slowly undid the buttons of her tightly-fastened military uniform and begged humbly:

"Mark me completely. Please, love me like you used to."

Tags: Below in Years³, Book Transmigration⁴, Flower of the High Ridge, Chasing A to the Crematorium

One-sentence Summary: The Flower of the High Ridge Humbles Herself for Love.

Theme: Cultivate one's moral character and strive to be a model youth!

A flower butterfly¹ with no heart and no lungs² X An overly possessive ex-wife jiejie.³

The Yu and Fu families arranged a marriage. At first, Yu Yan⁴ was completely against it. But then she saw her fiancée's divine beauty and thought, maybe this isn't so bad after all.

Not only was she beautiful, but she was also coolly elegant, considerate, and gentle—basically, her ideal type.

Even without any feelings between them, having a beautiful wife to look at would be easy on the eyes.

But before she could get more than a few good looks, on their wedding night, Yu Yan's vision went black, and she fainted.

When she woke up again, three years had passed. She was told her family's company had gone bankrupt and that she and Fu Yunqing⁵ were divorced. And from what she heard, she was the one who had been a scum woman⁶ and left her.

Now she was crammed into a rental in a run-down neighborhood with her female best friend.⁷ Every day meant sleeping on a rock-hard bed, eating greasy, salty takeout, and wearing cheap bags and dresses bought from Pinxixi.⁸ Even a night out drinking required sharing a table, and getting home drunk meant splitting a ride. For Yu Yan, who had grown up indulging in extreme extravagance and desire,⁹ this life was completely unbearable.

Her mother was missing, leaving her all alone. The only person left who was still rolling in money was her ex-wife jiejie. After discovering they had been deeply in love before the divorce, Yu Yan decided to swallow her pride and chase her again, all in the hope of clawing her way back to wealth.

But after a few attempts, she realized Fu Yunqing was genuinely annoyed by her pestering. Yu Yan just waved it off with a sigh. She didn't want to keep being a nuisance, so she decided to find another way.

So, she stopped clinging to Fu Yunqing. Instead, she went around flirting, attracting new admirers, and cozying up to rich women. She was so happy she could think of nothing else,¹⁰ almost forgetting Fu Yunqing even existed.

At a party one night, just as she was about to go home with another rich woman, Yu Yan was shocked to see Fu Yunqing—the same Fu Yunqing who usually wouldn't even spare her a glance—appear right in front of her. Fu Yunqing had her bodyguards drag Yu Yan away, then slapped a card down at her feet and snarled:

"It's just money you want, isn't it?"

Uh oh.

Reading Guide:

1. Ten-year age gap.
2. They switch roles.
            
3. The main character is a sweet girl¹¹ with a scheming side. In the beginning, she's a flower butterfly and a self-aware scum woman. The story may contain: irresponsible big talk,¹² scum woman behavior, and related inner monologues. She isn't involved with men. After getting back together with the other protagonist/recovering her memories, she becomes very well-behaved and settles down.
            
4. The older partner is an older sister type / mother type,¹³ possessive, goes crazy for love, and loves a little too much.

Tags: To have a singular affection for,¹⁴ A broken mirror made whole again,¹⁵ A match made by heaven,¹⁶ Lighthearted

One-sentence Summary: You are truly special in my eyes.

Theme: Resilient and not weak.

A former salted fish¹ turned jewelry designer × a cold and aloof Royal Sister² who is also a genius designer.

1v1³, HE⁴!!!

1.
As a salted fish, Cheng Xiang⁵ never imagined that even her death would be so random.

A year and thirty-five days after her breakup with Tao Tianran⁶, she was hit by a truck and killed on her way to the market to buy some cold noodles.

Lying on her back on the crosswalk, watching the first snow of winter drift down, she thought:

Tao Tianran, that human icefield⁷… I wonder if I ever managed to warm her, even for a single second.

2.
Tao Tianran was Cheng Xiang's high school classmate.

Calling Tao Tianran a flower on a high peak⁸ wasn't quite right. She was more beautiful, and colder—an icefield where nothing would ever bloom.

Everyone knew Cheng Xiang had been chasing Tao Tianran since high school.

The day Tao Tianran finally agreed to be her girlfriend, during her junior year of college, Cheng Xiang threw a three-day-long feast at an off-campus barbecue joint.

That grand gesture became a running joke the day they broke up, just six months after graduation.

3.
Perhaps the heavens weren't done playing with her, because Cheng Xiang found she was alive again.

Staring at her reflection in the mirror, she thought things were about to get interesting—

She'd been reborn as a rich heiress. Her new older brother was supposedly chasing Tao Tianran and couldn't wait for her to call Tao a "sister-in-law."⁹

Sister-in-law my ass.¹⁰

She had money, looks, and a great ass now. Was she still not enough to crack Tao Tianran, that icefield of a woman?

Until that rainy night, when Tao Tianran knocked on her door in the middle of a downpour, her dark hair stuck messily to her almost-pale, snow-white skin.

Cheng Xiang sneered inwardly. So, Tao Tianran, it's not that you aren't capable of loving someone. You just didn't know how to love me.

But Tao Tianran's lips trembled, and her fingertips, chilled from the rain, lightly brushed against her lips. "Are you… Xiao Xiang?"¹¹

「It took 8,000 years to go from the solar activity to the end of humanity's last ice age.
But how long did it take Tao Tianran to realize that the endless alley of her memories was as beautiful as a regret?」

Reading Reminders:

• This novel is also known as 《My Cold-Hearted Ex Realized She Was Madly in Love with Me After I Died and Desperately Tried to Get Me Back》 (dog head)¹²
            
• Atypical transmigration, not a feel-good story about getting revenge on a scummy ex; the characters' core souls remain the same.
• Will add more as I think of it.
            

Tags: Soul transformation¹³, Modern Day, To have feelings for one alone¹⁴, Flower on a high peak, Royal Sister, Chasing love to the crematorium¹⁵

One-sentence Summary: I died and now you love me (white eyes)¹⁶

Theme: Always be warm and kind.

Jiang Chenyu¹ was a beautiful young woman coveted by her stepfather. With nowhere to turn,² she took a desperate chance while he was away from home: she held a Hydrangea Ball Toss for a groom.³

But who would have thought that the handsome man she finally chose was a homeless wanderer who could only be married into her family? Seeing that her stepfather was about to return, Jiang Chenyu decided that "choosing a day is not as good as hitting the day"⁴ and whisked the man straight into the bridal chamber.

Shen Hetang⁵ had transmigrated. She had no memories of the original owner, no home, and was on the verge of starvation when a hydrangea ball fell from a building above. Her eyes lit up as she stared at the object in her hands. This isn't a hydrangea ball, she thought, this is a golden rice bowl!⁶

---A Glimpse of Married Life---

Jiang Chenyu said coquettishly, "Husband, why aren't you taking off your clothes?"

Shen Hetang replied in a deep voice, "I'm not hot!"

Jiang Chenyu glanced outside at the sun, so scorching that even the sparrows looked ready to dive headfirst into a pond for relief. Then she looked back at her Husband, who was bundled in layer after layer of clothing.

An overwhelming urge to make a monk renounce his vows filled her heart.

Later, when the truth finally came to light, she was a little stunned. But Shen Hetang, who had long since been bent by her charms, had no intention of letting her go. She decided then and there on making the best of a mistake.⁷

Woman disguised as a man,⁸ marry first, love later.⁹

The abstinent, baiting, and utterly dependable Tang vs. the beautiful, scheming, and proactively teasing Yu.

Tags: Undying Love, Transmigration, Fluff, Slice of Life, Marry first, love later

Other: Dual female protagonists, Woman disguised as a man, Marry first, love later, Court Intrigue, Slice of Life

One-sentence Summary: After losing my memory, I was picked up by a beautiful wife with a hydrangea ball.

Theme: To forge ahead without forgetting one's original purpose.

Spoiled, willful, with "princess syndrome" / Amnesiac foolish beauty Alpha x Gentle, considerate, brainless pamperer / Paranoid, black-bellied, crazy beauty Omega.

When Jiang Jinyi¹ was eighteen, her mother brought a woman home and told her to call this woman jiejie².

At first, they got along harmoniously enough, but for some unknown reason, Jiang Jinyi began to detest her, eventually going so far as to run away from home because of her. She had nothing left for that woman but hate.

One day, four years later, Jiang Jinyi was attacked. She survived, but her memory reverted to when she was eighteen—the year she first met Jiang Youwan³.

In her memories, that cold, elegant Omega with red-rimmed eyes held her frantically in her arms, trembling as she spoke: "I beg you, come home with me, okay?"

Jiang Jinyi blinked. "Okay…"

Only Jiang Youwan herself knew that she had fallen in love with the Jiang family⁴'s Second Miss⁵.

But the disgust hanging plainly on Jiang Jinyi's face forced her to hide that affection deep within her dark heart.

When Jinyi ran away from home, Youwan secretly protected her and helped her the entire time. She had intended to let Jinyi fly free, content to just watch from afar.

But that sudden injury and memory loss made the desire in Jiang Youwan's heart stir restlessly.

Taking advantage of a drunken night, Jiang Youwan made her say many, many words about never leaving, recorded them, and only then allowed her to fall asleep in her arms.

After secondary differentiation⁶, Jiang Youwan seduced her into biting her gland⁷, making it impossible for her to ever quit her again.

No one knew that the usually abstinent, cold, and unfeeling Omega, President Jiang⁸, was trying every method imaginable to seduce the Second Miss of her family every single day.

Jiang Jinyi sank into her land of tenderness⁹, gradually losing herself…

Jiang Youwan hoped they could go on like this forever, but Jiang Jinyi eventually recovered her memory, and the beautiful dream was shattered.

Jiang Youwan gripped her wrist tightly, staring deadly hard at her, trapping her with pheromones¹⁰ as she said, "Don't you dare think about leaving me!"

Six-year age gap, Weak A Strong O. The A was formerly an O, then underwent secondary differentiation to become an A. Female A lacks a second set of organs.

The CP is not related by blood, they are not real sisters. Dogblood drama warning!

Tags: Wealthy Families, One True Love, Pavilion near the water¹¹, Match made in heaven¹², Lighthearted, Amnesia.

Other: Yuri / GL

One-sentence Summary: Her gentle trap.

Theme: Growing through difficulties.

Lin Ji¹ returned to the country on the same night as the birthday party for Song Ti², the woman Jiang Siyi³ was set to marry.

Jiang Siyi had carefully selected a large bouquet of Cinnabar Bowl⁴ flowers for the occasion, only to be met with Song Ti's cold indifference.

The moment Song Ti saw Lin Ji's car, she shot up and left. The bouquet of Cinnabar Bowls was knocked to the floor, scattering a ruin of petals across the ground.

Song Ti eagerly rushed to open the car door for Lin Ji, chasing after her and calling out, "Biaojie."⁵

But Lin Ji, still on the phone, didn't spare anyone a glance. She walked directly to Jiang Siyi, bent down, and picked up the fallen flowers for her.

Amidst the swirling snow, Lin Ji helped a shivering Jiang Siyi into the car. As she used her own cashmere shawl to dry Jiang Siyi's hair, she said, "She doesn't know how to cherish you. Why not switch to a better marriage partner?"

"Who?" Jiang Siyi asked.

"Me," Lin Ji replied.

When Jiang Siyi took the initiative to break off the engagement, Song Ti remained arrogant. "Just one last warning: life will be even harder for you at home after you call this off."

"That's none of your business anymore," Jiang Siyi said.

In their social circle, Lin Ji was a famous "cold beauty" with a reputation for being ruthless. Jiang Siyi had been afraid of her since childhood.

"It feels like there's nothing Lin Ji-jiejie can't do," her best friend said.

Feeling uncharacteristically bold, Jiang Siyi retorted, "I doubt it. Someone that cold definitely doesn't know how to be in a relationship."

A few days later, when Jiang Siyi woke up in Lin Ji's bed with her legs feeling like jelly, she realized her understanding of Lin Ji didn't even amount to one ten-thousandth of the truth.

"I've known Lin Ji for over ten years," Jiang Siyi said, "and I never knew she was such a good kisser."

Her best friend replied, "Ah… so how do you know that now?"

Neither of them noticed Song Ti sitting in a corner of the restaurant.

Song Ti: ??

Jiang Siyi had always assumed Lin Ji chose her for a marriage of convenience because she wanted an obedient, low-maintenance wife.

Until she found a letter in Lin Ji's home.

A letter she herself had written as a child.

Tags: To have a singular affection⁶, A match made by heaven⁷, Green plums and a bamboo horse⁸, Sweet text⁹, Satisfying text¹⁰, Growth

One-sentence Summary: My ex-fiancée's older sister has secretly been in love with me all along.

Theme: Growing through adversity.

Everyone knew that the Immortal Venerable¹ Yun Heng² was a woman of clear wind and bright moon.³ Her cultivation⁴ was nearing the Divine Realm,⁵ and her heart held all living beings,⁶ leaving no room for personal affection. She was the coldest handful of snow on Yunwu Mountain.⁷

As Immortal Venerable Yun Heng's only shimei,⁸ Wen Qiwu⁹ had a secret she had hidden in her heart since youth: she was in love with her shijie.¹⁰ But this was a love destined never to see the light.¹¹ She had thought she could guard this secret for a lifetime, but she had overestimated herself. A single flask of immortal wine, one that was hardly even intoxicating, was enough to make her years of endurance fall short, ruining the enterprise for the lack of one final basket of earth.¹²

The moment she was locked away on Reflection Cliff,¹³ Wen Qiwu felt a flicker of regret, but it was quickly overshadowed by a sense of relief. She suffered from a stubborn disease,¹⁴ an innate deficiency¹⁵ that meant she was destined not to live much longer. It was better, she thought, to die without regrets.

A few years later, The Great War of Immortals and Demons¹⁶ erupted. Perhaps her shijie believed she had finally moved on from those feelings, because before leaving for the front, she left a voice transmission telling Wen Qiwu to stay safely within the sect.¹⁷ She promised to make her favorite chestnut cake¹⁸ when she returned.

Her shijie, it seemed, didn't have the heart to keep her locked away forever. But Wen Qiwu never tasted that chestnut cake, nor did she ever see her shijie again. Instead, she was the one who met the great army of the Demon Clan¹⁹ when they launched a sneak attack on the sect from behind. To defend her home, she chose to return to nothingness together²⁰ with the enemy commander.

Perhaps the heavens took pity on her. Though her soul should have flown and her spirit scattered,²¹ she awoke to find she had been reborn inside a Spirit Beast Egg²² in the remote Border Region.²³

Although vast distances separated her from the sect, she still deliberately avoided any news of her past life. Still, after many years, whispers about her shijie's current state eventually found their way to her.

She heard a storyteller²⁴ claim that Immortal Venerable Yun Heng had been gravely wounded in the great war. Then she heard others spreading gossip,²⁵ saying the Immortal Venerable wasn't truly injured, but had instead developed a heart-demon²⁶ from being unable to obtain the bright moon in her heart.²⁷

Hearing such absurd rumors, Wen Qiwu tried her best to ignore them. But in the end, she couldn't hold back. She transformed into a white bird, planning to teach the gossips a small lesson for their careless words. As fate would have it, she was promptly caught by a disciple from Yunwu Mountain, caged, and sent to the Immortal Venerable as a pet to lift her spirits.

Seeing her shijie again after so many years, Wen Qiwu discovered that the rumors were true—the grave injury, and it seemed, the heart-demon as well. The shijie who had once been so reserved now locked herself in her room all day, clutching the birdcage and muttering to herself. Her words were scattered and illogical. Beside her, always, sat a plate of chestnut cake that no one ever ate. Trapped, Wen Qiwu could do nothing but serve as her shijie's only audience, day after day.

Later, Wen Qiwu came to understand that every word her shijie spoke was, in fact, a declaration of love that had never been delivered.

Tags: Strong Protagonists, Broken Mirror Mended, Xianxia, Rebirth

One-Sentence Summary: Every day, I listen to my shijie confess her love to me.

Theme: Communication is the bridge that connects trust and emotion between people.

【One】

Starting from the age of twenty, An He¹ had the same dream every single night.

In the dream, the withered bones² stood in the center of a dense fog, calling her name in a low voice. "An He, come here… come here…"

The nightmare³ persisted day after day for three years, tormenting An He to the brink of madness. Frequent blackouts accompanied the nightmare, until finally, on her birthday, An He fell into a long sleep.⁴

She awoke in an unsealed grave, opening her eyes in the dirt pit to a world completely changed.
The sky was grim and dark, a miasma⁵ filled the air, and towering iron walls stood guard over the desolate plains.

The city guards claimed that beyond the fortress walls were only man-eating⁶ beasts and mutated creatures; no human survivors remained.

But An He could clearly see a woman in red standing in the fog, gazing at her, beckoning her over.

The woman from her dreams—with blood and flesh both present⁷—had a smile in her eyes. With no sense of boundaries, she touched An He's face and pressed against her lips. "My name is Gu Xianqing.⁸ Remember it."

【Two】

The order of human society had been reshuffled. An He navigated the treacherous path between people and monsters, while the woman named Gu Xianqing openly helped and guided her, yet secretly toyed with her, demanding she submit—that she devote herself to her with a dead heart and collapsed ground.⁹

An He refused. She plunged a long blade into Gu Xianqing’s waist and bit through her tongue until she couldn't tell whose blood was whose, the metallic taste flooding her mouth and spattering her eyelashes.

A deep kiss became a high-stakes gamble for her heart, with blood and wounds as the complimentary prizes. An He swore that the one who would be devoted with a dead heart and collapsed ground would be Gu Xianqing.

She and Gu Xianqing never spoke of love. Only of hate, desire, purpose, and use. And of "Don't you die. You're still useful to me."

【Three】

In a land of no people,¹⁰ the withered bones had lain on a slate of bluestone for many years. Vines wrapped around its leg bones, climbed its spine, and in the hollow cavity of its left chest, a single, brilliant red flower bloomed.

One day, it finally met the woman it had been waiting for.

The woman's fingertips brushed across its cheek, traced the vertebrae that had turned to jade,¹¹ and caressed its cracked and mottled ribs.
Finally, that hand slipped into its chest cavity and snuffed out its only sign of life.

Gu Xianqing: "Can't you feel my heartbeat?"

An He: "You're already dead."

"I can die for you again." ——Ha. Just kidding.

Tags: Strong vs. Strong,¹² Special Abilities,¹³ Loving and Killing Each Other,¹⁴ Level-up Stream,¹⁵ Serious Drama, Wasteland¹⁶

One-sentence Summary: Can't you feel my heartbeat?

Theme: A bright lamp still shines amidst the thorns.

We loved each other for a lifetime.

Until the day I grew old and died.

Reading Guide:

• A poor international student X a gentle Jiejie¹
• A 7-year age gap
            

Tags: Year Below², Urban, To have a singular love³, A fateful encounter⁴, Serious Drama

One-sentence Summary: I'm also very happy to meet you, Zheng Tingyu.⁵

Theme: Life is meaningless, but love can be eternal.

Yue Zhaozhao¹ transmigrated into a cultivation² novel as cannon fodder.³

According to the plot, her own shizun⁴ was going to gouge out her core⁵ while she was still alive and give it to the story's beloved female lead—the group favorite⁶ whose spiritual root⁷ was damaged.

She fled that very night. Along the way, she found a grievously wounded, stunningly beautiful woman.

The woman was covered in wounds, her cultivation completely destroyed. Though she was clearly an arrow at the end of its flight,⁸ her beautiful eyes remained sharp. She watched Yue Zhaozhao with wary vigilance, like a sharp sword out of its sheath.⁹

Yue Zhaozhao pitied her and offered a hand.

She tirelessly wiped away the blood, bandaged the wounds, and applied healing salves.

The woman remained cold and cruel, but at some point, the solid ice in her eyes began to melt. She even started to smile at Yue Zhaozhao on occasion.

Until the day the plot suddenly caught up with them.

After escaping through death,¹⁰ everything was fine for Yue Zhaozhao. Except she was poor.

She heard that the young, beautiful, and fabulously wealthy Demon Sovereign¹¹ had issued a reward for a handmaiden who resembled a person in a portrait. The monthly pay was generous. Squeezing her way through the crowd to take a look, Yue Zhaozhao was shocked to find the portrait looked exactly like her.

Yue Zhaozhao went to apply and came face-to-face with a pair of familiar eyes.

The other woman's eyes were blood-red. Her voice was as proud and cold as it had been all those years ago, but the hand gripping her throat was trembling slightly.

"You finally decided to come back, hmm?"

Yu Ning¹² was cold by nature and had never understood what emotions were.

She grew up in filth, enduring countless betrayals and hardships. The one thing she believed in with absolute certainty was to never, ever trust anyone.

Until she met Yue Zhaozhao.

She could never forget the gentle, warm girl who was always smiling, who had saved her from the abyss. That girl had loved her, protected her, and given her peace of mind.

On the day the other girl died, she had knelt at the foot of Mizhi Mountain,¹³ clutching the body as tears of blood fell one by one. She had become a demon overnight.¹⁴

Disclaimers: This is my own take on cultivation with many original world-building elements. I will sacrifice some logical consistency for the sake of the plot. I do not accept writing advice. If you decide to stop reading, there's no need to let me know.

Tags: A match made by heaven,¹⁵ Sweet Story, Transmigrating into a book,¹⁶ Revenge/Abuser-Crushing, Lighthearted

Other: Main story complete

One-sentence Summary: How was I supposed to know the person I rescued was the villain?

Theme: Those who walk with you to the very end are your true companions.

Jiang Qian¹ transmigrated² into a novel, cast as the female lead in a trashy, melodramatic story filled with both physical and emotional torment.

But she never expected that on her very first night in this new world…

The beautiful woman who appeared out of nowhere and spent a passionate night with her turned out to be the male lead's… sister!

She was also the novel's major supporting female character—the kind who was dead set on pushing Jiang Qian into the male lead's arms.

After her scummy one-night stand with the male lead's sister, Jiang Qian discovered her path to stardom had become unbelievably smooth.

Everyone said the Shen Family's Eldest Miss, Shen Xiruo³, was noble and aloof. Getting a single soft word out of her was as likely as a comet hitting the Earth⁴—in just one word: Impossible!

An unknown, Z-list celebrity like Jiang Qian dared to be rumored with Shen Xiruo? She'd probably be blacklisted in the very next second!

Later, backstage at a gala, a reporter secretly captured an earth-shattering scoop.

Shen Xiruo stood outside Jiang Qian's dressing room, whispering in a soft, pleading voice:

"Qianqian, please open the door. It's all my fault. Don't be angry. My heart aches when you're upset."

Everyone: …Hiccup.

Only after being reborn and meeting Jiang Qian again did Shen Xiruo realize that her true love was meant to be her own younger brother's wife⁵.

In her past life, she had pushed Jiang Qian into her younger brother's arms, a decision she regretted for a lifetime.

In this life, she would never let go again!

A snarky, comedic female lead X a reborn, aloof second female lead.

Tags: Entertainment Industry, Sweet Story, Transmigrating into a book, Power Fantasy, Lighthearted

One-sentence Summary: I actually stole the male lead's wife!

Theme: Strive to be positive, work hard, and you will find love.

【Slow Transmigration¹ Novel, Romance/Married Life Daily】

In old-school "crematorium" novels, there's often a certain type of Villain Bigshot.²

They are paranoid, unhinged psychos,³ and yandere,⁴ with an incredibly strong possessive streak.

For reasons most people can't comprehend, they fall madly in love with the female lead. But when their love is unrequited, it's a classic case of how, from love, hate is born,⁵ and they begin to torment her in every way imaginable.

Common methods of torment include: all sorts of schemes and plots, locking her in a small black room,⁶ PUA,⁷ and destroying everything the female lead cares about.

And when it comes to love rivals, the Villain Bigshots' methods are so cruel they make one's hair stand on end.⁸

Li Mo's⁹ mission is to transmigrate into these old-school crematorium novels, become the pure and kind female lead, and use love to reform these Villain Bigshots, helping them turn from their wicked ways.

The System¹⁰ asked, "Dear Host,¹¹ how do you plan to reform these Villain Bigshots?"

Li Mo generously shared her plan with the System.

First World: 【The Director Dedicated to Her Art × The Eighteenth-tier¹² Starlet Drowning in Scandals】

During a script meeting, the malicious eighteenth-tier starlet watched the director and the female lead enthusiastically discussing the plot. Jealousy churned within her, and she wished she could tear the female lead to shreds.

But when she opened her own script, she discovered that the director, who had always treated her with disdain, had actually tucked a hotel room key inside.

Second World: 【The Profligate Playgirl × The Paranoid Obsessive】

Third World: 【The Upright and Kind Alpha¹³ Soldier × The Ruthless Beta¹⁴ Officer】

Fourth World: 【The Chaebol × The Peerless Beauty】

Fifth World: 【The Xuanxue Master¹⁵ × The Yao King¹⁶】

Sixth World: 【The Eldest Princess¹⁷ × The Convicted Minister's Daughter】

Bonus worlds that will be written for the extras:

1. The Bankrupt Rich Second Generation¹⁸ × The Business Bigshot
2. The Commandery Princess¹⁹ × Her Wet Nurse
            
3. The Dedicated Caregiver × The Paraplegic Business Bigshot
            
4. The Maidservant²⁰ × The Matriarch²¹
5. The Kind Apocalypse Team Leader × The Survival-First Black-Bellied²² Teammate
            
6. The Sunny and Cheerful Jiejie²³ × The Neighbor's Naive and Cruel Little Daughter
            
7. The Diligent and Honest Orphan Girl × The Village Widow with Ulterior Motives
8. The fusion process and the sweet daily life after the fusion.
            
9. Li Mo and Tang Jinyi's²⁴ beginning (Xianxia²⁵ World: The Disciple × The White on the Outside, Black on the Inside²⁶ Shizun²⁷)

[Demining]:²⁸

1. Lots and lots of romance, very little plot. The daily life scenes are super, super, super abundant.
            
2. This is a Slow Transmigration novel, and it's very slow. There is a System, and the System has a very strong presence.
            
3. This is a main gong²⁹ story with a sliced shou.³⁰ The shou is the same person in every world, and they will all fuse in the final extras.
4. The gong is a simp, and the shou is severely love-brained.
            
5. The plot is mindless, satisfying fluff.

Tags: To have a special affection for only one,³¹ A match made in heaven,³² System, Sweet Story, Quick Transmigration,³³ Relaxing

Other: Quick Transmigration big sweet cookie³⁴

One-sentence Summary: My cute and charming villain wife.

Theme: There's no need to fear failure. Let's start over and try again!

Yun Shu¹ woke up to find she had transmigrated into the Scum A from the BE² wealthy family angst novel she had just finished cursing out.

The original host³ had treated the gentle and pitiful Omega female lead, Xie Tang⁴, as a mere substitute⁵ for her white moonlight⁶. She forced Xie Tang to drop out of school, imprisoned her by her side, and even broke both her legs. In the end, the female lead underwent a complete blackening⁷, cut off the host's head, and committed suicide.

The very next second, Yun Shu discovered she was bound to a system dedicated to stopping the female lead from blackening.

The system informed her that she must stop the female lead's corruption without acting OOC⁸, or the plot would spiral completely out of control. If she could successfully prevent the blackening, she would earn a chance at resurrection.

At that exact moment, the Scum Alpha's susceptible period⁹ hit. Xie Tang, face flushed crimson, lay pinned to the bed beneath Yun Shu in total humiliation. Xie Tang's heart was filled with resentment and indignation.

Unexpectedly, that Scum Alpha suddenly lay down, turning her head to expose a snow-white, fragile gland¹⁰. "This Young Miss¹¹ likes OA love."

"Aren't you going to mark¹² me quickly? Idiot!"

Xie Tang froze.

She originally thought this was just Yun Shu's new method of tormenting people, but she went along with it anyway.

However, after that incident, not only did Yun Shu stop looking for trouble, but her behavior also changed completely.

When Xie Tang was eating during her work-study program at school, Yun Shu said with a look of impatience, "Will you die if you eat more meat? I don't like people who are too bony."

Immediately after, she transferred ten thousand yuan onto Xie Tang's meal card.

When Xie Tang was forced to prepare for a suspension of schooling due to her grandmother's medical expenses, Yun Shu said furiously, "Can't you tell me if you lack money? I only like material women!"

Subsequently, she transferred the grandmother to the VIP ward of the best hospital and deposited one million into the medical account.

When Xie Tang arrived at her villa wearing revealing clothes to fulfill their contract, Yun Shu blushed and said fiercely, "Can't you wear a bit more?"

Then she wrapped Xie Tang up like an Eskimo.

Yun Shu endured her own disgusting dad-flavored¹³ speeches while keeping a close eye on Xie Tang's blackening value.

Fortunately, the blackening value gradually decreased, and on the day Xie Tang's grandmother was cured, it completely cleared to zero.

Joy filled Yun Shu's heart. She immediately exchanged her points with the system for the chance to resurrect, preparing to meet Xie Tang using her own body.

Who could have known that the moment she switched back to her own body, she would discover the timeline had jumped three years into the future?

Xie Tang had leaped up in status to become President Xie¹⁴, surrounded by excellent Alphas and Omegas who were as numerous as clouds.

Yun Shu felt a sense of loss. A difference between clouds and mud¹⁵ separated them now; it was impossible for Xie Tang to recognize her.

I should just keep this secret crush hidden in my heart.

Just as she found an apartment and prepared to live alone, she was suddenly knocked unconscious and taken away.

When she woke up again, the first thing she met was Xie Tang's paranoid, gloomy gaze. The woman's scent was very faint. "Baby, you really made me look hard for you."

Xie Tang reached out and lightly clasped her neck. "Do I have to lock you up before you'll be obedient?"

#What to do when the female lead has completely blackened#

Reading Tips:
★ 1v1¹⁶, OA love, body and mind both clean¹⁷, only each other.

Tags: Love at First Sight, System, sweet text¹⁸, transmigrating into a book¹⁹, ABO, Redemption.

Other: Redemption, Paranoid, Forced.

One-sentence Summary: Do I have to lock you up to make you behave?

Theme: Treat others with sincerity, and they will return that sincerity to you.

At the age of eight, Nalan Ling¹ was playing in a peach tree. When she saw a beautiful woman pass by, she casually plucked a peach and tossed it at her.

And then… she threw her into a lotus pond.

At eighteen, she joined Lingyun Pavilion² and became its first disciple. When her skills proved lacking, she was thrown into the crocodile pit…

"Master³! Why do you always throw people into the water? Do you really have to hold a grudge for ten years? The peach did it, not me!"

A decade-long road to wooing my wife. Master will be mine!

Ling Yu:⁴ The Eldest Princess of the Yu Kingdom.⁵ When her kingdom fell, her black silk hair turned to white.⁶ She went into seclusion in the Jianghu,⁷ founded Lingyun Pavilion, and became its Pavilion Master.

Nalan Ling: The rightful heir of the Nalan Clan, born with blue eyes. In this life, she loves only Changning, without a single regret.

1V1, Master and Disciple story, HE!! Ten-year age gap, Sweet Torment,⁸ Sugar that carries a knife,⁹ proceed with caution! HE HE!!

Tags: Year Below,¹⁰ Rivers and Lakes, A bell that chimes for only one,¹¹ Main Drama, Master and Disciple, HE

Other: Master and Disciple, 1V1, Sweet Torment, HE

One-sentence Summary: I will definitely win my Master over.

Theme: Even if I lose my memories, even as the years cycle on, the one I fall in love with will always be you.

Lu Shimao¹, the top student in her criminal investigation program, was sent to a Hong Kong² police academy for a year as an exchange student.

But at the academy, her physical training scores were a failure. The star student became a total washout.

Her off-campus roommate bullied her, and during a typhoon, she was left drenched like a soaked little puppy.³

Police Superintendent Xue Tong⁴ picked her up and took her home, tending to her injuries and training with her. But just when Lu Shimao had clawed her way back to the top of her class, Xue Tong flirted her into bending, only to ruthlessly dump her…

Heartbroken, Officer Lu fled back to the Mainland⁵ and joined the technical division of the Public Security⁶ criminal investigation department.

Crime scene investigation, evidence collection, arrests.

She faced mountains of tedious evidence and the daily chaos of a police force where it was all chickens flying and dogs jumping.⁷ Yet, she chased down criminals through sleepless nights and worked overtime until dawn without a single complaint.

A forensic pathologist in her department sighed, 【Lu-jie⁸ makes eighty-five hundred a month, but her life is more bitter than an Americano.】

What no one knew was that Officer Lu worked herself to the point of exhaustion and sweaty collapse every single day, all so she could be a good ostrich⁹ and not have to think about Xue Tong.

Xue Tong never expected that after so many years of having a clear heart and few desires,¹⁰ a kid from the Mainland would come along and stir her until her spring heart was rippling.¹¹

The kid wasn't just brilliant—her skills in that department were excellent, too.

So not only had Xue Tong's true feelings been moved, but another idea had begun to sprout. Who could have known that just because she went on a simple classified mission, Lu Shimao would vanish without a trace?

Phone number blocked, address unknown, even her social media accounts were deleted.

Unable to forget, unable to let go.

Xue Tong could only keep applying for special professorships in the Mainland, working tirelessly to get promoted and earn the qualifications for an official transfer.

She just wanted to ask Lu Shimao to her face: How dare you tell people that I was the one who dumped you?

The audio drama is available on Fanjiao.¹²

Tags: Younger partner (in a relationship),¹³ To have a love for only one,¹⁴ A broken mirror joined back together,¹⁵ Realistic, Hong Kong style,¹⁶ Redemption

One-sentence Summary: The royal sister¹⁷ from Hong Kong's forensics department is always trying to hit on me.

Theme: To always carry love in the light.

After once again having the Best Actress award slip through her fingers¹—and watching her Death Rival², Wen Lanchu³, take it home—Qin Nuo⁴ was in a surprisingly good mood. Back in her hotel room, she ate and drank as she pleased, then casually started playing a romance game she’d downloaded a week ago.

Step one: Create your avatar and choose a name.

Step two: Share the link with a WeChat friend to get 100 diamonds.

Just as Qin Nuo was about to share the link with herself, a new message notification popped up. Her hand twitched, and before she could even see who it was, she’d already sent it.

Wen Lanchu: "What are you up to? Hiding in a corner and crying by yourself because you didn't win?"

Qin Nuo: "Shared a link"

Qin Nuo: "Hey, baby. Come on, let's spend a passionate night together."

Wen Lanchu: "?"

Crisis!

She’d sent it to Wen Lanchu, her Death Rival of many years. She was going to be a complete laughingstock… This damn game! This damn promotional text! And why the hell did Wen Lanchu have to message her at this exact, critical moment?!

Since the deed was done, Qin Nuo had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply: "Come on, Chuchu. Want to match with me in the game?"

A Vinegar-Eating Fiend⁵ Little Sun⁶ × One Who Puts on an Air of Arrogance but is an Aojiao⁷

• Both are actresses. All entertainment industry-related details are fictional. Please do not scrutinize.
• The pacing is slow and the prose is simple, like a thin stream flows for a long time⁸. Enter this pit with caution.
            
• For more completed works, please click on my profile. Thank you all for your support.

Tags: Singular Devotion, Joyful Enemies⁹, Entertainment Circle, Sweet Story, Lighthearted, Secret Crush

One-sentence Summary: Crap! How did I send it to her?!

Theme: See your own heart clearly and profess your love in time.

Xu Jialuo¹ is an indie musician. She's a cold and aloof fishing type² without even realizing it, a siren of the human world³, a white moonlight⁴.

Too bad she's all looks but no scent—a beta⁵.

But one day, she unexpectedly undergoes differentiation⁶ into an alpha⁷.

Her late differentiation has overloaded her gland⁸. To survive, she needs to perform a marking⁹ on an omega¹⁰, turning them into her personal, life-saving medicine.

During her first heat¹¹, Xu Jialuo curls up under her covers. She tries to call a friend for help but misdials her sworn enemy instead.

The woman on the other end reacts coldly. After a few seconds of silence, she leaves her with a single, airy sentence:

"Let's talk in person."

Then, within ten minutes, she crosses half the city and kicks open her door.

The first time they meet after her differentiation, her sworn enemy—known for being the calmest top-tier omega—is driven to lose control by her.

When a clear-headed Xu Jialuo sees the terrifying bite mark on the other woman's gland, her eyes redden in panic as she apologizes.

Bo Suiqing¹² says nothing. She raises a trembling hand to wipe the tears from Xu Jialuo's face and tells her to carry her into the bathroom.

"Stop crying, Xu Jialuo. Start thinking about how you're going to take responsibility for me."

The internet exploded. Weibo's servers nearly crashed.

It was all because Bo Suiqing—the top-tier goddess known as the hardest to catch in the industry—now had an alpha. Her crisp scent of chilled cherries now mingled with the mellow aroma of a certain alpha's red wine, brewing into a clear sweetness.

The entire internet speculated, but all guesses came to nothing.

That is, until the two rivals, Xu Jialuo and Bo Suiqing, appeared on a reality show together. Everyone was expecting a huge fight, but instead, someone detected the scent of a pheromone¹³ on Xu Jialuo, who was supposed to be a beta.

It smelled like a glass of iced cherry wine.

The one who smelled it: ╭(°A°`)╮？

Later, everyone witnessed:

In the peak of summer, Xu Jialuo broke off a wide leaf to shield Bo Suiqing from the sun.

When it rained, Xu Jialuo ignored her own soaked clothes to hold an umbrella for Bo Suiqing.

When Xu Jialuo was accidentally injured, Bo Suiqing lowered her head to bandage the wound. Her expression was a mix of anger and impatience, but when her back was to the camera, she secretly wiped away a tear of heartache from the corner of her eye.

The crowd, who had been unexpectedly force-fed a mountain of dog food¹⁴: (OoO)？Woof woof woof woof woof？

Belated Affection × Long-Awaited Yearning

"Some people spend a lifetime learning how to solve the problem of communication. For you, I can too."

No Pendants¹⁵.

Both parties are in the process of learning to communicate (the story has already reached the point where they start to grow a mouth¹⁶).

Tags: Wealthy Family, Entertainment Industry, Modern AU, ABO¹⁷, Secret Crush

One-sentence Summary: My sworn enemy omega wants me to take responsibility for her.

Theme: Cherish the person in front of you.

A cheerful little puppy¹, powerful, and devoted alpha² × an indifferent little kitten³, white cut black⁴, and possessive omega⁵

1.

Gu Qiu⁶ and Lin Jinzhu⁷ were a well-known “couple” in the upper circles of society. One was an SSS-grade alpha, the other a top-tier omega. They had grown up together, came from illustrious families, and were what everyone called Heaven's favored daughters⁸.

The two of them attended the top-tier noble school in the Imperial Capital⁹. Besides attending class, sleeping, and eating, the three things Gu Qiu did most often every day were: stick stick¹⁰ with her green plum¹¹ Lin Jinzhu, stick stick with her green plum Lin Jinzhu, and stick stick with her green plum Lin Jinzhu.

But one day, Gu Qiu discovered that this world had become a little strange.

A seemingly delicate and weak commoner omega, a special-admissions student, had arrived at the noble school and wouldn't stop clinging to her.

She even ran her mouth, saying: “Don’t think you’re so great just because you’re rich!”

“Can you do whatever you want with money?!”

“You arrogant A! Who are you looking down on? I have a name! I’m called Liang Suisui¹²!”

That wasn’t even the most important part. The most important part was that a surprising number of people actually thought she liked this idiot. They were even calling her a Scum A.

Gu Qiu was completely baffled. …

Ugly refuse¹³, and thanks for the invite¹⁴, but I’m not a Scum A.

She turned and pulled Lin Jinzhu far away from the exotic flower¹⁵.

Later, by a strange twist of fate, Gu Qiu learned the truth. It turned out she was the Scum A main character gong¹⁶ in a Mary Sue¹⁷ dog blood¹⁸ novel, and the other protagonist was none other than Liang Suisui.

And her own green plum, Lin Jinzhu, was nothing more than cannon fodder¹⁹.

I’m not having any of that, Gu Qiu thought. I don't want to be a Scum A, and no one is going to break me and Lin Jinzhu apart.

2.

Having grown up together, Lin Jinzhu had always firmly believed that she and Gu Qiu would spend their entire lives together—until Liang Suisui appeared by their side.

Gazing at the noisy omega who was pestering Gu Qiu to death and hitting until rotten²⁰ with her loud shouting, a flash of cold light crossed Lin Jinzhu’s usually placid eyes as a darkness began to grow in her heart.

She would absolutely not allow anyone to snatch away that silly dog²¹, Gu Qiu.

Short Snippet:

When they first got together, Lin Jinzhu’s personality was cold, and Gu Qiu was afraid her own passion would frighten her. Every kiss was incredibly restrained, always stopping after a shallow taste²².

But what Gu Qiu didn’t know was how much Lin Jinzhu, who disliked being touched by others, actually yearned to be closer to her.

Love is mutual care and mutual understanding, but it is also when feelings are hard to control²³; it is the exception to every rule.

Later, Gu Qiu finally understood that last part.

At that moment, Lin Jinzhu was lying beneath Gu Qiu, her eyes hazy. Her hands, as fair and smooth as jade, clung to Gu Qiu’s neck like vines, her breath coming in rapid, scorching pants. The ice had melted into water, and the words she spoke were laced with possession.

“If you dare run off with someone else, I’ll break your legs.”

In response, Gu Qiu was like an enthusiastic big puppy, ceaselessly leaving marks on her wife’s neck as the scent of top-tier Karola Rose²⁴ pheromones²⁵ filled every corner of the room.

Wifey smells so good, prprprpr²⁶. I’m not running anywhere!

Reading Guide:

1. There are many private settings²⁷, different from a conventional world; this is an alternate universe.
2. The entire story is 1v1²⁸. The female A has no pendant²⁹, and they are faithful to each other in body and soul.
            
3. Both characters have wife brain³⁰. The protagonists are both natives of the original world; there is no one who transmigrated into a book³¹.

Tags: To have a love for only one³², A match made in heaven³³, Heaven's favored child³⁴, Sweet Text, School Campus, ABO³⁵

Other: Heaven's favored child, Two smalls, no guessing³⁶

One-sentence Summary: I'm not a Scum A, get away from me.

Theme: One must always be firm in one's own beliefs.

Yu Ting¹ was cheated on².

Her ex-girlfriend Ran Xue³ fell for⁴ a French woman while abroad and wanted to pledge her life to her in secret⁵.

But the Yu family⁶ and the Ran family⁷ had long arranged a marriage alliance⁸—the stakes were high. Old Master Yu⁹ issued a final ultimatum¹⁰: if Yu Ting wanted to inherit the family fortune, she couldn't break the engagement.

Ran Ling¹¹ was Ran Xue's older sister, the eldest daughter of the Ran family. Graceful in figure and gentle as water, she was a true Jiangnan¹² beauty. Because she couldn't speak, she lived secluded in the inner chambers¹³, rarely seen by others—delicate and unable to care for herself.

When Yu Ting married her, she thought it was a tacit¹⁴ business arrangement. Only after bringing her home did she discover what a tormenting handful this woman was—

She was gentle, offering the tenderest care when Yu Ting was drunk as mud¹⁵. She was sweet and shy, carefully writing stroke by stroke¹⁶ on paper to call Yu Ting "wifey." But she also had a glass heart¹⁷. Even though she was three years older than Yu Ting, if Yu Ting didn't reply to her messages for even a moment, she'd cry from feeling wronged¹⁸, ignore everyone, refuse to eat, and demand coaxing.

If she caught a whiff of another woman's perfume on Yu Ting, she'd drag her into the bathroom and wash her over and over with her own body wash, as if trying to pickle her until the scent soaked in¹⁹.

Glass heart, germaphobe, and willful. One second she'd promise Yu Ting she'd be good and obedient; the next, if Yu Ting got close to another woman, she would try to run away from home²⁰—deliberately not wearing shoes just to make Yu Ting worry.

But Yu Ting gradually became obsessed with her. She couldn't speak, yet when aroused, she'd hum out tones so seductive they could drip²¹.

Once her voice recovered, her favorite thing to do was sprawl across Yu Ting's body, lean close to her ear, and whisper: "Love—Tingting²²—so—much~"

She wanted to hide Tingting away²³.

Reading Guide:

1. Neither protagonist has a perfect personality; they're not normal people.
2. Yu Ting has many exes, is somewhat scummy early on, and becomes extremely possessive²⁴ later.
            
3. Ran Ling is no innocent sweetheart—she's a gently wicked woman (emphasis added).
            
4. Ran Ling's voice will recover.
5. Everything between the protagonists is pure wish-fulfillment/kink-focused²⁵; enter with caution if you have strong moral sensibilities.
            

Tags: Urban · Devoted Feelings²⁶ · Match Made by Heaven²⁷ · Lighthearted · Marry First, Love Later²⁸

One-sentence Summary: Want to hide you away

Theme: Striving to obtain what you desire

【A pianist who is at ease with whatever comes¹ & an Ice Mountain Beauty² CEO】

Gu Yuewan³ had only just returned to the country when her family arranged a marriage for her.

The heir to the Ming Group was a woman famous for being an Ice Mountain Beauty.

Her first meeting with Ming Yuwei⁴ was not exactly pleasant. Gu Yuewan was fifteen minutes late due to traffic.

The apology had barely formed on her lips when Ming Yuwei spoke. "Punctuality is a virtue. I hope Miss Gu will have it next time."

Gu Yuewan: …

It was a business marriage; neither of them had any feelings for the other.

After the wedding, Ming Yuwei buried herself in work while Gu Yuewan continued her schedule of piano performances.

Before every performance, Gu Yuewan would receive a bouquet of her favorite pink roses. The card simply read: "Wishing you a successful performance."

There was never a signature.

Gu Yuewan was both puzzled and curious, but she could never figure out who was sending her the flowers.

When she returned home after her shows, Ming Yuwei was as busy as ever. The few times they spoke, it was only for a few light, perfunctory greetings.

Gu Yuewan never overstepped her bounds, treating her with the courtesy of 'respecting each other like guests'⁵ in the hope that their marriage could remain long and peaceful.

That is, until she accidentally learned that Ming Yuwei frequently bought pink roses—even though Ming Yuwei herself didn't like them.

Suddenly, a bold idea took root in her mind, and she decided to do something about it.

Ming Yuwei felt that her wife had been acting a little strange lately.

She was either secretly staring at her or casually trying to find out her preferences. Sometimes, she would even perform an elegant twirl and land right on her lap, batting her beautiful eyes.

Ming Yuwei was baffled. "What are you doing?"

Gu Yuewan was frank. "I'm seducing you. Can't you tell?"

Ming Yuwei: …

Reader's Guide:

1. Gu Yuewan (bottom), Ming Yuwei (top), 1v1, a sweet and wholesome story. Tropes include: Marriage first, love later, and feelings that develop over a long time⁶.
2. Five-year age gap.
            

Tags: Modern City, To have a special love for only one person⁷, Sweet Story, Marriage first, love later

Other: Feelings develop over a long time

One-sentence Summary: Her moon comes to her.

Theme: Live life well.

At just twenty-two years old, Tang Ruoyao¹ claimed the Best Actress crown, her future shining bright. The very next day, the media flooded the news with press releases, lavishing her with the title "Little Qin Yinong."

Tang Ruoyao's fans were furious. Qin Yinong² had a face that could topple nations and ruin the people,³ and her reputation in the industry was abysmal. Rumor had it that half the entertainment circle were her lovers, and she'd even had a daughter out of wedlock who was already several years old! "Shameless media, insulting our idol!"

Qin Yinong's fans exploded, too. "Our girl has won so many Best Actress awards at home and abroad she's run out of hands to hold them! Tang Ruoyao isn't even worthy of carrying Qin Yinong's shoes. This is a classic case of landing on the moon to stage a porcelain-touching scam!"⁴

A meddlesome reporter managed to interview both of them about their impressions of each other.

Qin Yinong smiled like a fox. "We're not familiar."

Tang Ruoyao, in a formulaic tone, said coolly, "Film Queen Qin⁵ is a senior I respect very much. I hope we have the chance to work together."

Soon after, reliable news broke: Qin Yinong and Tang Ruoyao would be co-starring in a film. The crowd of onlookers had gathered for a good show, but who would have thought that after filming wrapped, the two had absolutely no interaction?

The two fanbases fought relentlessly, like fire and water. As for Qin and Tang themselves, it was a case of “king does not see king.”⁶

Later, Qin Yinong brought her daughter onto a show. The host asked, "I hear you and Teacher Tang don't get along, is that true?"

A massive photo of Tang Ruoyao appeared on the screen behind them.

Qin Yinong smiled faintly, just about to speak.

But the daughter in her arms, her eyes sparkling, pointed at Tang Ruoyao's picture and shouted in a clear, cheerful, childish voice, "Mommy!"

The host and the entire audience: "!!!"

The entertainment circle… erupted.

CP: Pure Poppy⁷ & Flower of the High Peaks⁸

Two female leads share the stage in a showdown of acting skills, HE

【All characters are fictional. Please refrain from making real-world associations.】

PS: Both female leads are independent and strong, achieving success in their careers and love lives through their own efforts. The work critiques all behavior that violates public order and good morals.

Tags: Strong Female Leads, Neighbors to Lovers, Contract Relationship, Entertainment Circle, Serious Drama

One-sentence Summary: Don't you just love it when I'm wanton?

Theme: To be a person, one must be independent and strong. The work critiques behavior that violates public order and good morals, praises equal love, and celebrates the truth, goodness, and beauty in human nature.

【Noble Young Lady × Chatty Little Drama Queen.¹ It's a bit of an antagonistic relationship, a pairing I personally quite like, but some readers might find Luanxin's personality unlikable, so consider this a heads-up for everyone! (honest.jpg)】

Song Qiuchi,² the newly crowned Best Actress, an Alpha.

Cheng Luanxin,³ a rising star in the music world, an Omega.

The two had been like fire and water since their school days, all because they shared the same white moonlight:⁴ the beta, Du Zhiruo.⁵

Ordinarily, they were like well water that does not interfere with river water.⁶

But who could have guessed that they would swap souls right before participating in the same dating reality show!

Stuck with Song Qiuchi's cold, world-weary face, Cheng Luanxin truly felt like she was forcing a duck onto a perch⁷ during the on-camera interview.

Host: "Who are your close friends in the industry?"

Cheng Luanxin scratched her head, racking her brain. "Uh, Cheng Luanxin?"

Song Qiuchi: "…"

That day, #SongQiuchiAndChengLuanxinMeetAtTheSummit, #ColdBestActressSongQiuchiOnlyAcknowledgesOneCloseFriend, and #ChiXinSecretlyPromisedIsReal⁸ all shot to the top of the trending topics.

In the entertainment world, lies require after-sales service!

The two rivals had no choice but to hold their noses and engage in some false fan service:⁹

During an outdoor shoot, Song Qiuchi took the initiative to hold an umbrella for Cheng Luanxin. "You went out without putting on sunscreen. You don't cherish my skin at all."

While playing a game, Cheng Luanxin deliberately lost to Song Qiuchi to accept the punishment. It's Song Qiuchi's face I'm losing, so I'm not afraid.

The audience (completely oblivious): "I'm dying! This ship is killing me! Chi Xin Secretly Promised is real!"

This continued until the reality show's wrap party.¹⁰

Cheng Luanxin was set up, causing her pheromones¹¹ to spiral out of control. With no other choice, she found Song Qiuchi and proposed a Temporary Mark.¹²

Song Qiuchi lowered her gaze. "Are you sure you want to mark me?"

Cheng Luanxin gritted her teeth. "Getting to mark my body is your gain."

After a night of spring breeze,¹³ everything unexpectedly returned to normal.

Later—

Du Zhiruo found the two of them. "I know you've both held special feelings for me all this time, and I've finally decided to choose—"

Song Qiuchi pulled Cheng Luanxin into her arms. "Sorry, I already have a wife."¹⁴

Du Zhiruo: "…?"

Noble Young Lady × Chatty Little Drama Queen

Song Qiuchi × Cheng Luanxin

A non-typical rivals-to-lovers story. The two main characters have flawed personalities; please stop here if you can't accept that.

Tags: Soul Swap, Deep Affection, Niche Romance, Entertainment Industry, Lighthearted

One-sentence Summary: The two of us got a happy ending.

Theme: Only running towards each other¹⁵ gives life meaning.

Young CEO Yu Shu¹ was decisive and rarely smiled. The world saw her as a Flower on a high mountain²—to be admired from a distance, never touched. She was the kind of person who could watch Mount Tai collapse before her and her expression wouldn't change.³ But when it came to Zhao Qingying,⁴ the actress who had taken the Entertainment Circle⁵ by storm, Yu Shu was openly disdainful and deeply prejudiced.

At first, she disliked Zhao Qingying simply because the woman was a distraction to her younger brother's studies. Later, it was because… she was just too shameless.

That Little wave hoof⁶ needs to be taught a lesson!

Later, it was a classic 'truly fragrant'⁷ moment—

One day, her brother saw his idol sitting in their living room and exclaimed in delight, "Ying-ge,⁸ what brings your great chariot to grace us with its presence?!⁹"

Yu Shu said meaningfully, "Yes, indeed. Her great marriage has graced us with its presence."¹⁰

-

Zhao Qingying was a peerless beauty, the center of every conversation, a darling of the media, and a favorite of the paparazzi. She was never short of rumored lovers. One day, she was giving an interview.

Host: "The hotel tycoon you're supposedly seeing—is that true?"

Zhao Qingying: "My older brother."

Host: "The financial magnate who's rumored to be your sugar daddy—is that reliable information?"

Zhao Qingying: "My old dad."

The host asked meekly, "Then what about Yu Shu, who you've been seen with so often recently? Who is she to you?"

Zhao Qingying looked straight into the camera, her eyes curving into a smile. "My wife."

The aloof CEO obsessed with making money through gaming — The superstar focused only on flirting with girls.

Tags: Rich and powerful family,¹¹ Entertainment Circle, Sweet Story, Lighthearted, Sand sculpture¹²

One-sentence Summary: Can't_smile.jpg

Theme: A smile can make you ten years younger.

Rumor had it that Qin Yi,¹ the ethereal queen of the music world renowned for her heavenly voice,² had suddenly lost her voice. This happened at the very peak of her career, in her golden years, at the very moment she was greatly red and purple.³

Like an angel whose wings had been torn away, she struggled on the brink of death at home, day after day, drowning in regret.

Her company and family anxiously sought out one psychologist after another to treat her. But every single one arrived full of confidence, only to leave shaking their heads.

Qin Yi buried her own heart and forbade anyone from approaching.

Six months later, she couldn't even stand and had to rely on a wheelchair to get by.

A year later, her popularity had plummeted, and she was gradually forgotten by the entertainment industry. Those around her gave up on her too, casually assigning a university student, Mu Xiaoxiao,⁴ who was juggling work and her studies, to be her caretaker.

When she first arrived, all Mu Xiaoxiao saw in Qin Yi's eyes was killing intent and resistance. Xiaoxiao sang her old songs to her, massaged her gradually atrophying muscles, and coaxed her outside to see the stars in the sky.

She held her under the starry sky.

She kissed her in the moonlight.

She cradled her shattered heart.

It took Xiaoxiao a year to heal her, and Qin Yi would spend a lifetime repaying her.

A story of mutual redemption.⁵ A healing story.⁶

——Mini-Theater Version of the Summary——

After Qin Yi publicly exited the closet,⁷ she once accepted a media interview.

The host was a hairy-headed boy,⁸ fresh out of college. He had seen photos of Mu Xiaoxiao and asked, perplexed, "I heard that when you got together with Mu Xiaoxiao, she was just an ordinary university student. Everyone knows your status and position, President Qin.⁹ In China, we have a saying about matching gates and aligned doors.¹⁰ Won't this become a source of conflict between you?"

A question like that… the old Qin Yi would have disdained to even answer it.

But now, Qin Yi simply smiled calmly at the camera. "From a worldly perspective, perhaps I have a little more than Xiaoxiao. But only I know what she has given me."

As if remembering something, Qin Yi lowered her head, her lips curving into a gentle smile. The fans watching on the platform erupted into a clamor. Whoa, was this still the ice-cold President Qin who was never casual in speech or laughter?¹¹

Xiaoxiao gave her a warm home.

She gave her the courage and determination to believe in the world again, to be reborn.

More importantly, she gave her a fiercely beating heart.

Lifting her head again to face the camera, her eyes held a smile as she spoke, word by word, phrase by phrase,¹² her voice full of lingering affection, "From beginning to end, I was the one climbing high¹³ to reach her."

Tags: Strong strong,¹⁴ Urban, A match made by heaven,¹⁵ Loving and killing each other,¹⁶ Drama

One-sentence Summary: To love you is to redeem you.

Theme: Everyone has an unbearable past, but there will always be that one person who parts the clouds and mist,¹⁷ letting you touch a kind heart and enjoy the bright light. The world is beautiful; to hold her hand and appreciate it together.

A hundred years ago, a young man named Jun Moxiao¹ appeared in the Jianghu² as if from nowhere. Overnight, like a different army suddenly risen,³ he became the prize every major power vied for.

To protect his freedom, Jun Moxiao defeated the most renowned masters of the martial world⁴ at the peak of Tian Mountain.⁵ He forced the vanquished to swear a blood oath: wherever Jun Moxiao appeared, they were to retreat three she.⁶ From that day forward, Jun Moxiao became a legend of his generation. The people of the Jianghu called him the Strange Hero.⁷

《Ugly Hero》 takes place one hundred years after the legend of the Strange Hero…

A young woman named Lu Nanzhu,⁸ through a chance encounter brought by fate,⁹ obtains the treasured manual of divine arts¹⁰ handwritten by the Strange Hero himself: the 《Heavenly Demon Art》.¹¹

The title page of the 《Heavenly Demon Art》 reads: This art is unparalleled under the heavens,¹² but only a woman may practice it. To do so guarantees the ruin of one's face.

The second page reads: Who says a world-class hero must be handsome and dashing, suave and charming? That is nothing more than the one-sided wishful thinking¹³ of you common folk…

One Jianghu. One young woman. One mask.

One copy of the 《Heavenly Demon Art》. One rust-flecked, divine Cang Long Sword.¹⁴

A hundred years later, what new legend will be born in the Jianghu?

This story is also known as: 《The Ugly Hero is a Pervert》, 《Beauty, Why Do You Love an Ugly Man?》, 《It's All a Misunderstanding》

Tags: Jianghu, Happy bickering enemies,¹⁵ A chance encounter brought by karma/fate, A woman disguised as a man,¹⁶ Serious Drama

Other: Jianghu, Serious Drama, Possibly a slow burn, Please don't laugh (Jun Moxiao), The Female General and The Eldest Princess

One-sentence Summary: The Ugly Hero of the Jianghu, and the Ugly Hero's web of gratitude, grievances, love, and hatred.¹⁷

Theme: This story aims to promote the traditional virtues of the Chinese people: resilience and courage in the face of adversity. With the spirit of hard work and struggle of the new era at its core, this story depicts a protagonist who takes initiative, opens her heart with great magnanimity, and casts aside the grievances of the Jianghu to lay down the butcher's knife¹⁸ and abandon evil to return to the righteous path.¹⁹

Guan Nianwei¹ was an atheist. As it turned out, her boss, Dong Yu,² and all of her colleagues were gods.

Guan Nianwei, her beliefs utterly shattered: Just smile and get through it.

Dong Yu wasn't just a god; she was a Second-Generation God.³ And a Second-Generation God who had no desire to go home and inherit the family business—the Heavenly Court.⁴

But that wasn't all. She had a habit of saying the most improper things with a perfectly straight face.

"Secretary Guan, may I hold your hand?"

"Secretary Guan, may I touch you?"

"Secretary Guan, may I hug you?"

And even…

Guan Nianwei, face flushed crimson, clamped a hand over her mouth. "…Don't say another word!"

How could a god be so blunt!

• Manual Highlight: This story is just a little sweet biscuit,⁵ focused entirely on sweet, fluffy romance. If you're looking for something else, this probably isn't the story for you~
• Guan Nianwei x Dong Yu, 1v1, HE
            
• This is a non-traditional celestial system; I made it all up. The logic serves the plot, so please don't overthink it.

Tags: Supernatural, To have eyes for only one,⁶ A match made in heaven,⁷ Sweet Story, Lighthearted

One-sentence Summary: A romantic little sweet biscuit.

Theme: The harmonious coexistence of different species.

Late at night.

Lu Ningshuang¹, an Alpha just one month into her new job, was working overtime at the office when she happened to run into a gorgeous Omega in the throes of a Susceptibility Period². What followed was—

One Night of Romance³!

But afterward, Lu Ningshuang suddenly realized she was a Cannon Fodder⁴ A in an ABO novel.

In the story, when the Omega female lead, Qin Yushu⁵, went into her Susceptibility Period, Lu Ningshuang was supposed to accidentally pass by. Overwhelmed by the female lead's SSS-grade Pheromones, her own would go haywire. Then, the real Alpha lead would arrive to save the day, but he'd mistake her for a criminal who had drugged the Omega. Her fate was to end up shedding Tears Behind Iron Bars⁶.

By all rights, her part in the story should have wrapped up last night. But now—

Lu Ningshuang stared at Qin Yushu—the female lead, her own boss, now marked and lying right beside her—and fell silent.

Is it too late to find a time machine?

As the sole heir to the Qin Group⁷, the 25-year-old Qin Yushu was exceptionally capable, graceful, and beautiful. Even as an Omega, she was top-tier, no weaker than any Alpha.

Except… for the troublesome monthly Susceptibility Period she'd experienced ever since she presented.

One day, President Qin's⁸ Susceptibility Period struck again. Unwilling to endure it any longer, she found a Younger A⁹ from her company—one with a clean background, a pleasant appearance, and who seemed easy to control—to solve her temporary problem.

The little A… was excellent in every respect. President Qin was thoroughly satisfied. In fact, she was like someone who had eaten the marrow and knew its flavor¹⁰; she wasn't ready to let go just yet.

The next morning, the Overbearing President O¹¹ summoned the Younger A, who had tried to flee during the night, to her office.

Lu Ningshuang was trembling with fear.

Qin Yushu laid out her terms: "Marry me. You will marry into¹² the Qin Family for a period of three years. During that time, I will be responsible for all your living expenses. In return, you will fulfill your obligations as my partner."

The broke-ass Alpha was completely stunned.

There's a deal this good?

"I'll sign!" Without a moment's hesitation, she decided to eat this bowl of soft rice¹³.

But after getting married, Lu Ningshuang gradually discovered that this soft rice wasn't so easy to eat.

For instance, President Qin would sneak into her room every night. Not content with being an Involution King¹⁴ herself, she insisted on dragging Lu Ningshuang along to "work overtime," practically draining the life out of her.

"No more, I really can't…"

Lu Ningshuang complained endlessly, but President Qin would always manage to fully embody the oppressive nature of a capitalist and drag her back up again.

"Miss Lu¹⁵." Qin Yushu's voice was a breath against Lu Ningshuang's ear. The face that was so cold and noble at the office was now flushed the color of a begonia.

"Fulfilling the terms of our marriage is your duty. It's written in the contract—"

"You You¹⁶, you have no way to refuse."

Rumors swirled that President Qin was keeping a Little white face¹⁷ A. They said this A was worthless, but President Qin, as if she'd been placed under a Gu-curse¹⁸, doted on the person she held at the tip of her heart¹⁹.

Even Qin Yushu's own friends said Lu Ningshuang wasn't good enough for her.

Until one day, a friend came to the company to discuss business and accidentally broke a vase Lu Ningshuang had given Qin Yushu. Qin Yushu was furious, blowing the minor incident out of proportion.

The friend said, "Just ask her how much it was. I'll pay for it."

Lu Ningshuang replied, "Ah? No, no, it's fine. I just grabbed it from home. It's not worth anything."

But Qin Yushu refused to let it go. She had the vase appraised, only to discover it was an antique from the Jia Chao Era²⁰!

Friend: Huh?

Lu Ningshuang: Huh?

• Super-rich and beautiful boss O who, for the sake of convenience, renewed her partner's annual subscription × Subordinate A who thought she was poor and decided to eat soft rice but it seems that might not be the case?

• ABO, but the elements aren't very strong. Female A has no penis.

Tags: Wealthy Family, Devoted Love, Contract Romance, Sweet Story, Cool & Mature Woman, Marriage Before Love

One-sentence Summary: I'm dead set on being this rich family's kept spouse!

Theme: The road ahead is long, but press on without hesitation.

In 1961¹, after surviving the great disasters, the collective will of the people began to fade. The Utopia² they had struggled to build seemed within reach, yet remained impossibly distant.

The story of a female doctor³ from a family with the fragrance of books⁴ X⁵ a female worker⁶.

Tags: Singular Affection⁷, Serious drama⁸

One-sentence Summary: A woman-flower, blooming on steel⁹.

What is Yuan?¹

Is it destiny? The will of heaven? Irreversible?

I don't understand.

I only know I cannot bear to see a red face with white hair,² where one sword grieves for love.³

Content Tags: Jianghu,⁴ A Love Reserved for One,⁵ The Pavilion Near the Water,⁶ Time Travel, Light-hearted

Other: White Hair Fanfiction, GL

One-sentence Summary: Just don't let the red face's hair turn white.

LP: Specifically, it seems to be a fanfiction of ‘Baifa Monü Zhuan’, a classic wuxia novel by Liang Yusheng.

Hesitant to add this here. But, if it got the vote, I’ll continue it from where Slopaw (Leirion) stopped. I hope everyone doesn’t mind my way of translating.

Meng Youling's¹ proudest achievement was successfully pursuing the person she'd had a secret crush on for years.

Qiu Yi's² most guilt-ridden act was stealing away her best friend's little sister.

That summer, Meng Youling came home to find her older sister's fox friends and dog companions³ had made a complete mess of the room. She shrieked in anger, but they all just burst out laughing.

The two sisters started fighting, and Meng Youling accidentally tumbled into a warm embrace.

The girl looked down, sunlight tracing the exquisite lines of her eyes and brows. She smiled, poking Meng Youling's cheek. "Your Jiejie⁴ is too mean. Why don't you be my Meimei⁵ instead?"

Meng Youling: "Get lost."

Qiu Yi: "…"

Kids in their rebellious phase are such a pain. That was Qiu Yi's first impression of Meng Youling—like a little wild beast⁶ ready to bite at any moment. Later, that little wild beast turned into a docile and well-behaved little white rabbit⁷ in front of her.

She bragged about this to Meng Zhao⁸, but Meng Zhao was unimpressed. "You don't really think my Mei⁹ is a little white rabbit, do you? She's as cunning as they come!"

After that, Meng Youling never again called her "Jiejie" in that sweet voice.

"Qiu Yi."

Qiu Yi: Danger!

Pairing: Black-bellied¹⁰ Year Under¹¹ X Sand Sculpture¹² Imperial Sister¹³

Tags: Modern Day, Green plums and bamboo horse¹⁴, Sweet Story, School Life, Lighthearted

One-sentence Summary: It's not just talk.

Theme: Prosperity, democracy, civility, and harmony.

After Song Jianzhi¹ died, she entered the Underworld's² population re-employment lottery and was assigned to start a second life in the small world of a dog blood³ romance novel. Her job? To act as the golden finger⁴ for the fated female lead.

But the Underworld's information systems were outdated, and her system⁵ was late to arrive. Cautiously fishing in troubled waters⁶ and completely oblivious, Song Jianzhi ended up sleeping with someone.⁷

When she woke up the next day, her newly installed system was stunned like a dog.⁸ "Host,⁹ how did you BEEP—¹⁰ with Ming Xu?¹¹"

Song Jianzhi replied, "I know she's my love rival, but what could I do?"

The system replied with a smile. "And did you know that Ming Xu is this novel's female lead? That she's your mission target?"

Song Jianzhi: ?!

Having accidentally slept with her "love rival," Song Jianzhi had no choice but to start her work, hardening her scalp¹² for the task ahead. She sent scripts and variety show opportunities her way, took on the heavy tasks of visiting sets and to accompany her on runs,¹³ and diligently fulfilled her duties as a golden finger. As she watched the female lead shine ever brighter, a gratified smile, like that of an old mother,¹⁴ spread across her face.

Later.

Ming Xu looked down at her, a strand of long hair brushing against Song Jianzhi's cheek. "Before, everyone thought we were love rivals. Now, they think you're my…"

Song Jianzhi cut her off, speaking with stern righteousness.¹⁵ "That’s just their filthy minds! We’re just frien—"

Ming Xu's voice was cool and crisp. "Girlfriend."

Song Jianzhi: Hmm?

Tags: Exclusive love,¹⁶ Entertainment Circle, Sweet Text,¹⁷ Transmigrating into a book,¹⁸ Light-hearted

One-sentence Summary: Pitiful, small, and helpless, but cute and sweet.

(About the Title: 分久必合 | Pinyin: fēn jiǔ bì hé | Context: Literally: 'Long divided must unite.' This is the first half of a famous line from the classic novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," which states, "The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide." It's used here to signify an inevitable reunion after a long separation.)

At just twenty-six years old, Yu Xi¹ won both the Yulan Award² and the Baishu Award³ for her role in the TV drama 【Spring Warmth, Blooming Flowers】⁴. With these wins, she became the youngest Triple-Crown Best Actress⁵ in the Entertainment Circle. To celebrate, X TV⁶ produced a special interview program for her, broadcasting it live across the entire internet.

On camera, the host picked up a card and turned to the audience. "Let's see what challenge Miss Yu has drawn!" she said with a smile.

A wave of cheers erupted from the audience, the noise deafening. The card was magnified on the screen behind Yu Xi, revealing the challenge in a single line: Call your first love⁷ on the spot.

Yu Xi pressed her lips into a faint smile and took the phone the host handed her.

With the call on speakerphone, the studio fell silent as the line rang on and on. Just when everyone thought no one would pick up, a low voice came through from the other end. "Hello."

It was just a single syllable, tinged with a cold, distant air. Everyone, both on stage and in the audience, was stunned. It was unmistakably a woman's voice.

The host froze for a moment before asking hesitantly, "Miss Yu, did you dial the wrong number?"

Yu Xi gave a slight, infinitely graceful smile. Two words fell from her red lips. "I didn't."

The entire internet exploded! Weibo⁸ kept crashing! Two topics immediately shot to the top of the Hot Search⁹ list: #Triple-Crown Best Actress Actually Likes Women# #Yu Xi Comes Out of the Closet#¹⁰

Reading Guide:

1. A two-way secret crush¹¹; a broken mirror becomes round again¹².

Tags: To have a special fondness for someone¹³, A broken mirror becomes round again, Entertainment Circle, Inspirational, Lighthearted

One-sentence Summary: To love and kill each other¹⁴ with her first love.

【A studious dual personality¹ gong² X a high and cold³ beauty shou⁴ whose mouth dislikes but whose body is honest⁵, a story with an amnesia plot】

Gu Qingyan⁶ accidentally injured her head. The doctor said she had brain damage and might suffer from amnesia.

Gu Qingyan didn't think much of it. She remembered everything, so what memories could she possibly lose?

After being discharged, Gu Qingyan returned to her internship, only to find that the company's ice mountain⁷ omega⁸ President was looking at her in a very strange way, making things difficult for her at every turn.

What was even more absurd was that when Gu Qingyan got home, she found the President in her dorm room. Dressed in pajamas and leaning against the sofa, she looked incredibly sexy and alluring.

The President said coolly, "It's the weekend. You haven't forgotten, have you?"

Gu Qingyan: "…"

What did I forget?!

The President threw a handwritten XX Mutual Aid Agreement at her.

【Every weekend, Party A must spend time with Party B.】
【While ensuring marking⁹ during the passion-heat period¹⁰, Party A must be on call at all times.】
【…】
【If Party A violates any of the above terms, they must compensate Party B ten million for damages.】

Gu Qingyan had never seen such a humble Party A. She automatically assumed she was the one in the subservient position. To avoid the massive penalty, she shared a bed with the ice mountain President, terrified, and stumbled her way through the marking.

Gu Qingyan worked at the company during the day and had to work overtime at night to meet the KPI¹¹ specified in the agreement.

When she learned that the President had a beloved white moonlight¹², Gu Qingyan thought about her 007¹³ schedule, slaving away like a cow and a horse¹⁴ day and night for a pitifully low salary, and decided to quit.

After submitting her resignation, Gu Qingyan was cornered in the breakroom. The President stared at her, her eyes freezing cold.

Just as Gu Qingyan was trembling and trying to figure out what to say, the President's cold voice cut in. "Gu Qingyan, I'm pregnant. With your child!"

Gu Qingyan only remembered temporarily marking the other woman; there was no way she could be pregnant. This was an attempt to get her to take over the plate¹⁵! No way. I'm not going to be some plate-taking hero¹⁶!

The President: "A one-hundred-million-dollar contract marriage. Are you in or not?!"

Gu Qingyan: "I'm in!"

(What plate-taking hero? This is my dear wife, and that's my dear daughter in her belly!)

After her promotion and raise, Gu Qingyan was full of motivation.

Devoted to her new role, Gu Qingyan threw herself into her work. She delved deep into marking techniques, researched cooking and massage skills until she reached the top level in the industry, blossoming in every area.

Not long after, Gu Qingyan heard that the President's white moonlight had returned. She instinctively packed her bags, ready to make way for her, but the President grabbed her, her eyes red.

"Ah Yan¹⁷, it's always been you. Who are you making way for?"

Gu Qingyan's pupils had an earthquake¹⁸. Her amnesia was really serious. She had forgotten something incredible!

High-Energy Warning:
#Older Sister-Puppy Literature¹⁹, to be each other's one and only²⁰, running towards each other²¹#
#Year below²², nine-year age gap#
#Neither the gong nor the shou is perfect; they have character flaws#
#Dual personality, to be jealous of oneself²³, to put a green hat on oneself²⁴ series#
#alpha²⁵ has no extra appendages, no childbirth in the main story#
#Tricked in body and heart by an ice mountain boss after getting amnesia#

A Classical Dance Goddess¹ of cold and alluring bones² × A quiet and reserved Cultural Relic Restorer³

Superstar × Water town girl

1.
Nan Xiaoxue⁴ was the Entertainment Circle's⁵ most unattainable Classical Dance Goddess.

At eighteen, she claimed the title of Principal Dancer⁶. With a singular focus on the stage, she had always walked alone.

An Chang⁷ was an unassuming Cultural Relic Restorer from a Jiangnan water town⁸.

She earned a salary of two thousand yuan, and every day she walked along old stone-paved roads, past a narrow river where black-canopied boats⁹ drifted.

The damp, sticky rain.

A secret kiss beneath a bamboo lantern.

The unknown intimacy on a small, carved bed.

And yet, it was An Chang, this most ordinary of people, who shared a whole plum rain season¹⁰ of lingering passion with the dazzling Nan Xiaoxue.

2.
Nan Xiaoxue's natural talent was unparalleled, her fame eclipsing that of any other female star.

But those who knew her understood she was arrogant on account of her talent¹¹—haughty and cold.

The charade with the ordinary girl from the water town had originally been just a way for her to get into character for the role of a "Yaojing"¹² in a live-action dance drama.

Their enchanting story should have been left behind in that rippling water town.

But who would have thought that back in Bei City¹³, as Nan Xian¹⁴ propped up a jaw of ice muscles and jade bones¹⁵, she would find herself constantly thinking of a girl from the water town? A girl whose tender arms were like newly formed lotus root shoots in early summer¹⁶.

One bite, she imagined, would be as crisp and sweet as fresh juice¹⁷.

Nan Xian narrowed her eyes. Maybe I really have become a Yaojing after all.

She wanted to bite someone. To bite a quiet but refreshingly sweet girl from a water town.

「A story of a small water town, a longing most intense on a plum rain day.」

• 30-year-old superstar & 25-year-old Cultural Relic Restorer, he¹⁸.
            

• Characters are not based on any real people. Professional knowledge is sourced from the internet.
            

Tags: Year down¹⁹, A singular fondness²⁰, A chance encounter brought by fate²¹, Entertainment Circle, Serious Drama

One-sentence Summary: Classical Dance Goddess & Cultural Relic Restorer

Theme: Believe in yourself

【To the public enemy of all boys¹, Qi Cheng²: listen up.

Hand over Pei Qingfei³ from the back of your bike, and we can talk.】

After reading the anonymous post on the school bbs⁴ forum, Qi Cheng rolled up her sleeves⁵ and replied with just four characters.

【Read and noted.⁶
—Qi Cheng】

They had shared an incubator. They had shared a crib.

In her entire life, Qi Cheng had known only three days without Pei Qingfei.

She had to bind Pei Qingfei to her for the rest of her life, no matter what. She couldn't let her go even as a ghost.⁷

And as it happened, Pei Qingfei felt the exact same way.

A study tyrant⁸ versus a study tyrant.

A green plum⁹ and a green plum.

This is the story of Miss¹⁰ Qi and Young Lady¹¹ Pei's picturesque youth—a time of chickens flying and dogs jumping¹², with lesbian feelings soaring.¹³

Tags: Flower season, rainy season¹⁴; To have a love for one thing alone¹⁵; Green plums and a bamboo horse¹⁶; Sweet text¹⁷; Light-hearted

One-sentence Summary: You and youth, like a poem, like a painting.¹⁸

At eighteen, Xie Shi'an¹ won the national championship, securing a direct path to the World Championships². The young woman was triumphant, her future limitless.

On New Year's Eve that year, she and her friends faced the surging river and made their wishes.

"I’m going to make it to the World Championships!"

"I’m going to get into my dream university!"

"Then I’m going to win the national swimming league championship!"

"I want a Grand Slam!"³

"Then I’ll just pray that all my friends’ wishes come true!"

Later, Xie Shi'an found her having failed deep debts of gratitude, bound to mentors and friends through life and death⁴. Plagued by injuries, she retired without ever winning a Grand Slam. Fortunately, she still had a little bean sprout⁵ by her side.

Jian Changnian⁶ was a latecomer, picked up by Coach Yan⁷ for the Provincial Team⁸. When she first arrived, people teased her, calling her "bean sprout."

She was frail and lacked confidence, yet her heart held an impossible person.

After Xie Shi'an retired, Jian Changnian became the first female athlete in the country to win a badminton Grand Slam.

Five years after she won her Grand Slam.

The nation's first documentary about athletes, 《Meteor》, was released. It went on to win the Best Documentary award at the Berlin Film Festival⁹.

At the end of the film, a line of small text appeared.

"This film is dedicated to all souls who struggle to rise."

Badminton · Two Female Leads · Running Towards Each Other¹⁰ · HE¹¹

Genius x Hard Worker, three-year age gap.

"The wind can change the trajectory of a shuttlecock, but my landing point¹² is you."

P.S. The phrase "failed deep debts of gratitude, bound to mentors and friends through life and death" is from "Jin Lü Qu (Two Poems)" by Gu Zhenguan of the Qing Dynasty.

Tags: Strong Female Leads, Urban, Industry Elites, Inspirational, Drama

One-sentence Summary: You are my landing point.

Theme: Dedicated to all souls who struggle to rise.

A flirty, villainous ten-thousand-person fan¹ gong² who loves to play around, paired with a reserved, black-bellied³, and seductive shou⁴ whose desire to control is bursting the meter⁵.

Not long after summer vacation ended and school started, a rumor began to spread through Huai Zhong⁶. The cold and arrogant student council⁷ president from the Jianzi Class⁸, Qiao Shanwen⁹, had somehow provoked Eldest Miss Wen¹⁰ from the Fudu Class¹¹.

And now, she was in her sights.

Eldest Miss Wen was a bad seed¹². Her personality was wild and unrestrained. Dating early, skipping class—she was the student council's biggest headache.

But Qiao Shanwen, the president herself, couldn't control her. Instead, she would be cornered, blushing with humiliation, before fleeing into the wilderness¹³.

She was forced to bring Wen Luo¹⁴ breakfast, forced to eat Wen Luo's leftovers, and forced to kneel in public to tie Wen Luo's shoes. Someone even saw her in the broadcasting room, bullied by Wen Luo until her eyes were red with tears.

Even on weekends and after school, her time was completely possessed by Wen Luo.

At Wen Luo's beck and call, and at the mercy of her torment.

Later, Wen Luo's family arranged for her to study abroad. Everyone sighed in relief, thinking Qiao Shanwen was finally free.

Later still, the Wen family¹⁵ corporation went bankrupt from mismanagement. The shock sent her mother to the hospital. The Eldest Miss Wen, who had once lived a life of flower-sky and wine-earth¹⁶, became the most destitute thousand gold¹⁷. Besides her stunning face, she had nothing left.

For a role she once could have gotten with a wave of her hand, she was now forced to drink until she was a pathetic mess.

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The girl from so many years ago now mimicked her old mannerisms, mocking her. "It's been years. How did you let yourself get so pathetic?"

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Then, one frustrating, tipsy night, Qiao Shanwen finally couldn't hold back any longer. She grabbed the other woman's hand tightly, forcefully asking the question that had plagued her for years. "Wen Luo, can't you be a little more devoted? Can't you just like me and me alone?"

No one knew that back then, Wen Luo had possessed far more than just Qiao Shanwen's time.

Tags: Modern, Flower season rain season¹⁸, Devotion to a single person¹⁹, A match made by heaven²⁰, Light-hearted

One-sentence Summary: A scheming²¹ shou harbors a secret crush on a ten-thousand-person fan.

Theme: Growing through adversity.

Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet… A lighthearted, sweet, everyday story.

【How endlessly fortunate to have met you¹】

Xing Jiaxin² ran into the old classmate she could never forget³, but that classmate didn't recognize her.

Perfect. It's always harder to make a move on⁴ someone you know. The first step in any relationship is to get the hormones firing, right?~~

【A socially awkward imperial older sister⁵ with a PhD in physics (the receiver⁶) x A truck driver who is a warm stove⁷ of a person, the kind whose mouth dislikes but whose body is honest⁸ (the attacker⁹)】

When Xing Jiaxin caught a cold, she immediately called Tan You¹⁰.

"If you have a cold, see a doctor," Tan You said. "I only know how to fix trucks."

"I don't need you to fix my illness," Xing Jiaxin replied. "I'm hungry, and I don't want takeout."

Tan You cooked some congee and delivered it to her door. "Satisfying your own physiological needs is a basic requirement for being an adult."

Xing Jiaxin took a slow, deliberate sip of the congee, her eyes drifting to Tan You's calloused, well-defined fingers. "I can't satisfy myself," she said. "So I'll have to rely on you."

Tags: To have a love that is a unique clock bell¹¹, Green plums and a bamboo horse¹², Sweet Story, Lighthearted

One-sentence Summary: A PhD gets plastic surgery to seduce her childhood sweetheart, the old driver¹³.

Theme: Believe in yourself, believe in love.