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Copywriting: [Horny Salted Fish X Sinister Tyrant]

Su Panyue was a spy sent to seduce the new Emperor of the Qi Kingdom. But no one told her before she came that this emperor was a tyrant who abstained from women. Rumor had it he was cruel and devoured blood and flesh daily. Su Panyue didn't believe the rumors and bravely climbed onto the dragon bed. As a result, she died.

The next time she opened her eyes, she was reborn to the year she first arrived in Da Qi. In this life, she decided to lie low in the palace as a salted fish, just wanting to survive. She didn't expect that the tyrant she avoided at all costs in this life would approach her again and again, his gaze becoming increasingly strange.

She decisively chose to escape but was soon caught. Then she discovered this tyrant had become even crazier. Not only did he build a palace to imprison her, but he also babbled nonsense all day: "You said you wanted me to be your man. Now I give you both this man and this empire, are you satisfied?"

Su Panyue lay on the luxurious dragon bed and stretched: "I'll tell you after I wake up." The aloof emperor knelt by her bedside, murmuring softly: "Nightmares and spring dreams, it's all my face, right?"

- Male Lead's Perspective -

Xie Lanzhou met a palace maid with a brazen spirit, and he could surprisingly hear her inner thoughts: [No one said he looked so good. It's a pity to be an emperor; he'd be suitable as my man.]

Xie Lanzhou narrowed his eyes, and found much amusement from then on. While he was reviewing memorials: [Wow, the man who is serious is the most handsome. I want to pin him on the table and do this and that.

] While he was pretending to sleep and resting: [The scumbag emperor has quite a good physique. Show a bit more and I'll take a look.

] While he was enraged and killed someone: [Is it rage for a beauty? Could I become a vixen who ruins the country?] Xie Lanzhou thought: She loves me dearly, so I'll grant her wish.

But on the second day of her enfeoffment, he heard her thoughts: [I didn't say I wanted to be the imperial concubine. What should I do if that old man from Lu Kingdom asks me for information?] Xie Lanzhou was silent for a moment, then picked up his brush and wrote a declaration of war. How could an imperial concubine be a spy? Lu Kingdom, right? We'll just destroy it.

But she wanted to run. Xie Lanzhou's fingers whitened with force, yet a smile played on his lips: "It's alright. She probably forgot but under heaven, all land belongs to the king. I will always find her."

Little Theater:

Su Panyue, whose identity as a spy was exposed: "Your Majesty, you listen to my explanation."

Xie Lanzhou: "No need for explanation. I've heard everything you're thinking."

Su Panyue: "What? You can hear my inner thoughts?? Please explain!"

Eating Guide:

1. 1v1, double-clean. Male lead has no harem and is virtuous.

2. Male lead can only hear the female lead's inner thoughts (starting from chapter 2).

3. The female lead was not killed by the male lead in the previous life. The two have no enmity.

4. Fictional dynasty, lighthearted and sweet.

Next to open: "My Stolen Sister-in-Law Has Amnesia" White-skinned black-hearted noble lady X Jealous, sinister man, brotherly love triangle. If you like it, you can collect it on my homepage, and I'll remind you as soon as it opens~

[White-skinned black-hearted noble lady X Jealous, sinister man] Brotherly love triangle.

Shen Wanyun, the legitimate daughter of Prime Minister Shen's mansion, was as beautiful as a celestial being, unparalleled in Shengjing. She was childhood sweethearts with the heir of Duke Dingguo's mansion. Everyone said they were a match made in heaven, with talented looks.

Until the second son of Duke Dingguo's mansion, born of a concubine, returned from the battlefield, having achieved great military merits. The Emperor was overjoyed and asked what reward he desired. He only requested a marriage decree to marry his future sister-in-law, Shen Wanyun.

After a year of marriage, the second son was gentle and considerate, Shen Wanyun was obedient and virtuous, and they treated each other with respect, yet remained clearly separated. However, one day, Shen Wanyun was harmed and fell into the water, losing three years of memory, completely forgetting how this marriage came about.

The second son coaxed her, saying they were deeply in love as husband and wife. Shen Wanyun didn't believe him at all. She immediately confided in her childhood sweetheart, the heir: "How could I have married such a rough man like your brother?"

Upon hearing this, the second young master was greatly consumed by jealousy and resolved to show her what a true brute was. Yet, at the critical moment, he tenderly kissed away her tears: "Don't cry, my dear wife, it must be someone else's fault!"

But from that day on, Shen Wanyun was imprisoned by him in the backyard. The formerly upright gentleman was gone. The second young master revealed his cruel methods, even denouncing his own brother, the heir of Duke Dingguo's mansion, and sending him to prison.

Returning to the backyard, he saw Shen Wanyun with her legs crossed, beckoning him: "Husband~ Just locking him up isn't enough, can you, kill him for me?"

Content Tags: Palace and Marquis, Fate of Love, Rebirth, Revenge, Abuse Scum, Mind Reading, Salted Fish.

Su Panyue, Xie Lanzhou.

Others: Pathological possessiveness, salted fish turns the tables, lighthearted and whimsical.

One sentence summary: Nightmares and spring dreams, it's all my face, right?

Motto: Live well.

Fate is unfair. I was thrown at the hospital entrance right after birth.

But fate is kind. I was picked up soon after being abandoned.

【Su Yu × Su Yu】

Content Warning: Younger one is a 'fake shell' (seems innocent but is not), first-person perspective.

Perhaps it's fate that prevented me from perishing on my own, and instead led me to be taken in by a pair of kind and simple honest folk, who also gave me an older brother three years my senior.

My brother's name is pleasant to hear, he looks good, and excels in every way. Fortunately, we were blessed by heaven. During our most repressed high school years, we had each other for company.

"I like Su Yu."

"Yes, yes, you like your brother the most. But if you fail your exams again this semester, let's see what happens."

"..."

Content Tags: Younger, Urban, Sweet, Daily Life, Flirtatious, Loyal Dog

Other: Childhood Sweethearts, Family Love

Synopsis: [Sweet 1v1 sweet cake practice text] Will be posted after writing, usually before 12 o'clock. If not, please wait for the next day, my dears.

Bai Lan had just received his admission notice from Qing University when he was packed into the insect race by the 'Sweet Couple 99' system. He was to replace the notorious male insect, Hillan, who was said to have married the villainous Admiral to make him happy and prevent the villain from harming the main couple who were meant for great things.

Hillan: ????

Hillan was greatly shocked: Me?

When asked for the reason, system 99 fiddled with its fingers, very shyly, Ah, host, normal men are so rare now. We have no choice but to target male high schoolers to protect the love of the sweet couple. Don't worry, time in your world is paused. It doesn't matter if you don't complete the mission. It's just that I'll die for you to see.

Given the world's premise, Hillan eventually compromised and said sternly, "I will not easily give away my feelings."

Hillan emphasized, "I will only be brothers with the villain."

99 nodded frantically, "Okay, okay, brotherly love is also very good."

Thus, as the plot unfolded, Hillan got married the day after he transmigrated, his wife being an exceptionally outstanding noble S-class military female. She had a distinguished record of military achievements, her historical accomplishments were so stunning they were shocking.

But Hillan didn't know that the villainous S-class female insect had been dismissed from her post due to a serious error. Her womb was damaged and she was unable to conceive, desperately needing mental grooming to survive. Thus, she was hastily fitted with an inhibitor and caged, becoming his humble and disheveled secondary wife.

Hillan soon found himself flustered by the other party's mental chaos. In a moment of desperation, Hillan offered his blood. The villainous female insect, having been fed the attacker's pheromones, finally regained some of her senses.

She saw Hillan's polite and gentle demeanor and hoarsely called out, "Male Master."

Hillan instinctively looked at her.

The next second, the pure male high schooler who had decided to be brothers with the villain blushed on his cheeks and earlobes. He slowly sat up straight. As if performing a marital bow, he lowered his head, lifted the female insect who had collapsed on him, and gently said,

"Yes, I'm here."

So good, he was going to have a wife ^^

Cover thanks to XHS teacher Mingyue Yaoyao.

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A very gentle, safe, pure, simple, serious, old-fashioned, steady male high schooler attacker * A jealous but proud and unyielding female insect receiver with an exciting personality who will respond to the attacker's love.

【Reading Guide】

1. A simple sweet cake. Double clean, double virgin. Body and mind are one. Mutually fell in love at first sight from the beginning.

No one is abused, highlighting pure love and salvation, so it will be sweet all the way, sweet enough to make readers' babies get tired of it. There are by-products in the text. Regardless of their relationship, I will write them as pure love. If you mind, do not enter.

2. The attacker dotes on the receiver, and the receiver loves the attacker. The receiver has a bit of a seductive nature. Both characters are very capable. The characterization of the receiver comes later. The attacker is good at providing emotional value. Mutual devotion is locked. It is strictly forbidden to break or reverse the dream. Speaking of black nicknames for the attacker and receiver will result in deleted comments.

The background is fictional and has nothing to do with reality. Please do not associate it with reality. The protagonists defend the concept of freedom and equality. They are all good babies.

-Recommend pre-collection "After Raising an Adult "Young Dog""

[Suddenly I want to eat an old man puppy receiver who is pure love, not favoring anyone, mutual pampering 1v1 double clean]

The main text is in the third person.

24 x 36

I have a dog that I've raised for 6 years.

His name is Song Congxue. I met him when I was 18. After that birthday banquet, I picked up Song Congxue, who had fallen into a low point in his life, from the roadside.

At that time, he was curled up miserably in the shadow of a street corner, with clear slap marks on his face and layers of documents scattered on the ground. His handsome and mature face was streaked with fragile tears. When he saw me, he just silently and timidly lowered his eyes, almost melting into the darkness.

I had never met such a man, so I rolled down the car window and asked him with a wicked sense of humor if he wanted to be my dog.

He agreed.

So I got a 30-year-old dog.

But he clearly didn't know how to be a dog, so I taught him how to wag his tail for me, how to please me, and how to ask for affection. He learned very well, and I was very satisfied. I continued to live with him like this.

However, after six years, his eyes gradually began to show indescribable emotions when he looked at me.

He felt that he was getting old. His tail wagging became slower, and he started to nervously watch my expression, thinking that this six-year-old money transaction would soon end due to his aging and fading attractiveness.

But it won't.

He will always be my dog.

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A slovenly and malicious/beautiful noble young master attacker who can't distinguish love from lust * A mature, steady old man receiver with a tendency for self-destruction/strong sense of brokenness.

【Reading Guide】

1. Double clean, mutual pampering, pure love, 1v1. The attacker's personality is a bit twisted. Although he calls his wife to be his dog, he is actually the dog (full of dog odor).

2. The receiver is very good-looking, the type of a fallen superior, with a mature, elegant, and steady demeanor.

3. The couple is locked together, no breaking up or reversing. No special treatment or favoritism. I will only diligently write about the couple. It is forbidden to break or reverse the dream. It is forbidden to use black nicknames for the attacker and receiver, especially for the receiver. Do not use his black nicknames, or I will delete your comments.

Content Tags: Love at First Sight, System, Sweet Text, Future, Fictional Setting, Insect Race, Beautiful and Tragic

Hillan Seccia

One sentence summary: Hooked by his wife and spun around.

Concept: When you are at your lowest, the helping hand of another becomes a beam of light, illuminating the darkness.

Ye Qingyun has transmigrated. He found himself in a melodramatic, poorly concluded BL novel, becoming the villainous cannon fodder within it.

In the novel, the protagonist, Gu Chenyuan, is cold and ruthless, never having spared a thought for anyone. Even when the entire cast used various methods to try and win him over, he remained indifferent.

Ye Qingyun remembered the novel's ending: Gu Chenyuan stood on a tall building, looking down at a couple engaging in public displays of affection with a mocking sneer.

Ye Qingyun believed he didn't possess the great talent to capture the protagonist's heart and planned to diligently complete his tasks to be freed sooner.

However, the protagonist's gaze towards him seemed to be growing increasingly strange.

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Gu Chenyuan thought he would never fall in love with anyone in this lifetime. This was because he bore a peculiar bloodline. Although his strength was immense, if he fell in love with someone, he could never betray or leave them; otherwise, his mental sea would suffer catastrophic damage.

As a walking weapon of mass destruction and the world's strongest, Gu Chenyuan's life was filled with countless schemes. Everyone hoped to make Gu Chenyuan fall in love with them, desiring to use this affection to elevate themselves to higher positions.

No one was genuinely good to him, and he wouldn't be moved by anyone.

Until Ye Qingyun appeared, Gu Chenyuan realized that perhaps someone could treat him sincerely, without expecting anything in return.

*

After learning everything, Ye Qingyun concocted a serum and handed it to Gu Chenyuan: "I've made an antidote for you. Drink this, and you won't be affected by your bloodline anymore. You can do whatever you want."

Gu Chenyuan raised his hand and poured the precious antidote into the dirt.

He loved him; he didn't need an antidote.

He was reviled as a tyrant, and she was cursed as a demon empress. In what way can they not be considered a match made in heaven?

But Chi Yangqing believed herself to be different from that dog of an emperor. In her heart, she was actually a kind and pure girl.

Li Shangxuan had a terrible temper; he'd chop off heads at a whim. Those useless old ministers would stand there talking without suffering any pain, yet they dared not advise him, demanding she act as a virtuous empress. Ridiculous! Whoever wants to be a virtuous empress can be one. If she tried to advise him and the dog emperor decided to chop off her head too?

Her life was most important. From then on, her reputation as the demon empress grew. She flattered and pleased, sought glory through seduction, and made no effort to improve. Chi Yangqing diligently served in the palace for several years, and finally! The dog emperor was critically ill and instructed Chi Yangqing to be a good empress dowager and support the new emperor.

Chi Yangqing smiled. "Old dog, you're dying, yet you're still giving me orders? What does the new emperor have to do with me? I'm done serving your family. I'm leaving the palace to live a carefree immortal life. I'll find you a few more good younger brothers so you can drink tea with concubines down below." Li Shangxuan, who still had a breath left, heard this and died of anger. Before Chi Yangqing could live her immortal life, she was reborn back to the year she was about to get engaged...

The good news was that in that year, her reputation was still excellent. The bad news was that Li Shangxuan had also been reborn. Chi Yangqing smiled again. Hahahahaahahahahaha, she was finished.

***

Ever since Li Shangxuan was young, he had been trained as a crown prince with plans already in motion, including his marriage. Although it wasn't officially decided, he already had someone in mind—the daughter of his tutor. They grew up together since childhood, childhood sweethearts, with no possibility of rejection.

However, why did his little childhood sweetheart suddenly turn her back on him and refuse to marry him anymore?

1. The inspiration comes from Emperor Jing of Han's Consort Ji, but it is not a prototype. The characters are original, and the plot is fantastical.

2. It depicts the process of moving from the control of the imperial court by aristocratic families to centralized power, hence the male protagonist is called a tyrant.

3. Both lives are pure. The female protagonist is reborn, and the male protagonist will remember his past life's memories after some time.

4. In the past life, the male protagonist was already dying, not angered to death by the female protagonist. The female protagonist only cursed him, and the child was not the male protagonist's...

Socially anxious Du Xiaoruo never expected to transmigrate into a melodramatic, Mary Sue novel about a wealthy family, becoming the foil to the female lead.

Moreover, upon her transmigration, the original host had a contractual marriage and a 9-year-old stepson.

Facing a melodramatic life where everyone else is an extrovert, Du Xiaoruo trembles in fear.

She downloads a "Chat Background for Socially Anxious People" and sets it as her phone's wallpaper.

During the show, the female lead corners her to lecture, "Du Xiaoruo, I think you should nurture your stepson more devotedly."

Du Xiaoruo glances at her wallpaper and replies, "Tell me more!"

The female lead, brimming with superiority, says, "You need to communicate more with the child, just like me, to raise a cheerful and lovely child."

Du Xiaoruo looks at her wallpaper again, "You're really amazing, I can't do it!"

The female lead, carried away with pride, exclaims, "Since you know you can't, you should learn properly."

Du Xiaoruo looks at her wallpaper and says, "Right, right, right!"

Sharp-eyed netizens discover a large text on Du Xiaoruo's wallpaper: [Universal Chat Background Image, a must-have for socially anxious individuals!]

Overnight, Du Xiaoruo's social phobia spreads across the entire internet.

Du Xiaoruo stays alone in a cafe until late at night. As she quietly sneaks back to the villa, she is caught by her 9-year-old stepson.

The stepson twists the corner of his clothes and whispers, "I just want your chat background image!"

The two extreme introverts on the parenting variety show eagerly await the appearance of an extrovert each day, so they don't have to talk.

Until one episode, when fathers are required to participate in the recording, a tall and handsome mixed-race man appears.

"My wife has been under your care!"

"My son is still young and ignorant, thank you for your trouble!"

"Let's add each other on social media for future contact!"

Du Xiaoruo breathes a sigh of relief, secretly vowing to stay in this family and never leave!

P.S. There is a 7-year age gap between the male and female leads. The socially anxious child is not the male lead's son; his background will be gradually revealed.

This might be a brainless, satisfying story, please don't scold me. If you scold me, I'll just say, "Right, right, right!"

Synopsis: Female lead (not GB) / Dual strong characters / Service-oriented male lead.

In her previous life, Princess Ning An, Xie Yutang, devoted herself wholeheartedly to supporting her husband's ascension to the throne, only to be met with a dagger to her heart, ending her life.

After being reborn, Xie Yutang directly ordered a coffin to be carried by horses and set off with a saber to seek revenge on that ungrateful ex-husband.

Unexpectedly, she stumbled upon a solitary figure being bullied in the snow. Xie Yutang provocatively lifted the man's chin with her toe, revealing a familiar face—

The young Prince Mu Qing, Su Lu, who had killed his way through battles in the northern desert without defeat in her past life.

After a moment of shock, she wickedly curved her lips: "My dog died, how about you take its place?"

The young man remained silent. His slender, porcelain-white fingers lifted a blood-stained gold chain from the coffin and he personally wrapped it around his own neck, locking it.

He knelt before her, offering the other end of the gold chain in his palm.

*

The young man's skin, like delicate porcelain on snow, was covered in scars from being severely bullied.

Xie Yutang applied medicine to him, and wherever her fingertips passed, his thin muscles tensed.

She intended to tease him, using the application of medicine as an excuse to slide her finger into the hollow of his collarbone.

"Master."

The young man briefly clasped her wrist with his hand, then quickly released it, closing his eyes in forbearance, letting her do as she pleased.

He knelt to serve her food, prepared her bed, fanned her, and used his shoulder as a stirrup for her to mount her horse.

Deep in the night, his well-defined knuckles could be seen tightly gripping the edge of the bed, then weakly loosening, the chain on his wrist winding its way into the depths of the brocade curtains…

The usually self-restrained young man, with a red agate thumb ring in his lips, could only let out broken, guttural sounds when he could no longer bear it.

*

Xie Yutang thought he was a fellow unfortunate soul, who had made a mistake in his past life and was now repenting in this one.

Later, she realized that the only one who needed to repent was herself.

She was his obsession, his stubbornness, the moonlight he chased with his entire life after catching but a glimpse of her.

He had killed the emperor and usurped power for her, ordered the execution of entire rebel clans for her, and almost slaughtered half of his homeland to build mountains of white bones for her.

—All to fulfill her dying wish and guard the vast rivers and mountains for her.

Afterward, he gouged out the flesh from his heart and shed every drop of blood from it, all to seek a sliver of opportunity for her to be reborn.

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Reading Guide:

Dual Rebirth / 1v1 / HE / Younger Male Lead

Mutual devotion, very sweet.

The dynasty is a mashup, the power struggles are nonsensical, all in service of the romance.

A princess with high status, who dares to love and hate, and is cunning.

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A seemingly cold but deeply love-struck general with top-tier combat prowess who is a god of slaughter.

# The female lead will eventually become emperor.

# A virtuous husband assists my ambition and bestows me with great wealth.

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【Super dramatic, dog-blood, male competition, sweet story seeking pre-collection】:

"Debuffs Incarnate, but I'm a Charmer"

Wensser was a player in "Rich Daughter Simulator," having put all her stat points into 【Beauty】, and then she transmigrated.

Good news: She has three men.

Bad news: These three men are like this—

1. The acclaimed actor who is always having his wall chipped away at and is ready to stab you at any moment.

2. The step-father who usurped his position and intends to seize your family property.

3. The e-sports god who treats you like an ATM machine.

【Detected Player Luck Value at 0, would you like to draw today's buff/debuff?】

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Debuff: 【Skin Hunger】

The acclaimed actor slapped away the woman's hands groping his abs, turning his head away with red ears.

He was absolutely certain he could never fall for a vile woman like Wensser, who was lustful, greedy for profit, obsessed with money, and used him as a tool and cash cow.

But his body wouldn't listen to him.

Debuff: 【Self-proclaimed Alpha】

The video footage, clearly taken secretly, showed a man sitting in a silver-top Maybach, a hand resting casually on the half-lowered car window, his fingers meticulously playing with a lighter cover.

A girl in a black evening gown knelt between his legs, pulling his already loosened tie, her lips pressing against his nape.

The forbidden zone, never before touched, was bitten red and swollen, like a fragile gland before heat, the girl repeatedly grinding with her lips, injecting nonexistent Alpha pheromones: "Don't worry, I'll keep your secret that dad is an omega."

Debuff: 【CEO Halo (Local Tycoon Edition)】

"Not good! Not good! You're not good!"

"My dear mother, my dear mother, oh my dear mother!"

"Whoa—good good good!"

"So awesome! You're too awesome, you've really messed me up!"

"Again? I can't handle it anymore!"

That night, the e-sports god and the local tycoon's daughter tossed and turned until dawn.

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Congratulations Player on unlocking achievements:

【Woman Who Unified the E-sports Community's Toxic Trolls】

【There is no one left in this world that you care about】

【Others' transgressions are sinful, your transgressions are self-indulgent; Others' transgressions are like falling in love, yours is a love that overwhelms cities】

Tags: Palace Marquis, Fate of Love, Rebirth, Inspirational, Revenge, Anti-Scum, HE

Xie Yutang Su Lu Pre-collection: After Transmigrating, I Was Kept as a Substitute by My White Moonlight

Others: Sweet romance, Dual strong characters

One-sentence summary: The cold and aloof god of slaughter acts like a dog for love.

Philosophy: Self-improvement and perseverance.

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"The Whole Family Reads My Mind, I Hold My Pacifier and Watch You Beat Up Scum" Meng Bao + Family Pampering + Warm Healing + Getting Rich + Childhood Sweethearts.

The extremely unlucky Tang family has become prosperous ever since they picked up a daughter!

Eldest Brother Tang became the strongest village head, leading the whole village to prosperity and endless riches.

Second Brother Tang became a divine hunter, easily obtaining mountains of delicacies and game.

Third Brother Tang transformed into an imperial painter, his casual works worth a thousand pieces of gold.

As for Fourth Brother Tang, who said he couldn't pass the elementary scholar exam? Have you ever seen a 15-year-old champion who excels in both literary and martial arts?

Is our little Su Bao a jinx? She's clearly a little lucky star who brings fortune to the whole family!

After their college entrance exams, Li Yingqiao and Yu Jinyang head north and south to study, both vowing not to return home until they've made a name for themselves. Ten years later, they both return home defeated and coincidentally meet again at a local barbershop. Li Yingqiao watches her former rival and friend as he tries to get justice for his terribly cut hair. Curious, she leans in to hear his complaint, just as she's about to laugh—

He notices her and glances over, then adds, “And you even let my idol see it.” “Compensate me with some money.” Li Yingqiao: “?”

A friend asks Yu Jinyang, “What’s your relationship with Li Yingqiao?” Yu Jinyang frankly replies, “Just ordinary friends, what else could it be?” A few days later, the friend asks Li Yingqiao, “You two were so close since childhood, isn't there anything more between you?” Li Yingqiao answers even more candidly, “Nothing, we’re just passersby A, B, C, and D.” Yu Jinyang doesn't think there's a problem.

But one night, halfway through his shower, the water cuts out. While waiting with a head full of foam, a thought suddenly pops into his mind: A, B, C, D. Where does he rank among them?

Childhood Sweethearts / Reunion After Long Separation / Ancestral Drama / Rivals

Tank Butterfly vs. Husband-Material Childhood Friend NOTE: 'Tank Butterfly' originates from a quote: 'A tank and a butterfly can coexist in the same woman' - Jian Zheng

Reader's Notes: Slow burn, mundane, small-town daily life, a slight ensemble cast. The protagonists are not perfect and have no real-life prototypes. This is a free story, updated four times a week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Update time: after 8 PM.

“An interview with me? Reporter Ning, your ambition is as bright as your eyes.” Wei Ting’s fingertips brushed her outline, his eyes heavy.

Ning Zhichu suppressed her racing heart: “It’s professional pursuit.”

“Then let’s make a bet?” He leaned in, his breath caressing her ear. “You dig up the exclusive news you want, and I get the person I want.”

Their first encounter on a rainy night in New York marked the beginning of an intense push-and-pull between a capital magnate and a rising reporter, a love that moved in both directions.