Kang Tae-Seo's behavior of putting his cheeks down on my shoulders was natural enough to feel the heat. Then, as the hot breath penetrated the school uniform fabric and reached the skin, I felt goosebumps.... more>>

The guy whose eyes were shining like he was trying to catch someone just now is rubbing his cheek as if he were a big cat.

In my heart, I wanted to throw a fist and kick him, but in reality, I couldn't move at all and just swallowed the resentment, wondering if this punk was crazy.

"Sigh... you have a sweet scent."

Nevertheless, I wouldn’t accept the Alpha, who has a sweet voice as if he would seduce an Omega.

"It's because I was making dalgona."

I've never made it, but I'll break the mood in a second.

"What is that..."

He's the son of a chaebol family.

Anyway, he was an unpleasant bourgeois bastard. <<less

[Blind (fake), flirtatious shou x restrained (real), criminal investigator gong].... more>>

Ying Wan was a blind person nobody wanted. He was picked up from an alley by Yu Baiqing, who was eight years older than him.

Adult Ying Wan became a blind bartender, while Yu Baiqing smoothly graduated from the police academy and joined Fan City’s criminal investigation team.

Seven years later, there was a major transnational case in Fan City.

With their backs to the wall, the criminal group seized Ying Wan as a hostage and demanded for the captain of the criminal investigation team, Yu Baiqing, to give up on capturing them.

Ying Wan could not see, so all he could hear was the sound of a bullet being loaded.

On that day, in front of Yu Baiqing, the bandit pointed the gun at Ying Wan and pressed the trigger.

–

When Ying Wan came to, he realized he was no longer blind.

He’d returned to the day he was held hostage.

Having regained his sight, Ying Wan recognized the handsome, tall criminal investigator amongst the mass of people in an instant.

That was his ge Yu Baiqing, who had raised him for more than ten years.

Yu Baiqing’s bloodshot eyes were locked unwaveringly on Ying Wan, who was in the hands of the bandit. Sweat and tears intermixed as they slid down his cheeks.

“Captain Yu, shoot me if you can!”

The criminal yelled arrogantly at Yu Baiqing in the distance. “Do you dare to use the lives of a few thousand people in exchange for your brother?”

The reborn Ying Wan watched with his own eyes as Yu Baiqing raised the gun in his hands and aimed it accurately at the bandit’s heart once more.

“…I’m sorry, Little Wan.”

He saw Yu Baiqing mouth ‘I. Love. You.’

–

Yu Baiqing always thought that the little blind person would never know, even till the day he died, that he’d liked him for many years.

‘We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.’

– Plato

Author’s Notes:

– This is a suspense, mystery novel with a Hong Kong-style of criminal investigation, but as a whole, it is impractical.

– Both are bigshots. Two sockpuppet spirits putting on a show about their birth (lit cigarette.jpg)

– There’s both the gong and shou’s POV, but more from the shou. Gong and shou are not related by blood, they call each other ge and di only because there is an age gap.

– 1V1, HE. Plot is complex but romance is sweet!! Please read with peace of mind~

– One last nagging statement – this is my own creative work, there is no relation to reality. Please don’t self-insert without any research. It’s a difficult environment, may readers please leave me with a way out, many thanks. <<less

“Time spent with cats is never wasted.”... more>>

Friendly reminder: Before reading the full text, do not look at the comments.

The title comes from T.S. Eliot, "The Naming of Cats." <<less

The Devil of the North, the cruel cold-blooded man and the dog of the Crown Prince—Grand Duke Sjoerd Brosius. He spared no means or methods if it meant killing the monsters that threatened the kingdom.... more>>

However, Sjoerd, known for his cruel methods but incomparable abilities, ended up harming countless people during a sudden rampage in a battle against monsters. Consequently, he met his death at the hands of Prince Reuschers, the Crown Prince's rival and the strongest Guide.

"There will never be anyone as terrible as you in this world."

At the brink of death, Sjoerd reflects on his life. Even the kind-hearted prince—who was liked by everyone—despised him. And his Guide, the Crown Prince, regretted everything and abandoned him in his final moments.

Sjoerd wakes up five years in the past.

Doubting this unbelievable reality, Sjoerd seeks a different life to prevent his rampage. He approached Reuschers, who had yet to awaken his power, and tried to talk to him, but then.

"Why are you acting like this towards me? Aren’t you supposed to hate and disregard me?”

He starts to realize things he never knew in his past life... <<less

Xia Yan has been weak and sickly since his childhood, as his eight characters were extremely yin. Now and then, he encounters ghosts, making him... more>> a genuine "sick beauty." During the summer vacation after the college entrance examination, he went on a blind date on behalf of his cousin who didn't want to go. The blind date partner was well-groomed, tall, and handsome, but different from others—he held a black umbrella indoors. Looking into his eyes, Xia Yan felt like he was caught in a gloomy rain. He was very apologetic to the man... <<less

The staff frowned as they looked at the handsome young man in front of them.... more>>

No wonder he's a top graduate, with that skin, those features. With his appearance alone, he certainly has the qualifications to be an outstanding graduate.

When the young man restrained the few traces of gentleness on the surface, his expressionless face truly resembled a cold and stunning beauty. He didn't need to do anything; just standing there was enough to tantalize people's hearts and lungs.

—With such a cold and elegant face, he could surely fit into a "forced love" script.

Little did anyone know, this person just has a cold facade, but his mind was focused solely on being a good wife, assisting his husband and educate his children, doing laundry and cooking. <<less

The once-in-a-century heavy rain washed away the embankment, the water receded, and the cracked ground revealed a male body that had been sealed for many years. The investigation found that it was Jiang Xiyan, the top scorer in the college entrance examination, who disappeared ten years ago.... more>>

The criminal policeman Song Zhou, who was in charge of investigating the case, worked day and night, but he still couldn't hold back the great sleepiness and laid down at his desk to rest.

While half asleep and half awake, he received a call. The caller claimed to be Jiang Xiyan and was being hunted down. He hoped that the police would rescue him.

Song Zhou thought that someone had the same name, but he didn't expect that the place names mentioned by the other party were all the locations that had been demolished, and the time Jiang Xiyan mentioned was exactly three days before he was confirmed missing.

Regardless of whether it was a prank or a real occurrence, out of responsibility, Song Zhou still helped him out of trouble, but he was surprised to find that the evidence in his hand was also changing.

In other words, the other party might really be Jiang Xiyan, who died ten years ago.

—Uncle policeman, can I trust you? Can I survive?

—Yes, trust me, and trust yourself too.

—If I survive, I want to see you. <<less