I’m betrayed by my beloved girlfriend who is also my childhood friend.
Then, my other childhood friend watches over me and cares for me when... more>> I’m hurting.
However, to make matters worse, a senior of mine schemes to take everything away from me.
A story of salvation that begins with betrayal. <<less

In her previous life, Liu Jiyu failed to discern people clearly, and ultimately met a tragic end. Returning to the day when she was still... more>> thirteen, Liu Jiyu smiled as she manipulated those who had harmed her, holding them in the palm of her hand. However, when she turned around, she fell into that person's embrace, pretending to be in pain. Mei Shuyu found it very strange that the girl who used to boss him around was now clinging to his sleeve and acting coquettish. Having grown up surrounded by dark and dirty affairs, his heart was filled with darkness. But in the depths of his heart, Liu Jiyu remained clean and pure, someone whom he couldn’t reach up to. She was the light he couldn't touch. Whenever he tried his hardest to grab a hold of her, she would just sweetly smile at him and say, "I caught you!"
"You... just accept my apology, and that's it." The girl in front of him stood gracefully, her wet apricot eyes gazing back at him. Beneath those beautiful eyes was a prominent crimson mole. The young man's adam-apple moved, his hand clenched tightly in his sleeve, and he calmly looked at her. "How do you intend to apologize?" The girl's fair face wrinkled into a frown, she started to blush as she stuttered, "I... I can... give myself to you, is that okay?" With those words, the young man's eyes deepened, then his cold thin lips covered hers. "I have been waiting for this day for a long time." <<less

In the world of the popular RPG game called Star Brave Fantasy, I was reincarnated as a character who is a close friend and sacrifices himself to save the protagonist. ... more>>

Ten years later, the event of death awaits - in preparation for the day of destiny, I begin to strive to obtain power and pawns that will become my strength and limbs.

And so my school life begins. I try to build extremely tenuous human relationships, keeping a certain distance from the protagonist so as never to become his close friend. All this in order to escape the death event and find a way to survive, using all my knowledge of the game to reach a happy ending. <<less

The Nanzhu neighbourhood was blessed with a once-in-a-century snake-catching genius. Thanks to his skills, the residents of the neighbourhood could sleep soundly, walk to work without carrying snake sticks, without closing their windows and needing window screens, and without calling emergency services at 119.... more>>

Everyone thought that Gu Qingqi was an all-rounded youth who feared nothing in heaven or on earth.

Until one day, he met a c*ckroach the size of his palm…

Reading guide:

Shou POV, 1v1, short story series.

Fearing nothing in heaven or on earth, catches snakes with his bare hands Shou from the South vs Has been a c*ckroach for half a year but doesn’t know he’s a c*ckroach Gong from the North

PS: There’s no specific description of how a c*ckroach looks like [reveals evil smile] <<less

【Case One】... more>>

“A new student has transferred to our class, named Qin Yu.”

“Today Qin Yu talked to me. He asked me where the homeroom teacher’s office is. I wish I could speak.”

“I got a new desk partner today, it’s Qin Yu. It’s one in the morning now, and I can’t sleep.”

“During the May Day holiday, I haven’t seen Qin Yu for three days… Pu Chen, what are you thinking? You’re a mute girl.”

Pu Chen never expected that her diary would be seen by her classmates.

The classroom suddenly quieted down, everyone silently gossiping. Pu Chen, with average grades and unable to speak, also secretly admired the academic overachiever and campus heartthrob Qin Yu. But Qin Yu already likes someone else.

At that moment, the notebook happened to reach Qin Yu’s hands.

Pu Chen lowered her head, feeling ashamed.

Qin Yu walked to Pu Chen’s desk, holding the notebook: “I liked you from the first day you transferred here. What about you?”

【Case Two】

She has a deaf and mute father, who, with his incomplete body, holds up a complete sky for her.

Her father is the most handsome man in her heart.

When she was sixteen, she met the carefree and uninhibited Qin Yu.

Later, in her heart, Qin Yu became as handsome as her father.

Ten years passed, he became even more mature and charming. What hasn’t changed is the indulgence he gives her, still like the initial state of love.

PS: The female lead is mute, and her vocal cords were damaged later in life. <<less

[1V1SC, Childhood Sweethearts + Reunion After Long Separation + Younger Scheming Male Lead + Full Cast Support]... more>>

Xu Tang has had her eyes on Shen Nanfeng, with his red lips and white teeth, since childhood, clamoring for him to be her childhood husband.

She shared everything with Shen Nanfeng, constantly brainwashing him into believing that he is her future husband.

After her grandmother passed away, she followed her parents to another province, and the two children didn’t have cell phones. As time passed, their feelings faded, and the childhood jokes were forgotten until she returned to her grandmother’s house as an adult and reunited with Shen Nanfeng.

The little kid from the past has grown into a 180+ handsome guy, with lips that look very kissable.

Xu Tang had been craving him for a long time, finally mustering up the courage to kiss him while he was drunk.

As she was about to leave, he grabbed her hand and touched his leg, his eyes blurred, saying, “It feels so uncomfortable when you kiss me.”

With his hard member pressing against her, his handsome features captivating her, Xu Tang swallowed and her voice began to waver, “Then… can I help you?”

Shen Nanfeng lowered his eyelids, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes, his voice still filled with drunkenness, “Yes.”

Reading Guide: Step by step, guide the other party to be eaten up and still pretend to be pitiful, with a scheming and younger male lead and a naive and sweet female lead who thinks she’s eaten him up but is actually being eaten up by the male lead.

The female lead is three years older than the male lead, and it’s a slow-burn romance. <<less

My childhood friend kissed a guy I didn't know. ... more>>

"I want to die."

I murmured subconsciously, only to be stopped vehemently by a girl I didn't know.

The girl turned out to be my stalker.

"If your heart is broken then... Why don't you go out with me?"

"It's fine even if you don't like me."

A bitter tale of youth featuring a boy who couldn't accept his unrequited love for his childhood friend and a girl who was following him around. <<less

Yu Ye‘s biggest wish in her life was to sleep with Chong Yuan.

My childhood friend, Kamino Marimo, is a cheat-level genius and a reputed beauty.... more>>

However, for some reason, she transforms into a klutz with bizarre actions that are a hair’s breadth from genius only in front of me.

“Nihaha—, thank you, Kou-chan!”
Helping her from the shadows like that has become my daily routine.

To assist Marimo, who became the student council president in April, I also became the vice president due to our inseparable childhood friendship.

But one day, after I was confessed to by my junior, Saeki Karin, the distance between my childhood friend and me started to change.
Marimo desperately tries to stay perfect even in front of me.

“I want Kou-chan to be happy,” you say with tears... Why are you so full of openings only in front of me? <<less

Prince Lloyd, a genius of magic, engaged to a peerless beauty, spends his days leisurely immersed in research. However, his father, the king who belittles magic, disinherits Lloyd. In a playful act of retaliation by Lloyd and his fiancée, the palace catches fire! Thus begins a daring escape to another country.... more>>

Joining forces with a nun with an unfortunate fate, Lloyd embarks on a journey as an adventurer, yet he remains carefree as ever. In the midst of the journey, effortlessly destroying annoying harpies, hijacking an airship... encounters with legendary adventurers along the way continue to astonish and lead to a whimsical adventure filled with surprises? <<less

“In that case, why don’t you guys elope or something!” ... more>>

The second son of the head of a school of flower arranging, Haruomi, is unable to forget his first love.

He refuses the arranged marriage proposal from his older brother and runs out of the house. The one who appears before him is his first love- Taiga. He meets him after many years and for some reason, after hearing about the circumstances, Taiga offers to pretend to be his lover and follows Haruomi home.

However, Haruomi’s older brother is on very bad terms with Taiga and strongly opposes their relationship. With Taiga leading Haruomi by the hand, their elopement lifestyle begins.

Ordinary broadminded seme x airheaded admirable uke. Romantic comedy of two absurd newlyweds♡ <<less

Do you ever ponder the existence of myriad parallel universes, each mirroring your own reality? Clearly, it’s the same person. However, while she may be... more>> an unrivaled wealthy heiress in this universe, in another, she could just be a penniless working girl. Theoretically, these realms never cross paths. Yet, one fateful day, the affluent Jiang Xiaoyuan finds herself thrust into a meticulously orchestrated mishap, becoming another version of herself in a different realm. Stripped of her family background, education, looks, and wealth, what remains as the essence of oneself? What truly defines the self? This story plans to take a transformation plan into another dimension. <<less

What would happen if I were confined by the love of beautiful twin sisters?... more>>

"Tetsuya-kun. I'm sure you're barely aware of it, but you're being confined by us."

"Starting today, this room of mine will be the love nest for you and us!"

Tetsuya Fudandori, an ordinary university student, wakes up one day in an unfamiliar room. There, he meets Sakuya Ryoten, who has shining silver hair, and Satsuki Ryoten, her twin sister who cooks incredibly delicious meals. Confined by these beautiful twin sisters whom he has no acquaintance with, Tetsuya is forced into a strange captive life just before summer vacation.

"I won't lay a hand on you! Absolutely not!" Against the nightly aggressive attacks from the elder sister, Sakuya, the younger sister, Satsuki, eagerly awaits, ready to embrace him as if she had been waiting. The reason for their confinement is only revealed to be "Sakuya loves Tetsuya"... There seems to be some extraordinary circumstances behind it.

"Hey, let me hear the sound of your heartbeat..."

Now, the slightly stimulating and sweetly thrilling life of Tetsuya and the beautiful twin sisters begins...

Will Tetsuya be able to escape from this "cage of love"!?

Huh? Do I have to get out? <<less

Xie Shu's pursuit of Su Qianyi for ten years, never giving up, but at the end of his life, he still didn't receive a response from her. ... more>>

He felt that he had lived a very unsuccessful life. In the last moment before closing his eyes, there was still someone unexpected who was devastated by his departure.

At that time, he thought, if he could choose again, he would definitely not love Su Qianyi anymore.

Opening his eyes again, he returned to his school days, giving him a second chance. This time, Xie Shu clearly recognized his own heart and began to maintain a relationship with Su Qianyi... <<less

He Chuan Zhou had the same dream again. In that dream, a youngster would stand in front of everyone's questioning and doubts and said with a high-spirited yet arrogant voice : I will become a policeman !
She felt that this freak was lame, unlike herself, who just wanted to make money.... more>>

Fifteen years have passed, and everything that was supposed to grow had grown.

When they reunited after a long time, he was sitting in the car, a glass window separating them, wearing a suit and leather shoes, holding an unlit cigarette in his mouth, as if gritting his teeth, but his eyes slightly glanced outside, speaking arrogantly and provocatively: "Hey, Captain He. "

The so-called fate tricks people probably means that even though I have not changed my original intention, I still embarked on a completely different path from my dream. <<less

In the winter of three years ago, the first locked room mu*der in Japanese history was committed.... more>>

All of the evidence pointed to the defendant. It was certain they were guilty. And yet, they were found innocent and released. Why? Because the crime scene was a perfect locked room no one from the police or the prosecutor's office could solve.

"Since the room was locked, it was impossible for the defendant to have committed the mu*der. It's no different than if they had a perfect alibi." That was the argument of the defense, and that was the argument the judge sided with.

The ruling sent a ripple throughout Japanese society. No matter how suspicious you were or how much evidence you left behind, as long as you managed to create a locked room that no one could solve, you were immune from prosecution. With the common anti-mystery fiction talking point "there's no reason anyone would ever actually commit a locked room mu*der" completely overturned, the rate of locked room mu*ders in Japan skyrocketed.

When the police proved unable to deal with the surge of locked room crime, the Ministry of Justice published an official categorization of all known locked room tricks as an investigative aid. When that proved insufficient, Division Zero of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a police division dedicated solely to solving locked rooms, was created. When that still proved insufficient, locked room detectives, private investigators specializing in locked rooms, were officially licensed by the state and authorized to participate in police investigations. Calling a locked room appraiser, someone specializing in searching buildings for secret passages, is now a common first step in criminal investigations.

On the other side of the spectrum, locked room agents, assassins and crime planners specializing in locked room mu*ders, have become some of the most notorious criminals in Japanese history, and even a cult worshiping the scenes of locked rooms as a way to purify the souls of the deceased has made rapid inroads into Japan.

The protagonist, Kasumi Kuzushiro, is an introverted, somewhat cynical high school student who loves mysteries. Kasumi often finds himself dragged along on bizarre journeys by his flighty childhood friend, Yozuki Asahina. Due to their staggeringly bad luck, these trips often leave them in the wrong place at the wrong time to be caught up in locked room mysteries. Fortunately, another of Kasumi's childhood friends, Shitsuri Mitsumura, is the greatest locked room expert in the world, and can always discover the truth.

Hm? How did a high school girl become the greatest locked room expert in the world?

It's simple.

She's...

Volume 1 was the grand prize winner of the 2022 This Mystery Is Amazing! awards. <<less

“Goodbye, Li Qiao” tells the story of four senior high school students who were on the verge of collapsing due to their respective family problems, estrangement with their parents, sufferings and irreconcilable difficulties. However, because of a message left on the bus, they became friends by accident, comforted each other, and walked together for a short time.... more>>

The novel uses multiple narrative perspectives and a first-person perspective to tell the story of the rifts in the families of these four teenagers. Some parents are naturally flawed, easily prompt to anger and become s*aves to violence. Some are forced to suffer by life and have nowhere to pour their bitterness, driving them to vent their sufferings on their children. Some parents separate halfway and transfer their disappointment to their children.

Four teenagers who are in apprehensive and confusing predicaments. Their similar painful experiences made them quickly become friends. During the summer vacation after their college entrance examination, they enjoyed the rare happiness in each other’s company. Starting a college life separated them from each other after being on the same road for a short time. Ten years later, the appearance of the mysterious number 170503 revealed a secret past.

The background family is crucial to the growth of teenagers, and some people may take a lifetime to heal from the injuries they suffer while growing up. The novel profoundly reveals this social issue and should arouse the attention and thinking of society and parents. The mutual understanding and friendship between peers with the same fate add warmth to the novel, which is both warm and healing. <<less

Irie Tsukasa had a longing to be a hero when he was a child.
His desire was stronger than anyone else’s, so much so that he would get himself into trouble, and many times he was reckless and got injured.... more>>

The burn scars on his back, the dog bites on his shoulders.
It is an embarrassing past now.
Even in his second year of high school, the scars remained with him…

“I can’t let them know about this…..!”

However, Yuzuha, a childhood friend and one of the girls he saved, sees the scar.
The secret that he had been hiding until now.
Unfortunately, after one of the girls finds out, the other girls find out that the man who saved her in the past was actually Tsukasa.
And it just so happens that they all happen to be the three most famous girls in the school…

“Um, you know……… today…do you want to go home with me?”

For some reason, things suddenly started to go wrong. <<less

A celestial meteor makes time and memory rewind itself, bringing new life to the races of gods and deities, and thus changing the fate of the world. One hundred years later, Xiao Bang Chui, an orphan from Qingqiu, enrolled in the Young Phoenix Academy to study. There, she befriended students from the academy and together they formed a tight bond. While over time the group went their separate ways, only the sly and clever young Lei Xiu Yuan stayed by her side.... more>>

Five years later, Xiao Bang Chui, now known as Jiang Li Fei, had transformed into a woman of otherworldly beauty. Such an unheard-of beauty made sophisticated eyes begin to trace her background and history. With the life and death of the young couple, as everyone pursued the secrets of the deities, they entered a foggy maze. At the first meeting of the mountain and sea, the group reunited for the first time, and the mirage sent them into the deepest purgatory with the most beautiful dreams. Can a disciplined man control the power of heaven and earth, and can he control the excitement of his heart? <<less

Once, during middle school, Sou had confessed to his childhood friend Rio, only to be swiftly rejected. Several years later, out of the blue, Sou was informed by his mother that Rio had become pregnant. Rio's pregnancy led her to become reclusive, and Sou was unexpectedly asked by his mother to persuade her to come out of seclusion.... more>>

The next day, as Sou debated whether to meet Rio, his best friend Haruaki expressed a desire to speak with him alone. After finding themselves alone on the school rooftop, Haruaki revealed one shocking revelation after another to Sou... <<less

Before his reincarnation, Wen Yu always thought that his childhood sweetheart, Fu Chengque, was like the snow on the high mountain, unattainable.... more>>

But later, he realized that she was not ice and snow at all. She was clearly a penguin standing on ice. With one slip of her foot, she tumbled down the mountain…

——————

Next door.

Fu Chengque looked at her golden finger and felt extremely puffed up! She wrote hastily: “I, the future empress, the superhuman, the destined deity Fu Chengque, am recruiting talents! Help friends regardless of reason, sign up quickly!”

But her tasks were not only related to her childhood sweetheart Wen Yu, but each one was super difficult!

【Make Wen Yu say “But I like it.”】

【Have a candlelight dinner with Wen Yu.】

【Whisper to Wen Yu for ten minutes.】

…

She’s just a girl, not a lover. How could she possibly complete them!

What’s absurd is that, although things didn’t go as expected, she still completed them all!

[Highly recommended for people who enjoy both male protagonists and/or female protagonists] <<less

Ji Zhen Tang first saw Zhong Yu Bai at her boyfriend’s birthday banquet.... more>>

Amidst the clinking of glasses, the man sat calmly in the midst of swirling smoke, unruffled, quietly listening to the conversations around the table.

Her boyfriend leaned in to whisper to her, giving her a heads-up: “That’s my third uncle, don’t provoke him, I can’t handle it.”

On the same day of the birthday banquet, her boyfriend got drunk and embarrassed her in front of everyone.

Leaving the Zhong family mansion, she walked in the rain. Before long, an umbrella was held over her head, and Ji Zhen Tang looked back.

The person following her turned out to be the same uncle from earlier. The man smiled gently, with a comforting tone, “Let me walk with you a bit.”

–

Meeting her ex-boyfriend again at a friend’s gathering, they were now former lovers.

Ji Zhen Tang overheard her ex-boyfriend’s tone full of envy as he talked about his uncle, mentioning how Zhong Yu Bai bought a tea plantation in the prime land of the mountains and rivers for his little girlfriend.

People started gossiping, “Which woman is so lucky?”

Before anyone could finish their words, someone stepped in from outside. The man exuded an imposing aura, silencing the whole room.

Without paying attention to anyone else, Zhong Yu Bai walked straight to Ji Zhen Tang and gently embraced her.

“The feng shui of the mountains and rivers is suitable for begonias. Since she likes it, everything is negotiable.”

–

Ji Zhen Tang had heard about Zhong Yu Bai from others, portraying him as a high-status, gentle and wealthy man. Mr. Zhong was perfect in every aspect, except for being too ruthless and not understanding the meaning of compassion.

But she had clearly seen it. When she was sick, he patiently brewed medicine for her by the stove, gently massaging her numb and painful hand until late into the night.

He spoke words of comfort in the softest and gentlest manner, afraid of troubling her.

“Does it still hurt?”

Zhong Yu Bai listened with a smile, his eyes full of affection as he gazed at his sparrow—

“She is a bird, and I am not her cage.”

“I am her sanctuary.” <<less