Same author as "The Prestigious Family’s Young lady and the Farmer" which looked to be a usual farming your way to a good life type of story that I'm waiting to be completed. Also, the mc is friends with the mc of The Prestigious Family’s Young lady apparently.... more>>

"FL is a reborn maid in Ancient China. In her previous life she was an ambitious maid who climbed the young master's bed to get ahead as a concubine, but ended up dying in a harem scheme anyway. This life, she wants to keep her head down, stay an honest maid, and age out of servitude.

Unfortunately, she gets caught up in a noble household's mess and is sold far away to a desolate vessel Prince's estate. She ends up as that ML Prince's maid.

For some reason, there are very, very few historical BG novels being completely translated (almost all completely translated Chinese novels lately have been BL/Yaoi/Shounen Ai), so I'm going to rate this 5 stars to thank the translator for finishing the translation and because I like this novel. If you like Eight Treasure Trousseau or To Be A Virtuous Wife, you'll like this." ~ dramamonster  <<less

"Super cute and fluffy. FL was a General's concubine in her first life, and transmigrated into a modern high school girl. The ML is a rebel with a cause - a total bad boy who wants to hurt his family by self-destructing - but the FL recognizes him as her love, the General, and isn't afraid of him at all. It's a really, really sweet, surprisingly comedic, romance that follows them to adulthood. Both leads are enjoyable to read about. " ~ dramamonster... more>>

"This is really a heart-warming story.I love the MC. She's sweet, cute, and adorable but not s*upid nor dense. I've seen many of this kind of MC which acted dumb and made me gone mad, but this MC is just perfectly balanced. She's kind-hearted, a good girl, but not weak. She's also not that type of superdense MC whose usually in a pack with this cute and adorable traits. She actually notices the little things ML did for her and she knows her importance for him. She's not ignorant of ML feelings either. She knows he has many thorns, but she didn't pried his secrets, only stay by his side and gives him comfort. I think it's much more acceptable than forcing someone to tell you their secrets just because you "care" about them.

Another thing I love about MC is her boldness. Gosh, even ML got beaten by this trait lol. She's not afraid of mostly everything, and she also not shy away of showing her care and affection for ML--she actually treat it as a matter of fact that she behaves that way, because she loves him, it only natural for her to spoil him. It makes ML got embarassed most of the time instead lol. Oh but ML got it back for her on later chapters, he became so shameless leaving MC speechless lol

ML also not the type of genius bad boy who still get the highest ranking despite always skipped classes. It's more realistic how he started from scratch and how bad his grade is that he thought trigonometric as an english form of math lol. It's so sweet that he is willing to work hard for MC just to close the distance between their names on score board. I like how ML's change is instigated by himself, and not forced by anyone including MC.

The supporting characters are also good. But I especially like ML's homeroom teacher. Idk but it really moved me how dedicated he is to guide his bad students despite their ignorance and how he defends ML when other teachers doubted his change and suspect him of cheating. I know it's a teacher's duty, but not every teacher treats their students whole-heartedly, especially for bad students." ~ midnightfantasy <<less

It's Ancient China and it's completed.... more>>

"In the first half, the FL is a klutzy, Bridget Jones Diary type of heroine/undercover spy. FL is a first-rate imperial beauty sent to military/border Prince Jing's estate. She knows that his adopted son (age 18?) is going to be the eventual Emperor of the novel she is living in, so she tries to become the adopted son's wife. (Remember, she's not reborn or transmigrated, she's a historical girl who thinks being Empress Dowager is the highest goal for a woman.)Except she doesn't know the details in the book, so she's often led astray. It's a comedy of errors. She's so transparent, beautiful and brash that no one thinks she has the brains for all the harem scheming going around.

The FL tries to succeed with/impress the adopted son according to the novel's plot (and overturn her own early death in the novel), but she shows her real side to the cold ML Prince Jing (age 24), who slowly falls in love with her very quirky personality.

In the second half, when the FL's family life is established, she reminds me of the wilful, captivating, freely enjoy-my-life-beauty-and-wealth type heroines written by author Butterfly's Shadow Beneath the Moon (like Eight Treasure Trousseau, To Be A Virtuous Wife, I Am This Type of Woman, etc.). The extra epilogue chapters are very cute too.

If you like historical romance novels in Ancient China, you'll like this. It's not as dark as others (the FL never directly harms anyone, she just likes to get petty revenge against people who scheme against her), nor is it fluffy (there's still a lot of harem scheming around the adopted son's harem, the Empress Dowager, and the FL).The translation is good, and it's a rare historical josei novel that is fully translated." ~dramamonster <<less

"The soul of a fighter medic from an apocalyptic zombie world has transmigrated into the new Emperor in ancient China.Except that the Emperor is actually a female put on the throne by her mother, the evil Empress Dowager and her grandfather, the Grand Preceptor. The villains are waiting until the Empress Dowager's baby son can be old enough to take the throne... more>>

In the first chapter, the transmigrated soul opens her eyes and she is sitting on the Dragon Throne while the evil Grand Preceptor and Empress Dowager are trying to kill off the loyal Generals and guards. It is only the second day of her imperial reign. Coming from a zombie world where human lives are precious and rare, and Emperor runs around the Capital saving people and wreaking havoc with all the villains' plans.

Because humans have had to evolve in the zombie infested world, Emperor has the ability to heal, talk to animals, and super strength. These powers were ported over with her. Unlike other novels, the Emperor is not all-powerful. She inherits a weakened throne and all the military might is in the villians' hands. How she uses her abilities is part of what makes the story so fun to read.

A lot of the fun in this novel is the Emperor's direct and honest value system - where others try to scheme against her, she just straightforwardly does what is right. The nation has been falling apart and she is there to fix things and help the common people. She discovers the wrongs done by her father, and fixes them.However, because she grew up in an apocalyptic era where life is precious but short, she is very direct. She doesn't have any knowledge of the extensive rites, customs and laws of Ancient China. Unlike the scholars in her court, she didn't spent 10 years studying classic texts. It's because of this that the Supreme Commander (the hero) has to re-word/carry out her orders in a way that everyone else can understand. As the Emperor puts it, enemy zombies are easy to understand. The devious and complex minds of live humans, are difficult for her to decipher. Her heart is in the right place, though.

The other fun part is all the talking animals. There are no secrets in the Imperial Palace when the mice, birds, falcons, cats, etc. are all watching. Even the ants can

Everyone keeps asking me why I'm laughing while reading - the 24 brushes, the pickled vegetable jars, the way she talks back to the Empress Dowager, Second Master Ning - the story is just hilarious. One of the things that I also love is that the Emperor is constantly eating or snacking because there was no good food in the apocalyptic era and she is frequently

The male lead, the Supreme Commander, is an honest, loyal soldier. However, we learn that over the years, the Grand Preceptor's schemes have killed off the Supreme Commander's parents, brothers, and most of the honest and loyal officials in court. Being honest and loyal only led to the Supreme Commander being on the execution grounds. In order to protect the Emperor, the Supreme Commander starts being ethically ambiguous in his dealings. This may be something readers may not be comfortable with. However, when the Emperor learns, she's okay with it for most of the novel.

The best part is the first 70%, when it focuses on the Emperor talking to animals, eating nonstop, and driving her political enemies crazy from the palace with her antics. The focus is on the Emperor, who values human lives, saves people, and her and her entourage rack their brains constantly to outmaneuver and outscheme their enemies in court.

After that, the rebellion/opposition erupts .

I really enjoyed the initial humour and the secondary characters, including the new characters introduced near the end, and although the romance/male lead falls apart in the end." ~dramamonster <<less

"Mask Feast writes slice-of-life realistic historical fiction novels. They're fairly detailed, and not fluff.The FL is a strong, fierce di daughter in a complex noble family where her mother is gaslit/fooled into being run over roughshod by the mother-in-law and concubines. The first 12-15 chapters were hard to read because the little FL was bullied. But after that, the FL finds her strength and quickly sets things right. There is some awesome face slapping.... more>>

The ML, Prince Yin, is a transmigrated AND reborn prince (he's on his third life) who acts like a lazy, chubby coward to stay alive/overlooked by the powers that vie for the throne. The ML is totally shameless, loves the FL completely, and works hard to survive. The FL and ML get along perfectly. She's fierce, he's happy to be a victim. He's shameless, she's persuadable to his charms. She's forthright, he's super sneaky.

The first part of the novel is about the fierce FL, and the latter part of the novel shifts to the ML's schemes and the ending dovetails with the companion novel, Counterattack of the Cannon Fodder Chambermaid, as the imperial/political affairs engulf the nation.

(Just be warned, there are some Japanese-pirate-hating, Chinese-superiority-type scenes.)Compared to Counterattack of the Cannon Fodder Chambermaid, this novel has more plot, it's about a strong noble FL in the complex Capital with many noble households, then a ML who wanders everywhere setting up schemes, and it's more satisfying. The other novel is about a lowly maid who lives in a desolate faraway prince's palace and stays hidden away most of the time, so the novels feel very different. This novel does have some scenes that aren't in the other novel, like how the reborn Prince Jing wakes up and what Prince Yun and Prince Jing were doing in the Capital during the rebellion." ~ dramamonster <<less

Same author as "Greetings, Ninth Uncle"! Also "It’s Better to be the Empress Dowager" that I haven't read yet but is in my To read list. Hard-Working Protagonist. Second Chance.... more>>

Lin Wei Xi found out after she died that she was just a cannon fodder in a novel, used as contrast to the gentle and considerate and virtuous female lead.

The male lead was her ex-husband, the dignified heir of Yan Wang, his family were superior and brilliant, but the female lead was not her.

The female lead was her concubine-born younger sister, and her husband’s white moonlight, his cinnabar mole, no wonder! After Lin Wei Xi died, her husband finally married her sister as he wished.

She watched coldly at the two like honey in the oil, in love and harmonious, everyone using the success of her younger sister to contrast the impropriety of the original wife.

Lin Wei Xi sneered, okay, since your love moves the world, then this sister will come back and be your stepmother!

So she married her ex-husband’s father, the father-in-law she never met in the previous life, the country’s God of war, who has not remarried after losing his wife, the one that hold military power, the brilliant Yan Wang.

Later Yan Wang, who was in his prime years and used to act decisively, looked at his small, delicate, much younger wife, and had a headache.

No matter, she is still young, he have to spoil her, indulge her, teach her. <<less

This new daughter-in-law of the noble house received the solicitude of the officials and overturned the internal strife. In times of chaos, displacement and the subjugation of prominent clans, as a married woman one only wished to survive, conduct business, manage the affairs of the household and live one’s life in peace.... more>>

"This historical story moves quickly and is very interesting if you like historical slice of life novels like To Be A Virtuous Wife or Eight Treasure Trousseau. " ~dramamonster

"Poignant and sweet. Logical and calm. Not Mary Sue-ish MC. She's just smart and emotionally stable enough to get through the tragedies that happened in her past. ML is one of the best I've read about. Loyal and strong. He provided a safe haven for the MC. Happy Ending." ~ Aska.has.ORD...

"I enjoy the not so cliche storyline, nothing groundbreaking, but I found a family with minimal strife, no over the top mistreatment of concubine, an actual glimpse of warlords at chaotic era, and no face slapping back to back to be refreshing.The story itself isnt that complicated, the FL is the lone survivor of her clan, at the mercy of others, but still dignified and smart enough to know when to retreat. Fu Jin is beautiful, and comes with the background as the daughter of a well respected scholar in a world where military men trying to rule the world and gaining the respect from the scholars. As such, she was basically robbed from her sham marriage to a foolish-son of a noble and was forced to re-marry to the son of the prime minister, who wants to be respected as more than an usurper. Well.. Well.. Well.. Here comes the ML with secrets of his own.ML is Wei Tan, I like the fact that the FL didnt find him attractive, just heroic, typical military man. Boy, the author did a good job of making the FL -and me! Slowly finding his charms." ~ Lola.  <<less

The TL can be found at Chrysanthemum Garden's website. Seems that the relationship dynamics is still the seme being very seme and can't stand any role reversal...But some of the reviewers still mention how good they work together. So I'm going into it looking for that.... more>>

"The Prince and male wife are actually a perfect pair. The Prince is a military man who is powerful but clueless about political stratagems. The male wife is a scholar who is brilliant but had low status, and now cannot enter officialdom. The Prince pampers and protects the male wife, and the male wife observes and advises the Prince against plots. They cover each other's weaknesses well.The translation is excellent. The story has a nice historical drama feel to it. Both characters are kind, reasonable, men in a tense, complex situation. There's plenty of character development and the story and characters are very well written. I liked how the story went into the difficulties of how a male wife would interact with female concubines, male guests, leaving the inner courtyard, etc. You can tell the author put a lot of thought into the world building. " ~ dramamonster"

I love how the relationship between MC and ML grew. Their combination, MC as a war god and ML as a smart military advisor made them powerful. MC's army didnt know that the military advisor is their generals Wangfei. Their reaction is funny once they found out." ~ Jwel

"Story: Decently complex with military/political schemes in Imperial China. A fix it story, where MC travels back to night of his wedding with ML and 1) uses his experiences from his first 30 years to establish better relationships with those who actually care for him and 2) exploits his knowledge of future events to come out on top. Refreshingly, although major plotlines play out as expected and people's motivations/character remain the same as in MC's first life, there are still unexpected challenges as others react/adapt to MC's actions.

There are subplots including how ML navigates his role among MC's prior wives/concubines, gains respect in his own family, and establishes his own business in order to not just rely on MC--just interesting points that seem mundane but would actually be very important to ML and flesh out the story.Relationship development: Well, MC returns in time to their wedding night, to a point after having done the deed already. But MC then restrains himself while wooing ML properly, and things escalate fairly quickly from there.Critiques: A feel good story where you know MC and ML will come out on top no matter the challenges--not a bad thing but makes conflicts feel slightly shallow. Pacing is slightly slow, especially in the beginning." ~Flying Jade <<less

"In Great Jin, the Emperor has several capable princes, and a very powerful General. In other novels, the Emperor might be trying to kill off the General's family to protect his throne, the Princes would be killing each other to take the throne from their old man, while the FL schemes against everyone. Well, not this author.Instead, the FL, who was raised lovingly at the dangerous border with her military General family, is a ferocious tiger pretending to be a weak, helpless beauty. Her family is loyal and smart, and she just wants to raise a few handsome men and live in leisure.The ML is a Crown Prince who shrugs off the Emperor's pleas for... more>> him to help out more with running the country, and slowly falls in love with the FL. He's pretty wily and black-bellied, so his schemes to get the FL to turn to him are pretty funny.

Same author as Eight Treasure Trousseau, I Am This Type of Woman, To Be A Virtuous Wife, Ascending Do Not Disturb, Hello Wife, The Job Of An Imperial Concubine, Like Pearl and Jade, Very Happy, More Than A Few Blessings. The author writes really good characters and more recently, very optimistic feeling novels." ~ dramamonster <<less

Emporer gets turned into a dog and adopted by the love interest.... more>>

Looking at his own concubines and imperial offspring from a doggy’s perspective:Who used to be the sweet, gentle, and eloquent flower turns out to be a venus fly trap behind the scenes.Who used to be the filial and courteous, intelligent and adorable, imperial princes and princesses transform into demons in a flash.

The progression (of the story) overturns understandings and unmasks countless illusions.

"This is the best plot ever for an Imperial romance. An intelligent and kind Imperial consort pretends to be domineering and powerful to protect her military family. The Emperor doesn't trust her or her family, so he uses her as a shield for his white lotus love. The Imperial consort is super smart and uses him so that she can live a carefree life in the palace.Except, in Chapter 1, the Emperor secretly falls into a coma, the Imperial consort chooses a cute little puppy to love and raise, AND the Emperor's trapped soul is in the puppy. Hijinks ensue, especially when the Emperor gets some major face slapping and realizes all the harem nasty sides." ~ dramamonster <<less

"Completion: The main story (438 chapters) with a side story (2 chapters) in the middle, is already posted on the translation website. So far, the other side stories (presumably up to chapter 477) are not translated yet." ~dramamonster... more>>

"Slice of life historical novel about rich nobles, scheming officials, and royal plots, in an ancient capital. Reminded me of the worlds of "Like Pearl and Jade" and "A Precious Pearl in the Imperial City".FL: A modern businesswoman who transmigrates into the body of a rich, noble Marquis widow. Except that this is a novel world, and her kids are the villains. In this new second life, the FL straightens out the kids, strengthens the Marquis estate, and uses her savvy management skills to become a winner in life.

Issues: there are some MTL-like mixups with the names (ie. Second Prince's mother is called Consort Liang, Empress, and Empress Dowager at different times), and the FL is really disdainful of concubines and concubine children in general. The FL's OPness is her ability to persuade/teach people." ~ dramamonster  <<less

As the new king of the race and facing the group of parents who see him as a baby, Gu Huai said he was under a lot of pressure.... more>>

"The summary is pretty accurate. The only thing it doesn't tell you is how goddamn adorable this story is. Although they're described as vicious, cold monsters, they're so soft for the MC. He's their precious treasure, their baby king, and all they think about is how to protect him from the whole universe and how to make him happy and comfortable, and as someone who grew up in a welfare home in his previous life, the MC is all for receiving their parental love despite being an adult both physically and mentally." <<less

It sounds heartwarmingly cute with pets. And it's completed!... more>>

"It still makes me cry to finish this one because its filled with love and suffering, the cubs in another timeline who suffered a lot <3 reallt makes my heart ache. This story stays true to its name, basically how to raise cubs/children. MC is very likable (OP in someway but not too much)." <<less

Chen Qizhao was reborn and returned to the age of 18 when he was still the wicked little overlord of the Chen family.... more>>

At this time, his brother hadn’t experienced a car accident while his parents were in good health and weren’t seriously ill. The Chen family was still the prosperous Chen family and everyone thought he was a good-for-nothing who was useless and easily taken advantage of.

“He only knows how to quarrel with his older brother every day. He is arrogant and willful!”

“He looks good, but unfortunately, he is an idiot.”

“Isn’t he a useless person? Just serve him well.”

“It is a pity about that child of the Chen family.”

There were the group of scoundrel friends who were full of thoughts, the rats eyeing him covetously and the old, cunning people who were secretly scheming.

Chen Qizhao put on a mask of arrogance again. ‘Do you like acting so much? Why don’t we act together?’

It wasn’t until later that everyone discovered that at the end of the play, they would either go bankrupt or be imprisoned.

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"This novel has a good translation AND it's finished, which is always a plus before you start.

I just finished reading it, the ending was very satisfying.

This is those type of complicated setting novels, but don't worry, because it's explained well. Get ready for company drama. Our MC's a secret overlord type, he acts all foolish on the outside but is secretly investigating several things.

Unreliable narrator warning - sometimes his little spies just get info and you gotta accept it. No, you can't predict the story by being smart, sorry. Not that type of story. What's obvious is obvious and what's not just won't be.

Well, despite not being a fan of all the complicated over-the-top drama, that's not all this story's got going for it. I loved the family dynamic, the realistic portrayal of Paranoia &mental illness, the colourful side character cast (they have.. Get this, actual personalities!) , and I very much loved the ML. He's the calm and steady, trustworthy type. Very good boy.

Well, if you like smart MCs going through complicated loops and gambling with their life, this one's for you." ~ bblank  <<less

"This is the story of a righteous, upstanding new teacher, going around to teach ghosts how to be righteous, upstanding citizens, in the process not knowing they are ghosts at all. XD... more>>

If you want the condensed version, this is a shorter, BL. version of Assassination Classroom, with equally lovable students, the same foolish OP teacher, and an intriguing extra (ML) who makes his first appearance wanting to hack all of these ghosts to death! Lol

Alright, before I go into my review, here are a few points to note:

This is not a horror novel. Even though it contains horror elements, this novel can't be considered to be in the horror genre in any way or form. It does not aim to scare people, and its primary purpose is humour + slice of life.

1ST person POV

This is a novel that is a jab at your typical horror novels. XD Therefore, it is quite unique indeed. The run is only 42 Chapters, so as expected, you have all the typical shortcomings AND strengths of a short-running novel." ~ Asideaccount  <<less

"This is slooow burn. The romance doesn't start until 120++ it is also slice of life so if you're looking for older seme, relaxing read with sweetness then it's for you.... more>>

MC is a little gary stu but still cute. ML is the cold but doting lover. MC is 17 when they started their romance and ML is 25 or 26 (they have age gap around 9-10 years). If you feel that it's iffy or it feels like g*ooming feel free to skip.

This novel feels like double MC because author use 100+ chapters to not only establish MC but also ML. Usually when we meet ML he's already successful and rich af. But this time author patiently take time to develop ML to the archetype of Rich Cold Genius Doting ML.

Author also give a thorough background for MC and ML so their actions and personalities matched." ~ Chiaroscuro <<less

"This is a sweet romance between the most feared man in the world, the man that everyone calls a demon (in a world where actual demons exist!) , and the first human to show him kindness.... more>>

The male lead is very gentle and utterly in love; throughout the story he heals from his trauma and finds his own place in life. Though this doesn't mean he's a pushover. Or an a**hole! It's actually shocking to think back to the beginning and how he was basically a corpse, and realize how far he's come.

The female lead is very bold, which is something I don't see a lot and I appreciate, and has great character development. She's his guiding light and he's her steady support.

If I were to describe their relationship it would be "perfect househusband who intimidates people behind his wife's back" and "inspiring adventurer whose cleverness and kindness get incredible results." They spoil each other.

I love how they both improve and how they support each other's growth. I think they have a very healthy relationship once they get together, and like how they both make friends and have support systems. Also half of the story is just their fluff and dog food lmao.

This doesn't have most of the misunderstandings and drama common in a lot of romances. Though there are certainly one or two characters that try to get between then, they don't doubt each other.

There are quite a few good subplots. It involved some dark stuff but it never felt too heavy, as well as some humor. There are some small questions that never really get answered, but I felt satisfied with the ending. The MTL is pretty good--the only think that's a bit messed up is some of the pronouns.

Overall this story is part fluffy romance, part apocalypse, part alien fantasy, and part superpower au. It has beautiful, subtle themes about recovery, love, human nature, what makes a monster a monster, bettering yourself, and one of my favorites - how powerful kindness can be. " ~ theliongirl 

"This novel reminds me of From Far Away/Kanata Kara in that old-fashioned shoujo action/adventure way, where love is pitted against moral decay and the heroes' kindness is their strength (not that they aren't strong in the physical sense). And I mean that in the best possible way. I felt a little nostalgic as I read. " ~ ludagad <<less

Sequel to Beloved Husband. Didn't really like the prequel because the worlds were all very short. Like short stories when I can only wish they... more>> were all a full length novel lol. But I did like a lot of the tropes in the singular world. Here's hoping the sequel has a stronger main plot. <<less

An infinite flow survival story. Need to pass exams. FL has high EQ and uses that and communication to pass the exams unconventionally. Comedic Undertone. Hardworking Protagonist.... more>>

Lin Xinghe, who used to be the villain of a Mary Sue novel, received an acceptance letter from the Modern Era Department of the Villain School.

On the first day of school, her deskmate told her-

“Every new villain that comes here thinks that they’re f*cking amazing. At best, Modern villains like us know how to earn money through mu*der and cause trouble for the male and female leads.”

“Whatever you do, don’t provoke the Western Fantasy Department. Before coming here to reform, those big brothers would wipe out half the world with a snap of their fingers.”

“Also, don’t hang out with students from the Ancient Era Department. Those villains are always conspiring to overthrow the throne and become principal.”

“And you absolutely cannot have any fantasies about the Xian Xia Department’s grass, Xie Wuan! That! Guy! Is! A! Big! Pe*vert!” (1)

Soon after.

Lin Xinghe’s deskmate saw the big brother from the Fantasy Department using his fire magic to dry clothes for Lin Xinghe. The big brother from the Ancient Era Department had Lin Xinghe’s cat lying on his shoulder and the grass of the Xian Xia Department was placing vegetables into Lin Xinghe’s bowl. <<less

Same author as Tattoo. Mature protagonist.... more>>

Tao Xiaodong had a blind brother. Tang Suoyan, gentle and calm, was his brother’s favourite doctor, and Tao Xiaodong couldn’t help but like him for that.

Oftentimes, people lose sight of that which was easily gained.

Over the years, Tong Ning was so coddled by Tang Suoyan that he failed to appreciate how fetching this rare specimen was—dumping him without pause, and picking him up again when he had a change of heart.

Except, this time, he was a step too late. Tao Xiaodong had long made his move.

Tao Xiaodong looked at Tong Ning, telling him with a smile, “It doesn’t matter who Tang Suoyan used to be with. He’s mine now. As long as I don’t let go, you’ll never be able to take away what I hold onto.” <<less

Looks like it will be deep with plot twists!... more>>

There was a prophet who declared, “A hero who will defeat the Demon King will appear from this village.” The village believed in the prophecy because there was a boy who was skilled in swordsmanship and magic.

Eight years later, the boy became a hero and defeated the Demon King. However, at the same time, he became a person who would never return.

Why did the hero die?

Four years after his death, as his achievements were being compiled into literature, the truth behind his death was about to be revealed. <<less

Xu Jiale, a divorced and pessimistic Alpha, has the following life vision:... more>>

“I hope my dad hasn’t spent all the money my grandfather left behind, so I won’t have to work hard.”

Fu Xiaoyu, 25 years old, an urban beauty in the ABO world. A returned elite with A-level pheromones, working nearly 12 hours a day.Xu Jiale, can list Fu Xiaoyu’s shortcomings like reading off a menu: proud, unapproachable, workaholic, ambitious, lacking in charm, and pheromones so sweet it’s nauseating.He absolutely, completely, utterly does not like him.But their initially incompatible business partnership takes a bizarre turn after an unexpected incident.Fu Xiaoyu: “Xu Jiale, I want to pursue you.” 0.0Xu Jiale: Do you know how ridiculous it is for an Omega like you to actively pursue a divorced Alpha like me? -.-

"this might be one of the only few times where I truly believe that the synopsis doesn't do justice to the novel—because the experience of reading the entirety of this novel within this week (which is my birthday week btw) goes above and beyond what was written in this NU page.

if you're planning to read this, here's a bit of a disclaimer for a common pet peeve in readers so that you'll push through despite encountering it: although it was written to function as a standalone novel, at least 1/4 of the chapters in this novel is heavily connected to another novel written in the same universe, called Last Love. If you're going into this blind like me, a great sense of dissonance will be felt for the first few chapters of the story, even in moments where context is given. It can't be helped. Why? Because that sense of dissonance can be divided in two categories—natural, because it contains minor characters who have their own novel, and deliberate, because I believe that the author is also writing in a way that fosters that feeling.

Fu Xiaoyu and Xu Jiale are the bestfriends of the minor characters with their own novel, and in comparison to that high-stakes, dogblooded plot, this story is on the calmer side. But don't be fooled—this is a slice of life, and they take the slicing seriously, because once you get invested they'll treat your heart like a slab of pork in a meat slicer." ~ danayama1  <<less

Same author as Accidental Mark.... more>>

There was a legendary player known as Wing who appeared in the pro league for Gun King in the Chinese division.

He landed his shots with deadly precision and absolute confidence. Under his leadership, a third-rate team in the minor league clawed their way to the major league, ultimately winning the annual championship and becoming the strongest dark horse in history.

However, Wing suddenly announced his retirement after winning the championship. Many netizens had speculated on the reasons for his retirement. No one knew that he was an Omega suffering from a “pheromone disorder”.

Five years later, the Chinese national team was eliminated in the first round of the Gun King World Championship. The national team’s coach resigned on the spot under pressure.

In a time of crisis, Jiang Shaoyu, who was once known as Wing, returned to China and was entrusted with the position of the national team’s coach. The national team was a mix of both good and bad players who couldn’t get along with each other at all. This was especially true for certain Alphas who would quarrel the moment they met.

The assistant was full of worries, “These gods can’t be controlled at all!”

Jiang Shaoyu: “It’s fine. Leave their training to me.”

And so, Coach Jiang started his daily sharp tongue mode——

“This is the standard of a player on the national team?”

“Are scripts even needed when playing against you? I can win even when playing casually.”

“Are all of you inters? Giving free kills away one after another?”

“If you can’t defeat the others, just delete the game then.”

The glib-tongued Coach Jiang, who had a tendency to never swear when training others, once scolded the entire team until their mental states had collapsed. That was until one day, they saw the scene of Coach Jiang secretly injecting Omega inhibitors into himself.

Everyone was collectively dazed, “This fierce and savage coach was actually an Omega?”

“Even if he’s an Omega, he’s the boss kind that cannot be defeated even in a team fight!”

A gaming god: “Seeking help. How do I write a 1000-word self-reflection essay?”

A popular streamer: “I’m not streaming today. I’ll face the wall and repent.”

An amateur king: “Who am I? Where am I? Why am I even playing games? I really doubt my life.”

An Alpha youth: “What was the experience of being scolded to tears by an Omega like? As we cried more, we got used to it.”

The netizens: “???”

Why does something feel wrong with this year’s national team? <<less

Hardworking Protagonist and Second Chance. It's actually long, the TL is by novels instead of chapters. So 34 novels. Pretty long chapters.... more>>

" really loved the plot. The character development of ML was so beautiful. The fact that he slowly learns to love again, was so beautifullly written.

Though the relationship between them develops slowly, it almost felt like natural. The fact that MC started to view there relationship as more then a fan and a bias was also so natural.

OgMC and ogML got what they deserved. I'm not gonna spoil what happens to them, well MC got her revenge in the best way she could.

The novel was so realistic. There was no magic, which I was so glad for. No unnecessary temple shit, no high priest or pope or whatever. The aristocratic society was depicted so well, I fell in love with it. The nature of our MC is also very good. The fact that she becomes a formidable duchess that no one can mess with was also very good.

Ending!!!!!!!! I loved the ending. I felt so good after the ending. Everyone got what they deserved. Happy ending it felt me so fulfilled." ~ DaisySuzuki2002  <<less

"3.85/5!!! [Romance, Modern Day, Drama] To be honest, IDK why I read this. I'm usually not fond of modern-day romance novels. Wait, no. I remember, it's because I read one of the author's other works and was curious about how a person who wrote such deep worldbuilding fics would deal with a book for ordinary romance. Turns out, it's still pretty good! Definitely far from my favorite, though that's more a matter of taste. This novel is a lot better than some I've read before for things like character development and plot. Each character felt very real to me, even if their main characteristics were sometimes overexaggerated. The plot too, despite being somewhat unbelievable, was... more>> interesting to read.

ALL IN ALL, This is a novel with a lot of problems. But most of those problems become not so problematic because of the good points. Like, it's not meant to be perfect, so don't take it too seriously. Just enjoy the character angst and drama, as well as the face-slapping against the typical white lotus character.

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SUMMARY: The MC of this novel is called Shen Zhen. He's the oldest son of the current master of the Shen family. However, when he was 5, he was sent to the Qin Family -- the most powerful and most wealthy household in China -- as a "hostage" for benefits. Ever since then, he grew up in the Qin family and was raised with Qin Yue (the ML of the original story). He thought that the two of them would live happily ever after and was content with life, for the most part. At least, he was comfortable enough that he felt it was okay to save others from suffering. This 'other' is called Su Shiqing (the MC of the original story). Su Shiqing was your typical white lotus. When he cries, everyone feels sorry for him. Also, as the protagonist of this world, he was born with luck and the ability to attract the strong and powerful around him.

Overtime, Qin Yue, who had always loved the MC, began to distance himself from him. A rift was formed between them time and time again. Until, finally, the MC accidentally slept with someone and was forced away from the Qin family. Just like that, his life was over. He had no future, and before long, he died. The story officially starts at the moment of his rebirth. It's the day he had accidentally slept with someone. But this time, he chose not to leave the Qin family voluntarily. He stuck around, wanting to find a way to officially break off with everyone and establish himself. It's a surprise that he catches the interest of the master of the Qin Family, Qin Xing (the ML of the novel). From then on, his destiny completely changed.

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RATING: 3.85/5

Since contemporary romance is not really my thing, I didn't give it too high of a rating. However, I still enjoyed this novel very much, and would probably read it again. Though it will be a while before I do." ~ tr*sh_generalist <<less