I’m Just a Restaurant Owner, So Why Does Everyone Keep Showing Up to Die?

“I just want to run a restaurant! Why does everyone keep showing up to get themselves killed?”

[One-on-One Romance + BL + Historical Fantasy + Political Intrigue + Mind Games + Two Powerful Leads + A Touch of Mystery + A Little Goofy + Dual POV, Mostly the Bottom’s]

"This is a fictional historical setting, so don’t take it as fact!!"

Sharp-tongued and proud on the outside, stubborn but soft-hearted beauty on the inside × A carefree playboy on the surface, but a clever, loyal wolf-dog underneath

Deputy Minister of the Court of Judicial Review × Owner of the Jingwan Tower

"Important!!

The early chapters have a lighter, episodic mystery tone. Later, the story focuses on political power struggles and gets more tense and somber.

If that’s not your thing, please don’t continue!"

Mu Heyin owns the Jingwan Tower in the capital, Shangjing. In the dead of night, he is inexplicably arrested as a suspect by Gu Xunchuan, Deputy Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

Just as he clears his name, more murders occur, and one even takes place inside the Jingwan Tower. To prove his innocence, he has no choice but to join forces with Gu Xunchuan to track down the real culprit.

“You really are bad luck. Wherever you go, someone dies.”

“Your Lordship, if you can’t speak properly, you can always become a mute.”

The long-buried story of Prince He, who died on the battlefield ten years ago, slowly comes to light. The court is rife with undercurrents, princes scheme against one another, and powerful families in Jiangnan are deeply entrenched. A vast web of conspiracy is quietly spreading.

Someone forces him to reclaim his sealed identity as Prince He, setting traps in an attempt to drive the two of them apart and reap the rewards.

All he ever wanted was to retire from public life, take in the bustle of the world, and stay far from the court’s intrigues. But the game has already been set, and he has long since become a piece on the board.

“The mantis stalks the cicada, while the oriole waits behind? It’s not so certain who the oriole is…”