I Make Myself a Canary, While My Patron Coldly Does the Laundry

Name: I Make Myself a Canary, While My Patron Coldly Does the Laundry
Author: Windwatching King

给自己当金丝雀，金主冷脸洗床单

by Windwatching King (望风大王)

Status: Completed
Length: 248k Words
Genre: Two Male Leads
Updated: 5mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Two Male Leads + Rebirth + Self-Love + Forced Romance + Sweet, Devoted Love, 1v1]

Ying Mingqiao, a playboy from a top-tier wealthy family, treats life like a game and has never faced consequences for toying with people’s feelings.

After a car accident, he wakes up in an unfamiliar bed, aching all over and with no memory.

A man who looks exactly like him when he was younger steps out of the bathroom and tosses him a card.

“Not bad. Keep it.”

Ying Mingqiao grins and curls a finger at him, then punches the identical face.

They beat each other up and end up in the hospital. That’s when he discovers the truth:

The man isn’t a clone or his twin.

He’s himself, ten years younger.

And Ying Mingqiao’s current identity is the first lover his younger self kept.

Young Ying Mingqiao has taken a punch to the face and can’t let it go.

“Can’t you fight? Let’s see how long you can keep it up.”

He tosses a contract for keeping him, not as a favor but as an insult.

Ying Mingqiao looks at the contract and laughs.

He knows this kind of coercive romance all too well.

He calmly plays along, expertly indulging every one of “his own” preferences, and makes money and seizes power with ease.

He knows all too well that his younger self never falls for anyone for more than sixty days.

But he’s forgotten one thing.

Ten years ago, Ying Mingqiao had no idea what a “time limit” was.

When the young man turns down every other admirer, pins him against the mirror, and frantically demands again and again, “Do you love me or not?”

Ying Mingqiao’s world comes crashing down.

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119Chapters

2.8kReads · 30 days

120.2kReads · all time

423Shelf adds, last 14 days

8.9Score

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This is amazing! I thought it was another reincarnation story where the protagonist is reborn and has a tragic love affair with themselves, but it turned out to be a sweet romance! I was smiling like a doting aunt the whole time. Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao are happily together, but then Da Qiao discovers that Xiao Qiao won't let go... Hehehe, so sweet!
134 likes6mo ago
The King's writing is still amazing and delicious! 💕 Although it's not the cold-faced cuteness this time, I still love Xiao Ning's personality, hahaha. I love this kind of serious yet funny way of speaking ʕ ◦`꒳´◦ʔ. Also, Xiao Ning is still the heir of the Tang family. The King has written four books now, and the main characters all have the surname Tang.
49 likes6mo ago
It's also written in a cute style; this daffodil is delicious. In his past life, Xiao Ying was a naive and simple-minded rich kid, completely manipulated by Da Qiao, haha, quite funny.
43 likes6mo ago
I'm totally blown away, it's so good! The story of a reincarnated woman falling in love with her younger self is a trope I've known about but never read before. It's so delicious, so incredibly delicious! And it's not angsty at all, just so sweet! We working stiffs need this kind of exciting reading. Plus, Xiao Qiao is such a wonderful person, and her friends aren't spoiled brats at all. Everyone is so adorable! But I hate that it's still ongoing! Please, please finish it immediately!
31 likes6mo ago
A sweet romance novel. Overall, it's not bad, but Da Qiao's mindset really bothered me. She's always thinking about money and using Xiao Qiao, making it seem like Xiao Qiao's feelings are misplaced. While I understand, there are just too many of these kinds of descriptions, making even a controlled Xiao Qiao feel sorry for her.
25 likes4mo ago
Beautiful! A narcissistic romance! I don't think there are any major flaws! The story of Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao's first marriage.
25 likes6mo ago
Holy crap, this is amazing! Does the author even know how good it is? After reading it, my depressed child is no longer suffering from OCD, and he doesn't even want to eat pig's trotters anymore. I just wait for updates every day. This stuff is amazing!
25 likes6mo ago
The "little black room" period was quite engaging, and the heart-to-heart talk between the two was also very good. However, the process of Xiao Qiao falling for Da Qiao wasn't obvious enough, and there were relatively few engaging interactions between them in the early stages. [Requesting more updates!][Requesting more updates!] No!! That's not how it works!!
14 likes6mo ago
I stumbled upon this gem of a novel while browsing online. The Narcissus series is endlessly captivating; the interactions between the two male leads are so sweet and adorable. The author just can't write enough! ꉂ(๑¯ਊ¯)σHhh…
14 likes6mo ago
I still love the canary and sugar daddy plus narcissus trope. I was blown away by Yu Er's book before (if I remember the title correctly), and I thoroughly enjoyed this one too. The canary and sugar daddy plus narcissus premise is just too delicious, but I rarely see it written.
13 likes6mo ago