A Tale of Twin Jades

My completed modern school romance, Can't Trust the Persona on the Surface, and my ongoing novel, See You at the Top of the Grade Rankings, are in my collection. Novel Blurb: An Jue spent half his life on the battlefield, helping an unfeeling emperor rise to the pinnacle of power. Unexpectedly, the emperor listened to slander and grew suspicious of him. Once distrust had taken root, there was no mending it. An Jue made one final request to lead his troops into battle, intending to prove his loyalty with his death. But an enemy general risked his life to save him, and from then on, the two remained entangled for the rest of their lives. Power, schemes, trust... In a time of chaos, with a forbidden romance and truth mixed with lies, how could he tell what was real? If he walked the same path as before, would history repeat itself? "But..." "No buts." Xuan Jing slipped his fingers between An Jue's and clasped their hands tightly together. His pale, almost translucent face was covered in a warm, bright smile. "An Jue, what I want to do for you goes far beyond this." Bonus Scene Xuan Jing (with the face of a domineering CEO): "I'm telling you, even if I turn gay, even if I bend into a ball, there's no way I'll be the bottom!" Lin Yi (coldly): "Oh." Years later... Lin Yi: "Oh?" Xuan Jing: "...Sorry to bother you. I'll be going." Reading Guide: 1. A gentle yet strong general gong x a prince shou who seems mild-mannered and scheming but is actually awkward and tsundere, with schemes up his sleeve at every turn. 2. A familiar trope in a new story. An alternate history setting. Come take a look, but please don't nitpick the historical details. 3. An early practice piece with a lot of nonsense. Please go easy on me, QAQ. Upcoming novel: Pretending to Be Gay Shou's perspective: The first day Mu Xia had to leave behind his rich-kid status and enter the world of ordinary people because of a sudden family crisis. He immediately felt that Zhuang Xu seemed to particularly dislike him. The evidence: They had an instant-enemy kind of first meeting. And they couldn't stand each other for quite a while afterward. Especially after hearing Zhuang Xu make up a bunch of nonsense with a perfectly straight face. Zhuang Xu: I'm prejudiced against rich people, and I'm homophobic. I mean, against gay people. Mu Xia: ??? Wait, being prejudiced against rich people is one thing, but is that really how you use "homophobic"? But considering his constant "stay away from me" attitude, Mu Xia could believe he was scared of people in general. Until later Gong's perspective: As a cold, aloof teenager who'd always had a solitary streak and had basically made loneliness a habit, Zhuang Xu had found Mu Xia annoying from the moment he first laid eyes on him. The reasons: He talked too much, was willful, and had a bad case of rich-kid syndrome. Especially his eyes. They could always stir up Zhuang Xu's feelings for no reason. But later Later on, Mu Xia had been pretending to be gay and deliberately flirting just to annoy him. He'd thought, "If you're homophobic, then I'll make a point of being gay right in front of you." But one day, unexpectedly, the other guy grabbed him by the head and kissed him until his legs went weak. Zhuang Xu: You'd better really be gay. Mu Xia: ?????? It was... way too sudden... [Pretending to be gay is fun until you crash and burn. We were strangers at first, then found our way together.] P.S. A sweet, everyday story about love that grows over time and love at first sight. Reclusive, aloof, and not good at resisting affection gong (Zhuang) x Proud, willful, and reckless shou who pretends to be gay (Mu) Theme: