My Young Master Is Clueless About Romance

[The next book in the series, Where's My Red Thread?!, is now online!]

Three years ago, Shen Ruo lost his family and was betrayed by his own sibling. Before faking his death, the only person he couldn't bear to leave behind was Fan Xiu, the boy who had grown up with him.

Shen Ruo: Little monk, come over and try some tasty food.

Fan Xiu: This humble monk is vegetarian.

Shen Ruo: Little monk, I can't sleep~

Fan Xiu: Buddhist scriptures can calm the mind.

Three years later, he discovers that everything has changed. For instance, the once painfully shy little master has become the lord of Lian Guang Tower.

One day

Shen Ruo: Y-you said you were vegetarian!

Duan Xunzhou: Did you really think I was a vegetarian?

A little scene:

One day, Duan Xunzhou has a few drinks and gets sentimental. "I'll always protect you."

Shen Ruo, woken from a sound sleep, humors him. "Mm-hmm, sure."

Duan Xunzhou mumbles, "What do you take me for?"

Shen Ruo answers offhandedly, "A kindred spirit?"

Duan Xunzhou's expression darkens.

Shen Ruo: "Then... a friend?"

Duan Xunzhou turns livid.

Shen Ruo: "...A brother?"

Duan Xunzhou's face turns completely black, like a storm is about to break.

Also known as: You Ignored Me When I Had Power and Influence, but Now That I'm Broke, You Won't Leave Me Alone?! and The Tower Lord's Road to Winning His Love Back: I Refuse to Be Your Little Brother.

The truth comes out at every turn, and the second couple gets their own groveling-for-love arc.

Reading guide:

1. Younger gong. The shou is affectionate and treats people well. He's loyal and values his relationships, but is actually quite sensitive. The gong returns to secular life later in the story.

2. The two are separated early on due to certain events. Later, the gong pursues the shou. The tone is lighthearted. (Weibo: @SweetQianyan)

3. As usual: plot-driven, one-on-one romance, happy ending.

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Upcoming novel, Making a Fortune Through Food: Synopsis below.

Shen Zhuo is on his way to headline an international food festival when he gets into a car accident. When he opens his eyes, he's transmigrated into the body of a pretty boy in a small ancient village, a boy everyone despises and thinks is an idiot. To top it off, the boy has the same name, the same surname, and the same face as him.

Figuring that his old self, sitting in the back seat of the car, must be well and truly dead, he decides he might as well start over here.

Shen Zhuo declares: From now on, I'm going to be a different person.

He sets about fixing up his fields and growing some grain and vegetables. Even if life is hard and the ingredients are poor, he won't let his taste buds suffer. He also tries to get along with the neighbors. But everyone in the village knows that this pretty boy was abandoned at the village entrance as a child, is lazy and greedy, sharp-tongued, and a man who loves men. When he goes to town, he likes to cling to Lord Huo, so everyone despises him.

Shen Zhuo: There's no problem a meal can't solve. If one meal doesn't do it, then two will.

Every so often, he gives a little snack to the girl at the east end of the village, then invites the old man in the north to dinner. Over time, everyone starts to think that after his serious illness, the boy has somehow shaken off all his bad habits.

He's a good cook and has a pleasant temperament, so the villagers' opinion of him changes. He decides to open a restaurant, support himself, make a fortune, and enjoy a comfortable life. As for Lord Huo, whom he used to take advantage of, he'd rather keep his distance and have nothing to do with him.

Huo Yao notices that the young master who used to cling to him and take advantage of him seems like a different person now. He's a good cook, treats people well, and has a genuine smile. He's even a little adorable. But for some reason, he keeps far away from Huo Yao, avoiding him at every opportunity.

Later, after Shen Zhuo catches this lord moving into his restaurant openly and without shame for the umpteenth time

Shen Zhuo: What happened to having nothing to do with each other?

Huo Yao lies through his teeth with a straight face: I'm staying here to handle official business. You can serve customers outside. We have nothing to do with each other.

Shen Zhuo: ...

Hah. Men are so fickle.

Years later, someone asks Huo Yao what changed his mind back then.

Huo Yao replies with a serene expression: "I saw how deeply devoted he was, so I had no choice but to put up with the inconvenience."

Shen Zhuo: ...

Could that Huo Yao, who refused to leave the restaurant back then, have been a fake?

A scheming gong versus a scatterbrained shou. Also known as: You Ignored Me When I Was a Menace, but Now That I've Made a Fortune, I Don't Want You Anymore: A Hundred Ways to Win Him Back.

Reading guide:

1. Farming, family life, and a fictional ancient setting where men can marry men. No nitpicking over historical accuracy.

2. A mix of plot and romance, one-on-one. The shou's identity is not simple, and the gong is a newly appointed provincial governor. There may be a secondary couple, depending on how things go.

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