Water Lantern

[The blurb is below. Please forgive me, mwah!]

Upcoming novel: The Wicked Cousin of the Apocalypse's Big Boss

Ying Jiao opened Green River before bed and read an angsty apocalypse novel.

The second male lead, Shen Qi, was a complete psycho. He caused endless trouble until the star-crossed leads ended up with a tragic BE.

Ying Jiao saw such a beautiful love story ruined by that scheming, evil second male lead!

Fuming, she gave it a one-star review: "Is the author sick? Why feed us this crap at the ending? What kind of person writes such a disgusting character as the second male lead?"

Ying Jiao fell asleep in tears, only to feel herself being jostled and tugged around...

When she opened her eyes again, she was holding a bloodstained whip.

The boy before her was seventeen, cool and distant, his body covered in wounds and his clothes torn to shreds.

"Sis, I did nothing wrong." Shen Qi looked up at her coldly and calmly protested.

Only then did Ying Jiao realize she'd transmigrated into the angsty apocalypse novel and become Shen Qi's wicked cousin.

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Shen Qi had just learned that a chip had been implanted in him as a child, and that he was destined to become an emotionless AI.

If he ever developed feelings and his emotions fluctuated, the evil EAG organization would detect him.

His cousin Ying Jiao, who had always abused him, had once been an observer for EAG. Back then, she couldn't bear to watch Shen Qi have his emotional nerves removed and become a tool for the organization's evil schemes.

Ying Jiao fled with Shen Qi.

To keep Shen Qi from developing any emotions, Ying Jiao resorted to the most foolish and extreme methods.

In the end, the chip was removed from Shen Qi's brain.

But Ying Jiao, who had defected from EAG, was severely punished by the organization that very day. She was blown to smithereens...

And so Shen Qi still went down the same path as the original story's twisted, corrupted villain.

[The completed apocalypse novel, Experimental Subject of the Apocalypse]

Blurb:

[Going premium on September 28, starting with Chapter 23. If you've already read it, please don't buy it again~]

Zhao Shuideng was named by her mother after the hometown she longed for, a prosperous Jiangnan town called Shuideng.

Her mother had been trapped in this impoverished backwater for more than a decade before dying far from home. As she lay dying, all she wanted was to return to her hometown and see her family again.

Zhao Shuideng escaped the backwater with her mother's ashes.

At last, she brought her mother's ashes back to Shuideng and reunited with her uncle and older brother.

Later, her brother Zhao Yuqing was imprisoned. Shuideng traveled to Shanghai to save him, seeking help from someone she shouldn't have turned to. Thus began a fateful entanglement...

Note: This is the heroine's coming-of-age story, focusing mainly on her growth and experiences.

An alternate-history Republic of China setting. No historical research required, and there are no real-life historical counterparts.

The heroine and a male supporting character have intimate contact. Readers who prefer chaste romance, proceed with caution.

The whole novel has been revised. Please refer to the version published on Jinjiang (in other words, don't read pirated copies. This novel will be free on May 9).

The characters' values do not represent the author's. The story is set in the Republic of China era and reflects the limitations of its time. Please keep that in mind.

Theme: The pursuit of freedom and true love