After Marrying the Villainous Tycoon by Contract

My new novel, The Imperial Tutor Only Wants to Retire and Enjoy His Golden Years [transmigrate into a book], is now available. Master and disciple, younger gong.

This novel's blurb: Drama-loving sunshine shou (Chi Ye) x yandere CEO gong (Gu Congzhou)

The day Chi Ye transmigrates into the book, he's in the middle of drugging the water of Gu Congzhou, the story's big boss...

And he's caught red-handed...

Looking at the terrible hand he's been dealt, he thinks, "Put on a good performance and save my life."

But he acts a little too well and receives an invitation from Gu Congzhou to form a team through a marriage contract.

Gu Congzhou is gloomy and world-weary, with a perfect score in tormenting people.

But when Chi Ye sees the bank card loaded with a hundred million, he decides, Fine, I'll risk it. In a clear, sweet voice, he asks, "Honey, when are we getting our marriage license?"

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Gu Congzhou initially sees Chi Ye as nothing but a tool. When they sign the contract, he makes his position clear: "When the contract expires, you'll move out. We'll have nothing to do with each other."

But he never expects Chi Ye to love him so much: making breakfast before dawn, giving him a goodnight kiss in the middle of the night, bringing him flowers and playing the piano for him.

Before long, Young Master Gu reluctantly admits, "Being married isn't so bad."

Later, Young Master Gu wants to renew the contract, "because he's afraid Chi Ye will be sad if he makes him leave."

One day, Young Master Gu comes to renew the contract for life, only to see a calendar on Chi Ye's desk. A red circle marks their wedding anniversary.

Just as Young Master Gu's lips start to curl up uncontrollably, he notices a few words beside the date: "340 days left on the job."

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Bonus scene:

News of the Gu family's eldest young master's marriage spreads, stirring up rumors in Shencheng's high society.

"I'll bet this Mrs. Gu lasts three months at most."

But three months later, Chi Ye is still living comfortably with the Gu family, his career thriving. His new song breaks sales records and his ads and endorsements are everywhere, making people green with envy.

A year later, news arrives that Chi Ye has been "thrown out" by the Gu family. The sour grapes who came to watch the spectacle clap their hands in delight.

"See? I told you Mrs. Gu wouldn't last."

"And he dares to release a new album? Who's going to promote it for him?"

But the miserable scene they expected never happens. The next day, #GuCongzhouChasingHisWife# trends, and #ChiYeNewSong# blows up again.

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At a glamorous evening banquet, under the gaze of everyone present, the famously cold and aloof Young Master Gu blocks Chi Ye at the door. His eyes red and his voice hoarse, he asks, "When are you coming home?"

-Upcoming novel: The Imperial Tutor Only Wants to Retire and Enjoy His Golden Years [transmigrate into a book]

Lu Ci, a 007 who died of overwork, transmigrates into a minor villain in a novel about a tyrant.

During the male lead Xiao Yu's time as a hostage, the minor villain is supposedly his tutor, but in reality he makes things difficult for Xiao Yu at every turn, torturing his dog, burning down his home, and smashing his zither... In the end, Xiao Yu becomes an emperor who looks down upon the world, while Lu Ci is sentenced to be torn apart by five horses.

When Lu Ci arrives, he looks at the dog at his feet, bound hand and foot and baring its teeth, then at the young male lead, whose eyes are dark and resolute. He says kindly, "A fierce dog can hurt people. I'm training it for you."

Over the next five years, Lu Ci plays the good tutor for Xiao Yu, deflecting hidden attacks at court and teaching him in the study, all while waiting for Xiao Yu to return home and inherit the throne so he can go enjoy life in the martial world.

But the moment he steps out of the palace gate, he finds his way blocked by the Royal Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, armed to the teeth. The emperor, already dressed in his imperial robes and radiating authority, smiles faintly. "Where do you think you're going, Tutor? Is the wine in the imperial kitchens no good, or have I, your student, treated you poorly?"

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At first, Xiao Yu considers Lu Ci a despicable villain and hates him to the bone.

Later, Xiao Yu discovers that Lu Ci is not only learned but also gentle and sincere, imparting all his knowledge to him.

Later still, Xiao Yu discovers... it's all an act! Once Lu Ci leaves the study, he's either at a brothel or drinking with courtesans!

Free-spirited imperial tutor shou x possessive emperor gong / raising the male lead / master and disciple / younger gong

-Recommendation: my friend's new novel, I Opened a Restaurant in Another World

One day, Zhang Beiting transmigrates into another world, becoming a down-and-out scholar with the same name who can't even truss a chicken.

As his memories return, he learns that his predecessor died of rage.

Half a month ago, the predecessor had traveled home alone with a marriage contract, crossing a thousand miles to marry his betrothed. Her family saw how destitute he was and substituted a disliked male bride, the son of the deceased first wife.

On their wedding night, the predecessor lifted the red veil, saw that his bride was a man, and died on the spot.

Zhang Beiting looks at the pale man bringing him tea and water, and sighs inwardly.

If he remembers correctly, his father-in-law's family runs an inn.

As it happens, before transmigrating, he was one of the country's top chefs.

Several years later, Zhang Beiting, who had only wanted to prove himself, accidentally opens a famous food street renowned across the land.

A cozy farming novel with mutual devotion and a shou lead. If you like farming novels, go add it to your reading list!

-My completed novel in the same genre: The Cannon Fodder Who Married into a Rich Family for Good Luck

Theme: Love is trust and companionship built on mutual understanding.