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The new novel, "Worthy of Favor", has begun serializing!

Synopsis: Everyone knows Ji Shuling likes Lu Zhouji. She makes a show of her love, wishing she could give him everything she has.

But Lu Zhouji remains unmoved, watching her put on a one-woman show and bounce around beside him.

With the college entrance exams approaching, the cold and aloof Lu Zhouji responds to Ji Shuling's confession with just one sentence: "After graduation, I'm going abroad."

The meaning is simple and clear: you don't stand a chance.

Ji Shuling doesn't lose heart. She declares, "Even if you go to the ends of the earth, I'll still chase after you."

Later, Lu Zhouji admits in front of everyone that he has a girlfriend, completely extinguishing Ji Shuling's hopes, then leaves far behind after the exams.

After her family falls on hard times, Ji Shuling no longer has the courage to pursue anyone. All she can do is hide the name Lu Zhouji deep in her heart.

Ten years later.

The two meet again, and Ji Shuling treats Lu Zhouji as if he were dirt beneath her feet.

One night, Lu Zhouji watches Ji Shuling smile brightly at another man and finally loses control.

Through gritted teeth, he asks her, "You were with me just last night, and today you've already moved on to someone else. Is it fun to toy with me?"

Ji Shuling smiles unconcernedly. "President Lu, how old are you? Why take an adult relationship seriously? Let's just call it a fleeting one-night affair."

In his twenty-eight years, this is the first time Lu Zhouji has lost his reason over a woman.

His voice trembling, Lu Zhouji repeats, "A fleeting affair?"

Ji Shuling scoffs, contempt plain in her eyes. "President Lu, don't play if you can't handle it. A man should know how to let go. That's how I got through it back then, too."

Lu Zhouji's whole body shudders. He feels all the blood in his body run cold. He understands: Ji Shuling is taking revenge for what he did to her back then.

Content warning: The male lead has no prior experience; the female lead does.

The female lead has been married.

Realistic setting.

Theme: May you receive the love you deserve, and give generously throughout your life.

(1) Thirteen-year-old Jiang Man first meets Zhou Di on her way home from school. Zhou Di is inexplicably left in her care and becomes her older brother in name.

Faced with this handsome, cold, and rebellious older boy, Jiang Man is wary. She only wants to humor him so time will pass more quickly.

Five years separate them. One is a free-spirited, pleasure-loving young master, famous in Lu City. The other is a cautious, clever, well-behaved poor girl from a remote mountain village.

One evening, Jiang Man doesn't come home until late at night. Zhou Di searches all over the mountain and finds her deep in the quiet woods, being harassed by a man.

He drives the man away, sustaining plenty of injuries himself. To calm Jiang Man down, Zhou Di smiles and teases her: "Call me big brother, and Brother Di will keep you safe."

Jiang Man stares at him blankly. A wave stirs in her clear, shining eyes, and the two gradually grow closer.

But one day, just before the program is about to end, Zhou Di vanishes from this small town like a passing cloud.

(2) Twelve years later, a murder case causes an uproar in Lu City. At a reception, Zhou Di successfully apprehends the suspect, then walks past Jiang Man with a cool, composed expression.

Having just finished her work, Jiang Man unexpectedly joins her colleagues' gossip session.

"Do you know who that aloof man smoking by the entrance is?"

"Who? From his profile, he looks pretty good."

"I just saw the victim's family bowing to him and thanking him. What happened?"

Looking puzzled, Jiang Man follows their gaze and looks outside the window.

Wearing a white shirt and suit trousers, Zhou Di leans against a tree, his deep gaze fixed on some point in the sky. A nearly finished cigarette rests between his long fingers. His nose is high-bridged, and his thin lips part slightly as he exhales one pale ring of smoke after another. He's impossibly sexy.

Her colleagues keep talking beside her. "That's Zhou Di, captain of the Criminal Investigation Corps at the Lu City Public Security Bureau. He solved the case involving the girl we just finished preparing for burial!"

(3) On a quiet night, Zhou Di corners Jiang Man against a wall as she returns late from work. Their eyes meet. The motion-sensor light above them goes out, leaving the surroundings dim and the atmosphere unmistakably intimate.

Zhou Di's deep, resonant voice reaches her ear. "Do you want to date your big brother?"

Jiang Man freezes, not yet able to react, as a warm, broad hand closes around her delicate hand. Her fingertips tremble, and she instinctively tries to pull away.

Zhou Di suddenly leans closer, lowering his head until their noses touch. "If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes."

[Detective vs. Mortician]

1. Mutual healing, reunited after a long separation

Theme: Anything goes. Even a mortician can find love!

2":"Whose are you?"

"I'm yours."

Theme: Something magical

3":"Song Nuan transfers to Chenhua No. 1 High School and meets her sharp-tongued deskmate, Fang Xu.

Over time, Fang Xu discovers that Song Nuan is not only socially anxious, but also afraid of men, and that she's not as gentle and approachable as she looks.

Fang Xu: "Do you like me? Just admit it. You're blushing so much."

Song Nuan: "Not at all. I blush around men and women, from people in their eighties to kids as young as five or six. What makes you so special?"

After they get together...

Fang Xu: "Attorney Song, you have to be nicer to me. Be nicer to me!"

Song Nuan: "Doctor Fang, my stomach hurts!"

Much later, one day, Fang Xu corners Song Nuan against a wall and whispers almost inaudibly in her ear, "Do you like me? Hmm? Come on, say it. If you do, I'll think about whether to accept you."

Instead, Song Nuan throws him over her shoulder and slams him hard onto the ground, leaving him with a breezy, "Go eat shit."

After the couple finally gets together, they talk about their hopes for the future.

Fang Xu: "I'm definitely going to be a doctor someday."

Song Nuan: "What a shame."

Fang Xu: "Huh?"

Song Nuan: "Doctors can't treat themselves. I guess no one can save a brain-dead guy like you."

Fang Xu: "..."

Theme: A fleeting spark of love, warm and healing

4":"They met years ago, struck by each other at first sight, and from then on, could never look away.

Theme: The world may not accept love, but I will always surrender to its tenderness.

5":"Xie Qingli will never forget how, when he was on the brink of death and lost all hope, the young man pulled him back from the edge.

From that moment on, the young man took up residence in his heart, impossible to dispel, impossible to untangle. He swore that when they met again, he would claim both the young man's body and his heart.

Jinyuan is as detached as ever, originally carefree and at ease, like an immortal. On a whim, he saves a mortal, only to be pestered by him endlessly and eventually swept into the tumult of the human world.

Their love, unacceptable to the world, becomes deadlocked. This is no longer just a matter between the two of them. Misunderstandings pile up, their statuses divide them, one lover is framed, and one of them has little time left. Faced with so many difficulties, how can they sever the bonds between them?

Theme: Not every love story begins with love at first sight

6":"On his way home from work, Yue Yang sees a mermaid in a tunnel. After that, the mermaid becomes entangled in his life.

The mermaid has been searching for him for over a thousand years.

Theme: People always want to change their fate

7":"[Important] The protagonists are the son of Tai and Chuya, and the daughter of Akutagawa and Atsushi. They are biological children, but were born from a book rather than a human womb. Please take note if this isn't for you.

Influenced by the resentment of readers from the three upper-level worlds, transmigrators keep arriving in the parallel worlds of the fictional realm, turning the plots into such a mess that even their own mothers wouldn't recognize them. If this continues, the worlds will face destruction. After immense effort, the world consciousnesses finally send the transmigrators back to the main world, only to discover...

They don't seem able to restore the plots on their own.

So all the world consciousnesses turn their attention to the world consciousness of Bungo Stray Dogs: Hey, could you give us a hand?

One day, Dazai Kaoru casually pulls a copy of "The Complete Manual of Suicide" from his father's bookshelf. When he opens it, he discovers that it is the legendary "Book."

The Book: Brave young man, would you accept my commission and save the world?

Dazai Kaoru: "Is there a reward?"

The Book: One wish. Name your price.

Dazai Kaoru rolls up his bandages and grabs his childhood friend. "I'm in!"

The next moment, the boy and girl find themselves standing in the forest on Mount Spider, staring at each other in confusion.

The innocent Akutagawa Chihiro smiles. "Dazai Kaoru, once I'm done with the enemy, you're next."

Worlds confirmed so far: Demon Slayer, Detective Conan, Naruto, sports anime crossovers, Bungo Stray Dogs, and more.

Kaoru and Chihiro will fall in love. If there are any other pairings besides Dazai and Chuuya and Akutagawa and Atsushi, warnings will be posted when they appear. Please check the author's notes.

Theme: Grow as a person while saving the world.

8":"Our love sways and drifts, like a lonely island.

[Content warning] Tragic ending. Readers who require chaste characters, proceed with caution.

A writing exercise. If you have any concerns, please point them out gently.

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Theme: His love is subtly planted and stretches far into the distance."}