My Crybaby Childhood Friend Took Me

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*A crybaby who can really fight, a green-tea beauty seme x a flirt who doesn't realize he's flirting and can't stand tears, a shamelessly smooth-talking uke

Story blurb: Jian Luobei moves back to the city where he lived four years ago because of his parents' job transfer. His childhood sidekick, Xiao Yixi, has transformed into Qiao Yixi, the top student and campus heartthrob at No. 1 High School.

In the eyes of his classmates, he's a stunning beauty and the school's very face. In the eyes of his teachers, he's an outstanding student, exemplary in both character and academics.

His face is so gorgeous it charms everyone, and people even call him the school belle behind his back.

But Jian Luobei knows that this guy has been a crybaby since childhood.

And sure enough, on their first day in the same class, Jian Luobei accidentally made him cry.

But unlike the tear-streaked mess he used to be as a child, the grown-up beauty's tears were breathtakingly beautiful.

Jian Luobei (ears turning red): ...Damn, why am I suddenly so annoyed?

I really do hate it most when this guy cries in front of me!

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Later, Jian Luobei heard that some punks had cornered Qiao Yixi in a narrow alley.

Hearing the sounds of a fight nearby, Jian Luobei panicked.

Oh no, Qiao Yixi has such slender arms and legs. One punch and he'll be crying for three days, won't he?

But when Jian Luobei got closer, he was dumbfounded.

Qiao Yixi was calmly straightening his crumpled school uniform jacket, looking contemptuously at the punks groaning on the ground. He even lifted his long leg and gave a flying kick to one who tried to fight back.

But the moment he looked up and saw Jian Luobei, his expression changed. He picked up his schoolbag and ran over, eyes red, sniffling pitifully:

"Beibei... They hit me and stepped on my bag, boo-hoo."

Jian Luobei and the people on the ground: ?

Dude, could you please take a good look and see who got beaten up?

And that delicate school belle... This is clearly a rose with thorns!

At first, Jian Luobei hooked a long finger through the rabbit charm that was supposedly a gift from Qiao Yixi's mysterious girlfriend and laughed in exasperation. "Tell me, when exactly did I become your girlfriend?"

Later, Jian Luobei patiently coaxed Qiao Yixi. "I was wrong. Could you please stop crying? Hmm? Boyfriend."

[Content warnings]: 1. Beautiful seme, handsome uke. They dote on each other, and both are strong in their own way. (The seme may seem weak at first, but trust me, he's really not! The main seme is stunningly beautiful and will cry in front of the uke to make him go soft, with unfailing success. The uke wears a dress once. That's all. If that's a dealbreaker, run!)

2. A heartwarming, sweet campus romance with a happy ending. Both are virgins and each other's first love. The last line of the blurb appears in an extra chapter.

The uke's character design on the cover is used with permission from Youyu Xihai of Huaye.

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Here's the preorder blurb for After Becoming the Movie Emperor's Cat Owner. Please add it to your reading list -3-

① Wen Qing has a secret.

Whenever he falls asleep, he dreams that he turns into a cat. As a cat, "it" gets kissed and cuddled by a man, and they even bathe and sleep together.

He forgets exactly what the man looks like when he wakes up, but remembers that he's pretty handsome. Also, the dream is seriously embarrassing.

The dream plays out every day, and the man's face becomes clearer bit by bit. It continues for over a year, until a guest comes to Wen Qing's house after he returns to China.

His father points at the man and says, "This is your big brother Jiang. Say hello."

Wen Qing: ?

Isn't this his "cat butler"?

② Movie Emperor Jiang Congyu has two recent worries:

1. He's fallen in love at first sight with the young master of a prominent family who just returned to China, a sleeping beauty of a younger brother. But despite thinking of himself as a suave, handsome top-tier star, around Wen Qing he turns into a tongue-tied, pure-hearted little schoolboy.

2. His cat son has been getting colder toward him lately and keeps trying to run away from home.

The vet says the little male cat has probably reached mating age. Just get him neutered.

Jiang Congyu believes him.

The two of them team up to pin the struggling cat onto the operating table. Just as the cat is anesthetized and they're about to begin, the sleeping beauty arrives.

The next day, two marks from the claws of love adorn Jiang Congyu's handsome face, insured for a fortune.

③ Wen Qing makes some strange new discoveries:

1. His dreams aren't dreams. The man really did slobber all over his face and take advantage of him.

2. His big brother from a prominent family, Jiang Congyu, seems like a gentlemanly movie emperor, but he's actually a cat-obsessed goofball who even talks to his ragdoll cat when no one's around.

"Wen Qing is so cute when he just wakes up. That head of golden curls... I want to ruffle it!"

"His eyes are so beautiful too... That lazy little glance when he lifts his eyelids is a direct hit!"

"And his waist..."

Cat Wen: ...

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He can forgive this guy for petting and cuddling him when he turns into a cat, but... but the guy actually wants his body too!

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"From the heart, for joy, for you alone." - Jiang Congyu

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And here's the preorder blurb for A Drama Queen's Persona Mustn't Crack. Please add it to your reading list.

Xu Tang grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth and developed a spoiled, pampered streak. After marrying Gu Qingrang, the rising star of the business world, through a marriage agreement, he became even more outrageous, throwing his weight around both on set and at home.

Then one day, something calling itself a System showed up, and Xu Tang learned that this world had been created from a novel.

Gu Qingrang was the main seme, Su Wei, a newcomer in the entertainment industry, was the main uke, and Xu Tang was the main seme's awful, idiotic ex-husband, a cannon-fodder character destined for a tragic end.

Before the main couple had met, the System earnestly advised him, "You can't keep acting out! You need to cozy up to the protagonist and stay alive!"

Xu Tang, after listening to it nag all day: "Oh."

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That night, Gu Qingrang came home exhausted after working late and ran into Xu Tang, who had woken up naturally and come out looking for something to eat.

Xu Tang, the arrogant young master, called out to him. "I'm hungry. Make me noodles. No ginger, scallions, or cilantro, and don't make them too greasy."

Then he wiggled his fair, slender feet, which showed no sign of having done a bit of work. "Those slippers behind you on the right. Bring them over and put them on me before you go."

Gu Qingrang: ...

Seeing the main seme lower his eyes and say nothing, as if swallowing his humiliation, the System sounded the alarm.

"Host!! You can't act this spoiled!!"

The next second...

[Gu Qingrang, affection +10.]

System: ???

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On set, the main uke Su Wei, who had no connections to rely on, was being slandered and framed by a rival. Their managers were arguing loudly.

The System nudged Xu Tang, who was resting in his private dressing room. "Host, go take care of this! The main uke is being bullied!"

Xu Tang was wearing a face mask and eating cherries fed to him by his assistant. No matter how many times the System spoke, he acted as if he hadn't heard.

Annoyed by the nagging, he furrowed his delicate brows, pulled down his face mask, and said impatiently, "If you want to go, then go."

The next second, the dressing room door was slammed open with a bang.

The moment they realized they'd drawn the attention of the lawless little tyrant, everyone fighting on set fell silent as mice.

The rival hurried over, forcing a smile as he greeted Xu Tang with, "Brother Xu." He was about to list Su Wei's crimes when Xu Tang cut him off.

Xu Tang narrowed his upturned phoenix eyes and shot him a cool glance. "Who are you? And who says you're my brother?"

Then he pinched his nose and called to the director. "This is the third male lead you picked? His face is full of silicone, his eyes stretch to his temples, and his cheap perfume is making my nose hurt... Three minutes. Replace him, now."

The smile on the other man's face shattered.

Director: "Sure, replacing him right away!"

"And him." Xu Tang pointed at the main uke, who was standing there dumbfounded, his face full of disgust. "What's with that deathly pale makeup? It's so ugly it hurts my eyes. Don't let him show his face in front of me until he looks normal again. Got it?"

Makeup artist: "Got it. I'll redo his makeup right away!"

System: ...

"Dear!! Could you please be a little more tactful? Don't make enemies..."

The next second...

[Su Wei, affection +20.]

System: !!!

Xu Tang: ?

"Are they both crazy?"

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Later, at the awards ceremony, when a reporter asked the newly crowned movie emperor Su Wei who in the industry he was most grateful to, the young man under the spotlight named Xu Tang, eyes shining. The whole room erupted.

"...I know he's watching the livestream right now. There's something I want to tell him today."

"Senior, I've admired you for a long time. If you and your husband ever get divorced, could I pursue..."

He was cut off halfway through when the microphone suddenly went dead. The entire venue plunged into darkness. A few minutes later, when the spotlights came back on, the whole internet was already buzzing over a post from the president of the Gu Group.

Gu Qingrang V: "We're very much in love and won't be getting divorced. No need to concern yourself."

After posting that, Gu Qingrang tossed aside his phone and walked to the bed, his eyes full of tenderness. "Does your waist still hurt? Want me to massage it?"

Xu Tang kicked at him and cursed hoarsely, "Get lost," but Gu Qingrang took the chance to catch him by the ankle.

His fingers stroked the red marks that still hadn't faded against Xu Tang's snowy skin and jade-like bones. The man's Adam's apple bobbed. "Since it doesn't hurt anymore, be good and let me have you one more time, okay?"

A spoiled, dramatic young master uke x a reserved, possessive big-shot seme

Theme: Strive toward the light and work hard to make your dreams come true.