Who Doesn’t Know You?

Yu Mian is an oddity at court. In a place where forming factions and joining cliques has become the norm, Lord Yu stands alone, taking a jab at anyone who rubs him the wrong way!

Yu Mian has enemies all over the world. On his way out of the capital, he is ambushed. At the critical moment, his rival rides to his rescue, all by himself. And since he really is all by himself... well, he might as well have delivered himself straight into the enemy's hands.

Yu Mian has to turn the tables himself.

But his rival is gravely wounded while saving him.

When his rival finally wakes, Yu Mian, who is usually shrouded in gloom, actually smiles.

His rival, a man of great ability and an upright gentleman, the treasured jade of the Zuo family, Zuo Mingfei, has somehow become an idiot after the fall.

Hahahahahahaha! What a delight! Couldn't be more satisfying!

The physician cautiously explains, “Lord Zuo... isn't an idiot. He only remembers things from his childhood. In other words, he has amnesia.”

Yu Mian: “Is he as clever as I am?”

“Not at the moment...”

“Then he's an idiot!”

Yu Mian takes in every trace of his rival's flustered yet feigned composure. And putting everything else aside, his rival has been easy on the eyes since childhood. He's never seen him looking so pitiful before...

The court officials always say Yu Mian is a bad influence on Zuo Mingfei, when in truth Zuo Mingfei is the one who follows him around. Now that Zuo Mingfei has fallen from grace, Yu Mian is finally going to take advantage of him!

Yu Mian reaches out and lifts the man's chin. “Call me big brother.”

Warm, foxlike beauty seme (Zuo Mingfei) × domineering, cool, and cunning uke (Yu Mian)

*This story is entirely fictional.

Thanks for reading. No unsolicited advice, please don't read if that's an issue.

I'm not on either side. If you're a die-hard seme or uke fan, please read with caution. No fandom-warring.

(One more note added on December 1, 2024)

I've seen a lot of people concerned, so let me clarify: although the seme is poisoned and ill early on, he is not a weak seme! Nor is he weak in bed! Please don't read if that bothers you. Don't spend money just to make yourself unhappy.

There are thousands of novels in the world. If this one isn't for you, move on. No hard feelings.

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Coming soon: a switch pairing, "Return to Where We Began"

As the Imperial Tutor, Fu Zheng lives a tragic and harrowing life. In an age when rites and music have fallen into chaos, the world is in turmoil, demons roam unchecked, and humanity struggles to survive.

To restore humanity, Fu Zheng diligently supports the young emperor and works tirelessly to maintain the divine clan. In the end, it is all in vain, and he dies in a sea of flames, his heart full of despair.

When he wakes again, he has become a stupid fish of the merfolk, and after their defeat, he is offered to the tyrant of humanity.

Fu Zheng is relieved at first: at least humanity still exists. Then he flees without hesitation. As someone who was once The Outcast, how could he let himself be at the tyrant's mercy?

Unfortunately, his tail doesn't let him swim very fast. Fu Zheng is caught and forcibly taken into the palace. He decides to take a look at the tyrant, said to be moody, blue-faced, and fanged, before making his next move.

The first thing he sees is an elegant, sharply defined chin. Above it is a handsome face, regal and refined. Fu Zheng freezes.

It's not because he's smitten with the tyrant's looks.

It's because the tyrant seems strangely familiar. Isn't this the ungrateful wretch he raised himself?!

The high-and-mighty ruler lounges on his throne, sizing up Fu Zheng. “Not bad to look at,” he says condescendingly.

How dare he judge his teacher like that? What disrespect! Fu Zheng glares at the tyrant.

Seeing the little merfolk look as if he'd suffered a grave humiliation, the tyrant becomes intrigued.

For a thousand years, nothing has ever looked at him with such an exasperated, disappointed stare.

Finding it amusing, the tyrant gives a sinister laugh. “Quite the temper. Then let's make fish soup out of him.”

Fu Zheng raises his chin with unyielding dignity and says coolly, “Your Majesty, spare my life.”

Former aloof beauty, now smooth-talking Imperial Tutor × moody, ancient tyrant

Theme: The truth will come to light in the end.