Motive for Murder

[Ongoing: Horror Infinite-Flow Novel, I Was So Scared Back Then] [All sorts of other upcoming stories (not really) are listed below!] Blurb: A residential complex murder, a fatal drug overdose, a serial-killer case... Behind those polished appearances, there seem to be all kinds of secrets that can't be revealed. Gu Xiaoyuan keeps his eyes fixed on Xia Yunyang, the head of the criminal investigation team, who has just come out of the bathroom. He's discovered that Xia Yunyang has plenty of secrets of his own. So many that he wants to pin Xia Yunyang down and, no matter the cost, tear off the fox mask embedded in his face, digging deep to uncover the real person hidden beneath it all. "Don't look at me like that." Xia Yunyang raises a hand to cover Gu Xiaoyuan's eyes. The touch is cool, yet Gu Xiaoyuan feels inexplicably flushed. His voice turns hoarse as he asks, "...What's wrong?" "You know perfectly well," Xia Yunyang says with a laugh. "You look like you want to devour me whole." Gu Xiaoyuan licks his dry lips. He does. [Quiet, ruthless, loyal puppy-like rookie cop top X gentle, elegant fox-like criminal investigation captain bottom] [Updated daily at midnight. Cover art courtesy of Bishui Gugu.] [Blurb screenshot dated August 9, 2022] [Complete: Post-apocalyptic zombie novel, I'm So Weak, It's All an Act (the strongest fighter, a tough-talking, softhearted, upright, devoted Alpha top X an adorable Omega bottom who plays the pig to eat the tiger, pretending to be scheming but really just a silly fool)] Coming up next: 1. Horror infinite-flow novel, I Was So Scared Back Then 2. Courtly nobility novel, After My Archenemy Forced Me to Marry Him 3. School romance, A Guide to Saving the Struggling Student 4. Younger disciple and older master, The Villainous Master Is Scrambling to Stay Alive 5. The Merman Who Forced His Love on Me 6. The Silly Top's Guide to Winning Me Over. Add them to your collection if you like them~ 1. Horror infinite-flow novel, I Was So Scared Back Then Blurb: [Screenshot dated November 1, 2022] The game began without warning, and Xie Jingqing found himself in a blood-soaked slaughterhouse. The rules were clear: Use any means necessary. Clear the game to survive. Some people banded together for warmth, while others kicked their fellow players when they were down. Xie Jingqing slew monsters during his mission and casually rescued a gorgeous beauty along the way. The beauty's eyes glistened with tears. "A delicate, frail little thing like me, so easy to push around... Without you to protect me, I probably won't make it through the night, big brother." Looking at the beauty, who was a head taller than him, Xie Jingqing had to rethink what "delicate and frail, so easy to push around" meant. Knowing he needed teammates because he was on his own, Xie Jingqing still brought him along. Then one day, he caught his helpless, fragile, sweet little beauty crushing a monster's head with his bare hands. Xie Jingqing: "???" The beauty froze for a moment, then threw himself into Xie Jingqing's arms, tears streaming down his face. "Waaah... It suddenly exploded in my hands! I'm so scared." Xie Jingqing, nearly knocked off balance by the impact: "..." Keep pretending. See how long you can keep it up. [Ruthless, scheming, tea-green beauty top X cool, aloof beauty bottom with maxed-out combat skills] 2. Courtly nobility novel, After My Archenemy Forced Me to Marry Him Blurb: [Screenshot dated February 2, 2023] The major corruption case was finally settled. Shen Yuzhou, implicated in the scandal, was stripped of his title and made a commoner. Little Marquis Xiao Yuanshan came looking for him, following his scent, and whisked him back to his manor in a noisy wedding procession. Everyone knew that Xiao Yuanshan and Shen Yuzhou had detested each other for years. After this marriage, Shen Yuzhou would probably never make it out of the marquis's manor alive. Even Shen Yuzhou himself thought so. Sure enough, after he moved into the manor, Xiao Yuanshan did nothing but mock and undermine him, coming up with new ways to torment him every few days. But he never beat him. He thought it would dirty his hands. Day after day, Shen Yuzhou remained neither crippled nor dead. He was well fed, well housed, and well cared for. Even his frail body grew healthy. Aside from the occasional insult from Xiao Yuanshan, he was more comfortable there than he had been at his own home. Shen Yuzhou: "???" Something doesn't seem right here. · Ever since he was young, Xiao Yuanshan had been in love with the young master of Censor Shen's household. Circumstances forced him to turn from friend to enemy. Later, when fate delivered the man right to his doorstep, how could he possibly refuse? Of course he had to hurry up, kidnap him into his den, and eat him up, leaving nothing behind. [Little marquis whose mouth says no while his body says yes top X young master who loves and hates with equal intensity bottom] 3. School romance, A Guide to Saving the Struggling Student Blurb: [Screenshot dated February 15, 2023] Song Yiyan had a dream. In it, he skipped class, got into fights, and wasted his life every day. After failing the college entrance exams, everyone despised him, and when he died far from home, there wasn't even anyone to claim his body. The dream felt so real that Song Yiyan woke up drenched in sweat. On the spot, he decided to turn over a new leaf and work hard! He studied day and night, putting in every ounce of effort... and still came dead last in the monthly exams. A friend suggested, "You and Lu Huaijiang grew up together, right? Ask him for help." Lu Huaijiang was a famous heartthrob and top student at No. 8 High School. But even more famous was their terrible relationship: they had a minor fight every three days, a major one every five, and would sneak a kick at each other whenever they crossed paths. Song Yiyan could ask him for help? He'd rather die out there or jump off this building than do that... Actually, his life mattered more. A real man knew when to bend. Since he had to swallow his pride anyway, Song Yiyan decided to go all in and abandon all shame: pretend to have amnesia and cling to Lu Huaijiang. He walked up to Lu Huaijiang with a zero-point exam paper. "I heard we grew up together? I can't solve this problem. Give me a hand, will you?" Lu Huaijiang glanced at him and denied it. "We didn't grow up together." Song Yiyan turned to leave. "Okay, sorry for bothering you." But Lu Huaijiang grabbed him. "We didn't grow up together. We've been secret boyfriends for years." Song Yiyan: "???" I'm amnesiac, not blind! Later, with Lu Huaijiang's help, Song Yiyan finally went from being dead last year after year to getting into a top-tier university. His friend excitedly interviewed him. "How do you feel?" Song Yiyan held his aching lower back. "Don't ask. Let's just say the price was too high for me to bear." [Devoted, patient top student, an aloof beauty admired from afar, top X silly, cute, short-tempered, tsundere underachiever bottom] 4. Younger disciple and older master, The Villainous Master Is Scrambling to Stay Alive Blurb: [Screenshot dated February 15, 2023] Shen Changxian had always been defiant and never believed in warnings about transmigrating into a book. He carefully picked a novel whose protagonist had the same name as him and read it through overnight, determined to prove to everyone through personal experience: Don't believe rumors or spread them. Then he woke up and transmigrated into the book. Shen Changxian: "..." Sorry, I admit I was a little loud just now. With all eyes on him, he couldn't break character, so Shen Changxian had to hurriedly recall the plot. In the novel, his original counterpart was brilliant but conceited. Everyone in the sect showed him respect to his face, but behind his back there were enough people gossiping about him to circle the globe twice. Luckily, it wasn't long before he hit a brick wall after humiliating a homeless child. That's right, the homeless child was the novel's male lead. He was beautiful, powerful, and tragic; he never forgave a slight; he would make a comeback; and the first person he'd deal with was the original Shen Changxian. The words "rip out his tendons, break his bones, flay him, and drink his blood" were all bloodcurdling verbs to him. His memories caught up with him. Shen Changxian looked down at the homeless child struggling in pain beneath his foot and fell into deep thought. ...If he begged for mercy now, could he still get the intact-corpse treatment? [Possessive, black-bellied disciple top X celestial-looking, silly, drama-queen master bottom] Theme: With kindness in your heart, you can overcome anything.