His Majesty Is Always Bringing Up the Past

[Reserved, fatherly top Gu Shuo x spoiled young master Su Jingtong] Su Jingtong, the only son of the regent, was the most spoiled wastrel in the capital. He loved fine wine and beautiful women, and had the nerve to do anything. When the Sixth Prince, Gu Shuo, was framed and sentenced to exile, Su Jingtong took one look at his handsome face and knelt outside his father’s residence for two days, begging his immensely powerful father to petition the emperor to grant the Sixth Prince to him as a favorite. A prince reduced to being someone’s favorite: Gu Shuo became the laughingstock of the realm. Su Jingtong had knelt for two whole days to get him, so everyone assumed he would treasure him. But less than a year later, having grown bored, Su Jingtong threw him out. Time flew, and the tides turned. The Sixth Prince, cast out by Su Jingtong, ascended the throne, while the entire family of the once-mighty regent was thrown into prison. Everyone knew Su Jingtong was doomed, and Su Jingtong thought so too. Gu Shuo received his first congratulatory gift after ascending the throne. Su Jingtong, washed clean and blindfolded, shackled and placed in a cage. When Gu Shuo was conquering the realm, the military strategist Jiang Shixiu was always at his side. A master of strategy who could secure victory from a thousand miles away, the strategist was also wholly devoted to Gu Shuo. Unlike the ridiculous wastrel Su Jingtong, he earned the soldiers’ utmost admiration. They all enthusiastically played matchmaker, ready to welcome their future empress. But before Gu Shuo’s coronation, the strategist was kidnapped, and his fate became unknown. Then that insufferable Su Jingtong returned to Gu Shuo’s side, throwing his weight around on the strength of Gu Shuo’s favor. The soldiers couldn’t stand it. Who did you think you were? His Majesty already had a new beloved: our brilliant strategist, Jiang Shixiu. Just wait until we find him, and you’ll be finished. Su Jingtong, lounging in a rocking chair and reading a storybook under the false name Jiang Shixiu, nodded perfunctorily. “Got it, got it. I’m about to be finished. Anyway, do we have lychee snow desserts? Let me hit the road with a full belly. Make it pretty, or I won’t eat it!” Reading notes: 1. Su Jingtong has loved Gu Shuo since childhood. 2. Gu Shuo loves Su Jingtong too. 3. Side couple: Zuo Zhengqing x Jiang Tian (Zuo Zhengqing is the top! The top! The top!) [Coming Soon 1] Debt Repayment Contract A debt-repayment play story, featuring tech tycoon and fatherly top Wen He x clingy medical prodigy Ji Shi'an When filling out his withdrawal application, Ji Shi'an thought his life was probably over. His parents had gone bankrupt and taken their own lives, leaving behind more than twenty million in debt. The law said that refusing an inheritance meant refusing its debts too, but seeing how his parents had ruined the lives of their creditors, Ji Shi'an could never bring himself to ignore his conscience. After his grandmother died of cancer, he had once vowed to contribute to cancer treatment. Now all he wanted was to earn money as quickly as possible and minimize the creditors’ losses. That was until his withdrawal application was torn up by Wen He, a “big brother” he was barely related to. “Just focus on your studies. Don’t worry about the debt.” When Wen He said this, his bank account balance was less than a hundred thousand. Wen He didn’t say much, but when he gave his word, he kept it. He had never gone back on a promise. In the end, Wen He not only repaid the more than twenty million in debt, but also built a business empire. “Big brother, when I have money, I’ll buy you an estate at Yuhugong. I’ll be your loyal little servant too, following you everywhere and taking care of you for the rest of your life.” Ji Shi'an tirelessly painted him a rosy picture. “Mm.” Wen He zipped up Ji Shi'an’s down jacket and tied his shoelaces. “I’ll be really, really good to you.” Ji Shi'an declared solemnly. “Mm.” Wen He put a bottle of milk in Ji Shi'an’s bag. “What’s with that attitude?” Ji Shi'an protested indignantly. “Don’t you believe me?” “I do.” Wen He shouldered the bag and half dragged, half carried him out the door. “Don’t you have a group meeting today? You’re going to be late. Be good.” On Wen He’s birthday, Ji Shi'an put on cat ears and a tail, then hid inside the box containing his gift. Wen He took a step back. “Hmm?” Ji Shi'an blinked. “I don’t have any money to pay you back.” “You don’t have to!” Ji Shi'an held up a “Debt Repayment Contract” inspired by something he had seen on a certain flower-themed website. “Can I pay you back another way?” Reading notes: 1. Ji Shi'an does eventually repay Wen He. The contract is part of their play, and the story is all about not cheating each other emotionally or out of money. 2. Childhood friends-to-lovers, no blood relation and they aren’t registered under the same household. 3. He starts from nothing, but their poor days don’t last long. Have faith in the top’s money-making skills. [Coming Soon 2] He Went Mad After I Died [The blurb is written in first person, while the novel is in third person. Fatherly top Lan Heng x dramatic bottom Li Jinyi] The day I died, every sect in the immortal world was decked out in celebration. A blue luan bearing good news soared through the sky, and celebratory drums and gongs rang across the heavens. With all eyes upon him, Lan Heng claimed the credit for killing me and ascended to the seat of the Immortal Venerable. They said I was the worst villain under heaven, guilty of every crime from rape to robbery. I felt a little wronged, but when I thought about it carefully, I had imprisoned Lan Heng, split him up from Li Ting, and forced him to sleep with me. That was more or less the same as rape and robbery. So perhaps they weren’t entirely wrong about me. He hated me and wanted to kill me. He had every right to. I watched his white moonlight, Li Ting, ascend to the seat of the Immortal Venerable with him. I watched them exchange vows and announce their wedding. I watched them treat each other with courtesy and live in perfect harmony. What a pair of immortal lovers. Without me, they must be much happier. My mother was right. The feelings people have when they’re young are no more than flowers seen through a haze. Love is just a childish game, nothing to take seriously. I was the one who mistook words spoken in jest for the truth and ruined the peaceful life we could have had. When Lan Heng’s sword pierced my heart, I threw away the ring from our wedding. I heard myself say, “I give up, Lan Heng.” I set you free. I was a fool. I couldn’t tell a joke from a sincere confession. If I could start over, I’d never believe another word you said. I wish you two a happy marriage for a hundred years, together from the farthest reaches of the heavens to the deepest depths of the underworld, never to be parted in any lifetime. I never want to love you again. After faking my death, I took on a new identity and spent my days leisurely drinking tea and wandering around, listening to storytellers go on about the day’s strange events. They say that after I died, Immortal Venerable Lan Heng went mad from cultivating the wrong way. He spends his days raving and not only killed Li Ting, but also wanders around asking everyone he meets, “Have you seen my baby?” I waved my fan and sighed along with the storyteller. “Yes, yes. Immortal Venerable Lan Heng is so devoted.” Good grief, the most devoted man in the world. How foolish would I have to be to fall for your lies a second time after being fooled once already? [The top’s perspective] Lan Heng, senior disciple of Xuantian Sect, returned from his tribulation and was about to marry his white moonlight, Li Ting, when a man claiming to be his Dao companion inexplicably began pestering him. The man said his name was Li Jinyi, and that they had been married for over six months. Lan Heng had countless fans, and every so often a fanatic would imagine that they were married. He had never paid them any mind. The only thing that made this man different was that he was the second young master of the Li family of Canglan City. As the foremost sect of the demon realm, Canglan City had brought disaster upon the people. Lan Heng was forced to acknowledge the marriage and went to Canglan City undercover, hoping to rid the immortal realm of this menace. Later, Canglan City fell, and Lan Heng’s sword pierced Li Jinyi’s chest. He heard Li Jinyi say, “This is where we end.” Lan Heng coldly withdrew his sword. “Evil demons and heretics deserve to be put to death by all.” Until one day, he unlocked the memories from his time undergoing the tribulation. Theme: Be careful. I know about the feelings you’ve been so cautiously hiding.