It's My Turn to Rise

1. Jiang Yuchen is divorced. Jiang Yuchen's husband cheated on him with a doctor from their hospital, saying Jiang Yuchen was too cold, both in everyday life and in bed, and never made him feel loved. After the divorce, Jiang Yuchen carried on with his life, though at times he found himself doubting himself. He went drinking at a bar with a friend to try to forget his troubles, but got so tipsy that he ended up in bed with a man. The man was strikingly handsome and wild, with a fantastic body and an impressive endowment. Jiang Yuchen couldn't resist him, and spent the whole night lost in pleasure. When he woke the next morning, he stared at the handsome man still draped over him, arms and legs wrapped around him, and froze. The man was Shi Xu, a superstar the media called "an angel's face" and "a siren's voice," and also Jiang Yuchen's high school classmate. Jiang Yuchen got dressed and planned to sneak out before Shi Xu woke up. But the moment he opened the door, a sea of camera flashes erupted as reporters swarmed inside. "Who's there?" The man on the bed sat up bare-chested, his voice husky and sexy, and stared wide-eyed at the crowd in the doorway. To quell the public backlash, Jiang Yuchen and Shi Xu agreed to marry and joined a marriage reality show. Everyone knows Shi Xu is rebellious, flamboyant, and independent. Jiang Yuchen figured they only needed to put on a little show of affection for the cameras, respect each other, and give each other plenty of freedom. But Shi Xu insists on walking right next to him; when they take a break, he has to press his face close and whisper in his ear; whenever they finish a task successfully, he puckers up and asks for a kiss. And if someone takes Jiang Yuchen away, Shi Xu glares at them without pause until they "give him back." Jiang Yuchen finally can't take it anymore and asks, "Don't you think we're a little too intimate?" "Do we? I don't think so." The man's beautiful blue-gray eyes shine with innocent sincerity. "This is all perfectly normal." "This is just how couples are." Jiang Yuchen, who has never experienced a "normal," "passionate" romance, muddles his way into accepting this explanation. As the show airs, the couple keeps trending, with viewers raving about how well matched they are. They even dig up a whole list of evidence that the two are deeply in love, including: Shi Xu worked Jiang Yuchen's favorite color into a song; named an album after Jiang Yuchen's class number; and the only dishes he knew how to cook in college were Jiang Yuchen's favorites. Jiang Yuchen falls into deep thought: It really does seem like he loves me, but if I remember correctly, we spoke fewer than ten times in all of high school. How strange. 2. Shi Xu had a crush on the top student in his class throughout all three years of high school. When he later learned that the guy was married, he was devastated and cried for three days and nights. Afterward, he wrote several breakup songs, all of which became huge hits, making him even more miserable. He thought his unrequited love of over a decade would never see the light of day. Then one day, as he routinely checked his crush's social media, he saw a newly posted divorce certificate. Shi Xu: "…" "Aaaaaaaaaah!" His spring had finally come! Gorgeous, flamboyant, hopelessly lovestruck superstar gong x aloof, academic doctor shou The gong did not arrange for reporters to catch them at the hotel [Checking your crush's social media is useful] Coming Soon: The Promotion Diary of a Laid-Back Shadow Guard Twenty years ago, college student Chu Shi transmigrated. He now works as a shadow guard for a prince's estate. His job: spend his days staring into space on trees, walls, or roof beams; work in shifts, mornings and evenings; and enjoy an easy job, except for the occasional hit. His hobby is saving money so he can buy his freedom someday. Recently, Chu Shi, who likes his life orderly, got a boyfriend. His boyfriend is a student who came to the capital to take the imperial exams. He's refined and handsome, bright as a pearl and as graceful as rosy clouds. He's the best-looking person Chu Shi has ever seen, by far. Chu Shi is completely smitten with his boyfriend. When he learns the man is short on money, he offers to rent him a private courtyard and hire someone to cook for him, then goes straight to his boyfriend's place every day after work. Worried about getting in the way of his studies, he even keeps their daily cuddling to a minimum. Chu Shi is certain his boyfriend's talent and knowledge will earn him a place on the list of successful candidates. But when the results are posted, his boyfriend's name is nowhere to be found. At the time, rumors are spreading in the capital that the spring examinations were tainted by corruption. Chu Shi flies into a rage and goes straight to the residence of the chief examiner, the Minister of Rites, in the middle of the night, wearing a mask. He wants to see who had the nerve to ruin his darling boyfriend's future! Beneath the glass lanterns, several high-ranking ministers kneel trembling. And Chu Shi's boyfriend, normally a bookish, helpless young scholar, is seated in the place of honor in a dark robe embroidered with gold dragons. The dim light sweeps across his profile, revealing a face like jade and gold, and an imposing air of absolute authority. It turns out he isn't a poor scholar who came to the capital to take the exams. He's the Crown Prince. On the way back to the prince's estate, Chu Shi is utterly bewildered. Should he keep pretending he knows nothing and stay with the Crown Prince, or boldly dump the heir to the throne? The next day, when his boyfriend asks him with concern why he didn't come over last night and whether he was feeling sick, Chu Shi startles and instinctively decides to keep playing dumb. After fifteen years at the prince's estate, Chu Shi has finally saved enough money to buy his freedom. At last, he can live as a free man. The day he leaves the capital, he doesn't tell anyone, including his boyfriend, who has been missing for five days. At dawn, dressed in plain clothes, Chu Shi rides out of the capital. He has barely passed through the city gates when a troop of black-armored cavalry appears, soundlessly, like ghosts at the far end of the road. Their leader wears a dark robe and black crown, sitting upright on a magnificent horse. His lips curve in a faint smile, warm as jade. He speaks, his voice as gentle as a spring breeze: "Where are you going, big brother? Leaving without a word, were you planning to abandon your little Lin?" Chu Shi's "little Lin" can't lift a finger to help with heavy work. Whenever something comes up, he bats his peach-blossom eyes and says weakly, "Big brother, this is too heavy. Your little Lin can't lift it..." Whenever that happens, Chu Shi, feeling sorry for him, tells him to go inside and study. He'll take care of the hard work. Later... "Big brother, you're too heavy. Your little Lin can't take it," the man says, batting his alluring peach-blossom eyes. Damn it! Chu Shi curses silently as he strains his back up. "Then I'll go a little easier." Former college student turned supremely strong shadow guard shou x scheming, green-tea Crown Prince gong A gorgeous and tragic couple Theme: Love can cross time and distance