After Transmigrating into a Book, the Homophobic Male Lead Gives In

[A beautiful, deceptively innocent and flirtatious shou] VS [An abstinent, homophobic gong who eventually eats his words]

The Record of Mountains and Rivers is a political power-struggle novel with a male protagonist.

It tells the story of a chaotic age, when the emperor is unjust, powerful clans rule, and the people suffer. The male lead, Xiao Ji, saves the people and unifies the land.

But the book had a terrible ending.

It stopped when the protagonist, Xiao Ji, was trapped by a lack of provisions for his army, surrounded by the river, and killed in battle.

Readers were furious at such a lazy excuse.

"So your mission is to help the protagonist unify the land, and then you can come back to life," the System said.

Qu Bai narrowed his beautiful eyes. The terms were pretty good, so he agreed.

*

Qu Bai was a genius, strikingly handsome, and a twenty-four-year-old PhD in finance, with all the accolades to match.

But he died too young.

He transmigrated into a book and became a male concubine about to be presented to the emperor.

Unexpectedly, the city fell right then. While escaping, he came across a handsome man who was not in his right mind.

Somehow, they ended up in bed together.

After one night, he gritted his teeth, clutched his aching waist, and ran away.

Half a month later, thanks to his impressive financial skills, he managed to join Xiao Ji's army.

But why did the male lead look exactly like the bastard from that night?

Worse, the male lead's gaze seemed off, too. It was clearly full of disdain.

Only after Qu Bai had transmigrated into the book did the System tell him that he had to touch the male lead regularly.

Qu Bai: "...Touch where?"

The next second, Qu Bai flew straight into the man's arms.

"..."

Under the banquet table, Qu Bai stretched out a leg and secretly rubbed it against the man.

Seeing the cold glint in Xiao Ji's eyes, Qu Bai looked at him pitifully.

"If I say my foot hurts, will you believe me?"

*

In the eleventh year of Chengping, a new emperor ascended the throne. He doted on male favorites, lived extravagantly, and let the court fall into disarray.

The new emperor listened to his male favorite's slander, causing more than three hundred members of the Xiao family to die overnight.

The Xiao family's heir, Xiao Ji, raised an army and vowed to pacify the land and avenge his entire clan.

From that moment on, Xiao Ji loathed beautiful men.

And the new military strategist was not only the emperor's male favorite, but also sickly, pampered, and dazzlingly beautiful...

He kept showing up in front of Xiao Ji, openly violating his taboos.

More importantly, this "male favorite" got along with everyone, like a social butterfly.

Watching Qu Bai laugh and chat with others, Xiao Ji frowned.

He was disrupting the troops' morale.

Later, gazing at that face, beautiful as a deity, Xiao Ji's heart was thrown into disarray, too.

He thought, Military Strategist Qu's eyelashes are so pretty.

Short scene: About the earring hole

"Qu Bai truly has talent. I know you don't like him."

Xiao Ji's uncle stroked his beard and advised him earnestly. "Don't get the wrong idea. Qu Bai isn't the sort to use his looks to seduce people, like that emperor's male favorite."

"He isn't that sort?" Xiao Ji gave a cold laugh. "Uncle, what respectable man has a piercing in his left ear?"

His uncle drew in a sharp breath, baffled. Is this really what not liking someone looks like?

How had he already noticed the tiny hole in the man's left ear after seeing him just twice?

Reading guide:

1. Happy ending. Both the gong and shou have career arcs.

2. Romance-focused, with the plot taking a supporting role.

3. A married couple unites to rule the land. Many fictional details, so please don't compare it with real history.

Next book 1: The Little Darling's Daily Life at the Imperial Academy

[Pretty, optimistic "little bunny" shou] X [Feudal patriarch with a somewhat creepy side, "big bad wolf" gong]

Everyone said that Regent Yan Huaijin was cold-hearted and unfeeling, with a volatile and unpredictable temperament.

When the Xia Dynasty descended into chaos, he fought his way from the northern frontier to the capital, supported the new emperor, and took control of the court.

He reduced taxes, instituted special examinations, and widely recruited talented people from poor families.

For the first time, the Imperial Academy admitted students from humble backgrounds, too.

Within ten days of classes beginning, rumors began to spread around the academy that the new class had a beauty.

Lips red as vermilion, bright eyes and white teeth, more beautiful than the capital's most celebrated beauty.

When they learned that his father held a low-ranking post, quite a few people began to scheme.

After transmigrating ten years ago, Xie Zhao had been a well-behaved child who studied hard. Once he entered the Imperial Academy, he kept a low profile.

That was until one day, a friendly classmate tried to force him into a relationship.

Xie Zhao was horrified and fell seriously ill. Fortunately, he had secretly gotten to know a guard serving the regent.

He could only go to him for help, not knowing he was walking straight into an even bigger wolf's den.

Yan Huaijin had held power for years and was immensely influential. Men and women throwing themselves at him were as numerous as fish crossing a river, and he was sick of them.

He never expected to see a pretty boy at the Imperial Academy and find himself unexpectedly captivated.

The little fellow was so naive, he thought Yan Huaijin was just a guard serving the regent.

Yan Huaijin found it amusing. He had only meant to keep him as a little pet, but ended up falling for him first.

About dinner:

"I won't sleep with you!" Xie Zhao's eyes were red and wet.

"Zhaozhao, you're so stingy." Yan Huaijin smiled nonchalantly, running his fingertips over the delicate skin of Xie Zhao's cheek. "I even got rid of those people who were bothering you."

He pressed his nose to the side of Xie Zhao's neck and breathed in softly.

Smack! Xie Zhao slapped him.

But the next moment, he remembered how powerful the other man was, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

The beauty in his arms fluttered his lashes, the corners of his eyes flushed an alluring red. He was truly a sight to melt the heart.

Yan Huaijin was not angry. Instead, he slowly raised the hand that had struck him and kissed it again and again.

"Poor little thing, have they been bullying you so badly you can't even get enough to eat?"

"You don't even have the strength to hit anyone." He raised his eyes, his gaze so deep it seemed capable of swallowing someone whole.

"Come to my place. I'll treat you to something else."

Reading guide:

1. Both leads are each other's first and only.

2. Romance-focused.

Next book 2: Infiltrating My Rival's Company, but I'm Bound to a Professionalism System

[An irresistibly good-looking shou who is forced to love his job while secretly causing trouble] VS [A sharp-tongued, slightly narcissistic, goofy CEO gong]

Right after graduating, Su Man accepted a crucial secret mission from his family.

Infiltrate the rival company and sabotage it!

His conduct at the rival company was appalling:

For example, he killed their money tree by overwatering it, and secretly cut the power to stop employees from working overtime.

Just as he was about to go after the money tree again under cover of night, a ding suddenly sounded in his mind:

[Professionalism System bound. Host, please work hard.]

[Host detected damaging company property. Apologize to your boss immediately and give him a hug.]

Su Man's eyes widened. Are you kidding me?!

Shen An, founder of Shen Group, was one of the hottest new names among the wealthy elite in City A.

Today, an employee suddenly threw himself into Shen An's arms and hugged him.

All while apologizing.

Shen An frowned and pulled him away. Another admirer. He'd fire him tomorrow.

"Which department are you in? You can't even identify problems at work, but you sure know how to find people. Tomorrow, go to Human Resources..."

Shen An saw the employee's face and stopped talking.

Wow, he's gorgeous.

It was his fault for being so outstanding.

As long as it didn't affect his work, Shen An decided to accept his admiration.

How misunderstandings begin:

Su Man found it strange. Lately, whenever he secretly watered the money tree after hours while the System wasn't paying attention, he felt someone watching him from behind.

Su Man: Die, you money tree, for stealing my family's business.

Shen An: He won't even go home after work, just to have some time alone with me. He's so devoted he even waters the money tree.

Theme: Hold on to your dreams