Once Again, the Lover Who Didn't Come Home Last Night

[The first two stories are complete] Updates are irregular, please bear with me. Male-lead-focused, anthology, sweet romance, ships included. Not suited to readers who are particular about which character is the top or bottom. Thanks for understanding. * 1. There was once a cultivator who, after reincarnating through twenty-three lifetimes, was finally on the verge of ascending to immortality. Just as he was about to ascend, the Heavenly Dao politely turned him down: You still haven't repaid your debts of love. In your first life, you were a heartless hypocrite who got rid of the people who'd helped you as soon as you became emperor. In your second life, you were a womanizer who cast your lover aside the moment he was disfigured. In your third life, you were a man who used your lover as a stepping stone to wealth and status. In your fourth life, you were a cold-blooded scoundrel who handed your lover over to someone else for personal gain. In your fifth life, you treated your lover as a substitute, humiliating and toying with him until he died a tragic death. In your sixth life, you deceived your lover, body and heart, then abandoned him and never looked back. The cultivator: “What?! I had a destined match in every life!” The good news: Evil spirits had possessed his mortal body in those six lifetimes, so he wasn't the one who'd incurred those karmic debts. The bad news: They still counted against him. Now he could start over and change everything. [A story about a man whose body was possessed by evil spirits in past lives, traveling back in time to repay his debts of love.] [Important: In this story, possession by an evil spirit doesn't instantly turn someone into a different person. It gradually changes their nature, like being haunted by a ghost in a past life.] * 2. ① First life: *Strings in the Hall* (complete) Cool, aloof vassal prince × beautiful palace eunuch Chu Xuan × Xu Qingxian Previous life: [The emperor's eunuch had once been the Guangling Prince's favored bedmate. Xu Qingxian was born into a lowly station, but he had still given Chu Xuan everything. He warmed Chu Xuan's bed and satisfied his desires, then gathered intelligence for him at court. He willingly became Chu Xuan's pawn, helping him eliminate his rivals and enduring attacks and accusations on his behalf. Then, in the seventh month after Chu Xuan ascended the throne, he was thrown into prison and sentenced to death.] This life [from the top's perspective]: The crown prince died in a rebellion, and the old emperor had no choice but to summon his sons back from their fiefs. Chu Xuan had thought that after returning to the capital, he had only two possible fates. Either he would return to his fief and submit, or he would ascend to the throne and rule the realm. Either way, like any other prince, he would marry a woman of suitable status and have children. Who could have guessed that he really would rule the realm, but the one who would share his bed in life and his grave in death would be a low-born eunuch? A fictional Western Han dynasty, borrowing the background of the witchcraft scandal ② Second life: *Searching for Fragrance in the Evening* (complete) Ji Xun × Zhou Xun'an Beautiful, cunning son of an imperial merchant × gentle, kind-hearted pastry shop owner [A fictional Ming dynasty] ③ Third life: *Wild Geese in the Snow* He Yanxing × Cheng Xueting Low-ranking official × chief eunuch ④ Fourth life: Noble young master × opera performer ⑤ Fifth life: Immortal lord × immortal lord ⑥ Sixth life: Crown prince × fool (The stories may not be written in this order.) * 3. Things to know before reading: ① One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only. A sweet romance about a couple in love. ② They love each other deeply. Readers who are particular about which character is the top or bottom, please refrain. ③ Neither lead is reborn. They have no memories, and everything starts over from the beginning. ④ The characters aren't perfect. Their personalities serve the plot, and their views don't represent the author's. * [The evening sky is dim and yellow, April's coolness, gentle and bright. You came so very, very late, Yet knowing you still fills me with longing. [Russian] Anna Akhmatova] [Coming soon] *The Crane in Chains* Crown prince × young nobleman, younger top and older bottom Ji Yan × Wei Heng Hypocritical, possessive top with a hidden dark side × gentle, jade-like beauty bottom Wei Heng, heir to the Duke of Weiguo's mansion, was a man as bright and graceful as the moon. Born into a distinguished family, he gained a reputation for talent at a young age and was exceptionally handsome. He first served as the crown prince's study companion, then became a favored official in the Eastern Palace. The crown prince even privately called him elder brother. His life was the envy of all. Wei Heng had been by the crown prince's side since childhood. In his heart, he regarded him as both his most beloved younger brother and the ruler he respected most. He'd thought that the two of them shared a brotherly bond as well as a bond between ruler and subject, and that one day they would go down in history as a model of mutual respect. Who could have known that one day he would wake in the crown prince's arms, his body covered in shameful marks? Childhood sweethearts, devoted to each other. A forced romance that doesn't really get forced, with no angst. The top has little sense of morality and behaves terribly, but loves his childhood sweetheart. A little sweet romance, probably not too long. Theme: Love begins without warning and grows ever deeper.