The fragile balance between Kusuda and Akizawa is tested when trust begins to unravel. Set against the backdrop of a foreign city, this installment explores... more>> the limits of love, obsession, and personal boundaries. Tense and emotionally raw, it asks what remains when connection is pushed to the breaking point—and whether healing is even possible. <<less

“Why. Damn, do you have something to say?”... more>>

My first impression of Joo Kwon-oh was that he was a total punk.

He was the kind of guy who would casually spit out vulgarities while smoking a cigarette. The way he twisted his neck from side to side, glaring at others, was intimidating.

Joo Kwon-oh knew exactly how to assert dominance among the group of guys.

Without a doubt, his first impression was the worst.

“Hey. Can you lend me a pen?”

“…Here.”

“Oh, thanks.”

But coincidentally, I started to run into Joo Kwon-oh more frequently.

Maybe, Joo Kwon-oh isn’t as reckless as I thought.

I became increasingly curious about him. Before I knew it, my eyes were always following him, and my hands were sketching him.

*

The moment Joo Kwon-oh caught me secretly stalking him, I thought he would find me disgusting…

[Joo Kwon-oh: Have you ever kissed a guy?]

[Me: Why?]

[Joo Kwon-oh: Because I want to try it.]

At some point, Joo Kwon-oh began to ask me strange questions.

Wasn’t he supposed to like girls?

Why is he being so nice to me all of a sudden? <<less

When Kusuda chooses a troubled former actor as the face of his brand, he never expects to be pulled into a complicated and unpredictable connection.... more>> What begins as a professional collaboration soon spirals into something more intense, unsettling, and deeply personal. As the boundaries blur between obligation, manipulation, and genuine emotion, Kusuda finds himself navigating a situation far beyond his control. A gripping, emotionally charged spin-off from the COLD series. <<less

Shi Xi, a struggling 108th-tier actress, gets entangled in a mysterious game. Initially believing it to be a deadly horror game, she discovers it's actually a cheat code that grants her various skills.... more>>

Encountering a ghost actor, she inherits their acting talent, rising from obscurity to become a viral sensation and the beloved eccentric of the entertainment industry.

By meeting a ghost Taoist priest, she gains magical abilities, transforming from someone who fears ghosts to someone who hunts them. She soon earns a new vest as a prominent figure in the Supernatural world.

A ghost painter bestows upon her artistic talent, turning her from a novice into a renowned artist. She takes on another vest as a genius painter.

A ghost novelist shares their creative prowess, enabling her to write hit after hit. She becomes a bestselling author, her third successful vest.

Upon reaching the maximum level in the game, all of Shi Xi's vest achieve legendary status. <<less

Qi Xiaoyu was a pillar of the Red Moon Troupe during the Republic of China period. He had a unique appearance, figure, and singing style. His ability to adapt to all kinds of people and situations is even more remarkable.... more>>

Meanwhile, Qi Xiaoyu, the starlet in the novel “Sick President Sadistically Loves Me”, is the complete opposite. As a small cannon fodder who had a “warding-off” wedding with the soon-to-be-dying President Xun in order to “wash away” his bad luck and “cure his illness,” this person is s*upid, conceited, arrogant, and proud of his beauty. He gave the president a green hat, coveted the president’s family property, framed the protagonist shou, and was finally sent to an asylum by the sick president, where he was locked up until he turned into an actual lunatic.

When Qi Xiaoyu transmigrated, it was the same night that he was sent to the sick president for the warding-off ceremony……

Qi Xiaoyu judged the situation and was very clear about what he wanted:

Before the protagonist shou appeared, he would obediently clamp his tail tightly between his legs, coax the president into submission, and strive to develop his acting career. After the protagonist shou appeared, he would work hard to match the two of them, retire after success, and divorce the president!

Qi Xiaoyu blinked his big, innocent eyes and smiled, saying, “What the Third Master said is right. Come on, I’ll massage your legs.”

His face is harmless, innocent, and pure.

At the beginning, Third Master Xun casually glanced at Qi Xiaoyu and said, “I have a cleanliness habit. Don’t just push a random person toward me.”

Not long after, Third Master Xun lazily looked at Qi Xiaoyu at his side and said, “This little thing is quite attentive.”

Later, Third Master Xun, whose attitude has completely made a 180-degree turn, couldn’t leave his wife for a day and just wanted to spoil him to heaven. <<less

The first time Shi Yin met Gu Congli was in high school, under the art building of their school.... more>>

The man was wearing a gray shirt, holding a drawing board, with thinly double-lidded eyes, light-colored irises, and his lips pressed into a cold, straight line.

Stunned by his beauty, Shi Yin decided to start learning how to paint.

On her first day at the art studio, Shi Yin quietly found a corner seat and called him over: “Teacher.”

He lowered his gaze.

“I saw a senior from the neighboring class bring in a handsome man as a model,” Shi Yin whispered, “When can I start learning to draw human figures?”

Gu Congli: “…”

Cold and aloof but secretly possessive and tsundere editor-in-chief x bold yet timid and chatty manga artist

[New releases every Thursday] <<less

Zhu Ming, a neuroscience genius whose career was derailed by an accident that left him unable to walk, had his dreams of scientific research shattered—and put his future marriage on the line.... more>>

Forced to go on a blind date, he comes face-to-face with the cold and handsome Xi Xianqing.

This proud and haughty jewellery designer has a spiritual form as a green peac*ck that cannot naturally spread its tail.

Xi Xianqing said coldly, “I’ll help you with your aunt, you’ll help me with my spiritual form. A marriage agreement benefits us both, and we can divorce after a year.”

Zhu Ming’s past profession made him drawn to challenging cases involving spiritual forms, and he saw Xi Xianqing as a compelling candidate for experimentation.

Zhu Ming smiled. “Let’s see how it goes.”

Later in their marriage, Zhu Ming developed a highly-effective medicine, which Xi Xianqing took for months, but the peac*ck showed no change.

Zhu Ming devised a new form of mental treatment. After several treatments, the peac*ck remained unable to shake even a single feather.

—Until a certain c*cktail party, the completely drunk Zhu Ming smiled as he hooked his arm around Xi Xianqing’s neck and, in front of the crowd, gave him a passionate kiss that echoed.

Once Zhu Ming sobered up, he was hit with a splitting headache. “…Sorry, I’m really bad at holding my liquor.”

Xi Xianqing remained silent for a while before saying, “Next time, please drink more responsibly,” and then walked away.

Zhu Ming was upset with himself for having crossed the line.

He sighed and looked down through the window, happening upon an expressionless Xi Xianqing in the garden.

—As well as the green peac*ck that was frantically spreading its tail behind him.

Xi Xianqing x Zhu Ming

Non-Guideverse. Fictional setting. <<less

"…The marriage talks are already directed towards my sister."... more>>

"Then should I sleep with you and marry your sister?"

On the day when life felt barren and she strayed off course, she never imagined that the man she met by chance would be arranged to marry her sister.

"I'm different from my sister... from birth. I can't even step outside this house. So, please stop."

A bastard child who had to paint for her grandfather, who holds her mother's life by a thread.

She was fundamentally different from her sister, who inherited the legitimate bloodline.

"Why can't you go out? It's entirely possible if you set your mind to it. Should I show you how?"

However, he made no effort to understand her life at all.

He stubbornly grasped her hand, half the size of his, intertwining their fingers like a net, and pulled her close.

"How about showing your family what you're like under me, Seo-hye?"

After all, they are families that greatly value honor.

"The sight of you crying beneath me was irresistibly beautiful."

If dirty rumors spread, they might just throw you to me. <<less

Huang Dan’s sensation of pain is innately different from ordinary people. The littlest tear in his skin can cause him to sweat all over his body in pain, to the point where he is unable to say a word.... more>>

Somehow, he began to cross through different worlds, following Mr. System to complete tasks…

In the first world, Huang Dan realizes what it means to be in such pain as to die, live, and die again. <<less

"I… am an elementary school girl?"... more>>

I, a failed artist, returned to my childhood.

Everything was the same… except for one thing: my gender had changed.

And then, one day.

I saved a genius who should have died in an accident.

As I followed her and enrolled in an art school for gifted students, my life began to change. <<less

Shen Youbai is arrogant. Xu Pinyu belongs to him.... more>>

Xu Pinyu and Shen Youbai are students in the same grade, but there is a gap between them, the U-shaped school building. Xu Pinyu is in class K, where the grades are barely passible, whereas Shen Youbai is in class A, where there are elite students everywhere.

But this doesn't stop Xu Pinyu's secret love for Shen Youbai. She secretly gave him roses, secretly cut the buttons of his shirt because of the school rumour, and intentionally violated the school rules and pretended to wear a short skirt in order to have more contact with him. Everything she did was for him, the one in her heart.

The first half of this dark unrequited love is like a solo dance, you can feel the sour and bitter feelings in it.

But what she didn't know about the other person, was that he had already fallen deep into the nightmare called 'Xu Pinyu'. <<less

If life were a story divided into protagonists and supporting characters, Xie Xizhao had always been cast as the cannon fodder.... more>>

As a boy band member, he was the least popular outsider, the weak leader ostracized by his teammates.

As an actor, he was a background extra, a nameless figure mocked by gossip columns.

Just when he finally rose to fame as a singer, tragedy struck—an anti-fan poisoned his throat with a special dr*g, ruining his voice forever. Reduced to obscurity, he met an untimely end in a sudden car accident.

The moment he closed his eyes, Xie Xizhao calmly watched the montage of his exceptionally unlucky life.

When he opened them again, he found himself back at the very beginning.

—

Employee 001 of the Time-Space System, Xie Xizhao, had finally reached full completion and was officially retiring. All the employees of the system celebrated his departure.

As a key member of the "Cannon Fodder Division" in the entertainment industry, Xie Xizhao’s hard work over the years had not gone unnoticed.

Someone patted him on the shoulder and sighed, "It’s been tough. It’s over now."

Xie Xizhao smiled, finished his celebratory drink, and replied, "Not tough at all. It’s just beginning."

Half a month later, Xie Xizhao returned to his original body.

Six months later, the entertainment industry witnessed the debut of the strongest dark horse in history—a triple-threat rising to the very top.

#No Romance

Reading Notes:

1. A max-level Boss returning to the Novice Village. The story begins with a talent show and leads to dominance in acting, singing, and variety. The talent show structure is inspired by the traditional "Produce 101" format.

2. The protagonist is a calm and collected master of the scene.

3. No real-life references—please do not assume character inspirations. <<less

What To Do When Your Girlfriend Dies Again?... more>>

When face with despair, don't give up, as a turning point may be right in front of you.

The term 柏舟(Bai Zhou or Cypress Boat) remains a metaphor for uncertainty and unsteady intentions. <<less

Gan Lin liked Qiao Chuge,... more>>

but was too embarrassed to say it out loud, 

so he secretly ordered a body pillow,

on it was the life-size, half-naked image of Qiao Chuge.

——

One day, upon waking up,

His body pillow had transformed into the real-life Qiao Chuge. Σ(°△°|||) <<less

Tao Mingzhuo was eating when the newly appointed VP of the company walked up and started talking to him.... more>>

Jing Ci, "Hello, Mr. Tao. Would it be okay if you joined me for lunch tomorrow?"

“Huh? Okay,” replied Tao Mingzhuo, caught off guard by the sudden proposal.

He was cordially thanked by Jing Ci, who then added, "Would it also be alright if I stare at your face as I eat?”

Tao Mingzhuo, "....?"

Tao Mingzhuo ate lavish meals for the entire week, all while facing Jing Ci's 'affectionate stare'. All it took was one week for him to see that something was wrong with their arrangement.

"Mr. Jing, I like someone else." Tao Mingzhuo lied, hoping that faced with an impossibility, Jing Ci would step back.

Jing Ci, “Ahh, nice.”

Jing Ci, "Do you want Sichuan or Japanese cuisine for lunch tomorrow? Oh, if you like, we can also try Cantonese dishes. There is a restaurant nearby that I know serves good dim sum."

The dismal possibility that Jing Ci really liked him made Tao Mingzhuo feel down in the dumps.

A month later, Jing Ci asked, “Would you like to come eat with me everyday at my house? I’ll pay you double your salary.”

Shocked, Tao Mingzhuo turned pale. <<less

The Viscount of Aiden, Lily.... more>>

In her teenage years, she dreamed of someone while pinching her thighs. She wanted to marry a handsome, tall man with defined abs and a deep groove down his back, and live a life where bones and flesh burned with passion.

But dreams do not come true.

She thought high ideals only existed in fantasy and gave up...

But they did exist in the world.

The thighs of her ideal type. And the waist. And the inverted triangle shape that continues above.

A magnificent body built not by forced workouts for bulk but by practical lean muscles.

Surely, surely, the solid erector spinae muscles would carve a groove down his spine.

And next to them, the trained latissimus dorsi muscles...

Lily quickly lowered her head but couldn't help but take a peek as saliva almost dripped from her mouth.

The large and beautiful shadow cast beneath the shirt.

'Oh God...'

*

Breck thought her gaze was odd.

'It's like she's making an estimate.'

Her eyes were meticulous and cold, like a warrior identifying a stranger's weak points, yet hot like a blade.

When had he seen such eyes before? The orc warlord? <<less

Ye Yuqing found her boyfriend was cheating. After breaking up, she was dragged by her friend to a high-end club.... more>>

After following the rules for more than twenty years, she decided to be presumptuous, and plucked up her courage to call a male server to chat!

This time there will be no feelings!

The man was leaning on the counter bar, turned his head, wore a black silk shirt with his voice extremely cold.

"I can, but I am expensive."

When Ye Yuqing saw the person's stunning face, the dismay feeling she felt of being cheated instantly faded away!No matter how expensive it is! She's on it!

For the sake of beauty, she quit her retirement job and worked hard. Although the new boyfriend was being paid, he was gentle and handsome, and they were very happy every day.

Paying for this beauty, she thinks it's worth it! even better!

—

A year later, Ye Yuqing's illustration became popular and won the best illustration in the industry. On the day she went to receive the award, she thought about using the bonus to buy a ring for her new boyfriend.

A ring would look good on such a beautiful hand!

When she looked up, she saw the beautiful face. The host on the side introduced me with a smile: "Initiator of the award, President Li."

Aside from the constant increase in charge fee which is extremely expensive, the new perfect boyfriend is also wealthy!? Ye Yuqing's legs were soft and she almost fell off the stage in fright.

Li Che stretched out his refined hand to support her, and asked with a smile, "What are you afraid of?"

Ye Yuqing:...

I'm afraid I can't support you anymore, Big brother goodbye! <<less

Eye-catching. Stunning. Addictive. Mesmerizing.... more>>

Those were the impressions left upon those who had seen her paintings.

It was what I aspire to be, as a high school student who wishes to pursue art.

No matter what she created, they were all named as the works of “Genius”. An artist with unparalleled talent, Kashiwazaki Yuri.

“I came here just to see you. I only paint what I desire.”

The one closest to me, yet also the furthest away; my childhood friend.

One day she suddenly stopped painting. But I continued to stroke my paintbrush as I chased after her shadows.

“I’ll paint again and again. I won’t give up. Talent doesn’t matter.”

I’m going to make her enjoy painting again. And I’d show her that my creations are superior.

This is a story of an ordinary person who devoted his youth to painting, challenging the “Genius”—.

Winner of the 34th Fantasia Award 《Tachibana Koushi Special Award》 <<less

Yu Xia received a message from her boyfriend saying he was downstairs. Wearing her pajamas with a down jacket thrown over, she dashed downstairs without her glasses. By the flowerbed, a tall, slender figure stood, wearing the jacket she had given him. She ran over, threw her arms around him, and happily exclaimed, “What brings you here?”... more>>

The man’s body stiffened slightly, and he frowned as he looked down.

She found herself staring into a handsome, unfamiliar face.

"…"

Sorry, I hugged the wrong person. <<less

At the age of eighteen, Fu Zhen’s father brought an illegitimate daughter from outside.... more>>

The father and elder brother who loved him so much since childhood seemed to have changed from then on. For the sake of an illegitimate daughter, his elder brother rebuked him for being an inters*x monster. His father even drove him out of the house after breaking his leg.

In order to avoid offending the illegitimate daughter, Fu Zhen lived a miserable life in the outskirts of Pinghai city for two years. He had a hard life and after being secretly plotted, got drunk and slept with a strange man.

And he had just gotten accustomed to living this way.

One day, his father and elder brother came to his door, and he thought that they were going to drive him further away.

​Instead, they told him that they regretted it. <<less

[Reading Notice]... more>>

"The whole story is set in an ideal world for fans chasing stars."

"The main storyline is about a company's growth and expansion through idol group management."

"The protagonist of this story is only the female lead, **while the supporting roles' storylines all serve the protagonist's growth.**"

Jiang Juyou, who graduated from a second-tier university, was on the verge of giving up after having a breakdown from her internship. Suddenly she saw a job posting:

"Looking for interns, 9 to 5, weekends off, social insurances and housing fund provided after being converted to formal employee, internship certificate provided, monthly intern salary 8500, food and housing included, formal salary negotiable, requirement: strong stress resistance."

It's a perfect trap for college students.

Worried that it might be a scam but still went anyway. After arriving, she -

"Ding-"

"Welcome to the Entertainment Company Operations Manual!"

Got bound to a system.

"What the hell?"

Bound to the system, Jiang Juyou was forced to become an entertainment company boss, and so she became someone she hated but also wanted to be - the rich.

[I'm crying but I'm pretending I'm not.jpg]

Jiang Juyou's company became a wind vane in the entertainment industry:

She introduced a new talent show format, and those shows followed suit.

She created new conceptual peripherals, and those companies followed suit.

She operated a new model boy group, and those companies also follo...can't copy, because Jiang Juyou spent too much money.

The fan community shook daily, but Jiang Juyou dodged a bullet.

Fans:

"To the company: Made the petty Entertainment die. To Jiang Juyou: [wry smile] I'll let you off this time."

"Lol, Jiang Juyou got lightly let off because she's too pretty!"

"Can scold the company but don't scold Jiang Juyou!"

"Every time I see Jiang Juyou training trainees, I think why isn't she training me (sorry)"

After Random Entertainment became the hottest company in the industry, Jiang Juyou was isolated by capital.

Capital didn't play with her, so she became capital herself, becoming the main seat at the table, becoming the one everyone had to suck up to -

-

[Background setting: Jiang Juyou time traveled, lost her memories due to the impact of space-time, but her subconscious would drive her actions.]

[The male lead is the background board system] <<less

“Who would make a serious confession by saying something like, ‘Hang out with me’?”... more>>

“Ugh, I like you. Please go out with me.”

At the beginning of the New Year, the Gal sitting next to me said, “Hey, you. Hang out with me.”

I thought she was joking.

“Where am I going to hang out with you?”

She said, “I’m talking about going on a date with me!! Like a romantic relationship!! Do you get it?“

“…… Why?”

“B… because I like you. Because I like you! I want to be with you! Come on, if you don’t want to, just reject me already.… I’m so embarrassed I feel like I’m going to die.”　

Apparently, it was a serious love confession.

So we decided to go out and have a date after school.

Gradually, I began to discover the gap and the cute side of the Gal…….

This is a short story I wrote that day for the first theme “Start” of Kakuyom’s creative writing fair.

The main character’s name, “Meinen Shin” is from reading “Happy New Year” upside down,

The heroine’s name “Kushiro Nene” is a play on the Japanese word “Koto shimono yo” (meaning “I’m happy for the new year”).

It’s just for fun.

This work won the first place in the Kakuyom Web Novel Short Story Award for the best short story of the week for romance, and was selected as an intermediate selection. <<less

A villainess known by all as a wicked woman who has done all sorts of evil deeds—Ducal Lady Violet.
She regained her memories of her previous life after she fell into a lake and almost died.
The very moment she woke up, she immediately visited her father, Duke Everett, and asked one thing.... more>>

“Please confine me to the annex.”

And so, she imprisoned herself there.
Now that Violet was secluded away from the world’s criticism and reproach,
She immersed herself in her previous life’s memories and started painting them.

“What the hell are you up to this time?”

Everyone was suspicious of just what she might be scheming.
However, the misunderstandings surrounding her gradually got resolved one at a time… <<less

Akira has terrible luck with men, and the most attractive people he's dated have played him like a fiddle and tossed him aside. Now he... more>> has flashbacks every time he sees an attractive man. With this still unresolved, he takes on a foreign exchange student. The man who shows up is blonde ultra-beauty Hal. But he is a major otaku, and the second he opens his mouth, it overshadows all his terrible beauty. His touchy-feely American personality is seriously problematic, and it seems gentle Hal is starting to fall for Akira? A destined love starts from a cultural exchange. <<less