Four years into our marriage, Julian Thorne started keeping a young college student on the side.... more>>

She was cheerful, beautiful, and vibrant.

She would drag the billionaire, Julian Thorne, to eat at street stalls and chase after her favorite e-sports player.

Julian called me. "I'm not coming home tonight. I'm going to watch Leo Archer's match."

The girl beside him scoffed. "What does a boring old woman like her know about Leo Archer?"

They had no idea.

After the call ended, I was pinned against a car by Leo Archer, bathed in the dim glow of its headlights.

His canines grazed the nape of my neck, a faint, sharp sting. "I won the match, darling. How are you going to reward me tonight?" <<less

Since childhood, I've "liked" Ji Ming, but he has never looked me in the eye.... more>>

So I went and got myself a boyfriend.

When my boyfriend and I kissed in front of him, he told me to focus on my studies.

When I planned to go to a hot spring hotel with my boyfriend, he told me to stay pure for my arranged marriage partner.

It wasn't until I was crying my heart out over a breakup that he panicked.

He knelt before me and pleaded, "Didn't you say you wanted to experience the feeling of being loved? Brother will give it to you, okay?"

But what he didn't know was that this was all part of the plan. <<less

My childhood friend complained I was too mouthy, not at all like a proper girl.... more>>

He told me to learn from the gentle campus belle.

But who would've thought the campus belle herself would be staring at my mouth, lost in thought.

"I heard you're such a chatterbox you could get a mute to talk?"

She wanted me to go pester her autistic brother, offering a thousand yuan for every single word I could get out of him.

The campus belle was still too naive. A renegade like me has her own tricks.

I walked to the back of the classroom and gently tapped on the quiet boy's desk.

"Aren't you going to explain it to everyone? You know, about licking my feet while I was asleep last night."

His eyes widened, and a crack appeared on his frozen face.

"I did not."

I turned back confidently and flashed a brilliant smile at the campus belle.

"Pay up." <<less

I am a female ghost.... more>>

Bored and idle, I secretly followed Jay, the first young master of the Immortal Sect, watching him slay demons and ghosts.

Half a year later, Jay suddenly spoke to me:

"Do you also want to dual cultivate with me?"

Me: ???

Jay: "You've been following me for so long, isn't it because you're interested in me?"

My ghostly face seemed to blush: "Nonsense!"

Under the cool moonlight, Jay laughed heartily and took a sip of wine.

His eyes shimmered, silently enticing:

"Dual cultivate with me, become the Ghost King, you won't lose out." <<less

Jiang Yu disappeared after taking a phone call at my birthday party.... more>>

Early the next morning, Jiang Yu's beloved, Chen Xinxin, posted a Moment: "Thank you for being by my side when I was most helpless and desperate."

The picture was of Jiang Yu's side profile, eyes closed in sleep.

At that moment, I finally gave up on ten years of waiting and erased him completely from my heart. <<less

A collection of short stories written to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the professional debut of Alice Arisugawa, a prolific mystery novelist and founder and first president of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. ... more>>

Each story was written by a different young author, using characters, settings, and concepts appearing in Arisugawa’s stories.

Featured stories:

Rope, Cable, Cord by Yugo Aosaki: The police ask professor of sociology and “Consulting Criminologist” Hideo Himura – and Himura in turn asks his friend, mystery novelist Alice Arisugawa – for assistance in an investigation. The victim of a robbery-mu*der is found, covered in marks due to having been bound by a rope, but no rope is left behind. Security camera footage shows that three people threw away objects that could have been used to tie her after the mu*der, but which of them was the culprit’s tool: the rope, the cable, or the cord?

Enclosed in Clothes by Michi Ichiho: Alice is asked by his neighbor Saori Mano, a teacher at an all-girls school, to help her with a problem. She is substituting as advisor to the Drama Club, and one of her students had her uniform stolen during club activities. The police can’t be involved due to the administration’s fear of scandal, so going to outside help is her only option. But even if they’re able to set foot on school grounds during the school festival, can two 34 year old men solve a case in the foreign land of a school for girls?

The Ghost Story Dedicated to Hideo Himua by Kyoya Origami: A fan of scary stories Alice met at a publishing event regales him and Himura with a series of true stories about horrifying events that happened to him. Himura and Alice attempt to come up with rational explanations for all his tales.

Black Mirror by Tomoyuki Shirai: The narrator, an arrogant yet neurotic man, is called out of the blue by an old college friend, Eiji Kagami, who will be in his area in a few months and wants to go out to eat. But at the meeting, Eiji behaves oddly, and the next day, the police call the narrator in for questioning. Eiji’s stepfather, a marriage fraudster who drove Eiji’s mother to su*cide, was mu*dered the day of their meeting, and the police suspect Eiji and his identical twin brother Koichi. But both brothers appear to have solid alibis…

The Man Who Read (And Disliked) Alice Arisugawa by Haruo Yuki: Mystery novelist Haruo Yuki is on a “research trip” (which he treats more like a paid vacation) to a small hot spring town in the mountains, where he meets a waitress with an unusual story: her cousin hates the works of Alice Arisugawa with a fiery, all-consuming passion, and yet he’s read everything the man ever published. Why has her cousin read over fifty stories by an author he knows he doesn’t like?

The Panic of Mountain Monk Jizō by Tatsumi Atsukawa: Twenty years ago, Ryoji Aono would go to Bar April every Sunday and meet with his friends to listen to the tales of Jizō, a man who dressed like a mountain ascetic and who claimed to come across tales of mystery everywhere he went. But Jizō hasn’t shown his face in two decades, and now, Ryoji’s video rental business has also closed down. Deciding to take some time off at a new bar, Ryoji is stunned to see Jizō once again, having not aged a day since their last meeting …So why is he so much worse at telling stories now?

The Molded Corpse Speaks by Masahiro Imamura: At a job-hunting event, Kōjirō Oda of the Eito University Mystery Club meets a man from another school with an interesting story: a member of his own school’s mystery club once pranked him by leaving a chalk outline and a dying message in his apartment while he was out. The members of the Eito U. Mystery Club put their heads together in an attempt to unravel the dying message, which was never solved, and uncover a much deeper truth than they suspected. <<less

After the college entrance examination, I threw a wad of cash at Xie Shuyan in front of the whole class:... more>>

"I've had enough fun, let's end this."

He bent down, picking up the bills one by one from the floor.

In a hoarse voice, he said, "Alright."

At the end of the summer vacation, Xie Shuyan boarded the train bound for Peking University.

Meanwhile, I flew abroad to begin a long course of chemotherapy.

Years later, I returned to the country, lying in a hospital bed, my hair completely gone due to the treatment.

As I was busy choosing a wig, the door to my hospital room opened.

Wearing a white coat, Xie Shuyan met my gaze. <<less

In this final volume, the characters must come to terms with everything they’ve endured—both the pain they caused and the pain they carry. With subtle... more>> growth and careful distance, the story moves toward a quiet, hard-earned resolution. Featuring new short stories and glimpses into the lives of beloved characters, this volume offers closure without forgetting the past. A gentle, emotionally resonant finale to the COLD series, where healing, love, and accountability come full circle. <<less

The little star looked at the shining figure before him and timidly asked, “Are you here to save me?”... more>>

“No!” The coal boss shook his mink coat and, with three parts eagerness, three parts longing, and four parts genuine emotion, declared:

“I’m here to love you with all my wealth!”

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Important Point; This short has some explicit scenes so read them at your risk!!

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Main Characters: Wei Zhi aka little star (bottom) and Qi Yi aka coal boss (top)

One-line Summary: A rustic, sweet romance.

Theme: To bring joy to people.

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This “The Shroud Tailor" includes four horror stories:... more>>

"The Shroud Tailor,"

"Getting Married,"

"The Assassin,"

"A Silver Ingot." <<less

Arc 1: Chapter of the Tongue... more>>

Xie Xishu didn’t know when it started, but he could always feel a strong gaze from behind him.

He couldn’t understand why Qi Wu kept staring at him like that. Even without turning around, he could feel that almost tangible gaze.

Xie Xishu was the class’s famous bookworm, while Qi Wu was known as the school’s notorious troublemaker. There shouldn’t be any intersection between them.

Yet, Qi Wu would always stare at him during class.

Eventually, even after class and after school, Xie Xishu would find a tall, gloomy figure trailing behind him.

When Xie Xishu finally broke down and grabbed Qi Wu in an alley, demanding an answer out of fear, he got a completely unexpected response.

“You’re sweet. You keep giving off a very sweet scent.”

Qi Wu replied in a strange tone.

“I can barely hold back anymore. Everything else stinks so much it’s driving me mad. Only you smell sweet… Hey, don’t worry. I won’t eat you.”

“I just want to lick you.”

Perhaps Qi Wu himself didn’t realize that when he made that absurd request, he was already uncontrollably drooling foul saliva at Xie Xishu.

At the same time, Xie Xishu clearly saw that inside Qi Wu’s lips, which stretched all the way to his ears, there were rows of densely packed, fishhook-like teeth… and a long, forked tongue.

That tongue wavered in the air, twitching nimbly, and with thick saliva, it pressed against Xie Xishu’s neck.

“Mmm… So sweet… $#@%! So sweet…”

The unfamiliar monster let out a murky sigh.

At the moment Xie Xishu screamed and fled, he didn’t know that in the not-so-distant future, he would encounter more twisted and frenzied monsters.

And in that sudden apocalypse, the only one who could protect him was Qi Wu.

The price Xie Xishu had to pay, of course, was to let Qi Wu’s tongue be satisfied.

[Modern Apocalyptic Theme]

Literally “tasty” uke X unhinged, half-mad mutant seme who just wants to lick him. <<less

In order to get back at his annoying roommate, Zhu Shizhou, Bai Zining deliberately created a fake account pretending to be a girl and started an online relationship with him.... more>>

At first, Zhu Shizhou was indifferent, often taking days to reply to a single message. However, one day, Bai Zining sent him a photo of his legs, and Zhu Shizhou's attitude suddenly turned enthusiastic. The two quickly fell into a passionate online romance.

Two months later, Zhu Shizhou proposed meeting in person, which terrified Bai Zining. To avoid being exposed, Bai Zining began acting out, making unreasonable demands in the hope Zhu Shizhou would break up with him. Yet, Zhu Shizhou not only didn’t get upset but fulfilled every request one by one.

Caught in his own trap, Bai Zining couldn’t find a way out. Then one day, while the dorm was empty, he decided to wear a skirt and take pictures to send to Zhu Shizhou. Just as he was getting ready, Zhu Shizhou walked into the dorm and opened the door.

Pairing: Scheming top × Petty, clueless bottom

Tags: Sweet Story, Campus Life, Lighthearted

Additional Themes: Online romance, identity reveal, dorm drama. <<less

The protagonist was reborn from the apocalypse, back into the present. In order to prepare for the inevitable, he decided to build his own fort.... more>>

However, after waiting and waiting, three months had passed but the apocalypse did not come. The world was still peaceful.

At this time, a familiar guest arrived and proclaimed himself as the saviour of the world.　　

"To be honest, I really like this fort of yours. It helps my PTSD recovery. Can I know what's the rent?

"What kind of PTSD?"

"To tell you the truth, you probably won't believe me but it's the PTSD as a result of the apocalypse. I've just prevented the apocalypse from happening."

"I believe you."　　

Shou: "I've returned after being reborn! I'm ready for the apocalypse!"
Gong: "I've returned after being reborn! I've prevented the apocalypse!"
Shou: ?
Gong: ? <<less

The mentally challenged girl next door, left alone while her parents were out, accidentally touched an electrical outlet and was burned to a crisp.... more>>

That night, I was sleeping soundly when I felt something heavy on my blanket.

A shadowy figure lay on my bed, muttering, “Uncle, let's play, Zhen'er~”

I realized then that it was Liang Zhen, the girl from next door who had died a few days ago. Today was her seventh night back.

“That... Liang Zhen, I'm Shen Tong. Did you get the wrong place?”

She seemed to realize her mistake and apologized with a smile, “Sorry.”

The next day, she got lost again.

Me: “...” <<less

My closet is home to three spirit tablets and a statue.... more>>

A drowned ghost, an old female ghost from the Republic of China, the vengeful spirit of a foolish girl, and a dark statue of a child.

One loves sweets, another loves spicy food, one foolishly forces me to sleep with her every night, and the other tries every trick in the book to possess me.

They rule my house with an iron fist, demanding three incense sticks morning, noon, and night, not to mention an endless supply of snacks and sweets.

Looking at my dwindling allowance, I sighed deeply.

“It's time to make some money!” <<less

When I was in middle school, I was cornered by an upperclassman who was in charge of enforcing school rules because of my hairstyle.... more>>

“Hey, your bangs can't go past your eyebrows. Who's your homeroom teacher?” she asked.

I looked at her with some difficulty, hesitated for a while, and then revealed the third eye on my forehead.

“Senior, let me explain…”

“Ah—”

That day, the senior's terrified scream echoed throughout the entire school.

Later, I heard that the senior went home on leave due to mental breakdown. <<less

My childhood friend drowned when we were in elementary school.... more>>

On the day of his cremation, I remembered how much he loved roasted sweet potatoes, so I placed two in his coffin. Then I realized, sweet potatoes need to be cooked before you can eat them, he wouldn't be able to eat them raw.

The people at the crematorium told me that once it went inside, the potatoes would be roasted, and my friend would be able to eat them hot.

And then…the smell of roasted sweet potatoes wafted out from the crematorium furnace.

That night, as I slept, I kept feeling someone pulling on my braid, calling me “Old Six” in my ear.

The only person who would do that was my childhood friend, but he was gone.

It must have been a dream, yes, it must have been. <<less

Nietzsche condemned the love of Christians, believing it to be born out of fear—a fear of death. Throughout his life, he never showed sympathy for anyone, ruthlessly shattering the dreams of others...... more>>

T/N: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, and scholar whose ideas have profoundly influenced modern Western thought. Known for his critiques of traditional morality, religion, and societal norms, Nietzsche questioned many deeply held beliefs, particularly those related to Christianity, truth, and human purpose. <<less

First World:... more>>

In a future world where biological mutations occur, Yu Yan transmigrates as a researcher in a biological laboratory.

His research subject is a genetically mutated experimental subject, carrying various dangerous viruses, yet considered the villain of this world.

Originally in the plot, he was a psychologically deranged and malicious cannon fodder, constantly tormenting this experimental subject, so when the latter escaped, it casually disposed of him.

Yu Yan, a lazy corporate drone, always ready to slack off.

Second World:

Yu Shi, true to his name, is an honest person who enjoys handicrafts and housework the most.

Transmigrating into a strange world to work as a caregiver for a patient in a large family? Truly a perfect match for his professional skills!

Although this patient is strange, capable of spinning cocoons and transforming into butterflies, the working environment is excellent and the benefits are abundant, leaving Yu Shi very satisfied.

As for villain, what concern are they to this simple and industrious worker?

Third World:

Yu Le transmigrates into a world of immortal cultivation as a minor cannon fodder, but with a twisted sense of amusement, he immediately sets his sights on the villain.

The villain, who in the future will kill his master and betray his friends, has now become a devoted senior brother in the sect, practicing Pure-Heart technique, and secretly admiring his junior sister.

Yu Le exposes his pure demon body, revealing his demonic bloodline ahead of time, and with a mischievous smile at his collapsing face, says, “Your crazed appearance looks really good, I like it.”

Fourth World:

Yu Mo opens his eyes to find himself dressed in women’s clothing, participating in a ritual dedicated to the Moon Goddess.

In this world, worshipping the Moon Goddess is considered heretical, and if discovered by mainstream followers of the Light, he could be killed.

But Yu Mo remains unfazed because the Moon Goddess’s proxy has already infiltrated the Light Church and risen to a high position.

This successful spy villain is regarded by the ladies of the imperial capital as a mature, stable, gentle, and considerate gentleman.

Yet Yu Mo’s assessment of him is: “A love-struck fool.”

Fifth World:

Yu Guang, as the eldest brother, is a responsible beacon of righteousness.

He grabs hold of that dark, malicious, insecure, and utterly hopeless natural-born bad guy, laughing heartily and saying,

“There’s no difficulty we can’t overcome. Come on, roll up your sleeves, and run with me to bask in the sun!”

…

System: So you’re all just going to do whatever you want, regardless of whether I live or die?

…

# Yu Family’s Five Brothers: Binding with the Villain Supervision System, Crossing Different Worlds to Monitor (Really?) the Villains #

#Sweet Stories# <<less

Life is both splendid and tragic. We exist alongside loneliness and death, illuminated by moments of glory. The melody of the other shore is chilling, like a song.... more>>

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When I was thirteen, I saw a person leap from a high building, drawing a graceful arc through the air before crashing heavily onto the hard cement ground, emitting a series of dull, crushing sounds as their bones shattered. Their eyes, bulging like a dead fish, and the white brain matter, along with the soft, twisted, and deformed flesh, were all vividly etched in my memory. <<less

【After losing a bet, the top-ranked and the second-ranked in the grade end up together.】... more>>

There was a bet between the two academic geniuses of the Physics Department, both of whom were also considered the most attractive in the department. The terms were simple: whoever scored lower than the other would have to comply with a condition set by the winner.

And so, Chen Ruxiu lost to Fang Yiran by a single point, and was forced to become his lackey.

Pouring tea, fetching water, and buying breakfast. Then, rumors spread across the entire department that Chen Ruxiu secretly had a crush on Fang Yiran.

To make his stance clear, Chen Ruxiu added soy sauce to the tea and syrup to the breakfast.

Yet that annoying guy suddenly grabbed his wrist and said, “You go through all this trouble just for me, and you still say you don’t like me?”

Character Setting: Sunny and radiant, top-ranked in the grade, campus heartthrob, academic genius (Gong) X Dark and brooding, second-ranked in the grade, campus heartthrob, academic genius (Shou)

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Tags: Enemies to Lovers, Sweet Story, Campus, Hilarious, Lighthearted

One-Sentence Introduction: A beautiful tale of a genius secretly having a crush on another genius.

Theme: Study hard and make progress every day. <<less

The Top Student's Motivation Methods:... more>>

Improve by 30 points, hold hands.

Improve by 50 points, a kiss on the cheek.

Improve by 100 points, a kiss on the lips.

A short story

Content Tags: Deep Affection, Sweet Story, Flirtatious

Brief Introduction: Rebellious study slacker × Cold and aloof top student

Theme: Rebellious study slacker × Cold and aloof top student <<less

Jiang Siwei: As the title suggests -.-... more>>

Older woman-younger man relationship × male secret crush

Content tags: Heaven’s favored one, Sweet Romance, Secret Crush

One-sentence summary: As the title suggests

Theme: Good things come to those who wait <<less

When kindness becomes idiotic, benevolence becomes useless, violence shows strength, and cowardice disguises itself as reason, beauty is destined to be trampled and destroyed.... more>>

——Dostovsky

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The 327 major criminal case came to an end, and this matter completely became a knot in Pei Qinghuai's heart.

He suspended his duties and became a specially appointed psychological counselor at the Public Security University one year later. Five years later, the director of separation in Beilin once again invited Pei Qinghuai to cooperate in handling the case, and he started a special and tacit contest with Cheng Ye, the then captain of the criminal police brigade.

In the deserted back mountain, a heavy rain occurred, and unknown and tragic corpses appeared one after another.

A female corpse died unjustly, and it seemed that everyone was hiding some secret.

A female internet celebrity died in a live broadcast, but netizens cheered?

……

Pei Qinghuai, who was invited to participate in the case, was on the way to cooperate with Cheng Ye. Case 327, which had been closed for six years, unexpectedly resurfaced... <<less