[A straightforward and meticulous engineering student (younger) × A taciturn, proud, and sensitive woman (older)] ... more>>

*Age Gap*

*Character Growth*

1

As the saying goes, a hero can be stumped by a single penny, but a debt of hundreds of thousands can bring a person to a complete standstill.

After graduating from university, Qi Baizi, burdened with student loans and a mountain of debt from her mother's medical treatments, chose the path of an "Outsourced Mansion Assistant" from a sea of job postings. The reason was simple: the pay was good.

After starting her job, she moved between a luxurious mansion and an office building, on call from 7 AM to 7 PM, five days a week. Besides the constant need to be on high alert, the biggest challenge of the job was trying to figure out the psychology of her cold and unapproachable boss, a woman whose face screamed "stay away." You could never guess what she would say next.

"With such a cold and magnificent face, yet so petty that she can't tolerate different patterned paper cups in the conference room!"

"She actually has waist-length hair? I never noticed since she always wears it up!"

"Are people from wealthy families born knowing eight languages? And what's with suddenly throwing a French dictionary at me after a transatlantic conference? If you have a problem with me, can't you just say it directly!"

After every long day, Qi Baizi would vent her frustrations on social media. Hey, complaining about the boss was just a way to recharge her spirit!

Until one day, Gu Yuetong confiscated her account and addressed every single one of her complaints:

"Qi Baizi, I am very displeased with your foreign language skills. Please go back and work hard to improve them. At the next transatlantic conference, please address me in French."

2

Returning to her apartment from a tedious dinner party, Gu Yuet潼 opened a bottle of red wine. Too lazy to find a glass, she drank straight from the bottle.

In her private space, she couldn't be bothered with "propriety" or "elegance." Tossing aside her heavy suit and slipping into slippers, she was just an ordinary 26-year-old girl.

Sitting cross-legged before the floor-to-ceiling window, Gu Yuetong let her long hair sweep the floor as she gazed at the dazzling neon lights in the distance. A smile reached her eyes, and the face of a certain person gradually appeared in her mind.

"Qi Baizi..."

The bottle of red wine was empty. Unconsciously, she had written this simple name countless times on the glass with her finger.

In a drunken haze, the front door was suddenly pushed open, and a tall girl with a ponytail walked in.

She hugged her from behind, her kisses starting from her back.

Just as her fingertips touched a moist spot, Qi Baizi suddenly stopped.

"...A-Qi?" Gu Yuetong looked at her with hazy, unfocused eyes, full of confusion.

Qi Baizi said solemnly, "BOSS, tonight, please address me in French."

Gu Yuetong: ...

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They walked in the fog for a long time and finally saw the hopeful light of a fire.

A story of redemption, HE (Happy Ending). There are some male "cannon fodder" characters. (This is noted at the request of readers, with a bow.) This is not an all-female world.

A simple yet dramatic love story. <<less

If life could repeat itself, what would you do?... more>>

Would you repeat your first life and stay a normal average joe? Perhaps your gaze will betray the life you’ve already lived, but you remain insignificant and unknown, stretching your neck up high to watch the furling clouds roll by?

Or will you make the world your stage, stir up every cloud and wind under all the heavens, making the entire world your captive audience as you dance, making people’s hearts pound with your every move?

Composing my own laws, establishing the order I desire…a human life is a measly ten decades, so why don’t I light the candle that is my life and set this world ablaze!! <<less

What do you do when you become a beautiful girl?... more>>

The honey sucking world has come to an end. <<less

Layla Cecilia despised Arcangelo Ursei. But never once did she wish for his death.... more>>

“Arcangelo Ursei! Snap out of it!”

And so, Layla gave herself to Arcangelo.

The poison afflicting him could only be neutralized through physical intimacy between beastmen.

However, that act turned Layla’s life upside down.

“Investigator Cecilia, you must maintain contact until an antidote is developed,” the bureau chief instructed.

But that wasn’t all. The chief secretly assigned her another mission:

“Monitor Arcangelo Ursei.”

An enhanced poison that hasn’t been fully neutralized. A fugitive poison-maker.

Now teamed up, Layla must keep an eye on the suspiciously acting Arcangelo.

“Investigator Cecilia, you need human warmth, and I need your body,” he said.

“If it makes you uncomfortable, think of it this way:”

“I’m using you, and you’re using me.”

The closer they work together, the closer Arcangelo gets to her.

Will Layla be able to resolve this case successfully? <<less

I’ve come back to life as a prophet in a B-grade horror film that bombed at the box office in the summer of 1999 and faded into obscurity.... more>>

Luckily, I managed to survive, not as the female lead who witnesses all the horrors, nor as the handsome male lead who you’d expect to survive but tragically dies. I’m not the sleazeball who gets offed in a particularly gruesome way after hitting on every woman in sight, nor the best friend of the female lead who shares a fleeting romantic moment with a lover in an obviously creepy forest. Nope, I’m the prophet.

As a prophet, I thought my role was just to warn the main characters and then exit the scene, but…

[Choking… Coughing… Wheezing…]

An alien creature, known only as Monster X, has taken an unsettling interest in me.

[Heavy breathing…]

And as if that’s not enough, a gas mask-wearing, knife-wielding maniac decides to skip heading to the cabin where the protagonists are and make a pit stop at the convenience store where I’m working.

What’s going on? Why is all this happening to me, a mere side character?!

Come for the romance, stay for the horror. <<less

"Do you know what a psychopath is?"... more>>

"It’s a form of antisocial personality disorder, but it’s innate—hardwired from birth."

"Genetic anomalies cause lesions in the frontal lobe of the brain."

"The result? They lack the capacity for emotion, for empathy. No guilt, no remorse. Morality is a foreign concept to them."

"They’re masters of deception, skilled liars who can mimic human emotions flawlessly, blending into society without a trace."

"Now, here’s the real question: if such a monster were to suddenly gain a normal brain—if their missing pieces were somehow restored—would they become more dangerous, or would they finally resemble something human?"

In the shadows, a slender figure slowly crouched low, the glint of a silver blade catching the faint light. The edge pressed coldly against a throat.

"So," the voice was calm, almost clinical, "this is why you turned me into a woman?" <<less

Qiao Jia: “F*ck! Just because I’m an informant doesn’t mean I have to eat rice noodles every time I provide info! Can’t you be a damn bit more generous and invite me somewhere that sells rice bowls instead?”... more>>

Guo Lin: “As an informant, can’t you keep a low profile?”

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Guo Lin: “Are you that afraid of going to jail?”

Qiao Jia: “I have told you, I can die, but I can’t go to jail.”

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Guo Lin: “Qiao Jia!”

Qiao Jia: “Guo Lin, I can go to jail, but you can’t die…” <<less

After returning from her world-hopping adventures and unlocking a myriad of skills, Cui Tao finally got the chance to be reborn. But the moment she opened her eyes; a guillotine blade came swinging down!... more>>

“My Lord, I have something to say!”

“My Lord, I can name my accomplices!”

“My Lord, I’m skilled in autopsy.”

“My Lord, I can detoxify poisons.”

“My Lord, I’m good at tracking criminals.”

“My Lord, I can even go undercover if needed.”

…

The officers at Kaifeng Prefecture: “Lady Cui, is there anything you can’t do?”

In case the broken link: ko-fi.com/soupdumplings <<less

I possessed “extra 1”, who married a criminal and died in a violent manner. ... more>>

I don’t think I need to get married.

I proposed to another man, ran away from home, and did all sorts of other things…

“So marry me, Evangeline Clauda.”

Five years after possessing the character, only three weeks are left before entering the original story!

In the end, I am proposed to by the criminal.

Am I……really fated to have a doomed ending?

The more I twist the original, the closer I get to the original?!

Will I be able to safely protect my life and love and attain happiness? <<less

Ji Chenjiao repeatedly had the same dream. In the dream, he was someone else, with another name, carrying out a task he had never undertaken.... more>>

He couldn’t clearly see the other person’s face, but deep in his subconscious, a voice kept telling him: that’s you, your name is…

The Major Crimes Unit took over a case involving the mu*der of a middle-aged man in an old house. The strange tenant, Ling Lie, became the only suspect. As they worked together to investigate, their paths crossed more and more. Jiang Chenjiao gradually realized that he and Ling Lie seemed to share a common name.

“Ah Dou, why is it always you who is lucky? Why must the only redemption I’ve ever found be taken away from me?”

“The curse of blood ties doesn’t apply to every individual.” <<less

Even if trapped in darkness, one will always search for the light.... more>>

This is a story of a young police officer searching for the answer to “Who am I?”

Xie Lanshan was an undercover drug enforcement officer who made his way inside the Golden Triangle’s most feared armed organization as the right-hand man of drug lord Mu Kun. After successfully returning to his post from the operation, an accidental case of police misconduct triggered a series of unexplainable headaches and hidden memories that began haunting him.

While investigating the truth behind his father’s death many years ago, Xie Lanshan utilizes his unique and sharp thinking from the perspective of a psychotic mu*derer to solve difficult cases around him. Plagued by this growing change and instability of both his mental health and personality, he will later meet a mysterious forensic sketch artist named Shen Liufei. Together, the two men will maintain a strange relationship; as friends and enemies, they solve mysterious cases one by one.

But, perhaps, there was another motive for the forensic artist to approach the young officer… <<less

“You made me miserable.”... more>>

My husband, Carlothian, loved the saint of the empire.

After the ugly jealousy, what remained was the stigma of cursing the saint.

It happened when I gave up everything after so much regret.

“So the body I’m possessing is the villainess of the century who cursed the saint?”

Oh come on, Not me. A singer who lost their voice in a car accident, ‘I’, opened my eyes. With a body that could no longer sing, I intended to die just like that.

“I won’t let you die.”

My husband, who once loved the saint, is acting strange. Why now?

I am not Ariadeline who was drowning in love.

“What on earth are you thinking?”

“I’m thinking of making you love me again.”

Unlike my confused self, Carlothian smiled.

“You already loved me once.”

Since you already loved me once, won’t loving me twice be easier?

The teary sound filled the room thickly. <<less

“Why is this [Summoning Card: Goblin] wearing a mask?”... more>>

“Because it’s a Goblin Gangster!” <<less

In the era of the Republic of China... more>>

He Yunqin, the second son of the owner of Shanghai Tang Yarn Industry, met Yu Hongdou, a female student at St. John's, while he was looking into an unsolved case. He Yunqin found, guarded, and then abducted his wife before they were wed. He Yunqin adored, cherished, and loved his wife after their marriage. <<less

Yu Linlang, whose soul traveled from another world, was finally taken home.... more>>

At first, everyone thought that the legitimate daughter had been living away from home for twelve years, and must be a poor little girl who was submissive and allowed to be bullied.

As a result, no one in the mansion could resist the fight of words and martial arts.

The fake daughter, who was defeated all the way, was worried that her status and position would be shaken.

However, the legitimate daughter was able to solve cases by touching bones and solving cases, and she solved several strange cases such as the demon mu*der case and the Netherworld Carriage case, and became famous for a while.

The fake daughter gritted her teeth: So what if she can touch bones and solve cases? She is still a little coroner who is rotten and no one loves her! Ugh~

Unexpectedly, on the birthday of the legitimate daughter, the house was filled with gifts like water.

Everyone was shocked. It turned out that the legitimate daughter was the darling baby of the powerful families such as the Huo family in Shangjing and the Su family in Jinling.

The fake daughter almost died: So what? I am the most extraordinary woman in Shuyun Women’s Academy, and I am the best in piano among all the arts!

Everyone: How could someone be so crazy as to compete with our junior master in piano? Excuse me, do you know Tianyin Master? Junior master is the strongest Tianyin Master among us. He controls everything with music, which can heal wounds invisibly and kill enemies in an invisible way.

Her bare hands play the piano, and flowers and leaves fly, and she talks about love and case, brushing away layers of veils, and writing a good story. <<less

I thought I’d be reincarnated as a noble lady in a romance novel.... more>>

But instead, I woke up as an orphan in a back alley.

For a moment, I really believed my life was finally going to get easier when I awakened.

But my Awakening ability is…

“Talent: Awakened (Bounty Watcher)”

“What’s a bounty watcher? not… a bounty hunter?”

Everyone else gets to be swordsmen, wizards, necromancers—

And me? I get to read criminal records.

But I’m Ash. I can turn even dog crap into medicine if I have to.

I figured, “There’s no such thing as an innocent person under the sun. If I use my ability right, maybe I can make a fortune reading criminal profiles.”

Eventually, I became the Northwest’s top fortune-teller:

The Mysterious Esmeralda—and I raked in the cash.

But… did I become too famous?

“10,000,000 Gold.”

“What did that guy do to earn a bounty like that?”

Turns out, I caught the attention of the continent’s greatest villain—Kin.

“You, the most famous forecaster in the entire Western empire.”

“The… what?”

“Break my curse, Mysterious Esmeralda.”

“No. No, no, NO!”

I’m… a fraud!

One misstep after another, and now—

“I’d give anything for you… except to leave me.”

Wait, what? Has Kin lost his mind?

How did I end up as a demonic fortune-teller who seduced the king of criminals?

I’ve been kidnapped by a villain and locked up in the Ashen Citadel of the City of Criminals.

Please help. I just want to quit being a fortuneteller! <<less

A live human sculpture appears at a city art exhibition, causing a national uproar. The case is heinous and complex, prompting international criminal investigator Xu Changying to return to his homeland to collaborate with local police after an eight-year absence.... more>>

The moment he sets foot on the familiar yet long-unseen soil, memories of old faces and past events come flooding back. Xu Changying thought his heart had turned to stone, but the sight of that familiar yet distant face leaves him uncontrollably shaken and bewildered.

In the dissection room, the man removes his mask and greets him as if meeting for the first time: “Hello, I’m Xia Qing.”

Over the past eight years, Xu Changying has become the only beta agent in the AGB organization, traveling to countless corners of the world. He can no longer recall whether it was in Colombia, North Africa, or a remote town in Southeast Asia, but during a brief respite from a mission, the beta agent caught a glimpse of that cold and dignified face on an old, blurry television screen—Xia Qing, the heir to a top-tier domestic biotech group, an exceptionally gifted alpha, and a globally renowned life scientist who led his team to overcome another major academic hurdle.

The indifferent face on the old screen overlapped with the memory of a young man whose eyes always held a warm smile. Xu Changying looked away, flicked away his cigarette butt, and walked into the dust left by the recent gunfight.

Reunited once more, he is an international investigator, and he is the consulting expert, brought together again by a bizarre case.

Xu Changying gazes with a smile at that almost unchanged yet unfamiliar face—a result of retrograde amnesia—and extends his hand:

“Nice to meet you. I’m Xu Changying.”

Also known as Destined to Love You (ABO Edition), Help! My Ex Forgot Me But Still Loves Me Madly

Warnings:

Heavy on plot, with a focus on suspense and detective work, alternating between brain-burning and lighthearted moments.

Non-traditional ABO story, with many private settings in the ABO world. The protagonist was once an alpha but is now and will remain a beta.

Beautiful alpha protagonist, cool beta protagonist.

White moonlight + amnesia + alpha-to-beta = super melodramatic.

The protagonist is very beta, slightly Mary Sue.

Really, really, ridiculously exaggerated melodrama.

This story has many twists and turns, so readers should be prepared for surprises and need a little patience and mental readiness.

Tags: Second chance romance, made for each other, modern fiction, suspenseful detective story, personal growth, ABO.

Other: Suspenseful detective work, non-traditional ABO literature.

One-liner: The “b” in beta stands for “bking.”

Theme: The world calls for love and peace. <<less

*Please note that this book contains elements that may provoke trauma, including violent and coercive descriptions, and drugs.... more>>

While tracking a suspect, a man was found collapsed on a mountain path.

“How is it possible there’s not a single fingerprint or trace of DNA?”

Suffering from amnesia and believing himself to be a child, the man couldn’t be identified even through a database search. With nowhere else to go, Ieum brought him to his home.

He named the man ‘Yeong-sik’ and decided to live together.

“Ahjussi, do you hate Yeong-sik?”

“I don’t hate him. Mr. Yeong-sik is such a nice man.”

Despite his cold appearance, Yeong-sik was a gentle man.

In Ieum’s eyes, Yeong-sik always appeared obedient….

Until one day, while alone in the house, Yeong-sik looked at Ieum’s family photos with an expression of amusement.

“Damn it, did I walk into a tiger’s den?”

His memories came flooding back. <<less

The holographic game “Crimson Earth,” blending cyberpunk with Cthulhu elements, was about to be released.... more>>

Kui Xin’s luck seemed to have taken a turn for the better when she was selected as a closed beta tester for “Crimson Earth.”

However, events spiraled rapidly into the bizarre. She realized that instead of playing a mere holographic game, she had actually been transported to a parallel world that truly exists.

People struggled to survive amidst forests of steel and iron, while authorities raised their glasses in shared revelry under the glow of neon lights.

Consortiums controlled the economic lifelines, while super-intelligent AI monitored every individual’s actions closely.

Extraordinary beings, cyborgs, secret cults, and distortions in humans took center stage in this era…

Upon logging into the game, Kui Xin had an ominous feeling that something significant was about to unfold.

Question: What should you do if you discover your character in the game is a top-priority fugitive from the Federation, currently working undercover within the official Investigation Department?

Answer: The most dangerous place can also be the safest. Act out a scenario where you’re chasing yourself, then seize an opportunity to fake your death and escape.

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Name: Kui Xin

Identity: An undercover agent sent by a rebel organization to infiltrate the Federation's Investigation Department.

Objective: Survive and strive to level up.

After reading the objective, Kui Xin felt it was insufficient.

Being a double-crosser seemed like a dead-end role; merely surviving and focusing on leveling up wasn't thrilling enough for her. She wanted to pull off something grand.

For instance, taking out the boss and usurping their position sounded quite satisfying.

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The story of Li Jiu and Shi Anzhi.... more>>

No matter the limits of time, space, or even life and death, their love stays strong. It lasts forever, unchanging and eternal. <<less

A thrilling blend of tentacle kink and detective noir!... more>>

Detective Choi Hyung-joo stumbles upon a warehouse while pursuing illegal smugglers.

There, he encounters a strange, otherworldly creature…

“W-What are you r**bing on my body…?” <<less

It wasn’t a dark fantasy....it was a romance fantasy.... more>>

I had no idea. <<less

Many years later, facing the cover reporter of Time magazine, Yi Jiayi would recall the distant afternoon when the head of the serious crime unit took her to see the body...... more>>

At that moment, she heard the wails of the deceased, saw the face of the mu*derer, and gained the ability to mentally revisit the crime scene.

From then on, Hong Kong had one less civilian policewoman who spent her time gossiping over tea and dating after work, and gained a shining star in the police force who solved every case she encountered.

Head of Serious Crime Unit: How did you know he was the mu*derer!?

Yi Jiayi: Because it was a rainy night (omitting the reasoning process, 800 words), so there is only one truth...

The mu*derer trembled, his face turned pale, speechless, surrendered, and resigned himself to his fate.

Yi Jiayi thought: I'm sorry, all of the above was made up.

As the saying goes, explanation is just a cover-up, and a cover-up is just storytelling!

Solving a case is like solving a math problem; others derive conclusions based on known conditions.

She just knows the answer directly, and the process of solving the problem relies entirely on fabrication...

Acting, pretending to be a detective, deceiving the mu*derer... resorting to all sorts of extremes, it's really difficult!

...

Ming Pao Reporter: The police force in Hong Kong calls you "Female Zhuge", saying you are both intelligent and close to supernatural. What do you think, Officer Yi?

Yi Jiayi: Haha, I'm just an (extraordinary) ordinary person.

Reporter: It's said that your home was vandalized by two thugs, and even the Flying Tigers were mobilized.

Yi Jiayi: Haha, that's just the daily routine of righteous officers protecting ordinary citizens.

Hong Kong Daily Reporter: It's rumored that the sons of Hong Kong's wealthiest, the rising young stars, and... are all pursuing you? Which one do you prefer?

Yi Jiayi shivered at the thought of the wrath of the Jealous King, not daring to be careless. She sat up straight, facing the camera, and said firmly:

"It's all rumors! As a detective dedicated to the cause of justice, my only concern is to uncover the real culprit and ensure the safety of the citizens. I have no time for romantic affairs." <<less

Espers are guaranteed sufficient guiding in exchange for serving the state.... more>>

Except for runaway espers.

Runaway espers, due to their unstable metrics, are like ticking time bombs that could go on a rampage again at any moment.

Shin Joo-hyun, who went on a rampage immediately upon manifestation and spent 11 years being used by the Association like a dog, lived a life far removed from guiding despite being an esper.

In front of him appears Cha In-ho, a famous actor who manifested late at the age of 26 as a guide.

And he has come to be matched with a runaway esper.

“From now on, I will be your matching guide, Joo-hyun. Please take care of me.”

But this guide, for some reason, keeps acting like he knows Joo-hyun…

“I am the only person who knows Joo-hyun.

And you are the only one who knows me.”

Will Shin Joo-hyun be able to uncover Cha In-ho’s true identity?

Read If:

You want to see a cold, prickly, handsome Bottom hopelessly fall for a mostly gentle Matching Guide, and a beautiful, warm-hearted Top who eventually throws away his plans and regrets his hesitation once he accepts his true feelings.

Highlight quote:

"Shin Joo-hyun. Don’t make me really angry, come here.” <<less