Same author as "Greetings, Ninth Uncle"! Also "It’s Better to be the Empress Dowager" that I haven't read yet but is in my To read list. Hard-Working Protagonist. Second Chance.... more>>

Lin Wei Xi found out after she died that she was just a cannon fodder in a novel, used as contrast to the gentle and considerate and virtuous female lead.

The male lead was her ex-husband, the dignified heir of Yan Wang, his family were superior and brilliant, but the female lead was not her.

The female lead was her concubine-born younger sister, and her husband’s white moonlight, his cinnabar mole, no wonder! After Lin Wei Xi died, her husband finally married her sister as he wished.

She watched coldly at the two like honey in the oil, in love and harmonious, everyone using the success of her younger sister to contrast the impropriety of the original wife.

Lin Wei Xi sneered, okay, since your love moves the world, then this sister will come back and be your stepmother!

So she married her ex-husband’s father, the father-in-law she never met in the previous life, the country’s God of war, who has not remarried after losing his wife, the one that hold military power, the brilliant Yan Wang.

Later Yan Wang, who was in his prime years and used to act decisively, looked at his small, delicate, much younger wife, and had a headache.

No matter, she is still young, he have to spoil her, indulge her, teach her. <<less

This new daughter-in-law of the noble house received the solicitude of the officials and overturned the internal strife. In times of chaos, displacement and the subjugation of prominent clans, as a married woman one only wished to survive, conduct business, manage the affairs of the household and live one’s life in peace.... more>>

"This historical story moves quickly and is very interesting if you like historical slice of life novels like To Be A Virtuous Wife or Eight Treasure Trousseau. " ~dramamonster

"Poignant and sweet. Logical and calm. Not Mary Sue-ish MC. She's just smart and emotionally stable enough to get through the tragedies that happened in her past. ML is one of the best I've read about. Loyal and strong. He provided a safe haven for the MC. Happy Ending." ~ Aska.has.ORD...

"I enjoy the not so cliche storyline, nothing groundbreaking, but I found a family with minimal strife, no over the top mistreatment of concubine, an actual glimpse of warlords at chaotic era, and no face slapping back to back to be refreshing.The story itself isnt that complicated, the FL is the lone survivor of her clan, at the mercy of others, but still dignified and smart enough to know when to retreat. Fu Jin is beautiful, and comes with the background as the daughter of a well respected scholar in a world where military men trying to rule the world and gaining the respect from the scholars. As such, she was basically robbed from her sham marriage to a foolish-son of a noble and was forced to re-marry to the son of the prime minister, who wants to be respected as more than an usurper. Well.. Well.. Well.. Here comes the ML with secrets of his own.ML is Wei Tan, I like the fact that the FL didnt find him attractive, just heroic, typical military man. Boy, the author did a good job of making the FL -and me! Slowly finding his charms." ~ Lola.  <<less

"In Great Jin, the Emperor has several capable princes, and a very powerful General. In other novels, the Emperor might be trying to kill off the General's family to protect his throne, the Princes would be killing each other to take the throne from their old man, while the FL schemes against everyone. Well, not this author.Instead, the FL, who was raised lovingly at the dangerous border with her military General family, is a ferocious tiger pretending to be a weak, helpless beauty. Her family is loyal and smart, and she just wants to raise a few handsome men and live in leisure.The ML is a Crown Prince who shrugs off the Emperor's pleas for... more>> him to help out more with running the country, and slowly falls in love with the FL. He's pretty wily and black-bellied, so his schemes to get the FL to turn to him are pretty funny.

Same author as Eight Treasure Trousseau, I Am This Type of Woman, To Be A Virtuous Wife, Ascending Do Not Disturb, Hello Wife, The Job Of An Imperial Concubine, Like Pearl and Jade, Very Happy, More Than A Few Blessings. The author writes really good characters and more recently, very optimistic feeling novels." ~ dramamonster <<less

Emporer gets turned into a dog and adopted by the love interest.... more>>

Looking at his own concubines and imperial offspring from a doggy’s perspective:Who used to be the sweet, gentle, and eloquent flower turns out to be a venus fly trap behind the scenes.Who used to be the filial and courteous, intelligent and adorable, imperial princes and princesses transform into demons in a flash.

The progression (of the story) overturns understandings and unmasks countless illusions.

"This is the best plot ever for an Imperial romance. An intelligent and kind Imperial consort pretends to be domineering and powerful to protect her military family. The Emperor doesn't trust her or her family, so he uses her as a shield for his white lotus love. The Imperial consort is super smart and uses him so that she can live a carefree life in the palace.Except, in Chapter 1, the Emperor secretly falls into a coma, the Imperial consort chooses a cute little puppy to love and raise, AND the Emperor's trapped soul is in the puppy. Hijinks ensue, especially when the Emperor gets some major face slapping and realizes all the harem nasty sides." ~ dramamonster <<less

"Completion: The main story (438 chapters) with a side story (2 chapters) in the middle, is already posted on the translation website. So far, the other side stories (presumably up to chapter 477) are not translated yet." ~dramamonster... more>>

"Slice of life historical novel about rich nobles, scheming officials, and royal plots, in an ancient capital. Reminded me of the worlds of "Like Pearl and Jade" and "A Precious Pearl in the Imperial City".FL: A modern businesswoman who transmigrates into the body of a rich, noble Marquis widow. Except that this is a novel world, and her kids are the villains. In this new second life, the FL straightens out the kids, strengthens the Marquis estate, and uses her savvy management skills to become a winner in life.

Issues: there are some MTL-like mixups with the names (ie. Second Prince's mother is called Consort Liang, Empress, and Empress Dowager at different times), and the FL is really disdainful of concubines and concubine children in general. The FL's OPness is her ability to persuade/teach people." ~ dramamonster  <<less

Second chance.... more>>

Before becoming a widow, Hua Yang disliked almost everything about her husband. She disliked his sullen face every day, disliked him for lying on the bed full of sweat, and even disliked his lack of restraint at certain moments. But when he really died and she became a widow, Hua Yang actually began to miss his good qualities one by one, such as his figure walking steadily in the heavy rain carrying her on his back, such as his blazing hot chest in the cold winter. Once reborn, Hua Yang decided to be nice to him. 

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"I can't even start to say how beautiful this story is. It is a mature story about being a husband and wife, sharing joy and sorrow. MC time travel led to the past, 3 years after ML died. MC then tried her best to change her prejudice, tried to treat ML better, and erasing her brother hate to ML's father. What she didn't know that compromising is the start of something new. MC and ML relationship slowly grew to become a real husband and wife in every sense of the word.

I love almost all the important characters here, they each have a lovely side. MC is outwardly arrogant but a very very very rationale and wise princess.ML sounds boorish, but in fact he is the joker of the family, very smart, cheeky and daring. He is my favorite character this time. MC father is lustful but very very loving to his children. It is a rare thing to see in someone on his position. MC mother in turn is the strict parent. Very wise but strict nonetheless ML father is very strict, maybe more so than MC mother, but he is a rare wise and loyal ministerMC brother is a conondrum. He was growing up and very easily influenced. MC first life and second life is the mirror on how his personality will be if influenced by some factors. He is very loving brother, nonetheless." ~ Roxasfleur 

"I don't like the ML. But I learned to appreciate and like him. I like the MC and I like how the author inadvertently discusses how equality in a relationship in ancient China can look like through her. And she is constantly used as this important foil against every other ordinary woman who has to depend on a husband. I love it. When I say I don't like the ML, I don't like his stereotype but he is not a stereotype. I actually really like him. Because the author made him more than just the typical wolf type. When he does something wrong, the MC calls him out. When the MC does something wrong, he calls her out. But they don't actually do something wrong. They do something wrong in a valid perspective of the other person. They actually aren't technically wrong but the author allows us to see so many different perspectives from different people's personalities and backgrounds. And the author allows us to understand it and allows it to move the story forward with such incredibly detailed and smart characters. And this is for every single character in this book. Not just the leads.

I genuinely cannot believe this book. This book is perfect. If you're looking for something that is not really dramatic in writing but has the emotional impact and incredibly detailed character writing, then I don't know what else to say again. Because this is it genuinely. The events are technically chill: this is really mostly about one family (chen) and how a kind, but rightfully prideful princess takes care of both her in-laws and her immediate family in her second life while getting to know her consort better. What makes me like the ML is that he is actually not always right but he's actually not wrong either. He is totally like a f*ckboy to me sometimes, But he isn't trying to pretend to be anything more than he's not while also having the confidence and intelligence to stand by the princess." ~ Shortk <<less

As the new king of the race and facing the group of parents who see him as a baby, Gu Huai said he was under a lot of pressure.... more>>

"The summary is pretty accurate. The only thing it doesn't tell you is how goddamn adorable this story is. Although they're described as vicious, cold monsters, they're so soft for the MC. He's their precious treasure, their baby king, and all they think about is how to protect him from the whole universe and how to make him happy and comfortable, and as someone who grew up in a welfare home in his previous life, the MC is all for receiving their parental love despite being an adult both physically and mentally." <<less

It sounds heartwarmingly cute with pets. And it's completed!... more>>

"It still makes me cry to finish this one because its filled with love and suffering, the cubs in another timeline who suffered a lot <3 reallt makes my heart ache. This story stays true to its name, basically how to raise cubs/children. MC is very likable (OP in someway but not too much)." <<less

"This is the story of a righteous, upstanding new teacher, going around to teach ghosts how to be righteous, upstanding citizens, in the process not knowing they are ghosts at all. XD... more>>

If you want the condensed version, this is a shorter, BL. version of Assassination Classroom, with equally lovable students, the same foolish OP teacher, and an intriguing extra (ML) who makes his first appearance wanting to hack all of these ghosts to death! Lol

Alright, before I go into my review, here are a few points to note:

This is not a horror novel. Even though it contains horror elements, this novel can't be considered to be in the horror genre in any way or form. It does not aim to scare people, and its primary purpose is humour + slice of life.

1ST person POV

This is a novel that is a jab at your typical horror novels. XD Therefore, it is quite unique indeed. The run is only 42 Chapters, so as expected, you have all the typical shortcomings AND strengths of a short-running novel." ~ Asideaccount  <<less

"This is slooow burn. The romance doesn't start until 120++ it is also slice of life so if you're looking for older seme, relaxing read with sweetness then it's for you.... more>>

MC is a little gary stu but still cute. ML is the cold but doting lover. MC is 17 when they started their romance and ML is 25 or 26 (they have age gap around 9-10 years). If you feel that it's iffy or it feels like g*ooming feel free to skip.

This novel feels like double MC because author use 100+ chapters to not only establish MC but also ML. Usually when we meet ML he's already successful and rich af. But this time author patiently take time to develop ML to the archetype of Rich Cold Genius Doting ML.

Author also give a thorough background for MC and ML so their actions and personalities matched." ~ Chiaroscuro <<less

"This is a sweet romance between the most feared man in the world, the man that everyone calls a demon (in a world where actual demons exist!) , and the first human to show him kindness.... more>>

The male lead is very gentle and utterly in love; throughout the story he heals from his trauma and finds his own place in life. Though this doesn't mean he's a pushover. Or an a**hole! It's actually shocking to think back to the beginning and how he was basically a corpse, and realize how far he's come.

The female lead is very bold, which is something I don't see a lot and I appreciate, and has great character development. She's his guiding light and he's her steady support.

If I were to describe their relationship it would be "perfect househusband who intimidates people behind his wife's back" and "inspiring adventurer whose cleverness and kindness get incredible results." They spoil each other.

I love how they both improve and how they support each other's growth. I think they have a very healthy relationship once they get together, and like how they both make friends and have support systems. Also half of the story is just their fluff and dog food lmao.

This doesn't have most of the misunderstandings and drama common in a lot of romances. Though there are certainly one or two characters that try to get between then, they don't doubt each other.

There are quite a few good subplots. It involved some dark stuff but it never felt too heavy, as well as some humor. There are some small questions that never really get answered, but I felt satisfied with the ending. The MTL is pretty good--the only think that's a bit messed up is some of the pronouns.

Overall this story is part fluffy romance, part apocalypse, part alien fantasy, and part superpower au. It has beautiful, subtle themes about recovery, love, human nature, what makes a monster a monster, bettering yourself, and one of my favorites - how powerful kindness can be. " ~ theliongirl 

"This novel reminds me of From Far Away/Kanata Kara in that old-fashioned shoujo action/adventure way, where love is pitted against moral decay and the heroes' kindness is their strength (not that they aren't strong in the physical sense). And I mean that in the best possible way. I felt a little nostalgic as I read. " ~ ludagad <<less

Sequel to Beloved Husband. Didn't really like the prequel because the worlds were all very short. Like short stories when I can only wish they... more>> were all a full length novel lol. But I did like a lot of the tropes in the singular world. Here's hoping the sequel has a stronger main plot. <<less

An infinite flow survival story. Need to pass exams. FL has high EQ and uses that and communication to pass the exams unconventionally. Comedic Undertone. Hardworking Protagonist.... more>>

Lin Xinghe, who used to be the villain of a Mary Sue novel, received an acceptance letter from the Modern Era Department of the Villain School.

On the first day of school, her deskmate told her-

“Every new villain that comes here thinks that they’re f*cking amazing. At best, Modern villains like us know how to earn money through mu*der and cause trouble for the male and female leads.”

“Whatever you do, don’t provoke the Western Fantasy Department. Before coming here to reform, those big brothers would wipe out half the world with a snap of their fingers.”

“Also, don’t hang out with students from the Ancient Era Department. Those villains are always conspiring to overthrow the throne and become principal.”

“And you absolutely cannot have any fantasies about the Xian Xia Department’s grass, Xie Wuan! That! Guy! Is! A! Big! Pe*vert!” (1)

Soon after.

Lin Xinghe’s deskmate saw the big brother from the Fantasy Department using his fire magic to dry clothes for Lin Xinghe. The big brother from the Ancient Era Department had Lin Xinghe’s cat lying on his shoulder and the grass of the Xian Xia Department was placing vegetables into Lin Xinghe’s bowl. <<less

Same author as Tattoo. Mature protagonist.... more>>

Tao Xiaodong had a blind brother. Tang Suoyan, gentle and calm, was his brother’s favourite doctor, and Tao Xiaodong couldn’t help but like him for that.

Oftentimes, people lose sight of that which was easily gained.

Over the years, Tong Ning was so coddled by Tang Suoyan that he failed to appreciate how fetching this rare specimen was—dumping him without pause, and picking him up again when he had a change of heart.

Except, this time, he was a step too late. Tao Xiaodong had long made his move.

Tao Xiaodong looked at Tong Ning, telling him with a smile, “It doesn’t matter who Tang Suoyan used to be with. He’s mine now. As long as I don’t let go, you’ll never be able to take away what I hold onto.” <<less

Xu Jiale, a divorced and pessimistic Alpha, has the following life vision:... more>>

“I hope my dad hasn’t spent all the money my grandfather left behind, so I won’t have to work hard.”

Fu Xiaoyu, 25 years old, an urban beauty in the ABO world. A returned elite with A-level pheromones, working nearly 12 hours a day. Xu Jiale, can list Fu Xiaoyu’s shortcomings like reading off a menu: proud, unapproachable, workaholic, ambitious, lacking in charm, and pheromones so sweet it’s nauseating.He absolutely, completely, utterly does not like him.But their initially incompatible business partnership takes a bizarre turn after an unexpected incident.Fu Xiaoyu: “Xu Jiale, I want to pursue you.” 0.0Xu Jiale: Do you know how ridiculous it is for an Omega like you to actively pursue a divorced Alpha like me? -.-

"this might be one of the only few times where I truly believe that the synopsis doesn't do justice to the novel—because the experience of reading the entirety of this novel within this week (which is my birthday week btw) goes above and beyond what was written in this NU page.

if you're planning to read this, here's a bit of a disclaimer for a common pet peeve in readers so that you'll push through despite encountering it: although it was written to function as a standalone novel, at least 1/4 of the chapters in this novel is heavily connected to another novel written in the same universe, called Last Love. If you're going into this blind like me, a great sense of dissonance will be felt for the first few chapters of the story, even in moments where context is given. It can't be helped. Why? Because that sense of dissonance can be divided in two categories—natural, because it contains minor characters who have their own novel, and deliberate, because I believe that the author is also writing in a way that fosters that feeling.

Fu Xiaoyu and Xu Jiale are the bestfriends of the minor characters with their own novel, and in comparison to that high-stakes, dogblooded plot, this story is on the calmer side. But don't be fooled—this is a slice of life, and they take the slicing seriously, because once you get invested they'll treat your heart like a slab of pork in a meat slicer." ~ danayama1  <<less

Same author as Accidental Mark.... more>>

There was a legendary player known as Wing who appeared in the pro league for Gun King in the Chinese division.

He landed his shots with deadly precision and absolute confidence. Under his leadership, a third-rate team in the minor league clawed their way to the major league, ultimately winning the annual championship and becoming the strongest dark horse in history.

However, Wing suddenly announced his retirement after winning the championship. Many netizens had speculated on the reasons for his retirement. No one knew that he was an Omega suffering from a “pheromone disorder”.

Five years later, the Chinese national team was eliminated in the first round of the Gun King World Championship. The national team’s coach resigned on the spot under pressure.

In a time of crisis, Jiang Shaoyu, who was once known as Wing, returned to China and was entrusted with the position of the national team’s coach. The national team was a mix of both good and bad players who couldn’t get along with each other at all. This was especially true for certain Alphas who would quarrel the moment they met.

The assistant was full of worries, “These gods can’t be controlled at all!”

Jiang Shaoyu: “It’s fine. Leave their training to me.”

And so, Coach Jiang started his daily sharp tongue mode——

“This is the standard of a player on the national team?”

“Are scripts even needed when playing against you? I can win even when playing casually.”

“Are all of you inters? Giving free kills away one after another?”

“If you can’t defeat the others, just delete the game then.”

The glib-tongued Coach Jiang, who had a tendency to never swear when training others, once scolded the entire team until their mental states had collapsed. That was until one day, they saw the scene of Coach Jiang secretly injecting Omega inhibitors into himself.

Everyone was collectively dazed, “This fierce and savage coach was actually an Omega?”

“Even if he’s an Omega, he’s the boss kind that cannot be defeated even in a team fight!”

A gaming god: “Seeking help. How do I write a 1000-word self-reflection essay?”

A popular streamer: “I’m not streaming today. I’ll face the wall and repent.”

An amateur king: “Who am I? Where am I? Why am I even playing games? I really doubt my life.”

An Alpha youth: “What was the experience of being scolded to tears by an Omega like? As we cried more, we got used to it.”

The netizens: “???”

Why does something feel wrong with this year’s national team? <<less

Hardworking Protagonist and Second Chance. It's actually long, the TL is by novels instead of chapters. So 34 novels. Pretty long chapters.... more>>

" really loved the plot. The character development of ML was so beautiful. The fact that he slowly learns to love again, was so beautifullly written.

Though the relationship between them develops slowly, it almost felt like natural. The fact that MC started to view there relationship as more then a fan and a bias was also so natural.

OgMC and ogML got what they deserved. I'm not gonna spoil what happens to them, well MC got her revenge in the best way she could.

The novel was so realistic. There was no magic, which I was so glad for. No unnecessary temple shit, no high priest or pope or whatever. The aristocratic society was depicted so well, I fell in love with it. The nature of our MC is also very good. The fact that she becomes a formidable duchess that no one can mess with was also very good.

Ending!!!!!!!! I loved the ending. I felt so good after the ending. Everyone got what they deserved. Happy ending it felt me so fulfilled." ~ DaisySuzuki2002  <<less

"3.85/5!!! [Romance, Modern Day, Drama] To be honest, IDK why I read this. I'm usually not fond of modern-day romance novels. Wait, no. I remember, it's because I read one of the author's other works and was curious about how a person who wrote such deep worldbuilding fics would deal with a book for ordinary romance. Turns out, it's still pretty good! Definitely far from my favorite, though that's more a matter of taste. This novel is a lot better than some I've read before for things like character development and plot. Each character felt very real to me, even if their main characteristics were sometimes overexaggerated. The plot too, despite being somewhat unbelievable, was... more>> interesting to read.

ALL IN ALL, This is a novel with a lot of problems. But most of those problems become not so problematic because of the good points. Like, it's not meant to be perfect, so don't take it too seriously. Just enjoy the character angst and drama, as well as the face-slapping against the typical white lotus character.

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SUMMARY: The MC of this novel is called Shen Zhen. He's the oldest son of the current master of the Shen family. However, when he was 5, he was sent to the Qin Family -- the most powerful and most wealthy household in China -- as a "hostage" for benefits. Ever since then, he grew up in the Qin family and was raised with Qin Yue (the ML of the original story). He thought that the two of them would live happily ever after and was content with life, for the most part. At least, he was comfortable enough that he felt it was okay to save others from suffering. This 'other' is called Su Shiqing (the MC of the original story). Su Shiqing was your typical white lotus. When he cries, everyone feels sorry for him. Also, as the protagonist of this world, he was born with luck and the ability to attract the strong and powerful around him.

Overtime, Qin Yue, who had always loved the MC, began to distance himself from him. A rift was formed between them time and time again. Until, finally, the MC accidentally slept with someone and was forced away from the Qin family. Just like that, his life was over. He had no future, and before long, he died. The story officially starts at the moment of his rebirth. It's the day he had accidentally slept with someone. But this time, he chose not to leave the Qin family voluntarily. He stuck around, wanting to find a way to officially break off with everyone and establish himself. It's a surprise that he catches the interest of the master of the Qin Family, Qin Xing (the ML of the novel). From then on, his destiny completely changed.

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RATING: 3.85/5

Since contemporary romance is not really my thing, I didn't give it too high of a rating. However, I still enjoyed this novel very much, and would probably read it again. Though it will be a while before I do." ~ tr*sh_generalist <<less

Both MC and ML are reborn but the MC doesn't know.... more>>

In the previous life, Tang Mian and his nemesis Fu Shizhao fought their whole lives, from their student days of constant conflict to later battles in the business world. Within the circles of Beijing, everyone knew that when these two collided, sparks would fly.Then, a car accident sent Tang Mian back to his childhood.He was still the young master of the Tang family. Despite his delicate and handsome appearance, he had a natural hearing impairment in his right ear, requiring the use of hearing aids for daily life. He was the darling of the whole family.Staring at the little Fu Shizhao in the crib looking back at him, Tang Mian directly snatched the milk bottle from his hand and chugged it down.At this moment, Fu Shizhao had not yet been recognized by the Fu family and was still the little child of the Tang family’s driver. He was the childhood playmate of young master Tang Mian. At this time, the Tang family had not yet been framed by malicious individuals, his older brother had not committed su*cide, his father had not been in a car accident, and his mother had not suffered from mental illness.Truly, the heavens had eyes, granting him a chance to completely overpower Fu Shizhao and change the fate of the Tang family.-After finishing the milk, Tang Mian directly snatched the little blanket from Fu Shizhao’s body, lifted his little feet, secretly contemplating a plan, and drowsily fell asleep.The attending nannies —“The young master really adores little Zhao. He drank up the milk for him knowing he doesn’t like it.”“Is the young master feeling cold? Let’s raise the temperature in the nursery a bit more.”“Zhao Zhao seems to really like the young master’s company too, running over to cuddle up with him.”Snatching the milk bottle and small blanket wasn’t enough. Tang Mian embarked on the long and winding road of “pampering” Fu Shizhao —Young Tang Mian in kindergarten: “From now on, you’ll be my little follower!”Elementary school Tang Mian: “Did you buy snacks for me?”Middle school Tang Mian: “Did you finish your homework? If you did, help me with mine.”High school Tang Mian: “I can’t get up… Could you bring me breakfast when you pick me up?”University Tang Mian: “Sign me in for the 8 AM class and join me for weekend gatherings.”Fu Shizhao, who had been conditioned by these experiences since childhood, obediently accepted it all, making Tang Mian extremely satisfied. Thanks to his interventions, the Tang family flourished, dealing a heavy blow to their adversaries. <<less

Seems like a fun revenge story. Was browsing the Business Management tag and this came up.... more>>

"Oh this is fun.MC is just the right amount of evil, and ML is just the right amount of freaking ADORABLE! He is so cute I had to take a break because my smile was cramping. ML's a sexy walking pheromone that makes you shiver with his actions. I'm already simping. Hardcore simping. Also, when MC is forward ML's easily flustered which makes him the cutest!!!

Story Summary. MC woke up in a novel she read, as the fiance of one of the villain-extras (not even the main villain). The villain-extra has countless affairs and eventually, his behavior toward the novel's heroine causes him and his fiance the death penalty. Immediately MC plans to gather evidence of the villain-extra's affairs to break the engagement to crush the death flag, she also befriends the heroine to get in her good graces to live smoothly. Before MC gathers enough evidence of his affairs, that nauseating villain-extra decides to couple with the heroine and offers to break the engagement mutually. The heroine, who was MC's best friend, decides to steal MC's fiance... haha tr*sh goes well with tr*sh.Now the story starts. MC proposes a revenge-affair deal to the prospective partner of the heroine (ML), and their story is hilarious. MC and ML meet upfront in person and in a guild behind masks, really funny how ML tries to command MC (with an infatuation power) to remove her mask. ML's ability doesn't fully work on MC, so I am evilly expecting ML to meet up with masked MC again to ask for relationship advice." ~ koco2018 <<less

Since YunFei is already here, why would there be a need for JinYuan? It’s hard for a mountain to accommodate two tigers, unless one is... more>> a male while the other is female. Lu YunFei looked at the other party’s gender, and silently crossed that thought out.However, not long after he started to treat Bian JinYuan as a rival, he found that after 9pm, he would mysteriously possess Bian JinYuan’s Tmall Genie. (A cat mascot similar to Amazon Alexa or Google Home.)After possessing the Tmall Genie, Lu YunFei realised that his rival is actually a pauper prince. Lu YunFei who possessed looks, height, and wealth looked at his cards which were almost overflowing with money, and decided to establish his friendship relations. Therefore, since Bian JinYuan lacked money, Lu YunFei hired him to be his English tutor.Bian JinYuan bought a cake and couldn’t bear to eat it so that he could bring it home for his family. Lu YunFei bought him a large slice of cake the next day.Having done good deeds everyday, Lu YunFei felt that the invisible red scarf on his chest had gotten brighter.Until there was a hot post on the school forum: 《Expose on Lu YunFei – getting the top student to be your lackey, do you really think that it’s all that to have money! 》The original poster listed down various instances: bag-carrying, bringing water, peeling chestnuts; the school genius was ordered about as if he were a servant. Everyone was enjoying the gossip, when Bian JinYuan who had never posted in the forum before, posted for the first time with his real name.Bian JinYuan: I don’t need the money, I’m willing, why do you care?Everyone was scared dumb. <<less

Read C4. Not feeling the couple dynamic atm. The ML is humourously misunderstanding the MC and yeah, it feels a bit too dumb. Might come back later.... more>>

Zhao Yelan was born as a criminal s*ave and was rescued by the Third Prince. After years of painstaking efforts to put him on the throne, Zhao Yelan became a sycophantic minister whom everyone detested, but he was actually given a marriage by that person to general Yan Mingting, the lone star of Tiansha.The general caused the death of his own father, his mother, his wife, and his dog. Everyone hoped that the curse would also kill Zhao Yelan as soon as possible.On the wedding night, Zhao Yelan, who was dressed in red, took out a dagger, his eyes sharp: “What do you want?”Yan Mingting held his hand tightly, and borrowed his dagger to carve a large character on the head of the bed – – Early.“You’re weak and frail, get up early every day and practice horse stance with me!”

"I enjoyed this novel a lot. MC, Zhao Yelan, has led a harsh life. Even though he seems sinister, he tends to put others first. This causes him to play the role of bad cop so others can be the good cop. It's a good thing that he was forced to marry ML, Yan Mingting. Although ML is a general, his heart is pure. He sees through MC's scheme and doesn't let MC mistreat himself. He dotes on MC, wanting MC to be happy.

At first I didn't wanna read this since I thought MC had loved the emperor and was wronged by him. But MC never loved the emperor and misled the emperor to think that he did." ~ HiddenHermit

"This is about a kingmaker who is just trying to survive after making the prince the King but unexpectedly found the love of his life! " ~ Vamp-Chan

"it's fun. ML is incredibly charming, straightforward, and sincere. He's a good fit for the MC who's very scheming and is very used to deceits. The politics parts are quite interesting. It's quite rare to see a story between an emperor and his subject of the same age, usually the emperor will be a generation older. Here we got to see how an emperor treat his talented, loyal subject who helped him usurp the throne. Mc's reputation was bad, but his talent was undeniable. So the emperor married him into ml's family. I quite like how subtly cunning the emperor is. He knows well that MC is such a refined and fussy person, + wen and wu officials are known to not get along with each other, yet he still married MC off into ml's family (appeasing the court and the people, yet there's an obvious hint that he doesn't want MC and ML to have a happy married life), taking away most of mc's power but still be able to keep MC by his side by putting him in hanlin. Idk, I think it's kind of fun how he loves MC but not enough to choose him over the throne." ~ xjgg <<less

"I was expecting it to be something like “Stone Age Husband Raising Journal” which is a mix of romance, slice of life, and survival. And... more>> it is kind of similar in that sense, but it’s also not quite the same? Anyway, about the premise: This novel starts off with an MC that had transmigrated from an Apocalyptic world with mutated water abilities (that promote healing and cultivation). This ends up being the perfect golden finger for her situation— which is to survive through the winter with her new husband, the ML (who is the abandoned chief of the wolf Beastmen tribe), who has been disabled after fighting against a beast tide.Its a very slow-paced thorough and highly character-driven. So not much happen externally, but the characters are always dealing with external conflicts (the FL is an optimistic person who just wants to live a peaceful life but is fraught with constant worries while the ML is someone with deep psychological shadows extreme ancient t and insecurities). I see a lot of reviewers who don’t appreciate the ups and downs of these two’s developing relationship—because of constant misunderstandings caused by lack of communication—but as long as you’re forewarned about it, it isn’t so bad!" - tr*sh_generalist <<less

Same author as "The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage" which I liked and "Marriage of the Di Daughter " which I haven't read yet but am interested. Her FLs thus far are actually sensible and practical within the time period.... more>>

"Supporting characters are well written and complex. FL's relationships with her ex-classmates and family in her previous life are examined and resolved. I really love this author. Her FLs always have a lot of self-respect, composure, and intelligence. Miss He Yan is more straightforward, carefree, valiant, and less domineering and scheming (except in battle) than her other FLs. She has no feminine arts and was raised in seclusion as a male, so she can be pretty "adorkable" (as another reviewer commented) at times too. This novel isn't a domineering revenge novel like Malicious Empress, more like a romantic fated romance. The FL had struggled and worked so hard on her own for so long, I didn't mind that the ML helped her later on, it was nice that she had someone on her side to support her. " ~dramamonster <<less

The rest is on webnovel website."The story of the novel was a rather comfort read for me. Or maybe it was just me being weak... more>> to handsome old gentlemen wearing gold-rimmed glasses. I really enjoyed the characters of the novel, it felt very lively to read and Zhou Yan (the stepson) is an absolute blast to be around lmao. He and MC are the perfect comedy duo in the story lololol." ~ Arrange"In my opinion, MC character is realistic. Some of reviewer wrote that MC is egoistic and just want to be richer, seriously... hey who doesn’t like money? Who doesn’t wanna be billionaire? " ~ silent hobby"A nice, light, no-nonsesnse romance.I really love the character settings and developments in this novel, it's like the author is building a very uniquely tailored personality for each one of her characters, including the extras. She can portray the childishness and immaturity of her teen characters, including ML's son's rebelliousness, and we can really feel the tension. On the other hand, she can also portray the maturity of the older characters like ML and his ex wife.The ML's character is very mature, consistent and stable, a very uncommon one in between all these domineering-tyrant MLs hype. " ~Eclat123"Really enjoyed the family vibes in this story. It does start out fairly boring and you'd think Jiang JinJin is money-minded but no she's just very thrifty and practical in her thinking. I love her slow romance with Zhou Mingfeng and how their relationship developed. Her relationship with the son Zhou Yan is also really fun to read. I love this little family alot. Even the extras are super fun to read.edit: I tried to reread this but found the translated chapters to be missing. I remember reading this to the end with a fully translated webpage but now the translations seem different???" ~ ntww12 <<less