Psychological
The Price of a Princess
There is a palace rule in the Great Sheng Dynasty: regardless of rank or status, whoever gives birth to a child must raise that child.
Mother was the most insignificant Cairen in the harem.
Ever since I was born, I lived with her in the neglected Chengze Hall.
When I was eight, the Imperial Physician diagnosed Mother with a severe illness and said she did not have long to live.
That day, Mother jumped into the Taiye Pond and saved the drowning Third Prince.
She saved the Third Prince’s life, but lost her own in the waters of Taiye Pond.
Rumors spread throughout the palace. Everyone said, “The Third Prince stepped on Cui Cairen’s head, pushing her underwater so he could climb ashore.”
They fanned the flames, but I knew in my heart that Mother did it on purpose.
She used her own life to ensure that, after her death, I could be taken in by the Third Prince’s birth mother, Consort Qi.
Mother was so foolish.
She thought she had paved a path for me.
She forgot.
A child without a mother leads a bitter life.
The Price of Love
At the class reunion, my ex-boyfriend held his fiancée close as he announced their wedding date.
I snapped a photo and prepared to send it to his mother with the caption: “They look like a perfect match. Congratulations on finally getting what you wanted.”
Just as I was about to hit send, someone grabbed my wrist in a crushing grip.
“Oh? Still in touch with my mother?” He stared down at me, his expression dark and predatory. “What’s the matter? Didn’t you squeeze enough money out of her the first time?”
The surrounding room fell deathly silent. My face turned pale as I looked up.
I hadn’t even noticed when the music had stopped.
I had become the center of attention.
The Queen‘s Return
As the School Belle, I swapped souls with the fattest and poorest girl in the whole school.
We exchanged secrets, shared our lives, and tried hard to return to our original selves.
Until one day, she disappeared.
The teacher said her whole family had moved abroad.
I saw her again ten years later.
She was standing beside my Childhood Sweetheart, having become the CEO’s Wife.
The Tenth Chance
I’m the Sea Queen, and I’m all about living in the moment. (“Sea Queen” refers to a playful woman who has many boyfriends and enjoys a carefree lifestyle.)
Body and mind-I never shortchange myself.
One boyfriend isn’t enough; if one won’t do, I’ll make it two.
On a luxury cruise, I ran into true love again.
But even a Sea Queen can misjudge people. I realized I’d been scammed.
After seeing through the con, I thought I’d make it through the trip safe and sound.
I never expected a far bigger plot-one that would tear me to pieces.
Along the way, the killer gave me ten chances to save myself.
By the time I understood what was happening, there was only one left.
The Tomb Owner
I was livestreaming in the Dormitory when viewers noticed that the Ceiling was leaking.
Everyone urged me to call a School Worker to fix it, but there was one Danmaku that said:
“This Dormitory is a Coffin Room. No one who lives here can leave alive.”
The Underworld Calls Me Little Master
In ancient, remote places, many eerie and terrifying things are bound to happen.
And these things happen right around Hua Jiunan.
In fact, Hua Jiunan is a part of these events himself.
For instance, he is a Corpse-Born Child!
Three Brocade Pouches
Before my grandmother passed away, she left me three brocade pouches.
“On the seventh day after my death, give these to the seventh person who offers incense.”
On the day of the funeral, I followed her instructions to the letter. When the man who received them opened the brocade pouch, his face turned pale with terror, and he fled in a panic.
It wasn’t until later that I learned the man was a rapist and a murderer.
He had intended to target me that very night.
The first brocade pouch was filled with his criminal record.
She told me to open the second brocade pouch before I got married and consummated the union.
This time, the brocade pouch felt very thin.
Inside, there was only one word.
“RUN!!!”
Top Player
On New Year’s Eve, my husband was trapped on the highway due to a blizzard.
“Honey, you’ve been working so hard. As soon as the snow stops, I’ll rush back home.”
Hearing the exhaustion in his voice, my heart softened.
“Don’t worry, I’ve got everything under control here.”
I spent the rest of the night busy until I was dizzy, right up until my best friend called me.
“Where did you say he was stuck?”
“The Shanghai-Shanxi Expressway.”
“That’s impossible! That road was cleared for traffic six hours ago. Are you sure he’s actually on the highway?”
Unfaithful
My five-year unrequited love has come to an end.
It ended because Shen Chen’s “white moonlight,” Su Yue, has returned.
Half a month ago, on the first day of autumn, I made some stewed pear soup to bring to Shen Chen.
Shen Chen smokes constantly and never listens when I tell him to stop, so I’ve made it a habit to prepare stewed pears with fritillary bulbs for him whenever the seasons change.
When I arrived, Shen Chen opened the door shirtless.
As the door swung wide, the air in the room smelled thick and suggestive. The scent of body wash clinging to him was the very one we had bought together.
I looked down and immediately spotted a pair of round-toed, mid-heel shoes. They were cute, yet they felt like an eyesore.
“Who is it?” a sweet, cloying female voice called out from the bedroom.
Shen Chen took the pear soup from my hands. His eyes were filled with guilt, but he prioritized his options in an instant.
“It’s just delivery.”
Wet Love
I found the secret crush diary of the gloomy top student.
[Today was the physics final. Rice Ball Classmate sat right in front of me. Her neck is so long and white; I really want to grab it and kiss her.]
[I dreamed about her dancing last night. Can I just lock her up and make her dance for me alone?]
[Rice Ball Classmate came to ask me a question today. Her hair kept brushing against my arm. It was so itchy I almost lost control.]
[That guy from the next class keeps coming to see her, and she actually smiles at him. I really want to dispose of his body and then lock her away.]
[I accidentally picked up Rice Ball Classmate and brought her home. I’m holding back so much I’m going crazy.]
[Saw Rice Ball Classmate eating ice cream. I’m using my mind to soul-travel into that ice cream.]
Reading this diary made my face flush and my heart race. I quickly put it back where I found it.
That top student usually looks so cold and aloof, like he has no desires. Who would have thought he was such a pervert behind closed doors?
This Rice Ball Classmate is way too pitiful.
Even after I returned to my seat, my heart was still pounding with lingering fear.
Just then, the top student, Shi Jianjin, walked over. “Meng, I bought an extra rice ball. Here, it’s for you.”
Huh?
Seeing my confused expression, Shi Jianjin casually flicked my forehead. “Don’t you always eat rice balls? Rice Ball Classmate.”
Rice Ball Classmate?
Me: ???