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The Hairpin

Published 16 November 2021 | T-rated | 1948 words | Oneshot | Ongoing series

Tags: Ji Chong (The Wolf TV)/Xie Yun (Bandits); Xie Yun & Zhou Fei (Bandits); Wang Yi Bo/Xiao Zhan adjascent; Ji Chong (The Wolf TV); Xie Yun (Bandits); Zhou Fei (Bandits); Wu Chuchu (Bandits); Zhang Chenfei (Bandits); Canon Compliant; Crossover Pairings; Episode: s01e06 Legend of Fei; Dialogue Lifted Directly From The Show; Gift Giving; Reference to Light Dom/sub; zswwlsfyyizhanverse: day 4; The Romance of Gifting A Hairpin; Wang Yi Bo/Xiao Zhan | Sean Character Combinations

Part 3: Encounters Across the Jianghu

What follows Xie Yun’s run in with Ji Chong in Huo Lintao’s mountain prison is a daring escape from said prison with Zhou Fei, a dangerous confrontation with Mu Xiaoqiao, and then a trek towards Huarong led by Zhang Chenfei. Despite there being no shortage of excitement, Xie Yun’s fingers, and indeed his thoughts, don’t stray far from the zan placed in his hair or the way Ji Chong’s eyes had lingered on him after he’d placed it there.

[tinylilemrys]

having your crush round for dinner when you have a dorky family: a zhou fei face journey

[yuexuan]

Fiction recommendation 21

Time for some more fic recs because its been awhile since I did them!

1. 幻想农场 (Fantasy Farm)

Author: 西子绪

Farming/slice of life, food fic, supernatural, mythology

Summary [taken from novel updates]:

After being fired, Lu Qingjiu finally decided to return to his hometown to farm.

At first, he started raising a pig, and then he found that the pig could solve more high-level math questions than he could.

After that, he started raising a flock of chickens, and then he found that his own fighting ability was one-tenth of that of a single chicken.

Finally, Lu Qingjiu finally realised that this old home wasn’t quite right… Especially a certain person by his side who constantly stared at him day in and day out.

Lu Qingjiu: “Are you drooling because of the spicy stir-fry I’m holding or because of me?”

Bai Yuehu pointed at the stir-fry.

Lu Qingjiu: “Then can you let go??”

Bai Yuehu reluctantly glanced at Lu Qingjiu’s arm, before loosening his teeth.

Comments:

My first thought is: don’t read this fic when you’re hungry. Every chapter is filled with delicious descriptions of food that’ll make one’s mouth water. The novel makes a lot of references to creatures from the Classics of the Mountains and Seas, which is a delight to learn about. An easy-to-read, fun novel. 

Novel | Novel [Eng] Translation 

2. 全球高考 (Global Examination)

Author: 木苏里

Infinite flow, suspense, action

Summary [taken from novel updates]:

One day, You Huo and his famiIy was puIIed into an exam caIIed the GIobaI University Entrance Examination. Going through exams together with other unfortunate examinees, their Iives are put at stake and they can only Iive by passing each exam. However, something about these exams and the system controIIing it didn’t seem right — lt seemed to be trying to trap the examinees with ridiculous ruIes and strange questions…

There, You Huo meets lnvigiIator 001 who seems to hoId a key to the past he no Ionger remembered and, together, they go through the exam, unravelling the mysteries behind their past and the system.

Tldr: A pair of chaotic madmen work together to go against the examination system while feeding the readers dogfood.

Comments:

I admit that I didn’t like the story when I first started reading it. But as the story progresses, the rules of the examination fall into place and the different examinations got very challenging and interesting. The whole power couple and stranger-to-lover tropes are an added highlight. 

Novel | Novel [Eng] Translation | Audio drama | Manhua

3. 全球上线 (Earth Online)

Author: 莫晨欢

Infinite flow, suspense, survival, action

Summary:

Six months ago, tens of thousands of huge towers appeared all over the world, floating over cities. No one could do anything about them.

Half a year later, people are used to the towers and learned to ignore them.

One day Tang Mo saw a bug fly towards one of the towers and hit it.

The next day, a child's voice announced to the entire world: Ding dong! 15th November, 2017, the earth went online.

   The three iron rules of the towers:    (1) The towers shall explain everything.    (2) The game time starts from 6:00 - 18:00.    (3) All players please try their best to attack and defeat the towers.

Comments:

Another suspenseful infinite flow stories. I love the smart power couple dynamic, how the two of them become powerful when they collaborate, but are also equally capable of defeating the towers’ levels by themselves. Moreover, all the characters don’t have your typical “oh let me be a hero and save everyone” complex. They all weighed the benefits and costs at each turn and are capable of making decisions that best maximize their chances of survival - whether that is ruthlessly killing other players or extending a saving hand. All the powers and items that the players received and the world-building are very unique (especially Tang Mo’s and his book haha). This one is gonna challenge your brain a bit, but definitely worth a read. 

Novel | Novel [Eng] Translation 

4. 不要在垃圾桶里捡男朋友 (Don’t pick up boyfriends from the trash bin)

Author: 骑鲸南去

Infinite flow, transmigration

Summary [from novel updates]:

Chi Xiaochi: fourth-rate citizen at birth, three-time award-winning film emperor, second-rate temper, first-class looks. He crawled his way out of hell on hard mode to become a winner at life.

Then, he was smashed into a vegetative state by a chandelier.

061: Hello, here’s a brief rundown on the scum gong reconditioning system. This system measures the regret level of the scum gong. Every time their regret level reaches one hundred points, you will be able to leave the current world. A friendly tip, usually, through dedication and self-sacrifice, our employees slowly foster a sense of dependency in the scum gongs, gradually making it so the scum gongs can’t live without them.

Chi Xiaochi: How many regret points is a complete loss of reputation and standing worth? How about a fall from grace? Or wanting something but never being able to obtain it?

061: ……

Comment:

Don’t let the title fool you. I entered the novel thinking it’s some meet-cute modern-day slice-of-life comedy, but it turns out to have some really good angst and adventure moments in there. Heck, it’s been awhile since I cried for a novel. :’) 

There are ten arcs (i.e. worlds) that the protagonist enters, each with its own backstory, so this novel might feel longer than the usual danmei. Nevertheless, I enjoyed all the details placed into each world and all the side characters. I also like that the protagonist is very smart and cunning and he grows throughout the different worlds. The only con I’ll say to this is that everything proceeds a bit too smoothly, especially with the golden finger of 061, so the protagonist can come off as being too OP. Nevertheless, the ending and last world are just huge tear-jerkers. 

Novel | Novel [Eng] Translation

5. 迪奥先生 (Mr. Dior)

Author: 绿野千鹤

Comedy, fluff, romance 

Summary [from novel updates]:

One day, Zhang Chenfei met a car accident. Fortunately, he didn’t suffer any serious physical injuries. However, due to the impact of the car crash, his brain’s perception of the real world had turned into that of the novel that he was reading prior to the accident. The thing that horrified his wife, Jiao Qi, was… the Smart Brain, Louis XIII downloaded a series of books which meant that his husband would turn into a different character each time!

How will our adorable little wife deal with this kind of husband who seemed to suddenly suffer from multiple personalities?

This novel’s plot focuses on Zhang Chenfei’s changing personality based from the characters in the books, and how his wife, Jiao Qi, deal with every character as he will have to act in sync with whoever his husband’s character is. This is per the advise of the private doctor since treatment of this special condition was still under research.

As they act out their roles, they will gradually discover and learn more about the other, which they’ve never known in their seven years of living together.

Comment:

The amount of second-hand embarrassment and cringe I got from this novel is huge and I love it lol. If you are curious about how cheesy and cliche Chinese romance can get, please do try reading this. It includes some of the worst and most dog blood tropes in a comedic and satirical way, while advancing the main pairing’s relationship at the same time. Truly a fun read!

Novel | Novel [Eng] Translation | Manhua

Other quick links:

Fic tag guide

My previous recommendations (mostly danmei + fanfics)

List of novels/fics that I have already read

[foxghost]

This week's rec ... Mr. Dior by Lu Ye Qian He

Translation in progress. That's right, from the writer who brought you The Wife Is First, comes ... fast mental transmigration pun crack. It's not all that long, but it took me all week to read because reading this at night sent me into snorting laughter that woke up the DH so I had to read this during the day orz

Instead of summary of the book I’m going to instead explain the title and set the tone. (You can get the summary on novelupdates or jjwxc) the ML's name is written like this:

張臣扉 ← Zhang Chenfei, a perfectly respectable name with name characters that doesn't mean anything special

BUT, at his and our MC Jiao Qi (incidentally, a homonym of "delicate wife")’s marriage meeting, the myopic Jiao Qi read the name off his card and read this instead and was quite shocked:

張巨屌 ← Zhang Judiao, which means Giant Penis

And because Zhang Chenfei liked him so much and wanted to make a good impression on their marriage meeting, he didn't correct him until the next week and by then the name stuck. And that's why MC starts off the book calling his husband Big Penis (Dadiao) in public. In Zhang Chenfei's scrambled (by something like that memory holding smart brain in Black Mirror) brain, he seem to only remember that his name was Diao, hence MR. DIOR. (loan word pinyin to Di-Ao) ...or Mr. Penis 

It’s like Lu Ye Qian He just slapped the roof of this car and said “this bad boy can fit so many dick jokes in it” and here’s one right in the title \o/ 

And now that you've collapsed on the floor laughing, go read the book. It's fluffy, sweet, hilarious, surprisingly touching, and good for the soul. 

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Deadline: Feb 25, 2022 at 9:00 PM EST

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