Checkmate with My Life

Rise of a Humble Scholar to Prime Minister

Modern top scorer of the National College Entrance Exam, Lin Chen, accidentally travels to the Great Xia Dynasty and becomes a dandy disowned by his clan. Using his solid modern knowledge, he improves farming to end famines and implements reforms to clean up officialdom, rising from a humble scholar to the powerful prime minister. Standing at the peak of power, he uncovers hidden political conspiracies and secret clues related to his time travel in the court. Eventually, he resolutely submits his resignation, facing a critical choice between returning home to live in seclusion or exposing the truth, which concerns the fate of the dynasty.

2 months ago

My Pet Python Sleeps Close To Me, A Vet's Words Terrify Me

Lin Xi’s pet Burmese python has been sleeping close to her lately. She takes it as a special intimacy between human and pet, even thinking she has raised a “clingy cutie”. But when she takes the python for a regular check-up at the vet, the vet’s words immediately make her break into a cold sweat: The python isn’t clinging out of affection, but because it has detected an unknown abnormality lurking in her body, so it sticks close to her all the time.

3 months ago

Call Off the Engagement! My Future Mother-in-Law Is Too Dramatic

Su Xiao, a soon-to-be bride, is driven to the breaking point by her future mother-in-law’s dramatic tricks three months before the wedding: first faking a heart attack to stop her from buying a minimalist wedding dress, then breaking a bowl at a family dinner to frame her as “disobedient,” and even secretly replacing her birth control pills with vitamins to push for “grandchildren soon.” When she catches her future mother-in-law using ketchup to fake a “bleeding wound” and blame her for pushing at the wedding rehearsal, she finally pulls out the surveillance video, exposes the mother-in-law’s “performance” in front of all guests, and firmly says, “Call off the engagement.” Chen Mo, her boyfriend who always took his mother’s side, finally sees the truth—but has already lost Su Xiao’s trust…

7 months ago

No Forgiveness After Betrayal

The biological mother and brother I loved wholeheartedly poisoned my voice for family property, leaving me to die in a broken warehouse. Just as I was about to perish with hatred, my wealthy adoptive father appeared—he held me and said, “I’ll protect you from now on,” healing my wounds and giving me control of his entertainment company. The pain of betrayal is etched in my bones, and now I’ll stand on stage with a microphone, making those who exploited me watch their reputation and wealth crumble bit by bit!

9 months ago

The War God Dad: My Cute Kid Forced Me to Unmask

Ye Junlin, a top war god who retired five years ago, hid his identity to be an ordinary dad for his daughter Xiaotuanzi. But his quiet life was stirred by the kid's obsession with "finding mom"—Xiaotuanzi secretly took his war god medal to school to "show off", accidentally leading to the exposure of her biological mother Su Wanqing, a tycoon's daughter being forced into a marriage by her family. To "help mom get dad back", Xiaotuanzi not only gave her dad's top black card to Su Wanqing as a "betrothal gift" but also attracted former enemies' pursuit. When Xiaotuanzi was kidnapped, Ye Junlin finally tore off his "ordinary" disguise. While crushing enemies with his war god power, he also humiliated the Su family who despised him. A cool逆袭 forced by a cute kid thus begins.

10 months ago

Dear Young Marshal

Lin Xiaoman, a screenwriter who stayed up all night crafting a Republican-era script, accidentally travels back in time to become the "unlucky young lady" dumped by the warlord's mansion. Fleeing the house, she crashes straight into Young Marshal Gu Yanchen—who happens to hold the arms list from her script, forcing her to "pretend to be his fiancée" to cover his tracks. The cold marshal's embrace is warm, but the holster under his suit is icy; the more realistic her "love act" becomes, the less feigned Gu Yanchen's gaze on her feels. Yet when she discovers the "villain" she created is targeting the marshal's life—and that Gu Yanchen has long known she's "from the future"—can this "fake romance" really end well?

11 months ago

Magic Can: Secrets of the Traveler

Ordinary young man Li Ming accidentally travels to a parallel world, left with only one modern can. When an old woman suddenly collapses, foaming at the mouth, and no one helps, Li feeds her half the can—miraculously, she instantly revives! The magical effect draws crowds, and the can stall is emptied in a frenzy. Li becomes a hero, but this attracts greedy merchants and suspicious forces. The hidden secrets of the time-traveling can emerge, threatening to expose his identity as he grapples with heroism and chaos.

1 year ago

The Poor Scholar's Sweet Wife

Transporting back in time, Chen Jiang becomes a destitute scholar who rescues the lovely but injured Su Xiaowan. Driven by love, he lives frugally, studies hard, and starts a business, spending fortunes to cure her leg—only to face village mockery: "How can a poor man afford a wife?" Vowing revenge, he declares, "Who says poverty can't pamper? I'll make her shine in gold, envied by all!" Their journey is fraught with hardships, as suspicion turns to deep affection. When success comes, Xiaowan glitters in jewels beside him, sparking envy; a sweet tale of time-travel romance that defies all odds. 200 words

1 year ago