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douqi ([personal profile] douqi) wrote in [community profile] baihe_media2025-12-06 08:41 pm

Three Print Editions Available for Pre-order

Pre-orders have opened for the print editions of three baihe novels. All three are from Taiwanese publishers, so will be in traditional Chinese and uncensored.

The first is Spring Remains the Same (春如旧, pinyin: chun ru jiu) by Ruo Hua Ci Shu (若花辞树), a historical court intrigue novel with a cross-dressing main character. This is coming out from Taiwanese publisher morefate, and has a striking and unusual cover design. The web version of the novel can be read here.

The second is Our Happiness (属于我们的幸福, pinyin: shuyu women de xingfu), which collects two (novella-length?) contemporary romances, authored by Li Zi Li (李子李) and Ling Ling Ren (零零人) respectively. Li Zi Li seems to have a profile on Taiwanese webnovel platform Popo, which features a mixture of mostly danmei and yanqing works. I couldn't find much information about Ling Ling Ren on a cursory search. This edition is published by Caiyi Books.

The third is Whispers After the Spotlight (在流量引爆以后, pinyin: zai liuliang yinbao yihou) by Liu Li (琉璃), a contemporary romance between a cafe owner and an ex-YouTube star. This edition is published by Qianyu. Liu Li (author page here) writes across a range of romance and non-romance genres; her romance-focused titles are predominantly baihe, but there is also some danmei and yanqing. She previously published on JJWXC under the name Liu Li Xing Ren (琉璃星人), and has since terminated her relationship with them. However, a couple of her works (including a femslash fic for Jin Yong's The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre (倚天屠龙记, pinyin: yitian tulong ji), can still be read there.

All three titles can be pre-ordered via
Feiqin. The latter two can also be pre-ordered via books.com.tw, which also carry the ebook versions.
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Larry Hammer ([personal profile] larryhammer) wrote in [community profile] baihe_media2025-12-01 12:24 pm

Marry First, Love Later (先婚后爱) by Jiuqian Sheng (九千胜)

Just finished this contemporary baihe romance between an outgoing streamer and a sheltered professor. Enjoyable fluff, but a bit thin -- and not just because it's too short. At least two of the main couple have communication issues (the chapter title "It turns out Professor Xie is an idiot" applied to many earlier chapters as well). OTOH, I did enjoy the fantasy of both parties having the approval of the older generation, who set them up on a blind date.

Translation is here, the original here