It turns out that several novels by 过期的糖 are part of the same universe. I recommend reading them in this order.
(1) <<
犯规招惹>> [Foul play and provocation]. Alternate title: <<蓄谋冰山教授>> [The Calculating Iceberg Professor],
Breaking the Rules to Attract (novelupdates)
Qiao Nongxi thought she had finally met a nice guy in her final year of university. He was well dressed, well-read, knew how to respect girls, and was always clean and smelled nice. But she didn't feel that spark of attraction. Until she met the guy's sister--Shu Xu, a cool chemistry professor from the neighbouring university. Qiao Nongxi realized that what she liked was the influence of Shu Xu on the guy, and became instantly attracted to her. This is a coming of age story that involves the research, academic, and entertainment industry.
(2) <<
蓄谋钓系青梅>> [Premeditatedly Fishing for Green Plum]. Alternative title:
Scheming Seductive Childhood Sweetheart (novelupdates)
The childhood sweetheart story of the healthy Song Yixi, who grew up with a sickly Xu Qingyu, the daughter of a traditional chinese medicine family.
(3) <<
她途经月色>> [She passed through the moonlight]
Shen Li, a TV show host, was just booted from a variety programme that she had built from the ground up, and sent into exile to a small tv station for not wanting to renew her contract. She was tasked with setting up a programme for scientists, and now has to think on her feet when one of her guests is unable to perform. She casts Ren Wanyu, the guest's sister, on the spot.
(1) is still the strongest read, and I can see why this title became the basis for shorts on Xiao Hong Shu and those AI video collaborations. (2) and (3) were interesting reads but a bit rushed for certain sections. I felt that some of the most important sections crucial to the story were skimmed over by time jumps. Are they covered by other novels that I haven't read by the same author? (hmm only time will tell.)
From what I can tell, even though the novels are technically free, Fanqie (the platform) and the author splits profits from ad revenue in the app, so that's why I've linked the titles above in case readers are interested in reading the raws. When I have time I'll probably let the audiobooks play.
I have also tried bulk importing two novels from a compatible website to Open Novel but after checking the outputs, inputting the raws manually in each chapter worked best for readibility. I've also begun to implement the glossary at the beginning so that the genders are fixed - that seems to help with the machine translation for later chapters.
I hope Fanqie implements a good translation algorithm function soon, 'cause doing this manually could get real old, real fast, unless you're already super invested.
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