Sia twirled a bite of spicy jjolmyeon around her chopsticks, balanced it on a spoon, and held it up to Hangyeol’s lips.... more>>

"Come on, try it. You’ll never forget this taste."

With a bright smile, oblivious to the red sauce smeared around her mouth, Sia offered him the noodles. Unable to refuse, Hangyeol took a deep breath and accepted her offering. The flavor was tangy and bursting with umami, but the heat was intense. Even after gulping down water, his throat and ears burned bright red.

"Whew. Wow... It’s definitely unforgettable."

The lingering spice left Hangyeol dizzy.

"I’ll get you some more water," Sia said, jumping up and returning with a chilled bottle. She filled his glass, and he drained it in one go.

"Are you not good with spicy food?"

"Ha... No, not really."

"Then, how about we eat spicy food together more often?"

Thinking she was joking, Hangyeol frowned, but Sia’s expression was completely serious.

"Right now, Hangyeol, you look incredibly sexy. Let’s eat spicy food together all the time."

Even with her lips stained red, Sia’s radiant smile lit up the room. After years of devoting himself to just one person, Hangyeol’s heart began to stir, as if ready to awaken for someone new. <<less

"Live like a mouse for a year. Don’t try to do anything or stand out." ... more>>

I ended up entering a contract marriage with the man I had been secretly in love with. On the very day I was given a terminal diagnosis.

I thought it was for the best. Because someone as insignificant as me would at least get to be his wife for a short while.

I resolved to live quietly for a year and then leave without a trace.

As promised, I lived quietly in the estate.

"I never thought of you as my mother in the first place. So don’t get any hopes." Said his adopted son.

The children left behind at the estate were ones carrying deep scars.

I never intended to become a mother to them, either. After all, I was someone who would leave soon. But...

"I know. But have you eaten?"

At the very least, I needed to feed the children.

Gradually, I began preparing for the end.

Not knowing that my departure might drive him crazy. <<less

Iyeon's once joyful childhood gives way to a grim adult reality: a drunken father and a squalid room. Desperate for escape, she'd do anything to break free.... more>>

Seungheon, grappling with his beloved mother's final days, confronts a profound betrayal by his father, who concealed her illness. His respect crumbles, igniting a fierce rebellion.

Youngwoo, a man whose childhood strength was his fists. The woman he cherished from memory reappears, now his debtor's daughter.

***

“Marriage? A contract marriage? Ha!”

Iyeon erupts, clutching a disbelief-inducing contract. Youngwoo, unable to meet her eyes, confirms he knew.

“Do I just maintain the marriage for a year, or will I be locked away?”

“You're misunderstanding. It's like lending a license to an unlicensed real estate agent just for registration. Simple.”

“So, my father's loan is resolved?”

“No. That's separate. The client's payment is a deposit, covering only some interest, not the principal.”

“Then I don't have to agree?”

“Of course, it's your choice. But these terms are good. If you're confident, pay it back another way. If this contract fails, that debt, with all its accumulating interest, will be yours. You'll repay us, one way or another. Act carefully. Who knows? They might even pay the principal if the contract goes well.” <<less

Three years after their wedding, the husband returns with eyes full of contempt. But Taeryeong doesn’t care—after all, she’s not a real wife. However, after their first night together, the husband changes.... more>>

“Now we’re no longer just a married couple in name only.”

The eyes that once held contempt now brim with love.

“We’ve become an unbreakable married couple.”

His cold tone turns tender.

“If I say I love you, will you believe me?”

Faced with her husband’s confession, the wife can’t help but doubt. Can these two truly come to love each other?

[Updates every Saturday] <<less

Sue Byron's Heart-Throbbing Academy Life... more>>

I got reincarnated as a character in a romance fantasy novel.

And the character I'm stuck with is none other than 'Sue Byron, Viscount Chiqmefriar's daughter'.

Sue is the worst villainess in history...

...or rather, she's the worst kind of third-rate villain, a complete lackey with the worst personality!

She's the epitome of unlikeable with absolutely no charm!

She spends her days causing trouble and being a nuisance until she eventually meets a meaningless end as the villainess's scapegoat.

You could say she's a ridiculously pathetic character.

Not to mention, her presence becomes so faint midway through that she's not even remembered by anyone. That says it all.

Out of all the characters, I'm stuck with this one... Well, I guess I have to live until I die, right?

"Miss Vercia. Aren't you being a bit too close to Master Fritz?"

There are countless times when I just want to cover my mouth, close my eyes, and shut my ears, but... Fighting, Sue Byron! <<less

In a 19+ novel, she was possessed by the male protagonist's dead first love. She was content with her status as the daughter of a wealthy Duke and the fiancee of the Crown Prince and wanted to enjoy the life of a rich person.... more>>

But now, she's an extra who will die at the hands of a traitor.

'This sucks.'

Ellie tried to stop the rebellion in order to survive somehow, but it seems that the original Ellie has caused too many accidents?

"You're the master. I'm the dog. So you can treat me however you want."

"..."

"...Because I'm yours forever."

Not only did she have an inappropriate relationship with her escort knight, but she also committed a terrible act against him.

She felt guilty and wanted to free him...

"No. Betrayal."

On the day of her wedding to the Crown Prince, the man who had claimed to be her dog returned, rebelling.

"If you abandoned a dog that was already abandoned, it might bite its owner this time."

With half-mad eyes. <<less

Kim Jinsung, who was bullied for not having awakened. Without realizing it, he swings a piece of glass and ends up killing a bully.... more>>

▶ You have defeated a villain.

▶ You have acquired the opponent’s characteristics.

▶ You have acquired the opponent’s skills.

‘Did I just awaken…?’ <<less

Minseo was trapped in [Raise Lena] .... more>>

With the emotionless text, “[Starting Raise Lena] ” he became Leo and was imprisoned in an unfamiliar world.

“Leo! Are you listening to me?”

“Uh-huh?”

“Leo? Why the long face? You! Are you messing with me again?”

There, he met his childhood friend, Lena, skillfully picking berries.

The lovely Lena. Leo marries her in a peaceful mountain village…

[Lena is married! Congratulations.]

[You have failed to clear Raise Lena.]

[Restarting.]

The happiest moment.

Lena disappeared.

And….

“Leo! Are you listening to me?”

“Huh? Lena!”

“Why have you been spacing out? And why are you looking at me like that? You wanna get beat up?”

Lena, clad in thick leather armor and a sword on her shoulder, stared at him with unwavering eyes.

It was a different scenario. Really now. <<less

Gray Witch's Ice Pill, Return Pill (灰氷丸). A limited-use item, usable three times, that returns you to your starting point while maintaining your stats. 4th... more>> playthrough, the last chance. This time, I'm definitely graduating from this goddamn academy. <<less

She was deceived by her husband, used as bait, and ultimately killed.... more>>

I thought that was the end of it, but then I was brought back to the moment I first met him.

–

Aiden furrowed his brow as he studied Asralda’s short hair and flat chest.

“I heard that Oscar only has a daughter.”

Gazing straight into his cold, relentless eyes, she made up her mind.

“My sister died. Eight years ago.”

I will never, ever play into your hands again.

–

Aiden quietly reached out his hand, observing her face full of wounds. Then, he gently caressed her recent injury on her palm.

In that state, he couldn’t take his eyes off Asralda, seemingly tense for a long while.

Three days ago, Astralda’s voice echoed in his ears and still lingered in his mind.

“My sister died. Eight years ago.”

Aiden’s voice resounded in the silent room.

“Asralda…”

He couldn’t comprehend it at all.

“Why would you tell such a lie…?” <<less