The cherished youngest daughter of the Estern Duchy, Beatrice, was thoroughly satisfied with the husband she had chosen for herself.... more>>

“I never realized that having a wife would be such a bothersome thing…”

That is, until she happened to overhear her husband casually utter those words to his lieutenant.

“It feels like Caesar doesn’t love me anymore. What should I do, Sister?”

In an effort to uncover her beloved husband’s true feelings, Beatrice seeks advice from each of her four older sisters in turn.

“Are you suggesting we sleep in separate rooms? …Very well. Do as you wish.”

But for some reason, every time she follows their advice, the situation only seems to get worse.

Amid misguided counsel and growing misunderstandings, will Beatrice be able to win back her husband’s love? <<less

Ruan An was a renowned beauty and female physician. In her previous life, she saved countless lives but died tragically from a stray arrow, without a peaceful ending.... more>>

The newly crowned emperor, who had usurped the throne, found her lifeless body and removed his dragon-patterned outer robe to cover her.

The emperor was tall and imposing, with a sinister and handsome appearance. He was also the young man she secretly admired in her past.

Due to their difference in status, Ruan An never mentioned to him that they had a son.

As she opened her eyes, Ruan An was reborn.

She didn’t want to repeat the mistakes of her previous life and only wished to return to her hometown with her young son. However, on her journey, their carriage was intercepted by someone.

At that time, Huo Pingxiao was the Marquis of Dingbei, holding military power. His expression was indifferent, but he looked at the child by Ruan An’s side with a bewildered expression.

The child bore an uncanny resemblance to him. <<less

The son of the wealthiest man along the Jiangnan region falls in love with an icy white-clothed “beauty” due to an unexpected meeting, but the true identity of this “beauty” is actually…... more>>

Handsome and distinguished with an outstanding temperament: Jin Xiao Bao is not fated to be described as such. But as the Young Master of the great Jin family, who is funny, considerate and generous, he would be a good match even if the other person was the emperor’s daughter!

The pitiful round and plump Jin Xiao Bao, whose marriage proposals have all failed; just when multiple doors have closed repeatedly for this little fatty, he actually coincidentally picked up a fairy on this very night?! Gazing at those incomparably beautiful features, staring at that imposing, cool as an iceberg manner, – dad~ mom~ your son has found his wife!

But this future wife, the young lady Huai En, seems to have aroused a lot of enmity. Once again on another dark and windy moonless night, a bloody night, a heavily injured Huai En was tainted by aphrodisiac from the enemy. – Such a good opportunity for the handsome hero to save the beauty! The Young Master of the Jin family who made his glorious debut, was actually valiantly pushed down by the “wife”?! <<less

At his one command to stay still, the memory of freezing up and trembling like a mouse in front of a snake came back so vividly it was almost unpleasant. ... more>>

In front of Seoyoon, whose smooth face was slightly scrunched in humiliation from the sudden rush of shame, Kijung opened his mouth as if he couldn’t care less about his thoughts.

“I have something I’d like to suggest to you today, Seoyoon.”

“……”

“Have you ever considered letting someone else handle that whip?”

Silence followed.

Seoyoon couldn’t immediately respond.

Before deciding whether he liked or disliked the suggestion, he couldn’t even understand what he meant by it.

As if had already anticipated Seoyoon’s blank reaction, Kijung continued.

“You said there are times when you want to feel pain, right?”

Seoyoon nodded.

There was still a contradiction in saying he wanted to feel pain, but since he couldn’t explain his own habit clearly, it wasn’t something he could argue against.

What caught his attention was the man's next words.

“I like causing pain.” <<less

Driven by circumstances and with no other choice, Qiu Cheng could only find himself a sponsor.... more>>

He was clever from a young age, resilient, and extremely perceptive.

In the end, he found a man that others wouldn’t even dare to consider.

Ever since Qiu Cheng met Mu Xingtian, his debts were paid off, he had the money to treat his relatives’ illnesses, and the troublesome harassers around him disappeared.

He even started filming dramas and participating in variety shows, gaining access to various resources, and those resources only got better and better.

Onlookers secretly gritted their teeth, feeling that Qiu Cheng definitely wouldn’t have it good for long; once that man got tired of him, he would be cast back to his original state.

Little did they know, what Qiu Cheng and that man were playing at was genuine sincerity.

攀附 (Pānfù) is a Chinese metaphor for relying on powerful people in order to gain some kind of benefit (clinging onto someone to climb up). <<less

After dying unexpectedly, Shen Xiuyan enters the Quick Transmigration Bureau. His task is to protect those whose lives were ruined by s*umbag men. At first, he only planned to muddle through and complete the missions half-heartedly, but unexpectedly, he encountered the love of his life.... more>>

And so:

— The heartless scholar who lived off his wife and then killed her to marry another became: a scholar who, under his wife's “encouragement,” passed all three imperial exams with top honors, and whose loving relationship became the envy of the entire nation.

— The 1970s educated youth who abandoned his wife and children in the countryside became: the handsome city boy who actually fell in love with the “dark-skinned girl,” and after getting into university, brought the whole family to the city to enjoy a good life.

— The wealthy merchant blinded by beauty who ignored his lawful wife and legitimate son became: a man who told his concubine to get lost and swore to stay loyal to his wife alone.

— The “phoenix man” who was ready to find his next sugar mama after his wife’s family went bankrupt became: a man who turned the tide after his wife’s family fell into ruin—and accidentally helped them rise to become the richest family. <<less

In college, Zhou Jingze and Xu Sui were very different from each other— their paths would never cross.... more>>

One was a free spirit, a moon surrounded by a myriad of stars. The other was a well-behaved and quiet girl, easy to be ignored.

As she finished her assignments one after another in the library, she had no intention to listen to matters regarding him and others. Yet, she had witnessed him changing girlfriends one after another.

At a party, Xu Sui was drunk and summoned up the courage to confess to him.

Zhou Jingze froze for a moment, then raised the corners of his lips and said casually: “I’m sorry, you are too well-behaved and quiet.”

They met again, countless times, whether it was intentionally or unintentionally. Xu Sui should have pushed down her thoughts and kept a distance from him.

Yet, he kept pressing, leaving her nowhere to hide. Finally, Xu Sui was against a wall: “Why me?” Zhou Jingze lowered his head and whispered to her: “There is no why; I used to be blind.” <<less

[1] ... more>>

At sixteen, Chen Die first met Wen Liang on the street. The young man toyed with his hat, his dark eyes unreadable as he stood over her.

After a long moment, he leaned down, meeting her gaze.

"Want to come with me?" he asked.

And just like that, Chen Die followed him--- for six year.

[2]

Everyone knew Wen Liang was wild, untamable, and cynical, yet rumors swirled that he had a beauty at home--- the campus belle of the Film Academy. Stunning and radiant, playful and elusive, she had grown spoiled and willful under his care.

For years, the two indulged in a passionate, mutually beneficial relationship, fully aware of what they meant to each other. Then, the day Chen Die graduated, she waved goodbye and left.

Decisively, more so than the day she had nodded and followed him.

Wen Liang lit a cigarette, exhaling through the blue-gray smoke, lips curling into a cold smirk as he murmured, "Good."

After she left, Wen Liang lived as recklessly as ever, seemingly unaffected.

Everyone marveled at how heartless and indifferent Young Master Wen was--- so many years together, and yet he let her go without a trace of hesitation.

Then, one day, a tabloid headline surfaced, capturing them both in a scandalous scene---

On a deserted street late at night, rising film star Chen Die delivered a vicious slap to the biggest investor of her new film, leaving the man stunned for a long time.

After the slap, she casually swept her long hair back, her allure undeniable as she softly remarked, "President Wen, I believe we broke up a long time ago."

Far from angered, the man leaned lazily against his car, l**ked his lips, and praised her, "My little leopard, even your slaps are fierce."

Chen Die gazed at him with detached indifference, saying nothing.

The ever-playful Wen Liang, known for his devil-may-care attitude, fell silent for a moment. Then, slowly his eyes reddened.

His hands trembled as he carefully pulled her into his embrace, murmuring a name only he knew--- "Lingling, be good... come back with me."

"I would never reach for the moon; I want the moon to come to me."

-Audrey Hepburn <<less

Song Yeongin, a precarious beauty who possessed the talent of a genius painter but had no choice but to live hidden from the world. He... more>> sets foot in the Jimmil (至密), a secret members-only private room for VVIPs that only the highest echelon can enter, and is met with a storm of greed and desire. There, Song Yeongin meets a man called the king of chaebols and the noble of nobles. The successor of the Woosung Group, Cha Woojin. The two men find themselves standing at the center of a catastrophic desire and a flame-like passion. <<less

Bracing himself and reassuring his trembling self, Joo Taehyun slowly lifted his head. He could only hope that his expression was as indifferent as his body, which no longer reacted to the other’s pheromones. ... more>>

“I want to stop.”

Seo Baekhan usually wore hanbok instead of coats. Sometimes it was a durumagi, sometimes a cheollik, and today, like now, it was a dopo.

It had been the same when they first met. Back then, Seo Baekhan had casually draped the robe over his jacket, and Joo Taehyun had found it fascinating. Even though he was seven years older, it wasn’t as if he was that old, yet the traditional attire suited him so well.

The unusual sight had inevitably drawn Joo Taehyun’s gaze again and again, and by the time he realized it, his heart was already completely stolen.

But now, it was truly over.

Lingering over moments the other wouldn’t even remember, wallowing in loneliness all by himself.

Assigning unnecessary significance to something as simple as natural breathing.

All of it.

“…Hyung, I want a divorce.” <<less

When Chi Yue (Chi Shuo) was young, she had a crush on someone named He Lindi.... more>>

But He Lindi was dazzling, popular, and utterly unaware of Chi Yue’s existence, let alone her feelings.

So Chi Yue shifted her sights to another girl she secretly admired. Yet before she could make a move, she witnessed He Lindi embracing the sweet, quiet girl Chi Yue had just set her heart on—laughing, intimate, and radiant.

Chi Yue: What the hell is love anyway? Where’s my knife?

---

Everyone at Xinyue Company knows Chi Yue despises He Lindi from the upstairs firm. When asked why, her answer never changes—

“It’s just that weird magnetic field between women. I can’t stand the sight of He Lindi. Got a problem with that? Don’t make a fuss.”

Until one weekend, a colleague visits Chi Yue’s apartment to retrieve something.

The door opens to reveal He Lindi, her neck adorned with unmistakable strawberry marks.

Colleague: “Ms. He, why are you here?!”

He Lindi arches an eyebrow: “I’m her girlfriend. Where else would I be?” <<less

Lin Changqing, a surgeon, died suddenly on the operating table due to frequent overtime work and lack of rest.... more>>

His soul reincarnated into the Lin family in the Nine Peaks Mountain of the cultivation world. In this new life, Lin Changqing decided to savor life slowly.

He would practice cultivation, farm, enjoy the company of his family, raise a few spirit pets, invite three or five friends to brew tea and discuss the Dao, and explore the mysteries of the world.

Along the way, he would experience the vast and magnificent cultivation world, witness various rare treasures, magical spirit beasts, and precious spirit plants.

The most important thing was to achieve eternal life with his family.

This novel is a slow-paced story, not a harem or invincible genre. <<less

Seungchae has harbored a pure and devoted unrequited love for six years.... more>>

The object of his affection is none other than Yoo Geon, the older brother of his childhood friend, Taeseong.

However, after hearing the news that Yoo Geon applied for a residency at a branch hospital in a provincial area, he decides to give up on his hopeless one-sided love for him.

Then one day, Yoo Geon appears in Seungchae's dream.

'If this damned unrequited love will never come true anyway, I might as well have a le*d dream!'

In a state of desperation, Seungchae pounces on Yoo Geon in his dream, and afterward, he is tormented by the Yoo Geon in his dreams every night.

While struggling through the tenth day of being lost in these le*d dreams, he suddenly feels that something is strange.

'...Is this really a dream? Why does it keep feeling like reality?'

Furthermore, the Yoo Geon in his dreams, unlike his usual gentle image, casually spouts vulgar words, flustering Seungchae.

Seungchae finds himself helplessly falling for this different side of Yoo Geon, to the point where he wonders if his type was actually a bad boy all along...

Can he really give up on this damned unrequited love? <<less

Lin Ru'an: "Zan, I love you." ... more>>

Cheng Zan: "Mm."

Lin Ru'an: "If anyone tries to take you from me... I’ll kill them."

Cheng Zan: "Mm."

Lin Ru'an: "You… don’t hate me?"

Cheng Zan glanced at him, tilted Lin Ruan’s chin up, and pressed a soft kiss to his lips.

Lin Ru'an (blushing deeply): "..."

Cheng Zan (smirking): "You really are a strange one." <<less

Cheng Ying first saw Jiang Hanguang at a bustling banquet.... more>>

The dignified woman stood gracefully beside her lover, like a rose sealed in a glass jar—forever vibrant, yet forever lifeless.

A pity, but it had nothing to do with her.

The second time they met, the woman was on her film set, having cold water splashed in her face by the lead actor, yet she stood neither servile nor overbearing, like a straight, green pine in the wind and snow.

Cheng Ying had intended to watch a good show, but after meeting Jiang Hanguang's eyes, she couldn't help but step in front of her.

A scarred soul trapped in this incomparably beautiful shell.

It made one want to take her for their own, to protect her.

---

I once saw a unique rose in another's garden. It was the most beautiful flower I had ever seen. A pity it already had an owner, and an even greater pity that the owner was a s*upid ox.

Later, I saw that rose discarded by the roadside, its branches and leaves in disarray, its life fading, about to be trampled into the sunless mud by some insignificant person.

So I snatched her up, planted her in my greenhouse, gave her the best temperature, light, and soil, and watched her slowly bloom into a beautiful flower.

And I waited for this rose to shed its cold shell for me, to kiss my fingertips with its delicate, soft petals.

This is my rose.

But it was just a rose, nothing more.

It wasn't until she grew into my heart that I understood.

She is the beating heart within my cold armor, my one and only lover. <<less

“Our deal mentioned no children.”... more>>

Grand Duke Ricardo Vittore, ruler of the dark night and the icy sword.

Armilla naturally found herself falling in love with the perfect and beautiful man. She was happy when she married him in a contract marriage.

But…….

“I want to have a child who resembles Your Grace. I want to have our child.”

“Looks like I have been too nice to you. Know your place.”

“Is it because I’m not good enough?”

“No one can have my children. If there is even a chance, I will kill it.”

Armilla’s husband was a man colder than the northern snowy winds itself.

When Armilla found out she was pregnant, she had to flee.

To live, to save the child. <<less

Lu Liran, the former deputy captain of the first federal mobile team, disappeared in a great war, and his life and death are unknown.... more>>

Seriously injured in the war, lingering on his last breath and penniless, Lu Liran was luckily bound by the survival system.

Under the tasks issued by the system——

The Giant at thirty degrees below zero, conquer the Arlok Glacier;

In the No Man’s land under the black wind and sand, travel deep into the oasis in the hinterland of Salba Desert;

The Island in the Sky under the blue sky, the challenge of surviving on an uninhabited island;

The Blue Hole in the Endless Abyss, exploring deep sea wrecks and lost ancient cities;

The Muddy Lands, the Forest of White Bones, gathering specialties of the Ghost Forest Swamp;

The Lord of Fire, the giant dragon lurking on the ground……

[System additional rewards: Turn on the live broadcast function and automatically access the interstellar live broadcast platform]
Therefore, in the Desolate Star that hates the federal army the most, a man with a disfigured face and mysterious identity quietly appeared in the top ten dangerous uninhabited regions of Desolate Star. In exchange for rich bounty rewards by hunting rare and exotic beasts that ordinary people can’t hunt, and the live broadcast of wilderness survival, he also started rapidly sweeping the entire planet.

“Ah, the anchor looks so scary, no one dares to marry such an Alpha no matter how powerful he is!”

“??? Brother Lu, I can! Marry me! The sense of security is at max level, like!”

“The anchor is really a god. This is the first time I’ve seen someone at the top of this year’s list of Desolate Star’s Most Attractive Alpha + Least Wanted to Marry Alpha at the same time…”

[Ding——Basic rewards for missions: The progress of the appearance restoration is full, and the appearance restoration has been completed]
During a live broadcast, a heavy rain washed away the scar on Lu Liran’s face.

The whole live room is boiling!!!

“Marry me, marry me! Brother, marry me!”

After the live broadcast was closed, another man, so handsome that people subconsciously held their breath, appeared. He surrounded Lu Liran’s body and whispered: “You’ve been missing for so many years with my cub, when are you going to give me a name?”

Lu Liran: “…”

Yes, this is still an old-fashioned story of O pretending to be A and running away with joy.

…

His Excellency, the First Commander of the Federal Army, disappeared suddenly in the peaceful post-war era. Until one day, everyone noticed that he appeared in a live broadcast room, happily pretending to be a s*upid human-shaped pendant, and unscrupulously pestering a male anchor with a terrifying face.

“Official announcement, this is the commander’s wife.” His Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief of the Federation, said so.

The live broadcast room is boiling again!!! <<less

Back in high school, the second bravest thing Zhou Anran ever did was, on a day when Chen Luobai looked upset, she secretly placed two lemonsoda candies on his desk.... more>>

At that time, he was the proud son of heaven sought by everyone.

She was just an ordinary classmate whose name he couldn’t even remember.

Later, they met again in university. Zhou Anran who had to fight for her life to get into the top university, remained as inconspicuous as ever in a sea of academic prodigies, while Chen Luobai instantly became the centre of attention the moment he entered the school.

Zhou Anran thought they would never cross paths again. But, one time in an elective course, Chen Luobai placed two pieces of the familiar lemonsoda candies on her desk.

“Have you tried this candy?”He seemed to ask casually.

Zhou Anran’s heart jumped, she lowered her head, not answering the question.

Chen Luobai continued, “I came to know this candy because someone in high school secretly left two pieces on my desk before. While everyone else was stuffing love letters into my desk, that person just left two candies, but—”

He paused.

Zhou Anran couldn’t help but to tilt her head to look at him, at once, her gaze was met with the boy’s smiling and focused eyes that were staring back at her, as if he was trying to convey something.

“It’s pretty sweet.”

The same words he would later say on the night he kissed her for the first time.

——All that you wish for will one day come true. <<less

A preposterous marriage proposal arrives at the venerable House of Duke Valdemar.... more>>

The proposed bride? None other than Claudel Dautriche

The most beautiful woman in the kingdom,

A notorious femme fatale who has already changed husbands twice,

And the king’s mistress.

The king’s insult enraged Valdemar’s vassals,

But only Reinhardt took Claudel’s hand.

“I’d like to get to know you, slowly, from now on.”

It was the first time someone treated her as she was,

Loved her without prejudice.

In her weary life, the warmth he shared made her truly happy.

“I know you never betrayed me.”

…Even when she was framed for treason by the king’s scheme,

Even on that very day Valdemar went up in flames.

And so she opened her eyes,

And the moment she realized she had returned to the past once more,

Claudel made her decision.

She didn’t dare wish to be loved a second time.

She only…

“There will never be anyone I cherish more than you, Your Grace.”

This life,

She would live it for Reinhardt alone. <<less

A special elite intelligence organization rooted in Hong Kong, Abyss (ABC - A Black Chaser). In Abyss, where the sole goal is to perfectly execute missions, team leader Woo Jiwoon and team member Shim Joohan maintain a secretive relationship.... more>>

“Damn, you’re so rough, seriously.”

“Do I need to be gentle? It’s not like we’re doing this out of love.”

Though it was merely a one-sided relationship with feelings on only one side, Shim Joohan thought that perhaps someday Woo Jiwoon might open his heart.

However.

“Code name Sei, as of this moment, you are a suspect in the mu*der of Team A leader Ling.”

Shim Joohan had become a suspect in the mu*der of Woo Jiwoon, the man he secretly loved.

It was already unfair to lose Woo Jiwoon, but to be accused of killing him? Shim Joohan felt he could no longer endure in a Hong Kong and Abyss without him. In the end, he turns the gun on himself.

“After all the effort to keep you alive, you want to die again?”

“…Woo Jiwoon.”

He’s alive. And somehow, against the scorching summer, they’ve returned to May. Whether this is a cruel nightmare or reality, Shim Joohan doesn’t know, but this time, he vows never to let Woo Jiwoon die.

“Even if it means dying in his place, I’ll protect him. If I did it once, what’s so hard about doing it twice?” <<less

Joohyun encounters a junior at a drinking party and notices a peculiar scent about him. After impulsively kissing the junior, whose name he doesn’t even know, Joohyun later learns his name is Kangwoo. The impulsive kiss leads to them sleeping together. Unlike Kangwoo, who develops feelings for Joohyun and believes they are in a relationship, Joohyun doesn’t take their connection seriously. Eventually, Kangwoo decides to end things and breaks up with Joohyun.... more>>

After the breakup, Joohyun feels the emptiness of Kangwoo’s absence and becomes increasingly bothered by those around him, especially those who hover near Kangwoo. <<less

When an overweight man in his thirties thought he’d died in a traffic accident, only to find himself reincarnated in another world as an androgynous pretty boy.... more>>

This place was the so-called c*astity-reversed world with a male-to-female ratio of 1:100… or so I thought, but turns out, this world has two types of women.

One type, the Commons, look almost identical to the women from my previous life, but every guy instinctively finds them repulsive. The other type, the Altios, are slender with few feminine traits, which lets them interact with guys and serve as their attendants.

In this world where the ratio of guys, Altios, and Commons is 1:4:95, I’m the only one who can lust after and touch both types of women equally.

Eh, wait a sec, doesn’t that mean the Commons—who make up 95 percent of the population and get zero attention from other guys—are basically all mine, no exaggeration?

Plus, once you get used to them, the Altios are plenty attractive too. Man, in this world, I can pretty much do whatever I want!

…This story is about one guy living oh-so-conveniently in such a world. <<less

Torrential rain, floods, extreme cold, extreme heat, acid rain, earthquakes, mutations…... more>>

All kinds of natural disasters followed one after another, and human civilization was destroyed in an instant.

Song Xun struggled in the apocalypse for seven years, only to die tragically while protecting her girlfriend, Su Qingyu. Only before her death did she learn that it was all a conspiracy to take her life—both this tragic end and their meeting before the apocalypse.

Her best friends died to save her.

Her only relative, her cousin, also died to save her.

Deceived and manipulated by Su Qingyu, she even caused the deaths of her own two children and their mother, Ji Tang.

As Song Xun lay dying, she thought that her entire life had been ridiculously s*upid.

Then, she woke up. She had been reborn one month before the start of the apocalypse. She awakens her spatial ability, seizes the initiative, and begins a frantic stockpiling spree.

She sharpens her blade, stocks up on grain, repays kindness with kindness and vengeance with vengeance, and protects the civilization of humanity amidst Mother Earth's great cleansing.

This time, she will also raise her cubs well and become the ultimate wife-doter.

【Reading Guide】

This is an ABO story. It does not involve specific anatomical details and contains many of the author's original settings, so please do not compare it to other works.

This is a natural disaster/wasteland genre story. There are no zombies, but there are special abilities, mutated animals, mutated plants, etc.

Ji Tang does not appear until around chapter ten. However, she is avoiding Song Xun, so they will not recognize each other right away.

This is a long story. <<less

Alright, listen up.... more>>

In modern anime and manga, the so-called background girls are on a whole different level.

Sometimes they’re just as beautiful as the main heroine—sometimes even more!

And yet, despite their looks, they get zero love.

No one flirts with them, no one asks them out. It’s like the world just ignores them.

One day, I noticed that.

And that’s when it hit me.

Why isn’t anyone paying attention to Tanaka-san?

She’s—at least in my totally biased opinion—the absolute cutest girl in our entire school.

And yet, she’s not popular.

Not admired.

Not even rumored to be dating someone.

Unbelievable. 　

So I made a decision.

Forget the main heroine.

I’m going after Tanaka-san.

“But hold up… how do you even approach a girl who barely shows up in the original story?! I’ve never even had a normal romance before—how am I supposed to turn her into my girlfriend?!”

This is a story about two nobodies falling in love.

While the main characters are busy with their flashy romcom, we’re just here, doing our own thing.

Quiet. Awkward. Sweet.

And maybe—just maybe—a little bit special. <<less