Which ancient novels are you recommending that are neither time-travel nor harem themed?

"Duh, Fine! What do you want me to do?" Xiu Mei gave up, and Feng Jianyu gave a mischievous grin. His eyes shone in expectation. "I want a kiss" he spurted out. After a good silence of one minute, she scoffed, "pfft… dream on…" "Fine, if you're not giving then I'm taking one myself," "W-What? No way. You already took one last night… No more" Feng Jianyu sneered, "You call it a kiss? That was just a small peck. And it was you who broke it… Now finish where you left. ---------------------------------------------- On the night of Xiu Mei’s 16th bday, she came to know the biggest truth of her life. Devastated by the betrayal of her family, she ran away from her so-called home, taking nothing but her precious invention, on which she had been working nonstop for the last 4 years. ___ Feng Jianyu was a devilishly handsome man, who was powerful, cold, and ruthless. As the current President of the Feng Corporation, his only goal was to take his company to the unachievable heights. But fate had some other plans for both of them, and their paths crossed. Intrigued by her intelligence and talents, he tested her and gave her an attractive offer. Finding the offer interesting, she accepted it and worked hard. However, something happened, and they both ended up offending each other. __________ After 7 years, the mysterious Xiu Mei was a genius woman living in a beautiful villa with the most advanced security system. Nobody knows the reason behind living in security. She was forced to live with a handsome man inside her villa for an indefinite period. Though she welcomed him hesitatingly, to her horror, he was none other than Feng Jianyu. They both recalled their past but none of them spoke about it. Will she ever trust him and tell her story? What happened to her precious invention? Will their hate relationship be turned in to a love relationship? Will she find out about the big secret of her life? -------------------------------------------------- Original novel By dream_ash Join me on discord https://discord.gg/RudqR3q I edit the cover, but the photo belongs to their respective owners. I have no right over this photo. All credits belong to the owner.

In the most cliched fashion, a giant truck-kun smashed into my World, killing everyone with it. And in the next most cliched event, I was given a second chance in life by the gods to live another life in a world of swords, magic and dragons! It’s literally a dream come true! Be a hero? Who has the time?! Conquer the world? Like hell I’ll do something so troublesome! Diving into dungeons, exploring ancient ruins and meeting all the weirdos of the world? Sign me right up!! I’m only interested in travelling the world to find the most interesting materials I can use to write the best story I can! I’ll show you my creativity and dazzle this new world with the stories I’ll write! I’ll fight with dragons, swim with krakens, wrestle giants, eat all the cakes and bed the beauties! Time to live this life however I want! Eh? A psycho is running around the world saying that they are the hero who will slay the demon lord? Why is there such a crazy person? There’s someone out there threatening the world with nukes? How did they even find out how to make those? Some crazy hobo is going into other people’s houses to smash pots to look for money? That guy really must be crazy. What Do You Mean There Are Other Transmigrators In My Harem Fantasy? ----- [Character Creation:] [Gender:] [Male] [Female] >[Futa] *** Notes: Any R-rated scenes will be denoted by a '*' followed by an 'R' with the number of 'R's showing how much of it is R-rated. '*R' would be around 25%, '*RR' would be about 50% and '*RRR' would most likely be the entire chapter. You can join our discord through this link: https://discord.gg/CRrb56c

Mature novel, perhatikan batas usia saat membaca. Season 2 : Mempunyai darah Willan dalam tubuhnya membuat hidup seorang Alarick Alexander Willan tak mudah, menyembunyikan identitasnya dari orang-orang baru yang ia temui nyatanya tak mampu menutupi siapa dirinya yang sebenarnya. Saat ingin menikmati kehidupan normal yang ia idamkan tiba-tiba seorang wanita penuh dendam datang kepadanya, ingin menuntut balas atas kematian kedua orangtuanya. Seorang wanita yang justru membangkitkan jiwa liar dalam diri seorang Alarick yang diwariskan sang ayah padanya, Alarick yang baik pun menghilang berganti dengan Alarick yang tak pernah puas pada satu wanita. Alarick yang selalu menginginkan tubuh wanita. Season 1: Kisah cinta rumit , penuh intrik dan perang antar saudara Fernando memaksa pengasuh anaknya untuk menikah dengannya karena ingin membalas dendam atas kematian putri semata wayangnya , Viona yang dijadikan kambing hitam harus bertahan demi membersihkan namanya dan menepati janjinya pada sang ibu . Sebuah cerita perjuangan seorang anak yang dibuang oleh orang tua kandungnya , dan harus menjalani kehidupan yang berat setelah ibu angkatnya meninggal menjadikan gadis malang itu kuat

COMPLETED She is an unknown actress Edie Lara, who had a one night stand with the Noble Prince and the CEO Of L.N Group, Stuart Yates. He is every woman’s dream but not for someone like Edie. Stuart was said to be gay, but people behind him don't know the tragic past that pushed him to change into a different man. Stuart offered Edie a contract marriage after the passionate night they shared. He told her it would only last for six months until his family and shareholders could prove that he is not gay. Suddenly, Edie discovered the truth that Stuart is not gay but he had a rare type of phobia. She then fell in love with him. He did everything to let her stay beside him. One day someone pretends to be Stuart’s ex-fiancee after he met an accident, would he still remember his wife, Edie? Would their story ends tragically, or their love will remind him of the woman who is bound to be his fate from the very beginning? Would he still remember how deeply he loved her? Can Edie stand all the struggles along the way when she felt alone and unloved by her husband? Special Note: If you are looking for a sweet contemporary-romance genre, this novel doesn't have that kind of plot. Most plots of my novel talk about mystery, suspense, and a slice of life. Often FL starts a slow pace of development, from weak to strong. Wanna know more about the story follow me at Instagram: annashannellin

After one painful and humiliating night, Mia was left wondering if Master Reed was just a figure that she dreamed up when she secretly discovered the world of BDSM. Until she collided with him in the conference room at her office building and found out just how real he actually was and he's made it very clear that he is going to be her Master. Reed bought "Bean Me" with the intention of claiming Mia as his submissive. A dream he'd had ever since the night he had picked her up off the sidewalk at his club "The Dungeon" three years earlier. Before that dream can come true, it is threatened when his manipulating ex-wife comes back into the picture with every intention of staying there. She brings a few nasty surprises as well that will leave Mia and Reed reeling and wondering if there is anyway their fragile budding relationship. 18+ Adults only *Explicit Scenes*, *BDSM*, You Are Mine (Bound To Me #1) is created by Leann Lane, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

***Note: Cover photo doesn't belong to me. Credit to the real owner. It all started in one night. It all started with this.... "I heard you had money to spend and I'm just in need of that cash. I'll pay with my virginity. If you're not pleased by me, I'd let you go... I'll consider it my bad day. Here's a medical report I'm disease free. What do you say?" That's the night Jade wish to forever forget... but can never forget. A night she had lost her innocence because of her love and was sorely betrayed. A night Jake wished he should have treated differently...But he didn't. What happens when Jade spends a night with a man she wishes to never meet but she's obligated by her company to sign a contract with him?...Let's go find out how he tries to win this woman who he couldn't get out of his mind. Will Jade fall for all his antics to win her heart? Let's go find out. ***Note: Cover photo doesn't belong to me. Credit to the real owner.