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If learning could endow you with both wealth and a robust physique, would you study relentlessly? Li Shi, who is on the brink of unemployment, suddenly acquired a "Learning Panel" in his mind. By acquiring knowledge and skills, he could incrementally improve his "wealth" and "physique" traits: each additional point in wealth enables him to exchange for one kilogram of any matter he has ever possessed; for each additional point in physique, his physical condition improves by a tenth of that of a healthy adult.

Nora is shattered a month before her wedding when she uncovers her fiancé's deceitful affair. As she manages this betrayal, she discovers a deep ploy to hinder her from claiming her rightful inheritance. Devastated but determined, Nora takes a daring step to regain control of her life. Enter Demetri 'The Demon' to those who know him, a formidable man barely known to her, who offers her protection and support in return for a contract marriage to satisfy him. In a twist of fate, Nora marries Demetri to claim her inheritance and fight those who plotted against her. But as she battles her own family and Demetri's many rivals, will she be able to keep from falling for the man known to crush people beneath his booted heel. Excerpt: She had forgotten that the man was intimidating and directly challenged him. Rather than speaking, Demetri rose from his seat and approached her deliberately. Although it was a mere few steps, time seemed to stretch for Nora. When he was almost within touching distance, his hand gently landed on her knee, moving it sideways. His touch moved with a hint of a caress, and he stepped between her open legs. Nora sat there in frozen silence, her eyes wide like a deer caught in headlights. Catching her chin between his fingers, he tilted her face upwards and spoke unhurriedly," You are my wife." She nodded her head slowly in affirmation while his thumb slowly traced her lip. "I have given you time to gather your emotions." Another nod. Nora's nervousness made her lick her lips, acutely aware of his intense gaze fixed upon them. "Your reason for the marriage was to secure your inheritance and get away from under your mother's thumb." "Yes..." Nora whispered in confusion. Her confusion was not about his statement but about the bewildering sensations coursing through her. What was happening with her? "It's time for you to fulfil your end of the contract, yes?" He continued. "Yes," Nora whispered breathlessly. Why was she breathless? Had the oxygen level in the house dropped? Was the air suddenly thinning? Abruptly, his hand left her face, and she watched as he drew closer. It was then that Nora comprehended what was unfolding. All those tantalizing, heart-pounding kisses she had read about in novels were about to possibly become her reality. But the anticipated kiss didn't happen. Instead, he paused near her and commanded, "Kiss me."

Shocking! The famous Lin family in Jinchuan went bankrupt. The public: Who made it happen? Insider: The unworthy descendant, Lin Wanli! *** Shocking! The ruler of Jinchuan, Huo Guixiao, is getting married! The public: Who is the bride? Insider: The domineering and arrogant Lin Wanli! *** Shocking! The identity of the person in charge of Taixi Biology had been revealed. The public: Who is the CEO? Insider: Is it still... Lin Wanli? That loser?! *** In her previous life, Lin Wanli was tricked by her best friend, framed by her scumbag father, and rejected by her grandmother. She couldn't even protect her eight-month-old daughter, who was tossed in the trash by her nanny. After reincarnating, Lin Wanli desperately seized the opportunity to exact revenge. She also won over the man who helped avenge her. It's just... She always thought that man also reincarnated. This was until she realized he could easily read her mind. "Mr. Huo, isn't it a little rude of you to have reincarnated with special skills?" Lin Wanli asked. "When did I ever say I reincarnated?" He asked. "Did I misunderstand you?" "Not exactly. I do have a special skill. For example, I could hear you complaining about the bed being too small last night," he replied.

“Li Qingshan, as the eldest student of the Yuhua Clan, and the son of the emperor of the Yan Dynasty, you were charmed by the Demon Clan’s divine saintess and released her. Do you admit to your sins?” “I am willing to relinquish my position as the eldest student and lock myself in the Siguo Cliff to wipe the forest of tombs.” “Allowed. But you will also have to wipe all the results of your cultivation thus far, destroy your cultivation root, and you will not be allowed to exit for the rest of your life!” From then on, Li Qingcang stayed at the Siguo Cliff and wiped the Forest of Tombs every day. Somehow, he activated the max-level learning abilities. [You watched closely and activated the max-level learning abilities, you instantly learned the Great River Swords Qi] [You watched closely and activated the max-level learning abilities, you learned the Triple Sword Strike] [You watched closely and activated the max-level learning abilities, you learned the Sky Turning Print] After several decades, the Divine Path golden ranking descended upon the world and ranked all of the powerful individuals in the human realm. Li Qingshan ranked number one straight away. The comments that the rankings had for him—God amongst man!

Vol.1&2 :-Charles and Jamie are forced into an arrange marriage and they figure out their differences while they fight against the person who has wrong intentions. "As if this was not enough the next day you made it to the headlines sleeping with someone as though I meant nothing to you." "Honesty, I was so drunk that I mistook her to be you and slept with her, I tried so hard to contact you but I was unable to reach you , I have always just loved you." "Cut it out, I don't believe you anymore neither am I your girlfriend now nor your lover, I just hate you so it would be better if we live our lives our own way." she spoke coldly cleaning her eyes and then the waiter entered with their coffees. Jamie swallowed it as fast as she could then looked at her watch, it was 6:43. Charles took the courage to speak again "Please try to understand and listen to me...." but he was interrupted by Jamie "Mr. Cullen your time is over, you better hurry up, I will wait outside." Vol 3 :- Rachel the daughter of Jamie and Charles turn out to be a powerful witch queen as she fights evil she finds her love but before she turns powerful he dies, what will she do. "Done struggling, I was wondering why is that you are always surrounded by the women who want to throw themselves on you and the one you fall for just keeps pushing you away." Her eyes widened with shock, she began to struggle again "Let go of me and better get one of those girls who throw themselves on you, I am not interested just get away." she punched his nose tight but nothing happened to him instead he laughed "Aggressive, huh, I like that, now you see how you are different from all those girls. Let me tell you something be a good girl and I won't do anything to you, try doing anything against my orders and you will be punished along with that Kevin because I know exactly where he is and what I have to do with him." Rachel stopped struggling and was lost in her thoughts when Robert placed a kiss on her lips, tearing them apart, he pushed his tongue inside and down her throat, instead of feeling angry, she felt hot and satisfied as if this was the perfect kiss she had ever wanted, there were tears in her eyes. Robert placed a hand on her cheek and said "Rachel you are going to be very powerful so you have to do good and protect the people around you and please find someone who can love you more than me." She cried out louder and placing her arms around him she buried her head into his chest which was now covered with his blood "No don't say that. I beg you don't say that, please tell me how can I save you." Robert placed his arm around her and said gently, his heart was clenching with pain not because of the blade in there but because this condition of Rachel was unbearable for him "Be good." Rachel looked into his eyes "Please don't do this Rob. I can't live without you, I will also die with you because it was me who did this and I can never forgive myself." He gathered his strength and placed a hand under her chin then kissed her lips for the last time. It was so passionate and painful that it would break anyone's heart. He let go of her and before he could say anything a lot of people entered the room that Lora had called, they all charged towards Rachel but Robert wrapped her into his arms providing his body as a shield to protect her. Rachel who was still crying shouted in pain as if she was being hit instead of him. She struggled out of Robert's grip which was still very strong even though he was loosing his strength. She looked at him and shouted "Let go of me, I will kill them all." He gave her his most charming smile and he said "Let me protect you for the last time." His words broke Rachel's heart and she struggled out of his grip even harder, tears flowing uncontrollably from her eyes. It was as if those waterworks were not ready to stop. She gave him a hit on his face and said angrily "Stop saying that, don't you dare leave me or I will kill you."

Leon died very peacefully and quietly in his home world, in fact he hadn’t even been aware of his death. When he awoke, he wished he had died. Now he is in a world where the strong are merciless to the weak and the weak strive to be strong. But he doesn’t care about all that, he’s too busy looking for his glasses. (Boys love novel. There are intimate scenes, however there will be warnings leading up to this x.) Author’s Note (updated Dec 2019); Short chapter’s, not fast paced. Updated on Tuesdays and Fridays and Sundays. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I do writing it.