Rose Princess: female teen with red eyes and pink hair.

Red rose: male teen with purple eyes and red hair.

White rose: male teen with blue eyes and purple hair.

Black rose: male teen with red eyes and black hair.

Blue rose: male teen with yellow eyes and blue/ purple hair.

Yellow rose: male teen with green eyes and blonde / yellow hair.

"Where have you been? Adam? Celestia?" what awaited them is a man in his early 30s, Ted who is still in his white coat, his hands on his hips as he scrutinizes the newly arrived couple. He approaches them and started sniffing.

"Something smells fishy here," he said, then pointing out Adam and Celestia's hand.

"AHA! You went behind my back, Celestia! You betrayed me!" He said, raising the couple's hand. He started making exaggerated weeping noises.

"How could you do this to me? I, took care of you, fed you. clothed you!" he pointed out while still sobbing.

Celestia broke off their holding hands and whispered to Adam, "Let me talk to him" The latter just nodded his head, he doesn't give a f*ck on what Ted's up to. 

He gave Celestia a peck before going inside. 

"Goodbye my forever!" Ted acted even more. raising his hands while looking at Adam's fading back

Celestia hits Ted lightly on his neck, the doctor groaned in pain, "Now you are hurting me physically?! Not only mentally and emotionally but also physically? Really Celestia?!" 

The princess knew Ted is just kidding, she knows her friend too well, she kissed him on the right cheek, this is what usually calms Ted down. 

"Teddyy! Aren't you happy for me? I know, Adam does not know his real identity, I know, he's from the Theavarian empire, I know I am the first-born princess of Thusha, and lastly, I know that you are just worried for me Ted but I want to do this okay? If anything bad happens, it's my choice and I'm sure I will not regret being with him, giving our whirlwind romance a shot. I'm tired of being told what to do, how to act, I just want to do what my heart desires, for once..." she clings on him, like what she always does when she's asking Ted for a big favor. 

Ted sighs and then chuckled afterward. 

"You leave me no choice Celestia, of course, I will support you just like the old times, I'm just acting a while ago. The thing is, I'm just having a little problem..." he gave off a long sigh, massaging his temple. 

'Why does it have to be now?'

"What happened?" her voice is now filled with worry. It's a rare thing to see her friend in a problematic state.

"Ashley's coming here" 

Ashley Perez, an international model, tall, slender, curvaceous, hot, and charismatic. These are just a few adjectives that describe Ted's younger sister.

"Why is she coming here? Did something urgent happened?" she queried.

"She's been accused of dating a big-shot drug dealer, she needed a place to go to until the news settled down for a bit" followed by another long sigh.

"Then what's the problem? She can surely stay here, Adam and I will just sleep on the living room" she suggested, there's only one guest room after all and Ted's just taking them in out of kindest, she can't ask for more.

"That's not the problem, my sister, her attitude is. She's kind of rude and she's like the girl version of me when it comes to sluttiness, I'm afraid she might do something to you and Adam, also, she should not know that the first princess of Thusha is staying in my humble home!" there are indeed many loopholes they needed to block.

Celestia understood what Ted meant. It is extremely dangerous if anyone finds out, especially an international model who could easily post through online.

Both of them planned over what to do while cooking dinner, the electricity is back now after Ted came, he hurriedly reported the problem to the power supply company, he went directly to it. It's easy for him to go since he has his car. 

If Celestia knew that Ted will come that day, she shouldn't have troubled herself and just waited patiently.

However, deep down, she is thankful for that blackout, she gets to spend time with Adam. 

"She will arrive after three days, we've got enough time to make up a story" Ted informed Celestia, who is at the moment, cutting a cauliflower, having in mind to cook cauliflower casserole and frozen lobsters. 

They brainstormed enough until the food is already cooked. 

"Ted, I'll just call Adam," she said after being satisfied with the taste of the food. Celestia removes her apron and puts down the spatula she's been holding.

Ted gave a small nod and continued preparing the table for the three of them to eat. 

"Adam?" she said after knocking softly, when she heard no response she went inside, seeing a man's back, sitting on the table and writing seriously. By walking carefully, she tried to peak at what the man is writing, however, his fast reflexes eradicated the curiosity of the princess. 

He folded the paper where he was writing and grabbed Celestia by her arm. 

"I see, we've got a naughty tigress here," he said, his face brimming with mischievousness and his eyes sparkled instantly as soon as he saw his beloved.

"Pfft, what are you writing? You are too focused to even recognized my presence" she asked while Adam caresses her thighs, still sitting in the chair and she standing beside him. 

Celestia is not sure whether she should laugh because it tickles or pout because he's hiding something so she did both at the same time hoping to get answers by using her charm. 
 
"Hm, it's nothing, you'll know it someday I promise" he replied, "So why did you came here? Missed me already?" he added, changing the topic. 

Celestia knew that he doesn't want to talk about the letter, she did not pry anymore as she holds on to his promise that she'll read it someday...but when is someday? 

"Ah, that, the food is ready, I cooked lobsters! And yes, I miss you already Muffin " she answered, shrugging off her thoughts, pushing it at the back of her mind. She will always trust him. 

"Really? Muffin? You should call me Alpha male," he pinched her nose as he gets up, smiling widely.

"Alpha your face! Where did you even learn that?" she asked him as they both descended the stairs. 

Adam did not have much to do when Celestia and Ted went to talk so he decided to read her books that were scattered on the table. He learned a lot from it, he reads faster than usual people resulting to quickly finishing the two books out of five that were scattered, He read about the history of Thusha Kingdom and the second book entitled 'Chasing Luna' which is all about wolves and such. He finds both books quite intriguing.

"In one of your books, I scanned them earlier" he stated, and Celestia just nodded.

'Well, Alpha quite suits him too, with those jet black hair and oozing elegance, added the fact that he's tall and his clearly robust stature, oh! How she loved being in his warm arms.' she unconsciously removed her non-existent drool.

Four empires, hundreds of Kingdom. 

Among these, is the Theavarian Empire and the Thusha Kingdom, the exact opposites. One lives lavishly while the other is almost eradicated in the map due to its failure to keep up with modernization. 

Theavarian empire who doesn't believe in love and treats it as a disease while Thusha Kingdom who sees love as their salvation.  

This happened in a parallel universe where modern-day emperors still exist, making the role of CEO like those of an ant. 


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Can love really surpass all? 

"We are the two paths that should never have crossed"-Unknown

"Falling in love with you is my biggest mistake, risking it all is my choice"- Celestia Wresea


If fate will tear you down, again and again, will you still fight even though you know that in this lifetime, you two can't be together? 

This story revolves around the story of the loveless empire, the Theavarian and the humble kingdom of Thusha. 

Can destiny be bent towards their way? Or it will consume both of them.

"Love me once, love me twice, love me thrice, love me forever"


Love me Harder Adam.


Genre: Fantasy Romance

It's pretty late now, —for everyone else, not for her—she hasn't gone to sleep yet. She has too much artistic and creative sense that she stays awake most of the nights.

She often thinks in that way of rubbish thinking, just to feel better. Actually she knows that's not true. She can't sleep because she's got an insomnia. 

When she was in high school, she used to be one of those people who tends to fall asleep in the middle of a conversation. As a grown-up, she is someone who has a hard time trying to fall asleep at night. 

It's a waste of time to try to fall sleep so she does something —something to relax or something useful — during those hours. She reads. She paints. She writes. She listens to music, often classical and slow rock .

And, tonight, she feels like reading every bad critique review online. She was pretty sure that isn't making her relax. Instead, that's making her tense and making her more and more obsessed with that, with every passing minute.

She is even reading the tabloids. Normally, only literature sites and international news sites write about her works. And now the tabloids are writing about them—a lot are criticizing ruthlessly.

They've got on her nerves, and she's started muttering her feedbacks. 

"Woah...they think it's so easy to write a bestselling book!" Why don't they write themselves then?

"What?!The love scenes are as if written by a robot?!" What is so bad about robots? Robots are the best.

"What?! Hannah Lee seems to need an actual experience to write romance?!" No. She doesn't.

They are evening telling her what she should and shouldn't do in her personal life. What do they know? it is pretty absurd to date someone in real life to include a few romance parts in her books.

"I am a genius! I can make up theories about everything...including so-called love." Everything is about technique and structure. Love is a psychological trick.

Let's take a break for a minute, her mouth is getting dry for shouting her egoistic opinions consistently. She gets up to drink a glass of water.
 
Getting back, she continues to scroll through the tabloids. Out of the blue, a news suggestion pops up. She's already read the title unconsciously before trying to close the news.
The title is bolded and the font is huge. It says;

"A Certain Male Celebrity Running Along A Beach, Totally Naked!!!"

Sheila Legazpi is an orphan who works in an internet cafe and loves to play online computer games for fun. She loved her carefree lifestyle until she uneventfully saved a man from being hit by a truck and died.

When she woke up the next day, she was reincarnated in the body of a girl named Scarlet Rose, the queen of the realm of the abandoned,who went into a deep sleep after getting injured in a war against the other realms.

Join Sheila- now Scarlet Rose... as she takes the role of the newly awakened Queen with her 7 elite bodyguards called the Scarlet Order and makes an unplanned journey to the Human Realm and slowly discovers the secrets of Scarlet's identity.

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This fantasy story is inspired by all the web novel and epub books I've read so far. Hope you like the story and enjoy reading it.

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[Romance, Fantasy, Reincarnation]


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When those last words were spoken by both of them, Scarlet felt an unimaginable pain tearing her body apart. Her eyebrows creased while she endured the earsplitting pain. Her forehead was sweating profusely and her lips was turning a shade that was pale of color.

"Ahh!" Scarlet screamed. She almost let go of Jasper's hands. The pain was unbearable for her but Jasper's little hands held unto hers, encouraging her to endure the pain with him since he was experiencing the same torture as well... She was not alone.

When the pain finally subsided the rope connecting them both shattered into pieces. Scarlet was exhausted throughout the whole process. She couldn't open her eyes. 

Scarlet felt her body weak of strength, fall to the ground, but strong, sturdy arms caught her fall. 

Right after that, she heard a husky baritone voice.

"Finally..." the person's minty breath fanning her face. "You're mine now."

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His gazed went back to his sleeping wife once again, not realizing his feet was taking a few steps closer to her bed before he sat on the edge beside her, not breaking his eyes away from her beautiful face.

"What do I do with you…?" 

His voice was hoarse as he lovingly stroked her cheek with the back of his hand. Then he gently traced the side of her face with his fingers, immersing himself with the feel of her warm skin on his palm when all of a sudden, a slender hand grabbed his wandering fingers before her exquisite eyelids fluttered open, her striking black irises looking back at him.

Jasper was stunned motionless right away. His eyes burning with embarrassment feeling he was caught doing something shameful towards her. While his mind was thinking of an excuse, the emotion inside Scarlet's eyes eased up as the corners of her crimson red lips twisted upwards. Her delicate face containing a captivating smile.

"Finally... I caught you." Her gentle yet melodious voice said, making Jasper flinch beside her. 


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Seeing that Su Han was unhappy, Jason smiled apologetically. "Are you mad at me?"
Su Han gave him the cold shoulder. She picked up another kebab and enjoyed it with keen pleasure.
Lu Jia'er, who was sitting at the other side, tried to meditate for them. "She is not mad. She is just hungry. Everything will be fine after she is full!"
Hearing this, Su Han glared at Lu Jia'er. Su Han picked up a mutton kebab and gave it to Lu Jia'er. "You can use that mouth to eat in addition to talking!"
Jason looked at both of them and added more apologetically words to Su Han. "Su Han, I am sorry. I have been so busy that I have ignored you!"
Still, Su Han ignored Jason. She took a sip of her beer and said to Lu Jia'er with a smile, "Nothing in the world is better than kebab with beer. Finally, I feel I have come back to life!"
Lu Jia'er rarely saw Su Han so pretentious like this. The former burst into laughter. "Now that you have come back to life, I will not stay here and stand in the way of your romance!" With that said, Lu Jia'er stood up and was about to leave.
Su Han grabbed her hand at once. "Leave after I've finished here if you absolutely have to leave!"
Lu Jia'er freed herself from Su Han's hand and said, "I am not interested in being the third wheel. You'll just have to watch me leave."
"Wait!" Su Han stopped her again.
Lu Jia'er looked at her, only to hear Su Han say, "Tell the owner that I want 10 more pieces of mutton kebab!"
Lu Jia'er broke into laughter. "Fine, got it!"
After Lu Jia'er left, Jason sized Su Han up and down, carefully. It had been almost two weeks since they met last time. Su Han was as stunning as before but Jason had entirely different feelings about her.
Back in Thailand, he was very interested in her. However, at this moment, he was perplexed. Seeing her drinking and enjoying kebab, he could not believe that she was AI, or at least not swear on his life anyway.
Su Han, sensed that Jason was staring at her and glared at him. "Is this your first time seeing a beautiful girl?"
Jason nodded at once. "Yes, this is my first time!"
Su Han cast another glare at him. "If you are busy, then keep working. What are you doing here with me?"
Jason was grinning cheekily. "I am seeking romance with my girlfriend, of course!"
"So, you do remember I am your girlfriend!" Su Han replied sourly.
"I am sorry. I have little experience in dating. I don't know what I should do in relationships!" Jason said.
Su Han picked on Jason at once. "It is only natural that someone like you will remain single for life!"
"That is what my friends and family say about me." Jason nodded, agreeing to what Su Han said.
Su Han burst into laughter. Jason was relieved that Su Han was laughing now. "Don't be mad with me now!"
"I am not mad. I have been busy myself. I wouldn't have had time even if you asked me out." Su Han said.
"Have you turned in your manuscript?" asked Jason.
"Yes!" Su Han nodded.
"If so, take a good rest," said Jason.
"Of course. I plan to take a month off!" Su Han replied.
Jason looked at Su Han. Their conversation was on trivial everyday matters, just like those between any couple. But who could possibly know that this woman sitting in front of him was an AI?
Jason recently did some research on all the books that Su Han had written. She was an up-and-coming young star on the rise in the literary world. The themes of her books varied widely. She was a remarkably gifted writer and her stories were exciting. In three years, she had published almost 10 novels, six of which, when the book market was sluggish, achieved a sales volume of over one hundred and fifty thousand. She was a prolific writer and her books sold well.
She had always been mysterious to the public. The readers did not know what she looked like, or if she was a she or a he. In some forums about literature online, there were stories and rumors about her. But many held the opinion that the whole thing was just a publicity stunt.
Nevertheless, be it a publicity stunt or not, her actual strength was a fact. If she was an AI, then she was set to be a writer. Writing was involved in the AI developed by BUA as well, but not nearly as good as Su Han.
That being said, Jason was still uncertain if Lu Jia'er and Su Han were AI. Su Han, who was right in front of him, was no different from an average lady. On the other hand, Jason had had experience dealing with the ghost that hacked Jin Xiangdong's laptop. Maybe, the things in this world known to humans were not everything.
Jason had shown himself in front of Su Han just because he hoped to find out what she really was.
Lu Jia'er walked to the parking lot in high heels. All of a sudden, a man dashed out from nowhere, grabbed her bag and then ran away like crazy.
Lu Jia'er staggered and almost fell to the ground when she was supported by a strong hand.
She was getting a deja vu. Lu Jia'er looked up and was about to say thank you but no sound came out from her mouth.
That was because the person she saw was Jin Xiangdong.
Lu Jia'er was startled. The next second, Jin Xiangdong let go of her and ran toward the direction the bag-snatcher had gone to.
Lu Jia'er was still suffering from a shock. Everything that happened just now made her incapable of moving. She stood on the spot for a while, in a trance. By the time she came back to her senses, Jin Xiangdong had already gotten her bag and was running back to her.
Lu Jia'er looked at him as he came closer and closer to her. The hero rescued a beauty. As a matter of fact, this was the first time she was in the role of the beauty.
Jin Xiangdong walked to Lu Jia'er and handed over her bag. However, instead of taking over the bag at once, Lu Jia'er asked, "Jin, what is your play now?"
Jin Xiangdong looked at her. "What do you mean?"
"Are you playing a hero rescuing a beauty?" Lu Jia'er asked again, raising her eyebrows.
Jin Xiangdong understood what she was implying. "Are you saying that I am the one that planned that robbery?"
"What else can it be?" Lu Jia'er shrugged.
She fell victim to robbery and he happened to come to her rescue and took her bag back. This act was full of loopholes and clumsy!
"A knave thinks of others in terms of his own desires!" Jin Xiangdong stuffed the bag into her hand.
Hearing this, Lu Jia'er sneered, "Is this funny to you?"
"Last time, I took you to a hypnosis session without your permission. And I apologized to you formally. But it was a total coincidence to meet you here!" Jin Xiangdong explained.
"You may fool others but do not forget what I do for a living!" Lu Jia'er said.
Jin Xiangdong shook his head and sighed. "I should not have helped you!" with that said, he turned around and walked away.
Lu Jia'er looked as he went and groaned. She headed toward her car. When she pulled the door open and was about to get inside, she closed the door, took her bag and came back to go after Jin Xiangdong.
She saw him going toward the restaurant where she and Su Han had kebab. Su Han and Jason were greeting Jin Xiangdong warmly.
Lu Jia'er wondered if she had really misunderstood him.
So she misunderstood him, so what? She had always found his behavior unfathomable.
Lu Jia'er turned around and was about to leave, only to bump into a passer-by. She felt chilliness on her chest.
"I am sorry, so sorry!" The girl that bumped into her apologized at once.
Lu Jia'er lowered her head. Her clothes around her chest was soaked with green liquid. Since she was wearing white dress, the stain stood out. Because her dress got wet, it stuck on her skin. Her breasts were faintly showing.
"I am sorry. I didn't mean it!" The girl apologized to Lu Jia'er again.
Lu Jia'er felt tonight turned out to be strange. She used her bag to cover up her chest. She didn't make a big fuss about this. "It's okay."
"Do you need me to pay for your dry cleaning?" The girl asked.
"That won't be necessary!" Lu Jia'er waved her hand. Right at that moment, someone reached out his hands and put a light beige suit jacket on her.
Another act of hero saving the beauty! Lu Jia'er was in a daze for a moment. She turned around slowly, only to see Jin Xiangdong again.
They stood there and looked into each other's eyes. Lu Jia'er did not know how to describe this surreal night. Soon, Su Han and Jason came running over.
"Again, I am deeply sorry!" That girl apologized again.
Lu Jia'er stared at that girl. To be frank, the first thing that came to her mind was if this girl was planted by Jin Xiangdong.
That being said, that girl didn't seem to be acting. She must have bumped into Lu Jia'er unwittingly.
"It's all right. Off you go now." Lu Jia'er told the girl to leave.
As that girl left, Lu Jia'er turned to Jin Xiangdong, who was standing by her side, holding her shoulders. His tall figure cast a shadow over her and she was leaning on his chest like a little woman in love. Somehow, she was getting a familiar feeling.
Looking at her, Jin Xiangdong slowly relaxed his grip on her shoulders.
"Jia'er, is everything fine? Have you been hurt?" Su Han asked, her voice filled with concern.
"I am fine. Just got some drink spilled on me." Lu Jia'er replied, with her hands pressed on the suit jacket that Jin Xiangdong put on her.
"Ace told us just now that your bag was snatched by someone in the parking lot, Professor Lu!" Jason said.
Hearing this, Lu Jia'er could not help but turn to Jin Xiangdong. With the suit jacket off, the close-fitting black T-shirt accentuated his sexy figure. When he looked at her, tenderness was flowing in his eyes, which made her feel creeped out.
Lu Jia'er did not want to spend another second with him. "You can go back and enjoy your meal. I will leave you to it," she said.
What she heard was the familiar voice that was Jin Xiangdong's, "I will give you a ride back!"
Lu Jia'er refused without thinking, "No, thank you!"


This is a therapeutic romance novel that mixes psychology and science fiction.

Lu Jia'er is a professor in psychology who is able to read the minds of anyone in the world. One day, she meets a special man, a legendary genius in the IT world rumored to be ugly—Jin Xiangdong.

In fact, he's not ugly, and it's love at first sight for Lu Jia'er. This is compounded by the fact that she can't read his mind. To figure out what's so "special" about him, Lu Jia'er accepts his invitation to join an artificial intelligence research team. In her spare time, she would pursue him.

She: "Can I chase after you?"
He considers for a few seconds. "It wouldn't be easy!"
She: "That's what I call a challenge!"
He gives her a friendly reminder. "Time is precious. Don't waste it."

Turns out that he was right. Not only is he difficult to chase, but he is also mysterious.

When the secrets slowly unravel, what kind of ending could it be?

I smile and allow myself to flow in the fun. At night, all the people of the capital light lanterns and display fireworks. It's a beautiful sight. The aromas of various foods fill the air. The stars in the sky shine brighter than ever. I think of XiaoLong again. His black hair glimmering in the moonlight. It's over. They lied to me, I betrayed them. I don't want anything to do with them.
"Daughter YingYue, do you like the festival?" my mother asks.
I smile, truly, "Yes! It's amazing!"
Even the maids and servants smile. I had a good night's sleep that night in a comfy bed, not too hard, not too soft.
 The next morning, the maids greet her in a good mood.
"Hello, I'm Ji and this is Zhe and Qu. We are your maids." 
Their pleasant pure smiles warm me as they dress me and tell me about the kingdom. I reward them with some snacks after they tell me about my position. 
First stop: the Royal Library. I walk in, swiftly and accidentally bump into someone. 
"Oh, sorry…" I say automatically.
I glance up. It's an old lady.
"I- my apology, your highness, I was too careless," the old woman apologizes, kowtowing.
I stammer, not used to being addressed as 'highness', "N-no, it's fine, please get up."
She gets up and I realize she's the librarian from a tag on her shirt.
"You are the librarian?"
"Yes, how may I help your highness."
I flinch again, from being called 'highness'.
Finally, I can't take it anymore, "Please just call me YingYue, librarian. I would like some books about the history and politics of Ri Kingdom."
"A-alright…" She leads the way inside and finds some books to start.
At first there was awkwardness between us, but as time flew by, we became really close.
"So Yue and Ri Kingdoms are in close relations?" I ask warily.
"Yes, Princess," the librarian Lu responds, " It is because our kingdoms are so close and only separated by a measly river that could easily be crossed."
I frown a bit. 
"Is there something wrong, Princess?"
"No, and I told you to call me YingYue, not princess."
"That I cannot do, it is already informal for me to call you princess."
I sigh. These people… I gaze around the library and pull some interesting books off the shelf. Ooooh! A romance novel! 
"Ah, princess, that is a true story, about the past of the kingdom," Lu tells me wisely, "It might not be to your taste."
"A romance novel is a romance novel!" I squeal in delight.
Lu looks as if she wants to tell me something, but doesn't.
"I'd like to check these books out," I continue. 
Lu writes them down and smiles.
"Thank you!" I say, respectfully.
"No, it is my job," Lu responds humbly.
I skip out of the library as a cool breeze hits my face. Ah! It feels so nice out today! I walk into the royal garden and lie down on a bench. I open my book to start reading. 
Crunch! 
"Who's there?" I immediately demand instinctively.
"Calm down it's me," It was Commander Yang, "I'm assigned as your personal guard until further announcement." 

-This story is clean, no mature content, there are PDAs (but not much) though, but nothing deeper than that. :) for our young readers out there (P.S Warning: there is violence)-

Volume 1: 
QiLing, a young girl in Yue Kingdom is chosen as one of the candidates to become Queen of the Kingdom. However, she has some backhand secrets that cannot be revealed or it will cost her her life.

Volume 2: 
QiLing, now YingYue, goes on a honeymoon with her beloved. However, instead of relaxation and joy, they find eccentric secrets and ghastly ideals.

Wu Tong had spent two days in the Palace Museum. Time spent restoring ancient paintings went by fast even though she was just a spectator. She gained a lot of experience and was grateful just to fix some edges.
What she didn't expect was that on the third day, the master in charge of ancient painting restoration had arranged an important task for her. She was so excited she had broken into a small dance. Her professional skills had been recognized by an industry master, and it was not just a verbal recognition either! There was nothing else that could make her happier.
Oh, wait, there was. That would be the happiness from sharing this exciting news, for example, with Meng Fan.
"It's already pompous that you're so good looking, but you're talented too. You can really do whatever you want!"
"I'll take that as a compliment."
"Of course, if these are compliments, then nothing I say is worth considering."
"What have you been up to lately? Oh right, how goes the voice acting business?"
Wu Tong and Meng Fan would often run, exercise, and stretch together in the morning as they chatted. They could both be considered the kind of people who were very open to conversation. Sometimes, Meng Fan would be the only one talking. While other times, Meng Fan would listen to Wu Tong talk. They had a good understanding of each other's past.
For example, Meng Fan knew that it was Wu Tong's dream to restore artifacts in the Palace Museum.
And another example was that Wu Tong knew that Meng Fan's other dream besides creating a manga was to become a voice actor.
Meng Fan had told her about his voice acting applications and even about the time he met a voice acting director because he had gotten hit by a diamond ring. That was why Wu Tong asked.
"It's going okay. I've recorded for a cartoon TV show, which should be airing soon, but it's a preschool animation. Oh, and some video game characters as well. Overall, the experience has been pretty good. Dreams are a funny thing. The scariest thing is realizing your dream only to find out that it just feels so so."
"The way you talk makes me want to beat you up."
"Then come hit me!"
"... I'm gonna go. I have to do some homework tonight."
"How much longer until you're done with everything?"
"Probably another week or so. They only need me for three days, so I'll head back to school afterward."
Wu Tong's trip was set to last three or four days, but because of the large number of tasks she'd been given, she had to stay another three or four days.
In the blink of an eye, it was November 22nd already. Meng Fan didn't go to the Chocolate Factory for he had already recorded all the roles he had been given. Currently, he had played 47 roles that were approved by the System. The time spent in the studio had also accumulated to 1300 minutes or 22 hours.
He had requested more roles from director Charlie, but they were all roles that required a lot of work, so the progress of gaining experience became much slower.
Director Charlie could tell that Meng Fan wanted to test out some other roles, so he agreed to find some more video game commissions just for him. He told Meng Fan to rest for a few days, and that he would call Meng Fan once the listings came.
"Where are you?"
"Almost there, on the way."
In the morning, Meng Fan woke up. He ran his half marathon and showered. He ate his breakfast then he worked on his manga. During this time, Qin Jiao called him. He checked the time and hurried outside, almost forgetting his appointment with Qin Jiao because he was so lost in his art.
"Which way are you going, huh? The stairway to heaven?"
When Meng Fan arrived at the studio, Qin Jiao rolled her eyes at him before throwing down two books. ""Guide To Campus RoMANce". Bleh. what a stupid name. The layout and cover for the second volume are all done. I didn't ask for your opinion and told the publishing house to go ahead with the printing. Oh right, they also reprinted the first volume, the same as last time. It was just that the cover was remade in the style of the second volume."
"Thank you for your hard work."
Meng Fan took the two volumes in his hands and chuckled to himself as he flipped through them, thanking Qin Jiao through his smirks. "You said the second volume would be handed to the publishing house to distribute and sell. What about the first volume?"
Qin Jiao responded, "The same, there is a dealer taking over. I estimate that the stock will arrive tomorrow or the day after, but the stock for physical retail should be available way later. It will be up on the internet soon, though. We've printed 5000 copies of the first volume, the same as the first print for the second volume. The publisher and the dealer have said that if nothing goes wrong, you should make a total sales of 20,000 copies once the third volume comes out."
Meng Fan nodded. He wasn't surprised by these estimations, even thinking the publisher had been too optimistic in their estimates. After all, he wasn't a popular manga artist, and "Guide To Campus RoMANce" had a small audience. It would be incredible if the third volume could boost his sales to 20,000 copies.
It couldn't be compared to "There's A Spirit Underground", for Mr.Sleepy had so many fans, and they had no pressure selling 50,000 copies in the first batch.
Coincidentally, the first volume of "There's A Spirit Underground" was released for sale today as well. Mr.Sleepy had found a very powerful publisher and distributor, who had made his stock available in stores in all the first and second-tier cities. Physical sales, e-commerce sites, and online booksellers had all released it at the same time as well.
It was supposed to release at 9:00 am online since most physical stores opened around this time too.
How much did they make in sales?
The sales data for physical stores was definitely hard to obtain, but the sales from mature websites were easily accessible.
Of course, to Meng Fan, he didn't need to check. He could look at the figures for [Professional Manga Artist] in his mind and know the approximate number.
At the moment, the sales experience of this task was 12,300. Up until now, which was 10:00 am, the figures for the first volume of "There's A Spirit Underground" had sold more than 10,000 copies.
Before this, the first volume for "Guide to Campus RoMANce" had been distributed by himself, so he had gained zero experience from it. Hence, 12,300 was the most accurate sales number at the moment.
"We've broken the 10,000 mark!"
Mr.Sleepy gave Meng Fan a call, saying that his book fans had done so and so to help him break the ten thousand mark.
Alright, because of the experience involved with this task, Meng Fan wanted more than anyone in the world to know the sales numbers. No dealer could match his speed, nonetheless Mr.Sleepy.
"Today, yes today, our sales could exceed 30,000. I told you, 50,000 copies for its first batch was too little! Sigh. Why aren't you excited?!"
"Huh? I'm excited, but I don't show it."
"... Speaking of this, the second volume should begin printing soon. The first print will be a bit less so 30,000 copies. The publisher is asking when can it be published; do you have any suggestions?"
"Me? I obviously also hope for it to be out as soon as possible." This was Meng Fan's real attitude toward it. For now, 10,000 copies in sales didn't seem hard anymore, and he knew that this involved profit, so he said, "But this is just my opinion. As for how to actually operate it, you should go over it with the publisher."
Meng Fan didn't know what kind of method could increase sales, like if they continuously publish two or three volumes at once or release them separately. It was unclear to Meng Fan, and he couldn't decide.
He had already discussed with Qin Jiao to publish a third volume of "Guide To Campus RoMANce" in addition to the two on hand. He would also give the last volume for Qin Jiao to handle, so it could reach publication as soon as possible.


To reward Meng Fan for his bravery before his heroic death, the cosmos rewarded him with a 'system', sending him back in time to three months ago, alive.

SA bahay niya siya dumiretso matapos nila gumala ni Maxine sa kalapit na mall ng coffee shop kung saan siya nito ginulo. Matama niyang nilapag sa kama niya ang hawak na laptop at nilapag sa sahig ang nakasukbit na sling bag sa balikat niya. Dali dali niya hinubad ang suot na t-shirt at nagpalit ng manipis na spaghetti strap sando. Inalis na din niya maging ang suot bra since nasa bahay na naman siya. Sunod niya pinalitan ang suot jeans saka naupo at binukas ang kanyang laptop.



Nag-log in siya sa mga social media accounts niya para i-check isa isa ang notofications at messages na pumasok. Ilan lang doon ang ni-reply-an pagkatapos at nag-log out na. Wala naman interesting sa news feed niya kaya hindi na siya nagtagal sa pag-o-online. Mas tinuon na lang niya ang pansin sa pagse-search nang maari niyang novel portrayer para bumalik ang gana siya sa pagsusulat. She always do that whenever she feel bored. Kahapon lang naman niya iniba ang pinagkaka-abalahan niya nang i-installed niya ang Swiped.



Napatingin siya sa kanyang cellphone. Curious siya kung nagreply na ba si Mikhail sa message niya. Dinampot niya iyon saka siya nag-log in sa Swiped account niya. Halos sumabog ang cellphone niya sa sunod sunod na message na pumasok. Pulos nanggaling iyon lahat sa mga lalaking gustong makausap siya. Twenty messages in total ang pumasok at kahit isa doon wala siya ni-reply-an. Isa lang naman ang gusto niya mag-message sa kanya. Iyon ay si Mikhail pero wala. Zero. Naiirita siyang nag-log out saka tinuon na ang atensyon niya laptop.



Matama niya pinagmasdan lahat ng litrato ng mga lalaking may potential na maging novel portrayer niya. Karamihan sa mga picture ay topless na pinakagusto niya sa lahat. Sa mga picture din na iyon niya hinuhugot ang description ng lalaking character sa novel niya. She saved on her download folder those picture that caught her attention. Aksidenteng nadaanan niya ang picture ni Mikhail na patok din pala sa website na iyon. 



"He has other social media accounts pala," sambit niya sa sarili. "Shit, bakit ba ang gwapo niya?" Tila may kung anong humaplos sa puso niya matapos makita yung isang picture ni Mikhail na may kasamang pasyente. It was a candid shot and she bet, Mikhail doesn't know that someone took a photo of it.



Another photo of him with his big family flashed on her laptop screen. May gumuhit na ngiti sa mga labi niya nang paglipat niya sa ibang picture ay bumungad naman ang kuha na may dalawang may edad nang babae ang nakahalik sa pisngi nito. Sino kaya sa dalawa ang nanay nito? Both woman were stunning in their owm way. The next photo was with two gentlemen standing side by side.



"Grabe, na-judge ko yata siya agad. Mukhang mabait naman talaga siya, dagdag pa na family at career oriented siya. Shocks, mukhang tama si Maxine na papasa siyang ideal guy." Pinagpatuloy niya ang pagba-browse hanggang sa matagpuan na lang niya ang sarili niya na isa isang sine-save sa downloads niya ang mga picture nito.



Tinubuan ka na nang crush sa lalaking ito, bulong niya sa kanyang isipan.




NATIGIL sa pagsusulat si Cathy nang wala na siya mainom na kape sa baso niya. She grpaned out of frustration. Walang kagana gana siyang tumayo para i-refill iyon. Binitbit niya anv cellphone niya para may mapaglibangan siya habang nagb-brew ng kape. Mabilis niya hinanda ang mga gagamitin saka inumpisahan na gawin iyon. Gaya ng plano, binukas niya ang cellphone niya saka nag-browse doon habang inabangan na matapos ma-brew ang kanyang kape. Isa ang kape sa hindi maaring maalis sa loob ng bahay niya. Kasangga niya kasi iyon sa tuwing naiisipan niya magpuyat kagaya ngayon para magtapos ng isang nobela.



She guided her eyeglass up as she continue scrolling on her feed. Nang mabagot, binukas naman niya ang Swiped account niya ulit. Mas dumami pa ang message na pumasok doon pero isa lang ang binasa niya. It was a message from Mikhail. After almost twenty four hours of waiting she finally got a reply from him. Binukas niya iyon at binasa.



Mikhail: Sorry for super late reply. I was in a fifteen hours flight from Madrid to Philippines. I also spent whole day catching up with my fam. 



Muntik na niya mabitiwan ang cellphone matapos mabasa iyon. Mikhail is here and breathing the same polluted air. She composed herself again and start to type a reply. 



Cathy: Its okay I didn't know that. Welcome to our country.



"Another lame reply, Catherine," aniya sa sarili.



Nang matapos mag-brew ang kapeng hinanda niya, agad siya nagsalin sa baso at tinimplahan iyon ng paborito niyang creamer. Nasipat niya ang cup board at halos lahat nang laman 'non ay paubos na. Muli niya dinampot ang cellphone upang i-check kung kailan siya susunod na kukuha ng cheque payment sa publishing house. While looking at it, a message from Mikhail popped up. Binukas niya iyon saka matamang binasa.



Mikhail: You're a writer, right? May I know the titles so I can buy it when I went to the mall later. 



Nasipat niya ang orasan at nakita niyang pasado alas singko na nang madaling araw. Bakit gising pa ito? Gano'n ba kapag doctor o dahil sa biglaang pagbabago ng oras saka klima kaya hirap ito? Sunod sunod siya napailing sa mga tanong na bigla na lang naglalabasan sa isipan niya. Agad niya sinagot ang message nito.



Cathy: All my novels were in Filipino language. You won't understand it.



Mikhail: No worries. I can actually understand a little Tagalog since I have a half Pinay sister.



Cathy: Seryoso – I mean are you serious?
Mikhail: Yes. So, tell me now the titles and I'll ask my sister to help looking for it.



Hindi siya agad nakapagreply sa message nito. Mukhang seryoso ito na malaman at mabili ang mga sinulat niya. Ibibigay ba niya dito o hindi? Sa kakaisip niya nang isasagot ay lumamig na ang kapeng iniinom niya. Napukaw siya nang muling umilaw ang cellphone niya. Its another message fron Mikhail. May sinend itong picture at halos manlaki ang mga mata niya nang makita iyon. It was a book copy of her erotic romance novel.



Mikhail: My sister is your avid reader. She has a copy of all your books. This book caught my attention. 



Cathy: Bwisit! Asfdhdkdkag



Mabilis siya nag-log out saka pinatay ang cellphone niya. Wala sa sarili niya nasapo ang magkabila niyang pisngi. Sa dinami dami naman ng sinulat niya, bakit iyong erotic romance pa ang nakakuha sa atensyon nito. She used all the vulgar words in that novel. Hindi muna siya mag-o-online sa mga susunod na araw.



I don't want to read his review, aniya sa isipan.

Love was least on Monica Leanne Nina “Molen” Termulo's (25) priority in life. She never imagined herself falling for someone just like her friends did. The thought of it gives her cringe worthy feelings that made her shivers. Molen was contended with her status now - single and never ready to mingle. But one rainy night, she met a man who made her eat her own words. The man who made her panted hard and gave her strange feelings that she never felt before. Was it love? But she forgot to ask his name! 


DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Copyright © 2020 by Mary Ruth Oba

All rights reserved. No part of this novel may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including typing, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

Lilith looked at the large structure before her - The Calton Library, which was the largest library in Whitebush. It had the largest collection of books in Whitebush, including books which had been banned in several nations as well as regions. The library was ever expanding, with new sections being added every year. Currently it was as large as the palace. And it was the only library in Nous that had the kind of book she was looking for -- an utterly sin filled romance novel.
Since Arielle was the only Kingdom with Freedom of the Press, it was bound to have the largest library with books that were banned in several other countries. 
But that did not mean that the citizens were okay with those scandalous books. Anyone who read the kind of book she was looking for weeks be called a 'Marin', a term that basically meant shameless, and it was usually used for women.
Lilith had been to Calton several times, but this would be her first time entering the Calton Library. The entrace was simple, yet elegant with the decoration beautiful, but not extravagant enough to draw your attention away from the real treasures of the place - the books.
She found the place simply enchanting, the carvings of the gods and goddesses that seemed almost lifelike reminded her of the altar of the temple where she has been sold off. 
She had to force herself to walk forward and stop staring at the carvings. She didn't know where the section for the kind of book she was looking for was, but she knew she could find it easily. It would be the place where there were the least amount of people - 'cause no one wanted to be called a Marin.
But while she was right about that, it still took her half an hour to find the section, for the library was pretty huge.
Walking about between the walls that also served as shelves for the books, Lilith ran her fingertips over the titles of the books she planned to read. She wondered if she should read these books first, but then decided against it. She knew that if she did do that then she would never begin reading a Marin book.
Then she finally found the area she was looking for, the one where people did not dare go near.
The area looked normal, except it was nearly completely deserted, except for a man with raven-black hair, who sat at the table in the centre of the section with a pile of books next to him. 
Lilith walked quietly to a rack and chose a book called - "Lucietta and the Beast". She flipped the book over but found no summary. She hoped the story would be good, for she did not want to read a nonsensical story.
With the book in her hand, she walked to the table, pulled out a chair and began to read.

When she was 10, Lilith was married off to a rich merchant. Eight years later she kills him. She goes to the capital city, Calton, and tries to live the life that she had always longed for.

Andrew was the son of the Queen of the Kingdom of Arielle. He was supposed to be privileged with his life but how could he when he knew that his very existence of him was a mistake.


They meet one day at a library, and soon become friends. But for how long will they be able to do so, especially with Lilith's past always threatening to destroy her hard earned life and him being the person who had to catch her?
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Note: The story is slow paced; the story is not one of those love at first sight ones. They take time to fall in love with each other.


The cover art is from the internet..... something I felt would suit the story well.

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