This novel will be different from my others as this is I guess you could say my version of the chinese novel Flash Marriage by Jiu Xiao Qi...a fan-fiction? I don’t know however the characters will be different, the story will follow the original plot however there will be changes throughout my novel. I wrote this because I prefer FL’s that are cool and intelligent over ones that are weak, air headed and whatnot. 

Disclaimer : FLASH MARRIAGE BELONGS TO JIU XIAO QI

*Give the original novel a read if you want~

The plot of the novel belongs to Jiu Xiao Qi. Everything else belongs to me as well as the changes in the plot I made x

Hi everyone its pricelessgem and welcome to my very first novel. so i themed it flash marriage: the accident that lead me to the domineering CEO and i hope you guys love it.
its based on a China setting 'note: am not a Chinese but i so much love them' and the leads are both from my China since am not a Chinese i hope you guys understand my point of view cause most of the book will be from from my imagination and i promise to respect China in every of my work 'laughs...
there will be twist and turns in the novel but i also promise to give you the best of my work.
its going to be 5 chapters a week with bonus chapters am not promising but as the day goes by i am also hoping to increase the updates but since am a student what can i do...


enough of my ranting... i hope you guys enjoy this book and i also hope i can get your reviews thanks. *bows 


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Katrina, dressed in a black dress, stands beside Aaron and looks at Edward's posthumous photo solemnly.
"Dad, don't worry. I'm going to be there with Aaron forever and take good care of him. We will see you often in the future."
As Edward's best friend, Frank also comes to see him off.
Although, because of the marriage problem between the two families, Frank is very angry.
But now seeing such a thing happen to Edward, he couldn't help but sigh and cry.
"Edward, you finally leave first. Why are you in such a hurry? Why can't you wait for me, my old friend?"
They are decades old friends, a few days ago, they still sat together to chat and have tea, who knows, but today they have been forever separated by life and death.
As Frank mourns Edward and turns to leave, Aaron looks at him gravely and says in a low voice, "I'm sorry about Annie, Uncle Johnson."
Edward and Frank have always sincerely hoped that the Johnson family and Wilson family could be closer by marriage.
But he repeatedly sabotaged their plans.
He ruined the wedding of Annie and Duke again.
So he feels a little guilty for Frank and Annie.
However, after hearing Aaron's words, Frank shakes his hands, "All right, all right, thanks to your timely appearance and revealing the truth of Jane and Duke; otherwise, my precious daughter will marry a murderer and become a tool used by others, which is the biggest tragedy."
Frank shudders at the thought of Duke and Jane secretly drugging Edward.
It is so heartless for them to drug her own husband, his father, who raises him for more than 20 years.
Before, he thought Duke was a man worth committing to for life.
He was wrong.
Duke worked hard to marry Annie only because of the Wilson family's inheritance.
It is really hard to imagine that if Annie really marries Duke if Duke and Jane really get the inheritance right of the Wilson family as they wish and kill Edward, whether Annie, who is completely useless, can survive in the Wilson family and how cruelly Duke and Jane will treat her.
So now Frank thinks ruining the wedding would rather be a good thing for the Johnson family. How would he continue to blame Aaron?
Frank sighs when he sees Katrina standing next to Aaron and accompanying him. "Annie and Wilson family," he says softly, "are not meant to be. I can see she must love you very much. That you two are living well will be the greatest comfort to your father."
At this point, he could finally relieve himself.
Love cannot be forced.
Not their elders randomly getting them together can facilitate a marriage.
Aaron knows more about what he wants and what he should stick to. He will never compromise for the sake of interests.
In fact, from this point, he is a very good man.
Annie has better eyes than he does.
Aaron, indeed, has more responsibility for a man than Duke.
Aaron now has someone to spend the rest of his life with.
He believes his Annie will meet the right man, too.
After seeing Frank off, Aaron holds on Katrina's arm, places her in a nearby chair, and lets her sit down to rest.
Last night, he barely slept, and he could feel that she was also sleepless.
It will be a few days before they finish handling Edward's funeral and take over all the Wilson family property.
Although Aaron is capable of building a business empire on his own and he does not value inheritance rights, it is, after all, the achievement of his father's life.
Edward's only son has only the right of inheritance; he has to take his father's work seriously and couldn't let it fall into someone else's hands.
A week later, Aaron finally takes Katrina by the hand and steps back on the plane back to Abbe city.
From then on, the most important people in his life only leave Katrina and their baby.
He will love her and cherish her forever.
Katrina is particularly sleepy after she becomes pregnant.
In addition, she has always been by Aaron's side these days, accompanying him to deal with the funeral affairs, which makes her a little tired.
Not long after Katrina boards the plane, she feels sleepy, lies down in her seat, closes her eyes, and falls asleep.
Aaron feels guilty in his heart, seeing her tired little face and the faint dark circles under her eyes. He takes off his suit and carefully drapes it over her body. He puts his hand over her shoulder and let her lean on his arms, lowers his head and kisses her forehead.
When he meets the biggest setback in his life, he is lucky to have her by his side to accompany him and comfort him.
She is so good, how dare he live up to her, bully her?
Perhaps feeling the warmth in his arms, Katrina unconsciously shrinks into his arms in her sleep and adjusts a comfortable posture.
The sun outside the window shines warmly on them.
Now everything looks wonderful. Aaron really wants to hold her forever like this and does not let her go for a lifetime.
In a flash, three months have passed.
Katrina's belly has changed a little bit, and it can show her pregnancy.
Aaron, gradually coming out of the sadness of Edward's death, begins to return to a new life and work.
Aaron has even more doted on Katrina now.
A successful businessman, who is so powerful and forceful outside, is obedient to his wife at home.
He does everything his wife tells him to do, vice versa.
If Katrina wants the stars in the sky, he would never pick the moon for her.
One second ago, maybe he was attending an important conference on international cooperation, the next second, when he hears Katrina wants to go to the supermarket, he can hurry to her side and help her push the shopping cart without worrying about other people's opinions and eyes because there is only her in his eyes.
Everyone thinks Katrina is lucky enough to find a husband like Aaron.
Young, handsome, elegant, rich, and, more importantly, he loves her very much.
Aaron and Katrina's marriage fulfills all the girls' longing for marriage and love.
But Aaron thinks it is the greatest luck that ever happened to him to have a wife like Katrina.
In the past, he was always aloof and unsmiling.
She has taught him how to love someone.
She has changed him, made him more mature and more responsible.


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Lovely Readers, 
There are few chapters left for this novel, and the final upload will be tomorrow. I want to take this opportunity to say thank you for giving it a try and being a part of this novel journey. I am so grateful that you have become part of this novel for many months despite those several twists and villains. 
Allow me to invite you to add my two new novels:
1. The RISE Of NATHALIA CARTER
2. MIDNIGHT Bride The CEO's TEMPTATION

I am looking forward that you still appreciate these two novels and will journey with our MC's. Your great review and rate, comments, and power stone votes to make it to the top will encourage me to continue creating a good plot in the future!

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His business rivals drugged a cold-hearted and handsome CEO, and the medicine intoxicated his whole body. The only way to cure him is through sexual contact. He went to the hospital to have his antidote, and a young nursing student who substituted someone to save this mysterious man fell into his trap. The ordeal lasted for three nights in a row. 

The man disappeared like he never existed before. After how many years, while she gradually discovers the mystery of her father's death, they meet again. For four years, he barely slept through full nights, and he developed severe insomnia caused by the drug.

Accidentally, he accused her of being a thief. He captured and imprisoned her; however, vague memories of the scent and woman's body that served him during his struggling moment keeps haunting him. The smell of her body is like magic, gradually calming his restless nerve and making him sleep. 

He possessed her immediately and promised not to let her go the time he laid his eyes on her. He discovered she is the same woman who had become his antidote that night, yet he concealed the truth because she strives to flee away from him. No wonder he got a sense of déjà vu when he first saw her and smelled her fragrance. No wonder he was so enamored by her and her body. It turns out that she's the woman he often dreams about, the first significant woman in his life. The woman he is longing for and his beautiful nightmare.

He fell in love with her and does all means to make her his wife. She wanted her freedom, and she refused him several times. The painful memory of the past keeps haunting her, and she promised to take revenge on a man who assaulted her four years ago. 
Would she fall in love with the man who takes advantage of her that night? Does the mysterious man, love at first sight, will change their fate? How long could he stand against her hatred to win her trust and love?



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.

9 May, Matthew's Villa, City K
Having received a telephone call from Lexi for a family meeting Matthew hurried into the villa leaving Warrant Officer Wang to deal with his belongings still in his vehicle. Her call forty minutes ago made him worry. Had the screenings come back that there was no compatible donor for Dominic, and therefore they had to rely on the international search for someone suitable?
As he entered Uncle Adam opened the door, saying "Sir, Madam is in the formal lounge with your brother and brothers-in-law. Master Dominic is with his Aunt Sally in his room, as she said he did not need to be involved with the adult conversations."
As he put on the waiting slippers Matthew worried about what was going to happen. Dominic, despite everything seemed happy, and could cancer kill him? He hurried into the formal lounge, and saw Andrew and Chester sitting beside Lexi on one sofa and Phillip across from them on another. Taking the hint, he sat down beside Phillip and looked at the four of them.
As he observed them, Matthew could see that there was some shocking news about to be delivered, but he could not figure out that it was. They had a secret and were only going to tell him about it when it was necessary.
"Lexi, what is it? You have me worried. Is there no suitable donor for Dominic?"
Lexi turned and looked at Chester before throwing herself into his arms crying. Matthew paused, that had to mean that the news was bad. How could Lexi cope with that?
Chester, after settling a still sobbing Lexi into Andrew's arms, looked directly at Matthew and said "We seriously need to talk about lots of things before we get to the good news. We all know the secret, as does Sally, and have kept the truth from you."
Phillip, from beside him said "That choice was Lexi's choice, but it was forced on her. You know about how Lexi and that b*stard Richard came to be married?"
"Lexi's father due to her age signed the marriage registration, because he and your mother Chester, were ashamed that Lexi was pregnant from a drunken encounter after I went back for my large training block after she graduated with Richard."
Seeing the look on Chester's face, Matthew realised that this was not the truth. Richard, that b*stard raped her. If he were not dead, he would have killed him for hurting Lexi, no wonder she had to leave after his death to pull herself together."
"You have it right that it was a forced marriage, not because of what you think," came the serious words from across the table.
Chester paused and looked at Lexi who was still sobbing and trembling in Andrew's arms. Matthew saw a flash of venom in Andrew's face. Was he misreading information? In that moment something dawned on Matthew, what he had been told about Dominic was not the truth.
"Richard is not Dominic's father?" Matthew spat out in a shocked tone, before getting louder "And you did not tell me that. Damn it Lexi, that one simple fact could have dealt with the court proceedings from Richard's parents…"
Chester, standing up said "Calm down Matthew. My sister does not need you threatening her. You do not know the full story and you need to before passing judgement. How old was Lexi when she graduated?"
"Seventeen, when she graduated, and she would turn eighteen in the following December. So?"
"And what did the two of you do when you were here?"
"None of your business."
"It is. In part that is how the two of you are married. Before you want to say anything, Phillip and I spoke to the President and asked questions of him. While he would not give us all the specifics what he was able to tell us that there was certain formal procedures that, were legal for Lexi to do given she was seventeen and apparently you had filed a marriage report request, but could not be formally completed until Lexi turned eighteen. Neither of us could get out hear around all the details, but a ceremony performed by a religious minister, apparently, was enough to complete that."
Andrew, having been calm before them tensed slightly and spat out "But we all know that was not the limit of what you did. You b*stard, you had s*x with my baby sister. I so want to kill you, but I promised Lexi when she told me everything that I would not go overboard. But watch it, friendship will not save you…"
Matthew looked around with a confused look. He had no idea what they knew that he did not. As calmly as he could he said, "What happened is only Lexi and my business not your business, so do not threaten me Andrew."
With that, Andrew disengaged Lexi from his arms and stood up moving quickly before punching Matthew on the face, yelling "B*stard!"
As Andrew went to hit him a second time, Matthew reached up and grabbed Andrew's hand holding it with just enough strength to prevent him from completing his swing, but not any harder. He ground out "I let you have one shot, but no more. Calm down, and" motioning towards Lexi who was still sobbing added "Lexi is upset, and I do not want you upsetting her any further."
Andrew turned and saw Lexi, who looked lost and was still crying, and he turned to move back towards Lexi causing Matthew to let go of his hand.
Matthew looking at the four of them and considered Chester's statements. After pausing and laterally thinking Matthew turned and directly looked at Phillip who after a few seconds could not keep his eyes. That answered his question, and he quietly said "Why Lexi. You could have told me the truth."
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Having left his hometown with shattered relationships due to his decision to join the military Matthew Rong returns after nine and a half years, uncertain of how people will treat him.

Lexi Yao, the only person who supported his decision, left less than two years later leaving her family and her child.  Just weeks after the birth of her child in an arranged family marriage her husband of less than a year died, putting her in a position that she could not cope.  Eventually, when she was ready, she returned to her hometown to resume full-time care of her child bringing her now successful fashion business with her.

Matthew had never forgotten the promises Lexi made to marry him prior to and in the twelve months after he joined the military, despite her marriage and becoming a widow.  He hoped that he would be able to marry her and secure for them both the future that they had believed was there for them as teenagers.

Just after Matthew’s return, having reluctantly agreed to drive Matthew home after a celebration for not only his return but the engagement of their brothers, Lexi and Matthew were kidnapped by the terrorist who helped make Matthew’s career seeing his rapid promotion to General.  To protect Lexi, Matthew knew he needed to use changes in the law to protect her and their assets that the Terrorist sought to exploit and committed to her through a forced marriage ceremony at the hands of the Terrorists.

For Matthew this was the one thing that had kept him going, and for Lexi she only agreed to protect herself believing there was no legal validity in the ceremony.

On their rescue Lexi was confronted with the truth of another forced marriage and was determined to escape this to have her own life, free from domination by men.

Matthew not only was left to fight to secure the love of his life but to protect his friends and family from the terrorist who decided that they were fair game in the pursuit of his goals.

Can Matthew succeed and win?  Can Lexi learn to trust and forgive Matthew?  Will the one secret that she has been keeping for eight years drive them apart?

This is the story of their journey, with their friends and family along for the ride.

Note – for those who have read my first story Offer to the CEO, our favourite couple makes appearances here, with Anna becoming a huge supporter and friend of our Female Lead.

Extract:

“Matthew, you b*stard.  You knew our marriage would be valid, and you forced it on me.  You are no better than my parents who arranged my first marriage?”

“What did you want me to do?  Let you be killed?”

“You should have thought about me, not your own selfish needs.  Get the hell out of my sight and let me be I'm going to stay away from you.”

“Forget it.  You are the wife of a military officer.  You will live in my villa and forget about going anywhere without my permission.  It is not safe.”

“Safe?  I am not safe from you, everyone, everything and everywhere else is safe!”


Please note the cover artwork is not mine.
Also while at the start of this story it may seem that the lead is male, in fact the lead is a female lead (be patient for this to be shown)

When the thought of wanting to be his first kiss popped up in her mind, Lina's entire body froze.
This made her recall the question that Stacy had asked her the previous night.
'Do you already like him?' 
Those words repeatedly echoed in her ears.
Lina turned around to lie on her back and blankly stared at the white ceiling.
"Do I like him?" She muttered to herself.
'I like him as a friend… but I like him more than a friend at the same time!' She groaned in frustration at her own conflicting emotions.
She was sure that she liked him but what was the percentage of 'like' she had for him?
Now that was the real question.
"I like Noah as a friend too but I've never had the fantasy to kiss him senseless!" She widened her eyes when she thought of her predicament in this way.
"Neither do I want to kiss Benji or Leon or Derek or Ren!" She declared and sat up straight.
Ren was one of her best friends who was dating her other best friend, Gwen.
Those were all the men that she was close to and she had never felt the need to kiss them.
"Not like the NEED I felt when I stood at close distance with Ruby!" She blurted out and blushed, making her cheeks turn a soft pink.
The kiss, the warmth in her heart, the knot in her stomach all indicated that she had special feelings for Reuben Ming.
Feelings she was now sure that were meant for someone who was definitely more than just a friend.
However, she still wished to see the efforts that the man was willing to put up in order to court her.
Her thoughts halted when she recalled Reuben's almost revelation about him courting her.
"Huh? Ruby does keep using 'court' rather than 'date'." She wondered why that was.
If he was planning to date her then that would mean that it may or not be with the intention of securing their future together with each other.
However, the word 'court' was used when the man had already made up his mind on leading the relationship to the final stage which was MARRIAGE.
This thought caused another wave of 'butterflies doing a flash mob in her stomach' kind of emotions to surge in her heart.
"Would I be willing to date Ruby with the intention of marriage in mind?" She asked herself with an uncertain expression.
She was aware that her expectations of love and marriage had been warped thanks to all the novels she had read.
She wanted the blazing hot romance written in them but at the same time, those novels also had numerous soul-shattering heartbreaks in them.
'Will Ruby be like those men who would leave their girlfriend or wife to have other women outside?' She frowned and shook her head.
'No… no…! Ruby doesn't seem like that kind of a man.' She defended but was still doubtful.
She did not want to judge a book by its cover because things might not always be as they appear on the outside.
'Even the most faithful MC cheated on his pregnant wife in that novel.' She grimaced when a certain novel came to her mind.
While the FL was bedridden due to a mishap during her pregnancy, the ML had attended a party where he got drunk to forget his worries and anxieties.
But not only did he forget his worries, he even forgot about the wife who was waiting at home.
The next morning he woke up with a severe headache and a naked woman by his side on the messy and used bed.
'That was so heartbreaking to read! I don't think I am strong enough to live through that trauma!' Lina's eyes welled up when she thought of the scandal that followed in the story.
The weak FL, heartbroken due to this betrayal left her home and moved abroad to forget all about her cheating husband.
'They spent 6 years apart! She had to raise the baby on her own and had to struggle to make ends meet until she rose to the top in her career.' She pumped her fists while thinking of the character development that took place.
However, at the end of the novel, it was revealed that the ML never really slept with the woman and that they had fallen into the trap of a love rival who tried to separate them.
'The rival succeeded in separating them but she never succeeded in getting his heart.' She cheered for the FL who got back with her soulmate after a lot of twists and turns.
"But am I strong enough to bear such pain?" She grimaced when she imagined herself in that MC's position.
"Will I be understanding enough to listen to his explanations rather than making assumptions and running away?" She mulled over this issue with a stern expression.
She was aware of the fact that communication was an important part of any relationship.
Nevertheless, what's the use of communicating when the other person does not understand what you feel?
After all, she had grown up watching her parents yell at each other until the other person understood what they were feeling.
They had worked hard to maintain their relationship which stayed strong even to this day.
The major reason for that was they were in sync with each other.
They were upfront with what they wanted and what they wanted was to stick to each other until they were all wrinkly and grey.
Lina wanted the love that was meant to last a lifetime and not just something that could be broken off on a whim.
She wanted to properly go through the stages that would lead her to the final door where her soulmate would be standing to welcome her with open arms.
She could have just started dating Reuben right after they kissed but then she would miss out on getting to know him as a normal person.
Because if they were dating, then he would become her 'boyfriend'.
Their honeymoon phase might be spectacular but what about the days after that phase ended?
Without a proper foundation, how were they supposed to weather the storms that life would toss them into?
This was why, even though she knew that she had special feelings for him she decided to make him court her with all his might.
"I am not forcing him into anything. He can give up any time he wants." She shrugged as though she did not care about what he would do.
'But I hope he doesn't!'
Though her mouth said those words, her heart was the only one who was speaking the truth.
While Lina was coming in contact with her inner feelings about Reuben and her future, there was someone who was not doing too well at the moment.
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In a cold and dusty place, there was darkness everywhere and the only source of light were the broken windows through which the moonlight shone inside.
However, it seemed as though even the moon was afraid to show itself because it was quickly hidden behind the thick dark clouds that swarmed the sky.
The atmosphere here was eerie and had an ominous feeling surrounding the entire place.
The building looked empty with just a few broken furniture discarded in it.
Footsteps in the distance could be heard. 
Footsteps that were fading away with every second that passed.
The eerie silence resumed in this abandoned place but it was soon broken.
The entire area did not have a single soul in sight which only made the place look scarier.
"Haa… Ur-ggh… H-ha…" The painful groans of a man sounded from a distant corner on the top floor of this abandoned warehouse.
The moon peeked from behind the clouds and a figure was visible on the dust piled floor.
A figure laid flat on his face with no movement coming from him.
One would have thought of him to be dead due to his stillness if it wasn't for the incoherent groans that were heard every few seconds.
Clothed in dark clothes, the man appeared to be in a lot of pain as he huffed in a feeble attempt to catch his breath.
With every breath he inhaled, he coughed up blood until his face was covered in his own blood.
Gurgling sounds that could only be from the blood filling up his lungs were now heard.
The man tried his hardest to move, to call out for help but all that his weak body could conjure right now was the pitiful whimpers that emerged due to the pain.
The slight movement that his body had made caused his wounds to bleed with much more vigor than before.
His eyelids were slowly blinking shut and his breathing lowered.
The excruciating pain that was radiating through his body was beginning to fade gradually.
He knew what this meant but he found the idea of escaping this pain to be very soothing.
His body's temperature was lowering at an exponential rate and his eyelids finally touched each other which had been longing to meet for a while now.
'Is this the end for me?' His thoughts began to fade as well.
The lack of oxygen to his brain was shutting it down and his body was now stopping all functions.
The blood-filled lungs gasped to draw in a few short breaths which only resulted in the pain to reappear.
Grimacing at this last burst of pain with his eyes still closed, his lips formed a bitter smile before it faded along with his consciousness.
'I'm sorry, Nana…' His last words were for the one he longed for the most.
Following this, all sounds in the abandoned warehouse ceased to exist.
The moon, as though it was mourning for the man on the floor, shone on him brightly before concealing itself behind the clouds bringing about absolute darkness.


Lina Yang had everything that you could want. 

Loving parents - Yes

People who care about her - Yes

Wealth - Yes

Talent - Hell Yes

Then what was her problem? 

Simple. 

She had read way too many novels in her teens causing her brain to function differently. 

The drama and face slapping excited her but the love and tragedy scared her. 

The angst, the drama and the constant and prolonged misunderstandings in them had carved the brain of young Lina Yang to think in a weird way. She constantly tried to relate her situation with those novels and also thought of those that never would happen. 

For a virgin, she thought a little too much about what she would do if she ever got pregnant after a drunk one night stand with a random stranger. 

Always at a conflict with her fantasy world and the reality around her. 

She wants to see the drama around her but hates to be the center of attention. 

She wants to be Kabedon-ed to the wall and fiercely kissed by an evil, possessive CEO type of guy. But at the same time, she thinks of all the sweet innocent MCs whose hearts were broken by the same type. 


She just wanted fluff with a side of excitement while excluding the angst and heartbreak. Is that too much to ask for? 


Will Lina Yang be able to cope with the storm of new changes happening in her life? Will she find love which she always imagined or will she be left heartbroken? 

Only time will tell. 


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Pinned to the couch, Lina stared upwards at the man whose body was looming over hers.


His eyes roamed across her slender body, pausing for a split second at her heaving chest before focusing on those soft lips which were slightly parted.


“So Miss Yang, I heard that you wished to be kissed fiercely until you are left breathless and dazed.” He smirked as he drew closer to her deeply reddening face.


‘Who the hell snitched about my fantasy!?’ Lina widened her eyes and screamed in her mind.


However, as she watched the nearing face of the man who seemed to be on a mission to fulfill her fantasy, Lina could not help but blush further.


“Just say the word and I can turn your fantasy into reality~” He muttered teasingly and moved closer until their lips were just a hair’s breadth away from each other.


Lina gazed into his dark, enchanting eyes and there was only one thought in her mind.


Angling her head upward, she put her thought into action and successfully captured his lips causing him to freeze in the process.


‘Well, aren’t you a bold one!’ He smirked against her lips after receiving her answer and quickly got to work.

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This is my first novel so guys please be patient and understanding. 

Arya came down and saw auntie Sarah, Dean's mom and Ryu's auntie, in the dining room sitting with Grandpa. 

Arya came near her and greeted her with excitement as she had heard a lot about her from Ryu and others. In fact, she was very gentle and clear in her perceptions and very fair in taking decisions for things, be it in business or personal life. 

She had been a savior for Ryu and Dean when they were reprimanded by their grandpa and was also very strict with them when it came to studies and work. She was an idol of perfection for the boys.

This was the first time Arya will meet Auntie Sarah in person.

"Oh so you are Arya. It's so nice to finally meet you. We arrived very late last night so Mark and I just went straight in our room and both of us were like dead meat afterwards." Auntie Sarah said laughingly and winked at her as she hugged her tightly.

"I can't wait to see my daughter in law who Dean married in a flash. Gosh that brat is killing me. Actually both these brats, Ryu and Dean. How come these boys arrange their marriage such lousily and in such a hurry and secrecy? They are after all our treasured boys and we must have had a big ceremony and grand wedding for them." she said whining as she released Arya and looked anxiously for her son.

"Rita and Dean had prepared the breakfast today for everyone and they probably had gone upstairs now to freshen up and shall be here anytime now." Arya said smiling.

She then greeted Uncle Mark and he also greeted her back and said, "I hope that stubborn and dominating lad takes good care of you and doesn't make you cry."

Arya laughed and said, "He is very caring uncle. Thanks for your concern."

'He doesn't make me cry except when in the bed.' She mused and blushed at her own wicked thought.

Auntie Sarah was really a nice and jolly woman. She was like Dean, while Uncle Mark was a little bit serious and quiet in nature. 

Ryu had told Arya earlier that Auntie Sarah's husband rarely talked but he was a nice man devoted to his wife and Dean.

Ryu who talked first to Elder Master Ken walked towards them and greeted his auntie and said, "Auntie, just look at my wife's face… had I not been fast enough to capture her… someone must have stolen her away from me already, so I need to be faster than lightning..."

"As usual you always know how to prove your point and no one can win the debate with you my dear nephew." Auntie Sarah said with a crumpled face.

Ryu laughed and hugged her. "Don't worry auntie… You will have to very soon organize a lot of weddings and I'm sure then your complaints will be stopped about our flash weddings." he added in a jest and was punched in the arm by his auntie Sarah.


Meanwhile, outside their room, Rita was actually feeling nervous when Dean held her hand and led her towards the dining area.

She had never felt this nervous her whole life…

It was her first time, first time meeting Dean's mom and dad. Her legs stopped walking when she heard the sounds of laughter coming from the dining area.

'Oh God, they seem to be having fun together chatting. She panicked because she does not know how to strike a good conversation since she makes formal business conversations most of the time and was trained for serious dealings. She does not know how to interact with the elders and be jolly yet elegant like Arya.' she thought inwardly as her face started to pale.

She felt Dean squeeze her hand as he blinked his eyes and said, "Don't worry. Trust me you'll be fine and you're going to love my mom. Though I'm sure later on you and my dad will jive more since you two are alike. The serious type father in law meeting the serious type daughter in law...."

Then he moved near her and pinched her nose and added, "You are looking so cute when nervous that I want to pick you up right now take you back inside the room and…"

"Stop!" Rita interrupted Dean before he could say any more words that would definitely make her blush. 

They were actually late because of what happened between them after they prepared breakfast, when they reached inside their room to freshen up.

She was taking a quick bath and was shocked when Dean sneakily joined her in the bath.

Rita blushed hard at the thought of their quick intimate moments so she quickly moved and walked pass Dean to hide her reddening.

"I'm okay now. Let's go and meet your parents. It's better than entertaining your pervert thoughts…" she said walking.

Dean laughed and walked with her towards the dining area, both of them were holding each other's hand.

Dean introduced Rita to his dad first and like what Dean said, Rita could feel that the two of them were so alike in many ways. She felt a sense of security and love coming from his eyes.

Then she was introduced to his mother, however in the middle of Dean's introduction, Rita was hugged tightly by Dean's mom.

"Oh dear, finally, I have a daughter. Thanks heavens for giving some sense to my dumb-head son for choosing such a beautiful and nice daughter-in-law for me," Dean's mom gasped in awe.

Then she gently pushed Rita and looked at her lovingly and sighed.

"I heard you had a tough time in life since childhood and was raised in a very harsh world, you have gone through many hardships right from your childhood to your youth and even later in life you never had a peaceful life and a family to take care of you... but now don't worry dear daughter. Here... you have a real family. A family who would be sincere, accept and love you wholly regardless of anything and we will make sure that you will no longer go back to that dark world..." Dean's mom said as she stared at Rita with full appreciation and acceptance.

Without her knowing, Rita's tears fell from her eyes…

This was the first time she heard such kind and sincere words. It felt so good that she couldn't help but cry. Being easily accepted by Dean's mom was such a big blessing for her that she got really emotional at that time.

She never had a family, that's why she did not know how she should react properly after hearing those words.

She grew up without a mother. Her father was a drunkard who would beat her up and hurt her whenever she did not have money to give him for his alcohol. 

That was why she ended up in the street like other kids and had met Shawn.

Big brother Shawn was her only family since then who even took very good care of her and had trusted her immensely… and now the Kens embraced her as one of their family… Everything felt too good to be true that she started to question how and when did she become lucky as this.

Her marriage with Dean and all the love from the Ken family and now the loving mother in law and father in law, all felt like a dream to her… but it was real.

"Sarah, stop making our daughter-in-law cry like this and from today no one will mention her past and make her emotional like this. Our daughter is not supposed to cry and should only smile and remain happy from now on." Mark said suddenly when he saw Rita cry, getting emotional. 

He could understand her emotions, but felt bad when she was crying like this.

"Oh my dear daughter, please stop crying or your husband will scold me later for making you cry this early morning." said Dean's mom who helped her wipe the tears in her eyes.

She smiled and still slightly sobbing she said, "Thank you. I'm sorry but it's just that I'm so overwhelmed and happy to hear your kind words and…"

"Hush now daughter and from now on you call me mom also like Dean, same with Mark call him dad. Oh common let's sit and don't keep these hungry beasts in here waiting cause I'm sure they are all starving by now…" Dean's mom said and led her to sit.

"Wait, what do you mean beast? Who all are you saying is a beast here? Am I too included in the list of those beasts that you are mentioning Sarah?" Elder Master Ken asked with an arched eyebrow.

Sarah laughed and said, "Of course not dad! You are the beast tamer among all the beasts in here…"

Then she stuck her tongue out to her dad.

Elder Master Ken's mouth twitched and murmured, "And you are the hardest to tame among them all…"

Sarah pouted her lips and answered back, "I beg to disagree… I think it's big brother Alex not me."

Elder Master Ken no longer commented and just let out a long deep sigh…

It was true, he was having a hard time with Alex right now. 

'That stubborn brat!' he mused. Until now, Alex kept his distance with them. He missed him a lot, his prodigal son. He wondered when he would return and be united with them.


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“He knew he should not go easy on her, but his heart was challenging his mind…”
(Warning: Novel is r-18 with strong mature content but NO rape and violence!)

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Arya Tan, a beautiful, young, wannabe actress, was in a difficult situation that her only option was to agree on a deal offered to her to save her loved ones' lives. The deal was to make the aloof man named Ryu Ken fall in love with her, only to leave him heartbroken and devastated afterward. Would she succeed, and if she did, would she be able to escape Ryu’s wrath? 

Ryu Ken, a ruthless CEO who never gave a second glance to any woman how-much-ever beautiful she was, gave his heart to one woman. And despite his warnings, the woman broke his heart and left him. So he vowed to find her and punish her as brutally as he could. But could he really punish her when deep in his heart it was still her he longed to be? Could love overcome the hate buried in his heart?

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"Leaving already? You seem to be in such a rush to talk to me. Why don't you spill it out now?"

Stunned, Arya wondered if she was hallucinating. The voice was very familiar. The man's arm encircled her waist, abruptly pulled her towards him. He then leaned forward and scornfully whispered into her ear, "Aren't you here to negotiate? I was hoping you had a better offer."

She tilted her head to look up at the rude man and was left open-mouthed looking at a familiar face. She was shocked but mumbled, "Ryu?"

Ryu smirked and stared at Arya's slightly opened lips and said, "Did you miss me? How about this?"

Before Arya could utter another word, Ryu captured her lips abruptly and kissed her roughly.

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They became warier now!
"Also, didn't you make an entrance with Mr. Darren as your date to the banquet? What's your relationship with him?"
"I... That-"
"I remember! Mr. Lee also came with a female partner for the banquet! Why did you come separately if you both are married?"
The reporters bombarded the couple with a series of questions.
Rachel had the urge to run away from there leaving everything behind!
Before they could ask more questions, Aaron's phone rang in the room.
"Excuse me."
He answered the phone call which was from a familiar number.
"Boss! Mission accomplished! The great knight in his shining armor has saved the damsel in distress! The beauty is safe! What will be my reward this-" Time?
Ding! The call ended.
"Did I say I have finished with the announcement?"
He made a signal to Austin.
'Now what? What else is there? Damn, this guy is treating me like his fucking assistant! I'm the PR manager here, alright?'
He searched the package more all the while cursing Aaron's ancestors.  But to his surprise, he found a USB flash drive. His eyes widened.
Aaron signaled him to play the USB.
Soon, pictures started to fill the screen. The crowd gasped aloud.
"As you can see, these are our engagement photos. It was held in Rachel's mansion a month ago. We both knew each other for the past four years, we both wanted it to be a private event so, no media were allowed. Except for a few important guests no others were invited. Similarly, a week back we both registered our marriage in the civil affairs bureau with just our family members."
"My father-in-law wanted to announce our marriage to everyone on the banquet's day, to make it special for us, hence we decided to make an entrance separately to keep the suspense. But unexpectedly, someone exposed our pictures that were taken in secret. This led to a series of misunderstandings about our relationship. I sincerely apologize for that."
"You said there were rumors about Darren being Rachel's fiance? Just as you said, it is nothing but a rumor. He is a childhood friend of Rachel. To be exact, he's like a brother to her. There is nothing wrong with taking her brother as a companion for the event, right? And next, about my date? She is my secretary, that's all."
The room fell silent after that.
Rachel's mouth was about to touch the ground.
No wonder, he had asked her to take pictures with him before coming to the company.
Everything felt like a dream to her. She wanted to die on spot rather than hearing his nonsense. Seriously, who would believe his bed-time story? Hah, they were not fools, okay?
"My goodness, they both were engaged before?"
"I can't believe this, they were a couple for a long time! It was all just a misunderstanding!"
"Now, everything makes sense! Mr. Colin had indeed said that he had specially invited Mr. Lee for the banquet. He even said that he had a personal announcement to make. No wonder, they both were close."
"Right, we all misunderstood Mr. Lee and Ms. Rachel's relationship. The article must have caused a mess to them. Sigh!"
Rachel's mouth twitched.
'They believed? Just with a few photos and a cooked up stories? Can't they tell that the pictures have tampered? Sigh, they are... naive. But, these pictures... indeed look real.'
"Are there any more questions?"
Aaron scanned the area with his sharp eyes. He had never spoken more than two sentences at a time in the entire novel but, for their future's sake, he gave a speech today!
Seeing that the reporters being silent, he took the signal and got up to leave.
"But, what about Mr. Colin? He fainted on the stage."
"Oh, we almost forgot! What explanation would you give for this, Mr. Lee?"
They started raising their voice, expecting to find a loophole in the story.
But Aaron simply said a sentence before leaving with Rachel.
"Health issues, he's old after all."
Excuse me?
Rachel wanted to hit him on his head! Her father was perfectly fine, not old at all!
The reporters acted swiftly and started to take pictures of them.
"Mr. Lee, Mrs. Lee, can you both pose for our camera? We would like to write an article about this."
A young reporter asked eagerly, blocking their path. Aaron observed him carefully. The boy looked so young with a sincere smile. Others had asked the same but he had declined without batting an eye.
But, this guy?
"Sure."
He slipped his hand around Rachel's waist and posed with a rare smile.
Rachel looked stunned but nevertheless, she composed her smile before posing.
The young reporter thanked them repeatedly for allowing him to take a picture. He looked more enthusiastic than others.
"Let's go wifey,"
The security guards acted as a human barrier to make way for the couple.
Aaron pulled her along with him, still clutching her small waist with his big palm.
The action looked so real and smooth as if they have been together for many years. As they made their way towards her cabin, she heard the comments behind.

Rachel lost all the colors of her life even before turning 20. She never thought she could fall in love again. On that day, she lost her hopes and the desire to live. The only thing that kept her alive was her memories with him.

It was the day when Aaron first saw her. He had never believed in love at first sight. He saw her crying miserably. He stood there the whole day watching her. Later he learned, that it was the day when she lost the love of her life, her husband.
He couldn't believe himself that he actually fell in love with a girl at the funeral - her husband's funeral.

"Don't leave." 
Aaron had run behind her, getting drenched in the rain. He was scared, scared that she would leave him.

She pushed him hard and shouted, "I don't like you!"

Aaron stood there, rooted to the ground. Staring with a blank expression he asked, "Why?"

She tightened her lips, scared of showing her weaker side.

He continued, "Because of your husband's death?"

Rachel felt her world collapsing. She hadn't expected him to know about Eric's death.
Seeing her expression he continued,

"Rach, you can't live with memories forever. You have to move forward with someone. But I want that someone to be me."

Rachel took a deep breath.

"I'm not going to get married again."

Seeing her being adamant, he said, "Yes, someday, you will."

"No, I won't."

He asked, "What if you change your mind in the future?"

"That will never happen. If that day comes, then I will come to you."

Rachel just wanted to get over with this as soon as possible. She didn't think much about her words as that day would never be going to come.

Arron narrowed his eyes and asked,

"Promise?" She nodded.

With an evil grin, he went near her. Holding her face,

"Let's seal this promise."

Saying this, he kissed her hard.

His first love. 
Can he bring back the happiness that she couldn't even find in her dreams?
Him and her? Is it possible?
Is it an inevitable fate?

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"Please do pay more attention to Her Majesty's meal. I will also visit from time to time to monitor the progress of Her Majesty's health. Have the royal head physician regularly observe Her Majesty's constitution as well." I state to one of my mother's trusted ladies in waiting.
 
She bows before me. "Understood, Your Royal Highness."
 
I smile a soft one. "Thank you." They all freeze. 'Yes, yes. Admire my beauty all you want. This will probably be the last time you'll ever witness this, after all.' "Your Majesty, do look after your health."
 
"I will, first princess. Thank you for worrying about this old lady." She says with a gentle eyes (huh..did I just see a soft smile from the ice empress? Nah, who am I kidding.)
 
I mentally scoff at what Her Majesty just stated. 'Just which part of you is old?'
 
"Well then, I shall now get going and refrain myself from further occupying your time. I wish to privately meet with you sooner, Your Majesty." I curtsy.
 
"Yes, do visit me often, first princess. Then, I shall get going as well." She says.
 
After her back fades through the distance, someone's voice interrupts the peaceful silence around me. "Your Royal Highness, I shall now lead you towards His Majesty's study." 'No. If you could just leave me be, I'll surely be the happiest person in the whole world. I don't wanna die just yet, for god's sake.'
 
"Certainly." I force a smile out.
 
Tho they all acted very weirdly earlier, I guess I still won't be able to avoid my ridiculous end because of my stupidity, huh.. TTvTT.
 
After reaching another humongous door, the knights guarding it open it for me. I step inside and elegantly curtsies to the regal figure before me. "Greetings to His Majesty, the emperor. May the everlasting warmth of the Sun embraces you for all eternity."
 
He smiles towards me, however, it's not as foolish looking as his usual ones (rather, it reminds me of the same kind of smile that cheeky kid had showed me the other day). "There is no need for such formalities when it is just the two of us, princess."
 
I raise my head and flash him my cold default face. 'I don't want him to think that he can easily intimidate me.' I think while hiding my shaking knees underneath my cute soft-pink dress. "As you wish, Your Majesty." 'Just the two of us, my ass. What do you deem that grand duke as then?'
 
"Do you have a clue on why I called upon you today, princess?" He says. 'Testing me the moment I step inside your den, huh. Tch. If only I don't need anything from you, I would've just brushed you off with a single 'I don't know'.'
 
'But (UNFORTUNATELY) I need to make him believe that I'm clever and capable enough to take care of myself if I want a part of my plan to proceed. Thus, I need to answer him correctly for now.' Based on the timeline in the novel and his cunningness, this private meeting will probably be about my arranged marriage. 'He's planning on using me before I could even think about the possibility of him using me, is he.'
 
"I believe it is about my betrothal." The moment I finished my sentence, his eyes narrowed into slits while still maintaining his smile. 'Talk about creepy.' I joke as I desperately suppress a shiver from showing.
 
"You are correct, princess. This meeting is to inform you of your betrothal with the grand duke's first son." I glance at the grand duke beside this cunning fox before I bring my attention back to him.
'So the evil fiance is this gentle-looking fox's son, huh.'
 
The corner of my lips curve up as my eyes remain cold. "I understand, Your Majesty." I state, before gulping a whole pool of my own saliva and continuing -- "However, with all due respect, will you really let ME be restrained by the shackles of marriage?"
 
He scoffs in a very mocking way. 'Rude!!' "Who do you think you are, Selena." He states, immediately dropping my title as the first princess. "Without the title you did not even receive with your own efforts, who do you think you are to reckon the important connection a marriage could give as a mere shackle." He smiles at me, almost like a maniac would do (ughhhh shiiivverrrssss).
 
But, even if my knees are reaching their limits underneath my dress, my outer appearance didn't budge even by a bit. 'You think I went here without any preparations? Ha! I've been moving my body like a real madman ever since the second day of my stay here. Whew, I'm glad I didn't give up halfway through my own spartan regime. Because of that, I can now at least stand my ground in front of this psycho. I mean, I know he's just scaring me with a bit of his authority but if I haven't done any exercises til this day, I'm now probably sitting on the soft carpet while looking at him with a pitiful face.'
 
I widen my cold smile. "You see, Your Majesty, I am very well aware of the title you are speaking of, however, that is also the reason why I am against marrying anyone without being able to at least show my potential."
 
He laughs -- he's laughing like a real freaking psychopath. 'What the hell.. What in the hell....' I thought as I feel my heart beat faster and faster with this man's laugh.

It's as if I'm mentally and emotionally receiving continuous warnings from my surroundings.

His exhilarated laugh feels like it's also making me insane. It feels very... triggering.

As these thoughts loiter around my mind, I didn't notice that the whole time he's laughing, my teeth are grinding with each other.

His golden eyes glisten as he look directly at my direction. "Are you saying that you are disobeying the emperor, Se-le-na." 'Calm down, calm down. Calm down.'
I desperately calm myself down as I look back at him.
 
"No, I am definitely not, Your Majesty. How dare I do that. If Your Majesty decides that I marry, I have no intention of disobeying -- however, Your Majesty, before you finalize your decision, I want to present to you something that may pique your interest."
 
He stares at me before saying-- "Hmm, and that is?"
 
"A proposal, Your Majesty."
 
His face shows another manic joy. This time, as I caught sight of this expression, I wasn't able to stop myself from flinching. "What about it."
As I feel my breathing getting heavier, I desperately say --

"On my sixteenth birthday, if by then, I have not proven anything worthwhile, then I shall accept any of Your Majesty's orders -- be it my betrothal or my own death -- without any resistance nor complaints. However, Your Majesty, if I have managed to prove my excellence before that day, then Your Majesty shall let me choose anyone as my consort."
 
'That meant three things -- (1) he needs to wait for my sixteenth birthday (my supposed ascension) before going missing (cos, tho I don't have any idea why, I think, him going missing in the novel was his plan in the first place). He's the reason why I took over the crown, after all, so I need a reason to be able to chain him on the throne even for just a little bit. (2) if he does not agree to this proposal, I might go on a rebellion spree (and showing him that I can stand my grounds against him at such a young age will make him, at least, think that if I grow older, I might become someone real troublesome). This is actually a risk, cos this is a blatant threat and he can choose to kill me this very moment to prevent me from causing him any trouble in the future; and that's the reason why I need to keep his interest on me in check, thus (3), choosing a consort means that I have plans to ascend the throne (tho I don't actually plan on doing that, as I've said earlier, I need to keep him interested with my next actions -- and by declaring that I want to take over the crown, despite knowing all the struggles I'll be facing as a second child of the emperor on top of being a girl, may just save my butt from dying... I hope.).'
 
I secretly intertwine my index and middle finger together (while still feeling the shivers from his earlier actions), wishing that my average brain is enough to reason out with this... kind of person.
 
After I finish my statements, silence fills the room as the domineering authority of the emperor also slowly dissipates. Before long, His Majesty erases any traces of his earlier expression to flash a genuine smile towards my direction. 'Did I managed to coax him?' I think while I feel like puking my own heart.
 
"Well~ our Ellie is truly father's daughter, isn't she." He states before I curtsy in reply.
 
"Thank you, Your Majesty." 'Well, at least, he's not planning on slashing my head right now, is he.... I'm afraid that the moment I raise my head, I'll be welcomed by the sudden feeling of my head ripping from my body. DAMNIT! DAMNIT!!'
 
I curse in fear as I raise my head. Luckily, I didn't experience any ripping so I smile my usual smile at him before he talks again. "Oh, you are planning on someday leaving this cage (castle) in the near future to achieve your goal (fulfill your promise), are you not?"
 
I smile brightly at him, still feeling very wary of him. "Yes, Your Majesty."
 
"Then bring this child." He looks at a dark part of the room. Realizing what's happening, I almost choked on my own heart. A small figure leaves the dark corner silently before bowing to my direction.
 
Chills of fear and shame climb on my spine. 'He's been there all the time, yet I didn't notice him for even a second... So I was just acting like a fool earlier when I "stood my grounds" against the emperor. I've yet to achieve anything, yet I got so full of myself thinking that I can outsmart this man and can gain his recognition. How ridiculous.' I frown at myself in frustration before realizing the kid's identity.
 
I blink before scoffing in disbelief and shaking my head with my own stupidity. 'Of course he'll plant a spy beside me, in the guise of a "friend".' "I really could not hide anything from you, can I, father." I smile at the smug-faced man before me.
 
"You think you can meet any boy without my permission as you wish, young lady?" He shakes his head in disapproval before his jolliness changes into seriousness again. 'Damn, does this emperor have a personality issue or something??' I think as shivers crawl on my spine. "You do not have to worry about watching your every move around this commoner child." He picks a paper up -- with a distinct glowing mark at the bottom -- and presents it to me. "I have made an oath with this child, making me suffer an immediate death the moment I ask any information about you from this child. Do you wish to read everything on the paper?"
 
'First of all, if I read that paper after you present it to me like that, that will just prove my distrust to you -- a mockery of the foundation of the agreement (?) we just made. It will only create a crack between us if I do that. Second, having that oath means that he expected all of this to happen before calling me here, meaning, I've just been foolishly struggling on his palm ever since I came here. Cunning bastard.'
 
"No, Your Majesty. I thank you for your kind gesture."
 
"Oh, and do not worry about this child's skills, he has been trained as an apprentice knight before being trained to be the perfect butler for you." He says in addition.
 
'Just when have you started planning this, I wonder.' "Thank you, father." I curtsy once again before looking at the familiar raven-haired boy. "It is nice to meet you once more..."
 
"This servant's name is Nikolai, Your Royal Highness." He politely bows. 'Will his attitude stay like this, I wonder. Such a waste.. I thought I've finally made a friend back then... Well, I can't even be sure if that time wasn't created by this emperor..'
 
I think before smiling brightly at him. "Well then, do take care of me, will you, Nikolai."
 
"Certainly, Your Royal Highness."

as someone who has been living her whole life inside a four-cornered room, she found her life not in the real world but inside the written fantasies of other people.

sadness, joy, anger—she felt different emotions through the woven words of different authors.

likes and dislikes—she learned her preferences through the scenes she created inside her mind.

she made memories not with real people but with fictitious ones.

what will happen if one day, this kind of person finds herself reincarnated inside one of the million books she had read in her past life?

will she spend it as a hero—like how the many isekai'd protagonists (she had always followed and admired) spent theirs?
or will she spend it finding who she truly is?

the answer?

is none of the above.

because she won't be having the free time to do something heroic as saving the world or something touching as knowing herself. why? because she will be too busy saving her own poor butt from the upcoming dangers she is fated to face in the future.

will you join her journey? you will, won't you? you won't? then, just watch me.. watch this crazy author make her life miserable to the point of her wanting to go back to her former world ehehehehehehehehe.

oh, but no worries, because I don't want to be labeled as a cruel creator, I may or may not compensate her with (gradual) OPness. That will depend on my mood tho. ahahahahahAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!






NOTICE:
this online book is basically about a typical teenager who enjoys playing god with the characters she creates inside her own (weird) imagination.

CAUTION:
this online book is slow progress.






[the beautiful lady above is NOT my creation; credits to the rightful and talented owner] *will remove upon request

"I suppose there is a reason why you barged in without an appointment." Lily Qin smiled. She stared intently at the man in front of her.
"I heard you backed out from the engagement," the man gritted his teeth in annoyance. He hated Lily Qin's smile. It wasn't the way her beautiful thin lips lifted upwards, nor was it the crinkling of her left dimple. Her smile didn't quite reach her amber eyes and sometimes you could catch a flash of cunningness that would cross her face.
In those few moments as he stared at her, memories of his parents urging him to marry her started to fill his mind. It was a constant reminder of how he needed this marriage to save their family business.
"Why?" he asked.
Lily Qin instantly raised a brow at the question. "Why not?" she challenged.
"I deserve an explanation! Our families have been planning this engagement for months! You cannot back out now! This will ruin the reputation—"
"And that is my problem… because?"
"You-you tell me the reason for your preposterous actions or else—"
The man's words were interrupted when Lily Qin tossed an envelope in front of him. "See for yourself."
Liam instantly tore open the envelope. His eyes widened at the various documents and photographs he saw inside. "You… You sent someone to spy on me?"
Lily Qin instantly scoffed at his words. "Don't flatter yourself, Liam Arison. It was a business decision," she said as she pulled out another envelope and gave it to him.
"What do you mean? How could you ask someone to investigate me like this?" he asked before slowly opening the second envelope, assuming he would find more pictures of him being intimate with his childhood sweetheart. His face darkened as he recognized the contents.
"Acquisition. I want to acquire your properties in the Far East. To be specific, I want the retail companies you have in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore," she said, ignoring the dark look the man was giving her.
"Is this the reason why you initially agreed to the engagement?" Liam Arison's voice was venomous. He wanted to gobble up the beautiful woman in front of him. The smile on Lily Qin's perfect face made fury rise from the depths of his heart.
He remembered how his father had wanted this engagement to save their subsidiaries abroad. His father thought that by marrying his son into the prominent Facci family, he could save their business.
"Didn't you also want the same thing from me?" Lily Qin smirked at him, making his temper flare.
"How dare you! Do you think our Arison family is one you can bully like this? You just wait…"
"Tsk... Tsk… Liam. Have you forgotten about the photos that I gave you just now?" she asked, propping her head on her palm with the same smile plastered on her face. "Think about how your board of directors would react once they find out that the great Liam Ariston cheated on his fiancée with a mere starlet. With your halfbrother's impeccable performance lately, do you think the board will even hesitate before replacing their current CEO?"
"You—" Liam exploded; his eyes red, the veins in his head started to bulge. "You agreed to be my fiancée because of this? Didn't you?" Liam clenched his jaw as the realization hit him. He fell into the great Lily Qin's scheme!
"Alright… you are making it sound like I am a bad person." Lily waved her hand. "Liam, this is nothing but business. Your family wanted to take advantage of my dying grandmother and proposed a marriage to save your business. Think about it..."
Liam turned speechless at Lily Qin's words. She was telling the truth; his mother did take advantage of the two family's closeness and offered marriage to the dying Madam of the Facci family. At first, he thought that she had simply agreed to fulfil her dying grandmother's wishes.
Who would have thought that she would back out of the engagement a mere month after the death of Old Madam Facci?
He narrowed his eyes at the smiling woman in front of him before looking at the photos on the table. If the paparazzi were to get hold of these photos, it would cause a scandal and his career as the CEO would be over. His father might even kick him out of the family.
He, then, started to read the documents that Lily gave him. The amount that she was offering to buy those companies was not that bad. In fact, this was better than what most companies offered them in the past. However, the fact that a woman outsmarted him was something that Liam couldn't accept.
With a dark face, Liam got up from his seat and glared at her. "Lily, I never thought that you would be this shrewd. I always thought that you were kind like your mother and grandmother! Who would have thought that you had inherited your attitude from your bastard father?" Seeing the smug smile disappear from Lily's face instantly made him happy. "You think you are so high sitting here in your lavish office? Did you think I did not know about what happened seven years ago? Huh? You are a slut. You deserved everything that happened to you!" seeing Lily shifting uncomfortably made him smile.
"I will confer with my father and lawyers about the offer and send the documents back to you when the board decides to accept it," he said, storming out of her office, leaving a pale-faced Lily staring blankly at the now closed door.
…
"Yang Mi, cancel all my meetings today." Lily did not wait for her secretary to respond as she dropped the call and pressed the 'Do Not Disturb' button on her office phone.
She then stared at the floor to ceiling windows that gave her access to the magnificent skyscraper view in the busy streets of London.
It was summer-time, yet the sky was sprawled with dark clouds. The winds started to howl like a hungry wolf looking for its prey. The first crack of lightning, followed by the booming sound of the angry thunder made her jolt in her seat.
She hated the rain. She hated how it always made her feel vulnerable and weak, like a child waiting for someone else's protection. She clenched her teeth as she reached for the remote to close the blinds in her office, hiding from the bullets of raindrops that splattered against her windows.
She then reclined in her seat and closed her eyes. She remembered Liam's poisonous words from earlier.
Did she really deserve everything that happened seven years ago?
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EDIT: Date: May 06, 2020
My new novel is up! This will be the first of my Seven Deadly Sin's series!
Book1: Sloth- Lazily Yours
Book 2: Pride
Book 3: Envy
Book 4: Gluttony
Book 5: Greed
Book 6: Lust
Book 7: Wrath
Book 6: Lust
Book 7: Wrath


-COMPLETED-
WARNING: FL is scheming and evil.

Like almost every dramatic romance novel, Lily Qin’s story began with an evil stepmother, a scheming stepsister, and a dumb ex-fiance. At twenty, she fell prey to their grand scheme and became the laughingstock of the country. In despair, she left.


Seven years later, Lily Qin rose from the ashes.


She was labeled as an empress, an iron lady, a genius, and a prodigy. She was Miss Tycoon.


Now, at twenty-seven, Lily Qin was an established businesswoman who was single-handedly controlling her multinational company abroad. She was beautiful, smart, and successful. Women envied her while men couldn’t help but worship her ethereal beauty.


With her devastating past, everyone had assumed that Lily would exact revenge on the people who had wronged her. Who would have guessed that behind that beaming smile of hers was a numb heart that aimed only to make more profit?

"You got it wrong." Lily elegantly propped her chin on the back of her hand. "I am seeing you today because we have something in common. We're both villains in somebody else's eyes. And I think it's time for us villains to get our own happy ending. Don't you think so?"


---


Zhuo Jingren’s love for Lily Qin was something that only he knew. Ever since they were children, he had his eyes on her. Yet, every time he had tried to confess, he would end up fainting from nervousness.


So when Lily Qin promised to marry him if he became richer than her, Zhou Jingren did not hesitate to leave the orphanage and work his way up just to become her man.


Who would have thought that years later, when he was successful and feared by many, he would come back to an engaged Lily Qin?


Then she mistook him for an escort after eating his tofu? Preposterous!


The worst thing was, she seemed to have forgotten everything about him. Hadn’t she promised to marry him the moment he became more prominent than her family? Now, after taking advantage of him, she dared to run away?

This woman was a liar!

He gritted his teeth as he watched her approach him. He was about to say something mean when she suddenly spoke. “Are you my new bodyguard?” She did not even wait for him to answer before tossing her car keys at him. “Drive. Let’s go wreak some havoc.”


Thus, the mafia’s big boss became Lily Qin’s bodyguard.


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"So? What do you want as a compensation?" Zhuo Jingren asked her once again before laying down next to her. His elbow was resting on the ground and his palm was supporting his head as he looked at her intently. 

The first thing that Lily noticed about Zhuo Jingren when he laid next to her was his exposed tanned chest. This made him look more casual… and hot. She didn't even realize she was staring at the latter.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" He smirked at her. "Do you want me to compensate you with my body?"

Lily immediately rolled her eyes at the latter. "Who wants your body? Hmp! I want money!"

"Your mind is always thinking of money but your body actually betrays you. Am I right to say that I have a shameless wife?"

"Hah! I am a strong and independent woman of the 21st century. I know what I want. But if you insist on giving your body, I will take it too!" Lily shamelessly said, taking off her stilettos. However, just when Lily was about to lie down beside Zhuo Jingren, he suddenly pulled her on top of him. With her body on top of his, their faces were really close and they could even feel each other's breath. 

"What a shameless woman," he noted, the smile on his face only deepened.


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Cover is mine.
There is no RAPE or MAJOR MISUNDERSTANDINGS.
WARNING: FL is scheming and evil.
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Ickapoo wants love. But flings bring ruin. He should find love.
"It would be difficult toady for any of us to say what he was like. There was nothing striking about him: he played during recess, worked in study-hall, paid attention in class, slept soundly in the dormitory, ate heartily in the refectory." (10)
In other words, Charles was a conformist who fitted societal norms comfortably and would be indistinguishable from the common man in society, he was boring conformist and unremarkable.

"The next day, however, he seemed a very different man. It was he who gave the impression of having lost his virginity overnight: the bride made not the slightest sign that could be taken to betray anything at all." (34)
Charles had derived sensual satisfaction from consummating their marriage but Emma had not been sexually satisfied by their consummation.
"Everything immediately surrounding her - boring countryside, inane petty bourgeois, the mediocrity of daily life - seemed to her the exception rather than the rule. She had been caught in it all by some accident: out beyond, there stretched as far as eye could see the immense territory of rapture and passions. In her longing she made no difference between the pleasures of luxury and the joys of the heart, between elegant living and sensitive feeling." (66)
After attending the ball at La Vaubyessard, Emma is convinced that her bourgeoisie surroundings brim with mundanity and mediocrity. She feels that she is not living authentically.

"What exasperated her was Charles' total unawareness of her ordeal. His conviction that he was making her happy she took as a stupid insult: such self-righteousness could only mean that he didn't appreciate her. For whose sake, after all, was she being virtuous? Wasn't he the obstacle to every kind of happiness, the cause of all her wretchedness, the sharp-pointed prong of this many stranded belt that bound her on all sides?" (123)
Emma feels Charles is the source of her unhappiness and misery which leads to her choice of adultery.

How bored she must be! Dying to live in town, to dance the polka every night! Poor little thing! She's gasping for love like a carp on a kitchen table gasping for water. A compliment or two and she'd adore me, I'm positive. She'd be sweet! But - how would I get rid of her later?" (147)
Rodolphe meets Emma and is impressed by the fact that she must be thoroughly bored and contemptuous of her mundane existence with Charles and he contemplates seducing then dumping her.
"She remembered the heroines of novels she had read, and the lyrical legion of those adulterous women began to sing in her memory with sisterly voices that enchanted her. Now she saw herself as one of those amoureuses whom she had so envied: she was becoming, in reality, one of that gallery of fictional figures; the long dream of her youth was coming true. She was full of a delicious sense of vengeance. How she had suffered! But now her hour of triumph had come; and love, so long repressed was gushing forth in joyful effervescence. She savored it without remorse, without anxiety, without distress." (183).
Emma feels like a fiction come into reality, her boring existence with Charles now comes alive with her new sexually stimulating affair with Rodolphe.
 
"Since he had heard those same words uttered by loose women or prostitutes, he had little belief in their sincerity when he heard them now: the more flowery a person's speech, he thought, the more suspect the feelings, or lack of feelings, it concealed. Whereas the truth is that fullness of soul can sometimes overflow in utter vapidity of language, for none of us can ever express the exact human measure of his needs or his thoughts or his sorrows; and human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars." (216)
Having conquered Emma sexually, Rodolphe is indifferent to her declarations of love. He likens Emma to a loose woman and prostitute and their tryst has not captured him romantically.

"With her ever-changing moods, by turns brooding and gay, chattering and silent, fiery and casual, she aroused in him a thousand desires, awakening instincts or memories. She was the amoureuse of all the novels, the heroine of all the plays, the vague "she" of all the poetry books." (302)
Leon imagines Emma as a fiction come alive much like Emma had imagined herself in the early days of her romance with Rodolphe.

"He never disputed any of her ideas; he fell in with all her tastes: he was becoming her mistress, far more than she was his. Her sweet words and her kisses swept away his soul. Her depravity was so deep and so dissembled as to be almost intangible: where could she have learned it? (316)
Leon is increasingly enraptured with Emma and the elegance she had learned from books and magazines, her self-effected elegance and romanticism have drawn him in.
"Everyone must have adored her, he thought. Every man who saw her must certainly have coveted her. This made her the lovelier in his mind; and he conceived a furious desire for her that never stopped; it fed the flames of his despair, and it grew stronger and stronger because now it could never be satisfied." (388)
Upon Emma’s death Charles discovers the letter from Rodolphe which ended the affair.He dismissed the letter’s significance but feels a depth of passion for the ruined Emma who had come alive from books and magazines and brought elegance to life like nobody had before.
Emma indulges her fancy for luxury goods with purchases made on credit from the crafty merchant Lheureux, who arranges for her to obtain power of attorney over Charles' estate. Emma's debt steadily mounts.When Lheureux calls in Bovary's debt, Emma pleads for money from several people, including Léon and Rodolphe, only to be turned down. In despair, she swallows arsenic and dies an agonizing death. Charles, devastated, grieves Emma, preserves Emma's room, and adopts her attitudes and tastes to keep her memory alive. In his last months, he stops working and lives by selling off his possessions.

In Graham Greene’s the End of the Affair, God is shown to be an omniscient presence whom the characters fail to escape even though they try to pretend that he does not exist. Bendrix is deeply jealous of Henry, whose wife Sarah had an affair with him in the past. However he could never persuade Sarah to leave Henry for him even though it was a loveless marriage. He hires a private detective Savage to find out what had happened in the two year interval since she had stopped seeing him, and discovers she has since had an affair with another man.
	Sarah for one is a woman who desperately does not want to believe in God but discovers that she cannot escape his presence. It turns out that she had prayed to God to keep Bendrix alive when a bomb blast took place in the building they were having an affair in. She had prayed that if God kept Bendrix alive, she would stop seeing him. Indeed Bendrix emerges alive in an answered prayer to her and she has to stop seeing him and start believing in God even though it was not what she wanted. 
Sarah had told God to make her believe in him even though she did not by keeping Bendrix alive. It turns out that the God she was trying so desperately to escape did exist by answering her prayer and keeping Bendrix alive though she did not wish to believe in him as she was committing adultery which she thought was only between her and God. It turns out that the omniscient God did apprehend her being deeply mired in sin and did care about her purity, sending the signal that she should end the affair by keeping Bendrix alive in response to her prayer. 
Years later when Sarah dies, Sarah’s mother discloses to Bendrix that Sarah had been baptized a Catholic even though she did not know it herself. This explains her bursts of religiosity even though she for most of her life had thought herself agnostic.
	Bendrix himself while being deeply in love with Sarah could never quite separate love from hate. He hated Henry for being able to keep Sarah even though he had long ceased to have any physical desire for her and had lulled the marriage into a pallid and loveless one. He hated Henry for being able to hold on to Sarah only by virtue of a marriage vow which he had held on to without bringing any sparks to the marriage which was what prompted Sarah to seek love outside the marriage in the first place.
 Bendrix describes himself as a deeply jealous man. Throughout his affair with Sarah he cannot cease feeling jealous towards Henry for possessing Sarah even though he had long ceased feeling passion for her or igniting passion in the marriage. It was this jealousy that led Bendix to hire a private detective to find out if Sarah had gotten intimate with another man since she had abruptly stopped seeing her two years ago
. It turned out she indeed was seeing a colleague of Henry’s whose wife had run away with a civil servant and they had not taken very long to fall in love. Bendrix is jealous that Sarah seems such a loose and fickle woman, though it is revealed in her diaries that it is Bendrix she really loved.
As a result the characters in Graham Greene’s novel apprehend the existence of God, even though they do not love God and in fact, hate God for not allowing them to love each other. For Sarah and Bendrix, it is the simple marriage vow to Henry which keeps them from getting together, but Sarah apprehends that what she is doing is sinful when she prays to God upon the bomb blast that her vow matters only to him but she will cease her adultery if God keeps Bendrix alive.
 Indeed God reveals his presence and existence by keeping Bendrix alive and from then on, Sarah begins to fear God and apprehend that he exists though she does not necessarily love him and indeed hates him for keeping her apart from the man she truly loves.
Eventually Sarah sees Henry’s colleague Richard in another affair and another adulterous relationship but when Richard asks him to leave Henry for her she tells him she loves another, who is of course, Bendrix. The irony is thus heavy, while Bendrix suffocates all the love out of Sarah by being jealous and possessive all the time because of the guilt that drives him in an adulterous relationship it is he that Sarah truly loves but is kept apart from by law and by God’s justice. 
The characters of the novel eventually begin to apprehend the existence of God and understand the nature of his laws even though they do not necessarily love God because it is his law that keeps them apart from their true passions. Sarah and Bendrix are kept apart by the hollow marriage vow that keeps Sarah and Henry together even though the passion has long since evaporated from their marriage and their marriage has lost its vitality.
Often the characters question if free will is an illusion. They think that God has predestined them to be trapped in sin by arranging that they fall in love in an adulterous relationship which they prefer over the legitimate marriage. At one point Bendrix questions if God had arranged him to be an agent of the devil so that saints such as Henry could emerge pure and untarnished by the lust of adultery. 
Indeed he argues that if God can choose and appoint his saints, the devil can likewise choose and appoint his saint and Bendrix feels that he has been appointed by the devil to destroy Henry’s marriage and to be kept from his true love Sarah. At one point Bendrix describes himself as the demon speaking to Henry when he denies that Henry is a fool when he knows he has been taking him for one by cuckolding him.
At the end of the novel when Sarah dies Bendrix does learn to believe in God and fear him though he does not necessarily love God and indeed hates him for punishing Sarah for her adultery through death and keeping them apart though they were truly in love when Sarah was alove.
 The novel ends with Bendrix uttering that he has no doubt that God exists and is a God who sends justice and retribution for sins while he does not love this God and indeed hates this God for keeping him from what he most desires.
Indeed God’s justice is inescapable for each of the characters of the novel even though they try to ignore God at various points and pretend that he does not exist. God’s justice is indeed, inexorable and something they cannot flee from. 
Throughout the novel the characters are tormented by guilt for engaging in sin and adultery. Bendrix destroys the relationship by manifesting this guilt in jealousy of Henry and seeking to possess Sarah all the time and being jealous of her past, present and future. Sarah on the other hand, is led to believe the bomb blast is retribution for their adultery and prays to God to relieve her of her punishment by promising to turn away from sin if God keeps Bendrix alive.
Indeed uncannily God responds by keeping Bendrix alive and Sarah is forced to turn away from her adulterous ways even though her marriage has become pallid and loveless and it is Bendrix rather than Henry whom she truly loves. 
At one point Sarah tells God she hates Henry for being the factor that keeps her away from running away with Bendrix even though he has long since stopped physically desiring her or kindling any sparks in their marriage.
 It is at moment like those that she feels she does not seem to have free will and is rather a puppet of God because she feels she is bound by his invisible laws to steer her away from what is most precious to her,
	There is a thin line between love and hate in the novel. Bendrix tells us many times that his love for Sarah came closer to hatred for abandoning him after the bomb blast and for not gathering the courage to leave Henry even though their passion in the marriage has long faded. 
Sarah hates Henry for being the factor that keeps her away from finding true love though she fears the God whose law she must honour by staying true to Henry because God had sought her out and shown her that he existed through inflicting the bomb blast where Bendrix and she were having the affair and securing her promise not to continue in adultery. 
God’s justice is thus inexorable and inescapable for all the characters in the novel. Bendrix is eventually punished for his adultery by having the woman who he loves most, Sarah taken away from his once through abandonment after the bomb blast and second through her death.
 While Sarah had come to apprehend and appreciate the existence of God, she too did not escape his relentless justice for her two affairs outside marriage as she eventually meets with an early death.
 Hence the God of Greene’s world is a God that all the characters come to fear though they do not necessarily love Him because He keeps them from their most intimate desires because he construes them as sin and punishes and distributes justice accordingly. Indeed, all the characters of the novel express their hatred for God and his wrath at one point or another because they are kept from their true passions due to his law and his swift justice in punishing those who fail to keep God’s standards and God’s law.
The attitude of Greene towards the biblical God is thus ambivalent. Greene depicts the biblical God as a God of justice who sees to the swift retribution of sins but does not seem to depict the biblical God as a merciful God of compassion because the reasons they are kept from their passions seems to be a hollow law which preserves a marriage which has long since gone stale with Henry. There is little doubt that Greene believes that the biblical God exists, as all his characters come to apprehend through the dealing of justice in their lives.
On the other hand, it would be false to say the Biblical God that Greene depicts is free of compassion and mercy. He spares Bendrix’s life on the condition that Sarah turns away from sin, indeed, God secures this promise from her by keeping Bendrix alive and thus steering her away from adultery.
 The conflict at the heart of the novel is thus the temporary satiation of desires at the expense of the eternal preservation of one’s sanctity with God which the characters willingly forgo. God is merciful to those who preserve his law, as He demonstrated through his preservation of Bendrix. But for those who flout his laws repeatedly, as Sarah does when she goes on to have another affair outside marriage, the punishment is swift. Sarah dies early, much to the grief of all her lovers.
On the other hand, Greene’s ambivalence towards the biblical God cannot be denied as Greene seems to be implying that this biblical God would rather preserve a marriage which has become a lie, hollow and empty rather than allow the characters to pursue their true passions. 
The unfolding of Sarah’s life is a tragedy for all who know her because she cannot escape her sham marriage and repeatedly falls into sin by trying to escape her marriage which has become a falsehood and false bond for her which she is swiftly punished for. According to Greene thus the biblical God does not seem to allow his characters to authenticate their desires, or live their lives true to themselves. 
Indeed God demands that marriage vows be kept, without considering the state or authenticity of the marriage. Greene thus seems to imply that while adultery is a sin and the punishment for adultery is inexorable and swift, God does not seem to heed the authenticity of the marriage being violated or the true passion that is destroyed by God seeing to the punishment of his laws through swiftly punishing adultery by having Sarah meet an early death and destroying the affair between Sarah and Bendrix.
Greene thus seems to depict God as an austere and jealous God who distributes his justice and retribution swiftly on those who violate his commandments but seems to imply that God does not heed the conditions which lead to the violation of his commandments. As a result, all the characters of Greene’s novel fear God but do not love him and indeed hate God for keeping them from their truest desires.
The End of the Affair, thus while being a religious novel seems to be ambivalent overall about religion. While it presents God as an undeniable presence, it does not seem to present that God as a character that the characters of the novel love because they cannot live with the consequences of their actions. What in ultimate however is the certitude of God’s existence that all the characters of the novel come to know through the consequences of their actions. The biblical God is someone all the characters come to know, though not necessarily love as He keeps them from their innermost desires.

 



It was the year 2046. In the distant and faraway planet or Yr lived a lonely alien named Ickapoo. It had no friends as all its species had been vanquished from a meteor storm. In its solitude and misery it pined for a companion.
Yr was a bare and inhospitable planet. With winds blowing at 150 km an hour, it was virtually impossible to see past the blizzard and storm. Ickapoo yearned for friends and company. Many a time he fiddled with his transistor radio, sending out messages and hoping for a response. He sent fire launchers and rockets into space, hoping that some space traveler would find out about his existence. Ickapoo was an alienated alien. In the same way humans wondered whether we were the only species to inhabit the universe, Ickapoo felt estranged and isolated from the rest of the cosmos.  Join Ickapoo on his escapades across galaxies and worlds in search of company.
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