STRENGTH OF A LION WITH A HEART OF A WARRIOR...

In a world where people powers come from their dragonic ancestors. A boy with the blood of the king of the north, king of the south, king of the west, and king of the north will have to overcome his dark past in order to defeat the demon king.

The Dark King stands at the edge of a peach grove with a frown. He shakes his head taking a peach from one of the trees then another.
"What's wrong?" the Shadow Princess asks.
"I wanted to make peach wine," the King says, "but they're not sweet enough."
"You make wine?" I ask earning a dazzling smile from the King.
"Of course," he says, "Crimson would leave me if I didn't."
"He calls it wine because it's the only way I'll take the medicine," Crimson says, "I'm not an alcoholic it's just we come from another world and medicine shouldn't be that bitter."
I blink at them uncertain of what to say when a wolf comes bounding down the grove. He comes to a screeching halt when he sees the Princess. With a flash of light, the second most attractive male I've ever seen stands before us.
"This is Night," the Princess says a knowing smile playing on her face, "he is our Crown Prince."
Night flashes me a smile that makes my heartbeat as if I were running. It takes me a moment to register that he's completely bare and look up to find his violet eyes with tints of silver studying me. When I break his stare, I find even the King is looking at me a wolf's grin on his handsome face.
"I think you two will get along just fine," Crimson says taking one of the peaches the King was holding and biting into it. She makes a face and hands it back to him. With a wave of her hand Night is dressed in black and violet his hair gets pulled into a bun and black leather boots adorn his feet.
Night frowns, "I prefer to roam about bare."
"We know," the King says mumbling something about being your mother's child under his breath.
The Princess just shrugs and walks away hands clasped behind her back. The King follows leaving me to walk next to Night. Why am I being so hormonal he's just another male who will more than likely fuck the first thing that gets in his path. Concentrate Ruby, you were brought here for a reason and it wasn't to ogle their son.
"Yes, they raised me and that makes them my parents," Night says, "but I'm not their son my parents were generals that sacrificed themselves during the War of Dark and Light."
"But that would mean you're in your hundreds," I say trying to process what he just told me. The War of Dark and Light was fought between the nomadic Unseelie and Seelie courts until the current Dark King and his warriors descended from the old city in the mountains and placed an end to it.
"I'm exactly one hundred and ten I was born on the battlefield," he looks me over as if debating something, "how old are you?"
I blink at him and laugh, "why?"
"Death clings to you like moths to the flame."
"Honestly I don't know," I say, "I was a flower spirit and then I wasn't, my age due to my appearance at that time was estimated to be nine. It's been a decade sometimes I feel older."
Night seems to think this over, "You could ask mother she knows just about everything."
"Would you two hurry it up," the Princess says stands outside a gazebo similar to the one in the Eternal Garden. 
Even though none besides the King and Princess can enter there are paintings depicting lavender and rose fields pomegranate and persimmon trees and so much more. Some say that's one of the eight entrances to the Underworld. At least for those that have sacrificed it all for the good of humanity. Many entrances exist all varying on how you lived your life.
Night chuckles before hurrying off to meet her. The smell of honeysuckle wine and various meats wafts over making my mouth water. When I step inside, I find there is, a stone table with plates of roasted vegetables and caramelized beef with scallions, meat on a stick, rice and fried pork covered in a sweet and spicy sauce. The King sets a plate seared scallops with rosemary.
"Wow," I say taking the seat across from Night. The King and Princess sit facing each other.
"Your eyes look like they'll pop out," Night says popping a piece of meat into his mouth, "father never ceases to amaze."
I snap my head to the King, "you made this?"
He gives me a bemused look, "who else would?"
"Servants," I say.
"We don't have any," the King says, "it's just us," he takes a sip of his wine and points for me to eat.
When I bite into the pork my mouth explodes with flavors. It's still crispy and it's the right of balance between sweet and spicy. The beef has a hint of lemon wine and the rice has the subtle taste of coconut and ginger. The scallops are buttery with a slight crispness.
"Slow down," the Princess says a smile on her lovely face, "you'll throw it all up and then it'll be a waste of food."
"It's really good," I say reaching for the meat on a stick. Its smoked chicken the red sauce has a smoky sweetness to it and the vegetables have a good crunch. I hate soggy vegetables the textures all wrong.
"Mother's right if you eat too quickly your stomach will get upset," Night says pouring a cup of wine he offers it to me and I take it. Even the wine tastes better here.
"Let her enjoy herself," the King says biting into one of the chicken sticks, "I am good aren't I," he says with a smug smile.
The Princess leans in and whispers, "you don't know what you've done," she pulls back and says, "I won't hear the end of it."
I take another sip of wine before saying, "I've only ever had food made by vendors or whatever I could catch."
"Why?" Nigh asks as he piles pork onto my rice.
"We lived a nomadic life," I say, "the only times I stayed anywhere were for training and while the food was decent it was nothing like this," I pick up my chopsticks and pop another piece of pork into my mouth. Was the King using magic to keep the food warm? 
As if reading my thoughts, he says, "the plates are seating on hot stones allowing the food to stay warm and no I wasn't in your head."
I look down at my food and find Night's still staking meat onto it, "you said to slow down," I say.
He shrugs and adds more beef, "you're too skinny it's unsettling."
"Night lacks certain filters," the Princess says, "stop."
Night places a chicken stick on my plate before eating his food.
"Not that I mind," I say, "but you said war is coming."
"Once we're done eating, we'll explain," the Princess says taking the last of the chicken sticks.

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The King's study is filled with books and scrolls row after row. Banners depicting battles and other worlds hang behind his desk. A statue of the Empress with a crown of stars and of the Deity of the Underworld handing her his heart wings folded towards her sits atop the mantel. We sit before the mantel flames dancing in shades of crimson and violet. The Princess sits next to the King with her legs folded and her head leaning on his shoulder. Night takes the seat closest to the hearth and I the one next to him.
"You tell them," the Princess says closing her eyes.
The King smiles at down at her his smile full of adoration. It's hard to believe these are the same people that have conquered continents and destroyed enemies without a blink. I doubt anyone besides their people would believe the great Dark King and Shadow Princess can be this normal for lack of a better word.
"Yes, a war is coming but we still have time to prepare," the King says with a wave of his hand the world appears before us iridescent in its splendor. "The Shadow Queen has foretold the Witches will start a war within a year's mark. They plan on using the Vampires as their scapegoat."
The image before us changes from the world to that of a battlefield. Screams fill the room as we become spectators Night and I rise and find we can walk through the images playing out. The King is nowhere in sight but his voice is. 
"The Witch Queen Nathalia wants to rule all and is planning on poisoning the Dragon King's mind. She plans on feeding off his greed and turning him into a demon. Killing Empress Qi in the process. The Empress cannot die she will play an important role in all of this for only she can get the King humanity back.
"Queen Galicia will keep her portion of the Undersea out of the war. Immortals and mortals will die," suddenly we are no longer in that battlefield but standing over a cliff, waves crashing below, "you must go to the Undersea and convince Galicia to fight in the war while obtaining a pearl of the blackest black.
"Then you will venture to the Koi Lands where you will ask its Crown Princess for help in the war obtaining the sacred Koi carved out of moonstone. In the Vampire Lands, you will find the heart of the first Shadow Queen deep within the River of Sorrows but careful if you remain in the waters for too long you will be carried off to the Underworld.
"As you travel the world you will remind our allies of what they owe and what they must give. Each item will be placed inside these wooden boxes. You will travel to another world," he says the scene change once more. 
We are transported to a world ravaged by war. Buildings made of glass reach towards the sky. The threes that remain are bone dry there is hardly any sign of life. In the distance something seems to glow, "you will go to the NetherRealm," he says my heart sinking at the thought of the prison world. Of seeing Ren's mother's world reduced to nothing.
The world shifts around us and suddenly we stand before a pulsing stone a female lies trapped within crystal sprouts out of her or more like into her, "this is Katalina she gave herself as offering for this world to have a chance," the Princess appears before us observing the pulsing stone, "the mortals didn't know how to appreciate her sacrifice and after a thousand years they destroyed what she gave them. You two will set her free and show her what has become of her world.
"When the time comes you will bring her to our world for her help is needed."
Suddenly we are back in the study the Princess's sits up eyes glowing. "Take this," she extends her hand inside are two obsidian stones Night takes them handing me the second stone.
"You will use them to return," the King says, "no one can know who the two of you are," he stands and place a hand over our brows. I feel a tingle as magic surges when the Princess holds up a mirror, I find my hair is no longer red but rather onyx my eyes resemble fiery cherry blossoms. 
Night's eyes are now midnight black his hair is short on the sides and white like snow. We retain our Fay ears but the shape of our faces seems different our features sharper.
"Why must you overdo it?" the Princess asks her eyes no longer glowing.
"I'm an artist," the King says, "this is what you'll look like to the world."
When I look directly at Night, I find his eyes are still violet and his hair onyx.
"Besides us, only you two can see what the other truly look like," the King says.
"These are your new weapons," the Princess holds out curved twin swords towards Night he's about to hand me one when the King stops him. A bow appears in his hands he holds it out to me at my quizzical look he says, "the bow's magic it has never-ending arrows so long as you bind it to you."
Night nods and cuts his palm against his blade once his smeared blood on booth he chants. I bite the side of my palm and smear it on the bow repeating Night's chant. Our weapons glow and then something with changes. My bow feels as if it had a life of its own.
"Unless you give permission no other can wield them, they are now a part of you," the Princess says, "you have one week to get used to them they are an extension of you." With a wave of her hand, we're thrown into a place I know, oh too well. The never-ending shadow caves. "Once the week is up, we'll get you out, now practice."
"Is your mom serious?" I ask already knowing the answer.
"Always," Night says as he starts to walk, "I'll be on the other side unless you can guarantee, I won't be struck by an arrow."
"Honestly," I say, "I have no clue."
He nods and starts walking when something flies past, "fuck!" he grunts out, "Is this necessary?"
"What do you think?" comes the Princess's voice, "how else would you get the hang of it."
"I hate the Shadow Caves," I say barely moving away from the scaly creature, "what is that thing."
"Demon," Night says rotating his shoulders, "it's gonna be one fucked up week."

Can the past be changed and if so, is it worth it? Multiple worlds, multiple lives how will it end? What happens when worlds collide?

On the other side of the table, the other couple were observing the interactions of the newlyweds. Neil and Ellie was both shocked when they saw King laughed out of nowhere and allowed Violet to touch his body. 

'What the fuck happened? First a new girl. Then now he's laughing?! The Iceberg is laughing?! No one will believe me if I chat the guys about it. They must see it with their own eyes. Should I take a video? Nope. Definitely not. I don't want to lose this free dinner. King even ordered the most expensive full course. Lucky! Eh? He's letting her touch him too! Did his OCD get cured out of the blue?! He never even let 'that woman' touch him before and now he's even enjoying Violet's touch?! How can he change in just a few weeks? I wish the guys were here sigh' thought Neil while monitoring the two.

In front of Neil, his wife was also bewildered with everything that happened tonight. 

'Weird. He seemed to have finally became a human. Look! He's laughing. Initiating conversations. Very accommodating. Teasing someone. He haven't complained as much as he usually would. His tone of voice isn't scary, it's even gentle. Gone are his cold and threatening aura, replaced with warmth. He's talking in full sentences!!! But all of it was only towards one person, Violet! Impressive! So in a nutshell, the 'Immortal Iceberg' thawed and became human for her. Awww so sweet but once he talks to others he reverts back to his old self albeit a more toned down version of himself. Wow! as long as I'm within Violet's perimeter, the Demon Lord has a heart. Nice! I wish you'd come sooner Vy! Where were you all this years?!' thought Ellie as she glanced at the couple.


The Jackman's thoughts were put an end when the next course arrived. The waiter placed the dish in each front of them. Tim approached to explain again. 

"These here are the third course of the night, Soup. This is called 'Buddha Jumps Over  The Wall' also known as 'Buddha's Temptation'. The whole dish is served in a Bocote Wood Soup Bowl placed on top of a polished slab of Jasper Stone. The Bowl was carved with intricate patterns and as you can see, on top of it's lid was a beautifully carved miniature Laughing Buddha" explained Tim beside Elleis who was cutely pointing to the man on the lid. Then Tim walked towards Violet. 

"Esteemed Guests, may you please open the lids" instructed Tim as he look at everyone and waited for all of then to finish removing the lids. 

"Inside is the soup made from a blend of Japanese Sea Cucumber, Quail Eggs, Scallops, Abalones, Ayam Cemani Chicken, Jamón Ibérico (Ham), Pork Tenderloin, Matsutake Mushrooms and 30-year-old Ginseng. Normally the soup contains a Shark's Fin but due to controversies surrounding it, the Chef instead opt for an alternative which is Bluefin Tuna. It takes two days to prepare. The soup gets its name from allegedly being so tasty that it would entice vegetarian monks to flee from their temples to enjoy the fishy and meaty concoction. Once again, please enjoy our third course of the night" Tim finished explaining and made himself scarce.

What happens when two unlikely people met each other for the first time? They get married! That's right, they definitely did. They were akin to two parallel lines that weren't supposed to intersect or touch at any given  point in time. But in that fateful moment that they did meet, they were thrust into the world of whirlwind romance.

A handsome, thoughtful and cold-heated man, King Margaux Hendrix, who spent most of his years in unrequited love accidentally met a beautiful, introverted and forlorn woman, Violet Hailey Quinn, who was betrayed by her long time and long distance boyfriend. Two people that when put together were comparable to a dog and a cat. They changed the trajectories of their lives in one moment. Never be the same again.
 
Together, they tread and explored the waters of love, the unknown and uncertainty. Through twists and turns, they gradually fell in love as their adventure called marriage, unfolds. Their encounter created a butterfly effect that seeped into other people's lives and set off chains of events with the resounding click like that of a falling domino. 

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The whole story is about two people that shouldn't have met, always at each other's throat, sort of fell in love I think?

Violet: "What sort of? Damn it! We have no choice!!! You wrote us!" 

YoureMySun: "Y-you!!!!! You can't be here! Stop crossing dimensions! You're ruining my synopsis for your story!" 

King: "Can you change the female lead? Someone who's more beautiful and cultured?" 

Violet: "Bastardddddd!! You're dead!!!" 

YoureMySun: "Cut it King! You're not supposed to be here too! Stop agitating Violet, ok?" 

King: "Hahahahaha me? stop? Dream on! I'll annoy the heck out of this woman. Even if it's the last thing I do! Gyahahaha" *evil laugh

Violet: *pulls out bat from somewhere then charged at King

YoureMySun: "Oh my God!!! V where the heck did you even get that! Stop right there!" 

King: "W-woman! I-i know how much you love me so don't you dare hit my face!" 

Violet: "Me love you? You of all people? Only an idiot will fall for you" *said through gnashing her teeth

King: "You're the idiot that fell for me, you know? G-get away from me barbarian!" 

YoureMySun: "You guys left me with no choice" 

*Our dearest author left with no choice, pulls out the magical keypad as she wrote,

YoureMySun: "As Violet was gunning for King, she tripped and fell in his embrace. And end up kissing each other. Then a good samaritan from the story's dimension accidentally throws a rope through the worm hole while trying to catch the running horse. The two got tied in the same position. The samaritan pulled and was shocked to see two people instead of the horse. He blinked then they disappeared, and wondered if he gone crazy. The two was transported to their love nest stuck in that position for the whole day. Until Violet had enough being taken advantage of by King. She ripped the rope and starts bashing King with a pillow. While King's laughters and ouchies reverberates throughout the house. And they lived happily ever after"

*closes keypad, bows in apology to the readers

YoureMySun: "Finally got some peace and quiet. Sighhh... I apologize dearest readers. It's been too lively?" 

"Where was I? Going back" 

They fell in love through twists and turns. Violet, a beautiful, charming, quiet, and a kind girl unexpectedly met King, a handsome, rich, playful and iceberg-man. 

"She's really kind and quiet you know, believe me. It's just that, King happened" 

Join me dear readers in exploring their lives, how they met, what will become of them, their adventures and their story :D

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Youyou looked at his brother, dumbfounded. "Mu Yichen, you look as if you're out of love right now."
The other retorted, "Where? I'm clearly sad."
"All right. I'll really consider it seriously." Feeling helpless, the younger boy could only coax him.
Really, his brother was clearly the older one here, yet he still needed the coaxing of him, the younger one here. Just who exactly was the older brother and younger brother between them?
"Really?"
"Really."
"Yes!" Yichen instantly regained his spirits.
His sudden change in attitude left the younger one speechless.
What a child. Changing his attitude on a whim, his older brother was just like the day in June.
"Let's go!" Unaware of what he was thinking inside, his older twin took his hand and pulled him toward the beach.
…
A long dining table was placed at the gazebo at the beach, and on its surface was beautiful and exquisite cutlery.
At the side, the barbecue grill continually emitted an indescribable unpleasant smell.
It was absolutely pungent.
Youyou could not help but cover his lips and nose. He was a little curious at what exactly was the man doing.
Mu Yazhe was in the middle of placing the scallops on the grill in a serious manner. The bin, at the side, contained several burned fishes, exuding a charred smell.
Yichen covered his nose as he walked over to take a gander. Upon seeing the clumsy techniques of a certain man, his face was filled with despise. "Daddy, you suck."
His father's face darkened at his words. His slender fingers pinching his face all of a sudden, he snorted. "Well? Care to repeat what you've just said about how your daddy sucks?"
"No, no! Daddy must have heard me wrongly!" He hurriedly freed himself from his clutch, fled to one side, and rubbed his cheek in a pitiful manner.
Youyou came close and saw signs of burn on the scallops the man had placed on the barbeque grill. His face, too, got filled with contempt.
"How stupid."
The man's face had turned completely black at this point.
The little boy peeked at his black face and, out of the blue, recalled his twin's smug words…
'Mine is definitely bigger than yours. Since daddy's is very big, mine is sure to be big when I grow up.'
'Since daddy's is very big, mine is sure to be big when I grow up.'
'Since daddy's is very big…'
'Since daddy's is very big…'
…
Youyou's brows twitched a bit, and then with an extremely deep gaze, he looked at his father's certain important area.
The man saw his son staring at him, especially at a certain part of him, and his face adopted a strange look.
"What are you looking at?"
"Oh." His son gathered his wits about him and feigned calmness. "Nothing."
Mu Yazhe: "?"
His face had a big question mark.
He really could not figure out what was in the mind of this little guy.
Seeing his younger brother's meaningful gaze, Yichen followed it to their father's certain area.
The brothers were connected by heart.
He understood right away what his brother was looking at, and thinking of it, he could not help snickering in secret.
Sullen, the man questioned, "What are you chuckling about?"
"Nothing. Daddy, grill your scallops properly. They're burned again."
The man hurriedly looked at the scallops when he detected a burned smell. Even his face revealed a look of contempt.
Picking up the tongs, he threw the scallops aside.
From the side, Youyou lamented, "What a waste. Daddy, you're too useless."
'Daddy, you're too useless.'
This remark was practically a blow to his heart.


She became a surrogate mother in exchange for over a million yuan.

As the esteemed CEO of the most powerful Empire in the capital, he holds absolute power, while she is just an adopted daughter to a family of lowly status. She agreed to bear him his offspring, simply because her adoptive father's business was failing.
 
On the day of her delivery, the elder brother was born healthy, but the younger one was stillborn. Having fulfilled the contract, she disappeared from his sight along with the astronomical sum of money. 


Six years later, he is still that arrogant and high-profile CEO. When she accidentally gets embroiled with him again – like a canary trapped in his cage, he closes in on her. “Woman, do you think you can escape from my clutches?!" 

However, he does not expect a little kid to interfere; the boy pompously points his little finger at him and warns, “Mu Yazhe, you’d better leave her alone! She's mine – this baby's woman!” 

The man is alarmed, simply because the little kid's facial features are identical to his...

Tags: Adorable Child, CEO, Sweet Romance, Scheming, Wealthy Aristocrats, Fluff, Two-faced, Child, Rich and Powerful, Treachery

Yan Qingsi gripped onto the beer bottle she was holding. She had not had someone fed her since she was a child.
Those memories were warm and endearing—however, they also left a scar in Yan Qingsi's heart. Every time she was reminded of it, it hurt her deeply. 
Yan Qingsi's face grew hotter. Yue Tingfeng looked at her with a smile. 
Yan Qingsi wanted to reject him. "I…"
Yan Qingsi's lips parted—and the lobster meat was shoved into her mouth. 
Yue Tingfeng peeled another one and put it in his mouth. He disliked it. "It tastes average, but since we're in a place like this, we'll have to take it."
Yue Tingfeng never would have visited restaurants like this. A person with his taste would usually only eat at five-star restaurants. However, now that he's here in a small street stall, he had to eat anything and everything. 
Yue Tingfeng's forceful, romantic display left Qin Jingzhi and Jin Xuechu with dark expressions. 
The duo did not expect him to act as shameless as he did. He did not care if the woman accepted it—he forced it on her. 
Qin Jingzhi stared at Yue Tingfeng with a perplexed expression. He knew Yue Tingfeng better than anyone else did–this boy grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth. He usually acts as if he was better than everyone else—but he was willing to humble himself down to this level for Yan Qingsi.
He initially thought Yue Tingfeng was playing with this, but his investment in this was higher than he expected. 
Yue Tingfeng spoke while peeling lobsters, "Uncle, King, when do you guys plan to drink? There is a lot of beer, I don't expect you to drink it all at once, take your time. Don't worry, I'm not that evil, but since we already placed our bets, it's not good to back out of it. Tell me, if you guys can't even keep to your promises for some alcohol, wouldn't you be doing the same thing to women in the future?"
Yue Tingfeng shoved the lobster meat into Yan Qingsi's mouth again and said, "If you can't even keep to your word as a man, will there ever be women who would want to be with you?"
The duo was speechless. F*ck, this man was treacherous—he could switch the narrative from alcohol to relationships. 
This was obviously to tell Yan Qingsi that they were men who had no sense of responsibility; that she should not be with either of them. 
Yue Tingfeng glared at them and said, "People said the way you drink reflects your attitude. Tell me, when I lost, I drank it all… but both of you are wasting time here. How great could your attitudes be?"
That statement turned Qin Jingzhi's and Jin Xuechu's faces dark. Yue Tingfeng was too despicable—he turned the conversation topic into an attack on their characters. It made it seem as though they were gutless men. 
Yue Tingfeng grilled Yan Qingsi's favorite mushrooms and scallops and put it in front of her. He said to her, "You're too skinny, eat more. You should only be with honest and genuine men like me, men like them… forget it."
Yan Qingsi could not help but laugh. Yue Tingfeng was so shameless—did honesty and genuineness have anything to do with him as a person?
However, she did not expose him. 
All of a sudden, she felt that this version of Yue Tingfeng was kind of adorable. 
Jin Xuechu said, "I just wanted to eat before I drink again. Mr. Yue's words were a little too conclusive—bringing up our characters with every line. What's the rush? How long have we been here? The night is still young."
Yue Tingfeng laughed. "No one disagreed with you, take your time and drink."
"Uncle, I have faith in you. Good luck."


Yan Qingsi was a woman so captivating that she could change the lives of anyone she crossed paths with. Shunned, shamed, and abused by her family, they wanted nothing more than to see her turn up dead. She had other plans though — she was determined to exact revenge on all who have wronged her, and her main target was her own blood. The first step in her quest for revenge? Seducing Yue Tingfeng — the richest, handsomest man in Luo City, who also happened to be her aunt's fiancé. Vengeance aside, she also seeks a change of fortune by pursuing a career in acting. Throughout Yan Qingsi's journey, there will be murders and mayhem aplenty as she paves her way to movie stardom while eliminating her enemies one after the other!

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.


"Is there something wrong with your food?", Bri asked Quentin.
"No. Why do you ask?" Quentin did his best to avoid looking at Bri.
"Because you are only staring at it."
Quentin cleared his throat awkwardly before saying: "I am admiring it's beauty, and not sure from where to start."
"Oh…", Bri smiled brightly and poked with her fork some greens and a tentacle from Quentin's plate. 
"Let me help. Start from here…", she hovered the food in front of his mouth.
Quentin's lips were never so tightly shut in his life. He swallowed hard as his sight fell on that tentacle.
Bri struggled to keep a straight face. She knows that he ordered this seafood salad only to score points with her, and she has no intention of making it easy for him. 
"Are you refusing to take it because it's my fork?", she innocently asked.
She leaned closer and spoke softly close to his ear: "Last night you didn't mind saliva exchange. How is this different?"
Quentin looked at Bri and his eyes flashed at the realization that she is doing this on purpose! But even though he knows, what can he do about it? He really wants to be with his fiery Goddess. She is amazing, and last night she gave him the best kiss ever! 
"I need to know how I can earn a re-do.", Quentin demanded.
Bri lifted her eyebrows, entertained to see that his ego hurts just like last night, if not more. 
"I told you. You need to show your sincerity. As to how you can do it…?" She glanced at her fork which was still close to his mouth.
Quentin gritted his teeth for a second and then took the contents of her fork into his mouth, swallowing it directly without chewing.
"Good start.", Bri beamed and gestured with her eyes toward his plate.
Quentin understood that he needs to eat more. Probably all of it… 
He took his fork and told himself that this is beyond just earning a re-do. This is him proving that he is a man. A real man who is NOT afraid of a salad garnished with wiggly tentacles!
…
Hunter and Mia are both working on their towers of food, and they are more than halfway in.
Mia noticed that he didn't touch scallops, and she finished hers. 
"Are you going to have that?", her fork was pointing toward the scallops.
Hunter glanced at her and thought of telling this gluttonous woman to stick to her portion, but her eyes were sparkling (while looking at the food), and there was some grease on her chin… so he decided to be polite. "What will I get in return?"
Mia frowned slightly and looked at the food in front of her. What can she part with? She rotated the middle tier slightly and her sight fell on five oysters. She can part with few of those. 
"How about these?", Mia pointed with her fork toward oysters.
Hunter liked her offerings and reached with a large spoon to transfer them to his plate. 
"Three only!", Mia reminded him when she saw that he is going for the fourth one.
Hunter nodded in agreement and took his phone to check the notifications while Mia poked with her fork at the scallops in his food-tower.
Mia put one whole scallop in her mouth directly and then continued poking few more to transfer them to her plate. 
She counted seven scallops and wondered, is her limit three also, or can she take more?
Mia went to the fourth scallop and heard Hunter make a sound of disapproval.
"I can take more, right? You took 60% of my oysters, so I should be able to take at least one more scallop…"
"That's not it. Take them all…", he grumbled while looking at his phone.
Mia swiftly poked all the scallops from Hunter and transferred them in front of her, to make sure he does not change his mind.
"Problems?", Mia asked when she saw that Hunter kept his phone away and his brows were still furrowed.
"I have an inline hockey match at three, and one of my mates can't make it. Now we are short a member and need to forfeit.", Hunter said dejectedly.
"I can help."
Mia's offer earned raised eyebrows from Hunter.
"How?"
"I am pretty good on inline skates, I can swing a stick and hit a puck."
Hunter narrowed his eyes at Mia. "Why would you help me?"
Mia snorted. "Look around. Bri is torturing Quentin and Liz is obliviously stuck between two guys. I would rather go anywhere than watch this for the rest of the day. The only problem is that I don't have the gear." 
Hunter flashed a smile. "What is your shoe size?"
"Seven.", Mia said before putting another scallop in her mouth. 
"Mmm…", she hummed in satisfaction. These things practically melt in the mouth.
Hunter glanced at her blissful expression for a second and then worked on his phone. He needs to make arrangements! 
Two minutes later he turned to Mia. "Welcome to the team! We leave from here in half an hour… I will drop you back to Liz's place when we are done."
"Half an hour?" Mia looked at the remaining food and thought that she can finish it. No food should be wasted! 
She turned to Hunter. "Sounds good."
Mia was startled when he reached with a napkin to wipe her chin and she swiftly took the napkin from his hand, rejecting the cleaning he provided. 
"Thanks, but there is no need to tidy up before I'm done. If someone does not like the sight of me, they should look somewhere else."
Hunter stifled a laugh while thinking that this Mia person is… interesting.
…
Chris spent almost half an hour browsing the internet and gathering various information on Maximilian Anderson. 
He found out that Max is the oldest son, the second child in the Anderson family who are founders of the 'Alpha group'. Chris can see that Nathaniel Anderson is the CEO of the 'Alpha group', and probably the largest shareholder... Nathaniel is Max's father… None of those is interesting. Or at least it is nothing that he can use.
Looking at the entertainment and gossip results, Chris found out that Maximilian Anderson is a party animal. He is well known as a Seattle's biggest playboy, there are thousands of photos of him with various women in suggestive positions, and even some blogs with a focus on how to get the ladies are using Max as an inspiration. 
Chris thought that this is troublesome. Now he knows how Max is from a well to do family, and he is well versed in charming the ladies. But Elizabeth is not just any lady, she is special… Will she be interested in a womanizer?
'Does Elizabeth know that Max is a playboy? Will she mind when she finds out?', Chris wondered while opening the site with unique hookups of Seattle's greatest playboy.
"Liz knows about this.", Olivia's voice startled Chris.
"What?", he didn't understand her comment.
Chris was so engrossed into the information on his phone, and finding out more, that he missed the fact that Olivia is watching him.
Olivia pointed toward his phone. "What you are looking at. She knows about it."
"And she is OK with him like this?", Chris asked, unable to hide his disappointment mixed with an outrage.
Olivia was unsure how to answer. She pointed with her chin toward Liz and Max and said: "See for yourself."
Chris didn't need to look. He already saw numerous times today that Liz and Max are getting along well. Too well. 
Chris sighed while thinking that if he wants Liz to notice him, it needs to be just the two of them. Work is not suitable for pursuing a lady, so it must be outside work. But how can he get close to Liz without Max interfering? 
He scolded himself internally: 'Are you giving up? Find a way to show her that you are a better partner for her that Max stinking Anderson!'
Chris remembered how more than once he tried talking to Liz and Max cut him off. The light went above his head when he realized: he tried talking to Liz and failed. In a mission to get rid of Max, that is a wrong strategy. In order to expose Max, he should talk to him! Brilliant!
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Elizabeth (aka Liz): an attractive young lady, smart, motivated, self-sufficient, who wants to save the world (one surgery at a time).

Her father (a prominent surgeon) eagerly waited for Liz to get her degree in neurosurgery (at a tender age of 26) so that she can start working by his side. He was disappointed to hear that Liz feels that she can't escape his shadow no matter how much she tries, and that she wants to go and... prove herself... On. Her. Own!

Maximilian (aka Max): a handsomely-hot, smart, rich, playboy, who loves to party!
His family is pressuring him to get serious and take over family company. He is 31 years old, party time should be over!

What happens when Liz and Max meet due to an accident? Their personalities are clashing but persistent accidents keep pulling them together.

An accident: an event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or deliberate cause. 


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Excerpt from the story...


Max was confused. "Aren't you appalled by my words? Offended? Why are you still here and not running to your place?"
Liz shrugged. "Last night you promised no lies. And I hope that you are comfortable enough with me to say what is on your mind. No matter if you are gay or not, the fact that I feel safe with you will not change. Unless you do something to prove me wrong."
Max was surprised by this logic. But then he remembered the deal they made: he will not lie, no games and he will treat her with respect… and she believes him.
"You want to know what is on my mind?" He decided to try his luck: "I want to kiss you."
Liz frowned for a second while thinking how to respond. Then she craned her neck and pointed at her cheek. "Here."
Max was not sure if he should laugh or cry. "That is not the kiss I was going for."
"That is the only one you will get. Take it or leave it."
Max is not silly to miss an opportunity. "I will take whatever you are willing to give me."

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"Here." Iu said as she lead me down the stairways of the mansion. And once we reached the bottom, Iu called out down the hallway:

"Iris." 

A moment later a figure emerged around the corner. For moment I couldn't breathe properly, her beauty was enough to even make Venus, the Roman goddess of love envious. She appeared to be around her early twenties, face pale and smooth as silk, combined with a long creamy pink colored pony tail, and living pink diamond like eyes. And wore a classic maid outfit from lace head piece to dress shoes.

My eyes were just glued to her.

"This is Iris, she's my personal servant. And it appears that she is an android." Iu gestured towards her.

"Good evening." Iris replied with a monotone voice, along with a poker face.

"When are you going to stop staring at her?" Iu said impatiently towards me.

"Never." I replied honestly.

"Anyways, Iris I want you to show the one who thinks with his lower body here the chores of this mansion." Iu said with a commanding voice.

"Understood." Iris replied with a soft voice.

Dang, the way how she replied it with a poker face and lack of emotions in her voice...

Beautiful...

"Alright I am gonna go for now." Lili commented from the side, as she turned, waved and walked away.

"Yoshi! Lead the way Iris!" I said with barely containable excitement.

And without saying a word, Iris turned away and began walk down the corridor, and just as I was about to follow, I noticed a room with its door open.

"Is that the kitchen?" I asked.

"Indeed."

"Oh, I just curious who cooks here?..." I looked back and forth between Iu and Iris.

"Iris can't really cook, and I never bothered to. I usually just call in delivery."

"O..." I scratched my head.

"You can cook can't you?" Iu raised a brow.

"How do you know?" I asked.

"None of your business. Come, show me what you can do."

And just like that, the 3 of us entered the kitchen. Pots, stoves, knives, fridge were all in place and present.

"We used to have a servant who knew how to cook. But she's gone now." Iu waved her hand in dismissal. "Food is all in the fridge. All the appliances here are free to your disposal." 

Without thinking twice, I went over to the fridge and opened the top half drawer.

"Ok, vegetables..."

Green peppers, red peppers, onions...

I took out 1 of each, then proceeded to the lower drawer.

            Hmm...I think I will go for the scallops this time...

I took out a package of frozen scallops.

Alright, pan...

I fetched the pan and placed it on the stove.

Pour the cooking oil in...

Nearby was a newly unopened grape seed oil, which I proceed to opening and pouring some into the pan. 

Max fire...

I adjusted the stove to max fire.

Alright, bowl, scallop...

I turned and opened the scallop packet with a scissor and proceeded to dumping them into this one large steel bowl.

Hot water...

I placed the bowl in the center of the sink and proceeded to let the hot water shower all over it. 

Cut the vegetables...

Cut into half, cut into quarters, cut into another half...

I look to the cabinets in search for the seasoning ingredients.

Greek oil...

Rosemary...

Garlic...

Salt, pepper...

Once all the seasoning ingredients have been gathered, I laid them across the desk.

Alright, the oil seems to be heated enough now...

I threw the vegetables into the pain and there was a loud hiss sound, as the food made contact with the pan.

The scallops should be unfrozen now...

I turned off the hot water, and proceeded to dumping out all the water from the bowl and threw rest of its contents into the pain.

HISS!!!

Alright, Greek oil, ginger, rosemary, some salt, pepper, garlic slices...

I poured and threw them in one by one, and began to stir it all with a wok turner.

And after about 3 minutes of intense stirring, I poured the finished product onto a nearby plate, and placed it right before Iu.

"Here." I fetched her the chop sticks and the fork, and went back to turn off the fire, before turning back to her again.

"Try it."

Q: What's the best dish you cooked?

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The reason Li Du wanted to scare Hans was that he didn't want any trouble caused in his hometown.
He understood very well the kind of a person Hans was. Hans was a playboy, faithless lover, genitalia in human form, self-propelled biological cannon, and male lead of a real-life pornographic film.
When they had first met each other, Hans was most adept at making booty calls and hiring prostitutes. He only began slowing down a little when the storage unit business picked up as he was busy finding customers and information on storage units.
Li Du did not want Hans to cause any trouble in his hometown. In due course, when the lady and her family were unable to find Hans, who had left far away to America, but was able to find out where he had stayed, there would be trouble.
He'd tried various means of getting Hans to give up on meeting the lady, but it was very difficult getting him to do so. As Hans had become very bored with his stay here, how could he give up so easily when he had finally found something interesting to do?
Nonetheless, he was very sharp and understood what Li Du was worried about. He swore, "God knows, the relationship between the teacher and me is an innocent one. I will definitely not get intimate with her!"
When Li Du looked at him in a doubtful manner, Hans became anxious. "You don't trust me? I have already sworn!"
"What use is there in swearing? When did you start believing in a religion? If you don't believe in any religion, what binding force is there in swearing to God?" He continued to stare at Hans doubtfully.
"True," Hans chuckled. "Anyways, you have to trust me since we're brothers."
"You are right," Li Du said in a clear-cut manner. "We are brothers. That's why I trust you. However, if you can't walk the walk, we won't be brothers anymore. In the future, I won't trust you again!"
The binding force of his words was much stronger than swearing to God. Hans was suddenly disheartened. "D*mn it, aren't you acting a little too serious?"
"You can fool around in America however you like, but you cannot do that here. I cannot let my parents take the blame for our mess."
"Okay," Hans responded helplessly. "I understand."
"Are you still going to meet your beautiful female teacher?" Li Du asked, grinning.
Hans nodded listlessly. "I'm Going. I've already made an appointment with her. I can't go back on my word. Just let us develop a good teacher-student relationship."
Li Du patted him on his shoulder and comforted him. "Properly learn Chinese from her. I have a feeling that she can teach pretty well. You have learned the rudiments of Chinese."
Hearing his words, Hans became happy again. "Right? I have learned a lot of things and have also learned how to resolve a conflict with a Chinese in case I get into one."
"How?" Li Du asked curiously.
He didn't even know what to do after getting into a conflict with a fellow countryman, and it seemed to him that fists and money were the best way to resolve a conflict.
Hans clenched his fist tightly. "F*ck your mother who is a Japanese ghost!"
Li Du was speechless.
After Hans agreed to his request of not fooling around, Li Du drove the three of them to the provincial capital, Jin Jing.
When the car entered the town area of Jin Jing, Li Du readied the GPS to guide him to Normal University. 
Hans said, "Let's eat first, I'm a little hungry."
Li Du was puzzled. "You're not planning to treat your teacher to a meal?"
"Of course I must treat her," Hans replied. "However, it's at night. Our appointment is for dinner."
Li Du understood what was going on: this rascal had come up with a plan. He would invite the lady for dinner before engaging in an entertaining activity. After which, when the both of them became drunk and weak, he would get a room straight away. Li Du could see his plan very clearly.
"Change it to lunch. Let's eat dinner together!" He was prepared to strangle Hans's dirty idea to death in its cradle.
Hans sent a WeChat message in a dispirited manner to ask the lady. When she didn't reply, he became elated. "She's in class and didn't bring along her cellphone. We can't contact her at the moment!"
Li Du had no choice but to bring them to search for a place to have lunch first.
"What do you guys want to eat?" he asked the three of them.
Godzilla's replies were always so straightforward. "Anything!"
Hans had a request. "Eat fish and seafood. My goodness, beef and mutton are all that I've eaten at your house for the past few days. I can't take it anymore."
Li Du snapped his fingers. "That's easy. I will bring you guys to a grand hotel that has the highest rating in this place to eat seafood."
Hans shook his head. "No, no, I'm not going to a grand hotel. I want to eat private home cuisines. I know the best dishes that you Chinese people have are all hidden in civilian-owned restaurants that sell private home cuisines." 
Hearing his words, Li Du laughed loudly. "You have been lied to. The best chefs are all in the best restaurant. Otherwise, they would give up the high pay and hide in a dirty and small restaurant. Unless there's something wrong with them."
As Hans firmly believed in his own point; he was committed to finding a restaurant that sold private home cuisine.
However, since Li Du was unfamiliar with Jin Jing, how would he know where an excellent restaurant that sold private home cuisine was located?
Fortunately, after pondering for a while, he remembered that there was currently a popular website for public reviews that had just started. After opening the website, he searched for the seafood restaurant that had the best public reviews.
After a round of searching, a restaurant that was called "Fresh Polar Seafood" appeared on his screen.
As the restaurant's ratings on the website were very high and its customers had left various comments praising it, he chose to go here.
Another reason for him choosing the restaurant was because it was closer to Normal University.
The restaurant had two floors and its decorations, which were based on an ice world theme, were very artistic. There were some inflatable dolls such as seals, polar bears, and Arctic foxes. The restaurant's decorations were very fitting for its name.
As Li Du was ordering the food, he asked about the restaurant's signature dishes. The clever waiter recommended Li Du dishes such as king crab, Greenland sea cucumber, Arctic shrimp, and codfish.
As Li Du brought along two men who had huge appetites, dishes like sea cucumber and abalone were not reliable. He ordered two king crabs and a lot of codfish: five servings of fried codfish slices, five servings of codfish braised in soy sauce, five servings of steamed codfish . . .
The waiter was dumbfounded. "Sir, are you sure the quantities are correct? Also, a catty of king crab will cost 80 dollars. If it's one king crab, it will cost at least thousands of dollars."
"No problem, serve them," Li Du said delightedly.
Their dishes were served quickly as the kitchen immediately began cooking once they received their orders, which might have been due to their higher expenditure and the restaurant not having many customers.
Dishes such as king crab, scallops, and sea worms were average, while the codfish were cooked pretty well. The codfish meat was very tender and the seasonings complemented the meat very well. They happily feasted on the dishes.
Godzilla, in particular, ate a lot. Seeing that he was fond of eating fried codfish, Li Du ordered another five servings for him.
After eating and drinking until they were full, Li Du paid the bill. The meal cost more than 3,000 dollars.
As he was perplexed by this, he knitted his eyebrows.
The lady at the bar, who was in charge of payments, thought that he found the bill to be too expensive and smiled politely. "Sir, you have ordered too many dishes. However, we can give you a few vouchers that you guys can use to save money when you come again in the future." 
Li Du replied, "You have misunderstood, I think that it's too cheap. Codfish is pretty expensive here, right?"
Even though codfish were produced in Alaska and Maine, which were part of America, one catty of codfish still cost around 15 USD after being transported to Arizona.
According to what he knew, the codfish in his country were imported from Russia, America, and Canada. As such, theoretically speaking, codfish should be expensive.
The lady, who was in charge of payments, was taken aback before smiling. "Oh, the seafood at our restaurant is imported from the duty-free port, hence, it is cheap."


They love gold, and they love silver. Even more so, they love gems that dazzle, like stars across the skies. 
Firearms, jewelleries, and precious metals; A collector’s world will not be complete without antiques.  
Storage auctions, old goods trade, re-estate sales and gold-digging. But the truth is, if one wants to make money, then the supreme way is through searching for the legendary treasures. 
Holding the fort, there’s an ocelot, a wolf, and an Andes condor. At the side, there’s a loyal hound, an irascible ape, and an African honey badger. Who said that you can only rely on humans when treasure hunting?! 

    
    Qin Guan took a taxi home. He pushed the door open carefully and saw that his parents were sleeping. 
    Wherever they were, they made themselves at home. Qin Guan took off his suit and fake collar, feeling slightly drunk. Sweet dreams!
    Sweet dreams? Of course! Qin Guan's parents had been there for several days. They were really good at socializing, so they had quickly established a good relationship with the old people and idlers of the neighborhood committees. 
    His mother had joined the community Yangge group, and his father had made friends with Chinese chess fans.
    Qin Guan felt ruthlessly abandoned by them. He had prepared a map and a tour, intending to take them to the Summer Palace and other famous sights, but his plan had met a premature end.
    His parents had turned up their noses when they’d heard it. No one liked strolling around in the winter!
    Still, they led a happy life before the Spring Festival. His mother had even brought a gong and a drum home for practice.
    Clang, clang, clang...
    "Qin Guan, ask your mother to stop!"
    "No! She didn't stop you when you watched that fishing competition at home."
    Both father and son were cowards, but their neighbours would stop her.
    ...…
    Far from her hometown, Qin Guan's mother had failed to make her traditional Spring Festival cold dish, the aniseed smoked Spanish mackerel and salty sausage. She was still able to serve them a large basin of Y city specialties though, such as assorted stewed meat.
    If the king of stewed dishes was the Buddha Skipping Wall, and the household stewed dishes representative was the Northeastern Chinese hotchpotch, one could say that Y city assorted stewed meat combined the merits of both. 
    It didn’t require as much work or as many delicate ingredients as the Buddha Skipping Wall, nor was it as bold or cheap as hotchpotch.
    It was enjoying to watch Qin Guan’s mother cook. Both Qin Guan and his father would be satisfied with just assorted stewed meat as their New Year's Eve dinner. 
    Qin Guan’s mother used various ingredients for the dish, but not very expensive ones. Qin Guan helped her curiously, trying to learn from her.
    After cutting the sea cucumbers, pork bellies, testicles, lunch meat, carrots, chicken breasts, quail eggs, shrimp, and scallops, she boiled everything in a tasty chicken soup.
    Then she took out all the ingredients one by one and put them in a large celadon bowl in a flowery shape. Next, she added a little salt, ajinomoto and cooking wine to the soup and boiled it again to thicken the mixture of cornstarch and water. Finally, the soup was poured into the bowl. The dish was ready. 
    There were also traditional steamed yellow croakers, prawns, Fushan carbonado and Spanish mackerel dumplings made by Qin Guan's father. It was a simple, but abundant New Year's Eve dinner.
    Joy was overflowing. Despite the strange environment, Qin Guan's parents were very happy. It was a completely new experience for them. Squabs had to leave the nest after all. Before they left though, parents liked to accompany them for a while. 
    Qin Guan's family traditionally watched the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. They heard the sound of a few firecrackers outside. Not long after, firecrackers were forbidden in urban areas. 
    They didn't go to sleep until they heard the New Year bell.
    Happy times flashed by. Several days after the Spring Festival, Qin Guan saw his parents off. His eyes were filled with tears as he watched the train speed away. Am I too sentimental? 
    After the winter holidays, the "The Legendary Swordsman", directed by Zhang Jizhong, was aired on CCTV without any promotion.
    Previous news were discussed again along with the TV show. 
    The audience scrutinized the actors from head to toe. Fans of Linghu Chong in the original work were quite unsatisfied with the actor and his performance, but some attractive co-stars became popular. 
    Qin Guan thought that the show had caused him more trouble. Zhang Changzhong was an idol in ladies’ hearts, but Yang Lianting had attracted a group of wired fans.
    At college, he often saw a boy in red with a needle and thread in his hand, who was always pretending to be embroidering in the air. It was horrifying!
    Qin Guan tried to talk to him, but failed. The boy would just look back at him with the most shy expression before running away. Qin Guan was completely confused. Maybe he is just playing dumb. 
    Wang Lei had a different opinion. He thought the boy was scared off by Qin Guan's hormones.
    Those rotten girls on the Haijiao forum were even more terrible than male fans though. They had supreme fighting powers. 
    They could find countless exciting points of gay love in the formal plot, full of homosexual passion.
    Although the actor who played Dongfang Bubai was a lady, she did a really good job portraying a man.
    It had to be wonderful to die in Yang Lianting's arms. 
    Besides, Dongfang had teased Linghu Chong with his words.
   In the end, their love had shocked the leading actors, who had fulfilled their wish to be buried in the same grave. That year was also of significant meaning for those in favor of homosexuality, as the Netherlands had become the first nation to recognize homosexual marriage on January 1st, 2001. 
    One could understand the passion of those crazy fans. 
    It was alright for Qin Guan. Other than at college, he didn't attract any special attention. The one who had influenced him the most was Ye Dong, who had resorted to extreme measures to be elected as chairman of the Student Union. 
    He had submitted applications for all his roommates for the 39th Capital College Sports Meeting. He had also submitted a flag-bearer application for Qin Guan. 


Qin Guan was reborn and sent back to his final semester in High School 18 years ago. Getting a second chance at life, he works hard to turn things around and eventually become a Prince Charming. What will his life be like the second time around? What will he have to go through? How will he succeed in turning from a loser into a Prince Charming? Read this story carefully and find out!

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