On faraway lands where the Chinese culture meets a Korean nuance, a strange Curse befalls Helial. It may ruin his life entirely, or it may not. 
From a Korean video-game scenario which follows the Immortality genre design of Chinese fantasy novels, in a world outlined by Classical elements as well, nothing compares the call of freedom.
While contrastingly different worlds get in touch volume after volume, this brand-new genre explores new horizons that traditional fantasy literature has never reached before.

It's such a convenience that Charlotte lives with the Irvine siblings. Afterall she's a more reliable driver than the two of them. After they ate breakfast, they head up to the main building of Mimus.

Inside Eleanor's expensive gray car, Edward resumed their conversation a while ago, "SOOoOOooo, who is this cunning lad that deceived you into having a romantic 'business' date with him?"

Eleanor, annoyed, refused to answer and ignored her brother.

Edward, who felt dejected, questioned Charlotte, who was driving instead, "Lotte [1], do you know who this guy is?

Charlotte lifted her shoulder in a half shrug, "Hmmmmm, actually, I have no idea."

"WHAT! HOW? YOU'RE HER ASSISTANT, THOUGH? 

"Why won't we ask the woman in question." The two curious cats promptly looked at Eleanor simultaneously.

"I-I won't answer! And Lotte, look at the road!", Eleanor lowered her head in shame.

Edward snickered, "Don't even try to cover it, Lea, if you go to great lengths to simply hide this information particularly to your PA, then it heavily implies that you're interested in the guy."

'Maybe the guy she's meeting her secret lover? No, she can't even interact with the public well, so how can she flirt with a guy?

Maybe he is someone that we know? .

...

This harder than I thought.' Edward lamented.

Historically speaking, Eleanor never kept a secret to Charlotte, especially her appointments, so why would she hide the details of her lunch date? Actually, how did she managed to conceal such information from Charlotte? That woman knows everything!

The curious man looked at the woman who was driving leisurely and gave her a questioning look. 'Why is this woman not that interested! Does she know something?'

The driver noticed him, Edward, who was itching in curiousness, she saw his judging eye staring at her, causing her to give a small chuckle.

"Okay, Ed, stop interrogating your sister, we're close to Mimus and she needs peace and time to----"

"Get in her character as the Ice Queen, I know that, MOM." Edward interjected, continuing Charlotte's sentence. He scoffed and looked at the scenery of huge establishments and busy people outside the car windows, seemingly in deep thought.

Edward understands his sister's condition about the importance of her character as the Ice Queen, but it still irritated him up until now. Being true to oneself is something that holds great value to him, and seeing his sister being a wuss annoys him a lot.

Harsh, but deep inside his heart, he feels bad for his older sister.

What a tsundere.

'Maybe this guy might give her the boost, you know?', he said to his subconscious.

Having confidence is something that an Irvine must naturally possess, as their father and the elders told them, but is it?

The feeling of not living up the expectations of others hurts, but not meeting the standards of your ideal self tremendously impacts your self-esteem.

Perhaps we need that special someone who loves us the way we are, accepting the imperfections that we have.

They continued their car ride in silence after.



Meanwhile, on Mimus Entertainment....

"Oh my god, the Ice Queen is coming! I repeat, the Ice Queen is coming, along with the Prince and the Jester!" One of the staff frantically announced.

Just like in one of the famous scenes in the movie The Devil Wears Prada [2], the employees of Mimus immediately fled back to their stations and tidied up their appearance and workplace with the sudden news of their boss' arrival. The sight of them will remind you of rats skedaddling to the sewers--actually, comparing them to rodents are sort of rude.

And relating the iconic Miranda Priestly to Eleanor Irvine is not accurate at all.

Truth be told, the employees of the Mimus aren't terrified of Eleanor, but rather held great respect to her. To them, Eleanor Irvine is a respectable woman who went against her father to chase her dream to start her own business.

To that being said, they also held regard to her younger brother, Edward Van Irvine, for following his sister's footsteps.

That is why they called them, the Queen and the Duke of Mimus. 

Duke for Edward because they are preserving the sweet title of 'King' to their queen's future lover and future husband. The prince and princess are saved for Eleanor's children.

Geez, whoever initiated the kingdom positions thing must be obsessed in typical isekai Korean novels.[3]

Ahem, she is.....very much obsessed, but hey, no one can deny that it is fancy.

As the trio went inside the building, they were greeted by the employees in a glamorous and sophisticated manner----like a subject greeting a royalty.

Amusement glinted in Charlotte's purple eyes, 'They're not stopping this habit, aren't they?' Charlotte went on and had a grin on her pale face, waving her hands to her colleagues. Like Edward, she has a friendly nature, everyone in the company is her friend--even the janitors.

Eleanor, who is now in character, entered with an indifferent expression. Although the employees of Mimus frequently greeted her in this way, every time she sees them, she feels uneasiness.

Even so, she tried to greet them in a friendly way but ended up perceived as a cold greeting by them but not rude nor arrogant. But she feels that she looks like someone who is forced to smile, and she hated it.


She doesn't have enochlophobia, [4] she just doesn't like crowds that much. 

In contrast, Edward lovingly greeted them, he spread his arms wide for a hug. His sad and gloomy sentiment earlier was replaced by the thought of seeing his beloved crush.

But it was suddenly crushed by the thought of his manager.

The three proceeded to the elevator, which is exclusively for them, 'ding!', the elevator emitted as they stopped to their designated floor.

Located on the highest floor of the building was the CEO's and her assistant's office. Similar to Eleanor's penthouse, her office is a full-on gray color interior, while Charlotte favored shiny colors like gold and silver.

As they step out of the elevator, Eleanor, who noticed her younger brother, tilted her head in bewilderment, "Why are you still here, aren't you supposed to have a photoshoot?"

Edward stopped walking and slowly glanced at his sister, no reason, he replied.

"Pfft, he just doesn't want to be reprimanded by his Dragon manager, that's why," Charlotte explained.

The man in hiding bit his nail in fear. He thought that he could buy some time and wait at his sister's office for a while, but he had forgotten that a snitching fox is with them.

The voice of the fox suddenly had a smirk and gazed at him.

"You better hide now, boy."


FOOTNOTES
[1] Charlotte's nickname; pronounced as 'Loh-tey'

[2] A movie about a young woman who has graduated in journalism comes to New York and becomes an assistant to one of the city's biggest magazine editors, the ruthless and cynical Miranda Priestly. (Source, Google)

[3.1] Most of Korean rebirth novels or Korean novels (mostly in the romance genre) in general are set in the Victorian or Kingdom era.

[3.2] Isekai is a genre about the main protagonist transported to another world, usually a fantasy world, typically after they die, commonly by a hit-and-run by a truck.

[4] The fear of crowds.

"Excuse me? Do I know you?" 

The man was stunned when he saw her face. She was a stranger, yet so familiar to him.

Like a long lost lover from the past.

"I don't think we have, miss?" 

"Charlotte. Charlotte Riz Chadwick."

"Hello Miss Charlotte, I'm Lucius. Lucius Max Black." 

"Nice to meet you, Lucius." They shook hands. 

The woman gave him a cute smile, enough to make his heart tremble. 

She giggled.

"Is this the part where we flirt and exchange numbers?"

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Charlotte Riz Chadwick, the personal assistant of the CEO of Mimus Entertainment lived a carefree and cheerful life in luxury. 

But after a devastating car accident, she remembered the haunting memories of the past, the secrets that has been locked for almost an eternity. 

And she realized that the people around her were not the person they are today. 

Especially a certain florist.

Lucius Max Black is a very good-looking and irresistible florist, charmed by a pink-haired girl who often comes to his flower shop to talk and to rant with him. He slowly realized that he has fallen for her deeply, deeper than the oceans. 

But after a vision given to him, he remembered a bitter-sweet past. 

Including the return of the adversary, who is hungry for revenge. 

And the secret that he has yet to open.








I' am not that great in prologues, haha

DISCLAIMER: This story may have some mature content not suitable for young readers. 

Cover made/edited by me 

Credits to the artist: Boychaaa

[AN] Don't flame me. This is my first novel. Expect little grammar errors of bad storytelling.

As you can see," the news reporter stated, " a massive amount of wind is generating from this here hurricane. We believe to have seen multiple people die from said hurricane. Stay in your homes, get into a basement, and stay safe!" The television cut off, scaring the entire family. "Amanda, go get the supplies in the attic." 

Mom always made me do things like that, the important things. Maybe I just wanted to hide in the bunker with you guys! I ran up the stairs, stomping quietly. I took down the ladder after pulling the string, and started grabbing supplies. I stuffed it into a backpack, before running down the ladder, almost slipping. I looked out the window, and saw it. The hurricane. I started to book it to the basement, but slipped. 

'Well, I should at least try to help my family before I die. Damn, these cliches where the girl trips are stupid.' I started to think about my two little sisters, one five and another one eight. I used to joke about how sixteen year olds get to rough up their older siblings, and I ruffled their hair a bit. They were always great to me, and now I never get to see them again. I threw the backpack down the stairs, knowing the basement door was open. I closed my eyes..and my vision faded to black...


[Rebooting.]
[Rebooting..]
[Rebooting...]

Pitch black, nada, nothing. Excluding the words in my head, everything was bliss. Maybe I will be in one of those bad reincarnation novels. Or maybe a weird Korean romance novel? Either way, this is hella' peaceful.

"Hello, little one." My vision was harassed by white, I couldn't see anything. 

"Whoever turned the lights on, turn them back off!" is what I screamed, closing my eyes and covering them with my forearms.

The voice of an angel came from my right, so slowly opened my eyes, seeing a woman so curvy, watermelons could get jealous.

"Welcome to the afterlife."

From the looks of things, there were some people who labeled themselves as 'Daoyuan class students' on social media as means to attract the attention of girls; some were even liars who used such labels when they were actually not part of it. 
The trend was no longer to impersonate a kid from a rich family but to impersonate a Daoyuan class student…
In reality, the majority of Daoyuan class were sophomores that under the strict controls of the black coats. 
This meant that most Daoyuan class students did not have the time to do such things and students tend to be rather shy. If a pretty senior came over to flirt with boys in Daoyuan class, the boys would probably be too shy and run away. 
Not everyone was born to be an expert in love. 
There were even rumors that students of the Daoyuan class had become better and stronger in certain aspects after training…
Some nightclubs even had hiring advertisements that said: High salary! Strength type male metahuman needed in public relations… There were more dishonest than decent such cases. 
Anyway, the current society was just like this, there were bound to be good and bad people and in order to stay out of trouble, you had to be quick-witted. 
It was undeniable that… Metahumans quickly adapted to the society and this was mankind's unique ability: to adapt. 
If humans could not adapt, mankind would not have been on top of the animal chain. 
Of course, there were people who questioned: would metahumans disrupt social stability?
There weren't only good comments about metahumans on the forums. Someone revealed that in South America, there were already cases of metahumans committing crimes. And so were cases in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Australia which were widely broadcasted by their local media. 
But locally, cases like these were really rare…
It was a fact that the local public security had always made top 10 amongst all counties in the world and it was not surprising that the appearance of metahumans did not change that. 
With regards to this, Lu Shu was grateful for the black coats' prowess and first-class methods in maintaining social stability. 
Having mentioned the black coats, what could their sector be called? It couldn't just be 'related sector', right?
At this moment, Lu Shu noticed a girl 2 rows away listening to class when she suddenly started crying and even kept her head down so that the teacher could not see. 
Looking closely, she was just secretly reading a romance novel…
Wow! Lu Shu had a sudden flashback. He had read some novels before and some plots were really disgusting. Maybe he could… use writing novels as a way to earn distress points?! 
However… Lu Shu was troubled. Even though his grades were always good and even topped the class in the previous exam, his essays were consistently poor and never excelled in that area! 
Damn it! Lu Shu felt like he had just discovered a mountain of treasure but just could not retrieve it, how frustrating! He should have read more novels! 
Most writers had read large numbers of books. Perhaps the imagination part relied on talent but the writing required a long time to develop. 
What was meant by writing? Was it the use of bombastic and pretty terms? No. 
Writing was the ability to pen down the world, characters and the storyline inside your mind. This looked simple but it was actually not. 
Even though Lu Shu had read a few novels, these ten years, others were busy living their lives while he was busy trying to make ends meet, so where to find the energy to read that much?
A student who also worked odd jobs until 2 am, where could he find that much leisure time to read novels?
What he read the most were news. The habit to read the news was because he wanted to be updated as sooner or later, he had to go into the society and find a job to feed his family. 
At that point in time, he had to do whatever he could with his fragile body so as to fight for a living for him and Lu Xiaoyu. Instead of reading a novel, he would rather have some sleep. 
Lu Shu did not have options in life since he lacked the basic material foundation. 
The rule of this world was that everything was controlled by destiny and everything was already decided. His living standards already decided that even if Lu Shu were to write a novel, no one might even read it; or if written too poorly, no one would. 
Things like distress points relied on the people and if no one read, there would not be any distress points. 
But Lu Shu's life wasn't that bad… He still had his adorable classmates. 
This afternoon, Lu Shu did not bring his stinky tofu to the canteen but instead, he took a public bus to a second-hand phone market that was 5km away. He wanted to buy a new SIM card to use for the Golden Foundation forum. 
The second-hand phone market was located in the heart of Luo City city which used to be bustling with activity but had later on been reduced to a low-class business district. 
A few years ago there were still people carrying a bag and asking around, "Anyone wants movies, imported ones? There are all sorts- Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Korean!"
But such people were no longer seen and a new business took its place: Second-hand phones, selling lost identification cards, phone SIM cards, etc. 
This place had no regulations or control and it was a mess. 
But Lu Shu liked this kind of messy environment. Wearing his hoodie and walking on the streets, he casually found a portable stall and managed to buy a SIM card with just 70 dollars. 
The phone he was using was also a second-hand one and now, his SIM card was also bought using someone else's identification. With the tens of thousands of users on the Golden Foundation forum, it was almost impossible to find out his real identification. 
On the way back in the bus, Lu Shu was scrolling through the forums and came upon a new post. The original poster seemed familiar, it was the one selling chives! 
The post said: Not only were the chives sold out, even his house was sold at a high price. 
Lu Shu was stunned and continued reading. Apparently, after the buyer bought the chives, he was not satisfied and decided to offer a price that was 30% higher than the market rate to buy the house that the seller lived in, claiming that he needed to grow his own chives to achieve the effects…
Lu Shu looked at the post in disbelief. Why were some people so weird, buying a house to grow chives to eat? Did this guy not care about his money?
That's not right… Lu Shu had suddenly thought of another possibility. 
If the idea that different places in the world had different Feng Shui was right, then could it be that the house that those special chives grew in was richer in magical energy? 
Thinking about it, Lu Shu understood what happened. The buyer had bought this place to carry out his training! 
Daoyuan class had resumed at night and Xi Fei started off with checking everyone's progress. 
Liu Li's hopes to complete two cycles were destroyed as those who tried practicing in the day realized that the speed of training was much faster at home. 
At this moment, Xi Fei asked Jiang Shuyi for his progress and he calmly replied, "Progress, 2 cycles completed."
Everyone was taken aback. Jiang Shuyi did not only have tier B aptitude but could also complete 2 cycles so quickly? 
But everyone also noticed that Xi Fei was not surprised…


Magical energy has come to this world; Lu Shu could only stare as one powerhouse after another appear.

Looking at his own peculiar ability, he exhaled a breath of cold air.

Dog balls!

...

This is a story of how Lu Shu used poisonous chicken soup to become the Demon King

Translator Synopsis:

This is the story of an orphan, Lu Shu. He is not any regular orphan, but a metahuman experiencing the changes in himself, his country and the world during the dawn of the magical era. Watch as Lu Shu embarks on a journey to hone his peculiar abilities together with his sister, the adorable and charismatic Lu Xiaoyu. Along the way, they’ll encounter supernatural events, obstacles and even the most powerful people in their country. How will Lu Shu make the best of his abilities and oust his never-ending list of rivals and opponents?

Romance is a very popular genre in Webnovels. The first thing that come to mind when we talk about romance are the CEO novels. Even though we don't want to admit it, they are the mainstream romance stories in the Webnovel website. 

So why do people love romance stories? I hope you find the answer while reading this chapter.

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FattyBai: No worries, was just a bit curious. It's always amazing seeing how the Romance genre basically dominates the site.

Parasection: and CEO stories.

FattyBai: So I was sort of curious what the demographics on the reader's sex were. But yeah, it's a fair assumption to say that the ladies rule the site, lol

WWFire: Readers gender stats r ambiguous, it is manipulatable after all.

FattyBai: Unless there's this hidden group of guys who have been starving for CEO romance novels (which would actually be funny).

Parasection: But the sacred texts.

WWFire: All I see are genderless alien. *derp emoticon*

reinesse ♥: kek.

FattyBai: How do we pull in the female readers in if we can't write a romance story? *cry emoticon*

Parasection: No choice but to write yaoi then.

WWFire: We who read these kind of fantasy novels don't live our lives correctly pal.

CailinMatthews: *ghost hug emoticon*

Parasection: Give in to the demons.

WWFire: That's why we escape reality sometimes. 

FattyBai: It's like being offered a big cake and unable to take a slice.

Zehell2218: I think male reader have their own chance and market.

FattyBai: For sure, but it'd be nice to tap into both sides.

Zehell2218: @FattyBai I think I'll make fantasy romance so I can attract both.

FattyBai: I mean, it's not a bad idea, but how do you split it up? 50% romance/50% dragon ball z?


Parasection: The fuq that sounds like an abomination.

FattyBai: It does.

Zehell2218: @FattyBai No it's 80% romance 20% action. *joy emoticon*

Noveljunky: Besides Romance, what else do females like to read?

Parasection: BL, yaoi, drama.

Zehell2218: Still BL is romance.

Anjeeriku: horror lol.

reinesse ♥: @Noveljunky xianxia I think.

Noveljunky: Mmm.

Zenith: Well, need too write romance...kek

Zehell2218: Do female reader like to read apocalypse novel? Quick question since I will make fantasy romance in apocalypse.

[A/N: Sis, did you forget that you're a girl too?]

Totally Not Nano: nah oof.

FattyBai: @Zehell2218 Aww, man. But then you have to develop characters and write meaningful dialogue.

Zenith: I am probably gonna f*ck up my time trying to make a romance story.

FattyBai: We like blowing stuff up and fighting baddies.

Zehell2218: cmon it will be comedy. *laugh emoticon*

Parasection: The best thing in a novel is character development humor and action romance can be on the side.

Anjeeriku: Romance can be a great sub genre.

Parasection: how does one even write romance? I don't know where to begin with that genre.

FattyBai: I'm a simple guy, I see plot and I drown it in martial arts and manly stuff. Of course, I don't know what feelings are. Can you eat them to increase your cultivation base? *think smart emoticon*

Parasection: I've never experienced romance so i'd fail the moment i'd attempt a story like that.

Zehell2218: Actually, I like to write fighting scene but without romance my reader will kill me. So...yeah I tag it as romance! *joy emoticon*

Parasection: Fight scenes are fun to write.

FattyBai: I'm trying to break through into the "Immortal lonely sperg" phase~

Zehell2218: Very sloooooowww romance.

Anjeeriku: Please no abusive ML @Zehell2218 They're disgusting. idk why women like to read them.

Zehell2218: @Anjeeriku I don't know if girls who read xianxia will read apocalypse novel too.

reinesse ♥: I wanna write a novel like it's not easy to be a man after traveling to the future.

Zehell2218: @Anjeeriku No I won't make abusive ML. @reinesse ♥ same *joy emoticon*

Totally Not Nano: @Anjeeriku *cough* TBWWM *cough*

reinesse ♥: And an actual xianxia novel with reasonable characters.

Zehell2218: But without the romance it's bland.

reinesse ♥: Like characters, especially main character who knows how to adjust because extreme pride is not good.

FattyBai: @Zehell2218 Baby Dragon Truer words have not been spoken, and that scares me.

reinesse ♥: Some villains are really brainless. they can scheme, but they don't have a reasonable reason to do so

Zenith: Kek.

Zehell2218: @Zenith gramps I have idea for fantasy romance lemme tell you after I finish writing and see if it's interesting or not.

Zenith: Get the MC u desire! Yeah @Zehell2218 

FattyBai: I fear becoming a more wholesome and fleshed out human being. Please no development.

Zehell2218: @Zenith It's ok. Just want to see if people will find this good or not. *joy emoticon*

Totally Not Nano: I think there's a formula in getting famous as a writer.

[A/N: Oh? Such formula exist? Teach me Senpai!]

Totally Not Nano: Let's debate about it. *thinking emoticon*

Parasection: The formula is write romance and you're set.

Totally Not Nano: Any genre + xxxxxxx = top 1.

[A/N: Today… I lost faith in humanity.]

Noveljunky: If you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back.

Moonbirth: Write a lot. Write everyday. Post a lot everyday... write about what readers want to read about.

Anjeeriku: Write a lot. be a slave. Lol


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Elyon knew that "Romance" is not his strong point. He writes a fantasy story with romance, but he can't tell if the romance will be able to attract female readers. Out of curiosity, he asked some of his fellow authors the question "Why do you read romance stories?"

Here are their answers…

Kyosei: Because I am single. 

Reili: To fill my empty void of a love life.

Minrei: Because romance let you feel what is to be loved, plus it is universal you dont need to learn magic or cultivation in order to read.

Bajj: Due to lack of romance irl.

Murakami: I read because I enjoy the friction and conflict between the FL and ML. The insistence vs resistance is naisu.

Qin: I reads romance only for ideas and info.

VlassisBehrakis: I don't read romance novels.

[A/N: Oof I asked the wrong person.]

Elyon then  ̶a̶m̶b̶u̶s̶h̶e̶d̶ asked some readers about their opinion about romance novels.

Yin: I read romance novels because I want that kind of drama to happen to me in real life. But I know it will never happen haha.

A Certain Irresistible Meowlin: I wonder why? And I do read romance novels. Though the chance of me dropping them is also the highest out of all the genres. Every so often I come across a scene that makes me just want to squeal and fangirl. 

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Elyon decided to dig deeper and asked a few of his senior "romance authors" some questions about their reason for writing romance stories.

The first question is… Why did you choose to write Romance Stories?

Anjeeriku: I'm comfortable writing romance stories compared to other genres. I'm a helpless romantic person and I like novels that can invoke other people's feelings.

Bajj: First of all, I like reading romance story. It was the reason why I read books before and reading other genres comes after. All in all, due to these romance fiction books, I got the opportunity to read more great books with different genre.

MishaK: That's what I read, so write that too.

Zehell2218: Because as reader, I want to read romance novel so when I write, I write romance since my motto is I write what I want to read.

Ikazainudin: The easiest genre. Everyone can relate.

End_of_Era: It wasn't a full on Romance, it was slice of life with romance which I feel was necessary with progression of the characters.

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The second question… When you were making your ML and FL, did you imagine yourself as the lead of your story at any given point in time?

Anjeeriku: I would be a liar if I said no. There were instances that I'd put myself in my FL's shoes. Whenever that happens, my writing feels more passionate and truthful that sometimes it was hard to know where my fl starts and where I end. 

Shen Yi, LMD's ML was based on a person I've lost, The One That Got Away so it was sometimes hard not to self-insert whenever there were scenes that need to invoke feelings from readers. 

Bajj: I believe that every character the author was making and breathing life into it, a part of him/her is added to its character. But me imagining of being the ML/FL, never. I'm too pure for that. Kek

MishaK: Yes I did but sometimes. Otherwise you can't infuse emotions in your characters. It is important to understand your characters.

Zehell2218: Yes, I imagine myself as the lead. Of course, I tweak it a bit, such as in age and appearance. But mostly, the characteristics is similar to me.

Ikazainudin: FL and ML character based on what I want to be irl. Yup. I imagine that will be my love story.

End_of_Era: Yes, my leads had some ocassional self insertion.

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The third question… If you were to choose some other genre aside from romance, what would you pick?

Anjeeriku: Fantasy. I always look up to those authors who can write fantasy stories/novels well. I believe writing a fantasy novel is harder than writing romance. 

[A/N: Ahem! 10 points to Griffindor!]

Bajj: Horror/thriller/Action. Read GGGB godamnit! [Good Girl Gone Bad]

MishaK: I am writing a Fantasy romance aside from regular vanilla romance *smile emoticon*

Zehell2218: Fantasy, magical realism, fan fiction.

Ikazainudin: Psychological/horror and maybe children story.

End_of_Era: The new genre I'm writing is fantasy/violent .

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The fourth and final question… If you were to give a message to your beloved readers, what would it be?

Anjeeriku: I'm sorry for not being inconsistent with updates. Y'all know I love you, but a little consideration and patience as I face this rough patch in my life would be very much appreciated.

Bajj: Vote me please :* mass release comes after, deal?

[A/N: Oof!]

MishaK: Be responsible in reviewing the book you are reading. Authors love to listen from their readers. So talk to them.

Zehell2218: Beloved reader, your author here is working hard to provide your daily dose so pliz pretty pliz, read my chapter using paid SS since I don't get even a penny for free SS. 

Tips: use free SS on translation novel. The translator still get money and use paid SS on original novel so we can get a bit money to continue living *wink*

Ikazainudin: I want readers to know, that love, hope and miracles exist. Be open and value each moment of your life like the MC's did.


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Author's Thoughts

Hello Guys! I hope you enjoyed this chapter of WWCG. Personally, I've read a few CEO novels myself. I also read some FL stories like A Slight Smile Is Devastating (Love O2O), Hidden Marriage, Doomed to be Cannon Fodder, Transmigrator meets Reincarnator, A Mistaken Marriage Match: A Generation of Military Counselor, There Is an Angel in That Church (short story), Eight Treasures Trousseau, Grabbing Your Hand, Dragging you Away, A Mistaken Marriage Match: Record of Washed Grievances…

Ai~ there's a few more that I won't add to the list because it will create a wall of text. Well anyways, the reason why I read these stories is to get an idea on "WHY" the ladies love to read them.

Let's just say that it's a unique way to see a world in the eye of a lady (if you are a man of course). When done properly, the execution of the story can capture the hearts of anyone, even male readers. I believe that no matter what gender you are, as long as you find the story interesting then it doesn't matter whether you are a guy or a gal no?

Perhaps, when I'm not too busy to write my stories, I'll once again pick a romance novel to read. Hopefully, I will find another hidden gem that will bring unexpected surprises to anyone who are lucky enough to find them.

P.S I would like to thank my fellow authors, especially my senior romance authors who answered some of my questions regarding romance novels. 

To my senior authors, May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the Power Stones shine warm upon your face, and Spirit Stones fall soft upon your fields. (￣▽￣)ノ

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It's me again, Lemon Grenade. After creating the story Reincarnated into a Shingle Sea Urchin, I realized how fast I did things and how I didn't put much effort into the story. I've spent my time thoughtfully contemplating on how to improve myself this year before I came up with a new story.

I originally promised another story that involved aliens and game elements, but I got extremely lazy during that time and temporarily gave up. But I've been working on others in secret during my silence. This time I came up with one that's unique and something I'm willing to invest more time in compared to my first one which was a prototype.

This time I won't try to speed run things. I'll try to put effort into the storyline and plot. I'll try to personalize characters and put effort into them. Unlike the first time, I have a relatively good path that I plan on following. Yes, I said that for my first novel, but complications rose so I ended it prematurely.

But I won't start releasing chapters for a while. If I do, the pressure will bring up my habit of speed running things. Once I've completed a portion of it that I've deemed satisfactory, I'll start releasing chapters.

PLEASE READ (But please don't be offended with my passionate rant)
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I have reasons as to why I chose the main character to be a female.
The first reason is because I feel more enthusiastic when the character I'm imagining is female.

The second reason is because I'm tired of almost all the female Wuxia/Xianxia novels that I manage to find and read. It's very hard (and rare) to find a legit cultivation novel with a female protagonist that cultivates seriously.
Almost all female cultivation novels have a main male character that goes after them. It results in a lot of romance and little cultivation. The same could be said to multiple male characters going after the single female protagonist. It just results in too much comedy and romance, with little cultivation time taken seriously.

Examples would be Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss and The Demonic King Chases His Wife. Although I've read the first to 300 and the second to 500, which isn't the whole, I stopped because of the romance. Although yes, there was a period of time where they separated, but even then, cultivation wasn't really taken seriously. 
(Correct me if this changes past what I've read. I'm kinda judging, but what I've said is mostly true for what I've read so far. So you can't blame me)

The ones that I can really appreciate are Kumo Desu Ga, Nani Ka? and The Good-For-Nothing Seventh Young Lady.
The first one has almost no romance with the female character and is all about evolving to become stronger in order to survive. 
The second does have multiple males going after her, but she takes cultivation very seriously and puts in effort to cultivate. If not, she's usually doing important business stuff or figuring out problems. She's not even in love with any of the male throughout the entire story, only friendship. It's extremely slow romance as she slowly falls for a guy that only has a soul, but has a personality that I like very much.

You can find plenty of male cultivation novels, and a lot of them are famous. Almost all of them seriously focus on cultivation; pursuing the Dao with not a lot of romance. Even the ones with female leads still do cultivation seriously even if the male protagonist falls in love.

But NO! When it's a female, the cold and dark world of cultivation suddenly becomes all happy and vibrant! It's all about the male guy! Yes, I have seen darkness and coldness in female cultivation novels like the ones above, but definitely not as much as one with a male MC. It's like the whole world has to be nicer just because the MC is a girl!

For male MC's, most of them struggle to the top. They have to work their way to advance by slaughtering enemies and using them as stepping stones in pursuit of the great Dao. They always severely injure themselves while approaching the brink of death just to survive. There's always gore, evil, and darkness that the MC has to traverse through while maintaining their sanity.

But NO! It's different for a female MC! They do struggle, but definitely not as much. Enemies are slaughtered and used as stepping stones, but I've never seen a female have a Dao they want to pursue. Yes they injure themselves, but definitely not as bloody and gory. Life or death situations are way less compared to the latter. Things are seemingly brighter with a female MC.

The best part of it all is that they're buffed with their seemingly harsh past life. Almost all female MC's in cultivation novels have OP medical skills, assassin skills, and military skills from their past life. I've never seen a female MC cult. novel where she was originally born in a cultivation world and has to work her way up. I've seen several male MC novel's like that, but no female.

Yes, I know male MC's are like that too, but not a lot of them actually have the female tropes. A good portion of them are just male MC's who are in high school or college, or just an average worker. They have to learn harsh things and go through mentally insane things. On the other hand, females are granted buffs and don't start this way out when they arrive. (Correct me if there is a female cultivation novel like that)

In conclusion, the males usually have the tough life while the females can just relate to their past life to get things done. Not to mention getting help from the leading male(s) character(s).
 
You really can't sympathize with the female MC's suffering in their past life as they usually do a brief overview of what their other worldly harsh life was like (sometimes male as well). The males usually have to go through hardships throughout the novel which immerses the reader (most of the time).

Well, as a person who believes in gender equality, this is a frustrating problem for me. I just wish there'd be more novels where the female has to suffer hardships physically and mentally like the male trope does without the buffer and external help from their lover. I also just wish the female would pursue the Dao and not crazily fall in love.

I know you're all saying, "But Lemon! Those novels are to catch readers that love romance!"
I know! But do you think all males and females like romance cultivation novels? 
"But these are all romance cultivation novels!"
Where's the action filled, Dao pursuing cultivation novels with female MC's?!
Where's the female MC's that pursue a lonely road of cultivation like the male MC's?!
I bet there's tons of female and male readers wanting more action-packed, little romance female Xianxia/Wuxia novels!

To make matters worse, they make the males personality traits very annoying to other males! Only the Seventh Young Lady has satisfactory male traits including the leading male.

Yes this all sounds sexist, but hear me out. 
I know some like the romance part, but as a person who loves action-filled novels, the romance part isn't all that big for me. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy romance ones as well, but only if the MC is a male and the romance is kept in check and not exaggerated like the female ones. Very rarely will I enjoy a male lead in a female cultivation (Seventh Young Lady).

Yes, I am using past life experience for the female MC, but that's because I'm lazy. I can understand why the others use this buff of their female MC's, but apparently it's easy for the male and not for the female.
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Phew! I've let out enough of my pent-up emotions. Let's end this rant about inequality towards male and female MC's.

I will try to do as little romance as possible in this novel and keep cultivation serious. There will be a little, but I don't know if I'll include a handsome male lead or multiple male leads. It all depends on the direction of this novel.

Well, I hope you all enjoy this novel when I start releasing chapters. 
Lemon Grenade signing off... [Insert Radio Music]

After being assassinated on the front-lines by a friendly soldier, Zeng Xinyue stumbled upon a mysterious golden wheel in purgatory. The wheel spun and landed on a mysterious golden symbol which was imprinted on her soul as "Telekinesis". Then her soul vanished and reincarnated into a place known as the Five Heavens, where cultivation isn't a fantasy.

Xinyue was awakened with no parents. She was given average looks and no talent for cultivation. On top of that, the orphanage leader didn't like her and kicked her out as a newborn baby! How bad is this luck?!

Will she survive as a newborn baby in civilization fraught with dangers? Will she be abducted by the forces of evil? Will this be another female cultivation love story?
Find out in the next episode of Drago- 
"Wait! That's copyright!"
*exhales a sigh of relief*
"Close call..."

Many of the old books stacks fell to 100 dollars, but there were still no bids.

The old and new books were different; once old books were deemed to have no knowledge value, they would often become worthless paper.

The current price for waste paper was 210 dollars per ton. These stacks of old books were, at most, about 220 pounds. Even selling them as waste paper wouldn’t make much money, and would surely end up as a loss.

The two huge units, containing over 100,000 books, were slowly auctioned off from morning all the way until the late afternoon.

In the mid-afternoon, Li Du, Hans, and Godzilla ate some dumplings. A smart Chinese vendor had brought his cart to sell some fast food. Business was booming for him. The treasure hunters were too lazy to go out for lunch, so they just bought food from him.

With the afternoon auction over, Godzilla loaded the books into the truck. They had bought a total of 4,000 books. It was quite a hassle to load them, with the compartment space stuffed to the brim.

Seeing that there was still some time left in the day, Li Du said, "Let’s go back to Flagstaff."

Hans wanted to stay. "We’ve worked all day, especially Godzilla. After moving all those books, he’s definitely tired out. Let’s just stay in Phoenix and have some fun for the night."

Li Du shrugged and agreed. He knew that to Hans, a big city like Phoenix was much more attractive than a small town like Flagstaff.

They drove to a motel, and Li Du’s phone rang. He picked up the call and heard Sophie’s voice. "Hi, Li, where are you at?"

"In Phoenix. How about you? Are you off from work?"

Sophie said, "Yup. I went off work quite early today, and wanted to invite you to dinner to thank you for the help lately. You’ve done so much for me. But since you’re in Phoenix, next time then…"

Li Du immediately changed his tune."It’s like this, Sophie: We’re actually on the way back to Flagstaff from Phoenix. We’ll be back by dinner time." 

He gestured while he said that, and Godzilla quickly turned the steering wheel and drove the truck onto the highway.

Hans sat helplessly in the shotgun seat, his exciting night for today gone.

Sophie said joyfully, "That’s great, what would you like to eat?"

Li Du replied happily as well, "I’m fine with anything."

Hearing that answer, the female doctor was troubled. "Anything? Then I don’t know what to choose, because I don’t know your palette."

Li Du was about to answer, when Hans waved to him and mouthed: "Pause!"

Although he didn’t know what that guy was trying to pull, Li Du still had some trust in Hans, so he told the female doctor that he’d call back later and hung up.

"What’s wrong?"

"Sophie’s asking you out for dinner?" Hans replied with another question.

"Yeah, what’s wrong?" Li Du asked without thinking, and then froze for a moment. "D*mmit, you were eavesdropping on us?"

Hans rolled his eyes. "My ears are good; you can’t fault me for that. Listen, me eavesdropping isn’t important. If you want to ‘improve’ your relationship with her, then the next step is important."

Li Du mumbled, "Why would I want to ‘improve’ our relationship?"

Hans waved and said, "Alright, alright, then just pretend I didn’t say anything…"

"Stop, stop, stop. Big Fox, continue, continue." Li Du gave a fake smile as he spoke. He did have some affection for the female doctor, and indeed hoped that he could have a more established relationship with her.

Hans rolled his eyes again. "Next time, in front of me, don’t act like you’re some saint, okay? When it comes to issues about women, don’t expect to be able to hide anything from me, okay?"

"Ok-ok-ok!" Li Du nodded like a woodpecker.

"I know Sophie—her whole family are devoted Christians. Since youth, she didn’t spend time with boys. I bet that the first guy she’s ever asked out to dinner is you."

Li Du smiled gleefully.

"So that means—in her heart—you’re not just an ordinary man, and unordinary men do not do typical things. Moreover, they do not have typical dates."

Li Du said, "Right, right, so what should I do?"

"What should you do? Show off the best side of you! It’s like how a lion displays his strength when seeking a mate. When I’m seeing my mate, I’ll display my eight-inch cannon…"

"F*ck you! Can you be serious!" It was Li Du’s turn to roll his eyes.

Hans said, "I am being serious. What’s the best side of you that you can show?"

Li Du thought for a bit, and said, "My kind side, my brave side, my responsible side…"

"F*ck you! Can you be serious!" Hans threw his exact words back at him.

Mr. Li felt wronged. Those were his serious answers.

Hans said, "It’s cooking! Your cooking skills are outstanding. This is a rare trait among men!"

"And then?"

"And then are you an idiot? Grab this chance to show off your cooking skills! There’s no need for restaurants. Just bring the ingredients, go straight to Sophie’s home, and enjoy the homely atmosphere. It’ll definitely bring your relationship up a level!" Hans said confidently.

"Wouldn’t that be too forceful?" Li Du asked hesitantly.

Hans said, "If you don’t want to, why not just learn from Helene Hanff and Frank Doel, and communicate with letters for 20 years before meeting?"

"What?"

Hans was stunned. "You don’t know? The New York writer, Helene Hanff, and the antiquarian bookseller for Marks & Co, Frank Doel. Their story, a famous romance novel, ‘84 Charing Cross Road?’"

Li Du rubbed his nose and said, "I’m not that interested in romance novels."

"You have a d*mn master’s." Hans turned scornful.

Godzilla, who was driving, wore a despondent expression. "The topic changed real quickly."

They got back on track, and Hans began imparting upon Li Du his tricks for dating.

Two hours later, the sky was turning dark. Lights from many households began switching on, and Sophie heard someone knocking at her door.

"Hello, I’m here." 

Sophie bounced up and ran to the door. She opened it and saw a bouquet of snow-white tulips in front of her, with Li Du right behind them. 

Sophie was surprised. She looked at the fresh flowers, and then pointed to her cheeks and asked, "For me?"

Li Du shook his head. "No, don’t misunderstand, these are for the piano in your house. White tulips match pianos."

Sophie generously accepted the fresh flowers, and then used the tulips to cover her mouth. She giggled, "This must be some idea from Hans, that rascal!"

Mr. Li smiled, but it wasn’t out of awkwardness. The female doctor had hit the mark. It was indeed Hans’s idea—including that sentence.

Seeing that his expression changed, Sophie smiled even more joyfully. She ran back inside and placed the flowers into a vase, and focused on displaying them on top of the piano.

Then, she turned back and said with a slight smile, "My piano says, ‘thank you,’ and she will allow her owner to invite you out to dinner."

Li Du brought a cardboard box in. "Um, can we not go out for dinner? How about I make our meals instead? I’m good at cooking up Chinese dishes. I also know some Thai, Japanese, and Korean dishes.

Sophie widened her eyes. "That won’t do. It should be a treat from me to thank you for all of the help."

Li Du said, "You might not know that I love to cook. I especially like watching people eat the food I’ve made, so if you allow me that opportunity, it would be the best way of saying thanks to me."

Sophie stared at him suspiciously and asked, "Is that what Hans taught you to do as well?"

"No! I’m not Big Fox’s child!" Li Du didn’t know if he should laugh or cry. "I’m telling the truth!"

"I’ll gladly accept it then," Sophie said.

"Sure!" Mr. Li said cheerfully.
 
 
 



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?! 

One of the things I like to do is to share novels that I enjoy reading. 
However, I only share those that are free so as to help (a little bit) of such a wonderful book not get lost in the thousands of novels out there in webnovel.
For convenience's sake, I will also put them here from now on.
This is the list as from 1 December 2019, and whatever titles I remember from previous recommendations. I will upload the earlier recommendations when I have the time (and amidst editing after the novel ends).
Below includes free and those that became contracted after it had been recommended (note, it wasn't because I recommended it, okay). heh. 
Also, note. At the time I recommend, I try to choose novels that will continue. However, whether it does, or not, is beyond my control. I bear no responsibility if the Author disappears, or if they do dro the novel (I don't like when that happens either, so I know the feeling).  
So any novels that I did recommend before, but hasn't updated for more than two months, I will not put in this list.
Free Novels (Alphabetical Order)
1. Immaculate Spirit by Newbiel (Magical Realism), Ongoing - Nathaniel, a teenage artistic genius in a coma for four years. Reawakened with another soul attached (Marc, CIA agent extraordinaire). It has music, action (spy and terrorist stuff). No regular updates, grammar is not perfect but in later chapters, there are editors (on and off). 
2. No Matter How Long Time Passes, I still Love you by Sweetflowlips (Romance), Ongoing - This is a refreshing take on the usual 'marry cold man - divorce' novels. First off, FL doesn't end up with the useless ex-husband and secondly, she's not such a wimp or flopping fish. /heh
3. Perfect match, Secret Marriage by caremel (Romance), Completed - 420 Chapters. 
4. The Prodigy: I Was Reborn And To Become A Saintess by _AngelGrace_(Fantasy Romance), Ongoing - A prodigy was reborn in a world of magic, into the body of a 'useless' Saintess - or so everyone thought. See how she overcomes the plots against her, makes herself powerful and collects men to her like bees to honey. Looks like reverse harem at the moment, but may be just one ML. There's magic, a bit of nation-building. Updates unstable but Author says will not drop.
5. TheUnion by CreamAndCookies (Fantasy), Completed -291 Chapters. It is fantasy medieval. Has romance, kingdom building and all the political intrigues. 
6. The Witch CEO is NOT a Demoness by SayuriHyuuga (Romance), Completed - 146 Chapters. FengJui, CEO and known to be like a dragon. Gets drunk, finds herself having a one-night stand (this may be viewed as r*pe since she was drunk) with a 'vagabond' (who is actually another CEO) that won't leave her alone now. R18. 
Became Contracted
1. Genius Seventh Prince by LazySky (Fantasy), Ongoing - Greyson was born as the talented seventh prince of the small Ley Kingdom in the desolate Snow Country but he ended up an orphan at a local church in the neighboring kingdom. Follow this genius and his rise to the top in a world where magic reigns supreme.  There are dragons! 
Special Mention
This is a book by a fellow reader, who is an Author. My first Author friend when I began the journey to write and learned a lot from her writing style. She has a wonderful style of writing that I can never emulate but I learn from. Her genre is different, but you'll certainly not lose out on trying it out:
Author: Rxel
1. Free and Unfettered (Free, completed)
2. Curse of the Mainframe (Contracted, ongoing)


This is a rebirth story of a normal girl, Kylie. She was a normal girl, living a normal life. Married and had kids. Nothing outstanding about her, but nothing terrible either. Then she was attacked and left to die. 

Her soul screamed in pain at having to leave behind two small children that needed her, yet she couldn't do anything. As she entered eternal darkness ... it took her some time to realise that she was not dead. She was alive, only yet to be born.

And she was a boy.

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The AWESOME Cover Design is by Chryiss

She's also an Author here in Webnovel so check out her stories: [RE: Life as a Tree] and [My World To Live] 

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Summary:

✔ MC is OP 
✔ Sincere Brotherhood
✔ True sibling bonding 
✔ Humour (I try)
✔ Action
✔ Slow Romance 
✔ Revenge/Face slapping 
✔ Sensitive issues (LGBT, r*pe - but not that the MC is a r*pist)


*Update schedule :  

14 - 18 chapters per week 

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FAQ:

Q: Will MC end up with a girl, or a boy? 
A: That would be a spoiler; but if you REALLY have to know, see my reply in asmosam's review or ask away in Discord (Spoilers channel).

Discord: : https://discord.gg/ZWnDEcG

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Hi. Thanks for dropping by. Please bear in mind that I am a new author, and English is not my first language. I am writing because I find it enjoyable, and am only now finding the courage to actually pen it out for others to read.

This is a rebirth story of a girl who had lived one life, and will experience another. Follow her along her journey of discovery: of herself, as she walks an entirely new path. Yet, at the same time, she seeks to find closure from her old life. 

World background: Current Earth, with names of countries being just Country J, Country SA etc. 

First, the MC is the typical OP character. Second, it's a slice of life story mixed with OPness of MC. If you don't like Gary Sue / OP characters, with a slow story pace, then this is not for you. 

There are elements of adventure/action, romance, some comedy and a little bit of mystery.  It is also a story about friendship and the bonds we make as we grow up.

The rating is due to certain scenes and sensitive issues from Volume 3 onwards. 

Please review. Your feedback is appreciated.

If you want to show support for this poor Author:

https://ko-fi.com/psyberrose

Chapter 1835: Isn't His Girlfriend Sun Jie?
Also, as he is a postgraduate student like Sun Jie, they must have had a greater opportunity to come into contact with one another.
Fan Jinzhe first took out the postgraduate student's file and looked at it carefully. He was disappointed at first glance, "He has been working for a few years?"
"Yeah, he is taking correspondence study only because his job requires it." Xiao Biao nodded, "Why, is it not him?"
Fan Jinzhe looked at the one-inch photo on the file carefully and shook his head, "It is not him. He looks completely different. They are like poles apart, one is skinny and one is fat."
"Oh, then look at the others. Maybe it's the one who graduated?" Xiao Biao asked.
"En, let me look at the graduate again. It's possible that he's a graduate." Fan Jinzhe opened the file of the graduated 'Yang Ming' and broke out into a sweat at one glance, "Why is this person a woman?"
"A woman?" said Xiao Biao dumbfoundedly. "I didn't read through it. I just asked the people from the student union to bring me the files of everyone named Yang Ming in the school. I didn't know the gender."
"Forget it... Let'slLook at the last one. It's probably not him too." Fan Jinzhe shook his head helplessly.
"The last one is the famous Yang Ming of our school. Brother Zhe, have you really never heard of him?" Xiao Biao asked in confusion.
"I have really never heard of him." Fan Jinzhe shook his head, "You also know, I rarely participate in school activities and I didn't even participate in the art festival."
"Maybe this person is the one you are looking for," said Xiao Biao.
"It's unlikely. His age does not really match. He's only a junior." Fan Jinzhe wondered. It is unlikely that Sun Jie would find a boyfriend several years younger than her, right?
"Like this…" Xiao Biao was unclear about Fan Jinzhe's mention of age, so he just nodded his head in agreement.
"Eh?" Fan Jinzhe opened Yang Ming's file. He was stunned, "Wait really? It's really this kid?"
Although there was only a one-inch photo in it, Fan Jinzhe recognized Yang Ming at first glance. As the saying goes, 'there is no mistaking it when two foes meet'. He recognized the man as his enemy Yang Ming.
"Well, Brother Zhe, you found the kid you were looking for?" Xiao Biao was stunned when he first heard Fan Jinzhe's words, and then it turned into surprise! Looks like he had hit the jackpot this time. Brother Zhe would remember his good deeds!
Otherwise, Fan Jinzhe would not be grateful towards him if he did not find the person Fan Jinzhe was looking for even if he put in all of his effort. Fan Jinzhe would thank him in words but would forget him soon. This would not achieve any of the effects Xiao Biao was going for.
"Yes, that's him. But why is he just a freshman? Also, is he the idol who had the highest cheers at the art festival?" Fan Jinzhe couldn't believe his eyes. This was too outrageous. How can this person be Sun Jie's boyfriend? A freshman and a postgraduate. There's a huge age gap!
Although older woman-younger man love is getting popular nowadays, Sun Jie doesn't look like the kind of person to be involved in a relationship like this.
"Yes, Brother Zhe, this is the guy. He received the highest cheers at the art festival. He previously performed a martial arts program and received endless applause. Then, under the strong demand of the audience, he performed a poetry recital with his girlfriend and received a strong response," Xiao Biao explained.
"Girlfriend? Sun Jie?" Fan Jinzhe asked subconsciously.
"Sun Jie? Who is Sun Jie?" Xiao Biao was also dumbfounded.
"Didn't you say he performed a poetry recital with his girlfriend?" Fan Jinzhe asked back.
"Yeah, that's right?" Xiao Biao didn't understand what Fan Jinzhe was saying.
"Isn't Sun Jie his girlfriend? Didn't he introduce her beforehand?" Fan Jinzhe asked strangely.
"Sun Jie? No, Yang Ming's girlfriend is called Chen Mengyan. This is something the whole school knows. What's the matter? You didn't know this." Xiao Biao also looked at Fan Jinzhe, baffled.
"Chen Mengyan? Isn't it Sun Jie?" Fan Jinzhe frowned.
"It's Chen Mengyan. She's also from our school. She's a freshman in the economics department," said Xiao Biao. "If you are not in a hurry, I'll go back and find the video of the art festival last time and send it to you by email later. You will know it when you see it."
"Okay… I can receive videos on my phone. Just send it to my 139 phone mailbox." Fan Jinzhe nodded his head.
"Brother Zhe, is there anything else to do? If not, let's go and have a meal together?" Xiao Biao asked.
"I can't have a meal with you today. I still have a class to attend. I'll treat you next time. You helped me so much, so why should you invite me for a meal?" Fan Jinzhe laughed.
"That's fine. Let's talk about it another day." Xiao Biao did not really want to have a meal with Fan Jinzhe. He just wanted to enhance their relationship. He nodded his head, "Then I will go back to work on the video. I'll clip everything about Yang Ming and send it to you."
"Okay, sorry for troubling you." Fan Jinzhe nodded.
Fan Jinzhe sent away Xiao Biao and returned to the classroom. The class was almost starting and the lecturer had arrived. The students studying in the classroom had also started to change the books on their tables to textbooks and were ready to start the class.
Seeing that the seat in front of Zhao Ying was occupied by a girl with a pockmarked face, Fan Jinzhe frowned. Who is it that is not perceptive? I just left for a while and someone else has already taken my seat.
"There's no one seating here right? Can I sit down here?" Fan Jinzhe walked to the pockmarked face girl, pointed to the seat next to her and asked.
"Ah!" The pockmarked face girl looked up, and was surprised to see the handsome Fan Jinzhe. Could it be that he likes me and wants to pursue me?
Thinking of this, the pockmarked face girl felt a sudden excitement in her heart. She knew clearly what she looked like. But in the College of Science and Technology which did not have many girls, she was considered to be average and had quite a number of suitors.
However, she looked down on those who were pursuing her. The ones who she liked always pursued prettier girls. This time, Fan Jinzje, a handsome man with good conditions, wanted to hit on her. She was ecstatic!
However, out of a girl's reservation, she still deliberately said, "You want to sit here? I'm booking a place for my good friend here."
Fan Jinzhe heard the girl's coquettish voice and immediately felt shivers up his spine. In his heart, he thought, I'm so unlucky. Who would want to sit with you? If I didn't want to pursue Zhao Ying, why would I even bother sitting here?
He frowned and wanted to change to an empty seat closer to Zhao Ying. But he heard the pockmarked face girl say, "However, I don't think she's coming today. Why don't you sit here then."
Fan Jinzhe did not want to sit there after hearing the girl's flirty tone. He did not expect her to stand up and indicate him to sit down before he could even answer her question.
Fan Jinzhe was in a dilemma. To sit down, but I don't like this girl, or to not sit down, well she already stood up. If he didn't take the seat, it seemed like he was unreasonable. After all, he was the one who asked her first.
Fan Jinzhe hesitated a little but still sat down.
The girl waited for Fan Jinzhe to start hitting on her once he sat down. She waited for a long time until the professor in front had already started teaching, but Fan Jinzhe still did not take any action and she started to become impatient.
As the saying goes, 'you should strive for your own happiness'. This is an opportunity that is hard to come by. I need to grab it! This fellow seems shy. It appears that he has used up all his courage to take initiative to request a seat here. He then felt awkward to speak to me. I should be considerate of him.
Pretending to be a generous person, the pockmarked face girl said, "Are you a postgraduate student in the economics department? Why haven't I seen you before?"
"Oh... I just transferred in not long ago." Fan Jinzhe saw the pockmarked face girl trying to hit on him and was reluctant to answer her. He then thought of how everyone here were classmates and they might sit next to each other in the future. If I ignore her, I will appear as too prideful. Zhao Ying is sitting behind me. It will be bad if she thinks negatively of me because of this. I need to answer her.
Chapter 1836: Sudden Call for Help
"Oh, that's why. I'm Li Xiaomei. What's your name?" The pockmarked face girl introduced herself somewhat shyly.
"Fan Jinzhe." Fan Jinzhe replied lightly. He thought, "Xiaomei [1]? I think you should be called Li Xiaoma instead. Your face is so pockmarked that it looks like a rough steamed bread. You're affecting my eyesight!"
"Wow, your name sounds like a Korean star!" Pockmarked face Li Xiaomei fangirled, "Are you Korean?"
"No," said Fan Jinzhe. Why are you talking so much?
"Then are you an ethnic Korean?" Li Xiaomei continued to ask.
"No!" Fan Jinzhe was a little furious, "It's class time. Shouldn't we focus?"
"Oh, yeah that's right!" When Li Xiaomei heard Fan Jinzhe's words, she thought that Fan Jinzhe was the kind of good student who had good morals and achieved good results. She stopped talking, but then smiled and said, "Okay, let's focus in class for now. We'll talk after class."
I'm not going to talk nonsense with you! Fan Jinzhe frowned secretly.
Not long later, Fan Jinzhe's mobile phone vibrated twice. When he entered the classroom, he deliberately set his phone to vibration mode so he would not be discriminated against by the others again. Fan Jinzhe took out his mobile phone and glanced at it. It was an email from Xiao Biao
Fan Jinzhe opened his inbox and found that Xiao Bao had sent him a video as a compressed MP4 file. Xiao Biao was so thoughtful and was afraid that another file type would not be supported by his phone.
Fan Jinzhe put on his earbuds, clicked the play button and started to watch the video.
The recording was not very clear. After all, the student union was not a professional photography organization. Their equipment was just a DV [2], so it did not have a good angle. But Yang Ming's face could clearly be seen!
Are you kidding me? It really is this kid! If the one-inch photo was still unclear, Fan Jinzhe was completely certain after watching the video. The person in the video was the same person he saw in the Song Jiang International Hotel's private room that day.
Moreover, he spoke in the same way and the same ridiculing tone as he did that day! Hearing this guy humiliating Ren Jianren and Li Jiasheng, Fan Jinzhe was even more annoyed. If I knew that this guy does not keep to his promises, would I even believe him?
Whatever vengeful spirit or anything was just nonsense. It just frightened me and even made me waste so much money! This kid is so good at telling lies that he can just talk nonsense at any time.
This was just the video of Yang Ming performing martial arts so Fan Jinzhe didn't take a closer look. After a few glances, he clicked on another video of Yang Ming and Chen Mengyan performing a poetry recital together.
"En? It really isn't Sun Jie?" Fan Jinzhe murmured with a frown. Could it be that Sun Jie deliberately sought this Yang Ming to tease me? In fact, he is not Sun Jie's boyfriend.
In such a public event in school, such a thing like holding hands with his girlfriend should be known by Sun Jie. Under such conditions, the only thing he could think of was that Sun Jie, that shrewd woman, purposely sought Yang Ming to make a fool out of him.
No way. I thought Yang Ming was Sun Jie's boyfriend. Looks like this is not the case. I was nearly fooled by it.
Fan Jinzhe watched this video, and naturally believed that Yang Ming's girlfriend was definitely Chen Mengyan. Even Xiao Biao said so, so there was absolutely nothing wrong with it.
Since this is the case, I could take this chance to take revenge on Yang Ming while disregarding Sun Jie's face. This Chen Mengyan looks so beautiful. Ai, she has such a huge age gap with me. I should remain focused on pursuing Zhao Ying instead.
Otherwise, he could have caused some troubles for Yang Ming by making a guest appearance as his love rival. However, this might let Zhao Ying misunderstand and negatively impact him.
Yang Ming message Zhao Ying but did not receive a reply after a long time. He only spoke a few words to Zhao Ying but there was nothing from Zhao Ying's side.
Yang Ming naturally knew what Zhao Ying was thinking about. He knew she was struggling deep inside her heart and it was hard for her to make a choice. He couldn't blame her. After all, online dating needed to happen naturally and it was not as reliable as dating in reality. Zhao Ying was also undetermined if he was the netizen, or "There's No True Love In This World'' was too similar to Yang Ming and made her feel the same way.
"What's wrong? Why aren't you talking anymore?" Yang Ming sent another message to ask.
Zhao Ying felt the vibration of the phone, took it out and looked at it. It was a message from "There's No True Love In This World". She hesitated, and replied, "I'm in class. Talk to you later."
"Okay, you focus in class. I won't bother you anymore." Yang Ming didn't rush her and gave her some time to think and choose.
At this moment, Yang Ming had a feeling of stealing his girlfriend from himself. It excited and worried him at the same time. If he could steal his girlfriend, other people could too.
However, Yang Ming relaxed after a little hesitation. The only reason why he could do it was that Zhao Ying liked Yang Ming and his online personality gave her the same vibes as he did in real life. This kind of psychological sixth sense was impossible to be brought on by other people.
So Yang Ming was not worried that someone else would steal her away. It was because no matter how a person acted, it was impossible for them to pretend to be someone else. There would always be a slight difference between them. This slight difference could lead to completely different results.
Since Zhao Ying had said so, Yang Ming minimized their chat window and casually looked at the webpage. The recent local news online was about the Song Jiang International Hotel's acquisition of the Douglas Vast Hotel. Some so-called 'experts' came out to analyze the inside story of this merger and acquisition case.
The imaginations of these 'experts' were so wild. Even inside stories, which Yang Ming himself did not even know, were also 'dug' out by them. Their analysis was also well argued. It included spies, traitors, internal transfer of power etc, and seemed like a business war novel.
"Wow, isn't this too unreliable?" Yang Ming watched this ordinary merger and acquisition case being analyzed by so many insiders and sighed. If these people did not start to write web novels, it would bury their talents.
Yang Ming dared to guarantee that if these people wrote web novels, their novel would definitely be at the peak of urban novels. Other genres like officers, rebirth or romance had to make way for this business war.
But fortunately, no one had guessed the real reason behind this acquisition. Yang Ming just wanted to scare Caique temporarily, but he didn't expect the merger to be completed.
Even if someone knew the truth and said it, nobody would believe it. This was how things would be for now. No one would believe the truth. The fabricated myths that were unreliable were considered to be the truth.
Yang Ming shook his head and closed the webpage. He would just let them continue fabricating and not get rid of any rumors. The more hyped up the news was, the higher the popularity of the Song Jiang International Hotel would be and it would save advertisement costs.
The phone on the table rang, and Yang Ming glanced at the phone number. It was an unfamiliar number. Yang Ming answered the call and a rushed voice sounded from the other side of the phone, "Brother Yang… Is it Brother Yang?"
"It's me. Who are you?" Yang Ming frowned. The voice over the phone was a little familiar. But the tone had changed which might be due to tension. This made Yang Ming unable to distinguish who it was.
"Brother Yang, I'm Wang Mei," said the girl over the phone.
"Wang Mei... Oh, it's you!" Yang Ming was stunned for a moment. He then remembered who this Wang Mei was. She was Huang Lele's good friend and Zhang Bing's lover.
"Brother Yang, are you free to speak now?" Wang Mei sounded nervous.
"What's wrong? Just tell me if something has happened." Yang Ming frowned. Why did Wang Mei call me? I don't seem to be in touch with her, right?
"Brother Yang, something happened to Zhang Bing," said Wang Mei breathlessly. "Brother Yang, please save him."


Yang Ming is an underachiever in high school. Unmotivated, he skips class to shoot pool, cheats on his exams and gets into fights. However, by an act of goodwill and fate, he obtains some high-tech contact lenses that give him superpowers. Together with his gangster street-smarts and ruthless fighting skills, it doesn't take long for him dramatically change his life for the better.
As his journey unfolds, he battles against society's big guns and attempts to bring justice into an unjust world. Along the way, he has many interesting and romantic encounters with the ladies who are charmed by his shameless flirting.
How will he use his superpowers?
Will he be able to overcome evil and bring justice to the world?
Who will he choose to be with at the end? 
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