What if having a code for your crush means death for you? Will you still in code a code for him/her?


Nathalia “Thalia” Park, 25 years old. A world renowned celebrity, the “QUEEN” in all aspects. Obtains a beauty that is unmatched. 

Alexander “Xander” Lee, 31 years old. An outstanding detective. 

Whoever falls in love first dies. Will you be okay with that?

The rules and the Jedi Code are everything. Sometimes love can overcome anything. One Knight will make sure that her path continues along with the Force, but will bending the Jedi Code really push her to the Dark Side?


college town.

Li Muti pulled flip-flops, wore big pants, and walked to his rental house with the freshly bought dough tiao soy milk.

The rental house he rented specifically for live broadcasts is also his dormitory.

Suddenly, a sweet ring came from his trouser pocket.

He paused slightly, wiped his greasy hands on the white vest, and took out his phone with a grin.

On the screen, is a text message:

"Congratulations! You have been selected as the first closed beta player of "Elf Country"! The invitation code is: 233-123-124."

"June 1st, "Elf Land" welcomes you!"

Li Mu was stunned, as if he hadn't recovered.

confirmed the text message again, he patted his thigh and grinned:

"Hey! I knew it!"

"I've always had good luck!"

At this moment, the major game chat groups have exploded.

"Ahhhhh! I was selected! I was selected!"

"What's the matter? So excited?"

""Elf Kingdom"! I was selected as a closed beta player!"

"Fuck! Great! I heard that the number of registrations for the game's internal beta has exceeded one million, right?"

"It's not! Hehehe, I'll take a screenshot for you then!"

"Envy! I've seen the promo video, it's really great! If it is really like the official saying, the promo is the real picture quality, then it is really a masterpiece! According to the party, the game party seems to have specially designed language and music. It's so barbaric!"

"It's crazy! The closed beta player group over there has begun to sell qualifications!"

"Fuck, so cruel? How much?"

"It seems to have reached more than 7,000... After all, I want to try the so-called thinking acceleration! And the official will also introduce a new 100% adjustable real sensory. You know, the perception systems of those virtual games on the market now do everything. too poor."

"Horrible."

"We don't understand the ideas of the rich."

"It's useless, it's useless, the official said, the account is bound to the identity, and the identity will be verified when logging in to the game. You cant go online unless you are..."

"Hey... only waiting for the public beta."

"In fact, I think the official is bragging...too fake, thinking acceleration and real perception, etc., really need that kind of technology, who still develops games!"

"I also suspect...there is also a lot of noise on the Internet now. But let's take a look first, there should be a live broadcast by then..."

"Live broadcast? Doesn't it mean that thinking is accelerated? If it is true, that situation can really be broadcast live?"

While peeking at the screen in the group, Li Mu, who was eating fritters on the side, slightly hooked his mouth.

After thinking about it, he typed a line:

"I got the qualifications. At 12 noon on June 1st, I will start the live broadcast of "Elf Country" on time. Welcome everyone to watch."

For a while, the game group exploded again.

"Fuck! It's Mu University!"

"Have you got the qualifications for the Mu University?"

"Mu University wants to broadcast live?!"

"The front row melon seeds! This game is so popular online, I want to see how it goes!"

"University of Animal Husbandry! University of Animal Husbandry! I am'De Marcia', and I am also eligible. Add a friend in advance! Please bring it in the game!"

""

Seeing the news that kept coming up, Li Mu was happy.

Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the closed beta time of "Elf Country" finally arrived.

12 o'clock noon on June 1st.

Li Mu, who finished his lunch early, got into the game cabin and turned on the live broadcast function.

"Elf Kingdom" has been downloaded long ago, he found the start button with ease and opened the game...

loads normally, and the first thing that appears is the character creation interface.

The only races that can be selected are elves, and there is also a face pinch function.

To be honest, Li Mu seriously doubted whether this function was useful.

Because even looking at the random face that comes with the system, he already feels handsome.

The barrage in the live broadcast room also flew:

"The character model is great!"

"This is the face that comes with the system? Developers won't use the faces of the little fresh meat directly?"

"So handsome!"

"It's an elf after all!"

"University of Animal Husbandry! University of Animal Husbandry! I am'De Marcia', add a friend! Please bring me later!"

"Why doesn't Mu University choose a female number? What's the point of looking at a man's **** when playing games?"

glanced at the bullet screen, Li Mu explained:

"No, this game binds gender to identity."

After explained, he set the color of his hair and pupils to black, his hairstyle was adjusted to grow long hair, and his figure was slightly slender, and his appearance was more neutral.

"Puff... Mu Da, you a pseudo-mother, are you in COS Tongzi?"

"Tongzi+1"

"Tongzi+2"

""

Ignoring the ridicule of dropping the barrage, Li Mu set his name as: "Li Mu".

That's right, it's so hardcore!

Then, he entered the game.

Consciousness flickered, an indescribable sense of weightlessness poured into Li Mus heart, and his brain went blank in an instant...

seems to have traveled through countless time and space, and it seems to have traveled through eternity.

When his consciousness was awake again, Li Mu found himself in a vast and magnificent world.

Accompanied by melodious classical music, a magnificent scene is presented in Li Mu's field of vision.

The majestic world tree, the magnificent elven city, the brilliant silver civilization, the magnificent war...

And Li Mu, as a bystander, watching everything from a single perspective.

"Clipscenes! It's a cutscenes!"

"This special effect is so realistic!"

"Hey, haven't you seen the promo before?"

"The background music is so nice... hey... I feel my emotions are infected."

In the live broadcast room, the audience sighed.

That's right, it was a cutscene.

This is still made by Eve combined with the inheritance screen of the World Tree. The purpose is to let players who enter the game understand the history of the elves, and by the way instill the central theme of the "game" into them

Assist the great ancient **** Eve Uktrahir to revive civilization!

The cutscenes are of high quality. Li Mu did not choose to skip it, but watched it with the audience in the live broadcast room.

Two minutes later, the animation finally ends...

The meaning is still unfinished.

With the sacred singing, the world in front of Li Mu changed again.

This time, he came to a white space while regaining control of himself.

Li Mu's spirit lifted ~wuxiaworld.online~ and then stretched out his hands.

is no longer the familiar greasy hand, but becomes slender and white, but feels an indescribable power.

He touched his body, the real touch made him feel like he had traveled through...

At this moment, all previous suspicions have disappeared.

A sense of surprise of hitting the baby came out spontaneously, and he couldn't help but exclaim:

"It is indeed a masterpiece! The characters are very realistic! And it really restores perception! The sense of gravity is like reality!"

He squeezed his face hard and felt a slight pain.

"Hiss-the pain is very realistic! If I didn't know that this is a game, I would even suspect that I had crossed! But this seems to be adjustable, as low as 0% pain."

He called up his character card again.

[Name: Li Mu]

[Race: Elf]

[Occupation: None]

[Level: 1 (Apprentice)]

Experience value: 0/100

HP: 50/50

Magic value: 50/50

Attributes: Constitution (5), Strength (5), Agility (5), Magic (5)

While Li Mu was groping curiously, an ethereal voice attracted his attention

"Welcome, the Chosen One in another world."

The voice is beautiful, ethereal, cordial and ethereal, but at the same time it gives a sense of sacredness that is hard to describe in words, and makes people unconsciously produce an impulse to worship.

The sound came into his ears, and Li Mu felt that his whole soul seemed to be washed, extremely calm.

He raised his head subconsciously, and then opened his mouth wide in surprise...

The most popular NPC in the “Virtual Reality Game” “Elf Country”, the incarnation of the world tree, the mother of nature, the goddess of life, the elves dominateEve Uktrahir sat high on his god seat and looked at the players below with a smile:“Welcome to the world of swords and magic.”Traversing is a technical activity.If it were not for the two-world channel and human players, this would be a serious fantasy story of Dragon


WARNINGGGG !!!!!! WARNINGGGGG !!!!!!!! THIS IS NOT MY NOVEL AND I DONT OWN ANYTHING HEREEEE!!! IMM JUST WANT TO PUT THISSS HEREEE HOHOHO

college town.
　　Li Muti pulled the flip flops and wore big trousers, carrying the freshly bought dough tiao soy milk to his rental house.
　　The rental house he rented specifically for live broadcasts is also his dormitory.
　　Suddenly, a sweet ring came from his trouser pocket.
　　He stagnated slightly, wiped his greasy hands on the white vest, and took out his phone with a grin.
　　On the screen, is a text message:
　　"Congratulations! You have been selected as one of the first closed beta players of "Elf Country"! The invitation code is: 233-123-124."
　　"On June 1st, "Elf Land" welcomes you!"
　　Li Mu was stunned, as if he hadn't recovered yet.
　　After confirming the text message again, he patted his thigh and grinned:
　　"Hey! I knew it!"
　　"Lao Tzu's luck has never been bad!"
　　...…
　　At this moment, the major game chat groups have exploded.
　　"Ahhhhhhh! I have been selected! I have been selected!"
　　"What's the matter? So excited?"
　　""Elf Kingdom"! I was selected as a closed beta player!"
　　"Fuck! Great! I heard that the number of registrations for the game's internal beta has exceeded one million, right?"
　　"No! Hehehe, I will take a screenshot for you then!"
　　"Envy! I've seen the promo video, it's really great! If it is really like the official saying, the promo is the real picture quality, then it is really a masterpiece! According to the party, the game party seems to have specially designed language and music. It's so barbaric!"
　　"It's crazy! The closed beta player group over there has begun to sell qualifications!"
　　"Fuck, so cruel? How much?"
　　"It seems that it has reached more than 7,000... After all, I want to try the so-called thinking acceleration! And the official will also introduce a new 100% adjustable real sensory. You know, the perception systems of those virtual games on the market now do everything. too poor."
　　"terrible."
　　"We don't understand the ideas of the rich."
　　"It's useless, it's useless, the official said, the account is bound to the identity, and the identity will be verified when logging in to the game. You can't go online without you..."
　　"Hey... Only waiting for the public beta."
　　"In fact, I think the official is bragging...too fake, thinking acceleration and real perception, etc., really need that kind of technology, who is still developing games!"
　　"I also suspect... Now there is a lot of noise on the Internet. But let's take a look first, there should be a live broadcast by then..."
　　"Live broadcast? Doesn't it mean that thinking is accelerated? If it is true, can that situation be broadcast live?"
　　While peeking at the screen in the group, Li Mu, who was chewing on fried dough sticks, slightly hooked his mouth.
　　After thinking about it, he typed a line:
　　"I got the qualification. At 12 noon on June 1, I started the live broadcast of "Elf Country" on time. Welcome everyone to watch."
　　For a time, the game group exploded again.
　　"Fuck! It's Mu University!"
　　"Did Mu Da get the qualification?"
　　"Mu University wants to broadcast live?!"
　　"Front row melon seeds! This game is so popular online, I want to see how it goes!"
　　"MU! University Mu! I am Demacia, and I am also qualified. Add a friend in advance! Please bring it in the game!"
　　"..."
　　Seeing the news that kept popping up, Li Mu was in a good mood.
　　...
　　Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the closed beta time of "Elf Land" finally came.
　　12 o'clock noon on June 1st.
　　After eating lunch early, Li Mu got into the game cabin and turned on the live broadcast function.
　　The download of "Elf Country" has been completed, he found the start button with ease, and opened the game...
　　It loads normally, and the first thing that appears is the character creation interface.
 
　　The only races that can be selected are elves, and there is also a pinch face function.
　　To be honest, Li Mu seriously doubted whether this function was useful.
　　Because even looking at the random face that comes with the system, he already feels handsome.
　　The barrage in the live broadcast room also flew:
　　"The character model is great!"
　　"This is the face that comes with the system? Developers won't use the faces of the little fresh meats directly, right?"
　　"So handsome!"
　　"It's an elf after all!"
　　"Da Mu! Da Mu! I am Demacia, add a friend! Please bring me later!"
　　"Why doesn't Mu University choose a female number? What's the point of looking at a man's ass when playing games?"
　　Glancing at the barrage, Li Mu explained:
　　"No, this game binds gender to identity."
　　After explaining, he set the color of his hair and pupils to black, his hairstyle was adjusted to grow his hair, and his figure was slightly slender, and his appearance was more neutral.
　　"Puff... Mu University, you are a pseudo-mother, are you in COS Tongzi?"
　　"Tongzi+1"
　　"Tongzi+2"
　　"..."
　　Ignoring the barrage's ridicule, Li Mu set his name as: "Li Mu".
　　That's right, it's so hardcore!
　　Then he entered the game.
　　The consciousness flickered, an indescribable sense of weightlessness poured into Li Mu's heart, and his brain went blank in an instant...
　　It seems to have traveled through countless time and space, and it seems to have traveled through eternity.
　　When his consciousness was awake again, Li Mu found himself in a vast and magnificent world.
　　Accompanied by melodious classical music, a magnificent scene is presented in Li Mu's field of vision.
　　The majestic world tree, the magnificent elven city, the brilliant silver civilization, the magnificent and tragic war...
　　And Li Mu, as a bystander, watched everything from a single perspective.
　　"Clipscenes! It's a cutscenes!"
　　"This special effect is so realistic!"
　　"Hey, haven't you watched the promo before?"
　　"The background music is so nice... hey... I feel my emotions are infected."
　　In the live broadcast room, the audience sighed.
　　That's right, it is the cutscene.
　　This is still made by Eve in conjunction with the inheritance screen of the World Tree. The purpose is to let players who enter the game understand the history of the elves, and by the way instill the central theme of the "game" into them——
　　Help the great ancient god Eve Uktrahir to revive civilization!
　　The cutscenes were of high quality, and Li Mu did not choose to skip them, but watched them with the audience in the live broadcast room.
　　Two minutes later, the animation finally ended...
　　The meaning is still not enough.
　　With the sacred singing, the world in front of Li Mu changed again.
　　This time, he came to a white space while regaining control of himself.
　　Li Mu's spirits lifted up, and UU reading www.uukanshu.com then stretched out his hands.
　　It is no longer the familiar greasy hand, but becomes slender and white, but feels an indescribable power.
　　He touched his body, the real touch made him feel like he had traveled through...
　　At this moment, all previous suspicions disappeared.
　　A sense of surprise of hitting the baby spontaneously made him wonder:
　　"It's really a masterpiece! The characters are very realistic! And it really restores the perception! The sense of gravity is like reality!"
　　He squeezed his face hard and felt a slight pain.
　　"His—the pain is very realistic! If I didn't know that this was a game, I would even suspect that I had crossed! But this seems to be adjustable, as low as 0% pain."
　　He brought up his character card again.
　　[Name: Li Mu]
　　[Race: Elf]
　　[Occupation: None]
　　[Level: 1 (Apprentice)]
　　[Experience value: 0/100]
　　[Health: 50/50]
　　[Magic value: 50/50]
　　[Attributes: Constitution (5), Strength (5), Agility (5), Magic (5)]
　　...
　　As Li Mu was groping curiously, a ethereal voice attracted his attention——
　　"Welcome, the Chosen of another world."
　　The voice is beautiful, ethereal, cordial and ethereal, but at the same time it gives people a sense of sacredness that is hard to describe in words, and makes people unconsciously produce an impulse to worship.
　　With the voice heard, Li Mu felt that his whole soul seemed to be washed and extremely calm.
　　He raised his head subconsciously, and then opened his mouth wide in surprise...

June 21, 2012 – Thursday 1 pm – Queens New York – Pink Apron Headquarters
"So, because you've been pumping your profits back into the company, we managed to expand our New Jersey facility and just last April, we opened another warehouse and shipping facility in California." The CEO reported. Tayaw is back in New York. 
"Hmm.. Cool.. Cool." Tayaw nodded almost losing interest. Since he bought 51% of Pink Apron last October, he never cared about the company like a shareowner should. Aside from his future knowledge about how the company would go, he also earned and still earning a lot from 'The Halfling' so did not bother going back to check in to Pink Apron.
"Cool? That's it? Tayaw? This is a huge deal! Look, you're my boss, but I have to ask, why do look like you don't care?" The CEO asked. "Look, Phil. I've been reading your reports. I have to say, it was very exciting at first but it wore off. That facility in California? Okay. That was a pleasant surprise, and I know how big of a deal that is. We're expanding to the west coast after all." Tayaw said. 
"Aihhh. I'm just bothered by your attitude that's all… Sorry about that. I'm just not used yet in working without someone breathing down the back of my neck." Phil said. "It's been 7? 8 months? Calm down, you're doing fine." Tayaw said. "Doing fine. It's all the work of the developers and founders. I have to say, it's a good choice letting them do the real work, and us handling the money. But it find it too easy that it makes me uncomfortable." Phil chuckled. 
"By the way, I know you're not here for reports. What's up?" Phil finally addressed Tayaw's real intention. "I want to ask something. While we talk about that, I want to visit the site in New Jersey." Tayaw admitted. "Alright. Let me call them up."
=======
"Our facility is regulated by the FDA. Some local and state agents come by here once in a while to check like we're some children. We have designed some meticulous food safety program here and in California. They think they can do food safety better than us?" The facility manager complained while explaining. 
"Hmm. I could see that." Tayaw said. He noticed how hygienic the sorting area is and he likes it. The room looks pristine and neat like a vacant surgical room, and the workers are wearing more protective equipment than surgeons. 
"Moving on… We're moving …. This place! Here, we carefully pack the boxes with insulated thermal liners and refrigerants to maintain appropriate temperatures during transit from here to other cities. They will even stay cool until these boxes arrive at our subscribers' doorsteps." The facility manager explained. 
"So that is what these shiny foamy things are called." Tayaw said. "Yeah. So, that's all we have. You can look at the trucks if you want. If there's anything you need, just call me, I'll be in the warehouse." The facility manager said as he ended the tour. 
"This place is great, huh? We have a thing in the office. 'Your table is dirtier than the facility floors'." Phil said. "Hmm. I'm quite obsessive about cleanliness myself. Thank goodness I don't have to visit the offices." Tayaw said. "So, earlier, you said you want to talk about something." Phil said.
"Yeah. How many subscribers do we have at the moment?" Tayaw asked. "Around… 95,000 customers." Phil said. "How many of our subscribers are recent? Like in the past two months?" Tayaw asked. Phil is starting to get nervous at the question because he knows where it leads to. "15,000." Phil simply replied. "Come on. How many really?" Tayaw asked. "Ughhhhh. 40,000." Phil admitted. "Hah. I knew it. Our numbers grow but we are also losing a lot of subscribers, huh." Tayaw chuckled. 
"Wait. You're fine with it?" Phil asked. "I know how it works. That will stay how it is." Tayaw said. "Hmm. Just like what the founders said." Phil said. "So, don't press them. Anyway. I want to use our services for something else." Tayaw said. "Will it help? In keeping our customers?" Phil asked. "It may, or it may not. Wanna hear it?" Tayaw said. "Sure." 
"I want to use our services to promote my movie." Tayaw revealed. "What? You have a movie? Wait, not that. Do you know how bad that would look?" Phil said. "It won't. Listen. Our boxes go with flyers that has the recipe and procedure on how to cook the ingredients yes?" Tayaw said. "So, you want to print a promotion on the flyer for your movie." Phil said, getting Tayaw's purpose. 
"Exactly. Not only that. Our subscribers can have some discount on the movie tickets by giving them a promo code on the flyer." Tayaw said. "How does that work?" Phil said, getting more interested. "You do know you can order movie tickets online now, right? We will also print out a web link on the flyer on how to order a ticket online and how to enter the promo code for the discount." Tayaw explained. 
"Look. I like how it sounds but how do we even do that? How does that help our company?" Phil said. "Leave the ticket discounts to me, I'll just leave you the printing. I will also promote the company through the movie posters. Hell, I even made a cut of the film that specifically shows our brand and product." Tayaw said. 
"Oh… That sound great and all, but is your movie even going to be a hit?" Phil asked. "Well, I can't assure it will be a hit, but a lot of people are going to see it. It won awards in an international film festival after all. It beat the films made here in murica. AND, some singers will be talking about it.
"Anyway, I will put on excerpts of movie reviews, label it with the awards it won, and it will be attractive." Tayaw explained. "Alright. I'll talk to the other folks." Phil said. While still skeptical, he hopes Tayaw's suggestion would work.
"You're not coming?" Phil was about to leave when he noticed that Tayaw is still standing, scrutinizing the sorting room. "No. You go back. I'm going to watch the folks. Maybe even get in one of those suits and join the line to see how it feels." Tayaw said. 
"Okay. Have a great time." Phil said. 
=================
Okuba – 8pm
[Liboo. These… We don't need this much tractors! How'd you even get the money to buy these?] Liboo's father, Nungen, said from the other end of the line. "Dad. The business is doing great. It's okay. You're not getting any younger and if it saves your back for a few years, I'd be happy to help." Liboo lied. The tractors are from Tayaw. 
[Then two should have been enough. One that replaces ours, one for Kilat's family. The horsepower of these tractors are incredible.] Nungen said. "Well, doesn't Keayo need one for his farm?" Liboo asked. [This is why you should come home often. Your brother got a new tractor last year.] Nungen said. "Alright. Then give one to Kilat's brother." Liboo suggested. 
[Lammay's farm is in the mountain side!] Nungen said. "Dad… Kilat told me that he's building a road. It's not like I sent a huge one. The terraces can handle the weight." Liboo said. [Alright. I'm just overwhelmed. I feel guilty that it would feel a lot easier, that's all.] Nungen said. "That's exactly what we want from you. Spend a more time with your grandkids." Liboo said. 
[That's true. By the way, your nephew is in the running for valedictorian! I guess it's not only Payew, huh?] Nungen said. "Well, we're sorry we can't come home for the graduation. We'll send him a gift. Where is he going to college?" Liboo asked. [I heard he's going NPU to study fisheries sciences. He's going to take over some of his mother's side's fish ponds in the future.]
 "I see. Well, I guess Payew and Loyan will be school mates in the future. Payew is planning on studying Agriculture in NPU too." Liboo said. [Hmm. That's good. That's good…] Nungen said, his tone changing. "Something wrong, dad?" Liboo asked.
[Nothing. I thought your kids would not be interested in farm work just like you are, so I lent what would have been your share of the land to your brother.] Nungen said. "Oh. That's fine. Look, Keayo's son would be handling his mother's fish ponds, and then Payew can lend a hand to Keayo in the future." Liboo said.
{Oh. That's a good idea. Talking about our kids, how come you haven't talked about Tayaw recently?] Nungen asked. 'Uh oh' Liboo said to himself. 
While Liboo and Kilat are proud about Tayaw's achievements, they don't want their relatives finding out yet. As much as Liboo and Kilat hated to admit it, half of their first and second cousins are drunkards and gamblers, earning just enough for the next bottle of gin and a round of poker.
As much as Kilat and Liboo do not want to imagine their cousins to flock to their wealthy son, they know that there's a huge chance of them exactly doing that. Liboo when he made his first buck driving his van, his cousins went to him to borrow money for various reasons. 
Until this day, they have not paid him back yet. Their smug attitudes of 'I can't pay, what are you gonna do about it?' attitude also bothered Liboo very much that Kilat proposed for them to move away from their villages and that is why they settled in Okuba.
"Well. He's good. He's actually a bar musician right now and he's earning enough to pay for his tuition fees." Liboo said. [Really? Ahh. If he's good enough to play at a bar, then he must at least be better than us.] Nungen chuckled. "Oh, he is. Give the kid enough time; he might even become a famous singer." Liboo said. 
[Mmm, doesn't that sound nice? Oh. Your mom's here. She just got back from the neighbor-] [Hello son! Is that you? The tractors!] Liboo's mom yelled. "Yes. Mom. Don't worry about it." 


A/N : Alt Title - Jack of Entertainment 

Title : Jack of Arts

Synopsis:
Tayaw is a talented musician who never got to fulfill his potential. After losing his purpose in an unfulfilled life full of regrets; he is given the chance to go back in time and do everything over again.Along with a mysterious gift and an unclear mission, Tayaw starts a new life, this time making his mark to the world.
"Tayaw is a once in a hundred years musical artist! I just wish he was born in my generation"
- Buddy Rich, two-time Gramophone Award winner
"I admit he's a good musician, but he's an author first and foremost. He is changing the world of literature for the better."
- Helena Paddington, Outcault Prize for Fiction winner, Sohlman Prize for Literature winner.
"Despite being a musician and an author, he is to me, the greatest blessing to the film industry. This is his era."
- Heo Dong-jun, two-time Academy Award winner for Best Director and three-time nominee.

"I don't like him. Why does he use actors who didn't train and grind on the stage? He says he doesn't like my acting? What the hell does the kid know about acting? I've won awards for f*cks sake!"
- Merrell Street, five-time Academy Award winner for Best Actor, three-time Toby Award winner for Best Actor.




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A ground work for a novel idea in the future.
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English is not my first language so excuse my limited vocabulary and bad grammar. thanks

"On May 24th, the second product launch will take place in the company's 'O' shaped building dome!"
The large headline was accompanied by detailed content below. What was interesting was that the Mac version of Real-time Online Translator was also installed on Cook's computer, and he was also a user of XlouS's products. That was why he was able to read the content of XlouS's website. At the same time, the website came with a promotional video, which he had just watched.
Cook clasped his hands together and lightly touched his nose hook, not saying a word.
After a long time, he looked at the looping video on his computer screen and spoke without turning back. "Contact the CTO immediately. The other department executives should also be present—hold an emergency meeting. Now."
Upon instructing, he got up, picked up his jacket, and left the office.
Not only Apple, but world-renowned companies such as Samsung, HTC, Xiaomi, and so on—companies that had some share and influence in the mobile phone manufacturing industry—were also holding emergency meetings not long after the video was released.
Compared to the spate of emergency meetings from the major phone makers, the media and the Internet were buzzing.
XlouS unsurprisingly became a hot topic after announcing this video, and the news headlines in the technology section were once again dominated by XlouS.
XlouS unveils new product promo video—is it the coming of age for wearable smart devices?——<<NetEase News>>
XlouS announces its black-technology product, the mysterious S-1!——<<Zol.com>>
The world's first truly wearable smart device, S-1. XlouS is about to change the world!!!——<<UC Headlines>>
XlouS Corporation once again became a hot topic of discussion in the internet technology circle.
[Damn! XlouS's cooldown that lasted for more than two years is finally over. They came back with a big move! It shouldn't be fake news, right?]
[I doubt so. The product launch is in a little over two months, so how can it be fake? Use your brains a little. XlouS wouldn't go down the road to ruin like Baidu, right? They should be smarter than that.]
[I find myself in love with this product already. What should I do? My life is over. Should I sell my kidney to buy it?]
[Haha. My kidney is ready to be harvested. Let's just hope it's not fake news!]
[I'll just quietly watch the commenter above me continue to be pretentious! No, I don't care anymore. Even if I have to eat steamed buns for three months, I need to buy it!]
[Hahaha. Our country finally has a company that can call the shots with Alphabet. S-1 is a product of real black technology! From this moment on, this cynic is officially an XlouS fan!]
[I support the commenter above! Baidu can finally lay down its burden. They should get back to selling medicine!]
[Hahaha. Yes! Baidu: "Why am I being shot for not saying anything?"]
[I think it's the phone makers that are anxious right now, especially Apple. This is getting interesting! But again, XlouS—good job! Bump!]
It was true that some influential mobile phone manufacturers were flustered, but the most anxious was probably none other than Apple.
Apple Headquarters.
"If the content of the video released by this company is true, then the iPhone 8S Plus is in grave danger," Cook said, standing in front of the projector that was replaying the 90-second promo video released by XlouS. Cook stopped his pacing and looked at the company executives in the audience. "Even if it's only half as good as the video."
He looked around the room and his calm voice reached the crowd. "Apple is once again in great crisis."
Apple had been around for more than 40 years since its creation and had faced countless crises. However, they overcame their life-and-death moments and became a global giant.
Cook looked at the crowd. The meeting room was silent. They watched the video on the projection screen and the CTO muttered to himself. "How could such a perfect product appear in a Chinese company? It is a country that's behind in high tech.
"But it is what it is, and I don't think XlouS is engaging in exaggerated false advertising. It would be catastrophically hard on their reputation without a product to go along with it, and the executives at XlouS are clearly not stupid," Cook said.
At that moment, Cook's assistant suddenly and hastily brought a document to him. He opened it and fell silent for a long moment. Then, he closed the document and gazed at the crowd again, "Ladies and gentlemen. I have bad news. The crisis has begun." He tossed the document aside and said, "Our company's stock dropped 2.5%! Down 4.7% today! Over 20 billion USD evaporated in one day! And this isn't the end yet!"
He looked at the crowd. "Crisis is upon us, and are we ready to deal with it?"
"Initially, this version of 'S-1' shouldn't be cheap; perhaps over 2,500 USD per unit. But it's also twice the price of a flagship iPhone." One of the executives commented.
Cook looked at the person, "Means that they are targeting the high end of the market and will be Apple's biggest competitor. That's bad news, Leon!"
"Since when does Apple need to get into a price war with a competitor?" Cook questioned and added. "Apple only gets about 20 percent of the market share in the mobile phone industry, but accounts for 80 percent of the industry's profits. Other phone makers are bleeding into a sea of red on price wars, while the price of Apple's new products has never changed much. It is all based on the fact that our products are good enough."
"But now, someone is trying to get their head around the price, or at least mention it." This was something Cook couldn't tolerate. "It's a sign of decline."
As Cook was conducting an emergency meeting, word came from the board of directors: an assistant had informed Cook of the company's upcoming shareholder meeting. It was apparent that the evaporation of over 20 billion USD in one day was just the beginning, and it was definitely a big deal.
Meanwhile, in the Eastern Hemisphere, XlouS warmed up the audience with this promo video for the upcoming May 24th launch of its new product. XlouS quickly became the talk of the industry. Apparently, the video was 90% reliable and XlouS wasn't going to do anything to dig its own grave on the eve of the launch.
The mobile phone industry was panicking at the emergence of this ferocious wolf. If the product was as the video depicted, the wearable smart device, dubbed 'S-1', would be unbeatable. The first to bear the brunt would be Apple, whose core was the mobile phone business. And there was no doubt that the giant company would have its fiercest rival. If Apple's new product didn't break new ground, S-1 might be the one to beat them when it officially launched and the situation would be too difficult for Apple to move forward.
It wasn't surprising that S-1 had only Apple's iPhone to contend with. Or rather, there was only Apple's iPhone to contend with among the mobile phone manufacturers in the world today.
And with the release of the new product video and launch of XlouS, especially after the release of this video, Wall Street's market analysts once again jumped out to announce that XlouS with its first product, Real-time Online Translator, could get more than 22 billion USD in revenue per year. After bringing the S-1 wearable smart device to the market, the company's market value was estimated to exceed 250 billion USD. The analysts gave XlouS an exact valuation of 284.3 billion USD.


A talented young man, Ren Hong, drops out of Tsinghua University to establish a technology company called XlouS.
XlouS's breakthrough application software, "Real-Time Online Translator", gains the favor of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, who buys its exclusive license for a whopping 12 billion USD.
This is just the start of XlouS's rise to prominence in China's technology industry. Two years later, it subsequently launches the wearable smart device, "S-1", challenging American multinational tech company Apple Inc.’s iPhone.
XlouS continues to pioneer multiple industries by developing advanced holographic imaging technology, leading to a new wave of changes in film following 3D and IMAX...
As XlouS’s slogan declares, every technological product it launches exists to “Change the World”, and it is all because of this young man, Ren Hong…

"Uh... where is this?" Carolina slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was a room that was unfamiliar to her. However, she was a little grateful for seeing the figure of the red-haired man sitting beside her bed while talking on the phone.
 
The man suddenly felt someone staring at him, he glanced at Carolina and sure enough that woman was currently staring at him.
 
"Let's continue the conversation later, there's something come up," the man said then turned off the telephone line.
 
"Ah... thank God you are awake, now you are in the hospital, you fainted. You make me worry," said Ethan - the man earlier - who was sitting next to her.
 
"Oh, I see," Carolina answered.
 
There was a moment of silence before Ethan finally took Carolina's hand. Carolina looked at him with a terrible look as if he was a terrible creature and tried to release the man's grasp. However, Ethan still held it tight.
 
"Let's get married... Ouch!" after Ethan let out his proposal words, Carolina's other hand immediately hit his head.
 
"Are you sick? Do you also need to be treated here? " said Carolina rudely then pulled back her hand.
 
"I'm serious! Let's get married!" said Ethan then he said something again. Something that made Carolina look at him with a look of disbelief.
 
The atmosphere was quiet again for a moment. Neither Ethan nor Carolina said anything. Until finally there was a knock on the door of Carolina's room.
 
"Hello, the patient is awake. How are you?" suddenly two women came inside. One of them wore a white suit and was in his thirties and one was a nurse who was around mid-twenties.
 
"I'm fine, doc. Can I go home?" Carolina asked the person who asked her.
 
"Looks like you're fine. You can go home." the doctor said after checking Carolina.
 
"She'll stay for another night to make sure she's fine," Ethan suddenly stopped the doctor, making Carolina immediately throw an unpleasant look at Ethan.
 
"Ah, you guys..." suddenly the nurse who came in looked at Ethan and Carolina. As if to ask what is the relationship between them. The doctor who was there glared at the nurse.
 
"She..." Ethan hasn't had time to explain the relationship between them. Suddenly Carolina immediately interrupted it.
 
"I am an intern at Mr. Ethan's office. Mr. Ethan is a good boss, so he still pay attention to me even though I'm just an intern. You all know Mr. Ethan went to Indonesia to take over temporary of their family business. In fact, there is an article that came out about it," Carolina answered quickly.
 
"Ah! Turns out you're really a Korean actor huh? Sung Woo right? Who plays in -My Wife's man- drama, right?" the female doctor was suddenly enthusiastic. Since she saw the man she felt like she knew him and it turned out that she was right! The man is an actor in the drama she has been following for the past few weeks.
 
"Yes doc, I play the role of Sung Woo in the drama My Wife's Men. Thank you for watching the drama," answered Ethan with a smile.
 
"Did the filming of the drama finish and you were already here? Tomorrow is episode 8, right? Then does the bad woman back to her husband or not?" the doctor asked, she was so curious.
 
"The drama shooting isn't over yet, today in Korea it will air episode 8, maybe in Indonesia it will air tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and about the story, doctor can just watch it!" answered Ethan still with a smile.
 
"So doctor also apparently watched that drama huh? Indeed the drama is really good! By the way.." the nurse started to smile shyly and pulled out her cellphone.
 
"Ethan oppa ~ can we take a picture together?" the nurse asked, smiling shyly.
 
"Ah... yes," the nurse finally smiled and began to do a selca together with Ethan.
 
"Doctor, can you take a picture of us, please?" feeling not enough with selca photos, the nurse asked the doctor for a picture of the two of them.
 
The doctor could only shake her head when see the nurse's behavior, but she still took the nurse's cellphone to take a picture of the two of them..
 
The nurse not waste that opportunities. Se immediately hugged Ethan's arm and rested her head on the man's shoulder. The nurse's movements looked smooth like she was already an expert at doing such photo styles.
 
"Okay three... two... one... Here, please take a photo of me too, okay? Ethan oppa~" the doctor asked shyly.
 
"Ah doctor, oppa is a term for older men. Doctor is older than Ethan oppa, so you can call him oppa" answered the nurse, but still accepted the doctor's cellphone given to her.
 
"It's okay, all those handsome guys are called oppa!" the doctor answered. Ethan just smiled and did a photo together with the doctor. However, unlike the nurse whose position was too intimate, the doctor only posed normally.
 
"Then excuse us first! Here is a prescription. Mr. Ethan can filled it at the hospital's pharmacy." said the doctor then handed over the paper she had wrote on before.
 
"Yes doc! Thank you!" answered Ethan with a smile after receiving the prescription.
 
When the doctor and the nurse had left, Ethan sat next to Carolina's bed and held her hand.
 
"Carolina, let's get married!" said Ethan again. Carolina looked at him for a moment, this time she didn't brush aside the sturdy hand that held it gently.
 
"All right, but there are conditions," Carolina answered after taking a deep breath.
 
"What the-, married is married! What are conditions you talking about!" Ethan protested, he immediately disagreed.
 
"Then I don't want to get married!" Carolina replied then pulled back her hand and took her cellphone. Se began to type something.
 
"What are you doing? Here we are discussing something serious! " Ethan protested again when he saw Carolina engrossed in her cellphone.
 
"Check the prices of motorcycle taxis online. What the f-! 25 thousand! How come the promo code is already used? I haven't used it yet! Let's try the other application, maybe it's cheaper," Carolina muttered. Ethan looked at her in disbelief. How dare she even check the prices of motorcycle taxis online while her husband is here and bring a car? Okay correction, her future husband.
 
After being lost in thought for a while about their wedding plans, Ethan then glanced at Carolina, who was still busy with her cellphone.
 
"Oh my! The other one is 27 thousand! Very expensive! I have a little money left... Hey! Give me back my cellphone!" Ethan snatched Carolina's cellphone from her hand, stood away from her bed and looked at her in despair. Looks like he really has to be extra patient with his future wife.
 
"You will go back to the office with me! Period! There are no conditions!"
 
"Okay, give me my cellphone back!" Carolina who answered immediately made Ethan a little surprised. it's unusual for this woman to immediately agreed, she did not protest as usual.
 
"Well, back to the office must pay a minimum of 25 thousand if you ride a motorcycle taxix online! It's very loss! I better come along with you, it can be free," Carolina thought with her own smiles.
 
"Here is your cellphone, just come back with me, ok? I'm watching you! " Ethan then sat down near her bed and turned Carolina's cellphone back.

"Ehem, about earlier, about our marriage..."
 
"I want to, but there are conditions!" interrupted Carolina before Ethan finished his sentence.
 
Ethan took a deep breath, it seemed like the woman's decision in front of him was completely unanimous. "What are the conditions?"
 
Carolina looked at Ethan right in the man's pupils, trying to find out if there was a bit of seriousness there.
 
Stared like that, Ethan did not dodge, instead he holding Carolina's gaze with gently and deeply.
 
"Ahh, why does this have to happen?! If last month you didn't go to that jerk's birthday party, surely this wouldn't have happened!" Carolina thought. She really did not know what to do, various thoughts and emotions raging inside her.
 
Seeing that Carolina was silent again, Ethan took Carolina's hand again and locked it with his fingers.
 
"I'm really not sure whether my feelings for you have reached the stage of love, but I was interested and liked you since we first met at that time. Maybe you are currently thinking that I told you to get married because you are pregnant with my child..."
 
"Wait, why are you so sure this child is yours?" interrupted Carolina. She had been too shocked to hear Ethan said that she was exhausted until she finally passed out and after being examined by a doctor, it turned out there was a "little hero" who was currently in her stomach. 

She is pregnant!
 
Now she finally realized why that man insisted on marrying him. That man was convinced that the "little hero" in her stomach was his!
 
"Why? It is obvious when we do it, it's your first experience. So after we did it, have you done it with other men too? Ouch!" Carolina's other hand directly hit his head, again!
 
"Of course this is yours, you stupid red apple!" said Carolina.
 
Well, at least the father of his child isn't as stupid and jerk as she was afraid. If it's another man maybe they will give a reason: "we only did it once and even though it was your first experience, you could have done it with others after with me"
 
Uh... just thinking about that makes Carolina shudder.
 
"Because it's my child, so let's get married! This is the fourth time I'm saying let's get married! I even proposed to you four times!"
 
"Wrong, you say it in ordering way, not by asking. So it is not considered as a proposed," said Carolina.
 
Ethan was silent for a moment, indeed he had been like "ordering" Carolina to marry him, not "asking" but still for him he had proposed to her! After all, hadn't that woman agreed to marry him but on condition? Then why does she now want him to say it by "asking"? You weird woman!
 
"Huftt... will you marry me, live old with me and raise our children, Carolina?"
 
"Well, now this is what proposed should be. OK, I will marry you, but there are conditions."
 
"What are the conditions, babe?"
 
"Eww, first don't ever call me babe!" Carolina answered.
 
"Then, baby?"
 
"Not!"
 
"Darling? Sweety? Dear? Chagia? Honey? Bu-in? Wife?" Ethan asked, winking. Trying to tease that woman.
 
"Not! Eww, just call me by my name, after all we have not officially married" Carolina replied, she can not stand anymore to the man cheesiness!.
 
Ethan smiled at Carolina's adorable face when he teased her. Looks like their newlyweds life will be really fun.
 
"Okay, Lina, what's the second condition?" Ethan asked seriously this time.
 
"Our marriage must be a secret!"
 
"Hah? What? try saying it one more time? " asked Ethan who thought he heard it wrong.
 
"Our marriage must be a secret."
 
"What the-, are you kidding me?! This is not a novel or drama, Carolina!" answered Ethan, he really didn't expect that woman would ask for such strange conditions,
 
He initially thought she would ask for conditions such as, "I want us to stay alone, not living with in-laws," or maybe like, "I can't cook, so don't force me to go to the kitchen," or maybe like, "let's announce our marriage, calling reporters and hold a lavish party, you are a popular celebrity right now, it will definitely be shocking!" It's not nonsense like our marriage to be a secret, what kind of nonsense is this.
 
 
"If you don't want to, then i don't want to get married," Carolina replied indifferently, making Ethan dumbfounded.
 
"Hey woman! Right now you are pregnant, and I want to be responsible! What is that if you don't want to, then i don't want to get married" thought Ethan, who had no idea what she was thinking.
 
Ethan took a deep breath, trying to be patient, but after he thought about it, his future was just strange.
 
Actually he could have been irresponsible but lately his mother often asked him to get married because she wanted to hold her grandchildren soon. In fact, he was often told to immediately stop being a celebrity because she afraid her son would be single for too long, even though he was only 24 years old now!
 
"Fine, but you must promise first that we really get married! Not like stories in dramas or novels that are contract marriage, okay?!" Ethan asked to make sure. Somehow he had a hunch his future wife would say something like that.
 
"Of course, you think just because you're an actor, your life will be like dramas?" Carolina replied fiercely.

"It turns out you still remember that I was an actor, an actor who last year got the best new actor award, so why do you even want our marriage to be a secret? Shouldn't I the one who said that?"
 
Ethan was truly amazed by that woman thoughts. Shouldn't he the one who said that? Considering his current job as a celebrity? Why did she the one who said it?
 
"Or you have a guy that you really love, huh? Or maybe a fiance or husband? Eh, but apparently not, you did it for the first time with me... ouch!" again, Carolina hit Ethan's head
 
"You deserved it! Once again you said first time, I beat you up!" said Carolina, who looked annoyed, though in her heart she was truly embarrassed. Why does that guy always talk about it! You stupid red apple!
 
"About why our marriage must be kept a secret, well, it is up to me, so are we going to get married or not?"
 
Ethan sighed and exhaled.
 
Is he make a right decision to marry the woman who hit him three times today?
 
After all, the woman is pregnant with his child, right?
 
Seeing Ethan who looked thoughtful made Carolina a little nervous but she didn't show it.
 
"Yes Lina, you've made the right decision, no matter what happens you have to keep a low profile! Ah sh*t, if only last month you really didn't go to that jerk's birthday party. Ah, never mind, single mom or be a wife," Carolina thought.
 
"So how? Are we going to get married or not?" Carolina asked once more.
***

Aku menikahi makananku?!

Christine Weston adalah seorang vampir yang tidak sengaja tertidur di kamar Charlie, Putra Mahkota Kerajaan Maeteron ketika dia sedang melihat-lihat bagaimana dunia manusia itu. 

Namun hal itu segera mengubah hidup Christine ketika sang Putra Mahkota ternyata mencari-carinya, sampai kabar tersebut terdengar oleh Cassius, Raja Vampir yang sedang melakukan peperangan dengan Kerajaan Maeteron dan menyuruh Christine untuk menjadi mata-mata mereka.

Awalnya Christine ingin menolak, bagaimana dia bisa menggoda manusia yang merupakan makanannya dan ras yang paling kejam yang membunuh rasnya sendiri dengan kejam dan brutal? Tapi Christine tidak memiliki pilihan lain selain untuk menuruti Cassius karena pria itu menahan orang tuanya. 

Namun, semakin lama Christine bersama Charlie, dia menemukan fakta bahwa manusia tidak seperti yang dia ketahui. Dari yang berpura-pura, kini perasaannya menjadi semakin nyata kepada makhluk yang seharusnya menjadi makanannya

Christine lalu menjadi semakin bimbang dengan perasaannya, dia tidak ingin membohongi orang yang dia sayangi lagi, tapi apakah dia harus memberitahukan yang sebenarnya kepada Charlie bahwa dia adalah vampir sementara Charlie sangat membenci vampir?

Apakah keputusan yang akan dipilih oleh Christine? Bersikap jujur kepada orang yang dia cintai, atau terus membohonginya tanpa tahu kapan kebohongannya akan terungkap?

EXCERPT:

“Aku dengar kamu terus mencariku?” ucap Christine dengan nada yang terdengar menantang, membuat Charlie mengerjap-ngerjapkan matanya melihat sikap wanita yang tidak tahu malu itu. 

“Ya! Kamu sudah masuk ke kamarku! Sekarang katakan siapa sebenarnya dirimu!” ucap Charlie dengan tenang, tapi pandangan matanya terlihat tajam.

“Aku Christine, orang yang numpang lewat. Karena kamu sudah menyebarkan seluruh wajahku di mana-mana, kamu harus bertanggung jawab!” ucap Christine lalu tersenyum manis.

“Bertanggung jawab? Apa maksudmu?” tanya Charlie dengan bingung.

“Nikahi aku!”

“Lalu kenapa menurutmu aku akan menikahimu?” tanya Charlie mengerutkan keningnya, tidak percaya ada wanita yang seberani itu untuk mengajaknya menikah.

“Karena aku… cantik, imut, dan seksi?”

"Uh... where is this?" Carolina slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was a room that was unfamiliar to her. However, she was a little grateful for seeing the figure of the red-haired man sitting beside her bed while talking on the phone.
 
The man suddenly felt someone staring at him, he glanced at Carolina and sure enough that woman was currently staring at him.
 
"Let's continue the conversation later, there's something come up," the man said, then turned off the telephone line.
 
"Ah... thank God you are awake, now you are in the hospital, you fainted. You make me worry," said Ethan - the man earlier - who was sitting next to her.
 
"Oh, I see," Carolina answered.
 
There was a moment of silence before Ethan finally took Carolina's hand. Carolina looked at him with a terrible look as if he was a terrible creature and tried to release the man's grasp. However, Ethan still held it tight.
 
"Let's get married... Ouch!" after Ethan let out his proposal words, Carolina's other hand immediately hit his head.
 
"Are you sick? Do you also need to be treated here? " said Carolina rudely then pulled back her hand.
 
"I'm serious! Let's get married!" said Ethan then he said something again. Something that made Carolina look at him with a look of disbelief.
 
The atmosphere was quiet again for a moment. Neither Ethan nor Carolina said anything. Until finally there was a knock on the door of Carolina's room.
 
"Hello, the patient is awake. How are you?" suddenly two women came inside. One of them wore a white suit and was in his thirties and one was a nurse who was around mid-twenties.
 
"I'm fine, doc. Can I go home?" Carolina asked the person who asked her.
 
"Looks like you're fine. You can go home." the doctor said after checking Carolina.
 
"She'll stay for another night to make sure she's fine," Ethan suddenly stopped the doctor, making Carolina immediately throw an unpleasant look at Ethan.
 
"Ah, you guys..." suddenly the nurse who came in looked at Ethan and Carolina. As if to ask what is the relationship between them. The doctor who was there glared at the nurse.
 
"She..." Ethan hasn't had time to explain the relationship between them. Suddenly Carolina immediately interrupted it.
 
"I am an intern at Mr. Ethan's office. Mr. Ethan is a good boss, so he still pay attention to me even though I'm just an intern. You all know Mr. Ethan went to Indonesia to take over temporary of their family business. In fact, there is an article that came out about it," Carolina answered quickly.
 
"Ah! Turns out you're really a Korean actor huh? Sung Woo right? Who plays in -My Wife's Man- drama, right?" the female doctor was suddenly enthusiastic. Since she saw the man she felt like she knew him and it turned out that she was right! The man is an actor in the drama she has been following for the past few weeks.
 
"Yes doc, I play the role of Sung Woo in the drama My Wife's Men. Thank you for watching the drama," answered Ethan with a smile.
 
"Did the filming of the drama finish and you were already here? Tomorrow is episode 8, right? Then does the bad woman back to her husband or not?" the doctor asked, she was so curious.
 
"The drama shooting isn't over yet, today in Korea it will air episode 8, maybe in Indonesia it will air tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and about the story, doctor can just watch it!" answered Ethan still with a smile.
 
"So doctor also apparently watched that drama huh? Indeed the drama is really good! By the way.." the nurse started to smile shyly and pulled out her cellphone.
 
"Ethan oppa ~ can we take a picture together?" the nurse asked, smiling shyly.
 
"Ah... yes," the nurse finally smiled and began to do a selca together with Ethan.
 
"Doctor, can you take a picture of us, please?" feeling not enough with selca photos, the nurse asked the doctor for a picture of the two of them.
 
The doctor could only shake her head when see the nurse's behavior, but she still took the nurse's cellphone to take a picture of the two of them..
 
The nurse not waste that opportunities. Se immediately hugged Ethan's arm and rested her head on the man's shoulder. The nurse's movements looked smooth like she was already an expert at doing such photo styles.
 
"Okay three... two... one... Here, please take a photo of me too, okay? Ethan oppa~" the doctor asked shyly.
 
"Ah doctor, oppa is a term for older men. Doctor is older than Ethan oppa, so you can call him oppa" answered the nurse, but still accepted the doctor's cellphone given to her.
 
"It's okay, all those handsome guys are called oppa!" the doctor answered. Ethan just smiled and did a photo together with the doctor. However, unlike the nurse whose position was too intimate, the doctor only posed normally.
 
"Then excuse us first! Here is a prescription. Mr. Ethan can filled it at the hospital's pharmacy." said the doctor then handed over the paper she had wrote on before.
 
"Yes doc! Thank you!" answered Ethan with a smile after receiving the prescription.
 
When the doctor and the nurse had left, Ethan sat next to Carolina's bed and held her hand.
 
"Carolina, let's get married!" said Ethan again. Carolina looked at him for a moment, this time she didn't brush aside the sturdy hand that held it gently.
 
"All right, but there are conditions," Carolina answered after taking a deep breath.
 
"What the-, married is married! What are conditions you talking about!" Ethan protested, he immediately disagreed.
 
"Then I don't want to get married!" Carolina replied then pulled back her hand and took her cellphone. Se began to type something.
 
"What are you doing? Here we are discussing something serious! " Ethan protested again when he saw Carolina engrossed in her cellphone.
 
"Check the prices of motorcycle taxis online. What the f-! 25 thousand! How come the promo code is already used? I haven't used it yet! Let's try the other application, maybe it's cheaper," Carolina muttered. Ethan looked at her in disbelief. How dare she even check the prices of motorcycle taxis online while her husband is here and bring a car? Okay correction, her future husband.
 
After being lost in thought for a while about their wedding plans, Ethan then glanced at Carolina, who was still busy with her cellphone.
 
"Oh my! The other one is 27 thousand! Very expensive! I have a little money left... Hey! Give me back my cellphone!" Ethan snatched Carolina's cellphone from her hand, stood away from her bed and looked at her in despair. Looks like he really has to be extra patient with his future wife.
 
"You will go back to the office with me! Period! There are no conditions!"
 
"Okay, give me my cellphone back!" Carolina who answered immediately made Ethan a little surprised. it's unusual for this woman to immediately agreed, she did not protest as usual.
 
"Well, back to the office must pay a minimum of 25 thousand if you ride a motorcycle taxix online! It's very loss! I better come along with you, it can be free," Carolina thought with her own smiles.
 
"Here is your cellphone, just come back with me, ok? I'm watching you! " Ethan then sat down near her bed and turned Carolina's cellphone back.

"Ehem, about earlier, about our marriage..."
 
"I want to, but there are conditions!" interrupted Carolina before Ethan finished his sentence.
 
Ethan took a deep breath, it seemed like the woman's decision in front of him was completely unanimous. "What are the conditions?"
 
Carolina looked at Ethan right in the man's pupils, trying to find out if there was a bit of seriousness there.
 
Stared like that, Ethan did not dodge, instead he holding Carolina's gaze with gently and deeply.
 
"Ahh, why does this have to happen?! If last month you didn't go to that jerk's birthday party, surely this wouldn't have happened!" Carolina thought. She really did not know what to do, various thoughts and emotions raging inside her.
 
Seeing that Carolina was silent again, Ethan took Carolina's hand again and locked it with his fingers.
 
"I'm really not sure whether my feelings for you have reached the stage of love, but I was interested and liked you since we first met at that time. Maybe you are currently thinking that I told you to get married because you are pregnant with my child..."
 
"Wait, why are you so sure this child is yours?" interrupted Carolina. She had been too shocked to hear Ethan said that she was exhausted until she finally passed out and after being examined by a doctor, it turned out there was a "little hero" who was currently in her stomach. 

She is pregnant!
 
Now she finally realized why that man insisted on marrying him. That man was convinced that the "little hero" in her stomach was his!
 
"Why? It is obvious when we do it, it's your first experience. So after we did it, have you done it with other men too? Ouch!" Carolina's other hand directly hit his head, again!
 
"Of course this is yours, you stupid red apple!" said Carolina.
 
Well, at least the father of his child isn't as stupid and jerk as she was afraid. If it's another man maybe they will give a reason: "we only did it once and even though it was your first experience, you could have done it with others after with me"
 
Uh... just thinking about that makes Carolina shudder.
 
"Because it's my child, so let's get married! This is the fourth time I'm saying let's get married! I even proposed to you four times!"
 
"Wrong, you say it in ordering way, not by asking. So it is not considered as a proposed," said Carolina.
 
Ethan was silent for a moment, indeed he had been like "ordering" Carolina to marry him, not "asking" but still for him he had proposed to her! After all, hadn't that woman agreed to marry him but on condition? Then why does she now want him to say it by "asking"? You weird woman!
 
"Huftt... will you marry me, live old with me and raise our children, Carolina?"
 
"Well, now this is what proposed should be. OK, I will marry you, but there are conditions."
 
"What are the conditions, babe?"
 
"Eww, first don't ever call me babe!" Carolina answered.
 
"Then, baby?"
 
"Not!"
 
"Darling? Sweety? Dear? Chagia? Honey? Bu-in? Wife?" Ethan asked, winking. Trying to tease that woman.
 
"Not! Eww, just call me by my name, after all we have not officially married" Carolina replied, she can not stand anymore to the man cheesiness!.
 
Ethan smiled at Carolina's adorable face when he teased her. Looks like their newlyweds life will be really fun.
 
"Okay, Lina, what's the second condition?" Ethan asked seriously this time.
 
"Our marriage must be a secret!"
 
"Hah? What? try saying it one more time? " asked Ethan who thought he heard it wrong.
 
"Our marriage must be a secret."
 
"What the-, are you kidding me?! This is not a novel or drama, Carolina!" answered Ethan, he really didn't expect that woman would ask for such strange conditions,
 
He initially thought she would ask for conditions such as, "I want us to stay alone, not living with in-laws," or maybe like, "I can't cook, so don't force me to go to the kitchen," or maybe like, "let's announce our marriage, calling reporters and hold a lavish party, you are a popular celebrity right now, it will definitely be shocking!" It's not nonsense like our marriage to be a secret, what kind of nonsense is this.
 
 
"If you don't want to, then i don't want to get married," Carolina replied indifferently, making Ethan dumbfounded.
 
"Hey woman! Right now you are pregnant, and I want to be responsible! What is that if you don't want to, then i don't want to get married" thought Ethan, who had no idea what she was thinking.
 
Ethan took a deep breath, trying to be patient, but after he thought about it, his future was just strange.
 
Actually he could have been irresponsible but lately his mother often asked him to get married because she wanted to hold her grandchildren soon. In fact, he was often told to immediately stop being a celebrity because she afraid her son would be single for too long, even though he was only 24 years old now!
 
"Fine, but you must promise first that we really get married! Not like stories in dramas or novels that are contract marriage, okay?!" Ethan asked to make sure. Somehow he had a hunch his future wife would say something like that.
 
"Of course, you think just because you're an actor, your life will be like dramas?" Carolina replied fiercely.

"It turns out you still remember that I was an actor, an actor who last year got the best new actor award, so why do you even want our marriage to be a secret? Shouldn't I the one who said that?"
 
Ethan was truly amazed by that woman thoughts. Shouldn't he the one who said that? Considering his current job as a celebrity? Why did she the one who said it?
 
"Or you have a guy that you really love, huh? Or maybe a fiance or husband? Eh, but apparently not, you did it for the first time with me... ouch!" again, Carolina hit Ethan's head
 
"You deserved it! Once again you said first time, I beat you up!" said Carolina, who looked annoyed, though in her heart she was truly embarrassed. Why does that guy always talk about it! You stupid red apple!
 
"About why our marriage must be kept a secret, well, it is up to me, so are we going to get married or not?"
 
Ethan sighed and exhaled.
 
Is he make a right decision to marry the woman who hit him three times today?
 
After all, the woman is pregnant with his child, right?
 
Seeing Ethan who looked thoughtful made Carolina a little nervous but she didn't show it.
 
"Yes Lina, you've made the right decision, no matter what happens you have to keep a low profile! Ah sh*t, if only last month you really didn't go to that jerk's birthday party. Ah, never mind, single mom or be a wife," Carolina thought.
 
"So? Are we going to get married or not?" Carolina asked once more.

I will marry you on one condition: Our marriage must be kept secret!

Carolina Akai is a college student who accidentally enters another hotel room while partying with her friends. In that room, she accidentally had a one night stand.

At first Carolina thought she would never see the red-haired man again, but who would have thought that the red-haired man was the interim CEO of the company where she was going to do an internship? And what's even worse, the man turns out to be a South Korean Actor, making Carolina's previously quiet college life, now surrounded by the man's fans who want to ask for her help!

Ethan Nam never thought he would meet a woman who suddenly came into his room and teased him, in his father's office! Seeing the woman pretending not to know him after they had had such a pleasant night, Ethan was annoyed and kept calling the intern into his room.

Suddenly Ethan finds out that the intern is pregnant after what they did and is willing to take responsibility by marrying her.

But instead of Carolina readily agreeing and thanking Ethan for taking the responsibility, did she give him the condition that she would marry him if their marriage was kept secret?

How is Ethan and Carolina's married life that happen because of an accident?

Then why did Carolina want to keep their marriage a secret?

How about Ethan's career as an actor in South Korea? Will his career be okay when he decides to get married when he is a newly famous actor?

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"Could you tell us how you discovered the body?"
"While I was walking back from the bathroom, I noticed something red on the floor. It was seeping from out under the door, when I got closer, I realized that it was blood. I was afraid, I thought that someone was heavily injured. So when I opened the exit doors...I don't know what happened. Everything went dark, that's all."
"As you just heard, that was the voice of the witness, Kang Ou-Yang. The victim was identified to be a 12-year-old girl, by the name of Jiang  Sai Mu, her death was predicted to be around 12:42. The police have issued a warning for everyone to travel in pairs and to be home before dark. I will be back after this break."

Inside a dimly lit room, a figure sat still, repeating to words of the poor student in his head.
"I LOVE YOU," she screamed, "I loved since the first time I laid my eyes on you! Please accept my love!" 
"I'm sorry, but there is only one person worthy of my love. But I wouldn't mind a little fun." A sneer grew on his face.
"W-what are you doing?!"
"Hhahhahaha!"

A smile was visible on his face as he thought about the horrified look on the girl's face. He remembered the way she tasted and how beautiful she looked as his knives carved illustrations into her skin. 
Then the face of his beloved popped up in his head, her pearl white skin, round dark eyes and perfectly shaped lips. Even back then, he was already fantasizing about her. He fantasized about the cute things like cuddling her, kissing her and going on dates with her. He dreamt of a future together with her, getting married, having dozens of children, and spending the rest of his life with her.
If only he hadn't left. But that wasn't a problem, not for him at least.
"Don't worry darling, I'll make sure that we stay together forever."
"Young sir, your sister is calling for you."
"It's about time,"
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"Anything new yet?"
"It had been three days since the incident at school. During these three days, everyone was required to stay in the dormitories. The classes were taught online using a video conference app that was quickly put together by the fifth and fourth years. The app allowed the teacher to interact with students as if they were in a real class, students could voice out questions and speak to the teacher from their dorms. 
There were constant upgrades regarding the new app which had resulted in late students. Everything was practically normal except for the fact that students were to do their own cleaning and cooking, attend class online, and not have to get dressed in the mornings. 
The cybersecurity was greatly improved as well as the security around the students had tripled. Any form of human contact was either made between roommates or online. Several couples were already caught outside of their respective dorms and were immediately sent back.
The school forum was exploding with theories and explanations about the death of blacklisted Jiang Sai Mu's death and what might happen to Mu Jian Nu.
Everybody was on edge about who the victim may be. Of course, there was the occasional questioning about when the students would be able to attend classes again.
"Nope,"
Both Yaorui and Sheng Rong were sweaty and exhausted, their faces were flushed red. The two had just finished a sparring session in martial arts, Yaorui had come out the winner to nobody's surprise. Of course, Sheng Rong was still able to leave a few cuts and bruises on her.
"Are you absolutely sure, Gebao?"
"Yes, Yaorui. I am absolutely sure," She rolled her eyes at her anxious friend.
Today was a Saturday, and the girls had just finished their assignments an hour ago.
"Now, can we go? I'm starving. Plus, it reeks of sweat in here." Gebao said, squeezing her nose and rubbing her belly, at the same time.
"Yeah, let's go." Sheng Rong stood up.
 Over the course of three days, the school had turned part of the top floor into a gym to make sure that students were still getting at least some exercises. Everyone was sent the newest Fitbit with a hologram feature and a hidden GPS chip inside to track students.
The girls' dorm had four suites, a kitchen, living room and dining space. The dorm was technically an apartment. When you enter, there is a kitchen to the right with a dining table right behind that. To the left there is a cozy area with lots of shelves and soft, plush seating, at the back was another seating area that the girls' mainly used for hanging around and movie nights, the large floor to ceiling windows provided a great view. There was a hallway that led to two of the master suites just beyond the dining table and another hallway right across from it on the left.
The extra bedroom was converted into a study room where they would take their classes in.
"Lunch is served!" Gebao called. 
"What is it?" Sheng Rong asked.
"Ramen noodles with braised pork and some herbs."
"Yum,"
Halfway through lunch, the TV screen lit up to reveal a Facetime call coming in.
"Who is it?"
"Angli, Jiexu and Mu Jian Nu," Everybody's face darken seeing the third caller.
"Little Panda, answer all calls," Yaorui ordered.
Little Panda was the name of the AI system that was built in by Gebao.
"Hey!"
"Hi!"
"Yo," 
Three consecutive male voices were heard the minute the calls were connected.
"Hi," The girls' greeting was followed by slurping sounds.
"Umm...Yaorui? Where are you?"
"We're eating lunch right now. Why'd you guys call."
"We found something related to the Jiang girl's death!" This time it was Jiexu who spoke. "Here,  I just sent a picture to all of you girls'."
"Stupid! They're eating, we have to wait for them to finish eating otherwise they might choke!" Hu Angli scolded his friend. "We'll wait for guys to finish eating first, don't eat too fast," he said dotingly.
"No need, we're done. What did you find?" In front of the TV screen sat three girls with their laptops sitting comfortably on their laps. They all looked at the three guys curiously.
"Freaking hell! We looked away for like a second!" Mu Jian Nu exclaimed.
"That didn't answer our question," Sheng Rong spoke.
"Anyway~, Angli?"
"We found a code, it was etched onto the body. If you zoom into the coordinates 1,24 on the image, you'll see some random lines right?"
"But if you look closer, they're actually Roman numerals!" Jiexu continued Angli's sentence.
"He's right, there's a sequence of numerals right here." Gebao pointed at her screen. "19, 1, 13, 21, 5, 12, 1, 14."
"Did you guys figure out what the numbers mean?" Sheng Rong asked.
"No, but we checked the other victims' bodies and found that the same exact numbers were carved into them as well."
"Than they were likely all killed by the same person or some international organization."
"Exactly,"
"Uh, guys?" Jian Nu spoke up. "I think I found something else?"
"What is it?" Yaorui questioned.
"It's in the photos of the crime scene. In the corner."
"I see it!" said Sheng Rong. "It's written in blood on the dumpster. A0AA."
"Just what we needed! Another code to crack." Gebao rolled her eyes.
"Give me a minute someone's calling me." Jian Nu stood up and walked away only to return a few minutes later. "Can I connect this guy to the conference? He says he's got a theory on the code."
Yaorui looked at her friends, silently asking whether it was okay."
Getting the go-ahead sign, she allowed for this mysterious friend to be connected.
"Hello! I'm Chen Hao-"
"Just cut to the chase." Hu Angli was displeased to see another potential love rival.
"Right, I think that the code on the dumpster is simpler than we think. While I was reading a book about galaxies, I remembered the code, A0AA, and I realized tha- WHO ARE YOU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! HEL-"
All of a sudden Hao was ripped away from their sights by the intruder. The screen went fuzzy then blacked out.
The last thing they remembered was the horrified screams of Hao before his voice ceased to exist.
Then everything went dark.
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A tall figure walked into the room. The only source of lights came from the glowing TV screens and the night sky outside. Three figures laid still and silent, their breaths soft and even. They laid strewn out on the floor, their laptops had longed switched off.
The footsteps of the mysterious intruder were barely audible. He walked towards the farthest figure, the glow of the night sky seemed to reflect off of her, making her look like a small goddess. Her dark hair shone in the moonlight, her lips slightly parted. 
He reached out his hand, hesitating to touch her, afraid to wake her from her peaceful slumber. He felt her soft skin as his fingertips grazed her cheek.
"I'm back, I'm sorry I took so long. But don't worry, someday, you'll have your own kingdom to rule. After all, what's a king without his queen?"
A chilling smile spread across his face as he pictured the girl underneath him.
"I just have to get rid of a couple obstacles first, then, and only then, can we rule side by side." 
His chilling smile grew as another picture entered his mind. The thought of his enemy begging him for his life while watching his beloved wrapped in his own arms.
"Sweet dreams, my love."

Several thousand years ago, a species very similar to humans arrived, they helped the humans grow and strengthen. The only condition, to never record anything related to them in history. It was best to leave a few things to the imagination. 
Now in modern day, they return with peace being the last thing in mind.

Li Yaorui, a thirteen year old that is overly accomplished and too smart for her good, Innocent yet well versed in the declining state of the world and its political state, has a target on her back, though not the regular target. In the future she'll have to face unimaginable challenges and sooner than one would hope.

He was the son of a mafia head, young but accomplished, but absolutely terrible when it came to love. All the books and lessons he got turned to dust when he finally reunited with his childhood friend.
Those were his thoughts when they first reunited, now, he knows that she has a target on her back, yet the enemy is still unknown, let's hope that he is enough to protect her.

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The moon shone, full and proud.

Next to her laid a boy of her age.

Brown eyes that shimmered gold, reflecting the dancing fireflies.

Wavy black hair, dark as the night sky.

His hand gripped hers.

A smile plastered on his face, revealing his dimples.

The stars gleamed at them.

Trees swished, swaying the, to sleep.

The milky way revealed its colours as the meteors fell.

Wish after wish.

Giggle after giggle.

Crickets chirped in the background.

A nearby river trickled.

"LiLi?"

"Yes?"

"You'll come back, right?"

"Of course, how else am I supposed to make you my bride?"

"I'll miss you, come back soon okay?"

The boy turned his head, allowing her to see his face in full.

"Okay,"

"Promise?"

"Promise,"

She felt herself smile.

"Xiao Rui,"

"Yes,"

"Don't forget to stay away from other boys,"

"I won't forget,"

She giggled.

"You better not, I don't want my bride to be stolen,"

"Don't worry, I won't let anyone steal me,"

"You better not, and don't forget me,"

"I would never forget you,
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