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Real romance, dating in adolescence, I will talk a little about love stories if they are reciprocated or we will not see after reading them ... Welcome to all readers that Good reading!

This is mostly about 5 kids leaving their mom because she started to become a drug addict, alcoholic and started dating their uncle after their father died.

Yuri Kim is a straight-A student in her school, but there is one subject she can never receive a perfect score on: Romance. It all seems so easy in k-dramas and Yuri decides to push dating aside until a misunderstanding pulls Yuri into a difficult knot of romance.

A highschool student confesses to a girl, and soon realized that she's not as pure and graceful as he thought, either way, they started dating and began to realize that he was slowly becoming a romance protagonist

Nathan was quite curious about the quest reward since it seemed really broken from the description it gave.

[Saving and Loading: Save a file and no matter what you in the future once you load the save file, everything will start over again in a clean state]

Nathan felt that this quest reward was akin to drawing a contract to the devil. For example, Nathan could ****, kill, and steal, but once he uses the 'saving and loading'. No one will remember what he ever did which kinda made Nathan a bit scared.  As he was thinking deeply about the quest reward, he got startled by the cold voice that was telling him:

< Host should be glad that this was your first reward >

< Now get moving, we must fix that pathetic physical state that you're in >
" Yes yes yes, I'll change for the better ", said Nathan while getting up from the hospital bed. He proceeded to fold the bed sheets and started stretching since after all he had to run 5 miles each day. As he was stretching, he noticed someone entering in the room he was in.
Nathan was shocked by the beauty of the nurse that came in and went up to talk to her. The only way Nathan can describe her is that she had large bright emerald eyes, cherry lips, and her silky blond hair. The uniform the nurse was wearing looked tight, her huge chest that could break out of her shirt anytime and the black stockings she wore made her beauty stand out even more. Her graceful and soft steps gave off a gentle and motherly vibe.

As Nathan was about to greet her and talk to her, the system interrupted him with a string of messages.

< Unlocking Conversation Memo Function >

< Unlocking Dating Profile Function >

" Dating sim, what are these two fuctions ?'.

< Instead of explaining, first talk to the person in front of you. It's easier to show you how these functions work >

Hearing what the system needed him to do, He stroke up a conversation with the nurse but after he introduced himself the 'Conversation Memo function and the Dating Profile function showed their use.
Conversation Memo - allows the host to pick the right choice to romance the target.

(A/N: RP= Romance Points)

(3 RP) : *act overly aggressive and lift her chin* saying, " You pretty fuck, that outfit of yours is really seductive."
(0 RP) : " I'm doing fine so can I go home now ?"

( -3 affection) *Ignore her and leave her alone in the room *

Dating Profile - information regarding the romance target about personality, secrets, and basic information

[ Name: Mavis Aoi

Age: 30

Personality in bed: submissive

Greatest secret: She once wrapped herself around with chains while moaning as a wild fox in heat.

Looking in a man: A sadist nature, forceful and abusive character, while talking sweetly in bed. ]

"What the fuck is this?!?" Nathan inwardly thought. Nathan felt his face getting slapped by how different the nurse is. 'What was that one saying, oh yeah I remember now the nurse is a wolf in sheep's clothing'. Ignoring the monologue he just had, he hesitated a bit before pressing the first option that gave 3 romance points.

Nathan went up to the nurse while praying in his mind that this wouldn't get him in jail for sexual harassment. He used his long fingers and picked up her chin, while gazing at her with his black hazy eyes. The nurse gave Nathan a shocked expression while waiting what he had to say.

" You pretty fuck, that outfit of yours is really seductive ", said Nathan while trying to sound manly and soft as possible.

After telling her this, Nathan quickly prayed to all of the gods in his mind, 'Amitabha, Jesus, Odin, Brahma, please let this lowly mortal go.

The nurse had a tinge of red in her cheeks due to how forceful and how soft his voice sounded. In fact the nurse was quite happy when he said those words, it made her shudder in an exciting way.

She opened her mouth saying " Dear patient, not here, we can't kyaaaaaa....".

Nathan had his eyes popped out when heard her saying that. It made him sound like a pervert that gets turned on doing it in a hospital.

< 3 romance points gained + >

"Shit, what should i do next, .....HEY HEY HEY DATING SIM".
< Host, what's the matter >

"What should i do next, I have absolutely no idea as to how to satisfy her masochistic nature'.

< Host shouldn't worry what he has to say next because your trash charisma is working it's magic >

The nurse finally calmed down after what her patient said, and stared at him with a curious expression. After a few minutes of staring, she felt like this man wasn't worthy of her even though she liked the words he spouted.

Nathan felt her stare, her stare at first was filled with curiosity but after a few minutes she showed a stare of disgust as if it was looking at a pig rolling in the mud

Nathan frowned as he felt her stare of disgust, it was quite unsettling.

< -3 romance points due to how uncharismatic host is >

Nathan fell to four knees and felt his heat shattering to tiny pieces of fragments containing warm memories he made throughout his life. His pride as a man was stepped on by this beautiful nurse.

He looked at the quest he was given and brimmed with motivation to complete it as fast as possible. Gathering the tiny fragments of his heart, he decided to regain his pride as a man.

So thus begins his days to cultivate a healthy body !!!!

Nathan was quite curious about the quest reward since it seemed really broken from the description it gave.

[Saving and Loading: Save a file and no matter what you in the future once you load the save file, everything will start over again in a clean state]

Nathan felt that this quest reward was akin to drawing a contract to the devil. For example, Nathan could ****, kill, and steal, but once he uses the 'saving and loading'. No one will remember what he ever did which kinda made Nathan a bit scared.  As he was thinking deeply about the quest reward, he got startled by the cold voice that was telling him:

< Host should be glad that this was your first reward >

< Now get moving, we must fix that pathetic physical state that you're in >

" Yes yes yes, I'll change for the better ", said Nathan while getting up from the hospital bed. He proceeded to fold the bed sheets and started stretching since after all he had to run 5 miles each day. As he was stretching, he noticed someone entering in the room he was in. 
Nathan was shocked by the beauty of the nurse that came in and went up to talk to her. The only way Nathan can describe her is that she had large bright emerald eyes, cherry lips, and her silky blond hair. The uniform the nurse was wearing looked tight, her huge chest that could break out of her shirt anytime and the black stockings she wore made her beauty stand out even more. Her graceful and soft steps gave off a gentle and motherly vibe.

As Nathan was about to greet her and talk to her, the system interrupted him with a string of messages.

< Unlocking Conversation Memo Function >

< Unlocking Dating Profile Function >

" Dating sim, what are these two fuctions ?'.

< Instead of explaining, first talk to the person in front of you. It's easier to show you how these functions work > 

Hearing what the system needed him to do, He stroke up a conversation with the nurse but after he introduced himself the 'Conversation Memo function and the Dating Profile function showed their use.

Conversation Memo - allows the host to pick the right choice to romance the target.

(A/N: RP= Romance Points)

(3 RP) : *act overly aggressive and lift her chin* saying, " You pretty fuck, that outfit of yours is really seductive."
(0 RP) : " I'm doing fine so can I go home now ?" 

( -3 affection) *Ignore her and leave her alone in the room *

Dating Profile - information regarding the romance target about personality, secrets, and basic information

[ Name: Mavis Aoi 

Age: 30

Personality in bed: submissive 

Greatest secret: She once wrapped herself around with chains while moaning as a wild fox in heat. 

Looking in a man: A sadist nature, forceful and abusive character, while talking sweetly in bed. ]
 
"What the fuck is this?!?" Nathan inwardly thought. Nathan felt his face getting slapped by how different the nurse is. 'What was that one saying, oh yeah I remember now the nurse is a wolf in sheep's clothing'. Ignoring the monologue he just had, he hesitated a bit before pressing the first option that gave 3 romance points.

Nathan went up to the nurse while praying in his mind that this wouldn't get him in jail for sexual harassment. He used his long fingers and picked up her chin, while gazing at her with his black hazy eyes. The nurse gave Nathan a shocked expression while waiting what he had to say. 

" You pretty fuck, that outfit of yours is really seductive ", said Nathan while trying to sound manly and soft as possible.

After telling her this, Nathan quickly prayed to all of the gods in his mind, 'Amitabha, Jesus, Odin, Brahma, please let this lowly mortal go.

The nurse had a tinge of red in her cheeks due to how forceful and how soft his voice sounded. In fact the nurse was quite happy when he said those words, it made her shudder in an exciting way. 

She opened her mouth saying " Dear patient, not here, we can't kyaaaaaa....".

Nathan had his eyes popped out when heard her saying that. It made him sound like a pervert that gets turned on doing it in a hospital.

< 3 romance points gained + >

"Shit, what should i do next, .....HEY HEY HEY DATING SIM". 
< Host, what's the matter >

"What should i do next, I have absolutely no idea as to how to satisfy her masochistic nature'. 

< Host shouldn't worry what he has to say next because your trash charisma is working it's magic >

The nurse finally calmed down after what her patient said, and stared at him with a curious expression. After a few minutes of staring, she felt like this man wasn't worthy of her even though she liked the words he spouted. 

Nathan felt her stare, her stare at first was filled with curiosity but after a few minutes she showed a stare of disgust as if it was looking at a pig rolling in the mud

Nathan frowned as he felt her stare of disgust, it was quite unsettling. 

< -3 romance points due to how uncharismatic host is >

Nathan fell to four knees and felt his heat shattering to tiny pieces of fragments containing warm memories he made throughout his life. His pride as a man was stepped on by this beautiful nurse. 

He looked at the quest he was given and brimmed with motivation to complete it as fast as possible. Gathering the tiny fragments of his heart, he decided to regain his pride as a man.

So thus begins his days to cultivate a healthy body !!!!

Nathan Free, a 23 year-old senior college student seemingly wakes up in a hospital bed due to a severe heat stroke. 

    As he opened his eyes, he could see a digital screen in front of him with huge font words showing "Welcome to the Dating System".

[Monday, Lesson 5 - L4L]

"Today is a sad day" I began to speak. "For far too long we have been sitting here. Doing all the work this class throws at us. Every single sheet and book we fill out without complaining. So why! WHY! WHY MUST YOU MAKE US STAND IN FRONT OF THE CLASS AND PITCH SOMETHING?"

"Dude… Calm down… let's discuss the product first." Ethan said trying to calm me down.

In case you haven't guessed we are back in the worst lesson which I now hate. Instead of our usual antics, everyone in the class is being forced to stand up and present a product. Almost like that one show with the reptiles. We were put into groups for this so it's the three cool kids at it again.
I'm against standing up and presenting but maybe if we come up with a good idea I'll do it.

"So what should we do?" Sean asked.

"Let's appeal to the masses," Ethan replied as if the answer was staring us in the face.

"How do we do that?" 

"Well, what do people love?" He looked at us as if should know all the answers. He is asking the worst people for this.

"Football?" Sean suggested.
"Cats?" I said.

"Incorrect. Isn't it obvious? People love romance." 
Ah, romance. It was right in front of us. Right in front of three single teens. Romance. This is what we need. Romance.

"So how do we pitch romance to people? Tell them to get out of bed and talk to girls."

"We create a dating app!" Ethan said standing on his chair triumphantly.
This isn't going to end well.

# # #

"Come one, Come all!" Ethan projected to the class. "Come feast your eyes on the latest craze. The newest in innovation. THE GREATEST PRODUCT YOU'VE EVER SEEN!"
Ethan did a good job of getting the class's attention. All the previous presentations were full of people that didn't care. Thanks to Kaylee who was in the audience we were able to unlock super confident Ethan who was willing to do what he had to for love.

"You've heard of your boring typical dating apps. The swiping left, swiping up. Who cares about swiping. I ask you, the audience. What exactly are you looking for in an app?" 

The class looked around at each other, I couldn't possibly count the number of confusing looks I saw. So far so bad.

"Get on with it!" Ruby shouted from the back.

"THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT RANDOM AUDIENCE MEMBER!" 

I should probably say that both Sean and I have no idea what our role is here. We were told to just let Ethan handle everything and that 'we would know our roles when they appeared'. We don't even know what this app is.

"As the person from the back shouted, 'get on with it'. That is what we want out of a dating app. Dating apps can take up to months just to find a potential partner. We've all used them before, you install the app, get called ugly and uninstall it whilst you cry into a tub of ice cream."

Nope. I think that's just you.

"Well, no more crying! No more getting called ugly. With this app, you'll never be called ugly again."

The audience was starting to become intrigued. All the boys were sitting up and listening to the self-proclaimed 'love master'.
Kaylee sat in the far back giggling away at Ethan whilst Ruby sat next to her, unamused at what she was watching.

"WE CALL OUR DATING APP!!!! FAITHFUL!!!"

Faithful? Is that really what we are calling it? I'm starting to get a bad feeling about this.

"Faithful has many features but the main one is how you meet people. Faithful will find people in your area and you'll be able to read their bio whilst they read yours. Our 'Faithful AI'(™) will work give you a score based out of 100. This score will tell you how compatible you are."

"How does it know?" The teacher asked.

"Ah, well, I was just getting to that part. The AI will check a number of factors. Your number of ex-partners, their number of ex-partners. The number of people they've met on the dating app and the number of people you've met. The number of friends they have and the number of friends you have. All this information plus more will tell us the number."

I'm starting to figure out why it's called Faithful. Is Ethan trying to hint at something?

"How are you going to get this information?" A kid in the class called out.

"Errrrrrrr," Ethan began to break down, he looked over to Sean and me to try to get us to help. Sean stepped forward and looked to the crowd, all eyes were on him as he let out one word which would save us from this mess.
"Legally"
The crowd began to talk amongst themselves as if what Sean said made perfect sense and they were completely on board with the idea again.
"Thank you, Sean!" Ethan said. "Now then! We shall move onto the demonstration part!

Demonstration part? Is this what our roles were supposed to be?

"Owen, Sean, come here and take a seat."

Sean and I sat down opposite each other with a table in between us. I assume it's supposed to represent a date but I have no idea.

"Right! So our dating app will give you the information about each other. I will hand you a sheet about the person sitting opposite you and you two must act as if you were on a date!"

He handed me a piece of paper with information which I can only assume he thinks is normal.

"So, Owen," Sean began to speak. "I hear you are a famous circus clown?"
This must be my occupation.
"Yes. Indeed I am. And you work as a professional Time counter? Please tell me, what exactly is that?"

"Ah yes. A time counter counts time."

The crowd watched with eager eyes. The boys all sat forward hoping their real dates would be like this. Some even began taking notes.

"I see," I said. "As for your family? You have 13 brothers correct?" 

"Yes!" Sean said excitedly "But please don't' leave out my 5 sisters."

"My bad. It was rude of me to leave that out."
I looked passed Sean and saw Ethan standing like a worried producer. He pointed to his arm and looked at me with a worried expression. I guess he is meant to be pointing to a watch? 

"This was a lovely date but I must go," I said standing up ready to leave.

"I understand. Those pesky mafia members will always find you. Good luck on the run. I hope you find your real parents."
Just what exactly was on that paper?

I quickly left and we all took back to the stage and bowed. The crowd clapped whilst Ruby's expression stayed the same for the whole time we were presenting.
"It was quite good, wasn't it?" Kaylee said.

"It was alright." Ruby replied.

Once all the groups had presented there was a vote to see which group won. Believe it or not, we won by a landslide. The teacher commented on our superb acting ability and dating app that he wishes was real. I guess we have our first investor.

School can either be the best time of your life or the worst. Either you are going to spend it being super popular and talk to tons of good looking people, or you will just be stuck at the bottom of the barrel with everyone else.

The last few years of your school experience are the most important, who knows what will happen. Will you find love? Will you fight your friends? Will that girl you've had a crush on since the beginning finally remember your name and stop talking about her ex? Well if you want answers to any of these then look somewhere else, because these guys don't really know what they are doing with themselves.

Stuck in-between "really socially awkward" and "we have some female friends so are we cool yet?" these three British teens experience their last years of school just like everyone else. With extreme anxiety, awkward conversations, stressful exams and the hope that maybe they'll get a girlfriend. These three just seem to be enjoying it while they can.


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I just write this for fun so don't expect something amazing.

You'll probably find spelling mistakes in some chapters but that's part of life.



"There's no way I'm gonna involve in office romance. Professionalism, bro. Professionalism!" 

I almost throw all the documents in front of me when I heard Eugene and Franklin mimic those words I'm always saying everytime they asked me if I'am in favor of office romance. 

Before, they keep on asking me if it's okay to engage in office romance and that was my answer. 

And now that they already knew I'm dating Cyleen, these bastards keep on mocking me for making me realized that I just ate all those words up! 

Professionalism! Who invent those words, exactly? 

"So— how's it going? You're enjoying office romance now?" Franklin asked. 

"Shut up!" I said. 

"Come on, bro. Cyleen wasn't here yet. You're too early." Eugene said and chuckled. 

"And you two are too early on pestering me. Why are you here, exactly?" I said. 

"We're hoping that we can caught you and Cyleen in the act of making those office romance thing inside your sacred office in the middle of working hours?" 

Franklin said and laughed out loud. 

"Stop it! Not funny at all." I said. 

"We're just curious, bro. Did you two do those things already? You know what I mean." 

Eugene said. 

"And why would I tell you that? It's private. I'm not like you. You pervert!" 

I said. 

Well, I don't want to tell them what's going on between Cyleen and I coz there's nothing going on yet. 

It's been a week since we agreed on dating exclusively. I admit being her boyfriend is one of the greatest thing I ever made in this world. 

I made the right choice of loving her coz I believe she deserves that. Every moment I spend with her was really worth it. And I'm excited on how it's going to be ended. 

She's going to be my end game, that's for sure. I already know that. I already think about it. Being with her most of the time is absolutely perfect. 

I can't asked for more. I'm contented with what we have. With what she can give. 

I thought sex is the most important thing when you're in a relationship. It can satisfy you. It can makes you stay. It can make a strong bond between lovers but I guess I'm wrong. 

There's no intimate thing that happened between us except from kissed and touched slightly and yet our bond was too strong and solid. 

I guess that's how genuine and pure love works. And that's the most important thing. Love. 

Jeez. I'm being cheesy now. And I hated it! The author of this story is making me nuts! Can't I just stayed as being ruthless and arrogant bastard even when I'm in love? 

"It's just us, bro. Don't worry, your secret is safe with us." Franklin said. 

"Is she that great on bed? Why you're such a love sick man when it comes to her? I can't do all those corny and cheesy stuff you're making, you know. You're embarrassing the male population!" 

Eugene said and laughed again. 

"You wait until you met your match!" 

I said. 

"But seriously, bro. What's with Cyleen? There's a lot of hot woman out there like Engr. Samiño and yet you chose her. To stick with her." 

Franklin said. 

"I don't know either. I just felt it, you know. That crazy feelings everytime I saw her. Everytime I looked at her. I can't explain it." 

I said dreamily. Franklin grab a bunch of documents and throw it on me. All those documents scattered on the floor. And that's when Cyleen showed up. 

"G- good morning, I guess?" 

She said while looking on the documents flooded on the floor. 

"Morning, Cyleen. You're late. Did Cylec keep you up the whole night? What did you two made this time? Was it too hot to handle?" 

Eugene said. I glared at him but he just chuckled. Cyleen turned red. Maybe because of embarrassment. 

"We're leaving for a while. I just take care of this two bastard. Be right back." 

I said and drag these two out of my office. We ended up on the parking lot and stayed on my car to talked. 

"What's with you two?" I said. 

"What's with you, bro. Not us. Obviously, you haven't done anything yet with Cyleen, don't you?" Franklin said. 

"The way she blushed, heck! She's still innocent, I knew it. She can't even take those green jokes the way she reacted." Eugene said. 

I didn't responded. I'm just glaring on them. If we haven't done it yet, who cares? We prefer not to do it. The hell they care? There's a time for that! 

"Bro, I'm telling you! You better do it with her. What's wrong with you? You bedded lots of woman before and now you're acting like a saint with Cyleen?" Franklin said. 

"She's far different from all those liberated woman I fucked up!" I said. 

"Exactly! Obviously we know that. Your so into her. But you think she's a saint either? She's also a woman. She need it just like how you need it too. You got it?" 

Eugene said. 

"She just can't admit it, of course coz she's a woman. But believe us bro, shes into it too. She's just too naive to understand that." 

Franklin added. 

"You think so?" I said. 

"Ah - huh." They said in unison. 

"What I'm going to do then?" 

They looked at me in frustration. 

"Just tease her and drag her inside that fucking private office of yours and do that office romance thing, damn it!" 

Eugene said. 

"What kind of office romance thing, exactly?" 

I said again. 

"This jerk! Get lost! Were not your friends anymore. You're embarrassing us!" Franklin said. 

"It's my car! You two can get lost!" I said. 

"Tss. What a useless bastard! If Cyleen find other man because you can't satisfy her and turned her on, don't you ever call us for help! We're leaving!" 

Eugene said before they get out on my car. 

"What is that office romance things, first!" 

I shouted when they're already walking away. 

"Get lost!" 

They both shouted. I shook my head and decided to go back on my office. 

Those two. They gave me a nice idea about that office romance and then they're gonna left me hanging on how am I supposed to execute that idea exactly. 

Should I follow those two? Should I tease and drag Cyleen inside my private room and make love with her then? Is that really necessary? 

I opened the door in my office and saw Cyleen lying on my couch and sleeping like a baby while her legs are slightly parted. 

She's wearing above the knee floral dressed and it's a little bit distorted because of her unconscious state while sleeping. 

I think it's necessary now to follow the crazy ideas of those two right now, coz I'm totally turned on with what I'm seeing, damn it! 

And I guess those two was right. I'm really not a saint..

Cyleen fell in love to Cylec the first time she laid her eyes on him.
 
It was love at first sight to be exact. 

Cylec has everything Cyleen dreaming about the moment she learned to portray the man of her dreams.

But Cylec dumped her-that's what she thought. And she's totally hurt and broken because of him.

But -there's another version of a story that Cylec featured about. And the moment she finds out - is it already too late?

PART ONE: Quarterback Sneak
"All men are assholes."
Stacy Halligan slouched in a corner of her couch, feet propped up on the coffee table. A half-finished glass of wine—her third—rested on the side table by her hand. Somehow, the smooth flavor of the merlot hadn't eased the sharp edge of pain she rode. Instead, it tasted more like vinegar.
"I assume present company excepted?" Max Sullivan, stretched out in her big armchair, grinned at her, and took a swallow of beer.
"You're just a man in the generic meaning of the word," she grumped.
His smile disappeared. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"Don't get your shorts in a twist." Stacy levered herself up and took a sip of the wine, making a face. "I mean, you have all the right equipment." She ran her gaze over his tall, muscular body. "At least, I assume you do, since I haven't seen it firsthand. But I never think of you as a man. Exactly."
He frowned. "And exactly how do you think of me?"
"You're my best friend. My bud. My comfort zone." She flopped a hand at him. "You know. We hang out together. Drink beer and eat pizza. Tell each other shit. I don't have to worry if my makeup's messed up or I'm wearing the right clothes."
"Yeah?" Max cocked his head. "I'm not sure if I should be flattered or insulted."
Stacy scowled. What bothered him tonight? Usually he sat there listening while she vented about her latest romantic disaster, making appropriate comments. At least, appropriate to her.
They'd been neighbors for three years, ever since she bought the condo next to his. When he came over to introduce himself and she learned he was a football player, backup quarterback for the city's NFL team, the Warriors, she blew him off. She had been ready to write him off as a muscle-bound jerk who used and discarded women and barely had room to fit himself and his ego in the same room.
Max, however, was persistent in his and actually turned out to be a nice guy with a great sense of humor. Since neither of them seemed to fit the other's dating profile, they didn't have to do the usual mating dance. Instead, they became very comfortable together, hanging out on weekends when they had no other plans, helping out when circumstances called for it.
Like now, when her latest so-called romance crashed and burned like a comet falling from the sky.
She liked Max. Really liked him. He made no demands on her except to take in his mail and keep an eye on his place when he traveled with the team. In return, he provided refreshments on nights like tonight when her life fragmented again and she needed someone to help her pick up the pieces.
How did she make such consistently poor choices where men were concerned? You'd think the feature writer for a woman's magazine would have a better grasp of what men were all about. Would have a stronger bullshit meter. But no, she simply kept going from one disaster to another. Maybe it came from being the gray dove to a peacock of an older sister. Or a hangover from college where her roommate barely passed her classes yet scored very high in hot men. So she'd concentrated on her writing, her career, secretly hoping some man would come along and coax her out of her bland environment.
Unfortunately, she chose men very unwisely.
Assholes.
Why couldn't she fall for someone like Max? And why suddenly think of Max and romance in the same breath?
She had to admit he was damn appealing, with his tall, muscular athlete's body. Mouthwatering, even in the ragged T-shirt and worn jeans he wore. His midnight black hair, the thick kind women loved to run their fingers through, and his ocean blue eyes, framed by equally dark eyebrows and lashes, were what romance novels would call mesmerizing. Lips that looked as if they knew their way around a woman's mouth.
Jeez, Stacy. Get over it. What's with you? This is Max. Solid, comfortable, dependable Max. My brain must be cooked because of my latest self-inflicted disaster.
"Stacy?"
She blinked, suddenly aware he spoke to her.
"Huh?" She blinked again. "What?"
"Where did you go in that pretty head of yours? You zoned right out on me."
Giving herself a mental shake, she reached for the wine again. One word stuck in her mind.
"You think I'm pretty?"
Max tilted his head, studying her. "Of course I do. You're a damn fine looking woman."
"Oh, great. Damn fine looking. You sound like you're describing my mother. Or worse, my grandmother." She lifted her wine glass then set it back down. It had truly lost its flavor for her tonight.
Max set his beer on the floor beside him and hitched forward in his chair.
"What's this really all about, Stace? Is it that jerk, Kurt? I told you he was a loser. You should have listened to me."
"You say that about every man I introduce you to," she pointed out.
"Maybe you take up with the wrong men," he suggested.
"What?" She gritted her teeth. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Don't get your panties in a twist. It's just that ever since I've known you, the men you hook up with have been asswipes."
"Asswipes? Good word. I like that better than assholes."
"Anyway, you've had breakups before. Plenty since I've known you. What's so bad about the latest one that it's got you all uptight?"
She chewed on her bottom lip. How could she explain it to him? She shared the blame. She obviously didn't put thought into the men she chose or the relationships that developed with them. She spent so much time on assignments for the magazine she just hadn't put the right kind of effort into her dating situation.
She already knew the other females at work thought her a dating loser. When they talked about hot weekends, she slugged down nonfat decaf lattes and wrapped herself in the misery of her latest breakup. She'd stopped contributing to their dating adventure stories since hers always had such pathetic endings. Why couldn't she hold onto a man?
Kurt was merely the latest mistake, but also the worst. She never should have dated someone on the staff, especially the hot marketing guy everyone lusted over. Her problem? Flattered he asked her out, she'd ignored the warnings from her colleagues that she was not his type and she'd just get hurt. Not his type? What the hell did that mean? Did they have such a low opinion of her because she didn't flaunt her body and make an ass of herself the way a lot of the other females did? Well, whatever. Now, not only had she been dumped but she'd also been exposed to a humiliation way too public for her satisfaction. She did her best to ignore the I-told-you-so looks even as she imagined all the whispered comments.





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[System: Dear Host, I can help you get married.] 

Huang Qiuyan registers the system's words in a daze. She is refueled. The dreams of a wedding and a white gown are back. She dreams of a sweet home with three or four children and a loving husband. She will cook the best meal for her family. A dream of a happy family.

The system watches her daydreams quietly. The picture is quite detailed except for the faces. He has no idea how to react. He has thrown the bait, but his host is more than willing to take the bait. Her enthusiasm is scary to the system. She is desperate even after dying and becoming a vampire. People in her situation usually think about survival. But, Huang Qiuyan is unique. Her goals are quite....disturbing to the system.  

His host is foolishly romantic. She is also energetic when it comes to marriage. It is literally the apocalypse. The world is going crazy, but she is dreaming of romance. She wants to get married and start a family.

[System: Dear Host, do you have specific requirements for your potential husband?] 

For his stupid host, he will become a husband seeking system too. He is an apocalypse assistance system. How should it fit this goal in his plan? Though it is his idea, he is quite awkward when it comes to romance and dating. Does she even want to date? She seems like she just wants to get married.

He will download all the romantic books from the database. In the apocalypse, romance and seduction skills are also necessary to survive. Mating is necessary for continuing the bloodline. For humans to survive, there should be marriages and children. The system comes up with new logic. He can find her a husband. 

"Requirements?" Huang Qiuyan is so energetic and happy that she hasn't realized that she has been crazily running without any stop. "System, I don't have many requirements. He should be a man who is willing to marry me. He should be someone who likes me and he should be a nice person. I don't want to marry any criminal or someone with strange issues. He should be a decent man who treats a woman fairly. Nicely. When he holds me, my heart should flutter. I want to marry someone I can love."

The system makes a note. A male. Fluttering heart. Nice. Decent. No criminal. No strange issues. A man who is willing. Mutual like. When he puts these keywords in the search, the results show a long list of potential husbands. 

[System: Dear Host, are you okay to marry a kitsune? There is an urgent requirement for a bride with a healthy liver.]

[Host: Kitsune?]

[System: Dear Host, he is a nine-tailed fox demon. He is nearly three thousand years old. He has been married fifty times already. He is tired of brides who have short lives. Now, he is looking for someone strong with a long life. Having a healthy liver is a plus. He is quite handsome. His enchanting eyes can make anyone heart flutter. His kiss can easily seduce women."

"..." Huang Qiuyan stops walking. Why did she trust this stupid system? 

[System: Dear Host, there is an urgent bride requirement by a gargoyle. He is cool with your vampire status. He says that he is the most handsome gargoyle in his world.]

[System: Dear Host, an urgent bride requirement for a five years old male incubus. He can take any appearance and he is quite skilled in bed. If you marry him, you can have any number of children that you want.]

[System: Dear Host -]

"Stop." Huang Qiuyan lowers her head and wipes her tears. "I want a human male."

[System: Dear Host, your requirement is really top notch. Finding a human male during an apocalypse is quite hard. You are a vampire too. Humans are your food. Currently, humans in this world hate your kind. You shouldn't marry your food. ]

She has already lost her hopes. Having this system. Being a vampire. Her life is already over. It's her life that going through the apocalypse. Who cares about the world? 

All she wants is to eat some chocolates. Even that's not possible anymore.

The system sighs after seeing her melodramatic thoughts. He rejects all the pops up for bride requests. 

[System: Dear Host, I can find you the human males. Though finding one here is hard, I can easily find open-minded ones who are from different dimensions. I will post your data on the multidimensional dating site. I am sure that there is someone somewhere who is fine to marry a hybrid monster.]

[Host: System, dating a guy from another city is hard. You want me to marry one from another world?]

[System: Dear Host, you can travel to another world once you become stronger.]

Huang Qiuyan's highly imaginative brain is already running on full throes. An inter-dimensional love? If someone wants her from the other world, then it means that he truly wants her. Can she be greedy? Is there scope for real love? She doesn't mind.

[Host: Do it. I want to see who will be interested in someone like me.]

[System: Dear Host, there is a problem. I can easily see the requests in the inter-dimensional advertisement sites, but...]

"But?" Huang Qiuyan slows down again. "But what?"

[System: Dear Host, you need to become stronger. If you become stronger and do well, I will gain reputation points and become stronger in the systems' community. My rank will become higher if my host is doing well. In the inter-dimensional site, I will be the one who will represent you. It is quite important to have a good reputation and status to find a good match.]

His performance has been so bad that he doesn't even have a rank. He has already failed in saving his host once. Now, he is stuck with her for a whole life. The start has been bad, but he has come across a rare gem. His host is a cultivator. She is a hybrid vampire. She has managed to advance in ranks after drinking the noble blood. 

He wants to be the top system. Then, his creator will understand his worth and regret abandoning him. He doesn't even need a creator to give him upgrades. Whenever his host is leveling up, he is also leveling up. Somehow, he has also changed when Huang Qiuyan turned into a hybrid vampire. He needs to understand himself better to help his host.

To enter the rank list, he has to do better.

She doesn't catch the double meaning in his words. A good reputation, background, and status also matter in arranged marriages. If she wants to marry a good man, she needs to do well.

"Alright." She has a big smile. "What do I have to do?"

Huang Qiuyan's nightmare is not getting married before she turns thirty.

She is already twenty-eight and a lowly clerk in a bank.

Her mother and her aunts set her up for blind dates every weekend.

She isn't picky or anything. 

The men she likes rejects her.

The men she doesn't like also rejects her. 

In the end, when there is actually a MAN who wants to marry her, the world suddenly turns crazy. 

Huang Qiuyan: Clingy Ex-Vampire Girlfriend, don't eat my future husband!!! 

The man gets bitten and dies. 

Huang Qiuyan: Excuse me, what do you mean by Vampire Apocalypse? I want to get married here. 

After turning into a vampire, she goes to find food and find a chubby little bun instead. 

ML: Hunting husband when I am already here? 

Huang Qiuyan: I will not marry you even if you are the last man on the planet. 

ML: Either die or marry me. 

Huang Qiuyan: I choose death. 

ML: Fine, I will kill you on the bed every night. 

System: Dear host, please accept his offer. His blood is highly nutritional. 

Huang Qiuyan: ... 

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Warning: Smut Scenes, not appropriate anyone under 18. 

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****Full list of my novels*******

Novels with Interconnected Worlds:

1. The Love That Remains (Completed)

2. His Mischievous Time-Traveler: How to capture a celebrity husband? (Completed)

3. His Devious Harbinger: How To Tame A Wicked God? (Completed)

4. Supernatural Investigation 101: Chronicles of Nakashima Wakana 

5. When A Ghoul Falls In Love

6. Hunting for a Husband in a Vampire Apocalypse

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Her Wicked CEO: How To Seduce A Hikikomori Wife?

Miss Chicken & Her Mister

The Villainous Emperor is My Pet? (Available on Goodnovel.Com)

Bad x Bad: My Dear Hana (Available on Goodnovel.Com)

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