She was an utterly ordinary woman.... more>>

From a family that favored sons over daughters, to a job with meager pay, and a husband who was taciturn.

She thought she would forever remain ordinary until one evening when her husband didn't come to pick her up.

Misfortune struck suddenly, and she began to live in darkness, fearing that someone might say she attended a party that night or that someone might mention she wore a dress that night.

She feared her husband accusing her of infidelity and her family condemning her as immoral.

Until everything became unbearable, her typically silent husband sat on the couch, finished his last cigarette, and looked at her crying in the corner, utterly broken.

"What have you done wrong?" he asked.

Then he took her hand, called the police, hunted down the culprit, and appealed. 

Using his remaining life and risking his life, he sought justice for her, sought fairness, and gave love.

The road is long, life has cliffs, but there is always an end to this despair.

[The story of a heroine who, after being hurt, stands up again with her husband's support, facing her original family, facing herself, learning love and life.]

PS:

1. The heroine is not a perfect victim; she starts off weak but gradually grows stronger.

2. Dark beginning, healing ending, complete HE (Happy Ending), overall tone of "though thousands may oppose, I'll go forward," so it won't be overly sweet or cheerful, but the ending won't be stifling.

3. Several hundred thousand words, not your typical romance.

Content tags: Inspirational Life

One-sentence summary: Boundless remaining years, with you ahead.

Theme: Never give up on love for life, brave battle against evil forces. <<less

【Handsome straight cop/Mixed-race metros*xual forensic pathologist】... more>>

They are working together to solve a series of strange cases!

Every serious case tells a story of life and death, laughter and tears,

all awaiting your investigation… <<less

“Please marry me.”... more>>

Having ascended from a beast to a mountain lord, Horang’s lowly origins meant he was disregarded by the other lords. None would associate with him or even say a word back when he tried to start up a conversation. Watching over his mountain in solitude—with a squirrel named Ttorang as his sole companion—one day a letter carrying words of marriage arrives, addressed to Horang.

Horang initially considers this a cruel joke, but when a fox demon appears and claims to be the sender, he seems to be quite sincere. Even chasing away the fox is no use, as he hovers near Horang, repeatedly asking for marriage. Horang’s heart is gradually swayed by the fox’s requests, but, actually, there is somebody he is waiting for. Someone whose name or face he can’t remember, but whom he had held dear even before becoming a mountain lord. Knowing this person might return someday, Horang cannot accept the fox’s proposal.

In the midst of all this, Horang’s mountain finds itself under threat from mysterious evil spirits and shamans that have begun to frequent it… <<less

It's been a year since everyone's beloved heroine was possessed by a jealous villainess. I was tired of dealing with the male leads who came to tell me not to bother the heroine, and the angel-type heroine, who was completely oblivious to her. All human relationships are useless.... more>>

“No matter what happens to the original story, I plan to live with cats for the rest of my life and then die of old age.”

So, I decided to stay at home. The so-called Emperor Self Imprisonment.
You have so much money, why do you leave?

In order to live a comfortable life in confinement, they spend a lot of money making tape recorders and gramophone magic tools, but something is strange. The wizard who makes magic tools is too handsome for an extra.

“… “It’s strange that I don’t see you.”
“I was wrong.”

In the meantime, the original male leads make a strange mistake and are in trouble.
Please let me just be a homebody. <<less

One day, a villainess came to the nursery school.... more>>

“Anyway, these kids are just unbearable!”
“Does it even make sense to have a child at this age?”
“What’s so great about constantly chasing after tired little ones all day long…”

Setting aside the dislike for kids…

Since she arrived, for some reason, the kids seem to have started gaining weight.

“It’s all because of the contract, isn’t it?”

She says so…

…as she feeds them homemade snacks. <<less

“My ideal type? A quiet man who cooks well.”... more>>

It’s unfair enough that I’ve been reincarnated as the villainess in a serialized novel but now my husband and his sister-in-law are having an affair too. Huh, but to be sentenced to death for killing the adulterous couple? This is my third life, and this time, I’m going to get a happy ending!

Lynet, used her dowry and opened a café by emptying her pockets. Thanks to memories from past lives, everything went smoothly. Except for one thing—our regular customer, Cyan.

“What flavor does it taste like?”

“…It tastes like my unforgettable first love who discarded me.”

Excuse me, but you’re not my first love who discarded me. If it were someone else, I would have surely kicked them out, but the more I see him, the more familiar he feels, and my gaze unconsciously drifts towards him.

Moreover, he seems to have a clear understanding of my ideal type, right?

“Since I didn’t know what Lynet likes, I tried making various things.”

Ah, what am I supposed to do when the sight of a quiet man cooking looks sexy from behind! <<less

A young man plagued by recurring nightmares finds himself visiting a blind fortune teller, who sends him to a world of martial arts that looks a lot like the wuxia stories he used to read.... more>>

In the sky of this world, a tome shines every now and then, revealing the hierarchy of mighty beings that seek power amid troubled times. Determined to unravel the mysteries of his involuntary journey and the secrets of the world he has ended up in, he endeavors to ascend the tome’s rankings, all while looking for a path back home.

Official Chinese blurb

Wandering the jianghu with a blade and wine, where beauties’ grace is filling one’s mind.

A youth, saber on his back and wine gourd at the waist, strides forth, yet the jianghu of his heart seems only more elusive;

With each flipped page of the Tome of Troubled Times, decades of nights soaked in rain pass over the jianghu.

As he suddenly turns to look back, he finds that the mortal world has shattered in his wake. <<less

Han Shu was an older female white collar worker. She took a plane to go on a business trip overseas. The plane crashed and fell into the sea. When she woke up, she realized that she had become a scoundrel who lived in the family compound, and everyone targeted her with scorn.... more>>

It turns out that she transmigrated and became the vicious female supporting character in an online novel she was reading on her cell phone. She had just married a commander named Jiang Yi due to an arranged marriage.

Han Shu, the vicious female supporting character, was from the city, and Jiang Yi’s hometown was in the countryside. She looked down on her country husband, but she would never dare to disobey her father, who was extremely strict. She had no choice but to marry Jiang Yi.

Han Shu was crafty and unruly, and she used her beauty to flirt with other people. She ignored her husband, Jiang Yi, did nothing around all day, and was oppressive in the family compound.

Later, she hooked up with an idle member of society and fled to a city in the south. There, she did not change her bad habits and continued to flirt with other people. In the end, she was killed in a jealous fight that she caused.

Anyway, she was the kind of female supporting character in a TV series who did not survive more than two episodes. The character’s main purpose was to promote the development between the male lead and the female lead.

Her husband rose through the ranks and became a powerful general. After she left, he quickly married the female lead, who was a pure and kind angel. She had always sympathized with him and secretly loved him. The female doctor, Ding Lan, confessed to him, and they got married, and lived happily ever after.

“Oh! Why am I so miserable?!”

After transmigrating, Han Shu decided that she had to figure out a way to be by her husband’s side to keep herself alive, and then see if she could return to her world.

When she saw her husband’s real, stunning, and handsome face that looked like he walked out of a manga and his honey-colored eight-pack abs, she changed her mind. She had to stay by her husband’s side no matter what and being a general’s wife wasn’t a bad idea. She was going to try her best to hook up with him! <<less

It tells the story of a young boy who forms a contract with a troublesome goddess and their journey of love and battles.... more>>

In a time long ago, there was an era where beautiful goddesses fiercely competed for the throne of world rulers. At some point, the goddesses with fangs, disguising themselves with the facade of love, began to peacefully guard the human world.

A young boy named Soujou Shouma, encounters and falls in love with a goddess who secretly came to the human world. After making a promise to meet again someday, he works hard to grow and become a man worthy of the goddess. As a schoolboy, he is appointed as the president of a company.

However, in the modern era, abnormalities occur in the divine realm of the goddesses, known as the Heavenly Realm. The uncontrollable goddesses engage in violent battles reminiscent of ancient times to decide the next creator god – the ruler of the Heavenly Realm. This conflict’s flames even spread to the human world.

Upon learning of this, Shouma, in order to fulfill his first love and protect world peace, decides to utilize his company in a special way for the goddesses. He teams up with one of the strongest goddesses, Elvina, who shares his interests, and as the company’s president, joins the battles! <<less

The novel "The Unparalleled" tells the story of the goddess Wushuang descending to the mortal realm to assassinate Yuan Zhong, the high priest of the Youhu clan, in order to retrieve a treasure from the divine realm.... more>>

However, Wushuang discovers another hidden truth behind the matter. In the process of investigating, the two fall in love and work together to save the world. Whether I love you or not, only I know. Whether you love me or not, only you know. For the melancholy soul, only separation remains.

Extra sypnosis

Is this a series of coincidences, or a worldly love affair born out of deep affection? A decade ago, a fleeting glance on the altar of the gods made Yuan Zhong unable to forget the figure of Ji Tanyin.

In order to find the real her, he willingly transformed into the clan's killing god. Just as he was about to give up hope, a suspicious Ji Tanyin suddenly appeared by his side.

He doubted her, constantly testing her with schemes, only to unexpectedly discover that she was the goddess who had haunted him for a decade.

Before he could taste the sweetness of love, he experienced betrayal first. It turned out Ji Tanyin's arrival was solely for his naturally powerful left hand. Bound by infatuation, Yuan Zhong was willing to sever his own arm with a blade. Would this gesture be enough to win back her fleeting affection? <<less

Everyone loves her.... more>>

They look up to her noble status, make efforts to catch her eye, and kiss the back of her hand as if it were the natural thing to do.

Except for one, Valentin.

"You're the first person to look at me with such disdain."

"You're the first person to annoy me to this extent, Your Highness."

What? How dare you feel uncomfortable in my presence?

Just wait. I'll make it even more annoying for you! <<less

In an alternate 2023, the Your Forma, a miraculous "smart thread" technology initially developed to treat a massive outbreak of viral encephalitis, has become an... more>> integral part of daily life. But these convenient devices come with an invasive drawback—they record every sight, sound, and even emotion their users experience. For electronic investigator Echika Hieda, diving into peoples' memories via the Your Forma and hunting for evidence to solve the toughest crimes is all part of a day's work. The problem is, she's so good at what she does that her assistants literally fry their brains trying to keep up with her. After putting one too many aides in the hospital, the top brass finally furnish Echika with a partner on her level, a brilliant yet cheeky android named Harold Lucraft. Does this unlikely duo have what it takes to resolve their mutual suspicions and avert a deadly technological infection from sweeping across the globe before it's too late? <<less

Ki-hyeon found himself possessing a character from a zombie movie he had watched before.... more>>

"What the hell? What's going on?"

Not only were the grotesque zombies terrifying, but what drove him even more insane was the fact that every time he died, it was as if the game reset and he went back to 19:21.

"...Wow, you must really f*cking love me. You're definitely my stalker."

To make matters worse, he was now possessing a stalker of Yoo Min-ho, one of the main characters in the movie.

The trust of those around him hit rock bottom.

Escaping from the building seemed like an impossible task.

And then, someone kept sending him meaningful messages through a cellphone with no service...

[So, why did you write such a shitty post?] 20:03

Can Ki-hyeon escape safely from the repetitive situation? <<less

Three Days of Happiness is a novel by Sugaru Miaki, also known as Fafoo. It’s a rewritten version of the story originally posted to 2ch.... more>>

The premise of the story revolves around a shop where one can sell away the remaining years of their life, and the consequences of doing so.

"I Say A Little Prayer" is a short related story which was posted along with the novel’s release. It spoils some things about the main story, but nothing major. <<less

This is a short story of a Mackerel meeting with the Emperor.... more>>

Rank 3rd in Syosetsu's top 100 in Funny category as of 11/27/22.

A good read for a break from long novels and chapters. <<less

Born to a house where women were only seen as tools to birth children, I was already in my twenties. I was standing on the crossroads of life.... more>>

At my fingertips were close to fifty photos of different men. They were the marriage partner candidates my father had prepared.

Those who took the initiative and volunteered because they wanted his company, and those that were recommended to strengthen our ties with other companies. There were various reasons, but I was to marry one, and build up a child.

That was my reason for existence in this house.

I don’t think I can love another.

I wonder how everyone believes in something so shapeless as love. It was only a marvel to me.

That I couldn’t do something any standard person could must be because I was a person who was never properly loved.

I put a break on the countless unanswered questions I held since my birth, and stared down at the photos around me.

That I chose him was truly a coincidence. <<less

“A prodigy at ten, a genius at fifteen, a common man past twenty.”... more>>

This is a story of the struggle of an ordinary guy like me who is a “reincarnator” and a reckless and promising girl who is a “genius”. <<less

For two years, I've been diligently working as an adventurer while hiding the fact that I'm the fourth prince. It seems I've accidentally made advances on a female adventurer whom I've been adventuring with for a long time (cue awkward comedy). And to make matters worse, the woman, Anri, has been disguised using a magical tool called "Disguise" and her true identity is the princess of an enemy nation. Similarly, I've been using a disguise as well. Anri's disguise has been lifted, but mine hasn't. I'm the only one who knows she's a princess.... more>>

If things continue like this, I, as the scumbag who made advances on the second princess (a fact), will cause the kingdom to fall. For the sake of my own love life and to evade responsibility, let's aim for peace negotiations.

Will this battle, which determines the fate of the kingdom, succeed? <<less

A whimsical decision when he was young led Yan Xiao into a game of emotions that he himself initiated. Love obtained through lies resulted in... more>> the deepest pain, and he owed that person a belated apology. <<less

In a Mary-Sue novel, the readers all liked the Devil Venerable, the second male lead who devoted himself whole-heartedly to the female lead. However the female lead only loved the male lead who abused her physically and mentally.... more>>

Readers: Why doesn’t the female lead like the Devil Venerable?!

Devil Venerable: This Venerable also wants to know. But what I really want to know is why I even like the female lead at all.

In order to understand why the female lead wasn’t attracted to him, the self-conscious Devil Venerable brutally interrogated the entire cast of characters from the novel.

Background characters: I have so many things I want to say but I don’t dare to say it to his face!

–

After obtaining the book, the Devil Venerable discovered that the book described the world he lived in. This book said that after he sacrificed himself for the female lead, the fourth male lead, his silent and loyal subordinate Yin Hanjiang, blackened and attempted to kill her as a sacrificial offering for his lord.

Devil Venerable Wenren E: Yin Hanjiang, this Venerable wants to know why you wanted to kill the female lead.

Yin Hanjiang was silent.

Wenren E: If you refuse to speak, this Venerable will cut out your tongue and have it with alcohol!

Yin Hanjiang: …

Wenren E: What the hell are you blushing for?! <<less

Xu Heran stood in a dark warehouse. The woman in front of her – more beautiful than the moonlight, was the female lead of this book.... more>>

In the times to come, she would subject the female lead to humiliation, physical violence, verbal abuse, and a series of malicious cannon fodder acts. All of this would be faithfully displayed to the audience through the live cameras at the entrance, leading to her being boycotted by the entire internet, and enduring a lifetime of condemnation.

The female lead, having just finished practicing, stood in the moonlight, her expression almost enchanting. “Why did you bring me here?” she asked softly.

'Since it’s come to this, I won’t hold back.'

Xu Heran clenched her fist, her expression resolute, and shouted, “Xin Nuo, I love you!”
'I’ve read the original book ten times, and you’re Mommy’s favorite!'
“I’ll protect you!”
'I won’t let any scumbag touch a hair on your head!'

She raised her hand, her determined voice echoing in the warehouse. “In this lifetime, I’ll be crazy for Nuo Nuo, I’ll be wild for Nuo Nuo, and I’ll crash into walls for Nuo Nuo!”

Her resolute voice echoed in the warehouse, leaving the female lead dumbfounded and the director in disbelief. Only the fans in the live chat room sighed, “Wow, this is exciting!”

*

Xin Nuo was reborn.

Thinking back to her previous life, where she struggled and was controlled, she smirked. This time, no one would stop her from achieving her dreams! The first step to realizing her dream was to deal with the person in front of her who dared to humiliate her.

The development of familiar events deviated from her previous life when she heard the confession from Xu Heran. Later on, there was someone who frequently cared for her, someone who shielded her from prying eyes, and someone who snatched the drink and downed it in one go…

“Hic- I grabbed the heroine and ran away, so exciting!” In a hotel room, an intoxicated person chuckled.

“Exciting?” she smiled gently, her palm caressing someone’s cheek, “How about something even more exciting?”

A little puppy who later had turned into an alpha wolf, growing into the pursuing, affectionate, and coquettish Xu Heran x the originally strong and tough female lead Xin Nuo.

[Important Viewing Guide]
*The author doesn’t follow celebrities! Doesn’t mix with the industry! It’s a loose entertainment circle!
*Wherever there are references to variety shows, there’s a reference to real-life variety shows (including a lot of private settings), but all the characters have no prototypes! No prototypes! No prototypes! No prototypes!
*Talent show genre
*Light-hearted Mary Sue sweet cake, focusing on sweet cakes, heart symbol. <<less

Seria was the youngest daughter of the Kester Duke's family, with five older brothers. ... more>>

She had a frail body and was a delicate cat, but her brothers grew up with all sorts of extraordinary abilities, becoming tigers and dragons.

"Seria, you have to marry a man like your brother when you grow up, okay?"

"What? No! I hate it!"

"Why are you saying it as if you were waiting…?"

No matter how hurt her brother looked, Seria remained resolute.

As someone surrounded by strong brothers who were overly protective to the point of suffocation, marrying such a man seemed inconceivable!

"I like him."

So, on impulse, she pointed to a small young boy.

Being of the same cat race and appearing frail at first glance, he caught her fancy.

However, there was one problem.

"I-I hate you!"

The boy avoided Seria.

━━━━━ ∙ʚ(✧)ɞ∙ ━━━━━

Seria looked at the man who used to be a little boy running away from her.

The little boy, who had grown frighteningly big, slowly approached and said,

"Got it, Seria? If I can't stop…"

"Yuel…"

"Stab me with this."

I'll be fine. His muttering soon drowned between lips meeting each other.

He knew from the beginning that he wouldn't be able to stop himself. <<less

One day, I – a high schooler – found a paperback in the hospital. The “Disease Coexistence Journal” was its title. It was a diary that my classmate, Sakura Yamauchi, had written in secret. Inside, it was written that due to her pancreatic disease, her days were numbered. And thus, I coincidentally went from Just-a-Classmate to a Secret-Knowing-Classmate. It was as if I were being drawn to her, who was my polar opposite. However, the world presented the girl that was already suffering from an illness with an equally cruel reality…... more>>

The best-selling, award-winning debut work by Yoru Sumino:

“Bestsellers 2016 (Overall) by NIPPAN” – 4th Place

“Bestsellers 2016 (Paperback Fiction) by NIPPAN” – 1st Place

“Bestsellers 2016 (Overall) by TOHAN” – 5th Place

“Bestsellers 2016 (Literary Books) by TOHAN” – 1st Place

“Bookstore Grand Prix 2016” – 2nd Place

“DA VINCI BOOK OF THE YEAR 2015” – 2nd Place

“Bestsellers 2015 (Literary Books) by TOHAN” – 6th Place

As of May 2017, this book has sold over 1.2 million copies. <<less

“Until the day humanity falls.”... more>>

In the year 2020, Earth’s magnetic poles disappeared and humankind was nearly wiped out by cosmic radiation. Within the span of a hundred years, living creatures began to mutate and devour each other while the remaining humans, numbering in the tens of thousands, struggled bitterly in their man-made bases.

In the Abyss, home to the mutated xenogenics, there lived a sentient little mushroom. Because it had been nourished by the blood and flesh of the deceased human An Ze, not only did it take on a similar-looking human form, but a similar name as well: An Zhe.

An Zhe is determined to go to the human base to search for his spore, which had been harvested by humans. Once there, however, he faces the omnipresent risk of discovery and certain death as he tries to keep his non-human nature hidden from the Judges, whose responsibility is to inspect for and eliminate xenogenics like himself. And of all the Judges, Colonel Lu Feng is the most perceptive and merciless—as soon as he determines that someone is a xenogenic, he will execute that person on the spot.

But An Zhe’s mutation goes undetected by Lu Feng’s eyes, and so a tale of humans and xenogenics unfolds…

Silver Award winner at the 12th Chinese Nebula Awards for Chinese Science Fiction. <<less

Rural Romance: Handsome Top x Charming Bottom... more>>

A gentle and reserved handsome top (Du Yunyan) x a handsome bottom from a wealthy family with a carefree attitude (Gu Wenxi)

After quarrels with his father and his girlfriend cheating on him, the wealthy young master Gu Wenxi leaves home and runs away to a small mountain village known for its soul-cleansing backpacker atmosphere. There, he meets the beautiful and mysterious innkeeper Du Yunyan. Shortly after, when his credit card gets frozen, he shamelessly asks Du Yunyan to let him stay and work at the inn.

Du Yunyan is meticulous, while Gu Wenxi is carefree and unrestrained. After stumbling through a winter together, their attitudes toward each other subtly change. At this moment, Gu Wenxi receives another call urging him to return home...

"Between us, this is good enough."

"What if I come back? Will you let me finish what I wanted to say today?"

"You won't come back, and don't do anything unworthy anymore."

Notes:

The geographical setting is a fictional southern mountain village, with fictional place names and no real prototypes.
The top initially has feelings for someone else (never been together), and there's a minor rival in love for the bottom (limited plot).
The top is 29 years old, the bottom is 26 years old, with the top being slightly shorter than the bottom according to the setting.

Tags: Sweet, Farming, Happy Ending, Mutual Spoiling, Main Bottom, Frenemies to Lovers, Light-hearted Everyday Life <<less