"Elaina, Archduke Grant is coming to visit tomorrow....... Someone you like."... more>>

Diane's sobs reminded Elaina of a book. Every night, she read the same book over and over again in her dreams. In the book, “Moon Shadow,” Diane is sold off to become the wife of Archduke Grant due to family circumstances, preventing her from marrying the man she loves. The book ends with Diane, tired of her loveless marriage, taking her own life.

'This can't be happening!'

She had done so much to prevent Diane's misery. Now she can't stand by and watch her fall into the devil's maw.

"Don't worry, Diane."

Elaina took Diane's hand and reassured her.

"I'll take care of everything."

She will. Even if it means she herself marries him instead.

***

“You've interfered with every approach I've made to Diane Redwood, and now you're asking me to marry you?”

“Think of it more like a one-year contract than a marriage. We can give and take what we want from each other.”

Lyle Grant looked at Elaina with confusion.

“What on earth would you do that for?”

“I have a heart that won't let me turn away from a poor person.”

It wasn't just for Diane. Diane, the protagonist, Nathan, the love of her life, and Lyle and his younger brother. Everyone in "Moon Shadow" was unhappy, each for their own reasons.

“I promise, I'll be your wife for a year, but I'll do my best while I'm at it.”

Elaina smiled up at Lyle, her face full of confidence. She had a plan to make all the characters in the damn "Moon Shadow" happy. <<less

Olivia, Empress of the Rhone Empire, died as a result of the Emperor’s, her husband’s scheming. She awakens in the body of a unnamed woman... more>> dwelling in the slums. Soon after, she visits her former betrothed, Duke Lucas Viterpan, the legitimate heir to the throne, who was deposed in a coup d’etat. Concealing her true identity, Olivia proposes forming a marriage alliance to Lucas for the sake of each other’s revenge. Will they succeed in their quest for revenge? <<less

When Shen Chubai first saw Gu Qingyan at the Gu family home, he knew that this young woman was nothing but trouble. After running away... more>> from him, a few years later she returns back to him with the same marriage agreement that she herself had torn with her own two hands, but now she asks him to marry her again?
Is he going to agree that easily?
He's not going to say yes until he's laid his hands on her and made love to her. <<less

Olivier Dampierre.
Ezon's most famous celebrity, he has it all: looks, money, and family.
A man who has never given his heart to anyone, until one day, he gets into a huge accident.... more>>

"Amélie Gagnier, marry me."

He proposed to a maid, Amélie Gagnier, at a social party at the Countess of Biché.

How did they fall in love?
Would the maid ever achieve the honour of being elevated to the rank of a duchess?

Everyone around them gossiped, but only the two of them knew.
That this whole situation was simply the result of a contractual relationship for their mutual benefit.
It must have been like that.

*

Olivier's lips curved into a slight smile as he watched Amélie.
His gaze met her calm green eyes. There was a subtle heat in those cool, forest-like eyes.

"Amelie, the more I see you, the more fascinating you become."

“...”

"When I first saw you, it was in a dark alley, and the second time, we met in the evening and stayed together until late at night. And now, here we are, spending the night together again."

Amélie quickly lowered her gaze. It felt strange. The nape of her neck grew increasingly warm.

"But it's strange."

"...What is it?"

"Even at night, you shine as bright as daytime."

A sweet, soft voice drifted into her ear. <<less

“ Your curse, I’ll solve it. In exchange, please accept me as a bloody traction.”... more>>

From the information of the original story she learns the reason of her mother’s death. Lobelia realizes her own situation, deprived from her everything and driven her into becoming a villain, decides to take revenge.

She escapes out of the hands of an uncle who wants to control and tries to get back her share.

She went to Duke Ferrado, who is known to be dangerous, and made her suggestion

“I know a better way. I’ve been thinking about a contract relationship. How’s it?”

The man comes up with an unexpected reverse proposal. Lobelia shakes off the money line of her uncle with his support.

In front of her, the heroine of the original story and the daughter of the enemy appears as her rival.

“Sister, why in the world did you change like this?”

Will Lobelia be able to complete her revenge?

She said, “When it’s all over, I still want to be with you.”

And can she have a happy ending with the man she woos? <<less

In the capital, everyone knows about the Wei clan’s twin sisters. Unfortunately, in the eyes of everyone, Wei Heng has grown to become so beautiful that even if she is admitted to the Female Academy, no one will see her as wise or virtuous.... more>>

Lu Zhan, the eldest son of the Duke of Qi, had an elegant demeanor and was gifted with outstanding talent, but Wei Heng felt that he was really no good man.

When contesting during the race at the Dragon Boat Festival, she acted chivalrously and righteously, but he remained silent. He considered her to be reckless, and she considered him cold-hearted.

When admiring the lanterns during the Lantern Festival, she fell into danger. Although he appeared to save her, in the blink of an eye, he was already teasing her by all means.

What’s more, she has a weight in her heart and only hopes for the phoenix to reach nirvana and to be reborn from its ashes, but his appearance always reminded her past embarrassment.

She thought that by agreeing on a marriage, she could stay away from the conflicts and quarrels, and He thought that as long as they were thousands of miles apart, they could live in peace. But who knew that the red thread of fate was tying tighter and tighter.

They obviously didn’t fall in love at first sight, and they knew that the road ahead would be difficult. This time, can their persistence this time bring peace and quiet in the years to come? <<less

“This is just a fraudulent marriage, young master.”... more>>

I had a surprise wedding with this man, Eric Orleans, who was originally supposed to be my brother, after I ran away at night. Originally, it was my mother and Eric Orleans’s father who should have been here now.

‘If you get caught, you’ll die.’

My mother, who saw me getting married at her wedding hall, said so with her mouth.

Sorry, mom, but this is all for my family.

My family can’t be exterminated by a psycho stepdad, right?

Click click click!

The flashes went off.

Won’t the title of the newspaper articles that will be published tomorrow probably be like this?

[Eric Orleans had surprise marriage after running away with the supposed future daughter of his father, Duke Orleans, kisses at the chapel!]
It’s a bit of a mess.

It’s a fraudulent marriage. Who cares?

But this marriage didn’t go the way I thought it would.

“Did you go to training?”

“Yeah, how have you been? I like you.”

“What are you talking about…?”

“I thought I was thinking inside, but it came out in words.”

“What flower is it?””

“I brought it for you. Do you like flowers?”

“Ah… No… If you eat the wrong flower, you will die… There was a time when I was hungry and I ate a flower and passed out…”

“This isn’t food, it’s for ornamental purposes.”

“Why are you looking…”

“Because you look good? Just as I feel happy when I see you.”

I threw in a confession. <<less

Liliana married the marquis because her father the count told her to. Her husband, a hero of the country and the knight’s commander is a... more>> flirt that doesn’t love her. On the first night he tells her “I will not love you”. Yet, that same Marquess has lost his memory in an accident and fell in love with her at first sight? <<less

Li Jincheng’s father said: “Jincheng, our company is about to go bankrupt. So, you are going to marry He Zhenxuan, OK?... more>>

Li Jincheng’s stepmother said: “Jincheng, listen to your father, OK? Don’t you see he’s so pitiful?!”

In their family, there was only his half-brother who understands Li Jincheng. With his brother’s encouragement, Li Jincheng pursued and searched for the so-called ‘real love’ and eloped with his so-called lover.

It’s a pity that he didn’t know that this was just a trap until the moment before he died.

And, at that moment, he finally knew the real cause of death of his mother.

After being reincarnated, Li Jincheng decided to marry He Zhenxuan, who was from the rich and powerful family in Hong Kong…… <<less

Ji Xiao Zhenren wielded his divine power, splitting mountains and parting seas, penetrating the heavens and the earth, known as the 'First Sword of Han Shan'.... more>>

Fellow cultivators respected him, disciples admired him, and demon cultivators feared him. If it weren't for his ignorant, incompetent, and inconsiderate Dao companion, he would have been almost perfect.

Meng Xueli's talent in cultivation was mediocre; he lacked a refined and ethereal demeanor and had never cultivated seductive skills. He was merely an ordinary beauty. The cultivation world was not short of beauty; being ordinary was almost synonymous with being tacky.

Ji Xiao unexpectedly took a liking to such a tacky Meng Xueli, revealing that cultivation does not necessarily elevate one from having bad tastes. His aesthetic judgment was indeed questionable.

It wasn't until the untimely demise of Ji Xiao Zhenren that Meng Xueli, at a young age, found himself widowed.

With the upheaval in the sect and enemies knocking at the door, chaos ensued. Eventually, with the collapse of the tree, the monkeys scattered, and the collapse of the wall, everyone pushed... pushed, but they couldn't move?! <<less

‘I was sad just for being reincarnated with a dirt spoon, and now you're telling me I also have to marry because of a debt?’... more>>

Not just that, but the person who will be my husband is the Heir Apparent of Duke Hessenweitz, the monster from all those horrifying rumors!

“A monster doesn’t deserve good treatment.”

However, in the castle of the duke, I saw my young husband being abused for being a monster. I felt pity for my young husband and since he was more like a younger brother to me, I tried to be a little nicer to him…

“You are my miracle and my salvation.”

Only… I didn’t expect this kind of reaction at all?

And not just that...

“If I had a daughter who resembles my wife, she would be like you!”

No, why are you doing this to me? Even the father-in-law who had a bad temper?

Can I survive this duke’s castle safely? <<less

“I’ll give you a chance to explain. Tell me.”... more>>

A scene of infidelity, with my husband in front of me and my affair behind me. If this were a play, I, reincarnated as the cheating wife, would be in the spotlight.

“I’ve been waiting for you to come, honey.”

“…What?”

“Arrest him. He’s a spy who tried to seduce me and steal the duchy’s secrets.”

This is going to be the best scene to overturn the worst.

***

Ethan, who has always neglected his wife, and Camille, who chose to have an affair out of thirst for affection. Now that I’ve changed my future and avoided being kicked out penniless, all that’s left is divorce. But my husband, who is supposed to welcome it,

“No divorce.”

I mean, we were never good enough, right? Wasn’t it a relationship that burned to ashes?

“Look me in the eye and tell me. Do you really have no heart?”

The sparks from the fire went in an unexpected direction.

“Let’s see now.”

As if it would flare up again at any moment. <<less

"I told you. You have to take responsibility for me. We have to get married.”... more>>

An unexpected difficulty appears in front of Yernia, who tried to find love in her hopes to avoid a forced marriage, but then, she became a dedicated guide to her childhood friend.
The current events aren’t happening the way they should be, and they have become so twisted compared to the original novel.

"I can't believe it."

She was just a supporting character who tormented the Female Lead and then died from the Male Lead’s hands.
Yet, it is undeniable that Yernia is his guide from the pieces of evidence he had gathered so far!

Yena tried to stop herself from marrying her childhood friend, but it turned out she had no choice.

However, unlike Yernia, who thought about divorcing him after being his guide for a little bit until the female protagonist arrives, Cassian seems to be serious about this marriage for some reason.
Even...

"I just can’t calm down today."

“You need more. Huh?"

Guiding requires more contact.

Well, is this what guides must do?

It felt strange, but the most bizarre thing to Yena was herself.

Why is her heart shaking so much?

The childhood friend, who she used to only see as a younger brother, begins to appear as a man. <<less

Her fiancé who went to war is dead.... more>>

And her fiancé's best friend, the new heir to the dukedom, has a proposition for her.

"You need a safe place, and I need an heir to carry on the family name. So how about we do this?"

Refusing the offer was impossible from the start. <<less

I. want. to. go. back!... more>>

Under the guidance of her obstinate father, Seizel had been living as ’the most perfect lady in the world’ until her demise as an unexpected mu*derer.

That very day when her miserable ten-year-long imprisonment was about to end with her beheading, her second life commenced.

I’m just not gonna give a f*ck!

I’ll screw them over before they screw me over!

I’ll chew them up and spit them out before they can leech off me!

No more Ms. Nice Girl. Now, Seizel decided to live however she wants!

While she was at it, she planned to become the greatest con artist who swindles the empire itself, and picked up some former cellmates to get the second act of her life going…

Why does it seem like the world’s gonna end when I’ve just made up my mind!

“……Open your eyes, you fine lad. I need to get my money’s worth.”

For a world that’s easier to exploit!

As a final, bite-the-bullet act of charity, she took in and patched up ’The Empire’s Last Guardian’ Duke Leviaus, saving him from the brink of death. Now, all he has to do is bring glory to the empire……

Wow. What kind of a sucker is this?

“About who saved me, I cannot remember anything.”

The person who saved him is me, yet I’m about to be done dirty by randos, hell no.

Thus, unintentionally gaining the title of duchess, Seizel kickstarts her ’getting her money’s worth’ project.

“As long as you pay the promised fees on time, I will act as the perfect duchess for a year.”

“That would not be necessary. Everything in this house belongs to Your Ladyship anyway.”

But this man was a sucker of another level that was never before seen or heard. Courteous, pushy, clingy.

“W-what are you doing here, Your Grace?”

“It’s our first night together, my lady.”

…and lecherous. <<less

The Verdier family, who owns a small estate in the southwest of the Swanton Kingdom, which has regained peace after the war, is experiencing serious financial difficulties. The Viscount doesn't has a son and Alice, the beautiful daughter of the family, seems to have no way to save her family other than to welcome a splendid groom in this social season.... more>>

The eldest daughter, Chloe Verdier, with her injured leg, is also struggling to get her sister married and while doing so she finds herself vulnerable to the Duke Damien Ernst von Tisse, with whom she reunited at a ball on a summer night. The bad relationship with the duke, whom she had an unpleasant first meeting, during the war three years ago, was still ongoing.

Meanwhile, Alice has an irreversible accident, and in the end Chloe goes to the arrogant young duke to save her family and tries the biggest gamble of her life.... <<less

I knew that now that I was an adult, I would be sold.... more>>

However, I did not know that I would be used as a sacrifice.

“Were you abandoned?”

What waited for Bianca, who entered the empty reception room alone, was not despair, but Jillian Baloch.

He was a young and beautiful duke called the Dragon of Termina.

Not being oppressed by anyone or anything, including force, wealth, and power.

A man who seemed infinitely distant and did not seem human.

“Duke Baloch.”

The man who would tear me to death, the poor duke who lost his ancestral Duke at the hands of her father, The Emperor.

He laughed when Bianca called in a trembling voice. Sweetly, not like a smile directed at me, the daughter of an enemy.

And then he slowly called Bianca.

"Yes, madam?”

I was a sacrifice. An imperial sacrifice offered to the angry dragon of Termina.

“Duke?”

“The word 'Duke' feels too distant. Please call me Jillian, madam.”

“.......”

“Husband and honey are fine too.”

The beauty of a smiling man..

The man was crazy sweet. So much so that my heart was pounding without even knowing the reason. <<less

She possessed the body of Anri Wentworth, the daughter of a family that was unjustly executed by the Male Lead.... more>>

Duke Edwin Askar, the queen's faithful dog...... No, the decadent man who would become her lover and a sycophant.

Just avoid the male lead and evade death!

Then one day.
The mare of the carriage she's riding makes eye contact with the stallion of the carriage the male lead is riding......?

The accidental carriage accident brings her face to face with Edwin.

"How about we get married instead."

With determination dripping from his indifferent eyes, Edwin proposes a contract marriage to Anri.......

‘By the way, what about the queen?’ <<less

The pride of Kunyun City, Wu Shaoqian, had been crippled! Not only had he fallen from the clouds to the mud overnight, but his soul had also been dispersing, on the verge of death.... more>>

Feeling embarrassed by his disability and wanting to save face, the Wu family had forced the Zhong family to marry off their daughter, bringing with her a life-saving treasure—the Guhun (Soul-Stabilizing) Fruit.

The Zhong family deliberated overnight. All three of their eligible daughters were unwilling, and if it was not done willingly, the Guhun Fruit would be useless. If Wu Shaoqian died, the Zhong family would surely be implicated.

Zhong Cai, the legitimate son of the Zhong family, had stepped forward: “I will go.”

As all legitimate descendants had the Guhun Fruit, everyone was overjoyed for a while.

—

Eighteen years after he transmigrated, Zhong Cai’s iron buddy, who had been secretly supporting him, was suddenly about to die. He glanced at his domineering cousins, afraid that if they married him and had a moment of resentment, his buddy would be gone.

So, he came up with a good idea.

Anyway, the Wu family was only marrying for the fruit, so it didn’t matter who married him. He would do it himself!

Wu Shaoqian had become useless, instantly abandoned by his family and relatives, unable even to decide on his marriage. He had no intention of implicating others and had decided that once the storm had passed in a few years, he would release the Zhong family girl. However—

On the night of their wedding, as they entered the bridal chamber, his best friend couldn’t wait to lift the veil, his face beaming as he pushed Wu Shaoqian down.

Zhong Cai: “Old Wu! Hurry, I’m here to save you~~”

Wu Shaoqian: “…” This is too much!

[Author’s notes]

From start to finish, it’s a one-on-one relationship, marriage before love, no tragedies. They both will give each other their best, even if they haven’t fallen in love yet. After falling in love, they will be very affectionate and romantic toward each other.

Semi-upgrade flow, fantasy background, a world with a harsh atmosphere, survival of the fittest type. Always remember strength is paramount, everything else is illusory. Don’t apply common ancient backgrounds here.

In transmigration novels, the original protagonist is Wu Dongxiao. The original book belongs to the genre of male-focused harem novels and may depict some related plots. Please do not bring real-life context into it. <<less

Goodbye, Mr. Heroine of the original.”... more>>

Three times of despair and death. At the end of it, I realized that the woman who took everything from my husband was actually a possessed person. It’s time for the fourth regression, and it’s time to reclaim everything that’s been taken from me. To do this, I needed a powerful helper. To a crazy, to a crazy bastard.

“Plunder me, Prince Arpad Eastrid.”

I commissioned him to marry me.

“In return, I will make sure that your Highness does not go crazy,” an offer that he can never refuse. I stared straight at him with a triumphant smile.

* * *

“You broke your promise.”

“What do you mean all of a sudden?”

“You say you won’t let me go crazy?”

“I did it, didn’t I? Now that the madness is all settled, we…”

Arpad hugged me tighter, as if to stop me from trying to escape.

“No, I’m already crazy,” Arpad whispered in my ear, breathing hot. “Who do you think it’s because of whom?” he asked, slowly raising my head to meet Arpad’s red eyes, unable to move his body with nervousness.

“No way, because of me…?”

“Yes. So you’re responsible.”

His mouth was smiling brightly, but his eyes were burning with mad obsession. <<less

A part-time job contract. He became the cold CEO’s imitation boyfriend. He merely wanted to earn a few small bucks and live a comfortable life,... more>> but a pity, he was in constant turmoil since then. Well, life had something else for him despite his wishes.“That… beauty, will there be an increase in wages for conversion from ‘boyfriend’ to ‘husband’?” <<less

Lady Natalie, a typical daughter of a baron, is in her third year of debut in high society.
In other words, if she doesn't get married this season, she'll be stamped as a "failed spinster"!
Natalie is determined to find a suitable groom, but instead of marriage, she ends up being scandalized for her secret activities as a "sensual novel" writer.... more>>

Three years later,
Natalie attends a peculiar masquerade ball and overhears the prince's secret plan.
He says to her,

"The more I think about it, the more I realize that there is no woman who could be my bride except for you. What do you think about marrying me?"

Let's get married and get divorced.

"You must not have met any man like me, either."

Something must be wrong with the prince.
Natalie thinks the prince is crazy. <<less

After marrying Chen Lunan, Yan Qiuzhi, who had just entered the circle and planned to take the sexy route but was told that he prefers a gentle home style. In order to preserve Mrs. Chen’s identity, she began to pretend to be dignified and virtuous.... more>>

She even declared that she would not take any intimate scenes and dropped directly from the 18th line to the 38th line.

Six months later, Chen Lunan went abroad to study.

Soon after he left, Yan Qiuzhi became famous for a set of sexy photos and spent half a year on the front line. Since then, various sexy roles have been invited continuously.

One day, Chen Lunan, who had gone abroad to study, returned to China in a low-key manner, but the airport was crowded. What appeared in front of him was a picture of a wife that was not in his memory.

Chen Lunan squinted his eyes and snorted softly, “Little fox.”

Later, Yan Qiuzhi, who had been free for a year, had to coax a man who had been deceived by her for a long time.

Chen Lunan bowed his head and kissed her wet pupils, with a dull voice: “Have fun?”

“…” <<less

"I want to repay my husband's kindness."... more>>

Facing death, it was her last wish.
Miraculously given another chance at life, albeit limited…
It didn't matter if it was in the body of a complete stranger.
All that mattered was the opportunity to repay his kindness.

And yet.

"If you’re talking about Margrave Haberfeld, isn't he the one who went mad after losing his wife?"

What? They weren't that close, were they?

Five years after her death,
Strange rumors were circulating.

"Are you... truly not Grace?"

Then, there was also her husband's suspicions.

In a situation where she couldn’t even admit that she’s Grace…
Could she really repay his kindness and leave safely? <<less

“Even if it’s my child, I can still not love them.”... more>>

The day she terminated the 5-year-long contracted marriage and filled out the divorce papers, Hilia left Caligo without a second thought.

Leaving the byproduct of the contracted marriage, their child, with him.

Hilia Halos was a woman who was colder, more selfish, and more wicked than anyone else.

[Here’s the alimony. Since I don’t need this anymore, I’ll hand it over to you.]

That was what he thought, until he ceded the baronial estate that she so coveted and disappeared.

***

Hilia was sure she would be indifferent. About leaving the child, and about abandoning the man who brought her excitement.

“Mother, you don’t, hab to, lub, Riche. Riche gonna, only come, sometime. Riche will, lub you more……”

She was actually indifferent.

She would have been in the future, as well.

If only the dirt-covered child didn’t just appear out of nowhere after four years and told her such a thing.

“So……!”

Tears dripped down the child’s cheeks.

Hilia backed away from the child, who was running towards her with arms wide open.

She could not be a good parent, nor could she love anyone.

“My baby, there are things in the world you just can’t love.”

So, after leaving that single comment, she turned away.

Pretending not to notice the unfaltering gaze in front of her. <<less