I think that was the moment when everything started to change.... more>>

I don’t know why but I had never liked anyone in all those years. Even though I liked men, I had never taken a liking to any.

I thought it was out of sympathy and pity at that time.

But someone once said that love stemming from sympathy and pity is actually more down-to-earth. I think it was Zheng Zhihua talking about his wife. <<less

Li Hao Ran is known as the neighborhood troublemaker. ... more>>

Ever since he was 3, Li Hao Ran’s main goal in life was to be a bad guy. Why? Because his mother told him that good people only use one gun, while bad people have many.

At the age of 12, his future of being a triad boss is in jeopardy when he meets her… <<less

Mimizuku, a small girl with chains on her wrists and ankles and the numbers "332" branded onto her forehead, wanders into the Forest of Night... more>> seeking to be eaten by a monster. However, when the ruler of the monsters, the mysterious and beautiful "King of Night," refuses to eat her, she tries to formulate a way to convince him otherwise. <<less

“Every time I look at you… I feel like I’m changing.”... more>>

He was the first in everything for Layla.

The first time he saw Layla, he didn’t frown.

He was the first one to extend his hand to Layla, the first one to let Layla know what tenderness is.

“Come with me. I will save you from this damn ditch.”

That’s why she couldn’t help but love him.

Even after knowing that it was false tenderness.

Even after knowing that all he wanted was her body.

“Bioust, the savior of my life. I really… like you.”

Even after realizing that she was destined to die soon. <<less

Three Short Stories:... more>>

Calling You
A girl creates an imaginary cell phone...which one day rings. The boy on the other end claims to be calling from his own imaginary cell phone...

Kiz/Kids
Two damaged children bond over one's ability to heal wounds.

Singing Flower
A patient at a hospital finds a flower with the face of a girl, that hums a beautiful melody. <<less

Toru lost his most of his memory in an accident. He can’t remember anything that happened from the past six years. But with time, yet... more>> he struggles, he slowly recovers his memory. He feels as if he is a different person now, and he hates “the other guy” – the “himself” from six years ago… And thinking, Fujishima was his friend, felt like he was being watched over like a guardian angel but in the end he’s betrayed. Miserable and emotionally drained, Toru is trying not to relive in the shadow of his past. He is trying to move on with his new life… but harder he tries, he finds himself being pulled in by Fujishima. <<less

Fujishima’s wound he suffered from protecting Tooru has healed and he’s finally been released from the hospital. Their life together starts again once more. Tooru... more>> wants them to live together as lovers, but Fujishima refuses, saying “I have no intentions of loving you.” Is Fujishima afraid of Tooru remembering something in particular if he regains his memories? The bonds of the past are finally becoming clearer... <<less

Youth Wei Qian, orphaned at thirteen or fourteen, struggles through life with a half-sister. He picks up a street child who shamelessly latches onto him and gives him the name Xiaoyuan.... more>>

Wei Qian dreams of rising above the crop. He is someone who values money over his own life. In the earlier part of his life, he battles against many obstacles, with his number one mission being to make a name for himself. Finally, when he achieves some success and thinks that he’s seeing the light of daybreak in life, Xiaoyuan suddenly goes crazy. <<less

One day, her father gave her a sl*ve boy. He said he saved him from the battlefield because of his good looks.... more>>

“He has a seal engraved on his heart. As long as you have this bead, he won’t be able to disobey you. So you can order him to do anything.”

“Sit down.”

The boy looked rather grim after hearing what she ordered.

“Ah, was I treating him too much like a dog?” As her father squeezed the bead, the boy then knelt at her feet.

“Master”

His red eyes flashed, illuminating his eerie gaze while smiling madly.

He was the darkest of the darkest one. The future grand wizard and final boss of this world.

“Well, you’re all that’s left now, Master.”

And then, at the age of 22, he awoke as the Master of the Magic Tower and took revenge by killing her entire house.

“Do you want to live? Then sit down, Master.”

The eerie red eyes turned to her.

‘Why is he like this to me?! I tried my best to treat him properly!’ <<less

The journey of a generation’s male empress started because of four words.... more>>

“Send a dowry escort.”

During the 19th year of the Yuanqing Era, Qi Yunruo boarded a carriage and entered through a corner door of the second prince’s estate. Then, across the watery corridor, he gazed at the prince from afar.

———

The promotional record of a young teen married off as part of his legitimate sister’s dowry.

From two people who never met before to two people who could understand each other’s thoughts by just a glance.

There’s a type of happiness sparked when the most suitable people meet in the most suitable place.

Notes:
In order for aristocratic women in imperial China to marry into a family part of the upper nobility, they must be of the legitimate line and must also have a dowry escort that married into that family. That escort would be a “ying” (媵) and could be considered a concubine. <<less

In the summer, there are always cicadas singing, but this year’s noises are not the enthusiasm of the previous years.

I was reborn as an extra who was only used for her enormous power and then abandoned.... more>>

Adopted by the Count’s family and subjected to all kinds of abuse and humiliation, she endured without using her power. All to be kidnapped by the male protagonist of the novel, the cursed mastermind Grand Duke.

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“I heard a prophecy that said you can lift my curse.”

“On one condition. I need money to buy my way out of this empire. And it would be even better if I had a suitable position.”

I pretended to be Cordelia, the heroine and female lead of the prophecy, and scammed him. All I wanted was freedom, not romance. Our agreement went smoothly.

……. Until it was discovered that I was not the female lead.

“Here you are. How dare you deceive me and run away?”

His dark red eyes, hidden behind the black eyepatch, stared at me. He slowly caressed my face with his bloodied hand and said in a chilling voice, “When you lied to me, you were determined to do so, right? The weight of responsibility will not be light.”

–Even though I tried to twist the original story, I ended up dying like this. I squeezed my eyes shut. Gently pressing my lips with his thumb, he said languidly, “Marry me.”

There was something wrong with the mastermind. <<less

Even if the human heart is a bottomless pit, it will eventually be filled one day.... more>>

**3P + Brothers** <<less

“What kind of person do you think I am?”... more>>

“…A stranger.”

One day, Lee Suha, who had been confined in an unknown facility for a long time, meets a man after being taken away by strangers.

“Alright, then. Let’s go with that.”

“…”

“Just know that what kind of person I become after that depends on you.”

As he lives with the man from that point on, Lee Suha learns that he is an Omega sold to the man, an Alpha. Although he is worried about the abnormal physical condition that causes him to have no heat cycles and be unable to get pregnant, the man doesn’t seem to mind that Lee Suha is not fulfilling his role.

“You hate it when I treat you kindly. That’s why I’m trying my best to accommodate you.”

As the things Lee Suha doesn’t know — the man’s intentions, the hatred he feels toward the man, and the occasional sense of déjà vu — increase, he only grows more confused… <<less

Taking place in a futuristic city called Mardock City, Rune Ballot is a young prostitute who was taken in by the notorious gambler Shell Septinous.... more>> One night, Shell abandons Rune and attempts to mu*der her in an explosion. However, she is rescued and transformed into a cyborg by Dr. Easter. An Artificial intelligence in the form of a Mouse accompanies her to adapt to her new life. Rune is trained to use the advanced technology fitted on her to defend herself against Shell's attempts to have her killed to stop her from testifying against him. <<less

The first time he met Xiang Xi, the boy seemed to be staging a collision.
The second time he met Xiang Xi, the boy was in the middle of staging a collision.
And then it doesn't take two days before the boy actually comes crashing into his own car!... more>>

Fate is wild like that, he can bump into him wherever he goes.

This is a very respectable story that begins with a staged crash, a story about the one putting others in place and the one being put in his place.
It’s very respectable. Really. <<less

"You are not a virg*n, so just a 'bed warmer' in my life!" It was the straw that broke her back...

Kim Dokja does not consider himself the protagonist of his own life. Befitting the name his parents gave him, he is a solitary person whose sole hobby is reading web novels. For over a decade, he has lived vicariously through Yu Junghyeok, the main character of the web novel Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse (TWSA). ... more>>

Through Junghyeok, Dokja has experienced secondhand the trials of repeatedly regressing in time, in search of an end to life-threatening “scenarios” that force people to act out narratives for the amus**ent of god-like “Constellations.”

After reading 3,149 chapters—long after all other readers lost interest—Dokja finally resigns himself to the story ending. However, he receives an enigmatic message from the author, stating that the story will soon be monetized, before his surroundings suddenly go dark.

He swiftly realizes that fiction has become reality and he is now living through TWSA. Although he is the singular omniscient reader of the events yet to come, his success in the scenarios is not guaranteed—but perhaps his advantage will empower him to step into the protagonist role that never suited him before. <<less

Have you heard? There’s a certain kind of person in this world, who, even without any substantial contact, and with just a flash of thought, can discern a lot.... more>>

Their eyes have the ability to penetrate through to the past, to clarify the present and to break the veil of the future. They can see what you see through your eyes, smell what you smell through your nose, taste what you taste through your tongue, and can even perceive what you think through your heart.

This kind of a person is called—a psychic.

A story about the awakening of a ‘guabi’, who is merely plodding through life, from his deep slumber. (*guabi, a slang term, meaning ‘dead idiot’ = people who are penniless and jobless) <<less

Rize, who works at her family’s magic tool shop, was forced to make counterfeit magic tools that appeared to be created by her older sister. On top of that, her own parents work her to the bone and deny her meals if her chores aren't completed on time.... more>>

One day, when she collapsed due to overexertion, she was protected by Dior, the Duke of Ice, a famous genius magician. Dior praises Rize as a legendary magic tool master, and proposes a fake engagement to her in order to free her from the unfair treatment of her family. <<less

The plot follows two girls and their summer in a rural area.... more>>

Nagisa Yamada is a bored teenager who finds everyday life extremely unappealing - thus she plans on joining a Military School as soon as possible.

A strange new student named Umino Mokuzu, who claims to be a mermaid, transfers into Nagisa's school and, much to our heroine's bewilderment, soon begins to follow her around incessantly.
Initially, an annoyed and discomfited Nagisa strives to avoid any encounters with Mokuzu. But she soon begins to comprehend the pain and sadness concealed beneath this strange girl's cheerful and carefree demeanour. <<less

My boyfriend and I had an appointment to go see Shiva, but he did not show up on the day of our departure.... more>>

He never missed an appointment. <<less

The first life was as So-yeon, an illegitimate child of a Chaebol family, where I would break my nose even if I fell backwards, the second life was one where I lived unfairly as the illegitimate child of a martial arts sect leader, the third life… I was in a romance novel I read in my first life, the illegitimate daughter of the evil supporting family! The third life is also as an illegitimate child… This is too unfair! Damn destiny, this time I’ll live how I want to... more>>

I only have to keep 3 things in mind this time!

1. Goodbye to the indifferent dad who doesn’t love me in the original story, I don’t love you either

2. Don’t put a mad dog-like male lead who barks around near the female lead

3. Run away from the villain who will cause the family to collapse

“Hehe, hello Belis. Im your older sister”

…huh, my sister turned out more lovely than I thought? Those sweet cheeks… I’m not supposed to get involved…

Yeah, at least this life won’t be a problem as long as I’m not involved with the male leads

Before running away from the disasters that will soon come, I will only take care of my villain sister

Except… there are accidental contact with the male leads

“What the hell are you doing kid?”

Why is the future prince of the noble family in the back alley

“What do you know!”

The rude little boy who picked a fight with me using words, why do you stick to me like a gum?

“Let me live for your sake”

Look, I just helped you a little, but if you are willing to give away your life like this, it’s a bit scary….

My third life was supposed to be a solid road… just why did this happen? <<less

Huo Lang, one of the richest guys in town adopted her from an orphanage and raised her as a boy ever since. After years of... more>> humiliation, the ugly duckling finally turned into a beautiful swan. <<less

Blanche reincarnated with the memories of her past life.... more>>

She gets away from her family, who treats su*cide attempts as foolishness, and runs away to the city of crime.
The goal is to become Ricardo’s right-hand man, the one who will turn into a villain.

But come to think of it, are you eating all by yourself?

Besides, the villain Ricardo is acting strange.

“Blanche… Please don’t hate me. I can’t live if you hate me. Even now, I can’t breathe properly…”

Ricardo whispered in her ear, crying.

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This is a story where the world’s strongest villains are all on the female lead’s side.

And the story of a man struggling to win the favor of the female lead.

Also, the story of the heroine choosing her real ‘family’. <<less