Momoko Ijuin, after graduating from a junior college and completing two years of bridal training, married Kouji Suzuki, her childhood fiancé arranged by her parents. Both of them were 27 years old this year and had been married for five years. One day, her husband unexpectedly asked for a divorce. When she inquired why, he admitted to having feelings for another woman, who turned out to be his former lover. After a chance reunion with this woman, his feelings reignited, leading Momoko to agree to the divorce. She made this decision considering his strange behavior over the past six months and his increasingly rare returns home over the past month, realizing that continuing their marriage... more>> would be difficult.

Kouji, having finally married the woman he loved most, was at the peak of happiness. Therefore, he failed to realize why Momoko agreed so readily to the divorce. <<less

“I’ll gladly welcome Archduke Barthian as my husband.”... more>>

Elena Selum got married to the Archduke of the North to avoid the crown prince’s proposal to become his mistress.

However, the attitude of the Archduke greeting Elena as his bride is cold.

“No matter if you were southern, you are now the Barthian Duchess. You’d better stop thinking that you can be as shallow as before.”

The secrets of her beautiful husband were revealed one by one.

Tired of her nightmare-like husband and her harsh life in the north, Elena decides to leave him.

Will she be able to get out of the grip of the Barthian Archduke as she wants?

* * *

“There’s only one thing I want from you.”

“I apologize in advance. I refuse to hear anything.”

Theodore, who held on to Elena’s waist, firmly refused.

“Why are you doing this to me? You hated me. My hair, my eyes, my clothes, everything I had and did was detestable– you only hurt me!”

“Elena…”

“Just don’t say that you’ve come to sincerely love me.”

“Then, please forgive my silence now.” <<less

My husband is going to love another woman. Because it is the destiny of a male protagonist to love a female protagonist.... more>>

And I became the ex-wife of my husband who had to die before that. It was the first love that hurt his heart, but in the end, I was just an extra that would become a forgotten memory.

It would be terrible to die according to the original story.

I hate married life and the thought of being thrown out by my husband in the future.

Then the only answer is a quick divorce…

“An application for divorce without a cause is not permitted.”

The problem is that it doesn’t work my way!

A marriage arranged by the emperor, so divorce requires justification?

So maybe I can make a reason?

*

“I don’t know why you keep talking about divorce. Was it so lonely?” Rashid hugged me naturally, like water flowing down my waist. I was held in his arms.

Rashid’s body temperature gently passed through the thin chemise dress. The warmth from his body spread quickly.

“Now what…”

The moment I tried to speak...

Rashid turned his head and tried to meet my lips. His face drew closer. They got closer as if they would touch each other very soon.

“No!”

I quickly raised my hands and blocked his lips. <<less

When I was young, I was possessed as an extra villain and married the male lead, who eventually killed me.... more>>

To avoid the death flag, I tried not to get involved with him.

“Hey, why is it so cold in here?”

I changed my mind when I saw a very poor duke who had no money to lose.

Either way, I have to wait five years before I can divorce him.

In the meantime, let’s save the family, raise the male lead well, and get a divorce from the alimony!

“Is there anything you want?”

“Anything I want?”

“Yes! Anything!”

“Then can you buy me a sister?”

“What? Me?”

But my little husband was so gentle that he felt lovely and cute.

But my divine beast warned me that there was something…

[Master, that kid is dangerous.]
“It’s alright, Blackie.”
[What if you regret it later?]
Maybe it was my stubbornness…

‘It’s because I have to protect you.’

I wanted to believe in the boy who only looked at me. <<less

This is the story of Phoenix Wisdom King and a Grand Demon just awakened from Hell.... more>>

***

On an ancient battlefield, two armies stood in a stalemate. On one side were the Arhats, Gods, and Buddhas from the Heavenly Realm. On the other side were the monsters and demons from the Blood Sea of the Hell Realm.

The personification of that Grand Demon leaped forward, holding a long sword across his chest. He flew across the battlefield, brazenly cutting in half eleven Phoenix Bone Arrows, each of which was enough to destroy the world.

Then, he arrived in front of Phoenix Wisdom King, standing high above the masses:

“Your Highness, please don’t move—”

“I didn’t come to wage war. I came to propose to you.”

Phoenix was the Buddha’s inescapable Tribulation for thirty-thousand years, whereas Zhou Hui was Phoenix’s redemption that could free him from the fate of his eternal life.

After hundreds of thousands of years of endless light and shadow, this handsome yet devilish man finally emerged from Hell—

To bring Phoenix Wisdom King away from the transcendent Buddhist Kingdom and the boundless Lotus Sea.

“Let me follow you to that world. For you, I’ll be invincible forever—”

You’re my shore after swimming across hundreds of miles of water. You’re my destination after traveling through thousands of miles of land. <<less

The last thing He Man remembered is she was on her honeymoon with Xie Yu, her husband. However, the girl suddenly wakes up on a hospital bed and already divorced. He Man has amnesia and forgets about her last five years.... more>>

She doesn't understand why Xie Yu and her divorced when they loves each other. She does not understand why her best friend now becomes her enemy. She doesn't understand why everyone seems to loathe her so much.

As He Man tries to collect her memories back, she begins to discover things she never expects. <<less

Despite being married for three years, everything seemed to be in vain as Wen Yan’s husband’s former lover returned at the perfect moment. Overwhelmed, Wen Yan eventually filed for divorce.... more>>

The amus**ent of her companions was directed towards her. It was an indisputable fact that their union was marked by an inherent imbalance of power. Her affection for Zhou Junshu was profound, but the matter at hand was simply how long she could endure the act of submissiveness.

Initially, there was a palpable sense of anticipation among the group for a day or two. Even Zhou Junshu shared this sentiment. However, what awaited them was the rapid response of Wen Yan and her legal counsel.

He viewed her as a replacement, ignorant of the fact that he too filled in for others. Wen Yan possessed a concealed secret that remained locked away in her heart, unable to be disclosed.

Ever since her high school days, there has been a man who has caught Wen Yan’s eye. However, as time went on, the distance between the two of them grew larger and larger.

Despite the impossibility of their situation, she persisted in concealing her feelings, keeping them locked away in her heart, and behaved towards him as if he were just another ordinary neighbor.

Only a matter of days prior to finalizing her divorce, she had an unexpected revelation. The man who she had previously believed to be beyond her reach appeared to have an immense interest in every aspect of her life.

As Wen Yan was pinned underneath him, her eyes glistened with tears resembling clear spring water as she blinked repeatedly.

“It appears that you have devised some sort of agenda for me.”

“Yes, since a long time ago.” <<less

Ercella lived a glorious life everyone envied, but died of an illness at a young age.... more>>

Before her death, she regretted not having become a proper mother to her son.

But somehow, she went back three years ago.

Ercella is living her second life.

I promise to be a loving mother this time.

However, is it too late?

“Now that you’re doing this, you’re just making me feel uncomfortable.”

The son only pushes her away and she realises that her relationship with the husband, who she thought was fine before her regression, wasn’t actually… <<less

Eleanor, the beloved princess, lost everything in an instant after a half-forced marriage to a duke from another country.... more>>

She became a façade duchess, treated like a nobody, and struggled to get by day after day until she died a miserable death.

And then, miraculously, she returned to the past, determined never to live like a fool again.

With every opportunity to turn the tables, will her rebellion succeed? <<less

A former detective chases after his missing daughter, but what he uncovers in the darkness is…... more>>

Third “Konomys” (このミステリーがすごい!) Grand Prize recipient

A story of descent into lunacy over a single girl.

The 17-year old Kanako has disappeared, leaving behind a trace of drug use in her room. Akihiro Fujishima, a former detective and her father, is in pursuit of her whereabouts. Three years earlier, Naoto, who was tormented by his classmates, fell in love with Kanako, who saved him…

The story of the present and the past intersect, and the outline of Kanako gradually emerges from the blurry darkness. Yet the more one delves into her disappearance, the more unintelligible she becomes. What manner of shocking ending awaits at the end of the tunnel? The recipient of the grand prize of the 3rd “This Mystery is Amazing!”, this work overwhelmed every member of the selection committee. A lurid work of dark emotion that will enrapture the hearts of all who read it. <<less

"He's not your husband, he's mine." A wedding invitation came from a friend of 10 years. The moment I saw the picture, my heart dropped. Because it was none other than my husband who held the friend's hand affectionately.... ... more>>

One day, when I could no longer endure the pain of betrayal and even lived as if I was dead mouse with a new name, I got into an unexpected accident and was transported into a devastating novel.

By the way.... Why did you get transported too? I was reunited with the friend who pushed my life into hell and took away my husband. In this beggar like wretched novel. I will no longer live my life as a loser. <<less

Xu Qi was jealous of Liao Jinxue.... more>>

He knew that the pair of shoes on Liao Jinxue’s feet would require his salary of three months. Every diamond on the watch on his wrist was genuine, the elegant cypress fragrance on the body exudes the smell of gold, not the shabby appearance that was there ten years ago.

Xu Qi hated Liao Jinxue.

He saw Liao Jinxue put his arms around his wife’s waist, the woman who has always been reluctant to show a smiling face, looking shy, the ring-wearing left hand caressed and flirted with Liao Jinxue’s chest, and finally leaned on his shoulder meekly.

Thirty-year-old Xu Qi has ordinary looks, a meagre salary job, and a precarious marriage. However, he also blamed all the fault on the young man who seduced his wife – peeping, stalking and cursing Liao Jinxue to wake up, ugly and impotent.

But it backfired and God made a sarcastic joke on him.

After waking up with a hangover, there was a dazzling light, and there, beside him was a man with the fragrance of clear cypress wood. His handsome eyebrows and eyes coincide with every photo taken by him, like an absurd dream.

As he tried to flee hastily, Liao Jinxue pulled him back to his side, his lips were on the back of his neck, Xu Qi’s arms were tightly bound and his voice was cold, like unmelted snow.

“satisfied?”

He wished that Liao Jinxue would lose this beautiful face, his ability to seduce people, and his lavish spending. He wants Liao Jinxue to be an ugly and disgusting man, who can’t take anything away from him.
Cold, Sven scum gong x inferiority complex straight shou. <<less

Seven years ago, when I married the male god, Yin Huaimu, we got blackened till we almost had to quit the entertainment circle.... more>>

Seven years later, the world got tipped off about our disagreements because of the ‘Seven Year Itch’, and suspected that we were about to divorce.

After a car accident, both of us entered a coma. When we woke up, my tail was exposed. The secret I’ve kept for many years has been exposed.

Meanwhile, in the bed beside me, my husband actually…I’m shocked!!! <<less

She, an innocent young girl, fell hard for Ruyian at first sight, pursued him, got accepted by him and eventually they got married.... more>>

Isilia shoved back her young, careless and lovelorn self, changing into a quiet, noble Duchess to make a name for herself, just to become a woman worthy of the title he had given her. The another reason she wanted a good reputation was to make a safe haven for their daughter, who couldn’t talk, and not just because her husband is a Duke.

In their five years of marriage, they had no marital conflicts, no passionate incidents, no burning emotions, but she was still satisfied with their relationship.

Until the day before her daughter’s birthday, her husband confidently introduced his mistress to her.. <<less

The first time they met, he reached out to pluck her chin, casually asking, “How old are you?”... more>>

She replied honestly, “Eighteen.” As a hoyden who used to live on weaving wicker baskets, she had never imagined that Lord Shui, the man with the sheer power of his noble status, would be her man until he came up with a lie on the basis of superstitions of the old society which fooled everyone before taking her as his legal wife.

After being doted on by him for a few years light-heartedly, she finally managed to figure out the exact reason for his love, just before she found out that he was about to marry someone else.

She watched his new wife in a western wedding dress being kissed by him with a gentle and proud smile.

The first lady of the governor had been degraded to a passer-by ever since, with her love that had been turned to ashes. <<less

The sealed box of the legendary musical “Ru Ning” has become a memory that cannot be reproduced by any generation. It is rumored that the two leading actresses, Sheng Mingzhan and Shen Rong ended up in BE in reality. They have never seen each other again.... more>>

After Sheng Mingzhan left Shen’s house, Shen Rong realized that what she took away was not only an empty suitcase, but also Shen Rong’s life that she had loved for many years and a heart that had fallen on her long ago.

“Your silence is a squeal that stabbed me.”

——”The Sleeping Rose” <<less

Hibiki was a female high school student who was suddenly summoned to another world during her spring break. She was sent to a ruined world... more>> called “Evelier” by an existence named [Fate]. The knight Louie whom Hibiki saved is its only survivor, and he intends to fight alongside Hibiki, but…!? <<less

Natasha is an experienced divorce attorney.... more>>

And for some reason, this empire was overflowing with couples who wanted to divorce for various reasons.

For example, a husband who suddenly becomes obsessed with a wife or a wife who suddenly wants to get a divorce.

Thanks to this, Natasha was making a sizable profit by helping them.

In particular, when claiming alimony or part of property division as a fee, it was almost like sitting on a cushion of money.

'Which lawyer would refuse this?'

Natasha hummed inwardly.

***

“...Miss Estelle. Lawyers are always on the side of their clients.”

The words that came out with a face that were not impressed were very emotional. When Estelle made a face that she couldn't believe, Natasha continued.

“To be precise, I’m on the side of those who give me money.”

“That’s better.”

“Honesty is also a basic skill of a lawyer.” <<less

She was drugged by her ex-boyfriend and had her first night with a mysterious man.... more>>

To take revenge her ex, she married this man, starting a new life being spoiled by his love.

They drew a line at their relationship, yet he ignored it over and over again.

“From this moment on, I will give you what you want.” He whispered in a soft voice, indulging her, until she found that his love was not pure.

“Our marriage ends now.” After learning the truth, she stormed out of him without hesitation.

But life brought her back to him a few years later, as her reappearance amazed him. She doesn’t understand, why this man keeps haunting and torturing her after he had got what he wanted from her. <<less

After they have been married for 3 years, Bo Yehan forced her to sign the divorce agreement for the sake of her sister. 6 years... more>> later, she came back with twins. She desired a peaceful life but was pestered by her former domineering husband. “Daddy, mommy is not available, you have to wait!””My daddy is not you!” Since he could not win over the children, he then turned to her. In the deep night, he pressed her against the wall corner... <<less

Laviore Bailey—the ‘fake saintess’ who banished the innocent princess and stirred up bad blood to wage war.... more>>

She’s the villainess with a façade of a saintess.

“I love you. So just shut your mouth and die. Okay?”

But the moment her trusted lover chose her as a sacrifice to the demon, and she realized her father was behind the plan, she killed herself by swallowing poison.

It hurt. It was so painful that she could not even scream. But it was fine. Because she knew this was not the end.

“I will save you this time.”

Then, she came back for her second life. She was determined to rescue those who were unlucky because of her and restored her life back.

“You do whatever you want for the man in your dream.”

Demian said with a rough smile.

“I’ll also protect you the way I want to.” <<less

“I can’t live like this anymore!”... more>>

An arranged marriage that has been going on for two years.

I was tired of being ignored and mistreated as if I had bought this marriage with money.

Since I have received a tremendous inheritance from my grandfather, I will enjoy a glamorous, single life!

With that mindset, I confidently handed my husband divorce papers.

‘Huh?’

“Divorce is absolutely not possible.”

‘Why is he behaving like this when I thought he was on someone else’s side?’

The moment my curiosity about my husband’s true feelings arose, I began to see his inner emotions.

And in a very strange way…

“Are you okay?”

〈 Σ(ﾟﾛ､ﾟ;) 〉

‘Aren’t my husband’s true feelings weird?'

‘Does he really dislike me? Or perhaps…’

〈 (*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡ 〉

Could it be that he actually likes me? <<less

Perhaps love is like a beauty.... more>>

***

Cheng Yan is a talented but unsuccessful actor who has been in the entertainment industry for ten years. Because he always kept himself clean, refusing to accept the “unspoken rules”, he doesn’t have his company’s backing.

He is almost 30 years old, but due to a music video from his early years, he catches the eye of a wealthy businessman, Xia Shaoqian, who is seeking the feeling of a “first love”. Under his company’s pressure, and unwilling to accept that his career is going nowhere, Cheng Yan finally becomes a kept man.

This is a story about pain, ambition, and desire… but also a tender and unexpected romance.

***

A Contemptuous Beauty is the name of a song set in the novel. The beauty refers to neither the shou nor the gong. <<less

Her husband had a woman. From the moment she found out the secret, her perfect family fell apart. ... more>>

In spite of this, she turned a blind eye to it and in return, Rivianna lost her child.

She wanted to die, but a cruel fate brought her back to life.

And so life began again. Rivianna decided not to get divorced again this time.

Instead, she made up her mind. She would sell her husband.

"Do you know that there are a surprising number of people who want you to disappear."

"What?"

“So I sold you.”

She sold her husband to the person who gave her the highest price out of all the people who hated her husband.

"Aren’t you curious? Who really bought you?" <<less

Ann was devoted to Roger, but only received his bitter hatred. He married her to take revenge for his beloved woman.
She tried everything to... more>> win his heart again. Did she succeed? <<less