It is said that Garlan, believed to be the child of destiny, returned to his distant past life in order to break the curse that ensured his death upon reaching adulthood. He valiantly battled his arch-enemy, vied for the throne, and sought to save a kingdom on the brink of destruction. However, he was defeated by his arch-enemy four times. Upon being reborn once more, he felt incapable of defeating his nemesis and was determined to escape, yearning for a life of freedom and happiness.... more>>

Yet, in this lifetime, his former arch-enemy became a loyal follower. Pushed by the people around him, he unwittingly embarked on the treacherous and glorious path to the throne, filled with thorns and honor. A millennium later, the song of the "Wise King" still echoed throughout the land.

This story depicts the journey of a reborn youth who, with the support of numerous followers and the protection of his once-enemy-turned-loyal-ally, gradually transformed from a young prince into a wise and noble ruler.

The writing in this text is delicate, with an intriguing and captivating plot that maintains a sense of grandeur. It subtly carries the style of ancient European and Eurasian epic legends, with meticulous descriptions of scenes and emotions, creating vivid imagery. Through the words, one can experience the distinct charm of the fantasy Eurasian era.

Each character in the story possesses distinct traits, and the interactions between the protagonist and his ally are filled with sweetness and charm. <<less

Wen Ruan transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking cannon fodder in a cultivation novel. The original owner of this body’s neck was snapped by the antagonist Demon Lord as soon as she appeared on the scene. ... more>>

Wen Ruan said, “No, I have to run!”

The system said, “No, there’s an antagonist Demon Lord here that you need to conquer. Work hard to make him fall in love with you!”

Wen Ruan: “In your dreams.”

Mu Zhe: “In your dreams.”

However, on the 101st day as an undercover agent in the Demon Realm, she carried the heavily injured young Demon Lord on a flying sword, patting his face with a bright and unrestrained smile.

“Be good, from now on, I’ll protect you.”

In the embrace of twilight, her graceful brows arched, mirroring the resplendent horizon that painted the sky. A tapestry of vibrant hues unfurled behind her, casting a gentle cascade of colors. Within the young boy’s chest, his heart resounded like a beating drum.

[A story with lots of inner monologues, a righteous survival-minded female protagonist × a tragically demonic Demon Lord with a frank and honest personality]

It is well-known that the supreme Demon Lord, Mu Zhe, had an unforgettable first love who died at a young age. However, no one knew that he had once cut out his heart and soul, kneeling before the gods and demons of all realms, just to meet her again. The lofty deities above laughed with amus**ent, saying, “I have stripped away your memories, erasing any recollection of her. How then can you reunite once more?”

“No matter how much I may have forgotten, the moment we meet, I will fall in love with her once again.”

In the depths of my blood and the essence of my being, lies this unbreakable curse. My purpose, woven into my very existence, is to be hers. <<less

Zhao Qingfeng, who was terminally ill, was reborn in the year 2001.... more>>

That year, his childhood sweetheart and school beauty, Shen Lingyao, turned 18.

Zhao Qingfeng: “The ‘I love you’ that the teacher talked about consists of a subject, predicate, and object, right?”

Shen Lingyao: “Right.”

Zhao Qingfeng: “Was the adverbial clause I added before also correct?”

Shen Lingyao: “Right.”

Zhao Qingfeng: “What about the attributive?”

Shen Lingyao: “Right.”

Zhao Qingfeng: “So, you love me too, right?”

Shen Lingyao: “Right… Huh? You brother Qingfeng, trying to take advantage of me again, take this punch from me, your princess!”

This is a story about childhood sweethearts, both bashful yet eagerly rushing towards each other, filled with sweet moments.

It also touches on family and friendships, as well as business and farming. <<less

Liu Yu, with her exquisite beauty, was sold into a brothel by her heartless parents in her previous life and died on the night she left the pavilion in the most luxurious brothel in Yangzhou City.... more>>

When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the year she was fifteen, just one month before being sold to the matchmaker by her parents.

With her rebirth, there was one urgent matter at hand.
Within a month, she had to find a good husband for herself, escape from the Liu family, and avoid the fate of being sold in her previous life.

She took all the money she could spare, knocked on the door of the matchmaker's house in Changfeng Town. And as soon as she left the matchmaker's house, she met a young man. The matchmaker whispered to her, "Lu Chengxiao, the third son of the Lu family, the owner of the Lu Feng Cloth Shop."

Liu Yu understood; he was her third target.

Recently, Lu Chengxiao had encountered a beautiful woman several times and admired her. He was thinking it was a match destined for marriage.

It wasn't until one day when they met in the mountains, the beautiful woman twisted her foot and couldn't move so he carried her all the way.

When he returned to deliver the medicine, he saw the beautiful woman walking lightly, with no sign of a twisted foot. The heat behind his ears receded, and his eyes grew colder. He turned and went back to Changfeng Town.

Several days later, the beautiful woman shyly handed him a purse, thanking him for his help.

Lu Chengxiao sneered, "Thanking me for helping? That day, I turned back and saw the lady walking normally. Why would I need to help?"

"I can't accept this purse. If we privately exchange gifts, it might be hard to explain later. It's better for the lady to keep her dignity."

Alright, this one couldn't work. Liu Yu took back the purse, curtsied, and walked away…

Lu Chengxiao thought it was a decisive rejection, until several days later, he saw Liu Yu drop an embroidered handkerchief in front of the bookshop where the young man, Chen Sheng, worked. The gentleman picked up the scented handkerchief, and the beautiful woman blushed and thanked him. What a beautiful encounter.

Lu Chengxiao: "…"

A wave of frustration welled up in his chest, and he clenched his teeth as he tossed and turned in his dreams.

Until later, when he saw Liu Yu about to stage a falling-into-the-water scene, Lu Chengxiao panicked. He jumped into the river before Chen Sheng, pulled her ashore, held her slender waist, and couldn't help but feel both angry and pained. He didn't even want to ask more questions. He just held her in his arms and almost begged, "Don't you want a good marriage? I'll marry you!"

【This is a story that begins with scheming, falls into love, with a heart full of sincerity, and ends up in a marriage. It is also a story of two major businesses rising, with elements of urban and farming life.]

Translator's Note: It was about a beautiful girl who was sold by her family and became a courtesan.(More like a geisha because she just performs dances and sings for the men.) She died before they can sell her body to the highest bidder and woke up (rebirth) to the time before her family sold her. So she schemed to find a husband to escape her previous life, and they flourished in life together <<less

Lowly shepherdess. Illegitimate daughter. Disgraceful duchess.
Although she had married her beloved Duke Izar, Freesia lived as though she was trapped at the bottom of a bleak, hapless abyss.
Her family took complete advantage of her, and the people of the duchy hated her for being a stain on the household’s honor.... more>>

And then there was her husband, Izar.
Even after she had suffered a miscarriage, he remained cold.

"To be born to parents like us—happiness would forever elude that child."

At Freesia’s funeral, he had shed not a single tear.
But Freesia wished for one last thing.

Please, cry for me.
Shed even a single tear.
Dearly, I hope that your feelings might change.

Even if it means living for just one more year, that’s fine.
Once that time has passed, then.
Come and cry at my funeral.

*

For the first time, Freesia dared to glare at this man.
The dreadful document in her hand fell to the ground.

"How could you do something so cruel to me, to treat me worse than an animal!"

She was mistaken.
She thought, finally, this man held affection for her. That he trusted her.
That, perhaps... it could even be love.
But it was nothing like that. He deceived her.

"You ruined my life."

There were only five months left before her demise. <<less

Jung Jiheon was once a promising swimmer, but retired early due to an injury and is now working diligently at a sports agency. Currently, the greatest interest in the sports market is none other than Kwon Jaekyung, and numerous agencies are fighting fiercely behind the scenes to scout him.... more>>

In the meantime, Jiheon is ordered by his boss to somehow lure Jaekyung into his agency, and he miraculously succeeds thanks to their insignificant and brief relationship of going to the same swimming center 10 years ago.

However, when they agree to meet for the first time in a long while, Kwon Jaekyung is not interested in the terms of the contract. He just suddenly asks about Jiheon’s second gender…. <<less

An unexpected cohabitation with a stranger changed Lin Beixiu's life in various ways. Through the memories of a song and their repeated interactions together, Lin Beixiu realized that they were not strangers at all.
"Although I lost you once, this time I will hold onto you tightly."... more>>

All encounters in the world are reunions after a long separation. This is a story about reunion. <<less

I became the wife of a man with a lover. Well then, I guess I have to protect his chastity?... more>>

“You can sleep on the floor then.”

“What?” His eyes said he didn’t want to.

Well, yeah. The floor was hard. Then it couldn’t be helped.

“I’ll just hold your hand and sleep. You trust me, right?”

But, how come the bed broke on my first night with my husband?

*

Aristine, a princess confined out of the Emperor’s sight.

When in reality, she was the owner of the [Monarch’s Sight], able to see the future, past, and present.

She, who became the sacrifice for a political marriage, was married off to a terrifying barbarian…

“The most precious things should naturally be given to my bride.”

But her husband, whose monstrosity she prepared for, was way too normal.

However, he belonged to someone else.

‘I’ll go make money then.’

She might as well make the goldfields her own.

*

Can Aristine really achieve her dream of living freely on a pile of money?

Or will she end up killing two birds with one stone? <<less

She becomes interrupted by love, a jealousy inducer, and the female friend of the male lead.... more>>

And in addition, she even has an unrequited love with the male lead. It was ruined.

As long as this is the case, let’s just become friends!

It was nice to have the first meeting with such a young male lead…

“Hello, Bouser Youngae (Polite way for noble’s daughter)”

“Uwa!!” You were mistaken for a girl and you cried?

Fortunately, she managed to resolve the misunderstanding and become close friends. However, the male lead in his childhood is more shy and soft-hearted than I thought.

Eventually, she became attached to the male lead and decided to become a real friend.

However, due to the disturbance of the male lead father and the war broke out, we had to be separated for a long time, I thought I could barely meet him again and stay the same as before but….

“Your eyes must have dropped a lot since I didn’t see you. Princess Averine!”

What’s wrong with him again?!

It’s not just that. Rather than getting along, he keeps get into trouble when he has a chance, and most of all, he even bothers my love business!!

Aren’t we just friends?! <<less

I was reincarnated in a Rated-19 horror novel. As the roommate who was horribly mu*dered by the crossdresser who commits a massacre from blackening due to his terrible childhood.... more>>

Wouldn’t the massacre be prevented if the man’s lack of affection was resolved?!

So I confessed to him.

“I-I like you!”
“….I’m a girl.”

Huh? Oh, oops!
But, I still like you!

The milk has already been spilt. I worked hard to prevent the massacre in the original novel by sticking close to the crossdressing protagonist. Now, all I have to do is reveal that this person was a man….Won’t he ever get caught dressing up as a woman?!

“Hey, you’re a man!”

“….N-no. Don’t abandon me, Bree.”

He even burst into tears.
Why are you crying!? <<less

“Everything that sparkles is mine.”... more>>

It’s been 10 years since I took on the role of Gemma, a jewel-stealing thief in a game with extreme difficulty.

Today, I was doing the stealing that the system told me to do to avoid a bad ending…

“Gotcha.”

“Huh?”

I was caught by Inspector Raven Hunt, the investigator who was persistently pursuing me.

[Enter the bad ending route.]

‘System! Give me one more chance!’

However, it was not the system that gave me a chance to live, but the enemy.

“You choose. Prison or marriage?”

* * *

My fake marriage to the man who arrested me…

“We’re divorcing as soon as we get that damn ruby back.”

“I’m already looking forward to that day.”

We are just together to find the missing ruby…

“Our child. The responsibility is mine and yours together. So don’t think about running away again.”

The man who seemed to be disgusted by the idea of having fur on him raised my cat with me.

“The only jewel I want is my wife Gemma.”

He began to say things that made my heart flutter.

“Raven, if you do this, I will report you.”

“Marriage registration.”

I… Maybe I didn’t steal the jewels I was told to steal, but I stole this man’s heart? <<less

In her new life, Ji Ran decides to teach a lesson to her melodramatic fake sister and reclaim everything that belongs to the Ji family. But unexpectedly, she ends up sitting next to her lifelong rival from her past life, Shen Zhi, in school. Ji Ran never imagined that the ice-cold male god of the financial world, who was ranked NO. 1, was once so fierce and protective of her when they were young.... more>>

And she also didn’t know…

That she herself is the “white moonlight” from the finance world in her previous life, who was rumored to have already died, the one who made him suppress his madness and never look at another woman again.

Until one day, Ji Ran passes by the staircase, where a group of teenage boys is bragging excitedly. She overhears one of the boys saying, “If you’re looking for a girlfriend, you should find someone like Ji Ran, with a slim waist and long legs…” Before he can finish his sentence, Shen Zhi kicks him and coldly remarks, “What nonsense are you dreaming about.” There’s something he doesn’t say out loud, that not even his pursuit has caught up with him.

As she turns around, their eyes meet, and he shows a slight change in expression.

That night, she couldn’t help but ask, “Shen Zhi, why did you notice me in the beginning?” Shen Zhi: “Everyone else is afraid of me, why aren’t you?” The unspoken words were, “You’re the one I’d be willing to risk my life for.”

#Don’t be fooled by the playful title; this is actually a heartwarming campus romance. It’s about those little secrets hidden in time and forgotten, finally coming to light once again.#

One-sentence synopsis: “You’re the one I’d be willing to risk my life for.”

#A Campus Bigshot That Strikes Fear into Hearts X A Small Fairy Even More Fearsome Than a Bigshot

Protagonists: Ji Ran, Shen Zhi <<less

Reiji Saeki, who lives in the north eastern countryside town, lost his life in an accident during summer vacation. ……But before he knew it, a mysterious ball of light hovered in front of his eyes in a world of whiteness. ... more>>

That ball of light was a magician from a parallel world, and is looking for a person qualified to inherit the magic they had created to prevent it from being lost.

Reiji, who rode on that suggestion, now lives in the parallel world Elgin, with a new body and powerful magical power. <<less

Before the return of spiritual energy and the awakening of all races, Ye Xuan died on the battlefield and unexpectedly returned to twenty years ago.... more>>

At this moment, before the returned of spiritual energy, the future lofty Red Lotus Empress was still just a simple and helpless little girl.
Ye Xuan seized the opportunity, deceiving the yet-to-awaken school beauty and deskmate Empress to become his wife, holding her in the palm of his hand, spoiling her to the skies!

A month later, when the spiritual energy returned, the school beauty awakened an SSS-class talent, skyrocketing to fame!

Passerby: You have SSS-grade talent, Ye Xuan is not worthy of you!
Red Lotus Empress: Get lost! Ye Xuan is my man, whoever touches him dies! <<less

Yi Feng, who was terminally ill, was reborn in the year 2000. In that year, his childhood sweetheart and school beauty Gu Muxi turned 18.... more>>

“Yi Feng, lend me a pen!”

“…Didn’t you just borrow one yesterday?”

“Yesterday was yesterday, today is today, things change, don’t you understand?”

“…I’m convinced, alright, here you go.”

“Yi Feng, tear off a piece of paper for me to use!”

“…Why tear mine? Don’t you have any?”

“I do, but I don’t mind tearing yours.”

“…You really have a way of thinking! Fine, fine, here you go.”

“Yi Feng…”

“…What do you want to borrow now? I don’t have anything left.”

“Hmph, lend me your hand for a moment!”

“…What for?!”

“Nothing much, I just want to hold my boyfriend’s hand.”

“Huh???”

This is the daily life of a romance between childhood friends, filled with social awkwardness.

A story full of sweetness, without any melodrama or heartache.

Welcome aboard!~ <<less

Due to an accident, Tang Feng returned to the night before the college entrance examination! Not only did he meet his childhood sweetheart, but he also obtained the Ultimate Genius Sign-in system.... more>>

Signing in every day could earn a different amount of points.

These points could be used to exchange for various skills and items.

“Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Genius Secret Manual!”

“Congratulations to the host…”

Tang Feng and his childhood sweetheart embarked on a perfect life together. <<less

[Love After Marriage]... more>>

In order to avoid an arranged marriage, Shen Yin, the young miss of a prominent household, jumped into the water in protest. When she opened her eyes again, she found that the world had become fantastical. Not only was she naked, but she was also lying in a large white tub. Just as she thought she was dead, she was told that she had a child and a husband. She tried to regain her clarity. <<less

One day when I was working as a low-ranking civil servant in a hopeless imperial palace department.... more>>

I realized that I had reincarnated in a novel.

“Oh my god, the villain is about to start a war, right? If a war breaks out, people like me will be the first to die!”

An imminent war as per the original setting.

If I want to live, I must first save the crown prince!

Save the crown prince who dies first in the original story
I leaked the original’s information to catch the villains
Suddenly, I became the youngest minister.

I didn’t really mean to get ahead, but there’s nothing wrong with that!

Let’s just catch the villain.

* * *

It’s a lot of fun to abuse the villains, and the taste of power is also very sweet.

However…

“His Highness the Crown Prince has a great sense of responsibility, but since he has nowhere to focus, he may want to run away sometimes.”

The strange new intern is talking nonsense.

No, how did I save the prince!

“What? Run awaaaay?”

With a glint in my eyes, I said grimly.

“If His Highness runs away… I will personally chase him to the end of the continent. I will somehow drag him by the collar, stick tight next to him, and keep an eye on him.”

Hmm?

But intern, why are you shaking? Why are your ears red? <<less

At midnight, with two hoots of owls, Xu Wang was involved in a world called “Owl”, dividing his life into two parts: “day reality” and “night mission completed”.... more>>

Xu Wang: I met my white moonlight, who I had a crush on in high school and who turned me down, now has become my team partner in the world of mission completed. I was very flustered.

Wu Sheng: I met the man who bore in my mind in mission completed world. Although I was rejected that year, I would like to try again.

Owl: Which one of you had a crush on the other? Who was turned down? How am I confused about this…

Sophomore, high IQ, pretentious adorable Gong VS optimistic ridicule Shou <<less

Zhu Tong was born in a wealthy family, but the pampered young master suffered from a serious cleanliness addiction, and there were so many things that even God can’t stand it, so he was given a sickness and even coughed three mouthfuls of blood.... more>>

The day before his death, he was inexplicably bound to a system.

The system told him that he was actually a cannon fodder villain in a danmei novel who humiliated the heartthrob protagonist and suffered the consequences. If he wanted to survive, he had to find the only one in the novel, the white moonlight, who was not attracted to the protagonist and get full favorability from him.

In order to find him, Zhu Tong changed schools.

The new school was located in a remote small county with eight-person dormitories, a canteen for big pot meals, and only one public toilet in a teaching building.

Zhu Tong: In order to survive, I will endure!

-

Shao Ming is the Study God of No.1 Middle School, a down-and-out young master who was abandoned by his family. He hates the pampered rich second generation the most.

As a result, Zhu Tong became his deskmate.

On the first day they met, Zhu Tong looked at him with dislike painted on his face.

Shao Ming snorted coldly in his heart: Heh, another young master who can't take care of himself.

Later, because of his unintentional remark, Zhu Tong went to the cafeteria to eat. He was sent to the hospital for stomach bleeding that night.

Shao Ming: ...

The delicate and fleshy young master Zhu was picked up by Shao Ming and brought home.

In order to complete his task, Zhu Tong washed his hands and made soup for the first time in his life. He planned to make breakfast for Shao Ming, but he got up late.

In the kitchen, Shao Ming was wearing a pair of casual shorts and was frying eggs in front of the stove. His good figure could be seen at a glance. Zhu Tong pushed the door in and was stunned for two seconds. Two streams of nosebleeds came out from under his nose.

Shao Ming: ...

Zhu Tong wiped it away: "If I said that the nosebleed is due to my illness, will you believe me?"

Shao Ming approached him step by step, and pressed him against the door frame: "I don't believe your words."

-

Black-bellied, narcissistic, shameless, Study God gong x weak and calm young master shou. <<less

Kiana, the troublemaker of the Prelai duchy.... more>>

I was about to give up my life as a villainess and be reborn as a new person.

Until one day, the family was hanged for treason.

‘There’s no need to kill me, who ran away from home 7 years ago and is only doing research in the countryside!’

The moment I realized that the academy, who said that I was a genius and would treat like a family, betrayed me, and that treason was also falsely accused by someone…

Due to a mysterious power, I returned to a year ago!

“I can’t help it. Now that it’s like this, I, who is smart and strong, has no choice but to save the family.”

There were two things to do for the family.

“Will I be of help to you someday too?”

“I tried to save him because he is precious to my grandfather.”

Restoring the relationship with the family, which was a mess, and…

“Please pretend to be in a relationship with me externally.”

Holding hands with ‘that man’.

Oh, before that. Pouring a water bottle over the dean’s head during the lecture, I said,

“This is gravity.” Get revenge on those academy guys who have no morals.

Kiana, who came back smarter and more vicious. <<less

My older brother, who was my only family member, lost his memory.... more>>

“I have a sibling? Are you kidding me?”

He was a fool who cared for me ever since he brought me from the temple…

“I can’t even take care of myself, so what is this…”

I left the family because I didn’t want to be a burden to my older brother, who had no memory, and was helpless in the tragedy that followed.

So I turned back time.

That too, to the point when my brother lost his memory.

“I don’t have anything in my head, so I don’t know what to do next. What if I have a kid with me?”

We must not repeat the tragedy of the past life. So I grimly said,

“That’s right. I don’t have anything on my brother’s head right now.”

“…What, what?”

I chuckled and took out a document I had prepared. The contents of the document, written in crooked, large letters, were simple.

[I transfer all the property in my name to my younger sister.]

While my gaping older brother was checking the documents, I took out his seal from his drawer and smeared it with ink.

Then I put it in his hand and said with a very sad expression.

“So stamp it. Now.”

I will protect you in this life. <<less

Bea Westwind, in her quest to revive her deceased master, dared to delve into the forbidden realm of alchemy: human creation.... more>>

However, the homunculus created through magus amalgamation did not resemble her master.

Instead, it took the form of a child.

As she observed her failed creation, Bea realized that it bore a striking resemblance to a certain man whose life she had once saved.

This man was none other than the Archduke of Vilkanos, from beyond the mountains.

Upon learning of the Archduke’s true identity, Bea went to demand compensation from him.

“I formally propose to you. For the honor of Vilkanos and yours!”

“No! I told you already! This is NOT your child!”

The man, upon seeing the homunculus, stubbornly insisted on accepting it as his own! <<less

The Prince Regent of the Zong Dynasty, Lin Bozhou, looked noble and benevolent on the outside but disgustingly filthy on the inside.... more>>

This traitorous minister, whom everyone had condemned.

One day, Meng Huan, who just transmigrated into a book, arrived into the bedroom in a sedan chair after he was forcefully sold as a male concubine to the Prince Regent.

How to keep himself safe in the face of this treacherous minister? Meng Huan was prepared to act like the original host, that was, being an aloof and cold man who would rather die than obey the Prince Regent. He would despise this man, while showing off his intelligence and wisdom, and occasionally, engaged in a game of wits with the Prince Regent.

Only this way would the Prince Regent love and respect him.

He could also be like the original host, winning the man’s favor but choosing to ignore it, making his escape in style, and forcing the calm Prince Regent glow in red anger.

—

However, when he tried to recall the incoming part to play as the original host, Meng Huan suddenly froze.

Meng—Low IQ— Huan: What were the crafty plots and machinations?

Meng—Low IQ—Huan: What were the words the original host used to scold the man?

Meng—Low IQ—Huan: Oh no, I am finished, I am done for. I am toast QAQ

—

The male concubine he bought were said to possess determined character, and very likely going to commit su*cide by bitting off his own tongue, or viciously shout foul words at him.

Always calm and collected, Lin Bozhou, who was not one to force himself on another or witness bloodshed, was ready to free this man.

Yet, when he entered the door, he saw a dazed beauty, looking at a loss while saying in a very soft voice, “Hus-husband?”

The beauty looked to be racking his brain as if his life depended on it.

Then, after a few seconds of stupefaction, he appeared to have given up. “I would better serve you in bed.”

Lin Bozhou: “…?”

The absolute wise minister and his dumb wife : )

This story is also known as The Waste Who Transmigrated into a Political Fiction

*A powerful and smart minister gong vs dumb and delicate beauty shou <<less

Zuo Qinghuan felt she shouldn’t be curious about her financial backer’s wife, or fall in love with the financial backer’s wife or steal the financial backer’s wife. Zuo Qinghuan felt she was absolutely crazy.... more>>

Since childhood, she has been favored by many people. The outstanding Qin Wanshu had nothing to lose. Her only regret was…

Zuo Qinghuan, whose face was pure, said to Qin Wanshu that she could cure her frigidity. Qin Wanshu was speechless and emotionally indisposed.

Qin Wanshu never thought she would cheat one day, and the object of her cheating would be her husband’s mistress. Qin Wanshu thought she was crazy. <<less