If one must strive to be loved, then I will give up such trivial pursuit.... more>>

I will no longer try to kill myself.

* * *

Kalia Estelle, the cursed daughter of a count, had spent her entire life trying to be loved.

She had done everything to prove that she was different from her mad father, who killed their people and burned their land.

But all she achieved was the accusation of being the “devil’s daughter.”

The day before she came of age, Kalia made up her mind.

She would no longer seek cheap affection.

She wouldn’t sacrifice her soul for a fleeting love.

And if there was a next life, she wouldn’t seek love again.

As her consciousness faded and her breathing became labored, she suddenly found herself transported back five years to the past.

* * *

“I love you.”

I hesitated and backed away as Claude approached me.

But my back was against the wall, and before I knew it, he was standing right in front of me.

“Kalia.”

He peered through the small gap between his fingers that covered his face, carefully watching my reaction.

Despite his disheveled appearance, he was radiant at the moment.

He kneeled down and gently took my trembling right hand, making me feel as if this had all been a dream.

His lips touched the back of my dry hand.

“Just as you showed me the light and opened a new life for me, I want to do the same for you.”

Beneath his long, thick lashes, his eyes were filled with an unfamiliar emotion.

“You know why I live. Kalia, please let me love you.” <<less

Ella, who had been chosen as a candidate for Princess Consort for possessing great magic powers, was later deprived of that position after a saintess made her appearance. Some time after, she was imprisoned for committing a villainous act against the saintess. Driven by jealousy and hatred, her powers spiralled out of control; as a result, the royal capital was on the verge of destruction. Eventually, the wicked woman met her end by the crown prince's sword.... more>>

However, when Ella woke up, she realised that she had returned to the past. Her once immense magic powers were almost gone, and she could barely breathe. For some reason, the only person who could replenish her powers was none other than the crown prince himself, who was also Ella's fiance?!

•••If you keep on giving me magic powers this way, my body won't be able to take it anymore!

...It appears I cannot live without you. <<less

She became an insignificant villainess who was used for cider. She did her best to play the role so that the original story was not twisted.... more>>

“You are nothing to me, Fresa.”

The male lead despises her.

“Why do you hate me so much? Because I’m an insignificant maid?” the original heroine resented her.

“You are the disgrace of the family.”

‘Yes, yes. Everybody’s doing great. Keep hating me. Go on!’

And finally, on the day the original story had its ending, she decided to die. With a false poison, of course. She left her family and tried to live in a secluded countryside by cultivating a herb garden, but she saved the life of a man who had moved into a neighbor’s house. However this man, was the Grand Duke who killed and saved many people with a smile?

“So you saw my naked body . . .”

The subtlety intensified.

“Let’s take it all off this time, shall we? Then it will be easier to look at it.”

The Grand Duke was overly assertive. Moreover, the original male lead, who should enjoy a happy newlywed with the original heroine, has also arrived.

“You’re the one I really love, Fresa.”

Fresa said, almost hitting Rowan in the head with the homie he was holding.

“No, did you just hit your head?”

Even family members who ignored and persecuted her as a disgrace pleaded.

“Come back, Fresa. Everybody’s waiting for you.”

‘Yes, no way I’m going back.’ <<less

“The black-bellied beauty gong × the proud seductive emperor shou”... more>>

Li Qingyun is a cruel and foolish king who is notorious for committing all kinds of wicked acts in the Kingdom of Yong. After falling into the water, he woke up and discovered that he was actually the cruel emperor scumbag in a heart-throb novel.

In the plot: He destroyed the protagonist shou’s country, trapped him in the harem, broke his pride, and used all sorts of methods to obtain the protagonist shou. In the end, he was killed in prison by the heartthrob protagonist shou and a group of dog-licking cannon fodder gong—the country was ruined, the family was destroyed, and he died with his eyes open1.

T/L note: 1 死不瞑目: to die with remaining grievances

Li Qingyun looked at the protagonist shou, Dugu Li who had his country destroyed by him and was punished to kneel in the snow, then fell into deep thought. He (Li Qingyun) decided to change his methods, treat Dugu Li well, send him warmth, and change Dugu Li’s hatred for him. In the end, Li Qingyun successfully embraced the beauty.

“A-Li, I won’t force you to do things you don’t want to do anymore. Why don’t you smile at me?”

“A-Li, I will give you as much freedom as possible. Are you happy?”

“A-Li, I want you to be my queen, I want to kiss you, hold you, and pamper you." <<less

I've been reincarnated as the younger sister of the male lead in the brutal sad ending novel, 'The Saintess of the Dawn.'... more>>

The picture-perfect, affectionate older brother, the Crown Prince.
I did everything to protect my brother... but just before the happy ending, he was mu*dered.
And that was by the so-called kind heroine and the gentle sub-male lead!

Furthermore, shamelessly, the two of them accused me of being the mu*derer,
And before I knew it, I had become a notorious villainess, committing crazy deeds out of jealousy between my brother and the supposed heroine.

***

"Give me the princess."

Instead of facing execution, I was sold off to Felosite, the villainous Archduke in the original story, to marry. Infamous for his cruelty, he was the mastermind behind the sad ending that wiped out the protagonists and brought ruin to the Empire.

But why would he want me as his bride?!

A plaything for torture?
A means to form an alliance with the imperial family?
A sacrifice for dark magic?

Or...

"Feel comfortable, Lucian... that's what you can call me."
"Yes?"
"I'll give you everything you want. Just tell me what you desire."

The sight of my husband acting shyly in front of me and showering me with gifts was unbelievably awkward.

That wasn't all.

"Our precious niece! Let's go building shopping together!"
"Dear sister! I brought the delicious strawberry cake you mentioned! Let's eat it together!"
"We don't need that distant grandson! We'd rather have our adorable granddaughter-in-law play with this old man!"

The intimidating villainous in-laws who I thought were, turn out to adore only me, sidelining their own son?!

Um... Excuse me, aren't you villains? Why on earth are you doing this to me?" <<less

In a desperate attempt to save the world, the male protagonist loses his comrades one by one, eventually succumbing to destruction in a bleak fantasy novel.... more>>

I found myself transmigrated into this story as the villainous princess, known for her excessively innocent mind. Obsessed with the male protagonist, I cause chaos and eventually die during a monster attack, tarnishing the reputation of the knight order the protagonist belongs to.

‘Wow, these knights are more like a bunch of mercenaries than a noble order!”

I exclaimed in disbelief, surveying the disheveled knights before me.

“Gentlemen, did you sign a proper employment contract? What about overtime pay? Compensation in case of accidents? Medical support for mental stress and physical injuries?”

“Um… why are you asking this all of a sudden, Princess?”

The male protagonist inquired with a suspicious look.

Well, I can understand why he’s wary of me considering my past obsession, but…

“You should call me ‘Administrative Officer’, not ‘Princess’.”

“Ah, but that’s…”

“Cassia Astrid, I am hereby assigned as the Administrative Officer to the Azure Dawn Knight Order, effective today.”

I flashed a grin at the stunned male protagonist.

“And you can rest assured that I will no longer be obsessed with you.”

The protagonist’s beauty? My obsession? A sweet and bloody romance?

What good are those when the world is on the brink of destruction!

____

“If you keep this up, I might accidentally send a letter of complaint to His Majesty the Emperor about this matter.”

I caused a scene in the commander’s office, acting like a typical villainess.

“Hey, do you expect our men to wash your socks too? Don’t you have hands? Huh!”

I also confronted the absurd barracks culture.

“Don’t be discouraged, gentlemen. It’s not your fault.”

I diligently looked after the future saviors whose mental state was in tatters.

“Long live the Administrative Officer!”

“You are the goddess who will save our knight order!”

“Our. Bright. Light. Cas.si.a!”

…Why have our knights turned into my fan club?

And…

“Our Administrative Officer will never leave us. Do you understand?”

Why has the once cold and aloof male protagonist’s eyes turned affectionate towards me?! <<less

Lohengrin had been betrothed for eight long years.
Even when she lost her voice, her fiancé remained steadfast by her side, never once breaking off their engagement.... more>>

Just as she was about to marry him,
She found out that her fiancé had a mistress and a five-year-old son.
Such deceit was beyond anything she could ever tolerate.

But then.

“Have you forgotten how to speak because you suffered some sort of shock? Or is it that you’ve never had the ability to speak in the first place?”

Wynbergen’s disgrace, Bern’s libertine, His Majesty the Emperor’s setback.
Wynbergen’s bastard.
Carlisle Ansgar.

This man…

“What is it that you want?”
“Marriage.”

…Why has he appeared as though he had been waiting for this very moment? <<less

By the way, if we corrupt the Demon Queen, wouldn't it be a happy ending where no one dies?

As an unambitious second-generation wealthy individual, Li Jianqing's biggest wish is to live comfortably off the family wealth for the rest of her life.... more>>

Her sister has been chosen by the elders for an arranged marriage, becoming Li Jianqing's future brother-in-law and also the older brother of her boyfriend - a seemingly unapproachable and aloof individual.

Li Jianqing decides that her sister can handle the hardships of marriage, while she just wants to enjoy her romantic relationship.

However, after a small accident, her relationship with Lu Weizhi starts to go off track.

Li Jianqing insists that she is not a malicious second female lead, at most, she is just a bit seductive…

【Warning】

Misaligned values, broad definition of 1v1

The male lead enters a business marriage with the elder sister, while the female lead is in a romantic relationship with the second male lead, creating a pseudo-brother-in-law and true siblings dynamic. <<less

Mo Yao crossed over.... more>>

He found himself in the apocalypse, as an ordinary teenager on the verge of starvation in a shelter.

Resources were scarce within the base, and dangers lurked outside. Mo Yao, who doesn’t possess any superpowers, discovers that the farming game he played in his previous life has come to life with as a system.

Fresh green vegetables, rich and juicy oversized fruits, double-yield wheat crops, and mutated animal meat that could enhance abilities…

Mo Yao swallowed hard. He would start with vegetables first! Then there would be fruits, rice, wheat, and meat!

Initially just thinking about growing some vegetables and raising poultry to have a decent meal in the apocalypse, unexpectedly, Mo Yao inadvertently ended up growing more and more crops, even attracting internal conflicts within the base—

Mo Yao hugged his small cotton quilt tightly, trembling: ?
Please, stop fighting QAQ.

Starting from a small stall, joining the base supply station, and then building warehouses, inadvertently, Mo Yao transformed from a small stall owner into the world’s largest food supplier, and even…

became the number one on the post-apocalyptic human’s “most wanted to marry” list!

At this moment, Jiang Yixi, who had accompanied him all the way, stepped forward: Who dares to marry my person?!

*****

One day, Jiang Yixi brought back a teenager from outside, skinny and unconscious. When the teenager woke up, he thought they wouldn’t have any further interaction, but the teenager moved into the neighboring room and became his neighbor.

The teenager was bullied, and Jiang Yixi intervened to save him.

The teenager was frail, and Jiang Yixi personally took him out for physical training.

The teenager wanted to join the supply station, and Jiang Yixi firmly protected him against objections.

The teenager…

Jiang Yixi realized that from the beginning, he had already taken the young man under his protection.

Mo Yao: May you, in the midst of surging darkness, gnaw on the sweetest melon and eat the most delicious meat. <<less

Soft and Cute Assistant X Yandere Movie Emperor... more>>

There are rumors in the entertainment industry that the movie emperor Gu Xiao is sexually cold and distant from women, which the assistant scoffs at.

Sexually cold and distant? Not interested in women? Then who is the man who daily flirts with her, stirring up her desires and making her legs weak from being charmed?

There are also rumors that during his student days, the movie emperor Gu Xiao admired a female student at the same school and turned into a stalker, peeping at her every day.

The assistant scoffs, "Hmph, even if it's about my Gu Xiao, the rumors should be decent. Handsome like Gu Xiao, the junior sister would be wrong not to stalk and peep at him!"

Until one day, the assistant accidentally enters the room that Gu Xiao strictly forbids anyone from entering and sees that it is filled with pictures of her from their student days to the present.

Pictures of them shopping, eating, even sleeping and bathing…

The assistant's legs tremble, bidding farewell to you, Movie Emperor?! Even if you were the Jade Emperor, I would still sass you! <<less

The child I raised turned out to be a man.... more>>

Kang Si Hyeon, an ordinary office worker who was about to get married after a boring relationship.

One day, the newly appointed head of department who was seven years younger than her turned out to be Yoon Tae Ha, the child she had raised since he was in the second grade of elementary school.

“You can’t do this to me. Even if you were the last man left in this world, it wouldn’t happen between us!”

The once adorable child now looked at her with a man’s gaze.

“Marry me instead.” <<less

29 year old Kim Jiyoung, who has lived an unfortunate life.... more>>

When I opened my eyes, I had become Princess Alicia, an uncommon villain in the Heter Empire.

Aside from becoming a hostage and marrying the powerless prince of the Vald Empire, but even drank an extreme poison and became young?

So… The golden spoon is a gold spoon, but it was a spoon that could not be used at all.

*

“This is where the 8th Prince of the Empire lives.”

“…..”

“Who are you?”

If my identity is revealed, I might die.

The only person in this world who can protect me is Kion, who is 8th prince and my husband!

“Dad!!”

This nonsense that I spit out, let’s be shameless.

“Dad! Thwat miswter ashked there, I cwame in!” (Dad! That mister asked there, I came in!)

I calmly bent my maple-like fingers and pointed at the man with his mouth open with a bewildered face.

“Twere! Miwster ashked!” (There! That mister asked)

“……”

“Tchu me oh… ashked hu I am!” (To me oh….. asked who i am!)

It was the moment my husband became a father. <<less

A land covered with snow-white sand, an air with a foul smell of sulfur, and a land where it was difficult to breathe without a purifier. A gloomy future where even tomorrow’s life could not be guaranteed.... more>>

Faced with a desperate crisis, humanity sculpts the dragon’s corpse to create eight cities. The chosen move to a new city, and the unchosen are left in the desolate Dead sea.

The ‘Theory of Paradise’ will be supported by three pillars. The three of them will be attending the school at the same time, dreaming and sharing the same senses, so they will surely acknowledge each other’s presence.

1000 years after the city was built, three youths who were abandoned and destroyed by the world faced an old prophecy.

“Tell me, you will never love me.”

“You said there was a light outside the tunnel, but to me, the light was you.”

Even in the gloomy dystopian era, the three main characters, Eun Woo, Jae Hee, and Yoon Hwan, were constantly in dynamism. They faced their fate head-on and continued to carry out their own beliefs that they firmly believed on. Through this, it showed how important “love” was in choosing the direction of life, how courageous choices were gathered to change the world, and how overwhelming the ‘love-induced revolution’ was.

‘Theory of Paradise’ was the story of three people who had fallen into hell and had lived desperately, trying to change the world for the one they love, and eventually finding light in the dark. <<less

Yan Chen, an overly obsessive wolf and possessive lover, chained Rong Jun who wanted to run away from him. He imprisoned him, not hesitating to abolish his feet to keep him by his side. It was all tragic before his reincarnation.... more>>

After being reincarnated, a certain wolf followed behind the proud white peacock, restraining his selfish desires and guarding him carefully. Not to mention that his white peac*ck ran away. He was so distressed that he wanted to engrave his name on his neck and marry him to keep him from ever leaving him! <<less

Transmigrating into a Fantasy world with no female lead, Yan Zhen becomes the tr*sh protagonist of the book. But as long as he acts out the plot well, he can overturn his fate, become stronger, and reach the pinnacle.... more>>

It’s not like being a frustrated villain who gets slapped in the face, or a pitiful cannon fodder sacrificed for the plot. How hard could it be to play the protagonist?

However——

His fiancée, who was supposed to break off the engagement, immediately wants to consummate their marriage;

The aloof female sect master personally guides him as soon as she appears;

The wealthy white lotus beauty with maxed out charm ability directly approaches him when they meet. <<less

The pheromone of Salted Fish A is that of an overbearing aged tequila, and the pheromone of Cold Belle O is that of a sweet and juicy honey peach.... more>>

Protagonists: Lou Du X Chi Jing (Salted Fish A X Cold Belle O: The names used in the first two chapters)

There is a childbirth plot, and the plot is simple, clichéd, and melodramatic. <<less

A married couple divorcing in their 7th year is the only way they can think of to live! ... more>>

Ji-seok, who married a woman from a chaebol family, became vice president at the Geumyoung Department Store.

I believed that I would be happy with love alone, but now it is difficult to endure the ignorance of Do-hee and the pressure from her family, who would growl by only looking at my face. 

“If you want to divorce, do it.”

It was Do-hee, who said this upon his request for divorce, but will she really wash it away like this?
Why did she suddenly approaching him as if seducing when she already said that?

With the indiscriminate temptation of the breathtaking, and fascinating Do-hee, will Ji-seok succeed in divorcing safely? <<less

Xia Guixuan, the immortal emperor of a generation, was injured along with his archenemy, both gravely wounded.... more>>

He went into seclusion in the core of a remote and desolate planet in the universe to heal his injuries.

Gradually, the environment of the planet was transformed by the immortal aura emanating from him, turning it into a habitable world filled with spiritual energy.

The indigenous life forms began to practice cultivation and developed their own civilization.

Several years later, a human exploration spacecraft from the Milky Way Galaxy arrived at this location. Powerful beings from various planes of existence began to take notice of this place.

Amidst various clashes, heroes emerged.

Xia Guixuan, within the planet's core, opened his eyes. <<less

Despite being born into a family that practiced Daoism through many generations, Lin You naturally didn’t like learning about Daoism. Unfortunately for him, it was confirmed through a divination that he would not live past the age of twenty-five. From that point on, he hid himself near that tyrant who had killed him with a car. ... more>>

He used all sorts of methods to make his existence known.

He turned into a macaw, then a guinea pig, then a lynx, and then a husky. He changed into different bodies with no end.

Meanwhile, his relationship with Mu Yanxiao deepened with each change. <<less

“Pray, become the Enchanter that represents the family.”... more>>

The goodwill from the start didn’t last long.

At the House that adopted me due to my affinity with elemental spirits, I lived a life detested by even the maids because my powers didn’t come to form. It was a life where I agonized over whether I would be happier in death. That is, until I found another ‘me’.

“I finally found you. Hi, the current me. Won’t you enter into a contract with me? You’re far too special to live like this, you see.”

A miracle appeared in front of me, who was, again, vomiting as well. The person who lived as me in my previous life.

“I’ll make you into this continent’s best Enchanter.” <<less

"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

Aloof master with no life skills x endearingly silly, tsundere little disciple.... more>>

Note: This is the author's rewrite of "My Master Raised Me to Death", which was a one-shot. <<less

In the original novel, she was the villainess, but she avoided all the death flags properly by faking her own death.
She saved even the poor child who was destined to die, sacrificed herself to ensure the protagonists' lives would be smooth…
And thus, she hid and waited for her own happy ending.... more>>

Finally feeling happy for a moment at the news of the original protagonists' marriage, she returned after hearing about her mother's passing...

…But why is everything all messed up?
No, more importantly, why was she in confinement?!

The original male lead, who was her childhood friend and fiancé, spoke.

"If I had known you'd fall for such a simple trick like a death notice, I would have done it sooner."

The male lead, who she thought had married someone else, laughed at her with utterly crazed eyes.
Why was he like this now? He wasn't like this before.

"You’ve got nowhere to run now."

What's going on here! <<less

After her first film was released, Jiang Qitang became famous and won the Best New Artist award in four major Film Awards. A period of glory where she was known as “The Violet Star of the Entertainment Industry.”... more>>

But after a year, the industry no longer saw her figure. There were a lot of opinions and discussions but the people concerned did not respond.

The chaos in the entertainment industry gradually became more fascinating and just as people were accepting the fact that Jiang Qitang had retired, on the first day of the New Year, a new movie was released, breaking various box office records in one swoop, and it was in the limelight for a while. Fans jokingly said: “Well, your Violet star is back.”

In June of the same year, someone uploaded a photo of lovers kissing in the shade of a tree in the background of Jianning City, the address of the new movie shooting. The eagle-eyed netizens found that this is not Jiang Qitang and Jiang Huai Zhou!

Jiang Huaizhou, a top-tier actor who became famous at a young age, aloof and remote, and uncompromising, completed a grand slam two years after his debut, becoming the youngest actor with countless fans. After the relationship was exposed, the social platform completely collapsed. Later, during a live interview, the media finally had the opportunity to ask about the relationship. After the media said the name Jiang Qitang, the corners of Jiang Huai Zhou’s mouth gradually rose and his cold eyes were tinged with tenderness.

During a live broadcast, Jiang Qitang’s Weibo account was exposed, and the people who ate melons looked for the code ID, and they were stunned for a while.

-I’ve been crushing on the candies for so long, only to find out they were my own candies!

-The CP fans are crying, my cp was so real!

-It turns out the blogger is Jiang Qitang! sob sob sob, so every candy I’ve crushed on was actually mine sob sob sob now that the love affair has been exposed, I’m no longer a but now I am sobbing uncontrollably because of my obsession!”

– Double Violet Star CP, perfect match! <<less