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18+ READERS ONLY: The story contains explicit sexual content (SMUT) dark romance, Force Proximity, Morally grey hero, strong languages, crime investigation and enemies-to-lovers power imbalance. READERS DISCRETION IS ADVISED SYNOPSIS They say the enemy of my enemy is my friend but what happens when that friend becomes an enemy you cannot escape? Fiona Brett's rise as a promising actress is abruptly derailed when her parents, desperate to save the family from financial ruin, accept a marriage proposal on her behalf from a man she barely knows. Forced to shoulder the burden of her family’s survival, Fiona is compelled to sacrifice her own dreams. Seeking solace, she turns to the love of her life, Alexander only to discover him entangled with her own sister. Betrayed and heartbroken, Fiona meets a tragic end at the hands of those she trusted most. But fate gives her a second chance. Reborn on the very day everything fell apart, Fiona awakens with a burning resolve: revenge. Determined to reclaim her life, she strikes a dangerous deal with her fiancé, a pact laced with thorns and unforeseen consequences. As her past wounds begin to heal, Fiona finds her heart ensnared deeper than ever by Manson’s dangerous game yet even he is unaware that he, too, has been caught in its snare. Together, they step into a world far darker than Fiona could have imagined: a world of deception, hidden truths, ruthless manipulators, and long-burried sins. She soon realizes that the game she thought was hers alone is far larger than any personal vengeance, orchestrated by forces far beyond Manson, herself, or any other player. In a tangled web of greed, betrayal, and power, one question remains: who will emerge victorious?

Some stories start off like a fairytale. Some start off mediocre. Phoebe's started with untold tragedies. With a burning desire for freedom. A father who hates her. Where she’s taught neglect and abuse is love. She will stop at nothing to escape and reach her dreams. Taeyung was a boy raised to be a monster. A man with a deadly obsession. Where power through fear and blood became a second language. Her fire, her bite, her strength. It was a trap and he fell right in. Consumed by a desperation to own her. He’d burn the world for her. Tear down empires. Nothing will stop him. He would have her or no one else would. —————————————————— *This is a slow burn, enemies to lovers, Cinderella story with a kick ass female lead, who breaks through your typical narrative. The male lead is toxic and has a lot of growth to make but he does grow! So give him a chance, he may impress you* ~Please Check Auxiliary Chapters for Trigger Warnings, Photos, and Terms to know~

Lin Jingjing and her friends transmigrated together to the interstellar era, and she became a Grade D Spiritual Ability User. At the very beginning, she was mocked by others and was almost beaten to death. Lin Jingjing was furious. So what if your grade is high? Does having a high grade mean you can do whatever you want! Not wanting to be bullied, Lin Jingjing, who wanted to become stronger, trained hard every day. Just so that one day, she could trample these powerful experts under her feet, one by one. Until the day the mutant beasts attacked, Lin Jingjing was in a daze after her spiritual power suddenly materialized as she tried to save someone. Isn't it that only S-Class experts and above can materialize their spiritual power? How could she, a mere Grade D, do it too?

Shen Lu opens her eyes to find she has transmigrated into a wasteland world, becoming the fake young lady who was kicked out of her home. With her is her equally miserable fiancé, the future major villain. Fortunately, her golden finger activates, and in this wasteland world where the average person can't even get a single hot meal, she embarks on the path to riches through food. Egg waffles, spicy hotpot, and crawfish. Braised pork belly, crock-pot soup, and egg fried rice. ... From a small stall to a small shop. Then from a restaurant to a holiday resort, in less than two years, Shen Lu's name became known throughout the world. Countless celebrities and dignitaries hold out Star Coins, begging for just one bite of Shen Lu's cooking. The Shen Family, who had used her up and ruthlessly abandoned her, regret their past actions, crying and shouting as they beg for her forgiveness. Shen Lu crosses her arms: "Sure. Why don't you slit your throats first to show me your sincerity?"

Gu Shengsheng transmigrates into a parallel world and wakes up as the long-lost “real daughter” of the Gu family—brought back solely to bring good fortune to the powerful Lu family through a ceremonial marriage. Just when she thinks she’s been dealt the worst possible hand, she unexpectedly binds to an [Appraisal System] and unlocks an attribute panel. From that moment on, her life turns legendary. Day One. At a livestreamed stone-gambling event, she casually picks out a top-grade jadeite that even seasoned experts overlooked—earning three hundred thousand in a single day. Day Two. Digging through scrap metal at a junk market, she uncovers a rusted teapot artifact. After restoring it, she sells it for three million. Day Three. At a flea market, she buys an old Nokia phone on a whim. The memory card contains footage of a crime. She helps solve the case and receives a ten million reward. Day Four. Dragged into the lawless borderlands, she appraises treasures and rakes in three hundred million. Along the way, she uses the System to rescue hundreds of trafficked victims—and wipes out the criminal syndicate behind it all. Day Five. She travels across foreign lands, retrieving stolen cultural relics and sending them back home. Day Six. She establishes her own private museum. — Just as her life reaches new heights, she’s asked during an interview: “As a successful woman, what do you think makes a good husband?” Gu Shengsheng replies calmly, “Rich, never comes home, and dies young. Just like my late husband.” At that exact moment, her “late” billionaire husband, Lu Shijing, walks in. Lu Shijing pulls out a health report. “Dear, my body is perfectly healthy—and my physical fitness is excellent.”

Married to Mason Crawford for two years, Summer Thorne became the city's notorious jinx. As the legitimate Mrs. Crawford, she could only watch helplessly as her own family went bankrupt and her father was convicted, with no one willing to lend a hand. Mason Crawford looked at her coldly: "Summer Thorne, do you think anyone in Valois would dare to help you if I didn't give the word?" Everyone watched her hit dead ends everywhere, bruised and battered, standing by with cold indifference. Until that snowy night in the deep mountains, she was tricked by others and left to walk alone in the snow, when a man on horseback galloped over, pulled her onto his steed, and wrapped her in his embrace. * The first time they met, she lit a cigarette for him; The next time they met, he said, "Miss Thorne, how much are you planning to spend to buy me?" Timothy York, a gentleman from a prestigious family—upright, dignified, aloof, and noble, a man who had never made a single misstep, praised by everyone in Valois. Yet, on that one day, Summer Thorne was photographed leaving Timothy York's residence early in the morning. The entire city was in an uproar. The most unattainable flower of Valois had actually stolen another man's wife! * Everyone said Summer Thorne was a master of seduction, but they received Timothy York's four-word reply— "I initiated it." The wind rose in Sombren Forest, and snow fell into his arms. From the very beginning, it was he who initiated it.

Seraphina Sterling never would have thought that the man she loved for five years would ultimately take her and her son's lives for another woman and their children. Justin Hale: Seraphina Sterling, marrying you was just a means to legitimately take over the Sterling Family; loving you was just to get your bone marrow for my Fern; doting on you was just to take your son's kidney for my Fiona! Faye Sterling: Sister, this is the only value in your and your son's existence. Without you and your son, how could my mother and I possibly survive? Seraphina Sterling watched with her own eyes as her newborn son had a kidney forcibly taken from him, lying on the operating table like a broken rag doll, as tears of blood streamed from her eyes: Justin Hale, Faye Sterling, I will never let you go, even if I become a vengeful ghost! Unexpectedly, she was reborn, returning to the very year she was kicked out of the Sterling Family! In this life, she will trample Justin Hale under her feet and push him into hell! She will crush Faye Sterling into dust. She will shatter their hopes, crush their dignity, and corrupt their souls, using their blood as a sacrifice for her child! But what's the deal with this arrogant, narcissistic, and tsundere man who embodies wealth, power, and good looks? Why on earth is he so insistent on getting a marriage certificate with her!

Mo Xiaoman is reborn! Still from a humble background, still disliked by certain people, then let it be as they wish: we will not interfere with each other and shall each live our own peaceful lives! The wrong paths once taken must be avoided, the hardships once inflicted upon me shall never come near again. Hmm, a debt of gratitude from my past life can now be repaid!

In her previous life, she had misjudged people, mistaking enemies for kin. It wasn't until her body sank to the ocean floor that she had a sudden realization. Reborn seven years earlier, she grasped the Water-Repelling Pearl in hand, navigating unimpeded through lakes and oceans, ready to gather endless treasures. She vowed to carve out her own realm in the marine and collectibles industries. Before the conspiracies could even begin, she strategized every move. She would settle all past grievances—what was being a wealthy heiress? She would be the wealthiest of them all!

Nascent Soul True Monarch Song Wan Ning, only after a tragic death did she realize she was just a villainous side character! Her childhood sweetheart of a hundred years forced her into the demonic path for the sake of the female lead, a disciple who "transmigrated" from another world. Her doted-upon eldest disciple, the "male lead," personally ground her bones to dust. In the end, they even joined forces to slaughter her entire family. Given a second chance, the Three Lives Mirror tells her that if she wants to live, she must redeem herself and earn the favor of the male and female leads. Song Wan Ning smiled gently. Redeem myself? Since when does a villainous side character need redemption? A villainous side character who knows the plot—how is that any different from a wolf entering a flock of sheep? * The Medicine King Sect's legacy is only for the female lead and not for her? Song Wan Ning directly shattered the legacy's divine sense until its soul dissipated, and then she scattered the ashes of the thousand-plus spirit tablets in the Medicine King Sect! The divine beast acknowledges the male lead as its master but not her? Song Wan Ning directly skinned the divine beast and pulled its tendons, stripping away its bloodline! Without its divine bloodline, what's a divine beast but a piece of crap! The sect favors the childhood sweetheart and the male and female leads? Song Wan Ning gave a soul-snatching smile. Then she'll just have the entire sect erased from the Seven Major Sects and Four Great Clans! Everyone says she's gone mad. What's so bad about being mad? You see, when she goes mad, don't the others behave themselves?

My wife is pretending to be a bad student again. ###### After raising a foolish wife for nineteen years, she left a divorce paper and ran away! Sitting in a wheelchair, he looked calm: "She doesn't know the way, she won't get far." The subordinate reminded: "Madam has run abroad to compete..." Young Master remained expressionless: "She is a bad student, always last in every competition." The subordinate wiped his sweat: "But, Madam is a judge this time..." Mr. Emperor furrowed his brows: "Heh, what does a country girl know besides planting?" The subordinate wanted to cry: "A global top academic competition... in the men's category... as a judge..." He, who has a leg condition, suddenly stood up from the wheelchair: "I'll go compete!" = = At the competition venue. Looking at his foolish wife dressed as a man, handsome and charming, dominating all the awards; then in a long dress, radiant and mesmerizing, becoming a goddess revered in the fields of global medicine, pharmacy, botany, and even astrophysics... His eyes deepened: "No matter how amazing, she's still my woman!" Who would have thought, she arrogantly tossed a divorce paper: "Here, sign it!" [1v1 sweet love story, both heart-wrenching and heart-warming]

In her past life, she was a wildly popular award-winning actress, yet she ended up with her family ruined and its members dead, while she herself was burned alive. After her rebirth, she is determined to change her destiny, not only to protect her second and third sisters, but also to uncover the truth behind the deaths of her father and brother. Returning to her twenty-two-year-old self, the once timid and terrible actress, Stella Lockwood, undergoes a drastic change in personality. Someone wants to slander her? She strikes back immediately. Someone wants to shelve her career? She makes a spectacular comeback. The scumbag from her past life wants to toy with her feelings again? Sorry, but this girl is already in a flash marriage... In her past life, there was a "despicable" mogul who was always trying to break her and the scumbag up. In this life, the mogul uses "shameless" tactics to force her into marriage. The scumbag rushes to her door, yelling furiously: "Stella Lockwood, how could you marry my youngest uncle?" The mogul, with a cold expression, immediately reprimands him: "Where are your manners? Address her as your aunt." Later on, she discovers that the mogul is actually the man she has been longing for... He says with a smile: "All along, you have been the one I cherish most in my heart. It was true when we were children, and it's even more so now."

[Ding! The 'Randomly Spend' Tycoon System is at your service.] On her way to work, Yun Zijin was bound by a system named 'Randomly Spend'. [Spending Task Completed. A 2x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Villa No. 1 at Xingyu Mansion. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] [Spending Task Completed. A 3x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Dingsi Building. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] ... Yun Zijin was dazzled by the system's rewards, only to be told that her wealthy parents had found her? That she's the true daughter of the Xia Family of Dijing? Being bound to the Tycoon System was exciting for Yun Zijin, but she refused to be part of any cliché wealthy family drama. The Xia Family of Dijing? Yun Zijin: Get lost! Don't even think about associating with me!

[All Villains Reborn + Goldfinger System + Hoarding + Superpower Apocalypse] In her past life, after binding with the "goldfinger" apocalypse system, Nina Jacobs fought her way up and finally established a base. However, her six companions, who had been through life and death with her, all betrayed her and left her for dead. Scumbag Boyfriend: "I am a powerful user of a Dual Element Superpower. I protected and saved you countless times. You are not worthy of this position." Fake Best Friend: "I am already an Advanced Healer. Everyone needs my help. I don't want anything else, I just want Liam all to myself. You deserve it!" Ungrateful Cousin: "The strong rule. Someone as useless as you really shouldn't be kept around." At the critical moment, Nina Jacobs chose to take them all down with her... Reborn into a new life, she discovered that her six scumbag teammates had also been reborn before the apocalypse. But in this life, Nina Jacobs chose to look out only for herself. She hoards supplies with zero-dollar shopping and upgrades her system along the way. She's not afraid when the zombies come; she can fight, she can run, and she has a safe house. Her former teammates finally realized: "We can't do it without you!" Nina Jacobs: "The road to hell is already paved for you. Get lost~"

Yuan Si was a Level 9 Spiritual Ability User in the apocalypse, but because she was a bit too high-profile, it made her superiors wary; alas, to put it simply, her achievements overshadowed her master's. Therefore, during a hunt for a high-level evolved beast, she was plotted against by her companions and perished. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into the body of a little girl from the 1960s. Oh, the Queen of the Apocalypse also got a taste of frustration in the 1960s. In this place that has nothing, even someone as powerful as her is helpless. Beside her, there is also a reborn man watching her like a tiger stalking its prey... What's with that look in your eyes? I'm talking to you! You won't submit, will you? If you won't submit, I'll beat you until you do!

An Ning, a rigorously trained executor of the Ancient Earth Seed Project, travels from the interstellar era back to the lush countryside of the 1980s with a single mission: find the highest-quality seeds and send them to the future. But as she searches the mountains and fields, she finds herself unexpectedly drawn to the simple beauty of rural life. One contract at a time, she leads her entire clan to transform their hometown—leasing mountains for farming, building greenhouses, paving roads, founding schools, and developing local industries—until their once-quiet village becomes renowned far and wide as a paradise of breathtaking scenery and legendary cuisine. No one realizes that the An family’s originally mute youngest daughter has changed completely. The girl who entered university without studying and can knock down a wild boar with a single punch… is she really An Ning? The sharp-tongued young woman whose words cut deeper than knives… is she An Ning? And the mysterious “legendary elder” whose disciples include several powerful figures… could she possibly be An Ning? Meanwhile, a certain influential man—who has secretly admired her for years but never dared confess—watches as An Ning stands on the awards stage. She looks composed, yet her mind is clearly elsewhere. With a knowing smile, he removes his watch and rolls up his sleeves. —Time to go home and cook.

After being switched at birth, Chloe Sinclair returned to her wealthy family eighteen years later, but everyone thought she was uneducated, ill-mannered, arrogant, rude, and utterly useless. But unexpectedly, after a simple fall landed her in the hospital, Chloe Sinclair woke up to have surprisingly become a well-behaved girl. She accidentally became the apple of everyone's eye. Her big brother, the business tycoon: "Our sweetheart is delicate and frail, don't scare her." Her second brother, the Physics Genius: "Our sweetheart's grades are poor, don't laugh at her." Her third brother, the entertainment superstar: "It's our sweetheart's first time acting, don't bad-mouth her." Later, fans discovered Chloe Sinclair outsmarting bank robbers, taking on three by herself. On a variety show, she effortlessly solved a problem that had stumped the world of Physics for decades. Her first acting role unexpectedly topped the viewership ratings on all platforms, successfully becoming a breakout star. Fans: "What kind of goddess-level idol is this?" The domineering CEO (extremely excited): "That's my wife, my wife!"

Soul-transmigrated directly from the apocalypse into a pitiful girl of a past era? Su Qing says, have no fear, she has the superpower. If one comes, she'll beat one; if two come, she'll thrash the pair. Beating people and saving people without conflict, and getting rich along the way.

【Satisfying Read + Metaphysics + Episodic Storyline + Occasional comedy】 After traversing to a parallel world, metaphysics master Wen Ying inherits a failed psychology clinic and is bound to an unconventional system. As long as she increases her reputation value, she can receive unexpected rewards? The system thought the newbie would surely need its help, but it never expected the host to start with a royal flush? "Doctor Wen, I've been irritable, agitated, suffering from insomnia, and having nightmares recently. Is something wrong?" Friend, you guessed right. Not only is your husband cheating on you, but he's also hidden the three million in compensation money from your parents! "Doctor Wen, I'm torn about whether or not I should go meet my online love interest?" Friend, there's no need to be torn. Your partner or your life, you just have to choose. "Doctor Wen, my boyfriend keeps getting younger and younger, and so many vixens are trying to seduce him! Is he going to break up with me?" Friend, could it be possible that this is a type of illness? … Helping victims recover millions in compensation… Wen Ying became a permanent fixture on the trending topics list. "No one who joins a call on Doctor Wen's livestream ever leaves in one piece!" "Trust me! Doctor Wen really is just a psychologist!" -- Also known as: "This Psychologist is Overpowered but Obsessed with Lazing Around" and "A Psychologist Can Also Bring Glory to the Nation"

She was reborn by borrowing her twin sister's identity; from then on, the useless young miss of the Sterling Family transformed into a goddess who crushes all. Just as she was having a blast taking revenge on the scumbags, she found herself entangled with the most mysterious man from the Valerius Clan. In Aurora Sterling's eyes, Damien Valerius was just a scoundrel, a drama king, and a shameless rogue! However, to Damien Valerius, this slyly mischievous little fiancée of his was the antidote he never wanted to be without for his entire life.