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Twenty-year-old university student and web novelist Feng Yiren remembers nothing from that night: not why strange men were chasing her nor why she woke up in a strange hotel room with the handsome yet eccentric CEO of Dongtian Technologies, Dong Xu. In fact, her mind is a total blur. In addition, something about Dong Xu himself makes Yiren feel she has known him from somewhere, although she can't figure it out. His actions confuse her further: first, he asks her to take responsibility and then, he says something she can't fathom: "Xiao Feng, it's time you repaid me for a thousand years of rebirth." And what happens when Dong Xu enters Feng Yiren's dreams and presents her with a marriage contract? Also join Dong Xu's best friend, the CEO of Forest Corporation, Lin Xiao when he crosses paths with Cheng Xiaoyu, Feng Yiren's best friend. After rebirth, she fails to recognise him. Will his sincerity eventually touch her? ------------------ A story of rebirth from a thousand years focused on four protagonists, originally set in a fantasy realm. In this life, will they finally succeed or will they fail again?
Feng Yiren woke up with a twisting pain in her head. Nothing about the room she was in seemed familiar to her at all. Nor did she remember what happened the night before leading up to her waking up in that room.
"Where.. Am... I?" She mumbled, her soft tone only audible to her. She barely could find the energy to pull herself up. In fact, the warmth of the bed she was in completely conquered her.
But she knew she had to still get up somehow. Her mother, Shi Qian, had strongly educated her not to spend the night away from home and even when she was a thousand miles away from home, she wouldn't defy her mother's rules. She was that obedient daughter of her mother that often got teased by her older brothers.
She had come a long way to the city to pursue her studies, but she would have given up anything to be back with her family. Her father was probably away again on another assignment, while her mother and younger brother were at home in the countryside. Her two elder brothers lived elsewhere, having had their own families.
Two more years. Then she would graduate and get a good job to support her family, she promised. But now, she had to get herself out of that strange room. It wouldn't sound well for a university student to be caught spending the night in a hotel, she decided.
A sudden cough caught her attention, almost causing her to tumble off the bed. A mop of dark brown hair, silky as it could ever be, surfaced from the duvet blanket. A shiver descended her spine rapidly. To think, she wasn't alone in that room, but she had spent the night in bed with a stranger she didn't remember? Had she...
Yiren couldn't think of the possibility that she had even slept with a stranger. She feared the worst: that she would get pregnant, AIDS or lose her scholarship. Also, her mother would definitely disown her for bringing shame to the Feng family.
"Good morning. I see you are awake."
In a flash, the man was standing over her with a stony expression on his face. But it was his looks that had enamoured her, cold or not. Yiren had never seen a man with looks as handsome as the handsome stranger in the room. Man, he was gorgeous! For a second, she thought she wouldn't mind being shackled to this man.
"Yes, I..." she stammered. Their eyes met for a long second. She knew she had to be staring at him for a long time, because the man batted his eyelids and smirked.
"So? Are you going to take responsibility, or not?"
Yiren almost choked on her own saliva. Yes, she would, but it seemed too good to be real! Immediately she pinched herself to find out she was not dreaming. His dark brown hair, muscular figure and tall height made him seem like a prince from a fairytale. A modern fairytale, that was.
"Pardon me?" She said, acting as ignorant as she could ever be. She had to be dreaming, because these days, which man would ever ask a woman to take responsibility, even if it was a one-night stand? It was 2019 after all.
She pinched herself again and flinched from the extra pain. It turned out she wasn't dreaming after all, but everything before her seemed so unreal.
"Maybe this will help you remember," the man's icy voice perturbed her.
Huh?
Without warning, Mr Icy pressed down on her and firmly touched her lips with his stiff lips. Her heart skipped a beat.
No, this could not be happening!
She restrained herself as the man released her, retreating under the covers to hide her blushing cheeks. It was the first time a man had ever kissed her. In fact, she was melting from the surge of emotions inside her. But apart from the embarrassment, Yiren realised there was something more.
She felt a sense of deja vu. It was like this was not the first time they had met. But nothing in her mind rang a bell about the man. She had to have known him from somewhere, but where?
"I'll give you some time to decide."
"Wait, what is going on?"
"Don't you remember?" the man replied coldly. She stared up at him. He was at least six feet tall, making her feel small in his presence. Yet, she could not help feeling attracted to him. She didn't know what to expect by falling into his trap. If this was a scam, what did she even have to lose?
Just a few years ago, her father had lost his fortune to his own brother. From a wealthy family, it reduced them to a low-income family. If not for the scholarship, she would have not even bothered to go to university. Fortunately, her father got a job as a mechanic and she sent most of her allowance back home.
She got some income from publishing her online novel, Blossoms in Winter. Blossoms in Winter was a web series that gathered hundreds of readers over three months. The income she received from Xiandai Xiaoshuo, which she published her books with, was minor, but it was the satisfaction from having readers and the passion she had for writing that kept her happy and motivated to work with them.
In return, a few book platforms offered her a contract to publish her future books with them. She was a little hesitant since she liked the readers on her original platform.
Could it be, that Mr. Icy was one of her avid readers? She looked at the man who was still standing where he was. His facial expression never changed, no matter how he moved about the room.
"Don't you remember?"
"Have we met before, Mister?"
She gazed up at him with an innocent and surprised expression that made his lips curl into a smile. His smile turned out to be the most enticing she had ever seen.
"Xiao Feng, it is payback time."
"Payback?"
He wiped away his smile and looked at her brazenly.
"Xiao Feng, it's time you repaid me for a thousand years of rebirth."
His words just puzzled her further. What did he mean by rebirth?
Before she could say a word, a loud knock on the door interrupted them.
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In another world, Shang-Yi Island, a territory nobody has successfully traveled into, relies on the Imperial Guard to ensure the safety of its citizens. Nineteen-year-old Qian Yuxi is the newly appointed Imperial Guard and rumoured lover of the island king Du Hui. But when Du Hui sends her on a mission to exterminate the forces of evil attacking the civilians over the island, she has to answer that call of duty. To help her with the mission, she hires two mercenaries, the amorous runaway prince Zhan Peng, who hides his identity from everyone else, and his sworn brother Yang Tian. Both men come to the island for a reason: Zhan Peng wishes to escape the overbearing rules of the Longsu palace, and Yang Tian seeks to find the answers to his identity after developing amnesia, and his only clues about his mother lead him to Shang-Yi. But what happens when both men fall for the same woman? And what is the secret that Yuxi tries to hide when she insists she doesn't know Zhan Peng, when he claims to have had a wild night with her three months ago?
Kallie, a mute who had been ignored by her husband for five years since their wedding, also suffered the loss of her pregnancy due to her cruel mother-in-law. After the divorce, she learned that her ex-husband had quickly gotten engaged to the woman he truly loved. Holding her slightly rounded belly, she realized that he had never really cared for her. Determined, she left him behind, treating him as a stranger. Yet, after she left, he scoured the globe in search of her. When their paths crossed once more, Kallie had already found new happiness. For the first time, he pleaded humbly, "Please don't leave me..." But Kallie's response was firm and dismissive, cutting through any lingering ties. "Get lost!"
"Please trust me, I didn't do anything." "I don't believe you. I am rejecting you as my Queen and giving you the punishment of death." Alina was living outside her pack for five years. Her parents didn't try to contact her and always ignored her. Her best friend convinced her to go back to their pack and she agreed. But she had never imagined what was waiting there for her. She never thought she would meet her mate and had to face betrayal from everywhere. She had to pay for the crime which she never committed. Aaron Robertson is the king of Lycans. He is a very dominant and powerful King who not only rules Lycans but also rules other ranks of werewolves. Everyone is afraid of Lycans and he is the king of them. But who knew that he would get a mate who was just a simple Omega with no powers and strengths? He called her weak all the time but little did he know that his weak Omega would give him the biggest betrayal of his life for which he had to give her the sentence of death.
For ten years, Daniela showered her ex-husband with unwavering devotion, only to discover she was just his biggest joke. Feeling humiliated yet determined, she finally divorced him. Three months later, Daniela returned in grand style. She was now the hidden CEO of a leading brand, a sought-after designer, and a wealthy mining mogul—her success unveiled at her triumphant comeback. Her ex-husband’s entire family rushed over, desperate to beg for forgiveness and plead for another chance. Yet Daniela, now cherished by the famed Mr. Phillips, regarded them with icy disdain. "I’m out of your league."
After three loveless years, Neil's betrayal deeply wounded Katelyn. She wasted no time in getting rid of that scoundrel! After the divorce, she devoted herself to career pursuits. Rising to prominence as a top designer, skilled doctor, and brilliant hacker, she became a revered icon. Neil, realizing his grave mistake, tried in vain to win her back, only to witness her magnificent wedding to another. As their vows were broadcast on the world's largest billboard, Vincent slid a ring onto Katelyn's finger and declared, "Katelyn is now my wife, a priceless treasure. Let all who covet her beware!"
After two years of marriage, Sadie was finally pregnant. Filled with hope and joy, she was blindsided when Noah asked for a divorce. During a failed attempt on her life, Sadie found herself lying in a pool of blood, desperately calling Noah to ask him to save her and the baby. But her calls went unanswered. Shattered by his betrayal, she left the country. Time passed, and Sadie was about to be wed for a second time. Noah appeared in a frenzy and fell to his knees. "How dare you marry someone else after bearing my child?"
Accused of murder, Sylvia Todd's mother was deemed a traitor by the entire pack, condeming Sylvia to live the rest of her life alone in humiliation as a lowly slave. All she wanted to do was to prove her mother's innocence somehow, but fate never seemed to be on the side of the traitor's daughter. Still, Sylvia never lost hope. As the future lycan king of all werewolves, Rufus Duncan possessed great power and status, but he had an inexplicable reputation for being cruel, bloodthirsty, and ruthless. Unbeknownst to everyone, he had been cursed long ago to transform into a killer monster on every full moon. Even though fate did not always look upon the two, it brought Sylvia and Rufus together as each other's destined mates. Will justice be served for Sylvia's mother? What about Rufus' secret? Can Sylvia and Rufus defy all societal norms and stay together? Will these two unlucky souls have their happy ending?