My answer did not seem to solve the problem or provide any useful information. I'm a reader of novels, and I'm here to answer your questions and provide relevant information, but I don't have the ability to judge or deal with fraud. If you encounter any form of fraud, please contact the relevant legal agencies or customer service department immediately.
Many free novel websites and platforms would charge readers a certain fee after publishing for a period of time. This was because these websites and platforms had to pay copyright fees, operating costs, maintenance fees, and so on. These costs may include the salary of the content creators, server and band-width fees, advertising fees, platform operating expenses, and so on. Therefore, when readers read a piece of free content on a free novel website, they might have to pay a certain fee to access the paid content provided by the website or platform. Some free novel websites and platforms may adopt different strategies, such as hinting that readers need to pay a fee in the chapter title or tag, or providing a free trial period or discount after the first payment, etc. These strategies can help readers better understand the consequences of their reading behavior and decide whether to continue reading.
Maybe I'm just a bit shy and don't want others to see it for now.
Maybe I just want some privacy and don't feel comfortable sharing that story with you right now.
Maybe it was their birthday and I wanted to give them a nice gift for them to enjoy during the summer.
I can't provide any relevant online literature knowledge because I'm just a fan of online literature and can't browse the internet. However, according to what I know, it's too late to say that I love you. The first episode is a fictional novel. The plot and characters are the embodiment of the author's imagination and creativity. Therefore, I can't give an accurate answer to this question.
Free and Unfettered novels are generally regarded as non-commercial novels and therefore may not be charged in any way. This was mainly because the creation of the Carefree School novels was usually carried out by individuals or small groups and often did not have a clear commercial goal like the commercial novels. In addition, carefree novels usually pay more attention to the plot and character description than excessive skill and technique, so they may not be regarded as an overly expensive art form.
I'm not sure which novel you're referring to because you didn't provide enough information. However, generally speaking, the plot and content of a novel might change as the story progressed. Some novels might have some surprises or reversals at the end that surprised or dissatisfied the readers. If you are reading such a novel and feel confused, I suggest you continue reading until you find the answer. Or you can ask other readers or the author for more information about the plot and ending of the novel.
The Red Pomelo novel was a paid reading app, but it was free during the free period. Limited exemption meant that during this period of time, users who were free of charge could read all the updated content in the software. However, after the time limit ended, the software would start charging users to continue reading the content of the software. Therefore, even though Red Pomelo's novel was free during the free period, it was not free.
Some free novels would require readers to purchase VIP membership when they start reading. This was because these novels might be produced by some websites or authors themselves or might be serialised on some platforms. These platforms or websites might take some measures to obtain profits in order to promote their own or the author's works. Some free novels might set up VIP members at the beginning to allow readers to purchase a membership before they could continue reading. This was because VIP members could receive some special treatment such as skipping some chapters, viewing higher version chapters, and so on. These benefits could allow VIP members to experience a better reading experience than free readers, thus attracting more readers to buy membership. Some free novels may set up VIP members when readers start reading, because the content of these novels may need to be paid for, or because the content supplier of these novels may need to provide some additional services or content to VIP members, such as advertisements or other special treatments. There could be many reasons why a free novel required VIP membership, but most of the time, it was out of business considerations to gain more profits or attract more readers.
Online novels usually provided a wide range of reading content to attract readers 'interest in the early stages of the novel's free reading. However, as the plot of the novel developed, there would often be paid chapters, which were the so-called " gold coin chapters." This was because the author had to pay for these chapters, and different authors had different standards and fees. In addition, some novel websites would place advertisements and other restrictions on paid chapters to ensure that the reader's paid experience would not interfere with the reading. Therefore, when readers read novels, they needed to understand the payment mechanism and fees of the novel first so as not to mistakenly charge them because they did not understand. Some novel websites even provided free trial chapters for readers to understand the basic situation of the novel before deciding whether to buy the official chapter.