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Chloe was the second daughter of the Bishop family, she was the girl who had it all breathtaking looks, a foster father who loved her as much as his own biological daughter, and a fiance who was handsome and rich. But nothing was perfect in this world. It turned out she also had a foster mother and sister who could ruin everything she had. The night before the engagement party, her foster mother drugged her and plotted to send her to hooligans. Fortunately, Chloe went to the wrong room and spent a night with a stranger. It turned out that man was the CEO of America's top multinational group, who was only 29 but on the Forbes List. After having a one-night stand with her, he proposed, "Marry me, I will help you to take revenge."

A new work from the author of 'My Senior Brother is Too Steady', welcome to enjoy it! ------- [Science Fiction Apocalypse Setting + Alone Cultivation Protagonist, Not a Mindless Feel-Good Story] This is a shattered world where human civilization barely gasps for air on a planet ravaged by the Blade Beast catastrophe, the flame of civilization in underground fortresses flickers intermittently, and human elites in space are brewing a final plan to strike back at the Blade Beasts, but the future of humanity is dimly lit by fading stars… "So," a Mahayana Realm expert, who after cultivating alone for one hundred and twenty-five years failed his tribulation and became a Residual Soul in this 'peculiar' world, sighed deeply as he looked up to the sky: "What the hell does this have to do with me?!"

After the nuclear war, the world was controlled by twenty mega-corporations that established a global government. Governed by AI, it judged everything. Gao Xin, who had only wished to live a peaceful life, inexplicably became a scapegoat for the elite and, unable to pay the imprisonment fee, was sentenced to ten years of exile on Crime Prison Island! On this island, there were no laws, no constraints, the only order being the numerous game arenas set up by the officials. The criminals could only participate like racehorses for the entertainment of the elite. Yet, on this prison island filled with Radiation, cyborgs, and many powerful villains, Gao Xin had no strength, no talent, and no background—like a sheep thrown into a crocodile pool, no different from being on death row. How could an ordinary person like him survive under the oppression of the strong, the geniuses, and the wicked? Unless in this world, there was a path, a path that allowed even the weakest to continuously break their shackles.

Betrayed by her boyfriend and half-sister, Chloe drowns her sorrows at a bar—only to wake up next to a dangerously handsome stranger. No names. No strings. Just a one-night mistake… or so she thought. The next day, she walks into her company and comes face-to-face with her new boss—the same man from that night. She avoids him, pretending it never happened. But fate isn’t done with her yet. That evening, her father sets her up on a blind date… and he is the one waiting for her. With a smirk, he leans in and whispers: “Woman, you’re mine—yesterday, today, and forever.”

"Eudora has been married for three years. Her husband never touched her but he had many affairs with other women. To revenge her unfaithful husband, she planned to have a one-night stand with the dirtiest and ugliest person. Therefore, she chose a beggar-like man who was covered with blood. Unexpectedly, this man was Amos, the most successful businessman in the world. He used to be allergic to women. However, he could not forget the passionate night he spent with Eudora when he was seriously injured. He swore he would find her. By accident, they met again, but Eudora could not recognize Amos. With an evil smile on his face, Amos tightened his grip on Eudora and pressed her against the wall. "You took advantage of me that night. And now it's my turn!"

"Clarissa Chapman, one day, when delivering condoms to a hotel room, she found her client was her... fiance? She caught her fiance and half-sister in bed! Only then did Clarissa realize that her six-year-relationship boyfriend had cheated on her! What's more ridiculous? Her father said it was because she wasn't attractive and her sister's more deserving of him. Dumped her douchebag fiance, she bumped into her Mr. Right by a one-night stand! Wait... why was this man looked exactly like the Billionaire CEO - Anderson Jordan on TV?! Anderson was of many things, handsome, considerate, and loyal. She'd never imagine a gorgeous like Anderson would fall in love with her, until that day... Her nightmarish family found her, trying to drag her to the miserable past...again..."

Luo Fei is a rookie police officer but has a system that can empower him with different abilities of animals including dogs' sense of smell through gene fusion. When helping a lady to find her cat, he smells a stench from the neighboring apartment's balcony. It smells like... the stench of a rotting corpse!

What do you mean by there are cultivators in this world? And I have a heaven defying physique? Zhao Tian is living a normal life with his family including his mom and sister! But what will happen when he comes to know that this modern world he is living in is not normal and there are people who can use supernatural powers who are called 'cultivators?' He came to know that he has a physique that could even defy the mortal limitations of the heavens. From there his life changed with many women entering his life. And there seem to be a lot of secrets that lie within him that he doesn't even know himself. What will he do after knowing about his secret and origins?! ----------------------- The most important thing. NO NTR! NO YURI Dual Cultivation Yeah, there will also be r18 scenes, it will be marked as * and not every other chapter will be R18 Come and read it! At least try the free chapters man! The Mc is not a simp. He is cold toward his enemies and doesn't hesitate to kill them. He only shows his gentle side towards his loved ones and is very affectionate of them. English is not my first language, so there might be some errors and if you see an error you can para comment on it. I am constantly improving myself. Join discord: https://discord.gg/mzERE9sGhX ------------------------ Handsome MC R18 Big harem

Yu Yuan is reincarnated before the Fengshen period and becomes a disciple under the Jin Ling Holy Mother of Jie Sect, and the senior brother of Wen Zhong. Seeing the great calamity approaching, a group of Jie Sect disciples are still immersed in the halo of being from a 'Sage's Great Sect,' recklessly risking their lives. Yu Yuan looks at the Fengshen List in his hand with a sigh: 'Can't stay in this lousy Jie Sect any longer...' Zhun Ti: 'The Jie Sect is indeed rotten, unworthy of a person of small friend's caliber. I wonder if you would like to come to my West?' Yu Yuan slapped him across the face, 'Jie Sect can only be scolded by me! Try saying another word!' ... This book is also known as 'My Senior Brother is Getting More Absurd,' 'This Sanction is Awesome,' 'I Want to Go Kunlun to Seek My Uncle,' 'What to Do When the Disciple Keeps Thinking of Running Away,' 'Yes, Without Yu Yuan, the Jie Sect Just Can't Make It'...

Hania thought a one-night mistake would stay buried forever. But the stranger she left behind was David Miller—the cold, powerful billionaire who never forgets an insult. When fate throws them together again, David is determined to make her pay. Yet the more he tries to control her, the more he finds himself unable to let her go. Caught between a forbidden love, a dangerous obsession, and secrets that could destroy them both, Hania must decide: run from the man who wants to own her heart—or surrender to the passion she can no longer resist?