sloppy seconds stories

——If the whole world speaks ill of you, I'll whisper sweet nothings to you from a past life. ....... Although the man in front of her made himself appear exceptionally ugly, it didn't matter because she urgently needed a loveless marriage. Who would have thought that after the marriage, she would discover that her husband seemed to be somewhat 'inconsistent'? Is it still possible to return him now? Li Yanan, an illegitimate son from the Li Family with no real power, is the laughingstock of the entire upper-class circle. His unkempt and outdated appearance makes socialites avoid him as if they're afraid of attracting a toad! A toad? Ha! ....... "The picture doesn't match the product, I want a return!" Staring at the breathtakingly handsome face in front of her, Lin Zhenxin couldn't help but wail. ....... [Baby's Diary: My Home] My mom's cooking is really bad. Last night, Dad finally couldn't help but complain, "Even Oscar wouldn't eat the food you make"! Oscar is our dog. Mom got really mad and asked, "If it's so bad, how come you ate it all?" I said, "Because Dad is even worse than a dog!" Um~~ Can someone tell me what the domestic abuse hotline number is? ....... ★The first part of You Are My Sunshine series When you smile, the clouds fade and the wind calms, while my heart is in chaos. It's that time of year to start a new journey, um~ the synopsis is still not great, everyone is welcome to dive in!

A broke Filipino grocery worker survives a hit-and-run and wakes up with three seconds of foresight. To pay the hospital bill and keep his family fed, he sets out to bankrupt the casinos of Asia — slowly, quietly, one nosebleed at a time. But every second he spends is a second of his life, and somewhere out there, someone is keeping a list of people like him.Premise (back-of-book pitch): Aaron Reyes is twenty-three, a business graduate with no business prospects, working the graveyard shift at a 24-hour grocery in Quezon City. His father builds for other people. His mother washes other people's dishes. His baby brother is teething through nights nobody can afford. Then a car runs a red light, and Aaron wakes up in a hospital bed seeing the nurse walk through the door three seconds before she actually does. The gift is small. Three seconds. A nosebleed for every glimpse, a few seconds banked each day for later use. Useless for almost everything in life — except one thing: a casino card laid face down.

Betrayed by his partner and killed in the line of duty, Sub-Inspector Benedict Holstan wakes up in the body of a 5-year-old "useless" noble. Cast aside by his father and left to rot in an abandoned manor, Caelum Valtheron spends years studying ancient grimoires, waiting for his moment. When he enters the Royal Academy, the world expects a failure. Instead, they get a powerhouse. As the only student accepted into both the Knight and Magic programs, Caelum catches the eye of the second Prince, Elias. But Elias carries a dark secret, a poison that kills in 300 seconds without a willing sacrifice. Caelum has the magic to stall the clock. But in a world of political betrayal that mirrors the one that killed him, can he solve the mystery of the poison before time runs out for them both?

Time waits for no one. This a phrase that most of us have been hearing since our childhood but who would have guessed that an exception to this rule would also exist? In a world, where humans are fighting a battle of attrition against extraterrestrials, Andrey, a 17-year-old boy with not much to show for himself except his above-average grades gains a supernatural ability related to time. How would he use it? What will he encounter in his long and arduous journey? Stay tuned for the answers.

In a world ruled by strength, dungeons, and awakened abilities, 16-year-old Kairo is mocked as an E-Rank—the lowest of the low. His only power? Vaultspace: a mysterious dimension where ten days pass for every second in the real world. Useless, they called it. But they were wrong. Inside Vaultspace, time is Kairo’s weapon. With no trainers, no shortcuts, and no applause, he begins the impossible training alone in a timeless void, punching through his limits one second at a time. As the outside world blazes with rising threats, legendary hunters, and ancient awakenings, Kairo quietly prepares to shatter fate itself. This is not the story of a chosen one. It’s the story of a boy who *chose* to become legendary.

What happens when the universe tries to delete your soulmate?" After the catastrophic "Violet Fracture," Min Se-Ah woke up in a world that didn't remember her. For three years, she lived as a ghost, a survivor with a hollow chest and a name etched in nothing but dust. But Park Tae-Jun, the "Ice Prince" of Seoul, refused to let the past die. Connected by a physiological "Echo"-a rhythmic thump-thump in their ribs that belongs to each other-they must fight against a powerful empire and the fabric of time itself to reclaim the seconds the world forgot. A masterpiece of love, possessiveness, and high-stakes mystery. If you believe some connections are written in the stars, this echo is for you.

Amelia Lockhart has one mission: make the top idol Ethan Quinn fall in love with her, then break his heart, so that Ethan Quinn can successfully pass his tribulation and return to his position as a High God. There's just one problem: as the most hated woman on the internet, Amelia is the last person anyone would pair with the nation's golden boy. But when she lands a spot on a dating show alongside Ethan, she sees her chance. She does all the heavy lifting and is dependable enough to make him see her differently. As a result, Ethan starts pretending to be weak. The fans are confused. Their untouchable idol is... blushing? Getting clingy? Calling her "jiejie" in that voice? "Sis, I surrender." "Sis, you can only spoil me like this." Amelia is losing control of the plan. She was supposed to seduce him and walk away. So why is he the one coaxing her to stay, and why is it getting harder to say no?

Sophie Wexler transmigrated into a novel about The Galaxy, becoming the vicious, F-rank Healer-class cannon fodder. The original owner constantly caused trouble and made things difficult for the female lead, earning her the hatred of the entire internet. Upon transmigrating and seeing that everything had been ruined by the original owner, Sophie's only thought was: "What kind of nightmare start is this?!" To escape the original owner's fate, Sophie Wexler worked diligently, conducted herself conscientiously, stayed away from the male and female leads, compensated the soldiers harmed by the original owner, and strove to be a model citizen of The Galaxy, absolutely refusing to be the cannon fodder 'offed' by the Imperial Marshal! Broke and powerless, Sophie also had to support a man who'd been innocently dragged into the original owner's mess. She had no choice but to hustle. She started live streaming, became a masked singer, and held concerts. At first, netizens were scornful: 【Tsk, how good can she possibly sound?】 Later, the netizens were forced to eat their words. 【Damn, that's so good I'm on my knees!】 【What the hell, the violent episode of my Disorder Period has actually been soothed?!】 【The toxins in my Spiritual Sea have actually been eliminated!】 Her live streams went viral, the masked singer became a huge sensation, and tickets for her concerts were snapped up across The Galaxy. Sophie was content, thinking, "This time, I must have finally escaped the original owner's fate, right?" But what do you know, the man I've been doting on and supporting is actually the Imperial Marshal?! --- One day, Yancey Forrest came home to find that the boisterous person who was always claiming to be good to him was gone. His eyes darkened. Provoke me and then think you can leave? After catching her, Yancey traced his fingertips along Sophie's neck, smiling gently. "Why run?" Sophie trembled. "You... you're the Imperial Marshal?" His identity exposed, Yancey Forrest took her hand and slowly placed it on his own neck ring. "You know I won't kill you, don't you?"

A mission gone wrong sends military doctor Han Lei tumbling through time, straight into the arms of a fallen Prince in a war-torn era. With a bizarre excuse to keep a doctor by his side, the battle-scarred general finds himself completely undone by her soft words and gentle hands. Han Lei's wish is to earn silver and marry a strong man. The Prince’s wish is to seek development and marry a gentle wife. Two people, four desires, who will bend first? --- She's a dignified modern woman who crossed through time. How could she stand by and let these ancient fools bully her husband? He's a national hero, yet nearly got himself killed over that damn loyalty of his. She asks him: "What are you thinking?" He answers: "My heart is dead, you know what I am thinking." She curls her lips, turns to leave a sentence: "Then what are you waiting for? Go do him now!"

In her past life, Su Yaoguang bought Xiao Yanci, supported his education, and helped him rise to great heights. She became his wife. Everyone praised him for never abandoning the farm girl who funded his rise. Su Yaoguang also believed she had found a good man. Unexpectedly, when she was seriously ill, she saw Xiao Yanci bring his first love and a child who resembled them both to her bedside. "Dad, mom, when will this person die?" the child asked, holding Xiao Yanci's hand. Xiao Yanci responded, "Soon, just wait a bit longer." That was the moment she realized: she had wasted her entire life on the wrong man. Returning to the age of fifteen, Su Yaoguang pointed at the bloody young boy: "I want him." In her past life, no matter what she gave Xiao Yanci, she only received a cold expression. This time, the young boy, like a wolf cub, dropped his guard; everything Sister gifted was the best. Sweet as milk. Devoted beyond reason. He melted her completely. Until one day, the young boy took a high position. Not wanting history to repeat itself, Su Yaoguang packed her things and slipped away at night, only to run into a man as noble and unattainable as a deity. "I've heard you call us siblings everywhere. Good sister, shouldn't we change what we call each other?"