the smart cookie read aloud

[I have led a cautious life, but the system keeps trying to do me in] "Ding Dong!" "Welcome to the Smart Cultivation System!" "You have chosen to cultivate the Bone Forging Art. The system will start cultivating for you. The system has detected that the host is missing the Bone Tempering Pill. Please wait a moment..." "Ding Dong!" "The system successfully stole ten Bone Tempering Pills for you, and the cultivation will continue..." "Important reminder, while the system is cultivating, you will lose lose control of the body..." After getting the Smart Cultivation System, Pei Ling began to grow stronger rapidly. He was prepared to become a deity until one day... "Ding Dong!" "You have chosen to cultivate an unknown technique. The system has identified this as a dual cultivation method. The system will start to cultivate for you. The system has detected that the host is missing a Dao Partner. The system is looking for a Dao Partner for you..." So, Pei Ling watched as he ran to the fairy's training room next door, drugged her, and carried her into his room...

Yu Xinyan's past life was a tragedy—used by her adoptive parents to settle debts, married to a divorced man, and falsely labeled as infertile. After a lifetime of suffering, she died alone and abandoned. Reborn, Yu Xinyan refuses to repeat her past mistakes. The role of a nominal wife? Let someone else play it. Just as she contemplates how to rewrite her destiny, she stumbles upon a mysterious space—a gift from the heavens. With this golden advantage, her eyes gleam with newfound determination. She ruthlessly cuts ties with the so-called "devoted" man, marries the factory's most sought-after bachelor, and embarks on a blissful, shamelessly sweet life—a happiness only they can truly understand.

Elif adalah seorang kutu buku yang Cerdas suatu perusahaan dan cewek yang sangat teliti dalam bekerja sepanjang hidupnya untuk mendapatkan apa yang dia inginkan. Tumbuh dewasa, dia tidak mendapat dukungan dari keluarganya dan hanya bisa mengandalkan dirinya sendiri. Jadi, ketika Elif memutuskan ingin mendapatkan gelar sarjana teknik, dia menyadari bahwa dia perlu mengambil jalan alternatif untuk sampai ke sana. Dia mengambil pekerjaan menari di Suatu Klub Pasifik berpikir ini akan menjadi pertunjukan sampingan yang cepat, di mana dia dapat menghasilkan uang yang dia butuhkan. Tapi dengan kurangnya keterampilan menari dan Alfin Brayen yang menjadi terlalu protektif, Elif menyadari ini mungkin tidak semudah yang dia pikirkan. Dimas Maykel tahu satu atau dua hal tentang rasa sakit, tetapi topeng yang dia pakai sangat bagus. Tidak ada yang tahu bahwa pria tampan, cerdas, dan nakal ini memiliki masalah yang mendalam. Maykel melakukan rutinitas pria lucu agar dia bisa menyembunyikan patah hatinya. Tetapi ketika Elif menari-nari ke dalam kehidupan Maykel, dia menyadari bahwa dia harus berhadapan langsung dengan musuh di masa lalunya jika dia menginginkan masa depan bersamanya.

{INITIALIZING...} Avner woke up one day with Shin’s memories. He soon remembers that he’s one of the 4 'male leads' in the cliche villain-survival story . Not knowing why the death of his girlfriend– the author– caused him to awaken in Avner’s body, he sets off to find the truth. A light novel styled story: sci-fi fantasy involving demons, angels, vampires and Gods. Oh, I even added the all too cliche truck-kun okay? And elves. I can’t forget em’ elves.

In a world of warring kingdoms, Lira is a young girl whose chaotic ways hide extraordinary power. Alongside her companions, she faces impossible challenges with humor, courage, and unrelenting strength. This is a story of adventure, friendship, and the unpredictable heroics of an unlikely savior. Lira is an idiot. At least… that’s what everyone thinks. After all, who accidentally overthrows an empire with a single stone and then asks for ramen as a reward? But behind her simple smile lies a power that defies logic itself—strength that bends reality, fists that warp time, and instincts that move faster than thought. As kingdoms fall into chaos and the Demon King’s generals rise to stop her, Lira journeys across a war-torn world with a reluctant strategist, a boastful prince, and a stubborn dwarven princess who all find themselves drawn into her unstoppable path. Enemies grow stronger. Battles grow more absurd. And the world slowly realizes a terrifying truth— She isn’t a hero. She isn’t a villain. She’s just Lira. And that might be the most dangerous thing of all.

Xiang Wan transmigrated into a book and became a cannon fodder character who only appeared once! She was originally a top-tier heiress from a prestigious modern family. After her mother's early death, her father squandered her mother's money daily with his mistress, resulting in several illegitimate children. In order to secure her position as the young heiress of the Xiang family, she had to outwardly pretend to be an excellent and knowledgeable heiress, internally act as a filial granddaughter and daughter, and occasionally engage in power struggles with her half-siblings. Despite the hardships, she couldn't let go of her mother's possessions, not a single one! Unfortunately, just before she could reclaim her inheritance, she accidentally fell into the water during a gathering. When she woke up, she realized she had transmigrated into a book, and her identity was that of a noble young lady from the 1970s?! She was incredibly beautiful and came from a remarkable family, yet she wasn't the female lead? She was just a cannon fodder character? Xiang Wan couldn't accept it. But when she saw the 100 billion cash locked in the System, Xiang Wan regained her motivation! Indulging in a life of food, drink, pleasure, and luxury was what she should be living! Complete a task for a hundred thousand dollars? She had to do it! However many there were, she would complete them all! Various luxury goods for just a few hundred bucks? She would take them all! Later, as the market opened up, while everyone, including the main characters in the book, was doing business, Xiang Wan drove luxury cars, lived in mansions, embraced her handsome husband, counted her precious gemstones, and lived a joyfully happy life!

In a city perpetually drowning in fog and fear, a cold fire is about to burn. Spreading before Detective Arthur, under the single, smoky halo of his desk lamp, is a labyrinth of forgotten inkancient maps and cryptically coded ledgers thought to be incinerated decades ago. For years, the Family’s grip on the city was a myth, a ghost story told to rookie cops. But the documents he holds under his magnifying glass are too real. They are safehouse coordinates, money laundering routes, and, most chillingly, a hit list that starts with Arthur's own sister, a city prosecutor on the verge of a breakthrough case. With every ancient clue he decrypts, Arthur isn't just investigating a crime; he's uncovering a legacy of blood that connects to his family’s darkest secret. Now, he must become the ghost that haunts the mafia. Trading his badge for his wits and his gun for the maps, Arthur has forty-eight hours to hunt down the resurgent network before they execute their list. He’s been hunting the mafia for a lifetime, but this time, they are hunting him. He must solve the past to save the future, or become the next name crossed off the ancient list. The hunt is on.

An entanglement / love affair takes place in this story, where pleasure leads. A young man meets a beautiful girl, whom is already in a relationship with a girl, but she still falls for him as he falls for her. Their sexual desire takes control of their decisions, as pleasure comes into place with an erotic theme through every chapters, but like every entanglements, the guy doesn't get a happy ending..

Clara and Evan were best friends who loved each other in silence but never had the courage to say it aloud. Everyone believed they belonged together, yet fear, pride, and bad timing kept them apart. Just when life seemed to bring them closer, betrayal from someone they trusted tears them apart. Lies, misunderstandings, and painful choices push Evan away, leaving Clara heartbroken and forced to rebuild her life alone. Years later, fate brings them back together, but everything has changed. Evan is no longer the boy Clara knew, and Clara has learned to hide pain behind humor and strength. As buried secrets and old betrayals begin to surface, they must face the feelings they never confessed and the promise they never spoke aloud. The Promise We Never Spoke Aloud is an emotional, realistic story of betrayal, heartbreak, laughter through pain, missed chances, and a love that refuses to disappear.

Twenty-three-year-old Shehroz Yousuf is an ambitious software developer living in Karachi. During a visit to the bustling Sunday Bazaar at Clifton, he purchases an unusual smartwatch from an elderly Pathan seller who has no idea of its true value. The watch comes with an English instruction manual that reveals an unbelievable secret: it can freeze time for up to sixty minutes. During the frozen period, every human, vehicle, animal, mobile phone, computer, CCTV camera, and digital surveillance system comes to a complete stop. Only the wearer remains unaffected. However, the watch can only be used once every twenty-four hours, and the manual warns that every action has consequences. Initially, Shehroz dismisses the instructions as a clever marketing gimmick. But after accidentally activating the watch and witnessing an entire city frozen in time, he realizes the device is genuine. Fascinated by his extraordinary power, he begins using it for harmless adventures, exploring Karachi's deserted streets and satisfying his curiosity. Soon, temptation overcomes his conscience. Believing he can never be caught because security cameras and digital systems also freeze, he starts exploiting the watch for personal gain. He steals money, manipulates business deals, gains access to confidential information, and secretly influences the lives of others. As his confidence grows, so does his arrogance. The magical watch transforms an honest young man into someone obsessed with wealth, luxury, and control. Every successful misuse convinces him that he is above the law and beyond the reach of justice. Friends drift away as his personality changes, while his family becomes concerned by his mysterious behavior and sudden fortune. One day, Shehroz discovers that the watch contains hidden abilities not mentioned in the manual. Ignoring every warning, he repeatedly pushes the watch beyond its intended limits. Strange glitches begin appearing around him. He experiences unexplained visions, brief distortions in reality, and mysterious shadows that seem to move even when time is frozen. The boundary between frozen and normal time starts weakening, threatening the natural order itself. Determined to achieve one final, life-changing fortune, Shehroz plans the perfect crime using the maximum sixty-minute time freeze. During the operation, he forces the watch beyond its limit in an attempt to gain a few extra minutes. The device overheats, malfunctions, and triggers a catastrophic collapse of the time-freezing mechanism. When time resumes, reality no longer behaves normally. Shehroz finds himself trapped in a horrifying paradox where everyone else continues living while he remains permanently disconnected from the flow of time. He can see and hear the world, but no one can see, hear, or touch him. He becomes an invisible prisoner, condemned to wander endlessly through a world that has forgotten his existence. The novel concludes with a powerful moral lesson: extraordinary power without wisdom leads to destruction. Shehroz's greed, dishonesty, and misuse of a miraculous gift ultimately cost him everything—his family, his future, his identity, and even his place in time. His tragic fate serves as a timeless reminder that every shortcut has a price, and every choice carries consequences that cannot always be undone.This ending gives the novel a dark, thought-provoking conclusion while reinforcing the central theme that power without responsibility inevitably leads to tragedy.