an evening with joyce grenfell

Introducing the new story "Return to '81: The Struggle of the Eldest Sister" – a heartwarming pampering tale, a tale of marital love, a tale of a woman's self-empowerment. That year, Ning Yunxi willingly married. On the day she took her vows, everyone around doubted the union, and her family declared, she shouldn't expect to receive a single penny from home. Her husband was an orphan with a bunch of little radish head siblings? No one believed her soldier husband would one day become a high-ranking official, no one imagined her Second Uncle would become a great scientist, and no one conceived that her young aunt would be a future superstar, let alone that the fourth child would be a natural-born tycoon. But truly, one day, all the futures Ning Yunxi saw came to fruition. Today, she has married a poor soldier and has become the sister-in-law in the military; raising the children of soldiers without fear, convinced she's betting not just on one potential stock, but on a multitude of leading stocks – with her newly acquired special abilities, she becomes a super teacher for the people! ----------------------------------------------------- All along, she had been recognized by the Wen Family as the least promising daughter, unremarkable in appearance and unnoticed, still unable to marry at the ripe age of twenty-nine. He, the son of a military family, born with privileges, deliberately concealed his identity at the matchmaking banquet, posing as an ordinary man. When they married, people sneered, "A pair of worn-out shoes matched with a bankrupt family, just perfect." Then one day, the gold buried in the sand shone with an immense brilliance...

In the eyes of Chi Zuxu, Chi Yi is a typical delinquent with the three big ‘NOs’— no morals, no virtues, no principles. To her, though, he is a classic baddie who is heartless, soulless, and inhuman. After the girl breaks and climbs through his glass window on the second story, she peeps at him with an innocent demeanor. “Chi Zuxu, lend me the other half of your bed!” she wolf-whistles at him blatantly. The man admonishes with a scowl, “Chi Yi, aren’t you shameless!” Inside the cinema, as Chi Yi’s little hands restlessly grope the man’s body without chagrin, she tells him smilingly, “Chi Zuxu, I want to do bad things with you!” Holding a look of woeful disgrace, he knocks her head. “Chi Yi, aren’t you embarrassed!” It is a lovely love story between a barefaced and a reticent. But, Mr Reticient, please don’t cry when Miss Barefaced finally slips away.

Silas Sotos started as an outsider, dabbling in arts best left unknown. Now, can he harness his god-touched powers and navigate the treacherous currents of faith, law, and cosmic dread to save a city that barely understands the forces threatening to consume it? And what will be the price of his unique salvation? If you crave a dark fantasy that masterfully blends occult beginnings, thrilling detective work, Lovecraftian horror, and a protagonist whose power is as dangerous as it is extraordinary, then prepare to be captivated. The true shadows of Bayne City are calling.

One sunset changed everything. A month before a new transfer student arrives at her school, the quiet and kind-hearted Abenezer catches a glimpse of a boy riding his bicycle beneath the golden evening sky. She never expects that the same boy, Abhishek, will soon become her classmate—and slowly, one of the most important people in her life. As friendship blossoms into unspoken love, the two create unforgettable high school memories alongside their friends, Ryan and Rose. But graduation brings new responsibilities, painful goodbyes, and a heartbreaking separation before either of them can confess their true feelings. Years later, fate reunites them, and Abhishek finally confesses his love. Yet Abenezer unexpectedly rejects him and disappears from the city, carrying a painful secret after her father's death. While working part-time and studying at a new university to support her mother and younger brother, she tries to leave the past behind. Refusing to give up, Abhishek searches for the truth, following the few clues left behind. As destiny continues to weave their paths together, an unexpected reunion at a gaming company forces them to face the emotions they buried for years. Can love survive time, distance, and the sacrifices they made? Or will the boy she saw that evening remain only a beautiful memory beneath the sunset?

[ Lynn, Sam and Mahone ] I put my t-shirt down, my hands shaking. I try to ignore them and stare at my reflection in the mirror. My hair color is dark brown and a vague hint of golden. My dad used to say that my eyes are ocean blue. A guy in my history class once said that I had perfect lips. Another guy said that I had a great body. They wanted to date me. And I dated few of them, too. I brush my fingers in my forehead. Then my dark, thick eyelashes. The side of my nose. My lips. I run my hand at my neck, then across my collarbone. Am I beautiful? Honestly, I don't know. Maybe I'm not. "You were wrong, Samlin Greenham." A voice inside my head suddenly whispers. "Calm down, Sammy," another voice whispers. It's the voice I loved. His voice is fading away. My hands start shake again, my breath rapidly quickening. I am losing control. I have to do something. "Goddammit!" I punch the mirror with my fist. It shatters into thousand pieces. My reflection has shattered into thousand pieces, too. The mirror now looks to me like an art. And my bloody knuckles. "I am sorry, Lynn. I can't promise you anymore, because you left me." I bite my lip to stop myself from crying. I won't cry. What's the point of crying? My sixth sense is suddenly alert. Somebody is watching me. I spin around. A guy is standing in front of the door, leaning against it. He wears a tight blue shirt, the sleeves folded. His black hair is ruffled and his hands are folded across his chest. The probable most amazing thing about him is his eyes. They are dark green. They are dangerous, beautiful and incredibly unreadable. And they are watching me.

Male Lead: He Zhiyun（贺知韫） (Illegitimate son of a prominent aristocratic family in capital of a country, 6 years older than the female lead) Female Lead: Song Huaiyue（宋淮月） (Only daughter from yang Cheng, passionate about interior design, forced to study finance) Core Tone: Repressed Unrequited Love → Missed Encounters → Anguished Pulling & Tugging → Perfect Reunion & Eternal Devotion

In a world of whispered betrayals and ruthless ambition, Amanda never expected to find herself drawn into the orbit of Greyson Black - a man whose power is matched only by the secrets he keeps. What begins as a dangerous attraction soon ignites into a passion that threatens to consume them both. But with Vanessa's schemes closing in and corporate warfare raging around them, Amanda must decide whether to step into Greyson's shadowed world or walk away forever. Caught between loyalty and sacrifice, vulnerability and strength, Amanda discovers that love can be both her greatest risk and her only salvation. Good Evening Mr. Black is a sweeping tale of passion, betrayal, and transformation - where every glance carries a promise, and every choice could shatter everything.

On their seventh wedding anniversary. Rhea Sterling found a Divorce Agreement in Adrian Hawthorne's bedside table. It was covered in corrections and revisions, as if he had been struggling with his decision. "If I, the undersigned, fall in love with another person during the course of this marriage, I voluntarily agree to relinquish all assets and leave with nothing. The following is a list of assets…" He had originally sworn to leave with nothing. But he had made numerous changes to the asset section. First, he crossed out the house he was going to give her. Then, he changed the 5 million dollars he intended to give her to 50,000 dollars. Finally, as if in repentance, he wrote a single sentence. "Let's just have Rhea Sterling leave with nothing. I have no choice, Mia is pregnant." ...

I. The Cursed Beginning (1852) The story follows 16-year-old John Joyce as he is thrust into a hell of war and misery. When his alcoholic father murders his mother, the child inside John dies, and he drenches his hands in his own father's blood. From that moment, he is taken under the wing of his uncle, the ruthless and resilient Silas, who drills him in the art of killing. Silas’s "10-Second Rule"—the time it takes to reload a musket—becomes the razor’s edge between John’s life and his grave. II. Riya: Between Love and Despair In December 1852, Silas sacrifices himself, entrusting his beloved Riya to John’s protection. For two years, John and Riya wander the desolate battlefields, clinging to survival. Riya is a shattered soul, longing for the death that claimed Silas. Yet, over time, a forbidden and fierce love ignites between them. This fragile happiness is short-lived; in the summer of 1855, Riya is struck down by a "White Coat" bullet right before John’s eyes, leaving his spirit utterly decimated. III. "God’s Devils" and a Bitter Hope Left alone on the "Path of Death," John gathers a small band of war orphans and helpless women. He encounters 13-year-old Silas the Second, a boy with nimble fingers whom John trains into a lethal marksman. No longer just a soldier, John becomes a reluctant leader responsible for the lives of 38 souls, navigating them through the furnace of war. IV. Color Fort and Leyla (1856) John’s group merges with Kevin Color’s camp. Severely wounded and teetering on the brink of death, John is saved by a young woman named Leyla. She becomes John’s second love, the only light capable of softening his battle-hardened heart. However, Kevin Color’s treacherous ambition and thirst for power turn the sanctuary of the fort into a blood-soaked slaughterhouse. V. The Tragic Finale: Closing the Circle In a final act of betrayal, Kevin Color sells out to the "White Coats," capturing John and Leyla. The cycle of retribution repeats Silas’s past sins: John and Leyla are bound back-to-back to an ancient tree and burned alive. Standing amidst the roaring flames, they find solace in each other’s arms, their final breath spent singing a song of love as they turn to ash.

Elsa is a young lady from a modest family,facing challenges in funding her college education while also assisting her parents in supporting her two siblings. Her parents, Mr and Mrs George,worked in low-paying jobs and struggled to meet the family's basic needs, including education for Elsa and her siblings. Being the eldest,Elsa assumed the responsibility of funding her own college education and aiding in the care of her younger siblings,who were still quite young. Yet,Elsa encountered the most significant obstacle in her life after her sexual encounter with Wilson,a man she just met at Anna's birthday celebration,where they were both college mates. The uncertainty of potential pregnancy loomed over her because she was not in a safe period at the time of their intercourse,and there was the added complication of the torn condom. Wilson stormed out in anger after noticing the torn condom and informing Elso,he left her to handle whatever consequences that arose from their sexual encounter that evening. Is Elsa going to conceive? Will Wilson seek out Elsa,considering they didn't exchange contact information? What lies ahead for Elsa ultimately?