The year is 2045, and the world has been consumed by the neverending apocalypse, a terrible doomsday event that has destroyed the once precious home. Joshei, our main protagonist, has the last chance to save everyone again, by going back in time. Will his hatred for the ignorant world and gods consume him? Or will his desires and secret powers be able to triumph and help everyone he wants to? Many secrets are still left unsolved, but can he be the one, to save the world.....Rank Up!

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"Mingyue, these…" Uncle and Aunt didn't know anything about Pan Mingyue's social circle.
As they were already shocked when they went to the Lu family today, they weren't shocked by her house when they arrived.
However, when they saw the boxes sent by the Zhou family and Film Emperor Qin's manager, they were utterly shocked.
It was only after seeing the small box from Giant Crocodile that they breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm not sure about this as well," Pan Mingyue said as she placed the box on the table. She didn't know what to say to her uncle and aunt.
Uncle coughed and said, "With these, we don't have to worry anymore."
These would serve well as her dowry.
Pan Mingyue didn't care much about them, because Qin Ran and Cheng Juan had given her too much.
She then squatted down on the floor and didn't know what to do about the boxes.
Aunt smiled and said, "We shouldn't go to the university today. Let's tally everything up so that we can return the favor in the future. Mingyue, fetch me a pen and a notebook."
Pan Mingyue didn't want to do it. But she compromised after seeing how serious they were.
She went to the study room to fetch the notebook and pen.
Song Luting used the room to sort out some data.
When she went up, Uncle and Aunt opened the boxes and looked at their contents.
They thought that the box of jewelry was scary enough. However, the boxes from Qin Xiuchen were even worse.
The two of them exchanged glances after opening the box.
Even Uncle was utterly shocked. "Is this… real?"
He asked after seeing the box of diamonds.
Aunt was shocked as well and answered, "I'm not sure."
"What kind of friends does Mingyue have?" Uncle continued after a while.
Aunt looked at him and frowned. Why would they give such gifts for no apparent reason?
They must be close, right?
Pan Mingyue brought down the notebook and pen and handed them to Uncle.
"The box of jewelry, they were given by Mr. Zhou Shan, right?" Uncle started to write down a detailed description of each item from the first box. 
Aunt was with him. Pan Mingyue brought a cup of water and sat down beside them.
She would occasionally nod to answer their questions.
After they were done recording the gifts from the Zhou family, Uncle looked at the six other boxes with a weird look on his face.
"What's wrong, Uncle?" Pan Mingyue asked as she noticed the look on his face.
Uncle put down the pen and looked at her, asking, "Are they close friends of yours? Why are they giving you such expensive gifts?"
Pan Mingyue knew what he was worried about. She lowered her cup and thought for a while before answering, "Principal Zhou wanted me to be his god-daughter."
She then looked at the six boxes and said, "These are from Uncle Qin. I'm friends with his niece, Ran Ran, and he dotes on me because of it. Ran Ran might have contributed to these gifts."
Uncle and Aunt accepted her explanation.
They then continued recording the gifts.
"When are the cousins coming?" She could explain Qin Xiuchen's gifts. However, she couldn't find a good explanation for Giant Crocodile's gifts. So, she decided to change the topic.
Uncle answered while continuing to write, "They will be coming together with the Jin family the day after tomorrow."
Pan Mingyue saw that she managed to change the topic and started to talk about Pan Xiangxiang and Pan Ji.
Uncle wrote down the gifts from Qin Xiuchen with a shaking hand.
He then turned towards the last gift. 
It was a simple box.
He opened up a bit but didn't open it fully.
Pan Mingyue put away her cup and went over to take a look. She had seen something like this at Qin Ran's before. She also saw Cheng Juan open a box like this as well.
This box wasn't as pretty as Qin Ran's. She opened it after a while.
It was a pair of jade.
They looked old and were styled really nicely.
Uncle took a look at it. It was way better than the previous gifts. What a normal present. He recorded it in the notebook—
A pair of jade.
Only after a long time after that Uncle was looking at a documentary about antiques. He saw the pair of jade that belonged to an Emperor and his wife. Then, he suddenly remembered—
That was the pair that Pan Mingyue received, right?
…
Two days later.
Pan Ji, Pan Xiangxiang, and the Jin family came to the capital.
There were too many people to stay at Pan Mingyue's place.
The wedding wasn't at the Lu family home, either. It was at the place where Qin Ran and He Chen got married at.
The Jin family and Pan Ji were made to stay in one of the houses. It was really expensive.
Pan Xiangxiang didn't know what it meant. However, Pan Ji and the Jin family knew how expensive it was.
Pan Ji didn't know what was going on and was shocked.
However, Father Jin wasn't surprised at all.
"You'll understand everything once you have seen his car." Father Jin looked out of the door curiously. "Don't worry. You'll know what kind of person Mr. Lu is tomorrow."



[Two-faced Languid Rich Male Lead vs. Deeply Hidden Beautiful Female Lead] 
Qin Ran had grown up in the countryside. She disappears in the third year of high school and ends up suspended for a year. One year later, she is brought to Yun Cheng by her mother to attend First Middle School. 
Her mother tells her: "Your stepfather is from a prestigious family, your brother is a genius, and your younger sister is a top student. Don't be an embarrassment to them." 
Anybody who is anybody in Beijing all receives a warning from Master Juan of the Cheng family: Master Juan's wife is from the countryside and doesn't know how to socialize nor make connections... her temper is also really bad, so please be tolerant of her. 
One day, when Master Juan is investigating a certain big shot, his subordinate stares at the sockpuppet—an online identity used for purposes of deception—he had accidentally revealed. It's from the wife that supposedly doesn't know anything... He falls into silence. 
The two bigshots has probably been hiding their sockpuppets from each other in order not to make the other party feel inferior.

It had not been too long ago since Second Miss Lu was bestowed with the Southern Seas pearls, right?
His Master had never been so generous in rewarding the same person more than once.
What did this Second Miss Lu do to have cheered up a dragon like his master to the point of receiving consecutive rewards?
It seemed like his Master would be showering her with gifts every single time Second Miss Lu entered the Palace. If this continued, the storage room would be stripped bare in no time.
Zhao Qian was a little worried over this.
Lu Liangwei looked with puzzlement as her carriage was filled to the brim with things. She asked, perplexed, "Butler Zhao, are you heading somewhere else to deliver these gifts?"
Zhao Qian's painful gaze tore away from those gifts and sighed soulfully. "I'm seeing Second Miss Lu back to the mansion under the orders of the Emperor, and to also deliver all these gifts to the mansion at the same time."
Lu Liangwei blinked. She thought she had misheard him.
The conversation she had in the study room with the Emperor did not end well. She had thought Long Yang would have condemned her with punishment and was mentally prepared to receive it.
However, not only did she avoid punishment, she had even ended up with a carriage full of gifts.
She hesitated before looking at Zhao Qian. "Did the Emperor bestow all these to me because he wants to give me a warning?"
Zhao Qian was climbing up the carriage when he heard the words, which caused him to slip and nearly fall off the carriage.
Fortunately for him, his expertise in martial arts helped him stabilize himself in time.
He gave a conflicted look at Lu Liangwei. He would have dearly wanted such a 'warning' for himself. Better still if he could receive a dozen a day.
Lu Liangwei watched his fair, plump face twitch slightly, as if he wanted to say something but was forcing his mouth shut. She suddenly realized how silly she sounded.
She gave a dry laugh and randomly picked a box from the heap of gifts and handed it to Zhao Qian. "Butler Zhao, please accept this."
Zhao Qian glanced at the box.
He was the one who picked the gifts. All he needed was one look to know what the box contained.
The box contained a fine, superior quality ginseng. It was more than a hundred-years-old, if not two hundred. The ginseng was very valuable. It was difficult to purchase such a ginseng even if one had the money.
However, this Second Miss Lu was actually giving it to him so casually.
Zhao Qian hesitated for a while. To accept, or not to accept?
If he declined it, there will be one less superior quality ginseng in his master's storage room. If he accepted it and his Master found out, would he end up getting the short end of the stick?
Zhao Qian struggled with this difficult decision for quite a while before painstakingly rejecting her. "Second Miss, these were all bestowed to you by Master, I do not dare to accept it."
Lu Liangwei studied him with a look and threw the box aside after confirming he was serious about the rejection. "Fine, we'll forget about it."
There was a plop and the box fell into the heap of gifts and vanished.
Zhao Qian watched it with pain.
Did this Second Miss know that the item she had just thrown to the side casually was a fine, superior quality ginseng?
Sigh, what a reckless waste of heavenly gifts!
Lu Liangwei got the horse carriage to turn toward the Eastern Palace and picked up Zhu Yu before leaving the Palace together.
Lu Liangwei glanced at the box in Zhu Yu's hands. "This is what the Crown Princess wanted to pass to grandmother?"
Zhu Yu nodded. "Yes, Miss."
She held her tongue about Lu Yunshuang as Zhao Qian was present.
Lu Liangwei nodded and said nothing.
Even though there was no evidence about what happened today, the issue with the little palace maid must have been Lu Yunshuang's doing.
She sneered privately. This was all there was to Lu Yunshuang's schemes.
She had thought about what sort of trap was awaiting her, and after waiting for half a day, it was nothing but a shoddy scheme such as this.
Lu Yunshuang wanted to make her fall into the water and get saved to shore by a bunch of men. Lu Yunshuang would then start spreading rumors everywhere, claiming she had lost her reputation. Was that it?
Lu Liangwei shook her head and sighed.


Lu Liangwei wakes up to find herself transmigrated as a supporting character in the novel she had been reading a few days ago. According to the novel, this character has everything—beauty, wealth, status—except brains. Before Liangwei had taken over, she even went as far as to hang herself for the male protagonist that she loved: the Crown Prince as well as her sister's lover. Now that she has become a "brand new" person, it is time for her to turn her life around with charm and wit! She will get everyone to fall in love with her, even the Crown Prince's uncle—the Emperor! Who needs a prince when you can become the Empress herself?

That evening

After the royal family finished their dinner, the research results came for the gifts they received.

The tea from the three people, Ellie, Minister Hans, and General Lester all had the same effect; nourishing one's health. The vitamins were also normal. However, when combined, Ellie's and General Lesters' gifts had mild brainwashing effect which may cause the body to become uncontrollable at times.

Ellie's gift was of course, prepared by the enemy. However, General Lester's gift made the king feel. Little depressed. To think that his longtime friend may have possibly been poached by the enemy already…

"Maybe there was a mix up?" Kazuki asked, even though he doubt it.

All three gifts had different packaging so there was no way that they could be mixed up, unless the gifts ta were sent at the same time were mixed up before they reached the receivers.

"Let's ask the both of them then." The king spoke up as he took out his phone to call General Lester.

"Lester. I need to ask you some questions." The king spoke after the call was answered.

"Sure." General Lester replied casually.

"Where did you get the tea from? The one in the light green packaging that i just received today." The king got straight to the point.

"Light green packaging? The one I gave you was in a black tin box though. There are only tea leaves inside the box too. There shouldn't be any light green packaging." General Lester replied, feeling a little confused. Did he send the wrong box?

The black tin box that was mentioned was also in the gifts. However, it was one of the gifts from Minister Hans, not General Lester. Did this mean that there was really a mix up?

"Anyways, where did you get the tea from?" The king asked, testing his friend.

"I mentioned that I went to the northern region recently, right? I got it as a souvenir for you from there." General Lester replied honestly.

"I see. Thanks, I really liked it." The king replied.

"That's great then."

After that, the king hung up and proceeded to call Minister Hans next.

"Minister Hans, good evening. I'd like to ask you some questions." The king said after MInister Hans answered the phone.

"Good evening, your majesty. What do you need to ask me?" Minister Hans answered.

"I heard from my son that you've gifted him some gifts. You've never done this before so I'd like to know what's the occasion." The king asked.

"This humble servant of yours just felt like he should gift some gifts to the royal family as he had heard news about the upcoming birth of the little prince." Minister Hans replied respectfully, guilt creeping in his heart.

"I see. Also, there's been some mixed up between the gifts we have received so I would like to know which gift was yours. As you know, it seems like it is now a trend to give out teas and vitamins together." The king said sarcastically. In truth, it was the first time he had heard of such a trend but since that was what Minister Hans wrote in the note, he was going to go along with the story.

When Minister Hans heard this, he thought, 'It was actually a real trend?'

"In the paper bag that I had ordered to be sent to the first prince, there should be a black tin box with some tea leaves inside and a small box filled with vitamins." Minister Hans answered politely.

"It seems like there are many tea boxes that are black. May I ask where you've purchased the tea from? It should help differentiate the boxes." The king asked.

"I specially asked my people to import it from the northern region as I have heard that the tea grown there were well known for nourishing one's health." Minister Hans answered normally, even though he was now sweating from fear. 

'What if my lie had been discovered by the royal family? No, that's impossible. The young lady had told me what kind of tea General Lester had bought for the king so there shouldn't be any mistake. I had even personally put a note inside the bag from General Lester to make it seem like it was me who sent the gifts. I also know that there's no way the maids had messed up since they were sent by the young lady herself.' Minister Hans tried to calm his nerves down.

A succubus who travelled to the human realm in search of a good prey meets a handsome young man with a majestic aura at a bar. She asks him for a night just to feel addicted to his taste!

They meet each other again after a month and became partners in bed, only to find out that the man was already married! What will happen to this newly found partnership?

Author’s note: This novel is a fantasy story that doesn’t really have that much of a fantasy aspect. It focuses on more of the MC’s life so please keep that in mind!

If you have any questions about my novel, DM me at discord:
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Cheyenne and Charlotte naturally did not believe Bryce's words. The Carters had never truly treated them as a part of the Carter family before, mainly because William Carter was not Dominic Carter's biological son. Thus, Dominic obviously wouldn't let William take over as the head of the family.
William himself did not believe what Bryce said. He grew up knowing that he and Dominic were not blood-related, and Dominic had at best been kind to him and let him join the family on account of his mother. But after his mother passed away, he no longer enjoyed the same treatment that the direct descendants of the Carter family enjoyed. For example, the direct descendants and relatives would receive almost a hundred thousand dollars each year in dividends, while William and his family would only receive about fifteen thousand.
Therefore, Willian didn't believe at all that he would be able to assume the position of the head of the family in the future.
However, Karen was already tempted and was considering it in her head quickly.
Although the box of gifts was very valuable, the gifts were meant for Lucas, and she reckoned that he would definitely take them away and gain the support of the Sawyers. So she definitely wouldn't get to keep the gifts.
In her opinion, it would be better to give them to Bryce, as that would mean that they would at least be able to return to the Carter family. And in the future, she might even get to be the mistress of the family.
Besides, she wouldn't give all of the gifts to the Carters. The value of all the items in the box was almost fifteen million dollars, and she felt that giving half to the Carters would be enough, as she wanted to keep the remaining half. If Lucas asked the Sawyers to help him get the gifts back, she would just say that the Carters took them away and tell them to look for the Carters!
At the thought of this, the gaze in Karen's eyes when she looked at Bryce became less hostile, and she seemed rather enthusiastic instead. "Bryce, is what you just said true? Will you let us return to the Carter family as long as I hand that box of things over to you? Will William also have the chance to become the head of the family in the future?"
"Of course. Grandpa said it himself. Aunt Karen, have you decided?" Bryce smiled affirmatively.
Seeing that Karen was wavering, Charlotte couldn't help but say anxiously, "Mom, do you still believe their nonsense and lies? Have you forgotten how they used to bully us? Cheyenne even got on her knees to beg them, was drenched in the rain, and ended up running a high fever because of it. Have they ever shown any concern? They're saying these things to us now obviously because they want that box of gifts!"
Cheyenne objected vehemently, "Mom, that box of gifts was meant for Lucas. None of them have the right to decide what to do with them."
Seeing this, Bryce sneered. "I thought Aunt Karen commands great authority at home, but I didn't expect both your daughters to disregard you and have no respect for you at all. They keep going against your decisions. Anyway, think through it yourselves. It's your only chance to return to the family. Once you miss it, Grandpa will never give you a chance again, even if you beg him. You will also have to pay us eight million dollars and not a single cent less."
Karen immediately became anxious and hurriedly pushed William. "Hurry up and say something! Quickly agree to return to the family!"
William pushed Karen away. "I'm not going back! Cheyenne and the others got bullied so terribly, so what's the point of going back? If you want to, you can go back yourself!"
To be honest, William had also become completely disappointed in the family.
After being pushed by her husband, who had always obeyed her, Karen flew into a rage and reached out to scratch him. "You useless good-for-nothing, you can't earn any money at all. If we don't return to the Carters, how can we maintain a livelihood? How are you going to pay the eight million dollars we owe them?"
The two of them got into a scuffle while Cheyenne and Charlotte hurriedly tried to pull them apart. 
Bryce was getting impatient. If not for that box of gifts, he wouldn't bother talking to them.
"Enough. Don't put on an act in front of me either. Go and find where the items are." Bryce cocked his head toward the security officers behind him and immediately headed into the house.
"Wait!" Seeing how the situation was developing, Karen stopped fighting with William and hurriedly rushed into the house to stop them.
She just wanted to give Bryce half of the items. If he moved them away himself, he definitely wouldn't leave anything for them!
Karen stopped in front of her bed, but her actions gave the security officers a cue. Two of them went forward to pull her away while others lifted the bed and quickly took out two boxes from beneath, one large and one small.
"Hey! These are my belongings!" Karen's eyes were about to fall out. Lucas's items were in the large box, but the small box contained her personal stash that she had saved up over the years!
Bryce simply ignored her and took a brief glimpse at the box full of cash, title deeds, and share transfer documents. He was so excited that he couldn't stop himself from laughing.
He could tell at a glance that the value of these items was more than fifteen million dollars.
Watching the security officers carry the items out of the house, Cheyenne and the others naturally weren't willing to let them take the things away. But they were just a bunch of weak women, so how could they stop these people?
They didn't just take away the box of gifts. They also snatched away the Lamborghini parked by the entrance.
"Oh my god. They're a bunch of bandits!" Karen sat on the ground and patted her thigh while wailing.
"What are you crying for? It's all your fault! If you didn't show off in front of them yesterday, they wouldn't have come here!" William yelled at her.
Karen was incensed. "How dare you yell at me? It's all because you're a useless man and a loser!"
Seeing that the two were about to argue again, Charlotte was so infuriated that she shouted, "Okay, stop arguing! The items the Sawyers gifted Lucas have been snatched away. How are we going to explain it to him?!"
"Explain my foot! Bryce Carter and his men were the ones who took those things away anyway. If he has what it takes, he can very well go after the Carters!" Karen didn't care what Lucas would think. She just felt the huge pinch. 
"Oh, by the way, Cheyenne, didn't Bryce say that he would let us back into the Carter family as long as we gave him those items? Does this mean that we don't have to leave the Carter family now? Now that he has taken them away, go to your grandfather and inform him about this." Karen suddenly urged while grabbing Cheyenne's arm.
Cheyenne shook Karen's hand off and said coldly, "If you want to go back, go ask them yourself."
After saying this, she took Amelia's hand and left.
All the things that the Carters had done before had completely shattered Cheyenne's heart. She would definitely not go back to the Carter family!
"Hey, you're defying me, huh?" Karen complained before turning to look at Charlotte. "Charlotte…"
Without letting her finish, Charlotte interrupted, "Whoever wants to go back can ask themselves. Anyway, I'm not going to go back to that family." She then left with a look of annoyance.
William ignored Karen and headed back inside quietly with a somber expression.
In the entire courtyard, only Karen remained, sitting on the floor and lamenting endlessly about her miserable life.
Lucas soon caught wind of everything that happened at the residence.
He stared expressionlessly into the distance, the corners of his lips curling up into a faint cold smile. "Since you Carters have a death wish, I'll grant you your wish."


Six years ago, he disappeared silently! After six years, he becomes the unparalleled "God of War" and returns with glory, only to find that he has a daughter whom he never knew of. Looking at his wife and his daughter, he says, "In this lifetime, I'll bring you the greatest honor and glory!”



Scarlett woke up later than usual. She spent most of her time in her room, resting. Activity in the building was growing, but she hadn't had a chance to see what the fuss was about. It was still winter time, nearing the end of the year. 

She knew of celebrations, but never participated. Slaves did not participate in any fashion other than being gifts themselves. She remembered one year, when she was 16, she www given to an older vampire by his wife. She spent a few months with him until he was done with her. 

Oh.. the holidays. 

Scarlett fiddled with her shirt sleeve, sitting up in bed, propping herself up. There was laughter outside her door. She moved to get up, just in time for a knock. 

 "W-Who is it?" 

 "Justine." 

 "C-come in." 

 Justine came in, smiling from ear to ear. She had a small box wrapped in colorful paper, a bow to top it off. She stood in front of Scarlett and handed it over. Scarlett took the box, then shook it gently. "What is..?" 

 "You have to open it to find out. That's apart of the fun." 

 "...is everyone g-getting..?" 

 "Yes. It's a traditional human holiday called Christmas. I'm sure you've been apart of celebrations. Vampires.. like to sometimes be like humans, ya know? They want to blend in sometimes." 

Scarlett nodded her head, repeating, "Christmas," to herself. She smiled and tore open the paper. It took her a little bit, as the gift was well wrapped. A small, silver box sat in her hands. She glanced over to her friend before opening it, revealing a beautiful gold necklace. It was a locket, heart shaped. Inside was a picture of her and Justine. 

"It's so... when you go back to Jax, you'll have a piece of me with you." Justine explained, watching her friend's face carefully. "Do you like it?" Scarlett took the necklace from the box and put it on. She spun the chain around so the latch was hidden. 

A tear fell down Scarlett's cheek. "I-I've never.. ever g-gotten something l-like.." she swallowed, "like this b-before. Thank y-you." She then enveloped Justine into a hug, arms wrapped around her neck tightly. They embraced for a moment, before pulling away from each other. 

"Come on, I think a few others have something for you too." Justine took the werewolf's hand, leading her outside into the main room. In one corner, a large tree was decorated with lights and ornaments. Some were plastic, some were glass, and some were photos. The star at the top was lit too. She had only seen a Christmas tree a few times in her life. Lights hung from the ceiling, a festive red rug was rolled out, gifts stacked by the tree. Despite not having much in the first place, they really knew how to celebrate. 

Scarlett was amazed by the decorations. She took a moment to enjoy the lights and the ornaments... and the rug was so soft. She looked down at her bare feet, wiggling her toes on the rug. Soft indeed. 

A few people came up to her and handed her gifts, some she didn't even know well. They were all sizes, including a rather heavy box. Children ran up to her, giggling and laughing and also giving Scarlett something too. Most of them were drawings or hand-made cards. Despite the material things she got, receiving gifts from the children was the best part. 

❧ 

Later that evening, Scarlett unwrapped all her gifts. It was mainly new clothes and a few knick-knacks for her to have. A few sweaters and shirts, a dress and a pair of jeans. This was the most clothes she's ever had to her name. 

The heavy box, although, was calling her name. She was reluctant to open it, but not because she was scared, but because she was nervous. She tried shaking it but the object didn't budge. Making a face of determination, she got to work unwrapping it. 

Through layers of paper, it was bubble wrapped. She tore off the bubble wrap, being careful to not harm the object. It was black and heavy. Once the bubble wrap was off, she opened the box. It was a hand-carved jewelry box, one that she could use in the future. It had her name carved in the top. On the bottom it was signed by the group member that made it. 

She hugged it close to her chest. It was just a box, yes, but it was *her* box. Her box where she can put *her* things. 

She set it on the nightstand by her bed, then folded her clothes and put them away in the wardrobe. Part of her felt bad, as she didn't even think to get anyone a gift—let alone know that she was getting some. She didn't even think that they would celebrate, that the day would just go by.. but, she was happy. If only Jax were there to spend it with her, it would be the icing on the cake.

Vampires are the ruling race. Other species are treated lesser and sold as slaves. Scarlett was born a slave. When she was just 9, her mother passed away, leaving her alone to deal with her reality. Her luck quickly changes when a noble vampire buys her.. but not to keep her, to rather free her from her chains. This is only the beginning. A story of freedom, love, and personal growth.

Sitting down looking at her gifts, she felt a fuzzy warm feeling in her heart. She knew she was very blessed that she had so many wonderful friends that cared for her. First, she opened The gift that was given by the boys from her class, it was a huge teddy bear with a funny "nose picking" expression on it. By looking at the teddy bear, she wanted to laugh cause it reminded her of her class's boys doing that expression. 
Next, she opened the gift which was given by the girls from her class. She was surprised to see a black handbag, because she thought the girls would have given her a book or something as they were the bookworm type. 
Now, it was left with Harry's and John's gift. Without much thinking, she took the box which was closest to her, it was the gift from Harry. She pulled the ribbon attached to it, and slowly opened the box. Inside the box, it was a shiny flower shaped necklace. This present surprised her again as she thought that Harry did not treat her like a girl. Never did she think that Harry would give her something so feminine. It was also her first time to receive jewelry from a boy, so it made her feel a bit shy and special. 
The sentence that Jane told her passed through her mind, "maybe he likes you." However, Teresa quickly brush that thought away by thinking, "no way, that's impossible, he already has someone he likes." 
To stop herself from thinking too much, she decided to open the gift that was given by John. It was a huge box, and there was a letter which was stuck on top of it. She knew the letter would be some type of confession to her, so she did not want to read it yet as she was afraid it would spoil her mood.
After opening the box, there were all folded stars inside the box, and in the center of it was a cute  glass replica of an anime cartoon character that she liked very much. The replica was so well made as it looked exactly like the real cartoon character in the anime. Underneath the replica was a box of Belgium dark chocolate, which was also one of her favourite snacks. 
"Oh my god!" Teresa shouted as she found the limited edition of her favourite idol's CD inside the huge box. She could not believe her eyes when she saw the CD, she took the CD out and saw her idol's signature on top of the CD cover, this made her so excited and happy, she never felt so happy receiving gifts before. 
All the gifts that were given to her by John were all her favourite things that just a few people knew, the anime cartoon character, the chocolate and the idol that she admired. In addition, all of those gifts were very expensive that she herself did not want to spend her parent's money to purchase them as she wanted to earn money herself to buy them. Never in her wildest dream did she think that someone would buy all of them for her. And never did she think, that person would be John, she didn't think that he would remember everything that she told him before, when they were dating. All she could think about was, "He really knows me well..."

A normal high school girl which has 4 talented and intelligent brothers. Her teachers expect the best from her. During her last year of high school, she was the head prefect and the top student in school. With her intelligence, no one expected her to be stuck in a complex romance.
"How do I tell him? Will I hurt his feelings? What will happen after I tell him? Will it be awkward? How do I face him?"
These questions keep floating around Teresa's mind.   
'I'm sorry, but let's break up...'
'We are not in a right age to date'
'If you could wait, let's wait for 1 more year, by that time we would be more mature.'
With every ounce of her bravery she finally told him her true feelings.

Fang Xinxin lifted a shovel and began digging. She quickly discovered a black plastic bag. 
She placed the shovel aside and opened the bag. Inside, there was a small, square tin box. As it had been many years, the box was slightly rusty.
She applied some force to open the tin box and saw that it contained a clay doll of a little boy, a wind chime, a toy car around five centimetres wide… adding it all up there were ten different little toys. 
There were also several photos she took with her brother when they were young. 
On the bottom of the box was a bank card.
She picked up the doll…
It was so familiar.
She suddenly recalled that once, when she was young, she had gone shopping with her mother and bought this doll for her brother with her own pocket money. 
Her thoughts drifted back to those days.
At the time, she had been around five to six years old. She had handed the toy to Fang Shaohua, who was six years older than her. "Big Brother, look, this doll looks so much like you. I bought it as a present for you." 
"Thank you, Xinxin. I really like it." Fang Shaohua had been nearly eleven at the time, and had received the doll with an adorable smile. 
"This doll was really expensive. It was a dollar and fifty cents." Little Xinxin had lowered her head to count with her fingers. "I lost three ice creams for it. It was all the money I had…"
"Big Brother will give you eight dollars." Fang Shaohao immediately brought out the notes for her. 
"Big Brother, you're the best!" She had jumped on the spot and ran off to buy snacks. After taking a few steps, she had turned around and stumbled back to him. She had then requested bashfully. "Eight dollars is too much. It's better if you give me a dollar fifty. Mom says that I'm too young. If I have too much money with me, bad people will try to fool me and take it away from me." 
Fang Shaohua's young face had been filled with warm, sunshine-like doting. "It's all right. Big Brother trusts that Xinxin will hold onto the money well. It'll be fine as long as you don't tell mom." 
"Alright. Let's cross our pinky fingers. You can't tell mom you gave me eight dollars, ok?" She had lifted her small pinky finger.
"Okay." 
In their childhood, whenever Fang Xinxin lifted her head to look at her brother, he seemed to be very tall. She had always felt that his gaze was especially warm. 
That day, she had bought him a doll and received eight dollars from him.
It was more than enough for her to buy a lot of snacks. Thus, for a period of time, whenever she was running out of pocket money, she would use a few dollars to buy little gifts for her brother. 
She would then stare at him with her big eyes.
Her brother would always become happy and ended up giving her a lot of money.
By the time their mother realised this, she had already bought ten different gifts for her brother.
Their mother had reprimanded both of them firmly. She had told him that it wasn't good to let her have too many snacks because it would affect her growth. She had also scolded Fang Xinxin for being greedy.
Since then, the obedient girl rarely bought any more gifts for her brother.
She would have never expected that her brother had cherished and saved all those gifts in this little box.
Her brother must have felt that those memories were too humourous and decided to treasure the gifts she gave him. 
Fang Xinxin returned to the present and put the things back in the tin box. She only took the bank card that Fang Shaohua prepared for her.
She placed the tin box in the black plastic bag and buried it in its original place.
She covered it with soil evenly and returned it to its original appearance.
After she left, Fang Xinxin sneakily walked up to the place where she had stood.
Fang Xinxin watched Fang Manxue dig the box out to rummage through it. As expected, she didn't find anything useful in there. Fang Manxue furrowed her brows and buried the box back in the ground. 



"It's my first time. I'm afraid of pain. Be gentle…" Fang Xinxin's body is stiff with anxiety. 
Bai Qinghao pinches her dotingly. "We're just swimming. I didn't pull you with too much force; how did you manage to flop into the water like that?" 
In their previous life, she had been overweight. Her face was covered in acne. Yet, he still forcefully ate her up. Exactly how much did he love her? However, she never noticed his sincerity and blindly pursued a scheming bastard. In the end, she was left blind and half-paralyzed. 
After receiving a second chance, she finally understands that her poor appearance was caused by the 'drugs' her sister had added into her skincare products. In this lifetime, she chooses to distance herself away from the bastard, to lose weight, and to 'treat' her face. She recovers her seductive figure and outstanding looks, treasuring her husband's love. They then sweetly collaborate to torture the bastard and give birth to a little 'dumpling'…

In the guest room on the second floor.



Shen Xi stood in the middle of the room, surrounded by presents. She was surprised at the number of gifts around her and said, "We received so many gifts."



Su Hang leaned against the door frame and looked at all the gift boxes in the room. He became surprised when he saw Shen Xi's smiling face, and tentatively asked: "Do you like them?"



"Of course I like them. Anyone would be happy to receive a gift." Shen Xi said with a chuckle.



Hearing this, Su Hang's rigid face gradually softened.



These wedding gifts have been piled in this room for nearly a week. Su Hang had very few friends, so most of the presents were from Shen Xi's family and friends. But ever since they got married, Shen Xi hadn't asked about them once. He had figured that it was because Shen Xi felt bitter against their marriage, so these presents were also seen in an unfavorable light. Now that Shen Xi suddenly said that she liked these gifts, Su Hang had a thought that maybe she wasn't that bitter about their marriage.



"There aren't a lot of presents with cards. I guess we'll only find out who the sender is after opening them." Shen Xi picked up a few boxes and looked over them.



"Un." This time, Su Hang walked over and picked up a gift too.



"It looks like this is going to take a while." Shen Xi looked around and saw that even the desk and chairs were full of presents, and there was no place to sit. So, in the end, she sat on the carpet and leaned on the foot of the bed. She picked up a pink gift box and unwrapped it.



Shen Xi ripped the packaging, revealing a black jewelry box inside. She opened the box and took out the card inside. "It's a pair of diamond earrings from Amy. It's gorgeous."



Shen Xi turned the box, intending to show the newly received diamond earrings to Su Hang as she spoke. When she lifted her head, she found Su Hang squatting in front of her with a pillow in his hand, and was leaning towards her.



"It's beautiful." Su Hang noticed Shen Xi's body slightly retreat because of his close proximity, and his eyes darkened. He handed the pillow to Shen Xi and said: "The ground is cold."



"Ah? Oh." Shen Xi was surprised and took a while to react. She then put down the diamond earrings she was holding and accepted the pillow from Su Hang.



After Shen Xi took the pillow, Su Hang took a step back. He then sat on the ground like Shen Xi and helped her open the gifts.



Shen Xi put the pillow beneath her and thought that it was a lot more comfortable than sitting on the carpet. She looked at Su Hang, who was looking through a gift. Shen Xi happily said: "Thank you."



"This is a jade bracelet from Song Zong of HaoYuan Technology." Su Hang didn't say anything else, and just handed the gift he had opened to Shen Xi.



"Oh, that can be put up in a charity sale someday." Shen Xi took the gift box.



"Un." Su Hang nodded, his mindset being 'I don't have an opinion, whatever you decide is good.' He then picked up another gift to open.



Shen Xi secretly glanced at Su Hang and saw that he seemingly didn't react to what she had just said. Feeling somewhat disappointed, she bowed her head and concentrated on opening another gift.



Su Hang didn't care about the actual gifts but instead wanted to look at the cards. Honestly, the words written in the cards were pretty much the same. They were all blessings along the lines of 'may you live a long and happy life together,' or 'wishing you to have a child soon' and so on. But Su Hang liked these standard greetings very much. He patiently read every single one, each card touching his heart.



Every time he opened a gift, there would be a card that would say: 'I wish Su Hang and Shen Xi a wonderful wedding, may you live a long and happy life, may you give birth to a child soon.' And his mood would lift as if the more these words were said, the more they could come true.



"Huh...this one's a notebook? And there's a password lock." Shen Xi looked at the item doubtfully.



"What's the matter?" Su Hang raised his head at her voice.



"Li QingYuan sent us a notebook with a combination lock on it." Shen Xi lifted the notebook.



"Let me see."



Su Hang accepted the notebook, the words Li QingYuan had said during the wedding coming back to him. 'I originally wanted to give you a guidebook that details all the sweet words and endearments you could say to her, but I thought that might not be enough, so I spent a whole week picking out the best words that I could think of and wrote them all down. These are all tested by yours truly, ah. My gift is handmade and full of sincerity, so remember to read it. The code is your anniversary.'


"Do you know the password?" Shen Xi asked Su Hang, curious.



"I don't know. I'll ask him next time." Su Hang replied without batting an eye.



"Oh." Shen Xi didn't pursue it any further, and simply grabbed another gift to open. Soon, most of the smaller gifts around Shen Xi were opened, and only the larger ones were left. Shen Xi opened a few of them and found that they were small and valuable antiques. Shen Xi wasn't really an antique lover, and neither was Su Hang, so she planned to give them to any future charity sales she would come across.



"This one's Miss Yun's gift." Su Hang unwrapped another gift and found it to be from Yun Shu. He knew that Yun Shu was Shen Xi's best friend, so he didn't open the box and handed it to Shen Xi directly.



Shen Xi became curious when she heard it was from Yun Shu. She hadn't been in the best of moods when she got married in her last life, so she had never opened any of the gifts. Later on, she gradually forgot that they even existed. It seems that Su Hang eventually dealt with them, but as to how exactly he did it, Shen Xi didn't much care, so naturally, she didn't know.



Shen Xi accepted the box and opened it, only to find two white t-shirts, with an over-the-top villainous-looking chibi printed on the shirts.


(T/N: the original text translates to a 'FaceQ' which is similar to a Mii creator for Nintendo, or those simple icon/character/face creator apps)


This cartoon character vaguely looked like her, and at a glance, Shen Xi could tell that it was personally drawn by Yun Shu. After all, this style was exactly the same as Yun Shu's drawing style during high-school. Shen Xi happily picked up a shirt and showed it to Su Hang: "Look, look, Yun Shu drew me. Does it resemble me?"



Su Hang lifted his head and made eye-contact with the character on the shirt. His eyes narrowed, and his face looked somewhat unnatural.



"What's wrong?" Shen Xi saw that his expression looked weird, so she turned the shirt towards her. When she saw the entire shirt, her face turned red with embarrassment. It turns out that while the t-shirt was folded in the box, the entire graphic on the shirt wasn't visible. There was a line of words underneath the chibi Shen Xi that said:



[Su Hang, if you dare treat me badly, you're dead!]



"T-this, this must be some prank Yun Shu is trying to pull...ignore all this, ah." Shen Xi hurriedly put the t-shirt back in its box.



As Shen Xi tried to close the box, Su Hang reached out and took out the other t-shirt in the box. The one Shen Xi showed him was a women's shirt, so the other one must be his. He unfurled the shirt and saw a cartoon character that looked like him, with hearts in his eyes. Underneath the chibi were the words:


[Shen Xi, I will always love you.]


"Er..." Shen Xi looked at the calm Su Hang, who was still looking at this silly shirt and felt cold sweat on her back. She quickly tried to explain: "Don't mind all this, Yun Shu just likes to joke around."



"Oh." Su Hang nodded his head to show that he understood. Then he folded the shirt and hid it behind him.



"..." Shen Xi blinked, then blinked again, wondering whether she should explain to him that hiding something so blatantly was pretty embarrassing.



Su Hang's expression went taut, and after being stared at by Shen Xi for ten seconds, he finally lowered his head and said in a muffled voice: "It was for me."



"What?" Shen Xi didn't understand.



"It was for men." Su Hang's voice sounded obstinate as if he was a brave man facing the most torturous of interrogations.



"I see." Shen Xi took back her gaze and lowered her head to close the box that contained the women's shirt. She then absently began to open another gift. The image of Su Hang hiding the shirt behind him and then pretending as nothing had happened kept repeating in her mind. As she thought about it, She Xi couldn't resist the smile the blossomed on her face.



If she had opened presents with Su Hang like this in her last life, would she have found out what Su Hang was actually like?



Su Hang kept his head lowered, and didn't dare look at Shen Xi. His ears were already quite red, and he was quite worried. Was Shen Xi angry because of what he just did? He hadn't been thinking and grabbed the shirt in reflex.



Su Hang continued to open the gifts around him, and soon unwrapped a pair of matching watches, one for men and one for women. Su Hang handed the women's watch to Shen Xi and said in a matter-of-fact tone: "One of the gifts was a pair of matching watches. Here's the women's watch."



Shen Xi looked at Su Hang and solemnly accepted the watch, thanking him as she did so.



Su Hang immediately regretted his actions after letting the watch go. He felt like he was being stupid. Wasn't the fact that he was trying to cover things up made it all the more conspicuous? Su Hang felt that he couldn't stay any longer. With his left hand holding his watch, and his right hand clutching the white shirt, Su Hang hurriedly said: "I-I just remembered a few more things I needed to deal with today. I'll be going first I need to get back to my study."



"Oh, alright."



As Shen Xi nodded, Su Hang had already rushed out of the guest room and was running downstairs.



Shen Xi heard his hurried footsteps as he fled down the stairs. She couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing.



Su Hang ran all the way back to his study. He went through the door, slam it closed, then leaned against the door. After a full five minutes of self-loathing, he excitedly unfolded the somewhat wrinkled shirt that he had practically stolen.



Without much thought, he took off his coat and put the silly white shirt on. He then stared at his reflection on a nearby mirror for a long while.



Su Hang felt that if he wore this shirt, the cartoon version of him would be given some sort of life.



That the sentence 'Shen Xi, I will always love you' would somehow come to life.



Because it was something Su Hang had always thought, and something he always wanted to say but never dared to.


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The Su Hang in her past life opened all the presents alone. When he saw the shirts, he secretly bought a pair of stuffed toys, put them in the guest room, and then put the shirts on them. He would sit next to the stuffed toys and foolishly smile, all by himself.

Before getting married, Shen Xi knew that her fiancé had a girl he was secretly in love with for years.

After the divorce, she found out that the girl was her.

Before getting married, She  Xi one that there was going to be no love in her marriage.

After the divorce, she found that her ex-husband has married for love.

Befire their marriage, her husband had a lot of money.

After the divorce, her ex-husband went bankrupt paying for the huge alimony.

Then, Shen Xi was reborn to the day of their marriage.

Shen  i would just like to ask, would it kill you to say “I like you”!?

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