CJ finished her writing gig on a hit television series as a junior writer.  Not having gotten added to any new projects, she interviews for a human only exploration mission to a newly discovered planet capable of supporting biological life, like Earthlings.  What she discovers there will change her life forever.  Are you up to taking this journey with CJ?

*cover in the making* 

This is in the perspective of my oc Cj Mariel. She’s an Omnisexual female who’s 25 and lives on her own, works at a complex and has a weird relationship with her co-worker Aliyah Markus. A 23 year old lesbian girl who acts like she hates Cj but in-fact fell for the women when she first saw her. 

“You fucking dumbass.” “Nuh uh! You’re the idiot.” “Yes, I’m an idiot sandwhich aren’t I?” ....

Choi Jinhee also known as CJ is a senior in Daegu High. She was hoping for a drama free last year, until someone from the past appears.



My mouth fell open. "W-What?" 

He smirked. "Why are you so shocked?" 

I unconsciously loosened my grip on the broom, and it dropped on the floor. I couldn't look him in the eye. I nervously tucked a lock of hair behind my ear as I crouched on the floor to pick up the broom. 

"Seth," Angelo uttered firmly. 

I turned around. Seth rubbed his palms on his thighs, a sheen of sweat appearing on his forehead. My insides churned. Did he hear what Angelo said? 

"S-Seth..." I stammered. 

I glanced back at Angelo. He wiggled his eyebrows at me, and I blushed. What's up with him? I'm the one he likes? Was that... Was that a confession? 

Why all of a sudden...? 

"What are you still doing here?" Angelo asked, getting up from his seat. 

"Uh... Well..." 

It was so awkward. I wanted to disappear! 

"So it's your birthday?" Seth asked. 

"Yes... Next week..." I replied. Angelo looked away, his hands jammed into his pockets. 

"You're having a party?" 

"It's not exactly a party like what you guys are used to having," I answered. "Tita said we'll just have some food and drinks... So..." 

I caught Angelo staring at me, making my pulse speed up again. I want to clear things up with him. We can't just let that conversation end like that. 

But what will I do if he says he likes me? As in like like? 

My shoulders stiffened. I'm afraid. I don't know what I'll say to him if he tells me that he sees me more than just a friend. And I'm also afraid to know if I'm wrong. If I misinterpreted him. I think that will hurt me more. 

"O-Okay, well. I guess I'm gonna head out first," Seth said. 

"Wait, uh, I'd like you guys to come," I added. 

He smiled politely, went to his seat, grabbed a notebook under his desk, then he walked out without looking back. 

I panicked. I couldn't be left alone with Angelo after all. 

"I'm also heading out," I said, seizing my bag from my seat. 

"CJ, wait--" 

I rushed to the closet, threw the broom inside, shut it, and ran away. "Bye!" I yelled. 

You're the one I like... 

It echoed in my mind. 

I stopped running as soon as I reached the lobby. I placed my palms on my cheeks. They were crazy hot. 

I swallowed. "Why would you say that, Angelo?" 

I had a hard time sleeping that night, and the next day, I avoided Angelo. I struggled to make sure that we would never be left alone together. Even though I was obviously being a nuisance, I stayed close with Sofia and Jason. Unfortunately, it also had to end at some point. During dismissal, I went to the cafeteria to buy a bottle of water, and then I went to the front gate. Angelo leaning on the wall next to it. He raised his chin, our gazes interlocking with each other. 

I paused, cheeks turning hot. I suddenly wanted to run away again, but I needed to pass through the gate to get to my ride. 

"Hey," he said. 

I gulped. "Hi." 

"Why are you so fidgety?" 

I adjusted my glasses. "I'm not." 

Their car arrived and parked in front of us. 

"What are you waiting for?" I uttered. 

"You." 

He inched forward to me and put his hand over my shoulder. I felt a prickling along the back of my neck. 

"About yesterday..." 

I swallowed and immediately interrupted him. 

"Oh, the gift? Um, I don't need one." 

"That is not--" 

"Y-Yeah. Never mind. I don't need anything." I moved away from him. 

He stared at me ruefully. My heart sank, though I just wasn't ready to speak about what happened. 

Angelo looked down at the floor. 

"Are you sure you don't want it?" 

He wasn't referring to the gift. I knew that much. My stomach turned rigid. 

"I... Maybe... I need time to think about it..." 

Angelo lifted his head. 

"Okay," he said, finally letting it go. "Anyway, are you and Seth... Okay?" 

"Yes. We're okay, Angelo. We talked. We're cool," I replied, a little too excited, making Angelo wince. 

"Really." 

"Well, I'm just glad that we're getting closer." 

His brows narrowed further. 

"Don't tell me that you're still hoping that he falls in love with you," he suddenly snapped. 

"W-What? No, Angelo. It's not that--" 

But he wasn't listening to me. 

"You never learn, CJ," he uttered, sounding disappointed. 

I crossed my arms. 

"Why are you getting angry? I'm not doing anything wrong, okay? And I'm not holding on to him or anything like that. I know that he doesn't like me," I said, my tone rising. "I just want our relationship to be like before. I don't want to make things awkward between us because of my stupid feelings." 

Angelo flinched, turning silent for a few seconds, and then he asked, "But do you still like him?" 

I sighed. 

"Of course, I still have feelings for him," I admitted. "It's not like I could just forget him in a blink of an eye. But I've accepted that he wouldn't look at me that way. And it's fine. It doesn't hurt anymore." 

Angelo chewed his lips. 

"Sorry, CJ. I just... I don't want you to cry over him anymore." 

I nodded. "I know, Angelo. Don't worry about it." 

ANGELO'S POV: 

I entered the car after that. We couldn't finish our conversation yesterday, but at least I got the answer that I needed. She said she needs time to think about it. I know that she knows what I was referring to. I know it surprised her. It just slipped out of my mouth. I wasn't thinking properly. 

After I heard her say that we're just friends, it sank into me that I am partly at fault. I'm not doing anything to win her. The pain is on me. Besides, CJ wouldn't get it unless I actually tell her. And that's what I did. As expected, I did scare her off. 

But I will do it again if I have to just to make her notice me. 

However, Seth is also becoming a problem. He is acting a bit strange and it bothers me. I hope that I'm wrong. 

I wouldn't let Seth take CJ away. I gave him a chance before. That was it. He took CJ for granted, and that would not happen again. 

I've decided to fight for CJ. 

CJ'S POV: 

I've been losing sleep. I couldn't get what Angelo said out of my head. It was so sudden. 

Kuya Joseph parked the car in front of the school. I waved goodbye at Ate Jenny and got off the car. 

"CJ!" 

Seth was walking toward me. The car sped away. 

"Oh, good morning." 

"Good morning," he answered, smiling. 

The two of us entered the front gate. 

"Anyway, CJ... What do you want for your birthday?" 

I tilted my head to the side. 

"I'm not good at buying gifts. I don't do it, to be honest. But it's your birthday and I want to give you something." 

Okay, CJ. Don't overthink. He's just being nice. 

"I don't really need anything right now. But I'm easy to please, Seth," I replied, adjusting my glasses. "I appreciate you trying." 

"Are you sure?" he asked, squinting. 

I nodded, a small smile crossing my lips. "Seth, if this is because you want to make it up to me... You don't have to." 

We climbed the stairs. 

Seth scratched his forehead. "No, it's not like that, CJ." 

"CJ!" Sofia called. Seth and I stopped walking. Sofia ran toward me, splitting Seth and me, then she hooked her arm on mine. 

"Morning, Seth," Sofia said. 

"I'll go ahead," I told Seth, then I walked away with Sofia. 

ANGELO'S POV: 

It was finally CJ's birthday. The whole class was invited, even Myka and Jessa, but they didn't come which was for the best in my opinion. I didn't want to deal with them. They've been quiet lately. I prefer to keep it that way. 

We were in their living room. Everyone seemed to be having a great time. I was happy to see CJ socializing with our classmates. 

I was staring at her from afar as she was talking to Sofia. I took a glimpse at Seth who was near her but was talking to Jason. 

Sofia gave CJ her present. They were sunglasses. She embraced Sofia in delight. 

CJ's gaze landed on me. I cleared my throat as she made her way to me. 

"Where's my gift?" 

"That's bad manners." 

She pouted. "What?" 

"Why are you asking for a gift? You said you don't need one." 

She rolled her eyes. "I was just kidding." 

But I did have a gift. I inserted my hands into my pocket to take it; however, CJ spoke, "I know you're not the type to give gifts." 

"Wait, CJ--" 

"But thanks for coming," she said, grinning, then she walked away to mingle with the others again. 

I blew out of my cheeks. Okay. Maybe later. 

CJ'S POV: 

I was bursting with joy. Tita Maya and Ate Jenny forced me to have a celebration, but I didn't want to because I've barely spoken to my classmates. However, Sofia invited everyone in my place, and they came. 

I was nervous that they would get bored, but they seemed to be having a good time. Naomi, our class secretary, even said that the food was delicious. 

In the afternoon, I noticed that Angelo was missing. I was searching for him when Seth called me. 

"CJ." 

"Oh, Seth." 

Seth approached and shyly handed me a small box. 

"Happy birthday," he said. 

I took it from his hand, and with a smile, I said, "You didn't have to, but thanks." 

"No, I wanted to give you something." 

"Can I open it?" 

Seth nodded and I opened the box. It was a doll that looked like me. It had glasses and short hair. 

I beamed. "Oh, wow. This is so cute!" 

"Do you like it?" 

"Of course! Thanks, Seth." I hugged him. Then I realized that I shouldn't have. I mean, I did hug all the people who gave me gifts... But Seth was different. 

I quickly moved away from him. His cheeks were red. Meanwhile, I was... Fine. I was just glad that he thought about me. 

"Um, well, thanks again," I mumbled, turning away to look for Angelo again. 

I finally reached the kitchen. 

"Angelo--" 

"Ouch!" 

It was Angelo. He flailed his left hand. I accidentally stepped on it. 

"Sorry!" 

ANGELO'S POV: 

Okay. It was my fault for sitting on the floor. Well, I was just a bit bummed out. I tried to find another opportunity to give my gift to CJ, but she was busy talking to everyone. I get it. I was just... Pissed at myself. 

"Sorry, Angelo." 

She sat next to me. 

"You should be with your guests." 

"Later," she replied. "I'm exhausted. I'm having fun, but this... This is not my thing." 

I stretched my legs. CJ did the same. 

"But are you happy?" 

"Yes. I'm happy that everyone came. Except for Myka and Jessa." 

"Which is for the best." 

She pursed her lips. "I still want them to stop hating me." 

I shrugged my shoulders. "Not everyone is a loss. Let them be." 

"I just don't want anyone to hate me," she admitted. "But I'm glad everyone's here. I thought they didn't like me." 

I looked sideways. She was biting her lower lip. I tucked her hair behind her ear. 

"That isn't true. You're liked by everyone in the class. You're nice..." 

CJ's lips parted, her round eyes staring at me. My breathing quickened. 

"...It's impossible to dislike you, CJ." 

Silence followed. 

CJ smiled and hung her head. "Thanks, Angelo." 

And then it was my chance. I took the silver hairpin from my pocket. 

"Here." 

I handed my gift to her. She opened the box, her eyes bulging. 

"Oh wow, what's this?" 

I grimaced. "To remove crap from your mouth when you're done eating." 

"Why is it a butterfly?" 

I chuckled in disbelief. "It's my gift to you, okay? Figure it out." 

She slapped a hand on her mouth. "You said you didn't have anything." 

"I didn't say that." 

CJ's eyes glistened. She put it on her hair. 

"I'm so happy, Angelo." 

My lips broke into a smile. "Happy birthday, CJ." 

Then she suddenly leaned closer and kissed me on my cheek.

I'm Celine Joan Borja. People call me 'CJ'. I grew up in the province with my best friend, Angelo Villamor. We spent all of our childhood days together, and I thought that would never change.

But I was wrong.

We were 9 when his father took him to Manila. We tried to keep in touch with each other until I was 12.  However, he suddenly stopped writing back. He just disappeared. We promised that it would just be me and him, together, but everything changed.

At the age of 17, however, I moved to Manila to start a new life with my sister and my aunt. I became hopeful. I wanted to see him again. Maybe we could go back to the way we were before.

But when I finally found him, I was proven wrong. Again.

He was no longer the best friend I grew up with. He was not the same Angelo.

He's now a playboy with a mean streak and has a gorgeous best friend named Seth.

  Sheyi's POV

      "Hoy babae! Magpaliwanag ka nga,bakit nawala ka nalang bigla kahapon?," sita sa akin ni Arlyn ng magkita kami kinabukasan. Maaga kasi akong umuwi kahapon dahil wala naman akong ginagawa kasi nga kay Michael lahat ipinagawa ni Cj ang mga gawain ko. At maaga din akong pumasok dahil iyon ang bilin ni Ma'am Ana kaya heto at ngayon nila ako binabato ng mga katanungan nila habang nasa locker room kami. 

  "Nasugatan kasi ako eh," sagot ko sa kanila bago ipakita ang sugat ko sa kamay na nilagyan ko ng bandaid. 

  "Dahil lang dyan?," gulat na tanong ni Arlyn. 
  "Eh noong elementary tayo ang laki ng sugat mo sa tuhod pero pumasok ka pa din. Tapos maliit na sugat lang umuwi ka agad?," hindi makapaniwalang tanong niya. 

  "Bakit hindi ka man lang nagsabi sa amin na uuwi ka ng maaga?," tanong naman ni Lorraine. 
  "Siguro totoo ang sabi-sabi nila na pinag-awayan ka daw ni Cj saka nung isang gwapong chef?,"

"Si Geraldine na naman ba ang nagpakalat niyan?," walang ganang tanong ko. 

  "Hindi, narinig lang namin sa ibang cook assistants," sagot nito. 
   "Inako pa nga daw ni poging chef ang lahat ng gawain na sana ay gagawin mo,"

  "Michael ang pangalan niya," napapailing na turan ko. 

  "Close ba kayo? Ilakad mo nga ako?," sabi nito na inilapit pa ang mukha sa akin. Hinatak siya palayo ni Arlyn. 

  "Umeepal ka na naman, nakita mong inako nga niya ang gawain ni She edi ibig sabihin kay She may gusto iyon," sabi naman ni Arlyn. 

  "Baka lang naman kasi makalusot," nakalabing sagot naman ni Lorraine. 

  "Tumigil nga kayong dalawa," inis na turan ko. 
  "Hindi sila nag-away at Arlyn walang gusto sa akin si Michael, nakikita lang daw niya sa akin ang kapatid niya kaya siya malapit sa akin," paliwanag ko bago sila iwanan upang matungo na sa kusina. Huling araw ko na doon dahil bukas ay papasok na si Antony. 

  Nang pumasok ako ay si Michael lang ang naabutan ko doon. Nilapitan ko siya. 
  "Goodmorning kuya," pabirong bati ko sa kanya. Magaan ang loob ko sa kanya, marahil siguro ay wala akong kapatid na lalaki at sa kanya ko nakikita iyon. 

  "Wag ka masyadong naglalalapit sa akin," nakangiting sabi niya matapos lumayo ng kaunti. 
  "Baka magselos na naman ang boyfriend mo,"

  Napairap ako at napailing. 
"Hindi ko nga siya boyfriend," sagot ko. 

  "Pero gusto mo siya?," tanong niya habang nakangisi na naman at paulit ulit pa na itinaas ang dalawang kilay. 
  "Wag mo ng itanggi, nakikita kita palagi na pasimpleng tumitingin sa kanya, kitang-kita sa mata mo,"

Ilang sandali akong natahimik bago muling magsalita. 
  "Halata ba talaga," nakangiwing tanong ko. Tumango siya bago pitikin ang noo ko kaya agad akong napasimangot. 

  "Oo kaya kung ako sayo, aminin mo na kasi mukhang nagtataguan lang kayo ng nararamdaman," muling sabi nito. 

  "Ang dami mong alam bakit na-inlove ka na ba?," nagdududang tanong ko. 

  "Hindi pa," natatawang sambit niya kaya napangiti ako sa naisip ko. 

  "May ipapakilala ako sayo," sabi ko habang itinataas baba ang mga kilay. 

  "Sino? Iyong kulay abo ang buhok na palagi mong kasama?," excited na tanong niya na ang tinutukoy ay si Arlyn.  Oops! Sorry Lorraine, mukhang si Arlyn ang type ng gwapong chef mo. 

  Ilang minuto pa kaming nagkwentuhan ng tawagin ako ni Geraldine. Kahit nagtataka kung bakit ay lumapit padin ako. 

  "Sabi ni Sir Jhon paki kuha mo naman daw ang karne ng baka na nakalagay sa green na box sa storage room," nakataas ang kilay na sambit nito. 

  "Ako?," takang tanong ko. Ngayon palang ako inutusan ng ganito ah? 

  "Oo sino pa ba? Baka inaasahan mong si Michael na naman ang gagawa nyan para sa iyo," nakapamewang na turan niya.
  "Gumising kana, kung inaakala mong may pag-asa ka kay Cj,"

Gusto ko din siyang tarayan pero ayoko namang pumatol sa sira-ulo kaya nginitian ko nalang siya. Tatalikod na sana ako ng muli siyang magsalita. 

  "Siya nga pala Sheyi, kalimutan mo na ang pagpapantasya mo kay Cj dahil magkasama sila ngayon ni Ma'am Ana and for your info, may nakaraan sila at nalalapit nang muling magkabalikan," sabi nito bago ako tuluyang iwanan. Chismosa talaga! Hindi ko naman tinatanong! 

Napairap nalang ako at napailing. Aaminin ko, naapektuhan ako sa sinabi niya. Kaya siguro mainit ang ulo sa akin ni Ma'am Ana, baka sinabi ni Geraldine na mula high school ay hinahabol ko na si Cj. Walang duda, chismosa talaga siya. 

   Nagtungo na ako sa storage para kuhanin ang sinasabi ni Geraldine na karne ng baka na nakalagay sa kulay green na box pero ilang minuto na akong naghahanap ngunit wala akong makita. Nakakailang ikot na ako dito sa loob ng storage pero wala parin akong matanaw na kulay green na box. 
   Hindi kaya ginagago lang ako non? 

  Huli na ng mapagtanto ko ang sitwasyon na kinalalagyan ko ngayon. Nako patay! 
Halos liparin ko na ang pintuan ng storage dahil sa naisip ko. Naalala ko nga pala na binanggit ni Cj na sira ang pintuan ng storage room at kailangang lagyan ng harang para hindi ito sumara dahil sa labas lang ito nabubuksan. 

   Sobrang lakas ng tibok ng puso ko ng malamang nakasara na ito at nakalock. Lalo akong nagpanick ng hindi ko makapa ang cellphone ko. Naalala kong naiwan ko nga pala ito sa bag ko. Huminga ako ng malalim at sinubukang kalmahin ang sarili. Tumingin ako sa paligid at naghanap ng posibleng daanan palabas ngunit sa kasamaang palad ay wala akong nakita. 
Medyo nakakaramdam na ako ng panginginig dahil sa sobrang lamig dito sa loob.
  Okay Sheyi, kalma ka lang, siguradong may magbubukas nito dahil tiyak na may kukunin silang ingredients. Sana lang. 

  Nag-ikot-ikot muna ako para maghanap ng bagay na pwedeng gamitin upang buksan ang pinto pero wala akong makita bukod sa mga gulay at karne na nakasalansan sa paligid. Nagbalik ako sa may pintuan at sinimulang kalampagin ito at umaasang may makarinig sa akin mula sa labas. Ngunit ilang minuto ko ng kinakalampag ang pintuan at paos na din ako sa pagsigaw ay wala pa ding dumadating upang buksan ang pinto. Imposible? Kada kinse minuto ay may nagtutungo dito para kumuha ng mga sangkap? 
  
  Ngunit parang bente minuto na ang nakalilipas ay wala pa ding dumadating. Hindi nakakatulong ang lamig na nararamdaman ko upang kalmahin ang sarili. Ramdam ko ang  unti-unti ng pagsakop nito sa buo kong katawan,naninigas na din ang mga daliri ko at nanginginig na ang mga kamay. Hindi na din ako makahinga ng maayos. Napaupo ako at niyakap ang sarili. Kinakalma at kinakausap ang sarili na may darating para ilabas ako dito. Pinagkikiskis ko ang mga palad para kahit paano ay makaramdam ng kaunting init pero wala iyong epekto. Pakiramdam ko'y manhid na ang buo kong katawan. Pakiramdam ko ay mahihimatay na ako dahil nahihirapan na akong huminga.

  Nang sa wakas ay magbukas ang pinto,ang unang tumambad sa akin ay ang nag-aalalang mukha ni Cj. Napangiti ako kahit na kinakapos ng hininga. Nang matiyak na siya nga iyon at hindi ko lamang siya guniguni ay agad ko siyang niyakap ng makalapit siya sa akin. Marami siyang sinasabi ngunit hindi ko naiintindihan dahil unti-unting bumibigat ang mga talukap ng aking mga mata. Ang huli kong naramdaman ay ang mainit na luhang dumaloy sa aking pisngi bago magdilim ang buong paligid. 

  ***

Mula high school ay gusto na ni Sheyi si Cj. Nagsimula lamang sa isang kasinungalingan ng kanyang kaibigan hanggang sa unti-unti ay nahulog na siya dito. Si Cj ang nagturo sa kanya kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng pag-ibig. Dahil din dito ay naranasan niya ang umiyak at masaktan at ang umasa sa wala. Unang taon niya sa high school nang makilala at nang mahulog siya rito. Hindi niya inaasahan na sa kanilang muling pagkikita ay naroon parin sa kanyang puso ang nararamdaman para rito. At katulad noon, binibigyan siya muli nito ng pag-asa na nauuwi lamang din sa wala. 
 Pero bakit? Dama niya na may nararamdaman din ito sa kanya ngunit bakit siya nasasaktan? Bakit kailangan niyang masaktan? Pinaglalaruan lang ba nito ang nararamdaman niya? Biro lamang ba dito ang lahat?

Chapter 322 – War is Expensive!
  
Miaomiao's group reached their destination safely. However, they were shocked by the state of the imperial city.
  
The glorious town, skyscrapers, and ancient-style wooden houses had been destroyed and burnt to crisp. Only ruined structures, broken bricks, debris of concrete, and charcoal remained.
  
"Who the hell did this!?" Liu Guang was speechless. She had been looking forward to seeing her hometown once again, but the ruins shocked her.
  
"That's probably the Yuan Clan or one of his allies. Since they are shamelessly framing us, they should be the culprit."
  
"…"
  
Miaomiao patted Liu Guang's back and grabbed her hand, soothing her.
  
After a few minutes of sightseeing, Miaomiao led the group to the imperial palace, looking for the underground entrance. As he knew only one entrance to the dungeon, he revisited the summer palace.
  
Upon arrival, everyone was greeted by the shining palace. Liu Guang looked away and covered herself under a thick cloak by reflex as she hated bright places.
  
"You're becoming vampire-like, Guang'er."
  
"But I'm a vampire! I hate light!"
  
Miaomiao laughed. This little vampire was too cute, and he had the urge to prank her.
  
Meanwhile, Fogan only glanced at the girl and sighed. Had he met this girl several months ago, he would have torn her clothes and ravished her on the spot. Now, lustful thought no longer existed in his mind.
  
As Fogan was worried about Liu Xuande's gang, he urged Miaomiao, "Let's hurry. We don't have the luxury time for sightseeing. We need whatever weapons and armors we can get."
  
"Ah, that's right. Let's hurry. But before that, do you have a spatial ring with you?"
  
Fogan tilted his head, wondering why Miaomiao asked for a spatial ring, "This monk has three rings. One stores my battle gears, healing spring water, and cultivation resources. Another one is for the daily life supplies, and the other ring is a spare. Do you need a spare ring?"
  
"Ah, no. Well, before we dive into the underground dungeon, can you tear this palace apart and collect every piece of jewelry, gemstones, and shiny objects in this palace?"
  
"…"
"…"
  
Liu Guang and Fogan were speechless again. At a critical time like this, Miaomiao still thought about looting the palace for worthless gemstones.
  
As Fogan was about to retort, Miaomiao pointed at the gemstone on the ceiling, "Most of these gemstones are worthless and useless for us. However, I'm an alchemist. Jia Wenhe and Ju Shoufen are also experts in alchemy. We can enchant and refine these gemstones with our Qi and create artifact accessories. So… you know what to do."
  
Fogan's eyes brightened when he heard that Miaomiao could create artifacts. He smiled, "This monk understands."
  
Fogan flashed, leaving behind an afterimage. He began dissembling the summer palace, collecting every gemstone into his spare spatial ring.
  
Every second, a portion of the palace disappeared as if it had been deleted. The orc also displayed his fist techniques, crushing walls, ceilings, floors, and pillars that he came across.
  
After five minutes, the grand summer palace, which was bigger than a soccer stadium, turned into a ruined concrete house.
  
"Done!"
  
"That's fast."
  
"Haha! This monk is efficient! Here are the gemstones, junior Mao," Fogan passed the ring to Miaomiao.
  
"Keep the ring with you for now. Follow me."
  
Miaomiao led the group toward the ex-emperor's chamber, which had already been reduced to an empty concrete pavement.
  
…
  
The entrance passage was still there. Miaomiao followed the same path and got to the maze.
  
However, as soon as he entered the maze, the room trembled and a stone tablet emerged from the ground.
  
On the giant tablet, golden words shone.
  
[Welcome back, my dear guest. I see that you've brought escorts. Well, that doesn't matter. What can I do for you today?]
  
Miaomiao got to the point, "I would like to purchase your [Wares], preferably high-quality weapons and armors."
  
A new set of gold words replaced the old ones on the stone tablet.
  
[Ah! A customer! Welcome, welcome!]
  
Rumble
  
The maze trembled again. Then, the room that Miaomiao and others were in changed.
  
Walls sunk into the ground, and new walls descended from the ceiling. On the shelves, extended from the new walls, decorated with guns, rifles, bullet-proof vests, plate mails, leather armors, cold weapons, and grenades, glittered in rainbow light as if they were ultra-rare items from gacha games.
  
Fogan and Liu Guang's jaws dropped as they had never seen modern weaponry before. As for Miaomiao, he was excited to see modern guns and grenades again.
  
"THIS IS SICK! YEEHAW!!"
  
A blue door manifested on the ceiling and a cultivator entered the room.
  
He was CJ!
  
"CJ, my man!"
  
Miaomiao was delighted to see CJ again.  
  
CJ laughed and fist-bumped with Miaomiao, "What's good my G! So, you're here for my boomsticks?"
  
"Damn straight! Which one can you recommend if I want to kill several 7th-stage and 8th-stage cultivators?"
  
"WHOA, you are up for some firework so soon? Here, check these bad boys."
  
CJ pointed at the north wall section, where several .50 caliber machine guns, anti-tank rifles, and rocket launchers were displayed. He picked up a rifle and showed it to Miaomiao.
  
"This is Johnson-M82. It's a semi-automatic and anti-material rifle. Even the shittiest cultivator can use it with a week of training. I've modified it from the modern version and added an element crystal socket in there, just in case you want to add elemental properties to your bullets."
  
Miaomiao inspected the rifle. He held it and felt the weight, which was as light as a feather due to his current strength and physique.
  
"Can it kill an 8th-stage cultivator?"
  
"Yo paranoid shit! You fucked a gangster's daughter or something!?"
  
"Uh, sort of. The Yuan Clan wants me dead."
  
CJ raised his eyebrows, being surprised by the sudden news. As he was still Yuan Hua's vessel, he wondered whether helping Miaomiao was a good idea.
  
Fortunately, she hadn't communicated or sent an agent to contact him, and CJ didn't like the clan. He chuckled and brought out several brown steel boxes.
  
Inside the boxes, 12.7mm shells leaked a strange aura, similar to 8th-stage cultivators. They were the bullets, which could be used with Johnson Rifle in Miaomiao's hands.
  
"That boomstick alone can't kill any 8th-stage monster, but these little guys do!" CJ picked up a bullet, "These bullet heads are made of soul stones. As long as you can put a cap on their heads, they're done!"
  
Miaomiao's face twitched. If he remembered correctly, the cheapest soul stone cost a million essence cores. Using these bullets might be the same as throwing his money away.
  
But to be sure, he asked for the price tag.
  
"How much do the rifle and the bullets cost? I meant, these bullets."
  
"The rifle is 1,000 essence cores. A 10-cartridge box will cost you one soul stone."
  
In short, one shell would cost Miaomiao 100,000 essence cores! Still, it was cheap if he could assassinate Liu Bei's brothers with these bullets.
  
"Let's put this rifle and 10 special shells on my shopping cart. By the way, do you have cheaper shells? Something weaker and cheaper, but enough to kill 7th-stage cultivators."
  
As Miaomiao said that, CJ gave him, Fogan, and Liu Guang cups of tea with a leaf on top. Miaomiao unhesitatingly sniffed the leaf as if he had longed for it before he started sipping the marijuana tea.
  
Liu Guang and Fogan also sniffed it. Upon catching the pleasant odor of the modern weed, they were tempted to taste it.
  
However, as soon as Fogan and Liu Guang took the first sip, their faces changed. They paused and circulated their Qi, driving out the toxic substance from the weed tea.
  
On the other hand, Miaomiao seemed to be enjoying the nostalgic taste without worrying about the toxic.  
Ding
<You have obtained a strand of poison element Qi.>
<Your physique and dantian cannot contain the poison element Qi. The Qi will be stored in your backup dantian space.>
Having an assistant in a time like this was nice.  
  
Meanwhile, CJ dropped another surprise bomb.  
"Cheaper cartridges? Sure! How about bullets embedded with DU Element Qi!"
  
Miaomiao almost spat the weed tea when CJ mentioned that DU elements existed in this world.
  
DU, aka Depleted Uranium, was a byproduct of enriched uranium, which was commonly used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weaponry. In Miaomiao's previous world, this metal was widely used as armor-piercing shells and armor plates.
  
Although Miaomiao's knowledge in this field was limited, he understood the gravity of this metal. If it existed here, then uranium ore, nuclear reactors, and nuclear weapons might also exist!
  
He had a scare. He started to become weary of the combination of science and wuxia elements. Had one of the reincarnators or transmigrators invented nuclear technologies here, a nuclear war would be possible.
  
Seeing Miaomiao's dark expression, CJ burst into laughter.
  
"Yo, nigger. Are you thinking that I own nuclear missiles? That ain't possible. If I have it, I would have shoved a missile down my dao god's ass already."
  
"Then, by chance, can you use DU element Qi?"
  
"Damn right! Thanks to my new boss, I've evolved my metal element into DU element recently. Don't worry about nuclear shit. It ain't happening here."
  
Miaomiao was relieved. At least, nobody was smart enough to make a nuclear warhead yet.
  
He changed the subject, "DU bullets, how much?"
  
"One essence cores a piece. How many do you need?"
  
Miaomiao was surprised, "Isn't that too cheap!? One advanced element bullet for an essence core?"
  
"Normally, I would have sold for 1,000 cores a piece. But since it's my G, I'll sell you at the 200% cost-price. Well, I still profit a lot even if I sell it for 1 C."
  
"You're… a nice guy."
  
"I'm always nice!"
  
Both men laughed and fist-bumped again. Then, Miaomiao started placing orders.
  
"I want 2,000 of these rifles and five million DU bullets."
  
"…"
  
CJ's face turned solemn. Now, he got serious, "Alright. But the delivery will take time. I only have 500 rifles and two million DU bullets with me. I also need you to pay in full since I need those essence core to fuel my element Qi.
  
CJ never complained about how Miaomiao procured such wealth or what he wanted to do with those weapons. On the other hand, his only concern was his own abilities to satisfy his customer. The African-American gunsmith started calculating how many days he needed to complete the order.
  
"Also, I probably need three weeks to make everything. Is that okay with you?"
  
"Sure. Can you deliver everything to Siren City when you're done? Do I need to come back and pick up the items?"
  
"Nah. I'll consult with my boss. How about you let my boss place an entrance to the dungeon somewhere near your city?"
  
The request was tempting since it might be convenient for him to revisit the underground dungeon shop in the future. Still, Miaomiao was concerned about the dungeon master's stance in the worldly affair.
  
"Will your boss raid the surface world any time soon?"
  
"Meh, he's either busy playing VDO game shit all day or fucking some sex dolls. He's a NEET through and thorough."
  
"…"
  
Although Miaomiao hadn't trusted the dungeon master yet, he believed that he could allow them to place an entrance or a surface shop somewhere near his city.
  
But for now, Miaomiao had another concern. He thought about a certain clan, who had several flying battleships.
  
As Miaomiao was aware of the limitations of these rifles, he needed something more to take down those flying battleships.
  
"By chance, do you have AA guns?"
  
"Oh? Planning on shooting battleships now?"
  
"Yeah. Something like that."
  
"Guess what? I have some!"
  
CJ walked toward the east wall, which had been decorated with cold weapons. He kicked it, and the wall was flipped over.
  
After the wall was turned to the opposite side, a new set of shelves appeared.
  
Instead of appearing as weaponry samples, the shelves held several spatial boxes, which were the safety boxes that could only be opened by their owner.
  
CJ placed his hand on the box with the label, [AA Weaponry]. Then, he started ejecting big guns from the box to the ground.
  
WW-II Anti-Air Flak Guns, Self-Propelled Machine Guns, and even 120mm cannons had been placed on display!
  
Unfortunately, CJ only had guns. He couldn't make modern missiles.
  
"Can these toys shoot through the battleship array barriers?"
  
CJ scoffed, "As long as the barrier is man-made, they will eventually run out of energy. Even if it's made by 8th-stage or 9th-stage cultivators, these bad boys can penetrate their anuses easily. I guarantee that those ships won't last a 100 round."
  
Getting the confirmation that 100 shells from these guns were enough to delete a battleship, Miaomiao was satisfied. He placed his hand on the AA-Machinegun as it might also be useful against flying cultivators.
  
"How much?"
  
"These toys are going to be a bit more expensive. Since they are big guns, they come with a big price."
  
"Just name the price."
  
"A 1,200,000 essence core a piece. And that's my 120% cost-price."
  
"You still profit by 20% though."
  
"I'm a businessman. Even if you're my G, I need to fill my stomach."
  
"Fair enough."
  
Miaomiao rubbed his chin as he examined the big toys. However, he was concerned about their shells since they might be more expensive than the guns.
  
"What about the shells?"
  
CJ grinned, "10,000 EC a piece."
  
"…"
  
The corner of Miaomiao's mouth twitched as he calculated how many essence cores he needed to spend.
  
War is expensive. His stash might be used up today!


If you can reincarnate or transmigrate into a cultivation novel world and you have a choice, would you be a protagonist, an antagonist, a side character, or a mob character?

And what would you do if you are aware that you're a character in a cultivation novel?

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Mao Miaomiao, a 60-year-old retired professional MMA fighter got transmigrated into a mysterious cultivation world with modern technologies. He found himself in his youthful body, and he got a system as a bonus.

Cliche, right?

[Ding!]
[You have received new quests]
[Kill a native protagonist.]
[Kill a reincarnated protagonist.]
[Kill a transmigrated protagonist.]
[Kill a regressed protagonist.]
[Kill a time-traveled protagonist.]
[Kill a resurrected protagonist.]

From a mob character to a villain mob, from a villain mob to a villain boss, from a villain boss to a secret character, the system forced Mao Miaomiao to evolve ... and hunt every protagonist in this world.

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Chapter Length: 
CH1 - 150 = 1500 to 2199 words
CH151+ = 1800 to 2599 words
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Release Schedule: One Per Day (Currently behind the schedule by 2 chapters + numerous bonus chapters... I'm working on it...)
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Discord: https://discord.gg/gRSnV3B

Sheen takes a sip from the milk box directly while standing in front of the refrigerator with her tears drying on her cheek. 

She already had enough crying while earlier and it made her thirsty, "I need to buy a new one," she whispers while staring at the empty milk box. 

"Hey," Bea softly greeted while standing beside the table with her hand on her tummy. 

"Yeah, sorry about that fuss. You need to rest, Bea. It's not good for the baby," Sheen said as she throws the milk box on the trash bin. 

"Pfft, no biggie. This kid has to be by your side as well. He said you guys will talk tomorrow, I mean, later since it's already past midnight," Bea said and went to take a sit.

Sheen sighs as she went to sit beside Bea with a forced smile, "Don't you think I'm a bit... you know, not made for relationships?" she asks with a sad tone.

Bea stared at her for a moment, "Well... Sheen, you grew up surrounded by few people, mostly bad people and I won't blame you for thinking that way. But, you're in your golden years, you have the dream job, you're a well-known writer, you have friends..." 

Sheen intertwined her fingers and rests them on top of the table. 

"But... relationships with other people is not something you can control. You and Clark are great and having fights are normal. Dan and I always have a misunderstanding but we clear it up before the sunsets. And honestly, you're the only one who can say that your fights are normal or not."

"Yeah... I mean, Clark and I are good friends even before we are in this relationship. I already had that feeling that he's important to me before realizing that he's someone I love. But, maybe I'm only greatly affected by our conflicts because I rarely have a misunderstanding with someone."

Sheen moves her hair all to her right shoulder and cracks her knuckles, "I don't know. Maybe I was just shocked by what I saw earlier. I never saw him so angry. Even when Cj was kidnapped, he was never that terrifying." 

Bea stared at Sheen and rests her chin on her hand, "Yeah... It was something new to me as well. He was so jealous that he suddenly became someone we don't know."

"But I know Wyn wasn't doing anything, I asked him to wake him up and I must've moved while sleeping so I ended up leaning on his shoulders." 

"Yeah, that must be the reason why you were so close to him, but Wyn, he likes you," Bea said.

"I know, but he would not kiss me. He's nice and he won't take advantage of things," Sheen sighs and lays her head on the table while facing Bea, "Clark was just overreacting. He's been jealous over Wyn since the other day and it's pissing me off."

"It's normal, Sheen. Let's put it this way, if Clark suddenly thought of another girl and his mind is occupied by that woman the whole day and even ending up seeing him with her, what will you feel?" Bea asks.

"Well," Sheen started and she closes her eyes, imagining the scene, "If I knew that he was worried because his female friend suddenly ignored him, and if he was a paranoid like me, I think I will understand. I mean, you know I'm that type of woman, Bea."

"Yeah, you're not the jealous type especially if you know every side of the story, but just understand Clark. If you can't, then, why are you even with him?" 

The question made Sheen open her eyes in terror, "What?" She asks with an irritated tone. Her puffy eyes are full of confusion, "What are you saying, Bea?"

"You guys are just starting out, I mean, you are about to start a life together and if you can't understand each other, what's the point?" Bea answered in a manner that she looks like she's scolding Sheen.

Sheen sits up and crossed her arms suggesting that she has to understand what Bea really wants to say.

"Here, you fell for him because he's always there for you and you said because he makes you feel happy. But Wyn can do the same, Blue, Kady, me... anyone can do the same, the only difference is that you opened up to Clark. You choose him to see who you are, but aside from the mess that you let him see, what else does he know about you?" 

Sheen exhaled deeply as she looks at Bea while still listening to her words, "Does he know that you secretly hate your whole family because of what they did to you? That you secretly want to stay away from your parents who used you to live a comfortable life? Does he?" 

Bea tries to stay calm while spilling everything that Sheen doesn't realize about herself.

"So what? What do you want to say? That Clark doesn't know me and that's the reason why we are having misunderstandings?"

"Yes, it's because you acted based on your feelings. You and Clark didn't think through before getting engaged. I mean, yeah, it's fun but, Sheen, breaking off an engagement is heavier than breaking up normally."

"And how's that?" Sheen asked with a raised voice and eyebrow. "Isn't it the same? You're in that relationship and you start to create a life together, what's the difference?"

"Because when you're just starting out, the only thing that you consider is the good side of your relationship. But when you're engaged, you've been through a lot, you know lots of things about him, and you'll consider the possibilities of your future. The negatives are part of it as well. If he's workaholic, you'll consider not spending most of the time together but that's fine because, at the end of the day, he'll go home to you."

"I'm not a kid to only think of the positive things, I am mature enough to know that his world does not revolve around me," Sheen answered.

"That's it. Then why can't you see the difference between you two? Not because you guys are way too similar doesn't mean that you don't have differences. And the reality is that you'll usually know your partner through fighting. I know it's hard to commit but Sheen, Clark is my boss and of course, I don't want t to destroy his reputation, but if you are having second thoughts on the engagement, better call it off as early as now."

Bea stands up, "I am not saying that you end your relationship, just try to figure things out." She took one last glance at her cousin who's staring at the tiled kitchen floor, "I'll go to sleep, goodnight. But if you still want to talk, just tell me." 

She went on ahead and leaves Sheen behind.

Sheen just stayed there for an hour, with a blank mind, waiting for the sun to come out but she suddenly felt uncomfortable sitting on a stool and decided to go to sleep.

As she passes by the living room, she saw her phone light up and went to turn off the T.V. as well as she takes her phone.

She saw Clark's message earlier but she just read the message and went to read Wyn's message: "Hey, I am sorry for what happened earlier. I promise I was not doing anything. Let's continue the movie marathon some time. Goodnight."

Christmas time is only around the corner and Bea's wedding's a week away. 

She stared at the window for a while clutching her phone in her hand, "I love you Clark, and I love myself." She said and pulled the ring out of her finger, "Let's just start again."

The morning came and Sheen was awakened by a loud sound coming from the kitchen, she groans as she reaches for her phone.

"6 in the morning? Who's up this early?" She said as she slowly gets up but chills run down her spine when she remembered that Cj has a class at 8. 

She immediately runs downstairs to find Bea sitting comfortably with her legs on the sofa while drinking coffee and watching the news. 

She heard someone talking in the kitchen which made her clueless of what is happening, as she walks near the kitchen, she remembers whose voices it was.

"Mom? Dad?" She whispers as she enters the kitchen only to find her guess right, it was her Mom and Dad as well as Cj, in the kitchen talking to each other while making breakfast.

Cj saw her first and shouted: "Good morning, Mommy!" 

Her parents look at her with a smile and walk to hug her, she hugs them back in confusion as Bea enters. "Well, what a family reunion, can I join the hug?" she asks.

Sheen's mom called her and they all hug Sheen.

"Why are you here?" She asks as they all break the hug, "How?" 

Her face is full of surprise, but she suddenly felt irritated for a bit. 

She was just dealing with Clark last night and now she has to handle her parents, but suddenly she felt guilty for feeling that way when she saw their smiles. 

Her mom giggled as her father carried Cj outside to the living room while tickling him.

"Clark took us here. He said he wanted to tell us something personally. We arrived last night but when went to fetch you, he came back with a frown, he said you're sleeping already."

Bea looks at Sheen, "Yeah, she was. She sleeps in first."

"Clark told us to stay with you and tell you that it's your free day. Is he a great boss? And I saw his finger, he wears a ring! Who's the lucky girl?" Her Mom non-stop asks.

Bea just laughs and was about to say that it's Sheen when she suddenly noticed that her ring's gone. 

Sheen noticed that her cousin's staring at her finger so she hides it behind her, "I don't know... Anyways, what are you cooking?" She asks to divert the topic.

Bea stared at her with sad eyes but decided to go out and leave them.

"Don't you have class today?" Bea asks Cj who's sitting on Sheen's Dad's lap.

"No. Our teachers have a general meeting so it's a free day. Dad told me to stay with Mommy with my granny."

"Wow, you're feeling close. Granny?" Bea rolled her eyes at Cj.

"By the way, Cj, why are you calling Sheen 'Mommy?'" Sheen's dad asks while looking at Cj.

Bea suddenly felt nervous, Cj was about to say that Clark and Sheen are about to get married when Bea stands up and shouted as if she saw a cockroach.

"KYAAA!! A cockroach! Uncle! Uncle!" She cried and went near Cj as Sheen's Dad took his slipper off to kill the cockroach.

"Don't tell them about the engagement, just tell them that Sheen's like a mommy period," Bea whispers.

Cj looks at her weirdly, "Why can't I?"

"Because it's their job to tell Uncle that they're engaged. It's not a kid's job," she answered while pointing at a certain spot to pretend that she's still afraid of the cockroach, "There, Uncle!"

Cj just went silent, "Did they have another fight?" he asks.

Sheen's father went around the sofa to check with the slipper on his hand. 

Bea stared at Cj, "How'd you..."

"Dad sneaks out last night to drink and Mommy looks like she cried."

"This is why they should clear things between them. Like clear."

"What?" Cj asks. 

"What do you do to know someone, Cj?" Bea asks.

"I just watch them. And if I already know how their brain works, I will become friends with them if I like them."

"What if you were spending time with that person because you're friends and you like them but suddenly you realize you don't like them?" Bea stares at the T.V. while waiting for Cj's answer.

"Well, I will tell them I don't like them and why. If they can't understand, I will leave them."

"I see. We're the same, anyways, do you want to go to the Sunflower Garden?" Bea asks while staring at the news about the garden and trying to divert Cj's thoughts.

"Yeah, I'll tell Mommy!" Cj stands up and went to the kitchen.

Bea inhales and holds her tummy, "I hope they will fix their relationship first. It's already unstable since day 1." she whispers.

"There's no cockroach here, Bea," Sheen Dad announced as he goes back to sit on the sofa.

"Maybe it flew away," she answered.

Sheen, a famous book author of romance and a victim of unrequited love, finds herself in need of true romance for a new novel. She stumbles upon young men while thirsty to create the novel she needs to write, she jumps from one romance to another to create the perfect romantic book she can ever write.

"Ming Ri, can you please wake up? I remember that you told me that if I have a baby in the future, you have to be the baby's only godfather. Now that I have three babies, do you want to be their godfather? "
Xi Wan looked at Ming Ri who was lying on the bed and said one sentence after another.
However, Ming Ri, who was lying on the bed, had always been asleep. He didn't even move his fingers, which was often seen on television as a miracle.
Xi Wan was so sad.
However, she believed that as long as she told Ming Ri about their past every day, Ming Ri would definitely wake up.
The trees outside the window fluttered in the wind. From time to time, a few birds would fly over and roost above them, Chirping. In the ward, the sound of the central air conditioner and the sound of the equipment dripping intertwined.
After some time, Xiao Ai and Xiao Ge walked in. There was also a director who came in with a fruit basket to see Ming Ri.
After Xi Wan bid them farewell, she left the hospital and called Chen Jie.
At that time, when Chen Jie picked up the phone and asked who it was, Xi Wan said that she was Jiang Xiwan, the artiste under he min.
Chen Jie was stunned. Actually, even if XI WAN didn't reveal her family name, Chen Jie knew who it was when she heard the name, so the first thing she said was.., "Are you calling because you want to help he min vent her anger? I know I'm wrong. Can you help me contact her and I'll apologize to her personally? "
Xi Wan said, "I'm sorry, I'm not looking for you today because of the matter between you and he min. Moreover, I don't want to care about the matter between you and he min at all. I also think that it's best for he min to leave you. "
Chen Jie obviously didn't expect Jiang Xiwan to say that. In his impression, although he and Jiang Xiwan didn't have any interactions, he had dealt with so many posts that slandered her. In addition, He Min nagged him every day. In his impression, Jiang Xiwan.., she was just a quiet and beautiful female celebrity with a good temper. However, he never expected her to be so angry when he called her today. Moreover, he didn't know what else he and Jiang Xiwan could talk about.
"then why are you looking for me? "
"I know. You are the famous hacker CJ. Don't deny it. I have countless pieces of evidence in my hands. "
On the other side, Chen Jie, who was holding the phone, was a little dumbfounded. She stood rooted to the ground and didn't know how to respond.
"So are you free? I have something to ask you to understand the situation. "
"... I don't know what you are talking about."
"2:30 in the afternoon, at the cafe on the top floor of starlight building. I'll wait for you. "
"..."
"Don't not come. Trust me. I'm the one looking for you today. Otherwise, the police will be looking for you. "
Xi Wan did not have a good attitude towards this kind of person who might be the murderer. After hanging up the phone, Xi Wan got into the car with a serious expression and asked the driver to drive to starlight building.
Heave
Chen Jie arrived as promised.
When she entered the private room, Chen Jie's expression was unsightly.
Xi Wan looked at Chen Jie who rushed over with an unsightly expression. He was even sweating. She glanced at him without moving her expression. Then, she raised her eyebrows and asked him to sit in the chair opposite her.
Chen Jie took a seat.
"What do you want to drink? "
"A cup of Blue Mountain. "
Chen Jie did not look at the menu and directly reported it.
Xi Wan nodded and said to the waiter who was waiting for the customer to order, "a cup of Blue Mountain and a cup of milk. "
The waiter nodded and left quietly.
The air was filled with the rich aroma of coffee. The aroma that was originally intoxicating now made people's hearts calm and impetuous.
Chen Jie looked at the calm Xi Wan and wanted to say something, but he hesitated. He was not sure what Xi Wan knew.
Xi Wan took out a box from the leather bag beside her. The C family logo on it was dark gold under the light, like flowing water shining under the light.
Chen Jie's pupils suddenly shrank.
"Open it and see. You'll be very surprised, " Xi Wan said softly. She took a sip of lemon water. It was slightly sour and didn't taste good.
Chen Jie clenched his hands under the tablecloth, but he didn't dare to lift his hand to take the jewelry box on the long table. He looked up at Xi Wan and saw that she was still calm, but there was a sharp pressure in her eyes, it made him feel a mountain of pressure for no reason.
"Take it. "
Xi Wan's Red Lips opened slightly.
A single word was like a thousand tons of weight pressing on Chen Jie's body. He had no choice but to raise his hand and slowly move the jewelry box placed in the middle of the table in front of him.
With every inch that moved towards him, the sweat on Chen Jie's face dripped down a little.
His heart was like fifteen buckets of water, up and down.
"Open. "
Xi Wan looked at him straight in the eye.
Another word.
The voice was neither high nor low, neither soft nor soft, but it clearly hit his eardrum and entered his brain.
Chen Jie was wearing a white shirt, and her back was drenched in sweat. The temperature in this cafe was 25 degrees Celsius, which was the temperature of the four seasons.
Under the pressure of the mountain, Chen Jie had no choice but to open the jewelry box.
In an instant, under the light, the two CJ ear studs lay quietly in the jewelry box, but they emitted a dazzling light that blinded people.
Chen Jie's face was dripping with sweat. She opened her mouth, but no one knew what sound she made.
"Are you surprised? " Xi Wan's expression was still calm, and her voice was as soft as a feather brushing past one's heart.
"..."
"I found a pair of earrings for you. "
"I. . . You... Hehe... are you kidding me? "I'm just an honest computer technician. How can I afford such expensive earrings, and wear... " Chen Jie wanted to say, "and wearing earrings is very feminine. " But she suddenly remembered that she still wore a "CJ" symbol on her ears, for a moment, she was speechless again.
"Huh? You want to say that this isn't yours? " Xi Wan smiled at Chen Jie, who was nervous in front of her and couldn't speak halfway.
"..."Chen Jie didn't say anything.
Xi Wan said, "there's no point in quibbling. If you come, you can prove that you're a hacker, CJ. If you come, you can also prove that this is your earrings. "
Chen Jie was silent.
At that time, the door of the private room was knocked on. The waiter carrying Blue Mountain and milk came in again. Then, he brought two cups of drinks to each of them and left with a smile.
The fragrance of blue mountain coffee once again flowed faintly in the air.
"Putong Fufu" in the small fish pond in the corner of the private room, a goldfish jumped out of the water and splashed in all directions. Then, it continued to swim in a pond.
Xi Wan glanced at the silent Chen Jie and lowered her head to take a sip of milk. The faint taste made XI WAN frown slightly.
Oh, it was not as good as AH Zhan's.
The air was still quiet.
Xi Wan looked up and narrowed her eyes at the silent Chen Jie. "Are you curious about where I picked up the other ear stud? "

REVENGE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY!
COPYWRITER: In her previous life, she was a grand slam best actress, but she was tortured to death by her best friend. Before she died, she was unwilling to accept it. Fortunately, the heavens were hanging down on her, and she was possessed by a fourth-year media girl. Therefore, with hatred, she started from the bottom step by step, and climbed to the top again. She was proud and outstanding!
About Love: In her previous life, she was moved by Jin Zhu, and she died a miserable death.
In this life, meeting him was both her life and career. He was both her benefactor and her benefactor. She was unmoved and unmoved. She stuck to her original heart. In the end, it made him angry: Jiang Xiwan, do you have a heart or not He thought that he would leave her, but unexpectedly, he doted on her even more. He even racked his brains to create a "human life" ... ...
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  Mina's POV 

I looked at CJ, he was still asleep. It seemed he had rolled over onto his back, and his hand had inadvertently swung on the pillow. 

What is wrong with me?? 

Why is my heart always beating fast anytime i see him?? I wasn't one to believe in love but had to admit that i have fallen for CJ 

But that is impossible, I can't love him, he is getting married in the next two weeks and Kayla really love him a lot. 

"Mina ," I heard him muttered under his breath, his voice gravily 

from just waking up even though he was still half asleep. 

I glanced at him as he slowly open his eyes 

I need to fix this. 

I walked towards him and frowned 

"Hey get up" I yelled but he shove his head in the pillow, i shook my head and angrily jerk the pillow off making him groan. 

"CJ i need to tell you something, it's very important " I half yelled at him 

He moaned and then looked at me. 

“Give me your hands.” he whispered 

I frowned at him. 

"Hey, this is not a joke, i said i need to tell you something and... 

“Mina.” His voice was sharp. “Give me your hands.” 

I let out a sigh and stretched my hand towards him, he smirked and then pull me towards him making me fall on top of him. 

I gasped as my eyes widened 

He rolled me over and he was on top of me 

"Wh.. What do you think you're doing?? I asked 

"And what is it you think i am doing?? He replied giving me his cute smile "So what do you wanna tell me?? 

"You don't expect me to tell you in this position " I yelled 

"Why?? 

"Because it is awkward and and... 

CJ cupped my face in his hands, then stroke my cheek with his thumb. 

I swallowed my spit while looking into his gorgeous eyes 

What the fuck is wrong with me?? I have never been weak like this before. 

"I really need to end this"I thought 

But I never get a chance to finish my thought. Because 

suddenly my lips are covered by his and he's running his 

fingers though my hair. 

I was astonished cos he caught me off guard. 

The kiss was slow at first but it got deeper and more intense 

"I really need to end this,"The thought crosses my mind 

But the kiss is so good that I don't even care . . . 

Several minutes later we finally pull apart. 

I was shocked and he grinned at me 

"That is my way of greeting you good morning " he said and get off me, i was just looking at him as i kept mute 

 Author's POV 

""Chu Jung, are you insane?? A middle aged woman yelled at her "how on earth will you think of that plan without my consent" 

"If i tell you, you won't support me.. that is why i acted on my own " Chu Jung said 

"Don't you know with this plan, your brother is going to get hurt and you are trying to put the blame on an innocent girl.. Is this why i saved you. Huh?? The woman shouted 

"Did you call me to lecture me, if so then i am not interested" Chu Jung said rudely 

"Why are you doing this?? your brother did not even know that you're alive and you're planning to hurt him.. How do you think he is going to feel when he finds out that his suppose lovely dead sister is the one who hurt him?? 

"I don't fucking care " Chu Jung yelled "I will love it if he get hurt now rather than getting hurt in future, i can't let him be with Mina.. I can't " 

"Are you hiding something from me?? I notice that you're trying to separate Mina from CJ after finding out about Mina real identity.. What is it you're hiding?? Huh?? 

" You will find out yourself very soon, but right now Mina must never ever be with CJ, that is what i am after right now?? Chu Jung said and was about to walk away but the woman held her back. 

" I could see clearly that you're hiding a lot of things for me and i also know that you've fallen in love with your brother's enemy " The woman said and Chu Jung quickly glanced at her 

"What are you talking about?? Chu Jung said and jerk her hand off 

"You're in love with Eric, you even followed him secretly to the party and when you saw him kissing another girl, you wounded yourself " The woman said and glanced at her wrist. 

Chu Jung glared at her 

"So you've been monitoring my movement?! 

"Yes, you're like my child and i was the one who save you, keep you and treat you for years so i have the right to monitor you... Also i know you will never stoop too low to hurt Mina because you're in love with Eric who is in love with her " The woman said and Chu Jung clenched her fist tightly 

"I don't know what you're talking about.. Eric is just a bait, that's it, so you should just continue to do your job and if you want to know why i don't want CJ to be with Mina then you should do that yourself by looking into how Mina's real mother died " Chu Jung said and with that she walked away. 

... 

... 

When she got outside, she put her hand in her pocket and brought out a bracelet. 

The bracelet was for Eric, she looked at it closely and put it back into her pocket 

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 (Music Industry) 

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 Eric was in an empty room thinking about Mina when someone barged in. He looked up to see Evelyn. 

The look on her face was that of anger 

He looked away and Eve walked towards him 

"Hey bitch, how dare you kiss me?? Do you think i look like those cheap slut you always carry around.. Huh?? Eve yelled but Eric didn't answer 

"You know i hated you before and now.. Oh goodness.. You're so disgusting ".. 

Eric stood up and looked at her 

"If you think i am going to apologize to you then you are definitely dreaming, don't worry.. they will bring down the video, as you know i wasn't in my right mind when i kissed you so everything is practically your fault " Eric said and Eve gritted her teeth 

"Unbelievable.. Are you blaming me?? 

"Sure, you should learn how to mind Your business because i never asked you to come to my side last night " 

"You son of a bitch.. You are..... 

Eve gasped as she was shocked 

"You... You.. You're blee... bleeding " She said and Eric touch his nose, he looked at his fingers and see blood 

Eve quickly brought out her handkerchief 

"Ohh... My grandmother gave this handkerchief, it's my favourite.. Aish.... " She lean close and helped him wipe the blood away 

Eric wanted to push her off but didn't 

"Hey stay here, i will get the first aid box " She said and quickly went out. 

Eric looked at the blood stained handkerchief and let out a sigh, Eve quickly enter with the first aid box 

She opened it and brought out a wool then suddenly Eric started coughing and Eve was surprised to see blood 

"Oh my gawd!! We need to take you to the Hospital " 

Someone entered and Eve looked to see who it was 

She was baffled to see that it was the lady who threatened her 

Chu Jung was told that Eric was in the formal dressing room, when she got there, she didn't bother to knock then she entered and she was shocked when she see Eric coughing out blood. 

She quickly walk toward them and pushed Eve away 

"What do you do to him?? She yelled and Eve couldn't answer 

 ❤Mina's POV❤ 

I stood in front of CJ's room, I wanted to tell him that i don't have feelings for him and the kiss was a mistake and we should forget about it. 

I don't really know how to tell him 

I have been standing in front of his room for about 15 minutes now. 

How am i going to tell him?? He is going to the concert in bagli tonight. Should i tell him there 

No no.. That will really hurt him.. 

I don't want to hurt his feelings like that. 

Suddenly the door opened and i looked up to see CJ, he was shirtless and i just keep staring at his abs.. 

I quickly get my mind off the abs 

"CJ i need to tell you something " I said with my eyes shut 

"Okay go ahead.. I am listening.. And why did you close your eyes " he asked 

"That's none of your business so i want to tell you that.. Uhm.. that... " 

Suddenly i felt something soft on my lips, i opened my eyes 

CJ kissed me again?? 

He smiled "I get you to open your eyes so what do you wanted to tell me " he asked and i quickly run as fast as possible to my room. 

Gawd!!! This is ridiculous 

Why is he bribing me with a kiss?? I need to tell him so that i won't hurt kayla 

But if CJ continue like this, i won't be able to tell him.... 

What am i going to do??

A story of how a popular singer was rumoured to be Gay leaving his fans devastated. The rumour really affected the industry and it affected him also because no one believes him not even his parents, the reason was because they never see him with any girl making them believe that their son is indeed Gay. So many things went from good to bad and he has to look for a way to prove to them all that he is not a gay. 



Main Casts:-

Mina is a nineteen year old dropout who was brought up by her single mom in gwanju, a small town in korea, she has a sister who is mute and Mina is well known for always causing trouble, she loves money but hate working, she loves to eat but can't cook, she loves to gossip about others but hate when people gossip about her and also she is a social media freak

Chen Jai popular known by his stage name (CJ) is a south korea singer and Model, he is the only son of Chairman Ryung, he is well known for his good looks and he is a total hottie 
 
Eric :- He is Mina male best friend who had a huge crush on her but couldn't tell her. Everyone in the community do laugh at him and all his friends do bully him because he is ugly. 
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What happen when Mina's Mother sell Mina to Chen Jai?? 

Will Chen be able to cope with her craziness  or will he use her as an opportunity to prove that he is not a gay?? 

Read to find out



DAVE POV 

After reading that letter I can’t calm down, who would dare to send that to her. I get up and decided to go for some fresh air, it's too early but I'm already awake. I put my jacket on, then I get out slowly closing the door to avoid waking the other guys. 

"Good morning" I turn around and saw her 

"Morning, you're up early. Did you sleep well" and I kiss her forehead, it was Aileen 

"I did. There's something I need to do that's why I woke up early" she answered 

"I see, are you gonna do it now or do you want to come with me?" he look at me 

"Let's have a walk I also want some fresh air" she said 

"Okay" then we both go out in the house, Davin has a wide garden and you can see a lot of trees outside that's why you can feel the cool breeze. 

"This is refreshing, I love it here" she said 

"You're right, it just sad because we need to leave later" I said 

"No, I can't go with you. I still need to investigate something" and he becomes serious 

"Is it about last night?" she must be bothered about it 

"Yes, and if he knows where we are then Davin is not safe here alone" she answered 

"If you're going to stay here, I'll also stay with you were partners remember?" I smile at her 

"Yeah" she said and smiled 

"We should go back and cook breakfast for everyone" I said 

"That's a good idea" then we go back inside the house 

"Babe put me an apron, I'll assist you" I just want a hug from her 

"You're not a kid anymore, why do I need to do this" she complains while putting the apron on me 

"Because you love me" then I hug her tightly 

"Too cheezy babe, did you eat a lot of cheese today" she said teasing me 

"Nope, I want to eat something" and grin 

"What's do you want?" then she looks at me while smiling 

"You" and filled her with kisses 

"Stop it" she put her hand on my mouth 

"Let's pretend we didn't see anything" we both look at them 

"Guys, how long have you..been standing..there?" Aileen asks looking surprised. It was Nick, Fiona, Recca, and Kae 

"I didn't know that you have a side like that Shujin" Kae said teasingly 

"Haha, yeah" I'm speechless 

"Continue what you doing, sorry for bothering" Recca while smiling crazily and they leave, that was funny haha. We both look at each other and laugh out of embarrassment. 

"Now stop doing foolish things and focus on cooking" she said 

"Yes ma'am" I answer 

"Good, let's start" 

While she was busy cooking, I'm busy preparing all the ingredients for her next dish. After that Chris and Cj woke up then they help her by cooking the other dishes. 

"Start preparing the food, I'll just go and wake up Davin" Chris said then leaves us, we set up the table good thing everybody was already here. 

CHRIS POV 

I'm on my way to Davin's room, when I get there I knock on his door but he's not responding. I try to open his door but it's also locked, luckily one of his servants passed by so I ask for the keys to his room. 

"Here it is sir" then she give me the key 

"Thank you" I open the door and quickly go inside 

"Davin?' I call for his name, it's so dark inside "Bro, it's me Chris" there's a little light coming from the other side, the curtain must be there so I go toward there and open the curtain. 

"Wake up bro, it's time for breakfast" and look at his bed but he's not there, suddenly someone chocked me it's him. 

"Dude..what are you..doing?" I can't speak clearly 

"Just Die!" his eye's turns to black, this is bad I tried to kick him away from me 

"What do you think you're doing?" this is not him anymore 

"Shut up and die!" he tries to attack me again, I get his blanket and throw it to him. I take this time to run through the door, lock him up and run downstairs going directly to the kitchen. 

"Aileen..come with me" I said while catching my breath 

"Bro, are you okay?" Cj asks 

"I'm fine, you and Dave should also come" they need to see it first before the others find out. 

"You can eat guys, we'll just gonna check what Chris is saying" Aileen said to them and we go upstairs 

"What is happening?" Dave asked while we're going up 

"Wait until you see this" I answered 

"Is Davin alright?" this time Aileen asks 

"That's what I'm going to show you" then I open the door to his room 

"Davin!" Aileen call him, while he was still trying to get out on the blanket 

"Be careful" I said when she was about to remove the blanket 

"Why? What is really happening here" she's starting to get worried 

"Move back, I'll show you" she moves backward, that's the time I remove the blanket then Davin instantly attack me but I hold his hand trying to stop him 

"Davin! What are you doing?" she shouts at her 

"Aileen come here, he's possessed by an evil spirit" Dave pull her 

"But how?" she asked 

"I don't know, but that's not him already" Dave answered 

"Sorry, I need to put him to sleep" I said and use the 'bewitched sleep' spell he suddenly fell. 

"Did you make him sleep?" she asked, while I'm putting Davin into his bed 

"Yeah" she comes closer and checks him 

"Why isn't he breathing? Don't tell me you used the bewitched sleep spell?" and she looked at me badly 

"I did, don't worry he's still alive. We need to take out that evil spirit from his body before the spell loses its power" this is not the time to argue 

"He's not the only victim, check your phone's and look at the news" Cj said 

"What do you mean?" then I check the news and he's right people are panicking because of the people who are possessed by an evil spirit are killing people. Once they are possessed by the evil spirit they lose control of their own bodies, their like zombies but they don't eat their target. 

"We're not here for nothing, I think this place needs our help right now" and she looked at us 

"Whatever decision you make we're in" Cj said 

"Yeah, we got your back" I agree 

"Thank's guys" she smiles at us 

"Wait, Sensei Cloudeo is calling" Dave said, and he picks 

 it up 

"Hello sensei" he answered, a sudden shock showed on his face " What! Yes, sensei I will tell them immediately." then he hung up 

"Is there something wrong?" I asked, he looked at us worriedly 

"Sensei Neo got into a car accident, while on the way back to the hideout house. Sensei Cloudeo said he was at the emergency room right now" this is crazy Aileen got a package last night with a note, Davin got possessed and now Sensei Neo got into an accident what's next? 

"That's it! we need to be divided, I can't let more people will get hurt" Aileen said 

"My team and I will be going back to the U.S" Cj volunteered 

"I will go with him, but Bea and Kae will stay here with you" Dave said 

"Okay, let's go tell the others" Aileen said, we leave the room and go down 

"Shujin, did you see the news?" Bea ask Dave 

"Yup, we'll be having a meeting after this" he answered 

"We need to go back to the U.S, there are sudden virus spreading making people die instantly" Nick said while looking at his phone 

"Sensei Cloudeo didn't mention about that" Dave said confusedly 

"It's just started this morning and there are already hundred people died" Nick answered 

"We never encounter problems like this before, it was too sudden" Sam was right 

"Here's the plan, we will be divided 'San' and some of the 'Ni' will go to the U.S the others will be staying here with us. We need to work together to save the humans, they don't deserve to be killed by Dakurodo" Aileen said 

"We will be taking a flight this afternoon so be prepare, I already speak with someone I know here and he said that he will let us use his private jet" Cj said, he has a lot of connection where ever he goes 

"Who will stay here with the Ichi?" Recca ask 

"I decided that Kae and Bea will accompany them here" Dave answered 

"Okay" 

After we were done eating the others already prepare their things. While I'm busy checking the CCTV footage from the gate, I need to see who leaves the package at the gate. I'm watching from the time we got here because we can't be sure if what time did he or she put the package on the gate. I saw a van stop it suddenly opens, someone gets out while holding a box and he left it on the gate. His face was not that clear because it was covered but I know it's a man base on the figure of his body. I also didn't get to see the plate number of the van because the footage is not that clear enough. 

This is harder than I thought, I need to go outside and observe every house that had a CCTV maybe they got a clearer picture of that van. I get my phone and get out when I'm out at the gate I saw a little box there so I open it. I drop it when I saw what's inside, it's a dead cat I almost throw up. 

"Signore, stai bene? (Sir are you alright?)" the guard run to me and he got shocked when he saw the dead cat 

"Sto bene, hai visto qualcosa di sospettto qui intorno? (I'm fine, did you see anything suspicious around here?)" I ask 

"Non I'ho fatto signore, sto solo girovagando quando ti ho visto(I didn't sir, I'm just roaming around when I saw you)" he answered 

"Va bene, puoi andare(Okay, you may go)" I pick up the box and covered it "E puoi buttarlo via, per favore, qualcuno potrebbe lasciarlo qui (And can you please throw this away someone might leave it here)" then I gave the box to him 

"Si signore (Yes sir)" he said and leave, I can't let this slide anymore

The Kingdom of Paraden was once a peaceful place before chaos ensued. Dakurodo, also known as, The Dark Lord, threatened the fate of humanity and, along with his allies, had escaped to the outside world. 

Paraden was humankind’s last hope and so they formed a team, which consisted 3 warriors: Ichi, Ni and San. One by one they captured Dakurodo’s allies and soon the land grew closer to peace. Until one day they were forced to leave the human realm and journey to Paraden High. Here suspicions of treachery and betrayal began to grow, not only towards the students at the academy, but also by the citizens of Paraden

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