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In the world of Ovion women are born with a magical power known as the "gift".

The women with strong gifts join the army and become Angels(magical warriors).

The Angels alongside the male soldiers fight the invading Demons in a war for mankind's survival.

The next few days were fairly tedious. Muriel only left her room to follow Princess Arya somewhere, and while there were many beautiful things to look at, not much happened. Soon, it was time to return to the excitement of the Capital Season.

More delightful activities ensued, of course. They rode horses in a park in the spring and summer instead of on Prince Vidar's estate during winter and autumn. They watched concerts and plays. They danced and ate and had nice times. Muriel even saw her sisters at one small party. She also met the baron Evelyn was supposed to marry. He seemed civil enough.

When autumn was close, the women left Padulan. Inside the carriage, Princess Arya told Muriel, "You've done well, very well. You've behaved elegantly and looked much the same as you did so."

Muriel took the compliment quickly and coldly. "Thank you, Your Highness."

When they arrived at the Vantrim Castle, it was close to lunchtime. Most of the servants greeted the princess in the foyer with curtsies and bows.

The women changed into more casual clothing and took a meal of harvest soup in a baked half of a small pumpkin shell instead of a typical bowl. When the meal was done, the butler approached with two small wooden boxes in his hands, and he said, "His Highness has pined for you, Madam. He sent a man to the city to purchase a gift for you."

But ... Muriel couldn't help but notice that there were two boxes.

"Such a good boy," Princess Arya said as her fingers daintily tapped the dining table. "Put it here."

The butler put a box before the princess ... but he did the same with Muriel.

Muriel's nose wiggled as she wondered why this was so. Then, as the princess was tilting her lid back, Muriel asked the butler, "Is this box before me also for Her Highness?"

The butler shook his head back and forth. "No, Miss. His Highness decided you should also have a gift."

"But ... but Sir." Muriel's fingers nervously flew to her bosom. "I've never met the prince. He has no reason to give me anything."

"Hush, hush," the princess crooned as she took her gift out of its container. "Accept the thing, whatever it might be."

Princess Arya's gift was a small figurine of porcelain. It was shaped like a mother sow and her little suckling piglets on a bed of straw. Just the right amount of pink had been painted on the tiny creatures.

"Ohhhhhhh, it's a tender little thing!" the princess said as she held the figurine in her fingers. "I adore it! I'll keep it in my bedchamber." She put the figurine back into her box and turned to Muriel with a placid look. "Won't you reveal your gift?"

With hot cheeks and dubious eyes, Muriel opened her box.

Her feet, legs, thighs, and hands all chilled.

Safely kept on a pillow of white cloth, there was a large, nearly glowing gemstone of a deep red. It was in a briolette cut, and it almost looked like a murder weapon or a stupidly large drop of blood.

"This ... this is a mistake," Muriel said as panic pricked at her brain. "My gift was switched with my mistress'."

"No, Miss." The butler shook his head again. "His Highness was specific. The gemstone is for you."

Muriel folded her arms against herself. "I've never even seen him. I swear, I never meant for this to happen."

The princess's hand lightly tapped her shoulder.

Muriel stared up at her. She looked very pleased.

"Please forgive me. I've fallen desperately in love with you. And I wish to marry you, but I'm scared." said the cursed prince.

"Oh, why are you frightened?" asked the girl - the Queen's companion.

"When you see me ... you might run away and never let me have you again. And ... and ..." He sniffed up something that was probably cold and hot at the same time. 

Shaking her head very quickly, she told him, "No! Absolutely not! After everything that's happened, how could I run away?"

The cursed Prince told her that when night came he would be waiting in the Empty Room for her to come. And there, she'd be allowed to see him. 

She was so thrilled. 

-----------

The girl goes to the Cursed Prince's room that night. She saw him. 

His head was under a mask of cloth. The ends of the cloth were hidden under the cloak.

She saw him .. 

And the cloak was being opened..

And ... 

Oh ... 

Oh!! "

......
......
......

She slammed the lock on the door aside. She yanked the door open, nearly tripped out of the room, and slammed the door closed, and ran as fast as she could.

Los Angeles, Li family.
"I didn't expect Feng Ling to take care of Nanheng alone. She's taking good care of him." The Third Elder of the Li family received the report from the frontline and sat leisurely in the Li family's backyard, drinking tea as he spoke.
The Fourth Elder of the Li family, who was feeding birds in the backyard, glanced at him. "Where did you get this news?"
"I bribed Xiao Xu, who usually follows Nanheng, and asked him to visit Nanheng and Feng Ling every few days to deliver things. Even if he arouses their suspicion, it won't be a big deal. At most, they'll just take it that we're worried about them." The Third Elder clicked his tongue. "I heard from Xiao Xu that in the past half a month after Nanheng was discharged from the hospital, he has been recuperating at Feng Ling's place. His complexion seems to have improved a lot. And because Feng Ling is with him every moment of the day, the effect of his recovery should be better than anywhere else."
The Fourth Elder of the Li family sneered. "Thinking back to when Nanheng was young, he was so mischievous that he jumped into a well in his own backyard. Back then, we all thought that this brat would definitely be a ruffian who refused to be disciplined when he grew up. Who knew that after leaving him in the base for so many years, he suddenly became a lovesick man who devoted himself to his wife and didn't care about anything else. He really followed his grandfather's character."
At this moment, Li Nanheng's grandfather, the eldest of the Li family, Li Junyan, walked out with a walking stick. Hearing this, he glanced at them. "What do you mean by following me?"
"The infatuation in Nanheng's bones is too similar to when you were young. If his grandmother hadn't left early, you would still dote on your wife like an ancestor." The Third Elder smiled.
Li Junyan's expression was cold. He was too lazy to speak.
At this moment, the Second Elder of the Li family interrupted with a smile: "In the past few decades, our eldest brother has only been deeply in love with Nanheng's grandmother. He can't even be bothered to look at other women. Even this weird habit of favoring men over women is especially similar to us brothers. Nanheng's grandmother must have accumulated several lifetimes of virtue to make our eldest brother so loyal."
The Fourth Elder smiled. "That's right. In big brother's eyes, there's only one woman in this world, and that is Nanheng's grandmother. The other women were all filled with pink holes, and all of them were crying. None of them can catch his eye."
Li Junyan:"…"
The Third Elder raised his brows. "That's why I said Nanheng is a ruffian. In fact, in his bones, he still adheres to the good tradition of our Li family. He is loyal and only recognizes one woman. All the other women are fleeting clouds and smoke. Just one woman is enough to make him die. I wonder when he will be able to marry her."
"Ah, I think it will be difficult." The Second Elder suddenly sneered and shook his head.
The three elders turned to look at Second Elder Li. "What's difficult?"
Second Elder Li raised his brows. "He is injured and in such a state. Right now, he is so weak that he can't even defeat a little girl like Feng Ling. I wonder if he still can carry on the family line."
"…"
"…"
"…"
The elders fell silent.
"No way…"
"I don't think so…"
"Well… our grandson knows what he is doing. When the explosion occurred, he must have blocked it…"
"It's hard to say."
"What if there really is a problem?"
"…"
"…"
Li Junyan suddenly coughed coldly and cleared his throat. The other three quickly shut up.
Li Junyan said with a cold expression, "From tomorrow onwards, call that Xiao Xu. Send them more supplements every day. If they lack anything, send them all. Sea cucumbers, deer whips, bullwhips, and all sorts of supplements to nourish his kidneys."
…
In the morning, Feng Ling did the same thing as she did every day. She apply medicine to Li Nanheng's eyes and massaged his head to relieve the pressure the blood caused on his vision.
When the doorbell rang, she didn't need to guess to know that it was Xiao Xu, who would come to deliver things every two days.
Initially, she thought that Qin Shuke had really contacted him. After a few times, she roughly guessed that the Li family's four elders had sent Xiao Xu over to visit.
Feng Ling went to open the door, thinking that Xiao Xu had brought some food over. Who knew that this time, Xiao Xu was carrying two boxes.
"Hi, good morning!" Xiao Xu smiled when he saw Feng Ling open the door.
Feng Ling's face was expressionless. She glanced at him: "What are you giving me today?"
Xiao Xu did not waste time with words and directly raised the box. "These! In the future, cook some for Boss Li every day. Put them in various soups or cook them with clear water. All of these are fine!"
Feng Ling took the box and only saw the words 'great supplement ' written on it. She nodded. "All right, I understand."
"Then I won't disturb you anymore. I'll come back in two days. Remember to give it to Boss. Definitely!"
"En."
"As for you, if you want to eat it, you can eat it, but you'd better eat less."
"?"
Seeing Feng Ling's confused expression, Xiao Xu didn't say anything more. He chuckled and waved his hand, escaping.
Feng Ling watched Xiao Xu's back view as he walked to the elevator. She closed the door and walked in with the box in her hand.
"What did they send me?" Li Nanheng was no longer surprised by this. He sat on the sofa with his eyes closed, waiting for Feng Ling to massage him.
Feng Ling did not speak. She brought the two boxes to the coffee table in front of the sofa and placed them on it. "These are two gift boxes of tonics."
"Boxes?" Li Nanheng was amused. "These really are my elders. Why would they give me a gift box?"
As she spoke, Feng Ling had already opened the gift box and took out several exquisite boxes.
"Sea cucumbers…" Feng Ling said.
Hearing this, Li Nanheng turned to face her.
"Pig kidney?" Feng Ling continued reading.
Li Nanheng: "?"
"Goat kidney."
"?"
"Deer whip, deer meat, bullwhip, turtle meat…"
Li Nanheng:"…"
Feng Ling opened both boxes and looked at them with a confused expression. "What are these things for? To nourish the blood? The chicken, duck, and goose sent over a few days ago, and all sorts of medicinal soup, forget it. What are these? I've never seen them before. How do I cook them? Do I cook them in clear water?"
Li Nanheng was speechless.
Where did the elders of the Li family think he was injured?
Were they worried that he was impotent?
Seeing that Li Nanheng was silent, Feng Ling looked up at him. "Do you know how to cook these?"
Li Nanheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He raised his hand in the air: "Put it down first. I don't need these things."



Having been reborn, she takes one glance at her ridiculously handsome husband and wonders if she had suffered from brain damage back then—she had actually demanded for a divorce with him. Repeatedly! 

In her previous life, she had been deceived by her relatives who eventually led her to her tragic death. With this second chance at life, she vows to cozy up to her husband both literally and figuratively to destroy all her enemies and to take down the women who hid behind their scheming, innocent facades. She would be in control of her own happiness!

This is a sweet, doting love story featuring an intelligent female lead and a perfect male lead who's good at turning her knobs.

Hayley flinch for the second time in the day noticed Caleb and then he saw Hayley open her mouth tell everyone what happened in the morning. After hearing Hayley's story, Keith's first reaction was to check whether Hayley was hurt somewhere. When he realized that Hayley was not hurt anywhere he heaved a sigh of relief, this kind of reaction from Keith warmed Hayley's heart. " I am fine, and if you don't believe me then Dr. Samuel can tell you that I am fit and fine" Hayley said. Everyone looked at Aaron all of their attentions were on him. He closed the distance between him and Hayley in one stride and checked her from head to toe and then he look towards the crowd and addressed them in his professional voice, he said " she is fine, trust me Keith." Well it worked like a magic, Keith who was standing stiff as a block of wood relaxed after listening this. Things were still tensed after Hayley's revelation of morning event so to lighten up the mood Tyler volume upped the music and said " lets the party begin, Aaron is finally back and Hayley is safe and sound and she survived the harsh reality of this city." He joked and Keith chuckled after hearing this. All of them got seated on the benches and chairs forming a circle. it's time to talk and drink when Tyler offered Hayley a beer she refused because she didn't drink and then Aaron brought her some tea, which he kept in his office for time to time tea break while he was working here. " It is time for presents" Aaron said. " oh it's gift time, finally" Nora exclaimed.  Aaron picked up the boxes one by one and handed them to everyone. Hayley was surprised when he handed her one of the boxes, " this one's for you" he said while giving it to her. Everyone opened their gift boxes and they all were happy when they looked inside their gift boxes but Hayley was happiest among them all. It was a keychain with a fairy attached to it. Fairy wings are open and they were of color of rainbow and they were sparkling. Hayley was always fascinated towards the stories of fairies and stars and all sort of magical creatures.  Someone giving her a present like this make her very happy and that happiness radiated on her face for everyone to see. She thanked Aaron  with a very big smile. That smile, open and wide and most of all welcoming tugged a string in Aaron's heart, his heart thumped in such way it hadn't thumped in a very long while and he had an urge to ruffle hair of this girl who was smiling widely at him. Aaron got to know about this newly acquired sister of his friend just few days ago, he was still abroad when he got this news from Tyler although Tyler told him that the girl was very nice, he didn't quite believe his friend and wanted to see himself before making any kind of impression of her in his mind. But as he met her today he had a very good impression of this girl and most of it she didn't seem like those gold digger women he came across on daily basis. She gives off a very positive vibe which could make anybody relax in her presence and she seems to have a thing for fairy tales as much this Aaron gathered from her reaction after seeing her react in such a way to his gift . He didn't know that what to give her but he had to buy something for her as he was about to meet her for the first time and then he saw this key chain in that duty free shop at the airport of city A and he didn't know why he thought it was a good to gift it to any girl, a little childish but it was safe option for a gift but he never expected this kind of reaction form this girl, she seems happy, way too happy and that warmed Aaron heart somehow.

A girl who has been losing her faith in many aspects of life especially love or friendship came across a bunch of friends who revived her faith in friendship but couldn't help her broken heart and then came Aaron with his own broken heart.
   So how these two broken people mend each other hearts when there is friendship and love of someone else who loved Hayley  and supported her is at stake. Deep down Aaron know that the other guy is better man for Hayley but still he wants her to stay by his side forever and there was still some parts of his past who came to haunt him as well.

A lone dragon descended upon a solitary island and landed outside a large house.

From the house, a woman with dirty blonde hair and striking emerald eyes ran to the rider jumping down from the dragons back.

The rider in question was wearing a suit of armour made out of her respective dragon's scales.

She had two swords strapped to her back and a leather satchel slung over her shoulders. 

" Gift, you came !" the rider was knocked over and hugged to death by the woman.

" Ah, hey Myra it's good to see you too." The women stopped laughing and got up of the ground just as two children ran to greet the visitor.

" Auntie Gift, you're here!" The two children wrapped their little arms around the visitor's legs and squeezed tight.

" Of course I came, I wouldn't miss my favourite niece and nephews sixth birthday for the world." The group made their way inside with the dragon following close behind.

" Gift how are you?" A man with jet black hair and tanned skin asked from the door.

" Hello Balan, I'm good." She answered as she hugged him.

" Your late as usual," Myra told her sister opening the door for their guest to enter.

" When am I ever early Myra?" Gift retorted back as she made her way in.

The dragon snorted at Myra who proceeded to pat him.

" Good to see you to Antidote." The dragon smiled and pranced inside sitting down on a stone slab.

" So Gift, how we're the northern markets?" Balan asked her as she sat down on the fur rug.

" Same as usual, people trying to scam you and sell you things you don't need." She said pulling out two boxes wrapped in brown paper and tied up with an ornate cord.

" You got us presents!" The children ran over to their aunt,  jumping up and down on the floor.

" Oh, these aren't for you, therefor my other niece and nephew." The two children looked at her weirdly and huffed.

" I'm kidding, of course, I got you two presents." The children smiled and preceded go open them.

Upon opening the boxes, the two kids gasped, inside each was an ivory white figure carved made to look like the deep purple Deathgripper now snoring on the stone slab.

" Oh my, where did you get those?" Myra questioned Gift.

" I know a highly respected ivory trader who specialises in carving mini-figures."The children inspected the figures with wide grins.

" They look like Antidote," Eris said.
Eris was the spitting image of her father, dark hair with lightly tanned skin. 

Eric was more like his mother, dirty blonde hair and fair skin.

" That's how I wanted them, so whenever I leave here you two would always have something of me here." The children surged forward and higher their aunt.

" Aunty Gift how did you meet Antidote?" Eric asked the woman.

" Why don't you stay on Gendar very long either?" Eris questioned her further.

" I met Antidote when I was sixteen, oh what an adventure that was." Eris plonked down into her aunt's lap and looked up at her with pleading eyes.

" I don't stay in one place very long because bad guys might come to find me." Gift ruffled Eric's hair and sighed.

" What kind of bad guys?" Gift looked over at Myra, who nodded.

" Well, I have to fight bad guys to sell my things." Eris and Eric looked up at her with wide eyes.

" Will you tell us the story of how you met antidote?" Gift looked at her sister who just nodded.

The children were six now and ready to know why their aunt didn't stay in one place for too long.

" Ok, I guess you two deserve to know but are you sure the story I am about to tell you does have some scary bits." The two children nodded and sat down in front of her ready to listen.

" Ok now if you want to hear the full story, then we need to start at the beginning the very beginning." Gift leaned on her knees and began to tell the children her life story.

The wind and rain battered down on the small island a few hours south of the Viking archipelago borders. 

It was the worst storm the island had ever seen, having a baby was the last thing on anyone's mind.

In an over cramped healers hut, the Chief of the island sat waiting with his palms sweating.

His wife was eight months pregnant and had only just gone into labour four hours earlier.

The chief was scared, his wife was already in her early forties and many had warned her having a child at this age would be dangerous.

" Why would it be dangerous?" Eris asked her aunt.

" At that age Eris, a woman's body starts changing, when your older your mum will explain." The girl nodded.

" Now where was I?" Gift contained with the story.

The couple had tried having children before, but each time the baby died. 

This was their last chance and he hoped that both his wife and the baby would come out of it alive.

The sudden scream of his wife in pain jolted him back to reality and he rushed over to her side, holding her hand.

" I'm here, I'm here honey." He stroked her hand whispering in her ear.

" Darling, I need to tell you something." The women told her husband shakily.

" What is it, honey?" He asked her leaning closer and moving her fringe away from her eyes.

" I want you to, Ah!" The Chieftess screamed as blood poured from her, the healer ran to grab more towels.

" She's losing blood fast, Chieftess when the next contraction comes I want you to push hard." The healer told the women upon returning with the extra towels.

The Cheif looked at his wife, feeling completely helpless and broken.

The cries of an infant soon filed the hut and the chief rushed to his wife's side.

" You did it, honey, we have a baby." The chief looked down at his wife and noticed her breathing was uneven.

" Darling, I love you." The weak women's grasp loosened on her husband's hand and her hand fell to her side.

" What happened, did she pass out?" The Chief asked the healer who lowered her head.

" She's, she's gone, I am sorry sir I did everything to stop the blood." The Chief didn't hear a word of what she said.

He looked over at the screaming infant wrapped in towels.

" It was not your fault woman!" The healer was taken aback by his harsh tone.

" I'm sorry sir." she began to say, but the Chief cut her off.

" SHUT UP, WE ALL KNOW WHO KILLED MY WIFE!" his voice boomed off the walls

" IT WAS THAT CHILD, SHE POISONED MY LOVE!" The healer gasped, the child had done nothing but come into the world.

" Sir, with all due respect, the child." The chief slapped the woman across the face and she landed on the floor clutching her cheek.

" YOU WILL NOT QUESTION ME, THAT CHID IS POISON AND WILL BE NAMED SO!" The chief last the healer's hut and returned to his own.

" Granpa blamed you?" Eric asked her. 

Gift nodded and ruffed up his hair, Myra nodded as well.

" Yes he did, your Granpa wasn't a nice man, but he loved my mother with all his heart." The twins smiled and waited for her to continue.

The whole village came to the naming ceremony of the Chief's firstborn daughter, they had waited years for it and now it was finally happening.

The Chief walked to the front with the healer carrying the child behind him.

He held his hands up to silence the crowd, the town elders came forward ready to name the child, but the Chief stopped them.

" People of Gendar, my wife and I had been praying for a child for many years now." The Cheif announced to the people.

" Last week our prayers were answered, but only the child came out alive." He gritted his teeth when he mentioned his baby.

" That child poisoned my wife in birth and she is now dead because of the deed!" The crowd began to mutter, how could a baby kill someone.

" Do not question my authority, elders I have already chosen a name for the girl." The elders gasped, when a chief has already chosen a name it means that the child was either cursed or deceased.

" For the crimes, she has done and for poisoning my beloved, her name shall be!" The Chief signed the seal and left the hall.

The child had no idea what had just transpired, her father had called her a murder at one week old.

Gift Jente was now been labelled an outcast and would never experience the love from anyone except herself.

" What does your name mean?" The twins said in unison.

" My name means poison girl." The twins hugged their aunt.

" We like your name, it means more to us than poison." Gift let a single tear fall down her cheek. 

To hear that from the two children she cared most about was priceless.

" It's spelt like Gift and you gave us great gifts." Eris smiled up at her aunt.

" You don't know how much that means to me, but let's continue." Gift told the twins.

Gendar is a small island, a few days south of Berk, they keep to themselves and never trade with outsiders.

The Chief's wife dies giving birth to her first child, the loss is hard.

From that moment on the Chief hated his daughter and named her so for poisoning his wife.

Since then Gift Jente was seen as the village outcast, her father hated her, no one cared for her.

When Gift turned 16, a young man set the armoury on fire, Gift barely made it out alive.

When the flames died down her father only saw her as the main culprit, even with her step mother's protests.

As her punishment, she was to be chained to the only dragon that the island had captured, a juvenile Miasmic DeathGripper for a week.

The week goes by, Gift and the DeathGripper strike up a friendship, he was her antidote for years of neglect.

Myra, Gift's younger sister, finds them hiding in a cave, on the far side of the island.

Myra reveals that the next morning her father and a search party were going to hunt the dragon down and if she was still alive, they would kill her as well. 

Gift has no other choice, but to leave, Myra begs her to stay, but Gift leaves anyway.

A year into her exile she meets a man by the name of Viggo Grimbourne, Viggo agrees to help Gift repay a life debt.

Three years later, Gift has made a name for herself, as a well-respected trader and merchant.

Hunters and Trappers across the Northern Archipelago, know her as Mercy Raider. 

After a failed raid on a ship, Gift finds a letter addressed to Mercy.

Stating that, by order of the Cheif of Gendar, Mercy Raider is to attend a trial, concerning a past bounty.

Gift is reluctant to go back but agrees to return to the horrible island, what will happen when Gift returns and will her family be able to recognise her after four years.

This book will obviously be a musical, don't look at me like that, hope you guys enjoy.
Love Zinnia.

Chapter 96: what is she faking?

She read it twice in a row. it was unbelievable!

Gu kuangen was a little angry. was a man's body so exaggerated? her reaction was really pretentious!

However, he did not know that to shi caining, she was really not pretentious.

This was also the first time she had seen a man's complete body.

When she returned to the room, shi caining hurriedly went back to the door, her heart beating even faster.

"oh my god, what's wrong with me? if mother jiang finds out... she'll definitely laugh at me again!" shi cai ning touched her burning face, feeling both angry and embarrassed.

It was just that seeing gu kuangen's body, her reaction was already so big. it was quite funny.

After all, she wasn't a pure and innocent teenage girl. even though she was still a virgin, but...

When she saw his entire body, she really couldn't calm down!

"gu kuangen... that bastard, he actually slept naked and slept naked! his size is so terrifying..."

Shi cai ning's expression changed. thinking of his calm appearance, could it be... that many women had seen his body?

Ahhhhh... why was she so uncomposed?

Shi cai ning was uncomposed. she showered, dried her hair, and went to bed. however, she could not fall asleep for a long time.

Of course, this also caused her to be unable to get up the next day.

By the time she got up, gu kuangen had already left home and went to work.

Shi cai ning went downstairs while nanny jiang was cleaning up gu kuangen's dishes.

"nanny jiang... young master went to work? how much breakfast did he eat?" shi cai ning rubbed her eyes. it was rare for her to be lazy all morning. gu kuangen should be able to eat quite a lot of porridge.

"hehe, cai ning, you came down? young master complained that the thin porridge i made was not as delicious as the thin porridge you made. but young master still drank two bowls and ate a piece of bread. it seems that young master's illness has been cured," nanny jiang said with a smile.

Shi cai ning secretly heaved a sigh of relief. from the looks of it, in less than a month or ten days, he should be able to completely recover, right?

"oh right, young master sent someone to send a gift box back. he said it's for you. it's on the coffee table in the living room. hurry up and take a look!" nanny jiang said with a smile.

"thank you, nanny jiang!"

Shi cai ning's heartbeat quickened. there was actually some anticipation in her heart.

She walked into the living room and indeed saw a gift box on the coffee table.

The gift box was small. she did not know if it contained a necklace or...

Before shi cai ning opened it, another batch of clothes was delivered to her door.

That person said that these clothes were made by gu kuangen for shi cai ning and asked her to sign for them.

"thank you. thank you for your hard work." after shi cai ning signed for them, she hurriedly thanked the worker.

The worker who delivered the goods smiled. "miss shi, there's no need to stand on ceremony. this is something we should do."

A few days ago, gu kuangen had said that the clothes she was wearing were not very pretty, so he had someone order a batch.

However, he did not expect them to be made so quickly.

The five workers sent boxes of clothes to the top of the building. shi cai ning was a little dumbfounded. even if they were to make clothes for her, they would not need so many, right?

This was to make her want to open a shop, wasn't it for her to wear?

Ten boxes of clothes, so many!

After the workers left, mother jiang smiled and said to shi cai ning, "cai ning, it seems that young master has really taken you as the future young madam. look how nice he is to you!"

Shi cai ning smiled, her smile a little shy.

Nanny jiang stopped teasing her and went out to work.

Shi cai ning opened the gift box on the coffee table, the corners of her lips slightly raised.

Although there was a little disturbance last night, it really did not affect her mood.

What was inside the small gift box?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????



I'm not your slave, you bastard! She's furious! She's furious! I'm furious! WE'RE BREAKING UP! She's laughing like crazy! We'll discuss this in a hundred years She was her ex boyfriend, mother hated down and out, but he praised her as treasure, when Tsenin, you want my heart, my life, I can give you at any time

"Did you invite him over?" Angela wondered right after pressing a button on the panel to ring the man up to her apartment. She didn't know what the uncle was doing here, but Gael didn't seem to be totally against seeing him. He looked more baffled than angry.
"No." Gael looked down on the floor as if trying to understand what was happening. "He's supposed to be in New York already. I'm just as surprised as you are."
"Why do you think he's here?"
He just shook his head. It took him a full minute before he spoke again. "Giovanni can be unpredictable. Who knows what's running on his mind right now."
They opened the door just in time for Giovanni to arrive. He had a full-on smile on his face as he approached them as if they had been long time friends, and it was normal for him to visit.
"Good evening. You must be Angela. I'm Gael's uncle—I know I look young to be his uncle—that's because I am. My father couldn't keep it in his pants even at sixty-ish... We, De Lucas, are very irresistible." He winked. "Wouldn't you agree?"
Gael had an unreadable expression as he introduced the two, ignoring his uncle's grand greeting. "Angela, this is Giovanni."
"Hi. It's nice to meet you," she greeted. And because she was polite, she extended a hand towards him.
Giovanni took her hand and kissed the back of it. "The pleasure is all mine."
She didn't have to retract her hand as the gesture only lasted for a couple of seconds, then he dropped it promptly—which meant it was merely a greeting—and she appreciated it. "Come in."
All of Gael's men had already stood as they reached the living room, bowing their heads as they greeted Giovanni. Surprise filled his face as he took in the sight—wrappers, boxes, and whatnots scattered all over the place.
"I'm sorry. It's messy in here. It's not always like this." She began clearing the empty boxes of pizza that were still on the kitchen island, stacked it up, and made a mental note to throw it outside later. "I was wrapping Christmas presents for the kids at the orphanage, and they arrived earlier today to help me out since my best friend couldn't come."
Giovanni only nodded at the men who returned to what they were doing before he arrived. Then he faced Angela with a smile on his face—it's a handsome smile but one that didn't reach his eyes. "Don't worry about it. I'm the one who came uninvited."
She went to grab some stuff in the cupboard. "Do you want coffee? Tea? Juice? Sorry—I'm out of juice. I wasn't expecting so many visitors today…" Angela tucked her hair behind her ear and flicked it like she always did when she was nervous or unsure of what to do.
"I'll take coffee. Thanks. I wasn't planning on coming over until the last minute. My...flight got canceled." He and Gael exchanged gazes, and the latter crossed his brows as if he didn't believe his uncle, but Giovanni kept a smile on his face and shrugged. 
She offered him to take a seat on the stool at the kitchen island. It was the only chair that wasn't used.
"What's up with the plant?" Gael nodded at the thing the other brought.
As if only realizing just now, Giovanni jerked the pot towards Angela who received it gingerly in her hands. "Ah, right. I totally forgot. It's not every day I visit someone who's not family. I heard you just moved in. It's a housewarming gift—got it downstairs and was told it's a welcome plant. I didn't want to come up empty-handed."
"Oh. Um. Thank you. You shouldn't have." She didn't recall if there was a flower or plant shop downstairs.
He waved his hand. "Nah, it's okay. Not a big deal. I stole it."
Gael shook his head while Angela gaped, unsure how to react to Giovanni's somber expression. Was that normal for them? Stealing? It's only a plant though...but still...
Giovanni broke out a laugh. "I'm just kidding. I don't steal plants. I found that in a cafe downstairs, took it, and gave the lady at the counter some cash."
She awkwardly laughed. Great. Now, she owned a not-stolen plant. For some odd reason, she didn't hate the thought of it. It was ridiculous. Giovanni's indeed unpredictable, like Gael said. She set the plant near the window.
Folding his arms across his chest, Gael leaned on the counter opposite his uncle and questioned, "What are you doing here?"
"Like I said, my flight was canceled. There's a storm something in New York or, and I don't want to risk flying there. I would go back to your house, but I was told most of you were here, so here I am. And I wanted to meet Angela." He shifted his gaze from Gael to her and gave her a playful grin—probably something he'd use if he'd flirt with other women.
Her heartbeat raced, not knowing what to expect from this man, so she could only smile back. Who would have thought that she'd be at home on a Monday night with a room full of mafiosos?
Giovanni took off his coat and rolled his sleeves up as he looked around the living room. "So, what can I do to help?"
He wanted to help? "Oh…" Angela scanned the boxes and found one item left. "There's only one gift that needs to be wrapped, but it's okay. You don't have to—"
"I'll do it."
Before she could say anything else, Giovanni had already grabbed the toy and a wrapper that Rick handed to him. He then proceeded to wrap the toy—although clumsily. And once done, he proudly smiled like he did all the wrapping of the finished ones behind him. "See? I did it." Then he began moving the gifts into the boxes without being told.
Angela went to stand next to Gael, watching Giovanni as he moved about the area. Her apartment had an open floor space where they could see everything in the living room from the kitchen. She stared at Giovanni as though she was trying to figure him out. "Your uncle… He's... I don't know what to think of him. Are you two close? Is he okay? I mean...can he be trusted, or should I stay away from him? He sort of has this...energy I can't make out."
Gael took a deep breath as though readying himself for an explanation he didn't think he'd do today. "Giovanni. He's probably the closest member of the family that I have. He may be smiling, or whatever it is he does that makes women swoon, but he's been through a lot. Everyone in the family knows he's cold-blooded, but he wouldn't hurt you."
"Me? Why is that?"
"Because of me." He turned his head to face her, his eyes full of warmth, causing her cheeks to flush.
"Oh."
Then he looked at his uncle again. "He wouldn't hurt women. We'd never do that. That...energy—as you say—that you feel around him, it's his wall. He has it high up so that no one will try to take advantage of him. So that man you see smiling like a billboard model... that's his mask."
Giovanni was handsome. She could say that he was an attractive man, but his smile—although fake, could cause women to turn his way. "Like a facade? He looks calm and carefree…" she muttered.
"Don't be fooled. He's ruthless. But I trust him with my life."
Angela turned her head to Gael, a throb in her heart growing at the knowledge of him having that deep connection with his uncle. "And you're...not? Ruthless... I mean." She didn't know why she asked.
In a mere second, Gael hovered over her, caging her with his arms on either side of her. "What do you think?"
The edge of the counter dug into her hip, but she ignored it. She swallowed as his eyes pierced right through her. There. She saw it. It was just half a second, but she saw it in his eyes. There's darkness in there, lurking in the shadows and waiting to be unleashed, but it disappeared before she could even breathe. It was as if he had that side of him tamed, and all it would take was a trigger, and hell would break loose. 
And the twisted part? She wanted to see it. She was damn curious and afraid at the same time. It pulled her in, and she wanted to be pulled. 
Angela was officially insane. 
This man before her was mafia. A man who had killed—he even admitted it himself. His world was dark, and she was afraid of total darkness. But somehow, she wasn't scared of him. 
If she was, she wouldn't be... No. She shook her head mentally. It wasn't the time to think about that. 
"Anyone hungry?" Giovanni's voice brought her back to earth, and she looked over Gael's shoulder, meeting Giovanni's eyes as he said, "How about I order all of us dinner?"
Great. A room full of mafia playing elves and wrapping Christmas presents in the afternoon, and now, dinner with these men. 
"Yay..." she softly cheered in almost a whisper before she swallowed. Why did it feel so stuffy all of a sudden?


What are the odds that Gael would find himself as the Hero of a dark romance novel?

After stumbling upon the book that he probably wouldn't have found if not because of his sister, Gael read the entire thing in one night.

He found the book worthy of his mockery. It was absolutely ludicrous! He must find whoever wrote this absolute nonsense about him so he could show that person what he does to people who were deserving of his wrath.

But what would he do when he finds out that the author of the book wants to keep her identity a secret? 

Will he expose her?

Or will he use the secret to his advantage?


...

"How dare she use me this way?" A menacing stare paints his face as he looks at the woman from a distance.

"She likes writing romance novels so much?" he scoffed. "Then I'll give her the best damn story she would ever want to write."

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"I'd like to buy flats that are comfortable to walk in." 
"Oh. Is she pregnant?" The saleswoman was quite nosy.
"Um… Yeah, for a pregnant woman." Su Yu decided to tell the truth.
"These shoes are perfect for your friend. They are new arrivals for this fall. In the north, the weather is turning cold soon, and we can't wear sandals; these leather flats have soft soles. Just feel it."
The saleswoman picked up one shoe and showed it to Su Yu.
He had never bought shoes for women and didn't know how to choose, but after touching the soles, he found they were indeed soft.
When Huo Mian came to his house that morning, he had noticed the black flats she was wearing were a bit small for her feet now.
Due to her pregnancy, Huo Mian's feet would become swollen after walking for a long time, and her current shoes were a bit tight for her now.
Su Yu planned to buy her a pair of flats as a gift.
"They are indeed soft. What colors do you have?"
"There are three colors; black, white, and pink."
"Um… Get one pair of each for me."
"You want three pairs?" The saleswoman was startled.
"Yeah. Pack them up."
"Sir, these shoes are new arrivals and there are no discounts for them. One pair is 8,600 yuan; three pairs are 25,800 yuan."
"Here is 30,000 yuan. Keep the rest as your tip."
Su Yu was a generous man and he was in a good mood now that he had found the shoes he wanted.
The saleswoman was elated. Having been a saleswoman for luxurious brands for a long time, she had found some rich people were misers and quite sensitive to prices. Few people would buy three pairs of shoes at once and gave a tip of thousands of yuan.
Walking out of the mall with the shoes, he sent Huo Mian a message on WeChat.
"Are you at the hospital?"
"Yeah."
"I'll go and see you in a moment."
"Okay."
Huo Mian wasn't a woman who liked to babble; due to their special relationship, she seldom chatted with Su Yu.
- At South Side -
In a good mood, Su Yu walked into Huo Mian's office but was surprised to see Qin Chu was in it too.
"Um. Hi," Su Yu greeted him in awkwardness.
"Hi."
"Is today a special day? How come both President Qin and President Su came to my office today? Are you here to get a physical check? I'll give you guys a 20% discount."
"Nonsense. I'm perfectly healthy. I don't need a check." Su Yu chuckled.
Then he saw Huo Mian was wearing a pair of new shoes; the style was simple but the shoes were obviously very expensive.
"You got new shoes?" Su Yu asked.
"Yeah. Mr. Qin's gift. He said my feet got bigger lately, so he bought eight pairs."
Huo Mian pointed behind her.
Su Yu saw a small pile of shoe boxes.
"These are for you to wear in the hospital; there are ten pairs more at home," said Qin Chu.
"My goodness. Honey, you're crazy… Why did you buy so many?" Huo Mian exclaimed.
"For you to wear. I also bought ten pairs for the baby."
"He's not born yet, and you bought shoes for him?" Huo Mian chuckled.
"I saw them so I bought them. It's no trouble at all." Qin Chu sat on the sofa and browsed the financial news while talking to Huo Mian.
Seeing them talk so lovingly, Su Yu felt he had come at a bad time.
"Hey. You came to see me for something?"
"Nothing. I came to see my mother and just dropped in to see you."
"Auntie Su is still working?"
"Yeah." Su Yu nodded guiltily.
"What's in your hand? Did you go shopping?" Huo Mian noticed the bag in his hand and it seemed to contain shoe boxes.


Original Synopsis: 
Seven years ago, after their breakup, he disappeared without a trace.
Now, he reappeared on the eve of her wedding, sparing no means in forcing her to marry him… 
With a certificate of marriage, he bound her mercilessly to his side. 
From there, this “Cinderella” began her journey as a wife of the business empire’s heir...
Mrs Huo - composed, sharp-tongued, and freakishly smart.
Mr Qin - wife-spoiler to no end and a complete “slave” to their daughter.
Quality love story, one on one. You are welcome to get hooked on this story with us. 
Stats on QQ Reader: 102 million favorites, and was voted 8.4/10 by 41 thousand readers. 
TL's Note: Probably one of the best stories I've read, and I was very tempted to translate the title to Big D Brings Spring. Girls, I hope you enjoyed it as much as my girlfriend and my female translators who binge read 4000 chapters in about a month. 
For all the guys hesitating to give it a try, you won't regret it. It's a manly book, I swear.

Marie escorted us toward the manor, we could see beautiful garden decorated the lawn of the manor along the way. Alot of different color rose like flower grown and dyed the beautiful garden. did Alein like these type of flower? while having some thought about the garden, without knowing Marie already escorted us in front of the manor door. She opened the door and invited us to enter, i could see some maid busily doing their job, but most of them just simple maid, not the combat maid like Marie. It's seems battle maid is not common after all..
After walking for a while Marie brought us to the gorgeously decorated living room specially designed to entertain guest
[You could sit and wait here, i will ask some maid to serve some refreshment and tea for you two while notified the young lady about your arrival]
Hearing she want to ask the maid to serve some refreshment, I hurriedly took out a cake and pastries that i bought from Online Shopping skill before, it's cake that i bought from some famous pastries chain store on France earth. I prepared this as a gift this morning since i had the plan to visit Alein manor, the first step to subdue a woman is conquer her stomach first after all mweheheh~
[Ah, Miss Marie i have a gift for Lady Alein, if you not mind it you and the other maid could have some of it too. and please just serve this as refreshments for us, i don't want to bring the maids some troubles by making another thing as "Chali" made alot of it~]
I took 20 box of high end pastries and cakes that wrapped in elegantly beautiful designed carton box, its really emphasis that it's came from high end store.
Marie surprisingly looking at the boxes that suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the table. she gasp after realizing that's Space&time magic, after awhile her eyes shined brightly at the beautiful pastries and cake that slightly visible from the translucent cover part of the boxes. She looked at me with bewilderment expression after that

[It's seems young lady is right about you, and did you made the beautiful thick paper boxes package yourself? and..]
She look at Chali curiously

[It seems you really have capable "companion"..]
Chali looked at me confusingly at first, because she never made the pastries and cake from the beginning, but she realized it after a second and smiled toward Marie

[Ah.. It's not that great, i got some of the recipes from mysterious merchants while i am still adventurer before~]

[Mysterious merchants? did you mean the illusive merchant that travel between the continents, and only if one lucky enough to meet them that you could trade things from the other continent? are you sure it's not from your master?]

So there is some illusive individual like that and choose to became merchant, it's seems this world is really have many type of people. And Marie what do you mean she got it from me?! did she speculated it like that after seeing me using Space&time magic?

[Miss Marie is really good at joking hohoho, there is no way i could know something like cake and pastries recipe you know~ i am adventurer after all~]

[But i saw you cooking really good stuff when the first time we met thought?]

[A-anyway itsn't me that teach Chali made this stuff, anyway did you doesn't want the gift i present? i could change it to something else if itsn't to lady Alein liking~]

[Okay-okay i will not interrogate you anymore, so stop threatening me! there is no way we don't want that delicious looking thing!]
She glared at me resentfully before hurriedly called some maids and asked them to take the gift to the special storage. You interrogating me after all!! somehow i could see Chali looking at the both of us interestingly. Chali not you too!!

[Anyway, you both could just wait in this room, i will go and inform the young lady for awhile]

[Please take your time~]

She nod and walking off, there is only me and Chali waiting in this room, and before long two maids come and serve us some tea and the cakes that i gift from before. Looking at the beautiful cakes, Chali elegantly took a fork and started eating the cakes and savored it slowly while giving smiling faces for time to time. she ate the cake elegantly and looking at me asking

[Master, are you sure it's okay to give this thing as a gift? you know... it's not "ordinary" cake after all...]
come to think of it, this cake could recover some mana too

[Why should I? it's not me who made the cakes but "you". so it should be Chali problem not mine~ hehehe~]

[Master, you bully~ anyway itsnot that people who has appraisal skill is common after all. and in case they ask, i just answer its mysterious merchant fault!]

[Did the mysterious merchant really that illusive?]

[Um, its seems they travel between continents to another continents, they are always wearing weird clothes and has some unusual mean of transportation. the common one usually used Giant flying turtle like monster they tame as ride. they don't have permanent spot when selling stuff and they selling their goods to some random people that their meet during the journey. I met them once when i am adventurer and they asked me some random item that only my tribe has and trade with the item they had, it seems their not really have interest in gold~]

[Thats sounds like collector rather than merchants, maybe they really love to collecting unique thing around the continent..]

[I know right?~ i bet they really love to met master, after all master has alot of unusual thing and somewhat....]

[Somewhat?]

[It's nothing~ i just glad that master decide to buy me, now i could feel my hope became more possible after meeting master!]

[Um~]
I have a hunch that she really curious about my Absolute Copy skill. She seems really got perplexed after checking her own status this morning, I just told its my skill doing and not explained it more, after that Chali looked at me in new light and it seems her desire to became stronger is really terrifying. She told me she would made me happy and doing her duty as my woman, she even told me that if i wanted to build a harem she would help me with all her might, and helped me to find more good women! these kind of mindset is really impossible to find from the women on earth! its somewhat made me realized, the ethics and moral thing that some SJW usually boast on earth didn't have any meaning here! the people in these world only think about how to survive and fill their belly for tomorrow, they will used anything to continued living. Being together with a strong and capable man is one the way of the women in this world to survive.
Anyway its work fine with me this way, why should i care about the rule and justice in my previous world? only weak people who always whining about injustice and shit, come to think of it, all the elite on earth always living as their wish to, they fuck all beauty they wanted and ate any delicious thing they could found. so itsn't that different, as expected the world revolve around by strength and golds after all.
Anyway it seems Chali has her own agenda, and strength is what she need to achieve whatever goal she has now. if even after saw me defeated and tame Sable didn't make her want to share her burden to me, i could only think her target was much stronger and difficult to deal than the Iron Blood Wyvern.

*tap tap tap
Before long I could hear the sound of a group of people walking together towards here echoed from the hallway beyond the door. before long the door started to open, i could see Alein and her 3 battle maid, wait, it seems there is one new person among them, she wore somewhat masculine designed butler suit, and wore thin rimmed glasses that made her more intelligent. she was a tall blonde intellectual beauty and somehow she has pointy ears, its seems she is from the elfen race. A group of maids following behind them, the one maid in front of the group pushing a trolley that had cakes and teapot on it.
After looking at me, I could see Alein smile charmingly and cover her mouth with luxurious fan seductively. she wore a beautiful revealing black dress that emphasize her sexy mature body, the aura of nobles radiated strongly that made me unconsciously to stand up from the seat and bowed my head slightly as polite gesture
The maids started to serve the cakes and refreshment for Alein in the table before they left. after a while Marie and the other two battle maid attended the trolley and stand like attendant. only the blonde intellectual beauty that slightly stand behind Alein.

[I am sorry to make you waiting for long, its couldn't be helped after testing the dessert that you brought i couldn't stop eating it, fufufu~]
[Anyway you don't have to stand up and greeting me politely like that you know~, anyway please have some seat~]
I smiled at her and sat back to my seat, i could see Chali tried to move behind me and act as my slave but i glared her to signal her to sit beside me. After seeing my eyes she obediently sat beside me with steady and mature expression that not lose to Alein. After seeing me sit, Alein sat at the sofa in front of me elegantly, she crossed her legs sexily but elegantly before long the tall blonde beauty stand beside her, for some reasons i could feel her eyes roaming and checking my whole being, maybe its only my illusion. Anyway she fix her glasses elegantly from time to time, she reminded me of intelligent anime character for some reasons...

[fufufu~ I heard it from Marie, it seems you really have capable "companion", she told me that she is the one that made the cakes and pastries even tho i am not 100% sure if that's really the truth, but i will respect your privacy so i would accept it as it is then~]
Chali smiled after being praised, and bowed her head slightly and elegantly

[Thank you for lady Alein praise, but i still need learning more~]

[It's good being humble, but you need to have some pride on it too you know~ fufufu~]
After hearing Alein softly laugh, Chali smiled and nodded her head in approval of her words. After teasing Chali for awhile, Alein started looking at me with charming smile

[I thought you will came here more later in the future, but it seems you already have some plan in mind before give me the Lord Class Magic stone. Quite cunning one aren't you~]
Alein squinted her eyes seductively, but her smile somewhat made me restless. did all magician was all smart like her? anyway lets just smiled at her for now, after seeing me silent and just smile without confirming her speculation, Alein continued her speech

[fufufu~ Anyway its true that I owe you a favor, so tell me, what is your purpose for coming here?~ did you need my backing for something?]

[iyaa~ya~ Itsn't that big matter, I just want to invite lady Alein for Big business cooperation, I am sure, after lady Alein heard my proposal, lady Alein will realize that my proposal will benefited the federic house alot, how? did Milady interested to hear the detail?~]

[Hooooohh~]
I trying my best give her the most sincere smiled I could muster, but she isnot the one who answered me, for some reasons the blonde intelligent beauty looked at me interestingly and smirked charmingly

[If these gentleman didn't mind, May this one heard the detailed business proposal that you have?~]
She lift her glasses with one hand like scheming anime character, while looking interestingly at me

[fufufu~ She is the head maids and my personal butler that oversee all the asset of Federic house even before I became the head of the house, her name is Elizabeth, so you could discussed it with her if you really have this "Big business" you are talking about~]
Alein looked at me inquiringly after introducing the Blonde intelligent beauty Elizabeth. Let's checked this Elizabeth status

Combat Butler
Job : Master of Fist
Lv 80
HP : 215.800
MP : 73.000
Skill : FistArt Mastery VIII[Rare] Block VIII[Rare] Power Kick III[Rare] Counter Attack V[Uncommon] Rumble IV[Uncommon] Power Punch IV[Uncommon] Martial Art Movement IV[Uncommon]  DEF Up large[Uncommon] ATK Boost large[Uncommon] Housekeeping V[Common] Arithmetic V[Common] Etiquette IV[Common]

It's the same advanced job as Alein! her level slightly higher than her... gnunu..... sigh... Anyway, all i could do is doing my best! of course i will save all of your skill on wooden box later heheheh

"Whaa--- I can order Mcdonalds in isekai ?!! With this i can still eat junkfood without problem in the middle of the jungle mwahahahahah! what is dry meat ?! i dont need it !!"
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