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 <p>Predatory Marriage Chapter 1 – Leah de Estia</p>
 <p>Chapter 1 – Leah de Estia</p>
 <p>Before the wedding, Leah wrote a suicide note. As words slowly filled the crisp piece of parchment paper, her heart sang a melancholic tune.</p>
 <p>She was certain that she would die after the first night of her marriage. A bride’s suicide would bring disgrace to her family. But a dishonorable, ignominious death was what Leah wanted the most.</p>
 <p>Death.</p>
 <p>Is it what she deserved? A miserable end for a royal princess, who devoted her life to the country and to her royal family? &nbsp;Her accomplishments and efforts turned into ashes the day her family sold her like a common good—in exchange for wealth. No matter how hard she tried, at the end of the day, she was only a mere tool for other’s convenience.</p>
 <p>Oh, but death would be a sweet escape from the life she was to face.</p>
 <p>Chang Jeong-baek, the man betrothed to her, could easily pass as her father. However, despite her exercising a veto, she was left without a choice. The man was insanely powerful that her parents couldn’t refuse in giving her hand—or did they even hesitate in the first place?</p>
 <p>When the royal family accepted Chang’s proposal, Leah vowed to retaliate. To blemish the highest quality good prepared by the royal family which is herself. It was the only revenge Leah, in her powerless state, could possibly do.</p>
 <p>Horses were already saddled up. Today, she would travel towards Chang’s home where the wedding would be held.</p>
 <p>The arrangements have been made without her permission. For the coming days, Leah pictured out what was going to happen in her head. After a three-week-long carriage journey, she would arrive at Oberde. There, she would exchange vows with an old Chang, share the kiss of oath and…spend night with him.</p>
 <p>The face of Chang Jeong-baek, excited at the thought of having his filthy hands on his new, young bride, was drawn clearly in Leah’s mind. Unpleasant shivers ran up her spine, disgusted to think that he, who looked like a toad, would ride her body.</p>
 <p>But Leah already did the irreversible. After their first night, Chang will find that his new bride is impure.</p>
 <p>The virginity of the bride in Estia was considered most important than anything else. Knowing that a deflowered bride was sold to him, to which he paid a great deal of wealth, Chang would be livid and thoroughly insulted.</p>
 <p>He was not a man to trifle with. His power extended even to the barbarians on the periphery. Moreover, his fury was enough to strangle the nobles of the capital. Therefore, the royal family, which had already lost all their power and remained only a luxurious shell, would suffer a terrible fate under Chang’s rage. They would have to vomit out more than they had received from him, just to quell his anger.</p>
 <p>And Leah will be stripped of her royal name and forever be condemned as a prodigy who slandered her royal honor.</p>
 <p>It was a perfect ending. The only unfortunate thing was that Leah would not be able to witness the ruin of the royal family with her own eyes. Because by then, she would already be a cold corpse.</p>
 <p>“Princess, these are the wedding papers.”</p>
 <p>Just before leaving Estia, the court-martial brought in papers Leah had to sign. Without resistance, she wrote her name, smearing a fine ink on the paper.</p>
 <p>[Leah de Estia.]</p>
 <p>The lavish signature was the same shape as the one she left on the note she made. The black letters on white paper were as clear as night.</p>
 <p>When she put down her pen, Countess Melissa, the maid of honor watching from the side, burst into tears. As soon as she wept, the other women who were holding back tears began to sob in unison. Even the court-martial who brought the wedding hall also had a disastrous look on his face.</p>
 <p>Everyone was grieving for her, but Leah was calm. She elegantly put down the paper and straightened her back.</p>
 <p>“Stop. I must go. There’s no time to waste.”</p>
 <p>“Princess…”</p>
 <p>“Leah!” An urgent voice resounded. Leah halted in her steps, and slowly looked back to see a man of a foreboding stand, panting as he reached her.</p>
 <p>The Crown Prince of Estia, Blair.</p>
 <p>Looking at her half-brother with the dazzling silver hair, Leah smiled serenely. One of the few advantages of this terrible marriage was that it was no longer necessary for her to see Blair.</p>
 <p>Blair beckoned the servants and guards around Leah to stop loading Leah’s luggage to the carriage at once. At his arrogant display of authority, Leah only looked straight at him. The sight of her not avoiding his gaze, like she used to, made Blair laugh hoarsely.</p>
 <p>“Well, well, well. Isn’t it the whore who baited a large fish. She seemed to be full of herself now.”</p>
 <p>It was a remark devoid of any dignity, resembling that of a street vendor. But since she wouldn’t have to deal with him anymore, now that she was to leave the palace, Leah responded without a trace of agitation.</p>
 <p>“Please step aside. If I delay any longer, I won’t be able to leave the capital by today’s end.”</p>
 <p>This was not the reaction he expected. Her indifference unnerved the prince and he raised his hand with a grimace. Instead of flinching, Leah gave a cold retort to the man who was about to slap him hard on the cheek.</p>
 <p>“I am now the property of the Chang Jeong-baek. Do you dare mar his property, brother?”</p>
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 <p>Princess Leah wrote a suicide note ahead of her wedding.</p>
 <p>It was because she was certain that she would die after the wedding night; a miserable end of a princess who devoted her life to the country and to the royal family.</p>
 <p>But before giving up her life, Leah planned her last revenge to the family, one that would surely leave them in ruins even after she became a cold corpse.</p>
 <p>She would bring them shame by being a non-virgin bride.</p>
 <p>“Why did you throw away your first experience? Don’t you just want to run away?”</p>
 <p>“I… I want to die.” Leah impulsively confided to the man she slept with for one night.</p>
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 <p>Feng Ming was only 19 when he lost his life saving a child from death without hesitation. The grateful father of the rescued child grants Feng Ming a second chance at life. Unknown to Feng Ming, his soul has whisked away to a far away ancient land (resembling the dynasties of China).</p>
 <p>Upon waking up, he finds himself inhabiting the frail body of Thunder Kingdom’s crowned prince who is also graced with the title of the most beautiful man across all the lands. However, his beauty has a price as he attracts the unwanted attention of the minister of affairs, Rong Tian who finds every reason to torment the prince mentally and physically. As Feng Ming starts to get a hold of the conspiracies surrounding him, what will happen when the prince’s true identity is revealed? And what happened to the ‘real’ prince?</p>
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 <p>Gu Qing Zhou returns to the city to avenge her mother. On her way, she meets a marshal with whom she has a complicated relationship.</p>
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 <p>Though it felt a little awkward to be my good brother’s aunt, it was really exciting to find out how handsome and rich his uncle was.</p>
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 <p>One night she gets drunk and mistakes the most well-known Mafia boss for a host and intends to sleep with him.<br><br>
   Oh my! What should I do? It’s best to run away!</p>
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 <p>Meng Yu has loved Xiao Qi for ten years. He is her male god and her light. She chased him and humbled into the dust. But the ten-year relationship is no better than his Bai Yueguang’s gentle smile. Even if she was divorced, even if she already had a daughter, when she came back, His heart followed.</p>
 <p>Too full of love, too deep to hurt, Meng Yu suddenly realized that she didn’t want any bullsh*t anymore.</p>
 <p>Later…</p>
 <p>Meng Yu was forced to replace her step sister to marry the old and ugly man who was said to be powerful. On the day of the wedding, stood a tall and handsome man in front of her and said to her, “From now on we will be husband and wife. Please advise me for the rest of my life.”</p>
 <p>Meng Yu: “???” Huh? what old and ugly?</p>
 <p>　　Others said he was cold and cruel, and asked her to be careful, but after marrying her, Meng Yu felt that he was considerate and spoiled her to the bone…</p>
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 <p>A historical story about getting married first and falling in love later, a gentle beauty who got sold by his father to pay off the latter’s debts, who got married to the gong (top), and who was prepared to be bullied for the rest of his life, but ended up being pampered from the start to the end by the gong who didn’t let him suffer any grievances.</p>
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 <p>This is a story about Gong Lixin who was the young master of an ancient underground palace in the ancient times. He was raised by his master and forced to partake sexual relationships with numerous people to cultivate his Yin Body. His master who has a Yang Body was going to absorb him after he has reach a level to become stronger. MC refused and killed his master also dying at the same time. Then he transmigrated to the modern time and thinking he will enjoy peaceful life, the end of the world arrived.</p>
 <p>Being someone with no special powers except for his martial arts, see how he use his martial arts to dominate the times and find his lovers.</p>
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 <p>The later generations immensely revered Great Wei’s Jianan Emperor. During the period of his reign, Great Wei entered its golden era.<br><br>
   Interestingly, all the records, that glorified his accomplishments unanimously agreed, that Jianan Emperor had only one flaw in his life: He favored only imperial noble consort!<br><br>
   Zhou Tong was very annoyed. She time-traveled out of blue, didn’t even have time to take a breath, and yet, already had to deal with troubles.<br><br>
   What? The original owner of her body was a walk-on cannon fodder*? She couldn’t even be regarded as a second female lead?<br><br>
   Zhou Tong is angry! Change, it must change! This plot needs a beautiful turn around in order to be worthy of sis’s coquettish personality!<br><br>
   This is a story of the unfortunate time-traveling lass, who possessed the body of reborn aboriginal maiden and became the Great Wei’s beloved imperial consort.</p>
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 <p>“I act as a little brother for my dad and become his lover behind everyone’s back.”</p>
 <p>Unconventional father and son, May-December romance; not up to scratch entertainment circle story.</p>
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 <p>Some people are like a drug, once you get a taste of it, you are forever addicted.</p>
 <p>A love story between two young men, from foes to a bickering couple, withstanding 8 years of separation, suffering and surviving hardships together. They are Gu Hai &amp; Bai Luo Yin, in Chinese, when Hai &amp; Luoyin are put together (Hailuoyin = 海洛因) means heroin, a substance that can be very addictive.</p>
 <p>There’s a type of person who is like a Heroin. Once you got involved, you can never let it go….</p>
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 <p>The gong has loved the shou for a long time already but he does not dare to confess his feelings. Without any better option, he joined forces with a system to kidnap the shou, dragging him through many quick transmigration world in an attempt to capture him. Afterwards…</p>
 <p>Shou: This bed partner is very good. Can develop into a long term bed partner.</p>
 <p>Gong: Why is it just a bed partner? Let’s agree to love each other!</p>
 <p>Ye Jun Ge: Did you take your medicine?</p>
 <p>System 004: …QAQ</p>
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 <p>Seven years ago, she freely and easily abandoned ￥100 and ran away, carrying her unborn son with her. Seven years later, she returned with the lady killer’s genius son, never expecting that her darling son would sell her out to MBS International. Unexpectedly, her immediate superior was the Mr. ￥100 from seven years ago!<br><br>
   “……Terrible girl, seven years ago, you dared to humiliate me so much! This time, I’ll definitely let you pay the price! For ￥1,000,000,000,000, I’ll buy you for the rest of your life!”<br><br>
   Isn’t that too much for a buy one get one free bargain? The most two-faced couple, along with their two-faced son, staking their lives on the outcome…</p>
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