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 Predatory Marriage Chapter 3 – At a Shabby Inn
 The wedding of Leah and Byun Gyongbaek of Oberde was arranged. To her frustration, her opinion was not heard, it being given no importance in this political marriage. She received the news without any prior discussion.
 Isn’t Byun Gyongbaek a faithful hero of Estia? The best expression of gratitude from the royal family is you, indeed!
 I told you that your body belongs to the royal family. This is a duty a royal princess must bear.
 This is for the sake of Estia.
 Words that were supposed to comfort her further fueled her ire. To tie her to her duties, people start whispering to her ears, gauging her to submit to the royal decree. Byun Gyongbaek won’t want a hesitant wife, after all!
 Upon finding out that her existence was only for the sole purpose of gearing up a beneficial treaty, she felt despair. And as soon as the immeasurable sorrow left her, anger took its stead.
 As her gaze raked over the official document notifying her of her union with Byun Gyongbaek, she had made up her mind. She decided to leave a long-lasting disgrace to the royal family of Estia, even if it meant an untimely death for her.
 As she refused to resign to the fate the royal family painted for her, a wicked plan started to take its course.
 Tonight, she would have an overnight company. The royal family would then be accused of giving a deflowered bride to the high and mighty Byun.
 “…….”
 For a moment, as her decision took precedence, she held her breath. Her fingertips trembled badly as fear slowly crept in… Her hair stood on ends and legs slightly wobbled.
 However, this slip of vulnerability quickly faded; her determination remaining undampened.
 The night was young. Leah bit her lower lip tightly and continued to grace the street shrouded in nothing but darkness and obscenity.
 Drunk people walked in faltering steps underneath the lit lamps that hung between old buildings. Giggles sounded as vulgar, filthy jokes delivered in boisterous tones were spoken.
 Leah squeezed her cloak tight around her body. After she carefully checked each establishment that she passed by, she finally found her target place—it was a shabby inn which looked like it would collapse anytime soon.
 The knob felt cold under her palm as he hesitantly pushed the wooden door open.
 The inn was already full of tipsy, intoxicated people. Naturally, she attracted some attention upon her entrance. But soon, few of those who turned their gazes to Leah lost interest in her and they continued chattering among themselves.
 Before coming here, she already made arrangements. Her company would be seated in the most concealed corner of this establishment, wearing a dark ensemble for the sake of discretion.
 Her gaze darted to every nook and cranny of the place and it was not long until a man donning dark cloaks in an inconspicuous corner caught her very attention. He was buried in the shadows, away from the bustle and hustle. At a quick glance, the man seemed to blend in darkness—the shadow and him merging into one body difficult to differentiate.
 Leah slowly started to draw nearer the mysterious man. Upon reaching him, she tapped the table where the man was seated and instantly, the lone hand that held the wine glass froze in mid-air…
 His hands, wrapped in leather gloves, were so big the glass it held looked like a mere toy.
 “Are you my company tonight?” She asked boldly.
 An agonizing second passed. The man’s lips only parted before he uttered, “It seems so…”
 It was a low and rough voice that seemed to scratch from his inside. Leah blinked hard.&nbsp; She heard that men of such pitch are gentle and beautiful.
 But his voice that reverberated in her ears was different from what she had imagined. Though suddenly surprised, she soon pulled herself from her musings. Anyway, once things are done right, this will soon be over.
 “Follow me.” The man directed, to which she subserviently nodded in return. He soon led her to a flight of stairs heading to the second floor of the building.
 The wooden stairs creaked with her every step.&nbsp; After passing through a long hallway, they entered a room at its most end. The man opened the door for her and let her inside first.
 Surprisingly, the rented room was the best one in the inn. Heavy draperies and cozy furniture—if anything, it looked romantic and deserving of couples wanting their first night to be memorable. Such a waste though, for this night was never intended for romance. But rather, she came here with a clear agenda.
 Entering the room after her, the man closed and bolted the door. Its clicking sound sounded like a death sentence to Leah.
 There is no going back now…
 Mustering courage, she turned around and faced the man. As she did so, she drew a sharp intake of breath.
 “…!”
 A while ago, the man sat in the shadows and slouched low by the time he stood up, making Leah miss his towering height. Now, facing him in all his glory, an ample height difference between Leah and his chin was hard to ignore. Despite the dim light in the room, she could clearly see his broad shoulders and strong physique.
 She was candidly embarrassed by the stark contrast in their frames. The man must had noticed as his lips slowly twisted to a faint smile. He loosely threw his heavy cloak with one hand, revealing his face.
 What welcomed her was a healthy-looking bronze skin, dark brown hair and dull yet fierce eyes.
 In the dark, his piercing golden eyes remained clear and bright, reflecting the wildness of a beast.
 Though angular, his features were brutally beautiful. Filled by an overwhelming fascination for this man, she unabashedly fixed her curious gaze on him.
 Leah’s heart raced. Her throat dried as a realization hit her.
 The man was not human.
 “…Kurkan?” She muttered unconsciously to herself. Her mouth trembling so slightly as this taboo word was spewed carelessly. Dark skin, huge physique and golden clear eyes with intensely colored pupils were the special characteristics of a Kurkan.
 He raised his eyebrows and coolly conceded.
 “It has been a long time since a person has called me Kurkan. Nowadays, we are normally called savages.” He said, slurring the last word.
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 Princess Leah wrote a suicide note ahead of her wedding.
 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.
 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.
 She would bring them shame by being a non-virgin bride.
 “Why did you throw away your first experience? Don’t you just want to run away?”
 “I… I want to die.” Leah impulsively confided to the man she slept with for one night.
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 Fu Yanzhi is a famous ice king in the Diyi Hospital. He is aloof, self-reliant, and just like a snowy mountain, no one could shake him.
 One day, Dr. Fu’s office started being frequently visited by a cheongsam-wearing belle-designer. She had an alluring figure, red lips, and fair skin.
 At first, his colleagues started betting that within a month, she would be rejected by Dr. Fu and would never set foot in their department again.
 A month later, she was still coming around.
 Three months later, a colleague saw her talking intimately with Dr. Fu.
 When she came out of his office, the high and aloof Dr. Fu’s ears were stained with bright lipstick and he was full of vitality.
 A year later, she and Dr. Fu got the marriage certificate.
 “……”
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 Due to an accident, a rich and handsome man from modern society became a man’s wife in ancient society. 
 Just being a man’s wife was not enough. 
 He was also a secondhand product with two children. 
 Just being a secondhand product was not enough. 
 The secondhand man was also a poor and ugly man, who was blind in one eye. 
 Shao Yunan was very dissatisfied with this. 
 And very, very unhappy.
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 「You are gorgeous.」
 「You are amazing.」
 「Your nature is as fickle as flowing water and as erratic as a flower drifting in the wind.」
 「…」
 「You will make everyone fall madly in love with you. They will not stop until your entire being is under their possession; until you are trapped and caged; until your limbs are no more. Until you are but a cold body locked away in a freezer—only then will they finally be content.」
 「…」
 「You will not die. You will revive endlessly.」
 After an accident, Chao Deng was forced into binding with a system. The task allocated to him was to enter various worlds to collect fragments of personality.
 Chao Deng went after the personification of indifference first, then frivolity, tyranny, paranoia, arrogance… In the end, Chao Deng discovered that these fragments had all come from the same person.
 Indulging in love, muddling through life, having your name spread far and wide, or having an existence worth no more notice than a mere speck of dust—these are all the glorious songs dedicated to the life of one truly great.
 You were born to be pampered by millions.
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 This is a sweet, love story of a sloth and a wolf after they transmigrate.
 One is a lazy girl who eats and sleeps, sleeps and eats and the other is a big, bad, black-bellied, older brother next door.
 The lazy girl hides from place to place for fear of being eaten. The big, bad, older brother tries every means to eat meat.
 The big, bad, older brother grinds his teeth: “You are mine. Don’t think of escaping anywhere!”
 She burst into tears: “Older brother Wolf, don’t eat me, okay?”
 He says at a critical juncture: “Okay, then you eat me!”
 Thus, the lazy girl who had just found a good man worthy of trust…… was tied up by her bad older brother and ate clean!
 A certain man’s declaration of love: What is a loyal dog? I will be a loyal wolf for you!
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 This is the story of a person who transmigrated into a world with a radically different worldview.
 So different, in fact, that he is considered a female in that world!
 Cheng Nuo: What? Why did you say that I’m female?
 Author: You only have one Tintin. The males of this world have two Tintins.
 Cheng Nuo: No way! My hands are itchy… I want to cut one off!
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 Ling Lang is thirty-two years old and an A list movie star. He is also the youngest to become the king of the silver screen. Known for having a cold and aloof disposition, people nicknamed him king iceberg of the silver screen. His biggest secret? He is a masochist down to his very bones.
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 An internet troll who wanted attention, the reader criticized his favorite web novel, saying: “The protagonist is dumb and the author is stupid.”
 Author: “… Got it.”
 Unfortunately for him, the author actually listened to his (troll) feedback. The formerly lighthearted tale of a cute harem master suddenly became super dark and edgy. The reader could only helplessly look on as the the protagonist was abused and betrayed, finally embarking on the road to becoming completely evil. Everything was a mess!
 After that the reader transmigrated into a strange world. How come the person in front of him looks like the protagonist (evil undead version)? Just what is going on?!
 Note: Du Zhe (读者 meaning Reader) and Du Ze (杜泽 the character’s name) sound almost the same
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 Despicable, insane gong x paternal and indifferent, divorced shou. The story between a youth with a unique psychological disorder and an apathetic doctor.
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 The day Jane decided to leave, she was stopped by Liang Jingxing as soon as she walked out of the villa.
 “How dare you?”
 “You see, I dare not.” Jane Chu pushed her suitcase and passed him.
 After five years with Liang Jingxing, Jane found out that the man only thought she was “Just playing”. She learned from the pain and made up her mind to leave him.
 One night soon after, Liang Jingxing was waiting at the door of Jane Chu’s new residence and happened to see her taking a male model back.
 “Baby.” Liang Jingxing’s black pupils narrowed dangerously staring at her with smoke between his fingertips, “You’ve played too much, you know?”
 Jane Chu walked towards him, raised her head slightly, and smiled sarcastically, “President Liang, who are you? Dare to control me?”
 At that moment, the famous cynical and domineering man turned a little red in his eyes.
 Later, in order to get Jane back, Liang Jingxing proposed to her for many times, but she refused without exception. He can only follow her around.
 Then, a reporter photographed the two people traveling together in Paris and acting close. He posted it on Weibo with the caption:
 #Shock_Designer_Jane_turned_out_to_be_the_lover_of_President_Liang#
 This became trending immediately.
 As soon as Jane woke up, she saw the news and kicked the man beside her unhappily.
 Liang Jingxing woke up from his sleep because of her kick. He took his mobile phone, and quickly sent a document to clarify: It’s the opposite.
 Netizen: “…”
 Liang Jingxing: I’m actually her lover.
 Netizen: “…”
 Putting down the mobile phone, Liang Jingxing took Jane Chu back to his arms, coaxing her: “You see, everyone already knows our relationship. It’s hard to end it without getting married.”
 Jane closed her eyes: “Are you in a hurry?”
 Liang Jingxing: “…:
 Can’t he take it easy? He has already proposed for the nth times!
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 To pay off his father’s debts, the cold and aloof actor, Tu Yan, was sold to the second young master of the wealthy and powerful Gu family. This alpha, who has a physical disability, may seem gentle and warm, but Tu Yan is persistent in stepping all over him like dirt under his shoes. Filled with resentment for how his life has become, Tu Yan wanted this second young master to sign a divorce agreement everyday.
 On the other hand, although it was a contractual marriage, Gu Chenbai felt that it was love at first sight.
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 Due to an accident, Chu Ling, an Omega, was forcibly marked by a strange Alpha named Han Gu. The government stipulates that the marked Alpha and Omega must be married. The two were forced to live together on the premise of marriage, and Chu Ling had to break up with his ex-boyfriend.
 After cohabitation, both parties are affected by the mark, are particularly sensitive to each other’s pheromones, and are also extremely thirsty for each other’s bodies. From the beginning of the two people’s rejection and resistance to instinct, to understanding each other, and finally falling in love with each other. Willing to let the other person into his heart.
 “If I give you another chance, will you choose him or me?”
 “I choose you.”
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