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You can call her Cindy or Elle, well her name depends on the town she's living in. Her real name's Leira Mint Salcedo, the girl who wants to die. Or at least that's what she always says and thinks about. Until at her fourth suicide attempt, an intruder named Chris suddenly came to her, asking for help. Soon as she opened her glass door, it felt like she welcomed him in her life. Crisostomo "Chris" Ychavez, a self-proclaimed man of his words who intervenes with Leira's fourth suicide attempt. He is kind, thoughtful, and a very understanding man who would want to help Leira to appreciate the beauty of life and making things right. Chris and Leira's uncanny encounters continued. They always meet accidentally. When she needs help, when she's afraid, when she's alone, even if she doesn't want Chris' presence, he is mysteriously, always there. After Leira runs away from her best friend, she is now jobless and renting at Lumiere Town. Without a job, she's on the verge of becoming homeless until Chris proposes something to her. Chris wants to travel to the Disney Republic and so she proposed to Leira to travel together. All expenses are shouldered by Chris, all he is asking is for Leira to come and join him. Left without a choice, she agreed. And so, they traveled the country together, met a lot of people, discovered some truths and lies, and the reason behind Chris' kindness towards Leira. Time is ticking for Chris and Leira is still thinking about her own death. Will Chris be able to save her after she finds out who he really is in her life, or it will gonna be a reason for her to continue her final suicide plan?

Adele married him knowing it would end. Chase Crowdey never promised her love. He promised duty. Kindness. A place beside him until the woman he truly loved returned. So when he asked for a divorce, she told herself she was prepared. She smiled. She agreed. She swallowed the pain and signed away the life she had built around him. What she didn’t tell him was the truth growing quietly inside her. The child he would never choose. The secret she carried alone. She left without a goodbye. Because loving Chase meant losing herself. In another country, she tried to rebuild what he broke, her heart, her pride, her future. She told herself he was happier without her. That her absence was a relief, not a loss. Until the day she realized he was searching for her. Until his shadow followed her across borders. And when he finally saw her standing beside his brother, she saw something dangerous flicker in his eyes, doubt, anger, regret. Now he’s questioning everything. “Were you fucking my brother while we were still married Adele?”. Chase roared

High School students Logan, Charlie, and Jennifer fall in love for the first time. The experiences are magical. The first kiss, the first dance, and the emotions of tender love. They are challenged by being from different social standing. They are challenge by the parent approval and disapproval. They must deal with physical and emotional challenges. Can the relationships endure until the end?

Three years into her marriage, Claire finally asks for a divorce. She admits it—she got the better end of the deal. From nothing to something, she's the one who leveled up. And that's exactly why Ethan has been cold, distant, almost wishing she'd just walk away. She's human, not iron. This loveless marriage has left her drained, and the idea of ending it should feel freeing—but then he starts showing up. Every day, sharp, confident, strutting around like he owns the place. Clattering in the kitchen, attempting to cook. Even bringing home a Samoyed puppy she's always adored. Claire watches, equal parts exasperated and fascinated. Every time the divorce seems inevitable, he finds an excuse—sick, busy, a last-minute trip. Everyone assumes his heart belongs to someone else. But all along, it's been hers. A stubborn, prideful man, completely undone by the one woman he can't let go.

Mia and Ethan are best friends. When they start to feel the mate bond at a very young age their parents intervened confusing them. Right before their 18th birthday they meet again. But outside forces threaten to break their bond again. Will the two mates finally get their happily ever after or was their relationship just never meant to be.

My best friend, James Swift, went back to the day he was supposed to reconcile with his extremely wealthy birth parents. He was unwilling to be a puppet controlled by the rich, so he was unwilling to return to his birth parents. Hence, he asked me to be his replacement without any hesitation. I looked at his mother, who was wearing a lot of diamond rings, and his father, who was dressed in old-money clothes. I immediately replaced James’s position. It was as if any hesitation would be a huge disrespect to this unexpected wealth. Five years later, James showed up with a DNA report and asked me to leave the Swift family. However, he was too late. After five years, I was no longer just a replacement for him. I was already the right-hand man of Swift Corporation. No one would threaten my status in this family.

From Best Friends To Secret Lovers!! Rory and Todd have been best friends for thirteen years. They thought they knew every secret between them but a playful dare unlocked a lifetime of hidden feelings. It strips away the pretense and leaves only a burning, undeniable truth: They’re in love. But now they have to battle the outside world that is desperate to keep them as ‘best friends’

Harmonica Saint is terrified of being unable to make friends. Coupled with her crippling social anxiety, and her fear of moving away from her family to a new place for college, she is afraid she'd have no friends. But surprisingly on the first day, someone wants to be her friend…. It is just that this person is Rhett Lockhart, littered with tattoos and mysterious beyond compare, Harmony has a bad feeling about this friendship. After all, friends don't give other friends hickeys on their necks. Or do they? "So you thought our friendship was over because of that? Funny baby girl, what makes you think I'll let you go….. Just like that?" He said the words so gently as he always spoke, but it was his eyes that gave him away, those pitch-black eyes were raging with all kinds of intense emotion, each promising to swallow her whole.

Du Shen, anak muda dari desa terpencil Yaocun, hidup damai bersama orang tuanya hingga tragedi mengerikan menghancurkan segalanya. Ia mendapati desanya terbakar habis, dan warga, termasuk ayahnya, menjadi korban kekejian para kelompok bandit. Ketidakberdayaan menyaksikan kehancuran itu menanamkan dendam mendalam di hati Du Shen. Sayangnya ia terlalu lemah untuk mencoba menghentika para bandit itu. Tubuh kecilnya menyerah pada kelelahan dan trauma, hingga ia terbangun di tempat asing, dirawat oleh seorang lelaki tua misterius. Lelaki itu menawarkan bimbingan untuk menjadikan Du Shen lebih kuat. Di bawah pelatihan keras sang guru, Du Shen menempa dirinya, bertekad menuntut balas dan melampaui batasnya. Namun, perjalanan menuju balas dendam ini dipenuhi tantangan dan misteri yang akan menguji tekadnya. Inilah awal dari kisah epik seorang anak muda yang kelak dikenal sebagai "Dewa Racun."

Aku, Li Xian , tumbuh besar di perguruan bela diri terbaik, Hangzhou Zhang. Namun, asal-usulku yang misterius membuatku menjadi bahan hinaan. Aku tidak hanya dianggap tidak layak berlatih bela diri, tapi juga dijadikan pesuruh, budak di tangan mereka. Sering kali, aku menjadi korban pengeroyokan mereka. Namun, suatu hari, aku menemukan sebuah pusaka misterius yang memberikanku kekuatan luar biasa. Mereka bilang tubuhku “kosong” dan tidak bisa menampung tenaga dalam. Tapi, bagaimana mungkin tubuh ini kuat menahan kekuatan asing itu? Mungkinkah, ini berkaitan dengan asal-usulku yang misterius?! Dengan kekuatan baru ini, aku bertekad mencari identitasku yang sebenarnya. Aku akan membuktikan pada mereka semua, bahwa aku bisa lebih baik dari mereka dan tidak serendah yang mereka kira. Meski aku ditakuti dunia karena jalur kultivasi yang tidak ortodoks yang aku ciptakan, aku tetap berdiri teguh. Tiga belas tahun setelah aku dibunuh, aku dipanggil kembali ke dalam tubuh seorang pria bernama Mo Xuanyu, yang ditolak oleh klannya dan dihina oleh keluarganya. Aku, Li Xian, akan memulai perjalanan ini, mengungkap misteri dunia spiritual, melawan setan, hantu, dan bahkan kultivator lainnya, membentuk ikatan yang tidak pernah aku duga sebelumnya.