Lookism 500

Anindya Kirana, gadis cantik berusia 22 tahun, sudah bertahun-tahun bekerja keras di ibu kota demi menghidupi kedua orang tuanya di kampung. Anak tunggal ini rela menunda kebahagiaan pribadinya demi melihat senyum di wajah ayah dan ibunya. Saat sedang menikmati cuti singkat dari pekerjaannya, sebuah kabar mengejutkan datang—ibunya mengabari bahwa sang ayah masuk ICU. Tanpa pikir panjang, Anindya segera memesan tiket dan pulang ke kampung halamannya. Namun, setibanya di sana, alih-alih melihat ayah terbaring lemah, ia malah mendapati pria itu sehat walafiat, duduk santai di teras rumah. Anindya bingung dan merasa dibohongi. Tapi sebelum sempat marah, ibunya justru pecah dalam tangis dan mengungkapkan kenyataan pahit: keluarga mereka terlilit utang sebesar 500 juta rupiah. Sang ayah ditipu saat menjual sawah warisan, dan kini waktu yang tersisa untuk melunasi utang hanya dua minggu. Dalam kepanikan dan putus asa, sang ibu menyampaikan satu-satunya jalan keluar: seorang juragan kaya di desa mereka bersedia menanggung semua utang—dengan syarat Anindya harus menikah dengannya. Kepala Anindya seolah dihantam batu. Cinta, masa depan, dan harga dirinya dipertaruhkan. Di tengah dilema antara keluarga dan kebebasannya, Anindya harus memilih: menolak dan membiarkan orang tuanya kehilangan segalanya, atau menyerahkan takdirnya pada lelaki yang bahkan belum tentu dikenalnya.

According to company policy, anyone who achieves the feat of being the top salesperson for three years in a row will receive a thousand-square-foot apartment as a bonus. To achieve this goal, I work day and night, chasing every order I can find. But once I finally meet the criteria, I'm told that the policy has been abolished. Saul Hurst, my direct superior, brushes me off with a bonus of 500 dollars instead. Smirking at me, he says, "Being good at sales is all well and good, but you still need to improve your understanding of the company's rules and values. "Young people need to stay humble and know their place. Don't keep trying to show off. It isn't good to constantly hog the spotlight." I don't lose my temper. Instead, I manage to stay unusually calm as I took the "massive bonus" I got in exchange for three years of hard work. Two days later, our company headquarters conducts its annual sales evaluation. When one of our clients offers me a sales deal worth eight million dollars, I turn it down on the spot. After all, I believe that part of what it means to be professional is to do as my superior says. Since I'm supposed to stay humble and know my place, I've chosen to keep a low profile and not do anything that puts me under the spotlight. Besides, even if our branch fails to meet the total sales target, I'm not the one who's going to be held accountable for that.

Albaret Victori deon yang hidup di tahun 1520 dari keluarga kerajaan yang terkenal dengan kehebatan dan ketaguhan yang dimiliki oleh kerajaan tersebut. Kini telah memasuki tahun 2020, ia masih tetap ada di muka bumi ini sebagai bodygard. Dengan wajah yang tampan dan cool, sifatnya yang begitu cuek dan dingin akhirnya terkalahkan dengan seorang gadis yang pernah ia temui selama 500 tahun yang lalu. Dila laurent merupakan salah satu putri dari kerjaan seberang, yang mana merupakan musuh bubuyutan dari kerajaan Hansai yang merupakan kerjaan dari Albaret. Namun, sayangnya perempuan ini bukan perempuan yang bernama Dila laurent. Hanya saja wajahnya dan namanya yang menyerupai perempuan tersebut. Dila laurent di besarkan dengan penuh kemewahan sifatnya juga yang begitu angkuh dan tak ingin mengalah menjadikan ia sosok wanita yang mempunyai kepribadian yang sangat keras. Albaret terjebak di dunia ini lantaran ia belum berhasil mencari cara untuk kembali, andai saja jika waktu itu terulang kembali maka, ia tak akan memilih untuk masuk ke dalam pintu yang mampu membawanya sampai ke bumi. Selain itu, Albaret juga sangat pandai dalam segala hal. Di penghujung cerita apakah ia bisa kembali? Apakah ia bisa merasakan jatuh cinta pertama kalinya?

My fiancee, Josephine Carter, tells me she is too busy with work to go home with me for Christmas just yesterday. But today, I find out that she has secretly booked a flight ticket to my hometown. I am delighted. Josephine has always been good at creating surprises during our relationship. I do not expect her to still be doing this now that we have practically been dating for years already. Just as I am about to tell my mom the good news, my stepbrother, Daniel Reed, suddenly announces in the family group chat that he is bringing his girlfriend home for Christmas as well. My relatives immediately start teasing him in the group chat, asking to see the beautiful lady. In the next second, photos of Josephine and him embracing like a couple appear in the chat. Daniel texts, "See? I told you she is gorgeous. Not only that, she's rich too." "Wow. You won the heart of such an amazing woman. That's impressive, Daniel." Daniel replies smugly, "Of course! She is totally in love with me." My breath catches in my throat, and the veins on the back of my hand bulge as I grip my phone. No wonder Josephine says she cannot come home with me after learning I am spending the New Year at my mother's place. She doesn't expect that we will run into each other. I close my eyes for a moment and send her one last message, "I have transferred back the 500 thousand dollars you asked me to manage for our wedding. It's over between us."

I was diagnosed with Wolf-Soul Decay Syndrome on my birthday, which meant I was on the verge of death. But my older brother, Alaric Sinclair, bought the only tube of Moonviolet serum—a serum capable of saving my life—just so he could give it to my younger adopted sister, Megan Sinclair. He thought I faked my illness in order to attract everyone's attention. Because of that, I stole the serum when no one was looking and took it. That night, Megan drove away from home in tears, only to be met with a fatal car accident that took her life. I was cast out of my childhood home by my parents. Even my fiance, Kenneth Ravenscroft, who once vowed to protect me, hated my guts. Upon returning to my own home, I ended up dying in a fire that broke out. But what I don't expect is that I've traveled back in time to the third day before my demise. During those three days, I've given up on everything. When I mention that I can give away my spot at the marking ceremony, Kenneth praises me for being an understanding fiancee. When I hand over my design company, which is in the top 500 rank, to Megan, my parents are satisfied with me. "You've finally learned how to be selfless, Evie," they say. But Alaric grabs my hand and roars, "Didn't you claim that you'd never give those things away unless you die? Why are you giving them away now?" That's because I'm about to die, dear brother.

I was born into a poor low-ranking family within the pack. But through my own hard work, I managed to rise to the position of Gamma in our pack. My parents told me they were getting older and wanted to see the world before their eyesight failed them. So, I used most of my savings—500 thousand dollars—to book a luxurious European trip for the whole family, including a special northern lights cruise. However, before we could leave, my parents' biological daughter heard about our planned trip and announced she was coming along with us. That's when I discovered I was adopted. My parents didn't hesitate for a second. They told me to give up my top floor cruise room that I booked for $5,000 a night to their biological daughter and ordered me to sleep out in the snow during our northern excursions. They completely disregarded the fact that I have a rare condition where extreme cold could trigger my wolf to shift uncontrollably so that I could potentially die from the exposure. Even worse, they demanded that I transfer all MY remaining savings to support their biological daughter’s luxury trip. But worst of all was when Alexander, my mate of three years, sided with them. The man I had supported financially, the wolf the Goddess herself had chosen for me, betrayed me without a second thought. So I canceled the entire trip through the pack's travel agency, took the refunded money, and went traveling for a month to enjoy life on my own. I ignored all their messages through our pack mind-link and stopped responding to any of their demands. That's when my family and Alexander started to panic...

離婚して5年目、私はT市の街角で再び木村城士（きむら じょうじ）に出会った。 私は支社を視察に来た女社長で、彼は野良犬と食べ物を奪い合うホームレスになっていた。 当初、私たちが離婚したのは、一杯のカップ麵が原因だった。 私は車の窓を下ろし、カップ麵を彼に投げた。「賞味期限切れだけど、ただだよ」 城士の濁った目に、突然涙が溢れた。「聡花、まだ俺を恨んでる？」 私は顔を上げずに言った。「カップ麵はたった500円、とても安い。でもあのとき、私の片方の腎臓を無理やり取られそうになったのよ。 城士、あなたを恨まないわけないでしょう？」

Danielle Young is a kind-hearted and devoted woman who goes above and beyond to fulfill her parents' wishes. Due to this, her parents arranged for her to marry the wealthy heir of the Anderson family, in order to elevate their family's business to the next level. Unfortunately, everything took a dangerous turn, putting the Youngs' cooperation at grave risk.When the news broke out, Mr. Young fell ill, witnessing his company on the verge of falling apart. Left with no choice, Danielle had to seek assistance from her father's business partners, only to discover that they were colluding with the Andersons. Danielle had no option but to put aside her ego and approach the only person capable of assisting her. ******* Jake blinked innocently. "500 million? What do you need such a huge amount of money for?" he asked, arching his brows at her. "Can you quit the act already? Will you lend it to me or not?" she demanded, her voice coming out firm. Jake shrugged his shoulders "Why don't you be my wife instead, and you won't have to pay back a dime?“ his eyes shone with instrest which didn't last for a moment before he returned back to his stoic demeanor. A snicker escaped her lips. "Mr. Carter, are you doing this just to get back at me?" The man slowly got up from his seat and gracefully walked up to Danielle who was standing a few inches away. His lips curled up faintly as he closed the little space between them. "Do you think I'm over you, Bubbles?" He whispered into her ear, sending shivers down her spine. Will Danielle accept the offer of the same man she humiliated years ago? Are Jake's intentions towards Danielle as pure as he portrays on the surface?

My adoptive parents' long-lost daughter came back. She's a wellness influencer. She eats from crystal bowls she "cleansed." Sleeps with a white noise machine. She will only ride in a custom, climate-controlled car. That's not all. She filled our family's Manhattan law firm with Himalayan salt lamps and energy crystals. The espresso in the conference room? Replaced with gluten-free, organic dandelion root tea. "The energy here is so murky," she'd say. "We need to cleanse the world with love and light!" My guilt-ridden parents gave her everything she wanted. Even my fiancé told me, "Ava, you stole twenty years of her Upper East Side life. Can't you cut her some slack?" The day of the final hearing for our firm's biggest case, the entire court had to wait for her to finish her "emotional cleansing meditation." The judge was furious. I stood up. Delivered a flawless closing argument. I won our client $500 million and secured the future of the firm. But at the party, she had a drunken breakdown, fell into the pool, and drowned. My parents and my fiancé blamed me for everything. "You always have to win, don't you? It was a simple, open-and-shut case. You couldn't even let her have that?" They had me committed to a psychiatric hospital. They destroyed my law license and my reputation. They even had me injected with a fatal overdose of sedatives. I died full of hate. The next time I opened my eyes, I was back. Back to the day she was crying on her Instagram Live, begging for the case. This time, I walked straight into our rival's law firm. This "sure-win" case? I'm going to make you lose everything.

I had not asked my mother for money in three months. She thought I had finally learned to be a good, obedient son and, in a rare act of mercy, sent me a message. "I already had Calvin pay the registration fee. Learn to be more sensible from now on. Stop thinking about scamming money from the family. "I know your dad is having a hard time right now, but since you chose to stay with me, you need to be on the same side as me." When she said this, she did not yet know that I had already transferred my in-state residency out. No one believed that I, Miles Hart, who appeared on the surface to be the young master of a wealthy family, had a closet filled entirely with clothes bought before my parents’ divorce. For three full years, there was not a single new piece of clothing. Every dollar I spent privately had to be submitted through an internal approval system, with a written application and justification. Even fees for school activities required screenshots of official notices and formal quotations. All expenses had to pass the review of my stepfather, Calvin Pierce. Just because my mother constantly suspected I was siding with my father and was afraid I would secretly funnel money to him. A month ago, I needed $500 for a math competition registration fee. Calvin rejected the request again and again. "There isn't enough justification. "Why do you have to participate in this competition? "Wait until the end of the month for unified approval." By the time approval finally came through, the registration window had already closed. Mom did not know that I had endured these three years for only one reason: an in-state residency, which would make college admissions easier. Now, I was officially recommended for admission to a top university. This family was no longer a place I needed to stay in.