Dark Heart, Gentle Hands - Chapter 23: When did I agree to be your boyfriend?

[Single Female Lead] [New Genre] [Absolutely Amazing]My name is Chen Huaian. I've been diagnosed with cancer and I'm dying.Recently, I became obsessed with a game where you raise a virtual girlfriend. I spent money buying her cultivation techniques and magical artifacts. Although my wallet is empty now, I couldn't be happier.I always thought it was just a game... until one day, my virtual girlfriend gave me a pill. In the next second, the pill appeared in my hand...I... seem to... not have to die anymore?!———————————————My name is Li Qingran.I was crippled, my spiritual roots were dug up, and I was expelled from my sect. Now, I huddle in a broken hut waiting for death.I thought my life had come to an end, but then I encountered a mysterious senior who had never shown his face before. This senior healed my wounds, helped me cultivate, and I grew stronger and stronger, eventually becoming the strongest sword cultivator in the Azure Cloud Realm.I've heard that the spiritual energy of the Azure Cloud Realm is running dry, the Dao is darkening, and powerful beings from the Immortal Realm plan to merge with another world where spiritual energy is about to revive. A great conflict is about to break out. Even becoming an immortal carries the risk of falling.I search the world for any trace of that senior.I must protect him and become his Cultivation Companion!!!———————————————Alternative Titles:“Though I'm in the Late Stages of Cancer, My Wife is a Sword Immortal”“Training the Golden Finger in Advance”“You Laugh at Me for Being the Biggest Fool, I Laugh at You for Being a Single Dog”“I'm Not Spending Money, I'm Investing in Dao Opportunities”“You Think I'm Raising a Virtual Pet? No, That's a Cyber BOSS!”

Gu Qingli, a modern-day doctor and poisoner, was killed by her best friend. She was reborn as a weak peasant girl who could easily be bullied. Not long after she returned home, her wedding was called off. Everyone in the village started speaking poorly about her. A greedy matchmaker showed up and tried to convince Qingli to marry an older man! The matchmaker had barely been gone for a few seconds before returning once again. It seemed that Xiao Laosan, a man from the same village who was famous for bringing bad luck to his partner, wanted Qingli as his wife. The matchmaker wondered why a wretched woman like her was so popular. Gu Qingli did not mind. She thought that she, a wretched woman, was a perfect match for this man. For the days to come, she'd take her younger brother with her to forage for herbs, and they'd stir up trouble when they got bored. Wretched woman? A failed investment? Those things had nothing to do with her!

“What are you doing, Logan?”Jean’s voice was sharp, but her body betrayed her leaning into the warmth of his breath as his lips traced a sinful path down her neck.“You promised me a kiss every day, remember?” Logan murmured, his smirk curling against her skin.“Or should I read the contract to you again?”She should pull away. She knows this is wrong.But resisting Logan Kingsley?That was never in the plan.------------------------------------------------------Jean Adams has spent her entire life under the suffocating control of her powerful family, molded into the perfect daughter, the flawless businesswoman, and the untouchable heiress. But when her parents cross the final line, demanding she marry the very man who once shattered her, she refuses to be their pawn any longer. If they want a marriage, she’ll give them one. But on her terms.Logan Kingsley, her sworn enemy. A self-made billionaire with a reputation for winning, Logan has spent years battling Jean in boardrooms and beyond. They have never seen eye to eye, their hatred simmering since childhood. But when Jean offers him a deal, a contract marriage that benefits them both, he doesn’t hesitate.For Logan, marrying Jean is a strategic move. For Jean, it’s her ultimate revenge. Tying herself to Logan is the perfect way to break free from her family’s grip, humiliate them, and destroy the future they tried to force upon her. But as their fake marriage plays out under the public eye, their carefully crafted plan starts to unravel.Old wounds resurface. The line between pretense and reality blurs. And the one thing Jean swore she’d never risk, her heart, may become the biggest casualty of all.In a game of power, betrayal, and unexpected passion, Jean and Logan must decide: Is their marriage just a weapon for revenge, or has it become something far more dangerous?

Eira Hax, the daughter of a once-wealthy heiress, has spent her entire life in the shadows.Twenty-two years ago, her mother, a kind-hearted but naive woman, was deceived by her husband, a ruthless businessman. He stole her entire fortune and framed her for a crime, sending her to prison, unaware that she was pregnant and secretly battling terminal cancer.Eira’s mother died alone behind bars, but not before giving birth to Eira, entrusting her with a burning desire for revenge.Now, two decades later, Eira returns with one goal: to destroy the man who ruined her mother’s life—her own father.To do so, she strategically marries his most powerful rival, Callian Reed, a man as dangerous as he is influential. Together, they plot to destroy her father’s empire, piece by piece.But as Eira is pulled deeper into a world of business, power and revenge, she’s forced to confront her own problems and decide just how far she’s willing to go to avenge her mother.“I’m not your enemy, darling…you should know that by now.”“Callian, everything you do is not written in our contract. Why are you breaking it?”“The more I learn about you, the more I hate everyone who hurt you. So please, Eira, let me get rid of them for you.”