PREVIEW

... for the velvet-bound ledger beside him, her fingers brushing his by accident. He didn’t pull away.

A moment. Brief. Quiet. Enough.

His voice was lower now. "They think you’re a fool. A girl flung from disgrace into another’s ruin."

Her eyes met his. "Do you?"

"No," he said, after a beat. "But let them think so."

The fire crackled between them. She didn’t smile. Neither did he.

And yet something shifted...like the first thaw in a bitter season.

...

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
MTL - I [Imperial] Am Not This Kind of ManChapter 249 Ye Shifanwai: Five hundred years, a dream (below)
 141.5k
4.3/5(votes)
ActionAdventureComedyDrama

Qin Nuo transmigrated into the Great Zhou dynasty, becoming the dim-witted Ninth Prince. As if it’s not enough to be a female transmigrating into a male, (s)he thought that (s)he could just enjoy a life of drinking, eating, and being merry–but no. He ended up being pushed to do something way beyond his abilities and entered the fight for the throne. Internally there is strife among brothers, and a powerful official with great authority; externally there are foreign powers looking to invade, and the discontent of the people that is boiling over. How is he supposed to pave a path through this mess both domestically and abroad? It’s hard to be emperor, and even harder to be a good emperor! This is a story about an emperor farming. While others are farming a field, he’s farming a whole imperial court.

- Description from Novelupdates

Nightmare AssaultChapter 408: Don’t Turn Back
 822
2.9/5(votes)
HorrorMysteryPsychologicalSupernatural

Wake up and an unknown door has appeared in your home… Behind each door is a completely unfamiliar world.In the nightmare world, Jiang Cheng relays the news from the Hunk to the Fatty, adding his own spin to the story.The Fatty almost cried in fear hearing it.“My whole family will be strung upside down for blood-letting if I die here?”“That’s what I heard.”“Then, how come you don’t look scared at all?” The fatty widened his eyes.Jiang Cheng turned around and replied in a very formal tone, “Because I’m an orphan.”

The Villainess Is Shy In Receiving AffectionChapter 249: Side Story 2 –
 962
2.5/5(votes)
RomanceFantasyDrama

A wicked mother one day brought home a girl. The child was the hidden legitimate daughter of the duke, the heroine of [The Duke’s House Has Three Sons and One Daughter] Loretta. I was Melody, the villainous girl who tormented her and was condemned along with my mother. Not wanting to die like that, I decided to start treating her well now. I personally fed Loretta, put her to bed, and played with her. And then her reaction was…? “I want Melody to marry me!” Caught off guard by her endless affection, I too ended up entering the duke’s family, “I’ll stick right by Miss Melody’s side.” And there, it seems I’ve met a young lord who’s an even bigger ‘Melody fool’? All I did was be kind to survive, but why am I being loved…?!

Immortal Starry SkyChapter 149 - 145: Fighting Alone at Black Hole Level
 69
4.5/5(votes)
Sci-fiMystery

“Six-legged black, red worm, level seven elite worm beast. After absorbing it, I should be able to reach the eighth level.”The Giant Exploding Thunder Dragon beast, with bronze blood, is as big as an asteroid. If I absorb it, I can reach the black hole level immediately!Chaos White Liexiang, the best of chaotic spirit beasts. Difficult to take care of, but as long as I absorb it, my life index can break 10000!Wang Xu accidentally got a flame that could devour insects and beasts and convert their energy into his own. From then on, no one could stand in his way!