The Mafia Empire - Chapter 43 - Making High Proof Wine

This is a ‘rebirth’ story where Chen Rong, the heroine, finds her second chance at life after burning herself to death. Set in the Eastern Jin era when bureaucrats and their lofty yet equally hypocritical and oppressive ideas once ruled the empire, Chen Rong is made to use her past life’s experience to survive and hopefully find happiness this time around.

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Su Jing, after the graduation, run up against the wall, discouraged, he returned to his home to adjust the mood. Then he discover that his own backyard had become the Galactic Garbage Station. Every day lots of trash appears, some are from Tomb of God, Battle Through the Heavens, Coiling Dragon, One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, X-Men, Captain America, Iron Man, and other novels, animes, and Marvel universes. As the garbage station owner, Su Jing has to process these trash duty. From the beginning, he thought it’s a hard and unprofitable task, afterwards, he discovered that’s his whole life found the most beautiful cushy job.

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Sisi’s life becomes a nightmare on her birthday when her adoptive father tries to rape her. After she fights back valiantly, he beats her half to death and throws her into a ramshackle shed to rot. She believes she would die alone, until she discovers a wounded wolf cub hiding in the shadows.Drawing on her experience caring for infants, Sisi nurses the injured cub, only to learn he is no ordinary animal but a young wolf beastman named Jojo.When her father discovers Jojo and captures him, he threatens the cub’s life to force Sisi into his bed.Cornered and desperate, Sisi’s dormant faerie powers erupt. On that fateful night, she escapes with Jojo into the depths of the forest, vanishing where no one should be able to follow.Lost and hunted, the human girl and the little wolf beastman cling to each other for survival, until Jojo’s father, an Alpha wolf who had been crowned the new Beast King, finds them. Without warning, he seizes Sisi and declares:“My son has imprinted on you as his mother. You must take responsibility.”“H-How do I take responsibility?” Sisi whispers, terrified of being separated from Jojo.The Beast King pulls her close, his voice low and solemn.“Come with me. I will make you my official mate.”PS: This story is about found family and motherhood, as well as a true love between a lone wolf and a faerie.Tags:Beastman, werewolf, faerie, slow burn romance, no rape, babyraising, possessive ML.

Layton just wanted a weekend alone in the wilderness. Instead, he woke up in a nightmare.Earth has been inducted into a multiversal system, and survival is no longer guaranteed. Forced into a brutal wave dungeon with no warning, no tutorial, and no gear, Layton accidentally locks himself into the weakest class—Healer.That’s when things start feeling… off.He’s leveling way too fast. His so-called “support” class? Feels anything but weak. And his only ally? A too-intelligent, bloodthirsty predator that might be more than just an animal.Something is wrong with this system. Layton just has to survive long enough to figure out what.