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When he did not know her true identity, he treated her very badly, he disliked her too much, she was not elegant enough, she was in the way...Only later did he realize that the woman was his legal wife! He repented, tried to recover her feelings, but she was determined to divorce him.
This novel is about low ranking staff Shan Shan being oppressed by the Big Boss. She keeps fighting but keeps losing. So she finally stopped struggling and obediently surrendered… Shan Shan, extremely docile, waited outside the delivery room at the temporary blood bank. At the same time, the big boss sent her away to do a blood test to ensure she was of good health and suitable blood type. Sure enough, the pregnant woman was in a critical condition. Thus, Shan Shan obediently let 300 cc of her blood being pumped. The condition of the pregnant woman improved. Shan Shan received many thanks, left the hospital and lamented this while looking at the moon: “Capitalists really are blood-suckers, heartless, heartless.” Shan Shan, who is deep in thought, did not notice a black limousine has stopped behind her. The man at the back seat heard her sigh, moved his mouth and then closed the recently opened window. “Drive home.” “Boss, didn’t you just say you want to send Miss Xue back?” “No need,” the man said without expression, “capitalists are heartless.”
Ever since Su Tian had transmigrated, she received a “Villain Bosses Mentoring System” that could automatically identify villainous bosses IN THE MAKING. As for her missions, they were a little more complicated. For example: Stopping the boy in her class from deviating onto the path of becoming a villain; Turn the boy who was going to create a global financial crisis into Jack Ma of the new world; Talk the strange girl working at the toy shop out of her spending habit, because she will be the cause of hyperinflation! And the boy from the countryside that she ran into, please give up on developing bioweapons! Why don’t you focus on the Nobel Prize instead? Just when Su Tian thought all the little villains were growing straight up into upstanding people under her “education of love”, the small villains brought about a big villain… The young man has slender arms and legs and he cornered her into the restroom. He looked deeply into her eyes said, “I also need …” Su Tian shuddered, “What… what do you need?” “The education of love,” said the young man meaningfully! Ten minute later, Su Tian… was educated. System: This system is only responsible for identifying villains IN THE WORK. Matured villain are outside of its parameters.
[If you enter the deep forest, you will be eaten by the shadows.The shadows of the forest move when a person is not looking.There is a shadow that mimics people in the deep forest.The shadow of the forest speaks.]Rosaline, of the Knights of the White Night, had gone missing after being attacked by enemy forces during a hunting contest.However, she was found unconscious, badly injured, and lying beneath the cliff.Rosaline, who woke up a few days later, seemed to have severe memory loss. It was difficult for her to speak even simple words.She was found walking barefoot, in her pajamas, talking informally here and there. She would even pick up food off the floor!She’s a strange girl no matter how you look at her. Is that really Rosaline? Dear readers! Fresh green style, maybe you will like it more in .
A young love leads to a lifetime of entanglements. Zhao Mo Sheng is a university student with a sunny disposition. The bright and cheerful Mo Sheng fell in love at first sight with He Yi Chen, one of the top students from the Law Faculty. However, his poor communication skill, makes her depart sadly for overseas. Seven years later, Zhao Mo Sheng returned home and spotted him immediately in a crowded supermarket, ……. This is a very short and sweet story about two college sweethearts, who separated on a bitter note but fate tosses them together again seven years later.
Interview (YGZ – Father, ZZ – Mother, ZW – Son) 1. What is something you carry everywhere with you? YGZ: A gun. ZZ: I prefer being indoors, specifically inside a lab. ZW: Anything that has access to the internet. 2. What is your favorite hobby? YGZ: Shooting. ZZ: Experimenting. ZW: Hacking. 3. What is your worst fear? YGZ: My wife’s cooking. ZZ: My lab burning. ZW: No access to the internet. 4. What is your spirit animal and why? YGZ: A Bigfoot – has hands to hold a gun. ZZ: An eagle – has good vision, useful for observing. ZW: A Spider – can spin a web. 5. What is your biggest regret? YGZ: Letting my wife escape after our first night. ZZ: My son being a genius. I chose YGZ to be the father of my child because I thought he was a limbo. ZW: Not reuniting my parents sooner.
The poor aristocrat Viola suddenly received an unexpected marriage proposal from the prestigious noble household of Duke Physalis. An average noble daughter and the handsome duke. She had been confused, thinking that nothing made sense, but the duke had his own personal reasons. A political marriage with ulterior motives, both having their own circumstances. Will this path lead to happiness or sorrow?
“If it’s a barbarian you want, then it’s a barbarian you’ll get!” Reclaimed by her noble family after being swapped at birth, Qin Yining is bestowed a hellish family instead. Just as she turns her situation around and gains acceptance, her country is plunged into danger instead. Shades of gray color the world. No side is completely good, and no side is completely evil. Refusing to be a trophy won by men, Qin Yining carves her own path instead. In this absolutely riveting and spellbinding tale, what does our MC do when an entire dynasty is at stake?
The Shao and Cheng families have been sworn enemies for generations, though few outsiders know the exact details of their feud.What is known to all is the Shao family’s three cardinal rules:The Shao family must not cooperate with the Chengs, must not intermarry with the Chengs, and must never appear with the Chengs at any public event.One day, an adorable little girl looking like a doll, wearing a puffy pink dress, pink hair clip, and pink backpack, walked into the lobby on the first floor of the Shao Group building.The receptionist thought she was some child who had wandered away from home. But the little girl solemnly said, “I want to see your Shao Group CEO, Shao Chengze.”Seeing the girl’s pink outfit, the receptionist knew she must be from a wealthy and noble family to dare to address their CEO by his full name. She couldn’t be the daughter of some high-ranking Shao Group executive?Smiling warmly, she asked, “Little one, could you tell me your parents’ names?”The girl tilted her head. “My mommy is Cheng Jinlan.”Cheng…Jinlan?!Second Miss Cheng Jinlan of the Cheng family?! She never thought she’d see the day a Cheng would set foot in the Shao Group building. What a miracle!“As for my dad, I’ve come today to get some of Shao Chengze’s hair for a DNA test. Once I have his hair, I’ll know if he’s my dad or not.”The girl’s crisp words rippled outwards from the front desk through the bustling first floor lobby. Everyone who heard froze in shock, jaws dropping.Everyone except Shao Chengze, who had just stepped out of the elevator surrounded by a group.He looked at the girl in pink through narrowed, fox-like eyes.Cheng Liqi recognized Shao Chengze and covered her mouth in an “ah-oh”.She decided that even if Shao Chengze wasn’t her dad, she’d have to help Cheng Jinlan get this man. She liked his eyes.They were just like hers.So pretty.
Tong Nian, a cosplay cover singer, falls in love at first sight with a man she spots at a Net cafe. Chasing him, she signs up for the MMO she saw him playing, albeit it’s a super high ranked account a friend acquired for her. Who could have known he was a pro gamer, moreover a legend in the gaming circle at that!
The Empress who dies in torture, An Rushuang is her name. After she wakes up, she finds herself has time-travelled to when she was twelve years old, but she would turn into Major General’s white horse at night. He is a general who orders about the winds and clouds on the battlefield, and she is a little girl lives in her boudoir seclusively. She endeavors to change her fate, and he spared no effort to win every battle. They meet each other every day, well, it’s night to be accurate. Is that a dream or not? She pleads to marry the seignior to win peace for her family, only to find he is the one she is going to marry. “Growing old with you under the same roof is my long-cherished wish”, thought them both.
I am a princess, moreover, I am a fool of a princess. Born in the imperial palace, my appearance is as average as that of the white radish and cabbages in the fields. Throughout the four seasons of the year, my face is always displaying a dull expression, eyes forever shrouded in haze. But in reality, I know of the secrets within this palace. Including hers, his, and theirs. Just leisurely living my days comfortably in the palace like this, I firmly believe I can continue to play dumb to the end. Taking your hand, dragging you away. Not leaving you say? Very well, close the doors and release the hounds. (Expressionless face)
Zhen Bao was the village belle in the gully village.Fu Mingshi suddenly appeared in a suit and leather shoes, claiming to be her childhood betrothed groom.Zhen Bao was a little confused and went with him to the big city, only to find out that this slender-waisted and long-legged groom-to-be was extremely, extremely rich!Reading tips:1. The heroine has off the charts affinity with animals.2. Tall, cold business elite & sweet veterinarian beauty, sweetness all the way!3. Also known as “You Are My Destiny”
After rebirth, she, who used to be a top international spy, becomes the eldest daughter of the Fengs, a fat girl who is ugly and foolish in the eyes of the ordinary people.Mastering Royal 18 Saber Moves and Purgatory 9 Palms, she rose to fame with the martial arts of Demon Cook.Upon an imperial edict, she was ennobled as the wife of Lord Cen, and then suffered various intrigues and plots…She proved herself to be a real overmatch and a true genius to the world…
Bai Pingting has always been contrary the saying, “A woman’s virtue is ignorance.” Although she serves the Marquess of Jing-An as a maid, she leads a life far richer than most women. Her plain appearance is not what defines her — but her intelligence, far beyond many wise men. Although Chu Beijie was an enemy general, she still cannot help being attracted to this man, despite the many lies and conspiracies…but between love and loyalty, she must make a choice. She can only hope that man’s love for her isn’t as deep as she thought. One is a soul who seemingly destroys peace while the other aspires to be the sword that saves. Between them, lies a mountain of hate… Who of the two most cunning people on earth cast the trap and just who captured the other?
This is a story that follows the courtship between a stone from Hell and a god from Heaven that begins in the underworld and spans for three lifetimes in the mortal realm.
I am a vampire, possessing the body of the villainess in the novel. I want to live quietly so I can live peacefully. When I saw the Duke of Esteban, I lost all my reason and bit his neck. Duke of Esteban just so happens to be the greatest figure in the empire. I didn’t have enough strength to fight the desire, so I slept with him… I’m in trouble. Let’s erase his memory and run. “Your Excellency asked me to convey a message ‘I let you have my neck and body, but you threw it all away and ran.’” What are you saying? Does he remember? Later, there was a strange declaration of war after we met. “Don’t avoid me and let’s continue to meet. Also, when you need blood, come find me.” Duke, would you please stay away from me? It’s hard to breathe because of your taste.
What if you met a teacher who was once a surgeon? When you were thirteen years old, both his and your mother were being rescued in the same hospital. However, six to seven years later, he can no longer hear any sound and unable to work in the surgery theatre anymore. Holding a book, he has become an ordinary university lecturer. What if he is the same as you – abandoned by his mother, and a father who he can’t talk about? What if he lost his health because he tried to save the nation? What if, he loves you? Can you bear not to love him? “To have Ping Sheng in your life, life has no regrets.”
Xia Ye is pressured by her mother to either land a golden rice bowl (good paying job) or find a golden turtle (rich husband). So the stakes are high at her latest job interview. Driven by desperation, Xia Ye comes up with a devious plan to drive away the other candidate. Of course, things do not go as plan when the other candidate turns out to be her interviewer! From Shusheng Bar: I: “General manager, I only said I will cook but did not agree to wash the dishes.” He: “If you don’t wash the dishes, do you expect me to wash them?” I: “Do you know a woman is most attracted to a man who can do housework? Especially when he is wearing an apron and washing the dishes. This is the ideal image of a good man in the thinking of a majority of the women. In order to create the prefect image of a good man, I feel it is necessary for you to wash the dishes.” He: “A man who washes the dishes is really very attractive?” I: “Really!” He: “Well, I will believe you this once.” He: “Xia Ye, come into the kitchen.” I: “Do you need me to help you with something?” He: “Just stand there and don’t move.” I: “…..?” I: “If there is nothing I can help you with, I’ll go out.” He: “Standstill!” I: “You asked me to come in, just to….. watch you wash the dishes?” Me: “If you don’t watch, what is the point of me washing the dishes?” I: “…..” He is distressed: “I fell in love with a person, but I do not know how to say to her.” I suggested: “This is simple! Directly tell her I love you, should be all right?” He is worried: “But …… I’m worried that she will not accept me.” I comforted: “How can since you are such an outstanding man? There must be something wrong with her brain if she doesn’t accept you!” He nodded: “Well, I love you!” I: “…… Huh, there is something wrong with my brain ……” He: “……”
Chen Quan Ran is a young general. Rather than return home and see his child wife, Mo Lan, he leads his army in battle for 10 years. Mo Lan is a gentle bred young lady who has not met her husband Chen Quan Ran since their wedding day ten years ago. Chen Quan Ran’s grandma loves Mo Lan so she feigns illness to lure him home. Chen Quan Ran can be heartless toward anyone except his grandma who raised him. He returns home and he surprisingly falls in love with his wife who has a secret…
Pick up a free master,Cultivate ultimate teachings,Steal a fox to be your pet,Seduce a demon to be your husband.Traveling through time and space is not scary, the only thing to fear is a lack of culture.They all say that the road of cultivation is long; the best road to walk is the road that is most suitable for yourself.That’s just a lie!We travelled through time and space, we will walk other people’s path so that they have no path to walk.There’s nothing to worry about if you can’t get tried.We can pass some else’s trial and become our own deity.
Ahjung is preparing to fake a marriage with her gay childhood friend Jigyung in order to earn 500,000 dollars. She was an unknown actress at the age of 33 and was expecting her parents to strongly disagree but wait. Why is no one stopping us? Why is this so easy? And as the marriage was about to succeed. “Brother, are you crazy?” A man crashed in and shouted. “I AM AGAINST THIS MARRIAGE!”
(I would just like to say that this is not my story and the author of this novel is 千山茶客, Qian Shan Cha Ke)Crying blood and tears, she pledged a poisonous vow. The gods did not fail her. She was sent back to a decade ago. The legitimate daughter of Jiang family returned from hell.Forget it, whatever! Since they already claimed that she was a temptress that wrecked the country, she shall overturn the world into complete chaos starting with her beguiling sister, her malicious stepmother, her cruel lover and her heartless family. Let her end the lives that Yama refused to end.She was a pawn in her past life. In this life, however, the world was her chess board. With an alluring smile and a charming figure that enchanted the entire nation, the red-clothed woman wrecked chaos among the lands. She was a vengeful spirit from hell, determined to make those who wronged her pay in blood.“I want those who owe me a life debt to hold their hearts out in front of me. I want those who looked down on me to only be able to admire me. I want Lord Zhong Zi to shiver when he sees me. I want to step on this splendid river and mountains!”— — —“You are a temptress and I am a thief.” His robe was as dark as the night and his gaze was as cold as the Northern Star. “A perfect match.”Her red dress was akin to fire, but her heart was the coldest ice in the winter.He was stoic in his black robe, yet he was willing to warm her frozen heart.In this life, the elegant man seemed like a snowy bamboo grove with tall, chilly mountains, walking step by step towards her like an unstoppable force.“Ruan Ruan, if you hate the world, then I shall conquer the lands with you.”“What if I love the world?” She asked.“I am the world, so you can only love me,” he answered.
Gu Qingyu, a licensed psychiatrist in the modern times, is thrown into turmoil. Her own unjust death, a new world, and much more awaits her! 『A sudden attack from a shadowed figure in a hospital! She reaches out with one wish on her mind as her blood flows out, “I-I don’t want to die! S-Somebody save me!” In the midst of her desperate cries, a mysterious being receives her wish and relocates her into a new body and world!』 Thrown into an ancient era without any warning, she discovers magic, monsters, and localities to explore! On her journey through the four empires, she encounters hardships, meets new people and builds new relationships, all while trying to evade losing yet another life! 『New situations thrown at her at every turn, a comedic story of love, friendship and trust! Follow Gu Qingyu and her friends’ adventures through the four empires and her path to survival!』
Other people’s Alliance Heads are unrivaled in the lands, with an incomparable domineering air. With a shake of their arm they could cause a thousand waves to ripple throughout Jianghu.Tang Doudou practically wants to flip the table!Cook, warm the bed, warm the bed, cook… She’s completely been caught up in a goddamned cycle!After she finishes she still has to ask a phrase of husband-sama are you pleased?Uncle could endure but Auntie can’t endure!“Wife has worked hard. A moment in the spring night is worth a thousand pounds of gold, when we get home this husband will give you a massage!” This demonically charming black-bellied man’s phoenix eyes flashed as he smiled with a completely harmless expression.Tang Doudou looked to the sky speechless, …
The night before we obtained our marriage certificate, I asked him, “When did you start to develop feelings for me?” He answered, “I don’t remember.” “But, why me?” “Why not you?” “I’m very petty, and I get jealous very easily.” “So am I.” “I’m afraid I’m not worthy of you.” “So am I.” “I haven’t really dated, so I don’t know what love is.” “I don’t know either.” He held my hand gently, “But I know this. When I think about spending the rest of my life with you, I feel that my future is filled with hope.” At 16, we used the same class desk, with less than 10cm between our arms. My peripheral vision was full of him. At 26, I woke up in the morning, and saw the sunlight softly shining on his face. I thought, this is how I want to grow old – gradually, together, with him. I guess this must be love.
At the age of 6, she lost her mother,At the age of 10, she lost her dear grandmother,6 years back, she was fooled by her soon-to-be fiance and was forced to leave her maternal house,4 years back, she was kidnapped and then was in an accident, due to which she forgot the past 2 years of her life.Life was never easy on her. She has suffered a lot!Someone has correctly quoted, “justice can be delayed but it will not be denied.”Finally, God showered her with mercy. She was found by her paternal family. She got a loving grandmother, an uncle and a cousin. With their support, she rose in power and was now a name of terror in the business world, Zhou Liying.Zhou Liying, popularly known as Hitler or a heartless woman was a smart, shrewd and successful businesswoman. She was called heartless but she had a big heart, doors to which were opened only for her dear one....5 years back, he fell in love for the first time,4 years back, he was separated from her when she was kidnapped.Mu Yuehan was once a charming, happy-to-go boy. He lost himself when he lost her, the love of his life. Today, he was living like a zombie, holding onto the ray of hope that he would find her. He was a broken man. Only she could fix him. He was alive only for her.“Where are you, TianTian? I miss you.” He lovingly looked at the photo in his hand. A tear fell from his eyes....“Boss, we found her. She is living with a new identity of Zhou Liying, CEO of Zhou corporations. ”“Interesting.” Lips of Mu Yuehan tilted up in a doting smile when he looked at her latest photo. His heart started to beat fast like a bullet train. A giddy, boyish smile appeared on his face.“I am so happy to have found you.” His voice was so soft that anyone could say he loved the lady in the photo more than anything....“Who are you?” Zhou Liying looked at Mu Yuehan as if seeing him for the first time.“How can you forget about me? How can you forget only about me?” Mu Yuehan broke down when he realized that the lady he loved had forgotten all about him....Mu Yuehan was not the one to accept defeat in front of fate. Now, he was on a mission, 'make her fall in love with me, again.'“What are you doing here?“”Didn't I tell you, I am a parasite who is stuck with you!“Tricks to pursue her:- Showering her with gifts ✓- Seducing her by using his body ✓- Staying by her side 24/7 ✓- Fighting against her attackers, to protect her ✓- Being shameless ✓What else is left?Will Mu Yuehan be able to make Zhou Liying fall in love with him? Will Zhou Liying get her revenge on her ex soon to be fiance? What will be the hindrances coming in their love life?To know the answers, peek inside the book: 'Wife loving husband: Husband, spoil me some more!'
Her parents died in planned accident by her uncle. They used her in every way they can. They planned to sue her so she wont take her fathers company back. They want to destroy her life making her penniless. No one knows that she is the not the same girl who was played as puppet in their hands. Five years changed her a lot. Now she is a hidden genius still acting pityfull to take revenge. She is also the young female CEO of powerful company she started three years back with her five friends who are famously known as five ghost CEO’s of fast developed and profited companies. she has everything she should be proud of wealth,fame,beauty. Friends who pampers her to no extent became her family. A person who loves her endlessly is the famous and powerful CEO of the country who is admired by many girls.she is content with what she acheived. Now it is time for revenge and to take back what rightfully belongs to her. she will destroy them and shatter their hope into million peices. With a powerful backup and support of her boyfriend and family now she will rip them into peices with many twist and turns in her journey of love and revenge.
【Breaking News! Exceedingly Popular Manhua Artist Tang Zhi’s Amazing Boyfriend is Master He Xiu of Starlight General Merchandise!】 Internet User #1: 「Every time a new female star becomes popular, she wants my amazing Master He as her boyfriend/bankroller/Mr. Wang from next door.* You can’t change a person!!!!」 Internet User #2: 「No ^^, the main point is that now, they won’t even leave a manhua artist alone!」 Master He’s bad friend** also sent him a congratulatory message: 「Congrats for attaining the 10/10 Boyfriend Achievement! *casts flowers* *★,°*:.☆( ̄▽ ̄)/$:*.°★*」 Master He replied: 「Excuse me, this time it’s real :)」 Obsessed with money + Misandry. Once, I had no delusions towards romance, but your voice made my entire world fall into the river of love. *term used jocularly to refer to a neighbor who is supposedly sleeping with one’s wife **friend who is a bad influence
The previous lords have committed as many atrocities as possible to fill their bellies. I, the only daughter of that house, had discovered that my servant and lover was a spy. And as the people wanted, my life ended with my execution. However, with the memory of getting beheaded intact, I began a new life. I was planning to shoulder the sins of my past life and become a nun, but by some trick of fate, I came to work as a maid for the current lord. Under my former lover, whose name, age and even hair colour were all lies.
She has been drawn into the life of the phoenix, such fate – “The Emperor Swallow”, but few days later she married the Prime Minister; she possesses beauty that overthrows cities and ruins states but also has a talented and virtuous mind, yet her husband is deeply in love with the Emperor’s doted consort. On their wedding night, his face filled with guilt, says to her: Apart from love, I can give you anything…… Though deep in nobility, her life is not monotonous, to pick up the new number one scholar from within the imperial palace, to rescue the Nu clan’s prince in the back alleys, and with the young general falling off the cliff, with the Emperor engaging in a battle of wits over the inner palace……. Many men were unable to conquer her beauty and wisdom, yet when trying to win the beauty, they cannot let go of their plundering desires in lust for power. Within the imperial court, there is an underlying turbulence of disputing fronts. On the battlefield, there is the slaughtering of armoured cavalry……the tender grace of a beauty, hearts fuelled with lust for power, which is it that is the burial of such heroes? Troubled times since the war, they survive in this strife, fighting to dominate this world, seizing the beauty that overthrows cities and ruin states…… The world, because of this beauty, is in chaos; but who is it that this beauty charmingly smiles at?
There are 5 books on the 6 sworn brothers in a serial called streamer (流光系列). ‘They are rich, handsome and powerful. These book are on various types of love as well as on the bond and mateship between the brothers. Book on youngest 6th brother. Chen Yu Bai (3rd brother) & An Xiao Yi – Chen Yu Bai is a sharp, domineering & cool man whereas An Xiao Yi is a foolish, childish & innocent girl. He is her boss & she is his secretary. He bullies her yet at the same time will not hestitate to protect & shelter her. Thus, she can always rely on him. Their relationship is a funny one on how opposite attracts. Li Wei Ran (5th brother) & Qin Sang – Li Wei Ran and his cousin Qin Song fell in long with Sang Sang who is An Xiao Yi’s best friend. Sang Sang sees Li Wei Ran as a good man. He is polite, patient and passionate whereas she is independent, intelligent and interesting. They are a perfect pair but she is afraid to love so he has to work hard to convince her he is worthy of her love.. Short sequel on their children.
This story tells the life of two people, a noble only in name and an older wife from the army, married through a tentative agreement. In the bone-chilling cold, they spend their time hunting, gutting, and cooking by the fireplace. Their daily life passes peacefully. This is the warm love story recounting their daily lives.
Shu Ya-wang is a 28-yr-old landscape architect who is born into a military family. When she was 16 years old, Yawang’s father asked her to take care of 10-yr-old Xia Shu. Xia Shu had experienced death during his childhood. He stayed by the body of his dead mother for the whole night. This caused Xia Shu to become withdrawn from the rest of the world. Over time, the warm-hearted Ya-wang slowly got through to Xia Shu. Ya-wang’s childhood good friend Tang Xiao-tian got enlisted into the army after high school, and she later at the university got to know Qu Wei-ran a classmate who eventually turned into a foe. From then on, the lives of Ya-wang, Xia Shu and Tang Xiao-tian, three of them changed dramatically.
At the age of seventeen, Xie Xiao Qiu met “him.” Since then, “he” was engraved on her heart, an unforgettable existence. Since then, she has been imprisoned by love to the point of madness. “He” is called Wang Li Chuan. ` Six years ago, her boyfriend Li Chuan left without saying goodbye. Thereafter Xiao Qiu becomes the prisoner of love. She does not understand how such an intense and strong love could vanish overnight. The mystery of Li Chuan’s disappearance shatters Xiao Qiu’s heart. When they meet again Xiao Qiu wavers between advance and retreat. In the face of such a good and patient man, she suddenly understands happiness is never easy to grasp. Crippled or perfection is always accompanied by shadow.