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the Ruler of the past(GL)

Xin Ying, an ordinary modern-day teacher with a sharp mind and a love for food, never expects her life to be rewritten by fate. After a sudden twist of destiny, she awakens in an ancient imperial world—one that uncannily mirrors the plot of a novel she once knew. Sold into the Palace, Xin Ying begins as a lowly servant, surviving through endurance, intelligence, and silence. As she adapts to palace life, she uncovers her talent for investigation, solving crimes that others dare not touch. Her keen observation draws the attention of the four great clans and the cold, untouchable Empress Li Hua—a ruler feared for her composure and political ruthlessness. What begins as a relationship of necessity slowly transforms into something far more dangerous: trust, dependence, and forbidden affection. As palace politics tighten and the ambitious Ling clan plots rebellion, Xin Ying becomes both shield and sword for the Empress, uncovering conspiracies involving poison, explosives, and an unprecedented weapon—gunpowder. Despite knowing the novel’s tragic ending—where she is meant to die protecting the Empress—Xin Ying struggles to change fate itself. Love deepens, secrets fracture the court, and during a grand festival, fate strikes in a crueler form than expected: a bullet meant for the Empress pierces Xin Ying’s chest, altering the story forever. When darkness consumes her, Xin Ying awakens back in the modern world, seemingly restored. Yet the past refuses to fade. She remembers everything. Fate reunites her with Li Hua—now Zhi Han, a young, powerful businesswoman who also remembers their shared past. Alongside Li Yuetong, reborn as a police chief, the truth emerges: some bonds transcend worlds, and some enemies follow. As Ling Zhihao resurfaces in this new world, violence erupts once more. Xin Ying is injured protecting Zhi Han yet again, proving that even without a throne or crown, her choice remains the same. Now freed from palace walls but bound by love and memory, Xin Ying and Li Hua must learn to live not as empress and servant, but as equals—while facing the lingering consequences of power, fate, and a story that refuses to end.
star_chong · 4.6k Views

Billionaire’s Secret child

One drunken night. One forgotten woman. One secret that changes everything. Alexander Reid is New York’s most powerful billionaire, cold, ruthless, and untouchable. Love is a weakness he refuses to acknowledge, and women are nothing more than distractions he discards by morning. Tessa Smith is running from a life she never chose. Forced into an arranged marriage by her family, she flees her home and stumbles into a nightclub, drowning her pain in alcohol and recklessness. One drinking game. One stranger. One night she can never remember clearly—or forget. They part without names. By morning, Alexander mistakes her for a paid companion. Humiliated and broken, Tessa leaves, vowing to bury the night forever. Weeks later, her body betrays her. Pregnant, broken, and alone, Tessa fights to survive in silence, until fate pushes her back into Alexander’s world.  A DNA test confirms the truth, binding them together through a child neither planned. Alexander offers protection, wealth, and control, but not love. Hidden away in his mansion, Tessa becomes his best-kept secret. She is provided for, yet emotionally starved. And despite everything, she begins to fall for the man who refuses to choose her. After the child is born, Alexander keeps his promise, he  lets her go. He marries another woman. She rebuilds her life without him. But regret is a cruel companion. When Alexander’s perfect world collapses, he realizes too late that the only woman who ever mattered is the one he discarded. By the time he searches for her, she has moved on… and this time, money can’t buy forgiveness. Love demands a second chance. But pride may destroy it forever.
Patricia_Nathaniel_8509 · 1k Views

Secret Baby With Mr. Billionaire

Delfina’s heart shatters when her so-called fiancé, Filippo, abandons her at the altar on the day they are meant to exchange vows. His excuse; he must rush to the side of her stepsister, who was coincidentally involved in an accident. Refusing to be discarded so easily, Delfina confronts him, only to witness a cruel, heartless side of Filippo she never knew existed. Broken and desperate, she pleads for help, but her family turns their backs on her, choosing silence over justice all because their marriage was an arranged alliance. Rescued by her best friend, Delfina seeks escape in a nightclub, determined to drown her pain in alcohol. What she never expects is to spend one reckless night with the very man she should never have crossed paths with—an encounter that leaves her pregnant. Domenico Silvestri is the feared heir to the underground mafia world, ruling from the shadows with an iron fist. Ruthless and untouchable, there is only one thing preventing him from officially claiming his father’s throne—an heir. Years after that unforgettable night with a mysterious woman, Domenico sees her again but this time, with a young boy who looks unmistakably like him. With his father watching and enemies closing in, Domenico has no choice but to offer Delfina a contract marriage—one designed to deceive his father and secure his position. But Delfina didn’t return just to survive. She comes back with two goals; to make her family pay for their betrayal and to stop Filippo from selling the shares she owns in his company. What happens when the dangerous man she’s supposed to fear wants to keep her around like a possession until he gets what he wants? Will Delfina use him just as ruthlessly as he is using her? And what will become of them when enemies from both sides unite to tear them apart?
Kryxnt · 307 Views

The Birth Of Legends II Edition

In a world scorched beyond recognition, water is power—and power belongs to the ruthless. By 2087, Earth is a wasteland of cracked earth and dying hope. The oceans have vanished. Cities bake under a merciless sun. Humanity survives only in the shadows of night, trading blood for sips of liquid gold. And Delvin—twenty, broke, and forgotten—is running on empty. Until the night he stops begging for water… and starts *creating* it. During a desperate meditation beneath a sky stripped of stars, Delvin is visited by *Acrymonta*, an ancient cosmic entity who reveals a terrifying truth: Delvin carries a dormant energy within his DNA—a synthetic life-force seeded by celestial guardians eons ago. He alone can awaken Earth’s lost waters… but not alone. To save humanity, he must find the one other person on Earth who shares his power: a woman whose very cells resonate with the same cosmic frequency. Their union won’t just be love—it will birth the *Hybrid*, the prophesied savior capable of healing the planet. The problem? She’s *Jasmine Parker*—daughter of James Paeker, the tyrannical billionaire who controls every drop of water left on Earth. And she doesn’t even know her own power… or that falling for Delvin could cost them both their lives. As drought turns to dust and rebellion simmers in the underground, Delvin must navigate a world where trust is fatal, love is treason, and every heartbeat brings him closer to a choice: survive… or sacrifice everything to become the spark that reignites a dying world. *"The Last Oasis"* is a pulse-pounding sci-fi epic where climate collapse meets cosmic destiny, forbidden love defies empire, and the fate of Earth rests not in machines—but in two souls daring to merge as one. *Water is life. But love? Love is revolution.* *Dare to believe. Before the last drop falls.*
Conrad_Kansambo · 1.6k Views