Romance

A Lifetime’s Glance, A Year’s End

If you were to meet someone, once a surgeon. At thirteen, he and your mother were both rescued in the same hospital, but unexpectedly, six or seven years later, he lost his hearing. No longer able to perform surgery, he picked up books instead and became an ordinary university teacher.

If he, like you, had a mother who abandoned him, and a father he could never speak of. If he lost his health in the process of a nationwide effort to save lives. If he loved you…

“To have Gu Pingsheng, my life holds no regrets.”

It’s just the story of two rather unfortunate souls warming each other.

A lifetime of loyalty to her clan and its leader earned her nothing but false accusations of espionage and the death of her family.

At the brink of despair, Sehwa experiences a miracle.

“So, what do you think of this proposal?”

She opens her eyes to find herself back at the very moment she was betrothed to the man she admired.

The same man who, despite her unwavering trust, had mercilessly poured poison down her throat.

Determined to avoid the tragic path she once walked, Sehwa chooses a different, yet equally thorny, road.

“I will go to the Baek Clan. But please, rescind the order for me to be betrothed to the Young Lord.”

She seeks refuge with the very man she had considered her enemy all her life—the only one who can now offer her salvation.

As everyone knows, the prerequisites for a good-for-nothing’s counterattack are: favored child of heaven → innate talent destroyed → cultivation regresses → reduced to a waste → despised by everyone → engagement annulled → complete loss of face.

Coincidentally, Wen Yuncheng also happened to transmigrate, and she happened to experience the exact process described above. However, instead of receiving the spiritual guidance of some ancient powerhouse, she was bound to a cheat that called itself the “Long Aotian Growth System.”

Wen Yuncheng: But… I’m not a man.

Faced with the annulment of her engagement, the system was exceptionally excited: “Quick! Hurry up and let them know: thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully the young for being poor!”

Wen Yuncheng: Even so, it’s a good thing this engagement is broken. After all, I’m a girl too!

Upon entering the academy and encountering her former fiancée again, the system was filled with indignation: “Look! That is the woman who humiliated you, abandoned you, and broke off the engagement! Quick, hurry up and slap her in the face! Make her regret it for the rest of her life!”

Wen Yuncheng: [Innocent.jpg] I was a good-for-nothing to begin with, so isn’t it perfectly normal to break off the engagement? It’s still better than her finding out I don’t have a cucumber after we get married, right?

System: She is so arrogant, aren’t you angry? She looks down on you! [Doubting system life.jpg]

System: Are you a Long Aotian or not?

Wen Yuncheng: …Maybe I can become a Mary Sue?

System: Kid, get a grip!

The good-for-nothing rises, the slacker turns her life around, and one star draws close to another.

By the time Wen Yuncheng realized it, her former fiancée had already sought her out again…

A photographer named Chu Xia, traveling abroad to capture footage for a project, lost contact with her team during a shoot. After three days and nights stranded in the wilderness, her body finally gave out and she collapsed unconscious. When she came to, she discovered she had transmigrated to a strange, unfamiliar continent.

The continent was in a wretched state. Vampires held dominion, monsters roamed unchecked, and the various races were locked in constant war. The weakest of them all, humanity, scurried from place to place in hiding, yet could never escape the shadow of death.

Chu Xia had one stroke of fortune. She had not transmigrated into a defenseless human, but into a member of the God Race.

But fortune came with a cruel twist. To the Vampires, the God Race was even more coveted than humans.

Cynthia: The God Race heeded the Oracle of the Goddess of Light and founded the Church. Our purpose is to bring light to the Sitatul Continent and usher in a peaceful, thriving future for all races.

Vampire: …Liar… charlatan.

Cynthia: Charlatan? No, no, no. In truth, I am a gambler.

After a brief reunion following a battle, Olivia fumed: What kind of absurd notions are you filling your head with?

Cynthia blinked: Feelings of love are beyond my control. There is nothing I can do about it.

In the eyes of the world, Lotus is the perfect daughter of a prestigious family. After a trip to a museum, she finds herself transported a thousand years back in time to an ancient kingdom, where she awakens as a statue of the river goddess in a temple.

After three days and nights trapped in stone, Lotus meets Alyuin, the exiled daughter of the former king. The little girl looks up, her gaze stubborn and silent.

This legendary woman from the kingdom’s history, a goddess of the battlefield who fought her entire life only to be poisoned just before claiming the throne, is now nothing more than a seemingly withdrawn but adorable young princess.

Lotus: Hmm, kind of cute.

Exiled to a remote temple by her uncle, Alyuin believes she faces a bleak future. Gazing up at the statue, she thinks to herself: If gods truly exist, then please appear before me.

That very night, a goddess enters her dreams and reaches out a hand, sealing a lifetime of faith.

The young princess kneels before the statue, bowing her head in devotion. “I will forever revere you, believe in you, never betray you, and never blaspheme. In the name of Alyuin, I swear this vow to you!”

Ten years later, she is the one who lifts the statue’s cold, stone wrist to her lips for a kiss, sighing in a low, irrepressible voice, “Forgive my offense, my eternal goddess and my beloved. You are the only one I could never let go of.”

Lotus: What happened to the ‘adorable’ one???

This legend of the ancient queen and the goddess she was bound to will become the most magnificent chapter where myth and history intertwine, passed down for a thousand years, forever and ever.

Yue Du lived for twenty-some years, only to realize after death that she was actually a System, a certified, bonafide partner in a quick-transmigration story.

To earn points and grant her wish, Yue Du travels to various small worlds to find big boss villains to serve as her hosts. Systems and hosts are always tied to missions; if you don’t do the mission, you don’t get points. But why are these villainous young ladies so… unmotivated?

No, it’s clearly a case of false advertising. Why aren’t they the original villains at all?!

Modern Esper World: “Sloth” half-closes her eyes: “Destroying the world is so tiring. I don’t want to.”

Western Fantasy World: “Lust” smiles seductively: “I am the continent’s number one Dharma Saint. Why would I bother troubling that little apprentice when I have nothing better to do?”

Cultivation World: “Pride” looks on coldly: “This Venerable One has cultivated for a millennium, and my heart is already still as water. Why must I seek immortality?”

Interstellar Sentinel/Guide World: “Wrath” scoffs: “There are plenty of ways to control this world. Why would I choose the one that takes twice the effort for half the result?”

Yue Du ponders: “…”

Yue Du whispers: “That… actually makes a lot of sense?”

Six months ago, Cheng Liu got herself a boyfriend. Unfortunately, her work kept her incredibly busy, constantly on the move. Aside from sending money, she had no time for him, leading to complaints about their fading relationship.

Cheng Liu: Was our relationship ever that strong to begin with?

Nevertheless, to nurture this relationship (and maintain her “not single” status), Cheng Liu decided to return early, subtly hinting at her return date in a WeChat message, assuming he would understand.

On the day of her arrival, Cheng Liu scanned the crowd at the airport exit and spotted a tall, handsome figure.

That’s him, she thought. Definitely my boyfriend. He looks even better than I remember, practically glowing.

Cheng Liu approached him and, taking the lily-of-the-valley from his hand, said, “Let’s go.”

A few days later, while shopping with her “boyfriend,” Cheng Liu ran into a couple. The man, looking panicked, quickly let go of the woman’s hand and accused Cheng Liu, “So, this is why you disappeared for six months! You cheated on me!”

Cheng Liu, completely bewildered: “???”

The year Ji Yuezhi presented as an omega, everyone was shocked.

All had assumed the only son of the Ji family would differentiate into an Alpha like his rival, Zuo Luohuan. After all, Ji Yuezhi excelled academically, dominated combat training, and had the tall, lean physique typical of pre-differentiation Alphas. Yet he became an omega.

Ji Yuezhi’s Fan Club: It’s 9432, for heaven’s sake! Omegas can be independent and strong—they can fight on the battlefield too! Senior Ji’s grades are outstanding. He’ll never lose to those stinky Alphas!

Post-differentiation, young Alphas, omegas, and betas must reselect their courses. Thanks to equality reforms, omegas and betas now share classes with Alphas—subjects like marksmanship, combat…

The world waited for Ji Yuezhi to enroll in Alpha-centric courses and take down those Alphas. Instead, he chose quintessential omega classes: Floral Arrangement, Creating a Cozy Home, and… omega yoga—a course specifically designed to enhance an omega’s physical suppleness!!!

What no one knew was that Ji Yuezhi had someone in his heart: a female Alpha. To ensure future domestic harmony, he resolved to refine himself into the perfect omega—the kind steeped in tradition, radiating sweet pheromones, and devoted to homemaking.

…

Years later, Zuo Luohuan, the Federation’s strongest female Alpha, obeyed only one person: Ji Yuezhi.

The crowd “awakened”: Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! No wonder Ji Yuezhi leads the Strategic Division. Even as an Alpha, he might not have defeated Zuo Luohuan. So he seduced her as an omega instead!

Thank you for the special invitation to participate in your love story.

As a despised, assault-type guide, Lin Yuan had a fiancé matched to her by the state. Her fiancé came from a distinguished family, was handsome, wealthy, and well-mannered, making him the envy of many.

“Why was such an excellent partner assigned to her? She can’t even pass tea ceremony, and her culinary skills only earned a ‘B’.”

“He’ll get tired of her sooner or later.”

“Exactly, they’re bound to break up.”

Hearing such words often, Lin Yuan also felt that she and Jiang Yangshuo were bound to break up. So, when her fiancé showed up with a gentle and lovely young woman, she didn’t hesitate. She took off her engagement ring and tossed it into the drain right in front of them.

From then on, Lin Yuan lived a free and unrestrained life, like a bird soaring in the sky and a fish leaping in the sea.

Who knew that after a few years of carefree wandering, at a certain royal banquet, her ex-fiancé cornered her, his eyes red, saying he regretted everything these past years and that he was consumed with longing for her.

No, no, no, thank you, please don’t. Lin Yuan, who had grown accustomed to her freedom, didn’t want to return to her old life at all.

Her ex-fiancé’s face turned livid, and he gritted his teeth, “I don’t mind your type, and I can try to tolerate your shortcomings as much as possible. You can’t find a sentinel who will indulge you more than I do.”

“Well, about that, I already have a new sentinel.” To get rid of the entanglement completely, Lin Yuan randomly blurted out a name as a shield. She quickly ran through the images of the sentinels she had met on the battlefield these past few years, and chose the name of a brother with whom she had shared life-and-death situations. She figured that he wouldn’t mind.

“He just happens to be the receptive type, which is perfect for me, and he really likes me. He doesn’t care about any of my flaws.”

As soon as she saw off her distraught ex-fiancé, Lin Yuan turned around and bumped into the man she had just fabricated a story about.

The man who had killed countless enemies on the battlefield and earned extraordinary merits had a faint blush on his handsome face, turned his head away, and whispered, “You… when did you know I liked you?”

Lin Yuan: “…”