Lord Shenxiu - Chapter 29: Pastor (Please Favorite)

Ethan Blackwood wasn’t used to being defied. As the CEO of a global empire, he crushed obstacles with a single glance. But when Lily Anderson stood before him, her chin lifted in quiet defiance, and something in him snapped. “Sign the contract,” he said, his voice like ice. “30 days. You’ll obey every command. After that, you’re free.”She hesitated, her fingers trembling as she gripped the pen. “And if I refuse?”His smirk was cold, but his eyes burned. “Then you’ll spend the rest of your life paying off your father’s debts. Your choice.”Trapped, Lily signed. But she vowed one thing: she wouldn’t let him break her.From the first day, their clash was electric. He demanded perfection; she gave him rebellion. “You think you can control me?” she spat, after he criticized her for being late.Ethan stepped closer, his presence overwhelming. “I don’t just control you. Lily, I own you.”But as the days passed, the lines between them blurred. Late nights in his penthouse turned into whispered conversations. His cold demeanor cracked, revealing glimpses of a man haunted by his past. One night, after a heated argument, he pinned her against the wall, his breath hot against her ear. “Why do you fight me so much?”Her voice trembled. “Because I’m afraid if I stop, I’ll lose myself to you.”Their connection deepened, but danger loomed. Secrets from Ethan’s past resurfaced, threatening to destroy everything. When Lily discovered the truth behind his obsession with her, she confronted him. “Was I just a pawn in your game? A way to settle an old score?”His eyes darkened with pain. “You were never just a game, Lily. You’re the only thing that’s ever felt real.”As the final days of their contract approached, their bond was tested like never before. Enemies closed in, and trust hung by a thread. Could they overcome the shadows of their pasts, or would their love crumble under the weight of secrets and pride?

In a quiet corner of the world, the mortal delight you indulged for me is my most romantic of my eternity.

A never-isolated city I received, a mini forever I shall return.

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“Gifting You With a City That Will Never Be Isolated details the romance between an awkward, quiet, introverted and socially handicapped female lead and a good-natured and sweet male lead.

Their romance, in fact, is a steady stream that flows unnoticed slow if one doesn’t pay attention.

This novel isn’t the most exciting, nor the most captivating – but it’s a sweet, lovely novel detailing the sweet and ordinary love between two common folks, and perhaps best expresses what healthy, ordinary relationships should aim to be like. It’s a story about growth, about trust, and about how a healthy relationship can really help one to change for the better.”

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Warning!: Blood pumping battles, Gore, dark themes and Comedy that will crack your ribs!~[System Synchronization Complete!]~[Listen up Host!][Step 1: Get princesses][Step 2: Train them to use their abilities][Step 3: Receive 10x returns!]Wise was a regular pawn shop owner, not the extra scammy type, just the regular scammy type.That was until he was suddenly run over by a derailed train…The good news? He was reborn.The catch? He was not the hero, he was not the extra, he was not the knight. No, he was reborn as a legendary Dragon.A big bad Princess kidnapping Dragon.The last of the SkyFire bloodline.Ding![New Mission!][Obtain your very first princess!][Reward: Skill Draconic Breath]Ding![Princess Esme has advanced to level 10!][Host shall receive 10x Experience!]Ding![Princess Lenora has learned a new skill, Wind Surge!][Host shall receive 10x benefits!][New skill, Ancestral Tempest of Ruin]Wise soon discovers that there are secrets shrouded in his Draconic memories, conspiracies best left unsaid and foes too powerful to fathom…But with a smile on his face and an arsenal of OP skills by his side, he will not only prevail, but defy the powers of this new world.Read as Wise raises regular palace princesses to country level threats, all while reaping 10x the benefits!•••Note, this novel contains Intense Battles and an Antihero MC.Additional tags: Action, Comedy, Dark, Gore, Dragons, Princess, Demons and Demon Lords, Elf, Monsters, War, No Yuri, multiple races.There will also be slice of life moments.Consider reading the author’s review if you still haven’t decided to read this novel.

The first time he saw this woman, she was holding on the arm of an old man who looks like he’s about to enter the grave at any moment and smiling like a blooming flower;the second time he came across her, she was wearing a nurse’s uniform and flirting with a man; the third time that they met again, she appeared before him, as his blind date! Guan Ling Chao, the current prince (young master), an outstanding army officer, due to his family’s (elders’) threats to forced marriage, had no choice but to go on blind dates. Yet after meeting hundreds of different women, she was the only woman in the action group

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