Xyrin Empire - Chapter 469: Growing Up, and Trouble Comes

It was well known that in every novel, there would always be a supporting male character like this:

They were either crazy about the female lead or willing to work.

Even if they gave themselves a green hat, they were ready to.

The female lead was misunderstood by the male lead, so he came to explain.

The female lead had career problems, so he came to help.

In the end, he only got a sentence from the female lead: “I just think of you as a brother.”

He could be used against the male lead. In the end, the male and female leads ruined him as the strong prevailed over the weak.

After Gu Jingyu became one of those miserable supporting male characters in the novel…

The heroine of the domineering novel said: “I just think of you as a brother.”

Gu Jingyu: “Thank you. My mom only gave birth to me.”

The heroine from the modern-day time-travel novel: “This is a vegetarian snack that I have carefully developed for you. I think you’ll like it.”

Looking at the spicy veggie meat stick in the heroine’s hand, Gu Jingyu fell into silence. Did he look like a fool?

The useless protagonist in the immortal cultivation novel said: “For thirty years, people east of the river prosper, then for another thirty years those on the west prosper: life is full of ups and downs. Don’t bully the poor youth! You wait, I will definitely come back to take revenge.”

Gu Jingyu directly imprisoned the protagonist until he ascended.

- Description from Novelupdates

Gu Bai always believed that the stupidest thing he had ever done was listening to his bestie’s words of becoming a stallion genre novel writer, the most frustrating thing was that he changed the moral, smart, and healthy youngster, that he had decided on, into a big boss…but in the end, he discovered that the consequences of changing the original plot were more serious than he expected. Things like encountering the outrageous character he wrote with his own hand…

Oh·my·god! He freaking eats people! Right now, he can only turn devouring people into “devouring” people… maybe.

In short, this is a story about a dumb author who was the first to start a trend of human cannibalism in stallion genre novels, who in the end, was unable to escape from the whirlpool of destiny (not really).

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【 Warn⁠ing: Mature Content‍ R-18 】Akira Ka⁠nz⁠aki, a h‌igh school misfit, is utterly embarra​ssed when his⁠ own confession to the unre⁠a‍chable Ice Qu‍een⁠, Sakura Hanamura​, becomes an In⁠t⁠ernet sensati​on as a prank gone‌ w‌rong dur​ing his sc‌hool's Hallo‍ween party.Shamefull⁠y runn‍ing away⁠, his ang‍er leads him to a hidde‍n sh⁠rin‌e wh⁠ere he‍ s​lays⁠ a lust-driven de‍mo​n, unlock​in⁠g the Erotic Destiny Di‍vergence System (E.D.D.S.).[Ho​st acquir‌ed][Erotic Des‌tin​y D​ivergence System⁠ act‌ivated][We⁠lcom⁠e, Aki​ra Kanzak​i. Your pathetic life ends h​ere; now diverg‌e int⁠o ecs‍tasy.]​This seductive, other-of-thi⁠s-world sys‍tem​ off⁠ers​ him choices that dist‍or⁠t f‍at‍e, each with​ tw‌isted rewards and‌ abilit​ie‍s powered by “Perv-P‌oints”.[Fi‌rst choice in‌coming⁠, darling. Will you indulge or resist?]‌With the voice of a seductiv‍e⁠ de‍moness in his mind, Akir⁠a embarks on a journey of veng‍eance, intent on‍ d⁠estroying Sakura's pride while buildin⁠g a gro‍up of⁠ loyal, sexy w‌omen‍ w‍ho are draw⁠n to his gr‍owing power.But all is⁠ not fun. Dark fo⁠rces, h⁠e⁠l⁠lions fro​m the other worl‌d, want to make his world theirs, and Akira's unique sy​stem is‌ exactly what they⁠ n⁠eed in order to have t‍heir w‍a‌y.‌ As h​e become‍s involved in several⁠ trysts and da⁠ngero‌us fighting, eve​ry choice he makes can lead him down a path of vi⁠rt⁠ue o⁠r d​epravity.⁠Will he become a hero, creating an empir⁠e of desire, or fal​l to th⁠e da​rk temp‌t‌ation of t‌he sy‌st‌em?‌ Wi‍th‌ a city full of hidden po⁠rta‌ls and forbidden pa​ssion‌, Akira's‌ future splits into endless, sinful routes, each one more allur​ing than⁠ the pre​vious.

Angel Johnson was a waitress struggling to make ends meet when an unexpected contract with Tryson Bliss, one of City Y's most powerful and ruthless billionaires, changed everything.Tryson needed a fiancée to appease his demanding family, and Angel, desperate for money and a way out of her humdrum life, agreed to play the part.What began as a calculated arrangement soon evolved into something neither of them expected—an intense and forbidden connection.But when Tryson's family uncovers Angel's true motives, they cast her out with venomous disdain.Humiliated and heartbroken, Angel's last hope is confronting Tryson. But instead of an apology or a chance at redemption, she finds herself shattered when he declares that he has chosen his first love, Riley, the woman he was preparing to marry.Devastated and with only her pride left, Angel walks away, determined to rebuild her life alone.Two months later, Angel is lost in the pulse of the music at a dark, crowded bar, seeking refuge in anonymity.A hand seizes her from behind, and her breath catches as she turns to face the man she can't forget—Tryson.His eyes, once cold and calculating, are now stormy with raw emotion, and he pulls her into his orbit, holding out the contract she once signed. “We haven't finished our work, Angel. The contract says you have a year left to be my fiancée. Don't tell me you're planning on breaching it now.”With no choice but to comply, Angel moves back into the house that once rejected her.But to her surprise, the family she once loathed now welcomes her with unexpected warmth and kindness.As she navigates this unsettling shift, Angel is left to wonder—what has changed, and why?What secrets do they hide that could alter everything she thought she knew about Tryson and his family?And as Angel's heart begins to thaw, she's confronted with the hardest question of all: Can she keep the secrets she's hidden from Tryson?And will Tryson fight for her love a second time, despite everything that has come between them?