Winning over the Novel's Male Second Lead

After becoming an NPC in a romance novel, the system in the novel tasked me with winning over the novel's male second lead. He asked me to attend to his needs, and I even massaged his shoulders and legs. When he craved pizza from across town late at night, I went out to buy it for him. Just as I was about to reach ninety-nine points in my strategy, the female lead kissed him right in front of me. At that moment, my progress reset to zero. The system asked me, "You've failed for the third time. Do you want to continue?" I felt utterly defeated. "No, I want to go home," I replied. In an instant, I saw him suddenly look up, his eyes filled with panic as he stared at me.

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When I went to the office to find my manager, I accidentally bumped into Song Zhixia.

She frowned and rubbed her shoulder, ready to scold me, but held back when she saw it was me.

"What are the odds?" she said.

It must be because Gu Yunshen was back to handle some matters and couldn't bear to leave her alone, so he brought her along.

She quickly picked up my resignation contract that had fallen to the ground and gasped.

"Jing An, aren't you just taking a leave to spend time with me? Why are you causing a fuss about resigning?"

With just one sentence, she made me seem unreasonable.

She held my hand and apologized.

"I'm sorry, Yunqiao. We were out late having fun and lost track of time. I begged him to take a day off to be with me, and I forgot to tell you."

"Don't worry, we won't do this again. We'll definitely inform you early next time so you won't be inconvenienced."

"That post on social media last night was too harsh. Don't take it to heart."

"I'm actually very grateful that you've looked after Jing An so well all these years."

She smiled warmly and gracefully.

I smiled back, trying to pull my hand away.

"No need to say these things, I really..."

Song Zhixia's smile didn't waver, but she held onto my hand tightly.

I didn't think much of it, just didn't want to be entangled with her any further.

With a sudden force, I slapped her across the face.

A clear red handprint appeared instantly on her fair skin.

She held her face, looking incredulous, and then wanted to retaliate.

Gu Yunshen rushed over and grabbed her hand.

"Zhixia, what are you doing?"

Watching Gu Yunshen stand in front of me, all my grievances surged up, and I couldn't help but cry.

Song Zhixia, also teary-eyed, pointed to her face.

"Brother Yunshen, she hit me first. She said I was shameless for stealing someone else's boyfriend and slapped me. I was just about to fight back when you happened to come by. She must have done it on purpose to provoke me!"

Gu Yunshen slowly released her hand.

He believed Song Zhixia's words, gently touching her face, speaking softly.

"I misunderstood you. Does it hurt?"

He wiped away Song Zhixia's tears, shielding her behind him, and looked at me coldly.

"You owe her an apology."

My tears hadn't even stopped when he clicked his tongue.

"You're the one with poor character, and yet you still have the nerve to cry."

The system couldn't stand it and shouted at Gu Yunshen from the side.

"If you're blind, go get treated. Why do you only believe her words and not your own girlfriend's?"

"Have you forgotten how Song Zhixia left you to marry Ji Ningchen abroad, and it was Yunqiao who saved your life when you tried to kill yourself?"

"You once said she was your only salvation in this world. Have you forgotten it all?"

"Just wait, when she really leaves, you'll regret it."

Gu Yunshen chuckled softly, then spoke calmly.

"Zhixia has always been the only one in my heart. I don't care about anyone else."

His words left not only me but also the system stunned.

"How does he seem to hear what I say?"

I didn't respond, just gently wiped my tears and then spoke softly.

"I'm sorry."

Gu Yunshen was a bit surprised.

"You're right. I'm of poor character, so I'm not fit to be your assistant."

I took back my resignation letter and signed it.

"So I'm resigning."

His expression froze for a moment, his smile slowly turning cold.

"Are you serious?"

I ignored him and walked past him.

He was about to follow when Song Zhixia grabbed his arm.

"Yunshen, she's just pretending. She wouldn't really leave."

He really stopped.

I scoffed and ignored it.

Whether it's true or not will become clear in time.

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On my birthday, Braden left me for the 99th time to chase after his suicidal elusive ideal. I informed the system, "I'm giving up on this mission. I'm exhausted." For a full twelve years, I pulled out all the stops to warm Braden's heart, but I never succeeded. The system told me that if I died in this world, I could return to my original world. The first time, I cut my wrists in the bathroom. Braden kicked the door open and rushed me to the hospital, accusing me of playing the victim for attention. The second time, I swallowed an entire bottle of sleeping pills. He burst in at the last moment, cradling me in his arms and sobbing, saying he realized his mistakes. But wait. There was still a third and fourth time to come.

LitRPG Modern Romance

9.3

Catching Genesis

9.3

When the future Alpha, a major player rejected her for Queen B, Genesis and her two best friends came up with a plan to give the arrogant future alpha the taste of his own medicine. What happens when your plan works too well? What happens when you attract not only the arrogant alpha but also a powerful creature that won't take no for an answer? "Now my sunshine, we're all alone," he utters with some satisfaction. His hair is mussed up sexily. His skin is a bit flushed from all the running he just did. Oh, goddess, he's still the sexiest man I've ever laid my eyes on. "What are you planning to do to me?" I ask him warily. His eyes rake up and down my body as if he can see through my clothing. "What do you think I would do to you, sunshine?" he sounds amused, almost indulgent. His lips curl up into a feral smile. His silver-gray eyes flashed with anger and hunger and desperation. It sets my pulse racing. He's not really amused. I can tell. "Maybe I'm tired of waiting. Maybe I'm tired of chasing after you. Maybe it's time for me to catch you, Genesis." The last ten chapters of this book are not available here due to copyright reasons.

Fantasy LitRPG Werewolf

9.4

Healing My Seven Broken Beast Mates

9.4

My retirement was finally approved, and I was supposed to be sipping drinks on a sunny beach. Instead, a cold system voice forced me into a nightmare scenario: "Cursed Mates Who Want Me Dead." I woke up in a stinking cave, trapped in the body of a psychopathic tribal princess. The memories that flooded my brain made me sick. The original owner of this body had forcibly marked seven of the continent's most powerful beast-men and reduced them to tortured pets. She had ripped the shimmering scales off Jordi the Merfolk prince, gouged out a proud wolf-man's power crystal, and snapped an eagle-man's magnificent wings. Now, Jordi was a mutilated, terrified mess hiding in a corner. He was so traumatized that he tried to slit his own throat just to escape me. His sister was actively trying to assassinate me. To make matters worse, the system warned me that if I didn't heal these seven ticking time bombs, my soul would be erased. Yet the future timeline clearly showed that these men would eventually unite, burn my tribe to the ground, and dismember me alive. I was paying for a monster's sins. Every time I tried to show mercy, they thought it was a sick new torture method. Words were useless, and my very presence was a trigger. But I am a Tier-S operative, and I don't play the victim. I forced the system to unlock my powers and strapped on my tactical gear. "Stay here and don't starve." I left the trembling Merfolk behind and walked into the deadly primitive forest, heading straight for the powerful Oasis Tribe to take back his stolen scales by force.

Action LitRPG Mafia

8.2

HIDDEN TRILLIONAIRE

8.2

Blurb: Richard Tucker lost everything long before he died. Orphaned young, forced to work two jobs through college, and later dragged into a scandal with the daughter of a wealthy family, he became the unwanted son-in-law of the powerful Warrens. His mother-in-law despised him, every employer rejected him, and his life fell apart piece by piece. Then one night, Richard was hunted down, beaten, and left to die in a cold alley. But death wasn't the end. Richard woke up with the Trillionaire System, a mysterious power that deposits $500 into his account every hour and rewards him with skills, strength, and unlimited financial advantages. With $360k a month at Level 1, Richard discovers a future he never imagined, one where he can rebuild himself, protect his wife, and rise far beyond everyone who mocked him. Yet power comes with enemies. A vengeful ex-suitor, a ruthless rival family, and a powerful heiress who wants Richard for herself move against him. Old threats return, new alliances crumble, and the truth about the scandal that ruined his life resurfaces with deadly consequences. But as Richard climbs, a new identity emerges in the shadows: Mr. Tusks, the mysterious billionaire quietly becoming the largest shareholder in multiple corporations and preparing to launch the most anticipated company in the nation, RT Enterprise. When the world gathers for the grand unveiling, Richard plans to reveal who he truly is... And when he does, every enemy who called him worthless will finally understand the man they tried to destroy.

Billionaire LitRPG Modern Mystery

9.6

Sweet Revenge Of The Stolen Heiress

9.6

I was only three and a half years old, living in a damp basement and beaten daily by Enoch Pruitt with a heavy leather whip. "Get up, you useless waste of space!" He always told me I was a stray he had picked out of the garbage. But during one brutal beating that nearly stopped my heart, time froze, and a glowing figure called The Chronicler appeared. "You are not an abandoned orphan, Clare. You carry the blood of the highest gods." He revealed that I was the stolen daughter of the ultra-wealthy Barrett family. Then, he showed me the horrific ending of my previous life. I had died right here on this bloody dirt floor. My real parents and three brothers went completely insane with grief, turning into ruthless monsters who destroyed themselves and the entire world to avenge me. Meanwhile, the Pruitt family kept torturing me, locking me in a woodshed and feeding me moldy bread. The memory of my bones breaking and my real mother's agonizing screams crushed my chest. Why did I have to suffer like an animal while my true family tore the world apart looking for me? This time, I refused to die in the mud. I accepted my divine blood, my eyes glowing gold as I summoned a bolt of purple lightning to strike my abuser. I just needed to survive the night. Because my real father's heavily armed convoy was already tearing up the mountain, ready to burn this hell to the ground.

Action Billionaire Horror LitRPG Modern

8.3

The Billionaire's Captive: A Heart Broken

8.3

I arrived at the mansion with nothing but the clothes on my back, expecting to work off my debt, but I quickly realized I was just inventory. The air in the hallway was kept at a freezing temperature, a deliberate choice to preserve the art and remind girls like me that we were nothing more than furniture. Inside the room, the sounds of a Hollywood starlet and a powerful man echoed through the walls, followed by the sight of discarded silk and cold, hard cash scattered across the marble floor. When I accidentally stood in the way, I was tripped, mocked as trash, and left to bleed on the cold floor while the security guards watched with dead eyes. Even when I begged for my passport, Chadwich Carey didn't see a human being; he saw a stain on his pristine, expensive reality that needed to be erased. He crushed my fingers in the door, dragged me into the dark, and eventually used me to satisfy a drug-fueled hunger that no one else could touch, only to discard me back into the rain like garbage. I sat in the freezing Bronx alley, shivering in his oversized shirt, realizing that he never intended to give me my freedom. He thought he had broken me, that I was just another nameless girl to be silenced, but he was wrong. I am not a box to be packed away or a hand to be severed. He taught me that in this world, money and violence are the only languages that matter. I will learn them both, and when I return, I won't be begging for my passport; I’ll be taking everything he owns.

Billionaire LitRPG Modern

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