Something About Us - Chapter 37: Rehearsals and Reservations

Ishiki grew up staring at the Floating Cities — a distant paradise in the sky that gave humanity both hope and despair.And then, they fell.Not just one, but all of them.The heavens burned and with them the world crumbled, the Apocalypse descended upon mankind.Ishiki never wanted to be a hero, nor a savior. He was just glad to be alive.Until the Neural Matrix System chose him.As he was dying a Window appeared in front of him.[Congratulations You have been choosen as a Player]He was dragged into his first trial in the world of NEXUS. And he soon realized, he was destined to die there too.But he survived.Survival offered him the a Mythical Title... a power that came with ways to make his life more miserable.

Yun Ran, the successor of Qingfeng View, accidentally got transmigrated into a book due to a blunder.Even more speechlessly, she ended up as a character destined to die early.As the heiress of a wealthy family, not only was her luck and destiny stolen, despised by the heavens, but she was also backstabbed by her own mother, who is the female protagonist, becoming a stepping stone for the male and female leads' happily ever after - absolutely used as a tool.Faced with a disastrous start: No panic, she could simply revert to her old job, setting up a stall for fortune-telling - first three fortunes free, don't miss out as you pass by~Facing injustice and evil: Little ones, take this, descend heavenly thunder! Open the gates of hell! No petty person shall overpower me, all retreat!!!Facing random strikes of heavenly thunder: Hehe, can’t touch me; ancestors, someone is bullying me, come save me~~~Merely running a fortune-telling stall, casually saving people, occasionally undertaking tasks for some hard-earned money, she caused evil cultivators to flee, broke her peers’ defenses, and made wealthy families wary.Everyone heard that Yun Ran had a backing, the Xie family's notorious young master who 'kills people and is short-lived'.Some resentful and envious people kept waiting and waiting, not only did they fail to see Yun Ran meet her demise, nor the young master Xie pass away, but they witnessed Yun Ran amassing boundless merits, firmly sitting on the throne as the number one person in the mystic sect.And that Mr. Xie, unknowingly picked up the habit of making fortune bursts, remarkably living a long life through sheer spending.

“You need a wife.” She said.“What makes you think that you are cut out to be my wife?” Oliver asked. The smug smile on his lips was the only indication that he didn’t find her suggestion offensive.“I am not like any of the other women you’ve been with before, Mr. Morton.” Seductively, she let her fingers draw patterns across his chest.“Ms. Sophia, are you aware that you’re playing a dangerous game?” He asked, capturing her fingers that were busily tickling the five o’clock shadow along his jawline.“I am.” But really, was she? But this was not the time to back out now. To second-guess herself. “But are you brave enough to play my game?” She dared, looking him directly in the eyes.Without giving him time to react, she kissed him.Damn!She knew she should stop. This man was her enemy, but her body wouldn’t let her.She missed this. Being wanted. Being desired. Being... No! Not love.This was not love.Oliver saw her as an object. A beautiful woman to conquer, nothing more.And she should feel the same way.No! She could not fall back into his charms. Armed with this realization, she busily let her other hand wander off until she felt it.The hard, metallic weapon that he put aside. Grabbing it, she immediately placed it on his temple, mimicking his action earlier.Then, she gradually pulled her lips away.“Are you gonna kill me now?” The great Mafia Don asked, but she could not see any trace of fear in his eyes as he stared at her. Only curiosity.“No, as I said, I’m not like the woman you’re used to. I know what I want, and I get it.” She said confidently, while slightly pushing her body harder against his.Damn! Her body still responded the same way to him, just as she remembered it.“And what do you want, Ms. Sophia?” He asked, lifting his hand to cradle her chin gently against his fingers. But he never attempted to remove the gun she had placed threateningly against his temple.The most feared man in the city just sat quietly, watching her.“As I said, marry me?”***Amelia Clarke might have been the curvy, nerdy girl who was constantly bullied and mocked by everyone, but she still won the heart of the Quarterback King. Oliver Lambert.But her happily ever after came to an end too soon.After four years of keeping their love affair a secret, she finally discovered that Oliver was not the man she thought he was.It turned out that he was the heir of the Morton Group and the next Mafia Don. Moreover, he was already engaged to a famous heiress.Now, Oliver’s father, the current Mafia Don, wanted her out of the picture. And he would do anything to finish the job.Leave Oliver, or he would make her and her family’s lives miserable.Give up the custody of her child, or the child would not see the light of day.Amelia tried to seek Oliver’s help, but the misunderstanding between them, plus Maximus manipulations, had already caused irreparable damage to their relationship.Left desperate and with no other option, she tried to run away with her family so she could protect her child. But the accident happened, taking the lives of her parents and unborn child.But was it really an accident?Left with nothing but a broken heart, she moved away.What started with love eventually turned to hate.What was once a promise of forever became a hunger for revenge.For six years, she lived with only one thing on her mind.To make her ex and his family pay.Motivated by vengeance, she returned as a completely different person.Amelia Clarke was dead. The chubby nerd was no more.In her place, Sophia Maddison was born. A supermodel and a promising entrepreneur.Her first agenda. Infiltrate the Morton’s business.Seduce the new Mafia Don. Oliver Morton.Marry him.Then, take everything that mattered to him. His business, his family, and even his child.***[Warning: Mature steamy content, moderate violence, and some inappropriate language]

[All content is fictional, everything is set up, it’s imaginary, please don’t take it seriously!]Master said Jian Xi was born to make a living out of metaphysics!She has two of the five flaws and three deficiencies!Widowed, orphaned, lonely and disabled, she got orphan!That’s right, she’s an orphan who was picked up!Of the three deficiencies she got no money!That’s right, she can’t save money, nor have money!Just as Master was about to pass away, he put the Taoist temple in her name, but it went bankrupt in less than a month!Luckily she has a brother who, though not related by blood, cares for her like one… So she could only go find him first!So she decisively packed up and went down the mountain to find her brother!He Qingchen, the person in charge of the He Group, acts recklessly with an unpredictable personality. One second he could be laughing with you, the next he might send you to the King of Hell!He doesn’t seem to care much about anything.Oh no, there is one thing he cares about – the Five Emperors coin he wears around his neck!Ever since Jian Xi rushed into He Qingchen’s arms and called him brother at the He Group reception, rumors spread throughout B City that He Qingchen has a sister!More importantly, this sister of his can read faces, see one’s life with a glance, and determine life and death with a word. Many big shots competed to ask her for a reading!But soon after, He Qingchen put out the word: “Those who want to seek my wife’s service, please hold off for now. She’s pregnant and can’t be too overworked!”Everyone was confused. Wasn’t she his sister?