Contemporary stories
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English · Romance · Contemporary
When the impoverished campus beauty confessed to my buddy for the tenth time, he pointed at me:
"Mason's poor too. You two would be a perfect match."
She looked at me.
Her lifeless eyes suddenly lit up.
Ten years later, she soared to…
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
My roommate Sophie loves borrowing things from me.
Today it's dance shoes, tomorrow it's knee pads.
But ever since she started borrowing from me, my body has gotten stiffer day by day. I can't do splits anymore, I lose my balance…
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English · Contemporary
In my hometown, when a man wants to marry the woman he loves, he must personally craft a rowing boat to serve as the wedding boat.
On the seventh anniversary of our relationship, my boyfriend Julian finally built a beautiful boat.
Just…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
I got pregnant at the same time as a doctor from another department.
But right after my NT scan, the head nurse came knocking at my door.
"The hospital is short-staffed. Management has a rule that only one woman can be pregnant during…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
"Ellie, I need you to call me 'uncle' today, and have Max call me 'dad'."
At the parent-teacher conference, Dad said this with one hand on my shoulder and the other holding my classmate Max's hand.
"Why?" I asked.
"Max doesn't have a…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
I was kidnapped at five years old. For the next eleven years, I was beaten and abused in the trafficker's house.
On the day I was rescued at sixteen, the police pushed the trafficker in front of me. "Don't be afraid, child. He can…
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English · Contemporary
I have a rare RH-negative blood type.
After becoming an adult, I used my blood to save 99 families.
But this time when the hospital sent me a distress message, I refused.
Just because when I was six years old, my mother committed…
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English · Contemporary
The tiger "Charlie" was chewing raw meat, staring intently at a man wearing a baseball cap.
Its thoughts echoed in my mind:
["This man reeks of a little girl's blood. Very strong. He was here three days ago too. Back then, he had…
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English · Contemporary
When I started my business, my girlfriend Audrey deliberately leaked trade secrets to my competitor, leaving me bankrupt.
The next moment, Audrey became Maurice's woman—my rival's woman.
Drowning in debt, I stood on a rooftop…
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English · Contemporary
After I was assaulted, I reported it to the police immediately.
But on the day of the trial, the one defending the accused was my lawyer husband, Ethan Price.
As soon as court was in session, he directly played the video of my…
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English · Contemporary
I came home for the holidays, and as I pushed open the door, I was still imagining the surprised expressions on Mom and Dad's faces when they saw the gifts I brought.
But the house was empty, with only the faint sound of snoring coming…
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English · Contemporary
The day before the company's promotion qualification exam, Chloe closed the conference room door with a mysterious air.
"I have a way to make sure everyone on our project team passes the exam!"
"Personal hygiene products brought into…
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English · Contemporary
Five years of marriage, and Damian Bennett suffered from severe azoospermia.
To give him an heir, I endured countless agonizing rounds of IVF treatment.
My lower abdomen was covered in needle marks, so many they were uncountable, and…
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English · Contemporary
My father has severe face blindness.
Forty years ago, someone drugged my father, and he spent the night with my mother. But he couldn't tell them apart—he married the mistress who took my mother's place.
Later, my father and the…
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English · Contemporary
During the school fitness test, Joanna, the billionaire's daughter, suddenly collapsed.
Peyton, the cheerleading captain, held up her phone, her voice trembling with excitement. "Everyone stay calm! Nobody call 911!"
She frantically…
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English · Contemporary
Lily, my husband Ethan's secretary, sent me a photo.
In the photo, my husband was sound asleep, covered with my coat.
The caption read: "Emma, Ethan had too much to drink. He's staying at my place tonight."
I stared at the photo for…
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English · Contemporary
Sixteen minutes after being abducted by aliens, I returned to Earth.
I knocked on my front door. My husband, Ethan, stood there holding a little boy, with a strange woman wearing an apron beside him.
When he saw me, Ethan’s eyes…
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English · Contemporary
Twice in my life, I nearly killed someone.
The first time was after my father's affair, when my mother jumped from a building in despair.
Eyes red with rage, I wanted to drag him down with me.
It was Lucian Foster who held me back:…
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English · Contemporary
In my rock climbing team, I'd always been paying out of my own pocket to get my friends the best equipment to keep everyone safe.
Until a new member joined the team.
"Twelve hundred for rock climbing gear? Are you robbing us,…
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English · Contemporary
My company sent me on a week-long business trip out of town.
After it ended, I hurried to drive home for my mother-in-law Harvey's birthday.
But just as I was waiting at a red light, a line of text suddenly appeared before my…
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English · Contemporary
I'd broken up with Ethan six times, and every single time it was because of Mara.
To support this bankrupt heiress and her extravagant lifestyle, he'd always sneak behind my back to fight in illegal underground matches, trading his life…
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English · Contemporary
I sat in the passenger seat and the driver told me I wasn't cut out to be the lady of the house.
My husband couldn't get away from his meeting, so he sent the family driver to pick me up.
I had just opened the passenger door and sat…
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English · Contemporary
After seven years of marriage, Ethan finally asked me for a divorce because of his mistress, Chloe.
He said, "Vivian, she's different from other girls. She came to me pure and innocent."
I nodded silently.
I suppressed my inner…
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English · Contemporary
To appease his assistant Yvonne, my husband Sebastian demoted me to cleaning toilets.
From that day on, I avoided him completely.
When he woke up in the morning, I no longer helped him with his tie.
When he worked late into the night, I…
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