Reborn as the bastard son of a Duke - Chapter 55: The Duel(2)

Help! The Frosty Noble’s Son Is in Love With Me![1v1 • Double Virgins]Qu Fulan transmigrates into a historical novel, “The Noble Daughter Falls from Grace,” as the once-rich heroine now a servant in the Dingbei Marquis’s mansion. Armed with the plot and a secret space, she sets three goals:1. Rise from lowly maid to the master’s right-hand in two months.2. Retrieve her indenture contract.3. Earn enough to fill her space!Mission complete, she grabs her contract and leaves. But the guards stop her: “You can’t leave, madam.” Qu Fulan’s baffled: “What did you call me?” “Madam,” they say. “You’ve accepted the marriage contract.” Qu Fulan pulls out the contract, nearly blinded by the words: Marriage Contract!Prince Pei, who’s never lost, falls for her and keeps hitting walls. Wall one: He gifts her white peonies; she loves snow-walking plum blossoms. Wall two: He plays hard-to-get; she stays cool, he caves first. Wall three: He finally wins her heart—she loves money more![TL;DR: She climbs the career ladder, finds love, and lands a marriage.]

“If you really want to kill me.” She gritted her teeth. “Then do it.” She wouldn't mind. Maybe she was better off dead.He watched her with a stillness that made her skin crawl, like a storm deciding when to strike.The silence between them stretched.Then, finally, he spoke. Shadows seemed to dance in his eyes. “Tell me, what's your name?”She hesitated. That pause, brief as it was, seemed to amuse him. A corner of his mouth twitched, like he already knew she wouldn't answer.She parted her lips…But before she could speak, the sound of a loud howl ripped through the garden.She froze. That wasn't just any howl. It was sharp. Piercing.A signal of danger.Vivien was born the daughter of a respected Beta. Now, she’s a servant – selected not for honor, but for her womb.Her pack’s Alpha needs an heir but refused to take a mate. War is everywhere, and if he falls, the pack dies with him.Vivien is chosen to carry his child.She’s nameless in the halls of power. Mocked. Watched. Used. Everyone says she’ll be discarded once the destined Luna awakens.But fate plays cruel games.Desperate for an escape, she finds herself in the forbidden Undercity – where a savage pack that rules without laws. There, hidden beneath stone and savage dominance, she meets him.A rogue Alpha. Lawless. Dangerous.And far too interested in what she is.He offers her help. A way out.But the most dangerous traps are the ones that feel like safety.And in the dark… he’s already claimed her without laying a hand.---This is very, very R18. Read at your own risk.

Ren Wu died once.Two thousand years ago, he was the Imperial Chancellor who governed Hell itself—an Auditor who enforced cosmic law, taxed gods, and sentenced demons with a brushstroke.Then Heaven and Hell cooperated.He was assassinated before he could finish signing a decree meant to fix the cycle of reincarnation.Now, he has awakened in the body of a dying factory owner at the bottom of the modern Underworld.His wealth is his health.His business is survival.His enemies are corporations, gangs, ancient clans—and the government of Hell.While others cultivate to become immortal heroes, Ren Wu cultivates assets.He monopolizes supply chains.He weaponizes contracts.He turns gangs into employees.He turns ancient cultivation manuals into corrected instruction manuals.To Ren Wu, modern cultivators are not warriors.They are illiterate workers using corrupted translations of Hell’s employee handbooks.As Ren rebuilds his corporate empire, fragments of his sealed memories return…Why did his archaeologist parents send him an ancient coffin before vanishing?Why does the Administration desperately want him erased?Why does every ancient family’s sacred art trace back to Hell?To uncover the truth, Ren Wu must do what he does best:Acquire political shields.Build unions.Exploit loopholes.Rewrite laws.Because in this world…You don’t punch judges.You don’t sue gangsters.And you never fight the system.You become the system.