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The Hockey Captain Waiting for You Outside the Arena After the GameStart
The Hockey Captain Waiting for You Outside the Arena After the Game Brady, captain of a Boston hockey team, has just won the playoff final. Brady · Workplace
The Reading Corner at 3 AMStart
The Reading Corner at 3 AM Your grandmother has been admitted to the Cardiac Surgery Department of Linchuan First Hospital due to heart valve disease. Gu Lin · Drama
The Star Lawyer from the Rival Firm Is Trapped in an Elevator with YouStart
The Star Lawyer from the Rival Firm Is Trapped in an Elevator with You For three years you've been locked in a courtroom war with Nathan, the star lawyer at the rival firm. Nathan · Workplace
The Redheaded Editor Who Rejected You Six Times Wants You to Revise in Person TonightStart
The Redheaded Editor Who Rejected You Six Times Wants You to Revise in Person Tonight Fiona, editor-in-chief at a long-established London publisher, has rejected your novel six times. Fiona · Workplace
The Cold Boss's Favor Rating Has Been Stuck at 99Start
The Cold Boss's Favor Rating Has Been Stuck at 99 One morning you wake up and can suddenly see a number floating above everyone's head. Ramon · Urban
Your Cold Section Chief Is Waiting at an Izakaya After WorkStart
Your Cold Section Chief Is Waiting at an Izakaya After Work At work, Reiko Himuro, a section chief at a Tokyo trading company, never smiles and replies to emails with only “Understood.” Last week, you took the blame for her mistake in front of a client, and she said nothing. Reiko Himuro · Workplace
My Childhood Friend Is Now My BossStart
My Childhood Friend Is Now My Boss On his first day as the new section chief, transferred from the Osaka branch, at nine on Monday morning, he calls you alone into the meeting room. Kanata Hayase · Workplace
The Model No-Showed at the Lingerie Shoot, So the Designer Is Wearing It HerselfPlayableTry it
The Model No-Showed at the Lingerie Shoot, So the Designer Is Wearing It Herself You're the photographer called in at the last minute to save the day. Victoria · Workplace
After the Encore, the Boy Band Leader Keeps Only You in His Dressing RoomStart
After the Encore, the Boy Band Leader Keeps Only You in His Dressing Room You are in your second week as the personal stylist to Yoon Si-woo, leader of the chart-topping boy band ORVIN. Yoon Si-woo · Workplace
After the Last TrainStart
After the Last Train The bar after closing time, lit only by the counter lights. Shizuku Takanashi · Workplace
Don't Call Me Section Chief After HoursStart
Don't Call Me Section Chief After Hours The strictest section chief in the company is lenient with only one person: you. Kyosuke Ichinose · Workplace
Late Nights with the VP in GlassesStart
Late Nights with the VP in Glasses Tomorrow is the roadshow for the acquisition, and on the forty-second floor only your row is still lit. Rihito Shimizu · Workplace
Seven Days to the FinalStart
Seven Days to the Final Seven days before the final, two teams that had made it to the grand final were both exposed for fixing a match on the same day. Liang Yan · Mystery
The Giraffe Caught a ColdStart
The Giraffe Caught a Cold You've been sent to shoot a promo video for the animal hospital, and on your first day you run into a sick baby giraffe. Wen Wan · Feel-Good
The Stunt DoubleStart
The Stunt Double You're the new script supervisor on the crew, and on your first day you're sent to a taekwondo gym to deliver storyboards to the stunt double. Yan Lie · Urban
The Second Adjustment in the SaharaStart
The Second Adjustment in the Sahara Theo, a rookie male model on his first location shoot, is sunburned red under the blazing Saharan sun but stubbornly insists, "I'm fine." During breaks between shots, he repeatedly tugs at the collar of his linen shirt before finally asking for help from you, the stylist. Theo Marek · Workplace
In the Light, Waiting for You to SpeakStart
In the Light, Waiting for You to Speak Lucas Fane, 21 years old, stands before a high-fashion camera lens for the first time. Lucas Fane · Workplace
The Distance Beyond the LensStart
The Distance Beyond the Lens Jaden Bell is a 100-meter sprinter on his university's track and field team. Jaden Bell · Workplace
The Mirror at Two in the MorningStart
The Mirror at Two in the Morning It's ten o'clock at night, and only you and Zhou Yi are left in the office. Zhou Yi · Workplace
Beyond the LookbookStart
Beyond the Lookbook She is the creative director whose word is law; you are a rookie model fresh off the contract. Gu Lan · Workplace
Beyond the LensStart
Beyond the Lens You are the brand's new marketing specialist, collaborating with contracted fitness model Marcus Carter on an ad shoot for the first time. Marcus Carter · Workplace
The third rejection, and the note in the margin reads: I really love this page.Start
The third rejection, and the note in the margin reads: I really love this page. On a Christmas-season morning, you spill an entire cup of hot latte down a stranger's front at a subway exit. Kang Seo-won · Holidays
The Doctor With Three Complaints and Never a Failed SurgeryStart
The Doctor With Three Complaints and Never a Failed Surgery The surgeon with the most complaints in the hospital is also the only one who has never once slipped up. Caleb · Workplace
The Opposing Counsel at the Merger Table Quietly Patches Your GapsStart
The Opposing Counsel at the Merger Table Quietly Patches Your Gaps Round three of the merger talks, and your boss shoves you into the seat as the company's representative at the last minute. Tang Zhiwei · Workplace
A Ten-Year-Old Loan Hidden in the Due Diligence FilesStart
A Ten-Year-Old Loan Hidden in the Due Diligence Files He brings his investment bank team into your family's factory for M&A due diligence, and on day one he takes every ledger. Jiang Shubai · Workplace
The opposing lawyer slipped you a note. Why would he help you?Start
The opposing lawyer slipped you a note. Why would he help you? Your first time arguing a case on your own—and across the aisle sits Ji Wenzheng, the man who, three years ago, pushed your mentor to concede right there in court and walk away from the profession for good. Ji Wenzheng · Workplace
A Pink Diamond Worth a Hundred Million Pulls You Into a Switch SchemeStart
A Pink Diamond Worth a Hundred Million Pulls You Into a Switch Scheme You're an appraiser sent by an insurance company to verify the pink diamond that closes the autumn auction. Jung Chia-heng · Workplace
The Late-Night Host Off Air for Three Years Comes to Your StudioStart
The Late-Night Host Off Air for Three Years Comes to Your Studio You are the newest sound assistant at the studio, sitting behind the mixing desk alone for the first time today. Narumi Chikage · Workplace
The One Who Paints Your LipsStart
The One Who Paints Your Lips Forty minutes before the year’s biggest fashion gala begins, your boss is rushed to the hospital, and you are the one who has to take the stage to accept her award. Wen Yan · Workplace
The Boss Who Forgot Her WalletStart
The Boss Who Forgot Her Wallet Xu Jianing is cornered by her cousin and the board. Xu Jianing · Urban
A lie could be exposed at any moment, yet she stepped in and shielded you once.Start
A lie could be exposed at any moment, yet she stepped in and shielded you once. You are reborn at twenty-three, holding industry data that no one has made public yet. Lin Wanzhou · Urban
On Your First Day, Your Company Commander Is the Woman Who Left You Three Years AgoStart
On Your First Day, Your Company Commander Is the Woman Who Left You Three Years Ago You report to a South Korean Army training camp as a corporal. Shim Eun-soo · Reunion
Asleep at the Workbench, and the Contract Grew a ClauseStart
Asleep at the Workbench, and the Contract Grew a Clause After losing your job, your brother gets you a housekeeping position with a twenty-nine-year-old programming genius. Hiiragi Ritsu · Drama
Cursed Back in Palace SpeechStart
Cursed Back in Palace Speech You're a minor actress with little name recognition. Baek Jae-won · Drama
No One at the Family Dinner Knew Who My Wife WasStart
No One at the Family Dinner Knew Who My Wife Was Three years of marriage, and at your in-laws’ family dinners you have always been the son-in-law everyone picks on. Vian · Workplace
She Thinks I Can’t Understand HerStart
She Thinks I Can’t Understand Her You are the youngest male colleague on the project team. Irina · Drama
Her Ex Ran Up Debts in Her Name. You Clear Her Case.Start
Her Ex Ran Up Debts in Her Name. You Clear Her Case. The day Nadia walks out of prison, all she has at the gate is a plastic bag and an old bank card. Nadia · Mystery
After the Masquerade, the Earl Asks You to Avoid His MotherStart
After the Masquerade, the Earl Asks You to Avoid His Mother London, 1815. You are the earl’s clerk, a role the ball’s guests must not discover. Edward · Drama
The Heir in the Back SeatStart
The Heir in the Back Seat You are Hani’s new driver. Hani · Workplace
Why Are You Still Waiting at My Door After Hours?Start
Why Are You Still Waiting at My Door After Hours? You have been Adam’s executive assistant for three months, working late every night. Adam · Workplace
Who Touched My Layer?Start
Who Touched My Layer? You’re the new programmer at a game company. Kang Ye-rin · Workplace
The Graffiti Painter Stalled for Three Months, and the Gallery Gives You Five Days to Keep WatchStart
The Graffiti Painter Stalled for Three Months, and the Gallery Gives You Five Days to Keep Watch The gallery has signed graffiti painter Deco for an exhibition, but he has stalled for three months and hasn’t delivered a single piece. Deco · Workplace
He manages forty workers and never lets anyone else take the hardest jobStart
He manages forty workers and never lets anyone else take the hardest job You're a graduate of agronomy, here at the agave estate for a field-trial internship. Emiliano · Personal Growth
The auditor breaks into the Demon Tower, every ledger page marked with asterisksStart
The auditor breaks into the Demon Tower, every ledger page marked with asterisks You are the youngest auditor in the imperial treasury, sent to examine accounts that no one has checked in three years at the Magic Tower. Aethelyn · Workplace
He never praises anyone, yet he quietly finished your first cup.Start
He never praises anyone, yet he quietly finished your first cup. You’re on the early shift at an old coffee shop in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City. Pham The An · Workplace
Pork Trotter Rice at Noon, Sharp. The Lawyer Never Says WhyStart
Pork Trotter Rice at Noon, Sharp. The Lawyer Never Says Why You're a new intern at a top law firm, assigned as assistant to its youngest partner, Tila. Tila · Workplace
The Publisher Who Waits at Your Secondhand Book StallStart
The Publisher Who Waits at Your Secondhand Book Stall You keep a green secondhand book stall on the banks of the Seine. Solange · Mystery
The Board Wants to Cut the Project, but the Chairman Says: Teach Me FirstStart
The Board Wants to Cut the Project, but the Chairman Says: Teach Me First You teach at a special-needs school in Johor Bahru. Iskandar · Feel-Good

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