29 Results with the "Misunderstanding" tag


60s Setting (5) 70s Setting (8) 80s Setting (5) 90s Setting (42) 1930s Setting (3) Abduction (9) Absent Parents (23) Absurdity (4) Abuse of Power (4) Addiction (9) Adultery (5) Age Progression (7) Aging (2) Alternate World (3) Amnesia (6) Animal (3) Animal Rescue (3) Animals (6) Anti-Hero (3) Anti-Japanese War (4) Anti-Villain (4) Anti-War (4) Apocalyptic (3) Appreciation (3) Bank Robbery (4) Betrayal (28) Black Humor (3) Blackmail (3) Blindness (4) Book (4) Brotherhood (4) Bullying (7) Bureaucracy (8) Bureaucratic Ineptitude (4) Cat and Mouse (9) Character Death (15) Character Growth (11) Charismatic Protagonist (16) Childcare (5) Childhood (4) Childhood Love (3) Child Protagonist (12) Chinese Setting (7) Class Conflict (4) Clever Scheme (7) College / University (4) Coming of Age (18) Community (9) Compassion (11) Competition (4) Consequences (9) Conspiracies (16) Conspiracy (5) Cooking (3) Corporate Culture (3) Corporations (6) Corruption (74) Courage (4) Cover-up (7) Crime (4) Criminal Organizations (15) Criminal Protagonist (59) Cruelty (21) Cultural Revolution (4) Customer Service (3) Dark Humor (5) Death (4) Deception (74) Desperation (12) Disabilities (4) Doting Parents (4) Downfall (3) Drunkenness (4) Dystopian (3) Echo Location (4) Economic Disparity (4) Elderly Care (4) Empathy (7) Environmental Disaster (3) Extortion (6) Familial Love (5) Family (84) Family Bonds (9) Family Conflict (3) Family Duty (3) Family Legacy (4) Family obligation (3) Family Sacrifice (7) Family Secret (5) Fashion (5) Female Friendship (3) Female Protagonist (3) Financial Crime (3) Financial Difficulty (5) Financial Error (3) Financial hardship (4) Forbidden Love (7) Frame-Up (3) Friendship (87) Futility of War (4) Gallows Humor (3) Gaslighting (2) Generosity (9) Global Crisis (3) Greed (30) Grief (11) Guilt (14) Handgun (3) Hidden Suicide (2) High Stakes (4) Historical Mystery (6) Historical Trauma (4) Honesty (4) Human Experimentation (4) Humility (4) Humor (22) Identity (7) Illness (4) Illusory World (5) Impersonation (3) Incurable Disease (3) Injustice (4) Innocence (3) Integrity (4) Intellectual (4) Intergenerational Secret (6) Interspecies Romance (3) Irony (2) Justice (16) Kidnapping (3) Kindness (6) Law Enforcement (32) Local Politics (5) Local Tyrant (3) Loss (14) Lost Opportunity (4) Love Triangle (9) Loyalty (4) Magical (5) Magical Object (3) Male Protagonist (4) Man-animal hybrid (4) Manipulation (7) Marriage (16) Medical Condition (2) Medical Experiment (4) Mental Illness (7) Military (11) Misconduct (4) Mistaken Identity (9) Mistrust (3) Modern Times (4) Monsters (4) Moral Choice (6) Moral Courage (4) Moral Dilemma (41) Morality (4) Motherhood (8) Mountaineering (4) Murder (16) Naive Protagonist (7) Neighbors (2) Nephew (7) Nobility (5) Nostalgia (5) Obsessive Love (13) Office Romance (3) Old People (2) Online Dating (5) Online Romance (5) Ordinary Setting (5) Outsider (3) Overcoming Prejudice (3) Parental Love (11) Patriotism (8) Pets (3) Petty Corruption (4) Political Satire (4) Politics (8) Post-traumatic Stress (4) Poverty (16) Pragmatic Protagonist (4) Predjudice (3) Prejudice (3) Professional Relationship (5) Psychological Thriller (6) Psychological Warfare (3) Public Image (4) Public Outcry (3) Public Service (4) Qing Dynasty (7) Redemption (51) Regret (17) Resource Depletion (3) Resourcefulness (4) Respect (3) Retirement (2) Revenge (70) Rich Protagonist (11) Righteous Protagonist (8) Rivalry (4) Road Trip (3) Roleplay (3) Romantic Rivalry (5) Rural Crime (5) Rural life (20) Rural Setting (16) Sacrifice (41) Sarcastic Protagonist (11) Satire (4) Scam (3) School (12) Scientists (3) Second Chance (23) Secret (12) Secret Identity (4) Secret Organizations (17) Secret World (5) Seeking Romance (5) Self-Sacrifice (7) Selfish Choice (5) Sibling Rivalry (4) Sisterhood (4) Small Town (36) Social Class (11) Social Commentary (9) Social Injustice (4) Social Pressure (5) Social Strategy (3) Star-Crossed Lovers (3) Supernatural (13) Superstition (3) Survival (3) Suspicion (3) Temptation (6) Terminal Illness (7) Theater (6) Theft (3) Tragic (5) Tragic Ending (2) Tragic Irony (3) Transformation (5) Transparency (4) Twins (4) Twist Ending (4) Unconventional Love (5) Underworld (4) Unexpected Circumstances (5) Unexpected Encounter (4) Unexpected Friendship (3) Unexpected Hero (4) UnexpectedJourney (3) Unexpected Twist (10) Unexpected Wealth (3) Unfulfilled Wish (5) Unintended Consequences (4) Unintentional Humor (2) Unreliable Narrator (2) Unrequited Love (5) Urban Isolation (2) Urban Legend (6) Urban Life (2) Value of Integrity (5) Vigilante Justice (6) Village (4) Violence (3) War (4) Water Crisis (3) Water Scarcity (3) Wealth (5) Wholesome (7) Woodworking (5) Working Life (36) Workplace (3) Workplace Dynamics (3) Zero to Hero (6) 民国初年 (4)
  • I simply won’t sell it to you. chapter 1 Cover
    by Natalie Carter The Boy Who Asked for an Exorbitant Price After I started working, I rented a room by myself. There was often a stray cat visiting the area near my house. It was a neutered male cat with a sharp and shrill meow. It was all dirty, definitely abandoned by some heartless owner. I really felt sorry for this poor fellow and took it in. After a thorough bath, the little guy revealed its true appearance. Unexpectedly, it was quite a good - looking one with a coat of long white fur. I named it Snowy and we were…
    Children • Humor • Literary
  • I simply won’t sell it to you. Cover
    by Natalie Carter Imagine coming across a boy in a pet market asking an exorbitant price for an ordinary dog. That’s exactly what happened to the narrator. After adopting a stray cat named Snowy, they decided to find a companion for it. At the market, Snowy took a fancy to a little spotted dog, but the boy selling it, Tom, demanded five hundred dollars! Even when the narrator tried to bargain, Tom remained stubborn. And then, to make matters more confusing, he offered the dog to someone else for just one hundred and fifty dollars. What on earth is going on? Read on to uncover the mystery behind this strange pricing.
    Children • Humor • Literary
  • Another thief breaks into the house chapter 2 Cover
    by Joshua Wallace After hearing what Lily said, David quickly checked the doors and windows. As a result, he found that everything was normal. The doors and windows were locked, and there were no signs of the anti - theft net being pulled open or pried. This was strange. Did the money fly away by itself? David thought about it all day but couldn't figure out how the money was lost. When he mentioned it again before going to bed at night, Lily suddenly slapped her thigh and said, "I don't think the money was stolen by a…
    Crime • Literary • Mystery
  • Another thief breaks into the house chapter 1 Cover
    by Joshua Wallace {{David had just moved into his new house for a few days when his cousin from his hometown came to him. The cousin said that he had just found a job in a company near David's house and had no place to stay temporarily, so he wanted to stay at David's house for a while. The new house had three bedrooms and two living - rooms, and they didn't have children. David couldn't find a reason to refuse, so he agreed. In the first few days, David and his wife got along well with the cousin. But just after a week,…
    Crime • Literary • Mystery
  • Another thief breaks into the house Cover
    by Joshua Wallace Have you ever had your trust in family and loved ones shaken by mysterious events? David, a new homeowner, thought he was doing a kind deed by letting his cousin stay. But soon, money started disappearing from his wallet. With no signs of a break – in, suspicion fell on the cousin. David tried to handle it subtly, but things only got worse. After driving the cousin away, the money still vanished. Now, he suspects his wife. But what if the real culprit is someone no one ever expected? Dive into this gripping tale of mystery and mistrust.
    Crime • Literary • Mystery
  • A Section of Hollow Wood chapter 3 Cover
    by Ronald Dominguez The others quickly smiled apologetically and dragged Tom out to prevent him from saying more offensive things. The group was still not willing to accept this result, so they went to several other gold shops for appraisals. Finally, they were sure that the gold bar was indeed fake. On the way home, Tom and his friends were dejected and walked with heavy steps. Just as they were about to reach home, Tom, the only one with a mobile phone, received a call from his wife. His wife quietly told them not to go…
    Crime • Humor • Literary
  • A Section of Hollow Wood chapter 2 Cover
    by Ronald Dominguez Facing this unexpected fortune, everyone's faces turned red with excitement, and the atmosphere in the kitchen became even more lively. Tom distributed the gold bars to the other six people, three for each, and kept four for himself. Everyone agreed with this distribution. After dividing the gold bars, they began to look forward to a better future. According to the market price, one gram of gold was one hundred and fifty dollars. Each person had one thousand five hundred grams, which was equivalent to…
    Crime • Humor • Literary
  • A Section of Hollow Wood chapter 1 Cover
    by Ronald Dominguez This is not a dream. It's more real than the "Dream of Nanke." It really happened and then really shattered. When it shatters, you have to watch carefully... A man named Tom, who lived in a rural area outside of Chicago, took advantage of the slack farming season and invited six other men from the village to go to the city to find work. The seven of them rode their bicycles in a grand procession into Chicago. Each of them had a small wooden sign hanging on the front of their bikes, which read…
    Crime • Humor • Literary
  • A Section of Hollow Wood Cover
    by Ronald Dominguez Have you ever had a dream of sudden wealth that turned into a nightmare? In a small rural area outside Chicago, a man named Tom and six other villagers set off on a seemingly ordinary job – hunting trip to the city. Little did they know that this journey would lead them on a wild roller – coaster ride of fortune and despair. While demolishing an old house, they stumble upon what appears to be a fortune of twenty – two gold bars. Their hearts race with excitement as they imagine a life of luxury. But when they try to cash in on their newfound wealth, a shocking revelation awaits. What could possibly go wrong? And how will this turn of events shatter their dreams? Read on to uncover this thrilling tale of greed, luck, and disappointment.
    Crime • Humor • Literary
Note