
Biting at the Capital’s Plum Branches
攀咬京枝
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- Completed
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- 353k Words
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- Modern Romance
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- Billionaire CEO
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- 5mo ago
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All the members have brains and are consistent with reality. The male protagonist is not like the traditional overlord in the past who had to live and die for the heroine because his family did not allow it. Instead, he had to shoulder the heavy responsibilities due to practical reasons. The character creation is very good. The heroine doesn't feel aggrieved and speaks her words directly. It's really different from other novels. I highly recommend it! ! ! [Adoration][Adoration][Admiration]
In fact, this book is really good-looking, and it is a very authentic and high-level article. At first, some people said that Shen Yan knew that he was not strong enough (strong enough to resist his father's generation and resist family marriage) so he provoked Xiao Xi. But love is uncontrollable and difficult to control. How could he bear it when the little girl he has loved for so many years was to be given away to someone else. I think he is already very good, very powerful, and has a high IQ. He has been slowly getting stronger and has been secretly thinking of ways to fight against the family. Although he has been holding on for many years and delayed for many years, some people say that he should not delay the heroine for so many years if he is not capable, but this kind of cross-class confrontation cannot be won overnight. It was because of his hard work for so many years that he had the happy ending. It is very real. He is not a second-generation official who can do whatever he wants from the beginning, but a prince who gradually becomes stronger and has high IQ to fight against the family. Xiaoxi and he can be considered as running in both directions, and both become stronger. This is the meaning of years of struggle. The content is very interesting, the author's writing style is also very good, and it's very humorous. I cried and laughed several times while watching it. Thank you so much for creating such a good character, I look forward to seeing you in the next book [Like][Like][Like]
It's nice to read. This article is different from other high-level articles. After reading the whole article, I feel more relaxed. Shen Yanzhi is a son of a high-ranking official in Beijing, but he is very down-to-earth. He doesn't have the sense of superiority and distance when getting along with Wenxi, and his words are sometimes humorous. Wen Xi, we can really tell from her behavior that she is a very grateful, filial, considerate, kind, and independent person. She was limited in the early stage, but she did not feel sorry for herself. Instead, she was positive and worked hard to escape her fate and strive for freedom. She is open-minded and generous, and has never complained to anyone, even if Shen Yanzhi's mother and her adoptive mother mistreated her because of their own selfish interests, she has never complained to them. Because she is the kind of person who will always remember the good things about others. She also faced the past calmly, because that was where she came from, and without her previous experiences, it would not have shaped her later. Finally, I would like to say that Shen Yanzhi's parents are actually relatively open-minded among Gao Ganwen and are not so arbitrary. When Shen Yanzhi's mother first learned about Shen Yanzhi and Wen Xi's private relationship, she was shocked and disappointed, but it could be felt from her words and actions that the matter was still negotiable. It was not that there was no hope at all, but it might take time to accept it. Shen Yanzhi and Wen Xi are considered the luckiest couple in their circle, and they have indeed achieved the path that Song Wei has not achieved. It can only be said that everything is the right time, right place and right people. Sometimes if one factor is missing, things will develop differently. I also like Chu Xuan better, she talks so interestingly and has an interesting soul.
A love story that transcends classes. If you want to be together, the male protagonist must love deeply and deeply, and plan and plan again and again. The female protagonist must be strong and strong, and excellent and excellent. The two of them persist and persist together, and finally they are successful! , Shen Yan knew: The unbiased human fireworks that I covet happen to be you Wenxi. 2025.6.20.
It's very interesting and exciting, and I'm fascinated by it hahahaha. Some of the plots and characters make me love and hate them, but it's precisely because of this that I feel happy reading them. I look forward to new chapters every day [Love] [Love] [Sending Hearts]
The writing is really good. The sour feeling in the early stage made me think it was B. But in the end, I realized that only he was worthy of their ups and downs. When the male and female protagonists reunited, I was still angry at the female protagonist for why she forgave the male protagonist so easily. Later, I gradually understood, "We had our own difficulties with each other back then, and I don't blame you anymore."
It's so good-looking (。・ω・。)ノ♡ Wen Xi × Shen Yanzhi, it's so cute, the male protagonist is really a sweetheart haha, Chu Xuan × Qin Huai is also very cute, Chu Xuan is so lively and cute (๑• . •๑)
A work worth recommending. Delicately describes the emotions of the male and female protagonists despite the huge differences in status. It is not a cool novel about a domineering president falling in love with me in the traditional sense. It describes the helplessness and pain, helplessness and sadness of the characters in real society, the insignificance and powerlessness of the female protagonist in the huge class gap, and the persistence of the male protagonist. "I won't make promises about things I'm not sure about. I can only say, do your best and let fate dictate." The character of the male protagonist is so good. In the adult world, promises are not important, what matters is what you do down-to-earth. When Shen Yan knew that none of his friends could escape the fate of marriage, he was the only one still working hard for love.
The most down-to-earth senior cadre, the male protagonist is in politics, has a cold appearance, talks flirtatiously to the female protagonist, and flies a plane at every turn✈. The heroine is a growth type, beautiful and brave in the later stage. The two people grow up across class and finally stay together.
It's really good to watch. Wen Xi becomes stronger step by step as he grows older. Shen Yanzhi changes his destiny by himself, breaks the prejudiced concept of family status, and marries his beloved girl. From then on, the two know each other and never separate, and jointly write a beautiful life that belongs to them. Each character is described and portrayed very delicately. The plot is not bloody and in line with the normal life. It does not exaggerate the advantages of any one person, and at the same time, it also embodies the humanity in life very cleverly.