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1. 1051 鸳 Lovers’ Grudge: What Am I to You? 鸳鸯恨：与卿何欢 Gentle Clear Broth清汤绵绵Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted On their wedding night, he drove his sword through her chest. She gave a bitter smile. “Are you satisfied with this strike, Your Highness?” Within the confines of the deep palace compound, she schemes desperately to escape him, but he clips her wings and imprisons her body and soul. He forces a bowl of abortifacient down her throat, and her heart finally turns to ashes. At the Cliff of Despair, her white robes flutter as she leaps into the abyss. The wind carries away his heart-wrenching cries. 3.1kReads8.6Score315Shelves
2. 1052 独 One-Man Show 独角戏 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted [Signed for simplified Chinese publication] I wish I were brave, but when it comes to loving you, I always feel so unworthy. 415Reads8.8Score109Shelves
3. 1053 她 Her Obsession Is Colder Than Death 她的执念比死更冷 Mo Xunchuan莫寻川Modern Romance146k WordsCompleted Murdered by her fiancé and best friend working together, disfigured and crippled by a rival, sold by her parents to a pervert: three women brimming with hatred meet in an infinite space. Here, there is a “Vengeance System” that can make their revenge come true. They have one another's backs as they punish scumbags and serve up face-slapping in world after world, only to discover that every tragedy points to the same mastermind. This time, they call themselves Vengeance. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1054 重 Reborn: The Hated Real Heir Wants Only to Die 重生：万人嫌真少爷一心等死 Spring Dawn at Mingtang明棠春晓Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Xi was the true young master of a wealthy family, but he was accidentally switched at birth. He grew up abused, and the Ye family found him when he was eighteen. He thought he would finally have a loving family and a peaceful life, but instead he was misunderstood and neglected. The Ye family favored the impostor young master, and their cold indifference made Lin Xi lose hope little by little. Then he was kidnapped and abandoned, and poisoned. His heart died, and he left for a distant land. 9kReads8.9Score807Shelves
5. 1055 丞 After the Chancellor Left, the Emperor Knelt and Begged for Forgiveness 丞相走后，皇帝他跪地求原谅 Ceramic Punk Boy陶瓷朋克少年Two Male Leads847k WordsCompleted Excruciating physical and emotional torment, with plenty of thrills! A volatile, twisted emperor / a stubborn, haughty, and formidable court official! Extreme angst at first, then lots of sweetness! Both are virgins, one-on-one. Three years ago, during a palace coup, Du Yuzhang abandoned his family to save the life of the one he loved. But when his beloved ascended the throne as emperor, he showed him not the slightest tenderness. From then on, by day he was Lord Du, the powerful Left Chancellor 934Reads6.1Score103Shelves

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   Beautiful, ancient style

6. 1056 虐 Before the Tragic Romance Ends, I Tore Up the Script 虐文结局前，我撕了剧本 Mo Xunchuan莫寻川Modern Romance162k WordsCompleted I’m the disposable stand-in in an angst novel, the one whose heart is cut out and blood drained. When I open my eyes again, I take the check and leave, then turn around and sell my rare blood type to the male lead’s rival. By the time Lu Shiyan kneels in the rain and begs me to come back, I’m on Fu Yunzheng’s arm, teaching him that “belated devotion is worth less than dirt.” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1057 我 I've Secretly Loved Him, Year After Year 我偷偷喜欢他，一年又一年 Clouds and Smoke with You云烟与卿Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Jiang Yuze will never know That a girl named Xiao Xi secretly loved him for seven years. Xiao Xi: a desolate hope. Just like her unrequited love, it would never see the light of day. She said, “I once loved someone with all my heart, too. But he never knew how I felt.” Reader's note: Based on a true story 2kReads8.6Score217Shelves
8. 1058 夫 My Husband Wiped Out My Entire Clan Just to Save His Disciple 夫君灭我全族，只为救他徒儿 Wild Tan荒檀Ancient Romance72k WordsCompleted She had been pregnant for thirty years, yet her husband, all for the sake of his beloved little disciple, locked her in a dark dungeon without bothering to learn the truth, then threw her into the Ten Thousand Venom Cave. For his little disciple, he personally cut out their child, killed her divine beast with his own hands, and wiped out her family. Then, before all the cultivators beneath heaven, he offered her up as a sacrifice to heaven. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Her fingertips touched, a warm, moist touch; a small, scarlet hand; that tiny, intact heart, still beating… It was her child… "Sizzle—" But in that instant, thorny vines tightened around her waist, pulling her back into the air. "Yin'er! No!"

9. 1059 雪 Snowflake Town 雪粒镇 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Ji Handeng, a fragile, sickly, dark-minded younger brother x Xu Qiongqiong, a kind, resilient older sister who loves money] [Modern romance + mutual salvation + healing + older woman/younger man romance + revenge + cover-up + high-stakes twists] Xu Qiongqiong and Ji Handeng are siblings with no blood ties. In a small, poor town full of secrets, they rely on each other and keep one another warm. Their days hold happiness and pain, darkness and budding affection. Their shared goal is to leave Xue 84.7kReads9.7Score11.5kShelves

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   I recommend these books; they're incredibly heart-wrenching, and you'll cry your eyes out after reading them.

10. 1060 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 16.9kReads8.2Score976Shelves

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    The female lead's leukemia relapsed; it's incredibly heartbreaking.

11. 1061 重 Reborn, I Talk My Childhood Sweetheart into Things at Kindergarten 重生后，我在幼儿园忽悠青梅竹马 The Dream of 3.5 Billion Girls35亿少女的梦Urban1.0M WordsCompleted When Lu Ping’an woke up, he had returned to the year 2000, emerging from his mother’s womb. This time, he would hold on tight to everything he had regretted losing with his childhood friend, Fang Xiaoyu. “Lu Ping’an, don’t die!” “I just have chickenpox. I’m not going to die.” “If you’re not dying, why won’t you open the door?” “Because chickenpox is contagious, and I don’t want you to get sick.” “Xiaoyu isn’t afraid of getting sick. Let Xiaoyu come in and see you!” “No. You’ll catch it.” “Waaah! 26.6kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    🍀🍀A super sweet youth romance novel. Reborn, Lu Ping'an vows never to let his childhood sweetheart suffer any unhappiness again, protecting her from kindergarten onwards. However, when he meets that [something] wife who has stayed with him for five years without asking for anything in return, Lu Ping'an falls into incomprehensible pain. ❤️❤️

12. 1062 风 The Day the Wind Blew 风吹过的那天 Clouds and Smoke with You云烟与卿Modern Romance3k WordsCompleted He Lin, congratulations on your wedding. On the day you got married, the wind blew. I thought I was finally ready to let go. 205Reads8.0Score—Shelves
13. 1063 童 My Childhood Betrothed, Your Persona Has Crumbled 童养夫，你的人设崩了 Yu Ran Jin郁燃尽14k WordsCompleted My Childhood Betrothed’s Character Has Fallen Apart 88Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The abuse was sudden and unexpected.

14. 1064 花 Flowers Easily Scattered 花易飘零 July Rivers Break七月江河破Ancient Romance133k WordsOngoing [Epic saga + revolution + anti-transmigration + anti-imperial rule + anti-tradition + ensemble cast; five layers of philosophical depth, each turning the one before it on its head; a nonlinear narrative and a uniquely ambitious, profound experiment in the genre of historical romance for women.] The soul of Su Qianling, a young novelist, unexpectedly transmigrates. She awakens in the corpse of a young concubine sacrificed to the founding emperor of the current dynasty. From then on, she is known 12Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1065 向 Keep Moving Forward, Don't Look Back 向前走，别回头 Clouds and Smoke with You云烟与卿Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted At 18, Zhao Xingyang fell in love with someone. To her, the boy was a ray of light in her life, the best gift heaven had ever given her. He was brilliant and flamboyant, carefree and unrestrained. Unfortunately, he didn't know she existed, and she was too much of a coward... Perhaps because she'd met someone so dazzling in her youth, it took her a full ten years to let go. At 28, Zhao Xingyang told herself: “Keep moving forward. Don't look back.” 146Reads8.8Score—Shelves
16. 1066 渎 Blaspheming Buddha 渎佛 A Pot of Wine for Meritorious Deeds勋业一壶酒Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted A bewitching woman who tempers her sharp edges and sinks into ruin alongside him x a Buddhist who casts off his cassock and descends into the mortal world The fateful entanglement between Gou Ting, a Buddhist disciple, and Bai Yue, a temptress from the Hehuan Sect, is utterly overturned when he is reborn. He returns to the past bearing memories etched into his bones, determined to sever their ill-fated bond. But she, her soul reborn across two lifetimes, quietly rewrites her destiny and keeps he 194Reads7.9Score—Shelves
17. 1067 顶 Ironclad Proof That the Top-Tier Star Killed His Wife? No, This Was an Elaborate Frame-Up 顶流明星杀妻铁证？不，这是一场顶级陷害 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕19k WordsCompleted Ironclad Proof That a Top-Tier Star Murdered His Wife? No, This Is an Elaborate Frame-Up —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1068 桥 A Bridge Collapses, a Beauty’s Corpse Is Unearthed, My Father Smiles as He Counts the Money from Selling Me, and the Whole Village Sets Its Sights on Me 桥塌挖出美人尸，爹笑着数钱卖女，我被全村盯上了 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕13k WordsCompleted A Bridge Collapses, Uncovering a Beautiful Woman's Corpse. My Father Smiles as He Counts the Money from Selling Me, and the Whole Village Has Its Eyes on Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1069 怎 How Could Anyone Resist His Flirting? 怎敌他偏撩 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance460k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication and awaiting release] [Unrequited love + devoted to each other + bold flirting and subtle advances + intense romantic tension + seizing the opportunity to take his place] [Elegant, roguish heir to a wealthy family VS aloof, gorgeous enchantress] Also known as "Swaying on the Pillow" Lin Shutong was abruptly dumped by her first love of eight years. In front of everyone in their circle, she asked her ex, “Are you sure you want to break up with me?” He gave her a firm two-wo 74.6kReads9.4Score9.9kShelves

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    It's good, but a bit angsty. The sweetness amidst the angst is just a nice touch. You guys should go and reread the very first sentence of this novel. If you don't even like that, I'm speechless. *Looks up at the sky*

20. 1070 锁 Silken Threads of Love 锁情丝 Stone-Hearted Wooden Man石心木人Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance | Angst] Some Things Cannot Be Mended She had loved him for eight years, yet on their wedding day, he tortured her until she was barely recognizable. From that day on, he subjected her to excruciating torment, determined to keep it up until she died. When the truth came to light, he regretted everything and fell to his knees, humbly begging for forgiveness. Forgive him? What a joke! She said, “My hatred for you has long since seeped into my bones. Even if I ground you to dust 740Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    It's a brutal and heart-wrenching story from beginning to end, with no chance of reconciliation in the end!

21. 1071 前 On the Day My Ex-Wife Remarried, a Bad-Tempered Rich Woman Carried Me Off 前妻再婚那天，我被暴脾气富婆扛走 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted On the Day My Ex-Wife Remarried, a Short-Tempered Rich Woman Carried Me Away —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1072 重 Reborn in the Extreme Cold Apocalypse: I Stockpile Billions in Supplies and Crush the Scumbag 重生极寒末日：我囤百亿物资虐渣男 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕22k WordsCompleted Reborn in the Frozen Apocalypse: I Stockpile Ten Billion in Supplies and Crush the Scumbag —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1073 迟 Regret Came Too Late 迟来的悔意晚到 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪8k WordsCompleted Regret Came Too Late 17.3kReads—Score112Shelves

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    High-quality short stories, highly recommended!

24. 1074 婆 My Mother-in-Law Gave All the Relocation Money to Her Daughter, Then Begged Me to Care for Her 婆婆把拆迁款全给小姑后跪求我养老 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕12k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Gave All the Demolition Compensation to My Sister-in-Law, Then Begged Me to Support Her in Her Old Age —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1075 破 Only After Dawn Did I Learn My Husband's Secret 破晓之后，才知丈夫的秘密 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪28k WordsCompleted Only After Dawn Did I Learn My Husband's Secret —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1076 死 My Rival Put His Arm Around My Wife? I Revealed My Trillion-Dollar Fortune 死对头搂我老婆？我反手亮出千亿资产 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕Urban14k WordsCompleted My Archenemy Has His Arm Around My Wife? I Reveal My Trillion-Yuan Fortune —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1077 穿 Reborn as an Eighties Child Bride, I Flee My Wedding and the Officer Falls for Me 穿成八零童养媳，逃婚军官沦陷了 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + 1980s + sweet romance + business] Wen Qingtong's soul transmigrates into the body of a child bride, and her older brother, unable to accept her, flew into a rage and enlisted. He has been away for ten years. As soon as she wakes up, she finds that Mother Wen has sent a letter claiming to be bedridden and near death, forcing Wen Zhanting to come home and get married. But the moment Wen Zhanting gets home, he catches Mother Wen digging in the vegetable garden. Faced with her r 3.7kReads8.2Score286Shelves

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    😢🌙💖 Day and night are indistinguishable; this book is heart-wrenching and deeply moving. The characters feel incredibly real, and their unpredictable fates are deeply painful. Desire remains unbroken, but thankfully, good dreams arrive in spring. The journey of love leaves its mark, and tomorrow's emotions are difficult to express. The epilogue unfolds, allowing readers to freely indulge in the sea of ​​love.

28. 1078 听 Listening to Rain Studio 听雨工作室 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪29k WordsCompleted Tingyu Studio —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1079 癌 My Cancer-Stricken Wife's First Love Is the Thorn in My Side 癌症妻子的初恋，是我一生的刺 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕10k WordsCompleted My Cancer-Stricken Wife's First Love Is the Thorn in My Side for Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1080 破 Regret After the Broken Mirror 破镜之悔 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪17k WordsCompleted Regrets After the Broken Mirror 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1081 儿 My Son's Essay Exposed It: Dad Had Barely Left When Uncle Came Knocking 儿子作文曝光:爸爸前脚走，叔叔后脚来敲门 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕23k WordsCompleted My Son’s Essay Exposes the Truth: Dad Leaves, Uncle Knocks at the Door Right After —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1082 妻 When His Wife Cheated, He Decided to Let Her Be with Her Lover 妻子的不忠，他决定成全她俩 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪9k WordsCompleted After His Wife's Betrayal, He Decided to Let Her Be with Her Lover 4Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1083 被 Falsely Accused of Rape and Trending Online, I Sent Her to Prison Myself 被诬告强奸上热搜，我亲手送她入狱 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1084 一 Once Unfaithful, Never to Marry Again 一次不忠，终身不娶 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪23k WordsCompleted Once Unfaithful, Never to Marry Again 2Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1085 结 The Trap on Our Wedding Anniversary: My Sister-in-Law Called the Police and Accused Me of Rape 结婚纪念日的陷阱：小姨子报警说我强奸 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕8k WordsCompleted —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1086 妈 Mom, I'll Protect You from Now On 妈妈，以后儿子保护你 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪6k WordsCompleted Mom, Your Son Will Protect You from Now On 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1087 前 My Ex-Husband Begged Me to Take Him Back, but I Left with His Uncle 前夫跪着求复合，我牵着他小叔走了 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕12k WordsCompleted My Ex-Husband Begged Me to Get Back Together, but I Left Holding His Uncle's Hand 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1088 他 He Fell in Love with Someone Else While Bringing Me Back to Life 他在复活我的途中爱上别人 A Fiery Cloud on the Horizon天边有朵火烧云6k WordsCompleted He Fell in Love with Someone Else While Bringing Me Back to Life 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fanfiction—if you can guess who it's about, the pain is doubled. [Almost crying][Almost crying][Almost crying]

39. 1089 从 Transmigrating to Punish Scoundrels 从穿越开始虐渣 March Fireworks烟花三月Two Male Leads336k WordsCompleted [Satisfying scumbag takedowns + physical and emotional torment + broken relationships that can’t be mended + he dies every time] Wei Li, a model citizen, was hit by a truck while saving a brat who had run into the road. He’d imagined that the wonderful medical staff would bring him back to life, but instead, his soul floated out of his body as he watched the ambulance carry away his crushed, bloody corpse. For the first time in his life, he was speechless. With his body in that state, what were 302Reads9.3Score101Shelves

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    The first book is a quick transmigration story with extreme angst, the second is also a quick transmigration story with a tiny bit of sweetness, and the third is highly recommended.

40. 1090 她 She Thought She Was Playing a Torturous Romance Game, but the Man Was a Serial Killer 她以为在玩虐恋游戏，却不知男人是连环杀手 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕15k WordsCompleted She Thinks She's Playing a Torturous Romance Game, But She Doesn't Know He's a Serial Killer —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1091 末 Doomsday Rebirth: The Debts of My Past Life, Repaid with My Life Today 末日重生：前世的债，今朝用命还 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕27k WordsCompleted Doomsday Rebirth: The Debts of My Past Life Will Be Repaid with My Life Today —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1092 拔 After I Slashed Him, My Yandere Disciple Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 拔刀杀我后，病娇孽徒他哭红了眼 A Cat on a Pear Blossom Branch一枝梨花猫Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted [Yandere male disciple + soft, adorable female master + both reborn + transmigrate into a book + a little angst + a long road to winning her back + heroine adored by all] Twists upon twists + no omniscient perspective + calculating male lead early on, humble and desperate later [Original title: Hard to Placate! My Yandere Disciple Turns Darker Every Day] Wen Nuan transmigrates into the story at its very beginning. Looking at the dying young man onstage, she knows that one day he will bring the N 2.6kReads8.2Score139Shelves

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    Don't worry, it'll be tough on you.

43. 1093 我 I Sent My Wife into the Abyss with My Own Hands, Only to Learn It Was Her Salvation 我亲手把妻子送进深渊，才知那是救赎 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕18k WordsCompleted I Sent My Wife to the Abyss with My Own Hands, Only to Learn It Was Her Salvation 2Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1094 左 Go Left at the Light, Right at the Crossing 左灯右行 Young Master of the Zhu Family竹家少爷Two Male Leads330k WordsCompleted “Who are you in my eyes? Who do you want me to stand in for? We trade each other’s joys and sorrows, and the one who loves more is always the first to cry.” “Embracing you wears you out. The one who loves more is always the first to turn false.” Liao Juntao, “Who” “I love you, and it’s like driving against the lights.” Tanya Chua, “Red High Heels” So, if two people aren’t right for each other, they shouldn’t get together in the first place. You agree, Gu Xiangbei? Character setup: A street-c 1.7kReads9.2Score254Shelves

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    It's subtly angsty, with the major tragedy only at the end, but even that gentle angst is enough to make your heart ache. [Crying]

45. 1095 末 The Doomsday Cold Wave: My Fortress Is Beyond the Reach of Scumbags 末日寒潮：我的堡垒渣男高攀不起 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕17k WordsCompleted The Chilling Cold Wave of the Apocalypse: My Scumbag Fortress Can't Hope to Have Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1096 重 Reborn at the End of the World: I Stockpiled Billions in Supplies and Built a Kingdom of Women 重生末日：我囤百亿物资建了座女儿国 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕23k WordsCompleted Reborn in the Apocalypse: I Stockpiled a Hundred Billion in Supplies and Built a Kingdom of Women —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1097 她 Her Secret Lover Turned Out to Be My Brother, Missing for Fifteen Years 她的秘密情人，竟是我失踪十五年的哥哥 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕12k WordsCompleted Her Secret Lover Turns Out to Be My Brother, Missing for Fifteen Years —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1098 那 That Beam of Light, That Year, and My Long-Overdue Goodbye 那年那束光，和我迟来的告别 Cat Lying on a Cloud躺在云朵上的猫Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted [No angst throughout + one heroine + very sweet + doting romance] Mayflies know nothing of tomorrow, but lovers may hope for another life… In that dark alley, he fed her the medicine that would erase her memories with his own hands. Tears mingled with rain and fell onto her pale face. “Forget me, that bastard… Never remember me again.” Years later, Su Han has become a shining star in the medical field, yet the same nightmare wakes her every night: moonlight, an alley, and a man whose face is blu 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead donated his heart to save the female lead; I cried so much! [Crying][crying]

49. 1099 她 She Thought I Didn't Know About That Corpse, Until I Opened the Third Door 她以为我不知道那具尸体，直到我打开了第三道门 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕23k WordsCompleted She thought I didn’t know about that corpse, until I opened the third door —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1100 她 The Night She Cheated, I Gripped Her Lover by the Throat 她出轨那夜，我掐住了她情人的喉咙 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕26k WordsCompleted The night she cheated, I grabbed her lover by the throat —Reads—Score—Shelves

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