Any Short, Heartbreaking Historical Romance Novels? 有没有古言短篇虐文！！！

1. 101 惊 Startled by an Old Dream 惊旧梦 Zi Hui梓回Ancient Romance120k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking tragic ending] Zhong Shuyin always dreamed of a warm figure. Later, she tucked that figure away in her heart, until... that face appeared in her dreams once more, and she realized with a shock that she had lost him many years ago. The person who once pulled her out of the abyss was also the one responsible for her misfortune. Once everything had settled, what fate would await them... The beginning of the story: “You have to come back safe.” She lowered her he 13Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 深 Layers of Resentment in the Deep Palace 深宫怨几重 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted In this mortal world, in the imperial palace, in the mansions of the wealthy, how much love has gone unreturned and turned into bone-deep hatred? The tangled passions and heartbreak of so many men and women have all vanished into the mists of history. 619Reads—Score101Shelves

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   "You vicious woman!" He threw me to the ground. The bricks were cold. I pressed my face to the ground and saw mud on his boots. He squatted down, his eyes red, like an enraged trapped animal. He grabbed my chin and forced me to look up at him. "How can Qing Ge be sorry for you? Are you going to use poisonous wine to harm her?" Poisonous wine. He thought it was me who poisoned him. I opened my mouth, my throat was dry, and finally I just sneered. 19

3. 103 太 The Crown Prince Begs Me to Hit Him Again 太子求我再打他一次 Little Gummy Bear小熊软糖阿Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Crown Prince Begged Me to Hit Him Again —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 柳 Liu Jingyue 柳惊月 Nine Snowy Branches九枝雪Ancient Romance108k WordsCompleted [Ending] At first, he thought he had merely fallen in love with an assassin, and waited for the day they would meet again. Little did he know that the girl he was waiting for had already been sent by his own hand to marry for peace. He had taught her the difference between good and evil, and shown her compassion. Looking back, he could only think how hypocritical he had been. “I was a fool to think I could save you.” Now she had become a princess revered by all, while he was left consumed with r 189Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist hides her identity and is actually the princess of the current dynasty, but the male protagonist does not know this and thinks that she is just an ordinary killer. For the sake of power, he proposes to let the princess get married. Only on the day of the marriage, he realizes that the female protagonist is the princess...

5. 105 吹 Shattering the Moonlight Over Half the River 吹碎半江月 Lin Zhui林追Ancient Romance42k WordsCompleted [Bad Ending / Two Female Leads] Two young women from different backgrounds, yet they end up on the same path. A feudal society, arranged marriages, and no right to make their own choices. All of it is like a stack of death warrants, hastening their decline. They are both lucky and unlucky. Lucky, because they become each other's light; unlucky, because they cannot change their fate. But the ending is beautiful. At least they are together. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Me me me me! I'm super short

6. 106 凤 Above the Phoenix Terrace 凤凰台上 After the Whale Falls鲸落余生Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Above the Phoenix Terrace —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   There are really many male protagonists with Bai Yueguang level of stamina, but it's a pity that they met too late, and the female protagonist can no longer look back.

7. 107 消 The Scar That Won't Fade, The Woman in My Memories 消不去的疤，记忆里的她 Fugui, Who Isn't Good with Words不善言辞的富贵Historical42k WordsCompleted The Scar That Won't Fade, Her in My Memories —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   As the old saying goes, you can try it, if you like it

8. 108 朕 My Beloved Consort Has a Little Money 朕的爱“妃”有点小钱 Fugui, Who Isn't Good with Words不善言辞的富贵Urban17k WordsCompleted My Beloved Consort Has a Little Money —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 首 The Rich Heiress’s Wolfish Lover Has Been Crowned Emperor 首富千金养的小狼狗登基为帝了 Yao Yao Huan垚垚欢28k WordsCompleted The scruffy young man raised by the richest heiress has ascended the throne as emperor. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one! The daughter of the richest man picked up a boy who was sold to the Nanfeng Pavilion and raised him with his own hands. Unexpectedly, he became the eldest son of the emperor after taking the scientific examination. The heroine thought that he had been abandoned and suffered a lot of injustice, but in the end she was left alone to become the queen mother. There is sweetness in the abuse.

10. 110 风 A Beauty That Outshines the Nation 风华倾国 Young Master Tang唐家小主Ancient Romance134k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, she was the last princess of Mengxia. Ten years later, she is the foremost female grand preceptor of the Liuli Kingdom. In enemy territory, she makes careful moves, stirring up turmoil at court behind the scenes with her own hands, all to avenge a hatred that has cut deep! She had planned for everything, but his arrival was the one thing she never expected! He is the famed God of War, admired by women everywhere, yet he falls for her at first sight. Their encounter seems ordained 221Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    You can read this in one day. The girl killed many people for revenge, but the savior turned out to be her enemy who destroyed the country. It was very miserable and sad.

11. 111 阿 Ah-Hui 阿徊 Maning玛宁Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted A Huai —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It is an ancient short story in which the male protagonist died in prison because he was indirectly implicated by the female protagonist in his previous life. After rebirth, he still saved the heroine and gave up the thought of committing suicide. The heroine and the master are also the only two people in the world who are kind to the hero. Mutual salvation runs in both directions.

12. 112 将 The General's Road to Winning Back His Wife 将军的追妻火葬场 Evening Breeze Lifts People o晚风扶人oAncient Romance9k WordsCompleted The General's Road to Winning Back His Wife 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chasing Wife Crematorium [Sending Hearts]

13. 113 不 True to the Love We Share 不负此间相思意 Peach Blossom Wine桃花酿Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted After ten years married to Helian Chu, she ended up behind bars. Her palms were pierced, she watched her senior brother die a terrible death in prison, and she cut flesh from her own body to make medicine for the woman he loved. She thought their child was her last bargaining chip, but that day, she and the baby in her womb were buried beneath the ruins in a fire. The last thing she saw was Helian Chu carrying his beloved away. Feng Wutong finally understood: this love had been nothing but her o 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are short stories

14. 114 一 A Palace Dream Behind the Curtain, Entrusted to Chang’an 一帘宫梦寄长安 Er Wenwen二文文Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted During a struggle for the throne, he wounded a woman. He swore to cherish and protect her for the rest of his life, even hurting his empress for her. But when he opened the empress’s letters, he began to wonder: who was the woman that night, really? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 凉 Suzumiya 凉宫 lingyungzsAncient Romance43k WordsCompleted She is the Silver-Clad Guard’s commander, and she won him an empire. But he despises the blood on her hands. Leng Liuli doesn’t know that from the moment they met, their unhappy fate had already been written. 28Reads5.4Score—Shelves
16. 116 也 Once, We Pledged Our Lives to Each Other 也曾生死许 Ninth Master九爷Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted He said, “Nan Huaiyue, I love you.” Yet he traded my life and our child’s for hers… 42Reads8.0Score—Shelves
17. 117 不 Let the Southern Wind Carry Me Back to Xiangqing 不若南风归向晴 Master Zhou洲爷Ancient Romance52k WordsCompleted The spring scenery in the northern land is as gentle as you, Wen Ruoqing. Could the southern wind ever know my heart? Gu Nanfeng, in my next life, I have two wishes. Not to be an emperor's daughter, and not to meet you... 10Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 情 Consumed by Passion: The Phoenix’s Ordeal 情火焚身，凤凰劫 Loves Chili Peppers爱吃辣椒Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted When her love ran dry and her life neared its end, the only thing Shen Qinghe wanted was to drag that cheating couple down to hell with her! 7Reads5.9Score—Shelves
19. 119 啼 The Blood-Weeping Phoenix Crown 啼血凤冠 Durian Isn't Sweet榴莲不甜Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted She was the bewitching empress who brought ruin to the previous dynasty; he was the overlord who united the realm. When the old dynasty fell, she became a deposed empress whom anyone could bully and humiliate. Their love from years ago had long since vanished, leaving only endless bitterness. “Liu Ruxue, I’ll make sure everyone knows you’re a woman who’ll sleep with anyone. I’m doing this to avenge the loss of my wife and the humiliation of your betrayal.” “Gu Moting, we owe each other nothing a 3Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 冷 The Cold-Hearted, Crippled Prince's Stunning Princess 冷情残王倾城妃 Shattered Ice碎碎冰Ancient Romance31k WordsCompleted If Qi Lanqin had known how miserable she would be a few years later, she never would have saved his life. Years of putting up with everything had earned her nothing but a letter of divorce when her heart was broken. She turned away without hesitation, while he was left utterly lost... 27Reads8.1Score—Shelves
21. 121 北 The Bitter Oranges of Beihuai 北淮有枳 The Blue Moon Bids Farewell to Mortal Life青月挽浮生Ancient Romance154k WordsCompleted Also known as: After the Political Marriage, the Princess and the Second Male Lead Get Their Happy Ending Princess sent to marry into enemy nation vs. enemy nation’s crown prince, BE [Angst + trash male lead + not both first-timers + female general + princess] Bei Qihuai: Crown Prince of Beichen. Nan Zhi: Princess of Nanzhao. Forced into a political marriage, she endured humiliation and kept silent for the sake of her younger sister back in Nanzhao, for her own survival, and for revenge. For his 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short piece of abuse that gets more and more addictive the more you read it.

22. 122 继 The Stepmother Takes Charge: The Mad Empress Dowager Is Both Cunning and Chic 继母在上：疯批母后她茶又飒 Summer Never Ends长夏未央Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed heroine + playing dumb to outwit her enemies + dark-to-light + an overwhelming sense of fate] [Deeply calculating hero + seemingly innocent but secretly sinister + devoted exclusively to the heroine + grand ambitions] Everyone knows her as a femme fatale, a mad beauty, but no one knows why she became this way. They are laughable; she is tragic! The year she became Beiming’s new empress, the ruler of Beiming wiped out the Jing Kingdom, causing her entire maternal family to be slaugh 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Crazy criticism in both directions, Xiaoma Literature

23. 123 云 Clouds Seem Desolate 云若萧然 Crocodile Dairy Cow鳄鱼奶牛Ancient Romance19k WordsCompleted Yun Ruo Xiao Ran 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Nice!!! Especially the first one!! Wall push! The down-and-out daughter ✘ The general lost his memory, his whole family was burned to charcoal, the maid died to protect her, and even her lover... Wow, wow, wow, look!!

24. 124 月 Frostlight at the Start of the Month 月初上霜华 Crocodile Dairy Cow鳄鱼奶牛14k WordsCompleted Frosty Splendor at the Start of the Month —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 将 The General's Mistake 将军误 Crocodile Dairy Cow鳄鱼奶牛Ancient Romance19k WordsCompleted The General's Mistake —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 念 Remembering Awu 念阿妩 Icelandic Lop Rabbit冰岛垂耳兔Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted Remembering Awu 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here here.

27. 127 白 Moonlight on the Sparse Paulownia 白月映疏桐 That Cloud That Fell to Earth那片落地的云Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted White Moonlight Over Sparse Paulownias —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The cunning princess and the sickly tutor both died. He used his few lives as a bargaining chip to give her future stability and the right to choose. She fell under the sycamore flower tree where his bones were buried and committed suicide with the sycamore hairpin carved by his own hands.

28. 128 萤 Ode to Fireflies 萤火赋 Tangtang Qiqi糖糖七七Ancient Romance111k WordsCompleted Also known as The Shocking Truth: The Great Strategist of Dalin Is a Woman Enter with caution (this is a very different style from the author's story about Ling'er) [Pure historical setting + tragedy + inspiring growth + two strong leads + bittersweet ending] Main couple: a brilliant, devoted female strategist vs. a cool-headed, proper Prince of Yan Secondary couple: a quirky female general vs. a carefree little beggar A story of family, friendship, and love that will make you cry A story with l 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so sad [I'm about to cry] [I'm about to cry] [I'm about to cry]

29. 129 古 An Anthology of Ancient Tales 古篇集录 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance82k WordsCompleted [Collected Ancient Tales] This book brings together two short stories in an ancient style. Life is vast, and every meeting is a bond of fate. Dear readers, come along with me. 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An old saying!!!

30. 130 灭 After My Kingdom Fell, the Emperor Forced Me to Become His One True Love 灭国后，陛下强娶我为白月光 San Yue Xixi三月熙熙Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted After the Fall of Her Kingdom, His Majesty Forces Me to Become His White Moonlight —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine and the male lead were childhood sweethearts. The hero fell in love with the heroine at first sight, then plotted to usurp the throne and robbed the heroine. The ending was be

31. 131 将 The General Tong Guang 将军同光 Ode to Romance风花雪月颂Ancient Romance86k WordsCompleted He walked toward me slowly, step by step, until I could clearly see his eyes and the reflection of myself in them. “Xiangwan?” I suddenly remembered the night the matchmaker came to propose on someone's behalf. Bai Qi had climbed onto the corner of my courtyard wall and overheard me say he might be attracted to men. He had been furious. 7Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    80,000-Word short abuse article [Thinking][Thinking]

32. 132 寂 The Lonely Spring in an Empty Courtyard Comes Late 寂寞空庭春欲晚 Fei Wo Si Cun匪我思存Ancient Romance172k WordsCompleted A duet of flute and reed instruments brings about a tangled romance in a golden age. In the spring of the eighteenth year of the Kangxi reign, the emperor traveled to Baoding for a hunting expedition. That night, Nalan Rongruo, a palace guard who had accompanied the emperor, heard him play “Moonrise” on an iron reed. From a spot far from the camp, someone played along on a flute. Nalan recognized the flutist as Linlang, his cousin, who had been taken into the palace. He could not help showing hi 1.4kReads9.3Score250Shelves

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    A classic among the classics of ancient short stories about abuse!! [Adoration]

33. 133 此 In This Life, You Are My Only Love 此生风月唯有你 Half Sugar半糖Modern Romance35k WordsCompleted He married her only to take revenge for her betrayal years ago. When she left, he searched the entire land for her, the woman he had lost... 38Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    These are about 50,000 words, and I personally think they are quite cruel.

34. 134 此 The Road Ahead Is One of Heartbreak 此去离殇 Little Phantom幻小妖Ancient Romance61k WordsCompleted “You never deserved to be my wife.” Once, she had loved him with all her heart, only to be met with his cold rejection. Time passed, and she died before his eyes. All the love she had never gotten to confess became a sharp sword plunging into his heart… 206Reads8.0Score—Shelves
35. 135 负 A Lifetime of Regrets, A Heart Still Unable to Let Go 负尽流年意难平 Eleven十一Ancient Romance57k WordsCompleted In a world of ice and snow, a bridal procession stretches for miles. The ruler of Dongli marries a new queen, and the whole nation celebrates. But the new queen is nothing more than a substitute. Everyone knows that Xiao Zhan, to honor the late Princess Li, has gathered women from across the land who resemble her and keeps them in the inner palace. I am the only exception. Is it coincidence, or conspiracy? As the truths deliberately buried begin to surface, layer by layer, and the feuds between 38Reads6.1Score—Shelves
36. 136 一 A Lifetime of Peace 一世长宁 A Xing阿星Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 137 刻 Love as Deep as Ever, Like an Old Dream 刻骨相思如旧梦 Chu Yi楚一Ancient Romance61k WordsCompleted The delicate dice are carved with red beans, a token of lovesickness that pierces the heart. Do you know? Once, she thought that marrying him would be the beginning of her happiness. But later, she realized that marrying him was the beginning of her misery. Once, she thought that if they couldn’t live in love, at least they could die together. But later, she realized just how terribly wrong she had been. At the ends of the earth, each living their own life, all that remains is the bone-deep long 19Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 138 与 A Drunken Farewell, Longing for You 与君长诀醉相思 Diudiu丢丢Ancient Romance31k WordsCompleted They fell in love when they signed their marriage contract. But after a campaign away, everything had changed! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 139 思 I Long for You and Hate You, Yet You Know Nothing 思君恨君君不知 Milk Candy牛奶糖Ancient Romance64k WordsCompleted To pay for her mother’s medical treatment, she sells herself as a concubine. But the moment her red veil is lifted, she discovers that the man who bought her is the impoverished scholar who once abandoned her. 8Reads5.5Score—Shelves
40. 140 顾 Gu Shang Qingcheng 顾上倾城 Jing Yueban井月半Ancient Romance54k WordsCompleted One is Gu Qingcheng, the celebrated courtesan of the capital. The other is Wen Yuehua, the notorious and debauched heir of the Yuehua household. Deep devotion? Mutual love? It was all just an act between us. And if this is a play, then it’s my turn to leave the stage. I’ve spent my life surrounded by pleasure and indulgence, and it’s been a ridiculous one. But the most ridiculous thing I ever did was wrong her... As the curtain rises, who are the two of them really playing in this drama? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 141 一 Drunk on Longing at the Thought of You 一念相思红颜醉 Speck of Snow点点雪Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted Mo Wanjing believed Tuoba Mo loved her, so she gave him her heart and lost her life. Yet he thought she was venomous, shameless, and wanton. Only after a great fire left nothing but a skeleton and the conspiracy was revealed did Tuoba Mo realize he had been deceiving himself. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 红 The Beauty Who Captures Hearts 红颜绊人心 Sugar-Oil Baba糖油粑粑Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted A beautiful woman can ensnare the heart. She regrets ever meeting him in this life. Their encounter seven years ago bound them together for life, and ruined them both. If only everything could start over, if only she could return to the day they first met, she would never have so easily believed his promise: “I’ll marry you.” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 新 On the Second Day of My Marriage, I Was Captured by an Enemy General 新婚第二日，我被敌国将军俘虏了 Bi Qing'ai碧青嗳Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted On the Second Day of My Marriage, I Was Captured by an Enemy General 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short double death torture novel

44. 144 皎 Bright Moonlight Beyond the Pass, Shining Back on My Hometown 皎入塞外，昭回故里 Wu Huan Wei Shuang雾幻为霜Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Bright Moon Enters the Frontier, and the Sun Returns to Its Homeland —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    What is being abused is the justice of the family and the country. Childhood sweethearts are in love, but they can't be together. The prime minister's daughter-in-law and the young general. What is cruel is the deep love between father and daughter. Being awake is painful. Heading towards the ending that I know is destined to be difficult

45. 145 偏 The Obsessive Crown Prince’s Captive Delight 偏执太子的掌中欢 Xuan Yu Tingzhi in Reverse轩雨听之倒序Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Obsessed Crown Prince's Cherished One 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An ancient sadistic novel, when she runs away from him, he chases her, but she cannot fly.

46. 146 重 Reborn, I Gave My Fiancé to the Real Heiress 重生后，我将未婚夫让给了真千金 Xuan Yu Tingzhi in Reverse轩雨听之倒序Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Gave My Fiancé to the Real Heiress —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 147 被 My Ex Who Dumped Me Became My Direct Boss 被分手的前男友成了我的顶头上司 Xuan Yu Tingzhi in Reverse轩雨听之倒序Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted My Ex Who Dumped Me Became My Direct Boss 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 我 I’ve Lived for a Thousand Years Just to See You Off on Your Final Journey 我活千年，只为送你最后一程 Mister Southern Dream先生南梦8k WordsCompleted I Lived for a Thousand Years Just to See You Off on Your Final Journey 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Does this look good?

49. 149 他 He Kept Summer Hidden 他藏了夏天 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted That night, the young man slowly bent down, bracing his hands on his thighs so he could look her in the eye. It was as if he were declaring that they stood as equals in matters of the heart. Keeping his voice low, he asked, “Senior, I like you. Do you like me?” Ji An raised her hand to stroke Xu Linxi’s cheek and softly ordered him, “Close your eyes.” Xu Linxi trembled, then obediently lowered his lashes. Ji An’s lips curved into a smile. She placed both hands on either side of his face, rose on 11.3kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    Made me cry... Late at night...

50. 150 迷 Lost in the Mist, the Fallen Princess Can't Escape 迷雾中，亡国公主逃不掉 Desire for a Splendid Journey欲华游Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Jiang Nuanyue: “Why does everything I want have to leave me?” Yun Yuan: “Your name is Nuanyue, Warm Moon. Why won't you let your warm moonlight shine on me?” Jiang Yan (Yue Yi): “Don't worry, my princess. Wherever you are, I'll be by your side.” Qing Luo: “Little Nuanyue, I'm so cold. Just like that frozen lake in winter all those years ago. Will you hold me?” Why is everything I reach for like grains of sand slipping through my fingers, impossible to hold on to? 15Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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