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1. 301 降 Cultivation Through Dimensional Reduction: I Use First Principles to Suppress the Heavenly Dao 降维修仙：我用底层逻辑镇压天道 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神97k WordsCompleted Cultivation Through Downgrading: I Use First Principles to Crush the Heavenly Dao 5Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 302 末 Doomsday Architect: I Turned the Wasteland into a Hellish Joke 末日架构师：我把废土玩成了地狱笑话 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神84k WordsCompleted Doomsday Architect: I Turned the Wasteland into a Hellish Joke 3Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 303 钢 Steel and Sunflower 钢与葵 Ripples of a Dream梦的涟漪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing This is a serious, dark-toned epic fantasy set on an imaginary continent. It features multiple protagonists, intricately interwoven plotlines, and a profound world. Its many elements include historical realism, political intrigue, steampunk, Cthulhu, mystery, and character growth. It is a slow burn, but never drags. Welcome to a world that belongs to no heroes. Here, pure light does not triumph over darkness. Instead, faith and fate clash in a bloody struggle. Supernatural powers are not blessin 271Reads9.2Score239Shelves

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   A great Western fantasy book with a slightly mind-bending plot. The author's writing is superb, and it gets more and more exciting as you read on.

4. 304 人 The Grand Show of Life: The Top Player 人间大戏：首席玩家 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神73k WordsCompleted The Grand Spectacle of the Mortal World: The Top Player 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's exhilarating, bursting with boundless imagination, but upon closer examination, it's all grounded in solid mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and the human condition... This is the true essence of a good work.

5. 305 绝 The Severing of Heaven and Earth: I Use My Bloodline to Restart the Ancient War of the Gods 绝地天通：我用血脉重启上古神战 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神38k WordsCompleted Heaven and Earth Cut Off: I Restarted the Ancient God War with My Bloodline 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 306 被 After the Algorithm Stripped Me of Human Status, I Took Down the Cyber Elite 被算法开除人籍后，我掀了赛博豪门 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神70k WordsCompleted After the Algorithm Stripped Me of My Humanity, I Took Down the Cyber Elite 6Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 天 Weaving Heaven and Earth: I Use Heavy-Duty Machine Tools to Create Cyber Brocade 天织玄黄：我用重工机床织造赛博云锦 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神76k WordsCompleted Weaving Heaven and Earth: I Use Heavy-Duty Machine Tools to Weave Cyber Brocade 2Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 308 超 Fifty Credits Off for Being Late: I Eat Cyber Gods for Dinner 超时扣五十，我把赛博神明当饭吃 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神64k WordsCompleted Fifty Deducted for Every Minute Over: I Eat Cybernetic Gods for Dinner 4Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 309 嫌 Suspect Lin Yuan: I Used Chemistry to Hold All of Humanity Hostage 嫌疑人林渊：我用化学绑架了全人类 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神98k WordsCompleted Suspect Lin Yuan: I Held All of Humanity Hostage with Chemistry 4Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 310 全 My Family Stole My Fate? I Poisoned Them in Return and Sent Them to Hell 全家偷我命格？我反向投毒送他们下地狱 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神45k WordsCompleted My whole family stole my fate? I poison them in return and send them all to hell 8Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 311 逆 Defying Fate: I Used a Billion-Dollar Lever to Hostile-Takeover the Heavenly Dao 逆转天命：我用百亿杠杆恶意收购了天道 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神88k WordsCompleted Defying Fate: I Used a Ten-Billion-Yuan Lever to Hostilely Acquire the Heavenly Dao 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 312 全 Highway Survival for All: While Everyone Fights for Luxury Cars, I Ride a Beat-Up Tricycle and Build a Nuclear Bomb by Hand 全民公路：都抢豪车，我骑破三轮手搓核爆 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神97k WordsCompleted Everyone on the Road: While Everyone Fights Over Luxury Cars, I Ride a Beat-Up Tricycle and Build a Nuclear Bomb by Hand 179Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 313 天 The Heavenly Dao Wanted to Smite Me, So I Sent It a Group-Buying Deal to Chop the Price 天道要劈我，我给它发了个拼夕夕砍一刀 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神98k WordsCompleted The Heavenly Dao tried to strike me down, so I sent it a Pinduoduo “Bargain for a Knife” link 2Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 314 西 Journey to the West: I Only Speak Reason, So Why Are All the Gods Losing It? 西游：贫僧只讲理，满天神佛为何当场裂开？ Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神62k WordsCompleted Journey to the West: I’m a monk who only argues with reason. Why are all the gods and Buddhas falling apart on the spot? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 315 琅 The Fake Heir of Langya: With Only 1% Battery Left, I Use Industry to Conquer the Northern and Southern Dynasties 琅琊假子：电量仅剩1%，我靠工业镇压南北朝 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神93k WordsCompleted A Fake Heir in Langya: My Battery’s at 1%, So I Use Industry to Conquer the Northern and Southern Dynasties 4Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 316 开 From the Start, Every Broken Engagement Grants Me Supreme Cultivation! 开局只要被退婚，就得无上修为！ The Kindhearted Demon Lord善良的大魔头Eastern Fantasy143k WordsOngoing [Wild fantasy + invincible + System + no saintly self-sacrifice + ruthless and decisive] Lin Yun transmigrates to the world of cultivation as the Lin family’s infamous good-for-nothing young master, and is bound to an eccentric System that makes him stronger whenever he courts death. But the System has an even more bizarre feature: if he gets successfully dumped by his fiancée, he will instantly gain invincible cultivation! As it happens, Ouyang Xue of the Ouyang family in Yuntian City was betro —Reads—Score—Shelves

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17. 317 阿 A Bao’s Adventures 阿宝历险记 De Ran Wen Yi德然文一Urban207k WordsCompleted Abao, a newcomer to the world, sets off with his loyal dog, Sheng Dou Shi, through a series of mountains as lovely as a paradise on earth. Together they embark on a wondrous, mysterious, and sacred journey beyond time and space… 63Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 318 仙 A Hilarious Tale of Immortals and Heroes 仙侠笑传 Yun Xi Jiuxiao云兮九霄Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 48Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    Let's see what's going on.

19. 319 重 A Reborn Life in the Siheyuan 重生之四合院人生 Yun Xi Jiuxiao云兮九霄Urban877k WordsCompleted A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 320 网 Online Game: Rebuilding My Life 网游之重塑人生 Wang the Fool王呆子Sports1.3M WordsOngoing Qin Feng used to be a hopeless romantic. He gave his girlfriend his whole heart and treated her like a queen. And what did he get in return? She casually tossed out, "You can't give me the life I want," then turned around and walked away. Qin Feng was completely crushed. He holed up in his rented apartment every day, questioning his whole existence and wondering what the point of living was. Eventually, with nothing else to do and no other options, he plunged into an online game to kill time. 492Reads9.5Score343Shelves

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    This is a book that teaches people how to make more money in real life and how to defy fate.

21. 321 寒 The Origin of the Ice Sword 寒冰剑之缘起 Fireworks Princess wt烟花公主wtAncient Romance314k WordsOngoing The martial world is rife with intrigue, bloody scenes, and tangled affairs of love and hate. They were the best of friends, yet took entirely different paths. Right and wrong meant different things to each of them, and both had their own principles. They fell in love with the same woman, but expressed it in different ways. And so the story that follows began. This story is only the beginning. 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hope you enjoy it! Let's ride the winds of the martial world together and witness a bloody storm that has been planned for 16 years. Thank you.

22. 322 静 The Prince Jing’s Consort: Master, Save Me 静王妃之师傅救我 Murong Yiyu慕容忆鱼Ancient Romance811k WordsOngoing Originally titled The Princess Consort of Prince Jing, this novel was renamed The Princess Consort of Prince Jing: Master, Save Me in memory of a departed friend. It tells the story of Princess Murong Jingwen of Beiping. After descending from Yuntai Mountain, she misses her chance to marry Lin Yutai and is sent far away to the Chen Kingdom to wed Prince Jing as part of a political alliance. She is abducted along the way, and meets Li Chaoyang, a villager of the Chen Kingdom. Thus begins the stor 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending this book; it's quite good, you should check it out.

23. 323 绝 Peerless Secret Words: The Spirit Heavens Chronicle 绝世密言：灵天记 Ouyang Miguo欧阳米果Eastern Fantasy997k WordsCompleted Through fantastical stories, this book explores the mysteries of the universe and explains the principles of life, helping readers understand why people live. In doing so, it can help them put their worries aside and embrace life's experiences with greater optimism and energy! 913Reads9.4Score127Shelves

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    Here it comes; a good book stands up to scrutiny.

24. 324 帝 The Emperor Star Descends 帝星临 From Pure White Novice to Emperor Supreme纯粹小白变帝尊Eastern Fantasy972k WordsOngoing The day his engagement was broken, he turned around and wrote a letter of divorce. “Today you cast me aside like a worn-out shoe. One day, you’ll be reaching for me and find I’m beyond your grasp.” The night a meteor fell, the young prodigy lost all his cultivation and became the laughingstock of Qingyang City. On the day of his wedding, the saintess tore up their engagement in front of everyone. He picked up his brush, wrote a letter of divorce, and made a three-year pact. Everyone thought 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

25. 325 武 Martial Spirit Era: Throne of Soul Seals 武魂纪元：魂印王座 From Pure White Novice to Emperor Supreme纯粹小白变帝尊Eastern Fantasy419k WordsCompleted In a border town in the Tianshu Domain, young Lin Chen awakened a low-grade Yellow-rank mortal stone soul seal and was mocked as a good-for-nothing soul seal the likes of which appeared only once in a thousand years. But who could have guessed that the despised, useless seal was actually the nascent form of a one-in-ten-thousand Chaos Soul Seal? The broken soul-seal compass his father left behind set him on the path to the pinnacle of the Soul Origin Realm: Form a pact with a Chaos Spirit Turtle 12Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 326 废 Good-for-Nothing Beast Tamer: All My Pets Are Weirdos 废柴御兽师：我的宠兽全是奇葩款 From Pure White Novice to Emperor Supreme纯粹小白变帝尊36k WordsCompleted Good-for-Nothing Beast Tamer: All My Beasts Are Weirdos 97Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 327 节 Guardians of the Solar Terms 节气守护者 From Pure White Novice to Emperor Supreme纯粹小白变帝尊Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted The Guardians of the Solar Terms On the night fireworks were banned, I met a Lantern Festival spirit on the brink of death. Only after inheriting my family’s ancient jade did I learn that all twenty-four solar terms have spirits. When their customs disappear, the spirits fade away. The technological beads on the young mayor’s wrist are quietly strangling the whole town’s memories. Before the last Spring Festival, I must find a new way to keep tradition alive: Not by fighting the times, but by he 13Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 328 虚 Sequence of the Void Realm 虚境序列 From Pure White Novice to Emperor Supreme纯粹小白变帝尊Urban652k WordsCompleted On the first day virtual reality invaded the real world, I became the most wanted criminal. In the fully immersive game Beyond, I solved an ancient riddle and became the first “complete infiltrator.” The next day, my rival from the game died suddenly in the real world, with the game’s curse marks appearing on his face. The police thought I was the killer. They couldn’t understand how I could “see” the killer’s fingerprints left on the doorknob, or “read” the final scene of terror in the dead m 2Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 329 A My AI Buddy Helps Me Win Big This New Year: A Healing Tale of Reverse Reunion for a Burned-Out Office Worker AI搭子带我躺赢新年：脆皮社畜的反向团圆治愈记 From Pure White Novice to Emperor Supreme纯粹小白变帝尊35k WordsCompleted My AI Buddy Helps Me Win Big This New Year: A Healing Tale of a Fragile Office Worker Finding a Different Kind of Family Reunion —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 330 空 Cadmium Red in the Blank: A Gift for the Tenth Year 空白的镉红一个第十年的礼物 From Pure White Novice to Emperor Supreme纯粹小白变帝尊40k WordsCompleted Blank Cadmium Red: A Gift for the Tenth Year 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 331 出 The Shared Diary in the Rental Apartment 出租屋的共享日记 From Pure White Novice to Emperor Supreme纯粹小白变帝尊49k WordsCompleted The Shared Diary in the Rental Apartment 3Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 332 灯 Lamp and Bone 灯与骨 From Pure White Novice to Emperor Supreme纯粹小白变帝尊34k WordsCompleted Light and Bone 6Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 333 黄 Sunset on the Yellow River 黄河落日 Liu Jin刘瑾Urban244k WordsCompleted Sunset over the Yellow River is a work set against the 1938 Huayuankou Incident. The story unfolds against a backdrop of warfare and follows two love stories experienced by a woman who cannot speak... 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend a few of my own books!

34. 334 幽 Chronicles of the Netherworld 幽冥记 Liu Jin刘瑾Eastern Fantasy175k WordsCompleted Set against the backdrop of Song dynasty mythology, the story begins with a journey through the underworld and unfolds through a series of characters and tales. As the Buddha says, “Goodness is the root of all things,” and so loyalty and filial piety are the foundations of being human. Holding on to a single good thought is the righteous path of this world. The Buddha also says, “Desire is the source of resentment in the human heart.” Love can fill the heart with the joy of blooming flowers, but 91Reads—Score100Shelves
35. 335 雅 The Yama Mountains 雅玛山脉 Liu Jin刘瑾Modern Romance109k WordsCompleted The Yama Mountains lie on the plateau, far from the bustle of the cities, amid cold and desolate surroundings. Herdsmen have lived here for generations, and their peaceful, quiet lives are suddenly shattered one day when a group of strangers enters the area… 15Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 336 飏 Yangcheng 飏城 Liu Jin刘瑾Historical200k WordsCompleted This is just one of countless stories from the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression: sacrifice, passion, fear, and moving moments fill every cell. In this era, even love seems to have been reduced to waiting... 65Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 337 山 Wild Pansy 山堇花 Liu Jin刘瑾Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted Lin Meng escaped the great bombing of Wuhan, only to be kidnapped and sold to a wealthy household in the countryside as the bride of an idiot. Her life was full of misfortune, yet she found a different kind of happiness... 36Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 338 北 North Gate, South City 北门南城 Liu Jin刘瑾Urban226k WordsCompleted The front line stretches from north to south, and the story begins in a small town in the Northeast. Decline, hope, redemption, hardship, pain, and love reaching ever farther: it all feels like a dream. The story unfolds through its male and female leads, depicting the helplessness of wartime. 50Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 339 前 My Ex Got a Flash Marriage, So I Married the Tycoon Who Saved Me 前任闪婚，我和救我的大佬联姻了 Nighttime 66夜里66Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing Flash marriage, flash divorce + A brilliant, neurotic guy who never speaks his mind Fang Yu was the last to find out that her boyfriend of two years had gotten married on a whim. He even shamelessly asked her to be “the woman behind him,” so Fang Yu promptly blocked him. Fang Yu went out drinking alone and met Lin Jingze at a bar. A deliberate setup forced her to marry Lin Jingze, but they soon divorced. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Book recommendation! [Kiss emojis]

40. 340 两 A Fateful Encounter of Yin and Yang 两仪奇缘 Mang Miao莽眇Eastern Fantasy878k WordsOngoing A high-energy story about growth. Can't beat them? Use simulations to find their weaknesses! Your cultivation technique is inefficient? Use simulations to improve it! Want to learn your opponent's moves? Record them in a simulation, and they're yours! Can't find a martial art that suits you? Create your own through simulation! In a world where spiritual energy has run dry, two boys are drawn into the martial world by a village massacre. This is a story of youthful passion and growth. The boys en 211Reads9.4Score130Shelves

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    Recommended book

41. 341 血 Don't Open Your Eyes Under the Blood Moon 血月下，别睁眼 Ruiling瑞陵Mystery237k WordsOngoing [Slow-paced] + [Urban fantasy] On the night of the Ghost Festival, a red moon hung in the sky. The news said it was a once-in-a-century astronomical spectacle. I believed them. Then I noticed that in the photo of the moon on my phone, a dense crowd of “people” stood behind me. But there had clearly been no one else on the rooftop. Even stranger, people began vanishing mysteriously across the city the next day, yet none of the media mentioned it. The TV kept playing experts’ explanations on a lo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The atmosphere of this book is absolutely amazing! The opening scene with a red moon hanging in the sky on the Ghost Festival immediately sets the tone for the eerie atmosphere. The slow-paced narrative allows the supernatural details of the city to seep out little by little, and the first-person perspective is so immersive that I was gripping my phone tightly while reading it late at night!

42. 342 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: I Found the Path to Ascension on Blue Star 末世重生：我在蓝星找到飞升路 Young Man from Yanling延陵青年Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted On July 14, 4056, an asteroid struck Blue Star, triggering earthquakes and volcanic eruptions and raising temperatures to between 50 and 60 degrees Celsius. Ninety percent of humanity and other life perished. The protagonist, Chen Bo, had just suffered the double blow of losing his job and being dumped, and had gone to the mountains near his hometown to clear his mind. A natural cave and abundant wild food helped him survive the catastrophe. Then, as the climate changed, an unknown substance app 6Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended, the rating is genuine and still rising.

43. 343 莽 Striding Across the World: Revolution and Creation 莽行天下革新创世 Young Man from Yanling延陵青年Historical566k WordsCompleted A young man from the modern era travels back through time with a System, arriving in the late Western Han dynasty and inhabiting Wang Mang’s body. The System’s mission is to carry out a series of reforms and innovations, driving social change through his own efforts and bringing prosperity to all under heaven... 4Reads8.1Score—Shelves
44. 344 莺 A Cultivation Path Among the Warblers 莺莺燕燕修仙路 Illusory Mortal World幻人间Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An urban, everyday-life story told in plain language. High-martial-arts cultivation without spiritual energy; no System, no old master in a magical artifact, and no rebirth. There's life and conflict, and when it's time to fight or kill, the protagonist does just that. Beautiful women are his cultivation resource, not a harem obligation. This is a modern high-martial-arts world with almost no spiritual energy, so cultivation should be impossible. But lucky Li Jun unexpectedly obtained an incredi 59Reads8.1Score270Shelves

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    A responsible man who takes beautiful women flying, not a harem protagonist; urban high-level martial arts with "no spiritual energy" cultivation; the protagonist is not repressed; everyday life written in plain language; there is struggle, bloodshed, and killing; no system, no old man, no time travel, no rebirth.

45. 345 打 Better Than Working: Winning Over the Crown Prince, the Client 打工不如打甲方太子的主意 You Caoquanyin佑草泉音Modern Romance287k WordsOngoing [Based on true events + urban life + workplace + strong female lead + smart characters + sweet romance] A wonderful workplace romance set in the urban financial world, inspired by real-life experiences in the modern workplace. It lays bare the dark side behind the financial sector’s glamorous facade. The writing is delicate, the scenes vivid, the emotions genuine, and the plot is full of unexpected twists. The heroine is a rookie auditor, but a strong woman at heart. She stays sharp and emotiona —Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    This is absolutely addictive! It's a slice-of-life story about a strong female protagonist in the urban finance industry, filled with unexpected plot twists and turns. The writing is delicate and incredibly realistic!

46. 346 昊 Clear Sky Golden Crow: It Starts with a Son-in-Law of the Seven Treasure Clan 昊天金乌：从七宝赘婿开始 Three-Seven-Twenty-One Wooden Man三七二十一木头人Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Tang Chen is the illegitimate son of the Clear Sky Clan's leader, born into a life of sorrow. In the grief of his mother's death, he unexpectedly awakens two astonishing martial souls: the mighty, domineering Clear Sky Hammer and a three-legged Golden Crow containing the source of the Sun's True Fire! Near death, he is rescued by Yun You, a reclusive Ultimate Douluo traveling the world, and taken to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to lie low. To win the loyalty of Yun You and his disciple, c 45Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    Here they come! [Laughs][laughs]

47. 347 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Beautiful Teacher, I Went Rebellious 穿越成美女老师后我叛逆了 UU Empress DowagerUU太后Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted Top student + transmigrate + sweet romance + literature + personal growth A genius science-and-engineering student who ruled the school and laughed her way through life failed her entrance exam for the University of Science and Technology of China’s gifted youth program during her first year of high school. Heartbroken, she stepped into the “Madam Yi No. 1” time-traveling machine built by her quirky best friend, Shen Han, and emerged as a demure Chinese teacher. But she ran into one obstacle aft 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Amazing!!! [KISS][KISS] Written by a real Chinese language teacher [heart][heart] A workplace newbie struggles and grows step by step [sending hearts][sending hearts] It's really super good! A top student and well-behaved girl transmigrates into a beautiful teacher, gets wildly pursued by a handsome and roguish school heartthrob, is chased by a rich and handsome school doctor, and battles wits with a cunning principal. It's sweet and exciting, written by a real top student, good-looking and insightful [heart][heart][heart][sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts]

48. 348 疯 Mad Wife, Wolf Husband 疯妻狼夫 A Passing Guest in the Flow of Time往事流年稍作客Modern Romance178k WordsOngoing [Ice-Cold Revenge-Seeking Woman with a Mental Illness vs. Obsessive CEO: A Battle Royale] [She Returns from Hell, and He’s Willing to Endure Eternal Damnation] To avenge his first love, he personally had me committed to a psychiatric hospital. Five years later, I returned, “cured,” a wooden doll with no emotions. But he looked at me with red-rimmed eyes and said he missed me. I smiled and handed him a knife. “Either kill me, or...” “Go mad with me.” Everyone thought I was crazy. Only I knew I wa —Reads—Score—Shelves

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