The Female Lead Is an Ordinary Person, and the Male Lead Regrets Losing Her. Angsty First, Sweet Later 女主是普通人，然后男主追妻火葬场，先虐后甜

1. 501 囚 Keep Her as Your Captive, You Madman, and Torment Her Night After Night 囚宠她，疯批大佬夜夜欺 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + angst before sweetness + groveling ex + forced love + old-school melodrama + powerful man humbled by love + both inexperienced + sugar daddy + kept woman] [Cold-blooded, domineering bastard x soft-hearted but resilient sweetheart] With her mother gravely ill, Xu Zhizhi took a job at a private club, hoping to earn more money for her treatment. She never expected to accidentally damage a jade pendant belonging to a powerful man. The pendant was worth 20 million, far more than 5.5kReads—Score25414d adds

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   Highly recommended ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

2. 502 天 A Little Lucky Star Falls from the Sky, and the Whole Marshal’s Household Spoils Her 天降小福星，帅府全家宠上天 Little Duck Doesn't Eat Grass小鸭不吃草Modern Romance889k WordsCompleted [Republican-era setting + adorable little one + pampered by everyone + lucky charm + no romance] Mao Mao’s mother was going to marry Commander Lou as his fourth concubine, so she went with her into the military governor’s residence. Everyone said the Lou household was a den of dragons and tigers that devoured people. As a little tagalong, she surely wouldn’t last long, and sooner or later she and her mother would be thrown out. But Eldest brother, the young marshal: “I’ll take Mao Mao horseback 34.7kReads9.0Score5.9k14d adds

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   🔥A sweet campus romance! A poor student and a wealthy young master from Beijing's elite circle, both pure and innocent, shower each other with sweetness! 😆~ A five-year-old future adorable baby suddenly appears and discovers that the two, who have no connection whatsoever, are actually the baby's parents. Their sweet interactions are so saccharine they're almost sickening! ✨

3. 503 我 Our Meeting Among Billions of Stars 我们的相遇是亿万星辰 Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人Modern Romance126k WordsOngoing [Pure romance... slow-paced. If nobody reads it... I'll read it myself, haha. Yay~ (σ≧∀≦)σ] Our meeting was a miracle, both accidental and inevitable, amid the turning of billions of stars. In this vast universe, it was a unique, silent yet grand expression of love. - Losing someone is heart-wrenching, of course. It leaves a hard-to-heal crack in your life and ushers in a long rainy season. But falling in love with you, that itself is the one rose blooming on my barren wasteland, never to wit —Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 504 心 Heartbeat Over the Line 心跳越轨 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Age gap + married first, love later + exceptionally gentle, fatherly male lead + both leads are each other's first] A restrained cardiac surgeon x a sweet young woman who grows into herself *Complete. A sweet, everyday romance with no melodrama. - On the eve of her engagement, Jiang Qiao catches her boyfriend passionately kissing another woman. As she stands there in a pitiful state, Pei Zhihe's tall figure appears beside her. His deep, dark eyes look at her from 67kReads9.5Score10.3k14d adds

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   I highly recommend avoiding this pitfall.

5. 505 他 He Stole a Kiss When No One Was Looking 他悄悄地亲吻过 Young Master Liangye公子凉夜Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted On the first day Su Nan returned to the country, he cornered Gu Ran, who had vanished six years ago, under a table. The next day, he dragged her straight to the marriage registry... On their wedding night, he kissed Gu Ran and said, “I’m going to keep you trapped in my arms, where you won’t be able to go anywhere.” 14.6kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds
6. 506 我 We Barely Know Each Other 我们不熟 Yu Xia于夏Modern Romance99k WordsCompleted The most outrageous thing Qi Yu has ever done was sleep with a man named Xu Jingqian after knowing him for only three days during a road trip. Then she ran off, mercilessly deleted all his contact information, and kindly left him two words: “I’m gone.” She thought she’d never see him again, but a year later, in a quiet bar, she watched him stride onto the stage and sing a love song. She also learned, to her surprise, that he had a girlfriend. She couldn’t quite put a name to what she felt, but i 2.4kReads9.4Score24414d adds
7. 507 想 Missing You 想你 After the Rain霁雨Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Love + Mutual Devotion + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet Romance + First Love] [An arrogant, loyal puppy who likes both sweet talk and tough love, the moon in the sky × A genuinely passionate, fiery cat-wrangler, the flower of the mortal world] In high school, Song Chen was the pride of the school. Yi Shuyue, who was “just there to kill time,” set her sights on him. After more than a year of dogged pursuit, she finally won him over, only to be brutally dumped two months later! Six y 10.4kReads9.3Score81114d adds
8. 508 七 1970s Space: A Transmigrated Daughter and Her Reborn Mother 七零空间：穿越闺女重生妈 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance394k WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1970s] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Mutual devotion] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Educated youth] [Two worlds connected] She opens her eyes and has transmigrated into a book set in the 1970s. Even the paper character's slap across her face hurts like hell. She has become a short-lived cannon-fodder character. Damn it! This woman is going to defy fate and change her destiny! 49.8kReads8.9Score3.6k14d adds

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   The story has a warm core; it doesn't just focus on the main plot, but the details are full of atmosphere, and you can savor the plot for a long time after you finish watching it!

9. 509 姐 My Sister Died, and He Married Me 姐姐死了，他娶了我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊26k WordsCompleted After My Sister Died, He Married Me 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
10. 510 和 He Tucked the Divorce Agreement Into His Sleeve 和离书被他收进袖中 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted He Tucked the Divorce Agreement into His Sleeve 138Reads—Score414d adds
11. 511 重 Reborn, the Prince Regrets It Too Late 重生后，王爷他后悔莫及 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, the Prince Regretted It Too Late 331Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 512 绝 Absolute Submission: The Obsessive Young Master Lu’s Unrestrained Love 绝对臣服，偏执陆少肆意宠 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Modern Romance163k WordsOngoing [Mutual firsts + confinement + forced love + obsessive lover + love at first sight + taking by force + marriage before love + groveling redemption] Lu Zeyan, a wealthy CEO from City A, has always been aloof and uninterested in women. But after an accident, he falls in love with Jiang Wanyin at first sight, then uses a contract to bind her firmly to his side. “Sign this contract and be my woman. I’ll give you everything you want.” Lu Zeyan grips her chin, his eyes filled with an unquestionable do 21.4kReads—Score2.2k14d adds

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    This book is super good; the male lead is forceful and takes advantage of the female lead, forcing himself on her.

13. 513 婚 Sweet Married Life: Lord Shen’s Substitute Wife 婚后甜宠：沈爷的替身甜妻 Snow Reflected on the River徽映江上雪Modern Romance182k WordsOngoing [Regretful ex chasing her · unhinged male lead · devoted to each other · domineering CEO forces his love] A female wish-fulfillment novel! If he doesn't love the heroine, he can die! On the eve of her wedding, she never expected that her fiancé would get involved with her younger sister. But Qin Qing is set up and spends a night in bed with a powerful figure from A City! From then on, her life takes off! Shen Jingzhi looks at the familiar woman before him. He imprisons her and keeps her by his s 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A wife-chasing-after-the-cremation scenario?

14. 514 他 He Said I Was Pure 他说我很干净 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance26k WordsCompleted He Said I Was Pure 276Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Superpowered Gangsters + Hilarious Face-Slapping] I was dismissed by my boss with a 500,000 yuan "severance package," only to discover that my childhood friend Jin Cheng was sleeping with me while keeping his first love as a mistress. I promptly blocked them both! Later, I hooked up with a pure-hearted, old-fashioned CEO, and just as we were about to start a sweet romance, my exes all showed up at once. Zhao Shi sneered in front of my new love: "I was with her for three years, guess what our relationship was?" I grabbed Guo Xu's hand: "He's my first love. You're my ex-ex." The whole room erupted.

15. 515 谁 Whoever Goes Back on Their Word Is a Dog 谁反悔谁是狗 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊35k WordsCompleted Whoever Goes Back on Their Word Is a Dog 4.7kReads—Score—14d adds
16. 516 复 Remarry? Maybe in My Next Life 复婚？下辈子吧 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted Remarry? Maybe in Your Next Life 358Reads—Score714d adds
17. 517 姐 I’m Done Putting Up with You, Sis 姐姐不奉陪了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance20k WordsCompleted I’m Done Putting Up With You, Sister 175Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 518 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Husband Held Me and Cried All Night 新婚夜，丈夫抱着我哭了一整夜 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted On our wedding night, my husband held me and cried all night 32Reads—Score114d adds
19. 519 五 Five Join Forces to Win Back That Beijing Girl 五人成团，追回那个京城大妞 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊37k WordsCompleted Five Form a Team to Win Back That City Girl 149Reads—Score214d adds
20. 520 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 731Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The emotional scenes are incredibly intense, and the career storyline features some thrilling twists. It's a masterpiece that I could read in one sitting; you'd be missing out if you missed it!

21. 521 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 337Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 522 他 He Said My Secret Crush Was a Nuisance 他说我的暗恋是困扰 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted He Says My Secret Crush Is a Nuisance 766Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story begins with heartbreak and then blossoms into sweetness, transitioning from school days to the city where she becomes a domineering CEO. She and he are childhood sweethearts, yet he repeatedly tells everyone about her embarrassing crush on him, claiming it's causing him distress. Heartbroken, she remains silent, hiding her feelings like a coward. Her unspoken love often brings her to tears. He finally asks her if she has a crush on him. Unaware of his sweaty palms, she counters by asking him if he has a crush on her. Her hands tremble, and she tries to remain calm behind her back. His ears turn red, and his heart races. He seems about to pull something out of his pocket, but she runs away like a coward. He transfers schools, and they believe they'll never be entangled again. In college, she hears that familiar voice being confessed to by the school beauty. He calls her his girlfriend, but then tells her she's just a shield. Enraged, she publicly insults him. Both of them... Torn between love and hate, pain and bitterness, everyone said she was ordinary but lucky enough to have rejected the school heartthrob. She ran away arrogantly, unaware that her mother's heirloom, a yellowed pearl hairpin, was missing. She cried as she looked back, only to see him holding the hairpin and giving it to her. The school beauty stomped on her and threw five yuan at her, humiliating her. She decided to take revenge, threatening him to see the school beauty with her. The school beauty later offered her money to leave him, and she agreed, then suffered amnesia. He, however, took advantage of her amnesia, claiming to be her boyfriend. His mother found her and offered her five million to leave him, and she agreed to study abroad as quickly as possible. Upon returning home, she didn't know he had become her CEO. She regained her memory, and he proposed. She only cared about the ring, not him as a free gift. He imprisoned her. During their marriage registration, she tried to escape, but he blocked her way. At the wedding, the school beauty appeared.

23. 523 嘘 Shh! Midnight Tonight, Same Place 嘘！今夜子时，老地方 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted Shh! Tonight at midnight, same place. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    He was the most ruthless Imperial Guard in the capital; she was the gentlest pharmacy owner in Jiangnan. On their wedding night, he held his embroidered spring knife to her neck: "I kill without hesitation, I show no reason." She pushed the knife away, yawned: "Let's sleep first. The pharmacy is having a promotion tomorrow, buy two get one free." After their marriage, the whole capital bet on whether they would last three months. Three months later, Lu Zhan stood behind the pharmacy counter, expressionless as he helped her collect cash and give change. Three months later, he squatted in the courtyard, clumsily grinding herbs for her.

24. 524 谁 Whoever Treats Me Like a Toy, I’ll Make a Corpse of Him 谁敢把我当玩物，我便让他当死人 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊25k WordsCompleted Whoever dares treat me like a plaything, I'll make sure he ends up dead. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 525 傻 My Foolish Husband 傻相公 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊19k WordsCompleted My Foolish Husband 29Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 526 阴 A Honeymoon in a Ghost Marriage 阴婚蜜月 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊20k WordsCompleted A Honeymoon with a Ghost Marriage 5Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 527 公 The Three Days After the Princess Rose from the Dead 公主诈尸那三天 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted The Three Days the Princess Faked Her Death 12Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 528 我 I Pretended to Be a Woman for Eighteen Years 我扮了十八年女人 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted I Pretended to Be a Woman for Eighteen Years 45Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 529 引 Soul-Luring Lantern: The Crimson Blood Curse 引魂灯·赤血咒 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊20k WordsCompleted Soul-Luring Lantern: The Blood Curse —Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 530 温 The Docile Side Consort Goes on a Rampage 温顺小侧妃杀疯了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊32k WordsCompleted The Docile Concubine Went on a Rampage 45Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 531 手 Scalpel and Wolf King: I’m a Beastworld Physician 手术刀与狼王：我在兽世当医妃 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted Scalpel and Wolf King: I Became a Physician in the Beast World —Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 532 网 I Was Scammed in an Online Romance for 30 Yuan, Then Reincarnated as a Dung Beetle to Avenge Myself. The CEO’s White Moonlight Is Back in the Country 网恋被骗30穿成屎壳郎，复仇霸总，霸总白月光回国了 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted Scammed out of 30 yuan in an online romance, then transmigrated into a dung beetle. Take revenge on the domineering CEO, whose white moonlight has returned from abroad. 39Reads—Score—14d adds

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    An ordinary female protagonist is scammed out of 30 by a domineering CEO after an online romance, jumps off a building, and is reborn as a dung beetle. The male protagonist initially only loves his first love, but later experiences a dramatic pursuit of her, only to find himself being persuaded by the female protagonist to be with her.

33. 533 联 After Our Political Marriage, the Sect Master Began His Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin 联姻后，宗主他追妻火葬场 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊15k WordsCompleted After Their Political Marriage, the Sect Master Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 68Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Contractual Marriage | Hidden Affection | Fantasy Romance] After marrying my childhood sweetheart, we made a pact: two nights a week, and after the baby was born, we'd each go our own way. He was exceptionally responsible, always on time and never absent. But after six months, my belly remained flat—until I discovered he'd replaced my daily supplements with birth control pills. And he whispered hoarsely in my ear: "Sister, it's not that I don't want to give you the child. I'm afraid… after I die, it will be too hard for you to raise the child alone."

34. 534 太 The Crown Princess's Hehuan Tribulation 太子妃的合欢劫 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted The Crown Princess's Passionate Tribulation 115Reads—Score514d adds
35. 535 大 The Big Shot Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 大佬他追妻火葬场 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊34k WordsCompleted The Powerful CEO's Second-Chance Romance 23Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 536 师 Master, Don’t Hit So Hard When You’re Flirting! 师尊，调情别打这么重！ Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted Master, don't hit me so hard when you're flirting! 34Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 537 新 On Our Wedding Night, I Woke My Husband from His Coma 新婚夜，我让植物人老公苏醒了 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + winning her back after breaking her heart + age gap + sweet romance + scheming male lead] Her older sister was suffering from kidney failure and urgently needed money for a transplant. Jiang Yawei swallowed her pride and went home to beg her scumbag father to pay for the surgery, only to catch her boyfriend of three years kissing Jiang Feifei, her half-sister. Her father and stepmother seized the chance to hold her sister’s life-saving money over her head, forcing her to 2kReads—Score13514d adds
38. 538 缅 Back from Northern Myanmar, I Marry a Beijing Tycoon 缅北归来，我嫁给京圈大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage + Powerful Tycoon’s Relentless Pursuit + Sweet Age-Gap Romance] After her boyfriend betrays her, Li Shiqi is sold to northern Myanmar. In her darkest hour, she happens upon Mu Tingye, the capital’s most powerful business tycoon, and only then manages to escape. Having fled a living hell, she is instead forced into marriage by the aloof, celibate business magnate. At first, Mu Tingye only wants to keep her under his thumb. But before long, he falls head over heels and spoils her 259Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 539 同 The Person I Lived With for Six Months Became Someone Else’s Bride 同居半年的人，成了别人的新娘 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted The man she'd lived with for six months became someone else's groom 154Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 540 婚 A Travel Companion Before the Wedding 婚前伴游 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted A Pre-Wedding Travel Companion 239Reads—Score714d adds
41. 541 竹 Deep in the Bamboo Horse’s Playful Teasing 竹马戏深 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted Childhood Sweethearts, Deepening Feelings 173Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 542 傻 My Foolish Girlfriend 傻子女友 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊27k WordsCompleted My Foolish Girlfriend 43Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 543 他 He Made a Wish 他许了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical17k WordsCompleted He Made a Wish 903Reads—Score614d adds
44. 544 前 My Ex-Boyfriend Doesn’t Dare Touch Me 前男友他不敢碰我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊15k WordsCompleted My Ex-Boyfriend Doesn't Dare Touch Me 104Reads—Score114d adds
45. 545 兄 A Brotherhood Showdown? I Rely on On-Screen Comments to Stay Alive 兄弟修罗场？我靠弹幕保命 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted A Love Triangle Between Brothers? I Rely on Bullet Comments to Stay Alive 457Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 546 成 After Returning from Immortality, I Became a CEO’s Bodyguard 成仙归来后，我成了总裁保镖 Watching the Rain at Midmonth月中赏雨Urban381k WordsOngoing A vocational-school student is tricked by his childhood friend into joining a scam compound, where he meets Shu Wanqing. After making a clever escape, he is hunted by gangsters and falls into a rift in space, becoming a cultivator. In the immortal realm, he wipes out the demon clan and battles the realm's patriarchs. After reaching the pinnacle of cultivation, he returns to the human world. While seeking revenge, he meets Shu Wanqing again. She has inherited her family's fortune, and Ling Jue be 1.5kReads—Score10314d adds

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    The male lead is a max-level expert, the female lead is an ordinary person.

47. 547 真 The True Heiress's Fiancé Begged Me to Marry Him, So I Ran Away Pregnant 真千金未婚夫求着我嫁，我带球跑了 Tangerine Sand桔沙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The real heiress's fiance begged me to marry him, so I ran off with his baby 129Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead becomes an ordinary person, but in the early stages, she is proposed to by her real heiress father and fiancé, and then cheats on him with a vicious female supporting character and her daughter. She gets annoyed by the clingy man, who runs away pregnant and embraces a male model. He cries in frustration and becomes jealous, experiencing a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario. Will she be able to win him back?

48. 548 清 A Gentle Breeze Meets the White Dew 清风遇白露 Honey Baby哈尼宝宝Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted In their previous lives, three people laid the groundwork for an entanglement that would continue into the next... One defied the will of Heaven and feared no karmic retribution, forcibly changing her fate for her; One was destined to be bound to her, their names written side by side on the Three Lives Stone; And one, after her death, set up a memorial tablet for her and built a shrine in her honor, keeping her soul from dispersing and giving it a place to return to. In this life, all three are 318Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    This novel features two male protagonists and tells the story of the competition between predestined fate and how people can change their destiny. It's worth reading.

49. 549 他 He Knelt and Begged Me to Love Him, But I’d Fallen Out of Love Long Ago 他跪下求我爱他，可我早已不爱。 Zhouzhou on a Diet正在减肥的周周Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted He knelt and begged me to love him, but I had long since stopped loving him. 39Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Write about a man who raked in millions in three months and then faced a heartbreaking "wife-chasing" scenario! The scumbag regretted it so much he cried his eyes out! Like and comment, and tell us if you think this story is worth reading again!

50. 550 打 I Lost a Fight, So I Deserved to Become a Peerless Fairy Monster 打架输了活该穿成绝世大妖精 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted [Male-to-female transformation, gender-bender, exclusive romance, brainless fun, thrilling throughout with a touch of angst.] [Fantasy immortal-demon world meets ancient reality] [forced love + sweet romance + no saintly heroine] [Insight + bewitching charm + dazzling beauty + demonic physician + lightning-fast makeovers] Before transmigrating, he was a ruthless demon lord. Afterward, she became an ordinary young woman. The original owner was the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's house 488Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I invited my classmate to go eat stewed chicken with a clay pot, but he refused. He wanted to stay home and write a book—this one, it's great!

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