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  1. 1 The Road to Glory for a Noble Lady 高门贵女的荣华之路 Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted As the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping's household, Lin Chuyue married the Fourth Imperial Grandson, Zhou Xiao, as his principal wife at sixteen. At nineteen, she became a princess consort, and at twenty-six, she rose to become the most powerful woman in the Great An Dynasty: the empress. Who hasn't exclaimed that Lin Chuyue was born under a lucky star? Yet the hardships she endured are too painful to speak of. Zhou Xiao's childhood sweetheart of a cousin, a concubine reborn, and a ma 4.9kReads8.8Score310Shelves
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  2. 2 Though the Realm Is Dear, I Only Wish to Give You a Lifetime of Splendor 江山虽情重,只愿许你一世倾城 Ancient Romance576k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Emperor and empress couple + devoted one-and-only love + childhood friends Chu Qiyu is the crown prince of Great Chu and its future emperor. Luo Qingyan is a princess of Beiyuan, whose father is the powerful King of Beiyuan. They met for the first time that year and were betrothed by imperial decree. From then on, their fates were intertwined. As an emperor, he always had to put the realm first. Chu Qiyu had never imagined falling in love with her. He knew what she wanted, yet in the e 394Reads8.8Score100Shelves
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  3. 3 Qing Transmigration: Stay Calm, Princess Consort! The Fourth Prince Will Win You the Empress's Throne 清穿:福晋稳住!四爷给你挣后位 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [An alternate Qing dynasty, unlike the historical one.] After transmigrating, Yun Qu swallowed nervously as she faced her complicated new circumstances. She had become the Fourth Prince's primary consort. What was she supposed to do? Could she ever go back? Once she learned that returning was impossible, Yun Qu accepted her fate. She decided to raise her son well and treat the Fourth Prince like her boss, serving him diligently. If he pointed east, she wouldn't go west. If he wanted to take a co 19.4kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
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  4. 4 Phoenix and Luan in the Palace of Tranquility 凤鸾坤宁 Ancient Romance886k WordsCompleted [Empress + not a mutually exclusive romance + pure palace intrigue + intelligent characters + bearing a son to seize the throne] Zhao Zhenshu, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Wei’s household, married the legitimate second son of the Prince of Jin’s household. She had only wanted to be the principal wife in the inner quarters. But when the Crown Prince rebelled, the emperor simply replaced him. The legitimate second son of the Prince of Jin’s household was suddenly transformed into the lof 2.1kReads6.9Score179Shelves
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  5. 5 The Sweet and Beautiful Imperial Concubine: The Abstinent Fourth Prince Dotes on Her 福晋娇又美:禁欲四爷宠上瘾 Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [One devoted couple + sweet romance] Tong Jia Ning Chuge, the legitimate daughter of Longkodo, was getting married. But on her wedding day, a princess snatched her groom right off the street. The poor girl fell out of her bridal sedan and died on the spot! The woman protested, “I just got here, and a bunch of people are already laughing at me for being a discarded wife. I can’t stand for this!” Just as she was racking her brains for a way to put them in their place, an imperial edict from Empero 24.4kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
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  6. 6 Transmigrated as a Foolish, Fat, Ugly Girl, I Unexpectedly Became the Crown Prince’s Consort 穿成傻肥丑女后,意外成了太子妃 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted One-on-one romance, both leads’ first love, doted on by everyone Yuanbao accidentally fell off a cliff and transmigrated into the body of the Prime Minister’s daughter in the Great Zhou Kingdom. The tragic part was, she was a fool. “Father... what is a crown prince?” The Prime Minister: “...” “The crown prince isn’t a thing. The crown prince is a thing,” her younger sister, Yuan Zixuan, chimed in. “Then is the crown prince a thing or not a thing?” Yuanbao asked, looking innocent. The crown princ 3.4kReads9.2Score490Shelves
  7. 7 The Empress Starts Over from the Start 皇后开局重来了 Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted In her previous life, though she and her husband stood united and climbed step by step to the pinnacle of power, she lost her parents, her elder brother, and every one of her children. When she woke, Lu Qiwu had returned to the time before her marriage. Given another chance at life, she would protect her father and brother and keep her children safe. From the legitimate daughter of the Lu family to crown princess and then empress, Lu Qiwu followed her heart and never looked back. A heads-up: Th 565Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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  8. 8 The Daily Records of Consort Xi 熙贵妃起居注 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Tingnian has nothing going for her except a pretty face. As the Grandson's Concubine, she always wore a cold, world-weary expression around everyone, saying only that the days and nights in the Palace of Guanghan were endless, and that the human world would remain the same with or without her. As the Crown Prince's Concubine, she brazenly did as she pleased with the Crown Prince during the late emperor's mourning period, causing endless strife and bloodshed. As Noble Consort Xi, she set her 71Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  9. 9 I Was Born to Be the Crown Prince's Consort 一出生就是太子妃 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Shen Jinhuan had been Crown Princess for ten years and Empress for three. Before she could see the Great Zhou Dynasty enjoy peace and prosperity, treacherous conspirators seized the throne, her husband died young, and she took her own life to join him in death. When she opened her eyes, she had returned to the day she was born. Then she heard Xie Yin tell his parents and even the Emperor himself that she was his lucky star… As the lucky star, Shen Jinhuan entered the palace fifteen years earlier 545Reads8.9Score101Shelves
  10. 10 The Graceful Crown Princess 风华太子妃 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted He is the Crown Prince of Chu, brilliant and extraordinary, a gentleman of noble thought. She is the Princess of Jiang, breathtakingly beautiful and quietly graceful. In a political marriage entangled with schemes and noble causes, she marries him. On their wedding night, just as the poisoned hairpin in her hand is about to pierce his neck, he asks, “Would you like me to help?” The fires of war flare across the land, yet he sends her home in triumph. Beneath her peerless beauty lies a shocking s 372Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  11. 11 The Crown Princess Destined by Fate 命定太子妃 Ancient Romance624k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Liu Wangshu was a refined young lady raised by the book. As crown princess, she had worked herself to the bone, managing everything inside and out, only to die on the eve of becoming empress. Given another chance, she was determined to keep her distance from that heartless crown prince. But despite all her efforts, the crown prince changed, and she was still the crown princess. Rumor had it the new crown prince was lecherous and cruel. Looking at the smiling man before her, 1.2kReads9.0Score130Shelves
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  12. 12 After the Crown Princess Turns Dark, His Highness Waits for Kisses Every Day 太子妃黑化后,殿下天天等亲亲 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Beloved by the Whole Family + Two Powerful Leads + Devoted Husband In her previous life, Chu Nanxing was the eldest legitimate daughter of the marquis's household, lost and raised elsewhere. After finally being brought back by her family, she should have enjoyed a life of wealth and honor. Instead, she believed malicious lies and trusted the wrong people. Her parents and elder brothers died, the entire marquis's household was executed, and her own eyes were gouged out before she met a 3.1kReads9.1Score672Shelves
  13. 13 Who Says an Emperor and Empress Can’t Truly Love Each Other? 谁说帝后不能有真情 Ancient Romance749k WordsCompleted Pei Shu seems to have been born under a lucky star. Born into a prominent family, she grew up cherished by loving parents and surrounded by every luxury. Her only setback was when her fiancé fell for someone else and broke off their engagement. Before the people of the capital could even laugh at her, an imperial decree arrived at the Pei residence, and Pei Shu became the empress. From then on, everything went smoothly: her son was named crown prince, later became emperor, and Pei Shu naturally 11.9kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
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  14. 14 The Dowager Empress Is Bewitchingly Beautiful 太后娘娘 妩媚动人 Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted Qiao Yurong is the most beautiful woman in the capital, famed far and wide for her stunning looks. One day, she is chosen to serve at the emperor’s side and becomes the most favored woman in the harem! But happiness never lasts. Her former fiancé, Prince An, stages a coup, kills the emperor, and seizes the throne. When the former lovers meet again, their eyes blaze with hatred! To save her family, Qiao Yurong volunteers to become a nun. But she is carrying the late emperor’s posthumous child, an 110Reads5.4Score—Shelves
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  15. 15 The Di Daughter’s Wild Reign: Crown Prince, Don’t Mess with Me 嫡女狂妃:太子别惹我 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted As the captain of a modern special forces unit, she is caught in an accident during a mission and transmigrates into Mu Qianli, the legitimate daughter of the Mu family, who was set up by the man she loved. She’s barely arrived when she finds herself framed by the empress! Is she supposed to sit around and wait to die? In the great hall, she argues fearlessly with the crown prince, undeterred by his rank and authority, to prove her innocence and decisively expose and eliminate the real culprit. 718Reads8.1Score106Shelves
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  16. 16 The Substitute Crown Princess 替嫁太子妃 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted “Concubine Jin, remember this: I’ll come back for you. I promise...” Those were her last words as she leapt off the cliff. He was the most exalted crown prince of the Yuehua Dynasty. For the sake of political interests, he had no choice but to marry the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister’s residence. In a flower-decked sedan chair, with ten miles of wedding finery, she became his wife. He thought theirs would be a marriage in name only, but her quiet grace and quick wit gradually drew him in. 819Reads8.8Score104Shelves
  17. 17 The Legend of Jinru in the Harem 后宫晋如传 Ancient Romance208k WordsCompleted Xu Jinru was chosen as a palace maiden and sent to the Crown Prince's residence by her father for the sake of the family. Unfortunately, the Crown Prince's residence already had a gentle and virtuous Crown Princess, a charming and beautiful Concubine Zhao, and plenty of other concubines. Xu Jinru was hardly favored. The peaceful Crown Prince's residence was like a placid green pond, disturbed only by the occasional ripple. Concubine Zhao's open hostility and the schemes hidden from view kept Xu 30Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 18 In the Imperial Harem, My Goal Is to Become the Empress Dowager 人在后宫,目标太后 Ancient Romance358k WordsCompleted # Palace intrigue is out of the question. I'll eat snacks, watch the drama, and have children, that's the plan # Cui Xuejian transmigrated into the past and became a low-ranking palace consort. Powerful figures towered over her, while a few insignificant nobodies clawed at her feet. With things like this, why bother with palace intrigue? Better to just give up and coast! Cui Xuejian believed that as long as she kept out of trouble, no monsters, demons, or other ghoulish creatures would come afte 1.7kReads9.2Score138Shelves
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  19. 19 Empress Daqi: The Complete Collection 大奇皇后(全集) Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The story follows a concubine-born daughter of the Chancellor, given to the Emperor as a gift. In a single night, she becomes Empress and wins the Emperor’s heart, leading him to empty the harem for her. 3.1kReads9.2Score457Shelves
  20. 20 Your Highness, the Crown Princess Has Made the Court Cry Again 太子殿下,太子妃又把群臣气哭了 Ancient Romance335k WordsCompleted [Woman disguised as a man + sweet romance] Born a woman, Bai Li rises to become the top censor in Great Chu. Her only wish is to live long enough to retire and return to her hometown. She never expected to catch the Crown Prince’s eye. Now she can practically do as she pleases throughout the capital. The Emperor: “Censor Bai Li insults me in court every single day.” The Crown Prince: “A Li is just outspoken, Father. Please bear with her.” The Ministers: “How can anyone else sleep soundly beside 234Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  21. 21 A Beauty Adorned with Brocade 锦上娇 Ancient Romance825k WordsCompleted The mighty General Dingbei commanded three armies at just twenty and made a name for himself on the battlefield. His enemies were so terrified of him that they kept their distance. Now that he’s married, he often leaves the house with scratch marks on his face and a rueful look. Everyone is stunned, but the general isn’t ashamed. He’s proud of it, declaring, “My wife is adorable no matter what she does. What do you know? You’re nothing...” 825Reads8.2Score100Shelves
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  22. 22 Madam Jinning 瑾宁夫人 Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted Meng Jinning wasn't exactly the laid-back type, but she understood the principle of not bothering others unless they bothered her first. She also knew that being a stepmother was no easy task. She figured the children's maternal relatives and their own father could take care of them, and the most she could do was turn a blind eye. She never expected that, even though she had no intention of meddling, someone else would insist on dragging her into their business. 301Reads7.7Score105Shelves
  23. 23 The Legitimate Daughter's Path to Splendor 嫡女锦途 Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Born to a noble family, she was reduced to a powerful man's concubine and ultimately died at the hands of her legitimate older sister. Reborn in a new life, Yu Jue is determined to make those who killed her pay in blood and reclaim the bright future that should have been hers. When a scoundrel humiliates her, she destroys his manhood. When her wicked sister bullies her, she ruins her future. She'll kill anyone who stands in her way, be they gods or Buddhas. But the path of rebirth is crawling wi 1.4kReads8.5Score165Shelves
  24. 24 Hands Off the Powerful Minister’s Little Wife 别动权臣的小夫人 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she paved the way for others. The marriage bestowed upon her led only to a pair of scheming lovers, and her entire family was wiped out before she was left to die in a mass grave. Six years after her death, she is reborn in a blaze of fire. Her former enemies are now all powerful and influential, and she's furious. She swears to make them suffer! Then a domineering man barges into her life. She snaps, “Get lost. Stop blocking my way!” The Marquis of Ningyuan smiles, wicked 637Reads9.0Score103Shelves
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  25. 25 The First Lady of the Cabinet 内阁第一夫人 Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she married into the imperial family in a high-status match, only to meet a tragic end. Her family was destroyed, and she lost everyone. In this life, all she wants is revenge, yet she becomes the wife of a Grand Secretary, the spouse of a powerful chancellor... 1.3kReads8.7Score129Shelves
  26. 26 Noble Hues 嫡色 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support is what drives me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 369Reads8.8Score101Shelves
  27. 27 The Empress Dowager Transmigrated into the Crown Princess 太后穿成了太子妃 Ancient Romance209k WordsOngoing The Empress Dowager Zhaosheng, who held the Phoenix Seal for thirty years, opens her eyes to find herself in the body of her frail, prematurely deceased granddaughter-in-law, Crown Princess Shen Qingci. On one side is her own grandson, whom she personally helped to power and who now has to bow to “her” as a subject. On the other are the hostile factions at court, including old enemies she once defeated. Worse still, this crown princess is not only frail, but also a famously pretty fool in the ca 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 28 Reborn to Scheme for a Flourishing Era 重生之盛世妃谋 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted To preserve her family's honor, she is sent into the palace to help her aunt, the favored consort, win the emperor's favor and seize power, and to put her own cousin on the throne. Who could have guessed that he would turn around and marry her cousin as his empress? After exhausting every scheme, she ends up losing her closest kin to a tragic death. Then, amid a great fire, she returns to the days before she entered the palace. Lou Huayu gazes at the enemies from her past life, lowers her head, 333Reads8.3Score109Shelves
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  29. 29 A Peaceful and Prosperous Age 盛世安稳 Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xie Yixin had been blind. Ignoring everyone’s warnings, she married Zhu Congyu, the heir to a marquis’s household. She thought he was a cold-faced man with a warm heart, but for the sake of the woman he loved, he disregarded the lives of their children. Only when news arrived that her family had been condemned and wiped out did she finally understand how foolishly she had lived. Her family was destroyed, her children were gone… She had so much hatred and resentment… If she 7.8kReads9.1Score645Shelves
  30. 30 The Poisonously Pampered Little Schemer 毒宠小谋妃 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted She helped him win the succession struggle, only for him to frame her and bring disaster upon her family. Reborn twenty years later, she finds that everything has changed beyond recognition. Her enemy has taken the throne, wields immense power, and is riding high, while she has been reduced to an orphan with no parents, suffering at every turn. Watching coldly as people scheme and plot in front of her, Ji Yanning smiles faintly. “You have no idea what true power is!” 1.8kReads8.8Score217Shelves
  31. 31 Qingsuo, the Maid 丫鬟清锁 Ancient Romance836k WordsCompleted From household rivalries to palace intrigue, the heroine is no white lotus, no scheming villain, and certainly no lovesick fool... She had no name or family. She was a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old street urchin who survived by begging. He was a notorious young troublemaker, a little devil and the young prince of the manor. When she accidentally wounded him, he took her back to the manor to exact revenge, doing everything he could to torment her. His birth mother drugged him, and he accidentall 153Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 32 The Tale of Empress Hui 惠后传 Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted The daughter of a minor eighth-rank official is ordered to enter the palace for the selection of consorts, but unexpectedly fails to make the cut. By a twist of fate, however, she becomes the empress and helps the young puppet emperor reclaim his power. See how the lowborn empress and her personal maid use their wits to outmaneuver noblewomen in the palace... The title’s meaning: the life of a virtuous empress who understands the greater good. The sequel, The Palace Maid’s Phoenix Power, is in t 776Reads—Score121Shelves
  33. 33 The Palace Maid's Rise to Power 宫女凰权 Ancient Romance177k WordsCompleted The empress, who had been poisoned and unconscious for more than two years, suddenly wakes up. She discovers that the high-ranking consort who has been managing the imperial harem is plotting to steal her son. Her loyal personal maid, who had served her faithfully for years, has become a concubine. And that’s not all. Several more concubines have joined the emperor’s harem. What will she do…? The word “maid” in the title does not mean a servant, but rather “a woman in the palace.” This book is a 42Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 34 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空,夫君带女逼我和离 Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.9kReads9.3Score443Shelves
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  35. 35 The Consort Hopes to Fall from Favor Every Day 娘娘每天都在盼着失宠 Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted A shocking piece of news swept through Jingling City: Luo Changan, the capital’s top young master, beat up the new emperor in the street. For anyone else, that would have meant losing their head, but our Young Master Luo wasn’t worried. His father was a high-ranking minister, nicknamed the “Traitor.” Luo Changan was taken to the palace, and the whole realm was in an uproar. The days of the Chancellor’s residence throwing its weight around were numbered, and the day its power was stripped away co 419Reads8.8Score100Shelves
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  36. 36 After Returning to the Capital, the Young General Who Guards the Nation Fell for Me at First Sight 回京后,镇国少将军对我一见钟情 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical romance, one-on-one, sweet and doting with no angst, both leads are natives of this world] General Chu was handsome and stern, from a good family, and excelled in both letters and martial arts. He was nearly twenty and still unmarried. After returning to the capital victorious, his marriage was promptly put on the agenda. Just then, a young woman appeared by his side. Once he realized how he felt, the decisive General Chu immediately made up his mind: It had to be her. The third youn 2.3kReads8.6Score241Shelves
  37. 37 Scheming for the Heir 谋嫡 Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted From being a pawn sent by her elder half-sister to the Third Prince's residence to climbing over a mountain of blood and claiming the empress's throne, Lin Wanying did just one thing: she kept Zhao Xuan firmly by her side. 3.3kReads9.1Score626Shelves
  38. 38 The Abandoned Consort of the Cold Palace 冷宫弃妃 Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted A mysterious bronze mirror inexplicably transported her from an archaeological dig back to her previous life. She had barely arrived in this other world when she suffered a terrible humiliation. Then, caught in a sinister scheme, she was forced to marry the cold, ruthless Prince of the Desert, becoming a pawn he could toy with at will. On their wedding night, he abandoned her in the army, where she endured every kind of humiliation. To cure his poison, she risked her life, coming close to death 90Reads8.8Score106Shelves
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  39. 39 Captivating the Dragon Emperor: Cast-Off Consort, Behave Yourself! 魅上龙皇:弃妃,请自重! Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A clever, cold-hearted modern tomboy transmigrates into the body of a delicate young woman whose father neglects her and whose stepmother schemes against her! Then she meets the domineering, ruthless Prince Wuxuan, a man who can cover the sky with one hand and holds power over the entire court. Rumor has it he has had more women than he’s had meals, yet he can’t stop pursuing her. “Woman, I’m very pleased with you. I grant you the title of princess consort as a reward.” 122Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  40. 40 I Transmigrated into an Abandoned Consort in the Cold Palace 我穿成了冷宫弃妃 Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate and get all kinds of cheats. Why did I end up as a consort banished to the Cold Palace? Ning Ning felt exhausted just thinking about it. But this was reality, and all she could do was figure out how to get close to the emperor. Only if she won him over would her life get any easier... —Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 41 After Becoming an Abandoned Consort, She Makes a Fortune with Her Medical Skills 穿成弃妃后,她靠医术暴富了 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted She was a genius from a family of renowned Chinese doctors, but in a single moment she transmigrated into the life of an unwanted concubine in Prince Ning's household! “Su Qiao, I will never love you. Just seeing your face fills me with hatred and disgust. Take the divorce papers, and don't ever let me see you again!” the cold-faced prince said viciously. She sneered. “Likewise. Seeing you makes me lose my appetite. From now on, you go your way and I'll go mine! You're not divorcing me. I'm divo 18.7kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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