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Mystery, Horror, and Deduction, with Plot Twists, Foreshadowing, and Plenty of Frights 悬疑恐怖推理~剧情反转~伏笔~恐怖

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  1. 1 Case Files of the Strange: A Twenty-Year Hunt for the Killer 诡案录之追凶二十年 Mystery547k WordsCompleted (Five mind-bending cases ultimately connect through a single clue, keeping a criminal investigation captain on the hunt for twenty whole years.) In 1998, a young girl is raped, murdered, and decapitated in the woods of Yaojia Village, Meizhuang Town. As the police investigate, Ding Zhihua, chief of the city's criminal investigation brigade, discovers that the killer's motive is not so simple. They initially think they've caught the suspect, only to find that the real culprit is someone else. Tha 4.1kReads8.9Score458Shelves
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  2. 2 An Invitation 一封邀请函 Mystery102k WordsCompleted Keywords: Snowbound mountain lodge + Ensemble cast + Campus + Novella An invitation to a high school reunion. Twelve letters, twelve people. As murders follow one after another in the dead of night, each more horrifically brutal than the last, is the killer one of the twelve, or someone else entirely? The truth behind the events is a secret hidden for years. Thorns in the darkness ensnare everyone in fear and unease. No one knows who holds the knife and who is at its mercy. Amid tangled love and 966Reads—Score127Shelves
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  3. 3 The Story of an Ordinary Office Worker 一个普通上班族的故事 Mystery7k WordsCompleted The story of an ordinary office worker. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 4 Unbelievable! From the Start, I Was at a Crime Scene 离谱!开局就是案发现场 Mystery413k WordsCompleted [The rating has just been posted; it will rise later] When Xia Zhu woke up, she had become the prime suspect in a dismemberment case, and the victim's head was in her refrigerator. She was the unluckiest person alive! While others panicked and rushed to prove their innocence, she stayed at the crime scene to examine the details. Drawing on her forensic expertise, she pieced together the clues, investigated the inconsistencies, cleared her name, and helped the police identify the real culprit. Sh 4.9kReads6.9Score578Shelves
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  5. 5 Your Criminal Talent Is Off the Charts, Yet You Join the Homicide Squad 犯罪天赋拉满,你转头加入刑侦队 Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation + Crime + Invincible + All-Rounder + Hardcore Detective] A killer capable of committing the perfect crime must also be a master detective. Su Ming should have become the perfect criminal, but instead he aced the entrance exam for the criminal investigation team and chose to stand on the front line of the fight against crime. He has pored over tens of thousands of case files and scrutinized hundreds of millions of cases. In his eyes, every crime is riddled with laughably obvi 81.4kReads9.1Score8.1kShelves
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  6. 6 Surrender 自首 Mystery660k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 17.1kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
  7. 7 I Went to the Wrong Grave and Mistook a Female Ghost for One of My Own 上错坟,不小心把女鬼当成自己人 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [One female lead, the male lead isn't invincible, not a wish-fulfillment story, supernatural, metaphysics. If it's not your cup of tea, please don't flame. This story is entirely fictional. The leads practice both Buddhism and Taoism. If you're the type to nitpick, read with caution!] “Year after year, I come to pay respects to my ancestors, yet year after year I'm still stuck working. I'm not happy over here, and you might be going hungry over there. Bless your grandson with a prosperous year, 33.5kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
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  8. 8 The Fake Master Walks Between Yin and Yang: Sweet-Talking the Living, Battling Vengeful Ghosts 冒牌大师走阴阳:哄完活人斗厉鬼 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o 641Reads—Score109Shelves
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  9. 9 The Gray Realm’s Devotee 灰界信徒 Mystery231k WordsCompleted After I was dismembered, my consciousness awoke in the restroom of an abandoned psychiatric hospital. A stranger's face stared back at me in the mirror. A phone lay on the sink, its screen displaying a message: “Welcome to the Ashen Realm Human Resources Department. Employee ID: 444. Your first performance target: survive tonight.” This is a bizarre world formed as the “Ashen Realm” seeps into reality. Grudges become rules, memories become currency, and humans are its cheapest disposable resourc 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  10. 10 The Autobiography of a Tomb Raider 来自一位盗墓者的自传 Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 669.1kReads9.6Score81kShelves
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  11. 11 Autopsy Report: Suspect Zero 尸检报告:零号嫌疑人 Mystery225k WordsOngoing Qin Mo, chief forensic examiner at the Jingang Public Security Bureau, teams up with rookie forensic assistant Lin Wan. Through meticulous autopsies, they dismantle one seemingly airtight murder case after another, identify the overlooked prime suspect through the silent testimony of the dead, and uncover the truth behind concealed deaths. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 12 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世:全公司否认18楼存在 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 2.6kReads8.7Score211Shelves
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  13. 13 The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 546.4kReads9.7Score71.6kShelves
  14. 14 The Spirit Map Play 灵图戏 Mystery96k WordsOngoing My name is Zhang Ming, and I’m an ordinary logistics manager. That was until one night shift, when I saw something I never should have: a supernatural monster in the real world! After awakening the Spirit Diagram Cards, I learned that the world had changed long ago! Dark matter had leaked out, ghosts and monsters were running rampant, and only card masters could fight them! While others spent money drawing cards, I unlocked top-tier legendary cards from the Three Kingdoms outright. The three Si 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 15 Escape from the Cube World 逃离魔方世界 Mystery288k WordsOngoing An otherworldly tale, a transmigration story, an imaginative adventure, a Backrooms story, and a fantasy epic, with an enormous setting and a sweeping world. The author promises to flesh out every detail and fill in every plot hole. The male lead is neither a self-sacrificing saint nor cold-blooded. He’s an ordinary person who can tell right from wrong and good from evil, but he’s also steadfast and strong-willed. His golden finger is hardly overpowered; in fact, for much of the early story, he 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 16 Mermaid Survival 人鱼求生 12k WordsCompleted Mermaid Survival 433Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 17 Fierce Shadow 凶影 Mystery126k WordsCompleted If you enjoy works like "Medical Examiner Qin Ming" and "The Knockout", this novel will keep you up all night. Every chapter is a shovel-full, and every shovel-full might uncover a corpse, or a truth you can't bring yourself to believe. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 18 The World-Devouring Cocoon: Civilization Reboot Plan 噬界之茧:文明重启计划 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse11k WordsCompleted The Cocoon That Devours Worlds: Civilization Reboot Plan —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 19 Zero-Degree Showdown: Operation Blue Arrow 零度交锋:蓝捷行动 Mystery2.1M WordsOngoing [Mystery and Suspense] [Espionage] [Crime Investigation] [Modern Urban] [Genius] [Strong Female Lead] [National Security] Twenty-three years ago, a separation tore the lives of twin sisters apart. The younger sister was trained by an overseas spy organization to become an elite agent. Sent back to China, she is ordered to assassinate her own sister, take her place, infiltrate Lanjie Communications, and steal the core secret, “Lanjie 9.” Caught between her mission and her organization's orders on 8.1kReads9.1Score1kShelves
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  20. 20 Reborn in the Graveyard, I Go on a Rampage with the “Am I Dead?” System 墓地重生,我靠死了吗系统杀疯了 Mystery855k WordsOngoing [Reborn in a graveyard + Death System + mystery and crime-solving + powerful heroine seeking revenge] [Nonstop thrills + a badass heroine + lots of twists + crushing scumbags every step of the way] ⊗ Orphan Qin Mo is kidnapped and thrown into a mass grave. After crawling out of a coffin, she unexpectedly binds herself to the [Are You Dead Yet] System. ⊗ Fail six missions in a row, and the System will erase you! ⊗ Watch Qin Mo plan each move carefully, turn the tables against all odds, and make h 770Reads9.2Score100Shelves
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  21. 21 Please Kill Me Before I Wither 请在我凋零前杀了我 Mystery455k WordsCompleted A series of bloody cases unfolds around the struggles of three women from the lowest rungs of society. Poverty-stricken families are like a curse, twisting into a cold, terrifying chain that follows them like a shadow and weighs heavily on the whole family. Will fate offer them a key to break the code? Can Shu Yunyan, Chen Xuanlan, and Chen Jingyun break the chain that passes misfortune down through generations, find redemption, and escape the tragic paths laid out for them? “Officer Peng, this 57Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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  22. 22 Northeastern Ghost Doctor: I Cure Every Kind of Defiance! 东北鬼医:专治各种不服! Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [Mystery and mind-bending twists + hilarious, thrilling tale + folk horror + invincible protagonist + no female lead] (The short drama adaptation, Northeast Ghost Doctor: The Five Ghosts Carry Me on My Journey from the Start, is now streaming on Hongguo App.) Chen Shi'an, a Northeast ghost doctor born under the “Tenfold Peace” fate, descends the mountain on his master's orders to heal the world. With silver needles in his left hand to cure ghostly ailments and fists in his right to shatter consp 22.8kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves
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  23. 23 The Riddle-Filled Lives of Lu Ren and Maya 路仁和玛雅的谜语生活 Mystery530k WordsOngoing [Urban supernatural powers + mediumship escape rooms + ensemble cast] Lu Ren accidentally stumbled into a place called the Medium's Chambers. Men in black, mysterious rest stops, and chambers that could cost you your life swept over him like a storm, overturning everything he thought he knew. After Lu Ren returned to the real world, he still wanted to reach the end of the Medium's Chambers and uncover the ultimate answer. [P.S. Volume One focuses on horror escape rooms, Volume Two on puzzle-solv 4Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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  24. 24 Earthy Rose 土玫瑰 Two Male Leads244k WordsOngoing [Flirtatious, carefree, wild and irresistible heartthrob + melodrama + love rivals + wealthy families + intense push and pull] Chen Xiuzhu, twenty-three, with only a high school education. He can smoke and fight with the best of them, and selfishness and defiance are carved into his bones. He left home at fifteen and was kept by Shao Jin, a powerful figure in Shanghai, until he graduated high school. Tired of living like a canary in a cage, he fled to Hong Kong and Macao. During a mission, he di —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 25 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 896Reads—Score101Shelves
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  26. 26 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 242.2kReads9.6Score29.6kShelves
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  27. 27 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 22kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
  28. 28 The Bureau's Twin Years: A Record of Strange Herb Mysteries in the Martial World 局编双年:奇草谜案江湖录 Mystery436k WordsOngoing (Not a power fantasy + no System + plot-driven + crime-solving and deduction + mind-bending twists) (The author spent a full year crafting all the murder cases. They’re sure to be gripping and mind-bending, so enjoy!) One year ago, on a dark night, I was a lowly cleaner working in the City Lord’s Hall when I was dragged into a murder targeting the three great families. Everyone said I was the killer! One year later, by day, I’d turned my fortunes around and become deputy director of the Security 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 29 The Net of Justice: Part One, The Killer Cannot Escape 天网第一部真凶难逃 Mystery503k WordsCompleted “The net of justice may be wide, but nothing escapes it.” Do you think you can get past her keen eye? The Web’s Number One Female Criminal Investigator: The Killer Can’t Escape Ye Bailing is the leader of a criminal investigation squad. Since joining the force, she has never stopped moving forward, come rain or shine. No matter how difficult a case is, she is determined to uncover the truth. This time, however, she faces a murder case beyond anything she could have expected... 384Reads—Score—Shelves
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  30. 30 Forgive the Moon 赦免月亮 Mystery375k WordsCompleted [Classic Whodunit + Case-of-the-Week + Locked-Room Murders + Multiple Twists + Power Couple + Mutual Pining] To get revenge, Du Qingci kills two people, but runs into her old classmate Chu Dongping and has no choice but to become his partner. Together, they solve five cases in seven days. As they grow closer, their feelings heat up, and the killing intent draws nearer. Du Qingci: “Why does he keep looking at me? Did he spot my weakness? Is he going to silence me?” Chu Dongping: “Why does she kee 557Reads8.2Score129Shelves
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  31. 31 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 1.6kReads9.3Score290Shelves
  32. 32 The Backlash of Trust 信任的反噬 12k WordsCompleted The Backlash of Trust 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 33 Consumed by Nightmares 噩梦焚身 11k WordsCompleted A Nightmare Burns Through Me 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 34 Xiao Le’s Happy Card Game 小乐的快乐牌局 11k WordsCompleted Xiao Le’s Happy Card Game 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. 35 Empresses in the Palace: A Concubine's Scheme 甄嬛传-庶女谋 Female-Channel Fanfiction21k WordsCompleted Empresses in the Palace: The Concubine’s Scheme 18Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 36 White Orchids at Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港的白兰花 Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted White Orchids in Victoria Harbour 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. 37 A Half-Baked Fortune-Telling Streamer: I Talked My Way Through a Haunted Livestream 半吊子算命主播:我靠忽悠摆平了"闹鬼"直播间 17k WordsCompleted A Half-Baked Fortune-Telling Streamer: I Bluffed My Way Through a “Haunted” Livestream 13Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 38 Your Place in Your In-Laws’ Home Is Earned 在婆家的地位是靠自己挣的 9k WordsCompleted Your place in your husband's family is something you have to earn yourself. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
  39. 39 The Day I Miscarried, He Was Discussing a Project with Someone Else 流产那天,他在和别人谈项目 11k WordsCompleted The day I miscarried, he was discussing a business deal with someone else 62Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 40 Missing Each Other Can Be Beautiful, Too 互相错过,也是一种美好 13k WordsCompleted Even missing each other can be a kind of beauty 24Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 41 Her Graduation Thesis Is Filled with My Name 她的毕业论文,写满了我的名字 10k WordsCompleted Her Graduation Thesis Was Filled with My Name 24Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. 42 The Legitimate Daughter’s Rise: Reborn as a Wicked Empress 嫡女惊华:重生成恶毒皇后 Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Legitimate Daughter’s Astonishing Revenge: Reborn as a Wicked Empress —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 43 Night Watchman at the Funeral Home: I Can See the Dead One Last Time 殡仪馆守夜人:我能看见死者最后一眼 14k WordsCompleted Funeral Home Night Watchman: I Can See the Dead One Last Time 67Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 44 I Never Knew I Was Supposed to Pay for Team-Building Dinners, Until I Got the Year-End Bill 团建聚餐我从来不知道,年底却收到AA账单 8k WordsCompleted I Never Knew About the Team-Building Dinners, Yet at Year-End I Got the Bill to Split the Cost 18Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. 45 The Sinner's Daughter Becomes a Miracle Healer, Clears Her Name in the Palace, and Slays Her Enemies 罪臣之女成医仙,金殿翻案诛仇家 Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Minister’s Wronged Daughter Becomes a Medical Immortal, Clears Her Family’s Name in the Golden Hall, and Slays Her Enemies 8Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 46 Reborn, I Dumped the Dog Emperor and Took Sole Control of the Phoenix Seal 重生后,我踹了狗皇帝独掌凤印 Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Dumped the Dog Emperor and Took Sole Control of the Phoenix Seal 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 47 My Legitimate Daughter Was Framed for Treason, So I Wiped Out His Entire Clan 嫡女被构陷通敌,我反手诛他九族 Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted The legitimate daughter was framed for treason. I struck back and wiped out his entire clan. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. 48 Reborn in the Apocalypse, Stocking My Space to the Brim 重生末日,囤满空间 9k WordsCompleted Reborn at the End of the World, Stocking My Space to the Brim 18Reads—Score—Shelves
  49. 49 How to Heal a God 治愈神明的方式 Mystery521k WordsOngoing The Cangshan Sanatorium has only one rule for its caregivers: observe, record, and never understand. Senior caregiver Cheng Jiuyue has followed it for three years, until a new visitor, Zhang Sanfeng, is admitted. His file contains just one line: “Claims to have fully experienced 137 cycles of reincarnation. Classification: undetermined.” From that day on, the sanatorium begins to spiral out of control. A blind old woman's scarf predicts death. A sleepless veteran digs up the bones of the Norse —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 50 After the Living Corpse Bore a Child, She Dug Up My Grave 活尸产子后她挖了我的坟 Mystery191k WordsCompleted My family robbed a Southern Dynasty tomb belonging to a woman, triggering the "Seven-Day Death Curse." On the seventh night, a living corpse in a red bridal gown crawled out of the coffin. Her belly was swollen, and she demanded to see my great-grandfather. She stroked her stomach and chuckled. "The Chen family bloodline is truly domineering..." "A mere mortal managed to get me pregnant with a ghost child." My great-grandfather was scared out of his wits. The corpse's face was exactly like that 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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