Looking for a Book That Leaves You Feeling Helpless and Despairing 想要一本看了会产生无力感和绝望感的书
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The Travels of Mo En 摩恩历行
[Japanese-style fantasy + epic fantasy + demon king and hero + antihero] When he woke up, Siegfried had transmigrated to a world of swords and magic. Though he couldn't even hurt a fly, he was tasked with saving the kingdom. Since ancient times, the strong have relied on their fists, while cheaters rely on the System. But what can someone with nothing rely on? Well, all he has is his silver tongue. I wandered through a magnificent medieval city, thriving with life, then climbed a magic tower th
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Aspiring to the Imperial Throne 问鼎皇尊
[Growth-Focused | No System | Fresh Setting | Expansive Worldbuilding] When chaos first stirred and the world was born, how many ages passed in the endless struggle for supremacy? In the Chaos Realm, gods and demons came into being, only to vanish into the river of history after countless ages. In the Beast Star Domain, savage beasts roamed the wilderness, yet even they could not escape fate, disappearing from heaven and earth. The Icebound Era began, and no life remained in the world. In the Pr
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A Man's Courage 男人胆色
Han Jiang never imagined that a seemingly casual remark from his eldest daughter, “I'm not your biological child,” would come true. It also revealed layer upon layer of dark secrets buried beneath his marriage and family. His wife is a stunning beauty and the richest woman in town. She and Han Jiang have been married for sixteen years and have two sons and three daughters. As if that weren't enough, further paternity tests show that his other two daughters aren't his biological children either
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A Murder Buried at the Waterworks for Twenty Years 水厂埋凶二十年
Twenty years ago, in the autumn at the Xichang Waterworks in Qingcheng, three people vanished one after another, leaving no trace, dead or alive. Police officer Qi Xiaojun pursued the lead for half his life, only to be forced out by fate just as he was about to reach the truth. Zhang Youfei, the young factory director, once loved a woman named Jinhua deeply, but he had no idea how many secrets her silence concealed. Twenty years later, another person disappears from the Xichang Waterworks. Sick
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Honkai Simulator, but I'm a Good-for-Nothing 崩坏模拟器,但是废柴
An old shipgirl who skips every story event, and a Simulator System that never takes anything seriously. An unlucky transmigrator ends up with a useless simulator. Thanks for the invite. I'm in Changkong. The Cook will soon come down with a severe case of chuunibyou and take hundreds of thousands of people with her. Nothing to worry about, we're all doomed. (This is the familiar no-outline kind of story, written to unwind when I'm bored. It may very well be cloud-gaming and OOC, with loads of po
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I Smell a Ghost! 我嗅到了鬼味!
[Infinite Flow]+ [Mild Horror]+ [No Romance]+ [Despairing Tone] One night, Gu Quan walks out of the funeral home carrying two memorial portraits, having just attended a funeral. His father calls to tell him that his mother has been in a car accident and is at death's door. In a panic, Gu Quan heads to the underground garage, hoping to drive over and see his mother one last time. On the way, he unexpectedly catches the scent of his natural enemy! Terrified, he gets into a car without thinking, un
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My Years in the Great Ming 我在大明那些年
[The first long-life novel set in the Ming Dynasty on the entire internet] Li Qing transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, through a twist of fate, becomes a disciple of Zhang Landa. He lives a carefree life for years. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Empress Ma falls gravely ill, and by chance, Li Qing becomes her attending physician. From then on, Li Qing begins his journey through the Ming Dynasty. He experiences the bloodshed and turmoil of the Hongwu era and gets caught up in t
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The Imperial Consort Has a Few Screws Loose 宠妃她脑子有病
(Audiobook version now available) [Transmigrate into a book + not a mutually exclusive first-love relationship + heroine adored by everyone + redemption + devoted love from the middle to later stages] Just as Ji Yuehuan's life was about to reach its peak, she suddenly died. After death, she transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she became a cannon-fodder character who was destined to die two years later according to the original plot. What? You think she can rely on knowing the story in adva
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Strange Tales of the Impostors 伪人诡录
[Uncanny Horror + Lovecraftian Terror + Impostors + A Ghost Wife to Raise + Madness + Exorcism Through Materialism. No cultivation, no System. One heroine, but female supporting characters too. Read with caution if that's not your thing.] Think carefully about everyone you saw today. Can you be sure that “they” were all human? Don't panic. There's no need to answer too quickly. First, take a deep breath and try to recall the unnatural details. For example, someone repeatedly greeting you with th
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The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙
“Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem
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Mr. Song, It's Hard to Hate You 宋先生,与你难生恨
When we kissed, our sticky saliva clung between us like a dying fish struggling for life. It had long since foretold the worst. Mr. Song, only you and I can know this hatred. | Words for Mr. Song, a whisper in the same hue as my beloved. Our memories flashed by like scenes from a film, and I remember every detail with perfect clarity. I hate that my feelings can’t be taken back, making it hard for you to choose and driving me to torment myself.
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Old Haunts 陈年诡事
There is only one disease in the world, and it's called poverty. There is only one kind of ghost in the world, and it's called a poor ghost. My name is Chen Xiaofei. I'm a high school sophomore who's both afflicted with the disease of poverty and a poor ghost.
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Imprisoned by My Yandere Wife, I Have No Choice but to Write Yandere Stories 被病娇老婆囚禁只好来写病娇文了
[Yandere] + [Autobiography] + [One Heroine] + [Super Sweet] + [Imprisonment] + [Control] + [Everyday Life] This is my own experience. It was so outrageous that I couldn’t help writing it down. My writing is awful, and I don’t know how to write fiction, so this is more like a memoir. No tricks, just feelings, completely unfiltered, with nothing made up or revised. Even the title is true to life. If there are any details you’d like to know more about, dear readers, leave a comment and I’ll add the
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Drunk Beneath the Heavens 醉卧苍天
Everyone in Lin Family Village disappeared overnight. All that remained were one man and one dog. With a spear in hand, he took a disheveled master and headed toward the borderlands to seek revenge. He did not know that the lamp between his brows was Yinghuo, one of the Five Luminaries, and that it foretold a change of ruler for the realm. The demons, Buddhists, underworld beings, and devils each had their own designs. No one in this game of chess wanted him to survive to the end. But Lin Xiao w
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I Can Already Destroy Stars with One Punch, Yet the Apocalypse Is Only Just Beginning 我都一拳爆星了,末世才开始降临
[Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [A Body Forged into a Saint] [Dreams Become Reality] [Decisive and Ruthless] Jiang Yang is a college student who loves to sleep, but his dreams are connected to a wasteland world where civilization has been destroyed! In his dreams, countless monsters suddenly open their scarlet eyes! The next moment, they charge at him from every direction, intent on dragging Jiang Yang off to sacrifice him to an evil god! On the brink of death, Jiang Yang unexpectedly awakens a status
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Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指,我真只是NPC
[Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have
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Yin-Yang Misjudgment 阳错阴查
If the old Heavenly Court collapsed along with the shattered earth during that age when countless people across China suffered, then the underworld became the last safeguard for the souls and continued existence of the Chinese people. Would you believe in ghosts and gods? What if foreign powers infiltrated and interfered with China's revival, while Japan provoked us at every turn? What would you do? Fight our way in! From the Sanzu River to the City of the Yellow Springs! From the old Heavenl
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I Am the Concept God! I Suppress Eternal Wonders! 我!概念神!镇压万古奇迹!
[Miracles Awaken]+ [High-Energy Action]+ [Sequence Containment]+ [Superpower Academy]+ [Plot-Focused]+ [Character Growth]+ [Slow Burn] Fifty years ago, people discovered a colossal angel statue on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Its face was twisted in a fierce grimace, and it stood guard over a massive bronze gate behind it. Seven days later, the angel vanished without a trace, and the bronze gate was opened. From that moment on, the world entered the “Age of Miracles,” when spiritual qi reviv
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Death Seal 死亡封禁
[No System + Not Invincible + Not Mindless + Not a Power Fantasy + No Clichés] When the world ends and a virus breaks out, those infected become bloodthirsty, feast on human flesh, and evolve intelligence, immense physical strength, and terrifying regenerative abilities. The weather turns strange, and sudden snowfall blankets the land. The entire city is locked down, and death is just around the corner! Ordinary people go through hell to escape the sealed-off city. Does that really mean it's ove
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Forced to Become the Hot-Blooded Manga Hero, He Faked His Death on the Spot 被迫成为热血漫主角后他直接死遁
[No Romance] [No Female Lead] [Hot-Blooded Shonen] [Everyone Is Evil] [The Protagonist Is a Genuine Villain, With No Redemption] [Ensemble Cast] The hot-blooded shonen manga Villain's Fate is a blend of excitement, warmth, laid-back fun, and comedy. Its polished art, unexpected plot twists, and characters who leave readers aching for what might have been have earned it a devoted following. However, the author went on hiatus at the story's climax and stayed away for three years. Then, after three
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Amid the Calamity’s Eerie Tide, I Am the End That Devours All 灾厄诡潮,吞噬一切的我是终焉
[The Supernatural + Slow Burn + Multiple Yandere Heroines + Gods Awakening + God-Slaying + Mind Games and Strategy + Grand Worldbuilding] Have you ever wondered what it feels like to have your heart cut out by the person you love on a dazzling, lavish wedding night? Have you ever imagined awakening the Shadow Court and the ability to devour the supernatural in a trial ground overrun by the uncanny, turning supernatural corruption into power? Have you ever imagined that in an age when humanity be
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Since Ancient Times, Forbidden Affairs Have Ended in Death: A Fateful Bond 自古奸情出人命之孽缘锁
A Fateful Bond: Where Forbidden Affairs Have Always Led to Bloodshed
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The Apocalypse: Eternal Life 末世永生录
[Dark-leaning + Villainous Male Lead + Not a Power Fantasy + Fictional World] Some say I'm a devoted son... sending my old man on to the other side... Some say I'm the greatest actor... honoring the craft of a veteran thespian and playing out every facet of life... Some say I'm the greatest philanthropist of the apocalypse... giving millions of people, rich or poor, the chance to be treated as equals and ascend together to the heaven they've dreamed of... Who am I? I am the Eternal Night! I am e
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After a Chance Encounter with a Trillionaire CEO, He Went Crazy Spoiling Me 错遇千亿总裁后,他疯宠我入骨
[Mutual Devotion + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance with a Wealthy Family + Obsessive Pursuit of Love] Shen Yuan attended her best friend's engagement party. After one too many drinks, she got drunk and accidentally walked into the wrong room, spending the night with a stranger. When she woke at dawn, she panicked and left a few hundred yuan as an apology. Before the man could wake, she slipped away quietly. She thought it had been nothing more than a brief accident, and that they would never
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749 Bureau Paranormal Archives 749局灵异档案
Do you know about Bureau 749? Some say it was a secret organization directly overseen by the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, specializing in research on defense technology and the human body. Others say it was actually responsible for all sorts of cutting-edge technology, including alien technology and mysterious powers. Still others say it was a mysterious organization devoted to researching supernatural phenomena. I never knew which of these rumors were tru
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An Extra's Guide to Surviving in a Comic 路人乙漫画生存指南
Dropped by the author. You can go straight to the final three chapters. Male lead, no romance. Ensemble cast. Academy for people with special abilities. A year after the school arc of the comic Superpower Academy ended, the college arc finally began. It opened on September 1, with the main cast entering Supernova Academy for the Gifted. [The main cast ending up in Class F really is a classic] [That person in Class F must be a big shot] [The people in Classes S and A are so strong too] [What abou
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Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Bestiary of Strange Beasts 山海经.异兽录
The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Record of Strange Beasts
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I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来:我背上了40起命案
Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst...
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Ascension, Yet No Immortality 羽化非仙
[No System, no golden finger, no harem, not a transmigration story] [There is no sect competition, and yet it is the truest sect competition of all: the losers will see their lives, sects, traditions, and even their entire races erased.] The righteous path is not as bright and noble as it appears; The demonic path is not as cruel and bloodthirsty as it is portrayed; But evil cultivators are even more wicked than anyone could imagine. Here, there is love that spans ten thousand years, hatred that
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Those Years I Spent in Dongguan 我在东莞那些年
My Years in Dongguan
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Honkai: Star Rail: Say Goodnight to This World 星穹铁道:对这个世界说晚安
[All characters are platonic, low starting affection] Qiu An never expected that after leaping from a building, she would end up in a game she'd played before her death, becoming one of its characters. Players outside the game were puzzled by the sudden appearance of a character who'd dropped from the sky. But she was a free five-star character! A versatile Lightning Harmony unit who was useful even at E0! But... why didn't Qiu An have a banner? Only after becoming a character did Qiu An learn t
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HP: The Trouble of Being Classmates with Grindelwald HP之和格林德沃当校友的糟心事
[GGAD-era + male protagonist + mostly slice of life] The writing goes off the rails, the pacing is slow, and the protagonist has a rough start. Read with caution. As an ordinary Durmstrang student, Astra Grimm had spent six peaceful years following the pure-blood survival rule: We’re all pure-bloods, so if you leave me alone, I’ll leave you alone. He’d only helped Gellert Grindelwald, the student professors were always praising as the most talented, with a few little things. Yet Grindelwald used
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Ancient Legends 上古传说
Ancient Legends
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Quick Transmigration: The King's Curtain Call 【快穿】王的落幕
Short Version Mo Li, a walking bundle of misery, is sent away by his only family member on his birthday. From then on, the System takes him through different worlds, where people save one another. Well, they save each other, right? Yeah, exactly, it's just... Actually, it's only a dream, a dream of setting out toward a “new life.” In dreams or out of them, it's all the same... Full Version Fleeting images, a life like a dream. You are salvation, hope, and... a treasure. They wait and yearn, y
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Baby, I'll Love You Again in My Next Life 宝宝,妈妈来生再来爱你
Baby, Mommy will love you again in our next life.
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Bone Maiden of the Great Wilderness: I, a Mortal, Subdue Gods and Demons 大荒骨女:我以凡躯镇神魔
Daughter of the Great Wilderness: I Hold the Gods and Demons at Bay with a Mortal Body
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Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn't Coming Back This Time 江总,这次她真的不会回来了
Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn’t Coming Back This Time
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In Ancient Times, I Used Five Hundred Years of Divine Favor to Continue a Matriarchal Society 远古,神赐五百年我延续母系社会
She transmigrates into the ancient Neolithic era, where matriarchal civilization teeters on the brink of collapse and the cavalry of patriarchal tribes tramples the peace of her people. Ji Yan, daughter of the high priest, awakens amid the desperate plight of having lost her loved ones and becoming a sacrificial lamb awaiting slaughter. She has no System and no supernatural powers. All she has is an ageless gift that grants her five hundred years of eternal youth, along with modern, world-class
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My Mother Hated Me for Being a Boy and Defiling Her Body. After I Was Reborn and Got a New Mom, She Went Mad with Regret 妈妈恨我是男婴脏了她的身子,我重生换妈后她悔疯了
After learning I was a boy, my mother, who had an aversion to anything unclean, decided I had defiled her body. The doctor told her to breastfeed me, so she sealed my mouth shut with superglue. “This is reserved for my husband. Don't even think about touching it!” Dad asked her to hold me while I slept, so she kicked me off the bed. “Besides my husband, no other man is allowed to hold me!” Grandma asked her to change my diaper, so she stabbed my body with scissors. “I must remain chaste for my h
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Financial Ruin 破財
Cen Ziyu and his grandmother depended on each other. Life was hard, but the uncles and aunties of Yunshui Town were always kind to the two of them, often giving them a helping hand. That was until Cen Ziyu rescued a boy named A Yao at the old tomb temple. After that, everything grew strange. The adults began instinctively avoiding Cen Ziyu, and his childhood playmates started vanishing one by one, as if they had disappeared from the world. Cen Ziyu could clearly feel an eerie, ink-dark silence s
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Two Abnormal Humans and a Motorcycle 两个非正常人类与摩托车
Love that defies social norms has often been seen as a symbol of courage and freedom, admired and celebrated. This is the one kind of love people will always despise. This is not a novel, just a story from real life. There are no thrills, no climaxes, no pacing, only despair and oppression. It might be of some small help to people who truly love motorcycles, but be prepared to be mocked. This story has an unconventional outlook on life, values, and the world, and portrays a world of abnormal peo
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This Is a Book You Can Never Finish 这是一本你无法看完的书
[Official-style disclaimer] Synopsis [Important Notice] Dear reader, before reading this book, please make sure that you: Have purchased a high-value personal accident insurance policy, in case you laugh or rage yourself to death. Have had your brain fragmented and no longer harbor any illusions about the word “logic.” Have prepared blood pressure medication, emergency heart pills, and a pillow to throw. Overview of this book: Protagonist: A cross-species hybrid whose origins are a mystery, main
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Classic of Mountains and Seas: With a Mortal Heart, I Subdue Ten Thousand Demons 山海经:我以凡心镇万妖
The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Hold Back Ten Thousand Demons with a Mortal Heart
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Snow-Buried Eyes, Love Reduced to Zero 雪葬双眸,爱意归零
Snow buries her eyes, and love fades to nothing
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Notes from Blackwind Pass 黑风口札记
An aged, yellowed scroll of sheepskin and half of a broken meteorite jade entwine the fates of Lin Yan, a university history student, and Su Qing, a restorer of ancient jade. The mystery of their ancestors dying together at Heifeng Pass sends the pair into the deserts of the Western Regions, unaware that they are caught in a cycle of fate spanning three generations. Does the bronze compass point to the treacherous mechanisms of a prehistoric ruin, or to a secret their ancestors gave their lives
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The Eldest Daughter Doesn't Feel Like Being Sensible Today Either 嫡长女今天也不想懂事
The Legitimate Eldest Daughter Doesn't Want to Behave Today Either
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The Chronicle of Sun Xiaochuan 孙笑川本纪
My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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I Went Mad Serving as a Secret Guard, Then Someone Told Me I'm a Prince 当暗卫当疯了,有人告诉我是皇子
[Female-to-male transmigration] [Complete] [Click to follow the protagonist as he fights his way from cannon fodder to supporting male character to villain to main character.] [Transmigrate into a book + silly, hilarious protagonist + unmatched fighting skills but a screw loose, with a mental illness] Zhou Jinzhi, a pampered young master, transmigrates from a girl into a boy! With disaster striking and his family wiped out, a twist of fate turns him into a royal palace bodyguard. He assumes he i
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The Tiger Carries His Beloved Home! 虎驮良人归!
A Tiger Carries the Good Man Home!
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My Fiancé Tortured Me to Death, Then Wanted to Die for Me 未婚夫把我折磨至死,他却要殉情
My Fiancé Tormented Me to Death, Yet He Wants to Die for Love
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