Realistic Romance Novels, No CEOs or the Like 有没有写实现实一点的言情小说,不要什么总裁之类
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I’ll Let You Miss Me 许你想念
[Urban sweet romance, love at first sight, mutual healing and salvation, cold on the outside but warm within, a possessive workaholic & a fun, sweet girl who’s warm on the outside but cool within, a Capricorn’s guide to winning love] The first time Zhou Nian looked into those eyes, he felt the perfect, frigid world of code he had spent more than thirty years building shatter and collapse in an instant. He didn’t believe in love at first sight, but those eyes appeared in his dreams every night.
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Little Days of Happiness 幸福小日子
Tie Zhu may seem like a simple, honest man, but he is actually thoughtful and good at resolving conflicts between his mother and wife. He dotes on his wife in every way. But his younger sister, Hong Mei, is lazy and greedy, envying the gilded lives of others and dreaming of getting rich overnight by leaving home. She nearly becomes someone else’s prey! Fortunately, Xiu Ying and Tie Zhu are hardworking and practical, and by working together, they eventually build a prosperous life.
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Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇
[A playboy turns devoted + love grows over time + sweet with a touch of angst + status gap] Chen Chao, a wealthy playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of man she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. “Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too.” “I've thought about giving you up, but I can't bring myself to. Just imagining watching you date, marry, a
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He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南
When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went
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A Pact Written in the Oracle 卦辞为契
Using divination verses as their covenant and the Book of Changes as its foundation, this story recounts the astonishing cycles of rebirth and the many lives and origins of Su Wan and Wen Jingran. Bound by their covenant of divination verses, they make a promise to meet in the next life and spend several lifetimes searching for each other…
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My Bankrupt Boss 我的破产女上司
[Urban slice of life] [Subtle emotions] [Modern romance] [Workplace and marriage] [One heroine] She was once the beautiful owner of an advertising agency, but in a single day she hit rock bottom. He went from an unremarkable couch potato to her most steadfast support. Life taught them how to go from being in love to finding peace together. With a small bracelet, she revealed how much she cared and how insecure she felt. After weathering the storm, they heal each other and grow together, little
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Women Are Pragmatic, Men Are Crazy 女人现实男人疯狂
This is a keepsake of a breakup, but even more, it is a guide to happiness for all women. Don't blame women for going wild, and don't say men are too practical. If a woman doesn't know how to build up her store of happiness through every relationship, then even if women become more practical and men become more reckless, happiness still won't be hers to keep for life. The heroine, Feng Xi, a white-collar manager, is a classic example. Before she discovered the secret to happiness, her romantic l
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Lingering Affection 脉脉余情
[Steady, Empathetic Doctor × Gentle, Devoted Teacher] [Pure Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet and Angsty] This isn't a sweet romance. It's a story about two people who never spoke up learning to find their voices. After an accident, Song Chuxing runs into Wen Lan, whom he's not seen in years. But how did his old classmate end up becoming his doctor? As they spend more time together, the blurry face from his memories gradually comes into focus. For Wen Lan, the distant star she'd admir
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The Rough-Hewn Man and His Darling Wife 糙汉与娇妻
[A rough country boy who built himself up from nothing VS a pampered heiress] The first time Wei Yi Ran went to the countryside, she landed squarely in a strange man's lap, and couldn't stop thinking about him afterward. The first time Gu Meng Sheng saw the young woman from the city, he wanted to hold her close and never let go. But Ran Ran knew the man was engaged. Brother Sheng also knew that a penniless man like him wasn't good enough for her.
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An Art Student's Road to a Comeback 美术生的逆袭之路
{Tomato Original} {Based on a True Story} [Inspirational] {Youth and School Life} {Urban Life} This story is based on real events. The first volume recalls the male lead’s childhood. Readers can start with Chapter 22 of Volume Two, set on a university campus. If you want to know why he was afraid to accept Zhang Nian’s kindness, go back and read Volume One. It will all make sense! There are no thrilling tales of defying fate or shortcuts to instant success in this book. Only genuine poverty, gen
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Let Love Into the Game 放爱入局
The author of The Warm Cord, An Ning, spent six years carefully crafting this new romance classic, a sweeping tale of love, separation, and reunion in a flourishing age. In her youth, she walked into the trap he had laid to draw in his friends and defeat his enemies. As the tangled schemes and revelations unfolded before her, she finally understood: it wasn’t that he had hidden too much, but that she had taken too long to mature. She had given her heart without reservation, but his love life was
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Nan Xu Heads South 南絮向南
[Not Purely Devoted | Age Gap | Female Growth | Workplace Ensemble | Slow-Burn Daily Life] In the summer of 2006, Qin Nanxu gave up her chance to pursue graduate studies, ended a relationship that had lasted over seven years, and headed south to Linghai alone, carrying her tennis racket. A steady job, weekend tennis, more novels than she could ever finish, and music she could never get enough of; Away from her family of origin, no marriage, no children; As for love, she could enjoy it, but its
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Let Us Revel While We Can [Reborn] 须尽欢【重生】
[One-on-one romance | Back to eighth grade | Sweet romance | Fate | Lighthearted] [Dog-like sweet girl vs. cat-like cool guy] Every second of her reborn life is precious. There are surprises everywhere, and shocks around every corner. Especially when Xia Jinhuan sees her new high school desk mate and realizes he’s the owner of the company that rejected her after an interview… Rubbing her chin, she can’t help agreeing with an old saying: Connections really are best made when you’re young. “Hello,
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From the Start, I Sold Beer, and a Goddess Undercover Agent Took Out the Hitmen 开局卖啤酒,女神卧底坑杀手
Volume One: How Many Undercover Agents Are There? (Realistic Arc) [Undercover agents + goddess + no saintly heroine or simping + realism + values + intelligence] [No simps, white lotuses, self-righteous do-gooders, or scheming green-tea girls] [No sugary romance or obsessive romance fantasies, and no white-porridge sisters or cake sisters] (Read the realistic arc first, then the wild-imagination arc. It's funny and fun!) A major city in the south is a city that never sleeps. At ten at night, the
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Summer Tangerine Through the Seasons 夏橘的春夏秋冬
On a bright morning, a girl named Xia Ju transferred to a new school. Teacher: “Gu Bei, she’ll be your new deskmate from now on.” The boy nodded. Xia Ju looked at him. He was an exceptionally handsome boy. From that day on, the two of them were never apart again. A sweet romance from school days to the wedding aisle.
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The Big Boss's Little Wife 大领导的小妻子
This book tells the story of An Xue, whose husband Zheng Yu abandons her for a new lover. A chance encounter with her neighbor Lei Congguang changes the course of her life. Born into a high-ranking official's family, Lei Congguang initially looks down on An Xue, but after a series of absurd and comical encounters, he finally recognizes his true feelings and falls in love with her. One is a rising government official, while the other is a divorced woman who barely stands out in a crowd. After nav
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The Diplomat Left with a Child and Raised an Heir for Her Country 外交官她去父留子,给国家养了个继承人
The diplomat had a child and left the father behind, raising an heir for the nation
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Bound by Spring 缚春情
[The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef
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The Chronicle of Zhinnan 知南录
[The hero fiercely protects his own + extreme romantic tension + sweet romance + devoted to each other + two powerful leads] ☆ Gentle, resilient top student ✖️ Free-spirited musician Feng Xiangbei: “I want to invest! I’ll give you my money and myself. You can read any page of my book you want, and I’ll give you whatever you want.” Chen Zhinan: “I’m afraid you’ll lose money.” Feng Xiangbei thinks: Losing money is no big deal. I can earn it back. But if my future wife gets away, where will I find
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Snow in Winter, Flowers in Spring 冬有雪,春有花
When Nan Xiu was fourteen, her father told her, “Be good, don't cry. Smile. When you do, you look like a little fairy from another world.” When she was twenty, her older brother told her, “Be good, don't cry. Find a good man. He'll take good care of you.” At twenty-two, Nan Xiu rode her little electric scooter back and forth between school and her mentor's shop, smiling sweetly as she called out, “Old Liu, I've finished today's tasks!” At twenty-four, Song Shimo told Nan Xiu, “I'll love you for
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Xiaohuan in Beijing 小寰在北京
[Urban Life + Entrepreneurship + No Saintly Heroine + No Simping + No Idiocy + Realistic + Humor + Intelligence] Xiaohuan in Beijing is a full-length novel. The novel tells the story of Zhao Xiaohuan, a man born in 1991, as he works and lives in Beijing. After graduating from university, he worked for two years in his hometown of Shenyang, but he never forgot the boast he had made in college: that he would become the richest man in the world. However, reality left him increasingly dispirited, an
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I'll Wait for You in Spring 我在春天等你
A highly educated expert is caught up in a “wife-murder scandal,” causing a nationwide sensation. The truth is painstakingly pieced together through layer upon layer of investigation, and the answer is heartbreaking. This is a battle over careers: she lost everything, but won you. This is a nostalgic love story: only after reopening memories long sealed away does she realize that someone once loved her deeply and for a very long time. This is a soul searching for a place to belong: should she yi
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I Won't Back Down 不撤
[Mutual growth + male lead plays the pig to eat the tiger + later spoils her fiercely + both are each other's only partner] Li Che never dreamed that after catching COVID, she would unexpectedly gain the ability to take things back. At first, she thought that with this power in hand, the whole world was hers. With a surefire “regret remedy” at her disposal, it was hard not to go wild. Who knew she’d take things too far and choose an unremarkable assistant for a “trial marriage.” But every medici
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Sweet Romance in Republican-Era China: The Hard-to-Woo Fourth Miss Duan 民国甜宠:难哄的段四小姐
[Fictional Republican-era setting + handsome hero and beautiful heroine + devoted one-on-one romance + happy ending + intense romantic tension + the hero’s long road to winning her back] He is a cold-faced warlord with a vast army at his command. Half a year ago, he survived an assassination attempt on a snowy day. One day, on a train, he catches sight of a pair of eyes strikingly similar to those of the female assassin. The woman is breathtakingly beautiful, with a slender waist, and she is
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Weak and Easy to Bully? I've Got a Backbone of Steel 软弱可欺?这可是硬骨头
[Workplace + Family + Romance + A Woman’s Growth] Gu Xi was an abandoned baby, raised by her grandmother, who was not related to her by blood. Later, her adoptive mother cursed her as a bringer of bad luck to her father, and her cousin stole her identity to take out loans in her name. It was only when her true family showed their love that she understood: taking good care of herself was the best way to repay their affection. ** At work, she stumbled into a pyramid scheme and narrowly escaped sex
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I Don't Have Superpowers 我没有超能力
This book is entirely fictional. There is no such thing as changing feng shui with traditional Chinese painting. Please don’t take it seriously; just enjoy it for fun! Mr. Liujiang was an ordinary, penniless painter until he met his master, Zhou Mingqi, who taught him a method for adjusting people’s feng shui and improving their fortunes. After five years of poverty, and with his master’s permission, Mr. Liujiang was finally able to use this supernatural ability to get rich. How did Mr. Liujiang
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Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠
She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back.
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Tang Tiantian Meets the Third Young Master of the Mo Family 糖甜甜遇莫家三郎
When she was five, her mother died by suicide after battling cancer and depression. When he was ten, his parents divorced because of their troubled relationship. At twenty-two, after graduating from college, he was dumped by his girlfriend when he proposed. He then shut himself away in S City and spent six years writing online novels. At twenty-two, after graduating from college, she became a high school teacher in S City, only to be driven out of her home by her stepmother. Two people from trou
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The Light That Breaks Through the Darkness 冲破黑暗的那道光
One is a special police officer who protects the lights in countless homes. The other is a photographer who loves the warmth of everyday life. An accident brings together two people whose lives could not have been more different, intertwining their fates and changing both their lives forever. It is a storm, a roar, a blaze, and a salvation: the light they become for each other in the darkness...
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Among the Language of Flowers 花语之间
[Pure Romance and Healing] [Warning: Player] [Police Officer Pursues Love] [Personal Growth] [Healing Flower Shop] [Emotional Push and Pull] [Gentle Shop Owner VS Younger Puppy-Like Man VS Mature Police Officer] He is the youthful younger man. Does he truly care for her, or does he have ulterior motives? He is the mature, gentle police officer. Does she love him? At a quiet corner of the city stands a cozy flower shop called “Between the Flowers.” It has no lavish decor. Every thoughtful detail
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Secretly in Love with Heyuan 暗恋河源
A young woman returns to her hometown to heal × a young man returns to start a business [The heroine has an ex-boyfriend, both leads are virgins, funny Northeastern slice-of-life, a slow-burn romance, secret love becomes mutual, happy ending] The summer she was eight, she gave him an eraser marked “LL.” After that, he stopped crying~ The summer she was eighteen, he asked her, “Will you come back?” She told him, “I will~” The summer she was twenty-eight, she found the old eraser he'd kept all
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A Dangerous Obsession 极限纠缠
[Mutually devoted, one-on-one romance, older man, happy ending] The push and pull between a seasoned IPO lawyer and a newcomer in the workplace My name is Chen Yin, and his name is Wang Cheng'an. We’re nine years apart. When I met him, I was a 21-year-old college senior, while he was already 30. He wasn’t married, but he had a twelve-year-old son. My family said he was my undoing, but to me, he seemed more like my salvation. “No,” he said. “You’re my salvation.” Some people called him a pervert,
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The Unusual Her 非正常的她
He Nian met Shen Du when she was feeling lost. He appeared, then left, like a warm, fragrant breeze passing through her quiet world and stirring the lake of her heart~
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Among the Old Stories 旧事里
Bullied by life a hundred times over, she still became a bright moon in the night sky. Eighteen years ago, he brought her home. Eighteen years later, she was doing everything she could to escape him... Amid old memories, every kind of person comes into view. Time rushes by, youth cries out, and stubborn boys grow up. Love blooms and fades, and those youngsters who laughed and cried together eventually grew into adults. But who was the one you lost during your youth?
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After a Blind Date with My Boss, the Good Times Were Over 与老板相亲之后,好日子到头了
After Su Luo did something unforgivable, her family sent her from the southern backwater of Nanman to a mediocre two-year college in Ningguta, thousands of kilometers away in the north. After graduation, they arranged a blind date for her with her boss. The moment Su Luo saw that her date was the very boss who had been tearing into her just moments earlier, she turned and ran without a second thought. From then on, she made an enemy of her vindictive boss, and he was furious. The consequences we
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Let Me Look Toward You 许我向你看
Han Shu had successfully forgotten many of the details of that day. It was as though an eraser had silently wiped away the parts he was afraid to remember, leaving dust scattered everywhere. But there was one scene he could never erase: she stood in the dock, while he sat below. Han Shu didn't dare look into her eyes, yet he hoped she would glance his way. She didn't. He knew she hadn't, not even for a second. There was someone living in Jutian's heart, and she firmly believed that person had on
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Misogyny 厌女症
The first novel to fully expose son preference. It shares themes with the Nobel Prize-winning work The Vegetarian, but is more realistic. Lotus is abused in countless ways by her birth mother, Zhaodi, from the time she is little. Zhaodi's actions are truly appalling. She wants to control every moment of Lotus's life, but fortunately, Lotus is a remarkably strong girl. In the end, she breaks free from her family's shackles, leaves her mountain village for the big city, and achieves a brilliant fu
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Starting from Scratch: Three Years Flipping Little Boxes Made Me a Millionaire 白手起家,倒腾小盒子三年千万
Mocked for selling contraceptives in his dorm from the start? Disciplined for it? No problem! He earns money while teaching in the countryside. After four years of hard work, he builds a fortune worth tens of millions, turning his dreams, love, and wealth into reality. [No transmigration + no System + no pocket dimension + no overpowered villains + no golden finger + a realistic story of striving]
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Yindi, a Woman with a Hard Lot 苦命的女人引娣
Yindi's parents favored boys over girls. They gave her away when she was little, then forced her to marry someone she didn't love when she grew up. After her divorce, she faced one difficulty after another, but overcame them all. In the end, she became a successful businesswoman and found love, too.
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The Sassy Sister and Her Rascally Husband 飒姐,痞夫
A female surgeon and a male psychologist find their way to each other. At their first meeting, he lets himself into her home and says, “You take care of the outside, and I'll take care of the inside.” She is bold and spirited, but carries hidden wounds. He is a roguish ray of sunshine who openly warms and heals her. You head west to conquer, while I rely on Nan; we seem completely mismatched, going in opposite directions. He had loved her for a long time, through all the days no one knew about.
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I [Urge] You to Believe in Science 我【劝】你相信科学
[Metaphysics + the supernatural + cultivation + urban life + strong female lead + 1v1] An everyday story about city life. Jiang Qing was born with spiritual perception and awakens the bloodline of a great shaman. Her mind comes with a built-in great-shaman-branded “portable hard drive.” Jiang Qing had hoped to keep a low profile, but as soon as she arrives in the capital, she accidentally wanders into the Special Affairs Office, completes her identity verification for no apparent reason, and bec
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For a Better Life 为了生活更美好
Set in contemporary times, this novel explores the effective transition from poverty alleviation to rural revitalization. Against the backdrop of a great era, an imbalanced population, the preference for sons over daughters, and a mass influx of migrant workers into the cities have left many young men in the countryside unable to find partners. Sun Jiawei is one of them. Hoping to find a girlfriend, he goes to Shanghai for work, only to suffer the miserable ordeal of having his engagement broken
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A New Era Beyond the Ordinary 超凡新纪元
This book is packed with content, and it doesn't have the usual golden opening chapters. The first fifteen chapters are all about the protagonist's ordinary life. If that's not your thing, you can skip ahead. This is a modern cultivation novel, and it's a long story. It follows the protagonist's growth and also features wars with various countries, including ninjas from Sakura Country and superpowered warriors from the United States... The author's too lazy to say more, so please just read the b
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Move Again and I'll Kiss You 再动就亲你
[Print edition now available, published under the title He's So Sweet] A new neighbor moves in upstairs, and she's a transfer student in the same year as him. What a coincidence: this devastatingly handsome guy ends up sitting next to her. He's gorgeous, but dangerous. One little touch and she might not make it out alive. “Big bro, don't move. I'll stay away from you. Please don't hit me!” To her surprise, her usually cold desk mate frowns, looks at her, grabs her retreating hand, and holds it i
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A Marriage of Money 钱婚
To become the dutiful daughter, good wife, and loving mother everyone expected, Liu Xiaoqing buried her youthful dreams and deepest desires before the age of thirty-three, living a life of constant compromise. After graduating, she painfully gave up her dream of becoming a writer and took the civil service exam, becoming a government employee. At home, she endured her in-laws' repeated provocations, again and again, just to preserve her marriage. At work, she likewise chose to put up with her
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Stars at Dawn 清晨的星星
A long-form coming-of-age novel for readers aged 25 to 35, with characters grounded in real life. It opens with a flashback, introducing the heroine, Fang Jingshu, and briefly outlining her journey as she grows up. The upheaval in her family during childhood, caused by the preference for sons over daughters, and the twists of fate in the love she finds as an adult both shape her life. Her bewildering married life often leaves her reflecting on herself. As the novel puts it: “I’ve never been a br
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Where the Green Mountains Fade Into the Distance 青山归杳处
[Steady, divorced senior leader X gentle, ambitious junior employee; age gap; sweet romance] At first, faced with a powerful, influential figure, Gu Yao feels both intimidated and awed. Then one day, she gets drunk and accidentally ends up in his car, and everything begins to change... P.S. The male lead’s first marriage was in name only.
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After Becoming Invincible Through Sign-Ins, My Mom Forces Me to Play the Dating Sim 签到无敌后老妈逼我玩养成系
Gu Sen had just awakened his System when his campus-beauty girlfriend dumped him for being broke and climbed into the luxury car of a rich heir. Everyone felt sorry for him for being cheated on, but only Gu Sen knew someone had just missed out on a fortune beyond measure. Women were too much trouble, and after a failed relationship, Gu Sen decided to stay single. But then his mother called and asked him to look after her best friend’s daughter. Thinking of his mother’s best friend’s breathtaking
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A Withered Vine Across the Years 一越之枯藤
I didn't take it seriously, but you did. When I finally did, you turned away. I ran to you with all the passion I could muster, but you looked down on me. I stopped and turned back, never giving you another chance. Whether you were hurt or not no longer mattered to me. Every innocent love at first sight is a calamity the rest of your life can't escape. I wanted to run, but you clung to me like a vine. You said the world was wonderful, but that was your world. You knew nothing of whether mine was
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A Small-Town Lawyer's Journey to Level Up 小城女律师打怪升级记
After graduating from college, Lin Jia chose neither to stay in the big city nor to return to her hometown. Instead, she packed her bags and headed for the small southern city she had always dreamed of. A lively young lawyer sets off on a journey of challenges and growth.
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