Looking for a Tragic Unrequited-Love Story 求一篇暗恋文be的
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After My White Moonlight Husband Died 当我的白月光老公死后
[The male lead dies at the beginning (childhood sweethearts, young spouses, gone before they grow old) + second male lead’s romance (ten years of secret love, ten years of marriage, a love that ends in sorrow)] Xiang Tan had been openly in love with He Mingqi for more than a decade. That year, the introverted, shy He Mingqi, who had never disobeyed his parents, threw caution to the wind and got together with Xiang Tan. Time flew, and they passed one year after another together. They married youn
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Wait: The Years Flow Like Water 等等：似水流年
Lin Deng, who had secretly loved Liang Feng for years, finally received the wedding invitation. She mustered the courage to say goodbye and wish him well, unaware that fate had already begun another destined journey of healing.
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The Glow That Got Away 追不到的荧光
[The short-lived, gentle yet mischievous boy Shao Mingsheng] x [The insecure, sensitive yet strong and clear-eyed girl Xu Xihan] They promised to celebrate their birthdays together from then on, but Shao Mingsheng's seventeenth birthday was the only one they ever spent together. For all the days after that, Xu Xihan could only look at the things he left behind and remember him. They promised to stay together forever, but they didn't even get a year together. At thirteen, the sensitive, insecure
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Love on the Xiang River 湘江之恋
A novice writer. The story doesn’t have many twists and turns, so please don’t flame me if it’s not your thing. The souls of two gods who loved each other fall into the mortal world a thousand years later. They meet again at a high school, both having lost their memories. Just as their feelings begin to grow, one sentence shatters their bond in this lifetime. The keeper takes the souls of the dead back a thousand years, and though the sunset cannot be brought back, there is still a sunrise to lo
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Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心
Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he
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Waiting for a Sound 等一声响
She was a goody-goody who lacked ambition, while he was a thoroughly bad student. In the eyes of outsiders, she was lively and adorable, and he was impossible to ignore. In truth, she was pessimistic and withdrawn, while he was lonely and avoided the world. Just as he grew curious about her, she fell for him too. Who knew how their innocent school-age romance would unfold? No one could say. Later, when they met again, the void and regrets of their youth were finally made up for. But after the jo
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The Southern Wind Knows How Much 南风知几许
Twelve-year-old Xu Mo meets Gu Nanzhi again, but she has long since forgotten who he is. Who would remember the embarrassing story of being three years old, clinging to someone and begging them to buy her candy? Later, Gu Nanzhi says, “Xu Mo, until we meet again.” Much later, a drunk Xu Mo pins Gu Nanzhi against the wall. Her fingers brush lightly over the corner of his eye, lingering there, then tracing from his eye to his brow, as gently as a dandelion drifting down onto her heart. “Gu Nanzhi,
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The Senior Is a Wolf, and I'm a Lamb 学长是狼我是羊
To uncover the truth, a brave and formidable campus beauty chases a cold-as-ice man all over the place. He can’t smile, can’t cry, and can’t even be bothered to speak. “Shangguan Chen, would it kill you to say a few more words?” “Talking to you would be a waste.” When a rascal meets an ice-cold beauty, the fun is just getting started.
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All I Want for the Rest of My Life Is to Win Your Heart 余生只想追到你
Back then, Nie Xiao was restless. He didn’t understand what it meant to like someone, had never experienced it, and couldn’t be bothered to think about it. But then he met her, and the great devil discovered he wanted more. He wanted to see everything she kept safe, and could never get enough of her faint fragrance. It made him sneeze, but he was hooked. Years later, when he saw her again, he said, “These years apart, I’ve wanted to get drunk, fight, race cars, cry, and done everything you could
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Childhood Friend, Are You in Love with Me? 竹马校草，你是不是喜欢我
On the very first day Xie Xiaoyu transferred to No. 1 High School, she shocked the entire school. She had the nerve to challenge the campus heartthrob, Lu Fang, right off the bat! And not only did Lu Fang not get angry, he did everything she said! Lu Fang was a clean freak, but he let Xie Xiaoyu use his cup. Lu Fang was a man of few words, but he was always following Xie Xiaoyu around, chatting nonstop. It turned out Xie Xiaoyu was Lu Fang’s childhood sweetheart, the girl he’d insisted he would
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Betrothed to Shan 以珊为聘
[Rekindled love + mutual secret crush + possessive pursuit] [Rebellious, free-spirited heir to a wealthy family × gentle, resilient jewelry designer] [Eight years ago] Her eyes red, she said, “Let’s break up.” His knuckles clenched until they turned white. “Why?” The girl turned and ran into the rain, leaving him only the sight of her resolute retreat... [Eight years later] At a café, he stared at the name tag of the server bringing his coffee and sneered. “A refill.” She lowered her head to wip
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He Made the Years Gentle 他温柔了岁月
A self-conscious girl meets a warmhearted boy, and her dark world suddenly brightens. A teenage crush is like lemonade sweetened with honey: not too sugary, and sometimes a little sour. Friendship, meanwhile, is a celebration among kindred spirits. Over those three years, they laughed, fooled around, and cried. After that one argument, they thought they would make up and go back to the way things were, but in the end, they went their separate ways. For the next seven years, none of them kept in
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Your Name, My Secret 你的名字，我的秘密
After her mother passed away, Xia Xiaomo went to live with her mother's friend, Luo Yixuan. The Luo family had a son, Qiao Rui, and from the moment the two young people met, they were at each other's throats. Years passed, turning bickering, quarrelsome boys into cold and distant young adults. A storm and a diary brought a long-buried memory to light. It turned out happiness had been right where she could reach it all along. But time was so precious: was he still waiting where she had left him?
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Love You in Every Quadrant 爱你看象限
She was honestly baffled. Throughout her twelve years as a student, from nine years of compulsory education to five years preparing for the college entrance exam and three years of mock exams, everyone around her had told her that studying came first and mattered most, and that everything else could be put aside. So from childhood, she devoted herself entirely to her studies, never letting up for a moment. Even after entering university, she was unlike everyone else: she went to class and listen
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Falling for a Simple-Minded Man 爱上单细胞男人
They say it's easy for a woman to win a man's heart, but a man has to climb mountains to win a woman's. So why is everything backwards when it comes to her? “Teacher Shen, I like you!” “Sorry, let's just stay friends.” Song Xiaocha meets Shen Bo, a high-quality guy who's got everything but can't be swayed, and her pursuit of him is one long string of hardships. Come flying into my arms, handsome!
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A Heartthrob Takes Over His Body, and the Timid Doormat Takes the Whole School by Storm 被男神魂穿，软糯受气包飒翻全校
The refined, scheming crown prince VS the soft, timid little bunny with an inferiority complex Healing | Unrequited Love Comes True | Soul Transmigration | Reborn and Pursuing His Wife Xie Yanci opens his eyes and finds that he has transmigrated into someone else’s body! He has ended up in the body of Song Qiwan, a girl who lets everyone walk all over her. The girl clutches a diary filled with his name as her bullies pin her down in the restroom and pour dirty water over her head. The school’s
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A Love That Came to Nothing, Part 1 无疾而终1
A Love That Came to Nothing 1
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A Brilliance Just for You 璀璨予你
Gossiping Bystander A: Have you heard? Pei Can made his relationship public! She’s a beauty blogger! Gossiping Bystander B: Really? Why are all the male idols into influencer looks these days... Gu Yu: Did you hear that? They said you like me! Pei Can: Go look in the mirror. Do you look like an influencer?
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Beautiful Times, Beautiful You 美好时光遇见你
She loved Qin Huai for more than a decade, but it couldn’t withstand a single word from someone else. He killed their child with his own hands. She bit him, her eyes bloodshot. “What will it take for you to let me go?” He was cruel to the very end. Until she went mad, became an idiot, and forgot who he was. “Whoever wants an idiot can have her.” With that, he handed her over to someone else. Time is cruel. May we never meet again in this life.
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Love Doesn’t Care Who Came First 爱你不分先来后到
On the first day of freshman orientation, she spotted him in the crowd at first glance! So tall! So handsome! He spotted her among the countless people at first glance too, a slender woman with fair skin who left a deep impression on him! They kept missing each other! Then one day, after graduation, they met again. He could no longer suppress the feelings in his heart. All you other guys hanging around her, clear out! Every last one of you!
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The Big Shot’s Little Ancestor Is Sweet as Can Be 大佬的小祖宗甜爆了
Honestly, one of Tao Ye's proudest accomplishments is that in all eighteen years of his life, he's never once dropped his arrogant, domineering, flashy, and impossibly cool persona. But ever since he met Wen Miao, who came from Jiangnan, the big bad wolf has turned into a little white rabbit. All he does now is act cute and beg for attention. He could rule the sea, but instead he chooses to savor the sweetness of love. Brother Ye's Guide to Winning Her Heart is now in session! Lesson One: What d
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The Campus Heartthrob's Sweetheart Is Adorable 校草的小青梅甜爆啦
[Childhood sweethearts] [Rekindled love] [Rebellious, cocky rich boy × sweet, lively little bunny] Less than a month after Yu Wanning transfers schools, a popular post appears on the Jinzhong forum: [The School Heartthrob and His Childhood Sweetheart’s Sweet Everyday Life]. It’s full of photos of her and her old childhood friend. Yu the Little Brat: Sorry, we’re not close. Young Master Lu: Maybe check the forum before you say that. The little brat lifts her chin proudly and takes the phone. The
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Hey, Classmate, You Dropped a White Rabbit Candy 喂同学，你掉了颗大白兔
The person she met at seventeen still makes her heart flutter at twenty-six. Blurb One: Shen Cian has been giving Zhao Yanshu the cold shoulder for three whole days. It all started when he got a new deskmate. Zhao Yanshu isn’t worried as he watches her puff out her cheeks. He simply holds out the cup of lotus-seed-heart tea in his hand. “Try some?” Shen Cian thinks he’s finally caught on. She takes a sip from the cup he’s holding, and her face immediately scrunches up. “What is this stuff? Why i
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My Childhood Deskmate and Secret Crush 童年的同桌与暗恋
This is a campus story about youth, friendship, and a secret crush. Lin Chen and Su Yao grew up together. From childhood sweethearts to close friends and deskmates, their lives were filled with warmth and deep bonds. When they were five, Su Yao was injured saving Lin Chen, leaving a scar and forging a special connection between them. As they grew up, Lin Chen became introverted and tongue-tied, while Su Yao was lively and cheerful, always caring for him without reservation. As time passed, Su Ya
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Loving You, Forgetting You 爱上你，忘记你
Su Nuannuan was blind to fall in love with a heartless man. Only after they married did she realize that the more she loved him, the more he hated her! He had her father killed and sent her to a psychiatric hospital, all to seize her family’s fortune! She regretted falling in love with him. She even regretted ever meeting him...
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Sweet Moonlight on a Warm Breeze 风暖月光甜
[This novel has been licensed by Fanqie and published as a print edition by Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House.] [Devoted couple + childhood friends + realistic inspiration + sweet romance] In their youth, Tang Xi saw her childhood friend Wu Chao as a brother, but Wu Chao had long since fallen deeply in love with her. In the bloom of youth, after going to great lengths, he finally got the girl to realize how she felt. Once she did, she was unstoppable, transforming into a charming little
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All I Care About Is You 我只在乎你
Eight years ago, she and he were deeply in love, yet separated by the vast distance between them. An anonymous email brought her the news that he was engaged to another woman, along with a photo of them embracing intimately. Helpless, she had no choice but to leave for a distant place, carrying her secret with her. Eight years later, she is a confident, composed career woman and a beautiful single mother. He is a handsome, cold-faced boss. She keeps her head high, neither drawing close nor cling
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I Promise You a Love That Lasts 许你一往情深
Mo Yuwei thought she would spend her whole life with Yan Ziyang. Who could have known that everything would change just four years into their marriage? Every hardship in life comes crashing down on her all at once. How will she live out the rest of her life?
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A Beauty Should Tread Carefully 美人慎行
Imperial University Forum: Word is that the newly elected overseas-returnee campus belle is a campus queen who flaunts her beauty, gets into fights, drinks, and parties at bars? And there’s also a rumor that the School of Business has recently welcomed a beautiful professor, learned and unfailingly courteous? Both are famous figures on campus, and everyone can’t help imagining the matchup: campus queen versus beautiful professor. The campus queen wins by a landslide! But one day, a video uploade
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I Heard the Campus Heartthrob Has a Crush on Me 听说校园男神暗恋我
Zhao Yunsu had kept a low profile for two years. Then she met Han Junhao and suddenly started making a show of herself, determined to win him over. Instead, she was met with ridicule and resistance from everyone: Tian Shen Gungun: Look down on my Su-jie, do you? Li Ziang: Your Majesty the Queen, is your harem waiting for you to come back and favor them? Little Fairy Gu Yuning: Susu, let’s debut as a group! Onlookers: Holy crap, what’s going on? And so, while trying to win over her crush, Zh
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So You Had a Crush on Me Too 原来你也暗恋我
Xu Qiu has two secrets: her right ear is almost completely deaf, and she was adopted by her family. No one at school knows. After finally graduating from college, Xu Qiu takes a fall and somehow tumbles back to high school. She even gets a mysterious System? It turns out the younger brother who always seemed so annoying is actually sweet and adorably awkward. It turns out her seemingly fragile family bonds are warm and dependable. It turns out someone has known the secret about her ear for a lon
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A Writer's Soul Reincarnates as Silly Zhu, Living However He Pleases 写手魂穿傻柱之随心所欲
He Yuzhu woke up in the body of Silly Zhu from the Siheyuan, determined not to repeat his past mistakes. But when Qin Huairu came over looking pitiful to borrow some food, he lost his head for a moment and pulled her inside. As he was feeling refreshed and getting his memories straight, he suddenly realized it was 1958. Jia Dongxu was still alive, and Qin Huairu wasn’t a widow yet! Just then, Jia Dongxu’s anxious shouts came from outside the door: “Huairu! Huairu, where are you?”
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I Reincarnated as Sha Zhu, and From the Start It Was a Night of Passion with Lou Xiaoe 魂穿傻柱开局是与娄晓娥的销魂夜
Haiwang Tong Yajun's soul transmigrates into Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan. From the start, it is the very night Lou Xiao'e is about to flee to Hong Kong with her parents and gives herself to He Yuzhu! Lou Xiao'e leaves without a word, and the jade bangle she leaves behind for Silly Zhu is accidentally stained with blood, turning into a portable pocket dimension that helps him grow and make progress in the Siheyuan... The former Haiwang now has Qin Shuiru, Yu Li, Qin Jingru, Ran Qiuye, Yu Haitang, a
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Transmigrated to the Siheyuan, Where I Married Huaihua 穿越四合院之我娶了槐花
Modern young man Tian Xuyang is betrayed by his girlfriend and humiliated by his rival, but in his darkest hour he fights back and makes his enemies pay dearly. Just as he is sinking into a luxurious life supported by a rich woman, he suddenly discovers that his "sugar mommy" is actually Yu Li, the restaurant owner from Love in the Courtyard. He has accidentally transmigrated into a book and landed in a Beijing courtyard in the early 1980s! Among the gray tiles and brick walls, the sounds of Sil
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Unnecessary Desire 非必要情动
Four women: Shen Jun, Yun Mei, Yang Lanlan, and Bai Jie. Faced with the ambiguities of the internet age, the complexities of the real world, betrayal in marriage, and unspoken rules in the workplace, they are all trapped in a vast web…
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Reborn as He Yushui: Little Cop, Hurry Up and Wash My Feet 魂穿何雨水小警察快来给本宫洗脚
He Xiaoyu, a mechanical engineer, suddenly died after working late night after night to finish technical drawings. When she opened her eyes again, she had become an eight-year-old girl named He Yushui, a pitiful little character with barely any presence, swept along by fate in the story of Love in the Courtyard, which she'd stayed up late reading. Looking at the small, thin figure in the mirror, He Xiaoyu took a deep breath. Since heaven had given her another chance at life, she would never let
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Reincarnated as He Daqing, I Marry Huairu and Change My Foolish Son's Fate 魂穿何大清娶淮茹为傻儿子改命
“Seven-character Regulated Verse: Reflections on Transmigrating into He Daqing” Within the courtyard, schemes bring both warmth and woe; Reborn, one hand can turn grief to joy. With clever plans, grain and meat nourish a thousand heirs; Careful mending brings two phoenixes together beneath love’s sky. Hidden talents flourish amid the bustle of the streets; A home rich in virtue opens a new path. Looking back at the lights and kitchen smoke, The He family’s branches thrive, leaning on the railing
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Reborn as Qin Huairu: A Woman Must Stand on Her Own 魂穿秦淮茹之女人当自强
After waking up, Qin Ru, a business queen worth billions, found herself turned into Qin Huairu, the timid, tragic heroine of Love in the Courtyard! Fresh from tearing into a cheating jerk and his mistress, she faced the whole courtyard full of shameless parasites and sneered, “Let's see how you like playing with me.” In the technical workshop, she modernized the production process and quickly rose to become a senior-grade worker. In management, she led sweeping reforms with an iron fist, stampin
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Damao Has a Transmigration Gate 大茂有扇穿越门
**Crossing Between Worlds: Xu Damao's Modern Comeback** Xu Damao, a top literature student, couldn't find a job after graduation and became obsessed with the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He especially envied the womanizing, cunning “Xu Damao,” jokingly calling him a master of getting women into bed. Then one day, he transmigrated and became the very Xu Damao he “admired,” just as he was about to marry the wealthy Lou Xiao'e! Faced with a courtyard full of beastly neighbors, including the calc
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Nirvana: Journey to the Isle in the River 涅槃：走向在河之洲
(An interschool secret-crush story. Come see whether it’s to your taste.) Is it a crime to love Shen Tingzhou? Why did this sincere secret crush become a joke? Is it a crime to want to become a better person? Why have all my efforts been in vain? Is it a crime to long for someone’s true affection? Why do those smiles conceal betrayal and scheming, again and again? Yes, she is guilty. From the moment she bubbled in the wrong answer on her test sheet, she was already beyond forgiveness.
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Meeting You Made the Rest of My Life Sweet and Warm 遇见你，余生甜又暖
[Featured on the Chinese Online Literature Influence List; published in print; short drama now streaming] [Both are each other's first and only love + two top students + sweet romance + plot-driven + happy ending] In Song Xiaonuan's eyes, Yan Chuxing is a flawless piece of jade, perfect in every way. But she was the one who ended their relationship. Proud yet restrained, he bottled up all his feelings when he realized nothing could change the outcome. His voice was cool and distant as he said, “
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Gentle as Wen Yizhen 温柔以臻
[To him, she was a sudden plague, invading his very lungs and beyond all cure. If love is not an illness, then what is it? She was once his life, then became the object of his hatred, and ultimately turned into a deep, unshakable love lodged in his heart.] After being hurt once, Mr. Gu resolved to clip Miss Wen’s wings so she could never fly away, but in the end, he was the one who fell under her spell. Mr. Gu: “…” Looking at the woman lying in his arms, he gritted his teeth inwardly. She had on
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Time Has Passed, Yet We're Still Here 时光走远，你我还在
The first time I saw Xie Disheng, I was eighteen. He stood quietly among the crowd. The crowd was noisy, but he was quiet. There are no words to describe that kind of beauty. Later, when I read the Yuefu song “Song of the White-Stone Man,” I came across these lines: “White-Stone Man lives by the river. The River Earl leads the way, fish follow behind. The piled stones are like jade, the rows of pines like emeralds. His beauty is peerless beneath the heavens.” The person I thought of when I read
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A Voice That Gets Under Your Skin 声声入瘾
Gu Jue never believed in love at first sight. He thought it was nothing more than being attracted to someone’s looks. Years later, his own words came back to bite him... This is a heartwarming story about a popular online creator who hides his identity in the real world, carefully plotting every step until he wins over his own devoted fan.
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The Best of Times, When I Told You I Loved You 最好时光说爱你
There are countless people who pass each other by on campus, but amid the crowds, there is always someone who makes you stop and take notice. The architecture department's elusive heartthrob, hailed as a genius and admired by everyone for his talent and good looks, Su Mochen falls for the one destined to be his lifelong partner with just one casual glance. When it comes to the girl who steals his heart, he reveals a dark, domineering side for the first time. Yang Liangxi has always lived each da
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Tragedy!!! The Kidney Debt 虐！！！肾债
Heartbreaking!!! A kidney debt
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The River God’s Bride: My Wedding Dress Is Made of Paper 河神娶亲：我的嫁衣是纸做的
The River God Takes a Bride: My Wedding Dress Is Made of Paper
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My Dead Husband’s Memo: Don’t Look Back, Honey 亡夫备忘录：老婆别回头
Widow's Memo: Don't Look Back, Wife
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Tragic! She Died the Day His One True Love Returned Home 虐！她死在了他白月光回国的当天
Heartbreaking! She died the day his beloved returned from abroad.
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The Rest of His Life as a Kept Man 软饭男的后半生
The Rest of a Kept Man's Life
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