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1. 401 系 The System Forces Me to Save the Tyrant, but the History Books Say I'm Doomed to Die 系统逼我拯救暴君可史书说我必死 Mumu Doesn't Eat Lemons沐沐不吃柠檬Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted Hot-tempered, scheming, sharp-tongued crown prince × soft, adorable, money-loving, lecherous transmigrated princess Transmigrate into a book #System #Tragedy #Palace Intrigue and Nobility #Redemption #The Beauty of a Bad Ending #Obsessive Tyrant #Fated Love #White Moonlight #When the Wall Falls, Everyone Pushes I was bound to the “Wise Ruler Development System.” My mission was to change the tyrant Mo Chenyuan for the better, prevent him from turning evil, and help him make his mark in history. T 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It was so beautiful, it made me cry.

2. 402 目 You Are All I See 目光所至都是你 Mu Han慕寒Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted After three years of marriage, Huo Mingxuan repeatedly hurt Qin Qianmo, the woman who truly loved him, for the sake of the woman he held dear in his heart. It wasn't until someone cut out her heart that he suddenly realized his own heart had gone empty too. Years after their separation, at a grand banquet hosted by the He family of the imperial capital, the woman he couldn't bear to see even in his dreams arrives beneath the starlight. Huo Mingxuan loses control on the spot and rushes to her lik 301Reads8.3Score—Shelves
3. 403 银 When the Ginkgo Leaves Fall 银杏落下时 Wanyan Yuning完颜雨凝Two Male Leads62k WordsCompleted [If you enjoy this, please leave lots of comments and ratings. Love you!] #BoysLove #Angst #Tragedy #BEAesthetic #Realistic #MutualDevotion #UnforgettableRegret #ConversionTherapy #DoubleDeath At nineteen, Cheng Ye and Lu Ming thought love could conquer everything. A ginkgo-leaf bookmark, two handmade rings, and a promise to go south. They ran away together on a rainy night and kissed beneath a bridge, believing that if they went far enough, they could reach a future of their own. But their pa 323Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Two male leads! Bad ending! Short and angsty story! You can give it a try!

4. 404 青 Ten Years of Qing Ci’s Scenery 青辞十年景 Nine Snowy Branches九枝雪Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted Ten Years of Qing Ci 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "Ten Years of Farewell to Qing" I died in my favorite month of June. Even in death, I couldn't forget the scene of Shen Nuo pushing me away, protecting someone else. Shen Nuo and I met in the sunniest summer. The first time I looked into his clear, shallow eyes, I could never escape them. I ended the marriage. I set him and Si Nanxi free. Later… Shen Nuo, his eyes bloodshot, pleaded, "Su Qing… don't do this to me…" "This medicine isn't yours… it's someone else's, isn't it…?" "Su Qing… come back with me…" But I could never go back. I remained in the misty, rainy Jiangnan region. In the end, I never dared to ask, "Do you love me?" I was afraid Shen Nuo would lie to me, yet I was also afraid he wouldn't lie…

5. 405 爱 My Love Is Real, and So Is My Desire to Kill You 爱是真的，想杀你也是真的 Tai Moshen太末生Marriage & Romance21k WordsCompleted My Love Is Real, and So Is My Desire to Kill You 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It should be worth a look.

6. 406 烬 Jinli: The Gardenias Haven't Fallen Asleep 烬璃：栀子未眠 Tai Moshen太末生30k WordsCompleted Jin Li: The Gardenia Has Yet to Sleep 28Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 我 Waiting for You Amid Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moonlight 我在风花雪月里等你 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban1.9M WordsCompleted We were all pretending to be sad, comforting someone else who was sad. It wasn't until one day, when I went to another city, that I finally understood: how could sorrow be something you could fake? Whether in Shanghai or Dali, the cities were ablaze with lights, yet the only lonely thing was the human heart! This is the story of a disillusioned man who flees the city for Dali and finds himself caught up in love. 84.7kReads9.3Score10.3kShelves
8. 408 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 120kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves
9. 409 厉 President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总，夫人她罪不至死 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Shen Zhichu had given him her whole heart for sixteen years, only to be told to leave with nothing, just so he could make room for the woman he had always loved. Li Jingshen thought he would be happy once that woman was gone, until he received her diagnosis... He rushed over in a panic, only to find her holding someone else’s hand. “Why didn’t you tell me you had stomach cancer?” “Weren’t you hoping I’d die sooner?” Shen Zhichu laughed scornfully. “Li Jingshen, I don’t want to spend the last of 8.9kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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   The first and second books only have about thirty chapters each, it's so sad!!!

10. 410 上 You Wronged Me in Your Past Life, So Let Me Wrong You in This One 上辈子对不起我，这辈子对不起了 Tian Keji天科技10k WordsCompleted I Wronged You in My Past Life, and I'll Wrong You Again in This One 200Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Give it a try, you won't regret it, it's a great deal!

11. 411 寒 Mr. Han, Your Wife Really Is Dead This Time 寒总，夫人这次真死了 Mu Yin沐茵Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Romance, CEO, heart-wrenching, reborn] One bowl of abortion medicine took her child from her, and one court judgment left her with little time to live. She said, “If you want a divorce, you have to spend one day with me.” He said, “After today, we have to get divorced.” He treated her as a blood bank for the woman he loved, all to protect his first love. Chi Yue once thought Han Siye was her guiding star, only to learn that his tenderness was meant to destroy her. A divorce agreement stating th 3.5kReads8.6Score289Shelves

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    Honestly, it was so heart-wrenching it made me cry.

12. 412 世 No One in the World Is Like Her Anymore 世上无人再像她 Fo Jiu佛九Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted Shen Ange knew that love could leave you battered to the bone, but without love she would become a walking corpse. Stubbornly, she believed that life was long enough for her to wait until he came back to her. In the end, though, she could no longer hold on... 1.6kReads8.1Score161Shelves
13. 413 七 My Dearest, on the Seventh Day of the Seventh Month 七月七日卿 Wan Cheng绾橙Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Huo Shaoqing hated Qiyue and wanted nothing more than for her to disappear from his world. Qiyue loved Huo Shaoqing. After loving him for seven years, she finally understood that some kinds of love mean letting go. When death came calling, Huo Shaoqing finally realized that he had fallen deeply in love with her long ago. 281Reads6.7Score—Shelves
14. 414 快 Quick Transmigration: The Crown Prince Torments You Again 快穿之太子再虐你一遍 The Mysterious Me谜一样的我Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Xianxia romance + play the pig to eat the tiger + quick transmigration + one-on-one devotion] The Crown Prince of the Heavenly Realm was born a flirt, always chasing after women. In a fit of rage, the Heavenly Emperor banished him to the mortal realm, where he would undergo many lifetimes of reincarnation and suffer the pain of losing love and desire. The Left Star Diviner had this to say: “Writing the Crown Prince’s fate book... is hard!” The poor little Spirit Clerk was pushed forward as a sc 3kReads9.3Score278Shelves

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    These are all quick transmigration angst novels; there's bound to be one world that will make you cry. Just go for it!

15. 415 暗 A Secret Crush: As Bittersweet as a Song 暗恋啊，它酸涩如歌 Rou Zhi柔只Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Contract marriage + married first, love later + groveling for your wife] Xia Zhiyuan and Lu Ang were a fake married couple brought together by a debt of gratitude between their fathers. They agreed to divorce when the time was right. Their contract stipulated that they could not interfere in each other’s private lives, and that they had to play the loving couple in front of their elders. Lu Ang had a beloved woman for whom he would give everything. They were deeply in love, while Xia Zhiyuan w 4.7kReads8.1Score426Shelves
16. 416 快 Quick Transmigration: I Always Disappear in Front of the Powerful Ones 快穿之我总在大佬面前没了 A Carrot一颗萝卜Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story, psychological scheming and romance, with a couple; the first few worlds have bad endings] Reborn in another world, she is hunted by the powerful beings' avatars. Zhao Yan enters their memory-dreams and wins over the powerful men, leaving them with unforgettable memories. Qin Shou dreams that the woman he loves most has died. Jiang Wei dreams that the wife he loves most has died. Zou Yuan dreams that the girl he loves most has died. After waking, the heartless r 1.6kReads9.2Score160Shelves
17. 417 出 The Day After I Returned from a Business Trip, My Mom Killed Herself 出差回来第二天，我妈自杀了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫21k WordsCompleted The Day After I Got Back from a Business Trip, My Mom Took Her Own Life 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the first time I've watched something so angsty; it might be depressing. Watch with caution. [Awkward laugh]

18. 418 第 The Seventh Artifact 第七件藏品 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫20k WordsCompleted The Seventh Artifact 18Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 假 If I Had Never Loved You 假如不曾爱过你 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Under the weight of all the abuse, Jian Xin has spent the past six months living like a slut. 494Reads8.5Score103Shelves

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    It was so heartbreaking, my eyes are swollen from crying.

20. 420 猫 Revenge in a Cat's Body 猫身复仇 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Mystery15k WordsCompleted Revenge in Cat Form 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 421 我 I’d Give You Everything but My Life 我的命，都不给你 Twelve Blossoms花花十二朵Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted The author got rained on, tore up the umbrella, and still kicked everyone into a filthy ditch. This story features all kinds of medical miracles. The male lead is lovesick and possessive, the female lead is hard to describe, and the supporting men and women are all outstanding. If you don't think the author's writing is exciting enough, head to the comments section! Surely something there will strike a chord. But enough of that. Here's the not-so-serious synopsis: Ji Mingshuo loved Xu Lingling w 724Reads8.8Score103Shelves
22. 422 被 A Cool, Confident Girlfriend Flirted with Me, but Reality Won 被酷飒女友撩，却败给了现实 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted Flirted With by a Cool, Daring Girlfriend, but Defeated by Reality 2Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 423 偏 Off Balance in the Face of Favoritism 偏爱之下的失衡 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫8k WordsCompleted Unbalanced by Favoritism 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 424 致 Deadly Love and Torment 致命虐恋 Sugar Star糖星Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted This is a coming-of-age story about Tong Zhiyan, Yun Xiaoxi, Li Qingwu, Yun Shunan, Bo Hanshen, Qu Nanzhi, and the others. Youth is beautiful, but brief. The people we once thought we would be with forever will one day go their separate ways, perhaps even forgetting one another amid the wider world. But no matter what happens, we once traveled the same road together. However we remember one another in the future, that will always be our youth! 73Reads8.3Score—Shelves
25. 425 小 The Little Demon Above, the Master Below 小妖在上，师尊在下 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Ancient Romance665k WordsCompleted A fox from a thousand years ago carefully painted its pelt, hoping to become a peerlessly beautiful woman. A woman from a thousand years later carefully painted her face, hoping to become a bewitching fox spirit. To win the love of a man as ethereal as an immortal, A Qian cultivated from a little fox spirit into a mighty demon, graceful in every gesture. But her master never once spared her a second glance. To become worthy of her beloved master, she would rather be struck by heavenly lightning, 162Reads8.1Score—Shelves
26. 426 在 A Tenant of the Underworld 在地府做钉子户 May My Wishes Never Be Forsaken但使愿无违Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted To sever a doomed bond, Xie Lingzhi hid in the Underworld for a hundred years, even declaring that she wouldn’t leave until she’d stayed for five hundred. The King of Hell couldn’t meet his KPI, so he came over in a huff, then left again. He found her even more troublesome than the Great Sage Sun, who had destroyed the Book of Life and Death. In a fit of anger, he cut off her provisions. With no other choice, Xie Lingzhi set up a stall on Ghost Street, but wound up bringing Liang Chuanhui back w 68Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This short bedtime story has a very tragic ending. Xie Lingzhi is hiding in the underworld, refusing to leave, not intentionally trying to annoy King Yama, but because she has a ill-fated relationship to end and is hiding there.

27. 427 车 Car Crash Amnesia: She Summoned My Spirit 车祸失忆：她给我喊魂 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫46k WordsCompleted Amnesia After a Car Crash: She Calls My Soul Back 1Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 428 你 What More Do You Want from Me? 你还要我怎样 Hidden Heart藏心Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted She loved him, and he tortured her. She had secretly loved him for over ten years, but their love gradually faded away in a marriage that lasted less than two years... 120Reads8.0Score—Shelves
29. 429 不 I Don't Want Your Love, Just Your Life 不要你的爱，只要你的命 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫16k WordsCompleted I Don’t Want Your Love, Just Your Life 47Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 430 不 As Expected of Me, Gu Yongbingdie, the Magical Princess 不愧是我，魔法公主顾雍冰蝶 Little Lanlan小兰兰儿Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted She is the future heir to the world’s number-one conglomerate and a magical princess who wields a spellbook. Everyone loves her, every flower loves her, every blade of grass loves her! Birds sing for her, and even tigers and lions give up killing for her! Gu Yong Bingdie often asks the sky, the earth, and herself: Who am I, really? Why am I so irresistibly beautiful? But all three keep silent, unable to answer her questions. Then one day, a man descended like a god, slowly approaching from among 479Reads8.1Score100Shelves
31. 431 以 Sealed in Death 以死封缄 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫6k WordsCompleted Sealed in Death 5Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 死 I’d Rather Die Than Give You Up 死都不给你 Moon in the Courtyard庭中月Modern Romance36k WordsCompleted Xia Qianchu and Xu Yuyan were in love for five years. After enduring one hardship after another, Xia Qianchu eventually died of esophageal cancer, but she didn't truly die. She became a dog and stayed by Xu Yuyan's side. 399Reads8.2Score100Shelves
33. 433 视 Judge of the Vision 视界判官 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫46k WordsCompleted Judge of the Visual Realm —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 434 冤 Foes Have a Way of Crossing Paths 冤家路宽 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance23k WordsCompleted Fated to Be Rivals 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 435 勾 A Hook of Hatred 勾恨 Hua Xi A Zhizi花袭阿枝子Modern Romance29k WordsCompleted [A nitpicking novel + no logic + urban tragic romance + crazy face-slapping + play the pig to eat the tiger + scheming twists + quick transmigration and reborn + metaverse] He is a poor boy from a fractured family! She is a rich heiress who controls the lifeblood of the global economy! He enters her city, and wins his way into her heart! A devoted yet ruthless first love, a lover driven mad by passion, a rival in love whose feelings run deep, sharp-tongued relatives, family members at each other 15Reads8.2Score—Shelves
36. 436 终 In the End, She Married Someone Else 终嫁他人 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫10k WordsCompleted In the End, She Married Someone Else 81Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 437 季 Mr. Ji, Stop Hurting Me. Miss Shu Is Already Married 季总别虐了，舒小姐已嫁人 Warm Words温言暖语Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted As Ji Sihan’s secret lover, Shu Wan stayed by his side for five years. She thought that if she was obedient and sweet, she could warm his heart. But she never expected to be abandoned in the end. Shu Wan had always been gentle. She neither argued nor made a scene, and didn’t even ask him for a penny. She simply walked out of his world. But when she was about to marry someone else, he suddenly pinned her against the wall and kissed her like a madman. Shu Wan couldn’t quite figure out what Mr. Ji 27.4kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    They're all great. The last two, about rebirth, are also incredibly good. Don't be misled by the ratings!!! They're all absolutely amazing.

38. 438 他 He Is the Calamity I Can’t Escape 他是我躲不过的劫 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance25k WordsCompleted He Is the Fate I Can’t Escape 2Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 439 哥 Brothers, Open Your Eyes! Your Little Sister Really Is Leaving This Time 哥哥们别瞎了，妹妹这次真走了 Lazy Little Jiu懒小玖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [She Chases Her Sister After Losing Her] [Secret Identity] [Satisfying Face-Slapping Story] In her previous life, Yun Mo returned to the Yun family and did everything she could to win their affection. But her sincere devotion was no match for the few tears shed by her fake-sweet younger sister, and her five older brothers treated her like dirt. Reborn, Yun Mo finally sees the truth. A Go master, a violin prodigy, an esports ace, a race car driver, a top designer... Even the eldest young master o 59Reads7.5Score—Shelves
40. 440 他 He Broke into My House 他闯进我家 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫22k WordsCompleted He barged into my home —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 绝 I Will Never Forgive You! My Brothers Kneel and Beg Me to Come Home 绝不原谅！哥哥们下跪求我回家 Orange, You’ll Never Get Enough橙子你爱不完Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The Sister-Chasing Regret Tour] [An Invincible Female-Led Power Fantasy] [Absolutely No Forgiveness] [The Heroine Shines on Her Own] Before she was reborn, Fu Nian was the Fu family's biological daughter, lost and raised elsewhere. Desperate for the affection of the family she had only just found, she gave way to her adopted younger sister in everything. In the end, her sister plotted her death, while her biological parents and brothers spat insults at her and didn't even show up for her funera 2.4kReads8.9Score323Shelves
42. 442 我 Prepackaged Meals Drove Me to Bankruptcy 我被预制菜搞破产了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫7k WordsCompleted Prepackaged Meals Drove Me into Bankruptcy 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 443 被 Tricked into Going Home by an Aloof Tycoon 被高冷大佬骗回家 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted Tricked Into Going Home With a Cold, Powerful Tycoon 2Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 444 下 Next Chapter 下一章 Wan Fusu畹扶苏Two Female Leads32k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + short story + final rally before death + mutual salvation + not a rebirth story + based on real events + tragic ending] Ni Sisi: “I don’t care what other people think. I only care how you feel.” Zuo Qingshu: “I’ve always been happy, and it’s all because of you.” Those who don’t love each other torment one another, while those who do are separated by life and death. They overcame every obstacle and should have made it to the altar. But on the eve of their wedding, a mentally 1.1kReads8.8Score269Shelves

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    The story begins with a tragic ending; everything that happens is merely a fleeting glimpse of the heroine's life before her death. [I'm almost crying]

45. 445 他 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 他屠戮我满门，我给他穿心一剑 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫37k WordsCompleted He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 620Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 446 别 Don't Look, You'll Cry! 别看，眼泪会掉！ Nameless Passerby无名过客Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Contemporary Romance + Tortured Love + Reborn] “Anyone who dates without intending to get married is just playing around.” The words slipped out before I could stop them. I gazed at her tenderly, and she froze for a moment, her eyes darting away. Snowflakes drifted down and landed on her head. I reached out, but she took several steps back. I gave a bitter smile and lowered my hand. “Xia Yingying, are you serious?!” “Ten years, a whole ten years! Have you forgotten all th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story angst

47. 447 体 A Frail Prince, Surrounded by Experts! 体虚皇子，身边高手如云！ Nameless Passerby无名过客Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted My new novel, Don’t Look, You’ll Cry, is now complete! Su De, the sixth prince of the Great Dynasty, is forced into the struggle for the throne. He suffers from a chronic cold illness, yet is surrounded by countless masters. What could make him so captivating? Read on to find out! It’s a short story, so please be patient as you read! My writing is still immature, so I hope you’ll be forgiving. 25Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 448 花 The Flowers Bloomed 花，开了 AhriiiTwo Male Leads55k WordsCompleted If not for that glass of “Glacier,” he would never have inexplicably walked toward him. If he had never met Chen Ji, he would probably still be shrouded in darkness, unable to believe that anyone in this world could truly love him. An Yi is the top seller in this part of town, a butterfly dancing on the edge of taboo, dazzling yet elusive. Chen Ji, a spotless top student, is like a little deer lost in forbidden territory. He has stepped into more than this absurd place: he has also entered An Y —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ❶ Based on a true story; the real-life Xiao Hudie was even more pitiful. ❷ The writing style for unrequited love is superb, full of regret. ❸ Sweet at first, then heartbreaking; he died in the year she loved him most. ❹ The heroine's tragic life began with the hero's misunderstanding. "Today is her 30th birthday, the last day of September 2022. She died in the year He Qian loved her most." ❺ In her last moments, she was still looking in that direction, hoping he would come to save her, but what about him? With a beauty in his arms, he said he wouldn't even look at her after she died.

49. 449 定 Custom-Made Prey 定制猎物 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted Custom-Made Prey 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 450 我 Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service! 我与玫瑰，随时为公主待命！ Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for Sweet Mist on any platform to buy it.] [One-on-one sweet romance, doting with no limits] Zhou Jin, captain of the criminal investigation team, is unruly and wild. He hates being pestered more than anything and has no patience for comforting people. Yet after one mission, he made an exception and took a young woman into his home. The next day, everyone on the team was whispering: Would the girl get yelled into tears by Captain Zhou? She did cry, all 41.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves

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    Beta stories, different types of angst

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