Well-Written Historical Alternate-Universe Novels About Live-in Sons-in-Law, Nothing Brain-Dead 赘婿的，历史架空文的，能经得住看的，不要无脑的
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Son-in-Law's Revenge: The Qilin Possesses Me, and Now I'm Invincible! 赘婿复仇，麒麟上身，我无敌了！
[No Cultivation, Invincible from Start to Finish + Senior Sister Romance + Explosive, Satisfying Read] Three years ago, the live-in son-in-law Ye Chen went mountain climbing with his wife, Shen Aoxue, only for her to push him off a cliff. No one knew whether he was alive or dead. Three years later, Shen Aoxue had become a CEO worth tens of billions. On the very day she remarried, Ye Chen made a powerful return!
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The Son-in-Law Becomes a King 赘婿封王
For three years as a live-in son-in-law, he served tea and water, and the whole city mocked him as “Miss Lin’s most obedient dog.” Then the rebels breached the city, and everyone cowered in fear. He alone dropped his broom and calmly stepped in front of her, addressing the thousands of enemy soldiers in an even voice: “Stand down. If you disturb my wife’s sleep, your nine clans won’t be enough to pay for it.”
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Reborn: The Rake's Road to Becoming the Richest Man 重生之纨绔败家子的首富之路
Zhang Yichen, a programmer working 996 hours and staying late until the early morning, dies suddenly and transmigrates into the body of a wastrel in the Great Xia Dynasty who shares his name. He didn’t get to enjoy life in his previous one, so he plans to make up for it twice over in this one. And to enjoy himself, naturally, he needs as much money as he can get his hands on in this era. But from the start, the original owner loses the family fortune overnight, leaving behind a complete mess. Zh
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- 104 After I Transmigrated, I Started Out as a Magistrate's Adviser! 穿越之后从师爷开始！ “Miss, your future husband is a brilliant statesman who can bring peace to the realm, and a mighty warrior who can defend the nation. He is a dragon fallen into the wilderness right now. You can't let this opportunity pass you by!” Lin Banxian dashed back to the third house on Qinghua Alley. A moment later, a handsome young gentleman stepped out. Looks like my good days are finally here. All my scheming, selling my house and land, was worth it. From now on, I'll live comfortably off my wife' 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Lazy Village Boy Becomes a Minor Official 摸鱼村童当小官
[Country boy + comedy + no System + no golden finger + slow development + the imperial examinations might not work out] The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a village boy named Li Erhu. His family is desperately poor, so he likes going to the river at the village entrance with the other children to catch fish and help make ends meet. He's pretty good at it, and even the girl next door praises him. But one thing after another makes him realize that catching fish in the river won't give
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I Transmigrated, and They Made Me Emperor! 一朝穿越，我被黄袍加身了！
Also known as The Finest Young Master from a Humble Family One month after transmigrating, a woman I've never even met wants to be my wife? And she wants to have my babies! What does it matter if the dynasty is in chaos and the times are turbulent, even if I'm out in the countryside, far from the centers of power? Foreign enemies are invading and want to take my money? Dream on!
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The Son-in-Law's Comeback 2 《赘婿的逆袭二》
The Son-in-Law's Revenge: Part Two
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- 108 The Son-in-Law: Rise of a Ruthless Hero 赘婿之枭雄崛起 The Rise of a Ruthless Son-in-Law 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Kingdom of Women: Back from the Dead, I Begin a Strange New Life 尊女国：死而复生，开启奇异人生
The male lead is reborn in the Kingdom of Women, a nation unlike the real world where everything is turned upside down. Women can take several husbands, study and read, and hold government office. Children take their mother's surname. Men, however, must remain faithful to one wife, and are expected to be virtuous rather than talented, staying at home to support their wives and raise their children. See how the male lead begins an extraordinary life, building a spectacular career and finding a lo
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The Unrivaled Live-In Son-in-Law 无双赘婿
Four years ago, flames consumed the capital. He married into another family, with no one in the world to depend on. Clad in plain robes, he fell far from home, with no way of knowing whether he would ever return alive. Four years later, a white horse rode across Jiangnan. In the prime of his life, he returned home in glory. Red wedding finery lined the road for miles, and she smiled at him, a peerless gentleman.
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I Told You to Be a Live-In Son-in-Law, Not to Conquer the World 让你当个赘婿，没让你一统天下
[No Defying Heaven with Cheat Powers + No Simping + No Stupid Characters + No Harem] Jin Lian is determined to become the Great Zhou’s number-one wastrel. After all, his family is rich, he’s handsome, and his father and older brother are officials who protect him. He even gets to humiliate and bully the emperor’s most favored princess. But you still have to pay for the trouble you cause. One careless mistake, and he’s sent to a desolate land to become a prince consort. He hears that the Witch Qu
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- 112 The Godlike Live-In Son-in-Law 神级狂婿 They all call me a useless live-in son-in-law. Little do they know I’m a billionaire... 3.1kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
- 113 The Super Son-in-Law 超级上门女婿 Ye Fan, a useless live-in son-in-law, accidentally inherits the Taiji Scripture and the Stone of Life and Death, setting him on a very different path in life. He saves beautiful women with his medical skills and slays enemies with his martial arts. Not only does he overcome the scorn and ridicule of others and win his wife's heart, he also rises to the pinnacle of the world, looking down on all creation. 180.1kReads9.1Score8.6kShelves
- 114 I Pick Through Trash, Yet I'm the Immortal Sect's Live-In Son-in-Law 捡垃圾的我，竟是仙门赘婿 On my first visit to her home, my future mother-in-law threw ten million at me to make me give up. How do I show her just how formidable I am? Also known as: The Immortal Was Once a Demon and I Can’t Fight, But I’m an Immortal 71.2kReads9.0Score7.7kShelves
- 115 Shocking: My Wife Is Breathtakingly Beautiful 震惊：我的妻子倾城倾国 A revered god is betrayed by his subordinate. With his dying breath, he uses his primordial spirit to activate the Heaven-Devouring Spirit-Transforming Bell, destroying the villains who attacked him. He expects his soul to return to the cosmos, but instead, the bell carries his primordial spirit to the Douling Continent, where it enters the body of a useless live-in son-in-law. To make matters worse, the useless man’s wife is an unparalleled beauty with a face that could topple kingdoms! And so 70Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 116 The Number One Live-In Son-in-Law 第一赘婿 My parents disappeared. To gain the ability to find them, I had no choice but to remain mute for ten years. But at just that moment, I was picked to become a live-in son-in-law. My wife may be breathtakingly beautiful, but she has never once treated me kindly. She calls me a useless loser! And today, my ten-year restriction is over! I’m going to turn everything around... 6.8kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
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Laying Low as a Commoner in Troubled Times, the Prince Forces Me to Claim the Throne 苟在乱世做布衣，王爷逼我去登基
[Turbulent times + imperial dynasty + farming + political intrigue + war + no System] A golden age crumbles, and a dynasty falls into decline. All I wanted was to scrape by as an ordinary man in these turbulent times, become a wealthy and charming squire, and marry a wife to share a warm bed with. But the prince insists on marrying his daughter to me? Huh? Wait, I’m the prince? What? The prince isn’t enough? You want me to become emperor, too? Heavens, are you kidding me? Why didn’t you tell me
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The Dragon King's Son-in-Law 龙王医婿
The Jiang family was caught up in a conspiracy and consumed by a raging fire. Tang Chuchu risked her life to pull Jiang Chen from the flames. Ten years later, Jiang Chen returned in glory to repay his debts of gratitude and avenge his family. He would repay Tang Chuchu for saving his life. He would avenge the destruction of the Jiang family. Jiang Chen appeared before Tang Chuchu. “From now on, as long as I’m here, you’ll have the whole world.”
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- 119 The Confucian Dao Son-in-Law: I Become a Sage by Wielding the Analects 儒道赘婿：我靠抡语成圣 [Confucian cultivation + hilarious power fantasy + subverting expectations] Modern-day underachiever Kong Lang is a top-tier jokester who’s a master of Fist-Analects memes. He lives by the creed, “If I have no morals, no one can guilt-trip me.” Then he opens his eyes in a Confucian cultivation world, reincarnated as a good-for-nothing. Thanks to his looks, he marries into the Princess’s household, where the scholars of the capital sneer at him as a useless freeloader. Who could have guessed he’ 79Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Northern Song Dynasty’s Greatest Treacherous Chancellor 北宋第一奸相
After transmigrating as Cai Jing, I'm going to carry out a once-in-a-millennium reform with Wang Anshi! A modern history student transmigrates as Cai Jing. By the age of seven, people are already calling him a prodigy. Looking at the corrupt court on the brink of collapse, he silently clenches his fists. In this life, he'll stir up the winds of change from the shadows. Secretly amass wealth, recruit talented people, gather leverage... Ten years of planning, all waiting for the right moment. When
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- 121 Song Cavalry Rules the World 宋骑天下 Modern engineering PhD Zhao Qi unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji. With the Jingkang Incident looming, he resolves to turn the empire’s fortunes around. His first move is to expand the Imperial City Bureau and divide its duties into specialized branches. When his ministers denounce him for “neglecting his proper duties,” Zhao Qi quietly equips all three armies with newly developed Shenbi crossbows. When the Jin army marches south toward the Sixteen Prefe 401Reads8.8Score564Shelves
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A Poor Scholar with a Pistol from the Start 寒门书生，开局我有一手枪
Xiao Yi transmigrates to the Great Xia Dynasty. With nothing but bare walls at home, his wife stays by his side through it all. He farms and makes money, while his wife is as beautiful as a goddess. They drink and walk the dog, spending their lives together. For his wife, Xiao Yi works hard to build a fortune and becomes a tycoon. But will he be satisfied with that, or end up ruling the world?
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Stranded on a Deserted Island with Only Diao Chan 我流落荒岛，身边只有貂蝉
[No System + Island + Survival + Three Kingdoms + Apocalypse + Hegemony] Starting with an island and Diao Chan at his side, he commands a vast world and has countless beauties in his arms. After transmigrating to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, he catches Cao Cao’s eye, but his ambitions are far greater. He divides the realm with Wei, Shu, and Wu, then sweeps across the six directions! Unifying China is not the end, but only the beginning...
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Mom and Dad, Open Up! Your Favorite Son-in-Law Is Here 岳父岳母开门！你们的好女婿来了
Quick transmigration + live-in son-in-law + System + movie star Li Zihuai, an award-winning actor who was on the verge of a grand slam, worked himself to death before he could even touch a trophy. Then he was bound to the “Perfect Son-in-Law System 007.” It calls itself a plot-repair service, but really, he has to harvest points for bad behavior from lousy sons-in-law to earn a chance to come back to life. The original plot wants him to be an ungrateful jerk? He turns around and posts his awful
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The Fall of a Nation 灭国行
[Reborn]+ [Alternate History]+ [Lighthearted Comedy]+ [Leisurely Pace]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Political Intrigue] A reborn youth ventures into the world, embarking on a long road toward the destruction of a kingdom. From the martial world to the imperial court, power and money set the stage for one thrilling drama after another.
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The Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿
Han Dong was a soldier who had been “forced” to leave the military. After returning to the city, he was forced to become the Xia family's live-in son-in-law...
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Scorned as a Live-In Son-in-Law, I Use Mind Reading to Take Charge of the Household 入赘受尽冷眼，我靠读心术掌家
Scorned as a live-in son-in-law, I use mind reading to take charge of the household
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The Golden Phoenix Isn't a Chicken 金凤不是鸡
An age when lovers were everywhere, an era dominated by online loans, and the emotional high of a night at a karaoke club… Wealth became the sole measure of success, affection turned into a bargaining chip, and labels of status rose above personal character. Amid the drunken, glittering world, he and she were drawn into a chain of scams woven from money, power, and desire. Each tried to stake a lifetime of innocence on finding an answer to the question, “I’m not a prostitute.” They were willing
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Reborn on the Frontier: The Concubine-Born Son-in-Law's Rise and Face-Slapping Revenge 重生在边关，庶子赘婿逆袭打脸
The innocent suffer endless hardship, while the guilty live carefree lives. Rejected by his family, he had no choice but to become a live-in son-in-law, only to meet a miserable end. Zhao Long: Reborn, even though I’m stationed on the frontier, where death seems certain, I will live well. I want to see with my own eyes how these people end up. So what if I’m a concubine-born son? So what if I’m a live-in son-in-law? One day, I’ll stand above you all.
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A Second Life in Another World 异世界的重来人生
The ancients all said that a man’s nature is to love women. If a man doesn’t like women, what does he like? How are you? A middle-aged man in his forties from the 21st century transmigrates to another world on his way home after paying off his debts. As time passes in this different world, Zheng Yunchu gradually adapts in age, appearance, and mindset.
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So What If I’m a Live-in Son-in-Law? I Can Turn Living Off My Wife into a Manly Art 赘婿怎么了？我吃软饭也能吃成硬
Lu Mingzhe, a modern office drone, wakes up as the sickly live-in son-in-law of the Jing'an Marquis's household in a fictional dynasty. Faced with his icy, stunning wife, Shen Qingshu, and the disdain of everyone in the marquis's household, he decides to turn this absurd transmigration into a comedy. While others fight for power, he focuses on figuring out how to make hot pot. While they scheme against one another, he plants vegetables and grows flowers in the backyard. He only wanted to live co
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The Day I Got Out of Prison, My Ex-Girlfriend Became My Mother-in-Law 出狱当天：前女友成我丈母娘
Three years ago, Lin Tian took the blame for his father and went to prison, where he became the closed-door disciple of the four forbidden figures in the Dragon Abyss Prison! On the day he was released, three thousand hardened criminals knelt and cried, “We respectfully see Master Lin off!” But his ex-girlfriend, Su Xiaoyan, only sneered. “Marry me? Keep dreaming!” What was even more absurd was this: “Marry me, and half the Song family is yours.” A cool, elegant beauty proposed to him, and she w
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Husband, Don't Make a Scene 赘婿别闹
The protagonist, Wang Peng, transmigrates into the body of a live-in son-in-law, turns the tables against all odds, and face-slaps one villain after another. He’s no bleeding heart and shows no mercy. He starts as a live-in son-in-law and ends as a merchant king, steamrolling all opposition as he conquers the pinnacle of the business world.
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I Took On the Imperial Throne 我和皇权杠上了
The “notorious” assassin Meng Hu was blown to ashes by a depleted uranium bomb. Meanwhile, Meng Hu of the Yong’an Empire simply woke from a dream as a different person. From his very first day as a ninth-rank Fengluan official at the Jiaofang Bureau, he found himself at odds with the imperial court. What sparks will fly between a trigger-happy assassin and the authoritarian power of an ancient empire?
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The Empire's Little Son-in-Law 帝国小赘婿
After his family falls into ruin, Chen Le has only an old servant by his side. He plans to coast through life in the Qianyuan Empire and do his best as a live-in son-in-law. He wants nothing to do with princes, nobles, generals, or ministers, and nothing to do with blood feuds. When hardship strikes, he’ll just wait for his wife to step in. Come wind or rain, his wife will be there for him. But for his wife’s sake, Chen Le comes out of hiding. He wades through mountains of corpses and seas of bl
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- 136 The Peak Son-in-Law 巅峰赘婿 Main characters: Lin Ziming and Chu Fei Synopsis: After four years of living like a dog as a live-in son-in-law, Lin Ziming finally saw who was truly worth his devotion. One day, he would reign supreme, return to the top, and earn the world's submission, all because the woman he loved wanted to lie in his arms and watch a spectacular fireworks display. 3.9kReads8.5Score550Shelves
- 137 The Live-In Son-in-Law Takes Charge 赘婿当家 As a live-in son-in-law, Ling Yun's goal is to get his in-laws and sister-in-law completely under his thumb. Ling Yun: "Little sister-in-law, come over and rub your brother-in-law's feet..." 222Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 138 The Wealthy Family’s Live-In Son-in-Law 豪门赘婿 Everyone knew him as the son-in-law from the countryside. He had endured countless sneers and insults, until one day his biological parents found him and said, “We’ll give you everything we have!” Overnight, he became the richest man in the city. And so he gave her a love that made the whole world envious! 10Reads6.8Score—Shelves
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Dust Mountain 尘埃山
This story follows ordinary people struggling to survive through the long, chaotic ninety years of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It portrays how a group of common folk make their way in life, far from the halls of power, with no special advantages or extraordinary encounters. Like specks of dust drifting through time, they endure the weight of the years, unnoticed and unheard.
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Going Down the Mountain to Break Off the Engagement? No, I’m Here to Work Off My Debt 下山退婚？不，我是来打工还债的
Modern cities are highly developed, with science and technology in the ascendancy. Spiritual energy has dried up, and ancient cultivation sects have fallen into extreme poverty. They lack legal land ownership, know nothing about financial investment, and struggle to raise spiritual plants and beasts. The sects that once commanded the wind and rain now have to time their protective formations carefully just to save on electricity. Some elders even sneak down the mountain to deliver takeout and ma
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The Divine Healer's Immortal Son-in-Law 医神仙婿
Urban, son-in-law. Zhang Yuan, the senior disciple of the supreme sect Qihuang, mastered the innate Five Elements Qi arts. His innate Wood Qi could rapidly heal, his innate Fire Qi could burn everything to ashes, and his innate Metal Qi was unrivaled in its killing power. By chance, he was reincarnated as a foolish, useless live-in son-in-law. His mother-in-law: “He's nothing but a good-for-nothing!” The heiress of a supreme family: “He's a once-in-an-age genius!” A supreme doctor: “Please take
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Humbled into Becoming a Son-in-Law 屈尊为婿
I married into the Tang family and endured everything for three years, only to be repaid with my wife's betrayal, the Tang family's humiliation, and the world's scorn. Now that the three-year term is up, I no longer have to hold back. Starting today, I will repay everyone who humiliated, bullied, or punished me with ten, a hundred, a thousand, even ten thousand times the pain you inflicted on me...
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- 143 The Extraordinary Son-in-Law 超品赘婿 When the lowly live-in son-in-law opens his eyes, truth and lies, black and white, become crystal clear. He is destined to stand at the pinnacle of humanity! A live-in son-in-law? So what? —Reads6.2Score—Shelves
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The Unrivaled Son-in-Law 盖世神婿
Chu Xuan acquired the Peerless Divine Son-in-Law System and became the Chosen One. From then on, he went further and further down the path of endless, freakish leveling... until he became the peerless divine son-in-law revered throughout the ages. “Ding! Blink once, and your body’s recovery rate increases by 1%!” “Ding! Walk once, and your physical strength increases by 1!” “Ding! Breathe once, and your inner energy increases by 1!” “Ding! Hit someone once, and your fighting ability increases by
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- 145 The Ultimate Live-In Son-in-Law 巅峰赘婿 An abandoned heir to a wealthy family and a legendary war god, he is forced to become a live-in son-in-law and endure three years of humiliation and mockery. When the seal is broken and his memories return, he reclaims his throne over the world, turning everything from his past around... 2.1kReads8.1Score219Shelves
- 146 From Cast-Off Son-in-Law to the Strongest 从弃婿开始变强 He married into his wife's family and became a son-in-law, despised and scorned by everyone. He had planned to keep enduring it, but one day, the secret he had been hiding was discovered... 124Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 147 The Outstanding Live-In Son-in-Law 赘婿天骄 The more beautiful a woman is, the less you should trust what she says. The most beautiful girl on campus, a goddess admired by everyone, suddenly tells Chen Jianglong, “Let’s get married!” So Chen Jianglong joins the Lin family as a live-in son-in-law, serving them for two years. But after the wedding, instead of the affection and sweetness he imagined, he is treated with contempt and discrimination. It turns out the marriage was part of a carefully plotted scheme by the Lin family. [This story 2.9kReads8.3Score286Shelves
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I Dumped the Cheating Princess and Chose the Noble Girl Next Door 放弃出轨长公主，改选青梅世家女
Alternate Wei-Jin setting + nested “chase your husband to the crematorium” plots + a transmigrated book character taking over the role of a living King of Hell + the second female lead rises to the top + the consort prince usurps the throne Chen Qian accidentally transmigrates into a third-rate historical romance novel, becoming a cuckolded consort prince whose wife, the woman he married, kills him by cutting out his heart and draining its blood. See how the protagonist, Chen Qian, escapes the o
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The Immortal Emperor Son-in-Law: From the Start, Having a Baby Earns Me God-Tier Rewards 赘婿仙帝：开局生娃获得神级奖励
After transmigrating to an immortal cultivation world, Lin Yun finds himself a useless live-in son-in-law! He suffers endless contempt and is treated worse than a dog! But who could have guessed he would awaken a heaven-defying System: more children, more blessings! All he has to do is have children to earn rewards! “Ding! Congratulations, Host, on the birth of your first child. Reward: Innate Dao Body!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, on the birth of your tenth child. Reward: Ancient Divine Art!”
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- 150 My Beloved Wife Appeared at Someone Else's Wedding 我最爱的老婆出现在别人的婚礼上 Qi Xia and Ji Qingran were a loving married couple. Their life was simple, but warm and happy. Qi Xia worked hard delivering food, his heart filled with sweetness. But he never could have imagined that at a grand wedding, he would see the woman he loved most standing onstage in a wedding dress, gazing tenderly at another man through her tears as she said, “I’m willing to be with you and spend the rest of my life with you.” Qi Xia was completely dumbfounded. He had no idea what was going on. Just 242Reads—Score—Shelves
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