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I've Pledged My Life to My Country. How Could I Dare to Lead You On? 七尺之躯已许国再难许卿,怎敢误佳人

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  1. 401 I Transmigrated to the Great Zhou Dynasty: Matchmaking Made Me the Talk of the Capital 穿越大周:我靠说媒冠绝京华 Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted Transmigrating to the Great Zhou: I Become the Capital’s Matchmaking Maestro 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 402 Jade Fields in Famine Years: Reborn as an Abandoned Daughter, I Hold the Power of Life 荒岁玉田:穿成弃女掌生机 26k WordsCompleted Jade Fields in a Year of Famine: Reborn as an Outcast Daughter, She Takes Charge of Livelihoods 13Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. 403 A Battle-Hardened Soldier in Famine Years: Stockpiling Grain with My Wife to Secure the Realm 悍卒穿荒年:携妻囤粮定乾坤 9k WordsCompleted A Hardened Soldier in a Famine Year: I Stockpile Grain with My Wife and Bring Order to the World 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 404 Soul Transmigration into a Penniless Man: I Brew My Way to Wealth 魂穿穷酸汉:我靠酿酒富甲一方 7k WordsCompleted Reborn as a Penniless Man: I Build a Fortune Through Brewing 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 405 The Chaos Jade Reveals Its Power: One Day of Cultivation Equals Ten Years 混沌玉显威,修炼一日抵十年 9k WordsCompleted The Primal Chaos Jade Unleashes Its Might: One Day of Cultivation Equals Ten Years 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 406 Transmigrate and Rise from Good-for-Nothing to Dragon Lord 穿越废柴逆袭,万道龙尊露锋芒 10k WordsCompleted Transmigrating as a Good-for-Nothing, I Rise to Prominence, and the Ten Thousand Dao Dragon Lord Unleashes His Power —Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 407 Soul Transmigration to the Beast-Taming World: A Good-for-Nothing Young Lord's Comeback 魂穿御兽界:废柴少主的逆袭之路 34k WordsCompleted Reborn in the Beast-Taming World: The Good-for-Nothing Young Master's Road to Rise —Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 408 If You're Sick, I've Got the Medicine 你若有病,我有药 8k WordsCompleted If You're Sick, I've Got the Cure 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 409 More Children, More Blessings: The Country Doctor's Road to a Comeback 多子多福:农门医仙的逆袭路 8k WordsCompleted More Children, More Blessings: The Rise of a Village Doctor Immortal —Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. 410 Ten Thousand Lifetimes of Reincarnation: I Made My Ex-Girlfriend, Who'd Regained Her Memories, Cry 万世轮回:气哭恢复记忆的前女友 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Shen Yun binds himself to the Myriad Lifetimes Reincarnation System. If he enters his past lives with special talents and changes his tragic fate, he can earn rewards from the System! Spiritual qi revival begins, the supernatural descends, and the world falls into ruin! In an instance, he discovers that the villainess killed by the male lead in the fantasy world of his first life is actually the campus belle from the real world! In his second life, the apocalypse arrives, and the fitness instruc 9.9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
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  11. 411 Transmigrated as a Good-for-Nothing Peak Lord, I Level Up by Taking Disciples 穿成废柴峰主,我靠收徒躺飞升 12k WordsCompleted I Became the Peak Master of a Good-for-Nothing Sect, and Now I Can Ascend by Taking in Disciples 39Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 412 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Won by Spoiling the Plot and Became a Winner in Life 穿书后我靠剧透躺赢成人生赢家 8k WordsCompleted After I Transmigrated Into a Book, Spoilers Made Me a Winner in Life 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 413 My Soul Transmigrated to Medicine King Valley, Where I Bound the Heaven-and-Earth Medicine Cauldron 魂穿药王谷,绑定乾坤药鼎 17k WordsCompleted His soul transmigrates into the Medicine King Valley, where he binds himself to the Qiankun Medicine Cauldron. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 414 The Fox of a Thousand Years: Three Lives in the Mortal World, One Promise in Qingqiu 千年之狐:三生凡尘,一诺青丘 Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Fox of a Thousand Years: Three Lifetimes in the Mortal World, One Promise in Qingqiu 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 415 Swordflying Through the City: I Conquer the Mortal World on My Flying Sword 都市御剑:我靠飞剑纵横凡尘 6k WordsCompleted Swordplay in the City: I Rule the Mortal World with My Flying Sword 9Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 416 I Can Raise Anything, and Beautiful Women Help Me 万物可养,红颜助我 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Please leave comments asking for updates, give it a five-star rating, and send a gift if you like, even a free one. Your support keeps me going!!! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 417 Exiled to the Army, and You Actually Killed Your Way to Becoming a War God? 发配充军,你竟杀成战神? Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted Qin Feng, eldest legitimate son of the Marquis of Fengxin, is framed and sentenced to penal military service. His father is also implicated, stripped of his title, and has his home confiscated. On his first day joining the northern frontier army, he activates the War God System. Whenever he defeats or kills an enemy, he receives one-tenth of that enemy's combat power. Every major victory also gives him a chance to gain a special ability that accelerates the growth of his soldiers. He has no spir 7.1kReads8.7Score592Shelves
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  18. 418 Damn, Dark Zone Breakout Helped Me Become a God 靠,暗区突围助我成神了 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Please ask for updates, leave chapter comments, give it a five-star rating, or send a little free gift. Thank you! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 419 I Sent You to Train, So Why Is the Whole World Trying to Capture You Alive? 让你去历练,怎么全球都要活捉你 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Military + special forces + scheming + lighthearted comedy] Su Chen transmigrates to Blue Star and builds a fearsome super-unit from the ground up. “I refuse to accept this! That bastard Su Chen took a company of soldiers disguised as young women, pretended they were an entertainment troupe, and wiped us out. That wasn’t tactics, it was exploiting our feelings to pull a cheap trick!” “Do you know what I’ve been through these past two weeks? I couldn’t eat or sleep. I searched everywhere for tha 48.1kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
  20. 420 Exiled from the Start, I Changed My Fate by Grinding for Experience 开局被流放,我靠肝经验逆天改命 Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing From the Start, Exiled to the Frontier: I Defy Fate by Grinding Experience Lu Chen was a top student in the modern world, but after waking from a nap, he found himself reincarnated as a disgraced heir in a world of immortal cultivation. Exiled to the frontier from the start, with his spiritual roots destroyed, he was also saddled with a frail fiancée and a fallen family. He smiled calmly. “Perfect. Let me show you what scientific cultivation looks like.” While others were still struggling throug 2.5kReads—Score230Shelves
  21. 421 Growing Strong with the Help of Beautiful Women 成长之红颜助我 Historical2.9M WordsOngoing Beauty helped me succeed, and I repaid her with ten thousand taels of gold… 825Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. 422 An Invincible General 战将无敌 Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Chen Fan transmigrated by accident while carrying out a mission. The fiery battlefield tempered the soldiers and forged a battle-hardened commander! 20Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  23. 423 The SSS-Rank King of Mercenaries SSS级雇佣兵之王 Urban473k WordsCompleted [Friendly reminder: This book is so ridiculously exhilarating that you shouldn't read it at night. The adrenaline rush may cause insomnia, vivid dreams, and wild excitement...] Some call Wu Huang a vicious blight on the mercenary world. Others say he's the pinnacle of tactical warfare, while still others revere him as the one true emperor among beasts! But the truth is that Wu Huang is simple-minded: simple about causing trouble, simple about taking money, and simple about plundering everything 15.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
  24. 424 I Trained Military Dogs into National Treasures in the Early Years of the People’s Republic 我在建国初训练军犬成国宝 Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [No CP + no flirting + no characters suddenly becoming stupid + no rural relocation + no black market + no everyone-loves-the-heroine + everyone is normal] [The people have faith, the nation has strength, and the people have hope] [The new book has just received its rating. It'll go up later, so thank you ♡] [Please don't treat working dogs like pets. Thanks for understanding!] Lin Miao wakes up in 1949 in Longguo, a parallel world. Even stranger, she can understand what dogs are saying! Before 285Reads8.4Score103Shelves
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  25. 425 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 45.2kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves
  26. 426 I've Killed Over a Million Enemies: I Am the God of War 杀敌过百万,我是战争之神 Urban1.4M WordsCompleted (Li Yunlong + Chu Yunfei + Monk Wei + Yan Shuangying + special forces) Wu Qianli transmigrated into the world of Bright Sword, only to be saddled with a crime. To clear his name, he had no choice but to build up his own forces... He won over Shunliu, conquered Monk Wei, and brought Yang Zhihua into the fold! Li Yunlong: “Who the hell is this? Why do all the credit and blame end up on me?” Chu Yunfei: “I, Chu, admit I can’t match such fighting strength!” Everyone: “Whose troops are these, anyway? 5.8kReads8.9Score284Shelves
  27. 427 You Sent Me to Die in the Army, So How Did I Become a Federation Marshal? 让你当兵送死,你杀成联邦元帅? Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsCompleted [Attribute point allocation + ruthless combat + interstellar warfare + power fantasy + from private to marshal] In the interstellar age, Li Feng suffered one devastating blow after another. His family marriage partner looked down on him and found an adopted daughter to take her place in the marriage. Then, having lost his value as a marriage prospect, he was framed by a cousin from his clan and forced to join an independent reconnaissance ship in the Border Defense Force, where the death rate wa 9.3kReads8.1Score942Shelves
  28. 428 The Rise of Great Xia, Defying Heaven 胜天之大夏再起 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing Passionate and high-energy, with a sci-fi future setting: after dying on the battlefield, he is reborn in his senior year of high school to protect Daxia. Mecha, military affairs, politics, strategy, espionage, finance, ensemble cast, family, romance, and everyday life. The story isn't mindless and follows logic, with a fully developed world. I regret nothing about being born in Daxia. In my next life, I'll still be a citizen of Daxia. Steel warships cleave through the waves, and fighter squadro —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 429 The Iron-Blooded Marshal: I Command Ten Million Troops 铁血大帅:我有千万大军 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Li Manjiang, a modern man, transmigrates to the Great Kang Empire, a world resembling the early twentieth century. The entire globe is under threat from six great powers. The Great Kang Empire is riddled with foreign concessions and foreigners, but then Police Captain Li Manjiang awakens the Weapon Exchange System. He raises an army of ten million and eyes the nations hungrily. You call the Type 38 rifle a good gun? Take a look, brother: my men are all equipped with M1 Garand semi-automatic rifl 5.5kReads8.3Score327Shelves
  30. 430 Years Have Passed, and I Know Not When the Flowers Fell 已过数载,不知花落 8k WordsCompleted Years have passed. Who knows where the flowers have fallen. 101Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 431 Sentenced to Military Service in Someone Else’s Place, You Slay Your Way to Becoming Humanity’s God of War 顶罪充军,你却杀成人族军神 Urban606k WordsCompleted [Ferocious Beasts Invade + System + Ruthless and Decisive + Power Fantasy + His Whole Family Regrets It] In his previous life, he was the biological son of the wealthy Lin family of Modu, who had gone missing. After being brought back home, he was shunned by his family. Then their adopted son, Lin Tiancheng, committed a crime, and the whole family ganged up to morally coerce him into taking the blame and serving in the army to atone for it. In the end, he was torn apart by ferocious beasts and d 323Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  32. 432 Bearing a Sword, I Patrol the Heavens 负剑巡天 Eastern Fantasy517k WordsOngoing A speck of dust, a world. A pair of cultivator partners, a legend. The Twofold Dust Realm, a real world within a speck of dust. Here, they are its creators, able to still heaven and earth, and each other’s hearts. The world outside covets them, hunts them, and schemes against them without end. But as long as he is there, she is unafraid; as long as she is there, he will not retreat. Because the greatest power has never been the ability to destroy heaven and earth. It is this: You are by my si 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 433 Special Forces: After Guarding a Deserted Island for Ten Years, I Was Exposed 特种兵:镇守孤岛十年,我被曝光了 Urban633k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Ding Chen awakens a System and becomes a proud naval serviceman of the Yan Kingdom. Just as he is planning to make his mark, he finds himself assigned to a remote island, far from the mainland, guarding the most distant waters of the Yan Kingdom all alone. He keeps watch for ten whole years. Ten years later, fortune finally smiles on Ding Chen, and he captures every enemy soldier who invades the island. His feat of capturing dozens of men single-handedly 2.1kReads8.6Score125Shelves
  34. 434 The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快 Martial Arts1.9M WordsOngoing “One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching 10kReads8.8Score926Shelves
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  35. 435 I Guarded the Frontier for 16 Years, and Now I Command Billions of Battle Spirits! 镇边关16年,我拥有亿万军魂! Male-Channel Fanfiction660k WordsCompleted Chu Fan transmigrates to a special forces world, only to be assigned to a frontier outpost... One day, five new recruits arrive at the outpost: He Chenguang, Wang Yanbing, Li Erniu, Xu Sanduo, and Chengcai! What a lineup from the start! [Train soldiers and improve their military skills to earn 1 Spirit of the Military point!] [Improve soldiers’ cohesion to earn 10 Spirit of the Military points!] [Xu Sanduo breaks his company’s record for hanging abdominal rotations to earn 30 Spirit of the Milit 3kReads9.1Score189Shelves
  36. 436 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 Modern Romance622k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 7.6kReads8.9Score757Shelves
  37. 437 Global Troop Surge: I'm a Corpse Scavenger, and I'm Here to Set the World Straight! 全民爆兵:我捡尸人,整顿全球! Urban239k WordsOngoing [Everyone Awakens] [Invasion of the Myriad Races] [Mass Troop Production] [Lord] The myriad races invaded, and humanity awakened. Everyone could mass-produce troops and fight with various unit types, but humanity remained at a disadvantage. Su Yun was reborn on the eve of the awakening. He thought things might change, but once again awakened the lowest-tier unit, the Skeleton Soldier. Fortunately, he possessed the talent “Undead Calamity,” which could turn any corpse into an undead unit. And so 13Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 438 I Slayed a God at Freshman Military Training, Shocking the Entire School 新生军训,我斩神震惊全校 Urban354k WordsCompleted [Campus beauty] + [Slay the Gods] + [passionate] + [sweet romance] + [System] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [comedy] Xu Fan, a freshman at Jiangnan University, was secretly a member of the Night’s Watch, defending humanity from invasions by the immortals and demons of myth. But from the start, he got drunk, wandered into the women’s dormitory, and commandeered the campus beauty upperclassman’s bed. Who could have guessed that the very next day, she would drag him to the civil affairs bureau to registe 124Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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  39. 439 Modern Battlefield: From Cannon Fodder to Five-Star Marshal 现代战场:从炮灰小兵到五星元帅 Urban122k WordsOngoing Transmigrate to an alternate modern world, and from the start you’re reborn in a military transport vehicle as a cannon-fodder soldier? Ye Sheng activates cheat mode on the spot: [Congratulations, Host! Reward acquired: Perfect Accuracy!] [Congratulations, Host! Reward acquired: Master-Level Vehicle Proficiency!] [Congratulations, Host! Reward acquired: Three Hundred Drones!] [...] He becomes known as the greatest general of the modern age, an invincible god of war who never loses, and a man wit —Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 440 In Front of Millions: My Daughter Says I Don't Deserve to Be Her Father 千万人面前:女儿说我不配当父亲 Urban293k WordsCompleted International superstar Jiang Zisheng returns to China to take part in a globally livestreamed show called My Happy Family. No one expected Jiang Zisheng to come and share stories of her happy childhood. She came to accuse her father! She said her father, Jiang Cheng, treated her with cold violence, hitting and scolding her, and even locking her in a tiny dark room. When she was three, Jiang Cheng beat her mother, driving her to jump to her death. Later, he even tore up her contract to enter the 9Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  41. 441 The Sisters I Raised Only Want to Send Me to Prison 我养大的妹妹们,只想把我送监狱 Urban856k WordsOngoing They swore that if they ever saw Ye Yuncheng, they would send him to prison! . Four of the most outstanding women of the new era, each at the peak of her field, appeared on a live broadcast to accuse their shared older brother, Ye Yuncheng. They said he had caused their parents’ deaths, kept them from seeing their relatives, schemed to seize their family fortune, and belittled all their achievements! Ye Yuncheng gave a bitter smile and swallowed all the pain and slander. But the viewers roared i 2.6kReads8.5Score362Shelves
  42. 442 Sustain War with War: I Armed the Entire Army 以战养战,我武装了整个部队 Urban149k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Slaying Enemies + Growing Stronger Through War + Stronger with Every Battle] A young man unexpectedly transmigrates into a time of war. With the help of a System, he arms his troops, advances technology, and sets out on the path to world peace. 184Reads6.6Score—Shelves
  43. 443 My Daughter Says Having a Father Like Me Is Embarrassing 女儿说,有我这样的父亲,很丢人 Urban256k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + System + Plot-Driven + Not Just Wish Fulfillment) During a livestream show called Looking Back on the Past, international superstar Zhang Xinyi can't help but criticize her father as she talks about her past. She says he's lazy, greedy, and good for nothing. She says having a father like him is truly embarrassing. Her words draw a wave of condemnation from the audience. But when the giant screen begins replaying Zhang Xinyi's past, the whole story suddenly takes a turn... 25Reads6.1Score—Shelves
  44. 444 I Was Sent to the Execution Ground Right After I Transmigrated, So I Raised an Army at Breakneck Speed 刚穿越就上刑场,我疯狂暴兵 Urban200k WordsCompleted Just after Qin Feng transmigrates, he discovers that he and the others are lined up to be shot. Luckily, as a transmigrator, he gets a System and starts frantically raising troops, crushing everything in his path. Hero, that's what you call me. Villain, that's what you call me too. But I'm just me! 2kReads6.6Score108Shelves
  45. 445 I Have a Few Too Many Secret Identities 我的马甲有亿点多 Eastern Fantasy661k WordsCompleted Let me tell you something you probably won't believe. I'm Baixiaosheng, who knows everything under heaven, and I'm the leader of the continent's top organization. It's just that I have a few extra identities. Oh, and even the treasured sword in your hand might be me. If you still don't believe me, I'll just have to put on another secret identity and tell you again. 1.3kReads8.7Score100Shelves
  46. 446 You Joined the Army to Be a Tough Guy, Not a General 让你从军做硬汉,没让你做将军 Urban115k WordsOngoing Ling Han transmigrates to a world of special forces and successfully binds himself to the Strongest Ace System. “Ding! Congratulations, Host, on pushing past your physical limits for the first time. Reward: New skill, Basic Fitness. You have earned 10 points.” “Ding! The Ace Shop has been activated!” To protect the faith in his heart, he once again faces death without fear and serves his country with unwavering loyalty. Now that he has been reborn as a king, he will ride into battle, defend his 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 447 Worry Not 勿忧 Ancient Romance51k WordsOngoing A no-romance story with a powerful female lead. Watch as she saves her family, whose prominence makes them a target. Together with her cool-headed, clever eldest sister and her brave, battle-hardened eldest brother, she turns the whole world in the palm of her hand. The secondary romance follows the heroine's sister and a general's legitimate daughter, Shi Qingruan and Jiang Muyuan. This story follows the different fates of the people around the heroine. Please don't read if it's not to your tas —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 448 I Left the Psychiatric Hospital, and Now the Campus Belle Won't Leave Me Alone 从精神病院出来的我,被校花缠上 Urban239k WordsCompleted Ke Hanshang endured ten whole years in a psychiatric hospital. His brain was severely injured, and he was blind for three years, yet he learned a whole range of skills while in the hospital. After being discharged, he earned a perfect score on the entrance exam for Jingcheng No. 1 High School. Then a strange nightmare unearthed the past: the incident ten years ago hadn’t been an accident at all, but a brutal kidnapping. Back in the city, the mysterious campus beauty Mo Xianning clings to him. “W 76Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 449 The Prodigy Smith: The Golden Cicada Hides the Iron Bow and Heavenly Tome 铸器骄子之金蝉铁弓藏天书 Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing Young blacksmith Chu Xiaoyang carries venomous insects, wields a slingshot, and relies on a pair of iron hammers. Neither wholly righteous nor wholly wicked, he is hunted by the righteous, pursued by the wicked, and even spurned by his own family. Wherever he finds injustice, he brings his hammers crashing down... 114Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. 450 The System's a Clown, I Make Things Worse: Rebellious to the Core 系统沙雕我添堵,一身反骨离大谱 Modern Romance9.1M WordsCompleted They came from distinguished families and were beautiful, talented, and exceptional. But whenever they crossed paths with the male and female leads, they became brainless cannon fodder, burning themselves up to make the leads’ romance flourish until their dying breath. And now Gu Mo has become all those women from countless novels. System: Boss, you can face-slap the villains and break up those couples! Go get ’em! Gu Mo: I’m awesome! I can do this! Much later, the System stares in bewilderment 36.1kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
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