The Male Lead Seems Calm on the Outside, but Inside He's So Wronged He Could Cry 男主表面冷静，其实内心委屈的要哭了

1. 151 盛 A Blissful Marriage: Please Spare Me, My Possessive Boss 盛世婚宠：偏执大佬请饶命 Fish-Fragrant Shredded Pork ccc鱼香肉丝cccModern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + Devoted marriage + Redemption, an obsessive, violent male lead VS a sharp-tongued, food-loving heroine] They say Ning Dai, head of the Ning family, is bloodthirsty and utterly brutal. They also say he’s gravely ill and won’t live much longer. People have seen him cold-blooded, violent, and menacing. But only Tang Qianluo has seen his vulnerable side! … “I don’t want to let go! I can’t let go! I won’t let go!” “Stay by my side or go to hell. You choose.” “Please, love me!” He’s 6.1kReads9.3Score61714d adds
2. 152 顶 Irresistibly Sweet: A Kiss Branded on the Heart of Young Master Gong 顶级甜诱：在宫少的心尖上烙个吻 Sheng Huaijin盛淮锦Modern Romance447k WordsCompleted [Two CEOs + reborn + everyone’s favorite + secret identities + extra-satisfying and sweet!] A devil had always lived inside Gong Yancheng, driving him to coerce, possess, and imprison… But one frown from Nan Chu was enough to make him lose completely. After being reborn, Nan Chu decisively dumped the scumbag and clung to the man who had died for her. At first, Gong Yancheng tried to restrain himself. But one kiss from Nan Chu made him crumble and fall from his pedestal. Looking at the girl who h 19.7kReads9.5Score2.3k14d adds
3. 153 终 A Lifelong Project 终生项目 Spring's Return最春归Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Cozy everyday life + devoted affection + strong heroine and hero + happy ending] [A down-on-her-luck live-in tutor and her overbearing, devoted single-dad employer; older man, six-year age gap] Under the same roof, the live-in tutor and her domineering CEO employer share the cozy routine of a trial marriage. Xiang Wang is eager to shower her with tender care, but the goddess remains unwilling to entrust herself to him... So, alongside his many other projects, Lu Zerui takes on two more: first, 199Reads—Score—14d adds

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   In this book, the female lead never reciprocates the male lead's feelings, which makes him incredibly frustrated. He finds every excuse to cling to her, hug her, and snuggle against her neck, showering her with tenderness, comfort, and respect. What else can he do but dote on her like a doting father...?

4. 154 偏 Obsessively in Love with Her 偏执恋她 Dai Nuan戴暖Modern Romance408k WordsOngoing [Roguishly Handsome, Possessive, Obsessive Tycoon × Sweet, Soft, Flirtatious Beauty] She runs, he chases; she can't escape even if she grows wings! [Sweet, Satisfying Healing Romance + Take-What-You-Want Love + Long-Laid Plans + Imprisonment + Tortured Love + Cunning Schemes + Insecurity and Darkness + Secret Crush + Love That Grows Over Time + Reunion After Years Apart + Ex's Redemption Arc + Dual Personalities + Devoted Husband + Healing + Mutual Devotion + Taking Down the Homewrecker + Rekind 214Reads—Score—14d adds

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   From high school to university to the city, it's a story with both sweet and heart-wrenching moments. The male lead is initially carefree and irresponsible, but later experiences a dramatic chase after his wife. The female lead starts as an innocent and naive girl, but later transforms into a cold and arrogant beauty. The male lead only criticizes the female lead. There are many details, especially the delicate portrayal and intense emotional turmoil between the two! [Crying]

5. 155 南 South of the Southern Mountain, by Wen He LUCKY 南山之南作者温禾LUCKY Wen He Lucky温禾luckyModern Romance433k WordsCompleted The city is noisy and bustling. So why am I still so lonely? Scientists say that in seven years, every cell in your body can be replaced, leaving not a single old cell behind. No matter how deep the pain, it will heal in just seven years. Every day you persevere is progress. It’s been seven years, and I’ve kept going, trying every day to forget you. A leading figure in materials science, a groveling quest to win his wife back. The male lead is initially paralyzed from the neck down, and later b 1.3kReads8.2Score—14d adds

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   Give it a try, you won't lose money investing.

6. 156 陷 Falling Deep in Love 陷深情 One Five Doesn't Eat Fish一五不吃鱼Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Healing and redemption / childhood sweethearts / strong yet tragic male lead / sweet romance and growth / mutual devotion / childhood friend arrives from nowhere / reunion after a long separation / both devoted to each other] [Double-standard sweetheart who fiercely protects her precious boy VS genuinely ill, delicate little darling] Wen Xiangqing never imagined she would transmigrate into a book! And not just any book, but a melodramatic, badly concluded romance where the great villain kille 5kReads9.1Score60314d adds

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   The male lead's love is humble, the female lead is reborn.

7. 157 坠 Falling into the Moonlight 坠入月光 Bright Summer明媚夏Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Yin Manyue only realized Xie Wang loved her after she became paralyzed. He cared for her devotedly for three years, publicly declared that he would marry her despite her disability, and even gave her all the assets under his name, worth hundreds of billions. He said he had fallen in love with her at first sight when they were students, and had wanted to possess her day and night ever since. But he was too insecure, too sensitive, and too afraid she would reject him, so h 14.7kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
8. 158 暗 My Secret Crush Came True: I Kissed My Academic Slacker Ex-Husband Senseless! 暗恋成真：我亲懵学渣前夫！ Sweet Peach and Clear Lemon甜桃清柠Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + devoted couple + she chases him with sweet flirtation + secret love comes true] [Cool, reserved campus beauty VS gentle, secretly passionate underachiever] Qiu Lan Shan had no idea Qin Huan had secretly loved her for ten years. He was so reserved that he kept his feelings hidden until the very end. She was aloof and didn’t understand love, while Qin Huan thought she loved someone else. After three years of marriage, a misunderstanding led them to divorce. Then they got into 1.6kReads8.8Score16814d adds
9. 159 垃 The Boyfriend in the Trash Heap 垃圾堆里的男朋友 Bald Yina Wen秃头的伊奈雯Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted Ning Xia was a little-known author of old-fashioned CEO romance novels online, often writing late into the night. At last, after years of staying up late, she suddenly died. But Ning Xia hadn't quite died. She discovered she'd been reborn as a child, and had run into the little beggar who had scattered her ashes in her previous life! The little beggar was now just a foolish boy with autism, raised by a grandmother who collected trash. Everyone bullied and humiliated him. Then the little beggar n 5.9kReads9.2Score68214d adds
10. 160 重 After Being Reborn, the Obsessive Young Master Can’t Stop Thinking About Me 重生后偏执少爷总对我恋恋不忘 Qiao Yunyan乔云烟Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted (Complete, rebirth, autism, slow burn, one-on-one romance) Gu Junyu lives by three rules: 1. Weiwei is always right. 2. If Weiwei tells him to go east, he won’t go west. 3. If Weiwei is wrong, see rule one. Li Weige had always kept her distance from Gu Junyu, but it wasn’t until she was on the brink of death that she realized just how much the obsessive man with autism loved her. Then she was reborn, back in the past. This time, she wanted to repay him for his kindness in her previous life and h 17.5kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
11. 161 拜 Please! After I Was Reborn, the Little Madman Clung to Me and Wouldn’t Let Go 拜托！重生后小疯子抱着我不撒手 Ganlu Temple's Iron T Mo Yan甘露寺铁T莫言Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted A madman driven insane by love x the sweet girl who heals him Lu Miaomiao is kept by the mysterious madman of the Feng family for more than ten years. At first, Lu Miaomiao is afraid of him and always wishes she could stay as far away from him as possible. But after she dies, the madman everyone fears becomes a fool, lost in his own fantasies and unwilling to wake up. At last, on a lonely night no one knows about, he follows her into death. Reborn, she plans to keep her distance from the mad 11kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
12. 162 拯 Saving the Blind Supporting Male Character 拯救那个失明男配 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The male lead is a psychological counselor, and blind people can do the job too! The female lead isn’t the clever, strong-willed type, so don’t read if that’s not your thing. The male lead will recover later. Both leads are virgins, and it has a happy ending.] [A warm and sweet little story about an ordinary person stumbling through the effort to save someone else. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment rescue story or a tightly plotted, logic-heavy novel, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] After 16kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
13. 163 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, What Should I Do About the Yandere Villain Loving Me So Much? 穿书后，病娇反派太爱我了怎么办 Su Guanguan苏莞莞Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + obsessive yandere + sweet romance + System] Su Qianyue transmigrates into a domineering-CEO romance novel as the vicious villainess who dies a gruesome death. She refuses to keep fawning over the male lead, so she turns to the most powerful villain in the book and clings to him to stay alive. She only meant to be the villain’s little sidekick, but before long, the male lead starts pursuing her instead. Even the villain begins looking at her differently. “Qianqian, do 129Reads9.0Score—14d adds
14. 164 老 Honey, Give Me a Hug! The Wife Lord Yu Picked Up Is Sweet and Delicate 老公抱抱！郁总捡来的老婆软又娇 Ali Eats Pudding阿狸吃布丁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Devoted to Each Other + Sweet Romance] After her mother died unexpectedly, the gentle Su Qingqing gained an older sister. Everything that had once belonged to her was taken away, and she was even carried into a crematorium. Just when she thought she was going to die, she met the cold and possessive Yu Jinnian. In public, he was possessive and ruthless. In private, he knew how to charm her and win her heart, pampering her without limit. After they married, Yu Jinnian not only spoiled Su Qingqing 1.2kReads9.3Score17414d adds
15. 165 重 Reborn to Be Secretly Loved by a Tsundere Top Student 重生被偏执学霸暗恋上 Muzi沐子Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted [Secret crush, healing, marriage before love] (A gentle, beautiful, boldly flirtatious tease vs. a top student who seems cold but is actually shy, insecure, and possessive), The high school continuation is in the author’s posts and the book’s discussion board. When Ning Yao suddenly finds herself back in high school, she looks at her husband, young and full of life, and can’t resist reaching out to him with her wicked hands. Who could resist a secretly enamored girl taking the initiative? A b 1.5kReads9.1Score13314d adds
16. 166 吻 Kiss the Wild 吻野 Mango Blossoms芒果朵朵Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted [Complete + reborn + one-of-a-kind love + sweet romance + flirtation + warmth + redemption] Your redemption is also my rebirth. Bright, soft-hearted heiress × aloof, wild little wolf Reborn ten years in the past, Nan Zhi is still the heiress of the Nan Group. The first thing Nan Zhi does after being reborn is find Qi Ye! The second is prevent bankruptcy! She transfers to Ning City, a remote and underdeveloped place, where the bright, beautiful heiress sticks out from everything around her. At fi 668Reads9.2Score10414d adds
17. 167 残 After My Disabled Husband Died, His Beloved Wife Was Reborn 残疾老公死后，娇妻重生了 You Lu由鹿Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Reborn, mutual salvation, one-on-one romance] After her husband died, Jiang Chuchu followed him to the grave. When she opened her eyes, she found herself back at sixteen. The girl in the mirror was malnourished, sallow, without parents, and dirt poor... That’s right, this was her at sixteen. Life was nearly impossible, and she couldn’t even afford the next semester’s tuition. Just as she was at her wits’ end, a flower suddenly blossomed before her eyes. [You can’t redo your life, but the Even 10.2kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
18. 168 假 I Pretended to Seduce a Possessive Mogul, but He Took the Bait 假装勾引病娇大佬，谁知他上钩了 Sweet Xiaobei甜小贝Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Lovesick Obsession, Sweet Romance, Transmigrate into a Book, One-on-One and Faithful Couple] Xia Yuan transmigrates into a twisted novel and becomes the wicked supporting female character who meets a tragic end. Her only chance of survival is to cling to the deranged male lead. System: “Win over the deranged male lead, and you can go home!” Xia Yuan smiles sweetly. “I’ll make the deranged male lead the happiest person in the world!” - The deranged male lead builds a gold-wire cage with his own 24.9kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
19. 169 我 I Thought You Were My Mortal Enemy. Why Do You Want to Get Into My Bed? 我拿你当死对头，你想钻我被窝？ Jiang Wenyu江问鱼Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [Hilarious, Everyone's Favorite + Entertainment Industry + Two Top-Tier Stars + Sweet Romance + Mutual Salvation] Top-tier starlet Jiang Wannian was born with a pair of fox eyes, bright and bewitching, beautiful enough to steal anyone's soul. She has one sworn enemy she hates more than anyone: Shen Wang, a legendary top-tier star whom countless fans worship like a god. They appear together for the first time on a variety show livestream. Shen Wang loses a game, and the host makes him call the fi 6.7kReads9.3Score68014d adds
20. 170 白 After My White Moonlight Faked Her Death, the Yandere Big Shot Wouldn't Leave Her Alone 白月光死遁后，病娇大佬穷追不舍 Clear Dreams in March三月清梦Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Meng transmigrated into a book as a sickly, ill-fated supporting woman who coughed up blood every few steps and tormented the villain early in the story. The System told her that if she helped the villain grow up, she could be reborn, so she began diligently raising him. At first, he looked distant and gloomy, like a fierce wolf cub, claws bared. “Don’t come near me.” Later, he began hoping for more and more affection. He reined in his dark, terrifying possessiveness and obsession, acted obed 17.9kReads9.5Score2.1k14d adds
21. 171 穿 Reborn as the Darkened School Bully’s Little Fairy 穿成黑化校霸小仙女 Jin Lin金林Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Tang Tiantian accidentally transmigrated into a book. The male lead was the one she had always admired from afar. But right now, he was still a pitiful nobody, not yet the all-powerful big shot he would become. So Tang Tiantian came up with a series of plans to protect her beloved, but she ended up sending him wildly off course from the original plot. Now she was really panicking… At first Tang Tiantian: “Would you consider being my… lackey?” Ji An: “No. I have to study.” Later Ji An: “What do I 67Reads8.8Score—14d adds
22. 172 病 The Lovesick Character Persona Has Fallen Apart 病娇人设崩塌了 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted [The print edition is coming soon and will be available on all platforms. See you at 7:00 p.m. on July 31!] Xie Huai, the famous young heir of the capital, fell in love at first sight with Song Nuan, the dazzling freshman representative on stage, when he was a freshman in high school. Xie Huai suffers from depression and is possessive and volatile. He won't let any boys near Song Nuan, and anyone who gets close ends up expelled. Terrified, Song Nuan is forced to transfer schools, but Xie Huai fo 50.6kReads9.4Score5k14d adds
23. 173 柠 The Lemon Rule 柠檬守则 Qiao Luochuan乔洛川Modern Romance227k WordsOngoing [Vibrant, wealthy young lady VS devoted, loyal puppy-like man] School life + older woman/younger man romance + healing + childhood friends + reunion + mutual pining becomes love An Suisui was an ordinary first-year student at Suiwan High School. She thought the high school life ahead of her would be uneventful and ordinary, but then she ran into Sheng Chaojin, her "little childhood friend," whom she hadn't seen in years. To everyone else, he seemed like a gentle, kind, untouchable campus heartth 182Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is truly my absolute favorite campus romance novel, and the author is a newly discovered gem. It feels more than just a simple campus romance; it's like an ensemble piece, with even the minor supporting characters being fully fleshed out. The plot is also incredibly engaging; I really loved it more and more as I read on! Don't miss it!

24. 174 公 The Princess Refuses to Be Everyone's Darling 公主拒绝当团宠 Once a Thought Is Born一念既出Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted Word has it that the Demon Lord not only saved a mortal girl, but also took her into the Demon Palace, honored her as a princess of the demon race, and doted on her! But Shi Xi doesn't want to live under the Demon Lord's protection. Determined to become a true demon, she leaves the palace and sets off in search of a Heavenly Spirit Body. The demon general Mo Lan stays by her side through life and death, but gradually discovers... a rival in love is lurking up ahead! Mo Lan: “If you can't do wha 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead appears cold on the surface, but is actually a pure and loyal man who is prone to anxiety and insecurity.

25. 175 宛 Straight Into His Arms 宛入他怀 Nan Yining南易浓Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted Born in a mire, everyone called her “Ghost Face.” To avenge herself, she slaughtered the entire Longquan Gang. But the man who had been dead for three years was still alive. She met a pure-white mute boy and thought she could leave the whirlpool of power behind. Things didn’t go as planned, and she had no choice but to abandon him in a foreign land. The person who had once stood against her suddenly became devoted. She became a pawn in a political marriage, and from then on, her fate was no long 2Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 176 妻 A Wife Is Never Tiring: Lord Lou, I Was Wrong! 妻不厌诈：娄爷，我错了！ Lu Ci陆慈Modern Romance6.1M WordsCompleted Lou Tianqin, the domineering, unruly king of business, has actually gotten married, and his bride is none other than Jiang Xiaomi, an unknown paparazzo. On their wedding night, he abandons his wife to visit his comatose ex-girlfriend, who has just awakened. Jiang Xiaomi spends the whole night playing mahjong with a mixed-race man, then declares without a shred of guilt, “We each do our own thing.” Five years later, the petite woman nestles in his arms. “Honey, I'm still a little short of my targ 9.7kReads9.3Score83314d adds

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    This title is dazzling, and the description is spot on! It perfectly matches Lou Ye and the Crown Prince; come see how these two pretend to be big shots!

27. 177 异 Ancient Ancestor in Another World, Showered with Love 异世先祖，又宠又爱 Yu Sitian羽思甜Ancient Romance473k WordsOngoing [1v1 sweet romance + historical fantasy + transmigration + two powerful leads + all-consuming love] Su Xinyue was a lowly gravekeeper whom everyone in the modern world avoided. With her violet eyes, she could see the dead. Si Chen was her “ancestor” from a painting, a prisoner from another world. She risked her life to rescue him from the Ruoshui Realm, where he had been half a step from the Yellow Springs. She never imagined that the “ancestor” she had worshipped for nineteen years would one da —Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    Su Xinyue is a lowly tomb keeper whom everyone in the present world avoids, with purple eyes that can see the spirits of the dead. Si Chen is the "ancestor" in the painting, a prisoner from another world. She risked her life to save him from the Ruoshui Realm, which was halfway to the Yellow Springs, and never imagined that this "ancestor" whom she had worshipped for nineteen years would one day personally declare: "From this day forward, you are my wife."

28. 178 白 The White Moonlight Falls, and Junior Sister Is Still Mending Things Today 白月光坠落，小师妹今天也在修补 Pickled Mustard Greens and Tofu雪菜豆腐Ancient Romance227k WordsCompleted 1v1, happy ending, gender-bender, both leads are virgins [The male lead suffers physically and emotionally: flogging, humiliation, ice picks, restraints and suffocation, silver needles, stomach problems…] [An outwardly aloof but decisive and determined junior sister who cultivates the sword vs. a gentle, long-suffering and restrained senior brother, the unattainable first love] I am Ji Lan, the youngest cultivator to reach the Divine Transformation stage in Meishan Sword Sect, born with a sword 36Reads—Score1014d adds

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    The male lead is misunderstood; he is gentle and forbearing, but his inner turmoil is so intense he's about to cry.

29. 179 雨 Rainy Night, Overpass, Maybach: A Wronged Husband’s Revenge 雨夜，高架，迈巴赫【怨夫做恨】 Awake Ten Thousand Times醒万万Modern Romance177k WordsOngoing [Two wealthy families; a feel-good fantasy featuring a young heiress like the Wahaha heiress; ambitious CEO heroine x lovestruck heir; an exceptionally dominant heroine with a strong sense of self-worth; an aloof hero who gives in for love] * Jiang Yuan thought she’d found a golden boy who suited her perfectly. He was an outstanding scholarship student in the graduate school at Jing University, but unlike any of the “good students” she’d met before. Lu Xun spent his living allowance on cigars an 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The wronged big wolfhound 🥹

30. 180 快 The Male God Is a Jealousy Freak 快穿男神是醋精 Ba Huang Jin八荒槿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1v1, extra sweet romance] Su Jiu is a wine deity who runs a bar spanning the three realms. She dreams of opening a branch, but that takes a huge amount of good karma. World 1: Her amnesiac ex-husband clings to her and coos, “Big sis, stop thinking about that old dog Shen. Look at me instead. I’m super sweet!” After he regains his memory: “I set myself up.” /smiles World 2: Her online dating match pours out his woes: “Finding a partner is so hard, even harder than math.” On the day they meet in 123Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    [1V1 Sweet Romance] Su Jiu is the God of Wine, dreaming of opening a tavern that spans the three realms, but opening a branch requires a large amount of merit. In Dimension 1, her amnesiac ex-husband hugs her and acts coquettishly: "Sister, don't think about that old dog Shen anymore, look at me, I'm super sweet!"

31. 181 重 Reborn to Save Him! The Gloomy Boy Surrenders to Me 重生救赎！阴郁少年对我缴械投降 The East Wind Has Nothing to Do东风无一事Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted The low rating is only because there aren't many reviews, so feel free to read Radiant and carefree heroine ✖️ brooding, obsessive hero Ji Mingxue, a proud and lovely rose, and Xu Zhichen, a rising star in Nancheng, are the perfect couple and model spouses in everyone's eyes. The society ladies all sigh over Ji Mingxue's good fortune. The Ji family spoiled her for over twenty years, and just as they went bankrupt and the young heiress was about to face a hard life, she married the illustrious yo 66Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    This book is really good!

32. 182 全 The Whole Universe Lies Flat, While I Become the Creator God in My Sleep 全宇宙躺平，我靠睡觉修成创世神 Nan Xing Writes Stories南星写故事Fantastical Romance312k WordsOngoing [Anti-Grind Cultivation + All Things Dote on Their Favorite + Hilarious, Wild Imagination + Layers Upon Layers of Hidden Origins] Others cultivate: study and train hard, slay demons, and fight tooth and nail for every opportunity. Su Nuo cultivates: sleep, daydream, snack, and watch shows. The whole sect thinks she’s a good-for-nothing, until she gains three hundred years of spiritual power from a nap and makes an entire mountain burst into bloom with a yawn. The elders go mad, her fellow disc 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Su Nuo was the first time in his millions of years that he felt—"Maybe I can just be myself." #BookShortage #Healing #MaleLeader

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