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  1. 151 Love Makes a Home 有爱才有家 Modern RomanceCompleted Where There Is Love, There Is a Home —Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 152 At Fifty, She's No Weed, She's a Treasure 50的她不是草其实她是块宝 Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [Silver-haired wish fulfillment + No rebirth + No System + No pocket dimension + A story focused on positive values] #A 50-year-old farmwife seeks a new beginning# After Lin Meiru discovers her husband has been cheating, she insists on getting a divorce. “You can’t even earn money. How will you survive without me?” Lin Meiru defies the odds and learns to sell things from a street stall after her divorce. The wheels of fate begin to turn... 48Reads7.5Score—Shelves
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  3. 153 After My Divorce, I Become My Boss’s Favorite 离婚后我成了上司掌心宠 Modern Romance129k WordsCompleted The heroine, Song Mei, and her husband, Chen Yu, were college classmates. They dated for four years and got married as soon as they graduated. So that Song Mei could have a child sooner, she never took a job. Two years later, her husband decided to marry his first love and resolutely divorced Song Mei. After the divorce, Song Mei crossed paths with Gao Jun by chance, and her fate changed completely. Born into a privileged family, Gao Jun initially looked down on the unremarkable Song Mei. But af 975Reads—Score100Shelves
  4. 154 The Men I Met After My Divorce 离婚后,我遇到的男人们 Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted We had known each other for 26 years and been married for 20. We went from having nothing to building an estate worth tens of millions, and from being alone to having a son and a daughter. To outsiders, our marriage looked enviably perfect. At last, after all my years of waiting, it came to a happy ending. At last, I’m divorced and completely free. Now I can observe the men around me as an outsider. Men come in all kinds. There’s a type for everyone. This is my new book. If you happen to come ac 289Reads6.4Score—Shelves
  5. 155 I Married My Best Friend’s Boyfriend 我嫁给了闺蜜的男友 Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted They were high school classmates. She was an ugly duckling living under someone else’s roof, while her best friend was an elegant swan, high above everyone else. After dating the swan for a long time, he told the ugly duckling that she was the one he loved. This book tells the story of their love, friendship, and family ties in their youth. 152Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 156 A Wounded Woman Doesn't Talk About Love 受伤女人不谈爱 Modern Romance105k WordsCompleted She raises her husband’s mistress’s child! This is a story about a woman’s growth, inspired by many real-life stories. Wang Shengnan was born into a rural family that favored sons over daughters, and her mother named her Shengnan, meaning “to surpass men.” She started working as soon as she graduated from middle school. At a beauty salon, her boss sexually assaulted her, but timid and meek, she did not dare speak out. Later, she married an ordinary man, only for him to die in an accident. After 61Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 157 The Phoenix Woman Marries a Phoenix Man 凤凰女嫁给凤凰男 Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted This is an inspirational story about Yan Yan and Liang Liang, two top students who make their way from the countryside to Beijing. Through their own hard work, they put down roots there, buy a home and a car, and raise a family. Their journey is filled with hardships and laughter, as they keep facing new challenges and growing along the way. 198Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 158 Conflict and Choice 矛盾与抉择 Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted Leng Yan was an attractive, capable, energetic woman with a master’s degree. Thanks to her looks and abilities, she became the office director at the Commercial Bureau of District X before she turned forty. By chance, she met Gao Jian, a fitness trainer. Over time, a special bond developed between them. One day, her husband, Li Mo, learned of their intimacy, and their marriage of many years came to an end. Just then, Leng Yan’s career was beset by one crisis after another, leaving her barely abl 358Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 159 A Career in Public Service 为民官路 Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic 8.4kReads9.2Score781Shelves
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  10. 160 The Underdog Strikes Back: I Came First, but My Parents Are Dead 学渣逆袭:我考了第一但爸妈已死 Urban168k WordsCompleted When I was young, I didn’t understand how hard my parents worked. I always complained that they didn’t give me enough. But by the time I understood, we had already been separated by life and death! Life is like a game of chess. One wrong move, and every move after it is wrong. If I could turn back time, I would cherish everything I have so much more! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 161 The Boy I Thought Was My Little Brother 那个我以为是弟弟的男孩子 Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted I met him through his older sister, who was my deskmate. He was a year below me. Since he and three of his classmates rented rooms in my house, we were always hanging out together. I thought we were just friends, or maybe even like siblings. After all, I thought of him as my deskmate’s little brother, and as my own little brother too. The truth was, we had fallen for each other while spending all that time together. Sadly, I only dared to flirt and never dared to say it out loud. He was a year a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 162 Single Piggy 单身猪猪 Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted A deeply nuanced style, and an unconventional portrait of marriage and love. If corrupt officials are not punished, it is an injustice to ordinary people. A work of realism, peeling back the layers to examine the truth and reflect with cool, unflinching insight. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 163 The Black Diary 黑色的日记本 Mystery152k WordsCompleted I'm a reporter. By chance, I stumbled upon a death. The victim: Zhao Man, female, 22, a visual communication student at C University. Who killed her? The truth can never be buried by death. A black diary gradually reveals the answer... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 164 Love Is Hard, So Let’s Get Married 恋爱好难,不如结婚 Two Female Leads100k WordsCompleted This is a story about two girls. Defying her family’s objections, Yan Mo resolutely follows her boyfriend to Jincheng to make a life for themselves. But on Valentine’s Day, she discovers that her boyfriend of six years has been cheating on her. After the breakup, Yan Mo refocuses on her career and finds new love through her work. Ran Fei is Yan Mo’s best friend, and her life is an endless cycle of falling in love, getting her heart broken, and falling in love again. It isn’t until she meets Ding 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 165 The Crisp, Clear Wind 清冽的风 Modern Romance242k WordsOngoing Lin Xiaoxia, a senior high school student with literary dreams, sees them slip away under the crushing pressure of the college entrance exam. Carrying her regrets and resentment with her, she enters an ordinary university and begins a new chapter in her life... —Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 166 Daring to Act 大胆作为 Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted She was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Raised in a remote mountain village, she became famous far and wide for her beauty, but she was neither delicate nor dependent on men. With an excellent memory, high emotional and intellectual intelligence, and a stubborn refusal to give up, she carved out a place for herself in the world. She studied opera, ran a stall, worked odd jobs, and did business, eventually making her mark in the commercial world. Because of her unusual birth, her life was far 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 167 From Village to City: Their Lives Swept Along by the Tide of the Times 从村到城,她们在时代洪流里沉浮 Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted Their fates seem to repeat across generations. Three generations of women all grew up under the shadow of fathers who left or divorced their mothers. Raised in households with only their mothers, the women share similar traits: resilient and adaptable, dignified and self-assured, hardworking, and devoted to living life well. From the countryside to the city, women of the new era have finally welcomed a spring of their own. Their lives have become richer and more colorful, full of endless possibi 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. 168 The Story of Fei Xin’s Daughter 飞新的女传 Modern Romance106k WordsCompleted [Marriage + Domestic Abuse + Divorce + Blind Date + Online Romance + Finding True Love + Sweet Romance + Silent Treatment] At twenty, Fei Xin was set up by her parents, went on a blind date, got married, suffered domestic abuse, and divorced. At twenty-three, she met an online boyfriend five years younger than her. They got married and had a child! Married Life + Sweet Romance + Silent Treatment —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 169 After I Fed a Murderer a Love-Brain Pill 给杀人犯喂了恋爱脑药丸后 10k WordsCompleted After I Fed a Murderer a Love-Brain Pill 4.1kReads—Score—Shelves
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  20. 170 Borrowing a Flutter from Autumn 向秋天借一场心动 Modern Romance268k WordsOngoing This book is the first installment in Crab and Scorpio, titled Borrowing a Heartbeat from Autumn This is a fictionalized adaptation of a true story. At Fangzhou Campus in 2004, a static-electricity jolt while borrowing a pale purple star-patterned phone card brought the youthful, impulsive Ma Xiao and the gentle, reserved Pan Yuxing together in an unbreakable bond. From stammering and blushing while borrowing the card, to awkwardly sincere words in love letters, to a heartfelt confession on the —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  21. 171 Please Let Me Dream On 请允许我大梦不醒 Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted Without living through it yourself, how can you truly understand what someone else has endured? If you could start over, could you rekindle things with the person you can't let go of? Whatever the ending, believe in yourself and in the future. Everything is arranged for the best! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  22. 172 Quick Transmigration: A Shen 快穿:阿蜃 Modern Romance3.5M WordsCompleted When a seasoned author looks back at their earliest writing, it's hard not to find their younger self affected and pretentious, and to wish they could transmigrate back in time and cover their own mouth 🤭 The author is here to warn you: the first arc isn't good, so skip it. The “fight fire with fire” arc isn't good either, and the “wading through the waters” arc isn't good either. The apocalypse arc is, well, so-so. Basically, just skip whatever you don't like. This book is pretty divisive: the 8.1kReads9.2Score682Shelves
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  23. 173 Reborn: Making the Most of My Youth 重生之不负韶华 Modern Romance3.9M WordsCompleted In 2019, 31-year-old Wen Ying had found some success in her career and was happily in love, making others envious. In 2004, 16-year-old Wen Ying was struggling at school, secretly in love with her dream guy, and having a miserable time. One day in 2019, Wen Ying woke up back in 2004. She was 16 again, writing furiously in the exam hall during her high school entrance exams... Given the chance to restart her life, Wen Ying refused to waste her youth or leave any regrets behind this time! 1.3kReads9.5Score120Shelves
  24. 174 Chronicles of Jiangcheng 江城纪事 Modern Romance181k WordsOngoing [Realistic + Ensemble Cast + Tragic Ending] Because of her family circumstances, Lin Xiaoxi comes to Linchuan High School, where she befriends Qin Ling and Zhu Chengjing. By chance, she sees a little poem that He Linjiang wrote for his unrequited love, Ding Jingshu, and is drawn to his talent... 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 175 My Father's Era of the Fortress Villages 父亲的崮时代 Urban299k WordsCompleted Yimeng Mountain is a work of documentary fiction about the second generation of military-industry workers, telling the true story of the mysterious “Third Front” military factories. It retraces how the children of Third Front workers and their parents pressed on through successive waves of change. “Good people and good horses head to the Third Front.” The companies were reorganized and moved out of the mountains... They rose from the ashes as a red-culture base, as the home of China’s peaches, a 8Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  26. 176 Uncovering the Past of the ‘Third-Line’ Defense Industry Workers 揭秘:“小三线”军工人的往事 20k WordsCompleted A Look Back at the Past of the “Third-Line” Defense Industry Workers 7Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 177 Our Long River of Years 我们的岁月长河 Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Our Long River of Years is divided into three parts. Following the ordinary lives of three generations of Zhao Jiafu’s family, railway workers, it spans from the 1950s to the 2020s. It recounts the joys and sorrows, happiness and heartbreak, and everyday troubles experienced by the three generations of the Zhao family and the ordinary people around them over the long river of time. It depicts the turbulent lives of ordinary people as the times change and society develops. Time flows like a river 124Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 178 You Are the Morning Light 你是晨光 Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted She is a top student with a story to tell, and he is the school's famous heartthrob. Their paths once ran parallel, but then the two teenagers crossed paths, got to know each other, and fell for each other. After middle school, he joined the military while she continued her studies. Years passed, and letters were their only connection. His love was reserved, deep, and tangled; hers was pure, wholehearted, and devoted. After countless heartbreaks, she decided to give up. Her parting words were: “ 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 179 Love and Affection 情与爱 19k WordsCompleted Love and Affection —Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 180 When the Plum Blossoms Bloom 正值梅花怒放时 Modern Romance845k WordsOngoing After turning it over in my mind for a long time, I finally picked up my pen and began this heartfelt novel, When the Plum Blossoms Are in Full Bloom. The heroine, Li Sumei, was born into a poor, troubled family in Qinghe Town, Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, Hunan. Her father, Li Fengyuan, was a compulsive gambler and drunkard. The family was always short of money, with a cold stove, a leaking roof, and debts piling up. Yet the weight of fate could not crush this Dong girl, whose features wer 212Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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  31. 181 First Love? Who Cares! The Chinese Teacher Has Big Plans 初恋算个屁,语文老师要干大事 Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted (No System, no golden finger, no being reborn, just slow growth) After getting back together with her first love, being smacked by a parent, and getting stabbed by her own boyfriend, she lost the ability to have children. Then, after finishing her graduate school entrance exams, her mother died unexpectedly. Xia Shinan decided, “First love can go to hell. Building a career and making big money are what matter most!” Xia Shinan (a pun on “born female”), a 26-year-old woman, comes from a family t 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 182 A Journey of Love and Hope 爱与希望的旅程 Modern Romance87k WordsCompleted A Journey of Love and Hope is a captivating romance about Lin Meili and Su Hengsheng, who overcome the gulf between their families, face life's many trials hand in hand, and grow together through love and hope. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 183 A Second New Beginning 二次新生 Urban324k WordsOngoing [No System] [Not Reborn] [Realistic Urban Life] [Restaurant Startup] [Slice of Life] It wasn’t until the day I got divorced that I understood: closing the noodle shop wasn’t the hardest part. The hardest part was watching my ex-wife get into someone else’s car, then having to smile as I served the last pot of bone broth to my summer customers. Later, I won a bet to take over a restaurant. I thought my life was finally turning around. Until I realized that every step I took was a square on someon 16Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 184 The Pretty Widow of Peach Blossom Creek, Loved by a Young Man 桃花溪的俏寡妇,小年轻爱上她 Urban283k WordsCompleted The night twenty-two-year-old Li Yuchuan returned to his village, he stumbled upon a woman bathing by Peach Blossom Creek. In the moonlight, her skin glowed white. Water slid from her collarbone to the small of her back. She tipped her head back to toss her hair, then flicked out her tongue to lick a drop of water from the corner of her mouth. That one little movement nearly made his soul fly away. Later, he learned she was the “jinx” everyone in the village talked about. Jiang Yuwei. Thirty-fiv 1.9kReads—Score104Shelves
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  35. 185 My Five Sisters Raised Me, So I Bought Each of Them a House 五个姐姐养大我,我送每人一套房 Urban330k WordsOngoing When I was seven, Mom and Dad were gone. My five older sisters took turns raising me. The eldest dropped out of school to work a sewing machine. The second scavenged rotten vegetables at the market. The third earned money competing in tournaments. The fourth never had an entry labeled “for herself” in her ledger. The fifth cut off her long braids and sold them for eight yuan to pay my tuition. Chen Zi'en lived next door. He was the school bully, feared by everyone. He'd never lost a fight, but 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 186 I'm Not a Monster! 我不是怪物呀 Modern Romance117k WordsOngoing I, Chen Dou'er, was born in the countryside with congenital defects: ears as small as beans and a cleft lip. Because I was ugly, I endured discrimination throughout my childhood and tasted every kind of hardship life had to offer. Fortunately, I was exceptionally gifted and had a remarkable aptitude for music and painting. Most importantly, I met benefactors when I was young. They pulled me out of the mire. Later, I moved to the city with my friends and won over countless audiences with my talen —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 187 A-Dou’s Comeback 阿豆的逆袭 Urban182k WordsCompleted He was born with a disability: no neck, his head almost resting on his shoulders... On top of that, he lost both his parents as a child. Yet this very man eventually made a comeback like Forrest Gump. He not only married the village beauty, but also found success in his career. How did he turn his life around and rise to the light? Was it luck? Character? Talent? Maybe it was a bit of everything. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 188 Workplace Short Stories: The Underlying Logic of Human Nature 职场小小说:人性的底层逻辑 Urban180k WordsCompleted Everyone in the workplace wrestles with invisible rules, but the truly skilled have already seen through the secrets of survival hidden in the creases of their suits. This isn't a manual on how to scheme your way to the top, but it does reveal the realities of workplace power plays: some people weave a web of "concern," some use "business matters" to clear a path, and others exploit "offhand remarks" to pry open a gap. When data reports meet human relationships, and promotion opportunities colli 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 189 Dawn in the Silent Night 寂夜初明 Eastern Fantasy120k WordsOngoing Young writer Yi Ming passes through a dimensional gate during a shipwreck. When he opens his eyes again, he has been reborn in a magical world. Here, magical beasts and spirits dance together, while dragons and gods vie for supremacy. Yet the land is also teeming with ignorant people. Under the church's control, the entire continent seems to have sunk into a deep, silent darkness... Faced with one conspiracy after another, Yi Ming holds fast to his belief: "If the long night never ends, I will k —Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 190 The Church of the Internet 互联网教会 Eastern Fantasy122k WordsCompleted "What happens when a programmer skilled in cybersecurity transmigrates to a magical world and becomes an obscure priest? Who would have thought he would use a programmer's way of thinking to interpret ancient magic arrays? This world has a strictly hierarchical church, a mysterious ancient civilization, and oppressed nonhuman peoples. He will use modern internet principles to reboot a magical network that has lain dormant for ages. The birth of Soulwhisper Stones is only the beginning. The chu —Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 191 Becoming the Progenitor of Vampires, Starting in Central Europe 从中欧开始成为血族始祖 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted (Immortality + vampires + dark Central Europe + the Church + changing eras) A great vampire novel. - According to the Holy Covenant: [All things reproduce, but none die. Eden grew ever larger, so God created Death and suspended it high above the heavens. God, as the Lord, governed the beginning of life, while Jonah, as the End, oversaw the passing of all living things. Only Kuba displeased Him, and God cast him out. To escape Death, Kuba became immortal and hid from the sunlight.] Norton picked 35.9kReads8.4Score4.1kShelves
  42. 192 The Steam Church: Cultivating Immortality Through Worship Is Heresy 蒸汽教会:香火修仙乃异端 Eastern Fantasy620k WordsCompleted Chen Fang, a cultivator, unexpectedly transmigrated to a steam-powered continent and unlocked incense-based cultivation. To return to Earth, he disguised himself as a fraud, gathering the power of faith from the Seven Great Churches as he searched for scattered mythic treasures such as the Book of Life and Death, the Jade Purification Vase, and the Wind-Fire Wheels. But beneath the surface, the Seven Great Churches of the steam-powered continent were rife with intrigue, and a struggle for divine 13Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 193 The Saintess of Light Would Never Fall for a Demon God of the Underworld 光明圣女才不会爱上冥界魔神 Eastern Fantasy309k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] “Great Demon Lord, have you fallen for me?” In the mortal realm, a white-haired girl with blue eyes gazed at the raven before her, its eyes bloodred, and smiled sweetly. Lucifer watched the girl draw closer. Why would the Saintess of the Church of Light fall for a Demon Lord of the Netherworld? The synopsis does it no justice. Head to the story for more. 16.3kReads9.3Score2kShelves
  44. 194 National Treasure 国家宝藏 Mystery930k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Smart Protagonists] There is a group of people armed with black blades and mysterious arts, born to venture into ancient tombs across the land. There is a group of people who fight without end and bleed until they are drained, dying to protect the nation's treasures. They stand before the countless people of the world, shielding them from its darkest corners. They leave the greatest glory of their people behind them, for all to behold. They share one name: Qilin. But I 45.7kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves
  45. 195 A Taoist Priest's Journey Home 道士归家路 Urban183k WordsCompleted The title gets more and more tacky the longer I look at it, folks. Why don't you all come up with a title yourselves? How did I ever think such a tacky title was a good idea? It's the author's fault. I really want to give myself a... Of course, I mean a different title! Let's call it The Fengshui Taoist, then. Hahaha~ A post-2000s author trying something completely new, so don't be too sensitive. Dear readers, this book is just a messy draft I wrote before I was ready to write a proper novel. Th —Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 196 My Life as a Taoist Priest 我的道士生涯 Urban351k WordsCompleted The Heavenly Dao runs in cycles, and all things are subject to change… My name is Han Wei. I’m my master’s favorite disciple! Listen to my story… 24Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 197 Who Says a Little Taoist Temple Can’t Produce a True Immortal? 谁说小道院走不出真神仙? Eastern Fantasy154k WordsCompleted [Cultivation] [Ordinary Mortal] [Small Taoist Temple] [Steady-Paced, Power Ceiling] [Divine Artifacts and Souls] Cultivation? Not even a dog would cultivate! But there are beautiful women!! Then I’ll cultivate!! If even a dog won’t do it, I will!! Nie Ping: I had no intention of cultivating, but my big brother kept showering me with gifts. (He gives away ancient divine artifacts without a second thought!!!!) A beautiful Daoist partner throws herself into my arms, while the “smart” disciples deal —Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. 198 Demolition Debris Hits My Head! The Land Grab Ending Had Me Rolling 拆迁砸头!抢房结局笑疯 10k WordsCompleted Demolition debris hits him on the head! The scramble for the house ends in hilarious chaos. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  49. 199 Cheng Mo Speaks Up 程默不再沉默 14k WordsCompleted Cheng Mo Breaks His Silence 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. 200 The Curse of Sharing a Name 同名之祸 10k WordsCompleted The Curse of Sharing a Name —Reads—Score—Shelves

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