Middle-Aged Protagonist, with a Wife from the Start and a Son and Daughter Around 18 主角中年，开局有老婆，有18岁左右的儿子和女儿，

1. 351 穿 Transmigrated as the Early-Deceased Original Wife? I Just Want to Lie Flat and Be a Rich Woman 穿成早逝原配？我只想躺平当富婆 Nanji Yaoyao南极夭夭Modern Romance606k WordsCompleted [Self-serving, haughty landlady + refined but wicked old-school cadre] In the prime of her youth, Jiang Yunchu had been struggling to make her way in the world. One day, she woke up to find she had somehow transmigrated into a book, into the body of a middle-aged woman from the late 1980s who shared her name. Not only did the woman have a son and a daughter, she was also expected to become a grandmother within six months! Faced with a household full of chaos, Jiang Yunchu only wanted to ride the 2.2kReads7.6Score128Shelves
2. 352 见 What the Hell? I’m the Villainous Rich Second-Generation Heir’s Dad 见鬼，我居然是反派富二代他爹 Fat White Is Slacking Off胖白在摸鱼Urban959k WordsOngoing He Tiancheng transmigrated into a wish-fulfillment novel and discovered that he had become the villain! With a net worth of tens of billions, he’d hit the jackpot from the moment he transmigrated! After obtaining a System, he could earn rewards for stopping the protagonist from showing off, changing the heroine’s impression of him, and teaching his son a lesson? What did having tens of billions matter? Messing with the protagonist was way more fun! 162Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   These three books are okay.

3. 353 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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   But the fish balls were covered in something.

4. 354 重 Reborn: Rising Step by Step 重生之步步高升 Dancing on the Blade’s Edge刀锋起舞Urban10.7M WordsCompleted A gunshot rang out, and Zhao Changtian, awaiting execution, was reborn ten years in the past! Back then, he was drowning in gambling debts, his third marriage had fallen apart, and his job was hanging by a thread! But all of that was merely the starting point of his extraordinary life! Watch him rise with force from the bottom of a state-owned enterprise, climb steadily through the ranks, and reach the summit! This is the iron-fisted journey of a reborn man! This isn’t a work of documentary fict 13.7kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
5. 355 变 Getting Stronger: It Starts with the State Forcing Me to Marry 变强：从国家强制送老婆开始 Beneath the Green Mountain青山下Urban607k WordsCompleted [System + supernatural abilities + spiritual qi revival + urban fantasy + older woman/younger man romance] Chen Lie transmigrated to another world, Blue Star, and from the start someone was offering him a wife? In that case, he supposed he could make the sacrifice and get married. In this world, people with supernatural abilities were everywhere, and powerful experts emerged one after another. If he wanted to reach the top, he had no choice but to keep getting stronger. The witches were being op 10.8kReads7.4Score951Shelves

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   In this urban martial arts story, the protagonist is assigned a sword immortal as his wife right from the start. From then on, he activates a god-level support system. The sword immortal opens the Heavenly Gate, and the protagonist, with his divine status, becomes invincible.

6. 356 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.6kReads5.8Score316Shelves
7. 357 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves
8. 358 双 Dual Crossing to 1936: I Looted the Japanese Army’s Treasury 双穿1936我搬空鬼子金库 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Historical804k WordsOngoing Lin Feng is a retired special forces soldier. After leaving the military due to an injury, he works as a security guard. His parents are ill, and his brother is in debt. Thanks to a jade pendant, he transmigrates to 1936, an era engulfed in the flames of war... 560Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 359 三 The Wife at Thirty 三十之妻 Call Me the Female Bandit我叫女土匪Urban2.1M WordsCompleted “Dad... Dad, a bad man is hitting Mom... Waaaah...” His three-year-old daughter called him, sobbing. “Don’t cry, sweetheart. Where are you?” Chen Fei was frantic with worry. “We’re at home. Dad, hurry and save Mom!” His daughter was crying her heart out. Just as Chen Fei was about to ask more, he heard screams coming through the phone... 317Reads8.0Score133Shelves

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   Books suitable for middle-aged men

10. 360 两 Trading Between Two Worlds in 1983: A Tycoon Rises 两界倒贩1983巨鳄崛起 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban500k WordsOngoing Destitute Su Tianci accidentally transmigrates from 1983 to 2025, an age of soaring economic growth. Two vastly different eras now lie before him: one wad of bills from 1983 can be exchanged for over a hundred thousand, while an electronic watch from 1983 costs only a few bucks in 2025... 5Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 361 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
12. 362 婚 Lost in Marriage: The Stranger in My Bed 婚姻迷途，枕边的陌生人 Avocado Rice Bowl牛油果拌饭Urban141k WordsOngoing It had started out as an ordinary day. After finishing his work at the office, he came home early. His wedding anniversary with his wife was just a few days away, and he planned to buy her some gifts and surprise her. Hehe... 158Reads5.8Score—Shelves
13. 363 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
14. 364 狼 The Year of the Wolf and Tiger 狼虎之年 Wild Fox野狐Urban186k WordsCompleted A panoramic survey of the raw emotional lives of people from different age groups and social classes in China today, vividly depicting the good and evil, beauty and ugliness of human nature amid the country’s rapid social transformation. It lays bare the conflicts and friction between people’s emotions and reality. 10.9kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
15. 365 小 Village Blossoms 小村花事 Yi Shanxin一山鑫Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A lot of things that shattered our worldview happened in our village. A lot of strange events that science couldn’t explain happened, too. Our village once had seventy-two temples, and every single one had an unbelievable story of its own. [This book is extremely shocking. Read with caution.] 36.1kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
16. 366 三 Three Live-in Sons-in-Law, Two Ran Away 三个上门女婿，跑了俩 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Of three live-in sons-in-law, two ran away 64Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 六 Six Years Later, My Husband Said He Kept Photos from the Night I Cheated 六年后，老公说他存着我出轨那晚的照片 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted Six years later, my husband said he had kept the photos from the night I cheated. 354Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 368 红 The Deal Beneath the Red Veil 红盖头下的交易 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted A Deal Beneath the Red Bridal Veil 91Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 寿 Life Span Plunder: From Constable to Immortal 寿元掠夺，我从捕快证道长生 Free and Easy Universe逍遥寰宇Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted [A thrilling power fantasy, decisive in killing, no holding back, no saintly heroine, with a dark tone] The great tides of the world: united for long, it must divide; divided for long, it must unite. A dynasty that has lasted a thousand years will eventually decay. In the thirty-sixth year of Taian, the Great Kang Dynasty, after eighteen hundred years of rule, falls into chaos. Warlords carve up the realm, demons run rampant, and the people suffer. That year, Su Mo transmigrates into the body of 1.3kReads7.2Score170Shelves

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    A fine novel with excellent writing, a solid plot, and well-developed characters. The approach is fresh and unconventional, while retaining a certain flavor of traditional martial arts fiction.

20. 370 开 Laid Off from the Start, I Awaken a God-Tier Profit System 开局被裁员，我觉醒神级收益系统 Huff Huff Gurgle呼呼噜噜Urban521k WordsCompleted A man is thirty, in the prime of his life. It should be his best years. But Li Qingchuan felt exhausted all over, as if every last bit of strength had been drained from him. His entire family depended on his salary. He was saddled with a mortgage, a car loan, and other debts. Like an old ox, he couldn’t afford to stop working for even a moment. And even so, life was still a struggle. His child couldn’t go to a good tutoring center. His wife couldn’t afford good cosmetics. His parents were sick b 196Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    ⚠️The protagonist starts the story by being laid off. In middle age, he finds his work increasingly difficult. Initially, he wants to continue working to provide a better life for his wife and children, but unexpectedly awakens a god-level profit system. He vows to give his wife, children, and parents a good life and reach the pinnacle of success. 👑

21. 371 今 Not Tonight, My Back Hurts 今天不行，我腰疼 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Not tonight, my back hurts 26Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 372 七 The Sweet Little Wife of the 1970s, Spoiled by Two Powerful Men 七零小甜妻，被两个大佬宠哭了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted The Sweet Little Wife of the Seventies Is Adored by Two Powerful Men 368Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 373 开EN Heaven-Defying Comprehension from the Start: Quietly Cultivating Immortality to Become a Saint 开局悟性逆天，悄悄修仙成圣 Roaming the Primordial World逍遥洪荒Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a world of martial arts, Ren Xiaoyao discovers that he's in a terrible predicament. His innate martial arts constitution has been crippled, he's been framed for colluding with the demonic cult, and his powerful father sees him as a thorn in his side. Fortunately, he can choose the path of immortal cultivation from the start, and he's bound to the heaven-defying comprehension talent. [With your heaven-defying comprehension, you practice the Golden Bell Shield and compreh 171Reads6.8Score—Shelves
24. 374 武 Wuxia: Killing Enemies Earns Cultivation, and My Power Is Unfathomable! 武侠：杀敌爆修为，我功力滔天！ The Salted Fish Is Ready to Take Off咸鱼要起飞Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gain cultivation by killing enemies + ruthless and decisive + level up fast] This is a world full of powerful experts and sects: the Nine Sects and Six Gangs, the Eight Demonic Sects, the Three Daoist Orders, the Two Buddhist Temples, and the Great Qian imperial court, whose might holds the four seas in awe. The powerful see the weak as ants, while princes treat the martial world as a chessboard. Fortunately, Xiao Bieli activated the Kill to Gain Cultivation System. As long as he kills an enemy 87.2kReads8.7Score5.3kShelves
25. 375 复 Remarry? Maybe in My Next Life 复婚？下辈子吧 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted Remarry? Maybe in Your Next Life 288Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 376 你 When You Divorce, I’ll Marry You 你离婚我娶你 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊6k WordsCompleted Divorce him, and I'll marry you 142Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 高 High Martial: The Six Fan Gate's Martial God, Ruling the World 高武：六扇门武神，镇压天下 Golden Ears, Cultivating the Heart金穗耕心Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Martial arts in a high-powered world + invincible hero + exhilarating domination + lightning-fast pacing + ruthless and decisive] Chu Tiange transmigrates to a world of powerful martial artists and becomes a member of the Six Fan Gate in the Great Qian Dynasty. He thinks that’s already a great start, but then he gets the Great Martial God System. [Congratulations! You have obtained the perfected Dragon-Tiger Fusion Technique. You have surpassed the Grandmaster realm and attained the Martial Kin —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 378 寒 Ten Years of Study, Only to Discover It's a Martial Arts World 寒窗十年，才发现是武侠 Sweet Potato Monster红薯怪Male-Channel Fanfiction724k WordsCompleted [No System + Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils martial arts world] Ten years of hard study go unnoticed, then one day of martial arts training makes you famous across the land! After transmigrating to the Northern Song, Li Xianyu studies hard for ten years, planning to pass the imperial exam and land a minor government post. On his way to the exam, he runs into Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan. Li Xianyu is instantly stunned. “I’ve studied hard for ten years, and this is actually a martial arts world?” “Brother D 28.1kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
29. 379 丈 My Mother-in-Law Is My Top Supporter 丈母娘是我榜一大姐 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Is My Top Supporter 113Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 穿EN Transcending the Martial Arts World: Daily Breakthroughs 穿越武侠世界，每天获得一点突破 Hong Yan Niyuan洪炎逆渊Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Wuxia + Transmigration + Rebirth + Decisive and Ruthless + Slice of Life + One Heroine + Invincible] In the land of Shenzhou, might makes right. Sects hold sway over the realm, and the people live in misery. Lin Feng transmigrates into the body of a poor hunter and awakens a System that gives him one breakthrough point every day! His martial arts advance one level each day. He masters every martial art under heaven and becomes invincible. He slays demons, exterminates fiends, strikes down immor 35.7kReads7.9Score2.5kShelves
31. 381 你 I’ll Take Your Daughter 你女儿我收下了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊17k WordsCompleted I’ll Take Your Daughter 354Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 382 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 60.5kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves

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    [Cool][Cool] Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen returns to the Zheng Yang Sect. 🌟✨ He was once a genius here, but was framed and expelled from the sect. Now he returns with a mysterious cultivation technique, vowing revenge. However, upon entering the sect, he senses an eerie aura. That night, Ye Chen dreams of a mysterious immortal palace, seemingly holding a shocking secret. What is the connection between this immortal palace and his fate? What conspiracy is hidden within the Zheng Yang Sect?

33. 383 鹰 The Yanks Threatened Us With Nukes, So I Wiped Out the Seventh Fleet 鹰酱核弹威胁，反手团灭第七舰队 The Warden Who Loves His Job热爱工作的典狱长Urban337k WordsOngoing In 2040, Huaxia became the world’s foremost military power. Su Mengmeng made an indelible contribution to this achievement. All because a nuclear missile launcher was found in her schoolbag during an elementary school safety drill. 17Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    My daughter is under 18, but she's very mischievous, cute, and naughty.

34. 384 霸 The CEO’s Need for Control 霸总的掌控欲 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊36k WordsCompleted The CEO’s Need for Control 36Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 385 她 She Gave Birth to My Little Brother 她给我生了个弟弟 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted She Gave Birth to a Little Brother for Me 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Suspenseful Twist + Heartwarming Tearjerker] That year, I finally understood my parents' "secret game" at night. I endured the humiliation of pretending to be asleep for a whole year, hoping they would give me an older brother or sister. But my mother got pregnant, and what she gave birth to was a wrinkled little brother. Eighteen years later, my brother became the apple of everyone's eye, while I wasn't even allowed to attend his wedding. Until that day, I accidentally opened my mother's diary: "My daughter pretends to be asleep every night, thinking we don't know. But she doesn't understand, we change the blankets in the middle of the night because her father has a terminal illness, and we're afraid the cold will pass to her..." "To leave her a family member, we risked our lives to give birth to my brother."

36. 386 妈 Mom, You Can Go Now 妈，你走吧 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted Mom, You Can Go Now 3Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 387 台 I Watched from Below as He Married Her Sister. Later, She Became My Wife 台下看我娶她妹，后来她成了我妻 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊10k WordsCompleted She watched from below as I married her younger sister. Later, she became my wife. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 388 官 A Comeback in Politics: I’ve Never Taken a Penny 官场逆袭：我从没收过一分钱 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊10k WordsCompleted A Comeback in Politics: I’ve Never Taken a Cent 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 389 监 I Stopped Pretending After Hearing My Mother-in-Law’s Voice on the Monitor 监控里传出岳母的声音后，我不装了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted After my mother-in-law’s voice came through the surveillance feed, I stopped pretending 4Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 390 红 Red Candles, Broken Vows: The Eminent Monk Plays Along 红烛破戒：高僧他将计就计 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical10k WordsCompleted Breaking the Vows by Candlelight: The High Monk Plays Along 44Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 老 My Husband Heard a Tableful of Men Say They All Know Me 老公在酒局上，听到一桌男人都认识我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted My Husband Heard a Whole Table of Men Say They Knew Me at a Dinner Party 134Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 392 人 Middle Age 人到中年 Blood Gourd血葫芦8k WordsCompleted “I’m middle-aged and have just suffered a crushing defeat. My wife has cheated on me, and my company is on the verge of bankruptcy. In this desperate situation, how can I find hope again?” 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It vividly portrays the struggles of a middle-aged man burdened with both elderly parents and young children. The suffocating life and the betrayal of his wife and brothers are the final straws that break the camel's back. But after hitting rock bottom, life can't get any worse.

43. 393 同 My Deskmate: From “Lone Sail” to “Coming from the Sun’s Edge” 同桌的你，从“孤帆”变成了我的“日边来” Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted You, my deskmate, went from being a “lone sail” to the one who came to me “from beyond the sun’s edge.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 394 她 The Photo She Sent by Mistake 她发错的那张照片 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted The Photo She Sent by Mistake 4Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 395 我 I'm a Billionaire, So Why Am I Being Made a Stay-at-Home Dad? 我可是首富，竟然让我当奶爸！ Big Zhong Who Loves Hot Pot吃火锅的大钟Urban302k WordsCompleted [Doting dad + sweet romance + System + business warfare] Su Heng has had a smooth life. Whether it's a financial crisis or a shake-up of society's order, he can ride the wave and climb to the top with overwhelming force. There's nothing he fears. Then a phone call shatters the peace of his life: suddenly, he's got a four-year-old bundle of joy? Seeing the mother and daughter living in poverty, Su Heng takes his beloved wife in one hand and his adorable child in the other, and begins life with hi 946Reads8.8Score100Shelves

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    ✨You are like the bright moon, I am like the mist✨The protagonist is middle-aged and has a wife and children at the beginning👏🍬The protagonist is a rural educated youth. He is just an ordinary person with a wife and children, living a harmonious life together.

46. 396 他 His Lover Is Called Sister Liu 他的情人叫刘姐 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted His lover was called Sister Liu. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 397 被 Led Astray by the System: From the Start, I Stole the Empress's Own Daughter 被系统带坏之开局偷了女帝亲闺女 Tiansha Zi天煞子Eastern Fantasy64k WordsCompleted Jian Xingchen was born into the Cangyun Continent. When he awakened a System at the age of fifteen, he thought he could charge ahead without looking back. Who could have guessed his System would be so bizarre? Others cultivate with spiritual energy, but he has to steal to level up. One day, after he has stolen all the heroine's belongings, he discovers she's the biological daughter of the Empress of the Upper Realm! He nearly dies of fright. Even more astonishingly, the lower realm where he live 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Smiling face][Smiling face][Smiling face]

48. 398 眼 On Those Days When Her Eyes Were Clear, She Was Especially Easy to Placate 眼神清澈的那几天，她格外好哄 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Those days when her eyes were clear, she was especially easy to coax. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 399 无 After I Became Invincible, System Became My Son's Number One Loyal Dog 无敌后系统成了儿子的头号狗忠犬 Tiansha Zi天煞子Eastern Fantasy122k WordsOngoing Ye Fan transmigrated to a fantasy world. After becoming invincible, he had a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, with the daughter of the Eastern Domain Lord of the myriad heavens. As expected, the twins inherited Ye Fan's short temper and ruthless ways. Whenever they have nothing to do, they like to wander around with Da Huang, the System that lets them throw their weight around like a dog with a powerful master. If anyone dares provoke the twins, Da Huang, their number-one loyal hound, will trans 2Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 400 霸 The Boss Calls Me Brother, So I Call Him Dog 霸总叫我兄弟，我管他叫狗子 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted The CEO Calls Me His Bro, So I Call Him Dog 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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