Angst, Short, Brutal, Painful 虐文，短，狠，痛。

1. 651 亲 Darling, Victoria Harbour 亲爱的，维多利亚港 Zhou Xian周弦Modern Romance18k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) “It feels as though we've weathered storm after storm over the years. In this little boat, you and I have drifted for half our lives. I wish every time, the rain would fall on our boat as it carries us home. I love you, so I let you go.” 11.5kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves

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   The first book is the shortest, only 4 chapters, but it's really heartbreaking, with an unexpected twist. I cried for over an hour after finishing the second book [crying][crying]. It's the kind of book that makes me cry every time I read it; it's sweet at first, then heartbreaking. The third book is also short, only 8 chapters, and it's also very tear-jerking. The fourth book only has 17 chapters, and I couldn't stop crying towards the end; my heart was pounding [crying][crying]. It's an eight-year love story [crying][crying]. Wenwen, you must be happy! [Crying][crying]

2. 652 上 Ancient Legends 上古传说 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭13k WordsCompleted Ancient Legends 418Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 653 在 Gathering Glimmers of Light Amid Suffering 在苦难里拾捡微光 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted Gathering Glimmers in the Midst of Hardship 8Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 654 如 If I Had One Year Left 如果还有一年 Golden Armor黄金甲甲Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted If I Had Another Year —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 655 大 Bone Maiden of the Great Wilderness: I, a Mortal, Subdue Gods and Demons 大荒骨女：我以凡躯镇神魔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭17k WordsCompleted Daughter of the Great Wilderness: I Hold the Gods and Demons at Bay with a Mortal Body 258Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 656 偏 But When He Left, the Whole Garden Was in Spring 偏他去时春满园 Flying Peacock会飞的孔雀Two Male Leads100k WordsCompleted When Gu Lan heard he had only ten months left to live, he was unexpectedly calm and accepting. Looking back on his life, it had been a complete mess. In this world, he was nothing more than a pathetic nobody whom no one cared about... Perhaps no one would cry for him when his life finally came to an end... Gu Lan accepted the outcome without resistance. After all, ever since he returned to this family, he had never received anything. If that was the case, why should he be afraid of losing anythi 91Reads8.4Score—Shelves
7. 657 山 No Return from the Mountains and Seas, Yet Warm Light Remains in My Heart 山海无归处，心有暖光存 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪25k WordsCompleted No return lies beyond the mountains and seas, but a warm light remains in the heart 2Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 658 叶 When the Leaves Fall, an Old Friend Returns Too Late 叶落逢时，故人归晚 Golden Armor黄金甲甲10k WordsCompleted When the Leaves Fall, an Old Friend Returns Too Late —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 659 我 I Request Permanent Account Deletion 我申请永久注销账号 Ming Yuxin明玉心Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted There isn't much of a synopsis. This is simply the story of a life born on the wrong track, reset to zero... Shen Shi'an: "The world is so vast, yet when I look around, there's not a single person who loves me!" There are bonus chapters, so check out the author's notes in Chapter One! #The tags don't match the story. The author didn't choose them (breaks down)# My new work is here! Welcome to read my story. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell 2.9kReads8.1Score400Shelves

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   The first book was incredibly tear-jerking. Don't be fooled by its short rating; it's only because it's short. The content is truly heart-wrenching. If you're brave enough, give it a try. My eyes are almost dry from crying. The second book is even shorter than the first. The female lead doesn't even know the name of the person she likes until the very end. It's also incredibly tear-jerking towards the end. At the beginning, there's still hope and light, but later all that hope and light disappear.

10. 660 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: With a Mortal Heart, I Subdue Ten Thousand Demons 山海经：我以凡心镇万妖 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Hold Back Ten Thousand Demons with a Mortal Heart 80Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 661 晚 The Evening Breeze Brings Me Warmth Day After Day 晚风予我朝朝暖意 Golden Armor黄金甲甲9k WordsCompleted The Evening Breeze Brings Me Warmth Every Morning —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 662 虎 The Tiger Carries His Beloved Home! 虎驮良人归！ Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted A Tiger Carries the Good Man Home! 66Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 663 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves

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    They're all so tear-jerking 😫 The first five are long novels, but the last five can be read in just a few minutes (I highly recommend the first two) ´͈ ᵕ `͈

14. 664 折 The Age of Turmoil 折腾时代 Jing Xiaomo荆萧默Urban492k WordsOngoing Life is all about taking chances! In that restless age, Li Anran works in a big city, and her dream is about to come true. But when she returns to Qinzhou for a funeral, she's practically put under house arrest and told to stay and work in the small city. Zhang Huifei has the talent to get into one of China's top universities, but he unexpectedly fails the college entrance exam. To make sure his sister Li Anran can stay in Qinzhou without worries, he starts stirring things up... As a result, Li 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Now, book lovers have become the examiners, and authors are the test takers.

15. 665 封 Feng Tingshen: She's Not My Cousin, She's the One Who Stole My Heart 封庭深:不是表妹，是心动 Golden Armor黄金甲甲Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Feng Ting Shen: She's Not My Cousin, She's the One Who Makes My Heart Flutter 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 666 和 After I Split the Bills with My Pregnant Wife, I Lost Everything 和怀孕老婆施行AA制后，我失去了一切 Let's Just Call Her Yingying就叫莹莹吧13k WordsCompleted After I started splitting expenses with my pregnant wife, I lost everything. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The punches were hardened from the abuse, but the female lead was very clear-headed. She knew she had chosen the wrong person, but she quickly rallied, cut her losses, and carved out a bright future for herself.

17. 667 堕 Fallen 堕 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted That year, I was twenty-nine, and Mo Huai was thirteen. When I, someone who no longer wanted to live, met him, someone else who no longer wanted to live, we somehow found the strength to keep going, at least for a little while. So we decided to rely on each other and make it through together. 45.5kReads9.6Score5.3kShelves
18. 668 我 I Insist on Breaking Your Lofty Branch 我偏要折了你这高枝 Bamboo Scenery and Refined Pleasures竹景雅趣Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted I Insist on Breaking Off Your Lofty Branch 247Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please recommend some good angst novels.

19. 669 青 The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 青乌秘录之风水师 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 84Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 670 封 After Feng Tingshen Left With Nothing, He Begged to Get Back Together 封庭深净身出户后，跪求复合 Golden Armor黄金甲甲Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After Feng Ting Shen Walked Away With Nothing, He Begged Her to Take Him Back 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 671 乖 The Good Girl Becomes Everyone's Darling and Gets Revenge on Her Childhood Friend Who Dumped Her 乖乖女要变万人迷，报复甩她的竹马 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The Good Girl Wants to Become Everyone's Crush and Get Revenge on the Childhood Friend Who Dumped Her 532Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A seemingly innocent but actually ruthless girl, dumped by her childhood sweetheart, returns from studying abroad to seek revenge. The good girl transforms into a villain, a womanizer, a womanizer, a heavy drinker, and a philanderer. Every substitute she finds resembles him. In a dream, he asks her if she loves him, but she wakes up to find him lying next to her. Hitting him becomes a reward. Her best friend asks if she remembers him. She says she doesn't, but her friend says she hasn't revealed who that person was. Yes, when you love someone, even the shadows of their substitutes surround you. Even during her time studying abroad, she still thinks of him. How can one forget the one they love most? How long does it take for a devoted person to turn into a heartless woman? Just the moment he dumps her. She changes. Her transformation is only superficial; he still takes her virginity. She says she wants to kiss a male model. So he gets jealous too. Where was he before? Did he love her? She doesn't know. If he loved her, why did he dump her so cruelly back then? The seven-year itch is something no one can escape, right? His childhood sweetheart became a CEO, and he begged her to have their child to tie her down. Could a person be so cruel? He didn't want to use a child to bind her; he tried to keep her by his side forever, unaware that she had changed. She had nightmares about him abandoning her, yet he held her and said he wouldn't leave. Upon waking, her instinctive reaction was to slap him. Was it that being too greedy meant she could never have the one she loved most? Little did she know, she called him crazy, but he said he wouldn't be crazy if it weren't for her. He grabbed her neck, asking if she had been with someone else abroad. She felt his jealousy, which gave her a sense of triumph. He smashed the phone her mother had bought as a keepsake. Having missed her mother's funeral, she began to hate him. She replaced his male assistant and secretary with his stand-ins, provoked him by having unofficial relationships with them, and even kissed them in front of him. He was furious and extremely jealous. Their relationship was never officially announced, yet she was consumed by jealousy over their lack of recognition. Watching him be jealous, she felt a strange sense of vengeful pleasure, but she used foreign etiquette to provoke him. He had nowhere to vent his anger. He said he wanted to kiss like that abroad too, but she said enemies don't need to kiss. He was enraged... His face turned green as he forbade office romances, implying that only he and she were permitted to have one—a double standard. She skipped work to meet her younger self at a party hosted by the school's most popular male model, but secretly hoped he'd catch her. She kept wondering why he hadn't arrived yet. Finally, he came, but as she tried to open the door, she regretted that he had prevented her from seeing her mother one last time. Some hatred, in the face of love, only brings pain and distortion. Torn between two people she loved most—her beloved mother and the man she loved most—she agonized over the regret of not seeing her mother one last time; the dead cannot be brought back to life. He was alive, so she had no regrets. But her mother couldn't live, and she couldn't forgive him. Even when the male assistant wanted him dead, she hesitated and agreed. He said she was heartless, unaware that he was even more heartless when he dumped her. She was merely repeating the actions she had taken when dumping him. The male assistant also smashed the wine glass her mother had left behind, yet she didn't see him as an enemy, only heartache and hatred. This made her resolve to join forces with the male assistant to kill him, but love made her hesitate about telling him the truth about his impending death. She bitterly thought, wasn't this the best opportunity for revenge? Yet, she felt he didn't deserve to die. People are always caught in a dilemma when making choices; the contradiction seemed to make either choice unhappy. But she didn't understand what the male assistant meant by what he said. Wasn't he clearly dumped her because he didn't love her? Why were his words so light and so heavy?

22. 672 上 My Boss Is Cold and Heartless, and Won't Admit He Loves Me 上司他薄情冷心不肯说爱我 The Hero Who Saves the World拯救世界的大侠Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted A resilient, clear-headed ray of sunshine and a stubborn, sharp-tongued young master | Reunited after a long separation, their love grows slowly | The powerful man bows to love | Bittersweet, then sweet | The heroine is not a virgin; the hero is Guan Yue saw Wang Mingyu again when she was just starting her career. Dressed in a suit, he sat in his chair, aloof and distinguished. He was a renowned business titan: strict with his employees, difficult to deal with, decisive and ruthless, cold and he 449Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Self-recommended, welcome to read] The male lead is a financial tycoon who doesn't care about anyone and has very strong boundaries. The female lead pursued him in high school, and after a long separation due to work, they reconnected and she started pursuing him again. Initially, the male lead felt the gap in their social status was too large and rejected her. Later, however, he couldn't resist getting close to her and couldn't stop thinking about her, so he agreed to date her. The result?! The female lead always misunderstood herself as a kept woman. The female lead is very clear-headed and gentle, always feeling that they wouldn't have a future. As the male lead became more and more infatuated, she became increasingly distant. When the misunderstanding erupted, the male lead became insanely jealous after learning her true feelings. Early on, the male lead said: "I don't like you, we're not suitable." Later: "I'll give you whatever you want, but you're trying to take advantage of me." The second story is a tragic love story. My mother is Uncle Song's white moonlight, while I am the "jinx" that his son hates to the bone. He scolded me, hurt me, but after I lost my memory, he asked me with red eyes: "Maybe he likes you and is looking for you?" A heart-wrenching, forced love | A wife-chasing crematorium. After losing my memory, I forgot everything, except that I was afraid of him. In the third story, the second male lead reverses his fate, personally sending her to his nemesis to witness their entanglement. He regrets it, but it's too late. The fourth story is sweet, with a touch of adoration and some quirky plot points—a refreshing change after a period of hardship.

23. 673 烬 Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 烬余红妆之追妻 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭14k WordsCompleted Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 38Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 674 重 Reborn at Thirty: My Infertile Ex-Husband Begs Me to Take Him Back 重生三十，不育前夫跪求我回头 Golden Armor黄金甲甲Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted Reborn at Thirty, My Infertile Ex-Husband Begs Me to Come Back 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 675 旧 Lanterns of the Old Alley 《旧巷灯笼》 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Lanterns in the Old Alley 38Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 676 岁 May You Be Safe, Year After Year: No Snow, No Spring 岁岁佑安：不听雪来不见春 The Hero Who Saves the World拯救世界的大侠Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted May the Years Keep You Safe: No Snowfall, No Spring 329Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 677 无 After Clearing Her Name, the Airheaded Maid Just Wants to Run Away and Make Money 无脑丫鬟洗白后只想跑路搞钱 Golden Armor黄金甲甲17k WordsCompleted After Clearing Her Name, the Foolish Maid Just Wants to Run Away and Make Money —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 678 我 My Silly Girlfriend, Little Rabbit 我的傻子女友小兔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is a Sweet, Naive Fool… 287Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 679 熙 Xi Yu's Ordeal: He Regretted Changing His Fated Love Trial 熙瑜有劫：逆改情劫后，他后悔了 The Hero Who Saves the World拯救世界的大侠Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted Xiyu's Trial: After He Changed the Course of Their Love Tribulation, He Regretted It 35Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 680 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Red Cotton-Padded Jacket of Beidahuang 重生七零：北大荒的红棉袄 Golden Armor黄金甲甲Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s: The Red Cotton-Padded Jacket of the Great Northern Wilderness 1Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 681 h He Sees Spring he见春天 Su Xingsi of the Qianqiu Palace千秋宫的苏行司Modern Romance25k WordsCompleted Jiang Du thought her youth was destined to smell of disinfectant in hospital corridors and the foil stars inside medicine packets, until Wei Qingyue burst into her world carrying a quantum physics textbook. A greenhouse on a stormy night, cicadas singing at 128 Hz, a novel manuscript filled with annotations: every signal they had missed was gently corrected in a parallel universe. Eight years later, when blue plumbago bloomed out of season, meteor coordinates from the observatory guided them to 5kReads—Score521Shelves

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    That summer, later, Jiang Du often thought of those eyes.

32. 682 被 After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Expose a Shocking Scam by a Top Tycoon Family 被全网唾骂后，我曝光了顶级豪门的惊天骗局 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Exposed a Shocking Scam by a Top-Ranking Family 246Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 683 漠 Ballad of the Desert 漠上谣 Golden Armor黄金甲甲Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted Ballad of the Desert —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 684 巷 The Old Key at the End of the Alley 巷尾的旧钥匙 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted The Old Key at the End of the Alley 30Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 685 栀 Ten Years of Gardenias in Bloom 栀子花开十年 Zeng Zeng甑甑Urban132k WordsOngoing [No Misunderstandings + Pure Healing + Rich in Everyday Warmth + Unwavering Devotion] The evening breeze in Shanghai, the rain in Kunming, the scent of gardenias in a fishing village. One encounter, one separation, three years apart, then five more. He went to Beijing alone to fight his illness, so he wouldn't burden her; She kept watch over a courtyard full of flowers, honoring a promise as she waited five years for him. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A promising book, a heart-wrenching story, very painful, I recommend it to everyone.

36. 686 救 The Road Back to Redemption 救赎的归途 Golden Armor黄金甲甲15k WordsCompleted The Road to Redemption 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 687 替 After His Substitute Endured Endless Torment, the Regent Went Mad 替身受尽折磨后，摄政王疯了 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱32k WordsCompleted After the Substitute Suffered Endless Torment, the Regent Prince Went Mad 5.9kReads—Score107Shelves
38. 688 大 The Great Sage Returns: I Just Sealed the Demon Ancestor, and the Jade Emperor Made Me Emperor 大圣归：我刚镇魔祖，玉帝就封禅 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Eastern Fantasy127k WordsCompleted Sun Wukong shattered his own divine bones to forge a lock, sealing the Demon Ancestor Rahu as he tried to break through the Chaos. The Jade Emperor descended with the gods and Buddhas of the heavens. Facing Pangu’s remnant soul, returned from the void, and Nuwa’s sacred statue, he claimed to have slain the Demon Ancestor with the Haotian Mirror. In his previous life, Wukong exposed the truth in anger, only for Heaven to accuse him of “slandering the Supreme One.” They locked him in the Golden He 148Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 689 蓝 The Handsome Hostage Prince 蓝颜质子 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱Historical16k WordsCompleted The Blue-Eyed Young Hostage 890Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 690 自 Driving Across Northern Tibet, I Somehow Found My Old Comrade Leading a Wolf Pack 自驾闯藏北，竟遇老战友成了狼群首领 Golden Armor黄金甲甲8k WordsCompleted I Drove Across Northern Tibet, Only to Find My Old Comrade Had Become the Leader of a Wolf Pack 2Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 691 辞 After Quitting, I Crush Workplace PUA and Make a Million 辞职后，我踹烂职场PUA狂赚百万 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭9k WordsCompleted After Quitting, I Crushed Workplace PUA and Raked in Millions 61Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 692 遗 Behind the Will 遗嘱背后 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫18k WordsCompleted What Lies Behind the Will 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first one was a bit long, but it was so satisfyingly angsty! [Laughing emoji] The rest all had their painful moments.

43. 693 婚 The Day the Wedding Was Called Off, I Got a Positive Pregnancy Test 婚礼取消那天，我测出了两条杠 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The day my wedding was called off, I got a positive pregnancy test. 341Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A tragic story, very short, very painful, and complete!

44. 694 灵 The Supernatural Constable Gu Tiandao 灵异捕快古天刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Mystery621k WordsOngoing The winding smoke of everyday life rises through the city's urban villages, concealing countless human joys and sorrows, while wronged spirits of the dead roam the streets. Gu Tiandao, a food delivery rider, unexpectedly gains the ability to communicate with spirits and ends up moonlighting as a paranormal detective. He has to keep up with the rent, deliver food, and put up with his station manager exploiting him, all while handling one bizarre case after another: unjustly dead spirits, lingeri 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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45. 695 假 After Faking My Death, the Mad Prince Slaughtered All of Nanling to Claim My Life 《假死之后，疯王爷屠了整个南陵来追我的命》 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱12k WordsCompleted After Faking My Death, the Mad Prince Slaughtered All of Nanling to Track Me Down 187Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 696 离 After the Divorce, I'll Live My Life Well 离婚后，我好好过日子 Chen Mengla陈梦拉Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted After the divorce, I'm living my life well 121Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, angst-filled story!!

47. 697 我 My Overbearing Wife 我的老婆霸道大人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted My Wife, the Overbearing Lady 182Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 698 发 After I Found Out My Mom Was Cheating, I Gave Her an Online Memorial Service Seen by the Whole Internet 发现我妈出轨后，我送了她一场全网追悼会 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted After I Found Out My Mom Was Cheating, I Held an Online Memorial Service for Her That Went Viral 3Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 699 我 My Son Is a Vampire 我的儿子是吸血鬼 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫10k WordsCompleted My Son Is a Vampire 3Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 700 高 Powerful Families: In the End, We Weren’t Destined to Be Together Those Years 高干：总之，那几年我们没有缘分 Chen Mengla陈梦拉6k WordsCompleted Power Couple: Anyway, We Weren't Meant to Be in Those Years 112Reads—Score—Shelves

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