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  1. 501 Spring and Autumn in the Textbooks 课本春秋 Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted Seasons in the Textbook A Republican-era classroom, with one teacher and several students [Volume One] First School Year (Autumn 1932–Summer 1933): The Beginning of Learning Opening Note: In the autumn of 1932, the ancestral hall in Qingxi Town opened its doors as a school. Five children walked inside. Over the next six years, they would see the whole world from here. A Poem for the Opening The ancestral hall’s threshold stands three inches high. The children lift their feet to cross, unawar 25Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 502 A Novelist Becomes a Housekeeper 女作家去做保姆 Modern Romance5.0M WordsOngoing This is a story about a housekeeper in Northeast China. A female writer can’t write anything new, and her pension is meager, so she applies for a part-time housekeeping job at an employer’s home. She works there nervously and carefully, afraid of making a mistake and getting scolded by her employer. At the employer’s home, she meets all kinds of people, different housekeepers and all sorts of employers. Her employer is chivalrous and generous, but also gets caught up in petty everyday matter 34.8kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
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  3. 503 The House and the Car 房子车子 10k WordsCompleted House and Car 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 504 Her Walled-In World 她的围城 Modern Romance5.0M WordsOngoing This book is based on a true story. It's not a wish-fulfillment novel, and it is slow-paced. In the 1990s, Jing An gets married. Unsure yet hopeful about marriage, she endures her in-laws' schemes and her sister-in-law's attempts to drive a wedge between her and her husband. At last, she and Jiuguang make it through their difficult adjustment period, and she thinks a brighter future is finally within reach. But that light is stolen by another woman. And so begins a battle of schemes and rivalr 29.1kReads9.2Score796Shelves
  5. 505 His Puppy-Dog Eyes 他的狗狗眼 Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [Younger man’s secret crush + grown-up flirtation and entanglement + an affectionate puppy who loves to cuddle] [Sincere, green-tea-flavored veterinarian × beautiful top student and lead singer of a band] “Big Sis, you’re the only one with the key to this collar. If I could, I’d hope you never opened it for the rest of your life, because I only want to be your good little dog, and yours alone.” 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  6. 506 The Blood-Red Wedding Dress: My Five-Hundred-Year-Old Ghost Girlfriend 血色嫁衣我的五百岁女鬼女友 Mystery214k WordsCompleted A female ghost in a blood-red wedding dress! A sinister plot that extinguished all humanity! A meeting five hundred years in the making: she came back in this life for you! Young Gu Linchuan secluded himself in Jiangnan to prepare for his exams, only to encounter Rong Qianlu, a five-hundred-year-old female ghost dressed in a blood-red wedding gown. Her family was slaughtered when she was alive, turning her into a vengeful spirit, but Gu Linchuan’s gentleness brought out her vulnerable side. The 10Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 507 A Pink Summer 粉红色的夏天 Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted Xia Xiaomei and her classmates Chen Yusheng and Lin Ling went to Sencheng to take over a tiny advertising agency. Looking for somewhere quiet to live, Xia Xiaomei rented a room in a house built by the Li family, where she met the male lead, Li Hangyu. Xia Xiaomei's best friend, Xia Lingmei, had gone to Sencheng to work after graduating from middle school. Now that Xia Xiaomei had moved there too, the two friends could be together again. Li Hangyu was rich, handsome, and tall, the prince charming 7Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 508 A Gentle Breeze Under Clear Skies: 云淡风轻: Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted Yang Xiaoyun, formerly known as Su Xiaoyun, had just graduated from high school when her adoptive parents tried to force her into marriage. After making a successful escape, she arrived in Huangdu, a major international metropolis, where she began a new life. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 509 Happy Sunset 落日快乐 Two Male Leads108k WordsCompleted [Scheming, handsome high schooler Qiao Yue x gentle playwright Song Mingding, who has no idea how alluring he is] [Top-quality novel + Youth fiction + Coming of age + Bittersweet + Literary + Two male leads] Playwright Song Mingding has made a habit of observing the lives of strangers. On the subway, he notices that he keeps running into Qiao Yue, a boy who stands out from the crowd. He is open and composed, with a pure, untainted air about him. By chance, the two meet and exchange contact infor 112Reads9.4Score—Shelves
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  10. 510 The Age of Turmoil 折腾时代 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
  11. 511 Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic? 主角祭天!法力无边? 95k WordsCompleted Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic Power? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 512 My Mr. Lin Doesn’t Talk 我的林先生不说话 Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted [One couple + first love + love at first sight + mutual devotion and affection] [Warm, attentive special education teacher ✖ insecure, sensitive full-time writer] * After moving into her new home, Lin Zhaozhao always assumed her neighbor was a beautiful, kind-hearted young woman who loved life, until one evening she saw the handsome Lin Xingye step out of the elevator. One day, Lin Zhaozhao announced to her parents, “You two are going to have a son-in-law!” Another day, faced with her editor’s r 23.6kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
  13. 513 Those of Us Born in the ’80s 八零后的我们 Modern Romance880k WordsCompleted We, the post-80s generation, have weathered life's joys and sorrows and suffered enough from the hardships of life and marriage. Amid the daily grind, our days have been steadily dwindling, and before we knew it, our generation had reached middle age... 2.7kReads8.2Score165Shelves
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  14. 514 My Great-Grandfather Is a Miracle Doctor 我的太公是神医 Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 144Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 515 Record of the Illusory Sea of Love: The Great Void Livestream 情天幻海录太虚直播间 Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted The Illusory Realm of the Great Void, by the shores of the Sea of Love. Fairy Jing Huan had been staring blankly into a water mirror for three days. What it reflected was not her peerless beauty, but the countless scenes of the mortal world: office workers scrolling through their phones on the subway, middle-aged men and women haggling at matchmaking corners, livestreamers crying, “Brother, love me!”, and exhausted wage slaves staying up late making PowerPoints until they went bald... “Such mudd 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 516 My Heart Fluttered, So I Made a Move! 心动了,行动了! Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted Title: My Heart’s Racing, So I’m Making a Move! Also known as Adult Love: Flirting with Passion and Desire. [Urban life + Workplace + Contemporary romance + Sweet romance + Mutual devotion + Happy ending + Strong female lead + Two powerful leads] Starting from nothing, she grew from a saleswoman into a domineering CEO. Rising from humble beginnings, a bar singer became a legendary singer and award-winning actor. They met when they had nothing. After one passionate night, she ran away. Ten years 1.2kReads9.0Score118Shelves
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  17. 517 Falling Toward the Milky Way 向银河坠落 Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Gentle Policewoman vs. Cool, Reserved Forensic Doctor] [Ex's Regret Arc + Marriage Before Love for the Heroine + Secret Crush Comes True for the Hero + Both Pure + Happy Ending] On the eve of meeting his parents, Jiang Jianyue noticed signs of another woman in Qi Sili's life. The girl was young and cute, like a delicate little white flower. - She sent him a breakup text, but he assumed she was just throwing a tantrum and replied, “Calm down.” She glanced at the message and blocked him without a —Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. 518 Gluttony’s Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 饕餮刑场——食物链底层的罪与罚 60k WordsCompleted The Gluttonous Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 519 My Billionaire Mom Claims Me: I'm a Super-Rich Second-Generation Heir 首富亲妈认亲:我是超级富二代 Urban867k WordsCompleted [No System] [Purely urban] [Smart protagonist] [Grounded and realistic] Have you ever wondered... What if you weren’t the child of an ordinary family after all, but a super-rich heir from an incredibly wealthy family? Su Yang had always believed he was an utterly ordinary person. When he was little, his father told him that his mother had died before he was old enough to remember her. Then, when he was in middle school, his father died in a car accident, leaving him all alone. Until the day just 22kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
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  20. 520 All These Years Working Away from Home 外出打工这些年 Urban123k WordsCompleted Ever since Yu Xiaobai married Wu Jiajia, who loved wealth and despised poverty, he hasn’t had a single peaceful day... She turned their home upside down, then teamed up with her first boyfriend to make off with all the money he had worked so hard to earn. He indulged and cherished her in every way, but still couldn’t change Wu Jiajia’s determination to divorce him... After Wu Jiajia asked for a divorce for the umpteenth time, Yu Xiaobai finally chose to leave this absurd marriage and let them bo 176Reads—Score—Shelves
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  21. 521 Hello, Mr. Doraemon 你好,哆啦A梦先生 Urban529k WordsCompleted I had only wanted to live an easy, carefree life as an ordinary person. But when my childhood sweetheart and first CEO girlfriend married someone else for the sake of profit, and my beautiful second girlfriend, a painter, sacrificed herself for power, I realized I couldn't keep being a pushover. I had to fight back! When I finally stood at the top of the pyramid, I gave life a resounding shout... 1.9kReads8.7Score199Shelves
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  22. 522 The Savage Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 蛮荒纪元:棠焱传奇 Historical87k WordsCompleted The Wilds Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 523 Slaughter Kindergarten: Killergarten 杀戮幼儿园——Killergarten 78k WordsCompleted Killergarten 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 524 Rust and Blossoms 铁锈与繁花 Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted 1990s + inspirational realism + female awakening + a determined comeback + making a life far from home + workplace transformation + family ties + sincere romance + friendly neighbors At seventeen, she never imagined that the peachwood talisman her mother pressed into her palm would accompany her through so many storms: from the crowded sleeper cars of a green train to the fluorescent-lit workshop of an electronics factory; from an old night-school building overgrown with ivy to the desk in her o 648Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 525 Karma in the Mortal World 人间因果 Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted The 1980s were a distinctive time in China. It was an era when China's reform and opening-up began to take off, yet it still carried the lingering air of feudalism. Like my other works, this is a period novel with no golden finger. It follows an '80s-born girl's coming of age and the experiences of girls in that era. The story centers on a large family that had been established before Liberation. After reform and opening-up began, the family underwent a profound transformation, rose to glory, an 9.9kReads8.5Score944Shelves
  26. 526 They Stole My Credit, So I Slacked Off and Made the Whole Industry Panic 抢我功绩?我摆烂后卷哭全行业 Urban721k WordsCompleted When your boss takes credit for your work, when the results of your all-nighters become someone else's reward, what do you do? Lin Zhou's answer: he slacks off on the spot! He refuses 996 work schedules and empty promises, and vanishes the moment quitting time comes. Everyone thinks he's washed up, but little do they know that the instant he smashes the sign proclaiming him a "workaholic," he awakens the [Anti-Grind God-Tier System]! The harder he slacks off, the bigger the rewards! He uses a te —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 527 A Golden Marriage 金婚 Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
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  28. 528 A City of Drizzle, Veiled in Mist 一城烟雨一层纱 Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted Two girls, saving each other. Jiahui is a beautiful, bold, lively girl with a touch of cleverness. Luo Dan has followed Jiahui around since childhood, doing whatever she says. Luo Dan has been timid and inarticulate since she was little. Quietly talented, she and An Bin secretly love each other as children. They reunite as adults and get married, but their life together is a chaotic mess. Luo Dan works hard and strives to grow, overcoming one challenge after another. She meets Yin Song, and even 3.1kReads9.1Score303Shelves
  29. 529 You Came to Me on a Sunny Day 你从晴天来 Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted 4.1kReads9.2Score339Shelves
  30. 530 An Eighties Gofer Marries into a Family of Lovers 八零工具人嫁入恋爱之家 Modern Romance904k WordsOngoing I was one of the heroine’s many useful sidekicks, the one who walked three thousand kilometers to bring back a stone for her. If the heroine thinks it looks nice and wants it, she can have it. If that’s not enough, I’ll go pick up more. The heroine wants to use me as a foil, claiming city folk can’t compare to country folk, and educated people can’t compare to illiterates? Fine, you win! When my mother tried to brainwash me into being a sucker, I put a stop to it with one clean strike. My abusiv 6kReads8.0Score366Shelves
  31. 531 I'll Wait for You at the End of the World 在世间的尽头等你 Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted (Urban legends + xianxia romance + traditional culture + past and present lives + reborn + tragic love between human and ghost) You lie beneath the spring, your bones turned to dust. I remain in the human world, my hair white with snow! Death is not the end. Being forgotten is! If, when I leave this world, a long-missed loved one or beloved comes to receive me, I would gladly and peacefully depart with a smile. If such a miracle truly happened, then death would not be a sorrow to me, but a reuni 31Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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  32. 532 Don't Doubt My Love for You 别怀疑我对你的爱 Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Redemption + Bittersweet Ending + Slightly Yandere + Slice of Life] The weather was perfect that day. Looking into his eyes, she made a promise she would regret for the next three years: “You won’t leave me again, right?” “That’s right. As long as you don’t let go, I’ll never leave you again.” But later, no one could say who had let go first. . “I used to think I had to be in a particular kind of relationship to survive in this world.” “Then I realized that wasn’t true.” “Now, I’ll create 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 533 A Life Reassembled 重组人生 Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted Don’t think life is always dull and ordinary. Everyone has their own poetry and distant horizons, and every love nurtured with care deserves to be mellowed by time, like a fine wine. Just like Fang Xiaojin and Lin Feng, who found rebirth through saving each other. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  34. 534 The Brash Stepmother from the Eighties Becomes a Nobody 八零泼妇养母成了路人甲 Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Liu Peiyun was ready to enjoy a quiet retirement, but instead transmigrated into a book as Lu Xuebi, a village girl whose engagement had been broken off in the 1980s. Since she was already here, Lu Xuebi decided to make the best of it. She studied for college entrance exams while leading her whole family to seize the opportunities of the times. Only later did she learn she had transmigrated into a book: she was the heroine’s shrewish adoptive mother, an obstacle on the heroine’s road to wealth a 646Reads5.8Score116Shelves
  35. 535 A Supporting Actress’s Gossip-Filled Life in the 1970s 七十年代女配的吃瓜日常 Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After learning she has transmigrated into a historical-era novel as a pawn meant to whitewash the protagonist's group, Jiang Yanqiu first steals half of the original heroine's golden finger, then gives away half of the transmigrated heroine's golden finger. Then she keeps her head down, stays away from the protagonist's group, and enjoys the show. With nobody at the educated youth station willing to talk to her, bored Jiang Yanqiu has nothing to do but gossip to pass the time. She has to admit, 1.9kReads6.2Score102Shelves
  36. 536 At Dusk 人到黄昏 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family love, romance, friendship, and neighborly affection. The ordinary, uneventful lives of everyday people; the changing times reflected in rural life; the differences between two generations in their views on elder care; and how the elderly and children of the new era should face the twilight years of life. 46.4kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves
  37. 537 Childhood in the Old Days 旧时光里的童年 Urban134k WordsCompleted The author recalls a rural childhood in Wuchang County, Heilongjiang Province, during the 1970s and 1980s. The book describes rural life and the changes brought about by the household responsibility system in the early days of reform and opening up, along with the joys and hardships of the author’s childhood before the age of ten, major family upheavals, and the warmth and coldness of human nature. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 538 That Boy Was My First Love 那个男孩,是我初恋 Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted ❗️❗️❗️Dating in your teens may be wrong, but first love is never a mistake. Pen pals, QQ, school arts festivals, basketball, little handheld phones, red date rice balls... This is a story about first love. Deng Yang and Zhang Yan: three years of first love, and never a reunion. The streets they walked side by side, the hands they held, and their first kiss tasting of cake became the gentlest echoes in their memories of days gone by. People say first love is a regret born of youthful chaos. But w 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 539 Breaking the Bottom Line 打破底线 Urban549k WordsCompleted In the eyes of others, he has it all: an executive title at a branch company and a happy family. But he also has plenty of secrets he can’t let see the light of day… A routine audit at the head office becomes the turning point in his fate… 14.1kReads8.2Score678Shelves
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  40. 540 Water and Fire in Harmony 水火共融 Modern Romance961k WordsCompleted Five years ago, after a failed romance and being ostracized at work, Lin Yu lost all hope, gave everything up, and left for a faraway place. Five years later, Lin Yu returns stronger than ever. This time, she refuses to put up with anything or suffer in silence. She throws herself back into the cutthroat world of work, only to discover that the failed romance she had brooded over for years had hidden complications, and that Jiang Yan, the man she once secretly loved, has another identity... Just 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 541 Getting Something for Nothing 不捞而获 Modern Romance80k WordsOngoing When 36-year-old divorced “ordinary gold digger” Sun Xiao decides to use a zero-cost “karate” playbook to extract resources from worthwhile men, she must remain coldly rational as she carefully screens each target. Otherwise, her six-million-yuan safety net will eventually run dry. Meanwhile, a deadly game far beyond the limits of her understanding is quietly closing in on the everyday life she thinks is safe: a counter-harvest orchestrated by a true high-level predator. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  42. 542 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 26.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
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  43. 543 Lin Yu’s Journey of Growth 林雨的成长之路 Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted Lin Yu was plain-looking and had no connections. After graduating, she joined Fengbei Group and, through hard work, intelligence, sincerity, and kindness, rose to become an administrative director in just four years. Then she found herself ostracized at work. At the same time, to avoid becoming the “other woman” in Jiang Yan's relationship, she chose to date someone suitable. But just as their feelings were growing strong, she was betrayed. Disheartened, Lin Yu left everything behind and moved f —Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 544 My Younger Days 我的年少时 Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the youth I had only once, and which I regret so deeply losing! [Redemption + Unrequited Love + Mutual Devotion + Bad Ending] When you aren't brave enough as a teenager, you grow up with regrets. All these years, fate has always been like this: it has given me so much, but it has also made me lose so much. Sometimes I think, let it be. Life is long, with more sorrow than joy. It's not one particular thing that leaves you gasping for breath. It's the slow realization 43Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 545 Clearing Away the Clutter of Life 人间除杂 Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Adapted from the real-life experiences of a rural woman college graduate] + [Drifting in Beijing] + [Two years alone in a rented room after losing her job] + [Cheated while looking for a rental] + [Parents seriously ill]. If these topics bother you, don't open this book. The reality is heavy. This is seven years of youth in the life of an ordinary country girl with no connections. At 28, I could have been an excellent hydrometallurgical engineer, skilled at removing all kinds of impurities from 21Reads—Score—Shelves
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  46. 546 The Top-Tier Star Sacrifice 顶流祭品 Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted His name was Yu Yu. He grew up by the sea, and his name held the promise of freedom. Later, they called him Shen Yao, saying it was a name destined for stardom. He signed the contract without reading the whole stack of papers: a 30-million-yuan termination fee, 90% of his earnings going to the company, and permanent transfer of his image rights. The moment he signed, he stopped being a person and became an asset. “I used to think the deepest place was the sea. Later, I learned that even deeper a 26Reads—Score—Shelves
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  47. 547 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 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 548 Going Home for a Blind Date at Thirty 三十岁回家相亲 Marriage & Romance60k WordsCompleted Going Home for a Blind Date at Thirty 53Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 549 Teacher's Wife, Please Answer 师母,请回答 27k WordsCompleted Teacher’s Wife, Please Answer 490Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. 550 Simple-Minded Ni 憨妮 Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted Hanni is a woman who seems a little dim-witted to outsiders. She marries three men: the first is an ordinary man, the second a tycoon, and the third a young hoodlum. This is the story of her and the people around her, and how Hanni changes her fate... 77Reads7.0Score—Shelves
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