Short Angsty Novels with a Massive Emotional Aftershock!!! 短篇虐文，后劲贼大！！！

1. 501 被 After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 被逐出宗门后，妖王喊我做娘子 Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 271Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 502 退 I Leave the Stage a Legend, and My Ex-Husband Regrets It 退场即封神，前夫悔疯 User31516599用户315165997k WordsCompleted He leaves the stage a legend, and his ex-husband regrets it too late 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   For three years of marriage, Lin Wanyi had always felt like an insignificant presence in Gu Tingchen's life. She tried to get closer, tried to give, and even tried to convince herself that he would eventually fall for her. But when the second female lead returned to the country, she was completely heartbroken and decided to end the marriage. Gu Tingchen, however, thought she was just throwing a tantrum and would be back in a few days. Later, he realized she wasn't just being temperamental; she truly didn't want him anymore. By the time he began to regret it, she already had a new name and a life no longer connected to him.

3. 503 长 Sweetness in the Long Night 长夜逢甜 Eighty-Eight八拾捌19k WordsCompleted Sweetness in the Long Night 837Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 504 重 After Being Reborn, I Became the Beloved Female Side Character 重生后，女配的我被团宠了 Suoda's Wife索大的媳妇Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted Warning: This is not a female-lead power fantasy about revealing a secret identity. If that’s what you’re looking for, you can leave. [Some angst + reborn + adored by everyone + sweet romance + variety show] In her previous life, after the youngest daughter of Beijing’s wealthy Lu family went missing, they blamed their eldest daughter, Lu Yinghan, for failing to look after her little sister and drove her out. Lu Yinghan made her own way in life, but on her twentieth birthday, she was diagnosed w 134.2kReads9.2Score11.3kShelves

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   This is my first time recommending a book. I used to disdain reading angst-filled novels, feeling it was just asking for trouble. But then I saw a recommendation on a video and decided to find this book. The writing is very delicate. At first, I thought it was because having a child had lowered my emotional resilience, but then I realized I might have experienced certain moments that resonated with me. Later, I found out it was based on real events! The aftereffects are really strong. I finished reading it yesterday and I still haven't recovered; my eyes are still a little sore from crying.

5. 505 不 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃，要做我九天仙 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 268Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 506 妹 My Sister Is Boy-Crazy, So Why Is Everything My Fault? 妹妹恋爱脑，怎么都是我这个姐姐的错？ Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted My sister is hopelessly lovesick. How is everything somehow my fault as her older sister? 89Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 507 烟 Tears Behind the Misty Veil 烟纱泪 Yun Qi Nian1云七念1Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + revenge] Li Yuyan married Lei Ye, the eldest son of a publicly listed conglomerate, but lost her husband in an accident. Later, she began to suspect that his family had something to do with his death. Overwhelmed by longing for him, she transmigrated through the power of her thoughts into the childhood of Qi Yunsha, the heiress who had grown up with her husband. Taking Qi Yunsha’s identity, she set out to solve the mystery, only to discover that another soul had transmigrated w 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Synopsis: Li Yuyan married Lei Ye, the eldest son of a listed company, but lost her husband in an accident. Later, she suspected that her husband's death was related to his family. Because of her longing for him, her psychic powers transported her to the childhood of Qi Yunsha, her husband's childhood sweetheart and a wealthy heiress. As Qi Yunsha, she unravels the mystery, discovering that another soul had traveled with her. The two work together to uncover the truth. But the truth is cruel; the one who killed Lei Ye was…

8. 508 藏 She Hid Her Pregnancy and Left the Child Behind; Reborn, I Won't Chase Him Again 藏起孕肚去父留子，重生我不追了 Wu Li Chouchou乌里丑丑Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted (Publication deal signed) Reborn, one-on-one, both pure, aloof beauty goes mad for love, husband-chasing crematorium (A heartbroken heroine x a hero who wants to be her dog) A Shang stole the position of Xie Hengyu's wife. Everyone knows Xie Hengyu is a sword cultivator prodigy with a brilliant future in the cultivation world, while A Shang is merely a lowly half-demon who became his wife through underhanded means. In the end, she was falsely accused of colluding with the demon clan and died a t 37.3kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves

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   It's so heart-wrenching, it's so moving, it's practically a weight-loss miracle!

9. 509 从 No One Will Ever Be Like You Again 从此无人再像你 Call Me Queen叫我女王Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted Much later, Shen Muchen finally understood that no one would ever love him more than she loved her own life again. 49Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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   Both are to my liking. [Thinking]

10. 510 王 The Prince Regretted It After He Pushed Me Down the Mountain 王爷推我下山后，他后悔疯了 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted After the Prince Pushed Me Off the Mountain, He Went Mad with Regret 593Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 511 妻 My Wife Cheated with the Company's Vice President. I Stayed Silent, and She Completely Panicked 妻子出轨公司副总，我沉默不语，她彻底慌了 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪Marriage & Romance23k WordsCompleted My wife cheated with the company's vice president. I stayed silent, and she completely panicked 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! (This is a high-quality short story.)

12. 512 别 After Fleeing the Villa, the Mad Power Minister's Eyes Turned Red with Rage 别院私逃后，疯批权臣怒红眼 Jiang Shian江十桉Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Coercive romance + wife-pursuing crematorium + devoted couple] Everyone said the eldest son of the Pei family was noble and virtuous, elegant beyond compare. But Jiang Yingwan felt an inexplicable fear of him. Especially when those dark, cold eyes turned her way, a chill ran down her spine. Years ago, the Jiang and Pei families had made a verbal marriage pact. The Old Madam Pei wanted her to marry Pei Yanchen, but the two families were no longer social equals, and Jiang Yingwan already loved so 40.6kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
13. 513 我 My Sky Turned Black 我的天空成了黑色 Rich Bro有钱哥Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Gu Zhi spent eight years loving someone, just as stubbornly and humbly as her name suggested. Zhi Zhuo thought life would be wonderful without her. Later, he realized it was a complete mess! But by the time he came to his senses, all she had left him was a cold, resolute silhouette walking away… 15Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Short, angsty novel. The plot is fast-paced and the writing is smooth. It's incredibly heart-wrenching; I couldn't help but cry while reading it late at night, and it took me several days to recover. Sisters, trust me, you can read this!

14. 514 未 My Fiancé Made Me Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Knowing I Was the Real Heiress 未婚夫让我替闺蜜顶罪，没想到我才是真千金 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Asked Me to Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Expecting That I Was the Real Heiress 293Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 515 出 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 Cheng Zhi城稚Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 28.7kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    The second male lead, driven by love turned to hatred, plots against the female lead, causing the male lead to torment her. It's a short, angsty story. Purely angsty.

16. 516 谱 I’m Written into the Score 谱曲中有我 Zheng Zheng钲钲Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted He was brilliant and sunny; she was sensitive and independent. He was a ray of light in her childhood. They grew up together, understood and treasured each other, and shared a happy time. But when another girl came along, they had no choice but to break up. The people who had once been by each other's side eventually didn't even get the chance to pass each other by. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Having grown up together, they were used to each other's company, but due to a series of unforeseen events, they could no longer accompany each other through this long life. This book is recommended to everyone.

17. 517 重 The Day I Was Reborn, I Called Off the Wedding 重生当天，我悔婚了 scu Xiao Haoscu小浩10k WordsCompleted I Called Off the Engagement on the Day I Was Reborn —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short story that brutally punishes scumbags and delivers a resounding slap in the face! It has a powerful, lasting impact!

18. 518 为 To Toughen Me Up, Dad Pushed Me Into the Deep End, Knowing I Was Terrified of Water 为了锻炼我，爸爸把严重恐水的我推进深水区 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted To Toughen Me Up, Dad Pushed Me, Despite My Severe Fear of Water, into the Deep End 155Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, heart-wrenching story with a powerful aftertaste! Must be strong-willed!!!

19. 519 当 When You Reach Me 当你到达我 The Deranged Mr. Krabs发癫的痞老板Modern Romance40k WordsOngoing The author has gone crazy. Ever since starting graduate school, I’ve become more and more inexplicable. If you disagree, come fight me, hehehe. Don’t click in. The content has absolutely nothing to do with the cover, and it has nothing to do with the synopsis either. I started this novel two months before the graduate school entrance exam. Wow, it sank straight through the earth. I got into grad school riding on the luck of my novel becoming a global sensation. I knew there was no good in a chea —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "In the summer of my twenty-eighth year, I was still cowardly and unwilling to live a life of madness in exchange for a mere shell." "The river is bitterly cold, but the ink is warm. / Yu Jingmo—the person I hate the most in this world, the person I love the most in this world, the person who most wants to rescue me from this deserted island."

20. 520 音 Our Messages Fell Silent, and My Heart Closed Its Doors 音尘各悄然，心房就落锁 Little Pig Baozi小猪宝子Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted After searching and searching, through past lives and this one, whether fate or resentment, it all ends with shattered jade. Deep in the forest, the deer is nowhere to be seen. Our love runs deep, but fate is against us. You are not in my future. So I chose to lock away everything about you in my heart… This is a love story to watch slowly and savor. The leads fall in love one step at a time, taking their relationship seriously. But who can say? Could the way they wholeheartedly give to each oth 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think it's pretty good. It leans more towards youth and school life, and it's a angst-filled story that resonates with ordinary people, but I don't know why it's mixed into the "domineering CEO" genre.

21. 521 我 Three Years After My Death, My CEO Husband Came Back to Ask Me to Donate My Liver to His First Love 我死后三年，总裁丈夫二次找我给他的初恋捐献肝脏 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted Three Years After I Died, My CEO Husband Came Looking for Me Again to Donate a Liver to His First Love 357Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 522 大 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family 大雪捡来的少年，杀了我全家 Purple Desire紫欲Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Just a few minutes, and I couldn't sleep all night. The ending was so heartbreaking, I cried myself numb. No one could leave the Su mansion, no one!

23. 523 爷 My Godforsaken Life 爷这操蛋的人生 Huang Dada慌大大Two Male Leads155k WordsCompleted Yu Yan × Mu Siming Yu Yan thought his life was a complete fucking mess. When he was little, his mother abandoned him to become someone else's stepmother. His shameless old man married a woman only a few years older than Yu Yan and made her his stepmother. When he grew up, he finally managed to earn some money by writing a novel, only for the shitty platform to lock it. After going through hell to find a bridge with good feng shui, he planned to jump off and kill himself, hoping he wouldn't have 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yu Yan: Mu Siming, are you in pain? Mu Siming: My blushing that day wasn't because I was sick. [She bursts into tears.] They both loved each other deeply, but Mu Siming died without ever saying "I love you" to Yu Yan. [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

24. 524 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 2.7kReads8.9Score235Shelves

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    It's incredibly heart-wrenching and will make you cry buckets. Don't watch it at night, you might cry yourself to death! [Almost crying]

25. 525 在 White Moonlight Amid the Sound of the Tides 在潮声里的白月光 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted The White Moonlight in the Sound of the Tide 883Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short and angsty story, but the aftertaste is incredibly powerful.

26. 526 重 Reborn, I Personally Pushed My Childhood Friend Away 重生后，我亲手推开了我的青梅 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山10k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Personally Pushed My Childhood Friend Away 70Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 527 暗 A Secret Crush Comes True 暗恋成实 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪24k WordsCompleted A Secret Crush Comes True 125Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 528 职 The Evening Breeze at Vocational High 职高的晚风 Zhou Shiqi粥十七Modern Romance156k WordsCompleted That year, Jiang Nuan did poorly on the high school entrance exam and went to a vocational school, while Gu Yuze went to the best high school in the county. On the final day of graduation, Gu Yuze: “Goodbye, Jiang Nuan.” Jiang Nuan: “Goodbye.” Would they ever meet again? Could the evening breeze at a vocational school reach a regular high school? 906Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Whenever I'm unhappy, I stay up all night reading novels. These few books made me cry non-stop while reading them; they were so heartbreaking, I cried so much. Why do people who love each other always have to separate?

29. 529 禁 Forbidden Love, Buried Before My Daughter's Wedding 禁忌之恋，葬在女儿婚礼前 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted Forbidden Love, Buried Before My Daughter's Wedding 481Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 530 年 Those Loves of Our Youth 年轻时的那些情 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted Those Feelings from Our Youth 341Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 531 女 The Goddess Is Pregnant, So I Went to Help Her Through It 女神怀孕了，我去帮忙养胎 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山15k WordsCompleted The Goddess Is Pregnant, So I Went to Help Her Through It 232Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 532 雨 The Rainy Season Is a Secret Signal 雨季是潮湿的暗号 Brewing Branch酿酒枝Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted [Mutual first love | Campus | Bad ending] “I hope your wish comes true, that everything in the world becomes the backdrop to your life. May you go anywhere you want and become the bravest person of all.” “Qi means a prayer, and Zhao means light. It’s a beautiful name.” The rainy season at seventeen is long enough to leave an indelible mark. The boy who leapt down carried mud all over him, but angels would catch them and cleanse their purest souls. “Zhaoqi, you idiot.” “I love you.” “May the ligh 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It has a strong staying power; it's a piece of county-level literature, with few chapters but very moving [crying emoji].

33. 533 我 My Landlady Is Ten Years Older Than Me 我的房东姐姐比我大十岁 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My Landlady Is Ten Years Older Than Me 76Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 534 迟 Regret Came Too Late 迟来的悔意晚到 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪8k WordsCompleted Regret Came Too Late 17.3kReads—Score112Shelves
35. 535 猝 The Day I Dropped Dead, I Stole Judge Cui's Brush from Black Impermanence 猝死当天，我抢了黑无常的判官笔 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山6k WordsCompleted The Day I Dropped Dead, I Stole the Black Impermanence's Judge's Brush 69Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 536 离 After Divorce, I Unlocked a God-Tier Goddess Conquest System 离婚后开启神级女神攻略系统 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Urban277k WordsCompleted Tomato Originals + Urban Fantasy + System + Urban Romance After Lin Feng gets divorced and kicked out of his home, he steps out of the villa and unexpectedly unlocks the Goddess System. What? Fail a System mission and I’ll be punished? No way I’m letting that happen. What? Complete a mission and I’ll get a god-tier skill? Then I’ll give it everything I’ve got. From then on, he masters god-tier skills, builds a successful business, wins the hearts of goddesses, and starts a spectacular new life. 121Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 537 结 After Ten Years of Marriage, I Refuse to Be Invisible at Home Anymore 结婚十年，我不再做家里的透明人 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted After Ten Years of Marriage, I Refuse to Be Invisible at Home Anymore 530Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 538 和 After My Husband and I Swapped Bodies, He Went Crazy 和老公互换身体后，老公要疯了 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Modern Romance137k WordsCompleted Modern romance + premium novel + body swap + funny everyday life Five years after registering their marriage, Shen Jing received not an anniversary gift from Lin Yu, but divorce papers. For the sake of his pregnant secretary, her husband wanted to leave her with nothing. On their way to the Civil Affairs Bureau, they got into a car accident and swapped souls. Looking at Lin Yu’s handsome face in the mirror, Shen Jing smiled. “You want a divorce? Let’s see if ‘you’ agree!” Wearing her husband’s s 710Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 539 年 The Love Lives of Young Men and Women 年轻男女的那点事 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Things Young Men and Women Get Up To 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
40. 540 我 My Online Boyfriend Is Getting Married 我的网恋男友要结婚了 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Online Boyfriend Is Getting Married 175Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 541 世 The World Calls Me the Sword God, but I Only Love Chopping Vegetables 世人唤我剑神，我只爱打菜刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Historical24k WordsCompleted The world calls me the Sword God, but I only love cleavers 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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42. 542 第 The Eighth Winter 第八年冬 Paper Eighteen纸十八Modern Romance68k WordsCompleted The first time the sensitive Li Xiting fell in love, it was with Chen Nian, the boy who seemed to glow as he stood in the crowd. She carefully held on to every interest they shared, and eventually turned those interests into a goal: getting into Nan University and being with him. But life is always cruel. She got into Nan University, but she didn't get him. She was like Cinderella in a fairy tale, except she didn't have the right glass slipper. Without that slipper, she could never enter his wor 210Reads8.3Score101Shelves

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    Both are heart-wrenching, palace walls and willows, and late-blooming ancient romance novels.

43. 543 重 Reborn, I Watched My Family Fall Apart 重生后，我看着自己家家破人亡 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山9k WordsCompleted After being reborn, I watched my family fall apart and die. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 544 重 Reborn to Study Medicine, My Wife from My Previous Life Becomes a Simp 重生学医，前世妻子成舔狗 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山7k WordsCompleted Reborn to Study Medicine, My Wife from My Past Life Becomes a Devoted Follower 14Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 545 嫌 You Broke Up With Me for Being Poor, So Why Are You Crying and Begging Me Now? 嫌我穷提分手，转头你哭着求我？ The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted You dumped me for being poor, and now you come crying and begging me? 11Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 546 当 While You Still Call Me Cheap, I Bought a House Three Years After Graduation 当你还在说我抠门时，我毕业三年就买房 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山10k WordsCompleted While you're still calling me stingy, I've already bought a house three years after graduating. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 547 闪 I Married a Comatose CEO, and One Needle Shocked the Whole City 闪婚植物人老公，我一针惊全城 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban21k WordsCompleted I Married a Comatose Husband on a Whim, and One Needle Stunned the Whole City 6Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 548 面 The Female CEO Fell for Me at My Interview, Then Became My Stepmother 面试那天被女总裁看上，结果她成了我后妈 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山14k WordsCompleted The Female CEO Took a Liking to Me at My Interview, and Then She Became My Stepmother 4Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 549 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times, I Lead My Tribe to Greatness 穿越远古，我带领部落崛起 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山16k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated to Prehistoric Times and Led My Tribe to Rise 34Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 550 三 After Three and a Half Months Without Marital Relations, I Smelled Gardenias in His Hair 三个半月无夫妻生活，我在他头发上闻到了栀子花香 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted We Haven't Been Intimate in Three and a Half Months, Yet I Smelled Gardenias in His Hair 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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