Rule-Based Horror Stories, I’m Out of Books 规则类怪谈，朕没书了

151 规 Rule Horror? No, This Is a KPI 规则怪谈？不，这是KPI The Unimpressed Pen不抑郁的笔Mystery175k WordsCompleted The interviewer asked me a question: “If there were a door in front of you, and something unknown and terrifying lay behind it, would you open it?” I said, “That depends. Does opening the door count as work hours?” The interviewer laughed. Only later did I learn that the last person who gave that answer was still lying in a psychiatric hospital. Not because he answered wrong. Because what he saw after opening that door drove him completely mad. My name is Shen Ye, and I have a master's degre —Reads—Score—Shelves

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I just picked up this new book of rules and strange stories, it's so good and not a surprise

152 惊 Thriller: The Death Knight Is Actually Me? 惊悚：亡灵骑士竟是我自己？ Loves Apple Pie爱吃苹果派Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Game + Survival + Brother Cheng] The horror game arrived. Yin Cheng, known as Brother Cheng. He awakened a special talent that raised monsters' favorability toward him. Then Yin Cheng realized that his horror game... seemed to be going completely off the rails! A towering ghost nurse begged Yin Cheng to give her an IV, holding out her drip bag; a graceful, aristocratic vampire countess refused to drink anyone's blood but Yin Cheng's; a shapeshifting painted-skin ghost chased him, begging 49.6kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves

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[Eating Melon][Shocked][Thriller Game + Survival + Brother Cheng] The thriller game is coming. Yin Cheng, nicknamed Brother Cheng. [Laughs] [Rolls eyes] Awaken special talents and increase the favorability of ghosts. Then Yin Cheng discovered his own horror game. [Thinking][Shy] It seems like it's starting to go astray! The supermodel ghost nurse holds a hanging bottle and begs Yin Cheng to give her an infusion; [Eating melon] [Working on draft] The elegant and noble vampire countess will not drink the blood of Yin Cheng; the ever-changing painted skin ghost chases Yin Cheng to let her paint perfect human skin; [laughs] [shocked] The ghost in the painting with fairy spirit, the ghost bride who has been waiting for you for a thousand years, the invulnerable zombie princess...

153 张 Zhang Tianshi's Urban Demon-Slaying Chronicles 2 张天师都市伏妖录2 Jacob When He’s in a Good Mood心情一好的雅各布Urban150k WordsOngoing “The Wind Pearl guards Asia’s dragon vein, the Water Pearl locks away Europe’s deep sea, the Thunder Pearl lies hidden in Africa’s wilderness, The Fire Pearl rests in an American volcano, and the Earth Pearl is concealed in a secret place in Oceania. If all five pearls can be gathered and their chaos energy unleashed against the Demon Star, perhaps the gates to the Demon Realm can be sealed for good.” To stop the Demon Realm from descending, Celestial Master Zhang traveled across all five contin 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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"Wind beads hold down the dragon veins of Asia, water beads lock the deep seas of Europe, thunder beads hide in the African wilderness, fire beads lie in American volcanoes, and earth beads hide in the secret realm of Oceania. If the five beads can be gathered together and lead the chaos energy to impact the magic star, the door to the devil world may be completely closed." In order to prevent the devil from coming, Zhang Tianshi traveled to the five continents to search for the five spirit beads. The protagonist Zhang Tianshi is so awesome

154 怪 The Era of Strange Tales: I Can See the Rules of Death 怪谈纪元，我能看见死亡规则 Qinghe Feiyu青禾非鱼Mystery243k WordsOngoing I watched with my own eyes as a classmate was replaced by a ghost. An abandoned hospital, two in the morning. The campus belle peeked through a crack in the door. When she turned back, her face had twisted into the unfamiliar visage of a ghost. She smiled at me. “Found you.” I fled into the morgue, my fingernails scraping across the metal door. In the depths of my terror, golden words appeared before my eyes: All supernatural entities must follow the rules when they kill. And I can see the rules 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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You can have a taste of regular horror articles.

155 规 Rule Horror: My Talent Lets Me Analyze the Rules 规则怪谈：我的天赋可以剖析规则 Xiao Yi Is Here小毅在Mystery49k WordsCompleted Ten billion people around the world are simultaneously pulled into a live broadcast of national destiny trials. Each country is forcibly assigned one contestant, who is sent into a series of increasingly difficult rule-based horror scenarios. Qinghe Boarding Apartments, the last train on Netherworld Route 13, Eternal Night Ren'ai Hospital, the Temple at the Source of the Rules... Every place is a death trap woven from lies and taboos. There is no bloody slaughter here, only a silent, eerie trans 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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If you don't have a book, come and read it. The new author is here to take advice.

156 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 506Reads—Score—Shelves

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You must read this book if you want to know about strange rules! Taoism, wisdom and demons, the setting of the workplace in the underworld is rigorous, and the foreshadowing is deep and the twists are fierce. It makes people feel chills on the back of the book and can't help but keep reading.

158 规 Rule Horror: My Rules Exempt Me 规则怪谈，我的规则我豁免 We Met by Chance, Without Intention逢聚本无意Mystery136k WordsOngoing Rule Immunity: The Detective’s Ruthless Path Lu Chen possesses the talent of Rule Immunity and takes on 500 deadly Rule Horror instances. Using a detective’s insight to solve each puzzle and ruthless resolve to cut down every obstacle, he searches for the ultimate truth behind the game amid life-and-death struggles. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Tomato book is highly recommended! Same as "Rules Anchor": Break through the rules dungeon + break through the anchor point talent, the plot is full of shady plots, the control bureau is full of shady foreshadowing, the dungeons are unlocked layer by layer, and you can't stop chasing!

159 让 You Were Supposed to Join the Horror Game, Not Become the Horror! 让你参加怪谈，没让你成为怪谈！ Eat Love Cake Egg吃爱糕蛋Mystery378k WordsCompleted [Rule Horror] [National Fate] [Livestream] [Infinite Flow] Rule Horror descends, National Fate is bound, and the whole world is watching on Livestream! Those chosen must fight for humanity’s survival in eerie dungeons. Lu Jin, a library employee, becomes Longguo’s chosen one. While the other chosen ones struggle to survive, he exploits game bugs. By analyzing the rules and manipulating people, he steals energy from the dungeons instead. In the eyes of the world watching the Livestream, he p 285Reads—Score101Shelves

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Survival in Kaidan never depends on force, but on logic to break the rules and traps. Be friendly to your neighbors, but you cannot trust those who smile too enthusiastically; the administrator is a good person, but you must avoid him. Every rule has hidden conflicts. Only by accurately understanding the subtext can you survive in the weird corridor.

160 规 Rule Horror: My Rumors Are the Truth 规则怪谈：我的谣言便是事实 Hardly Updates Once in Ten Years十年难更Mystery51k WordsOngoing 1: Weird tales can corrupt everything 2: Weird-tale energy can never be destroyed 3: The rules are absolutely correct and must never be broken A voice rang out in the minds of people around the world, announcing that the curtain had risen on an unknown world. A rule-based weird-tale game began, with each country drawing one hundred million people. Countless countries were wiped out in the very first round! Then they stood up and held the line, making sure that at least one hundred million people —Reads—Score—Shelves

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New book, different world view

161 规 Rule Horror: I Use Chemical Equations to Beat the Game 规则怪谈，我用化学公式破局通关 A Smile Crosses Ten Thousand Mountains一笑过万山Mystery201k WordsCompleted [Rule Horror] [Fast-paced] [Power fantasy] [Golden finger] [Novel premise] [No worries, it’s clean] The new book’s rating will go up later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rule Horror descends. Break a rule and you die! While everyone else risks their lives memorizing rules, I use chemical formulas to break the eerie phenomena! Lin Chen, a chemical engineering student, awakens [Chemical Formula Analysis]. Eerie liquid? Purify it with acid-base neutralization! A strange shadow in the mirror? Expose it with an opti —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Very creative, recommended

163 全 The Whole World Breaks Down: I’m an Admin in a Haunted Tale 全球破防：我在怪谈里当管理员 Dog Afraid of the Wind怕风的狗Mystery284k WordsCompleted Eerie tales have descended upon the world, and every civilization must send one “Chosen One” into a world governed by rules to fight for survival. If they fail, the eerie tales will descend upon their homeland. While the elite soldiers, geniuses, and shrine maidens chosen by other countries struggle against the supernatural, our civilization picked me: Shen Li, a temporary administrator who was asleep in a corner of the library. The global livestream chat exploded: “Has this civilization given u —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Invincible type can be watched when relaxing

165 你 Do You Believe There Are Ghosts in This World? 你相信，这个世界上有鬼吗？ Building BB楼Mystery896k WordsOngoing [Mind-bending] + [Slow-paced] + [Not for the faint-hearted] Thirty-six years ago, deep in the Tibetan grasslands, a secret research base studying the paranormal was rocked by a massive explosion. Only one person managed to escape alive. The male survivor not only made it out, but also brought a pair of pitch-black eyes from the secret base. Even after being removed from their body, they seemed alive. After this devastating disaster, the man deliberately avoided a mysterious organization and went 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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Terror strikes. ?

166 规 Rule Horror: I’m the Only One Who Doesn’t Play by the Rules 规则怪谈：就我不按套路出牌 Nanshan You南山幽Mystery449k WordsCompleted [Deduction + Supernatural Horror + Suspense + National Fortune + System + Livestreaming] The world of urban legends is under supernatural invasion. It selects chosen ones from the human world to embark on adventures. These chosen ones must face challenges on behalf of their respective countries, while everything that happens in the world of urban legends is livestreamed to audiences around the globe. Billions of people watch at the same time. The first dungeon entered by Ji Heng, the chosen one 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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I hope you like these books I selected

172 规 Rule Horror: I Entered the Game at the Zoo 规则怪谈：从动物园开始入局 Glazed Star Hammer琉星锤子Mystery262k WordsCompleted [Rules Horror + Smart Protagonist + No Female Lead + Deduction] A friendly reminder: This isn’t a national survival livestream story, and there won’t be any government organizations (mainly because I’m a beginner and don’t know how to write them). The world has fallen into a nightmare of rules, and I’m the only one who doesn’t need a rulebook. I can see the cracks in the logic. From a sinister zoo to a cozy yet deadly apartment, I press on alone, making use of every loophole in the rules. 656Reads—Score102Shelves

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It's a new book, it's okay, but the writing style needs to be improved.

173 让 You Want Me to Follow the Rules? I Wrote Them 让我遵守规则？规则是我写的 A Bowl of He Bao Rou一碗荷包肉Mystery90k WordsOngoing [Rule Horror] [Lighthearted Commentary] [System] [Battles of Wits] [Designer’s Perspective] Lu Jianbai was born into this life and has lived for over twenty years without illness or misfortune. He has just been laid off. Then he notices that strange, “not quite right” zones are appearing around the city. Anyone who enters has to follow the rules. Those who break them are quietly corrected by the world. The first place to run into trouble is the dormitory where his younger sister lives. She's n —Reads—Score—Shelves

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It's okay, I don't want to force my wits down.

174 规 Rule Horror: I Can See Hidden Clues 规则怪谈：我可以看见隐藏提示 A Stunning Figure Wins Hearts惊鸿渡人心Mystery89k WordsOngoing The supernatural descends, and the entire world is plunged into rule-based horror. The heroine, Lin Wu, possesses the only “God’s-eye view,” allowing her to see hidden hints. She is extremely rational and self-interested, and even a little unhinged. No romance, just a career-focused story. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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This one feels more to my liking

175 规 Rule Horror: I'm Just a Delivery Rider 规则怪谈：我只是个送外卖的 A Wandering Guest in Idle Clouds一笔闲云客Mystery174k WordsCompleted Food delivery rider Lin Du awakens the Eye of Rules, seeing through traps, rewriting uncanny rules, and crushing all manner of supernatural beings! A cool, aloof agent, an eerie young man, and a mysterious older beauty gather at his side. Fate sweeps him along, and his true origins are astonishing. The world fears rules, but I will command them all! I am the only one with a say in the uncanny world. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Newbie, new book, please give me your advice

176 规 Rule Horror: I Earn 100,000 a Month as a Security Guard 规则怪谈：我靠当保安月入十万 These Healing Words这治愈心灵文字Mystery402k WordsCompleted A discharged reconnaissance soldier joins a mysterious security company, earning a hundred thousand a month. His coworkers say, "The rules can change. Don't trust the notes." The boss says, "Those who couldn't outrun them are already our coworkers." His first assignment: the funeral home in the north of the city. Three in the morning. The morgue door opens. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Recommend a good novel and a short story [laughing]

179 救 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命！惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Mystery519k WordsCompleted [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 903Reads—Score192Shelves

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Don't be confused if you are short of books, this is a good book worth pursuing. The plot is online, the characters are interesting, and there is no unfinished content in the whole process. You will not lose money after reading it, and you are still satisfied after reading it! Highly recommend this treasure book! The plot is compact and not procrastinating, and the exciting points are dense and not boring. The writing is smooth and the sense of substitution is super strong. Once you get into the pit, you stay up all night to chase it to the end! I dug up a novel about the Treasure of the Gods. The characters are likeable, the plot is explosive, and there is no peeing throughout the whole process. If you like this kind of subject matter, don't miss it! [Blow a kiss][Blow a kiss]

181 规 Rule Horror: Change One Character, Change Your Fate 规则怪谈：一字改命 Super Duper Fruit Pie超级无敌水果派Mystery233k WordsOngoing [No Male Lead] [Rule Horror] [Infinite Flow] [No Romance, Primarily Platonic Relationships] [No Mindless Steamrolling] [Growth-Oriented Female Lead] [Not a Lone Wolf] [Teamwork] [Rule-Based Instances] Original rule: "Do not look directly into its eyes." She picked up her pen and changed it: "Do look directly into its eyes." One word made all the difference, and the boundary between life and death reversed in an instant! An experiment in an instance. Chifeng gained the one-of-a-kind exclusive abi 113Reads—Score105Shelves

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You can take a look at this book I wrote.

182 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Twilight of the Gods 规则怪谈：我即是诸神黄昏 My Ideal 0123我的理想0123Mystery142k WordsOngoing [School survival] [Apocalypse] [Rule Horror] [No brainless decisions] [No saintly protagonist] [Precognitive talent] [S-rank talent: Dream Oracle] [System for all] Universities these days are drowning in red tape. Gu Xun was running around the administration building to get a form stamped for his counselor. Sun Zhengping brushed him off with one excuse after another and mocked him, dragging it out for two weeks. Then, at 7:20 p.m. during evening study hall, a cold voice appeared at the center of 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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This one is particularly good

183 我 I Am the Rules: Using a Pocket Dimension Cheat in Strange Tales 我即规则：在怪谈里开空间挂 Eleven Little Fish十一条小鱼Mystery75k WordsOngoing Rule-based weird tales have arrived, horrors run rampant, and humanity survives by analyzing loopholes in the rules. I'm Shiyi. From the start, I was bound to the [Absolute Domain]. On my turf, my rules are the only rules. A red-clad senior girl comes to claim my life? I trap her in an endlessly looping mirror maze, where she has to look in the mirror ten thousand times a day. A murderous bus sets off at midnight? I send it straight into outer space and turn it into an artificial satellite. As t —Reads—Score—Shelves

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I wrote a strange story about the rules myself. Let's take a look at it.

184 规 Rule Horror: The Horrifying Library 规则怪谈：恐怖图书馆 I'm Hopelessly Love-Struck我是恋爱脑没救了Mystery220k WordsCompleted Author: Chi Fanqie Bu Tu Fanqie Pi Su Ran was an ordinary senior in high school in the Dragon Kingdom, working hard to get ready for the college entrance exams. Then, one night, the heavy hand of fate abruptly yanked him off his usual path. His textbooks transformed into a mysterious gateway to another world, and a cold, eerie light announced that he would represent the Dragon Kingdom in the terrifying realm of Rule-Based Horror, where victory or defeat would determine the fate of his country. I 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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Looks good

185 我 The Rules Horror Story I Wrote Came True 我写的规则怪谈成真了 Yan Jinwu颜金屋Mystery253k WordsCompleted {Rule-based horror + mysterious suspense + horror + writer protagonist + wild imagination} I was a failed horror novelist, until the stories I wrote began coming true. In the early hours one morning, I finished the final chapter of The Rules of Happiness Gardens: · The security guard patrols at 3 a.m. and knocks on your door three times. · Never look outside through the peephole. · If your neighbor knocks a rhythm of three long beats and two short ones on the wall, pretend you didn't hear it. 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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186 规 Beyond the Rules: My Strange Tale-Born System 规则之外：我的怪谈生系统 Xian Xingqiri线星期日Mystery87k WordsOngoing A new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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If this doesn't sound good, come and hit me.

189 这 You Call That a Rule? And You’re Using It? 这是你规则吗你就用 Tu Xiong Mao Tu凸熊猫凸Mystery142k WordsOngoing Paranormal phenomena, rules, transferring rule punishments Who can relate? One moment, overworked office drone Lin Ze opened his eyes, and the next he had fallen straight into a rule-based horror apartment! Open the door at midnight and die? Something paranormal pounds on the door, shouting, “Open up!” Lin Ze activates his talent in response: “Transfer Punishment! Let this thing find out what it feels like!” The next second, a bloodcurdling scream comes from outside, and the paranormal thing dro 2Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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Good book recommendation! High quality urban thriller! At twelve o'clock at night, the small store automatically replenishes the goods, and the price tag is written in blood. I reached out to pick up the bread, and the price tag changed instantly: longevity - 1 year, no discount for members.

191 规 Rule Horror: My Talent Keeps Getting Stranger 规则怪谈：我的天赋越来越奇怪 Green Green White Rainbow青青白虹Mystery609k WordsCompleted The rating just came out, and I hope you'll show it lots of support. Thank you! [Original Instances + Creepy + Live Streaming + Comedy + Gets a Little Crazy Later] Also known as Leaving the World, I Was Chosen by a Rules-Based Horror Xia Yu was about to leave this beautiful world when he transmigrated. When he discovered that he had transmigrated to a world invaded by rules-based horror, he quickly calmed down and continued writing his own death notice. If he gets chosen by a rules-based horror, 263Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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Books 1 and 3 are somewhat funny in them. The second book is somewhat enjoyable. The last book is a bit perverse as its name suggests.

193 规 Rule Horror: My Wife Is the One Taboo All Evil Spirits Fear 规则怪谈：我老婆是全诡异禁忌 Recommendation推荐语Mystery152k WordsOngoing Rule-based horror stories descend upon the world, turning the human realm into a hunting ground for the uncanny. From the start, Lin Mo stumbles into a deadly midnight convenience-store horror story. Just as he is about to meet a gruesome end, he unexpectedly awakens her, asleep for a hundred years. Su Wan is the Lord of Rules, born in the uncanny domain, a forbidden being whom every supernatural entity in the world must bow before. To everyone else, she is a ruthless madwoman who takes lives wi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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The heroine is pretty cool. It's a new book and I think it's okay. The author is very diligent in updating. It seems like there are 3 chapters every day.

194 太 Great! It's a System, Now I'm Definitely Dead 太棒了！是系统，这下我死定了 Zhong Wen Yi钟文艺Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [No heroine] [No CP] [Original instances] [The System is useless] [Rules] [Deduction] [Wits and strategy] [Survival missions] Borrowing a setting from a great author: ghosts cannot be killed... You must discern their patterns... The Haunted Spirit Tower has descended. Please make sure to complete your survival mission! Little-girl System and all that: “Host, clear each instance in one life, one every seven days! Bring the Haunted Tower era to an end!” Chen Zichu: “Damn it... Othe 3.3kReads7.6Score305Shelves

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There are deceiving rules on each floor of the Tower of Strange Spirits. If you don't pay attention, you will send it. It's so cool to stay up all night and read it!

199 让 I Asked You to Fake a Marriage, Not Make It Real! 让你假结婚，没让你来真的啊 Pipi Mai皮皮麦Urban373k WordsCompleted [Whirlwind Marriage + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Payoff + Daily Life + One-on-One Romance + No System] The girlfriend Lin Ye had fallen out with over the bride price suddenly showed up at his door, pregnant and demanding that he take responsibility. Lin Ye refused to be made a fool of, but his ex wouldn’t let go. She kept pestering him and maliciously ruining his reputation. Because of her, Lin Ye even missed a major opportunity for promotion, and his home was thrown into chaos. Just then, a bea 1.4kReads8.2Score102Shelves

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The rules are too weird! Every setting in this book makes people think deeply. After reading it, I didn't dare to go to the toilet in the middle of the night. The plot was so full of twists and turns that I couldn't stop thinking about it.