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  1. 401 Truck Driver 卡车司机 Urban777k WordsCompleted [No System, no formulaic tropes, no mindless plot, ensemble cast, realistic style] At eighteen, Li Jianguo took the wheel. Over thirty bumpy years on the road, he witnessed the rough-and-tumble world of freight transport, its warmth and kindness, the glory and decline of state-owned enterprises, and life's triumphs and sorrows. Everyone around him lived through each turn of the times, together forming an epic of ordinary people. People from every class and every walk of life became unlikely lege 7.1kReads8.6Score570Shelves
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  2. 402 Chronicles of Time 光阴录 Eastern Fantasy116k WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] [Farming and Management] [Ensemble Cast] A black page has drifted through the river of time for as long as anyone can remember. Untouched by the passage of time, it records all kinds of remarkable people, cultivation techniques and martial arts, as well as strange tales and amusing anecdotes. Gradually, it develops intelligence and begins traveling through the river of time to explore countless worlds... After the protagonist, Ye Qi, accidentally exposes one of its pranks, the 642Reads—Score—Shelves
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  3. 403 A Broken Marriage, a Love That Endures 婚碎情长 Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted Some say marriage is a tomb that confines every free soul. But more people say it is proof of love that never wavers. The road of marriage is long, and some couples drift apart along the way, while others stand together until the very end. Though the path is full of thorns, the most common turns are fragrant with flowers. If you're standing at a fork in the road, which path will you choose? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 404 The Sassy Sister and Her Rascally Husband 飒姐,痞夫 Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted A female surgeon and a male psychologist find their way to each other. At their first meeting, he lets himself into her home and says, “You take care of the outside, and I'll take care of the inside.” She is bold and spirited, but carries hidden wounds. He is a roguish ray of sunshine who openly warms and heals her. You head west to conquer, while I rely on Nan; we seem completely mismatched, going in opposite directions. He had loved her for a long time, through all the days no one knew about. 426Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  5. 405 Dad Will Find a Way 爸爸一定有办法 Urban184k WordsCompleted [Dad Will Find a Way · Realistic · Making Money · Logical] In the early hours of one morning, Zhang Chi received a strange text message from himself. Half a year ago, his two-year-old son had developed a rare illness. The doctor said he might never be able to stand again. Unable to afford the exorbitant treatment costs, this ordinary family of three was on the verge of collapse. Zhang Chi had already given up hope. Could this text message change his fate against all odds? From then on, he set ou 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  6. 406 At Night, I Embrace a River of Falling Stars 夜揽沉星河 Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted [Price just dropped, but it’ll go up later] Fatherly, secretly passionate, guiding, celibate CEO vs. sweet, clearheaded beauty who doesn’t overthink [Physical first, love later + Mature romance + Intense push and pull + Stealing someone’s wife + Seven-year age gap] Xu Zhiye has been married for three years, but her husband has been absent from her bed the entire time. To get back at him for cheating, she turns around and sleeps with his direct superior, Gu Chenxiao. She thought it would be a mut 901Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  7. 407 Life After Eighty 八零后活着 Urban163k WordsOngoing A new work is out! You are welcome to read my novel on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what inspires me to write, and I will do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 408 I Own a Resort 我有一个度假村 Urban351k WordsCompleted Life is about more than just getting by today. There are also poetry and faraway places. Youth and love never grow old. Don’t let your youth go to waste, and don’t lose the love in your life. When you’re feeling down, step outside and take a look at this beautiful world. 64Reads—Score—Shelves
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  9. 409 A Mindless Farce Between a Doctor and a Security Guard 大博士和小保安的无脑之戏 Modern Romance28k WordsCompleted With the Lunar New Year approaching, the annual matchmaking pressure arrived right on schedule. Su Qingyi, a PhD graduate from a prestigious university, was hounded by her family to get married. She was over thirty and still single. On the campus of Jinghua University, she ran into Lu Yuan, a fellow hometown native and former soldier who now worked as a security guard. They were around the same age and in similar situations, both overwhelmed by their families’ pressure to marry. To appease their 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  10. 410 The Northeast's King in the Nineties 九零:东北王中王 Urban5.1M WordsCompleted (No System, a passionate tale set in a bygone era! A fairly realistic farming story! This book was originally titled King of Northeast China in the 1990s.) [The bitter winter winds of the Northeast cut to the bone, but the passion of its underworld never dies.] In 1988, Li Mingyu and his brothers left school, full of ambition. They had bright futures ahead of them, but a series of unavoidable conflicts ultimately changed the course of their lives. Reckless youth, an unpredictable fate. A man car 1kReads7.7Score100Shelves
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  11. 411 Those Years in Dongguan 在东莞那些年 Urban1.3M WordsOngoing This book tells the story of an ordinary loser who finds love while working at a factory. After his future mother-in-law demands an outrageous bride price, he works hard, sets out to build a business, and pursues his dream. Giving up a high-paying job, he leads his friends back to their hometown to start a business, transforming a place so poor that no one could find a wife into a place young women are eager to marry into. 86Reads7.6Score—Shelves
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  12. 412 The Story Behind a Stone Stele: A Writer's Notes 一块石碑引发的故事-创作手记 6k WordsCompleted The Story Behind a Stone Stele: Notes from the Author 48Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 413 The Number One Brother 一哥 Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama A Brother is now streaming on Hongguo, with a surprise in store! I used to be a gang boss. Now I’m just a food delivery rider. Ever since I could remember, my father, a former soldier, had been a drunk with a nasty temper. Whenever he got drunk, he liked to beat my mother, often leaving her black and blue. Later, my parents divorced, and while trying to earn money for tuition, I went astray! I had no choice back then. Now, I just want to be a good person! 31.3kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
  14. 414 A Thousand-Year Glance Back Before Pei Cen's Stele 裴岑碑前的千年回眸 Historical328k 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! 21Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 415 EN The Halls of Power: A Nobody's Ambition 官场:一个小人物的野望 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Starting as a grassroots police officer in 2005, he repeatedly cracks major cases. Amid the treacherous twists and turns of officialdom, he carves out a distinctive path to promotion. 131kReads9.5Score14.9kShelves
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  16. 416 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985:东北往事 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.8kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves
  17. 417 I Married My Best Friend’s Boyfriend 我嫁给了闺蜜的男友 Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted They were high school classmates. She was an ugly duckling living under someone else’s roof, while her best friend was an elegant swan, high above everyone else. After dating the swan for a long time, he told the ugly duckling that she was the one he loved. This book tells the story of their love, friendship, and family ties in their youth. 134Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. 418 Outside the Siege, Inside the Livestream 围城外,直播里 Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Urban] + [Marriage Story] + [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] + [Suspense] + [Two Female Leads] + [No Romance] Less than a month after we got married, my husband secretly sold the house my parents left me to pay for his younger brother's wedding! I turned to the livestream chatroom "Sister's Hideout" for help, only to uncover an old case involving a body dumped in the water three years ago. It turned out I wasn't his first wife, nor would I be his last target. He used marriage as bait, laying 12Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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  19. 419 Standing Tall: An Entrepreneur’s Memoir 鼎立:一个创业者的自述 Urban291k WordsOngoing Female readers can dive in without worry. You won't be disappointed. Guys can dive in without worry too. You definitely won't be disappointed. If you're tired of far-fetched fantasies, then this story was made for you. This tale of entrepreneurship is the coming-of-age story of a thirty-year-old man. This practical business guide is a living textbook on human nature. This is the story of a struggling wage slave. This is a story about men and women. 2013 was a golden age for adventurers. One step —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  20. 420 My Mother Was Kidnapped 我那被拐来的母亲 Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted Every woman abducted by human traffickers is denied the freedom to choose her own husband. They can only do as they are told and marry a man they have met just once. Whatever his circumstances, they have no choice. And so, my mother and father became a family. 1.4kReads8.9Score101Shelves
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  21. 421 The Men I Met After My Divorce 离婚后,我遇到的男人们 Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted We had known each other for 26 years and been married for 20. We went from having nothing to building an estate worth tens of millions, and from being alone to having a son and a daughter. To outsiders, our marriage looked enviably perfect. At last, after all my years of waiting, it came to a happy ending. At last, I’m divorced and completely free. Now I can observe the men around me as an outsider. Men come in all kinds. There’s a type for everyone. This is my new book. If you happen to come ac 650Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  22. 422 Carefree in the Workplace 职场逍遥 Urban4.0M WordsCompleted His career is going nowhere, his wife has betrayed him, and his family is in trouble. As Li Henshui, whose past is shrouded in mystery, faces the darkest moment of his life, see how an ordinary man turns the tables, thrives at work, and finds love by his side. 1.9kReads9.3Score364Shelves
  23. 423 Jia Erhu's Extraordinary Life 贾二虎的妖孽人生 Urban7.6M WordsCompleted The original story of The Invincible Jia Erhu: Abandoned as a baby 24 years ago, he grew up tough, struggling at the bottom of society. Now he has returned as a king, entering the world that once abandoned him with a towering rage. He shows no mercy to his enemies, killing any god or demon that stands in his way. Powerful figures beg for mercy, while his enemies tremble at his name. In the end, he stands at the pinnacle of power, becoming a legendary warlord! 46.2kReads9.2Score4.6kShelves
  24. 424 A Trap Within a Trap in the Halls of Power 官场局中局 Urban537k WordsCompleted [Political intrigue + power struggles + influential figures + suspense + workplace drama + deduction] Cao Zili, head of the Phoenix Mountain project, falls to his death. Rumors claim a suicide note was found at the scene, but its intended recipient is a mystery, and the case is full of unanswered questions... Was it suicide or murder? And what was the motive? The body cannot be found, making the case difficult to solve... The provincial task force arrives, sending the political scene in Huzhou i 1.3kReads8.7Score128Shelves
  25. 425 Officialdom: The Super Secretary 官场:超级秘书 Urban4.5M WordsOngoing [Officialdom + Anti-Corruption + Crackdown on Organized Crime + Exhilarating] After Lin Wentao was reborn, he used his foresight to break through the obstacles in officialdom, dismantle the traps set for him, and rescue a superior conducting an undercover investigation alone. Rising step by step, he reached the pinnacle of his political career! 8.3kReads8.5Score699Shelves
  26. 426 The Binjiang Normal University Student Murder Case: An Investigation Diary 滨江师大女生碎尸悬案调查手记 Mystery404k WordsCompleted I, Xun Lu, am an ordinary mystery writer. A friend recommended me for a screenwriting job. The upcoming New Year's Day in 2018 would mark twenty years since the unsolved dismemberment of a female student at Binjiang Normal University. I planned to use the case as the basis for a story about a psychic girl solving a murder and dismemberment case. I would call it The Psychic Cold Case. To find inspiration, screenwriter Xun Lu, investor Xiao Hao, consultant Lao Ma, cameraman Jin Ming, leading man N 257Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  27. 427 The Boy from Mang Village 蟒村少年 Eastern Fantasy125k WordsCompleted [Eastern Fantasy + Alternate Setting + Inspirational + Princess + Romance + Revenge] Luo Yun, a young hunter from a mountain village, lives beside Mangling Ridge. When he accidentally wanders into a forbidden area, he rescues Xiao Jian and the young Crown Prince Huang Tianhua from a giant python, only to tumble into a cliffside cave. Inside, a dying python entrusts him with a silver-patterned egg. It hatches into a silver-scaled little snake with humanlike intelligence. Luo Yun survives on snak 7Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 428 Officialdom: Reborn, Now You'll Have to Look Up to Me 官场:重生后,让你们高攀不起 Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Back in the year 2000, he uses his foresight to pass the civil service exam, rewrite his wretched fate from his previous life, and make sure his old regrets never come to pass. He thrives in the world of politics, navigating his way through the ranks with ease and building a happy life through a triumphant comeback. 25.8kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves
  29. 429 Wang Pu, a Young Man Past His Prime 大龄青年王普 Urban476k WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines, romance, countryside, entrepreneurship, lesbian romance, and an older bachelor] Wang Pu returns to his village, where the neighborhood gossips surround him and laugh mockingly. Wang Pu develops the pond south of the village into an eco-farm. As the village committee brings in young officials and the local economy grows, Wang Pu makes a comeback and is elected, leading his fellow villagers down the road to prosperity. His love life, career, and political prospects all flourish 4Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  30. 430 Battling for Power in the Political Arena, Starting as a Female Leader's Male Secretary 官场争雄,从女领导的男秘书开始 Urban6.7M WordsOngoing The rules of this world are imposed by the strong upon the weak. A true powerhouse changes the rules, making them work in their favor! Love is like chess, politics is like chess, and life is like chess. When you make a move, never regret it. Take control of the pieces, and dare to believe you can outwit Heaven itself!!! 165kReads9.3Score9.2kShelves
  31. 431 Great-Aunt Xile's Happy Life 姑奶奶喜乐的幸福生活 Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted Home is a sheltered harbor, and family is always there to support you. This is a story about three generations of the Song family living happily in an old building on Tianjin's Five Avenues. It features Tianjin's delicious food, as well as the family's joys and sorrows over the past thirty years. 780Reads9.1Score104Shelves
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  32. 432 The Women in My Office 我的办公室女人 Urban264k WordsCompleted Have you ever had a love so unforgettable it left its mark on your heart? Have you ever had a paradise of your own, hidden away from the world? Have many beautiful women ever crossed your path? Have you ever wanted to bow your head to life, or been seen as a good-for-nothing? But it doesn't matter. Years later, those people, those events, those outcomes… This is a story about one man and several women, a story about choices and life. Multiple heroines, pure wish fulfillment, so please don't 660Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 433 The Drama Queen Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law 戏精婆媳 Modern Romance483k WordsCompleted A fresh-faced workplace newcomer and a seasoned career woman fight tooth and nail at work, then carry their feud home with them. Cheng Junyi watches the two of them coldly. They aren’t related by blood, but they’re both cut from the same cloth, so neither has any grounds to criticize the other. He decides to sit back and let them wear each other down. 131Reads8.2Score103Shelves
  34. 434 The Wall Is Four and a Half Meters High 高墙四米半 Urban207k WordsCompleted The author is a grassroots police officer who drew on personal experience to write this story. Using a detention center as its starting point and major cases once reported by CCTV as its basis, the novel recreates the reality of life inside a detention center and the process of investigating cases. Its greatest strength is its authenticity: this is a realistic novel that reads more like literary reportage. 138Reads6.8Score—Shelves
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  35. 435 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 761Reads—Score—Shelves
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  36. 436 Fading Lights Upon the Sea 海上灯火阑珊 Urban184k WordsOngoing This is a story about music, dreams, and love. Yang Cheng, a musician who left his hometown of Shanghai for Beijing, staking everything on his dream, was crushed by powerful industry interests, betrayed by his lover, and had his work stolen. His heart completely broken, he slunk back home. After withdrawing from the noise and ruins of the music scene, he couldn't bring himself to return to his family and lived alone in a rented place, sinking into despair. In the apartment he shared with others, 26Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 437 The Texas Underworld 德州江湖 Urban302k WordsOngoing A tale of hooligans in Dezhou, Shandong, China? No. A tale of gangsters in Texas, USA? No. Texas hold 'em? Getting warmer. There are no miraculous gambling skills, no tense showdowns at the poker table, and no underdog comeback story. All there is is a poker table and the assortment of people around it: cops, businessmen, spies, brothers, high-ranking officials, lovers, and lowlifes. The worlds of money, power, loyalty, and love are all deadly. They aren't gambling on cards. They're gambling on 394Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 438 The Peak of Life Starts with Winning Over an Auntie 人生巅峰,从搞定阿姨开始 Urban276k WordsCompleted 158Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 439 Zhi You: Mom, Take Me with You 知柚:妈妈,带我一起走 Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted [Growing Up with a Little One] [A Post-90s Mom's Comeback] [No Romance] [No Male Lead] "Mommy, don't go..." Youyou buried her face in Lin Sui's neck, her muffled sobs coming one after another. "Youyou will be good. Don't leave me..." Lin Sui stroked her daughter's back again and again. Her voice steadied, then trembled, then steadied again. "Be good and listen, Youyou. Mommy is only leaving for a little while. I'll find a way to come back for you, I promise." The man standing in the entryw 95Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 440 Tales of the Dongguan Underworld 东莞黑道往事 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Re-creating the nightlife districts and social conditions of the era + gritty realism + strong period feel + organized crime + plot-driven] When Cui Cui is harassed by thugs, she asks the protagonist to come to Guancheng and help her. As soon as he arrives, the two of them are targeted by motorcycle snatchers. The next day, Cui Cui and her brother-in-law make a request that leaves them both too embarrassed to say it aloud... And somehow, the gang of motorcycle robbers also gets tangled up with 30.1kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves
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  41. 441 They Never Believed in Me, and I Proved Them Right 他们不看好我,偏偏我也不争气 6k WordsCompleted They Never Believed in Me, and I Wasn't Exactly a Success Either 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. 442 After I Was Bullied While Walking My Kid at the Plaza, I Exposed the Old Bully Online 广场遛娃被霸凌后,我让恶人老头全网社死 9k WordsCompleted After I Was Bullied While Taking My Kid to the Plaza, I Made the Old Bully a Pariah Across the Internet 73Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 443 Wanderer 浪人 Martial Arts1k WordsCompleted Wanderer 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 444 The Young Traveler 少年行 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted In that moment, I truly understood why the poor stay poor. It isn't because we don't work hard enough. It's because of the environment we live in, the resources we have, our narrow-mindedness, and the few, fragile opportunities available to us. All of it traps my impoverished family in a struggle just to survive! I gave everything I had for a chance to “change my fate,” yet a single storm was enough to destroy it! 24.3kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
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  45. 445 My Coworker Stole a Kiss from Me During a Power Outage 停电时我被同事偷亲了 6k WordsCompleted A Coworker Stole a Kiss from Me During a Power Outage 890Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 446 Let's Not Talk About Love 不谈爱情 Urban179k WordsCompleted Don't Talk About Love is a purely fictional serialized novel. The novel tells of the inner torment of Zhao Xiaosong, a middle-aged man who works at Shenfeng Tire Factory and suffers from cerebral atrophy. It portrays his resentment, anxiety, loneliness, helplessness, despair, selfishness, longing, and, finally, his struggle... The story begins in the 1990s. Zhao Xiaosong, a country bumpkin from that era, is lucky enough to become a tire-molding worker at Shenfeng Tire Factory in Jiaoshi. Back 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  47. 447 The Dust of Mortal Life 尘事 Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted This book chronicles a family across a hundred years. An illiterate country woman is forced to abandon her newborn child, then wanders from place to place amid the chaos of a turbulent era, struggling to survive in the cracks. Told as a work of documentary fiction, this story depicts the joys and sorrows of several generations of an ordinary family, bringing a long-buried past to light. Let posterity decide who was right and who was wrong! 1.7kReads8.9Score149Shelves
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  48. 448 The Pure Wife Awakens 纯妻觉醒 Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Romance]+ [Family and everyday life]+ [Self-awakening and ambition]+ [Urban life] Pure-hearted Liu Zi married Yu Feipeng, a classmate she'd had a crush on for years. She thought their marriage was solid, but her masseuse, Xiao Ling, had her eye on her husband. Yu Feipeng fell deep into Xiao Ling's gentle trap and went out of his way to trample on and humiliate Liu Zi… When Liu Zi finally fought back, she discovered that the pure, innocent flower her husband saw in Xiao Ling was actually filthy 40Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 449 My Blind Date Is a Treasure 相亲对象是个宝 Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted My Blind Date Is a Treasure 144Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. 450 The Seven-Year Itch: Falling in Love 七年之痒之坠入情网 Urban354k WordsCompleted Zhou Wei and Huang Mocheng had been married for seven years. As the passion slowly faded, Huang Mocheng succumbed to temptation and had an affair with a subordinate. Zhou Wei worked at the grassroots level of the government. When she learned the truth, the betrayal hit her hard, so she devoted herself to climbing the career ladder. Along the way, she met all kinds of men, some with moral failings, others trapped by life’s harsh realities... In her loneliness, Zhou Wei fell in love. Huang Mocheng 16Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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