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- 51 When a Man Becomes a Country Girl, the Whole Family Starts to Tremble 当男人变成农村女孩，整个家都开始发抖 When a Man Turns Into a Rural Girl, the Whole Family Starts to Tremble 215Reads—Score—14d adds
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I Get One Day a Month to Do Whatever I Want 我每月拥有一次，为所欲为日
A real-world sandbox. On the last day of every month, the world freezes, and only the protagonist can move. He can do whatever he wants, treating the whole world as his private sandbox. He thought he could keep this bug to himself forever, but it turned out others could move too: the Month-End Man, the Faceless Man, the Parasites, the Gravekeeper, and more, appearing one after another as the story unfolds.
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Stardust Falls into a Long Dream 星霜入长梦
Set in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. The main storyline follows the little-known Red Turban Army’s northern expedition against Goryeo and the rival warlords vying for power at the end of the Yuan dynasty, alongside a fictional character who navigates the shifting alliances between the lords. The story also touches on ancient legends of immortal cultivators and tales from the Classic of Mountains and Seas that date back to antiquity. See how the protagonist makes his way through a troub
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Monster Codes: Journey to the West 妖怪密码：西游记
How many demons are there in Journey to the West? The White Bone Spirit, Tiger Vanguard, the Red-Rumped Macaque, Red Boy... Only after enduring the Eighty-One Tribulations can one look upon the world's fortunes with a smile. What are their true forms? What becomes of them? Is there a connection between demons and natural phenomena? Here, I'll reveal the answers to all these questions, one by one.
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The Three Kingdoms: History So Addictive, You Can’t Put It Down 一读就上瘾的三国史
The Three Kingdoms era was marked by endless warfare and rival warlords, and is now familiar to everyone thanks to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. But the novel isn't history, and some of the famous stories we all know never actually happened! Did Zhuge Liang really borrow arrows with straw boats? Why is Zhang He known as “the Three Kingdoms strength tester”? How did Fei Yi live a life worthy of the title “master of pacing”? Did Cao Zhi really love his sister-in-law? Why is Cao Cao's life said to
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Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance: Zhou Chronicle, Modern Chinese Edition 资治通鉴·周纪（白话版）
Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government is a monumental chronological history of ancient China, compiled by Sima Guang during the Northern Song dynasty. It covers 1,362 years of history, from the Warring States period to the Five Dynasties. This book presents the “Zhou Annals” as a standalone work, translated in full into clear, modern language for contemporary readers. This edition covers all five volumes of the “Zhou Annals,” from the twenty-third year of King Weilie of Zhou (403 BCE) to the
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- 57 The Song Dynasty, Told with a Twist 趣说大宋王朝 The emperor's art of statecraft in a single cup of wine, the fateful legend of the “fragrant boy's birth,” a prophetic monk who foretold that “the inspector would become emperor,” and the schemes and ambitions behind a yellow imperial robe... The founding of the Song dynasty was far more fascinating than the history books suggest! Discover Zhao Kuangyin's rise from street urchin to founding emperor: his “forced” ascension at Chenqiao Station, the mysterious prophecy at Xiangyang Temple, the lig 4.9kReads9.5Score22314d adds
- 58 Tales of Treacherous Ministers: The Five Fiends and Six Bandits of the Northern Song 奸臣传之北宋五鬼六贼 [A roll call of treacherous ministers, with a touch of spicy humor and theatrical satire!] The Biography of Treacherous Ministers: The Five Ghosts and Six Bandits of the Northern Song is like a blacklist of history's ultimate “villain club”! No need to transmigrate to the Song dynasty. You can “watch remotely” as these self-serving, scheming power brokers stir up trouble. Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei, Chen Pengnian, Liu Chenggui, and Lin Te, along with Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng, Zhu 7Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 59 This Tang Dynasty Is a Little Chilly 这个唐朝有点冷 [Lesser-known Figures + History for Fun] Don't imagine the Tang dynasty as just officials and scholars leaning on railings along Chang'an's avenues to compose poetry, a noble consort gently waving a fan, and Emperor Taizong solemnly surveying the realm. This book opens the “refrigerator door” of history to show how the celebrated figures presented so seriously in official records may actually have been jokesters, master wisecrackers, and purveyors of astonishing twists. Come along, and you'll di 18Reads9.2Score714d adds
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Strange Tales of Panorama Island 帕诺拉马岛奇谈
Strange Tales of Panorama Island is the fifth volume in the Edogawa Rampo Collection. It includes Rampo's second full-length novel, Strange Tales of Panorama Island, and his first novella, The Lakeside Pavilion Incident. Since graduating from university, Hitoshi Hiroshi has been living in a run-down apartment. He spends his days doing nothing but daydreaming, rather than looking for a job, and loves reading utopian novels about earthly paradises. His only dream is to become a "god" and remake na
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Late in the Day 行止晚
[Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise.
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- 62 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
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From the Start, I Cut Down My Kin, Top the Imperial Exams, and Slay My Way Through the Court 开局先灭亲，科举中状元杀穿朝堂
[Historical fantasy + imperial examinations + transmigration + rebirth + court politics + power struggles] Zhao Jingyu, a screenwriter with a modest reputation in the entertainment industry, watched a video about ancient male entertainers and had the misfortune of transmigrating into the body of one. He has no intention of becoming a helpless victim for others to bully. Anyone who picks on him gets wiped out! His shameless grandfather covets his body? Wiped out! His corrupt second uncle aids and
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A Guangzhou Campus Love Story 广州校园爱情故事
Volume One, “Conceiving a Child to Die! My Influencer Girlfriend”: Mao San, a graduate student in civil engineering, meets streamer Xue Yue during a livestream. Their online flirtation blossoms into an offline romance, but he has no idea that Xue Yue is shackled by both a debt of gratitude that requires her to bear a child and thalassemia. She quietly returns to her hometown to give birth. Mao San searches for her across a thousand miles, but in the end he cannot keep her by his side. Xue Yue di
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- 65 The Greatest Woman in History: Empress Lü Zhi 千古第一女人吕后吕雉 The greatest queen under heaven, who endured the unbearable only to endure it again: a scheming, adulterous, yet great woman of flesh and blood Branded the “Greatest Poisonous Woman” for two thousand years, Lü Zhi was an “iron-blooded phoenix” who fought her way through a patriarchal age. China’s first woman to rule from behind the curtain, she blazed a trail for women to wield power over an empire. She is counted alongside Wu Zetian and Empress Dowager Cixi as one of China’s three great female —Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Battle of Lake Changjin: The Turning Point of the Korean War 长津湖战役：朝鲜战争的拐点
Discover the true story of the Battle of Lake Changjin, a desperate clash of wills and faith. We salute the great soldiers. Those faces hidden beneath the ice, those who died under the bombs: they deserve to be remembered! More than seventy years ago, the Langlin Mountains were rugged and buried beneath heavy snow. The wind howled into people's ears, as loud as an exploding shell. Many lay in the snow. The charge sounded, but they could no longer move. Snowflakes settled on their eyelashes, and
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- 67 A History of Chinese Warfare: Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods 中国战争史之春秋战国 [History + Military + Warfare + Strategy] On the battlefield, split-second decisions to kill or spare can determine a nation's fate. From Duke Huan of Qi's hegemony under the banner of “revering the king and repelling the barbarians,” to the rise of Qin's fierce army after Shang Yang's reforms; from the gleam of blades in the Wu-Yue conflict to the strategists' cunning schemes and verbal battles with scholars, every detail is steeped in the turmoil and bloodshed unique to the Spring and Autumn a 148Reads9.2Score4114d adds
- 68 The Secret Histories of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人秘史 The Secret History of the Four Great Beauties is a vivid, legendary novel about four famous beauties of ancient China: Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan, and Yang Guifei. Skillfully blending history and legend, fact and fiction, this work uses delicate prose and rich storytelling to reveal the important roles these four beauties played in their respective eras and the influence they had. During the Spring and Autumn period, Xi Shi used her beauty to beguile King Fuchai of Wu under a plan devised b 127Reads9.2Score3814d adds
- 69 One Book Is All You Need to Read Chinese History 中国历史读这本就够了 Discover the truth of history through clear, accessible writing. A Comprehensive Guide to Chinese History is the magnum opus of the renowned historian Lü Simian. Organized chronologically, it covers politics, economics, culture, society, and much more. In this sweeping historical work, Lü Simian brings a series of vivid scenes to life with engaging prose and a rigorous historical perspective: from ancient legends of the world's creation to the gradual formation of ritual and musical civilization 46Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 70 King of the Battlefield: The Decisive Edge in the Age of Cold Weapons 战场之王 冷兵器时代的决胜关键 Although guns and cannons rule the modern battlefield, cold weapons are once again catching people's attention thanks to their irreplaceable advantages. They are the true veterans, embodying humanity's deep-seated yearning for iron and blood! The appeal of weapons goes beyond killing. It lies in the stories of blood and tears hidden behind the killing, and in every warrior who stands on the battlefield with a sword or knife in hand! History is no fairy tale. Where will the stories of cold weapon 17Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 71 The Truth the Japanese Army Tried to Hide: The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru 被日军掩盖的真相：里斯本丸沉没事件 [Lisbon Maru, Japan, World War II, prisoners of war, shipwreck, war] The Truth Hidden by the Japanese Military: The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru centers on a humanitarian disaster during World War II, bringing to light a chapter of history long buried. In October 1942, the Japanese cargo ship Lisbon Maru was carrying around 1,800 British prisoners of war from Hong Kong to Japan when it was torpedoed by an American submarine near the Zhoushan Islands. As the ship slowly sank, the Japanese military 75Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 72 Prequel to Undercover: Chongqing, Awakening in the Deep Sea 潜伏前传：重庆深海觉醒 [Just got its rating, and it’s rising every day] [Rapid-fire updates] + [No System, no golden finger, a realistic spy thriller with all the feels!] Chongqing, 1941. Yu Zecheng, a newly recruited Kuomintang military intelligence communications officer who only wants a peaceful life with his beloved, is thrown into a deadly game on his first day at work. Relying on exceptional talent and a meticulous mind, he navigates the treacherous infighting within military intelligence, one step at a time. At 50.6kReads8.7Score3.2k14d adds
- 73 The Ironclad Remnants of the Ming 铁甲残明 [Rousing War] [Intense Battles] [No Golden Finger] [Ensemble Cast, Power Struggles] In the forty-seventh year of the Wanli era, at Sarhu. The Ming Dynasty has twenty-nine years left before its fall. That winter, while Beijing's officials and gentry are still basking in the fading glow of a golden age, the Later Jin army clashes with the Ming forces in the northeast of the empire. Thirty thousand Ming soldiers are wiped out in a single day. Corpses cover the hills, and the Hun River runs red with 41.2kReads8.5Score3.4k14d adds
- 74 The Bretton Woods Currency War: How the Dollar Rules the World (Collector's Edition) 布雷顿森林货币战：美元如何统治世界（典藏版） The current financial and economic crises have brought dramatic changes to American financial hegemony and the global economic order. The key historical events that shaped American financial hegemony and the postwar order have therefore become a focus of public interest and research. This book is divided into three parts: 1. The events leading to the creation of the Bretton Woods system; 2. The conference itself; 3. Its lasting impact on the postwar world. The book both reveals how Keynes, repre 227Reads9.4Score11114d adds
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Ten Socializing Techniques 十神社交术
This is an unconventional guide to the art of social interaction, inspired by the author’s insights into “Daoist Eight Characters fortune-telling” and “Western pickup artistry.” It is completely different from the books on relationships you see in everyday life: not only is it easy to understand, it is also highly practical. Let’s look at the true nature of human beings in social interactions from a different perspective…
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- 76 The Principles of Ternary Consciousness and Memory Mapping 三元意识与记忆映射原理 This book deciphers the secrets of human longevity through philosophical reasoning. Tomato's number one original philosophical masterpiece, The Threefold Consciousness and Memory Mapping Principle, explores ideology, human nature, the secrets of human longevity, the truth behind ancient history, the origin of the moon, the mystery of the Great Flood, reasoning about past-life memories, an analysis of homosexuality, depression, multidimensional worlds, the differences in how men and women are att 1.5kReads9.2Score47514d adds
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The Complete Memoirs of the Second World War by Winston Churchill (12 Volumes) 丘吉尔第二次世界大战回忆录全集（全十二册）
Winston Churchill was one of the world's eight most persuasive orators of the past century, one of the greatest Britons of all time, and a Nobel Prize winner in Literature. This sweeping historical work by the former British prime minister is also one of the most authoritative and comprehensive accounts of World War II, published in commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the victory in the global war against fascism. It reveals little-known secrets of World War II and offers penetrating insigh
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You Were Supposed to Conquer Goddesses, So How Did You Become a Succubus?! 让你攻略女神，你怎么成魅魔了！
[Transmigration + playboy + Goddess System + jaw-dropping looks + male succubus + satisfying comeback + exes groveling for him] Shen Qingling is top-tier handsome and meticulous. He can play aloof or act innocent, combining the best of every approach to become the ultimate playboy. Who could have guessed that after dying one day, he would be bound to a System and transmigrate into the tragic real son in a story about a fake and real young master? In the original story, his childhood sweetheart t
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- 79 Film and TV Crossover: I Farm System Rebates in Movies and TV Shows 综影：我在影视剧里刷系统返利 The protagonist, Ye Yuan, has a stroke of incredible luck and finds himself in a TV world remarkably similar to Blue Star. When he meets Yang Tao, a woman in her twenties, he unexpectedly activates a System. The System gives him generous multipliers on his rewards, setting him on a path of wine, women, and song. Worlds loaded: Let's Get Married, Meet Yourself, The 28 Rules of Love, and Best Choice Ever. Tell me what kind of female lead you want. The floor is yours. I'm no good at writing introdu 1.6kReads7.5Score10714d adds
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The Matchmaker Is Offline: How Do I Survive 81 Trials of Love? 月老掉线，81难情劫如何过？
The rules of Heaven can't stop someone from going mad with love. To find the 81 fragments of his beloved's soul, the male lead blunders his way through challenge after challenge, rewriting 81 classic tragic love stories! This isn't about gods falling in love. It's about wagering your life on an ending where “love can break every rule.” Eighty-one trials of love, eighty-one views of love: love with integrity, love with honor, love in unity, love that stays true, love built on mutual respect, lo
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The Ying Clan’s Startup Story: Three Hundred Years to Build Great Qin 嬴家创业记：三百年拼出一个大秦
This book follows a core approach of “popular humor + historical facts + character deconstruction + dramatic pacing.” Building on the tradition of the storyteller, it offers a lighthearted take from the perspective of a historical observer, toning down the elevated, formal feel of traditional storytelling and looking back on the rise and fall of the Qin dynasty with down-to-earth humor. We see the Qin people’s courage and tenacity: from a tribe raising horses on the western frontier to an empire
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The Complete Collection of Courtly Tales Through the Ages 历代宫廷演义全集
Xu Xiaotian brings the secret histories of the Ming, Qing, and Tang courts to life in the style of a novel: the bloodshed of the Nine Princes’ struggle for the throne, Wu Zetian’s political schemes, and the tragic final days of the Chongzhen Emperor... The book has the solid historical foundations of a meticulously researched account, enlivened with the colorful flesh and blood of historical fiction. More vivid than official histories, yet more rigorous than tales of the past, it is an ancient v
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My Humanoid Robot Wife Gave Birth to Twins 人形机器人老婆给我生了双胞胎
A poor loser broke up with his girlfriend of six years over the bride price, buying an apartment, and the customary gold jewelry. In a fit of anger, he used the bride price to commission a humanoid robot from a tech company. The robot had physiological and reproductive functions, and its System included a complete artificial womb module. It only needed legally obtained gametes to reproduce normally. The humanoid robot was remarkably understanding, too. After living with it for a few months, the
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- 84 After Falling in Love with a Robot, I Abandoned My First Love 与机器人相爱后，我抛弃了初恋 Lin Wei, a female college student: I fell in love with a robot. He was perfect, considerate, and understood everything about me. So I abandoned my first love, cut off every avenue of retreat, and lost myself in a tenderness tailored just for me. Until I took part in setting the rules myself and made him “safe”: he no longer showed concern of his own accord, but responded precisely to my commands. I built a cage of reason and imprisoned the last spark of love in my heart. Now I am his most clea 15Reads—Score214d adds
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Chronicles of the Wilds 莽丛记
[Wuxia chivalry + the nation in peril + torn between loyalty and righteousness + a tragic song of a turbulent age] The first volume of The Record of the Wilds, winner of the Best Long-Form Book Award at Legends Ancient and Modern, is set amid the Song-Jin wars and paints a vivid portrait of ordinary people caught up in the tides of history. It captures the essence of classical storytelling without sacrificing dramatic force: the wandering swordsman Yan Sheng rescues a secret envoy and obtains a
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The Meaning of the White Tiger 白虎通义
The Baihutong, also known as the White Tiger Discussions or the White Tiger Treatise on Virtue, is a collection of proceedings from an officially convened meeting on Confucian studies during the Eastern Han dynasty, as well as an imperially sanctioned work interpreting the Confucian classics. It holds an exceptionally important place in the history of Confucian thought and Han political thought. In 79 CE, the fourth year of Emperor Zhang of Han’s Jianchu era, the emperor personally convened a la
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The History of the Song Dynasty’s Imperial Court 宋代宫闱史
Drawing on official histories, unofficial accounts, and folk legends, this work offers a profound portrayal of the emperor's emotional world alongside a detailed depiction of life in the palace. It vividly recreates the lives of emperors and empresses in the secluded inner palace, while also offering readers interested in history clues to follow.
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- 88 A History of the Ming Palace 明代宫闱史 Venture deep into the palace to explore the love and hatred between emperors and their consorts; delve into history and discover the twists and turns of feudal dynasties. Understand this series, and you understand the palace. Understand the palace, and you understand history. Understand history, and the realities of the world become clear. Palace romances are an important branch of traditional historical fiction. 33.9kReads9.6Score58814d adds
- 89 The Legend of Yue Fei 岳飞传 A historical epic novel by Huan Zhu Lou Zhu. Based on the life of Yue Fei, the famous Southern Song general who fought against the Jin, it begins with Yue Fei learning martial arts as a boy and vowing to serve his country. It vividly depicts how he formed the Yue Family Army, fought the Jin forces, and won one victory after another, until he was framed by treacherous officials and met a tragic end. The novel celebrates his unwavering loyalty and devotion to his country. 884Reads9.6Score—14d adds
- 90 Secret Records Behind the Red Walls: A Complete History of China's Unofficial Past, Unabridged 红墙秘录：中国野史大全（无删节完整版） This complete collection is like a secret key unlocking the hidden chambers of China's imperial past, guiding readers into shadowy corners that official histories leave shrouded in secrecy. From the ancient legends of Unofficial History of the Xia and Shang to the imperial passions and court intrigues of The History of the Imperial Harem in the Song Dynasty, The History of the Imperial Harem in the Ming Dynasty, and Unofficial History of the Yuan Dynasty; from the extravagant excesses of The Ero 1.6kReads9.3Score23914d adds
- 91 Party Struggles Throughout Chinese History 中国历代党争 Chinese Factional Struggles Through the Ages is a history of power struggles between factions, between factions and imperial authority, and between individuals. Using strategy as its thread and history as its fabric, it recounts a host of tangled stories. Covering three thousand years of factional strife, from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods through the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties, the book details major events, rises and falls, triumphs and humiliations, and 296Reads7.7Score10014d adds
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The Will at the Birthday Banquet: The Secret Behind My Husband's Death 寿宴上的遗嘱，老公死亡的秘密
The Will at the Birthday Banquet, and the Secret Behind My Husband’s Death
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- 93 After My Sister Ran Off with a Blond, I Used Loan Sharks to Send His Whole Family to Hell 妹妹跟黄毛私奔后，我用高利贷送他全家进地狱 After My Sister Ran Off with a Blond Punk, I Used Loan Sharks to Send His Whole Family to Hell —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 My Stepmother's Son Stole Ten Years of My Work, So I Made His Whole Family Go Bankrupt 继母的儿子抢走我十年心血，我反手让他全家破产 My Stepmother’s Son Stole Ten Years of My Hard Work, So I Made His Whole Family Go Bankrupt —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 The Day We Divorced, I Inherited a Trillion 离婚当日，万亿遗产到账 The Day I Divorced, a Trillion-Dollar Inheritance Hit My Account —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 My Wife Faked a Pregnancy to Get Property, So I Sent Her and Her Daughter to Prison 妻子假装怀孕骗房产，我送她们母女进牢房 My Wife Faked a Pregnancy to Get Her Hands on Property, So I Sent Her and Her Mother to Prison —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 On My Wedding Night, I Heard My Wife and Mother-in-Law Plotting to Kill Me 新婚夜，我听见妻子和岳母密谋杀我 On Our Wedding Night, I Overheard My Wife and Mother-in-Law Plotting to Kill Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Outside the Delivery Room, My Father-in-Law's Birthmark Matched My Daughter's Exactly 产房外，岳父后颈的胎记，和我女儿的一模一样 Outside the Delivery Room, the Birthmark on My Father-in-Law’s Neck Was Identical to My Daughter’s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 She Stole My Sister, Then Tried to Steal My Man 她偷走我妹妹后，还想抢我男人 After Stealing My Little Sister, She Tried to Steal My Man Too —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Heiress Begs the Poor Boy She Once Looked Down On 豪门千金跪求她瞧不起的穷小子 The Heiress Begged the Poor Boy She Looked Down On to Take Her Back —Reads—Score—14d adds
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