Stories About Powerful Families 高干文

1. 351 雪 Xue Wutong 雪梧桐 Xun Bai荀柏710k WordsCompleted [Republican-era ensemble cast + love of country + two powerful leads + older man/younger woman + sweet romance + pursuit of love + powerful man bows his head + heartbreaking angst + bad ending] In the Republican era, Nanjing was home to two renowned romantics. I do not believe in Buddha, but I would kneel at every temple in Nanjing if only Heaven would give me back my wife. Zhou Qingshi, courtesy name Changyu, was the eldest son and eldest grandson of the Zhou family, and ninth in birth order. 374Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   Ultimately, they were just ordinary people! Only superior to ordinary people, like cattle and horses. Their souls had long since merged with those of their loved ones. The essence of the soul is a mirror image of the soul, and writing is like a prism, through which authors and readers see their own yearning for pure love, their tolerance for the contradictions of human nature, and the solitary courage that dares not entrust themselves to others in reality.

2. 352 锦 The Star Brocade Chronicles 锦星录 Xun Bai荀柏Urban351k WordsCompleted [Modern Setting + Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Unforgettable Love + Angst + The Love of a Lifetime + Bad Ending] This is just a practice story. I don’t know what I’m doing, so I’ll look things up as I go. It’s purely for practice, and I’m writing it all over the place. Two boys meet and begin to support each other and grow together. One is bright and sunny, playful and adorable; the other is composed, reserved, and courteous. One burns like the blazing sun, the other is gentle as moonlight. 28Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 清 A Gentle Breeze Meets the White Dew 清风遇白露 Honey Baby哈尼宝宝Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted In their previous lives, three people laid the groundwork for an entanglement that would continue into the next... One defied the will of Heaven and feared no karmic retribution, forcibly changing her fate for her; One was destined to be bound to her, their names written side by side on the Three Lives Stone; And one, after her death, set up a memorial tablet for her and built a shrine in her honor, keeping her soul from dispersing and giving it a place to return to. In this life, all three are 259Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   This novel features two outstanding male leads who dote on the female lead. The entire novel is very sweet and worth reading.

4. 354 爱 Love and the Hunt 爱与狩猎 Otter11水獭11Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [A powerful man lowering his head + age gap + reunion after years apart + a man’s long road to winning his wife back] [Cool, radiant, career-minded journalist vs. domineering, stern heir to a powerful Beijing family] [The story is entirely fictional, and all reports mentioned in it are made up.] Years later, Shi Chen and Zhou Songhuai meet again at a product launch. Shi Chen is a veteran reporter, while Zhou Songhuai is a prominent investor who commands the business world. Facing Shi Chen’s que 47Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 355 永 Never Return to the Capital 永不返京 Scholar Bai Du白杜书生Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted [Capital Circle + Older Man/Younger Woman + BE + A Scoundrel’s Sincere Love] The year they met, Pei Runjin was nineteen and Li Chengchuan was twenty-seven. They met in the capital. On Pei Runjin’s birthday, Li Chengchuan asked her what she wished for. Looking at the treetops swaying in the night breeze outside the window, she said, “Right now, I just really miss you. I don’t wish for anything else.” Li Chengchuan suddenly felt the intense emotions surging from the twenty-year-old girl. The softn 3.7kReads—Score274Shelves
6. 356 夜 Seductive Kisses Night After Night: The Rugged Man's Flirtatious Darling Is Wild and Sensual 夜夜诱吻，糙汉的小撩精很野很欲 Su Su Rabbit苏苏兔Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted Short Drama: Secretly in Love for Ten Years, Mr. Fu, Please Stop Resisting Stop pretending, Mr. Fu. You've already fallen for her is now streaming. [Mutual pining. The hero acts aloof and cold at first. A bright, flirtatious qipao designer, 167 cm tall, meets a haughty, high-ranking entrepreneur in the low-altitude aircraft industry, 190 cm tall. A sweet, steamy workplace romance novella.] Nan Yin, a stunning, sultry designer with the allure of a wild rose, had a falling-out with her business pa 4.7kReads9.0Score531Shelves

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   A different kind of high-ranking official story, where the female lead flirts with the male lead [I also highly recommend it] ① The male lead is a 190cm tall, aloof, and somewhat roguish entrepreneur in the low-altitude aircraft industry; the female lead is a 167cm tall, bright, charming, and flirtatious cheongsam designer. She's a master of seduction, dropping out of work to go back to her hometown for a vacation and blind dates. The male lead initially acts aloof, but later his hormones explode, and he's incredibly boyfriend-like. The female lead is very brave. Both leads have sweet and charming personalities; it's a delightful read [flying kiss]

7. 357 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 136.6kReads9.1Score16.2kShelves

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