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Ci Ci Like Dust 辞辞如尘
What I owe Cen Ci, I will repay with my whole life, even if I must humble myself to the dust...
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Where the Swallows Return, We Must Not Meet Again 燕归处，莫相逢
Her name was Jun Mo. She had spent her life on horseback and on the battlefield, battle-hardened, bold, and arrogant. He was the person she loved most, and her only weakness. She feared he might get hurt if she so much as held him in her palm, and feared he might melt if she kept him in her mouth. But a weakness is itself a poisoned blade. At first, the pain is not fatal. In the end, the fatal wound no longer hurts. No one knew that later, amid the bitter winter snow, some people were only acti
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If I Had Never Loved You 假如不曾爱过你
Under the weight of all the abuse, Jian Xin has spent the past six months living like a slut.
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Always Coldhearted, How Could I Ever Speak of Deep Love? 向来凉薄，何言情深
The day Lu Yanqian jumped to her death, Huo Jincheng was lost in a world of wine and lights. She loved him, giving everything she had without hesitation. He hated her, destroying everything without hesitation. Later, in a life without her, he grew used to being alone. Through the long years, he had no one but himself to walk beside him. I once thought loving you was only an act, but it turned out I was already incurably ill, loving you to the bone. Lu Yanqian, I regret it.
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The Arrogant Tyrant's Beloved Wife 狂傲暴君的小娇妻
Batu Weng Tasha and Yang Jin both transmigrated from another world into new lives. In her previous life, Batu Weng Tasha was forced to become Yang Jin's concubine. In this life, she only wants to leave the past behind and stay far away from him... (The male and female leads change partway through the novel. If you don't like that, don't read it (ಡωಡ)hiahiahia) Batu Weng Tasha and Yang Jin are the new male and female leads. (ಡωಡ)hiahiahia Note: This novel is entirely fictional. Please don't confu
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The Legacy of the Five Lands 五洲遗志
The Five Continents consist of Liangzhou, Yinzhou, Huizhou, Yangzhou, and Jingzhou. Together, they are known as the Nieyuan Continent. The Five Continents’ legacy is divided into four volumes: Glory, Splendor, Wealth, and Prestige. These stories recount little-known yet bizarre and fantastical tales from across the Five Continents. Note: This book has no single protagonist. Each short story has a different lead character. This novel is entirely fictional. Please do not treat it as real.
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The Legend of the Three Kingdoms in the Harem 后宫三国传
In the first year of Chengde, the new emperor ascended the throne. The former crown prince Liu Zhui was named empress, the former prince Liangdi Yuan Shu was named Ruzheng Sanpin Zhaoyi, and the prince Liangdi Yuan Shao was named concubine Ji. At the same time, Dong Ci, a prominent family in Xiliang, showed his loyalty and sent his legitimate daughter Dong Zhuo into the harem...
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When the Clouds Are Deep and the Waters Clear 云深清浅时
Xiao Yunxing is the dashing, top-of-the-class heartthrob admired by every girl at school: someone to admire from afar, but never touch. Yet he smiles only for Chen Qinghuan, the “childhood sweetheart” who transfers to his school, and spoils her in every way. Chen Qinghuan is a proud, domineering, yet adorably naive math genius. Math is her talent, and loving him is her dream. She stays by his side, always. One waits, the other pursues, and together they earn places at their dream university. Aft
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Fruit Sugar Is a Little Tart 果糖有点酸
[A sweet, food-loving junior girl × an older boy with a naturally warm aura] “I never thought a Cornetto would bring us together. Our beginning was kind of adorable.” “Thanks for the candy when we met for the second time. It was so sweet. I hope your life will be sweet in every way from now on.” - “When are we going to feed the cats?” “I’ll go with you. Otherwise, I’m afraid you’ll get lost.” “Lu Jin, you’re the most wonderful person I’ve ever met.” They say everyone has someone in their youth w
106Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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A Gentle Kiss Beneath the Little Moon 轻吻小月亮
[Completed | Sweet Romance Author x Top-Tier Male Star | Mutual Secret Crush | Extra Sweet] When Jiang Mingyue first met Xie Silin, she was perfectly ordinary. Seven years later, Jiang Mingyue is merely a moderately well-known sweet romance author, while Xie Silin, the high school desk mate who had been admired by everyone, has become a household-name top-tier star. Once, when Xie Silin appeared on a show, the host asked him if he had ever liked anyone. He pondered for a moment, then looked at t
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The Fierce Top Student: The Top-Tier Star Solves Problems Through Tears 学神好凶，顶流她边哭边做题
[School life + entertainment industry + top-tier star + sweet romance] [Adorably sweet and good-natured sweetheart X aloof on the outside, warm within, and fiercely possessive top student] Lu Xue’an grew up in front of the cameras and has always been beautiful, with no awkward phase to speak of. But she’s rarely at school, and her grades are a disaster. With the college entrance exams fast approaching, she has no choice but to turn down every performance and return to school. Shen He has held th
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Nurturing Roses 温养玫瑰
A genius girl with bipolar disorder × a refined, devoted CEO Content warning: The heroine is imperfect because of her mental illness! She can be a little obsessive, but this is absolutely a sweet romance! No vicious rival, and the hero is devoted and faithful. Blurb: “What’s the matter, Young Master Xiao? Did your little queen scratch you again?” a friend teased at a gathering of wealthy young men in the capital, sending everyone into fits of laughter. The man sitting in the middle held a ci
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She's Such a Flirt 她那么撩
[Signed for publication] [Sweet romance + short story] Shen Xiao, renowned as a captivating beauty, pursued Han Ce for five years. Only after they married did she learn that he had fallen in love with her at first sight and had been secretly enjoying her pursuit all along. After an accident sends her back to the beginning, when she first met Han Ce, she hears the heir of the Han family sneer in front of his childhood friends: “Shen Xiao? A childhood betrothal? I'd rather stay single than marry h
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The Reborn Jiang Shao’s Unforgettable First Love 重生偏执江少的白月光
[Sweet Romance + Healing + Obsessive Love] She was the goddess everyone admired. He was the gloomy boy everyone avoided. She was a wealthy heiress. He was a penniless orphan. She was sunny and gentle. He was dark and obsessive. He lived in a mire, while she lived like a fairy, cherished by everyone around her. Jiang Yan never imagined that the girl everyone thought was impossibly out of his league would come to him with all the warmth in the world. She gave him everything she had and spoiled him
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Sweet Gardenia 甜栀
[Childhood sweethearts + reunion after years apart + mutual devotion + goofy comedy] On the first day at her new school, Jiang Zhi ends up sitting next to the school bully. He looks kind of familiar... During math class The soft, adorable girl slaps Shen Ci'an awake. “Get up and pay attention!” Rubbing the back of his head where she hit him, Shen Ci'an grits his teeth. “Jiang Yaya!” As the whole class waits to see what happens, the girl snaps back in an adorably fierce voice, “What are you glari
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Waiting for the Moon to Fall 等月亮坠落
(The physical book of the same title is now available.) [Sweet healing romance + reunion after a long separation + secret crush comes true + devoted couple with mutual fidelity] A gentle novelist with social anxiety VS a cocky, charming criminal police officer What's it like to see again the person you fell for when you were young? - Back in school, Su Sui had a huge crush on a boy. He was the shining star everyone adored, so she hid her little feelings deep in her heart. She secretly wrote him
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Childhood Friend, Are You in Love with Me? 竹马校草，你是不是喜欢我
On the very first day Xie Xiaoyu transferred to No. 1 High School, she shocked the entire school. She had the nerve to challenge the campus heartthrob, Lu Fang, right off the bat! And not only did Lu Fang not get angry, he did everything she said! Lu Fang was a clean freak, but he let Xie Xiaoyu use his cup. Lu Fang was a man of few words, but he was always following Xie Xiaoyu around, chatting nonstop. It turned out Xie Xiaoyu was Lu Fang’s childhood sweetheart, the girl he’d insisted he would
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Tears of the Departed 离人泪
Three years ago, she risked her life to get the antidote and save him. Three years later, he returned in triumph as the supreme ruler, yet hated her to the core. He massacred her entire clan, drained her blood, crushed her bones, and wouldn't even spare the child in her womb. Only when he pierced her chest with his sword did Mu Wanqing understand that some people's hearts are made of stone. No matter how hard she tried to warm them, they would never thaw.
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Clouds Drift Away, Yet the Clear Evening Sky Remains 一云归去，不负晚晴
When he drove her to her death, he said, “I will never regret what I did to you!” So she fell from a high-rise, shattered beyond recognition. Yet he searched the whole world, desperate to find even a trace of her…
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Ode to White Hair 白头赋
In a daze, she seemed to see that young man again, standing in the spring sunshine as he asked her: “Do you have feelings for me?”
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I Swear by My Love, Though It Brings Me Sorrow 敬我相思不成悲
She was a peerlessly beautiful young woman, famous throughout the land, yet fate had placed her in a brothel. Meng Zhijun believed Murong Yan was the man meant for her. She endured humiliation and kept her head bowed, all so she could stay by his side. She thought they would grow old together. But the man she loved most broke her fingers and ruined her face. In the end, he carved the bones from her body, one by one, and made them into a shocking bone flute. “A Zhi, look. Your bones are perfect f
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Even Love and Longing Betrayed Me 风月也曾负相思
Her hands were stained with blood, yet she won this vast kingdom for him. He was the ruler, and she was his slave; decades of companionship could not outweigh a single tear from the woman he loved. To save his beloved, he offered her up to the enemy army. She endured every kind of torture, willingly. Still for the sake of his beloved, he severed her left arm, took her unborn child, and drained her blood to keep the other woman alive. Then, with a great army before her, her hair white as snow, sh
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The Rest of My Life Is You 余生皆是你
It wasn’t until the moment she was shoved in front of a bullet meant for the woman he loved that Yan Xi finally believed she truly meant nothing to him… She had risked everything and given him all she had, but all he gave her in return was endless pain. He used her as a human shield for that woman and trampled all over her feelings. He even used her, pregnant with his child, to trade for his kidnapped fiancée. As she hung beneath the blazing sun, waiting for the organization to execute her, he w
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Sinful Love 罪爱
Chen Lin loves her. That is Ye Zhiqiu's only leverage for taking revenge on him. Making Chen Lin watch her die day by day is Ye Zhiqiu's way of getting even. Chen Lin: “Can you live for me?” Ye Zhiqiu: “No.”
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Farewell, My Love. I Shall Yearn for You No More 与君别过，再不相思
It takes ten years to love someone, but only an instant to hate them... Song Lianxing watched helplessly as Murong Ze forced her to drink an abortion potion, killing their own child. He took the fetal remains to save the woman he loved... Song Lianxing said, “I hope you... don't regret this!” Murong Ze thought he would never regret it. But only when he watched Song Lianxing draw her last breath with his own eyes did he learn how to write the word “regret.”
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Did You Know? Our Parting Is Forever 可知归期是永决
Dong Lean had loved Fo Xichao for ten years. At last, she got the marriage she had long awaited. Unfortunately, he hated her with all his heart. He took a new wife and humiliated Dong Lean at every turn. Her father tried to protect her, kneeling outside the prince's manor for a long time without rising, and paid for it with his life. That day, Dong Lean locked herself inside the courtyard and lit the firestarter on the table with her own hands. The blaze devoured the eaves. She stood amid the fl
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Mr. Lu, Are You Satisfied Now That She’s Dead? 陆先生，她死了你可满意
“Mr. Lu, are you satisfied now that she's dead?” Sang Yuwan looked at him coldly. She truly wished she could kill the despicable man standing before her with her own hands. “Who are you trying to fool? You think putting her photo on some random urn makes it her? Ridiculous!” Lu Cichuan's eyes were faintly red as he stared fixedly at Sang Yuwan, as if he could still brazenly torment Li Mo as long as Sang Yuwan said she wasn't dead. But... Sang Yuwan was gone. That was true.
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I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你
A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir
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President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总，夫人她罪不至死
Shen Zhichu had given him her whole heart for sixteen years, only to be told to leave with nothing, just so he could make room for the woman he had always loved. Li Jingshen thought he would be happy once that woman was gone, until he received her diagnosis... He rushed over in a panic, only to find her holding someone else’s hand. “Why didn’t you tell me you had stomach cancer?” “Weren’t you hoping I’d die sooner?” Shen Zhichu laughed scornfully. “Li Jingshen, I don’t want to spend the last of
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Imprisoned by Love 困爱成囚
Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, had loved the Ninth Master of the Lu family in the imperial capital for years. He couldn't stand her, and for the sake of the woman he cherished, he sent her to prison and had her tortured for five whole years. But no one expected that when the Ninth Master eventually married, his bride would be none other than Gu Yansheng, the woman with a prison record! Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle, expecting to see how the Ninth M
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My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见
[Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o
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Back to Field: Ten Suicide Notes Revealed, Leaving the Entire Internet in Tears 蘑菇屋：十封遗书曝光，泪崩全网
Season 6 of Yearning for Life premiered. As soon as everyone arrived, they were stunned by the beautiful scenery. Before long, they discovered a strange little cabin. Inside, they found ten letters. The first read: “Nuan Nuan, the flowers on the island have bloomed. That means I’ve come to see you…” Lin Feng The whole internet buzzed: Had Lin Feng come to the island to pursue Nuan Nuan? Who was this Lin Feng? They read the second letter, then the third… all the way to the tenth. Only then did th
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You Are My Constellation of Stars 你是我的万千星辰
She had admired him for years, always hoping her devotion would earn her more in return. But in the end, she realized that love has nothing to do with how hard you try. He always thought she merely admired him, not that she loved him. By the time he realized the truth, she had already decided to walk away. Only then did he understand that, in his eyes, she had always been the brightest star.
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Will You Still Love Me in the Next Life? 下辈子还爱你好吗
Have you ever loved someone you weren’t supposed to love? Tang Si had been by Chen Xiaoxiao’s side since she was a baby. She once thought she and Tang Si would be together forever. But who could have guessed that fate would play one cruel joke after another?
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After Curing Every Illness, the Prince Regent Wants to Eat Me 包治百病后，摄政王叔要吃我
She is hunted by all six realms simply because she is a medicinal herb that can cure every illness and improve one’s cultivation. Everyone wants to turn her into a pill in their furnace, and no one cares that she has already taken human form... The emperor wants to seize her and make an elixir of immortality; the demon king wants to use her to restore his true essence; the demon realm wants to sacrifice her to summon their lord; the ghost king wants her to repair his formation and forge a path o
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