The Male Lead Runs with the Underworld, the Female Lead Is Sweet and Delicate, and He Takes Her by Force 男主只混黑道，女主娇软，男主强取豪夺

1. 51 拥 She Fell into His Abyss 拥她入深渊 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile girl who’s secretly a ruthless schemer × a gentle, doting, fatherly tycoon] [Devoted husband, age gap, love at first sight, both leads are pure and devoted, romance across borders] Everyone knows Jiang Xu, head of the Jiang family in Southeast Asia, is refined and handsome, but also cold, restrained, and uninterested in women. But one night, as the tension between them grows without restraint, the girl, bullied until her eyes are red, uses the last of her strength to prop he 12kReads9.2Score92514d adds

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   The male lead is an incredibly powerful tycoon! He falls in love with the female lead at first sight and deliberately approaches her, it's super captivating and sweet from beginning to end [a masterpiece by Sparrow Eater].

2. 52 非 Irrational Surrender 非理性沦陷 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [A gorgeous, haughty heiress × a cold, roguish foreign powerhouse] [Devoted, sweet romance with both leads’ hearts belonging only to each other + age gap + two powerful families + doting, fatherly boyfriend] Yu Nanyan, the cherished young lady of the Yu family in Hong Kong, had been spoiled rotten ever since she was a child. But after an accident, she was forced to use a wheelchair. The exasperated heiress suddenly noticed that the new bodyguard she had hired looked at her with anything but inno 3.6kReads8.6Score33414d adds
3. 53 屈 Surrendering to Tenderness 屈于温柔 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Cool and radiant genius violinist girl x gentle, distinguished rising star in the business world] [Devoted romance with no past relationships + long-planned courtship + doting boyfriend + two wealthy families + age gap] Everyone knew that the eldest young master of the Shen family was handsome and distinguished, and had become a rising star in the business world at a young age. Who could have imagined that someone so utterly level-headed would one day be troubled by love? Shen Minghuai had nev 17.3kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds

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   Sweet and fluffy! A gentle and doting Southeast Asian tycoon × a cunning and scheming woman! A fast-paced, sweet story where both leads are talkative, and the male lead is incredibly doting.

4. 54 顶 The Long Road to Winning Back His Wife, Traveled by a Top Tycoon 顶级大佬漫漫追妻路 Little Sister Won't Listen妹妹不听话Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted Love at first sight, a forceful conquest! Older man! A powerful military, political, and business tycoon versus a poor, sweet young woman. After thirty years of abstinence, he can’t even let her off the phone once he’s had a taste! He wants her body at first sight, then wins her heart after claiming her by force! Everyone in high society knows Song Qingshi is a refined, abstinent man whose interest no woman has ever managed to stir. But on the night he first met Xu Ci, the usually passionless ma 94Reads5.8Score—14d adds

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   A forceful and blatant act of taking what you want from the start! A top military, political, and business tycoon versus a poor girl who has been celibate for 30 years. After breaking her vows, he doesn't even spare her from phone calls!! Initial encounters are purely physical, but after the forceful takeover, her heart is moved! A 10+ year age gap leads the powerful to bow down! Xu Ci was framed and forced to drop out of school. After only two months of work, she was defiled by the man she met for the first time. With no family background or connections, she could only grit her teeth and accept it…

5. 55 江 Temptations of the Jianghu 江湖诱惑 Writing Spring and Autumn with Chalk粉笔写春秋Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Underworld + Mature Beauties + Conquest + Feel-Good Action + Multiple Heroines] [The first five chapters take their time, but the story gets thrilling later. Read ten chapters, and if you’re not hooked, come chop me up!] Wang Xiaohu leaves the countryside for Jiangcheng, hoping to live a quiet life, but a clash draws him into the whirlpool of the underworld. He meets Qian Jiajia, gets close to Cui Meng, and is even forcibly h 31.8kReads8.0Score2.9k14d adds

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   The protagonist rises from humble beginnings to become a powerful underworld emperor, wielding absolute power.

6. 56 谁 Whose Daddy-Type Boyfriend Is This Scheming, Brooding One? 谁家爹系男友这么心机阴湿啊 Bi Ying Xi毕赢兮Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile but truly haughty little fox + a possessive, fatherly tycoon] [Long-planned pursuit + age gap + both leads are inexperienced and devoted + sweet romance + happy ending] Word has it that Huan Ting'an, heir to the top-tier Huan family, is refined and elegant, aloof and abstinent, and has a beloved woman he can't have whom he's searched for in vain for years. After hearing this, Sheng Wen'ying looked in the mirror, then at a photo of the woman he loved, and thought long and har 3.7kReads—Score31614d adds
7. 57 东 Northeastern Warlord: From Underworld Boss to Blade of the Nation 东北枭雄：从黑道霸主到民族利刃 A Slant of Sunset Ink一墨斜阳Urban276k WordsOngoing Chen Chen, young master of the Sanjiang Society at Feng'an Wharf, sees his father die a tragic death and his fiancée accidentally killed by the son of a powerful family! With officials and bandits in league, he spills blood in the mansion of his enemies before fleeing for his life to Changbai Mountain! At his side are a brilliant strategist who leaves nothing to chance, a childhood friend strong enough to lift a massive bronze vessel, and a superbly skilled martial monk. His younger brother, a 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Very good, well-designed plot

8. 58 又 Teasing and Tempting: Five Stoic Tycoons Are Crazy About Her 又撩又刺，五个禁欲大佬馋她入骨 Qu Boluo瞿波罗Modern Romance773k WordsCompleted [A self-serving, drama-loving beauty × a wicked, possessive man / a wild soldier king / an untouchable heartthrob / a sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside childhood friend / a younger, gloomy wolf-dog|Revenge and twists + a battle for her affection] Two years ago, Lin Jinghong was betrayed by those closest to her and sold to the Tan family, one of Nancheng’s powerful clans, who sent her to the Golden Triangle. Two years later, she returns, stepping over a sea of shattered bones. She does o 3.4kReads6.4Score19114d adds

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   1v5, the female protagonist returns from the Golden Triangle after her family is destroyed, changes her name and face, and ruthlessly seeks revenge (no rebirth, no system, no superpowers, not a saint or a coward, the main theme is fighting to the death in this life!). The male protagonist comes from a family of charismatic drug lords.

9. 59 池 The Deer in the Pond 池中之鹿 Yearning Years缱年Modern Romance68k WordsOngoing [Underworld + forced love] [Dangerous man in power + sweet, soft little white rabbit] [Age gap + size difference] Eighteen-year-old Jiang Lulu mistook a man at home for her brother, who had just returned. She later learned that the handsome man was Chi Cheng, her father's friend's son, ten years older than her. Naively, she thought he'd come to protect her, never suspecting that danger was already closing in... Male lead Chi Cheng: a twenty-eight-year-old heir to a financial conglomerate, whose 1.3kReads—Score10114d adds

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   This one! I just found it in Southeast Asia and Mexico! The male lead is a 28-year-old second-generation heir to an arms empire, and the female lead is an 18-year-old delicate girl! The female lead's father and brother work for the male lead's family, and their height and build differences are huge! "Deer in the Pond: The Tycoon CEO" • Ongoing • A promising book

10. 60 我 I Took the Place of a Big Shot’s Most Loyal Lackey 我顶替了大佬的死忠小弟 Love Cola So Much太爱可乐Urban102k WordsOngoing Urban action + one female lead + the underdog rises among his brothers + power plays + personal growth + not invincible Because his face is identical to that of a missing underworld boss, he's forced to take the place of the boss's right-hand man. Alone and posing as a villain, he has no choice but to become one. Standing at the boundary between black and white, what should I choose? And who's pulling the strings? Who's really whose pawn? Stick with it for ten chapters, and things are su —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is something you can check out; I personally think it's alright.

11. 61 纹 Tattooed, Fighting for Turf, and Wielding a Machete: The Spirit Medium 纹身干架抢地盘，拎砍刀的出马仙 Perplexed Muzi纳闷的木子Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Underworld Turmoil] [Northeastern Chinese Style] [Tales of Spirit Mediums] After being gravely wounded in a gang fight, small-time hoodlum Lin Tianhua accidentally awakened the immortals his ancestors had worshipped, becoming a spirit medium. After a sudden upheaval, his boss fled and his enemies came after him. To survive, Lin Tianhua decided to form his own crew and become the boss. From then on, Lin Tianhua beat people up by day and killed ghosts by night. He made his way through both the un 1.1kReads9.3Score20714d adds

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    🧐 This book cleverly combines the typical underworld culture of Northeast China with the culture of shamanism, featuring a straightforward, righteous, and bizarre style that is quite distinctive. However, the constant appearance and defeat of the villains is somewhat repetitive. If a book could break new ground by combining these two cultures like this one, its rating would definitely skyrocket. This would be a great source of satisfaction for people who have been living in a repressive environment for a long time. As a seasoned bookworm who reads everything, I highly recommend this book.

12. 62 失 Uncontrollable Obsession: The Dark Boss’s Game of Redemption 失控偏爱，腹黑大佬的救赎游戏 I Like My Food Mildly Spicy我吃微微辣Modern Romance223k WordsOngoing An abandoned son with no mother × a foster daughter with no father A father who died unjustly, a sick mother, wicked relatives, and a girl left shattered. Pressured by her aunt, Zhao Xizi accidentally ends up in Yang Yi's room. Is she a sly vixen, or just a kitten who wandered into the wrong room? () Everyone thinks she succeeded because she slept her way to the top. Sometimes even she has her doubts. But when she finally chooses to leave, he seems to lose his soul. From Jinghai to Yingcheng, o 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I swear, I won't torture anyone.

13. 63 诱 Lured Into Bed 诱拐上床 Cyrus Siren赛勒斯塞壬Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted [Gangster Boss X Pure, Delicate Flower X Male Lead Is a Top-Tier Thug: Mad, Obsessive, Scheming, Brutal, Completely Unhinged X Love at First Sight X Coercive Possession X Carefully Laid Traps X Male Lead Is a Rotten Seed Who Stops at Nothing to Get What He Wants X Not Both Their Firsts X Imprisonment X Male Lead Has Vast Influence X Female Lead Has Nowhere to Run X Female Lead Is a Caged Bird and the Black Boss's Plaything] By a twist of fate, she saved him, and he fell for her at first sight: s 3.6kReads8.4Score21614d adds

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    Watch me! Watch me! Watch me!

14. 64 黑 Lone Wolf of the Underworld: I Came from Hell 黑道孤枭：我从地狱来 Doesn't Eat Turkey Noodles7不吃火鸡面7Urban146k WordsCompleted Orphaned at eight, I spent eight years keeping my head down. I came from hell, and I came for revenge. When the lone wolf strikes, the underworld runs red with blood. Those who owe me will repay me tenfold. Those who wrong me will be ground to dust! 201Reads—Score—14d adds

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    That book is really worth reading, it's exceptionally good.

15. 65 围 Hunting a Movie Star: I Took Down the Underworld 围猎女星：我干翻地下江湖 Upstream Traveler逆游人Urban325k WordsOngoing [A passionate underworld saga set in the jianghu, with female celebrities, a harem, cunning scheming, power struggles, capital, and intricate, brain-burning plotting] [This is not a brainless story. If you like low-quality, mindless fiction, stop after the first three chapters. The underworld is more than gangsters, and the jianghu is more than fighting. The first thirty chapters reveal just a fraction of the picture. I’ll use my own experiences to show you what the underworld really is, and wha 205Reads—Score—14d adds

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    If you're looking for a good book, bookmark this! Set in 1990s Guangdong, this story unfolds as a complex game of chess, with various forces scheming and maneuvering against each other. An initially insignificant, lowly individual seizes an opportunity to rise through the ranks, rewriting his own life and the lives of the women around him.

16. 66 撩 You Flirt and Run? I’ll Catch You and Spoil You Until You Beg for Mercy 撩完就跑？抓回来宠到求饶 Know the Mist, Don't Feel Like Talking知雾不想言Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit | Obsessive and unhinged | Mutual seduction between two devoted lovers | Rekindled romance | Six-year age gap | Powerful man reluctantly lowers his head] Menacing brute × sweet, delicate bunny . After disappearing for three years, Cheng Yike thought she had finally gotten away from Jiang Lie for good. Until she was caught red-handed partying in Southeast Asia. The man, radiating a murderous aura, reached out and locked an arm around her waist. “You really… have gotten bold.” 80Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A delicate, spoiled little devil x a cunning, ruthless tyrant 😘 Three years later, they reunite; he's transformed from a financial prodigy into a powerful tycoon. Unbeatable, inescapable. A six-year age gap, a transnational, extreme possessive relationship. A masterful tug-of-war, tension at its peak! 😘🍉

17. 67 强 Forced to Be Cherished: The Madman's Exclusive Possession 强制宠爱，疯批大佬的独家占有 Cheese Grape Boba芝士葡萄啵啵Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted Powerful man takes what he wants + younger man + captive lover + yandere (extreme control and contrast); the male lead is a lunatic, a sadist, and has a split personality + HE + mutually exclusive A Southeast Asian kingpin VS a beautiful, fragile dance student with a tragic past Twenty-two-year-old exchange student Lin Qiaoxi is betrayed by her boyfriend while trying to raise money for her mother's medical treatment. Just as she's about to fall into the abyss A mysterious man saves her. Song 139Reads—Score11414d adds
18. 68 掌 Paulownia in the Palm 掌中疏桐 Xin Moran心陌然Ancient Romance902k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Originally titled A Paulownia in the Palm, the first chapters are free, but the price will go up later! [Mutual Devotion] [Fictional Setting] [Forced Possession] [Beautiful Wife] [Powerful Minister] [Adorable Baby] [Pregnant and on the Run] [Ancient-Era Court Intrigue] [Secret Marriage] Luo Shutong, the most proper young noblewoman in the capital, woke one morning to find Ye Chuan, the all-powerful chief minister, lying beside her. Trembling, she pulled out all the mo 10.9kReads8.0Score51014d adds

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    Initially, the female lead was obedient while the male lead was cold, scheming, and sharp-tongued. The female lead was engaged to the male lead and became pregnant and gave birth to his child.

19. 69 绝 Cast Aside in Desperation: Returning in Glory 绝境弃子：归来荣耀 Model Typist码字楷模Urban430k WordsOngoing For ten years he kept his head down, enduring every sneer. The world saw him as a discarded nobody from the bottom rung, lowly as mud and fair game for anyone to bully. But Jiang Mu is the last heir of Jiang City’s most powerful hidden clan, and a dragon-patterned jade pendant conceals an immense force. A hidden dragon in the deep will one day reclaim its place. When he gives the word, armies will gather. Those who oppress me will see their graves overturned; those who have shown me kindness wil 48Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Question! Do you think gangster novels rely more on brute force or strategy? 🤔 I've been following "The Abandoned Child: Return of Glory" recently, and it really resonated with me! It doesn't rely on brute force but on tactics, mastering everything from luring the enemy to covering the rear and sowing discord. The premise of an abandoned child's comeback is also super exciting, with constant plot twists. Anyone else interested in discussing the plot?

20. 70 黑 The Mafia Boss Turns into a Beautiful Girl! 黑帮老大变身美少女！ Fei Sheng翡声Urban740k WordsOngoing [Gender Swap, Male-to-Female Romance, Emotions, City Life, Personal Growth] Chen Molin, the leader of Lingze City’s biggest gang, wakes up one day to find that he has inexplicably become a woman! Guided by fate, he meets Liu Peihao, who has also been reborn. Only by completing the System’s final task can he return to his original body! Under the System’s relentless pressure, he has no choice but to do all kinds of things that go against everything he believes in as a real man. Together with his 396Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I don't know how to express myself in a thousand words, but this simple sentence is so well written. The content is not boring and detailed, and it fits the description perfectly.

21. 71 假 A Fake Eunuch Goes Undercover in Dongguan's Underworld and Ends Up Seducing the Boss's Wife 假太监卧底莞城黑道，真撩了大嫂 Ziwu Longjin子午陇津Urban529k WordsCompleted [Undercover agent + urban + underworld + System + many love interests + power plays + hard-hitting thrills + ruthless killing] “A dead eunuch who's lost his manhood thinks he can protect our sister-in-law?” On a stormy night, dozens of gang enforcers corner Cao Kun. Right in front of him, they're about to tear Fourth Sister-in-Law Li Mi's dress off. “As long as I don't fall into the hands of those beasts, tonight... I'll be yours!” Fourth Sister-in-Law Li Mi clings tightly to Cao Kun's waist. “ 578Reads—Score10314d adds

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    If you're looking for something different, you could consider putting it on your bookshelf to read at your leisure. It has a system, the content isn't overwhelming, and overall it's pretty good.

22. 72 惊 Jing Yu Xun Jin 惊予浔槿 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later | Older man | Sweet romance | 1v1, both leads are each other's only partner | Slow burn] [The rating just came out, but it'll go up later] In Beijing's elite circles, everyone said the eldest daughter of the Luo family was cold and indifferent. Luo Jin thought so too, and figured she was perfectly suited to being a pawn in a marriage alliance. So when the “smiling King of Hell” proposed to her in front of everyone at a banquet, she asked only six words: “When are we r 11.8kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds

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    This book is amazing!

23. 73 撩 I Flirted Too Hard! The Broken Puppy Is Actually a Psycho Villain 撩过头！破碎小狗竟是疯批反派 Know the Mist, Don't Feel Like Talking知雾不想言Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted Top-tier flirtatious beauty x mad, sinister power player [Two strong leads flirting with each other | Yandere obsession | Rivals-to-lovers disguises | Forced relationship | Secret identities exposed | Devoted 1v1] ● My target is a madman, yet he's playing the fragile one with me. Shen Xi is an investigator for a covert organization. Her mission: “eliminate.” Wearing a gentle facade, she approaches her target, Lu Sichen, ready to strike a fatal blow at any moment. Lu Sichen goes along with her 128Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    Top-tier seductive beauty x insanely cunning and ruthless mastermind [Double-powered counter-kill + top lane disguise + insanely yandere] 👉🏻Starting by picking up a "stray dog," tearing apart the true face of an S-class dangerous boss! Thrilling and addictive, if you like this kind of suspenseful dynamic, you should check it out! 🤔

24. 74 拿 You Treat My Mother-in-Law Like She’s Nothing? I’ll Make You Get Lost 拿丈母娘不当妈，我让他滚蛋 Mulan Says木兰说Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted He called her "mother-in-law" at every turn, and she thought he treated her mother so well. She never imagined that in private he called her mother a country bumpkin and ordered her around. If Ye Ya had come home any later from work, she would have missed the sight of her mother kneeling before that scumbag. He dared treat his mother-in-law like she wasn't family? Then he could get lost. Ye Ya took her mother away in the middle of the night, but they were in a car accident, and her mother died. 43Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm shamelessly recommending this!

25. 75 妹 My Precious Little Sister Wants a Divorce and to Run Away While Pregnant, but She Won't Escape Her Captivity 妹宝想离婚带球跑，休想逃被囚禁 Tangerine Sand桔沙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The pampered girl wants to get a divorce and run away while pregnant. Dream on: she's going to be imprisoned. 334Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is delicate and the male lead is forceful and possessive. Their love story is a tumultuous tale of love and hate, filled with both passion and torment. He imprisons her but leaves with a staggering 500 million yuan settlement. They were married before marriage, have a child, but their relationship is strained. In his dreams, he vaguely hears her crying and talking, which he dismisses as sleep-talking. She measures his neck with a rope, and he discovers it. She says she wants to buy him a necklace; he doesn't believe her. Instead, he ties her hands with the rope, warning her that they are enemies. She feels no love from him and only wants a divorce, wanting to run away pregnant and pack her things. He discovers this and prevents her escape, imprisoning her. He doesn't realize he has fallen in love with her. Neither knows the other's feelings, yet they bear the deep-seated hatred of their families' feud. Hatred blinds them to love, leading to bitterness. The bittersweet love was actually coated with the sugar of hatred. She repeatedly wanted to ask him if he loved her, but his answer was always the same: "enemy." Hearing those two words killed her heart. Perhaps love or not didn't matter at all, but she really wanted him to set aside their generations-old feud and love her. She finally didn't want to love anymore; it was too exhausting this entanglement of love and hate. She wanted to run away, but he monitored her 24/7. Her family came with a bunch of weapons to rescue her, but seeing them all injured, she lost the will to live and smashed her head against a wall. Her hatred for him intensified many times over. He watched her fall, his heart breaking as he wept. The butler asked him if he had fallen in love with her, but he stubbornly insisted and sent a doctor to save her. He didn't want her to die. He wanted her to be well; he felt he was completely in love with her. She survived, and only then did he realize he had fallen in love with her. Some loves are just too hard to express. She had amnesia; she hit him as a reward. She forgot all their past grievances and grudges, yet he told her she was his husband and even lied to her about having a child. They had never been so loving. In her dreams, she asked him if he loved her, and he unconsciously and tenderly replied that he did. But when he woke up and asked again, he wouldn't answer. He thought that for the rest of his life, he would just pretend not to know, and that would be enough. But then she regained her memory. All the bad things he had done to her, all the hurt he had caused, that one slap had long since driven away her love. Her bitter love... It's pointless. It was their parents who initially wanted them to marry, and now it's their parents who want them to divorce. They've been urging them to divorce repeatedly, both before and after his amnesia. He already knows he's fallen in love with her, and he resolutely refuses to divorce, but it's too late. His father demands 50 million as a breakup fee, but he won't budge for money. However, she demands a staggering 500 million to leave, and his father agrees. She finally returns to her parents' home with dignity, but he chases after her, disregarding everything, even if her family kills him, to beg her to come back. He arrives, her family thanks him, and she's completely bewildered. His father also arrives, fearing for his precious son's life. Can he win her back? Will they continue in their old predicament of deep-seated hatred and unrequited love?

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