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  1. 251 Soul Transmigration into the Azure Epic 魂穿苍蓝史诗 Urban176k WordsOngoing [Fantasy + transmigration + the rise of a great nation] Imperialist powers like the West Sea Empire run rampant across the Azure Continent, while right-wingers clamor for nuclear weapons. Li Ming, a special forces captain from Huajing, is carrying out a secret mission on a remote island deep in the Pacific when he accidentally transmigrates to the Azure Continent. In Huajing, Shen Yanbing founds the Self-Strengthening Ironworks to save the nation through industry. The country endures pressure fr —Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 252 Those Who Left the Village 从村里走出去的人们 Urban719k WordsCompleted Meng Ziqiang started out on the village construction crew and became the richest man in Linqu County. After six divorces and seven marriages, he was killed in an explosion on New Year's Eve. Qiao Yu'er entered a business school and escaped her peasant upbringing. Through diligent writing, she began to make a name for herself, then threw herself into politics and set out on a career in government. Wu Yuexia built up a fish farm and fought her way forward, eventually becoming the deputy county mag 62Reads—Score—Shelves
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  3. 253 The Crimson Backbone 赤色脊梁 Urban887k WordsCompleted [Not reborn, no harem, no mindless protagonist, an authentic political drama] The protagonist, Jian Yang, was once a prominent figure in the overseas business world, with enviable wealth and status. But after witnessing his hometown's lagging development and its people's hardship, he resolutely gave up his business empire, returned to China, and entered politics, determined to transform his hometown and improve people's lives. Starting out as a grassroots official in a small county, Jian Yang th 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 254 Back in the Game: Cleaning Up Officialdom 重出江湖之整治官场 Urban228k WordsCompleted A mob boss shakes up and cleans house in the political arena! [No idiotic characters, no System, light mystery] Black is black, and white is white, but the two can also change places! Even the righteous may do shameful things, while the wicked may do good for the country and its people. What matters is how you see things and what you believe, and whether you can answer to your conscience! 52Reads—Score—Shelves
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  5. 255 Reno’s Meteoric Rise 雷诺得平步青云 Urban477k WordsOngoing A story of an ordinary man's rise, five years beneath Five-Finger Mountain, rural romance, police-station investigations, development-zone officials, senior provincial officials, and provincial and ministerial leaders. This novel of officialdom portrays the complexity of human nature and the struggle for power. Following the growth of the protagonist, Lei Nuode, it shows how a young official, armed with intelligence, courage, and resolve, realizes his ideals and ambitions step by step in an offi 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  6. 256 The Pinnacle of Power: Starting as a County Party Secretary's Secretary 权力巅峰:从县委秘书开始 Urban713k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Qi Yang was investigated by an inspection team and died as a result. There must have been a shocking conspiracy behind it. In this life, Qi Yang starts out as a county committee secretary and cuts his way through every obstacle, rising step by step. He makes his mark in the game of power, ultimately avenging himself and reaching the pinnacle of power. 317Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 257 Yesterday Flowed into the City 昨日流入城 Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Officialdom] + [Workplace] + [Business World] + [Family] A scholar, two business magnates, three boxing champions, four great families, the Gao family's five tigers, the Twelve Beauties of Jiangling, and 108 concubines... A man who had lost all hope and decided to lie flat is thrust into officialdom overnight, only to become the talk of the whole city as he indulges in wine, women, wealth, and power... Where does his path ultimately lead? Will there be an ending? 293Reads9.2Score366Shelves
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  8. 258 Township Officials 乡镇干部 Urban365k WordsCompleted A humorous, witty story about Zhu Zhenggang, a grassroots township official, and the strange incidents he encounters on the job. Through his experiences, it offers a glimpse into the lives and governance of officials at the township level. 321Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  9. 259 The Dragon Soars Across the Four Seas 龙腾四海 Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted Love, reality, and morality intertwine across a variety of themes, with each story portraying a different facet of life. 16Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  10. 260 Upright and Righteous, I Stand Between Heaven and Earth 一身正气立天地 Urban743k WordsOngoing On the chessboard of power, the word “official” is like a subtle game piece, its two mouths concealing endless wisdom and mystery. One mouth represents the art of speech: an official must be eloquent, choosing every word with care and using wisdom to guide public opinion. The other represents the art of socializing, building connections over food and drink. But remember, never cross the line or take a single cent of the people's hard-earned money. These meals are not merely a matter of culture, —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 261 The Traffic Bureau Chief 交通局长 Urban195k WordsCompleted Lin Zhongquan was an ordinary employee in a road maintenance section. Following his father’s wishes, he was determined to climb the ranks. On his father’s repeated advice, he married the former mayor’s daughter and managed to get in good with Huang Dingli, the head of the Pingchang Municipal Transportation Bureau. During a construction tender, Huang Dingli and Lin Zhongquan got to know contractor He Rubin and the stunningly beautiful public relations agent Miaomiao. They helped He Rubin win the 95Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  12. 262 Guo Jingyuan's Notes on Officialdom 郭敬远官场笔记 Urban595k WordsOngoing Set firmly against the backdrop of its era, this novel brings political realism and commercial idealism together seamlessly. The protagonist, Guo Jingyuan, has an exceptionally accurate grasp of economic trends and a remarkably keen business instinct. While still at university, he earns his first fortune at colleges across the capital. But determined to fulfill his ambitions, he resolutely enters politics, starting at the grassroots level while building his business career in parallel. In busine 133Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 263 Toward Glory 走向辉煌 Urban558k WordsCompleted Born into a poor family, Ma Zhiyuan enters government after graduating from college and faces danger at every turn. With an indomitable will and a deep understanding of life, he carves a path through the political arena, presses forward at work, finds love in his personal life, and ultimately turns his life around, achieving a brilliant career. 69Reads—Score—Shelves
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  14. 264 Back to 2010: Starting as a Township Clerk 重回一零,从乡镇科员开始 Urban1.0M WordsOngoing This book is grounded in reality and rooted in everyday life. The world of officialdom is no ivory tower; it is where the bustle of ordinary life is most intense. The story begins at the grassroots and draws on real life, with the daily grind of food and bills alongside the twists and turns of power struggles, and the struggles and steadfastness of ordinary people set against the upheavals and transformations of a changing age. The world today is undergoing changes unseen in a century. Official 793Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 265 Take It Easy, Village Miracle Doctor 乡村神医悠着点 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Xiaoqiang was beaten so badly in the city that he lost his wits. When he returned to the village, Sister-in-law Shuihua took care of him. Then the village bully, Liang Shan, beat him up. That beating snapped him back to his senses, and he even gained a special ability. From then on, his life took off. 3.1kReads7.3Score264Shelves
  16. 266 I Debate the Classics with Great Scholars in the Embroidered Uniform Guard 我在锦衣卫跟大儒辩经 Historical1.2M WordsOngoing Yang Zhi, a top salesman and philosophy graduate student in his previous life, transmigrates to the end of the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty. Through a twist of fate, he joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, passes the imperial examination, enters the Hanlin Academy, and debates the classics with the great scholars at court! 5kReads8.8Score355Shelves
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  17. 267 Yang Yiming’s Village Official Diary 杨一鸣村官记 Urban302k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of young people full of energy and promise, striving and working hard to make their mark. After graduating from Longhai University, Yang Yiming resolutely chose to work at the grassroots level in the countryside, becoming a village official with lofty ambitions who was ready to roll up his sleeves and get things done. He cherished love, valued friendship, and treasured family, bringing his passion to a remote village far from the bustle of the city. There, he devoted hi 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 268 The Official Road: Great Wisdom 官道:大智慧 Urban451k WordsOngoing [Authentic Political Drama + Inspirational + Political Intrigue + Business Warfare + A Sense of Justice] After spending so many years in government, Liang Guofeng has long since learned the philosophy of officialdom: A single transfer order sends Liang Guofeng to work in the southern province. He hoped to make a difference, but instead found himself constantly caught in traps and suppressed! A new place, a new environment, and a new job bring all kinds of trials. Every step is perilous, but ever 2kReads6.2Score195Shelves
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  19. 269 The Political Arena: Breaking the Deadlock, Reborn Only to Be Suspended for Investigation 官场,破局,刚重生就被停职调查 Urban452k WordsCompleted Synopsis Xu Zhengyang had been navigating the ups and downs of officialdom when disaster struck without warning. The moment he was reborn, he discovered that everything was unfolding just as it had before. He was suspended and investigated as soon as he came back to life, as if the course of history could not be changed. But this time, he refused to muddle through and let others pull his strings. When the investigation came out of nowhere, he faced it calmly, a fierce determination to break th 14Reads7.6Score—Shelves
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  20. 270 The Wind Sweeps Through Xizhou City 风过西周城 Urban260k WordsCompleted The long-running anti-corruption novel The Wind Sweeps Through Xizhou City has thirty-one chapters and a total of 260,000 words. It tells the story of the offices in Xizhou County, a county town on the western plains. Career and romance, social relationships and the ways of the world, survival and workplace advancement: a series of collisions between people and events, feelings and rules, conscience and human nature paints a vivid, tangled portrait of ordinary people at the grassroots level. It 272Reads6.7Score101Shelves
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  21. 271 The Pinnacle of Power: A Hidden Background 权力巅峰之隐形背景 Urban568k WordsCompleted Gao Zhiyuan is an ordinary young man who has just graduated from school and, for no apparent reason, is assigned to work in a remote backwater town. Little does he know that he possesses an incredible hidden background, one even he is unaware of! One seemingly fortuitous opportunity after another comes his way. With life on easy mode, he rises from a minor town clerk, climbing the ranks step by step until he reaches the very pinnacle of power! 353Reads7.2Score118Shelves
  22. 272 The Wind Blows Through Xizhou City: Part Two 风过西周城第二部 Urban383k WordsCompleted The second volume of the long anti-corruption novel Wind Over Xizhou City continues the story begun in the first. Planned to span thirty-three chapters and 390,000 characters, it once again unfolds among the offices of Xizhou County, in the western plains. Career and love, human relationships and social customs, the rules of survival, and advancement at work: a series of collisions between people and events, emotion and rules, conscience and human nature. It paints a vivid, tangled portrait of e 145Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 273 From Clerk to the Central Office 从科员到中枢中心 Urban454k WordsOngoing Male lead: Chen Zhengdong, an orphan who graduated from a prestigious university at twenty-three with a degree in economics and management. A man of integrity, he had dreamed since childhood of becoming a good official who would serve the people wherever he was posted. Throughout his long and winding career in government, Chen Zhengdong weathered countless storms and experienced every kind of hardship and joy. Faced with obstacle after obstacle, he never forgot his original purpose and was never 42Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  24. 274 Officialdom: Swimming Against the Tide 官场:逆流而上 Urban854k WordsOngoing Lu Chuan came first in both the written and interview exams for a civil service position, but shady dealings landed him in a remote mountain village, and his girlfriend married someone else. See how Lu Chuan holds fast to his conscience amid power struggles and conspiracies, follows the fire in his heart that drives him to stand up for the people, carves a path through the mud of grassroots life, and climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power. 28.5kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves
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  25. 275 Only the Southern Star in Sight 惟见南星 Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Yinglin County welcomes its new county chief, Zhou Weiqing, a hands-on leader carrying old wounds and devoting all his energy to the fight against poverty. Meanwhile, Jiang Nanxing, a highly accomplished agricultural graduate, puts down roots at the grassroots level, using her expertise and passion to drive change in the rural economy. Their work brings them together again and again. They visit fields and villages, tackling problems such as abandoned farmland and the disconnect between productio 39Reads7.0Score—Shelves
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  26. 276 Starting as a Live-In Son-in-Law, I Restart My Journey 从赘婿开始,重启之路 Urban222k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented] [Multiple Heroines] [Partly Officialdom] [She Pursues Him] Chen Li was once her unattainable first love. She had finally worked up the courage to confess, only to be rejected. When he fell on hard times, she reached out both hands and gave him hope of being reborn. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 277 After My Divorce, I Become My Boss’s Favorite 离婚后我成了上司掌心宠 Modern Romance129k WordsCompleted The heroine, Song Mei, and her husband, Chen Yu, were college classmates. They dated for four years and got married as soon as they graduated. So that Song Mei could have a child sooner, she never took a job. Two years later, her husband decided to marry his first love and resolutely divorced Song Mei. After the divorce, Song Mei crossed paths with Gao Jun by chance, and her fate changed completely. Born into a privileged family, Gao Jun initially looked down on the unremarkable Song Mei. But af 6.3kReads—Score110Shelves
  28. 278 A Rich Second Generation at the Grassroots 富二代在基层 Urban328k WordsOngoing A rich second-generation heir joins the ranks of grassroots civil servants. Moving beyond the pursuit of material inheritance to focus on self-fulfillment and creating social value, he brings professionalism and innovative energy to grassroots work, challenges the one-dimensional narrative of entrenched class divisions, and shows that talented people from different backgrounds can move in both directions. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 279 The Ridgeline 山脊线 Urban510k WordsCompleted [How cruel is society? Look at how battered I am! How strong am I? Watch me rise smoothly through the ranks!] The grassroots front line is a crucible that refines the strong, a gilded stage for the average, and a sinkhole that eats away at the weak. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 280 The Kung Fu County Magistrate 功夫县长 Urban301k WordsCompleted After the former county magistrate dies by suicide, the higher-ups parachute a new magistrate into Shuanghe. Secretary Qin stares in utter disbelief at the new magistrate before him, who carries a shabby old-fashioned bundle on his back and has gauze stuck to his forehead! But Wang Xiaoneng doesn't care what anyone thinks. With his master's ancestral peachwood sword in hand and his master's ancestral whip wrapped around his waist, no demon or ghost can stand in the way of his great ambition and 509Reads6.3Score—Shelves
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  31. 281 Breaking Free: The Road to Rising Through the Ranks 破茧:官阶成长之路 Urban523k WordsCompleted No being reborn, no wish fulfillment, no NTR, no golden finger. Through hard work, ordinary man Rao Cheng writes his way through the journey of a grassroots official breaking free of his cocoon, revealing the warmth and wisdom of grassroots governance. This is not only a story of an official’s growth, but also a realistic guide to grassroots governance. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  32. 282 Climbing the Ranks of Power 攀登官峰 Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted Xu Lu never imagined that an ordinary woman could climb the ranks in small but steady steps simply by being beautiful, and even help her husband get promoted along the way. She enjoys all kinds of privileges and takes in the boundless vistas from the summit of officialdom... 39Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 283 A Play’s Performance: A Hilarious Tale of Officialdom 一个剧本的演出,啼笑皆非的官场 12k WordsCompleted A play being performed, and an absurd, laughable officialdom —Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 284 Is the County Party Secretary Sick? 县委书记得病? Completed The County Party Secretary Is Sick? —Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. 285 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes 背后高人 Urban418k WordsCompleted Xu Qiang was framed and sent to prison. There, he met a powerful official who gave him guidance and revealed many secrets to him. After Xu Qiang got out, he rose to great heights in no time... 682Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 286 Qin's Replacement: A Bricklayer Rewrites Three Hundred Years of Qin History 秦替:泥水匠改写了三百年秦史 Historical1.4M WordsOngoing Qin's Substitute In 1991, Zhang Daode, a boy from a small town in southwestern Hunan, studied hard and earned excellent results on his high school entrance exam. But someone with power took his place, crushing his hopes of continuing his education and forcing him into a life at the bottom of society as a bricklayer who knew nothing but hardship. Then a sudden fall at a construction site turned his life upside down. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to the end of the Warring States p 1.5kReads9.2Score174Shelves
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  37. 287 The Ming Dynasty’s Talented Scholar, Jie Jin 大明才子解缙 Historical170k WordsCompleted Jie Jin, a gifted scholar of the Ming Dynasty, lived a turbulent and legendary life. Brilliant from childhood and endowed with extraordinary talent, he was hailed as a “child prodigy.” He made his mark at a young age, sailed through the imperial examinations on the strength of his vast learning, passed the highest-level exam, and embarked on an official career. Quick-witted and inspired in his writing, Jie Jin oversaw the compilation of the "Yongle Encyclopedia", bringing books from across the 5Reads7.5Score—Shelves
  38. 288 Song Jiaoren, Father of Chinese Constitutionalism 宪政之父宋教仁 Historical70k WordsCompleted The Father of Constitutionalism: Song Jiaoren presents the sweeping life of Song Jiaoren, a pioneer of constitutional government whose story unfolded amid the tumult of the late Qing and early Republican eras. As a founder of modern Chinese constitutionalism, Song Jiaoren called himself “the Fisherman.” With his pen as his sword and his blood as his ink, he carved a path toward constitutional government in an age shrouded in turmoil. In Japan, he translated Western legal codes, introducing const 28Reads—Score—Shelves
  39. 289 Turbulent Waves 迷涛 Urban217k WordsCompleted This is a chronicle of a grassroots official's rise and fall, a portrait of county-level officialdom in the 1990s, and, above all, a bittersweet song of an era defined by the struggle between human weakness and steadfastness. When the turbulent waters recede, the embankment still bears the upright figures of those who never bent. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 290 A New Take on Political Fiction: A College Graduate's Road into Government 新版官场文:大学毕业生从政路 Urban285k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Liu Bai becomes a township civil servant after graduating from college. For a poor nobody like him, landing a civil-service job is already something to celebrate. He had hoped to keep his head down and do an ordinary job without competing with anyone, but he encounters one unfair situation after another. And the more he faces, the further he climbs, until he reaches the very pinnacle of power! 224Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 291 The Biography of Li Ziran of Kunlun 昆仑李自然传 Eastern Fantasy211k WordsCompleted [Xianxia Fantasy + Transmigration + Multiple Female Leads + The Struggle Between the Righteous and Demonic Paths + Rankings + Rise to Power] A modern high school student transmigrates into the body of a white-haired, sixty-something junior master in a declining sect on another continent from a novel. He braves the Enchanted Forest and the back slopes of Mount Everest, overcoming countless hardships to revive the Kunlun Sect and embark on a winding new life... His senior disciple's daughter Bai R 14Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. 292 The Legend of Yun Xiao and Hong Yun Defying Heaven's Will 云霄红云逆行天道传奇 Eastern Fantasy200k WordsCompleted [Investiture of the Gods + Fantasy Immortals + Transmigration + Exploration of Human Nature + Powerful Figures + Heroes + Comeback + Face-Slapping] In Investiture of the Gods, Yunxiao was kind, courteous, respectful to her teachers, and had severed the Three Corpses and cast off the Six Desires. After being framed and imprisoned beneath Qilin Cliff, she was on the verge of death under duress when Hongyun, her constant companion, crossed the void to save her... Hongyun, a spirit cloud from primor 12Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 293 The Silver-Eyed General 銀眼將軍 Rural Life61k WordsOngoing The new work The Silver-Eyed General tells the sweeping story of Zhang Dingyuan, a boy from Taoyuan. In the late Qing and early Republican era, he grew up tempered by life in Luhuatan. His lion-dance saber techniques and The Art of War shaped his earliest sense of duty to his country. From the fiery trials of Huangpu Military Academy to the fame he won on the Northern Expedition, he endured the flames of the War of Resistance against Japan and guarded his homeland as the “Silver-Eyed General.” Y —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  44. 294 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
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  45. 295 Qingshi Pass, Pear Tree Grove 青狮口,梨树林 Urban366k WordsOngoing The Green Lion’s Mouth, the Pear Orchard follows Zhang Yunxi’s life as its narrative thread, setting it against the vast backdrop of a century of change in rural China. In Qingshikou Village, in the land of Xiangchu, it unfolds as an epic etched in the rings of the earth. From the many wars of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, to the farming and pioneering spirit of the early Republican era, to protecting homes and forests during the War of Resistance Against Japan, from collective labor i —Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  46. 296 The Road to Power Begins with a Disaster 权途,从一场灾难开始 Urban1.2M WordsOngoing A dam burst, and Yang Yi turned the tide against disaster. From that moment on, he began climbing step by step. Serving the people is the foundation of everything. See how he reaches the pinnacle in the name of the people. 20.3kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
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  47. 297 The Beautiful Warrior of the Asylum 疯人院漂亮女斗士 Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted A Pretty Fighter in the Asylum “Love is heaven, and killing each other is hell. We drift between the two, unable to escape.” Wen Yue and Yang Liang are locked in a love-hate battle, caught between fire and ice over a medical research breakthrough. Then a series of bizarre events begins: Professor Wen suddenly drops dead, Wen Yue’s daughter accidentally falls from a building, and Yang Liang forcibly sends Wen Yue to a prison-like psychiatric hospital... In the hospital, Wen Yue endures inhuman to 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 298 A Man of Official Bearing 官人官相 Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted My new work is here! Feel free to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 301Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 299 The Family's Stay-at-Home Dad 家庭煮父 Urban247k WordsCompleted The story of a colony of ants protecting their home and fighting for status! Their fortunes are colorful and varied, and they handle the world with ease. Society is complex and ever-changing. The philosophy of life is something everyone should reflect on deeply! 27Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. 300 The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路 Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w 864Reads9.3Score120Shelves
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