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  1. 151 A Flower Held in the Palm of Your Hand: Will You Let Me Smell It or Crush It? 捧在手心的花,你让我闻还是揉 Marriage & Romance38k WordsCompleted The Flower in Your Palm: Do You Want Me to Smell It or Crush It? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 152 Wildfire Fires the Kiln: The Heiress Claims the Roughneck 野火烧瓷:千金要了糙汉 Marriage & Romance24k WordsCompleted Wildfire Forges Porcelain: The Heiress Wants the Rough-Hewn Man 8Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. 153 Misplaced Tenderness: Intimate Days with a Delivery Guy 错位温存:与外卖小哥的亲密日子 Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted A Misplaced Tenderness: Intimate Days with a Delivery Guy 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 154 Living with a Delivery Guy 和外卖小哥生活了 8k WordsCompleted Living with a Delivery Guy 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 155 My Fiancé Found Out I Still Love That Migrant Worker 未婚夫发现我还爱着那个农民工 Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Realizes I Still Love That Construction Worker 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 156 After Marrying a Rugged Husband, the Delicate Little Wife Is Spoiled to Tears 嫁给糙汉老公后小娇软被宠哭了 Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted Rugged man VS soft little beauty The first time Gu Heng saw the young woman, he even picked out names for their future children. She’d twisted her ankle, and sat on the steps with her soft, baby-cheeked face and tearful eyes. Her cuddly appearance reminded him of the rabbit he kept, making his heart itch with desire. When her family tried to force her into marriage, he offered himself instead. A girl that adorable couldn’t be allowed to fall into someone else’s hands. She had to be his. 1.3kReads8.8Score108Shelves
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  7. 157 Loving You in Secret 偷着爱了 Marriage & Romance26k WordsCompleted Loving You in Secret 12Reads—Score—Shelves
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  8. 158 In This Life, I Kept My Distance From the Second Princess, and She Went Mad 这一世,我远离二公主,她疯了 8k WordsCompleted In This Life, I Stay Away from the Second Princess. She Goes Mad 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
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  9. 159 My CEO Wife Took Care of Her White Moonlight, and Our Home Was Stolen 总裁老婆照顾白月光,家被偷了 Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted His CEO Wife Is Taking Care of Her White Moonlight, and Someone Has Stolen His Home 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
  10. 160 The Chosen Saintess Broke Off Our Engagement. I Was Fine with It, but She Changed Her Mind 天骄圣女退婚,我ok,她却不退了 13k WordsCompleted The Proud Saintess Broke Off Our Engagement. I Was Fine With It, but She Changed Her Mind 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
  11. 161 The Heiress Lost Her Memory and Was Sent to Work at an Electronics Factory 大小姐失忆,送电子厂打工 9k WordsCompleted The Heiress Loses Her Memory and Gets Sent to Work at an Electronics Factory 7.4kReads—Score—Shelves
  12. 162 My Wife Chases True Love but Still Refuses to Let Me Go 妻子追真爱,却还要霸占我 11k WordsCompleted My Wife Pursues Her True Love, Yet Still Wants to Keep Me to Herself 5.8kReads—Score100Shelves
  13. 163 My "A Piao" Girlfriend 我的“阿飘”女友 9k WordsCompleted My "Ghostie" Girlfriend 4kReads—Score112Shelves
  14. 164 The 1970s: The Sweet, Gentle Educated Youth Is Doted on by the Wildest, Roughest Man 七零娇软知青被最野糙汉放肆宠 Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + personal space + sweet romance + delicate, beautiful educated youth + rugged country man] Lin Wanwan transmigrates to the impoverished 1970s, bringing an entire personal space with her. She becomes an educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. The delicate young woman is so frail that she gets breathless and uncomfortable after just a few steps. The only thing that can make her feel better is absorbing the “yang energy” of a rugged man named Lu Ye. Blu 2.6kReads7.9Score311Shelves
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  15. 165 A 1970s Military Marriage: The Sweet Young Educated Youth Wins Over the Wildest Country Boy 军婚七零娇娇知青撩爆最野糙汉 Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [1970s + devoted couples + rugged man + military marriage + sweet, gentle educated youth * stern, rugged man] A car accident sent Song Tianzhi, who had been a dance student, into a novel set in the 1970s. She became a pampered young lady who was sharp-tongued, foolish, and spoiled, only to meet a tragic end in a pigsty as a disposable side character. Song Tianzhi sighed. Why was her luck so terrible? Looking at Wen Feng, the male lead, who stood before her with a cold expression and few words, s 1.8kReads9.0Score188Shelves
  16. 166 I Broke Up with a Gangster, Got Pregnant, and He Was Arrested. He Found Out When Our Son Was Fifteen 和古惑仔分手后我怀孕他被抓,儿子十五岁时他知道了 11k WordsCompleted I got pregnant after breaking up with a gangster. He was arrested, and when our son was fifteen, he found out. 178Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 167 The Fake Heiress Is Forced to Move to the Countryside, Then Marries a Rough-Hewn Man and Takes the Top Scholar Exam 假千金被逼下乡后,嫁糙汉考状元 Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Everyone in the village says Tong Siya is pretty as a fox spirit, and that would be bad enough, but her waist is so slender and supple you could encircle it with one hand. She can’t lift a hoe or carry bricks, can’t handle hardship, and is a handful besides. If she gets married, she’ll probably cuckold her husband! Jin Ye, the roughest and wildest man in the village: “I’ll do it! I don’t care if I get cuckolded. I just want to find out what it’s like to be with a fox spirit.” Later, after gettin 2.1kReads8.9Score173Shelves
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  18. 168 Paulownia in the Palm 掌中疏桐 Ancient Romance900k 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 11.1kReads8.0Score519Shelves
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  19. 169 Get the Handsome Educated Youth, and Run Again and I’ll Break Your Legs! 拿下貌美知青,再敢跑打断腿! Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Stunning Heroine + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Rugged Hero + A Pocket Dimension That’s Not Much Use + Everyday Life + Both Leads Are Chaste] Ye Shu is just like her name: beautiful and delicate. By some inexplicable twist, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. Ye Shu: Does going to the countryside mean farm work? I can’t stand hardship at all. Luckily, I have money and a way to cheat. At worst, I’ll do less work and eat less from the com 19.9kReads8.0Score1.7kShelves
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  20. 170 The Rough-Hewn Man Made His Sweet Little Wife Cry with Kisses Again Today 糙汉子今天又把娇娇小媳妇亲哭了 Modern Romance134k WordsCompleted [Rugged hero + sweet romance + daddy-style boyfriend + off-the-charts hormones + both inexperienced in love] Chen Shi always thought love at first sight was just an excuse for being attracted to someone’s looks. Then a timid young woman, as skittish as a rabbit, moved in across the hall. The moment her dewy eyes met his, shy and bashful, his heart, dormant for twenty-nine years, sprang to life! 5.6kReads8.7Score265Shelves
  21. 171 The Rugged Man: His Sweetheart Is Soft and Sweet 糙汉:他的小心肝又软又甜 Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Rugged Man & Sweet Girl + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Both Leads Are Each Other's First + Sizzling Chemistry + Protective, Fatherly Boyfriend + Mutual Devotion] [Rugged Big Bad Wolf x Delicate Little White Rabbit] Auto Repair Shop Owner * Elementary School Teacher Ruan Tang was just like her name: soft and sweet. After an accident, Lu Xiao rescued her, and by a twist of fate, she ended up renting his house. Ruan Tang had always been slow to warm up, but she never imagined she'd fall f 4.1kReads9.0Score347Shelves
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  22. 172 The Rough Mechanic Holds Me Close and Spoils Me 被糙汉修车工抱在怀里宠 Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted [Mechanic × Sweet, Adorable Writer] After sitting vacant for half a year, the shop downstairs was finally rented out. The tenant was a dark-skinned, rugged man with a muscular build and a fierce look in his eyes. Su Qingyun had just graduated from college, and when she signed the lease with him, she was so scared her legs nearly gave way. Shen Chen, the rough-looking man, had finally met the young woman he had longed for day and night. Seeing her like this made his whole body tense; he wanted no 5.7kReads8.4Score301Shelves
  23. 173 There's a Big Age Gap, but This Older Man Is in Great Shape 年龄差很大,可大叔他身体好呀 Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [A touch of yandere + devoted to each other + 34-year-old man and 20-year-old woman: brilliant, beautiful, and tragic poor student vs. shrewd billionaire heartthrob] After her boyfriend cheats on her with her best friend, Bai Zhi, the top beauty and talent at the teachers’ university, turns around and flirts with her friend’s “almost-stepdad.” “Zhizhi, just be sweet and well-behaved when you see him. Uncle Zhou will definitely fall for you!” But sweet and well-behaved? Not necessarily! So the gi 4.5kReads9.0Score394Shelves
  24. 174 The Old Hand and the Spitfire 老油条和小辣椒 Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Zuo Luo flirted with the rugged owner of the hotpot restaurant by her school, Boss Shi. Later, he became her very own Old Shi. At thirty, Shi Jingzhan was approached by a pretty young girl. Later, that pretty young girl became his girl. A romance with a twelve-year age gap. I really, truly like you. 15.6kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
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  25. 175 The Rugged Captain Is Flirtatious and Fierce: My Heart Is Racing 糙汉队长又撩又凶,超心动好上头 Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced in love + intense push and pull] [Sweet, delicate heroine + rugged, handsome, flirtatious hero] The day they first met, she accidentally touched his waist. Lean and firm, with clearly defined abs. He snapped, “Don’t touch me!” They said he was ruthless and taciturn, born with a backbone of steel. Any woman who dared touch him would have her wrist broken. The next time she saw him, all she wanted was to steer clear. But he pinned her in a corner. “You touched me and 2.1kReads8.8Score158Shelves
  26. 176 The Rough-Hewn Man and His Darling Wife 糙汉与娇妻 Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [A rough country boy who built himself up from nothing VS a pampered heiress] The first time Wei Yi Ran went to the countryside, she landed squarely in a strange man's lap, and couldn't stop thinking about him afterward. The first time Gu Meng Sheng saw the young woman from the city, he wanted to hold her close and never let go. But Ran Ran knew the man was engaged. Brother Sheng also knew that a penniless man like him wasn't good enough for her. 4.4kReads9.2Score277Shelves
  27. 177 This Rugged Man Is Quite Sweet 这个糙汉有点甜 Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted (Younger man + blind date + rugged guy + doting romance + everyday life) (Rugged livestock farmer + wealthy woman returning to her hometown) Su Ruan is thirty-one. At last, after her mother's urging, she returns to her hometown for a blind date. Instead, she unexpectedly takes a liking to a rugged man, who also happens to be her younger brother's grade-school classmate. The man lifts his shirt to wipe away his sweat, revealing six bronze-colored abs. “Sis, you don't like me?” Su Ruan is practica 568Reads8.8Score100Shelves
  28. 178 The Rugged Man’s Beloved Sweetheart 糙汉独宠小甜妻 Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Rough-and-ready auto mechanic x soft, sweet little rabbit] [Both leads are inexperienced + sweet romance + seven-year age gap] At dusk that day, Fu Ling spotted a young woman near his home. She looked a little dazed, and was downright adorable. Oh, she was even watching a stray cat’s food. After a few glances, he found himself itching to approach her. The way she looked so pitiful made him want to dote on her even more than the stray cat that hadn’t eaten in three days. Unable to stop himself, 1.5kReads9.0Score156Shelves
  29. 179 The Rough-Hewn Contractor and the Sweet Girl 糙汉包工头和软妹 Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted (Rough-and-tumble man x sweet girl + both inexperienced in love + multiple couples + love at first sight + doting romance + roguish country hunk x cool, straightforward woman) Gu Li is a construction contractor in a small county town. One day, he’s crouched by the gate eating his lunch when a woman passing by stops to ask him for directions. From that moment on, he takes one look at her and knows she’s the one… (The main couple and all the side couples are each other’s first love. The synopsis d 878Reads6.6Score100Shelves
  30. 180 After Marrying a Tough Construction Worker 嫁给工地硬汉后 Marriage & Romance22k WordsCompleted After Marrying a Tough Construction Worker 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 181 Marriage Swap: After Becoming the Substitute Bride 换亲——替嫁以后 Ancient Romance34k WordsCompleted Swapping Brides: After the Substitute Marriage —Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 182 He Plants Moonlight in the Mountains and Seas 他在山海里种月亮 42k WordsCompleted He Plants Moons in the Mountains and Seas —Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 183 A Second Life: The Rugged Men of the 1970s Are Irresistible!! 重活一世:70年代糙汉真香!! Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jiang Qingwu must have had rocks in her head. She turned her back on her handsome husband and adorable children, fell victim to a scumbag and his mistress, and ended up abandoned by everyone. In this life, no matter how many snakes and demons scheme to make her divorce, she stands firm. Sorry, my IQ has finally come online!! Apart from my parents, my man, and my own kids, everyone else is a stranger. 6.1kReads8.9Score483Shelves
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  34. 184 I Took My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s and Became My Rugged Husband's Greatest Love 带着空间穿七零被糙汉宠成心头尖 Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted Transmigration + Stockpiling Supplies + Devoted Husband + Cherished by Everyone + Adorable Baby + Devoted to Each Other + Farming The female lead comes into possession of a celestial immortal's space. Just after she finishes stockpiling billions' worth of supplies, she is taken back to the 1970s... She finds herself newly married to a girl who weighs 200 jin. And so begins a life of being doted on by everyone!! With a rugged man who spoils her rotten!! 598Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  35. 185 Reborn with the Thirty-Six Stratagems, I Won’t Abort This Baby 重生玩转三十六计,这胎老娘不堕 Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted On the cold operating table, Su Yanqiu suddenly opened her eyes. She was back on the day her two-faced best friend and the scumbag she loved had tricked her into an abortion! In her previous life, she thought her rough-and-tumble husband, Zhao Mo, was crude and trusted the wrong people. She lost her family fortune and died alongside her unborn child! Only when she was dying did she learn that the taciturn man had searched every ravine for her and killed her enemies with his own hands. In the end 42Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  36. 186 He Ended Up at a Widow's House 他穿到了寡妇家 Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted Because of the wicked eldest uncle’s scheme, the original Wen Liang inexplicably died in a widow’s bed. Wen Liang from the apocalypse happened to transmigrate into his body, beat up the widow, then went back and gave the Wen family a thorough beating. But the people at the Wen family’s old home were like vampires, setting their sights on Wen Liang’s family. Later, the original’s younger sister, Wen Yu, was also framed by the eldest uncle and the widow, forced to become someone’s concubine, and d 2.9kReads—Score174Shelves
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  37. 187 Easy, Little Bunny. Don't Be Afraid of Me 乖,小兔子别怕我 Modern Romance173k WordsCompleted (Mutual firsts + healing each other + age gap) A roguishly handsome auto shop owner who loves teasing people. A timid little bunny who blushes at the drop of a hat. Did she really mistake him for a stalker just because they were headed the same way? Before long, he spoils the little bunny into a headstrong kitten who loves to bite. “Hey, coward...” Super sweet, with a happy ending and a little angst along the way. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 188 Appliance Repair in Wancheng: All My Customers Are Older Sisters 莞城家电维修:客户都是姐姐 Urban183k WordsCompleted Yao Kun came to Dongguan alone to make a living. His superb home appliance repair skills helped him get established, and he unexpectedly activated the sign-in System. He fixes an air conditioner, and the landlady readily signs an annual maintenance deal with him; He repairs a freezer, and the owner of a food stall keeps calling on him to maintain her equipment; A college student meets him while he's fixing an appliance, and eagerly recommends him to the neighbors; He repairs a hospital refrigera 2.2kReads8.2Score176Shelves
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  39. 189 The Younger, Unhinged Prince Dotes Only on the Rugged Martial Champion 年下疯批小王爷独宠糙汉武状元 Two Male Leads673k WordsCompleted [Power couple #muscular, rugged bottom #younger, dangerous top #turning a straight man gay #military champion #ancient political intrigue #imperial court #size difference #scheming #mutual devotion] At the Great Zhao royal training grounds, the martial arts tournament between ten nations is underway. A hundred elite imperial guards have defeated Great Zhao’s generals one after another, their arrogance soaring as the nation is humiliated. At the critical moment, a towering, broad-shouldered figur 177Reads—Score215Shelves
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  40. 190 Taming That Tough, Handsome Bad Boy 硬控那个痞帅的糙汉 Two Male Leads394k WordsCompleted [Younger, unhinged top x cocky, rugged bottom] [Extreme push and pull] [Marriage Before Love] [The car door is welded shut] I’m Wu Wei, 28 years old, a ten-time consecutive Asian Racing Championship winner, worth hundreds of billions, and the big boss who calls the shots at 69 racetracks across the country. I’m six foot ten, built like a tank, with an eight-pack and tattoo sleeves. I’ve got “cocky and handsome” written all over my face. And what happens? Some refined scoundrel, six foot four, we 1kReads6.2Score126Shelves
  41. 191 I Made the Toughest Men in the Three Realms Cry 我把三界最强糙汉撩哭了 Two Male Leads761k WordsCompleted #Two Male Leads #Rugged Man #Hunk #Love at First Sight #Transmigrate Into a Book #Sweet Romance #Happy Ending Xu Hao, a top trust-fund kid with an MBA from Harvard, had grown tired of the wild nightlife. Then he woke up to find himself in the Heavenly Court. At a lavish banquet in the Jade Pool, he fixed his thirsty gaze on the man to the left of the main seat: Zheng Xiong, the greatest war god in the Three Realms. He was 2.2 meters tall, built like a tank, bursting with testosterone, with sha 524Reads8.2Score131Shelves
  42. 192 Are You Insane?! This Rugged Guy's Testosterone Is About to Explode 疯了吧!这糙汉荷尔蒙要炸了 Two Male Leads740k WordsCompleted Early winter, 2025, in Haojing. Shen Lie, 28 years old and 1.98 meters tall, returns to the city with glory behind him and a heart full of uncertainty. Handsome and rugged, broad-shouldered and imposing, he is as steady as a mountain, yet loses his way amid the bustle of modern life. That same day, Li Yan, a 19-year-old prodigy standing 1.90 meters tall, catches sight of this rugged, testosterone-charged man and is instantly dazzled. Exceptionally handsome, with bright eyes and red lips, Li Yan 1.7kReads8.5Score224Shelves
  43. 193 The Younger, Unhinged Top Tames a Two-Meter-Tall Roughneck 年下疯批攻驯服2米糙汉 Two Male Leads959k WordsCompleted I choose to tame a true Martial King. Twenty-nine years old, two meters tall, with eight-pack abs and a broad, powerful build. Three-time national martial arts championship winner and founder of Shangjing Martial Arts Academy. Pan Yue, a walking bundle of hormones, caught my eye at first sight in a private room on New Year's Eve in Shangjing. He was quiet and reserved, didn't touch a drop of alcohol, and left right on the stroke of midnight. He had no idea I had already set my sights on him. 644Reads8.7Score148Shelves
  44. 194 She Teases a Rugged Man, Then Tries to Run 她,撩完糙汉就想跑 Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [20 cm height difference + size difference + intense push and pull + slow burn + mutually faithful + sweet romance] (Volunteer teacher vs. a rough-hewn lumberyard owner who only pretends to be proper but is secretly a flirt) After her feelings were exposed, Xiang Nanfeng decided she had nothing left to lose. She looked at Shi Yunyang and asked, “Then what would it take for you to help me? What would count as being involved?” Shi Yunyang’s eyes held a warning and a taunt. “I’m a businessman. 2.5kReads—Score181Shelves
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  45. 195 The Wild Roughneck Holds Her by the Waist: Little One, Don't Run 野糙汉圈腰宠:小丫头,别躲 Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Wild Country Hunk Wraps His Arms Around Her: Little One, Don’t Run —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  46. 196 Talk Trash and Win Prizes 对骂就有奖 Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Hao Tie was treated like a pack mule and was about to hit rock bottom because he refused to keep living like one. Then he suddenly got a System that rewarded him for trading insults! From then on, he used verbal sparring to reach the pinnacle of success! 23.6kReads7.1Score1.1kShelves
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  47. 197 The Tough Guy on a Deserted Island 荒岛的猛男 Urban1.2M WordsOngoing A shipwreck left the cruise ship He Dun was aboard in trouble, and he washed up on a deserted island. Nine other people were stranded on the island with him. 87Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  48. 198 The Palace’s Number One Tough Guy 皇宫第一猛男 Historical2.0M WordsOngoing Ying Zheng, a modern overworked young man, dies suddenly from working overtime and has his soul transported into the body of Xiao Caizi, a young eunuch who was just killed after offending the powerful. He also obtains the Fake Eunuch System and begins cultivating the Divine Art of the Fake Eunuch. In a palace rife with schemes and human malice, he steadily climbs to the pinnacle of life! 11.7kReads6.5Score530Shelves
  49. 199 One Hundred Beauties in the Countryside 乡村一百个美女 Urban165k WordsOngoing The System Wants Me to Be a Bully? Hao Lu had just woken up from unconsciousness when a cold, mechanical voice rang in his ears. “Rural System activated. Beginner mission issued: compete with Wang Gou for the title of village bully. Time limit: three days.” He was about to curse when the System added, “Mission rewards: Li Rong's favor increases by 50 points, and one secret clue about Zhao Mei.” Watching Wang Gou approach in the distance with a hoe over his shoulder, Hao Lu clenched his fists. He 8Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. 200 One Hundred Beauties in the City 都市一百个美女 Urban137k WordsOngoing Wu Bifu wiped his hands with a wet tissue from Su Rong’s office. Suddenly, his phone screen lit up: “High-quality flirtation target detected. Wealth-Building System successfully activated.” “Current target: Su Rong.” “Starting affection level: 30 (a young, beautiful boss who’s somewhat interested in you).” “Friendly reminder: Every 10-point increase in affection grants you one chance at a massive windfall.” He looked up at Su Rong, who was touching up her lipstick. Suddenly, the eyes and brows o 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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