Looking for Sophisticated Angsty Novels Without Romance 想看点高级的虐文，不要有男女感情戏的那种
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A Murky Path 昧途
[A possessive, troubled male lead x a cool, resilient female lead] At the turn of the stairs, Lin Zhao ran blindly and crashed into someone. The sullen, spoiled young master tossed a basketball at her without a care. Chen Zeye had targeted her countless times before. Cool and proud, Lin Zhao couldn’t escape being ostracized. She could barely breathe and wanted nothing more than to get away. After the college entrance exams, she was finally free to relax. But at a gathering with old friends, a ci
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The Woman in the Plain Skirt 素裙女子
[Fast-Paced Power Fantasy] [Unbeatable Swordsmanship] [Relentless, Blood-Pumping Action] With a sword in hand, ten thousand demons submit! I wield a sword: who can stand against me? At the peak of the universe, a woman in a plain dress stood atop the chaos for a long, long time... [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental.]
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The White Zone 白色禁区
[Two equally powerful leads + both inexperienced + one-on-one romance + heroine with multiple secret identities] Sharp-tongued, straight-shooting criminal investigation captain x wealthy heiress and undercover agent with two faces For revenge, she was willing to sell her soul, setting a trap to win his trust. She thought she could throw him away once she had used him, but a kiss unsettled her heart. She fell for him. They fell in love and naturally became a couple. But how could a love born of
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After the Grand Princess Is Reborn, the Chief Grand Secretary Can No Longer Sit Still 长公主重生后，首辅大人坐不住了
[Rebirth + Political Intrigue + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Plenty of Foreshadowing + Serious Ensemble Cast] [Charming, Alluring, Sweet-Natured Yet Cunning Eldest Princess + Autocratic, Possessive Chief Grand Secretary] [Important: This is NOT a wish-fulfillment novel!!!] As a princess, Zhao Huiluan lived in luxury and honor, yet died in the prime of her life. Reborn, she finally realized that all the countless honors and favors she had once been proud of were nothing but illusions. Power is saf
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- 205 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 134.8kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds
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Mom Says: Having a Son Like Me Is a Total Failure 妈妈说：有我这种儿子，真失败
Rising star Li Chulu appears on the show Little Lu's Appointment and openly admits that she failed as a parent. She says her son has loved fighting since he was little, hates reading and studying, likes going out to fool around, and comes home late every night. “Having a son like that is a failure!” But when the production crew gets in touch with Li Chulu's son and projects his memories onto the big screen, everyone discovers that things aren't quite as Li Chulu described... He fought from a you
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- 207 Spring in Full Bloom, My Heart Rejoices 春色无边，吾心欢喜 City-level official ✖️ high school Chinese teacher Mo Ci grew up in a complicated family and was unwelcome from the moment he was born. Yet, like a welcoming pine tree growing on a sheer cliff, he broke through stone and spread his arms to calmly welcome every unexpected blizzard life brought his way. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to the work he loved, serving the people. Though he might occasionally lose his way, he never forgot his original purpose. Shen Zuixin looks like a sweet, gentle g 28Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Black Lotus Returns Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear 黑莲花重生归来，婆家瑟瑟发抖
Original title: The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear Short dramas: The Crazy Stepmother and New Life from Old Snow In her past life, Su An was abused by her husband. After she called the police, the officer told her it was a family matter and not their concern. She fled to her parents' home for help, but her grandmother said, “Take care of the kids, cook the meals, look after the elders, and hand over your wages every month. Then he won't hit you, will he? That's how it is
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The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨
Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S
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Qing'an's Childlike Words 清安稚语
In the eighth year of Qing'an under the Xiao, seven-year-old Zhu Xiaoshao is taken into the palace by her aunt, Consort Dowager Zhu, after her father dies of illness. There, she meets Xie Yu, the Prince of Zhao. Xie Yu is the late emperor’s legitimate son, but he was still in his mother’s womb when the emperor died, so the throne passed to Consort Dowager Zhu’s son, Xie Xun. The Wei clan, Xie Yu’s powerful maternal relatives, have long been trying to restore him to the throne. In the thirteenth
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Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service! 我与玫瑰，随时为公主待命！
[The print edition is now available. Search for Sweet Mist on any platform to buy it.] [One-on-one sweet romance, doting with no limits] Zhou Jin, captain of the criminal investigation team, is unruly and wild. He hates being pestered more than anything and has no patience for comforting people. Yet after one mission, he made an exception and took a young woman into his home. The next day, everyone on the team was whispering: Would the girl get yelled into tears by Captain Zhou? She did cry, all
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Control and Possession 控制欲，占有欲
[A cunning, unhinged CEO × a seemingly obedient little runaway] Outsiders thought Ji Yanshen was aloof, abstinent, and uninterested in women. They had no idea that he was lost every day in the tender arms of his little bunny, unable to pull himself away. Everything seemed to be under his control. But on their wedding day, his seemingly obedient little bunny hired someone to take her place and escape! After finally winning her back, he found her memories in disarray. With a perfectly calm exp
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The Bluebird Flies Over Thorn Island 青鸟飞过荆棘岛
Her life was destined to be bleak, but there was someone willing to offer her his arms and warmth. She bore countless scars in this lifetime, but there was someone willing to hack through every obstacle for her and be her support. Yet would there ever be someone who could peel away her mask and see the cruel truth in her heart? She is an orphan in this beautiful world, a trapped beast in a warm cage. If you met her, would you cherish her? Would you love her?
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- 214 Eight Adorable Babies: Mommy Is So Popular 八胎萌宝：妈咪太受宠 After an accident, Xia Zhu spent a passionate night with a mysterious man. She gave birth to eight babies and became the laughingstock of the entire Imperial City! Four years later, her adorable genius children shocked the world. The most powerful man in the Imperial City was cold and ruthless, yet he doted on her above all others. She became the most envied woman in the world. 5.7kReads9.2Score6.3k14d adds
- 215 Mr. Huo, How About Three Babies at Once? 霍总，一胎三宝了解一下 After Feng Qianxue's engagement was broken off, she slept with a gigolo at a bar. That same day, her father jumped to his death after going bankrupt. Overnight, she went from a wealthy heiress to a shameless woman despised by everyone. Four years later, she returned to Haicheng with her three babies. She recognized the gigolo from that night at Nightfall and made him sign an agreement to pay off his debt. From then on, she made sure he “worked hard and paid off his debt” every night. To help him 4.3kReads9.2Score67914d adds
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Hello, Coco! 你好，可可！
Love and hate, a domineering CEO, a calculating schemer, possessive to a fault, and the ultimate jealous lover! Mo Rufeng was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. During his junior year of college, he met Zhai Kexin, a girl from an ordinary background who had just started school, and fell in love at first sight. To win her heart, he hid his identity and transformed himself into a destitute young man! His mother stopped at nothing to break them up. When he returned five years later, a life stoo
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- 217 The Billionaire's Favorite: Dr. Song, Don't Go 亿万枭宠：宋医生，别来无恙 She was the notorious cast-off wife of a powerful family. He was the noble, mysterious third young master of the Lu family. “Dr. Song, I’d like to invite you to a simple meal.” “I’m sorry, doctors can’t accept food or drink from patients.” He reached out with his long arm and gripped her chin in both hands. “Woman, are you playing hard to get?” Sensing danger, she tried to escape, but he kept closing in, right on her heels. She sneered. “Third Young Master Lu, do you know what the word ‘respect’ 4.6kReads9.2Score56614d adds
- 218 A Lifetime of Deep Love, Given to You 赠你一世情深 I have a secret I've kept in my heart: I've loved Gu Tingchen for nine whole years. When I was young, I used to follow him everywhere. As I grew older, I finally became his wife. But he gave me no love, not even a shred of tenderness. I tried to tempt him into a love affair with the promise of a divorce and the power of the Shi family, but he never wavered. He would never remember the anxious little girl who used to follow behind him so carefully. It wasn't until after our divorce that I saw the 911Reads8.8Score24614d adds
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The Zebra of Hoh Xil 可可西里的斑马
[Bittersweet Ending] [Redemption] Zebras are social animals. When alone, a zebra cannot sleep. After losing her best friend, 27-year-old Song Qinian is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Struck by this double blow, she decides to live for herself for once. She wants to travel across the northwest, then leave her life behind in Hoh Xil. On the way, she meets Pei Zhiyuan, whose legs are paralyzed. Together, they set out toward paradise. He counsels her time and again and stays by her side, but in the
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The Heartless Master Speaks of Love, and Every Male Lead Goes Mad 无情师尊说情话，男主全都疯魔啦
[Invincible heroine + knows the script + directs the plot + puts the male leads through the wringer] While other people transmigrate into chaotic times and rise to the top, Xie Qingyun reaches the pinnacle of success only to learn that the world is about to be destroyed. The Little Heavenly Dao Alliance speaks as one: she must become the mentor to the protagonists of seven novels and stabilize the main plotlines of their worlds. Everyone knows that being a mentor is a high-risk profession. “Can
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- 221 After the Mad Emperor Redeemed Himself, All Under Heaven Became His Devoted Subjects 疯批帝尊洗白后，天下皆为裙下臣 Original title: After Constantly Trying to Get Myself Killed, I Became the Emperor Venerated by All Di Yange transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel aimed at male readers, where she can only return home by getting herself killed. To make it back as soon as possible, she disguises herself as a man and does everything she can to oppose the protagonist and befriend the villains. In the end, through one careless mistake, she not only saves all the villains but also follows their path, rising ste 30.9kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds
- 222 Escape or Accept? 逃避还是接受？ One night, I was sitting quietly in the living room watching a variety show. I had left the window open, and a gust of wind blew in. I promptly passed out on the sofa... In my dream, I seemed to have become someone else. —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Adored by Powerful Figures After Becoming a Little Cub 成为幼崽后被大佬们娇养
Anaiya met an unfortunate end in Earth’s apocalypse. She was reborn in another distant star system as a young Sacred Spirit. Sacred Spirits are the highest ideal of life in the Tianyun Star System, embodiments of faith. They are synonymous with being cute, well-behaved, kind, and gentle. But Anaiya is none of those things. Cute and well-behaved? She’s pretending. Kind and gentle? Sorry, she accidentally absorbed the irritable genes of a Calamity Beast. Sacred Spirits can link their genes with co
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- 224 After Becoming a Little One, She Was Raised into an Unstoppable Purifier 成为幼崽后她被养成超强净化师 An Nuo died in the apocalypse and transmigrated to the interstellar age. She became a gene seed in an artificial incubation pod, hatching in a pod factory that had been abandoned for hundreds of years on a junk planet. In this interstellar age, people were divided by their genes into three broad categories: Beastkin, who could transform into animals; Espers, who possessed special abilities; and Purifiers, who could cleanse corrupted genes, soothe mental energy, and raise gene levels. An Nuo was 215Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 225 After Divorcing the Female CEO, I Wound Up in the Arms of a Stunning Doctor 和女总裁离婚后，误入绝色女医怀 [Complete. The animated adaptation is out. Click the author's profile for the new novel.] Original title: Divorced in the Late Stages of Cancer, Then Everyone Started Loving Me [Everyday life + slow burn + one heroine + no System or golden finger + no turning back + occasional madness] In their four years of marriage, Song Yilang thought he was lucky to have a beautiful wife and a happy family. So he worked himself to the bone, hoping to stand side by side with Lin Su. But when he got cancer and 8.1kReads9.1Score39614d adds
- 226 My Girlfriend Has a Cheat, and Seven Divine Songs Take the Music World by Storm 我有外挂女友，七首神曲横扫乐坛 Tang Yiao is a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry, stuck in a career rut and going nowhere. His company sends him to compete on a talent show for newcomers. After his former rumored girlfriend publicly announces her relationship with a popular young star, he becomes a laughingstock, enduring ridicule and mockery. Setbacks in both his career and love life send him to the lowest point of his life. By chance, while watching a livestream on his phone, Tang Yiao reunites with Jiang Xinyue, 8.1kReads9.6Score89114d adds
- 227 I Finally Lost You 3: He Sleeps in the Wind 我终于失去了你3·他睡在风里 The bestselling heart-wrenching classic, the third and final book in the I Finally Lost You series, now with a sweet bonus epilogue! I like a boy who has a cat named Ruanruan and likes a girl named Niaoniao. He was fostered in a little city far, far south, and often missed someone who lived far, far north. People around him privately said he was precocious as a monster. He was born only because his mother wanted to keep the person she loved from leaving. That was, until he came to Baicheng and m 678Reads9.4Score16314d adds
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Every Sect Wants to Kill Me, So I Just Reload After Death! 宗门都想噶我，我直接死亡回档！
[Transmigrated into a Book + Villainess + Death Rewinds Time + Eldritch Cultivation + Unhinged + Quirky Style] Lu Xiaojin transmigrated into a book, becoming the lovesick senior apprentice sister in a cultivation novel where everyone falls for the heroine. She kept fighting the heroine for men and ended up dying horribly. No problem. She wasn't stupid. She knew how the plot went, so she could avoid trouble, stay away from the men, and survive. But! Can someone tell her why her junior apprentice
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- 229 I'm the Female Lead's Foil, Playing Three Male Foils at Once 我，女配，同时扮演三个男配 [System + Transmigrate Into a Book + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scum + Irresistible Female Lead + Gossip + Disguised as a Man] I'm a woman, but I'm playing male supporting characters in three different books at once? Zhao Ruoming died, and the System told her to play three roles across three books. If she completed the missions, she could come back to life. Zhao Ruoming: “Oh, quick transmigration? Aren't three worlds a bit too few?” System: “Not three worlds. There's only one world. You have to 8.4kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
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Don't Be Weak, Don't Provoke Her: An Angry Palace Maid Can Restore a Fallen Kingdom 别太弱，别招惹，宫女发怒能复国
[Unusual premise + assassin’s rise + strong heroine + political intrigue + cold and heartless + mildly yandere + cool-headed lunatic + male lead rises from the nth place] * Su Mian was just a palace maid serving a princess. On the day the Southern Yan Kingdom fell, she watched everyone die before her without a flicker of emotion. The princess gave her an even more perilous mission. Until it was done, she had to stay alive. But in a world thrown into chaos, she was sold as a slave and forced to e
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- 231 Saving My Hopelessly Romantic Brother: I Tutor Him for the Top Universities 拯救恋爱脑亲哥，我辅导他考清北 Su Zijin is fifteen years younger than her brother, Su Gu. Su Gu has been the perfect child since he was little: handsome, academically gifted, and possessed of sound values. Everyone says he’s bound for one of China’s top universities, but no one could have predicted that he’d fall for Xie Sisi, a master manipulator. The golden boy falls from grace. The title of “academic genius” gradually gives way to “delinquent,” and their parents smile less and less. Su Zijin wants to change things, but she 6.4kReads9.4Score90214d adds
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This Wicked Concubine Is on a Rampage! Battling the First Wife and Seducing Handsome Men 这个贱妾杀疯了！斗正室，勾美男
Born beautiful, she is a peerless beauty, yet her father sells her to a wealthy merchant as a concubine. Everyone assumes the prince will soon cast her aside, but instead, she storms into the prince’s manor like a “sharp sword.” First, the principal wife makes things difficult for her, teaching her the rules for a lowly concubine. Before long, the prince takes another concubine and keeps women on both arms. Everyone assumes she will give in, but to their surprise, she manages to “topple” the pri
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- 233 I'll Spend the Rest of My Life Waiting for You 余生只待你 In high school, Bai Zhi and Lin Yu became classmates. Back then, Bai Zhi was rebellious and willful, a troublesome student who gave her teachers headaches. After an encounter in a downpour, Lin Yu saw through her pain, and the two became close friends. They were accepted into the same university and promised to start there together. Before they could enroll, Lin Yu learned that Bai Zhi was the daughter of the mastermind behind a kidnapping case that had once shocked the entire city. He had been 2.1kReads9.6Score32714d adds
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Mountains and Seas in My Heart, Stars in My Eyes 心中有山海，眼眸有星辰
Sweet romance + mutual devotion + she pampers him + adorable husband + childhood sweethearts + healing This is the story of a special forces soldier, Bai Yao, and a male celebrity, as they find their way to each other. Nan Jinan: If you like me too, I’ll wait for you for the rest of my life! I’ll stick by your side shamelessly and do whatever you say! Bai Yao: I don’t know when I’ll start liking you, but once I do, it’ll be for a lifetime.
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- 235 My Soldier-King Wife: Go Easy, the Movie Emperor Feels Pain 兵王老婆：轻下手，影帝他怕疼 After a certain heartthrob becomes famous: Qin Qing: “My wife is my number-one fan!” Fans: “Our oppa is married? I don't believe it!” A video surfaces of a beautiful woman using military boxing moves to save the heartthrob. If you look closely, you can even see the police saluting her? Then a documentary about the military comes out, and the heartthrob's fans spot their sister-in-law in uniform, standing front and center! She's so cool! Fans: “Aaaaaah, sister-in-law, look at me! I'm available!” 1.9kReads9.3Score19214d adds
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The Boy from the Mountain City 山城少年
In the mountain city, there are not only young men, but also big sisters. We were once each other's salvation. Watching the young man shine so brightly, I couldn't selfishly keep him trapped by my side. Without Big Sister in this world, that young man would be gone too.
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The Bulman Journal 布尔曼日志
[Brawler at the Bullman Bar x taciturn young apprentice] [Alternate world] [Fictional setting] Setting: Bullman Street, England. The first thing Tang An, an Asian girl abandoned by her father and “sold” to the Bullman Bar, did after crawling out of a crate was get into a fight with the bar's female doctor. Then one of the bar's brawlers beat her black and blue. “Kid, are you still running?” “…Yes.” Instinct told Tang An to flee the violent bar, but she gradually realized that she was perfectly s
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- 238 Transmigrated into a Fated Marriage 穿越之天定姻缘 Suddenly dumped in this backward, feudal place where she can't understand a word, Chen Xin breaks down and sobs. Damn you, heavens! I just bought a house! The least you could've done was put me in some decent clothes! Luckily, the scholar she meets is at least a little reliable. He provides her with food, shelter, and an education. Educated people really are different. What a good man! The kindhearted scholar stands nearby, smiling and nodding. How thrilling! Nobody stop me. I'm going to have th 8.4kReads8.6Score70614d adds
- 239 A Survival Guide for a Couple of Underpowered Lovers [GB] 双弱CP生存指南【GB】 [Female Beta, Male Omega + Both Leads’ First Relationship + Happy Ending] Not a wish-fulfillment story! (Complete) It took Chi Yao five years of applications to get into the First Military District’s medical department. Her patient was the entire district’s only 3S-level male Omega, Xie Yi. When they first met, Xie Yi lay naked on the hospital bed, twisting his scarred waist as he asked confidently: “Dr. Chi, is my body beautiful?” “Dr. Chi, are you single? Do you like Omegas?” “Dr. Chi, if you 4kReads9.2Score64314d adds
- 240 My Beautiful Boy 我的美丽少年 [A cool philosophy major × an older, untouchable musician] A story about a straight male college student who loses his mind over a beautiful musician. What do you do when someone of the same sex outs you on the school forum? Xu Junle thinks he's been having terrible luck lately. A male student he's never met keeps confessing to him and stalking him; the girl he'd been flirting with on WeChat suddenly starts calling him "sis"; even the people who approach him to chat are all guys... But... That 293Reads8.8Score15714d adds
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We've Cut Ties, So Who's Going to Keep Spoiling You? 都断绝关系了，谁还惯着你啊！
In her previous life, the so-called family she trusted fed on her flesh and blood, then sent her to a psychiatric hospital, where they tortured her to death. Reborn, she cuts ties with them and takes down every scumbag in sight, busier than ever. They think she’s just an orphan with no one to rely on. She can make a fuss all she wants, but in the end she’ll come crawling back and beg to make up. But she has latched onto Gu Shengyu, and a man with power to move heaven and earth would never let he
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A Star in the Wilderness 旷野里的星
An Yi had an older sister, brilliant and dazzling, like the bright moon in the sky, while An Yi was weak and insignificant, like a star no one noticed. The greatest pleasure in An Yi’s life was stealing everything her sister owned, including the man she loved most: Shen Yun.
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