In a Reading Slump. Looking for a Female Protagonist, Third-Person Narration, and No Stupid Characters. Thanks! 瓶颈期，喜欢女主主角，第三人称，不降智的，感谢

1. 1 铲 The Pet Owner Expands Like Crazy in a Survival Game 铲屎官在求生游戏疯狂扩张 Coming Up with a Name Is So Hard起名字好难哦Sports310k WordsCompleted (An unconventional survival story + No CP + A True Cat Lover + System + Feel-Good Power Fantasy) All of humanity on Blue Star is dragged into a survival game. From the start, each person gets a deserted island, and all their supplies have to be fished up. Resources are scarce, monsters attack, and the weather is brutal. Yun Duo, who’s been unlucky for half her life, suddenly gets bound to an assist System and blessed by the God of Fortune. The ultimate lucky player is born on the spot. While ev 1.6kReads9.1Score19414d adds

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   It's rare to find books that don't lower intelligence; I've read these two, they're alright.

2. 2 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6k14d adds
3. 3 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 181.3kReads9.5Score23.4k14d adds
4. 4 大 Senior Sister Is Just a Little Zen, Not Weak 大师姐只是性格有点佛，又不是弱 Jun Wanyi君晚意Ancient Romance268k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Jiang Yan pushed herself to the limit and became a peerless prodigy, only to be treated like a tool by her sect. Things did not go well. Her junior sister framed her for cultivation deviation. Her master refused to believe her, and the sect turned against her. In the end, while being hunted down, she chose to die alongside her junior sister. When she woke again, she was back on the day new disciples were recruited. Jiang Yan was done with it all. So she chose to join an obs 262Reads9.4Score—14d adds
5. 5 快 Quick Transmigration: The Demon King Wrecks the Plot 快穿之大魔王崩坏剧情 Mist Rising Through the Long Forest雾起长林Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted (No romance, brainless wish-fulfillment.) The heroine is an overbearing, chuuni, unhinged supervillain. She isn't human! She has no human morality and is rotten to the core. Anyone seeking justice or a saintly heroine should stay away. She takes the scumbag's path and leaves scumbags nowhere to go. If she can solve something with violence, she won't waste a word. She's a master of every kind of scheming green tea and black lotus trick: if you can imagine it, she can do it. A mama's boy ends up w 29.6kReads9.5Score3k14d adds

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   [Under pressure][Under pressure] (No romance, mindless, fast-paced story) The female lead is a domineering, chuunibyou, and neurotic villain. She's not human! She has no moral compass, she's utterly wicked. She walks the path of the scumbag. She leaves the scumbag with nowhere to go. She'll take action if she can, without wasting words. She's a master of manipulative tactics, a black lotus flower at her fingertips. There's nothing she can't do. A phoenix man meets a scumbag female lead and cries for a divorce. In a farming novel world, the female lead buries an injured scumbag prince. She casually saves people, but that's unacceptable.

6. 6 禁 A Hundred Years in the Forbidden Zone! She Can No Longer Hide Her Strength 禁地百年！她的实力藏不住了 Cong Xin丛薪Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No CP (no male lead) + Extremely powerful heroine + Power fantasy + System is support only + Ferocious fighter + Decisive and ruthless + Nontraditional cultivation + Some flaws, readers with high standards beware + A little logic, but not much] A genius girl was deceived by a scumbag, who stole her heart and her mutated Ice Spiritual Root. She died young, and Ning Zhi, a soul from another world with the same name, gained control of her body. With the System descending from the heavens, a new er 3.7kReads8.7Score38514d adds
7. 7 快 Quick Transmigration: She's a Delicate, Soft-Spoken Powerhouse of a Female Lead 快穿之她是身娇体软大女主 You Little Brat汝这逆子Modern Romance992k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, Glamorous, Scheming, Face-slapping, Feel-Good Story, Delicate and Soft] Xi Heng has mastered manipulation. She is utterly unemotional, petty, and excellent at holding grudges, and all she wants is to cause trouble. By chance, she binds herself to a dress-up System in pursuit of eternal life and godhood. She travels through countless worlds, collecting emotional value to create all kinds of outfits for her collection. In a modern world where women run away while pregnant, Xi 2.8kReads8.9Score22114d adds
8. 8 反 The Villainess Goes on a Rampage Across the Nine Continents! The Protagonists All Kneel 反派女配杀疯九洲！主角们都跪了 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 16.6kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
9. 9 满 The Max-Level Expert Transmigrates into a Book and Crushes the Secret Identity Novel's Heroine 满级大佬穿书后完爆马甲文女主 Beiming Zecheng北冥泽城Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Dual transmigration into a book + Exposing Each Other's Secret Identities + Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment + Supporting Character Takes Down the Female Lead] Lin Yingzhuo transmigrated into a book about secret identities and became the original heroine's fake-sweetheart older sister. The original heroine had countless secret identities and was the beloved goddess of the whole story, both cool and dazzling. Lin Yingzhuo's mission was to expose all of the heroine's secret identities and become friend 1.2kReads9.5Score22314d adds
10. 10 穿 I Was Reborn as the Villainess, So Why Are You Calling Me the Light of Righteousness? 穿成反派大小姐你叫我正道的光？ Si Jiayi斯嘉一Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No Romance, Pure Power Fantasy] Su Zhuo transmigrates into a book as the fake heiress of an immortal sect. As the protagonist’s sworn enemy, she’s doomed if she stays in the holy land for long. Without hesitation, Su Zhuo joins a villainous sect, saving herself ten years of detours! Her new sect is full of powerful figures: a fiercely protective master, a formidable mistress, genius fellow disciples, and her, who can simply lie flat. Su Zhuo thinks, “The sect’s scenery is so lovely. I’ll take i 17.5kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds
11. 11 步 A Clear Breeze Carries Me Down an Open Road 步步清风迈坦途 Chu Youran初悠然Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book + no rebirth + no System + no spirit spring] She traded a meal of sweet potatoes for a new dad? No problem. Who says you can't win with a terrible hand... When it's time to be ruthless, who would dare go soft? Take her, for example: she became the “pack leader.” 869Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead, Song Tingnan, walks towards you with a smooth and refreshing journey.

12. 12 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 106.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds

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13. 13 丧 A Zombie Transmigrates into the Cultivation World and Becomes the Pride of the Whole Sect 丧尸穿越修仙界，成了全宗门骄傲 No Mercy Under My Blade刀下不留人Ancient Romance365k WordsCompleted [Sang Sang the Zombie: A Fresh Premise + Hilarious, Guaranteed to Cheer You Up + No Romance + Everyone's Favorite + Extraordinary Talent] (Note: The rating is very low because it just opened. This book has a great reputation, so enjoy!) Sang Sang is a genuine, bona fide zombie, but she transmigrates to the unfamiliar world of cultivation. In her eyes, cultivators' brains are the most delicious food. Master's brain is the tastiest. I'll have a bite first. Senior Brother's brain is pretty tasty to 3.9kReads8.7Score42314d adds

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    You absolutely must read the first one! It's quite light-hearted, and the logic is sound. It's about a zombie cultivating immortality. 😆😆😆😆

14. 14 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: Keep Your Giant Slab in Check! 灵气复苏：管好你的大石板！ Liu Shen流深Modern Romance717k WordsCompleted (Strong female lead + no romance) In the age of spiritual qi revival, Yu Qingye leaves her remote mountain village intending to demand child support from her cheapskate father and then disappear. Instead, he sends her to school, insists she finish high school, and tells her to get into a top spiritual cultivation academy so she’ll have leverage in the fight over the family estate. Yu Qingye: “...Is he out of his mind? He expects someone with a spirit manifestation rated at a mere A to compete ag 652Reads7.2Score10114d adds
15. 15 沉 After Ten Thousand Years Asleep, She Became the Invincible Ancestor 沉睡一万年，她成了无敌老祖 The Fish Learning to Fly学飞行的鱼Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Eastern fantasy cultivation + no romance + strong female lead + satisfying read + punishing scum + face-slapping + lighthearted] Qiao Ran fell asleep while meditating in seclusion. Ten thousand years later, she woke up beside a grave. She hadn't ascended, her sect was gone, and there was no sign of her senior sister, her disciples, or anyone else from the sect. What had happened over the past ten thousand years? And why was she already saddled with a blood debt the moment she woke up? A myste 7kReads9.0Score78314d adds
16. 16 五 The 1950s: The Family's Beloved Child Takes a Grain Shop Through the Famine 五零团宠，带着粮铺混饥荒 llx Flying Fishllx飞鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [For female readers] [Period] [Spatial storage] [Famine] [Family darling] [Everyday family life] [Slice of life] [Dual transmigration] [Coming of age] [Reincarnated in the womb] [Alternate historical setting] [A black pot falls from the sky: transmigrate to the 1950s and become the family’s darling] When Zhao Suisui returned home for the New Year, she passed her aunt’s grain shop. Her aunt had something urgent to do and asked her to mind the store. Just as she was lying on a rocking chair, watch 24.1kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
17. 17 七 The 1970s: The Little Village Girl Brings Honor to Her Country Through Education 七零小村姑，靠读书为国争光 Only Plays Zhen Ji只玩甄姫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Drama + System + Academic Prodigy + Knowledge Changes Your Destiny + Ensemble Cast] Wang Zhaozhao becomes the unwanted granddaughter of the Old Wang family, part of the village brigade in Riverside Village in the 1970s. When she is five, her mother becomes her eldest uncle’s wife, while her father marries a stepmother who brings along a stepsister. Later, she gains two younger sisters, one born to her eldest uncle’s wife and the other to her stepmother. Her days are full 14.9kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
18. 18 主 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 Zhou Dabai周大白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 23.3kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds

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    The female protagonist is lucid and, having been reborn alongside her younger sister, is forced into a marriage swap by her sister. She is then married to a mentally unstable heir of a marquis's household, starting with a bad hand but playing it like a winning hand – a CEO version of an ancient marquis's family.

19. 19 快 Going on a Rampage in a World of Ungrateful Wolves Through Quick Transmigration 快穿在白眼狼世界杀疯了 Tender Bamboo Shoots奶笋尖尖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] + [Reborn] + [Unfilial ingrate] + [One-chapter stories] + [Romance optional] Zhang Shan is a stepping stone for ungrateful wretches in various worlds, but this stepping stone is a little slippery. Watch your step, or you might fall! … 9.4kReads9.2Score48214d adds

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    The first book basically has one world per chapter. You can tell from the title that the female lead is intelligent and quick-witted, and she gets revenge for every wrong she has, without any hesitation.

20. 20 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Female Supporting Character Awakens 快穿年代：女配觉醒了 Don't Dwell On The Past不要忆往昔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [fictional setting] [Period] [no fixed CP] [female lead’s perspective] [overpowered golden finger] Ning An, an employee of the Temporal Bureau, transmigrates into small worlds set in different periods. As she eases the supporting female characters’ grievances and makes up for their regrets, she also enjoys a good life of her own. [Content warnings: Please don’t read if these things bother you. Be sure to read this!!!] An extremely overpowered golden finger! The original ma 33.1kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds
21. 21 快 Quick Transmigration: Love-Brained People, Get Out of My Way 快穿：恋爱脑别挡路 Save Me a Spot帮我加个位Modern Romance684k WordsCompleted This is a quick-transmigration wish-fulfillment story! The heroine is horny and shameless. Rong Zhou: That guy has an eight-pack! I really want a closer look. Author: You should get back to work! Actually, this is also a little sad story from the author. I wanted to try a different style, but in the end I realized I couldn’t write anything spicy. 7.8kReads9.2Score45214d adds
22. 22 为 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 31.5kReads9.4Score3.7k14d adds
23. 23 我 After I Led My Sect to Ascension, the Tragic Romance Hero Went Mad 我带宗门飞升后，虐文男主他疯了 Gu Qimao顾七猫Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + two strong leads + the hero’s agonizing pursuit of his wife + no forgiveness] Gu Xi transmigrates into the heroine of a tragic romance novel. In the story, the heroine is born into a noble family, yet she is hopelessly lovestruck, with her whole heart and mind devoted to the hero. The hero hurts and misunderstands her, treating her family with the kind of cruelty that tears them apart down to the eighteenth generation, yet she still loves him as deeply as ever. In the end 2.7kReads9.1Score30014d adds
24. 24 团 The Whole Family Dotes on Her: The Divine Lord's Wife Only Wants to Be a Happy-Go-Lucky Slacker 团宠：神尊夫人她只想当咸鱼 Gu Qimao顾七猫Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Beloved by everyone + legitimate daughter + two powerhouses + domineering + hilarious + divine beasts!) A god-tier powerhouse is reborn as the good-for-nothing daughter of a hot-tempered father. From the start, she maxes out her skills in alchemy, beast taming, fighting, and cultivation. She’s invincible under heaven. Anyone who dares bully or mock her gets sent straight to the afterlife! Especially since she’s got the beloved-by-all heroine’s Dragon Aotian script in hand! Her hot-tempered fath 26.1kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
25. 25 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 212.2kReads9.5Score17.7k14d adds
26. 26 恶 The Wicked Supporting Actress Is One Tough Weed 恶毒女配是打不死的小强 Hawthorn Syrup山楂糖水Ancient Romance365k WordsCompleted The little artist Qiao Mingyue thought she was as impossible to kill as a cockroach, with an incredible knack for survival. But then she transmigrated into a book. Reborn as a vicious supporting character and kicked out by the male supporting character? No problem. She could draw and embroider, and she even made off with the family’s old ox. She’d earn money, build a future, and cultivate powerful allies. All good! Kidnapped by bandits and forced to become the stronghold’s young madam halfway 410Reads8.8Score11414d adds

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    Transmigrating to ancient times without any cheat codes

27. 27 你 You Chose Your White Moonlight. I Returned to the Modern World, So Why Are You Crying? 你选白月光，我穿回现代你哭什么 Mu Shinian慕时念Ancient Romance567k WordsOngoing [No Getting Back Together After the Breakup + Transported to Another World + Pocket Dimension] [Male Lead Gets Put Through the Wringer + Regret and Groveling + Clear-Headed Female Lead] An Qing, the daughter of a tycoon, is kidnapped and thrown off a cliff, only to find herself transported to an alternate ancient world. She has loved a man for ten years, but they can never be together. Unsure if she'll ever make it back, she decides to let him go and start a new life. Then Prince Zhao, Mo Haoche 212Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    He reached out and gently touched the child's rosy cheeks, as if touching the most precious treasure in the world. When he saw a single, glistening tear slide down his cheek and land on the child's delicate face, he quickly and gently wiped it away with his finger, afraid that the tear would cause the child the slightest discomfort. This was their farewell moment as father and daughter; they didn't know if they would ever see each other again. [Sad][Please follow]

28. 28 被 After Their Minds Were Read, the Cannon Fodders Lost It 被读心后，炮灰们心态炸了 OukinhouAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A feel-good cultivation novel with an unconventional heroine. Read at your own risk! [Mind reading + System + transmigrate into a book + cultivation + everyone's favorite] Xiao Xiao dies unexpectedly and transmigrates into a cultivation novel about a universally adored heroine, as a cannon-fodder substitute character. In the end, the heroine's admirers cut out her golden core to save their beloved, and she dies. The good news is that she has a System. The bad news is that it's not an underdog-re 9.4kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds

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    I recently finished reading this book, and it was so engaging that I highly recommend the second one – it's amazing!

29. 29 恶 The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery737k WordsCompleted “If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had 39kReads9.5Score6k14d adds
30. 30 我 My Readers Span Three Thousand Worlds 我的读者遍布三千世界 Turtles Go with Mung Beans王八配绿豆Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [System] [Wish fulfillment] [Face-slapping] [Secret identity] [Everyday life] [No romance] Li Wenshu, a top author in the online fiction world, died suddenly after writing all night. The System sold everything it had to send her back to when she was sixteen. It was an era when neither entertainment nor the internet was very developed. Faced with the three thousand worlds of books in the System’s storage space, Li Wenshu rubbed her chin and sighed, “Dying suddenly was worth it!” A suspe 15.5kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds

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    This book, a book within a book, is super good! Netizens are all hilarious; I was laughing so hard I was rolling around in bed in the middle of the night.

31. 31 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117kReads9.6Score13.7k14d adds

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    Junior Uncle Lin Du's writing is really delicate, and his writing style is really good.

32. 32 带 I Married the Sickly Chief Minister with a Farming System, and He Flirts with Me Every Day 带种田系统嫁病娇首辅，日日被撩 Jiang Qiuqiu姜秋秋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + sweet romance + devoted couple] Lu Zhaozhao, head of a family of merchants, accidentally gets bound to a farming System that brings her into a lucky-charm farming novel called The Imperial Consort of the Peasant Household. There, she becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who dies as soon as she appears. When she opens her eyes, she has to choose between two newlywed husbands. She faces a greedy, vicious mother-in-law, th 38.6kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds
33. 33 温 A Tender Rose Becomes His Cherished Favorite in the Apocalypse 温软玫瑰沦为他心尖偏宠【末世】 Fallen Today落今朝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse360k WordsCompleted [A post-apocalyptic setting + a trash man’s regret + the arch-enemy villain takes the lead + love triangle drama + mutual salvation + swoony romance + romantic aesthetics + both leads are devoted to each other] [Gentle, steadfast beacon of righteousness x refined, unhinged smiling schemer (irresistibly wicked)] Even as she lay dying, Wen Yao couldn’t understand what she had ever liked about Shen Yichuan. Was it his coldheartedness, or his selfishness? As his partner, she had risked her life for 43.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds

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