Dual Male Leads, Angsty Yet Sweet, Tortured to the Brink but Still a Happy Ending 双男主设定 虐中带甜 虐得死去活来最后还是he

1. 1 前 My Ex Is a Top-Tier Star, So I’ll Ride His Coattails, Hard! 前男友是顶流，我蹭，我硬蹭！ Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads267k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rebirth + entertainment industry + rekindled romance] A beautiful, strong, tragic, sickly bottom-tier actor. A superstar idol top. The day Lin Ran was diagnosed with cancer, he held his final livestream. He thought it was goodbye, but never expected to receive an invitation to appear on a variety show. When they meet again, his ex-boyfriend has become a top-tier star with tens of millions of followers. He says, “Lin Ran, you're so shameless!” He says, “Lin Ran, are you sick?” H 14.6kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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   When a series is cruel, it is really cruel

2. 2 炸 Explosive! My Current Archrival Is My Ex-Boyfriend 炸裂！现任死对头是我前任男朋友 A Money阿moneyTwo Male Leads267k WordsCompleted [Sweet Modern Showbiz Romance] + [Two Male Leads] + [Both Each Other’s Only One] + [Ex Chases His Lover After the Breakup] + [Scheming, Older-Brother-Type Top] + [Short-Tempered, Wild Bottom] Also known as The Film Emperor Ex Who Begs to Get Back Together Every Day Wen Yining is a B-list celebrity whose favorite pastime is roasting internet trolls. His fighting ability is unknown, but the stronger the opponent, the stronger he gets. His life motto: I examine myself three times daily: I’m handso 2.9kReads9.2Score418Shelves
3. 3 小 The Little Troublemaker Doesn't Have Long to Live 小坏蛋他命不久矣 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + the pursuit of a former lover + happy ending] School bully, sickly bottom Academic superstar, top On Xiao Yu's birthday, his father locked him up in a conversion camp. From that day on, he lost Fu Zechen, the person who loved him most. By the time he escaped that living hell, battered and bruised, Fu Zechen had discarded him without a moment's hesitation. When they met again, his eyes held no trace of affection, only indifference and estrangement. “You're not w 19.1kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
4. 4 爆 An Upset Victory: A Top-Tier Star Gets Swept Away by a Nobody 爆冷：顶流被小糊咖拐跑了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + showbiz + happy ending] A doting, top-tier-star seme, A little-known, sickly uke. Lu Qing lost Gu Zhiyan, the person who loved him most, so he nearly gave his life for another chance to meet him. But the Gu Zhiyan he meets again is no longer the poor kid he was a year ago. He has transformed into a top-tier star with tens of millions of fans and the sole heir to the Gu family, the foremost clan in Beijing’s elite circles. Gu Zhiyan shuts Lu Qing out completely. 9.5kReads9.3Score865Shelves
5. 5 小 That Little Trouble-Maker Is Absolutely Unhinged 小作精他超疯的 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads249k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + rekindled love + entertainment industry + happy ending] A volatile, depressed, troublesome, sickly bottom in public and in private, A top who is emotionally impaired but an outstanding actor. Jiang Li is a madman. During a sugar-baby arrangement, he was the first to fall in love and become obsessed. He knew Yi Zhen didn't love him, yet he kept clinging to him, his body covered in wounds. He said, “I supported you for two years. Now it's your turn to support me for two years! 14.3kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
6. 6 绿 The Wild Little Tea-Green Psycho Can't Keep It Up Anymore 绿茶小疯子他野不动了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads243k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Happy Ending] A handsome, bad-boy school bully as the pursuer, A sickly recipient who plays the pig to eat the tiger. When Wen Mo was nineteen, his parents brought him back home. His mother gave him his very first gift. He wore it with delight. A year later, a confirmed diagnosis made him realize it was his mother's death warrant for him! A genetic mutation, organ failure, and paralysis on one side of his body. In just two short months, he'd gone from full of life to nearly at 4.2kReads9.3Score394Shelves
7. 7 万 The Most Hated Guy Is Seriously Fierce 万人嫌他超凶的 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + everyone faces their comeuppance + happy ending] A sickly, universally disliked bottom, a top who’s an esports superstar. After receiving a diagnosis, Shen Ning cruelly abandoned Qin Jiu, the only person he had to rely on. Two years later, they met again. The penniless boy from back then had become a rising esports superstar. Shen Ning tried to explain, but a single stab ended all hope. Dragging his battered body along, he watched his beloved take the stage 8.5kReads9.2Score717Shelves
8. 8 离 Ridiculous! The Top Alpha Is Pretending to Be Good Again 离谱！顶级Alpha又在装乖 Yangyang Loves Porridge羊羊爱吃粥Two Male Leads591k WordsCompleted [ABO, two male leads + both are each other’s first and only + marriage first, love later + contractual marriage] [Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted tough guy bottom × unhinged, clingy, scheming green-tea top who can transform] Shen Yan was admitted to the Interstellar Federation Academy with the highest score on Blue Star. He’s a handsome, capable Beta. Even more enviable, he has a beautiful, sweet Omega wife, Lu Li. Yet Shen Yan keeps insisting on a divorce. After all, he’s the only one who knows 5.7kReads9.2Score903Shelves
9. 9 万 After Awakening, the Beloved Cannon-Fodder Is Targeted by the Unhinged Male Lead 万人迷炮灰觉醒后被疯批男主盯上 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads389k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + captivity + devoted to each other + sweet pampering + crazy, perverted top + calculating and obsessive + vicious heartthrob] When Su Ze awakened, he found himself bullying the real young master. The boy was battered and disheveled, pinned down in the bathtub beneath Su Ze’s foot, while Su Ze sat on a tall stool beside the tub with his foot planted on the male lead’s chest. The real young master’s eyes were bloodshot, his gaze fixed directly on Su Ze’s face. Su Ze panicked, beca 14.3kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
10. 10 救 Help! What Do I Do When the Sea God Has His Eye on Me? 救命！被海神看上了怎么办 I Love Pasta我爱吃意面Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Love Rivalry + Electrifying Push and Pull + Sweet and Angsty + Happy Ending] Aloof, obsessive king of the ocean x Beautiful, seductive genius researcher “Do you even know who you're trying to capture?!” “Don't provoke him. He's not someone humans can afford to anger...” Yan Qing wanted to catch the black-tailed merfolk who kept haunting his dreams and settle the score with him. But later, he discovered that the merfolk's identity was terrifyingly powerful. He was t 3.8kReads9.4Score622Shelves
11. 11 念 Longing Unanswered 念念不忘，再无回响 Yan Jiujing宴九京Two Male Leads605k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads \ ABO \ Angst Novel \ Substitute \ Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] Important warning ❤️ The main love interest gets a bad ending; the second male lead ends up with him~ Yu Moyi had a white moonlight in his heart, but they couldn’t be together because their pheromones were naturally incompatible. So he found an Omega who looked a lot like his white moonlight: Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan was obedient and devoted to him. No matter how badly Yu Moyi treated him, he never got angry. Yu 6.2kReads9.2Score515Shelves

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    Little 0 was abused by the scumbag at first and then rescued by the domineering 1. Later, the two got together, super sweet

12. 12 帝 The Emperor's Marriage: I Would Conquer the World for You 帝王嫁：为君倾天下 Cold Heart, Cold Feelings, Pretty Girl凉心凉情好姑凉Two Male Leads943k WordsCompleted [No female lead + Two male leads + Two emperors] Domineering, devoted emperor VS aloof, proud hostage prince “You and I are twins. I'll take your place and go to the Northern Kingdom. But you must help me protect the Southern Kingdom. Remember, protect it.” The realm's supreme authority is divided between the Southern and Northern Kingdoms. The Southern Kingdom favors peace, while the Northern Kingdom favors war. To foster friendly relations, the Southern Kingdom sends a prince to the Northern K 5.5kReads9.3Score597Shelves

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    Both books have two male protagonists. In the first one, they fall in love and kill each other. Neither can tame the other, which is slightly sadistic. The second one is slightly sadistic, and it tells the story of marriage first and love later. It is actually a person's long-planned plan, and it's beautiful to watch.

13. 13 被 After I Was Forced to Marry the Prince 被逼娶了王爷之后 Cang Yansu苍岩素Two Male Leads305k WordsCompleted General Gu Baiji has won a great victory, only to find himself besieged on both sides at the final moment and fighting for his life. After barely holding out until reinforcements arrived and securing victory, he returns to the capital, where he is greeted by a piece of “wonderful” news that nearly knocks him off his feet: the Emperor has decreed that he marry Prince Ke, Chu Wu. Prince Ke is breathtakingly beautiful, with long hair that trails to the floor, and he is also a highly skilled physici 3.8kReads9.3Score601Shelves
14. 14 疯 The Madman's Rules: Dr. Shen, Be Good 疯子守则：沈医生乖乖 Sweet Candy Baby糖甜宝贝Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads, a deranged, high-hormone, rabid-dog villain patient x a cool, alluring, teasingly seductive psychologist; System + two deranged leads + equally matched strength + romantic conquest + simmering tension + younger love interest] Shen Zhuoqing dies in the real world and is bound to a System, which sends him into a novel to complete missions. Each world has a different mission and a different level of difficulty. For his final mission, he encounters the hardest character to win over 11.5kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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    It must be this one. After Shou died in the real world, he was bound to the system to complete the mission. In the last world, he encountered the most difficult attack on Gao. He liked Shou from the beginning, but Shou always felt that he had to return to the real world to complete the mission. The task was to make Gao die. The whole process was pulling. I felt a bit sadistic about myself. It was only at the end of Shou that I realized that I liked Gong. They redeemed each other. They are super good-looking [Adoration] [Adoration] [Adoration]

15. 15 虫 Chronicles of Insectoid Survival 虫族生存录 Green Vegetable Garden青青菜园Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted [Top + beloved by all + one male lead with multiple partners + selfcest + mostly everyday life] A work of madness. After reading so many insect-tribe stories, I wanted to try something different, something that felt different to me as the author. If you don't like it, please leave calmly. At first, the protagonist dislikes every insect equally. He won't easily fall for any insect, and all he really wants to do is overthink and go crazy. Lan Yin transmigrates into an insect-tribe world. The good 1.6kReads8.7Score178Shelves

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    If you like watching Zerg, you should really check it out. Gong's character is the crown prince of another Zerg. Due to various reasons, he flew a fighter plane through a wormhole and came to another Zerg. Because he was injured too much, he lost his memory and fell into a deep sleep. Gong's character is more interesting, and he doesn't mindlessly like female Zerg from the beginning. Moreover, Gong is super good-looking, and he doesn't have a harem. He is a relatively cold and rational person, and he is super good-looking.

16. 16 磕 So Sweet! The White Moonlight Cries, and the Film Emperor Turns Red-Eyed with Worry 磕爆！白月光一哭，影帝他急红眼 San Moumou三某某Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Rekindled Romance, Showbiz, Angst Before Sweetness, Both Pure, Each Other’s First Love] A gentle, devoted, sharp-tongued yet softhearted top star gong x a straightforward, clingy, stunning beauty shou who is his first love Top-tier star Gu Wen went to get his phone repaired, and Tong Yu shot straight to the top of the trending searches along with him. Overnight, Tong Yu went from an obscure actor to the entire entertainment industry’s beloved first love! It was all because pr 10.2kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    Although the last score is low, he is really good-looking. (I cycled three times just to meet you again, Wanwan;)

17. 17 谁 What Kind of Aloof First Love Bites Your Scent Gland Every Day?! 谁家清冷白月光天天咬人腺体啊！ Grapefruit葡萄柚Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Two Alphas + Rekindled Romance + Pheromone Submission + Happy Ending] A cool, devoted alpha who's all bark and no bite × a patient, unhinged green-tea alpha, the one who got away Broad shoulders, a slim waist, long legs, sharp brows, sparkling eyes, and a pert little butt. From the moment Jiang Lan made his debut, his outrageously handsome face took the country by storm. Now, five years into his career and nearing thirty, his popularity remains sky-high. Everyone says Jiang Lan 21kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves
18. 18 分 After We Broke Up, the Powerful Tycoon Turned Dark and Pursued Me Relentlessly 分手后大佬黑化，强撩入怀宠 Xiao Wang Has No Pen Name小王没笔名Two Male Leads229k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + possessive pursuit + seductive pampering and secret flirting + push and pull + rekindled romance + sweet and steamy] [After returning home four years after their breakup, he ended up a tycoon’s caged canary!] The big shot became the richest man in just four years, all to get revenge on a certain sharp-clawed kitten. “Mm...” Xu Shiyu’s face flushed red. Cheng Xusheng: “Beg me.” His deep, hoarse voice came from above. Xu Shiyu: “Beg your sister... You damn... monkey from which mo 2.6kReads9.0Score333Shelves
19. 19 乖 Good Boy, Don't Cry: The Unhinged Alpha Begs for a Kiss 乖别哭，疯批Alpha跪求亲亲 A Dog Egg一个狗蛋Two Male Leads314k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + ABO + both strong and devoted only to each other + mutual salvation + possessive pursuit + rekindled love + wealthy CEO] Xie Hui, an S-rank Alpha and heir to one of Hong Kong City’s most powerful families. The young master was notorious for being a madman no one dared provoke, and no one would ever mention the forbidden feelings buried in his heart. The only top-tier Alpha, he willingly surrendered himself for love, but still couldn’t escape being dumped. When they meet again, 7.2kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
20. 20 重 Reborn, I Chose My Ex-Wife’s Sister’s White Moonlight in a Split Second 重生后我秒选前妻姐的白月光 Shrill Screaming Kite尖锐爆鸣鸢Two Male Leads224k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, reborn, both sexually inexperienced, healing, lighthearted and funny] An icy top who's gentle only to his husband × a warm sunshine bottom who shines only for Chen Xing A story of sunshine melting ice, of two souls colliding After Song Xingzhou died because his wife in name only, Jin Lanwei, left him to perish, he could faintly hear her contemptuous curses. He and Jin Lanwei had married for business. Everyone knew without needing to say it that Jin Lanwei had a first love, and e 1.8kReads9.2Score267Shelves
21. 21 大 After Coming Down the Mountain, the Powerhouse Gets Tangled Up with a Possessive CEO 大佬下山后，被病娇霸总缠上了 Smash It, Nine Times Nine Returns to One九九归一砸Two Male Leads361k WordsCompleted [Power couple, satisfying read, devoted to each other, both romantically inexperienced, secret identities revealed] The Su family, a wealthy clan in the northern kingdom, has a handsome son named Su Bai. When he was five, his father sent him to a Taoist temple because he was supposedly a bad omen for his stepmother. He returned as an adult. They say he's so stunningly beautiful, he's almost otherworldly. As soon as he returned, he smashed up the Su family villa and turned the whole household ups 13.5kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
22. 22 杀 The Killer Big Shot's Beloved Beauty 杀手大佬独宠美丽娇气包 I Love Pasta我爱吃意面Two Male Leads376k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) [Two male leads + everyone dotes on him + jealous top + romantic rivalry + both virgins] Cute, timid, delicate beauty bottom × stoic, aloof, powerful assassin top Zhou Qingke transmigrates into the body of a vicious cannon-fodder character who has nothing going for him but his looks. The most thrilling part is that his older brother is secretly the top assassin on the dark web. Because of the original owner's misdeeds, his cold older brother ignores him and is thoroughly s 13.6kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
23. 23 变 After Shrinking, I Was Taken Home by My Mortal Enemy 变小后被死对头捡回去了 Cang Yansu苍岩素Two Male Leads191k WordsCompleted Zhou Pei is a music superstar. He has a sworn rival in the entertainment industry: top-tier star and actor Yu Chuanxian, nicknamed Yu Meiren. One day, Zhou Pei finds his nemesis beside the trash cans in his apartment complex. A super-miniature version of him, a tiny little person. And so, having never raised a child before, Zhou Pei launches into the chaotic business of caring for his nemesis, who is even more fragile than a newborn baby. Raising a child (crossed out), raising his nemesis, is ex 808Reads9.3Score156Shelves
24. 24 穿 Transmigrating and Falling for a Villainous Omega 穿越之爱上反派Omega Just Some Random Frame随便二框Two Male Leads422k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] Chu Yileng is hopelessly in love with Cheng Feiwan, the villain in an ABO novel. Perhaps his wish was so intense that he actually transmigrates into the book as Chu Yileng, a random character who shares his name. He also gets bound to a villain-reform System, which requires him to turn Cheng Feiwan into a good young man with socialist values. In the original story, Cheng Feiwan uses every means at his disposal to keep the male lead, whom he adores, by his side. But h 228Reads6.8Score—Shelves
25. 25 谁 Whose Simp of a Male Supporting Character Gets Held and Kissed by the Male Lead? 谁家舔狗男配被男主抱在怀里亲啊 Dreaming of Night Plays夜戏梦Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Irresistible bottom, bittersweet romance, angst first and sweetness later, livestream variety show, a chaotic love polygon, two male leads, both virgins, happy ending] Wen Yanyu, a universally hated supporting character who hounded the male lead relentlessly and dragged himself into a storm of public outrage, suddenly awakens to his own consciousness. The System binds him and sends him off on missions. After countless cycles of torment leave him exhausted in body and mind, Wen Yanyu returns wit 72.5kReads9.5Score9.4kShelves

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    🎉Here comes Baozi, these books all meet your requirements🎉The poster recommends the fourth book. Although these five books don't seem to be very sad, in fact they will make you cry and your heart will ache. You will know just by looking at the ratings.

26. 26 咸 The Easygoing Beauty Becomes the Amnesiac Sword Venerable’s Loving Fake Daoist Partner 咸鱼美人变失忆剑尊的恩爱假道侣 A Mouthful of Yang Zaizai一口阳仔仔Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + younger love interest + jealous sweetheart + flirtatious charmer + sweet romance] Wen Qingyan, the little prince of a fallen kingdom and the second disciple of Tianxin Sect, accidentally became a cultivation prodigy in everyone’s eyes thanks to his exceptional aptitude. The Heavenly Dao treated him well, arranging for him to marry a cool, otherworldly, carefree, and wealthy paragon. His Dao partner treated him well too, giving him a luxurious immortal manor, money, and rare treasu 2.1kReads9.2Score309Shelves
27. 27 债 Now That the Debt Is Paid, Who’s Going to Wait on You? 债都还完了，谁还伺候你 A Mad Laugh一笑癫狂Two Male Leads261k WordsCompleted [Male-Male Romance] [Chasing His Lover After Losing Him] [Mutual Firsts] [One-on-One] [Sweet Romance] [Happy Ending] A domineering CEO with a soft spot for his sweetheart × a sweet artist who draws spicy fan art His dad jumped off a building, his mom ran away, his grandma was paralyzed, and he was left broken. Su Yu had a happy family until his father’s investment failed. Overnight, they went bankrupt, and his family fell apart. Before he had even taken the college entrance exams, Su Yu was sadd 6.8kReads9.2Score804Shelves
28. 28 缠 Entwined and Teasing! My White-Moonlight Beauty Lures the Top-Tier Star into Begging for Affection 缠撩！白月光欲诱！顶流开屏求宠 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + intense push and pull + locked-room confinement + coercive love + cross-dressing livestreams] [Lazy, gorgeous, and unbothered streamer + flirtatious, rebellious, unhinged top-tier star] Bai Linxi was once a sexy idol who took the internet by storm with his seductive dancing. After being reborn, he becomes a cross-dressing streamer who looks almost exactly like his former self. The moment he opens his eyes, his old nemesis lifts his chin with a smug, roguish smile and announces 1.6kReads9.5Score329Shelves
29. 29 脱 Unbridled 脱缰 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads] [Fake Death Story] [Manga Adaptation and Publishing Rights Signed; Print Edition Now Available] In Qi Zhen's eyes, Lin Shouyan is a silly little colt who has broken free of his reins, utterly sincere and devoted to him with all his heart. Qi Zhen falls for him quickly. But in Lin Shouyan's eyes, Qi Zhen is a fool playing the part Lin Shouyan made up for him, dragged down from his lofty pedestal and forced to teach himself, while Lin Shouyan has to personally teach his wife all 42.1kReads9.6Score6kShelves
30. 30 你 Yet You Love Someone Else 你却爱着一个他 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads339k WordsCompleted Proud and self-assured, Jian Suiying loves fiercely and hates fiercely. He relentlessly pursues Li Yu, his younger brother Jian Suilin's classmate. But his arrogant, domineering attitude makes Li Yu feel deeply humiliated and provoked, awakening the beastly, frenzied side of this pampered young heir. Desire and affection become hopelessly entangled, impossible to separate. What seems to be nothing more than a pursuit and contest between the two gradually spirals out of control because of Jian Su 108.2kReads9.4Score22.6kShelves

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    So beautiful. My heart aches when I'm tortured. I laugh when I'm sweet.

31. 31 从 Starting with Inuyasha: Chaos Across the Heavens 从犬夜叉开始的乱穿诸天 A Cat Like a Giant Sea Cucumber像一条大海参的猫猫Two Male Leads684k WordsOngoing (Starts with a little kid protagonist~ comedy from the get-go~ lighthearted story~ silly and fun~ high-martial-arts urban fantasy~ adorable redemption arcs~ cat transformations~ sandbox simulations~ transmigration across worlds~ not mindless~ not dark~ upright values~ friendship~ ensemble cast~ family bonds~ trade~ supernatural events~ making dreams come true.) After being reborn, Ling Tianyuan entered a vast world of cat people where fantasy, the supernatural, modern urban life, and high martia 348Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Two male protagonists, the group's favorite, a cute and sweet young lady

32. 32 分 After the Breakup, the Boss Turns Dark and Obsessed: Wild Seduction and Spoiling 分手后大佬黑化变疯批，野撩诱宠 Lu Yin鹿吟Two Male Leads282k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Reuniting After a Breakup + Powerful CEO + Both Untouched + Possessive Takeover + Tension and Flirting + Reunion After Years Apart + Seductive Pursuit] [After He Wronged His Ex, the Big Shot Went Dark] Everyone knew the big shot was cool and dispassionate, but no one knew about the obsession hidden deep in his heart. After a carefully engineered reunion, he took the other man by force and made him move in. The darkened big shot's image crumbled: he turned wild and seductive, in 469Reads9.5Score897Shelves

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    A must see! Find sugar in the glass shards

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