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1. 1 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds

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   A truly exceptional ensemble novel! The bonds between the main characters are incredibly compelling, especially Manman's storyline – it's absolutely brilliant! After her race was wiped out, she harbored a deep-seated hatred for humans and those of her own race who interacted with them. Her actions were extreme and ruthless, which made me cringe. But considering her tragic past, I felt incredibly sorry for her, and everything she did was understandable. Thankfully, she eventually let go of her hatred and achieved a happy ending, which was truly heartwarming. Aside from the leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, every character in the book has their own struggles, and the character portrayals are delicate and realistic, making for a fantastic reading experience! Although it's not a sweet romance, it's incredibly enjoyable, and I highly recommend it!

2. 2 斩 Slay the Gods: I’m the Proxy for Big Gray Wolf, and Even Conceptual Gods Are Gods 斩神：代理灰太狼，概念神也是神 Little Little Falling Leaf小小小落叶Male-Channel Fanfiction564k WordsOngoing [Slay the Gods]+ [Mentally Ill Protagonist]+ [Unhinged Comedy]+ [Big Bad Wolf’s Agent]+ [Conceptual Gods Are Gods Too]+ [Woolly]+ [Tom Cat]+ [Doraemon]+ [Who Cares If You Get It? Just Click and Read!] After transmigrating into the world of Slay the Gods, Chu Ming discovered that he had become a mental patient, and that he shared a doctor with Lin Qiye. Chu Ming was tied tightly to a hospital bed. Doctor Liu: “Sorry, your condition is rather serious. We have to restrain you.” Chu Ming: “I’m r 11kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds

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   Funny but not saintly

3. 3 H Harry Potter: The Ultimate Potion Supplier HP：最强魔药收购商 Milk Tea with Pudding奶茶加布丁Female-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Completed] Original female protagonist. Slow burn. May contain OOC. The heroine has a System. Read at your own discretion. First Year: 001–053 Second Year: 054–122 Third Year: 123–192 Fourth Year: 193–319 Fifth Year: 320–543 Sixth Year: 544–740 Fred's side story: 741–759 Seventh Year: 760–979 There are also various extras, all completed. (Order of male leads in the extras: Snape's proposal, Sirius, Tom Riddle, Harry, Draco) 5.2kReads9.1Score65614d adds

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   They're both really good. The first one is a Snape fanfiction. The second one is about a female protagonist who transmigrates into the body of an extremely awful old woman during a famine.

4. 4 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 85.9kReads9.5Score8.1k14d adds
5. 5 H Harry Potter: Flowers Bloom by the Slytherin Lake HP：蛇院湖边，花开彼岸 Early Spring春尚浅Female-Channel Fanfiction2.7M WordsOngoing [Harry Potter fanfiction, Slytherin, transmigration, plot-focused, female protagonist, male lead: Draco] I transmigrated. I transmigrated to England, in 1985. Not only did I transmigrate, I ended up in Harry Potter. Luckily, I was eligible to attend Hogwarts, too. Unfortunately, without a golden finger, I was just an extra. Watch from the sidelines. What do other people have to do with me? Wouldn’t it be better to follow the plot and keep my head down until the ending? “Are you a Snape, too?” Tw 2.2kReads9.2Score23414d adds
6. 6 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Dazzling Drama Queen Stuns the Nation 穿书六零：作精美人惊艳全国了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The vivacious and beautiful Yuan Xiaoyuan transmigrates, only to discover that she has landed in a period novel as a nameless cannon-fodder female character. Yuan Xiaoyuan clenches her fists. To hell with the plot and the hero and heroine! No one is going to stand in her way! Not even the frigid Northeastern winter can cool Yuan Xiaoyuan's burning heart when she meets Zhou Yang. Faced with his arrogant, aloof attitude, she swears that even if he's a rock, she'll melt him down. The whol 2.6kReads8.7Score17414d adds
7. 7 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
8. 8 神 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择：这个御兽师有亿点生猛 Three Winds 11三风11Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 177.9kReads9.7Score21.5k14d adds

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   No female lead + no Mary Sue + just pure enjoyment, that's all.

9. 9 滇 The Strange Case of Dianyun 滇云诡案 Snowfall to the Horizon霏雪连天Urban231k WordsCompleted [Republican-era mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + serial cases + passionate ensemble cast] “Stand up for the living, speak for the dead.” In 1920, Mengzi County in Yunnan is caught in a bitter power struggle full of deception and intrigue. Zhou Sinian, newly returned from studying abroad, boards a train for Yunnan. Born into a family of coroner examiners, he is now the new forensic examiner at the Mengzi police station. Around the same time, a mysterious young man with astonishing s 316Reads9.1Score10314d adds

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   A few chapters, a small case; the detective team will solve it in no time.

10. 10 去 Keep the Daughter-in-Law, Send the Son Away: The Matriarch Leads the Whole Family in a Divorce 去子留媳，老封君怒领全家和离 Jin Jin You Tiao瑾瑾有窕Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance, inner-family intrigue, carefully laid plans, face-slapping and punishing scumbags, a strong female lead] At sixty, Song Jinyang, Princess Consort of Runan, discovered that the Prince of Runan had secretly kept a mistress for years. After the mistress died, he had even made her his secondary wife, entered her into the clan genealogy, and given her the honors and offerings of the princely household. Furious, Song Jinyang demanded a divorce, but never expected her s 2kReads8.7Score30614d adds

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    Absolutely no internal friction, just get to work.

11. 11 求 You Want a Secondary Wife? I’ll Marry Your Third Uncle in a Ten-Mile Bridal Procession! 求娶平妻？十里红妆嫁你三叔！ Optimistic Sunflower乐天派向日葵Ancient Romance447k WordsCompleted Everyone in the capital knew that Shen Zhao, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Personnel, was deeply in love with the eldest son of the Cui family. But no one knew that the emperor had personally arranged the marriage between the Shen and Cui families. Cui Shaoqing had been engaged to Shen Zhao for ten years, yet had never cared about her. Only later did Shen Zhao understand that Cui Shaoqing favored women with pride and backbone. She had wasted all her affection and put up with every i 23.2kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
12. 12 我 I Sparked Ancient Gossip with a Paternity Test! 我靠亲子鉴定！引爆古人吃瓜风潮 Three Two Six三二六Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The original novel behind the hit short drama Ascending the Phoenix Tower On her wedding day, her scumbag husband actually demands that she kneel to his widowed sister-in-law? What a joke. Whoever wants to kneel can do it themselves. She has the ability to conduct paternity tests, and on the spot, she exposes the two of them and their illegitimate child, revealing their affair. She ruins the scumbag’s chances of becoming the top scholar and cuts off his path to success! A fake heiress forges a b 573Reads8.9Score22314d adds
13. 13 囤EN Stockpiling a Hundred Billion in Supplies: An Assassin Squad Clears the Apocalypse 囤百亿物资，杀手小队通关末世 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (Female-led story, zombies, team-based, decisive and ruthless, not a bleeding heart) Bai Yaoyao, ranked number one on the assassin leaderboard, awakened a spatial ability after the apocalypse began. She led her brothers from the organization to carve out a path through the carnage and reach the top of the apocalypse's Ten Strongest list. Yet, in the end, she still died in the apocalypse's tenth year, cut to pieces by an Emperor-rank spatial zombie. She thought her life was over. But when she ope 114.3kReads9.5Score11k14d adds

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    The team successfully completes the post-apocalyptic adventure. The female protagonist is decisive and ruthless, not a saint, and has a sharp tongue. The team members trust each other, making it incredibly thrilling, yet also heartwarming to see the mutual trust among them. 😳

14. 14 小 The Sweet and Obedient Maid Has the Chaste Heir's Heart Racing 小通房又乖又软，禁欲世子心狂跳 Water, Clouds, and Mist水云雾Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted [Both leads sexually inexperienced, household and palace intrigue, growing-up romance, arrogant young heir × clever maid who plays the pig to eat the tiger] In her fifth year at the marquis’s residence, Youli has risen from the lowest-ranked maid responsible for sweeping and cleaning to the most favored senior maid at the side of the heir of the Marquis of Yong’an. She has reached a small peak in her career as a servant. She is quite content with her life and dares not ask for much more. She pl 3.9kReads8.8Score35214d adds

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    The first novel tells the story of a female protagonist who is separated from her family and taken to the prince's residence as a servant. She is assigned to serve the prince by his grandmother. Later, after the prince is poisoned, she becomes his concubine. After a series of hardships, the female protagonist cannot accept that the male protagonist is marrying the sixth princess. She and her family fake their deaths and escape, causing the male protagonist to vomit blood in anger. The emperor, enraged, banishes the male protagonist to a poor and desolate place. He serves there for five years, simply because the female protagonist, before faking her death, told him to be a good official and relieve the suffering of the people. Later, the emperor, seeing the male protagonist's achievements, appoints him to a post in Huai'an Prefecture, where he unexpectedly encounters the female protagonist again. She is not at all a saintly figure.

15. 15 花 Flower Demon 花妖 Cotton Flower棉花花Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted [Past and Present Lives + One True Love + Palace Intrigue and Power Struggles] A thousand years of longing will not go unanswered; a lifetime of devotion will never bring regret! A brilliant, resilient surgeon versus a suspicious, ruthless God of War general! Meeting him was the bond of fate from her past life, and the tribulation of this one. A tearjerking tale of a white plum blossom in the immortal realm of Qilian, a true dragon, and a snowflake reincarnated to endure a trial. The white plum 6.4kReads9.5Score97014d adds
16. 16 忘 The Tribulation of the Forgotten River 忘川劫 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance172k WordsCompleted [“Cold and ruthless God of War” Moxi VS “Heartless Stone Spirit” Sansheng] “If you can catch me, I’ll be yours!” She is the Three-Life Spirit Stone by the River of Forgetfulness, beside the other shore’s flowers, guiding souls through the consequences of their deeds. He is the renowned God of War of the Nine Heavens, with no room for personal feelings, devoted only to all living beings. A stone has no heart, and a warrior no tenderness. Though they are worlds apart, a casual remark binds them to 28.4kReads9.6Score3.7k14d adds
17. 17 异EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds

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    The male lead is calm and not overly sentimental; the plot twists are numerous and unexpected; the story is tightly woven.

18. 18 少 The Young Divine Doctor Protects the City 少年神医都市护花 Pay-Extra Gentleman Flies in a Flash加钱居士秒飞Urban514k WordsCompleted 130Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    Try these and you can see them.

19. 19 什 What? The Army Has Its Eyes on My Chicken Farm! 什么？我的养鸡场被军队盯上了！ A Big White Scallion一颗大葱白又白Urban282k WordsOngoing Given another life, Ren Chenyu just wants to lie flat and slack off. But who could have guessed that the radar he uses to monitor his chickens would cover thousands of kilometers? The injection cannon he uses to avoid giving the chickens their vaccines himself instantly anesthetizes an entire military exercise regiment! He speeds through the mountains in a yellow Crayon Shin-chan van, even blowing a kiss to the officials as he passes! When the officials show up with the little gadgets he'd lent —Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 重 Reborn at Sixty, Still Living Life to the Fullest 重生到六十岁，依旧能活的精彩 Xuan Nan Eleven玄南十一Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Old-Man Protagonist] [Multiple Female Leads] [System Novel] What should you do when you're reborn as a frail, sickly sixty-year-old man? Make the best of it. You can still live a wonderful life at sixty. 5.7kReads7.9Score53514d adds
21. 21 让 I Told You to Go Undercover, Not Hit on the Boss's Wife! 让你卧底，没让你勾搭大嫂！ Bei Cai贝才Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + never a saintly heroine + multiple heroines + wildly satisfying] Lei Zhen transmigrates to a parallel world in 1995. Starting out as a low-level underling, he rises through the ranks with ruthless force, amassing wealth and beautiful women until he rules everything with an iron fist! 108.1kReads9.3Score11.9k14d adds
22. 22 天 My Wife the Pop Queen Is on a Variety Show, and I Can't Hide My Identity as a National Academy Fellow 天后老婆上综艺，我国家院士的身份瞒不住了 Liquor and Astragalus酒黄芪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted A giant rainforest spider appears on pop diva Bai Wanyue during a live broadcast of the show “I Love My Family”! Tens of thousands of viewers in the livestream scream: Get away from it! Host Xiao Ayue is so terrified she goes pale! But right at that moment! The pop diva gently pats the spider on the head, then cheerfully addresses the livestream camera. “Come on, little spider. Say hello to everyone!” The livestream erupts: Wait, it understands her? At the same time, a robotic dog appears on the 2.2kReads6.4Score18814d adds
23. 23 别 Others Struggle Through the Apocalypse, but I'm Invincible 别人过末世，我无敌 The Whole Family's Hope全家的希望Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + plenty of beautiful women + cold and merciless] Stocking up on supplies when the apocalypse hits? No way. I have an unlimited supply of everything. One biscuit makes the campus belle of old bow her proud head; one loaf of bread makes a once-famous star bend the knee. The world's ended. Who's got time for romance, bro? 55.4kReads8.3Score3.9k14d adds
24. 24 外EN My Food Deliveries Are So Good, the Young Moms Won't Leave Me Alone 外卖太香，少妇妈妈们缠着我不放 Lay Disciple俗家弟子Urban1.7M WordsCompleted (Multiple heroines + everyday life + college + urban life + all-around delivery rider + sister-in-law) “Ding-dong! Ms. Tang, your delivery is here.” Mu Changsheng, dressed in his delivery uniform, knocked on the door, holding a takeout order in his hand. “Just leave it by the door!” A pleasant female voice came from inside. Mu Changsheng gently set the food down outside. Just as he was about to turn and leave, the door suddenly opened, and Ms. Tang stepped out in her pajamas. “Hey, young man, wa 52.9kReads7.7Score4.1k14d adds
25. 25 七 A Military Wife’s Ambitions in the 1970s 七零军嫂事业忙 Li Furong栗芙蓉Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Joining the Army + Career-Oriented Female Lead + Rugged Man] For some reason, Jiang Nian dreamed of her late parents. Then she used her mother’s bracelet to unlock a wondrous pocket dimension. Guided by the scenes in her dream, she began selling off the family’s assets and stockpiling supplies. One quiet night, Jiang Nian transmigrated to 1973. Believing that when in Rome, one should do as the Romans do, she began her new life. The benefactor who saved her ad 2kReads7.3Score17714d adds

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    He travels back to the 1970s with supplies from his spatial dimension, looking for work, getting married in the military, and buying a courtyard house.

26. 26 无 Supreme God of Slaughter 无上杀神 Evil Heart Unrepentant邪心未泯Eastern Fantasy11.8M WordsCompleted Killing one is a crime. Killing ten thousand makes you a hero. Kill hundreds of millions, and you’re a hero among heroes! A lowly servant is beaten to death on the spot, only to unexpectedly inherit the legacy of the God of Slaughter. He cultivates the Five Palaces God-Slaying Art, and across the Myriad Worlds, among all the gods and demons, there is none he cannot kill! 15.8kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
27. 27 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
28. 28 起 I Must Be Seeing Things: My Best Friend Turned into a Vengeful Ghost 起猛了，看到闺蜜变厉鬼了 Zhou Guifeng周圭寸Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [Just started, so the rating will rise. Feel free to dive in!] [Strong female lead + comedy + modern fantasy + multiple versions of the male lead] When she woke up, Yun Jian Yue discovered that her best friend had croaked and become a headless vengeful ghost. Yun Jian Yue: I must've woken up too early. I'll go back to sleep. Best friend: … Yun Jian Yue took her friend to get revenge on the scumbag, but a more powerful vengeful ghost showed up halfway through and stole the target. Yun Jian Yue ra 26.5kReads9.4Score4k14d adds

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    Yun Jianyue and her best friend went to get revenge on her scumbag boyfriend, but an even more powerful ghost appeared halfway and intercepted them. Best friend: Where the hell did you get that chainsaw?! Yun Jianyue was forced into a ghost marriage with an evil god, who, enraged, tried to kill her. Yun Jianyue picked up a chainsaw and shaved the evil god's head. Best friend: Where the hell did you get that chainsaw?! Yun Jianyue and the people from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau were surrounded and beaten by evil spirits, and Yun Jianyue picked up the chainsaw again. Best friend: Tell me! Where the hell did you get that chainsaw?!

29. 29 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
30. 30 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 77.1kReads9.5Score7.9k14d adds
31. 31 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 15.2kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds

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    Bao isn't a saint; she'd settle a score on the spot.

32. 32 我 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次，逼疯了疯批暴君 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 15.9kReads9.5Score2k14d adds
33. 33 闻 The Sound of Spring 闻春声 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Taciturn, stammering country hunk VS vivacious, fiery widow. Farming romance, one-on-one, both leads’ first relationship] [She makes the first move, and the unyielding tree finally blossoms. A period farming romance] At the matchmaker's urging, young Yao Chunniang took her dowry and married into the Zhang family in Lishui Village. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, her sickly husband would close his eyes and die? Before Yao Chunniang could even process what had happened, she ha 28.9kReads9.6Score3.4k14d adds

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