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  1. 1 The Spring Breeze Blows Through Yumen Pass! 春风吹度玉门关! Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted [They marry at the start + married life + sweet romance + native-born leads + mutually devoted] Gentle, tolerant, and magnanimous heroine & jealous, rough-around-the-edges puppy-dog hero The sixth year of the Zhending reign, spring. The old Duchess of Dingguo knelt before the Empress Dowager, asking for a marriage match for her grandson Yun Zheng, who was guarding the northwest. The emperor honored the Yun family’s generations of loyal service. Having also heard that the Cui family’s daughters 23.4kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
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  2. 2 Together with Hua Yan'er 与婳燕尔 Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available. Search the platform for A Pair of Swallows to purchase.) [Pure historical romance, not reborn + Marriage Before Love + One-Sided Salvation + Cherishing and Doting + Emotional Push and Pull] (Completed. Original title: A Pair of Swallows) [Sweet Romance, Both Leads Untainted: Gentle, Clever Noblewoman VS Dark, Ill-Tempered Prince] A marriage decree forced Yun Hua, the fourth daughter of the Yun family, to marry the Seventh Prince, Si Heng. The imperial edict c 25.8kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
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  3. 3 Joy with You 与君欢 Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 26.3kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves
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  4. 4 Madam Crooks Her Finger to Train Her Dog, and Her Man Obediently Follows 夫人勾手训狗,爷乖乖就走 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A proud, sharp-tongued hero whose actions belie his words × a clever, beautiful heroine who knows how to tame men) By her parents’ arrangement and the matchmaker’s word, Qiao Qiao marries Xie Heng, the third son of the Xie family, whose family has been close to hers for generations. The Xie family is complicated, with many sisters-in-law to contend with. On top of that, Third Master Xie is aloof by nature and comes from a military examination background. Everyone says Qiao Qiao will be worn out 14kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
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  5. 5 You Begged for the Imperial Betrothal Edict. Why Are You Fighting Me Now That I’m Marrying Him? 赐婚圣旨你求的,我嫁他你抢什么 Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted Arranged marriage to love + clear-headed heroine + hero falls for her at first sight + reborn second male lead + transmigrated second female lead Mu Yao, the eldest daughter of the Mu family, is breathtakingly beautiful and born into wealth. When she appears at a palace banquet for the first time, several noblewomen come to ask for her hand on behalf of their sons. Mu Yao turns them all down, not for any other reason than that she believes men everywhere are fickle and refuses to share a husband 311Reads6.7Score—Shelves
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  6. 6 Sweet Everyday Life in the Prince’s Mansion 王府甜宠日常 Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [Past and Present Lives 1v1 + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] Wen Sisi was crown princess for five years. The crown prince appeared to be a loving husband, but in truth he loathed her. From their wedding night onward, he sought out his concubines, and in the end he personally caused her death before elevating the concubine he loved to the position of his principal wife. Reborn, Wen Sisi ignored the crown prince's flirtatious hints and chose to marry Liu Xuan, Prince of Jingjiang, a man o 12.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
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  7. 7 What Do I Do? I Was Forced to Become the Stepmother of a Mouthy Brat 怎么办?被迫成了杠精崽子的后娘 Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted Tags: Everyday child-rearing, married first then falling in love, fictional dynasty, no need to research the details Modern office worker Luo Chaoyan has always had terrible luck. One day, a typhoon sweeps her into an unfamiliar ancient era. Her father is a minor fifth-rank official, and her mother is the daughter of a wealthy merchant from Jizhou. She thinks she’ll have an easy life this time around, but at a banquet, five-year-old Huo Rui tricks her. She’s forced to marry his father and become 15kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
  8. 8 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母,我偏另谋高枝 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 143.6kReads9.4Score20.6kShelves
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  9. 9 The Empress Is Frail and Sickly, and the Emperor Spoils Her Without Restraint 娘娘体弱多病,皇上宠溺无度 Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted [The Rise of the Empress] [A Consort Who Has Her Sights Set on Power and Court Intrigue X An Emperor Who Accidentally Falls into Love] [Palace Intrigue + Sweet Romance + Non-Exclusive Romance at First + Devotion Later On + Exclusive Romance in the Alternate Ending] The sickly legitimate daughter of the Duke of Rong's household entered the palace, and many people in the capital were waiting to see Ji Qing'ai make a fool of herself. The emperor had been on the throne for four years without giving 3.1kReads8.7Score275Shelves
  10. 10 Marriage Before Love: The Young Master’s Wife Is Not to Be Provoked 先婚后爱:大少奶奶不能惹 Historical151k WordsCompleted Yan Ning, a woman as mild as a wisp of smoke, actually showed up at the door demanding they marry!? They were betrothed as babies, how novel. Young Master Liu, Yun Tao, agreed. After the wedding, news that the young master planned to take a concubine spread through the entire Liu household in no time. Everyone knew, from Liu Yi right down to every goldfish in the manor, that the young master had flown into a rage at Qingxin Courtyard because Yan Ning couldn't bear him a child, and had threatened 4.4kReads9.4Score316Shelves
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  11. 11 How Could Anyone Resist His Flirting? 怎敌他偏撩 Modern Romance460k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication and awaiting release] [Unrequited love + devoted to each other + bold flirting and subtle advances + intense romantic tension + seizing the opportunity to take his place] [Elegant, roguish heir to a wealthy family VS aloof, gorgeous enchantress] Also known as "Swaying on the Pillow" Lin Shutong was abruptly dumped by her first love of eight years. In front of everyone in their circle, she asked her ex, “Are you sure you want to break up with me?” He gave her a firm two-wo 71.9kReads9.4Score9.4kShelves
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  12. 12 Springtime in the Brocade Tent: Hidden Away by a Chaste and Powerful Official 锦帐春:被禁欲权臣金屋藏娇 Ancient Romance204k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, no angst, happy ending + mutual devotion + a protective male lead + a gentle, beautiful heroine who isn’t a naive pushover] The first thing Xiao Ce did after becoming a regent was ask the woman he had long cherished to marry him. But she didn’t understand her feelings for her childhood sweetheart, so he had no choice but to resort to a few tricks. When Shen Zhizhi saw Xiao Ce suddenly appear, she was afraid. But he told her: “Zhizhi, marry me. The Shen family will be safe.” “Zhi 1.2kReads8.8Score176Shelves
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  13. 13 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后,我惊艳军区大院 Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 51.5kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
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  14. 14 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (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 134.8kReads9.5Score15.5kShelves
  15. 15 Entwined Pearl 缠明珠 Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [A seemingly sweet-faced, emotionally detached woman vs. a gloomy, love-starved, clingy human flytrap] Shen Yuanzhu, who loves money more than life itself, gives the only bit of sincerity she has to Xie Xuchuan, only for him to turn around and have a child with someone else. He says, “Yuanzhu, you can raise the child. He can have the family fortune. I’ll make it up to you in other ways.” Shen Yuanzhu thinks he’s lost his mind. Their marriage contract, bound by mutual interests, can’t be dissolve 41.1kReads8.5Score5.1kShelves
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  16. 16 The Villain Was Supposed to Be Redeemed, So How Did This Become a Marry-First, Fall-in-Love-Later Story? 说好的救赎反派怎么成了先婚后爱 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Dramatic, hilarious, gorgeous overachiever Shen Xitang × aloof, sweet-faced-but-dark, world-ending Sword Venerable Wei Xiaomo] After dying suddenly in the apocalypse, Shen Xitang transmigrates into a cannon-fodder supporting heroine in a xianxia novel full of household intrigue. The heroine is her older sister, locked in a painful romance with a scumbag who wants to keep Shen Xitang as his mistress. Unable to bear the humiliation, the original Shen Xitang severed her own meridians, driving her 1.2kReads7.6Score166Shelves
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  17. 17 After We Married, the CEO’s Wife Had a Sore Waist Every Day 结婚后,总裁夫人每天都在腰酸 Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Powerful family patriarch + devoted leads + marry first, fall in love later + sweet romance + flirty tension + sizzling chemistry] When Lin Youning learned that her parents had chosen Jian Cheng, a notorious playboy in their social circle, as her marriage partner, she took the initiative and went to Gu Huaichen, a powerful family patriarch who surpassed Jian Cheng in every way, from his methods to his wealth. According to rumor, Gu Huaichen was indifferent to women and impossible to approach. O 7.5kReads9.1Score740Shelves
  18. 18 Marriage Before Love: The Refined and Gentle Mogul 先婚后爱,豪门大佬他温润如玉 Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later / both leads are inexperienced / sweet romance / traditional Chinese style / qipao-clad beauty and calligrapher + gentle, charming power player from the capital] Leng Keran is delicate and beautiful, slender and seemingly fragile, yet cool, proud, and virtuous. She carries an air of scholarship, with the scent of ink and paper clinging to her sleeves. She had hoped to live a quiet life without fighting for anything, but her fiancé of eight years, Lin Chunan, cheated o 56Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 19 The Little Secretary Wants to Break Up, and the Cold, Abstinent Big Shot Is Losing His Mind 小秘书要分手,禁欲大佬急红了眼 Modern Romance684k WordsCompleted [1v1, devoted couple, sweet romance + domineering possessiveness + secretary by day, lover by night + playing dumb while hiding one’s strengths] Su Li has been his kept woman for four years. By day, she’s a diligent secretary; by night, she’s his tender, devoted “lover.” Then word spreads through their social circle that he’s getting engaged, and his fiancée is none other than the eldest daughter of the prestigious Song family. She drops her obedient-little-bunny act and boldly hands in her resi 5.8kReads8.8Score346Shelves
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  20. 20 The Marquis's Bright and Tender Wife, Doted on Without Bounds 夫人明媚娇软,清冷侯爷宠妻无边 Ancient Romance605k WordsCompleted After more than three years of marriage, Qiao Man finally realizes that she and her ice-cold husband are never going to be a loving couple. Since that’s the case, she won’t make herself miserable over it. Life is short, and she has her own parents and siblings to care for. There’s no need to disregard everything for a man. But to her surprise, the moment she stops paying attention to him, he comes scurrying after her all on his own. * Ning Qi is very pleased with the wife he married without ever 24.1kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
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  21. 21 The Tough Farmer's Wife: An Agent Transmigrates to Survive 农门悍妇:特工穿越生存记 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Yao Qingnian, a top agent in the 21st century, was ambushed by her enemies while carrying out a mission. She triggered an explosive trap and died along with them. There was no way anyone could have survived that. Just then, a voice sounded in the air: “Take good care of my family for me.” “Who are you?” Yao Qingnian shouted, but no one answered. Memories that did not belong to her began flooding into her mind. Good heavens, she hadn’t died. She had transmigrated. The original owner was also 4.2kReads8.9Score639Shelves
  22. 22 Trying to Rob Me Blind? I Emptied the Marquis's Estate and Married the Crippled Prince 吃绝户?我搬空侯府库房嫁残王 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Transmigrate into a book + marquis's manor + space + both leads are pure + transmigration + farming + no System + palace and household intrigue + female lead is a master physician] Ye Jintang transmigrates into a book and becomes a lone orphan with no one to rely on and a huge inheritance in her hands. Her relatives all have their eyes on her fortune. Are they hoping to take everything because she has no heirs? Ye Jintang waves a hand, empties out the marquis's manor, t 10.7kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
  23. 23 Storing Charm 储媚色 Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted Li You transmigrated into a book, becoming the delicate, flowerlike heroine of a historical romance about political intrigue and tragic love, a heroine the male lead would torment in body, heart, and soul from beginning to end. But the moment she arrived, Li You discovered that her cousin, the story's wicked second female lead, had been reborn. So she was about to be demoted to a mere cannon-fodder character? Li You: "..." Fine, let me lie down for a while. On her wedding day, her cousin didn't 8.5kReads9.1Score932Shelves
  24. 24 The Power of the Imperial Favorite 权宠天下 Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted Live-action short-form drama: The Power and Privilege 4: Ruling the World is now streaming on Hongguo. A brilliant medical PhD transmigrates into the body of the Chu Prince’s discarded consort. As soon as she arrives, she encounters a critically injured patient. Guided by her medical ethics, she treats him, only to nearly be thrown into prison on false charges. When the Retired Emperor falls gravely ill, she finds a way to treat him, but that hateful Poison King misunderstands and berates her. I 10.3kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves
  25. 25 I Told You to Confess, So Why Did You Hit on the Underworld Boss's Daughter? 让你表白,你找上黑道千金? Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [System + family + one heroine + sweet everyday romance + lighthearted comedy] Su Jiang is a first-year university student who unexpectedly awakens a System. [Host, confess your feelings to someone of the opposite sex within thirty seconds. Fail, and you die immediately!] With no other choice, Su Jiang confesses to An Rou, the class beauty, in front of the whole class. Su Jiang: “An Rou, I like you. Would you go out with me?” An Rou: “What do you like about me?” Su Jiang: “Uh… your legs are real 58.7kReads9.4Score6.1kShelves
  26. 26 The Godlike Live-In Son-in-Law 神级狂婿 Urban6.0M WordsOngoing They all call me a useless live-in son-in-law. Little do they know I’m a billionaire... 3.1kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
  27. 27 After Returning Home, the Underworld Boss Became Everyone’s Favorite 回国后,黑道大佬成团宠 Modern Romance723k WordsCompleted The short drama “No Heirloom Jewelry, But I've Got a Fist the Size of a Cooking Pot” is now streaming. [Beloved by a wealthy family + two powerful leads with secret identities + sweet-tempered yet volatile heroine + devoted hero + influence in both the underworld and the legitimate world] Lin Qingye, head of the most feared assassin organization in the underworld, finally destroys the second-largest assassin organization and obtains clues about her origins. She immediately decides to return home 23.1kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
  28. 28 A Wrong Turn! The Mad Tycoon Spoils Me Rotten 误闯!被疯批大佬强势宠 Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only love, possessive romance, a deranged powerful man × a resilient, delicate-looking girl] An accident landed Wen Yining in the devil's grasp. She stood on the deck, her fragile body teetering. He strolled slowly up to her, speaking with arrogant, absolute authority. “Die, or do it.” She never imagined that one day he would willingly lower his head for her, cupping her face with bloodstained hands as he begged for her love. “Have you never loved me, not e 24.5kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
  29. 29 Kisses for a Lamb, from an Older Man 年上吻绵羊 Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [One true pairing + age gap + sweet romance + putting scumbags in their place + male lead acts proper but is deeply devoted] [Poor, pitiful heroine + powerful rich male lead + winning her back] Su Mian was cheated on by her scumbag senior and her own younger sister! To cheer her up, her best friend Cheng Xinran took her to a bar. They unexpectedly ran into her uncle, Li Shilin… “Xinran, is this your classmate?” “Yes, she’s my best friend at university. Her name is Su Mian. Mian, as in ‘sheep.’” 19.6kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
  30. 30 Reborn in the 1980s: The Foolish Wife Takes Charge 重生八零:当家傻妻要翻身 Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [1980s + naive wife + crushing scumbags + doting husband + making a fortune] In her past life, Tang Zheng was simple-minded and suffered a miserable existence. People humiliated, tormented, and toyed with her as they pleased, until she died a horrible death. When she opens her eyes again, she's back on the day she was supposed to marry the scumbag. Determined not to jump into that pit of fire again, she insists on canceling the wedding. Reborn, Tang Zheng vows to kill the scumbag's family with h 4kReads8.9Score427Shelves
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  31. 31 The Moon Never Shone on Qinghuan: Married to a Disabled Young Marshal 明月何曾照清欢:嫁给残疾少帅 Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted After her mother’s sudden, unexplained death, her father brought home a stepmother, along with two young children in tow. Tired of her making a mess of the household, he washed his hands of her and sent her overseas for three years. When she returned, she was forced to take her older sister’s place and marry the rumored cold-blooded, ruthless young marshal of the Yi family. She heard that he had lost both legs in the war three years ago, becoming a cripple, and that it had affected him in that d 2.6kReads9.3Score529Shelves
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  32. 32 The Princess Consort Is Poisonous! Why Would You Mess With Her?! 王妃有毒啊,你惹她干嘛?! Ancient Romance263k WordsOngoing This is genuinely handmade, created entirely by hand. Please, come take a look. There are so few handcraft fans left. [One-on-one romance] [Both leads are faithful] [Marriage Before Love] [Historical political intrigue] [Reversals and face-slapping] [Delicious food] When other people transmigrate, they become empresses or princesses. Su Jin transmigrates from the apocalypse into the body of an unlucky legitimate daughter, sent to bring good fortune to a sick prince by marrying him. Her husban —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 33 The Rugged General 糙汉将军 Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Rugged General 52Reads—Score—Shelves
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  34. 34 The Sweet and Beautiful Imperial Concubine: The Abstinent Fourth Prince Dotes on Her 福晋娇又美:禁欲四爷宠上瘾 Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [One devoted couple + sweet romance] Tong Jia Ning Chuge, the legitimate daughter of Longkodo, was getting married. But on her wedding day, a princess snatched her groom right off the street. The poor girl fell out of her bridal sedan and died on the spot! The woman protested, “I just got here, and a bunch of people are already laughing at me for being a discarded wife. I can’t stand for this!” Just as she was racking her brains for a way to put them in their place, an imperial edict from Empero 24.1kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
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  35. 35 The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script and Lazily Gives Up 假千金手撕剧本,沙雕摆烂躺麻了 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama, The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script, is now streaming [Showbiz + absurd humor and memes + everyone’s favorite + wild imagination + gossip + going off the rails] Chi Qian failed her tribulation and returned to the real world, only to discover she was the villainous fake heiress in a novel! The plot had already reached the point where the real heiress came back, and Chi Qian was about to be kicked out of the family home. A broken engagement, a wave of online hate, and a grueso 125.9kReads9.6Score13.5kShelves
  36. 36 The Crown Prince Is Exiled, and His Lucky Maid Goes Along to Bring Him Endless Fortune 太子流放,锦鲤婢女随行超旺他 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Farming, food, political intrigue, a pure historical romance A clever, quick-witted palace maid X a scheming, domineering, deposed crown prince Adapted under the title Rebel Li Yue is a palace maid who carries dishes in the Eastern Palace. She rarely gets to see the crown prince, the crown princess, or the noble consorts. She thinks she's the luckiest person in the palace: her master's anger never falls on her, and the head cook looks after her. She's grown plump from eating well, and feels trul 12.2kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
  37. 37 The Championship Is Yours, and You're Mine 冠军归你,你归我 Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted One day on the court, she smiled at a ping-pong ball. “Who proposes with a ping-pong ball?” “I do. This is my spot in mixed doubles, and I’ll save it for you forever.” “You think one ball is enough to win me over? Dream on!” “Then what do you want?” “I’ll tell you when you’ve won the Grand Slam.” At twenty-eight, he became the youngest Grand Slam champion in the country. He said to her, “It’s time to make good on your promise.” Holding up his trophy, he said, “May the glory of victory be forever 749Reads9.0Score109Shelves
  38. 38 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义?摄政王撑腰,不原谅 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 177.6kReads9.4Score27kShelves
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