In a Reading Slump. Any Good Investment Romance Novels? 最近有点书荒，有没有好看的买股文

1. 201 诡 The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 737.9kReads9.6Score111.7kShelves

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   The protagonist goes from being a little minion who was despised by everyone to counterattacking and getting slapped in the face. With his golden fingers and super high IQ, he can easily solve various problems and trample his enemies under his feet. The plot has a good harvest in both career and love. The plot is fast-paced and has many twists and turns. It made my blood boil and made me feel relieved. It is really a stress-relieving tool that makes me want to watch it again!

2. 202 揉 Shattered Tenderness 揉碎温柔 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 114.3kReads9.5Score11.7kShelves
3. 203 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 24.8kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
4. 204 绿 Green Shoots on the Branch 绿上枝头 Light Peach Blossoms轻薄桃花Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted [Signed for print] [Brave, steadfast transmigrated heroine VS cool, clearheaded young noble] [Transmigration + rebirth + prominent family + household intrigue + feel-good + career building + strong heroine + light comedy] Jiang Lübao, daughter of a censor, was unexpectedly kidnapped and had her reputation ruined. The marriage that had already been arranged for her was called off, too. For a young woman from a prominent family, this was a devastating blow. But she burst out laughing. No one knew 86.9kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves
5. 205 我 My Strange Times 我的奇异时光 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Mystery305k WordsCompleted [Contemporary fantasy + hilarious house-sharing + bickering couple] The hugely popular author Jiu Lu Fei Xiang is back with a new urban fantasy! Fall in love with a vampire, eat hotpot with a zombie, and become best friends with a mermaid! An unemployed, lovelorn human comic artist versus a sharp-tongued, haughty nonhuman landlord: a hilarious, fantastical romance about humans and nonhumans sharing a home. The Zombie King loses his heart, a mermaid reunites with her companions, a vampire turns i 813Reads9.5Score150Shelves
6. 206 仙 The Immortal's Appearance 仙人状 Shi Jin是今Martial Arts313k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + mystery solving + male lead with a secret identity + lovers who fight as fiercely as they love] A dazzling, outspoken heroine and a seemingly gentle but secretly ruthless physician, locked in a battle of equals as they fall in love! A celebrated romance author's popular historical mystery! A relationship between equals, full of tension; heart-stopping court intrigue; and the shocking truth behind bizarre murders! A celestial being appears in a dream to help solve a case and 15.7kReads9.6Score2.7kShelves
7. 207 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Legitimate Daughter Is a Super Mom 穿七零，嫡女当妈超会养 Green Fish, Green Fish青鱼青鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Island + Grasslands + Mutual Devotion] After taking revenge for her mother, Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, arrives in 1968 and becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. She thought she could enjoy life without a care, since her family was wealthy and she was an only child. But in 1968, being a capitalist’s daughter meant danger. To escape her predicament, she impulsively marries Wei Jianguo, a 19.2kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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   The plot is fast-paced and has many twists and turns. It made my blood boil and made me feel relieved. It is really a stress-relieving tool.

8. 208 七 1970s: After Being Kicked Out of the House, I Turned Around and Married a Military Officer 七零：被赶出家门后我转头嫁军官 Little Shuangyu小双瑜Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Feel-good read + period setting + pocket dimension + devoted couple + golden finger + strong female lead] Song Yun, a modern inheritor of ancient medicine, accidentally travels back to 1973 and becomes an unfortunate girl unloved by both her father and mother. She hasn't enjoyed even one day of life as a capitalist's daughter before suddenly acquiring the identity. Her once-devoted fiancé sends an urgent telegram demanding to break off their engagement. Break it off, break it off, break it off! 50.4kReads9.0Score6.2kShelves
9. 209 天 The Apocalyptic Disaster: A Farm Girl Fends for Herself on the Run 天灾末世：农家孤女独自逃荒 Three-String Qianji三弦牵机Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Space + Natural disasters + Apocalypse + Turbulent times + Fleeing famine + No romance + Strongwoman + Lone wolf] Su Xia spent years struggling to survive in the apocalypse before a meteorite struck her. In an instant, she transmigrated to a turbulent era plagued by natural disasters. There had been no rain for a long time, and every household in the village was struggling to make ends meet. Her father worked himself to death, her mother remarried, and her granny made her work without letting h 13.3kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
10. 210 带 After the Divorce, Enjoying a Feast with Mother, While the Jerk Father’s Family Frets 带下堂娘吃大肉，渣爹一家急眼了 Twenty-Four Songs廿四歌Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Lian'er found her mother being cast aside and saw the Song family’s ugly true colors. She firmly chose to leave with her mother. You want to divorce my mother? Not a chance. Hand over the divorce papers. Her younger brother stabbed her in the back. Fine, put your thumbprint on the severance agreement, and we’re done with each other. She changed her surname, turning from a maternal granddaughter into a true member of the Qiao family. Her mother had a bad leg, and the Qiao fa 8.7kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
11. 211 凡 Ordinary Woman Cultivates Immortality: When Aptitude Falls Short, Talent Makes Up for It 凡女修仙，资质不够天赋凑 Dancing Lightly in the Mortal World红尘轻舞Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Mujin, an ordinary mortal girl, became a little beggar after losing both her parents. By a twist of fate, she embarked on the path of cultivation. So what if her spiritual roots are mediocre? She has an extraordinary talent for drawing talismans and setting up formations! She can draw talismans and sell them for spirit stones, refine formation plates and sell them for spirit stones. With spirit stones, how could she not quickly improve her cultivation? As for the fact that no one on the Qing 6kReads8.8Score666Shelves
12. 212 气 My Fortune Was Stolen? No Matter. I'll Quietly Grind My Way to Godhood 气运被夺？无所谓我悄悄内卷成神 Wei Xun唯寻Fantastical Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Dual-blade sword cultivator + archer + cautious survival style + a touch of ensemble cast + growth-focused power fantasy] Rong Shu transmigrates to a cultivation world where mortals are mere ants, becoming the personal disciple of Tianyan Sect's Immortal Venerable. But who could have guessed that her new master, senior brother, and doted-on senior sister would all be idiots? For no reason at all, they belittle her, threaten her, and want to kill her! Rong Shu: “Mom, there's an idiot here!” If s 43.4kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
13. 213 季 Did Young Master Ji Get Beaten Up Again Today? 季少今天又挨揍了吗 Lujiu鹭玖13k WordsCompleted Has Young Master Ji Gotten Beaten Up Again Today? 897Reads—Score115Shelves

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    "I have to say, even if I were born again, you would still not be as good as me?" My sister starts to make choices in everything, but the direction of her life is still in her own hands, and I have the final say on how my life will turn out.

14. 214 镜 The Mirrorbound Immortal Calamity 镜相仙劫 Late to Know知迟Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Unlike fantasy cultivation, the methods of the arcane sect have never succeeded. Cold reality does not answer people's desires. But not every world remains unresponsive. Cultivation requires both practice and travel. In an age when travel was difficult and communication unreliable, those seeking to overcome their death tribulations had no choice but to practice on the road in search of a way through them. Hard work paid off. After countless generations had carried on the endeavor, they succeeded 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This bag is beautiful

15. 215 都 Urban Miracle Doctor: From the Start, I Tore Up Nine Marriage Contracts in a Rage 都市神医：开局怒撕九张婚书 Zhuang Xiaoxian庄小贤Urban9.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Yu says, whatever you do, don’t compare yourself to me. As for medicine, my skills are second to none, and my touch can bring the dying back to life. As for strength, I’m unmatched, and no one of my generation can hold a candle to me. I’m the very definition of a winner in life. 17.2kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    The adopted son-in-law who was looked down upon by others turned his back on him and became a super boss. The plot in the book is exciting.

16. 216 龙 The Dragon King Is Released from Prison 龙王出狱 A Cup of Eight-Treasure Tea一杯八宝茶Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [Original story for the short drama Dragon King Out of Prison: The Legend of Qitian] Qitian took the blame for his girlfriend and spent three years in prison. On the day he was released, she dumped him. Then the Dragon King within him awakened, shaking the world! 19.2kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
17. 217 开 Stealing the Golden Finger from the Start: Thriving on the Road to Escape 开局夺金手指：逃荒路上美滋滋 Little Slacker Duck小趴菜鸭鸭Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Li was a little girl who’d been dogged by bad luck, but she’d managed to survive for twenty years. After Bai Wuchang mistakenly hooked her soul, he offered to make amends by “sending” her to ancient times, where she transmigrated into a book. She thought she’d hit the jackpot, but Bai Wuchang nearly swindled her. Luckily, she was clever enough to wrangle quite a few benefits out of him. As it turned out, she had transmigrated into a farming novel she’d read before setting off on a mission, 13kReads8.5Score976Shelves

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    Counterattack and slap in the face all the way. With his golden fingers and super high IQ, he can easily solve various problems and trample his enemies under his feet. A good harvest in career and love, the plot is fast-paced and has many twists and turns

18. 218 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Slave, the Cold Prince Makes Me Serve at His Side 穿越成奴后，冷王让我近身侍奉 Peerless Bright Moon无双明月Ancient Romance701k WordsCompleted [Two strong leads + devoted to each other + heroine disguises herself as a man] Good grief, she was an abandoned assassin from her organization, and now she had transmigrated into the body of a lowly slave in an ancient prince’s manor. By a strange twist of fate, she gained a miraculous protective talisman that made her impossible to kill, crush, or beat to death. Because of it, the aloof Prince Lie, who never went near women or men, began sneaking into her room every night. He came when she was 709Reads9.0Score104Shelves
19. 219 那 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 43.7kReads9.6Score5.4kShelves
20. 220 傲 Proud and Unbowed 傲骨 White Rice Like Frost白饭如霜Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted Ye Zhenzhen, a workplace rookie, has always led a quiet, easygoing life. But after accidentally saving a mysterious female tycoon, she enters a multinational corporation and begins a series of professional skills training courses. She thinks it will be nothing more than a fun game of repaying a debt of gratitude, but unexpectedly gets caught up in a high-stakes corporate takeover and a battle between capital giants. Elite returnee Su Tong has always dominated the workplace, but after saving a f 3.4kReads9.6Score475Shelves
21. 221 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 73.4kReads9.7Score13.4kShelves

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    They are all really beautiful. Highly recommended!!!

22. 222 一 A Lazy Fish Marries a Eunuch, and I Finally Lie Flat 一条咸鱼嫁太监，我彻底躺平了 Oil-Run Salted Egg咸蛋流油Ancient Romance330k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s first and only + exclusive devotion + sisters swap marriages + ruthless Chief Eunuch vs. easygoing beauty] Jiang Yunshu transmigrates into the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xiping’s household. She has food and shelter and can laze around to her heart’s content. All she wants is to remain an invisible nobody in the marquis’s household forever. Her legitimate older sister, Jiang Zhaohua, is famous throughout the capital. A decree from the palace summons her 30.4kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves
23. 223 绯 Caught in a Scandal 绯闻陷落 The North Wind Hasn't Slept北风未眠Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [Now published under the title Scandalous Downfall] [One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first and only, love at first sight, exceptionally talented leads, an aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal] Cultured, celibate geologist x cool, alluring actress After Wen Tan spends three days and three nights arguing with a hater, her agency orders her to suspend all activities. She spends half a month at home doing nothing before finally giving in to her friend's persistent pleading an 56.6kReads9.4Score8kShelves
24. 224 温 Gentle, Wild-Boned 温柔野骨 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 72kReads9.5Score8.8kShelves
25. 225 别 Stop Smoking and Hold Me 别吸烟了，抱抱我 Quan Xun权寻Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Print edition coming soon] Sweet, soft-hearted girl x wild bad boy who's all talk Zhou Zhi is a notorious playboy in the capital, yet He Ru falls for him. Outside a bar, the man has a cigarette between his lips and a teasing look on his face. “I'm never going to like you.” After pursuing him for so long with no success, He Ru decides to stop liking this playboy. Who would have thought this scoundrel would come chasing after her? “I want to give us a try.” He Ru blinks. “Hmm? Try what?” Zhou Zhi 9.4kReads9.3Score1kShelves
26. 226 京 A Young Love Returned to the Capital by Night 京夜归稚 White Jade Robe白玉衫Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted *A top Beijing family’s tyrannical king of a man X a popular actress famous for her beauty and mastery of traditional crafts *A refined, devoted Chinese-style CEO X a charming, proud beauty from Jiangnan [Ten-year age gap, daddy-type hero, kept woman rises to the top, both leads are each other’s first and only, sweet romance, traditional crafts, younger uncle, ensemble cast of Beijing society] Jing Zhi grew up poor, but had glossy black hair, snow-white skin, and a tall, curvy figure. At twenty- 54.5kReads9.2Score7.7kShelves
27. 227 白 Daytime Passion 白日缠欢 Red Radish Umbrella红萝伞Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [Print edition published] [Age Gap + Possessive Male Lead + Intense Push and Pull + Domineering Pursuit + Coercive Love] A ruthless, powerful ruler × a seemingly delicate, willful young woman That year, Ye Ning disguised herself as a pushover to infiltrate the wealthy Xie family of North City and make ends meet. Who could have guessed that the luxurious mansion would become her prison, and she its caged bird, left for one man to toy with as he pleased? One night, the man, reeking of alcohol, pu 12.4kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
28. 228 别 Don’t Mess with His Little Darling 别惹他的小可怜 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Published under the title Blazing Sun] [Cocky, unruly, flirtatious young master from Beijing’s elite circles x delicate yet resilient top student who’s been bullied] [Campus Romance x Healing x Top Students x Mutual Devotion] Tang Yu is the top student at Qingyuan High School, but she has endured years of bullying. When she’s driven to the brink, she sets her sights on the new transfer student. He’s cocky enough and wild enough. That day, bruised from head to toe, 44.6kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves
29. 229 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 16.1kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
30. 230 亲 Dear Director Wen 亲爱的闻总监 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, feel-good revenge, humiliating scumbags and making them eat their words, rekindled romance, sweet indulgence, the male lead rises to the top, and a love triangle] [Devoted, puppy-like CEO boyfriend of many years × bold, decisive, stubborn director who refuses to back down] After dating for three years, Wen Ruan finally learned she had only ever been a stand-in. When they broke up, Wen Ruan said, “Jiang Qingyan, I hope you die alone.” After being unjustly fired, Wen Ruan join 25.3kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
31. 231 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 192.7kReads9.6Score31.8kShelves
32. 232 却 Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available. Search for Ascending to the Clouds on any platform to buy] [Original titles: Ascending to the Clouds / Loathing the Vermilion Walls] [High-IQ Palace Intrigue + Pure-Hatred Heroine + No Disposable Characters] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please go read the story] How do you become an emperor’s favorite concubine? A prestigious family? A good education? A gentle, respectful, modest, and accommodating nature? Unfor 26.1kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    They are all very interesting, but they are all serialized. If you don't mind catching up, you can check it out.

33. 233 乡 The Real Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor 乡下来的真千金，竟是封建老祖宗 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Modern Romance541k WordsCompleted Originally titled The True Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor When Sang Ning opened her eyes again, she found herself the real heiress who had been left behind in the countryside by a wealthy family. She had been born the legitimate eldest daughter of a distinguished family, raised from childhood to become its matriarch. But when she opened her eyes, she had arrived in a strange new era. Fortunately, she was still the legitimate eldest daughter. Her fake sister thought 34.4kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
34. 234 三 Three Sentences Made My Fans Spend Ten Billion on Me 三句话，让粉丝给我花了一百个亿 Writing Books for Meal Money写书赚饭钱Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Entertainment Industry + Copycat Author + Female-Oriented + Director + No CP + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Ying Jia transmigrates to a parallel world with a hundred-billion-yuan movie System and sets her sights on becoming the first female director to join the hundred-billion box-office club. But the damn System only gives her scripts, not money. She gets a movie script, but has no way to pay for production! Ying Jia slaps her forehead. Then she’ll make some cheesy short dramas to e 9.1kReads9.2Score964Shelves
35. 235 快 Quick Transmigration: Every Chapter Is a Face-Slapping Power Fantasy 快穿：每章都是打脸爽文 The National Server's Diao Chan, Rolling in Wealth国服貂蝉富得流油Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented quick transmigration, one chapter per completed story] [No fixed couples, the heroine never puts up with mistreatment or gets abused. The main story is complete, so enjoy!] In every world, Cui Lan is an unlucky, pitiful soul who gets utterly ruined by all kinds of awful people. But no matter, Cui Lan can be even more awful than they are! ① The fake heiress and the real heiress never got switched; ② Her wealthy parents are pretending to be poor; ③ Her beloved man is an awful spec 34.5kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
36. 236 军 Five Years Without Seeing Her Military Husband, She Joins the Army with Their Child 军婚五年不见面，娇美人带娃随军 Jing Miaomiao镜淼淼Modern Romance432k WordsOngoing A clever, sweet-natured beauty x a rugged man with incredible stamina [Military marriage + sweet and satisfying romance + adorable kids + mutual teasing + cozy daily life] Li Xia wakes up in a story set in a bygone era, as the original wife of the male lead, a cannon-fodder character destined to die young. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s right in the middle of an elopement! Li Xia: ? There’s no way she’s eloping. She’ll rip the scumbag to shreds, kick her heartless uncle’s family to the cur 353Reads9.4Score109Shelves

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    Without further ado, I highly recommend, push, push, push, push, push, push.

37. 237 让 I Asked You to Simulate Crimes, but You Created the Perfect Crime Scene 让你模拟犯罪，你却制造完美现场 Wen Xin闻信Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Mystery + deduction + detective work + occasional comedy + no romance] Zhou You transmigrates and joins a show called Simulated Crime. After being selected for the criminal team, he discovers that his teammate is a beautiful campus belle. Together, they become unstoppable. “The detective world needs Zhou You as much as the West needs Jerusalem!” “When Teacher Zhou wanted to quit the detective scene, I slammed my hand on the table.” “Confirmed: he’s a man who knows how to kill!” “Zhou You, pleas 64.2kReads9.1Score7.1kShelves

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    The reasoning behind some of the cases I wrote is quite interesting.

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