Period Novels Where the Female Lead’s Parents Start a Business and She Is a Second-Generation Rich Kid, Set in the 1980s, 1990s, or the New Millennium 女主爸妈创业女主富二代的年代文8090和千禧年都行

1. 1 八 The 1980s: The Richest Woman on the Forbes List Is My Mom 八零：福布斯女首富是我妈 The Highest Good Is Like Water, Cooking Small Delicacies上善若水烹小鲜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: The Forbes-Ranked Richest Woman in the 1980s Is My Mom Su Niannian, an overworked modern office worker, wakes up one day and somehow transmigrates to the 1980s. She has become the daughter who will die young of Su Minzhi, the future richest woman in the country. Su Minzhi is facing a marital crisis. Her husband’s ex shows up at the door with a child, and a storm is brewing. As expected of a future mogul, Su Minzhi acts decisively, dumps the scumbag, and gets a divorce in style! “ 15.6kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds

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   This is so beautiful, but unfortunately I've already caught it!

2. 2 九 Getting Rich Through Demolition in the 1990s, My Whole Family Kicks Back and Enjoys the Show 九零拆迁暴富，全家躺赢吃瓜忙 Lu Qixia鹿七夏Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted The God of Wealth is here, the God of Wealth is here, good deeds bring good fortune... La la la la la! In 1994, to the tune of “The God of Wealth Is Here,” Happy Village is demolished! Xu Ran’s family of three becomes rich overnight. With a huge pile of compensation money in hand, they buy houses, shops, plots of land, then more houses and a gold mine. The more they buy, the richer the family gets. One stack after another of red property deeds comes home with them. And they get to enjoy all the 23.7kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds

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   They became rich overnight from a land expropriation, and the family atmosphere was exceptionally good. The parents and grandparents gradually developed their business and built a life of income through rent collection. It's a beautiful story! 💕

3. 3 穿 Transmigrating to a Bygone Era, I Live Off My Parents and Lie Flat Like a Carefree Fish 穿越年代，我靠啃老躺平当咸鱼 Wangzai Little Head旺仔小头头Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted Song Yuan transmigrated. In her previous life, she was a landlady who coasted through life, collecting rent on schedule and taking it easy. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself reborn as a little girl. Her father was a lazy, shameless rascal who mooched off his parents every day, but in truth, he doted on his wife and daughter. Her mother seemed too frail to take care of herself, unable to carry heavy loads or lift a finger, but was actually as strong as an ox. Song Yuan thought 6.8kReads8.3Score48314d adds

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   Song Yuan gained her grandparents' attention through her studies, and her parents also treated her exceptionally well. They even started a business for her, and it's doing better and better.

4. 4 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.6kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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   It's good; the female lead was cutest when she was still a little dumpling.

5. 5 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Little Baby Becomes a Superstar 重生八零，奶包变成大明星 Even Girls Roll Their Eyes少女也会翻白眼啊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + Reborn in the womb + Feel-good story + Making a fortune + Genius + Family's darling + Childhood sweethearts + Family life] A little note for readers: a feel-good period story + everyday minutiae + ensemble cast + making a fortune In 1985, a three-year-old girl takes a tumble and suddenly gains memories of her past life in 2025. She studied diligently all the way to a doctorate, only to be taken out by a car accident. Now she has to start all over again in these difficult time 15.7kReads8.3Score1.8k14d adds

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   The female protagonist is reincarnated in 1985 as a three-year-old little dumpling. With the advantage of her memories from her previous life, she helps her parents set up a stall, open a shop, invest in stocks, and buy a house!

6. 6 一 One Wild Night, and Now I'm Having a Baby with My Childhood Friend's Younger Brother 一夜荒唐，和竹马弟弟有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted One summer night in 1980, an unexpected encounter leaves Ji Rou pregnant. The father is He Chen, who used to follow her around as a child, calling her “big sister.” He's unruly and wild, and he was never the “good man” Ji Rou imagined. He had only been hiding and restraining himself around her. At first, she doesn't want to marry him, but he goes to great lengths to make it happen, and they marry because of the baby. Three years into their marriage, Ji Rou finally learns the truth and wants a di 4.9kReads8.6Score39114d adds

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   ① The female lead comes from a wealthy family; her parents work in scientific research. The male lead's family is a good match for her. They're bound to be good-looking. ② The female lead was pampered by her family growing up. Although her parents aren't entrepreneurs and she's not a second-generation rich kid, she still enjoys a comfortable middle-class life.

7. 7 村 The Village's Laziest Beauty Marries a Rough-Hewn Man from the Next Village 村里最懒的美娇娘嫁给了邻村糙汉 Gu Jingqiu顾惊秋Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Complete + Farming + No transmigration + No System + Size Difference + Devoted Love + Everyday Family Life + Cozy Daily Life] In a sentence: The laziest woman in the village marries a rugged hunter from the neighboring village and enjoys a cozy life as his utterly spoiled wife. When the Xu family came to propose, Lu Tian asked Xu An, “If I marry you, will you treat me well?” Xu An replied, “If you dare to marry me, I swear I’ll never let you down.” So Lu Tian married him. Everyone wondered 11.3kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
8. 8 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 109.3kReads9.2Score14.2k14d adds

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   Everyone should go read it!!! It's super good!!! It's a period drama!!!

9. 9 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 46.8kReads9.4Score5.6k14d adds

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   The female lead and her parents exchanged letters together. In the early stages, the female lead focused on her own career, but later, as her parents' business grew larger and larger, she was able to benefit from their support.

10. 10 六 The Only Daughter of the 1960s, Eating Meat Every Day with Her Lazy Dad 六零独生女，跟着懒蛋爸天天吃肉 A Crab Darting Around the Melon Patch瓜田乱窜的猹Modern Romance662k WordsCompleted [1960s + Period Setting + Family Bonds + Raising Kids + Building Wealth + Everyday Family Life + No Romance] After her mother dies, three-year-old Lin Shihua is sent to live with a father she's never met. From the city to the countryside. From eating meat every day to gnawing on corn buns. From fine clothes to patched-up ones. And her dad, Cheng Chuan Brigade's laziest man. Oh no... My good days are over! Who knew her lazy father would get his act together for her? He starts trading on the side, 2.3kReads7.0Score17814d adds

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    Girls, don't listen to what others say. You are responsible for the consequences of your decisions, so no one has the right to dictate your life. Sometimes, being a little selfish can make you happier.

11. 11 八 A Rich Second-Generation Heir in the 1980s 八十年代富二代 Faan Who Loves Water-Boiled Water Chestnuts爱吃白水煮荸荠的法恩Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Period] [Getting Rich] [Raising Kids] [Mostly Everyday Life] After stuffing both her pockets full, Manbao patted them in satisfaction, turned around, and scampered off on her short little legs. Beneath the big tree, a group of little kids, big and small, saw their big brother coming and shouted excitedly. “Big Brother! Big Brother!” “Here, one for each of you.” Manbao generously handed out the candies she’d counted and packed in her pockets. “Wow, it’s so sweet!” “Big Brother is the best.” “Mm 1kReads6.6Score10014d adds
12. 12 亿 The 1980s: A Billionaire’s Rise to Fortune 【八零】亿万富翁的发家史 Wen Wen Wen玟纹文Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble family story + changing times + raising children] Xiao Qian, an engineer at Hongyuan Television Factory, had one great wish in life: to go to college. When news of the 1977 college entrance exam reached the factory, he was overjoyed and prepared to sign up. Then came the devastating news: applicants had to be no older than 25. The good news was that he was 25. The bad news was that his household registration book said he was 26. He called in favors and pulled strings, but nothing worke 3.1kReads8.7Score28614d adds

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    Super super good-looking

13. 13 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Protecting Our Lucky Dad 重生九零：保护我方福运老爸 Yun Doudou云豆豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + period setting + no golden finger + growing stronger through sheer ability] To the Song family, Song Shuhua’s father is honest and dull, her mother is illiterate and sharp-tongued, she herself is willful and dim-witted, and her younger brother is timid and clumsy. The whole family is disliked by everyone! In Song Shuhua’s eyes, her grandparents are biased, selfish, and hateful; her uncle is sinister, her aunt is vicious, and those wolves want her and her brother dead! Song Shuhua i 825Reads8.9Score10014d adds
14. 14 千 A Lucky, Prosperous New Millennium 千禧年顺风顺水顺财神 Wen Wen Wen玟纹文Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyday life / personal growth / lighthearted / family and neighborhood life] In elementary school, Ouyang Jingshu wrestled with the dreaded subject of math every day. In middle and high school, she took part-time jobs to earn a little money. Her family ran an ordinary small business. Who could have guessed that good fortune would find her at university? Write the character for “demolish,” and gold by the thousand! What do you do after getting rich? What else? You settle down and live your ord 3.7kReads8.8Score25014d adds
15. 15 金 The Jin Yuanbao Family’s Sudden Fortune from Demolition Compensation 金元宝一家的拆迁暴富日常 A Wondrous Pen Like a Lotus妙笔如莲Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Old Madam Jin dreamed of a golden ingot while pregnant. She asked each of her four favorite daughters-in-law, but none of them admitted it! Could it really have been Ying Canru, who could never get enough to eat and always burned the bottom of the pot when she cooked? ~~ In the delivery room, Ying Canru screamed as she gave birth. Outside, Jin Laifu paced back and forth, glancing at his watch from time to time as he muttered, “Please let the baby be born on the eighth day of the eighth month. Ot 1.7kReads8.8Score11014d adds
16. 16 七 The Song Family's Daughter in the Seventies 七零宋家女 Nerve Plug Girl神经插头姬Modern Romance662k WordsOngoing In her previous life, she was a little-known singer. She gave her life trying to save a child who had fallen into the water. When she opened her eyes again, Song Sheng had become the third daughter of the Song family in the 1970s. Her family was so poor they could barely make ends meet: her grandmother played favorites to the extreme, her third aunt bul 2.9kReads6.6Score22714d adds

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    In this book, the female protagonist and her sisters unite as one, working alongside their mother to build their wealth.

17. 17 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 318.2kReads9.1Score46.6k14d adds

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    Everyday life + awful people + pretending to be weak while actually being strong

18. 18 母 Mother and Daughter in the 1980s: Mom Makes Money, I Win by Taking It Easy! 母女穿八零，我妈赚钱，我躺赢！ Mo Qingqing墨清清Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Transmigrate into a book in the 1980s + mother and daughter transmigrate together + face-slapping + sweet romance + academic achiever + building wealth] After transmigrating into the 1980s as the real daughter, Lan Xia takes down all her awful relatives from the start. The family reunion that was supposed to happen two months later is suddenly brought forward. It turns out her mother, a powerhouse who runs a publicly listed company, has transmigrated too! Moth 1.2kReads8.4Score10314d adds

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    This story features a mother and daughter both transmigrating, a true and a false heiress, and a transmigration into a book. The female lead is the true heiress, possessing both sharp wit and fighting skills; in her previous life, she was an artist, while in this life, she specializes in medicine. The mother is a career-oriented, strong-willed female lead.

19. 19 恶 The Wicked Beauty Takes Her Child with the Army, and the Tough Officer Spoils Her Tyrannically 恶美人带娃随军，硬汉军官霸道宠 Liu He He鎏鍙鍙Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted The score is a little low at first, but it’ll gradually go up! (Hormone-fueled, stoic and secretly passionate military officer x dazzling young heiress) [Transmigrate Into a Book + 1970s Era + Cozy Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Everyone’s Favorite + Adorable Kids + Devoted Husband + Pocket Dimension] Beautiful, fair-skinned heiress Jiang Tinglan wakes up one day and finds herself transmigrated into a book as the wicked beauty, a supporting character in a period novel. She’s even brought along 1.7kReads8.8Score19714d adds

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    I highly recommend watching it, go for it without hesitation, it's absolutely fantastic!

20. 20 嫁 She Married a Man Who Couldn’t Have Heirs and Became the General’s Family’s Darling 嫁绝嗣，她成了首长家的香饽饽 Stir-Fried Pork with Bamboo Shoots烟笋炒肉Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + powerful male lead + marriage before love + 1v1 + mutual flirting and spoiling] [Flirty beauty with a gift for pregnancy VS celibate commander thought to be unable to have children] Jiang Wangshu, an elite member of China’s Ministry of State Security, transmigrated before she could even receive the medal of merit the country had awarded her. From the start, everything went horribly wrong: someone drugged her, and she was burning with desire. She forced herse 236Reads7.4Score—14d adds
21. 21 军 A Pampered Military Wife, a Rugged Commander, and Twin Treasures in the 1980s 军嫂娇！首长糙！八零随军有双宝 Ke Keyu柯柯妤Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [1980s + military marriage + sweet romance + transmigrate into a book] When Shen Tingwan opened her eyes, she had become the fake heiress in a period novel who was constantly courting disaster. After failing to cling to the male lead, she even used her husband's money to keep a pretty young man. In the end, her elopement failed, she was robbed of all the family fortune, and she starved to death on the streets. She'd been dealt a great hand and played it terribly. After transmigrating, Shen Tingw 221Reads8.7Score—14d adds
22. 22 姐 My Sister Insisted on Switching Marriages? I Married a Commander, and Now She Regrets It 姐姐非要换亲？我嫁首长她悔哭了 Yun Qingqiu云青楸Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted Gorgeous battlefield surgeon + celibate military officer + 1980s + marriage first, love later + devoted couple Shen Zhihuan died a horrible death on New Year’s Eve. When danger struck her family, her biased parents protected her older sister and pushed Shen Zhihuan out without a second thought! When she opened her eyes again, she was back at nineteen. Her sister insisted on switching marriage arrangements: “Mom! Xie Lanshen is badly wounded and won’t live long. Let my sister become a widow, and 1.2kReads8.8Score14414d adds
23. 23 重 Reborn, Starting with Buying a House 重生从买房开始 Vice President Liu刘副总Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + the millennium + family life + school + top student + love that grows over time] Chen Yifan, a modern office worker, is reborn in 2004. That year, Chen Yifan is still an elementary school student in a uniform and red scarf. That year, her father, Chen Jianguo, is still hale and hearty, and alive. That year, homes in Haicheng cost just 2,000, and came with household registration. How much? Say that house price again! Mom, Dad, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and buy a house! See how 26.6kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds

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    I really like this book, "Ordinary Daily Life".

24. 24 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 86.6kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds
25. 25 平 The World Through an Ordinary Girl's Eyes 平凡女孩眼中的世界 Shenxiao Martial Saint's Hei Ji神霄武圣的黑矶Modern Romance119k WordsCompleted 4Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 重 Reborn as a Woman, Spoiled by a Rich Heir 重生成女人，被富二代宠上天 Sirloin Steak Shop西冷牛排店Modern Romance166k WordsOngoing After more than twenty years of being single, a college athlete had an accident and reborn as the prospective daughter-in-law of a rich family. Chu Yijun, with her top-tier looks and figure, gazed at herself in the mirror, feeling a jumble of emotions. She had always dreamed of someone like this, but never expected to become her ideal type herself. Complicated family ties and an unfamiliar world. Now that she had completely become a woman, how would she deal with these relationships? Let’s see h 6Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 我 I'm Just a Fake Rich Heir, So Why Are You Throwing Yourself at Me? 我一假富二代，姑娘你干嘛倒贴？ I Forget the Chapter When I Pick Up My Pen提笔忘章节Urban376k WordsCompleted Lin Zhe came to the imperial capital to find work. He only pretended to be a rich second-generation heir, but never expected things to get completely out of hand. With his rich-heir persona, beautiful women were more than willing to throw themselves at him. Some even offered to pay for everything. And Lin Zhe seemed to have found a path to the pinnacle of life. Lin Zhe: I’m not some damn rich heir. I’m just a poor kid. Even though Lin Zhe explained who he was time and again, the beautiful women 1.7kReads8.9Score10114d adds
28. 28 被 Kidnapped at an Old Age, Reborn in 1999: The Whole Family Is Together Again 被拐老太重回99，一家整整齐齐 Shi Nian柿唸Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted Alternate History + Everyday Life + Family Matters + Reborn + No Golden Finger + Adorable Kids As the saying goes, rich old ladies dance in the plaza, while poor old ladies can only sell vegetables and scavenge for trash beside them. In 2029, Yuan Laotai was hit and injured while collecting empty bottles, and ended up in the hospital. Lying in her hospital bed, she looked at the few dutiful children she had left, her heart full of resentment toward heaven, the world, and herself. She thought abo 709Reads8.2Score—14d adds
29. 29 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 661Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In a world obsessed with "possession," she places greater emphasis on the quality of "existence." Her path to wealth is ultimately aimed at settling the core of herself, allowing it to exist with composure, ease, and dignity.

30. 30 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 318Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 31 娇 The Sweet, Delicate Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten in a Period Novel 娇软美人在年代文里被宠翻了 Ran Ning1冉宁1Modern Romance94k WordsOngoing [Radiant, clearheaded heiress from a distinguished family × cold, fierce, unruly military commander] [Devoted couple, 1v1, happy ending; could also be a Republican-era romance] Lu Qingyan, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Lu family in the capital, is strikingly beautiful, clearheaded, and decisive. She is the brightest star in Beijing’s elite circles, a precious jewel doted on by everyone. All hope she will find a suitable match, but a sudden turn of events forces her family to move to a mi 42Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This novel is truly excellent, highly recommended!

32. 32 逆 A Boat Against the Current 逆流晚舟 Luo Keng Who Loves Fish Slices with Lettuce Stem爱吃莴笋溜鱼片的罗铿Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted At 28, career-minded Lin Wanwan was at the darkest point in her life: betrayed by the best friend she trusted, fired from her job, and left with parents who had been in a car accident because of her. Consumed by bitterness, she jumped into the river. When she woke up, she was back at 18, in her final year of high school. This time, she would no longer be an easy target for others to manipulate. She would rewrite her fate, protect her family, and make everyone who had hurt her pay. But on the pat —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Dual birth, inspirational growth type

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