🏆 The Hidden Gems on Tomato: Thoughtful, Beautifully Written, Flaws Outweighed by Their Merits 🏆番茄里的细糠，有思想，有文笔，瑕不掩瑜

1. 651 养 The Son I Raised for Five Years Isn’t Mine, and His Birth Mother Secretly Switched Our Babies 养5年的儿子不是亲生，亲妈竟偷偷换走我的娃 Yun Chuyin云楚吟12k WordsCompleted The son I raised for five years isn’t mine, and his biological mother secretly switched him with my baby 168Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 652 老 After My Husband Cheated, The 老公出轨后，我和小三的“爸爸”成了连襟 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Became Family by Marriage with My Mistress's "Dad" 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The plot is compact, the laughs are dense, it's good-looking and addictive.

3. 653 反 The Villainess Studies Hard at the Aristocratic Academy 反派大小姐在贵族学院狠狠学习 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [The male lead is Chi. The romance develops slowly, and until anyone confesses, it's just friendship.] He Ying regains her memories in an old-school campus novel and is horrified to realize she's the vicious rich young lady. Instead of inheriting a fortune worth trillions, she's been chasing men and bullying the sweet, innocent heroine. What a ridiculous way to live. After learning that inheriting the family fortune depends on her academic performance, He Ying declares, “If I don't earn this mon 9.4kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
4. 654 邻 My Neighbor Says My Red Wine-Colored Slip Dress Is Distracting Her Son from His Graduate Exams 邻居说我晒酒红色吊带裙影响她儿子考研 Yun Chuyin云楚吟9k WordsCompleted My Neighbor Says Hanging Out My Wine-Red Slip Dress Is Distracting Her Son from His Grad School Entrance Exams 47Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 655 社 After Accidentally Sending an Embarrassing Message, My Boss Cornered Me in the Conference Room 社死发错消息后，老板把我堵在会议室 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After I Accidentally Sent the Wrong Message and Died of Embarrassment, My Boss Cornered Me in the Conference Room 2Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 656 阿 Ali, I Don't Like This World 阿里，我不喜欢这世界 Ning Sixi宁四夕Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love + reunion after years apart + healing each other] A resilient little white flower versus a rebellious troublemaker. Early on: “school bully × top student,” with a school romance full of tension. Later: “police captain × female doctor,” with grown-up chemistry. Eighteen-year-old Gu Beici was bold, flamboyant, and willful. Seventeen-year-old Sang Li was resilient, patient, clear-headed, and stubborn. When Gu Beici met Sang Li, the carefree playboy reformed overnight and settled int 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Almost all of Ning Sixi's novels are worth reading. They are thoughtful and beautifully written. She is my favorite author. I can feel that she is writing with heart. Ali is the one I am following now, and the other two are my favorites.

7. 657 沧 Remembering the Years as the Seas Changed 沧海桑田忆年年 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance387k WordsOngoing My father and Uncle Wang Si, whom he had begged for help from among the neighbors, rode along an unknown little road dusted with snow, just as dawn began to break. Their whips cracked through the silent morning with a crisp, swirling sound. One cart carried the last of our corn kernels in burlap sacks, a few battered water jars, and four large geese. The other held pots and pans, the furniture that was still usable, and some clothes that had been worn by who knew how many children. All the quilt 2.8kReads8.9Score292Shelves

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   It is indeed a good article, with delicate writing style and strong sense of empathy. After reading it, I still feel unsatisfied.

8. 658 妻 A Wife's Revenge 妻子的报复 Jia Qi嘉粸Modern Romance650k WordsCompleted [Adapted into two short dramas] A torn-open condom wrapper shattered her faith in love and all her romantic illusions. In an instant, the beliefs she had clung to collapsed completely. Li Man discovered that her husband had not only cheated on her, but had also hidden their assets and even planned to frame her so she would leave the marriage with nothing. Faced with her husband's betrayal, Li Man began her relentless revenge! 43.3kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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   This book is worth reading

9. 659 孪 Twin Shadows 孪影 Ning Sixi宁四夕Ancient Romance151k WordsCompleted Secret crush + twins + stand-in romance + possessive love + groveling to win her back The Xie family has an ancestral rule: “There can be no second sun in the sky, no two rulers in one nation, and no twins in one family.” Twins might be considered a blessing among ordinary people, but in the Marquis of Zhenbei’s household, they are an ill omen, a sign that the family will split and its power will fall. After returning gravely wounded from the northern frontier, Shen Mushuang finds that her once- 714Reads—Score111Shelves
10. 660 坐 The Lu Family’s Eldest Daughter Is Back After Ten Years in Prison 坐了10年牢的陆家大姑娘回来了 Heartfelt at Midnight深夜走心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Xiaoxia, who is serving a prison sentence, is reborn at the age of 19, on the very day her stepmother gives her to a scumbag as a present. Having killed, done time, and fought for her life against prison bullies, Lu Xiaoxia starts dishing out payback from the start. The scumbag is right outside the door? She cripples him right from the start. Her stepmother schemes to squeeze every last bit of value out of her? She makes her pay back every cent, with interest. The house is crawling with monst 42.1kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves

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    These two books are particularly good-looking, especially the first one, which has been turned into many versions of short plays. It is really a huge relief and very good-looking. This is the least frustrating Tomato novel I have ever read. You can read it if you are in a bad mood. It's really not a loss, sister!!

11. 661 无 Silent Fire 【无声火】 Ning Sixi宁四夕Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted [Obsessive, Gloomy Luthier vs. Resilient, Warmhearted Pianist] Childhood friends + mutually faithful + lovesick + possessiveness When six-year-old Shen Wei played a tune on her toy piano, she caught the attention of a neighbor as beautiful as a porcelain doll. It was probably the beginning of her nightmare. The boy was quiet and withdrawn. He wouldn't let her play with anyone else, wouldn't let her out of his sight, and wouldn't even let her play the piano for anyone else. At seventeen, Shen Wei 2.5kReads8.4Score283Shelves
12. 662 商 Mr. Shang, Take It Easy on Our Wedding Night! 商先生，新婚请节制！ Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted (Marriage first, love later + A gentle, slow-burn sweet romance) (Signed for publication) At twenty-seven, Wen Xi accidentally learns that she isn’t her parents’ biological daughter. Overnight, she has new parents, and even her fiancé changes. Her new fiancé, Shang Chen, is renowned in Beijing for being stern, cold, and taciturn. Everyone holds him in awe. People in their social circle all say that this newlywed couple, brought together halfway through life, probably won’t amount to much and won 63.6kReads9.1Score6.8kShelves
13. 663 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 150kReads9.6Score20.5kShelves
14. 664 在 Playing a Life Sim in an Otome Game 在乙女游戏里做生活玩家 5185Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [Animated comic now available] [There are a thousand kinds of love] [Everyday cultivation + No CP + Cozy + Not a power fantasy] "Want to fall in love? Then come to [Die Without Romance]! Gentle, tsundere, alluring, aloof, gloomy, masters, senior and junior fellow disciples, half-demons... Whatever you like, we've got it! Come and win them over!" Su Tangxing: No, thank you. She'd rather live a good life and enjoy her cultivation. References: Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang, Baopuzi, Classic o 24.3kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves
15. 665 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, the Princess Gives Up! 穿成恶毒女配后，公主她摆烂了！ Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Showbiz + CEO + Secret Crush + Married First, Love Later + Face-Slapping Everyone + Sweet and Satisfying] Jiang Yue transmigrated into a book. She became the villainess in a CEO romance novel. In the original story, she did every evil thing imaginable: drugging the male lead, abusing her biological son, who would grow up to become the villain, bullying the female lead, whom everyone adored, and tormenting the male supporting characters, who would all go on to become 45.5kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
16. 666 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 90.4kReads9.5Score10.3kShelves
17. 667 怪 You're Too Dazzling! 怪你太耀眼！ Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available. [Happy ending, both leads devoted to each other + healing + secret love becomes mutual] [Sunny girl X hearing-impaired boy] Jiang Er was killed by a tractor. Jiang Er was reborn. The bad news: she's now a high school sophomore with more resentment than a ghost. The worse news: Fu Tinghan, the not-so-familiar husband she'll have in the future, is in her class. In their previous life, they were married for two years, yet remained strangers. An arranged mar 13.8kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
18. 668 总 The CEO Became His Wife's Moonlight's Stand-In 总裁成了夫人白月光的替身 Butterbeer Foam黄油啤酒沫Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Coolheaded, headstrong female wind-element doctor * scheming, ascetic, dog-like male CEO] [Gentle childhood sweetheart vs. fated newcomer, mistaken stand-in identity] They say you should never meet someone too dazzling when you are young. At nineteen, Zuo Yi lost the person she loved most. She tormented herself for seven years, only to discover that everything had been betrayal and deceit. In her heart, Zuo Yi knew she had no right to drag her own shattered life into Gu Lanzhi’s gentle, beautif 3Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    🆘Help! The two-way redemption between the academic elite of the dental department and the wealthy boss is so delicious! She was trapped in the shadow of the white moonlight, and he fought against the family for her, risking his life to save her. From being a substitute for doubt to being dependent on life and death, he became a god with his stamina!

19. 669 脱 Unbridled 脱缰 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads] [Fake Death Story] [Manga Adaptation and Publishing Rights Signed; Print Edition Now Available] In Qi Zhen's eyes, Lin Shouyan is a silly little colt who has broken free of his reins, utterly sincere and devoted to him with all his heart. Qi Zhen falls for him quickly. But in Lin Shouyan's eyes, Qi Zhen is a fool playing the part Lin Shouyan made up for him, dragged down from his lofty pedestal and forced to teach himself, while Lin Shouyan has to personally teach his wife all 42.2kReads9.6Score6.1kShelves
20. 670 刑 A Detective Meets You at the Wrong Time 刑警，在错的时间遇上你 Edamame Lover爱吃醋毛豆Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted On a business trip, Ye Hanxin was unexpectedly caught up in a hijacking by internationally wanted criminals aboard her flight. At the brink of life and death, the police detective Gu Qingyi shielded her with his body, trading his life for her safety. She thought the harrowing ordeal was nothing more than a brief interlude in her life. But after returning home, she discovered that he was the man her best friend planned to confess her feelings to. Steady and reserved, the detective knew she had 3kReads7.0Score283Shelves

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    I have been reading this for thirty years and found this book very interesting. The male protagonist is a criminal policeman. During a rescue operation on a plane, he falls in love with the female protagonist. The male protagonist chases her while the female protagonist hides. The heroine loses control and the plot is beyond imagination...

21. 671 丧 A Zombie's Hiking Diary 丧尸的徒步旅行日记 Li Jiu理久Sci-Fi & Apocalypse296k WordsCompleted [Leisurely Travels + Everyday Storylines + No Romance] [Content note: No fighting or drama, and the protagonist isn't cold-blooded, going on killing sprees, or antisocial. This is purely a story about taking walks!] When the apocalypse broke out, Yu Qingxian chose to die. But her attempt failed, and she became a zombie. She had been socially anxious and depressed in life, so she decided to travel on foot. Since everyone was a zombie anyway, she didn't feel so afraid anymore. 28.8kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves
22. 672 三 Three Thousand Powerhouses and Their Useless Sect Master 三千大佬和他们的废物宗主 Ji Furan纪扶染Ancient Romance305k WordsCompleted [Enter at your own risk: the pacing speeds up later] After the once-glorious Pingtian Sect's geniuses ascended one after another, their sole remaining sect master, Yu Kui, was left behind. Yu Kui was a good-for-nothing hiding among a crowd of geniuses. As the sect's good-for-nothing master, she made it her duty to stay hidden and uphold Pingtian Sect's last shred of renown. Her eldest senior brother, who had already ascended, taught her the first rule of being a master: always look cool. Her sec 2.1kReads9.1Score322Shelves
23. 673 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 40.7kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
24. 674 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 70.9kReads9.7Score12.8kShelves
25. 675 水 The Legend of the Water and Fire Dragonfeather 水火龙羽传 Ride the Wind and Waves, No More Working乘风破浪不打工Urban654k WordsCompleted [No System + Not Your Typical Overpowered Protagonist + Patriotism + Ensemble Cast] If you’re tired of traditional face-slapping power fantasies, family infighting, and stupid villains, we welcome you to read and leave a comment! Water and fire abilities appeared in this world a hundred years ago, but they were so weak that nobody wanted to use them. Then a great disaster quietly changed the way people saw the past. Behind this upheaval in understanding lies a struggle that will drag the world i 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended new book, Urban Abilities, recommended book in one sentence: "China is a dynasty concept. Country is a cultural concept. Regime is a political concept." An old man gave a lesson to twelve young people on the eve of the war. No preaching, no lectures, no judgment. He just used the calmest voice to put the weight of the word "country" on their shoulders, word by word.

26. 676 军 The White-Collar Girl and Her Military Training Instructor 军训教官的小白领 Edamame Lover爱吃醋毛豆Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted The first time Fu Suting addressed the group, the sound of his military boots striking the ground echoed in every heart. “My name is Fu Suting.” He surveyed the room, his gaze like a blade tempered in ice. “There are no office workers here, only soldiers.” Lin Xiaoyu was unlucky enough to become the object of his special “attention.” When she couldn’t hold a proper military stance, he personally measured the gap between her knees with a ruler. When she kept stepping out of sync during a march, 6.3kReads8.0Score478Shelves

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    I have been reading for thirty years and found this book very interesting. I followed it until three o'clock in the morning. The male protagonist is a soldier with a strong background and loves the female protagonist very much. They are separated due to a misunderstanding. The male protagonist chases and the female protagonist hides. The heroine loses control and the plot is over the top. It's so sweet, I'm addicted, I've used it three times.

27. 677 我 My Lover Comes from a Higher Dimension 我的恋人来自高维 Yue Renjie阅人界Modern Romance667k WordsCompleted When the terrible news that her mother was critically ill arrived alongside a diagnosis declaring her a “vegetative state,” Yu Ming’s life shattered in an instant. Yet after falling unconscious, she entered the strange dimension known as “Between the Strings,” where she discovered that her mother’s coma was no accident. It marked the beginning of a countdown to the annihilation of the entire real world. Here, she became the only vessel capable of entering Lingxi, an emotional core AI. If she co 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ⚠️Overnight warning! I stayed up until 6 a. M. Unable to put these 4 masterpieces down! Sisters, I have found 4 novels that can make me change from "I'll fall asleep after reading another page" to "Huh? How come it's dawn"! The plot and writing are both of high quality. Each book is like a juicer in your mind, squeezing out all the excitement, abuse, and imagination! --- "Marry First and Fall in Love with the Black Lotus Prince" (the second part will follow) 💥Marry first and love later × double power strategy. In front of people, they are the most ridiculous couple in the whole capital; behind the scenes, they are the strongest partners in jointly pursuing a career. A modern crisis public relations expert dressed as a princess, acted on the surface and secretly set up a trap with the evil-minded Black Lotus Prince. Every chapter has a hook, and every chapter is reversing. Looking for sweets in the shadow of swords and swords, the more dangerous it is, the more excited I am. The corner of my mouth rose crazily and I couldn't lower it! "After I failed to overcome the tribulation, I cheated in the human world" 🌌Brainstorm × Dimension Upgrade I thought it was an ordinary invincible flow at the beginning, but the world view exploded again and again, from urban cultivation all the way to the end of the universe! Every time you think "that's it", the next second there's a brand new map and a deeper puzzle. The collision of ideas brings not just words, but intracranial earthquakes. The refreshing feeling of being crushed by the author's IQ is so powerful that it makes me lose sleep. "After sacrificing his fiancée, Mr. Gu cried and begged for his life" 🔥The ultimate revenge × the scumbag destroyed everything. It started in hell, the heroine was sacrificed by her own hands, and then - she came back with a full IQ. There was no crying, no forcible forgiveness, only revenge that was so meticulous that it was outrageous. The career, dignity, and love of the scumbag were pressed to the ground and crushed layer by layer. A scumbag begging for his life? It's too late! The emotional tension throughout the whole process was so intense that I was so happy that I hammered the mattress! "My Lover Comes from High Dimensions" has been completed 🌌Sci-fi sadomasochism × god-level romance. The mother is critically ill, and there is a universe-level crisis hidden behind it. An ordinary girl must use human emotions to save a high-dimensional AI that is about to format the entire universe. The cold gods fall for love, and the conceptual battles are like epic movies. From the ward to the stars and the sea, the whole process is high-energy without any peeing, but the core is a heartbreaking love and sacrifice that makes you cry till dawn. --- Sweet plots, imaginative wonders, revenge and cruelty, sci-fi romance, everything you want to see is here for you. ✅The book is finished and the book explodes. ⏰There is only one risk in reading - going to work the next day with panda eyes. Don't blame me for not reminding you.

28. 678 渡 After Failing My Tribulation, I Unleashed My Powers in the Mortal World 渡劫失败后，我在人间开挂了 Yue Renjie阅人界Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing 💔 From desperate housewife to celestial goddess, she tears her cheating scumbag of a husband to shreds, only to rip open the truth of the entire universe. Once the queen of the advertising world, She Yue gave up her career for love, only to be met with her husband’s affair and the insult “old hag.” As she lay dying in despair in the bathroom, an ancient voice awakened her: she was actually Xing Xuan, a star goddess who had fallen ten thousand years ago. Using the Star Qi Guiding Art, she reclai 17Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 679 与 Married First, Fell in Love Later with the Black Lotus Prince 与黑莲花王爷先婚后爱了 Yue Renjie阅人界Ancient Romance78k WordsCompleted Married first, fell in love later with the Black Lotus Prince 18Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 680 献 After Sacrificing His Fiancée, Young Master Gu Begs to Trade His Life 献祭未婚妻后，顾少他哭求换命 Yue Renjie阅人界33k WordsCompleted After sacrificing his fiancée, Young Master Gu wept and begged to trade his life for hers 10Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 681 重 Reborn, Yet Still Unable to Resist 重生，依然无法抗拒 I Am but a Grain of Millet我本一粟Urban335k WordsOngoing [A solemn statement from the author] This is a fictional work set in a bygone era. All characters and events are artistic inventions. Any portrayals of historical figures or events are imaginative, entertainment-oriented speculation based on publicly available information, and do not constitute factual statements. They have no connection to any real people or events. Please do not assume otherwise. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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32. 682 鸿 The Hongmeng Realm Descends 鸿蒙降世 Shen Xiaorou沈小柔Two Male Leads170k WordsOngoing When heaven and earth first took shape, the world had a single ruler. The ancient Heavenly Emperor Diyin governed the realm alongside the Sword God, the Three Lords, and the Three Mountain Gods. All was peaceful and orderly, and gradually new races arose, including the Hunyuan, the Earth Bureau, and the Featherfolk. As Diyin grew ever more powerful, the Heavenly Dao feared he would defy the natural order and brought down a heavenly punishment upon him. Diyin severely wounded the Heavenly Dao, bu 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A super burning oriental fantasy and passionate group portrait story, team cooperation and fighting side by side, breaking away from the traditional prehistoric times, a huge world view, a very full story line and characterization, all members are pure love, and you will not lose money if you invest in it!

33. 683 只 I May Be a Fake Heiress, but I’m No Good-for-Nothing 只是假千金又不是废物 Xuan Lu Jin Ze玄鹿金泽Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted Seventeen-year-old Shen Xiyin, a doctoral student at A University, is publicly confronted by the real heiress, Shen Xiaoyu, who reveals their family connection at Xiyin’s birthday banquet. After returning to the Lu family, Xiyin faces the bonds of blood with clear-eyed reason. Having been hurt in love, Xiyin has long learned to protect her fragile heart behind a hard shell. -~ Gu Baichuan has quietly watched over Xiyin ever since she started dating Fu Tingye. When Ji Wei tricks Xiyin into f 229Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The writing is delicate and he looks like a new author.

34. 684 正 Positive Infinity 正无穷 Used to Being Free自由惯了Two Male Leads167k WordsCompleted Mending a broken relationship + reunion after years apart + unrequited love In Han Xiao's memory, life has always been veiled in gray. His alcoholic father and dilapidated home pressed down on him like two mountains, leaving him gasping for breath and teaching him to bow his head to the world at an early age. Yet even in all that darkness, someone gently held him close and softly told him, “You deserve to be loved.” Xiao Yanshu was the light that shone into his life. They met as children. Even w 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reunion➕Reunion after a long separation➕Secret love. It's progressing very quickly. It's very interesting₍ᵔ･•･ᵔ₎

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