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1. 51 被 Forced to Break Up with the Yandere Villain, I Was Captured and Kept as a Pet 被迫和病娇反派分手后被抓回圈养 Cranes Part from Green Mountains鹤别青山Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming. [Both Leads Are Inexperienced + School Life in the First Half, Showbiz in the Second + Adorable Beauty-Loving Heroine vs. Unhinged, Possessive, Darkening Hero] The moment Lin Kuizhi successfully won over the villain, the System, which had been missing for ages, suddenly appeared. [Hello, Host. You have triggered the “Chase Your Husband to the Crematorium” plotline. Break up with the villain immediately.] Lin Kuizhi had no choice but to comply. When she returned 12.1kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
2. 52 治 Healing the Villain: Saving a Poor, Pitiful Soul 治愈！拯救可怜反派 Spring Waist春腰Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [A sweet little ray of sunshine x villains of all kinds, one-on-one romance, a lighthearted, witty, and healing sweet story with an unconventional vibe. The leads' personalities change with the plot, so the story never gets stale!] After being bound to an unreliable System, Zhao Yun kept getting assigned cannon-fodder roles. Still, she diligently did her best to complete each redemption mission. Across countless worlds, some people had happy, loving families and lives that turned out just right, 39.9kReads9.4Score3.8k14d adds
3. 53 附 Additional Inheritance 附加遗产 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Yaya was gone. She had killed herself. Though they weren't related by blood, she had been his older sister for over ten years. Now she had vanished just like that, leaving him a sizable inheritance and... a child. He was only nineteen that year, still a child himself, yet somehow he had to look after a teenager. The kid wasn't difficult to care for. The moodiness and rebelliousness of adolescence were nowhere to be seen. He was brilliant, far more mature and levelheaded than his age suggested, a 56.5kReads9.5Score16.7k14d adds

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   When it comes to classic melodramatic novels, Shui Da's is definitely the best! 🔥 The characters are incredibly realistic, truly lifelike! Highly recommended (๑>◡<๑)👍🏻

4. 54 一 Drunk for a Hundred Years 一醉经年 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted A secret crush is like a flask of strong liquor. You know that drinking it will leave you dizzy, make you lose control, and bring you pain, yet you still throw yourself into it like a moth to a flame, all too happy to suffer. You only take a sip, while I drink until I’m drunk. But everyone who drinks has to sober up one day. A calm, aloof engineer bottom VS a selfish, cold-hearted celebrity top 20.4kReads9.4Score6.3k14d adds
5. 55 1 The Sissy of the 188 Club 188男团娘娘腔 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads365k WordsCompleted Li Chengxiu was timid and taciturn, and ostracized throughout his school years. Shao Qun’s passing whim gave him the only warmth he had ever known, but it also pushed him, while still young, into even deeper darkness. More than a decade later, they meet again. To Shao Qun, Li Chengxiu is a sweet treat he never dared taste back then, so he deliberately draws close. Will this be a chance to redeem the past, or the beginning of another disaster? 28.6kReads9.3Score5.5k14d adds
6. 56 谁 Who Takes Whom Seriously? 谁把谁当真 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted One is a fickle playboy who lives life as he pleases. The other has been through countless trials and puts reason before emotion. A relationship that began with “living in the moment” gradually turned into a bloodless battle of wits, where each tried to win the other’s heart. They distrust each other, yet feel drawn to one another, constantly testing each other’s limits with suspicion and probing. They knowingly fall into the trap, surrendering to feelings in confusion, until they’re caught in a 38.6kReads9.5Score7.9k14d adds
7. 57 小 Little White Poplar 小白杨 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted Bai Xinyu, a rich second-generation kid, is thrown into the army by his family for "reform." Young Master Bai tearfully accepts his fate, and, as luck would have it, runs into Yu Fengcheng, who makes trouble for him at every turn. As Bai Xinyu struggles through army life alongside Yu Fengcheng, he gradually grows into a sturdy, resilient "little white poplar." 21.5kReads9.3Score4.8k14d adds
8. 58 你 Yet You Love Someone Else 你却爱着一个他 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads339k WordsCompleted Proud and self-assured, Jian Suiying loves fiercely and hates fiercely. He relentlessly pursues Li Yu, his younger brother Jian Suilin's classmate. But his arrogant, domineering attitude makes Li Yu feel deeply humiliated and provoked, awakening the beastly, frenzied side of this pampered young heir. Desire and affection become hopelessly entangled, impossible to separate. What seems to be nothing more than a pursuit and contest between the two gradually spirals out of control because of Jian Su 85.3kReads9.4Score15.8k14d adds
9. 59 大 After the Senior Brother Was Reborn, His Junior Brother Pursued Him Relentlessly 大师兄重生后，师弟他疯狂追妻 Bestow赋予Two Male Leads556k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Master-brother who has lost all hope, the receiver x cold-hearted junior brother, the pursuer] - Love is the hardest thing to understand. Yan Jin used to think it was just an excuse made by people whose resolve in the Dao was weak. That was before he met his junior brother, Duan Weizhuo, a sword cultivator who followed the merciless path. They were entangled for years. Yan Jin even became obsessed, eventually falling into demonic cultivation. But in the end, it had all bee 7.4kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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   It's pretty melodramatic 🌚

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