Looking for Short Stories You Can Finish in 20 Minutes or Less 求短篇小说，20分钟以内看完的样子

1. 1 女 The Female Lead Is Too Beautiful and Alluring, and the Villainous Big Shot Grabs Her by the Waist 女配太美太撩人，反派大佬掐腰宠 Luo Luoluo Luo Luo落洛洛洛洛Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 57.6kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
2. 2 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Exiled with My Metal Powers 穿书后，我带着金属异能去流放 Daydreaming Little Tangyuan发呆的小汤圆Ancient Romance361k WordsCompleted [Complete] Transmigrating into a book × Exile × Food × Farming × Strong heroine × Golden finger × Light ensemble cast I’m doomed! Everyone else transmigrates with a spatial ability, but how did I end up transmigrating with a metal ability??? Bai Zhi transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder wife of the male lead’s older brother in a male-oriented novel. In the original story, the cannon-fodder wife runs off with all the money belonging to the male lead and his brother during their ex 1.9kReads8.4Score188Shelves

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   I'm so envious of the book-wearing man + the strong woman with golden fingers!

3. 3 重 Reborn, My Best Friend Jumps Into the Fire Pit of Her Own Accord 重生后，闺蜜主动跳火坑 A Chestnut Li一颗栗黎Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, My Best Friend Volunteered to Jump into the Fire 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 重 Reborn, I Saw the Comments and Got My Sister Back 重生看见弹幕我把妹妹换回来了 Not Eating the Fish Tank Today今天不吃鱼缸12k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Saw the On-Screen Comments and Swapped My Sister Back —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 重 Reborn, My Family Can Hear My Thoughts 重生后家人听见我的心声 A Bowl of White Rice Porridge一碗白粥10k WordsCompleted On the day my younger sister was brought home, my parents and older brother were beaming with joy when they heard my thoughts. [Thank goodness, my sister is finally back. It's just a shame Dad's project is about to be snatched away. Should I warn him now?] Tears in her eyes, Mom gazed at my sister, ready to give her the family heirloom jade bracelet worth tens of millions. [Sigh, once Mom hands it over, she'll never get it back. In a moment, my sister will pretend to drop and break the bracelet 403Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 重 Reborn, I Gave Up on Protecting Mom 重生后放弃保护妈妈 Nine Rolls of Brocade九卷锦13k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Gave Up Protecting Mom 14Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 死 My Archrival's Last Text Before He Died Was Sent to Me 死对头临死前最后一则短信发给我 Fish Transformed from the Northern Sea北溟化鱼9k WordsCompleted My sworn enemy sent their final text to me just before they died. 1.1kReads—Score118Shelves
8. 8 我 I Treat My Roommate Like a Bro, but He Treats Me Like His Wife 我把室友当兄弟，室友把我当老婆 Tomato Isn't a Tomato, Okay番茄不是西红柿啦10k WordsCompleted I Treat My Roommate Like a Bro, but He Treats Me Like His Wife 2.6kReads—Score172Shelves
9. 9 后 I Regret Not Kissing You 后悔没亲你 Xu Sui绪岁Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted [A Star Among His Peers vs. Resilient and Gentle] [Both Pure + Reunited After Years Apart + Mutual Secret Crush + Healing + Happy Ending + Both Choose Each Other] Cen Xi never expected that an accident would bring her into contact with Ke Jin. Everyone thought the pampered, troublemaking young master Ke Jin, the center of attention wherever he went, had fallen for her. But he had already been secretly in love with her for five years. Ke Jin has always been the moon in the night sky. Wherever he 2.8kReads9.0Score295Shelves

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   They are all beautiful short stories, come and read them, wonderful sisters.

10. 10 谁 Who Can Pluck the Bright Moon? 谁可摘明月 One Big Fish Head一条大鱼头Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted [Unruly, Obsessive, Coldhearted, Aloof, and a Rising Lawyer] X [Gentle, Quiet, Mature, Fatherly, Restrained, and a Second-Generation Entrepreneurial CEO] Ten-year age gap · The remorseful pursuit of a wife · Mutual salvation The heroine is not a virgin, but the hero is. Do not read if this bothers you! Lian Qi isn't easy to like. She never had a father, and her mother hated her for being withdrawn and introverted. After her grandmother died, her mother abandoned her with her aunt and never con 38.1kReads9.0Score6.2kShelves
11. 11 轻 A Gentle Kiss for a Little Rose 轻吻小玫瑰 Succulent Mango多肉芒芒Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted [Prickly little rose × cocky young master] [Photographer × design director] [Love after marriage + bickering enemies + childhood friends + healing + both devoted only to each other + sweet romance] Lin Chule and Lu Zixing had never gotten along. They opposed each other in everything, yet somehow these two people who couldn't stand the sight of each other got married! On their wedding night, Lin Chule kicked Lu Zixing out of bed. “Please follow the terms of our agreement and get back to your own 693Reads9.3Score109Shelves
12. 12 娇 Tender Allure 娇引 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted [The print edition of A Captivating Temptation is now available] [Sweet romance in Beijing’s elite circles, both leads are devoted only to each other] A refined, aloof, secretly seductive big shot × a wild, rebellious young heiress with a wicked streak! Seduction! Tension! A long-planned pursuit! The first time they met, Wen Yu played Beijing power player Pei Yi. He saw right through her. “Don’t want to take responsibility?” The second time, Wen Yu barged into the restroom and caught a glimpse o 19.1kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
13. 13 哥 Big Brother, Kiss Me 哥哥，你吻我一下 Sang Ning桑宁Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) [Mutual pining | A playboy turns over a new leaf | Campus redemption | Both leads are each other’s one and only, 1v1] Shen Xijing is a notorious playboy. He and his girlfriends each do as they please, with no strings attached. His buddy’s niece is always hanging around him, but he never makes a move on her. Until one day, his little niece gets drunk and tugs at his shirt. “Big brother, will you kiss me?” 13.7kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
14. 14 炙 Fierce Heat 炙烈 Jiujiu Cat纠纠猫Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming · Print edition signed and awaiting release · Former title: Burning Passion] [Female lawyer × male inn owner · Sweet romance · Long-distance love] [Mature adults · Mutual attraction · Flirty push and pull · One-on-one romance] - Wen Xu left her law firm over a matter of principle and went to stay on Hong Kong Island. There, she set her sights on the owner of a guesthouse. She openly and subtly flirted with him until one night during a typhoon, he finally turned the tab 14.8kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves
15. 15 港 The Rose of Hong Kong Island 港岛玫瑰 The Arrogant Sweet Romance Killer不可一世的甜文杀手Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted [Little Princess of Harbor City x Heir to the Capital's Elite] Sharp-tongued, dazzling socialite x Cunning, devoted business magnate Love at first sight for him, love after marriage for her, with a six-year age gap Wang Shu is the youngest daughter of the Wang family of Harbor City. A little princess raised in luxury, she's also a refined socialite kept behind glass, her life shaped by her family's fate. Ji Cen, heir to the Ji family of the capital, is cold-hearted, profit-driven, and ruthless. 3.3kReads8.2Score400Shelves
16. 16 肆 Fourth Month 肆月 Wen Wen Wen Wen Yue温温温温悦Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted Wen Tingyue & Chen Yesi After graduating from high school, I wanted to hug my deskmate, so I told everyone in class I was going to give them all a loving hug. Before I could even hug the class monitor, my deskmate grabbed me by the collar of my uniform and pulled me away. “If you want to hug me, you don’t have to go to all that trouble.” Then I fell into an embrace that smelled of sunshine. Chen Yesi whispered in my ear, casting a spell over me: “You don’t need to hug anyone but me…” —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 他 He Races Through the Wind 他疾驰于风 Hai Shu海殊Modern Romance95k WordsCompleted In his twenty-one years of life, Chi Yu had only ever truly loved one thing: motorcycles. Later, he added Sui Nan to that list. He found a sense of purpose and worth in the exhilaration of racing at breakneck speed, and found everything he’d ever wanted in Sui Nan. To Sui Nan, Chi Yu was the brightest light on the track, the fastest blade. He was her most dazzling boy. 124Reads9.3Score—Shelves
18. 18 他 His White Jasmine 他的白茉莉花 Bodhisattva Ye菩萨野Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, Song Mo goes alone up the mountain to find the gang of street racers. She is like a delicate, sweet-scented jasmine blossom. Her clear gaze falls on the man at the head of the group. “Bro...” The man bows his head, fiddling with a black glove. He tells her to get lost, then turns and vanishes into the night with the wind. In the dense mountain mist, the fragrance of jasmine and the rich, mature, wanton scent of some perfume overlap and mingle for a single, fleeting mo 15.3kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
19. 19 暴 Fierce Passion 暴烈倾欢 Sang Ning桑宁Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Roguishly handsome playboy heir x beautiful, sweet heiress | Tension and push-pull | Twelve-year age gap | Both sexually inexperienced, one-on-one] On Shen Yang’s birthday, her father introduces someone to her. “Yangyang, call him Uncle.” He’s her father’s “best” business partner. Young and handsome, he wears a string of prayer beads on his left wrist. The first time Zhou Sijing sees her, a faint smile plays across his carefree, roguish features. “How utterly boring.” Who could have 8.1kReads8.3Score551Shelves
20. 20 小 The Sweet-Talking Girl with the Soft Waist Has the Chaste Older Man Falling for Her 小姑娘腰软嘴甜，禁欲大叔沦陷了 Ji Xueyi季雪意Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion and sweet romance + scheming male lead carefully lays the groundwork as he pursues his wife + daddy-type boyfriend + age gap + a touch of secret identity + satisfying takedowns of scumbags] On a stormy night, Jiang Yousheng is rescued when she's on the verge of death by a tall, handsome man. She stays at his house, has to tell him before going out, isn't allowed to stay out all night, and even needs his permission to wear a short skirt. Even when it comes to dating, she has to i 13.1kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
21. 21 摔 After I Took a Tumble, I Decided to Stop Playing Hard to Get 摔了一跤后，我决定不矜持了 Chuan Yi川已Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted After Qi Hao took a tumble while hiking, she somehow came away with a truly shameless streak. She stuck to Pei Jiashen all day, kissing and hugging him and asking him to carry her, and was practically ready to make their intimacy known to the whole world. Pei Jiashen, meanwhile, was overjoyed. His girl had finally started making the first move, and he no longer had to keep holding himself back. What a relief. 71Reads8.1Score—Shelves
22. 22 他 He Stole a Kiss When No One Was Looking 他悄悄地亲吻过 Young Master Liangye公子凉夜Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted On the first day Su Nan returned to the country, he cornered Gu Ran, who had vanished six years ago, under a table. The next day, he dragged her straight to the marriage registry... On their wedding night, he kissed Gu Ran and said, “I’m going to keep you trapped in my arms, where you won’t be able to go anywhere.” 15.5kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
23. 23 裙 Hemline 裙摆 Aspirin阿司匹林Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted A beloved work by bestselling author Aspirin, with a sugary-sweet secret crush and two people choosing each other. A scheming, mischievous top student who notices every detail, paired with a gentle, resilient girl who wears her heart on her sleeve. “Ever since I started dreaming about marriage, you were the only one I could imagine, Liang Yuewan. Marry me.” Includes a new bonus story, “A Tree in Bloom,” for the sweetest reading experience. Some days seem so long, yet pass in the blink of an eye. 2.2kReads9.2Score288Shelves
24. 24 先 Sir, Take It Easy 先生，轻点撩 Ming Xing明星Modern Romance96k WordsCompleted She gave him a sarcastic, chilly smile. “Zhao Wenhao, don’t forget, I’m already pregnant with your child.” 1.2kReads9.3Score108Shelves
25. 25 捕 Hunting Her 捕她 It's Parentheses是括号啦Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted Under the streetlight on the way home, a tall, broad-shouldered man held a petite woman in his arms, with two little ones following behind them, hand in hand. Warm and adorable Nuannuan held her brother’s hand and looked up at their parents ahead, speaking unclearly. “Bubba, why is Daddy holding Mommy?” Little Chi Xu looked at his silly little sister, tightened his grip on her chubby hand, and said, “Silly girl, because Daddy loves Mommy.” 27Reads8.4Score—Shelves
26. 26 入 Caught in the Game 入局 Ne An呢安Urban58k WordsCompleted He Xingzhou first took notice of Chen Tian at his father-in-law’s birthday banquet. As fingers traced the rim of a wineglass, his gaze settled on her eyes. At first, he indulged her advances, wanting only to be a reckless playboy amid a life of wine and women, with roses climbing the walls outside the old courtyard and a delicate, dependent beauty kept inside. Later, with a thousand lights shining outside, he found himself longing for the faint glow in one corner of that courtyard. The lovely wo 7kReads9.2Score243Shelves
27. 27 听 I Heard You Once Loved Me More Than Life 听说，你曾爱我如命 Wen Liu温流Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Xie Jingchuan said, “My only wish is for you to disappear from my sight forever.” After five loveless years of marriage, Song Youran had become the person her husband hated most. Later, she really did disappear. Everyone said Mrs. Xie had brought it upon herself and deserved to die with no one to claim her body. But as one old secret after another came to light, he discovered... In the best years of her life, she had once given him the purest love. She had also risked her life for him amid the r 2.3kReads6.6Score154Shelves
28. 28 独 Only Spoiling Lili 独宠梨梨 Clouds with the Moon乌云伴月Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted [Business tycoon x sweet, well-behaved girl] [Sweet romance + age gap + sharp tongue, soft heart + lighthearted and cheerful + happy ending] Ding Li moved in with the Pei family when she was seventeen. The lofty man lounged on a black leather sofa in a dark suit. His eyes were pale, and he gave her a cold, mocking look. “I don’t take care of kids.” - Later. When news broke that Pei Jingsi was to marry the eldest daughter of the Cheng family, Ding Li packed her bags and moved out of the Pei home 7.9kReads9.0Score752Shelves
29. 29 重 After Being Reborn, I Took My Space to the Countryside to Farm 重生后之带着空间去种地 Loki of Leiyin Tower雷音塔的洛基Modern Romance457k WordsCompleted In the 21st century, Shangguan Liuli drifts through life while her best friend thrives. Her boyfriend secretly gets involved with that friend, and Shangguan Liuli catches them in bed. Heartbroken, she wanders down the road, only for her resentful best friend to run her down with a car. When she opens her eyes again, she's back before the college entrance exams. Her best friend hasn't yet stolen the bracelet from her! Will things turn out differently this time, or will history repeat itself? 523Reads8.3Score104Shelves

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    The reborn A-Li is very cool, but the poor male protagonist is speechless when faced with A-Li who is only in love with his family for the first time [laughing and crying]

30. 30 嫂 My Sister-in-Law Preached Frugality, So I Took Her Advice and Canceled the Whole Family's Supplementary Cards 嫂子提倡节俭，我听劝停了全家副卡 Ruo Sheng若生10k WordsCompleted The whole family was going on a National Day trip, and my sister-in-law volunteered to handle the planning. She booked our flights for the middle of the night. I was so sleepy I could barely keep my eyes open, so I wanted to buy a cup of coffee, but she said, “There’s free coffee on the plane. Why waste money? You’re a girl who doesn’t earn anything, so you should learn to think of your family.” But what she didn’t know was that I was the one earning all the money for the family. Why would she s 4.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Cool article, good-looking short story

31. 31 我 I Can Hear the Dead Speak 我能听见死人说话 Beauty of the Green Lotus青莲美人18k WordsCompleted I Can Hear the Dead Speak 37Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 我 My Dad Faked His Death, So I Warned My Mom 我爸假死，我给我妈通风报信 Light and Shallow轻浅11k WordsCompleted Ever since I was little, I've been different from other kids. I can see the ghosts of the dead. But my dad never believed me. He called me a liar. My mom was the only one in the family who always believed me and comforted me. But this time, when my dad died, I couldn't see his ghost. When I told Mom about it, she fell into thought. Afterward, she ignored Grandma's suggestion that Dad be buried and insisted on having him cremated. Only then was I finally able to see Dad's ghost. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 三 Three Yuan and Eighty-Five Fen 三块八毛五 Preface and Words序言序语20k WordsCompleted Three Yuan and Eighty-Five Cents 27Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 我 I Spent Just One Dollar, and My Little Sister Went Crazy 我只花了一块钱，妹妹却疯了 Mu Tou Sansan木头三三13k WordsCompleted I Spent Just One Yuan, and My Little Sister Went Crazy 9.1kReads—Score119Shelves
35. 35 我 I'm the Greatest Diviner. What's Wrong with Being a Little Arrogant? 我第一神算，嚣张一点怎么了？ Thousand-Layer Gold千层金Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + fortune-telling + ghost-catching + invincible + wealthy families + showbiz] Twenty years ago, Ji Nanzhu, who could command all manner of demons at the age of five, was taken in by a feng shui master. When she was found, she knew nothing about herself. While he was alive, the genius feng shui master, Elder Ji, couldn’t figure out who she was. Even after his death, while working in the underworld, he still couldn’t figure it out. The only thing he could determine was that Ji Nanzh 7.4kReads7.9Score921Shelves

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    The heroine catches ghosts and looks good [Adored][Admired]

36. 36 深 Lonely in the Deep Palace, a Red Apricot Branch Reaches Beyond the Wall 深宫寂寥，一枝红杏出墙来 Mint Rain Falls薄荷雨落Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted In the Lonely Imperial Palace, a Red Apricot Branch Reaches Beyond the Wall —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's super short, you can pass the time when you're bored, and you can read it quickly

37. 37 青 Youth Always Leaves Regrets, but She Met the Right Person 青春终有遗憾，她遇到对的人 Mint Rain Falls薄荷雨落Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Youth Always Leaves Regrets; She Met the Right Person —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 当 You’re a Soldier, So You’ll Rescue Me? Fine! Be My Brother-in-Law 当兵的，救你？行！给我当姐夫 Sour Tomato西红柿酸Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted [Period Novel + 1970s + Military Marriage + Devoted Couple + Reborn + Pocket Dimension + System + Family Life] Reborn Zhou Shanchao, the second daughter of the Zhou family, wants to stop her eldest sister from marrying into the Wang family. She saves an injured man in the mountains, planning to use his debt of gratitude to make him her brother-in-law. She steals the belongings of a wicked family in the county and stores them in her pocket dimension, building up a nest egg. She draws out the vill 3.9kReads8.0Score501Shelves

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    The handsome heroine, domineering and protective, and her ability to deal with people is really cool.

39. 39 世 The Heir's Wife Is Slacking Off Again Today 世子妃今天也在摆烂 A Little Shy有亿点怕生Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Heir's Consort Is Taking It Easy Again Today 12.1kReads—Score177Shelves

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    These two books are so good. One has quenched the poison in his mouth and railed against green tea. The other doesn't want to do anything but just wants to lie down and fall asleep. His mouth is as bright as a light. I read the whole thing with a smile. It's very funny.

40. 40 冷 The Cold-Faced Prince's Sharp-Tongued Princess 冷面王爷的怼人王妃 An Ruxue安如雪Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted The Cold-Faced Prince’s Sharp-Tongued Princess 89Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 季 President Ji, Your Wife Ran Away Again 季总，夫人又跑了 Cai Qianxiao彩千笑Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted President Ji, Your Wife Has Run Away Again 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story

42. 42 严 Lawyer Yan, Your White Moonlight Has Been Found 严律，你的白月光找到了 Blue Flying wjj蓝色飞扬wjjModern Romance6k WordsCompleted Lawyer Yan, Your One True Love Has Been Found 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 我 My Contract CEO 我的契约总裁 Not Xiao Jiujiu不是小九九Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted My Contract CEO 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 带 After I Ran Away With His Child, It Was So Hard for the CEO to Win Me Back 带球跑后，霸总追妻太难了 Sixteen-Tentacle Octopus十六爪章鱼Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted After Fleeing While Pregnant, Winning Back the CEO Is So Hard 115Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 我 I Catch Ghosts, He Performs Autopsies, and My Arranged Match Is a Forensic Doctor 我捉鬼他剖尸，联姻对象是法医 Salty Fish Loves Spicy Food咸鱼爱吃辣11k WordsCompleted I Hunt Ghosts, He Performs Autopsies, and My Arranged Marriage Match Is a Forensic Pathologist 760Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The handsome male protagonist doesn't believe in ghosts and the female protagonist makes the male protagonist believe in ghosts!

46. 46 哥 My Brother Wants My Life in Exchange for Three Generations of Wealth 哥哥要我命换三代富贵 User12505884用户12505884Mystery14k WordsCompleted My Brother Wants My Life in Exchange for Three Generations of Wealth —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 她 Her Scent Is a Deadly Curse 她的体香是致命诅咒 A Moment of Tenderness一晌温柔16k WordsCompleted Her scent is a deadly curse 294Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 我 My Mom Sucks Me Dry to Support Her Young Boyfriend. After Learning the Truth, I Made Them Regret It 我妈吸我血，养她小男朋友，得知真相我让他们悔疯 Raise Big Fish in Deep Water深水养大鱼9k WordsCompleted My Mom Sucked Me Dry to Support Her Young Boyfriend. After Learning the Truth, I Made Them Regret It Like Crazy —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High-energy reversal, vicious mother raises young boyfriend

49. 49 军 Sweet Military Marriage: My Days as My Best Friend's Nanny 军婚甜蜜，我给闺蜜当保姆的日子 Colonel Jimo辑魔上校Modern RomanceCompleted Sweet Military Marriage: My Days as My Best Friend's Nanny —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Read the short story in 20 minutes😄😄

50. 50 离 On the Night of My Divorce, I Burned the Mistress's Embroidered Shoes 离婚夜，我烧了小三的绣花鞋 Colonel Jimo辑魔上校Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted On the Night of My Divorce, I Burned the Mistress's Embroidered Shoes —Reads—Score—Shelves

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