Looking for Love Between Adults Around Thirty: Weighing the Pros and Cons, Realistic and Low-Key 求三十岁左右成年人的爱情，权衡利弊现实平淡！
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- 101 Five Minutes 5分钟 Five Minutes 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Am I Selling a House or Myself? 我卖的是房子，还是我自己？ Am I Selling Houses, or Myself? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 A May-December Romance That Nearly Got Yue Lao's Attention 一场差点惊动月老的姐弟恋 A May-December Romance That Almost Had the Matchmaker God Stepping In 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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For Love, For Gain 以爱，为利
From being used by others to taking control, from emotional dependence to self-alienation, the protagonist’s inner journey is itself a profound tale of how power transforms a person. She navigates the men who can decide her contracts, loans, and land, skillfully playing the roles of adoration, dependence, and infatuation, dressing up every intimate encounter as “love” or “a gift of fate.” At last, the men she once had to look up to are now beneath her feet or left behind. But she can no longer t
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The Pinnacle of the Noble Consort 贵妃之巅
“A twisted romance” + “palace intrigue” + “a tragedy of the age.” During the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty, palace maid Wan Zhen'er spent ten years bringing Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen, confined in the Cold Palace, back from hell to the world of the living. What began as a desperate act of protection warped, under the influence of power, into a twisted symbiosis. Seventeen years older than him, she was his nursemaid and elder sister, and eventually became his only Noble Consort, as well as hi
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- 106 Just Right 将将好 [Marriage by Contract × Married First, Fell in Love Later × The Pursuit After Divorce × Happy Ending | Mature, Steady, Career-Focused CEO × Top Jewelry Designer with a Remarkably Thick Skin] Mo Lin: “Why did you come to this matchmaking date?” Jiang Yuanmu: “For my career. I need a marriage to make my business partners trust me more. What about you?” Mo Lin: “My grandmother is seriously ill, and she hopes to see me married before she passes. To be honest, I have no emotional needs when it comes 13kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
- 107 At Night, I Embrace a River of Falling Stars 夜揽沉星河 [Price just dropped, but it’ll go up later] Fatherly, secretly passionate, guiding, celibate CEO vs. sweet, clearheaded beauty who doesn’t overthink [Physical first, love later + Mature romance + Intense push and pull + Stealing someone’s wife + Seven-year age gap] Xu Zhiye has been married for three years, but her husband has been absent from her bed the entire time. To get back at him for cheating, she turns around and sleeps with his direct superior, Gu Chenxiao. She thought it would be a mut 923Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 108 A Doomsday Powerhouse in the 1970s: Married to an Officer Who Spoils Her Rotten 末世大佬穿七零：联姻军官宠疯了 [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Two Strong Leads + Arranged Marriage + Transmigration + Sweet Romance] Jiang Shaozhi, a powerful figure from the apocalypse, opens her eyes to find that she has transmigrated to 1976. Even more astonishing, she has become the original owner of the same name, who died by accident after her scheming cousin stirred up trouble. When her arranged-marriage match shows up at her door, she’s immediately smitten: broad shoulders, a trim waist, long legs, thick brows, 225Reads—Score—Shelves
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Refusing to Marry Into a Rich Family: CEO Daddy, Let Me Go 拒当豪门媳：总裁爹地请放手
[Slow-burn romance] + [Love grows over time] + [Workplace romance] No characters lose their intelligence, and no one lets love cloud their judgment. They stay rational and clear-headed, but they must learn to endure loneliness. The heroine is a senior executive at a company. Helping the chairman's heir is one of her key performance targets. If he works hard and strives to improve, her career takes off. If he spends his time chasing cats and dogs, she ends up destitute. But just when she has made
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The Good Girl Marries a Powerful Man in the Capital 乖乖女二嫁京圈大佬
[Older, fatherly man x sweet, obedient girl + Second Male Lead Takes the Girl + face-slapping the ex-husband + building a career + sweet romance + the powerful one bows his head + quality comfort food] __ Yu Shu is a sweet, obedient girl. She got married right after graduating, to a man her parents had chosen for her. Her scumbag husband was sure she would be easy to control. Not only did he deceive her into marriage, he also planned to live off her. Driven into a corner, the sweet girl turned o
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As Though Polished 娟然如拭
Guiding Romance + Workplace Marriage + Healing + CEO + Long-Running Scheme + Personal Growth Wang Juan had known her first love for ten years and been married to him for five, but then she suddenly discovered that her husband was attracted to men. As an HR professional, she thought she was good at reading people, yet she couldn't see through her husband. And somehow, she ended up hiring a marketing director who claimed he'd been in love with her for years. Faced with a marketing director who was
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- 112 He Really Took the Bait and Can't Stop Grinning 他真被吊成翘嘴了 [Print edition now available. Book title: Orange Coffee] Pei Shuang first met Li Changying at Xiyuan North Station. He was very tall, with a long, well-proportioned build and a striking presence. Slicked-back hair, black leather jacket, black sunglasses, and vintage gradient-ripped jeans. A male celebrity. A cool guy. A fashionista. That was Pei Shuang’s first impression of him. And it was mostly accurate. On the first day of freshman registration at Xiyuan University, he became famous. Rumors r 37.2kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
- 113 Move Again and I'll Kiss You 再动就亲你 [Print edition now available, published under the title He's So Sweet] A new neighbor moves in upstairs, and she's a transfer student in the same year as him. What a coincidence: this devastatingly handsome guy ends up sitting next to her. He's gorgeous, but dangerous. One little touch and she might not make it out alive. “Big bro, don't move. I'll stay away from you. Please don't hit me!” To her surprise, her usually cold desk mate frowns, looks at her, grabs her retreating hand, and holds it i 22.7kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
- 114 You in Azure Blue 蔚蓝色的你 [Woman pursues man, 1v1, both leads are sexually inexperienced, grown-up romance] Chaste, devoted good-boy poster child VS independent, clear-headed beauty with a clever streak Everyone around Chi Ye praises Lu Chaotong, saying she's beautiful and kind, talented and virtuous. His younger sister, Chi Xixi, even says that a rough guy like him could never catch Lu Chaotong's eye in a million years. Unless Lu Chaotong has shallow taste and likes broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs. And he 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 Mint Makes You Tipsy 薄荷会醉奶 Younger man Lin Gu x Yuan Huai, a sugary-sweet romance [The secondary couple includes a brief BL subplot] A naturally emotionally detached female writer who is occasionally disarmingly direct vs. a gentle, aloof, flirtatious esports player #When They’re Flirting “I’ll get better. Could you wait for me?” Yuan Huai called out to her, then leaned against her shoulder and laughed. “What’s the rush? I’m yours.” “Sooner or later, anyway.” “No one but you will do.” _ Yuan Huai was livestreaming when h 2.8kReads9.2Score343Shelves
- 116 Ultimate Restraint 顶级克制 Rain poured outside the window, and the air was heavy and damp. The room was silent except for the soft rustle of Zhaoming Ji wiping her hair with a towel. Lu Daiqing sat on the sofa, watching her. She smiled, then padded slowly toward him on her wet, bare feet, and stepped on his white sneakers. - The air was hot and humid, the gloom unending, the tension thick with the scent of gunpowder, and the unspoken intimacy impossible to ignore. Under the same roof, she and he held themselves back, each 19.1kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
- 117 Lured into a Sweet Romance: The Comic's Male Lead Is Impossible to Soothe 诱入甜宠，漫画男主好难哄 [Sweet Little Darling and Handsome Heartthrob, Switches Between Yandere, Obsessive, Wolfdog, and Puppy Modes, Both Chaste, Secret Love Becomes Reality, Mutual Devotion] The paper-doll male lead from Zhu Yuanxiao’s comic has possessed the body of the man she secretly loves! So Jin Changfeng often uses the paper-doll character as an excuse to ask her for kisses and cuddles. Zhu Yuanxiao: “He wants kisses and cuddles. Don’t you want anything?” Jin Changfeng: “I do.” Zhu Yuanxiao: “What do you want? 1.8kReads8.9Score298Shelves
- 118 Sweet and Flirty! After They Move In Together, the Handsome Bad-Boy Landlord Spoils Her Rotten 甜撩！合租后，痞帅房东太会宠 [Sharing a rental] [Landlord waives the rent for a pretty female tenant] [Sharp-tongued, haughty, jealous man × gentle, sweet girl] [Sweet romance / funny everyday life / mutual secret crushes] 1. Lin Shu'an had just arrived overseas when she heard that a Japanese restaurant had a hugely popular, handsome waiter. But when she finally met him, she was surprised to discover he was a WeChat friend she'd deleted... The day they reunited, he said nonchalantly, “Nice to meet you.” And so one hilariou 721Reads8.9Score104Shelves
- 119 Claimed Exclusively Tonight 今夜独占 Transmigration | Sweet romance | Healing A hopeless romantic and his oblivious first love “My love is a frenzied possessiveness. You’re the only medicine I need.” “You pretend to be gentle, and you gain the upper hand.” - Ten years ago, Yu Yin was twenty-one. Back then, she had a little tail who followed her everywhere and could never be shaken off. He was always trailing behind her, calling her “big sister.” Sometimes he’d cross the line and affectionately call her Yinyin, earning a knock on th 11kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
- 120 Off-Key 荒腔 Sweet, devoted romance × the second male lead wins × chasing her after losing her × twin brothers Sui Ye has a secret: he has the same face as his older brother, He Zheng. After an accident while diving leaves his brother “a fool,” Sui Ye appears to inherit everything belonging to his “foolish” brother, including... the girl he loves. Taking his foolish brother's place as the girl's boyfriend gives Sui Ye a thrilling sense of transgression. At first, Sui Ye loves watching Zhao Yun call him “ 15.3kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
- 121 Love Is Hard to Escape 情之难以 [Daily life + school + mutual healing] The first time she sees him, he's beating someone up in an alley. He glares at her. The second time, he's fixing the shopkeeper's fan in a bookstore. He glares at her again. The third time, her hearing aid runs out of battery and the world goes silent. He walks her home. Their schools aren't far apart, but they'd never crossed paths before. After that first encounter, it's as if some invisible bond keeps bringing them together, and she sees him all 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 Film and TV: Living with Song Qian from the Start! 影视：开局和宋倩同居！ My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 So Wild, So Steamy! This Is What Adult Romance Looks Like 很野很欲！这才是成年人谈的恋爱 [Marriage before love + fourteen-year secret crush comes true + sweet romance + both are each other's first and only love + intense mutual flirting] [Sensual and untamed bank president × gentle, radiant qipao-clad beauty] Gu Qingcheng meets Fu Xiaochen in a hotel bed. He's wild and seductive, crazy and bad. She thinks it'll be a one-night stand, but instead, he clings to her relentlessly. He pins her against the hotel's floor-to-ceiling window, refusing to let up, coaxing and tempting her as he 16.4kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
- 124 Kindling and Wildfire 湿柴烈火 When Liang Shiyun and Chu Xia first became a couple, they were like kindling meeting a flame. Once they tried forbidden love, they couldn’t stop. After graduation, they each chose a different path. They grew distant, broke up, and then ran into each other again years later at a class reunion. Liang Shiyun thought the passing years had long since soaked through the kindling of their old romance. She never expected that even damp wood could catch fire again. 43.3kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
- 125 Country Love: From the Start, Wang Xiaomeng’s Dad Is Hunting Me Down 乡爱：开局就被王小蒙她爹追杀 Reborn in the world of Country Love, Lin Muyuan is determined to break the curse of Ivory Mountain: “You can come, but you can never leave.” With a spiritual spring and extraordinary learning ability, he gets into Peking University and becomes a master physician. However, an unexpected turn of events makes him give up his life in Beijing and return to Ivory Mountain Village. How will he face the girls he let down six years ago? Wang Xiaomeng, who could barely eat or sleep for thinking about him 4.6kReads5.5Score165Shelves
- 126 Showbiz: Too Handsome, His Fairy-Like Mom Makes Him Live Off Her 娱乐：长太帅，被天仙妈强喂软饭 Zhang Yi accidentally transmigrates into the entertainment industry of a parallel world. With nothing but his handsome face, he somehow gets powerful mogul Liu Xiaoli to corner him and insist on keeping him as a pretty boy. Just then, he binds to the Goddess Conquest System. He takes the bowl without hesitation and decides to lie flat. He relies on Liu Xiaoli to open the industry's doors for him, then clears the System's missions one by one. From then on, the stardom others scramble for becomes 14.7kReads—Score2.2kShelves
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At Dusk, the Child Returns 暮时子归
[Print edition now available] “Did you know Lin Daiyu is supposed to be paired with Sun Wukong? Nuwa arranged this ‘wood-and-stone bond’ as the destined match of the Goddess of the Xiao River and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.” Xiao Xiang has had enough of drifting around and wants to go back to her hometown and live off her family. But the place is a complete mess, and there's nowhere for her to stay. Then there's that crafty Great Sage with eight hundred tricks up his sleeve, constantly makin
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The Dying Lamp Rekindled: The Prison Rose Returns 枯灯复燃，狱中玫瑰归来
Five years ago, she was the eldest daughter of the Qian family, admired by everyone. But she was framed over her family's reputation and charged with murder, falling from the clouds into the mire and ending up behind bars. Behind those high walls, she met Zhao Yi, a woman imprisoned for financial crimes who nevertheless wielded absolute power inside. In their sunless days, they became each other's light, enduring more than two thousand nights together. Five years later, Qian Xin walks out of p
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- 129 My Years as the CEO's Daughter 我当总裁千金的这些年 CEO romance + face-slapping + satisfying revenge + youth + love + the worlds of politics, business, and the military + fierce battles A poor girl rises to become a wealthy beauty, taking on the worlds of politics and business in turn! The plot is thrilling: her secret crush confesses his feelings! A domineering CEO pursues her relentlessly! The political world treats her like a treasure! The business world holds her in awe! The heroine is clever, intelligent, emotionally savvy, and financiall 50Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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The Down-and-Out Ex-Girlfriend Becomes the CEO’s Most Cherished One 落魄前女友，成了总裁的心尖宠
[My name is Zhang Chengxi. I’m a... left-over... single woman, and I reunited with my ex-boyfriend at the ripe old age of thirty-five...] At thirty-five, am I supposed to accept my fate and marry a divorced man with a child? Absolutely not! Back home, everyone thinks my college degree was useless, I couldn’t hold on to my job, and I can’t find a husband. My only value, as they see it, is to bring in a bride price and help support my younger brother. But I refuse to accept that. I fled back
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My Best Friend Wants to Snare a Rich Husband, but I Want to Make It on My Own 闺蜜要钓金龟婿，我要成就我自己
A powerful, straightforward man pursues his wife with passion and flair, acting fast, accurately, and decisively. The top student heroine is levelheaded about love and marriage, both sweet and alluring, with an inner strength and stability. Four female college students support one another, growing toward the sun and following the light. Mi Lailai has met Zhou Suhui three times in all. Every time, he speaks bluntly and gets straight to the point, always aiming to wrap things up quickly. The first
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- 132 Take It Easy, Village Miracle Doctor 乡村神医悠着点 Lin Xiaoqiang was beaten so badly in the city that he lost his wits. When he returned to the village, Sister-in-law Shuihua took care of him. Then the village bully, Liang Shan, beat him up. That beating snapped him back to his senses, and he even gained a special ability. From then on, his life took off. 3.5kReads7.3Score292Shelves
- 133 Crimson Lips, Blazing Passion 红唇烈焰 A handsome loser and a cold, aloof female boss. When these two rivals cross paths, they act out a romantic tale of love, revenge, and sweet satisfaction. Office intrigue, cutthroat business, and political scheming are all handled with ease. If you want a story full of twists and excitement, come read The Strongest Man in the City. 33.6kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
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My County Magistrate Boyfriend Is Growing Up 吾家县长男友初长成
[Rural revitalization · Workplace maneuvering · Intellectual romance · Family warmth] [Healing] [A gentle, steady pace] [Leaves a lasting impression] [Public sector] [Contemporary realism] Here, you’ll find: √ How a highly intelligent male and female lead pursue their careers while falling in love √ Solid, compelling depictions of rural revitalization and the political landscape √ Warm, witty, and insightful family life and intergenerational communication √ The respectful, restrained, profound
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Eight Hundred Rounds of Mother-in-Law Vs. Daughter-in-Law 婆媳大战800回合
“I don’t have a daughter. If you marry into our family, you’ll be my own daughter.” Out of ten thousand people who say this, you’d be lucky if even ten mean it. If even one actually follows through, you’ve hit the jackpot.
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- 136 Closest Yet Most Distant: You and Me 至近至疏【你我】 How did the confident and lovable Huo Qingqing go from a cheerful, optimistic, sincere, and self-assured girl to a pessimistic, dispirited woman? For her, this marriage has offered a little uncertain love, but far more exhaustion and suffering. She doesn’t regret not calling off the wedding while she was in the bridal car, but she is increasingly convinced of one thing: a lack of affection can perhaps be overcome, a lack of money can be remedied, incompatible looks can be ignored, and excessive 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband’s Secret… 怀孕后，发现了老公的秘密…… After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband's Secret... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 A Collection of Short Stories 短篇小故事合集 A Collection of Short Stories 90Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 After We Got Our Marriage License, I Exposed My Girlfriend's Scam 领证后，我戳破了女友骗局 After We Got Our Marriage License, I Exposed My Girlfriend’s Scam 102Reads—Score—Shelves
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My Boss Is Cold and Heartless, and Won't Admit He Loves Me 上司他薄情冷心不肯说爱我
A resilient, clear-headed ray of sunshine and a stubborn, sharp-tongued young master | Reunited after a long separation, their love grows slowly | The powerful man bows to love | Bittersweet, then sweet | The heroine is not a virgin; the hero is Guan Yue saw Wang Mingyu again when she was just starting her career. Dressed in a suit, he sat in his chair, aloof and distinguished. He was a renowned business titan: strict with his employees, difficult to deal with, decisive and ruthless, cold and he
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Possessed Completely 深度占有
[Clear-eyed, insecure college student vs. flirtatious playboy] [Sugar daddy + kept woman + reformed playboy + age gap + powerful family + one-on-one romance + happy ending] Li Chuyue knew that she and Chen Jinghuai were only in a mutually beneficial arrangement. She needed money, so she kept going back to him. When they first met, someone teased her, saying Chen Jinghuai would pluck the stars and moon from the sky for her if she asked. But she didn’t dare ask for either. When she no longer neede
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Like You in Early Spring 初春如你
An office romance was a strict taboo Shu Xinran had set for herself, especially with Ji Ran, who was ten years younger. She had finally escaped her broken marriage and spent eight years enjoying her solitude. By now, she saw love as a luxury and wanted nothing to do with it. For the rest of her life, she only wanted a peaceful, steady existence. She didn’t want anyone disrupting her rhythm again. This early spring should have been just like any other. But she never expected that this spring woul
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- 143 A Marriage Alliance Between Two Poor Families 寒门联姻 A marriage arranged between two poor families ties the lives of Yang Yuxiu, an eighteen-year-old beauty in the making, and Shen Jiaxing, an idle gambler. Both families are humble and poor, and they hope the couple will settle down and live an honest life. But the gulf between their personalities and values divides them from the very day they marry. A tiny stall selling cloth in the depths of the old street becomes the place where the couple struggle to get by. Shen Jiaxing is beyond saving, and 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 Powder and Gunpowder 红粉硝烟 Powder and Gunpowder —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Ming's God of War, Zhu Di 大明战神朱棣
Why do we love reading about him? Because he lived the way we wish we could: if you don’t like it, fight! If you lose, own it! If you win, don’t brag. He feigned madness, played the fool, and even ate pig feed in a pigsty. Then he fought his way from Beiping to Nanjing and seized the dragon throne with his own hands. Zhu Di, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was twenty when he was sent to govern Beiping. No one had any faith in this “Fourth Son.” His imperial father suspected him, his nephew trie
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- 146 The Runaway Housewife 逃跑的家庭主妇 At forty, Su Meng was manipulated by her husband into having a second child. Her younger daughter’s birth was an impulsive decision, and the start of a nightmarish life. Standing on the balcony of her home on the eighteenth floor, she suddenly thought that jumping might be the only way to find true release… The loneliness, helplessness, pessimism, despair, and weariness with everything made her realize she was ill, seriously ill. And the only thing that might cure her was to run away… Escape, ge 1.1kReads—Score102Shelves
- 147 After the Divorce 离婚之后 [An animated series based on this book is coming soon. If you enjoy Qiuqiu's work, please keep an eye out for it!] This story tackles a subject close to real life, one I've always wanted to write about but never dared to. After writing a few feel-good power fantasies, I found myself returning to this subject, with an even stronger urge to express what I wanted to say. And so this book was born… Yang Zhixuan was a full-time homemaker who was divorced after fifteen years of marriage. On a snowy ni 10.6kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
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My Doctor Lin 我的林医生
[A blend of sweetness and heartbreak + slow burn + delicate prose + a working woman’s growth + episodic format] Radiologist Lin Xiaoya can see every bone in the human body, yet she can’t read the heart of the person in front of her. Other people’s love is a two-way journey, but theirs is a tale of mutual misunderstanding...
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- 149 Love at Forty 不惑爱情 Xu Anqin, a middle-aged woman, has a life that's a complete mess: a mother with dementia, a selfish older sister, in-laws who are always scheming, and a husband who never gets a clue. Everything gives her anxiety. At the lowest point in her life, her rich, handsome first love reappears. Maybe she has another path to choose, but Xu is clear-headed: "I'm almost forty. How could I still be some domineering CEO's unattainable first love?" Before the divorce, life backed her into a corner with no way 181Reads—Score—Shelves
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Fine, I'll Admit It: I'm the Flower of Lingxiao, Far Beyond Your Reach 不装了，我是你高攀不起的凌霄花
(Don’t treat the overworked like pack animals + take the slow route through the mid lane, play the pig to eat the tiger, stay steady and we can win.) The first step in a career: getting falsely accused. The little heiress of Jingwan Bank is sent to train at a branch. While the branch manager’s wife publicly humiliates her by hanging underwear in her face, her coworkers mock her, and the manager bullies her, she meets one of her own and finds the happiness she longs for. She thought meeting Gu Sh
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