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- 201 Half a Life in the Nineties 九零半生 Born into an ordinary family, you have several decades to live. Everyone should have a chance to climb the social ladder; whether they can seize it comes down to luck. Looking back decades later, everyone has had their own benefactor and their own opportunities. A true-to-life autobiography about post-90s rural life, migrant work, striving, romantic regrets, and turning points in life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 202 The Pillar Couple 中坚夫妻 What is marriage? It is a journey to the West, where two people bound by fate master seventy-two transformations and laugh their way through eighty-one trials. What are husband and wife? They're people who have said cruel things to each other, hurt each other, and done things they regret, yet still can't argue their way apart or bring themselves to leave. That's what makes a couple! A marriage needs to weather the hardships of life and the ups and downs of love, watered with laughter and tears. 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 203 A Couple’s Duel of Schemes Within Schemes 夫妻对决计中计 My wife cheated with her boss. After I exposed them, she not only refused to repent, but tried to join her lover in killing me. Even more terrifying, my own mother was in on it... It started about half a month ago. Every night, when I was fast asleep around three or four in the morning, I would suddenly feel as if I were suffocating. It felt like someone was squeezing my neck so hard I couldn't breathe. At first, I thought I was having nightmares, maybe dreaming that I was drowning —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 204 The Marriage Maze 婚恋围城 This world has ironclad rules that cannot be broken. First rule: Money is the heaviest weight on the scales of marriage. The bride price, dowry, house-building costs, and debts, who earns, manages, or owes every last cent: they all clearly determine a family’s standing. Second rule: Saving face matters more than what goes on behind closed doors. In the village, Li Xuemei swallowing her pain after getting her teeth knocked out makes her “a sensible daughter-in-law.” But if she complains, she beco —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 205 Scenes from the Past 往事一幕幕 The book Moments from the Past is a collection of my memories of youth. I remember my father, mother, and older sister farming in Yangdun Township, Zengwan Village, and Linchangwan, and my sister and me attending Huangxiaowan Primary School. I remember the difficult years at Yaogang Village Primary School, and the education and care that Teacher Huang, Teacher Chu, Teacher Chen, Teacher Dai, and Principal Fan gave my sister and me. I am also deeply grateful to these teachers for working tireless —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 206 Undercurrents: The Hidden Logic of Society 潜流：社会运行隐秘逻辑 Every day, we live within a vast web woven from countless rules, norms, habits, and unspoken assumptions. Why can tiny changes trigger enormous ripple effects? Why do the best intentions sometimes lead to the worst outcomes? Why does group behavior so often seem “irrational”? Through 120 carefully crafted, entirely original allegorical stories, Hidden Currents gradually reveals the answers. Each story is a thought experiment, an exposé of a cognitive trap, and a key to unlocking the core rules o 43Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Dialogue with Space and Time: A Spinning Universe 与时空对话：一个旋转的宇宙
We come from the light, and in the end, we return to it. Perhaps the meaning of our existence is simply a moment when the light of the universe gazes upon itself, then melts back into the flood of light, carrying the memory of all it has beheld, completing a magnificent act of self-witness.
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Tales from the Stock Market 股市浮沉录
This is an uplifting, heartwarming urban romance, set in the present day and filled with the love, hate, and everyday joys and sorrows of ordinary city dwellers. Stock trading forms the heart of the story, woven together with countless useful tips for daily life and insights drawn from my own experiences. With delicate prose and sincere emotion, it offers plenty of practical advice and captures the many faces of city life. The premise is fresh and original, with no tedious, day-by-day recounting
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Split: Brotherhood and Feuds in the Advertising World 裂变：广告江湖里的兄弟恩仇录
[Workplace + Brotherhood + Corruption + Personal Growth] Yesterday’s brothers, today’s wolves! A bloody business saga that lays bare the fracturing of human nature! Yang Jun and Da Feng, Li Fei, and Liu Jinsong grew up together and were as close as brothers. When Yang Jun first joined Northern Advertising, his impressive results and sharp ambition made him a target of repeated harassment from Wu Dazhi, a manager parachuted in from outside. Forced to resign, he left behind Lin Xue, the designer h
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Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水
Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa
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- 211 What Are Some Brilliant Ways to Make Money? 赚钱有什么金点子 On the road to building wealth, there is much worth exploring: how we think about money, ways to generate income, investment strategies, how to uncover business opportunities, and how to seize them, unless you are already completely satisfied with your financial situation. What Are Some Great Ideas for Making Money? carefully brings together more than 360 time-tested stories of wealth creation from around the world. Immersing yourself in them will not only give you a clear view of the many paths 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 212 You Can Achieve Financial Freedom Too 你也可以实现财务自由 The lessons about wealth your family never taught you are covered here. The money others make from “information gaps” is broken down for you, too. This book isn’t here to teach you how to “manage your money.” It gives you a complete financial breakthrough plan instead, from mindset to action, from saving to earning. It helps you build a new track toward wealth and take firm control of your life again. Don’t wait. Financial freedom for ordinary people starts with breaking free of outdated belief 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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Reading Books Grants Stats: The Path to Godhood 看书加属性，成就通神之路
[Boosting Stats vs. Gaining Abilities]+ [Personal Growth vs. Plotting Across the Universe]+ [Protagonist vs. Author]+ … [Blurb 1: Reading books boosts your stats. The more you boost them, the more you read; the more you read, the more you boost them. And so you slowly grow stronger. Since the protagonist grows by reading, the change happens gradually. Give it a try if that sounds like your kind of story.] … [Blurb 2: Whether in fiction or reality, reading books gives you knowledge. What would
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I Solve Cases at the Special Investigations Bureau by Day and Serve in the Underworld by Night 我白天特案局办案，晚上地府当差
I was born with a pure Yang constitution and the fate of Zhong Kui. I can drive out demons, subdue ghosts, and repel evil spirits. The moment I was born, all kinds of factions fought to take me as their disciple. A bunch of monks and Taoist priests said I was destined to become a Celestial Master or a great monk. They even got into a brawl over me, and that’s not all: in the end, both the state and the underworld got involved! When I was one, the state even assigned me a corpse-born child who ha
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Handcrafted System: My Game of Reality 手搓系统：我的现实游戏
It’s time to claim administrator access to your life. I once wandered the maze of fate just like you, until I combined the rational framework of modern science with the wisdom of ancient cultivation methods and built myself a System to change my destiny. This book is the complete record of that real journey. This is not about vague faith. It’s a detailed construction guide. What you’ll gain is a thoroughly upgraded “operating system for your mind,” from the inside out. We’re done talking vaguely
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- 216 Words Move Mountains and Rivers 文动山河 Confucian cultivation + contention among the myriad paths + transmigration and founding a new path + expansive worldbuilding What does it mean to be a scholar? A stroke of the pen can summon wind and rain; a poem can stir thunder. As the Confucian tradition, dormant for countless ages, is awakened by blood and tears, a single sorrowful poem calls down thunder from the heavens. With modern wisdom and the soul of the Confucian Way, Wang Tiance opens a never-before-seen path of Confucian cultivatio 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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Late Night at the Internet Cafe: A Three-Yuan Comeback 网吧深夜：三块钱的逆袭
My name is Lin Yuan. I’m twenty-nine, own three homes and two cars, and have achieved financial freedom. But thirteen years ago, I was a broke kid who had to pay rent in installments. My biggest dream was to order an extra duck leg at Shaxian Snacks without a second thought. Everything changed in the summer of 2010. I was pulling an all-nighter at an internet cafe, dead tired, when I clicked on a foreign tech forum on a whim. I couldn’t actually read English; the Chinese websites were just too
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- 218 Awaken Your Mind: Break Through the Bottleneck Before You Make Money 认知觉醒：搞钱先破局干货版 This book brings together 60 essays offering in-depth reflections. Starting from the roots of thought, it helps you rethink information, assets, and trends. Rather than dealing in empty platitudes, the book guides you through breaking down dilemmas and building a systematic understanding of wealth. It helps you make the shift from “consumer” to “producer” and find your place amid change. Only by awakening your awareness can you break through. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 219 Awakening: My Road to Soaring Wealth 开窍：我的财富狂飙之路 Why do some people work hard their whole lives and still worry about money? While others make a fortune every day, all with a laugh and a smile? I used to be one of the former, ground into the dirt by life, until the day I finally saw the light. This isn’t mysticism. It’s a shift in how you think. Once you unblock the channels of wealth, you’ll realize that making money is the easiest thing in the world. Understand human nature, and you can handle people. See through the logic, and you can sei 5.7kReads6.7Score292Shelves
- 220 Human Nature Is the Cause, Wealth the Effect 人性是因，财富是果 Wealth never exists apart from human nature. Greed and fear, arrogance and humility, stinginess and generosity: qualities that seem unrelated to money are precisely what determine where wealth flows and where it ends up. Some say wealth is a numbers game, but in truth, it is the outward expression of the human heart. Some people chase money all their lives and end up empty-handed, while others focus on creating value and wealth comes to them. Some grow rich overnight only to fall back into pover 13.6kReads6.5Score488Shelves
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Unknown Realization 未知领悟
After Qin Shi Huang unifies the six kingdoms, he searches for the secret to immortality, refining elixirs and seeking immortals overseas. Ten-year-old Chen Wei and his companions enter Xianyang to sell medicinal stones, setting off on a fantastical journey of growth. Here you’ll find the ingenious craftsmen of the Mohists, the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams of the Yin-Yang School, the Four Books and Five Classics of the Confucians, and the Thirty-Six Stratagems of the strategists. There are ma
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Ambush 伏杀
[Original title: Ambush] Beneath the awe-inspiring might of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants. And yet he dares, with the strength of an insect, to turn the world upside down. For family, for friends, for the burning hatred in his heart, for the nightmares that haunt him year after year, for justice, and for fairness. This story is set in an imaginary world and has no connection to actual history. Everything in it is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental.
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Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局
[Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries.
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The Art of Face Reading 相面术
Bing means clarity; Jian means insight into one's surroundings. Zicheng, a Celestial Master, devoted his life to cultivating himself in the world. He was strict with himself, fair in rewarding and punishing, thrifty, committed to self-cultivation, respectful of the seasons, rigorous in scholarship, upright in character, and an advocate of the Confucian ideals of making a name through achievement, virtue, and words. He could perceive the tiniest details and see through hidden truths. He passed on
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- 225 A Man as a Pawn 借男策 This book is packed with substance and tells a truly meaningful story. Society is changing rapidly with the times, and women’s power is rising, while men remain stuck in traditional ways of thinking. This enormous mismatch in what men and women want has led to more and more women reaching an age traditionally considered past the prime for marriage without finding a partner. This book introduces various kinds of men through psychology, and presents one type in particular: they may not seem romant —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 226 A Collection of Northern History and Culture 北方历史人文汇 Northern China is the birthplace of Chinese civilization. This book is divided into two volumes. The first, “Abundant Resources and Outstanding People,” maps the landscape of historical fiction through a collection of stories about cultural luminaries. It explores ancient myths and the creation of the bright world humanity depends on for survival. The second volume is a historical novel about fascinating episodes in China's economic history, covering land systems, salt and iron investment, water 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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Idiom Cognition Dictionary: Unlocking the Algorithms That Shape Your Life 成语认知词典：解锁人生底层算法
A contemporary urban romance about a woman's growth and rebirth. The story begins on the night of her former lover Lu Chenzhou's lavish engagement party. Su Wan, a jewelry designer, chooses to stay alone in her studio, setting fifty-seven chips of diamond into a platinum base as she begins creating a pair of earrings called “Breaking Free.” Eight years of waiting and the collapse of her family's business have not crushed her. Instead, they have forged a quiet, resilient brilliance within her. W
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- 228 Career Leap: A Guide to Going from Rookie to Expert 职场跃迁：菜鸟到大神的认知法 Three months into the job, Ling Che has become the company's most miserable “office tool”: he takes the blame, works overtime, and gets dumped on by other departments. Colleagues steal credit for his hard work, connections get the promotion he deserves, and he earns an entry-level salary while doing core work. He's nearly laid off! At his lowest point, he unexpectedly awakens a Workplace Insight System and unlocks eight smart tools: The Entropy Reduction Engine sorts messy materials in three mi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 229 The Bottom-of-the-Barrel Dictionary 底渣词典 The CEO’s Contract Wife: His White Moonlight Turns Out to Be Me To save her gravely ill younger brother, Pei Yuwei signs a contract and becomes a stand-in for the late wife of business tycoon Jiang Hanzhou. Thirty million yuan, three years: she must live as the shadow of another woman, copying her smile and preferences, even wearing the earrings she left behind. Jiang Hanzhou is cool and cruel. He sleeps beside her every night, yet gazes through her at his lost white moonlight. Day after day, 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 230 Day of the Beastly Disguise: A Plan to Reset Humanity’s Knowledge 异兽伪装日：全人类认知清零计划 The Day of the Disguised Beasts: A Plan to Erase Humanity's Understanding follows Lu Ming in an inverted world where “humans disguise themselves as beasts, while beasts infiltrate humanity.” He goes from an “ordinary student kept in the dark” to someone who “awakens supernatural powers, sees through disguises, and uncovers the truth about the world.” At the beginning of the novel, Lu Ming lives in “seemingly ordinary Qingteng City”: he goes to school every day, jokes around with his classmates, 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 231 The Archaeology of Thought: A Handbook of Conceptual Dissection 思维的考古学：概念解剖工具书 This is an unconventional “dictionary,” as well as a precision tool for the mind. It offers no standard answers, only a scalpel called the “Three-Layer Archaeological Method,” used to dissect core concepts that shape our understanding and emotions, even though we use them every day without thinking about them, such as “I,” “love,” “perspective,” and “value.” Starting with outrage over the plot of an anime, readers will follow the author’s deeply thought-provoking and practical guidance to treat 162Reads—Score—Shelves
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A History of British Food 英国食物史
Famed food writer and celebrity chef Clarissa Wright traces the evolution of British dining in chronological order, from the Middle Ages, when eggs and bacon were the country's simple, homegrown fare, through the dynastic and imperial eras, when immigrants brought Eastern spices, ingredients, and cooking methods, to modern-day eating habits. In this book, you'll find stories of royalty, nobles, chefs, cookbook writers, food lovers, and ordinary people. You'll learn how queens from continental Eu
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- 233 The History of Britain, Whether You Know It or Not 你知道或不知道的英国史 Open a map of Europe, and you'll see two large islands off the coast of Western Europe: one called Great Britain, the other Ireland. The former, together with the northern half of the latter and some nearby smaller islands, makes up a country whose full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom. 25Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 234 A World History of France 法兰西世界史 This book was edited by Patrick Boucheron, a professor at the Collège de France, and written with contributions from 122 history professors and researchers affiliated with institutions including the French National Centre for Scientific Research, the French School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Sciences Po, and the National Archives. What makes this work distinctive is that it is neither a traditional history of France nor a traditional world history, but rather “a history of Franc 78Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 235 A Brief History of the Hundred Years’ War 百年战争简史 For more than 100 years, England repeatedly invaded French territory, using its king’s claim to the French throne as an excuse. France was a vast but difficult-to-control kingdom, while England was small and poor. Yet for much of the war, England dominated the fighting, capturing cities and winning victory after victory, including the great victories at Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt. But within little more than 20 years of Joan of Arc’s appearance, the tide of war swiftly turned in France’s fav 44Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 236 An Illustrated Complete History of World War II 图解二战全史 Bai Hong's Illustrated Complete History of World War II strives to recreate the entire course of the war, explain its causes and consequences in detail, and offer an objective assessment of history. It parts the mists to restore the truth and unravel the many mysteries. The book not only covers the war from a broad perspective, but also examines the smallest details, seeking every historical clue to present readers with a fresh take on the complete history. 116Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 237 A True Account of World War II (24 Volumes) 第二次世界大战实录（共24卷） Drawing on the latest research and newly declassified materials from China and abroad, and compiled with the guidance of relevant experts and departments, this book traces the course of the Second World War. It covers the war's major historical periods, theaters and battles, as well as its leading military and political figures, presenting a sweeping panorama of the conflict. This series consists of five main parts: Part One, “The History of the War,” covers its origins and background, the outbr 551Reads9.4Score100Shelves
- 238 The History of France, Whether You Know It or Not 你知道或不知道的法国史 A philosopher once said, “France is the China of Europe, and China is the France of Asia.” China and France have much in common: both have thousands of years of brilliant history and culture, achieved national unification relatively early, endured long periods of feudal autocracy and agrarian civilization, and possess deep revolutionary traditions. 32Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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The Constant Register of Parables 恒籍寓鉴
Synopsis of The Book of Constant Records: Tales to Awaken the Mind and Discern the Truth With “drawing wisdom from the classics to illuminate the questions of today” as its guiding principle, this book selects over a hundred classic fables and anecdotes from the various schools of philosophy, historical biographies and notes, and folk tradition. These include “The Frog at the Bottom of the Well” from Zhuangzi, “Making Up the Numbers” from Han Feizi, and “The Man from Qi Who Worried the Sky Would
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The Corruption of Power 堕落的权利
Zhao Qiming, Qian Xiaotong, Qian Xiaoxia, Xu Shou, Xu Wei, He Yali, Han Baihe, Jiang Yan, Wang Dongcheng, Xiao Hua, Bao Yanhong, Bao Yanqing, Duan Yuxin, Shen Peijuan, and many, many others. All the names are fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental, so please do not assume they refer to real people.
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- 241 In the Kingdom of Women, I Almost Became King 女儿国，我差点成了国王 By a twist of fate, Jin Xiaofan finds himself in the Daughters’ Kingdom from Journey to the West. He never expected to find romance at every turn. From the queen and princess to the maids and Taoist nuns, they all submit to him. 481Reads—Score—Shelves
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My Olive-Green Youth 我的橄榄绿青春
[Military] [Personal Growth] [Realistic] [Everyday Life] For those who are losing faith in life. This book healed me, and helped me, a confused veteran, gradually rediscover my purpose and confidence in life. I hope you can find something to take away from this book, too.
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- 243 After My Divorce, My Traditional Chinese Medicine Skills Awakened 离婚后我的国医技能觉醒了 [Traditional Chinese medicine, the story of a young doctor working his way up] When Chen Yang was young, he made a foolish mistake. For what he thought was love, he fell out with his family and followed Wang Ya to the countryside, where he took a job at a township clinic. In the end, all he got for it was the words, "Let's get divorced." This time, Chen Yang is going to make a life for himself and his daughter. He'll leave the township hospital behind and carve out a world of his own. 101.9kReads9.3Score12.3kShelves
- 244 Historical Truths 99% of People Don't Know 99%的人不知道的历史真相 The famous general Li Guang never received a marquisate in his lifetime. Was it because of his temperament, or did fate simply deal him a cruel hand? Why did the “Monk Emperor,” who devoted himself to Buddhism, meet the absurd end of starving to death? Was the celebrated Di Renjie a great chancellor or the Tang dynasty's very own Detective Conan? Did Tang Bohu really meet the lovely Qiuxiang? Was there truly a tearjerking, once-in-a-lifetime romance between a poet and a maid? Tang dynasty prince 617Reads9.3Score102Shelves
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Dreamwalker 2025 梦行者2025
[Dreamcore psychological sci-fi] [Dreamcore] [Cyber fantasy] [Artificial reincarnation] [Unconventional infinite-loop story] [Aloof genius heroine] [No romance] [Psychological] [Niche] This book is an unconventional record of a cast of minds, a dream called “life” from which no one needs to wake. A slow burn with a touch of horror. No power-fantasy tropes, only people who pass each other by, and no true romantic pairings. In April 2025, dreamwalker Qian Ye arrives in Moshou City and stays wit
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I Don't Have Superpowers 我没有超能力
This book is entirely fictional. There is no such thing as changing feng shui with traditional Chinese painting. Please don’t take it seriously; just enjoy it for fun! Mr. Liujiang was an ordinary, penniless painter until he met his master, Zhou Mingqi, who taught him a method for adjusting people’s feng shui and improving their fortunes. After five years of poverty, and with his master’s permission, Mr. Liujiang was finally able to use this supernatural ability to get rich. How did Mr. Liujiang
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Zhang Sangou’s Get-Rich Journal 张三狗发财笔记
A comedy novel with absolutely no pretensions. A poor boy from the mountains refuses to settle for an ordinary life and ventures out into the world, carving out a place for himself through his own efforts. The cast of bizarre characters will have you laughing out loud. It gets more and more exciting as it goes. San Gou grows more mature and more cunning, with more and more schemes brewing in his head. In the end, he makes it! He becomes a billionaire. His journey is a whirlwind of chaos and laug
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Planet of Wonders 奇遇星球
A chance encounter brought a retired soldier an extraordinary power. Faced with a world overrun by demon-infested nations of tigers and wolves, he rose up without hesitation, fought on the battlefield, unified the nations, and transformed the world. In the end, he fulfilled his long-held dream of establishing a global system of democratic freedom, bringing lasting peace to humanity. From then on, he was surrounded by good fortune in love, as stunning women from every nation competed to declare t
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- 249 Sealing the Heavenly Dao 封天道 The young master of a powerful family has his spiritual roots stripped away, leaving him crippled. Forced to honor a marriage contract and become a live-in son-in-law, he finds that the bride’s family has switched the bride, making her deaf-mute twin sister take her place. On his wedding day, instead of sharing the wedding night, he is thrown into the Spirit Beast Valley, where he must eat and live among spirit beasts. The moment the deaf-mute sister finds him, she is like a ray of sunlight pier 389Reads—Score—Shelves
- 250 A Cultivator in the Mortal World 红尘修士 One day, Yun Xi's soul left Blue Star, and she fell into the vast world of cultivation. She never expected to start out as a lowly nobody, with a life as fragile as a blade of grass. In the face of despair, she seeks out opportunities, rises from the dust, and gradually stirs up the entire cultivation world! 6.1kReads8.5Score601Shelves
