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Books by Wicked Words
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From the Fanqie books we index, matched on the author's name.
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Spring Comes to the Dark Alley 暗巷逢春
“Is there truly no way to have it both ways, to honor the Buddha without betraying you?” The story begins in a hidden corner of the world. When the two meet, they bring each other new life and hope.
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Shanghai in Turmoil: The Crimson Tigress 沪上风云，胭脂虎
In Shanghai’s bustling foreign settlement, dangerous undercurrents churned. This was an age of blades, lies, and cheongsams. Su Wanmo was the “Buddha” whom everyone in Shanghai feared. In public, she was the astute head of the Linglong Chamber of Commerce, moving between foreign trading houses and wealthy families. In secret, she controlled the Zhabei docks and held the lifeline connecting the rivers to the sea. With a few words and a smile, she could get Western medicine past the Japanese block
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The Evening Breeze Has Yet to Die Down 晚风未停
“At four in the morning, I saw the crabapple flowers still awake.” Su Ran met Jiang Yue through her song “The Crabapple Flowers Still Awake” and fell deeply for her. Young and inexperienced, Jiang Yue didn’t understand what love was. She fell for the scoundrel Liu Qinghui, but eventually came to her senses and broke up with him. (Based on real events; the names are fictional.)
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What Gives You the Right? 凭何
Why Me? is an emotional novel about the realities of marriage and childbirth in modern life. The story begins with a wait outside the delivery room, laying bare the real cost behind the fairy tale of love. Lin Wan and Chen Mo were the golden couple on campus, the picture-perfect match. But after their daughter was born, cracks began to show in their seemingly perfect marriage. During an argument, Chen Mo blurted out, “Why should I have to indulge you?” His words unleashed the emotions Lin Wan ha
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The Fragrance of Brocade in Jincheng 锦城衣香
[The ultimate figure × a mystery of lost memories × the Republican era’s elite tailoring syndicate] She has the most perfect figure in all of Chengdu, but she doesn’t know who she is. The police chief says she’s his fiancée. An old man at a tailor shop sees her and runs. A mysterious man carries a silver coin engraved with the character “Gong.” One qipao, an underground organization, and a death hoax three years in the making. When she finally puts on the museum’s most prized garment from th
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A Mistake in the Brocade Zither 锦瑟误
Her adoptive father is the mastermind behind it all?! Liu Yunci thought Shen Jue was her salvation, only to discover that she was the sacrificial piece in his game. When the “white moonlight” who faked her death and fled returns, and secrets that could determine the fate of the realm come to light... Shen Jue, if I was doomed from the start to be a dead piece in your game, could you ever have felt even the slightest bit of sincerity toward me?
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The Legitimate Daughter’s Substitute Marriage: The Prince Is Frail and Ill 代嫁嫡女：王爷他体弱多病
On the day of her proxy wedding, she was forced to kneel and administer medicine, suffering humiliation after humiliation. Little did she know that the prince on the bed, supposedly on the verge of death, had already opened his eyes and taken in her disheveled state and indignation. Later, he personally helped her into the position of empress, then leaned close and chuckled, “There were only two times in my life when I pretended to be ill: once to stay alive, and once to marry you.”
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The Actress Has No Heart, the Warlord Misunderstands 戏子无情，督军误
After removing his makeup, Beiping’s celebrated opera star Shen Zhiqiu revealed a conspicuous scar across his throat. Three years ago, Commander Huo slaughtered his enemies’ entire family for him, never knowing that this beloved dan-role performer, who could make all of the capital weep, was a man. Tonight, a bayonet suddenly lifted the curtain of the stage. Commander Huo, drunk and holding his new lover, sneered: “An actor is just an actor. You’ll never belong in decent society.” Shen Zhiqiu lo
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