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- 151 This Thought Seeks the Sword 此念求剑 Do you know that in April, peach blossoms bloom high in the mountains, only to fall late, after lingering there? Do you know that after a thousand-year game of chess, why does the hand hesitate before placing the white stone? In the mighty Nine Provinces, what is an emperor? What is a ruler? What is the jianghu? The peach blossoms poised to fall drift uncertainly... The black-and-white chess game is full of truth and falsehood... To establish a heart for Heaven and Earth, a destiny for the peopl 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Wuxia Novel: The Shadow of the Red Lantern Hero 武侠小说红灯侠影 Introduction to the wuxia novel Red Lantern Hero's Shadow: The story is quite simple. The young hero Leng Yueping does a good deed by rescuing someone named Mo Huan. But after freeing him, Leng is trapped in a cave by the very man he saved and nearly dies. Later, an earthquake saves his life. Once out, the young hero searches everywhere for the ingrate who repaid kindness with betrayal, determined to get revenge. 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Frost Beneath the Snow 雪中青霜寒 [Multiple storylines laid out in advance] [No System] [Ensemble cast from the martial world and the imperial court] [Wuxia] I have a sword that can slay the Azure Dragon in the imperial capital and reach up to the Ninth Heaven to seize the blue firmament. Li Hanshan, an unparalleled sword genius, flashed across the martial world like a shooting star before disappearing after a battle in the imperial capital. Years later, Yue Lingyun, heir to the Prince of Han's estate, travels the martial world 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Emei 峨眉 He cultivates through wind and snow, seeking the Dao and questioning immortality. A young tavern boy sets out from Shu with the last wishes of an elder. The jianghu and the imperial court, love and hate, joy and sorrow. Behind the path to immortality, a shocking secret about Mount Emei slowly comes to light... 615Reads7.1Score10114d adds
- 155 My Martial Arts Rank Third in the World 我的武功天下第三 “My martial arts are the third best under heaven.” “Who’s second?” “Hu Liu’an, the one with the sword.” “Who’s first?” “Hu Liu’an, the one with the saber.” “Who are you?” “Hu Liu’an.” 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 156 The Iron Sword and the Vermilion Mark 铁剑朱痕 Synopsis of Gu Long's wuxia novel The Iron Sword and the Vermilion Mark: By his master's dying command, Fu Tianlin descends the mountain carrying the Vermilion-Mark Iron Sword. He sets out to find his martial uncle, hoping to master the martial arts and avenge his master. The sword attracts the covetous attention of the martial world, but the disguised heroine Zhen Qiushui comes to his aid and helps him escape. Tianlin and Qiushui hit it off, so he entrusts the sword to her before continuing his 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 The Sword's Hidden Star Falls Alone 剑隐孤星落 [Rivalries in the martial world + struggles for the throne + roaming the land with sword in hand + love and longing. Eunuchs and corrupt officials stir up trouble at court, while the orthodox and unorthodox factions stir beneath the surface of the martial world. Meanwhile, forces such as the Mongols and the Japanese watch hungrily from beyond the borders. In short, every classic wuxia element is here. Fans of traditional wuxia, don't miss it!] A massacre that wipes out an entire family reveals a 8Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 158 A Journey Through Rain and Snow Between the Two Capitals 两京雨雪行 A tale of wits and courage, exposing conspiracies and traps, and using clever strategies to break through one challenge after another. The story follows young Wu Feng, who travels alone north at his master’s command to pay a visit to the Iron Flute Hero. He punishes Mongol officers, outwits the Ghost Claw Sect, teaches treacherous villains a lesson, makes a killing selling to Mongol nobles, and wreaks havoc at the execution ground! Hunted at every turn by the Northern Garrison and the Ghost Claw 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 The Hero's Sword Smiles at the Beauty 英雄剑笑红颜 A young swordsman, bold and righteous, sings endless songs of the martial world and recounts its tales of chivalry! Tender feelings are not always gentle as water, and a long-awaited reunion can still end like a dream. The martial world exists because of its people, and people are born for the martial world. There is killing in the martial world, but there is human kindness, too! The martial world is once again swept by turmoil. Heroes ride a thousand miles through bloodshed, rooting out evil in 682Reads—Score10314d adds
- 160 Snow Flies Over the Mountain Pass 关山飞雪 [Wuxia + Court Politics + War + Schemes + No System + No Transmigration] “Your destiny is noble beyond words, yet you are fated to live your whole life alone and unsupported.” At court, he is a wise ruler with the power of life and death. He wages war in every direction and brings the barbarians to heel. In the martial world, he gradually rises to become the strongest Martial Emperor. His fame spreads throughout the realm, and heroes bow before him. Can he finally break the curse of fate and fin 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Wuxia: Escorting Goods Across the Land 武侠:镖行天下 [Wuxia] + [Mystery] + [Escort missions] (Original title: Wuxia: The Escort Agency) Bai Kai returns to Qiyang in Yongzhou Prefecture to fulfill his father's last wish. He opens an escort agency, determined to make its name famous throughout the realm. But even his very first escort mission is fraught with danger. A mysterious woman comes to him and asks Bai Kai to deliver the cargo to Young Master Xiaoxiang, the foremost young gentleman in the realm. Young Master Xiaoxiang is in Lingling, within 2.4kReads8.2Score18314d adds
- 162 A Carefree Journey Through Heaven and Earth 乾坤逍遥游 The court and the martial world: leaving or staying is hard to decide. With only a three-foot sword, he drifts to a hidden thatched hut. At court, the martial world is merely a chessboard where life and death are manipulated, and heroic warriors are just pawns to be toyed with; Far from the court, the imperial government is merely a sect seeking to dominate the martial world, while princes and ministers are no more than players vying for power and profit. Only with selflessness in your heart and 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Married Young, and the Gorgeous Campus Belle Has Given Me an Adorable Baby 英年早婚,绝美校花给我生萌娃 [One Heroine: The Campus Beauty | Sweet Romance | Cozy Everyday Life | Devoted Dad and Adorable Baby] [Sweet Romance at First, Devoted Dad Later, Sweetness All the Way] They had been dating for two and a half years. No one knew that Jiang Li and the campus beauty were in a sweet relationship. Then one day, the campus beauty suddenly ended up in the hospital. Thinking she was ill, Jiang Li prepared to stay by her side. But it turned out... She was pregnant with his child! And he had unexpectedly 860Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 164 Chronicles of Misty Jiangnan 江南烟雨录 "Jiangnan is not a place, but a killer! Jiangnan, also known as Ashui, is the personal disciple of the martial world’s greatest hero. Gentle and kind by nature, he was injured as a boy and left with a limp. After being betrayed time and again by friends and family, he became a man with two sides and a split personality, now known as “schizophrenia”! One side is Ashui, a chivalrous man full of tenderness; the other is Jiangnan, a bloodthirsty killer. See how tender affection can soften and transf 3Reads6.3Score214d adds
- 165 The Assassin Bride I Found Isn't Cold, She's Just Socially Awkward? 捡到的杀手娘子不是高冷是社恐? [One female lead + alternate mid-level martial arts setting + all-around male lead + invincible female lead + pocket dimension + fantasy + no wanton killing or saintly do-gooding, with plenty of romance between the leads] (The rating just came in, folks. It should go up later... right?) Li Mochen came to an unfamiliar world for a special reason. At last, on the day he came of age, he found his first wife. Later, however, he discovered that his wife seemed a little... socially anxious? Watching Q 11.3kReads8.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 166 The Weishan Swordsman’s Tale: The Phoenix Perches on the Parasol Tree 微山侠客传之凤栖梧 {Jianghu + court politics + wuxia + legends of immortality + folk legends} Feng Qiwu, the Longxi Hall, and the Luoning swordsmen belong to the jianghu. Emperors, ministers, eunuchs, and officials of the ninth rank belong to the court. Descendants of Nuwa, chivalrous heroes, and lovers devoted to one another belong to wuxia. After Nuwa mended the heavens, a group of people followed her for a long time. They eventually called themselves the Feng Clan. Half human and half immortal, they lived in t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Guarding the Way of the Heavenly Stele 天碑守道 Ten thousand years ago, the Sacred Ancestor sacrificed himself to the Dao and forged the Boundary-Suppressing Heavenly Stele, sealing the demon race beyond the boundary and bringing peace to the Xuanhuang Realm for ten thousand generations. Lin Chen, a young man from the stele shop in Qingyang City, was a descendant of the Sacred Ancestor's personally appointed Heavenly Stele Guardian. To uphold his ancestor's teachings, he sealed his own qi sea for seventeen years and was mocked throughout the 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 I'm a Punk, but the Girl I Kidnapped Is Trouble 我烂仔,绑的姑娘不对劲 (Ancient-Era Underworld + Everyday Life + Sweet 1v1 Romance + Lighthearted + Contrast + Farming + Business Management + Conquering the Realm) I accidentally kidnapped a girl beautiful enough to bring ruin to a kingdom. She blinked her innocent doe eyes at me and asked, “Are you after ransom, or did you kidnap me because you fancy me?” Before I could react, she sighed. “I suppose just taking my money is fine too.” I realized something was off and tried to make a run for it. She patted down he 78.6kReads8.7Score10.7k14d adds
- 169 Clouds Over You 君有云 Ten Li Langdang was home to the Academy, where the Confucian Sage held sway. Beneath him were nine Gentlemen and three hundred Confucian scholars, making it the place in the world with the greatest concentration of scholarly refinement. Whenever an Academy disciple was elevated to Gentleman, they had to proclaim a single phrase aloud as the maxim of their life. They would devote their whole lives to striving in accordance with that phrase, which was known as a “Gentleman's Word.” Su Baiyi, Feng 1.7kReads9.4Score22714d adds
- 170 The Eastern Han: The Yellow Turbans Rise Again 东汉之黄巾再起 Zhang Dong, a modern man, is reborn into the late Eastern Han Dynasty as a Yellow Turban officer, just as the Yellow Turban army is being crushed. With death staring him in the face from the start, Zhang Dong can only lead his men in a desperate flight. Eventually, he settles in Bingzhou to recover and build his strength. The general trend of the world is that unity gives way to division, and division gives way to unity. Since Heaven has given him a chance to be reborn, Zhang Dong vows to rise a 240Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 171 Wuxia: From the Start, I Mastered the Six Cold Arts and Cleansed the Martial World in Blood 武侠:开局傲寒六诀,血洗武林 He is the son of Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu! He is Zhang Wuji’s twin brother! Ten years ago, he saw with his own eyes as the Five Great Sects drove his parents to their deaths! Ten years later, he activates the Revenge-for-Every-Grudge System! The more revenge he takes, the stronger he becomes! Wash Emei in blood, and earn the Wind God Leg! Destroy Shaolin, and earn the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Art! Flatten Mount Hua, and earn the Supreme Heaven and Earth Art! Crush Kunlun, and earn the Saint 10Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 172 The Kung Fu Palm 功夫掌 Introduction to The Kung Fu Palm: Though the kindhearted Old Master Shi Hechuan was wealthy and generous, he had only one child. He was nearing fifty when he finally had a son, whom he named Jitong. The old couple treasured him like their own lives, and hired several tutors to teach him at home. Though Shi Jitong was only seventeen, he was already a master of poetry, prose, and the arts. He could write a polished piece as soon as he picked up a brush, and speak with eloquence; his reputation for 206Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 A Game of Mountains and Rivers 山河弈局 (A traditional wuxia story, with no fantasy elements, no System, and no wish-fulfillment. If that's not your cup of tea, please read no further. This is dedicated to those who still dream of the jianghu.) During the upheaval of the Five Barbarians, the martial world is divided into north and south by the river. The Shanhe Society rallies under the banner of “protecting the realm,” but hidden power struggles gradually drive a wedge through its ranks. A sudden upheaval in the maple forest sets eve 6Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 174 The Ninth Turn of the Great Constant 九转大常 The third installment in the Way of Heaven series! Wu Xiao! A legendary figure who has raised pigs, begged for food, served as sect leader, and quelled rebellions! The realm descends into chaos as the Hall of Reincarnation unleashes its evil Gu. The Way of Heaven Sect harbors sinister intentions. The Red Monkey is shrouded in mystery, and Mu Linke returns to the martial world! 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 A Journey of Heartbeats: A Youthful Fantasy 悸动之旅—青春幻想曲 A Journey of Heartbeats: A Fantasy of Youth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Peace in the Martial World 江湖无事 Ten years of storms, a sword gleaming with frost. In autumn winds, I ride from Luoyang. One man, one sword, a life's ambition; in the tenth month of Jiangnan, I gaze upon the crabapple blossoms. Chen Xingzhi is the fated successor of the Great Zhou's Office of the Mirror. He and his master have their own ideals for the realm. But the princess who grew up with him, seeking the highest power in the world, unleashes a catastrophe at the Great Zhou court and repeatedly sends assassins after the man 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 177 Your Highness, I’m a Gentleman 世子我可是正人君子 A transmigration story that turns tradition on its head, with no plagiarism (except in the case of one particular pair). Whether in the imperial court or the martial world, there are stories and wine, reunions and partings, intrigue and betrayal, love and hate... 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 178 Riding Through the Land, Singing a Long Ballad 纵马长歌 [Jianghu + court intrigue + xianxia + plot-driven + wuxia + ensemble cast] Money in your pocket, rice in your storehouse, and a blade at your side: that's the carefree life of the jianghu. A healthy body, a peaceful heart, and a divine sword kept hidden: that's what it means to be an immortal among mortals. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The King of Dust Returns 尘王归来 Fifteen years ago, the entire household of the Great General of Zhen State was slaughtered, its loyal dead left disgraced. Fifteen years later, a cloth merchant named Chen Mo appeared at a Jiangnan dock, spending his days among abacuses and cargo boats. They say merchants are base, driven only by profit. But no one knew that every bolt of silk he traded was weaving a vast web; every canal route under his control was clearing a blood-soaked path for his eventual return. Gold was merely his armo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 My Online Friend Is Actually the Campus Belle Senior? She Wants to Win Me Over 网友竟是校花学姐?她要攻略我 [One Heroine + Everyday Life + No System + Not Reborn + Sweet Romance] Ye Mu is the only son of the chairman of the Ye Group, but he grew up without his mother's presence, leaving him withdrawn. Combined with the barriers created by his family circumstances, nobody had ever wanted to be friends with him. But none of that matters anymore... Ye Mu is determined to start a brand-new life at college! It all starts with socializing! To improve his social skills, Ye Mu downloads the wildly popular Yin 77Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 181 The Hundred Immortals of Luoyang 洛阳百仙行 Wu Zetian sets a trap with the “Gathering of a Hundred Immortals.” A bronze token means a chance to live, but it is also a death warrant! “Take the tokens by any means necessary. In fifteen days, the road to Luoyang will run red with blood!” At Di Huaiying’s command, the highway from Chang’an to Luoyang instantly becomes a deadly hunting ground. There is a mountain demon with a corpse-swallowing sorcery, a poisonous monk who hides a blade behind his smile, and a surviving heir of the previous dy 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Psychic Power 灵能 [Smart heroes and villains + one heroine + compelling worldbuilding + Eastern and Western fantasy] On the Spirit Energy Continent, Chen Hua enters the world of spirit energy after his father dies under mysterious circumstances, determined to uncover the truth. He becomes a wind-aligned spirit tamer. As he grows, he meets many companions and the love of his life, Murong Xue. He also witnesses the varied lives and fates of all kinds of people: A timid priest who cherishes his life ultimately choos 17Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 183 Twin Blades of the Blue Blood 碧血双锋 During the Taipingxingguo era of the Northern Song dynasty, the succession arrangements of the Alliance of the Golden Coffer cast suspicion on Prince Qi, Zhao Tingmei, and the political and martial worlds were plunged into turbulent intrigue. By a twist of fate, two young heroes find themselves drawn into a battle against destiny. As the saying goes: One promise stirs up dust and wind, and the long road brings waves. So many things happen in the martial world, yet none dare ask what goes on at c 16Reads—Score314d adds
- 184 Blade Dance 刃舞 Wild Traveler Hall was the most inconspicuous little sect in the martial world. Escorting goods, collecting debts, running errands: they did it all. Cheng Feng was the newly appointed Third Hall Master of Wild Traveler Hall. Yet every task this little sect assigned him brought danger ever closer, keeping him on edge at every turn. Behind every flash of cold steel lay a carefully woven web of power. Who could have known back then that this man would one day change the fate of the entire Jiang Kin 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Blood Slays the Nine Heavens: The Soul-Sundering Spear of Blade and Sword 血弑九霄之刀剑断魂枪 A young constable escorts the prefect and investigates a powerful clan, encountering thirteen assassins along the way. One ghost and one demon among the thirteen assassins: what kind of story will unfold? Thanks for watching the first installment: The Nangong Mystery. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Legends of the Young Hero 天骄侠影录 In the final years of the Southern Song dynasty, the realm is beset by turmoil. Dugu Qi and Dugu Ying are brothers from a small fishing village outside Cangzhou. They have different temperaments and fates. One wants only to live out his days in peace and find a secluded paradise where he can escape the world. The other cannot abide an ordinary life and is determined to rise above his station. One is devoted to love, longing to win one person's heart and grow old together, yet ultimately dies alo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Beacon Fires Reflect on the White Lotus 烽火映白莲 This book is richly detailed, tightly plotted, and faithful to the course of history. Its figures in a time of turmoil feel vivid and real, and historical events are brought to life, such as Chen Youliang sending assassins after Ming Yuzhen, Xu Shouhui being bludgeoned to death, and the defense of Hongdu. Readers can savor a turning point in history through an accessible martial arts novel. The story spans from the eleventh year of the Zhizheng era, when Han Shantong was killed and Liu Futong la 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Is This Really the Jianghu? 这也是江湖? New book: The Inn That's Always on the Verge of Going Under. Why spend all day fighting and killing? Wouldn't it be better to farm and run an inn? A bedtime story made just for Chinese readers. Enjoy the story, get some good sleep, and good night, mwah~ Pure wuxia. No brainless plot, no System, one female lead, a coming-of-age story set in an alternate history. In the final years of the Xuan Dynasty, the times are turbulent. Rebels and insurgents rise within the realm, while foreign invaders th 148Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 189 A World of Martial Arts and Vendettas 恩仇江湖 Set during the Yongle era, this is a fictional tale of the martial world. The story follows the protagonist Ouyang Xuanyuan’s quest for revenge, telling how he masters an extraordinary martial art and becomes embroiled in feuds with the Demon Cult, the Heavenly Sword Sect, the Blazing Flame Sect, and the imperial court. He grows stronger along the way, and after a life-and-de-death battle with the final villain, he and the heroine, Sanniang, at last withdraw from the world to live in seclusion. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 This Sect Is Ridiculously Powerful, Yet Its Members Are All Eccentrics 这个宗门明明强的离谱却都是奇葩 [One heroine + goofy comedy + no System + no wise old mentor] Today, Master came back with a little junior sister from who knows where. Looking at her innocent, guileless eyes, I hope she can live happily despite Second Senior Brother's torment. (Even though she can't die.) The eldest senior sister has a surprising side, Second Senior Brother is unreliable, Third Senior Sister is bent on beating Second Senior Brother up, Fourth Senior Brother is always getting tricked, and the little junior sist 308Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 191 Who Put the Yellow Robe on Me?! 谁把黄袍披朕身上了?! [Alternate history] + [invincible] + [lighthearted comedy] + [Mount & Blade cheat guide] Take a boat and run into river bandits; ride a horse and crash into mountain bandits. Work hard for two and a half years, then get swindled into marriage and cursed with bad luck. Open a shop and pay protection money; go to a temple to pray and come out without your underwear. Boast so loudly the heavens shake, then lower your eyes as soon as horse bandits appear. Is there any justice?! Is there any law?! I' 56Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 192 The Chessboard of All Living Beings 众生棋局 Across the Myriad Worlds, every powerful figure wants to be the player moving the pieces, manipulating others in the palm of their hand. Little do they know, they have become someone else's pieces. With heaven and earth as the board and all living beings as the pieces, I stir up the winds and clouds and command life and death! “Sorry, I'm not interested in being a player. I just want to be a piece that always does as it's told.” “Hypocrite! What you really want is to make the rules!” 235Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Let’s Get Married 让我们拼个婚吧 A sweet, low-key story about everyday life in the city~ One true love each, no angst, no N Note: The rating is low because there aren’t many readers (╥_╥) At twenty-six, Zhang Yu has an ordinary, stable job and just wants to live a carefree life. But his family keeps pressuring him to get married and setting him up on one blind date after another. These dates, driven by money and self-interest, repeatedly shatter the romantic idealism of a man who has never been in love. He feels numb, even help 470Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 194 The Power Minister 权臣 He made one family’s surname the banner of an empire! Desert Classic 46Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 195 The Sword in the Martial World 剑在江湖 Every time the Seven-Star Sword appears, it stirs up a storm of bloodshed across the martial world. Some say the sword conceals an unparalleled martial arts manual; others say it is tied to a treasure worth more than an entire kingdom. The only thing everyone knows for certain is that every owner of the Seven-Star Sword has died by its blade. He is the Pure Yang Qingxu Sect’s chief disciple, and the senior brother to the entire younger generation of the Pure Yang Sect. Yet he becomes the latest 2.1kReads9.0Score19914d adds
- 196 The Peerless Chivalrous Hero 绝世奇侠传 [This is a slow-burn novel that only gets better as it goes. The main draw is a great read that stands the test of time!] Young hero Guo Yi rises to the pinnacle of the martial world. To uphold justice, he joins forces with his beloved Shui Rouqing to defeat the great evil of the martial world. But just as the mantis stalks the cicada, a hidden force lies in wait behind them, its vast web already spread… Is human nature ultimately good, or evil? The plot twists and turns, while a heroine even th 1.1kReads7.0Score10914d adds
- 197 The Rust of Time: She Came from Leningrad 时光锈迹:她来自列宁格勒 [Not reborn] [No System] [Pure romance, no angst] [Mostly everyday life] What should I do if I find a girl who claims she's from Leningrad in the Soviet Union? Help! Chen Jianing, a college graduate living a laid-back life in a small fifth-tier city in Northeast China, discovers an abandoned factory and finds a female Soviet engineer who claims to be from 1957. He awkwardly helps her adapt to this era, while she helps him face everything he's been running away from. When the idealism of 1957 col 3.3kReads8.5Score28114d adds
- 198 Laughing at the Azure Clouds 笑苍云 Leng Feng arrives in another world wearing nothing but a pair of shorts. With nothing to his name, he starts at the very bottom and keeps striving toward the top, overcoming trial after trial and difficulty after difficulty, until at last he can watch the world’s storms with a smile. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Wandering the Martial World: Love in the Jianghu 江湖行之江湖情 Can a true master in this world fly through the skies and burrow through the earth, taking a man's head from a thousand miles away? Can a hidden hero lower his gaze in modesty, yet raise a hand and shake the very cosmos? Who ever said ordinary people in this world had no chance to rise above their station? In a fit of fury, they can make that damned emperor show his true colors! Cross rivers, stride across lakes, love with all your heart: with one sword, I can make the gods flee! Draw my blade, 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 My Brother's Daughter Is Being Blunt with Me 兄弟的女儿跟我打直球 Jiang Chen, thirty-six, is a mature man who has spent years making his way in the city. He and Yun Sheng have been through life and death together, and he watched his friend’s daughter, Yun Shuyue, grow up. In his eyes, the aloof, withdrawn girl who always wore a cold expression would forever be a younger girl in need of care. But he didn’t know when the eighteen-year-old high school senior had begun to feel something more for him. When the withdrawn girl dropped all her defenses and pursued him 145Reads—Score1514d adds

















































