Novels like The Desperate Butler
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Desperate Butler, best match first.
- 51 Did Third Master Tease the Puppy Today? 三爷今天逗小狗了吗 [Just started getting ratings, so the score is low. It will rise later.] Unequal status + unequal power between top and bottom + no equality, ever + the top is a born-and-bred aristocrat who takes it for granted that everyone in the world, except his mother and older brother, should obey him Jiang Yulin's life had its share of minor hardships, but was otherwise smooth sailing. After his older brother rose to power, he became even more unruly, doing whatever he pleased. His only regret was... But 9.9kReads8.4Score72014d adds
- 52 A Step Away from Forbidden Love 诀爱一步之遥 Song Ji had already accepted reality and made peace with the fate laid out for him. But on the day he was to acknowledge his master, he saw his ex-boyfriend, Gu Yan. It turned out Gu Yan was the third young master of the Gu family, Gu Qichi. It wasn't just Song Ji who had deceived Gu Yan. Gu Yan had deceived Song Ji too. Song Ji had hidden his identity, cruelly dumped Gu Yan, and lied that he didn't love him. Gu Qichi hated Song Ji. He hated him for leaving without a word, for being so heartless 53Reads—Score13814d adds
- 53 Bathed in Light, She Captivates the City 沐光倾城 [Satisfying Tycoon Romance] [Modern-Day Lord and Subject] [Multiple Male Leads] From an orphan who wakes up after a car crash to the heir of the world’s most powerful secretive family. The influence that once seemed out of reach is now entirely in her hands. The aloof CEO who rejected her in an interview respectfully presents her with the family’s roster of subordinates; The fake best friend who framed her drops to her knees in terror at a banquet. And the older brother who searched for her for 1.1kReads6.7Score10914d adds
- 54 I Fear No Danger, and Willingly Become a Slave 临渊不惧，甘为奴 [Contemporary fantasy setting + contrast + powerful leads + personal growth + HE] In his first week on the job, Chu Yanqing was viciously berated by CEO Shen Hanyuan. In his second week, Shen Hanyuan was bowing in submission in Chu Yanqing’s living room. Before Chu Yanqing could make sense of his life, his childhood friend Lu Mingyuan suddenly came to say goodbye. He brought a whole table of dishes and was so quiet he seemed like a different person. “We might not get to see each other much after 84.8kReads9.2Score15.3k14d adds
- 55 I Give You the Cage 执笼予你 [Two male leads | No moral limits | Unhinged, corrupted top | Identity swap | Forced submission | Love and hate intertwined] As the only eldest son of the top financial dynasty, the Shen family, Shen Jin is notorious throughout the school as a bully. He enjoys tormenting poor students, especially Gu Yanlin, the most aloof of them all. Shen Jin just wants to see that pretentious look of superiority on Gu Yanlin’s face crumble. But no one knows... Through all the days he was bullied, Gu Yanlin had 155Reads—Score10214d adds
- 56 The Cool CEO Is Actually My Servant 清冷总裁竟是我的家奴 The Aloof CEO Is Actually My House Slave 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Locked in Love, Broken by Sorrow 锁爱成殇 He was his master’s loyal shadow, a blade that could be discarded at any moment. Cheng Mu, Shen Yi’s personal bodyguard, was exceptionally skilled, reserved, and taciturn. He had no name, no family, and no regrets. He had only one conviction: protect his master, even if it cost him his life. Shen Yi was a noble young master, high above the rest, handsome and cold, with everything under his control. He had countless favored companions at his beck and call, yet he always treated Cheng Mu as if he 1.2kReads8.7Score—14d adds
- 58 Professor Shen, Why Are You Always Fighting Over Everything? 沈教授，你怎么又争又抢 [Mutual devotion + noble-house servant + happy ending + devoted only to each other + love for family and country] Seven years ago, Song Chen pursued Shen Zhi for two years without success, then resolutely returned to China to take on his family’s responsibilities. Shen Zhi, a genius physicist, worked tirelessly on his research and won the Wo Prize in hopes of getting closer to Song Chen. Five years later, he searched for Song Chen’s whereabouts and deliberately set a trap to lure him out. When S 1.8kReads8.7Score10614d adds
- 59 His Approach Had Been Planned All Along 他的靠近蓄谋已久 Substitute trope. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing~ A highly restrained, rules-above-all partner lawyer, the pursuer ✖️ a seemingly obedient but secretly obsessive intern lawyer with a hidden secret, the pursued Early on: Lawyer Qin takes in a seemingly docile little puppy, unaware that the puppy’s approach has been carefully planned from the start. Midway: The puppy drops the act, and his owner discovers that he’s the one who’s been played. Later: Every secret comes to light, and 446Reads8.4Score1514d adds
- 60 Spring Lingers at Twenty-Seven Degrees 二十七度春迟昼 In a world ruled absolutely by Alphas, Lin Yan is a “failed” Omega: his body is broken, his past is bleak, and he has an Omega son who is also regarded as a burden. Sold into the Childrearing Bureau, he believes his life has nothing left but despair. Until Alpha Cheng Yu “designates” him as his match. His new home is clean and quiet, and although Cheng Yu is cold, he never hurts him. Terrified by this unexpected gentleness, Lin Yan tries to please him as humbly as possible, always prepared to be 1.1kReads8.9Score12714d adds
- 61 The Young Master of the Lin Family and His Servant 林家少主和他的家奴 Modern-day house slave + happy ending + devoted dog + mutual firsts + pure love Lin Yulan: “I don't want a house slave” became “I don't want a house slave, I want you.” Ling Chuan was a lowly house slave sent away from the Lin family, and he never imagined Lin Yulan would choose him. The views in this work do not represent the author's views. This story is entirely fictional. If you don't like it, don't scroll away; just curse out the author. 545Reads6.6Score10714d adds
- 62 Shadow, I Still Want to Bully You 暗影，我还想欺负你 Wen An, the eleventh prince of Wen (top) x Tang Ning, the ninth prince of Yan (bottom) Anning couple When one is eager to dish it out and the other is happy to take it, what sparks will fly between a bloodthirsty ninth prince and an overlooked seventeenth prince? Stay tuned. 3.2kReads—Score43714d adds
- 63 An Uncontrollable Game of Wits: Mr. Jin, Kiss Me 失控博弈——靳先生，请接吻 (The rating just came out) [Two Male Leads + 1v1, Faithful to Each Other + Mutual Devotion + A Little Push and Pull] A gentle-seeming top who’s actually extremely controlling: one second he’s smiling warmly, the next he’s slapping someone. “Say that again.” A sensitive, growing bottom who longs to be loved: “What?! Jin Chenzhou’s here? Hurry, guys, I’m out of here!” - Bai Shu has a childhood-friend older brother named Jin Chenzhou. Everyone within ten miles knows it. But after a shift in power w 420Reads7.3Score10414d adds
- 64 Master Wen, Why Are You Dropping to Your Knees So Easily? 温家主，你怎么说跪就跪 [Story complete + a servant of an aristocratic family + happy ending + both leads are each other's only partners] To stay alive, Wen Sheng fled beneath someone's car. The person took him home. They saved each other, and the wanderer found a home. In public, Chen Tingyan was the chairman of Bailing Group. In reality, he was the head of the Chen family. He did everything he could to support the child he had taken in, teaching him how to read people and assign them well, and how to wield power. On 5.8kReads8.9Score34914d adds
- 65 Those Years I Used the Male Lead as a Stand-In After I Transmigrated into a Book 穿书后把男主攻当替身那些年 [Looks like a 1v2, actually 1v1 | Two stand-ins | Scumbag finds true love → clear-eyed surrender | Winning him back at any cost | Face-slapping] [Clear-headed Omega Ji Yanshu × overbearing Alpha Fu Yantang] [The actor who knows he's acting × the audience who gets swept into the role] Ji Yanshu transmigrated into a melodramatic ABO novel as the stand-in for an overbearing Alpha's unattainable first love. The mission: Be his devoted doormat for four years, then take his own life at the wedding, a 3.4kReads8.3Score61014d adds
- 66 Noble 233 权贵233 Just destroy it. Chapters 1 and 54 are really important, so everyone absolutely has to study them carefully. As for the rest, I honestly have no words. That's it, then. Hahahahahahaha. 555Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 67 She Sets the Rules by Day, Then the Powerful Man Holds Her by the Waist at Night 白天立规矩，夜里大佬掐腰宠 Two male leads / older man-younger man / happy ending / devoted couple Lu Chengyan, the twenty-eight-year-old business legend of Beijing’s elite circles, is a cold-blooded king of hell who always gets his way in the eyes of outsiders. Yet late at night in his study, one little menace has him rubbing his temples in frustration! Su Nianyu: “I’m not drunk! I can still drink! What gives you the right to boss me around?” Lu Chengyan lets out a cold laugh. “What gives me the right? You nearly got sold 3.4kReads6.6Score43414d adds
- 68 A Prisoner Met at the Wild Crossing 野渡逢囚 The story of two male leads is complete. Dentist Xie Mingye × deliveryman Ye Fengzhou. To pay for his mother's medical expenses, Ye Fengzhou becomes Xie Mingye's “subordinate.” Amid control and entanglement, the two fall into an abyss of love and hate. 472Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 After Becoming Everyone’s Least Favorite, I Was Cherished by a Powerful Father Figure 穿成万人嫌后，被爹系大佬娇宠了 (The rating was just posted. It'll go up later!) [Two male leads + both virgins + sweet romance + 1v1 + happy ending] [Powerful, doting daddy type x sweet, gentle little cat demon] [From universally disliked to universally adored] Shi Wen was a stray cat with no owner. Just as he was starving and out of options, a pair of warm hands rescued him. That person gave him delicious food and an incredibly soft, cozy cat bed. Shi Wen liked him so much he wanted to be his little cat forever. But then Shi 4.7kReads8.4Score97314d adds
- 70 The Little Princess Severed Her Heartstrings, and the Divine Lord Suffered for Twelve Lifetimes 小公主断情丝，神君痛彻十二世 The divine laws of the Nine Heavens forbid love. Any deity who falls in love is punished by Heaven. She is the youngest princess, cherished by the Heavenly Emperor, with a pure heart and eyes filled with admiration for the God of War, Ling Xuan. He is an ancient divine lord who commands countless weapons, aloof for ten thousand years, yet secretly harbors a love for her that runs bone-deep. Their forbidden love is exposed, and the wrath of Heaven descends. Right before his eyes, the threads of l 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Deeply Captivated: The Mad Big Shot's Torturous Love Turns into Captivity 深度诱捕：疯批大佬虐爱为囚 [Physical and emotional torment + wall-writing + two crazies + revenge and tormenting scumbags + the crematorium burns especially hot] A grudge-holding, patient, icy beauty of an actor who’s a master at hiding his fangs × a domineering, cruel, vicious, cold, and controlling top Three years ago, actor Shi Yichen was framed and imprisoned for intentional assault. Behind bars, he suffered endless hardships and humiliation. But his hellish experiences didn’t make Shi Yichen sink into despair or gi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Good Puppy, Crawl Over Here 小狗乖，爬过来 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 360Reads8.4Score20614d adds
- 73 What’s Wrong with a Real Young Master Choosing to Lie Flat? 真少爷躺平一下怎么了 [Main story complete] Be sure to read Chapter One for content warnings before you start. The relationship between the top and bottom is unequal, with a power imbalance. This is the author's personal indulgence: I love arrogant, self-important guys and doting little brothers, and I love loyal, devoted bottoms. * Chen Yuan wakes up after a car accident and discovers he's actually the long-lost biological son of a wealthy family... Wait, is this family absurdly rich or what???? 1.6kReads9.3Score4114d adds
- 74 Miss! Your Harem Is on Fire! 小姐！您的后院起火了 [Matriarchal society + light political intrigue + household drama + multiple male leads + love rivalry] This is the story of Shen Ziyu, the eldest legitimate daughter of the prime minister's household, as she rises from a noble young lady to a powerful official of her era. Shen Ziyu faces setback after setback and the treacherous world of officialdom, while meeting male leads with all kinds of distinct personalities. In the end, she enters the heart of power and becomes a good official who works 425Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Get on Your Knees and Beg for Director Lu to Discipline You 下跪磕头等陆总管教 My new work is here! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 196Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 76 At Eighteen, I Met You on a Breeze 十八岁的风，我遇见你 That glance back was when I fell for the bad-boy charm of him. So the sunny boy who was always sneaking looks at me really did like me. A bad-boy charmer × a cool, beautiful girl, Love at first sight, a bittersweet romance, and you for the rest of our lives. Our first meal together, our first time holding hands, Drinking from the same milk tea by mistake, blushing to the tips of our ears. But when her long-buried past came to light, he panicked, lost his composure, and even let go of her hand 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Reborn: Prince Yi Realizes He Got It Wrong 重生之翊王爷他认错了 [The loyal, devoted shadow guard Wuluo, the bottom × the cold, violent Prince Qi Heng, the top] Wuluo loves Prince Yi, but shadow guards are of the lowest status, so he can never confess his feelings. He can only keep his love hidden in his heart. But his brief happiness doesn't last. Wuluo, already out of favor with the prince, is discovered harboring these "filthy" feelings, and in a fit of rage, Prince Yi drives Shadow Nine out of the manor. One day, Prince Yi is struck by a potent poison. 762Reads6.4Score10514d adds
- 78 Help! My Three Unhinged Disciples Take Turns Keeping Me Captive 救命！三个疯批徒弟轮番囚我 [Transmigrate into a Book] [Straight-Man Harem Magnet] Xu Jin'an transmigrates into the role of a master who cultivates the Emotionless Dao, only to be subdued by his three disciples after they turn evil. His second disciple grips his chin and sneers. "Scared now? What were you thinking when you used me as a medicinal ingredient?" His third disciple cries as he says... "You have to stay by my side forever." "Kill you?" says his eldest disciple, Xie Shuming. "That would be no fun." "Master has no 858Reads8.2Score17814d adds
- 79 The Chancellor's Young Master Became My Servant?! 相府少爷成了我的下奴？！ [BL + Happy Ending + Gong POV + Principled Corrupt Official Gong + Humble, Devoted Servant Shou + Sweet Bedtime Read] Li Fangjing has been deputy county magistrate for only a few years when he drowns. Before he can even settle into his post, he opens his eyes to find himself transmigrated as the fake young master who has been raised for eighteen years in the Minister of Revenue’s mansion. Li Fangjing feels like the sky has fallen. He doesn’t even know how to make soap, the one skill every transm 8.3kReads8.7Score1k14d adds
- 80 The Hard-Handed Boss Keeps a Tight Leash, and the Young Master Is Punished Every Day 手黑大佬管的严，小少爷日日受罚 [Please help rate this] [Two male leads + equally matched + mutually exclusive devotion + mutual pursuit + intense push and pull + pure love without brainless drama] [Composed, possessive top vs. sweet, soft, and sly bottom] Everyone in Jinghai knew the Su and Luo families. They were known as two separate families, but were really one. Their pampered young master, Su Luo, was the center of everyone’s attention. Only Su Luo knew how awful it was whenever he had to take the implement himself an 10.9kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 81 What? How Could Such a Beautiful Immortal Venerable Have Such Thoughts? 惊！貌美仙尊怎会有如此心思！ [Two male leads + mutual devotion + master and disciple + feelings go both ways + sweet romance + mutually exclusive devotion] When he sees the person he loves again, he discovers that the other man can’t see and thinks he is his cultivation partner. How can he resolve this situation? Of course, by seducing him relentlessly until everyone recognizes them as cultivation partners. Note: Everything in this world is subject to change. Only you and I are the one certainty in each other’s lives. [Gen 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 My Tenant Is Actually the Campus Beauty 租客竟然是校花 [Urban Slice of Life, Campus Romance, Campus Beauty, No Harem, Realistic Romance, Mutual Devotion, Sweet Romance] Lin Yifan got dumped... But you can't hang yourself from just one tree. He rented his apartment to the campus beauty, Qin Muxue. The two gradually developed feelings for each other... Then he learned the truth behind his first love's breakup with him... As the girl of his dreams faded away... As time stood still... As a boy grew into a man, how would he choose between loving and bein 18Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 83 Reborn: The Prince Must Calm Down 重生之王爷息怒 In his previous life, Xuanyuan Xiu was killed by the princess consort he had doted on. The mastermind behind it all was his trusted friend of many years... At the edge of a bottomless cliff, the man stopped and looked at the shadow guard who, despite his severe injuries, still stood in front of him. “You... what's your name?” “This subordinate is Ying San... Your Highness, hurry and go! I'll hold them off!” But Xuanyuan Xiu did not flee. He gave a wry smile. “Of the twenty shadow guards in the p 333Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 84 Painful Kiss Infinite Blue's Ninth Book 痛吻無限藍的第9本书 221Reads8.2Score1714d adds
- 85 Everyone Is Devoted to Me, and My Subordinates Are All Big Shots 全员忠犬，我的手下全是大佬 Xuan Mo was a boy who had lived in darkness since childhood. Before the age of twelve, no one cared about him, and he had never known what it felt like to be loved. The childhood in his memories was nothing but darkness. He should have died in that ocean. After death, there would be no pain, and no one would grieve his passing, because no one cared about him. But that year, five boys barged into his life. Like stubborn plasters, they clung to him relentlessly and never left his side. Xuan Mo was 3kReads8.7Score41614d adds
- 86 The Young Lord Plays Favorites Every Day 少主每天都在厚此薄彼 At his father’s request, Jiang Yi, young master of the Jiang family, concealed his identity and joined his family’s corporation to gain experience. On his very first work report, his direct supervisor scolded him for being ill-mannered. From then on, the two became enemies, and their resentment only grew. Who would have guessed that his supervisor was actually a servant of his family? Things were about to get interesting… 9.5kReads8.4Score53014d adds
- 87 Lord Lou, Why Are You on Your Knees? 楼大人，你怎么跪下了 [Modern aristocratic household retainer + Happy ending + Gentle top] One-line summary: It once bit me. Later, it knelt and begged me to pat its head. See the opening of Chapter One for the full blurb. 15.8kReads8.2Score85614d adds
- 88 Seven Years of Obsession: The Possessive Young Master Loses His Sincere Little Houseboy 七年执念，偏执少爷弄丢真心小家奴 Seven Years of Obsession: The Possessive Young Master Loses His True-Hearted House Slave 395Reads—Score514d adds
- 89 Heaven, Please Give Me a Way Out 请上天给我生路 At seventeen, my mother sold me to Northern Myanmar for 400 yuan... I picked up a fruit knife and slashed my wrist. The blade was ice-cold, just like my heart. As I slipped toward unconsciousness, someone picked me up. Warm liquid dripped onto my face, and I heard a familiar voice speak beside me, at once near and far: “Since you’re in so much pain, I won’t save you...” Angst be 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Want to Run? I'll Punish You Until You Behave 想跑？罚到听话为止 (The rating just came in) [The pursuer’s long road to redemption + a little discipline + older love interest who raised the younger one] Note: The love interest and protagonist are not related by blood. Shi Yu came to live with Song Shuozhou when he was four, and Song Shuozhou raised him himself. He gave him everything he could, and even things he couldn’t: money, power, and love. But Shi Yu turned around and said he’d had enough of Song Shuozhou’s control and domineering ways. More than a deca 965Reads8.4Score11614d adds
- 91 Yu Hou Bids Farewell and Returns Home (Modern-Day House Slave) 煜候辞归（现代家奴） Yu Hou Resigns and Returns (Modern House Slave) 273Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 The Stray Puppy I Ran Into Turned Out to Be My Master 偶遇的小流浪狗竟是我主子 The main story is complete. BL, both leads are each other's first and only, older man/younger man. This isn't a pure fluffy-sweet story, oh, oh, oh. It's bittersweet, oh, oh, oh~ The protagonist isn't perfect, oh, oh, oh. Things aren't simply black and white, oh, oh, oh, oh~ 532Reads8.2Score11514d adds
- 93 What a Shock! The Prince's Shadow Guard Is His One True Love 惊！王爷的影卫竟是他的白月光 Two male leads [Sly prince with a slightly mischievous sense of humor, gong ✖️ cold on the outside, affectionate and flamboyant shadow guard, shou] Cheng Xi, Prince Rui of the Great Cheng, kept a secret known only to him and his imperial elder brother: the person who had saved his life when he was little was the cherished love he had hidden deep in his heart. They met again many years later, and Cheng Xi's beloved had become his shadow guard. By a twist of fate, he even helped Cheng Xi recover f 169Reads—Score10314d adds
- 94 After the Divorce, He Wept Bitterly 离婚后他痛哭流涕 Gu Ming’s first love was in a car accident and became a vegetable. Su Ping couldn’t believe that someone he had spent ten years with could be so cruel to him. For two years, he waited every moment for Gu Ming to uncover the truth and clear his name. His head grew increasingly dizzy. Even when the rice was mixed with spoiled water, Su Ping forced himself to swallow it by the mouthful, but Gu Ming never came, not once. After regaining his freedom, Su Ping wanted nothing more to do with Gu Ming, on 233Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 I'm Already a God, Why Be Your Brain-Dead Fan? 我已是神明何必做你的脑残粉 Original title: I'm Already a God, Why Be Your Brain-Dead Fan? (Complete, enjoy without worry) This is an angst-filled story! Don't be fooled by the title! Kind, sincere, and beautiful sickly angel bottom x emotionally oblivious domineering CEO top Two male leads, each other's first love, equally matched, devoted to each other, one-on-one romance. Two dreams in one life, one pair destined for each other. [Physical and emotional suffering + a mountain of personal worldbuilding + nothing beats bei 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Caged Bird: A Modern-Day House Slave 现代家奴之笼中鸟 [Haughty heiress]& [Down-and-out nobleman, humble and devoted] This is the story of Helian Duan and Shi Xu. This is the story of Helian Jin and Huai Zhi. And this is also the story of Helian Yu'an and Shen Yan. 501Reads7.6Score1314d adds
- 97 The House Slave Is Too Well-Behaved, Master, Don't Spoil Him So Much 家奴太乖，清冷家主别太宠 Cheng Lan was once a servant of the Ji family, sold by his own parents to settle a debt. His lowly status was an invisible shackle, trapping him in endless darkness. Yet he couldn’t help stealing glances at the man at the pinnacle of power: Ji Lingchen, the aloof and dignified head of the family. He was a secret desire Cheng Lan never dared to voice. Cheng Lan never expected that the object of his yearning would cherish him beyond measure, willing to endure the family’s harshest punishment to re 3.1kReads8.4Score23814d adds
- 98 You Said You Wanted Me Dead, but Now You’re Upset That I’m Really Dead 说想让我死，真死了你又不高兴 [A principled, magnanimous hero of a crown prince × a ruthless, scheming crown princess] [Two male leads + both virgins + love after an arranged marriage + the husband’s desperate pursuit + older man + tragic romance + happy ending] [Two male leads!! Two male leads!! Two male leads!!] The day Xiao Junyi learned that he was to marry Jiang Qingyan, he was disgusted. He cut off the medicinal herbs Jiang Qingyan needed, leaving him to cling to life in misery. It was the least he deserved for his s 1.2kReads8.0Score10014d adds
- 99 Sole Dominion 唯一支配 [No moral compass | Obsessive | Coercive love | Twisted devotion | Mutual firsts | Training him like a dog | Insane top |] From the moment they met, Xie Yuchen noticed Shen Yushu. Confident, immaculate, and sunny, he was like a sunflower. Xie wanted to snap its stem. Shen Yushu, in a pitiful state, looked at the godlike, towering man and lowered his head, willingly submitting to him. The top is unquestionably in control! There will be no groveling redemption arc. This isn’t a sudden change o 1.8kReads6.6Score16714d adds
- 100 President Yan, Your Darling Ran Away Again 阎总你宝贝又跑路了 My first book. My writing wasn’t strong enough, and I couldn’t keep the plot under control. (But I still love the couple from my first book. I’ll rewrite it if I get the chance, but completed books can’t be changed.) A story that begins with a contract for sex between Qiu Ji, who was framed and sent to prison, and Yan Quan, a financial magnate who went to prison to ride out a risky period. 279Reads8.4Score1914d adds
