Novels like The Beloved Doctor of Big Shot Pei
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- 151 You Refused to Marry Her, So Why Panic Now That She's Called Off the Engagement? 让你娶你不娶，人家退婚你慌什么 A refined, devoted aristocrat and powerful tycoon vs. a peerless Kunqu Opera heir [Both leads are devoted to each other · Marriage first, love later + fatherly male lead · 10-year age gap + sweet romance] Qin Zhuoxiao is the president of the Huashang Chamber of Commerce, a man everyone fears. With an iron fist, he can stir up the business world or quell unrest across the region. He is powerful, mysterious, and low-key. No one knows he is a hopeless romantic, with a beloved white moonlight in his 399Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 152 The Moment Red Wine Spilled on Her White Dress, Her Husband Never Reached Out 红酒泼在白裙上的那秒，丈夫的手始终没伸出来 The second the red wine splashed across her white dress, her husband never once reached out to help. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 He Shielded Her from Every Storm, Yet Never Once Said He Loved Her 他替她挡尽风雪，独没说过一句爱 He shielded her from every storm, but never once told her he loved her 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 A Contract Marriage with the Powerful White Moonlight Who Returned, Then Love 与强势归来的白月光大佬先婚后爱 [Both leads are each other's first and only + Marriage Before Love + Secret Crush Comes True + Reunited Years Later] A restrained, powerful male lead vs. a cool, intellectual Chinese teacher heroine (at least on the surface) Gu Xiangling never thought she would see Chu Fanzhou again. After all, they barely interacted in high school. He graduated in such a hurry, and she left school for a while just as abruptly. But the capital city isn't so small that you can never cross paths, nor so big that y 3.3kReads8.9Score34914d adds
- 155 The Abstinent Tycoon Asks Me for a Title Every Night 禁欲系大佬夜夜问我要名分 Important announcement, important announcement, important announcement!!! Volume One is complete. The story about the uncle you’ve all been asking to read has been updated in Volume Two. [Powerful Male Lead + Older Man/Younger Woman + Sweet Romance] [Mutual Healing, Two-Way Devotion] She grew up dependent on others, enduring their cold stares. Her stepfather treated her like a pawn, manipulating her at will. Her mother saw her as a burden and ignored her for years. Her husband treated her like a 15.4kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
- 156 A Kiss on a Snowy Night 雪夜拥吻 A realistic, powerful-family melodrama with angst. The leads are not each other's firsts, so don't read if you dislike that!!! A carefree playboy and a cool, gloomy college student [Love and hate each other + stand-in + love grows over time + seven-year age gap] When she first met Qi Jingjing, Qing Yao thought he was frivolous and unreliable. “Need a ride?” Panicking inside, she shook her head and hurriedly dodged him. Later, she spent her whole life paying that exorbitant fare. He treate 1.8kReads8.2Score13114d adds
- 157 The Canary’s Flight Against the Wind 金丝雀的逆风飞翔 [Possessive pursuit + powerful man lowering his head + rekindled romance + age gap, fatherly type + high-ranking official, mutual first love and devotion] The first time Chen Zhansaw Mr. Zhou, he had been asked to visit an elderly person, and she opened the door for him. Her grandmother warned her to take the long way around whenever she saw him from then on. The second time they met, someone was harassing her, and he stepped in to help. The third time was at school, where she accompanied someon 20.2kReads8.9Score2k14d adds
- 158 Three Years After Faking My Death, My One True Love Is Married 死遁三年，白月光已婚 [Marriage first, love later + both leads have no past romantic entanglements + powerful family background + age gap + intense romantic tension][On-location weather reporter ✖️ powerful man in government] Because she loves the wilderness and the wind, Lu Jinqiu stands in the middle of a typhoon, clinging to the principle, “Life is nothing but scallions, ginger, and garlic. Be a little scallion-smart, ginger up a little, and if all else fails, garlic it.” And so, muddling through, she spends three 377Reads—Score10814d adds
- 159 Just in Time: The Financial Tycoon's Beloved 恰逢其时【金融大佬心尖宠】 Just received a rating, and it’ll go up over time. [Gentle, quiet office worker and poker-faced finance tycoon] [A mix of sweet and angsty romance + 10-year age gap + powerful man humbled + mutual devotion] After three years of marriage, Zhou Yan still couldn’t warm her scumbag ex-husband’s cold heart. Instead, she suffered his cruel silent treatment until she fell into depression. She left an agreement behind and walked away. Who could have guessed she’d end up entangled with an untouchable 16.5kReads8.8Score1.7k14d adds
- 160 The River Huai Cannot Be Crossed 江淮不渡 Zhang Wanwan never imagined she would see Zhou Zhiqian again one day. Nor did she imagine that the four years she had spent loving him with all her heart would, in the eyes of outsiders, amount to nothing more than a wealthy young man from the capital’s social scene having a fling while studying under an assumed name. * Qin Yanzhou was a celebrated figure in Beijing, wielding enormous power and a ruthless hand. His life had always been like a precisely plotted chess game, every move accounted fo 4kReads6.6Score43214d adds
- 161 Sir, I'm Done Carrying This One-Woman Show 先生，这场独角戏我不唱了 [Workplace Romance in the Public Sector & Unrequited Love Turns Mutual & Hero Enters Politics, Heroine Is a Teacher & Both Leads Are Each Other’s First] Falling for someone can happen in a single heartbeat... From secret admiration to love, from affection to passion and then a lifetime together, there is always someone who stays forever in your thoughts. 1.2kReads8.9Score11514d adds
- 162 Your Moutai, My Wuliangye 你家的茅台，我家的五粮液 His name is Lu Yanzhou. The son of a high-ranking official and a star at the School of Public Administration. My roommate said, “Kids from families like his live in a different world from us.” I said I knew. Then one day, he stopped me. “Shen Mingwei, are you avoiding me?” “No.” “Then why won’t you look at me?” I raised my head and met his eyes. “Lu Yanzhou, there’s no future for us.” “Why not?” “Because there’s no place for me in your future.” He was silent for a few seconds. Then he said, “Wha 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Officer Ji: Your Wife Is Fierce Again! 纪长官：你老婆又飒了！ [Everyone’s favorite heroine + satisfying power fantasy + criminal investigation + multiple handsome men vying for her + AI-assisted crime-solving] Synopsis: Before her senior year, Xiao An was a genius at the Great Xia Police University, skilled at everything and with a bright future ahead of her. When she graduated, an unexpected incident occurred. After taking care of the scum all by herself, Xiao An buried her past and returned to her hometown county to work as a low-ranking police officer, 127Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 164 Falling for His Deep Love 沦陷他情深 [Short drama now available] Bai Xiaofan thought she would live out her life in quiet simplicity, until one rainy night, when a man's arrival disrupted the peaceful life she had known. 4.1kReads8.8Score34514d adds
- 165 Waiting for Him to Understand My Heart 等他知我意 A story about high-ranking officials, featuring three couples: (1) The son of a powerful family and a once-wealthy young woman fall secretly in love with each other. Their romance lasts from college until they are nearly thirty, when they finally marry. President Lu is gentle and devoted, while the heroine is radiant and ambitious. Highlights: starting a business, and a romance that goes from school uniforms to a wedding dress. (2) A taciturn, thirty-year-old division chief is a man of faith, bu 6.8kReads9.2Score57814d adds
- 166 The Big Boss's Little Wife 大领导的小妻子 This book tells the story of An Xue, whose husband Zheng Yu abandons her for a new lover. A chance encounter with her neighbor Lei Congguang changes the course of her life. Born into a high-ranking official's family, Lei Congguang initially looks down on An Xue, but after a series of absurd and comical encounters, he finally recognizes his true feelings and falls in love with her. One is a rising government official, while the other is a divorced woman who barely stands out in a crowd. After nav 16.9kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 167 First We Bow to Heaven and Earth, Then We Promise Each Other a Deep Love 先拜天地，再许情深 The rating has just been posted and will gradually go up. [Composed, cool-headed power player in government] VS [Diligent, ambitious young lawyer] [Marriage Before Love]+ [Age Gap]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Powerful Man Bows to Love]+ [Married Life] Su Yun is a junior lawyer at a well-known law firm. Hoping to save enough for a down payment on a home in the provincial capital with her boyfriend, she takes on a difficult divorce case and goes undercover with her best friend to gather evidence. Before th 2.1kReads7.4Score19414d adds
- 168 The Policewoman Everyone Loves 警花万人迷 [A romance between government employees, a nine-year age gap, sweet and doting with no angst, no awful characters, love at first sight, and a long-laid plan] A stunningly beautiful policewoman who had just graduated from the police academy joined the cybersecurity detachment of the municipal public security bureau. One photo of her caused a sensation throughout the city's judicial and administrative system. After she arrived, a single video gained the detachment's short-video account a million f 1.4kReads8.6Score11614d adds
- 169 Good Morning, My Uncle 早安，我的大叔 Su Fan has just started his career when his boss hands him over to an older man. Only later does he learn that the man is a powerful figure who can control everything from behind the scenes. What should he do? This man is powerful and influential, and on top of that, he's handsome and in great shape. How is he an older man? 66Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 170 I Met You the Day We Divorced 离婚那天遇见你 After five years of marriage to Tang Mingyuan, Song Xinzhu quit her job to try for a baby and embarked on the grueling road of IVF. In just two years, she suffered three missed miscarriages. She couldn’t take any more of it. She didn’t want to keep trying for a baby and wanted a divorce. Just when she was at her most lost and helpless, she met Qin Bozhang. She felt an irresistible physical attraction to him. Whenever she saw him, her heart raced, her cheeks flushed, and she couldn’t stop hers 4.3kReads8.2Score36314d adds
- 171 Spring in Full Bloom, My Heart Rejoices 春色无边，吾心欢喜 City-level official ✖️ high school Chinese teacher Mo Ci grew up in a complicated family and was unwelcome from the moment he was born. Yet, like a welcoming pine tree growing on a sheer cliff, he broke through stone and spread his arms to calmly welcome every unexpected blizzard life brought his way. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to the work he loved, serving the people. Though he might occasionally lose his way, he never forgot his original purpose. Shen Zuixin looks like a sweet, gentle g 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Twenty Years Older, the Big Shot Is Smitten by a Young Thing 大二十岁，大佬被小朋友攻陷了 [Mature older man ✚ powerful family ✚ Daddy ✚ from business to politics ✚ devoted to each other ✚ 20-year age gap] A gentle, refined chairman and a college girl fresh out of school. On a rainy night, she casually flags down a private car. A handsome older man is sitting in the back seat. She smiles, opens her palm, and gives him two White Rabbit candies. He asks, “What's your name?” She says, “Geng Geng.” He smiles. “What a stubborn name.” He quietly helps her when she's in trouble, and dotes on 7.9kReads8.7Score76214d adds
- 173 The Little Girl from Secretary Zhang's Family 张书记家的小姑娘 After graduating from college at 24, Sang Ning chose to return to her hometown and take a job in the public sector. A year later, her employer sent her to a township government office for two years of support work. She became Secretary Zhang’s subordinate, and eventually, Secretary Zhang became part of her family. At 32, Zhang Yizheng was a veteran and the head of the township government. One day, a young woman joined the office. She was young, capable, and full of personality. For the first ti 17.7kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 174 He Sinian’s Canary 贺斯年的金丝雀 Powerful CEO + age gap + doting romance He Sinians gave a low laugh. It was brief and utterly cold, like a crack splitting through ice. He lifted the hand that had been stroking her collarbone. His fingertip moved with a gentleness at odds with his gaze, almost tenderly wiping the cold raindrops mingled with tears from her cheek. The gesture was as tender as a lover's caress. Yet his eyes were ice-cold, like two ancient, unmelting glaciers. There was not a trace of warmth in them, only cold calc 362Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Plane Tree Leaves Falling on Chang'an Street 梧桐叶落长安街 [Scion of a powerful Beijing family]× [Jinling’s most beautiful woman] [Modern romance + wealthy-family intrigue + heartbreaking love + powerful-family drama + BE aesthetic] At seventeen, Song Yiru went to the Yihe Residence to pick up a blanket for a friend and met two men who would change her life. She thought their tender encounter was a gift from fate. Zhou Yuezhi was the first to fall in love at first sight, but Chen Xingshen got to her first. He used his devotion as a cage, taking advantag 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 A Beautiful, Sweet 70s Girl Makes the Diplomat Blush 七零娇女纯又美，外交官他红了脸 [Aloof, abstinent diplomat vs. charming, independent country girl in college, transmigrate into a book, both pure] Diplomat Chen Yichen is forced to bring a country girl who drugged him with an aphrodisiac back to the city. She catches thieves, knows her limits, and behaves with impeccable decorum. But to him, it is all just an act. Then Su Tang, exhausted, falls into Chen Yichen’s arms, and her fingertips accidentally brush against one of his sensitive spots… Her rosy lips part slightly, captiv 377Reads6.8Score10414d adds
- 177 A Reply to the Snowfall in the Capital 京雪回信 [Older man | Guiding lover | Mutually faithful | Reunion after a long separation | Marriage first, love later] [New prosecutor × Former prosecutor (now a forensic consulting partner)] When Xie Weizhen was seventeen, she and Fu Qisheng were in a car accident. The doctors said she might never wake up. Fu Qisheng promised to care for her for the rest of her life as her husband. And so, the two families arranged their marriage. A year later, Xie Weizhen woke up. Outside a teahouse, she heard someon 569Reads8.9Score10514d adds
- 178 I Have to Join This Game 这局我非入不可 [Slow-burn romance after nine years in the civil service] [14-year age gap] The male lead wields great power [A gentleman on the surface, domineering and scheming underneath] The female lead has a secret identity and seeks revenge [A sweet, soft girl on the surface, a fiercely ambitious career woman underneath] From the moment Zhou Quan passed the civil service exam, she stayed by Qi Chen's side. She never imagined anything would happen between them, but nine years is neither a long time nor a s 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 A Marriage of Convenience with Extra-Sweet Romance 凑合夫妻，糖分超标 Originally titled The Secretary’s Little Lamb [Clearheaded, sensitive saleswoman X composed, divorced male official] [Heroine: 28, hero: 35, seven-year age gap, flash marriage, lightly sweet] Yang Mian & Xie You’an What is love? Yang Mian didn’t understand it, nor did she expect it. With thirty fast approaching, at an age when even friends, family, and dogs were sick of her, she hurriedly got married. Love was nothing at all. Xie You’an had seen through it. At an age when he still had ne 3.8kReads8.9Score35514d adds
- 180 A Young Dream in the Capital at Night 京夜稚梦 * A powerful man from one of the capital's great families X a female star who rose to fame for her beauty and traditional crafts * A refined, devoted, fatherly man X a pure, alluring, proud beauty from Jiangnan * “The Capital's Tyrant King” X “Jiangnan's Daji” [Ten-year age gap, fatherly male lead, warm family life among powerful clans, top-tier wealthy families, devoted to each other, sweet romance, traditional crafts, Eastern aesthetics, younger uncle, ensemble cast from the capital's elite ci 4.1kReads8.1Score58614d adds
- 181 I Refuse to Fall for the Big Boss 才不要和大领导谈恋爱 Forced love + love at first sight + doting romance + happy ending + obsessive hero + workplace romance + powerful families Su Niannian is new to the workplace, as blank as an unpainted sheet of paper. On her first day, she takes the wrong elevator and stumbles, in a panic, into a meeting of senior leaders. Her documents scatter across the floor. In the sudden silence, the stern-faced man at the head of the table slowly raises his eyes. One glance from him, and his silent authority sends her fle 1.5kReads6.3Score—14d adds
- 182 A Thousand Thousand Songs! 千千阙歌！ The free-spirited new Best Actress and the gentle, jade-like, genuinely upright official A twelve-year age gap, and an old flame rekindled At twenty-two, Shen Shujin became the youngest person in history to win two Best Actress awards for her very first film. But there’s no such thing as a free lunch. She promptly kicked the director who tried to exploit her into the hospital. After that, she was blacklisted no matter what she did. Wherever she went, people called her a celebrity with powerful b 747Reads7.6Score10114d adds
- 183 The CEO Ex-Husband Married Her for Revenge, but Fell for Her First 总裁前夫娶她只为报复，却先动了心 The CEO ex-husband married her just to get revenge, but he was the first to fall for her. 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 After Leaving the Spotlight, I Became a Foreign Ministry Spokesperson 退圈后，我上岸成为外交发言人 (The rating was just posted, so it’s low for now! A long story with a gradual plot and satisfying power progression.) A tsunami claims the life of Qin Zhizhi, an elite diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But she is reborn twenty years later as a nineteen-year-old child star mired in scandal! Accused of bullying classmates and caught up in a sexual scandal, she’s vilified across the internet. A suicide note is already spread out on the table! But who is the new owner of this body? A d 9.3kReads8.4Score80114d adds
- 185 Pregnant First, Love Later! Dragging the Celibate Old Man from His Pedestal 先孕后爱！把禁欲老男人拉下神坛 My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 211Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 186 Marrying Up: From a Poor Girl to a Lady of Beijing's Elite 上嫁:从寒门少女到京圈夫人 Sponsor and Poor Student: Ambitious, Alluring Pursuer x Cool, Fatherly Type; The Powerful Man Won’t Back Down (A realistic story of a woman’s growth, love and hate intertwined, social climbing, nurturing, a poor girl’s rise to success, sweetness and heartbreak, 14-year age gap) [The poor student from a remote mountain village wanted to win him over the first time she saw him.] The man everyone respectfully called Director Gu bent down and asked her kindly: “What’s your name?” “Wen Ye.” “Which Ye 19.2kReads8.9Score2.4k14d adds
- 187 Half a Life, a Life Together 半生，伴生 After breaking up with a wealthy stepson from a family of officials, a rich young woman angrily married a poor man and cut ties with her family. After enduring years of abuse from her husband's filthy, low-class family, she finally found a way out of the prison of her marriage and went alone to build a life in another city. There, she ran into a much older former supervisor from years ago, and the two secretly began a new chapter of their lives... 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 The Deep Sea Knows You 深海知于你 One is a shining gem in the world of design; the other is an impressive scion of a high-ranking family. Though they seem to have nothing in common, the two end up together. He gives her an unprecedented sense of love and security, and she breaks through her emotional barriers to choose him wholeheartedly for once. He says he’s determined to win her heart and pursue her. He says that if she can wait for him where she is, no matter how long the road of life, he’ll keep walking toward her without w 873Reads8.9Score10614d adds
- 189 Gentle as Twilight, I Only Want You 暮色温柔，偏爱你 One chance collision at dusk brings Su Wanxing into Shen Zhiyan's world, completely disrupting his unchanging life. He is a cold, aloof business tycoon who controls everything, a rule-maker everyone fears. She is an insignificant, ordinary girl, a glimmer of starlight that unexpectedly enters his sight. Everyone knows Mr. Shen is detached and ascetic, and never makes exceptions for anyone. But when he meets Su Wanxing, every boundary gives way again and again, and every bit of tenderness is re 25Reads—Score314d adds
- 190 Your Heart Is Like the Moon 卿心似月 A steady, straightforward police chief × a gentle, lovely elementary school teacher [A sweet, slow-burn everyday romance + age gap + fiercely protective + overflowing boyfriend energy + powerful man devotedly pursuing love] [Sugar-sweet romance + love at first sight + mutual devotion + neither has loved anyone else + happy ending + direct confessions] The hero is head over heels. When he likes someone, he goes after her and says exactly what he means. He’s easygoing, but incredibly attentive to 17.8kReads8.9Score2k14d adds
- 191 A Beloved in the Capital 京北有伊人 [Age gap + both pure + forced love + physical and emotional torment + heroine starts out weak and grows strong] [Noble, dignified heir + aloof student at a foreign languages university] On a rainy April day in Jingbei, Shu Yiren enters Yan Zhenghe’s world beneath a red umbrella. They meet at a Chinese-Russian exchange forum. From then on, Yan Zhenghe keeps that red umbrella by his side and never lets go. After an accident, Yan Zhenghe sends Yiren to Zurich, Switzerland, for graduate school. Afte 3.7kReads8.6Score30414d adds
- 192 A Night of Surrender! Out of Control! The Capital's Crown Prince Publicly Confesses His Love 沦陷夜！失控！京圈太子摊牌明恋 Song Yanjin, the darling of heaven, was born with the luck of a koi fish and had always been the most sought-after prize in her social circle. People said Song Yanjin had a touch of the supernatural about her. She could do anything and excelled at everything. Everyone who befriended her had good luck, while anyone who annoyed her met with misfortune. She was not someone to cross. You had to stay on her good side, and nobody dared challenge her unless they had a death wish. Then one day, Song Yan 817Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 193 Three Years After Their Breakup, the Capital's Power Broker Waits Beneath Her Window Every Night 分手三年，京圈大佬夜夜守在她楼下 Three years after their breakup, the powerful Beijing socialite keeps watch outside her apartment every night 81Reads—Score214d adds
- 194 Reborn Bride Runs Away in the Dead of Night, Refusing to Flirt with the Madman of the Capital 重生娇妻连夜逃跑，拒撩京圈疯批 (Dear readers, could you leave a review? Thank you!) #Reborn #Modern Romance #Marriage First, Love Later #Powerful CEO #Superpowers #Adorable Child #Medical Skills Comeback #Strong Female Lead #Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium #Rekindled Romance #Regrets from a Past Life #Healing and Redemption The first half of Su Wuli’s life was a long, slow decline from loneliness into brokenness. An orphan with no one to rely on, she married Gu Jiuzhou, a powerful figure in Beijing’s elite circles, by a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Crescent Moon Shines Over the Mountain 月儿弯弯映山头 [One-on-one romance + second chance love + reunion after years apart] They met again on a rainy day. She pulled out her rock hammer and smashed his rearview mirror. And with it, she broke through the heart he had kept frozen for seven years and five months. Seven years and five months: the time I spent missing you, and the time I gave you to be free. For the rest of our lives, there will be no more freedom. 10.2kReads9.0Score99214d adds
- 196 Marriage Addiction 婚，瘾 A marriage-free, carefree rich girl who treats love as a game x a respectable young man from a strict, upright family [She pursues him, then runs as soon as she has him! Both are inexperienced in love] Fang Youxi is firmly against marriage and having children. Her father has been married and divorced three times, and her mother has just gotten married for the third time. As the accidental product of her parents' whirlwind marriage and equally swift divorce, she has not the slightest hope for m 14.8kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
- 197 A Tangled Kiss on a Winter Night: Beijing's Big Shot's Deadly Seduction 缠吻冬夜，京圈大佬的致命诱宠 Powerful families, pure love, a powerful man humbly pursues love, rekindled romance, childbirth Capital-city heir & actress with a split personality onstage and off (sweet and soft on the surface, stubborn to the core) Never meet someone too dazzling when you’re young, or you’ll spend the rest of your life tangled in longing and unrequited love. Shen Jin sees Wen Jingyu again four years after they broke up. Rumor has it that the capital’s crown prince has found a replacement who looks just like 5.1kReads8.7Score50414d adds
- 198 To the Souls in Beijing Searching for a Safe Harbor for the Rest of Their Lives 致那些在北京，用余生去寻找避风港的灵魂 To the souls who came to Beijing and will spend the rest of their lives searching for a safe haven 347Reads—Score314d adds
- 199 Love in a Prestigious Family 名门臻爱 The Xu family of Jingzhou is a distinguished scholarly clan with a century of history. Their daughter, Xu Zhiyao, is clever and mischievous, always pretending to be weak before turning the tables. She’s known as Jingzhou’s little tyrant. The Huo family of Jingzhou is a military and political dynasty with impeccable revolutionary credentials. Their son, Huo Jiating, is known as “Second Master,” a fearsome man who can scare the ghosts away. He’s the perfect match for the little tyrant of the Xu fa 264Reads6.4Score10114d adds
- 200 Addicted to Her Pride 傲娇瘾 Love and freedom in this world are never about wanting to win. The wind swept across the Australian wilderness. Zhao Ruowan met Nan Qiao, who was holding hands with a foreign woman, yet apologized to her in Chinese. Australia's weather was as fickle as its moods. Zhao Ruowan, a woman from Jiangnan, couldn't bear the vast, sparsely populated, bitterly cold landscape. 86Reads—Score—14d adds
