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1. 1 去 Head to the Pier for Some French Fries 去码头整点薯条 Some San Mu某个三沐Western Fantasy28k WordsCompleted “Where are we headed?” “I’m planning to go down to the pier and grab some fries in a bit.” “You’ve got me wrong, buddy. I mean our ultimate goal in life. When it comes down to it, what are we living for?” “To go down to the pier and grab some fries in a bit.” When someone has been utterly broken, what do they do? Sink into despair, or become the next legend? Or maybe getting some fries is the better choice. 0Tickets5.9kClicks246Favorites

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   A short story. Tags: Passionate "A storm, huh? I'll fucking explode with you!!!"

2. 2 怎 How Could This Possibly Be Poetry Appreciation? 怎么可能是诗词鉴赏 Snow Fox 4651雪狐4651Urban8.2M WordsOngoing As a lyricist, I was suddenly struck by inspiration and wanted to compose poetry with the ancients... So I had no choice but to write a book. 0Tickets687.9kClicks12.6kFavorites

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   Special works. Why should classical Chinese poetry be as dry and boring as it is taught by language arts teachers?

3. 3 一 A History Lesson 一堂历史课 Foolish Bai San呆子白三Sci-Fi16k WordsCompleted My classmate jumped out of a window during history class this afternoon... 0Tickets12.1kClicks540Favorites

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   A short story. Tags: science fiction satire "Madness is an indomitable roar against the world; bloodshed is for soaring into the boundless sky."

4. 4 阿 A Rong Decides to Live Until the First of Next Month 阿荣决定先活到下个月一号 Han Pei韩培Urban58k WordsCompleted The story really happened in Tiexi District. To protect people's privacy, some names have been changed. I began collecting material in 2017 and finished in March 2022. Some things happened to me, some to others. For various reasons, some of these people had died by the time I finished collecting material. They came without a sound, and left without a sound, like tears dissolving in the rain. The bodies of rats, dreams, love, friendship, and everything else that matters will eventually be burie 0Tickets40.6kClicks1kFavorites

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   Medium length. Tags: documentary, heavy "The rats living in the sewers also have their own stories."

5. 5 我 I'm Done Pretending to Be a Cute Girl to Scam People Online! Don't, Rich Bro! 我不扮萌妹搞网骗了！富哥不要啊 Pluto Snow冥王星雪Campus535k WordsOngoing Things are getting dangerous! Cai Hua swears he isn't some kind of digital succubus! At first, he only pretended to be a girl online and chatted with his roommate because he wanted to help him get over his breakup. But who could've expected this pure-hearted guy to get so carried away and become addicted? Even more unbelievable was the headline: "Rich Guy Bai Wu Gets Scammed Out of Eight Thousand Yuan in Online Dating, and His Date Turns Out to Be His Roommate!" Somehow, the whole thing got 0Tickets2.5MClicks18.7kFavorites

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   This is probably the only relatively conventional, commercially successful long novel on this list (commonly known as a "feel-good" novel?). It (for now) lacks depth, but it's quite creative compared to other "feel-good" novels. Therefore, it's included here. Those who don't like this type can ignore it. Tags: gender-swap, marriage, abstract (key point) "I came here to read novels, not to look in the mirror"—a certain abstract internet mouse

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