Any Novels Suitable for Readers in Their Thirties or Forties? Recommendations, Please! 有没有适合三四十岁的人看的小说啊？求推荐！

1. 1151 从 Starting Cultivation as a Cauldron in the Hehuan Sect 从合欢宗鼎炉开始修炼 Web Novel Xiao Xiaosheng网文笑笑生Eastern Fantasy167k WordsCompleted Ye Chang’an, a cultivation furnace of the Hehuan Sect, is kicked out of bed on the night of his initiation and becomes a laughingstock among the other furnaces. To prove himself, he volunteers to take charge of a flower boat, but someone frames him and tries to steal his spiritual mind. Fortunately, he awakens a one-stop service System just in time... From then on, he enjoys the System’s premium services every day: intelligence gathering, martial arts training, danger alerts, retaliatory backlas 311Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1152 我 My Female Roommate 我的合租女房客 Petal Messenger花瓣使者22k WordsCompleted My Female Housemate 2Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1153 苍 The Cangshan Mountains Run Red 苍山如血 Fiyas of Xingguo兴国的菲亚斯Historical526k WordsCompleted For the liberation of the Chinese nation, countless sons and daughters of China shed their very last drop of blood. They came from humble backgrounds, yet their heroic deeds were so moving that they would never be forgotten! The story is gripping and heartbreaking, leaving readers unable to put it down. 677Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Deeply moving, a truly excellent article!

4. 1154 前 My Former Mother-in-Law 前婆婆 Fiyas of Xingguo兴国的菲亚斯7k WordsCompleted Former Mother-in-Law —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1155 县 Is the County Party Secretary Sick? 县委书记得病？ Fiyas of Xingguo兴国的菲亚斯Completed The County Party Secretary Is Sick? —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1156 重 Reborn, I Tore Into the Scumbag and Claimed the Peak 重生后，我手撕渣男夺巅峰 Xiangmei Loves Frozen Milk爱吃冰冻牛奶的香梅38k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Tear My Scumbag Ex Apart and Seize the Summit 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Modern Marriage and Family

7. 1157 痛 The Loss of My Mother 痛失母亲 Fiyas of Xingguo兴国的菲亚斯8k WordsCompleted Lost Her Mother 9Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1158 五 Five Years of Cold Treatment in Our Marriage, He Admits He Doesn't Love Me, Then Regrets It After the Divorce 五年婚姻冷暴力，他承认不爱我，离婚后他悔断肝肠 Xiangmei Loves Frozen Milk爱吃冰冻牛奶的香梅24k WordsCompleted After five years of emotional abuse in our marriage, he admitted he didn’t love me. After the divorce, he regretted it bitterly 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1159 怀 Missing My Sister-in-Law 怀念嫂子 Fiyas of Xingguo兴国的菲亚斯7k WordsCompleted Missing My Sister-in-Law —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1160 乡 Zhao Ergou, a Left-Behind Youth in the Countryside 乡村留守青年赵二狗 I Want My Novel to Become a Hit Too我的小说也想火Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Countryside + Farming + Miracle Doctor + Modern Romance] This is absolutely worth reading. If you read the first chapter and don’t like it, follow the internet cable and come hit me. Zhao Ergou and Qingshan Village share an unbreakable bond. After graduating from university, he returned to the village to become its village doctor. By a stroke of luck, he gained mysterious powers and led the entire village to start businesses and get rich... 3.3kReads7.0Score266Shelves

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    A very nice countryside

11. 1161 婚 I Only Found Out After We Married That He's a Mama's Boy 婚后才发现他是妈宝男 Xiangmei Loves Frozen Milk爱吃冰冻牛奶的香梅Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted Only after we married did I discover he was a mama’s boy 6Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1162 山 The Village Girl Who Went to College 山村女大学生 Little Ting Loves to Share小亭爱分享Modern Romance680k WordsCompleted [Workplace romance] [Modern romance] [Countryside] Li Wanqing and Zhao Qingshan were classmates at the provincial medical university and a couple. After graduation, Li Wanqing returned to her hometown to build a career, while Zhao Qingshan stayed in the big city to pursue greater opportunities. They began a long-distance relationship. After spending so much time apart, their relationship ran into trouble, and their years of love came to a complete end. Back home, Li Wanqing thought she had fo 238Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1163 消 The Vanished Glory of the Americas: The Indians 消逝的美洲辉煌——印第安 Wen Ming闻明Historical91k WordsCompleted Through an in-depth examination of the origins of Indigenous American civilization, Indigenous civilizations in North America and Central America, and other aspects, this book presents the ancient Indigenous civilizations of the Americas. 13Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    South Asian history /

14. 1164 俄 A Study of Ancient City Sites on the Left Bank of the Amur River (Heilongjiang) in Russia 俄罗斯阿穆尔河（黑龙江）左岸地区古城址研究 Wang Junzheng王俊铮Historical119k WordsCompleted Drawing on the archaeological cultures and changes in ethnic history from the Early Iron Age to the Middle Ages in the left-bank region of the Amur River (Heilongjiang), this book documents ancient city sites on the upper and middle left banks of the Heilongjiang, in the Zeya River basin, and along the lower Heilongjiang. It also presents focused studies of nearly thirty ancient cities for which substantial material is available and which have been extensively surveyed and excavated. Given the c 5Reads7.9Score—Shelves
15. 1165 刚 The Congo Wars: The Failed Leviathan and Africa's Forgotten Great War 刚果战争：失败的利维坦与被遗忘的非洲大战 Jason Stearns贾森·斯特恩斯Historical307k WordsCompleted In the 1960s, the Democratic Republic of the Congo won freedom from Belgian colonial oppression, ushering in an era of national independence. Yet this vast, mineral-rich country, roughly the size of Western Europe, did not go on to prosper. Starting in 1996, two wars broke out in succession, drawing in nine African nations. Millions died, countless people were displaced, and as fighting raged across thousands of miles, horrific massacres were committed again and again: pregnant women were disemb 47Reads9.1Score—Shelves
16. 1166 郭 Guo Jianlong's Asia Trilogy 郭建龙“亚洲三部曲” Guo Jianlong郭建龙Historical433k WordsCompleted A wild journey through 5,000 years of Indian civilization! A mysterious and colorful journey through Southeast Asian history and civilization! A journey through the Mongol-Yuan Empire spanning eight centuries! To understand China, you need to understand the cultures and histories of its neighbors. Historian Guo Jianlong's “Asia Trilogy”: India: The Floating Subcontinent takes you up close to the distant history and present-day reality of the Indian subcontinent! Beneath Three Thousand Stupas: A 26Reads8.3Score—Shelves
17. 1167 泪 Land of Tears: The Brutal History of Colonialism, Trade, and Africa's Globalization (Universal Gravitation) 泪之地：殖民、贸易与非洲全球化的残酷历史（万有引力） Robert Hams罗伯特·哈姆斯Historical390k WordsCompleted This latest work by a leading historian of Africa recreates the chaotic and brutal exploitation of equatorial Africa, revealing the cruel colonial and trade histories forgotten behind globalization. In the brief span of thirty years at the end of the 19th century, the heart of Africa was transformed completely. Merchants and colonizers from Europe, the United States, and the Arab world poured into the Congo River basin, embarking on a series of trades in rubber, ivory, and enslaved people. Thus 66Reads8.8Score—Shelves
18. 1168 沙 The King of the Desert: The Anglo-American Struggle for Hegemony in the Middle East [Oracle Bones] 沙漠之王：英美在中东的霸权之争【甲骨文】 James Barr詹姆斯·巴尔Historical357k WordsCompleted Since the earliest written records, the Middle East has been a stage for great powers to compete. In the first half of the twentieth century, Britain and France were the main rivals for influence in the region. In 1946, Britain secretly backed Lebanese and Syrian nationalists in driving out the French, but the joy of victory soon faded with the arrival of a new rival: the United States. On questions such as who should own the Middle East’s oil, who should control the Suez Canal, and whether to s 28Reads8.1Score—Shelves
19. 1169 与 It All Began with an Accidental Kiss from Mr. Lu 与陆总的意外之吻开始 Together All the Way一路相伴Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Their mother was a cast-off wife from a wealthy family, and the siblings grew up being called “bastards.” When the truth came out, the two siblings chose to bury it and make their own way in the city through their talent. An accidental kiss brought her into the orbit of Lu Jinting, a retired special forces soldier turned CEO. After that, their companies, Universal Group and Xingrui Jewelry, began working together. The more time they spent together, the more sparks flew between them. Lu’s mother 8.8kReads8.3Score993Shelves
20. 1170 惹 Try Messing with Me! I'll Strike You with Heavenly Thunder 惹我试试！天雷伺候 Together All the Way一路相伴Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigration + pocket dimension + strong heroine + satisfying revenge + sharp tongue + multi-element abilities + no CP Mu Rong Qing transmigrates into the Great Yan General Mu Rong's residence. She becomes the legitimate daughter Mu Rong Qing, who was abused by her stepmother and bullied to death by her younger sister, Mu Rong Xue. A few days later, her sister picks on her again. With old and new grievances piling up, Mu Rong Qing stops holding back. She ruthlessly scars her stepsister Mu Rong 7.6kReads8.4Score735Shelves
21. 1171 郭 Guo Xiaoqi’s Love Story 郭小七的爱情 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪Modern Romance119k WordsCompleted Guo Xiaoqi was born into a rural family obsessed with having sons. She had little schooling, but was very beautiful. As an adult, she was pursued by a married man. The two did everything they could to finally get married, but married life was not as wonderful as they had imagined, and she endured all kinds of hardship. After many twists and turns, she finally understood that she could rely on no one but herself. 526Reads8.9Score111Shelves

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    A super realistic rural love story, definitely worth watching.

22. 1172 风 The Playboy and the Five Golden Flowers 风流之子与五朵金花 Thirteen of Me十三个我Urban420k WordsCompleted [Completed] If you happened to click on this, please read a few more pages, or even a few dozen, and help boost my stats. Thanks for your support! This is the story of a group of people who came from elsewhere to work and put down roots in Zhuhai. They fall in love, get married, buy homes, and have children. The first half covers their lives up to marriage. The second half explores marriage, human nature, changes in society, and growing up in middle age. This novel has a calm and gentle tone, pe 83Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try mine; it reads very calmly and plainly. I wonder if it suits your taste.

23. 1173 四 A Forty-Year-Old Woman Falls for Me and Makes the Factory Director Call Me Dad! 四十阿姨恋上我，让厂长喊叫爹！ Liu Zixian刘子羡Urban638k WordsOngoing Original Title: A Forty-Year-Old Aunt Falls for Me, and Makes the Factory Director Call Me Dad! After graduating from college, Chen Yu went out to gain work experience and found a job as a management trainee at a small factory. He finally made it through the hard years and was preparing for a promotion into management, only to unexpectedly end up living off a woman. Though, on second thought, that made sense. After all, Chen Yu had seen a doctor who told him he could only live off a woman. At th 2.7kReads—Score122Shelves

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    The rich older sister is the true love.

24. 1174 我 I Have a Wuling RV for Transporting Supplies in the Apocalypse 我在末日有一辆五菱房车运送物资 Liu Zixian刘子羡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse186k WordsOngoing After graduating from college, Chen Shu couldn't find a suitable job, so he started delivering food. He began making deliveries in a Wuling Hongguang, and one day, without realizing it, he found himself in a parallel apocalyptic world. Chen Shu was just about to go to the bathroom when a woman began frantically pounding on his window. When he rolled it down, the woman, dressed head to toe in designer labels, climbed straight into the car and urged him to drive. In his panic, Chen Shu floored i 2.2kReads—Score100Shelves
25. 1175 凤 The Phoenix Woman Marries a Phoenix Man 凤凰女嫁给凤凰男 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted This is an inspirational story about Yan Yan and Liang Liang, two top students who make their way from the countryside to Beijing. Through their own hard work, they put down roots there, buy a home and a car, and raise a family. Their journey is filled with hardships and laughter, as they keep facing new challenges and growing along the way. 281Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The age range is suitable, but I'm not sure if the content will be to your liking.

26. 1176 冬 Spring Winds in Winter 冬季有春风 Three Lives of Joy三生欢Modern Romance779k WordsOngoing [Female Growth] [Childhood Sweethearts] [Turning the Tables Against the Odds] [Realistic] A girl battered by her dysfunctional family wants nothing more than to save the naive young boy who loves her. Life in the cramped alleyways is always the same, while the surging tide of the times takes everyone by surprise. In the winter at the end of the century, the gears of Xu Chunfeng's fate quietly began to turn. 3.1kReads8.0Score127Shelves

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    # Highly Recommended for Book Suffering🔥Realistic Era Heroine | "Spring Breeze in Winter" Who understands! Tired of rebirth with golden fingers and mindless face-slapping wish-fulfillment novels? I've found this down-to-earth Shanghai-style entrepreneurial novel! 😭 Set in a Shanghai alleyway in the 1990s, the protagonist, Xu Chunfeng, grew up in the mire of male chauvinism. Her uncle's family constantly exploited her, her mother favored her younger brother, and one hardship after another plagued her family. On the day of her college entrance exam, she missed the exam to save her best friend, shattering her dream of going to university💔 She sadly parted ways with her childhood sweetheart, Li Dongdong, her youthful love defeated by reality. Starting as a saleswoman in a clothing store, she rose step by step into the foreign trade industry; then she encountered her mother being scammed and incurring huge debts, losing all her savings in the financial crisis, and being cheated out of her job by her own uncle, experiencing several setbacks in her life. There were no cheat codes, no lucky breaks, she gritted her teeth and endured all the hardships✨ After awakening, she no longer compromised and tolerated, breaking free from the shackles of her original family. Seizing the opportunities of the times, she and her partner embark on a cross-border e-commerce business in apparel. Leveraging the Belt and Road Initiative, they sell Chinese-made clothing overseas, resisting malicious suppression from foreign capital and becoming dazzling female entrepreneurs. The twenty-year love-hate relationship between childhood sweethearts is incredibly touching! The male lead isn't a domineering CEO; he's an ordinary person who grew up following the rules, defying societal norms for love, giving up high-paying jobs and stock options to endure hardship alongside the female lead. Their mutual devotion, long-awaited reunion, and enduring love are anything but artificial. The book depicts the wave of layoffs, alleyway demolitions, the rise of foreign trade, and the internet revolution, brimming with the atmosphere of the era. Family entanglements, reconciliation, female empowerment, and the everyday realities of life are all vividly portrayed. The characters are lively, with both pain and warmth, and the story has a powerful impact! ✅ No rebirth | No system | Realistic | Female growth | Urban entrepreneurship | Historical setting | Childhood sweetheart reunion. Sisters who enjoy reading about ordinary people striving against the tides of time and strong female protagonists building their careers, go for it! #BookRecommendationForShortage#RealisticPeriodNovel#FemaleEntrepreneurialProtagonist#ChildhoodSweets#FemaleAwakening

27. 1177 我 I Escaped the Mountains 我逃出了大山 Nine Fields Neurotic Frog九野神经蛙14k WordsCompleted I Escaped the Mountains 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very good! High-quality, fast-paced, focusing on realistic emotions and the female lead's growth. 👍👍

28. 1178 锁 Betrayal Beneath the Collarbone 锁骨之下的背叛 Nine Fields Neurotic Frog九野神经蛙Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Betrayal Beneath the Collarbone 72Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1179 京 The Beijing Bigwig Talks Tough but Is Soft at Heart, Begging for Cuddles When Drunk 京圈大佬嘴硬腰软，醉后求抱抱 Writing Stories for Food写故事换口粮Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Everyone's darling + possessive love + rivalry among men + raising children + forced love + unhinged characters + stand-in + unattainable first love + …] New title: “Divorced with Kids! The Young Masters of the Capital Circle Are Fighting to Be Their Dad” [From Scrubbing Dishes at a Club to Cleaning Lady to Comeback Queen! The Powerful Young Men of the Capital Circle All Fall for Her] “Back then, when you thought I was filthy, Mr. Yan, did you ever imagine you'd get on your knees and beg me t 88Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The more you watch, the more exciting it becomes.

30. 1180 确 A Love That’s Real 确有情 The Sixteenth Night既望Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted [Part Two Has Been Updated] Yang Huiqing spent many years abroad. The first thing she did after returning home was insist on marrying Ji Qinglin. Just how little did the two of them know each other? They didn't meet until the day of their wedding photoshoot, and neither of them even had the other's contact information. She had assumed that in this marriage of convenience, forged for the benefit of their families, they would at most treat each other with polite respect. But who could have guessed 11.6kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
31. 1181 情 My Brother-in-Law's Lover 情嫂 Yang Xiuli杨秀丽Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted A country girl from Taohua Valley sets out for the city to make her way in the world. After enduring countless hardships, she suffers one emotional setback after another... Her story portrays the tragic life of a modern woman and shows just how hard life can be for women. 454Reads9.4Score215Shelves
32. 1182 野 Wildflowers in Bloom 野花生香 Progressive Youth from the Countryside山村进步青年Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Mumian Village lies along a river that flows from west to east. The village’s handsome young man, Chu Tiansheng, is fishing by the river. Overcome by the heat, he jumps in for a swim, when suddenly he hears a scream! 8.8kReads9.0Score930Shelves

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    Classics never go out of style; the pinnacle of its genre, with excellent writing and a compelling story. The opening is captivating and avoids feeling formulaic. An exclusive collection; a must-read classic masterpiece by Tomato. 😳😳😳😎

33. 1183 变 Turning Trash into Treasure: From the Start, I Find a Fake-Dead Medusa 变废为宝：开局捡到假死美杜莎 I Won't Let You Down in This Lifetime余生不负卿Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Empresses and female emperors + a bevy of beauties + fiery, exhilarating action] Xiao Chen transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens a Turning Trash into Treasure System. He thinks the System is for collecting garbage, only to discover that it's actually specialized in reclaiming empresses and female emperors! His first recovery is Medusa, Queen of the Snakes; his second, the Willow Goddess Empress; his third, the Demon Queen; and his fourth, the Northern Territory's Demon Consort... Every o 21.4kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
34. 1184 我 I Read a Love Letter at the Podium, and the Cold School Beauty Regretted It 我上讲台念情书，高冷校花后悔了 Fox Mushroom狐菌Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Cool-and-distant sweetheart, lovesick older beauty, gentle but deadly younger woman, beautiful vanguard commander, angel investor] Chen Sheng returns to the day his love letter is put on trial, ten days before the college entrance exams. Because he’s shameless, the aloof campus beauty turns into a clingy, whimpering sweetheart. The possessive older beauty loves him and gets jealous, but is also generous, and becomes the family’s chief steward. 83.4kReads9.4Score7.4kShelves
35. 1185 昼 The Relationship Between Day and Night 昼夜关系 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Nan Zhi saw Fu Hanzhou again at her boyfriend’s party. What began between them was reckless, and what kept them together was surrender. A game for adults, a duel between two players. A dark game where no one makes it out alive. "Day and Night" 34.3kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
36. 1186 分 After We Broke Up, My Ex's Uncle Kept Kissing Me and Spoiling Me 分手后，被前任小叔缠吻肆意宠 Cuihua Braised with Pickled Cabbage酸菜炖翠花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Bewitchingly beautiful siren vs. aloof, abstinent heartthrob; one-on-one romance, both pure and devoted] One does the flirting, the other does the pampering. They fall for each other, save each other, and are so sweet it’ll blow your mind The author is hopeless at writing introductions. In one word, it’s sweet. High-octane sweetness from start to finish: sweet enough to make you roll around, pound the wall, and scream your lungs out to the heavens and earth. You can’t lose by investing, my d 12.4kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
37. 1187 四 Siheyuan: Seeing the Scheme Through to the End 四合院之将截胡进行到底 Little Mo of South City南城小陌Male-Channel Fanfiction5.9M WordsOngoing [Multiple female leads, not for everyone] [Protagonists from various TV dramas collide, each with their own protagonist aura] [Disinfecting with iodine while whipping] Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, People Are Like Iron, Glorious Times, The Great New Era, Golden Wedding, Hutong, The Qiao Family Children... In the Name of the People, Ordinary Years, The War Between Two Women] [System for stealing female leads, self-interest, do-gooders, stay away] [No original female leads, characters from other stori 192.4kReads9.0Score13kShelves
38. 1188 三 Three Feet of Spring 三尺春【王嘉懋、李十七主演 短剧同名原著小说热播中！！！】 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted The captivating beauty Li Shuwan, whose background is shrouded in mystery × the aloof, proud General Li Fengyuan, hard-mouthed but soft-hearted Ancient romance + premium novel + one-on-one romance + both leads' first love + sweet romance + mutual devotion + palace intrigue + simmering tension + secret crush + age gap + reunion after years apart When she was seven, Li Shuwan was brought back from the countryside to the General's Mansion, becoming Li Fengyuan's relative in name only. Knowing her 21.4kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
39. 1189 系 System: I’ll Die If I Don’t Get a Girlfriend 系统，不交女友就会死 Little Chen Downstairs楼下小陈Urban1.1M WordsCompleted My name is Chen Fan. I eat steamed buns and pickles every day and work two jobs, spending all my earnings on my goddess. I even used my inheritance to buy her a house, with only her name on the deed. My goddess and her boyfriend took over my house... When I caught them in the act, they pushed me down the stairs. And now, I've been reborn… 5kReads8.6Score562Shelves
40. 1190 官 Officialdom: What Is There Besides Power? 官场：除了权力还有啥 Iron Horse, Starry River铁马星河Urban663k WordsOngoing You and I are both ordinary people from the streets. We have no resources or connections, yet we dream of rising to the top. Is it possible? Of course it is. No golden finger. Not a single heroine. If that's not your thing, don't read. If you're here to nitpick, stay away! 207Reads9.3Score—Shelves
41. 1191 打 Beating the Matriarch, Crushing the Heir: The Wicked Maid Rises to the Top 打主母，踩世子，恶女丫鬟上青云 Dong Zha Muji东渣木鸡Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing Green tea schemers | White lotus types | Men competing for her | A battlefield of romantic rivals | Everyone's dream girl | Taming men From the start, Lin Wu was a maid whose job was to carry water, and she was miserable. The heir's wife was spoiled rotten by her husband, acting as she pleased. She was also jealous, vicious, and suspicious. Any woman in her household could end up beaten to death by her. Lin Wu struggled for her life every day. How could she turn things around? Simple... Flirt s 3.9kReads9.2Score359Shelves
42. 1192 娇 Tender Allure 娇引 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted [The print edition of A Captivating Temptation is now available] [Sweet romance in Beijing’s elite circles, both leads are devoted only to each other] A refined, aloof, secretly seductive big shot × a wild, rebellious young heiress with a wicked streak! Seduction! Tension! A long-planned pursuit! The first time they met, Wen Yu played Beijing power player Pei Yi. He saw right through her. “Don’t want to take responsibility?” The second time, Wen Yu barged into the restroom and caught a glimpse o 16.9kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
43. 1193 零 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 79.3kReads9.5Score9.4kShelves
44. 1194 腹 Scheming Teasing! Clinging and Kissing! Lord Cen Secretly Lures and Conquers Me 腹黑撩！缠宠吻！被岑爷暗诱攻陷 You Yili幼一栗Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Irresistible Seduction + Daddy-Type Boyfriend + Age Gap + Obsessive Sweet Romance + Long-Standing Schemes] [Shrewd, Charming Capital-Circle Power Player ✖ Sweet, Gentle Cheongsam Beauty] To escape her family's control, Qiao Zhiyang slipped away in secret. In her panic, she accidentally pinned a man against the wall and pretended to be his lover, burying herself in his arms. But as it turned out The man she'd casually picked up wasn't just some passerby. He was her best friend's uncle, Cen Zhou, 13.4kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
45. 1195 琉 Memoirs of the Glazed World 琉璃世界回忆录 Huahua Juanjuan花花卷卷Urban166k WordsCompleted [An ensemble story about real life, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a romance, no golden finger, and no absolute main character] Some people are born into privilege, while others are born to toil. The world of Liuli has three parallel layers, each with clearly divided levels of wealth and living conditions. When a mysterious virus that makes no distinction between people strikes, what will become of humanity in these different environments? In terms of economic cost, treating one critically i —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A book that requires a certain amount of life experience to truly empathize with; an atypical urban novel, a portrait of a group of people living realistically. "Sometimes, fate likes to let you see the sunlight first, then push you into boundless darkness. Before Mei Youqian returned, she had seen the news that itinerant people were affecting the city's appearance and posing a significant risk of spreading the virus, and that the management was organizing staff to rectify and deal with the situation. She even thought that the management's job was very difficult, having to consider all aspects. She never imagined that she herself would be one of those targeted for rectification."

46. 1196 醉 Drunken Captive's Delight 醉囚欢 Yan Su You Ni眼粟有妮Ancient Romance303k WordsCompleted When Shen Yanqing rescued her, there was only despair in her eyes. By the time he carried her home after she had spent five years insane, there was nothing in her eyes at all. They were hollow, like a dried-up well. He kept watch outside her door for three years, bringing her meals by day and covering her with a blanket at night. In the depths of the third winter, she suddenly spoke. “Are you called Yanqing?” He fell to his knees and wept for the entire night. 1.1kReads—Score173Shelves

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