Great Reads Rated 9.8 or Higher 9.8及以上佳作

1. 751 我 My Goddess and I Are Stranded on a Deserted Island 我和女神沦陷荒岛 Lone Song in the Dark Night暗夜孤歌Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [A finished masterpiece, a true deserted-island adventure] Pirates hijacked a cruise ship, and Yang Yi rescued several national goddesses. To evade the pirates hunting them, they had no choice but to hide away and live on a deserted island. He thought he was a bad guy, only to run into people even worse than him. Yang Yi was furious, and the consequences were severe. When it came to being bad, he was number one in the world! In the end, Yang Yi proved the truth of “women love bad boys” and began 2.5kReads9.2Score420Shelves
2. 752 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 43.9kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
3. 753 九 Nine Dragons Carry the Coffin 九龙抬棺 Ninth Master九当家Mystery3.5M WordsOngoing The night of my grandfather's funeral, I carried a stone tablet at the front of the procession to lead the way. I didn't dare look back, because the eight evil spirits carrying the coffin were behind me... 9.8kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
4. 754 一 I Accidentally Committed a Crime 一不小心犯了罪 Mist at the Heart's Tip迷雾心尖Rural Life243k WordsCompleted In the February chill of Wushi Village, five-year-old Ding Ding lay collapsed in a vegetable patch, her tiny, cold body wrapped in a bright yellow cloak. A rusty nail embedded in her foot, a fatal bruise from a skull fracture at her temple: Detective Jiang Yuan knew at a glance this was no accident, nor a simple act of murder! As the investigation deepened, the case grew shrouded in mystery. Beneath the village entrance’s parasol tree, three black stones had been arranged in a sinister “Three Yi 34Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 755 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Old Woman's Rise 重生六零：老太太的崛起 Sweet and Sour Orange Fish糖醋橙子鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the late 1960s, an imperfect heroine who grows over time, then a fiery old lady; explosive gossip; family squabbles early on, then the heroine builds a career; ensemble cast] In her previous life, Grandma Xia gave everything she had to her family. She raised her three sons to adulthood and helped them start families and careers. She should have been able to enjoy her golden years, but her sons kicked her out, and she died on a rainy winter night. When she opened her eyes, Grandma Xia 7.6kReads9.0Score744Shelves
6. 756 第 The Ninth Secret Bureau 第九守秘局 The One Surnamed Yi姓易的Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted “If we want the people of this world to live in the sunlight and keep their sanity, then we must keep secret the things they were never meant to know.” “Because the moment they see those terrifying beings that defy all known science and truly discover how horrifying this world is... believe me, Earth will become the biggest asylum in the universe.” Chen Xian, Ninth Secret Bureau 3.4kReads9.2Score467Shelves
7. 757 借 Surrogate Motherhood? The Second-Time Bride and Beloved Consort Insists on Rising to the Top 借腹生子？二嫁宠妃偏要步步高升 Silver Terrace and Golden Palace银台金阙Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted [A gentle, kind widow and an arrogant, biased emperor. Sweet, doting everyday romance, with little palace intrigue (the emphasis is on little).] The Yu family had three daughters, all beautiful. The eldest became a countess, the youngest became a consort in the palace, and only the second daughter returned home a widow less than five years after her marriage, with a little girl in tow. One day, the palace consort suffered a miscarriage and was told she would have difficulty bearing children in t 22.8kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves

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   Recommended sweet romance novel [heart][heart][heart][heart], with a plot but not melodramatic or mindless. A gentle and kind widow, arrogant and biased towards the emperor. The Yu family has three beautiful daughters. The eldest daughter became a duchess, the youngest a concubine in the palace, but the second daughter became a widow less than five years after her marriage, returning home with a daughter. One day, the concubine in the palace miscarried and faced difficulties conceiving, causing great anxiety for the Yu family. They finally remembered their second daughter, who had been sent to the mountains for spiritual cultivation. The once-ignored second daughter suddenly became highly sought after, brought home, and her family plotted to send her to the emperor's side. Later, the Yu family felt this was inappropriate and wanted to marry her off to someone else as a second wife. Yu Yihe laughed in anger. How could they have time to look at such ugly people? How could they expect me to come and go as they pleased? Am I fit to be a younger sister? Or an older sister?

8. 758 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 211.7kReads9.6Score24.5kShelves
9. 759 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Female Lead Wins by Having Babies 快穿：女配靠生子躺赢 Mu Yu牧语Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + More Children, More Blessings System + A Slightly Scheming Heroine, But Not Too Much + No Fixed Couple] Chen Qingli, from an ordinary family, unexpectedly gets bound to the More Children, More Blessings System. As long as she bears an heir for a male lead who has trouble having children, she can gain eternal life and endless wealth. At first, Chen Qingli refuses. She’s terrified of pain, after all. She’d rather die! System: Painless childbirth is yours for the taking! Rea 9.1kReads8.1Score565Shelves

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   The first book features a middle-aged, childless emperor versus a delicate wet nurse. The emperor smells the milk while the heroine is breastfeeding a princess and becomes obsessed with her. The second book features a pure-hearted wet nurse who seduces a seemingly refined but actually wicked young master. The wet nurse is having an upset stomach, and the young master tricks her into helping him, resulting in him being completely satisfied… The third book features a male protagonist who insists on helping his beloved woman breastfeed her baby.

10. 760 人 A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史 Mark P. Donnelly马克·P.唐纳利Historical151k WordsCompleted For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval 7.6kReads9.6Score1.1kShelves
11. 761 归 Love Vanished with the Wind, Leaving No Trace! 归爱随风，无觅处！ World of Blossoms繁花世界27k WordsCompleted Love returns with the wind, but there's nowhere to find it! 173Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely high score

12. 762 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 136.7kReads9.6Score14.1kShelves
13. 763 快 Quick Transmigration: Spoiled by Everyone, She Has One Blessed Pregnancy After Another 快穿：被娇宠后她好孕连连 Pure-Hearted Puppy 9527纯情小狗9527Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Peerless Beauty + Multi-Child System + Sweet Romance + Irresistible Charm + Melodrama + No Fixed Couple + Satisfying Story + Green-Flag Men + Yandere] After binding herself to a childbearing System, the jade-rabbit spirit Ning Guanguan travels between various small worlds, helping destined ones who struggle to have children start families. World 1: [Delicate, Soft Beauty Singer vs. Strong, Abstinent General] The young general was handsome and exceptional, and countless noblewomen in the city se 19.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
14. 764 两 I Love You in Both Worlds 两个世界的我都爱你 World of Blossoms繁花世界Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted I Love You in Both Worlds 270Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 765 天 A Stunning Beauty Falls from the Sky: Her Fertility Is Off the Charts 天降尤物：她好孕爆棚了 He Chichi何迟迟Ancient Romance719k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Childbearing + Sweet Romance + Stunning Beauty + Mutual Devotion + Wish-Fulfillment Story] A Lingzhi spirit who was “killed” by a bolt of heavenly lightning accidentally bonded with a childbearing System. If she could bear children for “chosen ones” who struggled to have offspring, she could repair her immortal roots and ascend to the Immortal Realm. The little Lingzhi spirit readily agreed. Lingzhi were especially good at having babies, after all. They naturally produced 4.3kReads9.0Score345Shelves
16. 766 重 Reborn, I Chose a Playboy to Be My Father! Somehow, I Raised an Emperor 重生选纨绔当爹！结果养成皇帝了 Happy StellaLou快乐星黛露Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + a touch of ensemble cast + regret and redemption + turning a wastrel dad into a lovestruck fool] Song Shihuan was reborn. In her previous life, she was the Crown Prince’s legitimate daughter, but spent ten years living away from home. After being brought back, she tried to please everyone, groveling for the tiniest scraps of family affection. But what did she get in return? The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were ashamed of her, her three legitimate brothers treated her wi 20.6kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
17. 767 神 A Goddess Falls to Earth and Promises You a Lifetime 神落凡尘，许卿一生 World of Blossoms繁花世界25k WordsCompleted A god falls to the mortal world and promises you a lifetime. 50Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 768 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 115.3kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
19. 769 忘 Twin Lotuses on the Wangchuan River (Part One) 忘川河上并蒂莲（上） World of Blossoms繁花世界Marriage & Romance25k WordsCompleted Twin Lotuses on the River of Forgetfulness (Part 1) 101Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 770 奸 The Treacherous Minister Wants to Kill Me Every Day 奸臣每天都想弄死我 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Su Huai is a powerful court official, and everyone fears him. He only likes playing power games and scheming against others. He has no interest in women. Then one day, a young woman shows up at his door, claiming to be his fiancée. Su Huai: Want to date me? Lu Yao: What kind of date? Su Huai: The kind that could cost you your life. Lu Yao: ... Later, Lu Yao bitterly regrets her impulsive decision to show up and claim him as her fiancé. When she tries to call it quits, everyone urges her to recon 13.6kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    Having read this book for over ten years, I highly recommend it! It's absolutely fantastic. The author's language is incredibly humorous and witty, and the male and female leads are simply divine. The male lead, Su Huai, is especially perfect – a god-level male lead, sharp-tongued yet arrogant! My absolute favorite male lead!

21. 771 基EN Gene Lock Unleashed: I Am Invincible—Do As You Please 基因锁一开，我无敌，你随意 Brilliant Writing Turns to Smoke妙笔生烟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [A classic old-school story, set in a fictional world, no System, full of passion.] Towering walls rose from the ground, turning Earth into a maze. Monsters mutated wildly and reproduced in grotesque forms. Humanity entered a post-apocalyptic era of biological mutation and energy control. All kinds of combat professions emerged. As a despised subspecies and a weakling on the battlefield, Fu Junlin should have spent his life just trying to get by. That was until a twisted, goofy life-form entered 7.4kReads9.2Score635Shelves
22. 772 忘 Twin Lotuses on the Wangchuan River (Part Two) 忘川河上并蒂莲（下） World of Blossoms繁花世界Marriage & Romance27k WordsCompleted Twin Lotuses on the River of Forgetfulness (Part 2) 30Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 773 七 In the 1970s, the Sweet Little Darling Was Spoiled by a Fierce, Wild Man 七零，小娇娇被疯批糙汉宠翻天了 Spirit Dove灵鸽Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrates into a book + period setting + sweet romance + heroine pursues hero + beautiful, fair-skinned, timid drama queen x villainous, short-tempered country boy] When Shen Yingying wakes up, she has become the villain's wicked little wife in a period novel. She wakes to find herself caught in the act of running away with another man by her villainous husband. She is so terrified she nearly dies on the spot. After all, the villain in the original novel is a violent, rough-he 58kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves

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    🌾🌾I've read this three times! My stomach hurts from laughing so much! It's hilarious! I initially started reading because of the title, but after two chapters I was hooked. It's so funny! [Facepalm][laughing] People with a low threshold for laughter definitely need to check this out. It'll challenge you to see just how high your tolerance for laughter really is. Once I was reading it while eating, and I almost dropped my bowl! It's just so funny, hahaha.

24. 774 直 Livestream: Healing the Underworld Day by Day, I'm the White Impermanence 直播：阴间治愈日常，我是白无常 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Live streaming from the underworld + ghost officer + heartwarming everyday life] Jiang Lin is a White Impermanence, guiding the dead to the afterlife and delivering messages in dreams. One day, he obtains an Underworld Live-Streaming System. He can earn rewards by promoting the culture of the Netherworld. From then on, a miraculous livestream appears in the human world, connecting the realms of the living and the dead. A typical day in the livestream: “Ghost: Stay away from me!” “This really is 21.8kReads9.6Score2.5kShelves
25. 775 颠 Upside-Down Dragon 颠阳倒龙 World of Blossoms繁花世界31k WordsCompleted Upside-Down Yang, Dragon Reversed 32Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 776 娇 The Sweet Military Wife Is on Top, and Her Officer Husband Can't Take It 娇娇军嫂在上，军官老公顶不住 First Frost霜初Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Sweet Years, is now streaming~ The second short drama adaptation, Let Me Dwell in Your Heart, is now streaming~ [Military marriage + food + supermarket space + devoted couple + everyday life + love after marriage] Ye Muqi had just become a seven-star chef when a car accident transported her to the 1980s. From the start, she was married, and her husband was a soldier with a slim waist and long legs. For Ye Muqi, who had been single for 29 years, that was a huge plus! T 9.7kReads9.1Score850Shelves

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    The story begins with her already married, and her husband is a tall, slim soldier… However, this husband was tricked into marrying her by the original owner of this body; she just filed her report, got the marriage certificate, and then abandoned him to return to her unit. Since she can't get a divorce, she might as well enjoy the marriage. The female protagonist decisively follows him…

27. 777 斩 Slay the Gods: After the Seraphim Looked Down on Me, I Rose Straight to Supreme God 斩神：炽天使嫌弃后我直升至高神 As Startling as a Swan难若惊鸿Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Slay the Gods fanfiction + no female lead + Supreme God from the start] After transmigrating into the world of Slay the Gods, Jiang Ye became the neighbor of the protagonist, Lin Qiye. But Jiang Ye had been completely ordinary since birth. He had awakened no Forbidden Ruins, and he didn’t even have the golden finger that transmigrators were supposed to get. To gain the power to survive, he plotted a deception to fool the gods. But just as the Seraph was about to choose Jiang Ye as its agent, 52.2kReads9.2Score6.4kShelves
28. 778 惊 What?! After I Transmigrated, I Found Out the Troublemaking Top Student Is My Dad 惊！穿越后发现学渣校霸竟是我爸 Bai Susu白素素Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted After an accident, Song Yi transmigrated eighteen years into the past, where she became classmates with her dad, a school bully and a terrible student!? Then she discovered that her father, Song Jia, who was always bragging about graduating from a prestigious university and being a handsome playboy, was currently just an immature delinquent who never studied. The immature delinquent was rich and good-looking, but one day in the future, he would die horribly on a street overseas, and his family w 1.6kReads8.9Score116Shelves

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    🌈This book made my stomach hurt from laughing [laughing and crying emoji]. The female lead goes back to her high school days and is classmates with her parents. The first thing she does upon meeting her parents is ask her dad, who's a senior in high school, for pocket money [smirking emoji]. Her mom transferred to their school in her senior year of high school.

29. 779 长 Eldest Son: My Brother and Sister Simulated My Life, and I Broke Down in Tears 长子：兄妹模拟我人生，泪崩 Flight Captain飞行团长Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Anti-drug trafficking] [Narcotics officer] [High IQ] [Mastermind] [Undercover] The Wei family has five children. The second is a wealthy businessman, the third has an impressive background, the fourth is a research professor, and the fifth is a pop star. Only the eldest has amounted to nothing. He’s notorious and despised by his siblings. Because he sold off his younger siblings and drove his family away! He’s done every kind of evil, and his siblings loathe and spurn him! Then, on the day the 80.6kReads9.5Score12.8kShelves
30. 780 月 Half a Month 月半 Xi Wen熙雯Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Also known as The Waxing and Waning) Life offers no lucky breaks, and it is never gentle with anyone. Only when we learn to see our flaws can we hold on to wholeness. May we all stand in the sunlight and live surrounded by warmth. This is a slow-paced story grounded in reality. Bring your heart along, and let’s sit down and talk at our own pace. 5.1kReads9.2Score690Shelves

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    Although it doesn't have a 9.8 Rating, it's really good.

31. 781 完 Oh No, Sun Wukong Has Fallen in Love with the Bone Demon 完蛋了，孙悟空爱上了白骨精 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸Eastern Fantasy356k WordsCompleted Zhu Bajie: “Tell me, what is love? It makes this old pig pledge himself to another.” Sun Wukong: “The monsters are here. Bajie, you go first. I’ll cover the rear. Don’t worry: if you die, you’ll get a hundred million in underworld currency for compensation, deposited straight into your secret account at the Bank of the Underworld.” Tang Sanzang: “Bajie, your master is hungry. Hurry up and stew a pot of monk meat. Do you even want to keep your job? You’re so slow at everything, as dumb as a pig.” 230Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is what makes a good book.

32. 782 反EN Villain: The Female Lead Overhears My Inner Thoughts and Her Persona Crumbles 反派：女主偷听我心声人设崩了 Xiao Yu萧禹Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Tang Yu transmigrates into the world of a modern power fantasy novel, where he becomes a rich, playboy villain. Every time he survives a story arc, he gets a reward! He decides to play it safe and keep his head down all the way to the ending! From the start, he calls off an arranged marriage to avoid being beaten to death by the Dragon King! But unexpectedly, everyone is acting around him, determined to make him draw their hatred. Su Muyue: “You want to break off the engagement? No, you don't.” 78.1kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves
33. 783 禁 A Short-Lived Forbidden Spell Caster? I Have an Undying Body 禁咒师短命？我拥有不死之身 Eat the Little Almond吃掉小杏仁Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Ye Lin transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, where he gains an immortal body. Because changing jobs in this world costs a fortune, he exploits a bug and sells his own organs to scrape together enough money to take part in the job-change ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, he becomes an SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcaster, but everyone around him mocks him. That's because SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcasters have to sacrifice their lifespan or their flesh to cast spells, so they're usu 197kReads8.8Score7.4kShelves
34. 784 双 Twin God-Tier Martial Souls, Shocking the Demon Emperor's Wife! 双生神级武魂，震惊妖帝老婆！ The White Dragon Is No Dragon白龙非龙Eastern Fantasy7.3M WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines + shocking, passionate action + fairies and demons with unexpected sides + hilarious, outrageous “filial sons”] The thrills never stop after he leaves the mountains, and neither do the schemes. Luo Fanchen, a legendary heartbreaker and “playboy,” transmigrates and is dragged back to a village by his demoness wife from the very start. He awakens two heaven-defying, mysterious martial souls, encounters fairies and demonesses, and pulls one outrageous stunt after another… In this 222.9kReads9.5Score18kShelves
35. 785 皇 The Reborn Emperor Seeks His Wife Back, and It Starts in Hell Mode 皇上重生追妻，开局就是地狱模式 Bobo Fish波波魚Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [One-on-one + Both leads are each other’s only love + Sweet romance + The chase to win her back + Shameless hero] Her father and brother had been framed and died unjustly. The culprit was the very man she had given everything to help ascend the throne. With her heart turned to ash, Song Wushuang climbed the palace wall and leaped off. ...But she didn’t die. The dog emperor caught her halfway down, and after she broke one of his legs, his personality changed completely. He tossed aside all that d 5.3kReads8.0Score243Shelves

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    🔥🔥In this book, the protagonist impulsively seeks out other women to provoke the female lead. The man who swore eternal love turns out to be heartbroken, and she leaps away. The emperor goes mad: "I've never touched another woman, I only have you..." Later, she's reborn and experiences a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" ordeal.

36. 786 绝 The Unparalleled Little Scapegoat 绝世小冤种 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Pay, You Risk Your Life, and We Both Go Crazy; The Ultimate Scapegoat; Power Over All, Sword to the Heavens Someone has set a trap to make everyone turn against me. "It's fine. I have a System..." Luo Yinyou comforted herself. "Even if the System is a total troll!" The world order had changed drastically, and the flow of destiny had been redistributed. Countless geniuses emerged, but the most dazzling of them all was the young lord Ye Ci of Dragon Island, hailed as the greatest 32.4kReads9.6Score4.5kShelves
37. 787 宠 Spoiled Rotten! After Our Whirlwind Marriage, the Abstinent Lawyer Won't Let Me Go 宠溺！闪婚后被禁欲律师抱怀里黏 Just Want to Eat Tomatoes就想吃番茄Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Hilarious, Theatrical Heroine + Unexpectedly Different Hero + He Has a Secret Crush on Her + Career-Obsessed Hero + Hopeless Romantic] Jiang Wan's boyfriend of two years cheated on her just before proposing. In a fit of anger, she agreed to her professor's arrangement and went on a blind date with the woman's son. She never expected it to be the start of her rise to the top. From then on, she had two university professors for in-laws, a lawyer husban 1.4kReads9.0Score162Shelves
38. 788 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.8kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves

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    I don't know how to praise him enough, I can only say that this old thief is awesome! I followed him from the last book and learned a lot from it. The old thief has a wealth of life experience, writes the details very well, and makes the reader feel very immersed. It's so wonderful, it deserves full marks!

39. 789 回 The Reservoir of Returning Waters 回流之坝 Lu Qi, Who Loves Liangfen and Duck Intestines爱吃凉粉鸭肠的路七Eastern Fantasy792k WordsOngoing Does surviving tribulation have to mean facing a lightning tribulation? It could also mean a trial of love! In a world of spiritual energy, every stale cultivation trope is cast aside. A middle-aged man steps into a secret realm in his mortal body, exploring it one step at a time until his soul and body are completely set free. As he investigates the spiritual energy beneath heaven and earth, he uncovers the ultimate truth hidden from the world. 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no cheat codes, no tricks, I kneel and offer my humble offering.

40. 790 完 Oh No, Even the Great Sage, Sun Wukong, Wants to Eat Tang Monk! 完蛋了，齐天大圣孙悟空也想吃唐僧肉 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸Male-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Oh no, even the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, wants to eat Tang Monk's flesh. 160Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a classic.

41. 791 筑 The Secret Record of the Between-Realm 筑间秘录 Lion Mound狮子墩Modern Romance260k WordsOngoing Jiang Ziwen, a renowned designer, was playing a game when someone lured his soul into a dream. He suddenly died... When he was judged in the underworld, the King of Hell took note of his sense of justice and the injustice he had suffered. Since they shared the same name, the King of Hell bestowed upon him secret Feng Shui techniques. After returning to the living world, he fell in love at first sight with Ye Ling, a night patrol envoy of the underworld... 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    玄幻言情 悬疑脑洞 风水秘术

42. 792 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves
43. 793 寄 Staying at My Auntie's House, Where the Pretty Auntie Is Wild 寄宿阿姨家，俏丽阿姨很疯狂 Chen Qianyi陈乾一Urban160k WordsOngoing (A grand spectacle! A huge production! The author's labor of love!) (Multiple female leads, salespeople, teachers, and all sorts of others. If you can imagine it, it's here!) I'm a good-for-nothing. I usually laze around, with no money, skills, or abilities, but deep down, I'm not a bad person. I take day jobs now and then and hang out at internet cafes. Life is pretty easygoing. But not long ago, my big brother passed away, leaving behind my sister-in-law and little niece. That changed my life —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 794 食 The Two Pleasures of Food and Sex 食色二事 Sesame Malt Candy芝麻杆糖Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted In his twenties, Liu Zhu became the man who married a woman with a child. He devoted himself to his family, working himself to the bone for ten whole years. In return, his wife cheated on him with her ex-husband, the scumbag who had once abandoned her and her daughter. After divorcing her, Liu Zhu was utterly distraught, and then he got into a car accident. In his hospital room, he met an old man who had no one to care for him. The old man felt they were fated to meet. On his deathbed, he told L 7.8kReads9.0Score822Shelves
45. 795 宗 Even the Imperial Clan Has to Eat First 宗亲也得先饱饭 Carefree Son of Heaven 66逍遥天子66Historical452k WordsCompleted A young man with genuine royal-clan ancestry starts at the very bottom, struggling simply to survive. Drawing on real intelligence and the few advantages he has, he makes his way step by step through a world in chaos. He isn’t “playing a Three Kingdoms game”; he’s “living a life in the Eastern Han dynasty.” 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    非常可以的啊

46. 796 惊EN Terror: I Only Sell Haunted Houses 惊悚：我只卖凶宅 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Rooms where unnatural deaths have occurred are collectively known as haunted houses. There are two kinds: “blue houses” and “red houses.” Living people can stay in blue houses without harm, but anyone who lives in a red house is doomed to die. I work as a real estate agent. One day, I accidentally sold a red house, and afterward, I began encountering terrifying things… 26.5kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
47. 797 你 Can You Imagine the Ancestral Dragon as Your Father-in-Law? 你能想象祖龙当你老丈人吗？ Carefree Son of Heaven 66逍遥天子66Urban592k WordsCompleted The most hard-core father-in-law in history drops into the modern world, wielding the Tai'a Sword as he takes up position in the living room! When a princess of the Great Qin Empire meets a modern-day rich second-generation slacker, this is more than a sweet romance across time. It’s a father-in-law and son-in-law showdown that will make history textbooks tremble! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 798 九 The Nine Heavens' Chaos Sovereign 九天混沌至尊 Thinking While Lying Down躺着思考Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Good-for-nothing Lin Feng triggers the ancestral jade pendant after being gravely wounded while protecting the villagers, awakening the Primordial Chaos Origin Scripture and changing his fate against all odds. From then on, he seizes treasures in secret realms, defeats enemies above his level, and breaks through to the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms. In the mortal world, he fights ten thousand demons and unites the righteous path. In the immortal realm, he battles the Heavenly Court and the 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    废柴林风，因护村民重伤触发祖传玉佩，觉醒《混沌源经》，自此逆天改命。凡界抗万魔、统正道，仙界斗天庭、战魔族，混沌界斩邪魔、夺本源，林风以隐忍果决踏遍三界。最终吸收混沌浊气突破混沌至尊，统一宇宙混沌界，成为宇宙主宰，却未止步，转身踏上探索宇宙之外的新征程...

49. 799 恒 The Eternal Great Celestial Venerable 恒古大天尊 Thinking While Lying Down躺着思考Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted He rises from a sect in the mortal world, conquering Tianfeng City, battling the imperial dynasty, and reaching the pinnacle of the mortal realm. After ascending to the Cultivation Realm, he forms an alliance with the demon clan, fights the demon clan, and unites the forces resisting them. In the immortal realm, he topples the corrupt Heavenly Court, seeks the inheritance of the Heavenly Venerable, and gathers the blood of primordial chaos and the heart of chaos, uncovering the truth that he is 467Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 800 赤 The Red Flame Embroidered Uniform Guard 赤焰锦衣卫 Dreams Adrift in East City东城浮梦Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted A story of intrigue and conspiracy within the Embroidered Uniform Guard. 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who is incredibly handsome—no arguments allowed. The second book is recommended for those who enjoy martial arts and chivalry.

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