Books That Seem Ordinary but Turn Out to Be Masterpieces 看似普通却神作的书

1. 451 温 Simmering Gently 温水煮沫沫 Kong Liu空留Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Song Yimo considers herself ordinary, so even when given a second chance at life, she never expects to live an extraordinary one. To her, making sure her grandmother survives is the sole purpose of her new life. She never dreams of becoming a renowned writer, becoming a top-tier simultaneous interpreter one day, or meeting someone so remarkable. She simply lives each day earnestly, taking one steady step at a time. Without realizing it, with that man's companionship and support, she has traveled 537Reads9.3Score105Shelves
2. 452 少 The Boy Came from the Mire 少年自泥泞而来 Xiao Yu Xi Xi小语淅淅12k WordsCompleted The youth came from the mire. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

3. 453 硬 A Hard Nut to Crack 硬骨头 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery640k WordsCompleted The new major-crimes squad captain, Lin Cuo, is gorgeous, cool, confident, and bold enough to take on Jiang Yi, the icy demon king of the criminal investigation corps. Everyone waits for her to make a fool of herself, but... Captain Lin keeps sending in good news: the shattered-skull case, the Lolita case, the death of a female livestreamer... Captain Lin is incredible! Jiang Yi is a top criminal investigator, a walking iceberg who solves cases with ruthless speed and dominates the police force. 3.1kReads9.3Score691Shelves
4. 454 酒 Drunken Push and Pull to the Extreme! I Fell for Him, Then Ran, and He Chased 酒后极限拉扯！沉沦后我逃他追 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞19k WordsCompleted A drunken game of intense push and pull! After falling under his spell, I run while he chases. 223Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 455 踏 I Crossed a Thousand Snowy Mountains, Never to See You Again 踏遍千山雪，此生不见君 Xiao Yu Xi Xi小语淅淅11k WordsCompleted I Crossed Thousands of Snowy Mountains, Never to See You Again in This Life 18Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 456 重 After Being Reborn, I Proposed to the Sickly Grand Secretary 重生后，我向病娇首辅提亲了 The Fragrance Is Gone Before We Know It香知恨晚Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Zhao Youning defied her parents, ignored their advice, and vowed to marry the man she loved, Jiang Li. Her parents were disappointed, her brother's marriage prospects suffered, and the Zhao family became the laughingstock of the entire capital. When she woke again, snow was falling heavily. She was kneeling outside the Zhao family home, just about to make a vow to her parents. “Father, Mother, your daughter has feelings for...” The Zhao parents frowned at their daughter 4kReads8.8Score675Shelves
7. 457 开 With a Start This Bad, I'm Not Taking the Loss 开局这么烂，吃亏我不干 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted Born under a peach-blossom fate, where it’s me or him: flirtatious men and women, face-slapping, and putting scumbags in their place. On a snowy night, in an earth cellar, on a heated kang in the Northeast, in a remote mountain village, poor Liang Laonian sees something he shouldn’t. Under immense pressure and with no one to turn to, he can only keep quiet. Later, Liang Daqing is born, his bloodline a mystery. As a child, he was lazy, sly, greedy, and slippery. As a teenager, he was rebellious 747Reads8.4Score107Shelves

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   It's a period novel by the same author that seems quite ordinary at first glance, but it's full of surprises and incredibly interesting.

8. 458 只 Just a Contract? Sorry, the CEO Is Head Over Heels 只是契约？不好意思，霸总他超爱 Lu Egg Tart鲁蛋挞Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Tycoon + Poor College Girl + Possessive Pursuit + Mutual Firsts + Kept Woman Arrangement + Sweet Romance] He hadn’t been with a woman in years, and his friends suspected he was impotent. Terrified of marriage and children but too proud to admit it, he decided to keep a college girl to prove his virility. She couldn’t afford her grandmother’s medical bills, and her father was a gambling addict, so she desperately needed money. With no other choice, she turned to her first love for help. 249Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 459 公 The Princess Arrives: The Scheming General Is Delighted to Be a Father 公主嫁到：腹黑将军喜当爹 If I Can't Write, I'll Just Make It Up不会写就乱写Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted They say the Princess of Lieyang is beautiful and useless, a spoiled tyrant who bullies men and women alike. She shamelessly broke up a loving couple and abused her power to force the Chancellor’s eldest son to marry her. After waking up reborn, Mu Yunchu resolves to turn over a new leaf and become a princess of lasting renown, accomplished in both letters and arms. They say the Chancellor’s eldest son wants to get back together with her, but the Gu family’s cold-faced, undefeated young general 3kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
10. 460 百 The Many Flavors of Life, Part One: A Snowy Night of Lost Souls 百味人生第一部：失魂风雪夜 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 14.3kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
11. 461 朱 The Vermilion Bird Calls 朱雀鸣 Pickled Millet Chilies泡小米椒Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted This is an irreverent fantasy cultivation novel. Readers used to traditional cultivation stories may find it a little jarring. But if you're just as irreverent, then you're in the right place. This book is all about having fun. 20.4kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves

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    This is a seemingly ordinary book, yet it's a masterpiece!

12. 462 白 Dreamless in Broad Daylight 白日无梦 Jiu Eryi九耳伊Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing A new work is out! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    This is one of the few books that I found enjoyable on Tomato.

13. 463 反 Counterforce 反势 Moonlight This Morning月明今朝Urban130k WordsCompleted The difficult career path of an ordinary young man: the humdrum life of an office worker reveals the limitless greed, intrigue, and deceit of human nature. He keeps feeling his way forward through the complexities of work and life. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is it! You've come to the right book! It starts off as a fairly ordinary book, but it gradually gets better and better, opening up your mind with its historical, fantasy, futuristic, technological, martial arts, workplace, and even political stories. You've found it! You really have! Quickly click to add it to your favorites, follow it, and recommend it to your friends! Don't hesitate any longer!

14. 464 渡 Duchuan Agency 渡川事务所 Song Yu淞渝Modern Romance197k WordsOngoing The day Lu Jianxing receives his uncle’s final letter, there’s no vast inheritance waiting for him, just a yellowed IOU with his own name written in the debtor’s column. He hasn’t even figured out how to dodge the debt when his icy creditor shows up at his door. “Your uncle sold you to me.” So he goes. The agency called Crossing River is tucked beneath the shade of an old locust tree. It helps the restless dead fulfill the wishes they left unfinished. His new boss loves money more than life itse 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Old bookworm, take a look at your child's new book! [Sending heart]

15. 465 可 Adorably Aggressive 可爱侵略症 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Super sweet + devoted to each other + childhood sweethearts + growing-up romance + secret crush] [Scheming, doting daddy type x straightforward sweetheart] Compared with her own brother, Xu Chuyan, Xu Qiao spent most of her time growing up by the side of Lu Jiyuan, the boy next door. Xu Qiao had always thought that, when she grew up, she would marry Lu Jiyuan, just as the adults said she would. Until one day, her roommate sidled up to her, full of doubts, and whispered, “Who acts like someone’ 25.2kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
16. 466 初 A First Taste 初次尝鲜 Demon Bell妖铃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + both devoted + the male lead falls in love at first sight and becomes obsessed with claiming her] A dignified, secretly passionate corporate tycoon vs. a sweet, beautiful office worker Lin Yuan attends a friend's birthday party and gets drunk. By mistake, she walks into the wrong room and spends the night with a strange man. The next day, she takes one look at him and hurries off, afraid he'll demand she take responsibility. She thinks they'll never meet again, but the very next 184.7kReads8.5Score12.1kShelves
17. 467 摘 Pluck That Black-Hearted Lotus 摘下那朵黑心莲 Half a Watermelon半颗西瓜Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy historical romance + one-on-one sweet romance with a touch of angst + happy ending + both leads' first love] [Sweet, adorable, bright heroine x arrogant, scheming, pure-hearted, lovesick male lead] Mu Zhenzhen transmigrated into a book because she was a little dissatisfied with the tragic ending of the gentle second male lead. She became a cannon-fodder supporting woman with barely a few lines in the story. She had only just arrived when she stumbled into the second male lea 25.7kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    Like the Black Lotus Strategy Manual, this is a transmigration novel. The author is truly a master writer; everything forms a closed loop, connecting the events of the past and present lives. Regardless of whether it's the past or present life, Chen Bu Ran will always love Mu Zhen Zhen.

18. 468 商 Mr. Shang, Take It Easy on Our Wedding Night! 商先生，新婚请节制！ Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted (Marriage first, love later + A gentle, slow-burn sweet romance) (Signed for publication) At twenty-seven, Wen Xi accidentally learns that she isn’t her parents’ biological daughter. Overnight, she has new parents, and even her fiancé changes. Her new fiancé, Shang Chen, is renowned in Beijing for being stern, cold, and taciturn. Everyone holds him in awe. People in their social circle all say that this newlywed couple, brought together halfway through life, probably won’t amount to much and won 65.7kReads9.1Score6.7kShelves
19. 469 不 Don't Coax Me 不要诱哄我 Chestnut Puree栗子泥Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Unruly Young Master x Spoiled, Temperamental Princess] A sweet romance about falling in love after marriage Zhou Yi'an was flamboyant, carefree, and unruly, taking no one seriously. He was notorious for being impossible to deal with. He was the Zhou family's only son. His family was wealthy, with generations of merchants, and held a prominent position in City B. Yet he agreed to marry Lin Ruojiang. Everyone knew he had cherished a woman in his heart for years, so why would he marry someone as s 12.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
20. 470 你 You Must Call Me Lord Chicken 你要叫我鸡大人 Eggplant in Autumn and Winter秋冬时节的茄子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When Li Xiaorong opened her eyes again, her face turned green. That is, if she still had a smooth, featherless face... Then she became Ji Rong, a bird-person in another world... The path of the story: By chance, she enters the ancient past as the primordial age fades and the myriad races rise; Bloodlines and talents cut short the path to immortality, as clans flourish and turmoil erupts; With the world at her feet, she finds a haven, where the Canglan mountains and waters reveal a true god; With 19kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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    Some are masterpieces, most are excellent. Just randomly selecting...

21. 471 和 Everyday Life After Marrying Mr. Lu 和陆总的婚后日常 Half a Cup of Iced Milk半杯冰牛奶Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Money-loving dessert shop owner X dessert-obsessed CEO] [Sweet from beginning to end / devoted to each other / marriage before love / perfect match. A warm, everyday romance with no melodrama, centered on loving each other wholeheartedly] Lu Yanzhi happened to walk into a dessert shop one day and discovered that its owner was also being pressured to marry. So the two struck a deal. Though it was a contract marriage in which each got what they needed, love is a willing surrender of one’s free wi 1.7kReads9.1Score125Shelves

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    This is the first book I've read that truly resonates with me; it's understated yet surprisingly captivating. There aren't that many dramatic, passionate love stories in this world. Perhaps they didn't fall in love when they first met, but the understanding and companionship after marriage, the alignment of their values, create a bond that ultimately leads them to spend their lives together.

22. 472 穿 Transmigrate into Investiture of the Gods, and Become a Saint Through Merit 穿越封神，我功德成圣了 Storyteller from Shu 945蜀中说书人945Female-Channel Fanfiction819k WordsOngoing Investiture of the Gods + farming + infrastructure + realistic style + merit exchange System + Primordial World Du Heng gets incredibly lucky and transmigrates. From the start, she is wandering in the wilderness and nearly gets eaten by a wild animal. At the critical moment, she is rescued by a three-eyed hunter dressed in silver armor and carrying a slingshot, who introduces himself as Yang Erlang of Guanjiangkou. Du Heng is stunned. Yang Erlang? Guanjiangkou? Isn’t that the True Lord Erlang, M 16.5kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    The first book is a prehistoric fantasy novel. The concept is incredibly brilliant, and the language is perfectly in line with the era. The author is amazing! [Thumbs up] The second book is a modern-day beast world novel. The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a beast. The setting is fantastic, and the author, 5185, writes it so well! [Admiration] The third book is a university-style cultivation novel. The female protagonist is very interesting, and she has several good companions. It's super, super good! [Sending heart] These three are the novels I've been following on Tomato (a 15-year veteran bookworm's carefully selected recommendations).

23. 473 肆 A Wanton Kiss of Passion 肆意吻情 Heng Ye恒叶Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + the second male lead takes the lead + long-laid plans + devoted couple + three-year age gap + the second male lead and heroine reunite after a long separation] [A stunningly beautiful, sweet-natured heroine + a devoted, flirtatious young tea tycoon] (Note: this is not a strong-woman story, and the heroine does not dominate the narrative.) She used to hear her mother say that once she graduated from college, she and Jiang Wang would get engaged and then married. She waited 12.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
24. 474 海 The Begonias Bloom for You Again 海棠今又为君开 Yi Shuang宜霜Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + National and Family Feuds] In her previous life, Xiuyi trusted a scumbag and agreed to marry him, only to be pushed into a pond by a scheming white lotus and drown! Reborn, she opened a clinic, saved her father and brothers, kicked the scumbag to the curb, and schemed to have the white lotus die a gruesome death in prison. The cold-faced marquis, whose power held sway over the realm, drew her into his arms: “Don't worry! With me here, everything will be your 41.1kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves

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    The family relationships depicted in everyday life are written with delicate detail and warmth.

25. 475 别 Don't Flirt with Me 别和我撒娇 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted 40.9kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves
26. 476 穿 Transmigrate to a Beastfolk Academy and Match with Top-Tier Beastmen 穿越兽世学院，匹配顶级兽人 5185Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [My Take on the Beast World] [A Slightly Upgradable Harem] [Fluff-Obsessed Heroine Sweeps the Top Beastmen] [1vN, All Male Leads Are Virgins] (Additional note: The story is unfinished, so please don't jump to conclusions about the plot. Nobody dies, and everyone gets a happy ending.) After being knocked by a sheep, she transmigrates into a beastman world and is matched with a top-tier beastman. Su Yang, an animal lover, is delighted by one surprise after another and begins enjoying a blissful li 76.9kReads9.2Score12.1kShelves
27. 477 哥 My Brother’s Friends Are Trouble 哥哥的兄弟不好惹 A Grain of White Sand一粒沙白Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted [Age gap] [Sweet campus romance] [Deeply devoted, scheming bad boy × goofy, straightforward sweetheart] What does it feel like to find out your buddy is dating your little sister? Lu Yi was unfazed. “What could she possibly lose? She weighs a hundred pounds, and ninety-nine of them are schemes. I’m worried you’ll get fooled out of your underwear!” Lu Qingyue: “Relax, I’ll definitely leave you your underwear.” Cheng Xingye: “???” 29.4kReads9.4Score3kShelves
28. 478 乡 A Small-Town Exam Crammer's Guide to Cultivating in an Immortal Sect 乡毋宁小镇做题家仙门修炼指南 Violent Red Bubble暴力红泡泡Fantastical Romance871k WordsOngoing [No romance, strong heroine, ensemble cast, grassroots heroine’s growth, rural girls saving the world] While cramming for exams late into the night, small-town exam ace Jiang Zhu transmigrates into a cultivation world, inhabiting the body of a poor village girl who also happens to be named Jiang Zhu. The Immortal Sect entrance exam is only six months away. Your current assignments are: Intermediate History of the Immortal Sects, Elementary Demon Language, Five Years of Cultivation and Three Year 21.4kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
29. 479 一 All My Heart, All for You 一心伊意 Jiu Eryi九耳伊Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted Originally titled One Heart, One Yi [Clear-eyed wild rose VS gentle, roguishly handsome playboy who only pretends to be a heartbreaker] One day at a class reunion, Yi Yi loses a game and runs off to confess to Jiang Yuan. Jiang Yuan is drunk and accepts at once. Yi Yi has always known that Jiang Yuan has an unattainable first love in his heart. She’s also always known that, like her scumbag ex, he’s a notorious playboy. She isn’t the one who can make a playboy turn over a new leaf, and she knows 337Reads8.8Score—Shelves
30. 480 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 7kReads—Score445Shelves

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    High-quality novel recommendation: the plot is incredibly exciting and captivating; once you start reading the first chapter, you won't be able to stop.

31. 481 综 Film and TV Crossover: My Beautiful Muse, You're So Fragrant 综影视：美人你好香 Bent Green Bean弯豆角Female-Channel Fanfiction859k WordsOngoing A soul from another world is reborn as a nine-petaled lotus with an extraordinarily captivating fragrance, traveling through the various small worlds of TV dramas. Whose fate will she change, and what kinds of stories will she set in motion? (The golden finger varies, and there are plenty of author-created details.) 1. Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms: Xuan Nu (Torturing Li Jing whenever she has nothing better to do) 2. To the Mountain and Sea: Qiu Shui Rou (Giving the boss 14.8kReads9.4Score436Shelves
32. 482 等 Waiting for the Wind to Arrive 等风降临 Zhou Wanyu周晚欲Anime Fanfiction209k WordsCompleted At 17, Lin Jiang first met Jiang Weifeng on an evening when "the rosy clouds flew alongside a lone wild duck." He was a wild weed growing as he pleased, while she was a greenhouse flower. So began her long, secret crush. She only dared to use the username 38.6°C to request songs for him, watching from afar and missing him in secret. Graduation came, and they parted without a single word of goodbye, each heading to a different city. While packing up, Jiang Weifeng saw Lin Jiang's QQ account on hi 1.9kReads9.5Score415Shelves

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    All masterpieces, all rated 9.5 Or higher.

33. 483 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Three Women, Countless Dramas 穿越古代：三个女人N台戏 A Lamp in the Twilight一灯阑珊Ancient Romance6.1M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + group transmigration + farming and commerce + military service and medicine + self-reliance and perseverance, an uplifting and satisfying story, slow burn, everyday slice of life] A car accident sends three women transmigrating to the unfamiliar Great Wu Dynasty, where they land in a bandit’s den from the start. Zhu Mingyue: “Watch me make a fortune with two deadweights in tow.” Duan Xiaotang: “Watch me bring stability to every corner of the realm with two teammates.” Lin Wanwan 28kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    You can watch it over and over again and become more and more engrossed.

34. 484 随 Kiss You in the Breeze 随风热吻你 Peachy Zhizhi桃气知知Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on pre-sale at 7 p.m. on November 13, 2026!] The short drama I’ll Always, Always Like You is now available. [Double Top Students] x [Mutual Devotion] x [Mutual Secret Crushes] x [From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns] x [Maximum Sweet Romance] x [A Fast-Paced, Secretly Satisfying Story] A sure thing to invest in! Blurb One: Gu Sinian was the universally acknowledged ice-cold beauty of No. 1 High School. Everyone said he had no heart. Then everyone pointed at Jiang Wan in 19.3kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
35. 485 桑 Sang Nian Has a Fish 桑年有只鱼 Jiu Eryi九耳伊Modern Romance486k WordsCompleted [Mischievous little Sang Nian VS tsundere, scheming little fish] (Campus + Entertainment Industry + Sweet Romance) Did this top-tier star’s first relationship turn out to be with a heartbreaker? Sang Han, who debuted alongside Zhong Yu, has a younger sister named Sang Nian. The sweet, adorable girl fell for him at first sight and said she wanted to be his girlfriend. Born pampered, the girl would cry whenever anyone raised their voice at her, so Zhong Yu doted on her like she was the most precio 1.2kReads9.3Score121Shelves
36. 486 浮 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Urban253k WordsCompleted I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 1.8kReads—Score144Shelves
37. 487 天 After Rebirth Amid Natural Disasters, I’ll Just Lie Flat 天灾重生后就躺平呗 Xiao Xiao Feng笑笑风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse608k WordsCompleted Ye Zhiqiu struggled to survive alongside her two mutated dogs in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by ten years of extreme cold followed by six years of extreme heat. Sixteen years into the disaster, homeless and gravely injured, Ye Zhiqiu stored her two dogs’ bodies in her spatial dimension, then chose to bury herself in a pit. After sixteen years of apocalypse, she was exhausted! Ye Zhiqiu thought death was the end. But when she opened her eyes again, she had returned to seventeen years earl 644Reads9.1Score127Shelves

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    [Got it][Got it][Got it] Ye Zhi Qiu struggled for sixteen years in the apocalyptic world. The extreme cold cracked her skin, and the extreme heat scorched the earth. She wandered the ruins with her two mutated dogs until she was critically injured and near death. Only then did she close her eyes, clutching the dogs' corpses, in a pit she had dug herself. When she opened her eyes again, she was lying in the hospital bed she had been in seventeen years ago. Outside the window was the familiar city, and the apocalypse was still a year and a half away. This time, she didn't want to fight for survival anymore. She just wanted to stockpile enough supplies in advance, build a safe and secure home, and live a peaceful life with her two dogs. Of course, as a patriotic citizen, she also needed to find a way to warn the government, so that under its protection, she could completely escape her wandering life and comfortably become a "couch potato" in the apocalypse.

38. 488 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.5kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves
39. 489 见 Love at First Sight: Miss Zhu Is Beautiful and Irresistible 见色起意，祝小姐她又美又撩 Ten Miles of Endless Roads十里漫漫Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Flirtatious Push and Pull + Unforgettable First Love + Both Leads Have No Romantic Past] [The dazzling, adored heiress of Beijing's elite who flirts at the sight of a handsome face & the cold, abstinent, calculating heir of Beijing's elite] ♛ Everyone in their circle knows that although Zhu Wuyang and Shi Rui are engaged on the surface, they both lead wild lives in private. * At a party, Zhu Wuyang met Su Yanli, whom Shi Rui called his good buddy. At first, she simply thou 2.9kReads9.2Score238Shelves
40. 490 胭 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1.8kReads—Score142Shelves
41. 491 白 Rice Porridge Is Actually Sweet 白粥其实是甜的 The Flower Roll That Isn't Rolled花卷都不卷Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted [The print edition of the same name goes on sale June 27 at 7:00 p.m.] Someone asked Zhou Yi how he felt about getting a rumored love interest from a teacher on the first day of school, and how he felt about becoming a ship on the school forum. Day one: We’re not close. Day two: Games are way more fun. Day N: Why is my rumored love interest looking at other handsome guys? Day N+1: A real man doesn’t back down. So what if I like my rumored love interest? Zhou Yi, master schemer: If the first coin 4.6kReads9.5Score692Shelves
42. 492 见 Into the Wild 见野 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] Xia Wanwan died suddenly after spending twenty years tightening screws at a factory. To her surprise, she was reborn. But why had the factory director's son from her previous life shown up in this one? Jiang Ye, the big shot at No. 1 High School, had somehow taken an interest in Xia Wanwan. Everyone thought Xia Wanwan had offended Jiang Ye and that her days were about to get rough. At last, one day, Jiang Ye and Xia Wanwan got into a huge argument, and he 6.3kReads9.5Score1kShelves
43. 493 穿 I Transmigrated into a Wicked Supporting Actress and Married the Down-and-Out Hero to Raise Kids 穿成恶毒女配和落魄男主拼婚养娃 Curly Cabbage卷卷的卷心菜Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, heroine enters the book in her own body, everyday-life focus, living together and raising a child before falling in love] Song Kening transmigrates into a book and walks right in on the truly wicked villainess drugging the male lead, Lu Zhiyu! In a panic, she drinks all the water that’s left. One night of passion later, the two have already crossed the point of no return. Three months after the truly wicked villainess drugs the male lead to force him into marriage, Lu 42.8kReads9.2Score6kShelves

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    It's good; don't be fooled by the title.

44. 494 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 13.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
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46. 496 误 Mistakenly Climbing into a Life of Luxury 误攀浮华 Ye Xiaofu叶晓芙Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted I just got a notification from the platform that this is being adapted into a comic drama! This is not the same old story!!! You'll be captivated by the protagonists' charm, especially the male lead! [Guiding male lead | Not a domineering CEO | Realistic | Down-to-earth | Not over-the-top | Slow burn | No angst | Funny] [Sharp-dressed, devilishly handsome boss with a thousand schemes & pure, obedient girl who refuses to cling to the powerful] Original title: Mistakenly Climbing into the World of 36.6kReads9.1Score4.6kShelves

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    You absolutely have to watch this!

47. 497 女EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.8kReads9.4Score9.8kShelves
48. 498 变 A Succubus in the Apocalypse, Making Yuri Movies in the Wasteland 变身魅魔，在末世废土演百合电影 Liu Bei at Your Service在下刘备参上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse348k WordsCompleted No System, no cheat abilities, a cinematic road-trip adventure. A succubus has arrived in the post-apocalyptic wasteland! Her greatest wish is to make yuri short films with pretty girls! But what kind of wasteland is this? Radiation! The Metro! The Dark Zone! The Waterworld! This wasteland is such a ridiculous mashup! And... why is there Lovecraftian horror too? 255Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look at this...

49. 499 我 I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你 Ling Xi灵希Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov 944Reads9.5Score210Shelves
50. 500 管 Guan Xiuying 管琇莹 Li Junde李骏德Historical468k WordsCompleted Hello! This story is based on the Zuo Zhuan. It tells of how, during the Spring and Autumn period, Sheng Bo, a nobleman of the State of Lu, married off his younger sister to Shi Xiaoshu, then forced her to remarry Xi Chou, a nobleman of the State of Jin. Classical Chinese history books rarely record women's feelings in this way, so the story left a deep impression on me. I wanted to use a novel to imagine what things might have been like back then. In the Zuo Zhuan, Sheng Bo's maternal half-sist 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    While it appears to be about events from the Spring and Autumn Period, which might seem a bit convoluted, a closer reading reveals striking similarities to events of today.

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