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  1. 1 Half a Lifetime of Leisure 半生闲 Ancient Romance168k WordsOngoing There is a shop called Nian. A young shop assistant who remembers nothing of his past happens upon the shop, where he encounters strange and wondrous tales and begins his own adventure. A contract with ghosts and gods, an equal exchange. Do you believe in fate? Fate says she and he are destined to meet. You were the one in my past life, and you are the one in this life, too. I only wish to hold your hand, share life's simple joys, and spend half a lifetime at ease. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 2 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 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 14.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
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  3. 3 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 27.9kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
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  4. 4 Cutting Spring 斩春 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 19.8kReads9.5Score3kShelves
  5. 5 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 30.8kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
  6. 6 The Retired Life of a Female Court Archivist 司籍女官的退休日常 Ancient Romance561k WordsCompleted [Fictional setting, not a transmigration or rebirth story + household intrigue + lady of the house] [Early story: self-reliant junior female official x by-the-book prefect] [Later story: perceptive and sensible lady of the house x scheming grand secretary] Wu Xi has spent thirteen years in the palace, struggling her way up, cautious and restrained, dodging countless hidden attacks. At last, she earns the position of sixth-rank female official in charge of the palace library. But then the former 1.1kReads8.6Score105Shelves
  7. 7 Spring Winds in Winter 冬季有春风 Modern Romance783k 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. 3kReads8.0Score127Shelves
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  8. 8 I Have No Boundaries Where You're Concerned 对你了无分寸 Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted Fu Shu was handsome and a leading figure in the medical field. Though still young, he had taken part in countless major surgeries and never failed. He was aloof by nature, keeping everyone at a distance as if it came naturally to him. Then one day, Fu Shu gave a speech at a work review meeting, and a little pink hair tie appeared around his fair wrist. Everyone was in an uproar. Who on earth had managed to win Dr. Fu, that unattainable beauty? Wen Ying, the one who had won him over, protested in 3.2kReads9.3Score394Shelves
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  9. 9 One Person, One House, One Mountain 一人一屋一座山 Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted (This is a sentimental book, written for my own enjoyment. If you’re looking for dramatic conflict or feel-good stories about lying flat, you can stop here.) After growing tired of city life and marriage, Wang Nan decided to stay in the mountains and live alone after arranging his grandmother’s funeral. From then on, it was one person, one house, three meals a day, and all four seasons: farming and good food, with a calm and unhurried life. 5.5kReads9.1Score488Shelves
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  10. 10 Nanmu, South Mountain: A Branch Grows from the Tree 楠木南山兮,有木生枝 Modern Romance32k WordsOngoing The sea can be crossed by boat, and mountains can be leveled by a road. If love lies beyond mountains and seas, then mountains and seas can both be crossed. A sweet story of a youthful secret crush. The heroine is gentle on the outside but strong within. The hero lacks a sense of security and needs to have her love reaffirmed again and again. Campus romance x mutual healing "Nannan, do you really love me?" "Silly, not every secret crush gets to see the light of day. But yours does, Zhang Senran. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 11 The Girl Destined by Fate 命中注定的女孩 Modern Romance40k WordsOngoing The uncertainty after graduation, and a chance encounter with the girl next door. Who would have thought that everything that followed seemed destined to happen... "I can repay you now for the life I owe your uncle..." 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 12 Baochai Locks Down Dream of the Red Chamber 宝钗锁红楼 Female-Channel Fanfiction203k WordsCompleted With smooth prose, a well-crafted plot, a wildly imaginative premise, and an old-world feel, this story has no simpering white lotus heroine, no self-sacrificing saint, and no romance. After transmigrating as Xue Baochai, she discovers that her original form was a “Snow Spirit.” Starting at Iron Threshold Temple, she does business with the imperial family, buys half the kingdom, and stirs up the waters across the four seas, eight wastelands, and three great rivers... How will this Dream of the R 22Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 13 Time Gives You, the Years Turn to Poetry 时光予你,岁月成诗 Modern Romance103k WordsOngoing When police officer Zhang Zhengyan reunites with Lin Xi, a teacher, while on a mission, the wheels of fate quietly begin to turn. Under pressure from their families to marry, the two jokingly embark on a marriage of convenience. At first, their newlywed life is full of friction over different schedules and everyday matters. But when a student in Lin Xi's class gets caught up in a case, Zhang Zhengyan uses his expertise in criminal investigation to turn the tide, and the two begin to fall for eac —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  14. 14 CEO Shen Pursues His Wife: Sweet Days After the Torment 沈总追妻:虐恋后的甜蜜时光 6k WordsCompleted President Shen Wins Back His Wife: Sweet Days After a Tortured Romance 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 15 That Night, the Moonlight Fell into My Arms by 'Mistake.' 那夜月光“误”入怀。 6k WordsCompleted That night, the moonlight "mistakenly" fell into my arms. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 16 To the Love We Fought So Hard to Find. 致我们来之不易的爱情。 Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted To the love we fought so hard to find. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 17 The Years Have a Voice and a Heart 岁月有声也有情 Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted Hello, and welcome to my novel, Years of Song and Feeling. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental! Through the lives of a mother and daughter, this story portrays the joys and sorrows of ordinary people and how hard it is to come through hardship into better days. If you enjoy quiet, realistic little stories, add this book to your reading list and join me as we step into Xin Liang’s life! They say the years pass in silence. But some pain leaves its mark, no matter how mu 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 18 The Girl with the Guitar 背吉他的女孩 Modern Romance103k WordsOngoing That night, the lights in the lounge bar were soft and understated. Under the suggestive glow, young men and women cautiously tested the waters with one another. The carefree rich heir was used to seeing sexy women in black stockings and mature women dancing on poles. Then he looked at the girl onstage, playing guitar in a pure white dress. Her skin was fair, her eyes clear, and her singing warm and soothing. Primitive desire stirred in He Lanyi's eyes. Was it the thrill of the hunt, or a flutte 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 19 Meeting the Right One 遇良人 Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted At first, Lou Wenjing only watched her from afar, watching her smile, watching her warmth and cheerfulness, watching her uncertainty, watching another man by her side, until he felt that he should be the one standing beside her... [Content warning: not a one-man, one-woman romance] 222Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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  20. 20 My Life Is Yours 我的命,都给你 Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her. 1.7kReads8.1Score207Shelves
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  21. 21 I’d Give You Everything but My Life 我的命,都不给你 Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted The author got rained on, tore up the umbrella, and still kicked everyone into a filthy ditch. This story features all kinds of medical miracles. The male lead is lovesick and possessive, the female lead is hard to describe, and the supporting men and women are all outstanding. If you don't think the author's writing is exciting enough, head to the comments section! Surely something there will strike a chord. But enough of that. Here's the not-so-serious synopsis: Ji Mingshuo loved Xu Lingling w 724Reads8.8Score103Shelves
  22. 22 Mountains and Rivers as Our Domain 山河作界 Urban135k WordsCompleted "Boundary surveys measure land and lines, but what we ultimately face is the human heart. The human heart holds memories and emotions, and a sense of belonging that cannot be marked with coordinates. Technology can be accurate down to the centimeter, but the boundaries of the human heart are often a blurry transitional zone. Our task is to find a balance in that zone, one that respects national sovereignty while also empathizing with the people's hardships. It's difficult, but it must be done." —Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 23 Ballad of Fengzhen 丰镇谣 Historical684k WordsCompleted Author's Note "Beyond Yanmen Pass, north of the Great Wall, stands a city carved by both windblown sand and the fragrance of tea. In the city is Longzhuang Slope, winding in nine bends, where merchants of the Qiao, Ma, and Wang families of Shanxi make their homes. Below the slope lies a market town shared by Mongols, Hui, Manchus, and Han. In the first year of the Xianfeng reign, the old master of the Qiao family drove seven camels through the pass, and from then on put down roots in Fengzhen. O 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 24 The Strange Years of Qian 奇乾岁月 Urban74k WordsCompleted With fire and protection as its two central themes, this story follows the Qiqian Company through nearly thirty years of guarding the border and protecting forests. It portrays the legacy of duty passed down as China's Forest Police Corps grows from its founding into a mature force; depicts the rich tapestry of border communities, where Han, Ewenki, Russian, and other ethnic groups live together and thrive; and shows how individual forest police officers persevere and grow through changing times —Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 25 Fengzhen Shaomai 丰镇稍麦 127k WordsCompleted Author's Note: Through the inheritance and evolution of a single shaomai, this story reflects a century of commercial change in Fengzhen, the ups and downs of a family, and ordinary people's steadfastness and choices in the face of the tides of their time. Food is a bond connecting past and present; craftsmanship is a lifeblood flowing through a family's fate; and flavor is a language that tells of the quiet, resilient soul of an ancient town beyond the Great Wall. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 26 Blissful Newlyweds 新婚宴尔 Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [The heroine falls in love after marriage; the hero’s secret crush comes true] [1v1, both are virgins + modern urban romance + reunion after years apart + mutual devotion + healing] [Elegant, resilient elementary school teacher vs. refined, calculating surgeon] When they first met again, Jiang Jiayan and He Yanzhou were simply former classmates reunited after years apart. The next time they met, they unexpectedly became each other’s blind date. At the time, Jiang Jiayan was at a low point in he 2.3kReads8.9Score212Shelves
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  27. 27 Reborn: The Moonlight Falls in Love with Me 重生之白月光爱上我 Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both leads' first relationships, reborn + school life + sweet romance + daily life] [Bright and sunny heroine with a thoughtful heart VS aloof and distant hero who's devoted and faithful] Before she was reborn, she was overweight and insecure. Until the day she died, she drifted through life without any purpose. He, meanwhile, was like the bright moon in the sky, someone far beyond her reach. She was always unconsciously searching for his figure out of the corner of her eye. That's 2.4kReads9.2Score255Shelves
  28. 28 Everyday Ways to Prosper on the Farm 农家致富日常 Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + Street Stalls + A Gentle Pace + Everyday Family Life] This is a warm and cozy farming story with no outrageous villains. It's a warm, funny daily-life story about a family focused on making money. There are no villains and no golden fingers. The main characters are ordinary people without any golden fingers, and the whole family works together to build a better life, with a focus on the gentle rhythms of everyday life. At daybreak, smoke rose from the chimneys of many homes in Peach B 13kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
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  29. 29 When the Lanterns Fade, the Calamity Ends 灯明劫尽 Ancient Romance859k WordsOngoing [Two strong leads, brilliant strategists, devoted only to each other, revenge, dual identities, dual personalities, an alternate world not based on any historical dynasty, plenty of witty flirting] She is the eldest princess, rumored to be cherished by all, yet she witnessed her mother spend her life being manipulated by the man she loved. Gentle and composed on the surface, she excels at reading people and understands human nature. To stir up the court, she will stop at nothing. She will destro 1.9kReads9.3Score270Shelves
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  30. 30 A Journey Through Mountains and Rivers 山水行记 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted "Not a wish-fulfillment novel, not stupid, and not something to eat with your rice. It’s best enjoyed with a drink. This book is for readers with a long-term mindset. Take your time and savor it, and you’ll find that this novel is as tender as water, like the girl you love, intoxicating you." What seems like an ordinary opening is actually a grand scheme plotted long ago… Guangxi, a rainy night, a dilapidated Taoist temple, and a mystery upon mystery. A helpless young woman encounters a handsome 1.4kReads8.2Score187Shelves
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  31. 31 Across a Thousand Mountains, I Finally Return to Your Side 跨过千山终回你畔 Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation + rekindled love + childhood sweethearts + secret love comes true + mutual devotion + first love + each other's first and only + one-on-one romance + happy ending] [An introvert pretending to be an extrovert, a lawyer who's gentle but strong-willed × a well-rounded, top-student financial analyst who's a hopeless romantic] Bai Ruowen and Lin Chaoran grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Later, because of their studies and upheaval in their families, Lin Chaor 524Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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  32. 32 The Best Lyricist 最佳词作 Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] One is a heroine, the other a pampered youngest son who’s always smiling. They work together seamlessly to resolve an unexpected crisis the first time they meet. The second time, she warns her younger cousin not to fall for someone like him. Then comes the Nth meeting, and with it, a lifetime together. 24.4kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
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  33. 33 Simmering Gently 温水煮沫沫 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
  34. 34 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic-Novel Heroine Seems to Have a Serious Problem 快穿:虐文女主好像有那个大病 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Goofy + Slacker + Romance-Averse] Male lead: “The only one I've ever loved is her!” Cen Jing (rolling down the car window): “You two have to make it work. I'll take a car.” Second male lead: “You're interesting.” Cen Jing: “You deserve someone better, not someone who's already the best, like me.” Villainous big shot (pointing at the male lead and his mistress): “Why not tell the driver to run them over?” Cen Jing: “Hello? 110? Someone's inciting someone to commit murder... No, I'm not stutterin 9.2kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
  35. 35 For the Rest of My Life, Please Guide Me (Two-Volume Set) 余生,请多指教(全二册) Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted I once thought I’d never find someone in this lifetime. The world is so big, and I move so slowly. What if I never meet the right person? I was long past the reckless days of saying, “There are billions of men in the world, and hundreds of millions in China. There’s no shortage of fish in the sea.” I’d become increasingly aware that, in our orderly everyday lives, there are very few men we can get to know well enough to become close to. I’d even prepared myself to “let someone set me up, find a 2.2kReads9.5Score440Shelves
  36. 36 The Rest of My Life, Please Guide Me 2 余生,请多指教2 Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted In many movies and novels, when the heroine meets the hero, she is always portrayed as someone who “had no meaningful life before meeting you.” After meeting Gu Wei, I gradually came to feel that everything I had experienced before him had meaning, whether good or bad. I used to think, If only I’d met him sooner. Later, countless times, I would wake from sleep and see him resting peacefully beside me. I realized that meeting at the right time, without missing each other, was true happiness. It h 123Reads9.6Score—Shelves
  37. 37 My Husband's Full of Tricks, So This Princess Wants a Divorce 夫君套路深,本公主要和离 Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted [Versatile and commanding eldest princess who can be sweet or aloof * gentle consort with a hidden dark side] [Set in an imagined world] The domineering Princess Li Yi falls in love at first sight with Han Xian, a top scholar from a humble family. Li Yi secures an imperial decree arranging their marriage. They are the envy of all, a perfect match blessed by the heavens. But... Three years into their marriage, a palace coup leaves Li Yi's position in tatters. She never imagined that, in his 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 38 Youth by Our Side, Our Best Years Well Spent 青春作伴,不负韶华 Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted [Growing Together in Youth: See Yourself Through My Eyes, and Become a Better Me] When Li Mingyu, sunny and forthright, meets the sensitive, poetic Lin Yu, an alliance between two top students begins to take shape. He teaches her how to solve function graphs, while she introduces him to the world of poetry. They promise to climb to the top side by side. Then a fiery former friend returns, bringing the past with her. Carefully woven lies tear a hole in their trust, suspicion grows like a vine, an 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 39 I Transmigrated into a Eunuch and Met a Prince in the Cold Palace 穿成真太监后遇到一个冷宫皇子 Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, No Female Lead!!! CP: Eunuch and Cold Palace Prince] Who would have thought my girlfriend's curse would actually come true? What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a real eunuch? I feel like crying three times a day. But then I ran into a lame prince confined to the cold palace, and happened to witness this seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless kid in the middle of killing someone. Without even realizing it, I somehow flirted with him and got him acting strange. 14.2kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves
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  40. 40 Seeking a Better Match: I Won’t Be the Madam of This Marquis’s Manor! 另谋高嫁:这侯府夫人我不做了! Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Finding a Better Match: I’m Done Being the Marquess’s Wife! Regarding plagiarism, don’t make baseless accusations. The publication dates are there for all to see. [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + mutual devotion + a prince who cherishes his wife] A merchant’s daughter marries into a marquess’s household, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. For six years, Jiang Shu lives alone and supports the entire household without compla 23.9kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
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  41. 41 A Thousand Miles of Longing Beneath the Moon of Home 千里相思故里月 Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted Pure historical romance + marriage first, love later + cozy country life + some political maneuvering later on 1v1, both devoted to each other and each other’s first and only love; a slow burn, sweet at first and angsty later (only a little angst, emotional rather than physical) Jiang Xiaoyu was only fifteen when she married Lu Yin. He was dirt poor, with nothing but the clothes on his back. On their wedding night, he placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. “How long do I have to wait?” she asked, 97Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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  42. 42 Song of the Auspicious Moon 令月歌 Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted During the Changqing era of the Great Qi dynasty, beneath the splendor of a golden age, danger lurked everywhere, and undercurrents surged. He was the jade-faced white crane who roamed freely beyond the frontier, and the orphaned son of a prince. When he returned to the palace one day, the winds shifted and the clouds gathered. The carefree years of his youth vanished, leaving only desolation. Brilliant and spirited, he wrote of lofty ambitions and won the admiration of the world. Behind his smi 14Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  43. 43 A Misunderstanding, Years Lost 一场误会,错失的岁月 Modern Romance188k WordsOngoing My name is Xiao Momo. My name is Xiao Xuxu. We are twin sisters born to the same mother, but we were forced apart at birth. The year she was five, she met Mu Chenyu, who was ten. He was like a beam of light in the night, illuminating the dark corner of her world. The year she was twelve, she met Mu Chenyu, who was seventeen. He was like the afternoon sun, warming her lonely heart. We shared the same years, but lived different lives. Yet because of one misunderstanding, we fell in and out of love 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  44. 44 The Fierce Life of a Beautiful 1970s Educated Youth Who Married a Rough-Hewn Man 七零漂亮女知青嫁糙汉的彪悍人生 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Contributing Her Skills to the Nation + 1970s Military Marriage + Transmigration + Female Educated Youth’s Rise + Soldier Falls in Love at First Sight + Hero Pursues His Wife + Superb Medical Skills + Patriotic Passion + National Protection + Sweet Romance + Pocket Dimension with Billions of Supplies + Career-Focused Story + Feel-Good + No Toxic Relatives + Devoted to Each Other, One-on-One Romance] Shen Zhiwei, a renowned traditional medicine expert, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of 8.1kReads9.3Score1kShelves
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  45. 45 Between Towers and Misty Rain 楼台烟雨间 Ancient Romance149k WordsOngoing [Turbulent times + medicine + court intrigue + personal growth + two strong leads + fast-paced + sweet at first, angsty later + a later-stage battle for love + a refreshingly straightforward plot] [A gifted young physician who knows how to read the situation vs. a cold-blooded prince with unfathomable depths] I only meant to save a badly injured man on a whim. Who knew that one act would drag me straight into the storms of court politics? Wait, what is going on here... The Second Prince wants 12Reads—Score—Shelves
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  46. 46 Legend of Bloodshed on Mount Wudang 血溅武当山传奇 Martial Arts600k WordsCompleted A severely underrated work of literature, an epic masterpiece full of vivid emotion. Martial arts + history + romance + leveling up through monster-slaying + a regretful pursuit of a wife + tangled grievances + emotional turmoil. A good-for-nothing male lead and an impulsive female lead meet because of a misunderstanding and are forced to wander the martial world together. They study under the same master and each finds their own opportunities to learn martial arts. Their differing ideals lead t 2kReads8.0Score197Shelves
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  47. 47 Bloodshed on Mount Wudang 血溅武当山 Eastern Fantasy344k WordsCompleted A weather-beaten young man gradually finds his way through confusion, survives against all odds in a world plunged into chaos, and steadily gets everything he wished for. But he loses things far more precious, such as family, friendship, and love. If only time could turn back. 1.3kReads6.6Score111Shelves
  48. 48 Sunshine Is Life, and So Are Storms 晴光是生活,风雨也是生活 Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted In a bustling city, a story of reunion, misunderstanding, and growth quietly unfolds. "Sunshine Is Life, and So Is the Storm" takes you into Qing Guang's world, where she rediscovers herself amid the wreckage of her marriage and heals her heart with a paintbrush. When an unexpected revelation uncovers the secret between her ex-husband and Zhang Yihan, the truth finally comes to light, and she finds a strength and sense of release she has never known before. With delicate prose, this novel explor —Reads—Score—Shelves
  49. 49 Winter Ambitions 冬日野望 Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted [Published] [Gentle wolfish boy × free-spirited travel blogger] [The heroine is an intermittent straight shooter; the hero is sweet, wild, and naturally flirtatious] How they meet: One snowy winter day when Gu Zhaoxi is twenty-five, she meets a boy in a desolate wilderness blanketed in snow. He has a beautiful bone structure and a straight back that holds a quiet strength, like a young wolf wandering the grasslands. Yet somehow, he’s so gentle that he’ll softly say “okay” to anything she asks. W 6.9kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
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  50. 50 I Tossed Away the Peach Blossom Fan, and the Comments Helped Me Woo the Courtesan 怒甩桃花扇,弹幕帮我追花魁 Ancient Romance110k WordsCompleted [A Male Lead Who Excels at Both Letters and Arms × A Beautiful, Badass Heroine] [A System That Recites Poetry, Writes Songs, Picks Locks, Sneaks Around, Installs Surveillance, and Ships Couples] [The Whole Story Is Goofy and Poetic] [Lighthearted Comedy] [The opening poem is partly from Tang and Song dynasty poetry, partly adapted from The Peach Blossom Fan, and partly original. If this style isn't for you, don't force yourself to read it.] Too many viewers were unhappy with the ending of The Pe 8Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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