Novels That Will Leave You Stunned to Your Core! 惊艳到骨子里的小说！！！

1. 101 中 Middle-Aged and Still at Sea, I Was Forced to Become a Web Novel Superstar 中年不惑，我被迫成为网文大神 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Urban166k WordsCompleted Real Life + Urban Fantasy Chen Wang was turning forty this year. Today was his birthday, and as it happened, he had also been laid off. Back home, he threw himself onto the sofa and pulled out his phone. He opened a novel-reading app. It had been his habit for over ten years. He read everything: wuxia, fantasy, urban fiction, historical novels. When the workshop got too noisy, he'd spend his lunch break crouched outside reading. When he couldn't sleep at night, he'd turn off the sound and read i 20Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: Daiyu Reborn 红楼之黛玉重生 Taozhu桃渚Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Jiangzhu is reborn to take revenge, save people, and shine on her own. [Don't ask me to give her a love interest. Everyone has different tastes, and I'm scared of being attacked.] [The story does not completely follow the original's timeline, characterization, or style.] [I don't accept the theories of various Redology scholars as hidden meanings in the original.] [If you want to argue, you're always right.] 8.2kReads9.2Score849Shelves
3. 103 老 After My Husband Died, I Became Their Prey 老公死后，我成了他们的猎物目标 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山15k WordsCompleted After My Husband Died, I Became Their Prey 182Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 大 Master, Your Romance Luck Has Blossomed 大师，你桃花开了 Jiangjiang Is Quite Handsome江江有点帅Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Silly Comedy + Sweet Romance + Fallen Princess + Fake Monk + Devoted Couple + Sharp Tongues] Before meeting Wuchen, Qin Yueliang only wanted to stand on her own two feet and take down anyone who coveted her beauty. After meeting Wuchen, all Qin Yueliang wants is to cling to him and let him take down anyone who covets her beauty. They first meet outside Jing'an Temple. “Master, I’m just a helpless young woman. If you don’t help me, I’ll die!” “Benefactor, take another look at the corpses at your 5.1kReads9.1Score700Shelves
5. 105 年 Those Loves of Our Youth 年轻时的那些情 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted Those Feelings from Our Youth 365Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 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! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves
7. 107 年 The Love Lives of Young Men and Women 年轻男女的那点事 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Things Young Men and Women Get Up To 731Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 我 My Online Boyfriend Is Getting Married 我的网恋男友要结婚了 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Online Boyfriend Is Getting Married 188Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 荒 King of the Wilderness 荒野之王 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban2.0M WordsCompleted On the deserted National Highway 318, a beautiful young woman flagged down Cang Yunfeng’s car. Any seasoned driver who regularly traveled through Tibet would know what was going on... 95.5kReads9.5Score9.2kShelves

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   Cang Yunfeng was quite displeased with this and turned to ask, "Miss, are you sensible? What do you mean by sitting in the back? Am I your personal driver? If you want to sit, get in the front; if not, forget it." Ou Minjun was very annoyed, but after hesitating, she still sat in the passenger seat. Cang Yunfeng took out a cigarette, lit it, and drove with one hand while reaching his other hand directly towards Ou Minjun's thigh, looking at her and asking, "Miss, where are you from? What's your name? Who did you come with? How did you end up stranded on the street?"

10. 110 3 Dusty Tales from the 318 Sichuan-Tibet Highway 318川藏线上的风尘往事 Kaki Freeze-Dried卡其冻干Urban935k WordsOngoing Broke female travelers + Highway 318 + Sichuan-Tibet route + hitchhiking + road trip + finding a wife My company was laying people off, and I was one of them. As if things weren't bad enough, my wife ran off with someone else. Down in the dumps, I headed west toward Tibet. This is the story of a beat-up camper van, the Sichuan-Tibet stretch of Highway 318, and more than thirty women with nowhere else to turn. Every one of their stories is more exciting than my miserable life. 33.6kReads8.2Score2.2kShelves

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    These are all great books; you can tell they're good just by their titles!

11. 111 川 Picking Up a Wife on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway: My Story with a Budget Traveler 川藏线捡媳妇：我和穷游女的故事 A Single Matchstick火柴一根Urban487k WordsCompleted I’m well into my thirties, out of work, and my wife has left me. I watched outdoor vloggers on short-video apps making money while cuddling up to women, and slapped my thigh: Why shouldn’t I be able to do that? I gritted my teeth and bought a secondhand camper van. I called it chasing poetry and distant horizons, then hit National Highway 318. Really, I just wanted to see if I could find myself a wife along the Sichuan-Tibet route. Who would have thought I’d find all kinds of stories instead 9.8kReads7.0Score773Shelves
12. 112 刘 Liu Siyue's Life of Love and Passion 刘思悦的风月人生 Kaki Freeze-Dried卡其冻干Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted That summer, Liu Siyue left the endless mountains and boarded a long-distance bus bound for the south. She thought the cities ahead were brimming with opportunity, unaware that an elaborate trap awaited her. From a rented room to a nightclub, from an innocent young girl to a nightclub floor manager, she encountered tenderness and endured blades. In this sleepless city, she gradually saw through the rules, even as she gradually lost sight of herself. When protection became imprisonment, and admir 5Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 逆 Reverse-Cultivating the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra Somehow Became a Supreme Immortal Art 逆练玉女心经，竟然成至尊仙功 Narcissus Garlic水仙蒜Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsOngoing Huang Ye transmigrates and is reborn, only to be attacked from the start by the maid assigned to his bedchamber. The person behind it is shrouded in mystery. To unravel the deadly plot, Huang Ye has no choice but to rack his brains and find a way to save himself. As his abilities continue to grow, he gradually discovers this strange, unknown world. Starting with accepting the maid, he encounters a female mentor, an older-sister type, a loli, a spirit, an ice-cold beauty, twin female ghosts, a de 19.5kReads8.5Score2.3kShelves

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    A stunning masterpiece, featuring a dual cultivation sect filled with beautiful women, including female masters, maids, empresses, female demons, nuns, female assassins, a blue and white snake demon, and twin female ghosts. The characters are diverse and well-developed, with a fantastical plot, a rigorous storyline, and a tense, exciting, and suspenseful atmosphere that makes the audience highly engaged and unable to put the book down.

14. 114 狼 The Year of the Wolf and Tiger 狼虎之年 Wild Fox野狐Urban186k WordsCompleted A panoramic survey of the raw emotional lives of people from different age groups and social classes in China today, vividly depicting the good and evil, beauty and ugliness of human nature amid the country’s rapid social transformation. It lays bare the conflicts and friction between people’s emotions and reality. 10.9kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    Spring's beauty cannot be confined within the garden walls; a branch of red apricot blossoms peeks over the wall. Entering this place, you will linger and never want to leave.

15. 115 情 My Brother-in-Law's Lover 情嫂 Yang Xiuli杨秀丽Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted A country girl from Taohua Valley sets out for the city to make her way in the world. After enduring countless hardships, she suffers one emotional setback after another... Her story portrays the tragic life of a modern woman and shows just how hard life can be for women. 454Reads9.4Score215Shelves
16. 116 商 The Book of Lord Shang: A Detailed Guide 商君书详解 Gobi Bladesman戈壁刀客104k WordsCompleted The Book of Lord Shang may not have been written by Lord Shang himself, but it does reflect Shang Yang's ideas. The reason to annotate this work is that its ideas influenced all of Chinese history after the Pre-Qin era. Once readers understand the book, they will grasp the logic behind many historical events: for example, why Qin Shi Huang launched the "burning of books and burying of scholars," why Emperor Wu of Han "dismissed the Hundred Schools and honored Confucianism alone," why Emperor Tai 89Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 渣 My Scumbag Boyfriend Wants to Get Ahead, and My Girlfriend's Panicking 渣男求上进，女友慌了 zhateUrban526k WordsCompleted “Young man, I can tell we’re destined to meet.” “Hold it. I don’t want to learn the Tathagata Palm, and I don’t want to protect world peace.” The old man: “…” He glanced around to make sure no one was coming, then sneakily pulled Li Lingfeng into a corner. “Listen, this is absolutely something you need to have.” With that, he pulled an ancient manual from inside his robe, so old it could hardly be any older. 13.2kReads8.9Score829Shelves
18. 118 乡 The Pinnacle of Country Life 乡野巅峰人生 Supreme Roujiamo极品肉夹馍Urban4.6M WordsCompleted Guaranteed to hook you from the very first page! [Miracle Doctor + Beauties + Farming + Getting Rich] After Lin Xiaofei was left paralyzed in an accident, his kind-hearted neighbor often came to look after him. He thought he would spend the rest of his life in quiet simplicity, but unexpectedly gained a cultivation inheritance. Not only did he recover, he also gained extraordinary abilities. From then on, he beat up villains, made a fortune, and leaped from rags to riches! 26.8kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves
19. 119 坏 Bad Girl 坏女孩 Jing Qi京祺Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted Six years ago, she was abducted and taken to a remote village. Six years later, she nearly found herself forced into marriage. With her life on the line, she risked everything to escape the countryside and make it back to the city. But waiting for her were the cold-blooded parents who had sent her away with their own hands, and an adopted younger sister with no blood ties to the family. After enduring six years of captivity and being abandoned by her own parents, she fights alone to reclaim ever 19.6kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
20. 120 美 Schemes of the Beauty 美人心计 Jia Nan贾楠Historical122k WordsCompleted These women were all empresses of great historical importance. Some brought down an entire dynasty, yet used their own means to ascend to the throne and leave their names in history for later generations to trace. Others used their wisdom to assist an emperor, became the revered mother of the realm, and earned a lasting reputation. Their lives hold countless stories and secrets that people today still cannot unravel. They were beautiful, intelligent, and calculating 2kReads9.3Score223Shelves
21. 121 人 In Tokyo, Someone Like Me Has Come to the Right Place 人在东京，我这样的人来对地方了 Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh笑笑笑笑Urban862k WordsCompleted Ling Le was a mischievous troublemaker from a young age, and the lady of his household had no idea how to teach him any better. So she sent him to stay with her best friend in Tokyo, hoping the woman could help him get rid of some of his bad habits. After all, her friend's daughter had turned out wonderfully well-behaved!!! Little did she know that Ling Le, having awakened his System, immediately realized that Tokyo was exactly the right place for him!!! 3.7kReads8.1Score334Shelves
22. 122 赘 Marrying Into the Tan Family, I Become Famous Across the World 赘入谭家名动天下 Ding Yan Fu Yu丁言俯语Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [Super-satisfying urban fantasy + invincible miracle doctor + astonishing encounters] Am I the pathetic loser Zhuang Xiaowei? No! From today on, I can save your life, or take it! Fortune beyond measure? That’s just my consultation fee. Power over the world? That’s just my game. Don’t talk to me about connections. All it takes is a flick of my finger to decide life and death, to command the heavens and earth! This world runs deep, but that’s fine. I specialize in putting arrogant people in their 3.5kReads8.8Score493Shelves
23. 123 孽 A Tangled Web of Sin 孽乱 Late Autumn in the South City南城晚秋Urban6.3M WordsCompleted A baffling case. One stunning woman after another. A young man from a small town is framed and thrown into prison. How does he rise to the top, step by step, and become a powerful local magnate? Awake, he commands the world; drunk, he rests in the arms of beauties. Chen Fan does it all. A short drama adaptation of this book is now available. Its title is Beauty in Bloom: My Fatal Attraction. Please watch and support it. Thank you! 144kReads9.1Score13.5kShelves
24. 124 深 A Romance at a Shenzhen Factory 深圳工厂情缘 Jiangnan Yixiao江南一肖Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted My new story is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3kReads8.9Score217Shelves
25. 125 反 Villain, Your Underlings Are Too Rebellious, and the Male Lead Is Panicking! 反派，小弟太逆天，男主慌了！ Lin Bai Xu林白絮Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Villain + System + multiple love interests + ruthless! Not for readers who mind!] Original title: [Giving the Protagonist's Mother a Massage from the Start] After an unexpected transmigration, he becomes the male lead's lackey. From then on, everything goes wrong for the male lead. His girlfriend grows increasingly cold and contemptuous, and even his own mother starts to hate him. He has no idea that the culprit behind it all is his own lackey. 10.4kReads8.9Score749Shelves
26. 126 山 The Wild Boy of the Countryside 山野浑小子 The Disciplined Uncle自律的大叔Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Lin Sheng, a country boy, was knocked into a lake by the vicious village chief. He thought he was doomed, but instead he encountered a fallen Medicine God. Not only did he gain the Medicine God’s golden body, he also fused with a rare treasure from the Three Realms. From then on, the country bumpkin began his incredible comeback! Got an injustice to settle? Go to Brother Sheng, who loves beating up the children of villains. Having a hard time making ends meet? Go to Brother Sheng, and he’ll put 183Reads9.1Score114Shelves
27. 127 我 Me, a Menial, Cultivating into an Immortal Through Lies and Scams 我，杂役，靠坑蒙拐骗修成仙 Dirt Clod ZM土疙瘩ZMEastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing No System, no transmigration! This book is absurd and hilarious! Li Ergou, a shameless country boy, stumbles upon immortals fighting in the back hills. He avoids getting mixed up in the killing and settles for looting, scoring a space stone that can hold living creatures and a storage ring for free. From then on, he becomes hooked on cultivation. A fortune-teller tricks him into going to the Yihong Brothel to sell himself as a servant. Instead, he meets a down-and-out immortal maiden and learns 45.4kReads8.7Score4.2kShelves

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    A mortal's arduous journey to immortality, fresh and original, with absolutely no predictable tropes! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

28. 128 美 The Beauty Bowl 美人盂 Chen Zhuo陈酌Ancient Romance22k WordsCompleted The Beauty Bowl 8Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 桃 Peach Village Women 桃村女人花 Li Liulang李六郎Urban4.6M WordsOngoing Old Jiang of Divine Dragon Village fished a young man with amnesia out of the river. After getting him registered in the household records, Old Jiang passed away. The local thug Jiang Dalong tricked Jiang Dazhu, only to be knocked unconscious by the village chief. When he woke up, he had gained a mysterious inheritance. He went on to heal the sick, help the poor and the vulnerable, and make his way to glory. 13kReads9.0Score824Shelves

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    Suddenly, the scent of jasmine wafts by, and in the distance, a beautiful woman appears. Her grace rivals that of Diao Chan, and her beauty is breathtaking, surpassing even Xi Shi.

30. 130 乡 The Carefree Country Doctor 乡野逍遥神医 Little White Tower小白楼Urban5.6M WordsCompleted (Peerless Village Woman) Li Fugui is a fool, as the saying goes, a few bricks short of a load. But by a stroke of luck, he obtained a mysterious inheritance. He originally only wanted to be a humble village doctor, but even a king gets bored! So when gods stand in his way, he slays them; when demons stand in his way, he vanquishes them. Watch as this fool climbs to the pinnacle of life. 4.7kReads9.2Score572Shelves
31. 131 古 Dining with Beauties of Ancient China 古代美人的餐桌风情 Li Hai Jin里海金9k WordsCompleted The Dining Customs of Ancient Beauties —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 荒 A Ridiculous Romance 荒唐情缘 Ma Yi马乙Urban957k WordsCompleted This is a story about what happens to a man after his divorce. It feels very true to life, so reading it is bound to stir up some thoughts. Is it good? Is it bad? Either way, it feels incredibly real. ...The factory suddenly lost power, so everyone got a day off. Chen Yong came straight home without telling his wife... And that’s where the story begins... 4.6kReads9.1Score569Shelves
33. 133 超 Super Crazy Son-in-Law 超级狂婿 Jun Tian君天Urban3.2M WordsCompleted He had been a live-in son-in-law for two years, and everyone thought he was a good-for-nothing they could trample underfoot. Only on the day of the divorce did they learn that he was richer than a nation and wielded power over the whole world! 4.6kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
34. 134 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sickly, Obsessive Villains All Dote on Me 快穿：病娇偏执反派都团宠我 Tea Cakes Aren't Tea茶饼不是茶3.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Quick Transmigration: The Yandere, Obsessive Villains All Spoil Me The heroine is a little flirt, sweet and soft, yet both charming and bold. After Gu Ruojiao died, she was bound to a System and tasked with helping cannon-fodder villainesses in different worlds fulfill their wishes. She thought it would be a simple job, but she never expected to get involved with powerful men in every world! Substitute bride, bringing good fortune to the dying, lucky charm, fake and real heiresse 24.1kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
35. 135 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villainous Cannon Fodder's Acting Plan 快穿之恶毒炮灰扮演计划 July 23七月二十三Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Split-Version Gong + Slightly Beloved by All, A Little Airheaded but Not Stupid / Beautiful and Vicious + Naturally Fragrant + All Gongs Are Virgins] Dungeon failed. Chaowu counts on his fingers how many points he owes the System: more than 10,000. The kitty feels guilty. But... Why is the protagonist tugging at his clothes? Confusion, shock... Dungeon 1. In a corrupted fairy-tale world, Chaowu marries the ailing old king and becomes a spoiled, miserly young queen, as well as 4.3kReads9.2Score427Shelves
36. 136 美 The Beauty Comb 美人梳 The Working Cat上班的猫Mystery10k WordsCompleted My mother runs a comb shop that specializes in making beauty combs. Beauty combs have a very unusual effect. Any woman who uses one becomes more and more beautiful, no matter how ugly she was to begin with. It wasn’t until I brought my boyfriend to meet my mother that I discovered just how wonderful the beauty comb could be... —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 137 快 Quick Transmigration: The Bewitching Beauty Who Captures Hearts 快穿之貌美妖女她勾人心魄 Pretty Girl Wants to Get Rich靓女要发财Modern Romance942k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + love at first sight + gentle beauty + romantic rivalry + a different male lead in every world] The flower spirit Yu Jiao had to transmigrate into one small world after another to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines fulfill their wishes, all to escape the Heavenly Dao's pursuit! World One: [A pitiful, captivating orphan] World Two: [A gentle, alluring beauty in a qipao] World Three: [A gentle, delicate girl-next-door] 15.3kReads8.6Score741Shelves
38. 138 王 Don't Mess with the Princess Consort: She's Only Missing Virtue from the Five Elements! 王妃不能惹，她五行只缺德！ Jian Yu简钰Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Faithful Couple + Flirting Up a Storm + Goofball Comedy + Sweet and Satisfying Romance] Mu Yunshu transmigrates straight into a nightmare on her wedding night: she's caught in bed with another man, and her groom is the ruthless, unhinged Prince Rong Jiusi, a war god! Help! With his knife pressed to her throat, she begs for her life: “Your Highness, I’m an excellent doctor, beautiful, gentle, considerate, and understanding! Sparing my life is all gain and no loss!” He asks, “You’re gentle and co 62.7kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves
39. 139 嫂 Sister-in-Law, I’m Not Really a Fool! 嫂子，我不是真的傻子！ Blue Sky and Rain Clouds蓝天雨云Urban4.2M WordsCompleted Lu Xiaolong is a handsome fool, and his sister-in-law has never abandoned him, caring for him all along. After an accident, he inherits the Nine Heavens Divine Art and gains supernatural powers! Watch him play the fool to outsmart his enemies, punish bullies, rise to success, and reach the pinnacle of life. 5.2kReads9.0Score677Shelves
40. 140 官 The Pinnacle of the Official Road: Starting at the Grassroots 官道巅峰：从下基层开始 Yet to Meet the Breeze未见清风Urban241k WordsCompleted Qin Yang had no connections or powerful backing. But after making a crucial choice, he caught his superior’s attention, and from then on, his life began to turn around, changing beyond recognition. He rose step by step, climbing all the way to the pinnacle of power. But with that came trials from every direction... 27.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
41. 141 恶 The Mad Dog 恶犬 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Du Yutong opened her eyes in Chen Yang’s bed. Staring at the face in front of her, identical to ‘his,’ she screamed in anguish. Chen Yang’s gaze turned cold. “If you really can’t do it, just pretend I’m Chen Ji.” 455Reads9.4Score120Shelves
42. 142 我 My Gorgeous Girlfriend 我的绝美女友 Shallow and Sleepless肤浅失眠中Urban15.8M WordsCompleted A school beauty confesses to him from the start? Zhang Cheng doesn't even hesitate before turning her down: “I'm a man with my own background music. You think some school beauty can win me over? Dream on...” 11.9kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
43. 143 东 My Beautiful Girlfriend in Dongguan 东莞漂亮女友 Old Jiu's Records of History老九史记Urban410k WordsOngoing #Multiple Heroines #Illustrated #Rags-to-Riches Comeback #Mature Women #Jianghu Thrills #Streetwise Romance #Urban Love, Body and Soul In a village in Guangdong Province in the 1990s, Liu Zhenhui, a naive young man who has failed his college entrance exams, hits rock bottom. By chance, he glimpses the hidden charms of the stunning Sister Fang, who shamelessly teases him and gets him all worked up. Just as a scandal erupts in the village, he and his childhood friend set off for Dongguan in the de 1.6kReads—Score111Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book! It's so good! [Admiration][Admiration]

44. 144 我 My 23-Year-Old Northeastern Chinese CEO 我的23岁东北女总裁 Old Jiu's Records of History老九史记Urban809k WordsCompleted Multiple heroines, wish fulfillment. A true top-tier hunter always appears to be the prey. Who’s the real prey? After his girlfriend cheats on him, he plans to get revenge on the rival who stole both his patent and his girlfriend. His target is Su Qing, a university professor. But the professor turns the tables and “gets revenge” on him instead. His phone rings. It’s the woman who treated him like a pawn and sacrificed him at the negotiating table just that afternoon, Lin Zhixia. “Come work with 11.1kReads8.5Score908Shelves
45. 145 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.2kReads9.6Score9.2kShelves

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    This 9.7-Rated masterpiece is absolutely stunning! It's incredibly imaginative, captivating, and endlessly entertaining. It's a book that will keep you smiling from ear to ear, you won't want to miss it! A must-read!

46. 146 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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    Two novels by the same author, set in different historical periods, are so captivating that you can't stop reading them.

47. 147 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 86.2kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves
48. 148 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 14.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
49. 149 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17kShelves
50. 150 反 Villain: Madam, Please Stay 反派：夫人请留步 Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers万里山河Urban104k WordsOngoing Xiao Ran transmigrates into a book on Tomato, only to find himself in that dimly lit alley. Whoa, isn’t that the male lead from a Tomato novel? He’s threatening someone again. No way, I have to stop him this time. 919Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Auntie is so nice

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