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1. 1001 宝 Baby, I'll Love You Again in My Next Life 宝宝，妈妈来生再来爱你 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Baby, Mommy will love you again in our next life. 163Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1002 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 157kReads9.5Score23.3kShelves
3. 1003 去 Go Slay the Monsters, Why Are You Picking on a Student? 去灭诡啊，盯我一个学生干嘛 The Girl Changes 72 Ways女大72变Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Powers for All + No Romance + Original Worldbuilding + Original Dungeons] A bizarre world invaded, forcibly interfering with reality. After passing a trial, those chosen would see a countdown appear on their palms. When the countdown ended, they would be forcibly transported to the bizarre world! Bai Pu had only just transmigrated when he was forced to join the fight against the bizarre! From then on, the bizarre realm gained a masked man who made both humans and monsters hate him! [The Real Wo 6.2kReads8.2Score692Shelves
4. 1004 大 Great Ming: Zhu Biao Turns Evil, and the Jingnan Campaign Is No More 大明：朱标黑化，靖难没了 Other Shore Three-Seven彼岸三七Historical703k WordsOngoing History records that Crown Prince Zhu Biao died of illness in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. What history does not record: he died once, then came back to life. His soul wandered for three days, and he saw the entire fate of the Ming dynasty over the next 276 years: The Jingnan Campaign, the burning palace, Tumu Fortress, and the strip of white silk hanging from a tree on Coal Hill. When he opened his eyes again, he was in his sickbed in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu. The charcoal fire blaz 30.4kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
5. 1005 一 One Book of Burial: Burying People, Ghosts, and All Things! 一本葬书，葬人葬鬼葬万物！ Escape Is Also an Art逃离也是一种艺术Eastern Fantasy343k WordsOngoing Bury a person, and their fortune and life force become mine... Bury a ghost, and its ghostly power becomes mine; Bury a demon, and its demonic core becomes mine; Bury a divine artifact, and it acknowledges me as its master. Only later did I learn that this Book of Burials does not bury bones, but the fate and Dao of all things. And I am the only Lord of Burial in this world. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   When you bury people, your luck and energy belong to me... When you bury ghosts, your ghost power belongs to me; when you bury demons, the demon elixir belongs to me; when you bury artifacts, the artifacts will recognize their owners. Later I learned that this burial book is not about corpses, but the life and ways of all things. And I am the only burial owner in this world...

6. 1006 水 A Murder Buried at the Waterworks for Twenty Years 水厂埋凶二十年 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery192k WordsCompleted Twenty years ago, in the autumn at the Xichang Waterworks in Qingcheng, three people vanished one after another, leaving no trace, dead or alive. Police officer Qi Xiaojun pursued the lead for half his life, only to be forced out by fate just as he was about to reach the truth. Zhang Youfei, the young factory director, once loved a woman named Jinhua deeply, but he had no idea how many secrets her silence concealed. Twenty years later, another person disappears from the Xichang Waterworks. Sick 6kReads8.5Score769Shelves

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   The new book is beautiful!

7. 1007 大 Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall 大明：天启不死，大明不灭 Four Big Elephants四头大象Historical795k WordsOngoing [Rating just released, and it’ll rise later] [Handcrafted] + [No System] + [No mindless protagonist] + [Power struggles] + [Imperial court] + [Battle for supremacy] The soul of the Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming dynasty drifted through four hundred years before he was reborn on the eleventh day of the eighth month of the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just eleven days before his historical death. At this point, the Ming dynasty had just won the Battle of Ningjin. The Mongol tribes had 88.4kReads9.0Score11.6kShelves
8. 1008 繁 Stars Like Dust 繁星若尘 Shi Chuan时川Urban62k WordsCompleted Three months ago, a minor explosion occurred in a laboratory in Anhui. Researcher Li Yang lost forty minutes of his memory, leaving behind only a shard of whiteboard covered in unknown symbols. He thought he was simply investigating an ordinary accident. Later, he discovered that the symbols on the shard matched the structure on the surface of a black sphere, codenamed “Steel Ball,” near the outer edge of the Oort Cloud. He passed through a door that could span two thousand kilometers, uncovere 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Sci-fi refuses to accept and fights

9. 1009 全 Cancer Sweeps the World, but I Shatter the Galaxy with Martial Arts 全球癌变，我以国术碎星河 Wind Chime Ferry风铃渡Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Interstellar in the Early Story + Reimagined Primordial World Later]+ [No System. If You Don't Like It, Don't Read] Original title: [Global Cancerization: I Shatter the Star River with Martial Arts] We are always gazing up at the starry river, but have never wondered what might lie beyond it. One grain of sand contains a world. Could the universe we live in be nothing more than the body of a mighty being? At the end of science, is there really theology? 21.6kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
10. 1010 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization 修真文明指南 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing With two feet, I kick open the road through the mortal world; upon one shoulder, I bear all the sorrows of past and present. Do not say that having no mind is the Way; even without a mind, one barrier remains. The path of cultivation is hard, the path of cultivation is hard, harder than climbing to the heavens. This is the world's established view of cultivation. But is overcoming hardship really all that fuels people's imagination of the world of cultivation? Perhaps, at the very beginning, it 17.6kReads—Score1.7kShelves

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    The opening chapter 1 is great.

11. 1011 一 I Woke Up to Find That My Great Ming Had Only Ten Days Left? 一觉醒来，朕的大明只剩十天了？ Crumble to Pieces土崩瓦解Historical1.6M WordsOngoing In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the Ming dynasty faces its final countdown. (No System) As Zhu Youjian dozes on the dragon throne, he has a long, vivid dream. In the dream, he becomes a child and studies several centuries in the future. He opens the History of the Ming, its pages filled with the humiliating end awaiting him. In the end, he becomes a battle-hardened soldier forged by modern military training. Twenty years of trials pass, and he wakes from the dream. The memorials reporting 166.8kReads9.0Score20.2kShelves
12. 1012 点 The Way of Restraint 点道为止 Meng Ru Shen Ji梦入神机Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Meng Ru Shen Ji brings back the spirit of Dragon and Snake! A high school student stumbles into the world of traditional martial arts, and from then on, rises like a dragon amid the storm, surpassing the limits of the human body, taking on artificial intelligence, and shaping the fate of the world! What exactly is kung fu? Flashy moves, or a way to kill? Are the techniques forged through three thousand years of cold-weapon warfare and countless private brawls really a scam? In this book, Meng Ru 26.9kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves
13. 1013 百 March of a Hundred Ghosts: I Take the Hungry Ghosts to War 百诡行军：我带饿鬼上战场 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery308k WordsCompleted [Comedy] [Adventure] Bilige was a half-baked shaman who had somehow ended up in the army. His companions included a Shaanbei fat man who'd eaten himself up to two hundred jin during a famine, a long-legged Northeastern squad leader who would grab a cleaver at the slightest provocation, and a Sichuan opera actor who never told the truth. Together with Wang Laihe, a hotheaded young man who couldn't read a single character, and a little hungry ghost who did nothing but bare its teeth and shout “Hun 236Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1014 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to the Mystic Thunder 修真文明指南——序章1，玄雷前传 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉11k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to Xuan Lei 7.1kReads—Score130Shelves
15. 1015 孤 A Solitary Seeker of the Dao 孤独的寻道 Egg Fried Rice Fried Rice Egg蛋炒饭炒饭蛋Urban3.3M WordsCompleted The Dao has died! The laws have begun to fade! Only techniques remain, reaching into every corner of the world. Ye Ming, the hated, ill-fated loner, suddenly discovers he has a grandfather. Then his grandfather takes him to a new world. His new book, Envying the Dao, is now online. 64.2kReads9.0Score5.4kShelves
16. 1016 书 Master Calligrapher? Poet Immortal? Chief Minister? That's Right, I'm All of Them 书圣？诗仙？首辅？没错，都是我 Sunlight on the River日照前川Historical834k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Cui Xian was a PhD in Chinese Language and Literature from a top-tier university. In this life, he transmigrates to ancient times into a poor family with humble origins. There’s a destitute household, a pregnant mother, older siblings still young, a father who has failed the imperial exams six times, and a grandmother whose obsession with her son placing high in the imperial examinations has driven her to delusion. And then there’s Cui Xian, who is only eight years old. Cui 30.2kReads9.4Score3kShelves

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    A masterpiece! The author should be professional, and the eight-legged essay and classical classics in it should be logical and in-depth. Newly ranked fourth on the top list, why do you wait so long to see you again! [Stare][laugh evilly]

17. 1017 星 Star Core Reboot: I Rebuild the Interstellar Empire with Players 星核重启：我用玩家重铸星际帝国 Dark Heartflame黑暗心焱Sci-Fi & Apocalypse712k WordsOngoing [Interstellar Civilization + Fourth Calamity + Behind-the-Scenes GM + Exosuits + Mecha + Livestreaming + Dual-Civilization Ensemble Story] When Lin Yuxi woke up, his consciousness had crossed 980 light-years, and he had become the last Keeper of the Flame of a fallen interstellar civilization. There were only 30 days of oxygen left, the satellites were on the verge of failure, and an unknown threat capable of wiping out an entire interstellar empire still lurked in the depths of the star sea. Wi 345Reads7.8Score196Shelves

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    A hard-core fourth natural disaster interstellar story, players' daily activities, a closed loop of the earth's player ecology, mecha battles + dual-civilization games in parallel, and finally integrated to build a galaxy Dyson sphere to resist the cosmic-level omnic crisis. [Please update]

18. 1018 崇 Chongzhen! Reclaim the Throne! 崇祯！重征！ Beef Meatballs牛肉丸吖Historical1.2M WordsOngoing After Zhu Youjian hanged himself at Coal Hill, his soul returned to the day his elder brother, the Tianqi Emperor, died in the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just as Zhu Youjian was about to ascend the throne. He is not a transmigrator with modern knowledge. His only golden finger is the memory of the seventeen years he spent as emperor in his previous life: he knows which decisions led to the fall of the dynasty, whom he can trust, and whom he must not put to use. Every memory was bought wit 3kReads6.3Score215Shelves
19. 1019 蓄 Deliberate Seduction 蓄意诱夺 Chiyu Yu赤鲤玉Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted [Second Chances After a Breakup + Possessive Pursuit + Coercive Love + Powerful Man Chases His Wife + Older, Daddy-Type Hero] The biggest regret of Bai Qingying’s life was getting involved with Bo Si, the all-powerful god of Jing City. He was just like his name: lacking in virtue and restraint, doing whatever he pleased. - When she first met him, she was still dating Xu Wangchuan, one of Bo Si’s subordinates. Back then, she had politely raised her glass to him, and he had smiled and nodded. She 30.8kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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    The rich and powerful male protagonist pursues his wife, and it's really tempting! Just rush in ah ah ah ah

20. 1020 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, A Lonely Road to Immortality 修真文明指南——序章2，仙途陌路 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉31k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, The Immortal Path Diverges 3.2kReads—Score105Shelves
21. 1021 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 62.5kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves

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    The anti-drug theme is very imaginative and the setting is novel. The most important thing is that the author has deep writing skills and the characters are full of flesh and blood. The anti-drug theme is very touching. May the world be poison-free!

22. 1022 女 My Girlfriend Wouldn't Listen, So I Sent Her to North Myanmar for Advanced Training 女友不听劝告，送她去缅北深造 Fox Bu Gu狐不咕Urban399k WordsCompleted My girlfriend wants to elope with the “rich, handsome guy” she met online. I told her it was a pig-butchering scam, but she accused me of being jealous, drained my entire fortune, and fed me poison! Fine, fine! The apocalypse is coming anyway. Reborn for a second life, I won’t try to stop her! I’ll buy her a plane ticket and send her straight to northern Myanmar to live her dream! Once the trashy woman lands in northern Myanmar, Su Yun’an sits comfortably at home, watching the notification boxes 17.1kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    The first one is actually science fiction. The name is a little catchy, but the book is really good. The second one is generally funny at the beginning, but good at the end, as well as economics. The third science fiction is good [love]

23. 1023 大 Great Ming: Your Son Zhu Changluo Requests That Wanli Abdicate 大明：儿臣朱常洛，请万历退位 Exhausted Sheep力尽羊Historical1.6M WordsOngoing [Not a beginner-friendly read + historical power struggles + no farming + court factional battles. The author is a seasoned political operator who used to work in government, and knows power games inside out.] After transmigrating, he discovers he has become the most pathetic Crown Prince in the Ming Dynasty. For thirty-two years, he has been everyone’s punching bag. His court robes are patched, his mother has been imprisoned until she went blind, and his father lavishes forty thousand qing of f 44.3kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves
24. 1024 开 Serving Poisonous Chicken Soup on Livestream from the Start, I Almost Made the Audience Die Laughing 开局直播毒鸡汤，差点笑死观众 Blending Into the Dust浑光同尘Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + Comedy + Everyday Life + “Healing” + Wild Card + Reclusive Oddball] Wang Shifeng transmigrated to a world where depression was rampant under relentless pressure. Naturally kind-hearted, he decided to heal this miserable world with his own optimism and humor. To a fan who was frustrated with life, he offered this heartfelt advice: “Hang in there. Once you're done suffering in this life, you can start suffering in the next!” To fans afraid of being crushed by the rat race, he eager 14.2kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    The first one is actually science fiction. The name is a little catchy, but the book is really good. The second one is just funny at the beginning, but good at the end, and economics. The third science fiction is good [love]

25. 1025 官 The Official’s Path: Why Is It So Hard to Be a Good Official? 官道：当个好官为什么这么难 A Lonely Blade寂寞一刀Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A contemporary political novel rooted in real life, by a veteran author with years of experience writing political fiction. It’s wonderfully down-to-earth, and its schemes and power struggles will leave you on edge and emotionally reeling. Drawing on personal experiences, the author has created a modern-day exposé of officialdom, rich with life experience and thought-provoking political wisdom. It’s absolutely worth reading. Life is a journey of self-cultivation. You have to find your own path. 41.9kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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    You will definitely benefit a lot from reading it!

26. 1026 穿 I Became the Wanli Emperor's Crown Prince, So Whoever Wants the Red Pill Can Eat It 穿成万历太子，这红丸谁爱吃谁吃 Resting Cloud休息的云Historical2.1M WordsOngoing Reborn as an emperor who has only been on the throne for a month, he faces the Palace Coup and the Red Pill Incident, with treacherous officials within and bandits without. From crown prince to emperor, he plans every step. Great Ming, are you ready to welcome your Emperor Taichang? Nurhaci, are you ready to be put through the wringer? 12kReads7.2Score1.1kShelves
27. 1027 来 Arriving in Southern Ming, an Engineering Student Crushes the Qing and Restores China 来到南明，工科生横扫满清复华夏 Ripples in the River of History历史长河的浪花Historical496k WordsOngoing In the first year of the Hongguang reign, Jiangnan is on the verge of falling. The realm is shattered, and the people are displaced. A modern engineering expert unexpectedly arrives in the storm-tossed chaos of the Southern Ming. The land is divided among warlords, powerful enemies press at its borders, and the old and new dynasties take turns on the stage. He has no peerless martial arts, but he possesses engineering, manufacturing, and scientific knowledge far ahead of his time. He gathers dis 1.5kReads—Score117Shelves

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    Let the heroes of the Southern Ming Dynasty resist the Qing Dynasty come to light again

28. 1028 你 You Didn't Even Take Part in the National Destiny Trials, So Where Are You Hiding? 你根本没参加国运，你躲哪了？ I Feel a Little Unwell我觉得有点子难受Urban6.9M WordsOngoing Shanshi, who had transmigrated into this world, kept out of sight and cultivated alone. He never expected to get caught up in a struggle over national destiny. After giving it some thought, Shanshi decided to develop his new home properly. He never imagined that the more he built, the more absurd this world would become. 37.8kReads8.5Score2.7kShelves

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    This book has depth, and I'm curious about what kind of person the author is. See my homepage.

29. 1029 工 An Engineering Student Ventures into the Late Ming 工科小伙闯明末 Ripples in the River of History历史长河的浪花Historical1.0M WordsCompleted A middle-aged bachelor, beaten down by society and thwarted at every turn in the modern world, with no connections to his name but plenty of knowledge and ability, is accidentally transported to the Chongzhen era at the end of the Ming dynasty. Relying on his modern knowledge while adapting to the era’s actual technological and industrial capabilities, he works hard to quietly change history and prevent China’s decline. 2.9kReads7.8Score218Shelves
30. 1030 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 Fantasy693k 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. 135Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no cheats, no tricks, kneeling down to offer

31. 1031 0 A Post-00s Kid Helps Mom Take Down Her Scumbag Husband 00后帮妈妈整渣斗三 Qian Xiaqi钱夏七Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Modern urban life + inspirational + slice of life + feel-good] Wu Jie is a poor student who loves gaming. After his parents' marriage falls apart, he defies fate and changes his life. First, he helps his mother take down her cheating husband and his mistress. Later, he helps his motherland root out scoundrels and traitors. Step by step, he rises to the brightest peak of his life... 4kReads9.0Score598Shelves

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    The overachieving son helped his mother when he was young, and engaged in scientific research when he grew up. It is a novel about family and country, big picture, and positive energy. Very nice! Highly recommended👍!

32. 1032 皆 All Things Must End 皆有尽时 Useless Xi废物兮Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Everyone has a hurdle they can’t get over alone, and sometimes they need someone to give them a hand. Chen Yan knows his life has long been as rotten as his reputation, beyond saving. He has turned every hardship from his past into a cross on which to judge himself, carrying it on his back and refusing to let himself find even a moment’s relief. He can be someone else’s umbrella, even if he’s always standing in the rain himself. Thankfully, everyone who has taken shelter by his side wants to see 225Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Although these two books are not masterpieces, I like them very much. There are many details in them and all the foreshadowing is recycled. They are still very interesting.

33. 1033 烛 The Candlelight Pavilion 烛幽台 At Ease with the Universe随宇而安Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted [Historical fantasy + parallel worlds + soul swapping + endless loops + Mobius strip. After "A Thousand Peach Blossoms Bloom in One Lifetime", acclaimed author Sui Yu Er An returns with another fantasy hit! Jiang Hui × Qi Huan: three lifetimes of entanglement across parallel worlds, as they seek the essence of love in intersecting timelines.] At nineteen, Jiang Hui set out to avenge her father’s murder. On her wedding night, she and Qi Huan died together. But though she was gravely wounded, she 4.6kReads9.5Score677Shelves

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    You want depth, you want depth, you want height, you have height, whatever you want, it all depends on you.

34. 1034 婚 Marriage Is a Scam 婚姻似骗局 Shopkeeper Xu Who Loves Jasmine Snow Pears爱吃茉莉雪梨的徐掌柜Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted This novel tells several little stories about love and marriage, in the hope of helping married and unmarried women alike see marriage for what it really is. A certain well-known contemporary male writer once said that the essence of marriage is that it devours people. Actually, whether it devours people or not is beside the point. Human nature is inherently selfish. If you’re a woman with a hopelessly romantic heart and want a cure, you should definitely read this. You can get married, but make 3.9kReads8.7Score735Shelves

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    Look at this, it's awesome

35. 1035 人 Life Is a Rare Gift 人生难得 Useless Xi废物兮Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The National Security Ministry’s Fourteenth Division is a department created specifically to manage spirits. It oversees the work and daily lives of spirits living in secret among humans. Chang Xiaoying, an employee in the Fourteenth Division’s Benefits and Welfare Section, was injured on duty in an accident. She lost three years of memories, as well as her ability to feel hunger and dream. Once she recovered and returned to work, she was assigned to a post in Gongcheng, Yuesheng Province, as a 66Reads8.2Score—Shelves
36. 1036 大 The Tyrant of Great Wei 大魏暴君 Lao Zhou Is No Zhuangzi老周不庄Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Only a tyrant can deal with treacherous ministers. Might makes right! Before true power, all schemes and machinations are nothing but smoke. Sima Yi: Your Majesty, my blood pressure is high, and I'm dizzy. I humbly ask to retire and return to my hometown. Cao Fang: Grand Tutor, are you putting on an act again? That's a crime of deceiving the throne. Sima Zhao: Your Majesty, my loyalty is known to all. Cao Fang: Excellent. You're very clever, and I appreciate you. Sima Shi: Alas, I let my guard d 10.2kReads8.6Score809Shelves

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    It feels like reading a prince's novel, which is very suitable for you to try new things in your spare time.

37. 1037 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 23.9kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
38. 1038 教 My Professor Stepmom and Her Darling Zhaozhao 教授后妈和她的昭昭小宝贝 Xiao Lao小姥Modern Romance476k WordsCompleted [Second marriage for the male lead + the child is his biological daughter + they never fully fall in love + neither is chaste] [Highly educated families + prominent political families, both strong-willed, neither a typical good person] After earning her doctorate, Xie Qingwei smoothly stayed on as a university lecturer. Through a twist of fate, she, a committed non-marriage type, married Lin Jinghe, a retired high-ranking official who had already been married once and had a daughter. [Before the 4kReads7.5Score326Shelves

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    This book is addicting, the plot will keep you up all night, you really can't stop, because it's so good... There is a very cute baby Zhao Zhao in the book, who was raised by a high-ranking father and a high-ranking mother, and it completely captured my heart. The baby is cute and smart, and a little bit of her is a bit of a scam... Hehehe, the male and female protagonists are also very powerful, with high IQ, high EQ... Officialdom, workplace, family... High

39. 1039 青 The Green Snake Girl's Path to Dragonhood 青蛇少女的成龙之路 You Tianyu游天鱼Historical1.4M WordsOngoing [Longevity + history + mythology] [Single! Single! Single!!!] In a single moment, he transmigrated, changing from male to female, and from human to snake! He became a green snake swimming along the banks of the Wei River. He thought he would spend this life drifting aimlessly. Then one day, someone suddenly fished her out of the water! The person who caught her embroidered her onto a totem and went off to conquer far and wide, adorning her with features from the totems of many tribes! He said sh 29.1kReads8.5Score3.2kShelves

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    The setting is novel and I think it's very interesting, and the plot is also good.

40. 1040 诡 How Strange! Mom Disappeared, and Suddenly I Have a Daughter 诡异！妈妈不见了，我却突然多了个女儿 Xiao Lao小姥8k WordsCompleted Creepy! Mom has vanished, but I’ve suddenly gained a daughter. 221Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1041 天 Decoding the Secrets of Heaven 天机解码 Xuanyuan Badao轩辕霸道Urban919k WordsCompleted At a mountain temple in the fading light, an old monk smiles at a spiderweb. The threads may seem fragile, yet in the morning dew they become a dazzling chain of pearls. Is life any different? Every “beginning” is merely a punctuation mark; the true ending lies hidden in countless combinations of zeros and ones. When you learn to see the shadows of zero in times of prosperity and distill the essence of one in times of hardship, you will understand: what people call the secrets of heaven are neve 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The nature of interpersonal relationships: the boundary of trust and the anchor point of interests. "Trust others, but do not place your expectations on others." This sentence reveals the dual sides of human nature—human nature is inherently cooperative, but it is dominated by the lever of interests. Trust is social currency, but if you base your survival on the morality or ability of others, it will be like duckweed chasing water. In the workplace, the goodwill of colleagues may stem from a community of interests, the leader's commitment may be subject to the authority and responsibility framework, and the obedience of subordinates may be based on weighing pros and cons. The true wisdom of survival is to anchor the essence of interest exchange under the appearance of trust: how much value you can create for the other party determines the other party's tolerance and support for you. "Beware of your opponent, but never take any chances with your opponent" reveals the "Prisoner's Dilemma" in game theory - it is always assumed that the other party will choose a strategy that maximizes its own interests. The workplace is like a river and lake. The smile on the surface may hide competition, and the slander behind it may stem from fear. Instead of banking on the kindness of your opponents, it is better to build your own "anti-fragile" system: use performance to build a moat, use relationships to weave a layer of protection, and use information gaps to establish an early warning mechanism. The existence of your opponent is a driving force that forces you to evolve, rather than an object that needs to be influenced. 2. The Law of Power: The Subtext and Survival Technique of the Up-Down Game: "Give credit to the superior and credit to yourself for any fault", which can be called the golden rule of power structure. On the surface, it is "giving profits" and "taking responsibility", but in fact it coincides with the operating logic of a hierarchical society: leaders need authority and legitimacy, and subordinates need a safety line for survival. When credit is given, the essence is to incorporate personal achievements into the leader's performance coordinate system in exchange for his or her trust and endorsement; when blame is taken on one's own, it is to eliminate the accountability pressure from superiors at a short-term cost and avoid becoming a victim of power struggles. Historically, Xiao He committed suicide to protect himself and Guo Ziyi opened up the door, both of which are examples of retreat in order to advance - in the power pyramid, the "sensible" at the grassroots level are never buried, but a ticket to enter the core circle. "What subordinates want must be obtained by superiors, and what superiors want must be done by subordinates." This shows that the essence of an organization is an interest exchange network. Subordinates exchange execution ability and loyalty for resources and promotions, while superiors exchange authority and opportunities for performance and status. Smart subordinates understand that "managing upward" is not flattery, but accurately matching the needs of superiors; smart superiors understand that "empowering downward" is not charity, but activating team productivity. The core of this exchange is "value equivalence": if subordinates cannot solve problems for superiors, they lose the meaning of existence; if superiors cannot provide opportunities for subordinates, they lose the basis of control. 3. Game Wisdom: The Art of Conspiracy to Break the Situation and the Art of Forming Alliances "Building the market and pulling the banner" is the essence of Chinese-style power strategy. "Broadening the market" means building a community of interests and transforming isolated individual demands into group goals—when more people share the interests in the project, opposition voices will naturally disappear and resistance will be transformed into motivation. For example, before Shang Yang's reform, the essence of "moving trees to establish trust" was to use small profits to attract people to participate and form the public opinion basis for reform. "Raising the flag" means occupying the commanding heights of legitimacy and acting in the name of the system, authority or morality, making it impossible for opponents to refute within the framework of the rules. Officials in ancient times must quote scriptures when admonishing, and modern workplaces must attach policy documents when promoting reforms. They are all applications of this approach - a true master never asserts himself head-on, but makes the rules his own weapon. "Don't care too much about the opinions of irrelevant people", the essence is to focus on the core interest chain. Resources in the workplace are limited, and attention is a scarce commodity. Smart people know how to screen "key stakeholders": the evaluation of superiors determines promotion, the cooperation of core colleagues determines efficiency, and the recognition of important customers determines performance. As for the gossip of marginalized people, it is just the background sound of the power game, and paying too much attention will only consume energy. As Du Yuesheng said: "There are three bowls of noodles that are the most unpalatable to a person: human face, scene, and emotional face." But what really determines destiny is always the "table" of a few people. 4. Survival Strategies: Human Weaknesses and Countermeasures "It is a taboo to confront superiors", which stems from the fact that the essence of organizational structure is a hierarchical subordination system. Any organization needs order, and the authority of superiors is the carrier of order. Confrontation seems to be about fighting for rights, but in fact it is about challenging the rules themselves. At least they will be marginalized, and at worst they will become victims of "killing chickens to scare monkeys". The wise approach is to "break the curve": use data to persuade instead of emotional confrontation, use alternatives to resolve instead of direct denial, use time windows to wait instead of forcing forward - the real victory is not to defeat the superior, but to make the superior become a supporter of your goals. "Small favors unite people's hearts", which coincides with the "principle of reciprocity" in behavioral economics. People tend to feel indebted to small acts of kindness, which can then turn into obedience or support. In ancient times, generals and soldiers ate together, and modern managers occasionally treat them to milk tea. The essence is to exchange low-cost emotional investment for high-premium loyalty. But you need to pay attention to the boundaries: unprincipled flattery will reduce authority, and strategic care can form a double binding of "emotion + interest". "Don't quibble when you make mistakes, don't criticize others when they make mistakes." This refers directly to the self-protection mechanism of human nature. People instinctively hate being denied. When they make mistakes, they can stop losses quickly and take the initiative to take responsibility, which can cut off the negative chain reaction (the anger of the leader, the suspicion of colleagues); when others make mistakes, criticism will only cause hostility, and "let the rules punish" (such as process accountability, performance backlash) can not only maintain one's innocence, but also avoid becoming the focus of conflicts. This is not indifference, but the "stop loss rule" for survival in the workplace - besides right and wrong, always give priority to "how to reduce losses." "Be kind to others but don't please everyone" reveals the role of "marginal effect" in interpersonal relationships. Indiscriminate giving will be taken for granted, while moderate "screening kindness" can highlight value. For example, in "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", Guo Ziyi's courtesy to the villain Tian Chengsi and his frankness to Qingliu Li Guangbi are precisely adjusting his strategies according to the target - true high emotional intelligence is to make "worthy people" feel preferred and "unrelated people" understand the boundaries. 5. The ultimate truth: Awakening and transformation of the structure of interests first "Don't expect to get a high position through the accumulation of small merits, be superior to others, and being a high official is enough." It reveals that the essence of workplace promotion is not "quantitative change to qualitative change", but "stuck position and breakthrough". The grassroots level relies on ability, the middle level relies on skill, and the top level relies on layout - small achievements can only prove execution ability, while high positions require scarce value (such as decision-making power, resource integration ability, and strategic vision). The real leap is never linear accumulation, but seizing key opportunities (such as major projects, organizational changes, high-level reshuffles) and occupying core nodes when the interest structure is reorganized. The core of the wisdom throughout the article is a clear understanding of "interests" and "human nature": the workplace is not a warm society, but a arena of value exchange; rules are not written provisions, but fig leaves for power games. The so-called "secret" is nothing more than reducing interpersonal relationships wrapped in morality into chains of interests, and dismantling beautified workplace struggles into strategic choices. Understanding all this is not to make people hypocritical, but to stay awake in the jungle society - treat others with kindness, defend yourself with reason, use interests as an anchor, and use patterns to break situations.

42. 1042 我 I'm Really, Really Terrifying After I Die 我死后真的真的巨凶 One in a Million此人万里挑一Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [The protagonist is a ghost] [Slightly dark] Chen Xi confessed his feelings to the class beauty and was rejected. Then someone murdered him, but she assumed he had killed himself over her. Fortunately, the supernatural revival had just begun, and Chen Xi transformed straight into a vengeful ghost. Who could have guessed that the class beauty would come to his home, take his things without permission, and even damage his mother's keepsake? At last, Chen Xi couldn't hold back any longer and struck 17.7kReads7.9Score1.6kShelves
43. 1043 重 After Being Reborn, I Devoted Myself to Huaxia: A Peerless National Scholar! 重生后，我身许华夏，国士无双！ Kitten Eating Ice Cream吃雪糕的奶猫Urban638k WordsCompleted Before Gu Ran took the college entrance exam, no one understood what the greatest upheaval in a century truly meant. With China facing an uphill struggle, the distinguished academician Gu Zhiqiu was reborn on the eve of the college entrance exam. He flipped the chessboard, tossed away the pieces, and then announced to the world: “It's China's turn to counterattack.” 13.1kReads9.0Score964Shelves
44. 1044 末 The Doomsday Hourglass 末日沙漏 Swimming Piglet游泳的小猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.5M WordsCompleted 10.4kReads7.5Score759Shelves

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    When the human soldiers were desperately resisting the attack of the zombie tide, a zombie broke into the center of the battlefield carrying a nuclear bomb. When the dazzling nuclear explosion mushroom cloud rose, human civilization seemed to have come to an end! [Rolls eyes] [blows a kiss]

45. 1045 欢 Welcome to the City of Wrongful Death 欢迎来到枉死城 Left-Handed One-Armed Man左断手Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted (No System + scheming protagonist + immortality + no female lead + ruthless and decisive) The Outer Gods loom high above, watching the world and plotting to devour everything. The demigods of the Underworld built a paradise halfway to the next world. They keep to one corner, living in a drunken haze and indulging in carefree pleasures. Lu Xinghe came here and turned the whole world upside down. 17.9kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
46. 1046 我 I Strive for My Country’s Prosperity! [System] 我，为祖国富强而奋斗！【系统】 Little Red-Crisp Hands红酥小手Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + top student + patriotism + positive energy + feel-good story + no awful relatives] Su Xing was always on her own, the aloof goddess in everyone else's eyes. It seemed everyone took it for granted that beautiful women should keep their distance and remain unapproachable. Only Su Xing knew she was pretending to be aloof. In truth, she had severe social anxiety! She hated dealing with people and being noticed. All she wanted was to hide in the shell she thought was safe and coast 36kReads9.6Score2.9kShelves

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    Reading this book will really shock you. In this book, you can see the author introducing various traditional Chinese cultures, including tea culture, Tai Chi, etc. The author uses interesting plots to tell the story of our Chinese culture and history. This book is really highly recommended🌹🌹🌹

47. 1047 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 153.3kReads9.7Score61.3kShelves

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    The first book is comparable to the ancient version of The Pretender. The spy plot twist is very touching, and the emotional lines between the male and female protagonists are also touching. However, I personally feel that the ending is a little unsatisfactory. The second book is a historical time travel novel, which is okay and worth reading. The third recommended book is "Cracked in the Wall", it is not finished yet, I have to update it every day, alas!

48. 1048 西 Journey to the West: A Well-Connected Insider at Mount Ling, the Peacock Great King 西游：灵山关系户，孔雀大明王 Giant Sword's Husband巨剑褪夫Eastern Fantasy996k WordsOngoing [Journey to the West] [Not a Primordial Chaos-style story] Kong Xuan transmigrates into a bird’s egg. After hatching, he teaches his twin brother, the Great Peng, a lesson for trying to steal the Yin-Yang Two Qi Vase. Then, ravenous with hunger, he flies from the nest in search of something to eat. Kong Xuan sweeps across the land, devouring countless living beings, yet his hunger refuses to fade. Just then, a ball of golden light appears atop a distant snowy mountain, catching his attention. “L 3.9kReads8.6Score189Shelves
49. 1049 她 She Played at Being a Divine Being in the Late Eastern Han Dynasty 她在东汉末年装神弄鬼 First-Rate Red Chamber一品红楼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Career-minded heroine + domineering, dashing hero] [Please note: This is a novel, not an academic paper. It has flaws and mistakes. If that bothers you, don't read it.] [The heroine is fifteen when she first transmigrates.] She thought transmigrating would let her live an easy, wonderful life. Instead, Heaven hit her with a harsh reality: she had landed in the late Eastern Han dynasty, with chaos about to engulf the land. To stay alive and protect her family, she has no choice but to embark on 11.4kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
50. 1050 谋 The Murder Effect: The Innocent Sinner 谋杀效应：无罪的罪人 The Mysterious Elephant God大象神秘莫测Two Male Leads272k WordsOngoing [Two male leads+Crime investigation+Case-of-the-week format+Parallel storylines+Mystery+Deduction+Slow burn] Isaiah Byrne is a detective in the gang investigations unit. His best friend in the city, who is also something of an informant, has made a new friend. Meanwhile, someone has made himself the judge of sinners, using blood as ink. Isaiah finally realizes that the killer who claims to deliver justice in Heaven's name has been close to him all along. Multiple POVs and characters, with a c 100Reads—Score—Shelves

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