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1. 101 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 55.9kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves

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2. 102 裂 Above the Cracks 裂痕之上 Sheng Sheng Zhi Wen声声之文15k WordsCompleted Above the Fracture —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Real-life stories of people around us are worth reading

3. 103 在 Meet Me in the Sun and Wind 在阳光和风里见 Forever Out of Reach永不可期Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted Pigeons can fly. It’s a beautiful fairy tale, a dream that Xia Da never woke from during those barren years. One day, we’ll understand that some people won’t stay, and were never within our reach to begin with... 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   After reading this, you will know what it means to be truly upset.

4. 104 冲 A Marriage to Bring Good Fortune 冲喜 Ahei from the Village村头的阿黑Two Male Leads315k WordsCompleted The famed Marquis of Pingliang, Yan Fujing, suddenly came down with a grave illness and took to his bed. Meanwhile, the obscure young wastrel Xiao Weiran was inexplicably dragged in to bring him good luck. Looking at Yan Fujing lying in bed, barely clinging to life, Xiao Weiran couldn’t help feeling sorry for him. Dressed in a red wedding gown, he knelt in tears and silently prayed: “Your disciple Xiao Weiran pays homage to the boundless gods of the ten directions and three ages. I have no othe 1.4kReads9.1Score188Shelves

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   These are all short-term abuses

5. 105 丑 The Ugly Slave 丑奴儿 Not Me非。我Two Male Leads405k WordsCompleted Cheng Huan acts up and does whatever he wants in front of the emperor. He thought that no matter how harshly the emperor punished him, he would never actually hurt him. But when that cup of poisoned wine was brought before him, he finally understood that it had all been one enormous misunderstanding... 132Reads9.2Score—Shelves
6. 106 桃 Peach Blossom Debt 桃花债 Da Feng Gua Guo大风刮过Eastern Fantasy141k WordsCompleted Who is whose tribulation, and who owes whom a debt? A scheme laid a thousand years ago was nothing but a wait for a fateful meeting. Song Yao, the prime minister's son, was infatuated with the celebrated courtesan Yao Xiang, but she was in love with a poor scholar. By a twist of fate, the devastated Song Yao accidentally ate an immortal pill and ascended to become a deity. Tian Shu, the Star Lord of the Heavenly Court, was involved with Emperor Nanming. The Jade Emperor banished them to the mort 4.5kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
7. 107 宠 The Imperial Favorite 宠监 Pu Sansi蒲三思Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted Xiao Lianzi is a eunuch, a low-ranking servant who quietly minds his own business and sweeps the palace. Then one day, for no apparent reason, he becomes the emperor's personal eunuch. He entered the palace late and has no idea how serving the emperor differs from serving anyone else. He only remembers one rule for surviving in the harem: “The master is heaven, the master is earth. If the master tells you to go east, you must never go west!” The little eunuch knows his place: he's just a servant 7.4kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
8. 108 欺 Deceiving the Emperor 欺君 What a Huge Pot好大一口锅Two Male Leads142k WordsCompleted When Lin Xianzhi was fifteen, she fell from a tree, and apricot blossoms drifted down all around her. Yun Ran could never look away again. When Yun Ran turned twenty, Lin Xianzhi placed a jade pendant in his palm during his coming-of-age ceremony and kissed him before she could stop herself. In the haze of the moment, Yun Ran thought it was just a beautiful dream brought on by wine. When Lin Xianzhi was twenty-two, she went as an envoy to Qing and brought the hostage Su Yunjing back to Chu unhar 3.4kReads9.4Score540Shelves
9. 109 亲 The Paternity Test Says 99.99%, but There’s No Way That Boy Is Mine 《亲子鉴定99.99%，但儿子绝不可能是我的》 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Paternity Test Says 99.99%, But There's No Way the Boy Is Mine 2.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Wonderful short story recommendation!

10. 110 燃 Our Gas Bill Skyrocketed, and My Wife Was Hiding a Man at Home 燃气费暴增，老婆在家里藏着一个男人 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠13k WordsCompleted Our Gas Bill Soared, and My Wife Was Hiding a Man at Home 569Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 婚 The Night Before Our Wedding, My Fiancé Forced Me to Take the Blame for His Sister. Three Months Later, He Went Insane 《婚礼前夜，未婚夫逼我替妹妹顶罪，三个月后他疯了》 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠7k WordsCompleted The Night Before Our Wedding, My Fiancé Forced Me to Take the Blame for My Sister. Three Months Later, He Went Mad 646Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 离 After Our Divorce, I Bankrupted My Ex-Husband’s Company 离婚后，我让前夫公司破产了 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠8k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, I Bankrupted My Ex-Husband’s Company 137Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 替 The Night Before I Took My Sister’s Place at the Altar, I Exposed Her Scandal 替嫁前夜，我把妹妹的丑事公之于众 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠9k WordsCompleted The Night Before My Sister’s Replacement Wedding, I Exposed Her Scandal 333Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 备 While We Were Trying for a Baby, My Husband Bought Special Protection 备孕期间，丈夫却买了特殊的防护用品 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠10k WordsCompleted While We Were Trying for a Baby, My Husband Bought Special Protection 90Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 我 The Top-Tier Star I Raised Sent Me to Prison with His Own Hands 我养大的顶流弟弟，亲手把我送进监狱 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠17k WordsCompleted The Top-Tier Star I Raised Sent Me to Prison with His Own Hands 298Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 我 Before My Mom Jumped, She Looked at Me One Last Time on the Security Camera 我妈跳楼前，在监控里看了我最后一眼 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠9k WordsCompleted Before My Mom Jumped to Her Death, She Gave Me One Last Look on the Security Camera 336Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 我 On the Seventh Day After I Died, My Husband Went Insane 我死后第七天，丈夫疯了 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠8k WordsCompleted On the Seventh Day After I Died, My Husband Went Mad 27Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 那 That Day, Everyone in the Neighborhood Knocked on My Door at Once 那天，全小区同时敲响了我家的门 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠7k WordsCompleted That Day, Everyone in the Neighborhood Knocked on My Door at the Same Time 21Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 谁 Who’s Spying on My Security Cameras? 谁在偷窥我的监控 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠27k WordsCompleted Who’s Spying on My Security Cameras? 18Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 替 Scapegoat Code: I Woke Up as a Serial Killer 《替罪羊编码:一觉醒来，我成了连环杀手》 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠36k WordsCompleted The Scapegoat Code: I Woke Up as a Serial Killer 20Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 她 She Died on the Day Her Ex Got Married 她死在前任婚礼那天 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted She Died on the Day of Her Ex's Wedding 19Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 我 I Touched My Husband’s Old Phone, and He Panicked, Revealing a Secret He’d Kept Hidden for Three Months 我碰了下老公的旧手机，他慌张暴露了藏三个月的秘密 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted I Touched My Husband's Old Phone, and His Panic Exposed a Secret He'd Kept Hidden for Three Months 51Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 录 The Truth on the Voice Recorder: After I Was Pushed Down the Stairs, the Whole School Went Mad 录音笔里的真相：我被推下楼梯后，全校疯了 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠6k WordsCompleted The Truth on the Voice Recorder: After I Was Pushed Down the Stairs, the Whole School Went Mad 31Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 罪 The Sin Reckoning Arena 罪孽结算竞技场 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠19k WordsCompleted Sin Settlement Arena 7Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 他 He Never Suspected I Spat Out Every Drop of That Milk 他从没想过那杯牛奶我全吐了 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠20k WordsCompleted He Never Knew I Spat Out Every Drop of That Milk 20Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 婚 There Are Four Cameras Hidden in Our New Home. I’ll Play Along to the End 婚房藏了四个摄像头，我决定陪他们演到底 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted There Were Four Cameras Hidden in Our Newlywed Home, So I Decided to Play Along Until the End 13Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 我 My Daughter Isn’t Mine 我的女儿不是我亲生的 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted My Daughter Isn't Mine 23Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 他 I’m Not the Only Starred Contact on His Phone 他手机里唯一的星标，不是我 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠13k WordsCompleted I'm Not the Only Starred Contact in His Phone 94Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 十 Ten Years of Longing for Qing 十年慕青 My Lan Mu我的蓝慕Modern Romance25k WordsOngoing Lan Mu and Chen Qing, two ordinary people, lived through a story that seemed unremarkable and dull over the course of ten years. Like countless ordinary people, we aren’t the leads in a moving love story. Our love lives are calm and uneventful, but perhaps they aren’t so ordinary within the lives that belong to us alone. You may also hold in your heart a story you can’t let go of, or someone you’ll never forget. This story is for those of you who are like Lan Mu. —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 予 A Lifetime of Warmth for You 予你一生温暖 Clear Dust, Gentle Breeze清尘徐来Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted “I loved you for so many years. I cherished you so much, afraid you’d get hurt, and I was always careful with everything I did. So why did you team up with her to scheme against me? Why?” Only after he left did she realize that, without her noticing, he had long since taken root in her heart. If love and warmth are what it takes to heal the pain this world has inflicted on you, then may you find someone who can bring you a lifetime of warmth! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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31. 131 相 Longing Cannot Dispel Sorrow 相思不解愁 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted [College campus + unrequited love + love that can’t be returned + depression] Xu Shijie secretly loved Lin Mengying, but when she didn’t return his feelings, he transferred his affections to Chen Miaohan. Treated as a stand-in, Chen Miaohan grew despondent and took her own life for love. Xu Zhi styled himself a ladies’ man, falling for one person after another, but ended up all alone. Beware of thieves, fires, and best friends: Li Meiqi specialized in stealing her friends’ love interests, and en 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Help! Forget it if you torture me to death.

32. 132 孟 Meng Po's Soup-Brewing Chronicles 孟婆熬汤笔录 Feng Yun豐雲Ancient Romance295k WordsCompleted Meng Qianqian had been taking it easy at her desk, doing her job without much fuss. Then one day, with her supplies running low and her performance targets unmet, the King of Hell dangled a big promise in front of her. Meng Qianqian’s take: “I can enjoy the promise, simmer some soup, admire beautiful people, and feast my eyes. Life’s pretty sweet.” But she just couldn’t escape the jealousy of the person beside her. [The chase to win her back + amnesia + one-on-one romance + strong male and femal 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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33. 133 许 Let Me Look Toward You 许我向你看 Xin Yiwu辛夷坞Urban442k WordsCompleted Han Shu had successfully forgotten many of the details of that day. It was as though an eraser had silently wiped away the parts he was afraid to remember, leaving dust scattered everywhere. But there was one scene he could never erase: she stood in the dock, while he sat below. Han Shu didn't dare look into her eyes, yet he hoped she would glance his way. She didn't. He knew she hadn't, not even for a second. There was someone living in Jutian's heart, and she firmly believed that person had on 4.6kReads9.6Score727Shelves

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    These books are pretty good ①Two ordinary people end up living an ordinary life ②Parents, lovers, friends; family affection, love, friendship ③Emotionally inferior and hesitant, timid and cowardly ④Bai redeemed his childhood and Jiang Chen amazed the years

34. 134 谁 Whose Waiting Blooms Like a Flower 谁的等待，恰似花开 Wang Huohuo王火火Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted Lin Yixin was just an ordinary woman in the bustling mortal world. Before she met Shao Chuyi, she had a respectable job, a seemingly happy family, and, like many girls, a past she could look back on fondly. A love affair during college had come out of nowhere, yet she had buried it deep in her heart and could never let it go. No one knows where love begins, but once it does, it runs deep. In the fleeting years, some things came to an end and others found their happy endings. Yet for Lin Yixin, s —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
35. 135 世 I'll Wait for You at the End of the World 世界尽头等到你 Qinglin Zhichu青林之初Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted From Qing Lin Zhichu, author of The Book of Cangbi and A Song That Toppled the World, comes a modern tragic romance! The man she loved went to his death with another woman six years ago, leaving her alone to face the aftermath. The man who loved her grew up by her side, married her, and claimed her as his own, yet never won her heart. The years slipped away in vain, and you lost your chance with the woman of your dreams. In a daze, Qiao Luo once again sees, beyond the swaying willow branches of 62Reads9.2Score—Shelves
36. 136 忘 All the Love in My Heart Is Gone 忘尽心中情 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted [Campus romance + unrequited love + secret crush + playboy turns over a new leaf] This is the sequel to my work, A Longing Beyond Sorrow. Xu Shijie visits Jintai Temple to pray for Chen Miaohan’s departed soul. There, he meets Lin Mengying again, now recovered from depression, and also runs into Chen Miaohan’s younger sister, Chen Miaoying. Their story will continue… Lin Mengying is still hopelessly in love with Xu Shijie, but her love remains unreturned. Xu Zhi wanders through one relationship 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short story about secret love and abuse on campus, filled with the pain of lovesickness. The writing is very good, beautiful, and aesthetically pleasing. !!!!!!!

37. 137 对 A Bet on Love 对赌爱情 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted [From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns + Close Female Friends + Romantic Tension + Scoundrel Hero + Reuniting After a Breakup + The Wild Heart Reforms] Tang Yuying is hopelessly in love with Li Zhi, but her feelings go nowhere. Then a huge wave sweeps her away, and no one knows whether she is alive or dead. Eight years later, her twin sister, Tang Yucui, tracks down Li Zhi to avenge her younger sister, only to fall in love with the man she came to punish. A leopard never changes its spots. Li Zh 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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