Angst! Haha, Nothing but Angst! 刀！哈哈，全是刀！

1. 251 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 116.7kReads9.5Score16.4kShelves

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   Hehe, very knife-like

2. 252 终 A Young Heart Fell in Love, Then Drew Its Blade to Slay the Gods for You 终是少年动了情，为你拔刀斩神明 The Fox on a Swing荡秋千的狐狸Urban579k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Invincible] [Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Healing?] [The comic adaptation is now available on Fanqie under the title Frostfall Youth] Demons are beings beyond the bounds of common sense. They come in countless varieties, run wild and wreak havoc across the land, and have done so for thousands of years. Ordinary people cannot see demons with their own eyes, nor can they banish them with ordinary strength. Those who, guided by the gods, wield demonic power in mortal bodies to slay d 27.5kReads9.4Score3kShelves

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   [Invincible, Single Female Lead, Comedy, Ensemble Cast, Healing?] Demons are species that exist outside of common sense. They are numerous and diverse, unrestrained and wicked, and have plagued their regions for thousands of years.

3. 253 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
4. 254 第 First Rate! 第一流！ Zhong Jiuling钟九陵Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead, no formulaic tropes, not a power fantasy. Excellent writing and a first-rate plot. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.] Year thirty-one of the New Era. Snow fell in the bitter cold of winter. Many things happened that year. The Divine Church gained a new Divine Son, the Buddhist faith saw thirty-six golden lotuses bloom, and a madman emerged from a crumbling Taoist temple. The North Sea churned, threatening to swallow heaven and earth. A tiny blade of grass grew in the De 39.6kReads8.5Score3.5kShelves

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   There's no knife, it's all just Miracle Nikki!

5. 255 情 I Have No Emotions, So I Found a Sniper for a Girlfriend 情感缺失的我找了个狙击手女友 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban664k WordsCompleted (One heroine. She isn't a campus beauty, just above average in looks. The moment they meet, they both realize the other is a big shot.) (The romance develops slowly.) On the surface, the world where humanity lives after World War II is peaceful. But in the hidden world of shadows, national organizations like Xuanyuan Sword, Eagle's Wing, and Winterhold are locked in constant conflict. Genetically enhanced people hiding among the crowds possess physical abilities far beyond those of ordinary huma 29.8kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
6. 256 重 Reborn in High School, Then Stuck in an Endless Save-Load Loop 重生回高中，然后不停回档 Drink Hot Water Fifty喝热水五十Urban813k WordsCompleted [Not a Feel-Good Story + Unlimited Death Rewind + Solving Cases + One Heroine + Personal Growth + Redemption + Heartwarming Healing] Zhou Wentao is reborn, and it seems everything is about to start over. But before a day has passed, he dies. Then he is reborn again. Gradually, he discovers that he has the ability to rewind time when he dies. Zhou Wentao, who was content to coast through life, only wanted to live in peace. But he keeps running into one incident after another: 726Reads8.8Score109Shelves

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   The plot is heartwarming and healing, the romance is sweet to the core, but the tear-jerking moments can be surprisingly sharp. The only regret is that the ending, while sweet, feels somewhat bland, but upon reflection, this gentle conclusion perhaps truly does justice to Tao Zong's departure. It's clear the author had much more to write—many plot holes and foreshadowing remain unresolved, the romance between the brother and the wealthy young woman wasn't fully developed, and the price of Tao Zong's second chance wasn't elaborated upon. Yet, you can feel the author's deep affection for this book throughout. I sincerely recommend everyone to read it!

7. 257 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 120kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves

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   It's not good to always look down on knives, right?

8. 258 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.2kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves
9. 259 柯 Detective Conan: Bringing the Police Academy to Take Down the Wine Syndicate 柯南：手提警校，掀翻酒厂 Playing with the Setting Sun戏残阳Anime Fanfiction358k WordsCompleted (True member of the Black Organization, no CP) (Slightly angsty; apologies for any OOC) Everyone in the Organization knows that Smirno is a complete lunatic. He jumps at experiments that ordinary people would avoid at all costs, and volunteers for missions with extremely high fatality rates. At the height of his career, he even surpassed Gin for a time, becoming the Organization's top operative. He has a secret no one knows: he knows this world is just an anime, and he knows he's a villain. But 375Reads8.4Score108Shelves

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   This book truly adores everyone in the entire story. The protagonist has some psychological issues, and there's a little bit of angst, but it's not overly so (author's confirmation). Everyone cares about the protagonist and is incredibly kind to them. The protagonist is beautiful, strong, and tragically wronged, redeeming the five members of the police academy group. Highly recommended! Check this out!

10. 260 藏 Hidden Jasmine 藏茉莉 Jian Qingzi见清子Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted The rating just went up. It’ll rise more later~ [Lin Mosheng × Zhou Yu] On a stormy day, the air was damp and oppressive. An old tune drifted from the music box on the table, and through her hazy consciousness, she returned to her first year of high school. “Shengsheng, what are you standing there for?” The woman smiled and urged her. “Hurry up and call him big brother.” Lin Mosheng looked at the boy in front of her, her eyes instantly turning red. Choking back tears, she said, “Zhou Yu?” The bo 519Reads8.3Score102Shelves

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    She was confined to a mental hospital and forced to undergo treatment. Upon learning that her brother had died long ago, she couldn't accept it and chose to commit suicide. [Crying][crying]

11. 261 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5kShelves

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    It's really beautiful.

12. 262 柠 The Lemonade Has Gone Warm 柠檬水凉了 Bie Turong别土荣Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted [Heart-wrenching angst | missed chances | fate | reunion after years apart] This story is full of heartbreak. Read with caution! Wang Shuaishua never believed in fate. She clawed her way out of the mud and fought her way into No. 1 High School just to get closer to that boy. Zhou Yiming was the only light in her darkness. He came to find her when she was lost, got punished for her sake, and made her a longevity lock with his own hands. The boy once swore, “I’ll be there for your future, I pr 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    We remain steadfast in this life amidst the cruel tricks of fate.

13. 263 终 KO One: Cause and Effect 终极系列之因果 Purple Bauhinia Feather紫荆焉羽Female-Channel Fanfiction3.7M WordsCompleted Preface: Gods think they rule over humanity, when in truth, they are the ones abandoned by the world! All things give rise to and overcome one another! Good and evil have always coexisted! There is no absolute right or wrong in this world, only choices! Schemes, cunning, open clashes, and secret struggles all lead into the cycle of fate and cause and effect. It is nothing more than a feast of unnatural deaths! Excerpt: Wind: After giving up on protecting them, I face the world’s blame Fire: Mal 2.5kReads9.4Score177Shelves

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    A knife of family ties, a knife of love, a knife of friendship!

14. 264 宝 Baby, My Mission Is to Love You for a Lifetime 宝贝，我的任务就是爱你一辈子 Weirdo Maker怪咖制造者Urban340k WordsOngoing [Urban] + [Cultivation] + [Multiple rebirths] + [Single protagonist] + [Plenty of heartbreak] + [An energetic author] Cruelly toyed with by fate, Amy suffered an immense injustice in her previous life. The demonic energy pent up inside her erupted like a raging volcano, unleashing enough power to destroy an entire world. Her beloved, her identical twin born from a different egg and now an immortal, could only watch in anguish as the darkness revealed his utter inability to protect the one he lov —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New author, do you think my ending should be a bit more drastic?

15. 265 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic Endings of a Cannon Fodder Side Character 快穿：炮灰女配be之旅 Black Hair, White Snow青丝白雪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Fake death + angst + bad ending + conquest + regretful pursuit + heroine never falls in love + different character settings for the heroine in each world + male leads die in every world] Jialuo, a cannon-fodder villainess, awakens to her own consciousness, binds herself to a System, and travels through fictional worlds to turn the tables on her fate. At first, the villainess is just a test of the protagonists’ love, hated by everyone around her. After Jialuo arrives, she becomes the heroine the 3.1kReads8.6Score211Shelves

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    Knives, all knives! This quick transmigration novel is so heart-wrenching, it made me cry buckets of tears! The male lead is tortured! ① To be reborn, the female lead signs a contract with a system. She can be resurrected as long as she travels through various worlds, conquers the male leads, and becomes their white moonlight. But the system doesn't tell her that the person she torments, the gloomy and insane one, is actually an old acquaintance?! The female lead is speechless…

16. 266 快 Quick Transmigration: Becoming the White Moonlight Who Makes Powerful Men Weep 快穿：穿成虐哭大佬的白月光 Miss Cat一只猫小姐Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted At first, none of them liked her. Later, she became the unreachable first love in their hearts! A scum-trashing Mary Sue romance, with regretful exes chasing their wives! After cultivating for a thousand years, the parasitic vine spirit Si Si finally succeeds in ascending. But during the Ascension Ceremony, her superior gets her in trouble. The Heavenly Dao orders her to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines in three thousand worlds fulfill their wishes. Only after earning enough merit can she 11.8kReads9.1Score820Shelves
17. 267 任 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 milieModern Romance20k WordsCompleted “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 5.8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    They are all very sweet

18. 268 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Days of Being Everyone’s Favorite 盗墓：当团宠的日子 Jin Jiuyue金九月Mystery167k WordsCompleted [The Grave Robbers' Chronicles Series + Everyone's Darling + Heartthrob + No Female Lead + No System + Everyday-Life “Sweet Little Story”] Wu Yu is an orphan in name only. Why do I say that? Although he has no mom or dad, he was actually raised for over a decade by “two dads” and “an uncle.” All three men insisted on calling themselves his older brothers, and together they raised him until he was thirteen. One dad is Zhang Qiling, the other is Hei Xiazi, and the uncle is Xie Yuchen. Since these 4.7kReads9.3Score779Shelves

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    That's about it.

19. 269 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Really Have Nothing to Do with the Wang Family 盗墓：汪家真的跟我没有任何关系 San Bing三冫Mystery171k WordsOngoing As a long-lived being, Ying Yueheng has always done a good job of keeping herself safe. She hides away during times of chaos, and travels the world in peaceful times, trying out all sorts of different professions. Now working as an archaeologist, she spots a familiar object in a tomb... Great, she's excavated the grave of one of her own friends. Wu Xie: So he's your friend too? Zhang Qiling: He's no good. Come with me. Hei Xiazi: You've lived this long and still haven't learned to be a little mo 9Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 盗 Tomb Raiding: I'm Just a Lowly Member of the Zhang Family 盗墓：我只是一个小小张家人 Fuyu扶鱼Two Male Leads227k WordsCompleted [Wu Xie CP + deliberately awkward antics + from tomb raiding to Sand Sea + sunny and cheerful protagonist at first, turns dark later + angst in Sand Sea] * Shi Xu was bound to a System that sent him to the tomb-raiding world to complete all sorts of bizarre missions. [Get the dog that chased you a few days ago to run away.] [Look deeply into Wu Xie's eyes for thirty seconds without laughing.] [Maintain eye contact with Zhang Qiling for ten seconds.] [Give Zhang Qiling ten compliments, and start 2.2kReads8.5Score253Shelves
21. 271 原 Genshin Impact: Awakened by Barbatos from the Start 原神：开局被巴巴托斯唤醒 Strings Stirred by the Sound of the River音江弦动Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: Thump, It Falls, and Regret Bursts into Bloom [Transmigration + Gacha Pool + Original Light Demon God + No Romance] Characters enter the gacha pool, complete with on-screen comments and roasts. Bai Mo transmigrated to Teyvat thousands of years ago, and only now has the unreliable System awakened... So what now? Nothing for it, then. Time to flatten Teyvat!! (Just kidding.) Wait, something’s off. Why are the Seven Archons indulging me so much? After discovering the intentions of a 10.4kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
22. 272 柯 Detective Conan: Forced to Save the Day, I Just Want to Fake My Death and Get Away 柯南：被迫拯救后只想赶快死遁 A Moon Rabbit一只月兔Anime Fanfiction554k WordsOngoing [No romance + everyone adores the protagonist + beautiful yet tragic + madman literature 3 + ambiguous factions] Chiyahara Nozomu was the most useless codename operative in the organization. He couldn’t lift a finger to carry anything or fight, and he was out of breath every other step. Even climbing a flight of stairs could kill him. He also wore a device to monitor his heartbeat, various tracking devices, and even a collar around his neck that dispensed sedatives. Everyone else in the organiza 1.4kReads9.2Score210Shelves
23. 273 娱 Showbiz: His Songs Make You Want to Cry from the First Note 娱乐：他的歌，一听前奏就想哭 The One Chasing Shooting Stars追赶流星的人Urban264k WordsCompleted [Entertainment + Singing + Tearjerker + Inspirational + Healing + Positive Energy] Li Qingchen transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens an immersive-experience System that lets him sing the stories behind songs. On the Star of Tomorrow stage, no one believes in him. Then Li Qingchen sings “The Wind Rises” and brings the entire audience to tears. After that! “Under the Sea,” “Heartstrings,” “Invisible Wings,” and more… One hit after another takes listeners through the heartbreak of countless 224Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    A knife is never sweet!

24. 274 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Walnut Seller 盗墓：那个卖核桃的 Xue Yin薛喑Two Male Leads174k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads] + [Angst] + [Severe Protagonist Suffering, Not for the Faint of Heart] 2026 editor’s note: Please read the author’s statement in the book’s discussion section. Thank you, everyone. The protagonist is completely love-struck, extremely so, and there will be no switching love interests. If you can’t accept that, feel free to leave using the top-right corner. Li Cu × Qian Heng After spending seven or eight years out in the dirt, Qian Heng had thoroughly wrecked his health. With now 2.9kReads9.3Score558Shelves
25. 275 起 Rise and Fall of the Spirit: I’m Even More Withdrawn Than My Brother! 起落有灵：我比我哥更自闭！ Lucky Jerry招财杰瑞Two Male Leads373k WordsCompleted A cold moonlight in the human world, mutual salvation, and Qiling Luo and a blind man In my previous life, I was a quiet, withdrawn child star. Everyone called it autism. After I transmigrated, a useless System that could spoil the plot appeared in my mind. It wanted me to be a little ray of sunshine, and its spoilers revolved around our nine families. I had no idea how to make an autistic child more cheerful. Then the System forced me to... The girl pinched Zhang Luoling’s cheek as he smiled br 5.1kReads8.9Score977Shelves
26. 276 穿 Transmigration: Gin's Deceased Younger Sister 穿越：琴酒死去的妹妹 Meng Yu檬鱼Anime Fanfiction89k WordsCompleted [The pairing is undecided for now. No heartbreak! No heartbreak! No heartbreak! Saying it three times because it’s important. This is a sweet story, super sweet!] In her first life, she was tormented by the Organization until she jumped into the sea and died by suicide, forgotten by everyone. In her second life, with her memories incomplete, she became even more entangled with the Organization as she tried to recover them. Once her memories returned, Kurosawa You declared, “What Organization? Wh 325Reads6.9Score100Shelves
27. 277 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Just a Schoolteacher 盗笔：只是教书先生 The Waxing Crescent Is Round上弦月亮圆Two Male Leads171k WordsOngoing [Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic; Long Hair; Everyone’s Favorite; Gentle; Raising Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qiling; Nine Gates First, Then Grave Robbers’ Chronicles; Fake Death and a Long Road to Redemption] (Er Yuehong and Yatou share a sibling bond.) Chen Pi: “You’re the one who stole my nine-claw hook?” Fifth Master Gou: “Can you teach me to write?” Zhang Qishan: “There’s something too pure about this person’s eyes.” Adjutant: “Master Fo, given your seniority, you should call him senior…” Hei Xiazi: 1.1kReads9.0Score222Shelves
28. 278 迟 Your Late Affection Is Worth Less Than Grass. I’m Leaving the Family, So Why Are You Crying? 迟来深情比草贱，我叛出家你哭啥 La La Little Pumpkin啦啦小南瓜Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Mo was reborn, back in the Xu family mansion. In her previous life, she was found and brought home, only to be treated unfairly. Her family hated her, and the fake young master framed her, leaving her to die with grievances unavenged. When she opened her eyes again, she decided to leave home and cut ties with her hypocritical family. But to her surprise, the whole family regretted it and begged her to come home, weeping. But affection that comes too late is worth less than grass. This time, s 146.5kReads8.1Score8.9kShelves

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    The knife, an extraordinary knife. In the end, the son wanted to "kill" his mother, and the mother wanted to "kill" her son.

29. 279 铜 The Bronze Sparrow Locks the Golden Hairpin 铜雀锁金钗 Brewing Tea with Life's Flavors世味煮茶Two Male Leads320k WordsCompleted To love someone painfully is to wish you could lock them away with a golden lock. The first time Duan Yelin saw Xu Hang, he wanted to keep him locked up in a gilded cage, and that was exactly what he did. He took Xu Hang by force, the robber; Xu Hang was the helpless victim, enduring it in silence. Xu Hang was unwilling, but he wanted to live. There was still so much he hadn’t done, so in the end, he went into the Little Copper Pass. Years of entanglement. After fou 42.3kReads9.7Score12kShelves
30. 280 我 My Wife's World 我妻世界 Why Say So Much何必言深Urban2.4M WordsCompleted When worlds descend and the world itself is threatened, no one can stay out of it! Biological anomalies! Climate anomalies! Geological anomalies! Anomalies in the laws of nature! All anomalies must be eliminated! Become the world’s [white blood cells] and devour them! The West: “I will protect our world!” The East: “We will protect our shared home!” Zhang: “I will protect my wife!” Everyone: “???” [Comedic and lighthearted] [Includes hand-drawn monster illustrations] 35kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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    Sugar, all sugar.

31. 281 盗 Tomb Raiding: My Identity Is Exposed, and Now I'm the Group's Punching Bag 盗墓之身份暴露的我是团欺 Kong Fangmo孔方墨Mystery433k WordsOngoing [Bullied by the Group Early On + Male Lead Has No CP (One-Sided Crushes) + Secret Identity + Fake Villain + A Little Ping Xie and Hei Hua] (The rating is low because it just came out. The typos are due to copyright issues.) Male protagonist, the Wang Family’s favorite, a teasing dog trainer, beautiful and tragic, but powerful in the later stages. Wan Zhou transmigrated into the world of Daomu Biji. From the start, he had a single-player System. After ten years of seclusion, the Dragon King retu 2.5kReads8.9Score306Shelves
32. 282 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Taming Brash Xie and Hua 盗笔：解拽拽驯花记 Lucky Jerry招财杰瑞Two Male Leads245k WordsCompleted A cat becomes a person after gaining humanlike intelligence. CP: Hua Ye If you want to know what kind of trouble a cat can cause, Xie Yuhua can certainly tell you. There’s no end to it Xie Zhuazhua is a long-haired lion cat that doesn’t shed. Its ears and paws are covered in brown-black fur, which is quite unusual. Most notably, it has heterochromatic eyes, blue on the left and yellow on the right, both very beautiful. It’s also incredibly cheeky. He rules the household like a king, and his unde 1.9kReads9.1Score373Shelves
33. 283 反 Villain, Don't Turn Evil Yet, Your Host Is Dismantling Her Harem to Save You 反派先别黑化，宿主正拆鱼塘救你 Shi Wanwan诗婉婉Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Zhizhi is dropped into a historical romance novel by a rotten System and forced to take on a hell-level mission: Change the tragic fate of the villains, who are both cannon fodder and backup options, so they won’t turn evil when they fail to win the heroine’s love. Make them kind, clear-headed, sunny, model men instead. Shen Zhizhi thinks, Heh, how hard can that be? Just make the male leads see the heroine for who she really is, so they stop being her lapdogs, right? Full of confidence, she 5.3kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    The beginning was hilarious, they tricked me into going in to kill someone, damn it, Zhang Jiali just... Waaaaah, damn it, you have no idea how devastated I was.

34. 284 基 Gene Superweapons: From Good-for-Nothing to Invincible in Prison 基因超武：废材从监狱走向无敌 Mai Mai Twenty-Three麦麦二十三Urban318k WordsCompleted An ordinary person enters a strange prison. It's full of martial arts elites, where everything is expensive except martial arts manuals. To survive, the protagonist hones his skills on the brink of death, and eventually... 935Reads—Score114Shelves

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    Although there are many swords, the storyline is exciting and the fight scenes are vividly depicted!

35. 285 白 A White-Haired Handsome Guy Is Chasing Me 白毛帅哥后面追 Granny Yama阎王奶奶Two Male Leads271k WordsCompleted [Omegaverse romance + slow burn + bad ending + devoted to each other] Xu Qi thinks there’s nothing in this world that can move him, whether it’s a person or an event. Even if a relative died, it wouldn’t mean much to him. After all, they were only relatives in name, and he felt nothing for them. They were like strangers, strangers who would only hold him back from his future. But if the day ever came when someone he cared about had to leave, he hoped they would come back to see him one last time 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Surgery immediately.

36. 286 爱 I Can't Bear the Price of Loving You 爱上你的代价让我承受不起 Herb of the Apricot Grove杏林之草Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Su Yichen, courtesy name Youxian and childhood nickname Mo'er, is called Su Mo by his family. Ever since he was little, he has loved the older boy who once saved him, Prince De, Xiao Yixuan. When he grows up, he uses his own abilities to help Xiao Yixuan ascend the throne, only to see his mother forced off a cliff. Left crippled, he throws himself into the moat... 498Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    I gave you my love, but you don't recognize me.

37. 287 尘 The Final Greed of Mortal Ties 尘缘最后的贪婪 Manman Is Manman漫漫即蔓蔓Ancient Romance428k WordsOngoing After that person died a cruel death, she abandoned her path to immortality and plunged headlong into the demonic abyss. From that day onward, the pure-hearted cultivator of old was gone, replaced by a fiend with blood on her hands whom everyone feared. She had killed too many people and borne too many sins. Everyone in the world cursed her behind her back, saying she had gone mad and was beyond saving. Her trail of blood stretched to the very edge of the cultivation world. No one knew that the 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is incredibly strong, perhaps too strong, yet she has no choice but to be. She kept the price of the blood pact a secret from everyone; even in death, no one remembers her. She vanished from the world completely, leaving nothing behind. But no, she left behind things—people she desperately tried to protect in her previous life, people who should have lived. She didn't leave herself behind, however. Those people's lives were bought with her own. 😭😭😭

38. 288 只 I Was Just Playing a Cultivation Game, I Didn't Mean to Cultivate for Real 只是玩个修仙游戏，没想真修仙啊 Meteor on a Spring Outing踏青的流星Eastern Fantasy595k WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into two animated dramas, so you can count on the quality. [Slow Burn] [Cultivation Sects] [The fiery spirit of youth, gifted rivals, laughter and tears. There are always things you have no choice but to do, and people you have no choice but to say goodbye to.] [The further you read, the better it gets. If you don't believe me, try the latest chapter first, then decide whether to keep reading.] [This book won't have Foundation Establishment cultivators cutting down Nas 15.3kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves

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    The early period is uneventful, but the later stages are epic and intense, full of twists and turns. [Cultivation Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Divine Transformation, Integration...] It's a sect cultivation story brimming with youthful spirit! Geniuses vie for supremacy, some journey side-by-side within the sect, while others are forced to part ways. The young cultivators journey forward, their journey interwoven with laughter and regret. Beyond the passionate battles lie many choices beyond their control. The tension between the characters is palpable, making for a highly immersive reading experience.

39. 289 我 I’m Immortal Anyway, So Do Whatever You Want 我反正长生不死，你们随意 One Week, Seven Days Off一周就断七天更Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (A laid-back story + mastering the art of keeping a low profile + easygoing + humorous everyday life. Enter at your own risk!) Yang Sheng transmigrates to the world of cultivation and awakens an immortal constitution: he’ll never die! He has a mixed Five Elements spiritual root, making cultivation difficult. What’s he going to do? No worries. Keep a low profile for a million years, and even a Divine Transformation cultivator will call him Dad! Keep a low profile for billions of years, and even a 35.3kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    Yang Sheng transmigrates to the cultivation world, possessing a longevity body that grants him immortality, but his mixed five-elemental spiritual root makes cultivation extremely difficult. However, don't worry, he chooses the ultimate path of survival, where a million years of survival can make even a Nascent Soul cultivator call him "father," and hundreds of millions of years can even make an Immortal Emperor fear him. This story is lighthearted and humorous, full of everyday wit, but proceed with caution before diving in.

40. 290 他 His Little Fool Doesn't Cry Anymore 他的小傻子不爱哭了 Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [BL + both pure + angst + just rated] In a corner of Shengying Noble High School, there was always a figure named Su Nian. As the illegitimate son the Su family kept hidden from the world, he had suffered a childhood accident that left him with a brain injury. He was always half a beat slower than everyone else, and his clear eyes were often filled with timid confusion. When classmates mocked and shoved him, all he could do was tear up, like a little beast nobody wanted. In the hallway, Su Nian 9.2kReads9.3Score692Shelves

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    That's truly amazing, like finding candy in a knife.

41. 291 三 Three Years, Eleven Pages: Don’t Cry When You Finish 三年，十一页，看完别哭 Snow Wolf on the Summit云巅雪狼Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Three years, eleven pages. Don't cry when you finish reading. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Eleven pages of final diary, knife, knife, knife

42. 292 龙 The Legend of the Dragon's Lament 龙殇传 Wandering Dust-Clearing Traveler浪客荡尘Urban161k WordsOngoing [Not a power fantasy + apocalypse + no harem + one heroine] | An epic elegy for a civilization in ruins When claws tear open the sky and dragon breath scorches through the earth, mechanical civilization crumbles beneath dragonfire into rusted scrap. Dust veils the sun and moon, the roars of dragonkin replace the morning bells, and humanity huddles in the crumbling shells of concrete and steel, turning the word “survival” into a bloodied blade. A broken horn is picked up amid the ruins. Its call 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Knife, hehehe, knife

43. 293 仙 The Candle-Bearing Immortal of the Night 仙夜秉烛人 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted I wield a sword that cuts through the mortal world's roads. I hold a lamp that illuminates the sorrows of past and present. I make a wish for suffering to vanish from the world. I have a heart... to investigate things, extend knowledge, make my intentions sincere, set my heart right, cultivate myself, bring order to my family, govern the state, and bring peace to all under Heaven! “Heaven's movement is vigorous; the noble-minded person strives without cease.” “The earth's nature is receptive; th 12.3kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
44. 294 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 76.1kReads9.4Score7.7kShelves
45. 295 你 Hey, You! Do You Really Have to Be This Low-Key?! 你小子！用不用这么低调！！ Half a Cup of Lingering Sorrow半盏残忧Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The immortal, undying ancient dragon left behind only a rotting corpse. The phoenix, unafraid of death, was reduced to a single broken root feather. The auspicious qilin, surrounded by good fortune, could not foresee its own death. The Black Tortoise, master of countless laws, had its shell forcibly stripped away. The cemetery of the gods still stands, watching the ruins endure for millennia, while grass and trees flourish and fade through the seasons. Who dares claim to be immortal… The years t 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Enters a BE Script 快穿白月光穿进be剧本 Carefree Chatterbox佛系叽歪Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted #Shocking! The Dream Girl Meets a Love-Struck Hero in Every World!# [Dream Girl + Satisfying Romance + Healing and Redemption + No Fixed Couple] After Qing Dai’s fiftieth blind date ends in failure, she’s told it’s because the fragments of her soul scattered across different little worlds have left a trail of broken hearts: They were the CEO’s dream girl, the campus heartthrob’s secret wife, the regent’s cinnabar mole, the secretly adored imperial princess in a matriarchal world… As the dream gi 33kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    These books, once finished, I couldn't get over them for months.

47. 297 财 The Wealth Immortal Has Arrived 财仙到 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted “You can't be bent by force, but you can be corrupted by wealth.” “Bowing for five bushels of rice is the bearing of an immortal.” “Nothing matters more than silver. And if something does...” “Then it must be even more silver...” What is cultivation like for everyone else? Qingshan doesn't care. He cultivates by making money from people, immortals, and even Heaven itself. The more silver he earns, the stronger he becomes! Why become so strong? Naturally, to earn even more silver... The Way of th 18kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    Would you believe me if I said it was a sweet romance novel?

48. 298 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    A contemporary romance novel featuring two highly intelligent and romantic partners. The male lead is a true aristocrat, and the female lead is extremely charming. It's a story of conscious yet sensual indulgence, with a highly artistic plot that is both realistic and thrilling. The financial and business battles are particularly captivating. A must-read.

49. 299 他 He Said the Stars Suffer from Insomnia 他说星星会失眠 Zhi Zinan枝子楠Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted “You are my only light, but I became your shadow.” [Childhood friends · mutual salvation · heartbreaking angst · a broken mirror doesn't always get put back together] “Li Xia, if I disappeared one day, would you come looking for me?” “No.” She doesn't even look up. “I'd wait for you to come back, then beat you up.” Wen Lisheng laughed, but later, he really did disappear. From elementary school through high school, Li Xia and Wen Lisheng were inseparable. He was the heir to a wealthy family, and 474Reads—Score100Shelves

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    I feel that the few sweet moments at the beginning of this book are all foreshadowing the angst later on; the more I read, the more painful it becomes.

50. 300 快 Quick Transmigration: Winning Over the Beautiful, Strong, and Miserable 快穿之攻略美强惨 Fish Daddy鱼daddyModern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Ongoing: The first time Yun Zhao saw the young lord after waking from a fall into the water was during the Bathing the Buddha Festival. She was instantly struck by his beauty and could not forget him. The second time she saw him, he had been abducted. The refined young nobleman, as beautiful as jade, had fallen into a life of degradation and lost all his memories. With his arms bound and his frail body covered in scars, the young lord eyed her warily and asked, “Who are you?” Yun Zhao thought fo 261Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    Except for the first world, it's all heartbreaking, especially the three short stories of the male and female protagonists, it's just one heartbreaking story after another [almost crying][almost crying]

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