I Have High Standards. Recommend Hidden Gems; I'm in a Reading Slump 我眼光很高，求压箱底书，最近到瓶颈了看啥都没劲

1. 451 癫 The Mad Little Daoist 癫狂小道长 Merciless Fire and Water Qilin水火无情麒麟Eastern Fantasy306k WordsOngoing At the very start of Volume Two, "The Secret Realm of Guixu" On his first day in the mortal realm, the Heavenly Venerable was kidnapped by the System. [Ding! Bound to the Ten Thousand Demons World-Suppressing Pagoda. Mission: Unmask the true identity of the "Great Emperor Zhenwu."] The Heavenly Venerable sneered. "I am Heaven itself. Who dares kidnap me?" That was until he spotted his grinning secretary, Fei Yang, hiding an identical System jade slip in his sleeve. The Holy Mother gave a co 19Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A hidden gem of a new book I stumbled upon!! "The Mad Little Taoist Priest" features vivid and endearing characters, a relaxed and unsettling plot, and the more you read, the more you love it.

2. 452 工 Above My Desk, Beneath My Heart 工位之上，心动之下 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪13k WordsCompleted Above the Desk, Below the Heartbeat 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A delicate and heartwarming tale of ambiguity and entanglement, brimming with realistic workplace dynamics! As they uncover the truth of the workplace, they discover each other's true feelings, and their relationship accelerates after becoming personal assistants!

3. 453 全 The World's Only SSS-Rank Superpower Awakening Expert 全球唯一SSS级异能觉醒大佬 Xiao Long Er小龙珥Urban374k WordsOngoing [Ruthless and decisive + System + supernatural abilities + one heroine + a plot that isn't mindless] A global disaster caused by supernatural beasts erupts. At death's door, Bai Xiao awakens the SSS-rank ability [Origin of All Forms], which lets him see the weaknesses of all things and summon ancient heroic spirits to possess him. The price: every heroic spirit's mark becomes a heavy tattoo weighing down his body. The mark of Kalom, a warrior with a broken spear, makes his right arm thirty jin h 20Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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   I started reading it because of the protagonist's unique SSS-level superpower. I initially thought it would be a mindless, lighthearted story, just something to have some fun, but I ended up becoming a fan of the protagonist's growth and the design of the superpowered beasts!

4. 454 重 Reborn with the Thirty-Six Stratagems, I Won’t Abort This Baby 重生玩转三十六计，这胎老娘不堕 Barbecue Caramel Potatoes烧烤焦糖土豆Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted On the cold operating table, Su Yanqiu suddenly opened her eyes. She was back on the day her two-faced best friend and the scumbag she loved had tricked her into an abortion! In her previous life, she thought her rough-and-tumble husband, Zhao Mo, was crude and trusted the wrong people. She lost her family fortune and died alongside her unborn child! Only when she was dying did she learn that the taciturn man had searched every ravine for her and killed her enemies with his own hands. In the end 46Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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   Except for the second book, all the others are completed. The first book has a bit of a historical background and is super good. I'm currently following the second one, which is about a man who becomes the other man's mistress and raises his child. As for the third book, I won't say much, just jump right in.

5. 455 前 My Ex-Husband’s Groveling Tour, While the Younger Man Fights for Me Like Crazy 前夫追妻火葬场，年下他抢疯了 Barbecue Caramel Potatoes烧烤焦糖土豆Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Top-tier star younger brother × divorced older sister; her ex-husband’s desperate chase for her versus the younger man fighting to claim her #OlderWomanYoungerMan #Twins #ConcertProposal] Jiang Jianxing was married to Xie Lin, a Hong Kong business tycoon, for three years. She was his first-love substitute and the most pitiful original wife on the entire internet. The day she signed the divorce papers, she had just received her pregnancy test results. When he told her, “Get rid of it,” she smi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 456 快 Quick Transmigration: Clear-Headed in a World of Love-Brained System 快穿之人间清醒却绑定恋爱脑系统 Barbecue Caramel Potatoes烧烤焦糖土豆Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Republican Era + Infinite-Flow + Interstellar + Alternate Universe + Divine Beasts] 1v1 [Zombies + Devoted Love + Older Woman/Younger Man Romance + ABO + Household Intrigue + Strong Female Lead] Skip this if these aren't your thing. Ouyang Yue has just graduated when her parents divorce. She sets off on a solo trip to clear her head, and accidentally binds herself to a quick transmigration System along the way. I thought I'd already renounced love and desire. Now you're telling me 101Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 457 反 The Villainous Male Side Character Transmigrates into the Real World, and the Author Is at His Mercy 反派男配穿越现实，作者被拿捏了 Barbecue Caramel Potatoes烧烤焦糖土豆Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted [If everyone else gets parentheses, so do I: 1v1. The rest depends on the author's mood, but it's probably not angsty.] Su Xiaoqi was just sitting at home when a villain fell from the sky. This formidable villainous male supporting character from the novel: He owed money from washing dishes, then joined the entertainment industry and got into debt to loan sharks. And somehow, he still became the entertainment industry's newest top-tier star?! Su Xiaoqi looked at the trending topic #EmperorYin's 5Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 458 得 I Got Amnesia and Turned into a Lucky Cat 得了失忆症，变成锦鲤小猫了 Barbecue Caramel Potatoes烧烤焦糖土豆Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, super-strong girl and straightforward general] The day Yang Fufu is diagnosed with amnesia, she binds to a [Lucky Carp System] and transmigrates to another world. She successfully saves a general, only to be poisoned and left on the brink of death! Her soul leaves her body. When she opens her eyes again, she's become the chubby orange cat the general took in! From then on, the fearsome general who commands respect far and wide develops a “strange habit”: he always has an ora 1Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 459 勉 I'll Settle for Being a Superstar 勉为其难做个天王巨星吧 Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple红的黄的蓝的绿的紫的Urban206k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, he became a fourth-year art student in a parallel world. He shot to fame after performing the Earth song “You at the Same Desk” at his graduation ceremony, entered show business, and joined singing variety shows, gradually growing into a superstar and king of the entertainment industry. —Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 460 血 Descendant of the Blood Clan 血族后裔 Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple红的黄的蓝的绿的紫的Eastern Fantasy224k WordsCompleted A young Chinese man is given the blood initiation in Europe and becomes a descendant of the Dracula family. By chance, he obtains the cultivation legacy, the Blood Scripture, and thrives with it, battling the Roman Church. His family rises rapidly, and he comes to dominate the Western underworld, yet his heart is always with China. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 461 文 The Entertainment Gala: My Journey Through a Parallel World 文娱盛典我的平行世界征途 Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple红的黄的蓝的绿的紫的Urban212k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world with the entirety of Earth’s culture, he flourished in music, literature, film, and variety entertainment, triumphing wherever he went and ultimately becoming a legendary superstar. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 462 大 The Most Dashing Man in the Ming Dynasty 大明之最风流 Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple红的黄的蓝的绿的紫的Historical158k WordsCompleted After his soul transmigrates into the body of Tang Bohu, the flamboyant and gifted scholar of the Ming Dynasty, he dazzles with unparalleled literary talent and peerless skill in poetry and painting. Charming and elegant, he places third in the imperial examinations, enters the court, and plots with consummate skill. What he changes with his own hands is not just history, but his own life as well. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 463 豪 A Warm Marriage into a Powerful Family: My Scheming Husband Dotes on Me 豪门暖婚腹黑老公轻轻宠 Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple红的黄的蓝的绿的紫的Modern Romance68k WordsCompleted I married into a wealthy family. Watch me work hard and earn everyone's respect, reveal my business talent time and again, and eventually become a formidable female CEO. I love my husband, dote on my son, and live a happy, fulfilled life. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 464 修 I Know a Little Bit of Everything About Cultivation 修仙我什么都会亿点点 Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple红的黄的蓝的绿的紫的Eastern Fantasy324k WordsCompleted Yan Qiuge, a legendary great cultivator from the Fenglan Continent, fails to overcome the tribulation of divine transformation. Fortunately, the innate spiritual treasure Hongmeng Purple Jade Gourd carries his main soul across the Southern Border. He revives in the body of a minor cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining from the Qingyun Sect. Drawing on more than a thousand years of cultivation experience and his mastery of all kinds of immortal arts, he gradually makes a name for himself 23Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 465 炼 Alchemy: I'm Just a Little Better Than Everyone Else 炼丹：我比别人强亿点点 Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple红的黄的蓝的绿的紫的Eastern Fantasy635k WordsCompleted Li Yuntian is an unaffiliated cultivator with an exceptional spiritual root and extraordinary talent. After an against-the-heavens divine artifact recognizes him as its master, he makes a name for himself refining pills in the marketplace and is admitted to the outer sect of the Taixu Sect. He vies for treasures in secret realms, outshines all rivals with his alchemy, tramples the young prodigies of every sect, battles the sea folk and demons, protects his beloved, and ultimately reaches the Nas 166Reads—Score1114d adds
16. 466 文 The Entertainment Industry: Conquering the World 文娱之称霸全球 Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple红的黄的蓝的绿的紫的Urban218k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, he became famous overnight by writing novels. He had planned to lie flat for the rest of his life, but his talent wouldn’t let him. Reluctantly, he entered the entertainment industry, casually adapting works from the culture of his past life on Earth and effortlessly conquering the world. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 467 清 Soberly Falling Apart [Male-Male Romance] 清醒沦陷【双男主】 Scratchy Tiger挠挠虎Two Male Leads178k WordsCompleted Hard tech, financial rivalry, and sapiosexual romance: rigorous storytelling with airtight logic. A clash between equals, a contest between worthy opponents, judgments made with careful timing, and a clear-headed surrender to love. This is a rational romance that begins with business rivalry and ends with building a System. If emotions can be modeled and trust can be governed by a protocol, how should two people who fear losing control plan their “risk management” and design the “resilience syst 2.8kReads—Score25614d adds

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    Hard technology financial game, intellectual romance, rigorous narrative, closed-loop logic, niche audience, no data.

18. 468 末 Survival in the Apocalypse: Reborn 末世求生：重生归来 Fated to Meet缘缘来Sci-Fi & Apocalypse323k WordsOngoing [Sci-fi apocalypse] + [strong female lead] + [one heroine, multiple male leads] + [all male leads are virgins] + [spirit spring space] Fu Xinyan survived in the apocalypse for eight years, fighting desperately to stay alive. She never expected to meet a gruesome end. Reborn before the apocalypse, she acquires a spirit spring space ahead of time, wins the lottery, and stockpiles supplies! The top spot in the apocalypse? Sorry, it’s mine now! Fu Xinyan says, I may not be the savior, but I have wha 2Reads7.8Score—14d adds
19. 469 隐 The Invisible Landlord 隐形房东 Lone Cage孤笼Urban410k WordsCompleted On the day Zhao Ming gets dumped, his company lays him off too. He thinks he has hit rock bottom, but then a lawyer calls: “Mr. Zhao, there are six property deeds left by your father that require your signature.” Ding Sheng Tower, 186 apartments at Riverside Gardens, storefronts at Jin Mao Plaza, lakeside villas... Only then does he learn that his father, a man who kept silent all his life, was actually Jinhuashi’s true hidden landlord. But the keys unlock more than wealth. They also open up a t —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🔥I highly recommend "The Invisible Landlord." The male lead has an incredibly lucky start; it's like he's having a run of good fortune!

20. 470 韩 Han Caiyi’s Journey of Ten Thousand Miles 韩彩依万里路 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance27k WordsCompleted Han Caiyi's Journey of Ten Thousand Miles 71Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book features a female protagonist who, in the mid-1990s, graduated from a teachers' college but gave up her assigned job to work in the south, while the male protagonist also gave up his job in his hometown and went south. The two of them create a future together.

21. 471 回 Echo Archive 《回声档案》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家22k WordsCompleted Echoes Archive 17Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Come, come, fellow Daoist, please wait! A single piece of Silver Scale Breastplate costs 5G, and you'll never be able to get it! *Cough* Sorry for the intrusion… [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote] Fellow Daoist, quality guaranteed! This humble Daoist has carefully selected 20 short science fiction stories, packed with substance and wit, rejecting mindless clichés. Each story is high-quality, has a lasting impact, and possesses profound depth. Each story is independent, featuring high-energy plot twists, exploring the universe and questioning human nature—there's bound to be one that resonates with you. Welcome to read! Please follow and upvote! Leave your likes and support! Thank you!

22. 472 你 Your Memory Balance Is Running Low 《你的记忆余额不足》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家9k WordsCompleted Your Memory Balance Is Running Low 7Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 473 星 Starseed Courier 《星种快递员》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家21k WordsCompleted The Starseed Courier 4Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 474 0 0.7 Seconds 《0.7秒》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家16k WordsCompleted 0.7 Seconds 3Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 475 全 The Universe's Worst Reviews 《全宇宙的五星差评》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家11k WordsCompleted Five-Star Bad Reviews Across the Universe 1Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 476 光 Lightspeed Travel Agency 《光速旅行社》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家13k WordsCompleted The Lightspeed Travel Agency 1Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 477 芯 Parallel Universes in a Chip 《芯片里的平行寰宇》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家19k WordsCompleted Parallel Universes Inside a Chip 2Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 478 我 My Roommate Is an Extinction Event 《我的室友是灭绝事件》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家13k WordsCompleted My Roommate Is an Extinction Event 1Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 479 星 Song of the Star Whale 《星鲸之歌》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家21k WordsCompleted The Song of the Starwhale —Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 480 我 I Am a Liar 《我是说谎者》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家13k WordsCompleted I Am a Liar 1Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 481 死 Death Prediction Clinic 《死亡预测诊所》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家8k WordsCompleted The Death Prediction Clinic 1Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 482 他 His 10,001st Poem 《他的第10001首诗》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家21k WordsCompleted His 10,001st Poem —Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 483 原 It Turns Out I'm a String of Virtual Code: Sequel to Parallel Universes in the Chip 原来我是一串虚拟代码《芯片里的平行寰宇》续集 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家25k WordsCompleted Turns Out I’m Just a String of Virtual Code: Sequel to “Parallel Universes in a Chip” —Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 484 太 It's Too Loud, I Can't Hear You 《太吵了听不见》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家12k WordsCompleted It's Too Noisy, I Can't Hear —Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 485 地 Echoes of 4.5 Billion Years of Earth 《地球45亿年的回音》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家13k WordsCompleted Echoes of Earth's 4.5 Billion Years 1Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 486 迟 The Delayed Delivery 《迟来的快递》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家13k WordsCompleted The Late Delivery 1Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 487 记 The Memory Interpreter 《记忆翻译官》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家12k WordsCompleted The Memory Translator 1Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 488 她 The Direction of Her Gravity 她的引力方向 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家13k WordsCompleted The Direction of Her Gravity 1Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 489 她 She Shone All Night 《她亮了一整夜》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家13k WordsCompleted She Shone All Night 5Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 490 今 Have You Fed the Cat Today? 《今天猫喂了吗？》 I'm Not a Novelist我不是小说作家13k WordsCompleted Have You Fed the Cat Today? —Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 491 冷 The Cold-Faced Officer's White Moonlight 冷面军官的白月光 Bai Zhe白柘Modern Romance98k WordsOngoing That night, they sat on the steps outside the photography studio, eating wontons. The July heat in Shanghai was stifling as a steamer, and cicadas poured their cries from the plane trees’ canopies, spreading them across the ground. Shen Zhi prodded a wonton with her chopsticks, then suddenly asked, “How did you get by during those two years in Yemen?” 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A love story of the post-80s generation, a slow-paced life in the 90s, adapted from a true story, entirely realistic, with an artistic flair, a slow-burning read, perfect for an afternoon with a cup of tea, no rushing the plot, just reading at your own pace.

42. 492 回 Back Before You Became the Light 回到你成为光之前 Jiujiu Doesn't Want to Work 996酒酒不想996Modern Romance300k WordsOngoing [Qi Shengnan × Shen Yanzhou → one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first + fictional setting + mutual salvation + a touch of ensemble cast] When Qi Shengnan was six, she once met a very handsome person in the park near her home. Strangely, a red scarf was draped over his thigh. She gave him a strawberry-flavored candy and her umbrella too... When high school began, Qi Shengnan ended up in the same class as Shen Yanzhou, the top student in the city. She ran, he chased, and she wished s 33Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Non-traditional campus literature

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