Romance Novels You Can't Put Down 一看就上瘾的言情小说

1. 801 山 The Wild Donkey of the Mountain Village 山村猛驴 Sikong Lingyu司空灵羽Urban710k WordsCompleted After his stunning fiancée, Chu Shishi, breaks off their engagement, she decides to make it up to Li Menglü, a country boy from a small village, by introducing him to Leng Yanqiu, the most beautiful woman in the neighboring village. She never expects Li Menglü and Leng Yanqiu to fall genuinely in love so quickly. Li Menglü also awakens an inheritance of the Immortal Dao. In this world, one mighty country boy is about to take command of the winds and clouds! [A New Year’s masterpiece from a veter 1.7kReads9.1Score241Shelves
2. 802 重 Reborn as the General's Legitimate Daughter: So What If I Overturn the Throne? 重生之将门嫡女：颠覆皇权又如何 Clear Spring Dewdrop清泉露珠Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Historical, Rebirth, Revenge, Political Intrigue, Satisfying Read In her past life, the Xiao family’s generations of loyal service ended with the classic fate of a bow discarded once its birds were gone. In this life, she will command the world from behind the scenes and make this rotten dynasty pay in blood! Xiao Jinli is reborn on the eve of her family’s downfall. In her previous life, her grandfather and father and brothers died fighting on the frontier. Though the entire Xiao clan had served 13.8kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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   Highly recommend "[Bloodstained Family] Twin Sisters Return Amidst Bloodshed" 🔥 Their family suffers a calamity, and the twin sisters are separated. The elder sister navigates the intrigues of the palace, while the younger sister fights bloody battles on the battlefield. Palace intrigue, battlefield combat, martial arts world, and revenge plot twists—the entire story is high-energy, with a crazy emperor pulling the line between two powerful figures! Two female leads pursuing their careers and seeking revenge—you won't be able to stop watching, you'll want to stay up all night to finish it!

3. 803 过 Adoption into the Family 过继 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban1.9M WordsCompleted This is a novel about a man growing up through blood and tears. Along with the cruelty of reality comes the trickery of fate. But if you’re a man, wipe away your tears and face every hardship. Make yourself tough as steel, unbreakable... 29.9kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
4. 804 我 I Saved Thousands of Female Prisoners Alone and Won the Empress’s Heart 我一人拯救万千女囚，俘获女帝 The Fold-Eared Cat from the Kite Family风筝家的折耳猫Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Not a wish-fulfillment novel. No System. Deep in the mountains of Northeast China lies a village where every woman is breathtakingly beautiful, yet none can ever leave. Chen Daming only went on vacation, but wound up wandering into a haunted place, eating two and a half jin of expired immortal pills, and gaining a heap of useless superpowers. The seemingly worthless protagonist takes on the responsibility of protecting patriarchal civilization as the matriarchal civilization that ruled Earth for 1.4kReads8.9Score196Shelves
5. 805 机 The Female Official 机关女干部 Xiaoxiao Gou'er Lingdang晓晓狗儿铃当Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing A serious novel about officialdom that faces reality and holds firm to its principles. There's no simplistic division between “black and white,” only the real compromises and choices of life within the system. Here you'll find solid engineering details, meticulous criminal investigations, moving relationships, and steadfast faith. The story follows Lin Ruxi and Shen Chan as they work side by side to break through deadlocks and uphold justice amid the politics, reform, and personal struggles of Q 6.9kReads7.9Score554Shelves
6. 806 我 They Call Me the Office Cutie, and I’m Loving It 我在单位被称小美女，我“赢麻了 A Great Writer's Dream大作家的梦6k WordsCompleted At work, they call me a cutie. I’m totally winning. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Who doesn't love reading short and concise books? Am I the only one who loves them?

7. 807 很 Wild and Desirable! The Capital’s Heir Spoils Her Like a Little Princess 很野很欲！被京圈太子宠成小公主 I Have a Tiny Waist我有小细腰Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Male Lead Steals the Girl + Second Male Lead Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Both Pure] [Rugged, Sensual, Wild and Wicked Suit-Wearing Bruiser x Slender, Soft, Fair and Beautiful Qipao Siren] Su Yanxi and Gu Yanze were betrothed as children. When she was nine, a major family crisis forced her to live with the Gu family. Under the Chinese scholar tree, a boy held a basketball and smiled brightly as he popped a White Rabbit candy into her mouth. “Little Crybaby, don’t cry. Big Brother will t 18.6kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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   ① "Lying beneath me, you still have the energy to think about other men, little princess. Shall we do something interesting?" ② The male and female leads are locked in a tense struggle. The female lead, feigning innocence, says, "What can I do? Cry and beg my brother not to leave me? I don't have that right... I can only hope my brother is happy." 🌸🌸

8. 808 村 The Carefree Country Doctor 村野逍遥狂医 Little Mosquito小蚊子Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [A legendary ancestral remedy for cooling your passions! Read the first three chapters. If they don't do the trick, come find me online and beat me up!] Lin Tian was once a heaven-blessed prodigy, but after his girlfriend betrayed him, his rival beat him into an idiot. When he returned to his village, he had no one to rely on. Only his sister-in-law took pity on him and brought him home to care for him. His life changed dramatically after he was bitten by a little snake. By a stroke of fate, he 3.7kReads8.6Score494Shelves
9. 809 那 The One Who Got Away and the One He Could Never Forget 那些年，他的白月光与朱砂痣 Ultraman Kaman奥特卡曼Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted [Youthful Campus Romance | Love at First Sight | Mutual Devotion | Top Student, the One That Got Away | Sweet and Painful Secret Crush | Rekindled Romance] At the 2003 opening ceremony, Peng Yang fell in love at first sight with the dazzling top student Lin Jingyan. She kept her hopes hidden, longing for him to return her feelings. Before she could confess, a deliberate misunderstanding came between them, and a long cold war froze all their affection. After the college entrance exams, Peng Yan 15Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   The bittersweet tug-of-war is intense! [Thumbs up][Please follow][Please follow][Masterpiece by Que Shi] The scene of Lin Jingyan chasing Peng Yang's bus in the pouring rain reminded me of myself ten years ago, crying until I was breathless at the train station—it turns out some stories never go out of style, because humanity's obsession with "unfinished" is always etched into our genes as moonlight and bloodstains. I. The ultimate romance of campus novels: a moonlight trap woven over ten years. The moment when the female lead, Peng Yang, fell head over heels for Lin Jingyan at the opening ceremony is just like the "first encounter" that hits us all in our youth. Those notes hidden in textbooks, chance encounters at the cafeteria window, and cheers at the sports meet constitute the most primal emotional codes. The author deeply understands the essence of campus novels, not using melodramatic abortions or car accidents to create conflict, but using Zhang Xiaofei, a "Cheng Yaojin"-like rival, to peel back the layers of bittersweet unrequited love and the complexities of human nature. When Lin Jingyan told Zhang Xiaofei outside the cram school, "I'm ultimately not the one who will grow old with you," I suddenly thought of Tong Zhenbao from Eileen Chang's novels—the white moonlight represents unattainable purity, while the cinnabar mole represents lost passion. But the cruelest aspect of this book is that it places both the white moonlight and the cinnabar mole in the same time and space: Peng Yang is Lin Jingyan's moonlight in his youth, while Zhang Xiaofei is the scar that burned him in adulthood. This double torment is strikingly similar to the "if only I had been braver back then" dilemma we repeatedly contemplate late at night. II. The Emotional Dilemma of Adults: Swinging Between "Having Obtained" and "Not Having Obtained" When Peng Yang witnessed Zhang Xiaofei holding Lin Jingyan's arm on the streets of Beijing, I recalled that poignant theory on Douyin: The reason you left your previous man often becomes the reason you leave the next one. Lin Jingyan's choice of "escapist cold war" in his long-distance relationship is essentially using the obsession with "unfinished business" to escape the responsibility of "already possessing." This mentality is especially prevalent in today's fast-paced society—we always think the next one will be better, forgetting that "white moonlight" and "cinnabar mole" are just two sides of the same coin. The most touching detail in the book for me is Lin Jingyan's repeated adjustments to nanomaterials in the laboratory. This metaphor of "precision control" precisely exposes the emotional dilemma of adults: we use a rational framework to wrap our emotional desires, only to be pierced by the moonlight of memories in the dead of night. As a Douban user said: "White moonlight is an unattainable ideal, cinnabar mole is a deeply etched reality." III. Rebirth in Regret: What Those Years Taught Us Zhang Xiaofei's words to Lin Jingyan under the red walls of the Forbidden City, "We should all grow up," reminded me of Hiroko's acceptance under the snow-capped mountains in "Love Letter." The meaning of youth lies not in perfection, but in those moments that cause us pain, which ultimately teach us how to reconcile with ourselves. Just like the core logic of the viral Zhihu article: resonance stems from real pain, not false perfection. The most ingenious aspect of this book is how it dissolves the opposition between "white moonlight" and "cinnabar mole" within the long river of growth. Peng Yang ultimately understands that true redemption lies not in chasing the past, but in accepting the self that was plagued by gains and losses in love. This transformation resonates with the essence of modern views on love: mature love is not about possession, but about making each other better people. Conclusion: Life Lessons from Moonlight and Bloodstains As I closed the novel, my phone played the lyrics to "White Moonlight and Cinnabar Mole": "The white moonlight shines, and only then do you remember her goodness." The moonlight outside the window remained cold, but I suddenly understood Eileen Chang's profound meaning: What causes us pain is not what we cannot obtain or have lost, but what we are unwilling to admit—the essence of love is seeing our own soul reflected in regret. Perhaps this is the most moving aspect of this book: it allows us to see our own shadows in the story of Peng Yang and Lin Jingyan, and also to see the light of growth. As a Douyin user said, "I don't expect to be anyone's white moonlight, nor do I want to be anyone's cinnabar mole. If I'm lucky, I want to be that little red flower you'd risk your life to protect." After all, true happiness is never elsewhere, but in this moment when we are willing to bloom for each other.

10. 810 京 By the Jingjiang River: A Country Boy’s Road to Changing His Fate 京江畔：一个乡村少年的改命之路 The Jing River Household京河人家Urban275k WordsCompleted The story of how Wang Siwen, a country boy, turns his life around, seizing opportunity after opportunity to achieve financial freedom. The plot is full of twists and turns, and well worth a read! The protagonist is Wang Siwen, the male supporting character is Liu Chao, and the female lead is Qin Yueyi. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A book that gets more and more interesting the more you read it!

11. 811 笑 Laughing My Way Back to Primary School 笑回小学 Glasses Can Dance眼镜会跳舞Urban155k WordsCompleted After three straight months of overtime, thirty-year-old office worker Lin Mo dropped dead at his desk. When he opened his eyes, he was back in a fourth-grade classroom. In his previous life, he had always been obedient, competing with everyone else to study harder, get into a prestigious school, and land a job at a major company. By middle age, he had worked himself to an early grave. His parents had also worn themselves down saving money to buy him a home, leaving behind a lifetime of regrets. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The daily struggle of "wanting to be outstanding but being forced to be excellent" is both funny and thought-provoking: Is there only one path in life—relentless competition?

12. 812 妙 Li Dazhuang, the Miracle Doctor of the Village 妙手村医李大壮 Cola Boy可乐仔Urban9.7M WordsOngoing [Countryside + Miracle Doctor] Mogutun is nestled between mountains and water, with beautiful scenery and clear streams. All the village’s young men have gone away to work, leaving only the fool Li Dazhuang behind in this remote mountain village... 3.7kReads8.7Score366Shelves
13. 813 枕 Teasing Flames by the Pillow 枕上撩火 Pear Heart梨心Modern Romance914k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple, the cold and celibate Master Shen x the breathtaking beauty Shi Ning] When her fiancé cheats, she tries to break off their engagement but accidentally gets involved with his younger brother on the very day of their engagement ceremony. Her legs turn weak and her back aches as he refuses to let her go. Having gotten what she wanted, she decides they should part ways. But who could have guessed things would spiral wildly out of control… “Use me and then toss me aside?” Shen Ling 1.9kReads9.1Score264Shelves
14. 814 在 Carving the Rings of Time into Love 在爱里刻下年轮 Ultraman Kaman奥特卡曼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Urban Romance] [Childhood Sweethearts] [Intangible Cultural Heritage Entrepreneurship] [A Craftswoman's Growth] [Mutual Devotion] [Youthful Sweet Romance] Everyone was certain that the 365 handwritten letters Miss Lucky Charm spent an entire year writing were love letters for her childhood friend, Mr. Ponyo. But once they were opened, it became clear that the 365 journal entries were about far more than romance. To preserve an intangible cultural heritage craft, she threw herself into the qu 14Reads7.8Score—Shelves
15. 815 窗 A New Book by The Jasmine Blossoms Again by the Window 窗前的茉莉花又开了的新书 The Jasmine by the Window Is Blooming Again窗前的茉莉花又开了Modern Romance155k WordsCompleted In the 1980s and 1990s, the only way for children from the countryside to land a secure job and become urban residents was to pass the entrance exams. Yue'er was one of them. The road to an education was long. Her childhood sweetheart turned into a stranger, her husband passed away, and she faced betrayal and false accusations... How many years of ups and downs in the business world? Life is like a dream. What is there to seek? Like a jasmine flower in the wind and rain, Yue'er swayed precarious —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The emotional entanglement between Yue'er and Yun Shen...

16. 816 诱 Lured into a Sweet Romance: The Comic's Male Lead Is Impossible to Soothe 诱入甜宠，漫画男主好难哄 Little Bun小面包Modern Romance156k WordsCompleted [Sweet Little Darling and Handsome Heartthrob, Switches Between Yandere, Obsessive, Wolfdog, and Puppy Modes, Both Chaste, Secret Love Becomes Reality, Mutual Devotion] The paper-doll male lead from Zhu Yuanxiao’s comic has possessed the body of the man she secretly loves! So Jin Changfeng often uses the paper-doll character as an excuse to ask her for kisses and cuddles. Zhu Yuanxiao: “He wants kisses and cuddles. Don’t you want anything?” Jin Changfeng: “I do.” Zhu Yuanxiao: “What do you want? 1.8kReads8.9Score294Shelves
17. 817 梦 Dreaming of Lingtai 梦回灵台 The Civet Falls for Big Yellow狸猫爱上大黄Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing A strong female lead who isn’t coy! Ascending to the immortal realm, undergoing new trials, helped by her senior brothers, striving for self-reliance, learning to govern the nation and secure peace, expanding the realm, and returning to the immortal world. Her master turned his youngest disciple into someone mentally unstable. She reverses the usual path of cultivation and refuses to play by the rules; she’s turned the natural order upside down. In the mortal world, she honors her teachers, reve 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've been following this book for a month. The content is very original, without any yandere, palace intrigue, or manipulative characters. The girl is forced to undergo trials in the lower realms because she is too kind-hearted. She is rescued by her senior brother when she is young, and then becomes a tribulation seeker.

18. 818 留 The Left-Behind Little Divine Farmer 留守小神农 Living on the Road活在路上Urban3.5M WordsCompleted The prettiest village girl is forced to marry the village’s most useless hooligan, but behind it all lurks another village girl’s venomous jealousy! Overnight, the hooligan receives a stroke of fortune and becomes capable of everything from music and painting to healing and farming. He makes money like a printing press, and face-slapping becomes part of everyday life! With his overwhelming str 5.8kReads9.1Score708Shelves
19. 819 哄 Comfort 哄慰 Otherbank Fruit彼岸果Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + devoted to each other + abstinent male lead + plenty of doting, a little angst] “Shen Yu, if I ever get tired of playing with you, I’ll find the most remote house I can and lock you up there. I’ll have people keep watch day and night until you die of old age!” Everyone knows that the lofty Mr. Gu has always been detached from worldly desires. Around women, he is forever cold and abstinent, keeping them at arm’s length. Who could have guessed that in private, once he sheds 12.1kReads9.2Score831Shelves
20. 820 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Listening to the wind and cooking the rain, emotions fill the tower; a first-rate work among contemporary literature.

21. 821 爱 Falling for a Tough Girl From the Urban Village 爱上城中村女痞子 Rain Sends Dust雨送尘Urban221k WordsCompleted He's a country boy who made it big; she's a rich second-generation city girl. He's an honest man; she's a tough-talking tomboy. His defining traits are being poor and stubborn. He lives in a tiny room in an urban village, and at twenty-seven, he's still single. She's genuinely tough, with money, looks, and a whole group of young, beautiful bodyguards and girlfriends. They should never have crossed paths. But one chance late-night entanglement brought their fates together, and they fell in l 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Smiling face][Smiling face] Traffic isn't great, but readers say it's alright.

22. 822 情 The Sins of Love: The Past Is but Smoke 情罪：往事不如烟 Three Surprises, Fatty Master三惊胖爷Urban540k WordsCompleted A work of realistic fiction about life in a Shenzhen factory. After celebrating his birthday in a faraway city, the protagonist, Qing Sheng, encounters all kinds of lives and comes to understand more deeply that the world is not simply black and white. Many people are searching for a third bank of the river. 198Reads9.0Score101Shelves
23. 823 我 I Imprisoned My First Love for Five Years, and Now She Wants Me to Marry Her 我把初恋女友囚禁五年她求我娶她 Naan Coffee馕咖啡Urban273k WordsOngoing Urban realism; tragic romance; medical miracle; devoted male lead; defying a terminal diagnosis; reunion after a long separation; rural entrepreneurship; pure-love devotee; sterile cage; perilla saves his wife; intensive care; unwavering devotion; the entire internet in tears; based on a true story; happy ending May everyone find a love like this. This is the truest kind of love in the world. Come, experience the impact of this love with us. He quit his million-yuan-a-year job, sold their Beijin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the most touching love story in the world, a true story that will make you cry every time you read it.

24. 824 冷 A Cold-Blooded Emperor's Lifelong Love 冷血帝王之一世情长 Yuan Mengyan元梦烟Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads, satisfying revenge, sweet romance, special agent transmigration, no pocket dimension] The modern-day “Ghost Doctor” and “Living King of Hell” somehow transmigrated. Upon opening her eyes, she found: One white-lotus younger sister, One scumbag father, One evil stepmother, One scumbag fiancé, And wait, Are you sure this is the kind of setup the great Ghost Doctor should have? Fine, throw in one icy-faced King of Hell too. Oh, this one seems like a better match for me... 965Reads8.6Score102Shelves

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    A satisfying and enjoyable read.

25. 825 冷 After the Rebirth of the Ice-Cold CEO, I Became Her Personal Assistant 冷艳女总重生后，我成为了她的专属助理。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人011k WordsCompleted After the Ice-Queen CEO Was Reborn, I Became Her Personal Assistant 769Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is quite interesting.

26. 826 从 From Country Bumpkin to Community Party Secretary 从乡巴佬到社区书记 Qiao Quankun乔全坤Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A political romance novel you'll want to stay up all night to read.

27. 827 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 127.1kReads9.6Score17.2kShelves
28. 828 腹 Scheming Teasing! Clinging and Kissing! Lord Cen Secretly Lures and Conquers Me 腹黑撩！缠宠吻！被岑爷暗诱攻陷 You Yili幼一栗Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Irresistible Seduction + Daddy-Type Boyfriend + Age Gap + Obsessive Sweet Romance + Long-Standing Schemes] [Shrewd, Charming Capital-Circle Power Player ✖ Sweet, Gentle Cheongsam Beauty] To escape her family's control, Qiao Zhiyang slipped away in secret. In her panic, she accidentally pinned a man against the wall and pretended to be his lover, burying herself in his arms. But as it turned out The man she'd casually picked up wasn't just some passerby. He was her best friend's uncle, Cen Zhou, 13.4kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
29. 829 3 Dusty Tales from the 318 Sichuan-Tibet Highway 318川藏线上的风尘往事 Kaki Freeze-Dried卡其冻干Urban929k WordsOngoing Broke female travelers + Highway 318 + Sichuan-Tibet route + hitchhiking + road trip + finding a wife My company was laying people off, and I was one of them. As if things weren't bad enough, my wife ran off with someone else. Down in the dumps, I headed west toward Tibet. This is the story of a beat-up camper van, the Sichuan-Tibet stretch of Highway 318, and more than thirty women with nowhere else to turn. Every one of their stories is more exciting than my miserable life. 48.6kReads8.2Score3.4kShelves

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    These two books are great; I stayed up all night to finish them.

30. 830 黑 The Allure of Darkness 黑色之诱惑 Qiu Zimo秋子末Urban442k WordsCompleted By chance, Xia Xue’er steps into a casino and catches a fleeting glimpse of Chen Feng, the underworld boss. It proves to be a trap laid by fate. From then on, she is seized by the demon of gambling and takes one step after another toward the abyss of crime. The curtain rises on her tragic life… 12.6kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    In the 1990s, Xia Xueer accidentally stumbled into a casino and had a fleeting encounter with a triad boss, which led her down a path of no return.

31. 831 星 Gu Wanqing, the Starry-Eyed CEO: A Tortured Romance and Redemption 星辰霸总顾婉清的虐恋救赎 Roses Fill the Sky蔷薇满天Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted The Wife-Chasing Redemption Arc + Mystery Investigation + Love Triangle + Overbearing CEO Gu Wanqing's memories gradually return, and she remembers Ye Xingchen. But she chooses to hide the truth and test his sincerity. When they first arrive in the United States, Ye Xingchen has only fifty thousand dollars. To pay for Gu Wanqing's treatment, he gets involved in illegal street racing, taking huge risks to earn the money. Yin Ruoxuan discovers his secret and decides to use it to blackmail him. But 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book recommendations are now complete!

32. 832 乡 The Countryside Heart-Stealing Dragon Claw 乡村偷心龙爪手 Nanshan Peach南山水蜜桃Urban8.6M WordsOngoing A new work is here! You can read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 43.3kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
33. 833 续 Cliffhanger: The Butterfly at Dawn 【悬崖】续集破晓之蝶 Zeng Xueying曾学英Urban1.8M WordsOngoing The sequel to the spy classic The Brink! Hard-hitting espionage · historical mystery · a new chapter in the Ice City spy war In 1946, Harbin was liberated. Gu Qiuyan came back, carrying the echo of the gunshot that condemned her six years ago, and an obsession she could tell no one about. A rusted button was waiting for her in a crack in the wall of her old home. It was a deadly signal only she could understand. Was he still alive? Gao Bin, who once controlled everything, now wore a badge bear 3.3kReads8.8Score406Shelves

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    The sequel to the hit drama "Cliff" is even better than the original series.

34. 834 妇 A Male Gynecologist Marries a Female Andrologist 妇科男医生娶了男科女医生 The Dashing Me风流的我Urban414k WordsOngoing Female urologist + humor and comedy + public humiliation + embarrassing mishaps + awkward, speechless moments My name is Wu Yan, and I'm a male gynecologist. Her name is Dou Tingying, and she's a female urologist. We met for the first time in the urology clinic. She coldly performed a circumcision on me, but something went wrong during the operation. Afterward, I asked her, "Will this affect my life in the future?" The doctor said, "Don't worry. You might have some ball trouble later." Six mont 84kReads7.6Score4.6kShelves
35. 835 七 The Seventies: Reborn, I’m Doted on in Every Way by the Strongest Officer 七零，重生后我被最强军官花样宠 Chu Ningqi楚凝七Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted husband + Space System] Her cousin schemed to land a handsome, wealthy officer with an incredibly powerful family background, hoping to sleep with him and use her body to keep him under her thumb. Gu Xiaoxi was reborn once more. She decisively stopped the handsome, drugged man who had barged into her bathroom... She seized the chance to marry the army’s most promising officer, “General Lu the Devil,” and packed her bags to join 66.4kReads9.2Score9kShelves

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    🌻🌻🌻1️⃣The female lead was reborn three times before she finally managed to subdue the male lead who barged into her room and saw her taking a shower. Didn't he say he'd take responsibility? Stop talking and show some action! In her previous two lives, the men who promised to take responsibility left without a trace. And in both of her previous lives, she didn't live long. It seems she's destined to marry this man now. 🤭🤭🤭

36. 836 簪 The Flower-Pinned Young Man 簪花少年郎 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted When they first met, Qiao Yanan mistook the young man's sex, taking the breathtakingly beautiful youth for a girl. Thinking they were both fellow sufferers in this world, she treated “her” with great warmth, stirring the young man's heart. Once his identity was revealed, Qiao Yanan asked him to pose as her fake fiancé for her own safety. Having fallen for a beautiful young woman, the boy's heart beat faster and faster. He gladly accepted his new fiancée and did everything he could to turn their 10.4kReads9.6Score1.6kShelves
37. 837 让 You Want Me to Turn Over a New Leaf? Just You Wait! 让我浪子回头？你给我等着！ Rest the Mind息心Urban675k WordsCompleted Original title: Auntie, Don't Be Afraid Before taking his own life, Su Yang swore that if he got another chance at life... He would find someone who truly understood him! A woman who truly loved him! When he suddenly woke up, he found an older woman kneeling beside him. She was wearing a tattered pair of pajamas and trembling as she looked at him. “Please don't hit me, okay? I have to attend my child's parent-teacher meeting tomorrow...” 322Reads8.7Score100Shelves
38. 838 无 An Unintentional Hurt, No Explanation 无意之伤，不解释 Sweetheart Yimei意美甜心Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted Shui Sheng accidentally saved Hu Xiaozhen when she was in despair. He quietly helped her and fell for her, but after Hu Xiaozhen started college, she was met with Wang Guan's intense declarations of love. Burdened by so many concerns, Hu Xiaozhen never dared to accept him... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    True romance, requires some literary skill

39. 839 娇 She Weaponizes Her Beauty: The Rugged Army Officer Turns the Tables 娇娇持美行凶：糙汉军官将计就计 Tian Chun天纯Modern Romance628k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + flirtatious heroine + top-tier rugged man + incredibly sweet mutual devotion + both leads are each other's one and only] Soft, pampered beauty vs. high-IQ rugged hunk When Meng Wanqiao opened her eyes, she discovered she'd become a runaway bride who had been dragged back in the 1970s. After seeing so many pretty boys in the modern era who looked neither masculine nor feminine, the sight of the muscular, testosterone-packed veteran before her struck her right in the heart. But th 2.9kReads9.3Score333Shelves
40. 840 一 A Book Full of Everyday Messes 一地鸡毛的一本书 A Mess of Feathers一地鸡毛Urban6.5M WordsCompleted 21Reads5.4Score—Shelves
41. 841 我 My Years as a Drifter in Zhengzhou 我的郑漂那些年 Little Seven, Old Seven小七老七Urban205k WordsOngoing What is it like for a country boy fresh out of college to fall in love with a local young woman from a family that got rich from demolition in an unfamiliar provincial capital? This book tells a story drawn from real experience... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A true story: I fell in love with a girl from a family that benefited from land expropriation!

42. 842 风 The Wind Blows Softly 风也轻轻 Yongchun Buddha's Hand永春佛手Modern Romance84k WordsOngoing [Easygoing Pastry Chef at a Dessert Shop VS Power Player in the Turbulent Fashion World] Dressing flamboyantly and acting loud and ostentatious, he was exactly the kind of man Chen Lin would usually avoid at all costs, until she met Meng Xiucheng… Meng Xiucheng was drawn to Chen Lin. Unlike the celebrities and models he encountered at work, he looked at her with a professional eye. She was neither tall nor a conventional beauty, yet her aura captivated him. As they grew closer, Chen Lin began to —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book absolutely needs a title, okay?

43. 843 军 Five Years of Marriage, and He Never Comes Home: If You Don't Love Me, Let's Divorce 军婚五年家都不回：不爱，那就离 Tea Fragrance茶叶香Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted The author has lived in a military compound as a military wife for eleven years. Come see what real military life is like. The short drama Raising Kids in the Seventies, starring Wang Kaimu and Wang Yunyun, is now streaming on the Tomato platform. Watch it for free on Hongguo. Feel-good story + period setting + military marriage + raising children + mutually faithful romance + winning back his wife + authentic life in a military compound The new book is almost complete too. If you’ve finished th 29.3kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
44. 844 权 Power, Beauty, and Pleasure 权色声香 Dogtail Wolf狗尾巴狼Historical3.7M WordsCompleted When Xia Shang wakes up, he has transmigrated into the son of a wealthy merchant in Yangzhou, Huachao. He makes a three-day pact with Qin Huairou, the legitimate daughter of a military family. After that, he plans to enjoy music and moonlit nights, and savor delicacies from north and south. This is the ultimate goal that Xia Shang, a senior knowledge director, set for himself after transmigrating to ancient times. 2.8kReads8.5Score339Shelves
45. 845 独 The Shadow Wife, Beloved Above All 独宠影子娇妻 Qian Ying乾映Modern Romance127k WordsCompleted Heiress Sheng Qingyun discovered a girl who looked just like her. At the time, Sheng Qingyun was troubled by an arranged marriage, so she set her sights on the girl with the same face as hers… But fate seemed to be playing a joke on them. From then on, Xiao Keyu became the Sheng family's heiress and the fiancée of Ji Linqiao, the city's richest man in the eyes of outsiders… Ji Linqiao was low-key and mysterious, ruthless in his methods, and plain-looking. Then Zhao Zhichen appeared, handso 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's very good and worth watching.

46. 846 三 The Story of Three Working Girls 三个打工女孩的故事 Snow Falls in Silent Stillness雪落静无声Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted Three young women of the same age, each from a different family background and with a different personality, head to Guancheng to find work. Set in the 1990s, their experiences capture the memories of an entire era. When their birth families are thrown into turmoil, should they stand by and do nothing, lend a hand, or sacrifice their dignity to help them through it? Some come to repay their parents' kindness, while others only cause their parents trouble. The three girls each have a different an 7.2kReads9.0Score580Shelves

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    There are no dramatic love stories, only ordinary and realistic emotional tales, and various portrayals of ordinary people's lives.

47. 847 七 A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜，包办婚姻也很甜！ Orange Soda and Lemon Juice橘子汽水柠檬汁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no 6.2kReads9.1Score450Shelves
48. 848 重 Reborn to Inherit a Thousand Homes, Still Single and Unmarried 重生继承千套房，单身未婚 Titan Cat泰坦巨猫Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Reborn in 2012, Lin Feng has extraordinary senses and a photographic memory. After inheriting more than a thousand properties from his family, he starts collecting rent from five in the morning until nine at night. Not only does he have to deal with all kinds of eccentric tenants, he also has to match wits with highly educated, brilliant female tenants and endure trials that ordinary men could never withstand. 26.5kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
49. 849 被 After She Can Read Minds, the Mute Girl Leads Her Family to the Top 被读心后，哑女带领全家走上巅峰 Qian Ying乾映Modern Romance141k WordsCompleted Lin Xu transmigrates into a book as a mute four-year-old girl. Though she can't speak, her entire family can hear her thoughts. She helps them avert disaster time and again, leading the whole family to the top. “Mom, that handsome man in front of us is my biological father!” “But we have to stay away from that wicked woman. She's absolutely awful!” “...” Whenever the family can't make a decision, secretly listening to their daughter's thoughts has somehow become a habit... 28Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 850 围 Beyond the Walls, Where Do We Go? 围墙之外，何去何从 Carefree Immortal闲散大仙人Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted [No fixed couples, and readers with strong moral qualms should stay away! This novel loves pairing people in unexpected ways, and the ex-husband eventually becomes the son-in-law!] [All kinds of tangled relationships, mutual scheming, love and hate, but in the end everyone gets a happy ending!] [Everyone’s status gets reshuffled, and each person finds their own path to happiness! Hahaha~~] She watches her husband give her the green hat, then returns the favor in kind. Life is this thrilling, and 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's talk about feelings and love, but don't take it to heart.

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