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  1. 401 Fading Lights Upon the Sea 海上灯火阑珊 Urban184k WordsOngoing This is a story about music, dreams, and love. Yang Cheng, a musician who left his hometown of Shanghai for Beijing, staking everything on his dream, was crushed by powerful industry interests, betrayed by his lover, and had his work stolen. His heart completely broken, he slunk back home. After withdrawing from the noise and ruins of the music scene, he couldn't bring himself to return to his family and lived alone in a rented place, sinking into despair. In the apartment he shared with others, 26Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 402 The Un Sung Poem 未唱的诗 Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted Years later, when Sasa looked back on the unforgettable school anniversary dance during a radio show, she admitted that probably no one there, herself included, had imagined that the tall, skinny boy accompanying the performers on piano would one day become a superstar and idol who ushered in Hong Kong entertainment's golden age. Nor could they have imagined that he would have a tangled relationship with the heiress of the Zhuang Group, whose business empire now spans Eurasia and whose family se —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  3. 403 The Years I Spent as a Casanova 我当情圣那些年 Urban173k WordsOngoing A Pickup Artist's Rules: 1. Don't rush into a relationship. Be friends first, and see whether her friends are prettier than she is. 2. Keep women out of your heart, not out of your life. 3. Look a woman in the eyes first. If she isn't looking at you, look at her legs. 4. If a woman can affect your thoughts, don't hesitate: leave her. Xu Ling is a broke 26-year-old standing at a crossroads in life. Career? Women? Love? His ex? How should he choose? (Urban + realistic + funny + heartwarming + roma 46Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 404 Unsettled Feelings for Fengzhi 进蜕之枫至意难平 Urban262k WordsCompleted After being kidnapped and assaulted, Li Lin still cannot let go of her hatred. When a message suddenly arrives from a classmate in another province, she sets off on her quest for revenge without hesitation. But she never expected that once she left, no word would ever come back. Worried about Li Lin’s safety and rebelling against her family’s attempts to arrange a job for him, Su Feng resolutely sets out to find his missing friend. “Is that you, Su Feng?” A woman he never expected to see stares 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 405 After Our Divorce, My Boss Turned Around and Promoted Me 离婚后,领导转身就提拔了我 Urban3.5M WordsCompleted His new book, The Number One Secret in Officialdom: From the Start, I Was Sent to an Asylum, is now available. Your support is welcome! Two paternity tests shattered Zhao Shu’s world: neither child was his! His wife had betrayed him, and he angrily divorced her! At the lowest point in his life, his ability and resolve happened to catch a superior’s eye, and he entered the world of officialdom. Fueled by the anger of betrayal, Zhao Shu cuts through every obstacle, rising from head of security to 11.8kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
  6. 406 My 23-Year-Old Landlady 我的23岁女房客 Urban855k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines + not reborn + no System + urban slice of life + not a power fantasy + slow burn + a little angst + lots of sweetness] After breaking up with my first love, I stayed in one city for six years. Then I ran into the heiress Ye Xin at a bar. On New Year’s Eve, she told me she was pregnant. With my child? What kind of nonsense is that? I, Chen Mo, have always held my liquor well. I’ve never… I looked at everyone with an innocent expression and hurried to explain, “This has nothing 1.7kReads8.1Score116Shelves
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  7. 407 I Was Once Dust in His Eyes 我曾是他眼中的尘埃 Modern Romance224k WordsOngoing What can ten years change? Over ten years, Su Ran went from a nine-square-meter subdivided room in Shanghai Hongqiao to the floor-to-ceiling windows on the twenty-sixth floor in Lujiazui. It also took her ten years to go from a girl everyone saw as dust to the light of her own world. She met many people. Wu Kai said, “I’ll take care of you,” then disappeared into the crowd. Zhang Peng said, “We need to fight side by side,” then turned and walked away. Gong Ruixin said, “My mother wants me to fin —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  8. 408 Romance in the Ancient Village 古寨情缘 Urban3.6M WordsCompleted The new book, The Number One Secret in Officialdom: Sent Straight to the Asylum from the Start, is now available. Your support is welcome! When someone bullies his sister-in-law, Wang Ye steps in without hesitation, kills a man, and ends up in prison. There, he unexpectedly acquires peerless mystical arts and learns that in his previous life he was the True Dragon Emperor of another world, his sister-in-law was a tiger spirit, and his childhood friend and sidekick was a little white rabbit spiri 21.3kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
  9. 409 A Man at Forty 男人四十 Urban4.5M WordsCompleted Betrayed by his sworn brother, saddled with a mountain of debt, and stripped of his high-paying job; betrayed by his wife, left with nothing, and discovering that their fake divorce has become real! See how a forty-year-old man takes revenge and gives those two scoundrels a resounding slap in the face! 1.2kReads8.3Score111Shelves
  10. 410 The Cunning Woman at Work 职场心机女 Modern Romance136k WordsOngoing Born in the countryside, Jiang Xiaoyan enters the workforce after graduating from college. She stumbles through one setback after another, facing rejection wherever she goes. One night, she gets drunk and a kind stranger arranges for her to spend the night at a hotel. But she goes into the wrong room and spends the night with a man she doesn't know. She falls in love, marries into a wealthy family, and, in a dramatic twist, her best friend becomes her mother-in-law. From then on, she defies fate 113Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 411 I Am the Great Tyrant 我是大暴君 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted He wakes up to find himself the new ruler of the Great Xiao Kingdom, but only a puppet. The young empress is still green, the empress dowager rules from behind the scenes, the court officials each have their own schemes, and the borderlands are beset by crises on all sides. I want to recline among beauties and hold the power of the world in my hands! 86Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  12. 412 Fake Eunuch, True Emperor 假太监真皇帝 Historical232k WordsCompleted A general practitioner from a family of traditional Chinese medicine doctors transmigrates, only to be dragged into the imperial harem as a eunuch on his very first day. He has no choice but to negotiate with the eunuch in charge of castration: could you let me off this once? I still have a blood feud to avenge! The eunuch says, “Sure!” 967Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  13. 413 Love at Forty 不惑爱情 Modern Romance106k WordsCompleted Xu Anqin, a middle-aged woman, has a life that's a complete mess: a mother with dementia, a selfish older sister, in-laws who are always scheming, and a husband who never gets a clue. Everything gives her anxiety. At the lowest point in her life, her rich, handsome first love reappears. Maybe she has another path to choose, but Xu is clear-headed: "I'm almost forty. How could I still be some domineering CEO's unattainable first love?" Before the divorce, life backed her into a corner with no way 179Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 414 The Bad Girl Won't Redeem Herself 渣女不洗白 Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted Whose youth is free of scars? Who hasn’t smiled while crying inside? But flowers bloom beyond the mountain, and beautiful scenery stretches beyond every hurdle! Life is precious, so don’t waste it! To those of us who never got to be young properly back then! “Why are you here?” “Because I know my girl wants to try flying. And I want her to know that I’ve never been a cage keeping her from spreading her wings. I’m the tree she can always come home to, the safe harbor where she can rest, and the p 152Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  15. 415 After the Divorce 离婚之后 Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [An animated series based on this book is coming soon. If you enjoy Qiuqiu's work, please keep an eye out for it!] This story tackles a subject close to real life, one I've always wanted to write about but never dared to. After writing a few feel-good power fantasies, I found myself returning to this subject, with an even stronger urge to express what I wanted to say. And so this book was born… Yang Zhixuan was a full-time homemaker who was divorced after fifteen years of marriage. On a snowy ni 10.5kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
  16. 416 A Millennium Promise, Finally Kept 迟到的千年之约 Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted A slow-paced story, perfect for listening. An age gap romance + a half-blood male supporting character He thought he was luring her into his trap, step by step, just to possess her for a while. Little did he know that he was the one being lured. One glance, a love that lasts a thousand years, and now he can never let her go! 19Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 417 The Ex’s Trap 前任的圈套 7k WordsCompleted An Ex's Trap 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 418 Wei Guang: The CEO's White Moonlight Is Hidden in the Garage 薇光,车库里竟藏着总裁的白月 Modern Romance110k WordsCompleted Everyone envies Lin Wei, cherished in the palm of business tycoon Chen Mo's hand and the sole recipient of his boundless affection. He publicly declared his love for her, gave her a one-of-a-kind custom diamond ring, and shielded her from every storm, tender yet possessive. But no one knew that behind this sudden, intense devotion lay a secret buried for ten years. Late at night in an underground parking garage, a dusty green off-road vehicle tore through every illusion. A birth date scratched i —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 419 Digital Consciousness Archive Administrator 数字意识档案管理员 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse439k WordsCompleted [Future Sci-Fi] [Virtual World] [Digital AI] [Clones] [The Mystery of Life] [Romantic Love] Her name is “An Ti.” She is a digital AI being who can bring other digital beings to an end and control their lives. She has no idea that she is a clone herself. She falls in love with her boyfriend, a cyber-police officer, while a rich heir pursues her. There are so many mysteries surrounding her. Will she ever learn the truth? 37Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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  20. 420 Peering Through the Window 窥窗 6k WordsCompleted Peeking Through the Window —Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 421 A Room With the Lights Dimmed 一室暗灯 Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing That day, I groveled before a billionaire, wagging my tail for his approval. I thought he was my salvation when I had nowhere else to turn. All I got was one humiliation after another. I became the biggest joke in his circle. Later, I accidentally stumbled upon his secret, peeling back layer after layer of his heart until grief brought me to tears. And he peeled mine open too, only to stab it viciously, once, twice... countless times. Ruan Qing, who brought me into the industry, was once an inn 483Reads8.7Score163Shelves
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  22. 422 Get a Divorce, Escape a Disaster 离个婚逃个难 Urban213k WordsCompleted On an ordinary night, an ordinary passenger plane carried an ordinary Chinese man on his way home... Everything seemed perfectly ordinary, but the flight he was on was a one-way ticket to death. The plane crashed in mere seconds, killing more than 150 people instantly. Yet this Chinese man and two other foreigners somehow survived. Their brief reprieve was only the beginning of a far greater nightmare and torment. The outside world believed them dead, so the three of them had only one another to 1kReads8.1Score—Shelves
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  23. 423 Good Grief, Mr. Cen! 要命呢!岑先生 6k WordsCompleted Oh, Mr. Cen! 28Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 424 Loving You from Afar 站在远处爱 Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted Liang Qingtong is new to the workplace and deeply admires Lu Chengyang, an industry role model. That exceptional man is her idol, her dream guy. By chance, she becomes his subordinate, and before she knows it, she seems to have fallen for him. He is decisive and efficient at work, but when it comes to love, he has no idea what he’s doing! We’re all just a bunch of unfortunate people: we can’t have the ones we love, we don’t cherish the ones we have, and when we’re together, we suspect each other 74Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 425 Zhang Qing's Strange and Crazy Life 张青离奇又疯狂的生活 Modern Romance244k WordsOngoing Crime + Pure-Hearted Younger Man + Gangster Wolfdog + Black-Market Organ Trafficking Zhang Qing, the heroine from a border town, was twelve when her father disappeared. He was later brutally murdered and dismembered. She grew up peacefully, then met a pure-hearted younger man. Her once simple life changed when she encountered a mysterious man, and she was eventually drawn into a black-market organ trafficking operation. Her entanglement with the gangsters began, and after narrowly escaping death 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  26. 426 I'm the Only One Who Stayed Behind 只有我停留在了原地 6k WordsCompleted Only I remained where I was 14Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 427 The Dust of Mortal Life 尘事 Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted This book chronicles a family across a hundred years. An illiterate country woman is forced to abandon her newborn child, then wanders from place to place amid the chaos of a turbulent era, struggling to survive in the cracks. Told as a work of documentary fiction, this story depicts the joys and sorrows of several generations of an ordinary family, bringing a long-buried past to light. Let posterity decide who was right and who was wrong! 1.9kReads8.9Score175Shelves
  28. 428 The Underground River and the Lighthouse 暗河与灯塔 Modern Romance510k WordsOngoing The Dawn of Accomplices... Two souls the world has branded as “mad.” Qi Songyue, a brilliant student who studied overseas, is setting a grand plan in motion. She never expected to encounter the enigmatic Shen Shiyun along the way. When an anonymous exchange takes place behind a rusted iron gate at three in the morning, two gamblers staking their trauma as collateral formally embark on a pact of complicity, written in blood. They are each other’s hunters, and each other’s most dangerous accomplic 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 429 The Watcher in the Wheat Fields 麦苗田里的守望者 Urban106k WordsOngoing I'll never forget that rainy summer night. The rain had turned the village's dirt roads to mud. One step could sink you in up to your calves. Clutching half a candle, I hurried home, stumbling through the muck, my heart pounding like I had a rabid rabbit inside me. Mom had promised she'd be home before dark, but it was already nine o'clock. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  30. 430 King of the Reverse Scales 逆鳞之王 Urban107k WordsOngoing 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 431 My Five Years as a Drifter in Guangzhou 广漂的那五年 Urban940k WordsCompleted A detailed look at the five years after college graduation, spent struggling to make a living in the bustling city of Guangzhou. How did a complete novice gradually grow stronger, step by step? As we make our way along the paths of love and career, each of us has a story to tell... After five years of weathering life's hardships, we'll grow stronger at last! It's time to turn the tables!!! A new author with a new book: My Five Years Drifting in Guangzhou. I've got a story. 211Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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  32. 432 The Freezer 冰柜 Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted In today's restless society, people's innate kindness can easily be lost amid rampant materialism. Sometimes, love and devotion are repaid with betrayal, or even death. Based on real cases, this book warns readers that the dark side of human nature is always present, and that desire and dissatisfaction can corrode even the deepest bonds. 40Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 433 The River at the Village Entrance 村口那条河 Urban102k WordsOngoing I once thought this river would flow forever, until that summer, when it carried away every secret and brought new stories in their place. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 434 Dongguan: My Years as a Migrant Worker 东莞,我的打工岁月 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted One city, one story, a stretch of youthful days. Who hasn’t felt lost in their youth? Come see the things I experienced in this city, the people I met, and the girls who once crossed paths with me! 4kReads8.9Score379Shelves
  35. 435 Those Years as a Young Hooligan 小痞子的那些年 Urban944k WordsCompleted The strong grow stronger when challenged. The weak are only more wounded by defeat. Growing-up memories of people born in the 1970s and 1980s, and the distinctive flavor of Sichuan and Chongqing in the 1990s. Amidst a deep nostalgia for the era, see how wild grass grows. This book is full of nostalgia and offers an unvarnished glimpse of ordinary life. Looking back, you finally understand: those who master themselves are strong, and those who know themselves are wise. 1.7kReads8.9Score167Shelves
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  36. 436 Those Who Came and Went Through My Life 生命里来回过的人 Urban298k WordsCompleted There’s always a book whose every word strikes a chord. The moment you open it, people from the past and long-buried events slowly surface through its pages, like a long-overdue reunion. The joys and regrets, heartaches and lingering goodbyes hidden away in the years gently unfold between the lines. Before long, your eyes are brimming with tears. It turns out some memories have never really gone away. For: Everyone who has passed through my life 16Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 437 Another Rotten Peach Blossom for My Man-Attracting Constitution 吸渣体质的烂桃花又来了 Modern Romance187k WordsOngoing Chen Yang: “Talk it out? Did you ever ask me whether I thought you were a burden? How can you decide the fate of a relationship all by yourself?” Su Yan: “I’ve seen you at your lowest, and I don’t want you to sink into the mire again.” After her ex left her with a fear of falling in love, Su Yan finds herself drawn into a relationship with Chen Yang. But under mounting pressure, she breaks up with him. Chen Yang tries to stop her, but when he fails, he resents her. Little does Su Yan know that s —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 438 Died by the River 逝于江河 Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Two years into their marriage, Meng Ran became pregnant with Yang Peng's child, but something about it all felt wrong. Those choices that seemed so firm were really just hesitant attempts to weigh the pros and cons. “How wonderful it is to be young” was nothing but an illusion. We all once held lofty dreams, but now we live ignobly. Can Meng Ran and Yang Peng clear away the fog, cross the wilderness, and make a steady passage into the real world? Or are they headed for ruin? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 439 A Kiss from the Clouds 白云之吻 8k WordsCompleted A Kiss from the White Clouds 41Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 440 23 Years of Domestic Abuse: Risking My Life to Gather Evidence 23年家暴史,赌上性命的取证 7k WordsCompleted Twenty-three years of domestic abuse. Evidence gathered at the risk of my life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 441 The CEO’s Ex, the New Love 总裁前任,再新欢 Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted [It’s a little angsty at first, but things gradually get sweeter later. Stick with it!] [Clear-headed beauty with strength and a tragic past vs. a restrained, devoted CEO / a mysterious, domineering young master / a realistic, status-obsessed playboy] Private equity queen Yu Tingxue goes bankrupt overnight and falls from the heights of success. Just as her mortgage threatens to crush her, she stumbles into a battlefield of exes: The cold-hearted CEO Min Ji’ang, for whom she was once an unspoken 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  42. 442 You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 你是别样的风景 8k WordsCompleted You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 91Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 443 I Married a Rich Man as His Second Wife, but He Treated Me Like an Outsider. Now I'm Fighting Back 二婚嫁富豪被当外人,我绝地反击 17k WordsCompleted I married a rich man in a second marriage, but he treated me like an outsider. I fought back with everything I had. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 444 Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 紫竹林的仙境 7k WordsCompleted A Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 27Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. 445 Abused After Giving Birth, I Sent My Mother-in-Law to Prison 生产后被家暴,我把婆婆送进监狱 7k WordsCompleted Abused by my husband after giving birth, I sent my mother-in-law to prison. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 446 I Witness Your Wedding in the Name of Your Lawful Wife 我以正妻之名为你证婚 41k WordsCompleted I Bear Witness to Your Wedding in the Name of Your Legal Wife 5.9kReads—Score75.9kShelves
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  47. 447 A 200,000-Yuan Bride Price to Marry a Construction Worker 二十万彩礼,嫁给工地男 Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just opened and will rise] [Dowry Controversy] + [A Marriage Full of Misery] + [Multiple Male Leads] + [A Tense Push and Pull] + [Desperate, Obsessive Love] (Not reborn, not transmigrated, no golden finger) After more than six years of working, He Sui still hadn't paid off her online loans. Instead, her debt kept growing. Every New Year, her father nagged her about getting married until she was numb to it. Finally, He Sui steeled herself and got married. She had her own litt 117Reads8.1Score109Shelves
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  48. 448 The Compass of Time 时光罗盘 6k WordsCompleted The Time Compass 37Reads—Score—Shelves
  49. 449 Death Behind the Bullying: My Own Parents Were the Killers 霸凌背后的死亡,父母竟是刽子手 8k WordsCompleted Death Behind the Bullying: His Parents Were the Murderers —Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. 450 City Shore 城岸 Urban639k WordsOngoing A glamorous older landlady, a beautiful boss, a sweet and innocent young girl... Ding Yi, a poor kid trying to make his way in a materialistic city, is at the age when his hormones are raging, yet has nothing to his name. His life brings him both steamy encounters and plenty of helplessness... 162Reads—Score—Shelves
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