Books for Readers Over 30 适合30岁以上看的书

1. 251 舞 The Dance Teacher and the Short-Tempered Chef 舞蹈老师与暴躁厨子 Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42121k WordsCompleted A Dance Teacher and a Short-Tempered Chef 15Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 252 孽 A Tangled Web of Sin 孽乱 Late Autumn in the South City南城晚秋Urban6.3M WordsCompleted A baffling case. One stunning woman after another. A young man from a small town is framed and thrown into prison. How does he rise to the top, step by step, and become a powerful local magnate? Awake, he commands the world; drunk, he rests in the arms of beauties. Chen Fan does it all. A short drama adaptation of this book is now available. Its title is Beauty in Bloom: My Fatal Attraction. Please watch and support it. Thank you! 142.4kReads9.1Score13.3kShelves

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   A highly recommended book with a captivating plot and engaging content that will keep you hooked!

3. 253 潜 Undercover: Lost in the Shadows 潜伏:暗影迷途 Late Autumn in the South City南城晚秋Urban442k WordsOngoing While searching for his missing older sister, Chen Feng is silenced by those who want him dead. Reborn for reasons he cannot explain, he finds himself with an extraordinary range of abilities: medicine, mystic arts, feng shui, face reading... Even his luck with women takes a strange turn. By chance, Chen Feng saves a powerful underworld woman. To find his sister, he uses her trust to infiltrate a deeply concealed criminal organization. Circumstances force him to climb its ranks, step by step, un 2.3kReads7.0Score275Shelves
4. 254 重 Reborn: A Sweet Campus Romance, A Different First Love 重生校园小甜文：换一个初恋 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted Reborn: A Sweet School Romance, A Different First Love 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These books, mostly realistic in nature, are all enjoyable.

5. 255 零 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 79.3kReads9.5Score9.4kShelves

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   Read the first chapter first; the writing is good. If you miss it, that's fine too.

6. 256 隐 She Left While Secretly Pregnant, and the Capital’s Crown Prince Is Desperate to Win Her Back 隐孕出走，京圈太子爷红眼追妻 Clear Complexion, Moonlight清颜月色Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted [Unhinged Crown Prince × Lawyer Mom · Childhood Sweethearts · Forced Love · One-on-One, Both Pure · Obsessive Love] At our engagement party, he stormed in with a gun, stole me away, and knelt to beg for my forgiveness. With my arm linked through someone else’s, I smiled and told him, “My son is four. He isn’t yours.” He spat blood right there. Five years later, we meet again. He’s the most ruthless corporate predator in Beijing’s elite circles, and I’m the chief lawyer for his sworn enemy. I —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Can childhood sweethearts withstand a sudden, unexpected love?

7. 257 年 Period: Pretty Educated Youths Have All Come to My Backyard 年代：漂亮女知青都进了我家后院 The Neighboring Guy Who Writes邻家码字小哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no space, a satisfying period novel, a new work from a veteran author) Chen Junsheng wakes up and finds himself back in 1981, at the turning point of his fate. He comes first in the county in the college entrance exam preliminary selection, only for someone else to take his place? He’ll take it back! His family has four female educated youths with powerful connections, and you expect him to start from nothing and keep his head down? No way! A man won’t grow rich without a windf 46.4kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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   Super good, a really satisfying read, multiple female leads, lots of older women, lots of mature women, it's satisfying from head to toe!!!

8. 258 重 Reborn, My Goddess Counselor Wants to Have My Baby 重生后，女神辅导员要给我生孩子 The Neighboring Guy Who Writes邻家码字小哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Jianghe leaped from the 89th floor and, against all odds, was reborn. It was 2006. The stock market was booming, the property market was thriving, the economy was hot, and opportunities were everywhere. That year, Chen Jianghe had just started his freshman year of college. “Chen Jianghe, your courage in confessing your feelings last night was admirable. But you’ve only just started college, and it’s too soon to be dating. I hope you’ll focus your energy on your studies. Once you enter the 35.7kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
9. 259 穿 I Became the Only Female on the Beast Planet, and the Tycoons Work for Me 穿成兽星唯一雌性，大佬给我打工 Chen Gui辰归Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Absolutely no female rivalry, powerful heroine, unmatched in combat] [Interstellar beast world + women rule over men + all male leads are devoted + male rivalry for her affection + fluffy, indulgent romance + everyone is smitten] After reading a wild beast-world romance, Wen You mysteriously transmigrates to a planet of beastfolk. In this vast empire, the female-to-male ratio isn't 1:50 or 1:100. It's a staggering 1:80 billion! How many? Did you say how many? The number is so absurd it makes 23.2kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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   An incredibly powerful female lead, she dominates multiple opponents and has them completely under her thumb.

10. 260 遇 I Turn into a Fool Whenever I See Him 遇到他就犯傻 The Night Wind Is Chilly夜风煞凉Modern Romance494k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, devoted to each other, exclusive devotion] ♡♡ One is dashing and imposing; the other is bright-eyed, beautiful, gentle, and kind. ♡♡ They’ve only met three times in six years, yet they’ve kept each other in their hearts for years! Who could have guessed that when they finally met, they would both end up in the hospital? Seeing them covered in bruises, even the doctor couldn’t help exclaiming, “Good grief! How can bodies this delicate stand up to such a beating?” ♡♡ 1kReads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The opening scene is awkward, the reunion is chaotic, and even going out is a struggle for them normally; after not seeing each other for half a day, 74 acts like nothing happened.

11. 261 人 A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史 Mark P. Donnelly马克·P.唐纳利Historical151k WordsCompleted For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval 7.6kReads9.6Score1.1kShelves

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    The time you have between doing housework, between dancing in the square, or while waiting for the bus are all great times to read!

12. 262 修 Cultivating Immortality in the Hehuan Sect: They Treat Me Like a Magical Artifact 修仙合欢宗，她们把我当法器 Little Peanut's Great Adventure小花生大冒险Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted He is the top male model at a club in the mortal realm, and a reincarnated Immortal Emperor. She is a low-ranking elder of the Hehuan Sect in the cultivation world, a bewitching demoness. He plays among the flowers, indulging in the pleasures of the world without ever getting attached. She exhausts every scheme, deceives the world, and traps him in the palm of her hand. He uses her as a chess piece, slaughters his way through the immortal realm, and reshapes the Heavenly Dao. She wields him as a 7kReads9.1Score653Shelves

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    He, a male model at a nightclub. She, a low-ranking member of the Hehuan Sect. [Heart] He, a playboy. She, a con artist who deceives the world. [Heart] They exploit each other, plotting step by step, wreaking havoc on the world, their paths intertwined. The plot is full of twists and turns, the writing is excellent, and it's impossible to put down. [A masterpiece by Que Shi][A masterpiece by Que Shi][A masterpiece by Que Shi]

13. 263 心 May Your Heart's Desires Bring You Peace, Day and Night 心有所妄，朝暮皆安 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted With a Heart Full of Longing, Peace in Every Dawn and Dusk 313Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 264 恋 After Four Years Together, She Rejected My Proposal. On Our Wedding Day, Her Whole Family Begged Me Not to Marry Her 恋爱四年求婚被拒，婚礼当天她全家跪求我别娶 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted After four years together, she turned down his proposal. On their wedding day, her entire family knelt and begged me not to marry her. 96Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 265 闺 My Best Friend Became My Daughter-in-Law... How Thrilling 闺蜜成儿媳妇…太刺激了 Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯421Marriage & Romance37k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Became My Daughter-in-Law... This Is Too Thrilling —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Some are long, some are short, some are ancient, some are modern—just look at them, no explanation needed!

16. 266 雾 Farewell to Moonlight Among the Pines, Once the Mist Clears 雾尽松间别风月 Quan Xin荃昕15k WordsCompleted Where the Mist Fades, Beyond the Pines and Moonlight 9Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 姐 I'm Not Farming Crops, I'm Farming Loneliness 姐种的不是地，是寂寞 Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42113k WordsCompleted I’m Not Growing Crops, I’m Growing Loneliness 6Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 我 My Days in Public Relations 我当公关的那些日子 A Single Matchstick火柴一根Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted You probably won’t believe me when I tell you what I do for a living. You’re a liar! That’s right! I make a living telling tall tales and keeping people company as they chat. Anyone can spin a yarn, but I might be the first to turn it into a respectable profession and earn tens of millions a year! I spend all day spinning stories to women, talking nonsense nonstop, and somehow they still like me and are willing to pay me. The secret to business: It doesn’t matter what you’re selling, even if it’ 8.9kReads7.5Score650Shelves

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    These three books will require staying up all night to finish reading...

19. 269 哪 Which Rich, Handsome Guy Would Be Kind Enough to Let Me Lie Flat? 哪位高富帅行行好，让姐躺平吧 Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42122k WordsCompleted Which rich, handsome man will do a good deed and let me lie flat? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 北 Peiping Is at Peace: Complete in Three Volumes 北平无战事：全3册 Liu Heping刘和平Historical746k WordsCompleted In 1948, as the Kuomintang and the Communist Party prepare for their decisive clash, undercurrents swirl beneath the seemingly calm surface of Beiping. The Kuomintang’s young reformist faction, led by Chiang Ching-kuo, suddenly entrusts Fang Meng’ao, an ace Kuomintang Air Force pilot suspected of sympathizing with the Communists, with a major assignment. His flight squadron is reorganized as the Ministry of National Defense’s Economic Inspection Brigade and sent to Beiping to investigate corrupt 1kReads9.5Score249Shelves
21. 271 一 Chinese History That Gets You Hooked from the First Page 一读就上瘾的中国史 July Yan'an七月延安Historical892k WordsCompleted A sweeping series on the historical patterns of five thousand years of Chinese history, helping you build a rational, objective, and pattern-seeking framework for a new way of thinking! This series is, in fact, a history book even more captivating than a novel. Starting with the Qin and Han dynasties, it covers the Jin dynasties, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Song, Liao, Jin, and Xia dynasties, the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and the Taiping Heavenly Ki 37.5kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves

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    Four years later, we won't see these star players playing anymore. Reading the first book, I feel so emotional.

22. 272 明 A History of the Ming Palace 明代宫闱史 Xu Xiaotian许啸天Historical734k WordsCompleted Venture deep into the palace to explore the love and hatred between emperors and their consorts; delve into history and discover the twists and turns of feudal dynasties. Understand this series, and you understand the palace. Understand the palace, and you understand history. Understand history, and the realities of the world become clear. Palace romances are an important branch of traditional historical fiction. 40.9kReads9.6Score710Shelves
23. 273 明 A Popular History of the Ming Dynasty 明史通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical511k WordsCompleted [Classical historical novel | An authentic historical epic about the founding of the Great Ming] A popular historical epic spanning all 276 years of the Ming dynasty’s rise and fall, complete in one hundred chapters. It begins with Zhu Yuanzhang becoming a monk in Haozhou and joining the Red Turban movement, then unfolds the grand struggle for supremacy among the warlords at the end of the Yuan dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Youliang, and Zhang Shicheng vie for power, while classic battles such as 25Reads8.0Score—Shelves
24. 274 在 Love in Badminton Season 在羽毛球时节，恋爱 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted (Just received a rating, so there aren’t many votes yet) [One-on-one sweet romance + ordinary working-stiff life and love + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion + slow and steady love] [Half everyday romance, half working-stiff life] The theme of this story: Love is just as important as work. Even if you’re a working stiff, you should find a sense of purpose in yourself through all the trials and tribulations. Working stiffs deserve love too!! People say the secret to a good re 122Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    It leans towards a female audience and is suitable for viewers aged 30 and above.

25. 275 穿 I Transmigrated, and Now I Have to Keep a Low Profile and Cling to a Powerful Patron! 穿越了不仅得苟，还得抱大腿！ Let's Talk It Out有话好说Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [A Somewhat Dark Protagonist + A Very Talkative System + Multiple Heroines: Enter at Your Own Risk] After transmigrating, Mu Chenyi discovered that he was nothing more than an ordinary servant in the Prince Mu's household. Other transmigrators became young masters of powerful clans. Even the less fortunate ones still had some status. He had nothing at all, except for a chatty System. The System even gave him a dual-cultivation technique! What could he do? Keep his head down, but make it count. F 35.8kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥You'll absolutely love these three books! I especially recommend the third one, where the protagonist is reborn and gains a system! From that moment on, his life is completely changed!

26. 276 谁 Who Let Him Become the Village Doctor? 谁让他当村医的 Mo Yanzhu墨彦竹Urban3.3M WordsCompleted [Country Doctor + Urban Cultivation + Fool's Rise to Power + Farming to Wealth + Many Women Compete for His Attention + Click on Chapter One and You'll Never Get Away] Li Yongchun lost both his parents and was beaten into a fool, suffering humiliation and contempt wherever he went. When he risked his life fighting thugs to save his childhood sweetheart, they kicked him straight into a river. By a twist of fate, he inherited the legacy of the Dragon Maiden. From then on, he slays gods and demons 10.3kReads8.5Score1kShelves
27. 277 重 Reborn: The Number One Consortium, Rewards for Every Employee Hired 重生：第一财团，招员工就有奖励 Ten Updates a Day Makes You Thin十更怪瘦Urban1.7M WordsCompleted In his previous life, he chased after the campus belle for years, but she still treated him with indifference. After being reborn, he gets an employee System. To his utter surprise, the first person he hires is a mature, stunning female secretary who turns out to be the campus belle herself... 50.2kReads8.7Score4.3kShelves
28. 278 裸 I Quit My Job and Went Home, Only to Become the Landlady of a Little Courtyard 裸辞回家，我成了小院女房东 Purple Gold紫色金子Modern Romance56k WordsOngoing [No golden finger, grounded and realistic] After setbacks at work and a broken relationship, Tang Yi quits her job without notice and returns to the little courtyard in her hometown, which has been sitting empty. She decides to rent it out and draws a group of tenants, each carrying their own troubles. Through meals and seasons in this northern courtyard, the down-and-out tenants warm and heal one another. Trouble from the past keeps coming to their door, but here they find a welcoming light whe —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book.

29. 279 非 Irrational Choice 非理性选择 Jie Xi芥夕Modern Romance427k WordsOngoing [Hong Kong-Style Tycoon Romance] [Secret Marriage] [Rekindled Love] [Two Strong Leads Playing Each Other] [Raising a Child] [Business Revenge] Carefully handcrafted with love, not a single trick for chasing traffic In 1985, to help her fiancé rise to power, Tingting went alone to Hong Kong City to conceive a child. But the person meant to pick her up never came. Instead, she ran into Chen Yanchuan, a gang's young thug being hunted down. She saved him, then threw herself into his arms for three 256Reads—Score161Shelves

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    A Hong Kong story set in the 1990s, a nostalgic trip back to the golden age of Hong Kong films and TVB dramas.

30. 280 性 Sexual Healing Clinic: My Twofold Examination 性愈诊室：我的双重叩问 Stubborn City Soldier倔强的城市小兵14k WordsCompleted Sexual Healing Clinic: My Twofold Question 1.1kReads—Score110Shelves

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    I recommend these to everyone; they're suitable for all tastes, all short stories, classic pieces to share! Su Wanqing tightly gripped the Xuanmai Conch in her hand, closed her eyes, and silently prayed, "Please help me, help Lin Chen..." She could clearly feel...

31. 281 我 I Give SPAs at a Women’s Prison 我在女子监狱做SPA Stubborn City Soldier倔强的城市小兵11k WordsCompleted I Run a Spa in a Women's Prison 670Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 282 小 The Little Black Alley: I Pinned My First Love Against the Wall 小黑巷子：我壁咚了初恋 Stubborn City Soldier倔强的城市小兵10k WordsCompleted The Dark Alley: I Pinned My First Love Against the Wall 147Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 283 被 After He Borrowed My Luck for Three Years, I Made Him Pay It All Back with Interest 被借运三年我反手让他连本带利还 Show Your Style秀风采Mystery380k WordsOngoing [A hands-on, no-nonsense feng shui novel / Based on real cases / A guide to changing your fate that even beginners can understand] Everyone knows feng shui can change your fate, but few realize that every attempt to defy fate comes with a price, set in secret. My name is Chen Mo. I'm an ordinary engineering graduate buried in debt and driven to the brink by life. By chance, I came into possession of an incomplete folk feng shui notebook, and from then on entered a real world beyond the reach of —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    To save her, he shortened his lifespan by thirty years, turning his hair white, but he simply said, "I'm fine. Is dinner ready?" This is the romance of the Chinese—not saying "I love you," but simply "I'm here with you."

34. 284 重 “Seeking a Child for a Large Reward” Isn’t a Scam, It’s Fate “重金求子”不是骗局，是缘分 Stubborn City Soldier倔强的城市小兵Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted “Paying a Huge Sum for a Child” Isn't a Scam, It's Fate 185Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 285 倚 The Legend of Junxiang: A Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Part 2 倚天前传之君襄风云录2 The Tired-Headed Youngster费头青年Male-Channel Fanfiction523k WordsOngoing Another work by the author of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Ming Cult's Revenge. [The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber] [The Legend of the Condor Heroes] [The Return of the Condor Heroes] [Wuxia] [System] [Transmigration] [Jin Yong fan fiction] This isn't a wish-fulfillment story about seducing other men's wives and taking in one's master's wife or junior sister. Xiangyang falls, and Guo Jing and Huang Rong die. On Mount Emei, the “Little Eastern Heretic” Guo Xiang uses her sword as a brus 9.8kReads8.7Score548Shelves

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    In "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Chronicles of Xiangyang," after Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü retired, the aftershocks of the fall of Xiangyang City had not yet subsided, and the foreshadowing of the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber had already been laid. The book meticulously fills in the century-long gap between "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," and the unfulfilled ambitions of Guo Jing and Huang Rong, as well as the aftermath of Guo Xiang's love tribulations, are all hidden in the clash of swords and shadows. It is a must-read "Jianghu in the Time Rift" for Jin Yong fans!

36. 286 当 A Nude Model’s Brush with the “Casting Couch” 当平面模特，遇上“潜规则” Stubborn City Soldier倔强的城市小兵10k WordsCompleted Working as a Fashion Model, I Encountered “Casting Couch” 115Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 287 玄 Boundless Mystic Medicine: My CEO Wife Stands by Me as We Protect the World 玄医无界：总裁娇妻伴我守全球 Stubborn City Soldier倔强的城市小兵Urban494k WordsCompleted On a stormy night in Yuncheng, Lin Chen, heir to the mystical art of medicine, marries Su Wanqing, the CEO of the Su Corporation, under a contract. She possesses a bloodline tied to spiritual jade and is plagued by evil spirits. Their marriage begins as a deal that benefits them both, but one crisis after another brings them closer and awakens genuine feelings. He uses black iron needles to dispel evil spirits and spiritual herbs to cure strange ailments, while she protects him with the power of 2Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 288 大 A Must-Read for College Students: My Student Loan Pitfalls and Road to Repayment 大学生必看：我的网贷“踩坑”与上岸实录 Stubborn City Soldier倔强的城市小兵11k WordsCompleted A Must-Read for College Students: My Student Loan Pitfalls and Road to Recovery 50Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 289 东 A Day in Tokyo: From Adult Film Star to Tour Guide 东京一日：从女优到导游 Stubborn City Soldier倔强的城市小兵14k WordsCompleted One Day in Tokyo: From Adult Actress to Tour Guide —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 290 大 The Big Boss's Little Wife 大领导的小妻子 Like a Song宛如歌Modern Romance769k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of An Xue, whose husband Zheng Yu abandons her for a new lover. A chance encounter with her neighbor Lei Congguang changes the course of her life. Born into a high-ranking official's family, Lei Congguang initially looks down on An Xue, but after a series of absurd and comical encounters, he finally recognizes his true feelings and falls in love with her. One is a rising government official, while the other is a divorced woman who barely stands out in a crowd. After nav 15.5kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    At 30, it's the age to understand love, see marriage clearly, and learn to control your emotions. The books on this reading list can offer some answers!

41. 291 全 The Only Guy at School: They All Want to Keep Me Company, but I Still Think About My Ex 全校就我一个男生：她们都想陪我，我却念着前任 Stubborn City Soldier倔强的城市小兵17k WordsCompleted I'm the Only Boy at School: They All Want to Be with Me, but I Still Think About My Ex 105Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 292 爆 Hilarious Cultivation: Kicked Down the Mountain 爆笑修仙：被踢下山 Jianghu Brother Ge, Trying Not to Laugh憋笑江湖军哥Urban1.1M WordsCompleted You bastard, now you remember the spatial ring?! A bunch of bald monks from the Buddhist sect get together to meditate and chant sutras. What the hell does that have to do with you? You just had to make them skip straight to becoming Buddhas, you bastard, by tossing two hornet nests into the crowd! Getting beaten up for it would have been bad enough, but you just had to sneak into their merit pool, and wreak havoc on the Sacred Merit Lotus they’d cultivated for ten thousand years, eating all the 55.2kReads8.7Score4.9kShelves
43. 293 千 The Legendary Han Xin, the Greatest General of All Time 千古第一将韩信之千古传奇 Wuchuan Hua无船滑Eastern Fantasy439k WordsCompleted Han Xin was born a beggar, so where did he learn his astonishing military strategies? Where did he master such superb swordsmanship? How did he win every battle without a single defeat? Why were his victories so decisive, with large-scale clashes against his opponents so rare? How were his battlefield instincts and judgments so precise? This book recounts every one of Han Xin’s legendary exploits in detail. 4.3kReads8.4Score362Shelves

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    The plot is full of twists and turns, and Han Xin truly lives up to his reputation as a military genius. The book skillfully blends history, legend, and fantasy in its depiction of Han Xin's legendary rise to power, with a particularly brilliant portrayal of the art of war. Han Xin's legendary life ends because of his loved ones, revealing the depths of human nature.

44. 294 贵 The Pinnacle of the Noble Consort 贵妃之巅 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted “A twisted romance” + “palace intrigue” + “a tragedy of the age.” During the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty, palace maid Wan Zhen'er spent ten years bringing Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen, confined in the Cold Palace, back from hell to the world of the living. What began as a desperate act of protection warped, under the influence of power, into a twisted symbiosis. Seventeen years older than him, she was his nursemaid and elder sister, and eventually became his only Noble Consort, as well as hi 824Reads—Score100Shelves

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    "The Pinnacle of Imperial Concubine" [Praise]: "Abnormal Love" + "Palace Intrigue" + "Tragic Era". Wan Zhen'er was 17 years older than Emperor Zhu Jianshen of the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Jianshen loved her to death... Ironically, Concubine Wan almost poisoned all of his princes!

45. 295 魂 Reborn in The Return of the Condor Heroes: Dual Cultivation Makes Me Young Again 魂穿神雕双修可返老还童 Do Not Disturb My Morning Dreams晨梦勿扰Male-Channel Fanfiction685k WordsOngoing An accident sends ordinary man Zhou Baitong transmigrating into the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes, where he bizarrely swaps souls with the Old Imp Zhou Botong. When he wakes, he possesses peerless martial arts, breaks free of worldly constraints, and roams the jianghu of The Return of the Condor Heroes. Amid the enchanting romance of a turbulent age, he encounters the cool, otherworldly Little Dragon Maiden, the brilliant Huang Rong, the obsessive Li Mochou, and a host of other peerle 20.5kReads—Score1kShelves

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    My soul transmigrates into the body of the Old Urchin! I become a dragon knight! I save Huang Rong! I collect all the heroines of the Condor Heroes!

46. 296 凡 A Mortal's Advancement 凡人进阶 A Common Man一凡夫Urban171k WordsOngoing Lu Fan was born in the countryside. After graduation, he was turned down for job after job. Luckily, he ran into Tian Jia, a beautiful woman who had secretly been in love with him in high school, and became the secretary to the top executive at Changfeng Chemical. Practical and talented, he steadily climbed the ladder through hard work, growing stronger despite the mockery and pressure he faced. The workplace is a battlefield, full of silent struggles. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 297 在 Surviving in a Martial Arts World 在武侠世界求生 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折10k WordsCompleted Surviving in a Martial Arts World 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Predominantly female-oriented, featuring sweet and satisfying short stories.

48. 298 工 Husband and Wife at the Factory 工厂里的夫妻 Blue Sky, White Clouds蓝天白去Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Chen Yishan’s husband, Sun Hai, was good for nothing, leaving her to shoulder the entire financial burden of the family. To improve their circumstances, she decided to leave her six-year-old son, Sun Dabao, in the care of her parents-in-law, then go to Guangdong with her cousin to work in a factory. 7.9kReads9.1Score532Shelves

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    No need to thank me

49. 299 最 The Strongest Live-in Son-in-Law: Who Dares Defy Me as I Support My Wife and Run the Family? 最强废婿：扶妻掌家还有谁不服？ A Common Man一凡夫Urban205k WordsOngoing After marrying into the Mu family, Qing Beichen spent three years as the useless freeloader everyone in the city despised. He had no money, power, or skills. He did the cooking and laundry and let everyone walk all over him. His relatives trampled on him, outsiders mocked him, and his own clan looked down on him. Everyone thought he was the biggest jinx dragging the Mu family into decline. Only his wife, Mu Hehuan, stood by him for three years despite pressure from the entire clan. Alone, she ke 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 300 算 My Fortune-Telling Was So Accurate, They Called Me a Jinx, Then the State Recruited Me 算命太准被当乌鸦嘴，国家收编了 Gu Libai顾梨白Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Tang Tang is the dreaded “jinx” of Taohua Village. Whoever she curses is sure to have bad luck. Just after turning eighteen, she’s driven out of the village and sent to Haicheng to find work. On her first day job hunting, Tang Tang points at a crooked employment broker and says, “You’re a big baddie! You’re gonna die! Pfft, pfft… A white blade goes in and a red blade comes out, and your guts spill everywhere!” The broker chases her away with a broom. That afternoon, someone stabs the broker to d 9.3kReads8.4Score356Shelves

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    These are some great books; you should read them even if it means staying up all night. Go check them out!

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