The Number One Novel in Your Heart 在你心里排名NO.1的小说

1. 551 疯 After the Mad Big Shot Forced His Sickly White Moonlight to Be His Wife 疯批大佬强制白月光病娇老婆后 Xin Tutu鑫土土Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted Short drama now available [Both leads are each other’s first and only love + happy ending + top-tier wealthy families + unhinged vs. yandere + mutual coercion + marriage first, love later + sizzling chemistry + black-hearted heroine + male lead grovels for forgiveness] Original title: Tear Her Clothes, Grab Her by the Throat: The Unhinged Tycoon Regrets It A blend of exquisite beauty and madness, with a combative yandere couple saving each other The heroine loves courting death, while the male l 2.6kReads9.3Score327Shelves
2. 552 我 My Days and Nights Imprisoned by My Best Friend's Yandere Little Brother 我被闺蜜病娇弟弟禁锢的日日夜夜 YQ Lazy Little CatYQ小懒猫17k WordsCompleted The Days and Nights I Was Kept Imprisoned by My Best Friend’s Yandere Brother 2kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 553 甜 The Sweethouse’s Top Star 甜字号头牌 Ji Zhi霁之Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted (The print edition of Sweetness Unspoken goes on sale June 20) [Campus + goofy comedy + childhood sweethearts + overprotective brother + sweet romance] [Sweet, feisty girl × suave, sly bad boy] A pretty, sweet-looking girl transfers into the class. She's wild-tempered and fearless, and on her very first day she gets into an argument with Shen Sili, the top guy in the grade who sits in the back row. While their classmates marvel that the newcomer has no fear, the next day they see the two walking 17.7kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
4. 554 嫁 After Marrying a Tycoon, I Can’t Stop Wearing Haute Couture 嫁给财阀掌舵人后，顶奢戴到手软 A Fa阿法Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted Also known as: After My Husband Cheated, I Slept with His Brother [Sweet Romance + The Ex Begs for Her Back + I Scattered His Ashes + The Second Male Lead Wins + Chaste Leads + Neither Has Been with Anyone Else] [Content warning: Early on, the heroine enters a marriage of convenience for business reasons, but the marriage is in name only.] Ruan Rong had been married to Ling Ye for two years when he asked for a divorce. She agreed without hesitation. With a vast fortune in hand, she decided to li 5.2kReads9.2Score697Shelves
5. 555 认 After Reuniting with Our Families, Everyone’s Plans Go Haywire 认亲后，大家的画风一起跑偏了 Midnight Murder Ball午夜凶球Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted Whenever the young Li Guanlan saw all the family scandals and chaos in the news online, she would thank Heaven that she was born into a loving, well-off family with parents who adored her. Then one day, a bolt from the blue struck: she had been switched at birth seventeen years ago! You’ve got to be kidding! What kind of family was she being sent to? Wealthy! Complicated! Emotionally distant! Her biological mother was as indifferent as a chrysanthemum and bad at expressing herself. Time to start 47.3kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves

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   A story of two seemingly different heiresses, devoid of scheming and resentment, featuring only two adorable girls, each shining in their own way. The female lead, a sunny, cheerful girl from Northeast China, brings a constant stream of humor, making the friendships and family relationships around her both heartwarming and hilarious. It's exactly the kind of youth I've always imagined! [Admiration][Admiration]

6. 556 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 59.5kReads8.5Score7.3kShelves

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   [Sparrow's Diary][Sparrow's Diary][Sparrow's Diary] The female protagonist travels back to 1970 with a system that allows her to instantly kill enemies. She rises from a purchasing agent at a supply and marketing cooperative to a position in the export industry. Her career is fulfilling, her family dotes on her, and the film is full of nostalgia. It's definitely worth watching!

7. 557 一 I Woke Up as the Rich Heir's One True Love 一觉醒来我成了豪门阔少的白月光 YQ Lazy Little CatYQ小懒猫9k WordsCompleted I Woke Up as the Rich Heir's One True Love 34Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 558 难 A Summer Too Lovely to Hide 难藏夏日 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] In her senior year of high school, Yun Xiang was brought home by Cheng Xiao, one of her father's old comrades. Cheng Xiao had a son, a cocky, arrogant guy who loved looking down his nose at people. But he was good at school and great at video games. The first time Yun Xiang met Cheng Che, he stood on the stairs to the second floor and coldly laid down the rules. “Don’t come near me, don’t look at me, don’t tell anyone at school you know me, and don’t touch an 35kReads9.5Score5.2kShelves
9. 559 予 Half a City for Her 予她半城 Zhi Zhi之知Modern Romance705k WordsCompleted [Currently being published] When Ying Xia pursued Lu Jinchuan, she chased after him so desperately she nearly crawled on her hands and knees. In the end, she became Mrs. Lu in name only. Everyone said Lu Jinchuan was ruthless and cared for no one. But later, everyone in Beicheng knew that Lu Jinchuan had someone he cherished above all else. No one was allowed to touch her or say a bad word about her. If anyone so much as laid a finger on her, he would turn Beicheng upside down. As Lu Jinchuan pu 18.4kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
10. 560 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 956.6kReads9.6Score123.1kShelves

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    I'm probably tired of romance novels, so I've lost interest. I think this is the best novel I've read so far; it's incredibly captivating, I don't want to skip a single chapter, and I'm constantly asking for more updates.

11. 561 爆 Breaking! President Gu, Your Darling Has Turned Dark 爆！顾总你的宝贝黑化了 Gu He Is a Little Flustered顾鹤有点慌Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [1v1 + female lead dotes on male lead + strong female lead + both are each other’s first and only + sweet romance + showbiz] [Cool-headed, scheming heiress who pampers her husband VS seemingly sweet but secretly twisted, clingy little actor] Rumor has it that Gu Ci, the head of the Gu family in the capital, has a young man she cherishes as the one who got away. Unfortunately, she has never met him in person. Just as everyone thinks her ill-fated love is about to end and they can seize the chance 1.2kReads9.2Score100Shelves

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    First book: [Cold, aloof, and doting heiress vs. Seemingly innocent but actually cunning and possessive drama queen] 🍰 Second book: [Quiet, socially awkward, and depressed girl vs. Arrogant, unrestrained, and deeply affectionate rich kid] 🍧 Third book: [Beautiful female teacher x handsome, roguish young master] [Clingy little devil x doting husband] [Freedom-loving heiress x rich young master who's tired of pretending to be poor] 🍦

12. 562 养 Nurture an Yin Bone, Marry a Snake Immortal 养阴骨，嫁蛇仙 Song of Resentment歌怨Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Feng shui, fortune-telling, ghost marriage, adventure, tomb raiding, devoted to each other] I slept inside a clay statue of the Bodhisattva from childhood, growing up on the incense offerings. But the Bodhisattva at home began to look more and more like me. Grandfather said I had to cultivate into a living Bodhisattva, transform into a prostitute, and save all living beings before I could wash away my sins. Then one night, a strange man arrived with a pair of spirits, one dressed in red and one 4.3kReads9.3Score690Shelves
13. 563 小 Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨 Bright Moon Tilts明月倾Ancient Romance876k WordsCompleted A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi 35.1kReads9.6Score5.7kShelves

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    The first one is truly exceptional; the author's writing is excellent and meticulous. The male lead is chivalrous and spirited, not expressionless, but rather sculpted like a cat—very tactful. The female lead is a well-rounded, intelligent, and capable warrior who grows through challenges. She doesn't just stand around waiting for the male lead to rescue her; she's self-reliant and a truly shining heroine. I finished the second book before it became popular, and its quality is undeniable; the ensemble cast is incredibly strong. My favorite part of the third book is the tumultuous relationship between He Tanhua and Lou Erniangzi, a soulmate tale of intense conflict. The fourth book is also heartwarming, as evidenced by the number of readers. The biggest drawback of the fifth and sixth books is that they are unfinished. I still find them very enjoyable and have been saving them up. You could watch the anime adaptation first, especially the penultimate one, which is quite well-made, featuring live-action footage and a specially written song.

14. 564 除 Everyone on the Team Is a Villain Except Me 除我以外，全队反派 Ruan Qingruan阮清阮Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing An original fictional society with lots of personal worldbuilding and foreshadowing. Don’t come in with your own preconceptions and impose them on the author or the story. No suggestions, please. There is a couple, but the romance doesn’t take up much of the story. An alternate “what if” storyline will be written after the ending. Readers with strict moral sensibilities, please stay away. The protagonists aren’t perfect, so don’t judge them by universal standards of morality. If this isn’t to yo 24.7kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves
15. 565 他 Autumn Colors Filled the Sky When He Arrived 他来时秋色漫天 October Bell十月铃Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Real Estate Heiress × Genius Investor] [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Romance + The Ex’s Long Road to Redemption + Both Pure in Love + One-on-One] Ruan Zhiqiu was the subject of gossip as soon as she started university. Ruan Zhiqiu, a first-year architecture student, was pursuing Lin Yizhou, a third-year student. She brought him meals, attended classes for him, and came up with one creative way after another to chase him. She hurried to explain, but Lin Yizhou asked with a perfectly ser 7.8kReads8.9Score827Shelves
16. 566 跟 Give Me a Little Sweet Talk 跟我撒个娇 Chestnut Puree栗子泥Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [Quiet, Socially Anxious Girl with Depression vs. Arrogant, Unruly, Devoted Rich Second-Generation Heir] A sweet second-chance romance about making up, happy ending, slow burn; the heroine is a little scheming Everyone knows the Lu family’s young master, Lu Ciyan. He’s a proud, unruly, flamboyant, and arrogant boy. They all say nobody can control him. Only Su Yuyu knows that the devil would run all over the city in the middle of the night just because she casually mentioned wanting her favorite 5.7kReads8.9Score494Shelves
17. 567 魔 The Magic School Junior Who Can Do Anything, from Pranks to Making Trouble 魔法学校小学妹，沙雕搞事啥都会 Ghost Denier无鬼论者Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [Not Western fantasy: a Chinese-style magic academy, absurd comedy + ensemble cast + hilarious daily life, with romance] [A ridiculous heroine causes trouble and leads everyone astray: a bunch of lunatic students hilariously learning magic] Li Wenyin woke up in a magical world and struggled to survive at a top-tier Chinese-style magic academy. She cut up the school flags to make uniforms, stole textbooks and sprinted for her life, and made the deans so furious their eyes nearly popped out. She w 118.9kReads9.6Score13.2kShelves
18. 568 请 I Called My Student’s Parents, but My Secret Crush Showed Up 请学生家长，来的竟是暗恋对象 Northern Red Bean北国红豆Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s only one + Reunion after years apart + Secret crush comes true + Cozy everyday life + Sweet romance] [Beautiful teacher x Handsome, sunny playboy] [Clingy little enchantress x Dotingly protective husband] [Heiress seeking freedom x Rich young master tired of pretending to be poor] On You Na’s first day as a homeroom teacher, she became famous around school for her looks. On the second day, a student was caught secretly filming her with a phone and the dean called his 8.8kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
19. 569 秦 Master Qin, Let Me Stick a Needle in You 秦爷，扎个针 Yan Gui'er燕归尔Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Qin Shanglu has always been frail and sickly. Every doctor in Jiangcheng has declared that he won't live to see thirty. At twenty-seven, a girl enters his life. Her name is Chaoyan, and she practices traditional Chinese medicine. She is the Lu family's youngest daughter, born into a family of Western doctors, but they refuse to acknowledge her. Her grandfather considers her a disgrace, and her siblings see her as a stain on the family, all because she is the only one in the Lu family who studies 3.4kReads9.3Score404Shelves
20. 570 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Concubine-Born Heir's Rise to Power 女穿男，庶房嫡子的逆袭 Liu Jilian刘忌廉Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Now available as an audiobook with a full cast. [Alternate history] + [Woman transmigrates as a man] + [Born into this world] + [Imperial exams and business in the early story] + [Court politics later on] + [One female lead, with a relatively small role] + [A touch of ensemble cast] + [No golden finger] Xie Chengxi was born into another world as the sixth son of the Xie family, a minor family in Bianjing's Grain Transport Guild. His father was the clan's rejected son, kept under pressure for yea 34.6kReads8.3Score3.9kShelves

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    I like this book

21. 571 前 My Ex Opens the Door, and My One True Love Is Back 前男友开门，我白月光杀回来了 Serious Web Novel Writer正经网文选手Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Astrophysicist × University Physics Professor] [Devoted, sharp-tongued master of seduction × Cool, beautiful ice queen] [Two top students / Both devoted / Rekindled romance / Mutual devotion] Back when he was at his poorest, the young man would spend every last cent in his pocket on Luo Jiusheng, even if it was only a few dozen yuan. They were together for three years. Luo Jiusheng was the one who asked him out, and she was the one who broke up with him. Jiang Huaishi was flamboyant by nature, 3.8kReads9.2Score456Shelves
22. 572 撩 After Flirting with the Wrong Big Shot, She Became the Top Lady of the Capital’s Elite Circle 撩错大佬后，她成京圈第一夫人了 In the Third Spring三春里Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted Fu Guidu, a giant in the medical world, was aloof by nature, like a lofty Buddhist saint. Cold and desireless, no one could drag him down to the mortal world. But Xu Ni refused to believe he was untouchable. She tried every trick in the book to tease him, stirring up trouble late at night in nothing but his white shirt. Fu Guidu simply tugged down the hem of her shirt. “Miss Xu, to me, your body is no different from a patient’s. I don’t see you as a woman.” But later... When Xu Ni was trapped in 22.9kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
23. 573 他 He Kisses Roses in the Northwest 他在西北吻玫瑰 Bu Erzhi不二之Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted Blurb: “Cang Ke, they all say roses can’t grow in the deserts of the northwest.” “Mm. You’re the only one.” Genre: Road novel, rough man and wild woman Tags: Human trafficking // Travel // Road trip // City romance Character setup: Sculpture restorer VS tavern owner BE 447Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    My Top Tomato: Road Trip Story Ceiling

24. 574 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 196.2kReads9.5Score26.2kShelves
25. 575 祁 Professor Qi, May I Borrow a Marriage? 祁教授，借个婚 Fu Long伏珑Modern Romance647k WordsCompleted Just as Wen Zhixian is about to register her marriage to Gu Yuchen, she accidentally breaks a mug his ex gave him. Gu Yuchen’s slap shatters the affection they once shared. Mr. Qi always seems to appear when she’s at her most miserable. Her parents are unhappy that she broke up with Gu Yuchen, and, overwhelmed by heartbreak and their undeserved blame, she impulsively asks the first person she sees, Qi Yanjing, “Mr. Qi, would you marry me?” Qi Yanjing not only refuses, but gives her a long lectur 49.2kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves

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    These are all great reads, especially the last one!

26. 576 美 A Sweet and Wild Beauty! The Obsessive Top Student Has Secretly Set His Sights on Her Again 美人甜野！偏执学神又偷偷盯上她 You Yili幼一栗Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [Super sweet and irresistibly flirty + childhood sweethearts + mutual pining] [Cool, sickly genius ✖️ sweet, flirtatious, straightforward little enchantress] From childhood, Jiang Yuxing has been completely obsessed with good looks. The first time she met Jiang Yubai, she thought this beautiful boy was so gorgeous that she had to marry him and bring him home! Everyone at Rong High knows that Jiang Yuxing, hailed as a temptress, comes up with new ways every day to openly flirt with the aloof Jian 9.1kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    It's so good! I've watched it several times.

27. 577 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 93kReads9.6Score12.4kShelves
28. 578 惊 Shocking! The Noble Consort Wins the Favor of All Six Palaces by Gossiping 惊！贵妃娘娘靠吃瓜宠冠六宫 Day Mountain Moon昼山月Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + substitute + fleeing while pregnant + secret identity] [The leads are not each other’s first; she becomes his sole favorite later. The heroine stays clearheaded and never falls for him. A silly, fluffy story; the heroine is no saint.] Jing Shumei was born with stunning beauty. She used her looks to seduce the Emperor, never giving him her heart, only scheming for her own gain. Using her mind-reading ability to listen in on palace gossip and navigate the harem, she climbed step 4.1kReads9.3Score574Shelves
29. 579 不 I Will Never Leave the Green Mountains 不与青山辞 A Crescent Moon, Bright and Clear一弯皎皎Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted [Marry First, Love Later + Older Man + Guiding Lover + Both Pure] "A gentle, fatherly boyfriend and a bright little ray of sunshine" One moment, Jiang Tang thought she had finally made it through every hardship. The next, she was doing a full backflip and crashing into an iceberg. By a series of mishaps, she had managed to get involved with Mu Zhiqing. He was a mysterious businessman who stood alone atop a high tower, as unfathomable as a deep abyss. Rumor had it that he was upright and proper, 27.1kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
30. 580 快 Quick Transmigration: Delicate, Yet Adored by Powerful Men 快穿：娇气，但被大佬们追着宠 Pure-Hearted Puppy 9527纯情小狗9527Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Fixed Couples + All Male Leads Are Chaste + Sweet Romance + Immersive Romantic Conquest + Coercive Love + Yandere Lunatics + Everyone's Favorite + Multiple Male Leads + Rivalry for the Female Lead + True Love + Not a Strong Female Lead + Soap Opera Drama] Wanwan transmigrates into the cannon-fodder female lead of each world, and conquers all kinds of male leads. She's only doing her mission, so why have all these men become so infatuated with her? 1. Sexy Little Wildcat Trains Her Dog Online 34.4kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    I absolutely love Gouzi's books! I've read every single one of them, and they're all fantastic. This is his new book, and I'm already really excited about it. I hope Gouzi updates 100 chapters every day! [Smirk]

31. 581 雪 Snow Mountain Rose 雪山玫瑰 The Arrogant Sweet Romance Killer不可一世的甜文杀手Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Delicate, naive little princess × ruthless capitalist] One-on-one, both leads are sexually inexperienced, happy ending, pretend-raising, sweet and indulgent romance, love at first sight “Without me, she would only lose one among the millions who love her. But if I lose her, I lose the moon, the roses, and the only glimmer of light in my barren, gray life.”, Qin Yanqing Qin Yanqing was a ruthless capitalist and a notorious businessman. When his friend met with misfortune, he took in the man’s 6kReads9.2Score546Shelves

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    It's really great! It's been so long since I've read a short, sweet story like this. I especially love the female lead's character—she's a pampered and polite little princess, but she doesn't have any princess syndrome, and she's even the sickly type! I also love the male lead's character! He's a "dad-like" boyfriend who's a close friend of the female lead's father, haha! The female lead's dad says, "I treat you like a brother, but you treat me like your father-in-law!" He even gets a vasectomy for the female lead's health. It's super sweet; he's a boyfriend who calls her "little princess" and "sweetie."

32. 582 许 I’ll Let You Run Wild 许你妄野 Sweetheart甜姐儿Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [The Male Lead Will Stop at Nothing to Win Her, Reunion After Years Apart, Older Woman/Younger Man Romance, Devoted First Loves Only] [Cool and Reserved Rich Heiress vs. Wild, Streetwise Fake Poor Boy/Real Tycoon] At eighteen, Xu Jianxi left her small hometown and followed her mother into Beijing's wealthy elite, becoming the Liang family's eldest daughter. But she abandoned the boy she loved in the middle of a snowstorm. At twenty-eight, Xu Jianxi was betrayed by her fiancé. At her lowest poin 2.4kReads9.0Score296Shelves
33. 583 她 Her Wild Bones 她的野骨 You Are So Charming你这般动人Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Sweet, fiery, and boldly direct heroine X fierce, unrestrained hero with wildness in his very bones] [She pursues him + nine-year age gap + sweet romance] [Adapted drama Your Island Has Arrived has aired] The day Shen Qi was kidnapped, a man drove an off-road vehicle straight into the warehouse. He took down the kidnappers with his hard fists, then looked at her nonchalantly against the light. “I’m Chi Ye, a friend of your brother’s. I’m here to rescue you.” After starting university, Shen Qi 12.1kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
34. 584 我 I Have an Immortal Mountain in the Countryside 我在乡下有座仙山 Brewing a Pot of Big Red Robe Tea泡杯大红袍Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation + rural underdog comeback + thrilling wish fulfillment] Zhang Wei, a poor young man from the depths of the mountains, was patient and devoted to his parents from childhood. But on his third-year college birthday, a rich classmate set him up and beat him to death. He thought his life had ended, but a gray stone slab that gathered souls, hidden in a cave in the backyard vegetable garden of his family home, pulled him back from the morgue. It also unexpectedly unlocked a vast tro 10.2kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    A stress-relieving book! Escape the hustle and bustle of city life, farm and refine elixirs on a sacred mountain – that's the true essence of cultivation! [OK][OK][OK]

35. 585 冬 Spring Winds in Winter 冬季有春风 Three Lives of Joy三生欢Modern Romance781k WordsOngoing [Female Growth] [Childhood Sweethearts] [Turning the Tables Against the Odds] [Realistic] A girl battered by her dysfunctional family wants nothing more than to save the naive young boy who loves her. Life in the cramped alleyways is always the same, while the surging tide of the times takes everyone by surprise. In the winter at the end of the century, the gears of Xu Chunfeng's fate quietly began to turn. 3.1kReads8.0Score127Shelves

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    # Highly Recommended for Book Suffering🔥Realistic Era Heroine | "Spring Breeze in Winter" Who understands! Tired of rebirth with golden fingers and mindless face-slapping wish-fulfillment novels? I've found this down-to-earth Shanghai-style entrepreneurial novel! 😭 Set in a Shanghai alleyway in the 1990s, the protagonist, Xu Chunfeng, grew up in the mire of male chauvinism. Her uncle's family constantly exploited her, her mother favored her younger brother, and one hardship after another plagued her family. On the day of her college entrance exam, she missed the exam to save her best friend, shattering her dream of going to university💔 She sadly parted ways with her childhood sweetheart, Li Dongdong, her youthful love defeated by reality. Starting as a saleswoman in a clothing store, she rose step by step into the foreign trade industry; then she encountered her mother being scammed and incurring huge debts, losing all her savings in the financial crisis, and being cheated out of her job by her own uncle, experiencing several setbacks in her life. There were no cheat codes, no lucky breaks, she gritted her teeth and endured all the hardships✨ After awakening, she no longer compromised and tolerated, breaking free from the shackles of her original family. Seizing the opportunities of the times, she and her partner embark on a cross-border e-commerce business in apparel. Leveraging the Belt and Road Initiative, they sell Chinese-made clothing overseas, resisting malicious suppression from foreign capital and becoming dazzling female entrepreneurs. The twenty-year love-hate relationship between childhood sweethearts is incredibly touching! The male lead isn't a domineering CEO; he's an ordinary person who grew up following the rules, defying societal norms for love, giving up high-paying jobs and stock options to endure hardship alongside the female lead. Their mutual devotion, long-awaited reunion, and enduring love are anything but artificial. The book depicts the wave of layoffs, alleyway demolitions, the rise of foreign trade, and the internet revolution, brimming with the atmosphere of the era. Family entanglements, reconciliation, female empowerment, and the everyday realities of life are all vividly portrayed. The characters are lively, with both pain and warmth, and the story has a powerful impact! ✅ No rebirth | No system | Realistic | Female growth | Urban entrepreneurship | Historical setting | Childhood sweetheart reunion. Sisters who enjoy reading about ordinary people striving against the tides of time and strong female protagonists building their careers, go for it! #BookRecommendationForShortage#RealisticPeriodNovel#FemaleEntrepreneurialProtagonist#ChildhoodSweets#FemaleAwakening

36. 586 快 Quick Transmigration: A Scoundrel’s Redemption Handbook 快穿之人渣洗白手册 Renewing Myself Every Day日日自新Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Song Peinian is the newest graduate of the University of Time and Space. After graduation, they take on the job of protecting people who have been wronged in countless minor worlds, traveling from one world to another with System 8211. 8211: Ding~ The Host followed the assigned character today, too~ First World: The Marquis’s House’s Phoenix Man Second World: The Good Son of the 1970s Third World: I Rely on My Girlfriend to Work My Way Through School Fourth World: The Abusive Stepfather Fifth 64.8kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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    If I had to recommend a book, I'd recommend "Our Years". The writing is excellent, the details are great, the tasks are completed smoothly and without being out of character, it's immersive, the system rarely appears, scumbags are punished, and you use points to help others (though you only get a few points per world). Song Peinian seems to have a very clever and insightful mind, and he has a very charismatic personality. [Kissing emoji]

37. 587 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.6kReads8.4Score917Shelves

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    🎺This is a historical romance novel. The male lead has a powerful background; his family are all influential figures in the capital, and he hone his skills in the lower realms. The female lead is a time traveler, which the male lead immediately recognizes, falling in love with her at first sight and showering her with affection.

38. 588 末 Apocalypse: I Survive on My Convenience Store 末世：我靠便利店续命 Niu Kulu Baldy钮枯禄秃头Sci-Fi & Apocalypse493k WordsCompleted [No romance] [Business-building] [Not a self-sacrificing saint] Sang Yu died at eighteen because of a heart condition, but she never expected that after binding to a System, she’d get to keep living it up. As someone who loves “peace,” Sang Yu always remembers to win people over with virtue. [Ding... Mission issued: Open a convenience store.] [Starter gift pack delivered.] Sang Yu had only just gotten back on her feet when she came face-to-face with a zombie. Terrified, she punched it and blew i 1.5kReads8.7Score193Shelves

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    These are all books I've read and recommended; they're all female-centric novels where the female lead doesn't become less intelligent when she meets the male lead.

39. 589 乌 The Diary of Nothingness 乌有日记 Xi Qiubei西丘北Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication [Sensitive and gentle × carefree and aloof] Wu Chun had secretly loved Si Xianghuai for three years at high school. Apart from her best friend, nobody knew. He was dazzling and confident, so radiant that even the sun seemed three shades dimmer beside him. At the attached high school, there were countless girls with a crush on Si Xianghuai. She was the quietest of them all. She never confessed, never disturbed him, and even avoided getting close to him. But later, th 11.3kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
40. 590 被 Forced to Become the Stepmother of Five Villains 被迫成了五个反派的后娘 Mo Yuzhi陌于之Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she found herself a stepmother, and every one of her stepchildren was destined to become a major villain. The reason? Their stepmother had been cruel, vicious, and utterly unreliable. Qiao Lianlian was mortified. Luckily, Heaven had sent her here. From then on, she patiently taught the children to be kind, and the little string beans grew into chubby dumplings. But just then, the children’s father returned, and Qiao Lianlian discovered that four of the five children had ast 10.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    It's a novel from a few years ago, about saving the villains when they were kids, and it's still quite powerful even now.

41. 591 一 One Arrow Pierces the Clouds, Calling Matched Souls Together 一支穿云箭，匹配者们来相见 Treading Across the Cloudy Mountains踏破云山Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + alien species + supernatural powers + spatial realm + transformation + transmigration + partly sci-fi + multiple match partners + expansive worldbuilding + strong female lead (growing combat power, etc.) + strong male leads (intelligence, emotional intelligence, laziness, optimism, straightforwardness, etc.)] Alien species invade, Earth's continents fracture and fuse together, and humanity mutates across the globe. Chen Qian spends three years killing countless monsters after tra 20.6kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
42. 592 狐 Fox’s Sweet Talk 狐狸情话 Lu Fangzhi陆方之Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [Fake Playboy, True Secret Admirer + Rekindled Romance + Wacky Corporate Warfare + Bickering Couple + Equally Matched] [Refined Scoundrel and Business Tycoon × Super-A, Sweet-and-Cool Young Heiress] [When two foxes meet, what follows is a heartfelt love confession hidden beneath a cunning facade.] Corporate warfare on TV is always full of plots and schemes, but real-life business rivalries often involve all sorts of outrageous stunts you could never imagine. Maybe you steal my company seal, and 2.7kReads9.1Score203Shelves

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    Super good-looking novels, mostly featuring strong female leads and two strong leads.

43. 593 和 After Marrying the Cold-Faced Duke, I Cut My Way Through the Inner Court 和冷面国公联姻后，我杀穿内宅 Tipsily Leaning on the Green Paulownia浅醉依青梧Ancient Romance131k WordsCompleted Xiao Qianqian falls to her death. Reborn, she marries Xie Yue, a ruthless general who shows no mercy. In public, they are a courteous husband and wife, respectful to one another. In private, beneath swaying red candles, he holds her captive in his arms, his eyes burning with an obsession he can no longer hide. It was supposed to be a marriage of convenience that turned into love, but who could have guessed the cold-faced general would fall for her? He cherishes her, helps her take revenge, and j 125Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book, this book,

44. 594 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 87kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves

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    This is originally a good ancient romance novel.

45. 595 翻 After Climbing the Wall, I Became the Villainous School Hunk’s Dark Moonlight 翻墙后，我成了反派校草的黑月光 I'm Really a Salted Fish真的是咸鱼Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet as lychees + well-rounded development in morals, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor] [School life, warm and adorable everyday moments, bickering couple] Mu Qiao is determined to become someone who saves the world, just like Ultraman. So she secretly applies to police academy, planning to graduate and fight evil, protect the weak, and make her mark on the world. Instead, she takes a nasty fall and transmigrates into a book, becoming the villain 8.1kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
46. 596 玫 Rose-Colored Desire 玫瑰欲色 Ten Miles of Endless Roads十里漫漫Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Beijing Socialite + Hong Kong Tycoon] [Two Powerful CEOs + Carefree Playboy + Love Grows Over Time + A Tense Push and Pull] [Clear-Eyed Rose vs. Love-Struck CEO] [Both Have a Colorful Past on the Surface + Grown-Up Games] * Zhu Man and Gu Xi crossed paths amid the lights and glamour, swept up in a dizzying romance. * She had been captivated by his devilishly handsome face and roguish charm. His bold, uninhibited nature had brought her plenty of pleasure. He was Hong Kong’s most notorious playbo 11.2kReads9.2Score992Shelves
47. 597 重 Reborn: The Superpowered Wife Goes Wild 重生之异能狂妻 Jiangli将离Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted After being reborn, she went from the top commander of the Eastern Military District in the apocalypse to a timid, useless heiress. The first time they met, she was covered in blood. Calmly striking a deal, she helped him win a street-racing championship with god-tier skills, then walked away without a backward glance. The second time, at a lavish family banquet, she kicked the younger sister who tried to humiliate her straight into the pool, shocking Kyoto's entire elite circle. The third time 16.3kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
48. 598 快 Quick Transmigration: I Win Over the Male Lead by Playing the Poor, Helpless Girl 快穿：我靠装可怜扮柔弱攻略男主 Wang Mumu Ya王木木吖Modern Romance705k WordsOngoing [Characters stay true to themselves + wicked heroine + calculated self-interest + no morals + scheming woman rises to power] Su Wei is a scheming woman, skilled at twisting the truth, throwing her weight around, sowing discord, and acting weak and pitiful. With exactly the right skill set, she is bound by the System and sent to various worlds to win over the male leads and rise to the top. ① [The substitute for the male lead's first love] His first love is steadfast and refuses his help, even w 43.8kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves

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    This book is so good! ੧ᐛ੭ Especially the first world, the female lead is such a little drama queen! ੧ᐛ੭ Hehehe, so good, so good, so good!

49. 599 不 Unintentionally Irresistible 不觉惹火 Pegasus's Cat珀加索斯的猫Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted [Career-driven woman × business tycoon] A sweet romance / Plenty of steamy moments ahead / Mature leads * After Liang Qin is cheated on by her scumbag boyfriend, she is disillusioned and sets her sights on her career alone. But Pu Jiaze is like a wild wolf from the mountains. After getting a taste, he sticks to her like glue, relentlessly pursuing her and closing in at every turn. Liang Qin is consumed by regret. She wishes she could build a time machine, fly back to that night of wine and indul 757Reads8.9Score110Shelves
50. 600 离 Ridiculous! The Immortal Cultivation Expert I Set Out to Conquer Is Even Better at Flirting Than I Am 离谱！攻略的修仙大佬比我还会撩 The Person in the Book Is Immortal书中人不朽Ancient Romance459k WordsCompleted [Goofy Comedy, Mind Reading, Light and Sweet, Everyone Is a Goofball] Yu Xiu transmigrates to a world of cultivation and gets bound to a Simp System. The higher the cultivation of the person she fawns over, the greater her rewards. While everyone else is practicing day and night to break through, Yu Xiu has already reached the threshold of immortal ascension thanks to the Simp System. Only one step remains before she can ascend, so Yu Xiu decides to fawn over someone big. She sets her sights on 32.9kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves

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    There are always people more capable than you in this world, and there's always something beyond your understanding. She needs to grow, and he can't suppress that in the name of love. He doesn't want her to be a flower in the courtyard; he wants her to be a tree on the cliff, a towering tree that can withstand wind and rain and resist thunder.

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