I’d Call This the Gold Standard for Redemption 我愿称之为救赎天花板

1. 401 春 Spring Mountain in Uproar 春山喧 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Faithful couple + older-sister-younger-man romance + reunion after years apart + secret crush + healing + slow-paced travel variety show + happy ending] "Straightforward, loyal F1 driver x glamorous, gentle actress" - At the height of her fame, Wen Wanning was filming in Northeast China. On a snowy night with temperatures at minus twenty degrees, her van broke down halfway up a mountain. Not long after she hung up with the repair shop, a battered Santana came skidd 71.7kReads9.6Score10.5kShelves

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   The writing is excellent. It depicts the passionate and sincere love between a younger man and a female celebrity, and their unexpected encounter on a variety show. I was already smiling like a doting auntie after reading it. It really makes you want to fall in love; it's such a heartwarming story and the words are so beautiful.

2. 402 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves

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   The pinnacle of supernatural fiction. Villainous character design, terrifying aesthetics, urban supernatural setting. The male lead's combat power is off the charts. 🌹🌹 Saving the souls of those trafficked and deceased children, avenging them—how can that not be redemption? Stopping killing with killing, fighting evil with evil. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

3. 403 你 You Called Me Cannon Fodder, So How Did I Become Everyone's Favorite? 你说我是炮灰，我怎么成了团宠 Hua Xiaomeng华小梦Modern Romance781k WordsCompleted Ye Qi, a Dark Magic Fairy, was sent hurtling into a story about a wealthy family’s true and fake daughters after a legendary otherworldly rideshare driver floored the gas. She hates every drunk-driving bastard equally. Luckily, she’s neither the real heiress nor the fake one. She’s a minor young lady of the Ye family, a sickly child raised in the countryside from a young age. She’s doomed to die after serving as the fake heiress’s sycophant and constantly causing trouble, only to be casually dea 4.5kReads9.3Score428Shelves

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   This is the ceiling of redemption.

4. 404 偏 Obsessive Possession: The Sickly Qin Dotes on His Wife Like His Life Depends on It 偏执独占，病娇秦爷宠妻如命 Madam Yuanyuan圆圆夫人Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted (Rebirth + doting + redemption + obsessive possession, a sickly, possessive powerhouse vs. a dazzling socialite) In her previous life, he used every means at his disposal to keep her trapped by his side, forcing her to love him. She fought desperately to escape, believing she had won a new life. Only after she died did she learn that he was the person who loved her most in the world! Reborn into a new life. Su Qing willingly becomes his canary in a cage, kept at his side, and sets out to explore 1.2kReads8.7Score103Shelves

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   Redemption, it's really good!

5. 405 拯 Saving My Hopelessly Romantic Brother: I Tutor Him for the Top Universities 拯救恋爱脑亲哥，我辅导他考清北 Come Ship the Couple来磕糖吖Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Su Zijin is fifteen years younger than her brother, Su Gu. Su Gu has been the perfect child since he was little: handsome, academically gifted, and possessed of sound values. Everyone says he’s bound for one of China’s top universities, but no one could have predicted that he’d fall for Xie Sisi, a master manipulator. The golden boy falls from grace. The title of “academic genius” gradually gives way to “delinquent,” and their parents smile less and less. Su Zijin wants to change things, but she 6.5kReads9.4Score902Shelves

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   The redemption between the brother and sister is also heartwarming; the knife that pierces the heart is soft in every way!

6. 406 报 Urgent Report, Your Highness! The Princess Consort Is Taking on the Cold, Power-Hungry Regent 报！王爷，王妃要干翻冷欲摄政王 Deng Feng灯枫Ancient Romance167k WordsCompleted [Both pure-hearted + both reborn + both yandere + playing the fool to catch the tiger] Yi Sheng was reborn. On the first day of her new life, she picked up a boy. “Want to stand above everyone else?” “I do.” “Then let’s take down the Regent!” The night they broke into the Regent’s residence, the boy, who had been Regent for two lifetimes, lounged lazily in a chair and smiled at her with a meaningful look. “Come on, take down the Regent.” * They say the Regent is ruthless and merciless, yet thre 746Reads9.1Score136Shelves

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   I can only say that the first book is the pinnacle of redemption! The world pushes you away, I embrace you; the world owes him favors, I'll make up for them. The most beautiful love words can't be more beautiful than this [crying][crying] The chapters are few, so it's easy to read, and the sweetness is just right! The author is also a cutie, I love the author! The second book is a new work by the same author. I just started reading it, but I'm sure it won't be bad! Sisters, you won't regret buying it! [Heart emojis]

7. 407 他 He Lives in the Moonlight 他住在月光里 Wan'er Jiujiu莞尔啾啾Urban216k WordsCompleted A moving story about a young woman with depression who gradually finds the courage to confront it and fight back. 213Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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   These are all redemption novels. My top redemption novel, the author's writing is superb, and it's about mutual redemption.

8. 408 快 Quick Transmigration: After Saving a Possessive Tyrant, I Was Doted On 快穿：救赎偏执大佬后被娇宠了 A Ruan Isn't Soft阿阮不软Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Read + Sweet Romance + Devoted and Faithful Couple] Lan Shi, the pampered darling of the Demon Realm, was sought out by the Celestial Realm. Overnight, she became a quick transmigration agent, saving obsessive villains destined for tragic endings in exchange for fragments of their souls. 1. A poor top student is adopted by a tycoon, only to discover he is the heart donor for a spoiled heiress. When the heiress’s heart condition flares up and leaves her in agony, the top student’s eyes 1kReads9.3Score104Shelves

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   A quick transmigration novel, featuring only three different worlds, all with the same person; sweet and completed.

9. 409 星 The Stars Fell on His Head 星星落在他头上 Sheng Baxi盛八夕Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted “That year, we gazed up at the stars. What dazzling dreams we had.”, “Starry Sky” by Mayday Cool, aloof top student x eccentric, gifted girl Shi Jiu chased after Xi Xiu for eighteen thousand miles, yet he still only ever showed her his back. Then one day in Chinese class, their teacher asked everyone to come up and read a love letter to the person they liked most. When it was Shi Jiu’s turn, she looked at Xi Xiu below the stage and sweetly recited, “The rippling blue waves are summer, and the wa 347Reads9.4Score100Shelves

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   These are all redemption novels. My top redemption novel, the author's writing is superb, and there is mutual redemption.

10. 410 她 Her Dimples Are So Sweet 她的梨涡好甜 Chen Guan沉官Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Cold on the outside, warm on the inside, sharp-tongued school bully x sweet, shy, sickly top student; a heartwarming, sugary high school romance] No matter how many years pass, Jiang Che will never forget that day. A timid young girl transferred to No. 1 High School. Wearing a pair of old canvas shoes, she cautiously became Jiang Che’s new deskmate. Everyone wondered how long it would be before the new girl got driven away. “Ah Che, how’s your new deskmate?” “She looks so sickly. I heard she ev 38.3kReads9.0Score4.6kShelves
11. 411 婚 After Marriage, the Playboy CEO’s Bad-Boy Image Falls Apart 婚后，痞帅总裁的花心人设崩了 Ten Grains of Autumn Amaranth十粒秋苋Modern Romance162k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later, secret crush, healing, both sexually inexperienced.] [Rebellious, handsome CEO vs. cool beauty] To fulfill her late mother’s wish, Gu Shisheng has to marry the man she was betrothed to as a child, right after graduating. On their wedding day, the man doesn’t show up. She isn’t angry; instead, she puts on her wedding dress and goes to find him at a bar. Gu Shisheng: “You give me a marriage, and I’ll give you freedom.” The man curls his lips into a smile. “Maybe I’d 43Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Redemption stories, the first two are happy endings, the third is a tragic ending.

12. 412 穿 After Reincarnating as Cannon Fodder, the System Makes Me Reform the Villain 穿成炮灰之后，系统让我教化反派 Nan Xiangyun Sui南湘云岁Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + demon hunting, both leads’ first times, 1v1] The heroine grows throughout the story; she is not a strong, invincible heroine. Don’t derail the comments section! Su Wanwan stays up all night reading a novel and dies suddenly. When she opens her eyes, she discovers she’s transmigrated into a book? And now some thing calling itself a System wants her to follow the plot and reform the villain? When the young man presses a sword to her neck, excitement in his voice, Su Wan 938Reads9.1Score111Shelves

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    A classic trope of the female lead redeeming the villainous male lead. But when the boy held a sword to her neck, his tone laced with excitement, Su Wanwan was on the verge of tears. He was inherently cold and bloodthirsty, devoid of compassion; he killed only for pleasure. Until the arrival of the female lead shattered everything. He raised his sword to kill, while the girl stood by, telling him to be a positive and upright young person. Xie Jinchuan scoffed, calling him an overconfident fool. Later, his demon identity was exposed, and the world rejected him. Only she held him, though she spoke of her disdain for him, she sacrificed herself to make his existence believable. It's incredibly sweet, trust me! 💝💝🎄

13. 413 等 When You Finally Look Up 等到你抬起头时 The Cat in the Lake湖里的猫Urban374k WordsCompleted [School life + no System + cozy daily life + healing + one heroine + sweet romance] “Why is your voice so flat?” “Why is your fringe so long? I can't even see your eyes.” “Can you be a little smarter? Don't believe everything I tell you.” Shen Yuerou finally reacted and raised her head. “I can't.” “Then, do you like me?” “I do.” Shen Yuerou's voice was still as flat as ever. The person in front of her was about to lose their mind! This is a story about redemption and healing. There a 17.2kReads9.6Score1.8kShelves

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    He, a senior, met her, a freshman, but she seemed... This is a story about redemption and healing (there are angst-filled parts, so please don't read if you don't like angst). (It's easy to cry! 🙂) Campus life + heartwarming slice-of-life + single female lead + healing. A good book isn't necessarily about the rating, but about the story, right?

14. 414 人 Broad Daylight 人间白昼 Qi Qi49柒柒49Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Rebellious, Streetwise Boy × Grumpy, World-Weary Girl] [Healing Romance | World-Weary Martial Arts Girl | Devoted First Loves Only | Happy Ending] The first time Xu Cheng saw Zhou Shuang, he thought she looked like a soft, timid rabbit raised in a sheltered mansion. He couldn't stand people like that. The second time he saw her, he was certain she'd been sent by the heavens to make trouble for him. She made him want to break his own rules and throw a punch. The third time, he thought: Wait, is 4.9kReads9.4Score866Shelves

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    "So you don't need to deny that you like it just to stop me from eating it. Zhou Youyou, it seems you... Like me a little." "You risked your life to save me before, and I have nothing to repay you with but my body. So, Teacher Zhou, don't be shy, my entire body is yours." Zhou Shuang was about to struggle to lift her head when she heard him chuckle and add earnestly, "My soul too." The male lead is amazing, and both of them have high combat skills; once you start watching, you'll be captivated. I absolutely, positively love "double happiness"!

15. 415 黑 Black Fairy Tale 黑童话物语 Shi He矢禾Mystery847k WordsCompleted [The new book has a low rating, but it should rise later] Little Red Riding Hood poisons her own family, the gingerbread house devours children, the little match girl sells drugs, the ugly duckling is murdered by her mother, a princess is imprisoned in a crystal tower, a field of lettuce devours people, the Pied Piper spreads the plague, and the bear-skin man is altered while still alive... These are not the fairy tales you know. This is a desperate, dark, suffocating collection of grim fairy ta 3.5kReads8.8Score680Shelves

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    These books are not explicitly redemption stories; they primarily involve the male and female protagonists changing each other through various experiences, encompassing both one-way and two-way redemption.

16. 416 他 He Is My Husband 他是我先生 Moss Blossoms, Silken Threads苔花丝丝Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted Two male leads + reunion after years apart + divorce reality show + happy ending + one-on-one Refined, scholarly top with a wicked streak, Jiang Yuchen × gentle, easygoing art student bottom, Qi Xin “Is that medicine… something you brought especially for Xiao Qi?” Jiang Yuchen: “I didn’t know he had a cold when I left.” 5.6kReads9.3Score527Shelves

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    The first five are BL (Boys' Love) novels, and the last one is a romance. The first one is top-notch, absolutely amazing. The second and third ones aren't purely about redemption, but they're still about the seme gradually leading the uke out of suffering and darkness. The fourth one is also very good. Then the fifth one is purely enjoyable; it's not about redemption, just a simple yet warm and doting story, overflowing with love. The sixth one is a romance-style redemption novel. Anyway, they're all quite good. The first one is perfect.

17. 417 孟 Meng Liujing, Peace Through All Four Seasons 孟流景，四时平安 1113701Two Female Leads406k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads] [Book Transmigration] [School Life and Growth] [A Gentle Girl and a prickly Girl Secretly in Love with Each Other] [Slow-Burn 1v1] Meng Liujing died in a dark underground cage. When she opened her eyes again, she had been given a chance at a new life. The price was helping the female lead of this world avoid the original plot. Every gain came with a loss, and Meng Liujing accepted readily. When she first met Wei Qingzhou, she spoke up to help her out, but Wei Qingzhou replied 4kReads9.5Score677Shelves

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    It has two female leads, but it's also a redemption story. Please, please take a look! 🙏🙏🙏🙏 It's incredibly, incredibly good!!!

18. 418 三 A Third-Rate Human's Survival Guide 三流人类生存指南 Gong Changzhiwen弓长至文Urban974k WordsOngoing [Light-novel style + school life + romantic rivalry + dark humor] Humans have three social skills: smiling, saying nice things, and being kind. Some people are born with perfect scores in all three and get along effortlessly in human society. As for me, Kuroki Shinya, I'm hopeless at all three. I'm one of the bottom-rankers, and I can't even make it through school. But that's okay. After years of imitation, I've worked out the three essential fake skills for passing as human: fake smiles, fake w 13.3kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
19. 419 配 Can a Side Character Have a Youthful Campus Rom-Com Too? 配角也有青春校园恋爱喜剧吗？ Creamy Flight奶油飞行Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Campus] + [Urban] + [Supporting cast / wingman / strategist / ordinary passerby] + [Multiple heroines] + [Romantic comedy] + [Pseudo-System] This novel is also known as “Do Supporting Characters Get Romantic Comedies in Their Youth?” and “The Supporting Character's Youthful Love Story Is, as Expected, a Mess.” Lu Ying is a man with brains and looks who is determined to become a supporting character. After enrolling at Tianze University, his behind-the-scenes maneuvering and self-s 6.8kReads7.7Score327Shelves
20. 420 传 Passing on Longing 传思慕 Wen Daidai文黛黛Two Male Leads220k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + two male leads + sweet romance + complete + a story within a story + entirely fictional + no real-life inspiration] World-weary, sickly beauty Jiang Qi (bottom) × carefree, moon-bright gentleman Chu Huaizhi (top). One day. Jiang Qi asked, “I thought you couldn't fight?” Chu Huaizhi carefully wiped the blood from his hands with a handkerchief, answering rather casually. “Who started that rumor?” “Me,” Jiang Qi said. “You look so delicate and frail.” Chu Huaizhi: “...” 36.6kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
21. 421 快 Quick Transmigration: Don't Be Afraid, My Yandere Villain 快穿：病娇反派别害怕 Ye Jinxian夜槿弦Modern Romance4.8M WordsCompleted [Super-sweet 1v1] The System says, “Villains are all very dangerous, so none of them want to be bound to me.” Then the top mission-taker Wange binds herself to it just because it looks cute. Next, she sees a handsome, timid boy reaching out in the darkness, asking in a faint voice, “You’ll save me, won’t you?” A god so obsessively devoted he’s beyond saving holds her tight and asks in a trembling voice, “You won’t leave me, will you?” A man so deeply unhinged he’s gone to the extreme holds a kni 757Reads8.9Score229Shelves

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    I think these two books are the pinnacle of redemption novels; they're absolutely amazing.

22. 422 摩 The Travels of Mo En 摩恩历行 Mei Lin, Oh Mei Lin梅林啊梅林Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [Japanese-Style Fantasy] [Adventure Ensemble] [Demon King and Hero] On his very first day posing as a hero, Siegfried broke the sacred sword. Luckily, he still had a traveler's handbook that could reveal people's secrets. The greed of nobles, the honor of knights, the ambition of the Demon King... As long as he figured out what people wanted, he could trick them into following his plans. He intended to use his talents to help a princess in exile reclaim her kingdom, then return in style to his o 40.2kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
23. 423 噢 Oh, Be Good! Let Me Reel You In Again 噢，乖！再钓钓我 Cat for a While一时猫Modern Romance476k WordsCompleted [Flirt first, tempt next, go wild in the end. Valid ID required to read] She wants to be the heroine. She wants numbers one, two, three, and four to all fall in love with her. That was the original host’s wish, so Tang Shu will naturally make it happen. The scheming villain Zhang Li is broken and brooding. Tang Shu hands him a knife for revenge and asks him tenderly, “Brother, does it hurt?” Gu Chiqi looks down on everyone, arrogant to the point of being unbearable. Tang Shu wears a pure wh 1.1kReads9.2Score228Shelves
24. 424 世 The World Lies in Ruins, and the Little Ones Patch It Back Together 世界破破烂烂，幼崽缝缝补补 Flower Letter Boat花笺舟Modern Romance770k WordsCompleted [Slow Transmigration + Cozy Child-Rearing Daily Life + Mutual Redemption and Healing] In her previous life, a child endured abuse and torment at the hands of her parents. On the last winter night, as she froze to death, she wished that in her next life she could have a happy, warm family. Her powerful wish attracts the binding of the Little One Conquest System 007. All she has to do is win over the protagonists in various planes and earn their affection to fulfill all her hopes for her next life 3.4kReads9.3Score285Shelves

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    How can a daughter redeeming her father not be considered redemption?!

25. 425 我 The True Story of My Love with Mr. Shen 我和沈先生的恋爱实录 A Jiu0921阿九0921Two Male Leads126k WordsCompleted Pei Ran: I met, understood, and fell in love with Mr. Shen when we were young. From then on, we held hands and stayed together until our hair turned white. Shen Zhixing: I liked Pei Ran. It was a secret I kept when I was young, one I never told anyone. I love Pei Ran. That is a truth that will never change, from now into forever, and I'm willing to tell the whole world. 41.5kReads9.6Score4.6kShelves
26. 426 绝 The Desolate Seafloor 绝望海底 Little Bird Stewed in an Iron Pot铁锅炖小鸟Urban332k WordsCompleted [Entertainment + Singing + Sickly Hero + Healing + Tearjerker + Positive Energy + Redemption] Bai Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, only to discover that he has cancer and needs a huge sum of money for treatment. A singing contest hosted by pdd is underway, drawing a massive audience and offering a huge cash prize! So Bai Chen joins to earn money for his medical bills. In the preliminaries, Bai Chen sings “Under the Sea,” and the entire livestream falls silent, lost in thought. In the knoc 29.7kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    I dare say the beginning of this book is truly touching. The protagonist has terminal brain cancer, yet he still sings, allowing people to be saved and inspired through his story. The author really knows how to choose songs! Listening to the music while reading makes it even more moving! This is exactly the kind of redemption novel I've been looking for…

27. 427 夏 A Summer Kiss 夏日热吻你 An Jiuling安九凌Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [Cool, roguish heartbreaker & sweet, well-behaved girl] The physical edition of Tenderness Is Only for You is now available [The playboy reforms + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + both leads are pure + happy ending + unrequited love comes true] When Sang Sui was fifteen, she came with her mother to the Sheng family in Yunjing City and met Lin Yi's son, Sheng Yize. Three years older than her and exceptionally handsome, he was just so cold that Sang Sui hid behind her mother and greeted him wit 21.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    The combination of a well-behaved girl and a cool, rebellious guy is really good. She had a crush on him for four years, but was betrayed. He acted like he didn't care: "It was just a fling, and you actually took it seriously?" She decided to stop liking him and went abroad to study. He crossed oceans to see her time and time again, only to find that she had a new boyfriend. He was so jealous that he went crazy, and then he had to go through a nightmare of trying to win her back.

28. 428 东 Tokyo Exorcist Diary 东京除灵日记 Luo Ran 123洛然123Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Japanese-style light novel + not overpowered + slice of life + healing + a touch of the supernatural + Taoist arts + alchemy Hoshino Gen transmigrates, with a younger sister and a house, while both parents are always busy. His busy parents are loaded, and his younger sister is even a hugely popular idol. Without a doubt, Hoshino Gen has won at life. But then... A swordsman stands watch, sword in hand, for hundreds of years in a dilapidated dojo beneath the evening sun... In a warm and healing ga 45.1kReads9.4Score3.5kShelves
29. 429 不 An Inappropriate Relationship 不恰当关系 Peach Pastry桃图酥Two Male Leads493k WordsCompleted Shi Gu lived for twenty years, ten of them tormented by post-traumatic stress disorder. At ten, his twin brother was kidnapped and met with disaster. At fourteen, his father died in a car accident. At fifteen, his mother remarried, and Shi Gu moved into his stepfather’s home. His stepfather’s son pinned him underwater in the pool, nearly drowning him. At eighteen, Shi Gu went abroad to study. At twenty, he met Wen Hanzhou in Paris. Wen Hanzhou was like a block of ice that could never melt. His 3kReads9.3Score426Shelves

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    I just started reading this today and it's super good. It's about a psychologist and a male psychologist, and the writing and plot are excellent.

30. 430 我 I Was Banned for Life, Not Retired 我只是被终身禁赛了，不是退役了 Yellow Springs Falcon黄泉隼Sports3.6M WordsOngoing [No System] [Competition] [High-Octane] [The King Returns] [Nontraditional Sports] [Not Esports] [Ensemble Cast] [Not Mindless] He was once the “Magician,” unbeatable on the field. A three-time world champion, he was permanently banned after a match-fixing scandal, reduced to a “banned competitor” burdened by crushing debts and a dark secret. To protect his family, he buried his glory and his blade alike. He bowed to life in a dilapidated tuning shop, building high walls of money and indifferenc 46.3kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves
31. 431 兄 Bro, Let Me Have Her 兄弟，把她让给我吧 Succubus Bobo魅魔波波Urban202k WordsOngoing [Love Triangle Mayhem + The Ex-Husband Chasing His Wife After Losing Her + Simulator + Tokyo + Multiple Heroines + Harem] Reborn in Japan, I awakened a Pure Love Simulation System. But every girl in the simulations was a problem child. How is this romance? This is saving them, damn it! Saving their lives and winning their hearts in earnest isn't asking too much, right? But can someone tell me: Why do they all chase after me like crazy once I've won them over?! Ayumi! Help me! The love triangle's 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's absolutely fantastic! Please click the "request update" button, otherwise the author won't update at all, I'm desperate, please, please click it!

32. 432 穿 Back to My Parents' Teenage Years 穿回爸妈的少年时代 Ying Mufeng应沐风Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted Xiao Ran woke from a deep sleep to discover she'd gone back twenty-five years, to a time when her parents were still in high school... “To Dad: I want to teach you how to be a good father. You have to study hard.” “To Mom: You're a person in your own right first, and my mother second.” A seemingly two-faced but truly obsessive heroine: Everything you see is what I want you to see. (No romance + family bonds + a little angst) 1.2kReads9.2Score109Shelves

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    The first book is very positive, a true story of redemption. The second book shows Xiao Ran realizing he is loved. The third book involves them both sinking into darkness. The fourth book features Shen Yue and Shen Hui finding redemption in each other.

33. 433 啊 Huh? Now That I'm Reborn, You're Telling Me My Childhood Sweetheart Is the Villain? 啊？重生后你说我竹马是反派？ Di Xi Di Xi蒂西蒂西Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts + both leads are each other's only partner + heroine reborn + doting Daddy-type villain + lively, sunny heroine] Xu Wanyi thought the world made no sense. She died for no apparent reason, then the System told her, also for no apparent reason, that her childhood friend, who had always treated her like a princess, was the ultimate villain of the world. Still, the mission to win him over seemed easy enough. Hug him, and his corruption score goes down. Praise him, and his corr 1.9kReads8.4Score258Shelves

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    The white crabapple blossoms in the schoolyard will bloom year after year, and their love will continue year after year. May they be healthy and safe, live long and healthy lives, share joys and sorrows, and be bound together in life and death. He also became Wanwan's lover. The birthday wish written in blood in her second year of junior high school finally blossomed into a flower named "Eternity." It turns out, he too has good fortune.

34. 434 重 Reborn in High School, Then Stuck in an Endless Save-Load Loop 重生回高中，然后不停回档 Drink Hot Water Fifty喝热水五十Urban813k WordsCompleted [Not a Feel-Good Story + Unlimited Death Rewind + Solving Cases + One Heroine + Personal Growth + Redemption + Heartwarming Healing] Zhou Wentao is reborn, and it seems everything is about to start over. But before a day has passed, he dies. Then he is reborn again. Gradually, he discovers that he has the ability to rewind time when he dies. Zhou Wentao, who was content to coast through life, only wanted to live in peace. But he keeps running into one incident after another: 726Reads8.8Score109Shelves
35. 435 恶 Is the Villainess Still Causing Trouble Today? 恶毒女配今天也在作恶吗 Qi Guang祁光Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [She is a hypocritical liar, a cunning villain. And I am her accomplice, her believer.] (yandere, unhinged heroine + devoted, loyal hero + a remorseful husband’s road to redemption) Wen Tang transmigrated into an old-fashioned romance as the villainous supporting female character. The original owner was wicked in every way, short of murder and arson. She bullied and framed the heroine, forcing the hero to marry her and becoming a massive obstacle in the couple’s path to love. Wen Tang: What a co 5.8kReads9.2Score417Shelves
36. 436 乖 Step Right into the Trap, the Arrogant Big Shot Bows His Head Everywhere 乖乖入局，骄肆大佬无处不低头 Little Tyrant Can Knock You Flying小霸王会击飞Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Several short-drama adaptations now available] [One-on-one romance, healing love, deliberate seduction] [A little fraud who’s very good at playing dumb & a crown prince who takes the bait as soon as she casts her line] Jiang Yu grew up in Yangcheng, a city plagued by endless rain. Though she inherited all her grandfather’s property, the Song family locked her away in a wooden house, where she pretended to be insane and lived like a stray, left to rot in neglect. To get revenge and escape the 38.1kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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    Oh my god, every single one of them is amazing! They're the ultimate in redemption!

37. 437 所 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Knows I'm a Big Shot 【快穿】所有人都知道我是大佬 A Thousand Miles of Joyful Windl千里快哉风lAncient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + No CP + System + Decisive and Ruthless + Healing and Growth + A Touch of Ensemble Cast] Across the three thousand worlds, there are always characters who, for one reason or another, are forced down a path they never chose, leading to even more tragedies. Yu Zhu's mission is to travel through the three thousand worlds and rewrite their fates. From then on, Yu Zhu's path through destiny becomes grand and eventful, because she comes with a cheat of her own. [Ancient World] Mot 932Reads8.8Score136Shelves

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    I would call this the most healing and redemptive story ever!

38. 438 遇 I Met a God with a Soft Heart! 遇见心软的神！ Mu Mu Cuo木木错Modern Romance692k WordsCompleted [Capital City Business Tycoon vs. Chinese Literature Beauty] [One-on-One + Devoted Couple + Happy Ending + Age Gap] Jiang Wansheng grew up without her parents' love, struggling through life on her own. After someone set her up, a twist of fate entangled her with the mysterious Third Master of the Qin family, a powerful figure in the capital. Rumor had it that Third Master Qin was cold-hearted and distant. Though he was her best friend's uncle, she was always terrified whenever she ran into him. 32.2kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves
39. 439 野 Wild Devotion 野性偏爱 Wind Gardenia风栀Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet school romance + mutual healing + reunion after years apart] Rumor had it that Jing Chen was sinister and cold, the top dog at Jiangcheng No. 10 High School and the nightmare of countless underachievers. That nightmare suddenly showed up at No. 1 High School and became deskmates with the school belle. The whole school was stunned! Class monitor: “Yun Zhi, be careful. I heard the last person who sat beside him was beaten so badly they ended up in the hospital!” Her former deskmate: “Yun Zh 378Reads9.1Score101Shelves

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    A story of redemption, a two-way journey!

40. 440 江 Mr. Jiang’s Canary Flew Away After He Kept Her Too Well 江总的金丝雀养着养着就飞了 Ye Yue Ban叶月半Modern Romance820k WordsOngoing [A sick, domineering romantic who lives for love + a cool, capable poison girl] [Intense push and pull + redemption + the hero pursues her early on + the heroine dotes on him fiercely later] I can be trapped in darkness, I can sink into the abyss, but she can't. Wild grass may grow in a wasteland, but it can't survive without light., Jiang An CEO Jiang bought a mute girl from an underwater experimental facility. He assumed she was dull and obedient, and meant to use her as a diversion from 77Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    This book is so sweet and angsty! Two poor souls redeem each other, and the male lead is so doting and loving!

41. 441 仙 Rumors in the Immortal Realm: Ten Years After My Death, the Male Leads Went Mad 仙界传闻，我死后十年男主们疯了 Black-Eyed Immortal黑眼圈仙人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Multiple Male Leads Tamed|Slow-Paced, Not a Power Fantasy|Clear-Eyed Black Lotus|Emotional Mind Games|Everyone Is a Pawn] Only after seeing the comments on the screen did Xue Qing learn that she was a cannon-fodder supporting character in a novel where readers bet on the male lead. A flower slave whose spiritual root had been destroyed, she was about to be bought by the Tai Xuan Sect and used as a tool to reinforce the formation's core. In the book, she was humble and obsequious, dependent o 6.4kReads8.3Score841Shelves

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    No tomatoes. The author of *The Devil's Temperature*, the ceiling of redemption, is truly ruthless. Other male protagonists can come back even with broken legs. This one is completely impossible.

42. 442 她 She Said She Loved Me 她说，爱我 Kong Kou空蔻Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Obsessive, powerful family head whose secret crush comes true X sensitive, timid little sweetheart] Please note: Because of what the heroine went through in the past, she’s very sensitive and cautious early on and tends to overthink! But she’s not unreasonable! Expect plenty of doting and sweetness~ Pei Zhiyan always knew that his Mianmian didn’t love him. In their three years of marriage, Yu Mian had given him nothing but cold looks and silence. Again and again, he picked up the love she had c 2.6kReads8.9Score237Shelves
43. 443 别 Don't Be So Flirtatious 别那么风流 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Playboy Reformed | He Pursues Her | Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium | One-on-One] [Bright, easygoing girl ✖️ elegant, roguish playboy] With a flawless, breathtakingly beautiful face, he charmed every woman in sight and was notorious for his carefree ways. She was a little princess who had grown up adored by everyone, and the younger sister of his friend. He shouldn’t have laid a hand on her. He wasn’t worthy of her. But again and again, he fought his feelings, 18.3kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    The male lead is a reformed playboy, but both he and the female lead are virgins. The female lead is very clear-headed and not brainless. [Admiration]

44. 444 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Became Mr. Wen's White Moonlight 退婚后，我成了闻先生的白月光 Sweet Mimi甜咪嘻Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [Seven-year age gap + she falls for him after marriage + he has planned it for years + both are each other's first and only] [Gentle pianist who lost her voice VS aloof, proud heir to a wealthy family] The first time Qin Chu met Wen Huaiyu was at the lowest, most helpless point in her life. He approached through the drizzle and held an umbrella over her. Rain ran down the ribs of the umbrella and soaked into the man's broad shoulder. He said: “Getting wet is bad for your health.” The second time 4kReads9.3Score502Shelves
45. 445 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves

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    This book, featuring a conman protagonist venturing into a realm of gods and demons, is incredibly exciting! The rules are novel, the plot twists come one after another, and the ensemble cast is full of intelligent characters—it's a truly enjoyable read.

46. 446 婚 Flirting After Marriage 婚后撩吻 A Piece of Sticky Rice Cake一块糖粘糕Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Scheming charmer x gentle, sickly blind woman] [Marriage first, love later + devoted sweet romance + secret identity revealed + 100% sweetness] The first time they meet. Her blind date says, “Sorry, I have no plans to date or get married.” Ming Ruo quietly says, “Okay.” The second time they meet. Her blind date says, “Would you like to have dinner with me?” Ming Ruo nods in surprise. The third time they meet. Her blind date says, “Would you marry me?” Ming Ruo: “...Huh?” - Ming Ruo and her blin 22.5kReads9.4Score3kShelves
47. 447 烙 Burned with a Cigarette 烙烟疤 Ya Niao牙鸟Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins + she pursues him at first, then he pursues her + seven-year age gap] [A cunning, obsessive beauty who loves to tease × a proud, devoted big shot] The Zhao family needed a girl to ward off a calamity, and after looking around, Zhao Yujing chose to keep Chu Nian by his side. There was no special reason. The first time they met, she had poked out her stepsister's eye. Wild and untamable, she truly surprised him. And later? Zhao Yujing discovered that the girl was not only d 441Reads6.7Score108Shelves

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    So many couples are redeemed in this great book! The plot is also very original. The male lead is so doting on the female lead despite the age gap! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece] The female lead isn't a typical "white-faced but cunning" type; she seems delicate but is actually quite captivating. Even though the male lead knows the female lead's personality and other aspects, he still spoils her. You'll want to keep reading; you simply can't stop.

48. 448 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.5kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
49. 449 撕 Tear It to Shreds 撕烂 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Two unhinged leads] [She lures him in, then dumps him] [Marriage before love] [The aloof, untouchable man loses his mind for love] Everyone at school knows Fu Mingshuang likes Lu Shiyu, just as everyone knows Lu Shiyu can't stand Fu Mingshuang. But someone saw Fu Mingshuang use a practice sheet to wipe the hand Lu Shiyu had touched, then step on the sheet as if it were trash... Someone else saw Lu Shiyu, the school's golden boy, with silver hair, standing before all the students and teachers an 26.7kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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    I thought it was going to be two crazy people tearing each other apart, but it turned out to be two bitter souls finding redemption in each other. The male and female leads only confess their feelings in the last chapter, but the preceding chapters were both agonizing and sweet.

50. 450 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves

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