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1. 801 糟 Oh No! Our Love Is in Different Time Zones 糟糕！这场恋爱有时差 by Red Cherryby红樱Modern Romance439k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigration] A gorgeous, domineering big-sister lawyer and a gentle, refined cultural relic restorer embark on a love that crosses time zones, with both of them devoted to each other! Pei Yan, the renowned Professor Pei of a history institute, is rumored to have a cool, distinguished beauty's face. He's gentle and refined, calm and self-possessed, and always kind to others. Yet he keeps a careful distance from everyone around him, never allowing anyone to get close. That i 16kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves

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   It's incredibly good! I highly recommend it to everyone. You'll thank me after watching it.

2. 802 谁 Who Has Ever Awakened a Succubus as Their Spirit? 谁家好人觉醒的精神体是魅魔啊 Madam Bai, Who Loves Tempered Eggs爱吃钢化蛋的白娘子Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted Ji Jinhe is an ordinary wage slave. Her daily routine is going to work, sleeping, and getting so mad at her idiot coworkers that her soul leaves her body. One day, she was catching up on sleep at home when she woke up to find herself kidnapped by the Heavenly Dao of a strange world. “Please save the world.” Ji Jinhe stared blankly for ten seconds, then confirmed she wasn’t seeing things in her sleep. “...Are you serious? I’m a slacker who can’t even handle a work presentation, and you want me 2.4kReads8.1Score239Shelves

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   Check out this one. The protagonist is kidnapped by the Heavenly Dao and awakens a succubus spirit. This spirit randomly exposes the female lead's browser history. It subverts typical tropes, and the character's development is very complete.

3. 803 穿 I Became a Wealthy Family's Stepmother and Went Viral on a Parenting Reality Show 穿成豪门后妈上娃综爆红了 Starry Koi星星锦鲤Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + One-on-One Sweet Romance + Celebrity Parenting Show + Big Imagination + Monsters] Song Qianqian failed to ascend to immortality. When she opened her eyes, she found herself inside a wealthy-family romance novel as the wicked stepmother. In the book, the original owner was forced to marry an ugly, disabled villainous tycoon. She took out her resentment on her stepson, and after causing his death, fled in her car and died in an accident. Song Qianqian: “...” She didn’t get it. What was 16kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
4. 804 当 When She Comes of Age 当她长熟时 Huilin Ah惠林啊Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Beautiful and Alluring Young Bride] In this day and age, people still marry off brides to bring good fortune to the dying? A bride sent to bring good fortune, and a husband on the brink of death. Hu Juan raised her head and met her mother-in-law's eyes. "Mom, how about you discuss it with the village chief?" Li Xiuying's expression changed instantly. "The village chief? What are you getting at?" Hu Juan didn't flinch. "Mom, I know everything. About that night." Li Xiuying's face turned from red 5.5kReads7.9Score456Shelves

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   See how picky you are, take a look at this book.

5. 805 回 Back Twenty Years, I Became a Ghost 回到二十年前，我成了阿飘 Yin Man茵漫Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted Huo Qingcheng was a notorious criminal who once shocked the nation. He made his fortune in the underworld and amassed billions, only to orchestrate a shocking murder after achieving success, then take his own life with a gunshot. The incident rocked the country. After graduating from university, Ning Wan became a rookie editor and was assigned to polish a report about the case. While researching Huo Qingcheng, she kept having strange dreams. She would find herself back twenty years earlier, a 8.4kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
6. 806 画 Painted Evil 画煞 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Eastern Fantasy480k WordsCompleted I was once the youngest imperial painter of the Sheng Dynasty, but a forbidden painting got me stripped of my rank and reduced to a commoner. Strangely, anyone I painted would die a violent death within seven days. I put down my brush and retreated from the world, thinking I could escape the curse. Then, on a snowy night, the unfinished portrait of a lady I had never completed knocked on my door. The woman in the painting came to me in dreams night after night, weeping blood as she cried, “My lo 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 807 宜 After Yixiu Was Reborn, Why Is the Big Fat Orange Crying? 宜修重生后，大胖橘怎么哭了 Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人Female-Channel Fanfiction950k WordsOngoing [Empresses in the Palace Fanfiction] [Yixiu Reborn] [Saving Her Son] [Revenge] [Harem Intrigue] [Mother-Son Bond] [Villainess Power Fantasy] [The Emperor's Long Road to Winning Her Back] Yixiu died. She died in Jingren Palace, after the words, "May we never meet again, in life or death." Only as she lay dying did she understand. All her life, she had hated Rouze, Zhen Huan, and those who stole the emperor's favor, yet she had forgotten to hate the man who had truly taken everything from her. 2.7kReads8.1Score132Shelves

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8. 808 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 55.7kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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   It's incredibly good! The male and female leads have extremely positive values; they don't engage in charity work or make the characters seem unintelligent. Highly recommended!

9. 809 温 Mr. Wen, Happy Married Life 温先生，婚后愉快 Tong Xiang桐香Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [Long-planned romance + secret crush + slow-burn love + sweet pampering + both devoted to each other + no angst + age gap of about five years] [Not a strong female lead] [Short drama: As Tender as Before, now streaming] * [Gentle, elegant Jiangnan beauty & reserved, composed business tycoon] Rong Yan had lived with her maternal grandfather since childhood. When she heard that he had found her a match, she assumed it would be the second son of the Wen family, Wen, who was also a doctor. She had n 11.7kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   I recently watched this; it was very heartwarming. Love needs to flow gently and steadily to last.

10. 810 和 After Divorcing His White Moonlight's Double, the Overbearing CEO Went Mad 和白月光替身离婚后，霸总他疯了 Ginger Ale姜汁可乐儿Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Everyone said Ruan Qing loved Fu Jingshen to the bone, including Fu Jingshen himself. Why else would she follow him without hesitation, even knowing she was just a substitute? When Ruan Qing asked for a divorce, Fu Jingshen didn’t take her seriously. His expression turned cold. “Have you made up your mind?” “Yes. Let’s divorce.” After the divorce, Fu Jingshen kept waiting for Ruan Qing to make him eat his words. Instead, he saw her with red-rimmed eyes, clinging to a refined, elegant man. “Ashen 438Reads8.6Score102Shelves

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    The first book features a gentle second male lead who becomes the white moonlight, and it's incredibly good. The second book has a very angsty happy ending, but it's also very nice.

11. 811 太 The Empress Dowager's Retirement Life 太后的退休生活 Zhou Xinhan周信含Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + female lead is the mastermind behind the scenes + no romance + plot-driven + ensemble cast] After transmigrating to the Great Jing dynasty, Su Minqing entered the palace as the empress. She worked tirelessly at palace intrigue for over a decade and finally fought her way to becoming the Empress Dowager. The only catch was that there was another Empress Dowager in the palace besides her. As the emperor’s adoptive mother, she was named the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces. The 6.1kReads8.4Score352Shelves

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    The female lead becomes the Empress Dowager (conscious, reborn, authoritative [heart given]), initially maintaining a relationship with the male lead, the late Emperor (extremely handsome), neither too close nor distant, but as mentor, friend, and partner. After the late Emperor's death, he enters her dreams [admiring] her.

12. 812 怪 You're Too Dazzling! 怪你太耀眼！ Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available. [Happy ending, both leads devoted to each other + healing + secret love becomes mutual] [Sunny girl X hearing-impaired boy] Jiang Er was killed by a tractor. Jiang Er was reborn. The bad news: she's now a high school sophomore with more resentment than a ghost. The worse news: Fu Tinghan, the not-so-familiar husband she'll have in the future, is in her class. In their previous life, they were married for two years, yet remained strangers. An arranged mar 37.3kReads9.4Score6.5kShelves
13. 813 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: Clinging to the Villainous Boss to Survive 末世重生：抱紧反派大佬求生 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Sci-Fi & Apocalypse653k WordsCompleted A Tragic Death in Her Past Life: Lan Xin was shoved into a horde of corpses and torn apart by her boyfriend, Jiang Zhe, and her best friend, Bai Wei, who wanted to seize a spot in the safe zone. · Reborn at the End of the World: She is reborn three months before the apocalypse begins and awakens a healing ability. But the person she most wants to cling to is Mo Chen, the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 814 穿 Book Transmigration: I’m Really Not Here to Save the Villain 穿书：我真不是来救赎反派的啊 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [Under Contract for Publication + Sweet Transmigration into a Book + Mutual Redemption + Both Pure, Happy Ending] [Goofy, Lovable Beauty x Gloomy Mute Boy] Shen Xi transmigrated into the body of a vicious supporting actress. System: “Make sure Lu Jingming, the future villain, turns evil, and you can go home.” Shen Xi, sprawled out like a lazy fish: “Sorry, this broke girl doesn’t want to go back. I’m perfectly happy being a rich young lady.” System: “I’ll kill you in three days.” Shen Xi, spring 11.9kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
15. 815 皇 Imperial Noble Consort 皇贵妃 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Ancient Romance190k WordsCompleted Forced possession / the pursuit of a wife after losing her / angst (avoid if you dislike these) / avoid if you're a heroine stan / weak heroine / both leads are virgins According to the official history of Tianzhao, Noble Consort Chen, of the Jiang clan, shared a deep bond with Emperor Tianzhao and had once saved his life. She enjoyed his favor for many years without losing it. In the first year of Tianzhao, she was made Noble Consort Chen. The following year, she gave birth to the Crown Prince 18.7kReads8.9Score982Shelves

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    According to the Records of Tianzhao, Consort Chen, of the Jiang clan, shared a deep affection with Emperor Tianzhao and had once saved his life, enjoying his favor for many years. In the first year of Tianzhao's reign, she was granted the title of Consort Chen, and the following year, after giving birth to the Crown Prince, she was promoted to Imperial Noble Consort. For a time, she was unparalleled in her favor, the envy of all. Only Jiang Yichi knew that beneath this favor lay a vast cage, where the man used ruthless methods, solely to force her into submission…

16. 816 绿 The Wild Little Tea-Green Psycho Can't Keep It Up Anymore 绿茶小疯子他野不动了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads243k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Happy Ending] A handsome, bad-boy school bully as the pursuer, A sickly recipient who plays the pig to eat the tiger. When Wen Mo was nineteen, his parents brought him back home. His mother gave him his very first gift. He wore it with delight. A year later, a confirmed diagnosis made him realize it was his mother's death warrant for him! A genetic mutation, organ failure, and paralysis on one side of his body. In just two short months, he'd gone from full of life to nearly at 3.6kReads9.3Score317Shelves

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    🍃①He happily accepted his mother's first birthday gift🍂but little did he know it was a death warrant🍁He said, "Mom, if you want me to die, you don't have to make it so complicated. You could just kick me out or lock me up, why use such a cruel method?" "I don't understand, shut up."

17. 817 阿 After My Father Defeated Kangxi, I Married Prince Yong 阿玛打赢康熙后，我嫁给了雍亲王 Meng Yutang孟毓唐Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation is now available; the novel is recommended. The main story is complete, so enjoy without worry.] [The sweet, adorably clueless beauty, Ma Qi's legitimate daughter Fucha Yixin + the composed, dignified, secretly ruthless Prince Yong, Yinzhen] (Clingy, a little sun, an instinctive attraction) [Mutual firsts + exclusive devotion + older man + guiding lover] (Content warning: This isn't historically accurate. I'm just cooking up the kind of story I like. The author is sensitive 49.7kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves

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    These are all good books, I recommend them.

18. 818 穿 Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain: From the Start, I Kidnapped the Heroine! 穿书反派：开局，我绑架了女主！ Magical Little Crow神奇小乌鸦Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Lovable scoundrel of a villain + tea-artistry + male heartthrob + stunning looks + scheming + wild card + sweet on the outside, dark underneath + witty comedy + no fixed couple] Also known as: “I play a tea-green guy, and the male and female leads spoil me rotten!” Su Qing transmigrates into a modern wish-fulfillment novel. He becomes the rich villain who kidnaps the heroine in chapter one, gets beaten up by the hero in chapter two, and lands in prison in chapter three. Luckily, he awakens the 76.3kReads8.3Score4.9kShelves

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    😂😂😂This book is absolutely hilarious! I guarantee you'll laugh until you're rolling around in bed. You have to read it! The protagonist's thought process is unique, and his actions are unconventional.

19. 819 快 Quick Transmigration: Becoming the Villain's One True Love 快穿：成为舔狗反派的朱砂痣 Is This Pen Name Taken这个笔名重复吗Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Extremely melodramatic, proceed with caution] Every small world has a lovesick Villain, and every lovesick Villain has a white moonlight they can never have. Si Yan’s mission is to become the Villain’s cinnabar mole, so he’ll live to regret it. Si Yan: “Villain, take my advice and stop pining, okay? A lovesick fool ends up with nothing.” Villain: “Once, I had a precious love right in front of me, but I didn’t cherish it. By the time I lost it, all I could do was regret it.” P.S. 1. This isn’t l 1.2kReads8.5Score100Shelves

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    This quick transmigration novel is a must-read! The plot is great, you'll love it!

20. 820 疯 After the Mad Emperor Redeemed Himself, All Under Heaven Became His Devoted Subjects 疯批帝尊洗白后，天下皆为裙下臣 Chuchu Ziyu初初子语Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Original title: After Constantly Trying to Get Myself Killed, I Became the Emperor Venerated by All Di Yange transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel aimed at male readers, where she can only return home by getting herself killed. To make it back as soon as possible, she disguises herself as a man and does everything she can to oppose the protagonist and befriend the villains. In the end, through one careless mistake, she not only saves all the villains but also follows their path, rising ste 30.9kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves

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    It's incredibly good, but there aren't enough episodes. The female lead disguises herself as a man, determined to court death and return home, but the road home is never easy. She's also determined to save the villain while simultaneously mocking the original male lead, driving one unfortunate fellow character after another crazy. It's a strong female lead novel with no romantic pairing, and the more you read, the more addictive it becomes. [You should think about it carefully]

21. 821 先 Marriage Before Love: Marrying Into a Wealthy Family With a Miniature Version of the Big Shot 先婚后爱：抱着缩小版大佬嫁豪门 This Palace Is Very Elegant本宫很优雅的Modern Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Both the male and female leads are each other’s one and only] Zhou Yi is a young manager at a baby-products store. One day, someone suddenly hands her a contract and asks her to work as a nanny, caring for an infant. The pay is exceptionally high: fifty thousand a month. Thinking of her grandmother’s illness, Zhou Yi agrees and becomes a young, live-in nanny dedicated to caring for the baby. Then one day, the child’s father hands her another contract and says, “Marry me, and I’ll pay you an ann 2.2kReads8.5Score105Shelves

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    I'm very picky, but this book is really good! Highly recommend it!

22. 822 豪 A Gossip-Loving Heiress Has Arrived in the Wealthy Elite Circle 豪门圈里来了个能吃瓜的千金 Gardenia Flower Money栀子花钱Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [A brawny, looks-obsessed heroine VS a genuinely laid-back, sloth-like male lead. System + mind-reading + everyone dotes on the heroine + ensemble cast + all kinds of big shots. Slow burn.] Xia Yuanzhu was seventeen when she was brought back from her village to live with her family. Being suddenly transferred to an elite school didn’t faze her. She had System Bro watching her back! System 666 was a high-tech gossip System, and it kept Xia Yuanzhu up to date on all the school gossip! [What? The c 12.1kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
23. 823 团 The Beloved Little Darling of a Farming Family 团宠农家小奶包 Jiang Yuanyuan姜圆圆Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Everyone in Xixiang Village knows that the Zhao family recently found a little girl. She’s three years old, chubby and fair-skinned. Everyone says a girl is a burden, but the Zhao family treasures the little one. Later, Zhao Heng, who had been blind, regained his sight. Zhao Xuan, who had been poisoned, was cured. And the Zhao family, nearly ruined by the cost of medical treatment, became a wealthy household. Some people grew envious and snuck over to the Zhao home at midnight to eavesdrop, hopi 8kReads9.2Score764Shelves

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    If you haven't seen Po yet, I'll cry! The interactions between Po, his parents, and his brother are so heartwarming. It's so good, it makes you laugh and cry at the same time.

24. 824 涅 Reborn From the Ashes, I’ve Returned to Settle Every Score 涅槃重生归来有仇报仇有怨报怨 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted “Reborn after returning from Nirvana, she settles every score and repays every grievance. A bond from a past life becomes a fate in this one.” Eight hundred years ago, she and he vowed to be husband and wife in their next life, promising to love each other for all eternity. Centuries passed, the world changed, and the past faded like smoke. Eight hundred years later, she was reborn, but fate had other plans. It was as if she'd been born into the wrong family. Her father showed her no affection, 3.3kReads8.6Score204Shelves

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    Losing his beloved from both past and present lives, he turned white-haired overnight. "In this life, I clearly met her first, we clearly fell in love first, how could I have lost her?" Bai Jingxuan hated himself, pounding his head in frustration. Thinking of the loving moments they shared in both lives, the longing and pain of those two lifetimes intertwined, flowing like a river. He was heartbroken, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe. Unable to suppress the overwhelming grief, he wept uncontrollably, his sobs echoing through the courtyard. The once dignified and refined young master Bai, unable to bear the blow of losing his beloved, turned white-haired overnight. He trudged through the snow-covered courtyard towards the gate, his robes fluttering, his silver hair flying, the snow swirling around him, as if he had become one with the icy landscape, indistinguishable from it. He left the mansion and headed directly towards the Prince of An'nan's residence, An'nan silently following not far away.

25. 825 请 Do Not Tempt the Beautiful Doll NPC 请勿招惹貌美人偶npc Mu Lili慕狸狸Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed, with a full-cast audiobook now available) [Male rivals competing for her + Shura-field love triangle + everyone’s favorite + infinite-level flow + sweet, ditzy beauty + yandere male leads in fragments] Qiao Jiu is a classical doll displayed in a glass case. She’s good for nothing but her face and knows nothing about the world. After bonding with the System and awakening her soul, she enters horror instances disguised as an NPC. Her mission is simple: play a horror-instance NPC, fo 1.2kReads8.9Score165Shelves
26. 826 江 The Jiang Family Girl Who Never Made It Into the Family Register 江家那上不了族谱的小女子 Red Sugar红红糖Ancient Romance633k WordsCompleted Because her father was struck from the clan register, Jiang Jiuzhu was born a little girl who could never be entered into the family genealogy. So be it. She could simply live her life as it came… Even if it was a complete mess, even if she couldn’t make sense of it, as long as she stayed alive… and didn’t die. 4.5kReads7.9Score461Shelves

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    Oh my god, it's so beautiful I'm speechless! If it's not beautiful, I'll do a handstand.

27. 827 警 Warning! Player's Beauty Stat Is Overloaded, and She's Gone Wild! 警告！玩家美貌值过载躺疯啦！ Sang Luo Nian San Gui桑落廿三归Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling] [Infinite Flow] [Airheaded beauty] [Male rivalry bloodbath] [All characters are pure] [No fixed pairing] [Infinite Flow + livestream format + System] (It gets more exciting as it goes on. The female lead is a mermaid, and beauty is everything to her. Your fishy girl is naturally a carefree optimist with a head full of air.) When the eerie world descended, Yu Zhi was swept into a realm overrun by horrors. All the players struggled to survive, while the audience watching from 9kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
28. 828 暖 Warmly Falling into Love’s Abyss 暖暖入情渊 Yan Nuannuan言暖暖Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins + Sweet Romance] The soul of a wealthy young woman transmigrates into Wen Nuannuan, a stunning beauty from the merchant Wen family. She unexpectedly saves the Fourth Prince, the War King Qin Yuan, who falls for her at first sight. “Your merchant status won’t do. Think about becoming this prince’s secondary consort.” “Are you sick? You’d turn down your childhood sweetheart, the head wife of your household, just to make me your concubine? What’s wrong with you?” Faced with 182Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    A stunningly beautiful woman disguised as a merchant is unexpectedly discovered by a prince, who then forces himself on her and subjectes her to a series of trials and tribulations. How will she ultimately find a new life and discover love?

29. 829 落 You Can't Bring Back a Runaway Bride 落跑娘子追不回 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted I make my own fate, not heaven. She is no innocent little flower, no frail girl everyone can bully and trample on. If someone takes a swing at her or sets her up, she'll pay them back twice over. Su Wan, a merchant's daughter full of schemes, defies fate, plots her escape, and seeks refuge with one of the capital's most powerful families. Using their influence, she secures a good marriage prospect and gives her whole heart to her fiancé's family. But things don't go as planned. A spiteful woman 1.5kReads8.6Score101Shelves
30. 830 前 You Doted on Me in My Past Life, So Why Make Me Your Concubine in This One? 前世宠我入骨今生纳我为妾？ Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted Several hundred years later, she is reborn as a human. After more than a decade spent in a fog of madness, she returns to her own body with memories of her past life and searches among the masses for the lover she once cherished above all. But he wears a mask, consumed by a deep hatred and forced to bide his time as he seeks revenge. The lovers meet for the first time in this life, and one look spans a thousand years. She recognizes him, but he treats her as a pawn in a beauty trap. With the ene 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
31. 831 港 A Timely Rain in Hong Kong 港遇及时雨 Glutinous Rice Cake糯米白年糕Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted Age gap + married-life slice of life + the hero falls first Liang Yuyin and Zhao Shunian’s marriage is purely a business arrangement, as everyone in Hong Kong’s wealthy circles knows. The illegitimate daughter of the Liang family, Yuyin is brought back by her biological father one day and made to take her half-sister’s place in an arranged marriage. She becomes the wife of Zhao Shunian, heir to the Zhao family. Everyone says she’s a sparrow that’s flown up a branch and become a phoenix. Yuyin t 21.6kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    He was caught having an affair, and as a result, his wife was already making plans for their life after the divorce.

32. 832 双 A Love Beyond Death: My Husband Awakens and Spoils Me Every Night 双魂绝恋：夫君觉醒夜夜宠 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance47k WordsOngoing A tug-of-war of passion, sweet and bittersweet in equal measure. Fate played a cruel trick. She rode away in a grand red bridal sedan, dressed in a phoenix crown and red wedding robes, while he returned home in a black coffin, clad in white. Wedding music and funeral dirges mingled as two processions, one red and one white, passed each other in the snowy, frozen wasteland. He was a noble young master of the marquis's household, graceful as jade and gentle as a breeze. She was a beautiful young c 48Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 833 签 Sign-In System: I Became the Villainous Yandere’s Mother 签到系统，我成了反派病娇的亲妈 Returning Tail归尾Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted [System + Rich Beauty + Feel-Good Story + Couple] At twenty-five, Su Xing spends every day focused on earning money and paying off debt. Nothing else can stir her emotions. On the very day she finishes repaying her parents’ debts, she thinks she can finally relax and get some proper rest. Instead, she transmigrates into the biological mother of a vicious villain. Luckily, she unexpectedly binds to a sign-in System. Raising a child can’t be that hard, right? Even if she’s never raised a pig, she’ 2.9kReads8.5Score263Shelves
34. 834 穿 Reborn as the Older Sister of a Tragic Romance Heroine, I Keep My Crazy in Check 穿成虐文女主她姐，姐稳定发疯 Mei Qianxun梅千寻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Wan knew she was dead. She knew she’d transmigrated, too. But she had no idea where she’d ended up. Still, judging by her current surroundings, this trip had probably gone badly. There was a good chance that wretched poverty would have her in its grip again. “Being a wage slave is miserable, but it doesn’t make me an idiot. Who wants to come to this dump of an ancient world? Not me!” “Ribbit!” “Frog bro, you think this place sucks too, don’t you?” Jiang Wan stared at her bizarre reflection 41.4kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves

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    The female lead's mental state is very touching; she stands up to the emperor and even beats up the princes, showing both courage and resourcefulness. The author's writing style is humorous and witty, and every character is adorable. The female lead is valiant and capable in both literature and martial arts, while the male lead is a clueless, love-struck fool. It's a super good read!

35. 835 娇 A Tender Kiss in Spring Harbor 娇吻春风港 Gui Huanhuan归缓缓Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, A Kiss in Spring Harbor, is now streaming. Hong Kong's top tycoon × clear-headed, beautiful ingenue [Devoted to each other + sweet romance + age gap + long-planned pursuit + simmering tension + imperfect characters] The first time they met, Rong Yanxiu asked her, “Classmate Wen, how are your grades?” After that, he quietly worked his way into her life. Their relationship was hard to define, and the flirtation between them was subtle and uncertain, so she chose to run 7.5kReads8.9Score921Shelves
36. 836 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: President Shi, Your Wife Is Urging You to Get a Divorce 直播算命：时总，夫人催您去离婚 Nine-Nine One Grain of Millet九九一粒粟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + livestream fortune-telling + wealthy CEO + devoted couple] Love story: A powerful mystic's soul drifted into another world. To stay alive, she had to bind her marriage fate to a man with purple qi. So the first time they met was at the civil affairs bureau. He said, “Marrying you was my grandmother's decision. We have no feelings for each other, so there won't be a wedding, and we won't live together after we marry.” She said, “No problem.” He said, “As agreed, we'll divorce in a 22.5kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves
37. 837 闺 My Best Friend's Uncle Keeps Flirting with Me and Spoiling Me 闺蜜小叔他又撩又宠 An Jiuling安九凌Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Professor + Six-Year Age Gap + Campus] [Rebellious, Hilarious Girl X Abstinent, Scheming Uncle] When Wen Li was seventeen, she fell for her best friend’s uncle, the famously untouchable heartthrob of Yida University. The man had cool, pale skin and wore silver wire-frame glasses. His white shirt and black trousers gave him an air of refined elegance. When they first met, Wen Li was caught after climbing a wall to skip school. To get back down, she worked up the courage to flirt 11.7kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    "The first book with a 6-year age gap + sweet romance + long-awaited reunion + wife-chasing drama." The female lead falls for her best friend's uncle. On her 18th birthday, she happily confesses her feelings, only to be met with the man's words, "Wen Li, you're still young, we're not suitable for each other now." Wen Li turns pale, her feelings shattered. That night, she tears up everything related to him, deciding to forget him and move abroad with her family. The day he learns of Wen Li's disappearance, Fu Yanli frantically searches for her. No matter how many calls he makes, how many texts he sends, or how he searches, he can't find her.

38. 838 穿 After Becoming a Terminally Ill Heiress, I Can’t Enjoy Life at All! 穿成绝症千金后，活不了一点！ Near Death, I Sat Up in Shock垂死病中惊坐起Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Su Muran spent twenty years treading carefully, then died in an unusually frigid sea. Her birth had killed her mother, and both her father and brother resented her. “Dad, let me tidy that up for you.” Su's father irritably drove her out. “Big brother, I made this cake for you.” She eagerly hoped he would accept it. He threw the cake on the ground with a look of disgust. “Get lost!” The Su family disliked Su Muran, and the servants bullied her. She was tired. Because her mother had given her life 10.6kReads8.9Score783Shelves
39. 839 锁 Betrayal Beneath the Collarbone 锁骨之下的背叛 Nine Fields Neurotic Frog九野神经蛙Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Betrayal Beneath the Collarbone 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A great new book that's already finished! One short story and one novel—high quality! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

40. 840 天 A CP Falls from the Sky: The Actress Is Forced to Work 天降CP：影后她被迫营业 Joy at Every Step步步见喜Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Story complete] A female war goddess from the apocalypse transmigrates and is reborn as a scandal-plagued star. From then on, Jiang Jiu’s haters become the most miserable people on the internet, and nine out of ten directors she works with go bald. There’s no variety show Jiang Jiu can’t wreck. If there is one, it must be sponsored by her own company! The world’s richest man, a genius director, and a chart-topping singer all marvel: “How can our little sister be so beautiful?” One day, film emp 10.7kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves

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    I used to read a lot of fantasy/reincarnation novels, but one day I read a sweet romance novel with a domineering CEO and it was really good, haha... It's really good, the female lead's strong confrontations are so satisfying, I highly recommend it...

41. 841 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.8kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
42. 842 你 You Have a Golden Finger, but I Have an All-Powerful Mom! 你有金手指，我有全能妈妈！ Fish from Mermaid Island人鱼岛的鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + System + life-simulation golden finger + strong heroine + billionaire + brainless wish-fulfillment story Also known as: There Is a God in This World, and Her Name Is Mom Main story complete [The Hongguo comic adaptation is now online: Here Comes the All-Powerful Mom] [The heroine has no romantic pairing, though various characters develop one-sided crushes in some small worlds.] [The heroine is invincible] Fang Jun had finally made it through her probation and completed her 21.5kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    This book is amazing! Every story is incredibly captivating, and the writing is superb. Highly recommended! [Laughing][laughing][laughing]

43. 843 凤 The Phoenix-Tortoise-Borne City 凤凰龟驮城 Meiniang Qingqing媚娘倾倾Eastern Fantasy415k WordsCompleted The story of a heavenly brat coming down to the mortal world, and my life as a top-tier star among humans: I ruined Jiang Ziya's retirement, stole the Thunder God's hammer, and smashed the Jade Emperor's palace... In short, I stirred up everyone's wrath, so they sent me to the mortal world for a little experience. But I never expected the dazzling world of mortals to be so captivating. I got involved, I ran away, I tried it all, and I endured every kind of hardship! I thought I could make a name 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    (づ￣ ³￣)づGreat!

44. 844 贺 Dr. He Keeps His Desires in Check in Public, but Loses Control Only for Her in Private 贺医生人前禁欲，人后只对她失控 Nine Fields Neurotic Frog九野神经蛙Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Workplace Romance + Female Growth + Comeback + Sweet and Satisfying Romance + The Contrast of a Chaste Exterior] He was the doctor who helped her heal: gentle, aloof, and restrained. He taught her not to put up with things anymore. From then on, Xu Ke, once an easy pushover for anyone to manipulate, became a “certified madwoman” who went wild with a license. Whether it was people picking fights, using psychological manipulation, or harassing her at work and shifting the blame, she took them d 312Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 845 后 A Laid-Back Concubine in the Inner Palace, Calmly Turning Her Life Around and Sunbathing 后宅小咸鱼，淡定翻身晒太阳 Orange Turned Orange橘子橙了Ancient Romance262k WordsOngoing Su Zhiyuan looked up at the person holding her around the belly and lifting her up, then lowered her head and kept nibbling on the pastry in her hand. Her father had said that everyone here was an important person, so she had to behave. Her mother had said that her father was the head of the family, and that if she listened to him, she’d get pastries. She’d been very good today, so she’d get another pastry when she got home. Six-year-old Feng Chen hugged Su Zhiyuan around the belly from behind a 10.2kReads8.6Score635Shelves

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    [Under pressure to finish] When the female lead was three years old, she visited the male lead's house with her dad. She was eating alone when the autistic six-year-old male lead saw her 🎋 He insisted on taking her back to his room, wouldn't let her go home, and wouldn't let anyone else see her, saying that she was his person and had nothing to do with them. He said she was his person and had nothing to do with them.

46. 846 你 Won’t You Smile? 你笑一下呗 One Oreo at a Time一口一个奥利奥Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available under the title You Should Smile Once] (Pure romance, one-on-one, two wealthy families, sweet romance, satisfying revenge, childhood friends, mutual pining) Xu Jingmo had been a notorious troublemaker since childhood. He had a great family, good looks, a knack for having fun, and excelled at school. With every advantage in his favor, he was surrounded by admirers, yet seemed determined to enjoy the company of countless women without ever giving his heart away. 29.1kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves

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    So pretty! \(//∇//)\😘😘

47. 847 萌 A Cute Kid Shows Up Calling Me Dad, Leaving the Empire’s Tycoon Stunned 萌宝找上门喊爹，帝国财阀惊呆了 Huai Xia淮夏Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation, “Master Mo, Your Wife Is Causing Trouble Again,” is now available on Hongguo app] [Adorable kids + secret identities + powerful heroine and hero + hiding strength] Master Mo, one of the capital’s most elite figures, suddenly finds a little boy dropping out of the sky, and the child’s mother turns out to be a country girl. The capital’s noblewomen wail in despair: “How could a bumpkin from the countryside ever be worthy of our Third Master?” The little boy says, “My m 18.4kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
48. 848 唯 Only the Fragrance of Orchids 唯蜜兰香 Meiniang Qingqing媚娘倾倾Ancient Romance326k WordsCompleted Some people, once you miss your chance with them, there’s no going back. So what if she’s a doctor? You didn’t cherish her when she was devoted to you. Now she’s walked away, and you’re crying your eyes out as you search for her… If you knew this would happen, why didn’t you treasure her from the start? 9Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 849 宠 Spoiled Rotten! The Sickly Tycoon and His Sweet, Well-Behaved Doll 宠坏！病娇大佬和他的乖软洋娃娃 Bai Huanxi白歡喜Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted [A deranged, lovesick nobleman and a sweet, willful doll] [Obsessive love + raising her + coercion + sweet romance + memories from two lifetimes] At a banquet, seven-year-old Ruoang sees the impeccably dressed Kelisiman. “Father! Don't you think she's prettier than a doll?” Pointing at Kelisiman, Ruoang behaves without a trace of decorum. His tone is full of certainty that she will be his. He flashes a strange, enormous grin, looking even more unhinged as he turns to his father. The next day, Ke 31.2kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves
50. 850 金 Mr. Jin, Your Wife Has Run Away with Your Daughter Again! 金总，太太又带小姐离家出走了！ Jin Er斤二Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Prissy troublemaker x shameless rogue Childhood sweethearts x regret and redemption x happy ending In their third year of marriage, Lu Ying asked for a divorce. The man sat carelessly, his long, phoenix-shaped eyes nonchalant. “Is this because I went with her to the hospital but didn't go with you?” Lu Ying: “Yes.” “Fine,” he said, clearly not taking it seriously. “Then I won't go with you anymore.” Lu Ying: “I'll leave with nothing.” The unruliness vanished from his eyes. With the speed of 116.2kReads8.9Score11.9kShelves

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