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1. 451 甜 So Sweet! The Cold, Aloof Movie Emperor Fell for Me 甜爆了，高冷影帝爱上我 Yin Jing胤景Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Amateur heroine + love grows over time + mutual devotion + extra sweet + both leads' first love + entertainment industry + secret pregnancy and escape + winning her back] In public, he was Si Cheng, a cold, abstinent top-tier star. In private, he was a clingy puppy who constantly begged for kisses and cuddles. “Baby, this is more exhausting than hanging from wires... Can we learn another way?” “Everything's so hard... My tongue's about to tie itself in knots. Teach me, big sis...” “Baby... I m 6.4kReads8.1Score169Shelves

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   Very detailed [admiration][admiration] So satisfying, you'll regret it if you don't read it... First book (just came out of the little house and is reading it right away): [drooling][admiration] 1, 23~33, 47~48, 53, 57, 60, 65~68, 71, 77, 80, 95, 96, 98, 102, extra chapters + Volume 2 + Volume 3... Second book: Quick transmigration novel, both characters are virgins, flirtatious, sweet, made my face turn yellow after reading it...

2. 452 丈 My Husband Has a Perfect Family on the Side, But I Haven’t Been Idle Either 丈夫在外儿女双全，还好我也没闲着 Xiao Qian Shi'an小倩时安10k WordsCompleted My Husband Has Another Family and Children Outside, But Thankfully, I Haven't Been Idle Either 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It wasn't about receiving a stroke of good fortune; it was about building connections, gathering evidence, and building a career through one's own efforts. This kind of clear-headed counterattack from an ordinary person is far more relatable than any miracle! 😍

3. 453 贼 The Thief's Way 贼道 Heading North向北Urban2.1M WordsCompleted My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer 84.1kReads9.6Score10.7kShelves
4. 454 神 The Low-Key Daily Life of a Tycoon 神豪的低调日常 Old Jar Daydreams老坛畅想Urban707k WordsOngoing Chen Lan is an ordinary wage slave among the countless overworked employees of Modu. He enjoys the supposed blessings of the 996 work schedule, but feels no happiness at all. Then one night, a faint, firefly-like light falls from the sky and vanishes into his head, and he is bound to something called the System. However, this System is running out of energy and is about to shut down. It needs its Host to walk in order to generate enough energy to keep running. Chen Lan: "System, what happens if 7.1kReads8.2Score219Shelves

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   It's pretty cool; you can watch it using your brain, and it's not toxic.

5. 455 快 Quick Transmigration: Help! My Wife Is the Supreme Deity 快穿：救命，我老婆是主神大人 Yin Jing胤景Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [System] [1v1, Both Leads Pure] [Beautiful Heroine] [Flirtatious and Alluring] [Super Sweet, Good Pregnancy Luck] Fu Qianjiao was left comatose after being injured in a great battle, and her soul wandered through the vast universe. One day, she was bound to something called the Red Star System. From then on, she entered various small worlds to complete missions... Once her soul returned, she was reborn. The domineering warlord's wife is flirtatious and wild The empress's c 1.6kReads8.0Score106Shelves
6. 456 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to the Mystic Thunder 修真文明指南——序章1，玄雷前传 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉11k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to Xuan Lei 2.2kReads—Score130Shelves

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   This book is quite enjoyable to read, and there are several reasons why it's worth reading. First, the setting is excellent (it breaks through the traditional cultivation genre and has an extremely vast world view). Second, the character details are written very well (it doesn't follow the usual path). Third, the supporting characters left a deep impression after reading it (the names of the supporting characters are all very well chosen).

7. 457 被 After His Family Was Wiped Out, His Revenge Went on a Rampage 被灭门后，他的复仇之路杀疯了 Uncle Third's Uncle三叔的叔Urban300k WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy + no System + not reborn + multiple heroines + decisive and ruthless + invincible] Seven years ago, the great families joined forces to slaughter the Ye family. The entire family was wiped out, and blood ran like a river. Ye Wuchen was rescued by a master and taken away to cultivate in seclusion. He did it all for the day he could kill his enemies with his own hands and repay blood with blood. Seven years later, he returns in a blaze of fury, turning Jiangcheng upside do 287Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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   Come on, just one look, even just one look is fine [laughing and crying emoji]

8. 458 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, A Lonely Road to Immortality 修真文明指南——序章2，仙途陌路 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉31k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, The Immortal Path Diverges 768Reads—Score105Shelves
9. 459 救 Help! My Husband, Who Married Me for Good Luck, Is Actually My Professor! 救命！冲喜老公竟是我教授！ Ci Bu La Ha Tang Xing Xing次卜拉哈糖星星Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Print edition forthcoming] [Both leads are each other's first and only + married first, love later + sweet romance + six-year age gap + no misunderstandings] [Ascetic university professor vs. lively surfing student] When Hua Yu was little, she met a fortune-teller. The old man told her that when she turned twenty, she had to find a partner born in the year of Ding Chou, the month of Ding Wei, and the day of Geng Xu. Otherwise, a terrible disaster would befall 24.1kReads9.6Score3.2kShelves
10. 460 娘 Mom! Stop Causing Trouble, Our Family’s Really About to Get Rich! 娘！别作了，咱家真的要暴富了！ Life Is But a Dream浮生若梦也Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted There are no heartbreaking twists, just joke after joke. This is a laugh-out-loud story that turns the usual tropes on their head. No complicated power plays or tearjerker romance, just a mother and son making money and sharing plenty of fun moments. It's lighthearted and comforting, and you'll be hooked the more you read. Lin Xiaoman transmigrates into the body of a poor boy in ancient times. In his past life, he watched his family miss one opportunity after another because his mother, Wang Cu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This was so much fun! I couldn't stop laughing! Seriously!

11. 461 离 After the Divorce, My Puppy-Like Husband Spoils Me Rotten 离婚后，我被小狼狗老公宠上天 Sweetheart甜姐儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Short Drama 1 Now Streaming: After My Divorce, My Wolf-Cub Husband Spoils Me Rotten] [Short Drama 2 Now Streaming: After My Divorce, My Classmate's Younger Brother Spoils Me Rotten] [Sweet Romance ✚ No Angst ✚ Older Woman-Younger Man Romance ✚ Adorable Baby] [Reserved Divorced Woman VS Domineering, Clingy Top-Tier Star and Rich Second-Generation Heir] Ye Lan had been married for eight years without getting pregnant, but then she unexpectedly finds herself pregnant with triplets?! What should s 22.7kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
12. 462 梦 Dreamed I Was Poisoned to Death? The Wicked Consort Goes on a Rampage 梦到自己被毒死？恶毒贵妃杀疯了 Pour Me a Glass of Green Plum Wine来一杯青梅酒Ancient Romance555k WordsCompleted [Not a pure romance + an all-villain cast + a heroine who kills + an indulgent hero + exclusive devotion from the start] [An aloof, ruthless, pleasure-seeking autocratic emperor vs. an arrogant, domineering, viciously cunning consort] Emperor Long'an had ruled for seven years. What people talked about most was his unusual hobby: keeping all kinds of fierce beasts and wild birds. Little did they know that the creatures who caught Emperor Long'an's interest were all in the harem's fighting ring. E 20.2kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    🥬The emperor's favored, fierce concubine, suddenly realizes she's a short-lived cannon fodder character in a storybook? Upon learning the ending, Jiang Shiyi overturns the chessboard—the harem is full of wolves and tigers? And the newcomer, Consort Lu? This time, they'll all die before her!

13. 463 宇 Battling Across the Universe: Awakening the Divine Powers of the Great Dao from the Start 宇宙征战：开局觉醒大道神通 Beyond the Milky Way走出银河Sports1.2M WordsCompleted (Cosmic war, slaughter, invincibility, sects, no female lead, feel-good) Two universes began devouring each other, unleashing a devastating war on a cosmic scale. The Heavenly Dao of each side forcibly conscripted young people from across their universe to fight. The Heavenly Dao sent Wang Ye to the front lines, where he awakened a Great Dao-level divine ability: Hongmeng! Hongmeng can be used on any target. It can grant him a target's divine abilities, attributes, spells... Used on equipment, p 708Reads8.5Score104Shelves
14. 464 我 I Made It Big at College by Dumpster Diving 我靠捡垃圾，在大学成了爆红富婆 Life Is But a Dream浮生若梦也Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted A goofy, heartwarming campus romance with no angst, a steady stream of laughs, and a brisk pace. Lighthearted and uplifting, it’s all about how an ordinary girl can shine! Freshman Lin Xiaoying comes from a modest family and takes a part-time job collecting recyclables to make extra money. While everyone else is going on dates and shopping, she’s picking up bottles and cardboard boxes around campus. She expects her classmates to mock her for being poor, but instead she unexpectedly becomes a sen —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 465 假 The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script and Lazily Gives Up 假千金手撕剧本，沙雕摆烂躺麻了 Li Yaoyao梨窈窈Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama, The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script, is now streaming [Showbiz + absurd humor and memes + everyone’s favorite + wild imagination + gossip + going off the rails] Chi Qian failed her tribulation and returned to the real world, only to discover she was the villainous fake heiress in a novel! The plot had already reached the point where the real heiress came back, and Chi Qian was about to be kicked out of the family home. A broken engagement, a wave of online hate, and a grueso 140.1kReads9.6Score15.1kShelves
16. 466 我 I Sell Fate Across the Heavens 我在诸天售卖命运 Mysteries of the Stars星辰玄妙Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [Invincible Mastermind] + [System Management] + [Trading in Fate] I am Shen Yuan, a merchant of fate who walks through the cracks in time. One bottle of antibiotics buys Chongzhen the Forbidden City. A piece of intelligence from the future swipes ten billion dollars from Wall Street, with twenty extra years of life thrown in for a financial tycoon. Wealth, power, love, lifespan, even the desire to rewrite history... Everything on my shelves is up for 4.4kReads—Score440Shelves

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    Using destiny as currency, this is a mind-blowing, time-traveling trading novel. Shen Yuan travels through countless worlds, trading antibiotics for the Forbidden City and stealing billions from Wall Street with intelligence—each transaction comes with a hidden price. The episodic plot is tight and efficient, seamlessly switching between ancient, modern, and future, with the law of equivalence concealing the mysteries of destiny. The early urban transactions are meticulously planned, while the later scope expands to encompass countless worlds, full of playful arrogance yet profoundly questioning cause and effect and fate—it's increasingly addictive!

17. 467 放 I Let Go of My Aloof White Moonlight and Chose the Fiery Queen Bee 放下高冷白月光，我选火热霸王花 Cyber Hermit赛博居士Urban329k WordsCompleted “Fang Zhou, you’re a good person, but I deserve someone better!” In his previous life, Fang Zhou pursued Su Youxue for eighteen years, cherishing her as the one who got away and caring for her devotedly, never once giving up. But eighteen years as childhood sweethearts couldn’t compete with someone who had arrived just eighteen days ago. “I can’t settle just because you’re good to me. You want me to be happy, don’t you?” It was only as he lay dying that Fang Zhou finally understood: he had just 13.8kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    A refreshing novel featuring pure love warriors.

18. 468 0 Gen Z Takes Over the Workplace: You Think You Can Steal My Million-Yuan Sales Crown Just Because Someone's Got Your Back? 00后整顿职场，仗着有人抢我百万销冠？ Ying Nuo影诺16k WordsCompleted A Post-00s Worker Takes On the Workplace, Just Because Someone Wants to Steal My Million-Yuan Top-Seller Crown? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! Watch how the pirate heiress courts disaster, and how the real boss cleans things up with a single, satisfying move.

19. 469 人 Writing Self-Help in America, I Become the Nation's Choice for President 人在鹰酱写鸡汤，全民求我当总统 Steamed Plum Pastry Sauce蒸梅油酥汁Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Tang Darcy transmigrates to America and becomes a sheriff. He activates the Influencer System: all he has to do is write toxic inspirational quotes and cultivate influencers to earn rewards. How hard can that be? He fires off all kinds of self-contradictory quotes to fool foreigners: “America, Please Wait for Your People!” “Don't Make America Great Again! Give the Little People Their Dignity!” “Why Does China Wash Its Dishes Seven Times?!” The more foreigners he fools, the more buffs the System 16.7kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves

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    Super funny and hilarious article!

20. 470 我 My Ten Years Working at the Xishan Base 我在西山基地工作的那十年 Have Some Cat Tea喝点猫茶Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Anomaly containment, an overpowered protagonist? No. High IQ. One heroine. Some heartbreaking plot twists. Beijing, Xishan, 3,000 meters underground: hundreds of anomalous objects. A digital Earth that drifted through space for ten thousand years; a woman who transmigrated a thousand years into the past and died during the Shang dynasty; a colossal stone pillar that appeared on the North China Plain; Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor, who have survived for four eras; a pen that can improve people’s 18.7kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
21. 471 人 In Japan, I'm Not Here to Do Anything Else, Just Cause Trouble 人在樱花，不干别的纯霍霍 Old Angler老钓民Urban589k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted modern city life, hit back when things don’t go your way, living it up in Tokyo and Hokkaido] When he woke up, Tang Kai discovered that he’d somehow transmigrated straight to Sakura Island. Tang Kai: [Who says good people never get rewarded? This is exciting!] He wasn’t about to make the trip for nothing. He’d get himself a System and make it big, starting by rescuing and comforting them! All the guys you know are here. Your boy Kai never deals in empty talk. If I say I’m doing it, 219Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    🌸The male protagonist was originally a disappointed person. He was given a second chance to live a completely new life, without any regrets. He lived a wonderful and authentic life, and became an emotional mentor to help his beloved solve her problems.

22. 472 战 The God of War Returns: The CEO’s Superpowered Stay-at-Home Dad 战神归来：总裁家的异能奶爸 There Is No Yan Ruyu in This Book书中并无颜如玉Urban759k WordsCompleted She makes the Japanese devils beg for mercy, and beats the English into returning the national treasures. Without his aura as a God of War, he’s just a stay-at-home dad in an apron, using the hands that once shook the stars to cook a warm dinner for his family… 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is highly skilled in martial arts and also adept at using military strategy.

23. 473 孽 A Tangled Web of Sin 孽乱 Late Autumn in the South City南城晚秋Urban6.3M WordsCompleted A baffling case. One stunning woman after another. A young man from a small town is framed and thrown into prison. How does he rise to the top, step by step, and become a powerful local magnate? Awake, he commands the world; drunk, he rests in the arms of beauties. Chen Fan does it all. A short drama adaptation of this book is now available. Its title is Beauty in Bloom: My Fatal Attraction. Please watch and support it. Thank you! 142.4kReads9.1Score13.3kShelves

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    These two books are good, very exciting.

24. 474 偏 Possessive Madman Coaxes Him With a Hand on His Waist! The Cold-Hearted Host Starts to Feel Something 偏执疯批掐腰哄！清冷宿主动了心 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads714k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Devoted Couple + Flirting and Pampering + Feel-Good Story + One-on-One Romance!] [Obsessive and Unhinged + Soft, Sensual, and Cool] Who could have guessed that the last nine-tailed fire fox of the Fox Clan, revered by everyone, would lose her tail? Looking for her tail is one thing, but why does she end up homeless right away? No big deal, just a little problem. She can stay with the unhinged guy. Wait... The obsessive bigwigs she flirted with in different worlds are all 9kReads9.6Score1.3kShelves
25. 475 爷 Grandpa, Did You Really Start a Rebellion in the Underworld? 爷爷，您真在地府造反了？ A Big Shark一头大鲨鱼Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Campus Life, Everyday Moments, Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy, Supernatural, Shameless Antics, Unhinged Behavior] “Good grandson, Grandpa's out of money for the war. Hurry up and burn me some cash!” Zhang Di got nightmares like this at least once a day, but never thought much of them. Until one day, he dreamed his grandpa was fuming: “You little brat, why is it so hard to burn me some money? Fine, I'll send someone up there to teach you how to burn joss paper, step by step!” Grandpa's attacking a city? 16.9kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
26. 476 美 My Beautiful Neighbor Is So Ice-Cold 美女邻居太高冷 The World Beyond Dust若尘天下Urban534k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was betrayed by his girlfriend. After being reborn, he meets a beautiful neighbor and awakens the Beautiful Life System. With the System's help, he becomes the very kind of person he once hated most... 402Reads6.6Score—Shelves
27. 477 出 Invincible the Moment I Leave the Village: How Will You Deal with Me? 出村就无敌，阁下如何应对 Three Jin of Grapes三斤葡萄Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Liu Ye had always thought he was a good person, especially a devoted son. He was particularly filial to his mother. The Festive Funeral Ghost: What a load of crap! He was kind and gentle toward his father. The Water Ghost: Waaaah... Don’t come any closer! If you do, I’ll kill myself! He would go through fire and water for his friends. The other ghosts: You mean you’d stab us twice, right? All in all, Liu Ye felt that he was a very happy person. All the ghosts: Isn’t your happiness just our tragi 164.1kReads9.5Score20.9kShelves
28. 478 我 I Made a Pact with the Gods, and Now You’re All Turtles 我与神明画押，你们都变王八 Sine and Cosine Live in the Sun正余弦生活在太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy] When Yan Luo was put on the spot from the start and expected to confess in front of everyone, she thought fast and called out to the young master: “Classmate Cang Zhu, wise people don’t fall in love. Let’s build a beautiful homeland and work together to create a harmonious society!” The young master: ... The young master at first: “Go away! Keep your distance! You’re scaring me!” The young master, winning himself over: “Holy crap, she insulted me. Does she like me? Holy crap, 24.1kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves
29. 479 潜 Undercover: Lost in the Shadows 潜伏:暗影迷途 Late Autumn in the South City南城晚秋Urban440k WordsOngoing While searching for his missing older sister, Chen Feng is silenced by those who want him dead. Reborn for reasons he cannot explain, he finds himself with an extraordinary range of abilities: medicine, mystic arts, feng shui, face reading... Even his luck with women takes a strange turn. By chance, Chen Feng saves a powerful underworld woman. To find his sister, he uses her trust to infiltrate a deeply concealed criminal organization. Circumstances force him to climb its ranks, step by step, un 2.3kReads7.0Score275Shelves
30. 480 谁 Who Let Him Awaken His Talent? 谁让他觉醒天赋的？ Cheese Spade芝士黑桃Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone Changes Class + Mythology Awakens + Overpowered Leveling + Lighthearted Comedy + No System + No Female Lead] Su Yu transmigrates to a world where everyone changes class and awakens a talent. Monsters run rampant, and other races invade! Danger and opportunity go hand in hand! Only by becoming a class-changer, leveling up, and growing stronger can you stand at the top of the world! On the day of his class change, Su Yu becomes a mysterious hidden class: the Fate Jester. He gains the D-r 12.1kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    [Already added to wishlist][Already added to wishlist] A must-read for anyone looking for something to read, I recommend staying up all night to read it.

31. 481 趁 Before My Treasure of a Desk Mate Is Exposed, I'll Convince Her to Be My Wife 趁宝藏同桌没曝光，忽悠她做老婆 Jinjin Dudu津津嘟嘟Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Chen Sheng, now middle-aged, is reborn at the age of eighteen. It is the summer of 1998, the day before the college entrance exam, and the rusted gears of fate begin to turn slowly… This book: rebirth ☞ one heroine ☞ period setting ☞ business (don’t criticize me) ☞ tycoon fantasy (it won’t help if you do) ☞ pure urban life ☞ career + romance 11.7kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
32. 482 吾 Where Is My Sword? 吾剑何在 Pickled Radish Strips萝卜丝咸菜Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing No transmigration into a book! No System! Pure xianxia and fantasy! No mindless power fantasies, no instantly reaching level 999 with one slash. Every battle tests one's character, strategy, and will. The protagonist has faced failure and doubted himself, but he will surely rise again from the ruins and reclaim the Dao in his heart. He will wield conviction as his sword, resolve as its edge, his flesh and blood as his shield, and an unyielding spirit as his bones. He will break through every dem 1.7kReads8.7Score—Shelves

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    This book is absolutely perfect for your style!

33. 483 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 80.4kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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    All three of these books are great!!! Ahhhh, the female lead isn't silly or naive; she's incredibly intelligent throughout.

34. 484 老 Teacher, I'm Really Not a Poor Student 老师，我真不是贫困学生 Yi Shanxin一山鑫Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + invincible + tycoon] A poor student from a remote mountain village moves to the city to attend an elite school and becomes the laughingstock of the entire school, only to discover in the end that the whole school belongs to his family 74.1kReads8.3Score2.8kShelves
35. 485 道 Emotional Blackmail? Please, I Don't Even Have a Conscience 道德绑架？笑死，我根本没有好吗 Bao Yi Si A报一丝啊Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Short drama, comic drama, and audiobook adaptations are all available, with up to 800,000 readers] [Fighting moral blackmail + outlaw + no self-sacrificing saint + scheming + immensely satisfying] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Bei faces moral blackmail on a high-speed train from the start. Pregnant woman: “I’m pregnant! You have to give me your seat!” Lin Bei: “If you have a problem, take it up with whoever caused it. The baby you’re carrying isn’t mine, so why should I give up 63.4kReads8.7Score6kShelves

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    In the labyrinth of modern civilization, fraught with excessive civilization, this book offers a key to thinking for a counter-strategic breakout. Lin Bei's time-traveling adventures are an artistic projection of contemporary predicaments, each moral struggle a radical simulation of human nature. From recognizing the "saintly trap" to dismantling the logic of the overbearing parent, the story's core points directly to the subtle, dark corners of collective psychology. The "aesthetics of immorality" constructed by the author does not advocate depravity, but rather promotes the resolution of spiritual strife through clear-headed understanding. When the protagonist uses mad literature to confront absurd reality, we see not only dramatic tension, but also a sharp response to the dilemmas of modernity.

36. 486 赘 The Rise of a Live-In Son-in-Law: A Heaven-Defying Tale of Cultivation 赘婿崛起：逆天修仙传 Gu Zichen顾子忱Eastern Fantasy557k WordsCompleted Chu Xinglan has exceptional talent, but the Chu family grows jealous and suppresses him, forcing him to marry into the Han family. The Chu family continues to persecute him, but when pushed to the brink, he unlocks an ancient inheritance of immortal cultivation. After marrying into the Han family, he protects Han Ruobing and defeats one challenger after another. When Han Ruobing is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Chu Xinglan sets out on the path of cultivation in search of an immortal medicin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chu Xinglan's exceptional talent aroused jealousy from the Chu family, forcing him to marry into the Han family. In his desperate situation, he obtained a cultivation inheritance and embarked on the path of cultivation to save Han Ruobing, who was suffering from a terminal illness. He slapped the Chu family in the face and achieved a remarkable comeback!

37. 487 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 108.1kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves

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    The female lead is exceptionally intelligent; she plans ten steps ahead for every one she takes.

38. 488 大 Great Tang: From the Start, I Eloped with Li Shimin’s Daughter 大唐：开局拐走李世民女儿 Listening to Rain by Lamplight挑灯听雨Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Zhao Chen transmigrates to the Tang dynasty and unexpectedly meets a stunning beauty, whom he tricks into leaving with him to live in seclusion. Two years later, Li Shimin tracks them down and comes looking for them in a fury... only to be completely dumbfounded. Li Shimin: “What is this? How much does it yield per mu?” “Potatoes. Over a thousand jin per mu, I’d say.” Li Shimin looks in shock at the strange machine beside him. “And what is that?” “Oh, a steam engine I just finished developing.” 23.7kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
39. 489 尤 The Temptress 尤物 Er Xi二喜Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Enchantress will be released on March 25 at 8 p.m. (A devoted one-on-one romance, with both leads each other’s first and only.) Zhou Yi is notorious in their circle for being a shameless playboy. Everyone thinks he cares about pleasure, not feelings. That is, until a video leaks one day. In it, Zhou Yi looks like a devout believer, clasping a woman’s slender wrist in his hand. His eyes are filled with fervor and tenderness as he murmurs in a low, hoarse voice, “Jiang Yin 4kReads9.5Score860Shelves
40. 490 心 My Heart Flutters! There's a Beam of Moonlight in His Eyes 心动！他眼里有一束月光 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Rebirth + School Life + Healing + Inspirational] Gu Hanzhang is reborn, returning to the beginning of her dark life. In her previous life, a devil set his sights on her and imprisoned her in a gilded cage where sunlight never reached, making her his plaything. Back then, she thought it would be worth it if sacrificing herself meant the people around her could live well. But in the end, she could never see her family again while they were alive; her mentor died in 30.1kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
41. 491 老 I Spent Three Years Helping the Poor. This Is Great Qin? 老子扶贫三年，这是大秦？ Great Lord Mao毛神大大Historical1.5M WordsOngoing "Lucid waters and lush mountains are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver!" "There's no such thing as true poverty, only resources that haven't been put to use and people who haven't received help." "To alleviate poverty, you have to adapt to local customs, respect the people, and help them." Before setting off, Zhao Long memorized these three sayings from the seasoned town chief, who had spent thirty years fighting poverty. Alone, he set out for Zhao Village, a poor settlement deep in th 7.6kReads8.8Score687Shelves
42. 492 我 I'm a Taoist Priest. What's Wrong with Knowing a Few Spells? 我一个道士，会点法术怎么了 Hero Wu吴大侠Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Anti-cultural export + cultivation + livestreaming + Daoist priest + System + spreading the Dao in America + no couples + no female lead + no spiritual qi revival + scheming protagonist Also known as: Spreading the Dao in America, Shocking the Eagles Every Day Chen Xian, Daoist name Xuanyun, is known in the martial world as the well-mannered young Daoist, the Cultivator's Version of Homelander, and the Enlightened Master Who Follows His Every Whim. His motto: “This Daoist does whatever he wants! 54.7kReads9.0Score4.4kShelves
43. 493 大 On New Year’s Eve, I Turned My Mother-in-Law’s Banquet Upside Down 大年三十，我掀翻了婆婆家的酒席 Mona Little Lisa蒙娜小丽莎6k WordsCompleted On New Year's Eve, I overturned the banquet at my mother-in-law's house 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short story about life: On New Year's Eve, a daughter-in-law who had been taken advantage of overturned her mother-in-law's table, which was a satisfying moment. She was smart and her breasts were cleared!

44. 494 休 Divorce Papers from the Start: I Made a Fortune in the Capital with My High-Maintenance Ladies 休书开局：带极品女眷赚翻京城 Night Blue Sky夜蓝天空Ancient Romance596k WordsOngoing A scrap of cloth concealing a secret code, and a carefully plotted frame-up accusing the Zhang family of colluding with bandits, push them to the brink of annihilation. There is endless strife within the household, enemies lurk outside, and her only younger brother has become a pawn of their adversary, vanishing with the family’s ancestral land deeds in hand. The fallen legitimate daughter, Zhang Muyao, is entrusted with the family’s fate in its hour of crisis. She wields commerce as a blade and —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book. The female lead is decisive and ruthless, and the villains are equally intelligent; it's high-energy throughout.

45. 495 陛 Your Majesty, the Lingxiao Palace Is a Major Hazard! 陛下，凌霄殿是重大危险源！ Morning and Noon晨午Eastern Fantasy175k WordsCompleted [Immortal-Realm Safety Inspector! Under the Rules, All Beings Are Equal!] Others cultivate immortality by seizing treasures, fighting and killing, and defying the heavens. Chen Xuan ascends to immortality by conducting inspections and audits, and issuing work-stoppage orders! A hidden hazard? Lock it down! Break a heavenly law? Suppress them! He solves cases through expertise and arrests offenders under heavenly law. Immortals and Buddhas refuse to comply? I have an Inspection Writ! Until the da —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An unbeatable, exhilarating novel! While others cultivate immortality through treasure hunting, slaughter, and defying the heavens, the protagonist of this book is an inspector, auditor, and issuer of work stoppage orders! He ascends to become the Chief Inspector of the Heavenly Court, crushing all the gods and Buddhas with the rules. "Hidden danger, lock!" The immortal artifact array is forcibly silenced. "Violating heavenly laws, suppress!" Regardless of cultivation level, he is instantly imprisoned.

46. 496 我 My AI Can Cultivate Immortality 我的AI会修仙 She Dreams, and So Does She她梦亦梦她Eastern Fantasy219k WordsCompleted After his soul entered another body, Zhang Daji discovered that he had a half-finished System. This was a cultivation world. What was he supposed to do? Then he'd cultivate first, and play around with science afterward! He'd lead everyone in the cultivation world to ascend! He'd take billions of living beings along to pursue eternal life! The male protagonist had figured out how to make cultivation science work! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A farming and cultivation novel where the male protagonist transmigrates with a half-finished system. He first enters officialdom, using the power of the state to promote the science of cultivation. He then guides and trains the cultivation world.

47. 497 梅 Mei Chaofeng Transmigrates into Pan Jinlian 梅超风穿越潘金莲 Jiulong Lin San九龙林三Martial Arts1.0M WordsCompleted [Mad Beauty x Beastly Loyal Hound | Nine Yin White Bone Claws vs. Liangshan Blades and Axes | Jade-Faced Rakshasa Slaughters Her Way Through the Northern Song] “The 108 Heroes of Water Margin? They’re nothing but stepping stones on my path to becoming emperor.” Mei Chaofeng: If I can’t be one of the Black Wind Twins, then I’ll become the greatest female warlord in the Song Empire! Ouyang Feng pierced Mei Chaofeng through the heart with a palm strike. When she opened her eyes, she had become Pa 3.7kReads7.4Score302Shelves

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    They are decisive and ruthless, with distinctive personalities and cunning tactics. In addition, and most importantly, those who recommend these three books can recommend them without hesitation; whoever recommends them will make money.

48. 498 重 Reborn in 1978: From Ghostwriter to Billionaire 重生78：文抄公成亿万富翁 Centurion Gao Yang百夫长高扬Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Modern-Day Entrepreneurship + Showbiz Arc + Entertainment + Hong Kong Entertainment + Technology + Period Setting] Ordinary man Gao Yang transmigrates and is reborn, becoming a devoted husband and doting father. With his ahead-of-the-times perspective from 2022, he buys up oil futures and brings the four great trading houses to their knees. He acquires TV stations and newspapers, taking control of the media. He invests in the mainland, becomes a beloved national idol, and sets his sigh 6.3kReads8.7Score407Shelves

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    The first one is one I wrote; I'm currently following the other two. They're definitely thought-provoking and not far-fetched.

49. 499 让 You Were Supposed to Be the Great Sage, but You Married into the Celestial Court First? 让你当大圣，你却先入赘天庭？ Jiulong Lin San九龙林三Urban1.5M WordsCompleted The Nine Provinces are plunged into chaos and conflict. Demons, monsters, and spirits run rampant, while humanity's fortunes wane and the Way declines. Buddhist demons wreak havoc in the world, while other monsters devote themselves to refining humanity. Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism each offer paths to advancement with extraordinary power, but they shun the mortal realm and have no desire to change it. After accidentally transmigrating, he finds himself born as the Monkey King. If he wants 1kReads—Score261Shelves
50. 500 特 Agent Yi Leng 特工易冷 Xiao Qi Jiao骁骑校Urban1.6M WordsCompleted (Originally titled Agent Yi Leng) Huang Pi Hu, the cook at Yumei Restaurant, is a greasy, lecherous middle-aged man who likes to drink, smoke, and fiddle with his beads. He also often follows female students around. No one knows his true identity: retired agent Yi Leng, a godlike heartthrob to countless beautiful women. He has hidden himself among ordinary people only to quietly protect his daughter, who no longer recognizes him. 26.3kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves

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