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1. 151 重 Reborn, I Refuse to Raise the Wolf Cub from My Past Life 重生后，我拒养前世的狼崽 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Refuse to Raise the Wolf Cub from My Past Life 15Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 开 From the Start, I Met a Gorgeous Blind Date? I Turned Around and Shocked the Punk Girl 开局遇见极品相亲女？我转身震惊精神小妹 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted From the Start, I Meet a Gorgeous Blind Date? I Turn Around and Shock the Punk Girl 21Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 闺 My Best Friend Paid Ten Million to Make Me Win Over Her Sharp-Tongued Brother 闺蜜花一千万，让我去攻略她那个毒舌哥哥 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Paid Me Ten Million to Win Over Her Sharp-Tongued Brother 19Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 154 阴 A Yin Bond Before the Coffin on Yin Mountain, Guiding the Dead to Their Fates 阴山棺前结阴缘，赶尸渡魂定三生 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里Marriage & Romance20k WordsCompleted A Yin Bond Before a Coffin on Yin Mountain, Exorcising Corpses and Guiding Souls to Settle Three Lifetimes 6Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 弹 Have the Comments Gone Crazy? They Tell Me to Break Up, Then Tell Me to Hug Her 弹幕精分了？劝我分手又劝我抱抱她 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted Have the comments gone crazy? They tell me to break up with her, then tell me to hug her. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 156 系 The System Told Me to Be the Perfect Husband, and the Ice-Cold CEO’s Gaze at Me Grew Stranger by the Day 系统让我做极品老公，冰山总裁看我的眼神越来越不对劲 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted The System Wants Me to Be a Terrible Husband, and the Ice-Cold CEO’s Gaze at Me Is Getting Stranger by the Day 141Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 阴 The True Essence of Yin and Yang 阴阳归真诀 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The True Art of Yin and Yang 75Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 每 Every Day I Dream That I’m a Young General 每天做一个梦，梦中我是少年将军 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted Every Day I Have a Dream That I'm a Young General 3Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 莲 Forging a Sword with a Lotus Heart, a Graceful Shadow Takes Flight 莲心铸剑，荷影惊鸿 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted A Sword Forged from Lotus Hearts, a Lotus Shadow Startling as a Swan 24Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 160 西 Journey to the West 2026: Did I Beg You to Save Me? Did I Even Say the Word "Please"? 西游记2026版：我求你救我了？我说了半个求字吗？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iMale-Channel Fanfiction9k WordsCompleted Journey to the West, 2026 Edition: Did I Ask You to Save Me? Did I Even Say the Word "Please"? 92Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 她 She Died the Year the Begonias Bloomed Best 她死在海棠开的最好的那年 Also Pear也鸭梨13k WordsCompleted She Died in the Year the Begonias Bloomed Best 5Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Xikang is here; I almost cried my eyes out with the first two books. The first one has a similar feel to "East Palace".

12. 162 古 An Ancient Imperial Chef Transmigrates to the Modern World? Cooking Without Salt Is a Total Mess 古代御厨穿越现代？做菜不放盐闹麻了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted An ancient imperial chef transmigrates to the modern world? He cooks without adding salt, and it's a total mess. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 富 A Rich Second-Generation Heir Stole My Girlfriend. Just Watch How I Get Revenge! 富二代抢我女朋友，看我怎么复仇！ Yi DaX伊大XMarriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted A rich kid stole my girlfriend. Just watch how I get my revenge! 319Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Short and good, saving 1500 people from a reading slump

14. 164 话 The Woman in the Storybook Has Vanished 话本里的她，不见了 Also Pear也鸭梨14k WordsCompleted She Was Gone from the Storybook —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 165 集 I Gathered the Seven Dragon Balls and Summoned Shenron. What Three Wishes Should I Make? 集齐七颗龙珠召唤神龙，我该许三个什么愿望？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted If I gather all seven Dragon Balls, I can summon the dragon. What three wishes should I make? 10Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 166 满 Baby’s Breath 满天星 Twilight Bird暮乐鸟Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Shi Yin has a birthmark on her face and has felt inferior ever since childhood. She believes she’s destined to go through life without love, but she has a secret tucked away in her heart: she likes her senior, Lu Minghui. From her student days through graduation and into working life, this feeling has been a light in her heart. By a twist of fate, she and Lu Minghui become neighbors, and Shi Yin can’t help taking an interest in this unusual neighbor. Lu Minghui is handsome, charming, and has a b 4.3kReads9.4Score352Shelves

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    The first story features a female lead with a birthmark on her face, making her very insecure. She's afraid to pursue the person she likes, but an unexpected event leads her to bravely accompany the male lead as a stranger, resulting in a love story. The second story is about a little white rabbit and a big bad wolf—it moves very quickly and is very good! The third story is about a stepmother; I want to read it quickly, or it will be gone! [Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked]

17. 167 穷 The Unlucky Neighbor of a Pauper Prince Who Eventually Became Empress 穷鬼藩王隔壁的倒霉鬼，最后母仪天下了 Also Pear也鸭梨Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted The Unlucky Neighbor of a Broke Prince Consort Eventually Becomes the Empress —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 168 流 Only After My Miscarriage Did I Learn My Mother and Brother’s Secret 流产后，才知道妈妈和弟弟的秘密 Yi DaX伊大X6k WordsCompleted After the miscarriage, I finally learned my mother's and younger brother's secret 267Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 169 城 The City Has Run Out of Food? But I Can Travel to the Modern World 城中没粮食了？可我能穿梭现代啊 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted The city has run out of food? But I can travel to the modern world. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 苜 Clover 苜蓿草 Twilight Bird暮乐鸟Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted Bai Xiaoling, a 22-year-old woman, has a severe pica disorder: she eats grass, especially alfalfa, and plucks at it for all three meals every day. This strange habit sets her apart from everyone around her. Then one day, she discovers that she isn’t human after all. 846Reads9.2Score111Shelves
21. 171 替 Three Years as a Stand-In, Only to Discover I Was the Real One 替身三年，才发现我才是正主 Also Pear也鸭梨12k WordsCompleted I Was Her Stand-In for Three Years, Only to Discover I Was the Real Deal —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 偷 The Food Thief Is… My Girlfriend? 偷外卖的竟是我女朋友？ Yi DaX伊大X6k WordsCompleted Was the person stealing my takeout actually my girlfriend? 13Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 173 我 I Can Hear Animals' Thoughts, and a Fish Helped Me Solve the Case of a Young Woman's Murder 我能听见动物心声，一条鱼助我破了妙龄少女抛尸案 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted I can hear animals' thoughts. A fish helped me crack the case of a young woman's body being dumped. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 你 You Chose Your First Love, So I Let You Go on the Spot (Late Love Won't Save You) 你选白月光，我当场成全（晚情不渡） King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted You chose your first love, so I let you have him right then and there (Late Love Finds No Ferry). 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A satisfying "chasing-back-to-the-husband" story, a new tale where the wife's heart is completely devoted to her ideal man, but after he gives up and leaves, she regrets it. [Salute][Salute][Salute]

25. 175 回 I Returned to 2010 and Became the Richest Man Thanks to Bitcoin 回到2010我靠比特币成为首富 Yi DaX伊大X7k WordsCompleted I Returned to 2010 and Became the Richest Man with Bitcoin 96Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 客 The Inn's Secret: The Death of Liu Bai, the Waiter 客栈的秘密：店小二柳白之死 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iHistorical10k WordsCompleted The Inn's Secret: The Death of Liu Bai, the Waiter 14Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 我 After I Married My Northeastern Husband Through an Online Romance 我网恋远嫁东北老公后 Yi DaX伊大XMarriage & Romance21k WordsCompleted After Marrying My Online Boyfriend and Moving to the Northeast 55Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 178 古 Traveling Between Past and Present, I Play an Extra at a Film Studio. Is the Black-Stockinged Director My Descendant? 古今穿梭我在影城跑龙套，黑丝女导演是我后人？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted I travel between ancient and modern times, playing bit parts at a film studio. Is the director in black stockings my descendant? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 179 不 If the Male Lead Is Out of Reach, the Villain Is a Better Deal 不是男主要不起，反派更有性价比 Taishi Ying太史婴Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of Quick Transmigration: Spoiled and Cherished is now available on Fanqie, the comic is out, and a print edition is in the works. Please show your support. [Sweet romance + yandere, one-on-one] To stay alive, Sheng Nuan must transmigrate into different worlds, play doomed cannon fodder, and save the darkest villains. They're cold-blooded, obsessive, and ruthless, capable of leaving a million corpses in their wake with a laugh and destroying the world with a wave of the 67.8kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves

    Reader note

    This quick transmigration novel may seem long, but it's actually composed of 20 independent storylines. It's short, so reading one book is equivalent to reading 20 books. Every single one is a masterpiece; you won't want to skip any of them. You'll regret not reading it!

30. 180 皇 The Emperor Accused Me of Rebellion? I Slaughtered a Million Enemies With Just a Gun 皇帝说我造反？我一人一枪杀敌百万 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted The emperor says I'm rebelling? With just a gun, I can slay a million enemies. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 181 4 Love at First Sight at the Dealership: The Gorgeous Car Saleswoman with Comic-Book Legs 4S店一见钟情漫画腿女汽车销售，她太美了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iMarriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Love at First Sight at a 4S Dealership: The Car Saleswoman with Gorgeous Long Legs Is Too Beautiful 8Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 重 Reborn, I Became the Possessive Madman’s Treasure 重生后，我成了偏执狂的掌中宝 The Young Master Who Loves Sweet Rice Dumplings喜欢糖粽的公子哥Modern Romance111k WordsCompleted Xiao Yuntong was betrayed and killed by the friend she had grown up with. Reborn, she immediately threw herself into the arms of her wealthy CEO husband. Everyone said the head of the Li family was volatile, deranged, and ruthless, yet he was hopelessly devoted to her alone. Later, the nation’s idol and one retired special forces king after another appeared at her side, saying, “Tongtong, if you say the word, your big brother can take you away from the Li family right now and introduce you to a 33Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    🌟① The female lead gets pregnant, the male lead takes her home, they fall in love and have a baby. Rating: 10 stars 🌟② A grand wedding is held in the capital, where Qian gives birth to a lovely little princess, nicknamed Sibao. The family of three is happy and content. Rating: 10 stars 🌟③ Seeing the two so happy, Defeng and Yueying exchange glances and embrace tightly. Rating: 10 stars

33. 183 剧 A Murder-Mystery Game Binds Me to a Goddess Cashback System, but She Won't Add Me on WeChat. What Do I Do? 剧本杀绑定女神返现，她不加我微信啊怎么办 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted She Binds to a Script-Killing Game and Gets Goddess Cashback. What Should I Do If She Won't Add Me on WeChat? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 我 After I Died a Horrible Death, the Possessive Lord Lu Went on a Rampage! 我惨死后，偏执陆爷杀疯了！ Jintang锦棠Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Winning His Heart + Revenge and Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Sweet Romance with No Angst + Three Overprotective Older Brothers] Shi Qian died at the hands of a cheating man and his shameless mistress. Only after her death did she learn that there was a man who loved her more than life itself, and would trade the entire Lu Group for her body. He avenged her and died with her. Given a second life, Shi Qian has two goals: first, get revenge. Not one person who hurt or harmed her in 1.9kReads9.0Score213Shelves
35. 185 妻 My Wife Insisted on Staying with Her First Love, So I Buried Our Marriage with My Own Hands 妻子执意陪白月光，我亲手埋葬了婚姻 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My wife insisted on staying by her first love's side, so I buried our marriage with my own hands. 6.6kReads—Score122Shelves
36. 186 系 The System Forces Me to Be a Star's Personal Bodyguard. Is She Going to Offer Herself to Me? 系统逼我当女明星的贴身保镖，她要对我以身相许？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted The System forces me to be a famous actress's personal bodyguard. Is she going to offer herself to me in return? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 重 Reborn, the General Dotes on His Beloved, Sweet and Delicate 重生后将军心上宠她又软又娇 Wind of the Past风故我Ancient Romance156k WordsCompleted [Revenge After Rebirth + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Payback + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Devoted Couple] In her past life, Liu Zhisui failed to see people for who they were and mistook a scumbag for the right man. Her half-sister and the scumbag schemed against her together, leaving her abandoned by everyone and dead before her time. Only in her final moments did she realize that the only person who would brave danger alone to protect her was Chao Ce... Reborn, she is determined to deal w 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 188 她 After She Cheated, She Lost the Love of Her Life Forever 她出轨后永失所爱 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted After She Cheated, She Lost the One She Loved Forever 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 女 My Girlfriend Is Pregnant, but the Baby Isn't Mine 女朋友怀孕了，孩子却不是我的 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文9k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is Pregnant, but the Child Isn't Mine 3.9kReads—Score—Shelves
40. 190 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 90.8kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves

    Reader note

    All are short. The first one is about rebirth, the second one is a crime investigation story that's quite funny, the third one is very funny and sweet, and the fourth one is the shortest. All of them are very good.

41. 191 时 Trapped in New Year's Eve by a Rented Boyfriend in a Time Loop 时间循环，被租来的男友困在除夕 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted A Time Loop: Trapped on New Year's Eve by My Rented Boyfriend 79Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 192 我 I Gave a Cat a Funeral, but It Left Its Eyes Inside a Toy 我给猫咪收尸，它却把眼睛留在了玩具里 A Dreamlike Swan Song绝唱如梦24k WordsCompleted I Collected My Cat’s Body, but It Left Its Eyes Behind in a Toy —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're experiencing a reading slump and don't know what to read, just jump right in! I guarantee it with ten years of reading experience—it's absolutely fantastic! If you don't like it, come find me!

43. 193 小 A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery937k WordsCompleted When Chi Xia first joins the special investigations team, Luo Xun strongly recommends transferring her elsewhere. The intern is so thin-limbed and wooden, like she can barely keep her eyes open. What makes her suitable for this team? She’d be much better off in Publicity! The thin-limbed intern says nothing, responding to everything with, “Captain Luo, solving the case comes first.” Luo Xun is so frustrated he can barely contain himself. The team is doomed, he thinks. Before long, Captain Luo ge 66.5kReads9.5Score11.9kShelves
44. 194 民 A Republican-Era Stand-In, Hoping Life Could Be as It Was at Our First Meeting 民国替身，只希望人生若如初见 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文8k WordsCompleted A Republican-Era Stand-In, Hoping Life Could Be as It Was at First Meeting 48Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 195 嫌 You Think I’m Just a Stock Clerk? Arranging Fruit Put Me on the Capitalists’ Radar 嫌我理货员？我靠摆水果惊动资本圈 A Dreamlike Swan Song绝唱如梦21k WordsCompleted They Looked Down on Me as a Stock Clerk? I Made the Business World Take Notice by Arranging Fruit —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 196 出 I Came Back from a Business Trip to Find My Wife Pregnant by the Driver 出差回来，老婆怀了司机的孩子 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文Marriage & RomanceCompleted When I returned from a business trip, my wife was pregnant with the driver's child —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 197 我 I've Secretly Loved Him, Year After Year 我偷偷喜欢他，一年又一年 Clouds and Smoke with You云烟与卿Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Jiang Yuze will never know That a girl named Xiao Xi secretly loved him for seven years. Xiao Xi: a desolate hope. Just like her unrequited love, it would never see the light of day. She said, “I once loved someone with all my heart, too. But he never knew how I felt.” Reader's note: Based on a true story 2kReads8.6Score217Shelves

    Reader note

    I love reading short stories, but I've forgotten the specifics of what they're about.

48. 198 给 I Burned Joss Paper for Grandma and Ended Up Back in 1984 给外婆烧纸，结果把自己烧回了1984 A Dreamlike Swan Song绝唱如梦Modern Romance23k WordsCompleted I burned paper offerings for my grandmother, only to burn myself back to 1984. —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 199 把 Was I Really the One Who Gave My Girlfriend to My Best Friend? 把女朋友送给好兄弟的，竟然是我自己？ I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文14k WordsCompleted Wait, I Was the One Who Set My Girlfriend Up with My Best Friend? 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
50. 200 亲 My Own Mother Wants to Send Me to Prison, So I Turn the Tables with the Dead's Last Words 亲妈要把我送进监狱，我靠死人遗言反杀 A Dreamlike Swan Song绝唱如梦24k WordsCompleted My Own Mother Wants to Send Me to Prison, So I Turn the Tables with the Dead's Last Words —Reads—Score—Shelves

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