I'm Out of Books to Read! Recommend Some Good, Engaging Novels 书荒了，求好书，耐看的那种
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Tales from the Tranquil Heart Teahouse 清心茶馆故事
In certain corners of this city, a saying has made the rounds: “If you’re out of options, if the truth you’re searching for has sunk without a trace, go to the Qingxin Teahouse and find Mr. Zhou.” This is the last stop for the lost, a crossroads of secrets. By day, it welcomes ordinary tea drinkers and offers a taste of life in all its variety. By night, it lights a solitary lamp for those shrouded in darkness. Whether it’s a bizarre disappearance, a business conspiracy, or a long-buried cold ca
1.2kReads8.4Score156Shelves
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I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案
Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst...
38.3kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
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He Stole a Kiss When No One Was Looking 他悄悄地亲吻过
On the first day Su Nan returned to the country, he cornered Gu Ran, who had vanished six years ago, under a table. The next day, he dragged her straight to the marriage registry... On their wedding night, he kissed Gu Ran and said, “I’m going to keep you trapped in my arms, where you won’t be able to go anywhere.”
14.8kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
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Kiss Me as the Storm Draws Near 暴雨将至时吻你
[Sharp-tongued yet soft-hearted criminal investigation captain vs. reborn queen of the night|Two Alphas clash|A tense push and pull] When Meng Chengxiao first saw Chen Xi at a bar, she was being harassed by a few drunks and crying pitifully. His cousin was so smitten, he looked ready to tear out his own heart and give it to her. But on a stormy night, he saw it with his own eyes: the delicate young woman he’d thought so helpless ground her slender toe into a thug’s throat and took down six armed
1.4kReads8.2Score190Shelves
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The Human Soul 人魄
The Human Soul
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Oh No! The Little Merman Lord Ou Kept Has Run Off Pregnant 麻烦！欧爷圈养的小鲛人怀崽跑了
[Two powerful leads + yandere + secret identities revealed + devoted 1v1 romance + putting scumbags in their place + mutual salvation + obsessive male lead] Ou Zun rescues a beautiful girl with merfolk blood from a restricted zone. Thinking she can’t understand human speech, he keeps her as a pampered pet. But the little thing won’t behave, and she has countless secret identities: a top hacker, a major investor, the mysterious leader of a tribe… After all her secret identities are exposed, Shi Y
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The Queen’s Rise to the Top 女王从顶流做起
[Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!”
40.4kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves
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Reborn as the Beloved of Everyone: The Movie Emperor's Wife Is Poor and Fierce Again 重生团宠：影帝夫人又穷又凶
[Print edition signed for publication] [Insanely outrageous wish-fulfillment + a few secret identities + savage online roasts + devoted romance with both leads’ first love + dazzling the world] In her previous life, she died with regrets. Now she has been reborn in the middle of a massive online hate campaign! If they’re going to hate on her anyway, she might as well stop pretending! Her scumbag fiancé gets shoved into a cold pool, then coughs and blames her? Sheng Wenyin: “What, caught a cold?
144.8kReads9.6Score16.8kShelves
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Reborn, I Became the Nation's Male Idol 重生后我成国民男神了
[Woman disguised as a man + entertainment industry] Gu Yuan, an internationally wanted criminal, died a horrific death. Plenty of people cheered and clapped at the news. No one knew she had been an undercover police officer for six years, only to end up without even a body to bury. When Gu Yuan opened her eyes again, she had been reborn as a useless young master from a wealthy family, a woman disguised as a man. Gu Yuan: Useless? Not necessarily. A famous director comes knocking: Please, sta
2.9kReads9.4Score378Shelves
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The Nation’s Daughter Is a Fan of a Top-Tier Star 国民女鹅的偶像是顶流
The nation’s darling fairy × the gorgeous top-tier male idol This year, Yu Ling once again takes the top spot on the Asia-Pacific male celebrity beauty rankings, remaining firmly the most handsome man in Chinese entertainment. But the top spot on the women’s list goes to a rookie idol who debuted only recently? Her fans have dubbed her the “Asia-Pacific Little Jasmine.” Little Jasmine commands half the overseas fanbase and can control an arena of ten thousand fans all by herself. Onstage, she’s
2.5kReads9.1Score309Shelves
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Reporting, Lord Zhan: Your Flirty Little Darling Has Taken the World by Storm with Her Baby 报告湛爷，你的小撩精带崽惊艳全球
[Adorable child, adored by everyone, sweet romance, devoted husband, modern romance] Everyone knew that the noble and peerless Lord Zhan had spent eight years raising a useless little princess. Lord Zhan: “My Jingjing is timid and soft-hearted. Even a slightly loud voice can scare her.” Then one day, the trending topics all changed to: #Shocking! Lord Zhan’s useless little darling is a medical genius. #Shocking! Lord Zhan’s useless little darling is a mysterious hacker. #Shocking! Lord Zhan’s us
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The Nation’s Movie Emperor Has a Secret Crush on Me 国民影帝暗恋我
Word is that national heartthrob Yu Qianfan has someone he secretly loves? Fans: “No, I don’t believe it! He loves us!” Word is that the person Yu Qianfan secretly loves is Queen Li? Fans: “Li Jin? No way! Those two don’t get along. This rumor is definitely false!” During a variety show game, Yu Qianfan put his hand on a lie detector. Host: “I heard you have a secret crush. Is it Li Jin?” Li Jin shot him a cold look. Yu Qianfan answered, “No.” Zap! The red lights flashed, and the alarm blared. L
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Help! The Mind-Reading Tyrant Insists on Spoiling Me 急！有读心术的暴君非要宠我
After she touched the tyrant’s skull, which had been polished into a wine bowl, she unexpectedly transmigrated into the empress who died the most gruesome death in history. Every day, she plotted to kill the tyrant and become empress in her own right, unaware that he could read minds. When the tyrant fell gravely ill, she wept and begged Heaven to let her trade her own years of life for his safety. The tyrant was deeply moved, until he suddenly heard her thoughts: [If he’s so sick, hurry up and
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The Drama Queen Consort 戏精王妃
[A huge online hit] [Born to steal the show + unrivaled medical and poison skills + powerful hero and heroine + face-slapping + doting romance] Hua Raoyue transmigrates as a discarded consort. Watch her turn the tables with her extraordinary skills. Her maid reports, “Your Highness, we’ve been put under house arrest.” Yue: “It’s fine. I know hypnosis. We can go wherever we want.” Her maid reports, “Your Highness, they’re joining forces to bully you.” Yue: “It’s fine. I know how to poison people.
14.7kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
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She’s Soft-Waisted and Playful, and the Chaste Imperial Uncle Bewitches Her Every Day 她腰软灵趣，禁欲皇叔日日勾心魂
Word has it that Prince Rong has specifically asked to marry the Taifu’s infatuated legitimate daughter. The whole city says it’s downright shocking! Just a few months ago, hadn’t Prince Rong threatened to kill that lovesick fool? At the Taifu’s residence, a certain lovestruck young woman looks at a room full of betrothal gifts and pulls a long face. “Someone, please! Can you send all this back?” The noble young ladies of the capital burst out swearing. “Have some shame, will you?”
20.8kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
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Quick Transmigration: The Villain Boss Is a Little Cute 快穿：反派boss有点萌
Su Hua had three priorities in life: showing off, showing off, and showing off! So when she bonded with the quick transmigration spendthrift System, she set off on a path of endless showing off. Ao Yi: Honey, I like this car. Su Hua: Buy it! Ao Yi: Honey, this villa's pretty nice. Su Hua: Buy it! Ao Yi: Honey, I like you. Su Hua: Buy it! Wait, what did you say? Ao Yi: Honey, you bought yourself and gave yourself to me. I'm so touched.
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Please Kill Me Before I Wither 请在我凋零前杀了我
A series of bloody cases unfolds around the struggles of three women from the lowest rungs of society. Poverty-stricken families are like a curse, twisting into a cold, terrifying chain that follows them like a shadow and weighs heavily on the whole family. Will fate offer them a key to break the code? Can Shu Yunyan, Chen Xuanlan, and Chen Jingyun break the chain that passes misfortune down through generations, find redemption, and escape the tragic paths laid out for them? “Officer Peng, this
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My Years as a Con Artist 我做老千的那些年
The short drama adaptation of the Old Cheater series is now streaming on Red Fruit and Tomato. Come check it out! I'm a professional gambler. At the table, I can turn the odds on their head. But I want to use my own experience to tell you a simple truth: stay away from gambling. Because nine out of ten games are rigged, and you lose every time!
80.6kReads9.5Score8.6kShelves
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Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志
His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China!
104.7kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves
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The Women I Loved Back Then 那些年，我爱过的女人
After five years together, my girlfriend gets pregnant by her married male boss. Heartbroken, I unexpectedly meet a beautiful CEO. Amid tangled relationships and clashes in the business world, can I learn to believe in love again and turn my life around?
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Mortal Bones 凡骨
The world’s spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade, Heavenly Spiritual Bone. Second grade, Golden Spiritual Bone. Third grade, Profound Spiritual Bone. Fourth grade, White Spiritual Bone. All the rest are mortal bones, with no chance of cultivating. Xu Taiping, born with mortal bones, swears to prove to the cultivation world that mortal bones can slay demons, mortal bones can vanquish devils, and mortal bones can ascend to immortality!
630.9kReads9.3Score92.9kShelves