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1. 1 被 After Being Abandoned, I Got My Happy Ending with the Perfect Man 被抛弃后我跟天花板HE了 Nan Qilu南亓鹿Two Male Leads334k WordsCompleted A scheming, doting seme who spoils his beloved (Qin Zhao) vs. a gentle, insecure, sensible, kind uke (Shen Heqing) A sweet romance. The seme is only sharp-tongued in the opening scene; he's a devoted wife-slave, and this story is so sweet. Come on! Open wide and enjoy some sugar! Synopsis: 1. Shen Heqing has had a rough life since childhood, always being the one left behind. His friend said, “You're so capable. Missing one opportunity won't hurt you. Just let him have it.” His biological parents 37.8kReads9.3Score5.2k14d adds

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2. 2 英 A British Student Spoiled by Her Rich Daddy 英区留子被豪门daddy娇养了 Deliriumzw谵妄zwTwo Male Leads199k WordsCompleted Original title: The British Student Spoiled by an Old Money Daddy [Chaste British aristocrat × sweet, innocent Chinese student] [Both each other’s first / height difference / age gap / utterly pampered / pure sweetness, no angst] On a rainy night in late autumn in London, 21-year-old Shen Yu’an missed the last Tube and huddled alone on a street corner, like a tiny, rain-soaked kitten from the East. A black car with a private number plate slowly pulled up in front of him. The window rolled down, 81.5kReads8.7Score16.9k14d adds
3. 3 穿 After I Traveled to Ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh and His Brother Both Wanted to Marry Me 穿到古埃及后，法老兄弟想娶我 Zhong Yu忠玉Two Male Leads426k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigrate together + pharaoh brothers + stunning, clever bottom] Shen Heming, a university student in Egyptian literature with breathtaking looks, transmigrates to ancient Egypt three thousand years ago. The moment he opens his eyes, soldiers seize him and throw him at the pharaoh’s feet as a “foreigner.” The pharaoh gives him a cold glance. “At dawn tomorrow, throw him into the Nile.” Shen Heming: ? The countdown to death begins. He points to the prophecy of the river’s dry 9.3kReads8.2Score1.6k14d adds
4. 4 重 The Reborn CEO's Plan for Unconditional Devotion 重生总裁，极致偏爱计划 Lemon Leaf青柠叶Two Male Leads278k WordsCompleted (The top is reborn and dotes on the bottom; devoted top x aloof bottom) (The bottom has had a pretty miserable life, so bottom fans, beware) “Three hundred and sixty-five nights, and not even six thousand a night? Are you damn well worth that much?” In his previous life, Shang Yan kicked Xia Rongxu out of the villa over a misunderstanding. He didn’t regret it until he watched that frail figure breathe their last. For more than seven hundred days and nights, alone with the rest of his life before 29.3kReads9.3Score3.3k14d adds
5. 5 炉 Even a Furnace Cauldron Can Become Everyone's Favorite 炉鼎也要成为万人迷 Fish in Creamy Soup奶汤锅子鱼Two Male Leads488k WordsCompleted [Peerless beauty + irresistible charm + a little pampered by everyone + genius + healing + romantic tension + coming of age] (The writing is awful, and the cultivation parts may be complete nonsense. Please don’t flame me if you don’t like it. There’s no romance in the main story, but each male lead gets a separate one-on-one side story.) Shen Yixiu is just a college student who wants to lie flat. After a basketball suddenly falls from the sky and hits him, he transmigrates into a xianxia world, 2.7kReads9.4Score38814d adds
6. 6 藏 Snowbound in Tibet, I Was Taken in by a Lovesick Yandere 藏地暴雪夜，我被病娇捡回家 Nan Fengyu南奉语Two Male Leads610k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads * aloof, straight artist bottom × obsessive, yandere Tibetan top * equally matched * fate * intense push and pull * semi-coercive * cunning * chasing his love * the unattainable first love * domineering * mutually exclusive * first love] The sacred lake foretold 99 ways he would die. An obsessive Tibetan holy son had watched him for four years, all so he could keep him locked by his side! Chen Xingwan, a straight man studying at an art academy who is allergic to intimate contact 5.3kReads9.2Score79714d adds
7. 7 离 Ridiculous! The Steppe's Yandere Insists a Straight Man Is His One True Love 离谱！草原病娇非认直男当白月光 Nan Fengyu南奉语Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted [Two male leads | A free-spirited, stunning straight folklore graduate student on the bottom × a domineering, lovesick, cunning, wild, blunt Mongolian younger man on top who takes what he wants | Turning a straight man gay | Mystery | Equally matched | Fated love | Intense push and pull | Scheming | Pursuing his love | Domineering | Younger man | Lovesick | Devoted to each other | First love | Everyone’s dream lover | False rivals turn lovers | HE] Xiao Yue, a folklore graduate student, ventured 21.1kReads9.1Score5.2k14d adds
8. 8 正 Outside Zhengyang Gate: Grain Shop Street 正阳门外：粮食店街 White Clouds Drift with the Wind白云随风流Historical432k WordsOngoing Before the siege of Beiping in 1948, an accountant was reborn. He had a trade, a courtyard, a wife and children. His previous life had been a complete mess, all because he never knew how to say no. This time, feeling the jade clasp his mother had left behind, he climbed over the courtyard wall. 37.7kReads8.3Score3.2k14d adds
9. 9 四 Siheyuan: I Was a Spendthrift in 1944 四合院：我在1944是个败家子 A Little Fairy with No Li好无李的小仙女Male-Channel Fanfiction337k WordsOngoing Qin Changlin, a 40-year-old middle-aged man from Blue Star, had achieved fame and success. On a whim, he returned to his rural hometown, now nearly an abandoned village, and built a 1,300-square-meter, three-courtyard siheyuan on the four homestead plots belonging to his grandfather, eldest uncle, third uncle, and father. He even set aside rooms for his cousins, so they would have somewhere to stay whenever they came back to visit. Little did he know that, while preparing for a big family reunio 107.1kReads7.7Score8.9k14d adds
10. 10 什 What Do You Mean, the Secret Service's Top Operative? 什么是军统第一行动高手啊？ The Zoo's Top Attraction动物园头牌Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Espionage + War of Resistance + Iron-Blooded + All-Rounder] Su Hao is reborn into an age torn apart by war. Compared with the bloodshed on the front lines as soldiers defend their country, a more brutal war is being waged on another front! Killing an enemy agent grants him a month of real-world combat experience. Interrogating one grants him a month of criminal investigation skills. Each time he practices disguise, he gains a day of disguise expertise. Successfully deceiving an enemy with a dis 99.1kReads8.5Score10.6k14d adds
11. 11 曾 Zeng Guofan's Methods of Scholarship 曾国藩治学方法 Hu Zhefu胡哲敷Historical77k WordsCompleted This book explores three dimensions: self-cultivation, managing affairs, and reading. Its discussion of self-cultivation advocates integrating “resolve, insight, and perseverance,” building a foundation for body and mind through meditation and a regular routine. Its approach to managing affairs reveals, through practical examples such as running a household and leading an army, the unity of hands-on action and institutional innovation. Its discussion of reading emphasizes “mastering one field” a 356Reads9.0Score15614d adds

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12. 12 东 The Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms 东周列国志 Feng Menglong冯梦龙Historical677k WordsCompleted More than five hundred years of upheaval in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods unfold in this book! The Zhou royal house declined and the feudal lords rose. The Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period took turns dominating, while the Seven Warring States fought for control of the Central Plains. From the brief hegemony of Duke Zhuang of Zheng to Duke Huan of Qi uniting the feudal lords; from Wu Zixu’s quest for revenge to the battle of wits between Sun Bin and Pang Juan; from 81Reads9.1Score—14d adds
13. 13 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 64.7kReads8.5Score8.1k14d adds

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    [Original Novel Reader] A thrilling time-travel story set in the 1970s! Wen Jingshu, an English major graduate student, faints during her civil service exam and is transported back to the resource-scarce 1970s. She possesses a limited-time instant-sale system and enjoys a top-tier family: a police chief father, a doctor brother, and a military leader. She unlocks business opportunities, develops negotiation skills, stockpiles goods, expands supply chains, and leverages translation opportunities to connect with foreign businesses. While stabilizing her supply and marketing cooperative, she also protects her family through difficult times. Heartwarming family moments and a meteoric rise in her career—a solid and addictive plot!

14. 14 官 The Official’s Path: Why Is It So Hard to Be a Good Official? 官道：当个好官为什么这么难 A Lonely Blade寂寞一刀Urban1.7M WordsOngoing A contemporary political novel rooted in real life, by a veteran author with years of experience writing political fiction. It’s wonderfully down-to-earth, and its schemes and power struggles will leave you on edge and emotionally reeling. Drawing on personal experiences, the author has created a modern-day exposé of officialdom, rich with life experience and thought-provoking political wisdom. It’s absolutely worth reading. Life is a journey of self-cultivation. You have to find your own path. 40.9kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds

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    The books on a bookshelf should have some substance!

15. 15 红 A Red-Blooded Official's Rise to Power 红色军转官场逆袭 The Zhu Clan's Spring and Autumn朱氏春秋Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Lin Ning was born into a privileged family, but turned down their support to leave the military as the special forces soldier “Mountain Hawk,” determined to start from the bottom and build his career from scratch. He places first in the provincial civil service exam, only to have someone take his spot and be sent to the logistics department. He quietly bides his time in the face of injustice, takes over public complaints and petitions, and uses the role as the start of his comeback. When he is 11.6kReads7.4Score1.2k14d adds

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16. 16 虎 Tiger's Roar Over the Sea of Clouds: Starting with Military Discharge 虎啸云海从转业开始 The Zhu Clan's Spring and Autumn朱氏春秋Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Lin Haoyu leaves the military as a senior colonel and enters local government, rising from county magistrate to a powerful official in charge of an entire region. His wife, Su Mengyao, heads a Fortune 500 company. His younger sister, Lin Xiaowan, quietly supports her brother's political career, while his older brother, Lin Yu, is fiercely protective of her. Their background is enough to leave people speechless. I hope you’ll enjoy my new book. 16.3kReads8.2Score1.7k14d adds
17. 17 官 Soaring Through Officialdom: From Township to the Summit of Power 官途腾龙从乡镇到权利巅峰 The Zhu Clan's Spring and Autumn朱氏春秋Urban984k WordsCompleted After Chen Linhai passes the civil service exam, his girlfriend betrays him and a powerful family uses its influence to take his position. He keeps his illustrious family background hidden and starts out at the grassroots level in a township. Staying true to his original ideals and relying on exceptional ability, he overcomes one crisis after another and rises through the ranks to the pinnacle of power. Along the way, he uncovers the mystery of his birth and fulfills his ambitions and purpose in 6.6kReads7.2Score65114d adds
18. 18 重 Reborn in 1999: I Am the Godfather of the Internet 重生1999：我是互联网教父 The Zhu Clan's Spring and Autumn朱氏春秋6k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1999: I Am the Godfather of the Internet 39Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 1 1938: Purification 1938，净化 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban1.6M WordsOngoing This is a book about killing Japanese invaders. I hope you enjoy it! The hatred of a nation and the vendettas of families must be passed down from generation to generation! Never forget, not even for a single day. Remember this! In the not-too-distant future, our wish is sure to come true! Let us encourage one another! 3.7kReads—Score31214d adds

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20. 20 末 The Apocalypse Is Crazy Too 末世也疯狂 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了8k WordsCompleted Going Crazy in the Apocalypse 98Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 21 远 Steer Clear of High-Paying Job Offers 远离高薪诱惑 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了8k WordsCompleted Beware the Lure of a High Salary 37Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 灵 A Soul's Bloody Path 灵魂血路 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了9k WordsCompleted Blood Trail of the Soul 133Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 致 Fatal Illusion 致命幻觉 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了10k WordsCompleted Deadly Hallucination 100Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 索 The Orchid That Steals Lives 索命幽兰 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了16k WordsCompleted The Life-Reaping Orchid 83Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 你 Have You and Her Done It Three Times Yet? 你和她达到三次了吗 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了12k WordsCompleted Have you and her done it three times yet? 468Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 喝 Drink. Brag. Die. 喝酒.吹牛.死 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了10k WordsCompleted Drink. Brag. Die. 208Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 一 A Stunning Debut 一鸣惊人 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了14k WordsCompleted A Stunning Success 131Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 舔 You Don’t Understand the Art of Being a Simp 舔狗的境界你不懂 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted You have no idea what it means to be a devoted simp. 117Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 29 他 His, Hers, and the Thin Paper Between Them 他.她.窗户纸 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了6k WordsCompleted He. She. The Thin Veil Between Them. 116Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 欺 Deception and Catching Them in the Act 欺骗.捉奸 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了7k WordsCompleted Deception. Catching Them in the Act 17Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 31 投 Poisoning 投毒 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了6k WordsCompleted Poisoning 145Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 32 问 Conquering the Realm, Part One: The Jizhou Tripod 问鼎天下第一部之冀州鼎 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了75k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part One: The Jizhou Tripod 261Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 33 遇 After Meeting Qi Tongwei, Things Took One Wild Turn After Another 遇到祁同伟后，那真是跌宕起伏啊 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了46k WordsCompleted After meeting Qi Tongwei, things took one wild turn after another. 148Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 34 以 I Thought I Was the Protagonist, but Turns Out I’m Just an Extra 以为是主角，谁知是个打酱油的 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了72k WordsCompleted Thought I was the protagonist, but it turns out I'm just a bit player 156Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 35 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, We’ll Get Revenge for You 四合院：傻柱，这仇咱替你报了 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了92k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, we'll help you get your revenge 901Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 36 四 Siheyuan: Our Damai Won’t Take This Lying Down 四合院：咱大茂绝不憋屈 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了87k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Our Da Mao refuses to be pushed around 211Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 37 重 Reborn in the 1960s, I Made the System My Godfather. Who’d Eat Rotten Meat Now? 重生60年代，拜系统为义父，谁还吃臭肉 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了95k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1960s, I take the System as my godfather. Who still eats rotten meat? 142Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 38 高 High Martial: System 250, My Qi and Blood Are Soaring 高武：系统250，气血嘎嘎涨 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Male-Channel Fanfiction74k WordsCompleted High Martial: System 250, my blood energy is surging 141Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 39 人 A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史 Mark P. Donnelly马克·P.唐纳利Historical151k WordsCompleted For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval 7.2kReads9.6Score1.1k14d adds

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40. 40 沙 Goofy Livestream: You Call This a Public Affairs Program? 沙雕直播：你管这叫民生节目？ A Long Sigh长叹一声Urban943k WordsOngoing [Absurd and chaotic + System + ridiculous news + livestreaming + current affairs + turning everyone's world upside down + a little entertainment] The long-running public affairs program Family is about to be taken off the air. But after rookie reporter Lu Yun takes over, the show goes completely off the rails! Shocking! A couple secretly gets married and goes home with their marriage certificate to break the news, only to discover the boyfriend is an illegitimate son! Tragic! A college student h 105.5kReads9.4Score12.8k14d adds
41. 41 从 Immortality from the Primitive Age 从原始社会开始永生不死 Luo Kai, Who Loves Mo-Style Braised Pork爱吃莫氏红烧肉的罗凯Historical1.5M WordsOngoing “What do you mean I transmigrated the moment I got off the bus?” Shen Ming stared at the desert before him, lost in thought. “And what do you mean I can’t die?” Shen Ming stabbed himself in the throat with a small knife and came away unharmed. He decided to find a way to improve his quality of life. What’s done is done. First, let’s find something to eat. Starting in the primitive era, he develops civilization on this alien planet. From wilderness to agriculture, from savagery to civilization, f 10.4kReads8.0Score76714d adds

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42. 42 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 7.8kReads—Score50814d adds

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    Just do it!

43. 43 开 Death Sentence from the Start: How Can I Survive Without a Heart of Stone? 开局死刑：我不心狠怎么活？ When the Brush Falls, the Wind Runs Wild笔落风荒Urban6.2M WordsOngoing [Six million words, it's ready to binge!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] [Killing grants energy, breaking through realms is as easy as drinking water! That's what it means to be invincible!] Long Kai transmigrates into the body of a death-row prisoner, and starts out in prison! The System awakens: Kill! Kill! Kill! He kills his way from prison to the stars, from mortal to Dao Lord. He kills until his power runs wild, until he stands invincible beneath the heavens 21.4kReads6.6Score1.7k14d adds

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    [Four million words, time to kill!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] "Death row inmate? No, I am the nightmare of all races!" Long Kai awoke in a purgatory cage, his family destroyed, his enemies reveling. In desperation, his power-boosting system awakened—killing one person grants him immense power, annihilating an entire race makes him virtually invincible. He emerged from prison, stepping on the corpses of countless races in the starry sky, becoming the supreme Dao Ancestor! One foot shattered the royal court of an alien race; one spear pierced the true body of a nuclear immortal demon; one sword slayed the ancient primordial race; the star sea beasts roared? He countered by shattering their bloodline source! He wielded the three thousand Great Dao rules, sweeping across countless realms and races. So-called geniuses are nothing but my cultivation resources. When the starry sky and the source sea trembled, the ancient ancestors knelt: "My lord, we are willing to offer our ancestral star to beg for mercy!" Long Kai lightly flicked his sword: "What's the rush? May I ask—are you worthy to die by my hand?"

44. 44 中 A General History of China 中国通史 Ren Zhongyuan任中原Historical491k WordsCompleted The world-famous writer Cervantes said, “History gives birth to truth; it can withstand time and preserve old tales and past events. It is a record of ancient times, a warning for the present, and a lesson for future generations.” History is a mirror that records the successes and failures, prosperity and decline, triumphs and tragedies, transitions and renewal of human society. It also foreshadows humanity's future. 26kReads9.6Score4k14d adds

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    It's truly good when everyone is doing well; let's learn together!

45. 45 宋 History of the Song: Annals of Emperor Taizu 宋史·太祖本纪 Tuo Tuo脱脱Historical21k WordsCompleted He may have been the best “actor” among the founding emperors in Chinese history. In 960 CE, a carefully orchestrated “forced enthronement” at Chenqiao Station propelled Zhao Kuangyin from a general of the Later Zhou into the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. Over drinks, he stripped the founding generals of their military power; amid the shadows of an axe and candlelight, the mystery surrounding his bizarre death remains unsolved to this day. Some call him a wise ruler who ended the chaos o 147Reads8.4Score—14d adds
46. 46 游 When the Game Descended, the Simp Awakened and Became Invincible 游戏降临，舔狗觉醒后无敌了 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了60k WordsCompleted The game arrives, and after the simp awakens, he becomes invincible 118Reads—Score—14d adds

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47. 47 末 The Apocalypse Doesn’t Exist, Because I’m Mentally Ill 末日，不存在的，因为我是精神病 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了80k WordsCompleted The apocalypse doesn't exist, because I'm mentally ill 114Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 48 四 Siheyuan: The Simp Killed the White Lotus, All in the Name of Harmony 四合院：舔狗杀了白莲花，主打一个和睦 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了84k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: The simp kills the white lotus, all in the name of harmony 196Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 49 修 Is Cultivating Immortality Hard? You Can Do It with Just Your Hands 修仙难吗？还不是有手就行 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了67k WordsCompleted Is cultivating immortality hard? You can do it as long as you have hands 89Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 50 瑞 Rui Guan: The Void 瑞冠虚无 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban1.5M WordsCompleted I was born in the central Hebei plain in 1922. Ever since I was little, demons and monsters had their eyes on me, but luckily an old woman secretly protected me. On my seventh birthday, a cat's piercing cry rang through the sky... From that day on, I embarked on a strange and dazzling path into the void! This is my true story. You can also read it as a novel, but don't connect it to reality, because this is a parallel world. 116Reads—Score—14d adds

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