Looking for Someone Calm, Detached, or Weary of the World, Good at Hiding It, With a Bit of a Tragic Backstory 要冷静/漠或厌世懂得隐藏自己，有点悲惨的身世

1. 151 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 790Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The nihilistic essay "Song of the Wind-Listening Pavilion" reveals a bittersweet laughter amidst tears, a new hope for life.

2. 152 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De —Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 153 清 Soberly Falling Apart [Male-Male Romance] 清醒沦陷【双男主】 Scratchy Tiger挠挠虎Two Male Leads178k WordsCompleted Hard tech, financial rivalry, and sapiosexual romance: rigorous storytelling with airtight logic. A clash between equals, a contest between worthy opponents, judgments made with careful timing, and a clear-headed surrender to love. This is a rational romance that begins with business rivalry and ends with building a System. If emotions can be modeled and trust can be governed by a protocol, how should two people who fear losing control plan their “risk management” and design the “resilience syst 2.8kReads—Score25614d adds

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   Hard technology financial game, intellectual romance, rigorous narrative, closed-loop logic, niche audience, no data.

4. 154 疯 Madcap Fantasia 疯批家的狂想曲 Black and White Images黑白画映Fantastical Romance467k WordsCompleted Modern Arc: This world’s fate was decided long ago. Every choice we make leads to an ending already written. And I, Shu Yue, was the one who tore open every prelude with my own hands. Ji Hua’s ten years on the run began because of me; Chen Songhan’s two thousand years of waiting were for me; My older sister, Shu Wen, fell into the time of the Qin Dynasty because I got her involved; Ancient divine beasts, underworld generals, and a phoenix’s true form all gathered in the same storm because of me. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a somber debate about "order, fairness, sacrifice, and redemption." There are no perfect heroes here, only complex and real people fighting for their beliefs, their own desires, and their loved ones. If you're tired of black-and-white feel-good stories, if you enjoy ensemble casts and the dilemmas of human nature, if you can accept that good people can do bad things, bad people have their reasons, and the protagonist's path is fraught with uncertainty and consequences—then this book might offer you some different perspectives. Welcome to this world without standard answers.

5. 155 无 The Unspoken Fantasyland 无言可论的幻想乡 Dark Stain汙黑Anime Fanfiction894k WordsOngoing (There may be yandere elements. Probably a sweet story. There might be love-triangle drama, but there shouldn't be any heartbreak.) After arriving in Gensokyo, I examine myself three times a day: There is no way I have a problem. When I run into a youkai, their manners are questionable, and they get stronger when facing a strong opponent. “If anyone asks who you're dating, just say it's me. I'll take the blame.” —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Touhou Gensokyo!

6. 156 我 I Survive Death Games by Being Reckless and Putting on a Show 我靠作死和演技在死亡游戏中苟活 Nan Wanyue南绾月Mystery267k WordsOngoing (This story has been abandoned. [Infinite flow + villainess + two deceptively innocent, secretly ruthless love interests + female lead with experience, male lead without + intense push and pull + no do-gooder or idiot plot] After being dragged into a deadly game run by the gods, obscure actress Yan Rou’an became the unlucky one who died instantly from the start. The end... Not quite. She came back to life. Gradually, she realized th 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Infinite flow novel, the female lead has a tragic backstory. She works her way up to become an actress, never playing the victim, and is cold and self-serving. She only uses male characters, and there's a lot of tension between her and the male lead.

7. 157 我 I Died, But Then I Came Back to Life 我死了，可我又活了 Gu Yue辜月Two Male Leads232k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + feel-good power fantasy + mutual devotion + wealthy families] [A physically and mentally troubled, alluring, teasing beauty as the bottom, and a cold, devoted, obsessive top who seems proper on the surface] Both are each other's one and only. After Lin Yuan lets go of everything and heads toward death, he opens his eyes and finds himself alive again. He has transmigrated to another world and become someone with exactly the same appearance and name as him. He has only two words —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Come and see! The plot is engaging, the writing is a bit immature but the logic is absolutely sound! The protagonist isn't stupid, and his personality is incredibly satisfying.

8. 158 末 Doomsday: A Survival Manual for Society's Outcasts 末日：社会边缘人的生存手则 Star Words, Stranger Words星言陌言Sci-Fi & Apocalypse357k WordsOngoing (No System, no invincibility, no saintly heroine, no special abilities, no harem, no formulaic plot, not a power fantasy, natural disasters, dark apocalypse) The old order ended with the howls of the undead hordes. Humanity's hope was ground to dust beneath a towering tree of flesh and blood. Among these shattered ruins, struggle and rebirth are the only laws left to all living things. With every rule and shackle rendered meaningless, people on the fringes of society like me no longer have to hi 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   (The protagonist I'm about to write about will be a villain; please don't read if you dislike this.) (No system, no invincibility, no saintly figure, no superpowers, no harem, natural disasters, dark apocalypse) The old order ended with the roar of the zombie horde. Humanity's hope was crushed to dust by the towering flesh and blood mother tree. On this collapsed ruin, struggle and rebirth are the only laws for all living beings. When all rules and shackles become illusions, marginalized people like me no longer need to pretend or be twisted. Under the baptism of the apocalypse, my former confusion was completely torn apart—My name is Wu Xu, and I awaken here. From now on, it is my turn to judge this world.

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