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1. 1 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 28.5kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves

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   After reading this book, I feel like my academic qualifications have shrunk✺◟😄◞✺

2. 2 隐 The Privacy Hunter 隐私猎人 Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse289k WordsCompleted 2077, Moon City. This was a mad and ridiculous world, where people's privacy was a commodity with a price tag. Journalists, who should have been pursuing “truth” and “justice,” had become lackeys of capital and locusts chasing clicks. Investigative reporter Han Qingzhuo refused to go along with it. He didn't want to fabricate rumors for traffic, and in the end, he was left unemployed. At the lowest point of his life, he received a mysterious email. 554Reads8.3Score100Shelves

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   The first book got a low score because it had few words, but the book is really good.

3. 3 我 I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score191.7kShelves
4. 4 见 Into the Wild 见野 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] Xia Wanwan died suddenly after spending twenty years tightening screws at a factory. To her surprise, she was reborn. But why had the factory director's son from her previous life shown up in this one? Jiang Ye, the big shot at No. 1 High School, had somehow taken an interest in Xia Wanwan. Everyone thought Xia Wanwan had offended Jiang Ye and that her days were about to get rough. At last, one day, Jiang Ye and Xia Wanwan got into a huge argument, and he 6.3kReads9.5Score1kShelves

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   These are all interesting ones. The first one is a campus novel about a female protagonist who turns a screw and is reborn. The second one is about an anti-narcotics police officer. The third one is a food novel. I was just delayed by the title of the book.

5. 5 我 Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service! 我与玫瑰，随时为公主待命！ Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for Sweet Mist on your favorite platform to buy it.] [One-on-one sweet romance, heart-fluttering and indulgent, with no limits to his devotion.] Zhou Jin, captain of the criminal investigation squad, was unruly, untamed, and hated being pestered. He had no patience for coaxing anyone, either. But after one assignment, he made an exception and took a young woman into his home. The next day, everyone on the team was gossiping: Would the young woman get y 37.3kReads9.6Score5.6kShelves
6. 6 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 31.7kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
7. 7 都 We're All Reborn, So Who Still Wants to Scramble in Officialdom? 都重生了，谁还乖乖混官场 Brilliant Sweet Potato灿烂地瓜Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I've been reborn? And on the day before I entered government service, no less. This time, I'm going to make my way through the political world like never before! You've got a golden finger? I've got a father-in-law. Three promotions in one year. Is this how you test a cadre? Which cadre could withstand a test like that? Hey, hey, don't go. Can't you come up with something else? What? You say he's one of our own? Sorry, you're too late. He's already confessed. Reborn into the political world, soa 573Reads6.8Score100Shelves

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   The book is very interesting and humorous

8. 8 这 This Host Is Something Else: Told to Die for the Villain, He Actually Did 这宿主绝了，让他替反派死他真死 Cheng Nezha城哪吒Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted (Complete) Villain + Corruption + Master and Disciple + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One (the villains are all souls of the Main God) To come back to life, movie star Yu Tang binds himself to a quick transmigration System. His mission is to show the villains care and warmth, then die for them, driving them completely over the edge. But when he has finally earned enough points and wants to be revived, the System tells him: The worlds he visited have all collapsed. Yu Tang: ??? System: So you need to 29.9kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves

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   A very good book

9. 9 你 You and I, Heart to Heart 你侬我侬 Smiling Eyes Amid Peach Blossoms桃花深处眉眼弯弯Ancient Romance322k WordsCompleted A hazy dream left Qiaoqiao unable to see things clearly, but one thing was certain: Mo Henghuan was a massive scumbag! So why wait? She should dump him! But why did trouble follow right on his heels, and why was it so hard to deal with? Well, having an ally was important, and the heir of the Bai family seemed like a good choice. But I’m only joining forces with you, not marrying you. How about we renegotiate the terms? The Bai heir: “Qiaoqiao, whether we’re cooperating or plotting together, you 2.8kReads9.5Score389Shelves

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   The writing style and plot are both good and readable.

10. 10 朵 The Legend of Duoyi 朵依传 Smiling Eyes Amid Peach Blossoms桃花深处眉眼弯弯Ancient Romance538k WordsCompleted A girl who grew up in hardship is fortunate enough to be acknowledged by the Khan and become the flower of the grasslands. To protect her people, she is sent away as a princess to marry a Khitan king in his fifties, exiled to the desolate frontier. There, she struggles through hardship alongside A Yan, whose fate has been just as cruel. Together, they fight their way out of darkness and toward the dawn. Family, lovers, tribe, homeland: when looking back on the years gone by, which of these is th 317Reads9.4Score106Shelves
11. 11 倚 Leaning on the Perilous Pavilion 倚危庭 Smiling Eyes Amid Peach Blossoms桃花深处眉眼弯弯Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Just how hard is it to raise an outstanding young woman? That depends on who’s raising her. If an entire clan, or even a whole country, throws its support behind her, that’s another matter entirely. Ye Qingjiu is a woman with all sorts of jumbled memories and a knack for baffling people with her behavior. She thinks she’s clever, until she somehow gets married and finally realizes Li Tingye has been playing her all along... 5.9kReads9.4Score672Shelves
12. 12 穿 Transmigrating into a Female-Oriented Novel: From the Start, I Scheme Against a Stunning Villainess 穿越女频：开局套路美艳女反派 Beyond Heaven倚天外Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Urban + Fantasy + Superpowers + Giant Monsters, Wild Imagination + Anti-Tropes + Comedy] What bizarre scenes would unfold if an urban romance for women collided with a fantasy adventure for men? What strange stories would come about when a domineering CEO encounters a giant monster? Did the System malfunction, or did the author forget to write an outline... Find out in this book: “The Blonde Punk's Adventures” Someone transmigrates into a romance novel and becomes a minor blonde punk villain wh 3.2kReads8.5Score912Shelves

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    Have you grown taller [laughing evilly] [laughing evilly]

13. 13 反 Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 366.9kReads9.5Score58.2kShelves
14. 14 豪 After the Wealthy Family Reads My Thoughts, Everyone Goes on a Rampage 豪门家族读我心后，全员杀疯了 May Flowers Bloom All the Way一路生花啊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone Can Hear Her Thoughts + Wealthy Family + Gossip + Family Favorite + Comedy] Bai Jingyan transmigrates into a book, into the Huo family, where everyone is destined to die young and horribly. She has finally landed the wealthy-family life everyone dreams of, with a handsome, rich husband, so how can she, who knows the plot, let this tragedy happen? Faced with her husband’s disdain, she smiles on the outside while eagerly taking in the juicy gossip inside. [Huo Jingchuan, once your friend 2.3kReads8.6Score223Shelves

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    The writing is good. The first story about a female protagonist traveling through time and a male protagonist becoming emperor along the way is very well written [like it]. The second one is funny, but it also has an emotional thread. The third book is particularly sweet, Chen Du vs Qian Qiuqiu (Qian Mu Chen, Chen Mu Qian) The names of the twin sons [Like][Like][Like][Like]

15. 15 重 Reborn to Dote Solely on My Disabled Ex-Husband 重生之独宠残疾前夫 The Talking Little Tomato会说话的小番茄Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After being reborn, Qian Qiuqiu is determined to spoil her husband rotten. Chen Du: “You’re just lying to me. I don’t believe you.” Qian Qiuqiu: “I’ve already slept with you, and you still don’t believe I love you?” Chen Du: “These days, people care about sex, not feelings. I know I’m disabled and don’t deserve you. "Sob"...” Qian Qiuqiu: “Then what will it take for you to believe I love you?” Chen Du: “The internet says that when a woman loves a man, she’ll have his baby.” Qian Qiuqiu: “Fine, I 16.6kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
16. 16 祖 Ancestor! You're Choosing Consorts? A History Cheat Is Here! 祖宗诶！选妃呢？历史作弊器来喽 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted If you could transmigrate through time and change history, what would you do? "I'd tell the Yongzheng Emperor to stop picking consorts! The West was industrializing at the same time. If he'd worked harder, gotten his act together, and focused more on science, we'd be the ones working four days on, three days off by now!" "If I could transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, I'd make sure Zhu Qizhen never took the throne. Then maybe the Ming wouldn't have fallen! Long live the Ming for a thousand gener 6.1kReads9.2Score577Shelves

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    How to say it? The first book is very good-looking, and the subject matter is quite novel. I cried so much that I couldn't read the first book. The second and third books are also pretty good. If you haven't read the fourth one on Tomato, I really feel sorry for you.

17. 17 从 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 187.9kReads9.6Score22.2kShelves
18. 18 请 Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 118.8kReads9.5Score11.8kShelves
19. 19 从 Starting with Ying Zheng: Emperors of Every Dynasty Arrive One After Another 从嬴政开始：历代君王陆续降临 A Bowl of Hot Dry Noodles来碗热干面Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + humorous + adventure] History buffs, enter at your own risk After Qin Shi Huang died, he was transported to a walled city. One day inside equaled one year in the outside world. Each time the city gates opened, the setting was different, bringing all kinds of fantastical adventures. On the third day, Hu Hai arrived. “Father, you have to get justice for me!” Twelve days later, Liu Bang arrived. “Brother Zheng, don't tell me you still don't know your Qin has fallen!” Wang Mang arriv 68.8kReads9.6Score7kShelves
20. 20 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 55.5kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves

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    Some of the best in my eyes. The first one is a group portrait with just the right amount of abuse. The second one is a flesh-and-blood coming-of-age romance. The third one is a drama about two strong characters with just the right plot and a reasonable and non-awkward plot. The fourth one is a non-CP, partial growth story, which can be considered a group portrait. Don't look at the ratings, just look at the writing. You old bookworms should be able to tell the difference in the first chapter.

21. 21 女 The Queen’s Rise to the Top 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [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!” 39.5kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves
22. 22 重 After I Was Reborn, the Movie Emperor's White Moonlight Turned Dark 重生后影帝的白月光黑化了 Baili Cha Cha百里茶茶Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Entertainment Industry] In her previous life, Gu Wangyan was manipulated by a scumbag and lost his life! Before he died, he discovered that he was movie emperor Shen Xiangting’s white moonlight! Reborn in a new life, the white moonlight turned dark! Scumbag ex: “Wangyan, I fell out with my family for you.” Gu Wangyan: “Oh, the weather’s turning cold. The Lu family should go bankrupt.” Possessive older brother: “My little brother wouldn’t hurt a fly. Don’t you bully him.” Th 21.7kReads9.5Score3kShelves
23. 23 颠 Turning the World Upside Down: Playing the Villain from the Start 颠覆全球：开局扮演反派大佬 Blazing Heavenly Inquiry炽生天问Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Yan transmigrates to a parallel world. As soon as he arrives, he falls into a strange dimension. Everyone who falls in here is slaughtered by alien creatures, dying in despair! Luckily, at this moment, Shen Yan obtains the Super Big Shot Role-Playing System. “Ding! Randomly drawing a big shot template. Big Shot Role-Playing Mode activated. The closer you are to the character, the more abilities you can unlock.” Make people believe the character is real, and you’ll earn Subversion Points. Th 26.6kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
24. 24 惊 Shocking! Four Adorable Kids and Their Mom Turn a Powerful Conglomerate Upside Down 惊爆！四个萌娃带妈咪炸翻大佬集团 Luo Bao'er洛宝儿Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Rose's Edge is now available, and the short drama of the same name is streaming] He is the most brooding and violent man in the empire. He has no interest in women, but an accident leads him into an arranged marriage with her. By day, he is irritable and cold; by night, he holds her in his arms, corners her, and passionately woos her with domineering yet tender affection, kissing her lips again and again as if he wants to meld her into his very bones. “Ci Ci, say you love m 11.6kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

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    This book is very well written and has clear logic. You will be absolutely amazed after reading it. The IQ of the male and female protagonists is online. It is particularly exciting. I strongly recommend you to read it.

25. 25 石 Shi Ji’s Two Thousand Years 石姬的两千年 Azure Moonlit Sky青冥月空Historical425k WordsCompleted A true ensemble tale of history Ying Zheng, transformed into a Demon King; Zhang Liang, determined to become a hero; Xiang Yu, bent on slaying a god; Yu Ji, willing to die for love. Han Fei, pursuing the truth; Li Mu, whose every word is a lie; Liu Bang, who changed careers to become a godfather; Bing, setting out on a journey to find his family... The cold, lifeless Records of the Grand Historian, and the people who live within its pages. A past summed up in a few words, and a stage painstaking 64Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the ratings, it's really a masterpiece

26. 26 皇 I Couldn’t Care Less About the Throne 皇位不要也罢 Ke Zhang客暲Ancient Romance192k WordsOngoing (Witty and humorous + a battle for the throne + sharp minds + careful plotting at every turn + mutual fidelity + fantasy) This is not a brainless story. If you like childish, mindless wish-fulfillment, steer clear. Canglan, in our previous life, you fought across the land for me and defended my realm, earning a bloodthirsty reputation. To keep me alive, you even cut out your heart and offered up your soul, falling into a demon’s lair. In this life, I’m willing to give up the throne and become th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The writing is very good, but it's a slow burner. Not favored.

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