Quiet and Engaging, Best Read with Some Thought 安静且耐看，带脑看的

1. 251 快 Quick Transmigration: The Beloved of All Wants Only to Study 快穿：万人迷一心只想搞学习 Flying Piggy会飞的皮皮猪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + no romance + face-slapping + academic ace + satisfying read] Reader advisory: [Highlight: The first story is controversial. If you’re new to the book, feel free to skip it. It’s mainly there as setup for the female lead’s later changes and to explain why she doesn’t take romance missions. It won’t affect your enjoyment of the later stories, and the first story doesn’t represent how the female lead acts later.] 1. The female lead is a book spirit, and the overall premise inv 801Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   No romantic partner, only focused on studying, and committed to never losing out.

2. 252 父 A Father's Love Is Poison to a Love-Brained Mother 父亲的爱是恋爱脑母亲的毒药 My Family Has Corn我家有玉米Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted “Darling, have some more. Look at you, you've put on a little weight lately, and your complexion is absolutely glowing. I just love how adorably round you are.” “Mom, don't you think you've been letting yourself go a bit? Your weight keeps climbing, and that's not good for your health.” “Silly child, you don't understand. Your father loves me just the way I am now. He says I'm extra cute when I'm chubby, and he adores me like this. I call it ‘happy weight.’” Su Nian was born into a wealthy famil 155Reads—Score127Shelves
3. 253 长 Chang'an's Demon-Hunting Chronicles: The Rat Demon's Scheme 长安侦妖行：鼠妖的阴谋 Cherry and Blossoms樱桃与花朵Mystery200k WordsCompleted Monster-Hunting on the Northern Grasslands and in Chang'an [Tang Dynasty Strange Tales and Legends + Ancient-Style Mystery with Light Fantasy and Imaginative Premises + Passionate Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted Comedy + Tang Dynasty Local Customs and Dragon Boat Festival Traditions + Atmospheric Beauty] This Chang'an monster-investigation story is entirely fictional. In the fourth month of the eighth year of Zhenguan in the early Tang dynasty, the peaceful urban life of Chang'an's residents is sud 10Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 弃 Tale of a Forsaken Husband 弃夫记 Why Not1有何不可1Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Tale of a Cast-Off Husband 9.4kReads—Score102Shelves

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   Here comes a female-centric, empowering novel!

5. 255 梦 A Record of Beauties in Dreams 梦中美人录 Cherry and Blossoms樱桃与花朵Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted Surviving in the Demon Realm North of the City (Survival in a Bounded but Non-Closed Space) [Tang Dynasty Strange Tales and Legends + Transmigration in a Dream + Eastern Fantasy + Ancient-Style Mystery + Light Comedy + Multiple Heroines + Literary Style + Light Deduction] A jade-like beauty in a dream! Dreamlike scenery straight out of a fantasy! This is a strange tale in which a fox demoness lures someone into a blind date in a dream! In this dream, fantasy and reality intertwine, as do the anc 13Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 256 夫 I Am My Husband's Comeuppance 夫君的报应就是我 Why Not1有何不可1Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted I Am My Husband's Comeuppance 878Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 257 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves

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   01 He also had soft, black hair, the ends of which hung down his fair nape, giving him a languid look. I liked looking at his profile, I liked quietly approaching him to smell his faint fragrance, a blend of shampoo and lavender—his signature scent. "Xia Shiyu, Xia Shiyu!" The class gossip queen called out to me from the classroom door, her enthusiasm seemingly inexhaustible. "The teacher wants you in the office!" I pretended I hadn't seen anything, but my heart was pounding wildly, like someone had caught me in the act, like when I was a child and someone caught me picking a peach from someone else's tree—a mix of embarrassment, anxiety, panic, and helplessness. I hurriedly stood up, but in my haste, I knocked over my chair. Then he turned around. He was smiling, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, his dark, bright eyes reflecting the most beautiful soft light of summer. When he looked at others, his gaze was always so earnest, so focused, as if he were only looking at you. I quickly bent down and righted the chair, not daring to look at him again, afraid his gentle gaze would see through all my daydreams. I liked looking at him, but I didn't dare let him see me. I ran out of the classroom as if fleeing, my heart still pounding, my palms sweating, a bittersweet feeling filling my heart. Sometimes I wonder, what does he think of me? What kind of person am I in his eyes? Am I considered pretty? Am I considered good-tempered? Does he like me or dislike me?

8. 258 清 Cold and Heartless? So What If His Wife's Back Is Broken? 清冷无情？他老婆腰都折了算什么 Grapefruit葡萄柚Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + seme protagonist + quick transmigration + powerful, mutually faithful couple + I dare you not to find this sweet] [Calmly unhinged, robotic, icy beauty of a seme vs. a quick-tempered shou who splits into different versions] Xiao Ji was a ten-thousand-year-old block of ice who took human form and became a god. He governed the law, cared only for rules, and had no understanding of human feelings or warmth. Who would have thought that his very first mission in the mortal realm wou 46.3kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves
9. 259 暄 A Gentle Breeze Disperses the Thick Clouds 暄风散浓云 Yue Tong Is Little Gao钺橦是小高Ancient Romance194k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + devoted couple + sweet at first, then heartbreak + household intrigue + political machinations + infidelity + twists + reconciliation] [An adaptable, sweet-and-salty heroine + a pitiful, unfaithful man] Twist warning: read it a second time and you'll realize it's a different story. She is a pampered princess who cares for the people; he is a battle-hardened general, tough on the outside but earnest at heart. Time may pass them by, but fate will bring them together. She sear 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Push! The ground is covered in gray lines; looking at it a second time, you'll have that "oh, that's how it is!" Feeling.

10. 260 腐 A Sour Story for Fujoshi 腐女酸文 Girl from the Old Days旧时丫头Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted Hello, everyone. I’m the author of this book, and also its protagonist: Yatou. This book tells the true story of my life. Every word comes from my own experience; nothing is fabricated or plagiarized. Over the years, I’ve weathered countless ups and downs and struggled through one storm after another. To make it this far feels like a hard-won miracle. Many people wonder about the meaning of the title, The Bitter Ramblings of a Fudanshi. It’s really a reflection of the first half of my life: “ 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is amazing! I opened it by accident and couldn't put it down. [Thumbs up][Facepalm][Crying][Thumbs up][Almost crying]

11. 261 黑 The Black Heiress 黑千金 Song Xiangbai宋象白Modern Romance682k WordsCompleted Zhou Zhizhi was born a wealthy heiress, but she was abandoned in a remote county and taken in by a man who had just been released from prison after serving time for a serious crime. At just five years old, she was already able to save her father. Later, she also brought home an old scholar and former examination candidate, and the three of them began building a life together. The hardened criminal turned into a coal magnate, while the abandoned girl became a true heiress of the underworld. How w 32.6kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves

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    They're all quite pleasing to the eye.

12. 262 铜 The Bronze Sparrow Locks the Golden Hairpin 铜雀锁金钗 Brewing Tea with Life's Flavors世味煮茶Two Male Leads320k WordsCompleted To love someone painfully is to wish you could lock them away with a golden lock. The first time Duan Yelin saw Xu Hang, he wanted to keep him locked up in a gilded cage, and that was exactly what he did. He took Xu Hang by force, the robber; Xu Hang was the helpless victim, enduring it in silence. Xu Hang was unwilling, but he wanted to live. There was still so much he hadn’t done, so in the end, he went into the Little Copper Pass. Years of entanglement. After fou 42.3kReads9.7Score12kShelves
13. 263 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Build a Factory: The Roughneck and His Adorable Kid Dote on Me 穿越七零开大厂：糙汉萌娃团宠我 Seven Cups of Milk Tea七杯奶茶Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Both Chaste + Satisfying Revenge + Career-Focused] Wang Qingqing was an executive in the modern-day metropolis of Shanghai. Who would have thought that she’d transmigrate into a book and become the foil to the sweet-romance novel’s heroine? A spoiled, willful daughter of a powerful family from a residential compound, she somehow managed to make herself so unpopular that even dogs turned their noses up at her… But now that she was here, none of that was a problem. The heroine we 4.2kReads8.6Score302Shelves
14. 264 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1MReads9.9Score162.2kShelves
15. 265 铎 Duo Tang: Lord of Machines 铎唐：机械之主 Wild Seventeen野十七Sci-Fi & Apocalypse238k WordsCompleted [Eastern Fantasy + Cyberpunk + Weird Games + Dystopia] Zhou Xingze wakes up aboard a strange bronze subway train and is ordered to take part in a horror game. Blood, wind, air, water, flesh: once the five rounds are complete, the game will end, and the final gate of fate will open... Three hundred years after human civilization was wiped out, a mysterious federation called Duotang rises to power in the East, reshaping the order of the world. Bones surround the bronze train. Gods linger by his ea 18Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    What a calm and collected novel; it's already a masterpiece from the very first sentence.

16. 266 妈 The Seventh Door of Mother 妈妈的第七扇门 Tale of the Literary Star文星传Urban304k WordsCompleted For a long time, I never understood my mother’s past. This was the first time I had looked so deeply back on her life: one generation of women interpreting another. In the 1990s, my eighteen-year-old mother left a small mountain village in Nanyang and headed alone for the glittering city. A scrap of gum wrapper brought her face to face with the calamity of her life: Liu Dawang. And so the door to her fate opened. She made a living in urban villages and hotpot restaurants, leaning on her best fr 631Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is written in a humorous and witty style, making it a worthwhile read. What you initially thought was a silly comedy will turn into a hilarious and addictive experience, until the seventh door opens, and you find yourself the one crying.

17. 267 抱 Hold Tight to My Powerful Patron: My Father Is a Treacherous Official 抱紧粗大腿【我爹乃是奸臣】 Round Little Fried Egg圆滚滚的荷包蛋Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Little Kid + Everyone's Favorite + Reborn + Family Life + Political Scheming + Ensemble Cast] The most ridiculous thing that happened to Lin Yining in this life wasn't transmigrating into a book, or into the body of a little girl who had already died. No, it was becoming the daughter of an infatuated, pathetic second male lead who died young. And her mother wasn't even the heroine! Oh, heavens, there's no way I can survive this. No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger, and she still ha 5.3kReads8.8Score527Shelves
18. 268 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 190Reads—Score107Shelves

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    This book has a slow and quiet pace, requiring a calm and deliberate reading experience. It portrays a group of teenagers in a southern county town in the 1990s, avoiding the typical wish-fulfillment tropes of light novels, and the characters' actions are logically consistent with reality. It goes beyond depicting budding romance, exploring how personality and choices shape a person's life. The story is thought-provoking and will leave the reader with much to ponder.

19. 269 师 Junior Brother, Don’t Be Like This 师弟，你别这样 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance246k WordsOngoing The day Ye Xiucheng reports for duty at Qiaonan Community Clinic, everyone asks him, “Why would a graduate of a top medical university come to a poor, remote place like this?” He just smiles without answering. He can’t tell them why he came here: It’s because of his beliefs, and because of his senior, Su Xixi. He thought she would always be by his side. That is, until the new vice president, Liang Shuo, tells her, “If something’s weighing on you, you can talk to me.” Ye Xiucheng finally panics. 125Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't know if you've read it? It's not a wish-fulfillment story, and there's no domineering CEO. It's just about ordinary people's love and life.

20. 270 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 235.3kReads9.7Score27.5kShelves
21. 271 女 The Female Taizu 女太祖 Brown Sugar Zongzi红糖粽子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only partners + Character growth + Political scheming + Not conventional household infighting] A short excerpt: Zhao Qingnuo ran out of patience. She raised a hand and dislocated the other person’s arm. Then, annoyed by the racket, she grabbed their chin and yanked it down. Their jaw popped out of place, and the whole main room fell silent at once. Zhao Qingnuo had a mother who was so delicate she couldn’t take care of herself. After going out on an escort job, Zhao 2kReads8.9Score248Shelves
22. 272 我 My Doctor Lin 我的林医生 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted [A blend of sweetness and heartbreak + slow burn + delicate prose + a working woman’s growth + episodic format] Radiologist Lin Xiaoya can see every bone in the human body, yet she can’t read the heart of the person in front of her. Other people’s love is a two-way journey, but theirs is a tale of mutual misunderstanding... 111Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 273 人 In the Soul Society, I Just Want to Rule Rukongai 人在尸魂界，只想做流魂街之主 Little Erbai小二白Anime Fanfiction262k WordsOngoing Synopsis: A Bleach fanfiction Shendai Xiao transmigrates into the world of Bleach and becomes the Soul Society's number one street punk. Shendai Xiao: Mayuri, someone reported you for behaving like a total pervert. Mayuri: Seriously? Is it illegal to keep a Zanpakuto in my pants? Shendai Xiao: Captain Hikifune, your cooking is so white and... fragrant. I really want another bite! Kirishima Hikifune: I think what you want to eat isn't my cooking. Shendai Xiao: Captain Hana, can I get in through y —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Synopsis: This is a Bleach fanfiction, a slow-burn story. The protagonist isn't invincible from the start, but gradually grows stronger throughout the plot. Character Traits: The characters' personalities develop and mature with their experiences. From a passionate youth to a mature and composed individual. From a morally ambiguous perspective to decisive action. From a simple life to a mission to redeem the world. Protagonist Relationships: The protagonist's love is silent yet explosive, hidden yet intense, making many choices more difficult for him. Genre: This fanfiction explores the Soul Society from its background, uncovering its ultimate secrets. The world-building is more complex than the original manga.

24. 274 江 The Jiang Family Girl Who Never Made It Into the Family Register 江家那上不了族谱的小女子 Red Sugar红红糖Ancient Romance633k WordsCompleted Because her father was struck from the clan register, Jiang Jiuzhu was born a little girl who could never be entered into the family genealogy. So be it. She could simply live her life as it came… Even if it was a complete mess, even if she couldn’t make sense of it, as long as she stayed alive… and didn’t die. 4.5kReads7.9Score461Shelves
25. 275 丧 A Zombie's Hiking Diary 丧尸的徒步旅行日记 Li Jiu理久Sci-Fi & Apocalypse296k WordsCompleted [Leisurely Travels + Everyday Storylines + No Romance] [Content note: No fighting or drama, and the protagonist isn't cold-blooded, going on killing sprees, or antisocial. This is purely a story about taking walks!] When the apocalypse broke out, Yu Qingxian chose to die. But her attempt failed, and she became a zombie. She had been socially anxious and depressed in life, so she decided to travel on foot. Since everyone was a zombie anyway, she didn't feel so afraid anymore. 24.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
26. 276 敬 To You Before Dawn 敬黎明前的你 Lost Human迷失人类Urban547k WordsCompleted A slow-burning story, not a power fantasy (but we promise it’s worth a read~) One person’s life can be a tragedy! One person’s efforts cannot turn around a tragic era! In a strange world where technology and history have diverged dramatically, what will become of humanity, which left Earth long ago? How will the remnants of the original world, the repressive Dark Alliance, and ordinary people caught up in disasters survive here? What about invaders at the border and an uncertain future? The answ 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is all the books on my bookshelf that require some brainpower to read. [Take a closer look] (Please don't criticize if you disagree) [Facepalm]

27. 277 重 The Reborn Abandoned Wife Stands on Her Own 重生弃妇当自强 Fang Wai, Who Loves Deep-Fried Prawns爱吃油煎大虾的方外Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted As Xu Xiaoting lay in her hospital bed, she thought about how stifled she'd been her whole life. As a rich man's wife, wasn't having plenty of money wonderful? Why had she put everything she had into a worthless man, putting up with him again and again, until the frustration finally killed her? If she could live her life over, she'd never give up her career to be a housewife. She'd never believe the nonsense that her husband would come back after getting his fill of fun, and she'd never let hers 10.6kReads9.2Score898Shelves
28. 278 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 120kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves
29. 279 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 473.6kReads9.7Score67.7kShelves
30. 280 种 Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S 23.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
31. 281 新 Jilted on My Wedding Night, I Bond with the Grand Agricultural Official System 新婚夜被鸽后我绑定了大司农系统 Zucchini Is on the Pumpkin Team西葫芦是南瓜派Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Women in government + farming and infrastructure + satisfying revenge with light comedy + career-focused with a little romance + male lead in a supporting role + beloved by everyone + romance after an arranged marriage] Lin Ran transmigrates to a fictional dynasty and gains a grandmother obsessed with chanting sutras, a father who brings bad luck to his wives, a bookish second younger brother, a wastrel third younger brother, an influential family by marriage, and a misfit System that hounds he 9.7kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
32. 282 若 If Fantasy Came True, My Wife Would Be Another Me 若幻想成真，我的老婆是另一个我 Cai Xiaoxu菜小栩Urban722k WordsCompleted [Illustrations included, one female lead, cozy daily life, a fresh take on romance] Also known as: “When I Opened My Eyes, My Imaginary Girlfriend Was There” (PS: The female lead was a girl from the beginning. The story includes illustrations of her and of the male and female leads interacting, redrawn by the author herself.) We are all searching for another version of ourselves. When Xu Xian woke up, a girl was lying beside him. “Who are you?” “I'm the girl-version of you that you imagined, ano 1.3kReads9.4Score221Shelves
33. 283 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted 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! 84.2kReads9.6Score9.2kShelves
34. 284 瑶 Yaoyiyi and the Top-Tier Star’s Romance 瑶依依和顶流的爱恋 Falling Blossoms, Spring Has Gone落花春去Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted Yao Yiyi and Xu Hua fell in love and had a child while they were out of contact. Years later, Yiyi became an internet celebrity by filming short videos about rural life, while Xu Hua shot to fame as a top-tier star after appearing in a drama with two male leads. On the night of a major event hosted by an online platform, the two, who had been apart for nearly four years, unexpectedly crossed paths. Could the former lovers rekindle their romance? Life is full of surprises. Their reunion came just 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author depicts the lives of ordinary families during the three years of the pandemic, including beautiful love stories among young people and the unwavering loyalty between friends. The author brings the warmth and humanity of everyday life to life, making this a worthwhile read.

35. 285 我 My Days at the Real Estate Sales Office 我在售楼部的日子 Clouds in the Sky, Water in a Bottle云在天际水在瓶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing As a member of the post-80s generation, I’ve witnessed this industry’s rise and fall. I’ve ridden the wave, reaped the rewards, felt the bubble, and watched it go from flourishing to decline, its fortunes ebbing away... There was fate’s hand, society’s shaping, and the trials of life... All these true stories will be recorded in full as a mark of our times. 193Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend you take a look at this book.

36. 286 这 This Ghost Has a Heart of Gold 这个鬼的圣母心爆棚啊 It's Ping'an是平安啊Mystery483k WordsOngoing [Fresh new premise, a protagonist who doesn’t get caught up in angst, one heroine, ensemble cast, apocalypse, eerie phenomena, and a cast of smart characters] The story itself is great, but the writing isn’t good enough to do it justice. It’s such a shame. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Quiet and enjoyable to read and listen to, this novel is even better when listened to. Don't listen to it before bed, though, or you'll laugh so hard you can't sleep!

37. 287 尘 A Passion Sealed Away 尘封的炽恋 The Struggling Engineer艰难的工程师Modern Romance217k WordsOngoing Sixteen years later, they meet again. He is Gu Zhaoyuan, a tech emperor wielding immense power. She is Li Wanqing, huddled in the shadows with a terminal diagnosis in hand. He hated her for vanishing without a word all those years ago. More than that, he hated that after the bizarre abortion procedure, her cruel words, “The child wasn’t yours,” had left him utterly brokenhearted. He let her face the cold operating table alone, never reaching out to carry her away. The searing pain of that betray 8Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    It's perfect for sitting down quietly, watching slowly, and having a beer along with it.

38. 288 解 The Dissociator: The Canary Heist 解离者：金丝雀大劫案 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery119k WordsCompleted This series focuses on a heist of the century. What seemed like an ordinary day at Collingwood Global Investment Bank is shattered when a gang of armed robbers breaks in. They force the bank employees to follow their orders. In the aftermath, a chief inspector caught in a dilemma races against time, vowing to discover who stole the £3.9 billion and why. 73Reads—Score—Shelves

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    American crime fiction series.

39. 289 诺 Noyaka's Culinary Travelogue 诺雅卡美食游记 Nian Xiling年夕令Eastern Fantasy669k WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy] + [Japanese Light Novel] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Adventurers' Daily Life] + [Gourmet] On the continent of Noyaka, humans, beastfolk, demi-humans, elves, and all the other races each occupied a corner of the land. That year, something of modest importance happened in the human kingdom of Vicania. The noble Kamikawa family welcomed a new child, a girl named Kamikawa Yuu. In the years to come, Yuu, who dreamed of becoming an adventurer, and a soul adrift from another world would enco 3kReads—Score120Shelves

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    An ordinary book [heart]

40. 290 解 The Disintegrator: A World of Black and Gray 解离者：黑灰世界 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban138k WordsCompleted Rick accidentally plunges into the dark abyss of an international drug cartel's deals, confronting the tangled connections between drug crimes and gang forces and witnessing countless bloody battles. Through one man's eyes, the story depicts a gripping, dark struggle for power, steeped in money and murder. 60Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 都 Urban Mad Dragon: Rising from a Half-Built Tower 都市狂龙：从烂尾楼开始崛起 The Struggling Engineer艰难的工程师Urban541k WordsCompleted When despair closes in around an unfinished building, who can turn fate around? His wife and children are gone. All he wants is to drink himself into oblivion, but the tavern owner’s strange words lure him into an abandoned chemical plant. A mysterious gas. The shattered whispers of the [Dragon Soul]. A chilling warning: [The ‘toxin’ is running wild. Refining it means nine chances out of ten you’ll die.] He has no choice. “I’ll inhale it! I’ll bet my worthless life on this!” Excruciating pain gi 16Reads8.8Score—Shelves
42. 292 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.8kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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    She's intelligent, logical, has a clear-headed, strong female lead mentality, and plans her way through things step by step.

43. 293 解 Dissolver: Assassination 解离者：刺杀 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban159k WordsCompleted With the election approaching, the political landscape is shrouded in uncertainty. Acting on a secret assignment, Rick navigates official cover-ups, power struggles, and layers of deception. Following the faintest clues, he carefully pieces together the truth and hunts down the mysterious mastermind lurking behind it all. He quietly snuffs out a deadly crisis capable of changing the balance of power before it can take root. 121Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 青 A Cottage Amid the Green Hills 青山可结庐 Zeng Pig Milk Tea曾猪奶茶Ancient Romance297k WordsCompleted The rating is low because this novel just came out, dears. The tags are wrong: it's historical romance and farming. In the first year of Tianyuan, something extraordinary happened in Lijiazhuang, a small village under Fengshui Township. The family of Li Zhijin was actually asking for the hand of Xu Lansi, the second daughter of the neighboring Xujiacun. The Xu family had two daughters, but the elder, Xu Jinxiu, was the real beauty, both talented and lovely, with suitors coming one after another. 3.1kReads8.9Score336Shelves
45. 295 徒 Disciple, You're Invincible Now. Go Down the Mountain and Wreak Havoc with Your Junior Sister 徒儿，你无敌了下山祸害你师妹吧 Li Tianlang李天狼Urban367k WordsCompleted A young monk descends the mountain to become the greatest hero under heaven. He becomes the great hero in the hearts of countless beauties, standing center stage and dazzling beneath the spotlights. 195Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't know if it's pleasing to the eye

46. 296 解 Dissociator: Financial Bullets 解离者：金融子弹 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery167k WordsCompleted Rick takes on a covert chain of missions spanning three continents: assassinate the key figures in charge of five ports. At the same time, he uses the hedge fund behind his client to make a killing, sending his personal wealth skyrocketing. Danger follows close behind. Britain’s MI5 and Interpol trace the clues back to Rick, reopening last year’s unsolved assassination cases and quietly closing their international dragnet around him. The unlikely alliance between assassination and capital stirs 271Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 297 京 A Marriage in the Capital, Still Strangers 京婚不熟 Drowning Boat溺舟Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted A true marriage-first, love-later story / Marriage between wealthy families / Five-year age gap / The powerful one learns to lower his head Clear-headed and gentle heroine vs. stern, fatherly hero When her older sister runs away from her wedding, Jiang Ni obeys her father’s arrangements and marries her would-be brother-in-law. Her new husband is the head of the top-tier Zhou family in Beijing. He’s said to be a workaholic with no worldly desires, cold and stern. He leaves on a business trip on t 77.7kReads9.0Score12.4kShelves
48. 298 我 I'm a Eunuch, What Do I Have to Fear? 我是太监我怕谁 Li Tianlang李天狼Historical1.5M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! He transmigrates to the era of Wu Zetian, with a golden dragon possessing his body and a System at his disposal. He dominates the world, invincible and unrivaled, standing alone above all, roaming the martial world and becoming the greatest under heaven. He reaches the pinnacle of life and possesses the world's April days. 1.3kReads7.4Score141Shelves
49. 299 复 The Revenge Concerto 复仇协奏曲 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery272k WordsCompleted No formulaic power fantasies! A worldbuilding-driven, realistic mystery where evidence is just the final nail in the procedural coffin. The first book in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to do the dirty work. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind dissociates from pain; the body breaks free from the dust. The Ame 421Reads—Score101Shelves
50. 300 白 What's a First Love Compared to a Wife from a Political Marriage? 白月光哪有联姻老婆香 Mad Cultivator, Half a Fate疯修半缘Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Whirlwind marriage + married first, fall in love later + male lead reborn + second female lead takes the top spot + both leads are each other’s only one, extra sweet] In his previous life, Huo Che lived and died for his one true love. All he got in return was: “Even if you died a thousand times, it still wouldn’t be enough!” He was reborn the day after his one true love ran away from her engagement. Huo Che handed over a check and a clean-break agreement. “We’re even. Let’s never see each other 23.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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