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1. 351 自 Since Ancient Times, Forbidden Affairs Have Ended in Death: A Fateful Bond 自古奸情出人命之孽缘锁 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted A Fateful Bond: Where Forbidden Affairs Have Always Led to Bloodshed 8.6kReads—Score13714d adds

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   Recommend!!!!!!!!!

2. 352 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Bestiary of Strange Beasts 山海经.异兽录 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Record of Strange Beasts 1.1kReads—Score4314d adds
3. 353 春 A Spring Breeze Brings Beauty 春风渡佳人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Spring Breeze Carries a Beauty Across 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
4. 354 我 Those Years I Spent in Dongguan 我在东莞那些年 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted My Years in Dongguan 1.4kReads—Score3714d adds
5. 355 上 Ancient Legends 上古传说 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭13k WordsCompleted Ancient Legends 369Reads—Score2614d adds
6. 356 大 Bone Maiden of the Great Wilderness: I, a Mortal, Subdue Gods and Demons 大荒骨女：我以凡躯镇神魔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭17k WordsCompleted Daughter of the Great Wilderness: I Hold the Gods and Demons at Bay with a Mortal Body 251Reads—Score1514d adds
7. 357 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: With a Mortal Heart, I Subdue Ten Thousand Demons 山海经：我以凡心镇万妖 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Hold Back Ten Thousand Demons with a Mortal Heart 80Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 358 虎 The Tiger Carries His Beloved Home! 虎驮良人归！ Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted A Tiger Carries the Good Man Home! 66Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 359 青 The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 青乌秘录之风水师 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 84Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 360 烬 Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 烬余红妆之追妻 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭14k WordsCompleted Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 38Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 361 旧 Lanterns of the Old Alley 《旧巷灯笼》 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Lanterns in the Old Alley 36Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 362 我 My Silly Girlfriend, Little Rabbit 我的傻子女友小兔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is a Sweet, Naive Fool… 279Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 363 被 After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Expose a Shocking Scam by a Top Tycoon Family 被全网唾骂后，我曝光了顶级豪门的惊天骗局 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Exposed a Shocking Scam by a Top-Ranking Family 246Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 364 巷 The Old Key at the End of the Alley 巷尾的旧钥匙 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted The Old Key at the End of the Alley 30Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 365 大 The Great Sage Returns: I Just Sealed the Demon Ancestor, and the Jade Emperor Made Me Emperor 大圣归：我刚镇魔祖，玉帝就封禅 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Eastern Fantasy127k WordsCompleted Sun Wukong shattered his own divine bones to forge a lock, sealing the Demon Ancestor Rahu as he tried to break through the Chaos. The Jade Emperor descended with the gods and Buddhas of the heavens. Facing Pangu’s remnant soul, returned from the void, and Nuwa’s sacred statue, he claimed to have slain the Demon Ancestor with the Haotian Mirror. In his previous life, Wukong exposed the truth in anger, only for Heaven to accuse him of “slandering the Supreme One.” They locked him in the Golden He 133Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 366 辞 After Quitting, I Crush Workplace PUA and Make a Million 辞职后，我踹烂职场PUA狂赚百万 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭9k WordsCompleted After Quitting, I Crushed Workplace PUA and Raked in Millions 61Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 367 我 My Overbearing Wife 我的老婆霸道大人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted My Wife, the Overbearing Lady 182Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 368 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 山海经·大荒归墟 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Female-Channel Fanfiction16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 118Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 369 工 Factory Work: The Beautiful Factory Darling Won't Marry Anyone but Me 工厂打螺丝：美女厂花非我不嫁 May All Your Wishes Come True001心想事成001Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban High Martial Arts] [Urban Supernatural Powers] [Invincible] [Satisfying Read] [Wild Imagination] Lin Tao was discussing with a few coworkers which of the new female employees was the prettiest. One coworker asked which of the women he would choose as his wife. Lin Tao was just about to answer when he awakened the Invincible Sign-in System, which contained all kinds of magical little gadgets. At once, Lin Tao decided that if he was going to pursue anyone, it would be the prettiest girl in 1.3kReads—Score10914d adds

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20. 370 夫 Madam Has Secret Identities Galore, and Rules Both Sides of the Law 夫人马甲多又多黑白两道任她行 Su Zihuan苏子欢Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [[A genuine heiress with secret identities, an outrageously cool and handsome all-rounder with formidable combat skills VS wealthy, handsome, calculating Master Xiao, who dotes on her from the start] [Comeback | Two powerful leads | Satisfying story | Max-level expert | Constantly face-slapping scumbags] Three years ago, a setup nearly cost Ye Qingyuan her life. Three years later, Ye Qingyuan suddenly appeared in the capital, revealing the first hint of her brilliance. Everyone said she was tale 420Reads7.5Score10414d adds

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    These novels are absolutely captivating! The strong dual-protagonist setup is incredibly engaging, the humor is plentiful yet sophisticated, and the plots are fresh and unique – truly amazing! I highly recommend them to everyone; they're definitely worth reading.

21. 371 薄 Lord Bo, Don't Make a Fuss. Your Wife Rules Both Sides of the Law 薄爷别闹，夫人她手握黑白两道 Su Zihuan苏子欢Female-Channel Fanfiction353k WordsCompleted [Two Strong Leads + Sweet and Rebellious Heroine + Scheming Hero, Utterly Devoted to Her + Rules Both the Underworld and the Mainstream] A powerful duo, ready to put every troublemaker in their place. In public, Lu Zuoyi is a well-behaved girl. By day, she wears a princess dress, sweet and delicate, cute and obedient. At night, she changes into combat gear and becomes brutal and ruthless, killing and robbing! Then, by accident, she let Lord Bo catch her in a compromising position. He found th 299Reads6.3Score—14d adds
22. 372 末 After the Apocalypse, I Became the Big Shot’s Most Cherished Darling 末世后，成了大佬的心尖宠 Send Me Money钱发来Sci-Fi & Apocalypse413k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + transmigrate into a book + infinite storage space + special abilities + stockpiling supplies + base-building + strong female lead + strong male lead + face-slapping] Lin Miaoge never imagined that a single complaint while reading an apocalypse novel, “This author's an idiot, the plot makes no sense, and the protagonist has the most ridiculous plot armor,” would send her transmigrating into the book as a cannon-fodder female side character! Fortunately, she has a golden finger: a st 471Reads—Score10014d adds
23. 373 京 The Capital's Mr. Lu Has a Wildcat Who's Both Alluring and Well-Behaved 京圈陆总的小野猫又欲又乖 Qian Duoduo7钱多多7Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [The overbearing eldest Miss Xie vs. the capital’s dream man, the powerful Lu] Miss Xie’s favorite pastime is hitting the clubs and flirting with handsome men. President Lu can’t stand women like that, but, unfortunately, Miss Xie is his fiancée. Everyone thinks the powerful Lu would never fall for the brash, domineering Miss Xie. But later, President Lu, so refined and untouchable, is photographed holding Xie Yuwan against a car door and kissing her. “President Lu, should we take down the trend 154Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 374 云 When Clouds Tire, When Clouds Clear, the Colorful Clouds Return 云倦云舒彩云归 Weary Bird Jie倦鸟颉Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted A former special agent secretly spat out Meng Po's soup out of professional habit and was reborn with memories of her past life. Unfortunately, she ended up with a scumbag father and a mother so lovesick that she pined for her husband and cried all the time. At three, she had to fend for herself, run the household, and care for her bedridden mother, all while looking after herself. She even slipped into a giant iron pot because she was so small and nearly got boiled alive... 132Reads6.2Score—14d adds

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    Each has its own merits; I'll add it to the shelves and see how it goes.

25. 375 我 My Dream Man Is a Special Forces Soldier 我的男神是特种兵 Weary Bird Jie倦鸟颉Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Dream Guy Is a Special Forces Soldier 17Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 376 认 Knowing You Was the Mistake of My Life 认识你是我此生的错 Weary Bird Jie倦鸟颉Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted Meeting you was the mistake of my life 2Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 377 你 You Are My Treasure, Jizhong 你是我的冀中宝 Weary Bird Jie倦鸟颉Modern Romance80k WordsCompleted A kingfisher named Hua'er happened to meet a hawk and followed it on travels far and wide. In the rainforest, they encountered pitcher plants, piranhas, and snakes everywhere. In winter, Hua'er froze stiff, and the hawk did everything it could to save her. And so their journey of love began... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 378 灵 Ling'er, You've Stolen My Soul 灵儿，你把我的魂勾走了。 Weary Bird Jie倦鸟颉13k WordsCompleted Ling'er, you've stolen my heart. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 379 根 Rootbound: A Game of Illusory Love 根囚：幻爱游戏 Crouching Dragon, Thunderous Sky潜龙轰天Urban359k WordsCompleted The protagonist, Zeng Guosheng, is deeply enthralled by a metaverse space known as the Root Universe. By a twist of fate, he enters an extremely bizarre mental simulation game. In this virtual world, an irresistible force drives him to pursue the female characters in the game with a near-pathological, reckless obsession. The entire game world is steeped in distorted values. Materialism runs rampant, and money and sensory gratification become the only standards. It lays bare the profound spiritua 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Especially the first part, from Chapter 5 onwards, every chapter is captivating! 🎉🎉🎊🎊 The "Two Lives, Three Incarnations" trilogy: One life (campus growth) + Two lives (multiverse science fiction) + Three lives (a collection of modern urban romance stories), novel themes, multiple interconnected storylines! 🍇🥭🍉🍓🥝🍒👍👍🍒🍇🥝😂🙈

30. 380 二 Second Life: The Bracelet That Conquers the Universe 二生：手环之纵横宇宙 Crouching Dragon, Thunderous Sky潜龙轰天1.9M WordsOngoing What lies behind the world-shaking, epic rescue mission to avert a crisis across the multiverse, where the fates of three individuals are entwined? While so much science fiction still focuses on starships, journeys across light-years, and time travel, a mysterious bracelet appears. It can teleport its wearer, control people’s minds, and switch between eras. When consciousness, rather than matter, determines reality, these intertwined destinies lead not only to battles across the multiverse and t 61Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 381 三 Three Lifetimes: Love Bewitching the Mortal World 三生，，之情惑人间 Crouching Dragon, Thunderous Sky潜龙轰天Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted A collection of modern love and marriage stories. Read this alongside its companion works, “One Life: The Lone Agent’s Gray Eden” and “Two Lives: The Wristband Conquers the Universe.” The storylines intertwine and unfold across multiple threads, bringing together the century-spanning journey of Century Longteng through “Two Lives and Three Incarnations”! (For various reasons, the first book in this series, “One Life: The Lone Agent’s Gray Eden,” and “Root Prisoner: 101 Illusory Loves” are not be 21Reads—Score114d adds
32. 382 软 The Adorable Five-Year-Old with Superpowers Takes on the Capital 软萌五岁宝，异能闯京都 Wen Yuheng温玉衡Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Five-year-old Xiao Tongtong has just lost her mother when her grandmother sells her to a family for a ghost marriage. She struggles, is shoved to the ground, and loses consciousness. When she wakes up, her mind is filled with things she never knew before. She escapes from the family that bought her for the ghost marriage and, following her mother’s instructions, heads to the capital to find her father… 172Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 383 女 The Female CEO's Elite Soldier King 女总裁的特级兵王 Mo Xuanchen墨玄晨Urban2.8M WordsOngoing 661Reads6.1Score—14d adds
34. 384 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Retired Grandma's Comeback 重生七零：退休老太的逆袭人生 Wen Yuheng温玉衡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When Shen Nianru, seventy years old, breathed her last, there was no one by her side. After a lifetime of favoritism, she spent her twilight years in misery, with her three children scattered in different directions. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to 1975. She was forty-five, at the age when she had already spent half her life working herself to the bone for her children, only to get no appreciation in return. In her previous life, she scrimped and saved to put her eldest son 1.5kReads—Score13214d adds
35. 385 乡 Dogdan, the Village Miracle Doctor 乡村神医狗蛋 Mo Xuanchen墨玄晨Urban2.2M WordsCompleted My name is Li Goudan, but everyone in the village calls me Goudan, meaning "gutsy dog." I was an orphan raised on meals from kind neighbors, so my life was cheap and my courage was boundless. I used to think the most I could ever amount to was helping Aunt Wang with her fields and keeping snakes away from Grandpa Zhang. Then I fell off a cliff into a forbidden zone while gathering herbs and encountered the skeleton in an ancient tomb. Without asking whether I wanted it, he slammed a tattered boo 912Reads7.0Score10314d adds
36. 386 因 The Causality Crime Unit 因果缉凶局 Wen Yuheng温玉衡Mystery257k WordsCompleted At three in the morning, the moment Lin Mo's fingers touched the folding knife abandoned at the mouth of the alley, the world changed. He didn't see it. He directly “became” it His heart pounded from running. Sweat soaked his palm as it gripped the handle. Cheap liquor and fear churned in his stomach... And those eyes, pleading, reflecting the convenience store's ghastly white lights. “Please... My daughter's birthday is tomorrow...” 59Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 387 五 Tang Bao, the Five-Year-Old Little Miracle Healer 五岁小神医糖宝 Wen Yuheng温玉衡Eastern Fantasy141k WordsCompleted The King of Hell says you’re due to die at midnight, but a little girl keeps you alive until dawn and even feeds you a sugar-coated immortal pill. In a nutshell: The Heavenly Dao forbids the ancient art of medicine from returning to the world, so it unleashes the Eighty-One Immortal Trials. They strike the feeding bottle of a five-year-old girl instead. Core premise: Tangbao is a pitiful little girl with no parents. She gets by collecting medicinal dregs with her grandpa at a shabby pharmacy. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 388 你 Is Your Life Worth Enough to Pay? 你的命，够付么？ Not Autumn Zhang不秋张Urban628k WordsOngoing I crave madness, so what do I fear from Heaven's punishment? I have cast off all worldly attachments, so what do I fear? Above all dominance, I am the one who rules! Watch as the protagonist, Wu Tian, cultivates step by step, challenges Heaven, and fights his way from modern society, the Human Realm, into other worlds, ultimately reaching the pinnacle! 173Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You think this is urban fantasy? No, this is a massive soap opera combining a "Demon Lord Training Plan" and a "Repentance Pill for Exes." The male lead, dumped when he's down on his luck, immediately signs a contract—no, a cooperation agreement—with the demon lord within him. He absorbs lifespans, imparts cultivation techniques, and woos various genuinely interested women, breaking through to new heights with each cultivation session. They say I'm greedy, wanting both beauty and the world—I laugh: I cultivate karma, who says I can't have it all?

39. 389 股 Tales from the Stock Market 股市浮沉录 Brother Xuande玄德兄啊Urban641k WordsCompleted This is an uplifting, heartwarming urban romance, set in the present day and filled with the love, hate, and everyday joys and sorrows of ordinary city dwellers. Stock trading forms the heart of the story, woven together with countless useful tips for daily life and insights drawn from my own experiences. With delicate prose and sincere emotion, it offers plenty of practical advice and captures the many faces of city life. The premise is fresh and original, with no tedious, day-by-day recounting 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    New readers, please skip to Chapter 80. If you understand the plot points, you can continue reading from beginning to end. If not, it's recommended to give up. Listening to the audiobook is suggested to protect your eyesight! Add it to your bookshelf, like, and favorite if you like it. Supporting the author by clicking the free link at the end of each chapter is a way to show your support; I'll get a penny, and then we'll no longer be strangers! Happy Year of the Horse!

40. 390 我 My Years in Dongguan 我在东莞的岁月往事 Second Brother of Liaocheng聊城二哥Urban952k WordsCompleted It was the year 2000, in a luxury KTV room in Guancheng. Looking out at Guancheng's bustling nighttime streets and prosperous cityscape, Wang Lei raised a glass of XO, then set it down again. He was already used to the fine liquor in his glass. The Cuban cigar between his lips had burned down until it was almost too hot to hold. Thinking back on the hardships and setbacks of his entrepreneurial journey, Wang Lei was overcome with emotion. 62Reads6.2Score—14d adds

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    The plot is full of twists and turns, with each element intricately linked. Most importantly, the author is incredibly daring in their writing!

41. 391 豪 A Tycoon’s Game: Two Kids Spoiling Each Other 豪门游戏，两崽互宠记 Silently Guarding the Years默守流年Urban532k WordsOngoing Gu Chi is the youngest son of the Gu family, doted on by his three older sisters. He’s a mischievous handful with no filter, but sharp as a tack. After losing a bet with his father, he’s sent to work his way up from the bottom at the family’s newly acquired tech company, without revealing who he is. On his very first day, he sets his sights on Lu Yu, at the desk next to his. Lu Yu is the Lu family’s only son and the sole heir to a financial empire. He looks like a cold, chaste dreamboat, but und —Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 392 托 Tuoxie De Naoren's 15th Book 托鞋的脑仁第15本书 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 110Reads6.8Score12214d adds

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43. 393 穿 Reborn as a Seventy-Year-Old Farmer, I Rejuvenate by Giving Gifts 穿成七旬老农，我靠赠礼返老还童 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted What does it feel like to awaken a System at the age of 79? Li Chengfeng will tell you: give a widow some eggs and get five years of life in return; give the village belle some hair oil and get a hundred taels of silver. People can gossip all they like. Once I've won over every beauty in the village, the town, and the entire country, then they can talk. 132Reads—Score21914d adds

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