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1. 1 顶 Irresistibly Sweet: A Kiss Branded on the Heart of Young Master Gong 顶级甜诱：在宫少的心尖上烙个吻 Sheng Huaijin盛淮锦Modern Romance447k WordsCompleted [Two CEOs + reborn + everyone’s favorite + secret identities + extra-satisfying and sweet!] A devil had always lived inside Gong Yancheng, driving him to coerce, possess, and imprison… But one frown from Nan Chu was enough to make him lose completely. After being reborn, Nan Chu decisively dumped the scumbag and clung to the man who had died for her. At first, Gong Yancheng tried to restrain himself. But one kiss from Nan Chu made him crumble and fall from his pedestal. Looking at the girl who h 35.5kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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   Rebirth article, super sweet [blowing kiss]

2. 2 军 The Warlord's Cherished Bride: Marshal, Come Here! 军阀权宠：大帅，你过来！ Fan Sheng梵升Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, The Marshal, Come Here, is now streaming] In the years of the Republic, war and chaos swept the land, and each warlord ruled his own territory. The day Su City fell, Qiao Wan was treated like a piece of cargo and offered to the new ruler of the three northwestern provinces. They said Ninth Master Ji was cold-blooded and ruthless, and that he had caused the deaths of three wives. He was a man cursed by fate. Ji Shiyan strolled out from beneath the hanging-flower 15.4kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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   The first one is a very beautiful novel about the Republic of China. The always respected Master Jiu will kneel down when he makes his wife angry. In the second book, the love between the male and female protagonists flows smoothly, and love is reflected in the details. In the third book, the male protagonist has liked the female protagonist since he was a child. In order to marry the female protagonist, he wrote an imperial edict himself.

3. 3 空 With Space in Hand: The Rugged General's Clingy, Delicate Darling 空间在手：糙汉将军的娇气粘人精 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted They say that Liu Shuhua, the esteemed daughter of the Liu family, is graceful, refined, well-read, and peerlessly beautiful, a rare gem sought after by countless suitors. They say that Xiao You, the great general of the northwest, is disfigured, violent-tempered, and ferocious, a terrifying demon whose name alone makes people tremble. Everyone avoids him. An imperial decree brought these two worlds apart together. Everyone sighed and pitied her, saying that such a lovely flower was about to be 347Reads8.9Score100Shelves
4. 4 王 The Prince Suffers from a Split Personality 王爷他精分成疾 Southwest西南Ancient Romance271k WordsCompleted Third Miss Wei is peerlessly beautiful and graceful, captivating the finest young men in the capital. Young Master Xie excels in both letters and arms, the heir of Count Yangping is extraordinarily handsome, and Young General Meng is a gifted young man... While everyone eagerly waits to see who will win her hand, someone who has been plotting for a long time has already beaten them to it and won the beauty. Later, all the talented young men rumored to admire Third Miss are skillfully matched wit 1kReads9.1Score118Shelves
5. 5 琛 Master Chen, Your Little Darling Is Causing Trouble Again 琛爷你家小乖乖又野翻了 Icy-Sweet Orange Xi冰糖橙子汐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Mucheng was blinded by love and acted like a complete fool. She trusted a scumbag and caused Mo Yanchen, the man who loved her most, to die. Reborn, she was going to spoil him rotten! Every day, she was either flirting with him or on her way to flirt with him. “Honey, I love biting your Adam's apple, especially watching it roll as it struggles against me.” “Honey, I want kisses and hugs, and for you to lift me up high.” “Honey, I want to have your babies!” Mo Yanchen: “. 32.4kReads9.5Score4.3kShelves

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   It will be over in 20 years, probably

6. 6 肆 Reckless Favoritism 肆意偏爱 Gu Ta顾他Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Fairy-like heroine x roguishly handsome hero] [Both virgins + sweet romance] The day Song Zhi broke up with her boyfriend, she partied all night at a bar. At five in the morning, she walked out of the bar and ran into Jiang Yan. He was sitting on a bench outside, the corners of his eyes slightly red. His white shirt was rumpled, his tie hung loosely around his neck, and a bottle of beer sat beside him. When he saw her, Jiang Yan looked up slightly and asked hoarsely, “Had enough fun?” Song Zhi 4.7kReads9.2Score419Shelves

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   [Shy][shy]

7. 7 甜 So Sweet! The Feisty Little Tease Is Flirting with the Big Shot Again 甜爆！小作精又在撩哄大佬了 Lu Yin鹿吟Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [Both reborn + devoted couple + sweet romance + flirtation and coaxing + wife pursues husband + intense push and pull + one-on-one romance] At eighteen, Cen Wan had a bright, radiant smile. Lu Beixun fell for her at a single glance. After they married, Cen Wan buried her feelings for Lu Beixun deep in her heart and never revealed them. A year later, Lu Beixun died. Cen Wan was overcome with grief, then learned the whole truth. Consumed by regret, she died taking her enemy down with her. Just as 27.4kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves

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   Reborn Girl: The heroine in her previous life was ungrateful for the hero's love and was deceived by the man, eventually dying. After death, the heroine discovered that she had already fallen in love with the hero. After rebirth, the heroine had been teasing the hero and the misunderstanding was solved.

8. 8 阴 The Brooding Big Shot's Darling Is Born Bad 阴鸷大佬的小娇娇是天生坏种 Jiu Yi九弈Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Dual rebirths, one after the other + school life + sweet romance + mutual salvation) A motion comic adaptation is out now. In her previous life, Nan Zhi leaped off a building with her enemies without hesitation. After her death, Fu Jinchuan held her body and wept in anguish, then slaughtered his way through two great families. At last, he jumped to his death from that very same spot. After being reborn, she became herself again and took the initiative to approach the gloomy, lonely, obsessive b 4kReads9.4Score606Shelves
9. 9 乖 Don’t Cry, Sweetheart! The Brooding Boy Spoils Her in His Arms 乖宝别哭！阴翳少年抱怀里宠 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted (A tragic, beautiful boy × a healing little moon, salvation + sweet romance + irresistible flirtation, both leads know how to work their charm) Li You died on the day Jiang Yan loved her most. He never knew she had been secretly in love with him for a very, very long time. Time turned back five years. The boy leaned against the wall with one hand and bent down with a mocking smile. “Li You, can’t you stay the hell away from me? I don’t like obedient girls like you.” She nodded softly and took on 4.8kReads9.4Score535Shelves
10. 10 诱 Lure Her into Your Arms! Ninth Lord, Stop Being So Rough! 诱她入怀！残暴九爷别动粗！ Springtime on the Blue Boat青舟时节Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Among Ancheng’s socialites, the man they most want to marry is Ninth Master Li of the Li family. No one dares claim first place. Li Lang is powerful, arrogant, and domineering, yet the only one he’s set his sights on is a poor orphan girl who depends on others for shelter. After Song Jiujiu is reborn, she keeps her guard up against her wicked cousin every day, but she can’t stop a certain man from climbing through her window night after night. “Ninth Master, climbing through windows is bad for y 483Reads7.8Score—Shelves
11. 11 炼 Refine Divine Pills! Command Divine Beasts! The Good-for-Nothing Young Lady Is Actually an Unparalleled Empress 炼神丹！御神兽！废柴大小姐竟是绝世帝女 Ye Zhiqing叶芷青Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + two powerful leads + beast taming + pocket dimension + inheritance of the Imperial Daughter] Ye Ranyin, the most feared mercenary of the 21st century, known as the Night God! In a single moment, she transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing scorned in a border town! Her fiancé’s family comes to break off the engagement? Her own clan treats her as a pawn to be discarded? The next moment, she is welcomed back to the imperial capital and becomes the only beloved young 59.6kReads9.4Score8kShelves

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    It must be that this book is not procrastinating at all.

12. 12 满 A Whole Family of Villainous Cannon Fodder, Riding High with Our Junior Sister 满门反派炮灰，跟着师妹浪到起飞 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Li Yang transmigrates into a book, going from a young, eccentric woman to a little turtle in a wish-granting pool inside an illusion. Who would’ve thought she’d land in a love triangle from the start, with the male lead and the main villain fighting over her. According to the original story, she’s eventually contracted by the original male lead and becomes his greatest trump card on his path to immortality. She spends her entire turtle life taking hits for him: blo 20.3kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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    Looks good!! The heroine is very strong, has character, and is so funny that she will die laughing!! The heroine's sect is also very interesting, and every character is very full!!

13. 13 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 196kReads9.5Score26.1kShelves
14. 14 影 The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨 An Suiyu安随遇Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S 39.8kReads9.7Score5.9kShelves

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    It's best not to be put off by the titles of the first two books. In the first book, the male and female protagonists are in different time and space. By chance/necessity, the female protagonist travels to the past through a photo from the 1970s and 1980s to meet the male protagonist. In the process of saving the male protagonist and being saved by the male protagonist, she discovers the truth. The second one I prefer to call it a literary novel. I haven't finished it yet, but the first part feels like an ordinary world. The young man encounters many setbacks in his growth process, and the character description is very good (the first part is touching, and the second part is almost a boy's novel). The last two books are both about cultivating immortals. One is about Wang Shushu and the other is about Ye Langlang (funny). They are not finished yet, but they are both pretty good.

15. 15 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! 104.7kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves
16. 16 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 131.1kReads9.5Score33.1kShelves

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    It's best not to be put off by the titles of the first two books. In the first book, the male and female protagonists are in different time and space. By chance/necessity, the female protagonist travels to the past through a photo from the 1970s and 1980s to meet the male protagonist. In the process of saving the male protagonist and being saved by the male protagonist, she discovers the truth. The second one I prefer to call it a literary novel. I haven't finished it yet, but the first part feels like an ordinary world. The young man encounters many setbacks in his growth process, and the character description is very good (the first part is touching, and the second part is almost a boy's novel). The last two books are both about cultivating immortals. One is about Wang Shushu and the other is about destroying Wang Ye Langlang (funny). They are not finished yet, but they are both pretty good.

17. 17 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 212.7kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
18. 18 大 Master, Your Romance Luck Has Blossomed 大师，你桃花开了 Jiangjiang Is Quite Handsome江江有点帅Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Silly Comedy + Sweet Romance + Fallen Princess + Fake Monk + Devoted Couple + Sharp Tongues] Before meeting Wuchen, Qin Yueliang only wanted to stand on her own two feet and take down anyone who coveted her beauty. After meeting Wuchen, all Qin Yueliang wants is to cling to him and let him take down anyone who covets her beauty. They first meet outside Jing'an Temple. “Master, I’m just a helpless young woman. If you don’t help me, I’ll die!” “Benefactor, take another look at the corpses at your 5.3kReads9.1Score675Shelves

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    I particularly like these three books

19. 19 确 A Love That’s Real 确有情 The Sixteenth Night既望Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted [Part Two Has Been Updated] Yang Huiqing spent many years abroad. The first thing she did after returning home was insist on marrying Ji Qinglin. Just how little did the two of them know each other? They didn't meet until the day of their wedding photoshoot, and neither of them even had the other's contact information. She had assumed that in this marriage of convenience, forged for the benefit of their families, they would at most treat each other with polite respect. But who could have guessed 14.1kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
20. 20 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 32.1kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
21. 21 宝 Baby, Come Back! 宝贝，回来！ The Zhuang Guards Who Love Thin-Shelled Chicken爱吃薄壳鸡的庄卫们Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + both each other's one and only + doting romance] Ten years after the grandmother and older brother next door helped raise her, chemistry whiz Su Yuxi flies halfway around the world to return home, determined to find them. When she mistakenly believes they were lost in a disaster, she nearly falls apart. A month later, she sees the older boy from next door in class and bursts into tears several times. It turns out they have both been missing each other and never forgot their p 73Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I hope you like this, it's a very sweet book

22. 22 重 Reborn, I Became the Nation's Male Idol 重生后我成国民男神了 Fine Night良宵Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Woman disguised as a man + entertainment industry] Gu Yuan, an internationally wanted criminal, died a horrific death. Plenty of people cheered and clapped at the news. No one knew she had been an undercover police officer for six years, only to end up without even a body to bury. When Gu Yuan opened her eyes again, she had been reborn as a useless young master from a wealthy family, a woman disguised as a man. Gu Yuan: Useless? Not necessarily. A famous director comes knocking: Please, sta 2.9kReads9.4Score378Shelves

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    If it has to be the only one, it can only be it! No regrets! Come on body!!!

23. 23 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!” 40.4kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves

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    The first book is pure nonsense literature. My IQ told me that I would just laugh while reading this book. A heroine who dares to challenge a little squirrel is definitely a nonsense heroine. In the second book, the heroine loves to trick people and cause trouble. She is a very hard-working, motivated and great girl. The third book is more about warm and sweet daily life, with a cute female protagonist and male protagonists. Yes, you read that right, the male protagonists are very fond of them.

24. 24 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 192.3kReads9.6Score25.8kShelves
25. 25 反 The Villainous Tycoon's Beloved Three-Year-Old 反派大佬的团宠三岁半 Cold Scene, Colder Big Scene冷场冷大场Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Chi Xiaonuan wakes up to discover that she is only three and a half years old, and that seven powerful men have appeared by her side. The legendary living King of Hell, Li Siheng, turns down a billion-dollar contract. “Meeting’s over. I’m going home to feed my daughter.” Business tycoon Li the eldest: “Nuan likes this brand of snacks? Buy the whole company immediately.” Gentle but deadly Li the second: “Keep your voice down. Don’t scare Nuan. You ought to have your tongue cut out.” Fierce and do 16.1kReads9.3Score1kShelves
26. 26 百 The Hundred Demon Manual 百妖谱 Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance165k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox wander the world, laughing and arguing along the way. White demons, countless affairs, and every kind of human emotion: a world of strange wonders and the warmth and hardships of human life. 12kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves

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    I really can't put it down

27. 27 百 The Hundred Demons Manual (2) 百妖谱（2） Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance191k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox, laughing and bickering as they roam the land. White demons, myriad affairs, and a hundred emotions: a strange and wondrous world, full of life’s warmth and hardship. 2.5kReads9.5Score692Shelves
28. 28 百 A Hundred Demons, Volume 3 百妖谱（3） Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox roam the land, laughing and joking, cursing and teasing. White demons, a hundred happenings, a hundred emotions: a strange and wondrous world of human warmth and hardship. 2.2kReads9.5Score621Shelves

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