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1. 1 她 Her Red Dress Doesn’t Speak 她的红裙不会说话 He Feng, Who Loves Sweet and Sour Water Bamboo爱吃糖醋茭白的贺峰38k WordsCompleted Her red dress cannot speak. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I never expected the short story to be so good.

2. 2 十 The Jade Hairpin from Seventeen Years Ago 十七年前的玉簪 He Feng, Who Loves Sweet and Sour Water Bamboo爱吃糖醋茭白的贺峰45k WordsCompleted The Jade Hairpin from Seventeen Years Ago 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 顾 Mr. Gu’s 101st Failed Attempt at Striking Up a Conversation 顾先生的第101次搭讪失败报告 He Feng, Who Loves Sweet and Sour Water Bamboo爱吃糖醋茭白的贺峰13k WordsCompleted Mr. Gu's 101st Failed Attempt at Striking Up a Conversation 5Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 豪 Did the Tycoon Get Talismans Drawn on Him Today? 豪门霸总今天被画符了吗 He Feng, Who Loves Sweet and Sour Water Bamboo爱吃糖醋茭白的贺峰20k WordsCompleted Has the Overbearing CEO of a Wealthy Family Been Exorcised with a Talisman Today? —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 重 Reborn: The Lin Family’s Young Lady Goes on a Rampage 重生归来，林家小姐杀疯了 He Feng, Who Loves Sweet and Sour Water Bamboo爱吃糖醋茭白的贺峰Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted Reborn with the memories and business empire of her previous life, Lin Wanqing becomes a financial genius with countless secret identities as she investigates the truth behind her mother's disappearance. She makes a name for herself in the futures market, drawing the intense attention of the powerful Gu Ciqing. He falls for her at first sight and vows to devote his life to her alone. She advances step by step, while he protects her with his life. Their story of rebirth and triumph is a bitterswe —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 第 The Third Piano Room 第三琴房 He Feng, Who Loves Sweet and Sour Water Bamboo爱吃糖醋茭白的贺峰30k WordsCompleted The Third Music Room 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 唯 A Materialist’s Ninety-Sixth Crisis of Faith 唯物主义者第九十六次动摇 He Feng, Who Loves Sweet and Sour Water Bamboo爱吃糖醋茭白的贺峰15k WordsCompleted A Materialist's 96th Moment of Doubt 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 裂 Light in the Cracks (I) 裂缝里的光（一） He Feng, Who Loves Sweet and Sour Water Bamboo爱吃糖醋茭白的贺峰13k WordsCompleted Light in the Cracks (I) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 裂 Light in the Cracks (III) 裂缝里的光（三） He Feng, Who Loves Sweet and Sour Water Bamboo爱吃糖醋茭白的贺峰8k WordsCompleted Light in the Cracks (III) —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 裂 Light in the Cracks (II) 裂缝里的光（二） He Feng, Who Loves Sweet and Sour Water Bamboo爱吃糖醋茭白的贺峰7k WordsCompleted Light in the Cracks (II) —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 团 The Beloved Heiress’s Secret Identity Is Out 团宠千金马甲掉了 He Feng, Who Loves Sweet and Sour Water Bamboo爱吃糖醋茭白的贺峰30k WordsCompleted The Beloved Heiress's Secret Identity Is Exposed —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 替 I Married Into Another Family in My Brother’s Place. Now I’ve Reached the Peak, and You Regret It? 替弟联姻，我登临巅峰你悔什么 Solo Strings at Midnight深夜独弦Eastern Fantasy898k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + status panel + steady power progression + breaks through bottlenecks] Shen Changqing awakens the wisdom of his past life and gains the Heaven Rewards Diligence talent: he can ignore cultivation bottlenecks and break through as soon as he has enough experience, making every breakthrough permanent! But before he can put his talents to use, his own parents cast him aside, arranging for him to marry into another family in place of his genius younger brother. His bride is the 67kReads8.0Score6.3kShelves

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    This book is good.

13. 13 懒 The Lazy God Cultivates 懒神修仙 Old Cha Goes Shopping老查逛街Eastern Fantasy567k WordsOngoing Xu Renjie, a good-for-nothing with all five spiritual roots, is widely known in the cultivation world as the ultimate slacker. While others cultivate, he sunbathes. While others fight over treasures, he takes a nap. When refining pills, others proceed with extreme caution. Xu Renjie dumps ten batches of ingredients into one cauldron so he can have more days to play. If the furnace explodes, that's a perfect excuse for a break. A beast tide arrives? He doesn't even lift an eyelid. He pats the spi 721Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is getting better and better.

14. 14 穿 Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain: From the Start, I Kidnapped the Heroine! 穿书反派：开局，我绑架了女主！ Magical Little Crow神奇小乌鸦Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Lovable scoundrel of a villain + tea-artistry + male heartthrob + stunning looks + scheming + wild card + sweet on the outside, dark underneath + witty comedy + no fixed couple] Also known as: “I play a tea-green guy, and the male and female leads spoil me rotten!” Su Qing transmigrates into a modern wish-fulfillment novel. He becomes the rich villain who kidnaps the heroine in chapter one, gets beaten up by the hero in chapter two, and lands in prison in chapter three. Luckily, he awakens the 76.3kReads8.3Score4.9kShelves

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    This book is truly exceptional! It perfectly blends humor and dramatic tension, satisfying both fans of villains and those who enjoy imaginative storytelling. [Please follow!]

15. 15 1 1938: Purification 1938，净化 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban1.6M WordsOngoing This is a book about killing Japanese invaders. I hope you enjoy it! The hatred of a nation and the vendettas of families must be passed down from generation to generation! Never forget, not even for a single day. Remember this! In the not-too-distant future, our wish is sure to come true! Let us encourage one another! 3.3kReads—Score274Shelves

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17. 17 远 Steer Clear of High-Paying Job Offers 远离高薪诱惑 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了8k WordsCompleted Beware the Lure of a High Salary 33Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 灵 A Soul's Bloody Path 灵魂血路 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了9k WordsCompleted Blood Trail of the Soul 117Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 致 Fatal Illusion 致命幻觉 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了10k WordsCompleted Deadly Hallucination 89Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 索 The Orchid That Steals Lives 索命幽兰 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了16k WordsCompleted The Life-Reaping Orchid 76Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 你 Have You and Her Done It Three Times Yet? 你和她达到三次了吗 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了12k WordsCompleted Have you and her done it three times yet? 387Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 喝 Drink. Brag. Die. 喝酒.吹牛.死 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了10k WordsCompleted Drink. Brag. Die. 187Reads—Score—Shelves

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23. 23 一 A Stunning Debut 一鸣惊人 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了14k WordsCompleted A Stunning Success 103Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 舔 You Don’t Understand the Art of Being a Simp 舔狗的境界你不懂 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted You have no idea what it means to be a devoted simp. 96Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 他 His, Hers, and the Thin Paper Between Them 他.她.窗户纸 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了6k WordsCompleted He. She. The Thin Veil Between Them. 83Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 欺 Deception and Catching Them in the Act 欺骗.捉奸 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了7k WordsCompleted Deception. Catching Them in the Act 45Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 投 Poisoning 投毒 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了6k WordsCompleted Poisoning 91Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 问 Conquering the Realm, Part One: The Jizhou Tripod 问鼎天下第一部之冀州鼎 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了75k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part One: The Jizhou Tripod 261Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 遇 After Meeting Qi Tongwei, Things Took One Wild Turn After Another 遇到祁同伟后，那真是跌宕起伏啊 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了46k WordsCompleted After meeting Qi Tongwei, things took one wild turn after another. 148Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 以 I Thought I Was the Protagonist, but Turns Out I’m Just an Extra 以为是主角，谁知是个打酱油的 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了72k WordsCompleted Thought I was the protagonist, but it turns out I'm just a bit player 156Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, We’ll Get Revenge for You 四合院：傻柱，这仇咱替你报了 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了92k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, we'll help you get your revenge 901Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 四 Siheyuan: Our Damai Won’t Take This Lying Down 四合院：咱大茂绝不憋屈 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了87k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Our Da Mao refuses to be pushed around 211Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 重 Reborn in the 1960s, I Made the System My Godfather. Who’d Eat Rotten Meat Now? 重生60年代，拜系统为义父，谁还吃臭肉 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了95k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1960s, I take the System as my godfather. Who still eats rotten meat? 142Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 高 High Martial: System 250, My Qi and Blood Are Soaring 高武：系统250，气血嘎嘎涨 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Male-Channel Fanfiction74k WordsCompleted High Martial: System 250, my blood energy is surging 120Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 六 I Married My Own Daughter on My Sixtieth Birthday 六十大寿，我娶了亲闺女 Jiaoxing En侥幸蒽6k WordsCompleted On My 60th Birthday, I Married My Own Daughter —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✅ It doesn't rely on typical wish-fulfillment tropes, but instead touches the heart with its authenticity; a must-read for nostalgia lovers.

36. 36 奶 Grandma Thwarted My Dad’s Marriage Three Times. He Eventually Married a Foolish Woman, and They Both Suffered All Their Lives 奶奶拦了我爸三次姻缘，他最终娶了傻母亲，苦了一辈子 Jiaoxing En侥幸蒽Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Grandma Blocked My Dad’s Three Chances at Marriage. In the End, He Married a Simple-Minded Woman and Suffered All His Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 黄 Beauty Beneath the Loess 黄土下得芳华 Jiaoxing En侥幸蒽Modern Romance23k WordsCompleted Grandma’s life seemed to have its fate written from the moment she was given her name. She was not originally called Liang Qin. In those turbulent days, when staying alive took everything a person had, her family named her Liang Can. Can as in cruel, as in tragic. It was not that her elders were heartless. Life was simply so bitter back then that no one dared hope for too much. If a child could grow up safe and sound, that alone was a blessing from heaven. Later, when household registration was —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 刚 Just Arrived in Republican-Era China, I Have Nothing but Money 刚到民国，除了钱，一无所有 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Ning transmigrated into a series of novels set in the Republic of China era. The good news: she had a System. Better yet, the System's reward pool held a full ten billion. Once she spent it all, Su Ning could return to the modern era and live happily as a billionaire. The bad news: the System was called "The Rich Are Heartless"... In the turbulent Republic of China, she had to play a villain who was rotten to the core. Determined to stay alive, Su Ning racked her brains to become relatives wi 97.7kReads8.7Score10.7kShelves

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    The first book features two male leads and is set in the Republican era, patriotic. The second book has a strong female lead, no romantic pairing, and all the male leads have unrequited feelings for each other. Both are guaranteed to be enjoyable.

39. 39 竹 My Childhood Friend, the Overbearing CEO, Wants to Be My Sister-in-Law, and I'm Freaking Out 竹马霸总要当我嫂子，我慌了 Warm a Pot of Wine to Drink温壶酒喝Two Male Leads247k WordsCompleted Oh no! My childhood sweetheart CEO wants to be my sister-in-law? I nearly collapsed in a panic! At a birthday banquet, I stumbled upon my childhood friend Xie Ci's secret: he likes men, and it seems he likes my own older brother! I swear I won't tell a soul, but he doesn't believe me. “Become my entertainer and keep my secret. Otherwise, I'll make sure you never act in another show, sing another song, or find another job!” I stamp my foot in anger. “You demon!” But in the end, I obediently do 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A pleasant surprise during a reading slump, this book is lighthearted and enjoyable, without being angsty, awkward, or upsetting. It's stress-relieving, healing, and suitable for long-term reading.

40. 40 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 7kReads—Score445Shelves

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41. 41 浮 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Urban253k WordsCompleted I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 1.8kReads—Score144Shelves
42. 42 胭 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1.8kReads—Score142Shelves
43. 43 都 A City Wage Earner's Rise to Legend 都市打工人，逆袭成传奇 Maplewhisper Writes枫语作Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [Millennium Era] [Factory Comeback] [Mature Women] [Multiple Female Leads] [Workplace] [Romance] [Urban Underworld] [Feel-Good Story] [Heiresses] [Campus Beauties] [Goddesses] [Rich Beauties] [Older Women] [Everyday Family Life] [Urban Comeback] [Adapted from Real Life] This is an inspirational story about Hao Qiangzhuang, an ordinary wage worker who suddenly gets the opportunity of a lifetime: to become the boss's son-in-law and heir! But he has no idea that a web of schemes lies behind it all. 33kReads7.7Score4.4kShelves

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44. 44 让 I Told You to Turn Over a New Leaf, Not Become a Sex Demon! 让你浪子回头，你怎么成魅魔了！ Magical Little Crow神奇小乌鸦Urban529k WordsCompleted [Villainous Incubus + Campus Life + Transmigrates into a Book + Lighthearted Comedy + Subversion of Tropes + Cunning Schemer + Multiple Heroines] Su Lang transmigrates into the novel about two young men switched at birth that he was reading before he died, becoming a spoiled fake young master with dyed yellow hair. He finds himself at the point in the story where he’s supposed to threaten the cool, aloof professor goddess into tutoring him at home. The System gives him a Second-Chance Scoundrel 15kReads6.9Score956Shelves
45. 45 全 A Profession for Everyone: I’m a Dungeon Master 全民职业：我是副本师 Breeze and Flowing Water清风流水Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [No Romance] [Universal Class System] [Dungeon Maker] [Five Permanent Members’ Dungeons] [Helping Great Xia Rise] [Honghuang] In 2035, on Blue Star in a parallel universe, a meteor shower swept across the globe. The laws of the world underwent a dramatic change, all living beings emerged from their ignorance, and humanity’s first generation of professionals awakened with “Class Panels.” Later generations would call that year the first year of the Astral Era. At the dawn of the era, human civiliz 7.2kReads6.1Score601Shelves

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46. 46 审 The Judge Says: The Divine Tribunal 审判者说：神判庭 Lord Forget-Worries' Records忘忧君录Urban293k WordsCompleted When Song Jin jumped from the seventh floor, he was wearing a pair of white leather shoes. One was upright. The other had fallen over. That was the last time I saw him. Later, I came into possession of a courtroom that could judge the wicked. The legal code told me: Every person you judge will take away a piece of your humanity. I agreed. Now I can no longer remember Song Jin’s face. But Zhao Mingyuan’s trial has only just begun. He will personally bring to account the evil that has threatened t 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Witnessing the lack of justice in the world, the divine court judges good and evil. When the law remains silent, schools cover up wrongdoing, and the world is indifferent, he, in the name of God, judges all sins. He may lose emotion, but he upholds the bottom line; holding the court, his heart is with humanity. This time, justice, though delayed, will not be absent.

47. 47 心 A Steadfast Heart, An Unfading Wind 心实，风不散 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A True Heart, an Unfading Wind 68Reads—Score—Shelves

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