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1. 101 人 Clearing Away the Clutter of Life 人间除杂 Drunken Dream Sand City醉梦沙城Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Adapted from the real-life experiences of a rural woman college graduate] + [Drifting in Beijing] + [Two years alone in a rented room after losing her job] + [Cheated while looking for a rental] + [Parents seriously ill]. If these topics bother you, don't open this book. The reality is heavy. This is seven years of youth in the life of an ordinary country girl with no connections. At 28, I could have been an excellent hydrometallurgical engineer, skilled at removing all kinds of impurities from 21Reads—Score—14d adds

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   So what exactly is high emotional intelligence? Is it being adept at social interactions, pleasing everyone while sacrificing your own feelings? Or is it bravely expressing your own joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness?

2. 102 狂 Feverish Backlash 狂热反噬 Drunken Dream Sand City醉梦沙城9k WordsCompleted The Backlash of Obsession —Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 103 书 A Light in the Sea of Books 书海拾光者 Drunken Dream Sand City醉梦沙城Female-Channel Fanfiction45k WordsCompleted A Gatherer of Light from the Sea of Books 17Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 104 初 Like You in Early Spring 初春如你 Sunbathing on the Windowsill在窗台晒太阳Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted An office romance was a strict taboo Shu Xinran had set for herself, especially with Ji Ran, who was ten years younger. She had finally escaped her broken marriage and spent eight years enjoying her solitude. By now, she saw love as a luxury and wanted nothing to do with it. For the rest of her life, she only wanted a peaceful, steady existence. She didn’t want anyone disrupting her rhythm again. This early spring should have been just like any other. But she never expected that this spring woul 100Reads—Score—14d adds

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   You can take a look; the author is quite educated, but the main focus is on the romantic relationships.

5. 105 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 817Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Want to see a wise and insightful female protagonist navigate the world of Yin and Yang? This book is amazing! The female protagonist sees through the human heart and the underworld on her cultivation path, and fights against demons with her wits through Taoist magic. There are so many foreshadowing elements that it's mind-boggling, and the plot gets more and more explosive as you read on.

6. 106 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds
7. 107 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too! 52.3kReads9.4Score5.9k14d adds
8. 108 行 Somebody Somewhere in the Crowd 行走在人海中的某某某 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted There is only one true heroism in the world: to see life as it is and still love it. Whether it’s the wind blowing through a valley, clouds drifting over the sea, poplar trees by the roadside, foxtail grass on a hillside, or people, Zhao Xiaoqiu thinks they’re all much the same, aren’t they? 2.1kReads9.2Score12214d adds

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   [I highly recommend it too][Admire][Kiss][OK]

9. 109 浮 Life Is Like a Dream: I Take the Blame and Transmigrate to the 1950s 浮生若梦，我顶缸穿五零 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Please don't compare this to reality!) History's number one scapegoat, Xu Duoduo, has grievances she can't voice. When disaster comes from heaven, it can still be avoided. When you bring disaster upon yourself, there's no escaping it. So what if life is hard? If you can stomach eating bitter greens, you can do anything. I'll give it my all! Come watch a post-2000s girl living the '50s version of a wild-vegetable-foraging life. Let's go! 1.8kReads9.2Score12614d adds
10. 110 南 The South Wind Knows My Heart, and I’ll Never Walk Alone Again 南风知我意，从此不孤行 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Some people say dandelion seeds look like pretty little parachutes, drifting lightly in the breeze, utterly romantic. But Xu Nanfeng thinks they look more like homeless children, wandering everywhere with nowhere to settle. Just like her: no real kin, no true friends, arriving without a ripple and leaving without a sound. There's an old saying: you reap what you sow. But I, Xu Nanfeng, refuse to believe it. I'll grow into the very person you all thought I could never become! Nanfeng knows my hea 1.1kReads9.3Score10314d adds
11. 111 快 Quick Transmigration: The Art of Splitting into Clones 快穿之：分身有术 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted The most important thing in life is not where you stand, but the direction you face. In the real world, some people laugh, some cry, some shout, and some remain silent. Life is, in essence, an exercise in endurance. Beauty and ugliness, good and bad: everyone has their own feelings about them. Faced with this tumultuous world and the countless selfish thoughts crowding our minds, we often find ourselves wanting to do more than we can, because there simply aren’t enough hours in the day. But what 60Reads8.6Score—14d adds
12. 112 从 From Kung Fu to Immortality, My Clam Sister Wants to Ascend to Heaven 从功夫到修仙，有个蚬妹想上天 Old Dog in the Wall墙中老狗Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsOngoing Reader's Guide: Mortal cultivation, no System, no transmigration, female-led, coming-of-age, pragmatism, making money, supporting a family, martial arts, changing one's fate, cultivating immortality, seeking the Dao, upholding gender equality, unafraid to address the struggles women, men, humanity, and the universe faced in the old days, criticizing bourgeois-style feminism and the demonization of LGBT people, supporting men and women who come together for love From the very beginning, Yu Sa 10.1kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds

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    The female lead, though very young and of low status, is bullied and oppressed, yet possesses an indomitable spirit, knows how to read the room, and is ruthless when necessary. She's only 12 years old, but once you see her, you'll believe she will stand above everyone else in the future. Her core is incredibly stable and strong. It's been a long time since I've seen such a vividly portrayed female lead. I really like her. The lower rating might be due to some unpleasant supporting characters, but this is undeniably a female-centric novel.

13. 113 左 A Contrarian Chatterbox Lives in My Left Ear and Wants to Ruin Me 左耳住了反话唠，想将我往死里坑 Lucky Little Ladle福气小汤勺Modern Romance132k WordsOngoing [Handmade crafting + Reverse-talk System + Fake and real heiresses + Working hard to build a career] For most people, their ears contain nothing but earwax, earwax, and more earwax. Liu Youyou’s ears contain something else as well: a voice. The first time she followed its directions, she walked a few extra steps, and a disposable diaper landed on her head. After causing trouble, it still tried to fool her into confronting the family with a disposable diaper and a hyper-aggressive son. Fortunatel 3Reads—Score12714d adds

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    Explosion! A new system appeared in her left ear, a system that speaks only the opposite of what it means. It wanted to ruin her, but she cleverly used the sarcasm to win the lottery, buy stocks, and make a fortune through investments. [Stunned]

14. 114 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 661Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book redefines the concept of evenly matched opponents! When rational calculation meets emotional impulse, and when business logic collides with heartbeat rhythm, the duel between two top players is a hundred times more exciting than any business war.

15. 115 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 318Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 116 乡 The Real Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor 乡下来的真千金，竟是封建老祖宗 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Modern Romance541k WordsCompleted Originally titled The True Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor When Sang Ning opened her eyes again, she found herself the real heiress who had been left behind in the countryside by a wealthy family. She had been born the legitimate eldest daughter of a distinguished family, raised from childhood to become its matriarch. But when she opened her eyes, she had arrived in a strange new era. Fortunately, she was still the legitimate eldest daughter. Her fake sister thought 30.5kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds
17. 117 糖 Tang Tiantian Meets the Third Young Master of the Mo Family 糖甜甜遇莫家三郎 Xun Jue Yizhuo逊珏逸卓Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted When she was five, her mother died by suicide after battling cancer and depression. When he was ten, his parents divorced because of their troubled relationship. At twenty-two, after graduating from college, he was dumped by his girlfriend when he proposed. He then shut himself away in S City and spent six years writing online novels. At twenty-two, after graduating from college, she became a high school teacher in S City, only to be driven out of her home by her stepmother. Two people from trou 79Reads8.0Score—14d adds
18. 118 雪 Spring Burns Through the Ashes of Snow 雪烬春灼 The Remarkable Wang Shiyi了不起的王十一Ancient Romance189k WordsOngoing A historical tale of destruction and renewal, hatred and redemption, political intrigue and true devotion. Watch as yesterday's blazing sun is tempered in the deepest darkness, and at last becomes a bright moon shining over the land. Wang Chunxue went from being the prized jewel of the Langya Wang clan to the daughter of a condemned traitor. The imperial decree accusing her family of treason crushed everything she had: her father and brothers, her glory, and her betrothal to the Crown Prince. Af 85Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book has a great insight into human nature.

19. 119 我 My Years as the CEO's Daughter 我当总裁千金的这些年 Jin Yan菳言Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted CEO romance + face-slapping + satisfying revenge + youth + love + the worlds of politics, business, and the military + fierce battles A poor girl rises to become a wealthy beauty, taking on the worlds of politics and business in turn! The plot is thrilling: her secret crush confesses his feelings! A domineering CEO pursues her relentlessly! The political world treats her like a treasure! The business world holds her in awe! The heroine is clever, intelligent, emotionally savvy, and financiall 58Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    [Cool][Please follow][Already hooked][Please follow][Already hooked][Sparrow Eater masterpiece][Please follow][Sparrow Eater masterpiece][Sparrow Eater masterpiece][Added to bookshelf]

20. 120 枯 The Dying Lamp Rekindled: The Prison Rose Returns 枯灯复燃，狱中玫瑰归来 Jin Yan菳言Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted Five years ago, she was the eldest daughter of the Qian family, admired by everyone. But she was framed over her family's reputation and charged with murder, falling from the clouds into the mire and ending up behind bars. Behind those high walls, she met Zhao Yi, a woman imprisoned for financial crimes who nevertheless wielded absolute power inside. In their sunless days, they became each other's light, enduring more than two thousand nights together. Five years later, Qian Xin walks out of p 31Reads8.2Score—14d adds
21. 121 共 The Birds That Die Together 共死鸟 Chu Yunxiu, Whose Heart Deserves Punishment其心可诛的楚云秀Modern Romance814k WordsOngoing High-IQ villainess + aloof older man + obsessive, lovesick crown prince He Tingwan wants revenge and a place at the top. She plans every step carefully and stops at nothing, using everyone as a stepping stone. To achieve her goals, He Tingwan doesn't care whether she lives or dies, or whether anyone else does. As for love... He Tingwan went to every length to win Shen Zhaoxu's heart, only to turn around and get engaged to another man. After the engagement, He Tingwan tells Shen Zhaoxu to be 2.1kReads—Score19114d adds

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    Highly intelligent, insightful, and adept at manipulating human emotions and worldly rules for her own use; the female lead is a cunning and wicked woman, while the male lead is a crazy, love-obsessed prince.

22. 122 去 The Lanterns Shone Like Day on Last Year's Lantern Festival 去年元夜灯如昼 Xu Wei栩唯Ancient Romance584k WordsOngoing [Amnesiac Grand Princess × Cold-Faced Court Official | Escape from the Imperial Mausoleum | Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming | Mutual Redemption] A great fire turns her from the most honored princess of the Li Song dynasty into a palace maid assigned to guard the Yanyang Imperial Mausoleum, someone everyone avoids. She has forgotten who she is and everything she once had. Her greatest wish each day is to make it out of the mausoleum alive. But its rules are strict, and the first one is nev 22Reads8.5Score20014d adds

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    The female lead in "Last Year's Lantern Festival: Lights Like Day" doesn't have a special aura; she's incredibly resourceful, escaping danger every time thanks to her knowledge! One wrong step could lead to utter ruin... She survives every perilous situation.

23. 123 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds
24. 124 爱 Lovebird: A Phoenix Girl Has Phoenix Blood 爱情鸟：凤凰女有凤凰女的血液 Lin Gaoyue林高月Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted [Hard-Luck, Determined Heroine VS. Disabled, Down-on-His-Luck Rich Heir] [Teacher-Student Romance + Second Chance at Love + Through Thick and Thin + High-Stakes Business Warfare] Yu Xiaolei, formerly known as Tang Yishan, bears the weight of a painful past. Her mother, Yu Rui, gave everything she had to selflessly support Tang Zhengze, only to be abandoned. Yu Xiaolei was left struggling to find her place as an illegitimate daughter. Growing up dependent on others, Yu Xiaolei experienced the wor 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist experienced the harsh realities of life from a young age because her mother was drained of blood by her biological father and ultimately abandoned. To alleviate the pressure of survival, she learned to look for business opportunities and to read people's expressions at a very young age.

25. 125 拒 Refusing to Marry Into a Rich Family: CEO Daddy, Let Me Go 拒当豪门媳：总裁爹地请放手 Shuang Xiaoshi双小十Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Slow-burn romance] + [Love grows over time] + [Workplace romance] No characters lose their intelligence, and no one lets love cloud their judgment. They stay rational and clear-headed, but they must learn to endure loneliness. The heroine is a senior executive at a company. Helping the chairman's heir is one of her key performance targets. If he works hard and strives to improve, her career takes off. If he spends his time chasing cats and dogs, she ends up destitute. But just when she has made 96Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a great book whose title doesn't do it justice. The female lead has exceptional intelligence and emotional intelligence, and she's not aggressive. It's not the kind of novel where she's all over the place and acts like a pushover, but she never suffers a loss! It's rare to find a female lead who isn't love-struck or loses her intelligence; she's rational and insightful!

26. 126 重 Reborn to Save My Gloomy Boyfriend, Only to Be Forced into Love 重生救赎阴郁男友，反被强制爱 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Spoiled, selfish heiress VS brooding, devoted campus heartthrob” “Mutual devotion + sweet and bittersweet angst + past and present lives” Only after Shen Xingchen died did she learn the truth: The brooding man she had feared and guarded against her whole life was the only person in the world who loved her with all his heart. He cleared every obstacle for her and gave her everything. Then, right in front of her, he leapt from the stage at a press conference. * Shen Xingchen opened her eyes and 3.9kReads6.5Score21514d adds

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    👀Watch as a proud and selfish young lady is reborn and desperately pulls the male lead out of the darkness. The more gloomy and pushy he pushes away, the more persistent she becomes, growing stronger with each setback. All because he died because of her in their past life. The male lead has a rather sharp tongue in the early episodes, and his life is quite tragic; proceed with caution if you mind this.

27. 127 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, I Become the Light of the Righteous Path 穿成反派女配，我成了正道的光 Mo Kunkun墨坤坤Ancient Romance508k WordsOngoing [The Ultimate Heartthrob + Master of Human Nature and Psychology + Turns Men Straight + Growth-Oriented + Slow Pace + Not Meme-Based + No Female Character Angst + Everyone Has a One-Sided Crush + Ends Alone] Yin Xianyi never expected that reading a novel would send her into a cultivation story as a villainess with the same name. In the original story, she falls for one of the male leads, her senior brother, and targets the beloved junior disciple who is adored by everyone. Her spiritual root is 335Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    Because the other person's underlying nature always contains various problems and triggers, most people will only go deeper and deeper into the wrong patterns, becoming increasingly powerless. A few people may realize this, but even during the period when the other person is correcting their course, they are still an unstable factor. Even if they stabilize, in some year or month, as they age and their thinking becomes rigid, the problems from their early years are very likely to reappear. For example, a suspicious person becomes even more suspicious, and someone who could control themselves when they were young suddenly finds their problems becoming more severe in old age. The core reason for this is that with age and declining physical strength, an individual's sense of control over themselves and the world greatly diminishes. The fear and anxiety of losing control will amplify their inherent personality traits and indirectly foster a desire for control in their psychology and behavior.

28. 128 一 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 12.4kReads9.0Score76514d adds

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    The beautiful female characters are all intelligent and don't compete with each other. There's no melodrama or stupidity. Every chapter is full of exciting moments. Everyone who reads it will be hooked!

29. 129 女 Wang, the Northeastern Guy in the Women's Dorm, Don't Panic 女工宿舍楼里东北汉子老王你别慌 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban668k WordsCompleted Wang Xinyan is a strapping Northeastern man, tall and broad-shouldered. But because his mother loved watching romance dramas, she gave him a feminine name. After graduating from college, that name got him assigned not only to a female factory-worker position, but also to a dorm room on the women's floor… 1.3kReads8.5Score—14d adds
30. 130 重 Restarting My Life and Winning Over Several One True Loves 重启人生拐几个白月光 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban282k WordsCompleted So what if he was rich in his previous life? He couldn't even find his wife and daughter! In this reborn life, he'll protect his family first... A life of wealth and luxury? He wouldn't mind! But the simple pleasures of everyday life are what feel most real! 479Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 131 重 Reborn in 1998: The Hundred-Day Countdown to Life System Activates 重生98百日生命倒计时系统启动 Loves the Forest爱森林Urban273k WordsCompleted At forty-five, Lu Bufan lay in his rented room, dying of end-stage stomach cancer and waiting for death in despair: His first love had died in a car accident, his virtuous wife had left because of his debts, and his son had cut ties with him. His whole life had been a joke! As death drew near, the Life’s Regrets Correction System bound itself to him. [100 days of life remaining. Correct your regrets after being reborn to extend your life. Fail, and you will die permanently.] He gritted his teeth 127Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 132 西 The Merchant’s Road to the West 西部商途 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban576k WordsCompleted [No System] [No golden finger] [School belle] [Multiple heroines] [The struggle of an ordinary guy] Zhang Bo is a poor kid from the countryside. He doesn’t have much going for him, except that he’s pretty lucky with girls... 391Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 133 这 I Don’t Want This Kind of Rebirth 这样的重生我不想要啊 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban313k WordsCompleted Being reborn isn't about having an easy, satisfying life. It's about walking the human road again through blood and tears! The hardships I've endured and the burdens I've borne aren't anything to be proud of. I'll just leave them in my memories. A simple, honest life, surrounded by a beloved wife and beautiful companions, is what truly matters... 296Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 134 流 Adrift in Your Time 流浪在你的时光里 Through the Four Seasons穿行四季Anime Fanfiction221k WordsCompleted Some flowers bloom more profusely the harsher the wasteland they grow in. The Pan and Song families were bitter enemies. Their pharmaceutical companies kept each other in check, locked in a constant struggle both open and covert. Pan Yunyun, a clever and perceptive “outsider” affiliated with the Pan family, repeatedly crossed paths with Song Qiao, the deep and calculating head of the Song family. At their very first meeting, he pinned her against the wall, leaving her unable to move. No talk of 296Reads9.5Score10114d adds

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    A good novel that avoids melodrama and clichés.

35. 135 四 Forty and Bewildered: A Single Mother and a Shattered Elite 四十有惑：单亲妈妈与破碎精英 Xiao Yu Wanjia晓豫万佳Modern Romance207k WordsOngoing At forty, all that remains of his life is a countdown. With a promise to meet again at seventy, she tries to bring light to his shattered world. Shi Xiaoran, a divorced mother, discovers on her first day at her new job that her boss is a “monster”: he gives her lessons, assigns her homework, and treats her as his successor. Only later does she learn that this elite managing director, whom his subordinates call “Jiang the Butcher,” is trapped by a fortune told twenty-two years ago. Paroxetine is —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You can learn management skills while reading this novel! It offers a rare glimpse into the realistic workplace dynamics found in contemporary romance novels, especially the male protagonist, Jiang Shengzhou, who is capable, decisive, visionary, and also faces real-world dilemmas.

36. 136 凤 The Phoenix Strategy 凤策 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Historical597k WordsCompleted The Kunlun divine veins hold the Six Kingdoms in check, while the rules of the Divine Palace conceal deadly traps. A researcher of ancient civilizations transmigrates as Zhao Yan, a dissolute prince. With the phoenix as his wings and strategy as his blade, he rises against all odds to the throne and rules the world. 96Reads8.9Score—14d adds
37. 137 修 After Succeeding in Cultivation, I Transmigrated to Earth to Farm 修仙有成却穿越到地球种田 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban468k WordsCompleted [Cultivation]+ [Farming]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Transmigration]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] Chen Xing, an immortal with a spirit body from the Ziling Sect, had cultivated to the peak of the continent. Just as he was reveling in a life of pleasure with six beautiful concubines, the Trial of Worldly Desires struck. His soul transmigrated into the body of a young man with the same name on Earth, who had died after slipping and falling 103Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 138 红 A Beauty’s Scheme for the Realm 红颜谋天下 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Eastern Fantasy148k WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [No Transmigration]+ [No Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] An imperial edict of marriage sends the icy, beautiful female general Murong Xue storming into the residence with a sword. Turmoil erupts in the Song household's rear court, while strange butterfly shadows from the Xuanming Cult appear, concealing a shocking conspiracy that could overturn the world. As one beauty after another gets drawn into the gam 63Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 139 一 One Sword to Slay the Fairer Sex 一剑斩红粉 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban552k WordsCompleted [Urban Martial Arts]+ [Traditional Cultivation]+ [Multiple Heroines] Lin Che, young master of an ancient martial arts family in the city, was framed and killed in his previous life while enjoying himself beneath the peonies. His lover, a minor internet celebrity close to him, had joined forces with his family's sworn enemy to set him up. His path to being reborn is also a path to rising to power… 369Reads8.5Score—14d adds
40. 140 我 Cultivating the Great Dao in a Human Classroom 我在人间课堂修大道 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban229k WordsCompleted Cultivation? Pah! I just want to spend my days with the campus beauty, enjoying the simple pleasures of life and living it to the fullest. Is that too much to ask? And of course, I wouldn't mind having a few more beauties around either… 87Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 141 春 A Spring Dream Takes Me to Ancient Times: I Become a Workaholic in Dayin 春梦穿古我在大胤当卷王 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Historical147k WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Transmigration]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] Just because he begged his goddess for a hug in a romantic dream, Lu Xiaochuan was kicked straight into a river in the Great Yin dynasty, launching his mortifying Transmigration adventure! The moment he climbs ashore, he's branded a suspect in the Witchcraft Cult case. He lets slip what he said in his sleep, then reveals the secret that he once saw a celes 45Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 142 没 You’ve Got to Be Kidding: A Tang Dynasty Assassin Taking the College Entrance Exam 没搞错吧我一个大唐刺客参加高考 Loves the Forest爱森林Urban451k WordsCompleted A Tang Dynasty assassin has just beheaded a military governor, only to open his eyes as a hopeless high school senior! He spent the first half of his life relying on a swift blade. Now he has to battle trigonometry? With just 100 days left until the college entrance exam, what’s an assassin like me supposed to do? And just as the turmoil is still unfolding, he learns that his beautiful master has transmigrated from the Tang Dynasty too… 387Reads8.1Score—14d adds
43. 143 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.1kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds

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    Although we are strangers, our meeting in this late night is a kind of fate. In that case, let this master give you a free divination.

44. 144 末 Doomsday Countdown: How Did the Heroine Become an Immortal? 末日倒计时：女主怎么成仙了 Kan Xinqing阚心晴Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Faithful couple + strong heroine + devoted hero + transmigrate + past and present lives + cultivation] A sightseeing-style monster hunt through Harbin, Xicheng, Xina City, and beyond, with repeated journeys between the modern world and ancient times. Mu Shuang was born on an Yiyou day, with a low-grade destiny and exceptional talent in wood cultivation. Before she knew anything about the world of cultivation, Murong Shuangshuang, a daughter of an influential family, took her place at the highes 25Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Female-oriented urban cultivation, Eastern fantasy, strong female lead + loyal lover + time travel, continuous and stable updates.

45. 145 绯 The Rumors Are Fake, but the Fun Is Real 绯闻是假，快乐是真 Deep, Deep Dreams清梦沉沉Modern Romance86k WordsCompleted The court is alive with wind, and the boys shine with youthful light. The canteen is warm with everyday bustle, and the boys carry feelings in their hearts. As she enters her freshman year, Wen Ruanuan steps with ease into the highest circles on campus, moving between the student council and the literary society with a calm heart and quiet confidence. The world's chatter and other people's scrutiny have never bothered her in the slightest. It is during this bright season at the start of the sc —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Knowing the accident was happening but not actually doing it, the female lead is truly strong.

46. 146 重 Reborn on the Eve of the Campaign: Your Majesty, Take Me with You! 重生出征前夕，陛下，带上臣妾！ Listening to Sanskrit聆梵音Ancient Romance537k WordsOngoing [Reborn, devoted to each other, a versatile emperor skilled in both letters and arms × an empress reborn] Qin Se is reborn. She was once empress of the Great Yong Dynasty. After her husband, Emperor Chu Yejin, returned from personally leading a campaign with half his life hanging by a thread, he held on for more than a decade before passing away. Qin Se then became empress dowager, and thought she would be able to enjoy a peaceful old age. But in Emperor Zhaowu Chu Yejin’s mourning hall, Prince 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In this novel about power struggles, everyone has their own style of dealing with people and their own way of interacting with others.

47. 147 荒 A Dream of Flowers on the Wasteland 荒原百花梦 Flower Child Redheart花童红心Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The space-time universe, the Ark of Heaven, the Interstellar Alliance, the illusory realm: what kind of existence is the world we live in? From the ancient age of gods and demons, through the classical age of wandering heroes, to the modern age of technology, and finally the future age of artificial intelligence, the history of intelligent civilization seems to be a cycle... Will artificial life ever develop independent consciousness, gain a soul and intelligence, and ultimately replace intellig 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A philosophical literary novel, filled with human relationships, power struggles, and intense battles, featuring a captivating and intriguing plot.

48. 148 落 Fallen Leaves Adrift 落叶浮沉 Leng LianL冷怜LModern Romance300k WordsCompleted Strong Female Lead + Villain Protagonist + Female Criminal + No Golden Finger + No Stupid Characters + Large Ensemble Cast I had the worst possible start, born in a village that “eats people.” Where I come from, good people don't live long. Only the wicked survive. The day I fled to the city, I had no education, no connections, and no way back. But I had brains. I climbed on whoever could be useful, and took out whoever stood in my way. Everyone was a stepping stone. Some say I climbed over a mo 119Reads—Score—14d adds

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    She cheated and killed people, and climbed the social ladder by exploiting human weaknesses.

49. 149 何 Who Will Walk Beside Me Through the Night? 何人伴我夜间行 Raindrops Falling on the Eaves水滴落在屋檐上Ancient Romance880k WordsOngoing [Courtly schemes + wits and courage + fictional late Qing setting] Would you call her a ruthless, calculating schemer, or a refined young lady, educated and well-mannered? The unforgettable steward Jiao swears brotherhood with twelve heroes and establishes a stronghold. Hardship breeds hardship, but a chance encounter with spring can transform a fish into a dragon. Why did “Ji Liuniang” cast aside the “Liu” in her name, and what carried her to success? A shrewd and far-sighted minister of the co 9Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    The female lead, seemingly gentle, is actually cunning and calculating, always protecting her family.

50. 150 国 A Fallen Kingdom, a Peach Blossom Misstep 国破山河•桃花错 Raindrops Falling on the Eaves水滴落在屋檐上Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted A Fallen Kingdom, a Shattered Landscape, and a Peach Blossom Mistake 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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