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1. 1 侯 The Marquis Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Take Him Out Myself 侯爷宠妾灭妻，我直接灭了他 Jie Jie戒界Ancient Romance693k WordsCompleted Bai Jing transmigrated into the body of the old madam of the Marquis of Wuwei's household. Just as she was ready to lie flat and enjoy life, her good-for-nothing son brought a woman before her and declared that she was his true love. He even complained that his wife was neither gentle and virtuous enough nor beautiful enough, and wanted his beloved to take her place. His wife wept and pleaded on her knees, begging Bai Jing to give her justice. If her son was a lost cause, then she would raise he 877Reads7.6Score10114d adds

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   These are all good; you can read them even when you're looking for something to read.

2. 2 男 In a World Where Men Reign, Women Are Cherished: A Debt of Love Is Hard to Repay 男尊女贵之情债难还 Love Without Harm爱意无恙Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted Wan Chunbo transmigrates to a dynasty where men vastly outnumber women. The gender ratio is 100 to 1. Women are scarce, men are revered, and women are prized. Wan Chunbo just wants to survive, but she attracts a crowd of men and ends up owing them plenty of emotional debts. A mature, steady young master from a wealthy family: “Chunbo, let me take you home.” After she gets home… A young and promising top scholar: “If my older brother can marry you, why can’t I?” The general’s son, dressed in a th 977Reads8.6Score10014d adds
3. 3 一 I Opened My Eyes in the Moment I Was Abducted, Then Was Cherished in the 1980s 一睁眼穿到被拐时，在八零被娇宠 The CEO Picks Up Trash总裁捡垃圾Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted “I Opened My Eyes and Found Myself on a Kidnapper's Truck, Then Got Spoiled in the 1980s” Sui Yuzhu transmigrated to the 1980s, waking up on a truck full of kidnapped women. She barely escaped a village that was like a den of demons, only to nearly get lost in the deep mountains and forests. She thought she was done for in the wilderness, but then she met a man who seemed to have descended from heaven. He clasped her hands in their moment of desperation, rescued her from the mountains, and took 10Reads8.1Score—14d adds
4. 4 万 The Irresistible Bad Girl Says She's Gone Straight 万人迷渣女说她从良了 A Lotus Root一只藕Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted [Reforming a heartbreaker + love rivals in a tense standoff + yandere obsession] After suffering in hell for three hundred years, Xu Moran gets a chance to reform and atone. If she succeeds, she can be reincarnated. Facing the five men she'd wronged, who have her cornered against a wall, Xu Moran delivers her famous line: “I didn't have a choice before. Now, I just want to be a good person.” - Xu Moran wants to atone, so she lists the sins she's committed. She forced her way into a relationship 78Reads8.6Score—14d adds
5. 5 退 Breaking Off the Engagement and Exile? Are You Trying to Make Me Get with the Big Shot? 退婚流放？你是逼我和大佬好 Fish Swimming, Tail Swaying游鱼曳尾Ancient Romance422k WordsCompleted Useless?! With just a little effort, I could be a goddess from the heavens. You want me to stop keeping a low profile? Hmph! Fine, you got it! Saving all living things is simply what I was born to do! But don’t you dare mess with me! “Luo Ning, my goddess, I’ll give you the whole world. Could you give me the universe?” 1Reads8.9Score14114d adds

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   It's a bit of a niche subject, but it's alright to watch.

6. 6 超 Superpower Game: Fantasy Westward Journey 超能游戏之梦幻西游 Hu Jiulang胡九郎Sports1.1M WordsCompleted In 2088, the age of VR for all, immersive Fantasy Westward Journey sweeps the globe! Hu Jiulang, the Dragon Prince of the Dragon Palace, loves a woman so desperately that he grovels at her feet. He stays up night after night crafting and selling talismans, giving everything he has to support the gold-digging Wang Xinxin. He spends his gold, splurges on gear, buys outfits, and wears nothing but starter equipment himself. He's become the server's laughingstock, a lovesick talisman peddler! But his 882Reads6.9Score—14d adds
7. 7 独 The Shadow Wife, Beloved Above All 独宠影子娇妻 Qian Ying乾映Modern Romance127k WordsCompleted Heiress Sheng Qingyun discovered a girl who looked just like her. At the time, Sheng Qingyun was troubled by an arranged marriage, so she set her sights on the girl with the same face as hers… But fate seemed to be playing a joke on them. From then on, Xiao Keyu became the Sheng family's heiress and the fiancée of Ji Linqiao, the city's richest man in the eyes of outsiders… Ji Linqiao was low-key and mysterious, ruthless in his methods, and plain-looking. Then Zhao Zhichen appeared, handso 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's alright, a good read.

8. 8 神 A God’s Memories Adrift 神君记忆漂流记 Close the Leisurely Gate闭闲门Fantastical Romance104k WordsOngoing A quiet, violent girl and a chatty, dramatic rich man Qi An wakes up one day with no memory and only an iron chain beside her. The chain leads her to a map and a diary. The map covers nearly the entire world, with circles drawn around several places. The diary is fragmented, recording a few things in vague terms. Piecing it together, Qi An deduces that she has an extraordinary identity. But she knows nothing about the other details. So, with the map and diary in hand, Qi An sets out on a journey 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a novel I stumbled upon by a new author. I initially read their first long novel, a fantasy novel (not a spiritual root story), with many elements from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. To be honest, the beginning wasn't particularly amazing, but it got better and better as the author seemed to enjoy writing, which surprised me. I recommend it!! I hope everyone will give it some attention. I feel this author has some writing talent, keep it up!!! I hope the author sees this and perseveres! 🤦🤦🤦

9. 9 说 They Were Supposed to Be Deadly Poisonous Pets, So Why Are They All Acting Cute? 说好致命毒宠，可她们都在撒娇啊 Spirit God灵神Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [You bastard of a master, where are you putting your hands?!] [Food? Hmph! I'd rather starve to death... Don't get the wrong idea, I'm just doing you a favor.] [If you move your hand one more inch, I'll bite you. It'll hurt. Are you scared?] [Master, can you spend more time with Xiaozhu?] After being bitten, Ye Chen is astonished to discover that he seems able to hear his venomous pets' thoughts. [Ding! Your massage has made Miss Ring-Necked Snake very happy. Her favorability toward you has incr 7kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
10. 10 少 Girls' Frontline: Commander of Task Force 141 少女前线：141指挥官 CaidesAnime Fanfiction7.9M WordsOngoing (This story has absolutely no connection to the official material. All character settings are based solely on the story itself.) What is modern warfare really like? Some say it’s a two-hundred-million-dollar drone firing a million-dollar missile at a ten-thousand-dollar jeep. Commanding a battle is a discipline in its own right... M4A1: Commander, your books... don’t have anything to do with commanding troops, do they? Chen Shusheng: It’s perfectly normal for a commander like me to know how to u 3.7kReads9.5Score24314d adds
11. 11 我 My Dating Sim Can Control the Campus Beauty’s Body 我的恋爱游戏可以管理校花身体 The Seventeen-Year-Old Cat十七岁的猫Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [College campus + dating game + all main characters are adults + no inappropriate content] Lu Li gets a dating game. Once he starts it, he can possess and control the bodies of the campus beauties. His romantic interests all react differently. The domineering heiress Xiao Mingyue says coldly, “Who are you? Why can you control my body? And why do you keep staring at my legs?” Lu Li thinks for a moment, then replies, “Could it be that I'm a pair of tights that gained sentience...?” Xiao Mingyue sn 5.1kReads8.1Score55814d adds
12. 12 存 Surviving in a Sick World 存活于病态的世界 Bai Suxiao白苏晓Urban542k WordsOngoing After dying in that despairing world, Bai Suxiao was reborn. She thought she had landed in a happy, perfect world, but these women seemed a little off! Bai Suxiao frowned in distress. Could she escape their love? 297Reads7.2Score—14d adds
13. 13 原 Genshin Impact: The White-Robed Wine-Sword Immortal 原神：白衣少年酒剑仙 Little Yi in the Rain淋雨的小亦Anime Fanfiction170k WordsOngoing Added a new element: the demon race. The protagonist is a young man, the Fourth Seat of the Fatui Harbingers. Wind boys and girls, you have my full support! The first and second chapters might be a little rough, but things will get better later. Also, this book is not a transmigration story!!! There is no Traveler. In the original, all seats below the Third Seat, the girl Columbina, are shifted down one place. The eyes are based on the Sharingan from Naruto. What kind of salvation awaits a despa 580Reads9.2Score10314d adds
14. 14 反 Villain: All the Women Who Dumped Me Are Yanderes 反派：被渣女主们全是病娇 Coin-Minting Xiaoxiang铸币小向晚Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: The Villain: All the Trashy Heroines Are Yanderes In his previous life, he had been scummy toward the heroines, driving them to become terrifying yanderes. Given another life, Su Mu decides to stay away from them. But for some reason, the heroines start coming to him of their own accord! Su Mu: Can someone please take these yanderes away! 6kReads8.5Score62914d adds
15. 15 京 JD.com: What Do I Do About the Yandere Heiress Who Won't Leave Me Alone? 京东：被病娇大小姐缠上怎么办？ I Am a Peking Opera Cat我是京剧猫Urban322k WordsOngoing [Slightly Yandere and a Bit Mean + Two Female Leads + Romance + Everyday Life + Basketball + No System] Not for you if you mind these themes. Synopsis: Mu Xu came to understand all too well just how terrifying the saying “It's not scary to fall in love with a yandere; what's scary is being loved by one” could be. While studying abroad in Jingdong with his buddy Xu Zimo, Mu Xu encountered a young lady with red eyes and black hair in the hallway at lunchtime. That chance meeting marked the beginni 299Reads9.4Score—14d adds
16. 16 闪 Spoiled Rotten by a Powerful Man After a Whirlwind Marriage 闪婚后，大佬宠翻天 Leng Ruochen冷若琛Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted Her parents nag her to get married every day, driving her to desperation. In a fit of panic, she grabs the person sitting next to her at the movies and impulsively marries him. After they get their marriage certificates, she discovers he’s a powerful figure in the capital whom nobody dares cross. She panics and tries every trick in the book to get herself killed. Surely he’ll agree to a divorce? He’s furious and tries every trick in the book to escape. Does she really think she can get out of hi 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Niche but really good, check it out! It's hilarious! 😅😅😅

17. 17 丫 Wait for Me, Girl, Our Future Is Bright! 丫头等我，未来可期！ Leng Ruochen冷若琛Modern Romance180k WordsOngoing A white funeral shroud at three, a great calamity at six? She fell into the water in a daze, then somehow ended up with a childhood betrothal. What looked like a string of accidents was actually hiding a deeper design. Ji'an would soon be anything but peaceful, and half the village was doomed to die without heirs. The village chief had an only son, handsome as Pan An. A girl before the Yin family's ancestral grave, with deep feelings but an ill-fated match. A snake-patterned Yin-Yang pendant, bi 11Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 龙 The Dragon Pendant: A Soul Transmigrates to Train 龙佩：灵魂穿越来历练 Ling Piaoyi'er灵飘逸儿Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted Although Shu Xiao was born with an innate spirit root and had boundless potential as an immortal embryo, her spirit root was stolen, leaving her without the foundation to cultivate. Though Shu Xiao was a princess of the prince's estate, adored by her parents, she was forced to let her soul wander among the stars, suffering a life of hardship and displacement. Reborn, she arrives on an Earth ravaged by the apocalypse, where demons and monsters run rampant. How can she survive? The System appears: —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend this book. It has no romantic pairing and is primarily a survival story. Synopsis: A girl is transported to a post-apocalyptic Earth, a place teeming with zombies and monsters. Facing a lack of guidance, she almost goes astray, but ultimately overcomes the difficulties and successfully cultivates immortality. Character traits: The girl is somewhat neurotic, fluctuating between normal and insane.

19. 19 末 Apocalypse Livestream: The Streamer Is an Ice Archer 末世直播：主播竟是寒冰射手 Little Pea小豌豆儿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse361k WordsOngoing [Plants vs. Zombies character personification + multiple apocalypses + quick transmigration + livestreaming + ensemble cast + no romance for the protagonist + secondary couples + focus on family and friendship] (This story makes some original changes to the Plants vs. Zombies setting. Only plants from the first game appear, and the encyclopedia follows the first game as well, though some elements of Garden Warfare have been mixed into the setting.) (Please note that some chapters in Volume 2 are 430Reads8.9Score10814d adds

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    It's definitely niche, and it's not gaining much popularity. This is a self-promotional piece by a new author; please offer your guidance! It's a post-apocalyptic livestreaming story, quick transmigration, PVZ, and a small ensemble piece (see the synopsis for more details). There's no romantic pairing, but there's a lot of focus on family and friendship. The book is just starting out with 210,000 words, with a guaranteed 4,000+ words updated daily. The first volume, "Zombie Apocalypse," has ended, and a small phase of the supplementary side stories has been completed. The second volume, "Ice Age," is now underway!

20. 20 非 It's You or No One, Even If I Have to Fight the Whole World! 非你不可，就算与全世界为敌！ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance11k WordsCompleted You’re the Only One for Me, Even If It Means Defying the Whole World! 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Thank you 🙏🙏💕💕

21. 21 我 I Wish You Would Mend My Whole World 我多想你为我的全世界缝缝补补 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance112k WordsCompleted He grew up in a completely free and open-minded family. Though his family was fabulously wealthy, he instinctively kept his distance from the glittering world. He wanted to find someone and build a life unlike his parents': simple and passionate. She was adorable and mysterious. He thought she was like a heroine from a martial arts tale. She told him, “The moment we met, my soul hugged you and said, ‘Please don't date anyone else.’” He told her, “Let's get married first, then fall in love.” What 35Reads8.1Score—14d adds
22. 22 消 The Missing Sister 消失的姐姐 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King9k WordsCompleted The Missing Sister 53Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 怎 How Could I Bear to Miss You? 怎么忍心错过你？ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance14k WordsCompleted How Could I Bear to Miss You? 49Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 失 I Regret Losing You 失去你，我追悔莫及 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance13k WordsCompleted Without you, I regret everything. 106Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 拯 Rescuing Your Desert: I'm Your Guardian of the Galaxy 拯救你的荒漠：我是你的银河卫士 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance9k WordsCompleted Saving Your Desert: I Am Your Galactic Guardian 14Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 我 I Seem to Be the Protagonist 我似主角 A Corner of the Misty World飘渺一隅Urban329k WordsOngoing A mysterious tree appeared somewhere in the universe, accompanied by three planets symbolizing the past, present, and future. Every so often, the tree gives birth to seeds representing people destined for greatness: kings, saints, nobles, sages, generals, and warriors. Their arrival marks the beginning of a new struggle for supremacy! There are no ancient legacies here, no peerless cultivation techniques. There is only the first emergence of “spiritual sources” and a brutal contest. “I once rece 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Popular things don't interest me.

27. 27 我 My Game Lets Me Convert Cash into Cultivation 我的游戏能提现修为 Jia Yin Ting Xuan甲寅庭轩Sports993k WordsOngoing Dual Systems + Multiple Female Leads + Modern Urban High Martial Arts + Online Game + From the Start + Academy + Great Families Shuo Chenyi: I’ve been living away from home since I was little, so it’s only fair that I get to slack off a bit, right? Troublemaker Sword System: Great Host, your sword energy is with you! Slaughter System: Major discovery: killing monsters in the game can raise your cultivation too! Shuo Chenyi: Then what are we waiting for? I’m a kind soul, so let’s go into the gam 66Reads9.2Score—14d adds
28. 28 收 Tone Down That Creepy, Damp Ghost Vibe. Who'd Believe You're a Player? 收收阴湿男鬼味吧，谁信你是玩家 Mirror of a Hundred Lifetimes百世镜Two Male Leads305k WordsCompleted [Emotionally detached, steadfast, sickly beauty bottom X brooding, sinister male-ghost monster top] [Two male leads + satisfying Infinite Flow + bottom's POV + taming + voyeurism + equally powerful, mutually devoted 1v1] Xie Jiu is an orphan with white hair and blue eyes. Frail and sickly, he has lived in an orphanage since childhood, but no one has ever been willing to adopt him. Then, on a rainy night, a mysterious man visits and takes him into a terrifying escape game, where he is forced to l 2.2kReads8.3Score54914d adds
29. 29 玛 Marnie's Bookshop 玛妮的书店 Mr. Claw爪爪先生Modern Romance78k WordsCompleted The story opens from the perspective of its heroine, Mani. Her everyday life is simple and warm, and the occasional bumps in the road are simply an inevitable part of life. I hope you can find a little beauty of your own amid the restless pace of modern life. 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Sisters!!! This is locked in. I don't really like light novels; I usually read things like Dream of the Red Chamber. This one is really niche and interesting; the balance is absolutely perfect.

30. 30 我 I'm Pregnant with My Archenemy's Baby 我怀了死对头的崽 Mu Zhenzhen穆蓁蓁Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + no angst + childhood friends + lighthearted daily life] Ji Shu and Jiang Zhijing have never gotten along. Since childhood, they've seen each other as a thorn in their side, and their biggest goal has always been to take each other out. When they grow up and enter the entertainment industry one after the other, their fans become just as fiercely opposed. Ji Shu hates Jiang Zhijing more than anyone in the world. Then one day, she discovers she's pregnant with his child! While film 10.5kReads9.2Score78314d adds

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    The following novels are all original romance novels from Tomato Novels. They are all "rich family romance" stories, incredibly sweet. Very enjoyable. Hope you like them.

31. 31 生 After Our Baby Trends Online, the Empire's CEO Comes Every Night to Soothe the Child 生崽热搜后，帝国总裁夜夜来哄娃 The Wind Is Warm风很暖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted At the height of her career, top-tier star Shi Muran vanished without a trace. A year later, she reappeared in the headlines after giving birth in a very public fashion! The whole country went wild! The celebrity widely considered the purest in the entertainment industry was a mother? Netizens speculated about who the father was, when the empire’s most distinguished man suddenly appeared on a livestream. Shi Muran did her best to deny it. “It’s a misunderstanding. It’s not what you all think…” T 16.9kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
32. 32 服 Giving In 服软 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, sweet-natured actress vs. lovesick, doting CEO who embodies the ideal husband] - To help her older sister find love, Lin Yang's own mother set her up for a night together. Lin Yang got pregnant, and the father was the rumored Qin heir who supposedly had no interest in women. Young Master Qin said they should get married. Lin Yang refused. Qin Jue: “I'll give you a hundred million for signing the marriage papers.” Lin Yang: “Woohoo, sounds great!” - The night their child was born, 13.6kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
33. 33 副 Dungeon Under Maintenance: Players, Please Breathe on Your Own 副本维修中，玩家请自主呼吸 Jiaojiao Jiaojiāo娇娇椒椒10k WordsCompleted Dungeon under maintenance. Players, please remember to breathe on your own. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Short stories are good

34. 34 我 How Did I, a Respectable Psychologist, Become a Succubus?! 我堂堂心理医生怎么成了魅魔？！ Jiaojiao Jiaojiāo娇娇椒椒Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted How did I, a perfectly respectable psychologist, end up becoming a succubus?! —Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 35 螺 The Luosifen Noodle's Rise to Success 螺蛳粉升职记 Jiaojiao Jiaojiāo娇娇椒椒11k WordsCompleted The Snail Noodle Promotion Diary —Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 36 倒 The Reversing River 倒流河 Jiaojiao Jiaojiāo娇娇椒椒10k WordsCompleted The Backflowing River 1Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 37 冰 The Galaxy in the Fridge 冰箱里的银河系 Jiaojiao Jiaojiāo娇娇椒椒13k WordsCompleted The Galaxy in the Fridge —Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 38 今 Today's Inn 今日客栈 Jiaojiao Jiaojiāo娇娇椒椒9k WordsCompleted The Inn Today —Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 39 重 Reborn in 1978: From the Start, I Trade Spicy Strips for a Factory 重生1978：开局用辣条换个厂 Jiaojiao Jiaojiāo娇娇椒椒Urban325k WordsCompleted [Reborn in a bygone era + business battles and making a fortune + light family drama + ensemble cast in a village] A modern office worker transmigrates back to 1978. Using his foresight and business acumen to change his fate, he leads his family and the whole village out of poverty, face-slaps his awful relatives, and builds a business empire... 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Niche, good-looking, and enjoyable to watch.

40. 40 恋 Love Simulator: Youth Reset Edition 恋爱模拟器：青春重置版 Jiaojiao Jiaojiāo娇娇椒椒Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted [Reborn + System + underdog comeback] A 30-year-old office drone is reborn. Can the System help me restart my campus life?! Mo Congxin is a seasoned social recluse, an avoidant type, and a lifelong single. One morning, he wakes up on the first day of college, with a “Romance Simulator” System in his head... Whenever he chooses to run away, the scene is forcibly reset: “This isn’t a game bug. It’s a psychological hurdle you need to overcome.” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 41 逍 The Defiant Immortal Journey of a Carefree Rascal 逍遥老六的逆天仙途 Jiaojiao Jiaojiāo娇娇椒椒Eastern Fantasy356k WordsCompleted [Wild Tactics, Epic Comeback + Lighthearted Comedy + Unbeatable Protagonist] Lu Laicai is a poor nobody who came from humble beginnings. His ancestors were once a family of immortal cultivators, but now he can barely afford a meal. His greatest dreams are to get rich, marry a fairy, and live forever. Through a series of outrageous moves, he makes an epic comeback in the world of immortal cultivation... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 42 错 Wronged by Linlang 错琳琅 Jiaojiao Jiaojiāo娇娇椒椒Ancient Romance233k WordsCompleted [Multiple male leads + classical court intrigue + unconventional romance]: The palace power struggles are brain-teasing, the romance refuses to follow the usual script, and the heroine is no silly, naive sweetheart. The heroine’s emotional journey is complete, from “seeking love” to “loving herself.” Princess Li Zhaotang of Jingzhao was born into luxury and raised behind vermilion palace walls. Married to a gentle, refined consort, she finds life too long and love too bland. At a tavern, she 2Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 43 重 Reborn as My Archrival’s Brother-in-Law 重生后我成了死对头的姐夫 Silent Ink Marks墨痕无言Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Everyone's Favorite + Technological Beast World + Special Abilities + Military Academy] [Dark, Unhinged Big Shot Heroine VS. Arrogant, Impulsive Young Master Hero] I, Lou Xingye, eldest son of the Lou family, a family of giant herbivorous Angora rabbits, actually died in a filthy, damp, gloomy little alley? Worst of all, my corpse only sold for three hundred thousand, and my sworn enemy bought it! Damn, I knew that garbage carnivore of a dead bird had always wanted to eat me! Given a 262Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    Niche brands, with a vast array of personal preferences 💕

44. 44 女 Empress Simulator: Restart When the Nation Falls 女帝模拟器，亡国就重开 Mountain Hermit Deduction山人推演Ancient Romance217k WordsOngoing A peerless beauty confesses his love to me and gives me an ancient self-portrait. The moment I take the portrait, I transmigrate into a world ruled by women and become the last empress. Court conspiracies, corrupt officials, an empty treasury, natural disasters and man-made calamities, and neighboring nations and foreign tribes all eyeing us covetously… I survive five days from the start, then die in a confused fit of coughing up blood. Reborn, I return to the point where I first transmig 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A seasoned bookworm shares his reading experiences! The first book is about transmigrating into the last empress, dying and then starting over—a unique setting I haven't seen before on Tomato (a popular Chinese online literature platform). The second book is a completed work by the same author, where almost everyone is a villain and there isn't a single normal person. At first, you might think the female lead is a bit crazy, but as you read on, you'll find she's the most sane one.

45. 45 垃 A Beautiful Sick Girl in the Garbage Heap 垃圾堆里的美丽病娇 Mountain Hermit Deduction山人推演Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted I write for people with trauma and psychological disorders. All my books are trauma narratives aimed at a niche audience. If you complain that the candle at the bottom of the pit doesn’t shine as brightly as the sun, or that the plot isn’t satisfying enough and the characters aren’t impressive enough, it’s not me pushing these books on you. You picked the wrong genre. I’d like to take them down and be done with it too, but the rules are different for completed novels. Niche books aren’t affected 1.4kReads9.2Score16414d adds
46. 46 虞 Yu Yao 虞夭 Wen Ding文鼎Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted So broke I have to make one salad last three days, and I’m constantly running around with no job Just when Ye Yu thought the heavens were about to wipe her off the map, she met Gu Ping, who was just as frustrated with his lot in life. Their first meeting landed her in the hospital. As Ye Yu wondered whether she should take back the first act of kindness she’d shown in her twenties, the man offered to grant her wish. Was he a con man, or was he for real? Ye Yu figured her life couldn’t get a —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    One romance, one mystery, and one cultivation novel—I thought they were all good, especially the cultivation novel.

47. 47 怜 Lament for the God of Mercy 怜神叹 Wen Ding文鼎Eastern Fantasy276k WordsCompleted A figure walks beneath the starlight, a zither on their back and a sword at their waist. With light steps, they slowly walk away. Lotuses bloom with every step, and each line rings out in song: “Years of stardust have washed away the glamour;” “When have I ever dreamed of finding peace?” “The warm breeze grows old, skimming swallows over the water;” “Once more it carries my lofty ambitions to the clouded hills.” “A guest beneath the boundless sky, grieving in the wind;” “Seeking the Way through —Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 48 在 Taking It Easy in a Terrifying World 在惊悚的世界里摆烂 Wen Ding文鼎Mystery264k WordsOngoing Being a slacker feels great for a while, and being a slacker forever feels great forever. Ji Han, a model college student of his generation, has always firmly believed in this great truth. Then one day, he falls into the world of a horror game. He means to work hard to survive, only to discover that there’s practically nothing for him to do. His teammates are all more driven than the next, and he gets through the whole thing without lifting a finger. If that’s the case, why not slack off while h 3Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 49 她 She's Unleashed! Flirting with the Chaste Police Chief in a Survival Game 她野翻！逃生游戏里狂撩禁欲警督 Pei Yinyu培音羽Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted Both leads are each other's first and only + hilarious heroine + hard sci-fi + mind-bending twist after twist you will never see coming! Hot-tempered, razor-tongued queen and a brooding, loyal bruiser; a fiery beauty and a devoted cool guy with a playboy's face “You'll always be the one who makes my soul tingle, the sudden rush of my heart. For my whole life, I'll never be able to resist the sweet shame of being in love with you.” New champion Kelly has just won the grand slam in mech combat. 26Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    Synopsis: Here are a few books I personally found enjoyable: * **Transmigrated into a Post-Apocalyptic Game: The Arrogant Girl Goes Mad with Mecha:** Hot-tempered, sharp-tongued arrogant girl VS. Reserved, loyal boyfriend, Owen VS. Kelly. * **Stolen Kiss on a Summer Night:** Sunny, rebellious music boy VS. Obedient, sensitive art girl, Gu Yitian VS. Zhou Qingluo.

50. 50 死 After Faking My Death, I Became the Sickly Man’s Spirit Pet 死遁后我成了那个病秧子的灵宠 Dyeing Green Terrace染青台Ancient Romance913k WordsCompleted [Cultivation fantasy + leveling up and growth + companionship + adorable pets + mutual pampering + sweet 1v1 romance] Everyone knew that Wen Jian, young master of the Wen family, was a once-in-a-generation genius. But a tall tree catches the wind, and he was ambushed. Only the heart’s blood of a heavenly-grade spirit beast could save him, and Xiao Qi was the unlucky beast who got captured. Fortunately, Xiao Qi was eager to “die,” so the human and the beast each got what they wanted. Unfortunatel 229Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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