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Put a Mask on the Prince and Goof Around with Him 给王爷戴上口罩，和他一起沙雕
[Goofy heroine × unhinged hero, a hilarious fantasy ride. All aboard!] The Regent of Great Li had a twisted personality, and was seriously unwell. Ye Piaoling received a task from her ridiculous System: collect the Regent’s Four Treasures, meaning four items he kept close to him! His mask, his belt, and… Ye Piaoling: “What do I get if I complete such a dangerous task?” Ridiculous System: “You can ascend on the spot!” Ye Piaoling was delighted to hear that. From then on, she ignored her tasks and
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- 2 The Yandere Snake Emperor Loves to Keep His Darling Close and Cover Her in Kisses 病娇蛇皇就爱圈着小娇包嘎嘎乱亲 [A strange and wonderful menagerie~ {The animals can only talk; this is not a cultivation novel}] [Possessive // Ill-tempered // Little Demon King ~ Lively // Spirited // Little Sunshine] From the first day she arrived, Jiang Man knew the true form of the little demon king in her household: a purple-scaled golden python that had cultivated for tens of thousands of years. And the inner core he had lost was inside her kidney. Jiang Man was trembling with fear for her life. Even while sleeping, she 129Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 3 The Tyrant Dragged Me Back 18 Times, and I'm Pregnant Again 被暴君抓回去18次，我又怀上了 The short drama My Heart Is Weary, the Villain Only Wants Cuddles Every Day is now online. [Unhinged, tyrannical dog emperor] x [sweet, fierce, adorable heartthrob] After Su Ci transmigrates into a book, the mad emperor forces her to absorb his good luck, locks her in his bedchamber, and makes her sleep in his imperial bed. By day, she's a prisoner; by night, she's treated like an empress. She pretends to go along with it, then runs away. By day, the mad emperor is a dog: “Bring that wretched wo 6.9kReads9.4Score86514d adds
- 4 On Our Wedding Night, the Ice-Cold Prince Gained the Ability to Read Minds 新婚夜，冷冰冰的王爷有了读心术 Mo Xiaobai accidentally transmigrated into a book. With help from the Cannon Fodder System, she had failed her mission 99 times. Now, with only one last chance left and her life on the line, the System finally showed some mercy and promised to give her mind-reading powers. Mo Xiaobai: “Thank you, System! If I fail this time, I’ll admit I’m useless!” But many days passed, and her mind-reading powers still hadn’t arrived. To make matters worse, the prince in her household, who should have been lon 486Reads9.2Score—14d adds
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No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海
[Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai
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- 6 Silently, I Thought It Was a Song 默以为歌 Short-tempered, childish top × stubborn beauty bottom (One-on-one + a huge bucket of melodrama + no regard for morals + rekindled love) If it's not for you, just leave. Don't force yourself to read. Yuan Moyan was a ray of light in Ning Ge's heart. But Yuan only saw him as the cuckoo who had taken over another bird's nest. He hated and despised him, and wanted him gone. By the time all the misunderstandings were cleared up, Ning Ge had already left, sick and frail. Only then did Yuan realize he 279Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 7 The Yandere Tycoon and His Socially Anxious Goofball 病娇霸总与他的社恐小沙雕 In a dim room, a tall man holds a blank-faced woman tightly in his arms. He thinks, "I've finally got you. In this life, even if I die, you won't leave this cage or leave me." The woman stares blankly through the window at the blue sky and thinks, "Wonderful! I've finally, finally waited for this! All that effort I put into tempting him paid off! He finally took the bait! No work, no going out, and money to spend. The ultimate blessing for a socially anxious person. I should give him an award fo 59Reads8.2Score—14d adds
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The Two-Faced Buddha 双面佛子
A female PhD reborn in the womb × a scheming young marquis Transmigration + physician heroine + both leads devoted only to each other + sweet romance He Jiaojiao, legitimate daughter of the Yong’an Marquis’s household, is set up by her former fiancé, And ends up sharing a room with Zhou Yunshen, the Zhenwei Marquis who has renounced the world to become a monk**! He says he searched for her for six years, and from now on, he’ll never let her go again! At the Peony Banquet, she is framed and falls
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Sun and Moon in Discord: Transmigrating into The Outcast 日月同错：从一人之下开始穿越
[The Outcast] + [Sun and Moon in the Wrong Place] + [Transmigration] + [Comedy] + [Invincible] + [Wild Imagination] + [Horror] One day, the True Blood of Ten Thousand Evils descended upon the world of the supernaturals. Any supernatural who obtained it would become an undead corpse after death, surviving by devouring the life force of the living. The protagonist, Meng Ning, was an ordinary young man from Earth who loved watching Chinese anime. After an accident, he awakened his innate divine abi
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The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳
Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held
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- 11 Late in the Day 行止晚 [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3k14d adds
- 12 Spring in the Jade Palace 玉殿春 [Resilient, Gentle Noblewoman x Cunning, Patient Scholar] [Female Growth + Forbidden Love + Tormented Romance + Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Redemption] Yan Qing was a noblewoman from a distinguished family. One day, on a whim, she saved Jiang Weiren, a poor scholar. Though they came from utterly different worlds, the two began to cross paths. The gentle young woman and the brooding young man fell for each other in secret. But then the Yan family fell from power. To protect her famil 3.2kReads9.2Score28714d adds
- 13 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5k14d adds
- 14 Tranquil Abyss 宁渊 “Whoever wins the Master of Yinshan wins the realm.” These words set in motion an age-old game of strategy on the Tianyou Continent. For a thousand years, every ruler of the realm had been aided by Yinshan. Five hundred years ago, as the fate of the kingdom hung in the balance, the Master of Yinshan appeared and helped him unite the land. She was Mo Ningyuan, the Master of Yinshan, whose peerless talent had secured the kingdom, yet she never understood his lifelong obsession. He was Feng Linghan 31Reads9.1Score—14d adds
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Digging Up Graves 挖坟
The morning sunlight fell on Zhu Ning. Beneath its rays, her skin was as pale as white porcelain. Her eyelashes trembled as she slowly opened her eyes, sunlight reflected in her dark pupils, dazzlingly beautiful. Shiliu stopped in his tracks. Seeing her squint, he heard her murmur softly, “What a lovely day in early spring.” He knew Zhu Ning had always loved the sun. But what was he supposed to do?
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- 16 Ten Years Is Not So Far Away 十年不远 “Could you just try liking me...would that be so hard?” “No.” There was a ten-year age gap between them. At sixteen, in the bloom of her youth, she fell for a man ten years her senior after hearing him give a speech. From then on, she pursued him, finally confessing her feelings six years later. —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 17 Snowgrass 雪草 Without a beginning, there can be no ending. Heaven's kindness to Su Mo was, in its own way, cruelty to Xuecao. —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 18 I’d Give You Everything but My Life 我的命，都不给你 The author got rained on, tore up the umbrella, and still kicked everyone into a filthy ditch. This story features all kinds of medical miracles. The male lead is lovesick and possessive, the female lead is hard to describe, and the supporting men and women are all outstanding. If you don't think the author's writing is exciting enough, head to the comments section! Surely something there will strike a chord. But enough of that. Here's the not-so-serious synopsis: Ji Mingshuo loved Xu Lingling w 747Reads8.8Score10314d adds
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Such a Good Girl 好一个乖乖女
[Print edition signed] [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet romance with a touch of angst] [Fake-good, scheming heroine x domineering wealthy tyrant] [Both leads are each other’s only one] Duan Xiuming first met Lu Mingyu at a wedding. She was stunningly beautiful, yet looked like a well-behaved good girl, sitting off to the side and painting because someone had told her to. “Boring woman,” he judged. But in the blink of an eye, Lu Mingyu gave him a huge surprise! She destroyed her painting and co
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- 20 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 105.6kReads9.7Score12.2k14d adds
- 21 She Remarried the Mad Prince, and Her Cheongsam Beauty Set the Capital Ablaze 改嫁疯批太子爷，旗袍美人艳翻京圈 [Cool, stunning beauty in a qipao with a fragile constitution VS scheming, unhinged young master of Beijing’s elite] [Mad dog turns into a loyal hound] [One-on-one, both virgins] Song Qingyou was born with the bones of a beauty. Her dazzling looks made her famous throughout the capital, yet she had been sickly since childhood, as delicate and fragile as a precious porcelain doll. When she divorced, everyone assumed that without Fu Tingshen’s protection, this frail beauty would never find a footh 4.4kReads9.2Score47514d adds
- 22 After a Mad NPC Set Its Sights on Me, I Took Control 被疯批NPC盯上后，我直接拿捏 [Female lead grows over time] [Male lead is thoroughly rotten] [One-and-only relationships] [Games include survival, horror, and rule-based mysteries…] A strange bus travels through time and space, crossing into another dimension… Jiang Song never imagined that her life as an overworked office drone would end on the day she finally clocked out. To survive the terrifying games, she must complete every mission without making a single mistake. The games are already perilous, but then an NPC s 35.5kReads9.3Score4.6k14d adds
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Commander Te, One of a Kind 特总，不一样
A kidnapping that happened purely by chance, a rescue that came without warning. One was the heir to a conglomerate, the other a retired special forces soldier. Their lives were on completely different tracks, like two lines that should never have crossed, yet they began a long journey toward convergence. Though their story began by chance, what followed was rooted in reality. Perhaps people live in completely different worlds, but in the end, whether true feelings can bring them together may ha
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I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死
From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While
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A Fateful Meeting That Made Time Stand Still 倾心相遇，惊艳了时光
Xiang Nuan is vacationing by the sea when a wave sweeps her into the water. She transmigrates into the body of someone who has just been laid to rest. Other transmigrators become princesses or princess consorts, but she's the first to crawl out of a tomb and coffin. Zongzheng Yu, the sixth prince of the Great Zong Dynasty and the empress's second son, went to guard the northern border at the age of twelve. He was granted the titles of Prince Yubei and Prince Aoye, making him the only prince in t
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- 26 All I Wish for Is Your Peace and Happiness 吾之所愿，惟愿卿安 In her previous life, Leng Xuanxi was traveling to the capital with her father and brothers for an official visit and a brief stay when they were ambushed. At death's door, she was rescued by the Second Prince. To repay him, she gave herself to him and used the full power of the Duke of the Protectorate's household to put the powerless prince on the throne. But after he became emperor, he betrayed her and had the entire household executed. The Duke of the Protectorate fought to the death to help 147Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 27 I Roam the Jianghu in Ancient Times 我在古代混江湖 Luo Li was a special forces soldier in the 21st century, skilled in sniping and infiltration. After transmigrating, she becomes an abandoned illegitimate daughter. She refuses to compromise or give in, determined to grow stronger. By a twist of fate, the male lead learns of her and secretly arranges for her to study under a renowned master. From then on, she ventures into the martial world and builds a life of her own with a cheat! 243Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 28 The Temptations of Human Nature 人性的诱惑 Everyone faces many temptations in life, especially when it comes to romance and family. One wrong step can lead to ruin. Marriage and family are increasingly challenged by emotional turmoil, and today’s high divorce rate and low marriage rate make these social tensions all the more apparent. 1.5kReads—Score10614d adds
- 29 Twin Lotus Chronicles 并蒂莲华录 A twin-colored lotus grows before Pudu Temple. Nurtured by Buddhist teachings, it gains a soul. The tangled feelings of a thousand years ago, and the love and hate of a thousand years later, come together to tell a legend. This is a work with both aesthetic depth and intellectual sharpness. It is not merely a modern retelling of the twin lotus legend: through the parable of two flowers growing from one stem, it also probes the essence of human nature and the eternal cycle of history. Recommended 19Reads—Score214d adds
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The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路
A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w
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Even Beggars Can Be Happy 做个乞丐也幸福
(Two male leads + childhood friends + heartwarming and uplifting + alternate modern setting + happy ending) In this world, some encounters are simply miraculous... Tian was abandoned by his mother at the age of five, but was lucky enough to meet his older brother, Yun Xiang. From then on, the two little boys stumbled through hardship as they grew up. They were everything to each other, but fate tore them apart. Tian’s life changed beyond recognition, yet deep in his heart he still desperately lo
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