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1. 1351 神 Divine Numerology: The Secret Scroll of the Supreme Principle 神数衍天：皇极秘卷 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今23k WordsCompleted Divine Numerology Reveals Heaven: The Secret Scroll of the Emperor's Pole 4Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1352 陶 Tao Zhu’s Mystic Strategy: Mastermind of Heaven’s Secrets 陶朱玄略：天机谋主 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今22k WordsCompleted The Tao Zhu Strategy: Mastermind of Heaven's Secrets 5Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1353 万 All Realms Return to the Stars 万境归辰 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今25k WordsCompleted All Realms Return to the Stars 5Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1354 浩 Venerable Lord of the Vastness Sword: Mencius Descends to Earth, His Aura Reaches the Ninth Heaven 浩然剑尊：孟子临凡，气贯九天 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今28k WordsCompleted Sage of the Righteous Sword: Mencius Descends to the Mortal Realm, His Spirit Piercing the Nine Heavens —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1355 纪 The Changing of Eras: Born of the Ashen Heavens 纪元更替·烬天生人 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今30k WordsCompleted The Changing of Eras: People Born Under the Ashen Sky 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1356 太 The Marquis of Liu Through the Ages 太玄留侯 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今23k WordsCompleted The Great Mystery and the Marquis of Liu —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1357 寒 The Poor-Born Female Chancellor: Your Majesty, I Won’t Marry 寒门女相：陛下，臣不嫁人 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今29k WordsCompleted The Common-Born Female Chancellor: Your Majesty, I Will Not Marry —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1358 长 The Rhapsody of Changmen: Ashes of the Golden Moon 长门赋·金月烬 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今Ancient Romance18k WordsCompleted Ode to the Gate of Longmen: The Golden Moon Burns to Ashes —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1359 庆 The Invisible Grain of Qingli 庆历无影粮 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今9k WordsCompleted The Shadowless Grain of Qingli —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1360 天 The Heavenly Secrets: The Life of Guan Lu 天机箓之管辂传 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今13k WordsCompleted The Records of Heaven’s Secrets: The Biography of Guan Lu 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1361 玄 The Black-Armored Strategist: Cui Hao’s Chronicle 玄甲定天：崔浩谋世录 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今25k WordsCompleted The Black-Armored Strategist Who Settled the Realm: The Chronicles of Cui Hao 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1362 残 The Tang Dynasty in Turmoil: Reforged in the Year of the Fire Horse 残唐鼎沸：丙午再造 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今26k WordsCompleted The Tumultuous Late Tang: Rebuilding in the Year of the Fire Horse —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1363 幸 Lucky to Have Met Team Leader Song, My Senior 幸得年上宋组长 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪11k WordsCompleted Lucky to Have Team Leader Song, Who’s Older Than Me 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yang Xiaoxi suffers from chronic anxiety and internal conflict, possessing great talent but hesitant to display it. After being transferred to work under Song Anyu, who is five years her senior, he sees through her unease and guides her step by step to rise in rank. She harbors a deep affection for him, but he suppresses his love and refuses to reciprocate. When her ex comes to harass her, Song Anyu's possessiveness can no longer be concealed; he embraces her, confesses his love, and becomes her personal remedy for emotional distress.

14. 1364 剑 Zhuangzi, the Sword Immortal: Roaming the Ninth Heaven 剑仙庄子：逍遥九天 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今15k WordsCompleted Sword Immortal Zhuangzi: Carefree Across the Nine Heavens —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1365 玄 The Heart of the Han: The Legend of Lu Jia 玄汉文心.陆贾传奇 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今26k WordsCompleted The Literary Soul of the Mystic Han: The Legend of Lu Jia —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1366 怀 Carrying a Jade in the Night 怀璧夜行 Shi Jin是今Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Jianghu feuds + bickering couple] A hilarious new historical mystery romance set in the jianghu, from a hugely popular author! A peerless master who just wants to lie flat and count his money VS a scheming disguise expert who plays the loyal underling. At first, he looked at her like she was a cheeky little monkey: clever, lively, and amusing. Then he realized he was the one being played. The longest road they traveled together was the road to solving cases, and the road paved with ea 3.3kReads9.4Score517Shelves
17. 1367 大 Winter Solstice Sacrifice at the Suburban Altar, Year Eighteen of Jinghe, Great Yong 大雍景和十八年·冬至郊天 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今8k WordsCompleted Winter Solstice Sacrifice to Heaven in the Suburbs, Year Eighteen of Jinghe in the Great Yong Dynasty —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1368 公 The Young Master Is a Man of Leisure (Two-Volume Set) 公子本闲人(全二册) Zhu Li朱离Martial Arts395k WordsCompleted Cui Ning, a spoiled young master who has grown used to an idle life, has been feeling rather anxious lately. His older brother has gone mad, his powerful patron has fallen, and the burden of the family business has suddenly landed on his shoulders. The political situation is in constant flux, and just then he meets a strange young woman who claims to be an expert in divination, the Five Elements, and the Eight Trigrams. The first time they meet, she's an elusive fortune-teller whose morality is 905Reads9.2Score207Shelves
19. 1369 表 The Young Lady Is Newly Widowed, and the Rugged General Covets Her Day and Night 表小姐新寡，糙汉将军日日觊觎 Ye Zichi叶子迟Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + Delicate young lady + Hiding strength behind a weak facade + Rugged man] Jiang Ruotang is a cousin of the Marquis of Zhongyi’s household, newly widowed. She is delicate and soft, with skin like jade. Seeking protection, she travels a great distance from Yangzhou to the capital, leaving her dowry in the care of the Marquis of Zhongyi’s household. But the Jiang family’s collateral branch keeps pressing her, and every morning Jiang Ruotang wakes up thinking about finding a husban 2.9kReads8.0Score329Shelves
20. 1370 玄 The Heart of the Han, Book Two: The Bronze Cauldron Emerges, War Engulfs the Three Kingdoms 玄汉文心·第二部 文鼎现世·三国烽烟 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今Male-Channel Fanfiction13k WordsCompleted The Literary Soul of the Mystic Han, Part Two: The Bronze Ding Emerges, Flames of War Engulf the Three Kingdoms —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1371 春 A Heart Full of Longing 春心难捱 Xun Can旬灿Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [I'm Only 19, But My Son Is 18 + He Begs for Her Back + The Cocky Guy Takes the Lead + A Little Wolf-and-Bunny Romance] [Quiet, Sweet Student x Bad-Tempered Tycoon] The Zhu and Meng families have been close for generations. Zhu Lingyu and Meng Ke have known each other since childhood and are engaged. Everyone around them assumes they're a couple and will get married one day. Only Zhu Lingyu knows that the man who indulges her in every way has always held someone else in his heart. She thinks he' 116.8kReads9.3Score15.3kShelves
22. 1372 九 The Nine Heavens’ Tally of Command: The Biography of Sun Wu 九天兵符：孙武传 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今19k WordsCompleted The Nine Heavens' Military Talisman: The Legend of Sun Wu —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1373 扮 The Little Princess Who Plays the Pig to Eat the Tiger 扮猪吃虎小王妃 Little One Who Loves Sweet Potatoes爱吃香薯的小娃娃Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted After the shock of that intense visual impact wore off, Ye Yiyi finally came to her senses and immediately turned around. “Beiming Yu! Are you crazy? Why did you let me in while you were changing?” “I didn't let you in! I only told you I was in the bedroom.” Beiming Yu stifled a laugh inside, but put on an utterly innocent face as he spoke. “Ye Yiyi, you've seen my body twice. You have to take responsibility for me!” “Hmph, I've seen plenty of people. Do I have to take responsibility for all of 2.3kReads6.7Score241Shelves

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    I recommend reading this book; it's well-written and funny.

24. 1374 九 The Power of the Chancellor: The Great Qin Dragon Cauldron 九天相权·大秦龙鼎 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今20k WordsCompleted The Nine Heavens' Chancellor's Power: The Dragon Ding of Great Qin —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1375 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, Watch Me Take Down the Wicked Female Lead 穿书后，看我如何干翻恶毒女主 Yu Mizhou于米粥Modern Romance701k WordsOngoing The rating just came out; it’ll go up later. [Everyday family life, a laid-back heroine who sometimes has a soft heart and learns from her mistakes. There’s a System, a pocket dimension, and a job. She doesn’t go to the countryside.] Su Jiahui fell asleep and transmigrated. She never expected that, as an only child, she would end up in a large family with many children, and be the least favored one of all. After awakening her System, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. And of 1.6kReads6.0Score101Shelves

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    The story is original and very enjoyable.

26. 1376 幕 Chronicles of the Bakumatsu Calamity 幕末荒神录 Four Beatings a Day一天四顿打Anime Fanfiction513k WordsOngoing [Demon Slayer × Rurouni Kenshin] In the chaotic final years of the shogunate, blades stain the land, and humans and demons run rampant. Kiyosato Akiyoshi was destined to be a disposable character in the world of Rurouni Kenshin, slain by the Battosai. He dies beneath the blade of the young Kenshin, only to be unexpectedly possessed by Xu Yuan, a modern history teacher who has transmigrated into his body and awakened the primal power of Otakemaru, the Great Tengu from Nioh 2. With death, all his 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1377 留 May the Blessings Endure: From the Start, I Become Fan Xian’s Disciple 留余庆：开局成了范闲的徒弟 Lu Dongyu, Hot and Cold忽冷忽热的陆冬雨Female-Channel Fanfiction464k WordsOngoing Modern-day corporate drone Jiang Xue transmigrates and suddenly realizes: A job is a job, wherever you do it. Why not fight for an empire instead? She refuses to be a pampered young lady. She studies under Fan Xian and trains in the Thirteen Forms of the Clear Breeze until she reaches the peak of the ninth rank. The throne of empress falls to her, but to her, the imperial palace is simply another arena. Its walls cannot confine her vision, and the phoenix crown cannot bend her pride. Trouble br 156Reads8.6Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A typical ancient romance novel; the female lead has strong moral values, a broad perspective, and lives a very clear-headed life.

28. 1378 战 The God of War Returns: The CEO’s Superpowered Stay-at-Home Dad 战神归来：总裁家的异能奶爸 There Is No Yan Ruyu in This Book书中并无颜如玉Urban759k WordsCompleted She makes the Japanese devils beg for mercy, and beats the English into returning the national treasures. Without his aura as a God of War, he’s just a stay-at-home dad in an apron, using the hands that once shook the stars to cook a warm dinner for his family… 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story is original, and the scope is getting bigger and bigger. In short, if you don't like it, I'll kill you!

29. 1379 嫁 Marrying the Tyrant Male Lead to Become a Laid-Back Empress 嫁给暴君男主当咸鱼皇后 Dudu读读Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Dongli Hua has a little mishap and ends up in a novel for male readers, as an ugly woman with a birthmark on her face. But because of her good deeds, an imperial decree names her empress. The emperor ascended the throne at twenty, and is now thirty-two. He once had a beloved first empress who has since died; now he has two favored consorts, Shu and Li, as well as several powerful consorts with large families who have borne him princes and princesses. And soon, another large group of beauties wil 6kReads9.0Score504Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book!

30. 1380 惊 Jing Yu Xun Jin 惊予浔槿 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later | Older man | Sweet romance | 1v1, both leads are each other's only partner | Slow burn] [The rating just came out, but it'll go up later] In Beijing's elite circles, everyone said the eldest daughter of the Luo family was cold and indifferent. Luo Jin thought so too, and figured she was perfectly suited to being a pawn in a marriage alliance. So when the “smiling King of Hell” proposed to her in front of everyone at a banquet, she asked only six words: “When are we r 11kReads8.4Score993Shelves

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    So sweet! And hilarious too! [Laughing emojis]

31. 1381 港 Hong Kong City's Neon Nights, Dreams of Youth Lingering 港城烟火，青春余梦 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪11k WordsCompleted Harbor City Fireworks, Dreams of Youth Left Behind 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The fireworks over Victoria Harbour fell on my shoulders, but they couldn't hold onto my youthful love. A young woman who went to Hong Kong alone for further studies found solace and unconditional affection in the monotonous years of her postgraduate studies, thanks to the gentle touch and unwavering love of her local senior. The warmth of their daily companionship and their mutual devotion were genuine, but reality was cruel and unsolvable; their deep love ultimately led to a regretful separation.

32. 1382 工 Above My Desk, Beneath My Heart 工位之上，心动之下 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪13k WordsCompleted Above the Desk, Below the Heartbeat 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The subtle and ambiguous romance is incredibly captivating, and the workplace setting feels realistic and grounded, making for a comfortable experience throughout!

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