Show the Dark Side of Society and Portray the Twisted, Terrifying Side of Human Nature 写出社会黑暗的一幕，把人性的扭曲，可怕写出来

1. 451 程 Cheng Wuxu's Fifth Book 程无序的第5本书 Cheng Wuxu程无序Urban789k WordsOngoing [An Incomplete Guide to Officialdom] Political elites aren't made in a day. Zhao Zhiliu carves out a path to promotion through betrayal, scheming, and stepping on others, joining forces with newcomer Ning Xiaofei to keep working miracles and reach the pinnacle of life. 40Reads8.8Score—Shelves
2. 452 大 Great Wei: My Father Is a Transmigrator Too 大魏：父皇也是穿越者 The Carousel That Runs Eight Days a Week一周上八天的旋转木马Historical287k WordsCompleted Dual transmigration + dimensional domination + dynasty reform + thrilling, ruthless action + technological supremacy + political intrigue + no System, just hoping to bring you all a smile. Lu Ming transmigrated into the least favored “idiot” fourth prince of Great Wei. He planned to keep his head down and grow stronger while waiting for this mess of a country to fall. Then one day, he accidentally discovered “modern cement” in the palace’s northwest corner, and witnessed his father expertly draw 4Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 453 让 You Were Supposed to Conquer Goddesses, So How Did You Become a Succubus?! 让你攻略女神，你怎么成魅魔了！ Dust Chronicler尘述者Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + playboy + Goddess System + jaw-dropping looks + male succubus + satisfying comeback + exes groveling for him] Shen Qingling is top-tier handsome and meticulous. He can play aloof or act innocent, combining the best of every approach to become the ultimate playboy. Who could have guessed that after dying one day, he would be bound to a System and transmigrate into the tragic real son in a story about a fake and real young master? In the original story, his childhood sweetheart t 65.9kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
4. 454 我 I’ve Made It to Division Chief, So Why Are You Crying? 我成正科级别，你哭什么？ Lord of the Desolate Garden荒苑君Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Officialdom + Wish Fulfillment + Comeback + Leveling Up + Lots of Beautiful Women + The Protagonist Never Suffers] When you’re at the top, friends and family gather around. When you hit rock bottom, no one gives you the time of day. Qin Li is determined to always have a house full of distinguished guests, and so he must keep climbing to the summit... 2.4kReads8.8Score243Shelves
5. 455 落 Sold to a Demon Foster Father Who Trades in Human Meat, a Choking Girl Fights Back 落到贩卖“菜人”的恶魔养父手上后，窒息女孩开始反杀 Honey-Sweet White Tea Cat蜜糖白茶猫8k WordsCompleted After falling into the hands of her adoptive father, a devil who sells people as "vegetables," the suffocated girl begins fighting back. 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The darkest hour of humanity. The young heroine is a ray of light, crawling out of hell. No matter how evil the people around her are, she has her own conscience and choices, and the ending is tragic.

6. 456 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27.3kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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   It's rare to find a post-apocalyptic novel that doesn't follow the usual tropes; the portrayal of human nature is incredibly realistic. The protagonist isn't a saint, the plot twists are numerous, and it gets more and more addictive the more you read.

7. 457 上 I Was the Toxic White Moonlight’s ATM in My Past Life. Reborn, I Found True Love and Said No to Manipulation 上一世是恶毒白月光的提款机，重生后找回真爱拒绝PUA Honey-Sweet White Tea Cat蜜糖白茶猫14k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was the vicious moonlight's cash machine. After being reborn, she finds true love again and refuses to be emotionally manipulated. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 458 官 The Official's Secretary 官秘 I Love Chicken Drumsticks我爱吃鸡腿Modern Romance3.7M WordsCompleted Blades flash and swords clash in the shadows. After a special reception, Liang Xiaosu is drawn step by step into a quagmire by the unseen hand working behind the scenes. She maneuvers between opposing sides, facing danger at every turn while carefully planning her next move... 42Reads8.8Score—Shelves
9. 459 我 I Can See How Many Times My Wife Has Been in the Bridal Chamber 我能看到妻子的洞房次数 Jiang Jiang姜姜Modern RomanceCompleted After a sudden heart attack, I gained the ability to see a number above everyone's head. After checking it repeatedly, I discovered that it showed how many times they would have sex that day. Today, the number above my newlywed wife's head was 1. But when she came back from her company retreat, it had become 99?! My heart turned cold. Had she really cheated on me 99 times in one day?! —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 460 名 The Righteous and Upright Hehuan Sect: Fairies, Please Surrender 名门正派合欢宗：仙子仙子请臣服 Do You Regret the Missed Chance遗憾后悔吗Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [Hehuan Sect + multiple heroines + everyday cultivation] Cao Kun transmigrates to the Tianyuan Continent's Hehuan Sect and awakens a System through a stroke of fate. From then on, fairies start showing up at his door… Cao Kun: Don't come any closer! Fairy Master: You little brat, stop right there! Cao Kun: This is actually pretty great! 14kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
11. 461 官 The Official and His Charms 官人官色 Curtain-Rolling West Wind 666卷帘西风666Urban5.7M WordsOngoing The road to becoming an official is narrow, so narrow that if you want to climb it, you can only step on other people's shoulders. Yet it is also broad enough to encompass everyday life and the people's hardships. Along this road lie intrigue and shifting fortunes, ruthless decisions, and love and hatred... 264.5kReads9.4Score18.9kShelves
12. 462 冰 The Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoarded a Hundred Billion in Supplies 冰河末世，我囤积了百亿物资 Sea of Memories记忆的海Sci-Fi & Apocalypse7.4M WordsOngoing Doomsday + reborn + massive stockpiling + playing it safe + unlimited space + dark revenge, no saintly protagonist The world enters an ice age. The freezing apocalypse arrives, and 95% of the planet's population perishes! In his previous life, Zhang Yi was killed by people he'd helped because of his kind heart. Reborn one month before the freezing apocalypse, Zhang Yi awakens a spatial ability and begins frantically stockpiling supplies! Short on supplies? He empties the hundred-billion-yuan war 359.9kReads8.7Score17.8kShelves

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    A breath of fresh air in the post-apocalyptic genre! It doesn't rely on a system or cheat codes, realistically portrays the complexities of human nature, features a protagonist with consistently high intelligence, and is full of plot twists that make it increasingly addictive.

13. 463 欲 Ascend to the Ninth Heaven 欲上云霄九重天 Reading Ink, Listening to the Wind读墨听风Historical2.5M WordsOngoing A coral pendant engraved with a fire phoenix emblem draws Qi Ming, a destitute youth who lives on credit at a teahouse in Tianque City, into a shocking secret plot sweeping across four kingdoms. The moment the iron hooves of the Longxiang Army smash through the door, he still has no idea that the token his parents left him is the “key” that can overturn the world. The grand machinations governing the realm have barged into his life without warning. From a tide of Gu poison in a dungeon to a pack 571Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As a political intrigue novel set in an alternate Eastern history, the author not only constructs a complete worldview, but also features many distinctive characters, a tight and fast-paced plot, and a particularly delicate portrayal of human nature and the human heart.

14. 464 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.6kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
15. 465 第 The First Secretary 第一秘书 Snow Wolf雪狼Urban7.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Perplexing Road to Office. Take one step while looking two ahead, and plan three moves in advance. How can one cut a path through the perilous world of officialdom, with beautiful women by his side? Watch as an unassuming young man from the grassroots slowly builds a brilliant future of his own. 11kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
16. 466 大 The Great Repression: A World Gone Mad 大压抑时代之疯癫的世界 River Breeze, Forest Moon江风林月Urban117k WordsOngoing I’m a psychological counselor. Here, I record the stories of my clients and me. There is no passion or happiness here, only pain and struggle. In this repressive era, everyone starts out wanting to live like a normal person, but in the end, they always wander further and further into a world of madness! 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really well written. The protagonist is a psychological counselor, and the book is full of stories about people with psychological problems. The descriptions are very depressing and dark. After reading it, I began to understand why those people had such abnormal thoughts.

17. 467 等 Waiting for You in the Endless Night 等你在夜未央 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted An Ning and Min Hang were abducted as children. After they were rescued, they were separated, then reunited as adults. This is a story about a romance between an underworld queen and a younger man. An Ning walks in the daylight, but her heart remains in the night. Min Hang saw her once and loved her, missed her while they were apart, and has only ever had eyes for her. He waits for you in the endless night, just to bring you out into the sunshine. 9.1kReads9.2Score849Shelves

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    These two books, by the same author, vividly depict the darkness of society and the distortion of human nature.

18. 468 失 The August That Lost Its Voice 失语的八月 Old Dreams Become Performers旧梦成伶Two Female Leads228k WordsOngoing August Without Words A socially anxious girl meets a sunshine-bright chatterbox on a rooftop. A secret sketchbook with no faces and a melted orange candy reveal the scars and resilience of two souls. They take their scars as proof, pledge an unbreakable friendship, and promise to face the future together. Our scars are proof: our friendship will never fade. 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's very therapeutic, see for yourself.

19. 469 熟 A Mature Couple (Originally Titled: Thirty Like a Wolf, Forty Like a Tiger) 熟龄夫妻（原名：三十如狼，四十如虎） Wang Ziqun王子群Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted Twenty years ago, when Yang Cuiling left her family in Huluwan to marry into the Wang family in Caiyuan, she never imagined that she would one day become involved with a man other than her husband, Deng Jinzhu. She still believed what the older generation always said: marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog; marry a carrying pole and hold on to it. Through all the ups and downs, warmth and cold, bitterness and sweetness of life, you simply stay with him. But a seri 5.6kReads9.3Score460Shelves

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    Check out these books; they'll give you a new perspective on the world!

20. 470 人 Middle Age 人到中年 Firestorm火烧风Urban5.6M WordsCompleted My wife cheated on me, my brother turned against me, and at thirty, I hit the lowest point of my life! When money is at stake, everyone shows their true, ugly faces. Betrayed by family and confronted with the greed of friends, I was pushed into an abyss of despair by countless grasping hands. I had no choice but to struggle back to my feet and reach for the sunshine that belonged to me! 3.1kReads8.7Score381Shelves
21. 471 暗 Flowers in the Dark 暗夜里的花 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted Orphan Ling Xi was trained by a powerful underworld figure from a young age. Then she met the police officer Su Da, and found herself caught between love and redemption, hatred and entanglement. She could have ruled the streets, but she gave it all up for him. He was proud and noble, but for her, he set aside his pride and his prejudices. Because there is no one else like you. 729Reads9.1Score130Shelves
22. 472 官 The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始 Mr. Fishjoy鱼乐先生Urban512k WordsOngoing My name is Bu Qingyun. (I hold a senior government post and have a fortune worth over a hundred million.) Let me tell you a secret. Ever since I was in elementary school, entering politics has been the light of my ideals and the flame of my ambition. It was buried in my heart like a seed, ready to take root and sprout as soon as the soil was right... 18.6kReads7.6Score2.9kShelves
23. 473 名 In the Name of the People: Qi Tongwei Quits Politics for Business from the Start 名义：开局祈同伟弃政从商 Yaoshan Blue尧山蓝Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted After shooting himself on Solitary Eagle Ridge, Qi Tongwei was reborn at the turning point of his fate! Back at the moment when he knelt before the Liang family, before taking the wrong path in officialdom, he carried memories of the future from 2026. He rejected Liang Qunfeng's promotion on the spot, abandoning his political ambitions for good and refusing to repeat the old path that had ended in disgrace. He seized the first opportunities brought by reform and opening up, using treasury bond a 7.4kReads6.1Score201Shelves

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    The author writes so well, I recommend both books to everyone.

24. 474 羔 Lamb 羔羊 The Old Moon Is at Peace旧月安好Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Qiqi is an illegitimate daughter, but she has no great ambitions. All she wants is to live peacefully with the boyfriend she loves until they grow old together. Unlike her older sister, who has an illustrious resume, a family that loves her more than life itself, and Huo Shaoting. That was where all the trouble began... Everyone thinks she’s a gentle, docile lamb, but only she knows she isn’t... 2.7kReads7.3Score280Shelves

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    The first book! Qiqi's background is actually quite special; few people know that she is an illegitimate child. But she never complained about anything; her biggest wish was to live a peaceful life with the person she loved. Her older sister's life was like a dream come true—graduating from a prestigious university, being pampered by her family, and having the enviable Huo Shaoting. But no one saw the other side beneath Qiqi's calm exterior... That storm started right next to her older sister.

25. 475 妻 A Wife’s Curse 妻祸 Gao He高和Urban333k WordsCompleted When you think you have a happy family that everyone else envies, what would you do if one day that happiness suddenly vanished? How would you face the betrayal of those dearest to you? Drawing on a deep understanding of life and writing with a quiet, composed sensibility, the author uses plain, fluent language to tell a moving story about a group of ordinary people at the bottom of society. The author also reveals the truth behind several hot-button social issues, raises profound questions with 11.1kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
26. 476 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 75.3kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
27. 477 名 In the Name of the People: From the Start, Qi Tongwei Becomes a Legend by Copying Books 名义：开局祁同伟抄书封神 Golden Roc Soaring Through the Clouds摩云金鹏Male-Channel Fanfiction354k WordsCompleted A gunshot rang out on Guying Ridge. Qi Tongwei took his own life with a bullet, only to be reborn at the pivotal age of eighteen, just as he was entering Handong University. He resolved to change himself and rewrite the fate that had been destined to end in ruin. In the 1980s, a time of rapid development in Chinese literature, he made his first fortune by copying books. He ventured into film and television and finance, assembling a reliable team and moving forward steadily. Seizing opportunities 119Reads—Score140Shelves
28. 478 老 Tales of a Con Artist 老千故事 Very May非常五月Urban189k WordsCompleted Su Qing challenges the legendary gambler Mei Luo, hoping to avoid falling into someone else's trap. But her actions lead to her father's tragic death, and Su Qing herself is left in grave danger. After repeatedly risking her life, she sees the good and evil, and the injustices, in the world. To survive and avenge her father, Su Qing pushes herself to the limit again and again, ultimately escaping death by a hair. 146Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 479 迷 The Manor Shrouded in Mist 迷雾笼罩的庄园 Hermit of the Ink-Growing Mountain砚耕山人Female-Channel Fanfiction308k WordsCompleted In this paradise-like estate, sordid deals that make one's blood run cold play out day after day, concealing countless unknown secrets and crimes. Ning Yuan, Li Qiao'er, Tong Xiaoling, Kang Yan... Each of these vibrant young people is a victim beneath the estate's glittering surface. Some sink into this dark swamp, while others turn the tables and survive against all odds. Gao Jun, Li San'er, Jia Xiaoyun... They collude with the powerful, grab what they want through trickery and force, scorn mor 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A masochistic woman rises to become the chairperson of a company.

30. 480 无 No One Is Innocent 无人清白 Cong Zhang丛张Mystery167k WordsCompleted During a dinner gathering, Pei Yuming’s closest family and friends are all poisoned to death. He is the sole survivor, but becomes the police’s prime suspect. During questioning, Pei Yuming repeatedly flashes back to the moments before dinner began. After accidentally uncovering a secret between his wife and a friend, he gradually realizes that everyone at the table was hiding something they never wanted outsiders to know, and the killer is hidden among those secrets... 146.5kReads9.1Score22.6kShelves

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    The murder case creates suspense, and through the ability to rewind time, it reveals the sordid things these people do that can't be discussed openly. These short stories, which can be read in one sitting, depict the selfishness and desires inherent in human nature.

31. 481 我 My Dongguan Classmate 我的东莞女同学 Fanjin Hai梵金海Urban509k WordsCompleted A rich, engaging plot for a wider range of readers (urban life + everyday city life + modern romance + workplace romance + multiple heroines + corruption + a comeback + revenge + prison + farming + blessed land + cultivation). The story includes Dongguan Encounter, Chengdu in Turmoil, Multiple Heroines, Roses in the Dark, Urban Comeback, Thunderstorm Strike Team, Prison in Turmoil, Reclaiming His Glory, Braving Myanmar, Cultivating Against Fate, and more... Zhao Lei, a poor young man from a mart 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An extraordinary life, filled with deep affection and complex emotions, venturing across the world...

32. 482 人 The Deceit in People's Hearts (Ghostly Traces) 人心有诡（诡迷踪） Hell's Mandrake地狱曼陀罗Mystery97k WordsCompleted Office worker Wang Zhe picked up a credit card bearing his own name. After maxing it out, he was haunted by an evil spirit; Qiu Yu, heartbroken and out of work, accidentally acquired a doll that looked almost exactly like her. It could even talk. More bizarrely, it could predict deaths, and it told her that she was about to die; Obsessed with love, Li Jian wanted to win the goddess he had admired for years. He was willing to kill his former friend, undergo plastic surgery to look like him, and g 97Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The portrayal of human nature is very insightful! Highly recommended.

33. 483 被 After My Sister-in-Law Tricked Me into Going to Northern Myanmar, I Found a Way to Survive 被嫂子骗进缅北后，我绝处逢生 Chang'an in an Uproar长安闹Urban3.7M WordsOngoing 806Reads8.7Score103Shelves

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    This book is so realistically described.

34. 484 北 Beijing Drifter Xiuxiu 北漂修修 White-Browed Eagle Who Likes Mucuna Beans喜欢牛蹄豆的白眉鹰Urban589k WordsCompleted I’m Wu Qi, an utterly ordinary poor kid. After graduating from high school, I ended up in Yanbei at a third-rate diploma mill where you could earn a degree through self-study exams. Then, in one night, I unexpectedly inherited a legacy, completed the Foundation Establishment stage, and reached the Golden Core stage in a month... From then on, I cultivated my mind, character, and practice in the mortal world... I started working part-time in Yanbei, selling things at street stalls, looking for jo 116Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Dragon King meets Wu Qi, a migrant worker in Beijing.

35. 485 复 A Review of This Life 复盘今生 Leng Yuhan冷遇寒Urban223k WordsCompleted Wang Yuhan once had a happy family. He and his wife, Yu Meixia, were both teachers. They excelled at their jobs, had a son and a daughter, and were the envy of everyone. But then, one day, it all vanished. If you were the protagonist, how would you react? How would you face betrayal by the person you love and trust most? Drawing on a deep understanding of life, the author tells a moving, vivid story of love and loss, life and death, and tangled passions in plain, flowing prose. The story also ra 730Reads8.8Score101Shelves

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    Human weaknesses

36. 486 重 Back in 2003, This Time the Advantage Is Mine 重回2003，这波优势在我 Golden Roc Soaring Through the Clouds摩云金鹏Urban619k WordsOngoing A working-class laborer dies in a car accident in 2026 and is reborn on June 5, 2003, with every memory from 2003 to 2026 intact. Using his knowledge of the future, he makes his first fortune in Hong Kong's futures market, then starts with a Taobao shop and expands into e-commerce platforms, his own logistics network, brick-and-mortar retail, mobile phone hardware, and payment systems. In just six months, he goes from having nothing to a net worth of hundreds of millions, takes on Eachnet head-o 3.9kReads6.0Score146Shelves

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    This book is so good it's almost unbelievable. If I'm lying, you can hit me.

37. 487 官 An Unbounded Official Career 官途无疆 Lone Reflection孤照Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Han, a billionaire who resigned from public office to go into business, is framed and reborn as a third-year college student. He makes a fortune in the stock market, becoming a hidden billionaire. To repay his hometown for supporting him for more than a decade, he returns as a village official while still a college student and leads the villagers to prosperity, embarking on a career in government. In the treacherous world of politics, his exceptional wisdom and insight, along with his sinc 16.9kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    It's layered, insightful, and includes descriptions of certain social phenomena. While it contains elements of prophecy, if I were to go back in time, I don't know what I would have become. I suppose I'd be like I am now! (As reader "Zhi Xin" commented.)

38. 488 夜 At Night, I Embrace a River of Falling Stars 夜揽沉星河 Blossoms in Ink's Shadow茉影繁花Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted [Price just dropped, but it’ll go up later] Fatherly, secretly passionate, guiding, celibate CEO vs. sweet, clearheaded beauty who doesn’t overthink [Physical first, love later + Mature romance + Intense push and pull + Stealing someone’s wife + Seven-year age gap] Xu Zhiye has been married for three years, but her husband has been absent from her bed the entire time. To get back at him for cheating, she turns around and sleeps with his direct superior, Gu Chenxiao. She thought it would be a mut 901Reads8.3Score—Shelves
39. 489 袁 Yuan Tiangang Reads Huang Chao's Fate 袁天罡算黄巢 White-Browed Eagle Who Likes Mucuna Beans喜欢牛蹄豆的白眉鹰7k WordsCompleted Yuan Tiangang Predicts Huang Chao’s Rise 36Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 490 一 A New Dungeon Every Day: Players Across the Worlds Are Stunned 一天一个新副本，诸界玩家惊呆了 College King带专大王Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted A game of human nature, death, reproduction, and an unbelievably lifelike dream world. One day, Wu Qin discovers that he enters an unbelievably lifelike dream every night, right on schedule. At first, he is terrified and at a loss, but gradually he starts treating it like GTA 5. Red light floods the classroom as the so-called game of human nature suddenly begins. The first round's theme is: Reproduction. Under the influence of the lifelike dreams, Wu Qin has forgotten what fear feels like. He ta 5.5kReads7.6Score418Shelves

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    Beautiful! Beautiful!

41. 491 梅 Mei Feixin Takes the Case to Court 梅费心打官司 White-Browed Eagle Who Likes Mucuna Beans喜欢牛蹄豆的白眉鹰8k WordsCompleted Mei Goes to Great Lengths to Sue 23Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 492 末 A Doomsday Powerhouse in the 1970s: Married to an Officer Who Spoils Her Rotten 末世大佬穿七零：联姻军官宠疯了 Blossoms in Ink's Shadow茉影繁花Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Two Strong Leads + Arranged Marriage + Transmigration + Sweet Romance] Jiang Shaozhi, a powerful figure from the apocalypse, opens her eyes to find that she has transmigrated to 1976. Even more astonishing, she has become the original owner of the same name, who died by accident after her scheming cousin stirred up trouble. When her arranged-marriage match shows up at her door, she’s immediately smitten: broad shoulders, a trim waist, long legs, thick brows, 225Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 493 上 High Society: Secrets of the Upper Echelon 上层社会，顶层之秘 Villain Ye反派叶565k WordsOngoing It's all fake. Don't take it seriously. It's all fantasy, all from the fictional fantasy school. It's all a literary writing technique, all fake. Fictional fantasy. If you like analyzing all kinds of different problems in life, don't come in. Don't come in. Don't come in. 20.8kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves

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    Alas, how cold and indifferent this world is! Adults often lack the passion of children. Perhaps we all once had it, but reality has left us battered and bruised. If you don't understand, just read more. Read a book a hundred times, and you'll understand its meaning. If you still don't grasp it, then it's simply not meant to be. 😂😂😂

44. 494 我 Me and My Dongguan Sisters 我与东莞姐姐 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban266k WordsCompleted [A Tale of Passion and Brotherhood] [Love and Longing] Gao Yang, a country boy with an uncanny talent, leaves his hometown for the first time! He heads to Dongguan to seek refuge with his older sister, only to discover that people are far more sinister than they seem. Through a series of coincidences, he ends up working in a factory, quickly rises through the ranks, and finds himself surrounded by romantic prospects. In the end, he gets dragged into a gang war and sets out on a path of no return 7.9kReads6.4Score460Shelves

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    Society is too complicated and people's hearts are too complicated

45. 495 豪 The Abandoned Heir of a Powerful Family: He Is Xingyu, She Is Qiu 豪门弃子之：他是星宇，她是秋 Clear and Shallow, Clear and Shallow清清浅浅清清浅Modern Romance540k WordsOngoing This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Pei Xingyu is the illegitimate son of Pei Changqing and a foreign model. His mother took the money and returned to her home country as soon as she gave birth, never appearing again. His father never took responsibility for him, leaving him to be raised by a nanny. He grew up facing discrimination and humiliation. His life was always surrounded by malice. The label “illegitimate son” clung to him li 29Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    A biological father, having lost money gambling, sold his daughter. To ensure his son could attend university without financial worries, the father dismantled steel bars in an old building to sell, where he was injured by falling debris. Unable to afford medical treatment, the son abandoned his studies and went to work as a bricklayer on a construction site, where he fell to his death due to aging equipment. The struggles and efforts of those at the bottom of society!

46. 496 一 Yizhi Xiaoqi's 17th Book 一纸小旗第17本书 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban648k WordsCompleted A country boy with superb medical skills lands a job at an electronics factory in the kingdom of women. From then on, there's no stopping him. With charm and skill to back him up, he thrives and rises to the pinnacle of life! 1.3kReads8.1Score139Shelves
47. 497 得 Winning the Grand Prize, Only to Lose a Leg 得大奖反而失去腿 Scribe文书匠7k WordsCompleted Winning the grand prize cost him his legs. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this short story; it's a mix of joy, sorrow, and everything in between.

48. 498 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.8kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves

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    [Heart][Heart] I highly recommend the book "The Wrath of the Sea and the Abyss". It realistically reflects a dark side of society. This book is very thought-provoking and requires careful reading.

49. 499 马 The Flattery Saint 马屁大圣 Song Dynasty Talent宋朝才子Historical143k WordsOngoing I flatter the people for their sake, and keep the realm stable for the good of the land. I speak words of sycophancy, but carry the common people in my heart. I use every trick in the flatterer’s playbook, leaving the villains gnashing their teeth. My reputation in the jianghu may be nothing special, but no one can beat me at earning merit and doing good. (A shameless, absurdly funny novel. Come take a look!) 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Where there is sunlight, there is also darkness.

50. 500 帝 The Imperial Kitchen: The Saintess's Redemption 帝国后厨：圣女的救赎 Fatahel法塔赫尔Historical114k WordsOngoing From the kitchen to the throne, I conquered the world with a pinch of salt. A plague sweeps across the continent. The Church is helpless, nobles are busy fighting over power, and commoners can only wait to die as they rot away. Alan is just an insignificant kitchen hand in a castle. He has no talent for swordsmanship, no noble blood, and no divine favor. His only unusual trait is a tongue sharper than a dog's: he can taste the slightest hint of spoilage in food and tell which herbs can s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The tears from the fumes, the scars from the stove fire, and the calluses from the iron spoon all became the indelible gloom in his eyes later on.

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