Books with Depth That Make Me Think 能让我长脑子的，有深度的书

1. 901 饿 The Starved: A Thousand-Mile Journey in the Late Ming Dynasty 饿殍：明末千里行 Ji Ling嵇零Historical219k WordsCompleted After years of disaster, the court’s harsh policies remained unchanged. Soon, corpses littered the land and rebel armies rose up everywhere. In the fifth year of the Chongzhen era, near the end of the Ming dynasty, the bandit Liang and his accomplices accepted a job from a human trafficker. Liang was to transport four little girls from Huazhou to Luoyang. The thousand-mile journey would take them through Huazhou, Wenxiang, and Shanzhou before they finally reached Luoyang. At first, Liang thought 32.8kReads9.6Score5.1kShelves

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   (ˇˍˇ) Ming Mo is in it because I have played games and am a little selfish.

2. 902 大 The Righteous Way of the Great Shang 大商正道 Rose of the Empty Valley空谷玫瑰Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted This is a story of an underdog's rise and a dreamer's pursuit of greatness. Born in a turbulent era, he grew up against all odds, starting out as a penniless street vendor. In the depths of poverty, he kindled an unstoppable desire to change his fate. His business went bankrupt, he took over an old factory, and he founded a company. Through countless hardships and brushes with death, he reached the pinnacle of international business through an unyielding, epic entrepreneurial journey. And with h —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Ahhhh, this book must be the good book you are looking for! It's so beautiful, you'll regret it if you miss it!

3. 903 财 The Wealth Immortal Has Arrived 财仙到 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted “You can't be bent by force, but you can be corrupted by wealth.” “Bowing for five bushels of rice is the bearing of an immortal.” “Nothing matters more than silver. And if something does...” “Then it must be even more silver...” What is cultivation like for everyone else? Qingshan doesn't care. He cultivates by making money from people, immortals, and even Heaven itself. The more silver he earns, the stronger he becomes! Why become so strong? Naturally, to earn even more silver... The Way of th 26.1kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves

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   This perfectly meets the requirements, the world view is grand, and the rare thing is that the author's writing style can support it, emphasizing cause and effect, great love, and it is very beautiful.

4. 904 全 Watched by the Whole Internet: The Frail Junior Student Outwits a Top Criminal Investigator 全网围观，病弱学妹戏耍刑侦王牌 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Mystery589k WordsCompleted Award-winning work in the Fifth Tomato Web Literature Competition Finals, Selected Mystery Case Award “I only ever kill people who deserve to die!” [High-Octane Dark Fantasy | Elite Mind Games | A Life-or-Death Battle Between Good and Evil | A Strong Heroine and an Even Stronger Heroine] [Shocking Twists | No Romance | Two Powerful, Unhinged Rivals Face Off] From the day Ling Zhi became a criminal police officer, he believed in only two things: evidence and procedural justice. Criminals were cri 77.6kReads9.5Score12.9kShelves

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   It has to be me, A Li. The stronger the male, the stronger the female. Jiang Li: If you can't define justice, why not let me do it?

5. 905 可 Take It, But Never Let It Go 可夺不可舍 Some Ghostghost某鬼ghostEastern Fantasy928k WordsCompleted “Yay!” At Ye Xiaowan’s cheer, Zou Chu was enveloped in a tight hug as his little sister rushed into his arms. He felt a deep sense of relief, though a faint confusion still lingered in his heart. After all, Zou Chu didn’t belong here. He was just a lowlife who had taken over someone’s body and infiltrated the Ye family, enjoying a wonderful life he had stolen. But now that he had a good life, he ought to cherish it. There were more important things to take care of for his family right now. As fo 517Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Some brothers and some, starting from seizing the body, writing a book with a wide span to idealism.

6. 906 穿 After Entering Sherlock Holmes, I Became a Literary Master 穿进福尔摩斯后，我成了文学巨匠 I Eat Ugly Tangerines Without Spitting Out the Peel吃丑橘不吐丑橘皮Urban589k WordsOngoing [No CP, no romance] [No System] [Identities stay hidden throughout the main story] [Career] [Book Transmigration] [Literary rewriter] [Classics] [Original Sherlock Holmes] [Victorian Era] [Slow burn] [Everyday life] [Sickly protagonist] [Not a wish-fulfillment story] London, 1880. A horse-drawn omnibus stops in front of 221B Baker Street. A pale, sickly young man steps down. No one knows that in the future, he will become the uncrowned Poet Laureate, a master of science fiction and fairy tale 19.9kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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   The author's writing style is very good. There are many classics in it, but they are still being serialized.

7. 907 小 A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery937k WordsCompleted When Chi Xia first joins the special investigations team, Luo Xun strongly recommends transferring her elsewhere. The intern is so thin-limbed and wooden, like she can barely keep her eyes open. What makes her suitable for this team? She’d be much better off in Publicity! The thin-limbed intern says nothing, responding to everything with, “Captain Luo, solving the case comes first.” Luo Xun is so frustrated he can barely contain himself. The team is doomed, he thinks. Before long, Captain Luo ge 42.4kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves
8. 908 我 After My Suicide Note Was Mistakenly Sent to My Secret Crush 我的遗书被误寄给暗恋对象后 It's Dan Bao, You Know是蛋宝吖Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted What does it feel like to have a crush on someone for twenty years? Hua Yilan knows. From the age of twelve to thirty-two, there was only one name in her youth: Cui Moxun. After falling gravely ill, she thought this was how her life would be: watching him from afar, loving him in secret, never bothering him or hoping for anything. Until the letter filled with her deepest feelings was accidentally delivered to him. Until he walked through the door of her bookstore. Later, he said, “Give me a chan 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommended! I have loved you for twenty years, but it only took two days to say goodbye! The person I had a crush on since I was ten years old in sixth grade became my boyfriend when I was twenty-three. Until I pushed open that door. Lying there were him and his ex-wife,

9. 909 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 204.3kReads9.5Score25.7kShelves
10. 910 犟 Stubborn as Hell [Criminal Investigation] 犟种【刑侦】 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted As the horrifying Yeti skinning case shocked the nation, Zhu Suixi returned from distant Tibet. On her first day back, the bureau chief said a brilliant researcher was joining the team. She looked up and saw her ex-boyfriend, whom she had not seen in years. Qin Shiyuan stared at the major-crimes squad leader standing before him, pretending not to know him, and fell into deep thought. Eight years ago, she had told him her name was Li Xia, and that she was a foreign correspondent. They fell in lov 10.8kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
11. 911 玫 Roses and Guns [Criminal Investigation] 玫瑰与烈枪【刑侦】 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Their flesh and blood will forge my glory, becoming the honor I pursue for the rest of my life.] One June, two major events took place at the Qin City Public Security Bureau. First, a female captain named Gu Ji joined the anti-narcotics squad, and her darts flew in dazzling patterns. Second, a police badge number that had been dormant for ten years was reactivated, and this female captain was its successor. That same June, two major things happened to Song Yanci, leader of the major crimes 12.4kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
12. 912 硬 A Hard Nut to Crack 硬骨头 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery640k WordsCompleted The new major-crimes squad captain, Lin Cuo, is gorgeous, cool, confident, and bold enough to take on Jiang Yi, the icy demon king of the criminal investigation corps. Everyone waits for her to make a fool of herself, but... Captain Lin keeps sending in good news: the shattered-skull case, the Lolita case, the death of a female livestreamer... Captain Lin is incredible! Jiang Yi is a top criminal investigator, a walking iceberg who solves cases with ruthless speed and dominates the police force. 3.2kReads9.3Score619Shelves
13. 913 雁 When the Wild Geese Return, the Moon Fills the Western Tower 雁字回时月满西楼 Jinyue's Proud Little Thoughts锦月的傲娇心思Modern Romance564k WordsCompleted (Realism + a love held back with patience and restraint + a strong female lead + sweet on the outside, dark within + games of power)… 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A 16-year-old girl who ran away from the mountains has made her way step by step, from a supermarket salesperson to the head of the propaganda department...

14. 914 重 Reborn: I Discover That My Enemies All Miss Me 重生后，发现仇人们都在怀念我 Red and Green Goose红绿鹅Modern Romance688k WordsOngoing [Everyone’s Favorite + Strong Female Lead + Interstellar + Feel-Good] #She thought everyone hated her, but she was actually the unattainable beloved they all cherished# #Reborn, and somehow I’m still the leader# Wen Erlai was once the beloved Grand Marshal of the Federation. The heir to a financial dynasty was her trusted subordinate, the future head of state was her closest friend, her teacher was the strongest mentor in the stars, and her student was the top cadet at the military academy. Ev 19.9kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    Of course, read this book ☺ There are a lot of foreshadowings, the writing continues to improve, the more you write, the better [send heart] [love] [love] Wen Erlai [love] Marshal [love] [love]

15. 915 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 4.7kReads—Score339Shelves

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    The IQ is online, the logic is normal, the plot is shocking, and it deeply analyzes human nature. I couldn't stop reading the first chapter. It's so exciting.

16. 916 历 History’s Regrets: The Young Years 历史的遗憾·少年篇 The Ancients Were Trendy古人很潮Historical112k WordsCompleted What are history's regrets? They are the past, flowing away like water, never to return; the Qin Empire's great ambition for the ages reduced to a cupful of dust; the An Lushan Rebellion bringing a flourishing age to an abrupt end; the noble moonlight and lonely courage in the young Qu Yuan's heart; the idealist Yu Qian dying amid the boundless mortal world; the hot tears shed by those who read these lines in the histories... Step into the swirling dust of the dynasties and catch a fleeting glim 7.3kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    Men of letters, princes, generals and prime ministers are like clouds of smoke passing by. One volume of history book, hundreds of years of dynasty, mirror flowers and moonlight

17. 917 浮 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Urban253k WordsCompleted I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 1.2kReads—Score108Shelves
18. 918 胭 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 919 看 Seeing Through Half a Lifetime 看破浮生过半 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted Life is a journey of self-cultivation. As we keep moving forward, we correct our mistakes in time and gradually become better versions of ourselves. Life is full of suffering, and we can only save ourselves. If only we could live our lives over again. At the very least, we could avoid a lot of detours. 518Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 920 教 My Professor Stepmom and Her Darling Zhaozhao 教授后妈和她的昭昭小宝贝 Xiao Lao小姥Modern Romance476k WordsCompleted [Second marriage for the male lead + the child is his biological daughter + they never fully fall in love + neither is chaste] [Highly educated families + prominent political families, both strong-willed, neither a typical good person] After earning her doctorate, Xie Qingwei smoothly stayed on as a university lecturer. Through a twist of fate, she, a committed non-marriage type, married Lin Jinghe, a retired high-ranking official who had already been married once and had a daughter. [Before the 3.8kReads7.5Score306Shelves

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    Reading this book will definitely make you think, whether it is IQ or EQ, it is worth recommending... There is a very cute baby Zhao Zhao in the book, who was raised by a high-ranking father and a high-ranking mother, and it completely captured my heart. The baby is cute and smart, and a little bit of her, but a little bit of a scumbag... Hehehe, the male and female protagonists are also very powerful, with high IQ and high EQ... Officialdom, workplace, family... High

21. 921 十 Eleven Madmen 十一个疯子 Lu Ban Banban鲁班班班Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted My new book, Nine Hells: The Strange Nuo, is now out! It’s a sequel to this one. You can find it on my profile. Come check it out! (Not mindless, no harem, no System, and not a conventional power fantasy. Please read with that in mind.) From the day you were born until now, have you ever had doubts like these? “Do I really exist?” “Does the world really exist?” “Why do I exist?” “And why does the world exist?” “Is my existence inevitable? If I die, will the world keep existing?” “At the moment m 38kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    I personally tested it and received 100 million stars. It is very interesting, the IQ is online, the characters are vivid, and the plot is novel.

22. 922 小 The Little Taoist Nun Has a Rebellious Streak 小道姑一身反骨 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted “As a hired assassin, killing is my specialty. I make sure my clients go peacefully.” “Be good. You don't need to cover your head. I'd never ruin that pretty face of yours. That would make it harder to carry your head to the Judicial Office and collect the reward.” The moon slanted over the river as night settled in. Mist hung thick in the air, dreamlike and hazy. Only the dim oil lamp hanging from a covered boat on the Qiantang River cast a faint, wavering glow. A small gray-robed Taoist, impos 26.6kReads9.5Score4.3kShelves
23. 923 海 A Seal Pup's Journey Around the World 海豹崽崽的环球旅行 Invincible Cat Head无敌猫猫头Modern Romance936k WordsOngoing [Animal Story + Travel + Lighthearted and Healing + Relaxed Everyday Life + No Romance] Zhou Ning had never seen the ocean in her life. Reborn in the boundless sea, she becomes a… seal. No System, no special powers: she’s just a round, chubby, tiny, helpless seal pup. Survival is tough, but she’s determined to use her new life to fulfill the wish she left unfinished in her previous one and see the world properly. She braves the towering waves of the Bering Strait and dives hundreds of meters bel 23.1kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    This one must be on the list! It covers geographical knowledge and historical knowledge. The description of the friendship between the little seal, the little seagull and the dolphin is also very touching. The only pity is that it is still being serialized!!!

24. 924 氪 Spending Money Doesn't Work? I'll Get Them Through the Long March With My Life 氪金没用？我用命带他们走完长征 Luo Luo's Luo Luo洛洛的洛洛Urban1.8M WordsOngoing “Guys, whatever you do, don’t trust that designer named Luo An! He’s a fraud!” Kuang Ge, a top streamer with tens of millions of followers, is bawling in his livestream like a three-hundred-pound toddler, clutching his VR headset and refusing to let go. “He said it was a relaxing travel game, but from the start he dumped me on a snowy mountain in forty-below temperatures!” “He said there’d be no pay-to-win or in-app purchases, but I had to risk my life just to get a cold, hard black bun!” “He sa 71.4kReads9.4Score7kShelves

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    Recommendation: These two books are highly recommended!!

25. 925 斩 Slay the Gods: I’m a Water-Spirited River God, You Know 斩神：人家是水灵灵的河神哟 Flying Cat崩飞猫Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [Slaying the Gods + roleplay + River God + conceptual deity + goofy humor + stealing the spotlight + near-invincible + shamelessly unbothered] [The highest-rated Slaying the Gods fanfic. Add it to your bookshelf so you don’t lose your way!] He Fan transmigrates into the world of Slaying the Gods. The bad news: He runs into a Faceless and nearly bites the dust. The good news: He awakens the [God-Tier Roleplay System]. From the start, he plays the River God. Once his roleplay reaches certain 29.7kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
26. 926 无 Infinite Script M*rder: The DM’s Sickly Beauty in His Palm 无限剧本杀：DM掌心病美人 Robin in the Depths of Winter凛冬知更鸟Mystery451k WordsCompleted [Cool-headed, clever catlike beauty with a frail constitution × vicious, scheming snake-like game master] [BG + mild horror + infinite world + murder mystery games + a touch of everyone’s favorite + sweet 1v1 romance] Poker-faced cutie vs. smiling psychopath “Your name is XX. Last night, you witnessed a murder with your own eyes.” “As a suspect, find the real killer and survive until the game ends.” “Pay close attention to the molars in the can, the stillborn baby in the stone, the ashes beneath 27.7kReads9.3Score6.4kShelves

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    You can understand the script, including the parts that the poster wants to improve.

27. 927 中 After Winning a Hundred Million, I Became My Company's Savior 中奖一个亿后，我成了公司救世主 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Urban424k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, but it'll slowly improve! No risk in getting on board!] Shen Yanshen casually bought two lottery tickets and won a hundred million. His miserable working life was over for good, and from then on he lived in a mansion and drove a Mercedes. His ex-girlfriend, who had once looked down on him for being poor, came back in tears, begging him to take her back. Shen Yanshen kicked her a hundred meters away. “Get as far away as you can. Can't you see I'm washing my wife's feet? 3kReads5.9Score108Shelves

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    This book is absolutely fine. If you don't have any brains after reading it, come back and hit me!!!

28. 928 开 A Civet Cat from the Start? I Become Immortal by Playing a God! 开局成狸猫？我靠扮演神明成仙！ Mr. Kaguya辉夜先生Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Incense-Based Cultivation] [Beast Taming] [No Female Lead] [Cat-Demon Protagonist] [Protecting Humanity] He transmigrated into an age without gods. While everyone else was reborn as a big shot, Lu Jue Ming became a... kitty!? Demon beasts roamed rampant, evil spirits devoured people, and plagues, floods, and other disasters ravaged the land. The common folk struggled in the darkness. In this chaotic age, the fortunate thing was that although Lu Jue Ming was a cat demon, he had unexpectedly obta 1.5kReads8.6Score217Shelves
29. 929 穿 I Joined the Long March and Trade Step Counts for Supplies 穿进长征路，我靠刷步数换物资 Amber Rolling Along琥珀滚滚Urban299k WordsCompleted Transmigration + No Romance + System + Long March + Patriotism + Supplies “I'm so hungry!” He stumbled along, looking as if he might collapse into a snowdrift and never wake again... Bu Yanxing, male, marathon champion and climbing enthusiast, accidentally transmigrates onto the Long March route. He crosses snowy mountains and grasslands and encounters countless soldiers. Fortunately, he binds himself to a Step Counter System. By racking up steps to exchange for supplies, he successfully reunite 2.6kReads6.0Score130Shelves

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    Just read this book, there is cause and effect

30. 930 看 Reading Books Grants Stats: The Path to Godhood 看书加属性，成就通神之路 Take It One Step at a Time看一步走一步Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Boosting Stats vs. Gaining Abilities]+ [Personal Growth vs. Plotting Across the Universe]+ [Protagonist vs. Author]+ … [Blurb 1: Reading books boosts your stats. The more you boost them, the more you read; the more you read, the more you boost them. And so you slowly grow stronger. Since the protagonist grows by reading, the change happens gradually. Give it a try if that sounds like your kind of story.] … [Blurb 2: Whether in fiction or reality, reading books gives you knowledge. What would 1kReads7.3Score106Shelves

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    It should be this book, it can help you learn and improve at the same time

31. 931 京 A Joyful Beijing Wedding: Why Is Young Master He Being So Stubborn Today? 京婚有禧，贺少今天不嘴硬 Luo Li Xixi落离夕夕Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted [The score is low because there aren't many ratings yet. It will go up.] [Both leads are inexperienced + Fast-paced opening + Marriage before love] [Well-behaved, level-headed adopted daughter VS cunning, aloof young master] When news of the Song and He families’ arranged marriage spread across the capital, the Songs’ adopted daughter, Song Zhining, had just stepped off a plane. She had spent eight years studying medicine abroad. The quietest presence in the Song family, she had not been told ab 6.4kReads8.8Score726Shelves

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    The author's logic is rigorous and there are many foreshadowings. The key is that it is very interesting and exciting. Marry first and then fall in love with the ceiling.

32. 932 我 I Transmigrated into the Heroine's Money-Grubbing Relative 我穿成了女主的财迷亲戚 Go with the Flow顺随意Modern Romance701k WordsCompleted (See the end for character descriptions.) I transmigrated into a book, becoming a money-grubbing relative of the heroine. My greedy mom morally blackmails the heroine into getting me a job at the male lead’s company. As for me... Of course I’m thrilled, and I wholeheartedly support my mom’s moral blackmail. To thank the heroine for helping me get a job, I offer her advice when she and the male lead argue... When the hero and heroine break up, I talk them into making up... When they get married, 10.1kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    Recommend these 4 books first

33. 933 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 37.1kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves
34. 934 纯 Pure Evil: The Abbot of a Medieval Monastery 纯坏种，中世纪修道院的院长大人 Narrow Little Bear窄窄熊Historical2.2M WordsOngoing [History] [Political intrigue] [Capital] [Christianity] [Metaphysics] “Father Superior, the demon possessing my daughter will leave today, won't it?” “Are the profits I earn from trading and lending money pleasing to God? Or have I already been tainted by the sin of usury?” “Why does God remain silent in the face of disaster and injustice?” A top financial fraudster's soul travels to Florence in 1345, where he poses as a monastery's abbot from the start. In 1345, the Medici family had yet t 21.5kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves

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    Novel related to finance and theology. If you feel bad after reading one chapter, I will give you 100 yuan.

35. 935 梅 Lotus Affairs at Mount Mei 梅山莲事 Dark Currents in an Ancient Well古井暗流Modern Romance547k WordsOngoing After winning the crown of “Lotus Fairy,” the exceptionally talented and beautiful Zhou Liwen was forced by circumstance to become the mistress of Li Jianlin, chairman of Jianlin Real Estate. The kindness of her high school classmate Wang Jiwei awakened her to her original aspirations. Caught between power struggles and battles of capital, she navigates Li Jianlin’s control, Development Zone Director Zhang Wentao’s attempts to win her over, and Deputy Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book will help you understand the unspoken rules of officialdom and business. This is textbook level. If I had read it ten years earlier, my destiny might have changed.

36. 936 黑 The Black Heiress 黑千金 Song Xiangbai宋象白Modern Romance682k WordsCompleted Zhou Zhizhi was born a wealthy heiress, but she was abandoned in a remote county and taken in by a man who had just been released from prison after serving time for a serious crime. At just five years old, she was already able to save her father. Later, she also brought home an old scholar and former examination candidate, and the three of them began building a life together. The hardened criminal turned into a coal magnate, while the abandoned girl became a true heiress of the underworld. How w 39.4kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves
37. 937 认 After Reuniting with Our Families, Everyone’s Plans Go Haywire 认亲后，大家的画风一起跑偏了 Midnight Murder Ball午夜凶球Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted Whenever the young Li Guanlan saw all the family scandals and chaos in the news online, she would thank Heaven that she was born into a loving, well-off family with parents who adored her. Then one day, a bolt from the blue struck: she had been switched at birth seventeen years ago! You’ve got to be kidding! What kind of family was she being sent to? Wealthy! Complicated! Emotionally distant! Her biological mother was as indifferent as a chrysanthemum and bad at expressing herself. Time to start 53.1kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves
38. 938 快 After Quick Transmigration, the Shy Rose Blooms in a Glorious Blaze 快穿后羞答答的玫瑰轰轰烈烈的开 Jin San'er瑾三儿Fantastical Romance735k WordsOngoing [Era-themed quick transmigration] [No fixed couple] Su Cha discovered that she had entered a novel set in a bygone era that she had read before. Given a second life, all she wanted was to enjoy herself and live in comfort. She thought she had been given another chance because she’d saved someone, but she had no idea this was a quick-transmigration internship that would determine her fate… Content warning: The story only features settings from bygone eras. There’s no fixed couple, but that doesn 150.8kReads9.0Score11.6kShelves
39. 939 人 My Persona Helps Me Enjoy Life 人设助我享受人生 Sleeping Standing Up站着睡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Si Qiu transmigrates to various worlds with a minimum-livelihood System. She doesn't have any missions, but in each world, the original owner's lingering wish defines her character, and she can't change it. That makes life a little difficult. Still, at least she's in a low-level world this time. No matter how hard things get, she won't die like she did in the last world, right? If that's the case, she can still make it through. Besides, every world comes with a love-brained guy just for her! You 44kReads8.3Score6.2kShelves
40. 940 明 Ming Jiu's Quick Transmigration Journey 明玖的快穿之旅 Dong Ding Oolong Milk Cap冻顶乌龙奶盖Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing Entirely handwritten, with no AI involved. Ming Jiu, captain of a strength-based squad in the post-apocalyptic wasteland, accidentally binds to a System from another world while out clearing zombies. But the System runs on affection points. To buy supplies from the System's shop and bring the apocalypse to an end, Ming Jiu has no choice but to travel to different worlds, become a cannon-fodder supporting actress, and begin collecting affection points... 4.2kReads7.6Score227Shelves
41. 941 中 A General History of Modern China (Ten-Volume Set) 中国近代通史（全十册） Jiang Tao姜涛Historical4.3M WordsCompleted With political and revolutionary history as its main threads, this book also offers a comprehensive account of modern China's economic development, social life, intellectual and cultural currents, and the development of its frontier regions. Viewed through the lens of modernization, it presents a full and objective account of China's modern history. The study of modern Chinese history is an important branch of Chinese historical scholarship in the twentieth century. Over that century, China tran 1.7kReads9.4Score421Shelves

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    Anyway, you can just say whether it's deep or not.

42. 942 快 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Knows I'm a Good Person 快穿：所有人都知道我是好人 Sweet Peach Peach Peach甜桃桃桃Modern Romance4.0M WordsOngoing Across three thousand small worlds, there are countless wicked women. Shu Jiao’s task is to make things right for the people whose lives were ruined by all kinds of wicked women. From then on... [World One: I’m a spendthrift? The nation will support me.] She’s kind, generous, patriotic, and beautiful. So what if she likes spending a little money? Let her have it! [World Two: The marquis’s daughter who lies all the time.] Lies? What lies? She’s so gentle and kind. How could she possibly lie? [Wor 131.4kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
43. 943 国 An Outline of National History (Complete in 2 Volumes) 国史大纲（全2册） Qian Mu钱穆Historical412k WordsCompleted An Outline History of China is a general history of China, written with a focus on concision: it sets out the main points and cuts the trivial details. In fewer than 1,000 pages, it manages to provide detailed accounts of historical figures and a comprehensive record of their achievements, demonstrating the author’s remarkable command of a complex past. The book is clearly structured, with just the right balance of detail and brevity. An Outline History of China surveys the evolution of traditio 2.2kReads9.4Score684Shelves
44. 944 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Actress Is Tearing Up the Script Again 快穿，女配又在手撕剧本 Huan Tong患瞳Fantastical Romance399k WordsOngoing [The heroine stays in strategist mode, occasionally possessing the original body's host; an unconventional quick transmigration perspective; the heroine sees through everything and knows all] To System 01, Ye Li is a troublesome Host. Its mission is to help the Awakened find a place of peace in countless worlds, where they can live out their lives contentedly. But the moment Ye Li arrived, some sort of bug cropped up. The characters she was supposed to transmigrate into and replace somehow retai 3.8kReads8.3Score527Shelves
45. 945 当 After I Ran Away, the Heiress of the Capital Went Insane! 当我逃走后，京圈大小姐疯了！ RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY9k WordsCompleted After I Ran Away, the Heiress of the Capital’s Elite Circle Went Crazy! 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Excellent reading short stories

46. 946 领 On the Day We Were to Get Our Marriage License, My Fiancée Ran Off with Her First Love 领证当天，未婚妻跟白月光跑了 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY11k WordsCompleted On the Day We Got Our Marriage License, My Fiancée Ran Off with Her First Love 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
47. 947 我 My Rich Young Lady of the Capital 我的京圈大小姐 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY9k WordsCompleted My Heiress from Beijing’s Elite Circle 784Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 948 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 11.4kReads8.9Score998Shelves

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    The people in this chronicle all live very hard, and the plot is indeed a bit confusing.

49. 949 妻 My Wife Wants to Be with Her Lover, So of Course I Wish Them Well. 妻子要和小三在一起，我当然是祝福了。 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY6k WordsCompleted My wife wants to be with her affair partner, so of course I wish them well. 657Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 950 苏 A Love Story in Suzhou 苏州的爱情故事 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTYMarriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted A Love Story in Suzhou 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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