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1. 501 熙 Xi Yu's Ordeal: He Regretted Changing His Fated Love Trial 熙瑜有劫：逆改情劫后，他后悔了 The Hero Who Saves the World拯救世界的大侠Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted Xiyu's Trial: After He Changed the Course of Their Love Tribulation, He Regretted It 35Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 502 魔 The Demon Lord Sells Starch Sausages at a Street Stall, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Ascend 魔尊摆摊卖淀粉肠，全网跪求我飞升 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌10k WordsCompleted The Demon Lord Sells Starch Sausages at a Street Stall, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Ascend —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 503 牛 The Burnt-Out Worker Tries to Slack Off but Gets Pulled Close and Pampered: The Abstinent Shanghai Tycoon Has Been Plotting to Win Me Over for Ages 牛马开摆却被掐腰宠：禁欲沪爷对我蓄谋已久 The Hero Who Saves the World拯救世界的大侠13k WordsCompleted The Overworked Wage Slave Tried to Slack Off, but Got Pulled Close by the Waist: The Abstinent Shanghai Tycoon Had Been Plotting to Win Me Over for a Long Time 60Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 504 8 Female Truck Driver in the 1980s: I Tore Up My Marriage Contract and Made a Fortune on the Road 80年代女货车司机：我撕了婚书，跑长途成了万元户 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted A Woman Truck Driver in the 1980s: I Tore Up the Marriage Certificate and Made a Fortune Hauling Freight 9Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 505 退 After Our Engagement Is Broken, CEO Li Chases His Wife to the Ends of the Earth 退婚后厉总追妻火葬场 Qiu Qiqi秋琪琪Modern Romance735k WordsCompleted Jing City is a bustling place where powerful families and political intrigue intertwine. The four great families of the capital, the Nan, Li, Jing, and Ye, each have their own influence. Nan Qiao was switched at birth and returned to the Nan family at eighteen. However, at her homecoming banquet, Li Mohan was attacked with a cold poison by a rival, and the evidence pointed straight to Nan Qiao. Furious, he smashed the token that symbolized their engagement and called it off. Nan Qiao was also in 3.3kReads8.4Score196Shelves

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   It's incredibly heart-wrenching, the kind of heart-wrenching kind.

6. 506 穿 Reborn as a Farmer's Daughter, I Became the Village's Richest with One Bag of Fertilizer 穿成农家女后，我用一包化肥成了全村首富 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌14k WordsCompleted After Reincarnating as a Farm Girl, I Became the Richest Person in the Village with a Bag of Fertilizer —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 507 我 I Sell Insult-Me Services on Xianyu, and My First Customer Was My Mom 我在闲鱼卖挨骂服务，首单是我妈 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌11k WordsCompleted I Sell Insult-Me Services on Xianyu. My First Customer Was My Mom —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 508 薄 Heartless 薄幸 Little Cat Sprout猫小芽Modern Romance585k WordsOngoing [Republican Era Romance] [Reunion After Years Apart] [Possessive Love] [A Love Entangled in Hatred] [The Regretful Husband’s Road to Redemption] [Love and Conflict Between Nation and Family] [Ensemble Cast] Everyone says Fu Qizhen is heartless. She was once the refined young lady of the scholarly Fu family in Jingping, and He Zhiyan’s childhood sweetheart and fiancée. But the year his family was destroyed and his father died in battle, she coldly abandoned him and married into the Cheng family, 33.3kReads8.7Score3.1kShelves

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   This is a must-recommend!!!

9. 509 流 Exiled to the Frontier, I Led a Convict's Family to Build a Jiangnan Paradise Beyond the Great Wall 流放边疆，我带罪臣全家种出塞上江南 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌26k WordsCompleted Exiled to the Frontier, I Led a Convict’s Entire Family to Turn the Borderlands into a Land of Plenty 4Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 510 一 A Little Cloud 一片小云朵 Cangjin沧烬Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted [Sunny boy Xu Ji × sensitive, overthinking Qiao Tong] [Bad ending] When they first meet, midsummer sunlight falls across the boy’s clothes, and Xu Ji’s smile catches Qiao Tong completely off guard. Bit by bit, Xu Ji brings light to Qiao Tong’s dark world. After the college entrance exams, Xu Ji gathers the courage to reveal the secret he has kept in his heart for so long. “Qiao Tong, will you give me the chance to walk beside you?” “I like you.” Waves pound against the shore. Xu Ji’s words crash 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Heaven wove a beautiful but short-lived dream for her."

11. 511 惊 Leaves Fall in Autumn 惊秋落叶 Not a Good Day to Talk今日不宜讲話Modern Romance62k WordsCompleted [Campus Tragedy] [Mutual Secret Crush] Tang Qiu and Pei Jingnian On Ningchuan No. 1 High School's wall of outstanding graduates (its wall of fame), Pei Jingnian took the top spot that year, while Tang Qiu was relegated to the very bottom. "Wasn't Senior Tang Qiu a good student back then? Weren't she and Pei Jingnian the twin stars of the arts and sciences? How did she end up at the bottom?" "She wasn't even on the wall at first. They added her later." "I heard she didn't do very well on her exam 165Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended: A blend of memories and reality

12. 512 广 After Seven Days on a Business Trip to Guangzhou, My Cousin Showed Up at My Door with a Baby Bump 广州出差七天，表妹揣着孕肚登了我家门 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted While I Was Away on a Seven-Day Business Trip to Guangzhou, My Cousin Showed Up at My Door with a Baby Bump 3Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 513 离 On the Day of My Divorce, I Sent My Ex-Husband and His Mistress to the Tax Office 离婚当天，我把前夫和小三送进了税务局 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted On the day of my divorce, I sent my ex-husband and his mistress to the tax office. —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 514 杏 When Spring Deepens After the Apricot Blossoms Set Fruit 杏花结子春深后 Still Remembering Sky-Blue Porcelain犹忆天青瓷Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted She is a lowly convict slave in the palace laundry, humble as dust. He is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, noble and radiant. Though their stations could hardly be further apart, they fall hopelessly in love. Only when their feelings are at their deepest does she unexpectedly learn that his father, the emperor, had her father framed so he could claim her mother for himself. Where can this ill-fated romance spanning two generations possibly lead? ----- A prince steals his minister’s wife + 997Reads—Score107Shelves

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    Heartbreaking: the unrequited love, the runaway pregnancy, a long-awaited reunion, another missed opportunity, and a lifetime of regret. A fateful helplessness, one that lingers long in the past!

15. 515 被 The Day I Was Divorced, I Found a Middle Eastern Prince in Yiwu 被离婚那天，我在义乌捡了个中东王子 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌11k WordsCompleted The day I got divorced, I picked up a Middle Eastern prince in Yiwu. —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 516 煦 Spring Breeze in the Sun 煦春风 Rong Xiyao荣兮鳐Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Xu Youdie] x [Yu Mo] [BE] This is the story of a goofy girl who lives freely and happily, following her heart and doing things her own way, with a bit of a wild streak, and her deskmate, a cool transfer student who hardly ever smiles... La la la~~ A little scene Xu Youdie: “Hey, bro, why do you always lean your chair back? Wouldn’t it be better to lean forward? You could even hug it. So comfy!” Yu Mo: “...” Xu Youdie: “Please stop keeping your mouth shut all the time. Talking more hel —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, angst-filled story; the author heeded advice.

17. 517 西 The West Wind Is Cruel 西风恶 Xiaoxiao Fishing Song潇潇渔歌Ancient Romance147k WordsCompleted She swallows her grievances and compromises against her will, her heart full of resentment. She longs for what she cannot have, powerless as fate keeps her apart from the one she loves. Though this is a love story, the plot is dull and uneventful, with little flavor. Look closely, and you'll find more bitterness than sweetness. A realistic tragic romance: not sweet, not satisfying, and not cathartic. Many different lives, and many different kinds of misery. A pure historical romance, with both l 944Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Slightly angsty for the female lead, and the second female lead, Yu Yu...

18. 518 退 After Dumping My Trash Ex, I Became CEO Fu's Greatest Weakness 退婚渣男后，我成了傅总的心尖劫 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌21k WordsCompleted After Breaking Off My Engagement to a Scumbag, I Became President Fu's Most Treasured Heartache —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 519 高 After the College Entrance Exams, My Niece Ran Away. Under the Bed Were Eight Cloth Bags and a Secret I’d Kept for Three Years 高考后，侄女跑了，床底八个布袋，和我藏了三年的秘密 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted After the college entrance exams, my niece ran away. Beneath the bed were eight cloth bags and a secret I had kept for three years. —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 520 以 A Summer Called a Secret Crush 以暗恋为名的夏天 Mo Qian Yi莫千一Modern Romance106k WordsOngoing Youth is a word that carries so much weight, as if it holds the memories of countless people. Everyone turns eighteen, and everyone experiences a special, unforgettable secret crush at that age. I was no exception. Like most people, I had a crush on a boy for years. His name was Lu Ci. He was tall, did well in school, and was sunny and handsome. And me… I was just an ordinary high school student who thought she was nothing special. Our story lasted even longer than my crush on him. It began in t 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Turn them over! Turn them upside down! Quickly!

21. 521 我 I Have the Company's Layoff List in My Hands 我手握公司裁员名单 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌28k WordsCompleted I have the company layoff list in my hands. —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 522 婚 At My Wedding, I Plastered the Whole Village with Dirt on My Scumbag Groom 婚礼上，我把渣男的脏事贴满了全村 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅Urban11k WordsCompleted At My Wedding, I Plastered the Whole Village with the Scumbag's Dirty Secrets 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 523 离 On the Day We Divorced, My Husband Kicked Me Out 离婚当天，老公把我赶出家门 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅13k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, My Husband Kicked Me Out —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 524 冷 The Tomb Keeper of the Cold Palace: A Fallen Consort’s Memoirs Topple the Throne 冷宫守墓人，我靠废妃自传掀翻了皇权 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Ancient Romance27k WordsCompleted The Tomb Keeper of the Cold Palace: I Upend Imperial Power with the Autobiographies of Disgraced Consorts —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 525 男 My Wife’s Close Male Friend Sent Me Her Intimate Photos in the Middle of the Night, So I Exposed Him to the Whole Internet 男闺蜜深夜发来妻子私密照，我反手送他全网社死 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅12k WordsCompleted My wife’s male best friend sent me her intimate photos in the middle of the night, so I made him a laughingstock across the entire internet 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 526 红 On the Day I Wed Beneath a Red Coffin, the Mountain Guardian Kicked It Open to Marry Me 红棺拜堂那日，守山人踹棺来娶我 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌7k WordsCompleted The Day I Married into a Red Coffin, the Mountain Guardian Kicked It Open and Came to Wed Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 527 女 My Daughter Scored Zero on Her College Entrance Exam to Get Back at Me, So I Cut Her Off and Moved Abroad: I Owe You Nothing, Child 女儿高考0分报复我，我断供去国外：孩子，我不欠你的 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅10k WordsCompleted My daughter scored zero on the college entrance exam to get back at me, so I cut off her support and moved abroad: Kid, I don’t owe you anything 7Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 528 报 The Bad-News-Hiding Peacemaker: I Helped a Drifter in Beijing Lie to Her Mom for Three Years 报喜不报忧圆场师：我帮北漂姑娘骗了她妈三年 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌14k WordsCompleted The Bearer of Good News and Keeper of Bad News: I Helped a Girl Working Away from Home Lie to Her Mom for Three Years —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 529 她 She Faked an Affair, and I Believed Her for Two Years. The Truth Brought Me to My Knees 她演了一场出轨，我信了两年，真相让我跪了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅15k WordsCompleted She staged an affair, and I believed her for two years. The truth brought me to my knees 2Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 530 白 The Night My White Moonlight Returned, I Became My Fiancé's Younger Brother's Fiancée 白月光归来那夜，我成了未婚夫弟弟的“未婚妻” The Tree That Wants to Fly要飞天的树10k WordsCompleted The night my first love returned, I became my fiancé's younger brother's “fiancée” 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heart-wrenching love story with a "wife-chasing-after-the-wives" plot, 1v2 dynamic, domineering CEO, amnesia trope, crime, and revenge against scumbags...!!

31. 531 给 While Buying My Wife Lipstick, I Saw Her Wearing Another Man’s Ring 给老婆买口红时，我看见她戴着别人的戒指 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅6k WordsCompleted While Buying My Wife Lipstick, I Saw Her Wearing Someone Else’s Ring 2Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 532 假 A Fake Tycoon Got Me Pregnant, So I Ruined His Life 假富豪骗我怀孕，我让他身败名裂 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted A Fake Millionaire Got Me Pregnant. I Ruined His Reputation 3Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 533 离 On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 离婚那天，他只提了个塑料袋走了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅12k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 534 扮 I Hid My Looks for Three Years, Then Stunned the Whole School at Graduation 扮丑三年，毕业典礼我惊艳全校 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted I Pretended to Be Ugly for Three Years. At Graduation, I Dazzled the Entire School 3Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 535 永 Never Return to the Capital 永不返京 Scholar Bai Du白杜书生Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted [Capital Circle + Older Man/Younger Woman + BE + A Scoundrel’s Sincere Love] The year they met, Pei Runjin was nineteen and Li Chengchuan was twenty-seven. They met in the capital. On Pei Runjin’s birthday, Li Chengchuan asked her what she wished for. Looking at the treetops swaying in the night breeze outside the window, she said, “Right now, I just really miss you. I don’t wish for anything else.” Li Chengchuan suddenly felt the intense emotions surging from the twenty-year-old girl. The softn 3.7kReads—Score277Shelves

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    This! The writing style is understated, yet it's incredibly heartbreaking.

36. 536 年 I Earn 700,000 a Year, and Four Women Tried to Hunt Me Down on a Blind Date. I Taught Them a Lesson 年薪70万相亲被四女围猎，我反手教她们做人 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted I Earned 700,000 a Year, but Four Women Ganged Up on Me During a Blind Date. I Turned the Tables and Taught Them a Lesson —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 537 亡 My Dead Husband’s Memo: Don’t Look Back, Honey 亡夫备忘录：老婆别回头 Xi Fengyue西枫月10k WordsCompleted Widow's Memo: Don't Look Back, Wife 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, angsty stories, the kind that are incredibly heart-wrenching and emotionally draining, with a powerful, lingering effect that can easily lead to weight loss.

38. 538 入 After Fourteen Years as the Live-In Son-in-Law, He Poisoned My Entire Family 入赘14年，他毒杀了我全家 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅17k WordsCompleted After 14 Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, He Poisoned My Entire Family —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 539 软 The Rest of His Life as a Kept Man 软饭男的后半生 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted The Rest of a Kept Man's Life 26Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 540 抛 After Abandoning Her Husband and Child for Forty Years, She Died in a Garbage Heap on a Snowy Night 抛夫弃子四十年，雪夜死在垃圾堆 Xi Fengyue西枫月Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted After abandoning her husband and child for forty years, she died in a snowstorm among the trash. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 541 前 My Ex-Wife Went on TV to Guilt-Trip Me into Remarrying Her, So I Exposed Her for Never Giving Our Child a Cent 前妻上电视道德绑架求复婚，我当众揭穿她没给过孩子钱 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅14k WordsCompleted My Ex-Wife Went on TV to Shame Me into Remarrying Her. I Exposed Her in Front of Everyone for Never Giving Our Child a Cent 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 542 午 Midnight Smoke Rings' Sixth Book 午夜的烟圈的第6本书 Midnight Smoke Rings午夜的烟圈Urban174k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 70Reads7.3Score—Shelves
43. 543 荒 The Headless Corpse in the Wilderness: A Deadly Game Among the Elite 荒野无头尸：豪门索命局 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted Headless Corpse in the Wilderness: A Deadly Game in a Wealthy Family 5Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 544 我 I Paid 40,000 Yuan for His Hospital Bills, Only to Catch My Cousin Splitting My Aunt’s Life-Saving Money in the Emergency Stairwell 我出四万住院费，却撞见表哥在安全通道分大姑的救命钱 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅15k WordsCompleted I paid 40,000 yuan for her hospital bills, only to catch my cousin splitting up my aunt’s life-saving money in the emergency stairwell. —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 545 虞 Yu Zhao Reborn: Cutting Ties and Settling Scores 虞昭重生断恩仇 Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original novel of the short drama "After Switching to the Heartless Path, My Senior Brothers Wept and Begged for Forgiveness" In her previous life, Yu Zhao spent her whole life fighting Ye Congxin to win back the affection of her master and five senior brothers. In the end, she became a traitor despised by everyone and was killed by the very master she loved. Reborn, she gave up trying to mend her relationship with her master and senior brothers, and took the initiative to cultivate the Heartles 16.6kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
46. 546 梧 Withered Wutong, Love and Hate Come Too Late 梧桐枯雪，爱恨皆迟 Never Enter the Game in This Life平生不入局13k WordsCompleted Withered Wutong Trees Beneath the Snow, Love and Hate Both Came Too Late. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, heart-wrenching story; tears came before sleepiness, and the emotions lingered for a long time.

47. 547 命 He Was Never in My Destiny 命中无他 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted He hated the other person’s betrayal and hated how they kept running away from him, again and again. But he also loved them to the bone. He gave them his whole heart, only to have everything taken from him by the person he respected and cared about most. Everyone thinks a lifetime is long, but sometimes it’s too short to grasp. If I could live again, I hope I’d never have met you. 261Reads7.2Score—Shelves
48. 548 晚 When Evening Songs Fade, Spring Is Gone 晚笙落尽再无春 Never Enter the Game in This Life平生不入局16k WordsCompleted When Evening Songs Fade Away, Spring Is Gone for Good 5Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 549 夜 Young Master Ye, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Gone 夜少别虐了，夫人已尸骨无存 Autumn Unseen不见秋Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Elite Family Tragedy | Obsessive Love | CEO’s Regretful Pursuit | Faked Death and Rebirth]“Su Yan, a wicked woman like you might as well be dead.” Su Yan had loved Ye Xiaohan for twelve years, but Ye Xiaohan despised her in every way. Su Yan thought that one day, Ye Xiaohan would realize how good she was, but he continued to hurt her without restraint. After suffering endless humiliation and abuse, and even having the child they shared taken away from her... Su Yan finally understood that Ye Xi 1.7kReads8.3Score164Shelves
50. 550 双 We Had a Mutual Crush for Seven Years, but Fate Won in the End 双向暗恋七年，最后我们输给了天命 Never Enter the Game in This Life平生不入局10k WordsCompleted We Had a Mutual Crush for Seven Years, but in the End, Fate Defeated Us. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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