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1. 51 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: Daiyu's Fake Little Brother 红楼：黛玉的冒牌弟弟 Swallows Fly Together in the Drizzle zy微雨燕双飞zyHistorical1.1M WordsOngoing One heroine only! One heroine only! One heroine only! If you want a harem power fantasy, this isn't for you! Lin Rui, a civil engineer fresh out of graduate school, transmigrates into the world of the Dream of the Red Chamber. Jia Min takes him in as her son, and when he wakes up, he thinks he's her biological child. To keep his older sister Lin Daiyu from dying after crying herself dry, he starts when she's little, relentlessly drilling into her the dangers of marrying close relatives and the 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist has normal values ​​and no mindless cheat codes like a system or photographic memory. The characters' personalities remain largely unchanged from the original work, and no one is vilified or whitewashed. The female lead is Xue Baochai, a talented woman. The style is close to the original work, the logic is relatively rigorous, and it is suitable for readers with a certain level of literary literacy.

2. 52 风 The Charming Son-in-Law: A Fallen Imperial Tutor's Road to Redemption 风流赘婿：落魄帝师的逆袭之路 Fox Knows Fish狐狸知鱼Historical168k WordsOngoing Li Yan, a Chinese literature PhD who died from staying up all night, opens his eyes as Lin Mo, the most pathetic live-in son-in-law in the Great Chu dynasty. His fiancée thinks he’s useless, and the entire household treats him like dirt. He had hoped to keep his head down and survive, but when he’s put on the spot at a poetry gathering, he’s forced to pick up his brush. In an instant, Li Bai possesses him and Du Fu takes over: “Clouds evoke her dress, flowers her face.” His poem leaves the whole 114Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 诗 Poet Immortal Son-in-Law: One Poem from the Start, and the Immortal Maidens Throw Themselves at Me 诗仙赘婿：开局一首诗，仙子倒贴 Fox Knows Fish狐狸知鱼Eastern Fantasy342k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the Su family’s spineless live-in son-in-law, Qin Mo found that even a dog had it better than he did! His mother-in-law was cruel, his wife cold, and the servants mocked him. When he could take no more, he recited a single line of poetry, “When life goes well, seize the moment,” and his literary aura soared, stunning everyone! From then on, the literary world was turned upside down: The courtesan of the pleasure house threw herself at him, all because of one line: “Clou 264Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 吾 I Have a Wife, Her Name Is Li Qingzhao 吾有一妻，名李清照 666 Big Boss 666666大佬666Historical132k WordsOngoing [A full-length romance, slow-paced everyday sweetness, pure love. If that's not your thing, don't read!] After transmigrating, Li Hao finds himself the spoiled young heir of a Duke's mansion in the Northern Song dynasty. To his astonishment, his fiancée is none other than the renowned poet Li Qingzhao! The entire capital is betting on when she'll break off their engagement. Faced with a fiancée whose talent surpasses all others in Bianjing, he decisively pulls out the ultimate cheat code for a t 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In a sudden twist of fate, Li Hao transmigrated into the body of a dissolute young master in the Northern Song Dynasty's Duke's mansion. To his astonishment, his fiancée was none other than the legendary poet Li Qingzhao! The entire capital was abuzz with speculation about when he would be jilted, faced with a fiancée whose talent was unparalleled in Bianjing. He decisively pulled out his ultimate transmigration cheat code—copying poetry! At a poetry gathering, he drunkenly recited, "She walked away shyly, leaning against the door, turning back to smell the green plums," instantly stunning everyone present. Behind the beaded curtain, Li Qingzhao's hand, which had been lifting the curtain, abruptly stopped, her eyes sparkling as she watched as her words fell into his wine cup. His "poem-stealing" finally caught the attention of the talented woman, who cornered him in her study, her eyes slightly raised: "Young Master Li, when you steal hearts… do you even steal poems?" A plagiarism scandal erupted, and their ambiguous relationship plummeted. He remained honest, but she burned all his poems, her simple phrase "a meeting of minds"—the similarity in their poems was understandable—to extricate him from the predicament. From then on, the playboy prince and the aloof, talented woman began their daily "strategy" of exchanging chess moves and reflecting on their shared talents. But amidst the red leaves of Fragrant Hills, their feelings took a sudden turn—he broke off a maple leaf as a gift for her, and she bowed her head in gentle response. A game of stealing hearts ultimately blossomed into a romantic legend.

5. 55 十 Ten Years of Frost: In the End, Even Fate Was Hard to Defy 十载寒霜：终是难敌天命 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了Xianxia1.3M WordsOngoing (Male-oriented, xuanhuan, immortal cultivation, xianxia, wuxia, sword cultivator, slow burn, heart-wrenching, multiple female leads, war) He was once the Crown Prince of the Xiaoyao Kingdom, and also the fiancé Shangguan Baili had waited ten years for. On the day his kingdom fell, his face was disfigured and he was left on the brink of death. Shangguan Baili saved him with her own hands. But she failed to recognize the man before her. Taking him for a lowly good-for-nothing with nowhere to go, s 7.4kReads9.3Score738Shelves

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   I bet you'll never guess the ending. When the last word falls, you'll understand what true "unresolved feelings" and "unavoidable fate" really mean.

6. 56 没EN There's Always Someone More Cautious 没有最苟的只有更苟的 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted What is an immortal? What is a demon? What is righteous? What is evil? It all comes down to what the victors say! With absolute power, no matter how cunning your schemes, how brilliant your plans, how overwhelming your fortune, whether you are Heaven’s favored child or blessed with one opportunity after another, you can still only be crushed… Qin Fusu of the Great Qin Dynasty had been its crown prince since childhood. As the saying goes, a man of great wealth should not sit beneath a dangerous r 6.5kReads9.0Score477Shelves
7. 57 檐 Rain Beneath the Eaves: Some Loves Can Only Reunite in the Rain 檐下雨，有些爱，只能在雨里重逢 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了8k WordsCompleted Rain Beneath the Eaves: Some Loves Can Only Reunite in the Rain 591Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 噬 Life-Eating Firefly 噬命萤 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了14k WordsCompleted Life-Devouring Firefly 355Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 烬 The Palace of Embers: A Caged Sparrow Becomes a Consort 烬宫欢：囚雀为妃 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Joys of Jin Palace: A Caged Bird Becomes a Consort 11Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 十 The End of Ten Days: Ashes of Reincarnation 十日终焉·轮回烬 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子9k WordsCompleted Ten Days to the End: Ashes of Reincarnation 11Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 航 One Piece: The Red Tide Returns to Sea, Reborn at Marineford 航海王：赤潮归航，顶上重生 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子Male-Channel Fanfiction18k WordsCompleted One Piece: The Crimson Tide Sails Home, Reborn at Marineford 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 凶 Haunted Mirror Livestream: My Yin-Yang All-Seeing Eye Makes Me a Global Sensation 凶镜直播：我靠阴阳通天眼爆红全球 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子8k WordsCompleted Haunted Mirror Livestream: I Became a Global Sensation with My Yin-Yang Eyes 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 日 A Japanese-Style Sweet Romance: My Mother-in-Law Spoils Me Rotten, and My Husband Adores Me 日式甜宠爽文：《婆婆她超宠我，老公他超爱我》 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子9k WordsCompleted A Japanese-Style Sweet Romance: “My Mother-in-Law Spoils Me Rotten, and My Husband Is Head Over Heels for Me” —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 疯 The Mad Beauty Goes on a Killing Spree! From Lowly Marquis's Concubine to Empress of the Empire 疯批美人杀疯了！从侯府贱妾到帝国皇后 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted The Mad Beauty Goes on a Killing Spree! From a Lowly Concubine in the Marquis's Household to Empress of the Empire 3Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 海 One Piece: After Awakening, I Became the Harem King of the Seas 海贼王：开窍后，我成了海上后宫王 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子Male-Channel Fanfiction13k WordsCompleted One Piece: After Awakening, I Became the King of the Harem on the High Seas 9Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 梧 The Wind from Wutong Alley Blows Toward You at Seventeen 《梧桐巷的风，吹向十七岁的你》 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子10k WordsCompleted The Wind on Wutong Lane Blows Toward You at Seventeen 2Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 圣 Holy Blade Nun: Father, I'll Take On Three Thousand Thugs 圣刃修女：神父，三千暴徒我来扛 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子10k WordsCompleted Holy Blade Nun: Father, I'll Take On the Three Thousand Rioters 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 荆 Thorny Nun: Father, Don't Look Back. Leave the Three Thousand Rioters Outside to Me! 荆棘修女：神父，别回头，外面那三千暴徒交给我！ Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子12k WordsCompleted Thorn Nun: Father, Don't Look Back. Leave the Three Thousand Rioters Outside to Me! 67Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 荆 A Rainy Night of Ambush Amid Thorns and Twilight 荆棘与黄昏的雨夜围杀 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子Male-Channel Fanfiction12k WordsCompleted A Rainy Night Ambush Among Thorns at Dusk 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 咒 Jujutsu Kaisen: Rewriting Causality, I Turned the Shibuya Deadlock on Its Head 咒术回战：因果逆写，我掀翻了涉谷死局 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子Male-Channel Fanfiction11k WordsCompleted Jujutsu Kaisen: Rewriting Cause and Effect, I Turned Shibuya's Deadly Fate Upside Down 23Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 旺 Wangzai Xiao Qiao's Rise to Glory Against All Odds 旺仔小乔的逆风封神 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子13k WordsCompleted Wangzai Xiao Qiao’s Comeback to Stardom Against All Odds 39Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 霸 The Tyrannical CEO Falls for an Ordinary Girl! 霸道总裁爱上普通的她！ Ten-Day Pact十日誓约9k WordsCompleted The Domineering CEO Falls for an Ordinary Girl! —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 家 My Family's Pressuring Me to Marry? I'll Bring Home a Northeast Bride Instead! 家里催婚？我反手带了个东北媳妇回家！ Ten-Day Pact十日誓约17k WordsCompleted Your family pressuring you to marry? I’ll turn around and bring home a wife from Northeast China! 27Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 婚 Love on Fire: The Contract Wife of the Chaste CEO Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 婚燃：禁欲总裁的契约宠妻飒爆了 Ten-Day Pact十日誓约11k WordsCompleted Wedding on Fire: The Abstinent CEO's Badass Contract Wife 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 穿 Transmigrating to the Southern Song to Become the Iron Sword Hero 穿越南宋成为铁剑大侠 Bright Moon Ten Thousand Miles Away万里明月Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted I transmigrated to the Southern Song dynasty and became Yang Yunxiao, a descendant of Yang Zaixing! As the nation falls and families are torn apart, Wen Tianxiang raises an army against the Yuan, Jia Sidao wreaks havoc at court, and the Xuanming Sect stirs in the shadows. I endure humiliation at Wudang for over a decade, while Daoist Chongxu secretly teaches me martial arts. With the Xuanyuan Sword, I face the Xuanming Sword, righteousness overcoming evil; with the Primordial Chaos True Art, I c 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Each stunning beauty possesses extraordinary skills! A breathtaking love story spanning two timelines—love at first sight, a lifetime of devotion! In the Southern Song Dynasty, a chivalrous swordsman and beauties like Liu Hanyan and Chu Qingjue develop feelings for each other amidst the clash of swords, chivalry paired with tenderness, power struggles intertwined with true love; in the chaotic Republic of China era, a national alchemist finds companionship and understanding with his beloved amidst the turmoil, fighting against the chaos with deep affection and steadfastly interpreting love. A romance that transcends time, tender moments amidst the clash of swords—a must-see for the Year of the Horse, embark on an epic love legend!

26. 76 民 The Ethnic Alchemist 民族炼金术士 Bright Moon Ten Thousand Miles Away万里明月Modern Romance105k WordsCompleted When international gold prices surged by more than 70% in 2025, surpassing U.S. Treasury bonds for the first time in 30 years to become the world's leading reserve asset held by central banks, the real-world rush to “hoard gold in troubled times” echoed the battle over gold in this novel. Amid geopolitical upheaval and the restructuring of the monetary system, gold's value as a safe haven is once again in demand. Yet The Nation's Alchemist had already revealed the truth in its story: what people 61Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 误 Lost in the Prosperous Tang Dynasty, Drunk on a Floating Life 误入盛唐醉浮生 Looking at the Missing Moon望缺Historical1.2M WordsCompleted One day, I accidentally stumbled into the prosperous Great Tang and became a nobody in Chang’an. The brightly lit, bustling streets of Suzaku Avenue, the poets and scholars who drank and caroused, the borderlands filled with the clamor of warhorses and weapons This was the best of times, and the most treacherous of worlds. Carrying memories that didn’t belong to this era, I hid my talents amid the lively bustle of the taverns. But when locusts swept across Guanzhong, Turkic cavalry came knockin 68Reads5.7Score138Shelves

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    I stayed up all night to finish watching it! The plot is incredibly well-paced, the characters are vividly portrayed, and the combination of political intrigue and adventure in the Western Regions is captivating from beginning to end. A must-watch for fans of Tang Dynasty time-travel stories!

28. 78 大 Great Tang: I'm Li Ke, and I Win by Collecting People's Last Words 大唐：我，李恪，靠收遗言躺赢 Kong Qingluan空青鸾Historical1.5M WordsOngoing After 36 straight hours of overtime, Li Ke, a burned-out 996 office worker, dies suddenly. When he opens his eyes, he has become the most ill-fated prince of the Tang dynasty: Li Ke, Prince of Shu! He carries the bloodlines of both the Sui and Tang imperial houses, and history marks him as a high-risk figure who was wrongfully executed. It’s hell mode from the start! Fortunately, his golden finger, the “Kind Words App,” comes online. It senses regret within five zhang, and collecting it earns re 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Haha, not bad, not bad

29. 79 李 Li Qingzhao, Your Husband Xia Ren Really Isn't a Good Man 李清照，你夫君虾仁真不是好人啊 Smoke Gray Steel烟灰钢Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Bold and spirited Li Qingzhao] [A bittersweet Song Zhezong] [Loyal and affectionate Song Huizong] [Imperial physician and secret agent Shen Zhiwei] (The rating just came out, but it'll go up later!) A lighthearted, hilarious story filled with heartfelt emotion, court intrigue, heated battles, and cultural revival... “What kind of person do you take me for?!” Li Qingzhao slammed her palm on the table and glared at the grinning man across from her. “A woman of the demimonde,” Song Xiaren replied 175Reads6.9Score128Shelves

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    This Li Qingzhao is quite different; she's both dashing and beautiful!

30. 80 开 Marry Li Qingzhao from the Start, and Bai Suzhen Calls Me a Heartless Man 开局娶李清照，白娘子骂我负心汉 Ning Mou i宁某iEastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Feel-good power fantasy + worlds across the heavens + multiple heroines + illustrations. Wei Wuxian arrives in the Song Dynasty, activates a diary System, and checks out the divine abilities he’s been rewarded: turning a mouse into a duck, surviving by playing it safe for thirty thousand miles, and summoning lightning with a label. He completely gives up on being a decent person. From then on, he’ll enjoy all the blessings while making someone else take the blame. He thought it was an ordinary w 2.9kReads8.1Score104Shelves

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    🍁🍁🍁Reincarnated in the Song Dynasty, this is a system-driven, enjoyable novel. I start by marrying Li Qingzhao, and there are many beautiful women and interesting plot points. It's a very enjoyable read.

31. 81 三 Liu Jingsheng, Father of Three Kingdoms: From Wancheng to Ruling the Realm 三国家父刘景升从宛城逆袭天下 Morning Breeze, Moonlit Bath晨风沐月Historical1.9M WordsOngoing A seemingly ordinary accident completely changes Liu Qi’s fate. Just then, the course of his destiny takes a strange turn. When he regains consciousness, he is astonished to find himself in a completely unfamiliar world: the Three Kingdoms era. Even more unexpectedly, he has become Liu Biao’s eldest legitimate son and heir, the lord of Jingzhou. The change in his status fills him with delight, as if he can already see a broad road leading to a glorious future. In this age of chaos, his noble pos 119Reads8.3Score142Shelves
32. 82 复 The Revival of the Chinese American Democratic Republic 复兴之华夏美洲民主共和国 Clear Wind Over the Cold River清风啸寒江Historical385k WordsOngoing With the strength of an entire nation behind it, a political group disguised as a corporation arrived at the mouth of the Amazon River in South America in 1615. What changes would this South American butterfly's fluttering wings bring to the world? 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A group travels through South America; welcome to read!

33. 83 惊 Shocking! The Down-and-Out Scholar Spoils Li Qingzhao Rotten 惊！落魄书生竟把李清照宠上天 Northern Shu Chef北蜀庖人Marriage & Romance183k WordsOngoing [No System | Sweet Romance | Transmigration to the Song Dynasty | Nurturing | Devoted Love] In history, Li Qingzhao's country fell and her family was lost, leaving her adrift for half her life. But in this life, a man from the modern world transmigrates in and smashes that desperate fate to pieces! At fourteen, during the Lantern Festival, she nearly falls from a flower-decked carriage, only to land safely in the arms of the down-on-his-luck scholar Zhou Juemin. Looking at the lively, brilliant —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is Li Qingzhao! There is no harem.

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