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  1. 1 Woven Shadows 织影 Modern Romance63k WordsCompleted Shadows Woven 213Reads—Score—14d adds
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  2. 2 After His Substitute Endured Endless Torment, the Regent Went Mad 替身受尽折磨后,摄政王疯了 32k WordsCompleted After the Substitute Suffered Endless Torment, the Regent Prince Went Mad 5.7kReads—Score11614d adds
  3. 3 The Handsome Hostage Prince 蓝颜质子 Historical16k WordsCompleted The Blue-Eyed Young Hostage 925Reads—Score—14d adds
  4. 4 He Said, "Don't Love Me, It Won't End Well" 他说别爱我没结果 12k WordsCompleted He Said, Don't Fall for Me, It Won't End Well 198Reads—Score214d adds
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  5. 5 Within and Beyond the Red Walls, Spring Breeze Enters the Game 红墙内外,春风入局 Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] [Age Gap] [Junior Clerk] [Career Growth] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] One chance encounter, one moment of curiosity, and one... At some point, everything began to change. 58.6kReads8.5Score4.3k14d adds
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  6. 6 Falling Into My Boss’s Favor: Qingzi’s Heartfelt Story 误入领导心尖:清姿叙心 Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted 19.9kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
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  7. 7 The Cunning Tycoon: My Aloof Boss's Tender Trap 腹黑大佬:高冷领导的温柔陷阱 Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Workplace drama in the public sector + age gap + forceful love that later becomes passionate devotion + secret crush turned real + romantic tension + career growth.] After graduating, Shiqing takes the civil service exam, never imagining she would end up working under Lu Tingyuan, her best friend's older brother. Even more surprisingly, the icy, imposing man who had intimidated her ever since their school days has apparently been watching her all along! After an accidental drunken encounter, he 14.8kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds
  8. 8 Love at First Sight 乍见欢 Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Beijing Elite Circle + Age Gap + Realistic + Female Growth + Powerful Man Bows for Love] [Emotionally Steady, Cold-Hearted Young Master vs. Clear-Eyed, Obedient Beauty] Everyone knows Shen Yanzhi is disciplined, proper, and virtuous. Only Wen Xi knows how uninhibited and voracious he is when they’re alone together in private. Wen Xi moved into the Shen family home with her mother as a child. Living under someone else’s roof, she learned to be quiet and well-behaved. She guarded her body and hea 69kReads9.2Score7.1k14d adds
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  9. 9 My Boss Is Cold and Heartless, and Won't Admit He Loves Me 上司他薄情冷心不肯说爱我 Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted A resilient, clear-headed ray of sunshine and a stubborn, sharp-tongued young master | Reunited after a long separation, their love grows slowly | The powerful man bows to love | Bittersweet, then sweet | The heroine is not a virgin; the hero is Guan Yue saw Wang Mingyu again when she was just starting her career. Dressed in a suit, he sat in his chair, aloof and distinguished. He was a renowned business titan: strict with his employees, difficult to deal with, decisive and ruthless, cold and he 515Reads—Score—14d adds
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  10. 10 May You Be Safe, Year After Year: No Snow, No Spring 岁岁佑安:不听雪来不见春 Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted May the Years Keep You Safe: No Snowfall, No Spring 344Reads—Score514d adds
  11. 11 No Old Friends in the West City 西城无故人 Modern Romance367k WordsOngoing Cool-headed power broker x Dashing female CEO x Aloof heir apparent x Headstrong heiress x Upright and steadfast unrequited love Sometimes the hand that turns fate upside down is hidden in a single word: timing. In the winter of 2019, in the cramped carriage of a train, Chen Mingbo said to Wan Lin, "I'm not strong enough to protect you. Don't wait for me." So Wan Lin went far away to Southeast Asia. Three years later, they met again in a conference room in the capital. He looked at her bare ne 2.2kReads—Score18414d adds
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  12. 12 Love Beyond the Capital 京谈不及情 Modern Romance333k WordsOngoing [Powerful families of Beijing · Two formidable childhood friends · Intense push and pull · Heartbreaking forbidden romance] Everyone in Beijing’s elite circles knows: Song Qingzhu and Xu Nianzhi were born to be co-conspirators. He is the Song family’s heir apparent, advancing his position one careful step at a time. She is a ruthless, decisive star lawyer at a top-tier firm. Childhood friends from the same government compound for twenty years, from a small courtyard by Houhai to the top floors o 1.1kReads—Score10014d adds
  13. 13 Halfway Through the Rain 半程雨 41k WordsCompleted Halfway Through the Rain 533Reads—Score—14d adds
  14. 14 Are the Begonias Blooming in Beijing? 北京的海棠花开了吗 16k WordsCompleted Are the Begonias in Beijing Blooming Yet? 552Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 15 To the Souls in Beijing Searching for a Safe Harbor for the Rest of Their Lives 致那些在北京,用余生去寻找避风港的灵魂 Marriage & Romance33k WordsCompleted To the souls who came to Beijing and will spend the rest of their lives searching for a safe haven 347Reads—Score314d adds
  16. 16 The CEO Ex-Husband Married Her for Revenge, but Fell for Her First 总裁前夫娶她只为报复,却先动了心 17k WordsCompleted The CEO ex-husband married her just to get revenge, but he was the first to fall for her. 70Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 17 Three Years After Their Breakup, the Capital's Power Broker Waits Beneath Her Window Every Night 分手三年,京圈大佬夜夜守在她楼下 Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted Three years after their breakup, the powerful Beijing socialite keeps watch outside her apartment every night 81Reads—Score214d adds
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  18. 18 He Shielded Her from Every Storm, Yet Never Once Said He Loved Her 他替她挡尽风雪,独没说过一句爱 17k WordsCompleted He shielded her from every storm, but never once told her he loved her 51Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 19 The Rouge Between His Fingers Is a Confession He Can't Wash Away 指缝里的胭脂红,是他洗不掉的告白 Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted The rouge between his fingers is a confession he can never wash away. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
  20. 20 The Moment Red Wine Spilled on Her White Dress, Her Husband Never Reached Out 红酒泼在白裙上的那秒,丈夫的手始终没伸出来 12k WordsCompleted The second the red wine splashed across her white dress, her husband never once reached out to help. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
  21. 21 If That Plane 如果那架飞机 Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted [A Beijing elite-family romance] [Bad ending] [The male lead's story alternates between Beijing and Hong Kong; the female lead is from Guangdong] [Zhuo Qingheng, born into a powerful family, who built a Fortune Global 500 company from scratch | Wen Han, a resilient, sensitive young woman from an ordinary family who ultimately achieves great success] 1 In 2014, fresh out of school and just starting her career, Wen Han arrived in Beijing for the first time. With money tight, she could only afford 2kReads8.1Score33314d adds
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  22. 22 Seduce the Cold Daoist 勾引清冷道长 Fantastical Romance279k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple, sweet romance with angst, 1v1, swoon-worthy and satisfying.] Flirty fox spirit × cold-faced Daoist, seduction play. Enter at your own risk if it's not your thing. Daoist, my chest hurts. Won't you feel it? Daoist, it's so cold tonight. May I stay with you? Daoist, I adore you. If you return to the secular world, marry me~ The Daoist: I am a man of the spiritual world. Please, miss, show some self-respect. Bai Xianxian glares at the man before her, who won't be swayed by anythi 1.2kReads8.3Score14314d adds
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  23. 23 A Stunning Figure Appears in the Inkstone 惊鸿入砚来 Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted *The comic adaptation of the same name, “Jinghong Enters the Inkstone,” is now available [The beloved little terror of the General’s Manor vs. the cool, gentle Seventh Prince] (Childhood sweethearts, older man, sweet at first then angsty, one-on-one romance, multiple perspectives) When they were childhood sweethearts, he promised her they would be together for life, each the other’s one and only. She believed him. With joy in her heart, she donned her wedding robes and married him. But on the da 2.6kReads8.1Score17014d adds
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  24. 24 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds
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  25. 25 Love's Ordeal in Jingzhou 京州情劫 Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The most elite heir to a powerful Beijing family × a young woman from a small southern city who moved north to Beijing. From a brief romance in Kunming to an unexpected reunion on a snowy night in Beijing, he thought he could move on from her, but the moment he saw her again, he completely lost control. She is Xu Anning, an ordinary graduate from a small southern city who moved to Beijing alone, just to get closer to the man who once gave her a brief taste of warmth in Kunming. He is Shen Jinnia 22kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
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  26. 26 I Was in Your Heart Once, Wasn't I? 其实我也在你心里存在过吧 18k WordsCompleted I was part of your heart once too, wasn’t I? 432Reads—Score714d adds
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  27. 27 Farewell, Marquis. I Hope We Never Meet Again in the Next Life 再见了侯爷,下一辈子也不要见了 Marriage & Romance36k WordsCompleted Goodbye, Marquis. I hope we never meet again in the next life. 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
  28. 28 Reborn to Make the Marquis Fall in Love with Me 重生之让侯爷爱上我 Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted Reborn: Making the Marquis Fall in Love with Me 21Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 29 The Fat Boy's Secret Crush 胖子的暗恋 15k WordsCompleted The Fat Guy's Secret Crush 808Reads—Score—14d adds
  30. 30 Consumed to the Bone 沉溺入骨 Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted They agreed it would be a “business arrangement”: he would help her pay off fifty million in debt, and she would play along with his act. But Bo Nian couldn’t resist his good looks. She became addicted to him, only to discover that he was hiding a girl and protecting her fiercely. He even went so far as to take her bone marrow for that girl. Only then did Bo Nian face reality: she would never be able to warm his heart. He said, “I can’t be responsible for what happens to other people. Life and 655Reads8.2Score10314d adds
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  31. 31 The Boss Plays His Moves One by One 领导步步为营 Modern Romance452k WordsCompleted Government Official + Scheming Hero + Age Gap + Sweet Romance Autumn was in full swing on the campus of Jing University. Qin Baizhou, 35, had quietly arrived to take up his new post as Party Committee Secretary. Strict and disciplined, he was known throughout academia for his iron-fisted approach to scholarship. His transfer was recognition from his superiors of his abilities. One weekend, Qin Baizhou went alone to Moxiang Bookstore near campus to buy books on management. Through a gap between t 10kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
  32. 32 Mr. Pei Has Fallen for Her, and Miss Xuan Can’t Escape 裴先生已心动,宣小姐逃不掉 Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted Government circles + age gap + winning her back + sweet romance + well-matched families Pei Shuchen is the legitimate grandson of the Pei family’s third generation. His family is deeply rooted in government, and his mother comes from one of Shanghai’s prominent families. On the surface, he is a refined and urbane rising star in politics. Behind his gold-rimmed glasses is a pair of eyes that can see right through people. He speaks with humble courtesy but acts with ruthless decisiveness, earning 392Reads6.9Score10114d adds
  33. 33 Cherished Above All: Every Year in Your Arms 权宠之上,岁岁入怀 Modern Romance531k WordsCompleted Age-gap romance + sweet pampering + government employee + cunning hero President Nian told his daughter, “When Sui Sui finishes university, she can stay home and live off me. Then she can take over Dad’s company.” Later, Dad thought better of it. He couldn’t let the daughter he had raised get caught up in all the backstabbing of the business world. So he said, “Sui Sui, study hard and get into a good university. Find a smart boyfriend there to take over the company.” Shen Runian looked down at t 7.4kReads8.7Score80614d adds
  34. 34 Autumn Leaves Fall in the Capital 京秋叶落 Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted [Beijing socialite × Rising Art-World Star + Devoted Love + Misunderstandings + Happily Ever After] A story set in Beijing, inspired by real life... He said, “Do you think you’ve got me wrapped around your little finger?” He said, “Ye Zhiqiu, there’s really nothing I can do about you.” She said, “Beijing is huge, so huge you can’t take it all in at a glance. But it’s also small, small enough that one look was all it took for me to meet the person I want to spend my life with.” Mu Chi, a Beijing 1.4kReads8.2Score10814d adds
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  35. 35 Darling, Victoria Harbour 亲爱的,维多利亚港 Modern Romance18k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) “It feels as though we've weathered storm after storm over the years. In this little boat, you and I have drifted for half our lives. I wish every time, the rain would fall on our boat as it carries us home. I love you, so I let you go.” 11.4kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
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  36. 36 All in the Time of Dancing 尽是飞舞时 Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Female Student and Noble Young Master, Gentle Translator and Devoted Businessman] [Reunion After a Long Separation, Mending a Broken Relationship, Older Man, Happy Ending] - She may be aloof, but she can win not only his heart, but the favor of his entire family. He need not fight for anything or give anything up, yet it is her dreams that must be sacrificed. Song Yiqing: “So there really is a barrier between us when we communicate.” When Zhao Zequan met her, he knew only three French phrases. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
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  37. 37 Snow Still Falls Over the Capital 京雪未央 Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted Everyone told Lin Shu that Shen Yanqing, a powerful man from the highest echelons of Beijing society, had loved too many people to ever stay for anyone. But clear-eyed even as she sank deeper, she still boarded this colossal ship, and he gradually drew her into Beijing's upper circles. He said, "It's nice to stay in Beijing. That way, you'll be close to me." But in the end, he personally sent her to America. 5.1kReads9.0Score73114d adds
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  38. 38 Withdrawal 戒断反应 Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted When Jiang Shan was sixteen, she made a wish to be with Jiang Ye and marry him someday. When Jiang Ye was twenty-six, he made a wish to be with Jiang Shan and marry her someday. Heaven answers the prayers of the faithful, so both Jiang Shan’s and Jiang Ye’s wishes came true. The only thing was, Heaven missed the part about how long it was supposed to last and forgot they wanted it to be forever. 7.5kReads8.9Score75814d adds
  39. 39 First Frost in Beijing and Hong Kong 京港逢霜降 Modern Romance217k WordsOngoing A rotten man with a real heart × a prickly little white rabbit Class gap + substitute romance + reunion after years apart + the pursuit of a runaway wife The first time Wen Shuangjiang met Liang Jingxu, she knew they were from different worlds. They crossed paths on a film set. His car splashed mud all over her, and he drove off without a word of apology. She lost her chance at the job. When they met again, she was flinging her room key at a producer’s face. He had a curvy woman in his arms, 434Reads—Score—14d adds
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  40. 40 A Thought of Jing'an in Autumn 一秋念京安 Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted [Realistic Fiction, Lighthearted Romantic Push and Pull, Reunited After Years Apart, Angsty and Bittersweet] [Sharp-Tongued, Cold-Hearted Boss × Assistant Who Puts Money First] The late autumn of 2015 marked Wu Di's twentieth year, and the start of a surreal yet true-to-life life as a drifter in Beijing: full of hardship and melodrama, but never something she regretted. Their first meeting began with a misunderstanding. He was sharp-tongued and incisive; she was stubborn and unyielding. Their re 64Reads—Score—14d adds
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  41. 41 The Bright Moon Shines on a Warm Homecoming: A Boy's Lifelong Promise to Protect 朗月照暖归:少年一生的守护 Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted The Luoyang Olympics ended with a haul of honors, but the two of them never got the happy ending they deserved. Their story was never meant to follow the familiar script. She slipped away quietly in the year they loved each other most, then reappeared without a sound when they hated and hurt the most. Yet no matter how much their memories were stripped away, their hearts always raced the moment they saw each other. It was an instinct etched into their very bones. 529Reads—Score10614d adds
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  42. 42 Don’t Ask a Girl About Her Past After Dark 别在深夜问女孩的过去 Urban85k WordsOngoing 4Reads—Score—14d adds
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  43. 43 Never Return to the Capital 永不返京 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—Score27214d adds
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  44. 44 After I Took In a Sickly Young Master, He Kept Trying to Break My Legs 捡回个病娇少爷后,他总想打断我的腿 11k WordsCompleted After taking in a sickly young master, he keeps trying to break my legs. 427Reads—Score914d adds
  45. 45 Moonlit Night, Conquest 月夜,征服 Urban387k WordsOngoing Lin Fan, a poor country boy from a mountain village, awakens an ancient medical inheritance by accident. From then on, his medical skills are divine, and his fate takes a turn for the better. By day, he's an unremarkable village doctor. But who could have guessed... 215Reads6.9Score11814d adds
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  46. 46 The Foolish Boy Makes a Comeback, Shocking the Whole Village 傻小子逆袭,全村都惊了 Urban710k WordsOngoing Down-on-his-luck college student Ye Tian was beaten into an idiot after doing the right thing and sent back to his rural hometown, where he stayed with Li Tianbao. The village was full of gossip, and Wang Cuihua complained day after day. In their desperation, Li Tianbao turned his attention to his idiot cousin. He might be simple-minded, but he had once been a top student at a medical university, stood six feet one, and was handsome to boot. What they didn't know was that a mysterious jade pend 9.8kReads6.9Score74214d adds
  47. 47 The Mountain Village's Peaches Are Ripe 山村蜜桃熟了 Rural Life508k WordsOngoing Village simpleton Li Ming is taken in for eight years, enduring nothing but contempt. By chance, he gains the ancient legacy of Shennong, and from then on his medical skills reach the heavens and his cultivation advances by leaps and bounds. When his mind clears, he discovers the feelings others have secretly harbored for him all these years, as well as the secret buried by the village chief. See how Li Ming uses his miraculous medical skills and cultivation techniques to carve out a path to a c 10kReads6.3Score65514d adds
  48. 48 After Faking My Death, I Took on a Secret Identity and Married an Officer, but Boss Shang Went Mad 死遁后,我换马甲嫁军官,商总他却疯了 11k WordsCompleted After faking my death, I took on a secret identity and married an army officer, but Boss Shang went mad. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
  49. 49 Who Says I Don't Like You? 谁说我讨厌你啦? Modern Romance110k WordsOngoing "I like him more than anyone, and I hate him more than anyone." -[Sweet and angsty, high school romance, healing, two top students Content warning: The female lead has suicidal tendencies, depression, and anxiety] At first, they couldn't stand each other. Until her deliberate efforts to keep her distance started getting under his skin, so he deliberately kept making his presence felt around her. Through his efforts, he succeeded in falling for her. And she became unable to live without him. But 32Reads—Score10914d adds
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  50. 50 The Evening Breeze Kisses Hong Kong Island 晚风吻港岛 Modern Romance337k WordsOngoing [Refined Hong Kong Tycoon × Pure-Hearted Little Melon]+ [Marriage Before Love]+ [Both Leads Are Inexperienced]+ [Older Man]+ [Secret Crush] When the eldest daughter of the main branch runs away on the eve of the wedding, Lin Yuzhi, the illegitimate daughter of the second branch, is pushed forward, to marry her wealthy future brother-in-law, Lu Jingyao, and preserve the prestige of the Lu and Lin families in Hong Kong society. The public mocks her as a “substitute bride,” while Lu Jingyao see 15Reads—Score11814d adds
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