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  1. 1 The 1990s: A Beautiful Big Sister-in-Law Protects Hong Kong with Feng Shui 九零:漂亮大嫂靠玄学守护香江 Modern Romance427k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, but it'll gradually rise.) [Modern-day fantasy] Su Qingyun, a formally appointed exorcist from the Underworld, is reborn in Hong Kong and wakes up in the body of the daughter-in-law of the wealthiest man in 1990s Hong Kong. From the start, she and her new husband, Fu Yansheng, the tycoon's eldest son, are held hostage by pirates aboard a ship. Using her knowledge of the occult, Su Qingyun wins over one of the pirates, takes down the pirate leader, and impersonates him. 251Reads7.0Score—Shelves
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  2. 2 The Nineties: A Short-Lived Girl Tells Fortunes at a Street Stall in Hong Kong! 九零:短命女在香江摆摊算命! Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + fortune-telling + feel-good power fantasy + no ghosts or gods + heroine with a golden finger + sweet romance] The day Gu Lingxi received her college acceptance letter, she was crushed to death by someone who jumped from a building and transmigrated to Hong Kong in the 1990s. Her parents and maternal grandparents had just been murdered, and she was the sole survivor. She also stumbled upon her family’s only treasure: a pair of white gloves. The gloves could tell fortunes, so to supp 7.4kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
  3. 3 The Wounded War King: You Want to Inherit Her Wealth? I'll Give You Twins and Humiliate You 兵王残!吃绝户?多胎打脸两不误 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete. Suitable for a manhua adaptation.) (Veteran builds a successful life in the 1970s + special abilities + storage space + rugged man + devoted husband + multiple births + domestic life + devoted to each other) Qiao Nianyao was a powerful ability user in the apocalypse. When an energy explosion erupted as she fought a powerful foe, she unexpectedly transmigrated five hundred years into the past, to the 1970s recorded in the history books, bringing her abilities and the storage space that 44kReads9.2Score5.9kShelves
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  4. 4 Surrender 自首 Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
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  5. 5 The Frail Beauty Pants After Three Steps, and Her Childhood Friend Carries Her Home 病美人三步一喘!竹马摇尾抱回家 Two Male Leads539k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + childhood friends growing up together + brotherly affection turns into something more + wooing a big puppy] [Cool, aloof, long-haired beauty with a sickly constitution who knows how to reel them in × silver-haired, handsome, wolfish athlete who turns into a loyal puppy; genius painter × archer; sweet romance, one-on-one!] Yun Wulian had been sickly since childhood. He was out of breath after three steps and coughing after five, and would suddenly faint or come down with a fever 33.7kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
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  6. 6 I Become the Villain's Wicked Mother and Nurse Kids on a Parenting Show 穿成反派的恶毒亲妈,在娃综奶娃 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later × two people in the entertainment industry × adorable child × parenting variety show × livestream × scumbag's road to redemption] Xu Zhaozhao was completely screwed. She woke up to find she'd become the vicious mother of the book's big villain. According to the original story, the villain's birth mother beat or scolded him when he was little, causing him to turn evil and become twisted, until he eventually murdered her in cold blood. Fortunately, the future villain is 109.2kReads9.0Score11.2kShelves
  7. 7 Forensics: I Solve Cases in Hong Kong 法证:我在香江破案 Mystery125k WordsCompleted Yang Feng, a forensic trace examiner from the post-2000s generation on Blue Star, transmigrates to Hong Kong in the 1980s and 1990s. In this golden age of opportunity and challenge, he uses the knowledge he brought with him to make waves in Hong Kong's entertainment and police circles. Senior Forensic Chemist Shi Gaoyan: “Xiao Feng, take over this case.” Forensic doctor Gu Zeshen: “How are you even more professional than I am?” Senior Inspector Liang Xiaorou: “Xiao Feng, how did you become a sup 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  8. 8 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
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  9. 9 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公,从20岁开始养老 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.3kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
  10. 10 Nineties Hong Kong: I Woke Up as a Kidnapped Heiress's Sister-in-Law 九零香江:睁眼穿成被绑豪门大嫂 Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Chen Rou first met Nie Zhao during a counterterrorism case involving a wealthy Hong Kong family. He had been Hong Kong’s undisputed richest man for years and was a powerful figure renowned across the region. Even with both legs crippled and confined to a wheelchair, even in his fifties with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he still radiated sharpness and intelligence. Three generations of Chen Rou’s family had served in the police. Her father died in the war on drugs, and she had once b 23.9kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
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  11. 11 The 1970s: I’ve Had Enough! The Unhinged Villainess Flips the Dinner Table 七零:不忍了,疯批女配掀饭桌 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting + military marriage + devoted husband + love at first sight + both devoted to each other + punishing scumbags] The moment Su Liluo opened her eyes, she found herself in the middle of a dramatic scene: the fake daughter’s identity had just been exposed, and she was so furious that she’d shoved the real daughter down. Foster father: “You’re not one of the Jiang family. If you don’t want to stay, get out!” Foster mother: “I never thought you could be so cruel. Leave!” Youn 13.7kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
  12. 12 I'm a Coroner, and Looking Like a Girl Won't Hurt My Career 在下是仵作,长得娘点不影响就业 Mystery577k WordsOngoing [Female Coroner]+ [Disguised as a Man]+ [Sweet Romance, Both Leads Have No Past Relationships]+ [Autopsies and Solving Cases]+ [Mystery and Romance]+ [Mystery and Imagination] A hilarious scaredy-cat heroine VS a cold, scheming man Chu Jiu must have been out of her mind to turn down the chance to marry the famously handsome young man who was said to be beautiful enough to outrage the gods, and take up the mantle of a coroner instead. She yelled at the old man, “What’s the point? You want me to i 286Reads8.5Score110Shelves
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  13. 13 The Strange Case of Dianyun 滇云诡案 Urban231k WordsCompleted [Republican-era mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + serial cases + passionate ensemble cast] “Stand up for the living, speak for the dead.” In 1920, Mengzi County in Yunnan is caught in a bitter power struggle full of deception and intrigue. Zhou Sinian, newly returned from studying abroad, boards a train for Yunnan. Born into a family of coroner examiners, he is now the new forensic examiner at the Mengzi police station. Around the same time, a mysterious young man with astonishing s 309Reads9.1Score103Shelves
  14. 14 Transmigrating to the 1980s: A Female Detective's Case Files 穿越八零:女刑警探案手记 Mystery271k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of Lin Fan, who dies in the line of duty and transmigrates into the body of a young woman with the same name who failed her college entrance exam in 1980. Through her own efforts, she joins the county Public Security Bureau and works with her colleagues to solve all kinds of cases. This is a relatively traditional crime investigation novel. Aside from the fact that the heroine, Lin Fan, transmigrates into the 1980s at the beginning, she receives no help from a System, a 393Reads6.3Score—Shelves
  15. 15 Solving Cases Takes Someone Like Me [Criminal Investigation] 破案需要我这样的人才【刑侦】 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted When it comes to Ling Wuyou, even an ant passing by would turn to its companion and say, “Don't mess with that lunatic!” Say a couple of words to her and she'll blow up like a firecracker. She doesn't care one bit about acting like a respectable adult. While she was studying at the police academy, she taught quite a few classmates a lesson more than once. It's because she's not very strong, but her dirty tricks are endless. Later, the lunatic became a proud police officer. She'd say, “Who wants 106kReads9.4Score16.7kShelves
  16. 16 The 1990s: I Make a Killing Telling Fortunes in Hong Kong 九零:我在港城靠算命赢麻了 Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted Lin Zhixian transmigrated to Hong Kong in the 1990s and unexpectedly discovered she could see through other people’s fates. So when the Fruit King came to smash up her shop, she stood up to him: “Fruit King, you’ll suffer a bloody disaster three days from now.” Three days later, the Fruit King was stabbed several times on his way home in the middle of the night. He survived only because the police arrived in time. From then on, a beautiful fortune-teller appeared on Baifu Street, and people floc 2.1kReads7.7Score186Shelves
  17. 17 After Breaking Off My Engagement to Hong Kong’s Richest Man, I Became His Eldest Sister-in-Law 和香江首富退婚后,我成了他长嫂 Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted A feel-good elite romance, 1v1, both leads are pure, strong leads. Everyone knows being the original wife in a wealthy family is a high-risk job. The moment a man makes it big, he dumps the wife who stood by him through thick and thin! Gu Mingzhen returned from the apocalypse only to transmigrate into the original wife of an 1980s Hong Kong tycoon, the sort of character who wouldn’t survive past three episodes. Looking at the delicate, pitiful heroine standing beside her fiancé, Gu Mingzhen wave 4.5kReads9.0Score490Shelves
  18. 18 I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law, but My Son-in-Law Helped Me Win at Life 穿成极品丈母娘,女婿带我躺赢了 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Two People Transmigrate + Feel-Good Story + Sweet Romance + Wish Ring + Space + Comedy] Qin Jiaonu transmigrated into a woman with the same name, a terrible mother-in-law whose husband had disappeared. She also ended up with four daughters and a live-in son-in-law. Luckily, her wish ring had come along with her. Looking at her four daughters, she decided to find husbands for the rest of them and live as a carefree slacker herself. Eldest son-in-law: “I used to be an honest, decent guy. Then I b 4.3kReads9.3Score683Shelves
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  19. 19 After the Heiress Returned, the Whole City Doted on Her 千金归来后被全城团宠 Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Retired soldier and heiress of a gambling king’s family × refined young master of a scholarly family] [Long-planned scheme × marriage first, love later × both are devious] Sheng Lanyin, the gambling king’s heiress from the Sheng family of Aocheng, was a vain, beautiful, willful young lady. She was also a retired soldier, bold and commanding. Her reason for retiring was: [Go home, deal with my scumbag father and his string of mistresses, and inherit the family fortune on the way.] Xie Yanci, the 16.3kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
  20. 20 My Adoptive Father Is Scum? My Undercover Identity Is Exposed! 养父是人渣?我卧底身份被曝光! Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Also known as: “Memory Trial: My Name Cleared,” “I'm Not a Great Villain,” and “Who Is the Undercover Agent?” An undercover police officer is brought to trial and sentenced to death. A live broadcast of his memories reveals a major case spanning thirty years. Brothers who could betray him at any moment, colleagues with multiple identities, friends secretly plotting behind the scenes. In this dark forest of distrust, no one dares reveal who they really are. As the truth is pieced together bit by 3.7kReads9.0Score394Shelves
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  21. 21 The Alluring Female Coroner 倾城女仵作 Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted (Comic adaptation of The Beautiful Coroner now available) (Print edition of The Beautiful Coroner now on sale) After the mysterious death of her father, a coroner, Ye Caitang was saddled with a huge debt of fifty taels of silver. She had no choice but to sell herself to the Six Doors and work like a beast of burden for her creditor, Xia Yue, a renowned detective. Fortunately, Ye Caitang possessed the soul of an experienced modern forensic pathologist. Using modern forensic science, she deciphere 21.6kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
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  22. 22 My Years as a Police Officer in Hong Kong 在香江当警察的那些年 Urban157k WordsCompleted Order, rules, and laws are all determined by people. Whether to obey them depends on where you stand. In Hong Kong, a city of neon lights and everyday bustle, Jiang Qiyou is a law enforcement officer who constantly walks the line... 41Reads—Score—Shelves
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  23. 23 The 1970s: After Her Kidney Was Stolen, the Real Heiress Went to the Countryside 七零:被挖肾后,真千金下乡了 Modern Romance738k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Period Setting + Face-Slapping + Crushing Scumbags + Sweet Romance + Stockpiling] In her previous life, Gu Mo was schemed against by the adoptive parents who had raised her. They had taken her in as a child and raised her for over a decade, all so they could give her blood and kidneys to their biological daughter. After losing a kidney, Gu Mo was forced to “give” her job to her younger sister. Her fiancé became her sister's husband, and in the end, she was sent to the countryside, wher 82Reads8.9Score100Shelves
  24. 24 Commander, Your Wife Has Brought the Whole Family to Find You 首长,你媳妇带着全家来找你了 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, extra sweet, powerful hero and heroine, doting military romance, adorable System baby] Xu Jiajia opened her eyes to find herself as a cannon-fodder supporting character in a period novel. The original owner had a fiancé who was a factory worker, but he was in love with the heroine. Unable to accept this, the original owner hired someone to assault the heroine. To win the heroine’s favor, her fiancé married the original owner, tormented her every day, and eventually drove her 9.9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
  25. 25 On Our Wedding Night, I Became the Substitute Bride, and President Fu Lost Control 替嫁洞房夜,傅总失控上头了 Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted She took her younger sister's place and married a sickly man suffering from a strange illness. Would their life together be a constant battle? Qin Wan calmly signed the share transfer agreement with her father, took her mother's inheritance and the bride price, and married the all-powerful Lord Fu without a second thought! The servants at the manor kept their distance, while her sister-in-law insulted and slandered her. Qin Wan didn't care. With her intelligence and quick thinking, she overca 36Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 26 So Satisfying! Reborn Before the Apocalypse, I Stole the Heroine's Storage Space 爽!重生末世前我夺走女主的空间 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse359k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Spatial Storage + Strong Female Lead] In her previous life, she was killed by a trash man and a wicked woman. This time, Mu Qi is reborn before the apocalypse. With spatial storage in hand, she stocks up on a trillion worth of supplies, with a spirit spring in her left hand and supernatural powers in her right. While everyone else struggles to flee, Mom and I take it easy, killing zombies and giving the trash man and wicked woman what they deserve. So the wicked woman is supposed to be 2.2kReads8.3Score191Shelves
  27. 27 Ah! The Villains I Drove to Darkness Can Read My Mind 啊!被我逼黑化的反派们能读我心 Modern Romance692k WordsCompleted On the day she’s supposed to die as a vicious, brother-obsessed supporting character, she somehow gains the ability to hear the thoughts of her brothers, who have all turned evil! Standing on a high platform, Qiao Chuchu wails, “You’ll always be my brothers! I’m going to die right in front of you, so you’ll never forget me for the rest of your lives!” But what her seven gorgeous brothers hear is: [Hahaha, bye-bye! With a trillion in assets, I can live like a rich lady! You can stay here and suff 33.8kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
  28. 28 Oh! I Fell in Love with the Supporting Actress Who Stole My Luck 呀!我跟夺我气运的女配相亲相爱 Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Silly, Sweet 1v1 Romance + A Dash of the Supernatural + Playing Crazy and Foolish + A Few Memes + Livestreaming + Fighting for Luck + Saving the Whole Family] Yinzhao is a pixiu spirit. One moment she’s sound asleep; the next, she’s transmigrated into a story that’s almost at its finale. From the start, she’s dropped into the scene where the vicious female supporting character kidnaps the heroine! To save herself, Yinzhao goes crazy on the spot and passionately kisses the heroine right in front 4kReads9.0Score483Shelves
  29. 29 After a Tragic Death, She Wakes Up as a Down-and-Out Fake Heiress Returning to the Village 惨死后,她穿成落魄回村假千金 Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Military Romance + Space + Fortune-Telling + Tea-Savvy Heroine + Adored to Bits] After failing to survive her tribulation, she was beaten until her body was destroyed. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a fake heiress in a period novel. She was about to be sent back to the countryside to suffer in poverty, but instead she made a thriving life for herself, eating meat at every meal and having plenty of money to spend. Her parents doted on her, and her older brothers stood up for her. 1.9kReads9.1Score286Shelves
  30. 30 The Brocade-Clad Goddess Detective 锦衣女神捕 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted They say the young daughter of a constable in Shanshui County has a pair of ghost eyes, able to see traces at crime scenes that others miss: bloodstains, footprints, and more. She’s practically born to be a constable. She’s bold and meticulous, unafraid of corpses or blood. No matter how gruesome the crime scene, she stays calm and rational, summing up the truth in a single sentence. Wei Qinghan, commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard: “Someone this talented? Excellent. I’ll recruit her and 6.5kReads8.4Score868Shelves

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