They Should Have Shone Brightly, but Were Born at the Wrong Time and Met a Regretful End 他们本应熠熠生辉，却生不逢时，以憾收场

1. 551 努 I Strive for the Imperial Exams, But My Slacker Dreams Never Change 努力考科举，咸鱼梦想从未改变 A Little Green Ear一只绿耳Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Imperial exams + everyday life + lighthearted] Lu Yang, a rich second-generation heir, wakes up one day as the youngest and most cherished son of the Lu family. This youngest son is a scholar, yet selfish and self-centered, turning a blind eye to his family's sacrifices and caring only about his own future. Lu Yang may be a slacker with little conscience, but he knows who's good to him. He keeps his dream of being a slacker tucked away and works hard to pass the imperial exams, hoping to become 22.7kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
2. 552 别 Stop Asking Me to Forgive You. Can You Just Let Me Go Before I Die? 别求我原谅了，临死前放过我好吗 Nonsense-Talking Anchovy糊言乱语的咸鱼Urban213k WordsCompleted [A pure healing story. The protagonist is destined to die + guiding spirits to the afterlife] Also known as [I Guide All Living Beings Through the Mortal World] After a checkup, Lu Yuan learns that he has at most six months left to live. So Lu Yuan decides to cast aside the heavy burdens that were never his to bear and start living for himself! Just then, he encounters the “Forget Worries Tavern,” and after his death, he becomes its owner. 2.7kReads9.0Score105Shelves
3. 553 梦 Dreams Fade at the World’s End: A Puppy and a Little Butterfly 梦醒天涯，小狗与小蝴蝶 Dusk Blue Sky暮色岚空Modern Romance357k WordsOngoing “Let’s break up.”, But I still love you. I know. That’s why I look down on you. “Big Sis is willing to give you anything, except that Swiss candy. I’m sorry, little brother, but... I love you.” “Love and being loved always seem to miss each other by a beat.” “When he was little, he thought it was just something his father had said offhand. Only when he grew up did he realize it was the highest praise his father could give him.” This is a realistic ensemble novel with heartbreaking moments, not 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   They have different personalities, but they are all working hard to live. They are themselves and us. The group portrait is very realistic. It is not cheating or cheating. It is worth reading.

4. 554 合 Roommates: I Have Two Months to Live, So Don't Fall for Me 合租：还剩两个月命，不要爱上我 A Song of the Starry Han一曲星汉Urban174k WordsCompleted At twenty-six, Xia Xing was diagnosed with a terminal illness in the prime of his life. He had only two months left... After quitting his job, he moved out of the dorm and rented a place elsewhere. His roommate was Qin Ziyue, the beautiful teacher from his university. Under the same roof, the wheels of fate began to turn... A sweet little treat, safe to enjoy. 592Reads8.7Score—Shelves
5. 555 清 Gentle Breezes, Northern Light 清风徐徐，北光照拂 Qing Die晴蝶Ancient Romance445k WordsOngoing A story concept I got from spinning a roulette wheel one day: Ling Beiyao: a teacher in an era of future technology Xu An: a doctor from another world Lin Yingchu: a demon king from an era of super-civilization (The protagonist was supposed to be just one person, but I ended up writing three.) The story is divided into the main storyline and individual character arcs. The main storyline follows the three protagonists from different worlds on their adventures in an era of super-civilization. The 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Please take a closer look at the writing! Especially [Personal Chapter]. You can first read the author's book review to confirm the writing style. The long paragraphs in [Personal Chapter] are sublimated, multiple meanings can be understood when combined with [Main Line], and the details of fighting and spells are described. Another: Unpopular niche group portraits, daily adventures, interspersed with reality, mixed reality and fiction.

6. 556 被 After My Master Killed Me and I Lost My Memory, She Went Mad 被师尊诛杀失忆后，师尊疯魔了 The Lamb That Uses Cumin放孜然的羊Ancient Romance378k WordsCompleted Two female leads! Two female leads! Two female leads! It bears repeating. For some inexplicable reason, the tags were changed after the contract was signed. Song Junxue was an infant found by Wen Shiqing in a deserted village. And so the Venerable Wulin of the Spirit Sword Sect began raising a child. She taught Song Junxue the Dao and swordsmanship, and how to become someone who followed the righteous path. Song Junxue lived up to her expectations, displaying exceptional talent in every regard. 3.3kReads—Score161Shelves
7. 557 大 A Grand Dream of Return: The Sequel 大梦归离：后传 Kui Xiaohong夔小浲Female-Channel Fanfiction40k WordsCompleted Extra stories and continuation of the TV series "The Legend of Shen Li": [Yuanwen and Qixiang, Liangchen and Meijing, Zhao Yuanxiao, Bai Jiu, Li Lun, Ying Lei, and a happily-ever-after epilogue for everyone] Time flew by. Zhao Yuanzhou had been gone for three years. The torrential rain that lasted three days was both heaven and earth’s mourning, and an unexpected cure for those turned monstrous by Wen Zongyu’s poison arts. The most wicked demon became their salvation. The world was full of surpr 105Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I almost died after reading the first one... This is a TV series, it's quite cold but the filming is very good, right at the end... There were so many people, only three were left, one human, one monster, and the heartbroken goddess Bai Ze... The second one is a fanfic I found on Tomato after watching the TV series and I couldn't stand it. I finally felt better after reading it... [Crying] [crying] [crying]

8. 558 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Listening to the wind, cooking the rain, and the fireworks, the best in period writing

9. 559 梦 The Lone Traveler of Dreams 梦境独行人 Snowfall Priest落雪神父Eastern Fantasy939k WordsOngoing My name is Lin Jian, and I’m a menial worker at Qinglan Martial Hall. They say I’m the “last survivor of the Lin clan,” my soul stained by nightmares, and that I must hide my talents beneath a humble facade. They say ascending to immortality is the highest honor a martial artist can achieve, something everyone longs for. But I saw with my own eyes the soul lamps of those who ascended suddenly go dark amid the rainbow light. Now I’ve found a broken mirror that “watches” me. It’s guiding me toward 2Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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   The way of heaven is not revealed, the inheritance is lost, the road to ascension is blocked, and the great powers from all walks of life have planned for eternity...

10. 560 我 I'm an Assassin, So How Did I Debut in a Boy Band? 我一杀手，怎么男团出道了 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban896k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + Comedy + No Female Lead] Zheng Xun: A hitman who trained hard for ten years, ready to save the world, but the System sent him to the wrong channel. Unable to find work, he was discovered by a talent scout and lured into a company with the promise of room and board. Now he's been forced to become an idol. “Can’t a Boy Band Save the World?”, Zheng Xun’s quote Cheng Jie: The male lead of a domineering CEO novel. After ten years of practicing his CEO catchphrases, his career got off to a 20.9kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves

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    3 2 1 Jump [laughs]

11. 561 系 The System Abandoned Me, So I Took the Heavenly Dao as My Father 系统弃我不顾，我认天道为父 There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [No female lead + no System + traditional cultivation + comedy + bloody slaughter] Fifteen-year-old Li Chuyi finally awakens a System, only for it to try to run away before the day is out. Fortunately, before leaving, the System tells Li Chuyi to make the Heavenly Dao of this world his godfather. From then on, Li Chuyi becomes the Heavenly Dao’s godson, the darling of the world, blessed with good fortune. He finds money on the road and stumbles across so many senior cultivators’ graves that he c 31.2kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
12. 562 全 After Everyone Got a Bad Ending, the Worlds Merged 全员be后，世界融合了 Courtyard of Still Water止水之庭Two Male Leads463k WordsCompleted The Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium Blurb: Yan Mo, an ordinary young man, is whisked away by a conquest System and somehow becomes someone else's beloved wife. A complete novice who has never been in love, he diligently learns how to love someone. Other people rely on their acting skills to win someone over. He relies on sincerity. All his efforts and sacrifices, all his waiting and affection, earn him nothing but ruthless abandonment. At last, utterly disillusioned, Yan Mo loses his temper. He's do 3.1kReads8.1Score424Shelves
13. 563 考 I Passed the Civil Service Exam and Got a Government Job in the Underworld 考公上岸，我进了阴界编制 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三Urban224k WordsCompleted Si Yan ranked in the city's top ten on the written exam and answered every interview question with ease. He thought he was a shoo-in for a key department at the municipal bureau. Then a reassignment notice dumped him in the Civil Affairs Bureau's most obscure department: Folk Customs Affairs Coordination. A dilapidated little building, crumbling walls, and a department head whose idea of work was steeping goji berries and reading the newspaper. Si Yan thought: A cushy government post, a perfect 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Still in his prime

14. 564 末 Apocalypse: Unbeatable at Home, I Rule Thanks to the System 末世：宅家无敌，我靠系统成霸主 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三Sci-Fi & Apocalypse371k WordsCompleted The apocalypse arrives, and zombies overrun the world, turning it into a living hell. While everyone else risks their lives for a piece of moldy bread and struggles to survive amid zombie hordes, Han Dao lounges in his rented apartment, munching on braised snacks, sipping ice-cold cola, and watching zombies slam against his door. He can't even be bothered to move! Just the day before, he was a low-level office drone: his crooked supervisor stole credit for his work and fired him, his greedy land 2Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 565 开 A Bowl of Wild Greens Soup from the Start, and I Became the Ming Dynasty's Culinary Sage 开局一碗野菜汤，我成了大明厨圣 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三Historical78k WordsCompleted A Bowl of Wild Vegetable Soup from the Start, and I Became the Culinary Sage of the Ming Dynasty 2Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 566 黄 The Golden Hour: Don't Talk Rules to Me, I Save Lives 黄金一小时：别跟我谈规矩，我只救命 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三64k WordsCompleted The Golden Hour: Don't Talk to Me About Rules, I Only Save Lives 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 567 专 The College Student Who Only Kills Bad People 专杀坏人的大学生 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三46k WordsCompleted A College Student Who Only Kills Bad People 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 568 入 Funeral Makeup Artist: After Seeing Karma, I Went on a Killing Spree 入殓师：看见业力后我杀疯了 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三59k WordsCompleted The Mortician: After Seeing Karma, I Went on a Killing Spree 2Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 569 我 My Superpower Is Spending Money: The More I Spend, the Stronger I Get 我的超能力是花钱，花光就变强 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三47k WordsCompleted My Superpower Is Spending Money: The More I Spend, the Stronger I Get 1Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 570 地 Hell's Deliveryman 地狱外卖员 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三43k WordsCompleted Hell's Deliveryman 2Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 571 炒 The Fried Noodle Stall Owner Is a Former Detective 炒粉摊主是前刑警 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三55k WordsCompleted The Fried Noodle Stall Owner Is a Former Detective —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 572 职 Vocational High School's Battle God 职高战神 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三94k WordsCompleted Vocational School's Battle God 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 573 我 My Archrival Turned Out to Be the Perfect Lover 我的死对头竟是满分恋人 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三Marriage & Romance90k WordsCompleted My Archrival Turns Out to Be a Perfect Lover —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 574 斩 The Kill Line: I Slay Gods in America 斩杀线之我在美利坚斩神 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三Urban424k WordsCompleted Overnight, Bai Yu loses everything, from Beverly Hills to the hell of Epstein's island. His bank accounts are frozen, the IRS comes knocking, and he is put under surveillance, all because he witnessed the darkest secrets of the powerful. When the law becomes a tool for the hunt, the Chinese have only one choice: blood for blood. This is a life-or-death escape that tears the American Dream apart. In America, when you're below the kill line, you either become prey or become the one who slays gods. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 575 都 The King of Immortals in the City 都市仙王之王 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三Urban1.7M WordsCompleted When Feng Xiaolou was twenty, his parents mysteriously disappeared, leaving him only an oral account of his family's past. The once illustrious Feng clan, a family of cultivators, now had no one but him left to fend for himself. Forced to drop out of school to make ends meet, he scraped by doing odd jobs in Jiangcheng. Starting with the Yin-Yang Mirror, he began his journey from ordinary mortal to peak powerhouse. Guided by the mirror, he took control of Jiangcheng's economic lifelines and estab 23Reads8.8Score—Shelves
26. 576 为 To Save My Sister, I Entered the Forbidden Zone of Spirit Artifacts 为救妹妹，我踏足灵物禁区 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三Urban594k WordsCompleted My little sister is on the brink of death, and the astronomical cost of her medicine has pushed me to my breaking point. Then I discovered that there was something in this world called spirit relics. They can grant wishes, but they always demand a price. And I can see the threads of that price. I traded a Republic-era copper lock for a chance at survival, and bartered with a warped set of scales for a life-saving prescription. The black-market hunters see me as easy prey, while medical giants wa 7Reads7.8Score—Shelves
27. 577 从 Taking Control of the World, Starting with the Patrol Office 从巡检司开始掌控天下 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Wang Shisan, is a low-ranking ninth-grade patrol officer in the Yuwo Patrol Office of Luzhou. From the government offices to the martial world, he uses his blade and his wits to break through deadlocks, unite forces, and climb step by step. In the end, he overthrows the decaying imperial regime and ascends the throne. Ruling the world is not his final goal. Leading his loyal and valiant followers, he conquers the globe and puts an end to war through war, until the Dragon Banner 258Reads8.6Score—Shelves
28. 578 一 A Ringing Bell: Calling the Dead from the Locust Shade 一声铃：我在槐荫里给死人打电话 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三23k WordsCompleted A Ringing Bell: I Make Phone Calls to the Dead in Huaiyin Lane —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 579 检 My Prosecutor Brother Was Brutally Murdered, So I Buried the Entire Criminal Underworld with Him 检察官弟弟惨死，我让整个黑恶势力陪葬 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三41k WordsCompleted My Prosecutor Brother Was Brutally Murdered, So I Made the Entire Criminal Underworld Pay 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 580 赶 Corpse-Driving Rules: The Eighteen Forbidden Charms of Chenzhou 赶尸守则：辰州符十八禁 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三34k WordsCompleted Corpse-Driving Rules: Eighteen Taboos of the Chenzhou Talismans —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 581 盐 Dragging the Salt Kiln God: Ten Rules for the Sedan Chair Bearers 盐灶拖神：扶轿人十不准 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三23k WordsCompleted The Salt Kiln’s Spirit Escort: Ten Rules for the Palanquin Bearers 1Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 582 规 Rule Horror: The Comic Strip Rules of Room 601 规则怪谈：601室的连环画守则 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三28k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: The Comic-Strip Rules of Room 601 —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 583 末 Wildflowers Bloom at the World's End 末日野草开花 Bian Fu边福Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Order collapsed in an instant. The neon lights of civilization were swallowed by the wasteland of the apocalypse, and simply staying alive became the most extravagant stroke of luck. Chen Mingfei never imagined he would be swept into a catastrophe engulfing the entire world. From a frantic fight for life and death in a hospital to the despairing struggle to survive in a dead, empty city, he is forced to wage a long and brutal battle with death amid the ruins. Here, suffocating cold snaps and na 2.1kReads—Score239Shelves

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    He sounds so much like the second male lead

34. 584 灰 Notes from the Gray Tower 灰塔笔记 An Empty Lamp Drifting Far空灯流远Two Male Leads120k WordsCompleted Born with an inescapable gift for mathematics, the genius codebreaker is swept into the maelstrom of war. A trusted confidant uses them, and the friend who has always stood by their side betrays them. “I” am a “tool” for an intelligence agency, tasked with deciphering military codes, and a “pawn” in political struggles. At the same time, “I” uncover a lead concerning my mother, who died long ago. To find out what happened to her, “I” have no choice but to keep it from everyone and secretly conta 2.2kReads9.5Score788Shelves

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    A masterpiece, hey!

35. 585 银 When the Ginkgo Leaves Fall 银杏落下时 Wanyan Yuning完颜雨凝Two Male Leads62k WordsCompleted [If you enjoy this, please leave lots of comments and ratings. Love you!] #BoysLove #Angst #Tragedy #BEAesthetic #Realistic #MutualDevotion #UnforgettableRegret #ConversionTherapy #DoubleDeath At nineteen, Cheng Ye and Lu Ming thought love could conquer everything. A ginkgo-leaf bookmark, two handmade rings, and a promise to go south. They ran away together on a rainy night and kissed beneath a bridge, believing that if they went far enough, they could reach a future of their own. But their pa 291Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They could have had a bright and brilliant future, but because they were not understood or accepted, in the end they could only...[Cry][cry]

36. 586 重 Reborn as Fan Jin, I Will Become the Top Scholar 重生范进，我要做状元 100 Million Readers1亿在读Historical573k WordsCompleted Fan Jin passed the imperial examination, a tragic little man mocked for over a thousand years! A top lawyer transmigrates as Fan Jin, but refuses to meekly accept his fate. He uses his wits to change it. Financial leverage earns him his first fortune. Three years of exam prep and five years of practice exams: bringing a little workaholic shock to the ancient examination hall. Those who once looked down on Fan Jin and mocked him will be trampled underfoot. Fan Jin has only one goal: To become the 303Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    When the imperial examination madman who had been ridiculed for thousands of years was reborn, the soul of the golden lawyer was injected into Fan Jin's body, and this counterattack across time and space began. He used modern wisdom to leverage ancient rules, turned his pen into a sword amid ridicule and contempt, and vowed to rewrite the ironic label of "Fan Jin Zhongju".

37. 587 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy966k WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 4.5kReads—Score275Shelves

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    It starts with comedy and ends with tragedy. Absolutely immortal! If it doesn't look good, I'll eat it! I would like to recommend to my family what I consider to be one of the most beautiful novels about another world. It has a high-octane plot, logical and harmonious ingenuity, and ultimate aesthetic skills. It is definitely the most worth-read novel this year.

38. 588 真 Fake Heiress? No, I’m the Nation’s Sheepdog 真假千金？不，我是国家牧羊犬 Feng Tianyin风天音Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (No catfights between the real and fake heiresses. They get along peacefully.) Think carefully: during all your years at school, was there someone in your class who kept to themselves, got average grades, faded into the background, and avoided socializing? If so, don’t doubt it: they might have been a “sheepdog.” When the truth from sixteen years ago was laid before Meng Lan, she refused to accept it. What was all this nonsense about a real and fake heiress? These people were clearly after her g 16.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    She is just a minor.

39. 589 摇 A Leaf Falls 摇落一片叶 Spring Comes Three Times, Yet Knows No Snow三春不知雪8k WordsCompleted A Leaf Falls 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, they are all geniuses. In the end, only one child was left in the team [crying]

40. 590 末 The Villainess of the Apocalypse Fights Back 末世恶女要翻身 Doha Loves Wahaha多哈爱喝娃哈哈Sci-Fi & Apocalypse107k WordsCompleted Hua Rong has always wanted Yan Qijin to fall in love with her, but what comes easily is never appealing, and what she can’t have is always on her mind. Just as the apocalypse arrives, Hua Rong, who has no moral boundaries to speak of, finally lets loose. From the start, she shoves Yan Qijin’s beloved into a horde of zombies, then relentlessly torments Yan Qijin until his family is destroyed. PS: Some parts of this novel are extremely intense. The values depicted in the story do not represent th 52Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 591 撷 The Journey to Win Your Heart 撷君行 Stay Together Forever常相守Eastern Fantasy201k WordsOngoing Time’s wheels roll ever onward into the mid-Tang era. On this land shrouded by evil spirits, the people suffer while no one comes to their aid. Only Sun A Shi, the Medicine King, leads his disciples in searching for the secret to driving the evil spirits away. Three couples among the Medicine King’s disciples, Jiang Ze and Jiegeng, Gancao and Guizhi, and Doukou and Didi, hold fast to their faith in battle and never give up in the face of hardship. Like dancers, they weave love and hate into a ma 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "May you pick more, this is the most lovesick thing": "Xie Collecting Jun Xing" is another masterpiece of an overhead epic after "Lychees in Chang'an" and "Taibai Jinxing is a bit annoying": the article starts with the absurdity of the semi-tang era. Although it does not have the experience of Teacher Ma Boyong, it shows the characters in the three worlds: immortals, humans and demons from the perspective of a "worker", revealing the inner monologue of each character, rather than the stereotyped good and evil! It truly explains the line between right and wrong, but it is actually the difference in stance. Each character is an important part of history.

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