Looking for a Low-Key, Heartbreaking Romance 想要平平淡淡的虐文
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I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼
During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli
18kReads9.6Score4.1kShelves
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You Broke Your Promise 你失信了
The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily
75.8kReads9.5Score14.5kShelves
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I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月
[The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian
80.9kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves
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The Tribulation of the Forgotten River 忘川劫
[“Cold and ruthless God of War” Moxi VS “Heartless Stone Spirit” Sansheng] “If you can catch me, I’ll be yours!” She is the Three-Life Spirit Stone by the River of Forgetfulness, beside the other shore’s flowers, guiding souls through the consequences of their deeds. He is the renowned God of War of the Nine Heavens, with no room for personal feelings, devoted only to all living beings. A stone has no heart, and a warrior no tenderness. Though they are worlds apart, a casual remark binds them to
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Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Ruthless, Feral, and Fierce 快穿：疯批宿主他又凶又野
[Two male leads + sweet with a little angst (not much angst, the comments will make you laugh) + stunning beauty adored by everyone + no fixed couple] A robot without emotions finds a battered System. Lowering his eyes, he gently repairs it... The System wakes from hibernation, delighted to have found a Host. It diligently travels through small worlds to complete missions, only to discover that its Host is a powerful figure in disguise! World One: The pale, sickly young man says, “I don’t love
3.7kReads9.4Score406Shelves
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The Affliction of Silence 无言之症
[Signed for print publication] His Love Is Deafening Dual rebirth + mutual salvation + realism + happy ending + extreme madness Antisocial, cold and aloof heartthrob vs. beautiful, quirky little troublemaker After being imprisoned for three months, Xu Mi was killed by Chen Huangnian over a single breakup. Only in his final moments did he realize that the boyfriend he had spent every day with had an antisocial personality. When he opened his eyes again, he was back ten years ago, at the time whe
15.5kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves
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Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春
[Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles
328.7kReads9.5Score47.4kShelves
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The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳
Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held
59.4kReads9.8Score8.8kShelves
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Under Her Control 于她掌控
[The Capital's Living Yama: A Sick, Mad Hound! Skin-Hunger Disorder + Extreme 1v1 Control! Sweet! Devoted! A Madman × A Qipao Beauty Who Can't Stop Crying] “Xu Ting, I'll try to pretend to be normal for you.” After a long-awaited reunion, Xu Ting accidentally flirts with her ex-boyfriend Fu Yu while abroad. She thought she had escaped her cage, only to turn around and fall into another pit of fire. “Fu Yu, you can't just mess around and then walk away!” “I offer after-sales service. Satisfied?”
6.3kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
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Hell’s Temptation: My Husband Is the King of the Underworld 地狱诱宠：闪婚老公是冥王
[Supernatural + sweet romance + adorable child + secret identity + 1v1 and mutually devoted, scheming King of Hell + sweet, innocent heroine] After a whirlwind marriage to my blind date, I discover that he’s not only rich and handsome, but also full of secrets. He keeps a talking black cat, has a younger brother who can read ghost script, and even has a second face. Once I discover his secrets, he drops his disguise and reveals his wicked, scheming nature, cornering me against the bed. “Sweethea
7.3kReads9.2Score886Shelves
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Impossible to Win Over: The Love-Struck Young Master Is Twisted, Scheming, and Flirtatious 难哄，恋爱脑癫公少爷他又茶又撩
[Absurd comedy + livestreaming + going crazy anywhere, anytime] Qiao Xi takes on a mission from the Space-Time Administration, transmigrating into a tragic romance novel to fix its plot. She becomes a nobody with barely any fame and is bound to a Truth-Telling System. From then on, the tragic romance takes a bizarre turn... During a variety show livestream, she is asked why she works so hard. Guest 1: “I thought of the hardworking farmers.” Guest 2: “My grandma was a farmer. I miss her so much.”
58.6kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves
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From the Start, I Get Our Marriage License, and My Metaphysics-Savvy Wife Is Busy as a Spinning Top 开局领证后，玄学老婆忙成小陀螺
[Light horror + doting romance (she pampers him at first, then they spoil each other) + several paranormal tales woven throughout] Rumor has it that the refined, shrewd, and highly intelligent president of the Su Group, the pride of the capital, was sold off by his mother. His price: three Soul-Anchoring Talismans. The buyer's demand: get married within three days. The buyer: Mu Yaoguang. A metaphysical expert born with Yin-Yang Eyes, exceptionally gifted in ghost-hunting, feng shui, physiognomy
10.7kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
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A Lifetime in the Mortal Realm 凡界一生
Throughout the long journey of life, we are always chasing that powerful desire hidden deep within us. This goal is like the brightest star in the night sky, drawing us ever onward, undeterred even when the road is rough and steep. Yet as time passes, I begin to wonder: what does true success really mean? The question hangs over me like a fog, leaving me lost and confused. I have sacrificed so much on the road to success. Friends and family who once stayed by my side have gradually drifted away
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Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨
The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back
21kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves
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Three Souls as the Betrothal Gift, Seven Spirits as the Wedding Present 三魂为聘，七魄为礼
Everyone has three hun and seven po souls. Yin Wenjiu has only one hun and one po: an unidentified resentful soul and an unidentified life soul. Both exist to keep her body alive. But she only cares about enjoying the moment. She tells fortunes with perfect accuracy and charges the highest price! She won’t go out of her way to stay alive, nor will she actively seek death. She waited at Yunmeng Marsh for five years. If someone came to save her, she would go with them; if no one did, she would dig
33.9kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves
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Gentle, Wild-Boned 温柔野骨
[The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is
72.8kReads9.5Score8.9kShelves
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The Relationship Between Day and Night 昼夜关系
Nan Zhi saw Fu Hanzhou again at her boyfriend’s party. What began between them was reckless, and what kept them together was surrender. A game for adults, a duel between two players. A dark game where no one makes it out alive. "Day and Night"
39kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves
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Plucking Stars 摘星
[Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Military Romance + Love Grows Over Time + The Pinnacle of Powerful-Family Fiction] [Steady, brilliant young major general × National Defense University's genius hacker] He is a young major general: steady, learned, and imposing. She is a naive newcomer to society, fresh out of school: impulsive, loyal, and optimistic. An accident ruins his reputation and leaves him disgraced, branding him a heartless man condemned by everyone. She becomes the infamous other wo
24.7kReads9.6Score3.1kShelves
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The Mountains and Rivers Will Tell Me the Answer 山河会告诉我答案
A retired anti-drug police officer × a law student with a rebellious streak. He teaches her how to behave; she teaches him to let go of his past. From a scumbag everyone despised to an anti-drug officer who gave his life for his country, only Xu Shuwen, dying in a hospital bed, unwaveringly believed that Song Xusheng had never let her down. Xu Shuwen, the ideal of the world × Song Xusheng, the obsession of the world. They write a story of love with their lives. Qi Tian wants to help the person w
695Reads9.5Score117Shelves
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A Collection of Romance Novels by Yimei Tongqian, 9 Books 一枚铜钱言情小说合集9册
A nine-book collection of romance novels by Yi Mei Tong Qian. It includes seven historical romances: the xianxia novel The Demon in the Mirror; the historical mystery The Laughing Spring Breeze; the tale of mutual healing and revenge The Best of Luck; the xianxia novel The Seven-Tailed Fox; the story of the Chosen Worker, The Reborn Lord's Busy Daily Life; the xianxia adventure The Bear Has It Tough; and the jianghu tale Good Fortune, Lord Meng. It also includes two modern online gaming novels a
384Reads9.3Score100Shelves
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The Record of Hairpins (Complete in 4 Volumes) 簪中录（全4册）
The little red fish Agashnie, which feeds on human blood; the mysterious talisman that had followed Li Shubai for years; Empress Wang, the peerless beauty of the Daming Palace; three clusters of doodles written by the late emperor himself before his death; a marriage contract made with Wang Yun in their youth... Every mystery returns to its point of origin. Every choice remains beyond anyone’s control, as impossible to resist or escape as fate itself. Yang Chonggu has returned to the palace and
23kReads9.7Score3.9kShelves
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Why Not Cross the River Together? 何不同舟渡
"The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten
181kReads9.7Score49.8kShelves
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A Journey to Love 一念关山
Adapted from Zhang Wei’s original screenplay "A Journey to Love", with Zuo Yang as the adaptation writer. Copyright belongs to Ningmeng Pictures. When Ren Ruyi, former Left Envoy of An State’s Zhu Yi Guards, has been lying low in the shadows while carrying a deep-seated grudge, she encounters Ning Yuanzhou, head of Wu State’s Six Paths Hall, who has been exiled to military service and entrusted with a mission in a moment of crisis. The two once belonged to rival intelligence organizations. How w
900Reads8.7Score195Shelves
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My Stunning Heiress 我的倾城大小姐
After beating up a perverted professor in a fit of anger, he is forced to drop out and sell barbecue. But then he keeps running into a cool, elegant CEO, a pure-hearted rich girl, and even his ex-girlfriend, who has been waiting for him all along... Caught in a whirlpool of romance, which way will he go?
7.3kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
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My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客
After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem.
128.3kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves