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1. 101 娇 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 25.1kReads9.3Score12.4k14d adds
2. 102 王 After the Prince Was Poisoned, He Clung to Me, a Forensic Doctor 王爷中毒后，赖上我这小法医 He Sheng鹤笙Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Published novel + forensic pathologist + revenge + two strong, devoted leads + satisfying revenge + powerful characters + redemption] She is Qu Zhen, the top female forensic pathologist at the National Security Bureau in the 21st century. Her jade-like hands have dissected the dead and saved the living. With a simple flip of her hand, she can turn the clouds and bring on the rain. But after a mission goes wrong, her soul transmigrates to another world. When she opens her eyes again, she is the 6.8kReads9.1Score95714d adds
3. 103 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 78.6kReads9.4Score12.1k14d adds

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4. 104 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 15.6kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
5. 105 读 Mind Reading: Help! Your Father-in-Law Is Impossible to Woo, Crown Princess 读心术：救命！太子妃你爹太难撩 A Tumbler That Won't Fall一颗不倒翁Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Couple] Jiang Fu transmigrated. The bad news: she became a cannon-fodder supporting female character. The good news: the female lead's father saved her. The bad news: the original cannon-fodder asked Jiang Fu to give her a different life. No more being cannon fodder: she wanted a lifetime of happiness and to marry well. The good news: Jiang Fu was rescued from the water by the female lead's father, making hi 27.5kReads9.2Score3.5k14d adds
6. 106 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Is Back at Her Street Stall 玄学大佬她又去摆地摊了 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original titles: The Fortune-Telling Street Vendor Is Actually a Mystical Arts Ancestor?! and The Mystical Arts Big Shot Is Back at Her Street Stall [Fortune-telling + ghost-catching + feng shui + powerful protagonist + no romance, thriving solo + gossip + episodic stories] The junior sister of the Zhengyang Sect, sealed away for a thousand years, wakes up reborn in the body of a girl whose parents don't care for her. The girl wants to go to school, so she'll have to earn her own tuition. So We 42.6kReads9.4Score5.8k14d adds
7. 107 低 Whisper It! Darling, I Only Want You 低声哄！宝贝，我只要你 Clear and Pure澈净Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication / Short drama of the same name now streaming] [Gentle, insecure top student x arrogant, carefree rich playboy] [College romance + Both leads are inexperienced + Fake playboy + Mutual pining becomes real + He’s never loved anyone else + Sweet and flirty] Fu Ciyu had always been a star at Jingcheng University. Born into one of the capital’s top wealthy families, he was unruly and hard to tame. Girls were always around him, but he had never given anyone his heart. Everyone 48.6kReads9.5Score5.7k14d adds
8. 108 见 Into the Wild 见野 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] Xia Wanwan died suddenly after spending twenty years tightening screws at a factory. To her surprise, she was reborn. But why had the factory director's son from her previous life shown up in this one? Jiang Ye, the big shot at No. 1 High School, had somehow taken an interest in Xia Wanwan. Everyone thought Xia Wanwan had offended Jiang Ye and that her days were about to get rough. At last, one day, Jiang Ye and Xia Wanwan got into a huge argument, and he 6.3kReads9.5Score1k14d adds
9. 109 呜 Oh No, I Can’t Escape! The Yandere Has Me Blushing and Carrying His Baby 呜跑不掉！被病娇撩得娇软还揣崽 Flowers Sent Along繁花相送Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted [Radiant, sweet-natured, adored beauty x possessive, obsessive wife-guy] Song Sangwan is always plagued by nightmares. In them, a terrible man becomes obsessed with her, locks her inside the house, and spends all day clinging to her and calling her “wifey-baby.” Frightened that these are prophetic dreams, Song Sangwan carefully chooses a respectable, upstanding husband so she won’t have to marry the awful man. Yao Xiang is her new choice after she dumps her scumbag fiancé. He’s mature and consid 699Reads9.0Score10514d adds
10. 110 肆 Tease You to My Heart's Content 肆意撩你 Peachy Zhizhi桃气知知Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, Flirting with You, is now available. [Love at first sight from the heroine's perspective, love that grows over time from the hero's perspective + sweet romance + both each other's first and only + food blogger x orthopedic surgeon] After moving to City A, Lin Nianyao got a recommendation from the local video platform's algorithm. For some reason, she watched one clip at least a hundred times before screenshotting the man's enlarged face and sending it to a frien 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds
11. 111 追 The CEO's Beloved, on the Long Road to Winning Her Back 追妻漫漫行长的心尖宠 Yi Mushang易木殇Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted The short drama is coming soon!! [Ex-husband begs for her back + rekindled romance + simmering tension + dual purity + clear-headed heroine] [Powerful Beijing socialite + beautiful painter] Lu Luowan has skin as smooth as jade, exquisite features, and long, thick brows curved like a crescent moon. The slightly upturned corners of her eyes lend her a touch of allure, while her clear, deep eyes sparkle like autumn waters. Yet this beauty is the Lu family's secret adopted daughter. A deliberate 9.6kReads8.9Score68414d adds
12. 112 夫 Madam, the Heir Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 夫人，世子他蓄谋已久 Susu Qian Ci酥酥芊瓷Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple, sweet romance, childhood friends] (Complete! Originally titled The Lady, the Heir Apparent Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time) [Scheming, doting heir apparent VS beautiful, high-maintenance heir apparent’s wife] Lu Zhaozhao, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yunyang’s household, is adored by her parents and protected by her older siblings. She has grown up in comfort, with everything going her way. At sixteen, Lu Zhaozhao is a peerless beauty, and the thre 26.8kReads9.2Score2.9k14d adds
13. 113 上 I've Suffered Enough in My Last Life. I'd Rather Die Than Marry Him Again 上辈子苦够了，打死她都不嫁了 Chang Qingqing常庆庆Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen An'an came from a distinguished family and was both talented and beautiful. As soon as she came of age, she was betrothed to the fourth prince, Xiao Yuan, a man of heavenly beauty and noble character, and the dream lover of every young lady in the capital. Heaven had dealt her a winning hand. Even she once believed she was blessed beyond measure, until her girlish heart was shattered into pieces. She suffered every kind of pain at the hands of that graceful, refined man, and paid a devastat 17kReads8.6Score2.5k14d adds
14. 114 被 Us, Struck by Sweetness 被甜蜜击中的我们 The Deer Call in the Forest呦呦鹿鸣Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted Lu Zhao, Tong Tong, and Xia Weier have been close classmates and best friends since college. After years in a long-term relationship, Lu Zhao is cruelly dumped. On the worst day of her life, she actually makes a bold proposition to a stranger on the street: “Hey, are you looking for a girlfriend?” Tong Tong is a hardcore internet addict. Bai Xian is the boy next door, and countless girls are infatuated with him. Even the girl living next door to him gave him a love letter. Years later, Tong Tong 55Reads9.4Score—14d adds
15. 115 被 After My Half-Sister Swapped My Betrothal, I Became the Powerful Minister's Cherished Love 被嫡姐换亲后，我成权臣心尖宠 A Wuwu阿芜芜Ancient Romance374k WordsOngoing [Sisters swap marriages + love after marriage + sweet romance] Liu Fu transmigrates into the unloved second legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yongchang's household. With a face like a celestial maiden, she happily lazes around until the age of fifteen. Her mother picks a promising young top scholar to be her future husband. But after a high fever, her elder legitimate sister suddenly refuses to marry the heir of the Duke's household and insists on switching marriage partners with her. The he —Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 116 田 The Country Apothecary: The Villainess Becomes Everyone’s Darling 田园药乡：恶毒女配成团宠了 Yue Huasheng月桦笙Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Jiaojiao transmigrated into a story, cast as the vicious supporting villainess. As the male lead's wicked stepsister, she made life hell for everyone, and her brothers and sisters-in-law hated her to the bone. How was she supposed to play this role? Forget it. If she couldn't afford to provoke them, she could avoid them. Better to marry off early and wreak havoc on some random passerby. But then, one by one, they all changed their tune. Her parents begged her to stay, her brothers competed to sp 9.9kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
17. 117 引 Kindling a Passion 引火撩心 Shen Xingxu沈星许Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted [The aloof beauty falls from her pedestal + tantalizing tension + the heroine stops pursuing him halfway, driving the male lead to go mad with love, lurk in the shadows, and completely lose it] Shen Zhinian had been secretly in love with Xiao Hechuan for years, and the two had been dancing around each other for a long time. But just as she was preparing to confess, she caught him rekindling things with his ex-girlfriend. She heard him say: “I was drawn to her because she reminded me of you.” Fur 10.4kReads8.9Score99114d adds
18. 118 公 After the Princess Returned to the Capital, the Whole City Showered Her with Love 公主回京后被全皇城追着宠 Evening Ripples晚漾Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted [1v1 historical romance, adored by everyone, no rebirth or transmigration for the protagonist + childhood sweethearts + sweet romance and fun + no annoying side characters] Princess Changning’s father commands the army and has rendered such great service that his power eclipses the throne. Rumor has it that she is just as arrogant and overbearing, and as ruthless as they come. Summoned back to the capital, she is instead doted on by all the capital’s most powerful figures. But the Censorate keep 5.3kReads9.1Score61014d adds
19. 119 你 You Take the Imperial Exams, I Farm: A Paper-Thin Couple Braving the Famine 你科举我种田，塑料夫妻闯荒年 Bai Jiuhuan白久欢Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + food + pocket dimension + stockpiling grain + fleeing famine + business + sweet romance + everyday life] After Jiang Qingyue’s soul is mistakenly taken, she receives the ultimate transmigration starter pack. She thought she’d get to live a cheat-powered life, railing against heaven, earth, and everything in between. Instead, she transmigrates into the body of a fat, lazy, greedy, slippery woman and marries a man who hates her to the bone. Song Yan died unjustly in his previous life an 45.6kReads9.0Score3.4k14d adds
20. 120 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 31.7kReads9.6Score4k14d adds
21. 121 从 After Returning from the Immortal Realm, I Made a Fortune Through Farming 从仙界穿回来后我靠种田发家致富 Riding a Donkey and Lighting a Lamp骑驴点灯Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No spatial dimension, no System, a slight golden finger, spirit-spring farming, reclaiming the hills behind the house, cozy food and everyday life. There is a couple, but the male lead doesn't get much screen time. Big shots gradually enter the story later.] A spirit jade brought back from the immortal realm changed Xu Xia's life as an overworked office drone. When the jade dew flows, gold and silver follow. She'd finally been reborn. Who would be a workhorse now? Only a fool! Xu Xia immedi 32.3kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds
22. 122 校 School Hunk, I Can't Mess With You, But I Can Avoid You 校草，我惹不起你，躲得起 Bookwatch House守望书屋Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Xia Momomo's parents died in an accident when she was young, and she grew up with her grandmother. Beneath her beautiful, charming appearance, she was cheerful, lively, kind, brave, and hardworking. She paid her college tuition by delivering takeout and working odd jobs. On the day of enrollment, she planned to deliver one last order before heading to register at college. But she accidentally scraped her little scooter against the luxury car of Young Master Lin, heir to the Linrong Group, who al 31Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These are some really good books, you won't be able to put them down! The first one is about Lin Zhixu, the school heartthrob and future successor to the Lin Rong Group, and Xia Momo, a finance student. Orphaned at a young age, she lives with her grandmother, supporting herself and her grandmother through part-time jobs. She unintentionally incurs a debt with Lin Zhixu, thus beginning their complicated and tragic love affair. The second one is about Xiang Mohan, who was lost by his parents at a young age and raised by his grandmother who collected recyclables. He studies hard, gets into a prestigious university, and becomes an outstanding student. One day, while working at a bar, he accidentally saves the school beauty, An Qiaoqiao, who falls in love with him at first sight. Xiang Mohan's parents find him and offer him the position of successor to the Xiang Group, and An Qiaoqiao eventually becomes the president's wife. The third one is about fate. The fourth book tells the story of Su Ling'er, an illegitimate daughter who accidentally saves General Murong Xu while gathering herbs on a mountain, thus beginning their love-hate relationship. After many twists and turns, the general finally wins her heart. The fifth book is an inspirational story of a widow who transforms into a strong woman through tireless efforts. The sixth book tells the story of a CEO husband who spoils her after marrying in place of her sister. The seventh book tells the story of a woman who discovers her husband is a CEO after a whirlwind marriage. The eighth book tells the story of a woman who borrows a kiss from an older man during a blind date but ends up being dragged to an engagement party by him. After marriage, she is showered with love by the CEO. The ninth book tells the story of Shen Jiayi, a modern medical doctor who is mistakenly stabbed but travels back to ancient times to save the crown prince and become his consort. The tenth book tells the story of a woman's half-life romance with two men.

23. 123 校 The Campus Belle Pursued Me and Became the CEO's Wife 校花追求我，成为了总裁夫人 Bookwatch House守望书屋Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted After Xiang Mohan was abandoned by his parents as a child, a grandmother who collected scrap picked him up and raised him. Through hard work, he earned admission to Jing University and became a top student in the finance department. He supports himself, working every day to pay tuition and cover his and his grandmother’s living expenses. One day, while working part-time as a waiter at a bar, he accidentally saves An Qiaoqiao, the campus belle of Jing University. From then on, An Qiaoqiao falls i 9Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 124 半 Half a Lifetime of Fate 半笙缘 Bookwatch House守望书屋Modern Romance758k WordsCompleted A woman’s lifelong entanglement with two men Shen Keyi is the eldest daughter of the Shen family. Beneath her quiet, lovely appearance lies a stubborn heart. Born into a poor family, she is cherished as the eldest child. Sweet and sensible, she studies hard and earns a place at Hanzhong Normal University, becoming an outstanding primary school teacher. Her tangled relationships with two men are destined to bind their lives together for half a lifetime. In the end, Shen Keyi fulfills the final wi 32Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 125 丫 Girl, This General Is Going to Marry You 丫头，本将军娶定你了 Bookwatch House守望书屋Ancient Romance271k WordsCompleted Su Ling'er is the illegitimate daughter of Chancellor Su. Her birth mother was the second wife he secretly married outside the household. When the chancellor’s legal wife found out, she schemed to have the second wife killed just after she gave birth to Su Ling'er. The newborn was carried to safety by her wet nurse, who fled with her. Eighteen years later, Su Ling'er has grown into a cheerful, eccentric young woman. She lives with her wet nurse by gathering medicinal herbs in the mountains and s 2.1kReads—Score34514d adds
26. 126 王 Wang Cuihua's Life in the Sun 王翠花的向阳人生 Bookwatch House守望书屋Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing After her husband, Liu Tiezhu, dies unexpectedly, Wang Cuihua raises their young son and cares for her seriously ill mother-in-law on her own. Despite the pressure of daily life and the gossip around her, she makes a living by starting a business with her bamboo-craft skills. She gradually grows wealthy, then leads the villagers in improving their lives and developing the countryside: building a school, repairing roads, starting businesses, and breaking into new markets. Step by step, she become 225Reads6.4Score—14d adds
27. 127 替 A Substitute Bride, Spoiled by Her CEO Husband Every Day 替嫁，总裁老公日日宠 Bookwatch House守望书屋Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A Substitute Bride, Doted on Daily by Her CEO Husband 2Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 128 闪 My Flash Marriage Husband Is a CEO 闪婚的老公是总裁 Bookwatch House守望书屋Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted My Flash-Married Husband Is a CEO 1Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 129 大 Uncle, May I Borrow a Kiss? 大叔，借个吻 Bookwatch House守望书屋Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted Uncle, May I Borrow a Kiss? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 130 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Became the Crown Princess 穿越后，我成了太子妃 Bookwatch House守望书屋Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After I transmigrated, I became the Crown Princess 2Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 131 一 One Woman and Two Men 一个女人和两个男人 Bookwatch House守望书屋Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted One woman and two men 319Reads—Score—14d adds

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