Books That Stayed with Me Long After I Finished Them 那些年看完却久久不能释怀的书
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She Stopped Comforting Him 她不哄他了
A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t
97.4kReads9.6Score17.1kShelves
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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
59.4kReads9.7Score8.8kShelves
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The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟
Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred
112.9kReads9.7Score17.9kShelves
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Wutong Lane 梧桐巷
[Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on
33.8kReads9.6Score7.4kShelves
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He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南
When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went
25.5kReads9.7Score5kShelves
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The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事
Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing
82.4kReads9.7Score14.9kShelves
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I Turned the True Heiress of a Tragic Novel into a Mediator 当我把虐文真千金改造成调解员
[Satisfying revenge + face-slapping + System + livestreaming + real and fake heiresses + regret and redemption + self-awakening] [Smart, capable, highly skilled in combat, sharp-tongued heroine × a hero whose personality is still undecided, since the heroine's tastes might change] Li Shuyang made a deal with the System: if she changed the fate of Cen Qingqing, the heroine of a tragic romance, she would get fifty million yuan. Wasn't that basically free money? That was before she met this tragic-
5.8kReads9.0Score685Shelves
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Never Forgotten, Never to Meet Again 念念不忘，再也不见
[Carefree bad-boy puppy × funny top student] Shen Nianyi affectionately hopped up and ruffled Xin Ke’s hair. “Tsk!” “Tsk!!!” Two storylines unfold in parallel: one is about youth, the other about reality. The flashbacks are heartbreaking, each one a fatal blow. Back then, Xin Ke said, “All right, my brilliant girl. You can be the boss of our place. You can do whatever you want, however you want. It’s up to you.” Later, Shen Nianyi looked at the arm wrapped around someone else and felt heartbroke
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The Breeze I Sent You 送过了清风
During the summer break after ninth grade, Song Qingfeng was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he didn't have much time left. His parents moved him to Huaijing, home to the best hospitals in the country. He transferred to a new school without a hitch. Before that, he had met Zhou Yanyi. As they spent time together, he stumbled upon the painful truth about Zhou Yanyi's home life. He told her to stop putting up with the beatings and to fight back... A young girl's first stirr
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An’an Never Grows Up 安安长不大
He was Xu Shuyan, the top student in his year and the school’s untouchable heartthrob. He was naturally aloof, wanted nothing to do with people, and always kept to himself. One day, in a torrential downpour, with lights blazing all around, he sat quietly on a stool outside the door, drenched to the skin. She couldn’t understand why, so she held an umbrella over him and took him somewhere out of the rain. After that day, she began bringing him breakfast, walking to and from school with him, and d
859Reads9.0Score177Shelves
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Late in the Day 行止晚
[Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise.
32.7kReads9.6Score3.9kShelves
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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
74.9kReads9.5Score14.3kShelves
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The Rose Crown 玫瑰冠冕
The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us
81.9kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves
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The Thousand-Faced Thief King 千面贼王
My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer
83kReads9.6Score10.4kShelves
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When the Flowers Bloom and Fade: Transmigrated into the Dark Group's Beloved 花开荼蘼【穿书成黑暗团宠】
[Transmigrate into a book (sort of) + System + ensemble cast + lighthearted supernatural battles + official love interest is dead] Chang Le wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a novel about secret identities as a deranged, wicked female supporting character! In a dangerous world of supernatural powers and rampant alien species, things go wrong from the start. Chang Le thinks she just needs to stay alive, win over the domineering eldest brother, celebrity second brother, soldier third bro
1.4kReads9.2Score265Shelves
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Slay the Gods: I’m the Black King’s Agent, and I Have Time Zero from the Start 斩神：我黑王代言人，开局时间零
[Slay the Gods + Dragon Raja + No Female Lead] After transmigrating into the world of Slay the Gods, Lin Xuan discovers that he has become a classmate of Lin Qiye’s and awakened a golden finger. The blood of the Black King flows through his body, making him a Dragon Raja hybrid. From the start, he awakens the Spirit Word Time Zero. By devouring the mysterious, he can strengthen his bloodline and unlock all kinds of abilities. No matter what level of mysterious creature you are, even if you’re a
53.6kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves
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The Incompetent Creator 无能的造物主
(System + infinite-flow + tabletop role-playing elements + leveling up + a huge variety of elements. The protagonist is not invincible from the start, the first few dozen chapters are somewhat bleak, and the protagonist grows as a person.) If you firmly believe everyone in the world is rational, and that there is no magical realism or “amateur-hour organization,” please do not read this. If you only want a power fantasy and do not want to see the protagonist grow through adversity, please do not
1.2kReads8.7Score138Shelves
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Ding! With an Immortal Achievement, the Cousin Miss Starts Reading 叮，成就流芳百世，表小姐开卷了
Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to
170kReads9.6Score20.5kShelves
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I Strive for My Country’s Prosperity! [System] 我，为祖国富强而奋斗！【系统】
[Reborn + System + top student + patriotism + positive energy + feel-good story + no awful relatives] Su Xing was always on her own, the aloof goddess in everyone else's eyes. It seemed everyone took it for granted that beautiful women should keep their distance and remain unapproachable. Only Su Xing knew she was pretending to be aloof. In truth, she had severe social anxiety! She hated dealing with people and being noticed. All she wanted was to hide in the shell she thought was safe and coast
35.9kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves
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The Best Lyricist 最佳词作
[Film and TV rights sold] One is a heroine, the other a pampered youngest son who’s always smiling. They work together seamlessly to resolve an unexpected crisis the first time they meet. The second time, she warns her younger cousin not to fall for someone like him. Then comes the Nth meeting, and with it, a lifetime together.
30.6kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
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The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路
A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w
700Reads9.3Score105Shelves
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You Are the Vast, Roiling Sea 你是澎湃的海
In her youth, Xu Kaiyan was a rich heiress adored by everyone. She was proud and domineering, with a childhood sweetheart from a family as well-off as her own. Together, they ruled A City with an iron fist. In her eyes, Chen Qingchuan was nothing more than a poor student whose tuition her family paid after his parents died. She looked down on him, insulted him, and hated him. But one day, against all expectations, he became her husband. How could she accept that? After three years of marriage, s
1.5kReads7.6Score102Shelves
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You Were a Beautiful Absurdity 你是人间荒唐一场
The thing Lu Qingye wants most in this life is to one day drive the sickly Mu Jingchi to his grave! Theatrical young woman VS refined, wealthy tycoon. An alternate-history Republic of China setting
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A Mint Candy Marriage 薄荷糖之婚
An IT engineer from a small town studies hard, works diligently, turns down a wealthy family’s marriage proposal, and goes abroad to study. Even after unexpectedly becoming a single mother, she never stops growing. She makes a dazzling transformation into an investment banking star… The only thing that drives her crazy is the child’s father, a young man from a small town who’s two years younger than her. He pursues her relentlessly, but what can she do? Love isn’t something you can achieve just
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After Her Thoughts Were Revealed, the Little Princess Became the Palace's Beloved 被读心声后，小公主成皇宫团宠啦
[Family mind-reading + transmigrate into a book + gossip + beloved by the whole family + sweet romance] Shangguan Sui transmigrates into a book, becoming a little princess who is on the verge of dying from illness. The imperial physician says there's no cure. Shangguan Sui knows the plot, and panics! [Mother! This Imperial Physician Zhang is working for Consort Li! He deliberately misdiagnosed me and wants me dead!] Consort Chen: ?! She immediately replaces the physician and helps her daughter t
12.2kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
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Call Me a Fake Heiress If You Want, I'm Born Lucky as a Koi 管你真假千金，我天生锦鲤好命
[Everyone's Favorite + Fake and Real Heiress + Secret Identity + Childhood Friends + Satisfying + Admiring the Strong + No Angst, Extra Sweet] After living for seventeen years as the Tang family's heiress, Meng Wan very sensibly left with a million yuan when the real heiress showed up. Her family was simply too poor? No problem, she happened to have a teeny-tiny bit of social connections~ Her parents were unemployed layabouts? Her younger brother with autism was an artistic genius? Her second br
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Reborn as a Fake Heiress, but Truly Cherished by All 重生之假千金是真团宠
[Devoted childhood friend + delicate white lotus + beloved heiress adored by everyone + face-slapping and punishing scumbags] The Li family’s beloved daughter, who died a tragic death in her previous life, is reborn. Will her devoted childhood friend spoil her rotten this time around? As the ultimate darling of everyone around her, watch her slap faces and punish the scumbags! Qi Jingchuan: “I was too slow to follow you in death in my last life. Otherwise, I could have caught up to you sooner. P
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Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂
[Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and
149.4kReads9.6Score18.4kShelves
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A Pearl Cast Before Swine 明珠暗投
During a year of famine, I saved a girl about my own age. Later, she became the princess the powerful regent announced he was searching for throughout the realm. As for me, I was thrown into prison on trumped-up charges. Inside the prison, she appeared in splendid silk robes, lifted my chin, and whispered, “Do you know? You're the real princess.” “But who would believe that?” When I opened my eyes again, I was reborn on the very day she took my identity.
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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.
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