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1. 51 异EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds

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   I know I'm invincible.

2. 52 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
3. 53 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.1kReads9.7Score43.5k14d adds
4. 54 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted 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 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds

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   Jiang Qiao died in the year Xu Si loved her most, but every year after that, Xu Si loved her even more than the previous year. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

5. 55 穿 I Became the Stepmother of a Powerful Family: Arrogant, Gorgeous, and Rich 穿成豪门后妈，嚣张美貌又有钱 Green Cucumber青瓜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a book as the heroine’s rival + wealthy stepmother + taking the entertainment industry in hand + faux replacement] Yue Qingling transmigrated from the apocalypse into a novel about the entertainment industry, as the stepmother character. The good news: she had plenty of money, and her husband and stepson were never home. The bad news: her husband had a woman he’d always loved, and that woman would eventually have her killed. The moment Yue Qingling opened her eyes, she heard 3kReads8.9Score29214d adds

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   Those who enjoy stories where the female lead is beautiful and skilled in combat are in for a treat! The female lead is intelligent! It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love! No misunderstandings! She just wants to confess her feelings! It's fantastic! Go watch it now!!!

6. 56 听 Listen to the South 听南 Parting Words诀别词Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, Xia Tingnan was in her third year of middle school, while her next-door neighbor Xu Bingran was a sophomore in high school. Both the Xia and Xu parents were busy, so Xia Tingnan, who loved sleeping in, was put in Xu Bingran's care. Xu Bingran was disciplined, sensible, a good student with dreams, and known as “Xu Bingran of No. 1 High School.” Xia Tingnan was lazy, scatterbrained, a happy slacker with decent grades, and everyone's beloved “cutie.” And so began a four-year routine: 29.2kReads9.6Score4.3k14d adds

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   🌸#TingNan#ChildhoodSweethearts#CampusUnrequitedLoveLiterature "The most secret annotation of youth is the footprints left over your courtyard wall." When the top student meets the nemesis of a lazy girl—Xu Bingran's bookshelf is always filled with Xia Tingnan's favorite comics, his school uniform pocket is always filled with candied orange peel she fed him, and even his college application form has a blank line for her, but all he gets in return is the girl's awkward hiding. ★Bitterly sweet unrequited love scenes: ✓ The cold-faced top student practices "Plants vs. Zombies" late at night ✓ The secretly hidden college entrance exam countdown notebook is filled with "She climbed over the wall three times today" ✓ The letter with a rose specimen tucked in the graduation ceremony is late all summer long "Xia Tingnan, I am the hidden BOSS that you can never beat in the game." The distance from school uniform to heart-pounding is the swaying shadow of the tree on the courtyard wall, the thorn of the rose that was never given in the drawer, and even more so, the rings of time that he personally carved his weakness into armor. [Textbook-level Unrequited Love Literature | Human-shaped Keychain vs. Iceberg Power Bank | A Two-Way Prequel] "Some flowers bloom on the back of the college entrance exam paper; you have to use your whole youth to discern true feelings."

7. 57 诡 The Haunted Tomb 诡坟 Sugar Quixote糖吉柯德Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [This is no ordinary paranormal story. It's all about horror and suspense: no mindless wish fulfillment, forbidden yin-yang lore, no cultivation, and a ghost wife. If it's not good, you can break my legs.] People laugh at my family's poverty and say that all my blood relatives have died, so there must be a ghost in our house. I don't dare argue... because there really is a ghost buried in our ancestral grave! ...My name is Zhang Asi... I was born at four in the morning on the fourteenth day of t 40.1kReads8.8Score3.7k14d adds

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   I highly recommend these books, they're absolutely fantastic! 😎😎

8. 58 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8k14d adds
9. 59 活 Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted When I was nine, I found myself in mortal danger! To save me, my grandfather made a decision that would change my life forever... 16kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds
10. 60 甜 Sweet Temptation! The Sickly-Sweet Actor Has Me Blushing and Swooning 甜欲！被病娇影帝撩哄得脸红心跳 Pihei痞黑Modern Romance861k WordsCompleted [Dating-show livestream, married first and falling in love later, devoted sweet romance! Enchantress ✖ Buddhist monk! Extra sweet and heart-fluttering!] Lin Zhiyang, one of the entertainment industry's most stunning stars, has been blacklisted across the internet and has no work, so she can only join a dating show. To her surprise, she runs into the source of all the hate she's received: her husband in name only, Qi Yanchen! Qi Yanchen is a legendary, award-winning actor. With Buddhist prayer 27kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds

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    Beautiful, beautiful, going in both directions

11. 61 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds

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    Absolutely top-tier quality, watch with confidence, guaranteed to be amazing! [Already hooked!] 🧐

12. 62 间 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 46.6kReads9.5Score4.9k14d adds

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    1. 9.6 stars (Highly Rated)! A system that's a rip-off? A chaotic world of espionage? Watch as a money-grubbing heroine juggles money with her left hand and espionage with her right, transforming from a "Goddess of Wealth" to a "Grim Reaper," achieving a legendary comeback amidst the turbulent times of the Republic of China! 2. 9.8 stars (Crazy and Ridiculous)! A chaotic and hilarious entertainment industry drama! A crazy beauty versus a sickly and delicate movie star, a mutually reinforcing tale of redemption, where "love at its most extreme is true madness" unfolds amidst the dazzling stars! 3. 9.4 stars (Mind-Bending Masterpiece)! A reborn top-student policewoman, skilled in both academics and martial arts, with unparalleled business acumen, solving cases while doting on her childhood sweetheart—this "Queen of Rebirth" is truly impressive!

13. 63 我 I Wear the Stars to Come See the Sun and Moon 我披星辰，来见日月 Zhang Paopaopao张泡泡泡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn, System, making money, working hard! Not a romance. There are no romantic scenes in the main story. This is a story about a strong female lead, but she grows over time and isn't invincible from the very beginning. After returning to the time she graduated from junior high, Su Shiyi decides to break free from her heartless family for good. She'll study hard and train in combat, with one goal: to become a better version of herself, learn to protect herself, and never be manipulated again! D 12.2kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
14. 64 别 They Throw Mud at Me, So I Lie Down and Sue Them for 38,000 别人朝我扔泥巴，躺下讹他三万八 Yan Xiaonuo颜小糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [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.” 42.3kReads9.5Score5.3k14d adds

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    Everyone needs to read this amazing novel! You'll regret it if you don't! The writing style is humorous and funny; you'll be smiling from ear to ear the whole time. Highly recommended!

15. 65 在 After Becoming a Professor in the Interstellar World, I’m Trending Every Day 在星际当教授后，我天天爆热搜 Tulu Kaye Tulu K吐露卡耶吐露kModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yu Yu, a wealthy woman from the cultivation world, transmigrates into the interstellar era. Losing her billions in family wealth is bad enough, but the System also saddles her with a trillion in debt. For the sake of her life, she puts up with it. Then the System tells her to become a teacher. For an eight-figure salary, with room and board included, she takes the job. She trains several top-tier big shots, and even the king of the beastfolk becomes her student. Yet she is still dirt-poor. Netiz 6.2kReads8.9Score57214d adds
16. 66 神 A Blessing from the Gods 神明的赐福 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available under the title "Where Light Falls"] Huo Songjin is the biggest villainous male supporting character in "Beloved in the Palm", a hit on the women's fiction charts. Just how bad is he? He wipes out the male lead's entire family, then forces him to choose between the female lead and his own mother aboard a cruise ship. This dangerous, obsessive man has such striking looks and such a tragic past that his fans can't help worrying over him, and end up loving him th 22.8kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
17. 67 为 He Bows to Her: The Obsessive CEO Can't Stop Pursuing and Teasing the Alluring Woman 为她俯首，偏执总裁疯缠撩欲世女 Wan Shanyue挽杉月Modern Romance229k WordsCompleted [Complete~] [Ancient-to-Modern Transmigration + Entertainment Industry + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion + Married First, Love Later] [Two Powerful Families + Strong Heroine + Power Couple] [Confident, bold, and unstoppable heroine x a hero who hides his possessive, lovelorn nature behind a gentle facade] Everyone knows that the eldest daughter of the Li family is spoiled and willful, has no chance of inheriting the family fortune, and is even being forced to marry the current head of the Song f 1.4kReads9.2Score17814d adds
18. 68 漂 The Beautiful Stepmother Who Sweetened the Whole Family 漂亮后妈，甜翻全家 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Publication deal signed. On sale August 28. [One-on-one sweet romance + marriage of convenience + lighthearted daily life + both leads speak their minds] Sheng Mumu transmigrates into a book. Other people transmigrate into books to date handsome men and become stars. But when it’s her turn, she has to become the stepmother of a 17-year-old rich young master? Help, she wants out! Wait, what? If she pretends to be married, she’ll get 500,000 yuan in pocket money every month and an additional card 53.6kReads9.6Score7.2k14d adds
19. 69 沙 The Goofy Fortune-Telling Celestial Master Is Terrifyingly Strong 沙雕算命天师，她强得可怕 Lan Qianqian蓝千千Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Wacky Power Fantasy + Imaginative, Beloved by All + Metaphysical Master + Unhinged + Unexpected Contrast] Jiang Cha fails to ascend and is struck by a heavenly bolt of lightning, sending her back to her original world. Here, she is the villainous fake heiress in a novel: the real heiress steals her fortune, and Jiang Cha is expected to take the fall for the real heiress's deadly tribulation. The Jiang family announces her death. The very next moment, Jiang Cha kicks open the coffin li 5kReads8.8Score80214d adds
20. 70 余 Embers (Also Known as The World Lost Its Guard) 余烬（又名《人间失守》） Mottled Garment斑衣Two Male Leads790k WordsCompleted [Seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums] [Two powerful male leads + Criminal investigation + Mystery + Case-solving + Happy ending] A seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums. The world is a city, and even when its walls crumble, you can still see the light from atop the ruins. Wei Heng: “This world is strange. People only care about when you’ll die; no on 24.8kReads9.6Score4.7k14d adds

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    The film features two male protagonists: a criminal investigation and suspenseful detective named Xing Lang, a "beast-like detective," and Wei Heng, a "slum nobleman." The core theme revolves around "humanity and light," with memorable lines such as "The world is a city, and even when the city walls collapse, you can still see the light," highlighting the core message of redemption.

21. 71 让 You Were Put in Charge of a Zoo, So Why Did You Drive All the Animals Crazy? 让你接管动物园，你把动物都逼疯 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to Blue Star, Yang Lin inherits an old, run-down zoo from his parents. The bad news is that the zoo barely has any animals. The good news is that he gets a talent-training System. Other people's Systems let them boost their own stats. His lets him boost animals' stats. Boost a chimpanzee, and it awakens incredible throwing skills, hitting any target within a hundred meters. Boost a gibbon, and it awakens an amazing talent for imitation, mastering singing, dancing, and rap. B 8.2kReads9.3Score95014d adds

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    Yang Lin accidentally activated a talent cultivation system, thus beginning his career as a "zoo tycoon." Chimpanzee Li Wei smokes and blows smoke rings, gibbon Li Qiang drinks cola and burps. #Zoo #talentsystem #lyingdownwinner

22. 72 别 Don't Compete with Me for First Place 别跟我争第一 Tangerine Creek Pomelo橘溪柚Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Sunny and outgoing but sensitive princess × bold, carefree young master who occasionally runs his mouth] [Two top students || bickering sweethearts || carefree youth || school ensemble] Xia Zhi first sees Gu Qingyan on a rainy day. The young man is tall and slender, with a high-bridged nose in profile, sharp brows, and thin lips. Dressed in a simple T-shirt and trousers, he crouches to hold an umbrella over a stray cat, his eyes full of laughter. What a handsome, gentle guy, Xia Zhi thinks. The 4.1kReads9.1Score77214d adds

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    I can't guarantee you'll be hooked, but I was! The way the sensitive female lead sparks with the arrogant and unrestrained one, and the banter between the main and supporting couples is quite entertaining.

23. 73 吻 Kiss of Smoke 吻烟 Cheng Jingjing橙京京Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted "The short drama 'Kiss of Smoke' is now streaming" Li Yan first met Shen Qingran at the home of her best friend, Shen Qingshuang. Back then, he was still boyish, with a tender voice and an unbelievably sweet, well-behaved demeanor. Unable to resist teasing him, she said, “Call me big sis and I’ll give you some candy.” Many years later, the once-boyish lad had grown into a tall, strikingly handsome man with sharp features. With Li Yan held in his arms, he coaxed her in a husky voice, “Big sis, t 10.1kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds

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    "Sister, Kiss Me: My Younger Brother's Overt and Covert Teasing": Li Yan wakes up drunk to find herself having spent the night with her younger brother. From restraint to fervor, the brother's love surges like a tidal wave. Is this unexpected intimacy the beginning of love or a misguided path?

24. 74 暗 The Secret in the Hidden Compartment 暗格里的秘密 The Warm Winter Sun Leaves You Drunk冬日暖阳熏人醉15k WordsCompleted The Secret in the Hidden Compartment 165Reads—Score—14d adds

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    *The Secret in the Dark Compartment* is a youth campus novel written by Er Dong Tu Zi, telling the coming-of-age story of Zhou Siyue, a top student, and Ding Xian, a resilient girl, as they accompany each other and harbor mutual unrequited love from high school to university. **Synopsis:** During high school, Ding Xian transfers to a prestigious high school due to family restructuring, becoming deskmates with the unruly genius Zhou Siyue. Zhou Siyue appears carefree but is actually gentle and sensitive, while Ding Xian appears obedient but harbors a stubborn and unyielding spirit. The two gradually transform from bickering rivals into mutually inspiring partners. Ding Xian is spurred on by Zhou Siyue's words, "Let's meet at the top," and ultimately gets into Tsinghua University to reunite with him. During university, the stark differences in their lives become apparent: Zhou Siyue comes from an academic family and is a celebrated prodigy; Ding Xian, burdened by family pressures, falls into self-doubt. When the Zhou family suffered a sudden misfortune and Zhou Siyue fell into the lowest point of his life, Ding Xian silently protected him with the forbearance of a "secret admirer," proving over eight years that "if you like someone, you will strive to become their support." The story delicately depicts the bittersweet unrequited love of youth, the growing pains of adolescence, and the mutual redemption of two souls in adversity. **Keywords:** - From campus to city | Mutual unrequited love | Academic genius × Stubborn girl - "Glory still exists on the other side" | Youthful growth | Collision of reality and ideals. The novel portrays the pure emotions of young people with a fresh and warm writing style, encompassing both the innocent and budding feelings of first love and the persistent pursuit of dreams, earning it the reputation among readers as "the pinnacle of unrequited love stories."

25. 75 满 A Max-Level Metaphysics Expert's Daily Fortune-Telling Livestream 满级玄学大佬的直播算命日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + livestreaming + metaphysics expert + feng shui secrets + ghost hunting + immortal cultivation] After failing to ascend, the head of the Divination Sect transmigrates into the body of a small owner of a paper effigy shop. To cultivate the Great Dao anew and ascend once more, this top-tier metaphysics expert begins livestreaming his daily fortune-telling sessions. Reading faces, telling fortunes, locating dragon veins and auspicious burial sites, reading feng shui: this half-immo 28.8kReads9.0Score2.5k14d adds

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    These are all very beautiful.

26. 76 掐 One Quick Calculation, and I Know You’re a Fugitive! 掐指一算，你是逃犯！ Red Flowers and Green Willows花红柳绿Mystery4.2M WordsOngoing Su Chen, a top-tier celestial master, transmigrates to the 1990s and becomes a widower with the same name. His wife has just died, and his five children are crying for food. After searching the entire house, he finds only ten yuan. Without hesitation, Su Chen takes the money to Chunming Street, the busiest street in the city, and puts an ad in the newspaper: “Fortune-telling. If I'm wrong, you don't pay.” “Granny, your daughter didn't go missing. She's in the stove at your son-in-law's house.” A 45.5kReads9.0Score4.4k14d adds
27. 77 历 A Historical Recap: Spoiling Emperor Shi Huang with the Secret That His Dynasty Ends in the Second Generation 历史盘点：给始皇帝剧透二世而亡 Have a Sip of Tea喝口茶Historical1.6M WordsOngoing [Historical rankings] + [Blood-pressure-raising comparisons] + [Spoiler comments] + ... Chen Yuan acquired a time-traveling historical video-editing System that let him edit videos and broadcast them to every dynasty through the sky screen! An idea struck him. He thought ranking videos were boring, so why not make a truly nasty comparison? It would be much more fun to pit emperors praised through the ages against those reviled for all time! First, show Zhu Di, who conquered the Mongols at Langj 75.6kReads8.9Score5.5k14d adds
28. 78 历 History Livestream: Randomly Taking Out an Ancestor 历史直播间：随机创死一位老祖宗 Catty Lemon猫猫柠Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing Tang Xinxin graduated with a history degree only to find herself unemployed. She decides to travel and livestream history lessons, never imagining that her broadcasts would reach across all of history, where the ancestors themselves could watch. [Today we're visiting Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum!] Qin Shi Huang: “My mausoleum!” *faints.jpg* [Come on, Li Erfeng, the Young Master of Taiyuan: here's the stone carving of a steed that was stolen!] Emperor Taizong: “My Zhaoling steed, Sa Lu Zi!! Mobilize 33.1kReads8.2Score2.5k14d adds
29. 79 开 From the Start, I Revealed the Achievements of Ancient Emperors and Stunned the Emperors 开局曝光古人皇功业，惊呆皇帝们 Trainee001练习生001Historical4.3M WordsOngoing [Historical retrospectives] + [a commoner's view of history] + [spoilers in the comments] + [emperors goofing around] + [A complete run-through of Chinese history from the Yan and Huang emperors, starting with the Shang] Chen Yong was hired to make a series of historical retrospectives. He planned to start with the Shang dynasty. To set his videos apart from the many others, he decided to follow standard historical methodology. Source priority: archaeological artifacts > official histories > 67.9kReads9.0Score4.6k14d adds
30. 80 原 Genshin Impact Short Videos: From the Start, a Death Sentence Makes Fufu Cry 原神短视频，开局死刑吓哭芙芙 Actor Hua Jiulian戏子花九莲Anime Fanfiction673k WordsCompleted [Short Videos + Watch-Alongs + No Protagonist + Making Up for Regrets] A short-video System descends upon Teyvat. From the start, it plays the "Masquerade of the Guilty" PV: “I hereby sentence the Hydro Archon to death.” Furina: “Huh?” Neuvillette: “Lady Furina, I need an explanation.” "Hydro Dragon, Hydro Dragon, Don't Cry": “May the sunny skies bring you a little happiness.” The "Happy Birthday" PV: The flower-covered carriage rocks along, and Nahida opens her eyes. She says she had a dream, a 9.3kReads9.2Score62714d adds
31. 81 开 From the Start, I Have Three Months to Live, So I Bet Everything on Solving Cases 开局三个月寿命，我全梭哈破案了 Mysterious Cherry神秘车厘子Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + crime-solving + suspense + minimal romance] [New book: "Reborn in 1992: Starting with a Cold Case"] I transmigrated into a police officer! I was happy for less than a second before the System informed me I had only three months left to live. Huh? How is that supposed to work? Solve cases to earn more life? I'm going all in! And so the criminals across the whole city went crazy. [Officer, I was just delivering food. The lady of the house had too many mosquitoes, so I helped her 5.7kReads9.2Score70714d adds
32. 82 致 The Depressing Literary Master: One Copy of To Live Brought the World to Tears 致郁系文豪，一本活着全球泪崩 A Cat That Can Do Side Flips会侧空翻的猫Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Parallel World + Rebirth + System + Literary Prodigy + Career + No Over-the-Top Drama + Not a Harem Novel) After leaving the military, Li Liwen, an office worker in a parallel world, had finally gotten his life back on track. But an unexpected industry downturn left him unemployed. The sudden blow triggered a heart attack in a fit of anger. When he woke up, he discovered he had returned to the age of seventeen. That year, he hadn’t even started his second year of high school. Then he stopped ho 26kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds
33. 83 A A-Rated! The Gorgeous Boy Band Is Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm A爆！神颜男团杀疯内娱 New Book, Boldly Charging into FanFan新书勇闯番番Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Male lead's perspective + no romance + entertainment-industry System + ensemble boy group] Jiang Beisheng, a top-level wanted criminal in an apocalyptic world, was hunted by the eight major Alliance bases. After narrowly escaping death several times, he was finally captured and had both legs crushed. Using an unknown method, he broke out of prison, fell into the sea, and disappeared. Jiang Beisheng thought he wouldn't survive this time, but woke up in another parallel world. System: Please join 32kReads9.4Score5.4k14d adds
34. 84 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 58.9kReads9.5Score7.9k14d adds
35. 85 宗EN The Sect Is Recruiting Disciples, and from the Start I Can See Their Attribute Panels 宗门收徒，开局看见属性面板 Golden Beast of Changtu Mountain长涂山的黄金兽Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted Comedy + Everyday Life + Taking Disciples + Sect Building + System + Heartwarming + Slow Pace + The Protagonist Has Both Legs and Joins in the Fun.] After transmigrating into a cultivation world, Chu Xingchen awakened a disciple-recruitment System and gained the ability to see his disciples' traits! Starting from scratch, he would build the strongest sect. First Disciple: Li Yingling [Gold Trait: Cultivation Prodigy][Purple Trait: Extraordinary Luck][Blue Trait: Beautiful] Second D 98.7kReads9.0Score10.5k14d adds
36. 86 重 The Reborn Minecraft Player at the End of the Ming Dynasty 重生明末的方块人 Black Cat's Dream黑猫梦境Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing During the Ming dynasty's Little Ice Age, disasters struck every corner of the country in different ways. Thousands of coffins a day, the people starving, and the living eating one another! Bai Li accidentally stumbles into this desperate, chaotic age. Fortunately, he has all of Steve's abilities from Minecraft! He can also bring the laws of the MC world into reality. No food? With a fishing rod in hand, he can fish from the void. The lake's dried up? He can drink all he wants with an infinite t 21.6kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
37. 87 霍EN Hogwarts: My Minecraft Alchemy Deception 霍格沃茨：我靠MC伪装炼金教授 Xing Qisan星七三Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing “I'm here to renovate! What are you doing?!” Kaissenhis stared at the weirdo who had suddenly appeared at his worksite, holding a strange wooden stick and trying to attack him, while babbling about magic, secrecy, and other such nonsense. He scolded the man. At the same time, he conjured a black obsidian block and instantly raised a huge obsidian pillar to defend himself. “How dare you! You said you couldn't use magic!” After transmigrating into the world of Harry Potter, he also got the Minecr 24kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds
38. 88 大 Great Qin: My Frail and Delicate Worthy Minister 大秦：我那身娇体弱的贤臣 White Clouds, White Clouds白云朵朵白Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted Female transmigrates as a man + no romance + focused on building a career Zhang Yuanqing transmigrates into the body of a down-on-his-luck noble from the State of Chu during the Warring States period. “System for Great Ministers of the Ages activated. Host, work hard to become one of history's greatest ministers!” Wait, wait, wait. Having a System is a good thing, but what does it mean to become one of history's greatest ministers? It's a given that King Zheng of Qin will unite the six states. A 14.6kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds
39. 89 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

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    Family, does anyone else understand?! I'm totally shipping this couple! ⭐ Anyone else like me, loving that subtle, unintentional attraction and the quiet favoritism? This book, "His Favoritism Went Out of Control," has me completely hooked! 📷 In the story, when Xia Zhicha was terrified, Fu Ciyu's warm hand gently covered her eyes, saying, "Don't look if you're scared," so incredibly sweet! Xia Zhicha's obedient "Mmm" was pure love at first sight! The way Xia Zhicha's eyelashes trembled under Fu Ciyu's hand wasn't just touching his palm, it was also my heart! 🔥 In the dim light, the ambiguous atmosphere was incredibly strong. Just when we thought the horror was over, Fu Ciyu pulled her close again, saying, "Run with me," so cool and reassuring—who wouldn't fall for that?! 💌 This kind of unintentional favoritism is just so touching. Their interactions, every little detail, are written so exquisitely, it feels like a youth story unfolding right next to us. Everyone, go for it! This gem of a novel is a must-read, you won't regret it! Let's experience this feast of youthful affection and heart-fluttering romance together! #HisFavoritismGoesOutOfControl #YouthfulLove #FavoritismLiterature

40. 90 离 After Leaving the Wealthy Family, the Fake Heiress Shakes the World 离开豪门后，假千金轰动全球 Yun Qiqi云七七Modern Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Shen Lu was once the treasured jewel of the Shen family, cherished in the palm of their hands. Then, in the blink of an eye, she became the fake heiress who had been switched at birth. The real heiress returned with a paternity test, and Shen Lu became the laughingstock of the entire Yucheng. Shen Father: “I’ll give you a million. Leave the Shen family. We’ve done more than enough for you!” Shen Mother: “I wanted to keep you, but Sisi suffered so much out there. Your very existence is a thorn in 4.6kReads9.0Score56314d adds

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    A very good book, highly recommended. The female lead is amazing.

41. 91 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 312.7kReads9.8Score31.4k14d adds

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    A love letter of a few hundred words can't express my love for you; the attention people pay is my love for you. 🥰🥰🥰

42. 92 我 Me, a Cultivation Big Shot: How Much Stronger Can I Get? 我，修仙大佬强亿点怎么了 Cabbage白菜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted "Soul Ferryman + No Romance + Story Arc Adventures + Spiritual Qi Revival + Cultivation + Invincible" Yun Miao, a cultivation powerhouse who has lived for thousands of years, sets out to uncover her origins. She volunteers to become a ferryman, guiding vengeful ghosts to the afterlife. The ghosts are full of resentment, hatred, and longing. She works diligently, her heart as firm as stone, yet can never uncover the mystery of her origins. Until one day... The Taoist priests of the Xuanmen 27.1kReads9.2Score5.5k14d adds
43. 93 穿 I Became a Rich Heiress in Beijing: What's Wrong with Being a Little Extravagant? 穿成京圈大小姐，豪横亿点怎么了 White Mustard Seed Fire白芥子火Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet, satisfying revenge on scumbags + heiress of the capital’s elite + one-on-one, both leads inexperienced + CEO + villain] Meng Qingyao transmigrated into a book. She became a domineering, arrogant, lawless heiress from the capital’s elite circle. Meng Qingyao was thrilled. Could a good life like this really fall into her lap? When people get rich, the first thing they forget is where they came from. That very night, Meng Qingyao took the most handsome man in the 3.4kReads8.3Score28414d adds
44. 94 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 51.5kReads9.2Score5.2k14d adds

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    They're all great, I stayed up all night watching them!

45. 95 迟 Mr. Zhou, Better Late Than Never (Popular Short Drama Now Airing) 迟来的周先生《同名短剧热播中》 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted The published edition of Marrying Your Ex-Fiancé's Uncle! Childhood sweethearts who grew to loathe each other, Jian Cheng went from being Zhou Yufeng's cherished one to a mere inconvenience. In his story, she became a vicious, scheming woman, the villainess. Later, they broke off their engagement. Everyone waited for her to become a laughingstock, but she turned around and married her former fiancé's uncle: a noble, untouchable man no one dared lay a finger on. Jian Cheng once saved Zhou Tingyan 18.1kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds
46. 96 二 On the Second Day of the Second Month, I Marry the Dragon King 二月初二，嫁龙王 Meeting the Red Silk邂红绸Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since I turned eighteen, I’ve had shameful erotic dreams every night. In them, I spend day and night entwined with a man dressed in black, with dark hair. My grandmother, the last shaman in the village, said I was the reincarnation of a deer spirit. In my previous life, I sealed an evil river dragon with a virgin’s blood; in this life, I was destined to live alone, and must never break my vow of chastity! On the second day of the second lunar month that year, as the dragon raised its head, 8.2kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
47. 97 离 After the Divorce, She Went Looking for Men, and He Panicked 离婚后，她找男人，他急了 March Hometown三月故里Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the 1970s + no golden finger + angst before sweetness + everyday family life] Well, well! After the divorce, she goes looking for another man, and now he's the one getting worked up? When they first got married, Lu Shinian was the one who said he couldn't stand Li Qingmei. He was the one who said he didn't love her, and the one who kicked up a fuss and insisted on getting divorced. Li Qingmei gave him what he wanted. When he asked for a divorce, she signed the papers withou 3.3kReads8.5Score36814d adds
48. 98 蓝 Blue Iris Has No Spring 蓝鸢尾没有春天 Xu Ningqiao徐宁乔Modern Romance155k WordsCompleted Blue Irises Have No Spring Some heartbeats are like math problems solved incorrectly. You know there's no answer, but you insist on working them out to the very last page. Lin Wu has always felt that Jiang Yubai is someone who lives on scratch paper. His school uniform always carries the scent of ink. A red string around his left wrist marks the pride of a competition student, and the angle of his lowered lashes as he solves problems looks like a carefully calculated parabola. And she is like —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Book Review: Deconstructing the Morse Code of Fate in Caffeine Steam. When the barista tilts the pour-over kettle at a 32-degree golden angle, the scalding liquid is no longer just a simple beverage, but becomes a liquid key to decoding destiny. This steampunk allegory, blending coffee metaphysics and genetic codes, reconstructs a poetic dialogue between Eastern mysticism and modern science through the collision of latte art and blood-red family trees. The author weaves a chilling family epic in the ritualistic rise and fall of the siphon pot, using coffee extraction as the warp and blood curse as the weft. 93.6 degrees Celsius is not only the optimal brewing temperature for coffee, but also the critical point for unlocking memories—when the mercury column of the thermometer climbs past this mysterious mark, the century-old curse encrypted by coffee stains begins to emerge. Jasmine-patterned bone china cups hold the fire-stricken memories of twins, and the oils of Blue Mountain coffee beans are suspended with the torrential rains of 1995. These surreal images construct a unique narrative aesthetic, making each coffee utensil a time capsule that transcends time. In the sweet aroma of Costa Rican honey, Cheng Man and Lin Shen's encounter transcends the realm of worldly love. The thermometer measures not only the precision of the coffee liquid, but also the quantum entanglement at the molecular level between two broken souls whose genetic codes have been altered by fate. The author perfectly blends the copper gears of steampunk with the precise proportions of coffee chemistry: the grinder's gears crush the coffee beans while simultaneously shattering the genetic chains that bind their bloodlines; the churning in the siphon's glass tube is not just a dark brown liquid, but also love and destruction aged over twenty-five years. The most stunning aspect is the philosophical interpretation of "0.5 gram error"—this seemingly insignificant weight deviation is actually the intersection of two parallel universes. When the cracks in the royal pot and cookie crumbs combine to form a forbidden totem, when the siphon on a stormy night is calibrated to a 32-degree angle, the novel achieves a remarkable leap from suspenseful narrative to existentialist reflection. Those genetic memories activated by caffeine ultimately emerge in the steamy vapor as a redemption equation spanning a quarter of a century. This is not a simple genre-mixing, but a linguistic experiment catalyzed by caffeine. The author uses the artistry of latte art to depict a genetic double helix on the latte foam, making each image a vehicle for multiple metaphors. When the story reaches its climax with a resonance of 93.6 degrees, the reader realizes: what we've been sipping is not coffee, but a remedy for the soul, roasted by time.

49. 99 虹 Siphon Twins: The Secret Patterns of the Fog Moon Cafe 虹吸双生：雾月咖啡馆秘纹 Xu Ningqiao徐宁乔Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted Only when the lingering aroma of the past rose from coffee brewed at 93.6 degrees did Cheng Man understand why Lin Shen was so fixated on a margin of error of 0.5 grams. It was the measure of blood ties between two souls fate had torn apart, taken as the siphon pot rose and fell. A dilapidated coffee shop concealed a century-old curse encrypted in coffee stains: - Jasmine-patterned bone china cups held the twins' memories of a fire - Blue Mountain coffee beans had frozen the torrential rain of —Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 100 咖 A Kiss of Latte Art on Wool Felt 咖啡拉花吻住羊毛毡 Xu Ningqiao徐宁乔Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Coffee Art Kisses Felted Wool —Reads—Score—14d adds

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