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1. 651 末 Apocalypse: Wilderness Survival from the Start 末世：开局荒野求生 Zhang Qiufeng张秋枫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted The survivors of the apocalypse endure a grueling stretch of time. As they struggle to fill their stomachs, they search the wilderness for the dignity they've lost, piece together the memories of civilization, and press on toward hope. 70kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves

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   I recommend this book. It's a rare breath of fresh air in the post-apocalyptic genre. There are no cheat codes or special abilities. The protagonists are kind but not saintly; they have the world in their hearts and a grand vision.

2. 652 勾 Flirt with the Crown Prince, Become His Favorite Consort? A Piece of Cake 勾太子，宠妃？顺手的事儿 Snowy Dudu雪之嘟嘟Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, sweet romance, sweet romance! We’ll say it three times because it’s important] She transmigrated? And became a favored concubine to the Crown Prince of the Jun Kingdom? After waking up one day, Mu Wantang finds herself inside a wish-fulfillment novel she had read recently, as the Crown Prince’s beloved concubine. Jun Chengyan, the Crown Prince of the Jun Kingdom and The Outcast, is breathtakingly handsome, elegant, and incomparably noble. The original owner was beautiful, but not 24.8kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
3. 653 重 Reborn and Married into a New Family, the Delicate Darling Is Spoiled into a Little Good-for-Nothing 重生换嫁，娇娇被大佬宠成小废物 Sweet Xiaobei甜小贝Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [A Super Clingy Beauty x An Abstinent, Fatherly Powerhouse; Marriage First, Love Later; Sweet Everyday Romance; Both Leads Are Inexperienced] After being reborn, Jiang Li is asked by the real heiress to switch fiancés, and immediately realizes that the other girl has been reborn too. The real heiress is haughty and spoiled: Yuan Hezhi comes from a distinguished family, but he's no good in bed. Ye Yuchen, who built his fortune from nothing, is a real man. I'll marry no one else! Jiang Li is sweet 16.4kReads9.1Score10.1kShelves
4. 654 暗 The Eleventh Spring of My Secret Love 暗恋他的第十一年春 Don't Call Me Beautiful别叫我美丽Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted 54.1kReads9.6Score8.2kShelves
5. 655 与 We Shared a Dream, My Cold and Stiff Ex-Husband Turned Out to Be Dark and Twisted 与冷脸古板前夫共梦，他竟是阴湿 A Piece of Sticky Rice Cake一块糖粘糕Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted [Shared dreams + reborn + college campus + sweet romance + mutual firsts + a gentle, steady love] [Cold-faced man with questionable morals × soft, sweet girl who pretends to be well-behaved] Sui Mi wanted a divorce. Her husband, Xi Jianbai, was wonderful in every way. He’d built himself up from nothing, was steady and reserved, and treated her with respect. He was the perfect husband by any measure. But facing his stern, ascetic-looking face, Sui Mi simply couldn’t bring herself to say it. What 64.8kReads9.3Score10.9kShelves
6. 656 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 213.5kReads9.3Score21kShelves

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   This book is of exceptionally high quality; it would stand out on any platform.

7. 657 暴 The Tyrant Tormented Me? I'll Turn Around, Seduce the Powerful Eunuch, and Seize His Empire 暴君虐我？转身勾搭权宦夺他江山 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 116.2kReads9.6Score16.7kShelves

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   These two books have very positive values; they were practically my enlightenment and guide to female awakening. They are highly logical, and the characters are very well-developed. They are books that are completely irreplaceable.

8. 658 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.5kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
9. 659 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 171.3kReads9.6Score22.1kShelves

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   It's incredibly deep, with countless plot holes, and the key is that the author managed to fill in every single one of them in the end, which is truly rare. Many times, I felt like my brain couldn't keep up with the author's ideas. [Facepalm]

10. 660 大EN The Tang Dynasty's Pearl-Dispelling Record (Original Novel of the TV Adaptation Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong) 大唐辟珠记（田曦薇、宋威龙主演同名影视原著） Meal Card饭卡Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted [All-New Bonus Edition] [A Screen Adaptation with the Same Title Has Been Officially Announced, Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong] [Beloved Princess Reborn: Looks Like a Delicate Crybaby, Actually a Well-Rounded Warrior] ✖ [Defiant, Doomed, Devoted, Pure-Hearted Top Jianghu Big Shot] [Their Romance Is So Sweet It Makes You Cry] Princess Wanshou, blessed with the Tang emperor's favor and love, died of an illness at just seventeen. A thief secretly opened the eerie underground palace, only to d 210kReads9.7Score28.1kShelves

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    Needless to say, even someone who has never reread a book in ten years will definitely reread these three when bored, especially the third one.

11. 661 恶 The Wicked Supporting Lady Is Doomed to Live as a Widow? Brother-in-Law, I’m Scared 恶毒女配守活寡？夫兄，人家好怕 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [Elder Brother Steals Younger Brother’s Wife + Deliberate Seduction] (Black-hearted scheming villainess ✖️ abstinent, cold-hearted junior tutor) In her previous life, Pei Jingxu remained a widow for three years for her husband, Rong Xuanzhou, who had died in battle. But then he returned to the capital with Bai Shutong, the widow of his comrade-in-arms, and her two children. The Rong family elders said nothing, only urging Pei to be virtuous and magnanimous. The widow was peerlessly beautiful. No 113.3kReads9.3Score19.4kShelves
12. 662 狼 The Wolf Takes Over: Baby, You Belong Only to Me 狼性入侵宝宝你只属于我 Bu Chenzi步尘子Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted The live-action comic adaptation is now streaming One-on-one, both leads inexperienced × campus romance × secret crush × sweet and doting × mild coercion Down-on-her-luck heiress and good girl × ill-tempered, rebellious young master The first time they met, he rescued her from the rumors and gossip. Bian Yutong looked up at him, panic still lingering in her eyes. She answered earnestly and softly, “Thank you.” Leaning against the wall, he curled his lips carelessly. His tone was teasing. “How ar 19.5kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    It's late, let's try something different... Cough cough, the kind that gets your adrenaline soaring...

13. 663 我 I Beat Up Lord Qi's One True Love and Threw My Wedding Ring in His Face 我揍哭祁爷白月光，婚戒扔他脸上 Yao Ling遥玲Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted [Desperate pursuit to win her back / both virgins / age gap] [Fair-skinned, gorgeous little peacock versus fake-cold, secretly lustful young master] She’d been engaged to Qi Yanli for two years, but they still hadn’t had their wedding, all because of his fragile-looking first love. The birthday gift he gave her ended up in his first love’s hands. He promised to take wedding photos with her, but spent the whole night at the hospital looking after his first love. Then he burned the wedding dress s 9.1kReads7.6Score526Shelves

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    Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are all sweet romance novels, and I read them all completely. Number 2 is a super-rich, satisfying novel, and it's exceptionally well-written; you can even find the part about being dragged into a dark room. The last one, number 7, is a angst-filled novel; it was so heart-wrenching, I almost cried myself to death 😭

14. 664 京 A Marriage in the Capital, Still Strangers 京婚不熟 Drowning Boat溺舟Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted A true marriage-first, love-later story / Marriage between wealthy families / Five-year age gap / The powerful one learns to lower his head Clear-headed and gentle heroine vs. stern, fatherly hero When her older sister runs away from her wedding, Jiang Ni obeys her father’s arrangements and marries her would-be brother-in-law. Her new husband is the head of the top-tier Zhou family in Beijing. He’s said to be a workaholic with no worldly desires, cold and stern. He leaves on a business trip on t 77.7kReads9.0Score12.4kShelves

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    The writing is excellent; it's a classic case of arranged marriage leading to love, but the plot and details are handled exceptionally well. As the male protagonist slowly realizes his love for his wife, he gradually makes his move, subtly pushing the relationship forward. There's no second female lead; instead, there's a bunch of incredibly cute friends. In short, it's a beautifully written book; I didn't skip a single chapter. After finishing this book, I can't even look at Saturday the same way anymore! [Laughing][laughing][laughing]

15. 665 当 When a Top-Tier Voice Enthusiast Gets a Tycoon System 当顶级声控拥有神豪系统后 Money Is Simply Wonderful钱钱妙不可言Modern Romance544k WordsCompleted [Tycoon System, Voice Chat Rooms, Livestream Gifts, 1vN] Guan Yan was just on her way to work when she saw a kitten get run over. Feeling sorry for it, she moved it to the side of the road. How did that earn her the kitten’s gratitude and a Tycoon System? Turns out, having money is great. Guan Yan had been stingy with her gifts in voice chat rooms, but now she was happily showering the whole room with them. The exquisite Qingyin Wen: An abusive father, an absent mother, a half-sister, and a b 6.2kReads9.1Score674Shelves
16. 666 穿 Transmigrating to a Female-Centric World to Set the City’s CEO Tyrants Straight 穿到女频，整顿满城霸总 Crunch Crunch嘎嘣蹦Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Male-oriented novel] My name is Lu Jingxiu, and I transmigrated into a world of domineering CEOs. Everyone here is worth hundreds of billions. If they are not the richest person in the country, they control both the underworld and the legitimate world, and casually act like outlaws above the law. And I am, unexpectedly, one of them. However, I am a man who believes in the law. So I decisively called the police, reported them under my real name, and launched a crackdown on organized crime. Befor 43.8kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Hilarious, incredibly good!

17. 667 误 I Accidentally Entered the VIP Section at My Top-Tier Star Ex's Concert 误入顶流前任演唱会VIP区 Jade Beauty of the Jade Terrace瑶台玉人Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted When Su Feiyu accidentally wandered into the VIP section at top-tier star Shen Zili's concert and was caught on camera and projected onto the big screen, she could have dug herself a four-bedroom, one-living-room apartment with her toes. It wasn't just because she couldn't sing a single one of the top-tier star's songs. It was also because she was his ex-girlfriend. Deafening screams swallowed her up as she gripped the microphone awkwardly. The man stood on the towering stage, looking down at he 9.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
18. 668 摄 Your Highness the Regent, Is Your Assassin Missing a Few Marbles? 摄政王殿下，你家杀手缺根筋！ Little Iron Leftover小铁剩Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted After Jiu Yue died, the System told her that once she completed her mission, she could return to the real world with a reward of ten billion. Jiu Yue, who had been grumbling about her identity as an assassin, smiled sweetly. “Who says transmigrating is a bad thing? This is amazing!” However, a time-space delay kept the System from transmigrating with her, and it hadn't had time to explain the mission in full. But Jiu Yue didn't think that mattered. She was an assassin, after all. How hard could 38.2kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves

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    🥝🥝 I laugh every time I watch it, my stomach hurts from laughing, I'll get abs from laughing, I'll laugh my way to riches! Now I finally know why it has such a high rating—the male and female leads are both seriously funny! [Laughing and crying][laughing out loud] I was listening to an audiobook while slacking off at work, and when I heard the male lead give the female lead her first task, "Get rid of that 'dog'," she went to the palace and got rid of the real vicious dog, which drove the male lead crazy when she got back. It absolutely cracked me up! Hahahaha!

19. 669 穿EN After Transmigrating into a Novel and Marrying the Male Lead, I Became a Variety Show Sensation 穿书和男主结婚后我上综艺爆红了 Tianyue Zhou天月舟Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted [Both are each other's one and only + mutual devotion + healing each other + happy ending + bittersweet romance + no angst in the love story] Gu Nian'an transmigrates into a novel about wealthy families fighting for power, becoming a little-known, universally disliked celebrity who has a contract marriage with the male lead. During a slice-of-life variety show, everyone realizes that the supposedly arrogant, diva-like pretty face who looks down on her teammates seems to have become a different 17.9kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
20. 670 开 From the Start, I Secretly Marry a Celebrity and Shower Her with Love 开局和女明星闪婚，疯狂撒糖 The Matchstick Seller in the Red Hat卖红帽的小火柴Urban587k WordsCompleted [One female lead, mutual devotion, variety shows] (Starting a new book is tough. A songstress queen shows up pregnant, and they register their marriage from the start. He activates the choice System and gives up a small fortune right from the start. A playboy? No, just a sailor! Two outstanding people are naturally drawn to each other. They can show off their love and build their careers at the same time. The nation's dream husband? Are you talk 4.1kReads8.5Score139Shelves
21. 671 万 After the Most Hated Person Awakens 万人嫌觉醒后 White Kitty Tuan Tuan白喵团团Two Male Leads502k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + adored by everyone + immensely satisfying face-slapping] Fang Shixu was stolen as a child and beaten and abused. When he finally made it home, battered and bruised, he discovered that his parents, older brother, and childhood friend, all of whom had treasured him, had found him a replacement. They raised the replacement younger brother like a precious treasure: bird’s nest soup in the morning, donkey-hide gelatin at night, and even slightly rough fabric left his skin red. He to 1.5kReads8.5Score166Shelves
22. 672 禁 Forbidden Obsession 禁忌沉溺 Cong Zhi从枝Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance | Sweet romance | Both leads are inexperienced | Long-planned romance | Romantic tension) Charming, high-born heiress vs. clear-headed power broker who falls hard - Wen Jiayu, once the little princess of Tancheng, suddenly finds herself branded a fake heiress! Her parents dote on each other, her brother adores her, and she is Tancheng’s brightest jewel. But overnight, her identity is exposed: she’s supposedly an impostor who stole someone else’s place. The wealthy heiresses w 8.9kReads7.8Score620Shelves

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    I recently watched this show. The male and female leads are both very possessive of each other. They grew up together. The male lead knows that the female lead is not his biological sister. He is cunning and deliberately creates intimate moments. The two were already ambiguous before they got together. They didn't hide it in front of their parents and friends. It's a sweet and sexy tug-of-war. You won't regret watching it!

23. 673 周 Professor Zhou, Let's Get Married 周教授，我们结婚吧 Too Lazy to Name Myself懒起名Modern Romance607k WordsCompleted The short drama and animated series are now online [Marriage first, love later + age gap + doting romance + nurturing romance] [Gentle, reserved professor vs. sweet, soft-spoken medical student] Xin Zhiyao’s world came crashing down! The man she had spent the night with was her university professor. And to make matters worse, she was pregnant. Trembling, she placed the pregnancy test results in front of him. Professor Zhou gave her two choices: one, terminate the pregnancy; two, get married. Jus 101.1kReads9.2Score11.6kShelves

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    This book is super sweet with no angst. The male lead is a guiding lover, and the things he says to the female lead are like the author's words to us. The author's values are truly, truly, truly good.

24. 674 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 42.1kReads9.6Score6kShelves

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    ① The female lead is a local and the most cautious one I've ever seen. I have no idea how she's going to lose [laughing emoji]. Her opponents in the palace intrigue are also quite formidable, making for a very exciting back-and-forth battle. 👍🏻 ② Quick transmigration, a female-centric novel with a good theme: self-respect and self-love are essential in any situation. ③ Criminal investigation, the protagonist is incredibly intelligent, and reading it felt like my brain was elevated. There's a small romantic subplot, but it's not extensive. The female lead is focused on her career.

25. 675 四 Four Journeys Through the Qin Dynasty: Who Gave Birth to Fusu? Why Are You Pinning It on Me? 四穿大秦：扶苏谁生哒？咋赖给我 Big Wine Cup酒杯大Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted (Complete and ready to read) Rong Zhi transmigrated. She transmigrated back two thousand years, to the Qin Dynasty. But this Qin Dynasty seemed a little... off the rails. Looking at the white paper in Xianyang Palace, Rong Zhi was puzzled. “Paper hasn’t been invented in the Qin Dynasty yet, has it?” Zhao Gao smiled and pointed at Rong Zhi. “You invented it.” Rong Zhi: “Who, me?” Looking at the triple-cropping rice the Qin army brought back from the south, Rong Zhi was dumbfounded. “How did you 9.5kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    You should definitely check out these five books! The first one isn't a fantasy novel, but the writing is superb!!! It's incredibly imaginative, yet the plot is very logical, and all the foreshadowing is cleverly done with great detail!!! The second one needs no introduction; it's incredibly popular, the writing is excellent, the plot is fast-paced, and anyone who likes ensemble dramas is in for a treat!!! The third one is a modern novel with a time-travel element, but it's about the original owner returning to their original body. Ahhhhh, I absolutely love the male lead's character—a reserved yet talkative guy!!! The female lead is intelligent!!! She has a wonderful personality!!! The fourth one I'm currently reading is a local romance with a pure love story, a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. The male lead is incredibly loyal and loves to pamper the female lead, who is also exceptionally smart. The fifth one is short, with a fresh perspective—it's written in the third person, and the writing is absolutely amazing! It's really good! It's short and heart-wrenching, but not mindless angst! The relationship between the male and female leads is a mix of feigned affection and genuine feelings, and neither of them makes choices based on their own country.

26. 676 让 You Asked Me to Be a Concubine, So I Killed the Lord? 让你当小妾，你把主君杀了？ Jiang Yu Is Very Lazy江鱼很懒Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted (A full-cast audio drama has been produced) (The short drama adaptation, A Kiss Beneath the Spring Moon, is now online) [Quick transmigration + femme fatale + palace and household intrigue + revenge for every grudge + villainess fiction + no fixed male lead + growth-focused heroine] As a newly created System, Erdan only wanted to choose a gentle, charming Host who knew how to humble herself, so they could complete the concubine survival missions. But it turned out Erdan had misjudged her. A low- 17kReads9.6Score2.4kShelves
27. 677 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 22.5kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
28. 678 恶 The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery737k WordsCompleted “If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had 39.3kReads9.5Score6kShelves
29. 679 心 Heartbeat Over the Line 心跳越轨 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Age gap + married first, love later + exceptionally gentle, fatherly male lead + both leads are each other's first] A restrained cardiac surgeon x a sweet young woman who grows into herself *Complete. A sweet, everyday romance with no melodrama. - On the eve of her engagement, Jiang Qiao catches her boyfriend passionately kissing another woman. As she stands there in a pitiful state, Pei Zhihe's tall figure appears beside her. His deep, dark eyes look at her from 68.9kReads9.5Score10.5kShelves

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    All three books are by the same author and have received high scores. Their quality speaks for itself. I was initially reading the third book, but then I wanted to see if the author had any other works, and ended up finishing the other two. The plots are fantastic, and most importantly, the writing is incredibly delicate. Even the most common kissing scenes are written with such finesse that they make you blush and your heart race. I highly recommend them! If you haven't read these, you should definitely check them out—they're guaranteed to be great!

30. 680 春 Spring Mountain in Uproar 春山喧 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Faithful couple + older-sister-younger-man romance + reunion after years apart + secret crush + healing + slow-paced travel variety show + happy ending] "Straightforward, loyal F1 driver x glamorous, gentle actress" - At the height of her fame, Wen Wanning was filming in Northeast China. On a snowy night with temperatures at minus twenty degrees, her van broke down halfway up a mountain. Not long after she hung up with the repair shop, a battered Santana came skidd 71.6kReads9.6Score10.5kShelves

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    These two books are by the same author, you should definitely check them out! They're so good you won't want to say a word!

31. 681 我 I Found My Wife’s Secret on My Son’s Sports Watch 我在儿子的运动手里表发现了老婆的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted I Discovered My Wife's Secret in My Son's Sports Watch 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A novel with a fresh plot, fast pace, and a completed story!

32. 682 替 Take My Cousin's Place in the Countryside? I'll Empty the Whole Family's Ancestral Tombs and Dance 替堂妹下乡？搬空全家祖坟蹦迪 God of Wealth's Dark Moonlight财神黑月光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn revenge + making money and causing trouble + born to stir up chaos] In her previous life, Ruan Xianxian took her cousin's place in the countryside, then returned to the city and married the fiancé her cousin no longer wanted. She thought she'd found salvation, but what awaited her was endless patience and scheming. A heartless grandfather, a cousin who stole her golden finger, and a husband who outsourced his affection made for one bizarre family. Only when a speeding tr 44.3kReads9.0Score3.7kShelves

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    🍇🍇This is so good, I've watched it over and over again! It's incredibly hilarious, I laugh so hard I almost faint. Every chapter makes me laugh so hard I can't stop. The female lead is so mentally advanced, she doesn't suffer from any internal conflict. It's just so funny I can't stop laughing [facepalm][laughing]. Don't watch it while eating or drinking, it'll make you laugh so hard. It's just too funny.

33. 683 我 I Gave the Mute CEO Talk Therapy, and the Whole Family Was Stunned 我给哑巴总裁做话疗，豪门全懵了 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted “Chatty Little Sun Heroine × Mute Powerhouse in a High Position, Married First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Daily Life” Sang Lu awakened to the truth. In the original story, she was a vicious sister-in-law from a wealthy family. She despised her mute husband, teamed up with awful relatives to swindle her own family, and did every kind of wicked thing. Her husband ignored her, her younger brothers-in-law slapped her, and she met a tragic end. “Wait, was I the huge idiot all along?” Abs 53.7kReads9.5Score6.8kShelves

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    I've been reading this since last night. I stumbled upon it while browsing videos, and the female lead is absolutely the most vibrant, energetic, and capable heroine I've ever imagined. So sweet, I have to go read it! [Heart][heart]

34. 684 坐 The Lu Family’s Eldest Daughter Is Back After Ten Years in Prison 坐了10年牢的陆家大姑娘回来了 Heartfelt at Midnight深夜走心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Xiaoxia, who is serving a prison sentence, is reborn at the age of 19, on the very day her stepmother gives her to a scumbag as a present. Having killed, done time, and fought for her life against prison bullies, Lu Xiaoxia starts dishing out payback from the start. The scumbag is right outside the door? She cripples him right from the start. Her stepmother schemes to squeeze every last bit of value out of her? She makes her pay back every cent, with interest. The house is crawling with monst 36.8kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
35. 685 我 My Dad's Hilariously Ridiculous Love Story 我爸那笑死人的沙雕爱情 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Dad’s Hilariously Ridiculous Love Story 57kReads—Score528Shelves

    Reader note

    The book is full of short, realistic stories, each one captivating. Reality is often more fascinating than fiction.

36. 686 恶 My Nasty Neighbor's Noise Disturbs the Peace, and She Calls Me a Coward? I Install Soundproof Ceilings and Turn Her Home into an Earthquake Zone 恶邻噪音扰民骂我窝囊？我装隔音吊顶让她家变地震现场 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭14k WordsCompleted My Nasty Neighbor's Noise Is Driving Everyone Crazy, and She Calls Me a Coward? I'll Install a Soundproof Ceiling and Turn Her Home into an Earthquake Zone 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 687 快 Quick Transmigration Notes 快穿记事薄 Lightly Tipsy White Tea白茶微熏Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [No romance]+ [No System]+ [Slow transmigration] After an accident, Xie Ning is swept into the torrent of countless worlds. In an age torn by war, she gives everything she has learned to her country. In a world controlled by conglomerates, she climbs to the top one step at a time. In a feudal dynasty, she opens a new path for women like herself. In worlds where the barriers are thin, she roams the gray areas between the living and the dead… The heroine has a consistent personality. No matt 6.5kReads9.1Score666Shelves

    Reader note

    These books by my sisters are absolutely amazing!

38. 688 路 Don't Pick Up Men by the Roadside 路边男的不要捡 Dew on Green Grass苍苍草露Ancient Romance696k WordsOngoing [Story complete] [Turbulent times / forced possession / flight from famine / mute heroine / semi-realistic / not a strong female lead! / first person / slow-paced] This book is hard to define. It’s not about a strong female lead, it’s not a sweet romance, it’s not pure angst, and it’s not a story about a man desperately trying to win back his wife. It’s simply the story of a woman from the lowest rungs of society, struggling through life’s ups and downs. She is the central character, but the sto 7.2kReads8.9Score790Shelves

    Reader note

    Especially the three books, 1, 7, and 11, are absolutely amazing.

39. 689 我 My Little Sister Fubao, After Her Husband Died 我妹福宝，死了老公之后 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折9k WordsCompleted My Sister Fubao, After Her Husband Dies 3.6kReads—Score—Shelves
40. 690 恶 Swap Fates with Your Nasty Neighbor, More for Less~ 恶邻换命，量大从优哦~ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted Nasty Neighbor Swap: Great Deals for Bulk Orders~ —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 691 女EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.8kReads9.4Score9.8kShelves
42. 692 老 Is My Husband Dead Yet? 老公今天死了吗？ Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Did my husband die today? 4kReads—Score100Shelves
43. 693 将 The Bride-to-Be 将嫁 Echoes Linger for Three Days绕梁三日Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted Three years ago, to pacify the western frontier, he married the daughter of the Governor-General of Yongzhou as his empress. But during his lifetime, he met Huo Shiying, the one and only woman of her kind, and the sole female general in the Great Yan dynasty. She doesn't know, and no one else does either, that he has followed her life for twenty whole years. When he was six, he first heard his mother and eldest sister mention her name, and wondered how a two-year-old girl could have been taken t 25kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
44. 694 妻 I Exposed My Wife’s Lies 妻子的谎言，被我拆穿了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted I Exposed My Wife’s Lies 340Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 695 白 The Girl of My Dreams Is Just Old, Not Dead 白月光只是老了，不是死了 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted The woman you can never forget has simply grown old. She hasn’t died. 6.2kReads—Score102Shelves
46. 696 结 Before Our Wedding, My Fiancée Told Me She Had a Son 结婚前，未婚妻告诉我她有个儿子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Before Our Wedding, My Fiancée Told Me She Had a Son 93Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 697 何 He Xu & Ren Ye 何许&仁野 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted The first time He Xu met Ren Ye, it was love at first sight. The second time, she had to restrain her malicious impulses. The third time, she said, “I really like you.” The fourth time, the fifth time... A fiery, wealthy heiress with a gray background VS a street thug who says one thing but means another 2kReads9.5Score355Shelves
48. 698 订 At Our Engagement Banquet, My Fiancée Who Said She Was Working Late Showed Up as My Uncle’s Date 订婚宴上，说加班的未婚妻成了我小叔的女伴 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted At My Engagement Party, My Fiancée, Who Said She Was Working Late, Showed Up as My Uncle's Date 80Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 699 我 My Sister’s Boss Fell for My Brother 我姐的老板爱上了我弟 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Sister's Boss Fell in Love with My Brother 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    These short stories are good; they're unconventional and original, and their flaws don't detract from their overall quality.

50. 700 脱 Off the Rails 脱轨 Candy Snow Mountain糖果雪山Modern Romance70k WordsCompleted No kissing, no sleepovers, no flirting in public... Those are the rules between them. No matter what happens in bed, they must always keep their distance outside it. Yu Huan and Gao Yan have always been good at that. That is, until a new intern joins Yu Huan's law firm, and the newcomer turns out to be Gao Yan's nephew. That's when things start to go off the rails. 66.9kReads9.5Score6.3kShelves

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