Masterpieces Rated 9.9, No Popular Ones Like Theatrical Gods, Something More Niche 9.9评分神作，不要戏神之类的要小众的

1. 451 黑 The Crown of the Dark Moon 黑月光冠冕 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [The first print volume is now available] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] + [A Forbidden Love Falls from Its Pedestal] + [Characters Awaken] + [A Chaotic Love Rival Showdown] “You are a cannon-fodder character in this world. Your character tags are: beautiful, vicious, and stupid. When you were eight, you were adopted by the Shen family, the most powerful family in Whale Harbor. The head of the family treasured you like a gem, but you joined forces with your villainous mother to scheme agai 319.2kReads9.5Score43.7kShelves

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   I highly recommend episode 245, it's really good!!!

2. 452 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 87kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
3. 453 救 Help! The Villain Overhears Me Rewriting the Plot with Puns 救命！反派偷听我用谐音梗改剧情 Sanyingli三樱里Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted Also known as: Help! The Villain Overhears Me Rewriting the Plot with Homophones [Wealthy-family comedy + everyone’s darling and gossip + variety-show face-slapping] Qin Yiyang awakens to the truth. In the book, she grew up in a pigsty, then was brought home by her wealthy family and spoiled rotten. Great! She’s got the everyone’s-darling heroine’s script! But it turns out the fake heiress is the real heroine. Unhappy that her family dotes on Qin Yiyang, the fake heiress transforms into the daug 53.3kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves
4. 454 纨 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命，重生主母杀疯了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 59.5kReads9.2Score8kShelves
5. 455 疯 Crazy Male Lead, Don't Be Afraid. I'm Just a Plain Old Pervert 疯批男主别害怕，我只是单纯变态 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [A print edition has been signed for publication] [Pure-hearted yet truly deranged male lead x fake psychopath female lead who does everything to survive] [From universally hated to universally adored * brothers’ road to redemption * both are virgins] Xiang Fengyu transmigrates into a book as the short-lived fiancée of a deranged male lead. From the start, she’s in danger of being killed after spotting a bloodstained shirt under his bed. She plans to use her golden finger, her knowledge of the p 21.3kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves
6. 456 震 Shocking! My Junior Sister's Teammates Are All Picked Up Along the Way 震惊，小师妹的队友全靠捡 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Four-Person Team] [Xianxia-Inspired] [Ensemble Cast] [Sect Life] [Light Humor] [Redemption] [Unity] [No CP, No Romance Allowed in This Cultivation Story!] A somewhat unorthodox account of orthodox Daoist cultivators on their path to immortality. In the early part, they cultivate merit in the mortal world through several short stories. Later, they enter a secret realm for a chaotic free-for-all, with multiple sects joining in. The four youngsters save one another and grow together. There is too 9.2kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
7. 457 边 The Great Female Chef of the Frontier 边关女大厨 A Handful of Greenery一把绿植Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Tartars from beyond Shantong Pass came three times. The first time, Yuan Wuwei’s family’s lavish restaurant became a wonton shop. The second time, the wonton shop became a wonton stall. The third time, Yuan Wuwei lost her father, Chef Yuan. When it rains, it pours. Her stepmother, Bai Qiqi, tried to elope one night, only to be swindled, and ended up bringing home a chubby little bundle of joy. The little one had quite a background: he was the young master of the Cheng family, whose estate ha 2.8kReads9.0Score383Shelves

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   See? It's so real. Brew a pot of tea and read slowly. When it gets bitter, have a piece of blueberry yogurt cake to calm your nerves, two lotus flower pastries, a generous portion of seaweed twisted dough sticks, and a small roasted sweet potato. The longan retains a bit of caramel flavor before it burns. When you don't know what to eat tomorrow, just eat whatever the author writes.

8. 458 被 After a Mad NPC Set Its Sights on Me, I Took Control 被疯批NPC盯上后，我直接拿捏 Cactus Heart仙人掌心Mystery813k WordsCompleted [Female lead grows over time] [Male lead is thoroughly rotten] [One-and-only relationships] [Games include survival, horror, and rule-based mysteries…] A strange bus travels through time and space, crossing into another dimension… Jiang Song never imagined that her life as an overworked office drone would end on the day she finally clocked out. To survive the terrifying games, she must complete every mission without making a single mistake. The games are already perilous, but then an NPC s 35kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
9. 459 我 From the Start, I Chose the Fist Cultivator Class and Shattered Fate with My Bare Hands 我开局转职拳修，以双拳击碎命运 Demon's Path魔行Urban1.9M WordsCompleted In this age of countless marvelous talents, no one expects anything from a pair of frail fists! The human realm has swords that outshine all creation, spears that sweep through armies, fire that burns everything, and lightning that shatters the sky! Young people have so many options, and everyone gravitates toward the coolest, most stylish, and most powerful abilities! Only one stubborn boy chooses to train the frail fists in front of him. Everyone thinks he’s gone mad! Until the day disaster st 65.2kReads9.2Score7.6kShelves

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   Niche yet mainstream – I especially love the third one!

10. 460 提EN Logged In Early! How Can I Lose After Rebirth? 提前登录！重生的我怎么输？ Little Belly Fish肚肚鱼Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Character build] [Health bar] [Horrors] [Martial artists] [Sequence] In 2035, a fully immersive game called Dark Realm hit the market and instantly took the world by storm. But a year later, the game descended into reality. Flesh-eating horrors, murderous foreign races, and paranormal Ascendants brought about the apocalypse and drove humanity to extinction. Zhang Qing is reborn two years earlier and is shocked to discover that his headset has returned with him. So he logs in ahead of time! Rebo 97.8kReads9.2Score9.4kShelves
11. 461 我 I Really Run an Orphanage, Not an Assassin's Den 我开的真是孤儿院，不是杀手堂 I Am the Ox Warrior我是牛战士Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Physical book edition now available] [Short drama of the same name is now streaming! Watch it on Hongguo!] [The only martial arts ensemble novel on the entire site with such a wild premise!] [At its peak, 1.5 million readers were following it, ranking seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Readers, come on in and take a look!] [Ensemble cast + System + traits + martial arts] Chen Ye transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty and binds himself to an Orphan Training System. As long as he raises orphans, 116.1kReads8.9Score12.2kShelves
12. 462 被 The S-Rank Guide Coveted in Secret by the Black Tower's Mad Dogs 被黑塔疯狗们阴暗觊觎的S级向导 Medicine Is Northern Myanmar医学是缅北Modern Romance776k WordsCompleted [Adapted into an animated comic] [One heroine, multiple love interests + unhinged Sentinels + somewhat dark + pure human + romance-focused + redemption + love triangle chaos + System + not a strong female lead + all male leads are virgins + rabid dogs fall for her on their own] “I have endless patience for you, endless love, and an uncontrollable desire for you.” Su Qiqian dies from overwork after staying up late, then wakes up in the body of an S-rank Guide with the same name in a dark Sentinel 59.8kReads9.0Score7.5kShelves

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    I highly recommend the second book, it's exceptionally good, featuring a Hong Kong entertainment mogul and a princess.

13. 463 京 Spring Tide over Beijing and Macau 京澳春潮 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open August 7, 2026, at 7 p.m.] [Heiress vs. Men from All Walks of Life] Also known as Spring Tide in Jing'ao The first time Wen Ning saw Xie Zhiyu on Aodao, she knew he was a dangerous man. Even though he was merely sitting quietly in a dessert shop, eating a bowl of mung bean soup. The little shop was packed and noisy, yet no one dared share a table with him. A few meters around him, an island of solitude had been deliberately carved out. “Who is he?” “Xie Zhiyu. No on 182.5kReads9.6Score28.3kShelves
14. 464 写 I Wrote a Fairy Tale and Forged the Twilight of the Gods 写个童话，铸成诸神黄昏 Milk Tea Cats and Dogs奶茶猫狗Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing One day, countless [Gates] suddenly appeared across the world. At the same time, a power known as [Truth] began to echo through the human realm. Some awakened the Truth of Isaac Newton, father of mechanics, and learned the sky-rending magic of manipulating gravity. Some awakened the Truth of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the nuclear bomb demon, and could turn an entire city to lifeless ruins with a wave of their hand. Some awakened the Truth of Li Bai, the immortal banished from heaven, and could d 61.6kReads9.3Score5kShelves

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    It's a bit of a mixed bag, but I guarantee with my reading time that these are all good books—the kind that get more and more addictive the more you read, the kind you'll stay up all night to finish, and then bitterly criticize the author for being short and weak (these 20 books include light reads, space and war stories, farming stories, survival stories, sequence stories, etc., You should be able to find something you like. To be honest, Taobao is getting worse and worse, there aren't many good books anymore [facepalm]). If you don't find what you want to read in these 20 books or have already read them all, you can browse my bookshelf [eating melon emoji]

15. 465 集 Wielding the Strongest Superpowers, I Sweep Through the Apocalypse 集最强异能于一身横扫末世 Starry Dream and Fated Romance星梦辰缘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.4M WordsCompleted [Zombie apocalypse · No System · No rebirth · One heroine · Squad growth · Ensemble cast · Strong protagonist · Decisive and ruthless] The apocalypse arrives, and staying alive becomes the greatest challenge. Scarce supplies, zombies everywhere, terrifying mutated beasts, and… human nature under the apocalypse all turn survival into a nightmare. Shaoguang → Kaiyang → Yuheng → Tianquan → Tianji → Tianxuan → Tianshu → Yinyuan → Dongming Lighting up each star grants an ability. Everyone else gets a 146.4kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves

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    🌈①This book, this book [attention], the apocalypse has descended upon the real world, the protagonist is among the first to awaken superpowers, space + time, does not join any faction, his team's power is outside, he does not hide his strength, all of them are the world's top combat power!

16. 466 夺 You Stole My Fate? The Capital’s Heiress Goes on a Rampage to Clean Up the Entertainment Industry 夺我命格？京圈千金发癫整顿内娱 Li Yaoyao梨窈窈Modern Romance578k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + livestreaming + ridiculous antics + going off the rails + meme humor + irresistible charm] Yu Tingtang bumps her head and discovers she's the villainess in a Mary Sue novel. Her family cuts ties with her, her boyfriend betrays her, the whole internet curses her, and a stay in a psychiatric hospital is waiting for her! Raised in a Taoist temple, Yu Tingtang remains calm: Better to bury someone else than blame yourself. When reason doesn't work, she just goes completely nuts! On a 15.4kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

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    I'm not kidding you, look at this book: First book, no romance, but there is romance in the side stories. The female lead is slightly charming and beautiful, with few intimate scenes with other characters. It's funny. Second book, no romance, but the ensemble cast is very touching and funny, with few intimate scenes. Third book, no need to talk about Lin Du's authority. Fourth book, "Baby, You Are a Very Good Baby..." It's slightly angsty, but the protagonist is a fake angst, quickly traveling to various worlds. I suggest skipping the second world and the world with the loli if there's an obvious romance. I personally didn't read it. The charming protagonist is the most beautiful, playing both villain and hero, and is very charming. Fifth book, quickly traveling to various worlds, funny, exciting, with many themes of serving the country, as well as anti-campus and anti-drug themes. It's really a very good book. Sixth book, HP, the writing is super good. The female lead is charming but leans towards male characters, with few. Many of the themes are anti-war and praise the great. Seventh book, a crossover, "Orange Queen of Ten Thousand Women," the female lead is my mom, with Conan, HP, and Marvel worldviews, Federation technology, and a boy. Eighth book, a cross-dressing charming girl, the female lead is carefree and wants to give up but fails. The strongest humanoid weapon, God. The ninth book, a bit melancholic. This is a book from a long time ago. The beginning might have been lighthearted, featuring an ensemble cast where everyone's feelings were pure, without romantic love; we were all people the other cared about. Those I love have all seen the ultimate truth, for my path, for my wishes, for my will.

17. 467 在 Surviving in a Comic World by Stealing the Spotlight 在漫画世界靠高光苟活 River and Bird江与鸟Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Comic Forum Style + No Official Pairing + Shonen Manga + Serious Plot + ...] A manga artist notorious for going on hiatuses has launched a new series. Old and new readers grumble as they dive in, swearing they’ll make the rotten old mangaka experience the thrill of a precipitous drop in readership. Chapter 1: So-so. Dropping it after ten chapters... Chapter 5: Not bad. Dropping it after ten chapters... Chapter 10: Pretty good. One more chapter... Chapter 20: Barely passes. This is the last chap 6.8kReads9.3Score863Shelves

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    They are all high-quality products, absolutely beautiful.

18. 468 快 Quick Transmigration: I Don’t Want to Be This Bad Either 快穿：我也不想这么坏啊 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] + [No Romance] In her previous life, Pei Ling passed the civil service exams and worked diligently her way up from the grassroots to a senior provincial position, sweeping out organized crime and cracking down on every kind of illegal activity. She was upright to the core. Then she entered a Quick Transmigration world and was handed the script of a villainess: a born bad seed who did every evil under the sun, so terrifyingly powerful that the protagonists could only scrape 32.9kReads9.0Score3.7kShelves
19. 469 倒 90-Day Countdown: China Enters First-Level Combat Readiness 倒计时90天：华夏进入一级战备 A Salted Fish Swaying in the Wind风中摇摆的咸鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.3M WordsOngoing #Ensemble Cast #Reborn in the Apocalypse #Nationwide Mobilization #Hardcore Military Industry #Everyone Transmigrates #Rise of a Great Power "If the apocalypse were imminent, Dongguo would deliver the most stirring answer!" At a single order from the nation, Huaxia immediately activated its highest-level state of combat readiness! We would not sit back and wait for the gods to save us, nor pin our hopes on aid from other countries. Billions of people united as one, building a nationwide line of 66.3kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
20. 470 命 With Only Two Months to Live, They Finally Break Down and Repent 命剩最后两月，他们终于崩溃忏悔 Xiao Baihu筱白狐Urban224k WordsCompleted [Tearjerker]+ [Heartbreaking]+ [Bad Ending]+ [No Clichés, Realistic Story] The world beneath the neon lights is dazzling, but it has never shone for just one person. Lonely souls are always searching for comfort, but the medicine that could heal their wounds died long ago in childhood. When the stories they left behind finally become known, all that awaits them is a corpse that has long since grown cold. His parents spend their entire lives mired in a failed marriage, treating Bai Mo like a garb 12.3kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
21. 471 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

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    Look at this, sister! As a bookworm who has been addicted to online novels for over a decade, I finally discovered a female-oriented masterpiece on Tomato that rivals the early masterpieces of Qidian. The female lead is intelligent but also very funny, with a well-developed character. In particular, she has a very positive outlook on life, but she is never a saint and always seeks revenge. Moreover, the author's writing is truly superb, making it a unique gem on Tomato.

22. 472 H Harry Potter: Make Grindelwald Great Again HP：让格林德沃再次伟大 Tan Li潭鲤Female-Channel Fanfiction676k WordsCompleted [Harry Potter fan fiction + Hogwarts Legacy + feel-good power fantasy + GGAD + everyone loves her + female-oriented, female protagonist + one-sided crushes galore + next generation] (The main story is complete. There is no explicit pairing in the main story, only an ambiguous, open ending. The bonus chapters have separate romance storylines.) After waking up a hundred years in the future, Yiwen Grindelwald finds that even the current Hogwarts headmaster is her junior. Suddenly promoted by an ent 24.5kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves
23. 473 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 78.8kReads9.4Score7.4kShelves

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    I read a bit of everything, and what's rated 9.9 Might not suit my taste. Below are some I've read and enjoyed: 1 and 2 are period dramas, with fresh themes and no space system issues; 3, 11, and 12 are by the same author, a master of redemption novels, finding sweetness amidst heartbreak; the 4th book was highly recommended by fellow readers, had been sitting on my bookshelf for a long time, and I picked it up when I was looking for something to read—it's the kind of book you can't put down, the male and female leads are great, and there are very few awful characters; the 5th book has the highest-ranking male lead in the system I've read, and the age gap between the male and female leads is quite large. The 18-year age gap, and the fact that it was premeditated, doesn't detract from the content at all. The author's writing is superb; even a simple sentence is brilliantly crafted. I've read three of the author's novels, all of which are excellent, especially this one I'm recommending. The content is incredibly fast-paced, the plot doesn't drag, and those who know, know. The female lead practically has the male lead completely under her spell; the tension between them is unparalleled. Books 7, 8, 9, and 10 are my treasured possessions, the kind I could reread countless times. Even after a year or two, I can still recall the content—they're endlessly enjoyable.

24. 474 综 Crossover: I Forgot the Settings After Entering the Game 综：穿进游戏的我忘记设定 Offering奉祀1.0M WordsOngoing I don’t know why the derivative tags got swallowed. This is a fanfic, and the settings it may involve are Conan, HP, DC, and Marvel, with the rest still undecided. The protagonist has no romantic pairing, though there may be one-sided crushes. When Feng Mian had some time on her hands, she created an OC of her own. Unexpectedly, she became a tester for an ultra-realistic virtual technology project, traveling between different game worlds. The good news: she more or less knows the plots of all th 258Reads7.6Score—Shelves
25. 475 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 16.2kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
26. 476 我 I Level Up on My Own in an Old-School Romance Novel 我在古早言情文里独自升级 I Really Am About to Cry我真的要哭了Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [Unconventional wish-fulfillment + woman disguised as a man + adored by men and women, with everyone harboring one-sided crushes, no romance + no System, progression through cultivation + ensemble cast] Shuo Li spent her whole life working for the Federation in an interstellar society, then died after eating too much cheap takeout. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she had arrived inside what might be a few-hundred-year-old fantasy romance novel for female readers. The heroine was kind 71.3kReads9.4Score7.8kShelves
27. 477 凤 The Phoenix-Tortoise-Borne City 凤凰龟驮城 Meiniang Qingqing媚娘倾倾Eastern Fantasy415k WordsCompleted The story of a heavenly brat coming down to the mortal world, and my life as a top-tier star among humans: I ruined Jiang Ziya's retirement, stole the Thunder God's hammer, and smashed the Jade Emperor's palace... In short, I stirred up everyone's wrath, so they sent me to the mortal world for a little experience. But I never expected the dazzling world of mortals to be so captivating. I got involved, I ran away, I tried it all, and I endured every kind of hardship! I thought I could make a name 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm here!!!

28. 478 潮 Tidal Boundaries 潮汐界限 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available, published under the title Tidal Boundaries] There were two unspoken sayings around the office building: First, when Zhou Yushen's car passed Guanfujie, even the snow on the ground would sensibly melt away a little. Second, he never let his schedule stop for anyone. Only later did Wei Xi learn that both sayings were wrong. * At an industry forum, Wei Xi was unexpectedly called up to sit in the front row. With every gaze fixed on her, she spoke quickly and prec 55.3kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves

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    First book: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommended! This is the best novel about working within the system; I haven't found one better yet. The author clearly describes the different positions and roles, unlike some other books where this is unclear and easy to skip. Second book: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Recommended! Truly well-written; the author's sensitivity will move you. I had a close relationship with my grandfather, so reading this book often reminded me of our time together. The patriarchs of each family in this book are all wonderful; the older generation is truly authoritative! And it's a group portrait—I love group portraits! Third book: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommended! The group portrait is incredibly rich, and the content is excellent. It's definitely worth reading. I read this over a year ago, so I don't remember much of the content, just the strong group portrait. After finishing it, I was in a reading slump and couldn't find a replacement. These are the top three recommendations; the later books are also very good—all three are 3 stars or higher. Because it's been so long, I don't remember the details clearly, but the summaries still make me want to read them again. They're really good!

29. 479 难 The Difficult Homeowner Became My Beloved Wife 难缠女业主终成我娇妻 Meiniang Qingqing媚娘倾倾Urban69k WordsCompleted A no-nonsense man meets an elite woman. When these “enemies” meet, they can’t stop arguing. A twist of fate leads to a hilarious, heart-wrenching romance full of playful banter, and they ultimately become the perfect couple! The ordinary guy’s spring comes on a little too strong!!! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 480 献 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 25.2kReads9.5Score4kShelves
31. 481 婚 A Marriage Contract as Bait 婚书为饵 Mantou Is Great馒头很好Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted [Gentle yet strong classical beauty × paternalistic, old-school political heavyweight] [Long-planned courtship + growing together + healing + 18-year age gap + both physically and emotionally devoted] ★ He gives her his undivided affection and protects her so she can live without a care in the world A political marriage and a written agreement bound two people who otherwise would have had nothing to do with each other. The An family had a daughter, twenty-three years old, yet he chose her, who w 24kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
32. 482 媚 Enchanting Niangniang 媚娘倾倾 Meiniang Qingqing媚娘倾倾Ancient Romance298k WordsCompleted Take a prince as his apprentice, form a joint male-and-female logistics team, build a nationwide logistics network, create the most advanced war chariots, turn a cute child into a lucky charm, and help his divorced mother rise again. She’s dominating the ancient world of commerce! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 483 降 Descending Into His Heart 降临他心上 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Physical edition available for preorder on April 4] + [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet youth romance] + [Both leads are pure] Zhou Ran, owner of Xiacheng’s most famous tattoo shop, is synonymous with coldness and wildness. The first time Xia Mian sees him, she barges into his tattoo shop and asks for a butterfly tattoo. “What color do you want?” “Green.” “What shade of green?” Xia Mian hesitates, then points to his light green hair. “That exact shade.” Zhou Ran: “?” - People in Xiacheng say t 31.6kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves
34. 484 家 Homegrown Flowers Can't Match Wild Ones: The Irresistible Duke Keeps Flirting 家花哪有野花香，尤物国舅撩不停 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Two years into her marriage, Liu Fuying was still a virgin. Her husband had even suggested that she go keep a handsome young lover, with only one condition: she couldn't make their affair public. He had someone else in his heart, so why should Liu Fuying keep herself chaste for him? One day, after a rainstorm, Liu Fuying fell off a cliff and met Pei Zhou Wu, a handsome nobleman who had been imprisoned on Mount Xiang for treason. He was so good-looking! The moment Liu Fuying saw him, she underst 12.7kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
35. 485 唯 Only the Fragrance of Orchids 唯蜜兰香 Meiniang Qingqing媚娘倾倾Ancient Romance326k WordsCompleted Some people, once you miss your chance with them, there’s no going back. So what if she’s a doctor? You didn’t cherish her when she was devoted to you. Now she’s walked away, and you’re crying your eyes out as you search for her… If you knew this would happen, why didn’t you treasure her from the start? 9Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 486 救 Help! My Handsome Senior in the Shared Apartment Is Flirting Like Crazy 救命！合租学长撩疯了 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] A socially anxious, skin-hungry softie × a cool, ruthless heartthrob with a sharp tongue The first thing Chu Yu did after moving into her new home was ask on social media: "What do I do if my live-in roommate is ridiculously handsome?" "I have no experience writing fiction. Can I learn from my roommate?" "What if I was watching a video and accidentally projected it onto my roommate's room..." "When my skin hunger flares up, can I go to my roommate for help..." They 58.9kReads9.5Score8kShelves
37. 487 炙 Fierce Heat 炙烈 Jiujiu Cat纠纠猫Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming · Print edition signed and awaiting release · Former title: Burning Passion] [Female lawyer × male inn owner · Sweet romance · Long-distance love] [Mature adults · Mutual attraction · Flirty push and pull · One-on-one romance] - Wen Xu left her law firm over a matter of principle and went to stay on Hong Kong Island. There, she set her sights on the owner of a guesthouse. She openly and subtly flirted with him until one night during a typhoon, he finally turned the tab 15.7kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves
38. 488 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 87.9kReads9.3Score11.3kShelves
39. 489 总 The CEO Can’t Keep His Young Wife in Line Anymore 总裁镇不住少奶奶了 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted When Chu Mian was picked up from the slums by the powerful CEO Li, she had nothing. Later, he pampered her to the heavens. “That Chu Mian? She’s a foundling, and she looks so poor.” The speaker then ran into Chu Mian signing dozens of property agreements, nodding off as she went. “That Chu Mian? She has no connections. I don’t know what she’s so smug about.” The speaker then saw Li Tianque, the tycoon at the top of A Nation’s financial world, publicly announce that they were married. “That Chu M 48.6kReads9.4Score6.5kShelves
40. 490 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted 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 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves

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    [Attention][Attention] Hahaha, this historical romance novel is absolutely amazing! It's so funny, I laughed until my stomach hurt, it was so satisfying! While reading, the smile on my face never stopped; I was grinning like a proud aunt the whole time, hehe~ It's definitely worth reading...!!!

41. 491 零 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 79.3kReads9.5Score9.4kShelves
42. 492 纸 Paper Rose 纸玫瑰 Lin Di'er林笛儿Anime Fanfiction474k WordsCompleted [Bai Yan and Kang Jian | Marriage First, Love Later + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Revenge + Powerful Families + Angst Before Sweetness] Lin Die'er's most iconic work in her Marriage First, Love Later Rose series! Bai Yan, a young nurse, impulsively marries the talented young Kang Jian, only to suddenly realize this isn't a Cinderella-and-prince story. He already has another woman in his heart, his mother treats Bai Yan like a thorn in her side, and her father-in-law and Bai Yan's mothe 11.1kReads9.6Score944Shelves
43. 493 穿 Book Transmigration: I’m Really Not Here to Save the Villain 穿书：我真不是来救赎反派的啊 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [Under Contract for Publication + Sweet Transmigration into a Book + Mutual Redemption + Both Pure, Happy Ending] [Goofy, Lovable Beauty x Gloomy Mute Boy] Shen Xi transmigrated into the body of a vicious supporting actress. System: “Make sure Lu Jingming, the future villain, turns evil, and you can go home.” Shen Xi, sprawled out like a lazy fish: “Sorry, this broke girl doesn’t want to go back. I’m perfectly happy being a rich young lady.” System: “I’ll kill you in three days.” Shen Xi, spring 11.9kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
44. 494 纹 Etched on My Heart 纹心尖 Oh, the Stars' Dream星星的梦啊Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Print publication signed! See 🧣 for updates] [Tattoo artist × teacher] [Both virgins / happy ending] Mu Yanxin and Qi Xiao met for the first time at a tattoo parlor. The second time was on a rainy day, when he offered her an umbrella. The third time, they became neighbors. They fell for each other. Just as Qi Xiao began planning how to pursue her, Mu Yanxin suddenly asked him, “Should we get married?” Qi Xiao: “?” What kind of incredible windfall is this??? #Roguishly handsome tattoo artis 5.7kReads9.4Score511Shelves
45. 495 饕 A Gluttonous Feast 饕餮盛宴 Guai Guaili乖乖戾Mystery499k WordsCompleted [No body-double plotline; the male lead isn't aloof; the female lead is clever and no saint; mostly comedy] I was born dead, my whole body purple and blue, without a breath in me. Everyone urged my mother to bury me, but she wouldn't believe it. She went to see Granny Wang at the village entrance, then carried me alone into the deep mountains and knelt for three days and three nights in a dilapidated temple. After that, I miraculously came back to life and was just like any other baby. Then, whe 9.3kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    Isn't the cover of this recommendation featuring Jiang Huilian and Chi Ya?

46. 496 炽 Blazing Wild Tenderness 炽野温柔 Jiu Wan九绾Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [The print edition under the same title is now available on major platforms / The short drama under the same title is now streaming] [Gentle, resilient geology grad student x roguishly handsome tattoo artist / Age gap / Reunion after years apart / Saving each other] At a gathering, someone asked Xu Xing what she regretted most in her life. After thinking for a moment, she replied, “That I never got to let him hear my voice, never got to tell him I liked him, and never… found him.” - Four years a 30.9kReads9.5Score5.6kShelves
47. 497 氪 Paying to Marry an NPC, My Wife Comes to My Door on Her Own 氪金强娶NPC，老婆主动上门 Ji Zhou季粥Two Female Leads343k WordsCompleted [Two female leads ‖ HE, 1v1, devoted to each other, sweet romance, livestreaming, mildly frightening alternate world] Truly unhinged, wife-obsessed top Ye Susheng × emotionally oblivious, love-struck bottom Hua Suihe Hua Suihe spends a fortune on a romance game that’s about to shut down and disappear, only to be forcibly pulled into its world. Her thought process: I can flirt with NPCs up close now? [Welcome, new player, to “The World Beyond This Life.” Pl 7.7kReads9.5Score952Shelves

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    Okay, the third book is quite popular, kid (?).

48. 498 杀 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 White Peach Wuwu Dragon白桃呜呜龙Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 101.6kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
49. 499 冬 Winter Ambitions 冬日野望 An Teng安藤Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted [Published] [Gentle wolfish boy × free-spirited travel blogger] [The heroine is an intermittent straight shooter; the hero is sweet, wild, and naturally flirtatious] How they meet: One snowy winter day when Gu Zhaoxi is twenty-five, she meets a boy in a desolate wilderness blanketed in snow. He has a beautiful bone structure and a straight back that holds a quiet strength, like a young wolf wandering the grasslands. Yet somehow, he’s so gentle that he’ll softly say “okay” to anything she asks. W 6.8kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
50. 500 夏 Surrendering to Summer 夏日沦陷 An Teng安藤Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted [Signed and soon to be published] [Elegant, gentle illustrator × bold, spirited puppy] In the summer when she was twenty-two, Gu Wanqing met a young man. He was flirtatious and wild, with a pair of captivating, peach-blossom eyes that always seemed to smile. Every so often, he would lean close to her ear and murmur, “Sis.” It was a long time before she realized that she had fallen for him that summer because of a silent crush he’d harbored since he was young. “When you happen to meet someone as 828Reads9.4Score184Shelves

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