Real Angsty Novels: Let the Tragedy Unfold Naturally, Not for the Sake of Angst 真正的虐文，顺其自然，不是为了虐而虐

1. 101 从 Starting Out as an Armor Summoner 从变成铠甲召唤器开始 Si Sisi四肆寺Anime Fanfiction626k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a world plagued by monsters, Lin Ti became an armor summoning device. Use the device to summon powerful, mysterious armor. Defeat monsters to keep evolving. Raise both hands above your head, young man. Use your card to transform! “Armor, unite!” 12kReads9.2Score831Shelves

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   This book is a group of portraits, abusing the master

2. 102 三 Three Kingdoms: The Son of Heaven? The Strongest Army Wins! 三国：天子？兵强马壮者为之！ Jun Zuimengxin君醉梦心Historical3.2M WordsOngoing [Martial warrior] [Feel-good read] [No System] [Commoner origins] [Warlord] [Overbearing] [General Who Shakes the Heavens] At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, the imperial court was corrupt, eunuchs and imperial in-laws fought endlessly, and powerful local clans and wealthy families seized land. The rich owned fields stretching to the horizon, while the poor had nowhere to plant a foot. Commoners had no way to serve their country. Starving and desperate, they had only one choice: take up a bl 40.3kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves

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   Fellow Taoists, take a seat.

3. 103 带 She Ran Away with His Child Five Years Ago, and Now the CEO Wants Her to Have Another! 带球跑五年，总裁求她生二胎！ Readers Everywhere Are Urging Me to Update催更四面八方来Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable child + sweet romance + two strong leads + winning back one's wife] Liang Wan Feng, who disappeared five years ago, suddenly returns to the country with her four-year-old son! The first thing she does after returning is take the child to meet his biological father. “This is your son. You can keep him for now.” After dropping off her son, Liang Wan Feng turns and walks away. Qin Yu stares at the little face, which looks seventy percent like his own, utterly stunned. It turns out that fi 1.7kReads7.4Score107Shelves

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   This book is super nice

4. 104 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 21.1kReads9.6Score5.5kShelves

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   The four books on Be Aesthetics are all written by the same author Meng Weiwan, and all of them are secret love stories. The two liked each other, but they did not get together...

5. 105 开 From the Start, I Was Told to Donate a Kidney. The Tragic-Novel Heroine Refuses 开局被要求捐肾，虐文女主不干了 Yue Si Zhaozhao月四昭昭Modern Romance193k WordsCompleted [1v1 + devoted to each other + tragic-romance heroine and minor male character awaken to their circumstances + System] If the heroines in tragic romances woke up to the truth, would they still choose to suffer? No. Absolutely not, says Lu Nanqing, firmly refusing. She swiftly refuses to donate a kidney, then gets divorced overnight. She exposes her scheming stepsister's ugly true colors. She takes on everyone and refuses to be controlled by her biological father any longer. She tramples the scum 68Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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   It's so sad, I finished reading it [crying][crying][crying]

6. 106 为 He Donated a Kidney to His White Moonlight, Then Regretted It 为白月光换肾后，他后悔了 Daydreamer白日梦想家Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted My husband's first love developed acute kidney failure, and I was the only one whose tissue type matched hers. To save her life, he forced me to get an abortion when I was six months pregnant. In the gentlest voice, he said the cruelest words: “Can't you be a little kinder? All you're losing is a child, but she's losing her life!” I refused with all my might, but he threatened to kill himself. On the operating table, both my child and I died. His first love's transplant was successful, and she s 60Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 再 Goodbye, Uncle. I Don’t Love You Anymore 再见小叔，我不爱你了 Gao Shilin, Who Loves Lotus Root Candies爱吃莲藕蜜饯的高士林6k WordsCompleted Goodbye, Uncle. I Don’t Love You Anymore 3Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 迟 Love That Came Too Late Is Cheaper Than Grass 迟来的深情 比草还轻贱 Quality Young Man one优质青年one1k WordsCompleted Love that comes too late is worth less than grass 54Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 校 You Can Have the Campus Belle, I'm Going After My Cold Desk Mate 校花留给你们，我去追高冷小同桌 Double Cheese双层芝士Urban944k WordsCompleted Ji Feng, the richest man in Dongjiang, was struck by a sudden serious illness. Before he died, he left his entire fortune of tens of billions to a woman named Tang Doudou. The whole city was in an uproar. Bai Yuejie was stunned. “I was with you for ten years without a name or status! And you left your entire inheritance to someone nobody can even find!” As Ji Feng lay on his deathbed, he suddenly transmigrated back to the summer when he first met Tang Doudou. With regret and joy filling his hear 363Reads6.6Score—Shelves
10. 110 重 Back to Senior Year: This Time, I Want It All 重回高三，这一次我全都要 A Brushstone of Green Ink一砚青墨Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Slice of life + One heroine + High school romance + Top student + Career + Positive and uplifting] After a life spent going nowhere, Lu Xiangyang is reborn 103 days before the college entrance exam. Standing once more at the crossroads of his life, he looks back on all the regrets of his previous life. Lu Xiangyang can’t help but grin! If you run out of money, you can earn more. But if you lose your conscience... you can earn even more. “This time, I want it all: education, career, love, a 45.3kReads8.7Score2.9kShelves
11. 111 开 I Bullied the Campus Belle from the Start, and Now We’re Getting Married After Graduation? 开局霸凌校花，毕业我们结婚了？ An August Osmanthus Tree一树八月桂Urban244k WordsOngoing [Mutual Healing]+ [One Female Lead]+ [Easygoing Daily Life]+ [Sweet Romance] When he was eighteen, Lu Yunfeng caused a girl’s death. He spent the rest of his life regretting it. At thirty, a car accident ended his life. He never expected to return to the age of eighteen. This time, he resolves to make it up to the girl and care for her in every way. He secretly helps her stay in school, guides her through hardship, and brings good fortune into her life... Lu Yunfeng only plans to help her quietl 22Reads6.3Score—Shelves
12. 112 温 Warmth 温暖 a Dong Li Xiaa东篱下4k WordsCompleted Warmth 58Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 这 This Tycoon Isn’t Interested in Women 这个神豪不近女色 Captain Cockroach蟑螂队长Urban104k WordsCompleted After quitting his job and getting struck by lightning, Chen Qiu gained a mysterious System as his companion and never had to worry about money again. He set his sights on the market and began playing a game of life and death with powerful figures. As he conquered new territory and pushed forward, his feelings gradually faded away. Could a dragon slayer build a new golden age, or would he become a new evil dragon? Every challenge put Chen Qiu to the test. And his path would carry him ever farthe —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 舔 I Was Her Simp for Four Years, Then I Quit. Why Is the Campus Beauty Panicking? 舔狗四年，我不舔了校花急了？ Chen Zhi.陈雉.Urban991k WordsCompleted Six Thousand Miles “My fishpond is packed with people. You should consider it an honor to be one of them.” Hearing those worldview-shattering words from the campus belle broke Jiang Cheng's heart for good. The girl he'd pursued for four long years was a master at stringing men along, a seasoned emotional manipulator. Reborn ten years in the past, Jiang Cheng returns with a System and refuses to give the so-called campus belle another glance. Master eight languages! Crack the human genome! Devote 1kReads7.8Score107Shelves
15. 115 季 Monsoon Winds, Warm Hearts 季风向暖 Yu Jia豫佳Modern Romance109k WordsCompleted Angst + tragic ending Ji Yuan had loved Han Annuan for many years. At last, he mustered the courage to become part of her life, only for the two of them to part ways in the end… One went to heaven, the other to hell. 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 过 Unbelievable! I Spend Ten Trillion from the Start, So How Can Anyone Else Survive? 过分！开局氪金万亿别人还怎么活 Flying Moth Tackle飞天扑了蛾Sports2.0M WordsCompleted Slain by a concealed formation while exploring a forbidden zone, he is reborn ten years in the past! At this point, the fantasy virtual game The Great Emperor Shrouds the Heavens has just launched! Lin Yi knows that The Great Emperor Shrouds the Heavens can transfer cultivation from the game to real life, and doesn't hesitate for a moment. He immediately uses everything he has to make money, then spends it all on the game! Before long, Lin Yi occupies every spot at the top of the game rankings! 8.9kReads8.1Score649Shelves
17. 117 重 Reborn: The Campus Belle Chases Me, but I Can't Hide My Talent Anymore 重生：校花倒追，我才华瞒不住了 Three Taels of Peach Blossoms, Two Taels of Wine三两桃花二两酒Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Before being reborn School Belle: “Sorry, I don't want to date anyone before college.” School Belle's Mother: “You're not good enough for my daughter. Please don't ruin her future.” After being reborn School Belle's Mother: “Silly girl, there's only a thin veil between a girl and a boy! Ye Xuan doesn't want to pay attention to you, so go after him!” School Belle: “Ye Xuan, I like you. Be my boyfriend.” Ye Xuan, hands in his pockets: “As the top science-track student, a student at Jing University 63.4kReads8.4Score5.8kShelves
18. 118 永 Eternal Immortal Realm 永恒仙域 Qingwei清微Eastern Fantasy153k WordsOngoing With a single punch, he subdues the universe; with a glance, he shatters the stars. One thought opens heaven and earth; one technique makes all paths crumble. Countless races stand tall and heroes rise everywhere, throwing the heavens into chaos. Who will rule over it all? In an age dominated by sword cultivators, a young martial artist grows stronger against all odds. Like the rising sun, he shines across the Myriad Worlds. 817Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 帝 The Emperor's Domain 帝域 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted A powerful new novel from Liu Jie San Dao, following The Immortal Martial Emperor and The Eternal Gate! At the end of the Desolate Era, the Xuanwu Emperor fell. He was the last god in the world. In the Age of Chaos, the Great Transformation True Dragon died suddenly. He was the last Immortal King in the world. Eighty thousand years ago, the old Daoist died laughing and crying. He was the last saint in the world. The laws of the Great Dao and the order of fate were full of flaws. The gods fell il 60.8kReads8.6Score6.9kShelves
20. 120 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 71.7kReads9.1Score15.9kShelves
21. 121 啊 Huh? The Strongest Mecha Pilot in the Galaxy Is a Pure Human 啊？星际最强机甲师是纯基因人类 Fake Makabaka假玛卡巴卡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After Lu Lulu fell into a coma due to an illness, she somehow became System 666. Her mission was to help the great demon Gong Mosheng in a xianxia world follow the script she'd been given and complete the plot… But at the final plot point, Gong Mosheng actually blew himself up! That lunatic blowing himself up was bad enough, but before dying, he also detonated the Sacred Demon Core, taking Lu Lulu, the System, down with him. Lu Lulu woke up on a garbage planet in the interstellar age, a pla 10.6kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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22. 122 通 After the Maid's Heartbreak Escape, the Crown Prince Cries Night After Night, Clutching a Dog 通房心碎逃跑后，太子抱狗夜夜哭 Yu Nanting玉南廷Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted Yu Niang had once been sold as a courtesan and was left with a strange illness. By chance, she became the Crown Prince’s personal medicine woman, then his bedchamber attendant. But because of her low birth, she was never given a title. The Crown Prince was handsome and noble, but cold and unfeeling. He often warned his lowly bedchamber attendant not to covet what she could never have. Yu Niang could only meekly agree. One day, a fire broke out in the Eastern Palace. The Crown Prince’s leg was pi 37.1kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves
23. 123 天 The World’s Morals Have Regressed by Three Hundred Years. What’s That to Me? 天下道德倒退三百年，关我什么事 Xing Xing Zi星星子Historical4.2M WordsOngoing [Search Tomato to watch the short drama: The Third Greatest Stratagem of All Time] Gao Yang transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty just as the Empress ascended the throne and began recruiting talent from across the land. So he volunteered himself as a poison strategist! The Empress: “Suppose you personally wiped out your enemy's entire family. As you looked at the bodies scattered everywhere, you suddenly realized there was still a child in the house. What would you do?” Gao Yang: “I'd say, ‘Re 417.6kReads9.1Score37kShelves

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    Explain "Das Kapital"

24. 124 冷 After Three Years of Cold War, He Regrets It When We Sign the Divorce Papers 冷战三年，扯证离婚他却悔红了眼 Bird Pine Rice鸟松米Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 113kReads9.2Score11.4kShelves

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    Very cruel! Worth seeing

25. 125 离 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Begged Me to Remarry Him 离婚后，前夫求复婚 Lin Weiyang林未央Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After two years of marriage, Jiang Wan had only ever seen her legendary husband on TV. So eventually, she divorced him. What she didn’t expect was for her ex-husband to start appearing in front of her all the time the very next day. At first he asked her to save his sweetheart, but later he actually said he wanted to pursue her. “Zhou Beishen, do you know who I am?” she asked him. “Internationally renowned Dr. Jiang, Professor Su’s only disciple, the top hacker J, the founder of a high-end fashi 4kReads9.0Score570Shelves
26. 126 寒 At the End of the Cold Night Lies Your Heart 寒夜尽处是卿心 Mo Huan陌缓Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted [Originally titled My Love, the Sun and Moon. Everyday life in an ancient setting + mutual salvation + seemingly delicate but inwardly strong heroine who grows over time + hero who still holds on to kindness and honor after falling from his position as a favored son of heaven] Wen Shining, the legitimate daughter of the Wen family, was confined to her home for sixteen years because of a curse claiming she would bring death to her parents and disaster upon her family. Fu Wenzhou, the second son o 28.5kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    A very interesting ancient romance novel. In the story, Wen Shining was cursed to "bring punishment to his parents" and was taken back to marry him after living in Zhuangzi for sixteen years. Fu Wenzhou was a general who had made great achievements in war but was disabled and dying due to battle injuries. Their fates were intertwined because of their marriage contract. Suitable for those who like ancient romance and two-way redemption issues

27. 127 别 Don't Cry 别哭 An Ran安然Modern Romance918k WordsCompleted What is true love? Is it a road to ruin, or being ground to dust? An Mochen and Bai Luo were entangled from the age of fifteen to eighteen, then from eighteen to twenty-seven. At last, they finally got together, thinking it was the happy ending their love had earned. Little did they know, the real conspiracy was only just beginning... 175Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Only in the darkest night can one understand the hotness of sparks, and only in the most silent tears can one be deafened. When codes and poems collide, when despair and redemption tremble at the same frequency - it turns out that love is the first ray of dawn seen by the blind. (⚠️ The electronic cry that touches the soul: prepare three tissues and start breaking the defense on the fifth page)

28. 128 坠 The Fall 坠落 Xie Xie斜斜12k WordsCompleted On our fifth wedding anniversary, I saw my husband cheating on me with my own eyes at the movie theater. After a painful divorce, strange little discrepancies began appearing all around me. Then one day, the person he'd cheated with suddenly showed up and told me that my husband had actually died on our anniversary... 10Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 刺 Bone-Chilling 刺骨 Yan Han堰晗Modern Romance909k WordsCompleted Han Zhen is a thorn in Nan Qiao’s throat: pull it out and she bleeds; swallow it and she dies. When they were young, he deceived her. She thought he simply didn’t know how to love. Only later did she understand that when he loved deeply, he was more devoted than anyone. He simply didn’t want to love her. Later, she was stripped to the bone, lost everything, and painfully came back reborn, becoming someone who no longer loved him. 5.5kReads8.2Score364Shelves
30. 130 媳 After His Wife Ran Away, He Wept 媳妇跑后，他哭了 The Princess Has Run Away from Home格格离家出走了Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [Younger man, obsessive, twisted, puppy-like wolf, told in reverse, one reborn couple, one-on-one, both leads have clean romantic pasts] She'd pin him down and beat him to a pulp. They'd scratch and claw at each other until the pampered young master bawled. She had no idea that when he grew up, she'd have to pay him emotional damages. She was mean, arrogant, and looked down on everyone. With a shamelessly pretty face, she could sweet-talk anyone. She knew how to pout and act cute, but her fists 2.9kReads9.1Score197Shelves

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    Although the belated affection is like a piece of grass, I am a native dog and I love to watch it.

31. 131 高 After Our Pride-Fueled Breakup, the Dashing Tycoon Breaks Down Begging for a Title 高傲分手后，雅痞大佬哭晕求名分 Jian Bai见白Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted [An Unconventional “Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium” Story + Reuniting After a Breakup] Tang Xi had a crush on Qu Jiangyan, a rakish orthopedic surgeon. After finally winning him over, she devoted herself to making their relationship work. They shared plenty of sweet moments, until her birthday. In a lively private room, Qu Jiangyan’s friends teased him: “Tang Xi used to chase after you like a lovesick puppy. You’ve been pretty into her this past year too. When are you making it official?” 10.6kReads7.9Score497Shelves
32. 132 豪 The Wealthy Heiress Worked Herself to Death, Then Was Reborn and Gave Up 豪门太太操劳而死，重生后摆烂了 Rock Sugar Plum冰糖梅Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [Rich-family romantic angst + dual rebirth + regretful pursuit + rekindled love] Chi Rao has been in love with Huo Wenbin since childhood. Knowing she is not good enough for him, she keeps her feelings hidden. Then Su An'an enters the picture, and the normally calm, self-possessed Huo Wenbin seems like a different person as he and Su An'an bicker, make up, and break up. Only after Su An'an finds true love and decisively breaks up with Huo Wenbin to pursue it does Chi Rao dare approach him carefu 5.7kReads5.4Score173Shelves
33. 133 异 City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] 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 482.4kReads9.7Score71.5kShelves

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    Huang Liangmeng, Zhuang Zhoudie, Lost Lamb, and Mi Cai Leyao, who no one can refuse, showed me while holding back their tears!!!

34. 134 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 48.9kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves
35. 135 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 125.7kReads9.7Score14kShelves
36. 136 我 I Owe the Underworld Three Hundred Billion 我欠地府三千亿 Sunset at Dawn清晨下夕阳Urban100k WordsOngoing Facing his massive loans, Huo Yan gradually comes to terms with reality. ...I'll never be able to pay this off in this lifetime. Why not take out another loan? To his surprise, it actually works! So he borrows more and more, eventually becoming the largest creditor in the Underworld. In the end, he successfully loans the Underworld into bankruptcy. After becoming the secret owner of the Bank of Heaven and Earth, he looks back on the past and finds that what he misses most is the everyday life of —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 137 血 Bloodstained, a Wild Rose with an Unyielding Spirit 血染，傲骨野玫瑰 Jun Luo Qing君落轻Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Women's Fiction] Important note: The heroine is not actually Xi Lianyue. This will be explained later. Because she looked like someone else, she was made to take the blame. Four years in prison were not enough. Even after her release, she still couldn't escape the mire of reality. She was forced into a pond of piranhas, used as a live test subject, made to fight Tibetan mastiffs, and had both legs broken. After all the persecution, the truth was finally revealed piece by piece. The men who had 5kReads9.0Score452Shelves

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    The heroine is very sassy, ​​not silly and sweet, she must avenge herself, the plot is compact, the early stage is very sad, everyone hurry up!!!

38. 138 从 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 214.5kReads9.6Score26.4kShelves

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    I don't want to say much, I just look at them and say nothing. . Strong recommendation

39. 139 开 From the Start, I Get Our Marriage License, and My Metaphysics-Savvy Wife Is Busy as a Spinning Top 开局领证后，玄学老婆忙成小陀螺 Little Peach Blossom小桃夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Light horror + doting romance (she pampers him at first, then they spoil each other) + several paranormal tales woven throughout] Rumor has it that the refined, shrewd, and highly intelligent president of the Su Group, the pride of the capital, was sold off by his mother. His price: three Soul-Anchoring Talismans. The buyer's demand: get married within three days. The buyer: Mu Yaoguang. A metaphysical expert born with Yin-Yang Eyes, exceptionally gifted in ghost-hunting, feng shui, physiognomy 11.2kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
40. 140 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 29.1kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves

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    The first book was okay at the beginning, but why was it so sad later on? Needless to say, the second book was a group portrait of women in the harem. In the end, everyone left with irreconcilable regrets. The fourth book has no unforgettable plot, and the plain feeling of powerlessness is even more uncomfortable.

41. 141 洞 Seeing the Future: Rising to Success from the Grassroots 洞彻先机：从基层开始平步青云 Strumming a Sword and Listening to the Tide弹剑听潮Urban5.8M WordsCompleted As the saying goes, officialdom is all about power and intrigue, where deception and danger far surpass anything in the martial world. Liu Fusheng believes that a career in public service is about balancing laws and principles, distinguishing right from wrong, upholding integrity throughout one’s life, and working for the people’s welfare. Once, he was timid and overly cautious, and his attempts to play it safe only backfired. He was wronged and his ambitions went unfulfilled. Now, he sees what’ 149.9kReads9.4Score14.2kShelves

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    There are no pretensions, the whole story is the pinnacle

42. 142 修 The Cultivation World’s Sickly Number One 修真界第一病秧子 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 262.5kReads9.7Score28.5kShelves

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    I recommend books. These two books are very sad. I cried when I read them. I highly recommend them.

43. 143 开 From the Start, I Sold Dad’s Company and Used Technology to Rule the World 开局卖掉老爹公司，科技称霸世界 If Not Steamed Buns, Then Steamed Baozi不蒸馒头蒸包子Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [System] + [Industry and Technology] + [Power Fantasy] + [Dominating Through Technology] Reborn in 2017, he obtains a cutting-edge technology system. The protagonist starts in the new energy industry, then moves into smartphones, drones, rockets, lithography machines, and other fields of industrial technology. When the time is right, he develops quantum technology, ion propulsion, life support systems, controlled nuclear fusion, space navigation, and more, setting out beyond Earth... Countless n 3kReads6.6Score142Shelves
44. 144 重 Back to 2023: After Leaving with Nothing, I Made Ten Billion in a Flash! 重回2023：净身出户后，秒赚百亿！ Niu Pang牛胖Urban327k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was a scoundrel and a gambler, who gambled away everything and lost his wife and children. Reborn, he turns over a new leaf and makes things right with his wife and daughter. Armed with memories that let him see the future, he exploits information gaps, takes control of the stock market, manipulates real estate, and crushes global capital. In business circles, there's only one thing people say about him: "I'm invincible. Do whatever you want." 10Reads5.8Score—Shelves
45. 145 亏 Losing My Way to Riches, Starting with a Tiny Inn 亏成首富，从一家小宾馆开始 Please Try Just a Little Harder请再努力一点点吧Urban852k WordsCompleted [Lose Money] [Treat Employees Well] [Reform the Industry] [Delivery, Food Delivery, Security] [One Million Employee Plan] Li Fei is down on his luck and running a tiny inn. One day, a System drops out of the sky. As long as he loses money, he can get cashback, and the more employees he has, the higher his salary gets. Then he'll lose money like crazy and hire employees like crazy. One thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand... Ultimately, his goal is to hire a million employees! 1.8kReads7.2Score109Shelves
46. 146 捡 The Art of the Steal 捡漏 The Real Gold Yuanbao金元宝本尊Urban11.9M WordsCompleted One glance spans a hundred years, and I am reborn in the modern city. A golden age of art, a world of antique collecting. Qin Dynasty steles and Zhou Dynasty ritual vessels, ancient inscriptions and paintings. Bronze and blue-and-white porcelain, jadeite and precious gems. Every rare treasure under heaven is in my hands. Reborn in the modern city, Jin Feng relies on his peerless eye for antiques to rise, step by step, to the top. He will carry forward the nation’s most time-honored culture and p 19kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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    #RebirthReturn starts the treasure hunt! Stone gambling, antiques, warehouse auctions, all treasures are mine!!

47. 147 鬼 Ghost Eyes: Treasure Hunting Across the World 鬼瞳：寻宝天下 Mountain Peak山峰Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (Hardcore Antiques Appraisal + Not a Power Fantasy + One Female Lead + No Cultivation.) The porcelain he painstakingly copied could fool the experts at the Palace Museum. The objects he carved on a whim could make self-proclaimed masters of the Yangzhou school acknowledge him as their teacher. What others dismissed as rubble, he treasured as priceless, then sold for millions. His name was Zhao Xuan. Blind since childhood, he had chanced upon the legacy of the Heavenly Eye. Finding hidden tr 17.9kReads9.2Score4kShelves
48. 148 古 Finding Antiques and Bargains, Starting in 1985 古玩捡漏从1985开始 Mint Bureau造币总厂Urban1.6M WordsCompleted After spending half his life in the antiques trade, middle-aged Luo Jun is reborn in a dream in 1985, back in an era when buying grain required ration coupons. He becomes a clerk at a trust store. With the antique knowledge he accumulated in his previous life and memories of a future beyond his time, Luo Jun thrives at work and makes a name for himself in the collectors' world. Step by step, he grows into someone he never would have dared imagine becoming in his past life... [Period piece + an 6.5kReads8.6Score554Shelves
49. 149 环 Treasure Hunting Around the World: Starting at a Mystery Box Warehouse 环球寻宝：从盲盒仓库开始 Rock 'n' Roll Pineapple Candy摇滚菠萝糖Urban1.3M WordsCompleted After a car accident and a divorce, Chen Rui's luck hit rock bottom. Then he suddenly gained the supernatural ability known as the Golden Eye. Watch as Chen Rui uses his power to spot treasures hidden in plain sight, starting with bargain finds in Europe and America, and turns his life around. Pearls and jade, antique porcelain and collectibles: bring them all to me! Treasures from the East, the West, Africa, and South America: they're all mine! Setting sail from North America, Chen Rui swears t 298Reads8.1Score113Shelves
50. 150 我 After Getting a Spatial Ring, I Became Infinitely Wealthy 我有了空间戒指后，财富无限 Falling into the Dust坠入尘埃Urban1.5M WordsCompleted After losing both his parents, Lin Zhennan inherits the secondhand bookstore and art shop his father left behind. By chance, a spider that has cultivated for ten thousand years is struck by Lin Zhennan's palm just as its spiritual essence is at its weakest, during a thunderstorm. Its original spirit enters his body, and through a twist of fate, Lin Zhennan inherits its supernatural abilities. Later, he obtains an ancient, powerful spatial ring, which contains a small world of its own. Before lon 22.6kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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