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1. 1 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 85kReads9.6Score15kShelves

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   This book is really good to read, but the twist is too simple. It's so sweet at the beginning, but so sad at the end. It took me 3 days and I still can't get out of it. I'm really upset. Jiang Qiao and Xu Si really match each other, but in the end I still feel sad😭😭

2. 2 十 Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score231.9kShelves
3. 3 恶 The Wicked Villain Is Too Hot, and the Passionate Young Master Loves Fiercely 恶毒反派太惹火，狂情霸少狠狠爱 Bian'er, Open the Door, It's Me, Quacklin Frog辩儿开门我呱林蛙啊Two Male Leads378k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + ABO + Showbiz + Intense Push and Pull + 1v1] [Cool-headed, slow-on-the-uptake, hot-tempered straight guy vs. Unhinged, twisted heir of a powerful Beijing family] The rating is low because this is a new book and the score has only just opened. Don't let it put you off, folks! Shen Ranxin transmigrated into the body of a C-list celebrity who was notorious for endless scandals, and was also a villain. If he could just finish the plot, he'd inherit a fortune worth hundreds of billi 38kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves
4. 4 身 With a Terminal Illness, I Heal the Whole World with My Songs 身患绝症的我，用歌治愈全世界 Old-Age Rice Scoop老年饭勺Urban442k WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entertainment + System + healing + livestreaming + redemption + one heroine] At just eighteen, Wen He is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. A System descends and binds itself to him: “Set Sail for Your Dream.” Even though he grew up in a cold and unfeeling family, and even as illness ravages his body, Wen He still heals everyone with his songs. Having been caught in the rain himself, he wants to hold an umbrella over others. His song “The Good Things of This World Are Intertwi 13.3kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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   This book is really good. He is a very gentle boy. Even if he is in darkness, he still faces the world gently. He really makes me cry to death.

5. 5 贵 The Villainess Awakens at the Aristocratic Academy 贵族学院的女配觉醒后 Southern Wine in Huaibei南酒在淮北Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted [Multiple loops + elite academy F3 + love triangle chaos + irresistible charm + ensemble cast + class oppression + over-the-top Mary Sue melodrama] Xia Zhi awakens to the truth: she was born into the world of an elite-academy novel and became the doomed cannon-fodder villainess. The book revolves around its heroine, Qiao Zhixi, and the academy’s F3. The heroine’s refusal to bow to power catches the F3’s attention. But the heroine keeps dying for one reason or another, causing the world of the no 1.5kReads7.0Score—Shelves

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   ✨The first potential new book! The subject matter is really novel, and it is full of regrets every time. The heroine thought she was doing a task to make the original heroine happy, but it was actually a dream caused by her own heart. ✨The second book, the plot is unfolded from the first point of view, forced love, the heroine lost her dear ones again and again, everything seemed like God was playing a trick on her, and she was forced to compromise again and again.

6. 6 玻 The Glass Cage 玻璃之笼 A Leaf of Sunflower一叶葵Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted [No moral boundaries] [The wholesome sections are available as a full-cast audiobook] My older sister has a boyfriend who seems perfect. He treats her well, is good to our parents, and is good to me, too. I thought they were made for each other. Until that Christmas night, when I finally realized he was nothing but a complete bastard. 43.6kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves
7. 7 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 139.3kReads9.8Score15.9kShelves

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   Actually, it's not a knife at all. Why do so many people talk about it? [Learned]

8. 8 师 My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬，那我只能开挂了 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 140kReads9.4Score12.9kShelves
9. 9 季 Mr. Ji, Stop Hurting Me. Miss Shu Is Already Married 季总别虐了，舒小姐已嫁人 Warm Words温言暖语Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted As Ji Sihan’s secret lover, Shu Wan stayed by his side for five years. She thought that if she was obedient and sweet, she could warm his heart. But she never expected to be abandoned in the end. Shu Wan had always been gentle. She neither argued nor made a scene, and didn’t even ask him for a penny. She simply walked out of his world. But when she was about to marry someone else, he suddenly pinned her against the wall and kissed her like a madman. Shu Wan couldn’t quite figure out what Mr. Ji 35.3kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves

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   The one with the knife is here, I'm so abused [I'm about to cry] [I'm about to cry] [I'm about to cry] [I'm about to cry] [I'm about to cry] [I'm about to cry] [I'm about to cry] [I'm about to cry] [I'm about to cry]

10. 10 只 As Long as I Outlive You All, I'll Be Invincible 只要把你们都熬死，我就能无敌 Sour Candy酸宝Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Cultivation is a path toward immortality, but one’s lifespan eventually runs out. That is why cultivators must keep advancing, becoming saints and emperors to extend their lives. Chen Xia, however, was the complete opposite. Ever since he transmigrated, he had been immortal, and he had also gained a stat-allocation System. For every year he lived, he earned one attribute point. And so, a legend arose throughout the Myriad Worlds about an ultimate schemer. “A gentleman’s revenge is never too late 90.7kReads9.3Score8.2kShelves

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    The ship of the new era cannot carry the ghosts of the old era

11. 11 穿 Reborn as the Crown Prince of a Fallen Kingdom, I Throw Myself into the Enemy’s Arms 穿成亡国太子我直接投入敌军怀抱 Hu Yan.胡言.Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Completed. Search “Fanqie Listen” for the full-cast audiobook. [Manic, unhinged, vicious beauty vs. proper, restrained, aloof Buddha-like lord] [Two male leads + equally matched + mutual secret crush + both virgins] From the start, he was on an ancient battlefield, surrounded by soldiers and generals splattered with blood. He was the crown prince of a fallen kingdom. With a sworn enemy ahead, pursuers behind, and the burden of restoring his country on his shoulders, who could stay sane? While he 17.2kReads9.6Score2.9kShelves
12. 12 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 103.4kReads9.7Score20.6kShelves

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    It's all cruel, go watch it [smile]

13. 13 深 Hidden in Late Winter 深藏晚冬 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Two top students + love that grows over time + youth and school days + angst] Gentle, sweet girl × jealous, cocky boy * At sixteen, he said he wanted to become a police officer and protect the people. She said she wanted to become a doctor and save lives. * At seventeen, he said, “We met in winter, Wen Yu. We'll spend so many more winters together. Take care of this white camellia for me for now.” The wind lifted the hem of the boy's coat, and his eyes shone. So she rem 3kReads9.3Score640Shelves
14. 14 红 Red and White Wedding 红白囍 AyeAyeCaptainTwo Male Leads186k WordsCompleted [Republican-era nostalgia + supernatural + two male leads + equally matched powerhouses + pure-hearted madmen] [Brilliant and passionate young diviner Tian Suanzi, Mu Geshen X cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside heir to a family of physicians, the saintly doctor Chai Shuxin] A funeral is mournful, a wedding joyful, I travel from the world of the living to the Yellow Springs, Prepare incense, candles, paper horses, and a bridal sedan, Lady Meng offers us the nuptial wine. White paper, red rob 52.1kReads9.7Score12.8kShelves
15. 15 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 89.5kReads9.7Score14.9kShelves
16. 16 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 63.3kReads9.5Score12kShelves
17. 17 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 100.2kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
18. 18 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 71.8kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves
19. 19 缺 Oxygen Deprivation 缺氧 Lemon Fox柠檬狐Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted Who is Tang Wu? The Tang family's least-loved illegitimate daughter. Apart from her talented hands for painting, all she has is a pretty face. Who is Huo Yunshen? The third son of the Huo family, and the most eligible bachelor in all of Binhai City, pursued by countless women. When they first met, Tang Wu summoned all her courage and offered herself to Huo Yunshen. At the time, Huo Yunshen thought women were fussy, troublesome, and noisy. It wasn't until their lavish wedding, when Tang Wu leaped 1.4kReads9.0Score353Shelves
20. 20 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.3kReads8.9Score3.9kShelves
21. 21 想 I Want to Kick the Author’s Head Like a Ball 想把作者脑袋当球踢 Nighttime Farewell Song夜诉离歌Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted [Happy ending in the bonus chapters! Angst! Read at your own risk!] After a serious illness, Li Ruozhi suddenly realized that the world she lived in was a novel, and she was nothing but a minor side character... The bus that arrived at the stop at exactly 7:30 every morning, the top student in her class who slept through every lesson yet still came first in every exam, and the fact that she couldn’t remember her childhood: all of it showed that this world wasn’t real. Then one day, a transfer st 2.4kReads8.9Score296Shelves

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    The later stage is very sharp🔪

22. 22 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 55.9kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves

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    It's a masterpiece, the first book is tortured from beginning to end, and it's the ceiling of be literature.

23. 23 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. 123.3kReads9.7Score13.8kShelves
24. 24 噬 Tears of the Gu 噬蛊泪 Jiang Chan, Who Loves Thai Lions喜欢泰狮的江蝉Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, a brain surgeon saves a sickly, sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside patient, only to get herself caught up in the mess too. The male lead is ill from the start, but he’s no pushover. The female lead soon cures him, and then he takes on the whole world. The Ci’en Clinic has been practicing medicine for generations. To inherit the family business and investigate the deaths of her father and brother, Lin Yun has long disguised herself as a man while treating patients. O 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Suspense reasoning, life and death sadomasochism, road construction field competition + heartthrob

25. 25 见 Seeing Spring 见春天 Ling Min凌忞6k WordsCompleted See Springtime 346Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is also awesome, go read it!

26. 26 律 Seeking the Way in the Legal World 律界问道 Half a Scholar半个书生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Comeback and growth + charming lawyer + mysteries surrounding cold cases + officialdom and workplace + wits and will] He turns his life around, with Death brushing past him several times. A string of cold cases remain shrouded in mystery... 589Reads—Score111Shelves

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    Passion, years, mystery, thrills, excitement, fog,!!!!

27. 27 道 The Way Begins, the Struggle for the Way 道起道争 Scattered Remnants of the Past错落曾经Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing When Heaven and Earth first came into being, the myriad paths descended, yet eternal enslavement became the fate of every race. When the sinister Dao sweeps through the heavens with a blood-red fog, devouring all creation, and the ominous Dao spreads like a plague, corroding the foundations of the myriad paths, the entire cosmos becomes a flock of lambs waiting for slaughter. Lin Jin, a young man from a remote border town, rises to prominence after accidentally obtaining a fragment of the source —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A masterpiece of classic traditional fantasy novels!!

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