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1. 1 临 Critical Deal 临界交易 Qingyang轻飏Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted [Career growth + supportive lover + older man + carefully laid plans] (Not a story about saints, so please skip it if that bothers you.) At Anding Capital, two things were always said about Cheng Lizhou: First, none of the projects he signed ever fell through before the roadshow. Second, the Chinese partner who had returned from London led an almost absurdly clean private life. His calendar showed nothing but flight numbers and meeting times. Only later did Ye Shuwan learn that neither of thos 31.8kReads9.2Score4.1k14d adds

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   The female lead is bright, gentle, and intelligent (a graduate of Peking University's Guanghua School of Management), ambitious and driven in her career. The male lead is extremely intelligent and capable, meticulous and serious in his work; his good looks are secondary 🤦🤦, and he's not a brainless, domineering CEO. The portrayal of their love story, their career growth, and their professional choices is superb; the characters are vividly depicted, and the scenes are incredibly lifelike. A perfect score!

2. 2 菟 The Dodder Doll 菟丝娃娃 Fish Ball o鱼丸oModern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Daddy-style nurturing + taking her by force (forced love) + winning her back + obsessive love + the male lead submits] ososos! Top-tier daddy VS little white rabbit! I long for someone to love me fiercely until death, to understand that love is as powerful as death, and to stay by my side forever. Living under someone else's roof, she played the clinging parasitic vine, the harmless little white rabbit. With her dewy eyes and soft, fair body, Bai Ya reached out, and the man sensed the scent o 3.4kReads9.0Score31414d adds

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   It's really beautiful!

3. 3 病 The Obsessive Jerk Is Too Much: His Green-Tea Canary Quits 病娇太疯批，绿茶金丝雀她不干了 Liu Yuyu柳鱼鱼Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + yandere + mutual flirting + System + conquest + one true pairing] A coy, alluring beauty versus a possessive, abstinent CEO After the Time Management Bureau director was cheated on by their partner, they happened to pick up a sugary romance novel full of lovey-dovey scenes between the leads. Displeased, they flew into a rage and sent an unlucky soul to wreak havoc. Chi Li was that unlucky soul. She transmigrated into the novel The CEO's One and Only Wh 16.4kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
4. 4 穿 I Became the Second Female Lead in an Angsty Novel, So I'm Lying Flat 穿成虐文女二我躺平了 Purple-Robed Evil Emperor紫裳邪皇Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted (Both leads are pure; the heroine is beautiful, sweet, and clever.) Cheng Qingqing is a modern young woman who transmigrates into a book as the doomed second female lead, a relative staying at the Duke’s residence. The second female lead is breathtakingly beautiful but brainless, spending all her time scheming to seduce the heir and the Third Prince. Cheng Qingqing is speechless at this plot. She isn’t boy-crazy, but she has no choice but to follow the story. While playing her part, she quietly 16.9kReads8.9Score1.8k14d adds
5. 5 穿 I Transmigrated as the Villain and Became the Biggest CP Fan 穿成反派带头磕CP Fish and Xi鱼与晞Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted What does it feel like to wake up and transmigrate into the villainess of a pure-love novel you've read, the male lead's own sister-in-law? Ming Li just wanted to say: what could be a more convenient identity for shipping a CP? She's a wealthy heiress worth hundreds of millions, with a handsome, rich, generous CEO husband who never comes home. With her built-in God's-eye view, she gets to witness every sweet moment between the actual couple herself. As a CP fan, she can revel in all the romantic 832Reads8.7Score10314d adds
6. 6 穿 Transmigrated into the Down-and-Out Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife 穿成落魄大佬的恶毒前妻 Chen Tumao陈土猫Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Xia Yutong transmigrates into the male lead’s villainous ex-wife, and three men pursue her... In the original story, Xia Yutong cares about nothing but money. She abandons her country fiancé, Su Yuanzheng, but on the day they break off their engagement, someone schemes to get her pregnant by him. After she becomes pregnant, her health prevents her from getting an abortion. Xia Yutong gives birth and immediately runs away, getting involved with two sugar daddies so she can live a life of luxury. 1.4kReads8.2Score10514d adds
7. 7 人 You Only Live Once, So Freedom Matters Most 人活一世，自在最重要 A River in Xiang一湘之江Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A little fun, a little funny, a little heartwarming, a little touching, a few tears, and a bit of melodrama She only liked feeling a little tipsy. Then she woke up one morning to find that her husband of three years wanted a divorce. No, no. That absolutely would not do. She never wanted to suffer the pain of being pressured to marry again. Whether a man was around or not didn't matter. Her marital status did. If they didn't divorce, she could just live as a widow. He could have his beloved wiv 17.7kReads9.1Score2k14d adds

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   The first book was very refreshing. As a bookworm of over ten years, it was a breath of fresh air, with no jumps in content, and I didn't want to miss a single chapter. The second book was a sweet romance, which made me want to have a sweet love affair myself. However, it's better to watch others have their own love stories.

8. 8 别 Don't Be So Wild, You Take Off for the Heavens at the Drop of a Hat 别那么野，一言不合就上天 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted Publication rights sold [A cold, sharp-tongued commercial airline captain VS an ace female pilot and captain] (Dual captains + sweet romance + devoted love + workplace romance) On the day Cen Yilou took office as the new president of Nebula Airlines, Lu Ling hired herself a pretty boy. He was handsome, great in bed, and could do the laundry and cook. Most importantly, he looked about 40 percent like her dream guy. She was quite pleased. After a setback at work, she said dejectedly, "I don't thin 3.9kReads9.2Score64214d adds
9. 9 准 I Was Going to Be a Security Guard, Then the Life Comeback System Arrived! 准备当保安，人生逆袭系统来了！ Cow Who Loves Fish爱吃鱼的牛Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Single Heroine] + [A Little Office Politics] + [Rising from the Bottom] + [Criminal Investigations] + [Realistic Human Relationships] Lin Fan graduated from university dreaming of becoming a police officer. Just as he was preparing to take the civil service exam, his comeback System arrived ten years early! [At thirty-three, you graduated from university but achieved nothing. You work as an auxiliary police officer, own no car or home, have no savings, and are still single!] [Now that you’ve re 115Reads6.5Score10814d adds
10. 10 替 I Took My Younger Brother’s Place in the Army and Became a General. Now He Wants My Merits Back 替弟从军成将军，归来问我要战功 When Shall We Trim the Candle by the Western Window Together?何时西窗共剪Urban306k WordsOngoing [Invincible, Crushing All Opposition + High-Martial World + Decisive and Ruthless + Blood-Pumping Power Fantasy] Ye Linyuan woke up to find he had transmigrated to a high-martial world and become a soldier about to be sent to the battlefield. After checking his memories, he discovered that his father was the commander-in-chief of the Demon Suppression Army in Jiangbei Province, and that he came from a distinguished family. The front lines were in turmoil, and alien beasts were invading. The wh 12.1kReads6.7Score54614d adds
11. 11 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 1MReads9.3Score123.9k14d adds
12. 12 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. 118.2kReads9.7Score13.7k14d adds
13. 13 春 The Spring Breeze Blows Through Yumen Pass! 春风吹度玉门关！ Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted [They marry at the start + married life + sweet romance + native-born leads + mutually devoted] Gentle, tolerant, and magnanimous heroine & jealous, rough-around-the-edges puppy-dog hero The sixth year of the Zhending reign, spring. The old Duchess of Dingguo knelt before the Empress Dowager, asking for a marriage match for her grandson Yun Zheng, who was guarding the northwest. The emperor honored the Yun family’s generations of loyal service. Having also heard that the Cui family’s daughters 23.4kReads9.0Score2.9k14d adds

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    ① A soul from another world, interesting and resilient, leading her sect to great heights and becoming renowned among other sects. The plot is full of twists and turns, and the number of chapters isn't too many. Both the male and female leads are strong, with the male lead acting more like a companion and guide on the female lead's journey of growth. ② The female lead marries the male lead from afar. Before seeing her, the male lead was stubborn and wouldn't listen, but after meeting her, he was completely captivated. He absolutely adores her! The female lead is gentle, generous, and decisive, and the male lead is utterly charmed! I personally think both of these books are excellent; anyone who likes this kind of thing should check them out! Highly recommended!!!

14. 14 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 305.9kReads9.5Score42.1k14d adds

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    I'm begging for someone who hasn't read this before to read it again! This is an incredibly, incredibly good novel!

15. 15 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 79.5kReads9.5Score8.2k14d adds

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    All of them have high scores of 9.5 or above, and they are all written by the same author. The writing is excellent, and the male and female leads are very well-developed. They definitely deserve a place in the world of domineering CEO novels!

16. 16 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 44.7kReads9.4Score5.9k14d adds
17. 17 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 22.7kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds

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    Show them all! They're all excellent, highly recommended!

18. 18 这 This Is Showbiz! No Going Crazy in Public! 这里是娱乐圈！禁止随地大小癫！ Warm Chestnut暖栗栗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry] [Livestream variety show] [Comedy and memes] [Face-slapping and punishing the scum] [Real and fake heiresses] Wen Yao and the fake heiress were both reborn at the turning point of their fates. In their previous lives, Wen Yao chose a blind date, while the fake heiress chose a variety show. The fake heiress failed to ride on her washed-up brother’s coattails and instead got the whole internet hating her after one bizarre stunt after another! Wen Yao, meanwhile, met the Cr 9.5kReads8.7Score1.3k14d adds
19. 19 小 The Tiny Boss Is Everyone's Favorite, and She Coddles Her Scumbag Dad Like He's Her Placenta 小小老子当团宠，把渣爹当胎盘哄 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition of A Boat in a Single Thought is now available on all platforms. [Comedy + raising kids + everyone’s favorite + 1v1 romance + devoted couple + the adult heroine’s love interest is Lu Jinghuai] [A funny, sunny heroine who actually has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve x a saintly beauty who is really a sinister, venomous schemer] Ji Nian transmigrates into a novel where the heroine is adored by everyone, becoming the universally disliked biological daughter of the heroine’s pow 89.8kReads9.6Score11.6k14d adds
20. 20 漂 The Pretty Little Airhead Caught the Brooding School Heartthrob's Eye 漂亮笨蛋她被偏执校草盯上了 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted [A possessive, jealous husband who’s all bark and no bite x a sweet, clingy, adorable heroine] [Mostly campus life x long-planned romance x doting boyfriend x pure sweetness, no angst] Pei Mian was chosen by the Jin family to be Jin Shichuan’s future fiancée and little study companion. Then she realized she was living inside a novel. The male lead was Jin Shichuan, and the female lead was his first love. As for Pei Mian, she had been cast as a doomed supporting character whose job was to bring t 11.4kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
21. 21 可 Adorably Aggressive 可爱侵略症 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Super sweet + devoted to each other + childhood sweethearts + growing-up romance + secret crush] [Scheming, doting daddy type x straightforward sweetheart] Compared with her own brother, Xu Chuyan, Xu Qiao spent most of her time growing up by the side of Lu Jiyuan, the boy next door. Xu Qiao had always thought that, when she grew up, she would marry Lu Jiyuan, just as the adults said she would. Until one day, her roommate sidled up to her, full of doubts, and whispered, “Who acts like someone’ 24.8kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds
22. 22 服 Giving In 服软 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, sweet-natured actress vs. lovesick, doting CEO who embodies the ideal husband] - To help her older sister find love, Lin Yang's own mother set her up for a night together. Lin Yang got pregnant, and the father was the rumored Qin heir who supposedly had no interest in women. Young Master Qin said they should get married. Lin Yang refused. Qin Jue: “I'll give you a hundred million for signing the marriage papers.” Lin Yang: “Woohoo, sounds great!” - The night their child was born, 13.6kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
23. 23 7 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 728Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    Do you really understand your family and friends? Perhaps they aren't human at all, maybe they're demons! If it weren't for a special forces soldier participating in a highly classified mission, none of this would have been known to the world…

24. 24 念 Yearning, Yearning! 念念，念念！ A Piece of Candy in My Palm掌心有颗糖Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Extra Sweet + Campus + Wealthy Families + Entertainment Industry + Both Pure] On the day Xie Yanwen turned nineteen, he suddenly gained a daughter. The little girl sat in the police station and pointed at him, telling the officers pitifully, “He’s my dad.” Looking at the pitiful little girl, Xie Yanwen kept a blank face while screaming internally. How could he have a daughter only a year younger than him? But from then on, he had a little shadow following him everywhere. The girl was especially 5kReads9.1Score40414d adds

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    [Super Sweet + Campus + Rich Family + Entertainment Industry + Both are Clean] On Xie Yanwen's 19th birthday, he gained a daughter. The little girl sat in the police station, pointing at him and pitifully telling the police, "He's my dad." Xie Yanwen looked at the pitiful little girl, expressionless but inwardly cursing. He could actually have a daughter only a year younger than him? But from then on, he had a little shadow following him around; the little girl was exceptionally clingy. Xie Yanwen thought, having her around might not be so bad. After all, she was so well-behaved. One day, a sweet young girl appeared before him, arm in arm with a man, smiling brightly as she introduced him, "This is my boyfriend." Xie Yanwen's expression instantly turned icy, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Does your boyfriend know who I am to you?" Xu Nianyi blinked: "Aren't you me..." Xie Yanwen pulled her close, kissing her lips fiercely in front of her boyfriend, his eyes threatening, "What am I?" Xu Nianyi pursed her bitten lip, reluctantly humming, "My husband." When Xu Nianyi was 20, Xie Yanwen was 40; the age gap made their love exceptionally difficult. To avoid holding her back, Xie Yanwen schemed to divorce her. Until the moment he died, she saw their wedding ring, with the poem he had personally engraved on it: "I dislike hearing the world's words, I think of my beloved." Given a second chance, Xu Nianyi returned to when Xie Yanwen was 20, without the age gap, finally able to love each other properly. But she had been hurt by him in her past life, and she wanted to get back at him, so she pointed at him and told the police, "He's my father."

25. 25 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds

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    When you awaken in a strange "Land of the End," finding yourself nameless and without a past, yet retaining certain unsettling "skills"—what would you do? There's only one rule: unravel the secrets of the world within ten days, or face annihilation. In this bizarre survival game, trust is a luxury, memory a dangerous commodity, and the rules themselves may be traps. The protagonists must navigate the pressure of a countdown, navigating unknown adversaries and solving puzzles on the brink of life and death. Every choice could lead to survival or hasten destruction. Is oblivion a curse or salvation? Is survival instinct or madness? If you enjoy high-stakes strategic gameplay, extreme survival tactics, and examinations of humanity, *Ten Days to the End* will take you on an unpredictable final battle. The countdown has begun—how many days will you survive?

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