Any Good Books That Aren't Pure Fluff? Something Bittersweet Would Be Great 有没有好看的书，不要纯甜的，最好酸涩一点

1. 101 房 Real Estate Storm 房产风暴 Morning Glow Yaoyao晨曦妖妖21k WordsCompleted Real Estate Storm —Reads—Score—Shelves

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2. 102 阮 Ruan Chen Enjing (Complete in 2 Volumes) 阮陈恩静（全2册） Lü Yihan吕亦涵Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted Married first, falling in love later, with an older woman and younger man, plus one tip every day for winning over a domineering CEO. On the day Li En marries Ruan Qichen, he asks her for a divorce. To save their marriage, she tries every method she can think of, hoping to win Ruan Qichen's heart from every angle. Ruan Qichen is an upright man with a bad temper, but when his wife throws all kinds of “heart-winning schemes” at him, this straight-laced guy manages to hold his temper and counter ev 914Reads9.4Score180Shelves

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3. 103 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. 120kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves

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   ** [A Blend of Reality and Romance! "My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant" - A Healing Tale for Urban Souls]** When a down-on-his-luck musician meets a mysterious female tenant, the story under the same roof is far more complex than imagined—she carries a hidden past, he carries shattered dreams, and two lonely souls unexpectedly collide in the cold city. **◆ Explosive Realism!** This isn't a clichéd sweet cohabitation story, but rather a test and redemption between adults. Every late-night balcony conversation, every unintentional exchange of glances, hides countless untold stories. **◆ Engaging Characters!** The 26-year-old female tenant is a sophisticated office lady by day, but secretly cries in her room at night; the male lead appears carefree, but his songs are deeply poignant. The tug-of-war between these two strong characters is captivating! **◆ Memorable Quotes!** "This city is too big, so big that I've lost myself; this room is too small, so small that I can't escape your eyes"—the author uses delicate strokes to dissect the spiritual predicament of urban youth. When *Finding Mr. Right* meets *Chungking Express*, this novel weaves a modern fairy tale that's both painful and heartwarming, using coffee stains, guitar strings, and unspoken confessions. Get your tissues ready—this healing journey is going to be incredibly powerful!

4. 104 我 After I Scored One Point on the College Entrance Exam, My Little Sister Panicked 我高考1分后，妹妹慌了 For Instance, a Chestnut举个板栗10k WordsCompleted The college entrance exam results came out, and I got just one point. And that was only because I accidentally wrote down a solution on the math paper. My mother went mad. My younger sister went mad. But I laughed. In my previous life, my sister used a score-swapping System to exchange our results. Top universities fought over her, while I, the top student in our grade, could only get into a vocational school. Then the school even expelled me and struck my name from the records. My sister even c 1.4kReads—Score145Shelves
5. 105 不 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 78.3kReads9.4Score12.8kShelves

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   The palace is a treacherous place, the emperor's heart unfathomable. The palace maids tremble with fear, terrified of losing their lives at any moment. An Jiu transmigrates into the body of a lowly palace maid, taking on the name "Xiao Chun." Hearing that her predecessors all died at the emperor's hands, she trembles in fear—is this tyrant a master at beheading palace maids? Little does she know that the rumoredly ruthless young emperor is actually a proud and talkative rascal in private, constantly muttering to his canary in the imperial study: "That Xiao Chun is clumsy, she even put my memorials crooked… but when she smiled at me today, it was… quite beautiful." An Jiu eavesdrops in a corner, suppressing her laughter until she suffers internal injuries. Later, she is dragged to the dragon throne for "retribution." The emperor's ears turn bright red, and he fiercely presses his forehead against hers: "If you eavesdrop again, I will… punish you to serve me for life!" [Tyrant × Timid and Cute Palace Maid, Sweet and Pampering, 1v1, Both Pure] Whether his blade is sharp or not is unknown, but his stubbornness and soft heart are certain!

6. 106 雾 Mist-Shrouded Indulgence 雾色靡靡 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted Aloof doctor × graceful beauty Rekindled love + a long road to winning her back + a powerful man lowering his head / both leads are each other’s only partners Ni Wu takes her daughter to the hospital, where the attending physician turns out to be her boyfriend from years ago. They’ve been apart for seven years. She changed her name long ago and has slimmed down from being very overweight. He doesn’t recognize her, and has no idea she secretly had his daughter. Her daughter holds her hand. “Mommy 25.2kReads8.5Score3.4kShelves
7. 107 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 142kReads9.7Score108kShelves

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   I've watched it several times, it's so beautiful! 🥰🥰🥰

8. 108 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 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
9. 109 聚EN The Immortal Treasure Basin 聚宝仙盆 Tropical Fruit Milk Tea香果味奶茶Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation] [No System]. By a twist of fate, He Pingsheng, an outer disciple of the Taixu Sect, obtains a [Cornucopia] and embarks on the path of cultivation. Place a low-grade [Qi-Gathering Pill] into the basin, and one day later, it becomes two pills, both of them top-grade. Put in an ordinary cultivation technique, and it becomes a Heaven-tier technique. Treasures, medicinal herbs, spirit stones, and more can all be placed inside and enhanced. From then on, He Pingsheng walks toward 398.9kReads8.7Score30.5kShelves
10. 110 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 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
11. 111 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted 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 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves
12. 112 妖 The Beautiful Demon Wife 妖妻美人 Qia Ling Little Taoist恰灵小道Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted I've slept in a coffin since I was little. When I was six, a snake slipped inside and stayed with me in the coffin for six years… 3.7kReads8.9Score424Shelves

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    ### **"I Learned to Slay Gods in a Mental Hospital": When Madness Becomes Power, the Mental Hospital Becomes a Forbidden Zone for Gods!** A groundbreaking, mind-blowing urban fantasy masterpiece! #### **📖 High-energy from the start: The "madmen" in the mental hospital are actually god-slayers?** "Doctor, I can really see gods." "Hmm, this is a typical symptom of schizophrenia. Increase the dosage." When the protagonist, Lin Qiye, is locked up in a mental hospital, everyone thinks he's just another delusional patient. Until one day, a blood moon hangs in the sky, monsters descend, and the entire city descends into madness— **Only the "patients" in the mental hospital remain conscious.** It turns out, this isn't a hospital at all, but a secret base imprisoning "superdimensional awakeners"! And Lin Qiye's "hallucinations" are precisely the **Absolute Eye of Insight**, capable of slaying gods. --- #### **🔥 Why is this book so addictive?** **1. **💡 Revolutionary Setting: Mental Hospital = Superpower Training Camp?** - What you perceive as a mental hospital is actually a secret "supernatural response agency" established by the state. - Every "patient" possesses special abilities: some can manipulate time, some can devour darkness, and Lin Qiye... He can see through the weaknesses of gods! 2. **⚔️ High-octane Battles: Mortals VS Gods, Extreme Pressure!** - When ancient gods in a Cthulhu style descend, ordinary humans can only become sacrifices, but Lin Qiye and his "fellow patients" will defy the heavens and slay the gods! - The battle scenes are highly cinematic, especially the "Battle of the Blood Moon" and the "Abyss Corridor," which are considered top-tier descriptions in online novels! 3. **🎭 Character Development: Madman? Genius? Or Savior?** - **Lin Qiye**: Seemingly gentle, but terrifyingly calm. His ability is not brute force, but a **fatal blow under absolute rationality**. - **Other "Fellow Patients":** Each person has their own madness and obsession, making teamwork both hilarious and shocking, reminiscent of the Tarot gathering in *Lord of Mysteries*! 4. **🌌 Grand Worldview: A Perfect Blend of Gods, Superpowers, and Cthulhu Elements** - The gods in the book are not the traditional "immortals" of fantasy novels, but rather indescribable beings closer to Cthulhu mythos, filled with eeriness and oppression. - As the plot unfolds, the truth of the world is gradually revealed, **the conspiracy behind the mental hospital**, **the true purpose of the gods**, each twist and turn sending chills down your spine! --- #### **📌 Suitable for which readers?** ** ✅ For readers who enjoy intellectual battles and supernatural abilities, like those in *Lord of Mysteries* and *The First Sequence* ✅ For avid readers looking for thrilling "mortals defying gods" plots ✅ For those interested in Cthulhu or SCP Foundation themes ✅ For those tired of mindless wish-fulfillment novels and seeking truly logical and profound urban fantasy novels--- #### **💬 Personal Reading Experience:** "At first, I thought it was just a typical mental hospital shonen manga, but the more I read, the more addictive it became!" "The protagonist, Lin Qiye, is so unique. He doesn't rely on a system to cheat; he fights with genuine wisdom and madness." "Only at the end did I realize that the true meaning of 'slaying gods' is more shocking than I imagined..." 🎯 In summary, *I Learned to Slay Gods in a Mental Hospital* is a groundbreaking urban fantasy masterpiece with a novel setting and explosive plot. It offers intellectual battles, thrilling combat, and a chillingly profound world-building. **If you're tired of formulaic fantasy novels, this book will definitely be a breath of fresh air!** "When the whole world thinks you're crazy, perhaps it's the world that's crazy." — Lin Qiye

13. 113 心 If Your Heart Flutters, Please Tell Me 心动了还请告诉我 Flying Whole Roast Lamb会飞的烤全羊Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted If You’ve Fallen for Me, Please Tell Me 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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14. 114 重 After Being Reborn, I Became a Northeastern Chinese 重生之后我成了东北“神棍” Flying Whole Roast Lamb会飞的烤全羊19k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Became a Northeast China ‘Mystic’ —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 焚 Healing a Burning Heart 焚心疗愈 Flying Whole Roast Lamb会飞的烤全羊9k WordsCompleted Healing a Burning Heart —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 寒 Chill Needles, Blazing Bones 寒针炽骨 Flying Whole Roast Lamb会飞的烤全羊12k WordsCompleted Cold Needles, Burning Bones —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 重 My Double Pupils Shake the Nine Heavens 重瞳震九霄 Flying Whole Roast Lamb会飞的烤全羊Eastern Fantasy315k WordsOngoing Double Pupils Suppress the Nine Heavens is a passionate underdog novel blending the tough-guy spirit of Northeast China with the secret mysteries of the immortal world. Lin Han, a menial worker in a medicinal herb garden, unexpectedly awakens double pupils and glimpses ancient secrets behind the collapse of the immortal realm. But because he possesses a fragment of the Xuantian Token, an enforcing elder covets it; his barbarian-brother Zhao Tiezhu is hunted after his bloodline is exposed; and th —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 胃 Terminal Stomach Cancer: I Tossed the Divorce Papers in His Face 胃癌晚期，当众甩了离婚协议书 Flying Whole Roast Lamb会飞的烤全羊Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted With Terminal Stomach Cancer, She Tossed the Divorce Papers at Him in Front of Everyone —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 穿 After Being Mistaken for the Fake White Moonlight, I Kissed the Tyrant by Force 穿成假白月光后我强吻了暴君 Flying Whole Roast Lamb会飞的烤全羊Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn as a Fake White Moonlight, I Kissed the Tyrant by Force —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 哑 Silent Flames, Blazing Bones 哑焰炽骨 Flying Whole Roast Lamb会飞的烤全羊16k WordsCompleted Mute Flames, Burning Bones —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 素 The Silk Wolf Pattern Incident 素纱狼纹惊变录 Flame Whispers焰语Ancient Romance208k WordsOngoing Amid the schemes of a chaotic age, she casts off her plain veil and takes up her chilling spear. With her left hand, she grips the black-armored troops’ command seal and rebuilds the cavalry; with her right, she wields the Wolf King’s totem to cow the northern frontier. She makes anyone who seeks to control her fate understand: this realm was never a bridal chessboard, but a battlefield where she rides free and strikes at full gallop! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a little sweet and a little heartbreaking.

22. 122 第 The Fifth Princess Consort of the Prince of Han 第五任寒王妃 Flame Whispers焰语Ancient Romance284k WordsCompleted On his fifth marriage, he ended up marrying a force of nature: The brutal prince grudgingly welcomes his fifth princess consort, unaware that this woman, who plays the pig to eat the tiger, harbors a secret powerful enough to upend his world. Starting with the tests they put each other through on their wedding night, the two maneuver at every turn, until they are caught in a tangled web of love and hate. 60Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 见 Seeing Spring 见春天 Ling Min凌忞6k WordsCompleted See Springtime 341Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author's writing is delicate, with intricate details that weave the plot together to bring tears to the eyes.

24. 124 有 A Little Candy Is So Sweet 有颗糖很甜 A Bottle of Glycerin一瓶开塞露Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted I can’t stand seeing my daughter get abused, so I dish out more abuse to the male lead. It’s possible there won’t even be a male lead in this one. I just want to say that the man the female lead falls for is the male lead, and nobody’s allowed to argue. We’re all about the female lead. —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 网 Online Game: I Become Invincible by Setting Up a Stall as a Shady Merchant 网游：无敌从摆摊当奸商开始 Summer Covers夏天翻唱Sports4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Online Game] [Reborn] [No Female Lead] [Making Money] The online game "World" launches. Armed with memories of his previous life, Lin Feng takes a new class and becomes a profiteering merchant. He works himself to the bone trying to earn five hundred thousand, never expecting to... accidentally make far more than that. "I may not be in the martial world, but the martial world is full of legends about me." "There’s nothing money can’t solve. If there is, you just don’t have enough of 44.6kReads8.0Score3.2kShelves
26. 126 生 The Sacred Emperor of Life and Death 生死圣皇 Traitor in Troubled Times乱世奸臣Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsOngoing In the seventeenth year of the Tianwu Era, Sword Emperor Ren Xiaoyao, one of the Ten Titled Martial Emperors, fell in the Heavenly Demon Mountains. A hundred years later, a young man named Lu Chen emerged from the small city of Tianyuan and embarked on an invincible journey of cultivation. 133.9kReads9.0Score9kShelves
27. 127 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 147.3kReads9.6Score19.1kShelves

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    The first book is a fantasy romance where the female protagonist has a difficult background, but there's a plot twist where she gains power. It's a strong female lead story, and the romance between the male and female leads is quite bittersweet, with a few minor angst later on. The author's writing is excellent. The second book is about a young couple having minor squabbles, but someone dies (Note 1: the other character is half-human, half-ghost), which is very bittersweet. They are enemies, and the author's writing is good. The third book is also about enemies, with initial angst for the bottom, but there's a reason (a plot twist)—the top is protecting the bottom, and this is especially bittersweet; it made me cry.

28. 128 怨 Haunted by a Vengeful Ghost 怨鬼疯缠 Potatoes Braised with Beef Brisket土豆烧牛腩Two Male Leads364k WordsCompleted A deadpan, top-of-the-class, gloomy ghost of a man, top vs. a two-faced, wicked lunatic, bottom College campus / forced guiding relationship / happy ending / both inexperienced / marriage before love / mildly scary and supernatural / two strong leads / intersex / older man / combative couple Whenever Chen Shen was around, Xie Weizhi was always second. He hated coming second, and he hated Chen Shen even more. You could call it jealousy, the kind that made him want to kill him. He schemed to make 3.5kReads9.1Score584Shelves
29. 129 野 Wild Taming 野性驯养 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Yanziqi is now available on all platforms. The wicked get their comeuppance. A cunning, cold-hearted crown prince x a volatile, insecure, sickly bottom Mutual torment + rekindled romance + melodrama + suspenseful twists + 1v1 + coercive love When Liang Yan was a child, his father brought home another boy. The boy looked like a beggar, hardly spoke, and was painfully thin. His father told him the boy would be his companion in study: he was quiet and would become his best f 15.8kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
30. 130 狗 Mind-Reading Dog Food: My Adorable Wife Is Fierce and Sweet 狗粮心声：超可爱老婆又凶又甜 Candy Is Super Sweet糖果齁甜鸭Urban506k WordsCompleted [The cover girl is the heroine herself] [Yang Chen, enter your 2008 rebirth wish list] Wish One: [Drain the pretty Su Luoli’s secret stash] Wish Two: [Make tons and tons of money and buy Su Luoli out of the Su family] Wish Three: [Well, I hope I get a System to help me make money. I just want to slack off] That’s all!! 30.2kReads9.4Score3kShelves

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    ❄️A sudden cold wave coincides with system loading, and the high school classroom of a slacker is about to explode! The first snow of 2008 had just passed, and the classrooms in the southern high school were colder than iceboxes. The math teacher was engrossed in explaining analytical geometry when Lin Zhou, in the second-to-last row, suddenly cursed into thin air—simply because a strange subtitle floated in the upper right corner of his vision: [System Loading 99%] The pot-bellied teacher's death stare locked onto him instantly, the whole class trembling with suppressed laughter, while his mind was filled with only the word "Holy shit!" Looping on and on. Just as he was being scolded and sat down, the system finished loading: [Newbie Task: Answer one of your teacher's questions correctly, reward: Body Temperature +1℃] In the sub-zero classroom, this 1℃ temptation was like a life-saving pill! Faced with the teacher's soul-searching question, "Either do the problems or have tea in the office," the handsome young man gripped his frozen pen tightly—was it a hallucination caused by the cold wave, or the beginning of a comeback story? The math class continued, but Lin Zhou's life seemed to be completely thrown off course by that exclamation of "Holy crap!"... #SystemFlow #CampusRise #2008YouthChronicles

31. 131 那 Those Confused Days of Youth 那些年迷茫的日子 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban686k WordsCompleted One thought can lead to heaven, another to hell. Half a life wasted, with the past too painful to look back on. I once ruled my corner of the world, and I once ended up in prison. From being adored by everyone to the desolation of today, I dedicate this book to the friends I once had. 686Reads7.1Score—Shelves
32. 132 惹 Tempting Beauty 惹姝色 Yi Yuchen奕语晨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1v1: Sweet, gentle, kind little princess × scheming, patient male consort and hostage prince] [Lighthearted and sugary sweet + romantic tension + everyone’s favorite] Xia Liqian was a miserable college student. Then, one day, she transmigrated into a book. She had become a debauched, tyrannical little princess, with countless male consorts in her residence. Her favorite was the hostage prince she had just asked her father for the day before. Now he was kneeling before her bed, watching her with 2.6kReads9.0Score387Shelves
33. 133 和 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 和暗恋对象先婚后爱了 A Jasmine-Scented Tea一个茉莉香片Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted A cold, abstinent, jealous CEO who’s a devoted husband x an adorable employee Marriage first, love later · secret crush becomes mutual · sweet pampering / one-on-one, first love for both, both pure At twenty-five, Jiang Mansheng married the high school heartthrob she had secretly loved. Back then, Lu Qichen came from a wealthy family and was exceptionally handsome, a favored child of heaven whom everyone envied. Jiang Mansheng, by contrast, was quiet and mild-mannered, just an ordinary girl fro 10.2kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
34. 134 恶 The Wicked Supporting Actress Tears Up the Script: Come on, No One Gets to Live 恶毒女配手撕剧本，来啊，都别活 The May Sea五月的海Modern Romance622k WordsCompleted [Rich Families + Entertainment Industry + Satisfying Revenge + Supporting Actress Fights Back + Sweet Romance, One Couple] Shen Zhi is kidnapped and killed in an instant. When she wakes up, she finds herself in the body of a vicious supporting actress with the same name in a brainless novel. The plot in a nutshell: a biased father, a cruel mother, a green-tea sister, and her, the good-for-nothing. As the male lead's number one devoted lapdog, she loves him without getting anything in return, eve 17kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
35. 135 表 The Cousin’s Pregnant Bride Fled, and the Cold Young Lord Went Mad 表姑娘挺孕肚逃走，清冷世子气疯 Xi Rou习柔Ancient Romance464k WordsCompleted [Reborn + seduction and climbing the social ladder + the male lead falls first and clears every obstacle for the heroine] Jiang Fu was the stepdaughter brought into the family by the Third Madam of the Duke of Wei's household. She was born alluring and soft, with skin as pale as ice and bones as graceful as jade, captivating every young man in the duke's household. In her previous life, her mother tried to secure a marriage for her stepsister by sending Jiang Fu to an old man over fifty. When th 6.7kReads8.9Score814Shelves
36. 136 吻 Kiss Beneath the Sun 吻骄阳 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted [Aloof troublemaker & little ray of sunshine] [Unrequited love, bold confessions | Saving each other | Sweet one-on-one romance] In her second year of high school, Nan Zhao had no choice but to move in with someone else after transferring schools. When the boy came to pick her up at the station, he was cold and impatient. Nan Zhao watched his casual, carefree figure walking ahead and the suitcase he’d taken from her. The word “big brother” had been on the tip of her tongue, but she swallowed it 13.1kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
37. 137 再 Move Again and I'll Kiss You 再动就亲你 Extra-Large Soup Dumpling超大小笼包Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available, published under the title He's So Sweet] A new neighbor moves in upstairs, and she's a transfer student in the same year as him. What a coincidence: this devastatingly handsome guy ends up sitting next to her. He's gorgeous, but dangerous. One little touch and she might not make it out alive. “Big bro, don't move. I'll stay away from you. Please don't hit me!” To her surprise, her usually cold desk mate frowns, looks at her, grabs her retreating hand, and holds it i 21.8kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
38. 138 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 12.4kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    The plot is novel, not purely sweet, and has a happy ending. The male and female leads are very well-developed.

39. 139 帝 The Emperor and Empress Fight Every Day to See Who Dies First 帝后每天互殴，看谁先死 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing Feng Xing is the daughter of Chu Xi’s Grand Marshal, who commands an army of four hundred thousand. Shen Feng has been emperor for just two years. Shen Feng is utterly depraved, ruthless, and cruel. To secure his throne, he decides to marry Feng Xing and make her empress. First, he will fake her death to lure her father to the capital for the funeral. Then he will wipe out her entire family and take control of the Chu Xi army. Feng Xing is a fierce, accomplished warrior who takes whatever she wa 35.3kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
40. 140 她 The Love-Brained Villain Has Targeted Her Again and Again 她又又又被恋爱脑反派攻略了 Duo Mao Mao朵猫猫Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Mutual devotion + Comedy + Love-Hate Relationship + Transmigration + Mind Reading + System + Relentless Pampering] Jiang Wan transmigrates to the cultivation world. Her mission is to purge it of demons and monsters so she can return home, but… why does that terrifying Demon Lord keep staring at her? What? The Demon Lord is bound to a romance-addict System? What? His target is Jiang Wan? What? She can hear the Demon Lord and the System’s thoughts? As someone who only wants to go home, 13.6kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
41. 141 谁 What Kind of Prince Starts Crying Whenever He Gets Mad?! 谁家王爷一生气就哭啊！ Patient Number Five五号病患Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted (The short drama Pink Prince is now streaming) When Shi Qianxia read body-double novels, she never understood why the heroine had to obsess over whether the hero loved her. Why not turn around and look at the money? Five million a month, and you’re still talking about love? Go make money! That very night, she transmigrated. First she spent a few days as a beggar, then a prince took a fancy to her and brought her back to his manor as a concubine. The reason he liked her was that she looked just l 1.9kReads9.1Score249Shelves
42. 142 摘 Pluck That Black-Hearted Lotus 摘下那朵黑心莲 Half a Watermelon半颗西瓜Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy historical romance + one-on-one sweet romance with a touch of angst + happy ending + both leads' first love] [Sweet, adorable, bright heroine x arrogant, scheming, pure-hearted, lovesick male lead] Mu Zhenzhen transmigrated into a book because she was a little dissatisfied with the tragic ending of the gentle second male lead. She became a cannon-fodder supporting woman with barely a few lines in the story. She had only just arrived when she stumbled into the second male lea 25.6kReads9.3Score3kShelves
43. 143 机 Captain, Please Don't Kiss Me 机长大人别吻我 Immortal Under the Moon月下仙人Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted She risked her life to save Li Hanting, only to be cruelly abandoned by him. Fine. If the one I love is beyond mountains and seas, and those mountains and seas can’t be crossed, then there’s no need for us to keep holding on. Let’s go our separate ways and live in peace. Mu Anran is finally ready to give up, but the man has changed. He desperately wants to be with Mu Anran. He misses the smile of that radiant woman, but it will never bloom for him again. 808Reads9.1Score105Shelves

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    "Bitterly Sweet Campus Romance Recommendations" — Those heart-fluttering moments hidden in the wind, the unrequited love at the bottom of a soda bottle, and the spring that never comes. 📖 *Seeing Spring* "Jiang Du, spring has come." "But my spring has forever stopped at sixteen." She secretly wrote his name in her diary, each stroke like carving a tombstone. He was the top student in the grade, a prodigy; she was a quiet transfer student. They were separated by only one seat, yet it felt like an entire youth was between them. Until one day, he opened that diary soaked by the rain… (✨ **High angst warning**: Unrequited love turns to heartbreak, a pinnacle of tragic ending aesthetics, with a lingering aftertaste stronger than vodka.) 📖 *Waiting for the Wind to Kiss You* "Synopsis" "Fu Xue Li, do you dare to bet with me your whole life?" Xu Xing Chun's eyelashes trembled as he lowered his head to kiss her. He was a restrained and patient top student; she was a flamboyant and unrestrained problem girl. A stolen kiss at the corner of the corridor, a menthol cigarette by the playground, and the torn-up group photo she took on graduation day—later he became a doctor, and the candy wrapper she threw away back then was always hidden in his white coat pocket. (💔 **A bittersweet scene:** "When you kissed me, it sounded like you were crying, but I still wanted to elope with you.") ### 📖 **"Orange Soda"** **Synopsis:** Cheng Yuzhou said, "Zhou Yu, you're sweeter than soda." But when she unscrewed the cap, she only tasted sourness. In the summers of their childhood sweethearts, he would always press iced soda against her face to tease her, while she clutched a draft paper filled with "Cheng Yuzhou" and dared not look up. Years later at a class reunion, he pushed a bottle of orange soda towards us: "Now, is it my turn to have a crush on you?" (🍊 **Full of youthful energy:** A bittersweet story of unrequited love, finding sweetness amidst shards of glass.) **[Reading Notes]** ❗️ Prepare tissues, beware of late-night emotional breakdowns!❗️ Suitable for: Those who enjoy the pain of unrequited love/childhood sweethearts/bad endings!❗️ Side effects: May trigger intense nostalgia for youth and persistent heartache— "The stirrings of youth are like a midsummer night's wasteland, inexhaustible and inextinguishable; a long wind blows, and the wild grass stretches to the sky." 🌿

44. 144 那 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 31.6kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves

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    ! Recommend!!!!

45. 145 重 The Boyfriend of Dongbei Yujie from Reincarnated Gods 重神之东北雨姐男友 He Bing of Jixia Academy稷下学宫的何冰Urban132k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You're welcome to check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 150Reads—Score—Shelves

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46. 146 天 A Cursed Lone Star? The Chaste Prince Dotes on Her to the Bone 天煞孤星？禁欲王爷却宠她入骨 Gu Baobao顾宝宝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + divine physician + one-on-one romance + pocket dimension + satisfying wish fulfillment] Because Shen Yindi was said to have the fate of a jinx, her birth family despised her and bullied her until she became mentally disabled. Her own sister even disfigured her, making her the ugliest woman in the world. On the night she was married off to the ugliest prince in Great Chu, she died an untimely death. A top physician from the twenty-second century transmigrated into Shen Yin 2.5kReads9.2Score488Shelves

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47. 147 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Sentinel, I Help Him Rise Back to SSS Rank 嫁给残疾哨兵，带他重返SSS级 Zhou Bei洲北Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted After blowing herself up, Cheng Li left the apocalypse and arrived in the interstellar era, inside the body of a young woman who had just lost an arm. On the day she was discharged, Cheng Li was told she had to enter a political marriage. Her match was disabled too: she was missing an arm, while he had lost both legs. They were a perfect fit. When she learned he would receive a mining planet after the wedding, Cheng Li made up her mind: I’m marrying him! Yuan Mu had once been an SSS-rank genius 28.3kReads9.3Score4kShelves
48. 148 侯 The Marquis's Estate Honors Class 侯府重点班 Passion Fruit百香果果Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Marquis’s Elite Class is now available [adorable children + parenting + doting in-laws + lighthearted + healing] Xu Wan becomes a widow the moment she marries into the family. All she wants is to keep her head down and enjoy the freedom of being a marquis’s wife. But on the very day she arrives, her stepson, a notorious little menace throughout the capital, gives her two nasty surprises in a row. Xu Wan grabs a knife and charges out, making a name for herself across the 60.3kReads9.6Score8.5kShelves
49. 149 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 181.5kReads9.5Score23.4kShelves
50. 150 下 After Moving to the Countryside, the Real Heiress Understands Animal Speech and Becomes the Military District's Secret Weapon 下乡后，真千金懂兽语成军区外挂 Starry Wants to Earn Money星星要赚米Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Completed + short drama now streaming [Taking down scumbags + pocket dimension + everyone’s darling + face-slapping + animal mind-reading + military marriage + no self-sacrifice + patriotism] Yu Wan’er transmigrated from the Apocalypse to the 1980s. The good news: she came with a healing ability and could communicate with animals without a hitch. The bad news: she accidentally slept with a military bigwig after being drugged! A reborn fake heiress was already plotting to ruin her reputation. He 9.4kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves

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