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1. 151 冷 Cold-Hearted Love: Mr. Fu’s First Guilty Wife 冷情虐爱：傅先生的第一罪妻 Half a Crescent半弯弯Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted On their wedding night, Fu Hanjun grabbed her by the throat. “Jiang Yihuan, congratulations. From now on, you'll be trapped in hell!” He was convinced she had caused his elder brother's death. He married her but never touched her, condemning her to a lifetime of loneliness! But after an accident, Jiang Yihuan was forced to save Fu Hanjun with her own body, and ended up pregnant with his child. She hid her pregnancy and lived cautiously under Fu Hanjun's watchful eye. Fu Hanjun hated her and torm 1.1kReads7.3Score10114d adds
2. 152 厉 Young Master Li, Your Wife Is Fierce 厉少，你家老婆超凶的 A Handful of Snow一捧雪Modern Romance2.8M WordsCompleted Miss Yan has three things going for her: she's gorgeous, has a slim waist, and has Young Master Li at her fingertips. Before marriage, Yan Mo had just three things on her daily agenda: chase Young Master Li, win him over, and sleep with him. After marriage, she had only two: revenge and divorce. Li Beicheng, the crown prince of Nancheng, was utterly baffled after Yan Mo finally caught him. She'd flirted with him only to run away, and after sleeping with him, she even complained he wasn't good en 4.1kReads8.8Score52514d adds
3. 153 结 After We Married, Mrs. Bo Kept Trying to Divorce Me 结婚后，薄太太总想着闹离婚 Moonlight Ten Miles Away十里月下Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A marriage by substitution made Jiang Muwan the wife of Bo Siyan in name only. On their wedding night, he warned her coldly, “Don’t even dream of becoming the young madam of the Bo family. A woman like you isn’t worthy.” “Sign our marriage agreement. We’ll abide strictly by its terms while we’re married, then divorce and go our separate ways in a year. You’ll get fifty million as compensation for your trouble!” Fifty million?! Jiang Muwan agreed without wasting a second. From then on, she was ob 347Reads6.4Score—14d adds
4. 154 白 Unfamiliar by Day 白日不熟 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + Hong Kong tycoon family + sizzling chemistry + flirtatious desire + devoted couple] [Possessive, obsessive tycoon and powerful executive ✖️ alluring heiress and CEO] Song Qingyun, a daughter of one of Hong Kong City’s most prominent families, hides a wild, untamable nature beneath her good-girl disguise. Three months into their arranged marriage, she has completely forgotten her contract husband, name and all, and has instead picked up a hot guy at a bar overseas. O 45.1kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds
5. 155 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 134.8kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds
6. 156 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
7. 157 我 Three Years After I Died, My Ex Went Mad 我死后三年，前男友疯了 North North Star北北星Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Three years after I died, my ex-boyfriend went crazy 1Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 158 太 The Crown Prince's Canary Is Ruthless and Vicious 太子爷的金丝雀又狠又毒 North North Star北北星10k WordsCompleted The Crown Prince's Canary Is Both Ruthless and Poisonous 1Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 159 暗 Stealing Kisses in the Dead of Night 暗夜偷欢 Young Master Ximen西门少爷Modern Romance840k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, angst before sweetness, a mad and obsessive domineering CEO] In her previous life, she did everything she could to escape Nanchuan and marry his uncle, Gong Ye. In the end, her heart and eyes were cut out, and she died a gruesome death. Reborn on the night they broke up, she vows never to leave him again in this life, and to make him pay! But Gong Ye suddenly falls hopelessly in love with her. The more she hurts him, the more he loves her... Nanchuan: “You're mine. Let him die!” Gon 21.5kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
10. 160 报 Report, Mr. CEO: Your Wife Dumped You Again 报告总裁，你又被夫人甩了 North North Star北北星Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced, wealthy CEO, marriage before love] Everyone says Pei Yishen doesn’t love Su Chi and was forced into the marriage. That’s why, on their wedding day, Pei Yishen left for a foreign country, making Su Chi a laughingstock throughout the city. Their marriage was a constant battle. But who could have guessed… “Mr. Pei, someone hit madam.” “Break his hand.” “Mr. Pei, madam wants to go on vacation.” “Go buy her an island.” “Mr. Pei, madam wants a divorce.” “Tell her she can 100Reads8.6Score—14d adds
11. 161 谋 After Plotting Her Marriage, She Is Doted on by the Marquis 谋嫁后，她被侯爷娇宠了 A Big Bowl of Rice一大碗饭Ancient Romance505k WordsCompleted After her kingdom falls, Jiang Wu climbs into the bed of a young marquis from the enemy nation. He warns her not to fall in love with him. She knows he’s gloomy and dangerous, so she goes along with him and keeps him happy. Later Jiang Wu: “Marquis, don’t climb into my bed every single day.” “Marquis, I’m not feeling well today.” “Marquis, I…” She turns him down in every way she can, and he blurts out, “Don’t you love me anymore?” Jiang Wu gives him a fleeting glance. “The marquis gave his word. 220Reads8.7Score—14d adds
12. 162 占 Possessive Love: The Obsessive CEO’s Little Wife 占有欲强：偏执总裁的私有小娇妻 Er Li二厘Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [1v1, devoted to each other, sweet romance, scheming and obsessive male lead, aloof beauty x heavenly beauty] A fleeting encounter at a bar was all it took for Lu Beiyan to fall deeply in love with Shi Ran. When they met again, she already had a boyfriend, but Lu Beiyan used every means at his disposal to keep her by his side. His love for her was possessive and obsessive, an all-consuming devotion. To her, he was a nightmare, an abyss, a cage she could never escape. “Ranran, you can’t get away 8.7kReads9.1Score51514d adds
13. 163 嫁 Getting Married? Lord Jin Rips Her White Wedding Dress Apart Himself 嫁人？靳爷亲手撕了她的白婚纱 Miss Shadow影子小姐Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted [Mild angst + a wife-winning redemption arc + mutually chaste] In the third year of being Jin Chengchuan’s secret mistress, Yu Rou discovered her birth control pills had expired. She was pregnant. But her sugar daddy was about to get engaged, so she promptly ended their arrangement and set off to escape with her baby. Yet the proud, aloof man kept making cutting, heartless remarks, refusing to let her go. * In Jin Chengchuan’s eyes, Yu Rou was a woman with a slim waist, a soft body, and a pretty 13.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
14. 164 食 A Fragrant Feast in the Courtyard, Bringing the Whole Family to Prosperity 食香满院，带着全家奔小康 Half a Month of Cool Days凉生半月Ancient Romance496k WordsOngoing (Transmigration + farming + doted-on by everyone + devoted hero and heroine + no pocket dimension) After transmigrating into a poor farming family, Song Zhixia sees the dilapidated courtyard and her starving family and resolutely takes on the burden of keeping them afloat. She improves the rice, grows chili peppers, and uses knowledge from her previous life to change their fortunes. From a street stall to a shop and then a restaurant, she climbs higher step by step. Meanwhile, her childhood frie 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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15. 165 天 Genius Little Darling, the Divine Physician Mother Returns 天才萌宝，神医娘亲归来 Half a Month of Cool Days凉生半月Ancient Romance597k WordsCompleted I transmigrated for no apparent reason, and somehow I'm pregnant before marriage? Suddenly there's a tiny baby to care for. The pressure is intense! Ugly? Born useless? Reborn, she returns with a priceless treasure, contracts an ancient divine beast, and can bring the dead back to life with her medical skills. After removing her birthmark, she becomes breathtakingly beautiful. She raises her son while taking down scumbags and tormenting wicked women, living life to the fullest. The regent, who c 2Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 166 我 I Take a Wife and Seek Immortality in a Chaotic World 我在乱世娶妻长生 Long Buqi龙不弃Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsOngoing Xu Lian transmigrates into a chaotic world overrun by the supernatural and gains the golden finger everyone loves to see. It brings him joy while making him stronger. Who wouldn't love a golden finger like that? Seas change into fields, and the years go by. Many years later, he has earned a string of titles: The mayor of Green Bamboo Town. The guardian of order in the town. The head of a prominent household. A contributor to population growth. The godfather of the neighborhood. The good man 7.4kReads7.8Score37214d adds

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    Immortality in the Mortal World: A Gentle Light in a Chaotic Era – Recommending "I Married a Wife for Immortality in a Chaotic World" **Bamboo shadows sway by the window, candlelight warms the red curtains.** When Xu Xiao first arrived in the chaotic world of Ye Dynasty, he was nothing more than a solitary traveler. Eerie fog engulfed the city, demons roamed the countryside, yet he gained an absurd opportunity—**the stronger the wife he married, the longer his offspring's lifespan would be.** From then on, the dilapidated courtyard in the eastern corner of Green Bamboo Town gradually became bustling: a charming peasant girl mended his battle-damaged robes, a cool and aloof healer prepared medicine for him by lamplight, and a fallen noblewoman wrote accounts for his estate… Smoke curled from the eaves, seemingly obscuring the blood-red sky. **A gentle knock on the wooden door, all is filled with deep affection.** "My lord, this freshly brewed bamboo leaf tea can dispel evil spirits from your body." His wife offered him a cup with her slender hands, her eyes smiling. "Father! The peach trees in the back mountain have ripened, and Mother said she'll brew your favorite sweet wine!" The child rushed into his arms, his clothes covered in fallen petals. Xu Xiao embraced his wife and child, his spiritual energy flowing through his palms—every bit of everyday warmth transformed into a wisp of golden light in his dantian. In the past, everyone mocked him for indulging in the pleasures of love, little did they know that **both youthful beauty and white hair are paths to immortality**; **the stove and warm bed are training grounds**. **In this chaotic world, I will protect my home**. When the battle between immortals and demons shattered mountains and rivers, Xu Xiao stood with his hands behind his back before the boundary marker of Green Bamboo Town. Behind him, the lights of ten thousand homes shone like stars, his wife and child leaning against the door, gazing at him. "This town will be protected by me, this home will be guarded by me." With a flick of his sleeve, the demons outside the town turned to ashes. The former "godfather of the streets" has become the warmest chapter in the annals of history—**immortality is not merely ascending to the heavens, but holding hands and witnessing the spring of the human world.** **Recommendation:** If you enjoy stories of governing the world like *The Son-in-Law* and raising offspring like *The Immortal Family*, this book is for you! The author weaves a tapestry of life with ink and brush, depicting how a family's warmth warms a cold blade amidst chaos, and how a loving couple cultivates their path to immortality. His wife is not a subordinate, but his scabbard for overcoming obstacles, his guiding star for immortality; his home is not a burden, but the gentlest armor in this chaotic world. **Ancient Style Note:** "Her wedding dress gleams in the moonlight, you hold a lonely lamp to illuminate our home. Don't ask where immortality lies, the child laughs as his wife serves tea."

17. 167 九 Uncle Nine: Simplifying Cultivation Starting at the Funeral Parlor 九叔：从义庄开始简化修仙 Half a Step Through the Years半步年华Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted [Uncle Jiu + charity hall + Taoist priest + growth + System + cultivation + cunning schemer] Lin Luo transmigrates to Uncle Jiu’s world and becomes his eldest disciple. After ten years of keeping a low profile, he finally awakens the Simplification System! Every skill and cultivation method can be simplified! The Shangqing Breathing Technique is simplified: breathe! The Shangqing Great Grotto Scripture is simplified: breathe deeply! The Shangqing Lightning Fist is simplified: generate static ele 37.9kReads8.9Score3.3k14d adds

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    Highly rated, the protagonist is decisive and ruthless, and the content is rich and varied; it's worth staying up all night to watch.

18. 168 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1k14d adds
19. 169 兽 Beast Power Conversion: Invincible with My SSS-Rank Wife 兽能转化：带着SSS级老婆无敌 My Name Is Fangcun我叫方寸Urban5.1M WordsCompleted [Now published in print. [Sweet romance + one heroine + female emperor] [The myriad races awaken] [Divine seals awaken] [Beneath the Gods' Forbidden Domain, all gods must be silent] The myriad races awaken, and monstrous beasts run rampant. Su Liang, who had awakened a worthless B-rank divine seal, is reborn in the past and gains the ability to convert beast powers. He dotes on the future female emperor before she can grow into her power, treating 136.4kReads8.8Score15.8k14d adds
20. 170 武 Shattering the Starry River with Martial Might 武碎星河 Demon Night妖夜Eastern Fantasy7.9M WordsCompleted Gods look down from the stars, while demons roar in hell. This is a fantastical world where countless races vie for supremacy and gods and demons run wild. A poor young man takes up his blade and fights against the current. He will become the king of this world! [The animated adaptation of this book, Shattering the Star River with Martial Might, is now airing] 183kReads9.1Score21.1k14d adds
21. 171 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 91.4kReads9.0Score8.9k14d adds
22. 172 榆 Elm Immortal 榆仙 Situ Qingchen司徒清尘Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted The new book, “The Age of Demons: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path to Immortality, Starting with the Livestock-Creation Method,” is now available. [No System, no harem, traditional xianxia, decisive and ruthless, mortal cultivation.] Cultivation is about questioning your own heart. Yu Xian, an orphan from Dayushu Village, formed a bond with a great elm tree. Before dying, the Elm Tree Matriarch opened his spiritual root, and from then on he embarked on the path of cultivation. Using the elm’s spi 166.5kReads9.1Score19k14d adds
23. 173 九EN Nine Star Hegemon Body Art 九星霸体诀 Ordinary Magician平凡魔术师Eastern Fantasy18.7M WordsOngoing Was he an Alchemy Emperor reborn, or had he fused with another soul? Long Chen was a talentless youth whose spiritual root, spiritual blood, and spiritual bone had been stolen. Relying on the divine alchemy techniques in his memories, he cultivates the mysterious Nine-Star Hegemon Body Art, pierces through layer upon layer of mystery, and uncovers a world-shaking plot. He commands the universe in his palm, treads upon the sun and moon, and suppresses evil spirits and wicked gods. Rumor has it in 209.6kReads9.3Score10.9k14d adds
24. 174 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6k14d adds
25. 175 穿 Transmigrated to Cat Star, I Discover My Master's Secret 穿越喵星，发现主子的秘密 What's the Surname of Nalan?纳兰姓甚Modern Romance113k WordsOngoing Nine-year-old Liu Jialin happened to follow her family's old cat, Nai Gai, to Meow Star! Everything on Meow Star turned Jialin's understanding of the world upside down: giant cats, fish-shaped fruit, towering mushrooms… This unexpected transmigration through a tree hollow opened the door to one incredible journey across an alien world after another, bringing Jialin many wonderful friends and treasures. What marvelous adventures await her next time on Meow Star? If you still have a childlike hear —Reads—Score—14d adds

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26. 176 我 I Have the Ultimate Connections. How Dare You Bully Me? 我顶级背景，你们还敢欺负我？ Cheer Up, Little Fox开心点小狐狸Urban1.3M WordsCompleted My father, Lin Weiguo. A border defense hero in the army, posthumously awarded the First-Class Medal of Merit. My mother, Su Qing. A respiratory medicine specialist and one of the first members of the medical teams sent to Hubei, posthumously honored as a national hero in the fight against the pandemic. My older brother, Lin Feng. An anti-drug hero, posthumously honored as a First-Class Role Model. With a family like mine, you dare to bully me? Don't you take me, a transmigrator, seriously? You 17.3kReads8.3Score3.6k14d adds
27. 177 姐 The Days of the Girls Living Together 2: Sequel 姐妹们混在一起的日子2续 babyyingModern Romance213k WordsCompleted Li Nan was expelled from school for offending a classmate whose family had powerful connections. After leaving, she went to the south of the city. What will happen to her next? Let's look forward to finding out together! 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The turmoil of two female protagonists reaching the top

28. 178 同 A Woman from My Village Falls for a Sixty-Year-Old Man 同村阿姨爱上六十老头 Sweet Gourd Dew甜葫露6k WordsCompleted The Village Auntie Falls for a Sixty-Year-Old Man 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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29. 179 神 Raising a God-Tier Streamer: I Have Countless Devoted Fans Behind Me 神级主播养成，我身后有万千舔狗 Mizuno Hoshi Usagi水野星兔Modern Romance598k WordsCompleted [System + one woman, multiple men + internet celebrity streamer + comeback + livestreaming + handsome men + powerful big shots + online dating] [A comeback heroine who escapes poverty and gets rich after binding to the Rich-and-Beautiful System] Lin Hehe was betrayed by a friend she’d known for ten years. The friend used her ID card to borrow 500,000 yuan online, then vanished without a trace. Hounded by debt collectors and with no one to turn to, she leaped from a tall building. To her surprise 161Reads7.9Score10014d adds

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    You can watch this when you're bored.

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