Powerful-Family Fiction With Great Writing and Sound Values, Worth Rereading, I’m Out of Books 高干文 文笔好三观正 值得N刷的小说 书荒了

1. 51 官 The Realm of Officials 官家天下 Uncle Pie馅饼大叔Urban5.8M WordsOngoing First, this is a genuine political novel, written by one of the genre's most experienced authors. The story is logically sound and highly readable. Quality guaranteed! Second, the story starts at the prefecture-level city from the very beginning. The protagonist will not be sent down to the towns and villages. This book will not spend hundreds of chapters at the township level. Third, there is political maneuvering, economic development, satisfying revenge, and, naturally, personal life as well. 205.7kReads9.3Score18.2kShelves

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   Three books worth reading

2. 52 贞 The Leisurely Prince of Zhenguan 贞观小闲王 Enlightenment on the Way悟途Historical7.6M WordsOngoing [No System]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Farming] Have you ever wondered what you’d do if you transmigrated to ancient times with no System and no golden finger? You’re not a physicist, chemist, or historian, just an ordinary person from the future. Everything you know comes from movies, TV, short-video platforms, and the media. How would you survive? Follow an ordinary person who transmigrates into Li Shen, Li Shimin’s tenth son at the beginning of the Tang dynasty. With nothing but his limited knowledge 119.9kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves
3. 53 官 The Official and His Charms 官人官色 Curtain-Rolling West Wind 666卷帘西风666Urban5.7M WordsOngoing The road to becoming an official is narrow, so narrow that if you want to climb it, you can only step on other people's shoulders. Yet it is also broad enough to encompass everyday life and the people's hardships. Along this road lie intrigue and shifting fortunes, ruthless decisions, and love and hatred... 276kReads9.4Score21.9kShelves
4. 54 淮 Dawn Ferry on the Huai River 淮水晓渡 Mo Zhaoying墨昭荧Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted Why did we break up? “My mom said you don’t work in government.” Xiao Xiao was speechless. She never thought the trope of “passing the exam, then dumping your sweetheart” would happen to her. “I can pass it too.” A year later, she started working at the district science and technology bureau. Meeting Jiang Huaixu was the biggest surprise of her life. At first, she thought it was an unrequited love that would go nowhere. Only later did she learn that, to win her over, he had even considered marry 5kReads8.6Score419Shelves

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   These two books are beautiful

5. 55 别 Drop the Act, Boss, You’ve Fallen for Me 别装了大佬他心动了 Anana Ya阿娜娜呀Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Mutual Firsts + Love at First Sight + Devoted Romance + Both Leads Are Chaste + Happy Ending] [Steady, high-ranking leader + Funny junior employee] Cheng Nuo went to a blind date at the wrong private room, only to discover the next day that her date was Gu Shiyu, the newly appointed district Party secretary. Faced with his position, she wanted to run. But Gu Shiyu gradually made his way into her life, 5.2kReads8.3Score487Shelves
6. 56 误 Falling Into My Boss’s Favor: Qingzi’s Heartfelt Story 误入领导心尖：清姿叙心 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted My new novel is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 21.1kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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   𓅯🌸Don't be put off by ratings!! Senior cadre + senior + sapiosexual + double clean + step by step + big boss in the internal affairs circle + junior clerk!! Book 1: On the day she woke up from the ICU, auditing elite Lin Yao decided to throw away KPIs and take the public exam to commute to get off work on time. She prints documents, organizes files every day, observes the rules within the system, and finds that the inside and outside of the red wall are like a besieged city. Until the new secretary Zhou Yanshen overheard a professional phone call from her in the corridor. From then on, job transfers, overtime work, and work guidance took turns. She thought she was doomed, but she discovered that the man who was always on the move had already laid a trap for her - "You can refuse, but I will not accept rejection." When the cold secretary took off his disguise, and when the girl was forced to get involved, in this game that started with curiosity, talent, and loyalty, who fell first? [Adoration][Adoration]

7. 57 腹 The Cunning Tycoon: My Aloof Boss's Tender Trap 腹黑大佬：高冷领导的温柔陷阱 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Workplace drama in the public sector + age gap + forceful love that later becomes passionate devotion + secret crush turned real + romantic tension + career growth.] After graduating, Shiqing takes the civil service exam, never imagining she would end up working under Lu Tingyuan, her best friend's older brother. Even more surprisingly, the icy, imposing man who had intimidated her ever since their school days has apparently been watching her all along! After an accidental drunken encounter, he 13.6kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
8. 58 荣 Glory Disqualified 荣耀失格 Qingyang轻飏Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted She was once the most proud girl in the compound, born bold and reckless in her youth. One accident sent her tumbling from the clouds into the mire. In the shadows of a prison cell, she buried her former glory with her own hands. Years later, she returned to the world. Everyone she once knew had risen to high positions, while she was left battered and broken. Rumors swirled, and the past could not be reclaimed. She walked step by step along the edge of a blade, seeking only to have a clear consc 56.4kReads9.1Score6.8kShelves

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   Very pretty, really

9. 59 京 A Reply to the Snowfall in the Capital 京雪回信 Qingyang轻飏Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted [Older man | Guiding lover | Mutually faithful | Reunion after a long separation | Marriage first, love later] [New prosecutor × Former prosecutor (now a forensic consulting partner)] When Xie Weizhen was seventeen, she and Fu Qisheng were in a car accident. The doctors said she might never wake up. Fu Qisheng promised to care for her for the rest of her life as her husband. And so, the two families arranged their marriage. A year later, Xie Weizhen woke up. Outside a teahouse, she heard someon 751Reads8.9Score105Shelves
10. 60 死 Three Years After Faking My Death, My One True Love Is Married 死遁三年，白月光已婚 Maizi Star麦兹星Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + both leads have no past romantic entanglements + powerful family background + age gap + intense romantic tension][On-location weather reporter ✖️ powerful man in government] Because she loves the wilderness and the wind, Lu Jinqiu stands in the middle of a typhoon, clinging to the principle, “Life is nothing but scallions, ginger, and garlic. Be a little scallion-smart, ginger up a little, and if all else fails, garlic it.” And so, muddling through, she spends three 289Reads—Score108Shelves

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    Go see it! The first book is about marriage first and then love, and the second book is about reunion after a long absence. Both books are guiding lovers. The male and female protagonists are very well-designed and thoughtful. [Adoration]

11. 61 向 Xiang Beixun 向北浔 Maizi Star麦兹星Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted [Secret crush becomes love + reunion after years apart + a partner who guides her + both leads are romantically inexperienced] [Government-sector client ✖️ female cost estimator at a construction company] “If you can do the job, do it. If you can’t, we’ll find someone else!” Lu Tingxi never expected to see Jiang Xun again. When he does, her project manager is scolding her until she looks like an ostrich with its head buried in the sand. “When one door closes, another opens. If the south is dark, 518Reads—Score108Shelves
12. 62 顶 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 Yin Shuyi尹姝伊Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 105.5kReads9.0Score9.2kShelves

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    The writing is super good

13. 63 大 Boss, Remember to Pretend We Don't Know Each Other When You Go Out 大佬，出门记得装不熟 Lu Xiaojiu卢小久Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted The short drama A Proper Match with Zhao Ran is now streaming [Upright, proper senior leader & beautiful, clear-eyed university lecturer] "Powerful man bows his head 11-year age gap Sweet romance Both leads are devoted to each other" With an uncaring father and mother, Xu Weizhao’s plan for her life was simple: stay unnoticed, buy a little house, and remain unmarried and childless for peace of mind. It was supposed to be an easy plan, but in a single night, everything was thrown into disarray. S 60.5kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves

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    The male protagonist thought he was sent by the female protagonist, but after checking later he found out it was not the case, so he started fighting over it! The heroine is sober. Because of the disparity in family background, the heroine does not believe that she can be sober for a long time, and she wants to escape at any time. The male protagonist who has a mouth and a brain for love is really awesome. After the two quarreled, they each said harsh words and said they wanted to break up. Later, the male protagonist missed the female protagonist and pretended to get her luggage. Then he found that the female protagonist was sick and coaxed him to get better. He even said "don't me, don't want me~" in the female protagonist's neck.

14. 64 笔 A Writer’s Brush Meets the Political Arena 笔尖遇政途 Brave Hero, Wait Up 1990壮士留步1990Modern Romance183k WordsCompleted A promising 29-year-old district Party committee secretary-general × a freshly graduated intern reporter When they first meet, she looks at the man in the administrative jacket. He seems only twenty-five or twenty-six, young enough to be a generation below the bureau chiefs standing nearby. Yet his manner is perfectly composed, and he has a steadiness and wisdom beyond his years. With the air of someone accustomed to authority, he asks her supervisor, “What’s this young colleague’s name?” He tea 6.6kReads—Score1kShelves

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    The novel that is closest to the real life within the system, with correct views, no bloody plot, and logic. The male protagonist Cheng Lixin graduated from a prestigious school. He was once the secretary of a big leader, and became the secretary-general of the district committee at the age of 29. He is young, handsome, dignified, elegant, and has the aura of a man in power. The girl Jiang Yifan started out as an intern reporter, and later grew into a well-known reporter in the industry. The two met at the top.

15. 65 官 The Road to Officialdom: One Text Message Changes My Fate 官途：一条短信改变命运 The Mortal World Is Too Weary红尘太累Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Li Anping suddenly jolts awake and is astonished to find that he has returned to twenty years ago, to the moment when he was about to receive the text message that would shape half his life. Has he been reborn, or was it all a strange dream? If his memories are real, then a call that will affect half his life should be coming. Sure enough, the phone on the desk begins to ring... 276.2kReads8.7Score28.6kShelves

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    A good officialdom novel must have no mistakes in the system and system, be logically reasonable, and have a clear understanding of power. This book has all of them, and there is no messy and eye-catching content. It is the best officialdom novel I have ever read.

16. 66 闪 Married at First Sight! The Beijing Tycoon Turns Out to Be a Dad-Type Husband! 闪婚！京圈大佬竟是爹系老公！ Jiang Meishi姜莓柿Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Two powerful heirs from elite families + marriage first, love later + perfectly matched] A restrained, composed family patriarch x an assertive, career-focused CEO Born into a family that favored sons over daughters, Jian Tang crushed a crowd of illegitimate sons and fought her way to the top to become the heir. She had no interest in romance and cared only about her career. To secure her position, Jian Tang decided to find a partner of equal standing and tie their interests together. Zhou Huai 19.2kReads9.1Score2kShelves

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    [Two strong, two rich families + Marriage first, then love, ten evenly matched] A self-denying and steady family leader x a solipsistic career-minded female CEO. Their love is the most precise balance at both ends of the scale. There is no need for a stormy oath. Only in the flow of light and shadow in the morning and dusk, with a silent tacit understanding, the longest lines of poetry are written in the years.

17. 67 松 Fragrance Amid the Sound of Pines 松涛声处闻清香 Pavilion Master Xiyun兮沄阁主Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [Powerful Official × Divorced Goddess | Long-Prepared Pursuit & Bone-Deep Tenderness] Known in the capital as the “Black-Faced King of Hell,” Shen Tingtao is the most unapproachable man in government circles: a proud pine on a snow-covered mountain, cool and chaste. The one exception in his life began with a glimpse through a car window after an accident: the gentle profile of Shi Feng. At the time, she was trapped in a marriage engineered against her. After decisively divorcing, she kept her di 1.4kReads7.3Score122Shelves

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    Every time I read Gao Gan's article, I look forward to the author's writing of this book. When the male protagonist voluntarily walks to the altar, I feel that love has won.

18. 68 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 248.3kReads9.7Score28.4kShelves

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    Group portrait, there is CP but the emotional line is not the theme! I am Lindu, a ferry that ferry people across. But when you are crossing, you must also cross yourself when crossing others.

19. 69 祁 Qi Tongwei: My 40-Year-Old Father 祁同伟：我的40父亲 The Little Blacksmith Who Writes Stories写故事的小铁匠Male-Channel Fanfiction2.3M WordsOngoing The Name of the People + The People's Justice + G Chang A gunshot rang out on Guyan Ridge, ending Qi Tongwei's tumultuous life, full of struggle and inner conflict. His father, Qi Lianshan, who had spent his whole life as an honest farmer, rushed to Jingzhou to collect his son's body. But while searching for the truth, he died unexpectedly. When Qi Lianshan woke up, he had returned to the late 1970s! After making his choice, he put down his sickle, picked up a gun, and went to war, where he beca 23.4kReads8.4Score969Shelves

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    A son of a high-ranking cadre, his writing is delicate and refreshing. If Qi Tongwei is fighting against fate, then Jiang Chen is fighting against life! One wants to get ahead, the other wants to live healthily. Neither of them admitted defeat.

20. 70 她 She Lures Him In, and He Loses Himself on a Spring Night 她钓，春夜妄动 Jiu Ran1995久冉1995Modern Romance777k WordsOngoing [Capital’s young heir × alluring temptress | Rekindled Romance | Unhinged, love-struck male lead, one-on-one romance, both leads are chaste] She spent two years drawing him in, then dumped him for five. When they met again, Zhou Sinian was a self-disciplined, proper director of the Zhou bureau, with a well-matched fiancée by his side. When they first met five years ago, Zhou Wang had an unlit cigarette between his lips. “I hear you’re expensive.” Su Jin tilted her head and smiled. “Young Master 39.9kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    [Prince of Beijing × Fishing Beauty|Reunion|Crazy criticism of the love-brained male protagonist, 1v1, double C] She fished for him for two years and dumped him for five years. When they met again, Zhou Sinian was the self-restrained and polite Zhou X, and beside him stood his well-matched fiancée. When they first met five years ago, Zhou Wan held an unlit cigarette in his mouth: "I heard you are quite expensive." Su Jin tilted her head and smiled: "Mr. Zhou, you are not cheap either." "Play with me? Can you afford it?" Later, he squatted in front of her and raised his face, his peach blossom eyes red: "Do you think I can't live without you?" She lowered her head and smiled: "If I am not the first choice, then it will never be me." He lowered his head and kissed the back of her hand in front of his brothers: "Wow." The most valuable prince in the capital was tamed like a dog by her. But she didn't know that he was willing to be trapped. Five years later, he tied the faded red string around her wrist while she was sleeping. He grabbed her wrist and his knuckles turned white: "What do you want?" She withdrew her hand and stood up: "Zhou Ting, don't be sentimental, I'm only here for money." Thirty-year-old Su Jin doesn't fall in love or rely on men. She holds half of the capital's connections and a business of 200 million. She had planned how to escape unscathed, she had planned how to make him hate her to the core, but she had not calculated that five years later, those peach blossom eyes still looked at her with hatred and love, but there was nothing he could do about her. Later, Zhou Sinian pressed her against the floor-to-ceiling window with red eyes: "You didn't look back when you left, and don't look back when you came back, but why did you let me see you?" She pushed his face away: "Your fiancée is waiting for you downstairs."

21. 71 婚 Indulged After Marriage 婚后宠溺主义 PianlineModern Romance256k WordsCompleted Years of careful planning / Age gap / Both leads are each other’s first and only love / Powerful government-family background *Gentle, well-behaved sweetheart vs. doting, husband-material older man *Tourism bureau guide & impeccably well-connected scion of Beijing’s elite At twenty-one, Shi Ye graduated from university. She had no grand ambitions. A simple, stable life was enough for her. But the marriage agreement with Zhou Junheng, and the position he held, meant her wish to be an ordinary, un 6kReads8.3Score801Shelves

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    Recommend the first one

22. 72 京 A Night in the Capital Is Hard to Escape: He Planned It All Along 京夜难逃，是他的蓄谋已久 Chi An'an池洝洝Modern Romance821k WordsCompleted [Powerful High-Ranking Official + Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Age Gap + Stealing Her Away + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When she first met Zhou Jingyan, everyone warned her that he was cold and heartless, incapable of loving anyone, and that she should stay away from him. She refused to believe them, and ended up battered and broken. Years later, when they met again, she already had a boyfriend who cherished her beyond measure. In secret, Zhou Jingyan's eyes burned red wi 13kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
23. 73 当 When the Coin Is Tossed 当硬币抛起 The Fawn Who Flips Coins抛硬币的小鹿Modern Romance134k WordsCompleted [Dual careers, a reunion after years apart, old flames rekindled, powerful families, a seventeen-year age gap, the powerful man lowering his head for love, the underdog bravely pursuing love, a guiding male leader x a growing female subordinate] Twelve years ago, they first met. She thought: Men really are at their best at forty. He smiled softly: A young girl who's never been through much, a blank sheet of paper. Twelve years later, they met again. She blushed, her heart racing: A Ferrari is st 645Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the dual system, there is a 17-year age difference. The one in the upper position bows for love, while the one in the lower position is lonely and brave for love.

24. 74 摘 Plucking Stars 摘星 Lin Di'er林笛儿Modern Romance769k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Military Romance + Love Grows Over Time + The Pinnacle of Powerful-Family Fiction] [Steady, brilliant young major general × National Defense University's genius hacker] He is a young major general: steady, learned, and imposing. She is a naive newcomer to society, fresh out of school: impulsive, loyal, and optimistic. An accident ruins his reputation and leaves him disgraced, branding him a heartless man condemned by everyone. She becomes the infamous other wo 21.5kReads9.6Score2.8kShelves

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    I read it over and over again, and every time I read it, I feel like I can't get enough of it. The male protagonist is calm and wise, while the female protagonist is lively and energetic. The male and female protagonists have distinct personalities, the content is novel, and the plot is compact. It is a novel worth recommending.

25. 75 他 His Womanizing Ways End with Her 他的猎艳止于她 Cloud Book Reverie云书意境Modern Romance52k WordsOngoing One loss of control can shake a thousand mountains. An unexpected accident completely upends Su Yuxin's peaceful, uneventful life. The cool and gentle teacher unexpectedly meets He Chen, an arrogant, flamboyant rich playboy who lives life on his own terms. He Chen is deeply captivated by her cool, distant aura. He falls for her at first sight, filled with curiosity. He takes the initiative, testing her at every turn and forcefully barging into her orderly, tranquil world. Surrender and resolve c —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The writing is good, everyone should read it.

26. 76 你 Your Moutai, My Wuliangye 你家的茅台，我家的五粮液 Ginger Brown Sugar Water ya生姜红糖水yaModern Romance149k WordsOngoing His name is Lu Yanzhou. The son of a high-ranking official and a star at the School of Public Administration. My roommate said, “Kids from families like his live in a different world from us.” I said I knew. Then one day, he stopped me. “Shen Mingwei, are you avoiding me?” “No.” “Then why won’t you look at me?” I raised my head and met his eyes. “Lu Yanzhou, there’s no future for us.” “Why not?” “Because there’s no place for me in your future.” He was silent for a few seconds. Then he said, “Wha 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everyone should read this book. The novel written by the author is exquisite in writing and compact in plot. The love between the male and female protagonists in the story is very charming and heart-warming [Add one to the bookshelf] [Top post] [Original Party] [Already planted]

27. 77 退 I Broke Off My Engagement to an Abusive Man and Married a Cool, Powerful Leader! 退婚家暴男，嫁给高冷大领导！ Miao Family苗家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Mutual first love, unequal status, nearly eight-year age gap, the aloof beauty falls from her pedestal) At 27, Qu Zhiyao has grown up in a blended family and is painfully shy and insecure. After years of hard work and saving, she finally buys a small apartment, only for her tenant to turn out to be Yuan Mingxi, a powerful man from the provincial capital who is 34. From then on, the apartment’s utilities and heating keep breaking down, and after a long day at work, she always gets a complaint ca 4kReads8.7Score512Shelves
28. 78 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 34.7kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    Romance is the only true god, and its authority needs no words.

29. 79 禁 The Abstinent Tycoon Asks Me for a Title Every Night 禁欲系大佬夜夜问我要名分 Liu Suisui柳岁岁Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing Important announcement, important announcement, important announcement!!! Volume One is complete. The story about the uncle you’ve all been asking to read has been updated in Volume Two. [Powerful Male Lead + Older Man/Younger Woman + Sweet Romance] [Mutual Healing, Two-Way Devotion] She grew up dependent on others, enduring their cold stares. Her stepfather treated her like a pawn, manipulating her at will. Her mother saw her as a burden and ignored her for years. Her husband treated her like a 14.4kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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    It's not a loss if you enter the trap!

30. 80 大 The Little Girl from the Big Leader’s Family 大领导家的小姑娘 Yu Mu俞慕Modern Romance163k WordsCompleted Daddy-type senior official x gentle, clear-headed guzheng teacher [The second male lead fights for her too + the male lead's desperate pursuit is doomed + twelve-year age gap + everyday-life romance + sweet little love story] At first, Tang Shining thought Lu Yanliang was just a friend of her father's, so she was always careful around him. It wasn't until Lu Yanliang moved into her home that she realized something was wrong... 2kReads7.1Score186Shelves

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    [Adoration][Adoration][Adoration][Adoration][Adoration]

31. 81 渡 Crossing the Capital 渡京 Here Comes a Big White One一只大白来了Modern Romance197k WordsOngoing A noble young master from Beijing’s elite circle x a radiant entertainment-industry star A man in power bows to love | Eight-year age gap | Beijing’s elite When Shen Jingci first entered Beijing’s elite circle, her breathtaking beauty left the circle’s most illustrious young master utterly enchanted. Gentle and refined, he was the perfect gentleman in a world of fame and fortune, but for her alone he revealed a passion so intense it was almost awkward. To make her smile, he lavished resource 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Beijing Circle: A powerful young man x a beautiful actress in the entertainment industry

32. 82 春 Spring Dwells on the High Terrace 春栖高台 Mo Lanshan莫阑珊Modern Romance257k WordsOngoing [Powerful Families | Female Growth | Bittersweet Romance | Older Man] (Clear-headed, beautiful college student vs. composed, powerful heir) People often say that those in power care only about their family’s interests. Even what passes for love is just another tool for profit. If you fall for someone like that, the best you can hope for is this: you remain on your high terrace, I retreat to my spring mountains, and from then on our paths never cross again. Everyone in Beijing’s inner circle know 211Reads—Score160Shelves

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    The three views are normal, not brainless, I strongly recommend.

33. 83 雪 Snow-Stained Longing 雪染为念 First Bud 1984初蕾1984Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted [A reunion only to say goodbye? A star-crossed love blooms in the snowy borderlands] [Battle-hardened border guard and aid-work doctor + reunion after a long separation + rekindled love + defending the borderlands] A friendly note: This story moves between two periods of time, told in alternating sections. “The border is too harsh. Don't come after me...” “Wei Yunzhou, if you dare marry me, I'll dare say yes!” Jiang Zhiyue said, her eyes red with tears. Two years later, she found him again at th 1.9kReads9.3Score205Shelves

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    The white clothes are stained with blood, the military uniform is wounded, and the snow-capped mountains witness a beautiful love that sticks to each other's lives.

34. 84 他 He Seems to Be Sick 他好像有病 Mo Zhaoying墨昭荧Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Powerful families] + [older man] + [a man in a position of power bows to love] + [both virgins] Wen Sheng is a criminal profiler who can solve the world's most difficult cases, but she can't break down the wall around her own heart. When she meets Lu Zheng'an, she observes him from a professional perspective and decides he's got issues. In the end, though, he's the one who helps her smash down the wall around her heart. He tells her, “When you encounter a case, you can step into it, but you mus 19.9kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    Recommend these books

35. 85 长 There’s No Evening Breeze on Changning Street 长宁街没有晚风 Anana Ya阿娜娜呀Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Slow-paced, full of romantic tension] Stay on Changning Street long enough, and some rules spread without anyone having to spell them out. For example, Lu Yanzhou’s car never stops where it shouldn’t. For example, his schedule never leaves room for the words “while you’re at it.” Shen Moning later decided that these two things were probably the least accurate pieces of information in the whole compound. 8.5kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves
36. 86 安 Peacefully Into My Heart 安然入心 Mo Zhaoying墨昭荧Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [Steady, powerful political figure x Gentle, soft-spoken junior civil servant, government workplace, age gap, sweet romance] On the day Gu Zhixing first arrived in An County, he heard a woman crying on the phone in the stairwell of the office building. She said the new leader had frightened her. Gu Zhixing stopped in his tracks, wondering how he could possibly be so terrifying that he had made someone cry. Six months later, he pinned the woman, Xu Anran, against a wall. Frowning, she hurriedly d 10kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
37. 87 假 The Fake Heiress Refuses to Be a Concubine, Stockpiling Grain to Survive the Famine 假千金拒绝做妾，囤粮满仓度荒年 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Transmigrate + farming + miracle doctor + chief minister + sweet romance + devoted couple] Song Yuntang, a genius doctor, transmigrates into the body of the fake heiress who was sent back to her home village by the Lin family three years ago. As soon as she transmigrates, her second aunt urges her parents to send her off as a concubine to the wealthy landlord’s grown son in a neighboring village. “I won’t accept this marriage. Whoever wants to marry him can do it!” Song 15.1kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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    Sweet pet, double clean. There is no golden finger, the heroine lives a wonderful life on her own

38. 88 西 No Old Friends in the West City 西城无故人 Xu Zhi绪至Modern Romance524k WordsOngoing [Powerful Beijing insider × cool-headed female venture capitalist | Reunited after years apart | Two strong leads, rekindling an old love | Intense push and pull] In the winter of 2019, Wan Lin and Chen Mingbo broke up for good. Three years later, they meet again. Hardened by years in the cutthroat world of fame and fortune, he has become the inscrutable head of the Guosheng Group. She returns to Beijing, cool and composed, now a rising star in venture capital at Zhirui Capital. At the negoti 4kReads—Score469Shelves

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    Digging deeply into the reality and helplessness of a wealthy family, it is emotionally restrained and heartbreaking

39. 89 致 To the Souls in Beijing Searching for a Safe Harbor for the Rest of Their Lives 致那些在北京，用余生去寻找避风港的灵魂 Xu Zhi绪至Marriage & Romance33k WordsCompleted To the souls who came to Beijing and will spend the rest of their lives searching for a safe haven 250Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 90 北 Are the Begonias Blooming in Beijing? 北京的海棠花开了吗 Xu Zhi绪至16k WordsCompleted Are the Begonias in Beijing Blooming Yet? 346Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 半 Halfway Through the Rain 半程雨 Xu Zhi绪至41k WordsCompleted Halfway Through the Rain 315Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 才 I Refuse to Fall for the Big Boss 才不要和大领导谈恋爱 A Little Cup of Winec一杯小酒cModern Romance245k WordsOngoing Forced love + love at first sight + doting romance + happy ending + obsessive hero + workplace romance + powerful families Su Niannian is new to the workplace, as blank as an unpainted sheet of paper. On her first day, she takes the wrong elevator and stumbles, in a panic, into a meeting of senior leaders. Her documents scatter across the floor. In the sudden silence, the stern-faced man at the head of the table slowly raises his eyes. One glance from him, and his silent authority sends her fle 1.2kReads6.3Score—Shelves

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    This, this,

43. 93 吾 My County Magistrate Boyfriend Is Growing Up 吾家县长男友初长成 Wan Qian, Who Loves Cantonese Soup爱吃广府汤的万千帝主Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rural revitalization · Workplace maneuvering · Intellectual romance · Family warmth] [Healing] [A gentle, steady pace] [Leaves a lasting impression] [Public sector] [Contemporary realism] Here, you’ll find: √ How a highly intelligent male and female lead pursue their careers while falling in love √ Solid, compelling depictions of rural revitalization and the political landscape √ Warm, witty, and insightful family life and intergenerational communication √ The respectful, restrained, profound 1.2kReads8.0Score112Shelves

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    It is very suitable for readers who like the styles of "Inside the System", "Modern Romance", "Professional Elite", "Rural Healing" and "Micro Suspense". [Love][Smile]

44. 94 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 27.8kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    The writing is very good and the energy is very positive

45. 95 抱 Sorry, Heroine, Your Male Lead Has Turned into My Dog 抱歉女主，男主变成我的狗了 Call Me Lord Dangdang叫我当当大人Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration, no fixed CP, green tea, a hint of everyone falling for the heroine, breaking up CPs] Qi grows stronger by granting other people's wishes and receiving their souls, freely offered in return. There will always be women in the world whose love goes unreturned. In stories, they are the supporting female characters who exist to highlight the romance between the hero and heroine. But supporting female characters have their own obsessions, too. And Qi is here to help them ful 55.2kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
46. 96 神 Tycoon System: I Spend Money to Raise Kids in a Period Novel 神豪系统：我在年代文里氪金养崽 The Brightest Bulb Is Me灯泡属我最亮Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (1990s setting + tycoon System + spending money to raise the kids + no romance + building a business empire + wish fulfillment) When Ye Xiaolin woke up, she had landed in a world formed from a fusion of several period novels. She’d become a wicked woman who despised poverty and loved wealth, abandoning her children and running away in pursuit of a materialistic life. She was bound to a tycoon System. To complete its main quest, she created the persona of a wealthy overseas returnee and embarked 10.4kReads7.8Score770Shelves
47. 97 全 My Whole Family Is Crazy, and I Became the Foil in a Child-Rearing Story 全家疯批，我穿成了养崽文对照组 Frost Pavilion寒霜榭Modern Romance932k WordsCompleted [Hilarious + raising kids + adored by the whole family + crazy antics + wealthy-family ensemble + feel-good 1v1] Qi Yuan transmigrates into a wealthy-family child-rearing novel as the foil to the adored heroine. Both are rich-family children who went missing and were later found. When the heroine returns, her family lives in loving harmony. When Qi Yuan goes home, everyone in her family is crazy in their own special way. In the end, the original owner is constantly humiliated, until she's thrown 32.4kReads8.6Score4.1kShelves
48. 98 十 Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms: I Can't Believe I'm Su Jin 十里桃花之我居然是素锦 Wood Ear and Pork Rib Soup木耳排骨汤Female-Channel Fanfiction343k WordsCompleted After living for five hundred years, I was given the name Su Jin by the Heavenly Lord. The sky fell in that instant! I'm Su Jin, but I'm not that Su Jin! I'll start changing the story by becoming an immortal at twenty thousand years old. 3.1kReads8.2Score205Shelves
49. 99 攻 Win His Heart First: The Daily Life of a Sweet, Innocent Girl in Ancient Times 攻心为上：古代小白花日常 Tiaotiao窕窕呀Ancient Romance854k WordsCompleted (A satisfying power fantasy, with a universally adored heroine, a workaholic, a little white flower, a master of disguises, and a mind full of schemes. She appears at age three and grows up gradually. The male lead appears late, but he's faithful.) Qingyue struck a deal with the King of Hell and transmigrated to a new world. The King of Hell gave her a perfect body, but also a poverty-stricken background. After transmigrating, she looked at her destitute family and couldn't help wondering: Was s 3.2kReads8.8Score283Shelves
50. 100 七 Sweet Romance in the Seventies? The Wicked Sister-in-Law Goes on a Rampage 七零年代甜蜜蜜？恶毒大嫂杀疯了 Xiaoxiao Zhuyu潇潇竹予Modern Romance111k WordsCompleted [Portable workshop + island life + hunting on the frozen river + revenge on scumbags] [Cool, brooding, obsessive schemer of a dog × stunning beauty with incredible fighting skills] Chen Li, second-in-command at an apocalypse survival base, transmigrates into the 1970s as the male lead’s wicked sister-in-law and doomed first wife. The male lead tricks her into marriage from the start? He wants to swindle the 100,000 yuan dowry her capitalist grandfather prepared, mocks her as trash, and expects 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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