Looking for Something Truly Excellent. It’s Been Ages Since I Found One 求细糠，很久没遇到了

1. 701 翡 Lotus in an Emerald Cage 翡翠笼中莲 Jiang Chengyu C江承钰CAncient Romance49k WordsCompleted The Lotus in the Jade Cage 838Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These are must-have books on my bookshelf, absolutely enjoyable to read again and again! 👑📖 High-quality, short, delicate stories that you'll never tire of reading. A female-oriented novel by Tomato (a Chinese online literature platform) ❤️ Several of their works are considered masterpieces! ‼️ The female leads are all beautiful, intelligent, ruthless, and prioritize their own interests above all else. They are never submissive, courageous, and resourceful. Super engaging! 🤩 The storylines are all very original, the developments are surprising, and the logic is sound. Deserving to be a hit! 🔥

2. 702 我 I, the Supreme Being of Old, Defy the Rules When I Strike 我，旧日至高位格，出手无视规则 Shimmering Night夜光浮摇Urban2.1M WordsOngoing I was once the world's first transcendent, a pioneer who ventured into the unknown. When I returned from two hundred years of being lost, the world had changed, and the mighty ran rampant. They said I was merely a relic abandoned by the times, the remnant of an ignorant fantasy. There was no place for me in the new world. What they did not know was this: I had witnessed the most insane horrors and the grandest downfalls. Dormant within me was an exalted existence capable of shattering the very l 308.2kReads9.3Score26.9kShelves

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   This book is a disappointment because of its title; it actually has absolutely nothing to do with high-level martial arts. The author has an incredibly imaginative mind, planting many foreshadowing elements that are all resolved, resulting in a very smooth plot. It's one of the best male-oriented novels I've read on Tomato. The content left a deep impression on me; it's the kind of book that I could pick up again after a long time without reading it. [Heart][heart]

3. 703 兄 Bro, Are You Some Kind of Human Incubus? Fluffy Creatures Are Chasing You Everywhere 兄弟你人类魅魔啊？毛茸茸追着跑 Yue Jian Ying月见莺Urban3.5M WordsOngoing [This book has been signed for print publication] [Light livestreaming + Animals + No romance] Lu Xiao, a professor of botany and zoology, quits his job and heads alone to the Kunlun Mountains to gather research material, becoming a solitary yet vibrant mountain guardian. During his first winter in the mountains, he says he wants a cat. The very next moment, his dog brings him a snow leopard cub abandoned by its mother. Dog, this isn’t what I meant by a cat. This is a little too hardcore. He thi 100.2kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves

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   A bookworm of over 20 years, this collection covers a wide range of genres and is absolutely carefully selected. I haven't finished the first book yet, but it warmed my heart. The second book is a serialized series with tons of exotic animals—animal lovers shouldn't miss it. The sixth book offers a fresh perspective and is beautifully written.

4. 704 女 The Female Top-Tier Star Is Doing Just Fine 女顶流精神状态良好 Rock Candy from the Mining District矿场区的冰糖Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted During the two years Gu Qing was blacklisted for offending a powerful figure, she developed a side gig: writing shipping fanfiction. Even after making her comeback, she still squeezes in time to write during variety shows, determined never to miss an update! After lying flat for three years, Xie Yu was signed up by his company for a variety show. Then he discovered that the latest chapter of the ship fic he was following had appeared on the phone of a female star appearing on the same show. Xie 680Reads8.6Score100Shelves
5. 705 锁 Locked Glaze 锁琉璃 Jiang Chengyu C江承钰CAncient Romance36k WordsCompleted Locked Glaze 433Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 706 我 I’m a Truck Driver, and I Command the God of Transmigration 我货车司机，掌管穿越的神 Yi·Mo已·墨Urban95k WordsOngoing [Urban high-martial arts, ensemble cast, passionate, no female lead] Ye Jiu'an is a truck driver who drives a four-line, eight-axle, hundred-ton rig. He suddenly discovers that he can transmigrate to another world by running people over, and take one-tenth of anything a transmigrator obtains in that world. A great calamity descends, and the whole world falls into chaos. Ye Jiu'an runs everyone over and sends them transmigrating, leaving himself as the sole person in an entire city. The sky split —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Ensemble cast, explosive plot, massive world-building

7. 707 奇 A Strange Haha 奇怪的哈哈 Little Zuo Is at a Loss没招的小左Two Female Leads275k WordsOngoing In Wuyun Country, there’s this strange girl who’s always running into bizarre things in her everyday life. Yet in every one of these strange encounters, she somehow meets someone who loves her beyond measure. Isn’t that strange? 136Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It looks pretty good.

8. 708 成 When I Come of Age, My Entire Clan Will Help Me Cut Down the Heavens with One Sword 成年后，全族助我一剑斩天 Eat Ore When Hungry饿了就吃矿Eastern Fantasy83k WordsOngoing [Clan saga + ensemble cast + epic worldbuilding + trope subversion + a battle against fate + sword clan + not mindless power fantasy + angst + face-slapping + light novel] “Brother, what does it feel like to be held?” I thought it was just an offhand dirty joke from my little sister, but I never expected it to become the defining line of the first half of my life. I thought this tiny world knew no seasons, yet at the cry of a young man's sword, dead wood bloomed again and a hundred rivers flowed —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book was good, the second book was good, and the third book was good too!

9. 709 乱 A Merchant's Charm in Troubled Times 乱世商娇 Jiang Chengyu C江承钰CModern Romance20k WordsCompleted A Charismatic Merchant in Troubled Times 184Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 710 本 We Were Meant to Meet Every Day 本该日日相逢 Zi Qi籽棋Modern Romance276k WordsOngoing [One-sided love he's plotted for ages + Reunion after years apart + Two highly intelligent equals + Transmigration + Both virgins + Happy ending] If you could go back to age twenty and rewrite a confession that once made you cringe with embarrassment, would you? At thirty-three, Lin Xiaojia is a rising star in the AI startup world, a winner in the eyes of everyone around her. But she carries a shame etched into her bones: in her senior year of college, she gathered all her courage and confessed 3kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

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    I just discovered a really good contemporary romance novel! It has a novel time-travel setting, the male lead has loved the female lead for many years without her knowing, and he's always there for her whenever she needs him. The plot is intricately woven, with very subtle foreshadowing.

11. 711 我 The Girl I Control Is Becoming an Old One 我操作的少女正在成为旧日之主 Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [This novel has been contracted for print publication: cosmic horror + amber-style cultivation + villain protagonist + no System + decisive killing + black humor + deranged + single female lead + sequence containment] Xu Fei: “In the twenty-second century, all you need is a helmet with a brain-computer interface to experience a fully immersive game with realistic physical sensations.” “You ask why I chose this starting character? Naturally, because she’s a beautiful girl... Oh, no, naturally, be 771kReads9.5Score76.6kShelves

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    You can tell by looking at my bookshelf on my homepage; I'm always looking for gems. (If you see it, type 111 to see how many people share my taste.) There are still some books I haven't posted yet; this is the maximum I can post. If you're interested, you can check out my bookshelf.

12. 712 金 The Canary’s Escape Plan 金丝雀出逃计划 Fishy Qianwan鱼鱼千万Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [A powerful man lowering his head × a seemingly innocent woman with hidden ambitions] [Both are each other’s first] [He chases her after losing her] Wen Ye knows she is nothing more than a carefully pampered canary. Everyone says she is vain and after Yan Shiqin’s wealth and power. Only she knows that his hot-and-cold tenderness is the most intoxicating thing of all. She once gladly accepted every bit of his indulgence, but with each instance of indifference and neglect, her love slowly faded 39Reads6.7Score101Shelves

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    The female protagonist had been numbing herself, but a single photograph shattered the illusion, instantly destroying all remaining illusions. #Heartbreaking #FemaleProtagonistAwakening

13. 713 花 A Curious Adventure on Flower Isle 花屿奇遇记 Jiang Chengyu C江承钰C17k WordsCompleted Adventures on Flower Isle 55Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 714 被 Used by an Evil God? Relax, I Have My Own Rhythm 被邪神利用？别急我有自己的节奏 Lan Ying岚鹰Urban152k WordsOngoing [Absolute evil, darkness born from it, and the one who teaches you to love is...] [Villain]+ [Cuddly romance]+ [Drama queen]+ [Mischief-maker]+ [Deception and betrayal]+ [There may be dual perspectives from the two protagonists] The ultimate evil god, Wu Yuanmeng, is summoned from a magic box and descends upon the world. A foolish witch takes her home. Watching the witch constantly fawn over her, Wu Yuanmeng decides to use her to indulge her own pleasure and madness. Once all her evil desires ha 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When a demon god's disguise meets unconditional favoritism, what started as a casual fling turns into a heart-wrenching affair where the witch gives her her whole heart. On one side, there's calculated deception; on the other, unreserved devotion. From everyday intimacy to the exposure of her true identity, their former closeness transforms into a confrontation and power struggle, offering a superb dual-perspective reading experience.

15. 715 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 118.9kReads9.5Score16.6kShelves

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    All three books are absolutely amazing!!! I wouldn't recommend the first one if you have a weak heart; it's incredibly depressing and painful. After reading it, you'll find that some characters are truly wicked, but you just can't bring yourself to hate them. It's also the author's autobiography. The second book features a very novel premise: harmonious relationships among the concubines in the imperial harem. Each concubine has her own poignant story, and I cry every time I finish reading it. The third book needs no introduction! No emperor could possibly favor Pei Yan more!

16. 716 雪 Spring Brewed in Snow 雪酿春 Jiang Chengyu C江承钰C44k WordsCompleted Snow-Brewed Spring 325Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 717 轻 Mild Depression: A Boy’s One-Way Journey Through His Eighteenth Year 轻度抑郁：少年与他的十八岁单程 You Worry, I Grieve君忧卿愁Urban141k WordsOngoing My name is Lin Ze. I'm an ordinary person. When I stood on the rooftop, He gave me a chance to choose my life... From that moment on, my life changed, though it all still felt like a dream... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's take a look at the simple stuff.

18. 718 誓 I Swear I Won't Become an Immortal 誓不成仙 Ji Xin稷馨Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted In an age when everyone aspired to attain immortality, Chang Ying had never shared that ambition. With all eight of her tails severed, her memories gone, and barely a breath left in her, she looked up and saw Xie Yu'an, just as close to death. That was the first time Chang Ying met Xie Yu'an. His bones had been smashed one by one, the tendons in his hands severed, and he had been locked away in a dark, damp underground chamber where the sun never shone. His serpent tail curled in a freezing p 614Reads8.4Score103Shelves

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    The first book features a stronger female lead than the male lead, both male leads are virtuous, and the characters are mostly righteous, making for a sweet and romantic story. The second book features two strong leads (though the female lead seems slightly stronger), both male leads are virtuous, the plot is the main focus, the romance isn't very obvious but is long and resilient, there's a small ensemble cast, many well-developed characters, many outstanding female characters, it's not a traditional cultivation story, it involves bloodline awakening, reincarnation, and destiny, and there's a slight sense of horror at the beginning. The third book is a campus romance, the female lead is reborn, the male lead has a system, both are virtuous, the female lead has some moral flaws but improves later, both the female and male leads are adorable, the female lead's love, family, and friendship storylines are all explored, it's lighthearted and funny but tinged with a subtle sadness, and the ending is very sweet and happy. The fourth book is an entertainment industry romance, involving soul swapping, also with virtuous leads, the female lead has a great personality that I really like, she's not the type to suffer injustice, and the male lead has strong values ​​and knows how to respect others.

19. 719 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves
20. 720 诡 Eerie High Martial Arts: I Become a God by Collecting Corpses in the Forbidden Zone 诡异高武：我在禁区收尸成神 Morning Out, Evening In朝去夕出Urban203k WordsOngoing Fifteen years after the Spirit Calamity descended, the world beyond the cities is riddled with deadly rules and forbidden zones. Lu Chen, a temporary corpse collector, discovers that he can see the last rule each dead person obeyed before dying. If he uncovers the cause of death, fulfills their final wish, and brings the body back, he can inherit a "Death Edict." As he relies on the power left behind by the dead to embark on the path of a high-martial warrior, he finds his own name on the offici —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is truly exquisite, featuring a bizarre and highly skilled martial arts style, a novel theme, and an author with a very open and fantastical imagination. [Thinking]

21. 721 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 100.8kReads9.2Score11.2kShelves
22. 722 我 Me, Cowardly and Vicious 我，怂且恶毒 The Rabbit Is Easy to Talk To兔子好说话Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted [Reborn heroine + male lead with a System] [A cowardly, spiteful heroine who meekly does bad things x a male lead who says one thing but means another, a nurturing mom-type] Yun Luo never thought someone like her could be reborn. By all rights, she should have gone to hell. Why had she been reborn and returned to high school? …High school really was a lot like hell. _ Nan Yan never thought he would be bound to a System. The System said this world was actually a novel, and his mission was to refo 27.3kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves
23. 723 替 The Contract Wife, The Ice-Cold CEO Falls Hard 替嫁契约妻，高冷禁欲总裁沦陷 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted Forced by her adoptive parents, Xia Yutong takes the place of her arrogant, overbearing stepsister and marries Lu Yunfei, a notorious playboy caught up in one scandal after another. But the wedding takes a shocking turn. The man who comes to escort her home is not the playboy Lu Yunfei, but Lu Yanci, the feared devil of the business world. He runs the vast Lu business empire, wields enormous power, and is ruthless in his methods. He is aloof, chaste, and indifferent to women. On their wedding ni 13kReads6.8Score893Shelves

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    Here are a few good books I recommend: arranged marriages that blossom into love. The beginning is slightly angsty, but later the aloof and cunning CEO falls for her, leading to a dramatic "wife-chasing" scenario. There are tons of sweet moments.

24. 724 拉 I Blocked the Regent and Then Transmigrated 拉黑监国后，我穿越了 Light Sleep in Midsummer浅睡半夏Ancient Romance243k WordsCompleted I always thought the man on my phone who claimed to be “Regent of the Great Sheng” was just an overcommitted historical roleplayer. Until an accident sent me back three hundred years. Even more absurdly, the online friend who called me “Sir” every day and whom I'd been teasing for half a year turned out to be Xie Tingzhou, the regent who held all the power at court. Online, he asked, “Why are you ignoring me today, Sir?” In person, he interrogated me: “Miss Xu, you're suspicious.” By day, I pret 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've been following the first book; it's very interesting and vivid.

25. 725 显 What's Wrong with Being an Attention Seeker? Go Ahead, Try Cutting Me! 显眼包怎么了，有本事你砍我啊 Give Me a Little Star给我一颗小星星Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female-led, no romance, transmigrated, pure power fantasy, fake System, no past life] She somehow transmigrates into a cultivation world. The good news: she’s back to age fifteen and has a golden finger. It looks like she’s about to reach the pinnacle of life! The bad news: her golden finger is a cultivation-world upgrade mashup of Pinduoduo and Beauty Cam: the Show-Off System. [Invite an opponent to take one more chop and you can level up!] [Take three more chops in total to unlock the “Bright 29.3kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves

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    This is the most enjoyable cultivation novel I've read in all these years!!! The author truly poured all her love into her daughter. What's best is that you don't encounter any disgusting descriptions of women while reading. Almost every woman in the story is powerful, resilient, and has a distinct personality. I was constantly moved and knew I had to keep reading. I finished the million-word novel in one night. So satisfying!!!

26. 726 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Comatose Husband Put His Arm Around My Waist 新婚夜，植物人老公搂住我的腰 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Husband Chasing His Wife + Both Chaste] Tong Yao is forced to take her twin sister’s place and marry Gu Jingchen, a former business tycoon who is now in a vegetative state. The whole city pities her, believing she will spend her life as a wife in name only. But on their wedding night, the sleeping man suddenly wraps an arm around her waist. The once decisive king of the business world wakes up and takes back his immense power. Everyone wait 3.6kReads6.6Score283Shelves
27. 727 脑 A Train Runs Through My Mind, and the Mind-Reading Tyrant Loses Control 脑内开火车，读心暴君他失控了 Gray Gray Times灰灰的时光Ancient Romance160k WordsOngoing After pulling an all-nighter and dying suddenly, overworked office drone Su Tao transmigrates into a cannon-fodder character, with four absurd Systems bound to her mind: one forces her to scheme in the imperial harem and vie for the throne, one makes her act like a pure-hearted white lotus, one forces her to seduce men, and one demands she go berserk and turn the tables! On the surface, she's a delicate little white flower. In reality, every day she's plotting how to defy fate and save up fifty 3Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 728 诡 Paranormal Detective: I Harvest Fear by Filming Real Horror Movies 诡探：我靠拍真实恐怖片搜刮恐惧 Moon's End Dreamscape月端梦境Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Winning people over with “reason” + mockumentary + urban legends + mildly scary power fantasy + no romance] After narrowly surviving a bizarre fire, Chu Han discovered a “Paranormal Investigator” app on his computer. Completing missions to investigate paranormal phenomena earned him items. And gathering fear directed at specific targets could strengthen those items. Chu Han: If I film my paranormal missions as horror movies, wouldn’t I be able to harvest fear from the whole world? And so, a hor 37.4kReads8.2Score6kShelves

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    The first book truly captured the eerie, bizarre, and wondrous feeling, with a constant stream of strange sensations; I haven't found anything similar yet. The second is an evolutionary story; all sorts of creatures possess formidable abilities, and the protagonist keeps evolving towards becoming a demon god. The third is a containment story; the protagonist is intelligent and has a normal sibling relationship, and the plot hasn't given me any headaches so far. The fourth is a constant Holy Grail War, with survival in every battle. The fifth book shows the author's great talent for portraying eccentric characters, and the sixth truly depicts the cunning of demons and the despair of ordinary people facing them.

29. 729 我 I Woke Up My Husband from His Vegetative State 我让植物人老公苏醒 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + age gap + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + powerful man lowering his head] Su Tong is the Su family’s adopted daughter. Clever from a young age, she excelled in school and graduated from Harvard, becoming an outstanding neurosurgeon. The Su family’s biological daughter, Su Shishi, refuses to honor the betrothal arranged for her when she was young and marry Huo Yunzhou, a business magnate from Haicheng who has been in a vegetative state since a car accident. So her adop 2kReads8.0Score143Shelves
30. 730 元 Legends of Yuan and Ming 元明英雄传 Jiao Pingxin胶平心Male-Channel Fanfiction303k WordsOngoing (An original traditional wuxia author. No AI-written fiction!!! The story continues from The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Wuxia classics never go out of style!) After the Lion Slaying Ceremony, the martial world gradually settled down. Zhang Wuji created the greatest art of inner cultivation in the world, the Qipai Divine Art. Fearing that the world would descend into chaos over competing for martial arts manuals, he secretly ordered Ming Cult disciples Zhang Hu and Wu Xin to deliver the Nine 135Reads—Score222Shelves

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    Traditional martial arts style, welcome to watch.

31. 731 埋 The Sister Buried Beneath My Feet 埋在我脚下的姐姐 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋17k WordsCompleted The Sister Buried Beneath My Feet 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Depending on how you categorize it, works in the rural genre are worth recommending.

32. 732 进 Six Hundred Million Years of Evolution: From Trilobite to Mythic Progenitor 进化六亿年，从三叶虫到神话始祖 Accumulated Day by Day日积月累Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsOngoing [Beast Protagonist] [No System] [No Romance] [Never Takes Human Form] (Also known as Supernatural Evolution: Beginning 600 Million Years Ago) In 2030, humanity finally discovered the secret of evolution. Aether: a strange energy that spreads from the planet’s core in the form of tides. It can accelerate the rate of mutation in a population millions of times over, enabling a leap in life’s evolution and entry into the supernatural realm. Just as the Awakened defeated the other species that had e 122.7kReads9.1Score12.8kShelves
33. 733 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 14.2kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

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    My writing is superb. Without further ado, please see the content (two more added, will add more if I think of any): +2 +2. Snow Town is a short modern story with many plot twists. Another +1.

34. 734 荒 A Traveler in Years of Famine 荒年客 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋Urban338k WordsCompleted A survival epic about ordinary Chinese people. From rural China to the torrents of modern life, three generations of the Hou family are swept along by the tide of history. The grandparents put down roots in the land. Their values, admonitions, and “family scandals” form the family's original identity and its shackles. The parents struggle through a time of transition, inheriting heavy burdens while kindling a desire to change their fate. As someone born in the 1980s, I linger at the divide betwe 139Reads6.6Score105Shelves
35. 735 新 On My Wedding Night, I Revived a Comatose Tycoon 新婚夜，我救活了植物人大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Sweet Romance] [Age Gap] [Scheming Male Lead] Jiang Yan grew up in a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. From childhood, she studied medicine under her grandparents, both seasoned physicians, and mastered the art of acupuncture. However, fate had other plans. Her father's company was on the brink of collapse, and to save it, she was forced to marry Lu Jingming, a business genius who had been left in a vegetative state by a car accident. Known for h 2.4kReads6.8Score149Shelves
36. 736 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
37. 737 哥 Brother, Can I Eat You? 哥哥，我可以吃掉你吗 Crisp Pear酥梨灬Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Abnormal Sister] + [SCP Foundation] + [Urban Legends] + [Survival Through Wits] + [No Golden Finger] + [Mystery and Horror] (Not a power fantasy! Not a power fantasy!! NOT A POWER FANTASY!!!) “Big brother, you'll stay with me forever, right?” Ever since my younger sister, Gu Pan, brought home a strange rabbit doll, her love has become obsessive and deadly. She cuts up my photos, keeps my friends away, and stands beside my bed in the middle of the night with a knife, saying the most terrifying t 12.9kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
38. 738 白 His White Moonlight Returns Home, and Mrs. Zhou Is Done! 白月光回国，这周太太她不当了！ E E Er E婀蛾尔厄Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [Suave but wicked, sharp-tongued daddy-type CEO] x [Spoiled, dramatic clingy flower] [Both are each other's first] [Scheming to seize someone + a long, grueling pursuit to win her back + extreme push and pull + a war of love] Ever since Jiang Yue asked Zhou Songnian for a divorce, her life has gone completely off the rails. At first, she thought she'd be dealing with the reality of a dignified catfight among wealthy wives, a cheesy TVB primetime melodrama where two women fight over one man: "She 18.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
39. 739 莫 Never Underestimate an Old Man: From Dockworker to Martial Saint 莫欺老年穷，从码头搬工肝成武圣 Brother Longan桂圆哥哥Urban270k WordsOngoing [Republican Era] + [The Dynasty’s Final Years] + [Monsters Run Amok] + [Extreme Martial Arts] + [Elderly Protagonist] + [Patriotic] + [Cautious] In the dynasty’s final years, the rulers closed the country off from the world. To preserve their rule, they burned martial arts manuals and killed martial artists, causing the nation’s martial arts to decline. Eventually, foreigners used their powerful martial arts and advanced weapons to blast the country’s gates open, and the nation was thoroughly d 386Reads—Score108Shelves

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    I stayed up all night to watch it, it was so captivating, I couldn't put it down! 👍

40. 740 植 The Comatose Tycoon Falls in Love with Me 植物人大佬，爱上我 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted to one another + sweet romance] An Ran is a highly skilled neurosurgeon who should have been making a name for herself saving lives. Instead, her greedy stepmother and father force her into the dark depths of fate. Tempted by money, they push her into what seems like an endless, loveless marriage, marrying her off to Mu Tingchen, a legendary business tycoon left in a vegetative state after a car accident. Once, Mu Tingchen ruled the business world with an ir 1.1kReads6.4Score—Shelves
41. 741 末 Doomsday: I Build an Apocalypse Army with Group-Order Meals! 末日：我用拼好饭打造末日军团！ A Te from Zhongzhen中镇的阿特Sci-Fi & Apocalypse125k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast]+ [Boost affection by sharing meals]+ [Infection and mutation apocalypse]+ [Human extinction]+ [Many] Liu Xiao transmigrates back from twenty years in the future, bringing two decades of experience in the apocalypse and knowing that humanity is on the brink of extinction. Luckily, after being reborn, he awakens the [Shared Meal System]. Every meal he shares with someone raises their affection for him!~ The very next day, Liu Xiao establishes the [Xiao Xiong Organization] and becom 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story begins with a group meal arrangement, recruiting brothers into the organization, awakening S-level superpowers, multiple female leads, apartment building robberies… and each new brother refreshes the list of group meals.

42. 742 圣 Holy Grail War: From the Start, I Summon Hundred-Faced Hassan 圣杯战争：开局召唤百貌哈桑 Three Rainy Night Flowers三雨夜花Anime Fanfiction2.4M WordsOngoing [Original Holy Grail War, no dedicated System, multiple heroines] The global Holy Grail War begins now. The rules are simple: seven chosen players summon seven heroic spirits from history and fight for the omnipotent wish-granting device. To survive, you must either kill three players or obtain the Holy Grail. There is no third option, and all the losers are erased. Seven days. That's all the time you have. As King Arthur's Excalibur roars across the sky and Ea sings among the stars, Yang Qiu c 38kReads8.7Score3.1kShelves
43. 743 闪 My Flash-Marriage Husband Is Actually a Trillionaire CEO 闪婚老公，竟是千亿总裁 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted 4.6kReads—Score166Shelves
44. 744 俺 I Think This Is What Magic and Miracles Are! 俺寻思这就是魔法与奇迹！ Divine Light of the Sun Mountains日山脉的神曦Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Magical girls + magic-obsessed lunatic + no System + thrilling battles + multiple heroines + no transformation] Ever since Chen Dao arrived in this world, the question he was asked most often was: “Teacher Chen, Teacher Chen, why is your art style different from everyone else’s?” Chen Dao looked up at the adorable, lively, youthful magical girls in pretty little dresses, flying around in the distance. Then he looked at the dense black lines of magic spilling from his own body, enough to drive a 7.4kReads7.5Score719Shelves
45. 745 新 The New Forest Keeper 新守林人 TU SweetTU甜Eastern Fantasy202k WordsOngoing Lin Ye is a sixteen-year-old boy living in the remote village of Xicun. His mother died when he was young, and his father is nowhere to be found. He and his elderly grandmother depend on each other, making a living by hunting. He is strong-willed, observant, and deeply principled. The mystery surrounding his origins, his father and the forest ranger, the power of the jade pendant, Su Qing's background, and the secrets beyond the fog barrier all seem tied to a vast conspiracy. He must uncover the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Facepalm][Facepalm][Facepalm][Facepalm]

46. 746 穿 Transmigrated as a White-Haired Girl, She Raises Her Right Hand 穿越成白毛她向上举起了右手 Tomato ID Names Are So Hard to Pick番茄id好难取啊Historical564k WordsOngoing (A powerful physique, a people-centered historical perspective, slow burn, farming, revolutionary spirit, epic length, nearly 200 years of revolutionary history) In the autumn of 1120, the second year of the Xuanhe era, Fang La led his followers in a rebellion, setting in motion the last major uprising within the late Northern Song dynasty. It became known as the Fang La Rebellion. On the eve of the uprising, Xuan Yuanqi transmigrated to the Northern Song. In the history he knew, China suffered 1.9kReads—Score319Shelves

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    A slow-burning, patriotic story [sending a heart]

47. 747 恐 Terrifying Nightmare: Extreme Survival in a Bizarre World 恐怖噩梦：我在诡异世界极限逃生 Young Bear年轻熊Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, mildly scary, no romance] Wang Yan wearily opened his front door. Inside, he saw the woman next door holding and soothing a baby, staring at him in terror. “Sorry, I’ve got the wrong apartment.” He quickly apologized and backed out, then slammed the door shut. Standing in the pitch-black hallway, he found himself unable to decide what was more terrifying: seeing his female neighbor in his home, or seeing the baby who had died long ago… 409.4kReads9.4Score77.7kShelves
48. 748 穿 Transmigrate to the Tang Dynasty: The Laid-Back Man Returns from the Heavens and Handcrafts a System 穿越大唐：咸鱼诸天回归手搓系统 Refuse to Be the Old Sixth拒绝当老六Historical324k WordsOngoing If there's anything you're unhappy with, tell the author, and they'll be happy to hash it out with you! The author has added a few tags: lots of female characters, and it's really unclear whether there will be a female lead. The protagonist isn't powerful because of his cultivation realm, but because of his abilities, so his portrayal is different. The protagonist really likes Little Sizhi, but there are other little princesses, too. The protagonist has his own ideas. Life is like a play, and th 10.4kReads6.1Score915Shelves

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    New book, good read.

49. 749 夺 You Stole My Fate? The Capital’s Heiress Goes on a Rampage to Clean Up the Entertainment Industry 夺我命格？京圈千金发癫整顿内娱 Li Yaoyao梨窈窈Modern Romance578k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + livestreaming + ridiculous antics + going off the rails + meme humor + irresistible charm] Yu Tingtang bumps her head and discovers she's the villainess in a Mary Sue novel. Her family cuts ties with her, her boyfriend betrays her, the whole internet curses her, and a stay in a psychiatric hospital is waiting for her! Raised in a Taoist temple, Yu Tingtang remains calm: Better to bury someone else than blame yourself. When reason doesn't work, she just goes completely nuts! On a 15.4kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

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    Excellent writing

50. 750 被 The Fourth Year of Being Loved Against My Will 被强制爱的第四年 Crane Song yyyy鹤音yyyyModern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Forced Love + Both Leads Reborn + Obsessive Male Lead + Died for Love in Their Past Life + HE] In the fourth year of being effectively imprisoned by Shen Huaixu, Qiao Qiao asked him for a divorce. Shen Huaixu had quietly stripped her of every freedom, taken control of her entire life, and imprisoned her in a cage built in the name of love. Shen Huaixu was possessive, cool-headed, and fiercely jealous. He commanded the business world and built his own commercial empir 13.9kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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    I usually forget most of the novels I read after finishing them because they all follow the same formula. But these three books left a particularly deep impression on me, all featuring plots of reconciliation after a breakup.

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