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1. 2301 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s to Live the Good Life 穿越七零姐是来享福的 Drawing Circles Round and Round圆圈画圆Modern Romance763k WordsCompleted Period setting + space + toxic heroine + no children + no supporting the poor + 1v6 + all male leads are untouched The heroine has a strong sense of entitlement. She’s a toxic woman: self-serving, polished, skilled at acting and lying, shameless, and morally questionable. Xu Chang’an is about to have her kidneys harvested when an explosion sends her into a parallel world. Good news: Her kidneys are still there. Bad news: The explosion killed her. Good news: She’s alive again. Bad news: It’ 10.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
2. 2302 嗟 Alas, Immortal 嗟仙 Meticulous Cultivation精耕细作Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [The human side of cultivation, ensemble cast, no golden finger] Now that order has been established in the cultivation world, fighting and killing are no longer the norm. What matters more is navigating human relationships. Zhu Xiaosuo rises from an ordinary mortal to an immortal, one step at a time, in the name of “saving face.” 31.2kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

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   Good book, gugugaga

3. 2303 时 Time Rewind: The Giant Claw Torments Me Again and Again 时间回溯：巨爪虐我千百遍 Dai Sanmiao代三秒Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing A gigantic claw descends, blotting out the sky! All things in the world are wiped from existence But it doesn’t matter. I am the Lord of Time, and I wield the heaven-defying ability to turn back time. So what if you slap me to death? I die and come back to life, then you slap me down again! Heh~~~ You puny giant claw, watch me, Immortal Li, make you vanish with a snap of my fingers… Oh no~~~ Sorry, Great Claw! I spoke out of turn… Please go easy on me~~~ Ugh 8.5kReads8.5Score511Shelves
4. 2304 甜 The Sweet and Gentle Boy Is Wild and Wicked 甜兮兮的温柔少年他很疯很坏 Mao Tutu猫屠屠Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Darkening + Sickly Male Lead + Reconciliation After a Breakup + The Male Lead's Redemption] After living her life over again, Wen Yisheng swore she would stay far away from Wen Zhi! She'd rather sleep on the streets or under a bridge than live with the Wen family again! Because the Wen family's eldest son, who seemed gentle and refined to outsiders, never smoked or fought, studied hard, and loved helping people, was a mad and wicked monster underneath! He was cruel and obsessive. “You 21.1kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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   They're all really good-looking.

5. 2305 凡EN The Mortal's Cultivation Journey: Ancestor of Talismans 凡人修仙之符祖 Tomatoes Dipped in Soybean Paste番茄蘸大酱Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing [Mortal's journey, no System.] Xu Changshou, a young cowherd, is brought into the world of cultivation after saving an errand disciple of the Green Immortal Sect. He later awakens a bloodline jade talisman and obtains a legacy in the Dao of Talismans. Starting with the art of drawing talismans, he steps onto the path of cultivation, ascends to immortality, slays demons, attains eternal life, questions the heavens, creates the Great Dao of Talismans, and achieves the rank of Talisman Ancestor. 226.1kReads8.8Score17.2kShelves

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   For truly insightful reading, I recommend the second and sixth books. The second book tells the story of a scoundrel who gradually improves, while the sixth book is about the protagonist's battles of wits and courage in the SSS-level dungeon of Zihang City.

6. 2306 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 238.8kReads9.6Score24.6kShelves
7. 2307 恶 The Wicked Junior Sister Won't Reform, So She Wreaks Havoc on Everyone in the Sect 恶毒师妹不洗白在宗门创死所有人 Jiu Yue Yu久月鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] Jiang Que transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character, doomed to a tragic fate and destined to be nothing but a foil for the heroine. The heroine is aloof and otherworldly, while Jiang Que is just a woman; the heroine is blessed with extraordinary talent, while Jiang Que has only her life to lose; the heroine has suitors everywhere, while Jiang Que has never even held a man's hand. Even worse, the day she transmigrates into the bo 69.8kReads9.4Score9.4kShelves
8. 2308 他 His White Jasmine 他的白茉莉花 Bodhisattva Ye菩萨野Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, Song Mo goes alone up the mountain to find the gang of street racers. She is like a delicate, sweet-scented jasmine blossom. Her clear gaze falls on the man at the head of the group. “Bro...” The man bows his head, fiddling with a black glove. He tells her to get lost, then turns and vanishes into the night with the wind. In the dense mountain mist, the fragrance of jasmine and the rich, mature, wanton scent of some perfume overlap and mingle for a single, fleeting mo 12.1kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
9. 2309 窝 I'm Pathetic, But Somehow Everyone Loves Me, Haha! 窝囊吧，但还是成万人迷了哈哈！ Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance592k WordsCompleted The print edition of The Side Character Could Never Be a Doormat is now available on all platforms [Outwardly meek but secretly hilarious heroine x violent, untamed hero whose rough edges are eventually worn smooth] Xu Nuo transmigrates into the role of a famously spineless supporting female character, then foolishly sets about seducing every male lead. When her secret comes to light, the male leads join forces to condemn her. Then she is dumped by her fiancé, setting her on the path to a deadly 33.4kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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   This is the only movie I've ever watched again and again... I think about the plot every time I'm at school or at work [kissing emoji]. You'll regret it if you don't watch it!!!

10. 2310 危 Danger! The Powerful Official I Wronged Has Become My Brother 危！渣过的权臣竟成了兄长 Nan Youyu南又予Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Controlled, unhinged Vice Minister of Justice × calculating, flirtatious, sweet-on-the-outside, sinister-within heroine] (Faux siblings + possessive obsession + flirtatious push and pull + secret midnight watching) Six months ago, Xie Wanyu seduced the local prefect, Pei Lin, to save her own life. But once the crisis passed, she decisively abandoned him and headed to the capital to find her father and take revenge. On the way, she met the Pei family's real daughter. Who could have guessed that 30.8kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves
11. 2311 不 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 78.7kReads9.4Score13kShelves
12. 2312 修 I Cultivated Too Hard, and Now My Entire Sect's Prodigies Beg Me to Become a God Soon 修仙太狠，满门天骄求我早日成神 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance]+ [Leveling up and growth] When Li Yuan opened her eyes, she had become the most famous pushover in the entire sect. She gave spirit medicines to other people's cultivators and acted as cannon fodder on their trials. Was she both the gentle, generous junior sister and another fish in the pool of the genius senior brothers at Sword Peak? Her own strength was zero, and even her single-element spiritual root was fake!? Flip the table! Starting from scratch, she was going to cultivate! E 37.5kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves

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    No joke, after twelve years of reading experience, I've only been able to finish a very small number of these books. The following are truly masterpieces, and most of them are without romantic pairings.

13. 2313 我 I Drove the Cultivation World Mad by Writing Novels 我靠写小说逼疯修真界 Ying Zhouzhou赢舟舟Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [This book has been signed for publication] [Strong female lead + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no CP + madcap story] Workaholic Ye Qingyan works herself to the bone until she gets her company listed on the stock market. Before she can enjoy her rich-lady lifestyle, a car accident sends her into a cultivation novel full of lunatics who are hopelessly obsessed with romance. As the cannon-fodder older sister of the original heroine, she gets abused while the male and female leads ar 36.5kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves
14. 2314 全 Global Corpse Mutation: Reborn on the Seventh Day of the Apocalypse 全球尸变，重生回到末世第七天 A Shu tn阿树tnSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless and ruthless + reborn + spatial ability + no romance + farming + ridiculously powerful golden finger] An unknown virus spreads throughout the country. Anyone infected turns into a zombie, reduced to nothing but a walking corpse. Sixty percent of the world's population becomes zombified. The climate changes drastically, the environment is devastated, and natural disasters keep striking. The animals and plants that survive the catastrophe mutate as well. The surviving humans 16.7kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves
15. 2315 重 Reborn in the New Millennium: How Do I Return to the Mountains from the Start? 重生千禧年，开局重返大山怎么破 Xu Xu Shi Ye徐徐是也Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Before she was reborn, Shen Xuewei was over thirty. She had been estranged from her family for seven years, and after years of hard work, she had finally built a little home of her own. After being reborn, Shen Xuewei was only six years old, with tiny arms and legs. Her father was taking her to her maternal grandparents’ home in the mountains. Her childhood memories were already hazy, and she had never imagined she would be reborn. Standing outside her grandparents’ home, she watched her father 15kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
16. 2316 七 Little One of the Seventies, Hoping to Make Dad a Dragon 七零小崽，望父成龙 Timid Girl懦女Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Rivals] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Family Life] [No Golden Finger] [The 1970s] [Book Transmigration] After transmigrating, Zhang Liuliu had been living the good life, convinced she was the chosen one. Here comes this gorgeous woman who’s going to get rich! Then one day, her beautiful mother stroked her head and said, “Liuliu, Mom is going back to the city.” Zhang Liuliu felt like the sky had fallen. It turned out she was living inside a book, and she wasn’t just not the heroine: she was 8kReads7.7Score784Shelves
17. 2317 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, My Detective Husband Gets Bolder by the Day 闪婚后，刑警老公日渐放肆 Yi He亦咊Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + secret crush comes true + intense push and pull + mutual firsts] [Yoga instructor + criminal investigation captain] At fifteen, Wen Kesong became an orphan. Shen Younian’s mother, a criminal investigation captain, brought her home and adopted her. On her deathbed, his mother entrusted Wen Kesong to Shen Younian’s care. To fulfill what he considered “the most reliable way to take care of her,” he presented her with a marriage certificate. No proposal, no vows, not ev 14.5kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves

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    All of these are completed novels, quite sweet, and not particularly angsty. They all have high ratings, feature older men/younger women relationships, and aren't particularly long. If you like short stories, you might want to give them a try.

18. 2318 林 The Sickly Heir of the Lin Family Goes on a Rampage After Enlisting 林家病秧子从军后杀疯了 The Mushroom Hasn't Taken Its Medicine蘑菇没呀没吃药Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Changning, the eldest female disciple of a martial arts school, wakes up to find she has become the wicked cousin in a novel, the foil to a girl blessed with boundless good fortune. In the novel, her younger cousin Lin Fubao is born lucky. She can find pheasants in the mountains and gold and silver right outside the door. Even when she trips, she discovers a thousand-year-old ginseng root. Under Fubao’s good fortune, the whole family prospers. The eldest brother passes the imperial exams and 3.1kReads9.0Score480Shelves
19. 2319 甜 Sweet Romance: The Dragon King Brings Home a Cute Little Bride to Raise 甜宠：龙王捡个可爱小媳妇回家养 Nan Can Can南灿灿Modern Romance271k WordsCompleted [Lively, Adorable, Clever Sweetheart × Gentle, Considerate Dragon King Who Grants Her Every Wish] Before she transmigrated, Meng Ci was a poor unfortunate soul: her family life was miserable, her education mediocre, she had no money, and her partner cheated on her. But after getting hit by a car and flying through the air, she wakes up in a magnificent palace. She also discovers that the dragon who found her is rich, powerful, and handsome. Meng Ci: I want to open a shop. The dragon: I’ll buy 283Reads8.9Score100Shelves
20. 2320 宿 Dorm Survival: Please Stay Alive! 宿舍求生，请活下去！ Crane Ering鹤儿ingMystery604k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Growth + Survival + Tower Defense] Bai Xiao transmigrates into a dormitory survival game. Once night falls at six o’clock, the dormitory is the only safe place. Outside the dormitory corridor, heavy footsteps and monsters’ roars draw closer. They could break through the door at any moment and devour everyone inside. The only way to survive is to upgrade the dormitory door, the turrets, and the little beds. Bai Xiao wants to live. She has to survive. Current members of the main 12.9kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
21. 2321 婚 After Marriage, the Young Master Spoils Her Tyrannically and Forces His Love! 婚后，大少霸道宠她强制爱！ Scooping Melons from the Bottom of the Pot釜底抽瓜瓜Modern Romance271k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Faithful + Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Powerful Pursuit + Male Lead Has Planned This for a Long Time + Devoted Husband] That night at the Zhuang family's home, Qiu Yixun fell in love at first sight with the little fairy, Zhuang Jianxi. He disregarded her wishes and reached an understanding directly with the Zhuang family elders. He invested enough money to save the Zhuang family from bankruptcy. In return, she would belong to him alone from then on. To make their relat 14.5kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
22. 2322 科 Imperial Examinations: Reborn, She Took Her Ex-Husband's Steady Job 科举：重生后她抢了前夫的铁饭碗 Rabbit Lord's Chitchat兔君闲谈Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Heroine Does Not Disguise Herself as a Man | Civil Service Exams and Government Career | A Name in the History Books | A Strong Heroine Who Grows] In her previous life, Jiang Ruchu was a fallen noblewoman. Her father was faithless, her mother weak. Carrying a keepsake, she married into the prominent local Huo family to repay a debt of gratitude. When her husband entered school, Jiang Ruchu quietly supported him through his studies... She kept a low profile and fulfilled her duties, hoping only 7.3kReads9.1Score1kShelves
23. 2323 别 Don't Mess with Me. I'm Sick, and When I Snap, I Don't Care If I Live or Die 别惹我，我有病，发起疯来不要命 Li Zi Is a Little Salty李子有点咸Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Sweet, flirtatious romance + mystical arts + goofy comedy + yandere + soft and adorable, unhinged heroine & abstinent, hopelessly lovestruck hero] [Eastern divine dragon & Western evil dragon] One day, Ji Jingqiu found a grimy little bundle by the roadside. The poor, helpless bundle came right up and asked if he knew how to cut open a brain. Figuring she probably wasn’t quite right in the head, he took her home to treat her. Somewhere along the way, the girl got better, and he became hopelessly 2.5kReads9.4Score283Shelves
24. 2324 甜 So Sweet! The Feisty Little Tease Is Flirting with the Big Shot Again 甜爆！小作精又在撩哄大佬了 Lu Yin鹿吟Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [Both reborn + devoted couple + sweet romance + flirtation and coaxing + wife pursues husband + intense push and pull + one-on-one romance] At eighteen, Cen Wan had a bright, radiant smile. Lu Beixun fell for her at a single glance. After they married, Cen Wan buried her feelings for Lu Beixun deep in her heart and never revealed them. A year later, Lu Beixun died. Cen Wan was overcome with grief, then learned the whole truth. Consumed by regret, she died taking her enemy down with her. Just as 31kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves
25. 2325 逃 Fleeing Famine: My Whole Family Is Reborn 逃荒，我全家都是重生的 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dreams of the Future + Whole Family Reborn + No Romance] In her previous life, Su Yin, her mother, and her aunt were brutally killed by rioters. In the blink of an eye, the three of them were reborn together. Before the rioters stormed their village, they took refuge in Xinghua Village, where their uncle lived, and fled in advance. On the road as refugees, they ran into Su Yin’s abandoned, blindly filial father. They thought he’d be dead weight, but it turned out he could see the future, and hi 71.2kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves
26. 2326 震 My Haunted House Connects to the Underworld 震撼全球，我的鬼屋通地府 Yellow Kitty黄色的猫咪Modern Romance731k WordsCompleted Complete [cathartic power fantasy + play the pig to eat the tiger + powerful protagonist + punishing scum + ghosts and monsters + business management] Terminally ill with cancer, Li Miao meets a Taoist priest who tells her that she’s been plagued by bad luck and is near death because someone stole her fate. The only way to survive and reclaim her fate is to return to her hometown and inherit a haunted house. She assumes it’s just an ordinary haunted house, but when she arrives, she discovers 27.7kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
27. 2327 软 Soft and Sweet: My Ex's Uncle Kisses Me Without Restraint 软乎乎，前任小叔肆意妄吻 With Intent与意Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted The day before her engagement is called off, Jiang Wu gets involved with her fiancé’s uncle. She plans to have her fun and run, but the refined, extraordinary man falls from his pedestal and sets a trap to lure her in. With a marriage certificate in hand, the once-temperamental man spoils her rotten, using nothing but his own abilities. Jiang Wu trembles. “Master Bo, let’s not make plans.” At a gathering, someone blurts out that he has secretly loved Jiang Wu for years without ever winning her h 1.2kReads9.2Score201Shelves
28. 2328 勾 Flirting with the Grand Tutor: Strangers in Public, Like Spouses in Private 勾太傅，人前不熟人后如做了夫妻 I Am No Good Person吾非良人Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Main story complete (award-winning entry in the Fifth Online Literature Contest) While the top-ranking scholar husband slept soundly, Song Lian clung to the immaculate and upright Grand Tutor of the court, sobbing, "Please, save me..." What had she done wrong? She just didn't want to die. The family rules were merciless, the Grand Princess would suffer no rivals, and her husband wanted to become the princess's consort. Song Lian had only one way out: hang herself. So she summoned her courage and 137.5kReads9.2Score19.3kShelves
29. 2329 爹 Loved by Mom and Dad! A Happy Life in Ancient Times After Being Born There 爹疼娘爱！胎穿古代幸福生活 Apples Never Run Out苹果不会少Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The animated series The Great Xia Pearl Chronicle is here! [Fictional Setting + Ancient Times + Rural Farming + Infrastructure Building + Lighthearted and Healing + Everyday Family Life + No Romance + A Heart of Gold] A domineering CEO's... assistant dies of overwork and transmigrates to the small village of Songjiatai in the Great Xia Dynasty, becoming a little farm girl who rolls around in the mud. Her name is Song Daya. Having spent her previous life striving to be the best, Song D 8.9kReads9.0Score857Shelves
30. 2330 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 43.9kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
31. 2331 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 30.3kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
32. 2332 失 After Losing My Memory, I Cling to My Abstinent Ex and Beg for Affection 失忆后，在禁欲前任怀里猛撒娇 Hardworking Roasted Sweet Potato努力的烤地瓜Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted, and it’ll go up later ^o^ [Reunited after years apart | Old flames rekindled | Reunited at the start | Both leads are faithful] A cool, reserved doctor x A frank and radiant ballet dancer As a doctor, Gao Yuqing knows that his profession allows no margin for error. Rationality, objectivity, and composure have built a high wall around his world. Until a girl appeared, and he found himself becoming irrational, subjective, and anything but composed. Also, whenever h 7.9kReads8.6Score768Shelves

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    These two movies are absolutely amazing!

33. 2333 潮 Tidal Boundaries 潮汐界限 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available, published under the title Tidal Boundaries] There were two unspoken sayings around the office building: First, when Zhou Yushen's car passed Guanfujie, even the snow on the ground would sensibly melt away a little. Second, he never let his schedule stop for anyone. Only later did Wei Xi learn that both sayings were wrong. * At an industry forum, Wei Xi was unexpectedly called up to sit in the front row. With every gaze fixed on her, she spoke quickly and prec 55.3kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves

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    This is a fantastic novel about high-ranking officials. The author perfectly captures the nuances of a mature, supportive, and restrained older woman/younger man relationship. The emotional arc is incredibly delicate, and the author's skill is evident in how they portray the pressures and challenges within the system. Highly recommended!

34. 2334 我 With My Blood, I’ll Save These Mountains and Rivers 我以我血挽山河 Black-Hearted Little Beaver黑心小海狸Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Not a Power Fantasy + Slow Burn + Multiple Storylines + No Golden Finger + Passionate Conquest of the Song] At the end of the Northern Song dynasty, Bianjing was under siege, and the realm was falling into enemy hands. After his soul traveled nine hundred years through time, Gu Yuan found himself on the snowy plains outside Bianjing, where he and a band of fleeing soldiers happened to rescue the reborn Princess Zhao Yingluo. Through careful planning at every turn, he rose to become the era’s gr 32.8kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
35. 2335 喜 Joy in the Tang Dynasty 喜唐 Weiwei's Wei微微的薇Historical3.6M WordsCompleted Bright and glorious is the Tang, favored by Heaven to rule the myriad lands. Our founding ancestors answered Heaven’s call, and the four imperial clans followed its ways. Heaven granted us boundless blessings, and our clans share a common virtue. Our descendants carry on the legacy, offering sacrifices to the gods and matching the Pole Star. What did it really mean for all nations to pay tribute? Was it about uncritically worshipping foreign languages, or going abroad and being treated as honore 123.6kReads9.4Score12.8kShelves
36. 2336 家 My Father Is Emperor Wu of Han! 家父汉武帝！ The Wise Man's Mutt智者的土狗儿Historical1.9M WordsCompleted [Winner of the National Library writing contest] [Top-tier historical storytelling + no System + rebellion + political intrigue + a love-hate relationship between father and son] Reborn in the womb as Liu Ju, the eldest legitimate son of Emperor Wu of Han. His father is Liu Che, the most powerful carbon-based life form on Earth in the second century BCE! And his maternal family’s lineup is even more outrageous! His mother is Wei Zifu, his uncle is Wei Qing, his cousin is Huo Qubing, and his youn 88kReads9.2Score8.3kShelves
37. 2337 我 I'm Not an AI, I'm the Calamity of All Races 我不是AI，我是万族之灾 Not Quite Two or Three神二不三Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story, not about being reborn, a story of growth. The protagonist will suffer, so don’t read if you dislike that.] A serious warning: this really is not a wish-fulfillment story. It’s simply an unusual tale about another world. It’s the history of Universe 03, which peeped at and imitated the real world, tried to escape its fate of destruction, and accidentally created digital life, setting off on a different path. It’s also the story of an alien lifeform born from chaos: 223Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    With 5,000 hours of reading experience and over 1,000 books read, I've been diligently reading on Tomato and Redstone for years, yet I still struggle to find something to read. These rare gems I've discovered are now being shared with everyone. I read a wide variety of books, so if you find something you like, click to take a look—you definitely won't be disappointed.

38. 2338 宠EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 56.5kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves

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    The first book is a rebirth novel with very clear logic, starting strong and continuing well. The second book is a time-travel novel, also very logical. The female lead's father, as the Imperial Censor, will impeach anyone with evidence, even those who are lying without proof. Later, they rebel.

39. 2339 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 108.1kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves
40. 2340 大 Great Ming: I Told You to Hang Yourself, Not Rebuild the Ming Dynasty 大明：让你上吊，没让你重建大明 Tiger of Fire vvvv火之虎vvvvHistorical3.0M WordsCompleted He opens his eyes on the eve of the Jiashen upheaval. Li Zicheng has already breached Beijing, the Manchus beyond the passes are eyeing the capital, and court officials are closing in to force the issue. Faced with a nightmare from the start, what should the Chongzhen Emperor do… This work’s style: history as its bones, art as its wings. It respects real history and does not rewrite established events, using artistic storytelling to fill the regrets history left behind. A note for readers: This 5.7kReads8.9Score478Shelves
41. 2341 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 87.9kReads9.3Score11.3kShelves
42. 2342 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 103.8kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves
43. 2343 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 152.5kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves
44. 2344 伪 Strange Tales of the Impostors 伪人诡录 A Plastic Person一只塑料人Mystery720k WordsCompleted [Uncanny Horror + Lovecraftian Terror + Impostors + A Ghost Wife to Raise + Madness + Exorcism Through Materialism. No cultivation, no System. One heroine, but female supporting characters too. Read with caution if that's not your thing.] Think carefully about everyone you saw today. Can you be sure that “they” were all human? Don't panic. There's no need to answer too quickly. First, take a deep breath and try to recall the unnatural details. For example, someone repeatedly greeting you with th 4.9kReads8.9Score391Shelves
45. 2345 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 30.4kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
46. 2346 年 Only Eight Years Old, He Is Rushed Into Taking the Throne! 年方八岁，被仓促拉出登基称帝！ At Ease at the Edge of the World天涯逍遥Historical2.9M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the imperial family of the Yu Dynasty, Chu Ling found himself a son born to a concubine, without power or influence, and with a weak maternal clan. It seemed his best option was to become an idle prince, surrounded by beautiful women, frequenting pleasure quarters and indulging in wine and song. But the new emperor died suddenly less than a year after ascending the throne, and fate played a cruel joke on Chu Ling, forcing him down an entirely new path! 12.9kReads8.6Score973Shelves
47. 2347 一 The Number One Brother 一哥 Little Wangzai小小旺仔Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama A Brother is now streaming on Hongguo, with a surprise in store! I used to be a gang boss. Now I’m just a food delivery rider. Ever since I could remember, my father, a former soldier, had been a drunk with a nasty temper. Whenever he got drunk, he liked to beat my mother, often leaving her black and blue. Later, my parents divorced, and while trying to earn money for tuition, I went astray! I had no choice back then. Now, I just want to be a good person! 31.3kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
48. 2348 深EN Starlight in the Abyss 深渊星芒 Starry-Sky Sci-Fi星宇科幻Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted In 2185, low-level bugs transported through a higher-dimensional passage took over the entire solar system. Humanity was forced to abandon its home and leave the solar system in search of a new one. Along the way, Earth's wandering fleet discovered that things were far more complicated than a mere insectoid invasion: civilizations across the entire Milky Way had been caught up in a vast conspiracy. This is a sweeping science-fiction story set across the Milky Way. There are no mecha evolutions, 6.4kReads9.1Score595Shelves
49. 2349 星 Star Core Reboot: I Rebuild the Interstellar Empire with Players 星核重启：我用玩家重铸星际帝国 Dark Heartflame黑暗心焱Sci-Fi & Apocalypse764k WordsOngoing [Interstellar Civilization + Fourth Calamity + Behind-the-Scenes GM + Exosuits + Mecha + Livestreaming + Dual-Civilization Ensemble Story] When Lin Yuxi woke up, his consciousness had crossed 980 light-years, and he had become the last Keeper of the Flame of a fallen interstellar civilization. There were only 30 days of oxygen left, the satellites were on the verge of failure, and an unknown threat capable of wiping out an entire interstellar empire still lurked in the depths of the star sea. Wi 278Reads7.8Score196Shelves

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    The fourth cataclysmic event combines interstellar civilizations with mechs, power armor, and bio-engineered armor. It features a dual-civilization storyline, with a conflict between the Earth-based civilization and the Earth-based civilization. Ultimately, the two civilizations merge to build a galactic-scale Dyson sphere to resist the cosmic machine crisis.

50. 2350 渡 I Failed My Tribulation and Became a Top-Tier Star's Cat 渡劫失败，我成了顶流男星的猫 Miting谜亭Modern Romance186k WordsOngoing [Just got a rating, it’ll go up later] [Cool and powerful heroine x stoic and loyal guard dog x abstinent master] After failing my tribulation, I was reborn as a black cat and adopted by a top-tier star from the entertainment industry. He thought I was an ordinary pet, until I took human form in the production crew’s camper and blew my cover right there. So I had no choice but to share a room with him, sleeping in the same bed. The heat of his body grew more intense, and his gaze on me became in 31Reads6.7Score132Shelves

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    Seriously, I cried. The entanglement of the female lead's fate with the male lead and the second male lead is so heartbreaking. I don't know how to describe it. It's not the kind of plot-driven tragedy, but rather a cycle of cause and effect, a sense of inescapable destiny.

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