I’m in a Reading Slump, Please Recommend Something 书荒了，求推荐

1. 1 捡 I Picked Up a Little Southern Potato, and the Northern CEO Spoils Her Rotten 捡到南方小土豆，北方霸总宠成宝 Mashed Potato洋芋土豆泥Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted The rating is low because the novel just launched, but it’ll go up! [Both leads are virgins + He pursues her after the breakup + Lighthearted, sweet romance + Down-to-earth + Eight-year age gap + 33-centimeter height difference + Sweet girl + Beautiful illustrations] (The blurb’s a mess, so please just start reading.) During winter break, Chu Xiao (the heroine) goes to Songcheng to spend New Year’s with her boyfriend, but on a snowy, stormy night, the very evening she arrives, he breaks up with 13.5kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds

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   A sweet romance between a cute little girl from the South and a domineering CEO from the North 😘

2. 2 你 Hello! My Diplomat 你好！我的外交官先生 Little Bookworm爱学习的小小只Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Bright, cheerful international student + Cool, abstinent diplomat] [Unrequited love becomes mutual + Power Couple + He doesn’t love her at first + Later turns into a fiercely protective husband + Happy Ending] At 22, Lin Shuxue, heir to the Lin Group, went to Paris to study. On the third day, at the welcome party for new students, she experienced her first crush. The cool, dignified diplomat standing at the podium was ten whole years older than her, 188 centimeters tall, and so handsome he look 8.4kReads9.5Score96414d adds

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   A sweet romance novel featuring a high-ranking official and a cold, aloof diplomat who meets a bright and beautiful heiress. The male lead initially doesn't love her, but later becomes a doting husband.

3. 3 癫 Go Crazy, No One Can Outdo You People [Vicious Supporting Female] 癫吧，谁癫的过你们【恶毒女配】 Li Zi Is a Little Salty李子有点咸Modern Romance409k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + unhinged antics + wealthy family + goofy comedy + yandere + swoony romance] [A sweet, delicate heroine who doesn't realize how unhinged she is & a powerful male lead who pretends to be abstinent but is secretly a total lunatic] Sang Ling transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainess in an unhinged CEO novel. She was only three when her memories awakened. Faced with the choice between courting death and dying horribly, she chose to head up the mountain and forage 4kReads9.1Score50314d adds
4. 4 疯 The Mad Big Shot's Darling Cat 疯批大佬的猫咪小娇妻 Qing Danmu清丹沐Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Possessive Pursuit + Mutual Firsts + Unmatched Looks and Physiques + Differences in Build, Height, Personality, and Age... He has everything you could want, and his love is always something he can proudly offer.] During Nigu Valley's hottest summer, a violent, unhinged man kicked down Xu Nuonuo's front door. He took Xu Nuonuo away by force, leaving no room for refusal. Like a cat he had adopted, he kept her confined at his side. Xu Nuonuo had never met a man so terrifying, with such an extre 1.3kReads9.4Score20614d adds

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   I've watched these several times, especially the second and third ones, they're absolutely amazing.

5. 5 嫁 Marrying Mr. Yu 嫁给喻先生 Da Er Lin达尔林Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [The print edition of the same name is now available / The short drama of the same name is now streaming] [Cheerful artist vs. aloof, calculating professor] [Age gap + marriage before love + sweet romance + long-planned courtship + slow-burn love] Shi Sheng and Yu Wenzhou met on a blind date. But even on their wedding day, she still couldn't figure out what Yu Wenzhou saw in her. Since they didn't have much of a romantic foundation, Shi Sheng thought it would be good enough if they could at leas 34.1kReads9.4Score3.4k14d adds
6. 6 夜 Tempting Her Night After Night 夜夜诱她 Plant a Star种一颗星Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted [The Hero Marries Her in a Whirlwind and Rises to the Top + The Second Male Lead Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Secret Office Marriage + Sweet Romance] Zhou Chuli has had a crush on Shen Li for eight years. In hidden corners where he couldn’t see her, she had more than once caught him flirting with someone else, and watched the women around him come and go. She never expected that one day he would ask if she was willing to be with him. Chuli has always been clear-headed. The one time she w 8.1kReads9.0Score91214d adds
7. 7 妃 A Consort's Scheme for the Emperor's Heart 妃谋帝心 Falling Ashes坠落的灰Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted With her father turning a blind eye and her stepmother throwing her weight around, Mu Li is ordered to marry an old prince as a concubine. They tell her this is her fate. Mu Li refuses to believe it. She has never believed in fate… Just then, the imperial household holds its selection of consorts. Daughters of officials of rank eight or above who are of suitable age may participate. Mu Li thinks: Since I’m to be a concubine, why not become the concubine of the most powerful person in the realm? 9.1kReads8.9Score1k14d adds

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   For seasoned novel enthusiasts, all of these are incredibly good; I wouldn't recommend them if they weren't good. [Already hooked!]

8. 8 强 The Campus Hottie I Forced to Love Me Was Bitter and Cold, So She Stopped Chasing Me After Being Reborn 强扭的校草酸又涩，重生她不追了 Dao Shangxie刀上邪Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Reborn + devoted one-on-one romance + both leads are pure and each other's first + a long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Jiani fell in love with the campus heartthrob at first sight. She pursued him for years without success, then resorted to despicable tactics to get pregnant and marry him. Knowing he didn't love her, she gradually lost hope. Reborn before the college entrance exams, she no longer clings to him for help with homework. She gets high marks, but doesn't apply 50kReads8.9Score4k14d adds
9. 9 摄 The Regent's Little Ancestor Is Beautiful and Dashing 摄政王的小祖宗又美又飒 Olive Honey橄榄蜂蜜Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Secret Identity + Fake and Real Heiresses + Face-Slapping + Satisfying Story + Soul Transmigration + Medical Consort + Palace Intrigue + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Su Ruojin was the eldest daughter of Lin, the prefect of Yanyang. She grew up in the residence under the care of Old Madam Lin, with a father who didn’t care for her and a mother who didn’t love her. When Prefect Lin finally found his biological daughter, he threw Su Ruojin 12.8kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
10. 10 农 The Blessed Little One of the Farming Family Has a Pocket Dimension, and the Whole Village Spoils Her 农家福崽有空间，全村抢着来娇宠 Listening to the Wind Beneath the Moon水月聆风Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Nuan died in the apocalypse and was reborn as the only girl in the Shen family. She also came with a pocket dimension and divine strength. Her new family is harmonious, and the whole village gets along. The only problem is that they're dirt poor, with nothing to their name. So she leads the whole village in growing crops, building houses, and setting up farms, turning it into the prettiest and richest little mountain village around and getting everyone to work hard. But on the road to prosp 4.9kReads9.2Score60514d adds
11. 11 过 Come Here, Let Me Feed You 过来，我喂你 Ye Yingying叶暎暎Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted Si Li thought that after their breakup, they should never see each other again for the rest of their lives. But when they met again, she was clinging to her ex-boyfriend's neck and biting him over and over (alive, but barely). She thought they would go their separate ways and never meet again, but step by step, she walked right into his trap. Vampires love sweet blood, and Shen Shiyan kept tempting her at every turn. Even his blood tasted sweet. Again and again, she tried to restrain herself, do 31Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is my first time watching this type of show, and it's so good! I watched it from beginning to end. The plot is cleverly designed and refreshing. You guys should definitely check it out!

12. 12 你 Why Are You Messing with Her? The Little Junior Sister Has the Heavenly Dao’s Favor 你们惹她干嘛，小师妹有天道宠着 Saving Up for Stickers努力攒钱买贴纸Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Print Edition: I Hope You’ll Come in Person] [No Romance, Strong Female Lead] Tian Ning was the long-lost blood descendant of the Wenren family, a prominent clan in the cultivation world. When she was fifteen, they brought her back home. Everyone thought she was just a country bumpkin from the mortal world, nowhere near as good as the fake heiress, Wenren Xue, who had been raised in luxury and treated like royalty. Wenren Xue was exceptionally talented. At a young age, she had successfully form 41kReads9.4Score4.9k14d adds

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    The female lead is very capable; she likes him and treats revenge as a way to clear her mammary glands.

13. 13 难 Hard to Handle: The Wild Crown Prince Is About to Cry 难哄，野痞太子爷要哭了 Donghua's Seven Disciples, Who Love Stewed Meat爱吃炖肉的东华七子Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted [Wealthy families x forced possession x groveling pursuit x happy ending] [Sweet girl x wild, unruly heir x one-on-one romance] The first time Xu Zhiqiao saw Zhou Cong was in the courtyard of her new home. The man lounged in a rattan chair with his legs crossed and drawled, “Such a cute little sweetheart. How about calling me big brother?” The bone cuff on his ear glinted coldly. Xu Zhiqiao kept her distance, terrified of this devil who could turn the world upside down and control everything. On 51.1kReads9.2Score5.4k14d adds

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    I really love the male protagonist in sarcastic and witty stories, and they're hilarious!

14. 14 深 A Deeply Devoted Temptation 深情诱引 Bird Pine Rice鸟松米Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 90.9kReads9.2Score7.8k14d adds
15. 15 冷 The Ice-Cold Officer Trains His Troops by Day and Grabs My Waist for a Kiss by Night! 冷面军官白天练兵，晚上掐腰亲！ Luo Zili洛梓璃Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Reborn, Sweet and Charming Doctor vs. Cold, Abstinent Special Forces Captain + Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One + Marriage Before Love + Utterly Devoted Romance] When her fiancé had to make an impossible choice between her and her stepsister, he chose her, indirectly causing her stepsister's death. After that, she was subjected to the cold shoulder and endless torment, abandoned by everyone, and eventually lost her life. When she opened her eyes again, she was back at th 4.3kReads8.9Score65014d adds

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    The power of passion lies in upholding its goodness.

16. 16 综 Film and TV Crossover: Yun Yao 综影视：云瑶 Yao Yao Yao Yao Dr夭夭夭夭DrFemale-Channel Fanfiction664k WordsCompleted This story now has Baili Dongjun as the fixed pairing. If that bothers you, don’t read. The Blood of Youth pairing: Baili Dongjun The Young Brewmaster's Adventure pairing: Baili Dongjun The Young Brewmaster's Adventure pairing: Nangong Chunshui The Young Brewmaster's Adventure pairing: Su Changhe The Young Brewmaster's Adventure pairing: Su Muyu The Bamboo Pavilion by Huai River pairing: Bai Mu Yao Jun The Young Brewmaster's Adventure pairing: Ye Dingzhi Mysterious Lotus Casebook pairing: Li Xia 2.6kReads6.9Score11114d adds

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    This is the book I've been reading recently; it includes worlds like Shao Bai, Shao Ge, Da Meng Gui Li, Yi Ren Zhi Xia, and Huai Shui Zhu Ting.

17. 17 错 A Mismatched Contract: The Hidden Bond of a Powerful Figure 错契：大佬的隐藏羁绊 Xi Shengge溪笙歌Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted 32Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 予 Half a City for Her 予她半城 Zhi Zhi之知Modern Romance705k WordsCompleted [Currently being published] When Ying Xia pursued Lu Jinchuan, she chased after him so desperately she nearly crawled on her hands and knees. In the end, she became Mrs. Lu in name only. Everyone said Lu Jinchuan was ruthless and cared for no one. But later, everyone in Beicheng knew that Lu Jinchuan had someone he cherished above all else. No one was allowed to touch her or say a bad word about her. If anyone so much as laid a finger on her, he would turn Beicheng upside down. As Lu Jinchuan pu 17.8kReads9.1Score2k14d adds

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    I would call this book the "God of Tomatoes"—I've read it countless times, it's absolutely amazing! 😎😎

19. 19 说 He Said He Wasn't Into Female Omegas, So Why Is He Biting My Gland? 说好对女O无感，他怎么咬我腺体 Little Fairy Cuckoo小仙咕咕Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Just started ranking, so the score is low [Gloomy Reborn Dog Alpha × The Villainous Heiress Omega Who Always Forgets to Act the Part] Jiang Ning transmigrates into an ABO story about a powerful family as a top-tier Omega and villainess. Unable to win the male lead’s love, she secretly targets the heroine. But the heroine catches her at the crucial moment, and the villainess gets what she deserves: seven or eight Alphas bite her gland until it is ruined, and she suffers a mental breakdown before 13.7kReads9.0Score2k14d adds

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    I think they're all pretty good-looking 😳

20. 20 清 The Cool Beta Is Forced into Love by a Psycho Alpha 清冷Beta，被疯批A强制爱了 A Gentle Kiss from the Warm Breeze轻吻热风Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted [ABO Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Healing + Younger Man + Forced Love] [Avoidant Beta Bottom × Possessive, Competing, and Unhinged Alpha Top] Everyone said it was such a shame that Jiang Yubai was a Beta. He was destined to be looked down on, destined to be the one abandoned in any relationship, and that was exactly what happened. Until he met Ji Yezhou. Ji Yezhou declared his love for him with burning, fierce passion. With someone suddenly barging into his life, Jiang Yubai only wanted to run. 42.8kReads9.3Score4.8k14d adds
21. 21 哄 She Coaxes and Tempts Me, and the Sweet Little Darling Gets Kissed to Tears Every Night 哄她诱她，乖软小娇娇夜夜被亲哭 Liang Chujiu凉初九Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Redemption + both leads' first love + sweet romance + long-planned pursuit] [Delicate, sweet beauty vs. possessive, controlling Daddy] As the only child in her family, Jiang Zhiwan grew up doted on and adored by everyone until she was sixteen. After she turned sixteen, everything was turned upside down. Her relatives passed away, and her mother became critically ill. After her father, who had married into the family, seized control, Jiang Zhiwan discovered that she had a half-sister on her fath 3.9kReads9.0Score38514d adds
22. 22 夫 Madam, Run! The Demon King Is Brewing Your Pregnancy Tonic Again 夫人快跑！魔王又再给你熬安胎药 Flowers and Moonlight花兼有月Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted [Yandere tycoon + adorable babies + devoted husband + CEO + past and present lives] Lan Wanqing has a master's degree in biology. While accompanying a field researcher deep into the jungle to observe wild animals, she gets lost. When she wakes up, she's in the arms of a demon. He is tall and handsome, with a pair of blue eyes gleaming with a chilling, sinister light. “Well, well, what a pretty little thing!” The demon lifts Lan Wanqing into the air with one hand. “Then I won't kill you. I'll kee 3.9kReads8.8Score29014d adds
23. 23 针 Locked in a Deadly Match 针锋对决 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted Yuan Yang is forced by his father to learn business management under Gu Qingpei, a newly hired commercial star. One is a wild, unruly rich young master, while the other is a cautious, shrewd industry leader. They take an instant dislike to each other, and whenever they meet, sparks fly as neither is willing to back down. By chance, Yuan Yang discovers Gu Qingpei’s secret and sets a scheme in motion against him. He never expects strange feelings to gradually take root in his heart. With their cla 33.6kReads9.5Score9.8k14d adds

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    Just two words: beautiful

24. 24 最 Peerless Elegance 最风华 Ink Wash And Fine Brushwork水墨与丹青Ancient Romance3.4M WordsCompleted She didn’t transmigrate or get reborn. She simply dreamed of another life. She had a rare spiritual root, outstanding talent, and an impressive family background. But after she turned three, a sudden catastrophe shattered it all. In a single night, she lost every one of her loved ones… She sought immortality at six and took a master at twenty-one, only to lose her cultivation at thirty. After a brilliant life marked by bloodshed and hardship, she finally rose to glory once more. She thought she 1.9kReads8.7Score20514d adds

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    Strong female lead, strong male lead, I've read it countless times. The female lead is intelligent; she loses her powers midway through and has to rebuild them. The only downside is that it's quite long.

25. 25 资 A Tycoon’s Heir? Perfect, I’ll Take Him Home as My Husband 资本家大少爷？正好扛回家做老公 Song Nianchu宋念初Modern Romance950k WordsOngoing [Period setting + fishing village + marriage first, love later + devoted husband + building a fortune] “Chu, do you want a man or not?” One moment, Song Nianchu is celebrating her company going public. The next, she has transmigrated into an orphan girl in a fishing village in the 1970s. The girl is young and beautiful, but born with superhuman strength. She can kill a mad bull with one punch, and now that she is nearly twenty, no one dares marry her. Her late father is so furious that he appear 21.3kReads8.1Score83214d adds

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    The first book, a historical romance, was very well written and a very enjoyable read. The second book, a romance set in the entertainment industry, was also very well written, and the male and female leads were incredibly sweet together—truly delightful to read. The romance was well-developed, and both leads were intelligent and engaging, making for a very pleasant read.

26. 26 冰 A Life Blossoming Between Ice and Song 冰与歌之花漾人生 The Sensitive-Skin Toast Lover爱吃吐司的敏感肌Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted Showbiz romance: Music Producer VS Retired Figure Skater One raised the national flag of their homeland to the highest point of the Winter Olympics figure skating arena, while the other created one legend after another in Chinese pop music… He fell for her after hearing an interview about her competition during a time when he felt lost. Cool and distant on the surface, he devoted all his deep affection to her… She was clever and strong-willed, juggling both her athletic career and her s 3.7kReads9.1Score29814d adds
27. 27 小 The Little Crybaby Has Morning Sickness, and the Ascetic Monk Soothes Her Every Night! 小哭包孕吐，禁欲佛子夜夜哄！ Cai Lian菜莲Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Love After Marriage + The Husband’s Regret and Pursuit + Age Gap] Sensitive, sweet girl X three brothers with no blood ties! Lin Luowan became an orphan when she was eight. The eldest son of the Ye family, Ye Chenming, was six years older than her. Cool and aloof, he always wore a string of agarwood Buddhist beads around his wrist. In everyone’s eyes, he was an untouchable beauty on a lofty peak. But only she knew that, on lonely nights, the refined man reeking of cigarette smoke would tremble 62Reads7.1Score—14d adds
28. 28 离EN Seriously, What Alpha Eats Little Cakes? 离谱，谁家Alpha吃小蛋糕啊 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads479k WordsCompleted [This book has been acquired for publication. Tap the author’s profile for more details] [Two powerful leads + chasing his lover + scheming + intense romantic tension + ABO] Ji Chi was a top-tier Alpha, the son of Jiangcheng’s richest man and a born favorite of fortune. Everyone assumed he would marry an Omega from an equally powerful family. He thought so too. That was before this top-tier Alpha started avoiding an Omega with no pheromones day after day. Things took a strange turn. Friend 1: “Y 40.4kReads9.6Score5.2k14d adds

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    It's absolutely amazing, everyone should go see it! It's really, really good!

29. 29 爽 So Satisfying! Spoiled by the Powerful Man Who Secretly Loves Me 爽爆！被暗恋大佬娇养了 A Yang阿恙Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted A vile, arrogant, and unrestrained top who thinks he is a stand-in x a cool, restrained, secretly unhinged romantic who is the complete opposite of what he seems Song Zhaoyu had been secretly in love with Shen Weigui for who knew how many years. A friend said, “The moon hanging high in the sky will never come down. Shen Weigui would never lower himself to join our circle.” Then a bloodstained jade pendant was left behind. Shen Weigui, who stood at the very top of the pyramid, descended from 4.1kReads9.1Score54614d adds
30. 30 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 24.2kReads9.5Score3k14d adds

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    It's really super good. The female lead has a very positive outlook, and the female characters are all unique. There's no female rivalry, and there are quite a few foreshadowing elements. The author's writing is superb.

31. 31 离 Divorce Is Fine, but I'm Keeping My Parents-in-Law 离婚OK啦，但公公婆婆必须归我 Bei Shangyuan北上渊Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [The short drama is out] The mother-in-law's son is a feast for the eyes. But her cooking is so delicious it brings tears to your eyes. Song Jinjin declared that, for the sake of good food, she was willing to stay single for the rest of her life. Her father-in-law had been a financial adviser to several major banks and was a master of investing. He helped her make a fortune. Song Jinjin was so moved she burst into tears. For the sake of money, she was willing to stay single for three lifetimes! 13.6kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds

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    Worth watching, they're all normal people.

32. 32 别 Don’t Scare His Adorable Little Ghost 别吓他的可爱鬼 Biting Fish咬魚Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Pseudo-out-of-body experience / school life / healing / mutual devotion] Cheng Songsheng died in the late summer of her seventeenth year. The cause of death was unknown. She only remembered that she hadn't finished her exam essay or eaten the breakfast her mother had left for her before she became a wandering ghost with nowhere to go. But, but she was afraid of ghosts! A headless ghost, its face mangled after being hit by a car, said, “Miss, can you help me find my head?” Cheng Songsheng looked 292Reads8.4Score11014d adds
33. 33 不 An Anonymous Confession 不具名告白 Biting Fish咬魚Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted [Reborn on Campus + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Mind Reading + The Chase After the Breakup + Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced] At seventeen, Yin Heyue was forced to live under someone else's roof, where she unexpectedly gained a brother with no blood relation to her: Song Yuzhou. Yin Heyue had hoped they would get along, but then she heard him say, “I don't have a sister.” In her second year of high school, a distant light shone into her bleak youth: Wen Shu, the top student in th 2.9kReads9.3Score64214d adds
34. 34 别 Don’t Mess with His Little Darling 别惹他的小可怜 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Published under the title Blazing Sun] [Cocky, unruly, flirtatious young master from Beijing’s elite circles x delicate yet resilient top student who’s been bullied] [Campus Romance x Healing x Top Students x Mutual Devotion] Tang Yu is the top student at Qingyuan High School, but she has endured years of bullying. When she’s driven to the brink, she sets her sights on the new transfer student. He’s cocky enough and wild enough. That day, bruised from head to toe, 47.8kReads9.5Score7.7k14d adds
35. 35 离 Back to High School Before the Divorce: This Time, I Won't Fall for You 离婚前重回高中，这次我不心动了 Xun Can旬灿Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) [Campus rebirth + regretful pursuit + bad-boy wins her heart + living-under-one-roof romance] [Slightly rebellious good girl x laid-back, aloof bad boy] After her grandmother passes away, both the Tan and Lu families feel sorry for Xu Entang, who has no family left, and want to take her in. When she arrives in Beicheng, she sees again the boy she never forgot after meeting him once. Lu Jin is brazen and unruly. Over the years they grow up together, she watches one woman af 99.3kReads9.4Score10.7k14d adds
36. 36 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 71.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
37. 37 应 Mr. Ying's Little Tangerine 应先生的小橘子 Xu Xu絮絮Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted [Mutual Firsts + Reunion After Years Apart + First Love + Healing + Regretful Pursuit] Classical Dance Beauty × Gentle, Distinguished Young Master When Yan Ju was twelve, an accident turned her life upside down. Her stepbrother hated her and tormented her relentlessly. On her eighteenth birthday, all she received from him was a look of disgust and hatred. Yan Ji pinned her against the wall, holding her hands in place as their bodies pressed together. He ground her dignity into the dirt. [Yan Ju, 339Reads8.4Score10014d adds
38. 38 陷 Falling Deep in Love 陷深情 One Five Doesn't Eat Fish一五不吃鱼Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Healing and redemption / childhood sweethearts / strong yet tragic male lead / sweet romance and growth / mutual devotion / childhood friend arrives from nowhere / reunion after a long separation / both devoted to each other] [Double-standard sweetheart who fiercely protects her precious boy VS genuinely ill, delicate little darling] Wen Xiangqing never imagined she would transmigrate into a book! And not just any book, but a melodramatic, badly concluded romance where the great villain kille 5kReads9.1Score60314d adds
39. 39 小 The Little Cat Caught the Moon 小猫捉到月亮啦 Floating Bamboo Boat浮竹舟Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [A tsundere young master who says one thing and means another vs. a sweet, clingy, cute troublemaker] Chen Xunan is heartless and sharp-tongued. To outsiders, a guy like him seems destined to die alone. Someone says, “With that damn dog of a temper, I don’t believe anyone could put up with you.” Chen Xunan scoffs, his tone lazy. “It’s not like I’m marrying you.” Just when everyone thinks there’s no one who can keep him in line, a soft, fragrant little girl starts following Chen Xunan around. In 49.3kReads9.2Score6.2k14d adds
40. 40 救 Help! The Villain Overhears Me Rewriting the Plot with Puns 救命！反派偷听我用谐音梗改剧情 Sanyingli三樱里Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted Also known as: Help! The Villain Overhears Me Rewriting the Plot with Homophones [Wealthy-family comedy + everyone’s darling and gossip + variety-show face-slapping] Qin Yiyang awakens to the truth. In the book, she grew up in a pigsty, then was brought home by her wealthy family and spoiled rotten. Great! She’s got the everyone’s-darling heroine’s script! But it turns out the fake heiress is the real heroine. Unhappy that her family dotes on Qin Yiyang, the fake heiress transforms into the daug 50.6kReads9.4Score8.2k14d adds

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    Highly recommended for those who enjoy humorous stories.

41. 41 进 I Came to the Capital to Find My Family, and My Brother’s Archrival Spoiled Me Rotten 进京寻亲，被哥哥死对头宠翻天 A Magnolia Blossom一朵辛夷花Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted [Pure historical setting + one-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s only partners + lighthearted and sweet + direct communication, no misunderstandings + no transmigration or rebirth] [Airheaded, gentle heroine versus arrogant, ruthless minister] Jiang Yihuan’s older brother was an official in the capital, while she dug wild greens in the countryside and often went hungry. One day, her brother’s sworn enemy, Wei Zhao, captured her. “Your brother has been exiled. From now on, you’re coming 12.4kReads9.0Score2.2k14d adds
42. 42 却 Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available. Search for Ascending to the Clouds on any platform to buy] [Original titles: Ascending to the Clouds / Loathing the Vermilion Walls] [High-IQ Palace Intrigue + Pure-Hatred Heroine + No Disposable Characters] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please go read the story] How do you become an emperor’s favorite concubine? A prestigious family? A good education? A gentle, respectful, modest, and accommodating nature? Unfor 25.8kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds

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    The first two are palace intrigue and domestic power struggle novels featuring strong female protagonists. All characters are intelligent, with no time travel, rebirth, or cheat codes. They rely on meticulous planning and revenge, getting involved in the schemes themselves. The ensemble writing style makes each female character well-developed, emotionally complex, and multifaceted. The plot is intricately woven, with good and evil intertwined, and constant plot twists. It's one of the top palace intrigue novels I've read. "Sui Sui Chun Huan" features a female protagonist who is a scumbag and a male protagonist who is reborn, while the male protagonist is a time traveler. It's a mutual redemption story with a particularly novel character design and delicate inner character descriptions. The plot is logically clear and intricately linked, with numerous unexpected twists and turns. It's a rare ensemble piece in the romance genre. All characters are highly intelligent, and the main couple is incredibly sweet. The next two are youthful sweet romance novels. "Zhuo Zhi You Yu" features a skin-thirsty, socially anxious, soft girl x a ruthless, talkative, and arrogant guy. The author's writing is excellent! The female protagonist is a particularly cute and soft girl, but not a naive and innocent one. She's a very capable girl with her own passions and unwavering commitments. The male lead deeply respects women and is perfectly developed internally, without any offensive or manipulative traits. Both the main and secondary couples are incredibly sweet! It's a story of a shark kissing a rose 🦈🌹—mutual unrequited love. The male lead is detail-oriented, love-struck, and prone to tears. The female lead is a character who grows and matures, leaning towards a sweet and innocent image, experiencing both love at first sight and premeditated planning! "The rose doesn't have to bend," and "The shark will come to kiss the rose."

43. 43 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 265.2kReads9.6Score31k14d adds
44. 44 救 Help! My Handsome Senior in the Shared Apartment Is Flirting Like Crazy 救命！合租学长撩疯了 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] A socially anxious, skin-hungry softie × a cool, ruthless heartthrob with a sharp tongue The first thing Chu Yu did after moving into her new home was ask on social media: "What do I do if my live-in roommate is ridiculously handsome?" "I have no experience writing fiction. Can I learn from my roommate?" "What if I was watching a video and accidentally projected it onto my roommate's room..." "When my skin hunger flares up, can I go to my roommate for help..." They 59.3kReads9.5Score8.2k14d adds
45. 45 鲨 A Shark Kisses a Rose 鲨鱼亲吻玫瑰 Chive Fish Ball Bun韭菜鱼丸包Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance x mutual pining] That year, Li Gui, who couldn’t swim, fell into the water. A boy leaped in and pulled her out, shielding her from all the mocking voices, yet barging uninvited into her heart. When they meet again, Yu Shaojing is the swimming team’s star, adored by everyone. He is that “shark” she can never catch, no matter how hard she tries. How can a rose that cannot enter the water be with a shark that glides through it? But the shark surfaces anyway and takes her hand. “A ro 2.4kReads9.3Score24714d adds
46. 46 他 He Always Loves to Cuddle Close to Me 他总爱与我耳鬓厮磨 White Jade Robe白玉衫Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted *A top Beijing family’s tyrannical king of a man X a popular actress famous for her beauty and mastery of traditional crafts *A refined, devoted Chinese-style CEO X a charming, proud beauty from Jiangnan [Ten-year age gap, daddy-type hero, kept woman rises to the top, both leads are each other’s first and only, sweet romance, traditional crafts, younger uncle, ensemble cast of Beijing society] Jing Zhi grew up poor, but had glossy black hair, snow-white skin, and a tall, curvy figure. At twenty- 57.9kReads9.2Score7k14d adds

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    The domineering CEO/father-type boyfriend from Gangnam Beauty, with a 10-year age gap, is highly recommended.

47. 47 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.3kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds

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    "With a laugh, I, Chi Miao, make Nine Swords Mountain cry out in agony." "With a laugh, I, Chi Miao, render nine tribulations of lightning... Nothing more than this." "Tonight, the outcome is decided. I, Chi Miao—will outwit a Mahayana cultivator!" "Become the stepping stone to the new king." "This is your supreme glory." "If the demon race's annihilation of humanity is fate, then my fate, Chi Miao's fate—is to defy destiny!" "She, Chi Miao, never disappoints anyone's expectations. She will only exceed everyone's expectations!" Chi Miao, you are the proudest version of yourself I have seen in your tens of thousands of reincarnations. That's why I'm willing to gamble everything for you. "However, this will certainly not be the grandest spectacle I've ever witnessed. My future... Is not limited to this. Mountains and rivers, the sun, moon, and stars—one day... Everything in this world will prostrate itself at my feet."

48. 48 在 A Summer of Passionate Love 在这个盛夏热恋 Su Zhiye苏枝也Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available. [A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Sweet, Flirtatious Romance + Both Leads Have No Past Relationships + Mutual Devotion] [Cool, Slightly Rebellious Girl VS. Handsome, Bad-Boy Young Master with a Sharp Tongue] Bian Xu has a face made for living life to the fullest. His unruly blue-and-white streaked hair and three shining black studs along his ear cartilage give off an unrestrained air. He's a familiar figure on the school's forum. Lin Tingxia is an excellent student 28.7kReads9.3Score4.6k14d adds

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    These are all people I've personally seen or heard who I think are pretty good.

49. 49 乖 Be Good, Sit on Your Uncle’s Lap and Give Me a Kiss 乖，坐小叔叔腿上亲 San Nai Guozi三奈果子Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted Several short-drama adaptations are now available. [Sweet romance + born bad + seven-year age gap + redemption + devoted couple + happy ending] A violent madman versus a quirky, spirited girl. During the summer after her college entrance exams, Su Wanwan became an orphan and was taken in by the family of her father's old friend, the Fus. She first met Fu Zhoujin at her eighteenth birthday party. The man wore a black silk Cuban-collar shirt, loose and casual. He toyed with a lighter in his hand, 20.9kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds
50. 50 岁 Year After Year, Like a Boat [Also Known As: He’s Wild and Flirtatious] 岁岁如舟【别名：他又野又撩】 Yun Zhiyu云稚鱼Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [Mutual First Love + Childhood Friends + Wealthy Families + Mutual Devotion] One day, a transfer student arrived at Experimental No. 1 High School. A sweet, lovely girl, she happened to become the first desk mate of the school’s terror, Chi Yanzhou. Chi Yanzhou was not only an excellent student, but also had the face of a heartbreaker. He never missed a fight or skipped class, and was a legendary figure who was at once the school heartthrob, the school bully, and the top student. Unfortunately, 9.1kReads8.9Score1k14d adds

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