Must-Read Books for a Reading Slump!! Books Worth Rereading 书荒必看！！二刷的书

1. 1 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Helped Monsters Make Choices 惊悚游戏：开局帮鬼怪做选择 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Mystery2.6M WordsOngoing [Horror game dungeons + career-based progression + NPCs caught in a rat race + livestreaming + everyday-life style] Jiang Ye’s daily routine consists of working, studying, working... Then one day, he’s pulled into a horror game during class and awakens an all-career talent. He discovers that all his career skills are a little strange. From the start, he unlocks the career “Small-Town Exam Machine,” with an added skill that lets him make choices for ghosts and monsters. [A difficult choice has ap 67.9kReads9.4Score7.9kShelves

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   These are all books I reread during a reading slump. They are all relatively new types of books. Of course, it's also possible that I haven't read many different types of books. The first two are still being updated, while the last one has already been completed, but the ending was a bit abrupt.

2. 2 开 From the Start, I'm Livestreaming Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu in a Real-Life RPG 开局直播秦皇汉武体验真人RPG Dawn on the Other Side彼方黎明Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Pseudo-history + lighthearted + comedy + livestream + adventure + no romance] After Qin Shi Huang unifies the realm, he holds the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai. When the ceremony ends, a huge sky screen suddenly appears overhead, and Qin Shi Huang vanishes right before everyone's eyes! As the stunned crowd struggles to figure out what to do, the sky screen lights up, and they see His Majesty appear on it! His Majesty has ascended to the heavens! At the same time, identical sky screens appear o 5.1kReads9.1Score517Shelves
3. 3 历 Dynasties Watch Poets Roam the World of Wine and Verse 历朝围观诗人们的诗酒江湖 Ming Zhifei明知非Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted Mai Xu, a culture creator on a certain website, received a strange message one day asking her to upload her videos to the Myriad Realms website. After clicking “Agree,” she discovered that she’d become a hit and gained a group of rather peculiar fans. Mai Xu: Welcome to The Brilliant World of Poets... Qu Yuan: I’m done throwing myself into rivers. I’m going back to write poetry. Du Fu: Li Bai, Li Bai is the greatest! Zhang Ji: If I eat Du Fu’s poetry, I’ll be able to write great poems too! Ge Qi 3.7kReads9.0Score374Shelves
4. 4 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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   Must-read book for a second reading

5. 5 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
6. 6 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17kShelves
7. 7 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves
8. 8 怨 Bound by a Madman's Grudge 怨骨疯缠 Peerless Scallion a绝世一根葱aTwo Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Publication rights have been signed. Originally titled Grudgebound Bones [Double madness + a truly ghostly male lead + twisted love + forced confinement romance + lovers bound by pure hatred + happy ending] “We're better off hating each other. Never tell me you love me, or I'll kill you.” The two had been inseparable friends at the orphanage, once linking pinkies and promising never to part for the rest of their lives. Then one year, a wealthy couple came to adopt a child. They took a liking to 171.7kReads9.6Score38.4kShelves

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   It's beautiful, I really love it!

9. 9 野 Can’t Tame This Wild Dog? No Problem, The Boss Is an Expert 野狗难训？没关系，大佬他超会的 Qin Guannan秦观南Two Male Leads255k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + coming-of-age romance + dog-training fiction + age gap + a little chasing-his-lover] A rebellious, unruly puppy who gets riled up easily vs. a fatherly, scheming big shot who knows how to train a dog Kuang Ye had been with Jiang Linchuan for seven years. Over those seven years, Jiang Linchuan taught him close-quarters combat and the art of power and strategy, turning him from a puppy rolling in the mud into the man he was today. And yet he still couldn’t change the rotten natur 6.5kReads9.0Score747Shelves
10. 10 漂 The Beautiful Darling Is Driven Mad by the Villain’s Obsession 漂亮宝贝被疯批反派觊觎疯了 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads432k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, Frail Bottom + Dark, Scheming, Obsessive Wife-Guy Top] [Two Male Leads + Forced Romance + Scheming Top + Confinement + Unhinged Top + Perverted, Yandere Top + Both Pure + Beautiful Bottom + Showbiz + Delicate Bottom + Older, Fatherly Top] A little cannon-fodder who only wants to complete his missions is targeted by a sasaeng fan. Toys he receives have hidden cameras, love letters mysteriously appear at home, and there are all kinds of messages professing love, along with countless ph 41.9kReads9.5Score5.2kShelves
11. 11 开 From the Start, I'm an Emperor-Realm Sect Master, with Infinite Synthesis of Immortal Elders 开局帝境宗主，无限合成仙人长老 The Heavenly King Eats Pork Knuckles天王吃肘子Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Chen Xuan transmigrates to the Primordial Ancient Continent and becomes the sect master of the declining Ethereal Sect. He thinks he'll have to lie low in the mountains for the rest of his life, but then the System suddenly appears, granting him Emperor-level cultivation and an ultimate weapon right off the bat! It also orders him to recruit disciples and build up the sect! “Ding! Congratulations, Host, on recruiting a disciple with nine-star potential. You are rewarded with a deluxe disciple-re 64.2kReads8.5Score5.6kShelves

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    These are some really good books, especially the last one. I recommend them.

12. 12 全 Global: I Memorized Three Thousand Daoist Texts and Changed Class to Celestial Master 全民：我背诵三千道藏转职天师 Moderate Ink Brush中庸点墨Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone Changes Class + No Harem + Passionate Action + Multiple Classes + Invincible Leveling] A hundred years ago, otherworldly races invaded at will, bringing humanity to the brink of extinction. To fight back against the demon beasts, everyone undergoes a class change at the age of twelve. Only by becoming a class-changer and continually leveling up can one reach the pinnacle of the world! On the day of his class change, Ye Xiang became a Taoist priest with a natural level of ten. But Taois 54.4kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves
13. 13 集 Wielding the Strongest Superpowers, I Sweep Through the Apocalypse 集最强异能于一身横扫末世 Starry Dream and Fated Romance星梦辰缘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.4M WordsCompleted [Zombie apocalypse · No System · No rebirth · One heroine · Squad growth · Ensemble cast · Strong protagonist · Decisive and ruthless] The apocalypse arrives, and staying alive becomes the greatest challenge. Scarce supplies, zombies everywhere, terrifying mutated beasts, and… human nature under the apocalypse all turn survival into a nightmare. Shaoguang → Kaiyang → Yuheng → Tianquan → Tianji → Tianxuan → Tianshu → Yinyuan → Dongming Lighting up each star grants an ability. Everyone else gets a 145.6kReads9.0Score12.7kShelves
14. 14 重 Reborn in 1987: Hosting Banquets in the Countryside 重生八七：我在农村做大席 Foodie Who Never Gains Weight吃货不长肉Urban3.0M WordsOngoing I’m the best banquet chef in Rehe Township. Hire me for your feast and I’ll make you look good! A chef and food blogger in the age of big data, he returns to the 1980s to cook village banquets. In a word... nailed it! Don’t look down on village banquet chefs. There’s money to be made, meat to eat, and no end of lively happenings to watch. Li Chun is living a full and happy life. Don’t believe me? Then come on in and see for yourself... 58.8kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves

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    Lately, I think I'm getting older; I especially enjoy historical fiction. Although the content involves a system to some extent, it resonates with some of my childhood memories.

15. 15 农 A Country Chef Gets Questioned? I Fire Back with a State Banquet! 农村厨子被质疑？我反手端国宴！ Old Granny Who Fell in Love with Trees爱上树的老奶Urban750k WordsCompleted Zhang Yuan, a chef in Ping'an Village, is possessed by someone who transmigrated while he was haggling over prices. He takes over the village's celebration and funeral banquets, but he's so broke he can barely make ends meet. After awakening the Banquet Chef God System, he fires up three woks at once, frying spices until the aroma draws a million views! His knife work turns Wensi tofu into a chrysanthemum, astounding provincial officials. Even his sworn rival follows the aroma over with a 300-yu 135Reads7.0Score—Shelves
16. 16 绝 The Heirless Tough Guy Whispers: Be Good, Darling, Give Me a Baby 绝嗣糙汉轻声哄：乖宝，生崽崽 Ten Miles of Cold Crabapple Blossoms十里寒棠Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Feel-Good Fiction + Food + Everyday Life + Two Strong Leads] Lin Mush’s voice was cold and resolute. “Gu Jinxin, Yiyi has just been widowed, and I’m the only one she can rely on. You can still find another man and start a life with him. Let’s call off our engagement!” A mocking smile played on Gu Jinxin’s lovely lips. “I wore the title of your childhood fiancée and spent a whole year looking after your bedridden mother. And now you’re kicking me to the curb for a young widow?” 17.4kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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    It's so beautiful, I highly recommend it.

17. 17 糙 My Rough-Hewn Husband Wants to Kill Me Every Day 糙汉相公每天都想弄死我 When Can I Finally Retire我什么时候才能退休Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted (An audiobook adaptation with the same title is now available.) Chen Huanrou, an ordinary court clerk at a court in the 21st century, was accidentally killed during a divorce hearing. When she woke up, she discovered she'd transmigrated into the body of a village girl in a remote mountain village in ancient times. The girl, who shared her name, was lazy and greedy, and had an especially strong crush on the village chief's son. She was notorious throughout the surrounding villages. To marry the m 5.2kReads7.6Score715Shelves
18. 18 入 Nightfall 入夜 Empty-Headed脑袋空空Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The door opened, and a tall, slender man stepped out. Lin Mian stared at him, dumbstruck, forgetting even to snap out of it. “What are you looking at, hmm?” 7kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
19. 19 七 The 1970s Army Wife: A Legacy That Takes the World by Storm 七零军嫂，自带传承叱咤风云 A Little Chubby One有只小胖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Tang Shuwen: by profession, a leading surgeon among the younger generation! By marriage, the twenty-third-generation young lady of the Tang family, a centuries-old traditional medicine clan, with a spiritual spring space passed down through her family! One day, she transmigrates and goes from being unmarried to married! From 28 to 18! She’s a knockout! A fool! And a beauty! Now armed with reason, a touch of martial arts, and a wealth of skills, she completely transforms the way her birth family 7.5kReads8.8Score763Shelves
20. 20 雪 A Snowstorm Brought Me a Little Husband 雪患带来一个小夫郎 Pear Pear Wolf Wolf梨梨狼狼Two Male Leads246k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, both each other's first, farming and hunting, everyday family life] Su Qingye transmigrated into the body of a young man who had starved to death during a devastating winter. The original owner's parents had fled with his younger brother, leaving him behind. Su Qingye decided he couldn't just sit around and wait to die. He had to go up the mountain and see if any small animals had frozen to death. To his surprise, halfway up the mountain he spotted a house with a tall courtyard 2.1kReads8.9Score307Shelves

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    This book is really good! It's about everyday life, family matters, but the plot doesn't drag, and it's not long—it's a sweet little story!!! The side couple is also very sweet~~

21. 21 十 Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms: I Can't Believe I'm Su Jin 十里桃花之我居然是素锦 Wood Ear and Pork Rib Soup木耳排骨汤Female-Channel Fanfiction343k WordsCompleted After living for five hundred years, I was given the name Su Jin by the Heavenly Lord. The sky fell in that instant! I'm Su Jin, but I'm not that Su Jin! I'll start changing the story by becoming an immortal at twenty thousand years old. 2.2kReads8.2Score117Shelves

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    Both of these are also very good. The plots are unconventional and lack typical romance. Su Jin initially only wants to avoid the control of the plot, but eventually discovers that the world is doomed and only by sacrificing herself can it be saved. She experiences fear, resentment, and indifference, but in the end, she develops a fighting spirit and prepares a way to survive. Jiang Ruchu was just an ordinary peasant girl at the beginning. After experiencing everything in her previous life, she is reborn. Her first action is to break off her engagement. She refuses to live for a man. She wants to become the second female top scholar in the imperial examination, rectify the country's ills, gain the emperor's trust, and overcome all difficulties with her sincerity, courage, and wit.

22. 22 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 7.1kReads9.1Score1kShelves
23. 23 别 Don't Mess with Me, My Wife Is Princess Gaoyang of the Great Tang 别惹我，我老婆大唐高阳公主 Abode Embracing Stars and Bright Moon抱星明月居Historical1.5M WordsCompleted New novel: "A Longevity Seeker in the Tang Dynasty, But from the Start, I’m at Xuanwu Gate?" Chen Yan, a medical genius, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty and becomes the son of a founding hero. His new family has an illustrious history: Two of his uncles died in battle for Li Shimin, and his father gave his life protecting Empress Zhangsun during the Xuanwu Gate Incident. In recognition of the family’s generations of loyalty, Li Shimin grants Chen Yan the title 78.3kReads8.3Score5.5kShelves

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    Just enjoy it and that's it. [Think about it carefully]

24. 24 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.6kReads9.5Score38.8kShelves
25. 25 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.1kReads9.7Score43.5kShelves
26. 26 序EN Sequence: Ascension 序列：升华 Listening to Peacocks听孔雀Sports3.6M WordsOngoing [Train Survival + Lone Wolf + Always One Step Ahead + Ascension and Evolution + No Saintly Heroine + No Spineless Hero] The moment Ye Qiyan opened his eyes, he found himself in a world of train survival. Everyone had to get off at a series of stations and explore to stay alive. The lucky found treasure; the unlucky lost their lives. Opportunity and danger went hand in hand. Gather supplies, upgrade your train, and build a train world of your own. As for Ye Qiyan, he possessed a one-of-a-kind asc 248.6kReads8.3Score22.8kShelves
27. 27 综 Variety Show: I’m Not Popular, but I’m Great at Getting on People’s Nerves 综艺：我人气不行，但我气人很行 Sipping the Moon, Knowing You斟月识迩Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Meme References + Comedy + Clapbacks + Showbiz] [A short drama of the same name is now available. Come watch!] The variety show Escape from Villain Island features eight celebrities chosen by internet users nationwide as the ones they hate most. If they manage to turn their lives around, they can escape the island. If they fail by the end of the show, they'll leave the entertainment industry forever. Shen Ke happened to transmigrate into the body of a disgraced celebrity and was forced to join 19.4kReads6.7Score1.3kShelves
28. 28 我 I'm a Cash-Grabbing Streamer! But the Big Spender Really Does Send Gifts! 我，圈钱主播！但大哥是真刷啊！ Blue Chalk蓝色粉笔Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Jiang Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a livestream money-grabbing System! As long as he earns gifts and tips and meets his cash-grabbing targets, he can receive random rewards from the System! And so, the internet's most shamelessly money-hungry streamer is born! "Boss! Singing, dancing, doing stunts, rapping, standing on my head, whatever other streamers can do, I can do too. And whatever they can't do, I can do even better!" "Boss, just tell me what you want me to do! As lon 162.5kReads9.4Score14.7kShelves
29. 29 我 I Can Improve the Quality of My Superpowers 我能提升异能品质 Duck at the Door门前鸭Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Invincible + Comedy + Everyday Life + No Angst] Huaxia can’t contain him anymore, so they send him abroad. The protagonist never behaves like a normal person: he charges people to use the school toilets, lists the school for sale online, steals his classmates’ red bellybands, swindles black-market con artists, robs the black market, hauls exotic beasts away in a sack, sells his superior’s car, and then goes abroad to cause trouble. What? You have an SSS-rank ability? Sorry, all of my abilities 31.9kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves
30. 30 高 High Martial: With a System, I Slowly Grow Stronger 高武：拥有系统的我在慢慢变强 The Parrot Is a Fish鹦鹉是条鱼Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [High-martial world + forging + growth + fiery action + one heroine + ferocious beasts invade + myriad races of the heavens] Su Yu was reborn on Blue Star after the spiritual qi revival. People on Blue Star focused on cultivating their blood and energy, and at eighteen, he activated the Craftsman God System. As long as he completed the missions issued by the System, he could earn all kinds of rewards. After completing a crafting mission, he received a reward that increased his mental power an 8.3kReads7.5Score1.2kShelves
31. 31 他 His Bones Were Cold as Ice, Yet He Was Undone by Her Slender Waist 他一身冷骨，败给一把软腰 Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted (Two powerful families + marriage first, love later + a formidable team: a seemingly sweet but secretly cunning heroine vs. a devoted CEO) Rumor has it that the third young lady of the Nan family trapped Second Master Fu into marriage by getting pregnant. Unwilling to be manipulated, Second Master Fu planned to keep the child and get rid of the mother. Little did he know, the third young lady of the Nan family had exactly the same idea. Second Master Fu, sharp-edged and stern, stormed her hom 5.8kReads9.1Score497Shelves

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    A domineering CEO falls in love with a college student; the arrogant CEO's pursuit of his wife is a nightmare, but his confession of unrequited love is surprisingly sweet. The calm and rational urban romance is also quite captivating.

32. 32 周 Weekend Couple 1 周末情侣1 Yu Chu郁楚Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [Optimistic, Resilient Career Rookie x Sharp-Tongued, Arrogant Investment Banking Tycoon] [Eight-Year Age Gap + Second Chance Romance + Both Inexperienced + A Long Road to Winning Her Back] They first meet in the China office of the world's top investment bank. Lin Jianlu introduces herself, and someone in the corner teases, “Did you get in on your looks?” She boldly replies, “Does Mr. Yu approve of my looks?” The man gives a cold laugh. “In this business, a pretty woman is just another dish on 3.9kReads8.5Score394Shelves
33. 33 撩 Flirted With and Pampered: Mrs. Shen Is Arrogant and Gorgeous 撩宠娇养，沈太太她骄纵美艳 Shi Chang适常Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Ji Qingtang, the heiress of the Ji family, is spoiled and domineering, and can't bear the slightest grievance. She's stunningly beautiful, the kind of woman you can't take your eyes off, but not someone you'd want to marry as a wealthy family's wife. To ensure the Dongfang Tangchun project could expand overseas, Shen Jinyu, the head of the Shen Group, readily agreed to an arranged marriage and married the Ji heiress while still in his prime. After they married, Shen Jinyu caugh 4.6kReads9.2Score435Shelves
34. 34 服 Giving In 服软 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, sweet-natured actress vs. lovesick, doting CEO who embodies the ideal husband] - To help her older sister find love, Lin Yang's own mother set her up for a night together. Lin Yang got pregnant, and the father was the rumored Qin heir who supposedly had no interest in women. Young Master Qin said they should get married. Lin Yang refused. Qin Jue: “I'll give you a hundred million for signing the marriage papers.” Lin Yang: “Woohoo, sounds great!” - The night their child was born, 14kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
35. 35 难 Impossible to Resist! He Says He’ll Kiss You Until You Cry If You Mention Divorce Again 难以招架！他说再提离婚就亲哭你 Li Chun黎淳Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name has aired] [Stunning cheongsam designer vs. aloof, aristocratic director] Lin Jianxi and Jiang Xu grew up together. Lin Jianxi had secretly loved Jiang Xu for years, but never worked up the courage to confess. Just when she thought her unrequited love would come to nothing, an accident led to her marrying him. After their marriage, they treated each other with courteous distance. Lin Jianxi knew Jiang Xu didn’t love her, and had married her only out of “responsi 5.9kReads8.9Score397Shelves
36. 36 凑 A Marriage of Convenience with Extra-Sweet Romance 凑合夫妻，糖分超标 Xu Buyi许不宜Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Secretary’s Little Lamb [Clearheaded, sensitive saleswoman X composed, divorced male official] [Heroine: 28, hero: 35, seven-year age gap, flash marriage, lightly sweet] Yang Mian & Xie You’an What is love? Yang Mian didn’t understand it, nor did she expect it. With thirty fast approaching, at an age when even friends, family, and dogs were sick of her, she hurriedly got married. Love was nothing at all. Xie You’an had seen through it. At an age when he still had ne 3.8kReads8.9Score354Shelves
37. 37 上 Addicted! Pregnant After the Divorce, She’s Asked to Move In by Her Ex 上瘾！离婚后怀崽，前夫要她同居 Wu Jiu舞九Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s first and only + the ex-husband’s redemption arc + rekindled love] (Important: the second female lead is not the hero’s white moonlight. Both the hero and heroine are faithful to each other, and it’s all just a misunderstanding.) [Hero: He doesn’t realize he’s in love with her during the marriage, then pursues her with devious determination after the divorce. Before the divorce: work comes first. After the divorce: wife and child come first.] Sang Qian had been ma 13.7kReads7.8Score865Shelves
38. 38 长 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 105.9kReads9.7Score12.3kShelves
39. 39 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 120kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves
40. 40 听 Listen to the South 听南 Parting Words诀别词Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, Xia Tingnan was in her third year of middle school, while her next-door neighbor Xu Bingran was a sophomore in high school. Both the Xia and Xu parents were busy, so Xia Tingnan, who loved sleeping in, was put in Xu Bingran's care. Xu Bingran was disciplined, sensible, a good student with dreams, and known as “Xu Bingran of No. 1 High School.” Xia Tingnan was lazy, scatterbrained, a happy slacker with decent grades, and everyone's beloved “cutie.” And so began a four-year routine: 29.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
41. 41 红 Within and Beyond the Red Walls, Spring Breeze Enters the Game 红墙内外，春风入局 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] [Age Gap] [Junior Clerk] [Career Growth] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] One chance encounter, one moment of curiosity, and one... At some point, everything began to change. 56.2kReads8.5Score4.1kShelves

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    Add it to your bookshelf for easy access! [Already hooked] The female lead had barely fallen asleep when the male lead gradually "rescued" her from the district bureau to a core municipal department, forcing her to get back into the project. Their relationship blossomed from admiration to attraction, from testing to deep love, showcasing a restrained yet domineering pursuit of love.

42. 42 腹 The Cunning Tycoon: My Aloof Boss's Tender Trap 腹黑大佬：高冷领导的温柔陷阱 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Workplace drama in the public sector + age gap + forceful love that later becomes passionate devotion + secret crush turned real + romantic tension + career growth.] After graduating, Shiqing takes the civil service exam, never imagining she would end up working under Lu Tingyuan, her best friend's older brother. Even more surprisingly, the icy, imposing man who had intimidated her ever since their school days has apparently been watching her all along! After an accidental drunken encounter, he 14.2kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
43. 43 误 Falling Into My Boss’s Favor: Qingzi’s Heartfelt Story 误入领导心尖：清姿叙心 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted 19.2kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
44. 44 沉 The Sinking Boat and the Evening Sun 沉舟与晚晴 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance106k WordsCompleted [Government Insider + Powerful Official Romance + Age Gap + Sweet Romance + Workplace Love] He was a powerful figure with an infinitely bright future, a dazzling yet cold star in the political firmament. Calm, restrained, and indifferent to women, he remained that way until a work meeting, when one glimpse of a girl with a smile bright as the morning sun left him utterly captivated: Su Wanqing. 2.6kReads6.8Score231Shelves
45. 45 心 Darling, Please Don't Leave Me, Okay? 心肝，别不要我了好不好 Wendy温迪大大Modern Romance664k WordsCompleted [The print edition of "Blazing Love" is now available] [Reborn + Obsessive Devotion + Healing] When we first met, you were a song of warmth in the southern cold, healing me night after night as I languished in hell. On a cold night, seven-year-old Nan Sheng found Yin Han huddled in a corner of an alley and held out her warm, pale hand. Her first words to him were, "Hey, big brother, you're so handsome! Would you come home with me and be my husband?" Yin Han didn't know that the moment he took th 18.4kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    I devoured it in one go! This book, "My Darling, Please Don't Leave Me Anymore," is absolutely addictive! Sisters, I've discovered a gem! This is simply my recent source of joy. The story is about a woman who wrongly accused a self-conscious man in her past life, leading to her being killed by a scumbag and a scheming woman. After the man took revenge and committed suicide, the woman is reborn and gets back together with him. The plot is fast-paced, with twists and turns one after another—it's impossible to stop reading! ✧ Super stress-relieving, perfect for lounging on the sofa and reading it all in one go on the weekend! If you like novels about rebirth, revenge against scumbags, and saving a humble male lead, then this book is definitely for you! Because of your words, "Nan Xi Han Sheng, we are destined," I've fallen hopelessly in love with you.

46. 46 遥 The Distant Savior: Sequel 遥远的救世主续集 Nondual Bodhi Wanderer非相菩提客Male-Channel Fanfiction371k WordsCompleted Main plot: After Rui Xiaodan's death, Ding Yuanying leaves for overseas, forging his insights into "cultural attributes" and the "Way of Heaven" into a unique philosophy of quantitative trading. With almost godlike predictive precision, he uses his enhanced "divine sense" to perceive market sentiment and logical flaws, unleashing turmoil across international capital markets. On his path to becoming a legend, he meets Su Qinghui, an independent investment adviser committed to "value investing" an 98Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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47. 47 官 A Sophisticated Rogue in Officialdom 官场雅痞 June Pomegranate Blaze六月榴火Urban3.1M WordsOngoing What kind of people does the present age need? People who hold to their principles even when faced with temptation. People who face the surging tide of the times, raise the red flag, and press on through adversity. Li Huaijie is one such idealist. “To go far by proceeding steadily” requires the steadiness of “treating challenges with caution and succeeding through careful planning,” and the vision of “aspiring to great heights.” He has risen from the very bottom, using his actions to embody the 51.1kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
48. 48 重 Reborn in 1929: A Low-Level Intelligence Agent 重生1929之小小情报员 Novels and Me小说与我Modern Romance863k WordsCompleted The heroine transmigrates and has psychic powers and a pocket dimension. As an Esper in the age of spiritual qi revival, Yun Qingge had the misfortune of dying, only to be reborn into a wealthy family in the Republican era. Unfortunately, someone switched her at birth, then dumped her in a mass grave… Later, she got bound to a System, only to become its tool… P.S. 1.6kReads7.8Score166Shelves

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    I've recently become obsessed with this type of book. I finished the first one, and the second one is still being serialized.

49. 49 黑 Black Lucky Carp System: I Plunder Fortune in the Republic of China 黑锦鲤系统：我在民国掠夺气运 Zhuxin Hai竹心海Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the Republic of China + black koi golden finger + resistance-era espionage + multiple identities + spy games within spy games + marriage of convenience] Shen Shuman transmigrates as a Zhongtong agent embedded in the 76th, but she’s already been caught and abandoned by her own side. Her handler has fled with the intelligence, leaving behind a trail of ambiguous clues that quietly point to her. She has barely transmigrated when she finds herself in the interrogation room, facing 15.5kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
50. 50 民 Republican-Era Spy Thriller: A Triple Agent With Mind-Reading Powers Kills Her Way Through Daily Life 民国谍战：三面女谍读心杀疯日常 Squid Over Rice鱿鱼盖浇饭Modern Romance766k WordsCompleted War of Resistance spy thriller + triple agent + female-led, strong heroine + on-screen information prompts + mind reading + no romance When Shen Yutang wakes up, she has transmigrated to the war-torn years of the War of Resistance. She is “Spark,” a member of the underground Communist Party; “Scarlet Rose,” the Military Statistics Bureau's ace female spy; and Miss “Fujiwara Shizuka,” a Japanese aristocrat who went missing abroad! [Host successfully eliminated a Japanese spy. Mission merit +200 9kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves

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