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1. 151 我 I Cried in Such a Unique Way, the Campus Heartthrob Was Stunned 我哭的别具一格，校草学长惊呆了 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted Sweet Romance | No career ambitions, just love Lin Jianzhi is a crybaby with tear ducts that work overtime. She cries when she’s nervous, cries when she’s happy, and cries even harder when she’s sad. One day, the senior she’s had a crush on for years stands before her and offers her a pack of tissues. Zhu Liheng: “Could you stop crying?” Lin Jianzhi tries to explain, but she can’t stop sobbing long enough to get the words out. Zhu Liheng is about to lose his mind. “What do you want, exactly? Do 3.6kReads9.4Score475Shelves
2. 152 第 A Kiss at Our First Meeting! 第一次见面就亲亲！ Mu Ashuang慕阿双Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [Now being published] [A sweet girl who uses her beauty to get her way × a cool guy who says one thing but secretly enjoys another] The day after her eighteenth birthday, Jiang Lezhi unexpectedly discovers that she can't speak. She spends three years as a little mute, thinking she'll be silent for the rest of her life. Then, by chance, she accidentally kisses that arrogant, icy guy. And something amazing happens: after three years without a voice, she can suddenly speak again! She thinks all is 21.5kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
3. 153 八 An Eighties-Era Little Miss, Doted on Excessively by a Top Scientist 八零娇气包，科研大佬过分宠 Tingting Rain亭亭雨Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [Pampered, affectionate beauty VS straight-laced research mogul, transmigrated into a book + spoiled girl + sweet romance + love after marriage] Xue Minmin is a fussy beauty, spoiled and willful, who unexpectedly finds herself transported into a book. Force the research mogul to marry her? Frame the camellia-loving heroine? Marry an old man, have three kids, and get beaten? No, no, no! It has to be a dream! When she opens her eyes again, someone is kissing her by force. She curses him as a perve 9.2kReads8.3Score1kShelves
4. 154 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 15.2kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves

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5. 155 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 8.5kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
6. 156 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 95.8kReads9.4Score13.2kShelves
7. 157 快 The Beauty's Chronicles of Quick Transmigration 快穿之美人风华录 No, No, No, Please Don't不不不不要Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted The worlds in this novel vary, and events in some of them may differ from what the synopsis describes. Xiang Yue is a rookie at the Space-Time Administration. She immerses herself in playing all kinds of cannon fodder characters in one small world after another, but why does someone fall in love with her in every world? First world: [The Taoist nun living in seclusion deep in the mountains, interrupted by a countryside variety show] How did she suddenly become a sensation? An ethereal, otherwor —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book starts with the fourth world.

8. 158 高EN High Martial Arts: Changing the World Starting with Enhanced Hearing 高武：从听力强化开始改变世界 Jingwa Ju井蛙juUrban2.3M WordsOngoing (No System, no golden finger, not a power fantasy, no invincible protagonist, slow-paced. Enter with caution if that’s not for you!) Two worlds overlap, and disaster beasts invade. Under the influence of energy from another world, some people in this world begin awakening all kinds of abilities for various reasons. Shen Heng awakens, too. The ability he gets is… F-rank enhanced hearing! Fortunately, abilities in this world can evolve! … Years later. The moment Shen Heng stands in midair above Ch 42kReads8.3Score3.2kShelves

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9. 159 趋 Seek Fortune and Avoid Disaster: With Fate on My Side, How Could I Lose? 趋吉避凶，天命在我怎么输？ Three Thoughts at Night夜间三思Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + both saint and demon + political scheming and battles of wits + no System + divination by lot + progression-focused story + no female lead] In this corrupt world of the Five Turbidities, people are tormented by the eight sufferings. Hearts are wicked, no one cultivates virtue, false views prevail, and heresy flourishes. No living being escapes harm. Whenever Zhou Qingfeng reached a crossroads in life, he would draw a lot and cast a divination, avoiding misfortune and cho 5.5kReads8.3Score418Shelves
10. 160 全EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海，我开局一条幽灵船 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 272.1kReads9.4Score27.8kShelves
11. 161 亡EN The Necromancer Supreme 亡灵大法师 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + D&D + mage + no saintly heroine + ruthless and decisive + thrilling combat] Standard version: From the moment he awakened his supernatural powers, Huo Ling knew his path lay ahead of him. Would he choose to be a hero, or a villain? He could fight gnolls in a fortress or plunge into the Nine Hells and consort with devils. He could cut off the head of an Abyssal Lord in the Bottomless Abyss, or conquer Heaven and make the gods bow. Looking back, he realized he had already reached the su 61.5kReads9.1Score5.8kShelves
12. 162 我 I Have a Home in the Far East 我在远东有个家 Ton Ton Fei吨吨肥Urban520k WordsCompleted She farms, herds cattle and sheep, and goes hunting with local specialties when she has time. She keeps a few Siberian big cats and giant hamsters. What a carefree life! The Far East: a magical land that seems desolate and, in truth, is desolate. His story begins here… 4.2kReads9.0Score277Shelves
13. 163 幽 Netherworld Immortality 幽冥长生 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [No Saintly Protagonist] [No Harem] [No System] “My name is Li Changsheng. I seek the Immortal Dao in pursuit of eternal life!” Will he become an immortal or a demon? So what if he becomes an immortal? So what if he becomes a demon? I seek only eternal life. I seek only supreme strength. Beneath the Nine Hells lies the Netherworld. In this cruel cultivation world, there is no simple division between black and white. Strength is everything: the strong rule, and the weak are ants. With the Netherw 9.1kReads8.7Score674Shelves
14. 164 都 We’re All Reborn, So Who Still Wants to Be Someone’s Lackey? 都重生了谁还拉帮套啊 Meow Erbai喵二白Urban1.7M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Cao Chaoyang acted on impulse and chose the path of becoming his sister-in-law’s live-in helper, moving into her home. He worked hard to support his elder brother’s family for twenty years, only for his brother’s legs, crippled for years, to suddenly recover. Thrown out of the house overnight, he had no choice but to get away from people and become a forest ranger. Reborn in 1973, when his sister-in-law once again knelt before him, Cao Chaoyang said firmly, “No!” He would n 17.5kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
15. 165 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 96kReads8.9Score8.2kShelves
16. 166 重 Reborn, I Open My Eyes and See My Ex-Girlfriend 重生一睁眼，看见前女友 Wen Yiwei文一韦Urban1.4M WordsCompleted 19.9kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
17. 167 拯 I Saved an Introverted Girl 拯救了个自闭少女 A Scholar Untainted by Worldly Dust儒生不染尘Urban617k WordsCompleted [Single Female Lead] [Girl with Autism] “What is a socially anxious girl with autism like?” Gu Jin: “Soft little hands and a sweet little voice.” “Who asked you?!” “How about you stay at my place?” Gu Jin says, scratching his head. “Mm...” The girl's voice is soft and sweet. 31.6kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves
18. 168 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 12kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    The first and second books were read during my recent creative block. The writing is good, the themes are novel and not repetitive. The other 10 books are treasured on my bookshelf. Are there any other readers with similar tastes who would like to check them out?

19. 169 伯 The Earl’s Household Turns Its Fortune Around 伯府翻身记事 Cai Yun采云Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Lin Yunzhu lands in a novel written for male readers as the second-born illegitimate daughter of the villainous Yongning Earl’s household. Her legitimate elder sister is a snobbish woman who broke off her engagement when the male lead was down on his luck. The original character is a scheming woman who seduces the female lead’s fiancé. Her younger half-sister is a little white lotus. Her eldest brother is bad at business, and the family is so poor they’re about to run out of food. Her second bro 31.3kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves
20. 170 穿 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 137.8kReads9.6Score16.6kShelves
21. 171 我 I’m an Agent 我是经纪人 Use Your Brain When Reading Fiction看小说也要带脑子Modern Romance841k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [The System is not a golden finger, not a golden finger!] [No romance + entertainment industry + talent manager] [Plot-focused + no formulas] [A strong female lead who grows over time] The summer she was fourteen, that man hacked that woman to death and was sent to prison. Ye Chang Qing thought she had finally gained her freedom, but she never expected predatory lenders to come after her from every direction, right alongside it. She worked odd jobs, sold her blood, 8.8kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
22. 172 震 Shocking! The Metaphysics Master Can Hear People's Thoughts 震惊！玄学大佬被读心了 Yellow Peach Tutu黄桃土土Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + mind-reading + lighthearted] After graduating with a law degree, Xia Wange, heir to a Daoist sect, sees a wheelchair shimmering with purple energy at a car crash site. Born unable to gather energy, she can’t bring herself to leave the wheelchair alone. [I’ll carry this wheelchair off and borrow the energy on it to draw talismans. Then I’ll be the undisputed goddess of the supernatural world!] Lu Qiu, the CEO still trapped in the wreckage, inexpli 362.7kReads9.5Score73.6kShelves
23. 173 她 She Finds It Tiresome 她对此感到厌烦 Feihe妚鹤Anime Fanfiction315k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Romance + Western Fantasy + Female Awakening + Strong Female Lead] At a friend’s recommendation, player 6237486 bought a dating sim called The Goddess Chronicle. But she never expected to transmigrate into the game and become its heroine, Lilith. Even after successfully winning over the male lead, Lilith didn’t return to reality. To escape the game, she had no choice but to complete every route. Round after round, she replayed the game, winning over all the male leads and re 46.8kReads9.7Score7.6kShelves
24. 174 吸 You're Siphoning My Dad's Luck? But I'm the God of Misfortune! 吸我爸爸气运？但我是霉神啊！ Little Yellow Mosquito小黄蚊Modern Romance675k WordsCompleted [No romance + Supernatural Arts + Variety Show + Little-kid story] To complete its mission, System V3 selected the most vicious, heartless Host, the one best suited to its Villainess System. Xie Xiaotao (three-year-old Little Jinx): What does “vicious villainess” mean, big brother? V3: … Don’t worry about that! Just latch onto the male lead first! Listen to your System and go find the most handsome man with the strongest presence! Stay by the male lead’s side and you’ll get the chance to follow 1.3kReads9.1Score172Shelves
25. 175 快 Quick Transmigration: The Big Shot Is Always Raising Villains 快穿之大佬她总在养反派 Shan Xiaozhu山小竹Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (No male lead, no romance, no love story, and not a brainless power fantasy.) In novels, villains always fall for the protagonist and end up seeing their grand ambitions go up in smoke. Yan Bai says: Why should villains bother with romance? Isn't building a career much better? Step aside, let me handle it! She transmigrates as the vicious mentor, stepmother, and teacher of various villains... A powerful mentor guides you every step of the way, showing you 108 ways to overthrow the regime and how 1.4kReads9.2Score148Shelves
26. 176 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves
27. 177 拯 Saving My Hopelessly Romantic Brother: I Tutor Him for the Top Universities 拯救恋爱脑亲哥，我辅导他考清北 Come Ship the Couple来磕糖吖Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Su Zijin is fifteen years younger than her brother, Su Gu. Su Gu has been the perfect child since he was little: handsome, academically gifted, and possessed of sound values. Everyone says he’s bound for one of China’s top universities, but no one could have predicted that he’d fall for Xie Sisi, a master manipulator. The golden boy falls from grace. The title of “academic genius” gradually gives way to “delinquent,” and their parents smile less and less. Su Zijin wants to change things, but she 6.5kReads9.4Score902Shelves
28. 178 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: ... 30.2kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
29. 179 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 151.8kReads9.6Score19.7kShelves
30. 180 洪 The Hongwu Odyssey: From Humble Origins to Imperial Glory 洪武逆旅：穷乡到帝业的崛起传奇 The Imposing Ying Zheng贵气逼人的嬴政Historical2.3M WordsOngoing [No System + Political Intrigue + Economic Invasion + Infrastructure Building + No Romance + Ensemble Cast] After transmigrating, he rises from a bankrupt potter to a celebrated figure across Jianghuai! Transmigrating into the body of a bankrupt potter, he's in hell mode from the start: drought has cut off the water, bullies are demanding repayment, and the family business is about to be swallowed up! But Lin Fu refuses to accept his fate! He diverts water to fight the drought, improves pottery 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try this, it should be alright. Promotional material for the novel "Hongwu Journey: The Rise of a Poor Villager to an Imperial Empire" (1.31 million words updated) (Focusing on the high-energy plot of the first 80 chapters): Title 1: A Blood-Soaked Comeback Story: From Bankrupt Potter to Famous Throughout Jianghuai! "Hongwu Journey: The Rise of a Poor Villager to an Imperial Empire" starts with a bang! Watch how a nobody turns the tide with hardcore skills! Transmigrated into a bankrupt potter, the start is hell mode: natural disasters cut off water, thugs demanding debts, and the family business on the verge of being swallowed up! But Lin Fu refuses to accept his fate! He diverts water to combat drought, improves pottery techniques, unites with neighbors, and outwits powerful figures… He plays a terrible hand into a winning one! From ceramic pipes for water diversion to canal protection panels, each of his innovations has sparked an industry revolution; from working alone to becoming a righteous hero of the Jianghuai region, he has gathered around him skilled craftsmen and compassionate female healers; facing the conspiracies and schemes of bullies and the undercurrents of officialdom, he always manages to break through with technology and thwart cunning with the hearts of the people! This is not just one person's rise to power, but a passionate legend of an era! "The Hongwu Journey: A Legend of Rise from Poverty to Imperial Power": A story of a craftsman's struggle filled with wisdom and passion, witnessing how the protagonist uses his own hands to pave a path from the Jianghuai region to the entire world! Title Two: How exhilarating is a suspenseful tech-savvy protagonist story? The first 80 chapters of "The Hongwu Journey: A Legend of Rise from Poverty to Imperial Power" are high-energy throughout, packed with breathtaking moments! You think transmigrating to ancient times and getting technical expertise is just small-scale stuff? The scope is broadened! Witness how protagonist Lin Fu takes pottery to new heights: • Chapter 1: Caught in a debt crisis, he solves the water shortage crisis within 10 chapters with a "double-layered ceramic pipe"! • Chapter 26: Sabotage strikes, he immediately unites with five other pottery households to form a mutual aid alliance! • Chapter 41: Falsely accused and imprisoned, he overturns the verdict in court with the help of his neighbors and technical evidence, defeating the bully! • Chapter 66: Encountering the healer Su Wan'er, he saves lives with a ceramic pontoon bridge, and his improved medicine jars spark a divine collaboration! • Chapter 81: Canal transport disrupted? His ceramic hull protection panels and buffer boxes directly secure a military order, making him famous! Fast-paced and engaging, with swift and decisive moments! There's no boring farming, only constantly escalating challenges and increasingly powerful opponents. Every chapter offers new ideas, and every crisis is a stage to showcase wisdom! Title 3: A Grander Perspective: More Than Just Farming! "The Hongwu Journey: A Legend of Rise from Poverty to Imperial Power" sets the stage for the grand scheme of things from the very beginning—this is the right way to approach historical fiction! If you think this is just a slice-of-life farming novel, you're sorely mistaken! The story is set against the grand historical backdrop of the early Yongle reign, a period of "rest and recuperation, and the development of the Grand Canal": • A central theme of "accessibility": From solving water shortages in pottery workshops to improving canal transport machinery, and laying the foundation for ocean voyages, the protagonist's vision and career advance step by step, revealing an infinitely broad scope. • A group of vibrant characters: The resilient and innovative tech-savvy protagonist Lin Fu, the highly skilled and practically intelligent Su Wan'er, and the soon-to-appear daughter of a shipbuilding family, Xiao Xueyan… their "technological iron triangle" will be the core of future upheavals. • A revolutionary era: The novel meticulously recreates the Ming Dynasty's handicrafts, canal transport, and official kiln system, perfectly integrating personal struggles into the historical tide, allowing you to feel the powerful spirit of personally driving the development of the era. The first 80 chapters, seemingly about Tao Sang of Jianghuai, actually lay the groundwork for a dramatic development: the opening of a nationwide transportation network! This is a meticulously crafted work worth following. Promotional terms/tags (for comments or social media): • Tech-savvy male lead #Intelligent #Refreshing without being mindless • Excellent ensemble cast #Strong male and female leads #Explosive career storyline • Grand scope #Rich historical feel #Unpredictable farming/development plot • Fast-paced and engaging #New surprises in every chapter • A must-read for seasoned readers #One of the most worthwhile historical novels to follow recently • Key selling points: 1.1. Fast-paced, packed with exciting moments: The cycle of adversity → breakthrough → upgrade is extremely fast, avoiding any dragging. 2.2. Hardcore technology, intelligent characters: All breakthroughs are based on real technological innovation, logically consistent. 3.3. Vivid characters, excellent ensemble cast: The main characters complement each other's abilities, and the supporting characters are fleshed out and interact vividly. 4.4. Grand scope, far-reaching foreshadowing: The story aims for "the world" from the very beginning, offering immense potential for growth. 5.5. Historical background and authentic details: It fits the background of the Ming Dynasty and creates a strong atmosphere of the era.

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