A Book That Makes You Examine Human Nature and Desire 人性和欲望你不得不研究的一本书

1. 1101 7 At 77, Grandpa Found an Old Photo, and a 58-Year Regret Finally Came Full Circle 77岁爷爷翻出旧照，58年遗憾终圆满 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生8k WordsCompleted A 77-year-old grandfather finds an old photograph, and a 58-year regret is finally resolved. —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1102 狂 Raging Tide 1992: From Contraband Trader to Business Empire 狂潮1992：从倒爷到商业帝国 A Sliver of Life in Fengchuan封川的一线生23k WordsCompleted Raging Tide, 1992: From Smuggler to Business Empire 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1103 7 At 78, Grandpa Insisted on Fixing an Old Clock. I Didn't Understand Until His Story Brought Me to Tears 78岁爷爷执意修旧钟，我不解，听完往事我泪目了 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生6k WordsCompleted A 78-year-old grandfather insists on repairing an old clock. I don’t understand why, but after hearing his story, I’m moved to tears. —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1104 三 Love Tribulations Across the Three Realms: Wukong’s Fated Romance with the White Bone Demon 三界情劫：悟空的白骨良缘 A Sliver of Life in Fengchuan封川的一线生Male-Channel Fanfiction21k WordsCompleted A Love Tribulation Across the Three Realms: Wukong’s Fateful Match with the White Bone Spirit 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1105 老 The Old Street's Demolition Took Its Familiar Warmth, but Revealed My Children's Heartless True Colors 老街拆迁告别旧烟火，我却看清儿女冷血真面目 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生8k WordsCompleted As the old street is demolished and its familiar bustle disappears, I finally see my children’s true, cold-hearted nature. —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1106 开 From the Start, I Swallow the Greatest Prodigy in the Cultivation World! 开局一口吞了修真界第一天才！ A Sliver of Life in Fengchuan封川的一线生24k WordsCompleted From the Start, I Swallowed the Number-One Genius of the Cultivation World! —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1107 A AI Restored an Old Photo and Uncovered the Heroic Secret Grandpa Had Kept for 66 Years AI修复老照片，揭开爷爷隐瞒66年英雄秘辛 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生8k WordsCompleted AI restores an old photograph, uncovering the heroic secret Grandpa kept hidden for 66 years. —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1108 大 The End of the Great Song: I, Song Jiang, Rebel! 大宋终结者：我，宋江，反了！ A Sliver of Life in Fengchuan封川的一线生Male-Channel Fanfiction11k WordsCompleted The Ender of the Great Song: I, Song Jiang, Have Rebelled! —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1109 6 I Should Have Retired at 60 and Gone Fishing, but I Was Made to Work Three More Years. I'll Never Forget How It Ended 60岁本该退休钓鱼，被延迟3年上班，结局让我终生难忘 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生8k WordsCompleted At 60, I should have been retired and fishing, but I was made to work for three more years. The ending stayed with me for the rest of my life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1110 暴 The Tyrannosaur Devours the Heavens: From the Jurassic to Slaughtering My Way Through the Immortal Realm 暴龙吞天录：从侏罗纪杀穿仙界 A Sliver of Life in Fengchuan封川的一线生19k WordsCompleted Record of the Heaven-Swallowing Tyrannosaur: Slaying My Way from the Jurassic to the Immortal Realm —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1111 6 At 62, I Shopped Online. When My Children Found Out, Their Eyes Turned Red. I Said, "I Don't Want to Be a Burden to Anyone." 62岁大妈网购，儿女发现后红了眼，我：不想拖累任何人 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生6k WordsCompleted A 62-year-old woman shops online. When her children find out, their eyes redden. I don’t want to be a burden to anyone. —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1112 全 The Whole Internet Hails Me as a God: From Laid Off to Earning a Million a Day 全网封神：从被裁员到日入百万 A Sliver of Life in Fengchuan封川的一线生31k WordsCompleted A God Across the Internet: From Laid Off to Earning a Million a Day —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1113 6 The 68-Year-Old Grandma Snatched Discount Vegetables Every Day. When the Vendor Secretly Gave Her Extra Potatoes, I Broke Down 68岁奶奶天天抢特价菜，摊主偷偷多装土豆，我瞬间破防 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生6k WordsCompleted My 68-year-old grandma snatches up discounted vegetables every day. The vendor secretly adds extra potatoes, and I instantly burst into tears. —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1114 出 A Birth Certificate Stamped with “Troublemaker” 出生证上盖了个“麻烦制造机”的钢印 A Sliver of Life in Fengchuan封川的一线生45k WordsCompleted A birth certificate stamped with the words “troublemaker.” 21Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1115 6 An Elderly Couple Locked Themselves Away for Ten Years. Their Son Forced the Door Open, and What He Saw Brought Him to Tears 62岁老两口锁房十年，儿子回家强行撬开，看完瞬间泪崩 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生7k WordsCompleted An elderly couple, both 62, kept their home locked for ten years. When their son came back and forced the door open, he burst into tears as soon as he saw what was inside. —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1116 大 Great Tang: From the Xuanwu Gate to Mawei Slope 大唐：从玄武门到马嵬坡。 A Sliver of Life in Fengchuan封川的一线生Historical17k WordsCompleted Great Tang: From the Xuanwu Gate Incident to Mawei Slope. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1117 6 Diagnosed with Cancer at 65, I Quit Raising My Grandchild and Supporting the Family to Travel China Alone for the Rest of My Life 65岁查出癌症，我放弃带孙养家，独自环游中国度余生 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生9k WordsCompleted At 65, I was diagnosed with cancer. I gave up raising my grandson and supporting the family, and set off alone to travel around China for the rest of my life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1118 6 At 62, I Met a Wonderful Suitor, but I Was Afraid to Remarry. The Truth Brought Countless People to Tears 62岁我遇优质追求者，迟迟不敢再婚，真相看哭无数人 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生7k WordsCompleted At 62, I met a wonderful suitor, but I couldn't bring myself to remarry. The truth moved countless people to tears. —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1119 6 My Pension Went Up by 80 Yuan at 62, but the Elderly Woman Cried. Only Then Did I Understand the Truth About Old Age 62岁我养老金涨了80块，老人却哭红眼，我才懂晚年真相 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生7k WordsCompleted At 62, my pension went up by 80 yuan. An elderly person cried their eyes out, and only then did I understand the truth about old age. —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1120 6 The 68-Year-Old Man Divided His Home Between His Two Sons in His Will. They Turned on Each Other, So I Donated the House 68岁老汉立遗嘱分房，俩儿子当场翻脸，我转头捐房子 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生8k WordsCompleted A 68-year-old man makes a will dividing up his house, and his two sons turn on each other right there. I turn around and donate the house. —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1121 6 The 62-Year-Old Grandma Cared for Her Grandchild for Free for Five Years, Only to Be Scorned by Her Daughter-in-Law. I Moved Out, and She Regretted It 62岁奶奶免费带孙5年，被儿媳嫌弃，我果断搬走她后悔 Mr. Sweet9甜9先生8k WordsCompleted A 62-year-old grandmother looks after her grandson for free for five years, only to be resented by her daughter-in-law. I move out without hesitation, and she regrets it. —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1122 我 After I Died, the City's Bigwigs Knelt Before My Grave 《我死后，全城大佬跪在我坟前》 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线18k WordsCompleted After I Died, the City’s Elites Knelt Before My Grave 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1123 反 Reverse Sales: Whatever I Buy, the Seller Loses Money 反向带货：我买啥，商家赔哭 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线28k WordsCompleted Reverse Product Promotion: Whatever I Buy, the Sellers Lose Money —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1124 那 The Braised Pork Was Especially Salty That Day 《那天的红烧肉特别咸》 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线17k WordsCompleted The Braised Pork Was Especially Salty That Day 2Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1125 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 1.7kReads9.3Score266Shelves

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26. 1126 火 It Burned at 1,200 Degrees in the Crematorium, Yet It Kept Walking 《火化炉里烧了一千二百度，它还在走》 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线26k WordsCompleted It’s Been Burning at 1,200 Degrees in the Cremation Furnace, but It’s Still Walking —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1127 我 The Hide I Painted Came to Life 《我画的皮活了》 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线22k WordsCompleted The Skins I Painted Came to Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1128 残 Blood-Red Sunset 残阳似血 Yao Qingxue妖清雪Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted [Female special forces soldier vs. heir to a financial empire] [Love and hate] [Suspenseful tragic romance] [Tragic ending] He commanded a vast business empire, and money and women were the things he had most of. They were also the things he loved most. He loved lots and lots of money, and women who were very, very special. She was the strongest special forces soldier, bar none. She had no desires and stood alone in the world. Watching her, he couldn’t help saying, “I think I’ve really fallen in 133Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is meant to trigger thoughts about human nature

29. 1129 直 After Giving the King of Hell a Live Stream Bath, I Became the Underworld’s Top-Tier Star 《直播给阎王搓澡后，我成了地府顶流》 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线18k WordsCompleted After Giving the King of Hell a Bath on Livestream, I Became the Underworld's Top-Tier Star 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1130 记 The Memory Repairer: Reading the Dead’s Final Secrets 《记忆修复师：读取逝者最后的秘密》 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线19k WordsCompleted The Memory Repairer: Uncovering the Dead’s Final Secrets —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1131 时 The Father in the Rift of Time and Space 《时空裂缝里的父亲》 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线22k WordsCompleted The Father in the Rift Between Worlds —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1132 他 The Seventh Loop: He Dies in Six Hours, and I Become His Last Letter 《第7次循环》“他死在6小时后，我活成他的遗书” 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线21k WordsCompleted The Seventh Loop: “He Dies in Six Hours. I Become His Last Letter.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1133 深 Calls from the Abyss (Part One) (Chapters 1-9) 深渊来电（第一部）（1-9）章 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线88k WordsCompleted Abyssal Call (Part One), Chapters 1-9 —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1134 重 Reborn to Crush My Enemies: The CEO Kneels and Begs Me to Get Back Together 《重生虐渣，总裁跪着求复合》 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线17k WordsCompleted Reborn to Crush My Enemies: The CEO Begs on His Knees for Me to Take Him Back —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1135 大 Crown Prince of Daxia: Debt Collector in a Bizarre World 大夏储君：诡异世界讨债人 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线31k WordsCompleted The Crown Prince of Daxia: A Debt Collector in a World of the Supernatural —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1136 我 I Took My Brother’s College Entrance Exam, and Tsinghua and Peking University Both Wanted Me 《我替哥哥高考，清华北大抢着要我》 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线18k WordsCompleted I Took My Brother’s Place in the College Entrance Exam, and Tsinghua and Peking University Are Fighting to Recruit Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1137 白 The Funeral Shop Has Many Rules 白事铺子规矩多 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线15k WordsCompleted The Funeral Parlor Has Plenty of Rules —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1138 妖 Monster Codes: Journey to the West 妖怪密码：西游记 Bai Ze白泽Eastern Fantasy333k WordsCompleted How many demons are there in Journey to the West? The White Bone Spirit, Tiger Vanguard, the Red-Rumped Macaque, Red Boy... Only after enduring the Eighty-One Tribulations can one look upon the world's fortunes with a smile. What are their true forms? What becomes of them? Is there a connection between demons and natural phenomena? Here, I'll reveal the answers to all these questions, one by one. 139Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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39. 1139 昨 Yesterday Flowed into the City 昨日流入城 Thorny Bougainvillea有刺三角梅Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Officialdom] + [Workplace] + [Business World] + [Family] A scholar, two business magnates, three boxing champions, four great families, the Gao family's five tigers, the Twelve Beauties of Jiangling, and 108 concubines... A man who had lost all hope and decided to lie flat is thrust into officialdom overnight, only to become the talk of the whole city as he indulges in wine, women, wealth, and power... Where does his path ultimately lead? Will there be an ending? 388Reads9.2Score366Shelves

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    Human nature and desire

40. 1140 撑 Breaking Through the Transmigration and Rebirth Research Lab 撑破穿越重生研究室 Thorny Bougainvillea有刺三角梅Urban318k WordsOngoing Modern City + Multiple Social Classes + Multiple Female Characters + Campus Life + Inspirational + Political Career + Workplace + Two Male Leads To secure more research funding, Z University opened the world’s first “Transmigration and Rebirth Research Lab.” After finally passing the graduate entrance exam, Yi Lian became one of the lab’s first graduate students… Then Yi Lian discovered that they had become a living specimen… 83Reads7.1Score—Shelves
41. 1141 裂 Split: Brotherhood and Feuds in the Advertising World 裂变：广告江湖里的兄弟恩仇录 Li Tiejun李铁君204k WordsCompleted [Workplace + Brotherhood + Corruption + Personal Growth] Yesterday’s brothers, today’s wolves! A bloody business saga that lays bare the fracturing of human nature! Yang Jun and Da Feng, Li Fei, and Liu Jinsong grew up together and were as close as brothers. When Yang Jun first joined Northern Advertising, his impressive results and sharp ambition made him a target of repeated harassment from Wu Dazhi, a manager parachuted in from outside. Forced to resign, he left behind Lin Xue, the designer h 15Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Human nature and desires are all in the business war literature!

42. 1142 资 Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance: Zhou Chronicle, Modern Chinese Edition 资治通鉴·周纪（白话版） Sima Guang司马光Historical66k WordsCompleted Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government is a monumental chronological history of ancient China, compiled by Sima Guang during the Northern Song dynasty. It covers 1,362 years of history, from the Warring States period to the Five Dynasties. This book presents the “Zhou Annals” as a standalone work, translated in full into clear, modern language for contemporary readers. This edition covers all five volumes of the “Zhou Annals,” from the twenty-third year of King Weilie of Zhou (403 BCE) to the 15Reads8.6Score—Shelves
43. 1143 趣 The Song Dynasty, Told with a Twist 趣说大宋王朝 Historical and Military Archives历史军事档案室Historical696k WordsCompleted The emperor's art of statecraft in a single cup of wine, the fateful legend of the “fragrant boy's birth,” a prophetic monk who foretold that “the inspector would become emperor,” and the schemes and ambitions behind a yellow imperial robe... The founding of the Song dynasty was far more fascinating than the history books suggest! Discover Zhao Kuangyin's rise from street urchin to founding emperor: his “forced” ascension at Chenqiao Station, the mysterious prophecy at Xiangyang Temple, the lig 6.7kReads9.5Score299Shelves
44. 1144 奸 Tales of Treacherous Ministers: The Five Fiends and Six Bandits of the Northern Song 奸臣传之北宋五鬼六贼 Trajectory轨迹Historical49k WordsCompleted [A roll call of treacherous ministers, with a touch of spicy humor and theatrical satire!] The Biography of Treacherous Ministers: The Five Ghosts and Six Bandits of the Northern Song is like a blacklist of history's ultimate “villain club”! No need to transmigrate to the Song dynasty. You can “watch remotely” as these self-serving, scheming power brokers stir up trouble. Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei, Chen Pengnian, Liu Chenggui, and Lin Te, along with Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng, Zhu 9Reads8.4Score—Shelves
45. 1145 这 This Tang Dynasty Is a Little Chilly 这个唐朝有点冷 Chen Taiyao陈太瑶Historical107k WordsCompleted [Lesser-known Figures + History for Fun] Don't imagine the Tang dynasty as just officials and scholars leaning on railings along Chang'an's avenues to compose poetry, a noble consort gently waving a fan, and Emperor Taizong solemnly surveying the realm. This book opens the “refrigerator door” of history to show how the celebrated figures presented so seriously in official records may actually have been jokesters, master wisecrackers, and purveyors of astonishing twists. Come along, and you'll di 26Reads9.2Score—Shelves
46. 1146 黑 Black, White, and Gray: The Perfectly in Sync Players' Minimalist Judgment 黑白灰默契玩家：极简裁决 Between the Mountains方寸山间Urban651k WordsCompleted A high-IQ urban power fantasy with smart characters and a fresh approach! Trust your instincts, no dragging things out! A tight pace with no dull moments, absolutely thrilling! A cool, confident, sexy CEO + a stern, handsome, highly skilled super-spy in the business world: Together, they believe in the “less is more, but stay adaptable” philosophy and join forces to overcome one “impossible” challenge after another… Love, reason, law; black, white, gray; steady, precise, ruthless. A talented bea 4Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    Human nature, a tacit understanding of black, white and gray players

47. 1147 她 She Is Like the Deep Sea 她似深海 The Strange One at Midnight夜半的诡Modern Romance598k WordsOngoing She was like the deep sea. That was the most accurate description I could give after knowing Su Nian for twenty years, loving her for ten, and hating her for another ten. I thought I had seen all of her, when in truth I couldn't even fathom her depths. My name is Lu Chen. Ten years ago, she left me and went back to another man. I spent the next ten years building a company and a respectable, successful life without her. Ten years later, she sent her resume to my company. Her credentials were 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "She Is Like the Deep Sea" - a reunion that begins with revenge, an ultimate reversal about substitutes, misunderstandings and love as deep as the sea. When ten years of hatred collided with ten years of silent guardianship, when the hunter thought he was in control of the situation, little did he know that he had stepped step by step into the deep sea that seemed calm but could swallow up everything in the past.

48. 1148 他 He Came from the Light 他从光里来 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted He Came from the Light 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Reality | Burning Love | Reversal | New Trend of the Times] He is known as an "iron cock", and he has to struggle for a long time to buy a pack of cigarettes. It wasn't until the successful entrepreneur knelt down in public that his colleagues learned that he had silently supported the family for six years...

49. 1149 十 At Fourteen, They Forced Me to Become a Godfather 十四岁，他们逼我成为教父 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊15k WordsCompleted At Fourteen, They Forced Me to Become a Godfather 4Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1150 穿 The Day I Transmigrated into Yin Zhiping 穿越成尹志平那天 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Male-Channel Fanfiction17k WordsCompleted The Day I Transmigrated into Yin Zhiping 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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