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. 201 影 The Movie Emperor Doesn’t Stick to the Script 影帝他不按剧本来 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance30k WordsCompleted The Movie Emperor Doesn’t Stick to the Script 19Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 202 推 Push: The First Time I Got Pushed, I Hit Back! 推——第一次被推就打回去！ Bo L Tang波l棠64k WordsCompleted Push Back! The First Time Someone Pushes You, Hit Them Right Back! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 妻 My Wife Insisted on Staying with Her First Love, So I Buried Our Marriage with My Own Hands 妻子执意陪白月光，我亲手埋葬了婚姻 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My wife insisted on staying by her first love's side, so I buried our marriage with my own hands. 6.6kReads—Score122Shelves
4. 204 顶 A Top Hunter's Guide to Turning the Tables 顶级猎手反杀指南 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance23k WordsCompleted A Top Hunter’s Guide to Turning the Tables 31Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 杀 Slaughter Kindergarten: Killergarten 杀戮幼儿园——Killergarten Bo L Tang波l棠78k WordsCompleted Killergarten 2Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 妻 My Wife's Secret Text Messages 妻子的秘密短信 King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted My Wife's Secret Text Messages 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 重 Back in the Entertainment Industry, I Joined Forces with Four Actresses to Set Things Right 重回娱乐圈，我带四位女明星整顿行业 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊22k WordsCompleted Back in Showbiz, I Joined Four Actresses to Clean Up the Industry 120Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 208 山 The Rivers and Mountains Trilogy 山河故人三部曲 Bo L Tang波l棠Modern Romance96k WordsCompleted A small town in Jiangnan, Mudanjiang in the northeast, and the ancient city of Xi'an. Different places, the same vision. Beautiful China! Jiangnan's bridges and flowing streams, the northeast's ice and snow, Xi'an's lamb paomo. Beautiful mountains, beautiful rivers, and even more beautiful people. The scenery is written through its people, and the people are reflected in the scenery! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 婚 Marriage Is a Shattered Reflection 婚姻如破碎的镜像 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Marriage is like a shattered mirror 3.1kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 210 她 She Is a Man 她是男人 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted She Is a Man 35Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 211 七 Seven-Day Captivity: A Letter from the Abyss 七日囚——深渊的来信 Bo L Tang波l棠29k WordsCompleted Seven Days Imprisoned: A Letter from the Abyss 8Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 她 After She Cheated, She Lost the Love of Her Life Forever 她出轨后永失所爱 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted After She Cheated, She Lost the One She Loved Forever 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 合 My Roommate Is a Big Shot 合租室友是大佬 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊24k WordsCompleted My Roommate Is a Big Shot 4Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 忘 Forgotten River Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Ghost Festival Teahouse 忘川茶寮——中元茶寮鬼话连篇 Bo L Tang波l棠38k WordsCompleted Wangchuan Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Zhongyuan Teahouse 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 分 You Want to Split 60,000 with Me? I Started Out Worth 50 Million! 分我六万？我开局身价五千万！ King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted You Only Want to Give Me Sixty Thousand? I'm Worth Fifty Million from the Start! 404Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 216 老 My Wife Has Two Sides 老婆是个双面大佬 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance20k WordsCompleted My Wife Is a Double-Sided Powerhouse 23Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 217 杀 Killergarten 2: Frozen Throne 杀戮幼儿园2冰封王座——Killergarten2FrozenThrone Bo L Tang波l棠73k WordsCompleted Killergarten 2: Frozen Throne —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 他 He Actually Stole My Wife 他竟偷走我的妻 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted He Actually Stole My Wife 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 219 蛮 The Savage Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 蛮荒纪元：棠焱传奇 Bo L Tang波l棠Historical87k WordsCompleted The Wilds Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 4Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 妻 The Hell My Wife Hid in the Receipts 妻子藏在收据里的地狱 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted The Hell My Wife Hid in the Receipts 539Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 盘 The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground, They Watch You, They Remember 盘中餐：刑场——它们看着你，它们记得 Bo L Tang波l棠58k WordsCompleted The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground: They Watch You, They Remember 2Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 备 A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up with This! 备胎？老子不伺候了！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up With This! 393Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 223 双 A Double-Faced Jianghu, Dedicated to the Eighteen of Every Story 双面江湖献给所有故事里的十八号 Bo L Tang波l棠Eastern Fantasy187k WordsCompleted The world sings the praises of heroes, But who remembers the nameless extras? The jianghu is more than flashing blades, It lives in serving tea and sweeping floors, too. Two voices separated by countless mountains and rivers, yet keeping exactly the same rhythm. Unhurried, neither too loud nor too soft. Like a heartbeat, like breathing. Like the jianghu itself, quietly and ceaselessly carrying on. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 224 既 If You Love Your First Love So Much, Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Gone? 既爱白月光，我走了你哭啥？ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted If you love your first love so much, why are you crying now that I've left? 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 镜 The Person in the Mirror: Who's Living My Life? 镜中人：谁在替我活着 Bo L Tang波l棠45k WordsCompleted The Person in the Mirror: Who Is Living My Life 4Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 226 爱 Love Makes No Promises, and My Beloved Never Comes Home 爱不期许，良人不归 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Love Makes No Promises, and My Beloved Never Came Back 147Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 227 继 After My Stepfather Tore Up My College Acceptance Letter, I Laughed 继父撕我录取通知书后，我笑了 King Revolver左轮王22k WordsCompleted After my stepfather tore up my college acceptance letter, I smiled 49Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 7kReads—Score445Shelves

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    It starkly depicts human desires, tearing away the veil of pretense about human nature. The plot is incredibly gripping and captivating, the writing is delicate and of high quality; once you start reading the first chapter, you won't be able to put it down!

29. 229 浮 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Urban253k WordsCompleted I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 1.8kReads—Score144Shelves
30. 230 胭 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1.8kReads—Score142Shelves
31. 231 看 Seeing Through Half a Lifetime 看破浮生过半 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted Life is a journey of self-cultivation. As we keep moving forward, we correct our mistakes in time and gradually become better versions of ourselves. Life is full of suffering, and we can only save ourselves. If only we could live our lives over again. At the very least, we could avoid a lot of detours. 563Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 232 女 My Girlfriend Got Out of Prison, and Suddenly I Became Rich 女友出狱后，我突然暴富了 Snow Sword Sect Of Gumo Island古漠岛的雪剑宗6k WordsCompleted After my girlfriend got out of prison, I suddenly became rich. 38.7kReads—Score273Shelves

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    I'm laughing so hard I can't live without a surprise at the end. [Facepalm]

33. 233 重 Reborn with an SSS-Rank Zombie Bride: Tremble, Girlfriends! 重生后获得SSS级丧尸新娘，女友们颤抖吧！ Snow Sword Sect Of Gumo Island古漠岛的雪剑宗8k WordsCompleted Reborn with an SSS-Rank Zombie Bride: Girlfriends, Tremble! —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 234 高 I Failed the College Entrance Exam, Awakened a Spend-to-Get-Cashback System, and Now the Top Student Is Losing It! 高考落榜，我觉醒挥霍返现系统，学霸崩溃了！ Snow Sword Sect Of Gumo Island古漠岛的雪剑宗8k WordsCompleted I failed the college entrance exam, but awakened a Spend-and-Get-Cashback System. The top students are losing it! —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 235 指 My Betrothed Is a Wannabe Tough Girl, and I'm About to Get Rich! 指腹为婚的是精神小妹，我要暴富了！ Snow Sword Sect Of Gumo Island古漠岛的雪剑宗Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The girl I was betrothed to as a child is a punk. I'm about to get rich! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 236 春 Chunhua's Happiness 春花的幸福 Valley789山谷789Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted Period drama + countryside + political intrigue A woman from a mountain village believes only love can save everything. In her dictionary, poverty is nothing to fear, having no power is nothing to fear, and having no money is even less of a worry. But life's cold rain repeatedly douses her gentle heart, and she learns that money and power can indeed take precedence over love and marriage. The moment her boyfriend appears with the woman he loves, she realizes that the one she needs to save is her 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this book, feel free to take it.

37. 237 穿 Transmigrate to Yunnan Worm Valley: A Survival Guide for the Consort of King Xian 穿越云南虫谷：献王妃求生指南 Like Snow, Remembering the Passing Years似雪忆流年Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Ghost Blows Out the Light] + [yandere] + [King Xian is a straight-up tyrant, no redemption arc] The rating has just been posted, so it’ll go up. Updates are steady, so you can’t go wrong giving this a try! I transmigrated, but instead of getting a comeback story, I landed straight in the palace of King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom! All around me, women wailed in agony. Before me stood a mad tyrant with a bronze sword in hand and a sinister look in his eyes. No System! No supernatural abilit 57.3kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    A great female-oriented novel where the male protagonist relentlessly criticizes a tyrant, without any attempt to redeem him. He's obsessed with ascension to immortality and kills indiscriminately, leaving the female protagonist barely surviving.

38. 238 错 A Tangled Love: My Complicated Relationships with Three Bad Men 错恋：我和三个坏男人的纠缠 Ms An XueyueMs安雪月Modern Romance190k WordsCompleted [Teacher-Student Romance | Sweet and Angsty | Entangled After Marriage | The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption | The Second Male Lead Takes Her Heart | Bittersweet Ending, Then Happy Ending] This is a story of tangled relationships, and one whose characters don’t always make the best choices. She loves him, and he still loves her. But that other woman got together with him because she loved his brother, and his brother fell in love with the woman he loved. Yet in her eyes, there was only him, 630Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's about love and romance, but it inadvertently sparked some reflection, revealing the naked truth about human nature...

39. 239 大 A-Lian in the Mountains 大山里的阿莲 Idle Man by the Ink's Edge墨边闲人Urban562k WordsOngoing A Lian had been married for three years, but her husband was impotent and she still hadn't gotten pregnant. She had a foul mouth but a soft heart. Later, she married Old Wang next door. Old Wang died in an accident, leaving A Lian a widow. Later, she was jailed for tomb robbing, but got out two years before him. Her life with Xiao Chen started out as one disaster after another. A Lian cursed and grumbled, but little by little, she came to think of this man who had served time as one of her own. 342Reads7.5Score115Shelves

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40. 240 我 My Days in Public Relations 我当公关的那些日子 A Single Matchstick火柴一根Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted You probably won’t believe me when I tell you what I do for a living. You’re a liar! That’s right! I make a living telling tall tales and keeping people company as they chat. Anyone can spin a yarn, but I might be the first to turn it into a respectable profession and earn tens of millions a year! I spend all day spinning stories to women, talking nonsense nonstop, and somehow they still like me and are willing to pay me. The secret to business: It doesn’t matter what you’re selling, even if it’ 8.9kReads7.5Score650Shelves
41. 241 流 Stranded on a Deserted Island: I Have to Survive! 流落荒岛 必须活下去！ A Single Matchstick火柴一根Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A plane crashes, leaving its passengers stranded on a deserted island's shore. Among the survivors is Fan Jian, a special forces soldier from the Marine Corps, who searches everywhere for other survivors. They scrape together a group of nineteen women and one lone man. Fan Jian leads everyone in their fight to survive. They start with a small makeshift shelter and eventually settle down for good. They need a leader, someone to make the decisions. As they compete for limited resources, more than 1kReads7.7Score230Shelves
42. 242 隔 The Neighbor's Young Wife Schemed Against Me and Ruined Half My Life 隔壁小媳妇算计我，毁我半生 Tomato Loach番茄泥鳅Modern Romance99k WordsCompleted [Period drama] [Northeastern factory district] [Forbidden affair] [Deception and schemes] [Pregnancy troubles] [Long-buried secrets] [Redemption through guilt] [A painfully realistic tragedy] In a northeastern chemical factory neighborhood in the 1980s, the life of honest factory worker Jia Jun is ruined by the young wife next door! One act of misplaced trust draws him into the enormous lie Su Min has spun. One wrong step, and he's trapped in a forbidden affair, lost beyond redemption! An unexpe 5.4kReads8.1Score266Shelves

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    Life, desire, love!

43. 243 鸡 Sunny Skies Above the Humble Life 鸡毛之上有晴天 Tomato Loach番茄泥鳅Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [Marriage and love] [Heartbreak] [Betrayal] [Comeback] [Redemption] [The truth about marriage] [Urban romance] [Realistic relationships] [Healing] A broken marriage has worn away every last trace of warmth, leaving two lives utterly out of step! He fought his way up from being a low-level technician at a chemical plant, only to have his own brother steal his hard work and stab him in the back! His former lover suffers through pregnancy; old love and hatred entangle them, betrayal cuts deep, devo 1.2kReads8.1Score104Shelves
44. 244 出 Unparalleled Excellence 出色无边 Binhai Wenwu of Jiuhé Xiashao九河下稍的滨海文武Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Modern urban life... Multiple heroines... Workplace... A rise through the ranks... A feel-good story. Shen Qinglin, a low-ranking clerk in the Health Bureau's office, climbs step by step to the pinnacle of life with beautiful women at his side... and builds a bright future... 2.6kReads8.5Score225Shelves

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    Worth watching! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

45. 245 不 I Didn't Mean to Be a Player, But Love Makes Me Stronger 不是故意当海王，因为恋爱就变强 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Urban129k WordsOngoing Multiple heroines + wealthy tycoon + brainless wish fulfillment + lighthearted comedy Cheng Tiankun was reborn into the body of a young, handsome billionaire after an accident. The original owner even came with an absurdly powerful System: Fall in love and get stronger!!! “System, how did he die?” [Sigh... He was gay, so I used a little trick to kill him.] “GAY!!!???” You've got to be kidding me. With a System like this, was he supposed to be gay?! [I thought you had potential, so I brought you 75Reads—Score1.3kShelves

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    These three books featuring multiple female protagonists are a must-read, especially the first one! It's a critical hit from the start! A continuous barrage of critical hits! Non-stop critical hits! No back-and-forth! Crucially, it's incredibly immersive! The writing is detailed! Unbeatable! The strongest multi-female protagonist story of 2026! I love it!

46. 246 傻 The Foolish Boy Makes a Comeback, Shocking the Whole Village 傻小子逆袭，全村都惊了 Please, Let Me Go Viral求求你让我大火Urban696k WordsOngoing Down-on-his-luck college student Ye Tian was beaten into an idiot after doing the right thing and sent back to his rural hometown, where he stayed with Li Tianbao. The village was full of gossip, and Wang Cuihua complained day after day. In their desperation, Li Tianbao turned his attention to his idiot cousin. He might be simple-minded, but he had once been a top student at a medical university, stood six feet one, and was handsome to boot. What they didn't know was that a mysterious jade pend 9kReads6.9Score694Shelves

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    High quality, really beautiful.

47. 247 山 The Mountain Village's Peaches Are Ripe 山村蜜桃熟了 Please, Let Me Go Viral求求你让我大火Rural Life495k WordsOngoing Village simpleton Li Ming is taken in for eight years, enduring nothing but contempt. By chance, he gains the ancient legacy of Shennong, and from then on his medical skills reach the heavens and his cultivation advances by leaps and bounds. When his mind clears, he discovers the feelings others have secretly harbored for him all these years, as well as the secret buried by the village chief. See how Li Ming uses his miraculous medical skills and cultivation techniques to carve out a path to a c 9.5kReads6.3Score610Shelves
48. 248 彼 When the Other Shore Blooms: Guardians of Yin and Yang 彼岸花开：阴阳守望者 Listening to Rain in the West Tower西楼听雨人Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted Zhao Xiaogang was dead. Every time his wife sat down to eat, she set out a pair of chopsticks for him across the table and filled a bowl with rice. Night after night. That night, he came back. He picked up some noodles with his chopsticks, but they passed right through them. Not a single noodle was missing. She reached out to touch his face, but her fingers went straight through. She saw what happened and said nothing. Dawn was approaching. It was time for him to go. She didn’t know if he 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This isn't a book you'll read quickly. Read it slowly, like savoring a cup of tea.

49. 249 清 The Clearheaded Game 清醒局 Listening to Rain in the West Tower西楼听雨人Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted The day I was six months pregnant: My company told me to get lost. My husband transferred 300,000 yuan out of our account. Our household registration booklet disappeared. I didn't cry. I called the police and hired a lawyer. He accused me of cheating and told the court the baby wasn't his. I laid out the evidence on the table, one piece at a time. Later, a major corporation stole my technology, then sued me for infringement. In court, I opened the comments buried deep in the code. The opposing 701Reads6.6Score106Shelves
50. 250 平 Parallel Three Realms: Starting Out on the Ghost Cultivation Path 平行三界：开局修鬼道 Listening to Rain in the West Tower西楼听雨人Fantastical Romance172k WordsOngoing The testing stone exploded. My fiancé ran off. My stepmother threw me into a mass grave. Everyone in Lingyun City is betting I won’t survive the month. Fine. If I can’t cultivate immortality, I’ll cultivate ghosts. What they don’t know is Three thousand ghost soldiers have been waiting in formation beneath the mass grave for five hundred years. Every last thing you owe me, down to the smallest fraction, I’ll settle the score. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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