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1. 51 如 If Ten Years of Loving You Isn’t Long Enough 如果爱你十年不算长 The Past Is Long Buried流年往事已尘封Modern Romance606k WordsCompleted The first time they held hands, she was so embarrassed and flustered that she tried to pull away. He stayed perfectly calm. “I’m just warming your hands. Who’s as stingy as you? Don’t read too much into it!” The first time they kissed, she was so upset she nearly cried. She turned and ran, but he caught up and grabbed her arm. “I just saw some cotton candy by your lips. You’re not going to be so stingy about that, are you?” Her eyes reddened, and tears immediately spilled down her cheeks. Sobbi 413Reads8.9Score—14d adds
2. 52 爱 Love Hurts So Much 爱那么痛 Turns Out It's A Yan原来是阿妍Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted Shen Yan pinned Wen Minruo to the bed and kissed her fiercely, sneering, “Can you move at all? You're like a dead fish.” Wen Minruo cried as she clumsily returned Shen Yan's kiss. Wen Minruo came to work as a servant in the Shen household with her mother. Young master Shen Yan fell in love with her from the very beginning. Later, once Wen Minruo came of age, she was forced to marry him. She didn't love Shen Yan, but gradually fell for him as they spent time together. However, all sorts of misund 477Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 53 原 So It Wasn’t Me He Loved 原来他心里爱的不是我 Su Kaixuan苏凯旋Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted You Xiaoxi and Lin Yihan kept their marriage secret for three years. In the first year of their marriage, he told her he didn’t like her, that he loved someone else, and that he had married her only to fulfill his grandfather’s wish to have a great-grandchild sooner. Later, he told her, “Let’s get divorced. She’s back, and there’s no place for you here anymore.” But she still couldn’t give up. Looking at him, she asked, “Did you really never love me?” He hesitated for a moment, then looked into 206Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 54 沉 The Silent Judgment 沉默的审判 Michael in the Chilly Night Breeze夜风凛凛米迦勒Urban276k WordsCompleted [Everyday Urban Life + Hilarious, Satisfying Read + Urban Romance + Urban Crime] To protect his girlfriend, Xiao Kunyu accidentally beat up the son of a high-ranking official and went straight to jail! Huang Qian begged the department chair to get him out, but the chair turned around and stabbed her in the back! Xiao Kunyu’s father was hit by a car, and the family couldn’t afford his treatment. He told his son to take the wrong path, only for one scandal after another to come to light... Who is 11Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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   I have to torture you until your heart aches.

5. 55 老 Dad, This Time I'm the One Standing You Up 老爸，这次换我放你鸽子 The Grass Hasn't Withered Though Autumn Has Passed秋尽草未凋11k WordsCompleted Dad, this time I'm the one standing you up. 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Highly recommended!

6. 56 他 After He Escaped Death, He Forced Me to Sign a Penance Contract 他死里逃生后，逼我签下赎罪契约 I Returned to the Crowd我重返人群Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted A handsome, powerful, tragic, obsessive, and deranged man with a double face × a patient, clear-headed heiress fallen on hard times Five years later, we meet again. He's Jiangcheng's most ruthless obsessive man, and I'm an heiress with nowhere left to turn. He hangs me over a cliff and says, “Let me show you the despair I felt when I jumped into the sea back then.” He forces me to sign a contract of atonement and says, “I won't spare a single member of the Lin family.” I thought he hated me so m 2kReads—Score11414d adds

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   A recently completed, brutally angsty novel! Not the kind of angst you'd guess at first glance. If you want something angsty but different, this is for you! Guaranteed to be brutally angsty, be prepared to be stabbed to death.

7. 57 心 May Your Heart's Desires Bring You Peace, Day and Night 心有所妄，朝暮皆安 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted With a Heart Full of Longing, Peace in Every Dawn and Dusk 324Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The angst-filled novel is so good!

8. 58 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 790Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The world's number one heart-wrenching romance novel, "The Song of the Wind Pavilion".

9. 59 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De —Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 60 惟 Wei Qisu 惟七溯 I'm Not a Wizard我不是魔法师Ancient Romance527k WordsOngoing She was born with the Heart of Ten Thousand Blossoms, the most precious secret of the Se Xian Clan. The Celestial Emperor imprisoned her in the Ninth Heaven, binding her with the Milky Way and caging her in clouds and rosy mists. Then War God Zhan Qi cleaved open the gates of heaven with his giant axe. At the sight of his resolute gaze, she turned into a rain of countless blossoms and scattered across the world. A hundred years passed. She awoke once more at the Source of Life, but had forgotten 15Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    So far, keep torturing me!

11. 61 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 319Reads—Score—14d adds

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    For profit, my mother-in-law sold me to my husband's half-brother. What's the most wicked mother-in-law you've ever met? My mother-in-law, a widow for many years raising her son alone, outwardly appeared to be a devout Buddhist, but secretly hated me to the core—hated that I came from a better background than her, hated that her son was always obedient to me, hated that I never knelt to serve her. When the Zhang family business went bankrupt, she saw the family fortune about to collapse, and instead of thinking about how to save it, she thought about how to sell me for money. While my husband was away on business, she gave me a document to sign, saying it was for business purposes. At that time, all I could think about was "my husband is in danger, I need to sign this quickly so I can save him," so I signed it without even looking at it. It wasn't a business document. It was a divorce decree—with a hidden compartment containing a contract of servitude. She sold her daughter-in-law to the illegitimate son of her husband's concubine. The buyer was Xiao Qihao, who had long coveted me. The price was a chest of gold enough for her to save the Zhang family business. That man locked me in a separate courtyard, torturing me day and night, forcing me to bear his child. 😢🥺😢🥺😢🥺😢🥺 My husband searched for me for ten whole years. Ten years, his temples turned completely white overnight. He traveled all over the country, showing my photo to every passerby. He didn't know that wherever he went, the person who sold me—his own mother—was at home, eating vegetarian food, chanting Buddhist prayers, telling him, "She ran away with someone." He died questioning himself: Was I not good enough? That's why she didn't want me. He didn't know that his own mother had ruined our lives.

12. 62 于 Kiss You Among the Ashes 于灰烬中吻你 Angelica Says Nothing当归不语Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted ANGSTY LOVE / WINNING HER BACK AT ALL COSTS / CAPTIVITY / TRUTH SHATTERED / UTTER REMORSE On the rainy night Lu Huai personally shoved An Ran out the door, a car stopped in front of her. The man inside smiled with amused malice and took away the woman whose mind was only six years old. When Lu Huai finally followed the clues into the basement of that villa, all he saw was a huge glass tank and An Ran inside, so beautiful she took his breath away. Nearby, scattered recordings captured three years 7Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 63 你 You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 你是别样的风景 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 66Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "Sunset Glow on the Clouds" – A lifelong pursuit of true love: I travel from the sky city of Snowfall to the city of Venus in search of Milk Tea Dosa.

14. 64 云 Sunset on Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 云顶落霞：幽灵骑士 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted Sunset on the Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 28Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 65 白 A Kiss from the Clouds 白云之吻 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted A Kiss from the White Clouds 33Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 66 踏 Walking Beneath the Moon: The Age of Machines 踏月而行：机械纪元 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted Walking Beneath the Moon: The Mechanical Era 76Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 67 大 Across the Ocean 大洋彼岸 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted Across the Ocean 68Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 68 时 The Compass of Time 时光罗盘 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我6k WordsCompleted The Time Compass 32Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 69 紫 Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 紫竹林的仙境 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted A Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 35Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 70 花 The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 花海月宫 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 40Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 71 火 The Mars Era: Road to Venus 火星纪元：金星之路 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse341k WordsCompleted An ancient alien spacecraft is discovered in a crater on Venus. The mysterious X Organization plots to seize the planet, while Factory 18 wants to use Venus as a dumping ground for waste. Yet atop the clouds of Venus stands an airship academy called Cloudtop Academy, a hallowed school dreamed of by students across the solar system. At last, traveling from Mars to Venus, they witness the planet's land and oceans. 62Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 72 樊 Dawn Within the Cage 樊笼内的破晓 Old Qinggan老青柑Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Some people are born trapped in a cage. Invisible barriers, woven from the soil of one’s upbringing, the path laid out in advance, the constraints of one’s surroundings, the cocoon of one’s perceptions, and the shackles of morality, build a cold, solid cage that holds her captive. She is raised within it, as if this were all life could ever be. If she does not awaken, if she does not save herself, the ending is clear: the cage will silently devour her, and she will vanish in a slow death. Yet de 5Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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    I felt so empathetic, I cried.

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