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1. 1 雪 Spring Burns Through the Ashes of Snow 雪烬春灼 The Remarkable Wang Shiyi了不起的王十一Ancient Romance189k WordsOngoing A historical tale of destruction and renewal, hatred and redemption, political intrigue and true devotion. Watch as yesterday's blazing sun is tempered in the deepest darkness, and at last becomes a bright moon shining over the land. Wang Chunxue went from being the prized jewel of the Langya Wang clan to the daughter of a condemned traitor. The imperial decree accusing her family of treason crushed everything she had: her father and brothers, her glory, and her betrothal to the Crown Prince. Af 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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2. 2 靠 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活？我是NPC不是玩家哦 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Mystery782k WordsCompleted Wu Le is a murderous NPC in a horror game, rotating through different scenarios to "work"! Wu Le is free-spirited and willful. Deceiving players, playing tricks on them, and terrifying them are all part of her daily routine. Sometimes she likes to disguise herself as a player, getting a close look at the evil in people's hearts. She gives players hope, then crushes it completely, enjoying the look of despair on their faces. Other times, she plays the part of a proper horror NPC, hunting down pla 28.2kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
3. 3 弑 After Killing the Emperor, My Archenemy and I Are Bound Together for Good 弑君后，我和死对头锁死了 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + uncle and sister-in-law + emotional push and pull + seduction and sex + bickering couple + equally powerful leads + happy ending] Empress Su Li had a dream. In the dream, Emperor Jingchang took her south to Jiangnan, then poisoned her at an inn and made it look like she had taken her own life. After her death, Emperor Jingchang conspired to have every member of her maternal family, the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, executed. When she opened her eyes, it 20.2kReads9.2Score3kShelves
4. 4 舔 Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to 51.3kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves
5. 5 大 The Blacksmith and the Tofu Maker 大铁匠与豆腐娘 A Shark with One Hand一只鲨手Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Farming story + everyday life + food + raising a child + cozy + no pocket dimension or System for the protagonist + seemingly fierce but actually endlessly worrying, devoted dad-like man x free-spirited pampered sweetheart + face-slapping satisfaction] (The leads are both natives. They'll keep living their own quiet lives and won't suddenly become marquises, prime ministers, or emperors.) Of the three hardest livelihoods, there's boat hauling, ironworking, and selling tofu. Mian, a tofu seller 15.3kReads9.3Score2kShelves
6. 6 孤 Alone, Turning Toward the Warmth 孤身向暖 Evening Grain and Clear Breeze晚禾清风Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted The first half of her life was spent trapped in the mire. Now, she holds the scissors. Chen Qingyang leaves her marriage with her daughter and nothing else, then turns her exceptional tailoring skills into a way to fight back. She builds factories, opens shops, and creates a brand. With cloth as her blade and a needle as her point, she carves a splendid future out of the life that once seemed so bleak. From a young woman working on an assembly line to a factory owner admired by thousands. She op 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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7. 7 画 Baiting Him: I Calculated the Whole of His Sincere Heart 画饵我计算了他的整颗真心 Oh, These Oranges Are So Sour哎橙子好酸啊Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted Mo Shu is an artistic genius in the eyes of Z City's elite. After a family tragedy in her childhood, she suffered terribly in the Mo family, and for twenty years all she wanted was freedom. To escape this cage, she carefully plotted every move, using her painting, Feast of the Taotie, as bait to get close to Ke Li, a powerful figure at the top of Q City. She treated him as a pawn and used him. Ke Li was ruthless and immensely powerful, yet he knew it was a trap and willingly fell for her anyway —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 落 After Falling into a Well, I Met Him a Thousand Years in the Future 落井之后，我遇见了千年后的他 Starlight on a Moonlit Pillow星河枕月13k WordsCompleted After Falling into a Well, I Met Him a Thousand Years in the Future —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 九 The Ninth-Thousand-Year-Old Eunuch Is Irresistible 九千岁，他不经撩 Starlight on a Moonlit Pillow星河枕月56k WordsCompleted The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Eunuch Is Immune to Flirting —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 开 From the Start, I Had a Three of Diamonds. This Hand Is in the Bag 开局一张方块3，这把稳了 Looks Like a Scholar酷似书生Mystery742k WordsCompleted [Mystery and Imagination + Twists + Strong Female Lead + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Plot-Driven + No Golden Finger + A Ruthless Heroine] Chuan Liu has always believed: “Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder.” So the magician Chuan Liu chose the isolated prison island for criminals: “Paradise Island.” On this island, teeming with criminals and ranked by the value of your playing card, how can you survive from the start with nothing but a Three of Diamonds? Find the Joker and she’ll set y 2.8kReads9.1Score598Shelves

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    These three books with novel themes and excellent writing skills will definitely make your eyes shine.

11. 11 去 Fired on My First Day Working at a Prison 去监狱上班第一天，被开除了 Remember to Spit Out the Grape Skins记得吐葡萄皮Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Coming-of-age heroine + plot-driven + romance + ensemble cast + fantasy adventure + an entirely new world] “I’ve been fired?” Wen Jiu laughs in disbelief. Who’d want to stay in this dump anyway! “I owe more than ten million?” Wen Jiu sighs. What can I do? I’ll just pay it off bit by bit. “You like me?” Wen Jiu shakes her head furiously, her eyes wide with alarm. Wen Jiu is a nobody in this world, but she gradually gets drawn into a massive conspiracy. A young lady driven from her ho 1.5kReads8.9Score182Shelves
12. 12 干 After Killing the Hidden Boss, I Became a Star Across the Galaxy 干掉隐藏boss后我爆红银河系 Blue Avocado蓝色牛油果Sports1.7M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Game Invasion + The Rise of a King + Space Opera] A seductive player is the gentlest kind of hunter. Their way of striking is often to make their prey feel the most sincere affection. Hua Qian was obsessed with testing the emotional boundaries of characters in various games as a seductive player. Then she cleared “Ninth Floor” and earned permission to open an account in Infinite Starfield. A pass from beyond the newbie village, a scam operating on a dimension beyond Earth's, an 2.9kReads9.3Score437Shelves
13. 13 一 A Christmas Fruit 一颗圣诞果 Xian Yu Isn't a Salty Fish闲玉不像咸鱼Modern Romance222k WordsOngoing [Mutual redemption + one-on-one, both leads have no prior relationships + happy ending + she pursues him + reunion after a long separation] At the start of the story, she was a liar, and he fell for her not-so-clever tricks. A proud, peacock-like heroine × an introverted, obedient puppy of a hero When she was fourteen, Zhang Shuwei caught a glimpse of the cool, quiet, handsome Fu Siyu in her class and fell in love at first sight. More accurately, she was taken by his looks. In person, she pursue 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A woman chases a man, but when she fails to catch up, she uses a fake account to chat with the man online. Later, the man falls for her. She is not stupid and sweet. The woman is smart and has high emotional intelligence but is also righteous. The man is attracted by her solar attribute and can't help but get close to her. Only the male protagonist knows the fragility and embarrassment of the heroine!

14. 14 荣 Glory Disqualified 荣耀失格 Qingyang轻飏Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted She was once the most proud girl in the compound, born bold and reckless in her youth. One accident sent her tumbling from the clouds into the mire. In the shadows of a prison cell, she buried her former glory with her own hands. Years later, she returned to the world. Everyone she once knew had risen to high positions, while she was left battered and broken. Rumors swirled, and the past could not be reclaimed. She walked step by step along the edge of a blade, seeking only to have a clear consc 51.1kReads9.1Score6.2kShelves

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    The heroines are very good.

15. 15 京 Spring Tide over Beijing and Macau 京澳春潮 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open August 7, 2026, at 7 p.m.] [Heiress vs. Men from All Walks of Life] Also known as Spring Tide in Jing'ao The first time Wen Ning saw Xie Zhiyu on Aodao, she knew he was a dangerous man. Even though he was merely sitting quietly in a dessert shop, eating a bowl of mung bean soup. The little shop was packed and noisy, yet no one dared share a table with him. A few meters around him, an island of solitude had been deliberately carved out. “Who is he?” “Xie Zhiyu. No on 215.1kReads9.6Score32.9kShelves
16. 16 他 His Beautiful Jin Cheng 他的似锦钱橙 Full August八月满Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted Hedge fund star He Mingchuan gets a new neighbor downstairs: tall and beautiful. He wonders which big shot's kept woman she is. She looks like a schemer. After graduating, Qian Cheng moves into a relative's house so she can live closer to her game company. There she meets a man who is exactly her type, but he doesn't seem interested in her. He Mingchuan later: You can cling to my thigh. *smiling face.jpeg* Qian Cheng: Making money. Don't bother me! P.S. The heroine is a little bit of a tease 13.3kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
17. 17 你 You Kissed the Wrong Place 你亲错地方了 A Fa阿法Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted The print edition of A Glimmer Against the Cold Wind is now available nationwide. [Each other's first love + rekindled romance + the hero wins himself over + happy ending] For the first sixteen years of his life, Xie Chen had never thought about dating. When Jiang Yuan wrote him a love letter and was publicly criticized by the whole school, Xie Chen rejected her without mercy. “I have no plans to date.” Jiang Yuan neither cried nor made a scene. She gave him an appraising look, even smiling a li 56kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves
18. 18 尘 A Secret Love Poem in the Dust 尘埃里的暗恋诗 Refining Ice Moon炼冰月Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) + (Animated series coming soon. Search “The Small-Town Girl's White Moonlight” to reserve your spot) [Based on a true story + both leads are each other's first and only + happy ending] [In the beginning: innocent schoolyard crush; later: mutual devotion and a mix of sweet and steamy love] Xia Changjun's crush was so hard to bear. It began too early. She had liked him since elementary school. The gap between them was too wide. He was the prince of their small town. Every te 32.2kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
19. 19 穿 I Transmigrated into the Apocalypse, Not as a Superpowered Human but as a Monster, and My Gift Means I Can Only Hide Among Humans 穿越末世没成异能者穿成只诡异因天赋只能苟在人类堆里 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往37k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into the Apocalypse, but Didn't Become a Superpowered One. Instead, I Became a Strange Creature, and My Talent Left Me No Choice but to Lie Low Among Humans —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They are all good and I recommend them all written by myself.

20. 20 别 Don't Slander Me, I'm Not a Cao Thief, I'm Saving the World 别诽谤我，我不是曹贼，我这是在拯救世界。 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往27k WordsCompleted Don't slander me. I'm no Cao Thief. I'm saving the world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 半 Half a Body Teams Up with the System, Dancing Awkwardly to Survive and Making Everyone Die Laughing 半拉身子跟系统搭伙，尬舞求生笑死个人 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往6k WordsCompleted Half My Body Teams Up with the System, and Awkward Dancing Keeps Me Alive, It's Hilarious —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 沙 A Goofy Girl Starts Out Invincible, Gets Tricked by the System, Possesses It, and Takes Complete Control 沙雕女开局无敌被系统坑直接夺舍系统掌控全局 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Goofy Girl Is Invincible from the Start, but the System Tricks Her. She Possesses the System and Takes Control of Everything —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 被 After Ten Years of My Parents Raising Me on a Shoestring, I Became Peking University's Top-Tier Star 被父母穷养十年，我逆袭成北大顶流 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往10k WordsCompleted Raised Poor by My Parents for Ten Years, I Made a Comeback and Became Peking University's Top-Tier Star —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 仙 A Venerable Immortal Transmigrates to the Apocalypse After a Twisted World-Destroying Purple Thunderbolt Strikes During His Ascension. Where's My Spiritual Power, System? 仙尊飞升被拐了弯的灭世紫雷劈穿越到末世系统我灵力呢 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往13k WordsCompleted The Immortal Venerable Is Struck by a Twisted World-Destroying Purple Lightning Bolt and Transmigrates to the Apocalypse. Where Did My Spiritual Power Go, System? —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 戍 Brothers Guarding the Frontier, My Brother and I Protect Our Homeland 戍边兄弟，我和我哥守家国 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往11k WordsCompleted Brothers Guarding the Border, My Brother and I Protect Our Homeland 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 谍 Espionage: With My Execution Countdown Underway, I Sent Out Top-Secret Intelligence 谍战：枪毙倒计时，我送出了绝密情报 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往12k WordsCompleted Espionage: With the Firing Squad Countdown Underway, I Sent Out Top-Secret Intelligence —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 阴 My Yin Eyes Attract Evil, but a Handsome Taoist Brother Has His Eye on Me 阴眼招邪，却被道门小哥哥盯上了 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted Evil Spirits Are Drawn to Yin Eyes, but a Handsome Taoist Disciple Has His Eye on Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 疯 The Mad Female Demon Venerable: He Stabbed Me with His Sword, Yet I Fell for Him 疯批女魔尊：他一剑刺来我却动了心 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Mad Female Demon Venerable: He Stabs at Me with His Sword, but I Fall for Him —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 入 The Dreamwalker Lin Zhan 入梦人林盏 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往Urban168k WordsCompleted Lin Zhan has a hidden ability no one knows about: he can enter other people’s dreams and glimpse their deepest obsessions, unresolved regrets, and burning desires. In the boundless darkness of dreams, he can also offer a glimmer of light to those trapped within. He spent his whole life as a silent ferryman through dreams, carrying others across the suffering in their dreams. In the end, he finally ferried himself across, too, freeing himself from the past. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 末 Apocalypse: On the Day I Nearly Died, the Madman I Protected Awakened 末世：濒死那天，我护的疯子觉醒了 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往12k WordsCompleted Apocalypse: The Day I Was on the Brink of Death, the Madman I Protected Awakened —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 被 Fooled Three Times! I Went from a Failed Web Novelist to Earning Over Ten Thousand a Month 被骗3次！我写网文从扑街到月入过万 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往9k WordsCompleted Tricked Three Times! I Went from a Failed Web Novelist to Earning Over Ten Thousand a Month —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 1 137 Rewinds: My Past Self Wants to Kill Me 137次逆时：过去的我要杀我 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往11k WordsCompleted 137 Reversals Through Time: My Past Self Is Trying to Kill Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 五 At Fifty, I Understood Fate: Reflections of an Ordinary Person 五十知天命：一普通人的心悟实录 Zhou Jun, Who Loves Red Beauties喜欢红美人的周俊Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted Chen Yuan is an ordinary college graduate. Using himself as a test subject, he continually reflects and seeks proof in the course of his everyday life, exploring the journey toward uncovering the ultimate formulas of the universe and human existence. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Gold is empty, silver is also empty, how can I hold hands after death? The power is empty, the name is empty, and in a blink of an eye, it is covered with dirt in the wilderness. The fields are empty, the houses are empty, and the owners have changed many times. Joy is empty, sadness is empty, it's all in vain!

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