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1. 251 2 At 28, My Lucky Client Finally Came On Board 28岁，我的锦鲤乙方上岗了 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted While other people get promoted and a raise at twenty-eight, Gu Xiuyuan finally met the ultimate client from hell at the same age: someone who could counter his bad luck. As the poker-faced vice president of Ruike Medical, he believed in science, yet fate kept beating him down. Birds managed to bomb him with pinpoint accuracy as he walked, projectors always crashed during presentations, and even a sip of water could go down the wrong way. Then the new accountant, Ning Jinyue, filled out an expen 24Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 252 他 He Said We Were Just Childhood Friends. I Believed Him for Twelve Years 他说只是发小，我信了十二年 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance900k WordsCompleted Shi Yan had always thought she and Zhan Zhou were a textbook example of childhood friendship. They’d known each other since they wore split-crotch pants. He gave her his chicken drumstick in kindergarten, fought for her in primary school, made her brown sugar water in middle school, and helped her with physics in high school. Twelve years. A full twelve years. She’d taken his “childhood friend treatment” for granted. Whenever he stood behind her for graduation photos, she even praised him in he 5Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 253 替 On Our Wedding Night, He Accused Me of Killing His Brother 替嫁当晚，他说我是杀弟仇人 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted “On our wedding night, my husband pressed a gun to my forehead. ‘You killed my younger brother.’ But what he doesn't know is that the ‘enemy’ he wants to kill and the woman he has yearned for over fifteen years are one and the same.” What you think is hell is only the entrance to the abyss. The demon you imagine has merely changed faces. The ending you expect is only the beginning of something else. 40Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 254 自 Addicted to Self-Discipline, I Lose Control Only When I Love You 自律成瘾，唯独爱你失控 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted Ouyang Chenyi's life motto: Wake up at five every morning, keep his body fat at 12 percent, and never get involved in love, which could cloud his judgment. Then one dawn, he saw a woman practicing on a riverside terrace, her body as supple as a poem. The CEO Ouyang Chenyi became: studying How to Win an Artist's Heart, turning flower deliveries into a joke, arranging dates in Michelin-starred restaurants, and turning down billion-dollar contracts to watch her perform. Everyone was stunned. What h 27Reads—Score114d adds
5. 255 都 City of Hidden Shadows: A Mysterious Disappearance 都市谜影之神秘失踪 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Mystery819k WordsCompleted Twenty-three-year-old detective Xu Nian's first major case is the mysterious disappearance of a young girl. The client sobs, “My daughter answered a phone call and never came home!” The only clues are a diary and an ex-boyfriend whose body is covered in strange symbols. The symbols are the lost “Night Watcher cipher,” pointing to an abandoned chemical plant on the outskirts of the city. When Xu Nian sneaks into the plant's underground level, she sees something she will never forget Twenty t 11Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 256 山 Mountains and Rivers in Ink: She Raises a Monument to the Nine Provinces 山河入墨：她为九州立碑 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Eastern Fantasy364k WordsCompleted Mountains and rivers are her canvas, blood her ink. She painted every corner of the land, just to meet him in the final stroke. She raised monuments to the land; he guarded her mountain for a thousand years. The mortal girl Hua Wei carries nine lost immortal scrolls sealed within her. The disgraced disciple Qi Yuan wears the brush she used in her past life at his waist. After twelve hundred years of reincarnation, they are finally reunited. The price: she must become the mountains and rivers, fo 10Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 257 冷 Clear Notes in the Cold Night 冷夜清音 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Three years as a live-in son-in-law, as if plunged into an icy abyss; one cry of “God of War,” and his name echoes through the skies. She is the only clear note in his bitter nights; he is her final refuge in a troubled world. Character Profiles: · Gu Ye Han: A live-in son-in-law who seems timid, but is actually the illustrious Northern Frontier God of War, the “Night Emperor.” Cold and restrained, he lives only to protect his wife, Su Qingyin. · Su Qingyin: CEO of the Su Group. Strong on the o 7Reads—Score214d adds
8. 258 总 The CEO Has Had a Secret Crush on Me for Ten Years 总裁暗恋我十年 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted In the tenth year of secretly loving Song Zhiyi, He Yanzhou became her client. They met again at a product launch. He was calm and composed, just “a business associate who seemed a little familiar” to her. No one knew that his memories of high school were filled with her. She was the only girl he had ever pranked, and the focus of all his secret attention for ten years. Using work as an excuse, he drew closer step by step, playing the perfect gentleman with admirable restraint. That was, until 105Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 259 诡 Eerie: I Became the PM for Every Unscientific Project 诡异：我成了所有不科学项目PM Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Urban749k WordsCompleted From philosophical questions to the fate of civilization: Is humanity worth saving? Mu Shiyu's answer: That isn't for one person to decide. It's worth finding out together. In 2056, humanity collectively admitted something for the first time: this world no longer played by the rules. It all began thirty-two years earlier. One ordinary morning in 2024, a door appeared out of nowhere at an intersection in Shibuya, Tokyo. It wasn't a metaphor or an art installation. It was a real door, floating in 6Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 260 诡 The Paranormal Arrives, and Psychology Makes Me a Global Legend 诡异降临，我靠心理学成全球神话 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Mystery219k WordsCompleted [National Fate Horror Games + Livestream + Subverting Expectations + Mastermind] Rule-based horror descends upon the world. Each country selects a “Chosen One” to enter a bizarre world and face its challenges. If they fail, the horrors invade reality. I, Shen Qingci, am a psychologist who specializes in studying “abnormal human behavior.” I became the Chosen One for the Dragon Nation. While the Chosen Ones from other countries trembled before the horrors, I faced the camera and pulled out an Int 2Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 261 奇 A Strange Haha 奇怪的哈哈 Little Zuo Is at a Loss没招的小左Two Female Leads275k WordsOngoing In Wuyun Country, there’s this strange girl who’s always running into bizarre things in her everyday life. Yet in every one of these strange encounters, she somehow meets someone who loves her beyond measure. Isn’t that strange? 136Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Interesting, quite good-looking.

12. 262 三 A Silver Tongue Conquers the World 三寸不烂打天下 Caribbean Mantis加勒比海刀螂Historical218k WordsCompleted [Hilarious + Political Intrigue + Carefully Crafted Details + Transmigration + Strong Moral Compass + High Intelligence + Ensemble Cast + No Golden Fingers + Masterful Detail + Brisk Pacing] A low-level delivery rider transmigrates into the body of a fool and marries two women from the start. What kind of chemistry will modern pickup lines, an ordinary person’s perspective, and iconic pop songs create in ancient times? What’s it like to give the emperor a bath? How do you use a handsome man to p 99Reads9.3Score17914d adds

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    Thank you for your calm reply, this is a new book, a short novel written in a script style. It's already completed. It's set in a fictional world, blending political intrigue, humor, and substance. It features a small ensemble cast, a brisk pace, meticulous details, and strong moral values. There's no simplistic humor, no forced jokes, no clichéd plots, and no high-tech embellishments. Every word is handwritten, full of sincerity. Highly recommended.

13. 263 网 I Flirted with an Online Big Shot and Ran, but the System Caught Me Red-Handed 网恋撩完大佬跑路，被系统活捉了 Fragrance Falls Late at Night月晚芳落Modern Romance230k WordsOngoing [Sweet-Faced Flirtatious Heartbreaker vs. Sharp-Tongued, Rascally Tease] [Sweet Romance + High Drama + Social Embarrassment + Absurd Comedy + Love Rival Showdowns!] Shen Wanyao had a sweet, innocent-looking face, but she was a heartbreaker in the world of online dating. She flirted, made people fall for her, then blocked them and vanished as soon as the novelty wore off. She had never once been caught. Online, she met Han Zimu, whose ID was “Mu.” He was sharp-tongued and arrogant, always spewing 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Absolutely amazing! The female lead is a total jerk, with countless suitors, and the male lead is always jealous. The whole story is hilarious; the female lead is either constantly making mistakes or on her way to making mistakes! Tons of love triangles!

14. 264 万 Chronicles of the Myriad Cosmos 万宙行纪 Picking Words Under the Eaves, Gathering Lines on the Road檐下摘词陌上拾句Sci-Fi & Apocalypse105k WordsOngoing Ling Shuo, an enforcer of the laws of time and space, pursues an enemy and accidentally falls into Chang'an at the height of the Tang dynasty. He hides his armor and temporal instrument, intending only to stay briefly and repair a corrupted space-time anchor. But on Zhuque Avenue, he unexpectedly crosses paths with a young woman named Su Wanning. He comes from among the stars, accustomed to the collapse of worlds and the smoke of battle. She was born in the golden age of the Great Tang, with h —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It has a very imaginative concept, a fresh and original setting, well-developed characters, and good writing. If you enjoy sci-fi and mind-bending stories, you might want to check it out.

15. 265 苟 Surviving the Chaotic World Through Martial Arts 苟在乱世以武成道 Luo Biqingbu洛笔青簿Eastern Fantasy528k WordsOngoing His fate chart awakens, and he survives by keeping a low profile! Ye Qing transmigrates into a chaotic age of rival sects and survival of the fittest, becoming a poor hunter in a remote border town. His father, driven by crushing taxes, dies in the mountains to a tiger. The orphaned mother and son are as vulnerable as weeds. Their home is bare, with the authorities demanding spiritual materials and the local gangs forcibly collecting blood taxes. Their chances of survival are slim. Then he recon 22.6kReads6.0Score2.8k14d adds

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    Gou Daoliu has a good writing style and a tight, fast-paced plot.

16. 266 老 Ancestors, Stop Visiting Me in Dreams. I’ll Take You Back to the Classic of Mountains and Seas 老祖别托梦了，我带你们回山海经 Luo Ye Doesn't Want to Fall洛叶不想落Eastern Fantasy239k WordsOngoing At 37, Chen Yu loses his job in middle age, then successfully completes the grueling Didi, food-delivery, and parcel-delivery triathlon, earning himself a voucher for lumbar disc surgery. During the operation, he unexpectedly awakens his bloodline. Guided by his dreams, he begins traveling between Earth and the world of the Classic of Mountains and Seas… —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    While others suffer from unemployment and emotional turmoil, Chen Yu experiences a direct awakening of his bloodline. His ancestors, transcending time and space, send him a dream, urging him to return to his roots with Earth's relics. This journey home becomes the protagonist's path to redemption.

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