Multiple Female Leads, Everyday Urban Life, and a Middle-Aged Man Down on His Luck 多女主，都市日常，中年失意

1. 201 步 Power at Every Step: Once in the Game, I Climbed All the Way Up 步步生权:入局后，我一路进步 Bluebird in the Snow雪中青鸟Urban506k WordsCompleted [Conspiracy +] Her superior suddenly introduced him to a beautiful wife, the very senior from college he’d secretly loved, Shen Hanxi. Li Yuntao was over the moon. Out of nowhere, he and his senior were married and living together. As a young deputy director of the subdistrict office, Li Yuntao knew his superior and his wife, his college senior, came from powerful backgrounds and had something to hide. What he didn’t know was that this was an out-and-out conspiracy. Ever since Li Yuntao married 25.1kReads8.2Score2kShelves
2. 202 为 A Career in Public Service 为民官路 At Ease and Unrestrained安心无忌Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic 26.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
3. 203 绿EN Green Tea? She’s Clearly a Hidden Gem! 绿茶？分明是宝藏女孩！ Dolphin Finds Fun for Everyone海豚给大家找乐子Urban713k WordsCompleted [Slice of Life] + [Campus Romance] + [Comedy] Jiang Linyuan got bound to a lousy System... Whenever a bad girl toyed with his feelings, the System would give him a reward. Wait, buddy? Isn't this just making the protagonist suffer? Then one day, after he jokingly confessed and got rejected, the System gave him a reward. Getting rejected after a confession counts as having your feelings toyed with? Heh, now I get it. What bad girls? They're all hidden gems! "Stay focused, cultivate the te 58kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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   My mental state is so much better after watching it.

4. 204 工 Love on the Construction Site: From Roommates to Romance 工地情缘：从搭伙到动心 Little Brother Can小残哥Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Amid the wave of migrant workers in the late 1990s, Zhao Dajiang, a northwestern man whose wife ran off with someone else, and Hong Mai, a woman from central Anhui forced to leave home for work because her husband was gravely ill, sparked a forbidden romance on a construction site far from home. Judged by both society and their own consciences, they fought with extraordinary determination to reach the top. Their story is a mournful song about ordinary people swept up in the tide of the migrant-w 9.2kReads7.7Score563Shelves

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   Please give me more encouragement! [Laughs][laughs]

5. 205 八 An Eight-Year-Old Girl Shows Up at My Door, and Her Mom Is the School Beauty 八岁萝莉找上门，孩子她妈是校花 On the Lilac Branch丁香枝上Urban341k WordsCompleted [Urban Everyday Life] + [Sweet Romance] + [School Days] + [One Heroine] + [Romantic Comedy] + [Life with a Child] “Dad!” “I finally found you!” Xu Yan comes across an eight-year-old girl who stubbornly yet sweetly calls him Dad the very first time they meet. But he doesn’t even have a girlfriend. How could he have a daughter this old? It’s only when the little girl pulls out a family photo that Xu Yan has no choice but to accept the truth. She really does seem to be my daughter, and she’s transm 26.2kReads9.6Score3.2kShelves

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   The last one isn't quite a perfect match, but it's still very nice.

6. 206 我 My Female Boss Seems to Like Me a Little 我的女上司，似乎有点喜欢我 I Really Don't Want to Get Out of Bed真的不想起床呀Urban227k WordsCompleted [Urban Romance] [Multiple Heroines] [Cozy Daily Life] I have two incredible girlfriends. One is an untouchable CEO. She says, “Without my permission, even breathing is wrong.” The other seems sweet and innocent. She says, “If you dare leave me, I’ll break your legs and lock you away somewhere only I know about.” They both love me so much they want to devour me whole. And I, the man who once thought he could handle anything, am now huddled in a corner, watching them both raise their “tools” at th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 我 My Gentle, Older, Virtuous Wife 我那温婉的年上贤妻 I Want to Install Air Conditioning我想装空调Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Rescue on a rainy night] [Forbidden tension] [Older woman’s allure] [Everyday life in a flower shop] [Nurturing older sister] [One heroine] Four years ago, on a rainy night, she raised the shop’s roller shutter and took in a young man who had lost all his memories. She gave him a name and a home. “Your name is Su Yule. Yule, as in ‘give joy.’” “They’re blind if they don’t want you. I want you.” “...Quit using being drunk as an excuse. Where’d all that fire go when you were cursing me just n 3.9kReads9.0Score277Shelves
8. 208 第 A Kiss at Our First Meeting! 第一次见面就亲亲！ Mu Ashuang慕阿双Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [Now being published] [A sweet girl who uses her beauty to get her way × a cool guy who says one thing but secretly enjoys another] The day after her eighteenth birthday, Jiang Lezhi unexpectedly discovers that she can't speak. She spends three years as a little mute, thinking she'll be silent for the rest of her life. Then, by chance, she accidentally kisses that arrogant, icy guy. And something amazing happens: after three years without a voice, she can suddenly speak again! She thinks all is 20.4kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
9. 209 你 Come Give Me a Kiss 你亲亲我呀 Shu You书呦Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts x school life x sweet romance] [Not-so-proper sweet girl vs. cool guy pretending to be proper] Wen Shumo has a childhood friend. He’s handsome, tall, a top student, and a well-known figure at the attached high school. They’ve been bickering rivals since they were little, always squabbling and getting mad at each other, but they always make up on their own within three days. There was just one time when a disagreement kept them from speaking for a whole week, completely bre 7kReads9.2Score897Shelves
10. 210 抓 Catch That Little Ray of Sunshine! 抓住那个小太阳！ Yang Susu羊酥酥Modern Romance497k WordsCompleted Talkative, sunny reporter × guiding, icy detective | Orphan of a fallen hero × rich young master | Healing + devoted couple + happy ending Yu Nuan hated Chi Xian. The first time they met, she was investigating undercover and stumbled upon him working undercover. Yu Nuan nearly died at the hands of drug dealers. Every time they met after that, something unlucky happened. Yu Nuan was convinced their horoscopes clashed and Chi Xian brought her bad luck! Aside from being handsome, Officer Chi was pr 22.5kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves
11. 211 半 Half a Lifetime of Smoke and Fire, Half a Lifetime of Frost 半生烟火半生霜 Mr. Tang's Foolish Life愚昧人生之唐先生Urban455k WordsOngoing Lin Yannan, a rural boy born in the 1980s, spends half his life struggling against the tides of a changing era. From a naive boy in a country classroom built of mud bricks, to a school dropout making his way as a low-level migrant worker, from a dazzling career success at the top of his profession to a down-and-out middle-aged man buried in debt, he makes his way through a full twenty-six years. As a boy, he has brothers at his side, a heart burning with passion, and the person he loves by his s —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 你 You Have to Take Responsibility! You Said You Liked Yanderes! 你要负责！是你说喜欢病娇的！ Green Slacking Fish青摸鱼Urban502k WordsCompleted [Yandere] [Everyday Life] [One Female Lead] [Captivity] [Sweet Romance] I like yanderes. This is a story. A yandere likes me. Now that's what I call a double blessing. Lin Xuan is a longtime fan of yandere characters. The yandere girls in games and anime are his favorites, and he can name and discuss all kinds of them like the back of his hand. But in real life? He's cautious to a fault and never goes looking for trouble. He just wants to have fun gushing over fictional girls with his online “br 40.7kReads9.2Score5kShelves
13. 213 被 Caught the Attention of My Friend’s Uncle 被好友的舅舅看上了 Qiansui千歳Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Secret crush + age gap + both leads sexually inexperienced + hero pursues heroine + domineering CEO] [Not melodramatic, more everyday life] Outsiders say that Zhou Qizheng, CEO of the Jiangheng Group, is ruthless and decisive, stern and proper, and a formidable force in the business world. Lu Xiaoqiao thinks so too, until she learns that this formidable man is her friend’s maternal uncle. Zhou Qizheng helps her at every turn, and she assumes it’s because of his connection to her friend. Eve 17.8kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
14. 214 小 The Little Brat Pretends We Barely Know Each Other Again, So I Drag Him Over and Kiss Him Until He Cries 小作精又装不熟，抓过来亲哭 Miss Watermelon西瓜三小姐Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted To scare off her blind date, Shi You deliberately played ugly and put on an act. “Just so you know, I’ve had seventy or eighty boyfriends.” “I don’t like doing housework. I only like spending money and shopping.” “I’m also a bit of a feminist. After we get married, I want to have three chubby daughters.” She thought she’d frighten him away, but he agreed instead. Even worse, how was her husband from this whirlwind marriage the very boss she often gossiped about behind his back? Shi You was so sc 12.5kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
15. 215 我 I Read a Love Letter at the Podium, and the Cold School Beauty Regretted It 我上讲台念情书，高冷校花后悔了 Fox Mushroom狐菌Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Cool-and-distant sweetheart, lovesick older beauty, gentle but deadly younger woman, beautiful vanguard commander, angel investor] Chen Sheng returns to the day his love letter is put on trial, ten days before the college entrance exams. Because he’s shameless, the aloof campus beauty turns into a clingy, whimpering sweetheart. The possessive older beauty loves him and gets jealous, but is also generous, and becomes the family’s chief steward. 83.4kReads9.4Score7.4kShelves

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    Looks good! (♥∀♥)

16. 216 顶 Defying the Odds 顶风作案 Wild Bodhisattva野菩萨Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Print edition published: The Childhood Sweethearts Paradox] It all started when Ji Yanfeng accidentally flushed Su Wenji’s pet mouse down the toilet when they were kids. From then on, they saw each other as the biggest nuisances in their lives, and regarded each other as their fiercest rival and greatest enemy. If anyone thinks they’re childhood sweethearts who make a perfect couple, this is what happens Su Wenji: “Hahahahahahaha…” Ji Yanfeng: “Hmph.” Su Wenji: “Hahahahahahaha…” They were 18.4kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
17. 217 重 Reborn into the Campus Beauty’s Home, I Froze When Her Mom Came Out 重生在校花家，她妈出来时我傻了 Fox Mushroom狐菌Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [All hand-crafted, plenty of romantic rivalry, extra sweet with no angst, no System, an emotionally intelligent male lead, and a capable heroine who isn't just eye candy. You won't regret giving it a try.] By the bathroom door, Chen Yue caught Auntie Jiang, the beautiful mother of his schoolmate of twelve years, as she fell. Auntie Jiang came from a well-connected family, was beautiful with a gentle voice, and was also a great help with the finances. To get his hands on the first pot of gold for 135.8kReads8.8Score12.7kShelves
18. 218 小 Young Master’s Guide to World Domination 小富即安？不，本公子意在天下 Block the West Tower堵上西楼Historical2.0M WordsOngoing [Slow burn + farming + poetry plagiarism + political intrigue + the martial world and the imperial court + beauties] Chen Xiaofu transmigrates into the Great Zhou Dynasty as an illiterate illegitimate son of the Divine General of Kaiyang's household. He owns the Huaxi estate and a thousand acres of fertile land. More importantly, he has a fiancée who is breathtakingly beautiful and considerate. There is no melodramatic broken engagement, and Chen Xiaofu is perfectly happy with his life. He plans 15.7kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
19. 219 工 A Temporary Romance at the Factory 工厂的临时爱情 The Mouse on the Moon月亮上的老鼠Urban5.7M WordsOngoing Work + Romance + Plot + A Large Supporting Cast Xu Yanhui, a young man from a rural village who has just left the army, comes to the city alone to find work. By chance, he meets his fellow villager Duan Li, who introduces him to a job at a textile factory. There, he witnesses and experiences the joys and sorrows, warmth and cruelty of the lives of working women. Set in the 1990s, this story uses simple prose to tell the stories of ordinary migrant workers. I hope you enjoy it. 13kReads8.6Score992Shelves

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    Relatively realistic, without excessive exaggeration or fantasy, set in the 1990s.

20. 220 跑 Keep Running: You Told Me to Make a Bold Claim, So Why Are You Taking It Seriously? 跑男：让你放豪言，你给我玩真的 Fa Da发炟Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Chinese Entertainment Industry] [Stars] [Plenty of Variety Shows] [Keep Running] [Bai Lu] [Multiple Heroines] [Back to Field] [Challenges] [Peak] [The Inn] Chen Cheng transmigrated to a parallel world that was similar, yet not quite the same, and became an entertainer who had trained for two and a half years and been in the industry for two and a half years. After awakening the Great Entertainer System, he had his entire fortune wiped out on the spot and drew a skill that was both incredibly po 25.3kReads7.5Score1.8kShelves

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    Multiple female protagonists in the urban entertainment industry, a second departure from the palace, add a bookshelf to prevent them from getting lost.

21. 221 官EN The Halls of Power: A Nobody's Ambition 官场：一个小人物的野望 Ink as a Blade以墨为锋Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Starting as a grassroots police officer in 2005, he repeatedly cracks major cases. Amid the treacherous twists and turns of officialdom, he carves out a distinctive path to promotion. 131kReads9.5Score14.9kShelves
22. 222 谁 No One Gets to Spend a Single Penny of My Money 谁也别想花我一分钱 The Second Day of June六月的初二Urban638k WordsCompleted “Good grief! I really can't take this anymore. My dad is getting on in years, and he's still secretly spending money to top up a game! I'm going abroad to study in the second half of the year. Can't he find a hobby that doesn't cost anything?” Wu Feng earns 500,000 yuan a year and has worked himself to the bone, giving his family everything. Then his daughter found out he'd secretly spent 348 yuan on a game and furiously launched an online attack against him! His wife seized the opportunity 7.6kReads8.1Score714Shelves

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    A hidden gem of a book, don't believe me? Just click and check it out!

23. 223 乡 The Foolish Doctor of the Countryside, Protecting Sweetgrass Alone 乡野痴医，独护香草 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Historical442k WordsCompleted Framed by the village bully and shoved into a deep pool, the simple-minded Er Zhu unexpectedly unlocks his family's ancestral medical arts! With a single hand, he wields miraculous needles to save children and punish troublemakers. He may seem dim-witted in public, but behind the scenes, he is ruthless. In this life, he is determined to protect Xiang Cao. Not one villain will get away! 2.1kReads8.3Score176Shelves

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    What a surprise! It's so beautiful!

24. 224 床 I Found 100,000 Yuan Under the Mattress and Finally Understood My Late Wife's Intentions 床垫下翻出十万块，我才懂亡妻的苦心 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I found a hundred thousand yuan hidden under the mattress, and only then did I understand my late wife's painstaking intentions. 585Reads—Score103Shelves
25. 225 南 A Foreign Company Manager in Nanjing 南京的外企女经理 The Disciplined Uncle自律的大叔Urban739k WordsOngoing She was my benefactor in Nanjing, and the celestial maiden I fell for at first sight. In those reckless days, in that wild and carefree youth, she left an indelible mark on my life and helped shape who I became! (Some place names and people’s names have been altered. Any resemblance is purely coincidental!) 694Reads8.5Score111Shelves

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    This is how you satisfy your wildest fantasies.

26. 226 合 Room 302: A Wage Earner Clears His Father's Name Against All Odds 合租302：打工仔逆风洗清家父冤案 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted Roommates in 302: A Wage Earner Clears His Father's Name Against All Odds 774Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 227 别 Don't Mess with a 42-Year-Old Woman: She's Got All the Evidence 别惹42岁姐姐，她手里全是证据 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风9k WordsCompleted Don't Mess with This 42-Year-Old Woman, She Has Evidence on Everyone 392Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 顾 President Gu, Please Cooperate with Your Treatment 顾总，请配合治疗 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Mr. Gu, Please Cooperate with Your Treatment 642Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 229 婆 After My Mother-in-Law Had a Stroke, I Found 800,000 Under Her Bed 婆婆中风后，我在她床底翻出了八十万 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风7k WordsCompleted After My Mother-in-Law Had a Stroke, I Found 800,000 Yuan Under Her Bed 205Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 230 撞 Caught Them in the Act, Then Scalded Someone with Boiling Water 撞破好事，滚水烫人 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted Caught Them in the Act, Got Scalded with Boiling Water 716Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 231 从 Starting with Emperor Yao, Emperors and Empresses of Every Dynasty Live in My Neighborhood 从尧开始，历代帝后住我家小区 Weiyang Lingguang未央灵光Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Lighthearted comedy · Rule-based horror · Historical what-ifs · Everyday humor · A chronicle of civilizational migration This book wears the guise of a historical transmigration story, but at its heart it is a “property-management duty log” that begins with Yao, Shun, and Yu, then unfolds in order along the path of civilization. It doesn’t write about emperors’ achievements in governing or warfare. It writes about how they follow the river of time, drifting one after another from upstream to the 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. The Source of Civilization: Starting with Yao – This book pioneered a timeline dating back to the era of Yao, Shun, and Yu. Anjuyuan is not merely a "residence for emperors," but a miniature model of the entire Chinese civilization. 2. Orderly Arrival: The Lineage of Civilization – Emperors and empresses move in according to historical order, creating a sense of anticipation for each new chapter: "Who will appear next?" 3. Covenants Are Not Rules – The core philosophical distinction of this book: rules are set by others, covenants are signed by oneself. What truly binds emperors is never punishment, but the covenants they themselves have written. 4. A Revolutionary Perspective – This book does not glorify deities, but rather exposes the true nature of sage kings, creating biographies for the nameless. Yao was not an unapproachable sage king, but simply an ordinary old man who made the first broom in his neighborhood. 5. Dual-Line Structure – The novelty of episodic dynasty narratives combined with a millennium-long emotional narrative makes for easy reading and deeply moving reflection. 6. Ensemble Portrayal – A ensemble drama spanning over four thousand years, from Yao to the Qing Dynasty. Every era has its own distinct character, and the interactions across dynasties (Yao helping his descendants repair sliding doors, Ying Zheng turning a covenant into a group announcement) constitute a truly long-term narrative. 7. High Humor Density – Frequently used jokes are integrated into daily life: Xia Jie and Shang Tang share a washing machine, Wen Wu and the Duke of Zhou draft a covenant in a small room, and Li Bai's rant is instantly deleted and replaced with a group portrait. 8. Chinese Human Relationships – Even after arguments, people still exchange food. Xia Jie accepts Shang Tang's bowl of porridge, and Kangxi and Qianlong share a mop, demonstrating everyday reconciliation across millennia of grudges. 9. Strange Tales of Rules – Each property management rule is a key to unlocking a knot in the heart of civilization, creating suspense and the thrill of solving a mystery. 10. The Theme of "Letting Go" – The book is permeated with the most famous wisdom in handling neighborhood disputes in China, giving this humorous online novel a profound Chinese philosophical core: In the end, everyone stands on the sidelines. Ultimately, this book wants to say this: This river has flowed since the time of Yao, through Shun, through Yu, through the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, through the Qin and Han dynasties, through the Tang and Song dynasties, through the Ming and Qing dynasties, and continues to flow to this day. Many people stand on both banks of the river. Those who arrived first wait for those who came later, and those who came later look at the words left by those who arrived first. "Those who come later, stay well." "Those who have been here also want to learn." And what we need to do is simply light a lamp in the guardhouse by the river. Wait for the next person to cross the river to stand at the door, then push open the door and say to him— "You've arrived? Register. Your room is upstairs. The light is voice-activated, swipe your access card to the left, the card room requires a reservation, and—" He turns to show him the faded words on the inside of the door. "This is the agreement. Written by those who arrived first. If you wish, you can add another clause to it."

32. 232 误 After Wandering into the Changing Room, I Had a Cool Coach Chasing Me Down to Teach Me to Swim 误闯更衣室后，高冷教练追着教我游泳 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted After Wandering into the Locker Room, the Ice-Cold Coach Keeps Chasing Me to Teach Me How to Swim 569Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 233 茗 The Tea-Scented General 茗茶将 An Cangsheng安苍生Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted In the urban jungle woven from neon, unexpected sights are always waiting to be found. Amid the shifting boundary between reality and illusion, he uses words to sketch an unconventional portrait of everyday life. Writer An Cangsheng’s first full-length online novel, The Tea General, draws you in with its emotionally astute prose. In this story grounded in reality, he invites you to seek out the unique charms of the city’s elegant women and lose yourself in a fascinating world that is both real a 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A work worth sharing! Life is a journey of self-cultivation. Some people succumb to suffering, while others blossom in adversity. Those who, despite setbacks, still cherish their passion are like the poplars in the desert, their roots deeply embedded in the painful soil, yet their branches always reaching towards the sky, ultimately becoming an eternal landscape in the wasteland.

34. 234 诡 Haunted by a Bewitching Dream: I Killed That Ghost King Nine Times 诡梦缠情：我杀了那尊鬼王九次 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风7k WordsCompleted Haunted by a Bewitching Dream: I Killed the Ghost King Nine Times 106Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 235 山 Across Mountains and Rivers: A Collector’s Red Footprints 山高水远：收藏家的红色足印 An Cangsheng安苍生Urban323k WordsOngoing In a thatched cottage encircled by green hills, the glow of a rust-spotted Red Army lamp lit up a young boy’s eyes. When the first rumble of reform and opening-up shook the mountains, this young man, burdened with memories of the revolution, embarked on a tireless journey of collecting. For more than forty years, he braved wind and rain, crossed mountains and ridges to seek out centenarian Red Army veterans, and rescued yellowed books, diaries, and archives. His collections filled room after roo 3Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 236 前 My Ex's Stupidity Tax: His Wife Valued at 200,000 前夫哥的智商税：老婆估值二十万 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风35k WordsCompleted The Ex-Husband's Stupidity Tax: His Wife Is Worth 200,000 439Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 校 A Date with the Campus Belle 校花有约 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风9k WordsCompleted A Date with the Campus Belle 252Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 238 都 Urban Favorability System: The Little Guy's Comeback 都市好感度系统：小人物的逆袭 Wriggling Niu Niu蛄蛹的牛牛Urban193k WordsCompleted Ding! Congratulations, Host. The Affection System has awakened. A translucent, pale-gold panel appeared out of nowhere before him, glowing softly. Its light wasn't strong, but it was enough to illuminate a small area. The faint light coming through the doorway had barely outlined the room's furnishings, but now it seemed to gather eagerly around him, revealing Zhang Yang's startled expression. His pupils contracted sharply. Several lines of text were neatly arranged on the panel: Host: Zhang Yan 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban fantasy novel with multiple female protagonists - Awakening Affection System to win over the female protagonists

39. 239 好 Affection System: Winning Hearts Starts with Ode to Joy 好感度系统：攻略从欢乐颂开始 Wriggling Niu Niu蛄蛹的牛牛Male-Channel Fanfiction394k WordsCompleted [Affection System activated] Tan Xiaoming’s hand paused slightly, but his face showed no sign of surprise. After what happened that morning, he was already somewhat prepared for this sort of thing. The interface loaded rapidly, and a golden notification appeared: [Congratulations, Host! You’ve encountered a main character: Andy] [Main character detection complete...] [The Affection System is now active.] Another notification appeared right after, in larger, dazzling gold text: [Ding! Main charac 1.5kReads—Score105Shelves
40. 240 好 Favorability System: Winning Over the Heroines and Living It Up 好感度系统：攻略女主一路风流 Wriggling Niu Niu蛄蛹的牛牛Urban655k WordsCompleted [Lin Chuan, male, 24. Occupation: real estate salesperson (novice). Current condition: mildly excited, normal stamina, unusually fluctuating mental energy. Special ability: Favorability Visualization System (activated; can view basic information about others and their favorability toward him). Note: The ability may have originated from a brain-region mutation caused by a lightning strike. Duration unknown; side effects unknown.] 2.7kReads5.9Score121Shelves
41. 241 对 Sorry, Your Cheat Belongs to Me Now 对不起，你的外挂归我了 Just a Passerby in This World人间过客吖Eastern Fantasy179k WordsOngoing The entire cultivation world is asking: Who exactly is Lin Bei, that rogue cultivator? No one has ever seen the cultivation techniques he practices, yet he crushes opponents at his own level. His divine abilities have names full of jokes no one understands, but each one is more absurdly powerful than the last. He knows transmigrators’ weaknesses inside out, and every move he makes is so precise, it’s as if he read the script in advance. What they don’t know is that he really did read the scrip 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at this! I highly recommend it.

42. 242 女 Goddesses, Run! That Cheat-Wielding Man Is Back 女神快跑，那个开挂男人又回来啦 The Rest of Life Is Vast余生渺渺Urban3.1M WordsOngoing [Feel-good power fantasy] [No-missions System] [Semi-invincible] Xiao Li awakens a Favorability System and enrolls at Phoenix Academy, known as a gathering place for goddesses. He is the only male student in the entire academy. See how he wins the goddesses’ hearts and sets off on a legendary life with cheat-like advantages! Are SSS-rank superpowers the strongest? No, no. Xiao Li will tell you that SSS rank is only his starting point! Can you only have one superpower? No, no. Xiao Li will show y 35.3kReads8.6Score2.9kShelves

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    It should be alright. I don't really like books with multiple female leads, so I only read a bit of these two.

43. 243 三 The Peak of a Thirty-Two-Year-Old Divorcé Begins with Divorce 三十加二手男巅峰从离婚开始 Tai Xuanjin钛铉金Urban2.7M WordsOngoing A man in his thirties is divorced, with no children, no home, no car, no savings, no career, and nothing to show for his life. With death just around the corner, how much time does he have left? The road ahead is bleak, and he has lost all interest in living. Who could have imagined that on a desperate, freezing winter night, a drunken woman would nearly force a kiss on him, setting his life on a new course? A CEO, a painter, a celebrity, a young girl, a rich woman, a foreign beauty… One after a 4.9kReads8.2Score319Shelves
44. 244 重 Reborn in 2009: I Started Tutoring English, and My Teacher Cried 重生09：开局补英语，老师哭了 Lost and Never Returning迷途不返Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Rebirth Power Fantasy + No System + Sweet Everyday Romance with the Campus Belle + No Simping + No Male-Lead Angst; the completed novel has been adapted into a short drama] Shen Weiyue was 34, the youngest deputy bureau chief in the county. His career had been full of promise, until an accident while fighting a flash flood sent him back to his school days. When he returned to life sixteen years earlier, everything changed. That year, there were no group-buying apps, no instant messaging, and no 123.5kReads8.0Score13.7kShelves
45. 245 合 Roommates and a Lucky Find: Beautiful Landlady, Don't Be Like This 合租捡漏：绝美房东别这样 Baili Xianchuan百里羡川Urban1.7M WordsOngoing The short drama is now available. Its Red Fruit Short Drama title is "You Asked Me to Pretend to Be Your Girlfriend, but You Let Me Own the Yunhai Plains." The audiobook adaptation is also available. Search for the same title on Tomato Listening. [Not reborn + no System + multiple women + daily life + doesn't pursue, reject, or take responsibility] Forced to live together! I was penniless when a woman named Yu Yu "picked me up" and took me home. We agreed I'd only stay temporarily, but she tries 63.8kReads7.8Score5.4kShelves
46. 246 当 My Years as a Class Adviser at a University for Older Women 当老年女子大学班主任那些年 Daoist, Stop Running道长别跑了Urban2.1M WordsCompleted The story of a 26-year-old unemployed man who, by a twist of fate, finds himself surrounded by women. There is no love without a reason. A Sea of Business and Beauty At twenty-six, he is in his prime, bold and ambitious, destined to rule the business world. He gathers the wealth of three rivers and wields power with ease; across the land, he handles authority with a smile. Amid riches and beauty, a host of breathtaking women accompany him. Beautiful women surround him, from young blossoms to wo 318Reads6.7Score123Shelves

    Reader note

    Urban harem with multiple female protagonists

47. 247 修 Cultivate Immortality, Bro 修真吧兄弟 Yi Sen Miao Xin Yao燚森淼鑫垚Eastern Fantasy930k WordsOngoing [Variety Shows] [Celebrities] [Keep Running] [Go Fighting!] [Cultivation] Shocking! Shocking! Shocking! There's a cultivation version of Keep Running?! Shang Yi transmigrates into a parallel world that has gone off the rails. Everything is the same as before, except cultivation has been added. Before he can adjust, he's told he's the Chosen One. Born at the very bottom of the cultivation world, he's the lucky one selected to join the high-level game of the myriad heavens and take part in the int 306Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Multiple female stars, daily eccentricities, variety show cultivation, Running Man start, 500,000-word achievement achieved, still stacking up.

48. 248 深 A Cool Breeze on the Mountain Peak in Late Autumn 深秋山顶风微凉 Simple Gray简单的灰Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Not a Dragon-Aotian-Type Protagonist] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Slow-Paced] [Everyday Life] [Tortuous] [Imperfect Protagonist] [Realistic] [First Person] Is being Reborn really about returning with memories of a past life, or is it about being a confused young man whose perceptions have been warped by fragments of those memories? 48Reads6.4Score—Shelves
49. 249 白 The Years I Built a Business From Scratch 白手起家创业的那些年 Daoist, Stop Running道长别跑了Urban604k WordsOngoing 2016, Binhai. As a child, he happened to learn a little about the art of reading fate and karma. At twenty-eight, Luka struck out alone in the foreign trade business. Armed with data software, he seized the opportunities of the times and built his business step by step. Fitness equipment factories, textile mills, glassworks, grain and oil processing, bulk energy trading. Real estate, logistics, chain hotels, and driving schools gradually took shape. He weathered countless hardships and built eve 180Reads—Score107Shelves
50. 250 神 Divine Oil 神油 Lying-Down Dog躺狗Urban5.7M WordsOngoing The waters of the Gui River cannot wash away old blood debts. A jar of miraculous oil can keep the secrets of a powerful family locked away. The Republic of China is in chaos, the country teetering on the brink of collapse. At the command of his ancestors, the sole surviving heir of the Shi family enters the fray, disguising himself as an anonymous laborer at the Wen family’s oil mill. He appears plain and timid, but in his heart he is plotting a sweeping revenge. The miraculous oil the Wen fami 67.6kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

    Reader note

    There's not much of anything, just a lot of female leads.

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