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1. 51 我 My Down-on-His-Luck Contract Boyfriend 我的落难合约男友 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts, contract romance, she pursues him early on, then he chases his wife] Lin Xiaoxiao pursued Luo Zheng for years, following him from their small town to Hong Kong for graduate school. She loved him with all her heart, but Luo Zheng always seemed out of reach. Then a sudden turn of events sent the once dazzling, confident Luo Zheng tumbling into the depths, with nowhere left to turn. Lin Xiaoxiao handed him a contract: pretend to be a couple for six months, no intimacy, and t 301Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The gentle evening breeze on Hong Kong Island couldn't dispel the suppressed tension and ambiguity within the shared apartment. A cold contract bound them both, forbidding them from holding hands, getting close, or developing feelings; they agreed to become complete strangers after six months. But the tenderness of being together day and night, the fluttering emotions in solitude, and the subconscious affection had already broken all the rules. This charade of feigned love, from some unknown point, had dwindled to a heartfelt devotion hidden deep within.

2. 52 予 Getting Addicted to You 予你入瘾 Miaoyiyi妙仪仪Modern Romance242k WordsOngoing [The First Time] Lu Shiyan said to Su Wan with a cold expression, “This is the first time, and it'll be the last.” [Later] The second time, the third time... Su Wan cursed him furiously in her heart: What a bastard. Men really can't be trusted. Many years later, Lu Shiyan looked at Su Wan, asleep beside him, and sighed to himself: As expected, getting involved with the same woman more than three times really does lead to trouble. Su Wan thought she was just an unexpected episode in his life 599Reads—Score10014d adds

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   This is a good recommendation.

3. 53 那 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban299k WordsCompleted [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 5.3kReads6.0Score48514d adds

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   A super good book!

4. 54 万 The Beloved Consort of a Charismatic Queen, and Her Delicate Man-Eating Flower Husband 万人迷妻主的柔弱食人花夫郎 Four Seasons Treasure四季宝Ancient Romance483k WordsOngoing Wang Xiaorui is an ordinary girl with a bit of cleverness. She had always fooled herself into thinking her life was reasonably happy and peaceful, until she graduated, was kicked out of her home, and her parents demanded that she support them and repay them for raising her. At last, she understood that even as an only child, she had not escaped the fate of being valued less than a son. It didn’t matter that she had no one who loved her. Fresh out of school, she went through all kinds of trials w 218Reads—Score1414d adds

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   Completed or incomplete, long or short stories~ Come check them out! [KISS]

5. 55 我 I May Not Be Human, but I'm Definitely a Good Thing 我虽然不是人但真是个好东西 Four Seasons Treasure四季宝507k WordsCompleted Yu Xi had always dreamed of finding a good job. She never expected that dream to come true when she got bound to a Good Deeds System. But she never imagined that the good deeds the System talked about, the acts of kindness and virtue, had absolutely nothing to do with being human. Yu Xi could only say: damn System, you’ve led me astray! I may not be human, but I’m definitely a good thing!!! 27Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 56 阿 Avanti Is Here: Putting Every Kind of Bad Guy in Their Place 阿凡提驾到：专治各种坏家伙 Four Seasons Treasure四季宝Historical11k WordsCompleted Afanti Has Arrived: The Cure for Every Kind of Scoundrel —Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 57 人 The Bottomless Depths of the Human Heart 人心无底 Four Seasons Treasure四季宝9k WordsCompleted People's hearts have no bottom. —Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 58 报 The Trial of Repaying a Debt: The Nine-Tailed Fox Is Maimed for You 报恩劫：九尾为君残 Four Seasons Treasure四季宝Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted The Trial of Repaying a Debt: The Nine-Tailed Fox Is Wounded for You —Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 59 攻 My Devotion Was Misplaced, and My Soul Was Scattered 攻略错付，魂飞魄散 Four Seasons Treasure四季宝Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted The Wrong Target: My Soul Scattered to the Winds —Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 60 战EN Warhammer: In the Name of Survival 战锤：以存续之名 Loyalty Is Nothing but Khorne Red忠诚不过恐虐红Anime Fanfiction3.6M WordsOngoing (Ensemble cast, no female lead. The author is a true Warhammer fan, so there won't be overly out-of-character plotlines. The protagonist transmigrates as a Primarch in the 30K era.) What happens when a Warhammer fan actually ends up in Warhammer? Lorgar: “Come on, man! You could've made me anyone, but you had to turn me into Lorgar?” With no System and no way back, how can the first corrupted Primarch find a way out? Obviously, start by beating Kor Phaeron and Erebus to death! Lorgar will unite 57.1kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds

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    It's alright, watchable 👀

11. 61 战 Warhammer: Even If He's Russ, How Is He Horus? 战锤：哪怕是鲁斯，怎么是荷鲁斯 Strongman GH强者GHAnime Fanfiction547k WordsOngoing Karen transmigrated to the most desolate hive wasteland in Warhammer 40K. As an ordinary human, all he wanted was to find a “space corgi,” Leman Russ, to keep him alive. But the System slipped up and brought over Warmaster Horus Lupercal, who was dying on the planet Davin, his soul not yet corrupted by the Four Gods! Faced with the great Primarch, who wasn’t bald yet and was still gentle and refined despite being covered in wounds, Karen fell silent. “Horus, your dad’s on the Throne, your brot 7.8kReads9.0Score72714d adds
12. 62 系 The System Bound the Wrong Person, Forcing a Side Character to Follow the Protagonist's Script 系统绑错人，龙套被迫走主角剧本 Ark Ticket Inspector方舟检票员Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the world of cultivation for eighteen years, Long Tao had accepted his fate and was ready to lie flat. Then, at long last, a System suddenly appeared! But instead of getting the treatment reserved for a protagonist, he got… “Binding error. Host is not the chosen one. Your luck is too low to unlock the shop.” “Unbinding is impossible. Host must complete System missions in place of the chosen one, then hand over any opportunities and rewards obtained along the way. Mission 109.3kReads8.7Score8.6k14d adds
13. 63 高 Terrible News from the High Martial World 高武圈传来噩耗 Muscular Seagull肌肉海鸥Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged! + broke protagonist] “I cultivate naturally.” “Is there any medicine with fewer side effects?” “Can’t be helped. Just take two shots! If you get side effects, we’ll stop after that!” “I’ll take two more shots today. They’re for different areas, so the side effects probably won’t sta 342.6kReads9.4Score33.3k14d adds
14. 64 奥 Ultraman: I French-Kissed Carmeara from the Start 奥特曼：开局强吻卡尔蜜拉 Seemingly Not Studio似非斋Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, he finds himself as the protagonist, Manaka Kengo, in Ultraman Trigger. As a warrior of light, a Smile alien, he knows that the Dark Giants must be eliminated with the fiercest methods possible. “Trigger, I'll never forgive you as long as I live!” Carmeara glares at Trigger before her, only to see him slowly approaching. A flicker of panic instantly appears in her eyes. Many years later... “Mom, after Dad sealed you away for thirty million years, what exactly did he do to y 9.1kReads9.0Score98314d adds
15. 65 地 The Essence of Heaven and Earth 地天髓 Spinach Noodles Without Any Spinach菠菜面里却没菠菜Mystery100k WordsOngoing One man is eighty years old, another is four hundred. In my youth, I climbed the mountains until my shoes wore through. Why, then, do clouds rise from the peaks tonight? I see a rainbow in the sky, then return to the world after hundreds of years. In an instant, a vast red cloud sweeps across the heavens. “Supernatural Mystery + Urban Cultivation + Primordial Wilderness + Tomb Raiding + Ancient Masks + Comedy + Horror...” I was different from the moment I was born. Others have three flowers gath 59Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Take a look at this novel.

16. 66 阴 Yin-Yang Eye Realtor: Selling Haunted Houses in Chongqing 阴阳眼中介：我在重庆卖凶宅 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风Mystery632k WordsCompleted A novel inspired by local Chongqing legends and historical anecdotes. This story is entirely fictional. As a child, the protagonist gained the ability to see yin and yang from a Qing dynasty skeleton. His family’s ancestral ledger is filled with secrets of old Chongqing. The folklore is meticulously researched, with traceable details ranging from place names and historical anecdotes to traditional remedies and feng shui formations. Each haunted house seems like a self-contained case, but in trut 194Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    This is absolutely amazing.

17. 67 和 After the Mad Crown Prince Discovers the Divorce Agreement 和离书被疯批太子发现后 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊25k WordsCompleted After the Crazed Crown Prince Found the Divorce Agreement 444Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The night I married my cousin, he said he only considered me his sister and would find me a good husband in the future. I believed him and obediently acted as his sister for three years, even writing a divorce agreement to let him have his way. But the night he discovered the divorce agreement, he went berserk, pinning me to the bed, gripping my waist, his voice hoarse and dangerous: "Who wants to be your brother? Call me husband!" Later I learned that his thousand years of cultivating the path of ruthlessness had crumbled in an instant before me.

18. 68 皇 The Empress Is Reborn 皇后娘娘重生了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Ancient Romance33k WordsCompleted The Empress Has Been Reborn 357Reads—Score414d adds
19. 69 重 Reborn, the Prince Regrets It Too Late 重生后，王爷他后悔莫及 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, the Prince Regretted It Too Late 331Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 70 侯 My Lord, You Have the Wrong Person 侯爷，您认错人了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted My Lord, you've mistaken me for someone else. 125Reads—Score314d adds
21. 71 逃 The Runaway Princess with Unmatched Strength 逃婚郡主，武力爆表 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance36k WordsCompleted The Runaway Princess Consort, Unmatched in Combat 95Reads—Score914d adds
22. 72 爬 After I Climbed into the Wrong Childhood Friend’s Bed 爬错竹马床后 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted After I Climbed into the Wrong Childhood Friend's Bed 334Reads—Score1214d adds
23. 73 落 After Falling on Hard Times, My Rough Childhood Betrothed Blushed 落难后，糙汉童养夫他红了脸 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted After Falling on Hard Times, My Rugged Childhood Betrothed Blushed 302Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 74 摄 The Regent’s Beloved White Moonlight Took a Fall 摄政王白月光翻车了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted The Regent's White Moonlight Has Fallen from Grace 1.1kReads—Score1214d adds
25. 75 重 Reborn Noble Daughter, Refusing to Be My Brother-in-Law's Caged Bird 重生嫡女，拒做姐夫的笼中雀 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Ancient Romance43k WordsCompleted Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter, I Refuse to Be My Brother-in-Law's Caged Bird 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
26. 76 玄 Mystic Arts Streamer Live: Your Remaining Lifespan Is Running Low 玄学主播在线：你的阳寿余额不足 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Who is she? She’s the ultimate master of mystic arts, going viral across the internet by livestreaming fortune-telling and making all three realms bow to her! With a single sentence, she can tell whether an editor is a homewrecker. She’ll beat a vicious ghost until its soul is scattered, then angrily demand to know why a college student thinks she’s unfit to write novels! She’s so infamous in the underworld that everyone trembles at the mention of her, honoring her as the Great Fiend! She’s slep 146Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Either it's finished, or it's updated regularly. There are various genres; just bookmark it and read it slowly. 😘

27. 77 末 Stockpiling Supplies in the Apocalypse: I Have Your Dad's Survival System 末世空间囤货：我有你爹生存系统 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾Sci-Fi & Apocalypse874k WordsCompleted “Sis, are we making a baby together again today?” Reborn and returned from the apocalypse, she sees everyone else fighting to survive, but she picks up a sweet little puppy of a guy who spends every day acting cute, while stockpiling supplies in her space alongside the “Your Dad” System. The most ridiculous part is that the Your Dad System is also obsessed with dressing up. It can transform into a Pretty Guardian Sailor Warrior at any moment, and it even unilaterally cuts down the space availabl 34Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 78 开 From the Start, a Jinx! Everyone Kneels and Begs Me to Keep Quiet 开局乌鸦嘴！全员跪求别开口 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾Modern Romance425k WordsOngoing Everyone is waiting for the country bumpkin girl to leave in disgrace? Little do they know that this country girl has a whole stack of secret identities and is a big shot in every field. The most unbelievable and exasperating thing about her is that everything she says with her jinxing mouth comes true! The moment she speaks, payback strikes! No delays! Her adopted sister acts helpless at every turn and lays traps at every opportunity, doing everything she can to drag her into the mire! And her 54Reads—Score614d adds
29. 79 高 A Master’s Reading: Is the Child Born with a Disability? 高人一算，断稚子先天是残疾？ Wind Over the Grain风卷禾9k WordsCompleted An expert took one look and declared that the child was born with a disability? 34Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 80 离 Unbelievable! My Sister Forces Me to Chug Paint to Turn White 离谱！妹妹为变白逼我吨吨灌颜料 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾8k WordsCompleted Ridiculous! My sister force-feeds me gallons of paint to make herself fairer 4Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 81 直 The Blunt Truth System Activates: I Tell Everyone Exactly What I Think 直言系统启动：遇人就说大实话 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾9k WordsCompleted The Blunt Truth System Activates: Tell Everyone the Unvarnished Truth 7Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 82 当 The Emperor Read My Mind the Moment I Was Born from a Fart 当我从屁中出生，就被皇帝读了心 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾7k WordsCompleted The Emperor read my mind when I was born from a fart 1Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 83 仙 The Immortal Lord Shoves Him by Mistake! The War God Faces His Trial by Eating "Gold" 仙君误推！战神历劫吃“黄金” Wind Over the Grain风卷禾Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted The Immortal Lord made a mistaken push! The God of War eats “gold” while undergoing tribulation —Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 84 尸 The Zombie Tide Is Coming, So I’m Stockpiling Supplies and Laying Low 尸潮来袭，专心囤货苟天荒 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾9k WordsCompleted The Zombie Horde Is Coming, So I'm Stockpiling Supplies and Laying Low for Good 1Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 85 藏 The Second Cruelty Hidden Beneath the Skin 藏在皮囊里的第二重凶 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾11k WordsCompleted A Second Layer of Murder Hidden Beneath the Skin —Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 86 二 A Second Engagement Gone Wrong? I Slapped My Best Friend and Married My Childhood Sweetheart 二次订婚翻车？怒扇闺蜜嫁青梅 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾10k WordsCompleted Second Engagement Gone Wrong? I Slap My Best Friend and Marry My Childhood Sweetheart —Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 87 卦 The Adorable Diviner: Making Money Comes First, Romance Can Wait 卦仙有点萌：搞钱为主，恋爱靠边 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾9k WordsCompleted The Adorable Diviner: Making Money Comes First, Romance Can Wait 20Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 88 吃 I Ate My Brother's Leftovers, Got Poisoned, and Was Sold for Parts 吃弟剩饭，却被毒死卖零件 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾17k WordsCompleted He ate his younger brother’s leftovers, only to be poisoned to death and have his organs sold —Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 89 侯 The Marquis Has a Baby: The King of the Underworld Brings the Ledger to the Wrong Rebirth 侯爷生崽：冥王带簿投错胎 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾27k WordsCompleted The Marquis Has a Baby: The King of the Underworld Brings the Ledger to the Wrong Womb —Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 90 我 I Ate Draft Paper and Choked to Death 我吃草稿纸，把自己活生生噎死 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾11k WordsCompleted I ate draft paper and literally choked myself to death 2Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 91 从 Reincarnating Through the Martial Arts World 从武道世界开始轮回 Xuan Shao玄韶Eastern Fantasy220k WordsOngoing Hello, everyone. My name is Li Zhao. The Li is the one in my surname, and Zhao is the character made of the sun and moon together. As a high school senior about to take the college entrance exam, I was chosen by the Paradise and became an Apostle the day before the exam. I woke up and found myself in the body of Chovy! Where the heck am I? Is this still China? [First World: Martial Arts] The White Lotus Sect and the emperor are in cahoots, Beiliang eyes the throne, and natural and man-made disas —Reads—Score—14d adds

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