I'm Pretty Picky, and I've Just Run Out of Books to Read. Any Recommendations? 胃口比较刁，最近又刚好书荒了，有没有什么推荐的

1. 1 宿 Host Is the Heir of the Capital’s Most Powerful Family 宿主是京圈太子爷 Vessel器皿Two Male Leads1.9M WordsCompleted [No CP] [Bottom POV] If the family is a food chain, then Gu Xunye is at its very top. Ruthless in his methods and inscrutable in his thoughts, Gu Xunye has always had absolute control over people. Yet he was betrayed by the person he trusted most: his second uncle, the elder who had raised him since childhood and pushed him into the abyss. A sudden burst of screams from the banquet hall rang in his ears, mixed with the sharp crack of shattering porcelain. Papers were scattered across the floor: 5.4kReads8.8Score593Shelves
2. 2 黑 The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and She Slaughters Her Way Through with the Ailing Young Lord 黑莲花重生，和病弱小公爷杀疯了 A Drunken Glance at the Glazed Moon一醉琉月Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Shen Wan is the model of an aristocratic young lady: equally skilled in the literary and martial arts, and a peerless physician. Her parents and five older brothers adore her and treat her like the apple of their eye. Before these very relatives hunt her down and kill her, she too believes she is the beloved young lady everyone dotes on, and the Crown Prince’s sweetheart. Only as she lies dying does she learn the truth: she is not the legitimate daughter of the Shen family at all. The true daugh 45.5kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves

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   They were all pushed into the trap while watching cartoons. It's great.

3. 3 师 My Sect Is Full of Great Demons? What a Coincidence, So Am I 师门全是大妖？好巧我也是 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance436k WordsCompleted [Female lead transforms into human form / no romance for now / no saintly heroine] Good news: Bai Jiu has landed in a group-pampering cultivation novel. Bad news: she's a village dog, and she's been brought back to the villains' lair in a sect. The villains' lair is full of great demons. She's terrified every day, trembling at the thought that they might eat her as a snack. Every day, she trembles her fluffy ears and wags her tail, acting cute to stay alive. But she has no idea that her fellow d 10.6kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
4. 4 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 5.1kReads—Score373Shelves

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   The subject matter is novel and unconventional, the plot is shocking and exciting, and the logic is normal and high quality!

5. 5 浮 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Urban253k WordsCompleted I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 1.2kReads—Score111Shelves
6. 6 胭 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 邻 My Neighbor Blames Me for Her Miscarriage After I Voted Against Replacing the Elevator 邻居怪我不投票换电梯害她惊吓流产 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Neighbor Blames Me for Her Miscarriage After I Voted Against Replacing the Elevator 92Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short stories, see if you like them!

8. 8 公 Falsely Accused of Secretly Filming on the Bus, I Took Off My Sunglasses to Reveal My Empty Eye Sockets 公交车上被诬偷拍，我摘下墨镜露出空洞的眼眶 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted Accused of secretly filming someone on the bus, I took off my sunglasses and revealed my empty eye sockets 15Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 夫 My Husband Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects Me, So My Mother-in-Law Found Me a Better Man 夫君宠妾灭妻，婆母给我找了更好的良人 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Husband Doted on His Concubine and Cast Me Aside, So My Mother-in-Law Found Me a Better Match 83Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 停 When I Cut Off My Husband’s Mistress’s Secondary Card, He Panicked 停掉小三副卡后，老公慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After I Canceled My Mistress's Supplementary Credit Card, My Husband Panicked 260Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 爱 A Testament to Love 爱的遗嘱 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted A Will of Love 2.2kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 订 My Future Mother-in-Law Slapped Me at Our Engagement Party, So I Canceled the Wedding and Made Her Whole Family Kneel to Repay Me 订婚宴婆婆当众扇我耳光，我取消婚礼让她全家跪着还钱 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Slapped Me at the Engagement Banquet, So I Called Off the Wedding and Made Her Whole Family Get on Their Knees to Pay Me Back 986Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 为 After Clearing the White Moonlight's Name, the Prince Panicked 为白月光翻案后，王爷他慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After Clearing Her White Moonlight’s Name, the Prince Panics 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 植 My Comatose Husband Woke Up After I Married Him to Bring Him Good Luck 植物人老公被我冲喜冲醒了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted My Vegetative Husband Woke Up After I Married Him for Good Luck 2.7kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 夫 After My Husband Passed the Exams, He Courted a Princess, But I’m the Real Heiress 夫君高中后攀附郡主，可我才是真千金啊 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After my husband passed the imperial exams, he cozied up to the county princess. But I’m the real daughter! 119Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 竹 My Childhood Friend and Bestie Turned Down a Top Firm’s Offer for Me, So I Got Them Both Fired 竹马和闺蜜替我拒了巨头offer，我反手让他们被开除 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月10k WordsCompleted My Childhood Friend and Bestie Turned Down a Top Company’s Offer for Me, So I Got Them Fired Instead 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 王 The Princess Consort Is Pregnant, but the Child Isn't Her Best Friend's Prince's 王妃有喜了，但孩子不是闺蜜王爷的 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted The Princess Consort Is Pregnant, but the Father Isn’t Her Best Friend’s Prince 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 闺 My Best Friend’s Private Kitchen 闺蜜私房菜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted My Best Friend’s Private Kitchen 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 重 Reborn, I Took All of the Zhao Family’s Fortune 重生后，我夺了赵家全部家产 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Took All of the Zhao Family's Property 794Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 妈 Mom Hired Her Best Friend’s Daughter to Avoid Suspicion, But They Panicked When I Audited Them Without Mercy 妈妈为避嫌只录取闺蜜女儿，我铁面审计时她们却慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Mom Hired Only Her Best Friend’s Daughter to Avoid Favoritism. But When I Started Auditing Them Without Mercy, They Panicked 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 老 After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Casual Short Video Made Me Go Viral 老公从成都出差回来后，我随手发个短视频爆火了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Short Video I Posted on a Whim Went Viral 14.2kReads—Score101Shelves
22. 22 老 After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 老公出轨后，我把公司搞破产了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 4.8kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 闪 After a Whirlwind Wedding, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work Night Shifts 闪婚后我成了富婆，还不用上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted After a Whirlwind Marriage, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work the Night Shift 10.3kReads—Score105Shelves
24. 24 跟 The Prince Came Back to Life After Being Buried with Ten Concubines 跟十个小妾合葬后，王爷气活了 Mango Eats Potatoes芒果吃土豆Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The rating is low because this novel just came out. It’ll go up later~ [Double rebirth + both were unchaste before rebirth; after rebirth, the heroine is unchaste and the hero is chaste] [Pursuing his wife at the crematorium + multiple male leads] The heroine is sometimes a little scheming, sometimes coy, and loves putting on an act. Read with caution if that bothers you. Only after his death did Xiao Poye learn that his wife had never loved him! She had ten concubines buried with him, making h 12.3kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves

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    I like watching this one better. I watched it at Hongguo. It's very good.

25. 25 知 A Reborn Educated Youth’s Two-Lifetime Military Marriage 知青重生之两世军婚 Qu Linglong曲玲珑Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast, No Space, No System, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] One scheme tied two people’s lives together. Reborn in the 1970s, Zhu Xiaomin is determined to scheme her way back. First, she’ll set free the other unlucky soul who’s just like her. Second, she’ll tear that scumbag apart. But things seem to be slipping out of her control. The unlucky one came rolling back on his own and won’t leave, no matter how much she tries to drive him away. Well then… she’ll keep him. “I’ll protect you thi 17.7kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    There is no bloody plot to attract attention, the writing style is very good, the thinking is clear, and the whole article is logically rigorous. It is a rare good article. Highly recommended

26. 26 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 161.7kReads9.7Score54.3kShelves
27. 27 借 Borrowed Life: Two Souls 借命之双魂 Ink Immortal墨仙子62k WordsCompleted Borrowed Life: Two Souls —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all delicious and enjoyable

28. 28 锁 Locked Away in His Arms 锁娇囚 Ink Immortal墨仙子31k WordsCompleted Caged in Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 刺 A Wife to Be Slain 刺妻 Ink Immortal墨仙子Ancient Romance37k WordsCompleted The Wife's Assassination —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 系 The System Told Me to Win Over the Prince, but He Won Me Over Instead 系统让我攻略太子爷，我却被他反攻略 Ink Immortal墨仙子50k WordsCompleted The System Told Me to Win Over the Young Master, but He Won Me Over Instead —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 千 The Millennium Ghost King Clings to Me, Forcing Me to Have His Babies Night After Night 千年鬼王缠上身，夜夜逼我生崽崽 Ink Immortal墨仙子41k WordsCompleted A Thousand-Year-Old Ghost King Clings to Me, Forcing Me to Have Babies Night After Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 我 The Person I Cheated With Was My Husband 我出轨的对象，是我老公 Ink Immortal墨仙子Marriage & Romance26k WordsCompleted The Person I Cheated With Was My Husband —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 长 The Princess Royal's Forced Love for the Imperial Preceptor 长公主对国师大人强制爱 Ink Immortal墨仙子11k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess's Forceful Love for the Imperial Preceptor —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 一 A Family of Three Transmigrates: A Taxi-Driving Dad, a Cashier Mom, and Me 一家三口穿越了，开出租的爸，收银的妈，还有一个我 Ink Immortal墨仙子Ancient Romance37k WordsCompleted A family of three transmigrates: a dad who drives a taxi, a mom who works as a cashier, and me —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 穿 Reborn as the Villain's Beloved, I'm Forced to Teach Him How to Love 穿成反派白月光，我被迫教他谈恋爱 Ink Immortal墨仙子34k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated as the Villain's Beloved, and Was Forced to Teach Him How to Date —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 离 I Got Pregnant with My Ex-Husband's Baby After Our Divorce 离婚后我怀了前夫的崽 Ink Immortal墨仙子24k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, I Got Pregnant with My Ex-Husband’s Baby 1kReads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 我 I Gave Him My Heart in a Cage 我以牢笼，报以他真心 Ink Immortal墨仙子17k WordsCompleted I gave him my sincere heart, and he gave me a cage —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 权 The Powerful Young Master Pursues His Wife, but His Love Goes Unreturned 权少追妻，情深不予 Ink Immortal墨仙子42k WordsCompleted Young Master Quan Pursues His Wife, But His Love Goes Unreturned —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 秋 Autumn, Blessed with Grace 秋日有泽 Ju Wu居芜Ancient Romance158k WordsOngoing [Poor little darling + transmigration + sweet on the outside, dark on the inside + a long road to winning her back] Qiutian is timid and insecure, a poor little darling. An accident sends her and the person she secretly loves to a world of immortal heroes. They had never been close before, but now they’re connected. So why is he still so popular here? She wants to hide him away, so he can be with her every moment of every day. One day, Qiutian hears him say that he thinks of her as his little si 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A time-travel novel with a gentle male protagonist and a pitiful female protagonist. The pace is a bit slow in the early stages. The first few chapters will probably pass you by, but you can read the rest.

40. 40 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 53.5kReads9.5Score6.4kShelves

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    I feel like I have gained a lot of brains after watching this. The heroine is really very business savvy.

41. 41 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 1.5kReads—Score100Shelves

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    Recommend this one

42. 42 下 The Disfigured Female Prisoner I Rescued from the Mortal Realm Was Actually My Biological Daughter, Who Was Sent to the Eastern Palace as a Substitute Bride 下凡救下的毁容女囚，竟是我那被替嫁东宫的亲生女儿 A Day of Leveling Up and Slaying Monsters升级打怪的一天18k WordsCompleted The disfigured female prisoner I saved when I descended to the mortal realm turned out to be my own daughter, who had been forced into a substitute marriage to the Eastern Palace 9Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 全 Global Hegemony: I Conquer the Heavens with Goddesses 全民争霸，我靠女神争霸诸天 Nether Leopard Who Loves Fried Bean Paste爱吃炒豆酱的幽冥豹Eastern Fantasy507k WordsCompleted Demons invade, Blue Star fights back, and humanity battles for supremacy as the human race teeters on the brink of extinction! At the moment of greatest peril, Lin Chen awakens the Goddess Support System. He slays demons, plunders their essence, upgrades his city, and recruits peerless goddesses! Xia Wanxing, Su Qingyuan, Liu Yifei... One goddess after another joins him, willingly settling into his fortress to fight by his side! Stockpile supplies, build a city, repel invaders, and battle the de 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Why can't it work? I have changed it again and again. Can you give me some advice?

44. 44 慢 A Slow-Burn Marriage Trap 慢婚诱捕 Xun Gu荀故Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s only partners + steady, disciplined captain top x calm, reserved photographer bottom] Que Zhuo got married on a whim to a commercial airline captain named Zhan Xiuyong. Zhan Xiuyong was tall and well-built, with not a thing wrong with him except for his somewhat cold personality. Que Zhuo had a strong aversion to the idea of a partner’s past, and so did Zhan Xiuyong. They immediately agreed that they wouldn’t divorce, and decided to live as a married couple and let t 5.8kReads9.3Score739Shelves

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    I watch all genres, and these are the ones I think look better. Yeah, right [laughing][laughing][laughing]

45. 45 吻 Kissed by a Mark: After Provoking a Top Tycoon, He Took Me Seriously 吻痣：招惹顶级权贵后他当真了 Lili Meow Meow黎黎猫猫呀Two Male Leads565k WordsCompleted The night Pei Cichen returned to the country, he found a pretty little airhead on a bar terrace. With bright, almond-shaped eyes and blushing ears, he was clearly the cool, elegant young CEO of the Song family. But when Pei Cichen pinned him against a wall and kissed him, he was so obedient it was hard to believe. He nodded at everything and followed wherever Pei Cichen led him. The infamous young master of the Pei family in the capital has a pair of seductive, peach-blossom eyes and a red beaut 12.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
46. 46 茎 Meridians 茎络 Mi Chen迷陈Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted Heir to a powerful family × aloof, beautiful lawyer [Older man + rekindled romance + unconventional arrangement + both become equally strong later on] To save his grandmother, Shi Luo agrees to stay by Cui Jingyan's side, and over the time they spend together, feelings quietly take root. But as his grandmother lay dying, she once saw the two of them embracing and kissing. She mistakenly believed her grandson had been forced into this arrangement to pay for his medical expenses. In her final mome 235Reads6.8Score—Shelves
47. 47 怨 Bound by a Madman's Grudge 怨骨疯缠 Peerless Scallion a绝世一根葱aTwo Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Publication rights have been signed. Originally titled Grudgebound Bones [Double madness + a truly ghostly male lead + twisted love + forced confinement romance + lovers bound by pure hatred + happy ending] “We're better off hating each other. Never tell me you love me, or I'll kill you.” The two had been inseparable friends at the orphanage, once linking pinkies and promising never to part for the rest of their lives. Then one year, a wealthy couple came to adopt a child. They took a liking to 100.8kReads9.6Score20.1kShelves
48. 48 以 Disobeying Your Elders: Brother, You Smell So Good 以下犯上，哥哥好香 Xu Chun Zhi绪椿止Two Male Leads304k WordsOngoing [ABO | Younger man | Devoted to each other | Happy ending | Chasing his love back | Reunited after a long separation] Sweet-faced but wicked-tongued, secretly devious top × naturally aloof, slow-to-realize bottom Flirty wolf cub × abstinent beauty Wen Qijing had never been afraid of anything in his life. But when the boy who always smiled and called him “gege” bit into the back of his neck, eyes red, he realized that being loved by a wolf cub was a catastrophe more overwhelming than losing con 21Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 恶 The Wicked Villainess Is Too Tempting, and the Domineering Playboy Can’t Resist Her 恶毒反派太惹火，狂情霸少狠狠爱 Bian'er, Open the Door, It's Me, Quacklin Frog辩儿开门我呱林蛙啊Two Male Leads378k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + ABO + Showbiz + Intense Push and Pull + 1v1] [Cool-headed, slow-on-the-uptake, hot-tempered straight guy vs. Unhinged, twisted heir of a powerful Beijing family] The rating is low because this is a new book and the score has only just opened. Don't let it put you off, folks! Shen Ranxin transmigrated into the body of a C-list celebrity who was notorious for endless scandals, and was also a villain. If he could just finish the plot, he'd inherit a fortune worth hundreds of billi 35.1kReads9.5Score6.6kShelves
50. 50 把 What Do I Do After Spoiling My Cat? 把猫给养娇了怎么办 Mango with Salt芒果加盐Two Male Leads1.5M WordsOngoing [Just started getting ratings, they’ll go up] [Male-male romance + ABO + devoted husband] Yan Jing (cool, guiding forensic expert, seme) × Su Yu (proud little-cat illustrator, uke) Yan Jing is a forensic expert specially appointed by the police force. His nickname is “the walking air conditioner.” He got married young, three years ago. His partner is the quiet, well-behaved illustrator at home, Su Yu. Su Yu: “Jing, can you skip work today?” Yan Jing: “Why?” Su Yu: “I miss you.” Yan Jing: “You sa 18.9kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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