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1. 51 波 The Source of the Waves 波动本源 Ugly Penguin丑陋的企鹅Eastern Fantasy250k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Scientific Cultivation] [Another World] [Fantasy with an Unconventional Premise] This book has a dark, oppressive tone and a slow build, so please don't read it if that's not your thing. Thank you for stopping by, readers, and thank you for your support. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 186kReads9.5Score20.6kShelves
3. 53 谍 Espionage: I Awakened a Daily Intelligence System 谍战：我觉醒每日情报系统 Mister Liu迷思特刘Urban1.3M WordsCompleted He is a low-ranking patrolman in the French Concession, and every day he gets ten new pieces of intelligence. He is also an expert operative, a god of death roaming the night. Because he awakened an Intelligence System. 16.2kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
4. 54 都 I'm Reborn, So Why Would I Still Play Esports? 都重生了谁还搞电子竞技啊 Tiny as Dust微未为尘Urban344k WordsOngoing To escape the suffocating pressure of facing his mother, Zhang Rui resolutely left home to pursue a career in esports. But fate dealt him a rough hand, and, consumed by obsession and thrown off balance, he eventually lost himself. Luckily, fortune smiled on him, and he unexpectedly came back reborn! Having finally come to his senses, he begins to enjoy life. With a carefree school life, a smooth-sailing entrepreneurial journey, and a beautiful woman by his side, life couldn’t be sweeter. Until t 842Reads—Score—Shelves

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5. 55 伴 The Bride’s Personal Maid 伴嫁丫鬟 Yan Su You Ni眼粟有妮Ancient Romance160k WordsCompleted In the silent depths of a grand household, fate drifts like a wisp of silk. From a maid who came with the bride to a maidservant in the study, she treads carefully at every turn, caught between schemes and growing affection. Beneath his cold exterior lies tenderness; beneath her caution, a heart beginning to stir. In the deep halls of a marquis’s household, an unspoken love quietly takes root. Love runs deep in the marquis’s manor, where schemes stretch as far as the sea. Where will she ultimate 2.5kReads7.3Score172Shelves

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   You won't regret getting into this!

6. 56 檐 Flowers Beneath the Eaves 檐下花 Yan Su You Ni眼粟有妮Ancient Romance170k WordsCompleted This is a story of a woman’s journey toward self-growth beneath the eaves of a village home. She relies on no one and waits for no one. She will make her own spring bloom: she moves into a side room at her brother and sister-in-law’s home to live alone. The hushed late-night conversations between her brother and sister-in-law next door unwittingly become her belated introduction to love. 1.5kReads—Score152Shelves
7. 57 玉 The Moon Deep in the Cornfield 玉米地深处的月亮 Yan Su You Ni眼粟有妮Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted That summer, her new husband publicly insulted her, saying she “looked like an eggplant.” She grabbed her bundle and ran away in the middle of the night. Su Caiying sat on the edge of the kang until well past midnight. Instead of a wedding night, all she got was humiliation. By morning, the whole village knew that the new bride of the Liu family was “bad luck for her husband.” Her man had run off on their wedding night. When the family split up, she was given half a sack of dried sweet potatoes, 8.3kReads6.4Score559Shelves
8. 58 土 Rouge in the Tulou 土楼里的胭脂 Yan Su You Ni眼粟有妮Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted In the Jianghuai region during the Republic of China era, earthen fortresses rise tall. The beautiful widow Qin Yuening is seized by the bandit Shen Keji, and a “wife-for-hire contract” seals her fate in his rough bandit stronghold. She once hated him to the core. She fled, tried to kill him, and even hung from the rafters rather than submit. He spends half his life conquering territory, all for the day she says, “I will.” When war reaches their doorstep, their bloodstained hands finally clasp t 1.9kReads—Score249Shelves
9. 59 那 That Year, I Was Sixteen 那年拾六岁 Yan Su You Ni眼粟有妮Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted When Li Shanyue was sixteen, her family traded her to Zhang Debiao from the neighboring village for three thousand yuan and two pigs. Zhang Debiao was a widower with two children. Everyone in the village said marrying him was Li Shanyue's fate. Li Shanyue didn't believe in fate. She smiled as she brought Zhang Debiao water and cooked his meals, cared for his two children as if they were her own, and kept the house spotless. Everyone thought she had accepted her lot. Zhang Debiao ended up wit 994Reads—Score112Shelves
10. 60 一 One Chapter of Quick Transmigration: The Great Demon King Never Misses a Kill 一章快穿大魔王一刀一个准 Mo Er秣迩Modern Romance279k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + strong heroine + no romance + revenge] The title couldn’t be changed because the book was already under contract. So the first part is one chapter, and the rest is several chapters. ❤️ The great demon king Su Ning was ambushed. As she lay dying, a System bound itself to her. If she accumulated enough merit, she could return to her original world and find the culprit who had tried to kill her, then take revenge. And so the great demon king Su Ning transmigrated into one tr 800Reads—Score126Shelves

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11. 61 月 The Moon Falls and Becomes a Flower, While Divine Power Hides in the Demon Bones 月陨成花，妖骨藏神 Simo Ran思墨染Fantastical Romance248k WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan Romance] [Devoted Love and Angsty Romance] [Past and Present Lives] [Humans, Gods, and Demons] In her previous life, she was an aloof ancient Moon Goddess who sacrificed her soul to protect him. In this life, she falls into the path of demons and becomes a flower spirit with divine power hidden in her demonic bones. In his previous life, he was an ancient God of War whose blood stained the Heavenly Realm. He died fighting to protect the Three Realms, his bones carved away. In this life 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend two excellent books with different styles. The writing is delicate, the plots are gripping, and they're incredibly heart-wrenching!

12. 62 落 Sorrow Written in Ink 落墨殇 Simo Ran思墨染Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [In Republican-era stories, nine out of ten end in heartbreak] Su Moran and Chu Luochen fell in love at first sight and were devoted to each other. They had hoped to spend the rest of their lives together in peace, but Qiu Yuze’s mad obsession with Moran and Mohan’s possessive, resentful love for Luochen ultimately tore the two apart, leaving them separated by life and death and lovesick to the point of illness. Moran lived her whole life holding on to the memory of Luochen. She treasured the 598Reads—Score109Shelves
13. 63 重 Back to the 1980s: From the Start, I Cut Ties with My Family 重回八零：开局断亲斩亲缘 February Knows the Doll二月知偶Urban481k WordsOngoing Tang Guangyuan has suffered from asthma since childhood, enduring years of hardship and abuse at the hands of his family. After his biological mother beat his own son, who was not yet three years old, Tang resolutely cut ties with her entire family. Overcome with rage and resentment, he unexpectedly became reborn, his soul coming from his modern-day self in the future. After being reborn, Tang Guangyuan awakened the “Farming Spirit Spring System.” The spirit spring water not only cured his ast 636Reads—Score100Shelves

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    I recommend everyone read these books; they're good.

14. 64 未 My Fiancée Wants to Fire Me, but She Forgot I’m the Real Boss of the Company 未婚妻要开除我，可她忘了我才是公司真正的老板 February Knows the Doll二月知偶Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted My Fiancée Wants to Fire Me, but She Forgot I’m the Real Owner of the Company 342Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 别 Don’t Call Me Love-Struck, I’m the King of Hell Here to Claim Your Life 别叫我恋爱脑，我是索命阎王 February Knows the Doll二月知偶19k WordsCompleted Don't Call Me Love-Brained, I'm the King of Hell Who Comes for Your Life 56Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 绑 After Binding to a System, I Became the Scapegoat 绑定系统后，我成了背锅侠 February Knows the Doll二月知偶16k WordsCompleted After Binding to a System, I Became the Scapegoat 11Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 梦 Dream Assassin: One Kill Every Ten Paces, Leaving No Trace for a Thousand Miles 梦境杀手：十步杀一人，千里不留行 February Knows the Doll二月知偶25k WordsCompleted Dream Assassin: Kill a Man Every Ten Steps, Leave No Trace Across a Thousand Miles 26Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 豪 A Tycoon’s Diary: Green Tea, Get Lost! The Real Heiress Just Wants to Make Money 豪门打工日记：绿茶滚远点，真千金只想搞钱 February Knows the Doll二月知偶43k WordsCompleted Diary of a Tycoon Family’s Employee: Green Tea, Get Lost. The Real Heiress Only Wants to Make Money 11Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 躁 Bipolar Storm: Ying Tianxing’s Redemption at Work 躁郁风暴:应天行的职场救赎 February Knows the Doll二月知偶23k WordsCompleted Manic Storm: Ying Tianxing’s Redemption at Work 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 腊 My Wife Cheated on Me the Day Our New Year’s Holiday Began 腊月二十七放年假这天，妻子出轨了 February Knows the Doll二月知偶Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted On the day of the year-end holiday, the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, his wife cheated on him. —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 重 Reborn, Call Me the Princess in Charge 重生归来，请叫我掌公主 February Knows the Doll二月知偶50k WordsCompleted Reborn and Returned, Please Call Me Princess 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 豪 The Abandoned Heir of a Tycoon: A Programmer Who Doesn’t Want to Be the Richest Man Is No Good Host 豪门弃少，一个不想当首富的程序员不是好宿主 February Knows the Doll二月知偶22k WordsCompleted The Disowned Young Master of a Tycoon Family: A Programmer Who Doesn’t Want to Be the Richest Man Isn’t a Good Host 10Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 赤 Ode to the Red Cliffs: Guangtou Qiang’s Fantastic Voyage 赤壁赋：光头强的奇幻漂流记 February Knows the Doll二月知偶Male-Channel Fanfiction10k WordsCompleted Ode to the Red Cliffs: Bald Qiang’s Fantastic Voyage 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 A AI Taboo: I Created a Robot AI禁忌：我创造了机器人 February Knows the Doll二月知偶37k WordsCompleted AI Taboo: I Created a Robot 8Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 别 Stop Grinding! The Main Quest Is Stuck, So Come Do a Side Quest 别卷了！主线任务卡关，快来做支线 Whirlwind Thunderclap Giant Mantis旋风霹雳雷霆大螳螂11k WordsCompleted Stop Grinding! The Main Quest Is Stuck, Come Do the Side Quests —Reads—Score—Shelves

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26. 76 说 They Promised a Gentle, Healing Story, So Why Is My Little Café Making the Whole City Cry? 说好轻治愈，我的情绪小馆怎么把全城整哭了 Whirlwind Thunderclap Giant Mantis旋风霹雳雷霆大螳螂12k WordsCompleted It Was Supposed to Be a Gentle, Healing Story, So Why Is My Little Emotional Haven Making the Whole City Cry? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 深 The Midnight General Store: Take Away Your Stress, All I Ask Is a Memory 深夜杂货铺：拿走你的压力，只要一份记忆 Whirlwind Thunderclap Giant Mantis旋风霹雳雷霆大螳螂10k WordsCompleted Midnight General Store: Take Away Your Stress for Just One Memory 2Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 终 Ultimate Shelter: I Took Advice and Posted About the Apocalypse on Tieba 终极避难：听劝的我，把末日帖发到了贴吧 Whirlwind Thunderclap Giant Mantis旋风霹雳雷霆大螳螂14k WordsCompleted Ultimate Shelter: Taking Advice, I Posted About the Apocalypse on Tieba 5Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 极 Frozen Apocalypse: I Stockpiled a Billion in Supplies, and My Ex-Wife's Family Froze to Death 极寒末世：我囤十亿物资，前妻全家冻哭了 Whirlwind Thunderclap Giant Mantis旋风霹雳雷霆大螳螂14k WordsCompleted The Extreme Cold Apocalypse: I Stockpiled a Billion in Supplies, and My Ex-Wife's Family Froze to Death 2Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 全 Global Awakening: The Weakest Corpse Collector? I Become a God by Touching Corpses 全民觉醒：最弱收尸人？我靠摸尸成神 Whirlwind Thunderclap Giant Mantis旋风霹雳雷霆大螳螂12k WordsCompleted Global Awakening: The Weakest Corpse Collector? I Become a God by Touching Corpses 1Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 极 Frozen Apocalypse: I Drew Up a Grand Plan, and My Neighbors Rushed to Build Me a Safe House 极寒末世：我画个大饼，邻居抢着帮我建安全屋 Whirlwind Thunderclap Giant Mantis旋风霹雳雷霆大螳螂11k WordsCompleted The Great Freeze: I Painted a Grand Vision, and My Neighbors Rushed to Help Build My Safehouse —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 概 God of Concepts: I Can Fix Typos in Paranormal Rules 概念之神：我能给诡异规则改错别字 Whirlwind Thunderclap Giant Mantis旋风霹雳雷霆大螳螂12k WordsCompleted God of Concepts: I Can Fix Typos in Supernatural Rules 1Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 读 Mind Reading: The Real Heiress Goes Berserk and Scatters the Whole Family's Ashes 读心术：真千金发疯，全家骨灰都给扬了 Whirlwind Thunderclap Giant Mantis旋风霹雳雷霆大螳螂11k WordsCompleted Mind Reading: The Real Heiress Goes Mad and Scatters the Whole Family's Ashes to the Winds —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 84 我 I Slay Gods in the Abyss 我在深渊中斩神 Chuunibyou Zuozhu中二的左住Urban34k WordsOngoing [Urban High Martial Arts] [Slice of Life Leaning] [Dark] [Ensemble Cast] [Slow Burn] In the seventh layer of the abyss, he slays the god of lust and gains the Lust Sword. In the sixth layer of the abyss, he slays the god of sloth and gains the Sloth Sword. … Through day after day of discipline, Bai Xiao gradually slays all the gods of the Seven Abysses. Beneath the starry night sky, seven flying swords hover at his side. He stares at the six-winged angel before him, completely dumbfounded. Angel —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    See? The worldview of the Seventh Abyss has left even a little Lao Tzu completely bewildered.

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