I’m So Bored and Tired of the Same Old Stories. Any Fun Reads? 好无聊啊，已经看腻了，有什么有意思的书吗

1. 651 清 Tales of the Qingshui River 清水河往事 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted Zhao Xinran was once a young high school teacher. He left the classroom to take the civil service exam and became the mayor of a town. Thanks to his dedication and strong results, he was promoted to director of a county bureau, and eventually became the director of a municipal department. Two female students worked under him, one specializing in the humanities and the other in the sciences. Both made significant contributions to their hometowns, earning Zhao Xinran political achievements while d 677Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 652 千 The Legendary Han Xin, the Greatest General of All Time 千古第一将韩信之千古传奇 Wuchuan Hua无船滑Eastern Fantasy439k WordsCompleted Han Xin was born a beggar, so where did he learn his astonishing military strategies? Where did he master such superb swordsmanship? How did he win every battle without a single defeat? Why were his victories so decisive, with large-scale clashes against his opponents so rare? How were his battlefield instincts and judgments so precise? This book recounts every one of Han Xin’s legendary exploits in detail. 4.3kReads8.4Score362Shelves

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   The plot is full of twists and turns, and Han Xin truly lives up to his reputation as a military genius. The book skillfully blends history, legend, and fantasy in its depiction of Han Xin's legendary rise to power, with a particularly brilliant portrayal of the art of war. Han Xin's legendary life ends because of his loved ones, revealing the depths of human nature.

3. 653 夜 Thinking of You Every Night 夜夜想 Minghua Qi铭华柒Modern Romance217k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + five-year age gap + instinctive attraction + Water-sign woman and Earth-sign man] Xia Zhiyou didn't want Zhou Yuyu to think she was there for a blind date, so she made up her ideal type. "My ideal type has to be gentle, devoted in a relationship, and respectful of boundaries. Most importantly, he has to like me." What Zhou Yuyu heard: Her ideal type is me. Her ideal type is me. Her ideal type is me. And so Zhou Yuyu spent every night wondering when she would make a move on him. 30Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 654 全 The Whole Nation Hunts Spies: My Eyes See Through Every Disguise 全民反谍我的双眼能看透一切伪装 Old Fat Dog老肥狗Urban352k WordsCompleted [Career + counterespionage + play the pig to eat the tiger] Unemployed for three months, Lin Yuan can't pay his rent and can only afford a knockoff version of instant noodles. Bored out of his mind, he comes across an official public service video on a short-video platform: “Found a clue about a spy? Call our tip line. Rewards of up to 500,000 yuan!” Just as he gets excited, he awakens the Counterespionage System! As long as he catches or reports a spy, he'll not only get the state's 500,000-yua 34.3kReads8.5Score5.3kShelves
5. 655 快 Quick Transmigration: The Honest Person with an Odorless, Colorless Deadly Poison 快穿：无色无味剧毒老实人 Lotus Root33莲藕33Fantastical Romance515k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, earnest heroine, maybe a little bit of a male-magnet?] Song Yunxia gets bound to a System and is forced to complete a series of shameful tasks. From then on, she goes further and further down this road, becoming a notorious pervert. [School] You’re an honest student and a classmate of the campus heartthrob. Because your System is obsessed with the heartthrob’s underwear, you’re forced to steal his “tea.” [Powerful CEO] You’re the CEO’s assistant. Your System has its eye on 7kReads8.7Score796Shelves

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   Completed, no female rivalry, no derogatory terms for women, no extreme plot points. I just finished reading this book a couple of days ago, and it was incredibly enjoyable. A pure, satisfying read that doesn't torture the female lead. There might be some spoilers below. The first few worlds are okay to skim through, but undeniably, you can laugh yourself to death reading it late at night. However, as you read, some of the characters seem very distant from humanity, closer to gods. The Demon Lord world was truly one that made me cry. The author's writing skills are terrifyingly powerful. Although the ending felt familiar, it still resonated deeply. Even as someone with a high tear threshold, I was wiping away tears late at night. The female lead is such a wonderful person; although she's honest, she's incredibly kind. I don't know what to say, but I think she's the best in the world! Yes, she's so charming that she's captivated me.

6. 656 欲 The Desire Guest 欲念客 Seventh-Rate Scholar七流书生Two Male Leads440k WordsOngoing Synopsis: 1. Beautiful, strong, and tragic, with a devoted crowd of admirers. 2. A melodramatic story written to indulge certain kinks, with past and present lives. 3. A thunderous reversal. 4. A gritty, chaotic story with a firmly no-couple ending. 5. Not a wish-fulfillment story. * The sole protagonist: Bai Wuxia [Content warnings in Chapter One] Central question: If you had a choice, who would want a fate like this? 3.6kReads8.9Score237Shelves

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   It smells amazing! It really smells amazing. The main character in the first book is so beautiful, she has a pure and untainted quality. The second book is also great, you'll see when you read it!

7. 657 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 761Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 658 过 Expired Longing 过期眷恋 Dai Bojia代卜加Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted Sweet romance, both leads’ first love, marriage before love, reunion after a long separation, 6.67-year age gap Gentle, childish, and always pretending to be the big brother (a natural flirt who has no idea how alluring he is) Sweet-natured, decisive, and unbothered (a devoted wife, with a special berserk-dragon mode) - On the day she was to marry into the wealthy Qi family, Lan Zhijun leaped without hesitation straight into her future husband’s arms. The refined, jade-like master painter she ha 237Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a really good book. The main story is finished, and it's a refreshing and sweet romance novel with no melodramatic misunderstandings. It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. The male and female leads are both very sweet and their interactions are lovely. The male lead is so good at being affectionate, and the supporting characters are also adorable and everyone is a great wingman.

9. 659 她 She Takes Odd Jobs in Shanghai and Refuses to Marry a Billionaire Investor 她，沪上打零工，拒嫁百亿投资人 Aardvark's Potato雅伯菲卡的土豆Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted When a ruthless Silicon Valley CEO who believes “everything can be assigned a value” meets a laid-back working girl from the bottom rung who believes “fate can be observed,” an intense tug-of-war over love, class, and perspective unfolds quietly in Shanghai. Zhou Ji is the founder of TS Capital, and “can't have it” has no place in his vocabulary. One unexpectedly delicious stew sparks in him the most primal urge to “acquire” Shen Ning, the cook who made it. He's used to dissecting everything thr 7.2kReads8.8Score915Shelves

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   The first one is absolutely exquisite! It's already finished! This urban romance novel has an extremely profound core, and the author's thoughts are truly thought-provoking. I took notes while reading it. It mainly focuses on urban life but covers a wide range of knowledge. If you want to read a different kind of urban romance novel with profound philosophical meaning, you should read this one; it's a masterpiece! The second one is also a new novel written by the same author, but the author is currently going to see a feng shui master and updates are irregular. You can wait until it's fully developed before reading it.

10. 660 黑 The Mob Boss Is a Character in a Painting 黑老大是画中人物 Edamame Lover爱吃醋毛豆Modern Romance311k WordsOngoing On a winter night when they were eighteen, Du Hechi hauled Shen Ningyuan out of the frozen river. Kneeling on one knee, he sneered, “If you’re fine, why keep going near the river? Trying to get yourself killed?” Shen Ningyuan shivered and looked up. “I wasn’t...” “Weren’t you?” He scoffed. “Want me to throw you back in and let you test the water temperature?” Everyone in the village said he was a thug who’d even hit his own father, and Shen Ningyuan believed them. Six years later, Shen Ningyu 92Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Having read for thirty years, I just discovered this book. The female protagonist accidentally finds a painting, and the male and female protagonists meet in a time-space distortion. They redeem each other, engaging in extreme flirting! The male protagonist travels through time just to stay by the female protagonist's side. The plot is novel and super enjoyable.

11. 661 恶 The Vicious Cannon Fodder Lost His Memory, and the Nonhumans Regretted It 恶毒炮灰失忆后，人外们后悔了 Chestnut Who Loves Fried Rice Cakes爱吃炒年糕的栗子Two Male Leads301k WordsOngoing Su An grew up with three childhood friends. They were all very close, but in the end, every one of them betrayed him for someone else. Only after he died did he learn that he was the vicious cannon-fodder character in a story where everyone doted on the protagonist. Reborn, he pretended to have lost his memory and drew a clear line between himself and the others. But everything began unfolding in ways he couldn't predict, and the entire storyline changed. 4.1kReads6.1Score165Shelves
12. 662 夺 You Steal My Spiritual Roots? I'll Turn Around and Fall into the Foxy Man's Arms 夺我灵根？转身投入男狐狸精怀抱 Illusory Words and Sheng幻语笙Fantastical Romance415k WordsOngoing [Mutual Healing] [One-on-One, Both Pure] [Not a Strong Female Lead] [No Transmigration into a Book or Transmigration] A snowy night, a bowl of hot soup, and a promise. After being given the name Zhong Li, she thought she had finally found a home and a place to belong for the rest of her life. For thirteen years, her master cherished her and her senior brothers protected her. But it turned out that every bit of warmth had come with a price. Until her spiritual root was forcibly torn away, a blood 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The fox spirit offered his heart willingly, vying for her affections, all for the sake of the heroine illuminating only his heart.

13. 663 间 Idle Hours 间间闲闲 Aardvark's Potato雅伯菲卡的土豆Modern Romance235k WordsOngoing A very old-school romance story, a little spark of inspiration in my spare time, and the third pit I've dug. The tycoon Yu Zhixian meets Mu Jianjian, an ordinary woman with nothing going for her. Mu Jianjian is a modern-day alchemist who has gone unnoticed by the world, and she yearns for the Western Divine Realm. Ever since her attempt to become an immortal failed, she has had no choice but to take the perilous path of overcoming her romantic tribulation. She decided to date Yu Zhixian while fe 211Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 664 快 Quick Transmigration: From the Start, I'm Just an Ordinary Person 快穿之开局是个人 I'm Just a Samoyed我只是萨摩耶Modern Romance135k WordsOngoing One female lead / No CP / Feel-good power fantasy / Wildly imaginative I'm Su Xiaoman, and I aspire to be the brightest star on a construction site. But the System wants me to become a streetlight. Other people transmigrate as princesses and royal consorts, while I get sent onstage as part of the prop crew. Once I'm bound to the "Watch Me Transform 36 Ways" System, I stop being human in one minor world after another. Let's see how I save the people from all the fires and floods threatening them. 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist's quick transmigration is so appealing, isn't it? I think the premise is quite novel.

15. 665 丧 The Gloomy Cannon Fodder Is Still Everyone's Favorite Today 丧系炮灰今天也在万人迷 Chunibyo Adult中二大人Fantastical Romance193k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Fox-like] [Cute Gloomy Face] [Warning: If the male lead doesn't complete his missions, he'll get electrocuted, become even more depressed, and fall into a vicious cycle] Jiang Le, the perennial bottom-ranked employee at the Quick Transmigration Bureau. To buy back the soul of his beloved A-Man (a dog), Jiang Le was forced to become a magical stepping stone on the protagonists' road to love. System: You suffer from a need-for-touch disorder / a lovesickness for beautiful people / a self- 21.8kReads7.6Score2.7kShelves

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    Come and be captivated by our Lele!

16. 666 蓄 A Deliberate Swap of Fiancés 蓄意换婚 San Chen Yue叁辰月Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [Steady, protective, powerful man + fragile yet strong little fox] [Love at first sight + deliberate bride swap + coaxed whirlwind marriage + age gap + both inexperienced in love] [A guiding lover + a little angst, lots of sweetness + devoted and exclusive love + a slow, steady romance] When her younger aunt ran away from her arranged marriage, the head of the Yun family had to choose a new candidate for the alliance. With her psychological condition, Ruan Qingsui was naturally not on the list. 17.7kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The male lead, acting as a father figure, gently guides the female lead to find her way, and their daily life together is so sweet that it's hard to stop watching.

17. 667 盲 The Blind Prince Keeps Fighting, Snatching, and Playing the Victim 盲眼王爷他又争又抢又茶 April Friend四月友人Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted (Slow-Burn Romance / Love Grows Over Time / Mutual Healing / Young Love / HE) Fleeing famine northward, Su Ying was so weak with hunger that she nearly died in the blizzard. The blind young master Pei Xiu of the Minister's residence saved her and took her in. Two years later, power changed hands, and the Pei family fell overnight. The night the family was arrested and their home confiscated, Su Ying rescued the little blind boy amid the chaos. · That year, Su Ying was sixteen, hiding from place 72.9kReads9.3Score14.5kShelves

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    I recently finished reading these two books, and they were pretty good. In the first one, the male lead has a bit of a spoiled, nagging vibe and is quite the charmer. In the second one, the female lead is unknowingly seductive, and the male lead initially doesn't like her, but she throws herself at him, and he eventually falls head over heels in love. Both books are excellent.

18. 668 救 Help! The Disciple I Picked Up in the Mortal Realm Turned Out to Be the Immortal Prince 救命！下凡捡的徒弟竟是仙界太子 Jiao Ya胶吖Fantastical Romance375k WordsOngoing A soft, adorable little lotus with no System and no golden finger scrapes by in the immortal realm with her excellent cooking. Even a trip down to the mortal world to buy ingredients leads her to take home a cool, aloof young boy as her disciple. Who could have guessed that this sweet, obedient disciple was actually the crown prince of the immortal realm, undergoing tribulation in the mortal world? The early chapters are a sugary-sweet, everyday tale of a master and her disciple in the mortal wo 3Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 669 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: The Great Ming Embroidered Guard 笑傲江湖之大明锦衣卫 A Bottle of Singing Sand一瓶响沙Male-Channel Fanfiction503k WordsOngoing Jiang Yue transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and into The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a notorious low-ranking officer in the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Yet he has a handsome, refined face, and keeps stealing the spotlight from the righteous sects at every turn! This novel follows The Smiling, Proud Wanderer as its main storyline, while bringing together stories from other works set in the same era, such as World's Finest and Changfeng Escort Agency. Characters include Ren Yingying, Yue Ling 3.2kReads6.3Score165Shelves

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    This, this, this

20. 670 不 We May Not Know Each Other Well, But Let's Consummate Our Marriage First, Husband 不熟没关系，先圆房吧夫君 Xiaotang Pillowwind晓棠枕风Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + affection grows over time + sweet romance + a touch of family intrigue + devoted to each other] After a mishap in her childhood, Jiang Xuening was sent to a country estate to reflect on her mistakes. At sixteen, she was suddenly summoned back to the family home and ordered to take her fifth sister's place in an arranged marriage to Shen Yi, heir to the Marquis of Jingning. Shen Yi didn't like her. On their wedding night, he lifted her veil and left, then moved into the stu 38.6kReads8.8Score5.2kShelves
21. 671 在 Running Wild in the Big Shot's Dreams 在大佬梦里撒野 San Chen Yue叁辰月Modern Romance210k WordsOngoing [Tech tycoon pretending to be an ascetic x Brilliant AI genius pretending to be a sweet, innocent girl] [They dream of each other x Older man dotes on her alone x A carefully laid plan x Devoted one-on-one romance and mutual salvation] Genius girl-next-door Yu Youzhi suddenly gets cracked over the head. When she wakes, she discovers she's in bed with her own boss, so she slaps herself. "That didn't hurt! Then let's see how I kill you!" "Zhi Zhi, you're a little wild today. I like it!" Ji Yan 1.1kReads—Score104Shelves
22. 672 重 Reborn as His Deceased Wife in Her Youth, the Widower Acts Coy and Pretends 重生亡妻少年时，鳏夫他又茶又装 Lin Zhen'an林枕安Modern Romance733k WordsCompleted [Dark, Clingy Green Tea] [Male Lead's Perspective] [Devoted Male Lead] [Mutually Faithful 1v1] Zhu Zhiyu was strikingly beautiful and decisive, the powerful head of a wealthy conglomerate. But then disaster struck: her company was hit by one crisis after another, and before long, every business partner was shutting their doors to her. Huo Li offered a billion yuan in exchange for marrying the woman he had secretly loved since they were young, locking her into marriage with him. He had thought he 152.1kReads9.3Score26.7kShelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing, so good! The male lead is completely love-struck, it's incredibly sweet, and the author is also incredibly skilled at writing.

23. 673 独 Alone Against the Ages 独斗万古 Bing Xian冰闲Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing In the Age of Dharma Decline, spiritual energy has vanished completely. A young boy who knows the secrets of the Daoist sects is persuaded by an old Taoist priest to travel to another world, beginning a dazzling yet perilous journey to prove the Dao... 720Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy... A young boy is lured to another world by an old Taoist priest; no system, no showing off, and his intelligence is always on point. [Add one to your bookshelf]

24. 674 超 A Collection of Super-Short, Sweet Romances 超短篇小甜文合集 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted All are sweet little stories! Each one is a standalone, super-short tale. Straightforward romance, no misunderstandings, quick progress, and quick endings. Story One: A tree finds his companion vine [Zhu Yan x Yue Zhiteng] Story Two: The man fought over by a rich woman and a rich young man [Tao Zhuo x Chen Shu] Story Three: A mountain spirit obsessed with human phones and a human who fall for each other [Lin Fenfen x Lu Yuan] Story Four: A severely lopsided student reborn in her third year of mi 3.7kReads8.2Score241Shelves

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    These essays are quite nice

25. 675 许 Wish Gone Wrong? The Age of Nationwide Lucky Draws Begins 许愿翻车？开启全民抽奖时代 Moonflower No. 1月见一号Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Lottery System + wish fulfillment + wild imagination + no pairing] The Wish System gave Xu Zhiyi four options, and choosing one would make it come true immediately. “A. Immortality” “B. X-ray vision” “C. Invisibility” “D. Make 999 more wishes” Thinking she was dreaming, Xu Zhiyi chose D without hesitation. If she was going to choose, she might as well choose the biggest option. Unexpectedly, her greed got her bound to a reverse lottery System. From then on, all of Huaguo went into a frenzy. “Wh 1.7kReads8.1Score249Shelves

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    I really like it, it's quite interesting.

26. 676 我 I Am No Saint 我非圣仁 You Li悠離Mystery173k WordsOngoing The Creator God perished, leaving behind a terrible mess. With the Withered Origin invading, is the person beside you still the same person? Shen Yuan watched the people around her come and go, then smiled. They all chose you, but I want to live, too. I'm not as clever as the person you all miss, nor can I predict everything like a prophet, but I've never lost a game of chess. With nothing better to do, I enter the game myself. Hidden rules, grotesque and uncanny, are nothing special after all. 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is pretty good.

27. 677 快 Quick Transmigration: Starting by Staying Away from the Plot 快穿：从远离剧情开始 Moonflower No. 1月见一号Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Original title: The Quick-Transmigration Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Doesn’t Follow the Plot [Quick transmigration + fictional worlds + some stories conclude in one chapter + varied lengths + doesn’t follow the original plot + absolutely no helping the poor + all male leads are virgins + personal space] [No fixed couple, but the male leads must be pure] The cannon-fodder female characters in the plot suddenly awaken. After growing a brain, Luo Yang refuses to follow the sucker’s script anymore. Sh 19.1kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
28. 678 我 My Three-Year-Old Son Is a Little Comedian Who Drives Away Every Woman Who Takes an Interest in My Husband 我儿子三岁，是个笑话精，专克老公桃花 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Three-Year-Old Son Is a Little Comedian Who Keeps My Husband's Admirers at Bay 2kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 679 为 To Snag a Village Entry Slot, Rich Women Worldwide Hurl Billions at It 为抢进村名额，全球富婆怒砸百亿 Old Meow Mister老喵先森Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Fishing by the Sea] [Tycoon] [Countryside] [Fishing] [Livestream] Zhou Yang, whose net worth was over a hundred million, lost everything overnight, and his wife ran off. Just as he was about to step onto the rooftop, he suddenly acquired the strongest Countryside Upgrade System. After upgrading his family’s fish pond, it actually turned into the sea. From then on, things quickly got out of hand. All kinds of rare sea fish appeared, drawing in all sorts of fishing enthusiasts. From that day on, 3.7kReads7.3Score240Shelves

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    Looking for something to read? This farming novel has a great premise, updates are consistent, and it's worth checking out if you're bored! The author is very nice! Please recommend it! 4

30. 680 我 My Sister’s Boss Fell for My Brother 我姐的老板爱上了我弟 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Sister's Boss Fell in Love with My Brother 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    These short essays are quite good.

31. 681 这 This Pregnancy Romance Is Completely Unhinged 这个好孕文太颠了 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折9k WordsCompleted This pregnancy story is completely wild. 668Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 682 三 Three Layers of Snow 三重雪 Flowers and Wine o花载酒oAncient Romance203k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance] [Shared-Space Body Swapping] [Mutual Healing] [Lives Out of Place] Xie Jingyu had always believed he had done nothing wrong. When he had a wife, a child, and a smooth official career, all he did was listen to a friend's slander and wish for a household where both wife and concubines lived in harmony. Who could have guessed that one day he would return to his residence and find himself all alone, while his wife had passed away long ago? Then, seven days later, he fell into an 161Reads—Score469Shelves

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    Each one is unique, different from mainstream online novels, and worth reading!

33. 683 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 124.2kReads9.7Score17.6kShelves

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    This is incredibly good! I don't usually like post-apocalyptic stories, but this one is seriously amazing.

34. 684 源EN Ringlord of the Source Realm 源界环主 Chao Fuyu朝覆雨Eastern Fantasy8.4M WordsOngoing With one sword, he splits the heavens; all things return to the void. Qin Yu traverses annihilation, cuts through nothingness, and finally sees the Zero Page: the primordial blank beyond all settings, authors, and readers. He neither contests nor merges with it. He simply takes the manuscript paper back into his arms. From then on, the supreme powers of all worlds are no more than dust on a page. The master of the Zero Page is Qin Yu alone. One final question: who has the right to define what is 6.6kReads8.3Score761Shelves

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    The protagonist, Qin Yu, systematically overcomes obstacles, severing thoughts, breaking causality, annihilating dimensions, shattering narratives, erasing existence, reversing time and space, transcending life and death, deconstructing logic, transcending the primordial chaos, annihilating the origin, and breaking through all phenomena, ultimately breaking through annihilation and ascending to the position of Master of Page Zero. [Bookshelf Added]

35. 685 长 Demon Hunter of Chang'an 长安妖探 Not a Little Valley不是小山谷Fantastical Romance393k WordsOngoing Demons harbor obsessions, and people conceal their own dark schemes. Any case in Chang’an can be solved, but the trials of love are impossible to escape. Thirty years ago, He Xingzhi was the chief of the Demon Suppression Bureau, the court-appointed greatest demon investigator in the land. With a demon-slaying sword in hand, he kept the demon clans across the four seas from stirring up trouble. But after he was convicted of mistakenly killing a commoner and stripped of his post, he withdrew to Z 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

36. 686 惊 What?! The Villainess's Husband Is Actually the Crown Prince of the Capital's Elite 惊！恶毒女配老公竟是京圈太子 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed, awaiting release] Marriage first, love later / older, fatherly male lead / devoted couple, sweet romance Carefree, high-maintenance heroine × abstinent, scheming older man Jin Zhao transmigrates into a sweet romance novel as the vicious supporting heroine. Not only is she beautiful, with fair skin, but she's also secretly married to the heir of a powerful family in the capital. But she'd heard her bargain husband was abstinent, so she decides to cling to his coattails. “Ho 39.6kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    If you like contemporary romance novels, you should check out these three. The first one is super good; the male and female leads feel incredibly real, and the female lead is absolutely adorable. The latter two are the type where the female lead initially likes the second male lead, but the male lead eventually wins her over. However, there's a reason why the female lead likes the second male lead, and he is indeed very good to her; it's just that he doesn't properly recognize his own feelings. The author's descriptions of emotions are very delicate and reasonable, and the writing style is excellent. All three novels are very well-written; you won't feel any awkwardness or anything like that—the writing flows smoothly. Highly recommended! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

37. 687 分 After Our Breakup, the Fox Demon’s Young Master Proposed to Me 分手后，狐妖少主向我求婚了 Jing Lan, No Extra Sugar景蓝不加甜Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, conflicted actress × a cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside fox demon king] After knowing each other for more than two years, Bai Jingxuan proposed to her. Once her memories of her past life returned, she discovered that the person who had killed her a thousand years ago was none other than her childhood sweetheart and police officer ex-boyfriend, Tang Jie. Even more terrifying, her extremely yin constitution had been reincarnated with her. For the rest of her life, she would have 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This kind of subject matter is relatively rare now.

38. 688 你 Tomorrow, Remember to Kill the Me of Today 你明天要记得杀了今天的我 Not a Little Valley不是小山谷10k WordsCompleted Remember to kill the me from today tomorrow. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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40. 690 攻 Attack the Cicada 攻蝉 Flowers and Wine o花载酒oAncient Romance224k WordsCompleted [Adorable, fiery-tempered sweetheart VS a diverse cast of male leads] Historical romance transmigration into a book + irresistible heroine + brothers vying for her + face-slapping and falling hard + a testosterone-fueled battlefield of rivals Ji Yunchan wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a book as the villainess doomed by Heaven, and her wedding is taking place that very day. Determined never to get involved with the male lead, she decides to keep her head down and stay alive once the w 39Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 691 从 If You Will, From This Day On, Be My Prince Regent 从今若许摄政王 Zhao Xi Yu照夕雨Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted She was born with a face that captivated everyone, attracting both the emperor, the supreme ruler, and the regent, a man whose power stood above all others. She later became the emperor's concubine, while the all-powerful regent repeatedly made exceptions for her! She never expected the emperor to issue an imperial decree giving his own concubine to the regent! Life in the prince's residence was far from peaceful. After being framed, she met Jiang Chen, an imperial merchant. Once they struck a d 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is worth taking a look at.

42. 692 离 Back to High School Before the Divorce: This Time, I Won't Fall for You 离婚前重回高中，这次我不心动了 Xun Can旬灿Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) [Campus rebirth + regretful pursuit + bad-boy wins her heart + living-under-one-roof romance] [Slightly rebellious good girl x laid-back, aloof bad boy] After her grandmother passes away, both the Tan and Lu families feel sorry for Xu Entang, who has no family left, and want to take her in. When she arrives in Beicheng, she sees again the boy she never forgot after meeting him once. Lu Jin is brazen and unruly. Over the years they grow up together, she watches one woman af 101.5kReads9.4Score10.6kShelves
43. 693 快 Quick Transmigration: He’s a Yandere, but He’s Also a Hopeless Romantic 快穿：虽是病娇，但他是恋爱脑啊 Evil Rice Porridge邪恶大米粥Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsOngoing Both the male and female leads are a little bit crazy~ (One-on-one, both pure and devoted)(A sweet romance dressed up as a yandere story, with just the right amount of craziness) Jiang Rangrang is a homebody, and she's lazy. She never cleans, only washes her own clothes, and even has a little washing machine just for her underwear. Her monthly salary is less than six thousand, but she still hires a cleaner once a week to tidy up her place. So, what's lazy, greedy, homebody Jiang Rangrang's 121.3kReads9.0Score15.9kShelves

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    It's incredibly good! The author's cooking is both delicious and exciting. The male and female leads are both employees of a transmigration agency, and it's a 1V1, clean relationship from beginning to end. Everyone should read it; it's amazing and delicious.

44. 694 官 The Officialdom Game 官奕 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban632k WordsOngoing My name is Wei Zilong, and I’ve spent my career in government. Through my story, I want to show everyone what the political arena is really like... When you’re in public service, you can’t always control your own fate. If you never weather a storm, how can you ever mature? 13.1kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves

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    This is a must-read book; a pinnacle of officialdom novels.

45. 695 小 The Junior Sister Is Still So Delicate Today 小师妹今天也很娇气 Yu Qing Gu Zong昱情故纵Fantastical Romance121k WordsCompleted Delicate, willful junior sister × Cunning, reserved, and emotionally intelligent senior brother The story of a handsome senior brother who refused to admit he cared in his past life, regretted it too late, and ended up giving his heart away after being reborn. Jiang Shibai, a junior sister from the immortal sect, is beautiful and refined, but notorious for being pampered and difficult. She hates getting tired while practicing swordsmanship, complains that medicine is bitter, and will cry for hal 154Reads—Score352Shelves

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    Recommending a new novel: Cunning, two-faced senior brother × Spoiled junior sister

46. 696 国 I Was Hit With an Outrageous Bill While Working the National Day Shift, So I Went Crazy and Made Them Beg for Mercy 国庆值班被讹天价赔偿，我发疯后他们跪地求饶 Auspicious Koi千祥锦鲤Urban10k WordsCompleted I was hit with an outrageous compensation claim while working the National Day shift. After I snapped, they got down on their knees and begged for mercy. —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 697 本 This King's Sleeve Is Thoroughly Severed 本王这袖，断的彻底 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted [Preorders for The World Cannot Keep What It Loves Most open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. For the first 15 minutes, signed copies are available with no quantity limit; from 16 to 30 minutes, copies personally signed by the author are available with no quantity limit!] [Two male leads + The prince has a bit of a sense of humor] Everyone knew Prince Pu was gay. Even the man on the imperial throne turned a blind eye. Prince Pu had loved many people in his life. A horseman from the frontier 34.6kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves

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    Excellent! Highly recommend! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

48. 698 过 Adoption into the Family 过继 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban1.9M WordsCompleted This is a novel about a man growing up through blood and tears. Along with the cruelty of reality comes the trickery of fate. But if you’re a man, wipe away your tears and face every hardship. Make yourself tough as steel, unbreakable... 29.9kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
49. 699 老 My Wife Forced Me to Raise Her Childhood Sweetheart's Illegitimate Child, So I Killed Them in a Rage 老婆逼我给竹马养私生子，我怒杀 Auspicious Koi千祥锦鲤Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted My wife forced me to raise her childhood sweetheart's illegitimate child, so I killed 2Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 700 人 Chaste by Day, Lost in Passion at Night 人前禁欲，夜里沉溺 Luo Tingxu洛汀序Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted (Both leads have only ever been with each other + one-on-one romance + mature man and woman, lust first, love later + seven-year age gap + older man takes the lead) [Enchanting Sweetheart X Passionate Rascal] After transmigrating into the heroine of an angst novel, she found herself with the male lead's engagement, his friend's affections, and a bed she had stolen. Her arranged-marriage partner wanted to appease a green tea schemer, so he turned around and sent her to be looked after by his cel 116.5kReads9.3Score16.5kShelves

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    I read these two books in the last few days. They are different styles. The first one is about the extreme struggles of adults, and the second one is a fast-paced, exciting novel. I really enjoyed reading the second one. The female lead is a little glutton, but she has the appearance of a little mongrel. At the beginning, you can hear her inner thoughts, and everyone is very gossipy!

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