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  1. The One Who Defies the Order 逆序者 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban106k WordsOngoing Lin Xun was an antiquities restorer scraping by in Haicheng, barely earning enough to eat. His nimble hands and keen eye helped him get by in the chaotic secondhand market. He thought his life would amount to little more than the endless cycle of rent and instant noodles, until he received an item that was “impossible to appraise”: a cold, heavy black stone that defied every method of evaluation. When the mysterious [Order of All Things System] activated in his mind, Lin Xun was horrified to dis 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. The Extraordinary Programmer 都市超凡程序员 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban113k WordsOngoing Ling Chen, an ordinary programmer crushed by 996 work hours, laid off, and beaten down by reality, awakens a mysterious System called the [Myriad Forms Editor] at the darkest moment of his life. To his shock, the whole world appears before him as lines of constantly scrolling code. The stray cat by the roadside has [Health] and [Mood] parameters. The company on the verge of bankruptcy has complex [Fortune Functions] and [Asset Variables]. Even people’s hearts and fate are [Logic Scripts] that ca 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. Miao Xinwen in the Mist 迷雾深苗新雯 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子76k WordsOngoing The story revolves around a series of bizarre murders in the city. Five central female characters become involved in the case in their own ways, and the relationships and conflicts between them gradually come to light. Lin Yizhen struggles to balance the truth with her professional principles. Gu Sining becomes entangled as both a victim and a suspect. Song Ruohan tries to balance justice and personal feelings. Zhou Yinghe is caught in a dangerous corporate power struggle. He Qingyao uses techno 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. My Options Aren’t the Best 我的选项不最优 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban111k WordsOngoing Ning Le is an ordinary graduate who firmly believes in “the optimal solution.” But on a stormy night, he gets struck by something called the “Life's Second-Best Choice Correction System.” From then on, all his plans for the future are thrown out the window. [Ding! Host facing an important decision: job interview.] [Option A: Demonstrate your professional expertise and answer every question smoothly to get an offer (optimal choice).] [Option B: Give a long speech about the aerodynamics of bricks —Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. My Life: A New Limited-Time Profession Every Week 我的人生，每周一款限定职业 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban110k WordsOngoing After his boss made him another empty promise for the Nth time, modern-day overworked office drone Song Qian unexpectedly gets bound to the “Three Hundred and Sixty Trades, Every One Could Kill You” Career Experience System. [Ding! This week’s career: funeral director. Mission: Give a “special” client the most dignified funeral possible. Failure penalty: Run naked through the city-center plaza while singing “Praying to Buddha.”] Song Qian: “...I choose death.” System: “Sorry, death can’t unbind —Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. The Mist Investigation: Bai Qiuxia 迷雾调查白秋霞 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban79k WordsOngoing In a modern city, bizarre cases keep occurring. The killers are meticulous, and their crimes seem to conceal a deeper plan. Qin Huaizhou leads a civilian investigation team whose members were brought together by their pasts. Pooling their expertise, they solve a string of connected mysteries. As they investigate, they gradually discover that every clue seems to point toward a forgotten old case and the dark forces behind it. Trust and conflict coexist among the team members, while personal fates —Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. The Firmament Shatters: The Rise of the Female Emperor 苍穹破裂：女帝崛起录 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Ancient Romance80k WordsOngoing On the Qingxiao Continent, might makes right and countless races vie for power. Feng Shuangge lost her family at a young age, but through hardship and relentless cultivation, she grew stronger, relying on grit and intelligence to forge her own path to power. She meets Mu Liyuan, who shares her tragic past, Su Yao, a prodigy, and Mu Qingyun, a princess of the demon race. After a tempestuous bond of love and rivalry, the four become friends who would die for one another. As factions clash and sche —Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. Heartline Skyline 心语天际线 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Xianxia74k WordsOngoing Ji Shuran, a modern psychology teaching assistant, transmigrates to another world in an unknown dynasty after a hospital accident and unexpectedly gains the ability to read minds. She discovers that this power is both a weapon and a shackle. Newly arrived in a powerful family, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigue and family feuds, gradually meeting key figures such as Shen Yunsheng. She grows amid power struggles, investigations into the truth, and tangled relationships. Each volume explores —Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. Throne of Data: Rebooting the Future 数据王座：重启未来 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse111k WordsOngoing Ling Che, the “Reaper” of Shanghai’s commercial law world, stood at the top of the pyramid. After working a hundred hours straight, he dropped dead at his desk. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself reborn in a futuristic city with highly advanced technology and “living data” as its core resource. He was now the only son of the founder of Skydome Group, a tech giant on the brink of bankruptcy. This was a world where data had a “spirit.” Powerful corporations could tame it into “data sp —Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. Reboot Command: Codename Player 重启指令：代号玩家 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse115k WordsOngoing When the death command came down, programmer Lin Zhao’s life should have ended. But a mysterious force “rebooted” him into the body of his parallel-world self and implanted an enigmatic “Life Correction System” of unknown origin. In the futuristic city of Xinhua Du, he is given the codename “Player” and forced to take part in a series of deadly gambles. From business rivalries to covert technological warfare, he walks a knife’s edge with the memories of his past life and the System’s help, gradu —Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. Record of a Boat Sailing Against the River 逆江行舟记 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Male-Channel Fanfiction97k WordsOngoing Lu Ziheng, a young man from the modern city, transmigrates into a martial arts world after an accident. He becomes a penniless, destitute scholar with no martial skills. When he unexpectedly saves Shen Qinghe, the orphaned daughter of a renowned physician, he is drawn into power struggles in both the martial world and the imperial court. The escort guard Feng Ji, the noblewoman Wen Hanyao, court official Xu Huaijin, ambitious schemer Duan Ting, and many other forces enter the story in turn, thei —Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. The Boundary Between Light and Shadow: A Record of Urban Superpowers 光影边界：都市异能录 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban77k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a major city where supernatural abilities are quietly becoming widespread, and the government, black market, research institutions, and ordinary people coexist as competing forces. After Shao Ze awakens his ability, he draws the attention of the Ability Control Department and gets caught up in a tangled web of struggles involving the police, underground organizations, researchers, conglomerates, and ordinary citizens. As the wave of supernatural abilities sweeps through —Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. Office for the Management of Abnormal Creatures 非正常生物管理处 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban118k WordsOngoing Lin Zhou is an ordinary young man barely keeping afloat while running the “Worry-Free Bookstore,” a shop on the verge of closing in Xinghai City. All he wants is to quietly laze around, until he accidentally activates the mysterious “inheritance” left behind by his grandfather: a thing called the “Urban Legend Management System,” dedicated to maintaining the world’s “entropy” balance. From then on, his life is forcibly switched from “Hard Mode” to “Hell’s Paradise Mode.” “Beginner mission: Board —Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. The God of War Son-in-Law, Liang Muli 战神赘婿梁沐荔 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban74k WordsOngoing Lin Zhan was once a renowned war god. After his family was wiped out, he chose to conceal his identity and become the Xiao family's live-in son-in-law. Amid the powerful Xiao family's feuds and business intrigues, the rise of dark forces, and old grudges mingling with new ones, Lin Zhan endured contempt in his lowly position but never abandoned his convictions. As danger closed in, he gradually revealed his strength. While navigating family bonds, friendship, love, and his duty to the nation, he —Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. The Multidimensional City’s Transformation 多维城市裂变 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Eastern Fantasy82k WordsOngoing In modern-day City B, technology is advancing rapidly while life grows ever more oppressive. A series of bizarre “mind-bending” events begins to spread quietly: sudden shifts in consciousness, mass hallucinations, overlapping spaces, and abnormal perceptions. Drawn together by their respective fates and mysteries, five protagonists with very different personalities gradually come together. Each incident brings them into conflict and changes them, as they witness their city transform. Some strugg —Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. The War God in Hiding: The Son-in-Law Rises 战神之隐：赘婿崛起 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban77k WordsOngoing Liang Zhan, once a legend on the battlefield, is forced to assume a false identity and marry into the Su household amid a struggle for power. Though he appears mediocre, he does everything he can to protect the people he loves amid turmoil involving the family, politics, and the underworld, gradually uncovering a buried past. With the support of his wife, Su Wan'er, and his close friend Lin Zhiqian, he embarks on a journey from live-in son-in-law to God of War. Family persecution, power struggle —Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. The God of War's Path: Defying Heaven as a Live-In Son-in-Law 逆天赘婿战神路 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Ancient Romance70k WordsOngoing Amid the chaos of the northern frontier, Lin Chen bears the weight of a family vendetta and a national grudge. After narrowly surviving, he is forced to become the Su family’s live-in son-in-law, enduring humiliation and contempt for his lowly status. His relationship with Su Jinyu shifts from mutual distrust to fighting side by side. Amid family feuds, political intrigue, border wars, a reunion with his siblings, and confrontations with old enemies, Lin Chen gradually proves his worth through h —Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. Warrior's Soul Son-in-Law: Chronicles of the Martial World 战魂赘婿：江湖风云录 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Historical76k WordsOngoing Shen Ruzhan, a God of War on the frontier, is framed and brought low, becoming a live-in son-in-law to the impoverished Lin family. Humiliated by his in-laws, pushed to the margins of the family, and surrounded by mysteries about his origins and the uncertain fate of his country, Shen Ruzhan endures in silence and works undercover, both to protect the Lin family and to return to the martial path and clear his name. He faces trials amid family scheming, martial-world bloodshed, and political uphe —Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. The Rules Out of Control 失控的规则 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban114k WordsOngoing When ancient “rules” take physical form and artifacts from myths and legends descend upon the human world, this modern metropolis of steel and neon becomes a hunting ground where gods and mortals dance together. Chen Mo makes a living running a “general services shop,” or so it seems. In truth, he is a “rule-artifact” hunter who operates outside official organizations. He doesn’t repair ordinary objects, but out-of-control “rule artifacts” that carry fragments of the world’s laws. What seems lik —Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. Abnormal Requests 非正常委托 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban121k WordsOngoing In a city built on data and desire, Ling Ran runs a teahouse that never serves tea, taking on “abnormal requests” that money can't measure. “Hello. My husband doesn't seem to love me anymore. Can you adjust his ‘love’ back to normal?” “Master, I've run out of inspiration lately. Could you sell me a pound of ‘inspiration’? The finest vintage, please!” “I... I feel like my ‘presence’ is fading. Please, save me!” As an adjuster who can see and alter the “concepts” of everything in the world, Ling R —Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. The Mystery of the Shadows: Threads of the Mortal World 暗影之谜：浮世织线 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban95k WordsOngoing The story opens with Lin Peiyu investigating the disappearance of a woman in the city, introducing several lines of inquiry: financial fraud, domestic violence, psychological trauma, and power struggles. Each main storyline focuses on a different woman, weaving together past and present as the truth is gradually revealed, exposing a criminal network hidden in the city's shadows. The protagonist crosses paths with the police, psychologists, lawyers, and others. As the truth comes to light, she mu —Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. Illusory Visions of the Mortal World: The Maze City 浮世臆象迷城 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse80k WordsOngoing In a modern metropolis of ten million people, several very different lives unfold in separate corners of the city. Gu Chuanyi is obsessed with investigating mysterious happenings, Lin Sui'an struggles to mend damaged minds, Qiao Ziye captures strange sights and phenomena through his camera, Wen Nuan fights to escape a mediocre life, and Zhang Cheng plots one bizarre urban-brainstorming incident after another. As inexplicable events begin breaking out across the city, their storylines gradually i —Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. My Life Is Just Too All-Purpose 我的人生，太过全能 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban107k WordsOngoing While other Awakened are fighting monsters and demons to the death or scrambling for rare treasures in secret realms, Chen Mo is... cleaning windows. [Ding! Host has completed “Perfect Window Cleaning.” Skill unlocked: “Keen Insight,” which can see through all illusions and disguises.] While other Awakened are cultivating peerless techniques and going into seclusion to break through to the next level, Chen Mo is... making egg fried rice. [Ding! Host has prepared “Legendary Golden Egg Fried Rice. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. The Azure Mystery Strategy Records 苍玄天策录 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Xianxia76k WordsOngoing Su Yuanyao was the only daughter of the foremost family in the Celestial Realm, the Su family. After her family was falsely accused and wiped out, she was cast into the mortal world and swore to shatter every shackle. With unyielding determination, she carefully navigates treacherous sects, political struggles, ancient mysteries, and powerful enemies at every turn. She builds alliances with forces from all sides, gradually uncovering the truth behind her parents’ deaths and the secrets of heaven —Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. Dragon City’s War Son-in-Law 龙城战婿 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Modern Romance86k WordsOngoing Chu Beiming, once a god of war on blood-soaked battlefields, returns with a mysterious past. After his family’s assets are seized, he is forced to become a live-in son-in-law to the wealthy Su family. Enduring patience, cold stares, and contempt, he secretly investigates the family vendetta behind it all, befriends people of conscience, protects his family, and unravels complicated power plays. As his strength gradually returns and his former allies come back, Chu Beiming stages one comeback aft —Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. The Capital Vortex 资本旋涡 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Modern Romance78k WordsOngoing New to the business world, entrepreneur Lu Zhanming and his partner Jiang Wanqing start from nothing and found a technology company amid the internet boom. As soon as the company gets off the ground, venture capitalists rush to invest. But just as Lu Zhanming wins the favor of investors, he is swept into an even bigger maelstrom of corporate warfare: established companies closing in, battles waged through capital manipulation, challenges from up-and-coming rivals, and tests of human nature and c —Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. Heartwords Across a Thousand Years: The Heroine's Rise and Fall 心语千年之女主沉浮 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban100k WordsOngoing After dying in an accident, Lin Chuyuan transmigrates to the Lin residence in the fictional Great Zhou Dynasty, becoming a lowborn concubine’s daughter. When she realizes her unusual intuition is something more, she discovers she can read minds and hear people’s innermost thoughts. Facing family rivalries, power struggles among ministers, tangled romances, and life-or-death trials, Lin Chuyuan carefully plans her every move, using her ability to protect herself while doing her best to change her —Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. Fragments of the Spirit Realm 灵域残录 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Eastern Fantasy76k WordsOngoing Set against the backdrop of the ancient immortal realm’s collapse and the present-day sects’ struggle for power, the story follows young Shen Tang, whose family is destroyed in a conspiracy, leaving him alone to pursue the Dao. Drawn into power struggles among the sects, he meets like-minded companions and faces suppression from forces on all sides. Liu Mingxue comes from a prestigious family and is caught in a vortex of power, where she must contend with the outside world and her own weakness. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. The Glimmering Mindscape: She Can Hear Your Secrets 心界流光：她能听见你的秘密 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Historical75k WordsOngoing Lin Lan, a modern office worker, dreams of escaping the complications of city life. But after an accident, she transmigrates into the palace of an imaginary ancient dynasty and becomes a low-ranking maid. She gains the ability to read minds, allowing her to hear what people truly think. In the palace, where danger lurks at every turn and power struggles are ruthless, she uses her gift to understand people and resolve crises, gradually finding a way to survive amid crushing oppression and suspici —Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. The Dragon Falls to the Mortal World: The War God’s Live-in Son-in-Law 龙落凡尘：战神赘婿 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Historical72k WordsOngoing After powerful ministers frame Shen Ming, the former dynasty's God of War is reduced to a live-in son-in-law of the Shen family in Nandu, enduring contempt and humiliation. While carefully weathering the family's storms, he secretly investigates the injustice that ruined him and swears to take revenge and clear his name. As circumstances shift, a border crisis, the possible destruction of his family, and old grudges with former acquaintances converge. Forced to don his armor once more, he joins —Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. The Son-in-Law's Conquest of the Nine Provinces 横扫九州赘婿行 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban96k WordsOngoing The lone retired God of War, Xiao Han, goes undercover as a live-in son-in-law in a powerful family to uncover the truth and protect his loved ones. The suffocating rules of the wealthy household, the fickleness of human nature, and tangled power plays gradually draw him into a struggle among rival factions. Su Jinyu goes from doubting him to standing by him, while the family shifts from rejecting him to relying on him. Meanwhile, old friends reappear and old enemies resurface, forcing the prota —Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. The Dragon's Battle Through the Martial World: A Son-in-Law's Journey 龙战江湖赘婿行 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Eastern Fantasy89k WordsOngoing Gu Tingzhou was once the God of War of the Northern Frontier. But after a conspiracy led to his exile, he became a live-in son-in-law to a wealthy family in a bustling city. His wife, Ning Wanqing, came from a distinguished background, and her family was entangled in a web of complications. Outsiders all waited to see him make a fool of himself. Gu Tingzhou kept his true strength hidden as he endured disdain from his family and setbacks at work. Amid business wars and old grudges, family and cou —Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. Against the Current: Shangguan Huali 江湖逆上官淮荔 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Anime Fanfiction81k WordsOngoing Ning Yuan, an ordinary young man from a modern city, transmigrates after an accident into an ancient world of martial heroes and deadly blades. At first, he is drawn into conflicts spanning both the imperial court and the martial world simply to survive. Along the way, he meets like-minded companions and faces power struggles and mortal dangers. As rival sects clash, Ning Yuan gradually grows into a true martial artist. He searches for clues that might lead him home, yet unwittingly becomes the —Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. The Casebook 迷案绘卷 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Urban86k WordsOngoing In the modern city of E, the independent investigation team Puzzle was formed to take on all kinds of mystery cases. Led by its mastermind, Zhou Wenhe, the team brings together people from a range of backgrounds, including a former police detective, a hacker, a forensic expert, a private investigator, an intelligence agent, and a lawyer. They push beyond their limits through collaboration, while both cooperating and competing with the official police. The series ties its cases together into an i —Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. Echoes in the Dark Night: Reborn 暗夜回声重生 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Xianxia82k WordsOngoing Qin Yun, a newly appointed criminal-investigation psychological consultant, is drawn into the darkness of society and a test of human nature by a series of disappearances. She joins forces with journalist Song Xinran, criminal-investigation captain Su Yao, psychology professor Lin Xuedi, and mysterious hacker Zhou Jin to untangle the clues and investigate. As they dig deeper, they discover that the cases involve financial fraud, online harassment, family secrets, and power struggles in the city. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. The Pinnacle of Urban Martial Arts 都市武道之巅世界 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Martial Arts77k WordsOngoing In a modern city where advanced martial arts reign and the strong rule, ordinary high school student Lin Chen awakens his martial arts bloodline after a mysterious encounter, stepping into the world of martial arts from then on. To protect his family and friends and fulfill his ambitions, he continually pushes his limits, widening the gap between himself and the other geniuses while gradually earning recognition from all sides. Along the way, he uncovers his family's mysteries, competes with the —Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. The Yuan Merchant Era 元商纪元 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse119k WordsOngoing Lin Yu is an ordinary migrant worker in Shanghai, saddled with a million yuan in debt and freshly “optimized” out of his job. At the darkest moment of his life, a mysterious app called [Origin Merchant] appears out of nowhere on his phone. The app cannot be uninstalled. It pulls Lin Yu into a super-immersive virtual reality called the “Origin Realm,” created by a supreme civilization. Here, business is war, creativity is a weapon, and every deal stakes your life and fortune. [Beginner Trial: Wit —Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. Chronicles of the Moon Abyss 月渊浮世录 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Sports82k WordsOngoing Yun Long was born into the prestigious Yun family. After a political conspiracy brought her family down, she lost everything overnight and set out on a path of finding her loved ones, seeking revenge, and growing as a person. Along the way, she meets like-minded companions, including Su Chi and Shi Feng, and faces cultivation within the mystical sects, the hardships of the martial world, political power struggles, and an invasion by the demon race. The story unfolds along several intersecting pl —Reads—Score—Shelves
  39. The Foggy Files: Sima Zhi Tao 迷雾档司马智淘 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Mystery77k WordsOngoing Tao Jingran is a steadfast, sharp-eyed detective with the city police criminal investigation unit. A missing-girl case draws her into a tangled web of mysteries. On the surface, the case of Bai Rou, the missing girl, seems quiet, but beneath it lies a complex network involving school bullying, domestic abuse, corrupt power brokers, financial crimes, and an unsolved murder. The truth buried under the currents is gradually brought to light, intertwined with power struggles within the police force, —Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. Hidden in the Cracks of the City 隐匿于都市的缝隙 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Xianxia106k WordsOngoing This novel centers on the awakening of supernatural abilities in a modern city and unfolds through multiple intertwined storylines. Ordinary office worker Luo Xichen, tech entrepreneur Chen Yujin, police officer Sun Jianing, hacker Li Mogu, and journalist Zhu Jiran each gain abilities related to the mind for different reasons. Together, they gradually uncover a major power struggle and data conspiracy hidden within the city. Their personal lives, careers, and supernatural world intertwine as the —Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. The Hidden Web 隐秘之网 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Mystery80k WordsOngoing Journalist Shen Anmo stumbles upon the secrets of power within the city’s elite circles while investigating a bizarre murder. The case involves the police, businesses, the psychological community, and online forces. Clues from multiple threads intertwine as the mystery deepens, reaching into family feuds, business rivalries, emotional entanglements, and hidden crimes in society. As the truth gradually emerges, Anmo and her companions grow amid complicated human nature and social relationships, f —Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. Records of a Dream: Mysteries of the Rift City 裂隙都市谜梦录 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Mystery80k WordsOngoing Set in the rapidly developing city of D, the protagonists cross paths in different social classes, workplaces, and relationships. Trapped in the pressures of a stifling job, Lu Yechen gets drawn into a bizarre disappearance case. Through psychological counseling, Lin Qi'an gradually discovers the structural mental health problems hidden within the city. After a setback in his startup, He Musen unexpectedly gains access to an astonishing flow of information. Su Miyu investigates a case that expos —Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. The City of Rifts: A Multilayered Dream 裂隙之城多重梦 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Mystery79k WordsOngoing Gu Ningchuan was an ordinary office worker in a big city, living the same day over and over. Then, after an accident on the subway, he unexpectedly awakened the ability to “read signs,” allowing him to see the anomalies and “rifts” hidden beneath the city. Meanwhile, novelist Ye Shuyao, criminal investigator Xu Yuanfei, urban explorer Qiu Ailin, entrepreneur Zhao Yiheng, and others are drawn into the same series of bizarre events by various twists of fate. Some begin trying to unravel their own —Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. The Hidden Case Investigation Unit 隐案调查组 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Mystery79k WordsOngoing Centered on a detective team of five investigators with very different personalities, this novel follows their efforts to solve a series of complex cold cases in the city and the countryside. Each volume tackles different social issues and types of crime, including serial killers, missing persons, financial fraud, collusion between business and government, and medical scandals. Beneath the surface of each case lie little-known struggles of human nature. The characters’ personal histories intertw —Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. Shanghai in the Mist 迷雾上海滩 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Mystery92k WordsOngoing In the turbulent years of 1927, Shanghai is crowded with merchants and shaken by political upheaval. Shen Zhihan, editor-in-chief of a newspaper, crosses paths with detective Han Rushi and celebrated actress Wei Lizhu while investigating a mysterious murder. The three team up from time to time, only to become entangled in a series of baffling cold cases. As they investigate, they gradually uncover a secret buried for ten years, involving power struggles, spies, underground revolutionaries, gangl —Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. The Real Hu Junbo in the Mist 迷雾中的真胡骏博 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Mystery77k WordsOngoing The story takes place in Jingcheng, a provincial-level city on the southern coast. Beneath the city’s rapid modernization, unsolved criminal cases abound, leaving both the police and public opinion in a difficult position. Five people, each unable to fit into normal society because of their past, are invited one after another to form a private investigative team called the Jing Investigation Group. They investigate major cases involving murder, disappearances, finance, and society’s dark side, c —Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. The Path of Heavenly Annihilation 寂灭天行路 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Eastern Fantasy100k WordsOngoing The Tianqi Continent is in turmoil, with sects everywhere and countless races rising. By a twist of fate, Xiao Xingyue, whose life has been marked by hardship, awakens a mysterious martial spirit and is swept into a tangled web of family and national vengeance, as well as a millennia-old mystery surrounding the breach between worlds. Trapped in desperate situations, she carefully plans each move and befriends Yun Jingyao, the War God's legitimate heir; Luo Qingli, the Medicine Sect's holy maiden —Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. Weaving Dreams with Heartfelt Whispers Through the Years 心语织梦踏流年 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Male-Channel Fanfiction84k WordsOngoing Su Wanqing, a modern working woman, transmigrates to the ancient-like Great Qi dynasty after an accident and becomes the daughter of a minor official. For reasons unknown, she awakens the ability to read minds, hearing fleeting fragments of other people’s thoughts but struggling to grasp the whole truth. Initially bewildered and helpless, Su Wanqing gradually finds her way through the dangers of court politics, family ties, power struggles, and tangled emotions. She uses or conceals her ability —Reads—Score—Shelves
  49. Whimsy in the City’s Rifts 城市裂隙里的奇想 Gardenia and Plum栀子梅子Male-Channel Fanfiction92k WordsOngoing Set in a modern metropolis, this story follows several protagonists. One inexplicable anomaly after another occurs throughout the city: time briefly goes haywire, anonymous letters force people to make life-changing choices, strangers become linked by mysteries, people suffer sudden memory loss, and social networks spiral out of control. Each protagonist is pushed to a crossroads in life by these bizarre events and their own circumstances. The story unfolds along multiple parallel plotlines, wit —Reads—Score—Shelves
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