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1. 1 探 The Flower Snatcher 探花 Qing Yin卿隐Romance613k WordsCompleted (Signed for simplified Chinese publication. Follow progress on Weibo at @Jinjiang Qingyin) [Blurb] Once, she dreaded going to court. Later, she dreaded leaving it. Scene: After court, Chen Jinzhao grips her jade tablet and walks off with her head down, only to be swiftly stopped by the chief eunuch waiting outside the Golden Hall. “Top Graduate, the Prince Regent is waiting for you to discuss state affairs. This way, please.” Where the chief eunuch points, a four-horse carriage is waitin 429.3kFavorites394kClicks/ch701.2kGifts

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   The cross-dressing scene is very compelling! The tension is palpable, highly recommended!

2. 2 淡 Keep Calm, General 淡定啊，将军 Tian Ruyu天如玉Romance227k WordsCompleted The emperor's uncle has some objections to the marriage between his imperial nephew and an older female military officer. His nephew is only five. How can he let a tender young thing fall into a fiery pit? He thinks, well, perhaps he should take care of this himself... Originally titled: A Loss of Dignity The print edition is available at major online retailers. Dayu thanks you for your support! See the author's column, The Zijing Collection, for the extra chapters. Theme: 8.5kFavorites62kClicks/ch2.8kGifts

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   A female general, whom the male lead has secretly loved for a long time; the plot is humorous and interesting!

3. 3 缚 Binding the Minister: The Little Bitter Gourd Grand Tutor's Diary of Madness 缚臣—小苦瓜太傅的发癫日记 Fu Chen缚臣Danmei (BL)218k WordsOngoing [Devoted Tyrant Cang Anlin × Unhinged Tutor Shen Qingyan]⭐ Secret identities revealed A 25-year-old Grand Secretary? ❓Don’t ask. He really did get the job through connections. ✔ Though Shen Qingyan was born into an aristocratic family, his career in government went remarkably well. The old emperor took a liking to him at a young age, appointing him as the Secretariat Director as soon as he entered public service, then making him the Crown Prince’s tutor before long. The problem was that the cro 259Favorites99Clicks/ch300Gifts

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   The beginning was lighthearted and fun, very enjoyable, but it became increasingly heavy and difficult to understand later on.

4. 4 如 How to Stop the Male Lead from Going Mad 如何阻止男主发疯 Stir-Fried Cucumber爆炒小黄瓜Romance352k WordsCompleted The print edition has been retitled How to Stop Him from Falling. Presales begin on February 24, 2026 (the eighth day of the Lunar New Year) at 7:00 p.m. [This story is based on the original work’s characterizations, but does not use its plot. You can read it as an original story.] [This is a derivative work, but the characterizations, plot, and backstories contain a great deal of personal interpretation and transformative writing, with a very distinctive personal style. Please do not treat the 593.3kFavorites573.3kClicks/ch503kGifts

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   Absolutely incredible!!! The god of sexual tension!!!

5. 5 与 After Dating Tomie 与富江交往之后 White White Wood白白木Romance434k WordsCompleted (Comment threads are now open. Arguments or off-topic comments will be deleted qwq. Thank you, everyone.) Aoki Tomie’s countless twisted admirers turned my life into a mess, leaving me anxious and on edge every day. It went on until the whole class descended into madness. I couldn’t take the fear anymore. After things were settled, I ran to Tomie in tears and apologized. I shouldn’t have written him a love letter. I begged him to leave me alone. I’d been bewitched by his looks and lost my mind. 178.4kFavorites237.1kClicks/ch187.8kGifts

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   I haven't watched the original anime, so there are many parts I don't understand. I'm confused and have given up.

6. 6 探21+ Does the Top Scholar Regret It Today? 探花郎他今天后悔了吗 Xiu Ce袖侧Romance689k WordsCompleted 166.7kFavorites211.7kClicks/ch583kGifts

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   This is a huge pitfall. The male lead is impure and doesn't deserve to be the male lead. I suggest replacing him.

7. 7 真 [Titanic] True Love Lasts Forever [泰坦尼克]真爱永恒 Sky Full of Vines漫空Romance318k WordsCompleted The unluckiest thing in life isn’t transmigrating a hundred years into the past and becoming a penniless homeless man on the streets of England. It’s knowing that ship is called the Titanic and still having to board it. This is a story about setting out to save the protagonist for the sake of a blanket, only to end up on an irreversible path of love and mutual destruction with the second male lead. Main characters: Emily and Cal Hockley I’m going premium on Saturday, so don’t wait for an upda 96.9kFavorites153.8kClicks/ch28.8kGifts

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   It was a wonderful surprise, and it was really good! The male and female leads were interesting, and the author's descriptions of the plot were very delicate and vivid, creating a strong sense of déjà vu.

8. 8 再21+ My Late Husband Came Back on the Eve of My Remarriage 再婚前夜亡夫回来了 Cloud Mountain at Noon云山昼Romance674k WordsCompleted 70.4kFavorites75.1kClicks/ch44.2kGifts

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   The plot of this book is quite interesting, involving multiple characters, but it's a bit of a shame that the female lead doesn't end up with any of them.

9. 9 朕21+ I Insist on Dying [Book Transmigration] 朕偏要死[穿书] Forget As Soon As I Pick Up the Pen提笔就忘Danmei (BL)341k WordsCompleted 55.4kFavorites100.1kClicks/ch19.3kGifts

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   Not simplistic at all; the author's writing is quite good, with strong descriptive tension.

10. 10 如 How to Divorce the Chancellor 如何与丞相和离 The Pigeon Ascends to Immortality鸽子飞升Romance448k WordsCompleted Main story: OE, extra story: IF-line HE [Content warning: coercive love, wife-stealing. Read with caution if these are dealbreakers for you.] Jiang Wu was Chu Ling's beloved's substitute for eighteen years. Eighteen years of being a devoted wife and raising children could not compare to a single letter from the woman he loved. "I'm not doing well." So Jiang Wu watched coldly as her husband did everything he could to bring back the woman he loved, who had been sent away for a political marriag 48kFavorites86.7kClicks/ch11.4kGifts

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    The plot has many twists and turns, it's interesting and has a lot of tension.

11. 11 负 Betraying My Master's Trust 负师恩 Wang Huansheng忘还生Romance530k WordsCompleted Xia Shuangxue is peerless with a sword, yet she keeps to three thatched huts on a mountain and knows nothing of the ways of the world. She is going to the capital this time to visit her eldest disciple, Song Guanqiong, heir to the Duke of Dingguo. But she is ambushed by villains and spends one night of passion with her disciple. When they wake, their eyes meet. Silence fills the room. For the first time, the hand that usually grips Xia Shuangxue's sword trembles. Her bitten lip stings as she p 23.4kFavorites38.6kClicks/ch5.3kGifts

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    Generally speaking, the male and female leads lack personal charm.

12. 12 太 Crown Prince Cousin 太子表哥 Mirror Image镜里片Romance237k WordsCompleted New update: I've decided to hang in there and finish the whole story. I'll be doing a major revision of 100,000 characters in total. I've revised 30,000 characters so far, up to Chapter 61. Don't read pirated copies, and don't subscribe yet. I'll update this story after finishing the short amnesia story. Sui Ning lost both her parents when she was young. Fortunately, her cousin, the Crown Prince, doted on her and raised her in the Eastern Palace. The Crown Prince was cheerful and sincere, treat 22.8kFavorites31.3kClicks/ch5.7kGifts

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    The story is slow-paced and a bit wordy, but the description of the Crown Prince himself is quite good.

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