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1. 1 男 The Villainous Childhood Friend in a Male-Led Novel 男频文里的恶毒青梅 Answering Pigeon Rabbit答鸽兔Romance428k WordsCompleted Lan Zhiheng, young master of the Lan clan of Imperial City, was peerlessly gifted, refined, and otherworldly. He was the universally adored ideal of the entire Immortal Capital. He was also the man Wen Ruci had secretly loved for ten years. They had cultivated together for a decade. One night, drunk, she accidentally blurted out her secret love. In the rain, he gently settled her cloak around her shoulders. His expression was tender, yet distant. “I’ve always thought of you as a younger sister, 29.2kFavorites28.8kClicks/ch8.5kGifts

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   It started strong but then declined; the outlook is not good.

2. 2 春 In Spring, Peach Blossom Waters Flow Everywhere 春来遍是桃花水 Noise-Canceling Bun降噪丸子头Romance603k WordsCompleted My other novel, The Widower Ten Years Later, is now underway! [Rewritten and extensively revised chapters are marked in the titles. More than 60,000 new words have been added, and the bonus side story is up. Please consider leaving a five-star review. Thank you! ^ ^] - Shi Lingyao and Xie Zongwei married according to their parents’ wishes and the matchmaker’s arrangements. In the eyes of outsiders, they were a perfect match: their families were of equal standing, they were both talented and beau 158.9kFavorites210.8kClicks/ch22.7kGifts

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   It's so-so. I personally dislike stories where misunderstandings cause long-term conflicts in a relationship. I liked the idea, but I couldn't stand the male lead's character.

3. 3 从 Starting from Zero: A Cultivation Family Simulator 从零开始的修仙家族模拟器 Walking with the Gods与神同行Romance878k WordsCompleted You play a family-building game. You start as an ordinary mortal, without even the faintest trace of a cultivator in sight, yet the goal is to build the greatest cultivation clan in the world. Unlike an ordinary family game, this one lets you pass the game down through generations. You can create each new clan leader, your apparent descendant, from scratch. After countless generations of hard work, you look at your overflowing inheritance points and the traits you’ve given the next clan leader y 86.6kFavorites81.4kClicks/ch319.5kGifts

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   The premise is very novel, but after reading the first volume and liking the male lead, I bought the second volume only to find he wasn't there at the beginning, so I stopped reading. I'll wait until he appears before buying it again.

4. 4 嫁 After Marrying the Brooding, Beautiful, Strong, and Miserable Man 嫁给阴湿美强惨后 Si Qing姒倾Romance373k WordsCompleted Complete//text//now. Coming soon: The Female Assassin, but a Lovable Airhead. Please add it to your reading list ❤️ [Blurb] Chi Ying is supposed to marry the blind, sickly Prince Zhao in place of her elder half-sister. She figures that since the sickly man won’t live long anyway, she’ll be free as soon as he dies. But after marrying him, she discovers that Prince Zhao isn’t just gloomy and ruthless. He also loves tormenting people, and his favorite pastime is wickedly exploring her body, tracing 90.2kFavorites78.8kClicks/ch40.2kGifts

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   It's a sweet romance novel. Currently, I feel the male lead knows the female lead's true identity but doesn't reveal it, deliberately saving it for a later reveal. I don't really like this setup. Aside from this, it's a pretty sweet romance.

5. 5 藏 Hidden Beauty 藏姝色 Zhao Qingwu照青梧Romance285k WordsCompleted [Fake Siblings] [Coercive Possession] [Long-Prepared Plot] After a switch of identities, Shu Yun spent sixteen years as the young lady of the Marquis's household. When the truth about her birth came to light, she was allowed to remain in the estate, but the true daughter made things difficult for her at every turn and even tried to force her into a marriage in the countryside. With nowhere else to turn, Shu Yun asked her former eldest brother for help. Her eldest brother gently wiped away her t 5.9kFavorites6.2kClicks/ch1.4kGifts

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   The part where the older brother was scheming was alright, but then the female lead wanted to marry someone else to leave him, and that made me really uncomfortable. Even though it was a forced marriage, the male lead didn't have the right to directly force himself on her; he used other methods, which I personally disliked. It made me feel like he lacked masculine charm.

6. 6 和 My Wife and I Were Reborn Before Our Engagement Was Broken 和妻子重生回退婚前 Spring Branch Dawn春枝晓Romance544k WordsCompleted A younger guy who's all smiles on the surface, but a sensitive, gloomy, damp little ghost × A gentle big sister who trains people without even realizing it Lu Xingze transmigrates into an unfamiliar era and discovers he's been handed the classic overpowered hero's broken-engagement plot. At his first glimpse of his fiancée, he notices how impossibly tall the Yun family's buildings are, casting her in unending shadow. Silent, old-fashioned, and lifeless, his fiancée is just like this ancient, 97.5kFavorites95.8kClicks/ch97.2kGifts

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   It's alright. The premise is very novel, and then there's the part where the male lead realizes he's fallen for the female lead. I found the romance quite enjoyable, and I really liked the male lead's ghost character setting. However, the female lead's main storyline was rather drawn out and boring, so I didn't continue watching. (Based on the premise, I'm a fan of Tu Yile.)

7. 7 魅 A Succubus Heroine’s Survival Guide 魅魔女主求生指南 Long-Bright Night长明夜Romance481k WordsCompleted Hua Deng transmigrates into a cultivation novel full of explicit content. As the heroine, she is born with a constitution that makes her a natural cultivation vessel: a rare Dual Cultivation Saint Physique, seen only once in a thousand years. From the first chapter to the three-thousandth, she attracts powerful men from every walk of life, and is either imprisoned or used to make pills. The day she gets her hands on the plot, Hua Deng turns and runs. To stay alive, she seeks out Shen Zhou, the 167.7kFavorites172.7kClicks/ch85.5kGifts

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   I finished reading it. The suggestive sex scenes were well-written, but the plot flowed poorly, lacking emotional connection and feeling forced. The later plot was rather bland and boring, not very interesting, and lacked any sense of climax. It started with some random, unrelated sex scenes, and only the sex itself was engaging. The otherwise bland slice-of-life scenes felt watery and lacked any real depth. Only the suggestive sex scenes were really enjoyable.

8. 8 我 I Am the Supporting Female Character in an Explicit Novel 我是限制文的女配 Jun Zi Sheng君子生Romance747k WordsCompleted [The physical book has been retitled Listen to Ling and is now available for preorder. For details, follow Weibo @Jun Zi Sheng JZS] Lin Ting transmigrated into a book, specifically, an explicit novel. She became the female supporting character who secretly loved the male lead but was fated never to have him. In the original story, the supporting character hated the female lead for taking the male lead away from her. By association, she also hated the female lead's elder brother, Duan Ling. Over 409.5kFavorites422kClicks/ch563kGifts

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   I watched it a long time ago, and I've forgotten the plot. The characters were so ugly and came across too frequently; it was annoying. I stopped watching it.

9. 9 苍 Snow on Cang Mountain 苍山雪 Mo Shubai墨书白Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [I’m considering whether this novel needs revisions. I recommend waiting until I’ve finished marking the revised version before starting.] [For readers following along, I’ll send a red envelope as compensation for every chapter after June 6, when the next chapter is posted.] * A gentle, saintly boy who becomes a possessive, lovesick man x a silly, dependable master’s wife who’s always ready to run away * Since transmigrating, Jiang Zhaoxue had enjoyed smooth sailing. Then she met Shen Yuqing a 132.2kFavorites121kClicks/ch235kGifts

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   I really like the premise. Some people might dislike the female lead's entanglement with the second male lead, but the author portrays him in a lot of positive light, so I find it acceptable. There was a pause in updates after the part where the female lead planned to save ordinary people. I'll check back later if it gets revised. Originally, it was supposed to be about Yao Yao and Fireflies, but now I'm a bit confused and can't seem to get it right.

10. 10 重 Reborn Without Getting Any Smarter 重生不涨智商 Yu Shi榆莳Romance625k WordsCompleted Lin Yun was observing an experimental field one moment, and the next she was thrust into a household-intrigue drama. The senior student of the agricultural college marched into the Great Zhou dynasty full of confidence, ready to make her mark and realize her potential across time and space. Three days later, Lin Yun died suddenly at home, and the Lin residence was draped in mourning. When she opened her eyes again, Lin Yun was back three days earlier. This time, she'd be careful and do her bes 111.1kFavorites134kClicks/ch121.6kGifts

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    The female lead dies and rewinds time, where the male lead discovers her and helps her. She develops an agricultural business, but gets along well with the second male lead. Although the author's description is appropriate, I prefer the second male lead; the male lead should just be a friend. Actually, I feel the original outline was designed so that she would end up with the second male lead first, and the story was written to that end. However, before separating from the second male lead, the male lead's storyline is too short, making him less likable than the second male lead, and I can't bring myself to like him.

11. 11 恋 Hopeless Romantics Aren't Allowed to Be Villains! 恋爱脑不许当反派！ Jiangshan Canglan江山沧澜Romance204k WordsCompleted Li Chongjing is exceptionally handsome, excels both academically and morally, and has a cool, aloof personality. He also has a stingy, money-loving side that nobody knows about. He is the school's aloof academic god. Then one day, he suddenly receives a mysterious letter claiming that in the future, he will become a vicious female antagonist's number-one simp, going crazy for her, losing his mind for her, emptying his pockets for her, and even dying for her. Li Chongjing: Heh. Not long afterwar 55.8kFavorites66.5kClicks/ch41.4kGifts

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    The subject matter was novel and easy to read, but after a three-month hiatus, I felt the writing wasn't as good. The beginning was alright, but I didn't read the later parts. It started strong but declined in quality; it was initially a hugely popular story.

12. 12 禁 No Online Dating with Photos of Your Pretty Girlfriend 禁止用漂亮女友照片网恋 Little Orchid Book小兰书Romance378k WordsCompleted Sang Ci starts dating a boyfriend. He's poor, but he treats her well. Lu Wenzhou starts dating a girlfriend. It's an online relationship, and she often asks him for money, but he's head over heels and spends it willingly. Early in the relationship, her not-so-rich boyfriend takes Sang Ci to expensive restaurants, buys her luxury goods and pretty clothes, and takes her on trips. Everyone says Sang Ci has a wonderful boyfriend who spoils her rotten. But Sang Ci is a little troubled. Her boyfrie 41.1kFavorites46.2kClicks/ch11kGifts

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    As the title suggests, I really liked this point, but I stopped watching after it was discovered; the beginning was quite interesting.

13. 13 年 The Spoiled Female Side Character in a Period Novel Refuses to Awaken 年代文作精女配偏不觉醒 Drunken Squirrel Fish松鼠醉鱼Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Beautiful, spoiled troublemaker x secretly passionate, self-righteous type. Blurb: Qin Xiangxiang is a pretty airhead with no brains. One night, she has an incredibly long dream and realizes that she is actually the female foil in a novel. She comes from a once-prosperous petit-bourgeois family in Shanghai. The family factory is taken over by the state, and they all become workers. In the 1960s, her parents find her an officer to marry. After the wedding, her husband is stationed on an island 29.4kFavorites46.2kClicks/ch69.1kGifts

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    The female lead awakens to power, and the male lead is a naval officer from the future who transmigrates back to the present. It's okay if you don't think too much about romance; there's not much explicit description, just direct and genuine affection. Some everyday scenes are also enjoyable.

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