Passing the Time 消磨时光系列

1. 1 候 The Island of Migratory Birds 候鸟的岛 Wen Sheng闻笙Romance328k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication, enjoy!] [Only 230,000 words, under 6 yuan for the complete edition, and the author earns less than 3 yuan. See the author’s note in Chapter 1 for content warnings. No pirated copies, please.] #MyRivalIsPickingOnMeAgain #Rivals-to-LoversCouple #MyNemesisIsMyWife #StraightforwardLogVSSharp-TonguedPeacock #BeijingMeetsToronto (I) In middle school, Ye Songzhen and Qi Yu were sworn rivals. Their grades were neck and neck, and they were always right beside each other in the ra 33.5kFavorites38.3kClicks/ch26.5kGifts

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   It's pretty funny. The guy has a crush on the girl. The beginning is good, but I stopped watching after they got together.

2. 2 备 After My Memo Got Synced to His Phone 备忘录被同步到他手机上后 Safe and Sound Year After Year岁岁无恙Romance359k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. For details, follow vb@Jinjiang Suisui Wuyang. Please don't confuse us with pirated copies; support the official release!] 1. The man I’m technically married to is the sharpest-tongued person Li Sui has ever met. When a guy hit on her and asked her to go for a walk with him: Zhou Jinghuai: "Sorry, she’s already taken the dog for a walk." When her mother urged them to have a baby: Zhou Jinghuai: "I got a vasectomy." Her mother: "Why?" Zhou Jinghuai: "It was 2 95.9kFavorites119.8kClicks/ch33.4kGifts

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   Both the male and female leads are quite quirky; the male lead has a crush on the female lead.

3. 3 春 Spring Is Slow to Bring Sleep 春天迟迟不入眠 Mo Tingzhui莫停追Romance144k WordsOngoing (Completed) Meng Yunmiao silenced her fifth alarm and mumbled groggily, "I'm so sleepy. I can't get up. I want to call in sick. Dr. Li, could you write me a medical certificate?" Li Xichi stared at her for a long moment, then sighed without sympathy. "Ms. Meng, how have you managed to keep skipping morning study hall from high school until now?" - ·High school politics teacher x ophthalmologist ·Everyday life, healing, urban sweet romance ·Reunion after years apart, short, both leads' first l 3kFavorites3kClicks/ch1.7kGifts

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   It's a story about a doctor and a teacher, with the male lead having a crush on her, though the details aren't extensive. The female lead has a great sense of humor, so it's worth checking out.

4. 4 逐 The One Who Chases the Light 逐光者 Wei Kong蔚空Romance291k WordsCompleted New urban romance: Love as Deep as It Seems Shallow Once, Xu Xu and Cheng Fang were the golden couple on campus. Young and deeply in love, they thought they would never be apart. Bai Dongqing was Cheng Fang's roommate: diligent and hardworking, with excellent grades. He always wore cheap old T-shirts and white sneakers washed yellow with age. His hair was cut very short, and he had clear features and a quiet disposition. Later, Bai Dongqing became the person Xu Xu could never forget. A story a 85.5kFavorites165.3kClicks/ch21kGifts

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   The beginning of this book was good, but the later parts became unreadable.

5. 5 少 A Girl's Heart 少女心 Mo An魔安Romance322k WordsCompleted When Meng Siwei was young, she loved Pei Chen with all her heart. Everyone at school knew she liked him. She loved him so much that she led the school team to fight for first place, just to hear Pei Chen call out her name. She loved him so much that she gave up sports and crammed day and night, determined to get into the same university as him. Unfortunately, some things depend on talent, like studying. On the day Pei Chen received his acceptance letter from a prestigious university, he glance 66.7kFavorites84.3kClicks/ch24.5kGifts

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   Well, this novel is quite childish, but still readable. It's about a female police officer and a male prosecutor who, through a series of unexpected events, reconcile.

6. 6 新 My Husband Transmigrated to Steal Me From the Male Lead 新聘 Yu Shi榆莳Romance538k WordsCompleted Gu Lingyi, daughter of the Minister of Revenue, had two great regrets in her life. First, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Jiang Xuanqing, who had placed third in the palace exams, broke off their engagement in public: “I have no romantic feelings for you. From now on, you can think of me as your older brother.” Second, she believed Cui Yi’s empty promises that he would one day rise to the highest offices and always outshine Jiang Xuanqing. In a moment of foolishness, she agreed to marry h 307.1kFavorites265.2kClicks/ch349.7kGifts

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   It's a good read; the author's writing is inherently humorous, especially the section on "how to properly use the male protagonist in the book," which is particularly hilarious.

7. 7 限 Limited Marriage Contract 限定婚约 Su Qi苏其Romance367k WordsCompleted Qin Nanshan was one of the last kinds of men Wen Yi liked: stiff and serious, with no hobbies and no passion, like a pool of stagnant water deep in a forest. You could throw a rock into it and it wouldn’t make a ripple. After one wild night, Wen Yi revised her opinion. He wasn’t entirely without redeeming qualities. A month later, Wen Yi stared at the two vivid red lines on the test and fell into deep thought. Ever since she was old enough to understand, she had never imagined getting married o 186.3kFavorites376.9kClicks/ch51.6kGifts

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   Well, the story is good, highly readable, and the male and female leads fall in love after getting pregnant—it's quite an adventure!

8. 8 昏 Drowsy Desires 昏昏欲为 Yan Chengshu砚丞书Romance205k WordsCompleted [A little tsundere before falling for his wife, utterly clingy afterward: the faintly aloof, fussy Doctor Tan] [A sweet little story for a bit of fun] Brilliant attending physician × proper, pretty young policewoman 1 The first time Tan Chenyi met Zhong Ling'er, he wasn't attracted to her. The young master Tan was born to shine and had seen plenty of beauties, but simply felt nothing for her... By a strange twist of fate, though, the two still ended up building a family together. 2 Zhong Ling' 26.4kFavorites48.8kClicks/ch8.9kGifts

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   The story features a female police officer and a male doctor, and while there isn't much description of their professions, the author's writing style is quite good.

9. 9 时 Fortune Comes 时来 Shu Zhi束之Romance232k WordsCompleted At fourteen, she wore high heels for the first time. During rehearsal backstage, she was so nervous she kept crossing her feet. Her partner said, "Just be careful not to let the flash blind you. I won't let you fall, don't worry." She felt his palm. It was covered in sweat. At twenty-four, she came home from the hospital to her apartment. As she boiled water for instant noodles, she heard a show playing on the living room TV. The host asked the actor when he had first fallen in love. He answered 20.4kFavorites66kClicks/ch3.3kGifts

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   Fairy tale

10. 10 积 Ten Years of Snow 积雪十年 Yuan Younian袁与年Romance119k WordsCompleted Much later, when Li Zhiyun described that snowy day, she called it a moment when all seemed lost, only for hope to appear around the corner. Xu Mengkuan gazed down at the girl in his arms, chattering away, and silently chose two words to describe that snowy day: Carefully plotted. Long planned. - A little winter-only sweet treat, warm and cozy, and not too long. House cat x loyal puppy, Li Zhiyun x Xu Mengkuan Theme: Live well 2.8kFavorites3.9kClicks/ch1.1kGifts

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    The male protagonist has a crush on the female protagonist, and the author's writing is quite good, but the later parts of the book feel like they're being chased by a ghost, and it all progresses too quickly.

11. 11 我 My Darling 我的曼达林 Mo Bao Fei Bao墨宝非宝Romance104k WordsCompleted An idol had a secret crush that no one knew about. He was too serious and had no sense of humor back then, so he never won her over. For more than ten years, he's kept pursuing her on the sly. No matter how he tries, he just can't get her. He just can't. No real-life inspiration, no real-life inspiration, no real-life inspiration... Theme: 127.1kFavorites832.6kClicks/ch7.2kGifts

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    Actually, thinking about it in real life, men like that are quite terrifying, but in novels, especially when the author's writing is excellent, it's a unique kind of charm.

12. 12 今 Has Xiao Yu Been Demoted Today? 今天萧瑀被贬了吗？ Laughing Beauty笑佳人Romance573k WordsCompleted Before their wedding, Luo Fu thought she was marrying a refined young nobleman from a marquis's household, a handsome scholar. After they married, she realized he was no scholar at all. He was a hardheaded top scorer who dared to curse even the emperor, a sharp-tongued censor whose head could be on the chopping block at any moment! To save her own skin, Luo Fu stayed alert. Xiao Yu would curse people up ahead, and she would soothe them behind him. When Xiao Yu was demoted and sent to suffer, s 225.2kFavorites288.7kClicks/ch381.3kGifts

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    This feels like the most innocent and pure book by this beauty!

13. 13 关 Miss Guan Is Writing Love Letters Again 关小姐又在写情书 Hui Sheng茴笙Romance399k WordsCompleted [The story has been revised since completion, with over 40,000 additional words of bonus content. The campus heartthrob, Fu Shichuan, was the boy Guan Ying had secretly loved since high school. Every flutter and first stir of love from her youth was tied to him. Guan Ying turned her unrequited love into a novel. It was so heartfelt that it became an instant hit, then was adapted into a TV series and later 76.1kFavorites88.8kClicks/ch76.1kGifts

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    This is the funniest and most entertaining unrequited love story I've ever read. Although the male lead has a quirk and it's a bit melodramatic, it's a very lighthearted story overall.

14. 14 暗 Smoldering in Secret 暗燃 Shi Jiuyuan时玖远Romance226k WordsCompleted [Fully revised. The only original version is on Jinjiang.] [Adults / Long-planned romance / Evenly matched] Back when Yin Cheng was a student, she was an unattainable academic star in everyone's eyes. Liang Yanshang could only watch her from afar. They belonged to two different worlds. He couldn't get close to her, and she never once looked his way. Years passed, and Yin Cheng became an accomplished geological researcher. She had long since grown used to walking alone when it came to love, de 98.9kFavorites156.5kClicks/ch31.8kGifts

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    The male lead has a crush on the female lead, who has a strong personality.

15. 15 早 Good Morning 早上好 Xia Nuo Duo Ji夏诺多吉Romance190k WordsCompleted Every time Chen Yu calls her his junior fellow student, she can’t help wanting to act spoiled and domineering. Her father is ridiculous too. In the past, he was afraid her mischievous nature would interfere with Chen Yu’s studies. Now he’s set his heart on having his prized student become his son-in-law. Theme: Seeing you, and seeing myself too. 33.5kFavorites40.1kClicks/ch18.7kGifts

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    I watched until the early hours of the morning and felt a little envious of the female lead.

16. 16 荣 A Glorious Marriage (Reborn) 荣婚（重生） Xi Yun希昀Romance677k WordsCompleted The complete simplified Chinese edition goes on presale at 19:45 on September 12. Available on all platforms. [Marriage first, love later; pursuing his wife after marriage; rebirth power fantasy; all the men who wronged them face their comeuppance] In her previous life, Cheng Yi’an was betrothed to Lu Xusheng, heir to the Duke of Lu. After their wedding, the couple were distant and cold, together in name only. Barely a year later, Cheng Yi’an was framed and forced to divorce him and marry her c 119.9kFavorites170.5kClicks/ch106.1kGifts

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    It seems that good people are rewarded and bad people suffer misfortune.

17. 17 裙 The Minister Beneath the Skirt 裙下臣 Meng Xiao Er梦筱二Romance456k WordsCompleted [Next book: The Silent World, and Him] [Preorder: When I Don't Know How to Love You, available for preorder in my collection] Blurb: Shen Tang decided to cut things off with Jiang Chengyu for good. She packed up everything she had left at his villa and took it with her. Jiang Chengyu: "What are you throwing a fit about this time?" Shen Tang blew on the cigarette between his fingers. As the smoke drifted away, she smiled. "I'm not throwing a f 200.7kFavorites334.2kClicks/ch66.1kGifts

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    Just make do with it.

18. 18 不 Outside the River of Love 不入爱河 Jiang Mutong蒋牧童Romance572k WordsCompleted My next book, Monologue, opens on March 26! * Blurb One The day Meng Chu walked into the office pantry, she heard her coworkers talking about the man who had stolen the spotlight from their boss at the summit forum. Young and refined, born into privilege, yet even more exceptional in his own abilities. And most importantly, he was absolutely flawless-looking! A coworker couldn't help sighing. "I wonder what it would be like to marry a man l 181kFavorites227.9kClicks/ch88.2kGifts

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    The first half was alright, but the second half was just so-so.

19. 19 循 An Endless Honeymoon 循环热恋 Li Ye礼也Romance138k WordsCompleted Print edition progress: @Li Ye Li. My next book is "Insensate"! - Zhou Die has always been a "good kid," following the rules and studying hard. Growing up in a highly repressive household, she was never allowed to rebel during her teenage years. So, from the options available to her, she chose He Xicheng, the one who dressed most expensively and loved to have fun the most. In the third year of their marriage, she started considering divorce. -"The feeling of fal 81.3kFavorites96.1kClicks/ch46.1kGifts

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    I still prefer short stories about men secretly in love with women.

20. 20 科 Building a Strong Nation Through Science: Livestreaming the Four Great Inventions to Qin Shi Huang 科技强国，向秦始皇直播四大发明 Martian Girl火星少女No CP1.1M WordsCompleted The new group-transmigration novel, From the Start, Inheriting an Ancient Town [Ancient to Modern], has begun updating. It brings people from the past to see the new world. Click the author's page to check it out, and please add it to your collection. There's also an upcoming ancient-to-modern novel, Practicing Medicine Without a License in the 1970s. Please add that to your collection too. One-sentence premise: Livestreaming educational videos to people from the past, spreading the idea that s 58.4kFavorites148.9kClicks/ch170.1kGifts

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    The section introducing historical heritage is worth reading.

21. 21 重 Back to My Boss’s Youth 重回老板年少时 Lin Mianmian林绵绵Romance397k WordsCompleted When Zhang Yunyi woke up, she had returned to the year she was seventeen. She went to class weighed down by her memories, only to run into her class monitor, Chen Kuo, in the hallway outside the classroom. She nearly blurted out, “Boss!” At this point, Chen Kuo was still an awkward young man, with none of the steady presence of the tech mogul he would become ten years later. Zhang Yunyi rubbed her hands together eagerly: Starting now, I’ll stick with the boss and save myself ten years of detou 245.1kFavorites313.9kClicks/ch348.7kGifts

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    The male protagonist's self-conquest strategy is very interesting, and the author's writing style is good.

22. 22 以 In the Name of Love 以爱为名 Meng Xiao Er梦筱二Romance304k WordsCompleted [Shi Wenli’s book, April’s Clear Skies, is available to follow in my author profile] [Blurb]: Shi Miao and Min Ting moved in together only seven months after registering their marriage. By then, they still weren’t particularly close. Her coworkers were curious. How had a woman from an ordinary family married into Beijing’s elite, and how had she made Min Ting insist on marrying her? There was no insistence on marrying her. They had married because it was conven 245.4kFavorites304.9kClicks/ch224.9kGifts

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    There are no major villains or heinous crimes, and the male and female leads are not pretentious.

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