Absolute Gems 仙品

1. 1 宝21+ The Bao'er Pavilion 宝儿楼 One Meter of Blossoms一米花Romance557k WordsOngoing 10.1kFavorites12kClicks/ch7.4kGifts

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   The female lead is excellent and has a very high degree of autonomy. While the three male supporting characters all have their annoying moments, the female lead's mindset and reactions make it easy to keep watching. The fantasy portion at the end feels a bit rushed, but the epilogue is very interesting.

2. 2 小 Xiao Mei's Happy Days [The 1970s] 小美的幸福纪事[七零] Berry of Light光之浆果Romance261k WordsCompleted [The full novel costs only 5.52 yuan. Sunny, cheerful, curly-haired bear × gentle, scheming femme fatale Everyone said Xiong Youmei was the luckiest girl in the residential compound, because she had a mother, Li Hongxia, who doted on her endlessly. Until the age of seventeen, Xiong Youmei charged around the compound with a head of fluffy curls, like a carefree little bear. After turning seventeen, Xiong Youmei graduated from high school and faced the pro 5.1kFavorites10kClicks/ch2.3kGifts

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   Cute short historical romance novels featuring a female protagonist who is a total sunshine.

3. 3 残 The Disabled Prince Stood Up 残疾王爷站起来了 Laughing Beauty笑佳人Romance696k WordsCompleted At the palace selection, the disabled Prince Hui looked utterly lifeless, and the young women avoided him like the plague. Only Yao Huang was intrigued, sneaking several glances at him. He was already in a wheelchair, so married life with him would surely be easy, right? Not long afterward, Prince Hui told his newlywed princess: “I receive five thousand in stipend and salary. Spend it as you please.” “I'll keep you company on the fifth and tenth days of each month. The rest of the time, we'll s 429.4kFavorites580.1kClicks/ch1.3MGifts

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   It's so good! It's so good! It's basically all sweet little everyday moments. I love the female lead's personality so much!

4. 4 重 Reborn as a Noblewoman 重生之贵妇 Laughing Beauty笑佳人Romance757k WordsCompleted [The print edition, The Luan and the Phoenix in Harmony, is available in three volumes.] Everyone said Yin Hui was destined for a life as a noblewoman, and she did indeed marry into the Prince of Yan’s household, becoming the wife of a royal grandson. But her husband came and went at all hours and rarely said anything affectionate to her. Yin Hui tried every way she could to warm his heart, only for him to bring home a widowed cousin he wanted to look after. Yin Hui: No way! Her husband: Go to s 384.3kFavorites791.9kClicks/ch563.5kGifts

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   I really enjoy stories where the female lead is both domineering and petite, and the female lead is sweet and charming.

5. 5 哥 [Western Crossover] Diary of a Gotham Farmer [综英美]哥谭农场主日记 Bitter Days Are Short苦昼短Romance908k WordsCompleted [This story will go premium on July 8, with three chapters released that day! Gracie will be waiting for you~030] Gracie was a Stardew Valley player. The game focused on farming and management. The protagonist inherited their grandfather’s run-down farm, moved to a peaceful little town, and enjoyed a leisurely life as a farmer. The day Gracie finally achieved 100% completion, a game DLC promotion appeared in the shop: [Stardew Valley DLC: Gotham City] [A bigger map, more NPCs, brand-new gamepla 52.7kFavorites78.4kClicks/ch72.3kGifts

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   Very beautiful

6. 6 决 The King's Avatar: Showdown at the Peak of the Berserker [全职高手]决战狂剑之巅 Lantern Fish灯灯鱼Romance257k WordsCompleted One day, by chance, Xu Yanxi awakened memories of a parallel timeline. In those memories, she was Hundred Blossoms' “crown princess,” the successor to Falling Flowers in a Chaotic Dance. Sun Zheping had never been injured in season five, either. That summer, Hundred Blossoms won the championship. She and her friends all had bright futures. In this timeline, Xu Yanxi had already quit esports and gone back to college. Thinking of all the hardships Hundred Blossoms had endured over the years, she 4.8kFavorites6.4kClicks/ch6.1kGifts

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   So satisfying to read! Lots of delicious little side stories, and I really got the 'yeg' vibe in this one 😳

7. 7 拿 [The King's Avatar] I Won One Championship, So It's Only Natural to Want Another [全职高手]拿了一个冠军之后还想再拿一个也很正常吧 Gu Sansheng at the Three Lives Stone三生石上顾三生Romance807k WordsCompleted “In competitive sports, the runner-up is the biggest loser.” After losing the S8 finals and failing to defend their title on home turf, Jin Xuan became even more certain of that. “Losing is too painful. I want to win,” she said. A battle-focused, feel-good story with sound logic and well-reasoned developments. After more than 1.2 million words of everyone roaring about friendship, fighting, and bonds, this atypical otome story starts splitting into one-on-one routes and endings. I can guarantee 9.4kFavorites9.2kClicks/ch55.6kGifts

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   It's perfect, with both a champion and an incredibly long "what if" side story—truly a satisfying read!

8. 8 红 [American Showbiz] A Global Sensation [美娱]红遍全球 Eight Pots of Porridge八煲粥Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Currently updating next door: A Guide to Climbing the Music Charts [Hollywood] *If you can’t read the latest chapter, you haven’t purchased enough of the series. Subscribe to more chapters to unlock it~ Blurb: Hollywood, 1994. The age of superstars is about to begin. At the same time, a fledgling actress sets out on a journey, launching a screen-dominating career that will last more than twenty years. She is an all-American sweetheart who never fades, the eternal deep-sea jewel aboard that doome 20.3kFavorites47.4kClicks/ch22.1kGifts

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   Absolutely perfect! A truly satisfying and enjoyable entertainment novel isn't just about making blockbuster movies, winning awards, and sleeping with handsome men; it's also about becoming a powerful figure (although I skipped the process and only read the ending). Most importantly, it has branching storylines and endings—featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Keanu Reeves, Norton, and most perfectly, Henry Cavill and Captain America! The side stories are the best, bar none.

9. 9 大21+ The Master Director's Viewfinder [Hollywood] [好莱坞]大师导筒 Tomato Fish Pot番茄鱼锅Romance177k WordsCompleted 484Favorites1.9kClicks/ch92Gifts

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   It's a good American entertainment novel, but not at all dramatic. The CP (couple pairing) with Hugh Jackman is very stable from beginning to end. It's gentle, smooth, and sweet. Pretty good.

10. 10 成 The Short-Lived Mother of a Tragic Hero 成为美强惨男主的早死娘亲 Floating Island浮岛Romance364k WordsCompleted [See the next story, I Owe the Entire Cultivation World a Debt of Gratitude, at the very end] Yu Wei was a pampered, lazy little cat demon who, through a twist of fate, became an outer disciple of the foremost immortal sect. She had no lofty ambitions. Every day, she basked in the sun and groomed herself, occasionally letting her cat ears show just to annoy the disciples who discriminated against her species. She was living the good life. Until one day, the sect’s handsome, aloof rising star s 81.7kFavorites131.9kClicks/ch27.3kGifts

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    It's very cute! The first half mainly focuses on the lighthearted daily life of the second-life son and his kitten mother. Later, the male lead appears and enters the main storyline, which gets a little angsty, but it ends quickly. The romance parts are quite sweet; it seems that the classic pairing of a cold, aloof guy and a naive, sweet girl is still the best in Xianxia novels.

11. 11 单 The One-Sided Crush Hypothesis [Western Crossover] 单向暗恋假说[综英美] Anonymous Hope匿名希望Romance371k WordsCompleted To prove she really wasn’t still trapped in the so-called “pathetic lingering shadow of a youthful crush,” Kesha decided to kiss the next man who stepped out of the elevator, right in front of everyone. The elevator doors opened, and Damian and Duke stepped out side by side. ...Had she mentioned that Damian was the one she had a crush on? In this universe, Damian is an adult and the eldest, overwhelmed by everything that comes with the Wayne family, including the company’s stock price, his dad’ 4kFavorites4.6kClicks/ch2.3kGifts

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    A bittersweet, saccharine romance and coming-of-age story! The author is so skilled; I felt completely empathetic with the female lead. It felt like watching an American TV series—dramatic and exciting throughout, with a great ending. This is the first time I've ever tried this (older woman/older woman) version.

12. 12 关 [Harry Potter] My Magic Awakening System Isn't Very Useful [HP]关于我的魔法觉醒系统不太好用这回事 Fujino藤野Romance360k WordsCompleted Synopsis When Perly Follett was in her sixth year, Hogwarts held the Goblet of Fire for the first time in many years. After being chosen as Hogwarts’ champion, she found that her first task was incredibly easy: the beautiful Antipodean Opaleye, with its pearl-like scales, eagerly brought the golden egg right to her. Faced with a barrage of questions, Perly rolled her eyes inwardly. Was she supposed to tell the truth? That this dragon, whom she had just met for the first time, was actually a pri 51.5kFavorites97kClicks/ch8.3kGifts

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    In the early plot, the female lead tries various ways to foreshadow the Horcrux storyline but is also afraid of the butterfly effect. This plot is easy to understand, but the author's writing is a bit awkward, though it's not a major flaw. What I like most is the female lead's amazing affinity for magical creatures! The male lead, Seid, is also very sweet; the chapters where they go abroad to rescue magical creatures are the best parts of the whole story.

13. 13 肝 [Wuxia Crossover] Stardew Valley, but Make It a World of Martial Arts [综武侠]肝露谷，但快意江湖 San Manzi三蔓子Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Complete, with bonus chapters being released] ★Coming soon: The Immortal Inn Management RPG! and [Wuxia Crossover] You Call This an All-Achievements Player?! Please add them to your reading list. Blurbs at the end.★ Stardew Valley: Wuxia DLC is a special expansion for Chinese players. [A more realistic jianghu! Freely explore an enormous 400-kilometer map!] [More ways to play! Farming, romance, gathering, mining!] [More iconic characters! Chu Xiangshuai, Four Eyebrows, flying daggers and swi 35.5kFavorites40.2kClicks/ch285kGifts

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    I won't say any more, I'm just blindly following the author's crossover martial arts novels, especially since this is Stardew Valley AU!

14. 14 全 Global Flood Apocalypse: I Have a Safehouse on the Water 全球水灾末日：我有漂流安全屋 Nan Ling南绫Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete] Apocalypse · Stockpiling in a Safe House · Everyday Survival · Escape · Upgrades · Infrastructure Building · Food Storms, tsunamis and hurricanes, thunderstorms and hail, aquatic creatures mutating... The world has grown unstable. Floodwaters swallow cities, waterspouts ravage rivers, rioters invade residential compounds, mysterious creatures appear in small towns, blizzards force people to flee the countryside, and underwater volcanoes erupt... One day, Shu Fu wakes from a dream and 107.9kFavorites179.8kClicks/ch207kGifts

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    The setting is exceptionally beautiful and the pacing is perfect.

15. 15 都 I Told You This Isn't a Dating Sim [Wuxia Crossover] 都说了不是恋爱游戏[综武侠] Han Qingxing寒青星Romance321k WordsCompleted The Best of the Best: Wuxia is a groundbreaking, high-freedom VR masterpiece. One hundred players battle online in an utterly realistic wuxia world built at enormous expense. If you have a dream, you can do anything. Basically, it’s a VR version of PUBG. You can customize your appearance and choose your identity. Over the course of one year in the game, one hundred players strive to outlast the other ninety-nine and be the last one standing, all while enjoying the thrill of being a martial arts 39.2kFavorites82.2kClicks/ch30.7kGifts

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    The later parts actually got a bit messier, but I loved the premise so much and the male leads and supporting characters were so charming, so I'm giving it five stars.

16. 16 神 Sign-In Tycoon: Spending Money Full-Time 神豪签到，全职花钱 Strawberry Pearl Cake草莓珍珠蛋糕Romance751k WordsCompleted *The main story is complete. Liu Yue, a recent graduate at a loss about what to do next, suddenly received a job offer from the Spending System. System: Host, check in every day to claim a spending allowance. You must spend all of it that same day, or it will expire. Liu Yue glanced at the daily sign-in reward. Only ten thousand yuan a day? That would be a piece of cake. System: Ten thousand yuan is just the base reward. Each daily sign-in also comes with a multiplier, ranging from one to a 80.3kFavorites114.7kClicks/ch307.6kGifts

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    The best stories about rich kids should include the most enjoyable travel experiences.

17. 17 黑 [Wuxia Crossover] Running a Notorious Inn [综武侠]黑店日常经营中 San Manzi三蔓子Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Complete, with occasional typo fixes] ★Coming soon: "[Wuxia Crossover] Stardew Valley, but Make It Jianghu". Please add it to your reading list. Blurb at the end.★ “Everyday Management” is a business simulation game. Qiao Qian bought the game and started building. Then she transmigrated. Along with her came the garden tavern she had built in the game. Well… that doesn’t sound so bad, does it? Upgrade, save up, decorate, brew wine, run the place! The only problem was that she had transmigrat 41.2kFavorites65.1kClicks/ch210.2kGifts

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    Wuxia (martial arts)

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