Contemporary Romances That Emptied My Wallet Over the Years 那些年让我掏空钱包的现言

1. 51 我 The Tenth Year After My Death 我死后的第十年 Yun Chi云炽Romance486k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale July 26. Follow @JinjiangYunchi for details.] [An additional 18,000 words of bonus stories have been added!, July 22] A slow-witted, resurrected first love x the man who pined for her for ten years as a widower * Ji Fanling died at seventeen. When she opened her eyes again, she was on an unfamiliar, narrow street. Rain poured down, and a Maybach was parked at the far end. A tall, strikingly elegant man stepped out of the car. Cool and aloof, dressed in a black s 228.2kFavorites361kClicks/ch230.9kGifts

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   Watching these two poor souls fall in love made my heart melt.

2. 52 贪 I’m Crazy About You, You’re Crazy About Money 贪财好你 ZoodyRomance144k WordsCompleted [Print rights signed with Meili Culture. The book is published under the title Roses of the Summer Solstice, and is now available.] Video game company CEO & university English teacher Li Zhicheng before falling in love: a rich, stingy modern-day Scrooge. Li Zhicheng after falling in love: Jia Baoyu reincarnated, willing to spend a fortune to make his beauty smile. Zhou Yi before falling in love: Taekwondo black belt, strong enough to carry an eighteen-liter water jug up six flights of stairs 174.2kFavorites263.4kClicks/ch47kGifts

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   Reconciliation

3. 53 和 I Got Pulled Into a Melodramatic Novel With My Ex-Husband 和前夫一起穿进狗血文 The Mountain Has Green Trees山有青木Romance588k WordsCompleted * After six months of back-and-forth, Qiao Man finally divorced Jiang Sui. The good news: she got most of the marital assets. The bad news: the moment they got their divorce certificates, the two of them transmigrated into a melodramatic CEO romance novel. They can only return to the real world after following the plot to the end. Worse news: Qiao Man has become a scheming woman secretly in love with the male lead, while Jiang Sui is a nouveau riche who likes the heroine. According to the plot, 157.5kFavorites212.5kClicks/ch125.5kGifts

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   What makes this story so appealing is its dual transmigration plot—using the transmigration trope to depict childhood sweethearts. This is a very unique concept. Typically, dual transmigration stories involve emotional connections developing within the world of the original text, with the original identities serving only as narrative setup. However, this story unfolds with two parallel storylines. As the transmigration plot progresses, the emotional connection between the two characters in their original world is gradually revealed. The characters are also very engaging—a queen and a loyal dog. These relatable characters break free from the constraints of typical villainous supporting characters' love-hate relationships, deconstructing the Mary Sue narrative. Furthermore, the author excels at writing a sad story in a lighthearted tone. The latter half is bittersweet—the kind of story that makes you laugh and then cry.

4. 54 前 My Ex-Boyfriend Keeps Stalking My Secret Account 前男友总偷看我小号 Daydreaming Sheep白日梦羊Romance438k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication. Follow @Bai Ri Meng Yang Mie for updates.] *Gentle on the surface, lonely and dark inside, young master x girl who dares to love and let go *Powerful man breaks down and pursues his ex / possessive pursuit / redemption / yandere romance *Set on a college campus, with plenty of class disparity [Blurb] 2023/3/2: “My boyfriend’s lips are so soft, and he has such a gentle smile.” 2023/4/5: “Every single day with him is so, so, so, so happy.” 2023/5/29: “He sai 157.5kFavorites159.3kClicks/ch57.8kGifts

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   Reading this story gives you the feeling that two people are each other's only cure. Two flawed individuals gradually experience and learn to love through mutual attraction. The author's pacing is excellent; the scene where the male lead kidnaps people is almost overflowing with a ghostly aura. The female lead's personality and professional qualities, which lend her rationality, are quite compelling at times (it's a bit like training a dog). Aside from the slightly melodramatic character setup, which can be understood as serving the plot, everything else is fantastic.

5. 55 一 Three Meals a Day 一日三餐 Duo Li多梨Romance337k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale September 23 at 7 p.m.] A slice-of-life story about married life Xia Jiao and Wen Chongyue went from meeting to getting their marriage license in less than twenty-four hours. - On the first day of their blind date, they sat across from each other. Xia Jiao placed her hands properly in front of her, like a student answering a question in class, and said timidly to Wen Chongyue, “...It’s been a long time.” ...What’s it like to go on a blind date with someone w 122.1kFavorites216.1kClicks/ch68.2kGifts

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   In a sense, when the male and female protagonists start eating, the readers start eating too (doge).

6. 56 我 I Thought We Were Friends, But You... 我拿你当朋友你却 Painting a Cup, Sleeping画盏眠Romance428k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available, with an additional 8,000-word bonus chapter] Jiang Shiyan and Tang Yang had been best friends for ten years. Then, after many twists and turns, Tang Yang transferred back to City A, to be by Jiang Shiyan's side. Then a tiny crack appeared in the friendship between them. [Jiang Shiyan spent ten years convincing himself he didn't like Tang Yang. It took him just one second to convince himself that he did.] [As long as I can be by your side, I don't care what you cal 68.3kFavorites150kClicks/ch69.9kGifts
7. 57 也 Betraying the Good Years 也负嘉岁 Biting Green Branches咬枝绿Romance73k WordsCompleted [Published. A friend said their names just sounded like a perfect match. A pure wilderness and a beautiful sheaf of grain, born to be together. | Short story, not serialized for payment, bad ending (the print edition's ending is unchanged) Theme: Love yourself first. 21.8kFavorites46.8kClicks/ch2kGifts

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   This is a story about unrequited love ending in tragedy. The heroine's courage and determination are betrayed by a guy (don't bring up the "prodigal son returns" trope or "rotten cucumbers" [eye roll]). But setting aside the characters, the individual storytelling quality is very high. I really like the author's perspective; it doesn't cruelly expose the vulnerability of the unrequited lover and the immense cost of being betrayed by a jerk, but rather tells a complete and heartbreaking love story. Highly recommended for those who appreciate good writing (if you can accept the author's style, just read it silently). The extra chapters made me feel terrible all day; only read if you can accept a tragic ending [crying emoji].

8. 58 我 Let Me Have Just One Little Taste 我轻轻地尝一口 Painting a Cup, Sleeping画盏眠Romance402k WordsCompleted Tao Simian cared only about her family, friends, and studies. Dating, that meaningless waste of time? Not a chance. Likewise, heaven had given Li Jiazhou an award sash, a handsome face, and a wealthy family, so of course it had also given him every reason to be conceited. Dating? Falling for someone? Why give anyone else the power to control his emotions? If he had ever experienced love at first sight, it could only have been the moment he first put on a suit and looked in the mirror, at the ag 15.2kFavorites15kClicks/ch8.3kGifts
9. 59 发 Dreaming Mayfly 发梦蜉蝣 Biting Green Branches咬枝绿Romance328k WordsCompleted [Publication updates: @Yao Zhilv] Fu Yipei was a well-known figure at Nan'an High School. Even years after graduation, the girls in his year still praised his impeccable manners and gentle nature. Lin Jinci thought back. He really had been just like that. She had been the least sociable girl in class, but Fu Yipei had still looked after her just as he did everyone else. Warming a “heart of stone.” |He secretly has a crush on her |Not a school story: an urban reunion told through flashbacks to 57.8kFavorites78.4kClicks/ch33kGifts

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   (I'll write this one properly later because it's truly the best contemporary romance novel I've read in 25 years.)

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