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1. 51 衷 A Heartfelt Vow 衷情令 Banquet of a Hundred Wines百酒狂宴Romance137k WordsCompleted This novel will go on reverse sale from Chapter 26 on September 6. Read the chapters you want before then! Also, if you've already read the chapters, remember not to buy them after the 6th. Thanks for your support! In the first year of Yanping, the emperor held a grand selection. Mu Qianning failed the palace selection, but was kept in the palace. Her attendants told her that daughters of the imperial household were married to members of the imperial clan, and that the Empress Dowager intended t 717Favorites1.5kClicks/ch114Gifts

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   Ancient texts describing the forced acquisition and plundering of property. I like the "love at first sight" trope, even though it's cliché. I don't want to read stories where the protagonist starts as an empress and climbs the social ladder step by step anymore. However, I think the male protagonist isn't crazy enough; it's more of a read to pass the time.

2. 52 校 The Campus Belle Arrives [Dual Systems] 校花降临[双系统] Jiu Qing酒青Romance343k WordsCompleted The most popular closed beta full-dive game of the future era, The School Beauty Arrives, has attracted countless volunteers because of its unique gameplay. Game rules: At Mingde University, grades are everything. The campus app updates rankings in real time, and students with better grades have first pick of romantic partners. Jiang You is the game's main character and has two Systems. The Goddess System makes her dazzlingly beautiful and gives her a Mary Sue aura, while the Study System make 39.6kFavorites84.8kClicks/ch13.2kGifts

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   A dog-training novel set in a fiercely competitive arena, set against the backdrop of a prestigious South Korean aristocratic high school. I personally felt the amount of male-torture wasn't enough. It had a bad ending, the conclusion was absurd, but it all turned out alright. When will 97 finally stop describing the pale, thin, and boyish appearance so much that it's full of male masculinity? The whole text is just "delicate" and "spoiled," which really leaves me speechless.

3. 53 金 Golden House, Jade Cage 金屋玉笼 Leaving The Wilds去蓬蒿Romance151k WordsCompleted Qing Heng had a very lowly status: she was a servant girl in the residence. So low that anyone could come along and kick her. Qing Heng had a very beautiful face, beautiful in a wicked way. So beautiful that everyone saw her as an eyesore and a beloved. At first, she merely watched them all with cold eyes. Later, finding it rather dull, she had no choice but to use their love for her to climb higher, step by step. She cast off the stablehand, the young master, and the prince. She came to st 4.5kFavorites6.5kClicks/ch1.5kGifts

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   A beautiful ghost-type female lead! We need more romance novels with universally adored female leads, we need more vibrant, self-destructive, and alluring female protagonists who are beautiful beyond compare, loved by everyone, and possess great personal charm! I really love this kind of writing style. True Mary Sues appeal to both men and women, okay? I absolutely adore yuri storylines.

4. 54 这 This Heroine's a Keeper: She Really Shows Up When It Counts 这女主能处，有事真上 Jiu Qing酒青Romance659k WordsCompleted Yin Chun is the belle of an elite academy, kindhearted, fair-skinned and beautiful, and engaged to Song Nian, a young man from a prestigious family. Everyone envies her. No one knows that Yin Chun is forced to feel the pain experienced by Song Nian's younger brother, Song Ran. If he hurts, she hurts too. Song Ran is an illegitimate child, and Song Nian loathes him, constantly picking on and bullying him. If Song Nian lays a hand on him himself, Yin Chun feels twice the pain. If one of Song Ni 43.3kFavorites71.4kClicks/ch27.1kGifts

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   As expected, it ended poorly; I'm used to 97's writing style. I got a bit tired of watching it later on, but the first few times were really enjoyable. I quite like the female lead's character, who appears gentle on the surface but is actually cold, selfish, and self-serving. The female lead is always aloof and superior, while the male guests take turns acting crazy. The writing style isn't as good as my recent works. The male guests each have their flaws, but they're tolerable. Overall, it's alright.

5. 55 抽 After Drawing Tomie's Constitution, I Became a Dark Moon Top-Tier Star 抽中富江体质后成为黑月光顶流 Tired of Pears厌梨No CP573k WordsCompleted #The undisputed protagonist, super Mary Sue, chaotic fun story# When the apocalypse arrived, Yu Wu was bound to a System and drew the [Tomie Constitution]. Over the next five years of the apocalypse, she died dozens of times and was cut apart hundreds of times. When Yu Wu opened her eyes again, the System had taken her to a new world. * The embodiment of all desire, with a beauty beyond hu 37.8kFavorites54kClicks/ch67.3kGifts

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   It's good, and the female lead is a perfect fit for the villainous character. There are two highlights. First, the combination of Tomie's constitution and the entertainment industry setting is a debuff. Although Tomie's constitution has been weakened, the female lead's yin and dampness have not diminished at all. Second, the forum posts are incredibly funny, and female fans will definitely find them very relatable. This is a Mary Sue/popular/power fantasy novel, but the downside is that the epilogues are a bit weak.

6. 56 被 The Brother Whose Engagement Was Called Off 被退婚的哥哥 A Hundred Thousand Oranges十万橙Romance199k WordsCompleted Yes, I've finished it ^-* The beautiful, distinguished older brother who was jilted returns home and starts taking care of Lin Youmo. He handles all the housework and cooking. He makes meals for her, gets things ready for her dates, and when Lin Youmo comes home from work covered in blood, he has already run her a bath. He gently wipes her face, lowering his eyes with concern as he asks if she's in pain. Lin Youmo didn't think much of it at first. Until the person she was dating said jealousl 10.6kFavorites9.9kClicks/ch6.2kGifts

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   The author's writing is excellent. I love this twisted, symbiotic, unhealthy, and incomplete relationship. The male lead is a gentle, broken, and virtuous married man, which is even more appealing when paired with the female lead, a taciturn, emotionless, and expressionless executioner.

7. 57 慕 Yearning for the Morning 慕朝游 Shu Ning黍宁Romance617k WordsCompleted [Main story complete. The happy ending will be updated from time to time.] The first time Mu Chaoyou met Wang Daorong, she had just transmigrated into this strange ancient world. Ghosts and monsters ran rampant, and life was as fragile as a candle in the wind. She could never have imagined that the gentle, aloof young noble before her, so refined and bright, was actually a frighteningly obsessive madman. He was the cage she would spend her whole life doing everything she could to escape. * 114.1kFavorites122.3kClicks/ch72.2kGifts

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   My feelings about this book are so complicated; I felt empty after finishing it. Actually, it hit quite a few of my triggers. If it were any other book, I would have dropped it immediately if the male lead and the female supporting character had romantic entanglements. But the only reason I persevered was because I wanted to see how crazy the seemingly indifferent male lead would become later on! But the more I read, the more addicted I became, and I couldn't stop. Everyone says the male lead gets really crazy later on, but I think it's still within my tolerance range; maybe my threshold is too high, hahaha. I've already read all the warnings beforehand. I not only love the scene where the female lead sleeps with the male supporting character, but I also think that sleeping together once is far too little! If it were a harem story, I would absolutely love this one, you know? All the male supporting characters are so attractive to me, but after looking at them all, the male lead is still the most cunning. He's cunning in a high way and has a unique charm. Honestly, the plot is pretty cliché. When the female lead has a crush on the male lead, he's indifferent; when she hates him, he's filled with remorse. I don't like stories about women chasing after their husbands, but this one has great characters and good writing, so I kept it. If it weren't for the later childbirth scene, I would have really liked it. The male lead's inexplicable and obsessive desire to get the female lead pregnant is, needless to say, downright obnoxious and nauseating. Isn't he supposed to be a yandere? Why would he let a child distract the female lead?! Even after giving birth to a daughter, the female lead is practically possessed; her sense of self and modern self-respect vanish! She struggles with the male lead for most of her life, only to give in to him in the end because of her daughter—it disgusted me to death. I hate being tied down by children. Later on, the characters suddenly become incredibly stupid, their behavior incomprehensible, hastening the ending. Thankfully, this plot point appeared near the end, and the tragic ending gave the male lead a good dose of pain, which was satisfying. Overall, it's a story that tortures both the male and female leads, but I still feel so angry that the male lead got his kicks! Actually, there were sweet moments, though only a few chapters, and those were based on the male lead's deception. The love-hate relationship is so captivating! The male lead's love for the female lead is mixed with a hint of hate, and the female lead's hate for the male lead is mixed with a hint of love. This crazy, twisted, and hopeless love is also a wonderful read! PS: Male ghosts with a dark and damp nature are common, but Wang Daorong is not. Although the male protagonist's methods did not surprise me, his ghost is truly unique, especially when set in the Wei, Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties. The decadent and corrupt atmosphere of the ghost is overwhelming.

8. 58 黄 The Golden City 黄金城 A Little Ham一只小火腿Romance183k WordsCompleted [Rewriting the second half. Don't read past Chapter 34 yet. It's already VIP, so I can't lock the chapters. Age gap, hunter-prey relationship. My next books are Our 1997 and Night Ferry. Feel free to add them to your library.] Los Angeles, the city of desire. Before Yao An came to America, she'd heard it called that. But to her, both Hollywood's glittering crowds and the round-the-clock parties in Beverly Hills mansions seemed far away and unfamiliar. That all changed after she met Zhong Qianx 18.6kFavorites20.6kClicks/ch3kGifts

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   A good, gentler version of a forced marriage novel. Forced marriage novels are all about a male lead who is gentle, strong, resourceful, mature, rational, and doting on the female lead – a guiding figure who takes the lead! The female lead's scheming, vain, and innocent character is also very good; it's rare to see such a character on Jinjiang Literature City. I really love vain female leads! The downside is that it's too short and not enough to keep you entertained. The male lead's rapid development of feelings for the female lead is a bit unexpected, but that's not a big problem. The reason I gave it two stars is because the author said they were going to rewrite it, and the ending wasn't finished; it's still the old version, which leaves the reader confused and the plot doesn't connect.

9. 59 废21+ Can a Useless Parasitic Flower Become Everyone's Favorite? 废物菟丝花也能当万人迷吗 Silent Overture沉默序曲Multi-Orientation136k WordsOngoing 14.1kFavorites15.4kClicks/ch6.3kGifts

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   This is a very chaotic and wicked book. Since it's such a mess, let's drink it while it's hot! The female lead is always in a vulnerable position, yet she is a very popular character in the underworld. The plot is extremely confusing, crazy, and funny.

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