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1 从 One Hundred Million Stars Falling from the Sky 从天而降的一亿颗星 Returning Mountain Jade归山玉Romance189k WordsCompleted -/A lighthearted, sweet little treat/- Su Xu shot to fame overnight thanks to a movie, then made the trending headlines when a scandal broke claiming she’d slept her way to the top. Her manager called her frantically, but she didn’t answer. He drove to her home and searched the entire apartment, but she was nowhere to be found. He nearly broke down. At home, Su Xu had just seen the scandal on her phone and leaped off the sofa in shock. But before her eyes was the vast, starry night sky over th 25.7kFavorites53.1kClicks/ch16.5kGifts

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The scenes are vividly depicted and the interaction between the male and female protagonists is interesting

2 在 Raising a Giant Snake in Ancient Times 在远古养大蛇 Zhu Yu蛛于Romance220k WordsCompleted Song Xu unexpectedly became a tribal beastperson in a primeval jungle. Her beast form was a squirrel. Her small tribe was conquered and absorbed by a tribe of fierce beasts, and Song Xu fled alone into a dark forest. The forest was home to a snake demi-human. As a former reptile-pet enthusiast, Song Xu was thrilled at the sight of the beautiful snake. Song Xu: What a gorgeous tail! I’m totally into this! Boki! Please don’t mention other authors or works in the comments. Such comments 138.3kFavorites215.4kClicks/ch133.3kGifts

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Such a warm fairy tale

3 野 Wild Dog Bones 野狗骨头 Xiutu City休屠城Romance246k WordsCompleted [Complete. Please support the official version. Thank you!] [The print edition is now available.] Chen Yi is like a stray dog you can never tame. Miao Jing is stubborn to the bone. Other completed novels by the author, come check them out “Wei Bei Spring Trees”: A deep-dive road novel set in ancient northwestern China, young woman × older man “Imprison Her”: Historical romance, forceful pursuit and possession “Living It Up on Her Looks”: Beautiful, toxic woman × impoverished male teacher 384.6kFavorites478.8kClicks/ch126.9kGifts

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It's beautiful, the two lines go hand in hand, and the emotional line is very unique. The ending is quite unexpected

4 守 Reborn After Being Widowed 守寡后我重生了 Laughing Beauty笑佳人Romance731k WordsCompleted Before she became a widow, Huayang found fault with her husband in just about every way. She hated how he was always so stern, how he'd collapse onto the bed drenched in sweat, and, above all, how he could be so insatiable at certain times. But when he actually died and she became a widow, Huayang began to miss his good qualities one by one: the way he carried her steadily through a downpour, and the warmth of his chest, blazing like a fire on cold winter days. Reborn, Huayang decided to treat 557.7kFavorites1.2MClicks/ch1MGifts

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The main plot is very interesting. Although the sub-plot is a bit idealistic, it allows me to see the results of Huayang's efforts to reverse it. It's very interesting~

5 观 Notes on Watching Cranes 观鹤笔记 Her and the Lamp她与灯Romance566k WordsCompleted [Main story complete. Taking a few days off before posting the bonus chapters.] [Coming soon: The Lady Buddha and Letters to a Rose. Please add them to your reading list.] [Blurb] Deng Ying in history was convicted and died by lingchi, the slow slicing execution. Even after his death, Grand Secretary Yang Lun personally inscribed the words “Pure and Clean” for him. Yang Wan, who lives in the twenty-first century, has spent ten years studying Deng Ying, poring over every detail of his life. Ten 515.5kFavorites492.2kClicks/ch355.9kGifts

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The bravest Deng Ying and Yang Wan

6 嫁 Marrying a Dead Eunuch 嫁给一个死太监 Fallen to Mud零落成泥Romance619k WordsCompleted A new cultivation novel is now underway: I Lost My Memory Before the Demon Lord Killed Me. You can find it in the author's profile~ Chen Hui transmigrated. When she woke up, there was no maid crying, “Miss, you're finally awake!” Instead, a sinister-looking eunuch stared at her and spoke in a sarcastic, sneering tone: “Miss Chen, if you look down on a eunuch like me, I won't force you. But if you hope I'll let you go home, I advise you to give up on that idea sooner rather than later! You'll nev 284.5kFavorites501.1kClicks/ch232.1kGifts

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I really like Hui Niang~ She is kind, brave and rational. The emotional line is also so sweet. It is really touching that the father-in-law protects Hui Niang from behind.

7 穿 What Do I Do After I Transmigrate Forty Years into the Future and My Lover Has Become an Old Man? 穿越到四十年后爱人变成了老头怎么办 Fu Hua扶华Romance164k WordsCompleted [The physical book is now available for preorder! Published under the title The Lover from Forty Years in the Future. You can buy it from Dangdang or the Yue Du Ji flagship store on Taobao.] On their first wedding anniversary, Yu Yao steps out to buy some vegetables and, in the blink of an eye, transmigrates forty years into the future. Still holding his groceries and utterly bewildered, Yu Yao is taken to the Citizen Service Center, where his husband, now an old man, comes to bring him home. 232.1kFavorites540.3kClicks/ch151.1kGifts

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The lover is old, but the love is not old

8 为 To Make He Yu Regret It 为了让何玉后悔 Tomato King番大王Romance140k WordsCompleted [The simplified Chinese edition under the same title has been published. For details, follow Weibo @Fan Da Wang] One day, my granddaughter asked me, "Grandma, why did you marry Grandpa?" I replied without a second thought, "So He Yu would regret it." My granddaughter didn't understand. "What do you mean?" -- It all started when we were little, playing house. When I was five, He Yu lifted my bridal veil. I gave him a flirtatious look, and he shrieked, "Mom, there's a ghost!" I held a grudge and 74.7kFavorites105.2kClicks/ch32.4kGifts

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So good to cry, love and redemption. At the end, the intersection of life and death between He Yu and Mingzhen was handled well~

9 明 Little Tastes of Life in the Ming Palace 明宫小食光 Brilliant Galaxy银河灿烂Romance351k WordsCompleted If transmigrating were a gacha game, Zhang Xianling would definitely have pulled an SSR. She transmigrated into the empress of Emperor Xiaozong of Ming, the heroine from the legendary "one husband, one wife, Emperor and Empress couple" story. Court intrigue? Not a chance. There won't be any women for her to fight with in this lifetime. She doesn't know how to flirt with the emperor, either. She can only pass the time by eating and drinking, playing and having fun. But as she ate and ate, the 46.1kFavorites124kClicks/ch24.3kGifts

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So pretty!! ! Xianling's career line is not suspended, and readers will also have a sense of accomplishment. The emotional line of the emperor and the empress is smooth and flowing. It can be seen that the author has checked a lot of information and has done a good job in writing group portraits of historical figures. It's a very heart-warming article, I'll read it again!

10 念 Longing from Afar 念遥遥 FurtherRomance111k WordsCompleted The print edition of Faraway Thoughts is now available for preorder and is being sold on all major platforms. Thank you all for your support! A sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside princess sent to marry X a battle-hardened chanyu of the grasslands The old chanyu died. On the night Huhanye ascended the throne, he summoned his stepmother, me, to his royal tent. The heavy snow in Yurong finally stopped. I could almost see the rushing streams at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, the lush t 11.8kFavorites33.9kClicks/ch5.1kGifts

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The feelings of family and country made me cry to death