Books With Amazing Openings That I Didn't Finish 开篇惊艳但是没读完的书

1. 1 前 My Former Fiancé Came to Propose 前未婚夫来求亲了 Qing Muyuan青木源Romance316k WordsOngoing Dou Linghe's father holds the post of Right Vice Director of the Secretariat, and her mother is a daughter of a military family. She has a wealthy home and doting elders. Her life is practically perfect, except for a fiancé she's never met. She wasn't originally from this era. Even after living another life, the prospect of marriage being arranged for her felt like a bolt from the blue. A blind marriage, with no say in the matter? Absolutely not. She heard that her fiancé was the legitimate son 1.6kFavorites1.7kClicks/ch1.2kGifts

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   The female lead is hard-hearted; she admires beautiful women but won't fall in love over them. The male lead is love-obsessed. The female lead comes from a wealthy family, is spoiled by her parents, and is somewhat pampered, but not unlikeable. However, her constant pampering makes me hesitant to empathize with her; I'm getting tired of it.

2. 2 我 My Wife Conquers the Realm 我家娘子打江山 Spicy Orange麻辣香橙Romance634k WordsCompleted Amid the turmoil of a troubled era, Xie Rang finds the fiancee betrothed to him since childhood among a band of refugees. The young lady is gentle, delicate, and sweetly naive. After they marry, the two settle in the countryside, where they live a peaceful, happy life. But her beauty brings trouble, and nearby bandits abduct her. Before Xie Rang can risk his life to save her, he sees his gentle, sweet, helpless wife pick up a knife and chop off the bandit chief's head in one blow. Xie Rang take 33.7kFavorites44.7kClicks/ch35.1kGifts

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   The woman is the breadwinner and the man stays home; they respect each other, there are no misunderstandings, and it's very good.

3. 3 小 A Part-Time Female Constable's Retirement Journal 小女捕半退休手札 Jin Amiao金阿淼Romance166k WordsOngoing [I'm truly sorry. I tried several times to pick this story back up, but since it's a mystery, every chapter has clues planted for later, and there are so many characters. I really shouldn't have been writing two stories at once. I used to love this story, but I was hospitalized with pancreatitis and just couldn't keep updating. After leaving it untouched for four months, even though I reread Chapters 1 through 39 several times, I still couldn't remember the original logic. No matter how I tried 806Favorites543Clicks/ch512Gifts

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   Worth watching

4. 4 畏 Fear Your Wife and You'll Become Emperor 畏妻会有皇帝命 Miao Yu妙鱼Romance339k WordsCompleted Li Lingyu, a noble daughter of the prestigious Li family, is twenty-two. Before turning eighteen, she traveled with her father, visiting nine of the thirteen provinces. She has always had a rather unconventional way of doing things, following her whims and doing as she pleases. Then chaos engulfed the land. Her father died, and she was left a widow with a husband’s family whose status made remarriage difficult. Li Lingyu decided that life had lost its appeal and that she might as well go join h 2.3kFavorites1.5kClicks/ch2kGifts

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   Very interesting, with an unusual male and female lead. The male lead is strong, and the female lead is even stronger! [Laughing emoji]

5. 5 冒 The Years I Pretended to Be a Female General 冒充女将军那些年 Tao Zhenxi陶枕熹Romance737k WordsOngoing [The main story is complete; bonus chapters are updated from time to time.] Yu Qingshang is a woman in STEM. She spent five years in a combined master's and doctoral program in civil engineering. When she wasn't traveling around the country with her advisor to work on projects, she was on construction sites. She firmly rejected every dinner or movie invitation that might distract her from her studies. Then one day, she transmigrated into the body of an ancient female general who shared her nam 29.6kFavorites26.9kClicks/ch31.5kGifts

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   The beginning was great—building city walls, defending the city, solving cases—exciting! Now that we've entered the capital, it seems the political intrigue is about to begin.

6. 6 求 Seeking a Daughter 求女 Zhao Xizhi赵熙之Romance233k WordsCompleted The founding era is prosperous, with everything going your way. There is only one thing you cannot have your way about. This novel was published under the title The Green Crow. Theme: To be added. 31.4kFavorites35.7kClicks/ch7.5kGifts

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   Put aside for now

7. 7 荒21+ Out of Tune 荒腔走板 Sing of the Wind and Go风歌且行Romance582k WordsCompleted 108kFavorites76kClicks/ch157.7kGifts

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   Well, to be honest, complex power struggles aren't really my cup of tea. I used to be a big fan of Gu Long's works, but now I prefer something simpler. Those bizarre, fantastical tales are too extreme; they just tire me out. This is just my current feeling, not a criticism, otherwise I wouldn't have collected them. I just don't feel like reading them right now.

8. 8 卦 No Divination Can Save Me 卦卦不得生 Cao Chu操楚Romance582k WordsCompleted Chu Qingsi consulted the oracle three times in her life. The divinations gave no clear answer. But her elder brother told her, "Don't fear the divination. Just keep walking." So she kept walking, until the day she became Chief Secretary. [Reader's guide] 1. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. 2. This is not a typical rebirth story. 3. Political scheming and romance are tangled together. 4. The setting closely imitates the Tang and Wu Zhou eras. ★Note: Xuanzang in this story is a historical 947Favorites1.2kClicks/ch890Gifts

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   It looks really good, but why did I pick it up and put it down several times? I'll save it for later.

9. 9 西 Daily Life on a Western Han Farm 西汉种田日常 Sui Yunxi随云溪Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [An extremely long novel, updated whenever the author can. Enter at your own risk.] Set against the backdrop of Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang’s edict in 202 BCE to demobilize soldiers and grant amnesty to slaves, this is a story about ordinary people trying their hand at farming, earning a living, and seeing what life was like in the early Han dynasty. There may also be some family drama. Reader’s Guide: 1. The characters’ names are based on those found in Qin and Han bamboo and wooden slips. 22.6kFavorites26.1kClicks/ch106.2kGifts

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   It has a classic, elegant feel, the writing is good, and the story is good, but it's just too long; I don't have the mood to read it right now.

10. 10 纨 A Pair of Spoiled Young Masters 纨绔夫妻 Shen Chou申丑Romance708k WordsCompleted Series Prequel: A Divorce Decree A Divorce Decree. If you have no love for me, then I'll leave. If you won't divorce me, I'll divorce you. You have someone you love and confide in. I'm a pearl cast before swine. Ji Mingsheng: I have money, power, and free time. Why should I make myself miserable, living together with icy courtesy and pretending to be a perfect couple? Why should I put up with my husband's moonlight, the love of his heart, his bosom friend? And why sh 13.1kFavorites47.8kClicks/ch13.7kGifts

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    I'll keep it so I can pick it up again when I'm in a reading slump.

11. 11 朱 Vermilion Palace 朱阙 Guan Ci冠辞Romance418k WordsCompleted · The story of Yu Xi and Cheng Zhou. They sing a performance of The Story of the Banana Fan and play their parts as the White Vixen. Both are virgins. Happy ending. · Theme: . 2.5kFavorites8.1kClicks/ch1.2kGifts

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    The writing is good. Somewhat similar to You Sijie's style. No disrespect intended, it's just that the reading experience is similar. Smooth and delicate. I prefer the early, less familiar parts. I stopped before entering the palace and suddenly felt a bit disheartened. Perhaps it's because I predicted that after entering the palace, the gap in status between men and women would widen, making the female protagonist's situation even more difficult. Anyway, I didn't buy any more chapters.

12. 12 林 Lady Lin’s Everyday Life in Ancient Times 林娘子市井生活 Que Yu却雨Romance949k WordsOngoing Lin Wu transmigrated into a novel and was forced to watch the entire story unfold as a bystander. Only when it came to an end did she truly become the owner of this body. Newly free, all she wanted was to find a quiet corner, live an ordinary life, eat and drink well, and enjoy her peace. But a fire bound her fate to a child with a very special identity, and the two were forced to flee from place to place. She buried her past and opened a little food shop in a faraway land. All kinds of steame 98.8kFavorites110.3kClicks/ch192kGifts

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    The beginning was good; the escape was courageous, resourceful, and lucky. Then it started turning into a parenting post. Well, the kids were cute, but that precocious tone got a bit tiresome.

13. 13 唐 A Little Physician from the Tang Dynasty 唐朝小医娘 Pine Snow Pastry松雪酥Romance797k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Le Yao had finally opened a clinic for the blind and earned enough to support herself, only to die in a fire. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated to the Tang dynasty. Then she heard a cold voice ordering someone to dig a pit and bury her. Le Yao: "...W-wait! Don't bury me just yet!!!" She desperately reached out and grabbed the man's robe. Looking up in alarm, she unexpectedly met a pair of eyes clear as snow on a mountain. The original owner was the daug 120.6kFavorites135.1kClicks/ch306.8kGifts

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    The plot flows smoothly, the characters are endearing, and I learned a lot about Traditional Chinese Medicine. But after reaching 500,000 words, I'm starting to feel a bit burnt out. Or maybe I'm just worried about a plot point where the female lead goes back and gets harassed by powerful and wealthy families. Haha, I can't stand those kinds of things.

14. 14 太 The Retired Emperor Is Only Twenty-Three 太上皇年方二十三 Purple Jade, Light Frost紫玉轻霜Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Tang Yao has spent two years in the palace without ever seeing the emperor. She takes life at her own pace, unhurried and carefree. But just before His Majesty's seventieth birthday, the emperor suddenly dies, and Tang Yao, who isn't even ranked high enough to be a consort, finds herself on the list of those to be buried with 32.2kFavorites43.2kClicks/ch36.9kGifts

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    It features a multi-personality plot, suspenseful mystery, and a satisfying romantic subplot between the main characters during their escape. Why did I give up halfway through? Was the story too long and complicated?

15. 15 万 Ten Thousand Stars 万星 Meng Xishi梦溪石Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [The main story and all extras are complete] (Because the story is too long for me to guarantee a regular update schedule, it was not paywalled during serialization. After considering it, I decided not to paywall the extras either. The whole novel is free to read. Writing a million-word free novel is no easy feat. A kind word can warm someone for three winter months, so thank you very much.) “The way of Heaven is there for all to see. If all the nobles at court care only for themselves, then so 73.8kFavorites20.5kClicks/ch171kGifts

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    A cultivation story that doesn't follow the usual path. It got a bit tiring towards the end. Perhaps splitting it into two books would have kept me reading longer.

16. 16 南 Going in Opposite Directions 南辕北辙 Xiong Ye熊也Romance383k WordsOngoing [Awkward First Love / Slow-Burn Slice of Life / Light Comedy / The Heroine Wins Him Over Without Realizing It] During the summer after high school graduation, his parents' divorce dragged Li Yin into the mess. He was forced to head south to Qingpu Island to meet a country bumpkin who had no idea how the world worked and supposedly had a crush on him. But an unexpected typhoon swept his heart away, leaving him unable to leave. Fu Sichao: I have to take good care of the son of the person who sa 10.5kFavorites7.6kClicks/ch32.1kGifts

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    The misunderstanding was both funny and quite reasonable.

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