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1. 1 我 I Stole the Male Supporting Character, and the Heroine Cried 我抢走男配后，女主哭了 Beauty Without Frost美人无霜Romance786k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of "The Runaway Bride Won’t Flee" goes on presale at 8:00 p.m. on May 14. In an angsty romance, the heroine spends all her time chasing after the hero, who breaks her heart and puts her through endless misery. The only one who silently protects her is the villainous second male lead, whose legs are paralyzed. He gives everything for her, even dying for her, but still cannot win the slightest affection from her. Qiao Xi transmigrates into a book, 113.5kFavorites304.4kClicks/ch68.6kGifts

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   A sweet romance novel told from a female perspective, featuring a single male lead. The male lead is easy to bully.

2. 2 换 My Sister Swapped into Marriage, and I Was Reborn [The 1980s] 换亲姐姐重生了[八零] Red Leaves Like Fire红叶似火Romance1.4M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Man was a devoted daughter and a loving sister. When her younger brother got a classmate pregnant and the girl's family demanded an exchange marriage, Ye Man agreed through tears to keep him out of prison. Her parents said, "San Ni, you're such a good daughter to us!" Her brother said, "I'll remember my third sister's kindness for the rest of my life." But when she was abused and beaten by her husband, they said lightly, "Men are like that. It's normal for them to have a 56.9kFavorites177.7kClicks/ch94.8kGifts

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   A single male lead, a poverty alleviation story set in a bygone era, featuring a female lead who is experienced in factory management and has a successful career.

3. 3 毕 After Graduation, I Went Home to Keep Bees 毕业后我回家养蜂了 Lan Tuo兰拓No CP1.1M WordsCompleted → My new novel, The Villainess Becomes a Mom and Refuses to Raise Her Kids Like Little Chickens, is now available! A hilarious entertainment-industry story about an ancient noble consort in the modern day. A laid-back consort, raising kids without pressure, no romance for anyone, making money first, going crazy forever. It's already got plenty of chapters, so dig in! Other people's dads: "Kid, once you leave these mountains, don't come back!" Jiang Xiaoman's dad: "Kid, you're the only hope our 27.9kFavorites78.6kClicks/ch121kGifts

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   This is a non-CP (no romantic pairing) career-focused poverty alleviation novel. This author's series is really good, especially the one about variety shows.

4. 4 带 Taking a Life-Sim Game to Ancient Times 带着生活游戏去古代 Mu Yan穆烟Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Congratulations, you killed a frog. Experience +1, frog meat +1, copper coin +1] [Congratulations, you triggered a surprise drop: Croak Croak *1 (single-use item, can imitate a frog's call)] [Congratulations, you leveled up. Butcher (Level 3): 0/30. Level-up reward: socks (pair) *1] After transmigrating, Tian Tang reached the pinnacle of life with her bound life-simulation game. Goal: Conquer the world, and the sea of stars! PS: This story features a strong female lead, with the male 23.5kFavorites82.8kClicks/ch32.2kGifts

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   An ancient Chinese novel featuring a powerful, invincible protagonist who builds infrastructure and ultimately conquers the world. It gives you the feeling of starting with a piece of land, rapidly progressing to a comfortable life, gradually expanding your territory, and finally dominating the entire world.

5. 5 治 The Healing Inn 治愈系旅馆 Smoke-Locked Pond烟锁池No CP555k WordsCompleted This story is complete. I'm gradually revising it and fixing typos, so you can ignore the revision notices if you see them~ Yu Qing nearly dies from overwork and finally decides to quit his life as a corporate drone and recuperate back home in the countryside. With nothing better to do, he plans to turn the old house his grandfather left him into a farm-stay inn, but... Neighbor on the left: Have you heard? The Yu family's kid moved into that haunted old ancestral house! Neighbor on the right: N 22kFavorites49.6kClicks/ch24.8kGifts

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   A romance-free story. Very heartwarming, fairytale-like, with tons of quirky little characters displaying a wide range of emotions. A hidden gem of a shop. I want to watch anime. And read comic books.

6. 6 我 My Dantian's Flame Devoured the System 我的丹火吞了系统 Runaway Can出走的罐头Romance788k WordsCompleted Story blurb: Did I really get sent back to the plane I was in before I transmigrated, just because I was going through a tribulation? No worries. I've returned with a whole set of skills unlocked. Looks like I'm about to reach the peak of my life. I originally planned to open a shop, earn a little money, and enjoy a leisurely life. I never expected to spend my days running from a bunch of plants and animals. Plant A: Master Alchemist, could you give me a Nourishing Essence Pill? I'll bloom for 20.2kFavorites74.4kClicks/ch20.2kGifts

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   This author's works are all about non-romance, a magical world where alchemy, weapon crafting, and talisman drawing are highly developed.

7. 7 农 The Farmer's Path to Technological Advancement 农场主的科技之路 As Brilliant as the Starry Sea星海灿若No CP710k WordsCompleted Preorder: Eighties Struggle. "Ding! The farm's corn needs fertilizing." Nan Man: You want an engineering PhD to make organic compound fertilizer? Are you even human? System: Nope. Nan Man wants to roll her eyes, but when she thinks of the tiny bit of life force left in her life-hourglass, she gives in. "Ding! The farm's wheat needs pest control." Nan Man: I'll say it a hundred more times: I didn't study chemistry! System: That's why I've provided the H 12.4kFavorites25.9kClicks/ch23.5kGifts

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   A female-centric, no-romance story. An interstellar traveler travels back to the 1960s, developing technology, modifying machinery, developing agricultural equipment, and embarking on a spacefaring journey. While emphasizing realism, the female protagonist is like a brick, moved wherever needed.

8. 8 变 After I Became a Cool-Hearted Rival's Husky 变成清冷情敌的二哈后 Sagawa Chuan佐川川Danmei (BL)171k WordsCompleted The next book I'm opening is "Monsters Got Me Pregnant [Anthology]". Please add it to your reading list! It goes VIP on Thursday. Blurb: The person Yu Ting hates most in this life is undoubtedly his industry rival and love rival, Gu Jingjie. When they first debuted, they were both idols who relied on their looks. But Gu Jingjie quietly worked his way up to become an award-winning actor, and never even gave Yu Ting the time of day. Even Yu Ting 9.4kFavorites14.7kClicks/ch3.6kGifts

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   This is a story focused on male-male relationships. It's good, no explanation needed, the author is amazing!

9. 9 工 A Tool Character’s Guide to Getting Rich [Quick Transmigration] 工具人致富指南[快穿] Seven-Star Tea Bags七星茶茶包No CP450k WordsCompleted Gong Lu is a brick: wherever he's needed, that's where he goes. He can die early to leave an inheritance for the protagonist, commit evil deeds to bring the protagonists closer, or live on in the supporting characters' stories just to inspire the protagonist. One day, he suddenly wanted to experience the so-called "protagonist's life." And so... The unremarkable background character who ran the sch 7kFavorites22kClicks/ch2.2kGifts

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   No romantic pairing, a business simulation story where the protagonist transmigrates into a book. They run a hidden gem shop near where the main characters fall in love. A nostalgic flashback sequence many years later.

10. 10 别 Everyone Waters Plants, but I Water Them with Milk Tea [Interstellar] 别人给植物浇水我浇奶茶[星际] Lu Dun鹿墩Romance348k WordsCompleted A couple of upcoming stories I recommend: "An Ancient Spy Returns to Her Old Trade in the Entertainment Industry (Launching in Early March)" and "Taking My Bed Across the Ocean [Natural Disaster]" What would it feel like to wake up and find that all the plants around you had grown to towering heights, while you yourself had turned into an orchid? Pi Qianlan, gently prodded awake by a vine, really had to admire her own ability to sleep through anything. But even if her name had the word "orchid" 3.1kFavorites9.1kClicks/ch1kGifts

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    A novel about running a bubble tea shop, with a single male lead, who's a bit envious. Reading this makes me feel like I've discovered so many different flavors of bubble tea. Selling bubble tea in a place where plants have become sentient—I'm really looking forward to seeing the ingredients!

11. 11 填 I Picked the Wrong Rebirth Point, and Now I'm in Trouble 填错重生点我太难了 Chi Gui魑归No CP225k WordsCompleted I Want to Be Fluffy Too Quiet, cold-faced general × soft, adorable, tsundere cutie. The story is now underway, so any interested cuties can visit my author page~ This work is exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City. Thank you all for supporting legitimate works~! Blurb: Looking at the slightly grayish-white wall above me, with its silly New Year poster of a chubby baby, I, Lin Zhibai, have nothing but regrets! The little baby bundled in a blanket bites the corner in frustration. He sho 2kFavorites8.6kClicks/ch518Gifts

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    The main theme is alien time travel stories. As a 90s kid, my childhood memories are of wandering around the village, teasing cats and dogs.

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