Angsty Misunderstandings, Groveling Exes, and Honest Men 狗血酸涩追妻火葬场老实人

1. 1 被 My Ruthless Junior Brother Is Pursuing Me 被无情道小师弟倒追了 Sing of the Wind and Go风歌且行Romance1.1M WordsCompleted - Song Xiaohe, abandoned by her family as a child, was the most insignificant and untalented disciple in the Immortal Alliance. Her talent was average, and even keeping up with the monthly sect exams was a struggle. But she secretly loved her junior apprentice brother, a peerless talent who had been admired by everyone since childhood and was hailed as the Immortal Alliance's greatest prodigy. She had loved him for ten years. Later, Shen Xishan went on a mission and died in a sea of flames. Son 302.5kFavorites263kClicks/ch315.9kGifts

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   A perfect score! It's incredibly satisfying and enjoyable. I rarely read million-word novels, but this one has a rich plot and didn't feel long at all. [Shrug]

2. 2 迷 Bewitching Formation 迷魂阵 Mauve Mallow锦葵紫Romance266k WordsCompleted Shen Xiyin’s husband was gravely injured while killing an evil spirit, leaving him unable to father an heir. As the head of a sect, he did not want to leave his position without a successor, nor did he want anyone to learn of this secret that would damage his reputation. He wanted Shen Xiyin to put the greater good first and secretly conceive a child with another man, giving birth to his “heir.” To that end, he schemed to push Shen Xiyin into the Bewitching Array. There was another man inside 206kFavorites170.9kClicks/ch167.4kGifts

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   The paragraph reviews are funny, it's a shame we didn't meet on Weibo sooner; the premise is good, the writing is so-so, the pacing is a bit slow, and the updates are infrequent. [Laughing and crying emoji]

3. 3 一 An Old-School, Over-the-Top Angsty Romance 一篇古早狗血虐文 Shu Ning黍宁Romance643k WordsCompleted [The print edition has been published under the title "To My Peach Branch, Spring Arrives with a Start". Available from Taobao, JD.com, and Pinduoduo.] Warning: This has the flavor of an old-school, melodramatic angst novel! Expect a scummy man and a shameless woman! The heroine throws herself at the hero, who loves someone else, before he suddenly realizes his mist 200.2kFavorites228.3kClicks/ch121.8kGifts

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   [Cracking] I couldn't continue watching because the female lead died, the male lead's personality seemed to have collapsed, and the pacing between paragraphs was weird. The part with the male lead and the fox demon gave me a heart attack; it's not my cup of tea.

4. 4 炼 Forging Swords 炼剑 Three Liang of White Sugar白糖三两Romance482k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) Yu He transmigrated into a cultivation novel. The heroine works hard to cultivate and avenge her family. She and the male lead go through a series of tangled love-and-hate entanglements, and in the end defeat her master, who has turned evil in order to resurrect his fiancée. The twists and turns of the story fill a million words. But Yu He is just a mortal, not even given a name in the book. She only wants to live in peace and, while she’s at it, find a way home. She neve 177.2kFavorites240.3kClicks/ch67.6kGifts

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   [Laughing and crying with face covered] The beginning was wonderful, the writing was good, and the character portrayals were also very good, but after the female lead was resurrected, she wasn't as attractive to me anymore.

5. 5 玉 Distant Jade Steps 玉阶遥 Three Liang of White Sugar白糖三两Romance409k WordsCompleted (Originally titled The Swallow in the Cage) Before a coup left him in dire straits, Xu Mohuai was an arrogant Crown Prince, a nobleman untouched by the dust of the world. But after his pride was broken and he fell into the mire, the person who saved him was a countrywoman he had once disdained too much to even glance at. Xu Mohuai listened as Su Yan earnestly planned to cultivate a vegetable garden in the hills behind their home. He watched her count on her fingers how many coins she had spent 169kFavorites297.9kClicks/ch77.2kGifts

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   [Crack] is very famous, but I couldn't finish watching it.

6. 6 怀 Pregnant with My Ex's Older Brother's Baby 怀上前夫他哥的崽 Master Grass Lamp草灯大人Romance483k WordsCompleted [The new novel, Became the Concubine of a Cold and Aloof Powerful Official, is now open for reading!] A powerful man lowers his head | Both leads are each other's first Strong-willed, vibrant beauty x icy, abstinent noble gentleman Su Li and Cui Ming, the second young master of a prestigious family, were betrothed as children. Because of this marriage tie, Su Li often visited the Cui clan, one of the great aristocratic families. Clever and adorable, Su Li is loved by everyone. She wins over t 126.9kFavorites127.5kClicks/ch64.6kGifts

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   The tug-of-war and ambiguous relationship between the two is quite interesting. The writing is so-so, but I love the character design and the tropes. [Hugs]

7. 7 成 I Became the Concubine of a Cold and Powerful Minister 成了清冷权臣的侍妾 Master Grass Lamp草灯大人Romance327k WordsCompleted [Thank you, babies, for all the five-star reviews! Love you all. See you in the next book!] Powerful man lowers his head | Both are inexperienced Plain, beautiful country girl x Cold, unhinged aristocrat Lin Rong was sold into the Pei household as a child and became a servant responsible for cleaning the outer courtyard. Every servant in the residence dreamed of climbing the social ladder... They could earn a future by 120.9kFavorites130.2kClicks/ch48.7kGifts

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   The plot is similar to that of my ex-husband's book; it's the same old formula. [Doge]

8. 8 替 After His Bride Left, the Sword Venerable's Dao Heart Shattered 替嫁妻子走后，剑尊道心破碎了 Master Grass Lamp草灯大人Romance557k WordsCompleted New novel launching June 19: [Pregnant with My Ex-Husband's Brother's Baby] =3= The untouchable beauty breaks her vows | Both leads are virgins | Rekindled love Honest junior sister who takes another woman's place x abstinent senior brother who follows the ruthless path Senior Brother Jiang Muxue is a heaven-blessed prodigy and the greatest swordsman of his generation. I'm just an ordinary outer sect disciple, with terrible spiritual roots. After ten years of cultivation, I still haven't estab 76.3kFavorites72.5kClicks/ch17.4kGifts

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   I watched this a long time ago, and it's probably one of my favorite memes [crying emoji]

9. 9 攻 Those Years I Spent Winning Over a Brothel Musician 攻略青楼乐师的那些年 Qie Mo且墨Romance200k WordsCompleted Published on December 27, 2017. Strong old-school melodramatic vibes. Don’t read if that bothers you. He was aloof when he worked as a courtesan in a brothel. The courtesan: “I’ve pursued you for seven years. Please, marry me! Life is so hard, I want to climb a social ladder. Happy New Year, sir! orz” Rejected. Six years after giving up on him and leaving him behind... Somehow, he became a junior official at the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and turned into a real show-off. He: “Weren’t you 60kFavorites148.4kClicks/ch21kGifts

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   This is melodramatic but very good; the main plot is pure and clear. [Doge emoji]

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