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1. 51 千 A Thousand Dusts Carry Me Across 千尘渡我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Romance427k WordsCompleted Blurb: In the early summer when she was four, she experienced the happiest moment of her life. Then she discovered that her entire family wanted to kill her. Keywords: youthful spirit, jianghu atmosphere, comedy, ensemble cast. Note: Everyone who breathes in this book is straight. Theme: Even if the world is full of hardship, I still love this life. 24.3kFavorites25kClicks/ch17.3kGifts

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   A firefly killed the sun

2. 52 顶 The Top-Tier Star Couple Is a Little Sweet 顶流夫妇有点甜 Mr. Pattern图样先森Romance494k WordsCompleted A hot topic on a certain Q&A site: "Why do Wen Li and Song Yan have so many ship fans?" The original poster added: They've been married for two years, but haven't worked together on a film or TV show, appeared on a variety show together, or even interacted much on social media. They're the entertainment industry's famously contractual couple, the sort who can't even be bothered to pretend to be in love. I'm baffled that they have so many ship fans. I swear I'm not hating on them. Top answer: " 513.3kFavorites1.1MClicks/ch520.5kGifts

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   May Salt Grain always be happy!!!

3. 53 柠 Lemon Soda Candy 柠檬汽水糖 Su Shiwu苏拾五Romance459k WordsCompleted [Both volumes of the print edition are now available. For details, visit Weibo @Su A Su Shi Wu. The next book will be Do You Know or Secret] In high school, the second boldest thing Zhou Anran ever did was secretly slip two lemon soda candies into Chen Luobai’s desk on a day when he looked particularly unhappy. Back then, he was a favored prodigy, admired by everyone. She was an ordinary classmate whose name he couldn’t even remember. When they met again in college, Zhou Anran, who had fought 453.6kFavorites461.6kClicks/ch234kGifts

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   The author's writing is excellent, and the depiction of unrequited love is very delicate. It's a good story. The process of the male lead's journey from knowing the female lead's crush on him to falling in love with her could have been even better with more detailed portrayals.

4. 54 妖 The Demon King's Repayment 妖王的报恩 Gong Xinwen龚心文Romance556k WordsCompleted [Print Edition] The print edition, retitled "Wolf Encounter", is now available on major platforms. See Weibo for details. [Blurb] The demon king, abandoned by everyone, was brought to a human’s lair, his heart full of humiliation and resentment. “Wretched humans! I am a great demon. How could I ever serve a human?” “Shameless human! How dare you touch my tail? Once I regain my demon powers, I’ll tear you to shreds.” But the woman took him in for several days, fed him delicious food, smoothed 290.2kFavorites574kClicks/ch276.8kGifts

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   Aside from a few typos, it's a pretty good, warm, and healing group portrait.

5. 55 月 The Moon Travels West 月向西行 Jin Bing金丙Romance413k WordsCompleted [This novel is complete. I’ll open a preorder for the next one once I’ve figured it all out.] Blurb: Chen Xi’s parents were deaf, and they hoped she would be able to speak. Xi was a particle meaning “ah,” and they gave her their very best wishes. The first time Fang Yue saw Chen Xi, whom his father had brought home, he coldly warned her, “Stay away from me.” Chen Xi: “Sure thing!” Fang Yue: “...” Later, Fang Yue asked with a blank expression, “Does my family not feed you?” He frowned at Chen X 138.9kFavorites219.5kClicks/ch87.8kGifts

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   Simple and ordinary happiness

6. 56 狐 The Fox Demon and the Scholar [Both Reborn] 狐妖与书生［双重生］ La Bao喇宝Romance424k WordsCompleted Bao Zhu was a fox spirit. On her first trip down the mountain, she met a handsome scholar. When he smiled at her, her heart pounded. She fell in love with him. But humans and demons were different. Bao Zhu did not want to frighten the man she loved, so she pretended to be a mortal young lady and put on an act, winning the scholar's sincere love and the place of his wife. The scholar regarded Bao Zhu as his most precious treasure. He rose to a high position for her, earned a title, furnished a gr 35.9kFavorites43.9kClicks/ch18.9kGifts

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   Highly cute content

7. 57 越 The More We Meet, the More I Fall for You 越见越钟情 Hong Jiu红九Romance416k WordsCompleted A two-faced, seemingly sweet but secretly ruthless heroine vs. a male lead who sees through everything and never lets it show The most promising newcomer vs. the elite boss 1 Zhong Qing approaches Qiao Mingxuan with an agenda. She gets close to him and plays the honest, down-to-earth girl. She thinks she’s doing a great job, but she has no idea that Qiao Mingxuan has been watching her free performance from the very beginning. 2 Qiao Mingxuan has always known that the girl called Zhong Qing is no 20.2kFavorites25.4kClicks/ch15kGifts

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   I love the descriptions of friendship between the girls in the book.

8. 58 老 Companions in Old Age 老来伴 Meng Zhong De Yi孟中得意Romance154k WordsCompleted No matter how stirring the love story of an elderly couple may be, to outsiders it’s just a source of amusement. Both the male and female leads are over sixty. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing. Theme: The water still flows west by my door. Don’t sing a lament for gray hair and old age. 16kFavorites28.4kClicks/ch17.2kGifts

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   The author's writing style is excellent; the gentle, flowing descriptions make for a very easy read.

9. 59 少 A Young Man's Ambition Reaches for the Clouds [Showbiz] 少年心事当拿云[娱乐圈] A Blade in the Small Tower小楼一刀Romance208k WordsCompleted At seventeen, Yan Li dreamed of a dazzling life that would shine brilliantly. *A small-town girl vs. a favored child of heaven *First love in youth, then rekindled after a breakup The entertainment industry is an arena of beasts, demanding that people pour in their youth and give everything they have. It can send you soaring to success, or leave you with nothing. One media outlet offered this scathing assessment: Yan Li debuted at nineteen, wagering her youth and beauty, and stumbling through 884Favorites2kClicks/ch1.5kGifts

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   The author's writing is excellent; it's rare to find a heartwarming and healing entertainment industry story that I can actually read. [Heart emoji] Indeed, broken mirrors are only mended because the mirror was never truly broken. [Continue emoji]

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