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1. 1 探 The Flower Snatcher 探花 Qing Yin卿隐Romance613k WordsCompleted (Signed for simplified Chinese publication. Follow progress on Weibo at @Jinjiang Qingyin) [Blurb] Once, she dreaded going to court. Later, she dreaded leaving it. Scene: After court, Chen Jinzhao grips her jade tablet and walks off with her head down, only to be swiftly stopped by the chief eunuch waiting outside the Golden Hall. “Top Graduate, the Prince Regent is waiting for you to discuss state affairs. This way, please.” Where the chief eunuch points, a four-horse carriage is waitin 429.3kFavorites394kClicks/ch701.2kGifts

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   This is a story of forced acquisition and seduction, much more enjoyable than "Seeing Nanshan," and it's incredibly addictive to follow. The author's writing is getting better and better.

2. 2 渡21+ Borrowing Yang Energy 渡阳气 Sing of the Wind and Go风歌且行Romance275k WordsCompleted 261.9kFavorites279kClicks/ch131.9kGifts

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   Extremely high sexual intelligence

3. 3 见 See the Southern Mountain 见南山 Qing Yin卿隐Romance472k WordsCompleted The golden palace Song Yi built for her, Su Qing saw as a cage and tomb for a captive bird. [The male lead is coercive, ruthless, and cruel. He is not a good person.] Theme: Oppose feudalism, autocracy, and systems that place men above women. Champion the ideals of standing up to power and pursuing freedom. 105.6kFavorites237.1kClicks/ch67.8kGifts

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   This is the first time I've read a story where so many people have left comments cursing the male lead. I'm speechless.

4. 4 为 I Lost Four Ex-Husbands on the Path to Immortality 为了证道我痛失四个前夫 Call Me Su the Third叫我苏三少Romance479k WordsCompleted Content warnings: A dark romance, not a power fantasy about a strong female lead, told in third person, with no split versions of the male lead and romances that come and go in phases. The heroine really is a bad person, but this is definitely not a power fantasy. For five hundred years, I was called the successor to the Sword Venerable. For five hundred years, I was stuck at a bottleneck. Then I heard that a genius had broken through by killing a relative, proving the Dao and severing her worl 82.7kFavorites108.7kClicks/ch60.4kGifts

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   It was a bit rushed. I really liked the female lead; she was involved with one man after another in order to ascend to immortality, but the ending felt rushed.

5. 5 她 She Became the Demon King's Legacy 她成为了魔王的遗产 Drawn Blade出鞘Romance260k WordsCompleted [My new novel, “After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Greatest Under Heaven,” is now underway. Come join us for a long, slow-burn romance!] The Demon King, who had united the entire Old Domain, died, leaving his four sons a vast inheritance: Territory, power, status, wealth, strength… And a frail human queen who was good for little besides her beauty According to the Old Domain’s traditions, any inheritance that wasn’t chosen would be destroyed and buried with the Demon King. The her 65.6kFavorites118.1kClicks/ch20.4kGifts

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   Dog training article

6. 6 绕 Moon Circling 绕月 Mu Yiyu Shan木易雨山Romance233k WordsCompleted The heroine's nickname is Moon. A young man rides a bamboo horse, circling the bed and playing with his childhood sweetheart. Circling the Moon. As long as I meet you in this life, I'll only orbit around you. I'll be your personal little spinning top. Reading Guide: There are too many landmines to list. If any of them bother you, please, please, please don't read this. Subscribe chapter by chapter, and make sure to quit while you're ahead as you read. The later plot will only make you more and 12.4kFavorites21.9kClicks/ch6.6kGifts

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   4.7 stars. It's quite a story, full of dramatic, forceful love plot twists. The male lead isn't as much of a jerk as some others; it's the first time I've seen a mature, older man. However, the second male lead's charm is fleeting. I felt the romance between the second male lead and the female lead was more compelling. Of Mu Yiyushan's three books with forceful love plots, this is my favorite. The second female lead is quite pitiful, though. The male lead is still a jerk, just not towards the female lead.

7. 7 男 My Boyfriend Is a Beauty Blogger 男友是美妆博主 Wu Zhao唔昭Romance312k WordsCompleted 47.4kFavorites50.9kClicks/ch42.9kGifts

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   Four stars. It's a very niche genre with a unique male lead. I initially felt something was off, but I ended up finishing it.

8. 8 跟21+ You Just Don’t Get It, Rich People 跟你们天龙人说不明白 Call Me Su the Third叫我苏三少Romance1.2M WordsOngoing 192.9kFavorites214.2kClicks/ch767.8kGifts

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   4.5 stars. The characters match my preferences, it's good! The characters are well-developed, the plot is exciting, but I feel the storyline isn't as compelling as "Honest Man's." The female lead's career path feels vague. I prefer the "Honest Man's" female lead; the love triangle is satisfying. My favorite character is the first love, a total puppy. The illiterate character actually makes the character more appealing... He has a beast-like quality, acting entirely on instinct, impossible to communicate with as a normal person, extremely low socialization, yet incredibly loyal and clingy, and he even has black hair... Completely a puppy... Looking for a substitute.

9. 9 皎 Jiaojiao, You Wouldn't Want To... 皎皎，你也不想…… Call Me Su the Third叫我苏三少Romance918k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication. Details: wb@Call Me Su San Shao] [Complete. The upcoming novel blurb is at the bottom.] “Wen Zhijiao belongs to Jiang Yuancheng.” It was an unspoken secret among the social elite of City A. They had never seen her, but they knew Jiang Yuancheng kept a canary he treasured like the apple of his eye, and that he had even broken half his leg for her. Later, Jiang Yuancheng became a vegetative patient. It was in his hospital room that the people in his circle finally 119.5kFavorites216.3kClicks/ch145.7kGifts

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   Four stars. The female lead is cute, but she's not very socialized. You can accept her if you treat her like a ragdoll cat. It's interesting to watch Jiang fight the mistress. I still prefer the character design in the Celestial Dragons arc, but the plot of that arc was a bit weak. (I can't quite accept a female lead who's too pale, thin, and has an overly mature, matronly feel. A female lead can be pale, thin, delicate, and even have a dark and unhealthy mind, but I can't accept all of these at the same time... Especially when the male lead is tall and healthy, it makes me feel uneasy... It's too much, it feels like I'm watching a skinny child fall in love with the male lead. This is about right at my limit. I think the female lead is quite cute, at least she's healthy and bright. There's another book where the female lead is very cat-like, but the author's description makes her seem extremely thin and easily knocked over, her body completely unhealthy, with a huge difference in physique compared to the male lead. Especially since the male lead easily subdues her in everything she does, it often feels a bit awkward to me. Anyway, I don't like this feeling. I prefer a female lead who is at least physically or mentally resilient, or the male lead is also very broken, either strong or weak. Sigh, I can't stand novels where the female lead is weaker than the male lead in every way.)

10. 10 唐 Miss Tang Is Married but Has No Children 唐小姐已婚未育 Han Yan含胭Romance593k WordsCompleted At 8:00 p.m. on May 23, 2026, the first volume of the print edition goes on presale under its new title, Miss Tang's Secret Marriage Diary. Copies with special and author signatures will be available. Interested readers, please follow Weibo @Author Han Yan for details, which will be posted there. Thank you for your support! Blurb: During the years Tang Yining was infatuated with Jiang Ke, she did whatever he said and believed everything he told her. Jiang Ke said, "The Ke in my name means hardw 81.7kFavorites125.2kClicks/ch70.1kGifts

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    Four stars. Sometimes the male lead's stinginess makes me want to laugh, and the female lead's obsession with love leaves me speechless with frustration. I thought I had no more issues besides having children, but I've discovered I have a very low tolerance for male leads who are stingy with the female lead.

11. 11 这 This Salt Tastes Sweet, Not Salty 这口盐是甜不是咸 Mu Yiyu Shan木易雨山Romance258k WordsCompleted The male lead’s name has been changed. Important: This story is entirely fictional and completely detached from reality. Although it borrows real-world place names, institution names (such as universities), and administrative titles (such as job positions), they are all fictional and made up, pure wishful thinking. Please don’t confuse this with reality! Reader’s guide: There are so many potential landmines that I can’t list them all. If any of them bother you, please, please, please don’t read 45.7kFavorites73.5kClicks/ch10.6kGifts

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    4.5. Readers should be aware of potential triggers. This story involves forceful acquisition, a truly awful male lead, an aggressive, simp-like character, a reformed playboy, and a very sarcastic personality. The female lead feels quite powerless. I initially started reading out of curiosity, but it was truly excellent and a completely different kind of story. I stayed up all night to finish this book and then went on to read another one by the same author—they're such a talented writer. The day after finishing it, I went to karaoke with friends, and one of them chose the song "Never Mind," which surprisingly suited the story perfectly. Singing it evoked a flood of emotions.

12. 12 她 Her Jungle Law 她的丛林法则 Ke Lixie可莉谢Romance192k WordsCompleted Jiang Lili is beautiful, fierce, and ambitious. Yet she is also quiet, ruthless, and deliberate in every move, like a leopard stalking through the jungle. She enters the glittering world of high society and plays its social games as deftly as a card game, a master of the waves amid a raging storm. She sets her sights on the prize everyone covets and gradually makes her way to his side. But the story begins in a small town, at a construction site, in a humble shack, with a little girl who has ne 31.3kFavorites30.3kClicks/ch20.8kGifts

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    4.5 stars. Putting everything else aside, the author's writing is so skillful; it feels like it could be adapted into a Korean drama. The female lead is so charming! The writing style and the female lead's charm add a lot to the overall appeal. It reminds me of another book I read before, "Mary Fang," and there are so few stories like this where an ambitious, materialistic female lead gradually hunts down her prey.

13. 13 拾21+ The Oriole Sings on the Steps 拾阶黄莺在唱歌 Mu Yiyu Shan木易雨山Romance290k WordsCompleted 26.1kFavorites40.5kClicks/ch17.3kGifts

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    Four stars. Melodramatic, beware of triggers! Lots of potential issues. The male lead is genuinely a scoundrel, impure, and a reformed playboy, but very exciting. I first read the author's other work, "This Salt Is Sweet, Not Salty," and wow, even more triggers and more exciting! This one is a bit milder; the female lead isn't as weak. However, I was naive and read a lot of grotesque novels in my youth, which smoothed out my rough edges. It's almost without any triggers, very tolerant, and I love melodrama, so I enjoyed both and read them all. Both male leads are quite memorable; sometimes I was genuinely amused. Girls with a high tolerance for melodrama should try this one and "This Salt Is Sweet, Not Salty"—they're very spicy.

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