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- 151 His Love Was Planned Long Ago 他的爱，蓄谋已久 His Love Had Been Carefully Planned for a Long Time 1.9kReads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Honkai: Star Rail: The High-Cloud Quintet, Unlike Before 星穹铁道：不同以往的云上五骁 [Non-main-story plot] [Possibility of Baiheng surviving] [High-Cloud Quintet protagonists] [OC Lord Ravager] This is the best possibility: Baiheng survives the Shuhu Rebellion, the High-Cloud Quintet never falls apart, and they become true legends. This is the worst possibility: Equilibrium falls dormant, while Destruction runs rampant. When Destruction becomes the mightiest Aeon and the Xianzhou Alliance becomes a plaything in the hands of a newly ascended Lord Ravager, what course should the X 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The State Banquet Chef of the 1980s 国宴大厨在八零 [Imperial banquet chef + unbeatable cuisine + satisfying wish fulfillment] Tang Xi died, then returned to age fifteen with the wordless book of secrets her master had given her: The World’s Finest Cuisine. That year, the Tang family’s biological daughter was finally found, and Tang Xi was left behind by her adoptive parents. Out of guilt toward the true daughter, Tang Xi gave in to her at every turn, but all she got in return was her adoptive parents’ dislike and her childhood sweetheart fiancé’ 949Reads8.2Score12214d adds
- 154 I Quit and Returned to My Village, Got Rich with My Pocket Dimension, and Retired Early 辞职回村，我靠空间暴富提前退休 [Farming + spiritual spring space + building a fortune + family life + sweet romance + devoted to each other] After a car accident, Cheng Zhu unexpectedly unlocked a spiritual spring space. It was packed with treasures. Ginseng, reishi mushrooms, rare agarwood: all she had to do was pick them up. With a treasure like this, who’d keep slaving away for someone else? She quit her job and returned to her village, using the spiritual spring a 1.7kReads8.7Score18914d adds
- 155 From the Start, I Became a Stepmom and Watched My Daughter Grow Up 开局成后妈，陪女儿长大 [Content warning: The daughter is the male lead’s biological child! More focus on family than romance.] A gentle, sweet story about ordinary life. Don’t miss it as you pass by. A jobless, laid-back stepmother who dotes on a child x a hardworking father who earns money to support his family, And a three-year-old adorable kid who seems soft and sweet but is actually an extrovert through and through. Lin Yu always felt like she was still a kid, even at work, where she only pretended to be an adult. 529Reads8.9Score10314d adds
- 156 He Descended Like Starlight 他似星光降落 [Male lead saves female lead, both are each other's first love, no misunderstandings, and both speak their minds] A young champion racer vs. a female star He has secretly loved her for seven years, carefully plotting to win her over and lure the little white rabbit into his arms. The first time they met, he helped her out of a bind. The next time they met, he was the third brother of her best friend. She knew perfectly well that he was a gifted young man far beyond her reach, yet she still fell 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 A Peach Blossom Blooms for the Elm Tree 榆木开桃花 [Sweet Romance] The quirky student Tao Muxi falls in love at first sight with Yu You, a teacher she works with, but he rejects her advances. Once she discovers he's a teacher, she becomes even more hesitant to make a move. As they spend time together, Yu You is drawn to Tao Muxi, but their positions make it difficult for him to confess. Lin Yin, a supporting female character who has a crush on Yu You, repeatedly gives Tao Muxi a hard time, but Yu You always steps in to help. Convinced that Yu Yo 35Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 158 How Did My Best Friend from the Opposing Lane Turn into the Campus Belle? 我对抗路的好兄弟怎么成校花了 [Not Reborn] [No System] [One Female Lead] [Romantic Comedy] [Urban Slice of Life] Lu Yang has a close online buddy he's known for five years. They chat over voice, trade insults, and game together all night. Lu Yang has few friends in real life whom he's known for that long. Then one day, just before the new school term, his friend comes down with a fever and, in a daze, accidentally starts a video call. The call connects. There is no buddy on the other end, as he expected. Instead, a pretty gi 150.8kReads9.1Score22.3k14d adds
- 159 The Whole Internet Is Pressuring Me to Date the Film Emperor 全网逼我和影帝谈恋爱 My heel had just broken. The Movie Emperor steadied me. Then the entire internet announced we were dating. Marketing accounts dug up a "secret three-year relationship," netizens announced it for us, brands asked us to shoot couple ads, and dating shows invited us to be regular cast members. I clarified things, but nobody believed me. The Movie Emperor clarified things, and nobody believed him either. For the brands, for PR, and to keep public opinion from spiraling completely out of control, we 81.2kReads8.9Score16.5k14d adds
- 160 Hated by Everyone in Life, I Became Their Beloved After Death 生前万人嫌，死后却成了白月光 [Redemption] [Sweet Romance] [Healing] Senior high school student Chen Shu suddenly gains a superpower: he will be eighteen forever. He starts by using his power to enjoy a free feast of rare delicacies. Then he meets a girl on a bridge who is about to take her own life. With his superpower, he begins a romance with her... One that will never end. 1.7kReads8.7Score15014d adds
- 161 My Palace's Little Shadow Guard Isn't So Cold 本宫的小暗卫不太冷 My Palace's Little Shadow Guard Isn't That Cold 2.4kReads—Score13814d adds
- 162 A Graceful Beauty: The Cold King’s Darling 素手倾华：冷王怀中娇 [Strong heroine + strong hero] [Both devoted only to each other] [Sweet romance] [Flirting with each other] He is the Seventh Prince of the Great Yan Dynasty, cold by nature, cruel-tempered, and domineering. She is the disgraced legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family. Her mother died when she was young, her father is heartless, and her stepmother is cruel. She has spent her days surrounded by poison and her nights alongside slaughter. After a manhunt and an accident, he assumes she i 627Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 163 An Honest Woman Transmigrates as the Male Lead's Socially Anxious, Gold-Digging Ex-Girlfriend 老实人穿成男主的社恐拜金前女友 [Shy, honest, timid, adorable sweet girl x stern, reserved, secretly passionate older CEO] [Transmigrate into a book | devoted couple | shared dreams | cohabitation | sweet romance] [Poor girl with no money x rich young master with plenty of money, snake-and-rabbit couple] Ran Tang, a shy and honest person, transmigrates into a book. [You are the male lead's gold-digging ex-girlfriend: greedy, lustful, sinister, and cunning. You play the pig to eat the tiger and trick the male lead out of ten mi 100.5kReads9.1Score20.6k14d adds
- 164 Transmigrated as a Cannon Fodder Villainess: I’m Addicted to Stealing the Heroine’s Fortunes 穿成炮灰女配，抢女主机缘会上瘾 Also known as "Transmigrating as a Cannon Fodder, I Make Money by Clinging to the Male Lead" and "Transmigrating as a Cannon-Fodder NPC, I Rely on the System to Become the Female Lead" [Sweet Campus Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + System + Money-Loving Heroine + Cold Campus Hunk + Pure in Body and Mind] Everyone else who transmigrates into a book gets to be the heroine, or at worst, a villainess. But Jiang Wan transmigrates as a cannon-fodder supporting character in a campus novel, a bit-pa 902Reads—Score14714d adds
- 165 She Quit Her Job to Farm, and Her Produce Took the Country by Storm 辞职种田，她家农产品红透半边天 [Farming + Spirit-Spring Space + Rebirth + Rural Life] In her previous life, on her way home from work, Jiang Yingxue found an injured man. Out of kindness, she took him to the hospital and helped him contact his family. But her kindness brought her utter ruin: her career was destroyed, and her family was torn apart. When the man woke up, he repaid her kindness with ingratitude, coveting her beauty and wanting to keep her as his mistress. His fiancée even arranged a car accident for her. The acc 1.2kReads8.7Score11414d adds
- 166 Ding! Crazy Amusement Park Is Live, and the Whole World Is Stunned 叮！疯狂游乐园上线，全球震惊 “Ding! Your Crazy Amusement Park System is now online.” “Have you heard? That poor, remote Blue Star has built an amusement park. I hear it’s a lot of fun!” “I heard researchers visit all the time, too?” “So what? Even the mermaids from neighboring Water Star go in groups.” When everyone arrived at the amusement park entrance... “Y-you call this an amusement park?” There’s a roller coaster faster than a starship, a carousel that races around wildly both clockwise and counterclockwise, and every 555Reads8.9Score10514d adds
- 167 My Childhood Friend Turned Out to Be a Professor 竹马居然是教授 Devoted only to each other + scheming, taciturn childhood sweetheart + childhood sweetheart who plays innocent while hiding her sharp claws How did adult Shang Yiqi win over his childhood sweetheart and bring her home as his wife? How did childhood sweetheart Wen Huanhuan get her taciturn childhood friend to marry her, just as he wanted? How do the two of them use their wits to take on outside enemies in their ordinary daily lives? 332Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 168 Fate Is a Sunny Day 缘是晴天 Memories of youth, growing up, and heartbreak, buried by time and kept close to the heart. May the love shared by Xie Qiyuan and Jiang Ziqing touch your heart. Because they loved each other so deeply back then, their love turned into countless tears. Even so, at a fork in the road with no hope in sight, they would keep waiting for him to come. 24Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 169 White Fox or White Cat? 白狐还是白猫 She saved it; it saved her; In the end, her soul transmigrated into its body, and she experienced its brief life. More specifically, university student Ou Ruidian happens to rescue a calico cat on campus. The two become friends, she names it Ou He, and promises to care for it. This is the story of how the girl and the cat save each other by keeping that promise. 8Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 170 Love Me... Quickly... I'm About to Ascend! 爱我…快…要飞升了！ Love Me... Quick... I'm About to Ascend! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 I Made the Aloof Top Student Lose His Cool 高冷学神被我整破防了 I Broke the Ice-Cold Academic Genius 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 A Socially Anxious Girl Chases Love and Keeps Embarrassing Herself 社恐追爱，反复社死 [Sweet romance] Su Xiao is a homebody author who writes fluffy, feel-good wish-fulfillment stories. When she added her editor on WeChat, she didn’t think much of it. She just muttered, “Lian Yi? Isn’t that the male lead in my story? That’s quite a coincidence.” Revising her manuscript had left her dizzy and exhausted, and she had no time to dwell on it. She sent off the story and fell straight asleep. The next day. Lian Yi: “Su Xiao, just how many times have you fantasized about me?” 94Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 173 After Her Identity Was Exposed, She and Her Newlywed Husband Played Along 掉马后，她和新婚老公对着演 After her cover is blown, she and her newlywed husband put on a show together. 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The Madam Is a Handful After Marriage: She Grabs the CEO by the Neck and Kisses Him 夫人婚后很闹心，掐着总裁脖子亲 [Soft, sweet, innocent little bunny × cold-blooded, ruthless, powerful tycoon] [Devoted husband + losing control of his restraint + intensely possessive + overt flirting and subtle seduction + both are pure + financial tycoon] Everyone in the imperial capital knows he is its most distinguished man. No one can rival his power, wealth, or status! He wields immense power, is ruthless and decisive, and is cold and merciless. He never gets involved with women! But in Luo Yunwei’s eyes, he’s a shamele 97Reads7.0Score10314d adds
- 175 Mr. Bodyguard, May I Borrow You for a While? 保镖先生，可以借你一用吗？ 53Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 176 A Fragrant Pig Becomes a Beauty, and the Crown Prince Gets a Darling 香猪变美人，太子多了一个小娇娇 [A link between past and present + a deposed crown prince + a little pig who wants to repay a debt of gratitude + power struggles + devoted love + both leads are each other's first] (P.S. If you're listening to the audiobook and the hero's name doesn't sound right, try switching to another voice.) Ever since Wen Si became self-aware, she knew she was a little fragrant pig who never grew any bigger. Compared with other pigs, who only knew how to oink, she was a superior pig. She could think, und 195Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 177 Drunk and Reckless! I Kissed My Secret Crush Until He Was Dazed 酒后莽撞！我把暗恋大佬亲懵了 Drunk and Reckless! I Kissed My Secret Crush Until He Was Stunned 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 I Accidentally Kissed a Sweet Young Man While Drunk 酒后错亲小奶狗 After drinking, Lu Xi accidentally kissed the man she’d had a crush on for years. She never expected that the man she’d kissed by mistake would cling to her like a puppy. He keeps finding new ways to confess his feelings, giving her gifts and cheesy pickup lines, and flirting with and kissing her whenever he gets the chance. Lu Xi can’t help leaning against the wall for support. Faced with such an irresistible hunk throwing himself at her, she really can’t handle it... 71Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 179 The Blessed Girl of the Farming Village 农门福女 No System + No Pocket Dimension + No Palace or Household Intrigue + Food A food blogger from the 21st century transmigrates to an unknown dynasty. She has a widowed grandmother and mother to support, along with twin younger brothers and a baby sister. Looking at their dilapidated thatched hut and her frail siblings, Li Qinghe rolls up her sleeves and gets to work, determined to lead the whole family to prosperity. Putting her past-life skills to use, she starts with a street stall, then opens a 685Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 180 Taking My Pocket Dimension to Grow Tea 带上空间去种茶 Space + farming + sweet romance. Huang Yiting is cheated on by her boyfriend, and her health takes a turn for the worse. Depressed and eager to escape the city, she goes with a friend to a special teahouse. Later, she acquires a pocket dimension where ancient tea trees grow, and promptly returns home to start a tea farm. Little does she know that the man destined for her falls in love at first sight and follows her everywhere. They are devoted to each other, destined to spend their lives togethe 359Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 181 What Should I Do? After Our Divorce, the Cold and Aloof Villain Won't Leave Me Alone 怎么办！离婚后高冷反派总缠着我 [Completed + Food + Livestreaming + Transmigrate into a Book + So Good It Changes Your Mind] Sheng Xia transmigrated into an entertainment-industry novel as its vicious supporting villainess. The original owner had caused endless trouble, earning herself a barrage of online hate. Her wealthy husband, destined to cheat on her: “Divorce. The Huo family can’t afford to be humiliated like this!” Indignant gossip-loving netizens: “Get that vicious attention-seeker out of show business!” Sheng Xia rol 875Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 182 Live-streaming E-commerce Streamer Implements Purchase Limits, Driving the Live Stream Room into a Frenzy 带货主播搞限购，直播间里急疯了 Jiang Nan has no idea where the strange System came from, but it wants an ordinary person like her to livestream and sell products. The System sets the rules and provides the products. Complete the assigned sales tasks, and she gets cash rewards. With no job and no better options, Jiang Nan can only grit her teeth and give it a try. She has no team, no connections, and no capital. Her livestream is a ghost town. But whether anyone is watching or not, one rule always applies: each account can buy 126.5kReads8.8Score21.3k14d adds
- 183 A Kiss of Redemption at Mount Kailash 冈仁波齐的救赎之吻 [Depressed orphan girl × Tibetan Buddhist heir | Ultimate redemption | Sweet and painful romance | Devoted, fatherly boyfriend | Spoils his wife] “Su Ran, I’m begging you. Please stay.” Only when Zhe Wudawa held her trembling in his arms did Su Ran understand that someone really would cross snow and wind just to become her light. Raised on the northern coast, Su Ran has spent her whole life struggling to heal herself amid a damp, suffocating despair. Before her twenty-fifth birthday, she buys a 1.9kReads9.2Score25814d adds
- 184 Surprise! The Supporting Male Lead Is the Hidden Powerhouse 惊！男配才是隐藏大佬 Lin Ling transmigrates into a romance novel she once read. She thinks she'll be asked to win over her former fiancé, or at worst, one of the second or third male leads. But the System tells her to win over a man named Yu Chen. Heavens! Earth! She never even saw this character when she read the book! Where on earth did this Yu Chen come from?! 102Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 185 The Sweet Little Dentist Has the Air Force Bigwig Wrapped Around Her Finger 牙医小甜豆拿捏空军大佬 The Sweet Little Dentist Has the Air Force Big Shot Wrapped Around Her Finger 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Couple for a Week 一周情侣 [Sweet Romance] After a breakup, her roommate forced her to sign up for “Couples for a Week.” Tong Xinyue went with an I-don't-care attitude, never expecting her assigned “boyfriend” to be her archenemy. He looked down at her, using his height to his advantage. “If we want the prize money, we're going to have to work together... really, really well.” 97Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 187 After Becoming a Vicious Male Bride, I Built a Fortune with Food! 穿成恶毒哥儿后靠美食发家致富！ One-on-one romance, sweet and doting, both leads are pure and each other’s first love! After finishing her last job, Mu Chenxing dies suddenly of a heart attack. When she wakes up, she finds herself in a thatched hut, with a frail little boy trembling in a corner. Mu Chenxing wonders, “Where is this? How did I get here? Could I have transmigrated, like in those novels?” Well, there’s no going back now. As she sits there dazed, the door opens and a burly man walks in. The burly man: “Are you all 697Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 188 Mr. Ji’s Fatal Devotion 纪先生的致命偏宠 A girl’s secret crush ended with a kiss, and she devoted her whole life to that love. Four years ago, he had no choice but to go abroad. He didn’t dare tell her the truth. His precious girl couldn’t be hurt in the slightest. She only needed to live on, sheltered by his love, without having to know a thing. Jiang Qian never expected that on her twentieth birthday, he would really come back. Tender yet domineering, he declared, “To avoid any more complications, I’m taking you home as my wife tonig 257Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 189 I Went on a Blind Date for My Sister and Accidentally Married My Boss 替姐相亲后，不小心嫁给了上司 BL|Super sweet|Comedy|Secret identities|Mad dog|Contract marriage Intern × contract CEO: Bai Yuyang disguised himself as a woman to go on a blind date in his older sister’s place, but accidentally signed a million-dollar fake-marriage contract with CEO Gu Xichen. By day, he called his boss “Sir”; by night, he called him “Hubby.” Once Gu Xichen fell for him, he got everyone around them in on the matchmaking, set his traps, and after they moved in together, they fought over and competed for each o 13.5kReads8.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 190 My Husband Is a Puppy 我的夫君是小狗 My Husband Is a Puppy 299Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 The Discarded Heiress Just Wants to Grow Crops and Flowers in a Mountain Village 废弃千金只想在山村种田养花 [Completed] [Rural farming + building wealth + slow and steady + family life + idyllic living + golden finger + fictional setting] Lin Maimai died in the apocalypse. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she'd been transported into the body of a village girl. Then she realized her water-based ability had come with her! She had planned to use her spiritual spring to farm and raise chickens when busy, tend flowers and walk the dog in her free time, and help the simple village folk achieve a mor 290Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 192 Lingering Affection 脉脉余情 [Steady, Empathetic Doctor × Gentle, Devoted Teacher] [Pure Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet and Angsty] This isn't a sweet romance. It's a story about two people who never spoke up learning to find their voices. After an accident, Song Chuxing runs into Wen Lan, whom he's not seen in years. But how did his old classmate end up becoming his doctor? As they spend more time together, the blurry face from his memories gradually comes into focus. For Wen Lan, the distant star she'd admir 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Sweet Childhood Sweetheart: My Boy Next Door Is Always Around 甜宠小青梅：竹马绕床来 The day she was born, her mother arranged an engagement for her, saying it was best to keep good things in the family. He was three when she was born, and as she lay in his arms, she giggled. When she was two and he was five, she hugged his leg and said, “I'm going to marry you when I grow up.” He frowned and gently pushed her away, but his face was no longer cold, and the corner of his mouth curved into a faint smile. When she was four, her parents died in a car accident. She didn't cry in fron 1.5kReads7.6Score10714d adds
- 194 The Monster Gift Shop 妖怪礼物店 [Urban + fantasy + monsters + healing + romance] Jian Xing is a monster, and she was once a member of the Association for Managing Monsters in the Human World. To find her fiancé, who suddenly disappeared a hundred years ago, she quit her job and came to the human world, where she opened this monster gift shop. Later, a werewolf security guard joined the shop, followed by a vampire working part-time and a puppy mascot... Together, they welcomed many customers looking for special gifts. Behind ev 1.7kReads9.6Score33914d adds
- 195 After Posting My Marriage Certificate, I Become a Sensation Despite Being Hated Online 晒结婚证后，全网黑的我竟爆红了 [Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + entertainment industry + wealthy families + devoted couple] Her biological father, who had never raised her for a single day, keeps forcing her to marry an ugly, overweight, rich second-generation heir. Fed up, Ye Xixi simply finds some man and gets a marriage certificate with him. She is already hated across the internet and has no future in the entertainment industry anyway, so she posts her marriage certificate online for everyone to see. Who knew 2.1kReads9.2Score24514d adds
- 196 With Cotton in Hand, I Have Nothing to Worry About 空间在手，一棉无忧 (Food, street stalls, and opening shops: step by step, she builds a fortune and enjoys endless delicacies.) Modern-day Jiang Xiaoxiao transmigrates into the body of Jiang Yimian, a peasant girl in ancient times. She stares speechlessly at the sky and curses the rotten heavens. What kind of awful family have they dumped her in?! Three dilapidated thatched huts, drafty and leaky, perfect for stargazing, moon-gazing, and sunbathing, with all the essentials included. Thin black porridge, perfect for 72Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 197 Don't Mess with the Vegetable Seller, Her Backing Is Unstoppable 别惹那个卖菜的，她背景通天 [Farming + selling vegetables + cozy daily life + healing + romance] “Your dad has terminal stomach cancer.” With those words, Shen Ruotang went from being a cultivation-world overachiever to a modern-day corporate drone. She quit her job, returned to her hometown, started farming, and set out to save her dad. Things got off to a rough start, though: Her portable pocket dimension wouldn’t open, she had no cultivation, and she had to rely on her own two hands. She was called a crook for charging 18.7kReads8.1Score2.4k14d adds
- 198 The Shen Family Cookbook 沈氏食经 Through the lens of food, we observe the myriad aspects of society and the twists and turns of life. Every dish is more than a culinary craft: it is human connection, memory, and a philosophy for living. Follow Shen Yan through his many experiences as he rises from poverty to become a renowned master chef. 1.1kReads7.1Score13414d adds
- 199 Year After Year with Mr. Cheng 我与程先生的岁岁年年 [1v1 healing romance + childhood sweethearts + first love + warm, mutual devotion] [Catlike Miss / history teacher × Bunny Gentleman / piano tuner] * Eight-year-old Sheng Yi vowed to be the eyes of ten-year-old Cheng Zui for the rest of his life. Cheng Zui laughed. “You silly girl. Forever is impossible.” Sheng Yi disagreed. “You’re the silly one! When I say forever, I mean forever.” Cheng Zui muttered under his breath, “Don’t say silly things.” Sheng Yi playfully bobbed her head and told him, 510Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 200 Antarctic Livestream: An Adorable Penguin Shows Up Asking to Take a Photo Together 南极直播：呆萌企鹅上门求合拍 Xiao Jiang, terminally ill, transmigrates to a parallel world. From the start, he is in Antarctica watching baby penguins flap their little wings when he is lucky enough to activate the [Around-the-World Photography] System, setting out on a leisurely solo journey around the globe. [Ding! Seek out the world's largest and loneliest animal, the blue whale! Reward: healing potion!] [Ding! Sail alone across the ocean! Reward: life potion!] [Ding! Fly alongside seabirds on their migration! Reward: .. 483Reads8.9Score10014d adds
