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- 101 I'm Not the Original Host. It's Okay If I Leave, Right? 我不是原主,离开也没关系吧 [Content warning: The spirit realm is a fictional world; this is not a female-led power fantasy or a wish-fulfillment story. The heroine is like someone transported from ancient times to the modern day and is unfamiliar with the present] As the Lou family's illegitimate daughter, Lou Jiner was the most powerful being in the spirit realm. Yet after she sacrificed herself, the Lou family left her in a mass grave and took away her spirit tablet, the symbol of honor. “An illegitimate daughter has no 2.7kReads9.1Score20914d adds
- 102 Mr. Song, It's Hard to Hate You 宋先生,与你难生恨 When we kissed, our sticky saliva clung between us like a dying fish struggling for life. It had long since foretold the worst. Mr. Song, only you and I can know this hatred. | Words for Mr. Song, a whisper in the same hue as my beloved. Our memories flashed by like scenes from a film, and I remember every detail with perfect clarity. I hate that my feelings can’t be taken back, making it hard for you to choose and driving me to torment myself. 453Reads—Score10714d adds
- 103 Hello, Ghost Bride. I Think We've Met Somewhere Before 你好阴婚娘子,我好像在哪见过你 [White Moonlight + Local Legends + A Dream of Yellow Millet] Jiang Chen was born in the yin year, on the Ghost Festival, at the yin hour. He was born with an ill-fated destiny and a heavy yin aura. Rumor had it that he had caused his parents' deaths. To ward off the calamity fated to befall him when he came of age, he had no choice but to enter into a ghost marriage. But the bride from this ghost marriage looked more and more familiar to him. It was as if he'd seen her somewhere before. 2.4kReads—Score17214d adds
- 104 I Climbed Eighteen Floors to Save Someone, and the Spring Festival Gala Put Me on Blast 爬十八楼救人的我,被春晚曝光了 Chen Fan: I’m a firefighter. Today, I have to climb to the eighteenth floor to rescue someone trapped inside! Even though I have a System, I’m still scared out of my wits. But as a firefighter, this is my duty. Even if I know my life is in danger, I have to go! Famous host Bingbing: I’m a presenter, filming a preview program for the Spring Festival Gala. Today, I filmed a firefighter climbing to the eighteenth floor to rescue someone trapped inside. I was deeply shocked. Later, I ran into him se 574Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 105 The One Thing I Wanted to Record Before I Died 死前,我唯一想记录的 I fell in love with my non-blood-related older brother, but he found me disgusting and sent me to a conversion therapy center. After I got out, my mental state deteriorated day by day, and in the end, before I died, I wrote this 3.1kReads8.1Score65614d adds
- 106 Go Left at the Light, Right at the Crossing 左灯右行 “Who are you in my eyes? Who do you want me to stand in for? We trade each other’s joys and sorrows, and the one who loves more is always the first to cry.” “Embracing you wears you out. The one who loves more is always the first to turn false.” Liao Juntao, “Who” “I love you, and it’s like driving against the lights.” Tanya Chua, “Red High Heels” So, if two people aren’t right for each other, they shouldn’t get together in the first place. You agree, Gu Xiangbei? Character setup: A street-c 1.8kReads9.2Score26014d adds
- 107 After I Left, the Prince Was Beside Himself with Grief 我走后,王爷痛不欲生 [The comic adaptation of this novel is now available on Kuaikan] Bai Luo is always called an idiot by everyone. He isn’t stupid or foolish. He just loves that person so much that he would give up everything for him. He would even tear out his own heart and place it before him. In return, all he gets is the most merciless contempt. “Do you think you’re worthy?” - “If you hate me so much, why keep me by your side?” In the darkness, the man looks down at him. “You’re nothing but a plaything to amus 1.4kReads7.1Score14614d adds
- 108 A Youth Wasted 虚度一个青春 Wasting Away a Youth 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 You Want Me Dead? Why Beg Me to Live After My Terminal Illness Is Revealed? 恨不得我死?绝症曝光怎么求我活 [Two male leads + from universally hated to universally adored + everyone faces a redemption arc, heartbreaking, 1v1] In his previous life, Ye Shuran learned he had a terminal illness, and was kidnapped not long afterward. No one came to save him, and he was eventually tortured to death. Unexpectedly, he was bound to a System, and only then learned that he was the real young master everyone hated in the book, while his younger brother was the fake young master everyone adored. After being reborn 126.7kReads8.8Score25.2k14d adds
- 110 Love, Beyond Control 爱,无法克制 Love, Beyond Control 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Young Master Doesn't Want to Turn Back 小少爷不想回头了 [Everyone Gets Their Comeuppance x Amnesia, Thinks He's a Corporate Drone x Fakes His Death x Sleepwalking x Forced Romance x Scarred but Stunning] A cheerful, sunny bottom who’s good at talking himself through things, starts off moody but later becomes cold and loveless, VS a powerful, obsessive top. Qi Ming read a melodramatic novel where the protagonist suffered terribly, both in body and mind. Qi Ming, a corporate drone, thought: What a disaster. So, for revenge, he happily replaced every in 997Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 112 After CCTV Exposed Me, the Entire Internet Was Left Devastated 我被央妈曝光后,全网致郁了 [Showbiz + Angst + Pure Romance + Songs] “Baby, take your medicine!” Qin Xia looked at his blurry girlfriend. He reached out, wanting to touch her, but he could never quite reach her. “If I take the medicine, will I never see you again?” “Silly, I just want you to get better soon...” Her figure began to disappear. After Qin Xia won the Best Singer award, he stood before the cheering crowd and slowly said, “The only way I can see her, you call a delusion.” 18.4kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 113 An Eight-Year-Old Brat Gives Directions to Prince Xian's Tomb from the Start! 八岁熊孩子,开局指点献王墓! Ye Xiaobao, an eight-year-old kid who has transmigrated, gives escape advice in his livestream! The first danger turns out to be a crisis in the Worm Valley! Livestream viewers: “Ye Xiaobao, you have to be a tomb robber!” Ye Xiaobao: “I’m not!” Livestream viewers: “Ye Xiaobao, you know the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams! What can’t you do?” Ye Xiaobao: “Ahem... I’m eight years old! I’m still a kid!” Livestream viewers: “...” 144Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 114 Red Roses in December 十二月的红玫瑰 (Dual male leads, angsty 1v1 romance, both devoted only to each other, bad ending, power couple, mutual salvation, pure love with plenty of heartbreak.) My dear Mr. Mo: I’m sorry. In the end, I failed to keep my promise to you and became a coward who fled this world. If you can forgive my selfishness and weakness, then when spring returns next year, please leave a bouquet of red roses at my grave. Choose the most beautiful one in the flower shop. I think I’ll be able to smell its fragrance. [Nei 70Reads8.6Score1214d adds
- 115 Infinite Burning Madness 无限灼心疯 Infinite Burning Heart Madness 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Male Side Character: After I Leave, the Heroine Will Regret It! 男配:我离去后,女主追悔莫及! You spent your life helping me become a legendary songstress, yet you stayed cold and distant toward me? I treated you as the person I loved most, but you wanted to take my heart and become an immortal? I endured every hardship to become your master and teach you, but you wanted to carve me up with a thousand cuts? I was your sharpest blade, helping you become a legendary empress, but once you were done with me, you discarded me like a hunting dog and hid away your bow? You promised we’d grow ol 340Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 117 The Crown Prince Gave Away His Country 太子他把国家送人了 [Complete]“No CP + no love interest + focused solely on building a career and saving the world + no female lead + reborn + tragic ending” A twist of fate turned Zhu Fanyi from the protagonist into a supporting character. Reborn, he turned his fate around. The System sobbed, “Heaven won’t let me go home. I want to atone and give everything back to you!” At first, Zhu Fanyi couldn’t have cared less. He thought, Don’t flatter yourself and dump that mess on me. Going along with fate is actually pre 1.5kReads9.3Score22514d adds
- 118 I Want to Leave 我想走 After ten years of marriage on paper, Yu Shuyi still couldn’t make it to the end of the contract. At first, he begged his husband to look at him, just once. Later, he begged his husband to come home and have a meal with him. In the end, he begged him to let him go. He said there was a saying: Better a brief pain than a long one. So I’ve let myself go. Please let go of me, too. I’m not asking you to love me or forgive me. I’m only asking you to let me go. Don’t save me anymore… Setting: Same-sex 4.2kReads8.4Score39914d adds
- 119 The Year I Got My PhD, I Sent My Advisor to a Psychiatric Hospital 博六那年,我送导师进了精神病院 In my sixth year of doctoral studies, I sent my advisor to a psychiatric hospital. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Seven Days, Seven Years 七天七年 Sheng Man VS Duo An Seven days of deliberate revenge, seven years of heart-wrenching regret. Seven days of feigned affection, seven years of wishing he could take it all back. Duo An finally won the heart of the man he idolized, and the two began dating. But he never imagined their relationship would last only seven days. After those seven days came seven years of heartache. Sheng Man thought he didn’t love him, that he was only trying to vent his anger. It took seven years of loving him without 91Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 121 The Final Seventy Days 最后七十天 [Two male leads + tragic ending + unrequited love + healing + quiet everyday life] [Gentle older brother Shen Qingzhou & Huang Yixing, who has albinism] After growing up wild and free in the countryside for twelve years, he was suddenly told he was an illegitimate child. Less than two days after his mother died, Shen Qingzhou was taken to live in the city by his biological father. Six years later, he was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. His final wish in life was to return to the pla 220Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 122 The Most Miserable Top-Tier Star Risks His Life to Invent, Bringing the Entire Internet to Tears 最惨顶流,拿命搞发明泪崩全网 Cancer, and diagnosed as dead right from the start? When Ye Chen opens his eyes and finds himself in a morgue, he panics like crazy. [Ding! Host’s life is in critical danger. Requirements for binding met. The Life-for-Tech System is now bound!] He designs mechanical prosthetics, benefiting disabled people all over the world. Then... Controlled nuclear fusion! High-precision lithography machines! Miniature solar batteries! Exoskeleton armor! One world-shaking scientific breakthrough after another 645Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 123 Before He Dies, He Wants to Give Up His Allergen 临死前,他要戒掉过敏源 [Male-male romance + angst + late-blooming devotion + the hero’s long road to winning him back] Shen Pei’an was ill. On his birthday, the doctor told him he didn’t have much longer to live. He hadn’t planned to hide it. He meant to wait until Ren Xu had celebrated his birthday with him, then tell him the truth. But the big star Ren Xu never came. All Shen Pei’an got was a birthday cake that would trigger his allergies. He was twenty-eight. It was his ninth year in love with Ren Xu. There would 1.1kReads6.6Score10114d adds
- 124 The Foolish Boy Died, and He Went Mad 小傻子死了,他疯了 The Little Fool Died, and He Went Mad 6kReads—Score10114d adds
- 125 With You Until Twenty-Nine 陪你到二十九岁 By Your Side Until You're Twenty-Nine 78Reads—Score214d adds
- 126 Before I Jumped Into the Sea Because of My Terminal Illness, Everyone Begged for My Forgiveness 绝症跳海前,全员为我火葬场 [Everyone faces consequences + no forgiveness + going off the rails] Yun Li was brilliant, graceful, and well-mannered. From the day she was born, she was the child other people’s parents held up as an example. But in her family’s eyes, she was worth less than one fake tear from her adopted sister. They ignored and misunderstood her, calling her a hypocritical, selfish snake. At first, she thought that if she were obedient and well-behaved enough, even an unloved child might get a little sweetne 308Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 127 After Her Heart Dies and She Leaves Home, They Regret It 心死离家后,她们却后悔了 [Sweet romance] + [Gentle, understanding big sister] + [Regret] + [Redemption] + [A remorseful family chasing after the younger brother] In his previous life, Qin Yi was the lost child of a prominent family. He endured years of abuse outside the family, but after being found, he was still unwanted by his relatives. A replacement mercilessly stole the life that should have been his. In the end, he died a lonely and tragic death after undergoing surgery. In this life, Qin Yi no longer expects anyt 2.8kReads8.8Score18114d adds
- 128 Out of Reach 得不到 “He’s just a sickly weakling. Wouldn’t it be better if he died? Was I, Yuchi Mu, born to donate bone marrow to some sickly weakling? Why should I give you what you want?” “You deserved to die young. Even if you died, I wouldn’t cry at your funeral.” “The living can’t compete with the dead? What a joke!” Yuchi Mu had waited so long for the news of Lin Xi’s death to finally arrive. But before he could feel any happiness, Xiao An’s attitude toward him grew even harsher. “Yuchi Mu, you’re the one wh 529Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 129 Explosive! The Undercover Big Shot Has Fallen for Me 爆!卧底大佬他沦陷了 [BE] [BE] [BE] [Undercover police officer in Myanmar × genius doctor with a split personality] [No arguments, misunderstandings, or groveling] [Both leads are devoted only to each other] Myanmar, a rainy night, Guanyuan. A muffled thud came from the backyard. She saw him and glanced over without a trace of emotion. “Disgusting. Throw him out.” Lu Chen froze, then hurriedly spoke up. “I have money. Lots of money.” Su Qingyan stopped and glanced back at the man on the ground. “Take him inside.” .. 150Reads—Score10414d adds
- 130 I Don't Know. He's Dead 我不知道,他死了 [Calm and composed top]+ [A timid little bunny at first, then a dark, unhinged, smiling tiger]+ [Angst]+ [Ghosts and lovers beyond death]+ [Supernatural]+ [Reborn]+ [Workplace]+ [Business rivalry]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Mutually devoted]+ [Rekindled romance] When he dumped me, he said he was tired of playing with me. He deleted every message we’d shared, sold our home, and erased all our memories. It took me two years to find out that he’d spent four years preparing that villa. One entire wall was line 326Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 What Brings Joy to Life 何生欢喜 Two male leads + body-double romance + BE aesthetic “So, Xu Linxun, what am I to you? A tool you summon whenever you want and discard whenever you're done?” “Say something!” Xu Linxun's eyes were just as cold, their depths impossible to fathom, as if the feelings they had shared over the past three years had never meant a thing to him. “Say something... Tell me, even if you have to lie...” Yu Chensheng dug his fingernails into his palms, the pain cutting to the bone. Still, he forced a smile and 608Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 132 After He Threw Me Off a Cliff, I Became the Progenitor Vampire He Could Never Have 被他扔下悬崖后,我成了他求而不得的始祖血族 After he threw me off a cliff, I became the Progenitor Vampire he could never have 778Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Counterfeit 赝品 Synopsis: Song Cheng had been with Qin Minghua for five years. He always thought that even if he couldn’t win Qin Minghua’s love, at least he was someone special to him. But when that person appeared, he finally understood that both his feelings and his life were nothing more than tools Qin Minghua used to protect them. Out of love, Song Cheng resigned himself to giving up everything he had, but everything slowly began to move in a different direction. A fierce love and hatred, like an endless b 51Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 134 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Their Shadows 盗笔:他们的影子 [Tomb raiding + no romance + female-oriented + beautiful, strong, and tragic + mild angst + apologies for OOC] Wu Sheng spent nineteen years traveling around and enjoying himself in a new world after transmigrating there. Then one day, someone told him to his face that this was a novel’s world. And not just any novel: The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, a book he had never read in his previous life! Wu Sheng eagerly rubbed his hands together, ready to go on one last adventure. Huh? That handsome guy 2.1kReads8.7Score34114d adds
- 135 In This Vast World, How Did We Meet? 世界之大:我们为何会相遇 [No CP for the protagonist] [Ensemble cast] [One book becomes many] [All kinds of couples] [Bad ending] [A little angst, very sweet] [Redemption] [Based on personal experience] Lin Yusheng is an elementary school student. After suffering three years of bullying and finding no help when she cried out for it, despair was born within a lively, cheerful girl. Until one day, fate brought the two who had once been together face-to-face again. But they had both changed. He was no longer Ye Yanchu, but 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 小傻子重生后,我成了他的狗 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 137 After I Wanted to Die, Everyone Started Loving Me 想死后,所有人都开始爱我 [Yandere + regret and redemption] Shi Chuyi is an orphan. He dreams of having a family more than anything. In his previous life, after going through hell to return home, he found a fake young master already living there. The fake young master was gentle and refined, perfect in every way, and everyone loved him. But it was all an act. He showed his vicious true colors only to Shi Chuyi, framing and slandering him at every turn and turning everyone around him against him. His four biological broth 3.3kReads8.6Score22714d adds
- 138 A Merchant's Charm in Troubled Times 乱世商娇 A Charismatic Merchant in Troubled Times 126Reads—Score1114d adds
- 139 I Dumped My Ex-Husband, and Now He Won't Leave Me Alone 踹了前夫后,他开始死缠烂打 [Two Male Leads + Love After Marriage + Second Chance at Love] A sweet-faced but scheming bottom, and a fatherly top who's a little lovesick, but not too much. No one knew that Shang Jingchuan had carried a secret love for ten years. The moment he first saw his sister-in-law, he fell in love at first sight, and even went so far as to marry a stand-in who looked eighty percent like her. Chen Nuo was the illegitimate son of the Chen family. He carefully schemed his way into Shang Jingchuan's heart 13.4kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
- 140 The Blind Consort 盲妃 On the wedding day of Li Wenxing, the notorious and merciless general, and Jiang Yan, the beautiful blind young master of the Jiang family, every citizen in the city kept their doors shut and dared not step outside. The streets were empty and lifeless. Jiang Yan had loved Li Wenxing for thirteen years. He had thought Li’s promise to love him faithfully was sincere, never imagining that Li not only didn’t love him, but had long since given his heart to someone else and hated Jiang to the bone. Af 352Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 141 One Hundred Do-Overs: Side Story 《任务重来一百次》番外 Extra Story for "The Mission: One Hundred More Tries" 666Reads—Score10114d adds
- 142 Just a Slave. So What If He Dies? Why Are You Crying? 奴隶而已,死就死了,为什么哭 Just a Slave. So What If They Die? Why Are You Crying? 2.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Showbiz: After Being Diagnosed with Depression, I Used Music to Heal the World 娱乐:确诊抑郁后,用歌治愈世界 [Entertainment + healing + livestreaming + redemption + no System + no heroine + no harem] Su Chen, who suffers from severe depression, decides to jump into the sea and end his life. But by chance, his soul transmigrates into a parallel world with a barren entertainment industry. The original Su Chen in this parallel world also suffered from severe depression. Having never known love, he decides to heal the world with his songs. One song, “Murmurs,” resonates with the entire internet. One song, 6.6kReads8.4Score63714d adds
- 144 I Died, and He Held My Corpse, Begging Me to Speak 我死了,他抱着我的尸体求我说话 I died, and he held my corpse, begging me to speak 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Superpowers? Not What I Had in Mind 异能?和我想的不一样 “A complete assault on your values.” “No angst from start to finish.” One day, the world suddenly underwent an unimaginable change. Tsunamis, floods, typhoons, sandstorms, and other natural disasters struck one after another. Skyscrapers suddenly crumbled and collapsed, and the government was powerless to stop it. But they discovered that whenever a natural disaster occurred, a baby with supernatural powers was sure to be born nearby... Could they redeem themselves and completely transform this 507Reads8.4Score10414d adds
- 146 After the Universally Hated One Faked Their Death, Everyone Regretted It 万人嫌死遁后他们都后悔了 Yu Xinghe had never been liked by anyone, even as a child. His own friend called him a disgusting stalker in front of everyone and led the bullying. After he grew up and joined the company, his father threw the proposal he'd stayed up all night working on at his head, calling him an ambitious, delusional ingrate. At a banquet, his eldest brother watched coldly as someone drenched him in wine, then made him walk for hours all alone from the suburbs to get home. His second brother spent his nights 1.4kReads8.6Score10114d adds
- 147 With Only Two Months to Live, They Finally Break Down and Repent 命剩最后两月,他们终于崩溃忏悔 [Tearjerker]+ [Heartbreaking]+ [Bad Ending]+ [No Clichés, Realistic Story] The world beneath the neon lights is dazzling, but it has never shone for just one person. Lonely souls are always searching for comfort, but the medicine that could heal their wounds died long ago in childhood. When the stories they left behind finally become known, all that awaits them is a corpse that has long since grown cold. His parents spend their entire lives mired in a failed marriage, treating Bai Mo like a garb 11.8kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 148 After My Enemy Found Me 被仇家找到之后 Angst first, sweetness later~ Chi Jing never imagined that in just five years, he would go from an untouchable rich kid to the most wretched of nobodies. He imagined even less that the man he'd once looked down on would stand before him, surrounded by admirers, his eyes alight with the satisfaction of revenge. They say what goes around comes around, and everyone reaps what they sow. Make him atone properly... Pah, none of that is happening! Chi Jing says: Get back on your feet and beat the hel 2.1kReads6.6Score19314d adds
- 149 I, the Most Hated One, Died. What Are You Crying For? 我一个万人嫌死了,你们哭什么? [Dual Male Leads + Angsty, Over-the-Top Romance + Everyone’s Least Favorite + Everyone Gets Their Redemption] Ye Sui knew from childhood that he was an illegitimate son, and that illegitimate sons were guilty by nature. So his father treated him like he didn’t exist. His mother sold him off to pay her debts. His eldest brother hated him because his mother had indirectly caused the death of his brother’s mother, who had been his father’s mistress. His second brother had been the demon in his nigh 6.3kReads7.9Score50114d adds
- 150 Indigo Butterfly Bones 靛青蝶骨 Indigo Butterfly Bones 298Reads—Score—14d adds

















































