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- 51 What Does It Mean for a Seductress to Force Her Way into the Palace and Practice Dual Cultivation? 妖妇逼进宫，两修功法什么意思？ Synopsis: Li Xuan transmigrates to a fantasy world and, by a twist of fate, becomes a fake eunuch in the imperial palace. From the start, he's sent to the Cold Palace along with his noble mistress. Fortunately, he activates the System, which not only helps his mistress conceive the emperor's heir and return to the palace, but also lets him choose to keep lying low in the Cold Palace. There are still eighteen more, after all, and helping people makes me happy! Whether they're noble consorts, conc 23Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 52 Digging Up Graves 挖坟 The morning sunlight fell on Zhu Ning. Beneath its rays, her skin was as pale as white porcelain. Her eyelashes trembled as she slowly opened her eyes, sunlight reflected in her dark pupils, dazzlingly beautiful. Shiliu stopped in his tracks. Seeing her squint, he heard her murmur softly, “What a lovely day in early spring.” He knew Zhu Ning had always loved the sun. But what was he supposed to do? —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 53 The Real Estate Agent's Comeback 逆袭的房产经纪人 The working life of a low-level talent agent: a difficult road, but one she walks with unwavering resolve. Most of the stories are adapted from things the author has encountered in the industry. No offense is intended; if anything here offends you, please be understanding, or contact the author to request changes. 159Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 54 The Silent Battlefield Between Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law 婆媳没有硝烟的战场 The conflict between Lin Xiao and her mother-in-law, Zhang Cuilan, keeps escalating. Then Lin Xiao undergoes a dramatic transformation, becoming independent and self-reliant. She lives life on her own terms and rewrites her future, until the road ahead finally opens up... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 A Cigarette 一支烟 I stood up and staggered toward the exit. I struggled to push away each person who came to help me. I didn't take the elevator. Step by step, I climbed the stairs to the rooftop. When I pushed open the rooftop door, a hint of late autumn's cool breeze brushed my face. The light was so bright that I had to squint. I could clearly see her. Across the rooftop stood a long-haired girl. She said, “Could I have a cigarette?” If you're willing, I'll love you forever. If you're not, I'll choose to pine 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Li Yunxian’s Microfiction Collection 李昀鲜微小说集 The famous writer Wang Meng believes that flash fiction is a kind of sensitivity: it captures a novel in a single point, an image, a contrast, an exclamation, or a fleeting moment, revealing a flash of wisdom, a touch of beauty, a thought-provoking scene, or a fresh idea. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The Legend of Brother Niu 牛二哥的传说 The story of a stylish office, a group of women, and Niu Erge. They are all secretly competing and trying every trick in the book, all for the sake of a Niu Yige none of them has ever met. When will he finally appear? They can’t wait to find out. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Chunfen 春芬 Ni Chunfen had known since she was little that her parents were different from other children’s parents. They both spoke with sign language. But they lived a happy life. After Ni Chunfen graduated from college, her parents told her a secret: she was adopted. Now that she was grown up and looking for a job and a boyfriend, they decided to tell her. They didn’t want their daughter to become romantically involved with one of their biological sons. If she ever got serious about a boyfriend, she had 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Hilarious Illustrated Guide to the Tao Te Ching 道德经爆笑讲解版 The Dao De Jing, Explained in Hilarious Fashion 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Two Abnormal Humans and a Motorcycle 两个非正常人类与摩托车 Love that defies social norms has often been seen as a symbol of courage and freedom, admired and celebrated. This is the one kind of love people will always despise. This is not a novel, just a story from real life. There are no thrills, no climaxes, no pacing, only despair and oppression. It might be of some small help to people who truly love motorcycles, but be prepared to be mocked. This story has an unconventional outlook on life, values, and the world, and portrays a world of abnormal peo 2.2kReads—Score38114d adds
- 61 Spiritual Qi Revival: All My Pets Are Great Demons 灵气复苏：我的宠物都是大妖 [No System] [Great Demon] [Urban Cultivation] [Single heroine] The adorable, well-behaved cat at home is a nine-tailed celestial fox that has lived for tens of thousands of years. The injured tortoise he picked up from the pond is the divine beast Xuanwu. The three goldfish that came free with his groceries from the market are the three Dragon Ancestors. Even the rooster in the yard that serves as an alarm clock is the mighty Nine-Heavens Phoenix, renowned across the Three Realms! But the most t 577Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 62 Until We Meet Again 不見不散 [Reunion after years apart + bickering couple + modern romance + second chance at love + heartwarming healing story] The hero and heroine meet in middle school. When they go off to different universities, their immature, youthful personalities gradually drive them apart. Years later, they reunite and rekindle their relationship. It's a little story about finding their way back to each other. For a relationship to blossom and bear fruit, the right people must meet at the right time in the right f 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Bridge of Hearts: A Family's Journey of Transformation 心桥：家庭的蝶变之旅 Bridge of Hearts: A Family’s Transformation 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Transmigration: I’m Crushing My Scumbag Ex in a Parallel World 穿越：我在平行世界爆虐渣男前夫 (Soul transmigration and a creative premise + healing from childhood family trauma) One morning, Tang Wanwan wakes up and discovers she has transmigrated... The wounds inflicted by your birth family must be healed within that family. Love is a kind of redemption, a light that gathers lost time. Somehow, it was all destined to be. She is financially independent, beautiful, and sophisticated. He is handsome and wickedly charming, but hopelessly addicted to gambling. It was love at first sight. She 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 After Meeting 20 Matchmaking Prospects, I Got Married in a Flash 见了20个相亲对象后，我闪婚了 Before the New Year holiday, Su Tiantian was lured home with the promise of 200,000 yuan. The village really was handing out money from the sale of land, and they really did want to trick her into coming home early. Waiting for her was a steady stream of blind dates. There are all kinds of people in the world, and her parade of prospective matches left her laughing and crying in equal measure. She saw all sorts of human behavior, then got married on a whim. The blind dates were a beginning, and 2.3kReads8.6Score17014d adds
- 66 Madam Plum and Mr. Plum 梅娘，梅郎 She is the apple of her family’s eye and the dream girl of countless people in the Land of Tenderness. Yet she is also a lonely outcast, one who carved out her place in that world of pleasure through her own strength, a triumph forged from ice and fire. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Us in Xiangyang Lane 向阳里的我们 [#Real life, #warm neighborhood stories, #healing family bonds, #raising a child and turning life around] Delivery worker Wang Xiaojun had a pain he couldn't put into words: his six-year-old son Xiaobao lived in his own world, like a star. One moment of carelessness nearly resulted in Xiaobao getting lost, sending the entire Xingfuli residential community into chaos. The incident tore open the cracks in Wang Xiaojun and his wife Li Xiujuan's strained marriage, while also revealing the troubles 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Lin Yu's Chivalrous Journey Through the Martial World 林羽的江湖侠义路 Lin Yu's Chivalrous Journey Through the Martial World —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The Aspirations of a Youth from Qingyan, Pursuing the Sword and Finding His True Heart 青岩少年志，逐剑悟真心 A Young Man of Qingyan, Pursuing the Sword and Discovering His True Heart —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 After Faking a Pregnancy to Force a Divorce, My In-Laws Beg Me to Forgive Them 假孕逼离后，婆家跪求我原谅 After faking a pregnancy to force a divorce, my in-laws beg me to forgive them 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Young Swordsman's Shadow: Lin Feng's Chivalrous Quest 少年剑影：林风的侠义征程 A Young Swordsman’s Shadow: Lin Feng’s Chivalrous Journey 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 A Tranquil Heart 此心湛然 At seven, he heard the words “The mind itself is principle” and was deeply moved. At forty, he met Wang Yangming and became his sworn friend at first sight. He resigned from the post of Minister three times in his life, was still lecturing at ninety-five, and founded dozens of academies. Together with Wang Yangming, he was known as one half of the pair “Wang and Zhan.” This novella tells the story of Zhan Ruoshui, a great Confucian scholar from Lingnan, and his lifelong journey of learning and c 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 It's Only Fifty 不过是五十而已 An inspirational, unyielding story of midlife crisis, workplace struggles, bank managers and tellers, married life, and everyday urban life. This book tells the story of Huang Wenxue, a bank manager facing a midlife crisis. She is at that awkward age when she is considered too old to find a new job, yet still too young to retire. How will she answer the unavoidable questions surrounding her career, marriage, family, children, and caring for her aging parents? Even in middle age, even when confro 432Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 74 Loving You Is a Wound I Don’t Dare Touch 爱你是不敢碰的伤 A love story between a poor lawyer and a plastic surgeon. Loving you is a one-man show, played by me alone. Life is vast, and meeting you was both fate and a misfortune. I never ask for anything in return. I only hope I can hold on to my kindness and innocence. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Light at the End of the Road 穷途的光辉 How many generations of hardship and joy must a poor family endure before they can finally get ahead? How much suffering must a girl witness before she understands life? How many trials must a family face before the younger generation understands how hard things were for their ancestors? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Love and Life’s Little Pleasures 人间烟火情 Love Amid the Everyday 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Those of Us Born in the ’80s 八零后的我们 We, the post-80s generation, have weathered life's joys and sorrows and suffered enough from the hardships of life and marriage. Amid the daily grind, our days have been steadily dwindling, and before we knew it, our generation had reached middle age... 2.7kReads8.2Score16514d adds
- 78 Seeing Through Illusions to Find Truth, Wisdom Opens a New Path 破妄寻真之智启新途 Wisdom That Dispels Illusions and Seeks Truth, Opening a New Path —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Seeking Light in the Mortal World: Spiritual Redemption Through the Cundi Mantra 尘世寻光：准提咒下的心灵救赎 Seeking Light in the Mortal World: Spiritual Redemption Through the Zhunti Mantra 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 It’s Just Special Effects, What Are You Afraid Of? 特效：只是特效而已，你们怕什么 He transmigrates to a world where martial arts reign supreme. Li Mugui becomes the newly appointed lord of a city on the dynasty's border! But he faces trouble both within and without. The local gentry are plotting to force him from his post and seize power, while the demon barbarians beyond the city are watching like tigers on the prowl. Fortunately, he has a Special Effects System, and all sorts of miraculous effects empower him! From then on, several peerless young prodigies suddenly appear i 1.8kReads8.1Score11414d adds
- 81 The Internet Takes the World by Storm 网事成风 She was born in the 1980s and sent away to be fostered soon after birth. Her greatest childhood hope was to live with her parents. She spends her life healing from her childhood wounds. After enduring one heartbreak after another, she finally finds the right person. This is a healing story, but it is not a clean romance. Read with caution if that bothers you. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Invisible Blade 无形的刀刃 In this restless world, people seem eager to voice their opinions on everything. They pay too much attention to others and forget to focus on their own lives. Those incessant displays of excessive concern and so-called positive energy in the name of justice have become the sharpest knives, killing young people one by one in the darkness. Those young people question themselves and feel anxious in the night, wondering what they did wrong. In truth, they did nothing wrong! And what have those who a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Reborn, I Became My Family's Pride 重生后我成了全家的骄傲 In my previous life, I was set up. My embroidery workshop was stolen, my grandmother's secret pattern book went missing, and my life became a string of hardships. In this life, reborn with max-level embroidery skills, I turn the tables with my craft and reclaim everything that belongs to me. I rise from a small county workshop to become a nationwide top-tier star, the pride of my family. But only when I reach the summit do I learn that the man who has always protected me is the son of the master 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Seeing One’s Nature in the Green Mountains: A Spiritual Journey Through Three Realms 青山见性：三重境界中的生命修行 The Green Mountains Reveal One’s True Nature: A Spiritual Journey Through Three Realms 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 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
- 86 Where the Spring Tide Rises, Falling Blossoms Fly 春潮起处落花飞 [Urban Life + Countryside + Campus + Period Setting + Modern Romance + Childhood Sweethearts + Family + Marriage and Romance + Youthful Inspiration + Strong Female Lead + Building Wealth] Love and hate flow east with the river; partings and reunions scatter like falling flowers. Ice and fire, blood and tears, humiliation and glory, failure and success: every flavor of life can be found in "Where the Spring Tide Rises, Falling Flowers Fly"... Set from the 1970s through the turn of the century, ag 8Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 87 A Love Story in Chaoshan 潮汕情事 In the old homes of Chaoshan lie the wildest lives and the warmest hearts. In the 1970s and 80s, a group of Chaoshan people who refused to give up fought their way through poverty, loved through storms, and lived by the bonds between people. Some dared to fight and forge ahead, dragging their lives up out of the mud. Others were loyal and true, unwilling to betray anyone even when it cost them. Love brought tangled relationships, family brought its share of strain, and neighbors argued, but when 367Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 88 Her Secret Thoughts: A Young Man’s Hidden Diary in a Small Village 致她的心事：小村青年的隐秘日记 No formulaic plot | Not a wish-fulfillment novel | Realistic fiction | Zhou Zhiqiang grows up amid poverty and chaos in her birth family, with her father instilling in her the survival rule that “you have to please people to survive.” She gets into college and lands a job at a bank. A well-off man, Ke Qingyan, pursues her, but as the truth about her family comes out, she gradually loses her self-respect and her relationship. Later, burdened with debt, she returns to her hometown and, under he 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Laojun Cave on Huangmao Mountain 黄茂山老君洞 Huangmaoshan Laojun Cave 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Yuding Zhenren 玉鼎真人 The bookworm Wu Tianzhen became a True Spirit without even realizing it. After passing away by his own will, he arrived in a very different world of martial cultivation. But once he learned about martial cultivation, he found it all too strange, so he changed the cultivation method himself and embarked on an unconventional path... The plot of this book is beyond the author's control, and it involves major events across three universes. Read with caution!!!! 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Learning to Read People in the Mortal World 我在红尘学心眼 [This book is not a novel, but its value far surpasses that of feel-good fiction!] The highest wisdom is hidden within these pages, and every page is like seeing with an enlightened eye! We recommend saving it and reading it again and again. Don't miss your chance to upgrade your understanding. This book covers love, marriage, the body, psychology, politics, economics, human nature, the workplace, social relationships, and much more. The younger you are, the more you should read this book! The s 28Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 92 The Woman Who Couldn’t Be Caged 困不住的她 Pei Xiaocao is someone who refuses to follow the usual path. Along the road of life, she has erased everything she was supposed to do. Her life follows no one else’s rules. She believes only in her own! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Human Life Lies Deep in the Loess 黄土深处是人间 This is a collection of true stories from the countryside. One book captures a century of life in all its variety on the Loess Plateau. Brotherhood, the warmth and coldness of family, partings in life and death, and the changes of an era: one independent story after another weaves together the fates of several generations. There is hardship, pain, tears, and warmth, portraying the struggles of those at the bottom as well as the resilience of ordinary people. There are no chosen-one advantages an 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Half Making Do, Half Living Well 一半将就，一半美好 [The print edition is now available] Fear of marriage is the last thing on Ou Xiaolin’s mind. She and Xie Tao have been happily dating for five years, and their families get along well too. She assumes everything will fall into place and they’ll live happily ever after. Who could have guessed that the moment the families start discussing the bride price, one conflict after another would erupt? Lowbrow provocations come at her from every direction. Do they really think she’s that easy to push ar 13.6kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 95 Amid the Bells of Lingyin Temple: A Journey to the Heart of Zen 灵隐钟声里：叩问禅心之旅 Amid the Bells of Lingyin Temple: A Journey to Seek the Zen Heart 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Art of the God of War: The Schemes of Huaiyin 兵仙箓：淮阴玄谋 The Art of War: Huaiyin’s Hidden Stratagems 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Do I Still Love Her? 我，还爱她？ Urban Romance | Reunion | Unrequited Love | The Aesthetics of a Bad Ending | A Regretful Ending | Realistic Heartbreak I’ve been writing this for ages, but hardly anyone reads it. I’m so sad, sob sob. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Moonlight on Glazed Glass: A Record of Enlightenment Through the Six Roots 月映琉璃：六根证道录 Moonlight on Glazed Glass: A Record of Enlightenment Through the Six Roots 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Late at Night, I Fell Under His Spell 深夜，对他着了魔 Their late-night story… It’s thought-provoking, and leaves you filled with regret. Was she too devoted, or was he too heartless? What can you even say about love? 218Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 These Rules Are Like the Laws of Immortals 如此规则，如听仙律 [No Romance, Female-Led Story] Shen Buyan is the illegitimate daughter of a marquis’s household. After a serious illness, the world around her shed its splendor, leaving only cold, inexorable rules and logic. Domestic power struggles? She uses airtight reasoning to render her stepmother’s rules nothing but empty words. Court intrigue? Her uncompromising rationality makes the idle officials break out in a cold sweat. No transmigration, no System, no romance! Watch a heroine born and raised in 2Reads—Score—14d adds
