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- 51 Tides and Willow Leaves 潮汐与絮叶 Dual heroines A glamorous actress returning from abroad ✘ a cold, reserved doctor One heroine has a troubled past, and the two are three years apart in age. A story of healing and redemption. A journey of redemption: broken starlight and a white coat I’m Chen Cen, a girl from Hangzhou whose mother, an elementary school teacher, forced her to play the violin. At sixteen, I defied my parents and went to Korea to become a trainee, only to fall into hell. I was subjected to unspoken rules, inhuman t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Buried 【沉埋】 Dance student Yu Jia × high school girl Chen Qing. I watched with my own eyes as Yu Jia put on her wedding dress, took that person's arm, and walked toward someone else. I saw Yu Jia glance at me during the wedding. Standing among the crowd, I quietly wished her a happy life together. 170Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 I Want to Go to Orange Isle with You 我想跟你一起去橘子洲看看 I Want to Go See Orange Isle with You 15Reads—Score314d adds
- 54 The Eleventh Moonlight 第十一步月光 [Cool, Top-Scoring Student x Sunny Art Student] [Heartbreak Warning / BE Warning / Youth / Coming of Age / Healing] Lin Wan was like a beam of sunlight that burst into Shen Shuyue's world without asking permission. They ate together and shared a warmth Shen Shuyue had never known... At the art festival, Lin Wan taught her to play the piano. The warmth of her fingertips passed to Shen Shuyue's. "Your hands were made to play piano. They're just a little too cold. Let me warm them up." Shen Shuyue' 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Mugwort Fragrance 芜香 [Two female leads + childhood friends + a touch of healing + a little angst] Originally titled: Who Says Immortals Have No Desires? The General Successfully Piqued Her Interest This is... a story about two girls. One is called Jiang Yunyao, and the other is called An Wu. Is Wuming Fragrance a sacred incense or an evil artifact? It can make someone unimaginably powerful, but it can also send her plunging into hell. History has a way of repeating itself. The world comes together, then splits apar 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Cherished Xi 宠浠 Two female leads (this is a tragic ending story) Lu Ningxi was an arrogant, haughty young lady who looked down on everyone. Just after returning from abroad, she unexpectedly met Su Jiu. At first, they couldn’t stand each other, but in time they came to understand and love one another. Then Lu Ningxi’s true background came to light, and Su Jiu’s family suffered a crisis. The two of them were led to a tragic ending. 77Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 57 Farewell to Chang'an: Drifting Duckweed Across Two Lifetimes 长安辞：两世浮萍 Synopsis One fateful rainy night, Gu Lang, a modern female office worker, transmigrates into the Song dynasty as the “scoundrel” Gu Lang and is dragged into a carefully orchestrated conspiracy. On one side is Yuan Chuqing, his cool and distant fiancée, who loathes the “runaway groom.” On the other are relentless assassins and court intrigues, with bandits, a courtesan, a loyal servant, and all manner of other people stirring up trouble. Navigating a world of blades and danger in a woman’s body, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 I Once Passed Through Your Mountains 我曾路过你的山 [Two female leads, domineering CEO, lightly sweet] No one knows where love begins, yet once it does, it runs deep. No one knows where love ends, yet once it does, it withers away. When they meet again in Yunqi, Su Jiayi, who has weathered so much, is stunned. She never expected the person she abandoned years ago to have risen so high, and she has even forgotten that this is her hometown. Would she believe me if I said I still love her? When Mu Yao sees the person who once left her heartbroken, s 122Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 59 Does the Imperial Consort Favor Someone Else? 贵妃专宠另有其人？ [Two female leads + palace intrigue + quick transmigration + unexpected contrast] [Watch me brave fire and blade for Her Noble Consort] In her previous life, she was a killer chosen after fighting her way through the competition. Who could have guessed that she'd be shot dead on her very first mission, only to transmigrate by a twist of fate into the body of a beggar passing through? When she awoke, she learned that she'd been saved by a woman as beautiful as a fairy. Since she couldn't kill her 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 You're a Coward 你是胆小鬼 How can a coward embrace love when they’re even afraid to admit they like someone? That’s just life: we keep missing our chances, and yet life goes on. Tang Jingchen was the dazzling light in Xu Wan’s youth, the one she could never forget, a beautiful memory from her girlhood and a lifelong regret. “If I had one more chance, I think I’d be willing to be the one who speaks up first. Even if there were no chance at all, at least I wouldn’t have any regrets!” Xu Wan: Tang Jingchen, can you still he 11Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 61 After the Rain, the Mountain Is Fresh 空山新雨后 After the Rain in the Empty Mountains 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 The Making of a Movie Queen 影后缔造之路 [A coming-of-age story at its core] [Sweet and angsty × Both Pure] What role should you take in loving someone? What kind of happy ending could make up for all the hardships along the way? Song Jun: Deeply calculating, cold, and unpredictable, she is a ray of light in the darkness, protecting a small corner of peace. Lian Jing: Proud and strong-willed, though secretly afraid and insecure, she is an aloof beauty who works hard to grow stronger, one step at a time. Beneath the spotlight, Lian Jing 102Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 63 In My Next Life, I'll Still Love You 下辈子，我还爱你 [Dual Heroines, Tragic Ending, Short Story, Skip if that's not for you] If Zuo Nan hadn't left Ye Xingxu alone that night, if Zuo Nan hadn't opened the diary, could their story have started over? The wind on the rooftop buffeted them until they could barely keep their footing. Carrying the red spider lilies Xingxu had left behind, Zuo Nan finally reached the moment when they could cast off the world's conventions and the rumors, and stay together forever. 297Reads8.2Score11114d adds
- 64 The Future of Time 时光的未来 [Two female leads + sweet and angsty romance + campus novel + university] Rebellious girl Wei Lai vs. aloof Wu Nian How long can you love someone? One year? Two years? Three? I have a secret I’ve never told anyone: I love someone, and I can’t forget her. “My name is Wei Lai. Do you think I still have a future?” “Of course. You’re my future.” “I’ve never thought of myself as a good person, and I’ve never loved this world. But after meeting you, I realized that you are my world.” [New writer. Enti 58Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 65 Love at First Sight with Qingxin 一见清忻 A quiet, invisible girl x a sweet, sociable girl After being placed in different classes in high school, two girls with very different personalities had no reason to cross paths. Then, one day, a change of seats brought them together, and they began talking for the first time… Bai Xinxin and Ji Qingqing came up with the ship name “Love at First Qingxin.” Bai Xinxin: I’ll walk you to the school gate. I’ll walk you home. Ji Qingqing: My wish is to stay by Bai Xinxin’s side for many years to co 92Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 66 Am I the One You Love? 你爱的是我吗？ Dual female leads After finally overcoming her depression, Su Xin steps onto her university campus, filled with boundless hope for the life ahead. She hopes to find herself a sweet romance, but instead catches the eye of a crazy senior, who’s also a woman. From then on, she’s dragged against her will into a tangled substitute-love affair… (The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please read the story.) 376Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 67 Tales of the Tidal Marks 潮痕往事 Before I started writing this novel, I never imagined it would turn into either a sweet romance or a tearjerker. I only wanted to know: What would happen if two brilliant women fell in love, one accustomed to arranging her days like calendar appointments, the other to writing them down as essays? And so Qin Zhen and Su Wanqing came to be. One treated “unexpected” as a malfunction, the other as a pleasant surprise. One thought “protecting” someone meant keeping her out of the rain, while the othe 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 She Flirts with Younger Men, Then Wants to Force Them to Love Her 年上她撩完就想强制爱 [Two female leads] [Obsessive, coercive love] [Sweet and angsty campus and city romance] “Xiao Lu, I know things are moving a little fast between us, but I really can't help myself.” “You might not remember, but we met a very, very long time ago.” “You might not believe me, Xiao Lu, but it was love at first sight for me.” 1. This story has two female leads, but a man helps move the plot along in the middle. Read the tags carefully before deciding whether to give it a try. 2. The characters have 142Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 69 After Winning the Lottery, I Transmigrated Into the Tragedy I Wrote 中彩票后，穿进自己写的虐文小说 [Two female leads + mutually chaste + transmigrate into a book + happy ending + capture their hearts + wild imagination + System + plot-driven + building a career!!] By day, she works diligently as a corporate drone. By night, she writes tragic romance novels that everyone loves to hate. Then Su Yu suddenly wins a huge lottery prize, quits her job in a hurry, and abandons the novel she was writing. Just when Su Yu thinks she can escape her melodramatic life and lie flat, everything goes black, a 89Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 70 The Black Market's Captive Pet 黑市囚宠 [Two Female Leads + Captivity] In H City, Qin Man brings the frail Su Nian home and keeps her captive by her side, using torment and control to claim absolute ownership. Su Nian goes from resisting to submitting in fear. 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 After Failing My Tribulation, I Was Imprisoned and Humiliated by My Yandere, Wicked Disciple 渡劫失败后，被病娇孽徒囚禁折辱 [Two Female Leads + Imprisonment + Basement + Master and Disciple + Pure Love + Unhinged Story] Ten years ago, Liu Xi killed Shen Zi's parents and forced Shen Zi to become her disciple. Ten years later, while Liu Xi was undergoing tribulation, Shen Zi rebelled, crippled Liu Xi's powers, seized her throne, and imprisoned her in a dark underground chamber, subjecting her to all manner of humiliation. "Master, you owe me all of this! I'll make you pay for every last thing, one by one!" The aloof, b 3.3kReads—Score56614d adds
- 72 Even the Rain Has Turned Gentle, Also Known as The Stranger Returning on a Rainy Night 连雨都变得温柔，又名雨夜归人 A dual-female-lead story, a lesbian romance Gentle, guiding CEO older sister Chen Wanling X cool on the outside, puppy-like on the inside hacker and assassin Wang Yusheng When they met again on a rainy night, Chen Wanling stood outside, soaked through, three years' worth of longing and hurt hidden in her eyes. Inside, Wang Yusheng gripped the doorknob, her fingers trembling. She'd once been a gloomy stray cat at an orphanage, whom Chen Wanling had personally brought home and spoiled into a pro 41Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 73 My Dear Zhu Xiaoli 亲爱的祝小黎 Dual female leads Xie Zhaozhao would remember that day until her dying breath: Zhu Xiaoli walked into the classroom in a pale yellow dress under the blazing midsummer sun. After introducing herself, Zhu Xiaoli pointed to the empty seat beside Xie Zhaozhao. “Teacher, I want to sit there.” “My name is Zhu Xiaoli. The Li is the one in ‘dawn.’ What's your name?” “Xie Zhaozhao.” “Which ‘zhao’?” “The ‘zhao’ in ‘living from day to day.’” 199Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 74 I Once Wanted to Spend My Life with Her 曾想与她一生 [Two female leads · top student ice queen vs. sweet, mischievous little bully · youth and school life · love grows over time · tragic romance · unhappy ending] If I’d known we would end up like this, I wouldn’t have become a good girl back then... 91Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 75 The Bright Moon Is Yours 明月予卿 [Strong female lead, badass heroine] The Defender of the Nation General has killed countless people and is ruthless in his methods. But after meeting Miss Shi, his icy heart gradually melts. A mighty general and a delicate young lady collide, and love begins. [This story is entirely fictional. Please read the synopsis before starting.] 28Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 76 After the Little Traitor Died, the CEO Was Consumed by Grief 小叛徒死后，女总裁痛不欲生 People say that Shen Yuehuai, the formidable eldest daughter of the Shen family, has never had any interest in men. For years, she single-handedly brought the Shen family back from the brink of bankruptcy to the top of A City. After enduring her family's secret schemes and her subordinates' betrayal, she became cold and distant toward everyone else, yet uniquely indulgent toward Gu Yunsheng, the little bodyguard at her side. But during the resort project in Haicheng, Gu Yunsheng leaked confident 64Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 77 Alas, the Princess Loves Her Country 奈何公主爱江山 Gao Wei, a young expert in cultural relic restoration, transmigrated into the body of the tomb's owner, Murong Xiaoxiao, while restoring a newly excavated epitaph. Murong Xiaoxiao was only thirteen, the daughter of a disgraced official who had been sent to the imperial palace's women's quarters. According to the epitaph, Murong Xiaoxiao was destined to become a powerful female chancellor at twenty and die in a palace coup at thirty. Determined to live out her natural lifespan, Gao Wei decided to 389Reads8.6Score10914d adds
- 78 Memories of a Moonlit Dream 皎温忆梦 [Weepy artist Wen Jue × aloof, fastidious architect Cheng Jiaoci] [Pure love + angst + tragic ending + younger seme] Cheng Jiaoci: intensely possessive and controlling / love kept hidden / rational and controlled A lofty beauty in the world of architecture, cold and aloof, with her heart tightly shut. Wen Jue: prone to uncontrollable tears / gives too much because of trauma / clumsily romantic Wen Jue: At nineteen, I met Cheng Jiaoci for the first time and learned what it meant to fall head over 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 In the End, You Never Loved Me 你最终还是没爱过我 “I told you, if the day ever comes when I have to die, I want to die by your sword. Sister Yun, kill me.” Two female leads, no male lead, bad ending, angsty story, fictional ancient setting. 292Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Reborn and Forced to Disguise Myself as a Man, I Became a General Through Escape 重生后被迫男装，靠逃亡成了将军 [Filling in an old project from 2016: pure GL | alternate history | reborn | woman disguised as a man | coming-of-age heroine] Originally titled Floating Life: Ancient. This is the first book; the second is complete. (I suddenly think it should be called A Straight Girl Would Never Turn Gay.) Character notes: The heroine is face-blind and dresses as a man. A slow-witted, popular beauty who thinks she can’t love anyone × a dazzling, confident big sister who handles everything with ease White 41Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 81 The Prince Can’t Keep It Together Anymore 王爷绷不住了 [Two female leads, with a focus on the ensemble] On a rainy night, Lin Yiyang, the second daughter of the Minister of Rites, got drunk and met Qin Yuxi, the Regent who was gravely wounded. Lin Yiyang danced for her, and from that moment on, Qin Yuxi quietly fell for her. Qin Yuxi also proved to the world that talented women could attend court and take part in government. 54Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 82 The General Dressed as a Man and Shamelessly Flirts with the Empress! 将军女扮男装，狂撩当朝女帝！ [Black-Lotus Female General VS Lovesick Empress] [Girls’ Love] [Roles Reverse] [Everyone’s Favorite] [Female Rivalry] [Male Rivalry] [1v1] [Raising Her] [Slight Angst] [Slight Yandere] [Corruption] [Imprisonment] [Face-slapping the Villains] [Court Politics] [Palace Intrigue and Power Struggles] [Secret Identity] [Skilled in Both Medicine and Poison] [Disguised as a Man] [Mutual Devotion] An Ning, a genius young doctor celebrated around the world as a friend to women, never imagined that one day 147Reads—Score10714d adds
- 83 After Disguising Myself as a Man, I Won Over the Grand Princess 女扮男装后我攻略了长公主 Shen Zhao never thought she'd open her eyes again after dying from overwork, much less wake up to a bucket of cold water being thrown over her. "Second Young Master! The master wants to know how far you've gotten memorizing the Analects!" The maid's voice made her head throb. She looked down and saw a flat chest and a folding fan at her waist. Then she looked up at the bronze mirror and saw a face impossible to identify as male or female. Her heart lurched. Well, would you look at that: she was 74Reads—Score10914d adds
- 84 I Dare to Compete with His Majesty 欲与陛下试比高 Dual female leads “Unhinged White Lotus Empress vs. Delicate, Softhearted Transmigrator” Chen Hao, a web novelist, only grew more resilient with every battle against harsh criticism. Who could have guessed that someone would curse her, and that a cup of water, a power strip, and a room would start a fire? She died amid the clash of electricity and flames. But her soul transmigrated into her own story, a tale of a young emperor who disguises herself as a man and her childhood friend, a great gene 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Forbidden Spoils 禁宠 GL, women with women. I couldn't find a yuri tag, sorry. Baili Jichun × Li Youbai A seemingly honest but secretly cunning maid × a spoiled princess consumed by lust [Content warnings] 1. The leads are sexually involved only with each other, but both have kept male and female lovers. 2. The top was kissed by a male villain. This will be revised later. 3. The bottom likes beautiful people and is rather flirtatious at first, probably. 4. Contains coercion and imprisonment. 4. The story is angsty, b 176Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 She Once Came into My World 她来过我的世界 Later, I asked Lin Yin, “Why did you come into my world?” Lin Yin gently stroked my head and smiled so warmly, like lavender fields drenched in sunlight on an early summer day. She said, “Because I came here to love you.” 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Twin Shells 双生壳 Twin Shells 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 After I Died, My Stepsister Put On My Red Dress 我死后，继姐穿上了我的红裙 After I Died, My Stepsister Put On My Red Dress —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Wood Is Dancing 木头在起舞 [Dual heroines] Carpenter × apprentice It was an ordinary day in the small town of the Yu family. Yang Qianfeng went to the market to shop and came across a girl being beaten and scolded by her mother at a stall. On a whim, Yang Qianfeng stepped in and brought the girl back to her family's carpentry shop as an apprentice. The girl loved to dance and often tried to get Yang Qianfeng to dance with her, but Yang Qianfeng always refused. The stage in their small town was too small, so Yang Qianfeng 77Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 90 Don't Love Me, I'm Too Unhinged! 别爱我，太疯癫！ [Dual female leads]+ [No System, no transmigration]+ [Illness + imprisonment + madness + angst]+ [Fast-paced, no dragging] [This is a story about suffocating love] [In high school, Su Zhinian helped Zhou Yanzi when she was being bullied, and the two became best friends. Zhou Yanzi always saw her as her guiding light, but one confession changed everything. Zhou Yanzi wasn’t straight. When she confessed, she pushed that light away with her own hands…] I thought we’d never see each other again in 563Reads7.3Score10614d adds
- 91 The Princess’s Scorched-Earth Campaign After I Became Her Prince Consort 成为女驸马后公主火葬场了 [Cross-Dressing + Forced Love + Regret-and-Chase] Content warning: Tragic ending + Over-the-top angst (There’s a happy-ending extra with a sisters-in-law setup.) Jiang Nange had been spoiled since childhood and had a very peculiar temper. At nineteen, she was still unmarried, and rumors about her ran wild in the capital. Yet she never expected that being drugged at the Minister’s residence would usher in a new chapter in her life. Lin Youchun was deliberately raised to be a scapegoat, a sacrific 14Reads6.6Score314d adds
- 92 Chaoxun 朝循 Psychologist Xiao Zhuyun x patient Jiang Mian Realizing that her mental state is unhealthy, she actively cooperates with treatment. But one upheaval after another keeps dealing her devastating blows. Fortunately, she isn't alone. Someone is always there behind her. Whenever something happens, she stays by her side and helps her through it. Their repeated encounters: are they just coincidences? Or are they part of a carefully laid trap?… 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Final Song of the White-Haired Girl 白发少女的终焉曲 [Girls' love + sweet and angsty + winning her back + devoted to each other] [No transmigration, no rebirth. Read with caution if that bothers you.] [Domineering, tsundere heiress × depressed, withdrawn little girl] She's clearly a lunatic, so why is she suddenly being so nice to me? She must have found a new way to torment me. She's just a lowly slave for me to take my frustrations out on, so why do I depend on her and want to protect her? I must be sick! The two girls have suffered similar 3.5kReads—Score61714d adds
- 94 Dear Lang Yue, See You Next Spring 亲爱的朗月，来春见 Dear Lang Yue, see you next spring 143Reads—Score1214d adds
- 95 The Mute Princess's Consort 哑驸 [Two female leads + no male lead + everyday life + political intrigue + woman disguised as a man + emotional and physical angst] In a nutshell: a kindhearted, softhearted, foolish princess and a scheming, mute consort Biluol has an ugly princess whom no one dares marry, even two years after coming of age. Then, a refined and distinguished mute top scholar suddenly appears, and the ruler of Biluol waves a hand and arranges their marriage. Only after the wedding does the princess discover that 626Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 96 I Became the Wicked Female Lead's Little Sidekick 我穿成恶毒女配的小跟班 [Two Female Leads + Pure Love + Dual Transmigration into a Book + System + Past and Present Lives + Redemption] Three people transmigrate into a book with Systems. The protagonist, Li Wen, transmigrates into the body of a minor sidekick in a wish-fulfillment novel. Her System is a low-end one that only hands out money. Her mission is to make the villainess, Song Enyi, cry. Every time Song Enyi cries, Li Wen gets 10,000 yuan. But whenever the villainess feels wronged, Li Wen tells her jokes to 101Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 97 The Marquis's Household Wanted to Inherit My Fortune, So I Married the Crown Prince 侯府想吃绝户我转头嫁太子 The story was cut short and ended badly. [A crown prince who has been plotting for ages while living disguised as a man × a gloomy, unhinged merchant's daughter who fights to survive] [Two female leads + devoted to one another + love grows over time + happy ending] At a palace banquet, someone grew murderous in pursuit of power, bringing ruin upon an entire family. At a spring banquet, someone caught a glimpse of a beauty and became infatuated at first sight, then schemed to win her heart. Chu N 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Officer Gu, I'm Really Not a Spy 顾警官我真的不是卧底 [Two Alphas + healing + contemporary romance + mature woman + tragic ending] A gentle, refined older undercover agent, and a younger anti-drug policewoman who’s just a brat in the older woman’s eyes. New book: "Working with Her"!!! (Xiao Mo is ridiculously smart. She used to be a lawyer, is meticulous, and is warm on the outside but cold within. A beautiful older woman, with a bit of a petty streak.) The younger, wolfish Officer Gu!!! (Officer Gu has the long legs the author is extremely jealous 113Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 99 Claiming the Cold-on-the-Outside, Warm-on-the-Inside Young Marquis 霸占外冷内热小侯爷 At their first meeting, she was the most beloved princess in the empire, and the other was a young marquis disguised as a man. When they met again, she fell in love with her at first sight. From the moment she saw her, she vowed to protect her, for all her life. 193Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 A Gentle Scheme 温柔诡计 “Jiang Yan, you killed my parents, and then you killed the man I was going to marry. Why didn't you kill me too?” Hearing Ling Xingyue's words, Jiang Yan felt as though someone had carved a hole in his heart with a dagger. “If it would make you happy, you can kill me too.” With that, Jiang Yan's trembling hand moved the gun to his chest, and he gently pulled the trigger. A deafening bang shattered the courtyard's silence. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
