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- 51 Keep Moving Forward, Young Man 少年且前行 Bearing the hopes of his disabled parents and supported by every uncle and elder in Kaoshan Village, Wang Yan arrived in Binhai carrying a fertilizer sack full of the future. He stepped onto campus and began his journey toward changing his life… 60.7kReads9.5Score6k14d adds
- 52 After Daybreak 破晓过后 I walk across the land. Passing through this world, where roads stretch far and horses hurry by. I hold all things in the world lightly. After hello comes goodbye, and after goodbye comes silence. Life is vast as the sea, with mountains rising one after another. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Reborn, the Fake Heiress Panics, but I'm Done Pretending! 重生后假千金她慌了,我不装了! After Being Reborn, the Fake Heiress Panics: I’m Done Pretending! 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 With a Terminal Illness, I Heal the Whole World with My Songs 身患绝症的我,用歌治愈全世界 [Slice of life + entertainment + System + healing + livestreaming + redemption + one heroine] At just eighteen, Wen He is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. A System descends and binds itself to him: “Set Sail for Your Dream.” Even though he grew up in a cold and unfeeling family, and even as illness ravages his body, Wen He still heals everyone with his songs. Having been caught in the rain himself, he wants to hold an umbrella over others. His song “The Good Things of This World Are Intertwi 8.6kReads9.3Score94514d adds
- 55 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 201Reads—Score10714d adds
- 56 School Beauty, Don't Cry. You Don't Deserve My Devotion 校花别哭了,我的深情你不配 [A good horse doesn't return to old pastures + one heroine + not a BL story] [A light reborn romance with no System or golden finger, just an ordinary, everyday love story. Don't read if that's not your thing.] (Originally titled “Campus Belle, Don't Cry. You Don't Deserve My Devotion.” Note: The campus belle gets more page time early on, and the heroine appears a little late. The sweeter romantic scenes come in the middle and later portions. Please skip if that bothers you.) Everyone knew Gu Ch 14.2kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 57 Brother, You’re Really Something 兄弟,你可真行 Bro, you really are something. 372Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Lone Wanderer 孤行者 An abandoned “simpleton” takes his first bold step, and a brilliant, shining life begins to unfold. Life’s wonders are not made up of laughter alone. There are far more tears along the way, but come rain or shine, he presses on and grows stronger! 215.3kReads9.4Score18.4k14d adds
- 59 Forced to Become the Hot-Blooded Manga Hero, He Faked His Death on the Spot 被迫成为热血漫主角后他直接死遁 [No Romance] [No Female Lead] [Hot-Blooded Shonen] [Everyone Is Evil] [The Protagonist Is a Genuine Villain, With No Redemption] [Ensemble Cast] The hot-blooded shonen manga Villain's Fate is a blend of excitement, warmth, laid-back fun, and comedy. Its polished art, unexpected plot twists, and characters who leave readers aching for what might have been have earned it a devoted following. However, the author went on hiatus at the story's climax and stayed away for three years. Then, after three 22.2kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds
- 60 Dumped from the Start, Then Spoiled by the Handsome Lu! 开局被退婚,亲亲陆少宠上天! From the Start, I’m Dumped by My Fiancée, but Doting Lu Won’t Let Me Go! 119Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 A Sweet Contract Romance: I’m Mr. Lu’s Most Precious Treasure! 契约甜宠,我是陆总的心尖尖! A Sweet Contract Romance: I’m Mr. Lu’s Apple of His Eye! 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Transmigrated to 1997 as a Fake Heiress, I Took My Butcher Husband’s Place at the Altar! Now They’re All Regretting It! 穿越1997假千金,替嫁我的杀猪老公!他们悔疯了! I Transmigrated to 1997 as a Fake Heiress and Married Off to My Butcher Husband! Now They’re Regretting It Like Crazy! 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 My Childhood Friend Set a Trap, and I Personally Got My Husband to Sign the Share Transfer Agreement! 竹马设局,我亲手送老公签了股权转让书! My childhood friend set a trap, and I personally handed my husband the equity transfer agreement to sign! 147Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The CEO’s First Love Returns, So I Leave. Then He Goes Insane! 总裁老公白月光归来,我退场,他却疯了! My CEO Husband’s First Love Is Back, So I Step Aside, but He Goes Crazy! 200Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Crown Prince's Pregnant Fake Heiress 太子爷的孕肚假千金 The Young Master's Pregnant Fake Heiress 3.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Women, Don't Go to Northern Myanmar. There's No One There. 女人不要去缅北那里没有人 The world is beautiful. I won't be coming back in my next life. Bailu (a pseudonym) said something after returning from northern Myanmar that I still can't forget. She said: "When Heaven was taking me apart, it got the balance just right. Any harder, and I'd have died. Any gentler, and I might have had a decent life." My so-called best friend tricked me into going to northern Myanmar. That's when I learned that women here aren't even treated as human beings. Beatings, imprisonment, being drained 21.5kReads7.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 67 After I Transmigrated, I Gave Up, but My Target Started Pursuing Me Instead 穿越后摆烂我被攻略对象反攻略了 Dual male leads, everyone's favorite, cultivation, System, angst first and sweetness later, reincarnation, amnesia, twists. I transmigrated into a hidden extra, and not just any extra, but a crucial one! The original story never even mentioned me! The calamity that will destroy the world is fast approaching, yet the System's missions are utterly baffling. Am I supposed to form a friendship bond with the child of destiny? Or win over the world-ending villain? And there's more than one child of de 460Reads9.4Score11014d adds
- 68 My Brother Keeps Falling for It Again and Again 我哥他又双叒叕真香了 My Brother Has Fallen for It Again and Again 1.2kReads—Score1914d adds
- 69 You Turned Away, So I Learned Not to Love You! 你选择转身,我学会不爱! You chose to walk away, so I learned how not to love you! 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Memory Trial: The Moment the Nation Wept for Him 记忆审判:那一刻,全国为他痛哭 [Narcotics Police] [Anti-Drug Campaign] [Narcotics Officer] [Sacrifice] A scarecrow stands in the wilderness, shielding the endless expanse behind it. In early autumn, ten years after he left home, he asked someone to place his final wish in your hands. The fire he lit never went out. Only the one who kept watch has gone. The national emblem on his cap is like his name: “Please bury it with me.” Birds sweep across the blank spaces of time, like a long story waking from beneath the dust. His eyes 5kReads9.2Score70114d adds
- 71 Love Isn't Gentle, and I Won't Lick My Wounds 爱不温柔,我不舔舐伤口 Love isn't gentle, and I won't lick my wounds. 449Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Quick Transmigration: Every World Starts in Hell 快穿:每次都是地狱开局 [No romance pairings / alternate history / nation and family] [Please don't use AI to generate the heroine. The author commissioned the illustrations at personal expense.] Yin Lingyu is one unlucky girl. In her quick transmigration missions, she always gets the most hellish start and has to roll up her sleeves and climb her way up, becoming the beautiful, tragic woman everyone admires. World One: The top scholar's younger sister, sold into a brothel. (Setting: Li Shimin of the Tang dynasty) Worl 20.4kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 73 If You Love Your First Love So Much, Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Gone? 既爱白月光,我走了你哭啥? If you love your first love so much, why are you crying now that I've left? 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 74 You Chose Your First Love, So I Let You Go on the Spot (Late Love Won't Save You) 你选白月光,我当场成全(晚情不渡) You chose your first love, so I let you have him right then and there (Late Love Finds No Ferry). 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Hell My Wife Hid in the Receipts 妻子藏在收据里的地狱 The Hell My Wife Hid in the Receipts 519Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up with This! 备胎?老子不伺候了! A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up With This! 366Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 My Brother Ran Away from His Wedding to See His First Love, So This Fatty Took His Place 兄弟逃婚见初恋,胖子我接盘了 Tian Bohao, a three-hundred-jin man, looked at his bride, Xiao Yingxue, who stood before him with tears in her eyes and not a word to say. Ring, ring! Wasn't that a phone call? It had to be the newlyweds having a spat and calling me for help. He answered and deliberately turned on the speaker. “Elephant?” Cao Xiang's voice came through the phone, frantic but deliberately hushed, begging for help: “Haizi! Haizi! I've landed in serious trouble this time. It's an emergency, and you've got to 11.6kReads6.1Score43014d adds
- 78 My Wife Insisted on Staying with Her First Love, So I Buried Our Marriage with My Own Hands 妻子执意陪白月光,我亲手埋葬了婚姻 My wife insisted on staying by her first love's side, so I buried our marriage with my own hands. 6.5kReads—Score12214d adds
- 79 After She Cheated, She Lost the Love of Her Life Forever 她出轨后永失所爱 After She Cheated, She Lost the One She Loved Forever 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 80 He Actually Stole My Wife 他竟偷走我的妻 He Actually Stole My Wife 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 81 My Wife's Secret Text Messages 妻子的秘密短信 My Wife's Secret Text Messages 2.2kReads—Score2914d adds
- 82 I'm Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 对不起,我曾经深爱你 I’m Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 6.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Yin-Yang Twins 盗墓笔记之阴阳双生 (Pure angst. Some characters may be out of character. This is a story about redemption; please don’t read if that bothers you. Apologies for the OOC.) “Thud.” The knife slipped from his hand and fell into the bathtub. A smile of relief spread across his face as his consciousness gradually faded from this world. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a completely different world. Hearing people call a name stirred memories of a hugely popular novel from his previous life: The Grave Robbers' Chr 8.4kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 84 After I Discovered My Wife Was Cheating 发现妻子出墙后 After discovering his wife was cheating on him 5kReads—Score10614d adds
- 85 Eldest Son: My Siblings Simulated My Life, and I Broke Down in Tears 长子:兄妹模拟我人生,泪崩 [Anti-drug trafficking] [Narcotics officer] [High IQ] [Mastermind] [Undercover] The Wei family has five children. The second is a wealthy businessman, the third has an impressive background, the fourth is a research professor, and the fifth is a pop star. Only the eldest has amounted to nothing. He’s notorious and despised by his siblings. Because he sold off his younger siblings and drove his family away! He’s done every kind of evil, and his siblings loathe and spurn him! Then, on the day the 72.8kReads9.5Score11.3k14d adds
- 86 Born to Follow the Sun 向阳而生 [A new book from a veteran author] [Daily life] [Romance] [A little heartbreak, then overwhelmingly sweet] He Zhicheng gave his son He Shu a perfect demonstration of what a scumbag looked like, leaving He Shu terrified of marriage before he was even an adult. The little tree, withered before it had even grown, was chased by another stubborn little sprout who kept urging him to stand tall. Well, maybe it takes going through all that pain to appreciate the happiness of an ordinary life. Life comes 128kReads9.6Score14.3k14d adds
- 87 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 790Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Between the Door and the World Outside, My Fiancée Regrets It Like Crazy! 门里门外,未婚妻她悔疯了! Inside and outside the door, my fiancée is consumed with regret! 7.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Ascension, Yet No Immortality 羽化非仙 [No System, no golden finger, no harem, not a transmigration story] [There is no sect competition, and yet it is the truest sect competition of all: the losers will see their lives, sects, traditions, and even their entire races erased.] The righteous path is not as bright and noble as it appears; The demonic path is not as cruel and bloodthirsty as it is portrayed; But evil cultivators are even more wicked than anyone could imagine. Here, there is love that spans ten thousand years, hatred that 5.1kReads—Score63914d adds
- 90 Marriage Is a Shattered Reflection 婚姻如破碎的镜像 Marriage is like a shattered mirror 3.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Hei Ye's Gorgeous, Strong, Tragic Beauty Can No Longer Hide His Secret Identity! 黑爷家的美强惨马甲不保啦! [Secret identities + universally adored + shipping your own CP] Many years ago, Jiang Xu transmigrated into the body of Hei Xiazi’s younger brother. In the end, however, Hei Xiazi killed him amid the curses of everyone around him. After the System brought him back to life, Jiang Xu geared up from head to toe, donned a secret identity, and joined the main storyline so he could destroy the Wang family’s computational system. He’d planned to push Wu Xie to grow while posing as a stranger, and sneak 19.6kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds
- 92 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 116.7kReads9.5Score16.4k14d adds
- 93 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事,我好像在哪见过你 Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 43.8kReads9.7Score4.6k14d adds
- 94 EN Whose Simp of a Male Supporting Character Gets Held and Kissed by the Male Lead? 谁家舔狗男配被男主抱在怀里亲啊 [Irresistible bottom, bittersweet romance, angst first and sweetness later, livestream variety show, a chaotic love polygon, two male leads, both virgins, happy ending] Wen Yanyu, a universally hated supporting character who hounded the male lead relentlessly and dragged himself into a storm of public outrage, suddenly awakens to his own consciousness. The System binds him and sends him off on missions. After countless cycles of torment leave him exhausted in body and mind, Wen Yanyu returns wit 56.6kReads9.5Score7.3k14d adds
- 95 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 76.1kReads9.4Score7.7k14d adds
- 96 EN What Makes You Think I'll Keep Liking You Forever? 你凭什么认为我会一直喜欢你呢 [Everyday romance] [One female lead] [Mutual healing] Because of a promise made in childhood, Chen Lu spent seven whole years pursuing the girl he’d grown up with. In the end, all he got was a cold rejection. Chen Lu smiled in acceptance, but his heart had turned to ash… until he met the sweet, clumsy girl who’d come to thank him. The girl was lovely and innocent, standing alone in the rain right where the two of them had agreed to meet. “Why haven’t you left…?” The girl slowly lifted her head. 121.3kReads9.7Score14k14d adds
- 97 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后,利用先知成富豪 By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.8kReads—Score11014d adds
- 98 EN My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬,那我只能开挂了 The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 124.5kReads9.4Score12.5k14d adds
- 99 EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 64.3kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds
- 100 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人,亦眠亦醉亦长生 [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 196.6kReads9.5Score24.6k14d adds

















































