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- 151 Go to Sleep, I'm Here 睡吧，我在呢 Go to sleep. I'm right here. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 You Lured Home a Little Wife with a Bottle of Soda? 你用一瓶汽水拐回一个小老婆？ (One heroine + mutual salvation + lighthearted comedy with no angst + gradual yandere development + sweet everyday romance + happy ending) Rest assured, this one's guaranteed to be sweet. (This is a brand-new book, so please, everyone, don't let it pile up in your reading list. It'll get buried to death (ToT)) The first twenty years of Gu Hui's life were shrouded in an endless rainy season, but he fought to become a ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds of Hangzhou's plum rains. Then, one 28Reads—Score10314d adds
- 153 Return to Pear Blossom Shore 彼岸归梨 The Pear Beyond the Other Shore 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Wan Ning Won't Marry 晚宁不嫁 Wan Ning Refuses to Marry 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 On the Eve of the Gaokao, the Fake Heiress Treats the Class to the Poisonous Crabs My Family Threw Away 高考前夕，假千金请全班吃我家扔掉的毒蟹 On the eve of the college entrance exams, the fake heiress treats the whole class to the poisonous crabs my family threw away 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Empresses in the Palace: A Rules-Horror Tale 甄嬛传之规则怪谈 Empresses in the Palace: Rules of the Strange Tales 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 The Strongest Cultivation Method: Stellar Evolution 最强修仙法星辰衍变 A new kind of high-IQ cultivation novel, bringing together the best elements of the genre. After tens of billions of years, the universe gradually evolved from primordial chaos into a world imbued with spirit and suitable for life. In their quest for power and immortality, living beings embarked on the long path of cultivation. By the Primordial Era, the cultivation world had reached its peak. A cultivator accidentally obtained a divine treasure born of nature. It recorded the universe’s creati 294Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 158 Divine Punishment Descends 神罚莅临 The virtuous suffer poverty and die young, while the wicked enjoy wealth and long lives. When you are oppressed by evil, have you ever wished, even for a moment, that the underworld existed? If it did, would you dare to peer into it for even one-millionth of a second? The year quantum computing underwent a revolution, Company R offered an answer: the Cyber Underworld. Professor Qi Yuan used computer simulations to resurrect sinners in a virtual world after death, where they would endure eternal 222Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 I Return from the Forbidden Zone 我自禁区归来 [No System / No Transmigration / No Rebirth / No Cliches / No Harem. If you want a brainless power fantasy, this isn't for you.] After the Fall Power descended, countless protective barriers appeared across Huaxia, guarding its cities, towns, and villages. Inside the barriers, people were safe. The lands beyond them were known as the Forbidden Zones, because anyone who spent a day in one would lose their mind and turn into a terrifying Fallen Beast. When Bian Ning woke up, he found himself inexp 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Half a Lifetime of Enduring, Half a Lifetime Beloved 半生隐忍半生卿 When Gu Yan was nine, his dying father entrusted him to his old classmate, Shen Dean. From then on, he lived under the same roof as the Shen family, growing up alongside their daughter, Shen Wan. She was the cherished daughter of the household, while he was the child of an old friend. An invisible wall separated their stations in life. Yet she had warmed him with porridge on cold nights, and he had shielded her from the rain that poured across the city. Love took root in their everyday closenes 230Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 161 The Junior Sister Is Still So Delicate Today 小师妹今天也很娇气 Delicate, willful junior sister × Cunning, reserved, and emotionally intelligent senior brother The story of a handsome senior brother who refused to admit he cared in his past life, regretted it too late, and ended up giving his heart away after being reborn. Jiang Shibai, a junior sister from the immortal sect, is beautiful and refined, but notorious for being pampered and difficult. She hates getting tired while practicing swordsmanship, complains that medicine is bitter, and will cry for hal 154Reads—Score35214d adds
- 162 Five Elements Grotto-Heaven: I Cultivate in Secret and Become an Immortal Through the Eight Trigrams 五行洞天，我靠八卦苟成仙 Portable grotto-heaven + mortal cultivation + divination + alchemy + artifact crafting + spirit insects + spirit beasts. After inheriting the legacy of his ancestor, King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, he comprehends the Art of the Zhou Yi Eight Trigrams, allowing him to discern opportunities, locate dragon veins and auspicious sites, and see fortune and misfortune at a glance. He gradually unlocks a portable Five-Element Grotto-Heaven secret realm! Its area keeps expanding, and the flow of time within 127Reads—Score27114d adds
- 163 The Rise of Lingbiao: Su Sanniang with the Big Feet 风起岭表之大脚苏三娘 Su Sanniang, a woman whose name is steeped in blood and fire! Jianghu rumors say her blade is fiercer than any man's, and her beauty more womanly than any woman's... Her first love, Feng Shao, was killed by a bandit chief. Sanniang sent out her flying knives and slew twelve bandits, then poured a jar of wine in tribute to her first love: "My darling, have a good time down there. Eat well, keep warm, and remember to find yourself a beautiful wife. I'm off to seek my fortune..." Su San was lured t 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Dreamwalker 2025 梦行者2025 [Dreamcore psychological sci-fi] [Dreamcore] [Cyber fantasy] [Artificial reincarnation] [Unconventional infinite-loop story] [Aloof genius heroine] [No romance] [Psychological] [Niche] This book is an unconventional record of a cast of minds, a dream called “life” from which no one needs to wake. A slow burn with a touch of horror. No power-fantasy tropes, only people who pass each other by, and no true romantic pairings. In April 2025, dreamwalker Qian Ye arrives in Moshou City and stays wit 33Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 165 The Fantastic Interstellar Voyage of an Ordinary Young Man 一个三无青年的奇幻星航 [Interstellar, post-apocalyptic, high martial arts, decisive and ruthless, wild imagination] Welcome to the future! Before the 25th anniversary of the end of the Intelligence War in 2099. Qin Qi is invited to a cafe by a phone call. And so begins an interstellar transmigration… This book brings together storytelling, knowledge, and philosophical insight. Perhaps it can keep you company through every season of the year. [With this book, I honor those I love and those who love me.] 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Keep Sleeping, Don’t Wake Up 继续睡，不要醒 [Infinite Dreams + Mystery + Wild Imagination + Horror + Supernatural + Ensemble Cast + Bizarre + Romance + Sophisticated] Lin Du has been dreaming ever since he was born. He often wakes with a start in some strange room and desperately flees to a subway station, only to discover that his every move is being livestreamed and everyone is watching. When he rushes out of the subway, he finds himself sitting in a car with no end, where every passenger is horrifyingly strange. The car stops at one st 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Scheming with the Sword: The Alluring Emperor Both Dotes on and Torments Me 剑谋天下，邪魅帝君又宠又虐 The Heaven-Splitting Sword weeps, and heaven and earth lose their color. When the Blood Talisman appears, the martial world is stained red. This story overturns the traditional tale of an orphan's rise in Wuxia, revealing the path of a young master from a martial arts clan through the martial world. From an innocent youth to a leader who commands the tides of the martial world, worries over the nation's fate, plots for power, and steers the course of events with a laugh... He was the son of the 353Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 168 When the Wind Rises, the Clouds Soar 风禾尽起云飞扬 I was born to a military family in Yunzhou, on the frontier. My youth was marred by hardship, and I was sent far beyond the border. After surviving countless brushes with death, I finally returned. Then my father and brothers were framed, and I had no choice but to come to the capital to save them. Heaven be praised, they were unharmed. The emperor showed me kindness, and I bore him a son. In times of crisis, I rooted out treacherous officials, defended against foreign enemies, and safeguarded t —Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 169 The Eldest Daughter Doesn't Feel Like Being Sensible Today Either 嫡长女今天也不想懂事 The Legitimate Eldest Daughter Doesn't Want to Behave Today Either 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Can a Masculine High School Boy Transform into a Greatsword-Wielding Magical Girl? 阳刚男高会变身大剑魔法少女吗 [Magical Girl + Transformation + Diesel Punk + Urban High Martial Arts + Urban Supernatural Powers + Everyday School Life + High-Level Political Intrigue + Female Lead (Main Female Supporting Character)] [Inspired by Chinese-style dieselpunk magical girls. I thought the idea was fun, so I decided to write a story about it. The narrative follows three threads in parallel: battles, daily life, and political intrigue. The battle thread begins from the start, the daily-life thread starts in Chapter 32Reads—Score16714d adds
- 171 High Martial: I Become Strong Against My Will Through Infinite Soul Transmigration 高武：从无限魂穿开始被迫变强 At the moment the Antarctic entered its long night, an unknown "thing" slipped past the eternal laws of nature. And so the fusion began... As the fusion brought more intelligent life forms, reproductive isolation arose between the fused beings and the old forms of life. The era when nations were divided by human political systems came to an end, and the era of nations classified by species officially began. Four hundred years later, a college student transmigrated from the underground world to t 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 The Clingy CEO’s Mad Pursuit of His Husband 粘人总裁疯狂追夫记 Also known as Dusty Days, Dream Designs Clingy, domineering CEO and sunny, handsome designer The domineering CEO falls for the sunny designer at first sight And begins pursuing him relentlessly Dinner dates, confessions, flowers, career opportunities… What if he still won’t say yes? Then, of course, you have to move him with all your might! Author: And what if he still won’t say yes? CEO Li: Impossible! Impossible! If he really says no, it’s your fault. Author: Facepalm 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Guo Xiaoqi’s Love Story 郭小七的爱情 Guo Xiaoqi was born into a rural family obsessed with having sons. She had little schooling, but was very beautiful. As an adult, she was pursued by a married man. The two did everything they could to finally get married, but married life was not as wonderful as they had imagined, and she endured all kinds of hardship. After many twists and turns, she finally understood that she could rely on no one but herself. 526Reads8.9Score11114d adds
- 174 The Legend of Hua Fei and Hua Xiaoyao 华飞与华逍遥传说 The Legend of Hua Fei and Hua Xiaoyao 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 This Dharma Says, Let There Be Light 本法说，要有光 [Legal Fantasy] [Path to Godhood] [Cthulhu Mythos] [Corruption] [One Female Lead] [Pure Love] [Dystopia] "Teacher, why is Earth the only place in the galaxy with life?" "Because that's what the law says." "Then where did light come from?" The teacher flipped through the legal code. "I know this one. The law says, 'Let there be light!'" The technology and civilization of the past have fallen silent, and an unprecedented power now rules the new world. It is neither arcane, inscrutable magic nor ce 388Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 The Code Immortal Realm: I Am the Heavenly Dao 代码仙域，我即是天道 My name is Tian Yingxue, and this is the tenth time I've been reborn. The Heavenly Dao played a cruel joke on me. On one hand, it granted me a golden finger of an opportunity, giving me a natural fire spirit root, letting me establish my Foundation at ten, form my Golden Core and keep my youthful appearance at nineteen, and reach the threshold of ascension at a hundred. On the other hand, it made me perish in the tribulation lightning as I ascended, then sent me back to the day before I was to j 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Sorrow Written in Ink 落墨殇 [In Republican-era stories, nine out of ten end in heartbreak] Su Moran and Chu Luochen fell in love at first sight and were devoted to each other. They had hoped to spend the rest of their lives together in peace, but Qiu Yuze’s mad obsession with Moran and Mohan’s possessive, resentful love for Luochen ultimately tore the two apart, leaving them separated by life and death and lovesick to the point of illness. Moran lived her whole life holding on to the memory of Luochen. She treasured the 609Reads—Score10914d adds
- 178 Hua Yan: Storm and Strife 2 华炎风雨2 Hua Yan: Storms and Strife 2 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 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
- 180 I Grow Stronger by Devouring the Dead, but the Goddess Wants to Devour Me 我靠吞噬死者变强，女神却想吞我 [Urban high martial arts + varied supernatural abilities + new power system + no System / but a loot-box-style golden finger + intelligent protagonist who grows stronger + satisfying story with brains + mind games and martial combat] Lin Mo is a cleanup worker for the Special Affairs Administration in Shenzhen, tasked with handling the affairs of unclaimed "lonely deaths." During a routine funeral, he unexpectedly awakens the supernatural ability "Echoes of Last Wishes": by touching a dead pers 353Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 The Strange Events of Yunjing 云京诡异事件 Strange Incidents in Yunjing 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 A Life Spurned by Another World 被异世界唾弃的一生 [Western fantasy + ensemble cast + no cheats + sword and magic + fictional world + some angst] My soul transmigrated to another world. No System, no dazzling start, and this isn’t a power fantasy. Give me a little patience, and I’ll give you a fantasy world unlike any other. This is the story of an ordinary modern office worker who must first survive in a world torn by chaos, then step over heaps of corpses on his way to becoming the Doomsday Demon feared by all. Reader advisory: The first two 4.9kReads9.0Score42214d adds
- 183 The Tale of Yun Yao 云遥传 The Tale of Yun Yao 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Yunhua's Memories 1 云华忆1 Memories of Yunhua 1 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Yunhua's Memories 2 云华忆2 Memories of Yunhua 2 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 I’m Just a Web Novelist, So How Did I Become a Literary Great? 我就一写网文的，怎么成文豪了 [Parallel World + Single Female Lead + Coming of Age] “Recently, Mr. Luo Ji, one of only two people in Hua Kingdom to win the world's highest honor in science fiction, released his memoir of his friendship with literary giant Gu Yuan. He admitted that it was the most legendary and controversial friendship of his life...” “Because Gu Yuan made him the protagonist of one of his books, the world remembers him as the sword-wielder who ushered in the Deterrence Era, rather than as a world-class maste 149kReads9.1Score12.9k14d adds
- 187 Life as an Extra in a Cultivation World 在修仙世界做路人日子 Li Xiaoniu is an ordinary passerby, as ordinary as they come. So why do I have a spiritual root? Why was I assigned to live with the male lead? Why do I have to take the blame for him? And why do I have to deliver a letter from the female lead to him? Please stop treating me like a useful tool. Even passersby have their dignity… Years later, looking at the male and female leads living in blissful wedded harmony, and the pile of gorgeous supporting heroines tossed my way, I suddenly think this is 6kReads8.1Score47514d adds
- 188 System? Didn't I Just Bind to One? 系统？我不是刚刚绑定过了吗？ [Transmigration] [Dual Systems] [Multiple Heroines] [Hilarious and Absurd] Everyone else gets cheat powers from a single System. My two Systems spend every day fighting each other! Ye Ao transmigrates to the world of immortal cultivation. His name happens to match the legendary online-game ID "Ye Ao, What Can You Do About It?", accidentally activating an online-game System. He thinks he is about to sweep across the immortal world with cheat powers all the way, but who could have guessed a whol 8.6kReads8.3Score82114d adds
- 189 My Sister Gave Me a Deadly Jade Charm in Public, but She Didn't Know I Had a Soul-Calming Silver Bracelet 姐姐当众送我夺命福玉，可她不知我有镇魂银镯 My Sister Presented Me with a Deadly Jade Charm in Front of Everyone, But She Didn't Know I Had a Soul-Guarding Silver Bracelet 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 We Agreed I'd Sell Myself to Save My Mother, So Why Does My Benefactor Want a Title? 说好卖身救母，金主他怎么还要名分？ We Agreed I’d Sell Myself to Save My Mom, So Why Does My Sugar Daddy Want to Make It Official? 228Reads—Score214d adds
- 191 My Wife Wants to Be with Her Lover, So of Course I Wish Them Well. 妻子要和小三在一起，我当然是祝福了。 My wife wants to be with her affair partner, so of course I wish them well. 657Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 My Half-Sister Stole My Cola Recipe to Impress the Empress Dowager, So I Face-Slapped Her on the Spot and Made Her Burp Herself Into Humiliation 嫡姐偷我可乐配方献宝太后，我当场打脸让她嗝到社死 My Older Sister Stole My Cola Recipe to Impress the Empress Dowager. I Made Her Eat Her Words on the Spot, Belching Until She Died of Embarrassment 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 The Cast-Off Daughter of the Side Courtyard Drops the Act: I Prove My Genius for Architecture and Shock the World 偏院弃女不装了，我证神机掌营造惊天下 The Cast-Off Daughter from the Side Courtyard Drops the Act: I Prove the Divine Mechanism and Construction Arts, Shocking the World 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Don't Pick Up Men on the Side of the Road, Unless He's a Clingy CEO at Night 路边的男人不要捡，除非他是夜里粘人的霸总 Don't pick up men you find on the roadside, unless he's a clingy CEO at night. 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Sequel to the Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记续 A Continuation of the Carefree Chronicles of Yunhua in the Nine Provinces 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 After My Master Blamed Me for Her 800,000 Yuan Year-End Bonus, She Regretted It Like Crazy 师父把80万年终奖的黑锅甩给我后，她悔疯了 After my master pinned the blame for an 800,000-yuan year-end bonus on me, she regretted it so much she went mad 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Legends of Wind and Rain in the Nine Provinces 九州云华风雨传说 Legends of Wind and Rain in the Cloud-Kissed Lands of the Nine Provinces 223Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 At Two in the Morning, My Son Called Out to His Father at the Wardrobe, but His Dad Had Been Dead for Five Years 凌晨两点，儿子对着衣柜喊爸爸，可他已死了五年 At Two in the Morning, My Son Called Out to His Dad at the Wardrobe, But His Father Had Been Dead for Five Years 131Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 My In-Laws Transferred the Ancestral Clinic to My Brother-in-Law? My Husband Pulled Out His Peking Union Medical College Appointment Letter 公婆把祖传医馆过户给小叔子？老公反手掏出协和聘书 My In-Laws Transferred Their Ancestral Clinic to My Brother-in-Law? My Husband Whipped Out a Job Offer from Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2.8kReads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Mom Tried to Make Me Take the Fall to Protect Her Adopted Son. I Joined the Discipline Inspection Commission and Enforced the Law Impartially, and Now They're Regretting It Like Crazy 妈妈为保养弟推我顶缸，我考进纪检秉公执法他们悔疯了 Mom Pushed Me Under the Bus to Protect My Adopted Brother. I Joined the Discipline Inspection Commission and Enforced the Law Impartially, Leaving Them All Regretting It 52Reads—Score—14d adds
