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- 1 A Divorced Woman, Fierce as a Wolf, in the Compound 大院里如狼似虎的离婚女人 A story about a woman striving to make a life for herself in the countryside in the 1980s. It explores the hardships people faced in that era, the struggles of women, the difficulties men endured, and the conflicts and complicated lives of the village. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 A Divorced Woman's Desire 离婚女人的欲望 The story of a divorced woman and the men in her life. Close to real life, it has both sorrow and joy. It portrays the women of an era and one woman’s journey toward redemption. 15Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 3 Women Are Trouble 女人不坏 On the morning of the sixth day of the seventh month in 1987, Liu Xiaoying caused a huge commotion in Shawan Village. After breakfast each day over the past few days, Liu Xiaoying had gone to the fields to weed. After an hour or two of work, it was already past ten in the morning, and the weather had turned hot... 35.7kReads7.7Score71514d adds
- 4 After Reincarnating as a General's Concubine, the Tofu Beauty Quits 穿成将军的小妾后豆腐西施不干了 (The low rating is because the System isn't recommending it, so not many people have seen it. Don't let that scare you off.) Su Ruanruan transmigrates into the body of a farm girl who earns her living selling tofu. She keeps a pond full of fish, and there are hunters, furniture makers, and even a handsome scholar around... But what's the deal with the newly appointed county magistrate? He insists she become his second wife. A second wife? Sorry, but that's not happening! Isn't it much better to 76Reads8.1Score1014d adds
- 5 The Crazy CEOs Lose Control Over Me, and the Love Triangle Explodes 疯批总裁们为我失控，修罗场炸了 [Fragmented, mad, obsessive male lead who is the Lord God × irresistible heroine × men competing for her × transmigration into a book × System × sweet romance × satisfying revenge × love triangle drama × trope subversion × intense push and pull × identity reversal × she runs, he chases × beware of his dark side] The day Yan Qianqian transmigrates into an unfinished book, she thinks it’s just a dating game. The System wants her to juggle several men and collect affection points. One man chains he 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I Quit My Job and Went Home, Only to Become the Landlady of a Little Courtyard 裸辞回家，我成了小院女房东 [No golden finger, grounded and realistic] After setbacks at work and a broken relationship, Tang Yi quits her job without notice and returns to the little courtyard in her hometown, which has been sitting empty. She decides to rent it out and draws a group of tenants, each carrying their own troubles. Through meals and seasons in this northern courtyard, the down-and-out tenants warm and heal one another. Trouble from the past keeps coming to their door, but here they find a welcoming light whe 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 I’m Reborn, So I’m Going to GHS 都重生了我就是要GHS [Romance] [Entrepreneurship] [Gaming] [Animation] [Literary] [Slow Burn] Shen Yu, an animator who had been single for ages, was reborn and awakened a System called an AI girlfriend, ChatGHS. He originally wanted to use GHS to find love and fulfill a wish from his previous life, but... he gradually realized that this System might be capable of much bigger things. He would become the most powerful entrepreneur in Xia Country and use his success to help the world! What he didn't know was that every 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 I Can't Take It Anymore! My Former Boss Pins Me Against the Wall and Kisses Me Every Day 顶不住了！前上司天天把我按在墙上亲 Qin Shinian stayed by Zhou Tingye's side for three years. By day, she was his secretary. By night, she was his lover. She followed his every word and cared for him devotedly, giving him her whole heart. Then his fiancée came back. When Shinian learned they were going to marry, she slowly let go of her love for him and prepared to leave this game of pursuit. But one disaster after another followed: his relentless pursuit, his fiancée's humiliation, and her father, stepmother, and stepsister cling 9kReads8.2Score94214d adds
- 9 Beijing's Prince Charming Competes and Schemes to Make Her Fall for Him 京圈太子爷争又抢还茶，诱她沦陷 (Completed) [Older woman/younger man + secret crush + flash marriage + male lead takes his place + second male lead's quest to win her back + fierce rivalry + mutually devoted sweet romance] [Cool, sensual, rebellious, genius heiress vs. seemingly aloof but secretly brooding, puppy-like heir who's hopelessly devoted to his wife] Jiang Nianxue and Shen Shixiu, three years her senior, have been engaged since childhood. Everyone thinks the childhood sweethearts who grew up together will become a lo 166Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 What?! The Third Miss of the Minister’s Residence Is Bald and Badass 惊！尚书府三姑娘她又秃又强 [Transmigrate, obsessive love, 1v1, sweet romance, no household infighting, a little palace intrigue, special powers, no System] Jiang Xutang is hit with confiscation of her family estate and exile from the very start after she transmigrates. Life is unbearably hard, but she has a special power that hurts others a thousand times while costing her eight hundred: the power of curses! The price, however, is brutal. It can make her go bald! Do evil, and she takes a life. Do good, and she prolongs he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 My Foolish Husband Ran Off After Our Wedding-Night Feast, Then I Ran Into a CEO Who Looks Just Like Him 傻子老公新婚夜吃肉跑了，带娃偶遇同脸总裁 My Foolish Husband Ran Off After Our Wedding-Night Tryst, and I Ran Into a CEO with His Face While Raising Our Child 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Be Good, Big Sister. Don’t Bite Me 姐姐乖，别咬我 [A brooding younger brother + an outwardly cruel older sister] Xie Qingqi bound herself to a “Slave System” and learned that she was the wicked mistress in a novel, while her sweet, obedient younger brother, Xie Qingyu, was destined to become the villain who would destroy the world. The System issued a mission: “Tame him and make him your most loyal dog.” So she slapped him and forced him to kneel… But the boy looked up at her. “Your feet are so cold…” Breathing hard, he pressed her bare feet ag 107Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 13 Our Little Journey to Find Love 我们的追爱小时光 [Childhood sweetheart and first love + sweet romance + flirtatious banter + intense push and pull + equally matched leads + helping each other succeed] [Devoted, scheming, and talented male lead + spirited, stubborn fashion designer female lead] She frantically lifted the covers and let out a startled cry. “Awake?” The handsome man slowly opened his eyes and smiled at her. “Who are you? Why am I here? You, you, you didn’t...” She clutched the covers tight and peppered him with questions. “Didn’t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Spring Trees in the Mu Clouds 慕云春树 College campus + both leads are each other’s one and only + secret crush becomes mutual + sweet romance The male lead is cold on the outside but warm inside. He starts off arrogant, then gets humbled and turns into a lovesick puppy. One day after they’re married, Sun Chunjia confronts Jiang Qiuyuan. “Didn’t you say dating was a hassle and that we should just go straight to matchmaking?” Jiang Qiuyuan gives her an innocent look, says nothing, and kisses her like a puppy. The proper blurb: Wha 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Secret Between My Sister and Me 我和姐姐的秘密 The Secret Between My Sister and Me 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 After Divorcing, I Fell in Love with a Guy Eight Years Younger 离婚后，与小八岁弟弟相恋了 [Divorce]+ [older woman/younger man romance]+ [female lead has past relationships, male lead is inexperienced]+ [younger wolf-dog male lead with a calculating edge + play the pig to eat the tiger + deliberate seduction + older heroine] Liu Yunning, a 32-year-old deputy chief physician in gynecology, had been in love with her university classmate Qian Zhuoran for seven years. Once both their careers had stabilized, they finally tied the knot. Marrying her first love, Liu Yunning thought she would 854Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Please! Please! Think About Something Appropriate! 拜托！拜托！想点正经事吧！ (This story is purely about the male and female leads. They make up 99.99% of the book, and starting around chapters three or four, it’s sweet all the way through. Don’t drop it after reading chapter one! It’s full of all kinds of romantic moments and details, with a super-fast plot. Perfect for anyone looking for a sugary-sweet, swoon-worthy romance. It’s so sweet and full of chemistry, you can dive right in without thinking. It won’t make you fret; you’ll drift off into sweet dreams as you rea 148Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Seduction System: Poker Night 魅惑系统：今晚扑克局 [Multiple female leads] [A scumbag makes his move] [No AI] Lin Yi got a Seduction System. He could seduce anyone, no matter who they were. The goddess he’d pursued for three years turned out to be someone else’s concubine? The woman his family set him up with cared only about money? His neighbor had secretly been arranging dates? … Sorry, I’m the one with the Seduction System. I, Lin Yi, will punish you in the most direct way possible. No matter who you belong to in the future, today, you belong 333Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Perfect Offer 最佳Offer [Idealistic Career Consultant vs. Realistic Consulting Firm Partner] [Two Strong Leads + Bickering Couple + Realistic Workplace + Industry Elites + Episodic Stories] [The author is a veteran HR professional. Years in the field, thousands of resumes, and countless interviews have taught her one thing: choosing the wrong career can really ruin your life!] I’m about to graduate from college, but I can’t even fill out a resume. What should I do? My marriage has failed, and after eight years as a ful 186Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 20 What Even Is Love? 爱情算个什么东西？ Three women living in a first-tier city each face all kinds of troubles in love. Li Nanzhao and her boyfriend are deeply in love, but his future mother-in-law is critical of her and looks down on her. Huang Qiuju comes from a thoroughly dysfunctional family. Determined to climb the social ladder and change her fate through her own hard work, she must decide whether to embrace or reject love when it suddenly comes her way. Zhou Mingrou suffers her husband's cold violence in their marriage, yet st 322Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 21 Apocalypse Revelry: Zombies and AI 末世狂欢：丧尸与AI [Sweet and angsty], [CEO romance], [Highly capable female lead], [Love polygon] In an eastern nation overrun by zombies, the protagonist Bai Qiao searches for her missing family and friends and unexpectedly finds herself cherished by others. A gentle and considerate male lead, a cool and steadfast AI, and a domineering, CEO-like third male lead all become beacons of hope in the apocalypse. Mysterious whispering zombies and a terrifying, sinister organization stand in their way, obstructing the s 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 22 I Live for Freedom, So Stay Out of My Way, Arrogant Prince 一生只为自由怒，傲娇皇子别挡路 [A heroine who fights for what she wants + incredible confidence in her own worth + untouched by feudal thinking] A girl born into another life, a queen of hearts, versus a cast of handsome scoundrels. The heroine’s lineup of men: a scheming prince (Prince of Qin, later the emperor); an ever-present assassin called Wuming; two twin marksmen, one red and one white; and a jungler... When Jiang Si was eighteen, her family was brought down overnight. Only she and her older sister survived. Someone t 188Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 23 The Scumbag Takedown 擒渣记 Based on a true story: a woman escapes a marriage marred by infidelity, defeats the shameless homewrecker who knowingly became the other woman, and goes on to live life with her head held high. No golden finger, no miraculous help from above. She wins through her own efforts! 326Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 24 Sold to a Poor Scholar, I Became a Duchess 被典给穷秀才后，我成了国公夫人 (Historical romance, political scheming, devoted husband, romance, not both virgins, no transmigration, no rebirth, male lead is chaste. The female lead has been married and has a child, so skip this if that bothers you.) A Rong's first twenty years went smoothly. She grew up safe and sound, married her childhood sweetheart, and had a son. But fate had other plans. After the wedding, her mother-in-law showed her true colors, renting her out as a wife to a poor scholar for three strings of cash a 363Reads8.8Score10614d adds
- 25 A Love That Won’t Burn Out 情烬难熄 968Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 26 A Life That Never Gives Up 永不言弃的人生 This is a tale of a woman’s growth into the heroine of her own life, a set of rules for cultivating herself amid the mortal world. It is also a drama of life, where lofty ideals collide with harsh reality, and a painful tug-of-war between personal aspirations and life’s unpredictability. How do you survive? What kind of life do you want to lead? Imagination is pointless, and life offers no rehearsal. Once you step onto the stage, there’s no turning back. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Little Dog Who Took Me In Forced Me into Love 被捡来的小狗强制爱了 The Puppy Who Picked Me Up Forced Me to Love Him 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Meeting Him After Marriage 婚后遇见他 Meeting Him After Marriage 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Quick Transmigration: Forget Love, I Just Want to Make Money 快穿：谈什么爱情，我只想搞钱 [Dual Quick Transmigration + Building a Career + Healing Everyday Life + Slow and Steady + Sweet Mutual Pampering] [Quirky Female Lead X Tsundere, Catlike Male Lead] After losing her job, the female lead, Lin Xiao, accidentally became bound to a Career System. She must complete work assignments in other worlds to earn a million and return to the real world. Determined to make money, she works diligently and strives to be an exemplary employee! The male lead, Chen Ye, was a playboy who took lif 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 I Can't Take It Anymore! My Younger Brother Pins Me Against the Wall and Kisses Me Every Day 顶不住了！弟弟天天把我按墙亲 After her fiancé cheated on her, Su Qingruo unexpectedly hooked up with Xue Yue, a guy four years younger than her! She felt nothing for the handsome, refined young man before her. Afterwards, she coolly tossed him a bank card. “I don't like younger guys. This is compensation for you.” She never expected him to cling to her and pursue her relentlessly. On the day of her blind date, the man, twenty centimeters taller than her, pinned her against a wall. His charming eyes held a teasing smile. “Si 158Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 31 Beautiful Females Turn into Corrupted Beasts: The Big Shots Fight Over Me 美雌变污染种：大佬们又争又抢 [Beast World + Sci-Fi Apocalypse + Sweet Romance + One Female Lead, Multiple Male Leads + Love Rivals + All Male Leads Are Chaste] Sang Ning transmigrates by accident into a beast-world apocalypse overrun by pollution beasts. Here, females rule and males are subservient, and females are the empire’s most precious treasures. Male beasts gain immense combat power through their ranks, but only females can suppress the violent factor in their bodies and keep them from mutating completely into uncont 1.2kReads8.7Score22914d adds
- 32 My Younger Brother Is Wild and Unhinged 弟弟又疯又野 My Younger Brother Is Wild and Unhinged 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 A Little Housekeeper Came to My Home 我家来了个小保姆 ☆I'm Li Shasha, the so-called rich, beautiful heiress you all talk about. My husband is a six-foot-tall strongman who couldn't hurt a fly. Ever since the nineteen-year-old beauty Bai Miaomiao was introduced to our family as a nanny, peace has never returned to our home. A chance encounter on a train, an identity swap, a failed search for family, a manhunt across the underworld... It all happened to me. What other strange things could be in store? Come along and find out. ☆Strong female lead + mu 186Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 After My Stepfather Died, I Trampled His Daughter Underfoot 继父死后，我把他女儿踩在了脚下 Main characters: Jiang Chao and Gu Xuan [Just turned eighteen] [Scheming] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] [Some angst] [Everyday revenge] One day, Cao Jinhua told Jiang Chao she was getting married for the fourth time. Her new husband was a male CEO, and Jiang Chao had gained a fourth stepfather barely after turning eighteen. He knew his mother had fallen head over heels in love again. He urged her to turn back before it was too late, but his warnings fell on deaf ears, so all he could do was 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 After Tricking Me into Living Together, My Sister Said She Didn’t Want to Date 骗我同居后，姐姐却说不谈恋爱 The things you can't see in everyday life are what make this world most fascinating. This is the most realistic game adults play! Urban romance + multiple heroines + older woman/younger man romance + the urban rat race Lovers? Kindred spirits? Comrades? Or the last comfort left to lonely men and women in the city? After Jiang Lang accidentally rescues his female boss from a setup, he becomes the target of a frenzied campaign of open and covert retaliation! As the battle of wits unfolds, beautifu 3.9kReads6.6Score34214d adds
- 36 Tides of Canton 粤海沉浮 [Plot + Romance + Office Life + Entrepreneurship + Striving + Romantic Encounters + Reflections on Life] It’s hard to teach people through reason. But one hard lesson from life can make them see the light. After his girlfriend cheats on him, Shen Linfeng resolutely gives up his job back home and heads to Shenzhen to make a life for himself. As he rides the ups and downs there, he weathers countless storms at work and in business, gradually breaking through his own limitations and taking unconven 2kReads8.1Score16114d adds
- 37 Reborn, the Campus Belle Paid to Pursue Me 重生后，校花贴钱倒追我 He had a very, very long dream. In it, everyone had grown up, the girl he had a crush on married someone else, and he became a laborer hauling bricks at a construction site... Fortunately, it was only a dream. When he woke up, he found himself in eighth-grade physics class. Nothing had started yet, and there was still time for everything. So what Zhang Maidong needed to do was make the most of his student years and work hard to build a future for himself! 5Reads—Score214d adds
- 38 Secret Affairs of Urban Men and Women 都市男女秘密情事 What should Bai Jie do when faced with a husband who has cheated on her, and how can she protect herself? A woman can live a wonderful life after divorce too: building a career and finding love are both still on the table. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Love Like a Breeze Caressing an Orange Heart 爱似微风拂橙心 Du Yanjin looked at Bai Yuecheng’s nervous expression and gave a slight smile. “You really are naughty. You’re such a handful.” He fixed his burning gaze on Bai Yuecheng and spoke slowly. “I don’t have to tell you, but you’re coming to my place tonight.” Bai Yuecheng glared at Du Yanjin, furious. “You’re no good either! Ye Zecheng is your friend.” He raised his eyes to meet hers, amusement and an unmistakable command in his gaze. His voice carried a note of pressure. “Whether you go or not is up 588Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 I’d Be Content to Serve at Her Feet: I’ll Make My Lord Empress 愿为裙下臣之奉主为帝 Political intrigue + romance (the leads aren’t each other’s first, and there are no obstacles in the way. This is definitely not a road to kindergarten). The sweetest romance ever!!! She teases him, and he tells her she has no manners or shame. Then she stops pursuing him, and he panics. 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Big Shot Experiences Life in a Small World 大佬在小世界里体验生活 [Transmigration + personal dimension + beloved by all + romantic rivalry + love-triangle drama + food + beautiful scenery + a touch of the supernatural + everyday campus life] Xia Annuo, goddess of the stars, wanted to take it easy. Using the excuse that she needed to break through with divine power and undergo some much-needed trials, she ran off to a small world to enjoy life. No, to experience life. And so the story begins... “Xia Annuo, age eighteen?” the girl murmured, trying out her nam 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Grand Princess of Beiya 北雅长公主 [(Mislabeled: not a derivative work) Historical romance + single heroine + multiple male leads + household rivalry + mystery solving] Everyone goes mad sometimes. Life is nothing more than a veil of decency woven from absurdity. An ordinary girl transmigrates into the body of the Grand Princess of the Womin Kingdom. Now she has a beautiful face, a lovely figure, a noble status, immense wealth, and a bevy of handsome male companions, each with his own charms and hidden motives... With all these h 860Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 A Fairy Wife Descends from Heaven 仙妻从天而降 The heroine, Ye Qingwan, is an Immortal Venerable in the Immortal Realm. Her disciple awakens a System that rewards him for making a move on his master and betraying her. He drugs her and tries to get close enough to seize his chance. She realizes in time that something is wrong with her disciple, escapes the Immortal Realm, and arrives in the mortal world, on the Yuanwu Continent. There she meets the male lead. What will happen next? 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Courtesan Returns: A Deadly Trap Set by a Wicked Woman 花魁归来，恶女的致命诱捕 [Everyone’s heartthrob + scheming woman + rivalry between men for a woman + love triangle drama + no one is chaste] In her previous life, she was Qin Weiyang, the most famous courtesan in Jiangnan. She foolishly believed the promise of Xiao Jing, heir to the Marquis of Dingyuan, that she could leave that life behind, and ended up dying miserably. In this life, she opened her eyes as the rural daughter of the Qin family, a girl they treated as worthless. Her scumbag father was harsh, and her s 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 45 Snow White and Peter Pan 白雪公主与小飞侠 [The idealized love, a power couple] Career queen × gentle young master, a high-stakes game of love! Bai Ruixue is a cool, formidable career queen who relies on her own abilities to sweep aside every obstacle and would never stoop to playing the victim. Pan Zhongze could coast on his family's status, but instead chooses to keep a low profile and start his career as an assistant. Until one day, his identity as the chairman's son is unexpectedly exposed! The two, once sweetly devoted to each other —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Please, Wife, I Don’t Want to Be the Other Woman 老婆行行好，我不想做小三 A Super-Narcissistic Hong Kong Tycoon x An Elegant, Stunning Fortune-Telling Lady Thick-skinned man x Foxlike enchantress [Hong Kong Vibes] [Metaphysics] [Power Fantasy] [Playboy Hero and Playgirl Heroine] [Everyone's Favorite] [Hero Falls for Her on His Own] . Liang Wanzhi needs a man to bring her good luck so she can get through the deadly calamity awaiting her at thirty. This guy surnamed Chen looks pretty suitable. . Chen Cideng realizes that Liang Wanzhi is pursuing him. And pursuing him ha 1.3kReads—Score12914d adds
- 47 The Legend of the Condor Heroes: How Many Steps to Make the Little Poison King My Devoted Follower? 射雕：收小毒物为裙下臣需要几步 [The rating has just been posted and will keep rising. A sure thing!] A red cinnabar mark between her brows, a jade-faced Guanyin with a deadly beauty. Qin Wan’s beauty could outshine a nation, but her heart was colder than iron. Ouyang Ke refused to take no for an answer. As the young master of White Camel Mountain, he had never failed to get the woman he wanted. He tried to force her with his strength, tempt her with his looks, and used every trick he could think of to keep her by his side. 1.2kReads8.1Score10014d adds
- 48 Tokyo: Rescuing a Down-and-Out Wife on the Run from the Start 东京：开局拯救被追杀的落魄人妻 When a Chinese young man arrives in Tokyo, he transforms into Tokyo’s number-one libertine hero. Even in a foreign land, the fiery spirit and soul of China remain in his bones. He makes a grand vow: to conquer Japan and bring it back into China’s embrace. From then on, he stirs up one storm after another in Tokyo. Taking on the role of a libertine hero, he accomplishes great things for China, writing his own legend with passion and strength. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Her Husband Takes a Second Wife, While Her Cunning Cousin Coaxes Her into an Affair 夫君娶平妻，心机表弟诱她出墙 [Male lead secretly loves her and rises to the top, easy to seduce + Female lead climbs the wall and succumbs to his beauty + Cousins eight years apart] The handsome husband Gu Wanying chose for herself marries a princess as his secondary wife. In a fit of anger, she goes to the capital alone to attend her maternal grandmother's birthday banquet. As she nears the capital, her cousin, a young heir to a noble title, breaks in at night and drags her off to cure his love poison. From then on, she ch 1.9kReads8.7Score20914d adds
- 50 I Just Wanted to Have Some Fun, Not Get Serious 我只想玩玩，不想负责呀 [A rivalry among men + a clear-headed heroine who doesn’t overthink + everyone’s darling + handsome men of every kind + jealousy and competition for her affection + classic melodramatic angst] Li Sang used a little trick to get her divorce papers, then immediately set her sights on a strapping craftsman in the household. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist. He looked like he knew how to get things done. Li Sang used every trick in the book to seduce him. When once didn’t work, she tried ag 266Reads7.4Score—14d adds
