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- 1 Pear Blossoms Fried in Snow 堂梨煎雪 Other people transmigrate and become princesses or young ladies. Xue Li transmigrates as a young lady too, but hers is a hellish start. What good is being beautiful? She’s still forced to entertain clients. Luckily, her very first client buys her and takes her to a military camp. But before long, an even more powerful bastard steals her away. Then she’s taken by someone who looks like a good man but turns out to be an even bigger bastard. Why would a prostitute be afraid of men? Why let them pus 698Reads8.7Score10714d adds
- 2 The Roads Were Slow in the Old Days 从前车马慢 {Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + Childhood Friends + Mutual Crush Turns to Love + Farming + Multiple Couples} A warm, healing sweet romance with plenty to love in its family bonds, friendships, and romances. In Zhao Village lived a merchant named Zhao Shan. He had only two sons, and their lives were peaceful and warm. One day, his wife, Madam Feng, found a baby girl at their doorstep: A Bao. Zhao Shan and Madam Feng raised her as their own daughter. Their neighbor, Widow Zhao, had a son nam 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 My Lovesick Girlfriend Can Understand Animals Now, and I'm Panicking 恋爱脑女友能听懂动物说话后，我慌了 I Panicked After My Lovestruck Girlfriend Started Understanding Animals 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: My Best Friend and I Defy Fate 穿书七零：我和闺蜜逆天改命 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the ’70s: My Best Friend and I Defy Fate —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 A Socially Mortifying Scene: My Ex Is in the Gynecology Clinic 社死现场，妇科诊室里有前男友 The Ultimate Awkward Encounter: My Ex Is in the Gynecology Clinic —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Reborn as a House Servant, I Open My Eyes to Find My Fortune Stolen and Myself Sold 穿成家仆一睁眼被夺机缘还被卖了 (The male and female leads both travel through time + high-martial-arts setting + mind reading + sweet romance + Divine Void Secret Realm + invasion by another race + the heroine has a clone) Jiang Chunyi is reborn as a cannon-fodder servant in the household of the male lead, a great aristocrat. Memories of her body's previous life reveal that she's destined to die. But the moment she opens her eyes, her reborn cousin steals her opportunity, leaving Jiang Chunyi with no choice but to awaken a us 3.6kReads9.0Score32214d adds
- 7 Love on the Frontier 边疆军恋 A fast-paced story that never drags! An independent heroine, a reserved hero, a hero with a secret crush, devoted to each other, and a sweet romance with no angst. At her mother’s grave, Zhong Qing decides to leave everything behind in the big city and pursue the dream her mother had always wanted to fulfill. She heads to the borderlands to be there for her father and help him guard the frontier. There, Zhong Qing meets the man who fills her heart and makes up for the fatherly love she missed as 780Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 8 An Old Flame Rekindled: His Majesty Is Bewitched, and Only I Can Cure Him 老房子着火：陛下中蛊，唯我能医 [No transmigration to ancient times + exclusive devotion + fatherly male lead + overpowered heroine + takes revenge on the spot] Qiao Wu, the strongest warrior in the interstellar era, is transmigrated into the body of a noblewoman who was abandoned outside her family home. No food to eat or decent clothes to wear? She laughs! This girl comes with a combat rating off the charts. Wherever she goes, she dominates. The border is in crisis, enemy forces are closing in, and the entire court is at a l 3.2kReads9.1Score34014d adds
- 9 I Roam the Jianghu in Ancient Times 我在古代混江湖 Luo Li was a special forces soldier in the 21st century, skilled in sniping and infiltration. After transmigrating, she becomes an abandoned illegitimate daughter. She refuses to compromise or give in, determined to grow stronger. By a twist of fate, the male lead learns of her and secretly arranges for her to study under a renowned master. From then on, she ventures into the martial world and builds a life of her own with a cheat! 243Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 10 The Little Galactic Gardener: My War God Husband Spoils Me Rotten 星际小种植师：战神老公超宠我 A good-for-nothing girl from the stars awakens an incredible ability to communicate with plants, making even mutated plants act cute and cling to her! Forced into a marriage alliance with a cold-faced marshal, she lies flat, growing vegetables and cooking delicious food, unaware that she has become the Federation’s ultimate trump card. When the insect race unleashes a plant frenzy and every plant communicator in the Federation loses their power, she alone can make all plants submit with a wave o 1.4kReads—Score10414d adds
- 11 A Clear Breeze Carries Me Down an Open Road 步步清风迈坦途 [No transmigration into a book + no rebirth + no System + no spirit spring] She traded a meal of sweet potatoes for a new dad? No problem. Who says you can't win with a terrible hand... When it's time to be ruthless, who would dare go soft? Take her, for example: she became the “pack leader.” 869Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 She Alone Has the Gods' Favor 她独得神明眷顾 This book is mainly a collection of short stories. What are gods like when they fall in love? First story: The God of Love's "Golden Cage" Psyche was so beautiful that everyone who saw her praised her as "more beautiful than the gods." When those words reached Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, she flew into a rage, feeling that her authority had been challenged. So she sent Eros, the young god of love, to make Psyche fall in love with the ugliest monster. But Eros fell in love with Psyche at first s 9.6kReads6.8Score88614d adds
- 13 His Galaxy Came Crashing Down 他的星河倾落 A laid-back little reporter accidentally crosses paths with a cold, powerful bureau chief, but he treats her like a queen. Together, they take the political and business worlds by storm. Lin Xingluo’s life motto: live the most carefree life possible! That is, until she’s ordered to interview rising political star Shen Yanzhou. The man is impeccably dressed, as cold as snow. With the face of an earth-sign heartthrob, he sees right through her secret identity at their very first meeting, then dang 716Reads6.7Score10114d adds
- 14 Newlyweds in Love, the Ice-Cold Prince Pins Me Down and Kisses Me 新婚燕尔，冷冰冰王爷把我摁着亲 [Transmigration and rebirth + medicine-making space + gentle yet domineering hero + sweet and spirited heroine + devoted couple and sweet romance] Su Luoyan, a modern heir to traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrates into the body of a noblewoman in the Southern Kingdom, then is reborn once again! In her previous life, she lost her modern memories, impulsively divorced the prince, endured cold treatment from her family, and was even tricked by a scumbag into giving her blood to her younger sis 180Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 15 A Palace Maid Makes a Home in the Cold Palace with an Abandoned Royal Child 穿成宫女在冷宫当家养皇室弃崽 The first season of the animated drama is now available! [A palace maid with plenty of lust but no guts x a seemingly aloof Regent who is actually emotionally innocent] [1v1 devoted couple + heroine’s pocket dimension golden finger + hero’s secret identity + raising a child] The Immortal Cultivation Continent exploded, and overworked office drone Leng Shuang’s soul transmigrated once again, this time into the body of a palace maid in the Cold Palace. Her former mistress had died, leaving only a 3.7kReads8.5Score45614d adds
- 16 The Day the Crown Prince Cut Ties, I Opened the Ledger of My Past Life 太子斩情那日，我展开了前世账本 The Day the Crown Prince Cut Off His Feelings, I Opened the Ledger of My Past Life —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 When I Turned Around, That Person Was Still There 蓦然回首，那人依旧 After leaving her child behind and being forced out, she has returned to settle the score... "From beginning to end, all I wanted was to hold on to his sleeve and follow him to become immortals... But... I can never hold on to that sleeve... I thought fate had finally smiled upon me, but what awaited me was an imperial decree ordering that I be killed after giving birth, while my child was kept... A person whose life is as worthless as grass has only one way to stand tall before others..." 38.2kReads9.0Score3.6k14d adds
- 18 After Reincarnating as a Half-Blood, My Reborn Grandma Won’t Let Me Slack Off 穿成混血后，重生奶奶不准我咸鱼 Gu Manning wakes up as a baby. She had expected to suffer the same fate as in her previous life and be abandoned, but soon discovers that this life isn’t what she imagined. In her previous life, Lin Aihua adopted a child from her hometown because her son couldn’t have children. But the child turned out to be a jinx, and her son and daughter-in-law were constantly cleaning up after him. They both died in a car accident while dealing with yet another mess. Unable to bear the blow, Lin Aihua soon 1.5kReads8.6Score10514d adds
- 19 The Peerless Master Is Actually a Lazybones 绝世高手其实是条咸鱼 The heroine is a straight woman with formidable martial arts skills. The hero is a scion of an aristocratic family who seems harmless but is ruthless beneath the surface. There are no palace intrigues or household battles because the hero and her father take care of every problem. Both the hero and her prince father dote on her. (Both are untouched; sweet romance.) 4.3kReads8.2Score35514d adds
- 20 Married First, Fell in Love Later: My Wife Is from the Republic of China Era 先婚后爱我媳妇来自民国 A Republican-era inheritor of Lu embroidery vs. the modern head of a Lu embroidery company She comes from 1935, when the nation was lost and the land was ravaged by suffering. When the Japanese set their sights on her family’s treasured legacy, she would rather die than surrender, determined to stab one of them through the heart before she went. She thought she was as good as dead, but instead she found herself at a wedding, and she was the bride? The man looked down at her, his voice pitched ju 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Germaphobe CEO's Fiery Sichuan-Chongqing Pepper 洁癖总裁的川渝小辣椒 The Germaphobic CEO's Spicy Little Sichuan-Chongqing Pepper —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Su Tu: The Su Family Arc 苏屠之苏家篇 The protagonist, Lin Feng, transmigrates to a world of magic and struggles to survive alone in the Su household. There are quite a few hidden plot threads, and the pace is a little slow, so it may take some brainpower to read. Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts and opinions. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 I Turned My Vegetative Wife's Workplace Upside Down 我替植物人老婆整顿职场 The protagonist is a top student and highly educated, but his day job is backbreaking construction work. He married a perfect wife, and their life together was pretty good. But one day, disaster struck: his wife attempted suicide and became a vegetable... After learning that workplace bullying had driven his wife to take her own life, “I” quit my day job and successfully applied for a position at her former workplace. With my own hard work and the help of a mysterious System, I track down the pe 45Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 24 The Awakening of a Middle-Aged Woman 一个中年女人的觉醒 [Family of Origin vs. the Fortress of Marriage] Chen Qingchen, an only child, is madly in love. She steals her household register and marries Lin Jiaxin, a man from a poor family who has made it on his own, unaware of what awaits her: a sharp-tongued mother-in-law who makes her life difficult, her father’s sudden death, her mother being forced out of the home, and underhanded attacks at work. When she hits rock bottom, two women become her lifelines. Her tough mother stands firmly behind her, wh 7.8kReads8.5Score75014d adds
- 25 Reborn: Starlight at Dusk 重生之晚晚星光 Reborn: Starlight at Dusk —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Orange Soda in Midsummer 盛夏时的橘子汽水 Orange Soda in Midsummer 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Who Cares If It’s Real? What’s Wrong with Dying for My Beloved! 管他真的假的，我殉我宝怎么了！ [Sensitive, Contrasting Beauty in Poor Health × Gentle, Humble, Self-Restrained Handsome Man] [1v1, Both Pure, Contrasting Personalities, Pure Love, Slow Burn] Marriage First, Love Later + Love Grows Over Time + Mutual Healing + Many Plot Twists After her family arranged her marriage, Gu Wanxiao thought she had merely changed places to wait for death. To her, marriage meant rotting away in a new place. But she never expected that he would give her a reason to want to live. Suppressing the dark, 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Ah Li 阿漓 She was the eldest daughter of the Protector General’s household in Great Liang, yet she was born with the ability to understand the language of beasts… She should have enjoyed a life of luxury, but at the age of five she was sent away to face the world alone… She longed for the love of family, only to be abandoned by her relatives again and again… Time after time, hope was within reach, only for disappointment to follow! It turned out she had come into this world alone, and was destined to leav 15.5kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
- 29 My Wife Is Timid and Unassuming 夫人胆小木讷 Two people born to concubines were forced together for the sake of their family’s interests. One was a talented young man, the other bland and taciturn; one had genuine ability, the other only pretended to be dull; one wanted to make a name for himself, the other just wanted to play dumb… 9.5kReads8.4Score88514d adds
- 30 I Regret Secretly Dating My Brother’s Best Friend 我后悔和哥哥死党地下恋 I Regret Having a Secret Relationship with My Brother’s Best Friend 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Great Demon Lord Has No Will to Survive 大魔头没有求生欲 An unpredictable, overwhelmingly powerful woman X a clingy, calculating man with a split personality In the twenty-first year of the Jing An era, the only son of Liu Tingfeng, the Breezewind Swordsman, died suddenly. The three members of the Mirror Pavilion were ordered to investigate. After uncovering the truth, they were on their way back to the Mirror Pavilion to report when a mysterious young man tricked them into falling into a trap set by Hua Wuqiu, a notorious demon of the martial world. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 My Childhood Friend Falls for Me 竹马恋上小青梅 The Childhood Friend Falls for His Childhood Sweetheart 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 My Husband Is a Samoyed 我的老公是条萨摩耶 My Husband Is a Samoyed 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Shock! Three Years After We Broke Up, She Showed Up at My Company with a Baby 惊！分手三年后她抱着娃堵我公司 Shocking! Three Years After Our Breakup, She Showed Up at My Office With a Baby —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Everyday Life in the Primordial World: My Senior Sister Is the Golden Spirit Holy Mother 洪荒日常：我的师姐是金灵圣母 [Small ensemble cast + No conspiracy theories + First disciples of the Three Teachings + Warm and harmonious + Original worldbuilding + Well-rounded growth + Forward-looking + Everyone's favorite + Lots of original details] A college student transmigrates into the prehistoric world and becomes the Jie Sect's Golden Spirit Holy Mother, a female immortal with few appearances but a memorable impression. She is Grand Tutor Wen's master. At the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, she held her own again 7.2kReads6.9Score61614d adds
- 36 Who Can Recognize the Jade of Chu Mountain? 楚山之玉谁能识 She is the eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Yong's household. Her mother did not suffer a difficult labor, but died suddenly after giving birth to her, and the girl was regarded as ill-omened. When she was ten, a female Daoist priest came to the estate to take her as an apprentice. She said that if the girl did not leave the household, her family would suffer a bloody disaster within five years. If she stayed away for five years, all would be well, and she could return to marry. Her fat 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Exclusive Sweet Romance: The Chaste Prince Dotes on His Wife 独家甜诱，禁欲王爷太宠妻 [Marriage first, love later + devoted affection + both leads are each other’s only ones + both leads speak their minds + heroine never lets herself be taken advantage of + don’t expect logic] Mu Siqiao is framed by her own cousin and has no choice but to marry the Third Prince, Zhuo Yuhan. On their wedding day, the handsome man tells her frankly, “I have feelings for someone else, but I’ll treat you well and fulfill my duties as your husband.” Mu Siqiao raises an eyebrow and replies, “Fine, I’ll 952Reads9.0Score10914d adds
- 38 Chronicles of the Jianghu: Chaos in Botang 江湖册波棠乱 Historical setting: Early Republic of China, around the 1910s to 1920s · What the era represents: The imperial throne has fallen, warlords carve up the country, and Western culture pours in. This is an age when the codes and honor of the “old jianghu” are gradually lost, transformed, and ultimately destroyed by the guns and schemes of the “new world.” The story of Bo and Tang is the most moving verse in this elegy. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 A Strange Life: You Are the Cause I Planted in the Past 诡异人生，你是我种下的前因 Prince Yongjia, Zhao Yanqiao, is actually going to marry the Chu family girl who was cast off by the Lu family! It’s become the talk of every street and alley in town! Chu Xintong: “So what if I’m marrying for the second time? A man with money in his pocket and love in his heart is willing to marry me. Go ahead and stew in your envy and jealousy!” Lu Mohan: “I’m sorry, Xintong. My mother forced me to divorce you and marry a Wang family girl. After all, of the three forms of unfilial conduct, hav 19Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 40 Survival Journal: Back to the World of Ordinary Life 求生日记：重返烟火人间 Not a wish-fulfillment story, no cheat powers, no rebirth: a realistic struggle to survive against the odds. An innocent only daughter meets the ultimate scumbag. He tricks her into love, saddles her with debt, then runs off, delivering a triple blow. She tries to take her daughter into the lake with her, but survives. Having died once, she finally comes to her senses. There’s no one to catch her when she falls and no one to save her. Every meal and every bit of warmth must be earned with her ow 5.6kReads8.8Score39214d adds
- 41 Ink of Jealousy 醋墨 Gu Mingchen: Everyone thinks he hates Liu Xiyan for costing him an excellent match. What they don’t know is that he fell in love with her long ago, and loves her to the depths of his soul. Liu Xiyan: “My reputation? My dignity? Why should I marry someone who schemed against me just for the sake of those things?” She is a modern woman from the twenty-first century in a new body. So what if she never marries? A tale of love and hate, grudges and grievances! Watch her live boldly through it all. Al 415Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 42 Xu Fei's Wild Life 徐飞的浪荡人生 Just after the Lunar New Year, Xu Fei returns with a simple pack to the small northern city where he was born and raised, after three years away. He'd planned to find any wife and settle down to an ordinary life, but fate has other plans. He is pushed onto a path unlike any other, and begins a life far from ordinary. 780Reads6.7Score11114d adds
- 43 The Deadly Treasure Hunter 绝命大藏家 [Entirely handcrafted, with no AI involved + adapted from industry secrets + authentic antique appraisals with photos and text + a mogul’s redemption] After more than forty years in the antique trade, twenty-eight years robbing tombs, and fifteen years faking antiques, sixty-year-old Ma Wangye had finally washed his hands of the business and planned to enjoy his retirement. Who could have guessed that on New Year’s Eve, someone would kill him with a pickaxe in front of Old Wangye’s grave? His li 50.6kReads8.8Score5.8k14d adds
- 44 Three Little Troublemakers Arrive at the Prince Regent's Manor 摄政王府来了仨小祖宗 Three Little Ancestors Arrive at the Regent's Palace 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 President Li, the Contract Is Expiring. Please Sign. 厉总，契约到期请签字 Mr. Li, the Contract Has Expired. Please Sign Here —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The System Forces Me to Become a Big Shot 系统逼我当大佬 The System Forces Me to Become a Big Shot 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Tomorrow, I'll Still Love You! 明天，我依然爱你！ Shui Qingru is a bright, clever country girl with an ordinary face. Qin Ruxu is a handsome, wealthy young man. They meet again after four years apart, but by then Shui Qingru has two children, and Qin Ruxu is married. Qin Ruxu cries, “Xiaoru, everyone’s picking on me. Can’t you feel a little sorry for me?” Shui Qingru replies helplessly, “Back then, your mother and your fiancée drove me out, and I didn’t cry. Have a little backbone!” 1.8kReads—Score10414d adds
- 48 I Touched Your Ashes. Keep Hanging Yourself 我碰了你的骨灰，你继续上吊 In the imperial capital, there was a young master named Nalan, the most gifted diviner in the land. The noble families all flocked to his residence to pay their respects. Later, that famous young master died, hanged from a willow tree. Su Nuo was a college student. Then she met a hanged ghost dangling from a willow tree. The ghost was rich and capable, but had no body. He said he could give Su Nuo gold. Su Nuo believed him. 51Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 49 Workplace Shadow War: The Comeback of the Ace Duo 职场暗战：王牌搭档的逆袭 Workplace Power Plays: The Ace Duo's Comeback 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Wealth Freedom System 财富自由系统 Wealth Freedom System 1Reads—Score—14d adds
