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- 51 Reborn in the Sui Dynasty, I Became the Shanwang Family's Live-In Son-in-Law 重生大隋，我成靠山王家上门赘婿 After transmigrating, Li Qian arrives in the Sui Dynasty. By chance, he saves the granddaughter of the Prince of Backing the State, then somehow inherits Xiang Yu’s fighting prowess. As a result, Yang Yuer becomes the girl next door, while Empress Zhangsun of the Tang Dynasty stands by him through thick and thin. Li Qian even becomes her first love! When Qin Qiong attacks Li Qian without so much as asking what happened, Li Qian wastes no time saving Li Rongrong from Yuwen Chengdu, who never lets 14Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 52 The Young Master Is So Handsome. What’s Wrong with Me Changing My Heart? 太子爷那么帅，我变个心怎么了 [The male lead fights for her and ultimately wins her over; both male leads are excellent, and neither has been with anyone else] [Independent, strong-willed princess who is hard to win over, An Ning x the princely heir Qin Cheye, a man who is like a rainbow: you only know he exists once you meet him] An Ning spent seven years making Sheng Yuanjing the moonlight in her heart, but in the eyes of his friend Qin Cheye, she became a red rose aflame. An Ning had spoken to Sheng Yuanjing only three ti 3Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 53 Empress, Open the Door! I'm Here to Claim You 女帝开门，我收你来了 [Multiple worlds, multiple female leads, quick transmigration and infinite flow, one world per arc, a different style in each realm] With the universe on the verge of annihilation, Ling Chen travels through the myriad heavens with the Myriad Worlds System, taking on different identities as he immerses himself in worlds of fantasy, interstellar civilization, and martial arts. He stands alongside empresses who are lovesick, brilliant strategists, aloof beauties, and gentle healers. Through heartfe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Reborn in 2008: I Build a Tech Empire 重生08：我缔造科技帝国 (Reborn + urban life + tech entrepreneurship + making up for past regrets + one heroine) Just when I thought my life was ending in regret, I discovered I’d returned to 2008, an era full of opportunity. Just when I thought I only needed to catch a few trends to make up for my regrets, I found myself at the crest of a wave that would change the world. Just when I thought I was building a tech empire solely to achieve financial freedom, everything pointed toward protecting what mattered and a far g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Love Is Poison 相思有毒 Isn’t the reason I suffer from lovesickness you? We shared love across so many lifetimes, and then you disappeared without a trace. I finally found you, and what do you do? You’re here between the worlds of yin and yang, flirting with your childhood sweetheart. Even as the great Emperor, there’s nothing I can do about it. And what a coincidence, the other one is my little stand-in too! Be good, darling, and don’t kiss him so much! Otherwise, you won’t be able to get out of bed later!!! You’re dr 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 56 Stay Away from the Educated Youth and Marry an Officer: Reborn to Be Everyone's Darling 远离知青嫁军官，重生后活成团宠 The moment she opens her eyes, Bai Yanyan is reborn, back on the day she got engaged to the scumbag. In her previous life, she fell in love with him at first sight and married him against all odds, working like a pack mule for him, only to spend her entire life enduring her husband’s emotional abuse. This time, she absolutely refuses to repeat the same mistakes… (I’m terrible at writing blurbs, so please read the story.) 4Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 57 The V-Types Who Board the Ship Are a Little Vicious: Remastered 上舰的V性格有点恶劣重制版 As a “veteran captain” who spent all his time in virtual livestreams, I never expected to run into my favorite streamer’s real-life identity, until one day after school, in the alley behind the classroom building, I saw a boy from the class next door, the one everyone was always teasing, refusing to leave her alone. “What’s this about cutting in line when it comes to liking someone?” the boy said, his chin jutting out, his voice full of an inexplicable urge to compete. “We have to see who’s a b —Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 58 The Spirit-Burial Realm 葬灵界 Black smoke blotts out the sun. Demons run rampant, the strong enslave the masses, and the weak struggle to survive. Born into obscurity, the youth Yang Lin awakens a special constitution. His spear is drenched in demon blood, and his merciless slaughter earns him a fearsome reputation across the world! He has crossed mountains of corpses and seas of blood alone, and sent the heads of peerless talents flying with a single thrust, striking terror into his enemies. But when apocalyptic black smoke —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 My Ex-Husband Tried to Kill Me. Now That I'm Reborn for Revenge, He's Afraid 前夫置我于死地，重生复仇他怕了 Also known as Reborn in the Nineties: Holding My Green-Tea Younger Brother Close and Kicking the Trash to the Curb [Rebirth + 1990s + getting revenge on scumbags | A heroine who shuts her heart to love and focuses on her career x a younger green-tea hero] Yan Fusang is dead! Stabbed to death! And the one who stabbed her was the man who had shared her bed for eighteen years! Yan Fusang was married to Yang Guoyao for eighteen years. She poured all her assets into supporting him and worked herself —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Unorthodox Cultivation 狂派修真 Supreme Longevity Veins, looking down on all the heroes under heaven, unrivaled beneath the skies! A lowly transmigrator struggles to survive in another world, his heart filled with indignation! Cruelty! Cruelty that lays bare the ugliness of human nature! Frenzy! A frenzy that towers over the heavens! The invincible and the ordinary coexist! Geniuses and transmigrators clash for supremacy! Two storylines unfold in parallel. An original setting, no dumbing down, no stale tropes, and no hiatuses. 20Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 61 Star Emperor of the Apocalypse 末世星皇 This is the most dazzling era in the universe. Here gather beings who have endured countless calamities since the dawn of primordial chaos, the mightiest of the human race who have slept for countless eons, ancient forbidden beings who have returned across endless spans of time, supreme gods from the Divine Realm, and powerful figures from the Upper Realm who have descended across the boundless void. Yet the apocalypse draws near. Even the invincible beings of ages past may not find a sliver of —Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 62 The Case Whisperer 案语者 [Dual male leads] + [high-IQ crime] + [both rivals and friends] + [mysterious identities] The body of a young woman is discovered by the river, with a string of mysterious numbers carved into her back. Experts decipher the numbers and find that they mean “butterfly.” The police identify the killer as a schoolteacher who had been close to the victim, but the suspect vanishes in a massive fire. The case changes the lives of two children forever: one is the victim’s younger brother, and the other i 999Reads8.7Score13614d adds
- 63 Infinite Worlds: Acting in Horror Movies 无限之我在恐怖片里当演员 Xu Sheng, a delivery driver, gets into a car accident during a torrential rainstorm. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a place called Sunshine Cinema. He is told that he is already dead, and the only reason he was brought back to life is that the cinema needs “disposable material.” To see his younger sister again and keep protecting her, he is forced to star in one eerie, terrifying “movie” after another. A perilous old mansion, an abandoned village, a baffling hospital, a gloomy school… Xu 3Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 64 Antiwar Competition: Starting with the Battle of Shanghai 反战竞赛：开局淞沪会战 [No female lead] + [No brainless decisions] + [Genuine anti-war message] + [Not extreme] + [Multiple perspectives] Chen Tianming transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world, and discovers that he’s competing in a contest called the National Anti-War Game Competition. While the other contestants make games that let players cheat like crazy, with no regard for historical accuracy, Chen Tianming makes his move. Players find themselves on the battlefield, carrying bolt-action rifles and wearing tat 7Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 65 I Can’t Stop Laughing! My Best Friend and I Found Love in Ancient Times 笑不活了！和闺蜜在古代脱单了 Lin Wanshu and Su Kexin have both been single since birth, and at the age of twenty-two, they are transported by a car accident to an alternate ancient world more than two thousand years in the past. One is a modern miracle doctor, the other the head of a security company. From the start, they find themselves in the bodies of two thin, ugly village girls. Luckily, they have the standard transmigration perks: powerful golden fingers, a spatial realm filled with countless thousand-year-old medicin 132Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 66 A Nobody Becomes County Magistrate 屌丝当县长 A new work is here! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read my stories. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 67 She Wields Rebirth as a Blade, Slaying All Her Past-Life Enemies 她以重生为刃，斩尽前世仇 Reborn with the memories of her previous life, Shen Qingluo is determined to rewrite her fate. Facing political scheming and hatred, she wields her wits like a blade, breaks free of the shackles of her past, protects her family, and pursues true love. How will she write her own legend in this life? 38Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 68 The Future Walker 未来行者 Overnight, more than half the population of the planet transmigrated into a fantastical world. The new world is beset by natural disasters and overrun with strange beasts. What will become of humanity, and what lies at the end of the game? A mysterious System guides humanity forward as they search for the truth behind the world's disasters. What will become of Earth's future... [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Plot-driven] [Slow-paced] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 If This Fleeting Life Could Be Sent, It Would Be No Dream 若能寄浮生非梦 “Welcome back, my star.” Obsessive, unhinged organization leader gong Erlan Xu * sickly, aloof prophet shou Xieruisi Both are pure; shou-centered. Forced love in the early stages, mutual support later on. (A fanwork pairing, with a little Genshin Impact mixed in, but you can pretend it isn’t there.) (The alternate timeline is just me tossing in random ideas to fill things out, qaq. Leave a comment if you want to read it and I’ll start it.) —Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 70 Game Development: Every Game I Make Is a Hit 游戏制作：我的游戏全爆款 [No female lead] + [Transmigration] + [Game development] + [No tearjerkers] The games featured in this book include, but aren't limited to: Four Hearts of Iron + Battlefield 1 and 5 + Red Dead Redemption + Grand Theft Auto V + PUBG + Black Myth: Wukong + Crusader Kings This is a parallel world. The games that once became hits have never existed here. Technology is more advanced than in the protagonist's previous life, yet the market is full of games that are more outdated than ever. As a devoted —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Wait, System Dad, Where on Earth Have You Sent Me? 不是，系统爹你给我干哪儿来了？ The rating has only just come in, and it’ll rise later. If you enjoy goofy, chaotic comedy, don’t miss this one. Many thanks! [Absurd Comedy and Pop-Culture References + Showbiz + Livestreaming + Three Realms + Face-Slapping + Unpredictable Antics + Ensemble Cast + Unreliable System + Secret Identities + One-on-One Romance] When a tribulation-transcending ancestor who once dominated the cultivation world is reduced to ashes by the final bolt of heavenly lightning and fails to ascend, she wakes —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 72 My Name Is Erliu 我叫二六 The people of the Upper City sent android 2631 to capture Chen Hua, CEO of Nova Biotech. During the mission, 2631 broke free of the Upper City's control and began learning human emotions. After making friends and sabotaging the Upper City's plan for immortality, 2631 became the target of a manhunt. Reborn, 2631 seeks revenge on the Upper City and lays waste to the human world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Sunset Is Still Beautiful If You Haven't Gone 夕阳尚美好你若未走开 I've wanted to write a novel for a long time. More than a novel, though, it's a love letter to our generation, the post-90s. People often call us a lost generation, but that's far from the truth. We have our own dreams and our own goals. This story isn't a journey to chase dreams, nor is it a dose of feel-good life advice. Instead, I've lightly embellished a few things that happened to me to show you how our generation lives. Maybe every post-90s reader will find their own story in these pages. —Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 74 The Aloof Commander Always Tries to Sneak a Touch of My Ears 高冷指挥官，总想偷摸我耳朵 [Fluffy-eared little snow leopard × cold, abstinent commander (who is actually a softie who only gets clingy with his wife)] [Cold yet tender and devoted × adorable, resilient, brave little leopard who's been through so much] + mutual devotion + happy ending + one-on-one romance + sweet and angsty + both leads are each other's first Mu Li is the last little snow leopard in the Jiuzhou Alliance to possess a crystal core. So incredibly rare, everyone wants to claim him. Locked in a laboratory, he 4Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 75 The God and Demon Evolution Game 神魔进化游戏 (No formulaic tropes, no harem, no brainless characters, no wish-fulfillment power fantasy, just a battle of wits. If that's not your thing, don't come in.) “All-in is an art. Don't you agree, Miss Demon?” “And you too, Mr. God.” “Are you in or not?” Chu Hengqiu knows this is a gambling game between ghosts and gods. Anyone else who dares sit at the table can lose countless times, but he can only afford to lose once. So this time, he's going to be the house! 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 76 The Disciple's Path to Emperorhood 门徒帝路 Archaeologist Xiang Wentian is unexpectedly reborn in the Kingdom of Modi, where he becomes a member of the Xiang family. He grows up alongside Princess Modilan, but their difference in talent leads to her being taken away. To break through his limits, Xiang Wentian sets out on a journey of trials and training. —Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 77 Records of the Nine Netherworlds 九幽镇狱录 [Must-Read Dark Horse] [One and Only Female Lead] [Thrilling Twists and Turns] [Eastern Fantasy] In a deadly swamp overrun with demonic vines, a cool-faced young man wields a short staff etched with thunder patterns to battle hordes of monsters. Bound by a curse mark to a mysterious beauty born with unusual eyes, he sets out to uncover the astonishing secrets behind a mysterious old man and a woman in a black veil. The plot is full of constant twists, taking you on a thrilling journey through a 1Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 78 Better Than Countless Loves in This World! 胜却人间无数！ A cool, aloof top-tier star meets his gloomy, impoverished roommate, and falls head over heels. He buys him food and drinks and takes him out to have fun, only to discover that his roommate is a tycoon worth trillions! Their road to love is full of twists and turns. Watch them save each other and escape the darkness! Chu Rui: A second-generation star in the entertainment industry. When his pursuit of his dreams is blocked, he bravely stands up to his parents and breaks free from his family's con 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Crimson Moon, Heavenly Tragedy 赤月天殇 What makes this book special: Cultivation in the apocalypse + awakening through reincarnation + unexpected twists + slow-burn build-up and climaxes + science fiction and history + real-world themes + action and warfare + strategy and cunning + realistic emotions + multiple interwoven timelines + patriotic spirit + no harem + ensemble cast + cultivation. Story: On the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival, the apocalypse arrives. A massacre that wiped out an entire family two years ago reveals a shocking co 1Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 80 Horror Paradise: Hands Off That Female Ghost! 惊悚乐园：放开那只女鬼！ [Horror + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + System + Apocalypse] When you look up and see a blood moon, it means you're no longer in the world you came from. “Welcome to the Horror Park. You are the seeds we have chosen.” A haunting voice rings out from all directions, like a god sighing. Every time he hears those words, Chu Lin raises his middle finger and sends the System's whole family his warmest regards. “Why don't you come fight me one-on-one?” [Dreamwalker Chu Lin, your mission is to strike the —Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 81 Ba: The Laws of the Haunted Realm 魃：诡域法则 "Ba: Laws of the Ghost Domain" When the ancient Drought Goddess becomes prey in a Rule Horror [When the blood moon hangs overhead, the clock begins counting down] On the night twelve-year-old orphan Jiang Xiaozhuo was chosen, a bronze curse mark suddenly burned into her left eye. Blood-red school rules wrote themselves across the blackboard: Never look directly at the teacher’s third eye / Walk upside down during break-time exercises / Anyone who touches the sixth floor tile in the hallway will —Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 82 The Greatest Fisherman of All Time 万古最强钓鱼佬 Invincible power fantasy + comedy + smart characters + leveling up + face-slapping + a touch of political intrigue + passionate battles. Others cultivate through talent, bloodlines, or grueling practice. Chu Xiu relies on a battered fishing rod: he reels in treasures, techniques, divine beasts, opportunities, and the pinnacle of life! From a fisherman the whole village thinks is an idiot to the supreme ancestor of fishing, whose every cast shakes the heavens, he takes on the world of warring rac —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 It's Never Too Late to Meet 相逢不恨晚 At 30, Qiao Qianshan has been a single father for five years. He thought he would spend the rest of his life raising his son alone, but who would have guessed that even a withered tree could bloom again? The only problem is that the person who’s brought spring back into his life seems a little unexpected. Why does he feel something special for his son’s homeroom teacher? It’s never too late to meet the right person. A story about a dump truck driver and an ele 578Reads8.2Score13214d adds
- 84 Xuanhuan: Trading Lifespan Makes Me Stronger? I'll Bet It All 玄幻：典当寿命就变强？我直接梭哈 [Xianxia Fantasy + Wild Imagination + System + Transmigration + Blood-Pumping Power Fantasy] Hu Junfeng transmigrates to another world and obtains Pawnshop No. 7. Anything can be pawned, and pawning makes him stronger. His spiritual root is too weak? He'll pawn his lifespan! His weapon is too poor? He'll trade away his sense of pain! His martial skills are too weak? He can live without love anyway! From the start, to defeat a wolf demon, Hu Junfeng grits his teeth and wagers the last ten years o 3Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 85 Clay Masters Are Weak? What Does That Have to Do with Me, Deidara! 粘土师弱？关我迪达拉什么事！ [Everyone changes class + nuclear-explosion art] [Mostly everyday life] [Well, maybe it's a little funny, too] In this world, everyone changes class, and combat classes are held in high esteem! Chu Nan transmigrates here, only to become the most useless entertainment-class worker: a firecracker-maker (crossed out) clay sculptor. All he can do is set off a few firecrackers at other people's funerals to get by. Luckily, Chu Nan discovers a bug in this world: because of its emphasis on individua 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Exit Stage Left: No Need to Throw Yourself at Me, Newlywed! 离场：新人老公不要倒贴我！ A supporting actress meets a newcomer who’s just won Best Actor. They kiss on the very first day they meet, and she gets a little taste of his award-winning luck. “Everyone we meet is just passing through, and everyone’s story eventually comes to an end. No one stays forever, but we can move forward together.” 2Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 87 I Drift Through the City Like a God 我在都市飘飘欲神 Ban Ruo crouched to one side, watching the chicken’s tail stretch and retract. He was more nervous than a brooding hen, beads of sweat the size of beans streaming down his face. His hands were clammy too... “Cluck...” A colorful egg dropped out. He thought he’d struck it rich, but his master fried it into an omelet and tricked him into eating it. With every bite, he said how delicious it was, though his heart felt heavy... Inside the slow-dance bar, Old Master Shu Buqi held a beer in his left ha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Final Divine Realm 最终神域 This place was once prosperous. Now it is utterly desolate, with humanity drained away and sin existing alongside redemption. Lin Ren transmigrates into this world and endures one level-up and trial after another. In the end, will he find salvation for himself in the divine realm, or achieve transcendence through painful torment? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Rogue King of Feng Shui 流氓风水之王 A word of iron, and I can tell your future; a tongue of bronze, and I can decide your fortune. A golden word, and I can change your fate; ten fingers read life and death, feng shui reveals wealth. With six divinations, I can calculate everything under heaven; with the Eight Trigrams, I can read everyone in the world! As the saying goes, people have yin and yang, and the land has east and west. Who would have thought that the proud heir to the Ma Yi tradition would be a fraud, not worth a damn! B 1Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 90 The Marquis's Estate's Legitimate Daughter Is as Beautiful as a Consort 侯府嫡女美如姬 The second book in the Beautiful Heroines of the Generals’ Household series: The Pearl of the Ray Fish’s Peril During the Yong’an era of the Southern Liang, wind chimes sway beneath the eaves of the Marquis Ji’s residence, sounding the opening notes of a prosperous age rife with hidden currents. Ji Wenyao, the legitimate daughter, plays the zither in the Wutong Garden. The jade hairpin at her temple conceals the mystery of an ancient divine treasure, the “Ray Pearl.” She has no idea that the Bla 3Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 91 Species Evolution at the End of the World 末世之物种进化 [Slow-Burn Storytelling + Melee Weapons + No Invincibility + Not Reborn + No System] A mysterious blood mist blankets the globe, and every species unlocks its genetic restraints in an instant. As the natural order is reshuffled, will species go extinct like those of the old era, or become a new kind of humanity and continue to rule Blue Star? The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please read the story. —Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 92 Doomsday: My Dimensional Warehouse Has Infinite Critical Hits 末日：我的次元仓库无限暴击 Bad news: The apocalypse has arrived. My closest brother and beloved betrayed me, and I was devoured by a horde of zombies! Good news: I've been reborn! I've also gained the heaven-defying System, the Infinite Critical-Hit Dimensional Warehouse! Thirty thousand yuan from the start? A hundredfold critical hit! Billions in supplies overflow the warehouse in an instant! Divine weapons slay the Zombie King in seconds! My former enemies, get ready for bloody revenge! I'll build the strongest fortress —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Tower: I Am a Legend 高塔：吾乃传奇 Western fantasy + moderately satisfying + lord + monster-slaying and leveling + an everyman’s rise + slow burn Listen closely. This is what I saw with my own eyes: Will Dao was born on the hundredth floor of the Tower. Both his parents were great climbers, and the first breath he drew was of the Tower’s deadly miasma. From that moment on, he possessed a mysterious power. Legend says he is immortal, living in the dreams of mortals and appearing wherever people need him most. Those who slander him —Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 94 This Designer Knows Taoist Arts 这个设计师会道术 My name is Zeng Cheng, an oddball who straddles the worlds of design and Taoist arts, and a top disciple of Yun Yin Temple. What seemed like an ordinary get-together pulled me into a century-old mystery: clues to the lost Gu tribe treasure, the “Paya Divine Incense Burner,” were entangled with the astonishing treasure of the greatest pirate in history. To honor a promise, my companions and I set out on a journey. We transmigrated through mists woven from yin-yang magic, deciphered ancient ruins 1Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 95 Has the Movie Queen Made Her Debut Today? 影后今天出道了吗 [Showbiz + Reborn + Idol survival show + Ensemble cast + Black lotus + Woman in a man’s body + No romance] Double-award-winning actress Lin Xi dies at the Golden Dragon Awards ceremony, only to be reborn. Lin Xi points at the person in the mirror. “Hold on, you’re saying this beanpole with those broad shoulders is me?” She’s reborn in the body of Zuo Chen, an obscure male idol, and joins the survival show “Heartthrob Butler 101.” Lin Xi gets straight to lifting weights, skincare, and next-le —Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 96 What? I'm the Crown Prince, and You Want Me to Marry into Another Kingdom! 啥？我是太子你居然叫我去和亲！ What?! You’re telling me I’m a crown prince with three thousand guards at my command, my uncle is a former grand marshal renowned and revered throughout the army, my mother is a former empress and a skilled stateswoman, and even my former fiancée, a martial goddess in the army, sends me north to marry for peace? I know this script. Are you talking about Xuanwu Gate, Shenlong, Tanglong, Jingnan, or Chenqiao? Choose your script! Huh? The other side’s lineup... is kind of powerful! The brilliant, s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 I Am the Little Prince 在下小王爷 [No System + Martial World + Relaxed Daily Life + Slow Pace] Fame is but a scrap of paper; snow and wind stretch across a thousand mountains. But Wang Xu transmigrates and becomes the young prince of a regional ruler… My father is a regional prince, my elder brother is the heir, and my cousin will be the emperor. I could have lived carefree in my own corner of the world, but everyone insists on pushing me to the forefront… “You people have made life so hard for me!” 36Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 98 Autumn Falls into the Deep Abyss 秋落沉渊 I am Suqiu, born from the dust between the beams of ancient buildings. For generations, the Lin family has worked with mortise-and-tenon joinery. My mother restored twenty-seven ancient pagodas across nine provinces, while my father built his kingdom in a forest of steel. When I was six, I caught the unfamiliar scent of perfume on my father’s suit and understood: the thing in this world that rots most easily is the human heart. ◆ A tender hunt, ten years in the making ◆ ◆ She can escape a failed 2Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 99 Reborn: Chosen by the Spotlight 重生之星光所选 (Ensemble cast in the early stages + no male lead + slow-paced) “I used to be capital’s castoff. Now, I’m going to become the rules themselves.” Ling Qingyue spends five years proving that hard work is worthless in the face of talent. She dances through three hundred pairs of shoes, only to be cut from the debut lineup the night before her big break with a single sentence from the company. She sings until her voice is hoarse, yet is relegated to the sidelines for “not being pretty enough.” At la 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Waiting for the Loquats to Ripen 等一树枇杷黄 If you’ve got money, show your support with a donation. If you don’t, go steal or rob some! Thank you so much for choosing this novel despite your busy schedule. If you can’t keep going, then please keep going a little longer. And if you still can’t keep going, then please keep going a little longer again. Because by the time you’ve managed to keep going, it’ll be ending. The goal is to hook at least one more reader! Q: Why have you accepted your fate? A: That’s just how life is. Q: Why won’t y —Reads8.0Score—14d adds
