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- 101 Conflict and Choice 矛盾与抉择 Leng Yan was an attractive, capable, energetic woman with a master’s degree. Thanks to her looks and abilities, she became the office director at the Commercial Bureau of District X before she turned forty. By chance, she met Gao Jian, a fitness trainer. Over time, a special bond developed between them. One day, her husband, Li Mo, learned of their intimacy, and their marriage of many years came to an end. Just then, Leng Yan’s career was beset by one crisis after another, leaving her barely abl 358Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 The Silent Battlefield Between Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law 婆媳没有硝烟的战场 The conflict between Lin Xiao and her mother-in-law, Zhang Cuilan, keeps escalating. Then Lin Xiao undergoes a dramatic transformation, becoming independent and self-reliant. She lives life on her own terms and rewrites her future, until the road ahead finally opens up... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 From Beginning to End! 自始至终！ [Independent and ambitious, occasionally emo HR specialist & confident, arrogant, but actually stubborn and devoted programmer] [Reunion after years apart + rekindled romance + everyday realism + slow burn] Five years after they broke up, Jiang Yu returned to her old hometown. On her first day at a new job, she unexpectedly ran into Jiang Yanzhou. There was none of the polite small talk you see in movies, no “Long time no see,” just a cool “Hello.” Not long afterward, Jiang Yanzhou bluntly told 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 This Life Is Over, I'll Be a Leader in the Next 这辈子就这样了，下辈子当领导 Two minutes after Fang Leilei died, she came back to life on the spot and was sent straight back to the day of her new-hire military training. One familiar, youthful face after another. Back then, he hadn't become a department manager yet. Back then, she hadn't stabbed me in the back yet. Ah! Isn't that my dream man?! He married a scheming woman in my past life, so it's my turn to have him in this one! Just look at me, Fang Leilei: my career was a mess and my love life was a disaster in my last 19Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 105 At Fifty, She's No Weed, She's a Treasure 50的她不是草其实她是块宝 [Silver-haired wish fulfillment + No rebirth + No System + No pocket dimension + A story focused on positive values] #A 50-year-old farmwife seeks a new beginning# After Lin Meiru discovers her husband has been cheating, she insists on getting a divorce. “You can’t even earn money. How will you survive without me?” Lin Meiru defies the odds and learns to sell things from a street stall after her divorce. The wheels of fate begin to turn... 52Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 106 The City of Woven Sand 织沙之城 [The first online novel set in Nansha District, Guangzhou, the heart of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. A 2023 key project supported by the China Writers Association] A heroine’s coming-of-age story + the gentle flow of everyday life + women’s entrepreneurship What is home? What does one’s hometown mean? As the Pearl River rushes toward the sea, Mai Jiaying, a post-90s small-town exam ace, grows tired of her salt-scented, out-of-the-way hometown. All she wants is to fly to the ca 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The City’s Masked Man: Go Ahead, I’m Watching You Act 城市假面人，演，我看着你演 An ordinary person acts so convincingly that he could win an Oscar, living behind a mask as marriage, family, and career all deal him blow after blow. Like a cockroach, he is reborn against all odds. See how he copes with the chaos of everyday life and becomes a master of life's many skills! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 What?! My Biggest Fan Is Actually My Boss 惊！忠实铁粉竟是我上司 Not your traditional CEO romance [Top-tier, hugely popular concept artist + heir to a family fortune worth tens of billions] [Two introverts saving each other, falling in love over time, and a sweet, fluffy romance with no angst] The male lead is gentle and mature, but very cold toward people he doesn’t know. The female lead is starved for affection, innocent, and sweetly melancholic. Accidentally sent the wrong message to your boss? Rong Zhiruo’s personal experience shows that if he’s single, y 17Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 109 Half Dusk in the Rain, Half Dusk in the Clear 半暮潇潇半暮晴 Lu Yiran had kept her love for Ren Xinming hidden for twelve whole years. An unexpected reunion caught her completely off guard. The butterflies, the love: it all seemed to fall into place naturally. But Wang Yi's arrival shattered the calm, and one thing after another came to light. Ren Xinming thought Lu Yiran, like most women, was naturally hostile toward the creature known as an “ex-girlfriend.” Later, he became a weapon Wang Yi used to hurt Lu Yiran. Only when Ren Xinming saw Lu Yiran 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 After the Accident, I Awakened, and My Hands-Off Husband Regretted It to Tears 被撞后觉醒，甩手掌柜老公悔哭了 After the Accident, She Awakens, and Her Hands-Off Husband Weeps with Regret 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Silent Confession: The Cornea Is Lying 无声告白：眼角膜在说谎 [Everyday Life] + [One Female Lead] + [Romance] + [Healing] + [Mutual Salvation] + [Twins] + [Mistaken Identity] + [A Touch of Angst] Liang Ke was a laid-back guy with no great ambitions, until a deaf-mute girl walked into his life and made him feel that life was worth living. But fate loves to play tricks. One accident shattered all that tenderness. Staring at the familiar yet strange face before him, Liang Ke felt as if he’d plunged into an icy abyss. His eyes had deceived him. The girl who ha 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Chunfen 春芬 Ni Chunfen had known since she was little that her parents were different from other children’s parents. They both spoke with sign language. But they lived a happy life. After Ni Chunfen graduated from college, her parents told her a secret: she was adopted. Now that she was grown up and looking for a job and a boyfriend, they decided to tell her. They didn’t want their daughter to become romantically involved with one of their biological sons. If she ever got serious about a boyfriend, she had 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 When Cookie Meets Mousse 曲奇遇上慕斯 [The Redemption Equation of Dark Chocolate and Honey] "Cookies are bitter, mousse is sweet." - "Summer's secret is hidden inside the Black Forest cake." Chen Rongrong's world was bitter like a cookie she'd never tasted, like the faint, salty tang lurking in Black Forest cake. She curled up in the shadows of midsummer, where even the sunlight seemed too glaring. - Liu Jingyi, on the other hand, lived as if he were an endless summer that would never fade. He said, “Girls look prettier when the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Starlight Over Yunling 云岭星光 After popular actress Ning Xin is betrayed by her boyfriend Lin Rui and her public image falls apart, her manager sends her off to the remote mountain village of Qijia Courtyard B&B to lie low. There, she falls in love with the owner over time, while becoming involved in rural revitalization, raising children, and a series of other stories… 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Love Is Hard, So Let’s Get Married 恋爱好难，不如结婚 This is a story about two girls. Defying her family’s objections, Yan Mo resolutely follows her boyfriend to Jincheng to make a life for themselves. But on Valentine’s Day, she discovers that her boyfriend of six years has been cheating on her. After the breakup, Yan Mo refocuses on her career and finds new love through her work. Ran Fei is Yan Mo’s best friend, and her life is an endless cycle of falling in love, getting her heart broken, and falling in love again. It isn’t until she meets Ding 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 The Mountain God's Little Diner 山神大人的小饭馆 No romance, a slow-paced life, and heartwarming healing. Perfect for when you want to switch off your brain. Hey, everyone! The female lead has no romantic pairing. There are no catfights, just a healing-hearted cook. The only ones around her are the adorable monsters of Denglong Mountain and its sharp-tongued, aloof, tsundere mountain god. It's a fairy tale written for grown-ups, the kind that can lull you to sleep. After returning to her hometown, Lin Kui turns her grandmother's old house int 69Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 117 The Age of Their Happiness 她们的幸福时代 A coming-of-age memory for those born in the 1960s. In 1986, the youngest daughter of the celebrated Guo family graduates from university and returns home in triumph, only to face a string of family upheavals: her eldest sister's divorce, her second sister's pregnancy before marriage and her boyfriend's imprisonment, and the revelation that her own love rival is actually her “missing sister”... Watch as the sisters lean on and comfort one another, wade through life's muddy waters, find happiness 128Reads8.1Score1114d adds
- 118 Xu Xue’er 徐雪儿 The everyday work life of Xu Xue'er, an ordinary office drone and medical student, and the sweet romance that blossoms between her and engineer Zhou Dongyang... A warm, down-to-earth story filled with delicious food and all kinds of sweet, thoughtful interactions!!! 20Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 119 A Post-90s Mountain Girl's Starry Sky 90后，山里姑娘的星空 [Diary] [First person] [No contrived twists] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] [No overpowered protagonist] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Countryside] [Hardship] [Marriage] [Family bonds] The 1990s were full of life and energy, but they were also a Period when weeds grew unchecked. Many people born in the 1970s and 1980s went to the cities in pursuit of their dreams. Some worked hard for everything they had, while others lost themselves in the glittering world around them. This is a story a 193Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 120 A Pretty Town Nurse Meets a Rugged Construction Foreman 俊俏乡镇女护士遇上糙汉包工头 [An intense push and pull between the leads + sweet pampering + healing] [Handsome, beautiful, kind nurse Liu Ying × handsome, aloof building-materials merchant and construction contractor Zhou Jiye] Raised by her adoptive family from infancy, Liu Ying grew up relying on her grandmother, and the two supported each other. After graduating from university, she passed the exam for a permanent nursing position at a township health center 200 kilometers from home. With her pretty face and graceful fi 4.2kReads8.5Score44414d adds
- 121 A Professional Organizer’s Case Files 整理师实录 The story of a professional home organizer. As she tidies up, she witnesses the joys and sorrows, happiness and heartache of the people whose lives she touches. Through her work, she also comes to understand herself anew, transforms, and sets off on a fresh start. 216Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 122 The Kung Fu County Magistrate 功夫县长 After the former county magistrate dies by suicide, the higher-ups parachute a new magistrate into Shuanghe. Secretary Qin stares in utter disbelief at the new magistrate before him, who carries a shabby old-fashioned bundle on his back and has gauze stuck to his forehead! But Wang Xiaoneng doesn't care what anyone thinks. With his master's ancestral peachwood sword in hand and his master's ancestral whip wrapped around his waist, no demon or ghost can stand in the way of his great ambition and 463Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 123 The Background Character Binds to a Positive Energy System 工具人女配绑定正能量系统 [Reborn + System + no female rivalry, a modern campus ensemble story; there is a male lead, but he mainly plays a supporting role for the heroine] Mu Ruzhen was a disposable supporting character in a CEO-substitute romance novel. She and the heroine, Mu Rujin, were impoverished heiresses whose parents had died. The heroine became a substitute lover and got entangled with the CEO. As for Mu Ruzhen, after a sudden disaster left her paralyzed from the waist down, she became the frail supporting cha 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Just Got Back to the Village and Started Slacking, Then I Got Married at First Sight 刚回村摆烂就闪婚了 [Modern Romance + Sweet with a Touch of Angst + Wealthy CEO] When the new finance director forced Liang Xiaowen to take the blame, she stood her ground: “You want to go for further training? I’m with you all the way.” The new finance director flew into a rage and said, “If you don’t want the job, then get lost.” Liang Xiaowen promptly sent a recording of their conversation to the company’s leadership. In the end, she took her compensation money back to the village, where she lazed around and li 1.2kReads—Score10714d adds
- 125 If You Love Me, Say It 爱我请说出来 At thirty, Hao Linghan has never had a girlfriend because of his family circumstances. After meeting Ye Qiqi, an orphan, he wants to date her. But Ye Qiqi's background isn't as simple as his investigation led him to believe. Hope you enjoy this new book. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 A Gentle Breeze Under Clear Skies: 云淡风轻： Yang Xiaoyun, formerly known as Su Xiaoyun, had just graduated from high school when her adoptive parents tried to force her into marriage. After making a successful escape, she arrived in Huangdu, a major international metropolis, where she began a new life. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Great-Aunt Xile's Happy Life 姑奶奶喜乐的幸福生活 Home is a sheltered harbor, and family is always there to support you. This is a story about three generations of the Song family living happily in an old building on Tianjin's Five Avenues. It features Tianjin's delicious food, as well as the family's joys and sorrows over the past thirty years. 730Reads9.1Score10414d adds
- 128 Panpan, I Love You. You Need to Know That 盼盼，我爱你，你要知道 Chang Panpan was born in 1989 in a village in northern China. She studied hard, but still couldn't escape having to retake the college entrance exam. After a year of preparation, she was admitted to a Project 211 university in Beijing, where she met Wu Xiaoyang and continued to grow... 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Love and Mishaps in Dali: A Top Student’s Romance with the Young Master 大理爱情事故：学渣少东家求爱记 [Top student and elite + underachieving rich kid + secret crush + reunion after years apart + entrepreneurship] A healing novel similar to Meet Yourself. Fans of the show, don’t miss this one!!! When investment banking’s female demon, Lin Jianwei, returns to Dali with breast nodules and a million yuan in savings, she hopes to live a quiet life as the owner of a charming guesthouse. Instead, she runs into her troublesome childhood friend Cheng Ye, who drives a Ferrari. The underachieving young he —Reads—Score214d adds
- 130 White at Sunset Over the Rivers and Lakes 日落江湖白 Two bigwigs of the martial world live across from each other. One makes coffins, the other sells pastries. The coffin maker has gone mad, and the pastry seller spends every day trying to figure out whether she really is insane. The first time they met, Jiang Li barged into Fu Jinqin’s shop with a huge bump on her head, ate half a box of his pastries, and nearly choked to death. The second time, she’d been bitten by a dog. He asked where she was hurt, and she cheerfully showed him her fair, bare 610Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 131 My Five Sisters Raised Me, So I Bought Each of Them a House 五个姐姐养大我，我送每人一套房 When I was seven, Mom and Dad were gone. My five older sisters took turns raising me. The eldest dropped out of school to work a sewing machine. The second scavenged rotten vegetables at the market. The third earned money competing in tournaments. The fourth never had an entry labeled “for herself” in her ledger. The fifth cut off her long braids and sold them for eight yuan to pay my tuition. Chen Zi'en lived next door. He was the school bully, feared by everyone. He'd never lost a fight, but 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 The Rules of the Children's Home 儿女家的规矩 To help their children raise the grandchildren, a couple in their sixties were forced to live apart. From the day Zhao Youlin moved to the city to help care for his son's child, he became a “guest” in his son's home. A man from a small town, he couldn't fit into life in the big city. He had to speak softly, keep the TV muted, and even watch his son's expression before giving his grandson a piece of meat... Though Zhao Youlin was careful about everything, he still couldn't avoid falling into conf 11kReads8.6Score53414d adds
- 133 The Brother I Mistakenly Took Home Turns Out to Be My Tycoon Boss's Brother 抱错弟弟他亲哥竟是我的财阀老板 A sweet, everyday romance that unfolds at a gentle pace. The sugary main story is complete, and the bonus chapters are ongoing~ [Role Reversal in a Mix-Up at Birth] [Everyday Sweet Romance] [Powerful CEO from a Wealthy Family] [Involuntary Attraction] [Both Each Other's First] [One-Year Age Gap] [Clearheaded Office Worker] [Lighthearted, Sweet Romance] [CEO's Secretary] The rating just came out, and it's still going up~ P.S. This isn't a pairing with the "younger brother". It's a pairing with th 58.8kReads7.4Score4.9k14d adds
- 134 The House and the Car 房子车子 House and Car 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Love Is Mutual 爱是彼此 Male lead: Can I just say that I’m not a good person in the traditional sense? Female lead: I’m a university lecturer, just an ordinary woman. I don’t care about the darkness in your past. I just want to be in love with the person you are now. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Us in Xiangyang Lane 向阳里的我们 [#Real life, #warm neighborhood stories, #healing family bonds, #raising a child and turning life around] Delivery worker Wang Xiaojun had a pain he couldn't put into words: his six-year-old son Xiaobao lived in his own world, like a star. One moment of carelessness nearly resulted in Xiaobao getting lost, sending the entire Xingfuli residential community into chaos. The incident tore open the cracks in Wang Xiaojun and his wife Li Xiujuan's strained marriage, while also revealing the troubles 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 A Soldier Moved In Upstairs 楼上来了个兵哥哥 She was full of energy, and got into an argument with an unreasonable old woman. He stood to one side and watched the whole thing. He laughed, saying he hadn't known she could apologize as well as yell at people. She called him a woman, good for nothing but watching the show. He was the first to fall for her and wanted to get closer, but she was afraid of being hurt again and put up her defenses… 2.2kReads8.4Score24514d adds
- 138 Two Couples Under One Roof After Remarriage 二婚家里的两对恋人 Kindhearted Qianqian is wooed by Yi Li, a rich second-generation heir. Her mother is then married by Yi Li's father, leaving the blended family with two couples in love. Qianqian gives birth to a son, their first child, and then triplets, one girl and two boys. She also accepts the daughter Yi Li ends up having after someone else schemes against him. How will all this affect her? Read the story and find out... 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Secret of a Warm Winter 温暖冬天的秘密 He is refined and wise, a man who always keeps his word. She is cool-headed and rational, with a mysterious past. When they first meet, she is young and inexperienced but brave, while he is mature yet warm. Hand in hand, they weather the ups and downs of the business world, endure countless hardships, save each other, and gradually fall in love. It is neither love at first sight nor a romance born of familiarity. As they save each other again and again, two independent and rational souls draw cl 554Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 140 The First Sword After Passing the Exam: Strike Down the Heartless Man 上岸第一剑，先斩负心汉 After fighting so hard to make it onto dry land, the first thing I discovered was that my boyfriend of five years was cheating on me. Isn’t the saying that the first thing you do after making it ashore is cut ties with the one you love? Why is the blade turned inward...? After getting my messy emotions under control, I was ready to start a whole new life. I, Li Yue, managed to swim ashore on my own. Why would I waste another thought on that mess out at sea? I planned to set my sights on a career 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 You Are My Dazzling Stars 你是我的星辰璀璨 (Sweet romance + devoted to each other + showbiz + domineering female CEO) Overnight, Gu Xingchen goes from being an orphan to the daughter of the richest man in the country! She can't tell whether fate is playing a joke on her or giving her a gift. Having no family, no close ties, and nothing holding her back, she doesn't have many ambitions, even after becoming a rich heiress. If she has to pursue something, why not become a fan? As it happens, there's an actor she really likes. Back when ever 8Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 142 I Decide What Happens at My Own Funeral 我的葬礼我说了算 I died. As I watched other people hold my funeral, I thought it was terribly unsatisfactory. I decided to hold my funeral my way. It should be my funeral, so I should get to call the shots. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Saving Our Marriage Starts with Divorce 保卫婚姻从离婚开始 [No System, No Transmigration, Two Heroines, Marital and Workplace Rivalries, Male Lead’s Rise] This novel was originally titled "Protecting a Marriage Starts with Divorce". The second installment, "You’re My Wife, So Who Else Would I Spoil?", is currently being written. Stay tuned! Su Yuchen and Cheng Yao are an ordinary married couple. After entering married life, conflicts over family and careers eventually trigger a marital crisis. Their stubborn refusal to back down pushes them toward divor 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Fate Is a Sunny Day 缘是晴天 Memories of youth, growing up, and heartbreak, buried by time and kept close to the heart. May the love shared by Xie Qiyuan and Jiang Ziqing touch your heart. Because they loved each other so deeply back then, their love turned into countless tears. Even so, at a fork in the road with no hope in sight, they would keep waiting for him to come. 22Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 145 An Auditor’s Daily Life Back in the Village, Living Off His Parents 审计狗回村啃老日常 [Healing country life + everyday moments + sweet romance + anti-hustle culture + childhood friends] Looking at a health check report with more abnormal results than an audit, Li Ruisheng suddenly burst out laughing. This wasn't a health report at all, it was a workplace edition of Death Note! In a daze, Li Ruisheng seemed to see Grandpa lounging in a rocking chair beneath the grapevines. The sweet aroma of grapes from her memories wafted over, and the recollection of a gentle summer day filled 1.3kReads8.3Score11114d adds
- 146 Peeping: The Butterfly Effect 偷窥之蝴蝶效应 The male lead is a complete loser. By chance, he discovers a female colleague's secret, turning his work and personal life upside down. Two mature adults with sharp minds and social skills engage in an intense game of push and pull. Love begins for reasons unknown and grows deeper with every passing day: they love and are loved, hurt and are hurt, grow through their pain, then fade from one another's memories. This is also the story of an ordinary worker's growth. 578Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 147 Tears of Frost 寒霜泪 Because the baby she was carrying was another girl, Hanshuang was given away while still in the womb. As she grew up, she endured one hardship after another. Hanshuang told herself that as long as she kept living, she would never lose in life! My new work is now available, and I hope you’ll enjoy it! Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 20.4kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 148 Yandere: You Made Me Cry, So You’re Responsible! 病娇：把我弄哭了，你要负责！ [Yandere] + [One Heroine] + [Nurturing] + [Healing and Redemption] + [Tearjerker] Chen Xin found a destitute girl who was being cyberbullied online. With no parents, she had been hounded to the brink of desperation by obsessed netizens over nothing more than a bouquet of flowers. Her wooden cabin walls were covered in vicious insults, and although she had been accepted into college, she couldn’t afford the tuition. Her world held nothing but darkness, and Chen Xin became the only person she coul 1.2kReads—Score22114d adds
- 149 Deep in the Clouds, Qingye; At Peace in My Thoughts, at Peace in My Heart 云深有清野，念安心自安 [A slow-burn small-town romance] [Long-haired, foxlike guitarist x overly composed, insecure female bookworm] [Yearning and push-and-pull] [They save each other] Xu Nian'an quits a dead-end job, only to be abandoned by her boyfriend of six years. Leaving behind a letter, she flees with a heart full of despair to Yunshen Town, a remote mountain town. She thinks all that remains of her life is learning to heal, unaware that the man who is always silent in the shadows and occasionally sharp-tongued 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Three Meals, Four Seasons, Two Hearts 三餐四季一双人 The Marquis's household is in ruins? Don't worry! Li Suxin takes her daughter and begins a life on the run! Shh! Her daughter is now called Deng Yazhen... After crossing three thousand li and finding hope after hardship, they arrive in Shanshui Village. The "older widow" Li Suxin remarries for the first time, bringing her daughter along. Farming, growing vegetables, raising chickens, ducks, donkeys, and sheep... Everything is a fresh start. They say three women make a whole show. After remarr 145Reads8.0Score—14d adds
