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- 151 A Heart Like Heng 锦心似蘅 Just started ranking, so the numbers will rise later! [Intrigue, historical setting, romance, court politics, strategy, intelligent cast (not a mindless wish-fulfillment story)] He thought she was just a pawn. She thought he was a caged bird trapped in an abyss. In this game that began with lies, whoever fell in love first was destined to lose everything. “I got close to you to use you.” “I know. I got close to you to turn your scheme against you.” It turned out that all their deep affection 364Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 152 Long Live the Noble Consort 贵妃娘娘千岁千千岁 The Nan family had offered one of their daughters to the royal family, only for her to be killed by the scheming women within the palace. To keep the emperor's favor, Nan Shiyun begins her journey into the palace to compete for his affection. [This story is set in a fictional world. Please don't take it too seriously.] 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The Bride Was Cruelly Abandoned, Only to Discover She Was Pregnant 新娘惨被抛弃，怎料肚中已有娃 There was no warmth on her wedding night, only her in-laws' taunts and her husband's indifference. Afterward, her mother-in-law sent her to the countryside without consulting anyone. She was given dozens of acres of land and two elderly servants, and from then on, no one bothered with her. She knew her husband's family didn't want her back, and her heart had grown cold toward them too. But just when she'd finally settled in, she realized that after only one night, she was pregnant with the child 50.1kReads9.0Score3.8k14d adds
- 154 The Side Consort Is Winning Without Lifting a Finger 侧妃她躺赢了 [Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Adorable Baby + Household Intrigue] It seems people who transmigrate never have to worry about getting married. She arrived and the problem was already taken care of. She had been a modern-day office drone, working nine to five and staying up late for five years until she had finally saved enough for a down payment on a house. But before she could settle on a place, she got caught up in a wave of transmigration and wound up in the unfamiliar Great Xia Kingdom. H 2.5kReads9.2Score25314d adds
- 155 On the Upbringing of Noble Daughters 论贵女的养成 [No rebirth or transmigration, a light ensemble cast] [The first part focuses on the everyday family life at the heroine’s maternal home, the Marquisate of Wuyang. The second volume focuses on everyday family life at her husband’s home, the Prince of Xinning’s residence.] Shen Lening is very happy with her life. She never has to worry about anything. Her only daily concerns are what to wear, what to eat, and what to accessorize with. (I’ve written several stories where the heroine’s mother is a 8.1kReads6.3Score74314d adds
- 156 The Book of Fated Bonds 兰因簿 [Underworld Temp Worker + Civil Service Bureaucrat + Yin-Yang Romance] Do you think Fengdu opens its gates to the human world only on the Ghost Festival? It doesn't. The gates of the netherworld don't wait for any one particular festival. They stand open every day, day and night. Do you think that once you cross the Naihe Bridge and drink a bowl of Meng Po's soup, all love, hate, and longing will vanish without a trace? That's not true either. Countless obsessions will wander the depths of 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 We Shared a Dream, My Cold and Stiff Ex-Husband Turned Out to Be Dark and Twisted 与冷脸古板前夫共梦，他竟是阴湿 [Shared dreams + reborn + college campus + sweet romance + mutual firsts + a gentle, steady love] [Cold-faced man with questionable morals × soft, sweet girl who pretends to be well-behaved] Sui Mi wanted a divorce. Her husband, Xi Jianbai, was wonderful in every way. He’d built himself up from nothing, was steady and reserved, and treated her with respect. He was the perfect husband by any measure. But facing his stern, ascetic-looking face, Sui Mi simply couldn’t bring herself to say it. What 73.5kReads9.3Score12.8k14d adds
- 158 Farming After Transmigrating as the Top Scholar's Younger Sister 种田：穿成了探花郎的妹妹 Shen Yiyi transmigrated to an ancient farming household. Her parents were loving, her sister was gentle, and her older brother was a top student. Shen Yiyi was thrilled! She could eat and sleep, run and jump, then sit back and wait to cling to her brother’s coattails! Cozy daily life + opening a shop and making money + waiting for one person to make it big so everyone can benefit The chubby little Yiyi sweetly begged her family to carry her. Mother: “Why don’t you walk by yourself?” Father: “Can 8.2kReads9.0Score94914d adds
- 159 The Duke Has Gone Missing. Has His Wife Earned a Place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple? 国公失踪，夫人配享太庙了吗 [Devoted couple + transmigration + strong heroine + satisfying read + palace and household intrigue + lighthearted, no angst] After transmigrating to ancient times, Shangguan Jin, who has always worked in investment banking, feels like a good-for-nothing. She can't farm, and she can't make any of the modern inventions, either. The only thing she has going for her is her identity: the Duchess of the Duke's Estate, whose husband, the master of the house, has gone missing! Luckily, there are no dif 6.6kReads9.2Score65014d adds
- 160 The Farmer’s Daughter Refuses to Marry, and Her Future Powerful Official Loses Control in Public 农女拒嫁，未来权臣当众失控 [Romance first, career second] Since the heavens have given her a chance to start over, Xie Qinglian wastes no time. She decides not to give Shen Xingzhou any chance to grow up: she'll drown him in the river, push him off a mountain, or poison him with a poisonous fruit! [Shen Xingzhou: a mad beauty] When he discovers that Zhenzhen, the woman he loves, is actually Xie Qinglian and that she wants to kill him, he decides that if they cannot be husband and wife in life, then they can be a pair of g 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 After Marrying the Villain’s Younger Brother, I Lie Flat 嫁反派他弟后，咸鱼躺平了 [Marriage Before Love] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Redemption] [Villainous Everyday Life] [Sweet Romance] Note: The original male and female leads are endgame, and the older brother and best friend each have their own destined partner. [Heroine: A pretty face with a little bit of brains, but not much; Hero: So clueless he might as well have no brains, useless at everything, but very obedient] Liao Li is the sidekick of the novel’s wicked female lead, basically the villain’s enforcer. She has a b 24.7kReads8.1Score2.4k14d adds
- 162 Splendor at Every Turn, Spring at Every Step 步步惊华步步春 [Pure Historical Romance] [Plot-Driven] [Court Intrigue] [Two Strong Leads] [One-on-One Romance] [Everyone Is Clever] [Powerful Prince Who Holds the Court in His Hand vs. Brilliant Commoner Daughter] Ruan Zhenzhen, the illegitimate daughter of the Pingyang Marquis's household, was born of a courtesan's bloodline and raised in a humble home in the countryside. Then, one day, she was forced to enter the treacherous world of the capital's noble houses. Her relatives put on a false show of welcome, 8.7kReads8.7Score85714d adds
- 163 A Junior Banner Soldier in the Late Qing 清末小旗兵 Transmigrating to the late Qing was bad enough. To make matters worse, I became a soldier in the Eight Banners! Fu Ning thought he'd reached the end of the road, but since he was here, he might as well leave something behind. This is the story of a university student in an obscure field struggling to survive in a time of chaos, and of an ordinary person striving to change things in that era. 12.1kReads8.7Score94814d adds
- 164 A Song of Flowers by Night 花夜吟 Synopsis: [A cruel, possessive male lead + a beautiful, strong, tragic, and icy female lead + fantasy setting + manipulation + control + revenge + marriage before love + love that grows over time + mutual salvation] The Phantom Night Witch, Hua Li, bears the demonic breath of Taotie. After the ruler of Chiyu seals it, she is married off to Ling Ye, Prince of the Southern Commandery. Ling Ye drains her blood to cure his poison, turning her into his “medicinal catalyst.” She also swallowed Qiongqi 720Reads9.4Score10114d adds
- 165 The Daily Life of an Ancient Couple Making Money and Raising Kids 古代夫妻赚钱养娃日常 A local ancient couple's everyday struggle to save money and raise their child! The village's most beautiful embroiderer × a clever, capable accountant × their smart, well-behaved son! See how this family rises from humble farming roots and climbs the social ladder! The story of Chen Qiuyue and Zhao Huaiyu, a couple born and raised in ancient times, who work hard to save money and pay for their child's education after starting a family. They succeed in raising their child to excel, and their fa 7.3kReads8.6Score53814d adds
- 166 When the Flowers Bloom on the Roadside, Will You Come Home? 陌上花开，可归矣 Jiang Zhaoyu was born into a marquis’s household, but her mother disliked her from the moment she was born and sent her to live with her maternal grandmother. Fortunately, Her Highness the Grand Princess raised her as her own daughter, and she grew up to become the most exalted young lady in the capital. The older brother who grew up alongside her was the one she loved, but he married someone else. Later, Jiang Zhaoyu became engaged to Chu Jinyi, the empress dowager’s grandnephew and the empress 3.8kReads8.9Score39814d adds
- 167 The Young Couple 小两口儿 [Kind, Capable Chubby Girl × Straight-Laced Bootlicker Li Dabao] [Historical Romance + Premium Novel + Farming + Sweet Romance + Married Life + Countryside + Humble Living + The Husband’s Long Road to Winning Her Back] Pang Ya’s parents arranged a match for her with Li Dabao, a man from the neighboring village who had just been jilted. Pang Ya was secretly delighted. She had been quietly in love with Li Dabao since she was very young. After they married, Pang Ya honored her parents-in-law, treat 4.3kReads9.2Score38314d adds
- 168 The Tycoon Game: The Beautiful CEO Chose Me 富豪游戏：美女总裁选中我 Yang Li was chosen by a beautiful CEO, given ten million, and invited to take part in a life-or-death game. Six players, each with ten million. After one year, whoever has the most assets gets to live. 109Reads—Score414d adds
- 169 The Lady’s Maid 陪房丫鬟 [A Tale of Taking by Force] Unluckily transmigrated into the body of a maid who serves as a dowry, Yun Xiang knows she will eventually be chosen to become Second Master Lu’s bedchamber maid. Second Master Lu is refined and gentle, the man of many maids’ dreams. But she doesn’t want that. She struggles and resists, openly and in secret, doing everything she can to avoid it. Yet, by a twist of fate, she unexpectedly catches Second Master Lu’s eye. She has no right to refuse. Just as it seems the m 71.1kReads9.1Score11.4k14d adds
- 170 The Princess and Her Court Investigator 公主和她的少卿 [Pure historical romance + one man and one woman, devoted only to each other + sweet romance + no transmigration or rebirth + outspoken characters + devoted to the heroine + mutual affection] [Beautiful, bold princess VS scheming, tea-flavored male lead. Daily life + palace and court intrigue. Lighthearted writing.] [The heroine gets revenge on the spot. The male lead plans several steps ahead and is a model of gentlemanly virtue.] As the only legitimate princess, Liancheng was born to privilege 2.9kReads9.1Score39414d adds
- 171 It's Over! The Sweet and Delicate Heiress Flirts Up a Storm, and the Prince Can't Take It 完蛋！娇软嫡女花式开撩，王爷他顶不住了 Born on the night of a lunar eclipse, she was branded a cursed, ill-fated loner. Xie Wan grew up in a Taoist temple. By the time she returned, both her parents were gone. Wolves circled from the outside, while her little brother cried for food at home. And her biased grandmother wanted nothing more than to drive her out of the family estate. A certain man: “Stop dragging it out and get to the point!” “Oh.” Xie Wan smiled. “The point is, I’ve taken a liking to someone. I’ll plan my moves one by o 756Reads9.2Score26214d adds
- 172 The Little Crybaby of the 1960s Is Always Hung from the Demonically Handsome Commander's Waist 六零小丧包天天被妖孽首长挂腰上 [Military marriage in the 1960s · quietly unhinged · decisive and ruthless · golden finger with a hint of mystery · off-the-charts sweetness] Don’t mess with Lu Jiu. She’s fierce, bold, and rebellious. In her previous life, she spent thirteen years undercover, going from a drug lord’s fake heiress to the drug lord herself. The day the operation closed in, she blew everyone sky-high, herself included. When she opened her eyes again, she was Lu Jiu, an academic ace in the 1960s. She came with a me 92.6kReads9.2Score15.3k14d adds
- 173 I Won’t Be a Powerful Official’s Concubine, I Just Want to Farm 不做权臣外室，我只想种田 As the head of the Court of Judicial Review, Huo Yanzheng is known among the people of the capital as an upright official who solves cases with uncanny skill. But to Su Lingwan, he is cold and heartless, standing by with folded arms. He hardly seems like a good person. So whenever Huo Yanzheng comes to eat at her noodle shop, she secretly gives him two extra side dishes or adds another braised egg to his order. She is timid by nature and has no one to rely on. She can only hope that, in return f 6.8kReads8.9Score65414d adds
- 174 The Frail Beauty Stays Alive by Kissing the Regent 病弱美人靠着与摄政王亲嘴续命 [Completed, both leads are inexperienced, sweet flirtation and romance, devoted husband, sickly and delicate heroine, hero seems cool and noble but is secretly an obsessed romantic] Mu Shengsheng has a beautiful, captivating face, but she is a sickly girl with little time left to live. She is expected to die by the age of sixteen at the latest. Then, one day, her life hangs by a thread. Her stepmother sends her off for a ghost marriage, and while trying to escape, she accidentally falls into a m 3.3kReads9.0Score39114d adds
- 175 In Ancient Times, the Powerful Keep Taking What They Want 人在古代，权贵步步强夺 In her third year in the ancient world, the person who had sheltered Zhu Qingyu became embroiled in a legal case. Gu Zhao, heir to the Duke of Dingguo, offered his help. “Just this once,” he said. A fleeting night of passion was an ending for her, but only the beginning for him. Gu Zhao lived by the principles of self-restraint and keeping his heart in check. He was upright and proper in all things, except that he couldn’t suppress his endless greed, anger, and desire for a married woman. He 62.6kReads9.0Score9.5k14d adds
- 176 Where Can I Find a Beauty? 何处有佳人 Hao Jia is an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life and following the expected path. She’s just one step away from completing the usual milestones of blind dates, marriage, and having a child when an unexpected accident disrupts her plans and sends her life down a different track. Ye Yiheng is a brilliant scholar pursuing both a master’s and a doctorate, and a gentle, refined practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. He and his girlfriend were together from school uniforms to wedding gowns, 26.1kReads9.0Score3k14d adds
- 177 My Heaven-Defying Kidney-Tonifying System 我的逆天补肾系统 Han Gao's life hit rock bottom. His marriage was over, and so was his dignity. Just then, a mysterious delivery arrived at his door: an unremarkable thermos. From that moment on, he began quietly growing stronger... 1.5kReads6.3Score10014d adds
- 178 The Comments Say My Fiancé Is Using My Identity for Investment Fraud, So I Make Him Perform His Own Bankruptcy 弹幕说未婚夫用我身份搞投资诈骗，我让他表演原地破产 The Comments Said My Fiancé Was Using My Identity to Commit Investment Fraud, So I Made Him Go Bankrupt on the Spot 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 High-born Matriarch’s Husband-Taming Manual 高门主母的驯夫手册 Cheng Zhao was granted in marriage to Zhou Yuanshen, the youngest duke in the realm. Zhou Yuanshen had a favored concubine with a powerful family backing her, and he was also entangled in an ambiguous relationship with his widowed sister-in-law. He despised the stiff, dull manner of noble-born ladies. And Cheng Zhao had received the most orthodox upbringing of all. Faced with the endless infighting in the Duke’s household, the concubine’s provocations, and her sister-in-law’s covert meddling, Ch 163.9kReads9.0Score24.8k14d adds
- 180 Moonset in Warm Embrace 月落温怀 Wen Lin and Song Changyue have been married for ten years, and theirs is a loving marriage. Still, whenever Wen Lin looks at Song Changyue, he can't help wondering whether she regrets it. After all, he was the one who ruined her match back then. She said she didn't like living in a grand, secluded household, yet in the end, she still has to devote herself to its affairs. 50Reads—Score13014d adds
- 181 Day After Day, Endless and Long 朝朝漫漫 Moonlight spilled across the ground, cool and pale. Lotus flowers stood tall in a tranquil pond. A gauzy veil concealed her face as she danced with graceful poise, every smile and frown captivating. People said Gu Yanchu, the powerful grand secretary, was the emperor’s illegitimate son, abandoned among the common people. Otherwise, how could he have joined the Grand Secretariat at such a young age? It was a pity that such an elegant, handsome gentleman had married a fierce and domineering young 5kReads9.1Score41414d adds
- 182 After My Eldest Sister Swapped Our Marriages 被长姐换亲之后 [Farming + marriage first, love later + switched betrothals + contrast couple + business + transmigration] [Available as a full-cast audiobook and comic drama] Song He dies in an accident while saving someone and transmigrates to ancient times as an ordinary farm girl. Life is hard, and even having enough to eat and warm clothes is a struggle. As the second daughter in her family, the original owner is ignored by her father and scolded by her mother. Her eldest sister is fiercely competitive, an 52.5kReads8.7Score6.5k14d adds
- 183 The Concubine’s Daughter Spills Her Inner Thoughts While Gossiping, and the Entire Court Secretly Dotes on the Heir’s Wife 庶女吃瓜漏心声，全朝偷宠世子妃 41.2kReads8.9Score5.8k14d adds
- 184 My Scumbag Dad Remarries, So the Pitiful Girl from the 1970s Takes Her Sister to Find Their Father 渣爹另娶，七零小可怜带妹去寻父 [Ancient-to-modern + military compound + reborn + transmigration + everyday family life + golden finger + ensemble cast in small doses + play the pig to eat the tiger] Jiang Wenluo of the Great Jin Dynasty was punished by Heaven for putting justice before family and transmigrated to the 1970s, becoming a seven-year-old child. The child had a miserable life. Her mother died in childbirth while having a second child, and her father remarried six months later. Her grandmother favored boys over girl 17.4kReads8.0Score1.1k14d adds
- 185 The Marquis’s Mother Is Fiercer Than a Tiger, and She Leads Her Three Daughters-in-Law to Success 侯门婆母猛如虎，带飞三个儿媳 Jiang Wanning transmigrates into a book. She becomes the scumbag male lead’s mother, a wicked marquise’s wife who helps a scheming white lotus bully the heroine. Remembering how frustrating it was to read the story and be unable to slap some sense into its characters, Jiang Wanning rolls up her sleeves and gives her eldest son, who wants to marry the white lotus as his second wife, a slap. “Smack!” Her eldest son stares at her in shock. “Mother, you hit me?” Jiang Wanning: “You favor your concub 5.2kReads8.6Score69014d adds
- 186 Forced to Become a Lucky Bride, I Became the Tyrannical Prince’s Darling 被迫冲喜后，成了暴戾王爷掌中娇 [Mad Dog Prince x Sweet Beauty, married first and fell in love later + doting husband + both are pure + face-slapping power fantasy] Shen Youying's father and brothers are falsely accused of treason. The Shen family falls into ruin overnight, and everyone keeps their distance. Even the Lu family, who had arranged a marriage with her long ago, can't wait to break off the engagement. On the day the betrothal gifts are to be exchanged, her fiance doesn't show up. Instead, a eunuch from the palace a 4.7kReads9.0Score67814d adds
- 187 The Horse Slave Son-in-Law Destroyed My Motherland. Reborn, I Locked Him in a Military Brothel 马奴驸马灭我母国，重生后我把他锁进军妓营 The Horse Slave Prince Consort Destroyed My Motherland. Reborn, I Lock Him in a Military Brothel 253Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 A Lovely Spring Day 春日好时光 [Completed, no rebirth or transmigration.][A peaceful rural life, a rugged man meets a beauty, and ordinary people make a life together.] Song Shu trembled and cried, “Please spare me, grim reaper!” But the terrifying man took off his demon mask and gently said, “Don't be afraid, miss. I'm a good person.” She just wanted to get rid of this dangerous man as soon as possible and never see him again. But he said in a gruff voice, “I can never repay you for saving my life. The only thing I can do i 10.2kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 189 All the Years She Worked as a Nanny 她做保姆这些年 The physical edition has already been published under the title Stories of Life Beneath the Apron. The original title was Her Years as a Housekeeper. This is not a reborn story, nor is it a wish-fulfillment novel. Based on real events in Shenzhen, it tells of the feuds and tangled relationships of a wealthy family, of love and hatred, of a loyal bond between employer and housekeeper, and of spouses standing by each other through thick and thin. It faces both the light and darkness of human natur 14.2kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
- 190 The Empress Doesn’t Care 娘娘不在乎 [Palace and household intrigue + Marriage first, love later + Fictional era] [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.] Though Qiao Qingyi is a concubine’s daughter, her legitimate mother never treated her harshly. In fact, she raised her like her own child. But when her elder sister’s marriage arrangements change, the match that was supposed to be hers falls to Qiao Qingyi instead. To repay her legitimate mother’s kindness, Qiao Qingyi w 328Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 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
- 192 The Silly Beauty Is Sweet and Soft, and the Regent Is Smitten 笨蛋美人乖又软摄政王他沦陷了 Su Ningning is simple-minded and innocent. On her wedding day, she stumbles upon rebels slaughtering her family and crashes straight into the arms of Lou Shengxue, the regent who holds power over the entire court. Cold and bloodthirsty, he was about to take her life when he unexpectedly discovered that she carried a secret remedy for breaking curses. He had no choice but to keep her by his side. Everyone laughs at her as a useless, foolish princess consort, but only Lou Shengxue knows that this 474Reads—Score10014d adds
- 193 I Hear the Study Abroad Crowd Is a Mess 听说留学圈很乱 [The leads are not each other’s firsts] While studying abroad, Fu Fan and Jing An were worlds apart, two people who should never have crossed paths. He was the campus king, adored by everyone; she was an unassuming girl, quiet and independent. Jing An accidentally caught Fu Fan flirting with someone else, and had also witnessed his reckless affairs with women. She looked down on him, but he was determined to have her. In the end, she fell into his arms, and together they spent a period of wild, 9.3kReads8.9Score75614d adds
- 194 Mai Goes to War (Costume Drama Starring Zhang Tian'ai) 阿麦从军（张天爱主演古装影视原著） The original novel behind the period drama of the same name starring Zhang Tianai! A prequel to The Legend of the Crowned Princess! After the Duke of Jingguo of Nanxia is murdered, his daughter Maisui is struck by a sudden upheaval. She conceals her identity, takes the name Amai, trades her rouge and fine clothes for armor, and joins the army. There she encounters a flamboyant general and crosses paths with a fearsome battlefield killer, growing from a lowly soldier into a legendary God of War. 1.2kReads9.6Score21014d adds
- 195 The Gentle, Lovable Wife in the Comparison Group Awakens 对照组的娇软正妻觉醒啦 [One man and one woman + devoted couple and sweet romance + delicate beauty + regent] Sheng Rui, an unfavored concubine-born daughter, manages through her own efforts to marry the youngest grand secretary in the court. After their wedding, she feels life is pretty comfortable: she has money to spend and power at her disposal. Her husband may be a little too insatiable in certain matters, but with time, she's learned to enjoy it too. Just as she thinks she can spend the rest of her life in peace 8.4kReads8.4Score54514d adds
- 196 Reborn, I Was Adopted by an Upper-Class Family Abroad 重来一世，我被国外上流家庭收养 From a remote mountain village where she had never owned a pair of shoes, she walked barefoot all the way to the city. By chance, a foreign couple adopted her. Through hard work, she got into a prestigious elite school and found the value of her life anew. Standing on the high awards podium, facing questions from reporters from around the world, she answered: “I’m Vera Wilson. No matter what my nationality is, Chinese blood will always run through my veins. And I’m also happy that you call me Zh 9.8kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
- 197 Infinite Spiritual Power? No, I'm a Human Power Bank 无限灵力？不，我是人形充电包 Infinite spiritual power + dantian constipation + a power-supplying formation + play the pig to eat the tiger Others cultivate based on talent. Lin Que cultivates based on his battery level. He transmigrates with infinite spiritual power, but suffers from "dantian constipation syndrome," with spiritual power so blocked up that it leaks out through his lower half. Sect Leader: Go relieve yourself at the mountain-protecting formation every day. And so he becomes the Qingniu Sect's mobile power so 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Blacksmith and the Tofu Maker 大铁匠与豆腐娘 [Farming story + everyday life + food + raising a child + cozy + no pocket dimension or System for the protagonist + seemingly fierce but actually endlessly worrying, devoted dad-like man x free-spirited pampered sweetheart + face-slapping satisfaction] (The leads are both natives. They'll keep living their own quiet lives and won't suddenly become marquises, prime ministers, or emperors.) Of the three hardest livelihoods, there's boat hauling, ironworking, and selling tofu. Mian, a tofu seller 13.1kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 199 Imprisoned in Spring: The Cold, Aloof Powerful Official Breaks His Vows 囚春情：清冷权臣破戒后 [Age gap + both are inexperienced + pregnant and on the run + an icy, powerful official brought low + she flees, he pursues] In the eighth year of Chengping, amid bitter cold and heavy snow, the entire Xie household was seized. Xie Jinhuai, the governor of Yangzhou, was sentenced to a brutal execution, and the rest of his family suffered as well. In the blink of an eye, Xie Zhi went from a governor’s daughter to a convicted slave. Just as she was about to be sold to a brothel, she summoned her c 6.9kReads9.1Score82914d adds
- 200 Mistakenly Climbing into a Life of Luxury 误攀浮华 I just got a notification from the platform that this is being adapted into a comic drama! This is not the same old story!!! You'll be captivated by the protagonists' charm, especially the male lead! [Guiding male lead | Not a domineering CEO | Realistic | Down-to-earth | Not over-the-top | Slow burn | No angst | Funny] [Sharp-dressed, devilishly handsome boss with a thousand schemes & pure, obedient girl who refuses to cling to the powerful] Original title: Mistakenly Climbing into the World of 30.8kReads9.1Score3.8k14d adds
