Novels like I Have a Little Chaos World
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- 51 Slay the Outer Gods, Starting by Curing the Cold Poison 诛灭外神，从解寒毒开始 [Alternate setting] [Fully developed worldbuilding] [Rational, cold-blooded man with emotional detachment vs. Steady, fatherly, powerful and dependable man] Zhang Yuan wakes up as a poor young man with a shattered spiritual palace and a deadly cold poison coursing through him. A golden dragon resides in his spiritual palace, and his two awakened talents are both pseudo-king-tier: the Domain of Myriad Phenomena and the Eye of Heaven’s Mandate. He thinks this is the beginning of his defiance of 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 True Immortal of the Origin Gourd 元葫真仙 An ordinary rogue cultivator happens upon a mysterious jade gourd. In the cruel world of immortal cultivation, where everyone schemes against everyone else, he uses his miraculous skills in alchemy and formation crafting to seize the world's blessings, attain immortality, and become the foremost true immortal. 49Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 53 Quick Transmigration: Where Does Resentment Come From? 快穿之何来怨生？ [Quick transmigration + no romance for the protagonist + a mindless power fantasy + no single fixed protagonist. The stories follow basic logic; most wrap up in one chapter. Some are original, while others are crossover fanfiction based on film and television.] Grudge Demons... survive by feeding on people’s resentment. There are so many people in this world who carry regrets, and so much resentment. Sometimes, through various twists of fate, it is laid to rest and the original ending is changed 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 You Can Be the Brother-Worshipping Sis; I'll Be the Big Shot 你当扶弟魔，我去当大佬 Wang Shuai, a 30-year-old IT professional, started dating Li Jing after a coworker introduced them. When they began discussing marriage, he discovered she was an extreme devotee to her younger brother, demanding that her name be added to the property deed and that the entire bride price go to her brother, among other things. Wang Shuai decisively broke up with her. That very night, he unexpectedly activated the Face-Slapping System and received a starter pack: five million yuan in cash and a 390 242Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Peerless Mad Immortal: The Heavens Open in the Mystic Realm 绝世狂仙之玄界开天 This book continues The Peerless Mad Immortal. In today's Profound Realm, humanity, once the foremost of all living beings, has splintered into factions and lost its former glory. Of the Profound Realm's seven continents, humans can only eke out a precarious existence in one corner of the Heavenly Continent, struggling to survive among the many alien races. Though human territory ranks among the top three in the Heavenly Continent, the region is home to many races: the brutal Evil Dragon Clan, t 68Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 56 Chronicles of a Ruthless Immortal Cultivator 狠人修仙纪 From the start, his female ghost master abducts him to cultivate through dual practice. But instead, he drains the beautiful master dry and refines her into a corpse puppet! Cultivate supreme demonic arts, wield a treasure that commands space and time. I’m invincible among my peers, and can take down anyone stronger at the cost of my life! I’m either fighting or on my way to a fight! [Commoner’s journey] 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Global Apocalypse: I Stockpiled Ten Thousand Tons of Supplies 全球末世，我囤积了万吨物资 [Apocalypse + hoarding + rebirth + special abilities + multiple heroines + System + ruthless action + wish fulfillment] The sun undergoes a drastic transformation, and the world’s climate changes with it. Humanity endures a triple cycle of heat, cold, and heat. Just when temperatures return to normal, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions strike one after another. The threat of mutated creatures is everywhere. In his previous life, Lin Feng died just as hope was about to arrive. Reborn thi 23Reads5.5Score11314d adds
- 58 Beyond the Milky Way Stands a Platform for Slaying Gods: Xu Yibai, the Cautious God 银河系外有座斩神台之苟神许一白 [Everyday Life with Subtext] [Not a Power Fantasy] [No Female Lead] [The Art of Lying Low] An unconventional cultivation novel full of everyday comedy and endless layers of subtext. Xu Yibai was once a great bearer of fortune on Earth, but the powerful Divine Lord set his sights on him and devoured him day and night! Unexpectedly, as he died, his remnant soul went berserk and possessed the Divine Lord’s true spirit. He also accidentally awakened a divine talent that let him unlock a divine skill —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Reborn: The Power Couple Takes the World by Storm 重生后，大佬夫妇飒翻全球 The icy pool water rushed around her, bringing a suffocating chill. Su Qingyuan's eyes flew open. This wasn't the freezing morgue. It was the outdoor pool at the Su family villa! She looked down at her slender, pale arms. There were no hideous scars, no signs of decay. She was reborn! Back at eighteen, on the very day her stepsister, Su Yuran, pushed her into the water! In her previous life, this was the day Gu Jingchen, the scumbag, staged a “heroic rescue.” From then on, she devoted herself 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 What Golden Finger? Me? 什么金手指？我吗？ Your gazes coming together are what set this story in motion. Thank you for reading. If you want it to be, then this is a true story. This is an ensemble story, and everyone's a protagonist. I don't even know if it's aimed at male or female readers. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Good-for-Nothing Legitimate Daughter: Master of Medicine and Poison, Conqueror of the World 穿成废柴嫡女：医毒双绝倾天下 Lin Wanqing, a genius forensic doctor, transmigrates into the body of the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household. She wakes to a desperate situation: trapped in a woodshed, waiting to die, disfigured and blind. Framed by her half-sister and poisoned by her stepmother, she uses modern medicine to save herself, then stuns the world with her mastery of both medicine and poison. By chance, she saves Xiao Xuance, the Prince of Jing, who is afflicted by a strange poison and disguising his disabi 366Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Liu Ruyan Reborn: Taming Her Vicious Disciple 柳如烟重生：暴虐逆徒 [Female master reborn + Her ungrateful disciples regret everything + She will never forgive them + Cathartic revenge] Angsty romance, cathartic revenge, contrast, turning from white to black Over two thousand years, Liu Ruyan poured her heart and soul into raising six mediocre male disciples, turning them into renowned Tribulation Transcendence powerhouses feared across the Eight Wastelands. She taught them everything she knew and treated them like her own children. In return, they carefully p 43Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 63 The Medical Concubine Stuns Tang: Healing Her Way Through the Splendid Palace 医妃惊唐：锦绣深宫步步医 Modern medical student Lin Xi’s soul transmigrates to the Tang dynasty during the Yuanhe era after a laboratory explosion, and she becomes Su Qingyuan, a concubine-born daughter of the Marquis of Yongning’s household who is constantly bullied. The moment she wakes, her legal mother offers her a bowl of poisoned porridge. Relying on the silver needles and antibiotics in her portable mini medical kit, she sees through the plot. From then on, she depends on her medical skills to survive... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Sacred Path’s Struggle for the Ruins 圣道争墟 Chen Mobai, Su Mingxue, and Lu Chen, three Earth researchers, transmigrate into the world of the Sacred Dao and become border orphans struggling to survive. Armed with memories of another world and a broken golden finger, they grow together amid blood and fire. Amid the turmoil of the human race's literary rank rivalries, the demon race's battles over interests, and the demon race's invasion and devouring, the three gradually uncover the truth of the world: their souls resonate with the “Sage's 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Reborn as Zhao Gou: Who Dares Harm My Yue Family Army? 魂穿赵构，谁敢害我岳家军 Zhao Xu, a modern graduate student in history, is railing against Zhao Gou, the feckless Southern Song emperor who destroyed his own defenses and unjustly killed Yue Fei, when he unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Emperor Gaozong of Song at the beginning of the eleventh year of the Shaoxing era. At this moment, Chancellor Qin Hui is using “insufficient state funds” and “an exhausted populace” as excuses to join a group of civil officials in petitioning the emperor to recall Yue Fei, who 2.1kReads8.2Score23214d adds
- 66 Battleships and Roses: Tales of the Twenty-Third Century 巨舰与蔷薇：二十三世纪往事 Two centuries after nuclear war destroyed the old world, humanity has rebuilt itself on the African continent. The Eurasian-African United Empire and the United States of South America now face each other across the ocean. Tantai Qingxin is a young man who despises politics but is forced into the Empire’s power struggles, caught between ironclad warships and the royal rose. In the final war sweeping across the oceans, the land, and the stars, he must make one last choice for the people he loves —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Icecrown Saintess Legion 冰冠圣女军 The Ice-Crowned Saintess Army —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The Wolf of Garcia 加西亚之狼 The Wolf of Garcia —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Olivia and Yang Sirong’s Modern Life (1) 奥利维亚和杨祀戎的现代生活(一) Olivia and Yang Sirong's Modern Life (Part One) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Tragedy That Began with a Box of Dinars 一箱迪纳尔引发的惨案 The Tragedy That Began with a Box of Dinars —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The War in Heaven 天堂战争 Throughout humanity's long history, the book of life has been quietly rewritten. Hidden in 98% of human DNA, once dismissed as junk, are secrets science cannot explain. A forbidden experiment and a drug called “Angel of Euthanasia” ignited divine miracles in the blood of a select few. They are the Chosen. Beneath the sun lies the mundane world; in the shadows, a hidden order. Nations maneuver, factions stir, and the descendants of the gods replay an ancient game of chess in the modern world. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Supernatural Are Trying to Evade Taxes? This Is America! 诡异想逃税？这里是美利坚！ “In this world, only death and taxes are inevitable.” “The supernatural has died out? Then all that’s left is taxes!” After transmigrating to America, Li Ang becomes an agent for the IRS. The supernatural is running rampant? Sorry, here’s your tax bill. Can’t afford to pay? Then you can deduct yourself! And so... Sadako: I just wanted to come out and scare people. He insists that my well counts as a residence and wants to charge me property tax... A certain Rule Horror: Don’t talk to me about ru 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Changing My Fate by Transmigrating to Republican-Era China 改命从穿越民国开始 · A gun from the start, and everything else must be earned in battle · Build farms and raise troops with the System, then roll over the enemy with sheer force · An alternate take on history, from the early Republic to the War of Resistance · Brotherhood, love of country, and patriotic action-packed thrills, all in one · Fast-paced, no tormenting the protagonist, and exciting from beginning to end 162Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 My Fox Fairy Sister 我的狐仙姐姐 Bai Yuhong, the Nine-Tailed Fox Venerable, has guarded the boundary between the two realms for eight thousand years with her crimson, sky-burning flames. Cool and proud, she has endured eternal solitude. Then, amid the chaos over the Phoenix Core, she meets a human child named Xuan Yun, only five years old and pure of heart. Soft-spoken, earnest, and looking up at her with trust, he becomes her disciple and makes a young but steadfast promise: “I’ll grow strong, and one day I’ll protect you, Mas 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 I Brought a Superstar Home for Lunar New Year. Shouldn't I Be Proud? 过年带大明星回家，我骄傲了吗？ With just twenty days left until Chinese New Year, Li Wei, down on his luck in Shanghai, suddenly got bound to the “Sugar Mommy System.” On a whim, he bound himself to top-tier actress Yang Mi. Once the bond was established, Yang Mi called him herself and offered to take him back to his hometown in Henan for the holiday in a luxury car! Before they left, Yang Mi spent a fortune in Shanghai buying New Year goods for Li Wei, face-slapping everyone who looked down on him. At a service station, onl 556Reads5.9Score10014d adds
- 76 Golden Spatula: Fortune's Chess God 金铲铲：福星棋神 [Written while the author was playing Fortune with four Golden Pots, only one Sparring Glove, and not a single Knock-On, and was so furious they nearly lost it. Lin Mo is the sole protagonist. There is no female lead. Not one.] Forced into the game, eight players per match, and the last one standing dies! While the whole world plays it safe to survive, Lin Mo goes on a wild losing streak! Everyone else: “He’s lost his mind! Does he want to die?” Lin Mo sneers: If you don’t understand Fortune, ho 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Reborn as the Son-in-Law of the Richest Man 重生之我在首富家当赘婿 In his previous life, he worked himself to death for a trillionaire CEO. Reborn, he becomes the live-in son-in-law of the richest family in town. He gets fifty thousand a month, lives in a mansion, and only has to play the nominal husband of an icy female CEO. He signs the humiliating agreement without hesitation. “There’s a deal like this?” From then on, he saves hundred-billion-yuan projects at family meetings while gaming, and leaves the elite speechless at banquets with his “pig-farming econ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 The Horse Keeper's Promotion Diary 弼马温升职记 The modern Heavenly Court is a highly bureaucratic theocratic system. The Imperial Stables, responsible for gathering, managing, and training the heavenly horses, is a logistics department that looks prestigious on the surface but is actually on the sidelines. Sun Wukong is recruited after “disrupting order in the lower world” and appointed Protector of the Imperial Horses, a fifth-rank official. Li Changeng is appointed deputy manager, a sixth-rank official, to assist him. I, Li Changeng, deput —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Master Surgeon: The Marquis’s Stand-In Wife Is Done Playing Along 外科圣手：侯爷的替身夫人不干了 A scalpel can save lives, and it can also cut open this cruel world that devours people. Su Qingyuan, a top surgeon, died in the instant an operating table short-circuited. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the substitute bride of the Anping Marquis's household, slashing her wrists on her wedding night. The red candles flickered. The man named Chu Lingfeng gripped her chin, his voice icy. “Remember, you're only Wan'er's shadow.” The original owner had been forced into marriage, humi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Testing the Sword, Asking About Spring and Autumn 试剑问春秋 [Secret identity + two equally powerful leads + coming-of-age romance + both angst and sweetness] The only true goddess in the world vs. a gentle, secretly flirtatious fox of a male lead. A love reborn across past lives and this one. After you are reborn, I will do only three things: First, restore your memories. Second, restore your divine power. Third, unite the Calamity Immortal Realm. Also known as: “After I started cultivating, my firearms got MVP, and I became a freeloader who wins by doin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Little Bear, Watch the Moon with You 小熊陪你看月亮 [Contemporary romance + secret crush + a little angst + self-healing] We had known each other for years, sharing countless sunrises and dusks. He stood by me through the dark days when I was bullied. I always thought we’d be friends for life, until he smiled and told me, “My girlfriend proposed to me.” In that moment, a wave of overwhelming heartache and clarity swept over me. After half a year of getting to know him, I finally understood that what I felt wasn’t friendship or dependence. More th 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Her Soul Returns! The Young Lady Is Peerless 神魂归！大小姐她风华绝代！ [Main story complete] [One-on-one romance + two powerful leads + both devoted only to each other] [Brilliant young lady vs. obsessive young demon] The evil doctor Yan Qing comes back from the dead and transmigrates into the body of the young sect leader of the Myriad Spirits Sect on Canglan Continent. Taming beasts? Sorry, I enslave them. Alchemy? Sorry, I eat pills like candy. Artifact crafting? Sorry, I can do that too. Talisman-making… formation arts… Everyone watches her reveal one secr 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Country Girl Gets Rich with a Dream Interpretation System 小农女靠解梦系统暴富了 Lin Weiyue, a modern psychologist, transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the daughter of a down-and-out family. By chance, she binds herself to a dream-interpretation System. She plans to earn a little money by interpreting dreams and improve her family’s life, but unexpectedly becomes famous far and wide, helping her whole family grow rich and prosper. Her sharp-tongued grandmother becomes a star saleswoman, and though the family bickers constantly, they pull together. Then the handsome yo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Plum Blossoms Fall, Dust Rises 梅落起尘烟 He is a cold-faced doctor who lies low in the foreign concession. Using electrotherapy to enter the subconscious, he advances carefully, step by step, with revenge as his sole aim. He has no idea that his visit to the Shen residence has already drawn him into a far deeper conspiracy. She is the Third Concubine in the secluded depths of the Shen residence, delicate and lovely enough to stir anyone's sympathy, yet a consummate actress. Are her “performances” and “disguises” meant to help her esca 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Hello, Brother-in-Law 姐夫，你好 > At the funeral, he stared at the coffin, guilt in his eyes. > My little niece was crying, but the moment she landed in my arms, she quieted down. The Gu family immediately asked me to move into their villa and take care of her. > He laid down three rules with a cold expression. But when I ran into him drunk late one night, he mistook me for someone else and murmured, “Why couldn’t it have been you who came back then...?” > The last few calls my sister made before she died were full of suspicio 191Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Conquering Every Profession with My God-Given Trash Physique 靠天赐的废物体质干遍全职业 A falling star crashes to earth, spiritual energy surges, and supernatural abilities endure. As someone without spiritual energy, my place in this world begins to change in subtle ways. But are the things this world has done over the past thousand years a sign of progress with the times, or an unforeseen mystery that was always destined to emerge? It all began when my soul arrived at that [place]... [Modern urban martial arts + supernatural abilities + no System + uncovering secrets] When a conc 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Twin Jade Hairpins' Tale 双生簪玉引 A white jade hairpin links the lives of two people whose souls have been switched. An accident turned An Shiyu, a girl from the slums, into Yu Feiwan, the daughter of a noble family in ancient times. A phone from an era that did not belong to her was the only thing she couldn’t bear to leave behind. Meanwhile, the real noblewoman awakened in Yu Feiwan’s body a thousand years in the future, with the white jade hairpin that had traveled through time with her resting by her pillow. “When you touch 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Eight Years, and He Doesn't Love Me Anymore 八年，他不爱了 For eight years of marriage, Lin Nian used KPIs to evaluate Zhou Huaian. How many times he said “I love you” each day, how many surprises he planned each month, how many anniversaries he remembered each year: she kept track of it all. He wasn't doing well enough. That's what she'd always thought. Then one day, he left with a suitcase. On his computer, he left behind a 600-chapter novel, three million words, written over eight years. She read from the first chapter to the six hundredth. The first 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Nianshuang, I’m the Extra Child in This Family 念双，我是家里多余的孩子 My name is Xu Nianshuang. I used to be the most unwanted child in my family. My mother remarried and brought home an adopted son, a brother who was spoiled rotten in a family that favored boys over girls. My sister Huaiwen and I were treated like burdens from childhood. When I was three, an accident left both my hands disabled. My family refused to get me treatment, so I gritted my teeth and learned to live with my feet. My sister was the only one who protected me. When I grew up and got married 76Reads—Score10014d adds
- 90 Galactic Audit: The Ashen Law 银河审计之灰烬定律 The Galactic Audit: The Law of Ashes is a political science-fiction novel centered on “institutions and entropy.” In 2847 of the Solar System calendar, the Pathfinder Fleet is “approved to defect.” But in deep space, it receives an old signal from the Pioneer, sent five hundred years ago, and is led to the Rust Belt, a boundary in space and time that swallows light, reverses time, and records fragments of the future. A silver “key” selects an interface, and the door is forced open. Humanity is t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Imperial Order: Subjugation 帝序：镇压 [Urban + plot-driven + fast-paced + thrilling and suspenseful + hard-hitting action] In 2045, spiritual qi revival sweeps across Earth, and the laws governing all realms begin to loosen. Strange fluctuations descend from the heavens, bringing the forbidden power of the mythic era, the Imperial Order, into the world. The inheritances and fragments of the laws of the Heavenly Emperors, including the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, the Ye Heavenly Emperor, and the Chu Heavenly Emperor, scatter across th 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Nine Disciplines Descend: Breaking the Deadlock in Great Qi 九科临世：大齐破局 At the founding of Great Qi, its ancestors established the foundations of the state with the principle “the literary tradition is its root, the heart-lantern its soul.” They hid away a Literary Heart-Lantern, which could gather the power of the literary tradition and bring peace to the realm, but it vanished from the world over the centuries. The Shadow Pavilion’s main purpose is to find and seize the Literary Heart-Lantern, utterly destroy Great Qi’s literary tradition, and carry out its treaso —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Profound Venerable Who Returned to Zero 归零玄尊 Xuan Zun Ling Chen is betrayed by his beloved and meets his end. Reborn as a good-for-nothing youth, he encounters a fortuitous opportunity and awakens the Chaos Profound Meridians, a gift unseen for countless generations. In this life, he has come not only for revenge, but also to uncover the ultimate secret of the “Heavenly Order.” At the end of cultivation, is there transcendence, or are you reduced to nothing? All the powerful are merely “energy livestock” raised by ancient transcendents. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Mount & Blade: Blade of Conquest 骑砍征服之刃 Quantum entanglement, crossing through time and space. Swords, magic, and conflict rekindled. Who will rule the continent of Atemura? The protagonist arrives on the continent of Atemura by accident through quantum entanglement. Here, he will confront the darkness of human nature and the struggle between good and evil, and discover what it means to be strong and to be a hero. An ensemble story with an intelligent protagonist and equally sharp supporting characters. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Memory Loss from the Start: A World in Chaos 开局失忆世界大混乱 Amnesia from the start + a System that makes life miserable + a world turned upside down. He wakes up with all his memories erased, and the world has gone completely off the rails: modern residential complexes have become ancient martial-arts settings, gym equipment has turned into legendary martial arts weapons, and all the modern people in the city have vanished, leaving only experts who crossed over from a wuxia world. He’s forced to bind himself to a sharp-tongued, freeloading System with bi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 It Wasn’t a Dream: Motherland, Let’s Cultivate Immortality Together 原来不是梦：祖国，咱们一起修仙 When the cultivation world mocked her as a rootless weed, the voice of her motherland reached across time and space: “Fellow countrywoman, we’re bringing you home.” A young woman carrying the wisdom of Chinese technology starts her cultivation journey anew in another world. The ancient legacy she gives back will become the spark that keeps a civilization alive. As both worlds face peril, aid spanning the stars and the bond she shares with her peerless cultivation partner together write a legend 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Full-Time God of Wealth 全职财神 With only five yuan left in his account, rent breathing down his neck, and his life at rock bottom, Jiang Li put on a secondhand gaming headset. In the world of Epoch, he unexpectedly acquired the unique skill [Eye of Wealth]. From then on, the monsters dropped more than just gear: they dropped wealth with a price tag. One copper coin equaled one yuan, and the crisp clink of gold hitting his pocket was the sound of money arriving in his real-world bank account! From a “useless mine owner” mocked —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Junior Sister Who Slacked Off All Along Yet Beat Everyone 小师妹全程摆烂却干翻全场 [System + transmigrate + golden finger + a touch of ensemble cast + friendship] After gaming at home for three days and two nights, Jiang Xiyin, an internet-addicted girl, died suddenly, both unexpectedly and, in a way, inevitably. When she opened her eyes, she learned that her death had been caused by a mistake made by the System, Luoluo. With no other choice, she transmigrated into a book as a “good-for-nothing who only knows how to eat and laze around.” Thanks to her father’s kindness to the 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Reborn a Hundred Times, This Life I Transmigrate with a Book to Seek the Ultimate Realm 重活百世这一世我带书穿越求极境 [An idea eight years in the making has fallen to me, someone with no writing experience at all. As my first book, it faces many challenges; Perhaps I won't always find the right words; Perhaps I won't always say what I truly mean; But I sincerely hope you'll step inside and take a look at the world in my heart.] I would be a horn, a mighty, magnificent horn! I am but an ordinary man, devoted to novels. In this world of dust, I was deeply drawn to that fantastical realm. In a daze, I seemed to 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Lies Beneath Red Lips 红唇下的谎言 During a summer in Xiangjiang Province, surgeon Zhang Liang believes in the power of the scalpel, yet fails to see the hidden illness in his “perfect marriage” to Lin Xiao, a news anchor at a television station. The collapse of his colleague Li Yao’s marriage crashes over them like a storm, revealing the uncertainty and struggle beneath Lin Xiao’s composure. When the perfect facade falls away, the scent of antiseptic can’t mask the lies, and bright lipstick can’t hide the exhaustion. In the tug- 3Reads—Score114d adds
