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- 51 Live Well for Us 替我们好好活 My sworn enemy and I switched souls. He's a sharp-tongued CEO at an advertising agency, and I'm an emergency room doctor under investigation and suspended from work. We agreed to switch back within six months, then get married. Two days before my medical checkup, he took a bullet for a child and died in my body. The letter he left behind said: “Live well for both of us.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder, My Best Friend and I Wrecked the Plot 穿成炮灰后我和闺蜜把剧情玩崩了 My best friend and I were transported into a novel about fighting for power within a wealthy household. She was the original heroine, destined to be used by the male lead until she died. I was the vicious supporting character, whose job was to frame her and then get killed by her. According to the script, we had to fight each other to the death. But in real life, we were best friends. So on the very first day, we made a decision: forget fighting over men, let's fight for market share. Starting w 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Reincarnated as the Villainess, I Became the Beloved One by Reading Minds 穿成恶毒女配，我靠读心成团宠 [Transmigrate into a book + mind-reading + giving up + everyone’s favorite + subverting expectations] Jiang Zhiyu transmigrates into a book and becomes the wicked supporting character destined for a tragic ending. System: “You have to win over the male lead, please your family, and keep yourself alive!” Jiang Zhiyu flops straight onto the floor. “I’m tired. Let it all burn. Whoever wants to be a simp can do it.” She decides to give up completely and do whatever she wants. But who could have gues 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 What?! The Chaste CEO Seduced and Kissed the Cool, Collected Real Heiress 惊！禁欲霸总诱吻清冷真千金 [Cool, true heiress and painter × abstinent, fatherly CEO | childhood sweethearts + mutual secret crushes + reunion after years apart + sweet romance and a determined pursuit] When Fu Jinye learned that He Yanshan had someone else in his heart, she buried her decade-long crush and quietly went abroad to study. Years later, after she returned home, he kept appearing in her life, his eyes full of an all-consuming guilt and obsession. Tired of guessing, she wanted only to focus on painting and spen 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The CEO Wants a Kiss: Miss Lan, Don’t Run 总裁索吻，蓝小姐别跑 [A suspenseful high-stakes gamble that begins with love at first sight, and a second chance at love amid high society and the workplace.] [A prickly heroine who grows stronger × a deeply devoted, hard-to-read hero] [Second chance romance + suspenseful business intrigue + workplace comeback] Their feelings deepen layer by layer, with a love that grows steadily over time. That year, Lan Ruoling fell in love with Jiang Peihao at first sight. She gambled on one reckless night, only to have her ri 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 The Foam Chronicles 泡沫编年史 Sharp-tongued, levelheaded financial fraud buster × Eight-pack abs, pure-hearted veteran who fiercely protects his wife Hardcore anti-fraud action + overwhelming physical force + sweet everyday romance grounded in ordinary life + pure, satisfying wish fulfillment Others enter the financial world to drive Ferraris and buy luxury apartments. Lin Xue is in it just to protect her principal, then head home to her Sham Shui Po rental after work and stew a fragrant pot of tomato beef brisket. On the su 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 I’m Dating the Crown Prince Online, So Why Is His Uncle Showing Up to Meet Me? 网恋太子爷，怎么他小叔来奔现了？ Mu Nian was a fake heiress from a wealthy family. After being kicked out, she awakened a System and discovered she was the wicked supporting female character in a novel. To stay alive, she had no choice but to follow the System’s instructions and add the male lead on WeChat, then flirt with him shamelessly. Nian Nian Never Barks: Big brother, I’m a well-behaved kitten today. Hungry, sleepy, and really missing you (*¯︶¯*) Nian Nian Never Barks: Big brother, the spot for my first friend is tempora 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 I Refuse to Be a Concubine After Transmigrating into a Book! I Become the Crown Prince’s Darling 穿书拒为妾！我成太子掌心娇 [Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance + Married First, Love Later + Everyone’s Favorite + The Second Male Lead’s Long Road to Winning Her Back] Shen Qingwan transmigrated into a book! She became a cannon-fodder supporting female character who nearly died from the start, and was still headed for a gruesome end! Her father didn’t love her, and her stepmother was wicked? No problem! She was the beloved granddaughter of Grand Tutor Yang, someone even the emperor treated with respect. Her materna 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 From the Start, I Had a Guaranteed Place at a Top University. Instead, I Charged into a Vocational College 开局保送本科？我反手杀进大专 [Absurd System] [Ensemble Cast and Burning Passion] [War Among the Ten Thousand Races] This is a story where absurdity and passion go hand in hand. There are ridiculous Systems and bizarre quests, as well as war, sacrifice, choices, and human nature. The goofy System sets the story's lighthearted tone, but the world the young heroes must face is never easy. Lu Wang transmigrated to a world of high martial arts and immortal cultivation. On the day he awakened his powers in 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Cooing: My Cold Husband Won’t Flirt Back, but His Ears Turn Red 鸠鸣：冷系老公撩不动耳朵却红了 [Dark and oppressive + devoted husband + insecure husband + healing + reunited after years apart + elite school + ensemble cast + absurd fun] Note: This isn't a melodramatic domineering-CEO story! It's funny, and every character has a distinct personality. Yejiao's childhood friend and older-brother figure disappeared ten years ago. She waits for him to return, but fate is cruel: at twenty-two, she's forced into an arranged marriage with a cold, restrained man. He's distant, but whenever he sees 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Embroidered Ball Knows Summer 绣球知夏 [The heroine pursues him at first + the hero has someone else in his heart (his childhood sweetheart barely appears) + later, he must make amends] She once filled an entire summer with her love, like hydrangeas blooming without end. The way he looked at someone else was gentler than moonlight. She didn’t stay. She simply looked up in the evening breeze, then gave herself back to herself. Later, he caught up with her. She gave him a gentle hug, then pushed him away. She turned and cried, not for 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Went on a Rampage with the Lunatics 穿书后我和癫公们杀疯了 What?! How did you lot of lun... dear family members end up transmigrating here, too?! After transmigrating into a book as the princess of an enemy nation and a villainess, Jiang Ling thought her mind-reading ability and knowledge of the plot would let her coast to an easy victory. But before she could even start wreaking havoc, she discovered her entire crazy family had followed her into the book... Her father: He quit being a top professor and came here to become the emperor’s archenemy? Her e 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Price of Deceiving Him 骗他的代价 [Both Leads Are Inexperienced] [Seductive and Wild] [Explosive Sexual Tension] [A Relentless Push and Pull] Lin Xue is an ordinary girl from a small town. For three hundred thousand yuan, she approaches Ji Rong'an and tricks him into falling in love with her. Later… Lin Xue steals his bid proposal, ruins his project, and flees South City in the middle of the night, the year he loves her most. Three years later… Lin Xue can’t afford her younger sister’s medical bills at the hospital. Ji Ro 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 I Picked Up a Mafia Boss 我捡到了一个黑社会大佬 That night, she finished her part-time shift and walked alone through a pitch-black alley. Without warning, a man pinned her against the wall, and his warm lips fell on hers. The moment their lips met, hurried footsteps and angry shouts rang out in the distance. He was being hunted, and this sudden kiss was nothing but a desperate disguise. “Do you know who I am?” he asked in a low voice. “I do,” she replied softly. “Aren't you afraid?” She had never feared his identity or power. What truly unse 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 I Transmigrated into a Lovelorn Cannon Fodder, So I Wiped Out Every Blond Bad Boy 穿成恋爱脑炮灰，我杀光黄毛 [One-on-one sweet romance + villainess death-seeking System] Song Zhimiao, a clear-eyed woman of the twenty-first century who loves money and herself, accidentally transmigrates into a book as a doomed, love-addled cannon-fodder character. She even has to play out the entire plot of that character's romance! [System.] Song Zhimiao says expressionlessly, [I love your mom.] Unexpectedly, the second male lead she's supposed to win over dies on the very day she transmigrates into the book! [Syste —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Three Years a Widow, Now the Capital's Big Shot Won't Let Go of My Waist 丧夫三年，被京圈大佬黏断腰 [Forced love + sizzling chemistry and an addictive “Stockholm romance” + one-on-one, both leads devoted only to each other, sweet pampering] (Fictional setting) Hero: A ruthless mercenary boss in a suit, the uncrowned king of the Middle East, and a malignant narcissist with NPD. After engineering their reunion, he and the heroine go on a blind date, marry in a whirlwind, divorce, then remarry. Heroine: A gentle but resilient girl, like a little white flower. The child is the hero’s. On her 501 29Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 67 The Laid-Back Girl Stumbled Upon a Top-Tier Tycoon 咸鱼她捡到了顶级大佬 [Mutual healing + sweet romance + secret crush (lie-flat, laid-back heroine × obsessive domineering CEO hero)] After her grandmother dies, her uncle’s family takes the old family home and throws Wen Shuran out. All she wants is to lie flat in a run-down urban village in Haishi, living one day at a time. Then, on a rainy night, she takes in a man covered in blood and blessed with breathtaking looks: Xiao Jinghuai. . Later, she discovers that this man is the heir to one of Haishi’s most prestigio 831Reads6.4Score10014d adds
- 68 Is the Chaste Crown Prince Hard to Woo? One Wrong Flirt, and He's Blushing Hot Every Night 禁欲太子爷难追？错撩后夜夜红温 [Wrong-Bed Mix-Up + Obsessive Tycoon + Healing Romance + Face-Slapping the Scumbags] [Character Setup: A timid, flirtatious, scene-stealing heroine × a cool, calculating, all-powerful male lead] To save her mother and younger brother, Shen Zhi obediently becomes Gu Chengyu’s mistress, always ready when he calls and giving every performance her all. One drunken night, she follows the room key to her rendezvous. Only after an unforgettable night does she realize she’s slept with the wrong man! The 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The Heroine I Killed Off in My Story Wants Me to Marry Her 被我写死的女主，要我以身相许 [Historical romance + transmigrate into a book + devoted couples + reborn + two female leads + slow pace] (The best parts come later: the Imperial Consort and Empress, the legal wife and concubine... Don't run off just yet, wait a little longer!!!) Ji Yanxi had just finished trading insults with readers of the melodramatic novel she'd written when she transmigrated into it. And not only was it her own novel, but the heroine she'd written to die had been reborn!!! Ji Yanxi couldn't help slapping 5.2kReads7.9Score87114d adds
- 70 After I Transmigrated Into a Book: No Catfighting, Just Getting Into Peking or Tsinghua 穿书后：不搞雌竞，一心考清北 I’m Jiang Siyue, the top scorer in Shanhe Province’s gaokao. I transmigrated into a book and became Lin Wei, an overlooked, pitiful girl from the original story. Since I’ve transmigrated into a book, I’m going to focus on my studies. I’ll put my Beijing household registration to good use and become Beijing’s top gaokao scorer. Beijing’s exam papers are nothing but a piece of cake for me, the Shanhe Four’s ultimate study machine. All you vicious female rivals fighting over men, get out of my way. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Desire Burns on a Beijing Night 京晚欲燃 Highlights of My Boss Doesn't Love Me: The heroine gives herself to the hero but remains clear-headed throughout, determined to save her family's business. The moment he is no longer useful, she breaks up with him. The hero is an older, taciturn big shot, cold and ruthless on the outside but willing to bend for love. In the end, he becomes a tycoon who pours billions into subsidies. The heroine starts out timid and submissive, but is actually carefree, bold in love and hate, and a spoiled young 5kReads8.8Score37614d adds
- 72 A Transmigrated Villainess, and the Male Lead's Hidden Love 穿越女配，男主爱意藏不住了 Transmigrate into a book + stunning beauty + comedy + twists + multiple male leads + mystery + thrills Shen Qingyuan transmigrates into the world of the novel Cang Xuan, becoming a minor female supporting character. To survive, she has to outwit and navigate her way around the various characters. In this dynasty, anyone who has transmigrated or been possessed by an evil spirit faces a death sentence if caught by the Pacification Office. From the start, a Daoist master uses exorcism arts on her, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Tenderness on the Pillow: Professor Gu’s Contract Wife 枕上温柔，顾教授的契约婚妻 (The novel is complete) Marriage Before Love / A sweet, slow-burn everyday romance / Pure romance / Not a fast-paced plot / A literary style A cool, restrained professor of classical literature × a sweet, healing freelance illustrator The socially anxious illustrator Wen Ruan needs a great deal of money to pay for her grandmother's treatment. Gu Qingyan, a professor of Chinese at a top university, needs a quiet, obedient wife who won't cause trouble. He finds her and makes a businesslike offer 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Actress Strikes Back: Redeeming the Yandere Male Lead! 影后逆袭：病娇男配的救赎！ At the height of her dazzling career, award-winning actress Su Wan was deliberately run down by a car driven by a hater. At death's door, System 001 suddenly bound itself to her and offered an enticing deal: complete redemption missions and return to one hour before the crash, changing her fate against all odds. Mission objective: travel between worlds and save the tragic male supporting characters who grovel for love, love someone they cannot have, and meet miserable endings. She planned to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Female Supporting Character, and My Nonsensical Replies Drove the Male Lead Crazy 穿书当女配，我已读乱回气疯男主 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Villainess, and My Random Replies Drove the Hero Mad 157.5kReads—Score3.4k14d adds
- 76 The Year She Never Existed 她不存在的那一年 [Cold-hearted business tycoon × missing genius wife × a long road to win her back] Everyone told Xu Yanshen: “Shen Li doesn't exist. There's no such person.” Every trace of evidence had been erased, but why did he remember the softness of her face as she slept, the faint redness at the corners of her eyes when she was angry, and the delicate fragrance she carried? Then, at an overseas conference, the face that had haunted his dreams appeared right before him. He chased after her, losing control, 7.1kReads8.4Score40514d adds
- 77 Gentle as Twilight, I Only Want You 暮色温柔，偏爱你 One chance collision at dusk brings Su Wanxing into Shen Zhiyan's world, completely disrupting his unchanging life. He is a cold, aloof business tycoon who controls everything, a rule-maker everyone fears. She is an insignificant, ordinary girl, a glimmer of starlight that unexpectedly enters his sight. Everyone knows Mr. Shen is detached and ascetic, and never makes exceptions for anyone. But when he meets Su Wanxing, every boundary gives way again and again, and every bit of tenderness is re 25Reads—Score314d adds
- 78 Return Against the Light: The Financial Queen's Game 逆光归来：财阀女王的棋局 [Lone, aloof hidden-capital queen × sharp-witted master of the abyss, fatal attraction as two powerhouses go head-to-head, purge internal enemies before romance, secret identities + alliance + corporate warfare and revenge, happy ending] Three years ago, Lin Qiuwen was sent overseas by her father as a sacrificial pawn. As her family tore itself apart from within, the shadow of her mother's early death never lifted. Since then, she had grown accustomed to hearing sneers like “useless legitimate d 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 79 Twelve Years Later, He Stood Outside My Corner Store 十二年后，他站在我小卖部门口 Yi Ran thought this was how her life would end up. Unemployed, with her grandmother battling cancer, her ex-boyfriend hurting himself to force her to give in, her dreams destroyed, nine years had worn her down to an empty shell. Then the boy who had disappeared twelve years ago came back. Once the son of an embezzler despised by the entire factory, he was now a powerful business magnate, always impeccably dressed in a suit. Over the past twelve years, he had repaid the stolen money and worked ni —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 His Mint-Scented Breath 他的薄荷味呼吸 His Mint-Scented Breath 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The System Wants Me to Be the Heroine of a Tragic Romance, but I'm a Man 系统让我当虐文女主，可我是男的 Xie Ci is a six-foot-one, straight-as-an-arrow man. One moment he’s asleep, and the next he’s woken up inside the old-school angst novel The Beloved of Young Master Gu, as Su Qianqian, the stand-in heroine destined to have a kidney removed, cough up blood, and flee while pregnant. To make matters worse, he’s bound to the [Angst Heroine Training System], which forces him to follow the script and suffer for sympathy every day: act stubborn when beaten, look heartbroken when left in the rain, even 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Reborn with 2.77 Million in Debt, I Wiped Out My Entire Family 重生负债277万，我团灭了全家 [No Romance + Strong Heroine + System Assistance + Rebirth and Face-Slapping + World Revealed] In the very first second after being reborn in another world, Fei Lu stared at the “Richstar Errand Runner App” on her phone and fell into deep thought. Other people's Systems: “Here's a skill! Here's a gift pack! Here's a golden finger!” Her System: “Dear, work hard and take more orders to pay off your debt~” Two million seven hundred thousand in debt from the start, with a family of villains waiting 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Tyrant's Little Qiao 暴君的小乔妹妹 Quick transmigration under a punishment system, a journey of self-reflection, and a battle of wits against the original angst-filled novel. And if those ill-fated sisters have wound up here too... Then all I can say is... when we gather, we're a feast of leftovers; when we part, we're scraps fit for the slop bucket “If I find out that, at your urging, Xiao Qiao wrote a letter to Song Yunqi, “I'll take your head off and send it back to Xiao Lie's residence.” After Bei Xingshu said that, Sang Qi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 The Beauty of the 1970s Compound Wins Over the Powerful Man Who Cannot Have Children 七零大院美媚娇，撩哭绝嗣大佬 [A strong, athletic pilot vs. a beautiful, alluring woman skilled in secret arts] Bai Zhixia was a palace lady-in-waiting tasked with training women to serve the emperor in bed. After being murdered, she transmigrates into the body of an unattractive, plump woman in the 1970s, who was poisoned with pesticide by her scumbag husband. Accustomed to fine food and unable to endure hardship, she resolutely goes to the city to seek out the man she was engaged to as a child. She hears that he drives for 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Wise Don’t Fall in Love; The Sucker Takes the Blame Alone 智者不入爱河，冤种独自背锅 |Heroine Transmigrates into a Book|Hero Can Read Minds|Powerful CEO|Sweet Romance|Both Leads Are Strong|Workplace|Suspense| This is a story about a mature man and woman in the city. She thought he was just her bedmate, but it turned out he was carrying the whole world on his shoulders for her. She forgot everything; he learned it all. This time, it was his turn. The good news: Shen Xinchen, a 996 office worker, transmigrated into the body of a prodigy, a top architect in her field. She was seri 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 A Must-Read for Women: Premarital AI 女性必看之：婚前试ai Super sweet and full of tension, two strong leads flirt with each other, a trial romance before marriage, and high-octane excitement with no angst from start to finish! A love story that begins with a chance meeting on a train, then unfolds into campus romance at the same school. Although a third party gets involved, and Ouyang Yuan wavers between the two women many times, in the end, faced with the temptations of a promising future, career success, and money, he resolutely chooses his official 131Reads—Score1914d adds
- 87 After Going Down the Mountain, My Sister’s Best Friend Took Me In 下山后，被姐姐的闺蜜捡回家 [Cool, Accomplished Lawyer × Little Taoist with a Pure Yang Constitution] [One Heroine + Older Woman-Younger Man Romance + Older Sister's Best Friend + Both Pure + Everyday Urban Life + Mild Supernatural Elements + Sweet, Slow-Burning Romance] At twenty-two, Lin Yuan descended from the mountain with five hundred yuan, three brocade pouches, and a talent for drawing talismans. On his first day in the city, his older sister got called in for overtime and asked him to pick up her drunk best friend. 1.7kReads—Score22114d adds
- 88 From the Start, I Could Read Animals' Minds, and I Became the Gossip Queen of a Wealthy Family 开局动物读心，我在豪门做瓜神 [Rich-family gossip + animal mind-reading + comedic wish fulfillment + adorable pets solving cases + domineering CEO pursues his wife] As a bottom-rung wage slave in a 24/7 job, Ling Lu finally snaps at her ridiculous manager and quits in style! Unexpectedly, she awakens the ability to read animals’ minds from the start! The chubby orange cat at reception: “Meow~ Old Wang’s fake invoices are hidden in the left drawer. Go get him!” The little stray yellow dog: “Woof! The dog thief is right over t 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Love's Embers 爱有余烬 [Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Wealthy CEO + Both Leads Are Chaste] The person Jiang Yi hated most in this life was Xu Zhiyi. She was also the only person he had ever truly loved. Six years ago, Xu Zhiyi ended their three-year relationship with the words, “I’ve fallen in love with someone else.” At the time, Jiang Yi had fallen out with his family for her and given up the life they had planned for him. He couldn’t believe she would suddenly change her mind. The last time he 505Reads—Score16614d adds
- 90 After Our Reunion, the CEO Bowed to Me 重逢后，霸总为我俯首称臣 [Reunion After Years Apart + Reunited Lovers + She Runs Away While Pregnant + Devoted, Powerful CEO Who Can Actually Communicate + Adorable Child + Both Pure, One-on-One Romance] Four years after they parted, she and he met again unexpectedly. Their eyes met, and it felt as though a lifetime had passed. She thought he already had someone by his side, and only wanted to keep her daughter's parentage secret at all costs. When he heard she had an adorable daughter, he assumed she was already mar 370Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Forbidden Entanglement 禁忌勾缠 [A fake gentleman, a real scoundrel VS a wicked black-lotus beauty; a powerful capitalist lawyer VS an ambitious woman he helps shape; a fatherly, controlling husband who punishes disobedience; wild, sensual, and charged with chemistry; both leads are inexperienced] She tempts this abstinent man, then takes the initiative to draw a clear line between them. He loosens his tie and traps her with it. “You started this game. You don’t get to end it whenever you want.” Qiao Wan was adopted but nev 118Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 92 The Northern General's Transmigrated Bride 镇北将军的穿越娇妻 Su Wanwan, who had transmigrated into a book, was stunned. How had she opened her eyes to find herself a woman forcibly taken as a wife by a general? Worse, she was a fool who was determined to run away, had turned the whole household upside down, couldn’t tell people’s true nature, and was completely manipulated by her scummy cousin. After receiving her letter of divorce, the foolish original owner was tricked out of all her money by her lover, sold into a brothel, and eventually drowned hersel 292Reads—Score10614d adds
- 93 Think Your Husband’s Too Much? You’ll Know He’s a Billionaire When Your Back Gives Out! 嫌老公太猛？腰断方知是首富！ [Transmigrate into a book + fake marriage + intense romantic tension + wanted across the entire city + faked death and a long road to redemption] [Pretty, scheming little liar VS a trillionaire tycoon who lost his memory and is hauling bricks at a construction site] Jiang Mian transmigrates into the wicked supporting female character, who owes eight million yuan. From the start, someone is blocking her door with a chainsaw. No money to pay her debts? She turns around and slaps the big guy with a 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 An Honest Guy Goes on a Blind Date, and the Incubus College Guy Falls for Him First 老实人相亲，魅魔男大先谈上了 (Reverse obsessive love, dog training, 1vN, multiple male leads, all male leads are virgins, everyone loves the heroine) After Xue Piaopiao is kicked out of her home, she is invited to take part in a simulated matchmaking game. In the game, she can freely choose tags for her matches, such as [College Guy], [Chu Nan], [Incubus], [Strong], [Hot], [Super Handsome], and [Celibate]... As the one pursuing them, Xue Piaopiao only has to stir their emotions during their time together to draw all kinds o 5.8kReads—Score1.1k14d adds
- 95 Jasmine Blooms, Fragrance Fills the Garden 茉莉花开，芳满园 On the day Mo Wenfei got married, she knew exactly what she was doing. Fang Wenyu came from a good family, looked good, and was smart. Most importantly, neither of them had much affection for the other. This marriage between two wealthy families was safe and convenient, with each getting what they wanted. Fang Wenyu clearly thought so too. Until the day after the wedding, when Mo Wenfei returned to the Mo family company to take over the Nangang project her father had dumped on her. Outside capit 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Mercenary Queen Returns, and Her Ex Begs Her to Take Him Back 雇佣兵女王归来，前夫跪求回头 [Chase-your-wife-to-the-crematorium + triumphant heroine + wealthy-family business battle + face-slapping the scumbags + no getting back together] Five years ago, Jiang Wantang was framed and left on the brink of death. Her fiancé, Lu Shiyan, chose to save the woman he cherished and abandoned her with his own hands. Five years later, she returned from overseas. The day her identity was revealed, all of Jiangcheng was thrown into an uproar. She was the true heir to the Jiang Group. The power behi 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 My Half-Awake, Half-Asleep Self 我的半梦半醒 “Half-asleep”: Fragments of memories that don’t belong to Lin Shen flash through his mind like dreams: moonlight on the Xiangnan coast, miso ramen in Kobe, and a song called “Try to Remember.” “Half-awake”: He knows exactly who he is: head of cardiology at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, a PhD from the United States, once a young specialist with a brilliant future. The double metaphor: It describes both Lin Shen’s state and Dai Mengyao’s predicament. She knows she is facing someone else, yet she ke —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Ashen Road Home 烬色归途 Everyone in the capital laughs at Ye Xiao, the third young lady of the Ye family, for being so lovestruck that she still stands by her fiancé, who is in a vegetative state. No one knows that overseas, she holds the world of high finance in the palm of her hand. One text message, “Your fiancé’s life support has been disconnected,” tears away every last one of her disguises. From that moment on, the ruthless avenger is back. Her eldest brother’s hunger for power, her second brother’s schemes, and 881Reads6.8Score10114d adds
- 99 The Taciturn CEO Won’t Speak? Then I’ll Torment Him Until He Regrets It 总裁闷骚不张嘴，那就虐到他后悔 [Eight-year age gap + brothers’ love triangle + groveling pursuit + actions speak louder than words] [Clearheaded, independent college student × restrained, secretly passionate CEO] Gu Ying went to Jiang Yan, president of the Jiang Group, to get the 200,000 yuan she needed for surgery. He gave her the money and a job as his assistant, with a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan and room and board. But she took advantage of the situation and slept with him. He never said he loved her. He showed it only 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Taoist Master's Wife Is a Spirit Medium 天师道长的出马仙儿老婆 Twenty-five years ago, the Kiku School from Japan used every sort of scheme to persecute the various branches of China’s occult world. Xuan De, the Taoist master then leading Maoshan, joined forces with experts from Longhu Mountain, the Northeastern Shamanic sect, and a mysterious organization within the Chinese government. Together, they foiled the Kiku School’s plan to wipe out China’s occult traditions. Twenty-five years later, Zhang Xuanqing, the private disciple of Maoshan’s current master 2Reads—Score—14d adds
