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- 1 From Ancient Times to Today: My Assassin Boyfriend Blushes Whenever I Kiss Him 古穿今：我的杀手男友一亲就脸红 [Ancient Assassin Transmigrates to the Present | Blushing at the First Flirt, Top Assassin x Chatterbox Archaeology Student | Funny, Sweet Everyday Romance] An Jiu transmigrates to the modern era after an accident. No official identity, no household registration, no home, no job. He tries to sell top-tier martial arts lessons, but gets reported to the police as part of a pyramid scheme. He goes looking for work, and a hotpot restaurant offers him the astronomical wage of eight yuan an hour. How 2.1kReads8.1Score40714d adds
- 2 Young Master, This Time You Can Finally Forget Your Ex 太子爷，这回终于可以忘记前女友 [A cold-faced, devoted young master vs. a beautiful, clever top student] [The substitute takes her place + brothers turn against each other + the real and fake heiresses] Before her biological parents found her, Shang Yanchi went by another name. This one seemed to bring her good luck. The fake heiress schemed to steal her place, but she took the fake heiress’s arranged-marriage match without even breaking a sweat. The love meant for her was delayed, but it came at last! 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Curious Adventure on Flower Isle 花屿奇遇记 Adventures on Flower Isle 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Picked a Needy Puppy to Be My Husband 挑到了委屈小狗当老公 The score was just released, so it may rise [1v1, both pure, sweet romance, comedy, unconventional marriage-before-love, slow burn] A pampered heiress with two faces vs. a devoted, straightforward man who falls for her on his own After getting into a fight, Liang Zhiyue suffered a head injury. Pointing at the handsome tech tycoon Zhou Hansheng on the news, she insisted he was her husband. As she spoke, tears fell from her eyes. “I've had a crush on him for ten years, and we've been married for t 23.5kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds
- 5 Who Cares If It’s Real? What’s Wrong with Dying for My Beloved! 管他真的假的，我殉我宝怎么了！ [Sensitive, Contrasting Beauty in Poor Health × Gentle, Humble, Self-Restrained Handsome Man] [1v1, Both Pure, Contrasting Personalities, Pure Love, Slow Burn] Marriage First, Love Later + Love Grows Over Time + Mutual Healing + Many Plot Twists After her family arranged her marriage, Gu Wanxiao thought she had merely changed places to wait for death. To her, marriage meant rotting away in a new place. But she never expected that he would give her a reason to want to live. Suppressing the dark, 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 A Military Officer Was Forced to Marry a Village Woman, but Their Arranged Marriage Turned to Love 七零军官被迫娶村妇，先婚厚爱 No transmigration + not reborn + no space + no golden finger + relies on her own abilities With nowhere left to turn, Shen Yining jumps into a river to kill herself, but the passing officer Ji Zhonglin pulls her out. She rolls her eyes and latches onto him, insisting he did something improper to her. Ji Zhonglin: “...” He must have gotten up too soon and pulled her out too soon. Before she jumped into the river, he pissed in the wrong place. Before they are forced to marry, Ji Zhonglin says 50.4kReads8.9Score6.3k14d adds
- 7 After Failing to Pass as Human, I Became a Deranged Villain 伪装人类失败后，我成了疯批反派 [A female lead who pretends to be human and gentle but is actually a cold-blooded experimental subject, and a male lead who rules the streets outside but plays devoted husband at home, tough-talking at first and completely smitten later, both with supernatural abilities] [At first, the leads try to out-act each other + the heroine fakes her death midway + a little romantic rivalry + 1v1 + happy ending] The experimental subject who blew up a research facility and escaped was given a human name: S 3.7kReads9.0Score49714d adds
- 8 Falling Into Your Arms 扑了个满怀 Also known as: Open Up! My White Moonlight Is Coming In * Sweet, gentle beauty with a cool, aloof man who secretly cries easily * Variety show director and novelist / game designer After Ting Nan was cheated on by her scumbag boyfriend, she returned to her hometown of Pingnan. As luck would have it, Pingnan was hit by its once-in-a-century red lightning warning. With nowhere else to go, she had no choice but to knock on the door of Aunt Song, her mother's close friend from her youth. The door op 3.2kReads8.9Score32114d adds
- 9 The Allure of Darkness 黑色之诱惑 By chance, Xia Xue’er steps into a casino and catches a fleeting glimpse of Chen Feng, the underworld boss. It proves to be a trap laid by fate. From then on, she is seized by the demon of gambling and takes one step after another toward the abyss of crime. The curtain rises on her tragic life… 11.7kReads9.4Score99414d adds
- 10 Escape from Rose Island 逃离蔷薇岛 One day, Qi Qianchun suddenly discovers that he’s living in a sweet romance novel. Unfortunately, he isn’t the male lead, and the person he loves is the wicked supporting woman who’s deeply in love with the male lead. The plot is about to reach the point where she exits the story. At last, Qi Qianchun finds her in a dessert shop in Nancheng. She stands alone at the counter, lost in thought. Unlike her usual flamboyant self, she’s wearing a mask that hides her face and holding a cane… Have you, l 1.9kReads9.0Score17314d adds
- 11 I’m a Matchmaker in an Online Game 我在网游当红娘 A powerful hero and heroine + Urban romance + The heroine hides her identity and works as an NPC in a game + Hilariously overpowered friends + Matchmaking for singles. Powerful figures hide their identities and work for the heroine in the game. Our fates are tied, all thanks to your money. If you’re single, the organization can find you a match. A gentle hand ties the red thread, and an unexpected romance begins. A priceless match, a red thread with a price tag. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 My Life After Someone Took Over My Body 我被夺舍后的人生 [Secret crush + sweet romance + intense push-and-pull between the leads + delicate heroine and powerful hero] Chen Rui'an was possessed by someone who turned her life into a complete mess: quitting the job at the company she had worked so hard to get into, divorcing her beloved husband, and getting dumped by a rich second-generation heir... By the time she got her body back, all that remained of her once enviable life was a total mess. She thought her life was over and that things could never ge 9.6kReads9.3Score88114d adds
- 13 Will I Dream of My Wife Tonight? 今晚会梦到老婆吗 [Silly-guy fiction, silly-guy fiction, silly-guy fiction] Pei Jing used to look down on those buddies of his who would live or die for a woman. “Is it really necessary?” Then he got into a car accident and suffered a brain injury. At first, he's a sweet, obedient husband who saves money and dotes on his wife. In the middle, he's a stubborn man who pretends not to care. Later, he's a heartbroken simp who loses his temper and does everything he can to get his wife's attention. [Silly-guy fiction 26.9kReads9.3Score3.1k14d adds
- 14 A Heart Full of Longing 春心难捱 [I'm Only 19, But My Son Is 18 + He Begs for Her Back + The Cocky Guy Takes the Lead + A Little Wolf-and-Bunny Romance] [Quiet, Sweet Student x Bad-Tempered Tycoon] The Zhu and Meng families have been close for generations. Zhu Lingyu and Meng Ke have known each other since childhood and are engaged. Everyone around them assumes they're a couple and will get married one day. Only Zhu Lingyu knows that the man who indulges her in every way has always held someone else in his heart. She thinks he' 111.7kReads9.3Score14.7k14d adds
- 15 I'm Sure I Told You I Loved You a Long Time Ago 我肯定很久之前说过爱你 [A sunny, healing pastry chef × a robotics engineer with severe social anxiety] [Sweet urban romance + devoted puppy-dog boyfriend + 1v1 + happy ending + pure-love redemption + a guide to taming the socially anxious + healing food] Lu Xitian keeps having the same dream. In it, on a stormy night, a young man holds a blood-soaked knife while someone lies in a pool of blood on the ground. She has had this nightmare over and over for a month. Then one day, while delivering a cake to a customer, she 9.8kReads9.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 16 Diary of Survival in the City 城市生存日记 [No Golden Finger + A Terrible Start from the Start + Self-Redemption + A Realistic Guide to Urban Homelessness] Watch a little waif scavenge and save money, making life a little better, one step at a time. He Qinghuan barely escaped her home deep in the mountains with her life, and now wanders the city. She must avoid being discovered as homeless and sent back, while making full use of the city's resources to feed herself and survive until she's old enough to work and support herself. Looking u 320Reads8.3Score14214d adds
- 17 Kill Those Men: From Ugly Chick to Beautiful Swan 杀死那些男人之丑小鸡变白天鹅 [Transformation and glow-up + triumphant heroine + uplifting feel-good story + top student's growth + fairytale romance + authentic post-80s generation] Note: Please don't let the heroine's looks put you off! The protagonist is called “XX Fat” purely because the author has a mischievous sense of humor. In reality, Xia Weiwei has a figure the likes of which appear only once every three thousand years. She's an outgoing, adorable girl with sky-high emotional and intellectual intelligence; she's th 1.3kReads9.3Score11214d adds
- 18 Zhining’s Winter 芷宁的东天 At thirty, Zhining had long since stopped believing in love and decided to live alone, freely and on her own terms. Then a chance game of murder mystery brought the forceful, passionate Shao Dong into her quiet life. His overwhelming possessiveness and affection threw off her familiar rhythm. She had thought she would never fall in love again, but when faced with someone willing to do anything for her, The resolve she had held for years to never marry began to waver. At the halfway point of life 350Reads—Score10214d adds
- 19 Inferior Seduction 劣等勾引 The Scheming Maid's Road to Revenge The first time Shen Luo met Han Shu, she was his friend's maid and pet, timid and meek. A little over half a month later, when he saw her again, she was his friend's father's companion, dressed to the nines at a gala and dazzling the entire room. By the third time they met, she had become his uncle's fiancée. She had leaped three ranks in status, rising from a live-in maid at the very bottom of society to the wife of a powerful multinational corporation's bos 5.7kReads9.4Score67814d adds
- 20 The Daily Madness of a Lowborn Daughter 庶女发癫日常 [Transmigrated into a book heroine vs. reborn heroine, one-on-one romance] Shi Yao transmigrated into a reborn, pampered heroine’s revenge novel and became an ignored, expendable illegitimate daughter. The one doted on by everyone was Shi Mingzhu, the original heroine. In her previous life, the moment Shi Mingzhu was born, the old master declared, “Dote on her! I want the whole family to spoil her rotten!” So all eight brothers became hopelessly devoted to their little sister. To help the heroi 35.1kReads9.2Score4.7k14d adds
- 21 So Sweet It Drives Me Crazy! The Chaste CEO Flirts with Me by Day and Dreams of Me by Night 甜疯！禁欲总裁日日撩我夜夜梦我 (Transmigrate into a book + reborn, very sweet romance, soft and delicate heroine, possessive love interest, entertainment industry) Xu Zhishui transmigrated into a book as the villainess. She tried to latch onto the powerful male lead, but died in the antagonist’s bed on her wedding night. When she returned from the world of the novel to reality, she brought the novel’s antagonist back with her. Xu Zhishui: “I’ve got to keep clinging to this powerful man!” The woman-averse Fourth Master Shen wa 15.8kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
- 22 Good Grief! I Woke Up as the Traitorous Official's Wife, Destined to Die Young 夭寿啦！一睁眼穿成奸臣早死原配 Shen Heng transmigrates into an alternate history as the secret first wife of Xie Jian, the most notorious corrupt chancellor of all time, and finds herself on the way to elope with someone. She doesn't even know where to begin complaining. This is what the Record of True Chancellors says about Xie Jian: Xie Jian, courtesy name Zixuan, was the last chancellor of the Great Cong Dynasty. Through his own efforts, he brought down the dynasty, which had stood for over six hundred years. His life: He 16.4kReads9.0Score2k14d adds
- 23 Oral Fixation Disorder 口欲期病症 A lively, down-to-earth heroine versus a highly intelligent male lead with antisocial personality disorder. (Devoted one-on-one couple, possessive love, cross-cultural romance, the male lead is mixed-race and a complete psychopath. A complete psychopath. A complete psychopath.) Blurb One: A coworker told Li Li that a handsome, black-haired, green-eyed mixed-race man lived in the villa across the river. Li Li delivered meals there every day for three months, but never once saw any handsome mixed- 60.2kReads9.2Score8.5k14d adds
- 24 My Mom Is the Real Heiress Who Ran Away Pregnant from a Powerful Family. Reborn, I'll Protect My Parents' Love 我妈是豪门带球跑的真千金，重生后由我来守护父母爱情 My mom is the true heiress who ran away from her wealthy family while pregnant. After being reborn, I’ll protect my parents’ love story. 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Long-Planned: The Chief Councilor’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 蓄谋已久：首辅大人的宠妻日常 “The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later.” Sweet, delicate beauty × scheming powerful official. A marriage that turns into tooth-achingly sweet love! “The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal of her own accord.” A spring palace painting leads to “bedroom lessons,” and the heart-fluttering moments just won’t stop! Reading guide: Both leads are virgins, happy ending, sweet romance with no angst, sugar from beginning to end! Qin Nuan married Shen Yanqing, the Chief Minister who was the 31kReads8.9Score2.9k14d adds
- 26 The Birth of the World's First Reptile Petting Zoo 世界第一爬宠馆诞生记 Originally titled The Amazing Reptile House. Slice of life + semi-fictional setting + 1v1 snake couple + a little golden finger (The protagonist is based on a real person, with some fictional details. See the end of Chapter 1 for content warnings.) Lin Ai has loved fluffy animals since she was little, but every pet she got would run away. Then, after her family went bankrupt, someone gave her a “little pet” that wouldn’t run off. Her great-aunt’s aunt’s sworn elder sister gave her a long, smooth 13.3kReads9.6Score1.9k14d adds
- 27 I Came to Earth to Be a God 我到地球来当神 Female-Led + Interstellar + No System + Eastern Fantasy + Light-Novel Style + Ensemble Cast Growth + One True Pair The title may give the wrong impression that this is a story about a charlatan or a comedy, but the actual story is a slow burn with a vast world. The protagonist, Youtan, is stranded on Earth after a spaceship accident. In search of energy, she travels across the planet alone, eventually journeying with an Earth mage, a young hunter, and others. The story revolves around the power 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I Hid in a Cabinet with the CEO to Catch the Other Woman 为了抓小三我和总裁躲进柜子里 I Hid in a Closet with the CEO to Catch My Husband Cheating 382Reads—Score714d adds
- 29 My Fiancé Made Me Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Knowing I Was the Real Heiress 未婚夫让我替闺蜜顶罪，没想到我才是真千金 My Fiancé Asked Me to Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Expecting That I Was the Real Heiress 251Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Villainess Who Became the Fake Girlfriend of an Amnesiac Big Shot 穿成假冒失忆大佬女友的恶毒女配 [Print edition signed] [Everyday life / A slow-burn romance / Cohabitation before love / Both leads have no other romantic partners / Sweet romance] After transmigrating, Song Yunfei becomes the villainess who pretends to be the girlfriend of an amnesiac CEO. In the original novel, the villainess accidentally hit the CEO of Yanjin Group with her car. Afraid of going to jail, she pretended to be his girlfriend while he had amnesia. She even lied that he was a poor nobody, then took him to a remot 67kReads9.2Score8.6k14d adds
- 31 Sweetness in the Long Night 长夜逢甜 Sweetness in the Long Night 863Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Concubine-Born Heir's Rise to Power 女穿男，庶房嫡子的逆袭 Now available as an audiobook with a full cast. [Alternate history] + [Woman transmigrates as a man] + [Born into this world] + [Imperial exams and business in the early story] + [Court politics later on] + [One female lead, with a relatively small role] + [A touch of ensemble cast] + [No golden finger] Xie Chengxi was born into another world as the sixth son of the Xie family, a minor family in Bianjing's Grain Transport Guild. His father was the clan's rejected son, kept under pressure for yea 33.5kReads8.3Score3.6k14d adds
- 33 After He Took the Throne, He Gave Me to Someone Else as a Concubine 他登基后把我赐给别人做妾 After he ascended the throne, he bestowed me upon someone else as a concubine 2.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Love in Badminton Season 在羽毛球时节，恋爱 (Just received a rating, so there aren’t many votes yet) [One-on-one sweet romance + ordinary working-stiff life and love + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion + slow and steady love] [Half everyday romance, half working-stiff life] The theme of this story: Love is just as important as work. Even if you’re a working stiff, you should find a sense of purpose in yourself through all the trials and tribulations. Working stiffs deserve love too!! People say the secret to a good re 142Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 35 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃，要做我九天仙 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Prince Regretted It After He Pushed Me Down the Mountain 王爷推我下山后，他后悔疯了 After the Prince Pushed Me Off the Mountain, He Went Mad with Regret 656Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Tales of the Qingshui River 清水河往事 Zhao Xinran was once a young high school teacher. He left the classroom to take the civil service exam and became the mayor of a town. Thanks to his dedication and strong results, he was promoted to director of a county bureau, and eventually became the director of a municipal department. Two female students worked under him, one specializing in the humanities and the other in the sciences. Both made significant contributions to their hometowns, earning Zhao Xinran political achievements while d 676Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 瞎子少爷要娶我 The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 388Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Where the Green Mountains Fade Into the Distance 青山归杳处 [Steady, divorced senior leader X gentle, ambitious junior employee; age gap; sweet romance] At first, faced with a powerful, influential figure, Gu Yao feels both intimidated and awed. Then one day, she gets drunk and accidentally ends up in his car, and everything begins to change... P.S. The male lead’s first marriage was in name only. 86.9kReads9.4Score11.3k14d adds
- 40 A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 相亲小甜文 A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 445Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Won’t You Smile? 你笑一下呗 [The print edition is now available under the title You Should Smile Once] (Pure romance, one-on-one, two wealthy families, sweet romance, satisfying revenge, childhood friends, mutual pining) Xu Jingmo had been a notorious troublemaker since childhood. He had a great family, good looks, a knack for having fun, and excelled at school. With every advantage in his favor, he was surrounded by admirers, yet seemed determined to enjoy the company of countless women without ever giving his heart away. 28.4kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds
- 42 After Raising My Child Properly for Four Years, His Rich Biological Father Came Knocking 正经养崽四年后，豪门亲爹找上门 [A devoted couple] [Raising a wolf pup] In the fourth year of raising her child alone, the kid’s father finally came knocking. A well-dressed man stood by the door and asked her, “Are you Shang Xi?” “…Yes.” “I’m the pup’s father.” The man’s tone was domineering and forceful. “Come with me. Don’t even think about refusing or putting up a pointless fight.” Shang Xi stared at his face, so much like her son’s, and leisurely answered, “Oh.” The truth was, she hadn’t even been thinking about refusing 21.9kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 43 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.6kReads—Score1914d adds
- 44 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 45 She Stumbled Into a School for Nobles, but All She Wants Is to Make Money! 误入贵族学校，她只想搞钱！ [Sweet group-adored romance, a story of redemption, also known as: The Heroine Only Wants to Make Money] Santoria is a private aristocratic academy attended by the children of wealthy merchants, scholarly families, and politicians. While students at ordinary schools bury themselves in problem sets, hoping to get into a good college, these young masters and young ladies must learn how to expand their networks and uphold their families’ reputations. Power, money, connections, and resources are top 28.2kReads9.4Score4.1k14d adds
- 46 After Prison, I Picked Up a CEO 出狱后，捡漏一个总裁 After Getting Out of Prison, I Stumbled Upon a CEO 5kReads—Score10114d adds
- 47 A Cannon-Fodder Supporting Lady’s Survival Guide to Clinging to the Infinite-Flow Male Lead 抱紧无限流男主的炮灰女配生存法 Content warning: The female lead is not a strong-woman heroine. She grows gradually, and this is a funny, sweet romance. Romance is the main focus; the infinite-flow survival games are secondary. Please avoid if that’s not your thing. Note: The story includes infinite-flow plots and similar content. Readers with strong moral sensibilities may want to steer clear. Lin Shuang transmigrates into a modern fantasy novel aimed at male readers, becoming the rich young lady who goes on a blind date with 26.1kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
- 48 A Collection of Super-Short, Sweet Romances 超短篇小甜文合集 All are sweet little stories! Each one is a standalone, super-short tale. Straightforward romance, no misunderstandings, quick progress, and quick endings. Story One: A tree finds his companion vine [Zhu Yan x Yue Zhiteng] Story Two: The man fought over by a rich woman and a rich young man [Tao Zhuo x Chen Shu] Story Three: A mountain spirit obsessed with human phones and a human who fall for each other [Lin Fenfen x Lu Yuan] Story Four: A severely lopsided student reborn in her third year of mi 3.7kReads8.2Score24214d adds
- 49 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 64.7kReads8.5Score8.1k14d adds
- 50 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 82.6kReads9.3Score10.5k14d adds
