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- 151 Four-Year-Old Empress: Conquering the Business World with a Baby Bottle 四岁女帝，奶瓶收割资本圈 When I was four, I was brought back to a wealthy family. My aunt-by-marriage laughed and called me a bastard. My uncle thought I was an embarrassment. I casually revealed the secret they had hidden in their safe, and everyone thought I was a genius. Only I knew the truth: this wasn't talent. I had been reborn. But when I found my biological mother, she stared at me and said, “You're not my daughter. My daughter died four years ago. Who are you?” An old computer my adoptive mother left me co 61Reads—Score214d adds
- 152 Urban Spirit Planter: I Grow Immortal Fields in the CBD 都市灵植师：我在CBD种仙田 When the urban jungle of steel and concrete devours the last patch of farmland, he inherits the legacy of an ancient spirit-plant cultivator. Atop a skyscraper, he carves out a celestial garden, nurturing hearts with the spirit of plants and rebuilding the city’s veins with the grace of flowers. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The Burial of the Evil Lord 葬灭邪君 An invincible power fantasy with a fast pace, ruthless action, and no self-righteous heroics. At the dusk of the gods, millions of years later, a young man is buried alive in a coffin and fuses with the Divine Burial Coffin. The moment he crawls out, he becomes both the undertaker and the ender. "Rescuing people? I'm no good at that." The young man's gaze is ice-cold. "But when it comes to burying people, " "Heaven can be buried, earth can be buried, and immortals, gods, and demons can all be bu 927Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 King of Peach Blossom Island 桃花岛上我称王 Orphan Cao Jianping, a retired Marine, accidentally arrives on a deserted island while traveling. It is practically a paradise! From then on, his life is on easy mode, bringing him wealth and luxury! 11.3kReads7.9Score44314d adds
- 155 A Heart Flutter After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing and Means Another 婚后心动，总裁他口嫌体直 Hearts Stir After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing but Does Another 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 An Unparalleled Bond 绝世联情 Set against the various historical periods from the 1920s to the 1980s, this novel follows the tumultuous lives, joys and sorrows, and tragic romances of Long Xingqiu, a principal at a middle school from a family of couplet writers, and his children. It tells a modern tale of swordsmen and scholars, blending tragedy and comedy in a story that will sometimes bring readers to tears and sometimes make them laugh out loud. Full of suspense, twists and turns, and interlocking plotlines, the story is 87Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 157 After He Abandoned Me and My Daughter for Five Years, I Made Him Die of Regret 弃我母女五年，我让绝症的他悔恨至死 After He Abandoned Me and My Daughter for Five Years, I Made Him Die of Regret 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 My Son Asked Me to Care for His Paralyzed Father, but We've Been Divorced for Ten Years 儿子让我照顾他中风偏瘫的爸，可我离婚十年了 My son wants me to care for his father, who's had a stroke and is paralyzed on one side, but I've been divorced for ten years. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Sorrow Written in Ink 落墨殇 [In Republican-era stories, nine out of ten end in heartbreak] Su Moran and Chu Luochen fell in love at first sight and were devoted to each other. They had hoped to spend the rest of their lives together in peace, but Qiu Yuze’s mad obsession with Moran and Mohan’s possessive, resentful love for Luochen ultimately tore the two apart, leaving them separated by life and death and lovesick to the point of illness. Moran lived her whole life holding on to the memory of Luochen. She treasured the 609Reads—Score10914d adds
- 160 The Young Master and His Ring Share Every Sensation, So He Has to Keep Enduring It 太子爷与扳指共感，每天都在忍 The Young Master Shares His Senses with a Thumb Ring, and Spends Every Day Holding Back 1kReads—Score2714d adds
- 161 My Days in Public Relations 我当公关的那些日子 You probably won’t believe me when I tell you what I do for a living. You’re a liar! That’s right! I make a living telling tall tales and keeping people company as they chat. Anyone can spin a yarn, but I might be the first to turn it into a respectable profession and earn tens of millions a year! I spend all day spinning stories to women, talking nonsense nonstop, and somehow they still like me and are willing to pay me. The secret to business: It doesn’t matter what you’re selling, even if it’ 8.9kReads7.5Score67114d adds
- 162 The Book I Was Reading: The Male Lead Came to Life 我追的书，男主出来了 The male lead of the book you've been following for three years has appeared. He's covered in blood, sitting on your living room sofa. He says, “I've come out of the book you've been following for three years.” Before you can react, your phone lights up. A line has been carved into the ground downstairs: “Shi Jin, you were following the wrong person.” Behind the window of the building opposite, a camera is pointed straight at you. A third text arrives at the same time: “He's lying to you. He 74Reads—Score214d adds
- 163 A Strange Spring Outing in the Countryside 乡村奇踏青遇记 One village, different families, all kinds of people. Strange stories, extraordinary lives. Join us as we enter a very different world of rural life. Don’t miss it. 55Reads6.5Score4114d adds
- 164 Burning the Manuscript at Qingzhi Cove: The Southern Song Poetess Refuses to Cross Over 焚稿青芝坞：南宋才女不肯渡 Burning the Drafts at Qingzhi Dock: The Southern Song Talented Lady Refuses to Cross the River —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 The Prince’s Abandoned Consort: The Useless Brats’ Mother Teaches Military Strategy 王府弃妃：废崽他娘教兵法 Female-oriented: discarded consort / cast-off kids / System / a thousand-year-old destiny Su Wanqing, a company’s finance director, transmigrates into a discarded princess consort and binds herself to a past-and-present System. From the start, she has four hopeless children to raise. Her eldest son is an idiot, her youngest son is a good-for-nothing, and her two daughters are the laughingstock of the capital. Instead of teaching them poetry, she teaches them military strategy, political schem 46.9kReads8.5Score4.4k14d adds
- 166 The Good-for-Nothing Princess Awakens: Her Time-Traveling Best Friend Helps Her Become Empress 废柴公主觉醒：跨时空闺蜜带称帝 [Multiple Male Leads / Romantic Tension / Love Rivals / Political Intrigue / Growth] The princess incurs numerous romantic debts while pursuing her ambitions. The imperial physician, her secret guard, a mysterious merchant, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review... one after another, they all fall for her. [The Male Leads' Lines] Wen Yu (the aloof imperial physician): "It's not that I don't want to. I think of you every moment, cherish you every instant, savor the memories every day, and 24.3kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 167 The Heaven-Defying Immortal-Eating Art 逆仙吞天诀 Ye Tian, the good-for-nothing young master who cannot cultivate, unexpectedly obtains the inheritance of the Heavenly Emperor. He enters the Dao through the sword, rises from a good-for-nothing, slays his way across the world, and reaches the pinnacle of the continent! My swordsmanship is unmatched beneath the heavens. Where my sword points, gods and demons alike are destroyed! 37.5kReads8.8Score3.6k14d adds
- 168 She’s Waiting for Me Behind the Burnt Screen 烧焦的屏风后，她在等我 Mystery, wild imagination, horror, theater stage, continuing the play, Wu dialects There may be a lot of Zhejiang Wu dialect in this story. If you have trouble understanding it, leave a comment and I can explain. Most of it is written in a semi-Wu style, so it’s easy to follow. But to make the local flavor feel more authentic, some of the older characters speak in full Wu dialect. My mother had been insane for six years. Last month, she suddenly came to her senses for ten minutes and said three 19Reads—Score114d adds
- 169 Mature Women Can Be a Little Naughty 成熟女人有点坏 Six months into their marriage, Zhou Lina suddenly noticed that her husband had grown distant. She wanted to mend their relationship, but no matter how hard she tried, she could never see it through. She longed to be loved and cherished. A career-driven woman, she found herself torn between marriage, work, and love. 19.7kReads—Score1.1k14d adds
- 170 The Lanterns Shone Like Day on Last Year's Lantern Festival 去年元夜灯如昼 [Amnesiac Grand Princess × Cold-Faced Court Official | Escape from the Imperial Mausoleum | Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming | Mutual Redemption] A great fire turns her from the most honored princess of the Li Song dynasty into a palace maid assigned to guard the Yanyang Imperial Mausoleum, someone everyone avoids. She has forgotten who she is and everything she once had. Her greatest wish each day is to make it out of the mausoleum alive. But its rules are strict, and the first one is nev 22Reads8.5Score20014d adds
- 171 My Wife Is Timid and Unassuming 夫人胆小木讷 Two people born to concubines were forced together for the sake of their family’s interests. One was a talented young man, the other bland and taciturn; one had genuine ability, the other only pretended to be dull; one wanted to make a name for himself, the other just wanted to play dumb… 9.5kReads8.4Score89514d adds
- 172 Wei Wanqiao, the Village Girl 村女魏晚荞 In 1987, in Loess Village in eastern Henan, Wei Wanqiao learned to weave homespun cloth and dye it with plants from her grandmother as a child. Her weaving and dyeing skills were renowned far and wide. But in her parents' eyes, she was no more than a bargaining chip for a bride price. To raise the money for her younger brother's marriage, they secretly accepted a bride price from Zhao Erhun, a gambler from the neighboring village, and planned to force her into marriage. Refusing to accept her fa 76Reads—Score10314d adds
- 173 Transmigrated: My Emperor Is a Little Wild 穿越之我的皇帝有点野 Transmigrating: My Emperor Is a Little Wild 69Reads—Score614d adds
- 174 On My Wedding Day, My Fiancé Eloped Overnight with My Sister-in-Law, So I Chose Someone Better 大婚之日，未婚夫和嫂嫂连夜私奔，我另择良人 On my wedding day, my fiancé eloped with my sister-in-law in the middle of the night, so I chose someone else 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 The Heir Apparent Is Craving Something Again Today 世子今天又被馋哭了 The comic adaptation of the same name, The Young Lord Got Tempted by Food Again Today, is now available. On the very first day Duanmu Ying transmigrated into the body of a minor official's daughter, her half-sister shoved her into a corner and cracked her head against the wall. The good news: She brought the skills of an outstanding New Oriental culinary school graduate with her. The bad news: This backwater has no chili peppers, no wok, and even soy sauce is a rare luxury. But who is Duanmu Yi 178Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 The Secret of a Widow Farmer 丧偶式农妇的秘密 726Reads—Score14614d adds
- 177 Anyone Who Breaks the Rules Gets Fired 违规乱纪者，统统都开除 Anyone who breaks the rules and flouts discipline will be fired, no exceptions. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Autumn Shadows, Wild Geese Take Flight 秋影雁初飞 She was a top medical student in the twenty-first century, but transmigrated into the body of Xie Qiuying, the youngest daughter of the Governor of Jiangnan. If she had to transmigrate, so be it, but Xie Qiuying’s body also held memories of her previous life. So she had transmigrated and been reborn at the same time! In her previous life, Xie Qiuying was used as a pawn by her second aunt and married off to Xiao Yanchu, heir to the Northern Marquis’s household. She mistakenly believed her husband 58Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 179 The CEO’s Contract Nightingale 总裁的契约荆棘鸟 A carefully planned contract forcibly bound two people from different worlds. He was Lu Hanchuan, the business world’s notorious “Living King of Hell,” cold and domineering, treating love as worthless. He handed her an agreement: “Marry me for a year, and I’ll give you fifty million.” She was Lin Wanqing, a proud art museum curator from a poor background, like a thorn bird who refused to bend even in hardship. She sneered, “Mr. Lu, your money can’t buy me.” He thought it was simply a transaction —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 I Went Viral on Tomato Novels After Retiring 退休后我爆红番茄小说 I Became a Hit on Tomato Novel After Retiring 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 The Marquis and the Village Girl 侯爷与小村女 The Marquis and the Village Girl 7Reads—Score214d adds
- 182 White Moonlight? No, I’m Just Your Mosquito Blood 白月光？错，我只是你的蚊子血 The System wants me to win back my ex? I refuse on the spot. He cheated on me with a rich heiress while studying abroad, and now he’s back hoping to rekindle things? Sorry, I’m worth tens of billions. I don’t need that weed in my garden. But then there’s that junior of mine, three years younger than me. He looks about eighty percent like my ex, yet he insists on following me for five years. I focus on my career, build an empire, and make my custom furniture company the best in the industry. H 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 A New Chapter for My Fair Princess 戏续还珠 [Historical fantasy + martial arts + My Fair Princess fan fiction + quirky heroine + strategy and scheming + transmigration] A qipao reveals the mystery of Little Swallow’s origins, and the Fifth Prince insists on becoming a monk. At a grand residence in Qianlong’s palace, they discover that Consort Fragrant nearly died in a mass grave years ago. Qianlong travels to Qiantang to find his beloved daughter, while a descendant of the Yizhu Tower seeks revenge. A red flower emblem is left at the sce 340Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 I, in Short, Am Here for Laughs 在下，纯属搞笑 Comedy, and we mean it. Secret crush, and he’s a brooding flirt. Both leads are pure, so dive in without fear of landmines. Qian Duoduo is an entertainment reporter who became famous for writing about “The Mystery of a Certain Top-Tier Star’s Underwear Color.” Her tongue is quicker than her keyboard. Zhou Zhiheng is a dermatologist who saves every word. His biggest secret is that he’s followed her from a burner account for three years, clicking “Like” on every article. They meet again at the h 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Second Marriage: Marrying a Doting CEO 二婚：嫁给甜宠总裁 Anxin got divorced, and Chen Shaonian believed those words: if you can't forget someone, fate will bring you together again! He was determined to seize the favor fate had shown him. But Anxin announced, "You're my best friend!" What was that supposed to mean?! "I treat you like oxygen, but you treat me like air?!" "No, no, no! I've got more tricks up my sleeve than a dragon fruit has seeds, and I'm patient and resourceful. I have to win you over! I'll cherish you, love you, and be yours forever! 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 The Mountain Village's Peaches Are Ripe 山村蜜桃熟了 Village simpleton Li Ming is taken in for eight years, enduring nothing but contempt. By chance, he gains the ancient legacy of Shennong, and from then on his medical skills reach the heavens and his cultivation advances by leaps and bounds. When his mind clears, he discovers the feelings others have secretly harbored for him all these years, as well as the secret buried by the village chief. See how Li Ming uses his miraculous medical skills and cultivation techniques to carve out a path to a c 10.5kReads6.3Score68514d adds
- 187 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 我知道她的秘密后，她却带我去了民政局 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 1.5kReads—Score3314d adds
- 188 The Black Lotus of Great Ming 大明黑莲花 [Female con artist × hypocrite] The year the Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of the Ming Dynasty, Magellan's fleet completed its circumnavigation of the globe. It was only decades later, along the eastern coast of Zhejiang, where the sea ban was in force, that a country woman happened to hear the Western theory that “the world is round.” Suddenly, she realized: If all four seas are round, then wherever you stand, you can be the center of the world. But when she looked around, women had no pa 5.9kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 189 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 28.9kReads9.1Score3.4k14d adds
- 190 Debt and Redemption 负债与上岸 Debt and Getting Back on Your Feet Dedicated to everyone treading the deep waters of life who has never stopped paddling. At forty-eight, Li Wei went from being a boss to a name on a blacklist. His company went bankrupt, he was 4.81 million yuan in debt, and his wife and children left him. The only ones who didn't abandon him were his parents, who handed him their wrinkled old-age savings passbook. To survive, he fled to another province and became a low-level sales rep. In a life made up of 443Reads6.8Score5314d adds
- 191 A Wrong Turn into the CEO’s Room 误入总栽房 A Mistaken Entry into the CEO's Room 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Kicked Out After My Second Marriage, I Thrive Back in the Countryside 二婚被赶，我回农村混得风生水起 Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Modern Fiction, Period Setting, Building a Career, Comeback, Livestream Commerce, Getting Rich Zhou Xiaoya is forced by her in-laws to have an abortion during her second marriage. Her ex-husband marries someone new, and she leaves with nothing but her daughter, returning to her village. Everyone thinks she'll starve on the streets. Instead, she makes a fortune selling goods through her livestream, and even helps the whole village get rich. How did the woman who was 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 A Cultivation World, but I'm a Goblin 修仙世界，可我是哥布林 A Cultivation World, but I'm a Goblin 539Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Turned Scavenger 富二代沦为拾荒者的一生 The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Who Became a Scavenger 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Overbearing CEO and the Fairy Who Gives Away Money 霸总与散财仙女 The Domineering CEO and the Generous Fairy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 You Can’t Steal My Sister, and the CEO Only Wants Me 妹妹抢不走，霸总只要我 My Sister Can’t Steal Him Away. The CEO Only Wants Me 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 The Female Registrar 女掌簿 Fake death + slow burn + a love that grows over time + sincere romance + happy ending [Old, poor, disabled God of War x Young, beautiful killer | Mutual salvation] This story is a very slow burn. Please don't complain if that's not your thing. Just move on. A bloodthirsty noblewoman who has personally killed dozens, and the General of Zhenshuo, who has been falsely accused and imprisoned, struggling to survive, meet in Yuzhang. This is a story of two people finding their way to each other, and o 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Reborn, I Turn My Fate Around with the System of Noncontention 重生归来，我凭不争系统扭转死局 Reborn on the eve of the palace banquet, Su Wanyuan's fingertips brushed against the secret drug hidden in the lining of her gown. In her previous life, she was tricked into making a scene, lost her reputation, and saw her entire family executed. This time, she stayed calm, waiting to tear away her half-sister's gentle facade in front of everyone at the banquet. Before the trouble had even settled, a wooden token etched with a whirlpool pattern led her to a decades-old secret plot involving a 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Adorable Five-Year-Old with Superpowers Takes on the Capital 软萌五岁宝，异能闯京都 Five-year-old Xiao Tongtong has just lost her mother when her grandmother sells her to a family for a ghost marriage. She struggles, is shoved to the ground, and loses consciousness. When she wakes up, her mind is filled with things she never knew before. She escapes from the family that bought her for the ghost marriage and, following her mother’s instructions, heads to the capital to find her father… 141Reads—Score2414d adds
- 200 A Modern Medical Doctor Becomes the Divine Physician Princess 现代医学博士成神医王妃 A loud crash rang out in the medical lab. When I opened my eyes again, I had become the most hated princess consort in an ancient prince’s household. The original owner had lorded it over everyone, relying on her father the chancellor. Every last person in the household hated her to the bone. When I arrived, she was raising a vase to smash someone, then slipped, hit her head on a rock, and died. Looking at the servants kneeling across the courtyard, trembling but glaring at me with hatred, I qui 6Reads—Score—14d adds
