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- 1 After 108 Blind Dates, I Finally Found Someone! 相亲108次，我终于脱单了！ After 108 blind dates, I finally found someone! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 My Security Guard Husband Is a District Chief 我的保安老公是区长 My Security Guard Husband Is the District Chief 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Reborn in 2005: I Fell in Love with the Girl Next Door 重生2005：我爱上了邻居姐姐 Reborn in 2005: I Fell in Love with the Girl Next Door —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn: Why Are Your Cheeks Red and Your Eyes Wet? 重生：你怎么红了脸又湿了眼？ This is a story about getting to live your youth all over again. That’s all. Reborn in 2003, Xu Tingsheng is 19, and Xiang Ning is 14... Here, there is silent devotion: My dear, I’ll get everything ready, then wait for you to grow up. Here, there are feelings that never fade: You are my old days, like the wall I could never climb over as a child. Here, there are sky-high ambitions: If one day I can look down upon the world as if standing atop Mount Tai, I hope you’ll be by my side. 1.7kReads8.6Score18214d adds
- 5 Taking the Stage After the Curtain Falls 落幕登场 Liu Mingming heads to Beijing alone, carrying his dream of making music, only to be swindled out of every penny. Doused in the cold reality of life, he grits his teeth, sets aside his passion, and bows his head to make a living. In the end, he finds success in both love and career. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Bargaining Chips on the Road to Promotion 升职路上的筹码 Song Minghui is like a spider at the center of a web, maintaining relationships with three women in different ways. A 26-year-old workplace newcomer, a 35-year-old sales director, and a 41-year-old corporate executive: the web is beginning to unravel as its three “bargaining chips” awaken. - The rules of survival in the workplace's dark forest - How the “prey” turns the tables from a male perspective - The growth of three women, from being used to awakening - Emotional manipulation and counterma 2.1kReads6.4Score11414d adds
- 7 Bullied by My Boss, My Aunt Helps Me Fight Back 被上司欺压，阿姨带你去反扑 During a round of layoffs at the company, Xia Zhan was abandoned by the leader he trusted most, something he never saw coming. But Xia Zhan refused to give up. He teamed up with Hou Xiaotian and planned his moves step by step. Watch Xia Zhan enjoy life in the workplace. 396Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Women on the Career Ladder 职场路上的女人们 Amid the shifting tides of the crowded world, people are always boarding ships and leaving them behind. When they came riding the waves, they carried unspoken obsessions. When they turned away, the hems of their robes swept up the stars, while the warmth frozen in their palms seeped forever into the course of the voyage. 857Reads7.1Score10414d adds
- 9 Making Ten Million a Day, I Head Straight Back to the Village to Lie Flat 日入千万，我直接回村躺平 Urban fantasy + tycoon + heartwarming daily life back in the village + entrepreneurial growth + one female lead Lin Chuan received a daily reward of ten million in cash. After returning to his village, he discovered that even being rich didn't stop petty people from causing trouble. So he built a senior care center for free, opened an investment company, repaired the embankment, developed the local economy, and helped those in need. Little by little, he raised his social standing, built connecti 2Reads—Score11314d adds
- 10 Reborn at Eighteen, I Really Just Want to Make Money 重生十八，我真的只想搞钱啊 (Reborn as a food-delivery app developer, no System, multiple female leads, everyday life, entrepreneurship, an entertainment-industry storyline, with illustrations) After an accident, Lin Shuchen wakes up as an eighteen-year-old boy. After spending more than a decade as a programmer in his previous life, he doesn't want to work for someone else this time around. Starting with an inconspicuous food-ordering mini-program, he visits restaurants, builds the system, takes on group catering, and trie 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Stone Gambling: I Was Scammed Out of My Entire Ten Million Fortune from the Start 赌石：从开局被骗光千万身价开始 [Underdog's Rise + Invincible + Treasure Appraisal + Stone Gambling + Feel-Good Story + Bargain Hunting] Those who walk by the river often enough are bound to get their shoes wet. Chen Rang trusted his friend too much and was cheated out of his entire fortune, worth tens of millions, leaving him buried in debt. He once thought about ending it all, but when he thought of all the friends who still believed in him, he chose to stay alive and pay them back. To clear his debts, he has to start from z 226Reads7.4Score6614d adds
- 12 Birdcage in the Floating City: Plus-Size Real Estate Saleswoman 浮城雀笼：大码售楼小姐 Sparrows in the Caged City: A Plus-Size Real Estate Saleswoman 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Building Dreams in Hong Kong 香江筑梦 The novel has been partially adapted into a comic drama titled "Harbor City Comeback: From a Down-and-Out Youth to the King of Watches." Give it a watch, and thank you for your support! [From Rags to Riches + Industrial Empire + Feuds Between the Elite + Brotherhood in the Underworld + Beauty Pageants and Film + Based on Real Events] In 1978, a young man from Chaodong crawled ashore in Hong Kong from the jaws of a shark. Later, one of the brothers climbed into a wealthy family, while the other c 2.6kReads8.5Score15314d adds
- 14 A Tale of Unmasked Scandals in Politics and Romance 官场情场现形记 A True Account of the Officialdom and Love Scene 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Storm at My Fingertips: Massage Therapist 指尖风云：按摩女技师 Finger-Tip Favors: A Massage Therapist —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Oh No, My Online Girlfriend Is My CEO Sister 完蛋，网恋对象是我的总裁姐姐 Three years ago, Ji Fan faked his death in a game because he was about to take the college entrance exams. Three years later, after being cheated on by a gold-digger, Ji Fan logged into the game again on a whim. To his surprise, his online big sister was still waiting for him. “Baby, I knew you weren’t dead. I’m so glad.” “Baby, I missed you so much. Please don’t leave me, okay?” “Baby, let’s meet in person.” Under the fierce advances of the clingy older woman, Ji Fan fell for her all over again 4.4kReads7.4Score44514d adds
- 17 I Became a Billionaire, but They Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 成了亿万富翁，我却被送进精神病 In the early 1980s, Dugu Feng's father lost his iron rice bowl, and the family was so poor they could barely put food on the table. With no other choice, Dugu Feng gritted his teeth and took his whole family out to do backbreaking labor, starting by taking on the small construction jobs no one else wanted from contractors. He was an honest man who never cut corners, and his work was excellent. Little by little, he made a name for himself in the trade. From a small-time contractor to founding a 269Reads7.7Score13814d adds
- 18 After I Found Out My Mom Was Cheating, I Gave Her an Online Memorial Service Seen by the Whole Internet 发现我妈出轨后，我送了她一场全网追悼会 After I Found Out My Mom Was Cheating, I Held an Online Memorial Service for Her That Went Viral 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 I Brought a Billion Home and Now I'm Lying Flat 我带着十个亿，回老家躺平了 At twenty-eight, Lin Chen hits rock bottom in a single day. His company lays him off, his girlfriend of three years dumps him for being broke, then turns around and gets into a rich second-generation heir’s BMW. Even his landlord throws his belongings out of the rental apartment in the middle of the night. Just as he’s at the end of his rope, a bank text suddenly pops up: [1,000,000,000.00 yuan has been deposited into your account] To hell with 996! To hell with buying a house or a car! Lin Chen 86.4kReads6.4Score2.5k14d adds
- 20 San Francisco Blood Prison: My Husband Is Hiding Evidence of Three Clans' Massacre 旧金山血牢：我丈夫藏着三族灭门证据 San Francisco Blood Prison: My Husband Is Hiding Evidence of the Massacre of Three Clans —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Day I Came Down from the Rooftop, I Gained the Heavenly Eye 天台下来的那天，我开了天眼 The day my coworker framed me, I stood at the edge of the rooftop. A 210,000 yuan shortfall, a suspension pending investigation, and my father in the hospital. Below me, the lights of countless homes gleamed across the river. My phone rang. It was a video call from my daughter. “Daddy, will you fly back and tell me a story?” I didn't jump. That night, I opened the Quieting the Mind Scripture, passed down through four generations of my family. For the first time, I saw the thoughts in my mind: gr 1.6kReads—Score18114d adds
- 22 To My High School Love 致高中的Ta [Not a power fantasy + Slow-paced + Character growth] [The first two volumes conclude with one heroine. The third volume is a standalone alternate-timeline story with multiple heroines. Readers who prefer a single heroine can stop after the end of Volume Two.] This is the story of Wang Yang's growth from a cowardly, academically struggling student who runs away from trouble into someone who works hard and can shelter the people he loves from life's storms. By chance, Wang Yang, a struggling soph 11.9kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 23 Rent a Bentley to Win Her Heart 租辆宾利追女友 Rent a Bentley to Win Back Your Girlfriend 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 A Girl from a Thousand Years in the Future Took Me Home 我被一千年后的少女捡回家 [Ancient Person in the Modern World] + [One Heroine] + [Living Together] + [Everyday Romance] + [Sweet Story, No Angst] + [Handcrafted] When life starts wearing you down, why not come read the story of Xun An and Yu Xian? Just sweet everyday life together, with none of the bitter, painful drama. Yu Xian: “As I wish, so shall it be. Hurry up and work your magic!” 288Reads6.7Score10614d adds
- 25 A Good-for-Nothing with No Soul, I Am the Wolf Clan's Saintess of Ten Thousand Years 废柴无魂，我是狼族万年圣女 A good-for-nothing with no soul: I am the Wolf Clan's Saintess of Ten Thousand Years —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The World’s Wayward Son 人间浪子 Old Wei's suicide changed the course of Lin Yifei's life. The Lin Yifei who used to watch everyone's mood and grovel just to make ends meet finally stood up for himself! It turned out that a life of having nothing left to lose could bring so many surprises and unexpected turns! 15kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 27 When the Clouds Part, the Moon Appears 云开见月 The protagonist had a miserable childhood. Raised by the whole village, he grew up experiencing firsthand the harsh rule that the weak get bullied. He fought his way through life with his fists, developing a fiercely defiant personality. Later, a benefactor took him under their wing and helped him work hard, and he eventually made something of himself and got into a top university. As an adult, he became lost and insecure in the face of harsh reality. In the end, he settled into an ordinary life 15.8kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds
- 28 A Dignified Game of Wits 体面博弈 [Investment Banking Elite × All-Purpose Assistant] [Urban Romance × Emotional Games] [Workplace Romance] [Funny Little Scenes] [The Powerful One Bows Their Head] [Desire and Tension] Li Duoli has only one rule for survival: be a respectable professional woman. She is cautious, capable, tasteful, and elegant. She thought that was simply who she was. Until the night she met Xie Zhifei, when instinctive desire tore everything apart. She only wanted his body. By the next day, she had forgotten every 4.4kReads8.1Score51114d adds
- 29 Period: Reborn in Singapore for a Life of Pleasure 年代：重生新加坡开始快活人生 Reborn in 2000, Lin Yue went to Singapore to work. He relied on wealthy Nanyang ladies to earn his first fortune, then used his shrewdness to stir up the winds of change across Southeast Asia... He pooled resources and built his foundation on industry. After ten years of honing his craft, he led a team of beautiful women from across the world to conquer key fields, including automobile manufacturing, high-precision lithography machines, power batteries, and global financial risk management. From 9.3kReads7.1Score59214d adds
- 30 I Won Fifty Million After Quitting My Job 离职后，我中了五千万 Liu Wei, an overworked wage slave, had been exploited by his supervisor for far too long. In a fit of anger, he quit his job. On the way, he bought a few lottery tickets and won fifty million. He never expected his life to take such a turn. From then on, luck was always on his side, and he became a walking good-luck charm. In Macau, he could bet on the right number. Even when buying a house, he could win a prize... It seemed as though luck surrounded him. Even the tiniest odds became highly favo 21.4kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 31 Wife, Are You Still Going to Lie to Me? 老婆，你还要对我说谎吗？ Wife, are you still going to lie to me? 152Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Overseas Turmoil: The Path of a Crime Lord 海外风云之枭雄路途 My name is Lin Feng. I’ve encountered, witnessed, and experienced many industries and incidents that people would rather keep hidden. So many people have been lured overseas by high-paying jobs, only to die. So many have died because their desires could never be satisfied. This synopsis can’t do the story justice. Read the novel to find out more. 7.6kReads9.1Score62214d adds
- 33 The Keeper of Ink: The Unburned Book 守墨人：未烬书 Heir to the Mo family, guardian of ancient scrolls and their teachings. A fragmentary Western Xia scroll reveals the secret origins shared by Xia and Han civilization; A perilous journey of deadly pursuit leads across seven regions in search of proof that civilizations can coexist. Su Qiao carries on her ancestors' legacy, disarming ancient tomb traps and fighting off evil spirits and pursuers. What she guards is not merely a forgotten history, but the ultimate belief that all under heaven can u 14Reads—Score614d adds
- 34 At Last, I See the Light: Atonement 幡然醒悟：赎罪 A Sudden Awakening: Redemption 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A New Life on Egret Island 鹭岛新生 This is a new work of realism, covering birth, aging, illness, and death, as well as exams, employment, civil service tests, job hunting, and work. The protagonist’s past is marked by pain, humiliation, joy, and glory. The author depicts the pressures, lives, ideals, loves, and resentments of ordinary people. Rebellious and reckless, unwilling to settle for mediocrity yet powerless to change things, they keep striving and gradually make progress through twists and turns. This is both the protago 126Reads—Score1514d adds
- 36 My Years as a Migrant Worker in Shenzhen 我在深圳打工那些年 Two AI comic adaptations of this book are already online, and a third is in production. In 1997, I was 17, carrying 300 yuan as I left my hometown in Hunan and headed south to Shenzhen alone. With no skills and no temporary residence permit, I was chased by security patrols, turned away by factories, left hungry, and forced to spend nights hiding in a cemetery. I went from a penniless kid to a sewing-machine operator at a handbag factory, then seized the opportunities of the times, opened a shop 18.7kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 37 Back-Kitchen Affairs 后厨韵事 Her ambition was not to become the queen of the kitchen, but to turn from Cinderella into a swan... Ye Rujiao was just an ordinary pastry chef at Fumanlou, working nonstop every day, until she stumbled upon the destination that could shatter every dream she had ever held: aboard the yacht of Han Zhenyu, the group’s second young master. A carefully staged “chance encounter” She put on a red bikini and her most striking lipstick, then “ran into” Han Zhenyu on the yacht’s deck. Champagne, sea breez 2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Safe Travels 一路平安 Good people stay safe. Even a life that missed the college entrance exam can be legendary! 1.8kReads9.3Score31114d adds
- 39 Reborn, Starting as a Female Journalist 重生从女记者开始 [Complete. Gender-swap transformation, female protagonist + System + workplace + light entertainment-industry elements + no marriage] [The “Wen Zheng” program has ended] In her previous life, an ordinary office worker was sent to another world by a dump truck. She transmigrated into the body of a graduating college student who had attempted suicide in her rented apartment after failing the civil service exam. She was saddled with student loans, and had less than ten yuan to her name. Things coul 6kReads9.3Score64414d adds
- 40 Dongguan, Dongguan: The Blossoming '90s 东莞，东莞，90繁花年代 This story is based on real life. One day, Er Gou said mysteriously to Li Minghui, “Ah Hui, did you know? I heard a new Taizi Bathhouse opened nearby. They say it offers a service imported from Thailand.” The story follows a protagonist who turns his fortunes around in the electronics business of the Pearl River Delta. In 1990s Dongguan, KTVs, nightclubs, and bathhouses offered a different kind of splendor. There were also pure-hearted romances between migrant workers over beef brisket rice nood 883Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 41 The Strongest Man 最强人 The strongest person isn’t the one who defeats others, but the one who refuses to be defeated by anyone or anything. Zhuang Xiaoqiang grew up in a poor family. His father’s downward spiral left the family on the verge of falling apart when Xiaoqiang was just eight. From then on, he shouldered the burden of supporting his family. He learned early how important money was to a household, and knew there was no one he could rely on. Everything he wanted had to be earned with his own hands, whether a 41.6kReads9.2Score4.7k14d adds
- 42 The Rise and Fall of Boss Fan 范老板的沉浮人生 This story follows 1980s entrepreneur Fan Chenhui through the ups and downs of the business world in Shenzhen. It explores real-world issues including financial crises, family conflicts, workplace rivalries, and tangled relationships, portraying human nature and the changes of the times in vivid detail. 114Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 43 My Affairs With Divorced Women 我和离婚女人那些事 My Story with a Divorced Woman 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score23114d adds
- 45 The Golden Phoenix Isn't a Chicken 金凤不是鸡 An age when lovers were everywhere, an era dominated by online loans, and the emotional high of a night at a karaoke club… Wealth became the sole measure of success, affection turned into a bargaining chip, and labels of status rose above personal character. Amid the drunken, glittering world, he and she were drawn into a chain of scams woven from money, power, and desire. Each tried to stake a lifetime of innocence on finding an answer to the question, “I’m not a prostitute.” They were willing 315Reads9.3Score3014d adds
- 46 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… 11kReads9.4Score90814d adds
- 47 Starting from Scratch: Three Years Flipping Little Boxes Made Me a Millionaire 白手起家，倒腾小盒子三年千万 Selling contraceptives in the dorm from the start gets you mocked? Disciplined? No problem! Make money while teaching in the countryside. After four years of hard work, build a fortune worth over a hundred million, turning ideals, love, and wealth into reality. [No Transmigration + No System + No Pocket Dimension + A Down-to-Earth Story of Striving] 12.6kReads8.1Score93514d adds
- 48 Duchuan Agency 渡川事务所 The day Lu Jianxing receives his uncle’s final letter, there’s no vast inheritance waiting for him, just a yellowed IOU with his own name written in the debtor’s column. He hasn’t even figured out how to dodge the debt when his icy creditor shows up at his door. “Your uncle sold you to me.” So he goes. The agency called Crossing River is tucked beneath the shade of an old locust tree. It helps the restless dead fulfill the wishes they left unfinished. His new boss loves money more than life itse 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 My Wife's Secret Past 妻子的秘密往事 Zhang Xixi, the wife of Chen Sijie, worked late into the night, then came home drunk with a hickey on her back. Was she cheating, or was there another explanation? As Chen Sijie investigated, he uncovered a shocking secret… 5.1kReads8.6Score32414d adds
- 50 The Young Traveler 少年行 In that moment, I truly understood why the poor stay poor. It isn't because we don't work hard enough. It's because of the environment we live in, the resources we have, our narrow-mindedness, and the few, fragile opportunities available to us. All of it traps my impoverished family in a struggle just to survive! I gave everything I had for a chance to “change my fate,” yet a single storm was enough to destroy it! 24.4kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds
