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- 51 A Comeback After Twenty Years of Widowhood 守寡二十年逆袭 The Red Fruit animated series adaptation of "After Twenty Years of Devotion, She Finally Found a New Life" is now streaming. [Historical setting + strong female lead + farming + family drama + widow's comeback + single mother] On her wedding night, Liu Chunhong's husband is crushed to death by a roof beam, and she becomes known as the “husband-killing jinx.” Her mother-in-law forces her to give birth to her posthumous child, then turns on her and throws mother and daughter out while Liu is still 7.3kReads6.8Score366Shelves
- 52 I'm the Boss's Wife and a Part-Time Massage Therapist... 我是老板娘兼职按摩师…… I’m the boss’s wife and a part-time masseuse... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Crossing Blades with Wolves 与狼过招 Sparring with Wolves 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 I Set Up a Fortune-Telling Stall: I See the Secrets of Heaven and Become a God 开局摆摊算命，我看尽天机封神 “This stall offers bone reading, face reading, feng shui consultations, and even ghostwriting for elementary school summer homework. Readings are fifty, disaster prevention is two hundred. Scan to pay, no fooling young or old.” He Xiaoxian is a seasoned charlatan at Linjiang Night Market. After blood splashed onto his family’s heirloom bronze mirror and opened his third eye, he gained the supernatural ability to see everyone’s fate. The only side effect is that whenever he reveals the secrets —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Perfectly Complementary 极致互补 [Short drama now streaming] [Emotion-led brand strategist Zhang Xinbei × rational investor Gao Jiawei] Modern romance / cerebral love / workplace maneuvering / mature push and pull A power couple who complement each other · One-on-one · Mutual salvation · (Those who mind a non-virgin heroine should proceed with caution. No rivalry between women, just a normal romance with sound values.) * She is a top-tier brand strategist who breaks through by understanding human nature; he is a capital markets 3.3kReads8.7Score352Shelves
- 56 Don't Become an Immortal! I Just Fled Back to the Mortal World! 千万别成仙！我刚跑路回人间！ No System, a little naughty, a little vulgar. Things aren't going well in the immortal realm either. Nobody practices properly. The only way to level up is to pay. Bad money drives out good, and the immortal realm is caught in a vicious cycle. Immortals either have a job or are studying for civil service exams. Countless immortals share the same dream: to escape the immortal realm. Li Biao is the only one who ever made it. But after lying flat in the mortal world for ten thousand years, 3.7kReads—Score176Shelves
- 57 It's Only Fifty 不过是五十而已 An inspirational, unyielding story of midlife crisis, workplace struggles, bank managers and tellers, married life, and everyday urban life. This book tells the story of Huang Wenxue, a bank manager facing a midlife crisis. She is at that awkward age when she is considered too old to find a new job, yet still too young to retire. How will she answer the unavoidable questions surrounding her career, marriage, family, children, and caring for her aging parents? Even in middle age, even when confro 470Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 58 The Hidden Wife 隐妻 [The comic adaptation is now available! Tap “Adaptation Theater” in the lower-right corner of any page of this book to watch instantly. The original novel and short drama each have their own appeal. Share it with your friends!] No rebirth, no transmigration, and no System golden finger, just the true golden years of an entire generation! Having fled an arranged marriage, he joins the tide of migrant workers heading south. In a southern metropolis brimming with both opportunity and challenges, he 807Reads6.3Score105Shelves
- 59 The Night I Rented a Room, I Discovered My Landlady's Secret 租房那晚，我撞破女房东的秘密 A colossal debt traps a stunning landlady. One high-stakes showdown unleashes the city's hidden undercurrents. A powerless maintenance worker relies on his brute strength to take on a paranoid tycoon and bring down a black-gold empire! 634Reads—Score104Shelves
- 60 The Family's Hidden Guards 家族暗卫 A story about rural revitalization, bringing a family back together and creating an ideal life. Before the Spring Festival in 2025, my second uncle asked me to return to the village to meet him. He handed me a black stone passed down through our family and told me to inherit the duty of the family’s secret guards, protecting our family’s development from the shadows. I also inherited a fortune passed down through the family, along with the friendship of eight families who had been close to o 9.2kReads—Score1.2kShelves
- 61 Breaking the Bottom Line 打破底线 In the eyes of others, he has it all: an executive title at a branch company and a happy family. But he also has plenty of secrets he can’t let see the light of day… A routine audit at the head office becomes the turning point in his fate… 14.4kReads8.2Score694Shelves
- 62 The Tail Fire Tiger and Kui Wood Wolf 尾火虎奎木狼 As the old saying goes: Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles; traveling ten thousand miles is not as good as meeting countless people; meeting countless people is not as good as spending every day with masters; and having an expert show you the way is not as good as reaching enlightenment on your own. Over the years, I’ve read plenty of books, traveled many roads, met many people, and experienced many things. I’ve also spent time with masters, and gained a fe 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 What's There to Fear About Divorce at 40? My First Love Has My Back 40岁离婚怕什么，还有初恋兜底 [A levelheaded housewife who knows when to retreat and when to advance + an icy doctor who advances by retreating] [Midlife struggles + parent-child relationships + redemption + mutual healing] Her husband is having an affair with his boss. Her son is a high school senior and has started dating. Zhu Yi, who quit her job three years ago, feels as if her world is collapsing. Then she unexpectedly runs into Yang Yiqing, her first love, whom she had lost touch with years ago. Suddenly, time speeds 93Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Aunt Mei 媚姨 Male Lead: Ding Yuan Female Lead: Liu Meiyi No one is reborn, and there is no System. This is an era of struggle belonging to the older generation! That year, Ding Yuan earned top marks in the imperial examinations, only to have his life stolen from him when his stepmother conspired with her family to switch his results. His father, unaware of the truth, set out on a rainy night to sell goods in the mountains and raise money for Ding Yuan to retake the exams. But the tractor overturned in a ravi 5.9kReads8.8Score490Shelves
- 65 Reborn, I Became My Family's Pride 重生后我成了全家的骄傲 In my previous life, I was set up. My embroidery workshop was stolen, my grandmother's secret pattern book went missing, and my life became a string of hardships. In this life, reborn with max-level embroidery skills, I turn the tables with my craft and reclaim everything that belongs to me. I rise from a small county workshop to become a nationwide top-tier star, the pride of my family. But only when I reach the summit do I learn that the man who has always protected me is the son of the master 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 I Refuse to Save the World Unless the Goddess Gives Me a Robot Wife. Huh? She Actually Did? 我拒绝拯救世界，除非女神给机器人老婆？啊？真给啊？ I Refuse to Save the World Unless the Goddess Gives Me a Robot Wife? Huh? She's Really Giving Me One? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 Fate Is a Sunny Day 缘是晴天 Memories of youth, growing up, and heartbreak, buried by time and kept close to the heart. May the love shared by Xie Qiyuan and Jiang Ziqing touch your heart. Because they loved each other so deeply back then, their love turned into countless tears. Even so, at a fork in the road with no hope in sight, they would keep waiting for him to come. 23Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 68 A Love Story in Chaoshan 潮汕情事 In the old homes of Chaoshan lie the wildest lives and the warmest hearts. In the 1970s and 80s, a group of Chaoshan people who refused to give up fought their way through poverty, loved through storms, and lived by the bonds between people. Some dared to fight and forge ahead, dragging their lives up out of the mud. Others were loyal and true, unwilling to betray anyone even when it cost them. Love brought tangled relationships, family brought its share of strain, and neighbors argued, but when 418Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 69 I Just Came Along for the Fun, and I Got Reborn Too 凑个热闹我也重生了 Hao Xin was reborn. But she had no golden finger, no pocket dimension, and the System gave her no perks at all. Her rebirth seemed about as useful as a drop in the ocean. But was she really doomed to spend this life on the sidelines? She had thirty years of experience as a lawyer in her previous life, along with the sharp thinking, social skills, and problem-solving abilities that came with the job. Those were her golden finger. Her family had nothing to their name! No problem, she could earn mo 1.9kReads9.2Score166Shelves
- 70 I Escaped the Mountains 我逃出了大山 I Escaped the Mountains 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 My Cancer Cells Devour Everything and Unlock an Interstellar Civilization 我的癌细胞吞噬万物解锁星际文明 Urban sci-fi, wild ideas, comedy, mystery, infinite-loop challenges, a cyberpunk comeback, and more... Stay tuned! Chen Zheng is a top hacker and a genius with a doctorate in chemistry. After being diagnosed with terminal cancer at the hospital, he takes on an international cybersecurity repair job to pay for treatment. He discovers a mysterious organization controlling the world, the Deep Alliance Council. Chen Zheng is shocked to learn of its existence. Driven by curiosity, he hacks into the o 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 Finding True Love Inside and Outside Marriage in Midlife 人到中年婚姻内外寻找真爱 Yang Duo is a flower in full bloom. Though she’s forty, she’s still young and beautiful. A woman in pursuit of true love, she yearns for romance and has spent her life exploring and experiencing it. A passionate love affair that nearly cost her life in her youth, a joyless marriage in middle age, and an unexpected encounter outside her marriage: whenever she falls for someone, she loves with wild abandon and suffers heartbreak that tears her apart. Her three close friends have very different l 652Reads8.7Score101Shelves
- 73 A Middle-Aged Woman's Reckless Years 中年荒唐的女人 The story is about Yang Liu, an ordinary woman from the bottom of society. Hardworking and capable, she refuses to settle for an ordinary life, but ends up making a complete mess of things, surrounded by chaos and constant commotion... 2.8kReads8.6Score226Shelves
- 74 The Yang-Yang Formation Backfired, and I, a Celestial Master, Reincarnated as a Woman 阳阳大阵翻车，我天师竟转生成女 (The main story introduction is below. Girls' love, one-on-one romance, fast-paced plot, direct emotions, and none of the usual drawn-out romantic push and pull.) “I can't die! There are still so many things I haven't done. I have a Yin-Yang Formation, I... I want to be reborn!” “Yin-Yang Formation, activate~!” A top celestial master at the end of the Republican era went all in on a crazy gamble and successfully reincarnated as a girl... Well... that's something I can accept, right? But the form 875Reads—Score130Shelves
- 75 Reborn: I Just Want to Make Money 重生：只想搞钱 [Reborn + Daily Life + Lighthearted + Fun + Making Money + Building] Lu Yi is reborn, and uses his foresight as a golden finger to make money like crazy. Uses a game cheat to get things started. Then cashes in on another round of compensation from a demolition project. Wait, this jade pendant is about to skyrocket in value! He runs into the campus belle he used to grovel after. What are you, anyway? Get lost! Reborn once, all he wants is to make money. Women will only slow him down. Just kee 122Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 76 A Springtime Gamble 春日豪赌 By day, Liang Shu is a beautiful lecturer in a university mathematics department. By night, she’s a champion poker player in Shanghai’s elite Texas Hold’em circles, undefeated at every table. Who needs a man? I’m better off on my own! While abroad, Liang Shu suddenly runs into criminals. Desperate for protection, she offers to win a game for a domineering CEO in exchange for a “tactical nap.” But once she’s done, she tosses him aside, leaving him wanting more. The CEO keeps approaching her and c 6.3kReads9.3Score663Shelves
- 77 She Went to Heal Her Broken Heart, but Came Back with a Huge Surprise? 女生疗情伤，疗出个大雷？ On the eve of her wedding, bank supervisor Li Xiaoqi catches her fiancé cheating with her best friend. The next day, nude photos of her go viral across the internet. They were taken when online lenders coerced her into posing for them in college so she could pay her tuition. Pregnant with the cheating man's child, she flees to Huazhai, deep in the Dabie Mountains. Her neighbor, Wanxia, who cannot have children, promises, “You give birth to the baby, and I'll raise it.” During her pregnancy, she 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 The Pinnacle of Life: Starting with a Perfect Score on the Gaokao 巅峰人生，从高考750分开始 [Auntie, Big Sister, No-Brain Fun, Invincible, Harem, Peak Life] Auntie, I'm sorry, but I'm still just a kid! After being reborn, I stopped chasing after the campus beauty. Instead, I chose to be friends with her mother! With the Peak Life System, I call the shots in my own life. I want everything I like, and no one can take it from me. If I don't like something and someone tries to force it on me, then I'm going to teach them why the flowers are so red! An intense encounter with the woman he lo 50Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 79 Awakened a Massage System: Help People Get Back on Their Feet and Earn Rewards 觉醒按摩系统，带人上岸有奖励 Multiple female leads, feel-good wish fulfillment, wealthy tycoon, face-slapping A gambling-addicted dad, a sick mom, a useless younger brother, and a brokenhearted woman. Tell me, if I don't help her, who will? Li Ao, a 40-year-old office drone, gets laid off, divorced by his wife, abandoned by his child, and disdained by his parents. Just as he's about to jump off a building and end it all, he spots a pretty young woman across the street at Tianhe Foot Massage being berated by her manager. He 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 I'm Liu Shan, Not a Good-for-Nothing 我刘禅不是草包 "W-why... why not... eat meat gruel?" After Liu Shan died, he discovered that his soul had actually possessed the fool Emperor Sima Zhong of the Great Jin. "What? I, Ah Dou, have become... a fool!" "Damn it, this fool can't even piss by himself!" "What the hell, how can this fool's wife be as ugly as a sow!" "So... someone altered the imperial edict left by the fool's father!" "Th-those two are trying to kill me too?" Luckily, I'm a fool, so no one is on guard against me! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 The Antarctic Ice Wall: Forbidden Zone Zero 南极冰墙：第零号禁区 Antarctic Ice Wall: The Zero Forbidden Zone 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 The Patriarch Reforms the Cultivation Workplace 老祖整顿修仙职场 The Ancestor Reforms the Cultivation Workplace 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 Code 009: I Became a Robot Vacuum, Cleaning Corpses in a Haunted House 代号009：我变成了扫地机器人，正在凶宅里清扫尸体 Code Name 009: I Became a Robot Vacuum, Cleaning Up Corpses in a Haunted House 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 I’m Being Hunted Across the City for Pursuing an Old Guy 为追老登，我被全城搜捕 I Went on the Run from the Whole City to Pursue an Old Geezer 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Middle-Aged and Alone, With No One to Lean On 人到中年，无人可依 A middle-aged couple have no sex life and barely communicate. With elderly parents to care for and children to raise, they hit a dead end at work and struggle through a life full of endless chores. Then suddenly, an unforeseen and terrifying crisis sweeps them into a storm. What should they do next? Can they keep going? How can they turn things around? 240Reads7.4Score129Shelves
- 86 My Work Diary in the City 都市之我的打工日记 System novel, one female lead, focused on family life He stumbled upon a die. He rolled it. Congratulations! You’ve earned an eightfold bonus on today’s income! He rolled again. Congratulations! You’ve received a worker’s skill set! Boosted by luck: Mine for top-grade jade, or fish for top-grade seafood! Ever heard of anyone escaping a midlife crisis by playing aeroplane chess? 2.6kReads8.1Score115Shelves
- 87 The Art of Not Competing 不争之争 This book says that, in the end, it doesn’t matter whether you fight for something or not. Just be yourself! The ancients said, “Because he contends with no one, no one in the world can contend with him.” Chinese people place greater value on not contending... Not contending brings peace of mind, the source of all strength, like the sea... In modern society, even not contending can be seen as a kind of struggle, born of helplessness... 18Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 88 Forty and Bewildered: A Single Mother and a Shattered Elite 四十有惑：单亲妈妈与破碎精英 At forty, all that remains of his life is a countdown. With a promise to meet again at seventy, she tries to bring light to his shattered world. Shi Xiaoran, a divorced mother, discovers on her first day at her new job that her boss is a “monster”: he gives her lessons, assigns her homework, and treats her as his successor. Only later does she learn that this elite managing director, whom his subordinates call “Jiang the Butcher,” is trapped by a fortune told twenty-two years ago. Paroxetine is —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 A Depressed Person's Soliloquy 抑郁者的独白 An inner monologue from someone living with depression. Just as her life was about to wither away, the will to live drove her to break free with all her strength from the invisible chains holding her back. Suddenly, she understood that there are many ways to live. This book can also be seen as the author's own journey of redemption and healing through a life on the road. It also introduces the scenery and local culture of the places she visited. 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 A Cultivator's Unfiltered Livestream Shatters the Immortal Venerable's Dao Heart 修真不当人直播，仙尊道心全碎了 Li Gousheng transmigrated to the Firmament Immortal Sect and awakened an Anti-Social System. If he didn’t make others uncomfortable, the System would make him suffer a humiliating public meltdown on the spot. So, at the apprenticeship ceremony, the aloof Immortal Venerable was forced to show off his dance moves to “Lalala Love Song”; the abstinent Sect Leader was made to confess through a megaphone that blurted out the truth; and an unparalleled sword cultivator was hit with an “idiocy strike” a 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 After I Called Off the Wedding, My Male Concubine Turned Out to Be My Long-Lost Wife 悔婚后，男妾竟是我失散多年的娘子 After Breaking Off the Engagement, My Male Concubine Turned Out to Be My Long-Lost Wife 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 The Fierce Middle-Aged Man 大叔凶猛 “I've realized I'm liking you more and more.” Looking at the radiant beauty beside him, Lin Feng felt his heart clench. He wasn't single, and faced with such unexpected candor, he felt not the slightest bit of joy. If anything, his scalp prickled. As soon as Lin Feng took over the Jiangdong branch of Wansheng Plaza, all kinds of temptations came pouring in. What followed was a dangerous struggle of wits, without a single flash of blades. The Game of Thrones, the realities of the workplace, and t 1.6kReads6.1Score104Shelves
- 93 Rural Chronicle 乡村纪实 The little details of life, all those everyday moments, come together to paint a picture of a changing countryside. Generation after generation pursues its dreams, working hard in the mountain valleys. They make it through the winter, then the hills turn green in spring. Summer crops blanket the mountains, and autumn is always a season of joy. 212Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 94 Bloodshed Brothers and the Woman with a Gun 喋血兄弟和带枪的女人 To love one person is fidelity. To love two is cheating. To love three is a tangled affair... To be loved by one person is happiness. To be loved by two is anxiety. To be loved by three is a disaster... 1.3kReads7.1Score129Shelves
- 95 The Sinkhole Buyer 天坑买手 Miao Tian, a purchasing specialist at a real estate group, is sent to Mountain City on an urgent assignment. Thus begins a tumultuous, high-stakes battle in the real estate business. How will he face the deception, the ambushes, and the relentless pursuit? How will he emerge from the fog and be reborn through the flames? This book gradually unfolds a sweeping portrait of the real estate underworld. Remember: If you can't live the way you want, in the end you'll have to convince yourself to want 116Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 96 My Zombie Lord, Please Be Gentle 僵尸大人轻点宠 My Zombie Lord, Go Easy on Me 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 A Temporary Romance at the Factory 工厂的临时爱情 Work + Romance + Plot + A Large Supporting Cast Xu Yanhui, a young man from a rural village who has just left the army, comes to the city alone to find work. By chance, he meets his fellow villager Duan Li, who introduces him to a job at a textile factory. There, he witnesses and experiences the joys and sorrows, warmth and cruelty of the lives of working women. Set in the 1990s, this story uses simple prose to tell the stories of ordinary migrant workers. I hope you enjoy it. 13kReads8.6Score992Shelves
- 98 I Crush the Modern Entertainment Industry with Real Actors from Ancient Times 我靠古代真演员，吊打现代娱乐圈 [A top-tier star director transmigrates + ancient cast with genuine acting chops + outclasses the entire entertainment industry + feel-good tale of making money across time] Framed and saddled with a billion in debt, he was completely blacklisted by the entertainment industry! The life of genius director Zhou Fan had fallen apart. At his darkest hour, a mysterious bracelet activated, sending him to ancient times! Here, there is no terrible acting, no lazy performers, and no investors meddlin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 To Stay Alive, I Outworked Every Female Cultivator in My Sect 为了活命，我把宗门女修都卷了 “To Stay Alive, I Got Every Female Cultivator in My Sect to Work Themselves to the Bone” With his lifespan nearly exhausted, Ye Chen has spent forty years struggling in the sect and is still only at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Just as he falls into despair, he activates a Life-Extension System: help female cultivators break through their bottlenecks, and he can exchange the favor for more lifespan and cultivation. No power from the heavens, just careful planning at every step. An ordinary v 91Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 Gray Sky 灰空 He was a passionate young man, a promising journalist with a bright future, and his life was going splendidly. His supervisor was just about to promote him when, in a moment of impulsiveness, he made a mistake, and his life took a different course. Misfortune and fortune go hand in hand, and this marked the beginning of an entirely different life. 4.7kReads8.9Score555Shelves
