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- 101 This Is Where It Ends 到此为止 [Angst-heavy story. Read with caution. The male lead is not chaste.] “Ru Yi, when you act like this, it makes me think you still can’t let go of me.” All the pain and torment must have begun with those words. Or perhaps it was “You haven’t been able to forget me, Ru Yi.” Much later, when Ru Yi thought back on her tangled history with Pei Shiyu, that was what she believed. He would remember the scent from deep in his memories, carried on a gentle breeze, but he wouldn’t remember how much he h 4.1kReads8.5Score200Shelves
- 102 Old-Time Rain Between Hong Kong and Beijing 港京旧时雨 Mutual secret crush × age gap × protective, fatherly type × long-planned pursuit Warm, sly diplomat vs. cool, dazzling legal beauty Love makes the one with the upper hand bow their head: evenly matched *Everyone in Hong Kong City knows that Wen Yang, the heiress of the Wen family, is spoiled and hot-tempered. She has a stunning face that’s impossible to look away from, sometimes cool and distant, sometimes bright and dazzling. *The craziest things Wen Yang has ever done were flying off to study 12.2kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
- 103 I've Secretly Loved Him, Year After Year 我偷偷喜欢他，一年又一年 Jiang Yuze will never know That a girl named Xiao Xi secretly loved him for seven years. Xiao Xi: a desolate hope. Just like her unrequited love, it would never see the light of day. She said, “I once loved someone with all my heart, too. But he never knew how I felt.” Reader's note: Based on a true story 2kReads8.6Score217Shelves
- 104 A Banner's Farewell 旗有辞礼 A flirtatious qipao beauty from the Central Academy of Fine Arts versus a law professor who seems aloof but is cunning underneath Mural restorer versus law professor [Two strong leads + intense romantic tension + neither has been in a relationship] Jiangnan was rainy, and Song Cili first met Shu Jingyu after she had grown up during a misty, rain-soaked season like this. The seventeen-year-old was slender, her graceful figure wrapped in a black qipao, a white flower pinned to the front. Her pale 5.3kReads9.1Score623Shelves
- 105 The Tale of Xihe: Captured, I Became the Enemy Emperor’s Empress 羲河传：被俘后，我成了敌国皇后 [Fallen Princess vs. Unhinged Crown Prince] When a nation falls and a family is destroyed, a ruler is duty-bound to die with his country. But what should a princess do? Princess Xihe was willful and arrogant in her youth. At sixteen, her country fell and her family was killed. Alone, she struggled to survive in a world of chaos while protecting the six-year-old heir. She met a general from the enemy nation. He took her for an ordinary young woman and fell in love with her, but how could she forg 32.6kReads9.5Score5kShelves
- 106 Gold Digger's Guide to Marrying Up 捞女高嫁手册 [A Scheming, Irresistible Heroine ✖️ Powerful Men of Every Kind] Wan Li hated poverty more than anything and loved wealthy men above all else. They say, “Marriage is a woman’s second chance at life.” So she turned her beauty and ambition into bargaining chips, navigating her way among all kinds of men. Clever and calculating, she planned her every move and finally married into a wealthy family. Luxury became part of her daily life, and she had every fine thing she could want. Yet one night, she 120kReads9.2Score16.9kShelves
- 107 Rouge on the Inkstone 砚上胭脂 A disastrous blind date? She ends up in a marriage-of-convenience deal with a powerful man! Su Huaixiu agreed to a blind date to “sell herself” for her family. She thought she was in for another “sixth strikeout,” but instead she ran into her direct supervisor, Fu Yanxiu. She steeled herself and proposed a “marriage in name only, with no interference in each other’s lives.” The man tapped the table and settled the matter with a single sentence: “How convenient. That’s exactly the kind of marri 1.5kReads8.6Score200Shelves
- 108 Betrayal Beneath the Collarbone 锁骨之下的背叛 Betrayal Beneath the Collarbone 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 The Sun Will Shine When I Leave You 离开你，天才会晴 Once I leave you, the skies will clear. 445Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 Not Tonight, My Back Hurts 今天不行，我腰疼 Not tonight, my back hurts 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 The Lonely Spring in an Empty Courtyard Comes Late 寂寞空庭春欲晚 A duet of flute and reed instruments brings about a tangled romance in a golden age. In the spring of the eighteenth year of the Kangxi reign, the emperor traveled to Baoding for a hunting expedition. That night, Nalan Rongruo, a palace guard who had accompanied the emperor, heard him play “Moonrise” on an iron reed. From a spot far from the camp, someone played along on a flute. Nalan recognized the flutist as Linlang, his cousin, who had been taken into the palace. He could not help showing hi 1.3kReads9.3Score226Shelves
- 112 Darling, Victoria Harbour 亲爱的，维多利亚港 (Print edition signed) “It feels as though we've weathered storm after storm over the years. In this little boat, you and I have drifted for half our lives. I wish every time, the rain would fall on our boat as it carries us home. I love you, so I let you go.” 11.5kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
- 113 I Saved Him, but No One Saved Me 渡他，无人渡我 I’ll save you, though no one will save me. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
- 114 After Reincarnating as a Seductive Fox Spirit, I Became the Beloved of Beijing’s Buddhist Heir 钓系魅狐穿成真千金后，我成了京圈佛子的心尖宠 After Reincarnating as a Flirtatious Fox Spirit in the Real Heiress’s Body, I Became the Apple of the Capital’s Buddhist Prince’s Eye 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 Imprisoned in Snow: Begging Her to Take Me In 囚雪：求她入怀 Just launched, so the rating will gradually rise over time. A wild, unconventional plot. Dive in without worry. [Unhinged brothers × forced love × a cutthroat rivalry for her affection] Xue’er’s whole life has been trapped in an invisible cage, with nowhere to run. Her life was bleak. She met Chen Guolun and gave him her whole heart, only to become entangled in misunderstandings, schemes, and the cruel twists of fate, suffering through love. Lin Haoting is an utterly obsessive madman. Domineerin 15Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 116 Dr. He Keeps His Desires in Check in Public, but Loses Control Only for Her in Private 贺医生人前禁欲，人后只对她失控 [Workplace Romance + Female Growth + Comeback + Sweet and Satisfying Romance + The Contrast of a Chaste Exterior] He was the doctor who helped her heal: gentle, aloof, and restrained. He taught her not to put up with things anymore. From then on, Xu Ke, once an easy pushover for anyone to manipulate, became a “certified madwoman” who went wild with a license. Whether it was people picking fights, using psychological manipulation, or harassing her at work and shifting the blame, she took them d 312Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Dangerous Contract: The Tycoon's Resentful White Moonlight 危险契约：霸总与他的怨气白月光 A Dangerous Contract: The Tyrant CEO and His Resentful White Moonlight 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 Stubborn as a Mule 硬颈种 [Not a Power Fantasy, No Cliches, No Stupid Characters, Mutual Devotion, Striving for a Better Life, Realistic Growth] In Hakka, someone stubborn to the core is called a "hard-necked sort." When Wang Lili was ten, she snatched a big chicken leg at the dinner table. Her father ordered her to give it to her younger brother. She said, "I won't." When Zhao Ruxun was ten, he was forced to let his mother beat him fifteen times in public for protecting his younger brother. He gritted his teeth and didn 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 Fireworks and Handcuffs: A CEO's Journey to Staying on the Right Side of the Law 烟花与手铐：一个霸总的守法之路 Fireworks and Handcuffs: A CEO's Journey to Lawfulness 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 The Art of Deception 过分伪装 [Short tragic romance + fast-paced + bad ending] On a night of torrential rain, Huo Chenyiao pinched her chin and sneered. “For six years, every single day I've thought about how to destroy you.” - He forced her to sign a mistress contract and took what he wanted from her night after night. When he discovered she was pregnant, he personally sent her to the operating table. He didn't know that the strange woman he'd spent the night with at the bar was her. Even less did he know that the ink on he 4.3kReads8.5Score287Shelves
- 121 Guide Me into the Mortal World 渡我入凡尘 [Powerful, high-ranking hero ➕ possessive second male lead ➕ insecure, devoted third male lead ➕ one heroine and three men ➕ romantic rivalry ➕ political intrigue ➕ faked death ➕ bad ending] Little white lotus Lu Fan: “I won't let down those who love me. But I won't forgive those who hurt and used me, either. I bore the children you wanted, but none of you will raise them yourselves! Xiao Yanchen, the child you helped ascend the throne is mine and Zhou Yuheng's. Xia Xiuyuan, the child you appoin 64Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 Wildfire Sweeps the Harbor 野火燎港 [Daddy-type powerhouse + forbidden romance + older man + mutual firsts + powerful man bows his head] As the illegitimate daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Wu married into the top-tier Pei family of Hong Kong City. On the very first day, she was already branded with shame. Her husband, Pei Muye, the Pei family's unruly second son, had a sordid past before marriage and partied night after night afterward. On her birthday, he even brought his illegitimate child before her, letting the second bran 33kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves
- 123 Glory Disqualified 荣耀失格 She was once the most proud girl in the compound, born bold and reckless in her youth. One accident sent her tumbling from the clouds into the mire. In the shadows of a prison cell, she buried her former glory with her own hands. Years later, she returned to the world. Everyone she once knew had risen to high positions, while she was left battered and broken. Rumors swirled, and the past could not be reclaimed. She walked step by step along the edge of a blade, seeking only to have a clear consc 52.5kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
- 124 Abandoned as a Concubine, She Turns Around and Takes Command of a Hundred Thousand Troops 做小妾被弃，她转身手握十万大军 [A beauty bent on rebellion, a menace who wreaks havoc vs. an ethereal beauty who leaves everyone in the dust, the undisputed champion of male rivalry; her aloof, clear-headed brother-in-law falls into passion; her ex, who hates her with a passion, becomes the third party for love; one-on-one ending] Su Wantang is breathtakingly beautiful, yet born a lowly concubine’s daughter. To climb the social ladder, she acts as a surrogate for her elder half-sister, the heir’s wife, and dumps her fiancé af 32.3kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves
- 125 Hidden Jasmine 藏茉莉 The rating just went up. It’ll rise more later~ [Lin Mosheng × Zhou Yu] On a stormy day, the air was damp and oppressive. An old tune drifted from the music box on the table, and through her hazy consciousness, she returned to her first year of high school. “Shengsheng, what are you standing there for?” The woman smiled and urged her. “Hurry up and call him big brother.” Lin Mosheng looked at the boy in front of her, her eyes instantly turning red. Choking back tears, she said, “Zhou Yu?” The bo 543Reads8.3Score103Shelves
- 126 The Bellflower Is Not White 桔梗不白 Every moment spent near him was full of telltale slips. A performance called unrequited love is the hardest one to pull off. - (The male lead doesn't cheat. He appears as a ghost, hoping the heroine will finally give up on him and stop grieving. He also sacrifices his reputation so netizens will stop attacking her. If someone has to be swallowed up by public opinion, he wants it to be him. It's a self-destructive attempt to save her: he gives up his life and his good name, as long as she's all r 133Reads8.1Score105Shelves
- 127 Falling into the Reversed Position 逆位沦陷 [Book Two of Gray Lotus] Intense Romance + A Business-War Chess Game The intersecting aesthetics of love and strategy, a romance that defies labels. [Recommended for] Readers with sharp minds, broad knowledge, literary sophistication, and wide-ranging reading tastes “I fear the darkness and the fall, yet I was born in darkness and fell into lowliness…” A love-hate entanglement between darkness and light… A reversed redemption between a black peacock and a white swan… The male lead is slightly yo 3.9kReads8.9Score443Shelves
- 128 The Receptionist 前台 Front Desk 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 I Transmigrated as the Heir's Wife, and My Husband Is One of a Pair of Twins 穿越成世子妃，夫君竟是双生子 Reborn + transmigrate + golden finger + playing dumb while hiding one's true strength At twenty-nine, He Fengxi, a committed singleton, finally set off on an RV trip. The moment she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated to an imaginary ancient dynasty and become a prince's consort. She had money, beauty, and a noble status, as well as an impossibly handsome husband. But then again... there's no such thing as a free lunch. 1.6kReads—Score155Shelves
- 130 The Galaxy Falls Into My Arms 星河落下入怀中 The Galaxy Falls into My Embrace 198Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 She, Too, Is a Memento 她也是遗物 Cool, aloof girl × carefree boy “He didn’t leave behind much. I was one of the few things he did.”, Source: the internet I gave everything I had to live this life, only for it to end in regret. Cicadas sing without pause, and we meet again in the height of summer. … Fang Xieyang thought her life was over, that she would spend the rest of it “following the rules” just as she always had. But then Xia Qianli came along and upended everything she thought she knew. He was so gentle, so good to her, 7.8kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
- 132 One Glance Back, A Thousand Years Gone 回眸一瞬已千年 Body transmigration + soul transmigration + the whole family transmigrates + woman disguised as a man + meticulous historical research + a touch of sci-fi + political intrigue + not a wish-fulfillment story, nor a story about an all-powerful heroine + Ying Zheng, the First Emperor of Qin + a kind but imperfect heroine (readers who love formulaic wish-fulfillment stories, beware). An original story with no recycled tropes, where every plot thread connects. The heroine is an ordinary modern woman 179Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 133 Lord Shaoqing 少卿大人 Although Shen Liuting was the eldest daughter of the prime minister’s household, she had an unusual dream: to travel through every kingdom and write a book about her journeys. On her fifteenth birthday, Shen Liuting packed her bags in the middle of the night, took her banknotes, and really did leave the country. That journey lasted a full three years... When Shen Liuting returned home on her eighteenth birthday, her parents told her they had already found her a fiancé and even had their birth da 871Reads9.3Score111Shelves
- 134 I Died, and He Held My Corpse, Begging Me to Speak 我死了，他抱着我的尸体求我说话 I died, and he held my corpse, begging me to speak 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
- 135 The Night We Lost Our Child, He Was Setting Off Fireworks With His White Moonlight 失去孩子那晚，他在陪白月光放烟花 The night they lost their child, he was setting off fireworks with his unrequited love. 239Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 A Feverish Secret of the Heart 潮热心事 [A romance-focused writer with no tricks. Please refrain from picking apart the story, copying its rankings, or borrowing from it in any way. Respect the characters in this book. Copyright infringement will be pursued.] Xiang Mingzheng × Shen Huilin (a charming, playboy heir × a cool, reserved student) [Powerful family background + dominant love interest + secret crush + pregnancy] 1. In the early spring of her twenty-second year, Shen Huilin saw Xiang Mingzheng for the second time. There were 19.3kReads8.9Score2kShelves
- 137 We Who Don't Know How to Love 不会爱的我们 [A brave heroine who grows on her own] [A realistic story, not a wish-fulfillment fantasy] [First-person perspective] [A broken family of origin] [The heroine has sound values (she is 16 when the story begins, and still immature enough to have the occasional bad thought)] [Clear-eyed about life] If your very birth was a mistake, how would you make the most of the life ahead of you? Shui Qingqing: Live for yourself and on your own terms. Wield a gentle blade and carve out a kingdom of happiness 2.3kReads9.3Score275Shelves
- 138 A Guide to Taming Dogs: Taking Charge in an Old-School Angsty Romance 训狗图鉴：在早古虐文里反客为主 Bai Yuan was supposed to be the real heiress, switched at birth and raised in a poor, remote village. After enduring a father who didn't care for her, a mother who didn't love her, and a life full of misery, she would be reunited with her wealthy family by chance. She would clash with the fake heiress, get tangled up in a vicious push-and-pull with the male lead and the other male characters, and suffer emotional and physical torment, only for them to realize their mistakes too late and for her 2kReads7.9Score161Shelves
- 139 I Don’t Want the Bellflowers Anymore 我不要桔梗花了 Yu Nianxu, Wei Mu is still here, still protecting you somewhere else. Wei Mu, don't go! Yu Nianxu, wake up! I'm still here. Wei Mu, I'm awake. Where are you? Wei Mu, I'm willing. Wei Mu, goodbye! I'll live well from now on. 156Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 140 When I Turned Around, That Person Was Still There 蓦然回首，那人依旧 After leaving her child behind and being forced out, she has returned to settle the score... "From beginning to end, all I wanted was to hold on to his sleeve and follow him to become immortals... But... I can never hold on to that sleeve... I thought fate had finally smiled upon me, but what awaited me was an imperial decree ordering that I be killed after giving birth, while my child was kept... A person whose life is as worthless as grass has only one way to stand tall before others..." 38.9kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
- 141 Snow Still Falls Over the Capital 京雪未央 Everyone told Lin Shu that Shen Yanqing, a powerful man from the highest echelons of Beijing society, had loved too many people to ever stay for anyone. But clear-eyed even as she sank deeper, she still boarded this colossal ship, and he gradually drew her into Beijing's upper circles. He said, "It's nice to stay in Beijing. That way, you'll be close to me." But in the end, he personally sent her to America. 5.3kReads9.0Score730Shelves
- 142 Spring Blossoms Never Return 春华不归 I must have told you I loved you hundreds of years ago. But you forgot, and I never remembered., “Lovers Who Missed Each Other” Years of companionship made him take her for granted. He was so sure she would always be there waiting for him that he went about his own business, treating her with indifference, because she was always there. Her heart finally went cold, and she left. Even the most precious thing seems ordinary once you have it. Only after losing it do you realize what it meant. He 397Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 143 Marriage at First Sight 婚既钟情 Original title: A Marriage Sealed by Love (Autumn Brings Joy) [Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Couple + Slow-Build Romance + Older Man | Good Girl × Irreverent Man] The Zhou and Lin families arrange a marriage, but the older sister would rather die than go through with it. Her younger sister, who grew up in Hangzhou, is brought to Jingbei City for a blind date with a man she's never met. Before Lin Xuqiu arrives, she makes inquiries and learns that Zhou Wangjin is unruly, hard to tame, and 24kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves
- 144 Changguai 伥怪 (Villains, madmen, extreme content, horror, male ghosts) [A lovesick, sensitive, affection-starved lunatic × a refined, gentle psychologist who is secretly depraved] “Drip.” “Drip.” My dead boyfriend grabs me by the ankle. He wants to drag me down into the abyss. My fear is swallowed whole. Who is snickering in the dark? And who is sobbing with their eyes covered? 1.9kReads6.1Score189Shelves
- 145 Wishing on the Stars 愿星星 [Love at first sight × redemption × mutual devotion × age gap × modern romance] [Stories always begin like this: the right place, the right time, completely unexpected.] Jiang Ling never imagined he’d become such a “beast,” falling for an underage girl, a little mute at that. The girl was timid, like a little rabbit, and couldn’t handle the slightest fright. Ever since Jiang Ling met this “little rabbit,” he hadn’t dared raise his voice. The old Jiang Ling: “Me, fall for some fresh little melon? 3.9kReads8.9Score512Shelves
- 146 A Mole Behind the Ear 耳后藏痣 [Contemporary Realism | Workplace Taboo | Slow Burn | Older Man | Strong Female Lead | Cohabitation] "A mole behind the ear, and someone hidden there, too." Late autumn in Shanghai, in the heart of an old Western-style neighborhood in the west of the city. A bar with no sign. An empty bottle of Great Wall Cabernet Sauvignon, a snakeskin bag with a broken zipper. She picked up the bag and said, "Follow me." He was too drunk to stand steadily, but he followed anyway. At thirty-two, she called the 111Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 A Rising Tide After Marriage 婚后潮涌 Signed for publication | Older Man / Beijing Elite Circle / Marriage First, Love Later | Slow-Burn Romance + Sweet Pampering + Four-Year Age Gap | Rough, Unruly Man X Cool, Reserved Dancer The matchmaking profile handed to Shu Ying had just three lines about Jin Bohan: “Rich. Handsome. Can’t say more.” As the man himself sat across from her cutting his steak, he looked up and added a fourth: “One last thing: you’re welcome to inspect the goods.” Shu Ying’s fingers trembled. No one had told h 347.1kReads9.2Score62.7kShelves
- 148 We’re All Supporting Characters in This Story 故事里面的我们都是配角 The first time she noticed him, his eyes were lowered, a smile playing on his lips as he said in a low voice, “Little girl.” The second time, he gave her a note that read, “A full stomach leads to lust.” He gave her a knowing smile and asked what she thought of the phrase. “Sounds good,” she said. … And what happened next? Well, her secret crush came true, and they rekindled their love, but in the end, it still couldn’t withstand the cruel joke fate played on them… A short angst story about un 72Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 149 Brother, the Rain Has Stopped 哥哥，雨停了 [Chi Nian × Jiang Shi] I held a bouquet of roses, wanting to give them to the brother I loved most. Sadly, I never got the chance... In 2007, I saw my brother for the first time. The young man stood by the window, looking relaxed as the bow in his hand played a beautiful melody. In 2010, the rain stopped, and my brother left. In 2012, my brother promised that the following summer he would return to Beicheng and never leave me again. In 2013, the white flower pinned to my chest kept reminding me 320Reads8.7Score101Shelves
- 150 We Were Meant to Meet Every Day 本该日日相逢 [One-sided love he's plotted for ages + Reunion after years apart + Two highly intelligent equals + Transmigration + Both virgins + Happy ending] If you could go back to age twenty and rewrite a confession that once made you cringe with embarrassment, would you? At thirty-three, Lin Xiaojia is a rising star in the AI startup world, a winner in the eyes of everyone around her. But she carries a shame etched into her bones: in her senior year of college, she gathered all her courage and confessed 3kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
