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- 1 So the Empress Doesn't Love Me 原来皇后不爱朕 [Dual rebirth] [Groveling to win her back] [Coercive possession] [Romantic rivalry] A melodramatic tale of love and hate Main story complete. Bonus chapters updated regularly. Read with confidence. Happy New Year, everyone! Taking New Year's Eve off, my dears. Wishing you all the best in the coming year. My next novel is The Younger Brother's Wife, with the same style as this one: a bittersweet, melodramatic story about winning her back. Also, please add my new novels to your to-read lists: #8 15.6kFavorites16.5kClicks/ch5.8kGifts
- 2 After Her Husband Deceived Her, She Finally Came to Her Senses 被郎君欺骗后她幡然醒悟 An accident led Li Wanchao to marry a scholar. He was poor, and everyone in the Li family looked down on him. Aside from that, though, the two of them lived a fairly harmonious and happy life after marriage. Li Wanchao loved him, and even Wen Chen, who was always cool and taciturn, showed her a rare touch of tenderness. She thought they would live this way for the rest of their lives. Until one day, Wen Chen went to the capital to take the imperial examinations 12kFavorites8.3kClicks/ch1.6kGifts
- 3 Concealing Her Grace 藏窈窕 When Ruan Yao first met Pei Zhang at a mountain temple, she was trapped in the woods by a heavy snowstorm. The man before her was refined and gentle, his bearing lofty and noble. He was the most renowned young heir of a prominent family in all of Luoyang. Snowflakes clung even to her lashes, and her eyes glistened with tears. “I... My shoes and socks are soaked through.” The gods and buddhas were watching, yet her heart was impure, brimming with desire. Pei Zhang had been famous throughout the 9.8kFavorites7.9kClicks/ch2kGifts
- 4 How a Corporate Drone Won Over the Strongest Boss 论社畜是如何攻略最强boss的 (The main story is complete. Bonus chapters are updating slowly~) Shen Run is an office drone. Right after graduating from university, she joined a subcontracting company and became a workhorse. Getting only two days off a month, having her phone on 24/7, and being paid late were all par for the course. She also had to deal with her supervisor's harassment from time to time. Her life's ambition was to become a full-time employee at a major company. Just as she was scrambling to find work and p 9.1kFavorites12.9kClicks/ch7.8kGifts
- 5 Forced into Marriage 逼嫁 [Forced Possession + Groveling to Win Her Back + Rivalry Among Men] [Synopsis One] In this life, Xie Shu hates Ruan Wanwan more than anyone. She was engaged to his younger brother, but when the Xie family fell on hard times, she asked to break off the engagement. In a fit of rage, his brother went to war and died on the battlefield. Once Xie Shu had risen to the highest ranks of the court, he used his power to ruin the advantageous marriage Ruan Wanwan was about to receive, forcing her to ma 13kFavorites12.5kClicks/ch2.4kGifts
- 6 After the Broken Engagement, My Ex-Husband Regrets Everything 退婚后，前夫追悔莫及 [Complete] Preorder: My Lady Has an Illness. Gu Yushi rose to fame at a young age, placing first in all three imperial examinations. He was the youngest top scholar of the dynasty, favored by the emperor and powerful throughout the court. Everyone envied Feng Wenyu. In the twelve years since she and Gu Yushi married, he had never taken a concubine. She was the only woman in his household. But no one knew that over those twelve years, Feng Wenyu and Gu Yushi had grad 19.2kFavorites21.3kClicks/ch13.8kGifts
- 7 Pregnant with the Powerful Minister’s Child 怀上权臣男主的崽 Thank you, dear readers, for the five-star reviews and for supporting the official release~ Both virgins | Powerful man bows his head | Strong male lead, weaker female lead Personal maid 🐰 x Feudal patriarch 🦊 Lu Jun, the Great General Who Guards the North, was sent to defend the border amid a power struggle at court. He would be unable to return to the capital for three years. The Old Madam feared that stra 101.2kFavorites109.4kClicks/ch40.8kGifts
- 8 His Majesty Is Hard to Appease, So I Won't 陛下难哄，那不哄了 #Reader comments are open. Updates will follow the rankings before signing, then come daily after signing. Miaozhu was once a lowly palace maid. Apart from the matron who had raised her, everyone felt free to trample her. By a twist of fate, she was chosen to serve as the emperor's personal maid. Chen Huaiheng ascended the throne as a teenager. He was cold, mercurial, and extremely difficult to serve. She never complained and continued to work diligently, obeying his every command. She let hi 9.8kFavorites6.4kClicks/ch1.6kGifts
- 9 A Cup of Spring 一盏逢春 The story is often revised while it’s being serialized, and pirated copies differ greatly from the original. I’m only responsible for the official version. [Arrogant, obsessive heir VS gentle, clear-headed maid] Warning: coercive romance, a chaotic mix of melodrama. Be sure to read the content warnings before deciding whether to start. Blurb One: Wen Xingyu had been slow-witted and mild-tempered since childhood. Her one stroke of luck was being rescued as a child by the Old Madam of the Duke of 44.5kFavorites44.7kClicks/ch9.6kGifts
- 10 Pregnant with My Ex's Older Brother's Baby 怀上前夫他哥的崽 [The new novel, Became the Concubine of a Cold and Aloof Powerful Official, is now open for reading!] A powerful man lowers his head | Both leads are each other's first Strong-willed, vibrant beauty x icy, abstinent noble gentleman Su Li and Cui Ming, the second young master of a prestigious family, were betrothed as children. Because of this marriage tie, Su Li often visited the Cui clan, one of the great aristocratic families. Clever and adorable, Su Li is loved by everyone. She wins over t 126.9kFavorites127.5kClicks/ch64.6kGifts
- 11 21+ The Courtesan and the Young Lord 伎与君 13.4kFavorites15kClicks/ch10.8kGifts
- 12 The Abandoned Inferior Omega 被弃养的劣等O [AO, male pregnancy, running away with the baby] Lu Tinghe's father changed lovers more often than the seasons. Just as the new school year of tenth grade began, his father brought home yet another new lover, one wearing heavy makeup. The woman wore cheap clothes and carried a fake designer bag. Behind her trailed a short, bratty kid. In his eyes, the woman was nothing but a gold-digging whore, and the kid following her was clearly a little whore in the making. Oh, and he'd heard the kid was 22kFavorites15kClicks/ch13.9kGifts
- 13 The First Year After the Divorce 和离第一年 [Signed for publication in simplified Chinese. See Weibo @Dear Caodeng Daren for updates] Both virgins | Powerful man humbled | Strong male lead, weak female lead Honest country girl wife x twisted, rotten rich young master The year Yun Ni met Shen Tinglan, she was of marriageable age but had yet to understand the ways of men and women. Shen Tinglan did not mind that his wife had a lame leg, and Yun Ni did not mind that her husband came from a poor family. So they married. A year after their 72.5kFavorites75kClicks/ch21.1kGifts
- 14 After His Bride Left, the Sword Venerable's Dao Heart Shattered 替嫁妻子走后，剑尊道心破碎了 New novel launching June 19: [Pregnant with My Ex-Husband's Brother's Baby] =3= The untouchable beauty breaks her vows | Both leads are virgins | Rekindled love Honest junior sister who takes another woman's place x abstinent senior brother who follows the ruthless path Senior Brother Jiang Muxue is a heaven-blessed prodigy and the greatest swordsman of his generation. I'm just an ordinary outer sect disciple, with terrible spiritual roots. After ten years of cultivation, I still haven't estab 76.3kFavorites72.5kClicks/ch17.4kGifts
- 15 21+ The Thief's Eye 贼惦记 46.6kFavorites41.8kClicks/ch9.4kGifts
- 16 The Young Widow 小寡妇 70.4kFavorites65.2kClicks/ch51.5kGifts
- 17 A Record of the Powerful Minister's Road to Ruin 权臣火葬场实录 [Complete, ready to binge] [Coming soon: The Lazy Life of a Fish Trapped by a Yandere] Murong Dan, the ambitious, cruel, and volatile Prince of Liangzhou, hates delicate beauties who would topple at the slightest poke. Yu Niannian is the legendary delicate beauty who would topple at the slightest poke. At first sight, she takes a fancy to the tallest little slave in the slave pen and happily leads “her” home. Murong Dan, forced to disguise himself as a woman and infiltrate the Grand Commandan 51.7kFavorites71kClicks/ch5.9kGifts
- 18 My Brother's Friend's Wife 兄友之妻 The story of their son is now underway in The Obsessive Wife-Stealer. ★ A male lead who starts out as a gentleman but becomes a morally bankrupt, twisted obsessive, paired with an honest, married heroine who only wants a quiet life but is lured into his traps step by step At her mother-in-law’s request, Jiang Ningsui went to town to look after her husband, tending to his daily needs and easing his weariness each night. She never expected that Pei Duo, the son of the Pei family, would be sharin 61.8kFavorites52.4kClicks/ch26.9kGifts
- 19 21+ Spring's Colors Burn into the Bones 春色烧骨 17.3kFavorites19.5kClicks/ch4.5kGifts
- 20 Breaking Free 破笼 34.4kFavorites34.6kClicks/ch11kGifts
- 21 Xiuxiu 秀秀 [Complete] Xiuxiu was an orphan, forced to marry a sickly man. He died before the wedding, and his family forced Xiuxiu into a coffin with his corpse and buried them together. When Xiuxiu met Cui Daozhi, she had just crawled out of the coffin. Covered in blood, he tripped her with one foot. One needed time to recover from his injuries; the other needed a bodyguard to help her get revenge. They hit it off and officially began sharing a life together. Xiuxiu took Cui Daozhi home, bought him med 37.5kFavorites38.1kClicks/ch6.7kGifts
- 22 When Spring Comes to Ying Shi 莺时春来 My new novel, After Sharing Dreams with an Ascetic Young Master, is another sweet maid-and-young-master romance. Please add it to your reading list~ [Cheerful, big-hearted cook * aloof, frail top scholar] Blurb: When she opened her eyes, Ye Ying had somehow ended up in ancient times. Because of her stunning beauty, the Old Madam assigned the little cook to care for her gravely ill eldest grandson. The aloof and proper young master of the Chancellor's residence had little time left. Unwilling t 28kFavorites32.5kClicks/ch6.5kGifts
- 23 After I Laid Hands on the Cold, Aloof Young Master 染指清冷公子后 [A coquettish, silly beauty vs. a cool, chaste gentleman] Ji Wanyuan was the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister, the apple of his eye. With a face as beautiful as a flower, she had been doted on since childhood, leading a life of extravagant luxury and growing into a haughty, willful young lady. She fell for Wen Qiyan, the capital's foremost gentleman, as aloof and cool as the moon, elegant as an orchid and a jade tree. She chased after him relentlessly for years, even lowering herself to 108kFavorites124.8kClicks/ch38.3kGifts
- 24 Begonia Blossoms Drunk in the Sun 海棠醉日 My next book is a forced-love story, The Debt of Romance. Please add it to your reading lists, everyone! The forced-love plot begins in Chapter 21 | Ruthless, domineering emperor vs. patient, clever beauty After Crown Prince Zhao Mingfei was deposed, he naturally had no affection for the wife forced on him as a substitute. But Jiang Niantang loved him wholeheartedly. She secretly watched him practice swordsmanship, took care of everything in the cold palace for him, and spent night after night s 115.2kFavorites107.9kClicks/ch41.8kGifts
- 25 The Ballad of Bright Jade 明玉谣 The Crown Prince ascended the throne, and the chief minister fell from power. Rong Xuan was implicated as an ally of the treacherous minister and thrown into prison. She had disguised herself as a man and served as an official for years. Though her reputation was in tatters, she had genuinely enjoyed several years of luxury and splendor. She could only console herself that she had no regrets, even in death. 121.8kFavorites143.2kClicks/ch43.9kGifts
- 26 Cruel East Wind 东风恶 I can't think of a blurb. Sigh, let's just read the story. Who needs a bicycle anyway... VIP Notice: East Wind Turns Fierce will become a paid novel on April 21, 2022. Theme: No matter how badly life treats you, don't give up. Make the most of every day. 43.2kFavorites233.9kClicks/ch2.1kGifts
- 27 Back Then, I Refused to Marry the East Wind 当年不肯嫁东风 Updated 2026.6.1: My next story is What Need Is There for Pale or Deep Red? The entire novel is complete and I'm posting four chapters a day. It's the finale of the Flower Season Banquet series. As always, the whole story is free. Just visit my author profile to find it. Feel free to bookmark it~ After their mother died, the three Ye sisters were driven into a small courtyard by their father's favoritism and their stepmother's persecution. They lived alone, relying on one anot 39.6kFavorites35.4kClicks/ch19.4kGifts
- 28 Beauty in Bones 艳骨 Complete. The main story is finished; bonus chapters to come. Core tropes: Marriage Before Love, a husband groveling to win back his wife Her mother was a Grand Princess, and her father the military governor of Jiangzhou. Cui Shiyiniang was born into one of the Five Great Clans. Graceful and slender, she was famed throughout the capital for her radiant beauty. At a spring farewell banquet at Jingming Pond, Cui Shiyiniang ducked into a pavilion for a nap, hidden among cascades of wisteria. S 88.2kFavorites136.6kClicks/ch40kGifts
- 29 The Other Woman 外室 Blurb One: Scheduled to go premium on 2021.01.04, barring unforeseen circumstances. New novel: Beauty of the Bones. Please add it to your reading list. Lu Ze, heir to the Duke of Qi’s estate, has the emperor’s favor. He oversees Zhejiang and Fujian, is mercurial, and is an expert schemer. Returning home to visit his family, he happens upon a woman walking through Yiyuan beneath an umbrella, her skin like ice and bones like jade, each step as graceful as a lotus blossom. Lu Ze hints at his int 81.1kFavorites166.5kClicks/ch33kGifts
- 30 I Transmigrated into a Novel About Coercive Love and Decided to Lie Flat 穿进强取豪夺文后躺平了 Song Yuli initially thought she'd simply transmigrated to another world. By the time she realized she'd transmigrated into a forced-marriage romance, she'd already unknowingly gone through the plot of saving the male lead, being forced to marry him, and trying to run away. Her new husband, Xie Yao, whom she'd never met before, was the novel's unhinged male lead. He stopped her when her escape attempt failed, his face dark and unreadable as he gently asked if there was someone she loved. Yuli k 51.1kFavorites64kClicks/ch20.8kGifts
- 31 Distant Jade Steps 玉阶遥 (Originally titled The Swallow in the Cage) Before a coup left him in dire straits, Xu Mohuai was an arrogant Crown Prince, a nobleman untouched by the dust of the world. But after his pride was broken and he fell into the mire, the person who saved him was a countrywoman he had once disdained too much to even glance at. Xu Mohuai listened as Su Yan earnestly planned to cultivate a vegetable garden in the hills behind their home. He watched her count on her fingers how many coins she had spent 169kFavorites297.9kClicks/ch77.2kGifts
- 32 Jade Concealed in Pearl 韫玉藏珠 1v1, both leads are virgins. Forceful pursuit and a ruthless romance. Bonus chapters are available when the main text subscription rate reaches 90%. Pirated readers, please don't comment. Show some respect, thank you. Blurb: Shi Yunyu woke up to find herself transmigrated into the body of a frail little girl who didn't even have a name. Her parents had sold her to the prefect's residence for two taels of silver, where she became a kitchen maid tending the stove. She comforted herself: It's all r 111.1kFavorites97.3kClicks/ch81.6kGifts
- 33 21+ Above the Rainbow Clouds 云霓之上 41.2kFavorites35.2kClicks/ch21.3kGifts
- 34 The Sword Venerable Is My Restricted Puppet 剑尊是我的限制傀儡人 [Complete] Bonus chapters will appear from time to time. Su Xiaoyuan, a sweet and straightforward college girl, transmigrates into a melodramatic body-double novel as a minor casualty in the Hehuan Sect. After drugging the female lead’s deceased beloved, the Sword Sovereign, she gets cut in half with a single stroke. Su Xiaoyuan’s mission after she transmigrates into the book is to cultivate through dual cultivation with this beloved Immortal Venerable. Su Xiaoyuan: “It’s not like I didn’t g 67.2kFavorites66.7kClicks/ch73.6kGifts
- 35 The Tyrant Heard My Inner Thoughts 暴君听到了我的心声 A month ago, Su Zhenzhen was in her room studying herbs. A month later, she'd become an NPC palace maid with no identity, kneeling on the floor as the matron taught them the palace rules and how to serve the tyrant of Great Zhou. Su Zhenzhen: ... - Since the tyrant doesn't like seeing people, Su Zhenzhen's workload is actually very light. Once she sweeps the floors before he gets up in the early morning, she can spend the rest of the day sitting nearby and daydreaming. It was a cold winter d 133.6kFavorites150.2kClicks/ch96.1kGifts
- 36 21+ The Widow 孀妇 75.2kFavorites59.3kClicks/ch45.7kGifts
- 37 See the Southern Mountain 见南山 The golden palace Song Yi built for her, Su Qing saw as a cage and tomb for a captive bird. [The male lead is coercive, ruthless, and cruel. He is not a good person.] Theme: Oppose feudalism, autocracy, and systems that place men above women. Champion the ideals of standing up to power and pursuing freedom. 105.6kFavorites237.1kClicks/ch67.8kGifts
- 38 I Am No Good Person 吾非良人 Read the short extras on Weibo: Danqingshou- Baigu is the most venomous snake in the Secret Bureau, a wicked heretic whom all the righteous sects want dead. One day, she unexpectedly meets another of her kind, dressed in a bright, colorful skin. He seems like a gentle, refined, frail young gentleman, but... As it turns out, a pretty face doesn't always belong to a useless ornament. It could just as easily herald an overwhelming calamity. Also known as: "Getting a venomous snake to fall in love 84.5kFavorites127.2kClicks/ch31.6kGifts
- 39 21+ The Minister's Wife 臣妻 109.5kFavorites134.5kClicks/ch61.7kGifts
- 40 Bound in Marriage 缔婚 [The simplified Chinese edition under the same title is now available from major platforms.] The Xiang family falls from grace. The head of the family goes from being a respected, upright official to a corrupt one whom everyone condemns. Xiang Yi is left helpless, struggling to get by with her young siblings. She digs up an old engagement agreement with Tan Ting, the eldest son of the influential Tan family, and personally goes to their door. As soon as word gets out, everyone mocks the Xiang f 170.3kFavorites271.4kClicks/ch45.7kGifts
- 41 Those Years I Stood Up to the Dog Emperor 硬刚狗皇帝的那些年 [I'm working on my new story, Beauty Deceives the Emperor. Come say hi! Hehe, love you all!] Li Siy an is a wicked emperor. He seized power, ran amok, killed the official historians, executed the old ministers, and committed every imaginable atrocity. He killed my father and brothers, then used the last two members of my family, a mother and her orphaned child, to force me to serve as his personal chronicler for fifteen years. With nowhere left to run, I could only take the job, seething wit 29.1kFavorites52.9kClicks/ch11.5kGifts
- 42 Bamboo Shattered, Jade Broken 折竹碎玉 [Print edition signed; check Weibo @Shen Bi Se Ya for updates] Xiao Yao held a grudge against Cui Xun because of an elegant gathering shortly after she first arrived in Jianye. She was mocked rather thoroughly and, unable to restrain herself, tore the jeweled flower from Wang Si’s hair, turning the place into chaos. The farce came to an abrupt end when Cui Xun arrived. The noble young ladies who had been so proud and haughty around her all changed their tune, becoming so sweet and gentle it mad 227.5kFavorites190.7kClicks/ch81kGifts
- 43 I Am the Best 我乃翘楚 A silver-tongued, freeloading father; a protective mother who never lets anyone get the better of her; an older brother cut from the same cloth as their father; and her, a beauty who's a little clever, but not very, and can't take hardship. People often lament that the Chengping Marquis household is loyal and virtuous from top to bottom, but the younger son's family is a bunch of eccentric misfits. Yun Qiya: Don't believe rumors or spread them. Every member of my family is a treasure. He was b 94.1kFavorites111.9kClicks/ch149.7kGifts
- 44 Love Beneath the Phoenix Canopy 难为鸾帐恩 Hu Shen grew up on the grasslands. Her elder brother was favored by the khan, and her own life was fairly comfortable. Until one day, after her brother launched a campaign into the Central Plains, he returned with a captive from there. They said the man was the legitimate heir of a powerful Central Plains family, of noble birth. They said that though he was a civil official, he fought with great courage and had tremendous potential. The khan wanted to bring him into his service, but the man w 167.9kFavorites145.8kClicks/ch87.8kGifts
- 45 I Really Didn't Mean to Get Married 我真没想结婚啊 Si Nian had been Lu Shuyan's girlfriend since their university days: sweet, well-behaved, innocent, and always by his side, tender and devoted. Still, no one thought things between Si Nian and Lu Shuyan would ever work out. Lu Shuyan came from a prestigious family and had been raised in luxury. After graduation, he swept aside his rivals and became president of the Lu Group, with a bright future ahead of him. Si Nian came from a modest family and had never seen much of the world. Her biggest 203.5kFavorites281.6kClicks/ch99.8kGifts
- 46 To Set Up My Husband and His One True Love 为撮合夫君和他白月光 [Complete] [This is a melodramatic, old-school, over-the-top dogblood story. Read at your own risk.] After rising in rank and making his fortune, the male lead soon reaches the perfect ending: his wife dies. Zhiyu is unfortunately the male lead's wicked wife. To complete her mission, Zhiyu diligently poisons the male lead and trips up the heroine. But she takes her role a little too far. The heroine is moved by her sincerity, abandons the male lead, and chooses to elope with the person who lov 83.9kFavorites137.9kClicks/ch34.3kGifts
- 47 Imperial Noble Consort 皇贵妃 The instant the young emperor learned that her heart belonged to someone else, his blood roared through his veins. He wanted nothing more than to tear her to pieces. He had ascended the throne in his youth and stood at the pinnacle of power, ruling over a vast empire. Every civil and military official bowed to him, yet she alone trampled his imperial dignity beneath her feet. On the day the affair came to light, Wen Yin finally understood just how terrifying the emperor could be once he sh 80.9kFavorites166.4kClicks/ch28.5kGifts
- 48 Those Years I Spent Winning Over a Brothel Musician 攻略青楼乐师的那些年 Published on December 27, 2017. Strong old-school melodramatic vibes. Don’t read if that bothers you. He was aloof when he worked as a courtesan in a brothel. The courtesan: “I’ve pursued you for seven years. Please, marry me! Life is so hard, I want to climb a social ladder. Happy New Year, sir! orz” Rejected. Six years after giving up on him and leaving him behind... Somehow, he became a junior official at the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and turned into a real show-off. He: “Weren’t you 60kFavorites148.4kClicks/ch21kGifts
- 49 A Tomb Keeper's Mountain Food Diary 守陵娘子山食纪 After a stumble, Tao Chun finally regained consciousness amid the jolting. She was bound across an ox's back in a red wedding gown, while the man leading the wedding ox headed deep into the mountains. Tao Chun had been trapped in this body for over half a month. The body's original owner belonged to a family of imperial tomb keepers. She had left the mountains to attend school at ten, then lived with her aunt, a cook for a wealthy household, from the age of fifteen. At nineteen, she fell in lov 57.9kFavorites79.5kClicks/ch100.6kGifts
- 50 A Gem by My Side 珠玉在侧 [Revising in progress. An additional ten thousand words of interaction between Zhan and Rong, and Tan and Rong. Pirated copies are chaotic and incomplete, with major plot points missing and too many typos. Please support the official version. I am not responsible for errors or omissions in pirated copies. Be sure to read the content warnings below the blurb before starting.] Lin Zhan did not like his sister-in-law. She was the woman his older brother had married while posted to the borderlands. 91.4kFavorites68.2kClicks/ch38.9kGifts
