Novels like The Illusion Painting
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- 101 The New Intern in the CEO's Office 总裁办新来的实习生 As someone who just wants to lie flat, Shen Yan’s greatest ambition is to waste her days, live off others, and wait to die. But her parents insist that she get a stable job. After pushing Shen Yan to try and fail to get a government job, her parents take matters into their own hands and find her a respectable office job at a major corporation. With her classmates looking on enviously, Shen Yan gets an offer from a well-known publicly listed company in S City and reluctantly begins her working 132.9kFavorites169.6kClicks/ch91.4kGifts
- 102 Transported Five Years into the Future with My Boyfriend's Older Brother 和男友大哥一起穿到五年后 Ji Qingyu had finally won over her rich second-generation boyfriend, but on the day she was supposed to meet his parents, an accident sent her and her boyfriend's big brother five years into the future The good news: She successfully married into a wealthy family and became Mrs. Feng. (Confetti.jpg) The bad news: Her husband was her boyfriend's big brother. (Shocked.gif) Apparently, her husband was famous in their social circle for doting on his wife? Apparently, their relationship was wonderf 164kFavorites311.2kClicks/ch141.4kGifts
- 103 21+ I Want to Raise My Heart Like the Bright Moon 我欲将心养明月 198.2kFavorites325.4kClicks/ch76.9kGifts
- 104 I’m Here to Clean Up This Dog-Blooded Story About the Rich 朕来整顿豪门狗血文 Song Tianyang, a college student, was scrolling on her phone when she saw the post: “What would you do if you suddenly found the Imperial Jade Seal?” She took a photo of the “Imperial Jade Seal” her grandmother had bought at the flower and bird market for the exorbitant price of a hundred yuan, and uploaded it with the comment: “Received by the Mandate of Heaven, may it endure and flourish forever!!” …Those eight characters activated the Emperor System embedded in the seal. After living an un 73kFavorites83.6kClicks/ch202.3kGifts
- 105 In the Name of Love 以爱为名 [Shi Wenli’s book, April’s Clear Skies, is available to follow in my author profile] [Blurb]: Shi Miao and Min Ting moved in together only seven months after registering their marriage. By then, they still weren’t particularly close. Her coworkers were curious. How had a woman from an ordinary family married into Beijing’s elite, and how had she made Min Ting insist on marrying her? There was no insistence on marrying her. They had married because it was conven 245.4kFavorites304.9kClicks/ch224.9kGifts
- 106 I Really Didn’t Mean to Time Travel 我真没想穿越啊 Zhu Shuangjiang is a university student nearing graduation. One day, she suddenly transmigrates thirty years into the past. Transformed into a child, she lands on the street and is eventually sent to an orphanage after passing through several hands. The orphanage provides for basic survival, but offers no freedom. After thinking it over, she realizes the only reliable path is to study hard. ① There is a romance, but the main focus is the plot, with a slice-of-life feel. ② This is a wish-fulfill 71.4kFavorites130.9kClicks/ch235.7kGifts
- 107 My Ex-Boyfriend Keeps Stalking My Secret Account 前男友总偷看我小号 [Signed for print publication. Follow @Bai Ri Meng Yang Mie for updates.] *Gentle on the surface, lonely and dark inside, young master x girl who dares to love and let go *Powerful man breaks down and pursues his ex / possessive pursuit / redemption / yandere romance *Set on a college campus, with plenty of class disparity [Blurb] 2023/3/2: “My boyfriend’s lips are so soft, and he has such a gentle smile.” 2023/4/5: “Every single day with him is so, so, so, so happy.” 2023/5/29: “He sai 157.5kFavorites159.3kClicks/ch57.8kGifts
- 108 Listening to Summer 听夏 [Free to read, not contracted. Thank you for reading.] In her second year of high school, Shen Tingxia falls in love with someone. He likes to push up the cuffs of his uniform, revealing pale skin dotted with faint little moles. During breaks, he carries a bottle of Beibingyang soda and leans beneath the mulberry tree, laughing with carefree abandon. He is so radiant, as if he lights up her entire youth. She quietly wishes him well, and he fulfills her hopes: from Class A to the elite class, 115.1kFavorites183.7kClicks/ch37.6kGifts
- 109 My Heartbeat Is Lying 是心跳说谎 In the opening match of the spring season, veteran powerhouse OG suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of an unknown little team. That was the first time Chen Yuzheng appeared on camera. With the handsome, bad-boy face of a rich kid, he pulled off the most explosive plays imaginable. Viewers couldn’t stop exclaiming: This guy’s so handsome, so cocky, so damn good. That summer, the ID Conquer burst onto the scene, dominating international tournaments and making a name for himself. In no time, 474.2kFavorites528.4kClicks/ch122.8kGifts
- 110 I Got Pulled Into a Melodramatic Novel With My Ex-Husband 和前夫一起穿进狗血文 * After six months of back-and-forth, Qiao Man finally divorced Jiang Sui. The good news: she got most of the marital assets. The bad news: the moment they got their divorce certificates, the two of them transmigrated into a melodramatic CEO romance novel. They can only return to the real world after following the plot to the end. Worse news: Qiao Man has become a scheming woman secretly in love with the male lead, while Jiang Sui is a nouveau riche who likes the heroine. According to the plot, 157.5kFavorites212.5kClicks/ch125.5kGifts
- 111 My Husband Transmigrated to Steal Me From the Male Lead 新聘 Gu Lingyi, daughter of the Minister of Revenue, had two great regrets in her life. First, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Jiang Xuanqing, who had placed third in the palace exams, broke off their engagement in public: “I have no romantic feelings for you. From now on, you can think of me as your older brother.” Second, she believed Cui Yi’s empty promises that he would one day rise to the highest offices and always outshine Jiang Xuanqing. In a moment of foolishness, she agreed to marry h 307.1kFavorites265.2kClicks/ch349.7kGifts
- 112 Sleepless Spring Tide 不眠春潮 [The print edition is now available on all major platforms!] [Follow the author on Weibo, @Shi Xiaohan Xian Ya, for bonus scenes and more. The same-series stories Number Three Gale and Abyssal Butterfly are on my author page. Take a look if you’re interested!] ·A spoiled, coquettish troublemaker × a steady, old-fashioned daddy type· ·Older man | Wealthy-family life | Marriage before love Hong Kong property tycoon Yi Kunshan has four lovely daughters. As the eldest, Yi Siling is supposed to be s 307.9kFavorites417.1kClicks/ch289kGifts
- 113 The Disabled Prince Stood Up 残疾王爷站起来了 At the palace selection, the disabled Prince Hui looked utterly lifeless, and the young women avoided him like the plague. Only Yao Huang was intrigued, sneaking several glances at him. He was already in a wheelchair, so married life with him would surely be easy, right? Not long afterward, Prince Hui told his newlywed princess: “I receive five thousand in stipend and salary. Spend it as you please.” “I'll keep you company on the fifth and tenth days of each month. The rest of the time, we'll s 429.4kFavorites580.1kClicks/ch1.3MGifts
- 114 Peace Year After Year 岁岁平安 During the spring plowing season, Tong Sui got married in a hurried, haphazard fashion. Her husband’s family lived twenty li away, and Tong Sui had never been there. She had never met the man who had been away performing military service for six years, either. She had only heard that he was so fierce that even local ruffians wouldn’t dare provoke him. On the eve of her wedding, a scholar from next door had tried to elope with her. Tong Sui refused. She liked the scholar’s gentle manners, but sh 359.4kFavorites660.8kClicks/ch747.3kGifts
- 115 Reforming the Villain Couple's Everyday Life 反派夫妇改造日常 [For publication updates, follow @Jinjiang Ri Fu Ri] The Gu King Yanluo lost his battle against the Sword Venerable Xiaoyang. Mu Zhaoran, the Gu King’s Dao companion, was thrown into a pit of poisonous snakes and Gu worms alongside the despised Poisonous Yanluo, where she was subjected to the punishment of the pit of vipers. At the moment of her death, a vicious female antagonist reform System suddenly descended from the heavens. The System declared that times had changed and mindless female 167.8kFavorites169.4kClicks/ch213.6kGifts
- 116 Little Cardamom 小豆蔻 [The new historical romance, A Phoenix in Another’s Nest, has begun.] At the Lantern Festival, the emperor and empress hosted a banquet in the imperial garden. Ostensibly, it was a celebration for the court and its sovereigns to enjoy together. In truth, Prince Dingbei was choosing his future princess consort. At the banquet, Yingying, daughter of the Marquis of Cheng’en, bowed and offered to perform A Misty River. When she finished, she added coyly, “This humble woman is unworthy of the honor. 575.8kFavorites791.9kClicks/ch199.8kGifts
- 117 Lemon Soda Candy 柠檬汽水糖 [Both volumes of the print edition are now available. For details, visit Weibo @Su A Su Shi Wu. The next book will be Do You Know or Secret] In high school, the second boldest thing Zhou Anran ever did was secretly slip two lemon soda candies into Chen Luobai’s desk on a day when he looked particularly unhappy. Back then, he was a favored prodigy, admired by everyone. She was an ordinary classmate whose name he couldn’t even remember. When they met again in college, Zhou Anran, who had fought 453.6kFavorites461.6kClicks/ch234kGifts
- 118 Little Fish and Mint 小鱼薄荷 Xu Yitong had a cousin who was cocky and loved showing off. Later, her cousin went pro and “accidentally” got on the wrong side of a famous player in the scene. Unfortunately, that player was no pushover, and his fans were fiercely protective. For a while, Xu Yitong's cousin was hunted down all over the internet and torn to shreds by the comments. Xu Yitong sighed. “What kind of people like him, anyway? Don't they have enough homework?” Later, in the middle of the night, Xu Yitong messaged 606.7kFavorites642.9kClicks/ch468.7kGifts
- 119 The Spring Terrace Chronicles 春台记事 [Simplified Chinese edition signed; follow updates on Weibo: @ShengxiaWanFengx] [The entire novel has been revised, so pirated versions may not match] All the highborn young ladies of Shangjing share one beloved ideal: Xie Yun, the Xie family's legitimate son, peerlessly handsome and incomparably refined. But Sang Yao doesn't like him. It all started when she sprained her ankle beside him one day. He could easily have reached out to catch her, but instead he subtly moved aside and watched her 272.8kFavorites378.5kClicks/ch124.7kGifts
- 120 Long Street 长街 [He Was Like an Endless Street in a Dream] The first time Xiang Yu met Jin Fubai, he took off his expensive shirt, casually balled it up, and handed it to her as she sat on the ground. “Sit on this. The ground’s cold.” The second time she saw him was in an unfamiliar city battered by one rainstorm after another. Her flight was delayed, the trains were running late and not departing, and a hotel employee politely told Xiang Yu, “Sorry, we’re fully booked.” Jin Fubai leaned nearby and asked her 713.5kFavorites943.2kClicks/ch213.2kGifts
- 121 When the Stars Tremble Softly 星星轻颤时 [The giveaway was set up wrong by the author. I’ll run it again once it expires~! =3=] Jiang Chuyi first met Zong Ye just as someone was confessing to him. A dim stairwell. Having dodged the many security cameras, he leaned against the wall, shielding a lighter with his hand as he lowered his head to light a cigarette. The girl confessing to him was shy and nervous; he looked completely uninterested. Only later did she learn he was Zong Ye, the rookie who had become an overnight sensation as so 334kFavorites463.8kClicks/ch181.3kGifts
- 122 The Third Miss Decides to Go… 三小姐决定去…… Her eldest brother eloped with the crown princess-to-be. Her second brother accidentally killed the empress’s nephew and became an outlaw. Her parents went mad, and now they wanted to help a prince rebel. Zhong Yao had nowhere to turn for help. She imagined all the possible endings for her family and decided that dying before their tragic fate arrived would be better. Since she was going to die anyway, that day she unhesitatingly took a sword meant for a stranger. And then She didn’t die? 255.9kFavorites271.4kClicks/ch143.4kGifts
- 123 The Tenth Year After My Death 我死后的第十年 [The print edition goes on sale July 26. Follow @JinjiangYunchi for details.] [An additional 18,000 words of bonus stories have been added!, July 22] A slow-witted, resurrected first love x the man who pined for her for ten years as a widower * Ji Fanling died at seventeen. When she opened her eyes again, she was on an unfamiliar, narrow street. Rain poured down, and a Maybach was parked at the far end. A tall, strikingly elegant man stepped out of the car. Cool and aloof, dressed in a black s 228.2kFavorites361kClicks/ch230.9kGifts
- 124 A Socially Anxious Person in Ancient Times 社恐在古代 1. Li Mu, a modern-day introvert and officially certified national-level couch potato, transmigrates into an ancient romance novel. It takes her just three seconds to decide to shut herself away, play the fool, and make it through one day at a time. As she muddles along, the plot of the book suddenly starts getting strange. The villain turns into a ray of sunshine, the heroine gets caught up in court politics, and the hero’s dream changes from seizing the throne to exploring overseas… Li Mu: 88.8kFavorites163kClicks/ch56.5kGifts
- 125 Azure Cloud Terrace 青云台 “I’m trapped beneath Xijin Terrace, and I’ve nearly bled dry. Yet all I can think is that little girl absolutely must not come here. If… she really does come, I’ll just tell everyone I saw her and that she’s already dead.” Theme: When the tower collapses, build another in its place. 338kFavorites351.4kClicks/ch170.4kGifts
- 126 Pearl of the Li River 骊珠 [Signed for simplified-Chinese publication; see wb @Songting saya for updates] [The timid little princess who gets things done × the swaggering bandit who calls everyone a bird and an egg] Born into an age of turmoil, Lizhu was a princess, yet her life was still full of hardship and setbacks. Looking back on her life, the only time she had ever truly felt at ease was the brief three years she spent married to Pei Yinzhi. It took Pei Yinzhi ten years to rise from a poor scholar to the highest r 189.8kFavorites190.9kClicks/ch195.1kGifts
- 127 Letter from Hong Kong 有港来信 [New novel: Far from the Butterflies has begun updating. A powerful Beijing heir x a college girl] A Hong Kong tabloid has started another rumor: “Top tycoon heir Shang Shao is 36 and unmarried, with no romantic scandals for years. Could he be impotent?” - Mainland actress Ying Yin only wants to find a sucker to foot the bill. Then the man worth hundreds of billions sitting across from her makes an offer: “Would you pretend to date me for a year? You wouldn’t have to do anything.” “Young Master 398.9kFavorites513.2kClicks/ch638.3kGifts
- 128 Back to My Boss’s Youth 重回老板年少时 When Zhang Yunyi woke up, she had returned to the year she was seventeen. She went to class weighed down by her memories, only to run into her class monitor, Chen Kuo, in the hallway outside the classroom. She nearly blurted out, “Boss!” At this point, Chen Kuo was still an awkward young man, with none of the steady presence of the tech mogul he would become ten years later. Zhang Yunyi rubbed her hands together eagerly: Starting now, I’ll stick with the boss and save myself ten years of detou 245.1kFavorites313.9kClicks/ch348.7kGifts
- 129 Reborn as a Noblewoman 重生之贵妇 [The print edition, The Luan and the Phoenix in Harmony, is available in three volumes.] Everyone said Yin Hui was destined for a life as a noblewoman, and she did indeed marry into the Prince of Yan’s household, becoming the wife of a royal grandson. But her husband came and went at all hours and rarely said anything affectionate to her. Yin Hui tried every way she could to warm his heart, only for him to bring home a widowed cousin he wanted to look after. Yin Hui: No way! Her husband: Go to s 384.3kFavorites791.9kClicks/ch563.5kGifts
- 130 I Want to Slack Off at the Yaoguai Bureau 我想在妖局上班摸鱼 [Published title: Bamboo Buds. Follow @JiangYueNianNianNianNian on Weibo.] After three years of working hard in a big city, Chu Zhishui finally landed a secure job with her savings intact, only to discover that she was the only human at her new workplace. Chu Zhishui: Even monsters are looking for stable jobs with guaranteed benefits these days? ※ As Chu Zhishui gradually adjusts to working at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she does her job diligently, but still can't escape small-town goss 183.2kFavorites318.6kClicks/ch246.6kGifts
- 131 21+ Borrowing Yang Energy 渡阳气 261.9kFavorites279kClicks/ch131.9kGifts
- 132 Long Wind Crossing 长风渡 [P.S. The editor asked me to tell you that both volumes of the print edition are out. Remember to buy them.] (Former title: Marrying the Playboy) For fifteen years, Liu Yuru was the model young lady, all so she could marry a good husband. But on the eve of her engagement, she was forced to marry Gu Jiu Si, the most notorious playboy in Yangzhou. Marrying a man like that would ruin her life. And after she married him, she learned that he had been forced to marry her, too. Liu Yuru was utterly 672.2kFavorites1.3MClicks/ch502.6kGifts
- 133 My Blind Date Looks Fierce 相亲对象他长得很凶 Jiang Tao has fair skin and a sweet face. She has a stable job as a nurse, and her relatives and friends are always eager to set her up with someone. Even the head nurse introduces her to a man. “He’s thirty, a little old, but he’s in great shape!” “He’s rich. Those two shopping mall buildings in town both belong to his family!” “He’s awkward with words and hasn’t been in a relationship in all these years!” Before long, Jiang Tao meets Cao An, a silent, imposing man with a wolfish aura whom me 346.4kFavorites732.5kClicks/ch344.8kGifts
- 134 The Little Garden 小游园 ◎ The print edition goes on pre-order at 7:00 p.m. on November 29. For details, see Weibo: @MeizidaoYuHaoyun He Youyuan is handsome, a little cool, a little full of himself, and convinced his good looks can make anyone do what he wants. Then he meets a top student with a sour expression. From that point on, he’s on an irreversible path to being completely wrapped around their finger. * A proud, tough little cat x an obnoxious, lovesick puppy #HePursuesHer | #ElementarySchoolBickering | #Eve 239.4kFavorites241.1kClicks/ch194.4kGifts
- 135 After I Accidentally Connected to a Stranger's Bluetooth on the Subway 当我在地铁上误连别人的手机蓝牙后 This work has been signed for a print edition, which goes on presale on March 18. For details, see my Weibo account @QibaoSuFeihuatebieduo. -Hi, want to listen to music? A man and a woman meet by chance; No VIP status. All that matters is making it sweet. (Friendly reminder: There’s a playlist with the same name on NetEase Cloud Music.) [Additional note: All lyrics in this work are quoted from NetEase Cloud Music.] Theme: “You had me at hello” 238.5kFavorites519.3kClicks/ch50kGifts
- 136 The Military Industrial Compound in the 1950s 五十年代军工大院 Ye Manzhi’s view of herself: the prettiest flower in the military-industrial compound, and the glue that keeps her family harmonious. That is, until she sees a line of text above her third sister-in-law’s forehead: [When is this home-wrecker finally marrying into Director Zhou’s family? I’m ready to throw hands!] Ye Manzhi rubs her eyes. ??? When she discovers that she’s living inside a novel as the heroine’s co 229.4kFavorites378.7kClicks/ch1.1MGifts
- 137 Chasing Summer 逐夏 Childhood friends. That school celebrity is my childhood friend. Lin Zhe Xia × Chi Yao (A girl who punched three kids at once as a child) goofy, sweet girl × (a guy who drank three packets of medicine a day as a child) cocky king A healing coming-of-age story, slow-burn everyday life. Mutual secret crushes. No romance while they're minors. Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony; freedom, equality, justice, rule of law. - I've run out of advance chapters. I'll update as often as I can. Them 791kFavorites922.8kClicks/ch354.9kGifts
- 138 Falling 坠落 [The complete edition of Falling will be available for preorder on March 30 at 7:00 p.m.] Zhou Wan × Lu Xixiao Everyone at Yangming High knew that Zhou Wan was quiet and reserved, while Lu Xixiao was flamboyant and hard to tame. They were worlds apart, with nothing in common. No one imagined they would ever end up together. Then the rumors changed Someone like Lu Xixiao went through girlfriends one after another. Zhou Wan had nothing but a face that looked like everyone's first love. She was 1.3MFavorites1.5MClicks/ch152kGifts
- 139 My Husband Is a World-Destroying Demon 我夫君是灭世魔头 [The print edition is out, with a new bonus chapter. Available on all platforms!] Qin Yingran is the daughter of a tutor, and she marries a scholar. After they marry, the scholar gives her everything she asks for. They aren’t rich, and they argue now and then, but their life is peaceful enough. Yingran thinks they’ll go on living a quiet, ordinary life forever. Until one day, a group of people storms into their home, shouting, “We’ve found that demon Xu Liling’s hideout!” Yingran hides at a di 489.6kFavorites569.3kClicks/ch540.9kGifts
- 140 Reborn After Being Widowed 守寡后我重生了 Before she became a widow, Huayang found fault with her husband in just about every way. She hated how he was always so stern, how he'd collapse onto the bed drenched in sweat, and, above all, how he could be so insatiable at certain times. But when he actually died and she became a widow, Huayang began to miss his good qualities one by one: the way he carried her steadily through a downpour, and the warmth of his chest, blazing like a fire on cold winter days. Reborn, Huayang decided to treat 561.4kFavorites1.2MClicks/ch1MGifts
- 141 Strange Gentlemen 奇怪的先生们 The original seven-part horror series consisted of The Haunted Mansion, The Swamp Monster, The Polar Beast, The Castle Ghost, The Deep-Sea Descent, The Mechanical Killer, and The Zombie Resurrection. But because of the heroines who appeared in these stories, in the end… all the horror stories turned into love stories. Theme: Embrace love with a more open and accepting heart 443.4kFavorites730.4kClicks/ch908.2kGifts
- 142 How to Stop the Male Lead from Going Mad 如何阻止男主发疯 The print edition has been retitled How to Stop Him from Falling. Presales begin on February 24, 2026 (the eighth day of the Lunar New Year) at 7:00 p.m. [This story is based on the original work’s characterizations, but does not use its plot. You can read it as an original story.] [This is a derivative work, but the characterizations, plot, and backstories contain a great deal of personal interpretation and transformative writing, with a very distinctive personal style. Please do not treat the 593.3kFavorites573.3kClicks/ch503kGifts
- 143 Offering a Salted Fish to the Patriarch 向师祖献上咸鱼 Liao Tingyan, a newly initiated disciple with the lowest seniority, has actually subdued the terrifying, peerlessly powerful demon patriarch of the Gengchen Immortal Mansion, stirring up a heated discussion. Junior Sister Liao, how did you manage that? Liao Tingyan: …By relying on my natural talent for doing nothing? This novel has been published in print under the title Offering the Fish. It is available at Dangdang and the Tmall Yueduji flagship store. Theme: 923.5kFavorites1.8MClicks/ch760.3kGifts
