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- The Wan Dong Family 皖东人家 Bound hand and foot by her family’s enemies, stuffed into a sack, and thrown into a river, she narrowly escapes death; To save her child’s life, she cries out from the depths of her heart, “I’ll fight for your life!” Setting aside humiliation and dignity, she seeks help in the dead of night from a bachelor guarding the grain storehouse; She resells fabric coupons, only for the wealth she has just begun to accumulate to be seized in one fell swoop by the “Strike and Criticize Office”; She raises 354.2kClicks1.2kFavorites74.6kRecs
- Special Forces: Years of Glory 特种兵之峥嵘岁月 A must-read for men! A sweeping portrayal of the bloody history of Army special forces. One of countless special forces soldiers, Xiao Chen survives a brush with death, only to discover that there is more to the border conflict than meets the eye. Meanwhile, an assassination operation by an enemy nation quietly gets underway. Life and death, blood and tears: outwit the pursuing forces and face off against the enemy nation's special forces in a battle to the death. A vivid, real-time portrayal of 48.1kClicks264Favorites462Recs
- Dreaming Back to the Vast World 梦回大千世界 This story follows Yang Jiang, an ordinary man caught up in the rapid development of society. He meets a group of aimless young people, dreams of getting rich, ends up in another world, transmigrates through time and space, and tries to protect what he has achieved. 41.5kClicks489Favorites6.7kRecs
- Perfume and the Galaxy 香水与星河 There is no fantasy here, no transmigration; only vivid lives and a believable world. This is a fictional story, a story about business and passion. Led by the protagonist, Li Fei, a group of young people endure countless hardships and overcome one obstacle after another, creating a business legend in the small city of Xiangzhou. The Fragrance and Galaxy Hotel, a vessel that gave countless guests wonderful memories and carried the dreams of a group of hotel workers, suddenly changed course after 38.7kClicks475Favorites2.8kRecs
- A Country Boy's Road to Reversal 山村少年的逆袭路 Li Chenglin, an orphan from a mountain village, dropped out of high school as a freshman and went away to work for two years. He felt he had no freedom and had barely saved any money. All that hard work earned him less than catching eels back home, so he resolutely decided to return to the village and make a living catching eels every day. One day, while out catching eels, he unexpectedly rescued Su Xiaowan, who was pregnant. From then on, their fates became intertwined. Su Xiaowan stayed home t 15.4kClicks8Favorites0Recs
- Auxiliary Police Officer's Memoir: Part One 辅警回忆录:上 Auxiliary police: a profession that burns itself to light the way for others, benefiting the country and its people, but not the officers themselves. Every day, we face the many hardships of life: birth, aging, sickness, and death; good and evil, right and wrong; love, hate, and parting. We numb our exhausted minds and bodies with so-called "happiness" by comparison... To every auxiliary officer who works so hard at their post: you may have let down your family and yourself, but you have never l 12.5kClicks3Favorites0Recs
- A Mouthful of Grain 一口粮 One mouthful of food, one more life. In an age of extreme food shortages, a woman's husband is dead and her grain jar is empty. With several children in tow, she searches for a way to survive... The mother discovers a crack in the earthen wall of a granary and sends her son through it. But she never expects that beyond the wall, there is not only grain, but also a pair of eyes waiting for her... 11.7kClicks154Favorites5.5kRecs
- People of Eastern Anhui: 2026 Edition 皖东人家 2026新版 The story combines the dramatic intensity of cries to "fight for life," family vendettas, blood-written letters, forced marriages, surrogacy, catching adulterers, and false accusations with a vivid sense of everyday life, painting a portrait of humanity where joy and sorrow intertwine. The protagonist, Zhang Caiyun, is teased by the villagers as "the monkey spirit who performs shadow plays." Her life is a legend of a woman in her time. The novel Households of Eastern Anhui follows the changing f 10.8kClicks148Favorites6.1kRecs
- My Gentle Cousin-in-Law 我的温柔堂嫂 That year, my older male cousin bought a female college student from out of town to be his wife. But she asked me to help her escape, promising that one day she would marry me instead… 10.4kClicks9Favorites0Recs
- The Green Apple Years 青苹果年代 Amid the surging tides of the times, every family is like a ship adrift, weathering its own storms. This book follows Haonan and his uncle, telling the story of two souls struggling and striving in the face of hardship. Under the immense pressure of the college entrance exam, Haonan feels trapped by the constraints of science subjects. For the sake of his admission prospects, his homeroom teacher places him in the science track without asking his consent. Faced with mountains of science exercise 9.4kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- Reborn in Prison: The Underdog Turns the Tables 重生监狱之咸鱼翻身 After a failed escape attempt from the solitary confinement cell, he was electrocuted into unconsciousness. When he woke up, he discovered he had been reborn in a solitary confinement cell at a labor camp in 1987. The electric shock had unexpectedly blessed him with a pair of heterochromatic eyes. He was then arrested and sent to a detention center, where he was sentenced again. From the labor camp to the detention center, then to the juvenile facility, and finally to a labor farm, Chen Donghai 4.7kClicks15Favorites170Recs
- The Single Mother Aunt 单亲婶娘 This is a heartfelt, deeply moving work of realist family drama that speaks straight to the heart. The three Lei siblings, Dong, Fang, and Hong, endure tragedy from a young age: their mother is abducted, and their father dies far from home. When they are left alone with no one to rely on, their aunt takes them into her arms without hesitation and treats them as her own. But misfortune strikes again. Not long afterward, their uncle dies in an accident while away seeking work, leaving the family 3.5kClicks4Favorites0Recs
- Auxiliary Police Memoirs: Part Two 辅警回忆录:下 Auxiliary police work is a profession of burning yourself to light the way for others. It benefits the country and its people, but not the auxiliary officers themselves. Every day, we come face to face with all the hardships life has to offer: birth, aging, illness and death; good and evil, right and wrong; love, hate, and parting. We numb our exhausted minds and bodies with what we call "happiness" by comparison... To every auxiliary officer who works tirelessly at their post: you may have let 3.3kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- My Master's Romance 师傅的罗曼史 My master, He Simin, was born into a wealthy family. His father was a Kuomintang security commander. After liberation, his father, whose hands were stained with blood, was executed by the People's Government, and He Simin, who had been studying elsewhere, was taken back to his hometown for investigation. Beginning with the tangled romantic relationships between He Simin and two women, the story depicts his complicated and troubled life. Through the protagonist's experiences, it reflects the soci 2.8kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Reborn in Prison: The Road to Redemption 重生监狱之救赎之路 In his previous life, Chen Donghai was shot in the head and killed for cheating at a casino. In this life, he failed to escape from the isolation room and was knocked unconscious by an electric baton. When he woke up, he discovered that he had been reborn thirty years in the past, back in the isolation room at the labor camp where he had been held at age seventeen. As a result of being shocked, he had been blessed with a pair of heterochromatic eyes. Several days later, Chen Donghai was arrested 1.6kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- My Days in Shashi 我在沙市的日子 Back in those young and naive days, I was determined to leave home for Shashi, hoping to build a wonderful career and life there. 1.4kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- Family Bonds Through the Years: You Got It, Bro 岁月亲情：得嘞兄弟 Years of Family Affection: Got It, Brother is the final installment in the "Nana Guiyu Family Affection Series." The first two books are Mother-Daughter Affection: Don't Lie to Me Again in Your Next Life and Father-Daughter Affection: Life Is Unpredictable, Don't Wait. 935Clicks5Favorites78Recs
- Phototropic RNA 趋光RNA An unwelcome guest showed up at the police station: a girl suspected of a crime. Four years ago, a widely known case caused an uproar throughout society. People debated it, each offering their own opinions. That case also threw many people's fates into disarray and intertwined them. As Team Leader Hong began investigating, he discovered that he was involved too... 635Clicks4Favorites0Recs
- There Are Traps Everywhere in This World 人间处处都是坑 Heaven is always fair. When something unfortunate happens to you, something even more unfortunate will always come along to crush you! Persistence can never bring as much happiness as lying flat! True feelings are everywhere in life, and pitfalls are everywhere in the world... 485Clicks1Favorites0Recs
- The Eerie Craftsman of Western Hunan 湘西诡匠 The wildest half-baked Master Yang in western Hunan is open for business and taking requests! Haunted by evil spirits? Don't panic. The founding master wrote it all down in the book. If you can't beat it, call him over for a chat! 334Clicks0Favorites0Recs
- SSS Alert: The God of Medicine Is Invincible the Moment He Leaves Prison SSS警报：医神出狱即无敌 Wrongfully imprisoned for three years, Lu Chen obtained an unparalleled legacy in a high-security prison. The miraculous needle in his left hand can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bone, while the profound arts in his right hand let him sweep aside the overlords of the martial world. On the day he is released, his enemies show up to humiliate him. He cuts ties with them on the spot and uses a single needle to deliver a face-slapping blow to every famous doctor in the city. 309Clicks0Favorites0Recs
- Border Flames 边境烽火 A student, for hearing something he shouldn't have, "accidentally" fell from a rooftop and died. His brother filed complaints for three months. No one cared. Then that brother borrowed fifty million, bought fifty thousand guns, raised an army of fifty thousand, and fought for seven days and seven nights. He killed his entire family, the police chief, and everyone who owed him. At the end, wearing armor, he drank poison. His suicide note contained just one sentence: "Ask them what they did!" Twen 308Clicks1Favorites0Recs
- An Anti-Corruption Storm Sparked by an Approval Form 一张审批单掀起的反腐风暴 A project consulting fee reimbursement form for 1.2 million yuan tears open a tacitly accepted gray area in Jiangchuan Province's state-owned assets system. Lin Yan, director of the provincial investment group's general office, holds fast to the rules and refuses to approve a payment application with incomplete documents. In an instant, he collides with an entrenched alliance of interests spanning local governments and businesses. Dinner invitations, verbal pressure, reassignment and sidelining, 103Clicks—Favorites—Recs
- The New Miss in the Ancient City 古城里的新小姐 After Gao Ran breaks up with his ex-girlfriend, he falls for a con artist who leaves other people destitute. Just then, his ex-girlfriend comes back to tell him she's pregnant. Life is like a maze. Some people wander in circles and end up back where they started; others struggle through every hardship, yet make no progress... 35Clicks2Favorites267Recs
