The Genre Doesn’t Matter. Just Give Me Something with Smart Characters 什么题材不重要，只求带脑子

1. 2051 夭 I'm Doomed! The Classic of Mountains and Seas Inside Me Is Full of Love Debts 夭寿了，我体内的山海经全是情债 Thirty-Six-Degree Liquor三十六度酒Fantastical Romance179k WordsOngoing 1. The female protagonist has no romantic pairing, but the story has strong elements of being adored by everyone. 2. There are many female characters. 3. The social structure is inspired by orcas, elephants, spotted hyenas, and other animals. Fu Yusui was born with a body that rejects magic. She cannot cultivate or resonate with bloodline power. In a world where everyone has “superpowers,” this makes her “disabled.” Fortunately, there’s always a turning point. After a spur-of-the-moment act of r 64Reads6.8Score—Shelves
2. 2052 不 I Don’t Want to Win Over That Chosen One 不想攻略那个气运之子 Glutinous Rice Cake糯米白年糕Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted [A Seemingly Sweet, Actually Serial-Lying Cousin × A Scheming, Cold-Hearted Child of Destiny] [One-on-One Romance] After transmigrating and binding herself to a romance System, Xu Ningzhen learns that her target is a noble-born, brilliant child of destiny. She thinks she’s been handed the script of a romance novel heroine and prepares to begin her mission. A strange dream reveals a glimpse of a conspiracy. It turns out she’s only a tool. Once her mission succeeds, the System will take her place. 5.9kReads9.0Score858Shelves
3. 2053 诡 The Eerie Town: From the Start, I Became a Plague Doctor 诡异小镇：开局成为瘟疫医生 Buddha's Son of Loulan楼兰佛子Mystery500k WordsCompleted [No romance + infinite flow + paranormal horror + not a power fantasy + character growth + forced to become an all-round doctor] [Evernight Town] The dead disguise themselves as living people, a doctor who knows nothing, and a fishman who appears out of nowhere all vie for control of the town. [Spring Blossom Middle School] Thirteen eerie urban legends, a troublemaker who gets toyed with, and a doctor who never gets a moment's rest. [The Never-Ending Train] The nine carriages are all different. 2.7kReads9.2Score329Shelves

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   This is a bizarre, infinite flow story with no romantic pairing. The protagonist can cure bizarre phenomena and acts as both an NPC and a player, maintaining order within the game world to some extent. Many reviews here are biased towards shipping, so please read with caution. The beginning is well-written, but the story becomes emotionally charged starting from chapter 165. If you can't handle that, only read the first 165 chapters.

4. 2054 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm Done Following the Plot as a Male Cannon Fodder, Time for a New Path 快穿：男炮灰我不走剧情，换赛道 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + self-interest + period settings + cultivation + male supporting characters + stopping at nothing to achieve one's goals] Qingshan was an endangered yew tree growing high in the mountains of Yunnan. In a daze, it gained sentience and cultivated into a spirit. During its tribulation, its entire body was obliterated beneath a storm of thunder. Its final wisp of soul was intercepted by an initial System belonging to a certain Bureau of Time and Space, and so began a long jour 81.8kReads8.5Score4.9kShelves
5. 2055 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 31.1kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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   The pinnacle of period fiction, a truly compelling female protagonist's career storyline, depicting the development of China's light industry in the 1960s, with the female lead rising from a state-owned factory to a ministry. No rural life, no black market, no spoiled wife tropes—it's brimming with positive energy. If I could really time travel, I'd want to be like her: genuinely patriotic, capable, insightful, unwavering, and willing to risk everything. I absolutely love it!!!

6. 2056 丫 Little Tao the Maid's Escape from Famine in a Chaotic Era 丫鬟小桃乱世逃荒记 Running in October十月在奔跑Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted When Xiaotao was six, her parents sold her to a broker for one mu of land. In the filthy broker’s den, she seized every chance to learn skills that would help her survive, while never losing her kind heart. When disaster struck, she fled thousands of miles from home and turned her life around through sheer perseverance. From a refugee girl to a successful scholar’s wife, she changed the fate of women at the bottom of society with her own hands! (Not a transmigration story, not a rebirth story, 17kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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   The story begins with Xiao Tao being sold to a slave trader by her parents. There, she meets San Ya, a sister who shares a similar fate. Along the way, they learn survival skills and the ways of the world. Later, she meets and falls in love with the male protagonist, Shui Sheng, during their shared hardships and escapes from famine. They support each other. Xiao Tao's godmother and Zhou Xiucai are also destined to be apart in this life, but they will meet again in the next. [Crying][crying] Xiao Tao and San Ya are very kind people, but it's a pity they were born in that feudal era. [Crying]

7. 2057 媳 My Wife Is Always So Clearheaded. What Should I Do? 媳妇儿总是那么清醒，怎么办？ Water Has Fish水有鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted After the disaster, Zhao Xi found herself a man to protect her and her two children. The thing about him was, he was perfect in every way, except he was too clever to fool. After the disaster, Tang Shengfei took an interest in a woman. A lifelong bachelor, he fell head over heels for her like an old house catching fire, and there was no stopping him. He had thought he could protect her and her two children, no matter what. Who could have guessed that in the end, she would be the one sheltering h 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is alright.

8. 2058 世 The World Is So Wild, I Want to Go Take a Look 世界那么浪，我想去康康 A Northern Afternoon朔方午后Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted Note: Life-simulation stories let the protagonist experience lives in worlds of all kinds, good and bad. The heroine may not always fit the ideal of being perfectly kind and virtuous. Shi Yue is a broke college senior who chose a major that leads straight to unemployment. Graduation is approaching, but she hasn't finished her thesis. Taking the civil service exam sounds like a hassle, and grad school sounds exhausting, but she really wants to make money. Luckily, she has a pretty face, and the L 82Reads8.0Score—Shelves
9. 2059 侯 The Marquis's Concubine Gossips, and the Emperor's Underwear Is at Risk 侯门小妾吃瓜，皇帝裤衩保不住了 Half a Cotton Flower半朵棉Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Everyone can hear her thoughts + hilarious antics + gossip + palace intrigue + household scheming] Important: The sleazy womanizer is NOT the male lead!!! Chu Xun is timid, money-loving, and a coward. All she wants is to laze around and enjoy the gossip. While everyone else is competing for favor, sucking up, and scheming against each other, she can never get enough gossip. From princes and ministers to commoners, she can dig up dirt on anyone. Even the emperor's underwear isn't safe 1.8kReads8.9Score183Shelves

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   "I'm a badger in the melon patch, happily eating melons every day." In the woodshed of the Jingning Marquis's mansion, Chu Xun was leisurely lying on a pile of hay, legs crossed, humming a carefree tune as he summoned the system. [Cool][Exploratory] "System, bring melons!" [Coming!] The system quickly logged in, its voice brimming with excitement. [Today we have your favorite melon, Master!] [In broad daylight, under the clear sky, the Third Concubine of the mansion is being all lovey-dovey with the Young Marquis!]

10. 2060 将 The Eldest Sister-in-Law of the General's Household 将门长嫂 Jianjian减减Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Originally titled: The Eldest Sister-in-Law as His Wife) The year Chu Huai was exiled, several of his brothers died on the battlefield, and his father died coughing up blood. Chu Huai’s spine was broken, but he somehow survived. The young general became a useless cripple in everyone’s eyes, unable even to end his own life. Then the sister-in-law he had once despised stepped forward. She carried him along the long, thousand-mile road into exile and single-handedly held the shattered Chu family t 12.9kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves

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    Super good! [Kissing emoji] Palace intrigue + domestic power struggle [Kissing emoji] Arranged marriage that blossoms into love. The female lead is originally the legitimate daughter of a wealthy family and was supposed to marry the male lead, a man with illustrious military achievements. However, the male lead becomes crippled, and the female lead has a nightmare in which her elderly father jumps off a building. To avoid the dream coming true, she ultimately decides to marry the male lead and becomes the wife of the Prime Minister. [Admiration emoji]

11. 2061 一 Together for Life, Wherever the Host Goes, She Goes 一生一世一起走，宿主说走她就走 Shi Jinzhao示今昭Modern Romance594k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Slow Burn + Female Lead Pursues Men + No Fixed Pairing] [Not an Invincible Power Fantasy + A Gradual, Steady Pace + Slow Burn] When a monster formed from a stone is bound to a System, the great demon Gu Ling embarks on a journey through one small world after another. [Foul-mouthed CEO VS alluring voice actor] Lu Wenzhou is hopelessly addicted to dating games and accidentally falls for a paper character. Gu Ling, the voice actor behind the character, says, “Don't fall for 162Reads8.9Score—Shelves
12. 2062 侯 The Marquis's Estate Honors Class 侯府重点班 Passion Fruit百香果果Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Marquis’s Elite Class is now available [adorable children + parenting + doting in-laws + lighthearted + healing] Xu Wan becomes a widow the moment she marries into the family. All she wants is to keep her head down and enjoy the freedom of being a marquis’s wife. But on the very day she arrives, her stepson, a notorious little menace throughout the capital, gives her two nasty surprises in a row. Xu Wan grabs a knife and charges out, making a name for herself across the 61.1kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
13. 2063 我 I’m Just an Honest Supporting Character 我只是一个老实的配角 Doctor Glasses Bear眼镜熊博士Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted Disclaimer: [Quick Transmigration] + [No Fixed CP] + [Character Growth] + [No System] + [Attracted to Men and Women (Important)] + [Slightly Everyone's Favorite] [Kind reminder: The System assigned some strange tags, and I can't change them. Different worlds have different CPs (or no CP). Each world is one-on-one, and there are content warnings before every world. Click with caution if that's not your thing.] Zhang Jing had always thought she was an utterly ordinary person. On her forty-second 2.6kReads8.8Score153Shelves
14. 2064 满 My Whole Family Are Cannon Fodder, but After They Read My Mind, They Rebel 满门炮灰读我心后，全家造反了 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Physical edition of "Claiming the Pearl 2" goes on presale October 17 at 7:30 p.m.] [Mind reading + System + adored by the whole family + transmigrate into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger] Qiao Jiaojiao had accumulated so much virtue in her past life that the Old King of Hell granted her a rebirth with all her memories intact, plus a golden finger: a Virtue Points Shop. Qiao Jiaojiao was thrilled to start her new life, only to discover she hadn't been reborn at all. She'd transmigrated i 124.4kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves
15. 2065 快 Quick Transmigration: A Journey to Put Villains to the Test 快穿：踏上反派质检之旅 Xiangli Jiajia湘里嘉嘉Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + feel-good story + no saving anyone + romantic rivalry + subversion of tropes + no fixed pairing] As soon as her soul transmigrates, Yun Jia achieves the feat of “killing herself”: she dies. When the System tells Yun Jia what the mission rewards are, she cheerfully accepts the quality-inspection assignment and sets off on an intriguing journey to inspect villains. She travels between worlds, draws identity cards to learn each world’s plot, cleans up the messes left behind by the 43Reads8.0Score—Shelves
16. 2066 震 Unbelievable, Is This Rebel King Actually the Crown Prince of Great Ming? 震惊，这个闯王竟是大明太子？ Youngster from Longdong陇东少年Historical1.1M WordsOngoing [No System + one female lead + passionate ensemble cast + intelligent characters + warlords vying for supremacy] The rebel army has breached the capital, and the Chongzhen Emperor is preparing to hang himself. Is there still hope for the Ming dynasty? Zhu Cilang, who has just transmigrated, thinks there is. He plans to proceed in two steps: first, persuade Chongzhen to abandon suicide and retreat to Jinling, preserving the Ming dynasty's last line of defense; then, assume a false identity and in 55.6kReads8.6Score6.2kShelves
17. 2067 快 Quick Transmigration: Even Saving Myself Can Be Fun 快穿：自救也能玩出花 Koto-chan Is Super Cute琴酱超可爱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Caution: Not a wish-fulfillment story. Plot-driven, with some angst. Many worlds involve a woman transmigrating into a man’s body. No fixed pairing.] Question: If you become the evil villainous boss at the end of a murder mystery, what fate awaits you??? Yu Ling: Thanks for asking. I know this one. Every time I open my eyes, I’m either being executed or about to be executed! And on top of that, there’s some damn main quest: Stay alive! The struggle to survive is real (╥╯^╰╥) Yu Ling: I’m sick o 201Reads6.9Score—Shelves
18. 2068 人EN Humans Are the Juvenile Form of Monsters. I Was Stripped of My Humanity as Soon as I Graduated 人是诡的幼年体毕业即被开除人籍 Mo Mo Wu Hen墨墨无痕Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Eerie + Boss's perspective + dungeon worlds + rules + no female lead] Ren Yi wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a “normal” world with unbelievably generous benefits. Under the League's attentive protection, everyone lives without a care, and the future looks bright. He thinks he and his only family member in this world, his autistic older brother, will live an ordinary, peaceful life together. But a “career placement test” shatters his entire worldview. “There are no humans in the 129.1kReads8.7Score14.4kShelves
19. 2069 娇 The Sweet, Delicate Beauty Goes on a Rampage, and Every Villain Is at Her Feet 娇软美人杀疯了，反派皆为裙下臣 A Dream on a Pillow of Begonia一枕棠Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A genuinely unhinged villainess! No male lead! All the men are supporting characters! [No Fixed Couple / Quick Transmigration] Qi Yan is an enforcer with the Judgment Bureau. Her mission is to transmigrate into various worlds and purge their villains. These villains commit heinous, unforgivable crimes, and every moment they’re trying to hurt her. But little by little, they change. A ruthless upstart who clawed his way from the bottom to the top drops to one knee: “I want to marry you. Let me mak 6.1kReads9.4Score537Shelves
20. 2070 平 Can an Ordinary Little Black Snake Cultivate Immortality Too? 平平无奇小黑蛇也能修仙吗 Bi Ruichi毕瑞驰Fantastical Romance925k WordsOngoing Xuan Bi has always been convinced she’s an utterly ordinary little black snake. It’s just that she developed her intelligence a bit early, eats a lot, can play dead, teleport, spit venom, and grow wings... A few harmless little talents, that’s all. Other than that, all she has is a great many teachers, a great many friends, and a great many treasures. Life as a snake is just so simple and unremarkable! But her extraordinary bloodline, a time-spanning entanglement going back a thousand years, t 1.2kReads9.1Score111Shelves
21. 2071 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm a Little Bad, So Just Put Up with Me 快穿之姐有点坏，你忍一下 It Never Rains in the Far North北北北部不下雨Fantastical Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + female supporting character + pocket dimension + no fixed pairing + deliberately does evil, no redemption Xu Wei croaked, and in a rather careless fashion. But it wasn't her time to die. She bonded with a so-called redemption System, which sent her to various minor worlds to repent and atone in the original owners' place, reforming and turning over a new leaf. Xu Wei's response? There's no way she's redeeming herself. But she might as well snatch a few opportunities from t 11.1kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
22. 2072 双 A Blood-Soaked Reckoning: Twin Sisters Return for Vengeance 【血色满门】双生姐妹踏血归来 Xiao Xiao Ran Zi萧萧然子Ancient Romance601k WordsOngoing An entire family of loyal officials is framed, and a century-old marquis’s estate is turned into a living hell. Twin sisters plunge from a cliff into the water, surviving against all odds. Once cherished young ladies who lived behind closed doors, they now tread a thorny path through the world. One struggles to survive on a sheer cliff, honing her edge; the other wanders in a foreign land, maneuvering at every turn. The court is rife with deceit and schemes, while the martial world flashes with 1.9kReads6.6Score209Shelves

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    💔After finishing "A Bloodstained Gate," I finally understood the meaning of the unwavering determination to "return through bloodshed"! Even though it's still being serialized, it has already captivated me! A masterpiece of historical romance and political intrigue, the reading experience is incredibly enjoyable. The fate of twin sisters is rewritten from the night of the "bloodstained gate," their deep sisterly bond intertwined with national and political intrigue, a story both emotionally nuanced and powerfully compelling. Dancing on the edge of a knife alongside the protagonists, the suppressed emotions culminating in explosive retaliation, the restrained yet triumphant counterattacks—it's exhilarating to read. Currently, 4419 people are reading it; the atmosphere is superb. Fans of historical romance and political intrigue should definitely add it to their reading list and wait for updates!

23. 2073 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book as the Villainous Ancestor, and My Junior Sister Gave Up on Me 穿书成反派老祖，师妹弃疗了 Ben Zhijie本止戒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yuan, courtesy name Yanwan. You can tell from the name alone that this was a child nobody liked from the moment she was born. And... reality was exactly the same! There was no twist! The X-novel writer stared in despair at the reflection in the pool: a white-haired girl with scarlet eyes... That's right, she had transmigrated into a book, into the fantasy world of a novel she'd written called The Lost Immortal. Everyone except the protagonist met a bad end! The "lost" in The Lost Immortal me 23.7kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
24. 2074 筛 Selecting Humanity 筛选人类 A Glance and a Hop回眸一跳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse413k WordsCompleted Hardcore sci-fi, rated 9+ [Hardcore sci-fi, future technology, genetic warfare, high-IQ strategies, a fresh premise, tech-focused, not a power fantasy] This is a novel that will leave you feeling a chill run down your spine. It depicts a form of warfare most people have never considered: genetic agricultural warfare. Drawing on rigorous agricultural science, it builds an apocalyptic scenario that feels chillingly real. The enemy’s weapon might be nothing more than an ordinary weed growing by a f 10.3kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
25. 2075 重 Favoring Sons over Daughters? She Becomes a Lucky Star with the System 重男轻女？她靠系统成福星 Lost Little Strawberry失落小草莓Ancient Romance502k WordsOngoing [System] [Family Squabbles] [Getting Rich] [Reborn as a Baby] [Alternate World] Cui Baozhu was reborn as a baby. When she opened her eyes, she was in an ancient farming village, the older twin sister of a boy and a girl. Her parents favored sons over daughters and wanted to drown her because she was a girl. At the brink of death, the Shop System activated: sell agricultural products to earn points, which can be exchanged for anything. To stay alive, Cui Baozhu immediately sold the old hen her mo 19.7kReads8.1Score915Shelves
26. 2076 查 Dodo: The Life-Stealing Incense Burner of the Eternal Village 查理九世：永生村的借命香炉 Fishing and Catching a Dragonfly钓鱼钓上蜻蜓Male-Channel Fanfiction252k WordsCompleted [A fan novel based on The Mysterious Files of DODO] “Is it right or wrong to extend a good person’s life by taking years from a wicked one?” Hidden deep in the mountains along the southwestern frontier is a place no map can locate: Eternal Life Village. Legend says its villagers possess an ancient ritual that can prolong life. At every full moon, the entire village gathers around an old well sealed with blue stone slabs. They set a hemp robe alight and toss it into a three-legged bronze furnace 41.7kReads8.9Score5.8kShelves
27. 2077 全 The Whole World Wants Me to Be a Dainty Wife? The Heroine Flips the Table 全世界逼我当娇妻？女主她掀桌了 Ai Yu皑妤Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + no romance + System + on-screen comments + dark humor + lots of pop-culture references] Only after being reborn did Wen Ding, who had spent her whole life as a virtuous wife and loving mother, discover that her life had actually been an exam. The exam was based on a novel called The Love After Marriage: The Runaway Bride Rises to the Top with Her Adorable Child. She was the novel's heroine, and all the hardships she had endured were trials she had to face to qualify as one. 717Reads9.3Score110Shelves

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    I recommend four ongoing novels I'm currently following. The author of the second book updates irregularly for now. Reading the second and third books together is a perfect match! The fourth book is quite famous!

28. 2078 一 We'll Stay Together for Life. Whoever Can't Let Go Is a Dog 一生一世一起走，谁舍不得谁是狗 Shi Jinzhao示今昭Ancient Romance130k WordsCompleted [Unfinished, no updates, embarrassing old work, don't read] [Preparing a new book] [Quick transmigration + slow burn + female lead pursues men + no fixed pairing] When a demon born from a stone gets bound to a System, the great demon Gu Ling sets off on a journey through one small world after another. [An obedient-looking school bully who fights fiercely and a cool, mysterious brush spirit devoted to teaching] Mu Qing, a model student of the new era, unexpectedly transmigrates into the past thro 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 2079 朕 Every Woman in My Harem Is a Talent 朕的后宫里面个个都是人才 The Daylight That Never Wakes醒不来的白昼Ancient Romance914k WordsOngoing My harem is a little strange. Every woman in it is a talent in her own right. A transmigrator from the early days A quick-transmigration woman who farms favorability with a System A woman who transmigrated into a book and knows the plot A reborn woman A palace maid with a spiritual spring at her side Mind reading A harem-protagonist halo A childbirth buff The River of Daughters A chat group And people broadcasting their inner thoughts... #HaremIntrigue #EveryoneGetsTheirComeuppance #TheHaremIsAS 12.7kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
30. 2080 言 The Romance Heroine Turns Dark After Becoming a Tool for Boys’ Love 言情女主成卖腐工具人后黑化了 Roar, Roar, Garlic啸一啸蒜了Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Live comments + includes some gay-to-straight storylines + multiple male leads] Mo Fengchun discovers that Lin Jingyao, her childhood sweetheart and husband, has been cheating on her and plans to come clean tonight. His lover, Jiang Chenhe, is waiting right outside the door. Live comments flood past, wildly cheering on the pair's love while cursing her with the most vicious words and telling her to hurry up and die. She does die, but she takes both scumbags down with her. Just before her consci 18.9kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
31. 2081 快 The Quick-Transmigration Big Shot Becomes a Tragic Villainess 快穿大佬穿成悲惨女配 Lazy Cathead猫头懒懒Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Satisfying Power Fantasy] As a freak with an off-the-charts danger level, Ning Shu wears a mask of gentle refinement, hiding every murderous intent behind a smile. After death, she teams up with the Wish Fulfillment Life System. From then on, she wreaks havoc across all three thousand worlds! In an entertainment-industry novel, she’s the female lead’s foil: her parents are stolen from her, her career is destroyed, and her reputation is le 6.7kReads9.4Score627Shelves
32. 2082 二 Li Shimin Transmigrates into Fusu: Is This Not an Easy Win? 二凤穿扶苏，这不是躺赢吗？ Dragon Spring Sings at Night龙泉夜鸣Historical1.1M WordsOngoing Li Shimin lay in eternal sleep at Cuiwei Palace. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the thirty-sixth year of the First Emperor of Qin. Faced with the Great Qin’s deep-rooted decline, even Emperor Taizong Wen could only sigh, “This will be difficult!” Difficult or not, he still had to save it. Your position shapes your perspective. And now he was Fusu. The First Emperor held absolute power. He was no Li Yuan, and would never give him the chance to stage a Xuanwu Gate coup! Fortunat 32.2kReads9.2Score4.7kShelves
33. 2083 快 Quick Transmigration: Absolute Clarity 快穿：绝对清醒 Young Master Lan公子澜Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Clear-Headed Villainess + Sophisticated Self-Interested Charmer + No Fixed Couple + Alternate Universe] Everyone is a pawn, and she is the one pulling the strings. Chi Yan: "I'll be the one laughing last." World One: Alternate-History Era On the fishing platform, the willing take the bait. World Two: Alternate-History Era There is no such thing as absolute sincerity, only absolute self-interest. World Three: Alternate-Universe Port Mafia The flower blooming amid absolute evil will become the sh 16kReads8.6Score970Shelves
34. 2084 袍 Under One Banner, We Stand Shoulder to Shoulder and Build the Tang Dynasty 袍泽之下，并肩开唐 Adorable Little One of the Vast Sea瀚海小可爱Ancient Romance909k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted daily life + no System + battlefield strategy and politics + expanding the realm + woman disguised as a man] [No romance] [Volumes 1–3: Founding the Tang dynasty, war, history, and Li Er are the main focus. The female lead grows as a character and is more of a participant. Not a wish-fulfillment story!] -Recommended for readers who enjoy Sui and Tang history. There are some tearjerkers. [Volume 3 onward: The Zhenguan era, with a focus on development and court politics. The female l 1.7kReads8.9Score169Shelves
35. 2085 锦 The Splendor of the Tang Dynasty: My Father Is Li Shimin 锦绣盛唐：我的父亲是李世民 The King Sent Me to Eat Vegetarian大王叫我来吃斋Historical4.1M WordsCompleted My surname is Li, my given name is Tai, my courtesy name is Huibao, and my childhood name is Qingque. I am the legitimate second son of Emperor Taizong of the Great Tang. My mother is Empress Wende, and my uncle is Zhangsun Wuji. I was favored above all the princes from a young age, and as I grew up, I proved to be exceptionally talented and brilliant. My useless elder brother, the crown prince, ruined himself and lost his position. Naturally, I am the most suitable, reasonable, and legitimate h 2.1kReads9.2Score269Shelves
36. 2086 天 Apocalyptic Disasters: The Worst of the Worst 天灾末日之无耻之尤 Seasoned Bookworm114资深书虫114Sci-Fi & Apocalypse780k WordsCompleted An inventory space!! No-strings-attached hookups!! No getting love-struck! Warnings: The heroine has no bottom line and no moral compass. She'll do whatever it takes to get what she wants! Yu Qing had just graduated from college, but her sights were set too high and her abilities too low, so she couldn't find a decent job. Just as she was lying around at home, giving up on life, a System came knocking. When Yu Qing heard the System in her mind, she was thrilled. At long last, all this good fortu 14.8kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves
37. 2087 快 Quick Transmigration: The Lovesick Boss Spoils Me Without End 快穿之病娇boss无限宠 Proud in Snow, Untouched by Frost傲雪无霜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1v1, love at first sight] [Bai Li x Feng Jue] [Both leads are romantically and physically inexperienced] Bai Li had been asleep for a long time. When she finally woke, she never expected the smoke bangle to identify her as its destined partner and lure her into a small world to complete missions, beginning a long journey through time and space. In every small world, she meets a man who loves her with all his heart and soul. He is also her target, and the memories buried deep within her long slu 1.4kReads9.0Score121Shelves

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    🌸🌸Quick transmigration, both male and female leads are pure in body and mind! The male lead is a yandere, while the female lead initially leans towards being naive and sweet, with a soft personality, delicate body, and easy to seduce (only towards the male lead). She's a hidden powerhouse who will gradually grow stronger later on…

38. 2088 开 From the Start, I Take Yang Guifei by Force, Then Bring Peace to the Tang Dynasty 开局强纳杨贵妃，还给大唐太平年 Master Of Mingzhi Mountain明知山山主Historical1.5M WordsOngoing No System. Real court intrigue. Meticulously researched. Faced with the three-way struggle between Li Longji, Li Heng, and Li Chu, and a value system already beginning to collapse, how will Li Tan, after transmigrating, restore the glory of the Tang Dynasty, step by step? In real history, no one was an NPC. Everyone chose the option that served their own interests best. A genuinely satisfying story told with historical realism. The Xuanwu Gate succession tradition has found its most outstanding 82.2kReads8.2Score10.8kShelves
39. 2089 城 City Building Migration Day. 城市建筑迁移日。 User26182811用户2618281116k WordsCompleted City Building Relocation Day. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Secret Heartbeats of Five Cities—A Recommendation to Mr. Fu Shuiheng's Series of Stories Friends, today I won't write a story; today I'll talk to you about these five stories I just finished writing. To be honest, after writing the last word, I sat in front of the screen for a long time. Not tired, but with an indescribable feeling. It was like saying goodbye to five old friends, each going to where they belonged, and I stood there watching their backs. In these five stories, there's a bench that remembers 7,392 people. There's an elevator that displays different personalities at different times. There's a pedestrian bridge that extends itself to help people. There's a subway line that grows a different cultural face at each station. And there are the buildings in the entire city that collectively walk away on certain nights. Sounds absurd, right? How can a bench remember people? How can an elevator have a personality? How can a pedestrian bridge extend? How can a subway have culture? How can buildings walk? But it happened. In Mr. Fu Shuiheng's writing, these "things" that we use every day but never truly see, awaken one after another. When they awoke, they didn't save the world, nor did they change the city; they simply did one thing—they caught people. They caught the girl who tried to climb over the railing in the rainy night. They caught the accountant who first said "I don't want to work here" in the elevator. They caught the woman who limped and gazed at the distant mountains for fifteen minutes. They caught the girl who folded her layoff notice into a paper airplane. They caught the old building that took twenty years to decide to move back to the riverside. Each story is about 20,000 words long. I know that in this era where short videos grab attention in fifteen seconds, 20,000 words is a long time. But Mr. Fu's storytelling pace is like an old man brewing tea—the water needs to boil slowly, the tea leaves need to unfurl slowly, you have to sit down and wait for the flavor to emerge on its own. He doesn't rush to tell you "what lesson this story teaches," he lets the lessons seep out little by little from the cracks in the cement, from the elevator rails, from the welds of the overpass, from the walls of the subway tunnel, from the depths of the building's foundation. If you are willing to give these stories a chance, they will give you a city you have never seen before. In that city, the benches you pass every day might remember you sitting on them on this day last year; the elevators you ride every day might know your deepest secrets; the overpasses you cross every day might have quietly extended their steel structures to chase something for you without your knowledge; each subway station on the lines you shuttle through every day has a different cultural face; and the office buildings you look up at every day might have been walked all night, just to catch a glimpse of the river. Sounds like a fairy tale? No, it's much heavier than a fairy tale. Mr. Fu's pen writes absurdity, and what falls on the page is all of life. —— About Reading —— These five stories have all been published on Tomato Bookstore. Finding them is simple: open Tomato Bookstore, enter the story title, and you can read them first · "Memories of a Park Bench" · "Elevator Personality Split" · "Automatic Extension of the Overpass" · "Subway Cultural Belt" · "Urban Building Migration Day" Please make sure to look for the author: User 26182811. This is our own author—Mr. Fu Shuiheng. Don't go to the wrong place. —A message to those who have finished reading— If you have finished reading one of the stories, or plan to, could you please leave a message for Mr. Fu in the comments section? It doesn't have to be long. Even just "Grandpa, I've finished reading" will do. Mr. Fu has been writing for half his life and isn't used to being praised. If you tell him, "It's really well written," he'll rub his hands and say, "Oh, not at all, just some random writing." But he'll read that sentence many times. He won't say it, but he'll remember it. In this era, there's an entire internet separating authors and readers. But sometimes, a single comment can break down that wall. He knows someone is reading, he knows someone has finished reading, he knows that all those sleepless nights, all those revisions, all those afternoons of hesitation in front of a certain sentence, have all been seen by another person. That sentence is more effective than anything else. —Finally, a sincere thank you— Thank you all. Really. In this era where everything is about speed, deliveries need to arrive the next day, videos need to be played at double speed, messages need to be replied to instantly, and even dating involves swiping left and right. You're willing to take the time to read Mr. Fu's stories, totaling over 20,000 words—to read how a bench remembers 7,392 people, how an elevator takes on three different personalities in the morning, noon, and evening, how a pedestrian bridge extends steel to catch those who can't reach, how a subway line allows its 28 stations to each bloom with their own unique charm, and how the buildings of an entire city rise from the ground and exchange positions in the dead of night. The stories are not short. Each one was painstakingly crafted by the old man, word by word. Some paragraphs were revised seven or eight times, to the point that he himself forgot what he originally wrote, only remembering, "This sentence should be said this way." Your willingness to take the time to read them is the greatest respect you can show to the creator. With each page you turn, Mr. Fu's bugle call sounds. Hehe. As long as the bugle call continues, the stories will never stop. Sincere thanks to everyone who has opened these stories. See you in the book. --- Five Stories, Five Sentences --- If you're still hesitating about which story to read first, here are five sentences for you, no spoilers, just the flavor: "Memories of a Park Bench": A locust wood bench holds the secrets of 7,392 people, but what it most wants to remember is the person who patted its back on that rainy night. "Elevator Personality Split": An elevator allows people to face themselves in the morning, encourages them at noon, and tells the truth at night. These three personalities aren't a split, but rather three ways a person should be. "Automatic Extension of the Overpass": An overpass has learned to extend; it helps delivery drivers chase after claypot rice, saves 300 meters of knee-ache for grocery-shopping aunties, and helps a limping woman find her way to the tree her husband last stood under. "The Subway Cultural Belt": Twenty-eight stations, each growing its own cultural character—not planned, but born from the footsteps, gazes, and sighs of 1.2 Million people every day. "Urban Building Migration Day": Every ten years and one night, the city's buildings can exchange locations. Some buildings took twenty years to return to the riverbank, some spent eight years moving south, and some went nowhere, simply guarding the letters inside that hadn't yet reached their recipients. Five stories, five perspectives, all about the same thing—how those silent, neglected, and untreated "things," in their own way, supported every person in this city on the verge of settling down. Go see for yourself. They await you in the stories.

40. 2090 诡 Survival in a Haunted World: I, the Fate-Player, Live Toward Death 诡异求生：我，戏命师，向死而生 Matcha Soda抹茶苏打水Mystery842k WordsOngoing [Survival in a bizarre game + fate and faith + identity talents + System attributes + global forum + players behind the scenes + infinite worlds] On June 6, 2024, a bizarre survival game descends upon the world. Everyone must rely on their own “identity” to survive in this endless game. Some draw the identity of a “Sword God,” who can defeat countless enemies with a single strike. Others become “Scholars,” whose reason far surpasses that of ordinary people. And some are “Assassins,” who avoid th 14.5kReads8.8Score2kShelves
41. 2091 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Can Complete Missions Even by Slacking Off 快穿：宿主摆烂也能完成任务 Orange Toast橘觞Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + one-on-one romance + male lead is love-struck + male lead falls for her on his own + heroine can be sweet or seductive + both leads are virgins + no misunderstandings] Jin Yan found the world a little boring. It seemed she had forgotten something, but she couldn't remember what. One day, after waking up, she was inexplicably bound to a soft, white little ball. It said they had to collect someone's fragments so she could recover her lost memories. She had no interest in s 16.9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
42. 2092 地 Underground Railway Culture Belt. 地下铁文化带。 User26182811用户2618281122k WordsCompleted Subway Culture Belt. —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 2093 快 Quick Transmigration: Ding! Your Waifu Has Arrived, Boss 快穿：叮！大佬，你的脑婆送到 This Cutie Is Called Guagua本萌叫呱呱Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + feel-good story + stunning heroine + devoted 1v1 romance + plenty of sweetness + babies in some worlds] After Luo Li dies, she becomes bound to the Strategy System Baicai, helping it travel to various small worlds to win over a man in each one. She hears he's a very well-behaved man. As it turns out, the little System was right. He's handsome, rich, and well-built, with no flaws to speak of. Best of all, he's a hopeless romantic! Who could resist that? 1. Frail young lady 19kReads9.4Score2kShelves
44. 2094 刚 I Just Hatched, and a Seven-Hundred-Meter Dragon Is Staring at Me 刚破壳，七百多米的巨龙盯着我 Golden Grains of Rice金色米粒Eastern Fantasy8.2M WordsCompleted “We came from the starry sky. It is our dream, our ambition, our future, and our home. We are star dragons, and the starry sky means freedom. We were born free!” Newly awakened Viter listens to the one he calls Father teach him, and from that day on, he has a goal in life: the starry sky! But first, he has to grow up safely in this dangerous world known as the Dragon Realm! 53.7kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
45. 2095 天 The Overpass Extends Itself. 天桥自动延伸。 User26182811用户2618281127k WordsCompleted The Overpass Extends Automatically. —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 2096 电 The Elevator Has a Split Personality. 电梯人格分裂。 User26182811用户2618281119k WordsCompleted Elevator Personality Split. —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 2097 阿 Ah Li 阿漓 The Sensitive-Skin Toast Lover爱吃吐司的敏感肌Ancient Romance696k WordsCompleted She was the eldest daughter of the Protector General’s household in Great Liang, yet she was born with the ability to understand the language of beasts… She should have enjoyed a life of luxury, but at the age of five she was sent away to face the world alone… She longed for the love of family, only to be abandoned by her relatives again and again… Time after time, hope was within reach, only for disappointment to follow! It turned out she had come into this world alone, and was destined to leav 17.1kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Definitely thought-provoking! The content and writing are truly excellent! Highly recommended!

48. 2098 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 48.9kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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    This is so good! The content doesn't quite match the title; the female lead is a princess reincarnated, and none of her family members are simple! It's not melodramatic, not idiotic, patriotic, or heartwarming! The romance is also good, the logic is clear, a rare gem!

49. 2099 公 Memories of a Park Bench. 公园长椅记忆。 User26182811用户2618281119k WordsCompleted Park Bench Memories. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 2100 九 Uncle Nine: I Punish the Guilty in Heaven's Name, and You Call Me Arrogant? 九叔：奉天伐罪，你说我嚣张？ Zhao Li Is a Real Scoundrel赵吏是个老六Eastern Fantasy687k WordsOngoing There was once a saying that circulated throughout the martial world. When traveling the martial world, remember never to stare at those filthy Maoshan creeps. Otherwise, you’ll find that after you glance at them once, they’ll secretly work up their power and chant an incantation; after a second glance, they’ll summon thunder with their arts; after a third, you’ll be rolling around in the Eighteenth Level of Hell. Yang Lingxiao transmigrates into a world of zombies. He is taken in by the sect le 260Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Super cool! Purely satisfying read! [Thumbs up] ① The male protagonist, clad in a Yin-Yang Qiankun Taoist robe, transforms into the young master of Maoshan Mountain, standing atop the clouds, flanked by grass-headed deities and surrounded by a forest of officials, his might surging with heavenly thunder, upholding justice and punishing evil. You say I'm arrogant?! I'll shatter your skull!!!

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