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. 2201 演 I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul 34.5kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
2. 2202 坑 Luring Ghosts and Catching Criminals: A Low-Ranking County Magistrate 坑鬼捉凶，一品小县令 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted When Chu Ling opened her eyes, she had become the novel's number-one female side character, a troublemaker who ultimately got herself killed when the heroine shot an arrow through her heart. Knowing how the plot would unfold, Chu Ling spat in disdain, broke free of the story's control, and threw herself into building a career. But being a county magistrate is no easy job. One day, a ghostly maid comes to air her grievances; the next, a ghostly tutor shows up to reprimand her. Even stepping outsi 5.8kReads9.5Score969Shelves
3. 2203 哦 Oh, So I’m the Villainous Supporting Concubine 哦，我原来是恶毒妖妃女配 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous, cunning, doting consort; reborn, dark and brooding tyrant; healing romance; both leads are virgins] In his previous life, Emperor Xie Heng trapped himself in the rigid rules of a sage and enlightened ruler, striving to be a noble and virtuous emperor. Yet he was abandoned by everyone, lost his throne, and was poisoned, leaving him crippled. At his most wretched, the only person who stayed by his side was the wicked, domineering enchantress the civil and military officials called a dem 54.2kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves
4. 2204 我 I Transmigrated into the Heroine's Money-Grubbing Relative 我穿成了女主的财迷亲戚 Go with the Flow顺随意Modern Romance701k WordsCompleted (See the end for character descriptions.) I transmigrated into a book, becoming a money-grubbing relative of the heroine. My greedy mom morally blackmails the heroine into getting me a job at the male lead’s company. As for me... Of course I’m thrilled, and I wholeheartedly support my mom’s moral blackmail. To thank the heroine for helping me get a job, I offer her advice when she and the male lead argue... When the hero and heroine break up, I talk them into making up... When they get married, 6.1kReads9.0Score576Shelves
5. 2205 拿 I Took the Wrong Script and Became the Protagonist’s Partner? 拿错剧本的我成了主角他对象？ The Perfectly Round Garden圆圆圆的园Two Male Leads2.2M WordsCompleted Originally titled: Did I Pick Up the Wrong Script and Become the Protagonist’s Love Interest? Top/bottom romance + anthology Some books have protagonists with no protagonist aura at all. They’re abused physically and emotionally until they become mentally unstable, and their stories end with them either going mad or dying. After countless complaints from readers, System 000 took on the task of revamping these books. It would turn books pulled from circulation into wholesome reads and transform t 45.6kReads9.6Score4.5kShelves

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   Don't be fooled by the title, this story is absolutely amazing! It's a dual-male lead, yandere-like novel, and once you start reading, you won't want to say a word.

6. 2206 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 703.3kReads9.6Score149.7kShelves
7. 2207 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 160.6kReads9.5Score17.8kShelves

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   Enduring the sharp pain in his forehead, amidst the child's heart-wrenching cries, Zhou Yang slowly opened his eyes. What came into view was a row of very old-fashioned roof beams, the kind without a suspended ceiling, the beams exposed, blackened by smoke, and with spider webs of various sizes clearly visible on them.

8. 2208 别 Drop the Act: You're the Final Boss! 别装了：你才是最终大BOSS Time Bus时光大巴Mystery763k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later. Everyone’s welcome to read!) [Horror + Heartwarming] [Madness + Stress Relief] [The Male Lead Isn’t Human] [Live Streaming Is a Means of Infection] Some call me the embodiment of darkness, the ultimate form of despair. Others call me the end of death, an indescribable ruler. But I don’t see myself that way. My name is Gao Ran. I’m an ordinary, upright, kindhearted person who cares about others. When it comes to being human, I can proudly say, “I’m 20.2kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
9. 2209 快 Quick Transmigration: The Devoted Male Side Character Gets a Power-Fantasy Script 快穿：当深情男配拿了爽文剧本 Sweet-and-Sour Plum Candy糖醋话梅糖Two Male Leads2.9M WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Strong Leads on Both Sides + Livestreamed World-Hopping + Face-Slapping + Pure, Unfiltered Wish Fulfillment + Sweet Romance + One-on-One, Both Each Other’s First] The devoted male supporting character: a stepping stone in the protagonists’ love story, and a cog in their on-again, off-again drama. Rich and handsome, yet determined to be a doormat, he ends up with nothing. What a pitiful tool. After playing the devoted male supporting character a thousand times, Jiang Xu has had 53.9kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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   ① A devoted male supporting character, a stepping stone in the protagonist's love story, a link in the on-again, off-again romance. Rich and handsome, but he insists on being a simp, ultimately ending up with nothing—a truly tragic and useless tool. After playing the role of a thousand devoted male supporting characters, Jiang Xu quit and took on the job of turning the tables, starting his old-fashioned, melodramatic romance novel mode of breaking up couples. The innocent, pure-hearted protagonist is kicked out of his home by the scumbag seme and asks him for help in the middle of the night. Innocent-hearted: Brother Jiang Xu, can you come pick me up? I have nowhere to go… Jiang Xu: Open a cheap map app, search for hotels, see if there's anywhere else to go. Innocent-hearted: …The spoiled young master wants to use him to make the protagonist jealous, so he pretends to fall and leans into his arms. Young master: Brother Jiang Xu, help me this once. Jiang Xu: (Silently backs away) (Looks up at the sky) (The moonlight is so beautiful) (Idiots, go away) The young master, covered in mud on the ground: ??? However, in every world, Jiang Xu encounters someone. Jiang Xu: What a coincidence, it's you again. I have a relationship I'd like to discuss with you. Want to talk about it? The cold-faced man: ... No. Jiang Xu: Okay, then I'll ask someone else. The man (gritting his teeth): ... Come back. A reserved, possessive, and intensely affectionate top who loves to stalk his wife x a handsome, flirtatious bottom.

10. 2210 假 The Fake Heiress Thinks the Real One Is Stupid Enough to Die 假千金觉得真千金蠢死了 White Dew as Rain白露为雨Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jin Xin is a beneficiary of the “original sin.” Everything she enjoys was never meant to be hers. On one side are blood ties, guilt, and a sense of responsibility toward the real daughter, Xu Beibei. On the other are the affection and familiarity built over twenty-five years of living together, and the love the Jin family feels for Jin Xin. Who will the Jin family choose??? Jin Xin keeps wavering between being guilty and being innocent. She's an imperfect victim, not a villain, but a fake heires 103.6kReads8.3Score9.4kShelves
11. 2211 渣 After Dumping a Psychotic Alpha, He Turned Dark and Begged Me to Take Responsibility 渣了疯批A后，他黑化求负责 Boozy Little Bread Roll酒心小面包Two Male Leads548k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both virgins + sweet romance + healing + unhinged villain + confinement + lovers reunited] Chi Yuan transmigrated into a dogblood novel as a cannon-fodder omega pretending to be an alpha. The moment he opened his eyes, he found his villainous roommate throttling him. He had two choices: get strangled to death or clear the villain’s corruption score and redeem him. Chi Yuan: Was there even a choice? To stay alive and get home, Chi Yuan worked diligently all year round, successfu 19kReads9.5Score3kShelves
12. 2212 重 What's Wrong with a Reborn Fake Young Master Who Only Wants to Make Money? 重生假少爷只想搞钱有什么错！ Where the Green Smoke Drifts青烟往Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No regret-and-reconciliation arc + partial entertainment-industry variety show + daily life + one female lead] Chen Huan, who had run away from home and spent seven years as a wildlife rescue worker, was reborn. He was reborn to the moment when the true and fake young masters' story had just come to light, while he was on a blind date at a café. Chen Huan: “Sis, I don't want to work hard anymore either.” - Fans of the real young master raised their keyboards: “Charge! For our brother!” Th 19.4kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
13. 2213 分 After the Breakup, the Boss Turns Dark and Obsessed: Wild Seduction and Spoiling 分手后大佬黑化变疯批，野撩诱宠 Lu Yin鹿吟Two Male Leads282k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Reuniting After a Breakup + Powerful CEO + Both Untouched + Possessive Takeover + Tension and Flirting + Reunion After Years Apart + Seductive Pursuit] [After He Wronged His Ex, the Big Shot Went Dark] Everyone knew the big shot was cool and dispassionate, but no one knew about the obsession hidden deep in his heart. After a carefully engineered reunion, he took the other man by force and made him move in. The darkened big shot's image crumbled: he turned wild and seductive, in 389Reads9.5Score847Shelves
14. 2214 成 Become the Villain, and Strike Down the Scumbag! 成为反派，并向渣男挥剑！ Grapefruit葡萄柚Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same title is currently being serialized] [Two Male Leads + Top + Quick Transmigration + Both Powerful, Both Devoted + Intense Push and Pull] A vicious, unhinged beauty versus men with all kinds of personalities Lu Chengt ing is a blade in the service of the Celestial Lord, master of slaughter, free of desire and attachment, yet wicked by nature and impossible to control. In pursuit of the young lord of the heavens, who had descended to the mortal realm to under 31.7kReads9.6Score3.2kShelves
15. 2215 拿 After Picking Up the Wrong Package, My Younger Boyfriend Showed Up at My Door 拿错快递后，年下弟弟送上门了 Yun Xi Wei Xi云溪未晞Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance | Younger Man | Both Pure] Jiang Muran took a pair of black men’s underwear out of a delivery box. It was obvious she’d picked up the wrong package! Then where was the lingerie set she’d bought??? At the same time, a young man pulled a… sexy black lace bra out of a delivery box with identical packaging. After an exchange of packages so awkward their toes practically curled into the floor, Jiang Muran made a hasty escape. The guy was handsome, sure, but she hoped she’d never see hi 2.8kReads9.2Score436Shelves

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    🍄🍄🥝A self-guided romance between a younger man and an older woman, who understands younger men? I love it so much!!! He even likes to cling to the female lead's arm and act cute 🥰. The male and female leads first met because they accidentally swapped packages. The female lead thought the male lead was handsome, but hoped she would never see him again because it was too awkward. Unexpectedly, the male lead turned out to be her neighbor.

16. 2216 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 127.1kReads9.6Score17.2kShelves

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    Everyone's got brains! ① All characters are highly intelligent. The female lead is a fortune teller, the male lead is shrewd, and no supporting character is superfluous. ② It's a male-oriented novel with no female lead. The male lead is really good at roasting people. After reading it, you'll only think that the author is truly amazing and has such a rich knowledge base. Highly recommended!

17. 2217 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 266.5kReads9.6Score31.1kShelves

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    This is a rebirth revenge novel. The female lead is reborn, and the male lead transmigrates. What's special about the transmigration is that the male lead travels from the Republican era, unaccustomed to the modern transmigration genre, so he initially finds it very difficult and wants to go back. In her previous life, the female lead encountered a scumbag who caused her family's destruction. Of course, the scumbag is genuinely stupid; the real culprit is the villain behind him. Interestingly, the scumbag is also reborn, and he actually thinks he's incredibly powerful, that everything was his doing—it's hilarious! He's the only idiot in the entire book; everyone else is incredibly clever. The real culprit is frantically wavering between Prince Xiang and Prince Rui; they're so hard to guess, neither seems like a good person.

18. 2218 白 The White Bone Daoist Court 白骨道庭 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Cultivate true energy, build the foundation of the Dao, and manifest the Yin Spirit. The unorthodox path makes seeking the Dao difficult: refine baleful energy, taint the soul, and seek freedom for a fleeting moment. The heterodox path is arduous too: evade earthfire, dodge astral winds, and give birth to the Yang Spirit. A master of the unorthodox path is reborn. In this life, I will establish a Dao lineage, nurture Dao artifacts, and suppress an entire age. 16.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    In this cultivation-themed story, the protagonist, a mythical Great Luo Immortal, manipulates the timeline, reversing cause and effect to aid his past self. When the Immortal Realm descends, the protagonist is reborn, seizing opportunities, establishing his own lineage, acting decisively and ruthlessly. He possesses high intelligence but is not reckless, seeking immortality through unorthodox methods, ultimately becoming a Dao Lord.

19. 2219 谍 Espionage: Reborn as a Noble, I Help My Brother Go Undercover 谍战：穿成贵族，我帮弟弟当卧底 Bobo bot啵啵botUrban641k WordsOngoing (The main story is nearing its end, and it's ready to read!) [No CP. The protagonists are Zhou Jiyan/Fujiwara Jiyan and Fujiwara Che.] [A minor golden finger and System space, neither of which plays a major role.] After a book hit Zhou Jiyan on the back of the head, he transmigrated to Shanghai in 1940 with his modern history notebook. His new identity was Fujiwara Jiyan, a member of the Japanese nobility and an employee of the Plum Agency. With Shanghai occupied, Zhou Jiyan couldn't just sit by 31.7kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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    This book is intellectually stimulating, rigorous, and pays great attention to detail.

20. 2220 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 87.9kReads9.3Score11.3kShelves

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    Rebirth novel, both leads are strong, no one goes back to their ex, both have past and future relationships, the female lead is of noble birth, and the male lead is incredibly cunning.

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