Female Lead Just Wants to Be a Couch Potato 女主想要当咸鱼

1. 1 真 The Real Heiress Just Wants to Be a Couch Potato 真千金她只想当咸鱼 Xi Xi兮浠Modern Romance588k WordsCompleted When she was five, little Wen Ran saw a shooting star and made a heartfelt wish: Please let me be a lazy fish! Let me coast through life without ever having to work hard! The little boy beside her, her childhood sweetheart, made a wish with ten thousand times more sincerity: Please let me eat lazy fish for the rest of my life! Little Wen Ran: ? Fifteen years later, the real eldest daughter of the Wen family, who had lived in the countryside for twenty years, was brought back to the wealthy Wen f 2.9kReads8.8Score327Shelves

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   Why hasn't anyone recommended "zookeeper"?

2. 2 重 Reborn as the Beloved One: The Wicked Supporting Actress Runs Off with the Money 重生团宠：恶毒女配她卷钱跑路了 Wen Gugu温菇咕Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Everyone is reborn + mutual healing + possessive childhood friend + adored by everyone] (The heroine isn’t a revenge-driven badass; she’s more easygoing. If that’s not your thing, you might want to steer clear.) Lin Nianrou is reborn, only to discover that she’s the vicious supporting character in a pampered heroine story, there to serve as a foil for the female lead. Reborn three times, she still couldn’t survive the deadly trial that awaited her at twenty. After winning the rebirth lottery on 1.6kReads9.0Score128Shelves

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   Ahhhh, this is so good! I still haven't found a substitute. It's interesting and insightful, the female lead is amazing, and the real and fake heiresses have a good relationship. The real heiresses are really powerful! Ahhhh, it's so well-written!

3. 3 穿 Reborn as a Lazy Little Villain in the 1970s 穿成年代反派小咸鱼 Young Master Ninth公子九爷Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted [Cute baby, adored by everyone, feel-good wish fulfillment] Xia Yu is a thousand-year-old sloth who transmigrates and becomes the young daughter of a villainous family, destined to die young. Other people’s kids cry, throw tantrums, and roll around on the floor. The only thing their girl does is lie around like a lazy fish. The villainous family is beside itself with worry, racking its brains to get their little lazy fish moving. Second Brother, the villain: “Little sis, you can’t keep lying aro 2.7kReads8.8Score165Shelves

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   💫Here it comes, Yu Liang is here!💫 The first book features a female protagonist who is a thousand-year-old sloth who transmigrates into the body of the villain's youngest daughter who died young. [Awkward laugh][awkward laugh] The villain's family tries everything to get their little lazybones moving. [Admiration] But the female protagonist only wants to be a lazybones. [Licking screen][licking screen] 💫 In the second book, everyone in the city knows that the female protagonist is a lazybones. [Licking screen][licking screen][licking screen] But the Grand Tutor has a unique taste and loves this lazybones. [Admiration] 💫 In the third book, she transmigrates into the most noble person in the country. She thought she could live a life of wealth and honor. [Licking screen][licking screen][licking screen] But unexpectedly, she is surrounded by enemies and faces countless pitfalls. [Awkward laugh][awkward laugh] 💫 Follow Yu Liang for more good books! [Sending hearts]

4. 4 这 This Lazy Fish Doesn’t Want to Be the Group’s Favorite 这只咸鱼不想当团宠 Sweet When Drunk醉时甜Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted [Goofy Heroine + Truly Hidden Powerhouse Hero] Everyone in Great Ming knows that Yun Ran, the third young lady of the Yun family, has no ambition and is a complete couch potato. Unfortunately, the Imperial Preceptor has very particular tastes. He turns down all the finest delicacies and has a soft spot for this lazy fish. Yun Ran is lazy. Yun Ran is boring. The only thing she wants out of life is to eat, drink, and wait for death. The Imperial Preceptor is aloof, cunning, and immensely powerful. 3Reads8.0Score—Shelves
5. 5 穿 Reborn as the Empress Dowager, I Just Want to Take It Easy 穿成太后只想咸鱼 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted “Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos 15.3kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
6. 6 王 Princess Consort, Stop Acting. The Prince Can Hear Your Thoughts 王妃别演了，王爷能听见你的心声 Sugar White as Snow白糖如雪Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [The male lead can hear the female lead's thoughts + the female lead can understand animal speech] [Goofy and lighthearted + absurd comedy + feel-good romance, sickeningly sweet] After transmigrating into a book as a disposable side character, she manages to annoy the villainous Big Boss into fainting from the start. She plans to take advantage of his weakness and finish him off, but the villain hears every one of her thoughts. Later, the villain finally loses patience and demands, “I hear you c 8.9kReads9.2Score965Shelves

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   🍊The female lead is a lazy bum who deliberately puts herself in a secluded place, wanting to avoid all banquets and simply enjoy life to the fullest. Little does she know, the male lead overhears her and only loves her. So, the female lead later escapes with her pets, crawling out through a hole—she even has a dog!

7. 7 穿 After She Transmigrates into a Book, the Noble Consort Is Forced to Raise the Villainous Tyrant 穿书后，贵妃被迫娇养反派暴君 A Little Meatball一个肉团Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] Su Yijin, a veteran supporting actress, has transmigrated into a book once again. When she opens her eyes, she is breathtakingly beautiful and on the pampered darling route, backed by powerful connections. Her father is a general who guards the nation, her mother is the Junyang Commandery Princess, and her maternal grandfather is a prince of a different surname... With the heroine's script in hand, Su Yijin takes down the green tea and kicks the fake innocent aside, then throws herse 1.4kReads9.0Score287Shelves
8. 8 被 After Being Forced to Win Over the Unhinged Demon Lord, I Turned the Whole Story Into a Happy Ending 被迫攻略疯批魔尊后，全书HE了 Not Sweet不甜啊Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted Wen Ruan transmigrated into a cultivation novel as an insignificant cannon-fodder character. The moment the original character appeared, the villainous Demon Lord snapped her neck. Wen Ruan: No way. I have to run! System: No way. There’s a villainous Demon Lord here who needs you to win him over. Do your best to make him fall in love with you~ Wen Ruan: In your dreams. Mu Zhe: In your dreams. And yet On her 101st day undercover in the demon realm, she carried the gravely wounded, dying young Dem 13.2kReads9.4Score2kShelves
9. 9 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Big Shot’s Lazy Pillow 穿书后成了大佬的咸鱼抱枕 Xi Yin奚音Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Outside, a raging storm howled and battle cries filled the air. Inside, Ning Xihua suddenly jolted awake on the bed. Propping herself up halfway, she looked confused. “What’s going on?” The man held a book in one hand and pulled her into his arms with the other. “Nothing. Go back to sleep.” “Oh.” Ning Xihua lay back down and promptly fell asleep. If the big shot was this calm, then even if knives were raining down outside, it had nothing to do with her. After transmigrating into a book, Ning Xi 49.3kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves

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   The female lead is a laid-back princess who just wants to relax and enjoy life, but after meeting the male lead (who is a prince), she can't relax at all! She ends up fighting for her retirement life. In the end, all I can say is that their interactions are incredibly beautiful!

10. 10 小 Locked-Room Love Triangle! The Crazy Big Shot Is a Hopeless Romantic 小黑屋修罗场！疯批大佬是恋爱脑 Zhiwu吱呜Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out and it’s rather low] [If this isn’t your thing, don’t read. And if you dislike it, please don’t leave malicious warnings.] [Content warning: The female lead really cries, is genuinely delicate and timid, and isn’t a strong woman. Mary Sue, melodramatic hodgepodge.] [Quick transmigration, devoted couples + sweet romance + love rivals and groveling after the breakup + slight everyone-loves-her vibes in some worlds + adored by all + pampered darling] [Devoted villain dotin 350Reads7.6Score101Shelves

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    The female lead only wants to be a carefree, unambitious person in every world, but the male lead always falls in love with her at first sight [smirk]

11. 11 重 Reborn, She Just Wants to Lie Low 重生后，她只想咸鱼躺 Meow Meow, Be Good喵乖乖Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Reborn Wish-Fulfillment] [Silly, Sweet Romance] [Love Rival Showdowns] [Lighthearted School Life] [Secret Identities] (The female lead's strength comes later. No couples in the main story; the side stories include one-on-one romances.) Mu Qiqi woke up one day back in her school years and cried in grief on the street. But in this life, not only did her wealthy parents, who dote on their daughter, find her and acknowledge her as their child, she also gained an older brother and sister who adore t 459Reads9.1Score105Shelves

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    Just from the name, you can tell the female lead only wants to be a couch potato, hahaha.

12. 12 一 How Does a Lazy Fish Like Me Raise a Psychopathic Crown Prince? 一条咸鱼的我，如何饲养疯批太子 Salty Fish Meow Loves Milk Tea咸鱼喵爱喝奶茶Ancient Romance446k WordsCompleted An adorable, easygoing heroine who's great at comforting people ★ A cold to outsiders, tsundere on the inside, genuinely unhinged hero Li Yu * Wenren Zheng, one-on-one, both pure, sweet romance (all-natural sugar, no processing) Li Yu was a corporate drone in her previous life. On her way home from working late one night, she got into a car accident and suddenly found herself in ancient times. Well, if it's ancient times, she'll just make do and get by. In this life, Li Yu only wants to laze aro 117Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This book is amazing, you absolutely have to read it!

13. 13 沉 After Getting Hooked on a Raising-Babies Game, I Ended Up with a Happy Ending with the Obsessive Villain 沉迷养崽游戏后我和偏执反派HE Wake Up, I Can't Wake Up醒醒睡不醒Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Sweet Interstellar Romance | Transmigrate | Saving an Obsessive, Lovesick Hero, 1v1] Completed. Su Xingxing's phone suddenly had a new game on it: raise a baby. At first, she refused to spend money on the game. Then she found her little one too adorable to resist! Enough talk, raising a baby starts with building affection! When Lu Jin woke up, he had an invisible guardian who fed him, protected him, and gave him warmth... But one day, when he came home, his guardian had left without a word! *Bo 781Reads9.1Score123Shelves

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    The female lead in this book is so lazy that even after being locked in a dark room by the villainous male lead, she still doesn't want to go out. She's so scared of the villain that she wants to go outside and get some fresh air every day! [Licking screen][licking screen][licking screen]

14. 14 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117.8kReads9.6Score13.7kShelves

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    Look! [Eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds]

15. 15 崩 After the Plot Falls Apart, the Carefree Beauty Is Spoiled Until She Cries 崩剧情后，摆烂美人被宠哭了 Queen Julian朱莉安女王Ancient Romance257k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] In a romance novel, the heroine is the one who overcomes countless hardships and ends up with the hero. The vicious supporting heroine is the one who overcomes countless hardships to keep the hero and heroine apart. And the female cannon-fodder who shows up just to make a spectacular mess of things before being written out three episodes later is... Gu Ningning is a professional female cannon-fodder. After years of slacking off, her performance fell short, so she had to c 11.6kReads8.8Score752Shelves

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    The leisurely and lazy state of just wanting to be a salted fish cannon fodder is attractive.

16. 16 她 She Just Wants to Take It Easy, So Why Does Everyone Keep Pushing Her to Work Harder? 她想当咸鱼，怎么总有人逼她卷啊 Schrodinger's Cat Food Can桑代克的猫咪罐头Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted Obsessive love + sweet romance + healing + happy ending Huo Miantang only knew that she had transmigrated into a book. She planned to keep her head down, do nothing, and lie low until the story ended. Then her father gave her a mission: return to the capital and ask the Crown Prince for military funds. The Crown Prince? He was the gloomy powerhouse in the original story. Who was she to dare question His Highness? Still, for the soldiers stationed in Xirong to get their pay and return home, she h 39Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    A must-read for a thrilling read! The transmigrated female protagonist lies down and does nothing, while the crazy male protagonist, who is fiercely protective of her, forces her to become a winner in life. There's no frustration throughout the entire story.

17. 17 咸 The Lazy Beauty Just Wants to Do Nothing 咸鱼美人只想摆烂 Aqie Doesn't Cut阿切不切Ancient Romance220k WordsOngoing A stunning little girl who just wants to lie flat but keeps repaying kindness × a jealous, possessive, tsundere immortal who won’t admit he’s jealous Modern-day veteran slacker Lin Yaoyao woke up one day to find herself in another world, where people could cultivate and attain immortality. She thought she’d just lie flat in a new place, but the original Lin Yaoyao’s family insisted that she marry the adopted son of a Daoist Venerable who was about to ascend. Who could have guessed that the Daois 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is beautiful and a bit of a slacker, while the male lead is strong and dotes on her. Initially, the male lead wanted to become an immortal, but later he only wanted the female lead to achieve immortality. How handsome is a man who destroys the Heavenly Dao just to make his wife immortal! The female lead effortlessly becomes the only one to become an immortal. Don't ask why the male lead didn't become an immortal; because he became a god! [Laughing and crying emoji]

18. 18 重 Reborn: The Easygoing Princess Only Wants to Become a Taoist Nun 重生之佛系王妃只想做道姑 Silu Honeysuckle肆绿忍冬Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Reborn + princess consort + soul transmigration + substitute marriage + doted on by one man] The disgraced daughter of the Lin family becomes the Prince of Li’s consort through a substitute marriage. She plans to take life easy, laze around, and become a Daoist nun. Who could have imagined that after ten years of being ignored and unknown, her first public appearance would be celebrated across the land? Xiao Linfeng was once a god of death on the battlefield. Now, afflicted with a vicious il 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a complete couch potato, and one who doesn't even want to turn over! She spends all her time lying around, unwilling to move, just wanting to bask in the sun and eat fish. When she has nothing to do, she listens to gossip and eats melons. No wonder she is the useless daughter of the Lin family, as indifferent as a chrysanthemum!

19. 19 穿 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 105.4kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves

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    Super good-looking, unlike other casual novels! [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it]

20. 20 咸 The Lazy Princess Returns to the Capital, and the Whole Dynasty Follows Her for the Gossip 咸鱼郡主回京，全皇朝追着吃瓜 Evening Ripples晚漾Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Historical Romance + Fun and Lighthearted + Palace Politics with a Light Touch + Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One + Equally Matched Leads + No Transmigration, Rebirth, System, or Inner Thoughts + Everyone Is Native to This World] A seemingly sweet and gentle daughter of a vassal king vs. a truly delicate and frail eldest imperial grandson For the old emperor’s birthday, vassal kings from across the land are ordered to come to the imperial capital and celebrate 38.4kReads9.1Score3.9kShelves

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    ✅ [Pampered Darling + Pure Ancient Romance Sweet Romance + Fun and Interesting + Lighthearted Court Drama + Both Characters are Clean + Both are Strong] A seemingly obedient and gentle princess of a vassal king vs. A genuinely delicate and frail eldest grandson of the emperor. The old emperor is celebrating his birthday and summons vassal kings from all over the country to the capital for a celebration. This isn't a birthday celebration; it's clearly a way to weaken their power. Lazy, obedient, and only interested in eating, drinking, and having fun every day. It's strangely endearing. ✅✅Zhang Xiaoxian transmigrates to a cultivation world. Originally intending to laze around and live a carefree life, she finds everyone around her too ambitious. So, Zhang Xiaoxian simultaneously lives a carefree, laid-back life and cultivates to become a powerful woman.

21. 21 小 The Little Fairy Is Taking It Easy 小仙摆烂中 Lazy Baozi宝子懒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoxian transmigrated to a continent where people could cultivate immortality. But she had no interest in living forever. All she wanted was to slack off. Unfortunately, someone in her family was caught up in the rat race, and not content with pushing themselves, they insisted on dragging her into it too. Zhang Xiaoxian was exhausted and begged them to leave her alone. 1.9kReads8.3Score168Shelves
22. 22 快 Quick Transmigration: Zhi Jian Has a Problem 快穿知简有恙 Xi Twelve汐十二Ancient Romance319k WordsCompleted The newbie System spotted a Host in a modern world. After a series of maneuvers, it successfully... bound the wrong person! At that very moment, it was utterly devastated! But there was nothing it could do except make the best of a bad situation. But... can someone tell it why a modern person can summon the wind and call the rain? Lin Zhijian was pretty speechless too. She'd finally found a nice place to rest and recuperate, only to end up in another world for no reason at all. She really didn't 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The system was bound to the wrong host, but the wrong one was bound. To make the best of a bad situation, the system was bound to a powerful figure. The host, a complete novice, was forced to learn from other systems, while the host just lazed around doing nothing.

23. 23 快 Quick Transmigration: I’m Definitely a Hoarder 快穿，囤货体质无疑了 Calm for a Long Time淡然久Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted Blurb: [Quick transmigration + pocket dimension + hoarder nature + simple living + no romance] If the System can't be trusted, she'll rely on herself. The heroine grows gradually, and the story is slow-paced. She loves eating and hoarding supplies, and her goal is to return to her original world and enjoy her retirement. 1. A marriage alliance with a small-time rich family 2. The fake heiress who was switched at birth 3. A concubine-born young lady sent into exile 4. A lie-flat life raising chil 2.8kReads7.8Score137Shelves

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    The female protagonist wants to be a laid-back person, which is possible in some worlds but requires effort in the early stages before she can be a laid-back person later. There's no romantic partner, she has a spatial ability, a hoarding constitution, and isn't a saint.

24. 24 论 A Hundred and Eight Ways for a Villain to Slack Off 论反派摆烂的一百零八种方式 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [The comic is now available on Tomato Novel. Search for "The 108 Ways a Villain Can Give Up" to read it] [This is a slow-burn story with a couple. The male lead, Yu He, arrives late. The female lead is incredibly powerful, but she just gives up! This is not a conventional power fantasy, so fans of power fantasies should steer clear! Note: This story has lots of original worldbuilding. Please don't compare it to other works!] [A solemn announcement: Actually, never mind. Just make do with it! If 12.3kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    Just from the titles, you can tell the female leads in these two books are really just giving up. In the first book, the female lead was originally a supporting character, and after finding out, she started giving up. In the second book, the female lead not only gives up herself, but also drags her senior brother into it.

25. 25 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3kShelves
26. 26 带 Lounging Around in a Period Novel With a Fortune in Supplies 带着百亿物资在年代文里摆烂 A Red Hearth一盏红炉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yan worked tirelessly on missions across different planes, and finally saved enough points to apply for a peaceful retirement. She had planned to enjoy her retirement as a happy slacker, armed with a hundred billion worth of supplies. But who could have guessed the System would malfunction, and she would be reborn in the 1970s, an era of severely underdeveloped productivity? Here, there was always some troublemaker trying to harm her. Her retirement was ruined. Not only did she have to toil 7.8kReads9.1Score746Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to another world, accumulates enough points through missions, and applies for retirement to live a carefree life. A system malfunction causes her to transmigrate into a backward 1970s. She goes to the countryside to farm and raise pigs, engaging in wits and battles with the villagers. The female protagonist is socially awkward and only wants to retire.

27. 27 我 I’m a Max-Level Ancestor. What’s Wrong with Raising a Few Hundred Million Kids? 我满级老祖，养亿点崽子怎么了 Luo Xiaoyao骆小妖Modern Romance918k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, My Xuanmen Ancestor, Why Do My Kids Spoil Me So Much?, is now streaming. [Spirit monsters + wish fulfillment + wacky comedy + supernatural + absurd humor + a mash-up of everything + no male lead (the heroine shines on her own)] (All the spirit beasts in the main cast have pictures. The full collection is in the book’s featured posts, so feel free to check them out!) After Shi Ruyi, the last heir of the Xuanmen, restores her body and descends the mountain, she discover 17.1kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    [Smiling face][Smiling face][Smiling face][Smiling face]

28. 28 玄 The Metaphysics Expert’s Lazy-Fish Dream Is in Danger! 玄学大佬的咸鱼梦想，危！ Build Up Strength and Rise厚积而起Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted (Metaphysics, entertainment industry, adored by everyone, from ancient times to the present, lighthearted and sweet) Zhan Baili has been a lazybones since childhood. She dreams of doing nothing, and despite having plenty of skills, she can't be bothered to lift a finger! Unfortunately... After arriving in the modern world, she's broke beyond belief! From then on, her goal is simple: Make money first, then lounge around! Who would have thought she'd fail to make a buck and end up with an actor w 50Reads7.0Score—Shelves
29. 29 穿 I Became the CEO’s Difficult Original Wife 穿成霸总的作精原配妻 It's Arou是阿柔呀Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple, 1v1, female star x overbearing CEO, with a secondary couple] Please, please, give this book a chance! Ah, why? All I want is to slack off. How can even playing a helpless little flower make me famous across the internet? Yan Zhenzhu had already picked out her grave and arranged for someone to collect her body. She was in the terminal stages of cancer and had peacefully accepted her fate. But after closing her eyes, she opened them again. What? She’d transmigrated into a book? 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ①♥Female Celebrity × Domineering CEO★★ Transmigrated into the male lead's spoiled and demanding wife in a domineering CEO novel, she only wanted to give up and live happily ever after, even if she divorced the male lead. ②Transmigrated into a wealthy heiress, Qi Wan only wanted to eat and drink her way through life and enjoy the riches. However, when she was eight years old, her family adopted Gu Shiye, and she realized things weren't so simple. She seemed to be the fake heiress in a novel about true and false heiresses, ultimately dying poor.

30. 30 转 After Reincarnating as a Rich Heiress, I Realized I Had Transmigrated Into a Book 转生成豪门千金后我发现我穿书了 A Mu Nuo阿木糯Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book / fake heiress / powerful family] After transmigrating into a book as the family's heiress, Qi Wan wanted nothing more than to laze around, eat and drink her fill, and enjoy the rich life she could never have dreamed of in her previous life. At first, she thought fortune had finally smiled on her. It wasn't until she was eight that she realized things weren't quite what she'd imagined. "Wanwan, this is Gu Ye, the son of Uncle Gu, who used to look after you. Uncle Gu pas 65Reads5.6Score—Shelves
31. 31 签 After a Hundred Years of Sign-Ins, Her Laid-Back Secret Identity Was Exposed 签到一百年，她的咸鱼马甲被爆了 Chilled Honeydew冰镇蜜瓜Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Dan Yao was assigned to grow flowers in Hundred Flowers Valley because of her poor aptitude. Just then, the Lazy Sign-In System activated. As long as she signed in anywhere with spiritual energy, she would receive a reward. Signing in at Hundred Flowers Valley earned her the Seven-Star Sword Art. Signing in at Tianshu Peak earned her the Hundred Flowers Codex. Signing in at the forbidden grounds behind the mountain earned her the ancient divine weapon S 11.2kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    ① The female protagonist transmigrates with a "lazy girl sign-in system." Because of her poor aptitude, she can only be a gardener. However, the system allows her to start a "lazy girl sign-in" routine, gaining various cultivation resources to improve her aptitude. ② The female protagonist transmigrates while giving birth. After giving birth, she lives a carefree life in the harem, raising her child without vying for favor.

32. 32 庄 Consort Zhuang Won’t Fight for Favor; She Just Wants to Raise Kids and Take It Easy! 庄妃不宫斗，只想养娃和咸鱼！ Qingqiu Lily青丘铃兰Ancient Romance847k WordsCompleted [No palace intrigue + no golden finger + the male lead might as well not exist] Su Yuanyuan transmigrated, and not only that, she transmigrated into the body of someone in the middle of giving birth. As she lamented her miserable fate, she still had to cooperate with the midwife and deliver the baby. Only after the baby arrived, bawling, did she finally manage to absorb the original owner's memories. She had transmigrated into the body of a consort in the harem of a kingdom called Canglan. She d 123Reads6.5Score—Shelves
33. 33 陛 Your Majesty, That's Enough! 陛下请适可而止吧！ Ya Fei Li Ou亚菲莉欧Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted A birthday banquet for the Empress Dowager. A cup of wine meant for lovers, drunk by mistake. When the emperor dragged Lu Zhixue into a private room, she thought it was a disaster that had come out of nowhere. Beneath his dragon robes, his fingertips burned. His kiss was poison, and he branded her neck with a mark of humiliation. “Since you’re my concubine, helping me sober up is your duty.” She hurt so badly that she clawed his back raw, her tears soaking the brocade quilt. Little did she kn 1.6kReads8.6Score119Shelves

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    These are all sweet and fluffy novels featuring a laid-back personality.

34. 34 本 I Only Wanted to Keep My Head Down and Survive, but Somehow I Became Empress 本想苟着活命，谁知道就成了皇后 Ya Fei Li Ou亚菲莉欧Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted On the night her dance captivated the court, Prince Xian grabbed her by the waist and tossed her into Si Heyu’s arms in front of everyone. “She’s nothing but a bed warmer.” Ling Wanqiao clutched her torn dance costume as she crouched beside his black boots embroidered with python patterns. A man’s amused whisper sounded by her ear: “So delicate. You ought to be raised on an iron chain.” Everyone knew that the new emperor, Si Heyu, loathed anything connected to Prince Xian’s household. Yet on t 141Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
36. 36 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Sweet Young Woman’s Easygoing Life 穿越七零，娇娇女的咸鱼生活 Zhimo芷沫Modern Romance807k WordsCompleted Xu Zhiyi was a bona fide couch potato in the twenty-first century. Who would have thought that all it took was closing and opening her eyes to land her in another era? She'd planned to keep lazing around, but her circumstances wouldn't allow it. With only one yuan and eighty-three cents to her name, it was time to work hard, young lady! She was going to make a fortune quietly! Buy several courtyard houses, become a landlady, and go back to lazing around. She never expected to pick up a “fair 751Reads8.2Score109Shelves

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    🍀A 21st-century rich, beautiful, and laid-back girl, Xu Zhiyi, wakes up in the 1970s with a small space. She declares: "I still want to continue being a lazy bum." 🌷 She also finds a handsome educated youth as her boyfriend. 🌺 Note: Many parts are best read without thinking!

37. 37 重 Reborn Before the 1990s Demolition: I’m the Landlady, and I’m Giving Up 重生九零拆迁前，包租婆我要摆烂 Little Lemon Sprite x小小柠檬精xModern Romance331k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + demolition compensation + getting rich + laid-back life + adorable child] After being reborn, Li Muyu’s greatest wish is to keep her orchard and wait for it to be demolished. And then? Well, there is no “then.” She’ll just lounge around like a lazy fish... Li Muyu is determined to live the laid-back life to the fullest: buy more houses, collect rent, and have an adorable little girl to lounge around with... 929Reads6.6Score106Shelves

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    Becoming a couch potato after getting rich

38. 38 娘 The Consort’s Laid-Back Daily Life 娘娘的佛系日常 Springtime Sweet Orange春日甜橙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A lazy, carefree little schemer who just wants to lie flat + historical fantasy + palace intrigue + heroine devoted to one man, hero not devoted to one woman] The charming and clever favorite consort Lin Jingran refuses to work herself to the bone. She’s got the Noble Imperial Consort position lined up, and plans to enjoy the drama and lie flat her way to becoming Empress. Family? She’s a treasured darling of her family, too. The emperor? He openly favors her and helps her navigate palace intr 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A laid-back, easygoing female protagonist who lives a life of leisure, pampered by her parents, brothers, and the emperor.

39. 39 快 Quick Transmigration: A Little Lazy Fish in the Sickly Man's Arms 快穿：做病娇怀里的小咸鱼 Tomato Sauce Baby番茄酱宝宝Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [1v1, goofy, sweet romance, heroine is exceptionally strong during her normal periods] The Creator God makes an alternate account to lounge around and wait for death, but gets targeted by a sickly obsessive. So she answers the call to have a second child, bringing the obsessive along for the ride. Yu Chi gets tired of being a god, so she decides to slack off. She binds herself to a laid-back Quick Transmigration System and starts loafing around in plain sight. But the sickly villain latches onto 602Reads8.9Score111Shelves

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    The female protagonists in these two books are truly lazy and unambitious.

40. 40 快 Quick Transmigration: Serving Salted Fish to the Villainous Big Shot 快穿：给反派大佬献上咸鱼 Qianxi千喜Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + goofy comedy + sweet romance + everyone's darling + universally adored heroine] The Quick Transmigration Space-Time Administration Bureau is in serious trouble and on the brink of collapse. Many Hosts have failed their missions. In the end, Xia Huan from the Lucky Carp Department is shoved into the role, though she can't help feeling helpless: all she knows how to do is coast to victory. “Obsessive campus heartthrob, wake up! Get any closer and I'll beat you up!” “Split-p 14Reads8.4Score—Shelves
41. 41 走 Wrong Room! Five Years Later, She Returns with a Child to Seduce Young Master Bo 走错房！五年后她带崽回来撩薄少 Mo Xiaoyang墨小羊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Secret identity + devoted couple + genius adorable babies + satisfying read + sweet romance + powerful partners] Luo Yan, the treasured daughter of the Luo family, gave birth before marriage and became a laughingstock among the wealthy elite. Then she turned around and became a world-renowned miracle doctor. “Dr. Luo saved my life. I’m willing to devote myself to you!” Bo Siji, the powerful man who rules the capital, made his bold confession. The little tyrant: “Mommy, you can only choose one o 2.7kReads9.3Score495Shelves

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    This is absolutely amazing! You'll definitely want to watch it again and again—you might even watch it four, five, or six times. Highly, highly, highly recommended! Give it a like if you enjoy it! Even if you don't like it, you should still check it out; how will you know if it's good or not if you don't watch it? Welcome to the pit!

42. 42 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 107.4kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves

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    I love the female lead's personality. Ancient Chinese romance, completed, high score.

43. 43 怎 What Do I Do? I Was Forced to Become the Stepmother of a Mouthy Brat 怎么办？被迫成了杠精崽子的后娘 Embracing Fragrance抱香Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted Tags: Everyday child-rearing, married first then falling in love, fictional dynasty, no need to research the details Modern office worker Luo Chaoyan has always had terrible luck. One day, a typhoon sweeps her into an unfamiliar ancient era. Her father is a minor fifth-rank official, and her mother is the daughter of a wealthy merchant from Jizhou. She thinks she’ll have an easy life this time around, but at a banquet, five-year-old Huo Rui tricks her. She’s forced to marry his father and become 15.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
44. 44 我 I Pledged Myself to a Slacker, and the Metaphysics Master’s Secret Identity Was Exposed 我与咸鱼画押，玄学大佬马甲被扒 Oolong Milk Cap Tea奶盖乌龙茶Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [No romance + mysticism + a cast of lovable goofballs + spiritual qi revival + a little wish fulfillment + secret identities + transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite] Gu Juanyan transmigrates into a novel about secret identities as a fake heiress side character with her brain in her backside. All she does is court death and give the heroine chances to face-slap her. After learning her situation, Gu Juanyan decides to keep out of trouble and live like a lazy fish. She had hoped to coast t 14.8kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves

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    Hmm... That's all.

45. 45 穿 I Transmigrated as a Bride's Attendant and Just Want to Slack Off and Stay Alive 穿越成陪嫁，一心摆烂求苟活 San You Muni三又木尼Ancient Romance92k WordsCompleted I was a miserable little corporate drone until one day I transmigrated into the role of a young lady’s dowry maid. The wedding hadn’t even begun, and I nearly got dragged off to be buried alive with the dead. Once the turmoil settled, just as I thought my life might finally improve, my mistress went and let her silly, lovestruck brain run wild, making one mess after another until she landed herself in the prince’s cold palace… I was busy giving her emotional support, exhausting myself both physi 717Reads8.2Score—Shelves
46. 46 这 This Kept Woman Has a Conscience, Just Not Much of One 这个外室有点良心，但不多 Aow Big Meow嗷大喵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance + Both leads are each other's first and only + Ridiculous, no-logic comedy + Mind-reading + Adorable child + Hero has no legal wife) After a week of staying up late and working overtime, office drone Song Qingran died suddenly and became the Prince of Nanliang, Ning Zhuo’s mistress, kept at his country estate. At first, Ning Zhuo told her, “I don't expect you to have power, wealth, or a respectable background. You'll get five hundred taels every month, delivered on schedule. 12.3kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    One is a lazy bum who encourages others to quit, the other is someone who wanted to be lazy but was forced into a power struggle and rebellion.

47. 47 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: The Goddess Has an Overpowered Golden Finger but Just Wants to Be a Lazy Fish 穿书，神女金手指超强只想当咸鱼 Just a Storyteller只是听书人Ancient Romance533k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated Into a Book + Golden Finger + No Romance + Feel-Good Story] After a car accident, Ji Fuyue transmigrated, only to find herself in the body of the beloved little girl she'd raised in a game for three years. With her game character profile and everything in her inventory and storage warehouse, she fell from the sky in broad daylight and landed right in front of the male lead of a novel she'd read just two days earlier. Faced with the male lead kneeling before her and proclaiming her 3.4kReads8.4Score238Shelves

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    🉑🉑💗💗A really good novel! The more you read, the more addictive it becomes. The author's writing is excellent, the plot is captivating, and it's the kind of book you can't stop reading. I highly recommend it!! 🉑🉑💗💗

48. 48 宠 The Favorite Consort Only Wants to Be a Lazy Fish 宠妃她只想当咸鱼 Little Flower朵花花Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Laid-Back + Lucky Star + Sweet and Satisfying) Xie Ruyu is one of the many people who transmigrated. When she wakes up, she finds herself in a dynasty that never existed in history, and she has shrunk into a tiny baby who can do nothing but cry for milk. After finally growing into a young woman of marriageable age, an accident makes her a mother while still young, and she becomes the Crown Princess. She should have conquered all her rivals, helped the Crown Prince ascend the throne, and become 748Reads7.9Score100Shelves
49. 49 咸EN The Slacker Shot to Stardom After Joining a Speed-Run Reality Show 咸鱼他上加速综艺后爆红了 Three-Second Memory三秒心忆Two Male Leads510k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + monogamous 1v1 romance, both devoted only to each other + two equally strong leads + showbiz + fast-paced variety show] Xiao Ming is a workaholic who pushes himself to the limit. While writing an academic paper with his advisor after graduating from university, he collapses from exhaustion. When he wakes up, he discovers that someone else occupied his body for a year, entered showbiz, became a rookie, and signed up for a racing variety show called Let's Step on the Gas! Having 1.2kReads9.2Score147Shelves
50. 50 暗 The Dark-Style Wife-Spoiling Routine 暗黑系的宠妻日常 Nanyu Mountain南禺山Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A sweet romance: Nan Zhu watches the man draw closer. His dangerous, eerie aura washes over her, making him seem more like a dark being than even her, a true citizen of the Netherworld Star System. Now taller, Manshu Nantenboku looks even more graceful and elegant. He curls his lips slightly and pours the remaining bottles of dark green nutrient solution around her roots. Nan Zhu, doused without warning in dark cuisine: ...I really can’t thank you enough! Tang Qijing says, “These nutrient soluti 39Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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