Niche but Really Good Novels 小众但很好看的小说

1. 1501 系 The System Told Me to Slack Off, So I Turned It In to the Government 系统让我摆烂，我反手把它上交给国家 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭14k WordsCompleted The System Told Me to Slack Off, So I Turned Around and Handed It Over to the State 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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2. 1502 我 I'll Raise My Little Sister Myself 我的妹妹我自己养 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted I'll Raise My Little Sister Myself 3Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1503 迟 I Don't Want Your Late-Blooming Love Anymore 迟来的深情，老娘不要了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted That Long-Overdue Love? I Don't Want It Anymore 3Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1504 爸 Mom, Dad, I Can Hear Your Disdainful Inner Thoughts 爸爸妈妈，我能听见你们嫌弃的心声 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted Mom, Dad, I Can Hear Your Disdainful Thoughts 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1505 替 Four Months into Online Dating for My Roommate, They Asked to Meet 替室友网恋的第四个月，对方提出要见面 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted Four months into online dating for my roommate, the other person asked to meet in person 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1506 产 On the Third Day After Giving Birth, My Husband Said the Cord Blood Wasn't a Match 产后第三天，老公说脐带血配型配不上 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted On the third day after giving birth, my husband said the cord blood wasn't a match 3Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1507 救 A Life for a Life: I Married My Brother's Drowned Bride, the Legitimate Daughter of the Minister's Household 救命之恩当以身相许，我替兄长娶了那落水的尚书府嫡女 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted A life-saving debt should be repaid with your hand in marriage, so I married the drowning Minister's legitimate daughter in my elder brother's place 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1508 听 After Hearing My Bodyguard's Inner Thoughts, I Married the Deposed Crown Prince Instead 听到暗卫心声后，我转嫁给了废太子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted After hearing my bodyguard's inner thoughts, I married the deposed crown prince instead 2Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1509 确 After My Terminal Diagnosis, I Found the Death Plan My Husband Had Prepared for Me 确诊绝症后，发现了老公给我准备的死亡预案 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After I Was Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, I Found the Death Plan My Husband Had Prepared for Me 6Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1510 她 After She Said She'd Stop Making a Fuss, I Completely Panicked 她说不闹了以后，我反而彻底慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After She Said She Would Stop Making a Fuss, I Completely Panicked 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1511 新 On the Day We Moved into Our New Home, I Found There Was No Place for Me in the Family Portrait 新家落成那天，我发现全家福里没有我的位置 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted On the Day Our New Home Was Finished, I Realized There Was No Place for Me in the Family Portrait 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1512 确 The Day After My Ankylosing Spondylitis Diagnosis, My Company Asked Me to Sign a Resignation Agreement 确诊强直性脊柱炎的第二天，公司让我签离职协议 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted The Day After I Was Diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, My Company Asked Me to Sign a Resignation Agreement 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1513 妈 Mom, Where Did Little Brother Go? 妈妈，弟弟去哪了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Mom, where did my little brother go? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1514 偷 After Stealing My Ruyi Pendant, She Became a Living Sacrifice Worshipped by Thousands 偷走我的如意佩后，她成了万人供奉的活祭品 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted She Stole My Ruyi Pendant and Became a Living Sacrifice Worshipped by Thousands 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1515 哥 I Am My Brother’s Crime 哥哥的罪名，是我 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted I Am My Brother's Sin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1516 室 My Roommate Spread a Rumor That I Got My Exchange Student Spot by Sleeping My Way to It 室友造谣我的交换生名额，是睡出来的 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Roommate Spread Rumors That I Slept My Way into an Exchange Student Spot 31Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1517 老 My Boss Forced Me to Take the Fall to Please His Lover, So I Emailed the Audit Report to the Entire Company 老板为讨好情人逼我背锅，我反手把审计报告群发全公司 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭15k WordsCompleted My Boss Tried to Make Me Take the Fall to Please His Mistress, So I Sent the Audit Report to the Entire Company —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1518 老 The Day My Husband Was Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer, I Took All His Assets 老公确诊绝症那天，我拿走了他的所有资产 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted The Day My Husband Was Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, I Took All His Assets 5Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1519 确 After Being Diagnosed With Late-Stage Cancer, I Chose to Travel Alone 确诊癌症晚期后，我选择独自远行 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted After I Was Diagnosed with Late-Stage Cancer, I Chose to Travel Alone 43Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1520 八 The 1980s: You Tore Up My Admission Letter? I’ll Marry a Country Boy and Go to College 八零：撕我通知书？嫁糙汉上大学 District Twenty-Nine二十九区Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Translator Wife of a Future Real Estate Tycoon In the autumn of 1982, Shen Nian got into university. But her aunt held the admission letter in her hand and said, “Either you get married, or I tear this up. You’re not going to school.” The whole village chased after her. She couldn’t escape the mountains. Then a man stood in their way. His name was Lu Jiang. They said he was the boy her father had promised her to marry. She thought she was going to have to marry him. But he sai 13.8kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
21. 1521 坏 The Rotten Villain’s Forced Love for His Wife Always Fails 坏种反派对老婆的强制爱总是失败 A Person Named Weiweng一个人名未闻Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Pure Love] [Dog-Training Violent Beauty vs. Smiling Tiger Psychopath] Because of a dream, Bai Yu returned to China to repay a debt of gratitude. But she discovered that her gentle, kind husband was becoming more and more strange. He had become fixated on whether Bai Yu loved him. Taking advantage of Bai Yu being drunk, he coaxed her along step by step. "Baby, give me a kiss." Bai Yu did as he asked. "Repeat after me: I love you most." - He grew increasingly spoiled and willful. He realized that 2.5kReads8.2Score347Shelves
22. 1522 潮 A Feverish Secret of the Heart 潮热心事 Nong Ying侬影Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted [A romance-focused writer with no tricks. Please refrain from picking apart the story, copying its rankings, or borrowing from it in any way. Respect the characters in this book. Copyright infringement will be pursued.] Xiang Mingzheng × Shen Huilin (a charming, playboy heir × a cool, reserved student) [Powerful family background + dominant love interest + secret crush + pregnancy] 1. In the early spring of her twenty-second year, Shen Huilin saw Xiang Mingzheng for the second time. There were 20.9kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
23. 1523 关 An Account of the First Half of My Life 关于我前半生的自述 Not Quite the Western Hills不可亦西山17k WordsCompleted A memoir of the first half of my life 2Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1524 高 The High Branch 高枝儿 Ze Yi则已Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted Everyone says Jian Xi is a scheming fox who used every trick in the book to marry up to Zhou Zainian. Jian Xi: “Who's the fox?” Zhou Zainian: “Me.” Jian Xi: “And who married up?” Zhou Zainian: “You did.” 963Reads7.0Score101Shelves
25. 1525 下 Bastard 下贱胚 Qian Nan Yu千南屿Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted "Smiling, hypocritical older brother × sickly, flirtatious, cunning younger sister" A love letter deliberately written “for fun” leads Jiang Er to sneak into the classroom of Jin Sibo, her brother in name only, late at night. In the cramped space beneath the desk, she kneels beside his legs and looks up into his downward gaze. “Little sister, this is a bit indecent.” A friend calls from outside the door. “Brother Jin, what’s going on?” He presses down on her shoulder. “Taking care of a person 3.6kReads8.5Score913Shelves
26. 1526 祝 Wishing You Clear Autumn Skies 祝：秋澄景清 Not Quite the Western Hills不可亦西山Modern Romance139k WordsCompleted [Not a pure romance; short story; sweet and bittersweet; fully written and ready to read] She still remembered that year, when they were young and full of spirit. The breeze on Hong Kong Island carried the salty dampness of the sea. She stood on the covered walkway outside the teaching building, bathed in the glow of the setting sun, in the prime of her youth. Wan Jingqing, carrying a ball, stopped in his tracks after catching an inadvertent glimpse of her. He sighed, “She’s so pretty.” His frie 7Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1527 祝 Wishing You Clear Skies and Bright Moonlight 祝：霁月风光 Not Quite the Western Hills不可亦西山Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Two Cowards · Both Pure · Mutual Salvation · Complete] “Hey, could I get your contact information?” Shen Huaixu had just finished taking care of some business and was on his way back to the office when he ran into a girl with bright red hair at a street corner. She had a striking face. At least, the moment Shen Huaixu saw her, he knew he would remember it. “Sorry,” he declined. “It’s not convenient.” “Why not?” “Because... it’s not convenient.” After pursuing him relentlessly and coming away 4Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1528 祝 Wishing You Peace, Year After Year 祝：岁岁常安 Not Quite the Western Hills不可亦西山Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Powerful nobleman descended from an illustrious family x pampered heiress] [Note: The main story is told from the male lead's perspective, while the extras are from the female lead's. Please read with care and don't overreact.] The fireworks seen from the Empire State Building shine forever, the chips in the world's entertainment capital gleam forever, and the wind across the Golden Gate Bridge howls forever. As the city lights come on, welcome to a world of luxury and extravagance. May you alw 41Reads5.7Score—Shelves
29. 1529 病 The Sickly Young Lady Only Wants to Drag Him into the Abyss 病娇大小姐只想拉他坠深渊 Er Li二厘Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted [Yandere Villainess x Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside Hero + Sweet and Angsty] Lu Ze is Shen Chuying’s plaything, but one day, the toy develops a mind of its own and stops obeying her. From then on, Shen Chuying’s greatest pleasure is tormenting Lu Ze and making him wish he were dead. While they’re engaged, she keeps a string of boyfriends. After they marry, her only goal is to torment him, cheat on him, make everyone despise him, and then, once he’s hopelessly in love with her, divorce 4.2kReads8.4Score269Shelves
30. 1530 病 Induced Madness 病诱失控 A VV阿VVModern Romance365k WordsCompleted To Yin Xichen, Yin En is a fanatical believer. Every step she takes is meant to make him submit to her, to lose control because of her. She wants him to be nothing but her most loyal dog. She wants him to love her until he dies. With the most innocent face, she says the most brazen things: “I want to make your eyes turn red and your voice falter as you lose control, utterly captivated by me. “I want your whole body slick with sweat as you love me with abandon. “I want you to whisper ‘I love you’ 1.8kReads8.8Score120Shelves
31. 1531 她 She Bewitched Him 她迷心窍 A VV阿VVModern Romance268k WordsCompleted Meng Xu, a favored son of heaven, never imagined that one day he would fall for his friend’s girlfriend. Qin Yue, the woman who captured his heart, had a sweet, lovable face and a cold, ruthless heart. To be with her, he was willing to set aside his dignity and his sense of self, becoming the other man everyone despised. He thought that if he loved her enough, she would never leave him. But in the end, he wanted to spend the rest of her life with her, while she only wanted his body. Much lat 945Reads7.3Score102Shelves
32. 1532 密 Secret Love 密爱 A Straw-Cloaked Figure in the Rain一蓑烟雨Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Temporary announcement!] Yanyu’s other work, a short drama of the same name, “Phoenixes in New Nests” ✨ Officially streaming at 12:05 a.m. on January 18! Come watch! ✨ [Double heartbreak + mutual healing + devoted couple + sweet and angsty + happy ending] [Mixed-race, brilliant and unhinged beauty artist VS gentle, steady medical prodigy] The love Gu Jialuo feigned fooled everyone, including Shen Lu. She would call him “Brother Shen Lu,” hold his hand and whisper sweet nothings, and cling to h 5.1kReads8.6Score693Shelves
33. 1533 病 The Possessive Princess Is Turning Dark, So Her Brother Holds Her and Coaxes Her 病娇公主要黑化，哥哥抱着哄 A Straw-Cloaked Figure in the Rain一蓑烟雨Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Urgent announcement!] Yanyu's other work, the short drama of the same name, "The Phoenixes Swap Nests" ✨ Premieres on January 18 at 12:05 a.m.! ✨ Come watch, everyone! [Rebirth + transmigration into a book as the supporting female character + punishing scumbags + both leads romantically inexperienced] In her previous life, Mu Ci was abandoned by her birth mother and had her good fortune stolen by her imperial sister. She was humiliated and tortured in an enemy state's military camp until she t 4kReads9.2Score530Shelves
34. 1534 细 Spoiled for Her Slender Waist 细腰恃宠 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted (College campus, straight-laced pretender vs. attention-seeking show-off) Shang Che was narcissistic and full of himself. When pretty girls confessed to him, he didn’t bat an eye. He just thought he was the most handsome man in the world, and that being with anyone would be a loss for him. - Xu Qingju only glanced once at the red string on his wrist. Shang Che thought, She has a crush on me. Xu Qingju: What the hell is wrong with this guy? - There were so many people chasing Shang Che at college 15.2kReads9.3Score2kShelves
35. 1535 不 Different Paths, One Destination 不同行，同归 Qu Jing Zhao曲靖昭Fantastical Romance741k WordsCompleted This is a story about redemption, or perhaps about saving oneself. Qin Qingyue is a flower that bloomed in the mud, always reaching upward, strong and unyielding. Shi Yue is a prisoner of fate. He may seem to have it all, but he is not free. From different perspectives, they seek the same answer. 16Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation, exploring the world from different angles and with different identities

36. 1536 械 Machine-Rebellion: Slaying Immortals 械逆仙屠 Gao Laosan, Who Loves An Pear Candy爱吃安梨糖的高老三Eastern Fantasy314k WordsOngoing When the immortal sects use their divine powers to rule over all living beings, when the court uses schemes to imprison mortal bodies, when everyone kneels before the immortal path and the laws of heaven, a god of slaughter from another world arrives. He battles corrupt ministers and stands against the immortal sects. Before modern weapons, all living beings are equal. With weapons, he defies the immortal heavens and slaughters the celestial Venerables across the skies! Even mortals can kill god 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend this book! "Reverse Weapon Immortal Slaughter", hot weapons vs immortal cultivators, in the face of absolute force, everything is the younger brother

37. 1537 绝 The Peerless Master Is Actually a Lazybones 绝世高手其实是条咸鱼 Free Ash Gray自由的烟灰色Ancient Romance494k WordsCompleted The heroine is a straight woman with formidable martial arts skills. The hero is a scion of an aristocratic family who seems harmless but is ruthless beneath the surface. There are no palace intrigues or household battles because the hero and her father take care of every problem. Both the hero and her prince father dote on her. (Both are untouched; sweet romance.) 4.3kReads8.1Score485Shelves
38. 1538 幕 Chronicles of the Bakumatsu Calamity 幕末荒神录 Four Beatings a Day一天四顿打Anime Fanfiction513k WordsOngoing [Demon Slayer × Rurouni Kenshin] In the chaotic final years of the shogunate, blades stain the land, and humans and demons run rampant. Kiyosato Akiyoshi was destined to be a disposable character in the world of Rurouni Kenshin, slain by the Battosai. He dies beneath the blade of the young Kenshin, only to be unexpectedly possessed by Xu Yuan, a modern history teacher who has transmigrated into his body and awakened the primal power of Otakemaru, the Great Tengu from Nioh 2. With death, all his 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is pretty good

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