Books That Seem Ordinary but Turn Out to Be Masterpieces 看似普通却神作的书

1. 1251 大 The Greatsword Girl: The Source of the Chaotic World 大剑少女之沌世之源 Lemon C, No Sugar柠檬c不加糖Eastern Fantasy652k WordsOngoing “Who am I?” This isn't where the question begins. It is the story itself. Zhang Yuqin is searching for answers, and every “self” she finds lives in someone else's utterly different life: a fisherman's daughter, a scholar at an academy, a tear angel in a temple, a guardian known only by a number in a world without names... Or perhaps the child in a laboratory, injected with something that made wings grow from her body. Is the world real? Can memory be trusted? When countless threads of fate all 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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   At first glance, it seems ordinary, but upon closer inspection, it may already be a reflection of itself.

2. 1252 婆 My Mother-in-Law Called Me a Useless Woman Who Can’t Have Kids? I Made Her Son Leave With Nothing 婆婆骂我是不生蛋的闲人？我反手让她儿子净身出户 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted My mother-in-law called me a useless woman who couldn’t have children? I hit back by making her son leave with nothing. —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1253 问 Put on Trial! 问罪！ Sixth Brother's Dad六哥他爹Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing A fantasy novel with no System, no transmigration, and no golden finger. A different world, told from the perspective of the villains. If protecting the heavens and defending the Way no longer has any meaning, why should we fulfill the responsibilities written into our bloodline? You are the ones who set all of this in motion. So what is wrong with us coming to your door to demand justice? 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Don't be fooled by the opening! This is the latest revenge-themed novel of the year—not mindless, not mainstream, and definitely worth reading.

4. 1254 全 The Nation’s Beloved Four-Year-Old Takes Her Soldier Brothers on a Transmigration 全国团宠：四岁宝宝带兵哥哥穿越 Meng Yining萌艺宁Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Truly Adorable Child + Everyone’s Darling + Feel-Good Revenge + The Nation Is Her Real Dad + No Romance] Ever since her mother fell ill and passed away, Mu Chen has been a child with no one to love her. Her father married a stepmother and had a son, so he paid even less attention to Mu Chen. Mu Chen never gets enough to eat. Like the old man next door who collects scrap, she sneaks out every day to collect empty water bottles and sell them, just to buy a little food for her tummy. One day, Mu C 33.2kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
5. 1255 重 Reborn at Nine, I Saved My Sister From a Stalker 重生九岁，我护住了被尾随的姐姐 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Reborn at nine, I protected my older sister from a stalker. —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1256 无 Infinite Survival: The Big Shot Who Calls Out Nonsense in Escape Games 无限求生：在逃生游戏里当杠精大佬 Su Yu Has No Fish苏渔没有鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse851k WordsCompleted [Infinite Worlds + Survival + Games + System Space] Yin Xia successfully binds herself to a third-rate spaceship on the day the world ends. System: Surrounded by handsome men? An endless supply of delicious food? Stunning beauty? World domination? If you can pay, I can give you anything you want! And so Yin Xia begins her marvelous journey: Wilderness survival? I'm an unbeatable foraging expert! A magical world? There's definitely a place for me among the geniuses! A zombie apocalypse? What's th 2.1kReads9.2Score288Shelves
7. 1257 这 This Assassin Is Too Cautious 这个杀手太稳了 Where Does the Great River Flow?大江何处去Eastern Fantasy890k WordsCompleted “Master! Master! Our target this time is a beggar!” Zhang San replied coolly, “So what?” “Since he’s a beggar, let’s get to it!” Zhang San took a measured look at the beggar in the street, then turned and walked away. “Master, what’s wrong?” Zhang San said earnestly, “Xiao Er, don’t you think it’s suspicious that someone would pay to have a beggar killed?” His apprentice asked in shock, “Master, are we going to...?” Zhang San nodded calmly. The next moment, his apprentice clung to Zhang San’s le 2.1kReads8.5Score167Shelves

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8. 1258 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score235Shelves

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   I like the negotiation style in this chapter: not by banging on the table, but by negotiating terms. Shen Qianqiu, revealing the ghastly marks on his left arm, said, "The knife is about to break," and Yan Jun tapped the table and said, "Speak." The back-and-forth is full of rhythm.

9. 1259 被 Her Best Friend Spread Rumors About Her Sex Life, and She Became a Social Pariah 被闺蜜造谣私生活混乱后，她社死了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted After her best friend spread rumors that she had a chaotic private life, she became a social outcast. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1260 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book, but the Powerful Male Lead Won't Play by the Rules 穿书，权臣男主不按套路出牌 Free Ash Gray自由的烟灰色Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted (Mutual devotion + tsundere + sweet romance) Fu Jing transmigrates into the novel The Most Powerful Chief Councillor of Wanxiang as Ruan Jing, the male lead's ill-fated stepsister. Without the protagonist's halo, a golden finger, or a pocket dimension, how can she turn her tragic fate around... 4.6kReads8.9Score312Shelves
11. 1261 无 The Invincible Mountain Village Miracle Doctor 无敌山村神医 Stone Simmered Soup石头熬汤Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Feel-good medical fiction | Rags-to-riches comeback | Farming and fortune Xiang Yunfei, an orphan with an intellectual disability, had endured countless sneers. While helping a friend, he unexpectedly awakened a divine healer’s inheritance! One needle cures a hundred illnesses, one medicine brings the dead back to life! From then on, the village bully feared him, his neighbors respected him, and beautiful women fell for him! Put the worst troublemakers in their place, heal the sick and save live 7.8kReads8.9Score938Shelves

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    These are two books that were delayed in publication; they may seem ordinary, but they are actually extraordinary.

12. 1262 薄 Thin Snow Over Farewell 薄雪覆辞 TeerpTwo Male Leads283k WordsCompleted Also known as: Snow Over the Farewell [A CEO with alexithymia × a beautiful, depressed man with a disability]| [Devoted couple · Marriage first, love later · A little groveling · Bitter before sweet · Angsty romance] [*There will be angst in the early and middle parts. The characters’ personalities make it unavoidable.] A business marriage binds them together. With a lame leg and a heart as lifeless as a grave, Fu Ci marries the lofty Bo Jinyan. On their wedding night, Bo Jinyan warns him coldly 6.9kReads9.0Score874Shelves
13. 1263 闺 My Best Friend Stole My Perfume Formula, Then Her Award Ceremony Debacle Went Viral 闺蜜偷我香水配方，颁奖礼她当场翻车 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Stole My Perfume Formula, Then Crashed and Burned at the Awards Ceremony 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1264 术 Legend of the Adepts 术者传说 Three Zero One叁凌零壹Urban151k WordsOngoing (A gathering of images) This is a bold experiment. Anime and web novels have a lot in common... And no one says stories aimed at men can't have female leads, so... let's get weird! There are four legends about the Artificers: 1. Years of peace followed a great war. A group of young Artificers, along with young people who aren't Artificers, appeared among the public. The world, already rolling forward, began rolling faster and faster. The newborn children were leaving their colors behind like rip 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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15. 1265 c C-Rank Appraiser? I Command the Supreme Treasures of All Ages c级鉴宝？我执掌万代至尊 Dawn Without Spring拂晓不春Urban204k WordsOngoing In the year 2012, a dark star hung in the sky, and dimensional rifts of every size tore open around the world, unleashing countless monsters. Human firearms barely harmed them. But Source Crystals began to grow all over the world, and people who came into contact with them started awakening special talents, giving humanity a way to fight back. Even so, humanity endured sixty years of darkness. It was only when the Twelve Kings of Mankind had fully come into their own that humans could stand toe 178Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm asking my dear readers to read my own book!

16. 1266 聊 Chat Group: Visiting a Group Member's World to Gather a Thousand-Year-Old Ginseng 聊天群：去群友位面采千年人参 Zhong Shengkang中生康Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation + spiritual qi revival + face-slapping + powerful heroine + chat group] She cultivates immortality while still in school. “Ding-dong! Welcome to the study group.” What kind of group is this? The members spend all day discussing cultivation methods, alchemy, and exploring secret realms. At first, she thinks they're just hardcore role-playing fans, but it turns out they're the real deal! After she learns the cultivation tips shared by You Xian, her memory improves instantly. Cau 4.2kReads8.9Score681Shelves
17. 1267 风 The Charismatic Divine Doctor in the Countryside 风流神医在乡村 Stone Simmered Soup石头熬汤Urban713k WordsOngoing [Rural life + miracle doctor + farming] Wang Peng was beaten into an idiot while at university. While gathering herbs back in his village, he stumbled upon the village's richest man's scandal and was thrown into Black Dragon Cave, where he unexpectedly inherited the legacy of the Nine Dragons Immortal Lord. From then on, he treated the sick, saved lives, farmed, and raised livestock, gradually making his way to the pinnacle of life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1268 被 After I Was Forced to Take a Pay Cut, the Whole Company Couldn’t Even Make Payroll 被逼降薪后，全公司连工资都发不出 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After I Was Forced to Take a Pay Cut, the Whole Company Couldn’t Even Pay Its Employees 1Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1269 你 You Travel the Stars, I Cultivate Truth. I Return to the Apocalypse to Fight Zombies 你星际我修真，回到末世打丧尸 Dou Momo豆墨墨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse359k WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Leads] [The Male Lead Starts Out as Her Enemy, Then Becomes Her Devoted Dog] [A Touch of Groveling] [Lighthearted Power Fantasy] Yue Zheng transmigrates back from the cultivation world and discovers that her own world has become an apocalypse. Zombies besiege the city, and natural and man-made disasters wreak havoc. She cleaves the sky with a single sword. With fasting pills and flying talismans, she utterly outclasses the zombies, who wail in terror. Only the red-haired freak besi 6.9kReads8.8Score941Shelves
20. 1270 坟 She Gets Rich from Her Ancestors’ Graves Being Relocated, and the Zombies Lose Their Old Haunts 坟头拆迁暴富，僵尸丢她老墓 Food and Desire食色Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted [Male lead: irresistible bait for humans + female lead: a slightly unhinged zombie queen + pure sweetness, no angst, and absurd humor] A bioterror crisis resurrects Banban, dead for two thousand years, from her tomb, turning her into a ridiculously powerful zombie. Just as she's about to join the zombie horde and slaughter humanity, she discovers that she's a vegetarian. Seriously... a vegetarian. Damn it! As an outcast, Banban tears up the script overnight. She's done with this. She's going bac 1.4kReads9.1Score179Shelves

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    There are all sorts of types, and they're all my top picks, all rated 9.8 Or higher in my opinion. 1️⃣ The female lead is a stepping stone for the protagonists of multiple novels. 2️⃣ My charming ancestor, Qin Shi Huang, found immortality! 3️⃣ The name doesn't tell the whole story; the female lead has a boyfriend, not the male lead. She's completely a boss and resource for the male lead. 4️⃣ No romance, but I still ship them, hehehehe, I love this so much. 5️⃣ Come see how this arrogant CEO conquers himself, hahaha... 6️⃣ The story is full of twists and turns, and he even doubts himself at one point. The ending is a happy one, but I still feel a little sad, maybe it's because of the historical context! 7️⃣ Opening up a CEO romance novel from the perspective of the CEO's doctor friend, it's lighthearted and funny 🤪

21. 1271 凌 Record of Lingxiao's Journey Through the Ruins 凌霄破墟录 One Sword Soars Through the Clouds壹劍騰雲Eastern Fantasy488k WordsOngoing Heaven and earth were born from the Five Elements; all things return to the void and fall into silence. One hundred and fifty thousand years ago, the flames of the Hongmeng War spread across the land. The ancient emperors formed the Void-Sealing Array to cut off the star routes, safeguard the peace of the cosmos, and sever passage to the outer realms. One hundred thousand years ago, the Heavenly Demon God exploited a breach to shatter the barrier. The Three Origins Void-Sealing Seal was placed t 190Reads6.4Score137Shelves

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    This fantasy novel, "The Dark Horse of the Year," is completely different. It boasts excellent writing, a compelling plot, high-IQ content, and no flaws.

22. 1272 锁 The Locksmith Is Naturally Scatterbrained. After She Joined a Mystery-Room Variety Show, the Whole Internet Fell to Its Knees 锁匠她天生迷糊，上密室综艺后全网跪了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted The Locksmith Is Naturally Scatterbrained, but After Appearing on a Mystery-Room Variety Show, the Whole Internet Fell to Its Knees —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1273 关 How I Summoned the Fourth Calamity 关于我召唤了第四天灾这件事 Half a Pickled Fish半只酸菜鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse685k WordsCompleted [Wasteland Survival] + [Infrastructure Building] + [The Fourth Calamity] + [No Romance] The Fourth Calamity refers to players whose thoughts, actions, and goals in the game are all unpredictable. Luo Zhi transmigrates to Blue Star after the great cataclysm, becoming a noble young lady in a shantytown with a radiation level of 90 percent, on the verge of death. The original owner had no family, no friends, and not even any memories, but she did have a System that claimed it could summon The Fourt 3.9kReads8.9Score494Shelves
24. 1274 城 Diary of Survival in the City 城市生存日记 Rouge Moon胭脂月Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + A Terrible Start from the Start + Self-Redemption + A Realistic Guide to Urban Homelessness] Watch a little waif scavenge and save money, making life a little better, one step at a time. He Qinghuan barely escaped her home deep in the mountains with her life, and now wanders the city. She must avoid being discovered as homeless and sent back, while making full use of the city's resources to feed herself and survive until she's old enough to work and support herself. Looking u 331Reads8.3Score153Shelves

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    You'll definitely find this book great after reading it.

25. 1275 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter Conquers the Capital with Her Ridiculous Antics 嫡女她靠沙雕称霸京城 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Legitimate Daughter Rules the Capital with Her Goofy Antics 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1276 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 28.2kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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    On the surface, this book seems ordinary, depicting the story of a woman who lives with her nephew and runs a small eatery on her way to court to make a living. It portrays the everyday life of ordinary people in the city, and the author's writing is excellent, vividly depicting life in ancient times. However, in reality, the female protagonist is driven by revenge.

27. 1277 第 The Fourth Calamity: You Say Humanity Is Weak in the Interstellar Age? 第四天灾：在星际你说人族势弱？ Yi Pingping一平平Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted In the era of the Interstellar Alliance, countless races have united to fight off the invasion of the insectoid race. Among all the races, humanity is the weakest. As the only human to enter the Lord's Academy, he is assigned a remote, desolate planet. Danger lurks everywhere, and the insectoids could discover and devour him at any moment. Unless he can develop his own people and planet, Wei Yuan will not only fail to graduate, he may not survive. Luckily, transmigration comes with a System. Wei 30.9kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
28. 1278 御 Beast Taming: I Became a Legend After My Pet Beast Space Mutated 御兽：宠兽空间变异后我超神了 White Blossoms of the Jade Hairpin玉簪花开白色Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.6M WordsCompleted [Beast Taming for All + No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Genius Protagonist + Evolution] Ming Xi, an Earthling, transmigrates to the stars and arrives in a dazzling civilization built around beast taming. She’s a debt-ridden middle school girl who has to juggle three part-time jobs a day just to support her family. Is this any way to treat a person? Is this really what a minor should have to endure? Although life is this miserable, Ming Xi still embraces it wholeheartedly. Because spirit beasts 21.3kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    Both of these are incredibly good! The first one, an unfinished female-oriented beast-taming novel, is absolutely fantastic! The second is a story about a woman who cross-dresses as a man, uses a system to pass the imperial examinations, and rises to become a high-ranking official, never being exposed until her death. She even has a three-year fake marriage with the system! I'll say it again, it's absolutely amazing!

29. 1279 爸 My Parents Raised Me on the Bare Minimum, So I'll Support Them on the Bare Minimum Too 爸妈按最低标准养育我，我也按最低标准赡养他们 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My parents raised me to the bare minimum standard, so I’ll support them to the bare minimum standard too 2Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1280 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 115.9kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
31. 1281 后 A Laid-Back Concubine in the Inner Palace, Calmly Turning Her Life Around and Sunbathing 后宅小咸鱼，淡定翻身晒太阳 Orange Turned Orange橘子橙了Ancient Romance262k WordsOngoing Su Zhiyuan looked up at the person holding her around the belly and lifting her up, then lowered her head and kept nibbling on the pastry in her hand. Her father had said that everyone here was an important person, so she had to behave. Her mother had said that her father was the head of the family, and that if she listened to him, she’d get pastries. She’d been very good today, so she’d get another pastry when she got home. Six-year-old Feng Chen hugged Su Zhiyuan around the belly from behind a 10.2kReads8.6Score635Shelves

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    [Shy] When the female lead was three years old, she visited the male lead's house with her dad. She was eating alone when the autistic six-year-old male lead saw her 🎋 He insisted on taking her back to his room, wouldn't let her go home, and wouldn't let anyone else see her, saying that she was his person and had nothing to do with them. He said she was his person and had nothing to do with them.

32. 1282 虎 The Tiger Wife 虎妻 Lotus Flower藕花Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Great Qi Dynasty’s foremost God of War, the ruthless, hideous common-born general Yuchi Gui, was granted a marriage by the emperor to the capital’s greatest beauty, Princess Xu Xiyan. Then his high-born fiancée looked down on him, and the wedding was called off. Three years later, after suppressing a rebellion, the handsome and dashing general returned to the capital, becoming the hero every noblewoman in Great Qi wanted to marry. Then his former fiancée clung to him and forced him into marr 8.4kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    This book is excellent; the author is very skilled. Even though I'm not a very knowledgeable reader, I still thoroughly enjoyed it. The female lead is very intelligent, and the male lead isn't just a mindless character. Every minor character has their own distinct traits, and the story is intricately woven, making it hard to put down. The witty banter between the male and female leads is hilarious, and the male lead is very doting on the female lead. It's a sweet read for the readers and definitely worth the time.

33. 1283 女 The Villainess Just Wants to Survive, but the CEO Insists on Dating Her 女配她只想活命，霸总非要谈恋爱 Half a Jin of Happiness半斤快乐Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted The Richest Man is a power fantasy with a male lead, and Zhuang Xiao is just an innocent bystander who wanders into the story. To escape her disembodied state, Zhuang Xiao unhesitatingly accepts a ridiculous mission: become the male lead's gold-digging fiancée. But the System is completely useless and won't help her at all. Her life countdown begins, forcing Zhuang Xiao into an awkward daily routine of chasing after love and earning more time to live. But who could have guessed that the male lea 1.8kReads8.6Score180Shelves
34. 1284 钢 Steel and Sunflower 钢与葵 Ripples of a Dream梦的涟漪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing This is a serious, dark-toned epic fantasy set on an imaginary continent. It features multiple protagonists, intricately interwoven plotlines, and a profound world. Its many elements include historical realism, political intrigue, steampunk, Cthulhu, mystery, and character growth. It is a slow burn, but never drags. Welcome to a world that belongs to no heroes. Here, pure light does not triumph over darkness. Instead, faith and fate clash in a bloody struggle. Supernatural powers are not blessin 271Reads9.2Score239Shelves

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    A unique and lesser-known fantasy novel. Featuring multiple protagonists, multi-dimensional character development, and a blend of romanticism and realism in its writing, it explores philosophical reflections on life through a fantasy story.

35. 1285 天 Heaven’s Aid 天之佐 The Robin Who Can't Outlaugh Anyone笑不穿的知更鸟Urban566k WordsOngoing [Sci-Fi] [Urban] [Martial Combat] [Wits and Strategy] [Teamwork] [Comedy] [Lighthearted] [Underdog] [Awakening] [Superhumans] [Ensemble Cast] Lan Tianzuo is an ordinary high school student. He never expected to get caught up in a conflict between superhumans before the college entrance exams, or to discover by chance that he had two souls in one body, along with supernatural abilities like blood replication and blood-based healing. In an instant, he went from being a good-for-nothing to ascendin 392Reads—Score—Shelves

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36. 1286 您 Hello, Your Flirting May Constitute False Advertising 您好，您的暧昧涉嫌虚假宣传 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted Hello, your flirting may constitute false advertising 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1287 宠 Spoiled Rotten! The Sickly Tycoon and His Sweet, Well-Behaved Doll 宠坏！病娇大佬和他的乖软洋娃娃 Bai Huanxi白歡喜Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted [A deranged, lovesick nobleman and a sweet, willful doll] [Obsessive love + raising her + coercion + sweet romance + memories from two lifetimes] At a banquet, seven-year-old Ruoang sees the impeccably dressed Kelisiman. “Father! Don't you think she's prettier than a doll?” Pointing at Kelisiman, Ruoang behaves without a trace of decorum. His tone is full of certainty that she will be his. He flashes a strange, enormous grin, looking even more unhinged as he turns to his father. The next day, Ke 31.2kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves
38. 1288 给 Giving Interstellar Players a Little Ghostly Shock 给星际玩家一点小小的女鬼震撼 Infinite Universe无限宇宙Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted [Interstellar gaming + comedy + no romance for the heroine] Ye Yuxi transmigrates into an interstellar age full of tough customers. From the start, she’s tossed into a shoddy version of Saw made by a rotten classmate, who mocks her for being a coward and says she could never make a horror game. Born on Earth in her previous life and raised on a steady diet of horror from all over the world, Ye Yuxi takes one look at the monotonous selection of shooter and combat games topping the interstellar ch 17.7kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who travels to the interstellar era and uses her expertise in ancient (our current era) horror games to create one terrifying world after another. Among them, "Campus Horror 2" is truly remarkable. The second book features a female protagonist with social anxiety who becomes a zombie and embarks on a nationwide hiking trip, encountering many kind-hearted people and zombies along the way.

39. 1289 校 The Principal Was My Mom. She Gave My Early Admission Spot to a Poor Student to Avoid Favoritism, and Now She's Losing Her Mind with Regret 校长妈妈为避嫌把我的保送名额给了贫困生后，她悔疯了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted The Principal’s Mom Gave My Guaranteed Admission Spot to a Poor Student to Avoid Favoritism, and Now She Regrets It 9Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1290 穿 Book Transmigration: Being a Part-Time Supporting Female Character Isn't Easy 穿书：兼职女配不好当 Jiang Yingxue江映雪Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted Ye Xi transmigrates into a book! She becomes the doctor friend every domineering CEO protagonist needs, but she’s a woman doctor, a plot device who has just returned from studying abroad to fetch a few boxes of over-the-counter stomach medicine for the male lead. Just as she assumes the author added her to balance the gender ratio among the doctors in CEO romance novels, she discovers she isn’t only the doctor friend of one CEO with stomach problems. She’s also the unrequited love of another dom 177Reads8.4Score—Shelves
41. 1291 竹 Childhood Sweetheart Turned Husband 竹马变老公 The Cat in the Stars星星的猫Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts] [Mutual secret crush] [Growth and healing] Jiang Tingbai was quiet and reserved, while Shu Li was quirky and mischievous. Despite having completely different personalities, the two spent fifteen years side by side. Shu Li’s friend once grabbed her and exclaimed, “How have you managed to survive so many years next to Jiang Tingbai?” Shu Li looked puzzled. “Isn’t Xiao Jiang really easy to get along with?” Her friend stared at her in horror. Jiang Tingbai knew he was autis 15.4kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
42. 1292 弟 My Brother Wanted 500,000 for His Wedding Bride Price, So I Married Myself Off Three Thousand Miles Away 弟弟结婚要五十万彩礼，我把自己嫁到了三千里外 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Younger Brother Needed 500,000 Yuan for His Bride Price, So I Married Myself Off 1,500 Kilometers Away 9Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1293 巡 The Yin-Walker 巡阴人 Feiyi匪夷Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Applying makeup to the dead, reading the winds and assessing the land, preparing bodies for burial, and performing rites on the seventh day after death. Scorched corpses: cleaning the body, applying rouge, painting the features! Bodies cut in half at the waist: removing the organs, filling the cavities, and stitching the body back together! I was born into a family that made its living from the dead, so I grew up dealing with corpses. I’ve seen all sorts of bizarre ways to die and countless inex 8.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    This is an exceptionally good book.

44. 1294 重 After Being Reborn, Young Master Ning Personally Took Charge of the Kids 重生后，宁少亲自下场带娃 Jiang Yanyan姜言言Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted [An artsy, adorable painter vs. an abstinent, scheming CEO] Both reborn + sweet romance + growing together + doting older-man boyfriend + marriage between wealthy families Ning Chen was both miserable and formidable in his previous life, with both the hero and heroine dead from the start. Reborn once more, Ning Chen vows to protect the one he loves and hold his betrothed little wife in his arms... The moment Gu Niannian is born, he babbles obsessively: “Niannian, remember, you said you’d love me 1.4kReads8.8Score106Shelves
45. 1295 谍 Espionage: I Have a Pocket Dimension, but I Choose to Go It Alone 谍战：我有空间，但我选择单干 Once Loved Wang Heping喜欢过王和平Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No System, but with a Map + Resistance-Era Spy Thriller + Portable Storage Space + Won't Side with Any Faction + Fighting the Japanese Alone] Ma Liang is a top-tier field agent. During an escort mission, alien technology is accidentally activated at an agent supply depot, sending him to the era of the War of Resistance Against Japan. The depot transmigrates along with Ma Liang, becoming his portable storage space, and his physical abilities are enhanced to three times their normal level. As luc 36.5kReads8.6Score2.4kShelves
46. 1296 娇 Jiaoniang Married Three Times 娇娘三嫁 Dudu读读Ancient Romance779k WordsCompleted After nine grueling years of war, farm girl Qian Jiaoniang learned that her husband, Xing Muzheng, had won one victory after another, laid down his armor, and returned home in glory as a marquis. She was already rubbing her hands together at the thought of becoming a marquis’s wife when, to her surprise, her husband brought home a talented young lady and announced he would marry her as his secondary wife. Qian Jiaoniang thought, Fine by me! What could she expect when she couldn’t even read and h 3.2kReads8.8Score259Shelves

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    The female lead is a peasant girl, the male lead wants to marry a concubine, and the pursuit of his wife is a nightmare.

47. 1297 道 The Origin of the Dao 道之起原 The Beginning of the Way, Hence the Name Primordial道之起点故名元始Eastern Fantasy44k WordsCompleted A black-robed youth preached the Dao, bringing two beings into existence: Pangu and Haotian. Pangu split heaven and earth, leaving all living things with incomplete minds. The story follows the Primordial Heavenly Venerable as he descends to the mortal realm to teach the Dao and save all living things, creating the laws of heaven and earth and safeguarding one corner of the world. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Old Man of the South Pole, Lü Dongbin. These three are Xianxia (fantasy/martial arts) novels. The protagonists are righteous yet wicked, without losing their intelligence [facepalm].

48. 1298 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 59.5kReads8.5Score7.3kShelves

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    [Already hooked!] Reborn in the 1970s, graduate student Wen Jingshu returns with a system, starting as a junior purchasing agent at the county supply and marketing cooperative. She handles tractor imports, runs an instant noodle factory, and works as a translator for foreign guests, rewriting her destiny with her abilities. Even more heartwarming is how three generations of her family work together, moving from the county town to the city, their lives becoming increasingly prosperous. Witness how ordinary people forge their own brilliant lives amidst the tides of the times!

49. 1299 上 Shanghai People Eat Rice Porridge 上海人吃泡饭 The Writer Who Writes in Shanghainese用上海话写作的人Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, Wang’s Granny was being beaten so badly she could barely move, and could only call for help. Uncle Huang was still fuming over how she had humiliated him during the day, so angry he couldn’t sleep. He heard what sounded faintly like a cat meowing, but when he listened more closely, he realized it was a cry for help coming from Wang’s Granny’s house. He was about to go save her when his wife grabbed hold of him... 450Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a novel praised by the media as the online version of "Blossoms". It is a 620,000-word novel published by Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House. It tells a touching story of the daily life, love and hate of ordinary people in a Shanghai alley.

50. 1300 过 Adoption into the Family 过继 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban1.9M WordsCompleted This is a novel about a man growing up through blood and tears. Along with the cruelty of reality comes the trickery of fate. But if you’re a man, wipe away your tears and face every hardship. Make yourself tough as steel, unbreakable... 29.9kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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    A novel you can't put down

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