For Middle-Aged Readers: Smart Characters, No Goody-Two-Shoes, Decisive and Ruthless, Highly Rated 适合中年人看，智商在线，不圣母，杀伐果断，高分

1. 201 星 Chronicles of Interstellar Travel 星际旅行纪 A Bowl of Vegetable Porridge一碗菜糊糊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse766k WordsOngoing Amid the ruins left by the explosion of Blue Star, I led a group of survivors on a journey through space to find a way to stay alive. Blue Star's destruction took our home from us, but we did not give in to despair. Armed with unyielding resolve and a fierce will to survive, we boarded a spacecraft and set off into the unknown universe. On our journey among the stars, we faced countless challenges and hardships. Scarce resources, hostile environments, uncharted planets... each one tested our a —Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Are there any interstellar exploration and survival stories you'd enjoy watching? They'd mainly tell the story of interstellar exploration and survival after the apocalypse on Earth, while also uncovering the unsolved mysteries of the planet.

2. 202 长 Eternal Immortality: A Jailor Hiding Out in the Heavenly Prison 长生万古：苟在天牢做狱卒 Qingfeng Riverside青峰浦上Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Smart characters, no brainless plotlines]+ [No System]+ [Cautious survival]+ [Immortality]+ [No heroine]+ [A sly schemer]+ [Political intrigue]+ [Prudent and cautious] Zhang Wu transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a jailer in the Imperial Prison from the start. For officials, the end of the road is the Imperial Prison. For soldiers, it is dying on the battlefield. For those in the martial world, it is getting killed in a vendetta. None of them meet a good end. If he wants to survive 37.4kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves

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   The first book is rather cunning, full of scheming, not a saintly one. The second book is a palace intrigue, also scheming, not a saintly one. The third book is a spy thriller, about infiltration, not a saintly one, but ruthless and decisive. The protagonist is rather sleazy, greedy, and lustful.

3. 203 极 The Excellent Little Eunuch 极品小太监 Cat's Meow猫叫Historical2.3M WordsCompleted [🔥 Adapted into a short drama, now streaming to huge audiences across the internet 🔥🔥] [Nonstop high-stakes twists, read with care + a complete, polished story to binge in one sitting] Zhao Wuji is performing hemorrhoid surgery on his girlfriend when an accident blows him up and sends him transmigrating to ancient times? And he becomes a eunuch? Since he's here, he makes the best of it. Zhao Wuji quickly adapts, and with his ahead-of-his-time medical skills, quick wit, and shamelessness, he soon 11.7kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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   Both books deserve a score of 9.7, As both the writing style and the storyline are excellent.

4. 204 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 67.4kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
5. 205 大 The First Marquis of Great Chen 大辰第一侯 Block the West Tower堵上西楼Historical1.9M WordsCompleted Xu Xiaoxian, a poverty alleviation officer, transmigrates to the storm-tossed Great Chen Dynasty. With a few potatoes and a handful of corn, he transforms Great Chen’s agricultural structure. Using the knowledge he brought from his previous life, he turns impoverished Liangyi County into a place that draws the attention of nations around the world. There are distilleries, paper mills, dye works, and all kinds of military workshops here, as well as an invincible army without equal anywhere in the 9.8kReads8.8Score910Shelves
6. 206 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 187.4kReads9.5Score20.5kShelves

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   The first book features a protagonist reborn in 1950s Hong Kong; the second is a spy thriller; and the third features a male protagonist who experiences countless rebirths, leading him to try out different professions.

7. 207 春 Three Lives of Spring 春暖三生 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance788k WordsCompleted No space, no System, just an unfaithful ex-husband, a cold-hearted mother-in-law, and a rebellious son. She had planned to quit for good and lie flat, but then she transmigrated into a miserable life as an orphan, shunned for having a child out of wedlock. An Chunfeng knew when to bend and when to stand firm. She decisively left the wolf's den and set out to make money. With a son and silver in hand, she could live comfortably as a wealthy woman. But that cold-faced man just wouldn't leave her a 25.7kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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   I have a habit of saving books I finish reading and enjoy, to reread when I'm in a reading slump. Back in the paper book era, I had a whole cabinet full of books [laughs]. I like fast-paced, intellectually stimulating stories with smooth writing, cute pets, and patriotic themes, etc. Looking for like-minded book lovers to follow each other and share bookshelves. Finding a good book is so difficult...

8. 208 停 Working Part-Time at the Morgue, I Carried Out My Ex-Girlfriend? 停尸房兼职，搬出了前女友？ A Flower Flying on a Leaf一叶飞花Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing The Dao has both civil and martial paths. The martial path: uphold the law and slay demons. The civil path: read faces and understand the world. I am Jiang Rui, skilled in both. You can call me Handsome, or you can call me Ah Zu. Passerby: “Master Jiang, I think I’ve been haunted. Please, you have to save me!” Jiang Rui smiles calmly. “Come on, there’s no such thing as ghosts.” As he speaks, he discreetly pinches a yellow talisman between his fingers. Passerby: “Master Jiang, can you find a feng 21.5kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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   I'm currently following this story, and I stayed up all night reading it. I was so engrossed that I didn't realize it until my alarm went off. Oh no, I've been up all night! I was thinking about this novel even at work the next day. It's so satisfying! The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, not a saint, and has both background and power. You'll really regret not reading this! [Eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji]

9. 209 祝 Wishing You Peace and Prosperity Year After Year 祝卿岁岁荣安 Chen Xiaofan Who Loves Yellow Heart Greens喜欢黄心菜的陈小凡Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted Before her birth mother died, she pointed at Zhu Qing'an in front of everyone and cursed her for bringing misfortune to her six relatives. She ordered Zhu Qing'an to keep vigil for her for three months after her death, then shave her head and become a nun at Jingyun Convent, never to leave the convent or return to secular life. So three months after her birth mother’s death, Zhu Qing'an ceased to exist. At Jingyun Convent, a young nun named Jingchen struggled to survive in this world. Given anot 2.5kReads8.9Score239Shelves

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   It's so good! The female lead and her mother are honest about her rebirth, which is much better than those reborn female leads who are like silent, hardworking bums, working alone! The mother and daughter team up and decisively get rid of Wang Shi—it's really satisfying, no dragging things out, and no overly sentimental characters.

10. 210 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    I recently read the first two books, and they were pretty good. I'm currently reading the third one, and it's also quite good; it should get a high score. I guess the title just wasn't chosen well.

11. 211 我 My Whole Family Traveled Back to the 1960s 我全家穿到了六零年代 Sweet Potato Vine红薯藤Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Historical era + farming + raising children + inspirational + satisfying read] Hold on, hold on... Wow, this car’s going so fast! That’s it, one press of the accelerator and they’ve driven their Mercedes straight into a small village in the 1960s. Luckily, the names of all three family members have stayed the same. But what about their personalities? Changing them takes a good reason. How could such a little thing stump this trio of transmigrators? Dad is in charge of winning people over, Mom h 10.2kReads9.3Score977Shelves
12. 212 将 The General's Wife Only Wants to Farm 将军夫人一心想种田 Rolling Bitter Melon滚动的苦瓜Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted A farming story turned into an educational account of Zhao Kuangyin, founding emperor of the Early Song. This melon is so drunk. Apart from the protagonist's family and relatives, who are fictional, most of the people in the story are real. Even the personalities of minor soldiers, as well as the characters, events, and policies, are all documented in official histories. For sources, see the Song History on Hancheng.net. Historical fact-checkers welcome. A few caveats before you dive in: First, 25.9kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
13. 213 天 After Rebirth Amid Natural Disasters, I’ll Just Lie Flat 天灾重生后就躺平呗 Xiao Xiao Feng笑笑风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse608k WordsCompleted Ye Zhiqiu struggled to survive alongside her two mutated dogs in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by ten years of extreme cold followed by six years of extreme heat. Sixteen years into the disaster, homeless and gravely injured, Ye Zhiqiu stored her two dogs’ bodies in her spatial dimension, then chose to bury herself in a pit. After sixteen years of apocalypse, she was exhausted! Ye Zhiqiu thought death was the end. But when she opened her eyes again, she had returned to seventeen years earl 644Reads9.1Score127Shelves
14. 214 末 A Survival Guide for Ordinary People in the Apocalypse 末世普通人苟活守则 Hai Luo'an海罗安Sci-Fi & Apocalypse518k WordsCompleted [Everyday slice of life + no romance + stockpiling supplies + zombies + natural disasters] A quiet, ordinary life in the apocalypse. Zhang Qing is a country girl trying to make it in a big city. She has no golden finger, and when the zombie outbreak begins, she is already trapped in the city by the time she realizes what's happening. The protagonist is neither a good person nor a bad one, just an ordinary person who's a little selfish. She is not reborn. This is a food-focused story with lots of 5.6kReads9.0Score450Shelves
15. 215 惊 What?! My Grandma Has a Pocket Dimension 惊！我姥有空间 Plum Blossom K梅花小KModern Romance522k WordsCompleted The little old lady stared at the memorial tablets of her ancestors and flew into a rage! We burn incense, make offerings, and worship you every day, and this is how you protect the younger generation of our family? You’ve protected them right into a vegetative state! I don’t care! If you don’t save my daughter and son-in-law, I’ll dig up the ancestral graves. No one gets to have an easy time! The Miao ancestors: Wait, let’s talk this out! Miao Miao was at a loss. Her mom had transmigrated 2.4kReads9.3Score396Shelves
16. 216 误 After Wandering into a Village of Women, I Became the Hope of the Whole Village 误入女村后，我成了全村的希望 Northwest Monkey西北猴Urban1.0M WordsOngoing During a hiking trip, Han Hao fell into an underground village of women cut off from the outside world. A group of women who had never left the mountains clung to Han Hao as their only hope, doing everything they could to make him stay. At first, he thought he had simply stumbled into a dead end. But the longer he stayed, the more he realized something was wrong with the village. If he wanted to survive, he had to escape... 1.9kReads—Score199Shelves

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    These books are all suitable for middle-aged readers.

17. 217 穿 Transmigrating to the Modern Era: I Haul Supplies Home by the Armload 穿越现代，我哐哐往家搬物资 Loves Sweetheart Rice Cakes爱吃糖心糍Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted For generations, Nanshan Village has passed down one ancestral rule: “Never flaunt your wealth or show off your riches.” Even in the years when people barely had enough to eat or clothes to cover themselves, the village chief constantly reminded the villagers to remember the old rule. At first, Chunxia only prayed that Heaven would give her little sister enough milk powder to survive. Heaven took pity on her and sent her to another world where she could earn money by collecting garbage. Her litt 2.2kReads9.0Score258Shelves
18. 218 富 The Tycoon Game: The Beautiful CEO Chose Me 富豪游戏：美女总裁选中我 Northwest Monkey西北猴Urban354k WordsCompleted Yang Li was chosen by a beautiful CEO, given ten million, and invited to take part in a life-or-death game. Six players, each with ten million. After one year, whoever has the most assets gets to live. 132Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 219 让 You Asked Me to Livestream a Classic, and I Called Dream of the Red Chamber a Ghost Story 让你直播讲名著，你说红楼是鬼书 When Will This Yawn End?懒腰何时断Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted “Dream of the Red Chamber was never a classic novel. It's a book specifically about ghosts!” “Compendium of Materia Medica was never a conventional medical text. It's a sacred book containing a wealth of folk magic!” “The Classic of Mountains and Seas isn't a fabricated collection of myths. It's a historical record of civilization after a prehistoric nuclear war!” “...” Qi Luo gave up on traditional publishing, and from the very first second of his livestream, he turned everyone's understanding 51.2kReads8.9Score4.7kShelves

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    It's captivating, but it'll give you goosebumps and make you need someone to accompany you to the bathroom at night [awkward laugh].

20. 220 开 From the Start, I Get Everything for Free, Adopt Adorable Beasts, and Make the Apocalypse Cozy 开局零元购，收萌兽，温馨度末世 Ripples in the Deep Sea深海微澜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalypse + Rebirth + Adorable Beasts + Space + Decisive and Ruthless + Strong Female Lead with No Romance + Beast Speech] Surviving the apocalypse was no easy feat. Over ten years, Ning Ke suffered countless setbacks and injuries, only to be betrayed just as she was about to make it through. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the early days of the apocalypse, and her space and supplies from her previous life had come back with her. Using her memories of her past life, sh 8.4kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
21. 221 我 My Heaven-Defying Kidney-Tonifying System 我的逆天补肾系统 Northwest Monkey西北猴Urban522k WordsCompleted Han Gao's life hit rock bottom. His marriage was over, and so was his dignity. Just then, a mysterious delivery arrived at his door: an unremarkable thermos. From that moment on, he began quietly growing stronger... 1.7kReads6.3Score103Shelves
22. 222 万 Supermarket Across the Myriad Worlds: I Trade Buns for Technology for My Country 万界超市：我用包子给国家换科技 Long Qian龙潜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + supermarkets across different planes + running a business + seeking the motherland’s protection] When intern Jiang Wanwan refused to go bungee jumping at a company team-building event, her boss gave her a hard time. In a fit of anger, she fired him. While unemployed at home, she unexpectedly got a Myriad Worlds Supermarket System. Open supermarkets in other planes? No way. What if she ran into danger? The System was desperate for her to earn money and level up, so it had no choice 12.6kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
23. 223 丑 Ugly Duckling! Extra! The Big Shots Take Her Home 丑小鸭！路人甲！大佬们抱她回家 Green Falcon青鹫Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted [Face-slapping satisfaction] [Everyone’s darling, universally adored] [Clever heroine; CP with Sheng Yuxiao after she comes of age] Li Xiaoya was born in a poor mountain village. Her mother died when she was three, and her father ran off with his lover. When she was seven, the crew of the show Life Swap came to the village and picked Li Xiaoya at first sight. But when filming began, they suddenly replaced her with the village chief’s granddaughter. The village chief’s granddaughter later went to 146.9kReads9.6Score22.3kShelves
24. 224 莫 Better Than the Clouds 莫若凌霄 Yue Guan月关Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Tang Congxin, an art school reject, unexpectedly arrives in a world ruled by an empress and becomes a fallen imperial grandson whose life is hanging by a thread. But even an abandoned child can aspire to greatness. A fallen imperial grandson should rise like a dragon. If my grandfather could be emperor, and my grandmother could be empress, then I, an abandoned child, can do it too. 27.2kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves

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    I recommend these three books, suitable for adults, not childish! The first is a light novel about time travel to a Tang Dynasty-like era; the plot is deep, the characters are distinctive, and they are decisive. The second is about a middle-aged man who is a special agent after a soul swap. The third is about a new era after the apocalypse; in a chaotic world, he goes from being penniless to becoming a powerful figure.

25. 225 丧 A Zombie's Hiking Diary 丧尸的徒步旅行日记 Li Jiu理久Sci-Fi & Apocalypse296k WordsCompleted [Leisurely Travels + Everyday Storylines + No Romance] [Content note: No fighting or drama, and the protagonist isn't cold-blooded, going on killing sprees, or antisocial. This is purely a story about taking walks!] When the apocalypse broke out, Yu Qingxian chose to die. But her attempt failed, and she became a zombie. She had been socially anxious and depressed in life, so she decided to travel on foot. Since everyone was a zombie anyway, she didn't feel so afraid anymore. 24.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
26. 226 囚 Prisoner Liu Yu: From Gambler to Emperor 囚徒之刘裕：从赌徒到帝君 Fanjing Wanderer梵净客Historical945k WordsCompleted [Conquest + comeback + alternate history + historical setting + ancient martial arts + political intrigue] A modern soul woke up in the body of a poor warrior at the end of the Eastern Jin dynasty. He had hoped to get by on his wits and enjoy a carefree life, but the surging tide of fate kept pushing him toward the battlefield and the maelstrom of power. From gambling dens to battlefields, from humble beginnings to the throne, he thought every step brought him closer to freedom. But when he fi 1.2kReads9.4Score116Shelves

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    This book tells the legendary story of Emperor Wu of Song, Liu Yu, and is worth savoring.

27. 227 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.6kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
28. 228 都 The Urban Rogue Immortal 都市无赖神仙 Heading North向北Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A Guide to Finding New Jobs for Laid-Off Heavenly Court Immortals] He had once been a stubborn stone used as a footrest beneath the Eight Trigrams Furnace of the Supreme Lord Lao. After five thousand years of being roasted by the furnace’s divine flames, he took human form, then spent over three thousand years cultivating in the Heavenly Court before finally joining the ranks of the immortals. He was the most carefree rascal in the Ninth Heaven, yet countless female immortals accused him of har 17.6kReads9.2Score2kShelves
29. 229 那 That Red Land 那片红色的土地 Xiong Dayu熊大雨Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Slice of life] [Entrepreneurship] [Family] [Rural life] [No clichés] [Not a power fantasy] [No transmigration] [Slow-paced] [Realistic] [Urban] [Hardships] Trust me, it gets better and better as the story goes on, and it absolutely won't end badly! Writing an original work is no easy task. Every word comes from the heart. Please don't leave a low rating or bad review. A casual three or four stars from you could deal a fatal blow to this niche novel. This novel is neither a cr 11.9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    In the red soil of the 1980s, a poor boy's blood-and-tears rise to power! Hunger, scorn, false accusations, bullying, his father's fall from a building, his mother's toil, his home bare—he struggled in despair, grew through hardship, and step by step, fought his way from the bottom to the top! So real it's breathtaking, so exhilarating it'll make you stomp your feet—a must-read for any period drama!

30. 230 女EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.8kReads9.4Score9.8kShelves

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    When I'm feeling particularly irritable, I read these three books. Reading them calms me down considerably. I haven't finished any of them yet!!! I'm currently reading them. The first two are suitable for outlaws. All three are ruthless, not saintly, and intelligent! The first two are cultivation novels, and as everyone knows, this type is ruthless. ① The first one is just constant killing, a satisfying read. You'll feel sorry for the female lead and her enemies. She's incredibly shrewd and calculating, and the female lead is a self-serving character. ② The second one isn't mindless arguing or mindless bickering. It's not the kind of novel where the protagonist thinks she's invincible just by being loud. It's the only arguing novel I can actually read. Even though the author stopped updating, it didn't stop me from loving her. But it's a bit frustrating because she's not invincible from the start. However, it's quite entertaining to watch the female lead repeatedly teeter on the edge of self-destruction. I remember she was decisive and ruthless; she would kill the enemy if she had the ability. The third book, I think, was completely devoid of illegal or criminal activity, so even as a lawless outlaw, I felt a slight 20% dissatisfaction after finishing one story. Like I say, I have a lot of violent tendencies; I'm more inclined towards indiscriminate killing. Although I only read two stories, it successfully reduced my urge to kill! It's about using the law to punish criminals.

31. 231 最 The Best Lyricist 最佳词作 Kong Liu空留Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] One is a heroine, the other a pampered youngest son who’s always smiling. They work together seamlessly to resolve an unexpected crisis the first time they meet. The second time, she warns her younger cousin not to fall for someone like him. Then comes the Nth meeting, and with it, a lifetime together. 24.6kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
32. 232 女 The Supporting Character Cultivates: I Have a Nitpicker System 女配修仙：我有杠精系统 Duck and Vermicelli Soup鸭薛粉丝汤Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing The comic adaptation, Bickering My Way to Immortality, Driving the Cultivation World Mad, launches on August 23. Wen Yin transmigrated into a book. She became the stepping-stone female character in a male-oriented novel, the one who breaks off her engagement with and humiliates the Dragon Proud Heaven. “I told you back then: in thirty years, the east bank will be the west bank, and the west bank will be the east bank. Never look down on a poor young man! Wen Yin, here’s the divorce letter I pro 32.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
33. 233 重 Reborn Before Winning the Lottery: My Goal Is to Fill the World with Talented Students! 重生中奖前，目标，桃李满天下！ Zhang Paopaopao张泡泡泡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Reborn, with a focus on career and romance as a supporting thread. The heroine grows over time. After changing settings and entering high school, she follows a purely career-focused path. Once the elementary school graduates have been sent off, the male lead is sent off too. He doesn’t return until the final chapter. Yu Zhaozhao was a lucky girl who won 100 million yuan, though her life seemed doomed from the start. Unfortunately, her obsession with romance ruined her life, and she was murdered 5.1kReads9.4Score702Shelves
34. 234 双 I Travel Between Two Strange Worlds, But I'm a Ghost Cultivator! 双穿诡异世界，可我是鬼修啊！ A Xing Zai阿星仔Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhao transmigrated into a cultivation world and accidentally joined a sect of ghost cultivators. Everyone in the sect was wicked. Jiang Zhao spent every day treading carefully, as if walking on thin ice. Fortunately, at a critical moment, he awakened his golden finger. He obtained a portal that let him travel between worlds, linking his own to one where the paranormal was running rampant. That world was crawling with supernatural entities. Refine one D-rank entity, and your cultivation bre 19.9kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves

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    The main characters are all quite ruthless and decisive, and there aren't many ambiguous romantic subplots with the female lead, making it suitable for those who enjoy hard-hitting stories. I didn't find any frustrating moments throughout; it was very enjoyable. The villains are like normal, intelligent people. If I had nothing else to read, I would definitely reread it a second or third time.

35. 235 灼 Burning with Desire to Tempt 灼灼欲撩 Sa Na飒那Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + trash takedown and face-slapping + rescue and healing + two souls in one body + badass female lead + 1v1] (A quick-transmigration heroine with maxed-out combat skills but no clue about romance × an ancient-era powerful official who's a master strategist but cries easily) (The male lead has limited screen time) Across the three thousand minor worlds, there are always people with nowhere left to turn, driven to destroy themselves. When Shiman received her mission, she trans 13kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
36. 236 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 538.5kReads9.5Score43.9kShelves
37. 237 疯EN The Mad Scholar's Invincible Sword 疯书生无敌剑 Wine Without Desire无欲的酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing There was once a mad scholar who carried a broken wooden sword everywhere and told everyone he met that he was invincible beneath heaven. The mad scholar’s name was Chen Xun. He wandered the world, falling into madness for three years at a time before regaining his senses, over and over again, in an endless cycle. No one knew where he came from or where he was going. What did he carry upon his shoulders... An ancient curse? A self-imposed path of cultivation? Or perhaps the shackles of a fate he 115.7kReads8.9Score8.4kShelves

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    [Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf] These books are highly recommended! I've been reading them all for a week straight. They're absolutely amazing! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece] The first book features Chen Xun, a protagonist with no romantic partner. He regains consciousness every three years and is invincible from the very beginning. A pinnacle of cultivation-themed light novels. [I also highly recommend][I also highly recommend][I also highly recommend] The second book features Su An, a female protagonist who marries an abusive man. She beats him to the point of hospitalization every day, and he begs her for a divorce. [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow] The third book is a masterpiece of comedic fiction. Just read it, and you'll be speechless. [Already hooked][ ...]

38. 238 大 Great Ming: I Told You to Hang Yourself, Not Rebuild the Ming Dynasty 大明：让你上吊，没让你重建大明 Tiger of Fire vvvv火之虎vvvvHistorical3.0M WordsCompleted He opens his eyes on the eve of the Jiashen upheaval. Li Zicheng has already breached Beijing, the Manchus beyond the passes are eyeing the capital, and court officials are closing in to force the issue. Faced with a nightmare from the start, what should the Chongzhen Emperor do… This work’s style: history as its bones, art as its wings. It respects real history and does not rewrite established events, using artistic storytelling to fill the regrets history left behind. A note for readers: This 5.7kReads8.9Score478Shelves

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    Ignore the title of the first book; just read it. It's a truly hardcore historical novel, incredibly solid and meticulously crafted. It didn't achieve legendary status because some readers can't handle such detailed research. The second and fourth books are more for entertainment, good for killing time; they're fine as long as they're generally acceptable. The third book is the most regrettable; it was criticized so much that it ended abruptly, resulting in a very low rating. I stumbled upon it and felt the haters went absolutely too far.

39. 239 招 After I Provoked the Cold-Faced General 招惹了冷面将军后 Na Shu娜舒20k WordsCompleted After Getting on the Cold-Faced General's Bad Side 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Friends, please follow! [Admiration] On their wedding night, the god of war general coldly tossed out the words, "I cannot disobey the imperial decree," to which Shen Zhaozhao laughed heartlessly, "What a coincidence, I only married you because you're handsome." The book is packed with laughs and sweetness; the male lead's stubbornness masks a soft heart, making you want to jump into the book and confess your love for him. When you see the scene where the general squats down to weave a flower wreath, I guarantee you'll want to screenshot it and send it to your best friend. For those of you experiencing a reading slump, this is a must-read; it's sweet to the core.

40. 240 黑 The Black Lotus Returns Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear 黑莲花重生归来，婆家瑟瑟发抖 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear Short dramas: The Crazy Stepmother and New Life from Old Snow In her past life, Su An was abused by her husband. After she called the police, the officer told her it was a family matter and not their concern. She fled to her parents' home for help, but her grandmother said, “Take care of the kids, cook the meals, look after the elders, and hand over your wages every month. Then he won't hit you, will he? That's how it is 58.7kReads9.5Score7kShelves
41. 241 毕 No More Wage Slavery After Graduation: I'm Becoming a Bounty Hunter 毕业后不做牛马，去当赏金猎人 What Kind of Trash Did I Write?写的什么垃圾Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Alternate setting + A touch of mystery + Adventure + Urban + No female lead] Investigating a murder from more than a decade ago, he pits his wits against a deranged serial killer. He transmigrates into a primeval jungle no one dares enter, searching for the bodies of people lost in a sinkhole. He enters a mysterious village deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains to find a little girl... What drove a recent college graduate to embark on this one-way journey? It all began with a haunted 79.3kReads9.3Score8kShelves
42. 242 谋 Scheming for the Ming 谋明 Pale Ink, Blue Robe淡墨青衫Historical729k WordsCompleted Transmigrating to the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, he farms diligently, follows the righteous path, trains a powerful army, and saves the collapsing empire. 6Reads6.5Score—Shelves
43. 243 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 185.1kReads9.4Score27.7kShelves

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    Absolutely brilliant! Comparable to "The Story of Minglan"! Morally sound, not melodramatic; not a typical female lead, but definitely self-reliant and strong; a classic example of love after conflict, sweet and funny! A touch of sadness amidst the laughter, but not angsty! A lighthearted comedy suitable for middle-aged readers!

44. 244 吞 Swallowing the Ming 吞明 Sun-Chasing Samurai逐日武士Historical3.8M WordsCompleted A portal connecting the modern era to the final years of the Ming Dynasty, and an orphan who grew up in the mountains. He decides to save the hundreds of millions of people living through the Ming Dynasty's collapse and build an unprecedented empire! 37Reads8.3Score—Shelves
45. 245 念 Spring Tide of Longing 念念春潮 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance754k WordsCompleted [Print edition under contract] [Sweet romance and comeuppance, a seemingly gentle but calculating male lead, a fierce and adorable heroine, and intense push-and-pull between the leads] The Marquis of Wuning's daughter is to be married, but the bride hangs herself. The groom is Prince Danshuo, a handsome man who enjoys the emperor's deep trust, and the emperor himself personally arranged the marriage. In their panic, the marquis's household can only find someone to take the bride's place. Cheng 74.9kReads9.4Score10.9kShelves
46. 246 重 Reborn in 1980: Abba's Ambition 重生80-阿巴的野望 Nan Xiren南溪仁Urban2.4M WordsCompleted An 80-year-old tycoon is reborn in 1980, just as the youth centers are being shut down. By a twist of fate, he finds himself with a wife. Starting with nothing and living in abject poverty, the young couple come to know and love each other. From the countryside to the city, they work hard to change their lives and social standing. A vivid, authentic portrayal of the lives of ordinary people at the bottom of society in that era, their joys and sorrows, and the many sides of a society swept along 721Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a very good period novel; the background and prices are very realistically depicted. The second book is a bit more action-packed, but the prices and social aspects are somewhat inaccurate. Both are good books.

47. 247 我 I Strive for My Country’s Prosperity! [System] 我，为祖国富强而奋斗！【系统】 Little Red-Crisp Hands红酥小手Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + top student + patriotism + positive energy + feel-good story + no awful relatives] Su Xing was always on her own, the aloof goddess in everyone else's eyes. It seemed everyone took it for granted that beautiful women should keep their distance and remain unapproachable. Only Su Xing knew she was pretending to be aloof. In truth, she had severe social anxiety! She hated dealing with people and being noticed. All she wanted was to hide in the shell she thought was safe and coast 43.6kReads9.6Score4.1kShelves
48. 248 侯 Every Lie the Marquis Tells Costs Him a Day of His Life 侯爷每说一个谎，就会折寿一天 Hope of Cape Verde佛得角之望Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The marquis loses one day of his lifespan for every lie he tells. 141Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A scheming woman got pregnant with another man's child, and the scumbag boyfriend raised the child and got exiled! Hilarious! (Ignore this!)

49. 249 回 Back to the Song Dynasty to Be a Tyrant 回到宋朝当暴君 Painting Lingyan画凌烟Historical3.2M WordsCompleted In the halls of government, rotten wood holds office. Between the palace steps, beasts feast on their salaries. Men with hearts like wolves and the ways of dogs crowd the halls of power. Toadies and bootlickers fill the ranks of government, bringing the state to ruin and the people to misery! You dare demand to know whether the sword in my hand is sharp? 177.6kReads9.4Score20.5kShelves

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    I will never insult your intelligence! Just look at the length of my video to know how picky I am.

50. 250 全 Global Blackout: Back to the Age of Cold Weapons 全球断电：重返冷兵器时代 Rampaging Bear狂暴熊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [No System, no rebirth, no showing off and humiliating others, not a power fantasy. The story of an ordinary person surviving in a time of chaos.] When electricity vanished worldwide and gunpowder and fuel stopped working, Xia Zhi carved out a kingdom in the midst of chaos with nothing but a bow. With transportation and communications cut off, humanity's ambitions began to grow. Everyone wanted to be emperor; even a village chief dared to call himself king. Xia Zhi had wanted to stay home in the 6.1kReads8.2Score459Shelves

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    Suitable for intelligent viewers; the plot is logical, extremely realistic, and free of any unnecessary or nonsensical elements.

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