Stories That Break the Mold and Impress You at First Glance 脱离套路，一眼就很惊艳的书

1. 1551 末 Apocalypse: My Unhinged Octopus Boyfriend Is a Farming Expert 末世：疯批八爪男友种田一把好手 Crazy Dumpling Soup疯狂饺子汤Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads + Apocalyptic Farming + Golden Finger + Team-Based Challenges] [A sweet, gentle, devoted husband when in his other form, but a deranged, twisted top when human VS a cunning, clever bottom who can be a little unhinged] “My first half of life was a joke.” Li Yuanmo flipped the roasted bun over and spoke to Pei Yifei, the top commander of the Special Defense Group Against Otherworldly Species. “My mother abused me as a kid. My father was a security guard and was rarely home. I surv 36.1kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
2. 1552 恋 Dating Show: It’s Just a Game, So Why Is Big Brother Taking It Seriously? 恋综：游戏而已，难道哥哥当真了 Baby Yuyu渔渔宝宝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Complete] Dating-show love rivalry + Everyone’s least favorite + Everyone’s darling + Male leads are pure in body and heart + They all fall for her + Livestreaming + Men competing for her * Lai Yunchi was a risqué livestreamer, yet she actually received an invitation to a dating show. “You know what I do for a living. It’s not exactly respectable, so why invite me? I’m not interested in dating.” “But I’m sure you’re interested in money, Miss Lai. We have only one goal in inviting you: to genera 11.5kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
3. 1553 快 Stop Going Clang-Clang-Clang! She's Already Going Bang-Bang-Bang! 快别锵锵锵了，她都哐哐哐了 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Fantastical Romance545k WordsCompleted [Violent, adorable executioner × jealous, stone-faced judge] Original title: The Wicked Woman Rules the Heavenly Dao Xie Ling's spiritual root is unique throughout the ages, yet it's dismissed as a worthless false spiritual root. The imperial family oppresses her, the Daoist academy ostracizes her, and the Immortal Alliance mocks her. She acts obedient, then turns around and stirs up trouble under the name “Death God,” earning a fearsome reputation. She's greedy. She wants power, money, and fame 35.8kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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   (I put a lot of effort into this) My new novel is out! A new kind of cultivation story (mainly because the spiritual roots are novel, and the overall plot is very logical; it's not the kind of mindless wish-fulfillment novel where everyone is at least at the Foundation Establishment stage and breakthroughs are as easy as water). Everyone is a villain, a tyrant bound by karma. From her release from prison to stirring up the royal court, the female protagonist only took fifteen days. "Old Man," "Passerby A," "Megaphone," "Asura Ghost," "Strategist," "Young Master"—six seemingly childish code names, actually referring to six ancient-level spiritual root masters? No, now there are seven. (It's a romance novel; the female protagonist has a love interest.)

4. 1554 小 The Little Palace Maid's Thoughts Were Read 小宫女被读心了 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the 15.3kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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   Unlike typical time-travel novels set in ancient times, neither the male nor female lead are good people! It's super good!

5. 1555 死 After Faking My Death, I Became the Most Dangerous Mad Villain 死遁后，疯批反派危险系数No1 Zhi Zhi and Yu Yu之之与与Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Dark transformation + yandere + villain + faking death + System + adorable child] Ye Shizhi transmigrates into a book, becoming the wife of the great villain who opposes the heroine, and a reckless wife who runs away while pregnant. To return home, she must complete her mission: help the little villain, Jiang Suian, grow up in a happy family until the age of three, keep him from being kidnapped, and earn 100 points. Ye Shizhi takes her time completing the mission. But when it really is done and 3.3kReads8.5Score213Shelves

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   The female lead found Jiang Sinian, her heart pounding with anxiety. She forced herself to say, "I'm pregnant!" Jiang Sinian froze, his mind a complete blank. After a long pause, he said in a hoarse voice, "Come to your place and move your things back." The female lead was in a state of utter confusion, unsure what to do, and remained silent. Jiang Sinian, thinking she disagreed, instantly reddened his eyes and gritted his teeth, saying, "Ye Shizhi, if you dare abort this child, I'll kill you!"

6. 1556 私 A Private Kiss Beneath the Gardenia 私吻栀子 Shen Qingzhi沈清枳Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted The upcoming book and short drama of the same name, Private Kisses of the Gardenia, can now be reserved on Hongguo. We hope you’ll show it lots of support~ Intangible cultural heritage Suzhou embroidery inheritor × upright, steady, and stern big shot Delicate yet resilient Jiangnan beauty × self-disciplined young master from an old family Seven-year age gap | Married first, love later | One-on-one, both chaste * As the Gu family’s only heir, Gu Zhili was raised from childhood to embody the virtu 11.8kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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   Every single one of these books is absolutely amazing! As a bookworm for over ten years, these are all so different from the usual formulas. They're truly fantastic, getting even more exciting as you read on! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

7. 1557 予 I Give You Eternal Life 予你长生 Tu Shiqi兔拾柒Modern Romance173k WordsCompleted [Extra-Sweet Romance + One-on-One Love + Eight-Year Age Gap + Mutual Love + Jiangnan Aristocratic Family + Childhood Sweethearts] The short drama of the same name is currently airing! [Gentle and Refined Eldest Son of an Aristocratic Family x Lively, Clever, Beloved Beauty] Yu Ci was raised by Fu Zeyi. When she called him Uncle, he gave her all his gentleness and patience. She knew he was beyond her reach. He was the eldest son of the Fu family, eight years older than her, and engaged to her aun 11.5kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
8. 1558 咬 Biting Xiatang 咬夏棠 Big Meat Bun大肉包子啊Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted The print edition of Biting Summer Begonia is now available. A short drama and a comic drama are also online. [Possessive top scholar and campus heartthrob vs. gorgeous, flirtatious ray of sunshine] [Super sweet, no angst, with secrets between the leads to be revealed] On the first day of her junior year, Yu Tang hears that the pharmacy school has a graduate student so handsome he could steal the spotlight from the horizon. She skips class to sneak a peek at the hottie. Inside a half-open changi 24kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
9. 1559 清 Qingfeng Villa 清风墅 Sunlit Bird扶光鸟Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Marriage first, love later + Age gap + Literary family + Slow-burn romance + Both leads are each other's first] *Theme: Children who are cherished don't have to say they're sorry.* As a child, Shu He was utterly broken by her coldhearted father. During an extreme snowstorm in Jingbei, she wandered alone by the roadside, clutching the doll that had grown up with her. The blizzard raged, and she eventually collapsed, frozen stiff. A Bentley pulled over. The young man 114.3kReads9.5Score14.7kShelves
10. 1560 一 A River of Spring Water 一江春水 Si Lingqi司令漆Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted As someone who has been single since birth, Jiang Chunshui finally decides to experience the sweetness and heartbreak of romance before graduation. From young lecturers to freshmen on the sports teams, she thinks it over and decides to go big! So she sets her sights on Song Mingqing, an outstanding alumnus returning to campus to give a speech. With a man like him, no matter how you look at it, she’s the one who benefits. Her friend sighs at the news. “I don’t know much about the dating scene, bu 34.7kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    This is a sweet campus romance novel. I love the female lead Jiang Chunshui and the male lead Song Mingqing so much. After reading this book, I feel like I'm in love again.

11. 1561 公 The Princess Is Spoiled and Willful, and the Cold-Faced General Defies His Station 公主娇纵，冷面将军以下犯上 Jiang Baofu江宝芙Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only love + intense push and pull + over-the-top pampering + fiercely possessive] [Willful, scheming little princess X cold, ruthless, calculating young general] Shen Ran didn't want to be sent off in a political marriage. On the journey back to the capital under Xie Yanli's escort, she thought up a hundred ways to make him let her go. Play the victim: No. Pretend to be sick: No. Act obedient: No. Seduce him: Yes. She realized Xie Yanli wasn't impossi 12.3kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    The little princess is always scheming in her notebook, and the male and female leads are scheming against each other, but in the end, only true feelings remain. It's so captivating!

12. 1562 团 Group Livestreaming: The Tycoon System Is My Top Supporter 团播：神豪系统是我榜一 Jin Fan金樊Modern Romance224k WordsOngoing [Tycoon System + tons of big spenders + ultimately no romance] [The early story focuses on group livestreams; after the agency competition, it switches to solo streams.] After cat demon Fufu is mistakenly bound by System 007, she becomes a small-time streamer in the Rhythm group. But the person who had been in control of this body was apparently an artificial idiot. As soon as Jiang Fu transmigrates, she realizes something is wrong: The original owner slacked off at work, danced terribly, an 22.6kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves

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    The only downside is that the author doesn't update often 🥺

13. 1563 关 After I Turned the Server's Number One Player Into a Simp in a Danmei Novel 关于我把全服第一写成耽美文舔狗后 Mu Shenye牧神野25k WordsCompleted After I Made the Number One Player on the Server Into a Simp in My Danmei Novel 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend!

14. 1564 系 The System Reconnected: Was My Simp Life, Driven by Lust at First Sight, All a Misunderstanding? 系统重连，我那见色起意的舔狗人生竟是场误会？ Mu Shenye牧神野21k WordsCompleted The System Reconnected, and It Turns Out My Simp Life, Driven by Love at First Sight, Was All a Misunderstanding? 3.8kReads—Score103Shelves
15. 1565 无 Whatever, I Have Three Chances to Fake My Death 无所谓，我有三次死遁机会 Mu Shenye牧神野73k WordsCompleted Whatever, I Have Three Chances to Fake My Death 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 1566 死 My Archenemy Insists on Queuing With Me as a Duo 死对头非要和我双排 Mu Shenye牧神野31k WordsCompleted My Mortal Enemy Insists on Duo Queueing With Me 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 1567 假 Fake Lessons, Real Schemes: The Childhood Friend Tutor’s Epic Fail 假教学真套路，竹马导师翻车实录 Mu Shenye牧神野11k WordsCompleted The Fake Lesson, the Real Seduction: A Record of My Childhood Friend Mentor’s Epic Backfire 358Reads—Score—Shelves

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