In a Reading Slump, Looking for a Story About the Leads Saving Each Other 书荒，求书，急需男女主互相救赎的书

1. 1 重 Reborn on Campus: The Big Shot's Sweetheart Is Soft and Sassy 重生校园：大佬的小乖乖又软又飒 It's Si Jiu是肆九啊Modern Romance903k WordsCompleted [Complete!!! A super-sweet school romance about being reborn] [Clingy heroine VS a male lead who knows exactly how to flirt] [Sweet school romance + two top students + boundless pampering] In a nutshell: She had a secret crush on him in her previous life, but this time she makes it clear. The whole story is packed with sweetness and endless affection, with just a tiny bit of angst along the way. Su Zichu: He's not my moonlight, he's mosquito blood. Once he bites, the itch is unbearable. Jiang Li 255Reads7.0Score10014d adds

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   The first book, although not about mutual redemption, features a very possessive relationship between the male and female leads. The second book is about mutual redemption. The female protagonist's father is a dark person, and she inherited his personality. However, for the sake of the male protagonist, she manages to control her reason.

2. 2 S The S-Rank Commander Became a Sensation After Joining a Reality Show S级指挥官参加真人综艺后爆红了 Yang Yang Ah杨杨啊Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, powerful heroine, no logic] Mo Yi'an, an undefeated supreme commander, is reborn in the body of a female entertainer hated by the entire internet. She has no acting skills and no character; the entertainment industry is crawling with haters. At first, the haters say: [If she doesn't leave the entertainment industry today, I'll keep cursing her every single day!] [Cursing her is too kind.] [Mom asked why I was going out at night. It's because I'm going to dance on Shen Yi'an's gra 8.5kReads9.3Score93114d adds
3. 3 一 A Spring Rainy Night Like the Sound of Mountains 一夜春雨似山鸣 Sixteen Kaka十六卡卡Modern Romance238k WordsOngoing [A devoted, restrained media mogul vs. a cool, distant career queen] [Fated connection | Emotional growth | Love that grows over time | A slow and steady romance | Sweet yet heartbreaking | A realistic slow burn] A year ago, two people who had each lost the one they loved met by chance in the drizzle after a funeral. He saw the desolate fragments in her eyes. She saw the icy lake in his. A borrowed flame warmed them for a brief moment. She thought it was nothing more than a fleeting encounter 97Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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   Long-awaited reunion + workplace romance + mutual redemption – it's packed with all the elements yet not at all cheesy 🥰 The dual perspectives switch so smoothly, vividly portraying the emotional struggles of adults. The tenderness and obsession in the spring rain are just so captivating!

4. 4 人 In the Primordial World, Luo Hou Wants to Possess My Body! 人在洪荒，罗睺竟然想夺舍我！ Meng Yinqianqian萌音芊芊Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted I transmigrated? And turned into a white tiger with wings? Fierce beasts, the Western lands, Luohou, the Demon Cult… Did I transmigrate to the Primordial World? Wait! I transmigrated to the Primordial World and became a giant tiger with white wings, covered in bloodthirsty killing intent, with only a few scraps of memory left in my mind… Did I become a White Tiger? The White Tiger, one of the Four Divine Beasts, who presides over killing? That means the Primordial World is currently 16.4kReads8.7Score89214d adds

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   These are the ones I've seen; the content is quite good.

5. 5 诸 Myriad Worlds: Starting in the Hidden Sand Village 诸天：从砂隐村开始 The Big Rat Who Loves Chicken Legs吃鸡腿的大老鼠133k WordsOngoing I came from Blue Star and set out for the myriad worlds. Chen Churan obtains a System that lets him acquire treasures from every world. From that moment on, he begins his journey through the myriad worlds. His first stop is the world of Naruto. Starting in Sunagakure, he sets out to unite the entire ninja world. —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
6. 6 末EN Apocalypse Game: Killing My Girlfriend on Day One 末日游戏：开局手刃校花女友 Green Plums Fade Easily青梅易逝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab 131.1kReads9.4Score10.8k14d adds
7. 7 洪 Honghuang: I Have a Life Simulator 洪荒：我有人生模拟器 It's Raining Here在下雨呀Eastern Fantasy265k WordsOngoing During the Dragon-Han Tribulation, Lin Feng is about to be reborn as a rootless blue ox on the Primordial Continent. But he isn't worried at all, because he has activated the Primordial Life Simulator. [Primordial Life Simulator activated.] [Available talents: An ox's fate is in an ox's hooves, not Heaven's; Lawless Mad Ox...] [Choose any three of the ten talents above.] [After each simulation, you may lock in one talent and bring it into the real world.] At every major cultivation realm, Lin Fe 2Reads8.1Score—14d adds
8. 8 都 Urban Astrologer 都市星相师 Ancestor Haha哈哈老祖Urban659k WordsOngoing [Physiognomy + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Celestial Master + No Livestreams + No System + Cultivation + Immortality] My name is Ling Xiao, and I'm an astrologer making my way in the city! You might not know much about astrologers, but I'll name a few of my fellow disciples and you'll get the idea! Zhuge Liang, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, Liu Bowen... They're all senior members of my school! Astrologers are skilled at observing the stars, allowing them to discern the past and future, as well a 4kReads9.3Score29414d adds
9. 9 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Miss, You're About to Suffer a Bloody Disaster 直播算命：姑娘你有血光之灾 Shang Jiu上九Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Ye Chen took over his master's Daoist temple. He should have been content to live as an ordinary young Daoist, but instead he started livestreaming fortune-telling. “Daoist priest, do you think I can land this 50-million-yuan project?” Ye Chen scolded him: “You've committed countless evils and used up all your ancestors' accumulated virtue. You already have the look of a dying man!” “Daoist priest, why am I so unlucky?” Ye Chen replied coolly, “Your fate is cursed with loneliness and calamity. Y 6.8kReads9.2Score60114d adds
10. 10 三 Three Kingdoms: The Truth Is, I’m a Cheat 三国之摊牌了我是挂壁 Cangshan Qianmo苍山浅陌Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Cao Cao: “A son should be like Liu Ziwei!” Liu Bei: “Boss Cao is right. A Dou still hasn’t been thrown hard enough!” Sun Jian: “Like a demon from heaven, he’s truly the God of War made flesh! This Liu Ziwei...” Yuan Shao: “Freaking awesome!!!” (voice cracking) Liu Lang: “I’m done pretending, everyone. I’m a cheater, and I’m coming clean!” 8Reads8.0Score—14d adds
11. 11 暗 Secret Seduction! Why Is the Gloomy School Bully Crying in Such a Hurry Again? 暗诱！阴郁校霸怎么又急哭了 Kimchi Jar泡菜坛子Modern Romance768k WordsCompleted [Mutual healing! Mutual secret crushes!] Shi Man has the stigma of being the daughter of a mistress. She’s good at studying, gets good grades, and is beautiful, yet she’s a cold-blooded girl with no heart. To escape the shackles imposed by her biological parents, she lives on her own. She never expected to witness the school bully’s brutal violence on her very first day after transferring! Jing Xing, the feared school bully of Jinping No. 1 High School, is ruthless, decisive, and keeps his dista 3.5kReads9.1Score43614d adds

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    Super good, the mutual redemption is really good 👀

12. 12 陆 Dr. Lu, My Heart Aches for You 陆医生我心疼 Yin Jiu殷玖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Cheng Yuan has many ways of addressing Lu Tingchuan, including “Teacher Lu,” “Doctor Lu,” and “Mr. Lu.” Lu Tingchuan has only one name for Cheng Yuan: “Mrs. Lu.” In fact, the very second Lu Tingchuan placed his stethoscope against her chest, two hearts began to beat in unison beneath the diaphragm. 120Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is a doctor, and the female lead is a heart patient. It's a very healing, heartwarming, and sweet novel.

13. 13 萧 Master Xiao, Your Little Temptress Is Flirting with You Again 萧爷，你的小妖精又撩火了 Little Peach.小小桃.Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [Glamorous beauty Shen Li vs. dignified business tycoon Xiao Sui. Mutual flirting, sweet romance, and a devoted one-on-one couple] Once the king of the military district, he took off his uniform after a mission. He put on a suit, entered the business world, and became Master Xiao, a man feared by everyone in the capital. Noble and composed. Decisive and ruthless. Those were all words that described him. Shen Li, a gorgeous beauty struggling at the bottom of the entertainment industry, found the 19.6kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds

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    Mutual redemption.

14. 14 救 Rescue from Drowning 救溺 Yin Yiyi银以以Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted That day, Xia Zhiyun was passing through an alley when she saw a group of people fighting. She wanted to quietly take another route and leave. Just then, she met a pair of amber eyes. He gave her a faint smile. He seemed arrogant and carefree, but couldn't hide the coldness in his very bones. Xia Zhiyun looked away and timidly said, “Um, should I let you get back to it?” “Heh.” He gave a low, melodious scoff. At the police station. Xia Zhiyun said innocently, “Officer, I really was just passing 1.4kReads9.3Score20314d adds
15. 15 红 A Game of Red and Black 红黑相间的棋局 Passerby A on Xijiang Road西江路人甲Urban260k WordsOngoing What bird flies the farthest in the world? The albatross. What bird flies the highest in the world? The albatross. What bird flies across the ocean? The albatross. Obviously, those aren’t the correct answers, but to Lin Xiaoteng, they are the only answers that matter. Gray-and-white feathers, broad wings, a beak that looks utterly harmless, an endearingly clumsy build, and a waddle like a duck’s: that’s the best way to describe an albatross. It has neither the hawk’s sharp instincts nor the seag 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Both the male and female protagonists lost their closest loved ones, and having grown up together, they became each other's salvation.

16. 16 论 How a Fish Conquers the Sick Villain in an Infinite-Flow World 论一条鱼如何攻略无限流病娇反派 Qi Guang祁光Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sunny, quirky heroine + yandere villain hero + chasing-wife-to-the-crematorium + infinite worlds] Yu Youyou is pulled into a novel that has gone off the rails. The second male lead, who was supposed to fall in love with the heroine, kills both the male and female leads and destroys the world. Yu Youyou: “So the second male lead is a dragon, and I’m the knight protecting the leads?” System: “No, you’re not a knight. You’re a powerless, foolish cannon-fodder character who causes trouble at every 19.1kReads9.5Score3k14d adds

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    Synopsis: The female protagonist is of noble birth, naive yet clear-headed; the male protagonist is handsome, strong, and tragic, but is ultimately redeemed (the female protagonist died once at the beginning because of the male protagonist).

17. 17 不 After Constantly Courting Death, I Caught the Attention of a Yandere 不断作死后，我被病娇惦记上了 Shang Jingshu商静姝Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite Airhead Beauty + Ultimate Love Rival Showdown + Yandere Master and Disciple + Redemption + Male Lead with a Secret Identity] She wakes up inside an otome game, only to find herself stuck with the worst plotline on the entire internet. To get home, she has to win over the story’s main Villain, and she’s also bound to a System that warns her she’ll die if she keeps courting disaster. Rumor has it that Xiao Meiren is cruel and merciless. Looking at the Villain before her, Yun D 7Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    Both are by the same author. In the first book, the male lead is the villain, but his character is incredibly well-developed. Everyone who reads it feels sorry for him. With such a great male lead, why not give it a try?

18. 18 女 Matriarchy: The Yandere Husband I Tricked Has Turned Dark 女尊:被我坑了的病娇夫郎黑化了 Shang Jingshu商静姝Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted [Yandere + incredibly sweet + both reborn + mutual salvation + sweet on the outside, dark within + master-level tea-drinking temptress] Jian Xi was thrown back to the beginning of the matriarchal world for a second time, and the male lead she'd once tricked had also been reborn! Looking at the male lead, who seemed delicate, pitiful, and harmless on the surface but wanted to kill her inside, Jian Xi decided to spoil him rotten. She thought he'd be a cute little guy after being reborn, but to her 190Reads6.5Score—14d adds
19. 19 黑 The Fallen War God: The Lovesick Villain Falls into My Arms 黑化战神：病娇反派入我怀 Whale in the Plate盘中鲸Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted They say Mu Yuan is an illegitimate daughter: ignorant, uncouth, and good for nothing. But... Open a textbook, and she’s the author of the passage! Attend an aristocratic banquet, and she’s the daughter of an elite family! When danger strikes, she wears the uniform of the Empire’s marshal, standing tall amid the smoke and flames like a guardian deity! The whole world worships her secret identity! They also say she keeps a fish... He is a walking corpse from a boundless hell. With a bloodstained 435Reads9.2Score10514d adds

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    This is a female-dominant novel where both the male and female leads are reborn, but the male lead only regains his memories later in the story. It's a true mutual redemption tale; the male lead saved the female lead in her previous life, and the female lead redeemed the male lead in this life. However, strictly speaking, they are the same person, so it can also be considered the same lifetime.

20. 20 春 When the Spring Breeze Stirs 春风乍起 A Hui Sa阿回卅Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted Seven years after they parted, Jing Zhe unexpectedly ran into the guy she had secretly loved in high school at the psychiatric clinic: the intern doctor Yi Yuheng. Separated by the long desk in the consultation room, they stared at each other in surprise. The two who had once been fiercely competitive in school still seemed evenly matched: She was weighed down by depression caused by attention deficit disorder (ADD), while his face clearly showed how thoroughly he had given up on himself. Fortun 9.2kReads9.6Score1.5k14d adds
21. 21 锦 A Night Journey of Ninety Thousand Miles in Brocade Robes 锦衣夜行九万里 Bai Mutong from Anyue安岳的白沐潼Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing The young master in splendid robes has a bone of divine power. The empress shuts the gates and unleashes the serpent. What are you making such a fuss about? Old Man Fang picked up two sons on the battlefield. The first was named Fang Xianlai. What did he call the one he picked up later? The empress’s bewitching face was filled with murderous intent. “Fang Houlai! How dare you! “I’ll make you famous throughout the world! “I’ll give you command of eighty thousand armored cavalry, so you can sweep 3.9kReads9.0Score40814d adds

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    It's a slow starter and requires continuous follow-up.

22. 22 战 War Lord: King of All Races 战争领主：万族之王 Chu Yi楚逸Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing Western Fantasy + Lord + Farming + War + Slow Burn. After transmigrating to another world, he becomes the militia captain of a frontier settlement. With only three hundred elderly people, women, and children at his command, how will he survive in the perilous wilderness? Watch as the protagonist advances step by step, rising from a humble militia captain to a knight, city lord, count, and ruler, making his way to the top in another world. Years later, the great King of All Races delivers a speec 71.8kReads9.3Score6.9k14d adds
23. 23 家 Who Gets It, Guys? The First Emperor Snatched My System 家人们谁懂啊，系统被始皇截胡了 Endless Journey迢迢不休Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Main story has no romance, and is set in an alternate Great Qin. Not everything is historical: a mix of history and comedy] "The final bonus chapter is for readers' satisfaction and has a hint of romance. If that bothers you, feel free to skip it" Good news: Li Jiang transmigrates to the Qin dynasty and gets to see her idol in person. At last, she lays eyes on the legendary ancestor, nearly two meters tall, with thick brows and big eyes. She gets to watch the First Emperor unify the Six Kingdom 27.3kReads9.4Score4k14d adds
24. 24 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... 185.4kReads9.5Score20.4k14d adds
25. 25 怎 What Should I Do? The Fairy Sisters Are Too Clingy 怎么办？仙子妹妹太黏人 Little Lotus cc小荷ccAncient Romance856k WordsCompleted A match made in heaven, two childhood sweethearts without a care between them, a love from a past life rekindled in this one. From the mortal realm to the immortal realm and then the divine realm, they face blades and bloodshed, grudges and tangled affections all along the way. Her brother protects her, and she follows him even at the cost of her life. “I hate you! You're a liar! Waaah!” In the end, Xiao He can't hold back any longer. She turns away, squats down, and bursts into tears. “I really 50Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    This would have been fine.

26. 26 被 A Heartthrob Takes Over His Body, and the Timid Doormat Takes the Whole School by Storm 被男神魂穿，软糯受气包飒翻全校 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing The refined, scheming crown prince VS the soft, timid little bunny with an inferiority complex Healing | Unrequited Love Comes True | Soul Transmigration | Reborn and Pursuing His Wife Xie Yanci opens his eyes and finds that he has transmigrated into someone else’s body! He has ended up in the body of Song Qiwan, a girl who lets everyone walk all over her. The girl clutches a diary filled with his name as her bullies pin her down in the restroom and pour dirty water over her head. The school’s 3Reads—Score114d adds

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    The female lead was so pitiful in the beginning, being bullied and ignored, but thankfully the male lead came to her rescue! Her later comeback was beautiful and cool, and the whole story was both healing and heartwarming. It left me feeling soft-hearted after reading it. Highly recommended! 🖐️

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