Fifteen Years as a Veteran Reader, and My Taste Has Gotten Picky 十五年老鸟，口味养刁了

1. 651 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Pretty Widow Is Pressured into Marriage by a Handsome Educated Youth 重生六零俏寡妇被俊知青逼婚 Gentle Sunshine优暖的阳光Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted Reborn + mutual devotion + faithful to each other + storage space (introduced later) A period farming novel. The heroine isn’t a powerhouse, won’t go to the black market or follow the army, and won’t become the richest person alive. Set in an alternate history. The medical treatments in this story are not to be taken as real advice; everything is sourced from the internet. A simple, happy life in the countryside. A handsome young intellectual with excellent medical skills arrives at Taoyuan Brig 3.2kReads8.7Score234Shelves
2. 652 胜 One Move from Victory: Qi Tongwei's Glorious Political Career 胜天半子：祁同伟的荣耀仕途 Huang Quan, Who Loves Spicy Vegetarian Beef爱吃香辣素牛肉的黄筌Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted "Defy fate by half a move? No. In this life, I'll fight Heaven for my destiny and win by a whole move!" At Guxing Ridge, Qi Tongwei pulls the trigger and returns to the turning point of his fate. That year, after rejecting Liang Lu, he is banished to a judicial office in a remote, impoverished village. He turns the Liang family's oppression into a ladder to success, relies on Pei Yihong's support, and rises rapidly on the strength of his impressive record. From the judicial office to the pinnacl 39kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
3. 653 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 118.9kReads9.6Score13.8kShelves

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   Having traveled back in time and learned she was a fake heiress, and even destined to spend her future in prison, she began to give up, hoping to peacefully live out the rest of her 'good days,' but her abilities wouldn't allow it! Whenever she encountered difficulties, she always felt someone had taught her, but she couldn't remember who that person was. Everything seemed to become clear when she met the real heiress again. The sealed memories, like a dusty door, slowly opened, and all the mysteries were solved. It turned out that everything (including the time travel) was part of her plan…

4. 654 伏 Ambush 伏杀 Mo Bai1莫白1Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Original title: Ambush] Beneath the awe-inspiring might of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants. And yet he dares, with the strength of an insect, to turn the world upside down. For family, for friends, for the burning hatred in his heart, for the nightmares that haunt him year after year, for justice, and for fairness. This story is set in an imaginary world and has no connection to actual history. Everything in it is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 14kReads8.3Score890Shelves

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   If you come across this book on political intrigue, you must save it. It abandons clichéd plots, depicting factional struggles and the intertwining of suspicion between the emperor and his ministers, where no one can remain unscathed.

5. 655 惹 After I Tamed Those Yanderes, They All Became My Dogs 惹了病娇后，全训成狗 Baa Baa Sheep Bear绵羊咕咕熊Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [Male rivals competing for her + love-triangle showdowns + satisfying wish fulfillment + female gaze + irresistible heroine + all the men try to win me over + forced love with a yandere] One day, you suddenly transmigrate into an otome game. Your role in the game is a wealthy heiress, and your mission is to survive. You find it confusing. How could a realistic game put your life in danger? Then one day, you see the impeccably dressed CEO from daytime clutching your clothes at night, his expre 8.8kReads9.1Score961Shelves

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   The female lead is so good at this! She has multiple male leads, some of whom call her "Master," "Queen," "Mrs. Mami," or "Wife" [shy][shy][shy] They've all trained her like dogs 🐶🐶. The plot is novel.

6. 656 到 Who on Earth Says the Human-Human Fruit Is the Worst? 到底谁在说人人果实最垃圾？ Midnight Instant Noodle Hero暗夜泡面侠Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing [Soul transmigration, 53 years in the past, the Rocks Era] I transmigrated into One Piece, a full 53 years too early! By a twist of fate, I got a Devil Fruit. It looks like a pomegranate, so it definitely can’t be the Human-Human Fruit! I thought destiny was on my side! One bite... the Jellyfish Fruit? (ΩДΩ)! I’ve earned the title of the most useless of the “land, sea, and air” trio?! Looking at the guy next door with the Human-Human Fruit, I shed sympathetic tears. Fine. Even if I can’t become 40.2kReads8.3Score3.1kShelves
7. 657 让 I Told You to Turn Over a New Leaf, Not Become a Sex Demon! 让你浪子回头，你怎么成魅魔了！ Magical Little Crow神奇小乌鸦Urban529k WordsCompleted [Villainous Incubus + Campus Life + Transmigrates into a Book + Lighthearted Comedy + Subversion of Tropes + Cunning Schemer + Multiple Heroines] Su Lang transmigrates into the novel about two young men switched at birth that he was reading before he died, becoming a spoiled fake young master with dyed yellow hair. He finds himself at the point in the story where he’s supposed to threaten the cool, aloof professor goddess into tutoring him at home. The System gives him a Second-Chance Scoundrel 15kReads6.9Score956Shelves

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   Everyone hold on tight! [Laughing][Laughing] This is a lighthearted, urban fantasy story with very few jokes and a plot that completely subverts expectations!

8. 658 重 Reborn to Flirt: Flirt Hard, Flirt Fiercely, Flirt with All I've Got 重生归来就是钓，猛钓，大钓特钓 Mu Cizhou木辞洲Two Male Leads423k WordsCompleted (Completed, just received its rating) [Deranged, lovesick prince as the pursuer & charming, flirtatious genius as the pursued] [Two male leads + reborn + imprisonment + lovesick obsession + equally powerful leads + mutual devotion + sweet happy ending] - Prince Yu, Xie Linzhou, died at Jingming Villa, which was said to have been built to imprison Cui Du. But Cui Du had never set foot inside. The last time they saw each other was five years ago. - When Xie Linzhou first met Cui Du, his first thre 5.8kReads8.3Score621Shelves

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   End of main text. The first chapter asks if someone has a crush on you, the second chapter wants to lock them up. One tries to force himself on the other, the other practically runs to his arms. The ambiguous entanglement from their past life is also quite enjoyable; go read it!

9. 659 改 Remarried to the Rough-Hewn Neighbor, the Young Bride Is Spoiled Rotten 改嫁隔壁糙汉，小媳妇被宠上天 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: "Left Alone at Home, the Neighboring Roughneck Has His Eye on Her" [1980s | Countryside | Realistic | Devoted Couple | Possessive Favoritism | Age Gap | Love Rival Showdown] In 1980, Li Chuntao is married off in exchange for her older brother’s marriage. But on their wedding night, her groom elopes with his old flame. Overnight, she becomes the village’s target of scorn, branded a woman who brings bad luck. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx, while a pack of old bachelors eye 38.3kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves

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   This book has spoiled my taste; I can't enjoy reading any other books anymore.

10. 660 这 This Boss Is So Sneaky, He Takes His Street Stall Everywhere 这老板真苟，摆个地摊还到处走 Selling Egg Burgers!卖鸡蛋汉堡咯Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Random Gourmet Stall is now available on major platforms] [Gourmet] [No romance] [Everyday life] [Comedy] [Comfort food] [Cozy] [Healing] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Zhou unexpectedly binds himself to a Random Gourmet System. Every week brings a random location, random food, and different customers. He sells buns at the park entrance, century egg and lean pork congee on a mountaintop, and candied hawthorns outside a school. Every dish is mouthwatering and 84.2kReads9.5Score8.3kShelves

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    Recommended by a bookworm of 20 years

11. 661 权 The Pinnacle of Power: Starting as a University Counselor 权力巅峰：从大学辅导员开始 Big Orange Little Cat大橘小猫Urban1.7M WordsOngoing Reborn before graduating from university, he sets out on a path he has never taken before. Starting as a university counselor, he steadily rises, all for the chance to see the scenery from higher up. He begins in academia, spending the early part of his career at the university before moving into local government midway through. 37.2kReads7.6Score2kShelves
12. 662 神 Divine Craftsman 神工 Ren Yuan任怨Urban4.2M WordsCompleted A good-for-nothing boy stumbles upon a divine skill and transforms into a prodigious genius engineer! With his ultra-precise Nano-Control System, he can do anything and never lose! He navigates the member states, keeping the various forces in check as he rises against all odds to become the supreme ruler. In the bustling city, he skillfully looks after one beautiful woman after another, gaining both wealth and romance as he steadily climbs to the pinnacle of life! 30.1kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
13. 663 大 Great Ming: Tyrant Chongzhen Rebuilds the Great Ming 大明：暴君崇祯，重塑大明 Lun Dong伦东Historical2.9M WordsOngoing [No System] + [No mindless decisions] + [Political scheming] + [Court politics] + [High-stakes game] + [Passionate] + [Struggle for supremacy] His soul travels back to the twenty-fourth day of the eighth month in the seventh year of the Tianqi era, the very first day of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign. In history, Chongzhen would hang himself at Coal Hill seventeen years later. At this point, the Manchu ruler Huang Taiji has only just ascended the throne. Liaodong has not yet been completely lost, 174.2kReads8.7Score15.5kShelves
14. 664 小 The Little Mute 小哑巴 Moon in a Can月亮罐头Two Male Leads68k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + quality novel + urban setting + happy ending + love at first sight + marriage before love + healing + redemption] I went on a business trip and unexpectedly brought a little mute home. The day after I brought him home, we got married. Zhou Ning: “Teach me sign language. How do you say, ‘I’m hungry’?” Lin Wan demonstrated carefully. Zhou Ning asked, “How do you say, ‘Let’s get married’?” Lin Wan signed it for him. Zhou Ning raised an eyebrow. “I didn’t get it.” Lin Wan taught hi 13.4kReads9.6Score2.4kShelves

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    ✨I unexpectedly brought a little mute boy home, and the next day, we got married. "Let's get married, how do you say it?" 🌷Lin Wan showed him, and Zhou Ning raised an eyebrow: "I don't understand." Lin Wan taught him again, much slower than before. Zhou Ning nodded in satisfaction: "Since you proposed, I'll say yes." 💍💖💖

15. 665 重 Reborn as a Thoroughly Ordinary Man 重生之我是大俗人 Hey, You, Eat More Vegetables那谁多吃菜Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (No AI, entirely handwritten.) Before being reborn, Feng Yu was an ordinary vulgar man. After being reborn, Feng Yu was even more vulgar. Successful men wear watches. Mature men wear a “hand card.” Let the past blow away on the wind. In this life, Feng Yu was going to make money, get foot massages, enjoy a massage… and live it up for once! … Note: The book contains many unusual details, all drawn from the author’s personal experience or things they have seen firsthand. Just enjoy the story, and 60.5kReads8.2Score4kShelves
16. 666 末 The Apocalypse Queen in the 1970s! 末世女王在七零！ Laughing Every Day天天嘻嘻哈哈哈Modern Romance804k WordsCompleted [Alternate-History Era + Special Abilities + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroics, No Self-Destructive Angst + Cross Me and I’ll Kill You + Military Life + Raising Kids + Small-Town Gossip = A Happy Ending] Su Wanwan, the queen of three types of special abilities in the apocalypse, has just blown the base leader’s head off, avenging her mother’s murder. Before she can celebrate her victory, the Zombie King, who has been secretly watching her from the shadows for a long time, swallows her whole. After 8.1kReads8.0Score906Shelves

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    The female lead is the most similar to any of the post-apocalyptic transmigration characters I've read. She's ruthless, insightful about human nature, and clear-headed. She never gives her enemies a chance to harm her, eliminating them before they can even cause any real damage—and I mean truly eliminating them! She's incredibly strong. [Military marriage + transmigration + raising a child + career + space + fantasy + superpowers]

17. 667 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138.4kReads9.6Score16.9kShelves
18. 668 快 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Knows I'm a Good Person 快穿：所有人都知道我是好人 Sweet Peach Peach Peach甜桃桃桃Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing Across three thousand small worlds, there are countless wicked women. Shu Jiao’s task is to make things right for the people whose lives were ruined by all kinds of wicked women. From then on... [World One: I’m a spendthrift? The nation will support me.] She’s kind, generous, patriotic, and beautiful. So what if she likes spending a little money? Let her have it! [World Two: The marquis’s daughter who lies all the time.] Lies? What lies? She’s so gentle and kind. How could she possibly lie? [Wor 130.2kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    "The Peerless Child" is an extremely good read. The plot is particularly interesting, with different stories in each world. The female lead is incredibly intelligent, and her story with the system is quite funny. If you're looking for something to read, you absolutely must check it out; it's truly excellent.

19. 669 重 Reborn in Dream of the Red Chamber as Jia Huan, the Concubine’s Son 重生红楼之庶子贾环 A Fisherman's Son Who Can't Swim不会游泳的渔民子弟Historical2.6M WordsOngoing A doctor transmigrates into the Jia household of the Jia family in Dream of the Red Chamber, becoming Jia Huan, the most useless son born to a concubine. Follow his efforts as he rises step by step, blooms like a lotus, escapes his predicament, and makes up for the story's many regrets. 69.9kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves
20. 670 高 A Match Between Equals: My Officer Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 高门对高门，军官丈夫是个恋爱脑 Lin Miansui林绵穗Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Ethereal Su Embroidery Beauty x Handsome, Irreverent Military Heir] [Two Prestigious Families] [Military Marriage] [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Adorable Kids] [Family and Country] [Passing on Traditional Culture] [The Pocket Dimension Is Rarely Used] Lin Renzhi stayed up embroidering and worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of a senior officer in the 1970s. She had a top-tier family background and loo 160.2kReads9.1Score24.9kShelves

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    The male protagonist, nicknamed Zhou Xiaomei, is sharp-tongued but love-struck, while his wife is a master embroiderer, showcasing her skills in the Great Hall of the People. Everyone says his rapid promotion is all thanks to his wife's good fortune. Her needlework is superb, hence my quick promotion and laughter. The ancestral graves are spewing fire, crackling and popping, while I blow a trumpet on the grave. Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, from now on, may wealth and prosperity continue!

21. 671 这 This Spirit Medium Is Pretty Powerful! 这个出马仙有点强！ Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing A piece of red cloth, three feet and three inches long. The old hall's people, the old hall's immortals. One day, when they emerge from the depths of the mountains, their names will spread far and wide! I was born in a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s. When I was seven, a spirit medium said I was fated to suffer three calamities and eight misfortunes, and would one day become a horse-riding shaman. I didn't believe it, but hardship kept finding me. To make a living, I worked as a wa 146.7kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves
22. 672 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: A Jia by Name, but Not of the Jia Family 红楼之姓贾非贾家 Distant Mountains, Clear Waters远山清水Historical1.3M WordsCompleted My surname is Jia, but I'm not part of the Jia family. What happens to them in the end, when all is left is a vast expanse of barren land, has nothing to do with me. Still, I should save a few of the Twelve Beauties. (For the sake of the plot, some chapters and characters' ages may differ from the original. Please don't flame me if you don't like that, and I hope you'll continue to support the story.) 2.4kReads7.5Score126Shelves
23. 673 归 The Soul of Tang Returns to the Righteous Cause 归义唐魂 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Historical1.0M WordsCompleted To the west, he allied with his uncle’s Yutian Kingdom; to the east, he reclaimed eleven prefectures of Helong. He drove the Uyghurs north and secured the Tianshan Mountains; looking south toward Chang’an, he reclaimed the old frontiers. Gunpowder shattered the Tibetan ranks; iron cavalry trampled the Khitan camps. The Three Stars Banner swept across Youzhou and Yunzhou, and the Han realm’s sky was opened anew beneath the sun and moon. 1.6kReads—Score144Shelves

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    Everyone knows of Anxi's unwavering loyalty, but does anyone still recognize my Guiyi Army?

24. 674 神 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择：这个御兽师有亿点生猛 Three Winds 11三风11Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 179.3kReads9.7Score21.4kShelves
25. 675 重 Reborn in 1999: I Won't Be a Doormat Anymore 重生99年：我不想再当老实人了 After the Wind and Rain风雨过后Urban799k WordsCompleted [No System] The protagonist earns his money through hard work and the abilities he developed in his previous life. It doesn’t simply fall from the sky, and he spends it wisely rather than recklessly. [Multiple Women] The protagonist is an ordinary man. He won’t actively try to have two relationships at once, but he doesn’t want to leave regrets in his life again, either. Even if these women are only passing through his life, they will still be beautiful parts of his memories. [The Protagonist’s 6.2kReads8.2Score288Shelves
26. 676 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Plucked the Male Lead’s Halo Bare 穿书后，我把男主光环薅秃了 Xing Wu An星梧安Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [1V1 ultra-sweet + goofy humor and meme references + showbiz + variety shows + face-slapping + career growth] [Unhinged, laid-back showbiz CEO VS upright, brooding law lecturer] Wen Muyun transmigrates into a book. She becomes the brainless, vicious female side character in a domineering CEO novel, obsessed with the male lead and scheming against the heroine. In the end, her father dies, she goes mad, and her company goes bankrupt. Wen Muyun: I’m checking out and doing nothing. Let the cap 6.4kReads—Score727Shelves

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    It's really good. The opening scene where the male lead does a snake dance is hilarious!

27. 677 骑 Mount & Blade: Kingdom of Heaven 骑砍：天国王朝 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Historical466k WordsOngoing When he opens his eyes, he has become a two-year-old boy: Elias of Anjou, the youngest son of Fulk V, Count of Anjou. In this era, French castles are built of stone, winters are cold enough to leave your fingers stiff, and noble lords fight in the mud wearing chain mail. His elder brother Geoffrey, the historical Duke of Normandy and father of the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty, is the heir to Anjou. The good news is that he has a golden finger: the Mount & Blade: Bannerlord System. Troops, 1.8kReads—Score226Shelves
28. 678 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cold, Aloof Host Is Pinned to the Wall and Loved by a Madman 快穿：清冷宿主被疯批壁咚强制爱 Milky Candy-Flavored Qi奶糖味的柒Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, coercive love, yandere obsession, two powerful leads taking down scumbags, sweet and flirtatious romance, 1v1 devoted couple] To dispel the resentment of evil spirits, the ghost reaper Shuang Yu travels to three thousand small worlds to face-slap scumbags. But can someone tell him why there's a crazy man forcing his love on him in every world? The domineering CEO smiles wickedly and gently strokes the reddened corners of his eyes on the screen. “You must look even more tempting 49.1kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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    [Explore][Explore][Angry] I highly recommend this highly-rated masterpiece on Tomato Book. This book is truly [Admiring][Admiring][Kiss] excellent, really very good, very exciting, the whole book is full of energy, the content is vivid, the plot is intricately linked, it really makes you want to keep reading. Such a good book, I really can't help but recommend it to everyone.

29. 679 弹 The Second Book by Tan Jian Ting Chao 弹剑听潮的第2本书 Strumming a Sword and Listening to the Tide弹剑听潮Urban5.8M WordsCompleted In the world of fame and fortune, he keeps his resolve hidden beneath a steely exterior. He never compromises his principles, and every move reveals his true mettle... He plans before he acts, breaks deadlocks through hard work, and builds his reputation with foresight. Through the ups and downs of officialdom, he never forgets his original purpose. 127kReads9.4Score13.5kShelves
30. 680 抛 Leaving the Plot Behind, I Climb the Career Ladder in the 1970s 抛开剧情我在七零升职加薪 Yu Isn't a Fish愉不是鱼Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Period drama + transmigration into a drama + adored by everyone + changing the plot + career advancement and a pay raise + devoted to one another] Yun Xi had only just become a college student when she stayed up all night watching a period drama recommended by a friend. She woke up to discover she was the female lead, who had the most screen time and shared her name! The heroine had suffered her whole life, only to forgive this person and that person in the end, radiating saintly kindness from 5.5kReads7.9Score319Shelves

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    Yun's father is the head of the finance department at a textile factory, and her mother also works there, but her job was taken over by the female lead's older sister. The female lead, having just graduated high school and facing being sent to the countryside, works hard to pass the exam and becomes a finance department employee at the textile factory 🔥🔥. Later, she will transfer to the publicity department. The story is heartwarming, with few eccentric characters, and she also has a younger brother.

31. 681 半 Peninsula: My Girl Group Exorcism Diary 半岛：我的女团驱魔日记 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Urban412k WordsCompleted In a modern world where spiritual energy has run dry, Chen Ming, who has cultivated to the peak, goes on a trip to the peninsula, only to stumble into a story about a peninsula teeming with ghosts and monsters! Obsessions and starlight intertwine as he gently protects those around him! (This is a story about helping girl idols drive out evil spirits while falling in love with them! Multiple heroines! A harem novel!) 1.1kReads—Score131Shelves
32. 682 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 343.1kReads9.5Score39kShelves
33. 683 哨 [Interstellar] The Sentinel's Handbook 【星际】哨兵使用手册 5185Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted Space-age Sentinels and Guides + Beloved by Everyone, with all the arrows pointing one way + No official couple, but plenty of romantic tension + No BL, but a little GL + Growth-oriented female lead, not a power fantasy from the start + Dark, villainous protagonist (not a sweet, kind heroine or a traditional strong female lead; don't read if that's not your thing) "When my rank was low and I had nothing, they looked down on me. They saw my pheromones and my mental companion, which could be used 17.7kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves
34. 684 看 When I Saw the Comments, My First Love Returned to the Country 看见弹幕时白月光回国了 Lucky Fairy Cat妖精幸运猫Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted (The animated series is now available. Fans who only want the heroine’s perspective, readers who want exceptionally chaste characters, and highly sensitive readers, please don’t read. Multiple POVs, fast-paced romance.) A scheming, obsessive, dark second male lead VS a gentle, idealized first love Wen Yining had always been the moon in everyone’s eyes: gentle, beautiful, and considerate. In high school, countless students crowded into the hallway after class just to catch a distant glimpse of he 37.5kReads9.2Score27.9kShelves

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    Highly recommend this! The author has a wildly imaginative mind, the plot twists are numerous, and the subject matter is very fresh. A truly exceptional book I stumbled upon!! I really loved the male lead's character in the first version; the second version leaned towards obsessive-compulsive. And the female lead, are you really an angel? How can you be so wonderful! I especially, especially, especially, especially support this! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] (A must-read for anyone looking for something to read!)

35. 685 穿 Transmigrate to Yunnan Worm Valley: A Survival Guide for the Consort of King Xian 穿越云南虫谷：献王妃求生指南 Like Snow, Remembering the Passing Years似雪忆流年Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Ghost Blows Out the Light] + [yandere] + [King Xian is a straight-up tyrant, no redemption arc] The rating has just been posted, so it’ll go up. Updates are steady, so you can’t go wrong giving this a try! I transmigrated, but instead of getting a comeback story, I landed straight in the palace of King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom! All around me, women wailed in agony. Before me stood a mad tyrant with a bronze sword in hand and a sinister look in his eyes. No System! No supernatural abilit 57.3kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    This is a female-oriented novel. The male protagonist is a madman who criticizes a tyrant and doesn't try to redeem himself. He's obsessed with ascending to immortality and kills indiscriminately, while the female protagonist can only barely survive.

36. 686 女 Disguised as a Man, I Became the Cold and Alluring Prince 女扮男装，走上高冷邪魅王爷的路 Lazy Uncle Bookworm懒也书叔Ancient Romance375k WordsCompleted 6.2kReads9.3Score914Shelves
37. 687 有 Don’t You Dare Ask to Remarry 有本事别复婚 Milk Dipped in Sugar牛乳蘸糖Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [A sharp-tongued, proud has-been actress x a cunning, caustic new top-tier star of a director] [Reunion after years apart + rekindled romance + childhood sweethearts + devoted to each other + sweet everyday romance] The second year after her divorce, has-been award-winning actress Jian Jing joined a lowbrow, raunchy dating show just to earn enough to get by. Who would have guessed she’d run into her ex-husband on set? As a newly popular director, he was lowering himself to direct such a trashy d 25.9kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

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    I'm extremely picky, and I've been struggling to find good books for a long time, but this one is really good!

38. 688 搜EN Extraction Shooters Are Huge! But It's Warhammer 40K! 搜打撤很火！但是在战锤40k！ Ah, Life啊，生活Anime Fanfiction2.7M WordsOngoing (Warhammer 40K, loot-and-extract, grabbing rare loot, knife-running rat, sniper rat, hoarding rat.) After the Imperial Planetary Defence Force and the rebels clash, the battlefield is strewn with abandoned gear. Li Qinwu, who has a loot-and-extract System, begins his scavenging business. A dead soldier’s Lasgun? I’ll take it. It fires Level 3 rounds. Carapace Armour? I’ll take it! That’s Level 4 gear. A dead commissar’s Bolt Pistol, wow! It fires Level 5 rounds! A destroyed Leman Russ Tank, and 130.7kReads9.3Score10.5kShelves

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    The first book is hilarious, the second is very witty.

39. 689 一 Confessions of a Mentally Ill Person 一个精神病人的自述 Multiply by Two乘二Mystery169k WordsCompleted Sometimes I wonder what I am, what the world is, and what my existence means to it. Am I an NPC? Or just a virus that doesn't matter? A virus, yes. I feel like I've caught some kind of virus, or maybe I've always been one. My name is Zhang Shun. I'm an ordinary person, and on an ordinary day, I suddenly saw things no one else could see... 1.5kReads9.3Score376Shelves

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    The first book, which ended at 170,000 words, has driven one-third of its readers crazy. The second book, a fast-paced, enjoyable read, is also quite good!

40. 690 与 I Only Learned He Was the Big Villain After Marrying the Aloof Young Man 与清冷少年成亲后才知他是大反派 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Fantastical Romance304k WordsCompleted The System said, “That Villain will kill the male and female leads. Your mission is to kill him and change the ending.” Then Xia Xuan transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, after leaving her the mission, the System went silent, and she transmigrated right into the middle of a massacre. Fortunately, she met Liu Fusheng, the upright and selfless third male lead, hailed as a man of impeccable virtue. Liu Fusheng was a good man. He carried a Demon-Slaying Sword, was surrounded by an aura of right 33.4kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves
41. 691 官 Officialdom: Starting by Slapping My Boss Twice 官锋：从打领导两巴掌开始 Little Lotus Breeze小荷风Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Made the scapegoat from the start? Pushed to the margins, with my future and my life ruined? Fine, I’ll remember this. There’s plenty of time to settle the score. My girlfriend breaks up with me, and my love life falls apart. What was I even here for? Fine, I’ll set you free. Don’t regret it. I turn around with power in my hands and return. Li Rui laughs aloud. Those who hurt and slandered me will all pay the price. 31.2kReads8.3Score2.6kShelves

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    I recommend reading these two novels about officialdom. I sympathize with the male protagonist's initial experience of being framed and cheated on. The audiobooks are quite engaging.

42. 692 从 Starting with a Dormitory Manhunt, I Slay Every Ghostly Evil God 从宿舍逃杀开始斩尽幽诡邪神 Peace Throughout the Land天下长安Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Communicate with the Future] [Monsters Lurking] [Rules That Kill] [Power-Up System] [Supernatural Sequences] [Everyone Has a System] [No Female Lead] "Chu Xuan, if you're awake, don't speak. Don't make a sound... You'll be the next one to die!" "These are the rules of the day-and-night killing game. If you want to get out alive, you have to find and kill the monster!" After transmigrating back to his college days, Chu Xuan planned to use his foresight to make money and lie flat. But he never ex 246.1kReads8.8Score30.7kShelves
43. 693 人 A Technical School Student Builds a Nuclear Fusion Reactor and Turns It Over to the Nation! 人在技校，造了核聚变上交国家！ Blazing Cosmic Sky炽宇天穹Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.7M WordsCompleted Chen Yang, a vocational school student who had obtained a technology System, had no choice but to go on a blind date with a female PhD student to complete a System mission. Instead, she mocked and ridiculed him. But when the woman returned to her research institute, the nuclear fusion data she had brought back from Chen Yang was classified as the nation’s highest secret. The entire institute was placed under tight control. Skeptical but curious, a nuclear fusion expert went to Chen Yang’s vocati 22.3kReads9.2Score2kShelves
44. 694 六 The Little Crybaby of the 1960s Is Always Hung from the Demonically Handsome Commander's Waist 六零小丧包天天被妖孽首长挂腰上 Zhang Mocha from the Northeast张摩卡来自东北Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage in the 1960s · quietly unhinged · decisive and ruthless · golden finger with a hint of mystery · off-the-charts sweetness] Don’t mess with Lu Jiu. She’s fierce, bold, and rebellious. In her previous life, she spent thirteen years undercover, going from a drug lord’s fake heiress to the drug lord herself. The day the operation closed in, she blew everyone sky-high, herself included. When she opened her eyes again, she was Lu Jiu, an academic ace in the 1960s. She came with a me 84.8kReads9.2Score13.5kShelves

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    I recommend this book; it saved many people from periods of boredom.

45. 695 闪 A Flash Marriage: The True Heiress Marries a Warlord Tycoon 闪婚，真千金嫁给了军阀大佬 Chu Diandian初点点Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted Young Marshal Cheng Tianxun was swamped with military affairs and hated clingy, persistent women most of all. He had no time to deal with them. Qin Yan promised to turn a deaf ear to his affairs, never make a scene or demand his affection. Winning his trust, she successfully married into the military governor’s household in a flash marriage. After the wedding, each of them got what they wanted and kept the other at arm’s length. The marriage went smoothly. Until he said, “It’s not very appropria 66kReads9.2Score9.8kShelves
46. 696 官 The Road to Power: A Clash of Ambition and Desire 官途从权欲交锋开始 Little Lotus Breeze小荷风Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Political Revenge] + [Career Advancement] + [Alliances of Mutual Interest] + [Romantic Entanglements] + [Political Scheming and Wits] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Ensemble Cast] [The male lead keeps a low profile without being creepy early on, reveals his sharp edge with a roguish charm in the middle, and takes revenge on all his enemies later.] Wang Maoyuan is a "golden phoenix" who flew out of the countryside. The year he graduated from college, he passed the civil service exam and joined the la 17.1kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves
47. 697 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 211.3kReads9.0Score20.2kShelves

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    The first book is about cultivating one's essence; the second is about cultivating one's destiny; the third is about exploring the path of cultivation; and the fourth is about the diversified development of science and technology.

48. 698 反 The Villainess Goes on a Rampage Across the Nine Continents! The Protagonists All Kneel 反派女配杀疯九洲！主角们都跪了 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 17.7kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    As a bookworm of over ten years, I can't seem to get into many books anymore. I'll recommend one to you—it's the only one. If you like it, we can discuss it later. I've also been reading for over ten years!

49. 699 殷 The Shang Dynasty Seals the Heavens 殷商封天 Ordinary Dad平淡的奶爸Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted [Orthodox Investiture of the Gods, no System!] I calculate the heavens, the earth, people, ghosts, and even immortals. Nothing under the heavens escapes my calculations. I’m just a little fortune-teller making my way in the city of Chaoge. 1.8kReads8.4Score103Shelves
50. 700 原 Turns Out I'm the Villainous Fiancée in a Comic 原来我是漫画文里恶毒未婚妻 Fourth Month in Lu'an六安肆月Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Noble academy + rival suitors and romantic showdowns + wealthy families + everyone’s dream girl] A novel where readers pick a love interest, though it may end with no romantic pairing. Lin Jingyi has been reborn. In her previous life, she was an invisible stepdaughter in a wealthy family, a self-conscious, sensitive burden dependent on the Jiang family. Her life was full of darkness and timidity. Jealous of her fiancé’s close relationship with Su Qing, a special-admissions student at their scho 6.2kReads9.0Score530Shelves

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