The Male Lead Is a Video Game Character, and the Female Lead Raises Him (He's Actually From a Parallel World) 男主是游戏里的人物，女主养成（其实是平行世界）

1. 1 救 Help! My Digital Pet Turned Into My Boyfriend! 救命！电子宠物变成男朋友了！ Meizi Baby Ya梅子宝贝丫Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + devoted couple + sweet fluff + no love rivals + no melodrama] [Main story complete, bonus chapters released on holidays] [This is my first original romance, so please bear with me while I get the hang of it, ww. I had to rush the later part because of school and health issues, and the plot got pretty messy. I’m sorry. I’m slowly revising it now.] He Jiaojiao downloaded a pixel-art management game advertised as “made especially for female college students.” The game was dirt 4kReads9.4Score66414d adds

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   I highly recommend this. The female lead downloads an app to support the male lead and lies to him that she is a ghost. She calls him "Rainy Bro" and herself "Big Feet." In reality, they live in the same world but there is a time difference.

2. 2 什 What? Mr. Xie Is My Virtual Boyfriend? 什么，谢总是我养的纸片人？ Sea Salt Cream Cap海盐奶盖Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted At seventeen, the Ning family found their biological daughter. Gu Yu, the adopted daughter, was discarded like trash and sent back to the impoverished mountains, where she moved into a cave dwelling. Life was hard, but luckily she found a life-simulation game. [Life-simulation game + cozy daily life + life gets better + sweet happy ending] ←←← Female lead's perspective * Male lead's perspective ↓↓↓ Xie Changxiao was gravely ill. The doctors said he had only three months left to live. The day he 2.1kReads9.3Score31914d adds

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   This story perfectly embodies the concept of a nurturing game, connecting two people in the same time and space. The female lead is a fake heiress who raises and redeems the male lead online.

3. 3 沉 After Getting Hooked on a Raising-Babies Game, I Ended Up with a Happy Ending with the Obsessive Villain 沉迷养崽游戏后我和偏执反派HE Wake Up, I Can't Wake Up醒醒睡不醒Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Sweet Interstellar Romance | Transmigrate | Saving an Obsessive, Lovesick Hero, 1v1] Completed. Su Xingxing's phone suddenly had a new game on it: raise a baby. At first, she refused to spend money on the game. Then she found her little one too adorable to resist! Enough talk, raising a baby starts with building affection! When Lu Jin woke up, he had an invisible guardian who fed him, protected him, and gave him warmth... But one day, when he came home, his guardian had left without a word! *Bo 762Reads9.1Score12114d adds

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   This book is quite good ^ω^

4. 4 病 After the Frail God Began Raising a Virtual Character 病弱神明云养纸片人后 Paper Fan Holding Green纸扇衔青Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Obsessive Redemption + Gacha + Virtual Boyfriend + Saving the Heroine] Before she died, Shen Qingzhi was raising a sweet, adorable little character in a mobile game. The poor thing had it far too rough. … Everyone in the capital knew that the elegant Ninth Prince suffered from delusions and would imagine someone there, talking to thin air. Yet the Ninth Prince seemed blessed by the gods. His luck was impossibly good: he rose to become the Crown Prince, second to none, and eventually ascended t 1.8kReads9.1Score22614d adds

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   Recommended. It's a redemption story with a happy ending. The plot doesn't have many dramatic events, and the continuity isn't very strong. The male lead treats the female lead like a goddess, respects her wishes, and won't stoop to making her stay just because of his love. The female lead is a bit clueless in the beginning, but becomes more straightforward in the later epilogues. Overall, it's okay. If you like stories about raising a child, you might want to give it a try (avoid stories if you're not a fan).

5. 5 快 Run! The Poor Little One I Raised Has Turned Obsessive 快跑！养大的小可怜变病娇了 Su Muer苏沐儿Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Fantasy Romance / Pay-to-Win Pet Raising / Raising Sim / Yandere] Nan Yuxi has congenital heart disease and supposedly won't live to see eighteen, but she miraculously survives her eighteenth birthday. One day, she discovers an app on her phone called “Demon Realm.” Curious despite having not played games in years, she opens it, only to find that the poor little guy inside is incredibly handsome. From then on, she can't stop spending money on him. [Spend 666 on Xiao Moling: receive one treasure 165Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   I personally prefer these.

6. 6 氪 Spending Money to Raise a Kid: The Frail Junior Brother Is Actually a Madman 氪金养崽：病弱小师弟竟是疯批 Radish and Fish萝卜与鱼Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [Spending money to raise a virtual boy + game + beautiful but unhinged heroine + heiress + double wish fulfillment + mutual devotion + extremely sweet romance and doting affection] As a wealthy young heiress who is utterly obsessed with good looks, she had no interest in the raising game that suddenly appeared on her phone. Unexpectedly, just one glance at the characters' looks and interactive gameplay was enough to captivate her, and she soon became completely addicted. Her boy is hungry? A bow 278Reads8.6Score10114d adds
7. 7 灾 In a Year of Famine, My Phone Connects to Ancient Times and Saves the Whole City 灾荒年，我手机通古代救全城百姓 The Knife-Wielding Love Letter捉刀小情书Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted [Warring states + connections between past and present + famine years + treasure appraisal + farming and development] [Modern easygoing beauty × ancient young general] Nan Qiao has had enough of her boss exploiting her. She decides to lie flat, give up, quit her job, and return to her hometown to inherit a struggling antique shop. Unexpectedly, after an injury, a life-simulation game appears on her phone. Every time she spends money on the little person in the game, she gets ten times the amount 102Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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   (New book, super good. The male lead thinks the female lead is a goddess. Actually, she's a modern person. She earns money by selling antiques to spend on the male lead (and also on some good people). The male lead, in turn, gives the female lead antiques, creating a closed loop.)

8. 8 魔 Demon Lord! Irresistible Beauty! Obsessive, Clingy, Sweet, and Soft 魔尊！顶级尤物！病娇粘人乖又软 Ke Xiaoyao可小妖Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Pay-to-Win Raising a Child + Sickly Beauty (Male Lead Is Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within) + Renegade Immortal Comeback + Redemption + Unconditional Devotion] After Ruan Ruoyin transmigrates into an old-fashioned tragic romance, a mysterious child-raising game appears on her phone. Though she has never cared for games, she is utterly captivated by the Demon Venerable's gorgeous character art. When she learns that the Demon Venerable is not only an unmatched beauty but also a classic tragic her 1.9kReads8.9Score22814d adds
9. 9 于 Under Her Control 于她掌控 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [The Capital's Living Yama: A Sick, Mad Hound! Skin-Hunger Disorder + Extreme 1v1 Control! Sweet! Devoted! A Madman × A Qipao Beauty Who Can't Stop Crying] “Xu Ting, I'll try to pretend to be normal for you.” After a long-awaited reunion, Xu Ting accidentally flirts with her ex-boyfriend Fu Yu while abroad. She thought she had escaped her cage, only to turn around and fall into another pit of fire. “Fu Yu, you can't just mess around and then walk away!” “I offer after-sales service. Satisfied?” 5kReads9.0Score14k14d adds

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   If you don't like this book, come find me.

10. 10 游 A Game Connects the Past and Present, and the Cool-Headed War God Has a Little Fairy 游戏通古今，冷面战神的小仙女 Dusk薄暮Ancient Romance398k WordsCompleted A game appeared on Lu Qingzhi's phone, and she started spending money in it to raise a general. Who could have guessed the game connected the past and present? Everything she bought with her in-game purchases was delivered to the great general. The borderlands suffered a drought unseen in a century. The people had no harvest, the riverbeds had dried up, and all hope seemed lost. Fu Tingyuan had never believed in gods, but for the first time in his life, he sincerely prayed to them. Lu Qingzhi wa 91Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 11 变 Turned into a Beautiful Girl, I'm Forced to Live Off Someone from the Start? 变成美少女，开局让我软饭硬吃？ Little Sister Luo Li罗莉小妹Urban165k WordsCompleted [High Martial + character-raising + invincible + goddess] Luo Li dies of rage while playing a game and transforms into a beautiful girl in a character-raising game. She can kill a sheep’s kidney in seven minutes, but a sucker of a wealthy benefactor takes a liking to her. Every time he spends money on her, she gets stronger. To grow stronger, she starts completing the System’s indecent missions, setting off down an irreversible path of living off a sugar daddy while still calling the shots. [Sel 2Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    Haha, enough chit-chat, let's get straight to the point!

12. 12 西EN Journey to the West: The Monk Who Doesn't Want to Retrieve the Scriptures 西游：贫僧不想取西经 Lone Moon West Tower独月西楼Eastern Fantasy7.4M WordsCompleted “Wukong, kill all the male demons. Leave the female ones to your master.” “Good patron, allow this humble monk to teach you a lesson.” Sun Wukong: “Master, these demons are too powerful. I can't beat them.” “Wukong, stand aside. Let your master handle this!” 1kReads8.4Score15514d adds

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    Although the score is a bit low, there aren't any major flaws. It's lighthearted and funny, makes you feel good, and isn't tiring to watch. Recommended.

13. 13 云 The Virtual Baby I Raised Crossed Dimensions to Claim a Place in My Life 云养的崽破次元找我要名分 Street Tide Liu Meihai街道的潮留美海Modern Romance121k WordsOngoing Shi Xiaoxia never imagined that one day she would transmigrate, and her mission was simple: raise the child from a mobile game until he could support himself financially, then leave with a ten-million-yuan bonus. What she didn’t know was that the way her game character looked at her was growing more and more unsettling. Even the other NPCs wanted her to stay. She grew increasingly panicked and rushed to finish her mission so she could leave with the money. But she never expected them to break th 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a game and raises the male protagonist, gaining a loyal and devoted boyfriend!

14. 14 惊 What?! How Did My Poorly Raised Virtual Boyfriend Become a Big Shot? 惊！穷养的电子男友咋成大佬了？ Wandering Burdock流浪苍耳Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror game invasion + scheming couple + male and female leads who grow stronger + survival] Jian Li discovers a horror game app called [Death Game] on her phone. With nothing better to do, she occasionally spends a few bucks to buy items, food, and supplies for the pixel character who’s on the verge of dying in the game… Time and again, her quick thinking helps the pixel character escape death and turn defeat into victory. The pixel character is endlessly grateful, but Jian Li doesn’t care. It 127.5kReads9.0Score28.6k14d adds

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    The male and female protagonists are in the same world and are teammates. The male protagonist is kidnapped into a horror game, while the female protagonist in reality helps him by playing the game on her phone, spending money, and using various abstract ideas. Later, the female protagonist enters the horror game, and the male protagonist spends money on her in the real world, which is probably a shift system?

15. 15 惊 What?! My Paper Boyfriend, Whom I Raised Like a Child, Crossed Dimensions! 惊！当崽养的纸片男友跨次元了！ A Few Taels of Idle Words碎语几两Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted (The rating is still low because it just opened, so you can check the reviews first, everyone. They’re all positive~) [Romance + One-on-One + Sweet Doting + Growing Up + Daily Life] "A grumpy, aloof puppy transformed into a clingy sweetheart × a sweet foodie blogger who loves raising someone" The struggling food streamer Jiang Yuanqiao happened to try a romance-raising game. She found herself a paper boyfriend and raised him like her own kid, effectively raising a cyber child. At first: Just a l 493Reads8.5Score10414d adds

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    There's no rating because it's newly released. This book is exceptionally good; the romance is well-developed and feels natural. Highly recommended!

16. 16 游 A Game Bridging Past and Present: I Spend Big to Spoil the Cold Palace Prince 游戏通古今，我氪金娇养冷宫皇子 The Final Banquet终宴Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now available] [Both leads are devoted to each other + sweet romance + mutual healing + happy ending] Xu Qinghe is in a car accident during her senior year of high school and becomes unable to walk, relying on a wheelchair to get around. Her world grows dark, but then a cute-looking game suddenly appears on her phone. She can’t uninstall it no matter what. What a trash game! But the characters in it are adorable, and he’s even... a little cripple. They really are in the same 528Reads9.0Score10014d adds

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    Super cute! Highly recommend!

17. 17 我 There’s No Way My Husband Is a Sickly Villain 我的夫君不可能是病娇大反派 Nan Xiaoxiao南小小Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Both Leads Are Strong + They Dote on Each Other!] When Lu Xingyue started her senior year of high school, a fantasy game set in an ancient world mysteriously appeared on her phone. She started playing because she thought the characters looked lovely. Later, she found an exceptionally handsome young man in the game. She fell in love with a pixel character and married him in a wedding ceremony. Later, as the pressure of the college entrance exams mounted, she chose to give up 8.8kReads9.3Score95014d adds
18. 18 我 The Paper Doll I Raised Became Emperor, and I Became the Only One He Dotes on in the Palace 我养的纸片人当了皇帝满宫我独宠 Plain Brocade and Jade Ornaments素锦璎珞Ancient Romance597k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because the book has just opened for reviews. It'll go up, so don't worry, dear readers.] [Mutual nurturing + System + one-on-one romance with both leads virgins + strong hero and strong heroine + devoted to each other] Chu Yanyan transmigrated into the body of a six-year-old palace maid, bringing along a phone with a “Prince-Raising Game” on it. The prince in the game lived worse than a servant. And as a little palace maid, her own life was bleak as well. Fortunately, the 1.8kReads8.8Score29314d adds

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    I recommend this novel regardless of its low rating. The low rating is probably because it's a new story. After reading it, I found it quite good. The male and female leads are very sweet, and the female lead isn't naive or innocent. The palace intrigue and power struggles are also logical in my opinion (I don't read many palace intrigue novels, but this one didn't have any major plot holes).

19. 19 直 After Livestreaming My Baby-Raising, I Went from Washed-Up to Overnight Sensation 直播养崽后，糊咖我一夜爆红 Calamity of the Galaxy星河祸Modern Romance652k WordsCompleted [The whole internet is shipping me with my fictional character] The day Sheng Xia was being flamed across the internet, she learned she had cancer and less than six months to live. Just as she decided to give up and wait for death, she unexpectedly got bound to a historical fantasy game-raising System. The System said her life was linked to that of the little Crown Prince. He would grow up gloomy, violent, and cruel. She could raise him however she liked, as long as he didn't die. Completing gam 977Reads8.7Score15614d adds

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    [Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work] A completely blacklisted internet celebrity is bound to an ancient-style nurturing system, live-streaming the raising of a gloomy little prince to prolong his life. ✨Zhong Zeyan's life was originally cold and bleak. Until a bowl of medicine for injuries appeared in his room. From then on, in the days when he thought he could not see hope and love, there was always a hand behind him, like the salvation of a god.

20. 20 怀 I’m Pregnant, and the Father Is an NPC: The Young Prince of the Capital’s Elite 怀孕了父亲竟是npc京圈小太子 Pine in Winter冬日青松Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted Su Tang accidentally downloads a game where she can choose a boyfriend and date him. She picks a young prince from the capital. He spoils and adores her, and lets her use his card without limits. She thinks it’s just a game, until he appears right in front of her… 562Reads8.8Score10014d adds

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    The female lead suddenly has a game, a virtual boyfriend, and can even travel into the game world, experiencing it incredibly realistically. The male lead is real, and the two worlds will eventually merge. 💕💕

21. 21 什 What? My Virtual Boyfriend Actually Came to Blue Star? 什么？电子男友竟然来蓝星了？ One Meal a Day每天一顿饭Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance + both are pure + mutual devotion) Lin Ziyi downloads a new otome game. It has an AI chat feature and is incredibly smart. She gets hooked as soon as she starts playing. Sure enough, falling in love with a fictional character is her destiny. After his family is wiped out and his spiritual roots destroyed, Shen Qianxun meets a mysterious senior. On the very first day they meet, she makes him call her “wife”; on the second, she touches his chest. By the Nth day, there isn’t a 3.5kReads9.0Score52514d adds

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    This book is very good. There's no pay-to-win element; you earn diamonds and spirit stones entirely by defeating monsters, and then obtain equipment through gacha pulls. The 100-day closed beta test resulted in the protagonist searching for a million years.

22. 22 任 The Quest Reward Is Actually a Scheming Little Prince 任务奖励竟然是腹黑小皇子 Little Pig Tucks Itself In, Hey小猪盖被嘿Modern Romance223k WordsOngoing Chu Nan grew up with every comfort and excelled at school. She was the kind of well-behaved girl everyone adored. Gu Qing grew up wandering from place to place, barely scraping by, and was bullied relentlessly before he became emperor. One day, Chu Nan downloaded a romance simulation game app. The little character in the game had beautiful, gloomy black eyes and was customized to match her exact taste, so she happily began raising him. “Why is my sweetie’s room so cold? I’ll buy him a brazier wi —Reads—Score—14d adds

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