Novels That Portray Human Nature as Truly Dark 把人性写的很黑暗的

1. 451 姑 Auntie's Runaway Marriage 姑姑逃跑的婚姻 Xiao Jing, Who Loves Winter Melon Tea爱吃冬瓜凉茶的萧靖Modern Romance173k WordsOngoing The Rag Doll uses a cloth doll as the key thread connecting a series of tangled stories filled with hardship and struggle: Lin Ling is forced into an arranged marriage, runs away from it, and is caught in a web of turmoil, disaster, and terror... Qin Yue'e's promiscuity tears her family apart. Later, she turns to a brothel to save her son, but her decision to enter that world ends up ruining him. Their humanity is tested between righteousness and evil. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a conflict of human nature, a test of how human nature is so unpredictable.

2. 452 烂 The Rotten-Flesh Buddha 烂肉佛 Romance of Dry Bones枯骨浪漫Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Things get interesting when all the good people receive the punishment they deserve. A mass of rotting flesh crawls with maggots. The maggots raise their heads and look at Chou Zhengchu. “Chou Zhengchu, what do we look like to you?” “You look like Buddha to me!” 2.1kReads8.2Score260Shelves

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   Don't test human nature; it can't withstand the test. Evil Bodhi: Using human bodies to refine elixirs—anything is permissible as long as one has the power to control their own destiny! (There are some scenes in the book involving dismantling flesh and bone for elixirs; don't read them while eating.) [Vomit][vomit][vomit] Fallen Immortal Feast: Everything seen can be turned into a dish; immortals are even more flavorful, unless you can't defeat them! [You should savor it][You should savor it][You should savor it] Unveiling the Dream of the Red Chamber as a Graveyard: Overturning people's original understanding of things; everything has another interpretation! [Attention][Attention][Attention]

3. 453 大 The Great Demon Reborn 大魔苏生 Little Sweetheart Who Loves Horses喜欢马匹的小甜心Eastern Fantasy758k WordsOngoing (Cultivation with Lovecraftian horror) (No female lead) The sages have vanished, and all living beings have fallen! How can we cross this sea of suffering? Only slaughter leads to the shore! Mo Lu is steeped in demonic nature, possessed by all three poisons of greed, hatred, and delusion. He does no good deeds, preferring instead to kill and burn. Yet in this chaotic world of cultivation, he is like a carp leaping through the Dragon Gate, or a tiger returning to the mountains. Just see what path 4.9kReads8.9Score428Shelves
4. 454 离 After the Divorce 离婚之后 Nian Lianqiu念莲秋Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [An animated series based on this book is coming soon. If you enjoy Qiuqiu's work, please keep an eye out for it!] This story tackles a subject close to real life, one I've always wanted to write about but never dared to. After writing a few feel-good power fantasies, I found myself returning to this subject, with an even stronger urge to express what I wanted to say. And so this book was born… Yang Zhixuan was a full-time homemaker who was divorced after fifteen years of marriage. On a snowy ni 10.4kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
5. 455 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
6. 456 待 Awaiting the Official Who Paints Plum Blossoms in Winter Snow 待得冬雪画梅官 Le Getu勒革兔Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted The most romantic meeting is “love at first sight.” First verse: a strand of hair, a flower in her hairpin, and the beauty lifts her veil. Second verse: a piece of embroidery, a cup of wine, and the young gentleman's hand trembles. Zhang Meiguan is a balding young man with an advanced degree. His love life and career have both hit rock bottom. Hoping to turn things around by getting a secure public-sector job, he fails time and again. After finding a toupee, everything starts going his way, unti 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A balding, older young man (who was incredibly handsome in his youth, especially with a wig), after wearing a wig, was assigned by his company leader to entertain the female boss, and then...

7. 457 她 She Could Have a Better Life 她可以过得更好 Night Thoughts of a Child夜思童Modern Romance426k WordsOngoing From starting her career to falling in love and getting married, what might a modern woman experience, and how should she deal with life’s setbacks and endless messes? Lin Xiaoru is an ordinary, typical modern woman. Her experiences may be common, but we can often make better choices and find a better way… —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   First, read urban novels; they'll soothe your soul!

8. 458 您 Hello, System 您好，系统 Young Uncle年轻的叔叔Urban239k WordsCompleted The Human Devolution Report: Don't be fooled by this civilized getup. We're all lining up to take part in a grand pantomime of devolution. We meekly surrender our right to get lost, hand over our memory cards, and even turn our joys and sorrows into ready-made meals you can eat straight from the packet. Five poor souls twisted into knots by the times: an old sailor bets his life in a storm as the satellites fail; a gourmet can no longer taste the warmth of his father's last bowl of hand-pulled n —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These books should all expose all the weaknesses of human nature!

9. 459 朋 The Zoo in My Social Feed 朋友圈动物园 Young Uncle年轻的叔叔20k WordsCompleted The Friends' Circle Zoo 2Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 460 从 From Jade Cutter to Lord of Jadeite 从也木西到翡翠之主 Water in the Fish in the Water水中鱼中水Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A rising young star on the verge of becoming a second-tier celebrity is ambushed. At death's door, he unexpectedly gains an incredible supernatural ability and a mysterious space. Starting out as a rough laborer in a jade mining district, he enters the stone gambling business, turns his fate 7.5kReads8.3Score857Shelves

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    The beginning is a bit dark.

11. 461 恋 Love Is Sweet as Snow, Yet Poisonous as Arsenic 恋如砒霜甜似雪 Chili Peppers in the Hand Soap洗手液里加辣椒Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted Love Is Sweet as Snow, Yet Poisonous as Arsenic 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My stepmother-in-law is a big boss. [Learned something new]

12. 462 风 Fortunes Rise in Macau, but the Road to Wealth Is a Little Rocky 风起澳门，暴富的道路有点坑 A Heart of Iron, a Temper Like Water铁心似水Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I was doing all right in the human world. Then, out of nowhere, I was dragged up to heaven, only to be kicked straight down into hell. Now I'm in hell, but my heart is in heaven. Going back to the human world is nothing but a distant dream... Gamblers want to win, but casinos don't want to lose either. In this vast world, people of every kind are busy, all scheming and calculating. A mountain is a mountain, and water is water. Then a mountain is no longer a mountain, and water is no longer water 7.3kReads8.9Score428Shelves
13. 463 道 The Void Dream of the Dao Source 道源虚梦 Youbai Isn't Sweet悠白不甜Urban1.6M WordsOngoing They seek the Heavenly Dao and trace everything back to its source. Is it all an illusion, or does it truly exist? The humans living in the world today are so weak. They have no control over birth, aging, sickness, or death. Mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas are impassable barriers, and they need outside tools just to travel. Yet who could have imagined that humans were not native to Blue Star? It is almost impossible to believe... In the Primordial Era, humans crossed countless starfields to a 211Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended must-read fantasy novels

14. 464 冬 Winter Fishing 冬渔 Ninefold Mystery九寻迷Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The currents of youth × one devoted love|He loves the moon’s sacred brilliance, but he loves her imperfections even more] Jiang Yu and Pei Yanhui have known each other since childhood, though they spent years apart in different countries. In those years, she struggled through the darkness, sinking deep into a swamp of malice; he grew up beneath clear skies, openhearted and bright. She locked her past away in ice, believing distance could hide her wounds forever. Until he returned home and disc 439Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This is definitely the one. The author uses extremely delicate and profound strokes to depict human nature in a vivid and thorough way. After reading it, one can only feel that human nature is subtle and should not be underestimated.

15. 465 1 100 True-to-Life Crime Stories 100个超真实罪案故事 Poems and Wine篇诗斗酒Mystery494k WordsCompleted Re-create the scenes of real-life crimes. Bizarre and unfathomable cases, with stories that are painfully true! The Suyuan case, the death of Jang Ja-yeon, the suicide of Hwang Hana’s boyfriend, the Oceanic Building massacre, the 300-million-yen robbery, the missing couple, the violent robber Zhang Jun, the Northeast China Wang brothers case… This collection brings together major, serious, and unsolved crimes from around the world, adapted from real cases. Uncover the truth behind the cases and 11Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    These are all based on true cases, revealing the dark side of human nature; they're very shocking. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

16. 466 被 Driven to Death by a Cultivator’s Mistress? I’ll Raise My Sword to the Nine Heavens 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 79.4kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves

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    The man said that there is only one way for mortals and wronged ghosts to ascend to the heavens—the cloud ladder. The scholar cried out, "My academic achievements have been stolen! Throughout the Yu Kingdom, there's nowhere to seek justice. The officialdom is corrupt, taxes are exorbitant, and the people suffer unbearably. I merely spoke a word of justice, and I've been hunted down here! I beg the immortal to save me!" The immortal replied, "The Peach Blossom Wine offered by the Yu Kingdom is quite good. We'll have a good drink later." A mother and son said, "There's a wicked Taoist priest in Daxian who's taking children to refine elixirs! We beg the immortal to save our children! The Jing Kingdom offers daily sacrifices to the immortal, the incense burning continuously. Now the Jing Kingdom is in war. We beg the immortal to come down from the mountain and stop the killing and quell the rebellion! We beg the immortal!" The immortal said, "The Jing Kingdom seems to be at war; the sacrifices need to be expedited." The people cried, "Du County offers daily sacrifices to the Taiwu Sect, but now a plague is rampant. Du County is nearly wiped out! We beg the immortal to save Du County and cure the plague!" The immortal said, "This year, the peaches in Du County are fewer, and these mortals are offering less and less. We protect them, and they send sacrifices in return—it's a tradition..." An old man, unable to climb any further, knelt on the seemingly endless steps, his forehead striking the stone steps, blood splattering everywhere—a horrifying sight. He cried out in anguish, "The Cangliao Kingdom is flooded! Four provinces and sixteen villages have been submerged! The floods continue, corpses of the starved are everywhere, people are even resorting to cannibalism! I beg the immortals to save me! I beg the immortals to save Cangliao!" "I beg the immortals to save the people of Cangliao!" The immortals said, "Haha, our Cangliao Kingdom has had plenty of rain this year, the silver fish are growing exceptionally well. We'll send you a basketful later." … Beside him, another person shook his head: "Is that all? I thought there would be some fun to see, but it's nothing special." Hearing this, Li Fu raised his head in disbelief. She asked, "Including me, sixty-six lives... Is that all?" The man looked down at her and sneered, "Mere mortals, their lifespans are short anyway, a few decades pass in the blink of an eye, and they'll all die." "And what about my matter?" Where was the justice she craved after climbing so high to the heavens? "Your matter is trivial. The Prophecy of Annihilation involves countless lives. To delay it because of your small matter, wouldn't that be unfair to the world?" Someone frowned and rebuked, "Hua Yue is a chosen one, her actions are always methodical. Even if there are some mistakes, considering that she is a chosen one who can save the world, there's no need for punishment. Where is the logic? The immortals are the logic!"

17. 467 风 The Wind Sweeps Through Xizhou City 风过西周城 In the Sanxiyuan Garden三溪園里Urban260k WordsCompleted The long-running anti-corruption novel The Wind Sweeps Through Xizhou City has thirty-one chapters and a total of 260,000 words. It tells the story of the offices in Xizhou County, a county town on the western plains. Career and romance, social relationships and the ways of the world, survival and workplace advancement: a series of collisions between people and events, feelings and rules, conscience and human nature paints a vivid, tangled portrait of ordinary people at the grassroots level. It 272Reads6.7Score101Shelves

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    Human nature is the most unpredictable thing, especially in officialdom. The two volumes of the novel "The Wind Passes Through Xizhou City" explore human nature in official circles.

18. 468 看 Fortune-Telling with Incense: A Life-or-Death Incense from the Start 看香算命：开局生死香 Shu Yue舒岳Mystery202k WordsOngoing [Mystery] + [Fast-Paced] + [Extremely Satisfying] Fresh out of college and unemployed, he is forced to inherit the family business of incense reading and fortune-telling. At the City God Temple, he meets He Hui and they set up an incense-reading studio. When someone frames them, they turn the tables and earn their first fortune. Later, he heads to the countryside to lay low, encounters all kinds of strange happenings, and learns to manipulate people, creating plenty of money-making opportunitie 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The dark side of human nature

19. 469 风 The Wind Blows Through Xizhou City: Part Two 风过西周城第二部 In the Sanxiyuan Garden三溪園里Urban383k WordsCompleted The second volume of the long anti-corruption novel Wind Over Xizhou City continues the story begun in the first. Planned to span thirty-three chapters and 390,000 characters, it once again unfolds among the offices of Xizhou County, in the western plains. Career and love, human relationships and social customs, the rules of survival, and advancement at work: a series of collisions between people and events, emotion and rules, conscience and human nature. It paints a vivid, tangled portrait of e 145Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 470 冰 The First Book by Bingleng De Gouliang 冰冷的狗粮的第1本书 Cold Dog Food冰冷的狗粮Eastern Fantasy211k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 492Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You are welcome to read my novel. It features a dark theme, villainous elements, a lack of saintly qualities, selfishness, decisiveness, and no female lead. As a new author, please support me and leave a review after reading. Thank you.

21. 471 我 Will My Mother Regret It After I Die? 我死后母亲会后悔吗 Purple Morning Glory紫色喇叭花6k WordsCompleted Will my mother regret it after I die? 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a story about family, but it's very depressing.

22. 472 水 A Murder Buried at the Waterworks for Twenty Years 水厂埋凶二十年 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery192k WordsCompleted Twenty years ago, in the autumn at the Xichang Waterworks in Qingcheng, three people vanished one after another, leaving no trace, dead or alive. Police officer Qi Xiaojun pursued the lead for half his life, only to be forced out by fate just as he was about to reach the truth. Zhang Youfei, the young factory director, once loved a woman named Jinhua deeply, but he had no idea how many secrets her silence concealed. Twenty years later, another person disappears from the Xichang Waterworks. Sick 4.4kReads8.5Score419Shelves

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    3. There are no protagonists with cheat codes; it all comes down to logical reasoning! Tracing back to old cases and dispelling the fog of lies, the darkness of human nature is far more chilling than the murders themselves.

23. 473 御 The Imperial Court’s Favorite Rogue 御用无赖 Wandering Lemon流浪的柠檬Historical123k WordsOngoing (Handcrafted by an old-timer of an author.) (Not a saintly, righteous protagonist) (Light on political intrigue) A deadly plague has broken out in the imperial palace. Palace servants die suddenly every day, and everyone in the palace is on edge. Li Wenzhe, who transmigrated into this world, has spent the past three years scraping by under the guise of a refugee, living off scams and petty cons. Now, the plague corpses being transported out of the palace offer him a chance to turn his fortunes a 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Almost all the characters are morally ambiguous, including the protagonist. Hope you readers will support me! Thank you! [Kissing emoji]

24. 474 无 Silent Madness 无声癫狂 The Dam I Hit我打的达姆Urban545k WordsOngoing “Mild horror, not a wish-fulfillment story, no formulaic tropes... In a world shaped by desire, can people truly have the right to live freely? What we can say for certain, though, is that people may not even have the right to live freely.” This story is set in a fictional world. Any countries or place names appearing in the book have no connection to the real world... Welcome, readers! Remember to leave comments and join the discussion. Feel free to bother the author, too. 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book was written by myself; all the tragedies in it were based on real events, but some were exaggerated. The second book was used to gain traffic.

25. 475 我 I Returned from Hell to Plan the Perfect String of Revenge 我从地狱归来，策划连环完美复仇 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery525k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Mad Protagonist] [Elegant] [High-IQ Crimes] [No System] Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out by a mysterious organization known as the Alliance. Shen Feng was beaten to death and left in the wilderness. Now, Shen Feng’s soul has returned from hell. That day, the criminal investigation squad received a call from a mysterious person claiming he would kill the famous CEO Liu Ruxu at a shareholders’ meeting. The nightmare began at that very moment. Shen Feng planned one per 116.3kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves
26. 476 穿 A Giant in a Martial Arts World 穿越武侠世界的巨人 Grandpa爷爷Eastern Fantasy359k WordsCompleted Li Feng awakens the Giant Upgrade System and begins a journey of slaughter and evolution~ [System] [Transmigration] [Wuxia] [Xuanhuan] [Horror] [Darkness] [Slaughter] [Leveling Up] [Passionate Battles] [Growth] [Gender Swap] [Planes] [Myriad Realms] [Cold-Blooded] [Thriller] Infinite-worlds novel, with decisive killing. Do not enter if you are a bleeding heart. 5Reads5.1Score—Shelves

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    You can post an anti-humanity ad yourself.

27. 477 形 Beneath the Form 形体之下 Only Eats Oil-Splashed Noodles吃面只吃油泼面Urban228k WordsOngoing A story about a woman, for whom beauty is both an asset and a sin. Yu Jie is thirty-one, an aerobics instructor who believes hard work pays off. When a real estate tycoon offers her a 180,000-yuan bonus and a 300,000-yuan endorsement deal, she scoffs, resists, then convinces herself to “get just a little closer.” She doesn’t know the rules of that world: once you step inside, there are no boundaries. From prized mistress to businesswoman, from a broken marriage to having nothing at all, it tak 63Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    It's alright, mainly about human nature.

28. 478 昆 Kunlun Abyss: A Forbidden Land of the Mortal Realm 昆仑深渊：人间禁地 Drunk Saxophone醉酒萨克斯Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Over 40 million views for the animated adaptation, 9.6 rating for the audiobook, print edition signed, a hit with readers!] Deep in the Kunlun Mountains, sealed underground for two thousand years, lies an elite army of the Great Qin, thought never to have survived. I’m an active-duty soldier. During a rescue mission in an uninhabited zone, I accidentally stumbled into this forbidden place. At death’s door, I had an extraordinary encounter that saved my life. From then on, I joined a mysteriou 86.5kReads8.9Score7.6kShelves
29. 479 儿 My Son’s College Entrance Exam Countdown Begins the Day He First Urges Me to Divorce 儿子高考倒计时，却是儿子第一次劝我离婚开始之时 Tangerine Sand桔沙6k WordsCompleted With the countdown to my son’s college entrance exams underway, the moment he first urged me to get a divorce arrived too. 162Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The neighbors all disapproved of the divorce. The woman wanted a divorce, but the man disagreed, rendering the divorce agreement meaningless. Thinking only of money, he decided to stay married. However, for the sake of his "white moonlight" (his former love interest), the man quickly divorced the woman. The woman, now successful in her career, was then pursued by the man, who, coveting her assets, returned to remarry her.

30. 480 从 The Demon Who Turned Over a New Leaf 从良的恶魔 Meng Yan's Dream Talk孟言梦语Mystery267k WordsCompleted He was a genius, a genius at killing, but all his victims were people who deserved to die. The police had been hunting him for ages without finding a single clue, and now they even had to ask him for help. He was tired of a life of killing and planned to go straight, but unfortunately... 30Reads6.1Score—Shelves
31. 481 我 I Can Smell Her Emotional Turmoil, and She's Married 我能闻见她的情绪失衡，她已婚 User39191049用户3919104913k WordsCompleted I Can Smell When Her Emotions Are Out of Balance. She's Married —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short story about human nature, you're welcome! [Almost crying][Shy][Making a face][Shy][Laughing][Making a face]

32. 482 欺EN Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ Violent Purple-Skinned Person暴力紫皮人Mystery5.4M WordsOngoing [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 531.2kReads9.3Score86.4kShelves
33. 483 穿 Transmigrated to the Siheyuan, Where I Married Huaihua 穿越四合院之我娶了槐花 User88002538用户88002538Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Modern young man Tian Xuyang is betrayed by his girlfriend and humiliated by his rival, but in his darkest hour he fights back and makes his enemies pay dearly. Just as he is sinking into a luxurious life supported by a rich woman, he suddenly discovers that his "sugar mommy" is actually Yu Li, the restaurant owner from Love in the Courtyard. He has accidentally transmigrated into a book and landed in a Beijing courtyard in the early 1980s! Among the gray tiles and brick walls, the sounds of Sil 3.6kReads—Score130Shelves

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    [What?] 😄😄😄😄

34. 484 杀 The Killing Game: The Ghost Who Purifies the World 杀戮游戏：净化世界的鬼 Sailing at Dawn凌晨挂帆Sports416k WordsCompleted [Game + no female lead + dark + cold-blooded, brutal protagonist] In a game of slaughter, kindness is the most laughable joke, and trust is the most foolish thing of all. Yet people trust because of kindness, and unite because of trust. So, you foolish humans, keep that unity alive. Offer me the power of your blood and flesh, and help me become a god! [Warning: The protagonist is a psychopath who kills everyone. Not recommended for readers who are easily disturbed.] 45Reads8.8Score—Shelves
35. 485 我 I’m the Villain System: Turning Boiling Sheep Evil from the Start 我，反派系统，开局黑化沸羊羊 Minotaur Warrior牛头人战士Anime Fanfiction444k WordsCompleted Bai An is troubled. Why is it that other protagonists can rely on a System to reach the pinnacle of life after transmigrating, while he’s ended up with a villain System that only has basic functions? But what can he do? Since he can’t be human, Bai An will strive to become the strongest System there is! Bai An looks at a certain sheep being mocked for its crude manners and extends a friendly invitation. “Little sheep, are you content to be a simp... I mean, a licking sheep?” This book is 1.5kReads9.2Score109Shelves
36. 486 非 Unnecessary Desire 非必要情动 Having Seen It All, Enjoying the Cool阅尽清凉Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted Four women: Shen Jun, Yun Mei, Yang Lanlan, and Bai Jie. Faced with the ambiguities of the internet age, the complexities of the real world, betrayal in marriage, and unspoken rules in the workplace, they are all trapped in a vast web… 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 487 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 131.4kReads9.4Score10.8kShelves
38. 488 魂 Reincarnated as He Daqing, I Marry Huairu and Change My Foolish Son's Fate 魂穿何大清娶淮茹为傻儿子改命 User88002538用户88002538Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “Seven-character Regulated Verse: Reflections on Transmigrating into He Daqing” Within the courtyard, schemes bring both warmth and woe; Reborn, one hand can turn grief to joy. With clever plans, grain and meat nourish a thousand heirs; Careful mending brings two phoenixes together beneath love’s sky. Hidden talents flourish amid the bustle of the streets; A home rich in virtue opens a new path. Looking back at the lights and kitchen smoke, The He family’s branches thrive, leaning on the railing 3.1kReads6.6Score108Shelves
39. 489 末 Apocalypse Train: I Can Upgrade Without Limits 末世列车：我能无限强化 Muttering Immortal呓语仙人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse234k WordsCompleted The virus mutates, zombies run rampant, and mutated beasts roar. Zhen Jingbai awakens the Infinite Enhancement System and starts with an RV, transforming it into a train. “Vehicle body enhancement successful. Congratulations, you’ve obtained a vibranium chassis!” “Onboard system enhancement successful. Congratulations, you’ve obtained a super artificial intelligence!” “Powered armor enhancement successful. Congratulations, you’ve obtained nan-alloy armor!” In the dark, freezing apocalypse, Zhen 3.7kReads8.3Score165Shelves
40. 490 魂 I Reincarnated as Sha Zhu, and From the Start It Was a Night of Passion with Lou Xiaoe 魂穿傻柱开局是与娄晓娥的销魂夜 Pine Shadows and Moonlight in the Courtyard半庭松月Male-Channel Fanfiction661k WordsCompleted Haiwang Tong Yajun's soul transmigrates into Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan. From the start, it is the very night Lou Xiao'e is about to flee to Hong Kong with her parents and gives herself to He Yuzhu! Lou Xiao'e leaves without a word, and the jade bangle she leaves behind for Silly Zhu is accidentally stained with blood, turning into a portable pocket dimension that helps him grow and make progress in the Siheyuan... The former Haiwang now has Qin Shuiru, Yu Li, Qin Jingru, Ran Qiuye, Yu Haitang, a 254Reads5.8Score—Shelves
41. 491 狰 The Vicious Red Rose 狰狞的红玫瑰 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted Your heart, liver, kidneys, corneas… will they all stay safe and sound? My aunt Xia Qing was the person who once protected me with her life. But just before graduating from college, her boyfriend abandoned her, and she leapt from the thirteenth floor. Qiao Linbin was that boyfriend. By chance, I got close to him, and so began my two-year revenge. Behind a series of baffling events lay a cruel truth: people blinded by greed had recklessly taken human lives for enormous profits. It was Zheng Mingx 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel fully explores human nature.

42. 492 隐 I Kept a Low Profile for Three Years. The CEO Called Me an Ant, So I Bought His Company 隐穷三年，总裁骂我蝼蚁反手买他公司 Listening to Rain in Gardenia Summer栀夏听雨21k WordsCompleted After three years of hiding my true identity, the CEO called me an ant. I turned around and bought his company. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My phone vibrated. I took it out and saw it was from Yu Xiaomao, a string of exclamation marks and emojis: "Wanwan!!!!!!!!! Something terrible has happened!!!!!!!!!" "The company's internal system crashed!! Emails to everyone!! President Qin... Qin Muyao has been fired!! Oh my god!!!" "The new major shareholder is the Xiao Group!! That super mysterious Xiao Group!!!" "And!! The new chairman's surname is Xiao!! And his name is Xiao Wanwan!!!" "Same name??? Wait a minute! Wanwan! Is it you! Is it you!! Answer me now! My heart is about to jump out of my chest!!!" I looked at the almost overflowing shock and excitement on the screen, and I could almost picture Yu Xiaomao at her desk, covering her mouth and staring wide-eyed. The corners of my mouth, which had been tense all morning, finally curved slightly upwards into a genuine, relaxed arc. I opened the reply box and tapped on the screen: "It's me. Xiaomao, come to the president's office on the top floor. I'll take you out for a nice meal, you choose the place." Clicked, and sent. Almost simultaneously with the successful transmission of the message, there was a gentle knock on the office door. "Come in." The door opened, and first peeked in a fluffy head with a bun hairstyle, followed by Yu Xiaomao's round, stunned face, which seemed to scream, "Who am I? Where am I? This can't be real!" She cautiously moved in, her eyes wide like saucers. She looked at me, then at the ridiculously luxurious and spacious office, then at the view overlooking all living beings outside the window. Her mouth opened and closed repeatedly, and after a long while, she finally managed to utter a weak whisper: "Wan... Wanwan... This... This really was you? You... You bought... Bought Qin's Group?" Looking at her almost fainting state, I finally couldn't help but chuckle softly.

43. 493 我 I Refuse to Be Human: Evolving from a Cell to Destroy the Universe 我不当人，从细胞进化毁灭宇宙 Sweet Potato Wants to Reach the Sky地瓜想上天Sci-Fi & Apocalypse273k WordsCompleted Mo Lun was done for, but the Evolution and Destruction System took him to a parallel universe through transmigration. From the start, he was nothing but a tiny cell inside a human body. To avoid dying naturally, Mo Lun began frantically absorbing nutrients... [Ding! Sufficient biomass acquired. Begin evolution?] Mo Lun evolved from an ordinary cell into a cancer cell, replicating endlessly, until finally... [Ding! Host lifeform eliminated. Reward issued.] Mo Lun: System, stop! The human scie 2.5kReads9.1Score297Shelves
44. 494 我 My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐 Zeng Yi曾呓Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.] 179.3kReads8.9Score9.9kShelves

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    This book deserves [admiration][admiration][thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up]

45. 495 祖 The Ancestral Dragon Reincarnates: I Use Dragon Qi to Subdue All Heavens for Eternity 祖龙轮回朕以龙气镇万古诸天 True Lord of the Barren Ridge荒岭真君Eastern Fantasy678k WordsOngoing [Ancestral Dragon Ying Zheng] + [slow burn] + [a touch of dragon qi as a golden finger] + [no female lead] + [decisive and ruthless] + [scheming] Humans are the spirit of all things; souls are the essence of heaven and earth. I am Ying Zheng. I died from an elixir of immortality presented by an alchemist, and my soul transmigrated into the body of Lin Yuan, a sixteen-year-old boy in another world. A poor spiritual sea. Betrayed by my elder brother. Barely scraping by. But in this world, wher 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm writing this myself, and I hope you heroes and valiant individuals will deign to read it. Soft-hearted, saintly types need not apply. This is a purely dark story, featuring villains, scheming, and no moral boundaries. It's an ensemble piece with a vast world-building and no female lead. The protagonist is the familiar Qin Shi Huang, who transmigrates to another world and rises from the bottom, showcasing imperial methods and cunning. No characters suffer from sudden intellectual decline; many heroes emerge, and there are no high-level battles. Every step requires calculation, strategy, and wisdom. To gain a powerful backer, he schemes to marry the elder's daughter, doing nothing but acquiring resources for cultivation. Lacking resources, he steals from his classmates, disregarding friendship. To showcase his talent and gain benefits in the martial arts tournament, he ruthlessly kills the clan leader's daughter who helps him, destroying her with deadly blows. One wrong move and he falls into the abyss; one wrong step and his life is reduced to mere mortal.

46. 496 毁 Destroying the World by Playing the Fateweaver? 毁灭世界，从扮演戏命师开始？ Extremely Kind极端善良Urban209k WordsOngoing Jiang Ming transmigrates to a parallel world. He discovers that a bomb is strapped to him and is shot dead as a terrorist. … [System successfully activated. Selecting character] [Selected legendary figure: Jhin, the Virtuoso.] That night, Jiang Ming crawls out of a mass grave. From then on, the world has one more artist. … “I blossom amid the slaughter, just like a flower at dawn.” “They call me a madman, an artist. All artists are madmen.” “My talent has trampled this stage underfoot, but I’v 5Reads7.2Score—Shelves
47. 497 2 The Latest Rules Horror Stories of 2026 2026最新规则怪谈 Just One Quiet Person安安静静一个人7k WordsCompleted The Latest Rules Horror of 2026 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A really good short story!

48. 498 偷 I Stole a Pair of Shoes, and Every Man in the Village Went Crazy for Me 偷了一双鞋，全村男人都为我发了疯 Just One Quiet Person安安静静一个人14k WordsCompleted I Stole a Pair of Shoes, and Every Man in the Village Went Mad for Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 499 线 Think Being a Team Leader Makes You Special? You Stole My Girlfriend! 线长很了不起？抢我女朋友！ Just One Quiet Person安安静静一个人7k WordsCompleted So What If You're the Line Supervisor? You Stole My Girlfriend! —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 500 别 Don’t Be Afraid. That Terrifying Ghost Is the Mother Who Loves Me Most 别怕，那个恐怖的鬼，是最爱我的妈妈 Just One Quiet Person安安静静一个人10k WordsCompleted Don't Be Afraid. That Terrifying Ghost Is the Mom Who Loves Me Most 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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