Fishing for Recommendations: Are Academic Prodigy Stories a Thing of the Past? (o´艸`) 钓个鱼，学霸文已经没落了(o´艸`)

1. 101 考 After I Got Into Qingbei, My Underworld Boss Dad Got So Mad He Landed in the ICU 考上清北后，黑道老爹气进ICU Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust微尘尘尘尘尘尘Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama in production] [Comedy]+ [Laid-back]+ [Positive energy] Lu Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the only son of the Lu family, the biggest underworld clan in the country! Going back to his great-grandfather’s generation, his great-grandfather was an arms dealer. His grandfather was a mafia boss, and his father was the godfather of the entire country. But in Lu Chen’s generation, he declares that he’s going to study hard, become a beacon of righteousness, and give back 3.8kReads8.3Score388Shelves
2. 102 刚 I Earned a First-Class Merit Right After Entering Military Academy, and Now the Whole Army Knows My Name! 刚入军校就立一等功，我火遍全军！ Dreaming Across the Four Seas梦在四海Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Lin Wang, a veteran in his previous life, transmigrates into the body of a defense student on his way to report to military academy. On the way, he happens upon a collision between a school bus and a tanker truck. Without hesitation, Lin Wang rushes over and risks the vehicles exploding at any moment to rescue everyone trapped inside. But after he saves the last person, the car explodes, and Lin Wang is knocked unconscious by the blast. By the time he reaches the military academy, he has missed 12.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
3. 103 最 The Best Homeroom Teacher Is Actually a PE Teacher! 最强班主任，竟是体育老师！ From Humble Beginnings起于微末Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Stamford Bridge, the Champions League final. Chu Xiaoran, the Dragon Nation's 20-year-old star striker, scores a hat trick on this legendary pitch! He plays a major role in leading the Blues to the Champions League title, stunning the world! In the post-match interview, facing media from around the globe, he says with a smile: “The person I'm most grateful to is my high school teacher, Mr. Xu!” “Without him, I wouldn't be where I am!” … The IAAF Diamond League, the Samba leg. Dragon Nation's fl 7.9kReads9.3Score972Shelves
4. 104 全 The Worst Student in Class, Yet I Get Into Tsinghua or Peking University 全班吊车尾，毕业上清北 Classmate Xiao Qi同学小七Urban725k WordsCompleted After his father is injured in a car accident, Lin Fei decides to take a job as the homeroom teacher of Class Seven, Grade Eleven, to earn money. Just as he is fretting over a class that has driven away five homeroom teachers in a single year, the System arrives. Discipline Weekly Card: improve the whole class’s conduct during lessons! Crazy Draws: improve the whole class’s learning ability! At the graduation ceremony, Lin Fei watches as every student in his class gets either a guaranteed admiss 364Reads8.2Score113Shelves
5. 105 王 Honor of Kings: Is Our Homeroom Teacher Actually a Gaming Streamer? 王者：班主任竟是游戏主播？ No Dealing With Fools不和笨蛋丸Sports740k WordsCompleted KPL legend Lin Ze transmigrated to a parallel world, where he was a teacher. He was too old to go pro and unwilling to give up his main career, so Lin Ze chose to become a part-time streamer. By day, he worked diligently to educate his students. By night, he was an unbeatable carry in the Peak Tournament. These two careers should have had nothing to do with each other. Until... Student A: “Our homeroom teacher was ranked number one at the end of the Peak Tournament season, a full 100 points ahea 5.7kReads8.8Score575Shelves
6. 106 小 A Pretty Boy Livestreams His Rural Teaching, and the Whole Internet Begs Him to Take the Civil Service Exam 小鲜肉直播支教，全网哭求我考编 Lord Gray Mist灰雾儿君Urban597k WordsCompleted [Half slice of life] + [celebrity volunteer teacher] + [Showbiz] + [teacher] + [occasional moving moments] Things get pretty different from other entertainment novels later on, so I hope you’ll stick with it. [Slow-paced, with a focus on contrasting personalities and positive energy: Students, charge ahead bravely, and your teacher will clear every obstacle for you!] Li Siyuan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a fresh-faced idol hated by internet trolls. He also has to take part in a 4kReads9.3Score367Shelves
7. 107 重 Reborn as a Fatso? I Become the Perfect Heartthrob in One Week 重生死胖子？一周逆袭成完美男神 Hidden in the Firmament苍穹隐Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Academic Ace + Campus Belle + Cutting-Edge Technology + Satisfying Comeback] Jiang Chen, who weighs 300 jin, is reborn in his senior year of high school and binds himself to the Perfect Male God System. He begins running ten kilometers, doing 200 push-ups, and 300 squats every day. A week later, his weight plummets, he shoots up in height, his fat turns to muscle, and his skin glows so white that even his bald head looks dreamily handsome. The whole school explodes. His childhood frien 30.7kReads7.1Score3.6kShelves

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   This is the pinnacle of academic writing, absolutely hilarious!!!

8. 108 野 Unofficial History Isn't Necessarily False 野史未必假 Wang Lei王磊Historical151k WordsCompleted [The full-cast audio edition is now available. Give it a listen!] From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Ming and Qing dynasties, discover the truth behind popular unofficial histories! This book examines 22 popular historical tales from China’s earliest dynasties through the Ming and Qing, using vivid reconstructions, close study of historical sources, and logical analysis to uncover the truth behind them. Was Qin Shi Huang’s biological father Lü Buwei? Did Emperor Taizong of Song m 26kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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   Answer me look in my eyes, tell me why baby why

9. 109 拯 Saving My Hopelessly Romantic Brother: I Tutor Him for the Top Universities 拯救恋爱脑亲哥，我辅导他考清北 Come Ship the Couple来磕糖吖Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Su Zijin is fifteen years younger than her brother, Su Gu. Su Gu has been the perfect child since he was little: handsome, academically gifted, and possessed of sound values. Everyone says he’s bound for one of China’s top universities, but no one could have predicted that he’d fall for Xie Sisi, a master manipulator. The golden boy falls from grace. The title of “academic genius” gradually gives way to “delinquent,” and their parents smile less and less. Su Zijin wants to change things, but she 7.2kReads9.4Score1kShelves
10. 110 天 The Tianya Divine Post Series 天涯神贴系列 Ye Kailun叶凯伦336k WordsCompleted This book contains a wealth of knowledge to broaden your understanding and sharpen your thinking. Human nature, gaining insight, and achieving wisdom and enlightenment are the fundamentals, and they'll all be covered here. Everyone is welcome to read. 1.7kReads8.3Score136Shelves
11. 111 中 The Chinese Academy of Sciences Came to the Entertainment Industry to Poach Someone! The Haters Were Stunned 中科院来娱乐圈捞人！黑粉全蒙了 Old Popsicle老雪糕Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Thanks to [If You're This Capable, Why Not Join the Chinese Academy of Sciences?] for sending a hundred Carnival gifts. Boss, you're invulnerable to bullets and blades.” After turning down yet another visit from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Gu Ran turned around and explained the three ways to achieve controlled nuclear fusion to his fans. Other streamers' fans have an average education level of middle school. Gu Ran's fans average a PhD. 113.8kReads9.1Score16.9kShelves

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    Don't let me see that sentence again. [Smile]

12. 112 红 After the Red Night 红夜之后 Old Popsicle老雪糕Sci-Fi & Apocalypse259k WordsCompleted Two thousand academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences donated their consciousnesses and faced death with composure, to forge for Huaxia a being capable of standing against the universe: a god. (Also known as: After the Red Leaves) 1.5kReads8.8Score232Shelves
13. 113 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves

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    From the very first chapter, I couldn't put this book down! The plot is so thrilling, with major twists and turns in every chapter, making it incredibly satisfying to read in one go. There's absolutely no dragging; the author clearly knows how to build each plot point to a climax. You'll definitely regret not reading it!

14. 114 重 Reborn Before Dropping Out, I Activate a Problem-Grinding System to Get Stronger 重生辍学前，激活刷题变强系统 Yao Yi夭壹Urban235k WordsOngoing [Top Student]+ [Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology]+ [Stat Panel]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Early Story: Exam Ace]+ [Mid-to-Late Story: Research Prodigy] After getting a second chance at life, Lin Qiang finally understood that studying was the only way for ordinary people to change their fate. “Ding! Host’s Stat Panel activated!” “Completed an analytic geometry problem. Math fundamentals proficiency +1, problem-type comprehension proficiency +1, reasoning and calculation proficiency +1 15Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    This book teaches you how to go from a struggling student to a top student: get stronger through practice problems.

15. 115 别 Don’t Mess with His Little Darling 别惹他的小可怜 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Published under the title Blazing Sun] [Cocky, unruly, flirtatious young master from Beijing’s elite circles x delicate yet resilient top student who’s been bullied] [Campus Romance x Healing x Top Students x Mutual Devotion] Tang Yu is the top student at Qingyuan High School, but she has endured years of bullying. When she’s driven to the brink, she sets her sights on the new transfer student. He’s cocky enough and wild enough. That day, bruised from head to toe, 47.6kReads9.5Score7.7kShelves

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    This book has truly positive values ​​and is beautifully written. It taught me many lessons: one doesn't necessarily have to go with the flow in adversity; one can thrive even in hardship. When bullied, one doesn't necessarily have to endure it; one can fight back, but it's important to weigh the situation. Youth should be vibrant, like them, bravely running towards the one you love. Both Tang Yu and Bian Yang are exceptional young men. Their love is passionate and intense; they deeply love each other. I truly hope they can live a happy and carefree life in their own world.

16. 116 超 Super Scholar: From Academic Underachiever to Strategic Scientist 超级学霸：从学渣到战略科学家 Mu Maming木马明Urban152k WordsOngoing [Slow-Burn + Top Student + Black Tech + Ensemble Cast + System + One Female Lead] They say showing off gets you struck by lightning! Su Yi shows off with a slam dunk on the basketball court during a thunderstorm, just to get the campus beauty, Shen Yuexin, to look his way. He gets struck by lightning three times in a row. By sheer luck, he survives! Not only does his mind become sharper, he somehow acquires a Black Tech Simulation System. Perfect recall + instant mastery of anything he studies! 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can give it a try [laughs]

17. 117 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 969.1kReads9.5Score83.2kShelves

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    Today's single-person recommendation: Drinking and singing, heading towards freedom.

18. 118 学 The Daily Research Life of an Academic Ace 学霸的科研日常 Mu Maming木马明Sci-Fi & Apocalypse279k WordsOngoing [Top Student + Cutting-Edge Technology + No System + Ensemble Cast + Technology-Focused + Everyday Life + Great-Power Strategy + The Stars and Beyond] How do you become the one calling the shots on Earth? Hot war or technological supremacy? Li Ye had planned to devote himself wholeheartedly to scientific research, but fate had other ideas. There simply wasn't an environment where he could do research in peace. What could he do? Build one himself! All he wanted was the freedom to pursue scientifi 574Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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    A story about a top student [laughing][smirking]

19. 119 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 5.8kReads8.5Score683Shelves

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    This is a high-quality, completed, but underrated, in-depth novel that has been unfairly criticized. A hardcore work by a science and engineering enthusiast, it features no transmigration, rebirth, or cheat codes. The novel's unique blend of fantasy and realism has garnered a spotless reputation, with sharp, concise writing and hilarious plot twists that build to a powerful impact. It's packed with suspense, mind-bending reasoning, and unveils high-tech espionage, hacking, and electronic warfare. You'll be hooked after chapter 10 – it's incredibly engaging!

20. 120 学 The Top Student Logs In: Grinding for Thrills at Another World's High School 学神上号，我在异世高中刷爽度 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted [Less romance + strong heroine + male lead Xie Yu (if that bothers you, feel free to skip it; don't force yourself) + top student + four-person team + light humor + school life + friendship-focused + not a violence-for-violence power fantasy] One day, Cui Tingchao transmigrates. The next thing she knows, the top university student has become a 180-jin high school freshman being bullied. A fake-sweet best friend, a school bully, and a scumbag senior all come after her. The System's mission is to 1.9kReads9.4Score304Shelves
21. 121 重 Reborn in 2001: I Start Boxing and Live Life to the Fullest 重生2001从练拳开始快意人生 Pan-Fried Buns and White Porridge煎包白粥Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Pocket Dimension + Top Student + Traditional Martial Arts + Pressure-Point Techniques for Five Hundred Coins] Everyday urban life, reborn in high school, keeping a low profile at school, an ancestral martial arts manual, cultivating inner energy, mastering pressure-point techniques, dual-cultivation methods, a harem of multiple women, wealth, companions, techniques, and territory, exploring mysteries and searching for treasures, doing business and managing enterprises, fighting foreig 16.8kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves

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    I recently read this. The school heartthrob is skilled in martial arts and acupressure, and he's also a top student. The writing is delicate, and I stayed up all night to keep up with the updates. It's a great read.

22. 122 重 Back to 1990: I Became a Powerful Businesswoman 重回90，我逆袭成了女霸总 Mi Xiaojiao米小蕉Modern Romance142k WordsOngoing [Reborn + top student + campus romance + equally strong leads + entrepreneurship + revenge] Lin Qingyao was an utterly ordinary office drone. After working overtime for days on end, catching her boyfriend cheating, and learning that her father was gravely ill, she died suddenly from sheer shock and anger. When she woke up, she found herself reborn in her childhood. This time, she resolved to rewrite her fate through her own efforts. She would study hard, become a top student, get into Tsinghua o —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a genius who has been reborn, and the male lead is a devoted and single-minded top student.

23. 123 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.6kReads—Score107Shelves

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    After being reborn, the male protagonist becomes a millionaire by betting on the World Cup, quietly starts a stock market business during his university years, and is surrounded by beautiful women.

24. 124 看 Reading Books Grants Stats: The Path to Godhood 看书加属性，成就通神之路 Take It One Step at a Time看一步走一步Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Boosting Stats vs. Gaining Abilities]+ [Personal Growth vs. Plotting Across the Universe]+ [Protagonist vs. Author]+ … [Blurb 1: Reading books boosts your stats. The more you boost them, the more you read; the more you read, the more you boost them. And so you slowly grow stronger. Since the protagonist grows by reading, the change happens gradually. Give it a try if that sounds like your kind of story.] … [Blurb 2: Whether in fiction or reality, reading books gives you knowledge. What would 830Reads7.3Score106Shelves

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    Reading helps us learn and grow. The protagonists in the books, the authors outside the books, and the readers are all intertwined, stirring our hearts.

25. 125 满 A Max-Level General Returns to His Senior Year of High School 满级将军重回高三 Ouyang Jing of Beiyin City北寅市的欧阳靖Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted Transmigrated from ancient times to the modern day / Military action / A commander crushes the modern world Lu Tingxiao, the great Northern General of Wei, fought to the death in a bloody battle, only to unexpectedly take over the body of a modern-day man with the same name in 2026: a cowardly outcast from a wealthy Beijing family who had slashed his wrists over love! Once, he had trodden over countless corpses and held life and death in his hands. Now, faced with his family's cold indifference, 481Reads9.0Score119Shelves

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    In his past life, he was devoted to fighting for his country, but he died on the battlefield, unable to protect his family, a regret that remained in his heart. In this life, he transmigrates into the body of an ordinary young man, and his greatest wish is to protect the few remaining family members around him, to prevent the regrets of his past life from repeating themselves, and to live a peaceful life in the present.

26. 126 花 Flowers Bloom for the Wind 花开予风 Pose Burger姿势汉堡Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted [School to workplace | Doctors | Ensemble cast | Secret crushes | Choices | Ideals | Reunion after many years] A swan song for the youth of everyone who grew up caught between ideals and reality. Following five medical students through a decade of change, from campus to the wider world, it uses an unexpected death as a lens to reveal the sharpest edges of friendship, love, and responsibility. The storytelling is as precise as a scalpel: their first meeting in anatomy class, standing shoulder to 158Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    I read a lot of books, but I didn't want to read some of them after a few chapters. I read dozens of chapters of this one in one go.

27. 127 我 I'm a Coder, I'm the Universe 我是码农，我是宇宙 Writer 5TTPWu作家5TTPWuUrban2.5M WordsOngoing This is a high-concept novel that combines realism, business, science fiction, and the intellectual thrill of a power fantasy. It’s a new kind of web fiction, unlike traditional stories that rely on emotional wish fulfillment! Zhang Wei uses SAP as his System to cultivate immortality and attain the Dao! Yes, you read that right! The same SAP as the German ERP system! Zhang Wei’s System! This sly guy actually built a cultivation path around SAP, from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation, Na 122Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    187 Very Good! Highly recommended! Even if you don't understand anything, you can still watch it. I finished it in one go, especially the step-by-step growth process, from university, to programmer, financial advisor, and then deducing the entrepreneurial process. It was very exciting and even taught me about the entrepreneurial perspective, haha.

28. 128 直 Selling Fishing Rods in My Livestream, I Shake Up the Military Industry! 直播间卖鱼竿，轰动军工界！ A Forest of Trees百木成林Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Li Yang takes over a fishing tackle company on the verge of bankruptcy. He tries everything he can think of, but nothing works. The System activates. Reward: a carbon-fiber fishing rod! He sends fishing rods to fishing influencers. Every rod brings in a huge catch, earning rave reviews. They become an instant hit. Just as he's about to roll up his sleeves and get to work, A vehicle bearing a military industry license drives into the factory... “Stop making fishing rods. They're being req 547Reads8.1Score100Shelves
29. 129 回 Back Ten Years, I Got a Top Student System?! 回到十年前，我有了学霸系统！？ 2ndworldUrban110k WordsOngoing After an accident brought Li Feng’s miserable life to an abrupt end, he opened his eyes and found himself back in high school, where he awakened the Top Student System. “Ding! You’ve gained a super efficiency boost! Your learning efficiency has increased by 1,000%.” “Ding!” Top the class? Easy. Win a gold medal? Barely break a sweat. A new legend in the academic world was born. In his past life, he was a piece of scrap metal. But this is the story of how that scrap metal was forged again an —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rebirth + Academic Superstar System + Useless Student's Rise to Power + Changing Family Fate + Slapping the Faces of Teachers and Classmates Who Looked Down on the Protagonist in His Previous Life

30. 130 我 I Still Like You So Much 我还是非常喜欢你 Zhen Li针黎Modern Romance118k WordsOngoing In everyone’s eyes, she always seemed courteous and harmless. But to Zhu Dong, that wasn’t the case at all… “I’m sorry, Miss Wei! I had too much to drink last night…” Zhu Dong had been dazed and suffering from a splitting headache, but the moment he saw Wei Ting sitting by the bed, an excuse came tumbling out of his mouth. “I-I’ll take responsibility!” Wei Ting stopped typing and glanced at him, still fully dressed. She chuckled. “Oh? And how exactly do you plan to take responsibility?” The man —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A true academic genius, so logical, so impressive! [Requesting more updates][Add to bookshelf][KISS]

31. 131 超 The Super Scholar: I Proved the Riemann Hypothesis! 超级学霸：我证明了黎曼猜想！ Internet Cafe, Six Seats in a Row网吧六连坐Urban172k WordsOngoing [Academic genius novel] [Soft sci-fi] [Technically detailed] [Academic focus] [Logic-driven] At the start of senior year, Zhou Bo binds himself to the Cosmic Academic Genius System. Watch him turn the tables and become a top student. The first time he unlocks the system log, he discovers that in a parallel world, the Ming Dynasty has sent steamships to Europa to teach the ignorant Europeans calculus and translate the Yongle Encyclopedia... Hidden reward unlocked: Gain 20% of Isaac Newton’s scien 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are the top three most-read academic novels, and they're incredibly good.

32. 132 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Beautiful Teacher, I Went Rebellious 穿越成美女老师后我叛逆了 UU Empress DowagerUU太后Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted Top student + transmigrate + sweet romance + literature + personal growth A genius science-and-engineering student who ruled the school and laughed her way through life failed her entrance exam for the University of Science and Technology of China’s gifted youth program during her first year of high school. Heartbroken, she stepped into the “Madam Yi No. 1” time-traveling machine built by her quirky best friend, Shen Han, and emerged as a demure Chinese teacher. But she ran into one obstacle aft 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Baby, look here! Written by a real Chinese language teacher, the writing is superb, the values ​​are positive, the plot is original and not mindless, it's really super good! A top student and well-behaved girl transmigrates into the body of a beautiful teacher, gets wildly pursued by a handsome and roguish school heartthrob, is chased by a rich and handsome school doctor, and engages in a battle of wits with a cunning principal. It's sweet and exciting, written by a real top student, good-looking and insightful! [Kissing emojis] [Kissing emojis] [Heart emojis] [Kissing emojis] [Drooling emojis] [Kissing emojis] [Drooling emojis] [Drooling emojis] [Drooling emojis] [Admiration emojis] [Admiration emojis] [Drooling emojis] [Heart emojis]

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