High-IQ Protagonists, Intricate Plots, No Harem, Dark and Scheming, Not Goody-Two-Shoes 高智商，一环扣一环，不种马，黑暗，腹黑，不圣母

1. 201 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves

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   A new way to play in the post-apocalyptic world of gods: actors level up by performing, and life and death are determined by the audience inside their bodies. Deception-filled levels rely solely on wit and verbal sparring to clear, with new plot twists in every chapter, and the ensemble cast is exceptionally well-developed.

2. 202 暗 Shadow War 2: Phantom Storm, the Spy Demon Returns 暗斗2：魅影风云之谍魔再世 Wildly Chopping Wood乱劈柴Urban741k WordsCompleted Sequel to Dark Struggle: espionage, mind games, suspense, spies, and intellectual battles. Enemy agents are everywhere. Almost everyone around us has the enemy's shadow lurking nearby. The terrifying part isn't the secret agents lying low. Even more shocking is how the Japanese have infiltrated and corrupted us for a thousand years. Our elite agents stop at nothing to root them out completely, only to discover that the real enemy is the band of traitors who've been bought off! Little do they kno 2.5kReads9.3Score261Shelves
3. 203 不 Weren’t You Going to Kill Me? Why Are You All Drooling Over Me? 不是说好杀我吗？怎么都垂涎我？ Rice-Loving Dumpling爱干饭的团子Two Male Leads360k WordsCompleted [Sunny Top x Ghost Bottom] [Two Male Leads + Both Strong and Devoted, 1v1 + A Touch of Bittersweetness + A Little Wish Fulfillment + Redemption] A flirtatious beauty and a dog, faking one's death and finding new life ❤️. 8.8kReads9.4Score1kShelves

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   2️⃣ The author is updating irregularly while the series is ongoing, so you can follow along as it's really good. The author's other works are also super good. 1️⃣ The feeling is indescribable; you'll understand once you read it. 7️⃣ It's even better. 10️⃣ All are very good. 10️⃣ It's a romance novel, but the plot and writing are both good (for those with high IQs and intricate plots). I also have some basic suggestions: read "Breaking Through the Clouds," "Swallowing the Sea," and "Holding a Lantern to See the Bayonet." In short, you can read Huai Shang's works with confidence. 👀 Remember to wear a hat while reading.

4. 204 都 I Married Him Before I Found Out He Had a Fox Tail 都成亲了才发现夫君有狐狸尾巴 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted Qiao Ying transmigrated into a book, but unfortunately, kidnappers injured her head and left her with amnesia. In a dark, damp dungeon, she met a young man. He wore blue robes, had snow-white hair and strikingly beautiful features, and his eyes were covered with white silk. Though he was physically impaired, he was remarkably cheerful and always smiling. That day, the amnesiac Qiao Ying escaped from the dungeon with the harmless young man. The young man was a good person. He was afraid of blood, 55.3kReads9.4Score8kShelves

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   It's a well-written story, with excellent plot twists and a well-developed romance. The female lead is kind but not overly idealistic, and she's intelligent. Both the male and female leads are great, and there are unexpected turns. It's a very enjoyable read.

5. 205 他 When He Smiles, the Entire Dynasty Comes In for a Kiss 他一笑，整个王朝都吻了上来 Si Jiao司皎Two Male Leads311k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Two male leads + pure hatred + love and mutual destruction + political intrigue + groveling redemption + happy ending] The day Shen Zui died, the kingdom celebrated an age of peace and prosperity. The dashing, white-robed flower thief who wore willow leaves in his hair and roamed the martial world was, in truth, the fugitive crown prince and last heir of the fallen dynasty. Terrifying, isn’t it? As a long sword pierced his body, Shen Zui bit hard behind the man’s 8.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
6. 206 暗 Undercover 3: The Ultimate Infiltration 暗斗3：终极渗透 Wildly Chopping Wood乱劈柴Urban807k WordsCompleted The Japanese have been infiltrating our land of Huaxia for a thousand years. In modern times, Freemasonry also entered China in the late Qing dynasty. What conspiracy and purpose lie behind their frenzied infiltration? How far have they already infiltrated? Enemy spies and the traitors they cultivate are everywhere. Their plots are sinister and vicious. How should the descendants of Yan and Huang face this battle, one that concerns the survival of our nation? To deal with the claws of evil, he h 374Reads8.8Score111Shelves
7. 207 刑 After Being Released from Prison, the Paranormal Claims to Be My Ex 刑满释放后，诡异自称前男友 Huo Fei惑非Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Two Male Leads + Infinite Flow + Rekindled Romance + Not Invincible + Twists + Foreshadowing + Happy Ending] [A beautiful but hot-tempered bottom who’s always flirting with death, paired with a seemingly innocent, calculating, vindictive green-tea top.] Gu Wei is a lowly F-rank criminal in the live-stream performance system. After blowing an entire instance sky-high along with his little assistant, he is exiled by the System to a punishment instance. The players thought Gu Wei would 26.8kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves
8. 208 满 The Max-Level Fake Heiress Goes to War for Her Country: Boss, Wait for Me! 满级假千金为国出征：老大等等我 Little Ruan阮妹妹Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [1v1 metaphysics + secret identities + beloved by all + face-slapping and punishing scum + slight sci-fi + spiritual qi revival + national destiny] The Wen family of Kyoto found the daughter they had lost eighteen years ago. The girl was withdrawn and disliked being around people. On the very day she returned home, a string of dirt about her was exposed. She was a good-for-nothing who skipped school to fight, ran away from home for two years, then hurried back to take the college entrance exam. 8.2kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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   The main characters in these two books are so cool and intelligent [facepalm]. I can't sleep while reading them, I'm afraid you'll end up like me, bursting from holding it in. These are worth reading five or six times; the jokes never get old, no matter how many times you reread them. I love them so much!

9. 209 暗 Hearts of Iron IV: Total War 暗斗4：全面战争 Wildly Chopping Wood乱劈柴Urban268k WordsCompleted Total war has long been raging right beside us! Our enemies use methods more brutal than ever, and China faces a calamity without precedent. Whether we can escape this disaster will determine the course of human civilization, and may even decide whether humanity lives or dies! The Jews, the most vile people of all, have finally bared their sharp fangs… 126Reads7.0Score—Shelves
10. 210 帝 The Empire's First Prince Consort 帝国第一驸马 Heavenly Fragrant Eyes天香瞳Historical4.4M WordsCompleted [New book release: The Rebellious Son Is Invincible, the final installment of the Empire Trilogy] Guan Ning transmigrates, hoping to live a carefree life of wine, women, and luxury as a young prince. Instead, he becomes a prince consort whose engagement has been broken off. Rumor has it that no dynasty can last more than 300 years. The Great Kang Dynasty is at that very threshold: a golden age is in turmoil, loyal ministers are being persecuted, and an age of chaos is about to begin. He will top 113.8kReads9.1Score10.7kShelves
11. 211 云 Sparrow in the Clouds 云中雀 Lu You Gui路游归Two Male Leads213k WordsCompleted [The fiery, tsundere divine beast Vermilion Bird Yun Xi × the gentle, steadfast, kind-hearted cultivator Duan Lin] [Historical setting + quality novel + two male leads + equally matched protagonists + mutual secret crushes + cultivation + fantasy + mutual misunderstandings + happy ending + childhood friends] When he sees the little bird he once raised with all his heart and soul in their youth again, Duan Lin thinks: Even if I have to shamelessly stick around and annoy him, it would be wonderful 793Reads9.4Score221Shelves
12. 212 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 7.6kReads—Score479Shelves

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    Normal IQ, logical, and the plot is shocking, exciting, and incredibly entertaining.

13. 213 不 No Need to Say Goodbye 不须辞 Poetry Without Tea诗无茶Two Male Leads261k WordsCompleted [Sweet-faced schemer who cries easily x icy beauty] [Ancient setting + acclaimed novel + two male leads + fantasy + alternate world + equally matched leads + happy ending + younger love interest] Thirty thousand years ago, Chang Shu found a little black dragon and brought it back to his chambers to nurse it carefully. Once its wounds had healed, he tried to send it away. The little black dragon took human form, tears in its eyes. It walked up to him, tugged at his sleeve, and showed him the woun 14.1kReads9.6Score2.5kShelves
14. 214 逃 Thirty Days on the Run 逃亡三十天 Always Advise People Not to Conceal the Truth万事劝人休瞒昧Urban537k WordsOngoing Five years of deep affection could not withstand greed and scheming. Jiang Ling was set up by his lover of five years and her lover on the side, who conspired to seize complete control of his company. In a single day, his love was shattered, his career collapsed, and his life plunged into an abyss. With all hope gone, he chose to retreat to his remote, quiet hometown in the countryside. By chance, in an abandoned mine in a desolate area, he stumbled upon a ton of gold buried deep underground. Af 50Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    One thing leads to another!

15. 215 离EN Seriously, What Alpha Eats Little Cakes? 离谱，谁家Alpha吃小蛋糕啊 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads479k WordsCompleted [This book has been acquired for publication. Tap the author’s profile for more details] [Two powerful leads + chasing his lover + scheming + intense romantic tension + ABO] Ji Chi was a top-tier Alpha, the son of Jiangcheng’s richest man and a born favorite of fortune. Everyone assumed he would marry an Omega from an equally powerful family. He thought so too. That was before this top-tier Alpha started avoiding an Omega with no pheromones day after day. Things took a strange turn. Friend 1: “Y 40.9kReads9.6Score5.3kShelves
16. 216 浮 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Urban253k WordsCompleted I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 1.8kReads—Score144Shelves
17. 217 分 After the Breakup, the Boss Turns Dark and Obsessed: Wild Seduction and Spoiling 分手后大佬黑化变疯批，野撩诱宠 Lu Yin鹿吟Two Male Leads282k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Reuniting After a Breakup + Powerful CEO + Both Untouched + Possessive Takeover + Tension and Flirting + Reunion After Years Apart + Seductive Pursuit] [After He Wronged His Ex, the Big Shot Went Dark] Everyone knew the big shot was cool and dispassionate, but no one knew about the obsession hidden deep in his heart. After a carefully engineered reunion, he took the other man by force and made him move in. The darkened big shot's image crumbled: he turned wild and seductive, in 389Reads9.5Score839Shelves
18. 218 胭 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1.9kReads—Score147Shelves
19. 219 天EN OMG! What Nobody Actor Kisses the Unhinged Villain Right Away? 天！谁家糊咖上来就亲疯批反派 Mountain Mist Courtyard山有茫庭Two Male Leads579k WordsCompleted Highlight: The secondary couple's story is concentrated in the extras. If they appear in the main story, it is only to serve the plot, and they occupy very little space. Readers who dislike this should proceed with caution. [Double male leads + entertainment industry + face-slapping + a vicious, ruthless, indulgent top with a hidden perverted side versus an all-around, dazzlingly talented bottom who openly flirts] Shen Lian was a top-tier star, but when he opened his eyes, he had become a nobody 134.4kReads9.7Score15.6kShelves
20. 220 皇 The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令 Noodle King Zai板面王仔Historical2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave 228.3kReads9.5Score28.1kShelves

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    A compelling story of a protagonist's rise to power through adversity, emphasizing loyalty and camaraderie. The narrative is vivid, witty, and well-written, depicting a journey of overcoming hardship to become increasingly stronger.

21. 221 帝 The Emperor's Domain 帝域 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted A powerful new novel from Liu Jie San Dao, following The Immortal Martial Emperor and The Eternal Gate! At the end of the Desolate Era, the Xuanwu Emperor fell. He was the last god in the world. In the Age of Chaos, the Great Transformation True Dragon died suddenly. He was the last Immortal King in the world. Eighty thousand years ago, the old Daoist died laughing and crying. He was the last saint in the world. The laws of the Great Dao and the order of fate were full of flaws. The gods fell il 69.2kReads8.6Score8.1kShelves
22. 222 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 88.8kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves

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    I absolutely love the female leads in these two books! They're true heiresses from ancient times! Intelligent and ruthless! Neither saintly nor naive!

23. 223 不 Aren't You the Cool Commander? Then Why Do You Cry After One Kiss? 不是高冷指挥官吗？怎么一亲就哭 Si Jiao司皎Two Male Leads517k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Interstellar + ABO + younger man + two equally powerful leads] Shi Ji, the Federation's highest-ranking commander, is coldly beautiful, chaste, and ruthless: a lofty flower that spells death at the slightest touch. Everyone treats the commander with nothing but respect, and then more respect. Until the first day of freshman enrollment at the Royal Academy Xie Zhuo stood among the crowd in a windbreaker, his brilliant silver hair wild and untamed. He was so striking that n 65.6kReads9.7Score11.1kShelves
24. 224 官 Climbing the Official Ladder: From Assistant to the Finance Bureau Director 官梯：从财政局局长助理开始 Are the Plum Blossoms in My Hometown Blooming?故乡的梅花开了吗Urban231k WordsOngoing A new novel from the author of Officially, an old hand. Everyone is welcome to come read it. Thank you for your support! Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to make every story a good one! 109Reads—Score117Shelves

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    Come read this book! It's for high IQ individuals.

25. 225 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 142kReads9.7Score108kShelves

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    Looking forward to Tan Jianci's Xie Queshan!! Besides being able to reread "Why Not" countless times, the important thing is‼️ The author's new book is finished! Longtime fans know what I mean, and new readers who don't like it, come find me!

26. 226 这 This Villain Is So Cunning, Luring People In Step by Step with Ill Intent 这个反派真是苟，居心不良步步诱 Fish Blowing Willow Catkins鱼吹柳絮Ancient Romance239k WordsCompleted [Sweet heroine + yandere villain + lighthearted and heartwarming + devoted to each other] Gu Jiuning transmigrates into the book as a down-and-out princess who is kidnapped by bandits on her way to a marriage alliance. She is also afflicted with the child worm of a paired mother-and-child parasite. The paired parasite is also known as the Life-and-Death Worm. If the person carrying the mother worm dies, the person carrying the child worm will be eaten alive and die. To remove the child worm, th 1.5kReads9.2Score190Shelves
27. 227 大 The Black Lotus of Great Ming 大明黑莲花 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance594k WordsCompleted [Female con artist × hypocrite] The year the Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of the Ming Dynasty, Magellan's fleet completed its circumnavigation of the globe. It was only decades later, along the eastern coast of Zhejiang, where the sea ban was in force, that a country woman happened to hear the Western theory that “the world is round.” Suddenly, she realized: If all four seas are round, then wherever you stand, you can be the center of the world. But when she looked around, women had no pa 5.9kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    Absolutely meets your requirements: high intelligence, cunning [making a face]. Watch with confidence [cool].

28. 228 他EN He Loves Him So Much! The Unhinged Big Shot Only Wants to Spend Money on the Cannon Fodder 他超爱！疯批大佬只想给炮灰花钱 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted [Physical publication signed] [Two male leads + showbiz + transmigrate into a book + goofy guy takes down a maniac + mutually faithful + EA] - Jiang Nan transmigrates into a pampered fake young master from a novel. The moment he opens his eyes, Fu Jingzhou, the novel's biggest villain, is sitting in a wheelchair, while Jiang Nan is hopping around and pointing at him, yelling, "Fu Jingzhou, what makes a cripple like you think you can marry me?" The original owner leaves him this mess, then kicks 31.4kReads9.6Score4.1kShelves
29. 229 神 A Blessing from the Gods 神明的赐福 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available under the title "Where Light Falls"] Huo Songjin is the biggest villainous male supporting character in "Beloved in the Palm", a hit on the women's fiction charts. Just how bad is he? He wipes out the male lead's entire family, then forces him to choose between the female lead and his own mother aboard a cruise ship. This dangerous, obsessive man has such striking looks and such a tragic past that his fans can't help worrying over him, and end up loving him th 22.6kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
30. 230 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 88.5kReads9.2Score14.4kShelves

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    The female lead is highly intelligent, and the plot is intricately woven, making it impossible to miss a single chapter.

31. 231 中 The Traditional Chinese Medicine Gravekeeper 中医守墓人 Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang甘草泻心汤Urban673k WordsOngoing The rating has only just opened, and it will gradually rise, so feel free to enjoy! [A book that will help you rediscover Treatise on Cold Damage] [No System, no cheats] Young miracle doctor Jiang Chen runs the old clinic his grandfather left behind, using his peerless medical skills to take the Chinese and Western medical worlds by storm. The old-school doctors in the field look down on him for being young, while Western medical bigwigs mock Chinese medicine as useless. One difficult case after 5.8kReads6.6Score799Shelves

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    This is a highly recommended novel featuring a protagonist with exceptional intelligence and medical skills. The plot is ingenious and tightly woven, and the main character is both highly intelligent and skilled in medicine. It's definitely worth reading!

32. 232 把EN After I Flirted the Villain into Darkness, My Attempt to Fake My Death Failed! 把反派撩黑化后，我死遁失败了！ Cheng Nezha城哪吒Two Male Leads479k WordsCompleted Complete. Bonus chapters updating. [Two male leads + younger love interest raised by the protagonist + both grow stronger + secret identity + devoted to each other] (Many hints and foreshadowing, plot-driven, with a touch of ensemble cast.) After Zhou Ye died of a terminal illness, he transmigrated into an ancient romance novel as a general. His mission was to become the white moonlight of the novel’s villainous tyrant when he was young. Then he had to die in battle. Completing the mission would 6.6kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
33. 233 把 After Sending My Husband to a Psychiatric Hospital 把丈夫送进精神病院后 The Rabbit No Longer Keeps Silent兔子不再沉默Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted When I received my husband Zhou Huai’s psychiatric diagnosis, I sobbed so hard my whole body shook. Only I knew those were tears of excitement. After all, I was the one who had slipped drugs into his coffee every day for the past six months. He had it coming. His diary was filled with plans to use psychological manipulation to drive me to suicide and inherit the billions my parents left behind. I had him committed to the most heavily guarded psychiatric hospital in the city, thinking I’d won. U 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist retaliates, displaying sharp intellect and without any special advantages, utilizing her professional knowledge (biochemistry) to exact revenge. The story is fast-paced with numerous plot twists, escalating from personal revenge to a confrontation with the fate of a powerful family. It's not a traditional sweet romance; it focuses on suspense, strategic maneuvering, and female empowerment.

34. 234 绾 I'm Wanwan, Not Wanwan: We're All Reborn, So Why Should I Keep Indulging You? 绾绾不是晚晚：都重生了谁还惯你 Zi Wei He子薇河Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Soul Swap] [Face-Slapping] [Spatial Spirit Spring] [Ensemble Cast] [Fantasy] On her wedding day, Shen Wanwan is brutally murdered, pierced through the heart by a blade. Her soul follows her body downstream along the river. Meanwhile, Pei Wanning, trying to escape a ghost marriage to the Prince of Qin, jumps into the river to fake her death, only to actually drown. A thousand miles away, their souls meet on a riverbank. Shen Wanwan is horrified. “...Are you human or a ghost?” Pei Wanning can't h 31.3kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves

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    Wanwan isn't Wanwan, it's so funny! They teamed up to take down the scumbags, and everyone around them was completely bewildered. ❤️😄😄

35. 235 折 Crossing the Sea of Begonias on Folded Wind 折风渡海棠 One Step to Knowing the Distance一步知遥Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted New story now available [Reborn good-for-nothing concubine Lin Xian × ruthless, politically savvy Imperial Tutor Xie Yu] Lin Xian had never thought of herself as a good person. She helped the easily controlled Third Prince seize the throne, throwing the court into chaos and ruining the realm. She thought she would go to hell when she died, but instead she opened her eyes and found herself back in the capital, ten years earlier. In her second life, she decided to do nothing. Infighting in the inn 238Reads8.7Score111Shelves
36. 236 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 475.8kReads9.7Score67.4kShelves

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts] Fellow readers, this book truly meets the requirements of the questioner. I don't know how to recommend it; my vocabulary is rather limited. In short, this book is truly captivating, whether it's the high-IQ plot or the intricately linked events. While reading it, I felt like my brain was developing. In fact, I couldn't even guess what the author would write next. It's a plot you'll never predict. Judging from the rating, you can tell this novel is genuinely high quality. [Upvote][Follow][Please update more frequently]

37. 237 神 The Abandoned Miracle Doctor Returns Reborn 神医弃女重生归来 Zi Wei He子薇河Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted [Pure Love] [Rebirth] [Pocket Dimension] [Revenge] [Sweet Romance] The first season of the animated series The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Takes Her Radiant Beauty Into Her Own Hands is now available on Hongguo and Douyin. This success is all thanks to your support, dear readers. Ziwei bows in gratitude! In her previous life, she fell into the water and lay unconscious for six days, missing her coming-of-age ceremony. When she woke, she learned she was to marry the heir of a marquis's household. 15.5kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
38. 238 天 The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [Wuxia World + Antiques Appraisal + Tomb Raiding] I never went to school as a child. Instead, I spent ten years learning the trade from a beautiful woman. Over those ten years, she forged me a pair of “Ghost Eyes” that could identify every rare treasure in the world. She trained my hands into “Buddha’s Hands,” teaching me to break traps and set schemes with impunity. And she taught me a repertoire of “divine skills” that let me navigate the shifting world of the martial underworld with ease. Dra 100kReads9.4Score18.4kShelves

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    A sophisticated scheme, a complex game within a complex game of antiques, where intelligence is at its peak, and one can see ten steps ahead for every one step they take.

39. 239 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 36.4kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    The male protagonist is a bit cunning. He relies on the system to cheat his way through the journey, conquering city after city, and finally achieving great success!

40. 240 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 259.2kReads9.6Score30.9kShelves
41. 241 她 Beneath Her Lips, My Madness 她唇之下，我之癫狂 The Person in the Book Is Immortal书中人不朽Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted [Female-led revenge and satisfying comeuppance + devoted couple and sweet romance + healing and redemption] Sixteen years ago, Tangxi Li's mother jumped to her death, and seven-year-old Tangxi Li was banished abroad by her family. After sixteen years of keeping a low profile and biding her time, she had grown strong enough to return home for revenge. She swore to drag everyone who had caused her mother's death down to hell, one by one. She never expected someone to show up on her path of vengean 11.5kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead is incredibly shrewd and calculating. A story of a madwoman and a gentle, wealthy young man. They are 23 and 27 years old, a four-year age gap, 1.7 Meters and 1.9 Meters tall respectively, both are virgins. The male lead is not domineering; he's a modern, refined, and polite CEO, an outstanding heir raised in a prestigious family. The female lead's surname is Tang Xi, and her given name is Li. She's extremely wealthy, the strongest character in the entire book, capricious, and eccentric. (Not a reincarnation story, no cheat codes, revenge for past grievances).

42. 242 皇 The Emperor’s Favorite Minister? No, I’m Rebellious to the Bone! 皇帝宠臣？不，我一身反骨！ Lun Dong伦东Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Power Struggles] + [Political Scheming] + [High-Stakes Play] + [Not Mindless] The great clans grew powerful and took control of the imperial court. The emperor wanted to use me as a weapon to reclaim imperial authority, but he devised countless ways for me to die. Once he realized how useful I was, he even wanted to castrate me and turn me into a eunuch, so I could continue serving as his blade. The Left Chancellor, head of the great clans and a man of unfathomable depths, pointed to the fish 7.5kReads9.0Score714Shelves

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    These two books are absolutely logical and demonstrate high intelligence. [Sending heart]

43. 243 恐 The Horror Industrial Park 恐怖工业园 I Arrived, But Spring Was Gone CC偏我来时不逢春CCMystery106k WordsOngoing You're a seasoned wage slave. One day, you're dragged into a [Weird and Absurd + Comedic and Witty + Not Brain-Dead + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Exploring Human Nature + Enter at Your Own Risk] strange other world. You think that if you complete the System's tasks, you'll return to the real world. What you don't know is that this other world exists because of you... 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just enjoy it! Using logic in an absurd world is just nonsense! [Facepalm][Facepalm][Facepalm] Those interested can check it out.

44. 244 破 Crime-Solving Group Chat: From the Start, Hannibal Taught Me How to Find Bodies 破案群聊：开局汉尼拔教我找尸体 Haha Spicy哈哈辣Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Shen Ting transmigrates to a parallel world, where he activates the Detective System and becomes the owner of a crime-solving chat group. Hacker Kiko, Tang Tan's Qin Feng, forensic examiner Qin Ming, White Night detective Guan Hongfeng, and even chef Hannibal and educator Jigsaw are all in the group. As long as he solves cases, the group can bring in more detectives and deranged killers. Shen Ting can also earn skill coins to redeem all kinds of crime-solving skills: Anthropometry! Criminal 53kReads8.7Score4.8kShelves

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    High IQ, each step logically connected [cool] Average score above 9.1, Definitely worth having [learned it]

45. 245 开 From the Start: The System Locked Me Up Until I Became Mentally Ill 开局：被系统关成了精神病 A Little Chicken一条幺鸡Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [Invincible + Sword God + beating up the System + fast-paced] Lu Chuan was supposed to transmigrate to a high-martial world, but a screw-up by his goofy System sent him to a world of cultivation instead. To keep its Host from getting killed, the goofy System forcibly locked Lu Chuan away for a hundred thousand years. Unable to find a suitable template for the cultivation world, the goofy System could only have Lu Chuan practice swordsmanship from the high-martial world. A hundred thousand years. 118.9kReads9.0Score9.7kShelves

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    [Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf] Lu Chuan, who should have transmigrated to a high-martial arts world, was instead transported to a cultivation world due to a glitch in the silly system. 🔥🔥🔥The silly system couldn't match the template of the cultivation world, and to prevent the host from being killed, it forcibly imprisoned Lu Chuan for 100,000 years. 🍀🍀🍀"100,000 Years, 100,000 years, do you know how I spent these 100,000 years?!" 🌶️🌶️🌶️For a full 100,000 years, Lu Chuan cultivated into the strongest sword god in history, and also became a mental patient.

46. 246 撂 After Taking Down My Beautiful Master, I Took the Martial Arts World by Storm 撂倒美女师父后，我火爆了国术界 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Urban romance + life among all walks of society + traditional martial arts underworld] Also known as Wind Over the Martial Gate. During the summer vacation of 1984, a troupe came to our village. Its middle-aged troupe leader, a master of countless skills with his hair tied in a little braid, stayed at my house. He treated me terribly. Not only did he trick my beautiful mother into leaving with him, he also stole our family heirloom and drove my father mad before making him disappear... I was le 11.6kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
47. 247 九 The 90s: Ever Since I Stopped Being Filial, I've Had the Sweetest Smile 九零，自从不孝后我笑的可甜嘞 Ten Steps, Ten Steps十步十步Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Li Xingjian’s reputation was ruined before she could return home. Her biased mother demanded that she give her childhood sweetheart and fiancé to her younger sister, then forced her to sacrifice herself to secure her sister’s future. “You weren’t pure to begin with. Even if I let you marry, who would want you? Once your sister makes something of herself, she’ll spare you a bite to eat. I’m only doing this for your own good, aren’t I?” Her useless father turned a blind eye t 45.2kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves

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    Everyone should check it out, it's hilarious! The novel is also fantastic; it teaches you about eloquence from beginning to end! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

48. 248 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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    Not only is the plot intricate, but it's also incredibly sweet—sweet enough to make your throat hurt.

49. 249 九 The 1990s Crime Expert Takes the Criminal Investigation Team to New Heights 九零犯罪专家，带飞刑侦队 A Prize Claim Ticket一张兑奖券Mystery225k WordsCompleted [No CP, no female lead, no romantic tension] [Logical deduction] [Twists in the cases] [Not wish-fulfillment, no showing off] [There is a System, but it barely features and disappears soon] A bestselling mystery novelist becomes a returned doctorate holder in the 1990s and an expert in criminal psychology at a police academy. Teach a class? Sure, but that’s not exciting enough! Why not solve a few major cases and teach you on the scene? A county town with almost no surveillance cameras. A crimin 8.3kReads9.0Score709Shelves
50. 250 母 Becoming Empress of the Realm by Pretending to Be the Chancellor's Widowed Sister-in-Law 母仪天下，从冒充丞相寡嫂开始 Luo Chunshui洛春水Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [Revenge + Face-Slapping the Scum + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance] When you’re out in the world, you can choose your own identity. To infiltrate high society and avenge the massacre of her sister’s family, Feng Qingsui decides to pose as the distant cousin of a prestigious household. But just as she’s about to seek their help, the household she picked is raided by the Imperial Guards. She tries another family. Raided. Then another. Raided again. At her wit’s end, she knocks on the door of the “Pr 24kReads9.4Score4kShelves

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    A high-IQ novel, with each plot twist intricately linked 🌵🌵 ① The story begins with the female lead impersonating someone else, showcasing her intelligence throughout and outsmarting everyone else. She skillfully navigates the inner court and the imperial court with a gentle yet powerful approach, her intricate political schemes and strategies are astonishing, and the more you read, the more addictive and exhilarating the story becomes.

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