Underrated Novels That Are Surprisingly Perfect 那些冷门却很完美的小说

1. 1651 剑 The Sword Named Wangshu 剑名望舒 Cheng Lanlan程岚岚Fantastical Romance642k WordsCompleted [Maxed-out from the start + faked death + winning back his wife + face-slapping + slice of life + love and hate] From the day her master picked her up and brought her back to the Baopu Sect, Li Yujing decided she would settle for being a good-for-nothing. She raised her prodigy junior sister and poured every resource she had into training her. But when her junior sister turned seventeen, she left with a few mocking words and joined the greatest sect under heaven. Li Yujing was furious. She decid 27.4kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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   It's good to watch. I particularly like the protagonist Li Yujing. I haven't finished watching it yet.

2. 1652 心 My Heart Races! A Secret Crush! My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet-Voiced 心动！暗恋！小青梅她人美声甜 Moonfield Mountain Fox月野山狐Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Heart-Pounding Secret Crush: My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet-Voiced is now available. Search for it on major platforms. Details: @Yueye Shanhu] [Sweet Campus Romance | Childhood Friend Takes the Lead | The Pursuer’s Road to Regret | Secret Crush] Qiao Zhen dreams of fragments of memories from her past life: “For seven years, she followed the aloof campus heartthrob Ji Xian, obedient and gentle, offering him her whole heart, only to be casually cast aside.” When 33.9kReads9.5Score4.3kShelves

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   It's really, really, really, really beautiful!!! I can't bear to put it down even if I stay up late!! With a high score of 9.5, The more you watch it, the more addictive it becomes! The plot is rich and colorful, and the plots are interlocking. I can't wait to read it in one sitting! It's really worth adding to everyone's bookshelf!

3. 1653 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 129kReads9.5Score10kShelves
4. 1654 退 After Retirement, My Wife Brought People to Arrest Me 退休后，老婆带人来抓我了 Storytelling Lazy讲故事的LazyUrban1.9M WordsCompleted From the start, a beautiful woman proposed to him. Liu Xuedong was a fake psychologist and, in reality, an S-Rank Cleaner. Just as he was happily anticipating a perfect life, he realized things weren't going quite the way he'd imagined… Wait, isn't my wife the one I hate most? (A professional writer registered with the Provincial Writers Association. Credentials verified, so read with confidence.) (My new book is out, God's Business Company. Thanks for your support.) 51kReads9.0Score4.6kShelves
5. 1655 刚 I Just Hatched, and a Seven-Hundred-Meter Dragon Is Staring at Me 刚破壳，七百多米的巨龙盯着我 Golden Grains of Rice金色米粒Eastern Fantasy8.2M WordsCompleted “We came from the starry sky. It is our dream, our ambition, our future, and our home. We are star dragons, and the starry sky means freedom. We were born free!” Newly awakened Viter listens to the one he calls Father teach him, and from that day on, he has a goal in life: the starry sky! But first, he has to grow up safely in this dangerous world known as the Dragon Realm! 59.5kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves

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   The first one is my all-time favorite, but the updates are so slow, and I cursed the author for being too short. The second one is the first time I have seen this type of writing, and it is also very well written. The third one is that the main character I want is a dragon, and there is no system or anything like that. I love this subject very much.

6. 1656 昭 Zhaozhao Waits for Your Return 昭昭待君归 Su Asu苏阿苏Ancient Romance256k WordsOngoing [Ensemble character growth x historical political intrigue x love of country and family x sibling bonds x childhood friends x steadfast friendship x teacher and student turned enemies x everyone focused on their careers x no rivalry between women] [Reader’s guide] 1. A gentle, slow-brewing story with understated romance: sweet at first, then heartbreaking. 2. A richly drawn ensemble cast, each following their own path and bearing their own burdens. After the Seven Kingdoms War, the State of Zh 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Slow pace x Sweet first, then knife x Group portrait growth x Ancient sayings of strategy x Everyone's career brain x Feelings of family and country x Mistakes of circumstances x Two-way redemption x Brother-sister relationship x Childhood sweethearts x Teacher-student antagonism x No female competition] Peeling away the shell of court and intrigue, the core of this book is always "love" and "growth". There are no absolute bad guys in the book. Everyone is pushed forward by fate, and no one's ending is taken for granted. It is not a cool novel in the traditional sense, because the price of every "win" is a "loss". Those who are lost will not come back, but those who remain can still move forward. To you and me who are not afraid of loss and bravely rush to our own path.

7. 1657 全 The Whole Internet Is Shipping Them! But I Photoshopped the Marriage Certificate 全网磕爆！但结婚证是我P的 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads616k WordsCompleted [Book 2 of the Series] [Two Male Leads / Older-Man Pampering / Marriage First, Love Later / Variety Show Livestream] [Top-Tier Star Bottom x Powerful Beijing Circle Top] He debuted as a genius singer at nineteen, but was completely blacklisted at twenty for offending the wrong people. Shi Ming gave a cold laugh. “I’m tired. Let’s burn it all down.” Then he took the whole company down with him At a banquet, he sank his teeth into Gu Jiujing, the living King of Hell whom nobody in all of Beijing d 11.7kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
8. 1658 拜 Come On, Who Says a Forced Match Can't Be Sweet? 拜托，谁说强扭的瓜不甜？ Whale Fall Under Returning Stars星回鲸落Two Male Leads362k WordsCompleted [ABO + devoted couple + happy ending] Yu Jiao was the youngest researcher at a medical research institute and its campus heartthrob. After dying suddenly, he takes over his own life in a parallel world. But the parallel world turns out to be an explicit, angst-filled novel, and “Yu Jiao” is a substitute Omega who meets the most horrific end. A substitute? A disposable tool? Yu Jiao: “Trashy plot, stay away from me, thanks :)” But he already suffers from a rare, terminal illness and is destined t 2.2kReads9.2Score365Shelves
9. 1659 咬 Bite the Scales 咬鳞 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads708k WordsCompleted [Pink little mermaid x high-ranking commander] [Gentle, cunning, and devoted x resilient, ferocious, and cruel little darling + corruption + melodrama + sweet and angsty romance + 1v1 + devoted couple, happy ending] Xing Nan is a rare pink mermaid, so rare that everyone covets him. Everything around him is dangerous. The first person he meets after escaping from the laboratory is Pei Wenyang. He begs Pei Wenyang to save him. Pei Wenyang is the gentlest human he's ever met. He dries Xing Nan's 20.3kReads9.6Score3.1kShelves
10. 1660 重 Reborn: Addicted to My CEO Husband's Mark 重生：总裁老公标记成瘾 Hibernation Enthusiast爱好冬眠Two Male Leads211k WordsOngoing [ABO] [Two Male Leads] [Marriage First, Love Later] [Selfish and Self-Serving] [Scumbag] [Both Leads Are Strong] [Proceed with Caution if You're Protective of Either Lead] [The Chase After the Wife] [Main Character Is the Pursuer] [Two-Faced, Cold-Blooded Mad Dog, Controlling Alpha Pursuer × Once an Alpha, Now a Mutated Omega, Cool and Self-Possessed S-Class Receptor] In his previous life, Shen Zhao married the younger twin brother. He lived a stagnant life without children and died. Reborn, 5.4kReads—Score491Shelves

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    Book One: Main Attack, Attack and Control! I married a twin brother in my last life, and I married a twin brother in this life. A pair of twins were both his wives. Rebirth attack, after rebirth, the original character does not change, but even more greedy, I want both! Bloody to the extreme, the true nature of a scumbag. The protagonist of this book is so happy that both twins are his wives! The second book: The Lord accepts and is controlled! Seven different attacks, all bold single arrows are for the loved ones. Zha Shou Neptune. The protagonist here is affected, ha! Just seven... The existence of gong is to love and feel! If you don't love or care, then go die. The two books have the same points and all the villains, no one is stupid or sweet! Completely different controls to meet the tastes of different babies.

11. 1661 这 I Actually Know How to Solve This One 这题我真会 Silent Sheng Pact默笙契Two Male Leads656k WordsCompleted [School Life + Boys' Love + Two Strong Leads + Healing] Is Class Seven, Grade Eleven, at Jinyang No. 3 High School having a seriously unlucky year? At the start of the school year, a transfer student arrives: gorgeous, “bad” grades, and more likely to throw a punch than waste words. Before long, another transfer student shows up: gorgeous, “bad” grades, and more likely to talk than lift a finger. They become deskmates. Everyone expects a bloodbath, but instead, one invites the other to level up 246Reads9.4Score100Shelves
12. 1662 恶 The Villain Insists on Playing Nice 恶人偏偏爱装乖 Hibernation Enthusiast爱好冬眠Two Male Leads171k WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads | Pathological and Unhinged | One-on-One Ending | All Villains | Everyone's Favorite | Seme Is Pure in Body and Mind | Uke Is a Player | Love Triangle Chaos] From the start: his own father sent him to Duan Jiyan's bed. Shen Youbai is an absolute villain: absolutely selfish, absolutely stubborn, and absolutely heartless. He's vain and afraid of death, and loves being fawned over, but he's never truly let anyone into his heart. When someone loves him, the first thing he does is 95Reads—Score140Shelves
13. 1663 血 Infinite Escape: Song of Blood and Death 【无限逃杀】血与死之歌 One Flower Jujube花枣一颗Mystery737k WordsOngoing [The rating will rise once it’s released] [Gore, unconventional Infinite Flow + a touch of horror + battle royale + no romance + thrills + an original, unusual world + ensemble cast] [Not a power fantasy]+ [A gloomy, inhuman protagonist] “Anyone online? I think I’m the only thing in this battle royale that can’t die. What do I do...?” High school senior Fu Sheng and his entire class are transported to the Boxed World. Unfortunately, every one of them dies. After inexplicably waking up reborn, he 14.7kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves

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    The protagonist has been enduring pain, and even the props are painful. "Only pain can be believed to be eternal."

14. 1664 矜 The Dignified Stand-In Drops the Act! He’s the Real Mad Dog! 矜持替身不装啦！他才是真疯狗！ Xun Gu荀故Two Male Leads309k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only + sweet, indulgent romance + aloof, secretly passionate CEO seme x stand-in for the young heir uke] Tan Jin kept a well-behaved stand-in by his side, and all his friends knew about it. The stand-in was handsome, had a great figure, and was sweet-natured. He ticked all of Tan Jin's boxes, and Tan Jin would even take him to parties and such from time to time. Nothing ever went wrong. Then one day, Tan Jin spotted a familiar figure in a bar. The man's arr 2.3kReads9.2Score313Shelves
15. 1665 高 No Dating Before the College Entrance Exam 高考之前绝不早恋 Mountain True Page山真页Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted Also known by its casual title, “Those Years: The Boys Who Had Crushes on Her and the Heartthrob She Had a Crush On” Also known by its elegant title, “Worthy of Our Youth” A sweet, down-to-earth slice-of-life romance about high school students! Secret crushes!!! Everyday life!!! Lighthearted!!! Down-to-earth!!! No grand romances that flout school rules and regulations! No wealthy families, no aristocrats, no heiresses! No abortions, no car crashes, no best-friend showdowns! Our motto: No dating 696Reads9.0Score109Shelves

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    This, this, is a good-looking novel. It's a novel that was delayed by the title. The writing is great. I'm still a little bit disappointed when it's finished.

16. 1666 乖 Be Good, Don't Cry 乖一点，不哭了 Xi Yu戏榆Two Male Leads213k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3.5kReads9.3Score540Shelves
17. 1667 仙 Xianxia: It Begins with My Corpse Being Abandoned After I Was Reborn 仙侠：从重生就被抛尸说起 Lifelike Wax Figure生动蜡像Eastern Fantasy375k WordsOngoing New book: (Soul Transmigration · Eastern Cultivation · Plot-Focused · Not for Beginners · No Golden Finger) A dilapidated Taoist temple. A little beggar asked Chen Ran curiously, “Big Brother Chen... I want to know how that story ended. What happened to that young man who wrote web novels or whatever?” Chen Ran sighed. “To pick up where we left off: after his submission was rejected, the young man asked Miss Doubao, ‘Didn't you say I had the makings of a platinum author, and could beat 99 perce 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Classical cultivation, a young fairy's journey, no routines, no golden fingers, full of fairy tales, vivid group portraits, hearty fighting, and ups and downs of the plot. Li Fei Jing, Yin and Yang Six Micro Techniques, Jing Yang Jue, Dual Shadow Splitting Light Sword, Blue and White Curse, Ten Ultimate Techniques, Respecting the Appearance and Observing Thoughts, The Big Night, Four Methods, Six Phases and Ten Mysteries... Many techniques, characters, world view is huge and thick, adventures are wonderful, ancient hand rubbing, sincere work, I sincerely recommend!

18. 1668 被 After Being Kidnapped, I Kidnap the Western Regions' Young Lord and Bring Him Back to the Central Plains 被拐后，我反拐西域少主回中原 Thousand Threads of Intrigue千丝戏Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Young lord of the Western Regions × Princess of Sheng'an] Ye Zhaoyu was born into the imperial family. She figured she'd surely been dealt the pampered darling's script in life, so she wisely decided to coast. But she never expected to take a wrong turn and be kidnapped to the Western Regions. By a stroke of bad luck, she was sent to the bed of a deranged young lord known as a demon's lair and a living Shura. She immediately switched into survival-and-escape mode, determined to flee back to the 8.8kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves

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    I totally don't understand why no one reads these two books.

19. 1669 少 Cut the Crap! I’m Begging You, Take Off Your Armor and Kiss Me! 少废话，我求你脱了战袍亲亲我！ Hu Yan.胡言.Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, and absolutely fantastic! [Flirtatious, brazen beauty top vs. sharp-tongued, honest-hearted cool-guy bottom; childhood rivals who hated each other, then fell in love while fighting] [Two male leads + two strong leads + intense chemistry and push-pull + mutual coercion + both are pure + happy ending] Ji Qinghuan had been born into another world and lived there for nineteen years, always appearing to outsiders as a gentle, refined young master. A heaven-blessed prodigy with impeccable c 10.1kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
20. 1670 上 Addictive! The Ice-Cold Spirit Tamer Is Being Seduced by the Ghost Lord 上瘾！高冷驭灵师被鬼主诱疯啦 Shen Ci沈词Two Male Leads278k WordsCompleted A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 325Reads9.2Score104Shelves
21. 1671 联 League Translator: Are the Lines More Captivating Than the Game? 联盟翻译：台词比游戏还有魅力？ Lying Down to Write躺着写书Urban404k WordsCompleted After the League was released, players criticized the characters’ lines and skill names. To change things, Penguin specially held a “Translation Contest.” Original line: On the long, long road, there is only one sword that can barely be called a companion. Li Mo: “The road is long. The sword is my only companion.” Original line: In the great massacre, I bloom like a flower at dawn. Li Mo’s translation: “I bloom amid the slaughter, like a flower at dawn!” Original line: This is a hint. There’s a 1.8kReads5.3Score104Shelves
22. 1672 要 Help! The Unlucky One Goes on a Killing Spree in the Escape Game 要命！非酋在逃生游戏里杀疯了 Yue Qiqi月柒柒Two Male Leads414k WordsCompleted [No female lead & infinite-flow & mild horror & two powerful leads & contrasting personalities] Semes-focused (not suited to readers with extreme preferences) Lin Qingyu enters an escape game and gets spectacularly unlucky every time. The worst rewards other players get are weapons or supernatural abilities. But all he gets are... Roses, greeting cards, little string lights... One useless trinket after another keeps coming his way. Everyone laughs at him, convinced he won't last long. But when h 3kReads9.4Score480Shelves
23. 1673 东 Tokyo: I Take Revenge on Bad Women 东京：我向坏女人发起复仇 Unless the Dawn Comes除非朝霞Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Transmigrating to Tokyo, Japan, he finds himself from the start living under someone else’s roof. Fujii Itsuki only wants to work diligently, save money, and become a fully evolved Tokyo office drone after graduation. Unfortunately, things never go according to plan, and trouble keeps coming one thing after another. 11.7kReads9.3Score509Shelves
24. 1674 我 How Could I Possibly Like You? 我怎么可能喜欢你？ Kun Zuo昆左Two Male Leads520k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, a futuristic ABO setting, metaphysics, mild horror, seme protagonist.] Xie Jinqing, an ordinary little prodigy at catching ghosts, dies while hunting one and arrives in a strange world. There are six genders in this world. Does everyone think he’s a sweet Omega? Xie Jinqing, a ghost-eater who tears apart evil spirits and chews on resentment: “What’s an Omega?” Xu Zeyin is a pretentious, sweet-talking master of tea. A Beta pretending to be an Omega, he’s working hard to become th 9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
25. 1675 机 Age of Mecha Girls: My Girls are All World-class Racing Machines 机娘纪元：我的机娘都是世界级 The Penguin Who Can't Wake Up睡不醒的企鹅Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Mecha Girls] + [Racing] + [Sweet Romance and Growth] + [Tomato’s only top-tier star racing novel] Once highly sought after by racing clubs, the top mecha girl is now ignored by everyone at the scrapyard. No one is willing to bond with her, even if she offers herself for free. She’s an “assassin race car” with unbeatable acceleration but terrible handling. Su Nian, a top racing driver from Earth, had hoped to make his mark in a world where racing technology lagged behind and success depended ent 37.2kReads9.7Score3.9kShelves
26. 1676 是 A General, and an Emperor’s Dog 是将军，也是帝王的狗 Luo Huaifeng洛淮风Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + power imbalance + mild coercive romance + violence + obedience-training fiction] [Powerful, suspicious emperor (1) vs. loyal, long-suffering general (0)] [Original title: He Is a General, and the Emperor's Dog] A story about a loyal, patriotic general who gives in to the emperor's skill at ruling, persuades himself to accept his unusual preferences, and eventually comes to share his feelings. A lowborn soldier is humiliated by someone. He seizes the meager compensation offere 6kReads9.2Score705Shelves
27. 1677 海 One Piece: The Navy's Greatest Scum 海贼：海军史上最大败类 Mario Eats Chicken Breast马里奥吃鸡胸肉Anime Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing At a Marines internal hearing, senior officers sternly questioned Darren, the North Blue Admiral known as the Marines' “scum.” “You've had improper relationships with princesses from numerous North Blue kingdoms and the wives of their nobles?” “I was just showing the people some care.” Marines high command: ... “Then how do you explain the outrageously high pay for the soldiers under your command in the North Blue?” “With the pittance Headquarters pays them, how else do you expect them to risk t 30.8kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves
28. 1678 师 The Master Flirts with a Disciple and Makes Him His Dao Companion 师尊他撩个徒弟当道侣 Cang Lan苍澜Two Male Leads208k WordsCompleted When other masters realize they’ve fallen for their own disciples, they’re bound by propriety and can only bury their feelings in their hearts, unwilling to speak of them. When Tang Yixuan realizes he has feelings for his disciple, he can’t stop flirting with him... “Disciple, are you in need of a cultivation partner? How about your master?” Zhan Nanzhou, who already harbors improper thoughts about his master, feels his ears turn red. His usual composure has long since flown out the window. He t 3.8kReads9.0Score607Shelves
29. 1679 金 The Quote-Making Machine: I Built the Strongest Radio Station from the Ground Up 金句制造机，我一手打造最强电台 Homebody Little Book宅小书Urban654k WordsCompleted 1. “If life deceives you, do not be sad…” “Streamer, streamer, who wrote that line up there?” “Pushkin, a Russian poet.” “Never heard of him. There’s no trace of him online. Are you sure you’re not making him up?” “…” 2. “Every day we don’t dance is a day wasted.” “Who said that?” “Nietzsche.” “Heh, okay. Got it, Streamer Nietzsche.” “I’m not Nietzsche. It really was written by a philosopher called Nietzsche.” “Sure, sure.” “…” 3. “When life gets you down, try reading The Life of Su Dongpo. ‘T 5.6kReads8.6Score517Shelves
30. 1680 惹 After I Got Involved with an Older, Polite Scumbag 惹了年上斯文败类后 Weixiao Mo微小末Two Male Leads635k WordsCompleted What does growing up cost? For Chi Yuan, it meant losing someone he had planned to include in his future. Five years ago, just as Chi Yuan was nearing the end of his rebellious phase, Shen Xiuliu left for another country. That was when Chi Yuan truly learned what it meant to lose someone, and how deeply it could hurt. Their distant farewell at the airport became a nightmare that haunted Chi Yuan late at night. Again and again, he relived Shen Xiuliu's impulsive words in his dreams: "I'm sorry." 8.5kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
31. 1681 我 I Really Run an Orphanage, Not an Assassin's Den 我开的真是孤儿院，不是杀手堂 I Am the Ox Warrior我是牛战士Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Physical book edition now available] [Short drama of the same name is now streaming! Watch it on Hongguo!] [The only martial arts ensemble novel on the entire site with such a wild premise!] [At its peak, 1.5 million readers were following it, ranking seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Readers, come on in and take a look!] [Ensemble cast + System + traits + martial arts] Chen Ye transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty and binds himself to an Orphan Training System. As long as he raises orphans, 115.1kReads8.9Score11.6kShelves
32. 1682 穿 Reborn as the Crown Prince of a Fallen Kingdom, I Throw Myself into the Enemy’s Arms 穿成亡国太子我直接投入敌军怀抱 Hu Yan.胡言.Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Completed. Search “Fanqie Listen” for the full-cast audiobook. [Manic, unhinged, vicious beauty vs. proper, restrained, aloof Buddha-like lord] [Two male leads + equally matched + mutual secret crush + both virgins] From the start, he was on an ancient battlefield, surrounded by soldiers and generals splattered with blood. He was the crown prince of a fallen kingdom. With a sworn enemy ahead, pursuers behind, and the burden of restoring his country on his shoulders, who could stay sane? While he 17.2kReads9.6Score2.9kShelves
33. 1683 走 You Pulled Strings to Make Me a Scholar, and I Passed All Three Exams? 走后门让你成秀才，你连中三元？ Cai Bibi菜比比Historical2.0M WordsCompleted The print edition of A Match Made in Heaven is now available. Search for the author's name, Cai Bibi, on major platforms to buy a copy. Su Yu transmigrates to ancient times. On the day he fails the imperial exam for the fifth time, he marries the Princess of Changle, who has disguised herself as an ordinary girl. Before Su Yu can roll up his sleeves and earn a living to support his lovely wife, news of an imperial exam result that had been overlooked suddenly arrives. From then on, the good news 29.4kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves
34. 1684 师 Spare Me, Master! Your Disciple Knows He Was Wrong 师父饶命，徒儿知错了 The Moon Over the River Has Its Say江月有辞Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted [Male-male leads + equally matched powerhouses + cultivation + past and present lives] Song Qichi had always believed that Su Yanzhu hated him more than anything. Even the slightest mistake earned him a beating that left him bloody and bruised. Later, Su Yanzhu challenged the Nine Provinces, answered Heaven’s call in his place, and sealed the Demon Abyss. When he died and his cultivation dissipated, Song Qichi finally understood the feelings hidden beneath his harsh words. His master, the great 1.3kReads9.3Score140Shelves
35. 1685 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 74.2kReads9.5Score10.9kShelves
36. 1686 阴 The Gloomy Madman Always Wants to Possess and Control Me 阴郁疯批总想独占掌控我 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads268k WordsCompleted Original title: Sickly Bones, Longing for You [Two male leads + non-consensual love + confinement + older man/younger man + a real male ghost + two twisted minds + dog-training romance + Stockholm syndrome] Pei Yanbai spoiled Jiang Fan into becoming dark, starved for affection, selfish, and cruel. Jiang Fan ran away countless times, but never managed to escape the man's control. Pei Yanbai loved him, and he loved Pei Yanbai too. But unfortunately, he loved freedom more and didn't want to keep yi 7.2kReads9.3Score821Shelves
37. 1687 快 Quick Transmigration: Passing Through a World of Cliches 快穿：在狗血的全世界路过 Shen Lei沈儡Two Male Leads857k WordsCompleted [The completed audiobook adaptation, featuring a real-life cast, has the same title] [Top! Top!! TOP!!!] Pei Yu was on the verge of death when he was bound to a System belonging to an organization called “Dog-Blood Drama.” He had to take the place of the original characters in various melodramatic stories, live out their lives peacefully, and save a particular person. Pei Yu: “...” A small matter. In the body-double romance, he is the frail, unattainable white moonlight the protagonist gong can 31.7kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
38. 1688 让 You Told Me to Play a Street Thug, So Why Are You Shouting That You're Possessed? 让你演地痞，你大声发附体？ It's Lao Liu是老六啊Urban388k WordsCompleted (Impersonation, livestreaming, roleplay, feel-good, movie star) After transmigrating to a parallel world, Zhou Qing discovers that he is taking part in a variety show called Discover the Actor. Contestants must enter movie and TV scenes created by AI and play the characters. The judges give them a prompt: thug! While all the other contestants frown and rack their brains, Zhou Qing plops himself down at the dining table without a care in the world. “Am I even human? Am I really a person or not?!” 2.7kReads7.3Score100Shelves
39. 1689 大 Great Qin: Emperor Qin Shi Huang, I Really Don't Want to Live Off You! 大秦：始皇帝，我真不吃软饭啊！ The King of Qin Circles the Pig秦王绕猪Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [The Analects + Hilarious + Cunning + Lighthearted + His Majesty Zheng + Shamelessly Stealing + Absolutely Outrageous] Qin Feng inexplicably transmigrates to the Qin dynasty before Qin unifies the six states, and the First Emperor overhears his thoughts. The two then embark on a hilarious daily battle of wits. “Qin Feng, tell me, what does ‘The Master does not speak of prodigies, force, disorder, or spirits’ mean?” “It means the Master doesn’t want to talk to you, and will use brute force to bea 48.8kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves
40. 1690 殿 Your Highness Is Sobbing! The Mad Villain Is the One in Your Bed 殿下爆哭！疯批反派他是枕边人 Watching Lantern Flowers on Horseback走马看灯花Two Male Leads364k WordsCompleted [Complete, 1v1, both pure, powerful couple: a highly intelligent, cool-headed, domineering, battle-scarred beauty of a top vs. a dramatic, ruthless, rebellious, unruly, gloomy bottom; older partner dotes on the younger one; mutual salvation; they choose each other] “You keep going, and so will I.” Xiao Rongchuan's face was so beautiful it outshone all others, and it left Gong Yi completely lovestruck. Gong Yi racked his brains. He had been lying in wait beside Prince Chen, looking for a chanc 1.9kReads9.2Score350Shelves
41. 1691 穿 Reborn as the Demon King, I'm Bringing a Shockingly Wild Vibe to Another World 穿成魔王，给异世界来点整活震撼 Tasty Soda好喝的汽水Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing After transmigrating and becoming a Demon King, Li Wei set out to conquer the world, only to discover that his path to domination had gone a little astray. Why have my slimes grown tentacles?! Why are my skeleton soldiers glowing with holy light?! Why are all my minotaur warriors hopeless romantics?! Why has everything gone so off the rails?! Still, at least I have my dear companion. Look at her: she was once the Sword Hero, but now she’s a bandit, a thief, a shut-in, and a traitor to humanity.. 7.2kReads9.4Score580Shelves
42. 1692 穿 Transmigrated as the Female Lead’s Foil: Her Older Brother 穿成女主对照组她哥 Mumu Northbound木木向北Two Male Leads695k WordsCompleted Tang Mo transmigrates into a book as the cannon-fodder older brother of the female lead’s foil! To avoid being written off, he works hard to learn new skills and escape the plot. After an accident, a man saves him. Only later does Tang Mo learn that this man is the one person the female lead can never have: her moonlight. Yan Li, the female lead’s unattainable love, is the strongest of the younger generation in the story, cold and aloof by nature. As Tang Mo struggles to escape the plot, his ent 11.7kReads9.4Score997Shelves
43. 1693 说 You Say My Songs Are Lame? They're Too Hard, I'm Afraid You Can't Sing Them! 说我歌土？太难我怕你不会唱！ Ghost Who Can't Float飘不起来的幽灵Urban641k WordsCompleted Yu Yang transmigrates to Blue Star and becomes a newly graduated composer, joining a music competition show. Because the young woman he’s paired with is such a poor singer, he has no choice but to give her a viral hit from his previous life. But who could have guessed she would insult him on the spot, saying he couldn’t write songs at all! She even says she never wanted to sing such a generic, bubblegum pop song! Fine! Don’t blame me for playing dirty, then! From that point on, Yu Yang pulls out 13.7kReads7.5Score1.1kShelves
44. 1694 污 The Corruption Begins in the Ocean 污染从海洋开始 Yu, Fish, and Yu予鱼与虞Two Male Leads563k WordsCompleted Heads-up: Lots of author-created details. This isn't a traditional apocalypse power fantasy. The focus is on a brainy plot; the romance comes later and moves fast. Includes cross-dressing, secret identities, livestreaming, and more. A gorgeous, brilliant, playful bottom who acts harmless while luring people in × a taciturn top who's a battlefield reaper After being ambushed, Meng Huaijun, son of the Prince of Jing and a celebrated figure in the capital, who had lived through peaceful times, unex 1.3kReads9.1Score214Shelves

    Reader note

    I don't know if it counts as unpopular, but there is only one criterion for selecting these: it is not like the books that can appear in foreign persimmons (you can actually tell it by looking at the title of the book). I like the first one the most, it is absolutely amazing, and I have read it about eight times. The others are also very good, and I can basically finish them here.

45. 1695 改 I Redeveloped the Tourist City, and the Locals Are Losing It 改造旅游城市，本地人破防了 Three Chimes of the Bell铃铛三响Urban289k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Dong becomes a staff member at the Ice City Cultural Tourism Bureau and awakens the [God-Tier City Makeover] System from the start. It’s winter, and countless “Little Southern Potatoes” have flocked to Ice City as tourists. While everyone at the Cultural Tourism Bureau is fretting over how to handle this year’s visitors, Lin Dong decisively takes on the daunting task and launches a series of spectacular makeovers across Ice City! What? The frozen pea 18.7kReads9.1Score761Shelves
46. 1696 震 Shocking! The Entire Entertainment Industry Can Hear My Thoughts 震惊！全娱乐圈都能听到我心声 Tang Shiwu糖十五Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy + everyone can hear thoughts + meme-filled + nonsensical wish fulfillment + later, everyone can hear the male lead's thoughts too] Qu Tiaotiao gets bound to an “All-Knowing Search” golden finger. It lets her dig up dirt on everyone in showbiz, so her daily routine becomes one long gossip session. What she doesn't know is that her fans can hear all her thoughts. Qu Tiaotiao: [What! That hot traffic star only lasts seven seconds!] Haters: “A man can be handsome, but he still has 6.3kReads9.3Score863Shelves
47. 1697 历 Dynasties Watch Poets Roam the World of Wine and Verse 历朝围观诗人们的诗酒江湖 Ming Zhifei明知非Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted Mai Xu, a culture creator on a certain website, received a strange message one day asking her to upload her videos to the Myriad Realms website. After clicking “Agree,” she discovered that she’d become a hit and gained a group of rather peculiar fans. Mai Xu: Welcome to The Brilliant World of Poets... Qu Yuan: I’m done throwing myself into rivers. I’m going back to write poetry. Du Fu: Li Bai, Li Bai is the greatest! Zhang Ji: If I eat Du Fu’s poetry, I’ll be able to write great poems too! Ge Qi 6kReads9.0Score481Shelves
48. 1698 工 A Look at Our Industrial Capabilities: With Me, the Nation Has Nothing to Fear 工业摸底，国家有我一点不慌 Purple Mochi紫沫团子Urban151k WordsCompleted [Industrial Rise + Mastermind Behind the Scenes + National Glory + Main Career Plot] Feng Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, inherits a small-town machinery factory on the brink of bankruptcy, and acquires a cutting-edge technology System. But he soon realizes something is off about the System. Why does it seem to unlock only civilian technology? K50 steel cables, heavy-duty delivery drones, high-strength anti-corrosion car paint, high-strength fishing rods... None of it seems to fit the lo 2.1kReads6.2Score114Shelves
49. 1699 无 The Unrivaled Homeroom Teacher: I Can See My Students' Talents 无双班主任：我能看见学生天赋 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 12.8kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
50. 1700 动 Animal City: From the Start, I Was Found by Mr. Big 动物城：开局被大先生捡到 Cricket King蝈蝈国王Anime Fanfiction300k WordsOngoing Furry, conspiracy theories, original story, pure love (not a gay romance), male-oriented, male protagonist. The male lead is Kevin, whose love interest is Karen, a white wolf who appears later on. Liu Kai was in the middle of a competition when someone suddenly elbowed him. When he woke up, he found himself in a world full of animals... Wait, isn't this Animal City? He had a new name: Kevin. If you're going to elbow someone, at least do it properly, you busted robot. He also had a new identity h 33.1kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves

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