The Male Lead Is a Merman, and the Female Lead Saves Him 男主是人鱼，女主救赎男主

1. 1 渣 After I Dumped the Merman Demon King, I Faked My Death 渣了鲛人魔王后我死遁了 Iced Cola加冰阔乐Fantastical Romance832k WordsCompleted This is a BG romance! The rating has just come out, so it’ll rise! [Love and hatred, adversarial chemistry, jealous hero, romantic rivalry, yandere] In the cultivation novel Sealing the Heavens, Wen Guanlan is just an unlucky cannon-fodder character who gets wiped out along with the immortal sect when the domineering heroine destroys it with a single sword strike. The System promises that if she wins over the “venomous beauty heroine” and steals her most precious treasure, she can go home. Wen G 10.1kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds

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   Both of these celestial works have their flaws, but the emotions are exquisitely portrayed. The first, "Hate and Love," is a story of mutual hatred and heartbreak; the heroine, though initially resentful, is ultimately torn apart by love. She embraces the hero's good and bad sides with a serene composure, like the sea. The second, "A Fairy Tale," is beautiful and grand.

2. 2 被 After Getting Tangled Up with a Crazy Mermaid 被疯批人鱼缠上之后 Pou Pou抔抔Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted Mad Merman ✕ Clear-Headed Researcher | Deep-Sea Captivity | Sweetness and Anguish Entwined | HE Shen Yan, a marine biologist, takes charge of the laboratory's highest-level hazardous specimen: the merman Se Lan. Ancient madness lurks beneath his dark scales, and his snow-white hair coils with lethal allure. Day after day, she records his pulse, his body temperature, and even his elusive emotions... Until one day, the steel cage proves no barrier at all. Shen Yan is dragged into the deep sea, and 3.1kReads8.6Score38614d adds
3. 3 请 Please Kiss His Scales 请吻他的鱼鳞 Miss Lanternfish提灯鱼小姐Modern Romance239k WordsCompleted Amid the din, the dark monster opened his eyes and numbly realized he had become merchandise. He lazily surveyed the greedy, contemptuous faces around him, then spotted a pair of clear, pitch-black eyes in the crowd. Then he watched her walk toward him. For the first time, someone had chosen him. He instinctively cried for help. And she answered, “Okay.” From then on, that person became a sea that wrapped around him in an embrace. 332Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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   The male lead is a mermaid. Don't be put off by the low rating; the author writes it incredibly well!!!

4. 4 捡 After Finding a Deep-Sea Merman, He Knocks on My Window Every Night 捡到深海人鱼后，他夜夜敲我窗 The Way of the Swordsman Is Hard侠客难行Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted [Lazy lighthouse keeper vs. handsome merman in distress?] After graduating, Lu Xinya took a job as a lighthouse keeper on a remote little island, ready to lie flat and coast through the rest of her life. Lu Xinya: Thanks for asking. I’ve just arrived on the island, and all I want is to quietly watch the lighthouse and fish around (literally, so leave me alone). Then, on a stormy night, she caught a glimpse of something breathtaking: a handsome merman with a silver tail, dancing under the moonlig 209Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   It's incredibly good, and the writing is superb.

5. 5 兽 Sweet Pampering in the Beast World: My Merman Husband Wants a Hug 兽世甜宠：人鱼老公要抱抱 Peachy Peach, Sweet Before the Wine Is Brewed桃桃初甜酒未酿Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted Beast World, one-on-one romance, sweet pampering, spoiled to the skies The sweet but scatterbrained Chai Yiyi accidentally drowned. When she regained consciousness, a handsome mermaid with an eight-pack had rescued her and brought her ashore. Lan Ye, king of the sea, found a cute little female while out for a stroll. Hmm, so adorable. I really want to pinch her. The Beast World has many males and few females, and danger lurks everywhere. Comrade Chai Yiyi had no choice but to cling to a powerful 5.6kReads9.0Score50714d adds

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   It's worth watching. The female lead accidentally drowns and is transported to a beast world. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight, dotes on her, is possessive, and is incredibly wealthy. Later, the female lead travels back to the modern world, driving the male lead almost crazy, but she soon returns again.

6. 6 小 The Little Mermaid Drops Pearls, and the Chaste Tycoon Risks His Life to Coax Her 小人鱼掉珍珠，禁欲财阀拿命哄 Taro Boba, 70% Sweet芋泥啵啵七分甜Two Male Leads260k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + One-on-One Romance + Sweet and Fluffy + Growing-Up Romance] [Possessive, Scheming Top x Sweet, Tearful Little Mermaid] During a voyage, Fu Yicheng unexpectedly catches a legendary mermaid. Tears in his eyes, the bewildered little mermaid reaches out both hands, pleading and trying to please him. “Hubby, hold me.” His blue tail coils tightly around Fu Yicheng. With a slender, pale waist, he looks soft and delicate, like an easy target for bullying. Fu Yicheng gives in to te 6.5kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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   I think this book is a bitter pill disguised as sugar, with the female protagonist redeeming the male protagonist.

7. 7 招 After I Lured in a Crazy Merman, He Tricked Me into a Mating Bond 招惹疯批人鱼后，他竟骗我结偶 Yutang Hasn't Slept雨棠未眠Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Morally Corrupt Yandere Merman x Forced Love x Taming the Dog x Mutual Devotion] When they first meet on a deserted island, Fan Yi only wants to eat the poor little human before him. Si Tang schemes tirelessly to become his “friend” so she can escape. But later, the god lowers his snow-white lashes, his expression carrying a tranquil sort of madness. “Since Tangtang wants to leave so badly, how about I make you into a specimen? Then you can stay with me for a hundred years, or even a million. W 5.1kReads8.9Score84914d adds

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   🌸The female lead accidentally attracts the attention of a yandere mermaid, runs away from her arranged marriage, and then has a whirlwind wedding, only to discover that her husband is the mermaid himself. The plot is both exciting and captivating!

8. 8 和 A Genetic Match with My Commander 和长官的基因匹配 Zhenforest珍forestModern Romance293k WordsOngoing [A resilient, gentle human girl VS a powerful, patient merman officer] [Nonhuman Romance / Marriage Before Love / Size Difference] A human girl stranded in a foreign land accidentally wanders into a genetic matching center. She admits that she is shameless and has ulterior motives, but accepts the genetic match because it can help her evade pursuit. Most of the planet’s genetic centers have records of powerful, extinct genetic lineages. The person with a high match to her is a senior officer who 14.2kReads7.5Score1.6k14d adds

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   To evade detection, a human girl is genetically matched with a sacrificed mermaid commander while pregnant. After her pregnancy becomes apparent, her "deceased husband" returns, his massive fishtail entwining around her, both gentle and forceful. He tries to call her "baby" but gets jealous of their child. This sweet, platonic relationship—married first, then falling in love—is incredibly endearing!

9. 9 恋 Love in the Deep: The Ninety-Ninth Escape 恋与深海：第九十九次逃生 Wen Yan Nüzi文嫣女子Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted Love and Deepspace: Poseidon Arc Fanfic | Love Across Two Lifetimes · Mobius Loop · Western Mythology On the day of the earthquake, Eleanor braided her bedsheets into an escape rope for the ninety-ninth time. She plunged into the icy sea, and he kissed her fiercely, carrying the scent of the ocean breeze. “Miss Sacrifice, finally ready to run?” She had once transmigrated through time and met the proud, inexperienced young sea god Loren, an alias for Qi Yu. Two hundred years later, she saved him 29Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It has to be me, Little Fish! Everyone, come and join the fandom! My powerful and tragic sea god is arrogant in his youth and full of sexual tension in adulthood, hahaha!

10. 10 祁 Qi Yu: Coming of Age 祁煜：成人礼 Elegant Temptation清雅的诱惑Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Love and Deepspace, Rafayel fanfiction, HE, 1v1, first-person POV, female protagonist = player character, alternate universe, tragic romance, four lifetimes. He is the most magnificent god in the deep sea, and the inescapable fate and salvation written into her life. At the coming-of-age ceremony of the Philos royal family, she, a princess held captive for possessing the “Heart of God,” met a beautiful Lemurian mermaid, as breathtaking as the sea god incarnate. One glance lasted a lifetime. His 360Reads8.4Score10714d adds
11. 11 错 After I Flirted with a Mermaid, My Immortal Bones Shattered 错撩鲛人后我仙骨尽碎 I'm a Little Kitty是小猫咪啊23k WordsCompleted After Flirting with a Mermaid, My Immortal Bones Shattered 139Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend this one. It's a very short story, slightly angsty, about redemption.

12. 12 被 After My Sister Stole My Marriage, the Powerful Eunuch Dotes on Me 被妹妹换亲后，九千岁宠我入骨 Cloud Cotton Rabbit云朵棉花兔Ancient Romance348k WordsCompleted [Sisters Swap Marriages + Both Reborn + Devoted to One Another + His Sole Favorite + Love After Marriage + The Second Male Lead’s Pursuit Turns to Heartbreak] The rating just went live and it’s a little low, so why not give the story a try? Ye Qinghe discovers that her younger sister, Ye Meng, has been reborn too. In their previous lives, Ye Qinghe was pushed into marrying the Sixth Prince, who was on the verge of dying from illness, in Ye Meng’s place, while Ye Meng married the Ninth Duke, the 137Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    A historical romance novel featuring a reborn male protagonist who is a merman.

13. 13 兽 The Beast World’s Runaway Sweetheart 兽世在逃小娇娇 Spring Star, Tender Heart春星柔情Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [Beast world + sweet romance + planting space + gentle heroine + multiple male partners] Qian Yun had been playing a game set in a beast world. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a real beast world! Whenever the moon in the sky turned into three moons, the beastmen held a ceremony to worship the Goddess of Females. The Goddess would choose females with exceptional fertility to become saintesses, then pair them with the bravest males to breed, producing high-bloodline offspring and st 21.2kReads9.0Score2k14d adds

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    🌻①In a beast world, the male protagonist is one of the female protagonist's partners. Pink-tailed mermaids are considered unlucky on the continent, but the female protagonist tells him she is unique, gives him a home, and even bears him a pink-tailed baby mermaid. 🧜🏻‍♀️🧜🏻‍♀️

14. 14 疯 Is the Mad Merman a Villain? No Fear! I'm Pretty Bad Myself 疯批男鲛是反派？不怕！我也很坏 Liu Qingwan柳清绾Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Complete [Unhinged, lovesick villain merman VS ruthless phoenix woman with a divine-demon body! Unhinged meets unhinged! She pursues him, plot-driven, schemes within schemes, modern-to-ancient in the first half, ancient-to-modern in the second half, with firearms appearing in the ancient setting] Also known as: The unhinged merman is a villain? No worries, I'm pretty awful too After complaining that the author was updating too slowly, Xiao Muxue wakes up in the book as the vicious female support 807Reads9.2Score13914d adds
15. 15 深 Silver Shark of the Deep Sea, Don’t Touch My Tail 深海银鲛，别摸我的鱼尾巴 Red Little Flower红朵儿Ancient Romance186k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, resilient heiress × powerful, devoted silver mermaid] Xia Tian grew up adored and wanted for nothing, but her betrothed was an old monarch who was already halfway to his grave. So she fled her wedding and encountered a silver mermaid being held captive aboard a ship. He was injured, so she applied medicine to his tail. [Fierce, cool-headed young she-wolf × exceptionally gentle older man] Xia Lan is Xia Tian’s younger sister, an illegitimate daughter who was never acknowledged by the 1.8kReads5.5Score—14d adds

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    🌈①: A beautiful and resilient young lady 🌻A powerful and devoted silver mermaid! On her way to escape an arranged marriage, the young lady encounters a silver mermaid being secretly imprisoned. 🌱The mermaid has been abused to the point of festering sores, and the young lady, unable to bear it, buys the mermaid. 🌈②: Mutual redemption, a bit angsty, a tragic love story spanning three lifetimes. The heroine was a goddess in her past life, but on her wedding day, her lover slaughtered her entire clan, and she died a humiliating death! 🌱Reincarnated a thousand years later, she is ordered to travel back a thousand years and become a human princess, about to reunite with her lover from her past life… Is all of this a conspiracy or a scheme…? 🌈③: The heroine is an interstellar mercenary who saves the world, and later encounters a mermaid… Read on to find out…

16. 16 海 The Sea Emperor’s Human Empress 海皇的人类皇妃 Sikong Miyin司空弥音Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted [Fantasy transmigration + mutual healing + beautiful but tragic leads] A resilient, brave heroine + a scheming merman hero In her previous life, the goddess Zhi Yuan watched her lover, Jing Yuan, slaughter her entire clan on their wedding day. After enduring endless humiliation, she took her own life. A thousand years later, she is reincarnated as Yu Ning. But fate has other plans: she is ordered to transmigrate back a thousand years and, by a twist of fate, becomes a princess of the human race, 13Reads6.4Score—14d adds
17. 17 人 The Mermaid's Bubble 人鱼的泡沫 Zhu Chuichui主吹吹Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted “I killed my angel with my own hands and buried her in the boundless sea.” A down-on-her-luck wage slave's madcap misadventures, also known as: In an interstellar world, a hapless wage slave overcomes one hardship after another, topples the powerful, and turns the tables to become her own master. (Why should only male-oriented stories save the world? Women can be great heroes too!) At first, Si Ruotu was just a mercenary with a little fame in her region, as tiny as a speck of dust in the vast 2Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 世 The World Lies in Ruins, and the Little Ones Patch It Back Together 世界破破烂烂，幼崽缝缝补补 Flower Letter Boat花笺舟Modern Romance770k WordsCompleted [Slow Transmigration + Cozy Child-Rearing Daily Life + Mutual Redemption and Healing] In her previous life, a child endured abuse and torment at the hands of her parents. On the last winter night, as she froze to death, she wished that in her next life she could have a happy, warm family. Her powerful wish attracts the binding of the Little One Conquest System 007. All she has to do is win over the protagonists in various planes and earn their affection to fulfill all her hopes for her next life 3.4kReads9.3Score30314d adds

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    My darlings, I'm different from them; I'm rooting for the male lead's little brother! [Kissing emoji] In the third world, the male lead is a mermaid, and the little brother is very hungry when he enters the small world. The title of the first chapter is "Youth Has No Price, Today I'll Take a Taste of My Dad." The other small worlds are also great!! The little brother is super incredibly cute! [Heart emoji] [heart emoji] [heart emoji]

19. 19 小 Little Bunny Ding, Where Do You Think You're Going? The Shark Boss Is Busy Pampering His Wife 小兔丁哪里逃，鲛老大哄妻忙 Pei Yinyu培音羽Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [1v1, Both Leads Are Chaste + A Touch of Nurturing + Sweet Romance + Mutual Redemption] A roguish, cool merman male lead and a gentle, sweet-natured rabbit girl A huge contrast in size and personality To trap a soft, adorable little bunny, all you need is the biggest carrot. But how do you trap the unruly leader of the mermen? All it takes is one soft, adorable little bunny. When aspirin meets cyclooxygenase, they're granted a life free from pain and worry. What do we do, Boss? You've fallen har 331Reads9.3Score10114d adds

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    The Mermaid and the Little Rabbit—is this book a sequel to another one by the author? Yu Dang, having exiled himself, encounters a little rabbit who redeems him.

20. 20 捡 After I Found a Mermaid, I Cried 捡到一条人鱼后，我哭了 Off-Season Storm反季节风暴Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted I Cried After Finding a Merman 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is a mermaid, a domineering and charming CEO, and the female lead runs away while pregnant!

21. 21 冷 The Coldhearted Doctor and the Mermaid Desperately in Love 冷漠的博士和疯狂求爱的人鱼 Ai Qina艾琴啊Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted [BG + happy ending + obsessive, lovesick hero + gloomy, insecure man + both virgins + angsty romance + he runs, she chases + star-crossed love + dog-training fiction] "A brilliant, cold, emotionless researcher VS a bloodthirsty, loyal experimental merman" Note: The hero has the status of a legitimate husband, the tolerance of a concubine, and the tricks of a courtesan. He’s intensely jealous and will pin the heroine against a wall or force himself on her at the slightest provocation, but she’ll 4.4kReads8.7Score86914d adds
22. 22 疯 A Crazy Fan Favorite, Transmigrating Online 疯批万人迷，在线快穿中 Lazy Words词慵Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + System + living life as a game + occasional madness + a touch of being adored by everyone] After someone carries Shen Xianzui to the top of a high-rise and jumps with him, he becomes bound to the “Something’s Wrong with You” System. Carrying all kinds of strange and unusual ailments, he transmigrates to different little worlds to fulfill the original hosts’ wishes. Always conscientious at work, Shen dutifully applies himself for a while. Then the System gazes gloomily a 1.8kReads9.1Score14414d adds

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    ① The male protagonist is kind-hearted and often helped rescue humans who fell into the sea when he was young. Ever since the rumor that "mermaid flesh can grant immortality" spread, his people have been constantly captured by humans [almost crying], including him. The female protagonist appears to be a spoiled and arrogant young lady, but is actually a soft-hearted person and is the male protagonist's salvation [currently rushing to finish the draft].

23. 23 救 Help! The Soft and Adorable Little Mermaid Has Caught the Regent's Eye 救命！软萌小人鱼被摄政王盯上了 Bricklaying Cat With a Crush搬砖小色猫Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Both Devoted to Each Other + One-on-One] Delicate, Soft-Hearted, Tearful Beauty VS Wicked, Abstinent, Cunning Prince Regent In the South Sea lives a little mermaid with peach-blossom skin and a face as lovely as a lotus. One day, a prophecy reveals that the cruel and tyrannical Prince Regent has his way with her in a dream. The frightened little mermaid wants nothing more than to put as much distance between them as possible. Gazing at the delicate, fragile girl before him, Si M 1.4kReads8.9Score17514d adds
24. 24 穿 After Reincarnating as a Mermaid, I Escaped the Plot 穿成美人鱼后，我逃离了剧情 Moon Chestnut月栗Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance] A sweet romance. Su Rongyao transmigrates into the beautiful mermaid supporting character in The CEO’s White Moonlight. The CEO tricks her into giving him her body and her heart, and she eventually dies of depression. After arriving in the story, Su Rongyao realizes she’s bound to run into the CEO whenever she comes ashore, so she decides to move right away. After swimming for three months, she reaches a new stretch of ocean and meets an adorable little sea spirit. Little do 2.4kReads8.9Score20214d adds
25. 25 小 Little Mermaid, Be Good: Professor Fu’s Overwhelming Love 小人鱼乖乖，傅教授的强势宠爱 Fu Fu Lailai福富来来Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted [Innocent, naive little mermaid × research scientist who uses her] [Both are each other’s one and only / angst / wife-chasing / tragic ending in the main story, happy ending in the bonus chapters / All technical details are fictional. Do not mistake them for reality!] Jia Qian, from the depths of the sea, believes she has found true love. She willingly sacrifices her pearl and enters into a mate contract with a human. She looks forward to the birth of their child and to a future with Fu Yanchen. 571Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    This is very beautiful.

26. 26 疯 My Crazy Little Junior Brother Followed Me Through to the Stars 疯批小师弟跟着穿到星际了 Greedy Lazybones咸鱼贪财Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted The transmigration-into-a-book department for background NPCs has been short-staffed lately, so they grabbed someone who had just died and hired her as a temp. Rong Yun was that lucky yet unlucky temp. Unlucky because she transmigrated to the immortal realm, painstakingly cultivated for a thousand years, and then got struck dead by lightning; Lucky because she got another chance at life, even if it meant taking on one NPC job after another. She might be a temporary cafeteria server; She might be 7.2kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    The female lead redeems the male lead in two lifetimes, and the male lead loves her from beginning to end; even the second lifetime was something he begged for himself. [Kissing emoji]

27. 27 穿 Transported to Another World, I Can't Shake Off the Lovesick Girl 穿进异世界，病娇对我穷追不舍 Cang Wei Shuang苍为霜Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + strong heroine + yandere + spatial power] [Cool, slow-to-warm heroine * pathological, obsessive merman] While fleeing, Zuo Yanxi accidentally transmigrates to another world, where she encounters several troublesome men. An innocent deep-tailed merman: “You’re my female.” An obsessive, twisted researcher: “You’re the only one qualified to bear my child.” A war-god duke: “Stay by my side. You’ll be better off.” A forceful crown prince: “I’ll give you endless love.” … A god w 389Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    The mermaid only loves one person in her life, but Huo Shizheng encountered the heartless Nan Yu. He gave up everyone's yearning for immortality, sending her back to life, letting her go and letting himself go as well. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] Nan Yu regretted it deeply. She hadn't expected everyone to be deceiving her. She had let down such a good person. If she had to do it all again, facing the man's indifference and coldness, she would repeat the same mistakes time and time again, just to avoid letting him down again. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] "Aren't you afraid of me anymore?" [Drooling][Drooling][Drooling] "This time, I'm even more afraid of losing you." [Drooling][Drooling][Drooling]

28. 28 重 Reborn: The Little Mermaid’s Sweetheart Is Pregnant Again 重生：人鱼先生的小甜妻又怀崽了 Yueyue Broken Silver月月碎银Modern Romance105k WordsCompleted Merfolk love only one person in their entire lives. But Huo Shizheng met Nan Yu, who was cruel and heartless. He gave up the immortality everyone longed for and sent her back to be reborn, letting her go and freeing himself as well. Nan Yu deeply regrets what she did. She never imagined everyone had been lying to her, or that she would let such a wonderful person down. Given another chance, faced with the man's coldness and aloofness, she keeps repeating her past mistakes, all to avoid letting h 169Reads8.4Score—14d adds
29. 29 穿 Beast World Transmigration: The One-and-Only Mermaid Mate 穿越兽世，独一无二的人鱼伴侣 Same as This Year, Too今年也是这样Ancient Romance188k WordsOngoing Lin Luoge was an ordinary intern who suddenly transmigrated to the Beast World. Even there, she was still a pitiful girl with no golden finger and no System. After beastmen forced her over a waterfall, she met a mermaid of astonishing beauty. Merfolk had always been the most mysterious beings in the Beast World. They were few in number, but undisputed rulers of the sea. Once they found a mate, they stayed together for life and never sought another. If their mate abandoned them, they chose death 41Reads6.7Score—14d adds
30. 30 囚 After Imprisoning His Fertile Sweetheart, the Merman Husband Kisses Her on His Knees 囚锁好孕娇娇后，鲛人老公跪着吻 Little Lazy's Best Luck小懒第一好运Modern Romance186k WordsCompleted [A cold, obsessive mermaid who lives for her work × a sweet, gentle angel of a girl] [The icy mermaid is tamed by his darling and runs aground for love + captivity + a mild pursuit-after-the-breakup arc + the male lead rises to power through their child] To house the rare “big fish” she had bought, Wen Shining spent a fortune transforming her garden pond into a little ocean. The beautiful sea mermaid often came to the shore to gently kiss her fingers. But Wen Shining never imagined it wasn't an 1.5kReads8.2Score10414d adds
31. 31 人 The Mermaid Says She's Repaying a Favor, But She's Clearly Here for Revenge! 人鱼报恩，分明是来报仇的！ Gao Zixi高子曦Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted A thousand-year-old mermaid was stranded ashore and rescued by a human girl. After a thousand years of cultivation, he came ashore to repay her kindness. He turns into a puppy-like boyfriend, and they chase each other in a sweet romance. You're so good to me. Why can't we be together? The tsundere male lead has a secret crush on the female lead, and she likes him too, but doesn't dare confess. Once she confesses, she'll lose the upper hand. What will it take for them to be together?! —Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 32 桑 Sang Nian Has a Fish 桑年有只鱼 Jiu Eryi九耳伊Modern Romance486k WordsCompleted [Mischievous little Sang Nian VS tsundere, scheming little fish] (Campus + Entertainment Industry + Sweet Romance) Did this top-tier star’s first relationship turn out to be with a heartbreaker? Sang Han, who debuted alongside Zhong Yu, has a younger sister named Sang Nian. The sweet, adorable girl fell for him at first sight and said she wanted to be his girlfriend. Born pampered, the girl would cry whenever anyone raised their voice at her, so Zhong Yu doted on her like she was the most precio 1.2kReads9.3Score12014d adds
33. 33 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Expert Saves the Pitiful Villain 快穿：满级大佬拯救反派小可怜 Guiding with Patient Persuasion循循善诱Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted (The romance is the main focus. Both the heroine and the hero are split into fragments. The hero would sacrifice everything for the heroine and puts her above all else. The first three worlds are not feel-good power fantasies.) Yun Zhuo is told she must visit three thousand small worlds to undergo a performance review. To complete it as quickly as possible, she splits her divine consciousness into three thousand fragments and sends them into the worlds. World One: A lowly eunuch with a tragic pa 53Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    ✨The second world is about mermaids. The female protagonist saves the male protagonist, who has been captured by humans and is being auctioned off. The female protagonist rescues him and then takes him back to her mansion to raise him. The two eventually get together.

34. 34 综 Traveling Across Worlds, I Became Everyone's Dream Girl 综穿，我成了万人迷 October Sky 1111十月天1111Female-Channel Fanfiction2.7M WordsOngoing A crowd of admirers, all in love with the female lead. The first-person narration has been rewritten later on!!!!!!!! If this isn’t to your taste, please don’t flame me. All I can say is that I’m sorry. I’m the embodiment of gentleness and beauty. As a beloved woman who transmigrates into tragic supporting characters in TV dramas, I rewrite their stories. 1. Ode to Joy: Fan Shengmei 2. My Fair Princess: Xin Rong 3. Princess Agents: Yuan Chun 4. The Story of Minglan: Ru Lan 5. Scarlet Heart: Yu T 13.3kReads7.9Score35514d adds
35. 35 粘 My Clingy Merman Little Brother 粘人的鲛人弟弟 Little Blue Elf ll蓝色小精灵llAncient Romance87k WordsOngoing [The heroine transmigrates] [The hero is a merman] [An imagined fantasy era] [No System] When I first transmigrated and became a princess, I naively believed I would live a carefree life of luxury, never having to worry about money. All I would have to do each day was enjoy my riches and live like a pampered slacker. But life is full of surprises. When I was ten, a sudden upheaval shattered my beautiful dream. My father died on the battlefield, and my mother passed away in childbirth, leaving my 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Female protagonist transmigrates + Male protagonist is a merman + Fantasy era + No system] When I first transmigrated and became a princess, I naively thought I would live a life of luxury and carefree ease, without worrying about money, simply enjoying wealth and luxury every day, a carefree parasite. However, fate is unpredictable. When I was ten years old, a huge upheaval shattered my beautiful dream. My father died on the battlefield; my mother perished in childbirth, leaving my young brother and me to depend on each other. Faced with this sudden change, I had to transform from a pampered princess into an elder sister with heavy responsibilities. To protect my brother and ensure his safe growth, I resolutely embarked on a difficult path. I cultivated day and night, diligently studying and practicing, researching the art of alchemy, refining the art of weapon crafting, and recruiting talents from all over the world, all to pave a smoother path for my brother to become a ruler. I knew that only by making him a wise ruler could this war-torn country return to peace and allow its people to live a prosperous life. However, the world was in chaos. For decades, war had raged, people were displaced, and life was miserable. To end this endless calamity, I decided to address the root cause. A negotiation with the Merfolk Emperor might quell the war. So, at a grand auction, I spared no expense to acquire the Merfolk Emperor, Cangming. I thought this was a shortcut to solving the problem, but things took an unexpected turn. Cangming had lost his memory due to an accident, transforming from the high and mighty Merfolk Emperor into a clingy and dependent "younger brother." His androgynous face possessed a captivating charm, and whenever he looked at me, his eyes were filled with innocence and trust. Over the years, to protect my younger brother and the country, I had hardened my heart. However, faced with Cangming like this, my defenses crumbled time and again. He was like an innocent little animal, relying on me, trusting me, even acting spoiled and demanding. Whenever he looked at me with those clear, watery eyes and softly called me "sister," the hard shell in my heart would quietly shatter. I thought I could remain calm and composed, but I gradually lost myself in his gentleness and dependence. His presence was like a ray of sunshine, illuminating my heart, which was shrouded in responsibility and pressure. However, I knew that behind this dependence and warmth lay a greater responsibility and crisis. Cangming's identity was extraordinary; his amnesia might only be temporary. If he regained his memory, would he resent me for keeping him by my side? And how could I find a balance between protecting my younger brother and caring for Cangming? All of this was like a complex web, tightly binding me. Despite all this, I still couldn't ignore him. Perhaps this was fate's arrangement. Since heaven had sent him to my side, I could only accept it calmly and do my best to protect him. However, I don't know where this complex emotion will ultimately lead us...

36. 36 穿 After Becoming a Fake Heiress, I Got a Happy Ending With the Mermaid Emperor 穿成假千金后和人鱼陛下HE了 Idle Cat Fishing闲猫钓鱼Modern Romance187k WordsCompleted [1v1 / mutually faithful] Yan Ning is a cat demon who transmigrates into a book after being struck dead by lightning. She transmigrates into the story as the pitiful fake heiress who dies young in a tale about the real and fake daughters of an interstellar elite family, and the Yan family sends her to the Imperial Palace. Everyone thinks that someone with only C-rank mental power could never achieve a 100% mental compatibility match with the emperor, who has been asleep for three years. But agai 108Reads—Score11614d adds

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    🌈🌈💐🍂The male lead is a fish🐠, and the female lead is a cat🐱. The female lead has an ingrained hunting instinct towards the male lead.

37. 37 只 I Just Wanted to See the Sea, but My Merman Boyfriend Forced Me into Love 只想看海，却被人鱼男友强制爱 Maybe a Star可能是颗星星Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted I only wanted to see the ocean, but my merman boyfriend forced me into a relationship. 21Reads—Score114d adds

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    The male lead is a mermaid

38. 38 我 My Merman Boyfriend 我的人鱼男友 Time Difference时差Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted My older brother caught a mermaid while out at sea. They kept him in a bathtub and gnawed on his flesh. My brother treated me as a child bride. When he tried to take liberties with me, I fought back with all my might, but my parents beat me nearly to death. As I lay dying, the mermaid saved me with his flesh. He said he'd seen me before and saved me once already. He'd saved me twice. "I saved you, so you have to repay me." "Fine. Everyone in the village will pay the price." 8Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 39 祁 President Qi's Clumsy Little Merman Is Irresistible 祁总的呆笨小人鱼很诱人 Chubby Bao Ya胖宝芽Two Male Leads344k WordsOngoing A sweet, crybaby mermaid bottom VS a gentle, considerate top Later on: a tsundere mermaid bottom VS a clingy, devoted puppy top This story is all about sweetness, ridiculously sweet, tooth-achingly sweet. “Master, I don’t want to sleep with you. You’re always picking on me.” The little fish angrily pushes the man away. “Master promises not to pick on you.” “Really?” the little fish asks skeptically. “Really.” In the middle of the night, crying comes from the room. “Liar...” Gu Xiyan is a 48Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is a silly mermaid

40. 40 宝 Be Good, Baby: Master Chen Coaxes His Sweet Little Mermaid 宝宝乖，琛爷低声诱哄乖软小人鱼 It's Not Hydrochloric Acid不是盐酸啊Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted [Devoted husband / CEO romance / Both inexperienced / Social media] [Sweet, adorable mermaid beauty VS steady, fatherly business tycoon, eight-year age gap, very sweet with a little angst, but mostly sweet. You won’t regret giving it a try~] After disaster struck her village, the mermaid Mu Yuntang had no one to turn to. Alone, she packed her bags and crossed the ocean to City A, where she sought out the city’s business tycoon, Huo Jingchen. The tycoon was about to send Mu Yuntang on her way, bu 264Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    Rebirth: The Mermaid's Sweet Wife is Pregnant Again. Mermaids only love one person in their lives, but Huo Shizheng encountered the ruthless Nan Yu. He gave up everyone's yearning for immortality, sending her back to her original world, letting her go and letting himself go as well. Nan Yu regretted it deeply. She hadn't expected everyone to be deceiving her; she had let down such a good person. Given another chance, facing the man's coldness and indifference, she repeated her mistakes time and again, only to avoid letting him down again. "Aren't you afraid of me anymore?" "This time, I'm more afraid of losing you."

41. 41 直 Unboxing Mystery Boxes Live, I Got a Hidden-Edition Beauty of a Merman 直播抽盲盒，开出隐藏款美鲛人 Thanks, Xiaomi蟹蟹小米Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Unboxing Blind Boxes on Livestream, I Pull the Hidden-Edition Beauty Mermaid 51Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A sweet and heartwarming short story that unravels the merman's inner conflicts! [Shy][kissing emoji]

42. 42 勾 Give Me Your Pinky, How Did the Crazy Sea Monster Turn into a Puppy? 勾勾手，疯批海妖怎么变狗啦 It's Little Fan是小繁啊Modern Romance134k WordsOngoing [Beauty × Sea Monster] [Sci-fi setting | Racial conspiracy | Patriotic main plot | Unhinged male lead × A somewhat cunning female lead | A super-sweet romance Note: The leads are normal people, and there will be no melodramatic, angsty romance. Many elements are the author’s own inventions.] Sith knew he was a truly wicked sea monster. Throughout his long life, slaughter had been his only pleasure. He had sat securely at the top for so long that his unruly younger brother, in an attempt to seiz 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    She is a mermaid, but there is no redemption.

43. 43 同 Living Together, Pretending to Behave by Day! The Merman Carries Their Baby and Kisses His Wife to Tears 同居日夜装乖！鲛人背崽亲哭老婆 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads235k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + ancient-to-modern setting + raising a little merfolk + sweet flirtation + younger love interest] [Gentle, broken white-haired beauty × sweet-faced, black-hearted, crazy merfolk] Yun Wenlin was once a celebrated principal dancer, but after an accident left him unable to stand, he grew more and more depressed. Until He brought home a beautiful, pitiful merfolk. The merfolk had lost his memory. Weak and trembling, he only remembered that his name was Lou Qing. He knew nothing els 5.9kReads9.4Score1.1k14d adds
44. 44 救 Help! What Do I Do When the Sea God Has His Eye on Me? 救命！被海神看上了怎么办 I Love Pasta我爱吃意面Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Love Rivalry + Electrifying Push and Pull + Sweet and Angsty + Happy Ending] Aloof, obsessive king of the ocean x Beautiful, seductive genius researcher “Do you even know who you're trying to capture?!” “Don't provoke him. He's not someone humans can afford to anger...” Yan Qing wanted to catch the black-tailed merfolk who kept haunting his dreams and settle the score with him. But later, he discovered that the merfolk's identity was terrifyingly powerful. He was t 4.2kReads9.4Score72614d adds
45. 45 小 Little Merman, Drop Those Pearls! The Cunning Wolf King Is Going Crazy 小鲛人，掉珍珠！腹黑狼王他要疯 Little Youngster稚子小Two Male Leads642k WordsCompleted Not a baby-talk story. A crybaby grows up. Ultra-sweet, devoted 1v1: soft, teary crybaby and fierce little merfolk × scheming, possessive wolf king Yu Ci is a “white pearl-glow merfolk,” regarded as the least valuable member of the merfolk clan. To maintain balance among the various races, the authorities on Blue Star decide that the merfolk must send a little merfolk to live on land. With one glance, Jiang Shaoge chooses Yu Ci, who hasn't even mastered using his limbs and can barely walk. Witho 9.8kReads9.6Score1.7k14d adds
46. 46 苟 Keeping My Head Down Until My Son Ascends 苟到儿子飞升 Jun Moxi君莫喜Ancient Romance181k WordsCompleted Jun Yue read a novel that started strong and went downhill, and she had a few words with the author. For the sake of a few worldly possessions, she went to another world with the System. Armed with a semi-automatic System that often loses its signal, she sets out to survive until her son ascends. She’s known as the Eastern Region’s number-one beauty, the most beautiful widow in the cultivation world, the Black Widow? Kun Hua: “Mother says Father Kong Wu is a model dad.” Kun Hua: “Mother, is the 40Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 47 山 The Legend of Shan Hai Xi Yao 山海曦鳐传 He Xinhe何心荷Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted [Chaste Heroine + Soul Transmigration to Another World + Beast World + Love Triangle with a Merman and a Snake] She transmigrates to the fantastical Great Wilderness, where humans, gods, and beasts live together, and beasts can transform into gods. What’s she supposed to do? She falls for the handsome Wen Yao fish god, then gets forced into a possessive romance by the nine-headed serpent Xiang Yao. Can she handle it? 39Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    A love story between a human and a mermaid, traversing the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Absolutely fantastic.

48. 48 祁 Qi Yu Is an Unexpected Encounter 祁煜是奇遇 Misty Morning薄雾清晨Anime Fanfiction272k WordsCompleted A Love and Deepspace fanfic focusing on Qi Yu, with a little of the original plot and a lot of original material. Beginning with the Sea God arc, it weaves in many ties from past lives and this one: a chance encounter at first sight that lingers in memory, an entanglement spanning lifetimes, patient waiting, and wholehearted devotion. The story is told in first person. At the start of each volume, “I” know nothing, while Qi Yu accompanies me with his memories. This is the story of how the two of 110Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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49. 49 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 869.8kReads9.6Score64.2k14d adds
50. 50 我 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成？ Xi Yao喜杳Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + Rules-Based Horror + Horror Game + Strong Female Team + A Group of People With Questionable Sanity] Just before their debut, the group Shili belonged to was betrayed by a bandmate, who framed them for bullying. Their debut fell through, while the bandmate won netizens’ sympathy and relaunched her career to great success. To this day, Shili’s social media accounts are still flooded with abuse from the other girl’s rabid fans. As luck would have it, in the third year after the com 63.5kReads9.6Score7.5k14d adds

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