In a Reading Slump? Time to Bring Out the Crown Jewel on My Shelf! 书荒，是时候拿出镇架之书了！

1. 351 重 Reborn in 2009: The Perfect Life That Began in College 重生09：从大学开始的完美人生 Daoist Wang, Who Would Rather Not Give His Name不愿留下姓名的王道长Urban1.6M WordsCompleted When he wakes up, Jiang Cheng is astonished to discover that he has returned to 2009, just after getting into college. With rebirth and a System, he has two unbeatable aces up his sleeve. Jiang Cheng swears that this time, he won’t leave himself with a single regret! Not yet twenty, he shakes up the financial world and sends shock waves across the globe. From traditional sectors like the stock and real estate markets to entirely new industries destined to boom, such as new energy and advanced ch 18.1kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
2. 352 我 Will You Only Love Me After I'm Dead? 我死后，你才来爱我吗 Leaning on a Tree, Listening to the Wind依树听风18k WordsCompleted Will You Only Love Me After I’m Dead? —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 隐EN Hiding in Hogwarts as a Professor 隐藏在霍格沃茨当教授 Plain Old Boiled Water白白了开水Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Harry Potter fanfiction + mastermind behind the scenes + plotting] [Early focus on getting stronger and staying alive, with a slow start] [He hides his ambition and desire for conquest behind a trustworthy appearance and seemingly sincere words] Tewell, the most outstanding graduate in Durmstrang’s history, arrives at Hogwarts. “One day, Muggles may be able to use science to detect magic and expose our spells. They’ll build a mathematical model for every single incantation. “What will wizard 32.5kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
4. 354 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1MReads9.9Score162.2kShelves
5. 355 朕 My Poisonous Consort Is Too Much to Handle 朕的毒妃太能作 Leaning on a Tree, Listening to the Wind依树听风Male-Channel Fanfiction10k WordsCompleted My Poisonous Consort Is Such a Trouble-Maker 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 356 超 Superpowers: I Have a Replication Mirror 超能：我有一面复刻镜 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Gods Descend, Calamity Begins] When cultivators from the divine realm invade Earth, superpowers and modern weapons become humanity's last line of defense! Can Gou Chen and Adam, Earth's only two superpower academies, shoulder humanity's future? What kind of hidden strength does Huaxia, hailed as the Chosen Nation, possess? This is a feast for the Godslayers! A young man gains the power to replicate abilities. With a mortal body and the power of the world in his hands, he will ultimately slay th 118.4kReads9.6Score13.5kShelves
7. 357 重EN Reborn: Becoming a Hollywood Tycoon in Ten Years 重生之后，用十年成为好莱坞大亨 Winter's Hot Water Bottle冬天的热水瓶Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Hollywood + a Chinese person reborn in an American’s body + director story] (Since real celebrities’ names, including homophones, aren’t allowed, they’ve been changed. Readers will have to figure out who’s who for themselves. The author is helpless too, having been sent to the penalty box many times.) A third-rate director in his previous life, he is reborn in the 1990s in the body of a 23-year-old American prodigy director. From then on, titles pile up one after another: Hollywood box office 16.8kReads8.8Score963Shelves
8. 358 嫡 My Elder Sister Stole My Betrothed? I’ll Lead the Steppe Wolf Riders to Crush the Chancellor’s Residence 嫡姐抢我婚？我带草原狼骑踏平相府 Leaning on a Tree, Listening to the Wind依树听风Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted My Eldest Sister Stole My Marriage? I’ll Lead the Steppe Wolf Cavalry to Flatten the Chancellor’s Estate —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 359 让 You Hired Me to Collect Bodies, So I Dissected My Ex-Girlfriend 让你当收尸人，你直接解刨了前女友 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing In anatomy class, the corpse turns out to be my ex-girlfriend... After that, I went through all sorts of unbelievable things. A bus that only goes up, never down, and runs straight to a reservoir. An old scholar tree in the hospital, lush with branches and leaves, that swallows people whole. A giant catfish by the Qingshui River, begging people for help every night. And a deadly brothel hung with human skin, open for business without end. It went on and on, as if it would never come to an end... 62.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
10. 360 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Beauty Awakens and Becomes Everyone's Favorite 快穿：炮灰美人觉醒后成了万人迷 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Cannon Fodder + Mary Sue + Capture Targets + Taking Down Scumbags + Naturally Sly + No Fixed Couple + Awakening] Behind every male and female lead who find their happily-ever-after, there is always a cannon-fodder woman. They are insignificant and easy to overlook, and each meets a tragic end. Their sole purpose is ultimately to advance the relationship between the leads. And Ji Rou’s role, every time, is that of a beautiful cannon-fodder woman with a tragic ending... But 4.9kReads8.9Score344Shelves

    Reader note

    🍒The first story is exactly what you wanted. The female lead became a stand-in, and everyone thought she was head over heels in love with him. 🍓Until a photo fell out of her bag—it was of a boy who looked just like him. The female lead then posted a drawing she had made, and everyone realized that he was actually the boy's stand-in.

11. 361 陆 Young Master Lu, I’m the Substitute You’ve Been Looking For 陆少，你找的替身是我本人 Leaning on a Tree, Listening to the Wind依树听风12k WordsCompleted Young Master Lu, the Stand-In You’re Looking For Is Me 7Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 嘉 Jiahao Gets Stronger? Sword Dancing in the Rain on the Field to Open Heaven's Gate 嘉豪就变强？操场雨中舞剑开天门 Fallen Leaf Blade落叶之刃Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [The animated adaptation premieres exclusively on Hongguo.] + [Jiahao? Swordmaster!!] + [Invincible] + [The King of Flexing] Lu Ming transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a System at the age of eighteen, believing he is about to reach the pinnacle of life. Instead, what he awakens is actually the Jiahao Ascension System. Thus begins Lu Ming's Jiahao-style operation. "Are you really not going to avenge the grudge from ten years ago?" "Didn't they say Jiahao refreshes on the field? I've wa 111.1kReads8.4Score23.9kShelves

    Reader note

    It's pretty good, mainly because it's funny. I'm the younger brother, so please don't criticize me. [Thinking]

13. 363 谢 Young Master Xie Has Secretly Loved Me for Over a Decade 谢公子偷偷爱我十几年 Leaning on a Tree, Listening to the Wind依树听风13k WordsCompleted Young Master Xie Has Secretly Loved Me for Over a Decade 6Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 御 Impossible to Escape Your Heart 御心难逃 Mu Chenyang慕晨阳Modern Romance912k WordsCompleted [Age gap + size difference + the powerful never backs down + no groveling chase + fictional setting] Powerful financial tycoon x sweet, naive flower from Huaguo Tricked into a restricted zone by her own uncle, nineteen-year-old college sophomore Xia Zhiyao became a lamb led to slaughter. At the brink of life and death, the man who had established order descended like a god and rescued her from hell. He was her salvation, but also her abyss. Before Shen Yu, the uncrowned king, Xia Zhiyao was as i 102kReads9.3Score11.1kShelves

    Reader note

    This book is really good. Although it's not a "strong female lead" novel, the female protagonist has her own backbone and self-respect.

15. 365 不 I Couldn't Read, So I Spent My Life Treasuring My Husband's Letters 不识字的我，守着丈夫的信过了一辈子， Leaning on a Tree, Listening to the Wind依树听风Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted I Was Illiterate, and Spent My Whole Life Clinging to My Husband’s Letters, 3Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 366 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score755Shelves
17. 367 网 Online Game: I Have a Super-God-Tier Talent 网游：我有超神级天赋 Rousing Ape撼动猩Sports4.6M WordsCompleted [Updated through the fusion of Ragnarok and reality] [Traditional VRMMO + Transcendent Talent + Ruthless Protagonist + Plot-Driven + No Female Lead] Reborn before Ragnarok's servers launch, he has the chance to start over. Every regret from his past life will be made right. He never awakened a talent in his previous life, not even after ten years. Now, armed with memories of that life, he obtains a God-Tier Talent Awakening Stone and unlocks a Transcendent Talent! Every normal attack permanently 175.2kReads8.9Score17.7kShelves

    Reader note

    I think this book is really good, I highly recommend it!

18. 368 钢 Steel World: Core Machine 钢铁世界：核心机 Handsome Little Ziling紫铃小帅Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing [Mecha] + [One Female Lead] + [No System] + [No AI] + [Original, Serious Story] + [Gundam-Style World] + [Mecha Combat] + [Space Migration] + [Demonic Beasts] After a bus accident, I woke up to find myself in a cryogenic pod. Two hundred years had passed in the outside world. The world had changed drastically. Most of Earth had become disaster zones overrun by ferocious beasts. Giant mecha had replaced traditional weapons, and cities were protected by fortresses. The world had been turned upsi 10.4kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

    Reader note

    This is an absolutely original and serious mecha anime/manga series, complete with mecha and character designs, all meticulously edited. [Smile][laugh]

19. 369 我 The Girl I Control Is Becoming an Old One 我操作的少女正在成为旧日之主 Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [This novel has been contracted for print publication: cosmic horror + amber-style cultivation + villain protagonist + no System + decisive killing + black humor + deranged + single female lead + sequence containment] Xu Fei: “In the twenty-second century, all you need is a helmet with a brain-computer interface to experience a fully immersive game with realistic physical sensations.” “You ask why I chose this starting character? Naturally, because she’s a beautiful girl... Oh, no, naturally, be 771kReads9.5Score76.6kShelves

    Reader note

    Every single one of them is incredibly good; you can't stop reading them.

20. 370 大 On New Year’s Eve, My In-Laws’ Family of Twenty Takes Over Our New Home 大年三十，婆家二十口人霸占新房 Glutinous Rice Zengzi糯米曾子Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted [Taking on a Vicious Mother-in-Law + Uncovering My Family Origins] On New Year's Eve, twenty members of my husband's family broke into my new home. My mother-in-law slapped the sofa and shouted, "This is my son's house!" My brother-in-law threw my luggage downstairs, and they even put a seal on the refrigerator I had brought as part of my dowry. I smiled. I called the police, got a handwriting analysis, and countersued in court. Three moves were all it took to bring the whole family to heel. Th 3kReads—Score180Shelves

    Reader note

    This is absolutely a must-read! No time travel, no rebirth, no system—just plot twists and turns! It's so good!

21. 371 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 868.6kReads9.6Score70.4kShelves
22. 372 京 The Capital's Greatest Detective: You Call This a Lackey? 京城第一神捕，你管这叫狗腿子？ Ink-Tinted Clear Light墨染清辉Historical2.6M WordsCompleted After passing the graduate school entrance exam, Xu Qing finally landed the stable government job he had always dreamed of. Only, this job was a little different from what he had imagined. He had transmigrated into the body of a constable who had just died. What's more, a tall, handsome female constable with elegant brows and bright, starry eyes took a liking to him and picked him to serve under her. Xu Qing had intended to refuse. That is, until he saw the female constable casually snap a stone 17.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

    Reader note

    Can you believe this book only had a 6.8 Rating seven days ago?!

23. 373 游 Game Invasion: I Became Emperor Before the Players Transmigrated 游戏入侵：我称帝了玩家才穿越 Xiao Chu Still Hasn't Slept潇楚还没睡Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigrating ahead of time + political scheming + dynastic power struggles + succubus + worlds merging] This book is also known as [I, the Empress's Fiancé, the Strongest Villain Behind the Scenes]. After waking up, Xia Chen finds himself logged into the mysterious game from his previous life ahead of schedule, starting out as the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhendong. What? I have a younger brother named Xia Hao, who seems to have a mysterious bone inside him? It looks just like the lege 467kReads9.1Score47.2kShelves
24. 374 重 Reborn: I Started by Rejecting My Childhood Friend and Winning Over a Rich Heiress 重生从拒绝青梅傍上小富婆开始 Old Rascal, Face My Spear老贼看枪Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn + golden finger + extra sweet romance + feel-good power fantasy + single female lead] Reborn with a cheat, he returns to the day before the 2008 college entrance exams. His childhood sweetheart wants to break up? This time, he absolutely refuses to be a simp! Make money, build a business, get rich! Step one to getting rich: find yourself a rich girl to lean on. You said you wouldn't be a simp, so why are you so good at it? It's muscle memory. What would you know? Besides, I'm not simping 1.9kReads8.9Score283Shelves

    Reader note

    [Kiss] A penniless college student is taken care of by a young and beautiful female tycoon, who provides him with money, power, and everything else. 🌴 The tycoon takes care of all his needs: food, clothing, shelter, and sleep. (The first few chapters set the stage, but from chapter six onwards it's incredibly satisfying.) 🌿

25. 375 从 Starting as a Foot Soldier 从小兵开始 Li Xiangxiang李想想Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Qiao Lie, a young thug who spent every day brawling, got hit on the head with a brick. When he came to, he discovered that he had become a foot soldier on a battlefield. In a dynasty that had never existed in history, the uneducated Qiao Lie begins as a lowly soldier and embarks on a carefree, colorful life in ancient times... 12.2kReads8.9Score2kShelves

    Reader note

    The first book's quality was immediately apparent after just 10 chapters; the author's dedication in filling in plot holes later and creating them early on was truly impressive. The second book was a time-travel novel without a system, but the plot and characters were well-developed, and the writing was excellent. The third book was a gangster novel, but the writing was very good, both rigorous and humorous. The fourth book... Who wouldn't want a cute childhood sweetheart? 🙈

26. 376 全 Global Class Change: Contracting an SSS-Rank Ghost Bride from the Start 全民转职：开局契约SSS鬼新娘 Vegetable Farmer Who Grows No Vegetables菜农不种菜Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [One Heroine + Class Advancement for All + Supernatural Horror + Dungeons + High Martial Arts + Myriad Races + Romance + Tycoon + Pay-to-Win + Invincible + Big Shot] I became the world's only SSS-rank talent, the [Occultist]. I also got a System that lets me farm gold at a 90% discount. Killing monsters and people can earn me a hundred times more gold! And everything in the System shop is 90% off! An S-rank phoenix crown worth 1 billion? I get it for 100 million! An SS-rank bridal robe worth 8 b 40.5kReads7.4Score4.7kShelves

    Reader note

    This is good; the process is fast, and the sports lottery is quite innovative.

27. 377 阳 Can a Masculine High School Boy Transform into a Greatsword-Wielding Magical Girl? 阳刚男高会变身大剑魔法少女吗 The Moon Is Full, the Boat Is Steady月盈正舟Urban158k WordsOngoing [Magical Girl + Transformation + Diesel Punk + Urban High Martial Arts + Urban Supernatural Powers + Everyday School Life + High-Level Political Intrigue + Female Lead (Main Female Supporting Character)] [Inspired by Chinese-style dieselpunk magical girls. I thought the idea was fun, so I decided to write a story about it. The narrative follows three threads in parallel: battles, daily life, and political intrigue. The battle thread begins from the start, the daily-life thread starts in Chapter 26Reads—Score167Shelves

    Reader note

    I wonder if I can add this book to my bookshelf?

28. 378 末 Apocalypse: I Can Hear Other People's Thoughts 末世：我能听到别人心声 Do You Think I Have a Chance?你看我有机会吗Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Reborn + Superpowers] Xiao Jun, who had survived six years of the Apocalypse, was reborn before it began. Can he stockpile supplies, kill zombies, and even hear other people's thoughts? The school belle's top-tier opportunity? Sorry, I'm taking it all! Xiao Jun: One day, I'll figure out the origins of this Apocalypse. 36.1kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

    Reader note

    Browse at your leisure. All scores are 9 points or higher.

29. 379 一 The Number One Brother 一哥 Little Wangzai小小旺仔Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama A Brother is now streaming on Hongguo, with a surprise in store! I used to be a gang boss. Now I’m just a food delivery rider. Ever since I could remember, my father, a former soldier, had been a drunk with a nasty temper. Whenever he got drunk, he liked to beat my mother, often leaving her black and blue. Later, my parents divorced, and while trying to earn money for tuition, I went astray! I had no choice back then. Now, I just want to be a good person! 31.3kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
30. 380 全 Everyone Digs for Treasure, but Only I Can See the Hints 全民挖宝，只有我能看到提示 Thirty Thousand a Day一日三万Urban6.0M WordsOngoing [First release anywhere online + no saintly heroine + satisfying story + decisive and ruthless + gleefully slaughtering everything] “Shocking! Shocking! The whole world is shocked! Daddy Ma spent one billion yuan to buy ten Super Treasure Maps and finally dug up a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir. He has now attained immortality!!!” “Good news, good news! A high school senior used a Treasure Map to dig up an ancient golden elixir. From now on, my fate is mine to control!” “Rumor has it that netizen Ye us 72kReads8.8Score4.7kShelves

    Reader note

    It's alright... Never mind, it's good.

31. 381 黎 Dawn Tower 黎明塔 Wise Little Star智哆星Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted They're here! They're here! A shocking conspiracy is looming over the entire world! Natural and man-made disasters, with zombies everywhere! Please don't lose yourself in the darkness! May the dawn's light shine forever! 54.8kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
32. 382 我 My Senior Brother Is Too Strong 我的师兄太强了 Ke Ning可宁Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsCompleted Original title: My Senior Brother Is Too Strong The eldest senior brother is diligent and tireless, while the second senior brother likes to sneak off and take it easy. The eldest senior brother is hailed as a genius, while the second is the disgrace of the sect. Until one day, the junior sister discovers that the second senior brother is pretty amazing too... This blurb does it no justice. Read the story for yourself... 60.9kReads8.2Score4.1kShelves

    Reader note

    A must-have book for any shelf

33. 383 四 A Pastry Chef Slacking Off in the Siheyuan 四合院里摸鱼的糕点师傅 Tomato Wonderfully Crispy Corn Sticks番茄妙妙妙脆角Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing A food blogger transmigrates to 1948. Does mentoring apprentices bring triple returns? “No Qin family, no Lou family, no hostility.” While everyone else who transmigrates into a siheyuan is busy fighting scoundrels and seizing opportunities, Shen Yan just wants to live like a lazy salted fish: as a pastry chef at a grocery store, he has little work and few worries. After work, he takes the homemade pastries from his pocket dimension, sits by the courtyard gate, cracks sunflower seeds, and watche 74.2kReads7.7Score4.3kShelves

    Reader note

    #Book drought# Come on, these three books can be read in a row. The plots are all relatively simple and slow-paced, but the quality is definitely worth the rating. If you like them, you can check them out. If you don't like them, just don't criticize them.

34. 384 姐 Big Sister, Be Good 姐姐要乖 Elk Beneath the Night Light夜灯下的麋鹿Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.2kReads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    [Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf]

35. 385 都 Urban: My Whole Family Are the Main Characters 都市：我全家都是主角 Down the Mountain to Catch Cats下山抓猫Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [One heroine, goofy, shameless] Ye Xinghui, who had a golden finger, was tricked by a shady deity and sent to another world. At first, Ye Xinghui planned to use his golden finger to become the main character of an urban novel, but... when he saw his parents’ files, he was completely stunned. His dad was actually the legendary Soldier King, while his mom was the legitimate daughter of China’s foremost family. That wasn’t all. When his older brother suddenly woke up and said, “Wasn’t I supposed to 5.1kReads8.9Score402Shelves
36. 386 主 The Streamer Does a Good Deed Every Day, Sending Criminals to Prison for Life 主播日行一善，罪犯牢底坐穿 Chilled Orange冰镇橙子Urban603k WordsCompleted [Livestream] [Comedy] [Living King of Hell] [No heroine] Originally titled: This Kindhearted Streamer Makes Even Satan Offer Him a Cigarette Su Chen, who transmigrates from a parallel world, gets bound to a Good Samaritan System. His whole thing is being kindhearted! One day, while Livestreaming, he’s suddenly stopped by a deaf-mute person on the roadside. The person pulls out a phone, opens a payment code, and asks for a donation. The people nearby gesture to Su Chen, warning him that the deaf- 5.5kReads9.0Score598Shelves
37. 387 重 Reborn in 1985: A Young Man with a Bright Future 重生1985，少年大有可为 vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban2.0M WordsOngoing At forty, Shen Mo returned to 1985. The child of educated youths sent to southern Yunnan, he was left behind when his parents returned to Shanghai and divorced. “Dad has a home, Mom has a home, and I'm left all by myself. Am I just in the way...” The lyrics from a TV drama he'd once watched had become his own life. Shen Mo was now an unwanted burden, unloved by both grandmothers, but he still had his second uncle. “Xiao Mo, the city registration fee is nearly four hundred yuan, but your second u 196.6kReads8.5Score18.2kShelves
38. 388 我 I Was Just Driving, So Why Are the Viewers Laughing Their Heads Off? 我就开个车，观众们笑抽了？ Golden Hippo金色河马Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Zhang Yang wakes up to discover he’s participating in a reality show called All-Round Superstar, and his first job is as a rideshare driver. Female passenger: “Driver, how far can your car go on one liter of gas?” Zhang Yang: “When I get mad, I don’t go anywhere.” Female passenger: “My first-kiss boyfriend is still looking for me. Do you think I’m just too charming?” Zhang Yang: “Your first kiss? He’s still looking for you? Did you swallow his dentures?” Female passenger: “Driver, whenever I bre 46.3kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves
39. 389 我 I Bragged on Bihu, So Why Did the Government Take Me Seriously? 我在逼乎吹牛，国家怎么当真了 Black Dog Doesn't Like Tangyuan黑狗不爱吃汤圆Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [No System + Slow Pace + White Moonlight + No Harem + Building the Nation Through Industry] In 2011, just before the high school class divisions, Gu Yu was reborn. The first thing he did wasn’t buy lottery tickets or invest in property. He switched to the humanities track and took the seat beside Su Nian. The second thing he did was borrow her computer and post a prediction on Zhihu that no one would believe. The European debt crisis, mobile internet, digital payments, new energy vehicles, artif 171.7kReads8.8Score14.8kShelves
40. 390 大 Bro, Are You Really Here to Seek the Scriptures? 大哥，你真的是来取经的吗？ Deep-Fried Golden Cicada油炸金蝉Eastern Fantasy302k WordsCompleted Wu Cheng stumbles into the pilgrimage to the West by sheer chance, leading Brother Tang and a few buddies as they livestream their journey and get up to all kinds of antics. First, let’s tear down the Five Elements Mountain by force. Otherwise, how’s Brother Monkey supposed to get out? Tang the Third is fat, lazy, and dumb. The only thing that gets him moving is hot pot and mahjong, so he has no intention of helping the monkey at all. From then on, they only get further and further down the road 90Reads6.1Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    There are a few really good books that you shouldn't just look at the ratings.

41. 391 海 One Piece: More Children, More Blessings, Reviving the Rocks Family 海贼：多子多福，复兴洛克斯家族 All-Nighter Champion熬夜总冠军Anime Fanfiction354k WordsOngoing [Also known as: “One Piece: The Strongest Background in History!” “One Piece: I United the Rocks Pirates!” “Tremble, Celestial Dragons!” “One Piece: He Defined a Legend!”] He transmigrated to the world of One Piece and became Rocks's younger brother. But when he was two, the Celestial Dragons cruelly murdered their parents! To avenge their parents, the brothers resolutely put to sea, became pirates, and set out to take revenge on the Celestial Dragons! Many years later, a legend circulated acros 537Reads8.3Score—Shelves
42. 392 开 From the Start, I Become a Slave: My Subordinates Force the Yellow Robe on Me 开局成奴隶：被手下黄袍加身 Xia Xiaopi夏小皮Anime Fanfiction833k WordsOngoing Luo Xia transmigrated to the continent of Calradia with the Mount & Blade System, only to open his eyes and find himself a slave. Survival, rebellion, plunder: the brutal Middle Ages taught Luo Xia how hard it was to live with dignity. He led those who followed him in amassing wealth and searching for a way out. As Luo Xia's followers grew in number, so did their ambitions. He went from bandit chief to mercenary commander to noble lord. Luo Xia cried out, “Who put this imperial robe on me? Who p 3.3kReads9.0Score228Shelves
43. 393 满 A Max-Level Expert Pretends to Be a Newbie, but Her Secret Identities Keep Getting Exposed 满级大佬装萌新，马甲掉不完 Mysteries of the Stars星辰玄妙Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Invincible + Cautious + Comedy + Multiple Secret Identities + Absolute Control He is a creator-level powerhouse among the myriad heavens, yet he prefers to pose as a weak newbie and take it easy. The God King is a clay figure he molded, the Immortal Emperor is one of his split incarnations, and every legend in the world is one of his secret identities. At the sect tournament, he “narrowly beats” the last-place contestant, while the Grand Supreme Elder kneels to watch a divine technique. When t 2.6kReads—Score287Shelves

    Reader note

    It's arguably the pinnacle of fantasy comedy! A world-class powerhouse disguises himself as a complete weakling to roam the heavens, with gods, kings, and immortal emperors all playing disguises—a premise that inherently provides a satisfying experience. From a clay figure in a newbie village causing a sect-wide uproar, to a shopping list turning into a sword manual and underwear becoming a chaotic treasure, every scene is filled with adorable contrasts and hilarious moments of overwhelming power. The plot is wildly imaginative, featuring alter egos fighting each other, villainous plots turning into fireworks, and schizophrenic romances. Absolute strength collides with a laid-back, survival-oriented approach, creating a wonderfully unique experience. It offers the exhilarating feeling of an invincible protagonist while also providing laugh-out-loud moments of absurd comedy. High-energy from start to finish, it's a true stress-relieving masterpiece!

44. 394 斩 Slay Demons, Devour Sins, Drive Out Evil in the North! 斩妖吞孽，北极驱邪！ Aged Little Cabbage陈年小白菜Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing “The Great Emperor of the North Pole, Ziwei Yuxu, commands the stars above, governs the myriad laws in the middle, and rules Fengdu below. He is the lord of all the stars in the heavens, and the Northern Pole Exorcism Office is his duly appointed authority.” “Isn’t the Exorcism Office an internal Celestial Court department that judges matters involving ghosts and gods? Why call it a military bureau?” “Do you know what a ghost is?” “Isn’t a ghost just a ghost?” “The Taishang Tiantan Yuge says: ‘A 100.2kReads9.1Score10.5kShelves

    Reader note

    One treasured book is enough; quality over quantity is the key to a good book. [Thumbs up]

45. 395 后 A Laid-Back Concubine in the Inner Palace, Calmly Turning Her Life Around and Sunbathing 后宅小咸鱼，淡定翻身晒太阳 Orange Turned Orange橘子橙了Ancient Romance262k WordsOngoing Su Zhiyuan looked up at the person holding her around the belly and lifting her up, then lowered her head and kept nibbling on the pastry in her hand. Her father had said that everyone here was an important person, so she had to behave. Her mother had said that her father was the head of the family, and that if she listened to him, she’d get pastries. She’d been very good today, so she’d get another pastry when she got home. Six-year-old Feng Chen hugged Su Zhiyuan around the belly from behind a 10.2kReads8.6Score635Shelves
46. 396 网 Online Game: Three Kingdoms Without Equal 网游之三国无双 Wind and Clouds in Chaos风云乱舞Sports3.8M WordsCompleted A poor student who only wanted to make a little money in a game unexpectedly becomes the chief of a bandit stronghold. With government troops about to lay siege to him and rival bandits eyeing his territory, watch as he seizes the chaos of the Yellow Turban Rebellion to grow stronger step by step and save a crumbling empire! 4.4kReads7.9Score327Shelves
47. 397 平 An Ordinary World, Where I Am Anything but Ordinary 平凡的世界之我不平凡 Dancing on an Egg鸡蛋上跳舞Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted They all look down on me, and I’m just not good enough! No one will help me reach for the clouds, but I wouldn’t get there anyway! The strong never blame their circumstances, but I’m weak! I don’t just complain about my circumstances, I complain about the strong, too! Gold always shines, but I’m just an old pal! No one can take advantage of me, because I’m useless! Everyone laughs at me, and I’m the funniest one of all! Rather than push myself, I might as well give myself a break...! 44.4kReads8.6Score4.5kShelves
48. 398 火 Naruto: I Was So Afraid of Dying, I Awakened the Mangekyo 火影之因为怕死开了万花筒 I Am the Kitchen God我是灶神Anime Fanfiction303k WordsCompleted My name is Uchiha Wu. I'm a transmigrator, and I'm a coward. I'm terrified of dying. When I learned I had transmigrated into the Uchiha Clan, I worried constantly about when that great filial son would wipe out the clan. That's why I became Konoha's number-one bootlicker, fawning over Uchiha Itachi like crazy. Other clan members often bullied me for it, but I endured it all. Compared to death, what did any of that matter? But why won't you leave me alone? I've already become a village lackey jus 3kReads8.5Score193Shelves

    Reader note

    Everyone who's seen this says it's great [laughing and crying emoji]

49. 399 欲 Wild Desires 欲野肆望 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads222k WordsCompleted Already signed for print publication: The Handsome Neighbor and the Dark Pervert Are the Same Person An extremely twisted story! Extremely twisted! Coercive love + confinement + one-on-one romance + intense push and pull + yandere + time-space displacement Original title: Tonight, the Deity Kneels to Kiss Him A beautiful, dark, unhinged schemer with a sweet, innocent facade VS a gorgeous, depressed radio host who only pretends to be proper Chen Sizhuo had been stalked by a pervert for three m 26.7kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves

    Reader note

    These are all classic literary masterpieces; I don't believe anyone hasn't read them.

50. 400 顶 Top-Tier Gynecologist: From the Start, I Discover a Socialite Is Pregnant with Her Foreign Tutor's Child 顶级妇医：开局查出名媛怀外教种 Salted Corn咸包谷Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Extreme Contrast + How to Spot a Toxic Woman + Save the Big Shot and Make a Fortune + Connections Among the Powerful Lin Feng was a surgical genius, but was maliciously assigned to obstetrics and gynecology. Although he was an associate chief physician, he was constantly suppressed. On top of that, he was a man, so his clinic was deserted and nobody wanted him to perform surgery. All he could do was suffer through night shifts year after year. That was until he awakened the Cause and Effect Reck 286.2kReads8.9Score32.2kShelves

    Reader note

    So beautiful! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

Other lists with Reborn in 2009: The Perfect Life That Began in College