Desperately Out of Books. No Clichéd Plots 重度书荒，不要老套剧情

1. 1 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
2. 2 霞 Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书 Warm Glowing Clouds霞光暖暖Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p 1.3kReads7.9Score131Shelves
3. 3 美 The Beautiful First Half of Her Life 美艳的前半生 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance528k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a rural village in Hebei in 1999. Meiyan has been sweet, beautiful, and clever since childhood, and everyone in the village agrees she's the local beauty. After failing her university entrance exams on her second attempt, she has no choice but to face the path fate has laid out for her. Swept up by Li Gangqiang's relentless pursuit, she gives him everything. But on the very day he steps through the gates of college, he gets together with another woman. Betrayed, Meiyan s 10.3kReads7.1Score228Shelves
4. 4 村 Xia Hua, the Village Girl 村女夏花 The Cat Who Loves Gold爱黄金的猫Modern Romance268k WordsOngoing [Realistic rural life + slow burn + heroine’s growth + family and everyday life + face-slapping the scoundrels] Lin Xiahua’s husband is dead. With two children and a dimwitted older brother to support, she has become the most tempting target in Hama Gou Village. Burdened with her family, without a single plot of land, and with her mother-in-law threatening to sell her by the pound to an old widower and his son! To survive, Xiahua learns to navigate all kinds of men and women. She smiles and char 81Reads7.0Score105Shelves
5. 5 俏 The Charming Village Girl Doesn't Give Her Heart Away 俏村花她不走心 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing People say that a widow’s doorstep invites trouble, but Chunfang isn’t afraid. She goes out of her way to surround herself with men. After years of struggling in the dirt, she’s seen through it all: you can’t rely on a man’s heart, but you can rely on his money and connections. So she smiles as she plays several men against one another. One helps her come up with the cash, another finds her a market for her goods. The villagers call her shameless. Chunfang sneers. “How much is a reputation worth 20.9kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
6. 6 土 The Lingering Warmth of the Earthen Bed 土炕上的余温 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing The quarry in the hills behind Laojing Village buried the men from half the village. All that remained were a village full of widows and children crying from hunger. Thirty migrant miners moved into the workers' barracks, all strapping bachelors. The widows cursed men to their faces, then dug out their floral jackets at night and deliberately walked past the barracks. Each of the three widows had her own reasons: one wanted a protector to help raise her child, one hoped to get some rice and flou 12.1kReads8.9Score768Shelves
7. 7 铁 Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Urban291k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by 5.3kReads6.8Score207Shelves
8. 8 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves

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   All of them are great! The first one is serious yet humorous: "We are all human, and the future is a battle for the fate of humanity!" The second one has a very novel concept: "The Aurora Never Fades!" "The Superstar of the Mortal World" and "The Master of Wuji" are both great! The third one is an ensemble piece: "[Humans and Sheep]." I heard the echo of "[Causing Disaster]."

9. 9 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
10. 10 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
11. 11 在 Raising a Yandere Lover in the Apocalypse 在末世豢养病娇恋人 Manyun嫚韵Two Male Leads247k WordsCompleted ★Forbidden Aesthetics★ ▷ A yandere zombie top counting down to his awakening × a love-struck, unhinged bottom ▷ Mutual parasitism / a blood-red wedding / love blooming through rotting flesh ▷ “If you’re going to rot, I’ll turn myself into the nourishment that feeds you.” ▷ Yandere Zombie King top × unhinged keeper bottom ▷ “If you want to destroy the world, I’ll hand you the knife.” 1.3kReads8.4Score125Shelves

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    [Forbidden Paradise Version] When Gu Yunxiu's fangs pierced Duan Li's carotid artery, Duan Li, amidst excruciating pain, smiled and stroked Gu Yunxiu's spine: "Now, we are finally equal." The blood-red moonlight witnessed this immoral feast—the survivor, awakened with supernatural abilities, fed his zombie lover the warmest human brains every day. "The bloodthirsty zombie feared by the world was at a loss because of his lover's tears." ★Forbidden Aesthetics★ ▷Yandere Zombie Top Awakening Countdown × Crazy Love-Struck Bottom ▷Mutual Parasitism / Blood-Red Wedding / The Texture of Love Blossoming with Rotting Flesh ▷"If you want to rot, I'll nourish you with myself." ▷Violent Zombie King Top × Paranoid Crazy Bottom ▷"If you want to destroy the world, I'll hand you the knife."

12. 12 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 7.6kReads—Score479Shelves

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    The subject matter is novel and unconventional, close to real life and down-to-earth, making you feel like you are there. The plot is shocking and exciting, and once you start reading the first chapter, you can't stop!

13. 13 浮 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Urban253k WordsCompleted I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 1.8kReads—Score144Shelves
14. 14 胭 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1.9kReads—Score147Shelves
15. 15 看 Seeing Through Half a Lifetime 看破浮生过半 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted Life is a journey of self-cultivation. As we keep moving forward, we correct our mistakes in time and gradually become better versions of ourselves. Life is full of suffering, and we can only save ourselves. If only we could live our lives over again. At the very least, we could avoid a lot of detours. 596Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 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 59.7kReads9.5Score8kShelves

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    ❗❗Playing the villain but acting like a good guy – the plot is super exciting!❗ The protagonist is an 18th-tier actor. The system requires him to draw cards and survive for seven days with those cards to permanently acquire one of their skills, such as mastering human anatomy like the Ripper or meat cooking like the Ogre. However, his acting is so convincing that people actually start to doubt his character, haha. A character prone to accidents, the plot is quite thrilling.

17. 17 恐 Horror Revival: I Am Monk Sanzang, Sanzang as in Burying the Dead 恐怖复苏：贫僧三葬，送葬的葬 Loves Apple Pie爱吃苹果派Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Horror Revival] [Invincible] [System] [Comedy] [This book is entirely fictional and has no connection whatsoever to reality.] After transmigrating into a world where horror had returned, he awakened the System for Delivering All Beings from Suffering. Only, the way it delivered people seemed a little... Namo Gatling Bodhisattva, depleted uranium bullets purify the six senses. Three thousand six hundred revolutions in a single breath, great compassion saves all the world! The Great Mighty Heaven 4.8kReads8.8Score366Shelves

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    It looks alright.

18. 18 全EN Global Martial Arts: My Martial Arts Can Cultivate on Their Own 全球高武：我的武功能主动修炼 Staying Home to Breathe Formaldehyde宅家吸甲醛Urban2.5M WordsCompleted In a world of high martial prowess, my martial arts keep cheating on their own all day... No, wait! I just have moments of enlightenment and train hard for 24 hours a day, that's all! Ning Chuan had only planned to develop steadily and get into a good university. But during the hundred-day countdown ceremony before the college entrance exams, Thunder Sparrows attacked. Ning Chuan drew his blade and killed three in an instant! From then on, he began crushing everything in his path! At the genius 59.6kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
19. 19 当 When Doctors Get a Simulated Operating Room 当医生有了模拟手术室 Fish Mint and Cilantro折耳根香菜Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Zhang Yi was on the verge of being fired by the hospital when he unexpectedly gained a “super cash-power”! Not only can he accurately pinpoint the source of a patient's illness, he can also perform surgery every day, and he's always the lead surgeon! From appendectomies to organ transplants! From ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery to pancreaticoduodenectomy; From replanting a severed index finger to embolizing intracranial aneurysms... Before long, Zhang Yi becomes the youngest all-around expert 24kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
20. 20 我 My Talent Is Far Too Hardworking 我的天赋太过努力 Return to the Nest with the Moon抱月归巢Urban796k WordsCompleted [Story-Driven] [A Veteran Author's New Book] The red moon hung overhead, and all things fell still. After dimensional space opened, countless mysterious creatures descended upon the human world. Qin Ming transmigrated into the body of a high school senior about to take an assessment. Fortunately, his talent was so incredible that it directly took down the System and even evolved all sorts of abilities along the way. “Self-study function activated. Studying the transcendent skill, Temporal Rift.. 89Reads7.1Score—Shelves
21. 21 技 I Just Have Lots of Skills, So Why Does Everyone Call Me a God? 技能多而已，为什么都说我是神？ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Spiritual qi revival + One heroine + Passionate action + Nearly invincible protagonist + Unconventional ideas + Plundering the gods] Synopsis One: After transmigrating, Xin Yuan awakens the Hand of Replication, which lets him copy and enhance other people’s abilities. But his luck is so bad that he only manages to copy a low-level ability. Then, to his surprise, a young female examiner at his test turns out to be a top powerhouse with an SSS-rank talent! [SSS-rank talent, Ice Age, succ 40kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves

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    These are all pretty good.

22. 22 全 My Whole Family Are Villains 全家皆反派 Bone-Leak Gua Wen骨漏呱闻Urban313k WordsCompleted [No Romance] Only after taking a turn through the cultivation world did Qin Yu discover that he was living inside a book. And he wasn't the protagonist. What's more, his entire family were the book's villains. His father was a ruthless, heartless capitalist who drove the female lead's father's company into bankruptcy. His mother was a sharp-tongued, petty, three-time Best Actress who blocked the female lead's rise to stardom. His eldest brother was a corrupt, scheming politician who forced the m 1.3kReads9.1Score121Shelves
23. 23 那 The Cultivators We Used to Chop Up Together 那些年，我们一起砍过的修仙者 Squirrel Under the Mushroom House蘑菇屋下的松鼠Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted (Everyman’s cultivation + no System) Unlike traditional xianxia, don’t read if that’s not your thing. That year, a seven-year-old boy took his little sister into the cultivation world. Then all the cultivators went crazy! When you set out to cultivate, it doesn’t matter if you have talent, treasures, or lucky opportunities. But there’s one thing you must remember: there’s one person you must never provoke. Even though this person isn’t a cultivator at all. His blade is faster than light, so fast 160.3kReads9.3Score16.9kShelves
24. 24 女EN The Supporting Female Character Cultivates, the Protagonists Are Sacrificed to Heaven 女配修仙，主角祭天 Long-Tailed Tit长尾山雀呀Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted On the night before becoming the disciple of Immortal Venerable Yanchen, Sang Ying discovered that she was the villainess in a cultivation novel about a master and his disciple! She was the foil to the pure and kind heroine, a delicate white lotus. Not only did she force the male lead to take her as his disciple, she also tried to steal what belonged to the heroine. In the end, she died at the hands of one of the heroine's admirers, and her pure ice spirit root became the catalyst for repairing 7.7kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
25. 25 机 Mecha: Can Your Beast Tamer Beat a Gundam? 机甲：你的御兽能打过高达吗 Five-Zhu Copper Coin五铢铜钱Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Mecha + Beast Taming + Light Comedy + A power fantasy, but not a pure power fantasy (the protagonist isn't invincible from birth, so readers who want him to mindlessly slaughter his way through the story should steer clear) + Relatively rigorous plot logic (note: the plot logic is rigorous, not the setting. A fantasy setting can't be made to conform entirely to reality).] [A Tongqian production: only the best!] Beast Tamer: “My spirit beast is a fire-type Earthflame Jiao. It's a hundred meters 1.4kReads9.1Score606Shelves
26. 26 大 How Could the Senior Brother Possibly Be the Villain? 大师兄怎么可能是反派？ Ling Mengchu凌梦初Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world, Feng Shao devoted himself to making his sect flourish. But little by little, he realized something was off. Why did some people have such terrifying luck? Why could some people win beautiful women over so easily? Why did treasures simply come looking for certain people whenever they took a stroll? And why were these guys always picking fights with him? Even his master, who had always favored him, had started looking down on him! Bearing the mysterious divin 3.7kReads7.1Score367Shelves
27. 27 剑EN Sword of Coming 剑来 The Warlord Who Played with Princes烽火戏诸侯Eastern Fantasy11.6M WordsOngoing The world is vast, and anything is possible. I, Chen Ping’an, have but one sword. With it, I can move mountains, overturn seas, subdue demons, suppress devils, command gods, pluck stars, sever rivers, level cities, and split the heavens! 36.9kReads9.7Score1.1kShelves
28. 28 开 From the Start: Reborn After Getting Slapped 开局：被一巴掌打重生 Know the World in One Night一夜知天下Eastern Fantasy728k WordsCompleted In short: This is a novel where the protagonist is the bad guy. Rebirth, no System, not invincible, and funny. His previous life was utterly miserable. When he was reborn, he thought he would become invincible with a burst of domineering aura. He never expected that the sister he had only by name would still have him completely under her thumb. 546Reads8.8Score—Shelves
29. 29 海 One Piece: I Joined the Marines from the Start, and I Am Justice 海贼：开局加入海军，我就是正义 Just an Ordinary Man本是俗夫Anime Fanfiction719k WordsCompleted The protagonist of this novel is a Marine. He's decisive and ruthless, kills without hesitation, and is nearly invincible, though he has a brief period of growth early on. [Congratulations, Host! Your first draw has earned you the Gale Sword Style!] "Death is like the wind, always at my side! Face the wind! Hasaki!" [Congratulations, Host! Your draw has earned you the Seed of Corruption, which lets you enslave others!] "My heart is clear as a mirror, and all I do is just! Super: Advent of the Wo 5.6kReads8.9Score291Shelves
30. 30 雪 Intrepid Blade’s Path in the Snow 雪中悍刀行 The Warlord Who Played with Princes烽火戏诸侯Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted The jianghu is a beaded curtain. Great and small figures are its beads; great and small stories, the strings that bind them. And loyalty and affection are the spirit that gives those beads their luster. The story is drawing to a close. The final chapter will end with those words: “Waiter, bring us some wine.” 11.5kReads9.7Score603Shelves
31. 31 那 That Year, That Cicada, That Sword 那年那蝉那把剑 Mo Yu默煜Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Holding a cicada from summer doesn’t necessarily mean holding the whole summer in your hand. But grasp that sword, and you hold an entire world of martial arts. Wield a three-foot blade of gleaming steel. Dream of becoming a revered Sword God, if only for a day. Be an invincible Sword Immortal, if only for a moment. Sever the headmaster’s treasured pagoda and knock the emperor’s crown from his head. He laughs aloud: “Eight kings with zithers, lutes, harps, and pipes; four imps with grotesque fac 82.2kReads9.3Score8.2kShelves
32. 32 不 No Joy in Silence 不言欢 Wen Yue's Treasure温月的宝藏Ancient Romance105k WordsCompleted Jing Wu's disappearance in childhood left Xiao Se burdened with guilt. Many years later, a woman claiming to be Ruo Jing Wu returned to the Jing Kingdom. Xiao Se knows that the truth behind this turn of events is far more complicated than it seems. What kind of web have the Rong people spun to bring Ruo Jing Wu to such an end? When the fate of the nation hangs in the balance, how can love endure? What fate awaits the Jing Kingdom? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend these two books: one is a historical romance, and the other is a space-themed novel.

33. 33 是 It’s the Stars and Moon, and It’s Us 是星月亦是我们 Wen Yue's Treasure温月的宝藏Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted Dong Xue is a spirit from Mercury. After dying in an accident, she returns to the world she originally came from. On her way back, she meets a tiny spirit, but danger strikes before they can even recognize each other. After a series of twists and turns, and after moving to live on different planets, she finally sees the little spirit again one day, now all grown up. When they meet as adults, it is love at first sight. Yu Bai is a spirit from Jupiter. He has carried memories of his past life 3Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 小 Xiao Sizi’s Journey Between Two Worlds 小兕子的两界之旅 Jiang Did Great蒋的不错Urban6.4M WordsOngoing [Little Princess of Jinyang] [Feeding] [Transmigration] [Lighthearted Daily Life] [Another World] [Adorable] [Pocket Dimension] A magical jade pendant and a wondrous wardrobe: see how Xiaoyun takes an adorable little princess on adventures across two worlds. 2.9kReads7.6Score179Shelves

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    Here's a book I highly recommend. It's a time-travel story set in both the Tang Dynasty and the modern world, featuring adorable daily life and plenty of feeding opportunities. It's really good!

35. 35 重 Reborn and Losing My Mind for Money, but the CEO Loves My Madness 重生发癫只搞钱，霸总偏爱超癫狂 Er Lingzi二玲子Modern Romance554k WordsCompleted Jin Chan Chan, 35 years old, died a miserable death in her previous life because she was hopelessly love-struck. Now she's reborn on the day after the 2007 college entrance exams. She tears up her love letters and swears she'll focus on making money, not romance! On her first night reborn, she fills in as an emergency replacement, singing funeral songs all night and earning her first pot of gold. Next, she cashes in on the lottery, building up her second fortune! She seizes the opportunity of so 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Desperate for a good read! This reborn, crazy money-making novel is down-to-earth, not melodramatic, not love-obsessed, and incredibly relatable—definitely a must-read for book lovers!!! ✅ Reborn, crazy female lead Jin Chanchan: Not love-obsessed, only focused on making money, she can win even when she's crazy! ✅ Deeply affectionate and domineering CEO Lu Haoyu: He dotes on her exclusively, showering her with money and supporting her—the sweetness level is off the charts! ✅ No dull moments: Constant conflicts, lighthearted, funny, and heartwarming, the enjoyment is off the charts, and it's incredibly addictive! [Rose][Flirt][Strong][Sun]🎆

36. 36 夫 Madam, Surely You Don't Want to See the Demonic Cult Fall, Do You? 夫人，你也不想看着魔教没落吧？ Demon Starfish魔人海星Eastern Fantasy321k WordsCompleted [Villain + System + A wildly satisfying plot!] After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Han Xuan becomes the personal bodyguard of the Demon Cult's First Madam. He thought he could keep his head down, but then the Cult Master suddenly went missing, his fate unknown? The Demon Cult falls into chaos, and as the Madam's bodyguard, his situation is suddenly perilous! Luckily, the Great Villain System arrives right on schedule! He can earn generous rewards just by doing bad things? Han Xuan: Bad th 110Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    They're all a bit addictive, little rascal...

37. 37 网 Online Game: My Thievery Is SSS-Rank 网游：我的盗窃SSS级 I'm Fat Blue Cat我是胖蓝猫Sports3.7M WordsCompleted The brain-domain game Glory, developed jointly by more than a hundred countries, goes live. Chen Ming is reborn and awakens the SSS-rank talent Nimble Fingers! Every attack comes with a theft buff. From then on, Chen Ming becomes a master thief who never leaves empty-handed! Red Dragon Queen: “Where’s my dragon egg?! Where’s my huge dragon egg???” Saintess of the Church: “If you can return our sacred treasure... I’ll do anything you want.” Succubus Demon Queen: “That boy stole my heart~” … In t 79.4kReads8.7Score9.4kShelves
38. 38 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.6kReads9.5Score38.8kShelves
39. 39 琅 The Ballad of Langhua 琅华引 Xue You雪虠Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted My new book finally got a rating! New books always start with a low score, so I hope the initial rating won’t put you off reading it! I’d also like to thank everyone who left me a review 🥰 Mad, vicious beauty × Ice-cold, chaste nobleman · Both Reborn, Love and Hate · A Chaotic Romance of Wei-Jin-Era Elegance The heroine is a truly unhinged beauty: vain, lecherous, playful, and utterly unhinged in everything she does. She’s wicked, but dazzlingly open about it. The hero is an untouchable flowe 2.8kReads8.1Score257Shelves
40. 40 谁 Whoever Dares Force Him to His Death Will Fall First 谁敢逼他赴死，谁就得先倒下 Du Yuan都鸢Eastern Fantasy582k WordsOngoing This is not a story about a noble, righteous hero. Han Yan is an utterly ordinary man who transmigrated to another world. Other people transmigrate with a System, a wise old mentor, or a golden finger. He got nothing at all and had to claw his way forward on his own. He is cautious by nature and lives by the principle that self-interest comes first. Morality? What is that, can you eat it? When it comes to enemies, if he can fight, he won't waste time talking. If he needs to kill, he won't he 4kReads—Score274Shelves

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    This protagonist is practically a "hexagonal player" in the world of novels: ruthless, selfish, and loves to fleece others; a natural-born drama queen who is also incredibly cunning; extremely shrewd yet humorous; he travels from the martial arts path to the immortal path; he has a harem but the plot is absolutely mindless, perfectly hitting the male-oriented pleasure point!

41. 41 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score220Shelves

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    Don't look at the score! Don't look at the score! Don't look at the score! I recommend a different kind of period drama. It's the story of a group of people born in the 1970s growing up. In that wild and untamed era, everyone was striving and fighting for tomorrow. Friendship, family, love, business warfare, and scheming. It's very good. Readers who are tired of Tomato's formulaic and overly exciting novels should definitely check this out. You won't regret it.

42. 42 飞 A Wish-Granting Bracelet Falls Into My Lap, and the Rich Big Shot Has a Plan 飞来一只圆梦镯，豪门大佬套路深 JennyZN珍妮ZNModern Romance413k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted] [Sweet Romance] [Both Pure] [Comeback] [Romance and Marriage] [Wife-Doting Smiling Tiger CEO vs. Clear-Eyed, Money-Loving Office Worker] Ming Siyao lived for several hundred years before finally falling in love. He has a long road ahead of him as he pursues his wife. Ding Jiami happened upon a wish-fulfillment bracelet and began a life of turning things around, finding success in both love and career. It all began five hundred years ago, when Ming Siyao was still a white fox... " —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A friendly reminder from the author: this book is extremely sweet; several readers have already experienced the adverse reaction of "laughing so hard they missed their stop on the subway." The book is now complete. Click to read now!

43. 43 枫 Maple Fate City 枫缘城 Grassroots001草根001Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing The world is in chaos, rife with deceit and treachery. Evil spirits run rampant, and people are never satisfied. Countless peoples and clans are locked in endless war. The Jiang clan betrayed its allies, ambushing and wiping out the Jian and Hong clans. Only Jian Shu and Jian Hongtian, who were away on a journey, escaped by sheer luck! Thunderous roars, hatred that sears the heart, a blood feud beyond reconciliation: they will fight to the death! At this very moment... Jian Shu, who once revered 506Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This has an independent story. It's not a title, not a copycat, not riding the wave, and certainly not an AI creation. It has a wealth of independent and interconnected stories.

44. 44 当 Be the Internet Emperor and Live a Shameless Life 当网络皇帝，享缺德人生 Evil Mother Orangutan恶毒母猩猩Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [An electronic sycophant’s fan + a heroine who rules the internet like an emperor + a top-tier star who’s lightning-fast at picking up jokes] [Dating show + memes + face-slapping + super sweet] Ji Huanshu transmigrates into a tragic romance novel as its heroine. Her Actor boyfriend wants her to give up her heart and corneas for his gravely ill first love, yet refuses to make their relationship public. His fans assume she’s a desperate doormat, and she’s relentlessly attacked until she becomes th 30.8kReads8.9Score4.8kShelves

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    [Electronic villain fan x Internet emperor heroine x Super-fast witty top influencer] [Romance variety show + meme-filled + face-slapping + super sweet] Trust me, it's super, super good! Follow Lazy, you won't get lost when you're looking for something to read.

45. 45 I I Live, I Die I活I I Ying II影IAncient Romance60k WordsCompleted This story has a fragmented, fast-paced feel. The heroine is forced to take over her entire family in the middle of an extremely chaotic emergency. I want you to experience alongside her that suffocating feeling of not even having time to catch your breath. Take your time reading, and don't rush. Historical Fantasy | Female Lead | Tragedy | Ensemble Cast | Political Intrigue | No Romance “What does it mean to be alive?” A little girl answers with a curse that lets her remember everything she 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Historical Drama | Ensemble Cast: She is a healer, an object. No origin, no destination, just a bundle of firewood, nothing valuable. But she feels pain. She wants to live. From the age of twelve, she single-handedly supported a secret medical clinic, a network, and the lives of an entire family. She pulled back those who had been used as tools, one by one. Then she told them—"I am a person, not an object."

46. 46 全 Global Blackout: Back to the Age of Cold Weapons 全球断电：重返冷兵器时代 Rampaging Bear狂暴熊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [No System, no rebirth, no showing off and humiliating others, not a power fantasy. The story of an ordinary person surviving in a time of chaos.] When electricity vanished worldwide and gunpowder and fuel stopped working, Xia Zhi carved out a kingdom in the midst of chaos with nothing but a bow. With transportation and communications cut off, humanity's ambitions began to grow. Everyone wanted to be emperor; even a village chief dared to call himself king. Xia Zhi had wanted to stay home in the 6.3kReads8.2Score470Shelves

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    You've definitely never seen anything like it, neither in terms of subject matter nor plot.

47. 47 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
48. 48 总 CEO, Meeting You Is My Good Fortune 总裁大人遇见你是我的幸运 Between Waking and Sleeping醒与睡中间Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted She only went up the mountain to pick mushrooms, but got lost along the way and ended up saving a man. And what a man: he was even more handsome than a movie star. What? He was Li Muze, a business prodigy and the 19-year-old CEO of a publicly traded company? In her twelve years of life, she’d never met anyone so important. “Dad, what did you say? I have to work for him from now on, or he’ll buy us a house and a car?” For justice, for standing up for those in need, and for carrying on the spirit 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is very innovative, and the plot is very sweet.

49. 49 千 The Legendary Han Xin, the Greatest General of All Time 千古第一将韩信之千古传奇 Wuchuan Hua无船滑Eastern Fantasy439k WordsCompleted Han Xin was born a beggar, so where did he learn his astonishing military strategies? Where did he master such superb swordsmanship? How did he win every battle without a single defeat? Why were his victories so decisive, with large-scale clashes against his opponents so rare? How were his battlefield instincts and judgments so precise? This book recounts every one of Han Xin’s legendary exploits in detail. 4.1kReads8.4Score356Shelves

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    The plot is full of twists and turns, and Han Xin truly lives up to his reputation as a military genius. The book skillfully blends history, legend, and fantasy in its depiction of Han Xin's legendary rise to power, with a particularly brilliant portrayal of the art of war. Han Xin's legendary life ends because of his loved ones, revealing the depths of human nature.

50. 50 疯 The Mad Heiress Is Back: She Takes Everyone Down Equally 疯癫千金归来：平等创飞所有人 Angry Hammer愤怒的锤子Ancient Romance589k WordsOngoing [Strong heroine + lighthearted comedy + no romance + wish fulfillment + wild imagination + formidable fighting skills] The first thing Qin Zhaoyue did after transmigrating to ancient times was try to kill herself. What’s the point if I don’t get a cheat? They promised me a relaxing vacation. Why did I still draw such a miserable identity? Was the original owner born under a cursed star? What kind of tragic life is this? Abandoned by her grandmother, despised by her parents, robbed of her life an 2.4kReads6.6Score146Shelves

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    The female lead wreaks havoc on her enemies, beating everyone up on equal terms 😆😆

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