Books with Titles That Put You Off, but Amazing Stories 被书名劝退，但内容超棒的书

1. 1951 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 118.9kReads9.6Score13.8kShelves

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   I absolutely love it! The first half lives up to the title, and the second half is a huge twist.

2. 1952 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 165.6kReads9.6Score23.2kShelves

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   These two books may seem unremarkable in their titles, but the content is fantastic, with both sweet and bittersweet moments, and a happy ending.

3. 1953 我 My Husband Is Too Frail to Care for Himself 我的夫君柔弱不能自理 Diligent but Silent勤不语Ancient Romance590k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] I saved the whole capital by slacking off! I conquered the world through sheer bluster! Excerpt 1: “Your Highness, the Consort has been completely taken in by the Princess Consort. His Majesty wants us to pay compensation.” Jiang Chonghua: “Tell Father that if he has the nerve, he can talk to the Princess Consort himself.” “Your Highness, His Majesty wouldn’t dare. He says he’s afraid he’ll get dragged into it too.” Excerpt 2: “Your Highness, our two nations are at war, 23kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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   🌿🌿🌿Don't be put off by the title! It's hilarious, the female lead doesn't follow the usual tropes, and she uses her wit to dominate the world. "Your Highness, our two countries are at war, and we are at a disadvantage. The Emperor says to let the Princess Consort give it a try." "How? By leading troops into battle?" "No, by using her persuasive skills!"

4. 1954 我 I Was Just Enjoying the Gossip, Then I Picked Up a Transmigrator's System 我就吃个瓜，捡走穿越者系统 Half a Step Through the Years半步年华Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Dual Transmigration]+ [Comeback of an old-timer]+ [The sly Sixth]+ [Picking up a transmigrator’s System]+ [Milking the System for all it’s worth before the dumb System catches on] Lin Luo witnessed an old man who’d transmigrated from ancient times being taken away as a lunatic outside the school gates. To his surprise, the transmigrator’s System accidentally mistook him for its Host and bound itself to him. Host: Lin Luo. You are middle-aged and your body is worn out. Heaven has granted you the 48.2kReads8.9Score4kShelves

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   [Making a face][Making a face][Smirking] It's a 9.8 On Tomato, incredibly good, hilarious! I'm dying of laughter! A truly top-notch masterpiece, reading it can lead you to the pinnacle of life, it's so good, the writing and plot are first-rate, it's incredibly exciting, especially, especially good.

5. 1955 京 The Capital's Young Master Goes Through Trials, and All of Handong Goes Crazy 京圈公子历练，全汉东疯了 Will You Regret It?后不后悔Male-Channel Fanfiction3.0M WordsCompleted [Realistic political drama + fast-paced + immensely satisfying face-slapping + evildoers get what they deserve] Su Zhe transmigrates into the world of In the Name of the People. From the start, he's a young master from Beijing's elite circle, with a powerful family background and countless resources and connections. Yet his father insists that Su Zhe start at the grassroots level. He's assigned to Handong as deputy to Sun Liancheng, the second-in-command of Guangming District in Jingzhou! Li Dak 35.6kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves
6. 1956 丧 Zombies Are Here, and I Keep Trying to Get Myself Killed, But I Just Won't Die 丧尸来了我库库作死，还死不掉 Sugar Made Me Sweet吃糖后我甜了Sci-Fi & Apocalypse696k WordsCompleted Apocalypse + hoarding supplies + farming + fighting monsters Lin Xi is an ordinary person, timid and lacking any will to survive. When the zombies come, she simply lies flat. Reborn five minutes early, Lin Xi joins the zombies painlessly... Lin Xi dies. Reborn one hour early, she rushes home to take shelter... Lin Xi dies. Reborn one day early, she hastily stockpiles supplies... Lin Xi dies. Reborn one month early, she installs solar chargers and water purifiers... Lin Xi dies. Reborn one year e 62.1kReads9.4Score10.5kShelves
7. 1957 寡 The Widow's Sister-in-Law Has Nowhere to Run, and the Mad Chancellor Vomits Blood Again 寡嫂无处逃，疯批丞相又吐血了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, decisive young widow vs. refined, deranged villainous minister] [System + fleeing while pregnant + transmigrate into a book + male lead reborn] Song Yao transmigrated into a book as the villainous minister’s widowed sister-in-law. She was caught red-handed while eloping with another man. The villainous minister, who would one day hold power over the entire court, was currently nothing but a sickly young man. Remembering the tragic fate of the original owner, Song Yao immediately deci 9.5kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
8. 1958 都 Kill Them All. There's No Need to Act Normal 都杀了，做人没必要太正常 The Round-Headed, Round-Brained, Round-Bellied Tangerine圆头圆脑圆肚皮的橘子Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Now being published; a motion comic is out. The heroine is invincible, no romance, no nation-building, plot-focused, with male characters who may die.] Guan Zhiwei is forced to transmigrate. Countless Systems bind themselves to her, promising to send her home once she completes their missions. They all turn out to be liars. Our unlucky heroine decides to take down this world. Starting with killing the male lead. As she takes out one romantic male lead after another, she leads her neighbors 56.9kReads9.6Score10kShelves
9. 1959 游 Gaming Powerhouse: I Never Meant to Debunk the Fake History! 游戏强国：我没想砸锅伪史啊 Ma Gengtao马亘洮Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Video Game Producer” “Original Game” “No Heroine” “System” “Ladies and gentlemen, we’re honored to be here on the banks of the Songhua River to interview the internationally renowned video game designer, Mr. Feng Qiming!” “He is president of the Shouren Network Division, chief creative designer for the Yaodao game console, CEO of the American company Blizard, honorary director of Shanghai Mihoyo Technology, and one of the founders of the Yiyou studio, jointly led by designers Igarashi and Miyaz 5.7kReads8.9Score347Shelves
10. 1960 麻 A Book by Maladaxi Gua 麻辣大西瓜的一本书 Spicy Big Watermelon麻辣大西瓜Mystery581k WordsCompleted Jiang Ning transmigrates into a crime scene and becomes the scapegoat for the original victim. At the same time, she gets bound to a Crime System. Jiang Ning: Wait, is this right? She didn't kill anyone, so why should she go to prison? She's young and doesn't want to take a fifty-year shortcut to misery, so she has to pull out all the stops to make this look like a perfect crime and clear herself of suspicion. The System lends a hand, too. Not only does it tell her how to dispose of the body, it 16kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves

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    It's really just the title that's bad, the plot is amazing! Anyone who likes suspense and crime-solving should definitely give it a try.

11. 1961 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.8kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    Who knows, someone who's suffering from a reading slump and can't get into a book will suddenly open their eyes and wait for the latest chapter to be released.

12. 1962 快 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Has Gone Crazy 快穿：所有人都疯了 Hope I Can Snag Some Fans希望能抢到粉丝啦Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted The companion novel, [Quick Transmigration Guide: God Is a Girl], is currently being updated... [No CP] A tiny bit of a “everyone’s darling” vibe. A woman transmigrates as a man, and people of all genders fall in love with him (I personally think it’s a lot of fun). #Warning: Most worlds involve a woman transmigrating as a man #Angsty story (though I think it’s lighthearted and funny) #It gets pretty wild. If you have limits, don’t read it!!!! It’s just a novel! 33 was the top performer among Sy 3.5kReads8.8Score185Shelves

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    The title is ordinary, but the content is absolutely amazing! The protagonist is a powerful succubus, and no one, young or old, can escape her charms. Most importantly, I really love the protagonist; I'd bang my head against a wall for her!

13. 1963 下 The Sewers: A Scrap-Picking Life for Plastic Siblings 下水道：塑料兄妹的捡破烂人生 Little Mistress Is Blessed小主超有福Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Not a wish-fulfillment story: ordinary people struggling to survive in extreme conditions, young ones helping one another, and tiny glimmers of hope amid hardship A slow-burn survival story about the everyday struggle to stay alive in the sewers On the surface, the gambling city glitters in gold all night long. Neon weaves an endless night where revelry never stops. Fine dining is whisked away as soon as it reaches the silver platter. A tomahawk steak with barely a few cuts taken from it is toss 19.5kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
14. 1964 奥 Ultraman: I'm Really Just a Scientist 奥特：我真的只是个科学家 Loves Pickled Fish爱吃酸菜鱼Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted “As everyone knows, I’m a member of the Blue Tribe, so I don’t have that much power. It’s only reasonable to carry a few weapons for self-defense, right?” After saying this, Sykes, the Land of Light’s second-ranking scientist, pulled out a Plasma Annihilation Ray Cannon, an Ultra Guillotine Rapid-Fire Launcher, a Space Cosmo Miracle Ray Gun... Looking at this pile of weapons, each more forbidden than the last, all the Ultras in the Land of Light trembled with fear. “Sykes, could you stop inventi 9.7kReads9.3Score800Shelves
15. 1965 红 Within and Beyond the Red Walls, Spring Breeze Enters the Game 红墙内外，春风入局 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] [Age Gap] [Junior Clerk] [Career Growth] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] One chance encounter, one moment of curiosity, and one... At some point, everything began to change. 54.4kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves

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    Super good! No melodramatic or tragic love stories! The male lead has focused on his career for many years, is calm and steady, and once he falls in love, it's for life. It's a deep love like an old house on fire, mutual tenderness and mutual cherishing!

16. 1966 都EN Already an Immortal, Now You Add Me to a Newbie Transmigrator Group? 都快成仙了才拉我进穿越萌新群？ Loves Pickled Fish爱吃酸菜鱼Eastern Fantasy847k WordsOngoing [Chat Group + Invincible + the Myriad Worlds + A Fierce Dragon Crossing the River + Sweeping All Before Him + Unshakable Dao Heart] Chen Yi transmigrated into the cultivation world eight hundred years ago and blazed his way to the Tribulation Transcendence stage. Just as he was facing his eighty-first Immortal Ascension Tribulation, trying to outwit it once again, he was suddenly pulled into a chat group called the Transmigrators' Mutual Aid Group of the Myriad Worlds. The group was full of newb 2.3kReads9.0Score213Shelves
17. 1967 末 Apocalypse Snail: A Little Conscience, but Not Much 末世蜗牛：有点良心，但不多 Uncultured, zz有辱斯文zzSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [No System or Superpowers] [Comedy] [Wild Ideas] [Plot Twists] [Light Novel] [Protagonist Fans, Read at Your Own Risk] [Bizarre and Explosive] [Not for the Straight-Laced] One day, snails poured from the sky in place of rain. Anyone bitten turned into a monster, and resources became scarce… You'll see a protagonist group that is selfish and self-serving, lacking in empathy, hypocritical, vindictive, fake do-gooders, arrogant, two-faced, all pretenses, and downright crazy... Every las 9.1kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Book 1, I highly recommend. Initially, I was put off by the title, but I only read it after it was recommended to me more than ten times. However, for those who like novels without a romantic pairing, this one has a single female lead, and it's definitely not a wish-fulfillment story; it's really good. But I found a new book, so I stopped reading it, and didn't read much of it, but it's truly excellent. Don't miss out on this good book; the protagonist is male. Book 2, *It Rained Snails Today*. Honestly, I was also put off by the title the first time I read it. I couldn't imagine what *snail rain* would be like, or what the plot was all about. However, if you only read the first part, the protagonist does seem quite frustrated, a little bit. But overall, it's really good. I remember when I read it before, everyone was a villain, haha, it really tricked me. I read it with absolute malice, interpreting all the characters in the book with absolute malice, only to find that I was the evil one! I was the most wicked person in the whole book, hahaha. But I have to say, it's really good. When I read it before, it was the third book without a female lead or a romantic pairing, and it was also quite good. But I have a piece of advice for readers: if... If you can't get past chapter 10, or even earlier, then I suggest you start from chapter 44. The relationship between Hei Yi and Bai Yi is really sweet there! Seriously, Hei Yi is so doting on Bai Yi. But if you want to ship them, then start from chapter 78. It's really, really good. Hei Yi is so adorable! If you manage to get to chapter 40 or so, then keep reading. Reading more won't hurt, knowing more about the plot won't hurt. It's really, really good! And I have to say, this is the fourth book without a female lead and no romantic pairing. That title should be intriguing, right? However, I must say that it's a single-female-lead story, and Mr. Zhou and Ms. Wen are really great to watch. But the author updates too slowly, frequently stopping, which is incredibly frustrating. The content, however, is absolutely fantastic and incredibly engaging. The only downside is the author's laziness; I almost hate him! It's not a mindless, brainless book. As for the fifth book, I really can't understand why it has such a low rating. When I started reading, I didn't pay attention to the rating; I thought it was around 9. But when I checked halfway through, the rating was 7.6, Which shocked me. It's not a very good book, and with so many chapters, how could it only have such a low rating? Now, after finally managing to get it to 8.0, Is there anything wrong with it? I really can't figure out why. Regarding the sixth book, you should know about Hulu's new book, right? Hulu's works are always top-notch; he's an experienced author, no need to say more.

18. 1968 开 Kidnapped from the Start, the Ultraman Gang Kicks Down the Door 开局被拐，奥特黑帮破门 Divine Con Artist光之神棍Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted How can an Ultraman from the Blue Tribe be so violent? Is he really a Blue Tribe Ultraman? Messiah has faced strange looks to one degree or another ever since he was little. With most of his body blue, people who don't know the truth have always assumed he was a Blue Tribe Ultraman from the Land of Light. Only a few know that Captain Zoffy rescued him from the Magma aliens, who were traffickers. He was born from the light of a highly intelligent planet that had been destroyed, and was registered 7.8kReads9.1Score840Shelves
19. 1969 腹 The Cunning Tycoon: My Aloof Boss's Tender Trap 腹黑大佬：高冷领导的温柔陷阱 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Workplace drama in the public sector + age gap + forceful love that later becomes passionate devotion + secret crush turned real + romantic tension + career growth.] After graduating, Shiqing takes the civil service exam, never imagining she would end up working under Lu Tingyuan, her best friend's older brother. Even more surprisingly, the icy, imposing man who had intimidated her ever since their school days has apparently been watching her all along! After an accidental drunken encounter, he 13.7kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
20. 1970 惊 Thriller Game: I Can See the Hints 惊悚游戏：我能看到提示 Master Mouse in Sunglasses戴墨镜的鼠爷Mystery951k WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy + power fantasy. Not scary. If that's not your thing, move along!] A mysterious dimension descends upon Earth, randomly selecting humans to take part in a horror game. Uncensorable horror livestreams spread across the internet, allowing all of humanity to witness one terrifying spectacle after another. Gu Yi is unlucky enough to be chosen as an adventurer. Fortunately, he can see mysterious hints. Following the hints, Gu Yi gradually seeks out the truth, only to discover that 6.5kReads8.9Score639Shelves
21. 1971 黑 Cutting-Edge Tech: Who Let Him Make Phones Like This? 黑科技：谁让他这么造手机的 Yin Yangjun尹阳君Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Please welcome the pioneer of full-screen phones, the creator of ultra-fast charging, the gravedigger of Fruit phones, the leader in domestic chips, and the boss of Hongxing Group, the world's largest phone manufacturer: Chen Chen! Chen Chen was reborn in 2011 and took over a phone company. He took on Big Rice, stabbed Apple in the back, and stayed completely calm in the face of US sanctions, retaliating by sanctioning the United States instead. He drove China's technological progress forward th 45.4kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
22. 1972 误 Falling Into My Boss’s Favor: Qingzi’s Heartfelt Story 误入领导心尖：清姿叙心 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted 18.3kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
23. 1973 糟 Oh No! Our Love Is in Different Time Zones 糟糕！这场恋爱有时差 by Red Cherryby红樱Modern Romance439k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigration] A gorgeous, domineering big-sister lawyer and a gentle, refined cultural relic restorer embark on a love that crosses time zones, with both of them devoted to each other! Pei Yan, the renowned Professor Pei of a history institute, is rumored to have a cool, distinguished beauty's face. He's gentle and refined, calm and self-possessed, and always kind to others. Yet he keeps a careful distance from everyone around him, never allowing anyone to get close. That i 16kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves

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    I was put off by the title; I initially thought it would be a simple, sweet romance, but it turned out to be a mind-bending urban suspense romance by the same author as "The Movie Emperor"! The story begins with 28-year-old Song Xia receiving a love letter from 12 years ago, the original author of which was murdered 12 years prior. The female protagonist begins to periodically travel back in time, inhabiting the body of a girl from 12 years ago. She encounters the male protagonist (the original owner of the book), who has also traveled back in time. Wanting to save this young man, she discovers that the original murderer has also been possessed, and the true killer's soul belongs to someone else… thus begins her mind-bending time-travel journey. (It's best to keep the comments section open while reading this; it's quite intellectually stimulating.)

24. 1974 重 Reborn as Zhang Cuishan: Master, Save Me! 重生张翠山，师尊救我！ East Wind Smiles Radiantly東风笑嫣然Male-Channel Fanfiction719k WordsOngoing People say that if Zhang Cuishan had just shouted, “Master, save me!” not one of the Six Major Sects would have made it down the mountain that day. Who knows if that's true? No one actually wanted to kill him. His and his wife's deaths left the Six Major Sects in an awful predicament. They'd gone there to rid the martial world of a menace and uphold its moral order. To keep the fine young man Zhang Cuishan from going astray, all they wanted was for him to reveal Xie Xun's whereabouts. After that 3.1kReads8.3Score198Shelves

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    A series that will keep you up until 3 a. M. Watching.

25. 1975 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 703.3kReads9.6Score149.7kShelves
26. 1976 友 The Friend-Pestering System 友人犯贱系统 Xiao Cai the Liar笑菜骗子Urban2.5M WordsOngoing [No Couples Among the Main Cast] The Friend-Messing-Around System. Just what it sounds like. “Sorry, could you repeat who your friends are?” “One brainless guy who likes Transformers, one cowardly doctor who’s two-faced, and one cyborg with seriously weird kinks.” “So you mean you spend every day messing around with the world’s strongest Taoist sorcerer, the greatest legendary wood-magic healer in history, and a divine being turned into a cyborg by technology...?” “Sorry, I think you’ve misunder 4.5kReads8.9Score618Shelves
27. 1977 被 After My Wife Killed Me, I Automatically Reborn 被娘子砍死后，自动重生 East Wind Smiles Radiantly東风笑嫣然Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After his wife chops him to death, a bug triggers and he keeps being reborn. He goes drinking at brothels and gets chopped to death, then reborn! He tries to get frisky, gets chopped to death and reborn again! He discovers his wife’s secret, gets chopped to death, and is reborn once more! Only the male lead is reborn. The female lead has no memories, and time and again she mistakenly thinks he’s a martial arts expert and draws her blade on him... At first, he can’t even withstand a single move. 2.3kReads8.3Score213Shelves
28. 1978 暗 A Bitter Summer of Loving Mu Ru San Fen in Secret 暗恋木入三分苦夏 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted A Secret Crush, Bitter as Summer 4.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A heartbreaking unrequited love on campus: How humble can one be when loving someone? So humble that she sits below, heartbroken, watching his promised wedding next year with the school beauty as her bride, nameless and without status. She's loved him, suffering through countless summers she doesn't want to count. She's loved him since birth, her childhood sweetheart. From a young age, she's never dared to confess, afraid of losing a friend. To love someone is to be able to stay by their side as a friend. To be in the same school as him, she studies tirelessly, even if it means getting the lowest score, just to be near him and catch a glimpse of him from afar. He mocks her for being last, but she doesn't get angry; instead, she congratulates and envies him for being first. Until her wealthy roommate, the school beauty, appears as a rival, and she begins... Her life seemed precarious; it appeared he no longer belonged to her. The school beauty asked her to deliver a love letter, which he mistook for a confession. The trampled letter shattered her unrequited love, leaving her heartbroken. She feigned amnesia, wanting to be brave once more, and experienced unprecedented happiness. His true feelings were revealed until he discovered she had deceived him, faking amnesia. She was abandoned. His promise to marry her next year turned into a reality on this day next year when she received his engagement invitation. Her heart was in turmoil; she stubbornly refused to attend, yet still went, consumed by unspoken jealousy. Then, in even greater despair, she attended his wedding with the school beauty. She was supposed to be the one wearing the wedding dress, but why, while she was in agony, did he propose to her at the wedding with the school beauty's ring?

29. 1979 修 Cultivating Immortality Begins with Eternal Life 修仙从长生不死开始 Little Crispy Veggie小蔬脆Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted A short drama with the same title is now available. If you're interested, go check out Cultivation Begins with Immortality. System + transmigration + keeping a low profile Lin Jiang transmigrates to the world of cultivation and gains a longevity sign-in System. Sign in for one day, gain one year of lifespan. Lin Jiang: “Cultivation doesn't seem all that urgent after all. I'll take my time.” (Not a dark, overpowered power fantasy. If that's not your thing, proceed with caution.) 38.9kReads8.2Score4kShelves

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    I've finished reading all of these books; they were quite good.

30. 1980 太 The Eunuch: The Factory Director's Road to Wealth Through Peddling Goods 太监，厂督大人的走贩致富路 The Past Is Smoke往事如烟Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Beer, peanuts, bottled water! Instant noodles, spicy strips, and giant chicken legs! Mind the gun, and move your leg out of the way! In a tropical rainforest, a group of mercenaries are resting against trees, exhausted and trying to regain their strength, when an Asian man laden with bags suddenly appears in their line of sight. The young man sees them and immediately starts calling out: “Beer, peanuts, bottled water! Instant noodles, spicy strips, giant ham! Last round, anyone want anything?” I 915Reads8.2Score103Shelves
31. 1981 网 Online Romance Turns Real: Is the Rich Lady Actually a Male Streamer? 网恋奔现：富婆竟是男主播？ East Wind Smiles Radiantly東风笑嫣然Urban372k WordsCompleted Qin Fei, a male college student majoring in broadcasting, eagerly went to meet the “rich older sister” he'd been dating online. But waiting at the bus stop was the washed-up, sleazy streamer Ju Huatai, driving a Ferrari and holding a bouquet. “I've already booked a room. Since we're here...” “Get lost, you disgusting pervert!!!” A chaotic, disastrous meet-up brought together two people who had nothing to do with each other. It also led Qin Fei into the world of livestreaming, where one hilarious 2.7kReads8.2Score179Shelves
32. 1982 玄 Xuanhuan: Madam, I Could Live Off Your Secret for a Lifetime 玄幻：夫人，你这秘密我吃一辈子 Pretending to Be Serious假装很正经Eastern Fantasy688k WordsCompleted [Simulation, Xuanhuan, Keeping a Low Profile, Plot-Driven, Some Mystery, Female Lead] Chen Shi transmigrated to the Great Wei Divine General’s Estate and spent two and a half years as a servant. At last, he had saved up his first pot of gold and activated the Talent Life Simulator. Spend a certain amount of money to simulate the future. When a simulation ends, he can inherit cultivation, items, and techniques. If he changes the course of reality, he can even gain Fate Points and refresh vario 2.3kReads8.3Score260Shelves
33. 1983 婆 Mother-in-Law Rushes to the Capital Overnight: She Wins Over the Compound with Her Cooking from the Start 婆婆连夜进京：开局厨艺征服大院 Qiuqian Yao秋千幺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + cozy everyday life + raising kids + family and neighborhood affairs + career + ensemble cast) Chen Zhimin is a no-nonsense Northeast Chinese auntie. When her son and daughter-in-law need help, she packs her bags overnight and heads straight to the capital to look after the child. If her daughter-in-law says east, she won’t go west. If her daughter-in-law tells her to chase the dog, she won’t go after the chickens. Thanks to her cooking skills, she thrives in the military compo 51.3kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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    Both of these books are wonderful; they warm the heart. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

34. 1984 末 Raising Kids in the Apocalypse Is Tough: Good Boy, You Go First 末世养儿不易：乖宝你先上 Yun Yaowu云姚雾Fantastical Romance517k WordsCompleted [Zombie apocalypse; stockpiling superpowers; a trickster mom and her highly intelligent, powerful little one] Who would have a baby in the apocalypse? Shu Lan would. She'd die sooner or later anyway, so she might as well take a big gamble. And that gamble gave her a son, Shu Maomao, with the most powerful superpower of all: “Plunder.” Every day in the apocalypse is an adventure for Shu Maomao, with his dramatic mom, his missing dad, endless zombies, and his own little self. A mama's boy? You bet 30kReads9.5Score4kShelves

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    Especially the first book. Despite the title, this book tells many profound stories about survival.

35. 1985 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 21.1kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
36. 1986 你 Don’t Even Think About Reincarnating 你们一个都别想重生 Hua Maobai花毛白Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Everyday school life + sunny heroine + no reincarnation or transmigration + warm and healing] [Special notice: The heroine won't have a romance. Other characters may have romantic storylines.] After narrowly escaping death, Gu Qinghuan partnered with the System and enrolled in Class Three, Year One, at a private high school. [Someday in the future, your classmates may be reborn.] [Before then, they will be deceived, hated, attacked, and destroyed,] [Your mission is to stop them from being rebor 27.9kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves
37. 1987 末 When Doomsday Comes, the Food Chain Turns Upside Down 末日来临之食物链逆转 Fake Makabaka假玛卡巴卡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted On a quiet night, Su Yu was woken by her big yellow dog... A fragrant green fog seeped up from underground. Food spoiled rapidly, wounds festered and became inflamed, and plants and animals grew and mutated at an astonishing rate... All things came back to life, and the apocalypse arrived. Humanity, once at the top of the food chain, was forced to seek out new ways to survive. There are no zombies in this novel! There are superpowers! The heroine is Su Yu. This is a one-on-one romance, with Xue 8.9kReads8.9Score904Shelves
38. 1988 快 Quick Transmigration: The Insect Queen Wins by Giving Birth and Taking It Easy 快穿：虫族女王她靠生崽躺赢 A Thousand-Year-Old Ghost千年阿飘啊Ancient Romance5.2M WordsOngoing (Quick transmigration + no fixed couple + System + pocket dimension + having and raising babies) Sang Shu is the queen of an interstellar insectoid race! Her favorite thing is having little ones! Every one of her offspring is brave and battle-ready! Having babies and eating good food: life couldn’t be sweeter. However... After she ate a food called the “System,” everything changed. She was forcibly bound to it and transmigrated through countless worlds, becoming all kinds of... cannon fodder? Th 58.6kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    I was initially put off by the title, but once I started reading, I couldn't stop! It's so good, the content is amazing.

39. 1989 邪 The Path of Unorthodox Longevity, Beginning with Shifting Blood and Bone 邪路长生，从横移血骨开始 Golden Koi金鲤鱼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Unorthodox cultivation] [Longevity] [Cautious] [Fake System] [Mercurial] [Pseudo-invincible] [Decisive and ruthless] [No female lead] [Also known as: The Unorthodox Path to Longevity: Shifting Blood and Bone; Fellow Daoist, Your Spiritual Root Looks Good. Mind If I Borrow It?; Unorthodox Cultivation: My Aptitude Falls Short, So I’ll Make Up the Difference with Fellow Daoists] [PS: (*^▽^*) Since this is a story about an unorthodox cultivator, some things go without saying. Ratings and comments a 8.9kReads8.2Score728Shelves
40. 1990 荒 I Rule the Desert Island Variety Show, Top-Tier Star. You’re Strong as a Wild Boar 荒岛综艺我称王，顶流野猪你的强 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted Jian Xun is a wild boar. Right now, she’s being forced to serve as a laborer in this world. With an alcoholic father, a mother who favors her son, a hard life, and a broken family. The little wild boar sneered: “You don’t know when you’ve got it good. You people are beyond saving!” To her son-obsessed adoptive mother, she smiled and suggested: “Why not just marry your son? You can be his wife and his mother. Everyone will praise you for managing the household!” To the arrogant male lead whose be 8.7kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves
41. 1991 综 Anime Crossover: The Myriad Worlds Begin with Lan the Demon 综漫：诸天万界从恶魔咒蓝开始 Plain White Congee白白白粥Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Fanfiction] + [anime crossover quick transmigration] + [plot-focused] + [no female lead] “System bro, I have a question,” said the demon in an elegant Daoist robe. “Go ahead.” “This is Jackie Chan Adventures, right? Then where are my talismans? And what do I look like right now?” “Talismans? Those are the most basic thing. As for you, you’re the great Moon Demon, of course!” After transmigrating as the Moon Demon Tso Lan, Zhou Lan begins his own legendary life. [Note: This is a fanfiction, with 43.3kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
42. 1992 克 The Ring of Kronos 克洛诺斯之环 June First Studio六一工作室Eastern Fantasy346k WordsOngoing Legend has it that the world was once held together by a “Ring.” The supreme god Kronos used order to define the boundaries of all things. Later, the Ring of Kronos shattered, and seven world-shaking authorities scattered among the different peoples and civilizations. Countless ages later, the prophecy of the “Child of Destiny” awakens once more. A cataclysm tears apart the once-ordinary life of Zhang Chenyu, a boy from Silver Sand Town. Uncontrolled time, dreams of unknown origin, histories tha 10Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Let's try this. It's only 150,000 words so far, but it seems promising.

43. 1993 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
44. 1994 劣 Inferior Seduction 劣等勾引 Shi E 12释厄12Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Scheming Maid's Road to Revenge The first time Shen Luo met Han Shu, she was his friend's maid and pet, timid and meek. A little over half a month later, when he saw her again, she was his friend's father's companion, dressed to the nines at a gala and dazzling the entire room. By the third time they met, she had become his uncle's fiancée. She had leaped three ranks in status, rising from a live-in maid at the very bottom of society to the wife of a powerful multinational corporation's bos 5.8kReads9.4Score699Shelves

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    This book definitely deserves a place here. When I first came across it, I was completely stunned. I wondered what was going on with the title. I had to read it, so I read it intensely, completely absorbed, losing track of time and space.

45. 1995 对 Sorry, We Don't Talk About Love After Dark 对不起，夜深不说爱 Model Huiyin模特徽因Urban1.6M WordsCompleted I didn’t care that people said I’d married up by latching onto a goddess, and I didn’t care that they called me a poor country boy who’d married into wealth. But when my wife’s best friend’s husband came looking for me, I realized I’d been naive. My wife, it turned out, really knew how to “enjoy” life… 11.8kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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    Just one book, intellectually stimulating, written as if it were based on personal experience—I sincerely recommend it. One of the best-written books I've read on Tomato Bookstore so far.

46. 1996 道 Emotional Blackmail? Please, I Don't Even Have a Conscience 道德绑架？笑死，我根本没有好吗 Bao Yi Si A报一丝啊Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Short drama, comic drama, and audiobook adaptations are all available, with up to 800,000 readers] [Fighting moral blackmail + outlaw + no self-sacrificing saint + scheming + immensely satisfying] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Bei faces moral blackmail on a high-speed train from the start. Pregnant woman: “I’m pregnant! You have to give me your seat!” Lin Bei: “If you have a problem, take it up with whoever caused it. The baby you’re carrying isn’t mine, so why should I give up 63.4kReads8.7Score6kShelves

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    Abandoning personal ethics and indulging in a life of immorality [facepalm]

47. 1997 狼 Smoke and Mirrors: Wen San Drives a Cart to Kill the Japanese 狼烟鉴宝：文三拉车杀鬼子 Yi Ran Zou Chen Shuang弈然走沉霜Urban950k WordsOngoing Wen Shen transmigrates into Wolf Smoke Over Beiping and becomes Wen San, a rickshaw puller. He obtains a secret art of immortality: killing or sparing lives can earn him longevity. Since he's already here, and the times make heroes, Wen San decides to pull his rickshaw by day and punish evil by night to cultivate immortality. They say anyone in Beiping can slap Wen San twice, except for dogs. Of course, everyone who's ever slapped him has died, but since he's already here, he might as well take 4.5kReads8.7Score243Shelves

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    This book features a professional rickshaw driver who also kills Japanese soldiers as a side job. Espionage? What's espionage? From beginning to end, you'll find that the protagonist has absolutely nothing to do with espionage.

48. 1998 玄 Xuanhuan: Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes 玄幻：我在百世轮回中长生 Little Crispy Veggie小蔬脆Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Chen Xuan transmigrated to a cultivation world and obtained the Book of a Hundred Lives, which could resurrect him a hundred times. His talent was poor in this life, and he died young. But what if he became an unparalleled genius in his next life? If he can't beat you in this life, no problem. He'll die first and fight you in the next. A gentleman can wait ten years to take revenge. Chen Xuan can take revenge, life after life. Ten thousand years later, His enemies: “Please, stop resurrecting. We 3.7kReads8.2Score197Shelves
49. 1999 我 I Get Stronger Whenever I'm Called On 我被点名就变强 Gray Tracks灰色轨迹Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Comedy + scheming + tycoon] One day, the rebellious Fang Qimai got a special System. Whenever someone called on him, he could receive a reward from them. Ding! Your math teacher called on you. Reward: Skill Book, Mastering Olympiad Math. Ding! Your rich classmate called on you. Character unlocked: Billionaire Dad. Ding! Your PE teacher called on you. Reward: Skill Book, Mastering English Grammar. Wait a minute... Did something weird just sneak in there...? 15.6kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
50. 2000 综 A Journey Through Film and TV: Crossing Paths with the Child-Giving Goddess 综影视之杠上送子观音 Nine Songs Without End九歌未央Female-Channel Fanfiction5.8M WordsOngoing No gender swaps. Don’t write them, and please stop bringing it up in the comments. I can’t accept it. 1. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 1. Lu Muping 2. Consort Ke 3. Chen Wanyin 4. Fuca Langhua 5. Bai Ruiji 6. Hailan 2. Empresses in the Palace 1. Shen Meizhuang 2. Ulanara Yixiu 3. The Story of Minglan 1. Sheng Molan (ongoing) 4. Serenade of Peaceful Joy 1. Miao Xinhe 5. Qing Dynasty transmigration 1. Empress Hesheli 6. Dream of the Red Chamber 7. Bu Bu Jing Xin: Fourth Prince’s Consort 9.8kReads8.7Score132Shelves

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    I initially thought it was a story about a doting wife, but after reading it, I realized it wasn't. (15. Not a purely wish-fulfillment story)

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