A Veteran Reader Looking for Fresh Books That Never Get Old 老书虫求新颖的百看不腻的

1. 1 深 Shenzhen, Beguiling After Dark 深圳，夜色迷人 Nan Xiaohua南小华Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A tale of business rivalries and political intrigue set against the backdrop of Shenzhen, following Chen Binnan’s remarkable journey south in pursuit of success. This story is dedicated to all the brothers who have headed south, north, or east to make their way in the world! 52.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves

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   A very good story synopsis:

2. 2 极 Doted on to the Extreme: My Wicked Senior Brother Carried Me Home 极致宠溺，她被坏师兄抱回了家 Han Yizi寒意子Ancient Romance305k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced, healing, doting husband, past life and present life] [Contains a System, don't read if you dislike that] [Contains a System, contains a System, contains a System!!! Don't read if you dislike that!!!] He gave her a name that paired with his own. He celebrated her birthday on the very day of the fireworks festival. When she grew up, he sewed her a bellyband. When she felt insecure, he patiently coaxed her. When she was hurt, he defied the gods for her. Kissing her wa 3.9kReads9.2Score454Shelves

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   A niche sweet romance novel suitable for seasoned readers. The low rating is due to a small readership; please check the reviews and synopsis before deciding whether to read it. The male lead is incredibly doting on the female lead! 🤭

3. 3 快 Quick Transmigration: A Guide to the Green Tea Bitch 快穿之绿茶婊攻略 Today's Wish Is to Get Rich今天的愿望是暴富Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted This novel is updated daily. The author also has a completed novel, The Online Life of the Legendary Big Villain. Everyone is welcome to check it out! A third-rate actress dies to the sound of a gunshot. But death isn’t the end. A magical System tells her that if she completes her missions, she may be reborn one day. Since that’s the case, she might as well get to work! 5.6kReads8.6Score271Shelves

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   These are all books I can read over and over again. The first one features a very rational female protagonist with high emotional and intellectual intelligence, and she has a system. The second one is set in the Qing Dynasty; the female protagonist is intelligent and has a cheat-like ability, and she wants to return to the modern era. The third one is set in the 1990s; the female protagonist is her own boss and has two very intelligent children with high emotional intelligence.

4. 4 清 Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Wins by Doing Nothing with Her Golden Touch 清穿：贵妃靠点金手躺赢了 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Qing dynasty transmigration, golden finger, palace intrigue, heroine stands alone] One morning, wealthy woman Song Ruche woke up transmigrated to the Qing dynasty as the only legitimate daughter of the Fucha family. She was born with a golden finger that could upgrade anything she touched, transforming it completely. Unfortunately, she could only use it once every three years. To use it more often, she had to raise her own status. So she decided to take a shortcut: In a feudal society, what fas 5.7kReads9.1Score400Shelves
5. 5 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 191.2kReads9.4Score24.1kShelves
6. 6 快 Quick Transmigration: Getting Kissed to Tears by Powerful Men in Sweet Romance Stories 快穿：在甜文里被大佬们亲哭 Pure-Hearted Puppy 9527纯情小狗9527Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No fixed pairing + all male leads are faithful + powerful men humbled + scheming green tea + slight everyone-loves-her vibe] In some worlds, the male leads are condemned by the twists of fate to become tragic characters in an author’s story. The little fox Ningning’s mission is to change their destinies, and, while she’s at it… devour them. 1. The Little Princess Takes on Four [Spoiled Princess VS Young General] 2. Rough-and-Ready Romance [Little Chef VS Older Boxer with a Major Size Difference 49.6kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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   👍👍The female lead is skilled at disguise. "Strategizing? That's getting a bit boring. How about something more fun? Instead of trying to win over the male lead, why not let him win me over?" Thus, in every world, the male lead forcibly marries her, and the female lead thoroughly enjoys it. 🥰🥰

7. 7 白 The White Lotus’s Diary of Stealing Someone’s Man and Taking His Place 白莲花挖墙脚上位日记 Two Taels of Beef Soup二两牛肉汤Female-Channel Fanfiction675k WordsOngoing She was the only Chaos Lotus to bloom at the dawn of heaven and earth, born from the mingling of pure and turbid energies. She survived and grew by absorbing the turbid energy between heaven and earth. After ten million years, she finally took human form and entered the world to undergo a tribulation. But because of King You of Zhou, her tribulation failed, and the Heavenly Dao rejected her, leaving her unable to become a god. To attain godhood, she binds herself to a wicked System and begins br 11.5kReads8.8Score449Shelves
8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration’s Beloved: Forcing the Male Lead to Go Off the Deep End 快穿万人迷：逼着男主变疯批 Leisurely Squid闲闲墨鱼Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted (Abduction and domination! The man forces himself on the woman! Don't read if that bothers you, thank you. This isn't a strong female lead's face-slapping power fantasy, and every world sticks closely to its character settings.) Li Mo is a stunning beauty, shrewd, alluring, and capable. Known throughout the martial world as the Thousand-Faced Witch, she excels at taking on endless appearances and personas to share romantic adventures with others. By chance, she becomes bound to a System from ano 13.7kReads8.3Score774Shelves
9. 9 祸 Disaster Delivered: The Hilarious Villainess Is on Her Way 祸到付款：沙雕女配派送中 Jiang Yuqiao江遇乔Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted Also known as: Trouble, Cash on Delivery: The Hilarious Supporting Actress Is on Her Way [Dual transmigration into a book + System + Entertainment Industry + Unhinged Humor + Variety Shows + Livestreaming + Redemption + 1v1 Romance + Happy Ending] [A lie-flat, slack-off, unhinged celebrity × a sharp-tongued, hopelessly lovesick CEO] - Qiao Yan wakes up one morning to discover that she has transmigrated into a book again, becoming a washed-up minor supporting actress who’s so unpopular she’s prac 9.1kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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   Haha, this book is really good, the ideas are fresh and original, it's hilarious, and the male and female leads are a bit silly.

10. 10 军 The Warlord's Cherished Bride: Marshal, Come Here! 军阀权宠：大帅，你过来！ Fan Sheng梵升Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, The Marshal, Come Here, is now streaming] In the years of the Republic, war and chaos swept the land, and each warlord ruled his own territory. The day Su City fell, Qiao Wan was treated like a piece of cargo and offered to the new ruler of the three northwestern provinces. They said Ninth Master Ji was cold-blooded and ruthless, and that he had caused the deaths of three wives. He was a man cursed by fate. Ji Shiyan strolled out from beneath the hanging-flower 9kReads9.4Score947Shelves

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    All three are alright. The first one is set in the Republican era; the second is a transmigration novel where the male lead is the original male lead's brother; and the third is a reborn female lead who pretends to be prey to seduce others.

11. 11 穿 After Transmigrating as the Hero’s Stepsister 穿成男主继妹后 Year After Year, No Fish年年不吃鱼Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted Yu Qian transmigrated into a novel her best friend had written for her. But she wasn't the heroine. She was the unwanted tagalong who moved into the male lead's home when her mother married his father. Yu Qian didn't care about any of that! What mattered was that in the book, her mom was still alive. She finally had a mother again! All she wanted in this life was to be a good little mama's girl, occasionally watching the male and female leads fall in love. What could be better? But then Hey, are 49.8kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves
12. 12 她 She's Such a Flirt 她那么撩 Baby Ditou呆头宝宝Modern Romance183k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Sweet romance + short story] Shen Xiao, renowned as a captivating beauty, pursued Han Ce for five years. Only after they married did she learn that he had fallen in love with her at first sight and had been secretly enjoying her pursuit all along. After an accident sends her back to the beginning, when she first met Han Ce, she hears the heir of the Han family sneer in front of his childhood friends: “Shen Xiao? A childhood betrothal? I'd rather stay single than marry h 14.1kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
13. 13 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 31.7kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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    I said there were no gods tonight, and then all the gods fell—it was absolutely, really, really, really amazing, okay? Trust me.

14. 14 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.3kReads9.6Score9.1kShelves
15. 15 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 557.8kReads9.3Score70.2kShelves
16. 16 江 Moonlight over Jiangnan, Willows Beyond the Pass 江南明月塞上柳 Jiuge Mengmengda酒歌萌萌哒Two Female Leads627k WordsOngoing The northwestern female general Gu Mingyue and the refined young lady from Jiangnan, Liu Xiaoxiao, are unexpectedly reborn in each other’s bodies. Seeing the vicious mother-in-law and cruel husband before her, Gu Mingyue begins to seriously doubt Liu Xiaoxiao’s claims of marital bliss. Liu Xiaoxiao, there must be something seriously wrong with your head! So Gu Mingyue swiftly grabs her dowry and runs off after divorcing him. Liu Xiaoxiao trembles as she looks at the frail, beautiful young man be 86Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    Both ancient and modern settings are included. These are among the few books I've managed to finish reading: the first one, "Bright Moon," and the second, "Rising Sun," both featuring heroines I really like.

17. 17 上 Spring Affairs in the Capital 上京春事 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted Ning Chaoyang rises to become a fourth-rank female official, yet still can’t escape the fate of being traded into a political marriage. She decides to take in a lover to fight back. He must be lowborn, handsome, and preferably too frail to look after himself. She glances to the side and spots a charming young doctor in white. 5.5kReads9.3Score855Shelves
18. 18 直 Livestream: Healing the Underworld Day by Day, I'm the White Impermanence 直播：阴间治愈日常，我是白无常 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Live streaming from the underworld + ghost officer + heartwarming everyday life] Jiang Lin is a White Impermanence, guiding the dead to the afterlife and delivering messages in dreams. One day, he obtains an Underworld Live-Streaming System. He can earn rewards by promoting the culture of the Netherworld. From then on, a miraculous livestream appears in the human world, connecting the realms of the living and the dead. A typical day in the livestream: “Ghost: Stay away from me!” “This really is 22.3kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves
19. 19 升 Leveling Up to Lucky Charm: I Rely on Luck to Develop a Deserted Island 升级欧皇，我在荒岛靠幸运值开荒 Worry-Free Blossoms花开无忧Modern Romance622k WordsCompleted Ordinary girl Luo Yin is thrown into a deserted-island survival game. From the start, all she has is a deserted island, and she has to fish for everything she needs. Everyone else: “Unbelievable! I pulled out a pile of cockroaches, and now they’ve made themselves at home on my island.” Our heroine, Luo Yin: She looks at the fruit in her hand and takes a huge bite. Everyone else: “I don’t get it. Why is there a pair of stinky, previously worn socks in my chest?!” Our heroine, Luo Yin: She happily 2.8kReads8.8Score284Shelves

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    The first book is a desert island survival story. The female lead's luck gradually increases, and there are even dungeons later on. It has two endings. The second book is very heartwarming, but the female lead dies. The ending is also quite fantastical, and they end up with children [what?]. Curious? Go check it out! The third book has a female lead who comes to the beast world with a chip. It has a bit of a retirement story feel to it. She has two husbands and a bunch of kids 😂 The fourth book is a modern metaphysics story. The two disciples and the grandmaster are all a bit silly. The female lead has it so tough! The fifth book is a quick transmigration story. I don't remember it clearly, but it's super good and has been on my bookshelf for a while.

20. 20 垃 The Boyfriend in the Trash Heap 垃圾堆里的男朋友 Bald Yina Wen秃头的伊奈雯Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted Ning Xia was a little-known author of old-fashioned CEO romance novels online, often writing late into the night. At last, after years of staying up late, she suddenly died. But Ning Xia hadn't quite died. She discovered she'd been reborn as a child, and had run into the little beggar who had scattered her ashes in her previous life! The little beggar was now just a foolish boy with autism, raised by a grandmother who collected trash. Everyone bullied and humiliated him. Then the little beggar n 6.2kReads9.2Score682Shelves
21. 21 兽 Beast World Agent 兽世特工 Flowers Flourish, So Shallowly繁花似谴浅Ancient Romance180k WordsCompleted To let the heroes who sacrificed themselves for their country live on in another way, the government developed a rebirth chip. The problem was that no one could determine when or where the reborn person would end up. While the officials hesitated, Zhao Xiyue stepped forward and became the first living human subject to test the rebirth chip. And then, Zhao Xiyue was reborn on a beast-world continent. Faced with all kinds of unimaginable beasts and dangers, Zhao Xiyue glanced at the handsome white 1kReads9.1Score104Shelves
22. 22 她 She’s Short on Money in the Five Elements 她五行缺钱【玄学】 Spicy Porridge麻辣粥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Yi was kidnapped at the age of five and unexpectedly became the 108th successor of an obscure Daoist temple. The one who raised her and taught her everything was a wisp of the temple’s founding matriarch’s soul, which had remained inside her memorial tablet. Her temple was nothing more than a ramshackle shack made from discarded boards that mountain hunters didn’t want. It had no running water or electricity. Even dog-litter mushrooms grew between the floorboards. After they came down the 931Reads9.4Score198Shelves
23. 23 天 Natural Disaster: I Stockpile Billions in Supplies to Survive the Apocalypse 天灾，我囤几十亿物资在末世求生 Soft Fish Song袅袅鱼音Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Apocalypse + rebirth + spatial storage + stockpiling supplies Disasters struck without warning, transforming the world. First came scorching heat, then bitter cold, followed by earthquakes, dense fog, endless night, and acid rain, one after another. Su Nian struggled to survive alone in the apocalypse for ten years, only to die in the torrential acid rain. When she opened her eyes again, Su Nian discovered she had been reborn, with three months left before the apocalypse. After discovering a vas 29.7kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
24. 24 快 Quick Transmigration: I Want to Be a Slacker in the Myriad Worlds 快穿之想在万象界里当咸鱼 Jin San'er瑾三儿Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted No fixed pairing + absurd comedy After Si Jiu died, she moved into Chaos City and began a journey through the Myriad Worlds with her System, Guazi. One is a scummy little System that raises fish; the other is a comical, lazy Host who is always looking for shortcuts and wants to lie flat through every mission. The worlds include xianxia cultivation, a post-apocalyptic future, palace intrigue in an earlier era, and more... Some stories subvert expectations a little. The main goal is to make you la 16.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
25. 25 全 The Entire Internet Thinks My Romance Is High-Risk 全网判我高危恋爱 Wang Ke罖柯Mystery216k WordsCompleted If the whole world were livestreaming the trial of your love, would you plead guilty? Lin Jin, a criminal profiler, is forcibly bound to a global trial livestream. Her crime: “high-risk love.” She is accused of shielding serial killer Shen Yuan and falling with him into the abyss. [System Warning] Public pressure at 30%: cardiac constriction At 40%: nerve incineration At 100%: consciousness erased. The comments are instruments of torture, malice is her shackles, and billions of viewers vote in r 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all beautiful.

26. 26 护 After Prison, the Wife-Obsessed Maniac Becomes a Miracle Doctor and Shocks the World 护妻狂魔出狱后化身神医震惊全球 Wang Ke罖柯Urban550k WordsCompleted [Three years in prison, and now his wife and daughter are driven to the brink!] He went to prison in his wife’s place, but when he returns, he finds his child dying and his beloved being forced to marry someone else! His venomous mother-in-law curses him: “Get lost, convict! Don’t stand in the way of my daughter marrying into a rich family!” The richest man’s son sneers: “Your woman and your bastard are mine now!” [Stay your hand? You couldn’t withstand the hell I, Lu Chen, will unleash!] Nine g 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 神 Divine Embers, Demonic Corruption 神烬魔蚀 Wang Ke罖柯Eastern Fantasy201k WordsCompleted “Listen...” “That's a divine soul wailing, a demon seed gnawing!” The day Ling Jin had his bones pulled out, his tendons severed, and was thrown into the Demon Burial Abyss, his enemies raised their cups in celebration: “Farewell, Emperor of Ashes! May you rot in eternal damnation!” They never knew that, deep in the abyss, chains were breaking! With the Ashen God in his left hand, holy barriers shatter and divine bodies turn to glass. With the Corruption of All Heavens in his right, demonic mark 2Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 佔 Possessing Jiang Xi 佔有姜西 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance4.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads + PDA-Filled Romance + Mutual Devotion] A job interview at a bar leads two people with nothing in common to meet for the first time. One is a private tutor, the other a cold-faced King of Hell. One does the flirting, the other does the pampering. Later, no one could have guessed that the elegant, aloof Qin Zhan would turn into a clingy burr. Their everyday life after getting together is even too much to watch... “Wifey...” “Hmm?” “Could you comfort me 47.7kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves

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    Super sweet and doting, written in a humorous and funny style.

29. 29 女 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 31kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves

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    Synopsis: The first book features a female protagonist who is both an entertainer and a soldier, while the male protagonist is a retired soldier. Their mother, uncle, brother, and maternal grandfather are also soldiers. The second book features a female protagonist who is also a retired soldier who enters the entertainment industry to search for her missing father. Later, while filming, she and her former teammates apprehend drug dealers. Both books have ratings of 9.5 or higher.

30. 30 最 The Best Lyricist 最佳词作 Kong Liu空留Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] One is a heroine, the other a pampered youngest son who’s always smiling. They work together seamlessly to resolve an unexpected crisis the first time they meet. The second time, she warns her younger cousin not to fall for someone like him. Then comes the Nth meeting, and with it, a lifetime together. 24.3kReads9.6Score3.2kShelves
31. 31 相 On Our Blind Date, the Heir to a Wealthy Family Took Me to Register Our Marriage 相亲当天，豪门继承人拉着我领证 Gu Lingfei古凌菲Modern Romance5.9M WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + Marriage Before Love + male lead pretends to be a pig to eat the tiger] On the day of her blind date, Hai Tong impulsively married a stranger. She thought married life would be ordinary and built on mutual respect. Instead, her new husband turned out to be a clingy human piece of glue. What surprised her most was that whenever she ran into trouble, he would step in and resolve everything with ease. Whenever she asked about it, he always said he was just lucky, until one day she 173.9kReads9.5Score6.7kShelves
32. 32 无 Infinite: The Heroine Awakens in a Black Coffin 无限：女主在黑棺里苏醒了 Chubby Little Dudu胖小嘟嘟Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The great masters in other stories are all ethereal immortals, riding flying swords. Yin Qing is different: she rides... a coffin. An infinite-flow novel. Not every story arc is horror-themed; all kinds of worlds make an appearance. (No romance, lighthearted, suitable even for the easily frightened.) 3.9kReads9.2Score463Shelves

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    Synopsis: The first book is an infinite flow novel with no romantic pairing. The second is a time-travel novel. The third is about rebirth in a rural area, but it's very good. The fourth is about time travel to save the male lead.

33. 33 穿 Reborn as the Empress Dowager, I Just Want to Take It Easy 穿成太后只想咸鱼 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted “Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos 15.3kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
34. 34 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 44.4kReads9.5Score5kShelves
35. 35 影 The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨 An Suiyu安随遇Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S 35.6kReads9.7Score5.6kShelves
36. 36 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 93.2kReads9.4Score12.8kShelves

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    Both of them are amazing!

37. 37 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 8.5kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
38. 38 重 Reborn as the Beloved of Everyone: The Movie Emperor's Wife Is Poor and Fierce Again 重生团宠：影帝夫人又穷又凶 Not Dim-Witted After Waking Up睡醒不呆Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed for publication] [Insanely outrageous wish-fulfillment + a few secret identities + savage online roasts + devoted romance with both leads’ first love + dazzling the world] In her previous life, she died with regrets. Now she has been reborn in the middle of a massive online hate campaign! If they’re going to hate on her anyway, she might as well stop pretending! Her scumbag fiancé gets shoved into a cold pool, then coughs and blames her? Sheng Wenyin: “What, caught a cold? 137kReads9.6Score14.4kShelves

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    These are all books I've finished reading; they cover a wide range of genres. *Southern Border* is about border drug enforcement. The second one is by Yinzi Ge, haha. *Legend Bureau* is the kind with wildly imaginative plots; the author is quite meticulous and always fills in any plot holes. *Public Investigation Bureau* is about spirits and monsters. The last two are by Yu Da; they're very good.

39. 39 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 168.1kReads9.6Score21.5kShelves
40. 40 民 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
41. 41 一 A Life Full of Joy 一笙有喜 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [A breathtaking beauty, a fallen heiress, VS a refined, aloof heir to a powerful Beijing family. Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + clear-headed heroine] After a sudden upheaval, Song Xi has no choice but to marry the refined, aloof heir to the Qiao family. At first, though, the two are like needle and wheat: neither can stand the other. Who could have guessed that they’d later be so sweet together? Their friends all complained, “Leave us single people a way to live!” One day, Presiden 33.3kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
42. 42 九 The Eunuch Who Rules the Court by Taking It Easy 九千岁靠躺赢权倾朝野 Moonlight Wine月光酒Ancient Romance838k WordsCompleted [Strong Leads + Feel-Good Story + Sweet Romance and Comedy + Transmigration + Disguised as a Man] After transmigrating, Su Beining became the powerful chief eunuch of Nanlin. She refused to redeem herself and was determined to be a proper villain, diligently muddling through each day. She flattered people in her daily life, annoyed political rivals whenever she could, and outsmarted everyone when schemes were afoot. Who could have guessed that she would end up wielding power over the whole court 342Reads9.2Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    These are all books with novel plots and themes; you can take a look.

43. 43 反 The Villainess Is Reborn: The Supporting Female Lead Refuses to Play Along 反派重生 : 女配她不干了 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Yin Susu opened her eyes and, wow, she had been reborn for the second time. The plot was exactly the same, and so were all the awful problems. She had planned to spend this life eating her fill and waiting to die, just coasting along until the supporting female character reached the end of her life and this whole existence was over. But she still wasn’t willing to accept her fate! If the heroine had a golden finger, then she’d just have to break it. 12.3kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
44. 44 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Deity Is Sweet and Sassy 快穿之满级神明可盐可甜 AliciaModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted To save her own skin, Mo Zhiyan was kicked by her own father into a series of small worlds to undergo trials. Mo Zhiyan: Pitiful, helpless, and completely at a loss. Fortunately, the trials were simple. All she had to do was make sure her avatars stayed safe and sound in every small world her father had created until they died of old age. But... Mo Zhiyan: Why does every small world have some jerk clinging to me? Wasn't I only supposed to survive to the end? What's this, a bonus romantic experie 276Reads9.0Score101Shelves
45. 45 这 This Kept Woman Has a Conscience, Just Not Much of One 这个外室有点良心，但不多 Aow Big Meow嗷大喵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance + Both leads are each other's first and only + Ridiculous, no-logic comedy + Mind-reading + Adorable child + Hero has no legal wife) After a week of staying up late and working overtime, office drone Song Qingran died suddenly and became the Prince of Nanliang, Ning Zhuo’s mistress, kept at his country estate. At first, Ning Zhuo told her, “I don't expect you to have power, wealth, or a respectable background. You'll get five hundred taels every month, delivered on schedule. 12.3kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
46. 46 惊 Shocking! The Emperor's Wife Awakens Reborn After a Millennium, Bringing Her Child 惊！沉睡千年的帝尊夫人带崽重生 Yan Xiaowan燕小丸Ancient Romance784k WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + sweet romance + breaking off an engagement is satisfying for a moment, then comes the long road to winning her back] Ye Xingchen, a powerful figure who slept for a thousand years in an ancient tomb, is brought back to life when a tragic supporting female character revives her with her blood. As soon as she opens her eyes, a masked hunk has his way with her and leaves a little bun in her belly! Three years later, Ye Xingchen assumes the supporting character's identity and ent 2.4kReads9.2Score378Shelves
47. 47 异 Invasion from Another World: She Brings the Cheats, He Slaughters Everything 异世侵袭，她负责开挂他嘎嘎乱杀 Tao Xiaoqi淘小七Sci-Fi & Apocalypse505k WordsCompleted [Complete + super-sweet romance + mutual flirting + special powers + dive in without worry] Pure, alluring beauty actress VS ultra-cool special-abilities squad captain A mysterious fog descends, and the apocalypse quietly begins. By chance, Gu Xingcan, a gorgeous actress from a little-known studio, meets Lu Beichen while he is on a mission. The two fall into a world of fog, and from that moment on, their lives go into overdrive! Gu Xingcan unexpectedly awakens her golden finger. She trembles 13.5kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
48. 48 穿 After Entering a Sweet Romance Novel, I Gave the Tragic Hero a Piece of Candy 穿进甜文后给悲剧男配送颗糖 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted The physical book goes on sale across major platforms on July 18 at 7 p.m. Search for Stars in the Dark Night. In a sweet romance, the heroine is delicate and adorable, the male lead spoils her endlessly, the second male lead is obsessively devoted to her, and the third quietly watches over her. The fourth, the fifth, and so on... Then there’s a certain minor male character, a short-lived young man with a congenital illness. Because he once helped the heroine, she treats him differently, earni 24.4kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves

    Reader note

    Main character relationships: The first book has a female protagonist pursuing a male protagonist, leaning towards redemption, and it's super sweet and nice. The second book is also very sweet, so I won't introduce it. Both are quite sweet, to be honest.

49. 49 我 I Cried in Such a Unique Way, the Campus Heartthrob Was Stunned 我哭的别具一格，校草学长惊呆了 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted Sweet Romance | No career ambitions, just love Lin Jianzhi is a crybaby with tear ducts that work overtime. She cries when she’s nervous, cries when she’s happy, and cries even harder when she’s sad. One day, the senior she’s had a crush on for years stands before her and offers her a pack of tissues. Zhu Liheng: “Could you stop crying?” Lin Jianzhi tries to explain, but she can’t stop sobbing long enough to get the words out. Zhu Liheng is about to lose his mind. “What do you want, exactly? Do 3.5kReads9.4Score484Shelves
50. 50 越 A Forbidden Spark 越界心动 Strawberry-Flavored Snail Noodles草莓味螺蛳粉Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted “If you had the chance to go back in time, what year would you return to, and what would you do?” “I’d go back to 2010 and confess to Jiang Jizhou.” A game of Truth or Dare sent her back ten years, to her final year of high school. Everyone knew she and Jiang Jizhou had grown up together. Only she knew that the thick diaries among the belongings of the twenty-seven-year-old Jiang Jizhou told the story of his decade-long unrequited love. She was forthright about her feelings, while he kept his hi 1kReads8.9Score127Shelves

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