In a Reading Slump: Looking for Fresh, Original Stories That Make an Impression 审美疲劳期,求剧情新颖让人眼前一亮的文

1. 1351 女 Matriarchy: I Lost My Power and Became a Pretty Boy, and All My Disciples Went Mad 女尊：散功变正太，逆徒全疯了 20230630Eastern Fantasy581k WordsOngoing 18.9kReads5.3Score1.8kShelves
2. 1352 惊 What?! The Villainess's Husband Is Actually the Crown Prince of the Capital's Elite 惊！恶毒女配老公竟是京圈太子 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed, awaiting release] Marriage first, love later / older, fatherly male lead / devoted couple, sweet romance Carefree, high-maintenance heroine × abstinent, scheming older man Jin Zhao transmigrates into a sweet romance novel as the vicious supporting heroine. Not only is she beautiful, with fair skin, but she's also secretly married to the heir of a powerful family in the capital. But she'd heard her bargain husband was abstinent, so she decides to cling to his coattails. “Ho 39.6kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves
3. 1353 九 The Eunuch of a Thousand Years Is Bewitchingly Beautiful 九千岁他百媚千娇 Beautiful Lady美人娘Ancient Romance265k WordsCompleted (A deranged villain who is a real eunuch × a cat-demon empress, both inexperienced, happy ending) (A redemption story focused mainly on the romance. The male lead is a villain through and through, with no redemption. The female lead is carefree and oblivious. No pointless side characters. The storybook world isn't the real mortal realm. Some scenes are quite bloody, so read with care.) He had once been a demon living in hell, a maggot in filthy mud, a loathsome walking corpse, a killing machine 10.6kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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   I just finished reading this! The male lead is a real eunuch, but it's super good! It's been so long since I've read a novel from cover to cover; it was so satisfying! [Thinking]

4. 1354 爱 After Falling in Love With Myself, My Skin Hunger Got Worse 爱上自己后，渴肤症更严重了 Sheep-Sheep Guide咩咩指导Two Male Leads695k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Mutual Firsts + Narcissistic Romance + HE + Skin Hunger Syndrome + Older Top] [Content Warning: Run for it, it's a narcissistic romance!!!!!] [The full text has been extensively revised, with some parts removed that do not affect the main plot.] Outwardly gentle but inwardly twisted, gloomy, and insecure top Shen Zhou × bottom Jiang Zhongye, who has skin hunger syndrome and gradually pushes his luck (They are actually the same soul) [If one day you met your former self, what 20.8kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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   It's really good, I've been watching it for 7 hours.

5. 1355 看 After Seeing the Narration, I Got Rich by Executing the Protagonists 看见旁白后，我靠处刑主角暴富了 Sine and Cosine Live in the Sun正余弦生活在太阳Modern Romance415k WordsOngoing After returning from being possessed for three years, Yu Qi discovered that the world was one giant Tomato Novel, and she'd already completed the story of the villainess: she'd been kicked out of her family, become notorious, and lost everything. Luckily, the rebirth bundle she'd bought at great expense came with a golden finger: she could see the novel's narration, including descriptions of people's appearances, sudden events, and inner thoughts. If you don't perish in silence, you go crazy i 30.5kReads8.6Score4.7kShelves
6. 1356 女 Matriarchy: A Wicked Young Master, Yet Impossibly Beautiful 女尊：恶毒少爷，但过分美丽 Go Easy on the Sesame Oil少放香油Urban156k WordsCompleted [Matriarchy] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Villainous Young Master] + [Love Rival Showdown] + [They Chase Him After He’s Gone] “That’s right. I did every wicked thing there was to do. I’m the one behind all the bad things. I played every one of you. So what? Do you really have the heart to hurt me?” Ye Yan looked down at the bloodthirsty women below without the slightest remorse. After transmigrating into the world of a Matriarchy novel, Ye Yan became a villainous young-master extra, destined to serv 2.7kReads8.0Score147Shelves
7. 1357 兜 With Three Bucks in My Pocket, I Kept a Billionaire Male Lead 兜里三块的我包养了千亿男主 Reaping the Mulberries at Sunset收之桑榆Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted System / Both Chaste / Sweet Romance / Male Lead Has a Secret Crush / Off-the-Charts Sexual Tension Xu Cangwu transmigrates into a book as a vain, villainous rich young lady and takes in the impoverished heir to the throne, who has been living outside his family. Later, the male lead is reclaimed by his wealthy family, and hers retaliates by driving her family into bankruptcy. To avoid the original plot, Xu Cangwu is careful not to say a single word more than necessary to the male lead after tra 304Reads—Score115Shelves

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   It's worth a try if it's written by the same author.

8. 1358 蔷 Rose Forest 蔷薇森林 Xu Niannian许念念Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted “In Northwind Alley at night, Gu Yan surveyed the aftermath of a farce and tapped Yu Fei on the chest with her fingertip, her tone arrogant and provocative. “Stay out of my business from now on. I don't date goody-two-shoes from the honors class.” Yu Fei lowered his head, his brown hair hiding his soulful eyes. He looked a little dejected. “Then... what kind of guy do you like?” “Isn't it obvious?” Gu Yan rubbed the dust off the back of her hand on his white shirt and yawned. “A bad boy. Wild, g 54Reads9.4Score—Shelves
9. 1359 全 Everyone Transmigrates! I Raise City Beasts in the Apocalypse 全民穿越！我在末日世界养城兽 San Shui Hua Guang三水华光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse871k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + Multiple Heroines + City Beasts] Lin Feng discovered that he had transmigrated. The survivors had formed a series of escape groups and were fleeing in an unknown direction. The good news was that he was an Awakened, in a central position within the group, with beautiful women constantly at his side. The bad news was that he had awakened a useless beast-taming ability, and his bonded beast was a little turtle with no combat ability whatsoever. Now he had been kicked out of the inner 116kReads6.7Score10.1kShelves
10. 1360 他 His Midsummer Romance 他的盛夏热恋 Huai Zhi Zhi槐芝之Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted Signed for publication Sweet, frail girl × laid-back, cocky bad boy Ensemble cast + both are each other’s one and only, sweet romance + slow-burn everyday life Tan Sili is cool, cocky, and arrogant. With a face made for the gods and an utterly carefree air, he’s undeniably the most talked-about guy at school. Jiang Zhi transfers to Shanghai No. 1 High School. Rumors identify her as a genius girl, and she becomes famous as soon as she arrives. The first time she sees Tan Sili, his voice sounds od 62.5kReads9.2Score11.6kShelves
11. 1361 对 Rivals on the Rift? We Started Kissing Mid-Fight 对抗路？打着打着就亲上了 Bei Su北粟Two Male Leads584k WordsOngoing [Male-male romance + ABO + bickering enemies-to-lovers + amnesia + powerful, bad-dog Enigma top × proud, unruly Alpha thief bottom] Shen Xingjuan, code name “Huajuan,” is the Federation’s number-one master thief. He’s never failed a job. That is, until he stole a pink diamond without realizing someone had drugged it. Dazed by the effects, he stumbled into a sealed room, where a man in “heat” was locked inside an iron cage. One was overwhelmed by the drug, the other had lost control in “heat.” Th 70.7kReads9.3Score13.3kShelves
12. 1362 假 The Fake Heiress Rides in a Bentley; the Real Crown Prince Hauls Bricks at a Construction Site 假千金坐宾利，真太子工地搬砖 Reaping the Mulberries at Sunset收之桑榆Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted The short drama “Transmigrated into a Rental-Apartment Romance, the Powerful Male Lead Works Construction to Support Me” is now streaming. After twenty years as a wealthy heiress, Jiang Shu discovers she is a fake, while the capital's long-lost crown prince is currently hauling bricks at a construction site. To hold on to her wealth and glory, she schemes every way she can to stop the real heir from reuniting with his wealthy birth parents. In the end, she winds up terminally ill and homeless on 6.9kReads8.8Score842Shelves
13. 1363 大EN The Tang Dynasty's Pearl-Dispelling Record (Original Novel of the TV Adaptation Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong) 大唐辟珠记（田曦薇、宋威龙主演同名影视原著） Meal Card饭卡Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted [All-New Bonus Edition] [A Screen Adaptation with the Same Title Has Been Officially Announced, Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong] [Beloved Princess Reborn: Looks Like a Delicate Crybaby, Actually a Well-Rounded Warrior] ✖ [Defiant, Doomed, Devoted, Pure-Hearted Top Jianghu Big Shot] [Their Romance Is So Sweet It Makes You Cry] Princess Wanshou, blessed with the Tang emperor's favor and love, died of an illness at just seventeen. A thief secretly opened the eerie underground palace, only to d 210kReads9.7Score28.1kShelves

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    The writing is superb, the plot is tight, the subject matter is novel, there are no melodramatic tropes or scheming characters, the characters have positive values ​​and are not unattractive. I've read them two or three times each, and parts 2, 3, and 5 have been read three or four times.

14. 1364 沉 Drowning in the Spring Light 沉入春光 Su Xing'an苏幸安Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted The beautiful prodigy Jiang Yi skipped grades at school. She had just celebrated her eighteenth birthday, and, barring any surprises, she would soon be guaranteed a recommendation for graduate school. Z University’s School of Physics was known as the “madhouse” of academia, packed with top-tier geniuses, which showed just how brilliant the young woman was. That same year, Jiang Yi stumbled upon a breathtaking sight: Sheng Yanzhen, a Kunqu opera master. She was being harassed by a good-for-nothin 7.3kReads9.6Score857Shelves
15. 1365 西 Western Fantasy: Becoming a World Tree from Scratch 西幻：从零开始当世界树 Dian Wo点涡Eastern Fantasy499k WordsOngoing [Gender Swap] [Gender Bender] [The Elves’ Loli Mom] [Pseudo-Fourth Calamity] “Are transmigrations all this unreasonable now? I clearly chose to refuse!” Xia Ka'a fell victim to an utterly outrageous forced transmigration. The mighty Main God Space had actually forced him to transmigrate as “her,” despite his vehement refusal! That's right, Xia Ka'a transmigrated into a tree, which the local elves called the “Mother Tree.” Under their influence, Xia Ka'a successfully became the Elven Goddess, Aka 6.4kReads8.2Score853Shelves

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    🌳A novel perspective! While others transmigrate to become heroes or demon kings, she transmigrates directly into a tree. She takes root in the earth, develops an elven civilization, and builds her own Western fantasy kingdom.

16. 1366 窝 I'm Pathetic, But Somehow Everyone Loves Me, Haha! 窝囊吧，但还是成万人迷了哈哈！ Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance592k WordsCompleted The print edition of The Side Character Could Never Be a Doormat is now available on all platforms [Outwardly meek but secretly hilarious heroine x violent, untamed hero whose rough edges are eventually worn smooth] Xu Nuo transmigrates into the role of a famously spineless supporting female character, then foolishly sets about seducing every male lead. When her secret comes to light, the male leads join forces to condemn her. Then she is dumped by her fiancé, setting her on the path to a deadly 33.4kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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    Review... Oh my god, what's wrong with you? I'm on page 3! 😏 Oh my god, this is incredible, hahaha (laughs maniacally) 😳😘😏

17. 1367 满EN A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother 满门恋爱脑，唯有小师弟正的发邪 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Slow-Burn + Cautious Protagonist + Funny and Lighthearted] The senior apprentice brother is love-struck, and the second senior apprentice brother is burdened with a blood feud. The third senior apprentice sister has loved and fought the Demon Lord through three lifetimes, while the fourth senior apprentice sister is a white lotus. The sect leader left the sect for love, and the uncle-master ventured deep into the demonic path for the woman he loved... Neither immortal nor heroic, th 20.8kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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    Mount Shu can do without a sect leader, but it can't do without its junior brothers! PS: I'm wanted again, it's so annoying.

18. 1368 小 Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨 Bright Moon Tilts明月倾Ancient Romance876k WordsCompleted A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi 35.1kReads9.6Score5.7kShelves
19. 1369 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
20. 1370 伪 I'm a Pretty Boy, but the Villainesses Force Their Love on Me 伪娘正太的我，被恶女们强制宠爱 Sansan-chan Is So Cute三三酱真可爱Urban133k WordsOngoing [Cross-Dressing Boy + Little Boy + System + All the Girls Are Villainesses + Comedy + Pure Romance + Anime Style] Good news: I got bound to a System. Bad news: It's the Ultimate Cross-Dressing Boy System. Even worse news: Fail a mission, and my height permanently drops by 5 cm! I'm a 22-year-old man, but to keep my height from falling below 155 cm, I was forced down a path of no return. I put on white thigh-highs and a schoolgirl uniform to meet someone online, fully prepared to die. But the oth 882Reads—Score101Shelves
21. 1371 天 The Phoenix Returns by Heaven’s Mandate 天命凰归 Ye Xingyao叶星妖Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [A heroine with little humanity × a hero doing his best to preserve hers] Test Subject 01 gave everything for humanity, only to be betrayed. Just as she was about to take everyone down with her, a System calling itself “Destiny” found her and sent her into another world. Ling Yi was once the daughter of the prime minister, but someone maliciously switched her at birth. When she was finally found, she discovered that her parents showed her no affection and her siblings despised her. They had only 24.8kReads8.7Score4kShelves

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    1. I stumbled upon this while scrolling through Douyin today. It's incredibly satisfying; I've read up to chapter 100. It's like drinking a super-energetic drink. It's satisfying from beginning to end. I've never read such a classic "feel-good" novel before; it's truly wonderful. So far, the male lead seems like a tool, just there to farm equipment. 2. The female lead's stealth is superb, incredibly realistic, and very immersive. She's cautiously developing her character, considering every aspect. I almost dropped it a few times, but I just couldn't put it down. Every character is incredibly well-developed. It's still not finished. 1 Is just a typical "feel-good" novel. 2. Some say the lone wolf character is a bit inconsistent, while others say there are foreshadowing elements. But the writing is incredibly delicate; I really love it.

22. 1372 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 2.7kReads8.9Score235Shelves
23. 1373 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 93kReads9.6Score12.4kShelves
24. 1374 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 199.2kReads9.5Score24.5kShelves

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    I recently discovered a great book. The writing is excellent, and the author can write everything except for synopsis T_T (just kidding)

25. 1375 我 My Wife Is Adorable, But If You Find Out, You're Dead 我老婆很可爱，但你知道就死定了 Zhaozhao Is Not Zhaozhao朝朝不是找找Two Male Leads288k WordsCompleted Say a quiet little “May fortune come my way” to a life full of gorgeous men. [Cold-faced, cute-mouthed, sharp-tongued, soft-hearted bottom x mixed-race, flirtatious, alpha-male top] [Flirty top, cool bottom (pseudo) rivals-to-lovers, real and fake young masters, wish-fulfillment, straight guy turned gay by the top] As the real young master who was switched at birth, Pei Jingci has one simple reason for entering a wealthy family: to make money. When people insult him, he says, “If you call me ugl 9.7kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
26. 1376 怕 Afraid I'll Turn Evil and Destroy the World, Everyone Is Reborn and Frantically Sends Me Goddesses 怕我黑化灭世，全员重生狂送女神 Zhao Liqiuqiu昭黎秋丘Urban209k WordsOngoing [Everyone Reborn] [Multiple Heroines] [Contrasting Group Darling] [Unstoppable Overwhelming Force] [Shocking Twists] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Never Takes Abuse] The Heavenly Dao shattered, and Haicheng's ten supreme powerhouses were reborn at the same time! Recalling the all-consuming sea of fire and cataclysm that destroyed everything in their previous lives, they all trembled in terror. After running their calculations, they reached the same conclusion: the poor young man Wu Qianwan, holed 18Reads—Score144Shelves
27. 1377 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 969.1kReads9.5Score83.2kShelves

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    1. I stumbled upon this while scrolling through Douyin today. It's incredibly satisfying; I've read up to chapter 100. It's like drinking a super-energetic drink. It's satisfying from beginning to end. I've never read such a classic "feel-good" novel before; it's truly wonderful. So far, the male lead seems like a tool, just there to farm equipment. 2. The female lead's stealth is superb, incredibly realistic, and very immersive. She's cautiously developing her character, considering every aspect. I almost dropped it a few times, but I just couldn't put it down. Every character is incredibly well-developed. It's still not finished. 1 is just a typical "feel-good" novel. 2. Some say the lone wolf character is a bit inconsistent, while others say there are foreshadowing elements. But the writing is incredibly delicate; I really love it.

28. 1378 我 I Refuse to Farm Favorability 我是不会刷好感度的 Zhaozhao Is Not Zhaozhao朝朝不是找找Two Male Leads397k WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired] Nobody's Collecting Affection Points in This Tragic Romance A laid-back, sharp-tongued beauty with a flirtatious streak, the bottom X a cold, nasty, high-status top * Transmigrated into an old-school tragic romance as a disposable male supporting character. An abusive father, a biased mother, a scheming younger brother, and a deeply conservative family. Xu Ruoti: You don't have to drive me to my death. I'll do it myself. * His violent father attacks his spineless mo 29.9kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
29. 1379 傲 Proud Little Cat, See You Tomorrow 傲娇猫，明天见 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads457k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Tsundere Cat, See You Tomorrow is now available on all platforms] What should you do when an abandoned tsundere cat becomes clingy? Sweet romance + one-on-one couple + happy ending + transmigration + mutual devotion + healing fairy-tale vibes Tsundere, sharp-tongued beauty cat top VS gentle, cheerful hero bottom Ling Qingjue was just like his name: aloof and solitary, taciturn, and so gifted that he stood above all things. He looked at everyone as if they were dogs. His 44.5kReads9.5Score8.8kShelves

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    These are beautiful! Both books have very novel themes. [Admiration][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

30. 1380 穿 Transmigrated as the Villain: All the Heroines Are on Their Second Run 穿越反派：女主全员二周目 Whose Pumpkin Secretly Makes a Sound谁家南瓜暗飞声Urban263k WordsOngoing [New-book low-rating protection + transmigration + System + villain + harem + female leads who can see the future + women pursue him + love-triangle showdown + showboating and face-slapping] (Not AI-generated, feedback welcome.) Lin En transmigrates into a classic power fantasy novel and becomes the despicable villainous director in a female CEO’s company. The System tells him that as long as he diligently follows the plot, helps the male lead build his harem, and gets showboated on and face-sla 12.7kReads6.7Score758Shelves
31. 1381 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 127.1kReads9.6Score17.2kShelves
32. 1382 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 112.6kReads9.2Score14.9kShelves

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    🍇🍇A masterpiece on Tomato, a 9.9 In my heart. The 0.1 Point less is because my stomach hurt from laughing so much [laughing][facepalm]. It's really hard to hold back laughter in bed late at night. A classmate recommended this book to me, and I read it with a try-it-out attitude, but the more I read, the better it got, and the more addictive it became.

33. 1383 疯 The Madman's Rules: Dr. Shen, Be Good 疯子守则：沈医生乖乖 Sweet Candy Baby糖甜宝贝Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads, a deranged, high-hormone, rabid-dog villain patient x a cool, alluring, teasingly seductive psychologist; System + two deranged leads + equally matched strength + romantic conquest + simmering tension + younger love interest] Shen Zhuoqing dies in the real world and is bound to a System, which sends him into a novel to complete missions. Each world has a different mission and a different level of difficulty. For his final mission, he encounters the hardest character to win over 9.3kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
34. 1384 你 You're a Guy Wearing a Skirt? Oh, You're Hiding a Gun 你男的穿裙子？哦，藏枪 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads594k WordsCompleted [Part Three of the Series] [Cross-dressing as a woman / Amnesia / Secret identity / Faked death / Turning a straight man gay] [Pretty pink-haired cross-dressing assassin bottom Ning Yan VS gentle, refined, sweet and clueless rich top Yu Chengbai] [Top's] POV: Two months after their wedding, Yu Chengbai discovers that his wife, who loves him deeply, has lost her memory. And not only has she lost her memory, her personality has completely changed. The person who used to be gentle and shy now curse 10.1kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    The plot is very novel, featuring a pure love story between two male leads that will leave you wanting more. It's definitely worth watching repeatedly! You absolutely must keep watching; it's incredibly, incredibly, incredibly good! You'll definitely get hooked!

35. 1385 我 I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你 Ling Xi灵希Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov 944Reads9.5Score210Shelves
36. 1386 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 20kReads9.5Score3kShelves
37. 1387 我 I Am the Biological Child of the Dragon-Prince's Emperor Father 我，是龙傲天父皇亲生的崽 Bu Yu Sen Sen Sen不豫森森森Fantastical Romance590k WordsCompleted [Just started posting, ratings will rise] As the daughter of the God King, Yuan Cuo’s life was one long tragedy. Her birth mother desperately wanted her younger brother to take the throne, and forced Yuan Cuo to serve as his stepping stone. Her father was cold and heartless, treating her as nothing more than a marriage alliance tool. Her friend was two-faced, joining forces with others to tear her limb from limb. Unwilling to suffer through life all over again, Yuan Cuo only wanted to die quick 18.5kReads7.9Score2.1kShelves

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    The first book I highly recommend is [Sending Hearts]. "So fame is of paramount importance?" "Of course, fame is the beginning, the starting point for everything, it couldn't be more important." The female immortal said solemnly, "If someone tells you that you don't need to compete for fame, that you don't need to care about what you're called, and even tells you that fame is bad, that being talked about is shameful, then you should draw your sword and kill them."

38. 1388 提 I Logged In Ten Thousand Years Early, but I’m the Mastermind Behind It All 提前一万年登录，但我是幕后黑手 Carving a Boat to Find a Sword in the River of Time时间长河中刻舟求剑Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing (Ensemble cast · Western fantasy · world creation · epic · players arrive · protagonist never takes the stage, remaining purely in the background) After unexpectedly acquiring an ancient book, Chen Jiu becomes the Creator. With enough Creation divine power, Chen Jiu can do anything. There are only three ways to obtain Creation divine power. First, the world periodically repays him with Creation divine power. The stronger the world, the greater the reward. Second, whenever an epic, world-sha 29.1kReads8.5Score3kShelves

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    Both are relatively novel themes

39. 1389 捡 The Boyfriend I Picked Up Is Tomie [Book Transmigration] 捡来的男友是富江【穿书】 Pine Needles Make Good Wine松叶堪为酒Two Male Leads538k WordsCompleted [A seemingly insignificant character in the book, a detached, gloomy transmigrator with emotional deficit disorder × A playful man who seems gentle but is actually a twisted, sadistic menace, and has Tomie-like powers] [Two male leads, happy ending + transmigrate into a book + shou protagonist + both devoted and strong] Looking at the beautiful, fragile-looking boy kneeling in a pool of blood, gazing up at him and softly pleading to be taken home, Chi Mian lets out a weary sigh. This is an absur 20.9kReads9.6Score3kShelves
40. 1390 青 Snow in Qingzhou 青州雪 The Little Student Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的小同学Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted Historical Romance | Alternate History [Family and country first | No golden fingers, no transmigration, no rebirth | One-on-one romance | Happy ending] This story involves ghosts and spirits. The heroine grows over the course of the story, so please keep that in mind before reading. A lone spirit wanders the mortal world, its clothes stained by golden-lamp dew, its feet treading on the fragrance of time. Yet it cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation or journey to the next life. The Lord of the 9.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
41. 1391 论 On the Possibility of a Ghost Cultivator Becoming a Baby-Bringing Ambassador in Space 论鬼修在星际当送子大使的可能性 Zi Sang紫槡Fantastical Romance363k WordsCompleted In the interstellar future, the Human Alliance has gone a full twenty years without a single newborn. Just as many people are losing hope, a ghost cultivator transmigrates to the stars carrying a multitude of infant spirits. And so the story begins. 3.1kReads6.9Score410Shelves

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    The subject matter is novel, but it doesn't score nine out of ten.

42. 1392 星 Honkai: Star Rail: I Bring Joy to the World Through Games 星铁：我用游戏带给世界欢愉 Nobody Says Anything无人说说Anime Fanfiction533k WordsOngoing [Honkai: Star Rail + Punklorde from the start + Game Interface + Silver Wolf Female Lead] After transmigrating to Punklorde in Honkai: Star Rail, Gu You awakens a Game System and becomes the first "Top Player" in the universe. He can even grant a genuine game interface to anyone who longs for change. Punklorde's rules have long been set in stone: your level is determined at birth, and the class system is rigid. The so-called "game" is nothing more than a consolation for those at the bottom who c 681Reads8.4Score102Shelves
43. 1393 灵 Spirit Spring Space: My Cunning Snake Husband Knows How to Charm and Pamper Me 灵泉空间:腹黑蛇夫会哄又会宠 Please Have a Drink请酒一杯Ancient Romance697k WordsCompleted (Super doting! Super sweet! Super flirtatious!) [Completed + One-on-one, both leads devoted only to each other + System + Pocket dimension with a spirit spring + Farming + Infrastructure building + Husband who dotes on his wife like his life depends on it] .Note: The leads keep no secrets from each other and are completely honest. If that bothers you, don’t read! A sweet and delicate-looking heroine with a resilient heart vs. a tough, cunning, rough-and-rowdy hero who dotes on his wife . Bai You 19.8kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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    Two novels featuring a male lead who is a snake and a female lead who isn't afraid of snakes are quite good: * **Strong Pampering! The Snake Husband's Little Darling Begs for Mercy:** The male lead is incredibly skilled at manipulating snakes, and the female lead, initially afraid, becomes inseparable from him. * **On Our Wedding Night, I Was Gently Seduced by My Domineering Snake Husband:** The male lead is a very large and powerful snake who saw the female lead when she was a child and wanted to marry her. He worked hard to earn money, buy a car and a house, and save for the dowry. After the female lead grows up, the male lead becomes a powerful CEO and gets together with her. He assumes she doesn't know he's a snake and doesn't dare tell her, fearing she'll be afraid of him. He even says the snake is his pet. However, the female lead already knows and is very fond of the male lead's snake form.

44. 1394 谁 Who Taught You to Be a Brother Like That? 谁教你这么当兄弟的 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Two Male Leads544k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available, published under the title Planetary Effect] Chen Zhijuan is the top surgeon in the orthopedics department at Beicheng People's Hospital. He's usually cold and taciturn. Dr. Chen is strikingly handsome, and his crisp, slender figure in a white coat gives off an air of restraint. The girls chasing after him could circle the hospital three times. Too bad his heart belongs to someone else. He's been secretly in love with his best friend for nearly ten years. The 85kReads9.3Score12.7kShelves

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    🌻🍀The protagonist accidentally witnesses a man confessing his love to Chen Zhijuan. Shen Shangnian panics and shields Chen Zhijuan behind him, saying, "He doesn't like men, get lost." Chen Zhijuan grabs his hand and says, word by word, "I do like men." Shen Shangnian's world collapses.

45. 1395 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
46. 1396 人 In the Infinite, Playing the Savior 人在无限，扮演救世主 Le Bao Spicy Chicken乐堡椒麻鸡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse872k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Extremist justice-driven protagonist + Mind games + Original scenarios + Roguelike elements + No AI, old-school hands-on crafting] When you arrive in the Infinite, you choose to build a salvation organization to save the world. In a modern city overrun by zombies, you are the leader of a human rescue organization. In an ancient dynasty beset by monsters, you are a divine lord descended from the heavens beyond the heavens. On the Eastern Isles, where vengeful spirits threaten to 6.3kReads8.8Score714Shelves
47. 1397 阴 The Brooding Top Is Always Crying in the Seductive Tycoon's Arms! 阴湿攻，他总在钓系大佬怀里哭！ Baijiu250白酒250Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Completed] Xu Sui wakes up to a world-shattering shock. His wife, with whom he'd shared a love-hate relationship and a forced romance, has killed herself. She's completely dead, leaving him behind, frail, helpless, and crying out for care. Xu Sui silently looks at the engagement ring he'd secretly prepared, along with the betrothal gifts he'd spent years putting together. His composure slowly crumbles, and he grows increasingly unhinged. “If you're a ghost, haunt me like a demon for the rest of 6.5kReads8.4Score429Shelves

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    To be honest, I don't read anything too niche, nor too popular. But if you're into Shuang Nan, you might want to check this out. It's about two crazy people in love, and it's a top-dominant story. It's a strong bottom/weak top dynamic. The first two worlds are the loyal, devoted type. The third world is really good. It has a different kind of madness compared to the first two. The author's writing is also superb.

48. 1398 宿 The Host Keeps Getting Happy Endings with the Protagonist [Quick Transmigration] 宿主又和主角HE了【快穿】 Winter Tree冬天的树Two Male Leads808k WordsCompleted [Xu Ran is the top, Pei Zhuojue is the bottom. Their roles are fixed.] A one-on-one romance throughout. Extreme character loyalists, please keep your distance. Xu Ran’s mission targets are the protagonists of their respective small worlds. Their lives are full of hardship and suffering. It seems they have to lose their families and homes to deserve the title of protagonist. But they were meant to shine. Xu Ran accepted the mission, ready to follow his seniors’ advice to the letter: become the pr 20.9kReads9.6Score2.3kShelves

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    This is seriously amazing! It's kind of like the love story between me and Mr. Pei, the kind of slow-burning, sweet romance. It's a quick transmigration story, and every little world is wonderful. Seriously, you won't regret watching it!

49. 1399 重 Reborn at Sixty: The System Helps Me Bring About a Mysterious Revival 重生六十老太，系统带我神秘复苏 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Modern Romance590k WordsOngoing [No Romance]+ [Reborn as an Old Lady]+ [Many Secret Identities, All Women]+ [Can Become Young Again]+ [No Catfighting]+ [Mystery Revival]+ [Doesn't Cooperate with the Authorities]+ [The Protagonist Isn't Always Behind the Scenes] Mu Rongqiu, a promising young person from the 21st century, closed her eyes and opened them to find herself as Rong Qiu, the elderly matriarch of the Rong family in a parallel world. Over sixty years old, poor and destitute, frail in health, with her husband and daughte 106kReads8.2Score19.2kShelves

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    This is super good! The plot is very novel; I've never seen this type of story in female-oriented novels before. The background is a modern society where spiritual energy is reviving, and the protagonist has many aliases, which are obtained through a system. It's super cool, and I highly recommend it.

50. 1400 帮 After I Cured My Senior Sister's Poison, She Wanted to Become My Dao Companion 帮师姐解毒后她竟想做我的道侣 Old Hao Chen陈年老皓Eastern Fantasy598k WordsOngoing [One Heroine] [Two Strong Leads, Both Devoted] [Lots of Heroine Scenes] [Sweet Everyday Interactions] [Gradual Romance] Chen Hao transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation with an incomplete spiritual root. Assigned to the menial workers' quarters of the Wandao Sect, he is bullied by everyone. Fortunately, his System activates and repairs his spiritual root, finally setting him on the path to immortality. One day, Luo Fanshuang, the sect's aloof and otherworldly senior sister and a Golden 4.2kReads8.1Score483Shelves

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    The male and female leads are devoted to each other; the male lead doesn't philander. This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story, nor is it artificially sweet. [Single female lead][Strong male and female leads][Not a formulaic wish-fulfillment story][Extremely much screen time for the female lead!][Supporting characters also have romantic storylines.] Luo Fanshuang is the senior disciple of the Wandao Sect, aloof and ethereal, a once-in-a-millennium cultivation prodigy, universally acknowledged as the "Heavenly Moon." However, this fairy-like figure falls for a seemingly useless junior brother from the menial labor quarters, whose spiritual roots are incomplete. Only Luo Fanshuang herself knows the earth-shattering secret hidden within that seemingly insignificant junior brother. When her life hangs in the balance due to the outbreak of cold poison, he saves her. When the demons break the seal and the sect is destroyed, he, with his Qi Refining body, single-handedly protects the entire Wandao Sect. The world sighs at the senior disciple's protectiveness, spoiling a menial labor junior brother to the heavens. But they don't know that from beginning to end, it was that seemingly useless junior brother who stood before her, shielding her from all the storms. All Chen Hao wanted to say was: At first, I really just wanted to help my senior sister detoxify!

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