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. 301 和 After the Divorce, the Villainous Stepmother Brings Blessings to the World! 和离后，反派后娘福载天下！ Mo Yi Mo Jia莫乙莫甲Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Su Xin peered into the secrets of fate and discovered that her terrible luck in this life was because someone had stolen her fortune and the merit she'd accumulated over a hundred lifetimes in her previous one! As she was pondering how to fix it, a bolt of lightning sent her back to her previous life. From the start, her stepfather had already packed her off to become someone else's stepmother. A wild System suddenly bound itself to her, too. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven troublesome k 36.3kReads9.6Score5.7kShelves
2. 302 我 I'm a Frail, True Heiress, So What's Wrong With Knowing a Little Mysticism? 我病弱真千金，会亿点玄学怎么了 Luo Shengsheng洛笙笙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying revenge + absurd comedy + no romance] Chi Le had lived for sixteen years before finding out his younger sister had been switched at birth! His parents said, “Your sister is frail and sickly, and can't take care of herself. You have to look after her.” One sleepless night, Chi Le went outside for a walk and saw his frail, sickly sister jump straight down from the third floor without a scratch. Chi Le: ? Then his supposedly helpless sister punched a thou 186kReads9.5Score33.2kShelves

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   I often delete books I've only read halfway through, so these are all books I've specifically created as "read" lists. Books I've finished and enjoyed will be included in this list for everyone to choose from. [Note]

3. 303 赶 Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩 Mountain Peak山峰Urban4.6M WordsCompleted (Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke 130.1kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves
4. 304 舔 Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to 49.9kReads9.4Score6kShelves
5. 305 快 Quick Transmigration: I Accidentally Conquered That Yandere Villain 快穿：不小心攻略了那个病娇反派 Xian Lan仙蓝Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted Cold, bloodthirsty, and violent: those are the words that define Li Jiang. She has never failed to capture a single interstellar criminal she’s been assigned to hunt down. Except for Fu Sheng, who was the one exception. That man was solitary, twisted, and arrogantly domineering to the extreme. He loved disguising himself with a gentle smile. A spatial rift that opened by mistake sent them both tumbling into three thousand worlds. A sickly young man who controls life and death in a hospital for s 646Reads9.2Score107Shelves
6. 306 学 Who Needs to Study? I’m Raising Hell with My Rebellious Stepmom 学什么习，跟反骨后妈去作天作地 Xian Mi仙米Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [A rebellious stepmother + a genius child + a variety show with kids in the early chapters + absurd, goofy couple + incredibly fast-moving romance] The Huo family spent a fortune hiring a beautiful stepmother on contract. Her resume said she spoke five languages, so she could help the child with his language studies. They planned to send her and the boy on a variety show and make a splash. But a month later, young master Huo Yan opened his mouth and spoke fluent Northeastern dialect: “Tomatoes 3kReads8.5Score351Shelves

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   🥝🥝The young master pulled out his test paper with a zero score and showed it to his stepmother. Lu Yao laughed so hard she almost fell over. "You're amazing! You didn't even get one question right. I'll take a picture and post it on my WeChat Moments." [Facepalm][Laughing] In front of the TV, the Huo family collectively pinched their philtrum...

7. 307 社 The Socially Anxious Master Rips Up the Script That Made Everyone Hate Him 社恐师尊手撕万人嫌剧本 Ze Que泽雀Two Male Leads686k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Yandere + Transmigrate into a Book + Villain] Socially anxious master x yandere disciple, with the disciple younger Transmigrated into the role of a despised cannon-fodder master, Yan Huailiu finds the System offline from the start. A severe social phobic, he's stuck with the task of reforming the villain and plans to keep his head down until the ending, then go home. Facing his villain disciple as he grows up, Yan Huailiu tries desperately to curry favor: “What a good boy yo 6.9kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
8. 308 大 The Powerful Woman's Rise to Godhood from the Start (Infinite Flow) 大佬她开局封神（无限流） Cabbage白菜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jian Ning enters a livestream room for horror puzzle games. Everyone in the room writes her off, saying she has a pretty face but no talent, and that she's dead weight. But then she beats a third-rank female ghost senseless. A seventh-rank ghost, bruised and battered, kneels on the ground and calls her great-grandma. A ninth-rank Ghost King sings to cheer her up, hoping to get this fearsome ancestor out of there as soon as possible. But the people behind the scenes aren't having it. They've seen 1.3kReads9.2Score188Shelves
9. 309 猫 Kitty, Open the Door. It's Me, Leopard 猫猫开门，我是豹豹 Grapefruit葡萄柚Two Male Leads204k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Top + Beast World (unconventional worldbuilding) + Devoted to Each Other + Sweet and Sour Romance + Happy Ending] [A smooth-sailing leopard top who lives like a carefree demon king x a lovesick, obsessive cat bottom who seems cold but has secretly given away seven of his eight lives] Xu Hansheng was born lucky. His life could be summed up in one word: smooth. Even Wen Xian, the unattainable ideal man so many people longed for, was nothing more than a little canary he kept to am 13kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves

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   All six books are quite good. I highly recommend the first and fourth ones. Don't be fooled by the title of the fourth one; it mainly focuses on infrastructure development and political intrigue, and has little to do with food.

10. 310 假EN After the Fake Heiress Was Mind-Read, the Cannon Fodders' Personas Crumbled 假千金被读心后，炮灰们人设崩了 September's Gentle Sweetness九月微甜吖Ancient Romance680k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + everyone’s darling + System + zany comedy + devoted couple] Jiang You Ning transmigrates into a melodramatic novel about a real heiress and a fake one. At first, all she wants is to survive by taking out the original male lead, then work hard to make money and reach the top. But for some reason, aside from the male lead, who is seriously focused on his career, why have all her good friends’ characters gone so wildly off the rails? … Real heiress: She’s my sister, eve 10.9kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
11. 311 穿 The Villainous Transmigrator Fights and Steals, Turning Forced Tropes into Pure Sweetness 穿书反派攻又争又抢，强制变甜宠 Ten Thousand Gourd Springs万斛泉Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted [A possessive gong who fiercely protects and competes for his love x a cool and aloof shou in public, but flirtatious and adorable with his gong] [Gong’s POV + transmigrate into a book + both devoted in body and heart + older gong + happy ending + mutual, intense attraction] Xiao Yan transmigrated into the villain of an angsty romance novel. His mission was to abuse the shou protagonist. After transmigrating into the book, Xiao Yan saw the character he’d loved in the story come to life before hi 53.9kReads9.4Score9.9kShelves
12. 312 全 Godhood for All: Evolving the Kingdom of Women into a World of Witches 全民神祇：从女儿国演化魔女世界 Clear Sky, Flower in the Mirror澄空镜花Urban601k WordsOngoing [Everyone becomes a deity + resources multiply + farming + lighthearted fun] (No heroine, but there is a daughter to raise, and quite a lot of them, at that.) Here, almost everyone can grasp the laws and create a small world of their own. They are all deities. A day in heaven is a year on earth, and the same is true here. The official assessment of the world Chen Xing awakened was: Trait: Grade C [Tide of Mutation]. Race: Human (Defective)... Requires the introduction of an external species. Ove 58.5kReads8.5Score9kShelves

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    Each has its own unique characteristics.

13. 313 堕 After Falling to Demondom, the Female Villain Boss Gives Up and Does Nothing 堕魔后，反派头子她摆烂不干了 Oil Cat Pancake油猫饼Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing (Main story complete, bonus chapters ongoing) [Ensemble cultivation cast + goofy comedy + play the pig to eat the tiger] She's transmigrated into a book as a demonic cultivator villain, and from the start she's saddled with a cheating scandal and a death squad. What should she do? Song Xi: “Can't beat them today. I'll stab the other man and make a run for it.” After one spectacularly reckless stunt, she gets hauled straight back to the sect that specializes in catching demonic cultivators. Song 1.4kReads9.3Score404Shelves
14. 314 偏 Possessive Madman Coaxes Him With a Hand on His Waist! The Cold-Hearted Host Starts to Feel Something 偏执疯批掐腰哄！清冷宿主动了心 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads714k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Devoted Couple + Flirting and Pampering + Feel-Good Story + One-on-One Romance!] [Obsessive and Unhinged + Soft, Sensual, and Cool] Who could have guessed that the last nine-tailed fire fox of the Fox Clan, revered by everyone, would lose her tail? Looking for her tail is one thing, but why does she end up homeless right away? No big deal, just a little problem. She can stay with the unhinged guy. Wait... The obsessive bigwigs she flirted with in different worlds are all 9kReads9.6Score1.3kShelves
15. 315 把 How Do I Deal with Turning My Cold Commander into a Crazy Wife? 把高冷指挥官养成疯批老婆了咋整 Laughing at the Dreamers in This Fleeting Life浮生却笑梦中人Two Male Leads757k WordsCompleted [Main story complete; the EA side couple appears in Volume Two, and they’re so good!] [Proud, protective, devoted crown prince gong x aloof, deranged, gloomy commander shou] [Interstellar ABO + bittersweet romance + two powerful leads + rekindled love + obsessive, possessive confinement] The crown prince of the Empire, Lu Heran, and its greatest commander, Cheng Lie, were widely known as a “model bickering couple.” Cheng Lie was cold and aloof, a madman on the battlefield who never cared whether 66.1kReads9.4Score12.1kShelves
16. 316 种 Farming Life: The Hunter’s Little Husband 种田之猎户家的小夫郎 And Parted而别Two Male Leads482k WordsCompleted [One True Couple] Gu Qing transmigrates to another world and is forced to marry the village’s fearsome hunter. The hunter also has a son and daughter. Gu Qing has no golden finger and no desire to overthrow the feudal dynasty single-handedly, but he knows how to keep his husband in line. The hunter, rumored to be a ferocious brute, becomes completely obedient under his guidance. The two hunt when they have time and farm when they’re busy, building a thriving life together and raising their child 4.4kReads9.4Score433Shelves
17. 317 快 After Returning from Quick Transmigration, I Set the Dating Show on Fire 快穿回来后我在恋综修罗场爆火了 Xi Xun希浔Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + sweet, exciting, and satisfying + entertainment industry + variety show livestream] After completing her quick transmigration missions and changing her fate, Yu Xia successfully returned to her original world. In the story starring her fiancé and the woman he loved, she was cannon fodder. She returned just as she was about to appear on a dating show. As soon as the show began, her fiancé's crush was caught in a love triangle. The heir to a wealthy family, her childhood friend wh 2.6kReads8.9Score352Shelves
18. 318 骑 Delivery Rider, Where’s My Takeout? It’s in Prison. Please 骑手我外卖在哪？外卖在牢里，请 A Xi Little Cannon阿熙小炮Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation released] [Livestream antics] [Lighthearted comedy] [So funny I’m laughing my ass off] Jiang Chen transmigrated to a parallel world and joined a reality show. By random draw, he got a job as a food delivery rider. Carrying two boxes of [everyday umbrellas], Jiang Chen knocked on a customer’s door. Female customer: “You’re late! Because you’re late, my place reeks of flowers!” Jiang Chen gave it a careful sniff. “Nice!” Female customer: “No discussion. I’m filing a complai 11kReads8.8Score999Shelves
19. 319 我 I Cured the God of War's Terminal Illness Through Cooking 我靠做饭治愈了战神的绝症 Yu Nianynn余念ynnTwo Male Leads994k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the body of an unloved illegitimate son of the Minister of Rites, Lin Chuhe is forced to marry in his sister's place, becoming the bride of Prince Yan Xiao Lie, the "Living Yama" of the Northern Frontier, who is afflicted with a deadly poison and has little time left to live. On their wedding day, Prince Yan doesn't even show his face. He abandons Lin Chuhe in a desolate side courtyard to fend for himself. Everyone is waiting to see how he'll die, but Lin Chuhe just smi 38.3kReads8.4Score5.9kShelves
20. 320 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic-Novel Heroine Seems to Have a Serious Problem 快穿：虐文女主好像有那个大病 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Goofy + Slacker + Romance-Averse] Male lead: “The only one I've ever loved is her!” Cen Jing (rolling down the car window): “You two have to make it work. I'll take a car.” Second male lead: “You're interesting.” Cen Jing: “You deserve someone better, not someone who's already the best, like me.” Villainous big shot (pointing at the male lead and his mistress): “Why not tell the driver to run them over?” Cen Jing: “Hello? 110? Someone's inciting someone to commit murder... No, I'm not stutterin 9.2kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
21. 321 别 Stop Calling Me Big Brother. Call Me Wifey Instead 别叫我哥哥了，叫老婆更权威 Wo Hehe Da窝呵呵哒Two Male Leads294k WordsCompleted Main story complete [Rebirth + two male leads + sweet romance + cultivation + younger gong + one-on-one + found-family upbringing] Sharp-tongued, soft-hearted brother-obsessed shou vs. sweet, clingy gong with a dark side Gu Yuzhou was reborn, back in the year famine struck his village. He carried his three-month-old younger brother as he made his way through a fleeing crowd. The baby was the child of his neighbors. Since the boy’s mother had once given him a meal, Gu Yuzhou made a point of picki 14.6kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
22. 322 拯 I Saved My Master’s Honor, but Lost My Own 拯救师尊的清白后，我的清白没了 Qinling琴岭Two Male Leads597k WordsCompleted [Print edition publication deal signed; progress updates at Qinlingling] [Two male leads + cultivation + older top + master and disciple + both virgins + happy ending] [Cold, gentle, white-snake master top x sunny, affectionate puppy-like disciple bottom] Chu Xianlan discovered that he could have prophetic dreams. At first, he thought they were just coincidences, until every dream turned out to involve his most respected master, Yichen. [The arrogant and domineering Fourth Prince finds himself u 29.3kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves

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    These are all treasures that kept me up all night watching.

23. 323 系 The System Told Me to Fight Scams, but I Drove the Scammers Crazy 系统让我反诈骗，我却把骗子气疯 Blazing Fire火烧炎炎Urban372k WordsCompleted A strange phone sends out strange anti-scam missions. One anti-scam tip a day, and I end up earning over a million a month. As the saying goes, scammers treat me like their first love, and I send them off wearing silver bracelets. And as another saying goes, you... hurry up and come see for yourself. The scammers are furious. 14.4kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
24. 324 快 Raising Kids on Quick Transmigration Missions: The Host Has Been Warned Again 快穿养崽之宿主又被警告了 Sa Na飒那Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + raising kids + strong heroine + power fantasy + healing + romance + positive energy + hilarious] This is a story about transmigrating through three thousand worlds, raising children, and turning them over to the state. What? My rich, beautiful daughter is dead set on becoming a vicious female supporting character? Wouldn't it be better to win so many awards for our country that we can't even carry them all? What? My good son becomes a high-IQ criminal after his alcoholic 10.6kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
25. 325 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
26. 326 一 I Kicked My Former Disciple to the Curb, and the Villain and I Got a Happy Ending! 一脚踹掉前徒弟，我和反派HE！ Qinling琴岭Two Male Leads576k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication, progress updates at Qin Lingling] [Two male leads, 1v1, both each other's only one + younger love interest + cultivation + face-slapping the arrogant protagonist + touches of an ensemble cast + happy ending] [Fake-cold, secretly snarky master who flirts without realizing it x pure-hearted, loyal, clingy wolf-demon disciple raised from a pup] [Jiang Yinian x Qin Leyou] The moment he opened his eyes, Jiang Yinian found himself inside the worst arrogant-protagonist no 15.8kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
27. 327 快 Quick Transmigration: The Frail Male Lead Keeps Falling Into My Arms 快穿：病弱男主总往我怀里倒 Jin Xiangling近湘灵Two Male Leads660k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + Two Male Leads + Seme Lead + Sickly Uke + Love at First Sight + 1v1, Both Pure + Mutual Devotion + Two Powerful Leads + Happy Ending] Shen Xiuqi is a top-tier career assistant to male leads. In every world, he does the thankless job of helping one overpowered hero after another reach the top. Who could have guessed that, just after he arrived in a new world, the domineering Alpha would nearly faint from stomach pain and fall right into his arms? Once he completed his mis 22.7kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves
28. 328 史 The Harshest Test Setter in History 史上最狠出题人 Clouds Stop, Water Flows云止流水Urban507k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a short drama] He's elementary school students' worst nightmare, the most deviously cruel exam setter in the world! One test paper wiped out 140,000 students in Jiangcheng, while a single question made 200,000 students in Huicheng cry! Every student who has ever taken Qin Ye's exams is left with a hundred thousand questions in their head. What color was Daji's bellyband? Did Qin Shi Huang circle the pillar clockwise or counterclockwise? This is a Chinese exam, so why are you asking 5.7kReads9.3Score785Shelves
29. 329 拯 After Saving My Childhood Friend, the Chosen One, He Started Treating Me Like His Wife 拯救龙傲天竹马后，他拿我当老婆 Qinling琴岭Two Male Leads587k WordsCompleted (Audio drama released, complete) [Two Male Leads] [Childhood Friends] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Cultivation] [Mutual Devotion, HE] [An Overpowered Hero in Public, a Mature and Devoted Guard Dog in Private: Top × A Stunning Beauty to Others, Actually a Funny and Carefree Bottom] You Yu transmigrated into a book, a cultivation novel about an overpowered hero, and got a three-piece starter kit: He arrived at the wrong point in the timeline, got assigned the wrong character card, and even had his 56.4kReads9.5Score9.5kShelves
30. 330 在 I Went Viral After Writing Web Novels in the Interstellar World 在星际写网文后我爆红了 Yuanyuan Puff元元泡芙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse710k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Light Farming + Writing Novels + Relaxed + Stories Within a Story] Duan Yuan, a struggling novel writer on Earth, transmigrates after a car accident to a war-torn, divided border planet in the interstellar frontier. He takes the place of a boy with the same name, who died during a violent uprising. The moment he opens his eyes, he faces his parents’ fresh corpses, three younger siblings struggling to survive, and his own body riddled with genetic disease. On this resource-starved p 23.3kReads8.6Score2.5kShelves

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    These four books are good.

31. 331 天 The Four Rebellious Immortals of Heaven Are Here, Make Way! 天庭四大反骨仔驾到，通通闪开 Joyful Words Through the Years岁语长欢Ancient Romance367k WordsCompleted [The animated series is now streaming] Today's front-page headline in the Immortal Daily: “Attention! Heaven Has a New Rebel!” Sources say this person is the newly adopted sidekick of the Great God of the Three Altars and the Sea. People call her “Fourth Auntie.” Great Sage Sun rebels in the open, Erlang Shen rebels in secret, the Third Prince is ready to rebel at any moment, and Fourth Auntie rebels whenever I do. Wherever I go, she follows. These people do nothing but sit around and chat, yet 32.5kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves
32. 332 我 I'm the Boss of a Haunted Shop 我在鬼怪店里当老板 Hatake Tutu Cun旗木土土寸Two Male Leads306k WordsCompleted When Xue Ming was eight, he became the owner of the Wanwusheng shop. From then on, a little lamb appeared by his side. And this little lamb turned out to be Taotie, one of the four ancient ferocious beasts?! Taotie’s three daily routines: sleep, have Xue Ming hold me while I sleep, and hold Xue Ming while I sleep. Shopkeeper Xue Ming’s three daily routines: sell goods, hold Taotie, and sell goods while holding Taotie. Then one day, the little lamb transformed into a handsome, six-foot-three hunk 3.2kReads9.4Score511Shelves
33. 333 神 The Mad Boss Becomes a God in the Instance 神经病大佬在副本里封神 Wine-Hearted Jade Bones酒心玉骨Mystery648k WordsCompleted [Thriller Game] [Ridiculous Infinite-Flow] [Real Goddess-Level Lunatic Big Shot X Unhinged Ancient God Male Lead] Jiang Shiqing had spent many years in a psychiatric hospital. After a long time thinking it over, she decided to break out. But what fun would it be if she were the only one to gain her freedom? So the whole asylum came out. The instant the gates opened, countless sheets of paper came rushing in and plastered themselves across the faces of all the lunatics. The lunatic Jiang Shiqing 4Reads7.2Score—Shelves
34. 334 穿 Transmigrated into a Redfruit Villain, Starting by Fixing the Heartless One 穿越红果反派，从整治不烧心开始 The System Is Fake系统是假的Urban210k WordsOngoing [Transmigrating into a Red Fruit Short Drama] [Villain] After transmigrating into the world of Red Fruit short dramas, Jiang Ye becomes the Villain in the script, a prop whose sole purpose is to force tearjerking moments and bear the brunt of moral blackmail. Everyone in this world considers themselves a paragon of virtue. They wallow in self-righteous sentiment and completely ignore the hardships of others. As a Villain, Jiang Ye knows exactly what his role calls for. You sell buns and claim th 408.2kReads6.7Score51.1kShelves
35. 335 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
36. 336 年 There's a Big Age Gap, but This Older Man Is in Great Shape 年龄差很大，可大叔他身体好呀 Cherry Fruit樱果Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [A touch of yandere + devoted to each other + 34-year-old man and 20-year-old woman: brilliant, beautiful, and tragic poor student vs. shrewd billionaire heartthrob] After her boyfriend cheats on her with her best friend, Bai Zhi, the top beauty and talent at the teachers’ university, turns around and flirts with her friend’s “almost-stepdad.” “Zhizhi, just be sweet and well-behaved when you see him. Uncle Zhou will definitely fall for you!” But sweet and well-behaved? Not necessarily! So the gi 4.5kReads9.0Score394Shelves
37. 337 爽EN So Satisfying! The Butler Goes Feral and Sets the CEO Romance World Straight 爽翻！小管家靠发疯整顿霸总文学 Feiya绯娅Two Male Leads502k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + everyone’s favorite + unhinged antics + 1v1] Tao Zhiyan has transmigrated into a world formed by the fusion of multiple melodramatic domineering-president novels. The good news is that he can see the roles above everyone’s heads! For example, this one is an unloved illegitimate son, that one is the entertainment industry’s ultimate cuckold, and the one behind them is the ultimate scumbag attacker from a substitute romance! The bad news is that he is the butler to this group 8.8kReads9.6Score1.5kShelves
38. 338 手 A Phone to the 1990s: My Death-Row Dad Becomes a Tycoon 手机通九零：死刑混子爹成首富了 Gou Erhe狗二河Urban340k WordsOngoing [A phone call transmigrates to the 1990s] + [A prodigal son turns over a new leaf] + [A devoted wife] + [A business tycoon] Spanning two eras, a father and son work together through conversations between 2026 and 1994. They bring his mother back from the cancer that killed her, rescue his father from prison, and turn the old man into a self-made tycoon, while the son gets rich without lifting a finger! A gambling-addicted dad, a sick mom, a broken family: if I don’t turn things around, who will? 193.3kReads8.0Score27.1kShelves
39. 339 苟 Once We’re Rich, We’ll Take Care of Our Sisters 苟富贵，养姐妹 Changdao Tea and Foam长岛茶与沫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy] [No romance] [Food fiction] [Everyday money-making] (Synopsis: “By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Empress Shen has harmed the imperial heir, a crime beyond forgiveness. She is to be confined to the Cold Palace and reflect on her actions. So decreed!” Xu Yao: … Shen Ning: ???? Kid, got a lot of questions, huh? The commotion caught Shen Ning’s attention. She turned around and eyed Pei Xingchuan, dressed head to toe in black. “An assassin??” Pei Xingchuan: “…” Woul 5.1kReads9.4Score532Shelves
40. 340 我 I Became the Ghost King by Making Horror Games 我靠制作恐怖游戏当鬼王 Kun Zuo昆左Two Male Leads405k WordsOngoing [Futuristic alternate setting, top, feel-good power fantasy, romance, 1v1] Lin Qixia, a game designer, dies unexpectedly and is whisked away by something called the Ghost King Raising System. He transmigrates to a brand-new world with advanced technology. The System says that as long as Lin Qixia earns enough scare points, it can make him stronger and help him rule the entire universe. That goal is far too grand. Lin Qixia doesn’t really want to do it. The System doesn’t force him. “All right, w 54kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves
41. 341 她 She Swapped Bodies with the Tyrant and Went on a Rampage! 她，与暴君互换后，杀疯啦！ Little Chubby, Run!小胖子快跑Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted [Soul swap + transmigrate into a book + sweet, funny romance + going off the rails + tyrant + wish fulfillment + both leads are each other's first and only] Yun Yaoyao transmigrated into a book, becoming a foolish, timid cannon-fodder character who doesn't even survive the first chapter. No problem. If my family plots against me, I'll assassinate the emperor and wipe out my own clan! But after killing the emperor, Yun Yaoyao was horrified to discover that she and the tyrant had swapped bodies! T 27.6kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves
42. 342 被 Trapped by a Psychopath: His Feisty Ex-Girlfriend Can’t Get Away! 被疯批缠上，作精前女友逃不掉！ Sleepy Lemon Mist雾柠柠睡不醒Modern Romance338k WordsOngoing (Main story complete) [Socially Anxious, Pretending to Be High-Maintenance Female Lead] [Unhinged Male Lead] [Powerful Man Bows His Head] [Mutual First Love] [Sweet Romance] Wen Zhixia transmigrates into a book. She lands in a capital-circle romance novel as the male lead's little girlfriend, foisted on him before she has even graduated from college. According to the plot, she will sabotage their engagement to make way for the female lead, then die a miserable death. The socially anxious Wen Zhi 221kReads9.2Score31.4kShelves

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    Five books, four different themes, okay. Books 2 and 4 are similar. I like all of them!

43. 343 老 The Plain Woman Who Forced the Top Power Broker 老实女人把顶级大佬强制了 Lu Mingyou鹿明幽Modern Romance338k WordsOngoing Reverse Forced Love | Bring the Untouchable Beauty Down from Her Pedestal | Loyal 1v1 Romance | Cross-Border Pursuit | No Escape An honest, unremarkable archaeologist heroine x a foreign powerhouse with irresistible looks and overflowing pheromones * The first time Yan Zaixi saw Xie Lin, she wanted to keep him all to herself until she got tired of him. So she acted on it, and successfully got a taste of a rare delicacy. * Xie Lin had never been in such a wretched state in his life. After an ambu 448.9kReads9.1Score75.5kShelves
44. 344 口 Oral Fixation Disorder 口欲期病症 Girl from the City of Fog雾都少女Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted A lively, down-to-earth heroine versus a highly intelligent male lead with antisocial personality disorder. (Devoted one-on-one couple, possessive love, cross-cultural romance, the male lead is mixed-race and a complete psychopath. A complete psychopath. A complete psychopath.) Blurb One: A coworker told Li Li that a handsome, black-haired, green-eyed mixed-race man lived in the villa across the river. Li Li delivered meals there every day for three months, but never once saw any handsome mixed- 60.2kReads9.2Score8.4kShelves
45. 345 穿 I Transmigrated to a Famine Year: Fleeing with My Laid-Back Dad 穿越荒年，我和老六爹的逃荒路 Sunflower in the High Tower高阁向阳花Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [No romance + fleeing famine + farming + pocket dimension] Note: Don't compare this novel to reality. It's not a documentary. No romance, no romance, no romance. Important things must be said three times. The first novel starring Chang'an and Gu Laoliu. If you don't like it, close the page and go read something you do like. Don't leave nasty comments. Writing isn't easy, so please be respectful. Thank you! When she opened her eyes, Gu Chang'an had transmigrated from an apocalypse, where she had 13.5kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
46. 346 项 The Xiang Siblings Go Crazy Every Day, and the Regent Has a Hard Life to Kill 项家兄妹日常发癫，摄政王命贼硬 A Few Grains三两粒Two Male Leads652k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Versatile Positions + Provocative Language + Both Pure + Guided, Coercive Love] [Emotionally Closed-Off Seme × Cunning, Devoted Uke] To break a curse, the Xiang siblings accidentally brought Xiao Wuli, the powerful regent, into the bedroom of their older brother, Xiang Shang. When Xiao Wuli first fought back: “Xiang Shang, get away from me! I have no interest in men!” Xiang Shang teased him with brazen amusement. “If you go somewhere else for the experience, you'll have to pay. 2.9kReads8.7Score120Shelves

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    Super good, especially the first book.

47. 347 被 After Being Cherished by a Top-Tier Daddy Alpha 被顶级爹系Alpha大佬娇养后 Shun Jiu舜九Two Male Leads390k WordsOngoing [ABO | Age Gap | Beta to Omega | Both Pure | Sweet Romance] From the moment Ning Jingle was born, he could never beat his twin brother. His brother was exceptionally clever from a young age and had a dazzlingly beautiful face. As an adult, he lived up to everyone’s expectations and presented as an S-rank Omega. Ning Jingle, on the other hand, was plain in both looks and talent, and a delicate, sickly sort. His family poured fortunes into him, only for him to present as a useless Beta. Later, the 211.5kReads8.6Score44.5kShelves

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    This book is both sweet and hilarious! [Laughing][laughing]

48. 348 掌 Palm Bait: A Record of Taming the Pampered One 掌心饵，驯娇记 Seventeen Sounds of Life十七声生Ancient Romance998k WordsCompleted [Gloomy eunuch ✖️ a palace maid who grows over time] Behind the deep palace walls, two broken souls become entangled and find a way to keep living amid the gray shadows of imperial power struggles. "Though the moss flower is tiny as a grain of rice, it still blooms like a peony." We may live humbly, hidden from the light, but we still live. A somewhat realistic story, not a wish-fulfillment novel. If you enjoy its subtle, tense atmosphere, step inside. 209.4kReads9.5Score38.4kShelves
49. 349 西 Western Fantasy: The Straight-Laced Knight Can’t Stay Away from Me 西幻：直男骑士对我流连忘返 Four Treasures, Given Name Riches四宝儿大名富贵儿Two Male Leads1.8M WordsCompleted [Also known as: I’m a Skeleton Undead, and I Contract the Silverglow Saint from the Start] [Also known as: Western Fantasy: The Straight Knight Can’t Stay Away from Me] [Potential warnings: A slow-paced, pure-love story, told from two perspectives rather than one. It’s a story about personal growth, not wish fulfillment. The protagonist isn’t a bloodthirsty killer. One part early on wasn’t written very well and made him come across as a caretaker, though the intention was for their relationship 16.4kReads9.1Score7.1kShelves

    Reader note

    Each book may contain plots that have been used tens of thousands of times in other books, but whether they are engaging or not depends on the author. The books I recommend are like this one.

50. 350 同 My Gay Taoist Roommate Insists I'm Secretly in Love with Him 同居的死gay道长非说我暗恋他 Hu Yan.胡言.Two Male Leads566k WordsCompleted [Funeral home owner vs. cool, restrained beauty with a celibate disposition] [Two male leads | two strong leads | mutual secret crush | bittersweet yearning and push-pull | both chaste | happy ending] His family has run a funeral home for generations. Xie Zhen is a professional mortician who despises superstition. One day, his grandfather suddenly becomes afraid of ghosts and forces him to live with a young charlatan... * At their first meeting, the other boy plants a foot on Xie Zhen’s lower ab 12.6kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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