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1. 51 我 I Was Raised by Monsters 我被怪物养大 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Urban769k WordsCompleted The story is set in a modern city in a parallel world. Legend has it that City A is home to an urban myth called the White Cat Agency. The agency is run by a group of monsters and demons. As long as you pay the appropriate price, they'll fulfill any request you make. Money, organs, emotions, memories, years of life... Anything could become a bargaining chip. Seventeen years ago, an infant boy of unknown origins was found by the agency's owner and raised by a group of monsters. Seventeen years l 2.2kReads9.6Score344Shelves
2. 52 我 My Right Eye is a God-Tier Computer 我的右眼是神级计算机 Wang Zilü王自律Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.2M WordsCompleted I am the super artificial intelligence in your eyes. You humans call an IQ of 85 stupid and an IQ of 135 smart, but you will never understand what an IQ of 125,000 means! From now on, I will be your right-hand man! 102.3kReads9.2Score15kShelves
3. 53 天 Oh My God! I've Turned Into a Turtle 天啊！我变成了龟 Toward Thirty往三十Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted At a young age, I became a thousand-year-old tortoise. Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Devour, Combine, and Evolve System. A dirt dragon has been found ahead. Devour, combine, and evolve: Earth Dragon Turtle. And so began my bizarre life... 10.2kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
4. 54 我 I Refuse to Be Human: Evolving from a Cell to Destroy the Universe 我不当人，从细胞进化毁灭宇宙 Sweet Potato Wants to Reach the Sky地瓜想上天Sci-Fi & Apocalypse273k WordsCompleted Mo Lun was done for, but the Evolution and Destruction System took him to a parallel universe through transmigration. From the start, he was nothing but a tiny cell inside a human body. To avoid dying naturally, Mo Lun began frantically absorbing nutrients... [Ding! Sufficient biomass acquired. Begin evolution?] Mo Lun evolved from an ordinary cell into a cancer cell, replicating endlessly, until finally... [Ding! Host lifeform eliminated. Reward issued.] Mo Lun: System, stop! The human scie 3.6kReads9.1Score588Shelves
5. 55 秀 I Turned the Whole Class of Underachievers Around, and You Call Me a Homeroom Teacher? 秀翻整个学渣班，你管这叫班主任 Pomelo to Go with Wine柚子下酒吃Urban669k WordsCompleted Reborn as the homeroom teacher of a class of good-for-nothings, Lu Ze gets the [Super Hardcore Teacher System]. Lu Ze: Nice to meet you. How about this: Class monitor, make a group chat and add everyone. Class monitor: Sure thing, Mr. Lu. The next second. Lu Ze: All right, the 25 students who’ve joined the group, hand over your phones. What kind of teacher is this? What a scam! Another time. Lu Ze: Come on, everyone, repeat after me: “Though old, I am still strong; though my hair is white, my am 5.9kReads9.5Score771Shelves

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6. 56 养 My Adoptive Father Is Scum? My Undercover Identity Is Exposed! 养父是人渣？我卧底身份被曝光！ Don't Take My Kidney别嘎腰子Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Also known as: “Memory Trial: My Name Cleared,” “I'm Not a Great Villain,” and “Who Is the Undercover Agent?” An undercover police officer is brought to trial and sentenced to death. A live broadcast of his memories reveals a major case spanning thirty years. Brothers who could betray him at any moment, colleagues with multiple identities, friends secretly plotting behind the scenes. In this dark forest of distrust, no one dares reveal who they really are. As the truth is pieced together bit by 5.1kReads9.0Score412Shelves
7. 57 重 Reborn: Making the Most of My Youth 重生之不负韶华 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance3.9M WordsCompleted In 2019, 31-year-old Wen Ying had found some success in her career and was happily in love, making others envious. In 2004, 16-year-old Wen Ying was struggling at school, secretly in love with her dream guy, and having a miserable time. One day in 2019, Wen Ying woke up back in 2004. She was 16 again, writing furiously in the exam hall during her high school entrance exams... Given the chance to restart her life, Wen Ying refused to waste her youth or leave any regrets behind this time! 1.3kReads9.5Score139Shelves
8. 58 暮 Beneath the Dusk 暮色之下 Vast浩瀚Mystery265k WordsCompleted She is a rookie reporter who is determined to expose evil and root out darkness. No matter how many obstacles stand in her way, no matter how close she comes to death, she never stops. He is the most dangerous undercover agent behind enemy lines in the borderlands. Though surrounded by desire and sin, he stays true to himself, all for the day he can clear away the clouds and bring the criminal syndicate's many crimes into the open. Driven by their convictions, they set out along the same road, w 1.6kReads9.4Score204Shelves
9. 59 老 After My Wife and Daughter Died, I Was Reborn in the 1980s 老婆女儿去世后，我重生八零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban life in a bygone era + one heroine + teacher]“In our next life, let’s not be husband and wife again!” His wife called him, her voice hollow and lifeless, utterly devoid of emotion. It felt as if his soul were being torn apart. He shouted into the phone, “Don’t do anything foolish! I’m on my way to the hospital!” The next moment! His daughter lay in a hospital bed, a white sheet covering her face. His wife sat beside her, calm and despairing. “We did everything we could. Your daughter pass 18.8kReads9.5Score2kShelves
10. 60 记 The Memory Trial: The Moment the Nation Wept for Him 记忆审判：那一刻，全国为他痛哭 Big Fish, Ah大鱼呀Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Narcotics Police] [Anti-Drug Campaign] [Narcotics Officer] [Sacrifice] A scarecrow stands in the wilderness, shielding the endless expanse behind it. In early autumn, ten years after he left home, he asked someone to place his final wish in your hands. The fire he lit never went out. Only the one who kept watch has gone. The national emblem on his cap is like his name: “Please bury it with me.” Birds sweep across the blank spaces of time, like a long story waking from beneath the dust. His eyes 6.6kReads9.2Score719Shelves
11. 61 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 Romance5.8M 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 184.7kReads9.5Score6.8kShelves
12. 62 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. 31kReads9.6Score4kShelves
13. 63 暗 Underhanded Struggle 暗斗 Wildly Chopping Wood乱劈柴Urban1.2M WordsCompleted He was hailed as Asia’s greatest spy, and was also the king of secret agents. His death remains shrouded in mystery to this day, and the truth behind it has long fascinated people. What seemed like an ordinary accident concealed a story chilling to the bone. How many masked infiltrators fought over it in the shadows, and how many nameless heroes left us lamenting their loss... His death was both an inevitability of history and a historical accident. The true culprit behind it is still shaping th 7.2kReads9.2Score664Shelves
14. 64 破 Crime Solving: My Sweet, Innocent Boss Wants to Arrest Me Every Day 破案：清纯女上司每天都想逮捕我 Spicy Rabbit Head with a Little Sugar麻辣兔头加点糖Mystery754k WordsCompleted [A Not-So-Serious Traditional System Story (The System Barely Appears and Might Be Fake...) + Mystery and Crime Solving (Sort Of) + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Nontraditional Fluff + Slow-Building Plot + Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet] [This is a romance story! This is a romance story! This is a romance story! Important things must be said three times!] [As usual, the cases start in Chapter Four. I’m no good at writing blurbs (the opening is pretty bad too, haha), so please read 50 chapters. If 10kReads9.3Score1kShelves
15. 65 国 The Nation’s Movie Emperor Has a Secret Crush on Me 国民影帝暗恋我 Fragrance of Wine for Ten Miles十里酒香Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Word is that national heartthrob Yu Qianfan has someone he secretly loves? Fans: “No, I don’t believe it! He loves us!” Word is that the person Yu Qianfan secretly loves is Queen Li? Fans: “Li Jin? No way! Those two don’t get along. This rumor is definitely false!” During a variety show game, Yu Qianfan put his hand on a lie detector. Host: “I heard you have a secret crush. Is it Li Jin?” Li Jin shot him a cold look. Yu Qianfan answered, “No.” Zap! The red lights flashed, and the alarm blared. L 16.2kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
16. 66 小 A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery937k WordsCompleted When Chi Xia first joins the special investigations team, Luo Xun strongly recommends transferring her elsewhere. The intern is so thin-limbed and wooden, like she can barely keep her eyes open. What makes her suitable for this team? She’d be much better off in Publicity! The thin-limbed intern says nothing, responding to everything with, “Captain Luo, solving the case comes first.” Luo Xun is so frustrated he can barely contain himself. The team is doomed, he thinks. Before long, Captain Luo ge 45kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves
17. 67 典 The Classics of China: Livestreaming Across Past and Present 典籍华夏：直播古今 Su Zhiting苏知婷Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Ning An transmigrates and becomes an entertainment livestreamer. But he isn't content with that. He's determined to create an epic masterpiece that bridges past and present through conversation. The System arrives, giving Ning An the ability to travel to any dynasty, meet historical figures, and discuss the past and present with them. When he meets Confucius, Ning An says with the utmost reverence, "Without Confucius, the world would have been shrouded in darkness for all eternity." Confucius ea 3kReads9.4Score319Shelves
18. 68 特 Agent: From the Start, I Make Contact with Zheng Yaoxian 特工：开局郑耀先和我接头 Loves Tower Diving for Kills喜欢越塔杀Urban5.4M WordsCompleted Shen Fei transmigrates into a world that brings together several espionage dramas, all fraught with danger. Here, there are Kite, The Infiltrator, The Disguiser... And the person he’s supposed to meet is none other than Zheng Yaoxian, Sixth Brother of the Military Statistics Bureau! And so, a secret agent feared by the enemy emerges, codenamed “Nightmare”! 5.6kReads9.3Score540Shelves
19. 69 女 The Queen’s Rise to the Top 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!” 41.8kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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