Any Stories with a Protagonist Who Couldn’t Care Less? 有没有主角非常摆烂的

1. 1 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117.8kReads9.6Score13.7kShelves

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   This book is amazing! It's the pinnacle of my "playing dumb" book. The female lead pretends to have autism, but she's actually incredibly smart. I highly recommend it!!!

2. 2 本 I Wanted to Take It Easy, but Somehow Ended Up on the Path to Immortality 本想当咸鱼，怎料误入仙途 Big Fan of Lu Shaoqing超爱吕少卿Two Male Leads24k WordsOngoing [Su Muqing is utterly speechless. Being transported to a world of cultivation would be one thing, but he isn't even an adult yet. Could you find someone of age next time? Do you want me to report you for child trafficking? He had planned to quietly laze around in the mortal world, but somehow stumbled into the path of immortality] [The protagonist's hair can feel sensations, including pain and pleasure. The closer a sensation is to his scalp, the more clearly he feels it. So he can't even cut hi 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I think both books are very good, however, the first book has too few words, and the author of the first book is a reader of the second book.

3. 3 我 My Senior Brother Is Too Strong 我的师兄太强了 Ke Ning可宁Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsCompleted Original title: My Senior Brother Is Too Strong The eldest senior brother is diligent and tireless, while the second senior brother likes to sneak off and take it easy. The eldest senior brother is hailed as a genius, while the second is the disgrace of the sect. Until one day, the junior sister discovers that the second senior brother is pretty amazing too... This blurb does it no justice. Read the story for yourself... 62.2kReads8.2Score4.2kShelves
4. 4 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Character, the Whole World Is Enchanted by Me 穿成炮灰后全世界为我神魂颠倒 Frost Pavilion寒霜榭Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted [Male leads] [Stunning protagonist] [Quick transmigration] [Fragmented personalities] [Everyone loves him, with rivals battling for his attention] A gorgeous, sleepy dimwit with a wildly unconventional way of thinking. After Qiao Yu died, the System recruited him into the Quick Transmigration Department as a member of the cannon-fodder team. Faced with plots full of face-slapping and physical and emotional abuse, Qiao Yu, who was too sick to go on living, flatly refused: “No.” System: “Stick clo 16.1kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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   This one fits perfectly. The protagonist is in very poor health, so he loves to sleep and dislikes eating because chewing is tiring. He's a uniquely charming and beloved bottom with a quirky thought process. The top is incredibly romantic and has a strong "I was wrong" moment. There are plenty of intense romantic rivalries and intense battles. The bottom's health will gradually improve later on... [Kissing emojis]

5. 5 困 Trapped Realm: The Fallen Star Arc 困界：沉星篇 7 Books7书Eastern Fantasy509k WordsOngoing [Not a Power Fantasy] [No System] [Slice of Life] [Transmigration] [Read at Your Own Risk] After transmigrating to the Sunken Star Realm, Lin Yan realized he might not need to work so hard after all. He got into the Tai Xu Heavenly Pivot Academy, where there were pretty girls, the classic mysterious old man, and fellow enthusiasts to visit brothels with. He had food and lodging covered, and could even earn a little pocket money now and then. As for cultivation... that could wait until tomorrow. 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A modern college student transmigrates to the cultivation world. Without a system or cheat codes, he casually slacks off in his sect, living his life while unraveling the secrets hidden in a pendant. The character development is superb; it's really great!

6. 6 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Big Shot’s Lazy Pillow 穿书后成了大佬的咸鱼抱枕 Xi Yin奚音Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Outside, a raging storm howled and battle cries filled the air. Inside, Ning Xihua suddenly jolted awake on the bed. Propping herself up halfway, she looked confused. “What’s going on?” The man held a book in one hand and pulled her into his arms with the other. “Nothing. Go back to sleep.” “Oh.” Ning Xihua lay back down and promptly fell asleep. If the big shot was this calm, then even if knives were raining down outside, it had nothing to do with her. After transmigrating into a book, Ning Xi 49.3kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves

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   🎨🎨How lazy is the female lead? Even her own maid can't stand it anymore. She lies in the mansion all day long, never leaving the house. She has to find an excuse to go out.

7. 7 躺 Lying Flat at the Brothel, Listening to Music, and Now the System Is Panicking 躺平勾栏听曲，系统急了 Open Wide for Candy张嘴吃糖Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + funny + invincible master lineage + bandit System + powerful backer + whole sect full of sneaky schemers + everyone’s favorite + throwing his weight around + cultivation, but not too serious, all about mining] After spending five years listening to music in the pleasure quarters, the System can't take it anymore. [System: Buddy, do you want to be invincible in this world? Just complete the beginner's quest...] Xu Anshan: Do you think I need that? I am the Peak Master of Wushi Pea 50.1kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves

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   Just push it blindly, okay?

8. 8 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

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   I was laughing like a madman late at night. The first book was alright, but I haven't finished it yet; it was quite funny. The second book has provided me with a year's worth of laughs. The female lead, Ye Langlang, is a master of all sorts of outrageous actions and is really good at winning people over with virtue, eventually becoming a tyrant in the cultivation world. [Eating melon][eating melon][eating melon] The only downside is that the author can't update 20 chapters a day.

9. 9 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3kShelves
10. 10 丧 A Zombie's Hiking Diary 丧尸的徒步旅行日记 Li Jiu理久Sci-Fi & Apocalypse296k WordsCompleted [Leisurely Travels + Everyday Storylines + No Romance] [Content note: No fighting or drama, and the protagonist isn't cold-blooded, going on killing sprees, or antisocial. This is purely a story about taking walks!] When the apocalypse broke out, Yu Qingxian chose to die. But her attempt failed, and she became a zombie. She had been socially anxious and depressed in life, so she decided to travel on foot. Since everyone was a zombie anyway, she didn't feel so afraid anymore. 23.9kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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    This book is hilarious! The female lead's plan is to bury herself in a hole after her trip. [Facepalm][facepalm]

11. 11 我 I'm the Villain, but I Won't Follow the Script. I'll Just Lie Flat 我反派，不按剧情出牌，选择摆烂 Diao Wa吊娃Urban750k WordsCompleted Jiang Bai transmigrates into a world struck by a cataclysm, becoming the rich, handsome villain in a book. He's also the heroine's pathetic simp. So Jiang Bai decides to give up and coast. Anyone can be her simp. It won't be me! “Ding! The Host has gone off-script and successfully coasted. Reward: one year of cultivation.” “Ding! The Host coasted for one day. Reward: a cat-eared girl.” “Ding! The Host coasted for one week. Reward: a King-class battleship.” As Jiang Bai keeps coasting, he realize 8.8kReads8.3Score447Shelves

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    The first book has a cheat code, he's really strong! 👍 The second book has a cheat code, he's really strong! 👍 The third book... Is a slice-of-life story, it feels like the random thoughts I had as a child, but he actually wrote it, thank you so much! ✧٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧

12. 12 我 Me, a Slacker Livestreamer: I’ll Log Off Once I’ve Made 200 我，摆烂主播，挣够两百就下播 Eat Tomatoes, Don't Spit Out Potatoes吃番茄不吐土豆Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Su Yu unlocks the [Slacker System] and becomes a streamer. Once he earns 200 in tips, he can end the stream and claim a generous reward. Love songs too boring? One performance of "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style" kicks off a square-dancing craze! The audience got cheated on? One rendition of "Happy Breakup" wakes countless lovesick fools up to reality! The songs are too easy? A Peking opera performance of "The Drunken Concubine" leaves the whole crowd stunned! But every time the audience finishes 4.5kReads8.9Score387Shelves
13. 13 下 Turn Left at the Next Intersection and Find a Slave Girl 下个路口左转，捡到奴隶少女 Strategist, Don't Get Carried Away军师别上头Urban343k WordsCompleted [One heroine + no System + cozy daily life + magic + mutual healing] A friendly warning: Don’t go out when it’s raining, or... You might end up like me, being chased by a blue-eyed, blonde magical girl calling you Master. My name is Chen Xiao, and I’m an ordinary delivery driver. This is the story of her and me, a story about freedom. 1.3kReads8.9Score142Shelves
14. 14 万 My Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Sect Lives a Lazy Life, and I Turned the Dao Ancestor into a Goose 万年宗门做咸鱼，道祖被我变成鹅 Raise a Pole, Spot an Eagle立竿见鹰Eastern Fantasy505k WordsOngoing [No System + laid-back male lead + ensemble cultivation sect + pretends to be useless but is actually a big shot + lighthearted comedy + heartwarming and healing + angst later on] Other people cultivate immortality to seek eternal life. Li Yongning cultivates only for free food and lodging. The Spirit Sword Sect is a shabby little outfit, home to a bunch of unlucky, unwanted people who have ended up together. Li Yongning is widely regarded as the most useless senior disciple in the sect. He doe 957Reads—Score182Shelves

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    This novel is really good, featuring a hilarious ensemble cast, powerful figures, and cultivation elements. The protagonist pretends to be weak while actually being incredibly powerful, seemingly useless on the surface but actually at the pinnacle of strength! It has a very down-to-earth, relatable feel!

15. 15 沦 After Becoming an Evil God's Pet, I Ran Wild in the Infinite Worlds 沦为邪神宠物后，在无限世界横行 Ge Zhiyu, Who Loves Din Tai Fung爱吃鼎泰丰的葛芷玉Two Male Leads406k WordsCompleted Yu Shengmeng had thought graduating from college would mark the beginning of his wonderful future. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as he’d hoped. That day, he tried to stop his roommate from jumping to his death, but his roommate shoved him over the edge instead. He’d thought that if he remained conscious after dying, it would be while drinking the soup on the Bridge of Helplessness. But it seemed that wasn’t what happened... 9.3kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    Although I don't know what "barely doing" means in this context, I feel like this has a bit of that quality. Anyway, it's really very beautiful, even if it has a touch of "barely doing," believe me, it's really very beautiful.

16. 16 二 Living in a Nursing Home at Twenty: The Shortcut to Avoiding a Lifetime of Detours 二十岁住养老院，少走一辈子弯路 Plucking Flowers, Leading a Horse撷花牵马Urban347k WordsOngoing [Trickster + lighthearted comedy + everyday life + entertainment + giving up] Shen Mo, a corporate wage slave, transmigrates to a parallel world. In his previous life, he was ground down by the 996 work schedule, Alpha bosses, and other forms of workplace rat race. In this life, he immediately gives up trying. Just then, he is unexpectedly selected by the crew of the program Modern Youth and moves into a nursing home in front of countless viewers watching the livestream. Reporter: “You're even m 18Reads6.8Score—Shelves
17. 17 协 After Our Marriage of Convenience, I Laugh All Day Long 协议结婚后，我每天哈哈哈哈哈 Rong Shi容时Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Also known as: After Our Contract Marriage, I Couldn't Get a Divorce [Double Purity + Marriage First, Love Later + Mind Reading + Satisfying Read + Showbiz] Shen Tang, a struggling nobody in the entertainment industry, transmigrated into a book and became the contract wife of domineering CEO Gu Huaian. She didn't have to fulfill any marital duties or do anything at all. She only had to attend the occasional family dinner and maintain the image of a loving couple. In return, she would get five mi 3.1kReads8.9Score426Shelves

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    I thoroughly enjoyed reading it! I love the female lead's nonchalant attitude! Her personality is so satisfying; she's always ready to argue with anyone and everything. I absolutely adore her.

18. 18 为 A Commentary on This Wonderful Otherworld 为美好的异世界献上吐槽 Xiao Luo Wushuang小落无双Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Funny + lighthearted + witty banter] I’m Yun Shu, a transmigrator who loves peace and excels at witty comebacks! My dream is to find a long-haired, straight-haired goddess who’s equally at home entertaining guests and cooking, then live a quiet life with her. But in reality, all I get is a jerk of a System mocking me three times a day, sometimes even giving me an extra serving. So, to stop that thing from mocking me, I set out on a passionate journey to become the strongest in the world. Well.. 40.2kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
19. 19 师 After My Master Gave Up, the Entire Sect Became Invincible 师尊摆烂后，全宗门都无敌了 If the Sky Is Clear若是晴空Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Laid-Back Heroine + Everyone Else Works Themselves to the Bone + Ensemble Cast + No CP] Mu Shiyue worked herself to the bone for two lifetimes, only to be struck by lightning while undergoing tribulation. Reborn, she becomes the master of Wanxuan Sect, a small and impoverished sect. The sect may be poor, but her six disciples are good-looking, sweet-spoken, and great at getting things done. She absolutely adores them! She has her disciples train hard: one can make medicine, another can forge ma 5.3kReads9.2Score596Shelves
20. 20 糙 The Rugged Man's Lazy Little Husband 糙汉的懒懒小夫郎 Three Nekos三只nekoTwo Male Leads352k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + sweet romance + both sexually inexperienced + farming and food + cozy everyday life + adorable little ones + no terrible relatives] Jiang Lan is so lazy he’s like a completely still pool of water. He can put up with anything the world throws at him, even waking up as a young man who’s about to get married. Facing a tall, handsome man, he tilts his head up and says, “You’ll have to carry me home. I don’t want to walk.” * Xiang Minshan falls in love with his little husband at fir 936Reads8.6Score102Shelves

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    The two male leads are super good, it has a happy ending. The bottom is lazy and a bit of a doting dad, while the top is incredibly doting. The scenes are all very slice-of-life, without misunderstandings or danger. I personally think the side couple is more of a sad ending. Overall, the main characters are amazing, definitely worth watching!

21. 21 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 105.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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    This book features a female protagonist who basically just coasts through life. The entire story revolves around her doing nothing, even after she starts working. She works two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon. She's not short of money; she has over 200 million yuan, more than she could ever spend in that era. The male protagonist is a soldier who does all the housework and laundry. He also knows how to use self-pleasure techniques. My wife even boils water for me when I'm cold while doing laundry. She's so good to me.

22. 22 当 After the Socially Anxious Couch Potato Was Imprisoned by a Yandere 当社恐咸鱼被病娇囚禁后 Thirteen Envious十三羡Two Male Leads333k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Each Other's First Love + Socially Anxious Homebody vs. Yandere] 1. Lin Qiu is socially anxious. His dream is to never leave the house, never work, and never have to talk to strangers. He wants to be a happy little couch potato, nesting at home in bliss. Life is hard. The couch potato sighed, and Lin Qiu was forced to get back on his feet. 2. Maybe Heaven heard Lin Qiu's innermost wish. At last, when he was twenty-four, his own boss locked him up. His boss was also incredibly h 21.9kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    Two male leads from wealthy families, the two male leads redeem each other and their sweet daily life!! Socially awkward lazybones × Yandere forced to be a socially awkward lazybones, encountering wallpaper love, what, who wants to run away? Such a good thing, I would be stupid to run away, no need to go out, no need to work, no need to communicate with strangers.

23. 23 反 Villain: After I Gave Up, the Heroines All Changed the Script 反派：我摆烂后，女主都换剧本了 Li Changhe李长鹤Eastern Fantasy113k WordsCompleted [System] [Villainous Saint] [Invincible] [Funny everyday life] Su Ruochen transmigrated into a melodramatic fantasy novel. He became the model of a lovesick simp, the villainous Saint. He also awakened the slacker's dream: the Slacking Off System. The more he slacked off, the better the rewards. Su Ruochen: “Let the people below me handle all that rat race nonsense. I just want to slack off in peace.” But after he started slacking off, Su Ruochen found that the story's direction was becoming mor 116Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    A story about slacking off [eating melon seeds] - highly recommended

24. 24 穿 Reborn as a Mad Villainess, She Becomes Invincible by Doing Nothing 穿成反派疯批，她靠摆烂无敌 A Little Flower一只小花朵Two Female Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Slacker System + Reward Returns + Beast Taming + Two Female Leads (The main story is complete, so jump right in)] (A silver-tongued street rogue vs. a cold, cunning demoness) Ruan Dongling transmigrates into a cultivation novel and has her spiritual root ripped out from the start. Faced with a disastrous beginning, she decides to give up and slack off. To her surprise, she gets bound to a Slacker System. After her spiritual root is transplanted into the original heroine... [Ding! Host successfu 3.8kReads9.0Score677Shelves

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    This story features two female protagonists. Protagonist 1 transmigrates with a system and cultivates by simply slacking off; the more she slacks off, the stronger she becomes. She receives several times her worth of possessions as a reward from the system by giving them to the chosen one of the world. Protagonist 1 then embarks on a journey of constantly giving away her possessions to Protagonist 2, experiencing a meteoric rise in cultivation. Protagonist 2 is a powerful demon. The plot is decent, and it's worth checking out when you're looking for something to read.

25. 25 E Feeling Emo, Can You Help Me Die? EMO了，可以帮我去死吗？ Bai Lan Jia柏岚家Modern Romance396k WordsOngoing [Unexpected contrasts + laid-back + unhinged + powerhouse + world-weary + both strong] [Just started receiving ratings, and they’ll gradually rise] Instance worlds Heiress VS serial killer Fussy princess VS apocalypse powerhouse Vampire queen VS hunter Chancellor’s daughter VS tyrant Psychiatric patient VS cold, detached patient Unforgettable first love VS split personality Ongoing... College student Wang Wu died from staying up too late and transmigrated as a doomed supporting female charac 40Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Lazy, lazy, and world-weary

26. 26 别 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Cultivate My Fate. Even the Heroine Can't Outlast Me 别人修仙我修命，女主也没我命硬 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book, cultivation, strong female lead, System, fire spiritual root, no romance] Chu Luo transmigrates into a cultivation world and binds herself to a Destiny System, starting off with her luck reduced by 9,999 points. It turns out that she and her twin sister share the fate of twin flowers on a single stem. All of Chu Luo's luck has been drained by her elder sister, the heroine of the original novel. Worse, her own family wants to kill her outright so the heroine can becom 7.7kReads9.3Score950Shelves

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    The first one is absolutely amazing! The protagonist is completely doomed, haha, and it even has a bit of a team battle feel to it. The only downside is that the author only updates one chapter a day. The second one features a female lead with terrible luck; I'm not sure if that counts as her doing nothing, but it's still quite good (it has a system). The third one is also good. Of these, I highly recommend the first one; it's truly unbeatable. I wish there were more chapters available!

27. 27 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 247.3kReads9.6Score24.8kShelves
28. 28 假 The Fake Heiress Just Gives Up and Goes Crazy! 假千金她直接摆烂发疯啦！ Drinking Wine and Listening to the Rain饮酒听雨Modern Romance713k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Alternative Brilliance goes on presale on the 18th! What should you do if you become the fake heiress in a story about a real and fake heiress? Lie flat when it’s time to lie flat, and go crazy when it’s time to go crazy! Yan Zhizhi met the real heiress, Ning Yue, on a variety show. Then everyone realized Yan Zhizhi wasn’t quite the same as the person they’d known before. She’d gone crazy! When faced with a setback, everyone else tried to work through it. She just lay fla 40.6kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    ✨First book: A super hilarious transmigration/rich family/entertainment industry/face-slapping/playing it off novel. You'll often find yourself laughing uncontrollably while reading. It's hilariously absurd... ✨Second book: The female protagonist awakens her memories and, knowing she's destined to lose everything, simply gives up... The plot is incredibly engaging, logic runs throughout, and the characters are uniquely individualistic. ✨Third book: The female protagonist is incredibly strong but plays it off, yet doesn't hold anyone back when in danger. She sleeps wherever she goes. The premise is fresh, the characters are well-developed, the plot is full of twists and turns, and the emotional descriptions are delicate. Definitely worth reading...

29. 29 论 A Hundred and Eight Ways for a Villain to Slack Off 论反派摆烂的一百零八种方式 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [The comic is now available on Tomato Novel. Search for "The 108 Ways a Villain Can Give Up" to read it] [This is a slow-burn story with a couple. The male lead, Yu He, arrives late. The female lead is incredibly powerful, but she just gives up! This is not a conventional power fantasy, so fans of power fantasies should steer clear! Note: This story has lots of original worldbuilding. Please don't compare it to other works!] [A solemn announcement: Actually, never mind. Just make do with it! If 12.3kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
30. 30 小 Junior Uncle, I Really Don’t Know How to Cultivate 小师叔我真不会修仙啊 Jin Yong金墉Xianxia1.6M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted and Hilarious] [Goofy Male Lead] [Words Become Reality] [Down the Mountain for Experience] [Mystery and Deduction] What is life's greatest tragedy? Being in a world of immortal cultivation but having no spiritual roots, making you a mere mortal through and through. Chen Xiao is exactly that kind of utterly useless waste. Despondent, he couldn't help but cry out to the heavens in despair: "Heavenly Father, I hear you don't have any children. If you don't mind, I'd like to take care 6.6kReads6.4Score611Shelves

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    The protagonist, a nobody with no spiritual roots, is sent by his sect leader and senior brother to a friendly sect for a marriage alliance. From then on, he goes down the mountain to experience the world, encounters all kinds of strange events, and engages in a lazy cultivation journey.

31. 31 怎 What Do I Do? I Was Forced to Become the Stepmother of a Mouthy Brat 怎么办？被迫成了杠精崽子的后娘 Embracing Fragrance抱香Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted Tags: Everyday child-rearing, married first then falling in love, fictional dynasty, no need to research the details Modern office worker Luo Chaoyan has always had terrible luck. One day, a typhoon sweeps her into an unfamiliar ancient era. Her father is a minor fifth-rank official, and her mother is the daughter of a wealthy merchant from Jizhou. She thinks she’ll have an easy life this time around, but at a banquet, five-year-old Huo Rui tricks her. She’s forced to marry his father and become 15.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    It's pretty mindless, isn't it? [Laughs] It's a lighthearted read, good for killing time when you're looking for something to read. [Staring][staring] It's hilarious. The female lead wants to just give up and be a couch potato, but the male lead won't let her go.

32. 32 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
33. 33 娱 Showbiz: The Top-Tier Star Is Being Smeared? The System Turns Evil and Gives Up! 娱乐：顶流被黑？系统黑化摆烂！ Nineteen Forty-Nine一九四九Urban470k WordsCompleted [Showbiz] + [System exploitation] + [coasting] + [sly singer] + [comedy] Su Ye transmigrated into a top-tier star in a parallel world, only to be vilified from the start and nearly hit with a lawyer’s letter. Just then, the God of Song System awakened and issued a mission to clear his name, but Su Ye flatly refused! Familiar with the showbiz rule that any publicity is good publicity, he chose to coast instead. Hate on me all you want, I’ll just live carefree! Seeing this, the System went complet 2.9kReads8.5Score147Shelves

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    Not bad, there's no hostility so far. Just slacking off.

34. 34 暗 Secret Guard, Call Off the Fake Death! The Mad Tyrant Has Joined You in Death 暗卫死遁暂停！疯批暴君他殉情了 A Little Asheng一只小阿笙Two Male Leads536k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance + Fake Death + Redemption] [A twisted, brooding, love-struck tyrant seme X a beautiful, laid-back, plot-following bodyguard uke] Yun Qingshi was a rich second-generation heir who coasted through life, waiting to die. One day, he transmigrated into a book as Shadow Guard Eleven, a cannon-fodder character. According to the plot, the original character would soon end up in the bed of the villainous tyrant and help Xiao Jiwu detoxify after h 16.8kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    This book, this book, the protagonist is such a lazy bum [facepalm][facepalm][facepalm] The original owner's life: He gave the antidote when the prince was poisoned, and he shielded the prince from an assassination attempt. Yun Qingshi's daily life: lazy, perfunctory, occasionally struggling. So, when the little bitch teased him for a rare black fox fur cloak and asked him to hunt black foxes in the far north snowfield, he simply found a dye shop and dyed ordinary fox fur, spending the rest of his time enjoying life. When the little bitch feigned illness and conspired with a quack doctor to get his heart's blood as a medicinal ingredient, Yun Qingshi sharpened his knife on the piglet.

35. 35 人 At the Cemetery, I Find a Pair of Red High Heels 人在公墓，捡到一双红色高跟鞋 Strawberry-Flavored Little Butt草莓味的小屁股Mystery989k WordsOngoing Wang Jin finally graduated. He never expected that after studying civil engineering, he'd end up in a tomb, landing a job as a security guard at a high-end cemetery. He figured he'd work there for a few years, save some money, and then leave. But on his very first day, he found a pair of red high heels outside the security office. An ordinary person with no worries might have thrown them away. Someone more cautious might have grown suspicious. But Wang Jin was neither. He looked around, saw no o 1.5kReads8.0Score141Shelves

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    Absolutely surrender

36. 36 摆 Carefree Cultivation: I Stayed Home Until Ascension to Leave the Novice Village 摆烂修仙，宅到飞升才出新手村 Trouble at Chize池泽生变Eastern Fantasy662k WordsCompleted Sequel: The End of the Great Dao Is Nothing but a Trap. Survive Until You Go Completely Mad [Playing It Safe + Giving Up and Coasting + Ensemble Cast + No Female Lead + System + Taking Disciples] Just after transmigrating, Yang Chen gets banished to the Yang family ancestral grounds for grabbing a princess's butt, and in doing so, activates the Coasting System. He gets stronger just by staying home, and the longer he stays in, the better the rewards. And so, he stays in and stays in, until he as 826Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    This is supposed to be a story where the protagonist is invincible and just lazes around, doing nothing from beginning to end, only sleeping and not cultivating.

37. 37 我 I've Transmigrated into a Book as the Real Heiress, So of Course I'm Going to Take It Easy 我都穿书真千金了，当然要摆烂啊 A Grain of White Sand一粒砂白Modern Romance264k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + rural dating show + everyone has a golden finger (including Systems, fortune-telling, being reborn...)] Wen Yan was a B-list influencer who pushed the boundaries for attention, a devoted fan of a top-tier star who loved riding his coattails. The entire internet had blacklisted her. Then one day, everyone suddenly realized that Wen Yan had changed… During the filming of a rural dating show: The movie star was known for being cold-hearted, and the rich playboy was infam 2Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Nothing more to say, absolutely! Love it! Ruthless it!

38. 38 继 The Second Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 81.1kReads9.5Score9.1kShelves

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    I love the "letting go" vibe. I'm already tired enough every day, and reading a novel makes me even more tired? What's the point? If I can't just let go, then I'll just let go.

39. 39 病 My Yandere Host Is So Sweet! The Big Shots I Tease Can’t Stop Howling 病娇宿主甜爆！撩的大佬嗷嗷直叫 Ink, Paper, and Inkstone比墨纸砚Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + sweet, teasing romance (zombies) + devoted couples + maximum possessiveness + yandere and unhinged + one-on-one + cute] The Host's waist is no waist, but a curved blade that takes lives. A powerful Esper sets his sights on her, holding the little zombie close as he says in a deep, domineering voice, “Baby, come on. I'll take you to loot supplies.” A cool, powerful CEO sets his sights on her, stroking the mermaid's exquisitely beautiful face as he murmurs gently, “Qianqian 8.9kReads9.0Score777Shelves

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    She's incredibly lazy, needing to be carried while walking and fed, but it's so sweet! Only one chapter is angsty. Who wouldn't love the adorable Qianqian? [Shy][shy]

40. 40 开 From the Start, I'm Slacking Off. You Can Make Up Whatever You Want, I'm Invincible 开局即摆烂，你们脑补，我无敌了 A Million Old Dreams旧梦亿场Mystery111k WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Power Fantasy]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Wild Imagination]+ [Dual-Personality Protagonist]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [Fast-Paced] Awakened a talent? Effect one: Whatever I believe becomes reality?! Effect two: Whatever other people fear becomes reality?! Yun Wuxin says: “Hey, I didn’t do anything. He just imagined it all himself!” And so... In this mysterious and unpredictable legendary realm, the [Trickery Domain], lies grow like wild vines, everywhere steeped in the wicked charm o —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The latest work from Old Dreams of a Billion Fields~~ The protagonist is completely doomed; as long as he believes he can clear the game, he definitely can~ His strength relies entirely on his teammates' imaginations and their corruption~~ There's a doomed character named Yun Wuxin~ [Shocked] His insane talent has two effects: Effect 1: Whatever others say, if you believe it to be good, it becomes true. Effect 2: Whatever you say, if others believe it to be harmful, it will actually kill them. The side effect is corruption, and corruption makes him three times stronger~

41. 41 恶 The Wicked, Scheming Cannon-Fodder Female Supporting Character Plays Herself to Perfection 恶毒心机炮灰女配，她本色出演 Three Lines, Three Reflections三行三思Modern Romance503k WordsOngoing Yu Chaochao was bound to System 666 and tasked with playing the vicious, scheming cannon-fodder supporting female character in various little worlds, helping the male and female leads build their beautiful romance. But Yu Chaochao couldn’t understand why the plot kept falling apart despite her doing her job so diligently! Yu Chaochao was baffled. “I followed the original storyline exactly and played the role completely straight. How could I fail?” 666: “…” No matter. It would take care of th 3.1kReads8.7Score161Shelves

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    This is absolutely gorgeous!

42. 42 病 Hello, Obsessed Lunatics. I’m Slacking Off, and I’m Perfect for You! 病娇疯批你好，我摆烂，超配的！ Bald Cat Who Stays Up Late熬夜秃猫Ancient Romance627k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration + You Don't Want Him, I Do + No Fixed Couple + Giving Up + Unhinged Obsession and Coercion + Dark Original Female Lead] The heroines in certain coercive-love stories hate the male leads' sick, obsessive love. After being reborn, they are determined to stay away from them. Jiang Tingyu starved to death because she was too lazy to eat. She was bound to a System and sent to endure the male leads' love. P.S. In her previous life, the male lead never loved the original heroin 25.9kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    The female lead is a complete slacker; her maid feeds her, the emperor dresses her, and even when she goes out for a walk, the emperor carries her. She's drugged, but she just lies there and sleeps.

43. 43 宠EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 54.8kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves

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    This is a very well-written piece, and the protagonist is extremely clear-headed.

44. 44 修 Cultivation: No Way, I Can Become Invincible by Slacking Off? 修仙：不是吧，摆烂也能无敌 Lone Salty Fish独孤咸鱼Eastern Fantasy601k WordsCompleted [Cultivation by Slacking Off + Keeping a Low Profile + Hidden Expert + Hilarious Daily Life + Invincible] While others rely on talent, powerful backing, and lucky encounters to cultivate, Xu Chu relies on slacking off. He has nothing to do with cultivation at all. Every day, he just eats and sleeps, fishes and reads novels, or visits pleasure quarters to listen to music and drink tea. The thing is, he not only neglects his own cultivation, but also drags other cultivators along to have fun and s 10.2kReads8.7Score812Shelves

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    The protagonist is a master of slacking off, and he even drags the entire cultivation world into slacking off.

45. 45 救 Help! The Male Lead Saw My Conquest Panel 救命！男主看见了我的攻略面板 Chu Shimei楚诗魅Ancient Romance666k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] Zhen Qingyin transmigrated into a book, becoming a black lotus. In the book, the black lotus seduced the male lead, betrayed him, and stabbed him, becoming his traumatic dark moonlight. System: [Win over the male lead, betray him, and stab him. Once the male lead's affection reaches 100, Host can return to the modern world!] Her: ??? “Let this world burn!” She gave up. She wouldn't try to win him over, and she even blocked the System. Wei Ji was the crown prince of J 826Reads8.5Score354Shelves

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    [Ancient Chinese Romance Fantasy] 🍁The Crown Prince can see the system the female lead is bound to. 🍁The female lead tries to be lazy, but the Crown Prince takes the initiative to help her with tasks. 🍁From then on, glass recipes, potatoes, sweet potatoes—rewards keep coming! 🍁It's practically tailor-made for the male lead; she just sits back and waits for her share of the profits 🥭🥭

46. 46 救 Help! Whose Obsessive Villain Gets Kissed Until He Cries? 救命！谁家偏执反派被亲哭啊 Nan Xiaofei南小非Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [1v1 sweet romance] [Pseudo-transmigration into a book] [A brooding young palace master who wants to die at any time × a demon hostage who grovels and is good at pretending] She transmigrates into the role of the vicious female side character, the foil to the adored heroine of a cultivation novel, and is also the cannon-fodder fiancée of a sinister villain. Worse, the villain is going to dismember her that very night. Faced with the System's unreasonable demands, Ning Xiyuan decides t 11.1kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    🌻🌻🌻🌻 Ning Xiyuan transmigrated into a cultivation novel and became the villainous female supporting character. Facing the fate of being torn to pieces, she decisively gave up and unexpectedly won over the sinister villain. Not only did she not die, but the villain's gaze towards her became more and more ambiguous.

47. 47 影 My Actor Ex Became a Sensation on a Parenting Show by Doing Everything Backward 影帝前任在娃综靠反向带娃爆火了 Liang Chujiu凉初九Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [Showbiz Parenting Variety Show + Flirty Sweet Romance + Goofy Comedy + Lighthearted] Four years ago. Su Xian, a young dragon who had been asleep for many years, chose to descend from the mountain. With a goal in mind, she picked the most handsome human man, the one who best matched her taste, and lured him into her clutches. After having a little dragon, Su Xian heartlessly kept the child and dumped the father. Four years later. Because of her little dragon, Su Xian descended from the mountain 1.4kReads9.1Score158Shelves

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    As you can tell from the title, the main character is a complete slacker!

48. 48 反 Villain: There Are Too Many Children of Fate, So I'll Just Lie Low 反派：气运之子太多，我摆烂了 A Pigeon一枚鸽子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Bai Feng transmigrated, and he had a younger sister born with immortal bones. He thought that as long as he clung to his sister, he could live a carefree life in this dangerous cultivation world. That was until he woke up and discovered that his mother was preparing to remove his sister’s immortal bones and implant them in him. Only then did he realize he’d been cast in the role of the villain! Just then, a System appeared. If he targeted the Children of Destiny and stole their fortune, he would 46.2kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves

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    Having transmigrated to a world of cultivation, I initially hoped to live a peaceful life by clinging to my younger sister's coattails, only to discover I've been given a villain's script—my mother wants to take my sister's immortal bones for herself. A system descends, offering generous rewards for plundering luck points. How will I break free from this predicament?

49. 49 我 I'm the Cannon Fodder Villainess. So What If I Give Up? 我，炮灰女配，摆烂怎么了！ Ink Falling in Nine Layers九重落墨Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Sheng Xi transmigrates into a novel about a heroine adored by everyone, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character whose only purpose is to serve as a stepping stone for the beloved heroine! Faced with a deadly start, Sheng Xi wisely backs down and heads down the mountain in the middle of the night to find a new sect where she can lie flat. Hmph. Whoever wants to be a stepping stone can do it themselves. Her new sect has simple relationships and no performance reviews. Every one of her se 13.7kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    ❤️The first book: The protagonist transmigrates into a family of cultivators, but unfortunately, his talent is mediocre. Luckily, when he was young, his father brought home a little girl with immortal bones, whom he treated as his sister. Just as he was about to ride on his sister's coattails, he discovered that his family was preparing to dig out her immortal bones and implant them in him. What a classic plot! I don't want to be the villain! Enraged, the protagonist quits. ❤️The second book: The female protagonist transmigrates into a novel as a supporting character, her only purpose being to serve as a stepping stone for the original female lead. She decisively runs away, going to a new sect to live a life of leisure, letting whoever wants to be her stepping stone take it.

50. 50 真 The Real Heiress Failed Her Tribulation and Returned, Only to Give Up Trying 真千金渡劫失败穿回来后，摆烂了 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [A sweet romance] [Fake and real heiress + taking life easy + delightfully unhinged + unabashed love + doting romance + past and present lives] Li You failed to survive her heavenly tribulation and was sent back from the cultivation world! After working hard for over a thousand years, she was back to square one in an instant. Li You: “Fine, fine! So that’s how you want to play!” - Scumbag dad: “Wanwan may not be our biological daughter, but we’ve raised her for years. The Li family is rich and p 6.4kReads9.1Score730Shelves

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    🌻Want to read novels where the protagonist is utterly lazy? We've got you covered! There are villains who choose to laze around in the face of numerous chosen ones, cannon fodder female supporting characters who nonchalantly embark on their lazy adventures, and even a true heiress who, after failing her tribulation, gives up on trying again. Additionally, there are characters who transmigrate into the body of a domineering CEO's sister and female supporting characters who tragically died three times, all lazing around in their respective stories, yet triggering unexpected plot developments. Each book is full of fun; come and check out the protagonists' lazy daily lives!

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