Young Male Lead, Skips Grades, Academic Ace, No Romance 男主年龄小，跳级，学霸，无cp

1. 1 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 158.3kReads9.0Score15.1kShelves

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   Young male lead √ Skipped a grade √ Academic genius √ No romantic pairing √

2. 2 天 A Geniuses’ Academic Ace? Hah, You’re Just an Ant Beneath My Feet! 天才学霸？呵，不过是脚下蝼蚁！ This Monk Never Uses Rejoice老衲从不用飘柔Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Ramanujan: O revered god of mathematics, am I the greatest genius of the past hundred years? God of Mathematics: You could just about say that. Ramanujan: What about Su Hao? God of Mathematics: Hah, interesting. It's been a long time since anyone called me by my name... No System. A top-student novel where the protagonist's intelligence blows everyone away. Come and give it a try! 86.8kReads8.5Score9.6kShelves

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   This is really beautiful.

3. 3 学 The Top Student's Sign-In System 学神的签到系统 Ni Yan霓宴Urban518k WordsCompleted [Slice of Life] [No Female Lead] [Unconventional Academic Prodigy Story] [System] During the summer before starting his first year of high school, Gu Bai got a sign-in System that fell right out of the sky. Having read plenty of novels, Gu Bai knew all the sign-in System tropes. He was already rubbing his hands together, ready to slack off for a hundred days before making a stunning debut. He never expected that this sign-in System would require him to complete tasks just to check in every day! 1.1kReads6.1Score113Shelves

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   This is a novel about academic geniuses. The protagonist, Gu Bai, is already a top student. Then he gets bound to a system and becomes an academic god. It's really good, just a little short. A promising book.

4. 4 都 I'm Already a Top Academic, So What's Wrong with Getting a Boyfriend? 都学术大佬了，交个男朋友怎么了 Wind Perches in Cloudy Dreams风栖云梦泽Two Male Leads784k WordsOngoing A sweet romance between two men, one-on-one, with a growing male lead and a leisurely, everyday pace. Remember: no dating while underage! So the romance comes much later. Reborn as a 12-year-old middle schooler being bullied? Lin Yan turns the tables on the school bully, then activates the 666 Academic Prodigy Training System. One bite of candy, and he masters middle school math in two days! While everyone else is still memorizing formulas, he’s already won first prize in the national math compe 13.2kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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   I've read them all, and they're all great! Except for the first one which has a romantic pairing, the others don't.

5. 5 我 I Just Wanted to Study, So How Did I Become an Esports Legend? 我只想学习，怎么就电竞封神了 1Watermelon King11西瓜大王1Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Top Student + Esports + System + Wish Fulfillment + Lighthearted Comedy + No Female Lead] Lu Ming was widely recognized as the most relentless student at Changhua No. 6 High School. He studied sixteen hours a day, yet his grade ranking stayed stubbornly stuck around seventieth or eightieth. Then he was bound to the Work-Rest Balance System. He thought it was a study system, but the System told him: “Want to improve your study efficiency? Go play Honor of Kings first.” And so the school’s most h 97.9kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
6. 6 1 At Fifteen, I Became a National Treasure of a Genius Scientist 15岁，成为国宝级天才科学家 Standard Xi Yu制式希余Urban1.7M WordsOngoing “They say I’m sick, but they don’t know that my eyes hold the equations of the entire universe.” At fifteen, Xiao Su was labeled “autistic” in a mountain village in Qian Province, his future bleak. During an unexpected trip to the capital for medical treatment, he filled a gap in the Annals of Mathematics with three lines of derivation in the mathematics building at Peking University. Li Changqing, a leading Chinese number theorist, grabbed his mother’s hand with trembling fingers. “This child i 10.3kReads8.9Score337Shelves
7. 7 古 The Grand Princess from Ancient Times Is a Science Prodigy in the Modern World 古穿今，长公主她理科超神 Zombie Gu Gu僵尸咕咕Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-Modern Transmigration + System + Top Student + Strengthening the Nation] In her previous life, Chen Lingying needed only three thousand light cavalry to strike down the enemy's commander. The people of Great Zhou called her the Eldest Princess of Chen, with both reverence and fear. When she opened her eyes again, the princess who had stood second to none had become a modern high school girl. Mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology; The International Mathematical Olympiad, internatio 4.1kReads9.3Score682Shelves

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   You can skip chapters in the first book. Once you jump to chapter 15, you'll gradually see the male lead's transformation. The beginning is a bit cheesy, but I guess it's because the male lead's initial attributes are lacking. He'll gradually improve and become more normal.

8. 8 1 1953: The Brigade Commander Lured Me into Harbin Institute of Technology 1953，旅长把我拐进哈工大 I Don’t Want to Update, Quack不想更新鸭呀Urban781k WordsOngoing Also known as From Top Student to Defense Industry Tycoon. After transmigrating to Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, in 1953, Lin Yan binds to the Great Power Top Student System. As long as he studies, he can earn System points and purchase all kinds of technological achievements and even items from the System shop. As it happens, that same year, the brigade commander is ordered to bring a group of Soviet advisers and experts to build a military engineering academy. The students studying Soviet 238.7kReads8.8Score27kShelves

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   They're all so good! Any other similar stories you'd recommend?

9. 9 重 Restarting in 2007: From Top Student to Academic Authority 重启2007，从学霸到学阀 Chasing Dreams Toward the Sun朝着阳光追梦Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Have you ever won a scholarship? Have you ever been in an honors class? Have you ever ranked first in your entire school? How many certificates have you earned? How many competitions have you entered? Have you ever made the person you like see you in a new light? Why did you go quiet? But you’re still staring at your phone! Back in 2007, Lu Shixian starts making plans, working hard, changing his style, and moving forward. Lu Shixian: Sorry, but this time, I’m going to win. 19.7kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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   Highly recommend this academic novel that isn't pretentious; the writing is smooth and not awkward.

10. 10 星 Last Scion of the Stars: Blue Star's Comeback 星际遗孤：蓝星逆袭 Little Ai 2024小艾2024Urban301k WordsCompleted [No CP + wild imagination + adorable genius kid + top student + aerospace + feel-good power fantasy] Before his home planet was destroyed, Chi Hao climbed into an escape pod. His friends and family repeatedly warned him: If you survive and reach a new planet, be sure to hide your alien identity. Chi Hao took their words to heart. After stepping out of his spaceship and meeting the first human, he decided to start by pretending to be mute. At first, he quietly and smoothly blended into human soc 6.5kReads9.3Score759Shelves
11. 11 成 Becoming an Academician: It All Starts with Maxed-Out Math Talent! 成为院士，从数学天赋拉满开始！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban542k WordsCompleted [Tech-Driven Nation + Top Student + Slice of Life] After Lu Yuan was reborn into his final year of high school, he discovered that his brain had suddenly opened up, and his talent for math, physics, and chemistry had reached its peak. At first, he only wanted to use his talents to get into a Project 211 university and change his fate. But in the end, he embarked on a one-way journey down the road of academia. “How can a rundown high school like this produce an Olympiad gold medalist?” “Who’s in 10.8kReads8.4Score674Shelves
12. 12 林 Lin Fusheng: A Student’s Everyday Life in the ’70s 林福生，70年代读书日常 Corn Breakdance玉米扒舞Urban525k WordsCompleted A period novel about building wealth and strengthening the nation. In his previous life, the male lead was a master surgeon who also knew a thing or two about traditional Chinese medicine. He worked himself to death, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in the middle of a mud fight. Getting pelted with mud brought back the memories of his past life. 811Reads7.3Score101Shelves

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    🍀①The protagonist travels back to the 1970s, ranking first in the county's joint entrance exam, entering middle school at age 8, winning first place in the World Mathematical Olympiad, solving the Poincaré conjecture on the spot, and helping graduate students calculate data. ②Elementary school students substitute for university students!

13. 13 离 This Is Ridiculous! You’re Having a Kid Teach College Students? 离谱！你让小孩哥给大学生上课？ A Zhou阿洲Urban500k WordsCompleted [Comedy, mindless fun, everyday life] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Han Bai finds himself in the body of an elementary school student. Luckily, he has a System, so he quietly works on developing himself in every way: morally, intellectually, physically, and aesthetically! Then one day, his father, a university professor, has to travel abroad on business and actually asks Han Bai to fill in for him as a lecturer! With no way to refuse, Han Bai has no choice but to agree! On the first 8.1kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves
14. 14 五 At Five, I Helped Mom Livestream a Test, and I Went Viral 五岁帮妈妈直播做试卷，我爆红了 Young Master Who Forgot His Sword忘剑公子Urban500k WordsCompleted [Top Student + Slice of Life + Comedy + Scheming + Child Prodigy] Reborn in the body of a five-year-old, with a top-student, goddess-like mother, Ye Xiaotian says, “I just want to be a lazy fish. I don't want to work hard.” But the System won't let him. [Study for one minute and receive the proof of Goldbach's conjecture.] [Study for two minutes and receive 1-nanometer lithography technology.] [Study for three minutes and receive controlled nuclear fusion technology.] And so, a five-year-old 3.9kReads8.8Score499Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book, [Making Faces].

15. 15 我 Making Art in the 1980s 我在八零搞文艺 Leisurely Musings闲情偶寄Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Female-oriented novel!!! No CP Content warnings: The protagonist's name isn't very pleasant, this isn't a mindless power fantasy, and it touches on topics like literature and philosophy. After transmigrating back to 1981, Gao Xiaosheng has not only gone from a female college student back to an elementary school student, but also has to repeat the entire process of getting into higher education, and has changed from a woman into a man. I really feel like throwing up blood. All I can do is give up 3.1kReads9.3Score284Shelves

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    The first book, Gao Xiaosheng's life, is about dreams, freedom, and doing whatever you want. He's like a gust of wind in my barren life, representing the kind of life I aspire to. The second book, Chen Wang's (Wangzai's) journey of progress, is written very naturally by the author; it's a rare and inspiring story.

16. 16 我EN I Exchange Black Technology by Crushing the School Bully 我靠打爆学霸兑换黑科技 Meat-Eating Panda吃肉的熊猫Urban4.6M WordsCompleted [Academic Prodigy + Black Technology + Technology to Strengthen the Nation + War and Terror Bureau] High school student Song He gets the Academic Grudge System. As long as he can make top students lose their composure, he can exchange their resentment for all kinds of black technology. So Song He keeps driving the top students over the edge: “You snatch first place in the grade, and every other top student drops in the rankings. Resentment +10,000!” “You receive a special research allowance for 54.8kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves

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    Warning: This story features a female lead and is advertised as a harem novel without one. While it claims to be about a god who draws his sword when he has no woman in his heart, every female character is introduced with some flirtatious interaction. The male lead is never indifferent, especially towards his teacher. He not only gets aroused by her but also engages in physical contact with her, including massages. The story even mentions that the teacher has been hormonally imbalanced due to prolonged abstinence and needs a man to regulate it… Later, he ends up with his teacher.

17. 17 叛 I Defected to America, Then Returned to China, and the World Watched! 叛逃米国回归华夏，全世界瞩目！ Chen Zhidao陈知道Urban276k WordsCompleted [Rivalry Between Great Powers + China’s Rise + A Smart Protagonist] After transmigrating into a parallel world, Long Zhan becomes a genius Chinese American scientist in the United States. Just as he makes a breakthrough in the core technology of controlled nuclear fusion and is on the verge of fame and success, he comes under threat from powerful investors. “Whoever controls controlled nuclear fusion controls the future of the world!” “Hand over the core technology, or you’ll lose your freedom f 1.3kReads7.1Score—Shelves
18. 18 科 My Research Was Exposed, and the World Tried to Stop Me from Returning Home 科研成果被曝，全球阻止我回国 Wan Sheng万晟Urban425k WordsCompleted Cheng Yang was a scientific prodigy on the world stage, hailed as the next Einstein, with a brilliant future ahead of him. Then, out of nowhere, he announced that he was giving up his American citizenship and returning to the scientifically backward Dragon Country?! Without the world's best research environment, everyone expected this genius to fall from grace. But who could have guessed that after returning home, Su Yang would develop a monoclonal antibody drug in three days, solve Fermat's Las 307Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 逼 They Forced Me to Hand Over My Nanotechnology, So I Resolutely Returned to China 逼我交出纳米技术，我毅然回国 Baili Changchuan百里长川Urban260k WordsCompleted [Cutting-Edge Tech + Global Livestream + Ruthless, Not a Goody-Two-Shoes + High-Stakes Action] Chen Mo is a once-in-a-generation genius who single-handedly advanced human technology by twenty years! Now he has developed nanogene technology capable of changing the world. But the news leaks ahead of schedule, setting countless factions in motion. Faced with threats and temptations from all sides, he resolutely sets out to return to his homeland! Because science knows no borders, but scientists do! 525Reads7.6Score—Shelves
20. 20 此 The Whole World Is Trying to Stop Me from Returning Home 此刻全球都在阻止我回国 Langya Pavilion琅琊阁Urban717k WordsOngoing At thirteen, Qin Wuyi was admitted to Harvard University. That year, he was just a gifted boy whom everyone thought was good at studying. In less than six years, however, he became one of the world's leading research scientists. His research into quantum science opened up new frontiers of knowledge for the world. His work in aerodynamics drove the aviation industry far ahead. His research into nuclear energy struck fear into scholars across the globe. He received the highest scientific award, an 2kReads5.2Score115Shelves

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    The first book features a top student; the male protagonist is quite young. The story synopsis is as follows: Students studying abroad successfully complete their studies and want to return home, but face numerous obstacles. The second story is about a man who is willing to die for his country, single-mindedly striving for a strong and prosperous nation.

21. 21 为 I Went Undercover for My Country for Twenty Years, and Now the World Won’t Let Me Return 为国卧底二十年，全球阻止我回国 Flowing Light Over a Sea of Clouds流光云海Urban306k WordsCompleted [Genius]+ [Undercover]+ [No Female Lead]+ [No System]+ [Patriotic]+ [Face-Slapping] Su Chen went abroad to study at the age of eight. He volunteered to stay in M Country for twenty years to advance his homeland, enduring the harshest abuse while secretly training more Chinese students. At last, the controlled nuclear fusion experiment succeeds. Su Chen's undercover career comes to an end. Just as he hands the materials to his students and is about to board a plane, the FBI stops him. “Dr. Su, yo 478Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 演 Getting Stronger Through Acting? I Play Roles and Reach the Pinnacle of Life 演戏变强？扮演角色走上人生巅峰 Zi Zhizhi子知之Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted No CP + Female-to-Male Transformation + Research + Acting + Ascending to Godhood Step by Step Xie Zhi was reborn. She was reborn in her mother's womb, when she was still an embryo. An embryo shouldn't have a brain, so she ought to be unaware of everything. Then why could she still think so clearly? [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on being reborn. The Tag System is now online!] Oh, she had a cheat ability. That explained it. [Please claim your beginner reward: one advanced tag draw.] With the h 7.6kReads8.9Score696Shelves

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    This book is great! Long live King Zhizhi!

23. 23 被 Forced by the System to Become a Great Scientist 被系统强迫成为大科学家 Clear-Broth Octopus清汤八爪鱼Urban2.7M WordsCompleted System --- college entrance exams --- scientific research --- leaving the home planet --- human evolution --- the universe This is a timeless masterpiece, meticulously crafted and top quality! I hope everyone will be patient. Otherwise, Octopus will give everyone a System. The protagonist of this book offended the author, so he has it rough. He’s begging me to remove the System. Surprised? Zhao Xiaohou never dreamed that a terrible student like him would get a System, only to fall into the clutc 5.4kReads7.7Score440Shelves

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    Other things are uncertain, but this one is definitely good.

24. 24 有 With the Top Student System, I Was Forced to Become the College Entrance Exam Champion 有了学霸系统，我被逼成高考状元 The Sorrow of Parting伤离别Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [Studies first, romance second] To care for the bedridden grandmother of the boy she likes, Wen Ning gives up on going to college. But after she catches her scumbag boyfriend cheating and is devastated, she gets into a car accident and returns to her childhood. She unexpectedly binds herself to the Academic Ace System. The missions come so fast that she has no time to dwell on her sadness. In this life, she’ll avoid scumbags, study hard, and shine on her own. 3.7kReads9.2Score350Shelves

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    ✨Young Male Lead⚡ Skipped Grades + Academic Superstar + No Romance✨ 🌺①Young Jiang Nan, with his astonishing learning ability, skipped grades to high school, becoming the school's top student. He possesses the ability to control his grades, easily handling exam challenges, yet remains low-key. ☘️ 🌺The novel focuses on Jiang Nan's school life and growth, showcasing his wisdom and courage. This is a romance-free, imaginative academic superstar novel, depicting the dreams and struggles of a young student. ☘️

25. 25 大 I’d Just Graduated College, and Now I’m Carrying Wheat on My Shoulder! 大学刚毕业，我就肩扛麦穗了！ Cat Eating Seafood Sauce猫吃海鲜酱Urban597k WordsCompleted [Military service] + [System] + [No female lead] + [Military academy] + [Special Forces] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Ming discovers not only that he's become a new student at the National University of Defense Technology, but also that he's unexpectedly awakened the Grind System. As the name suggests, if Su Ming wants to get benefits from the System, he has to keep outdoing everyone else! Su Ming laughs. “I worked myself to death in my previous life. You want to compete with me 434Reads7.0Score118Shelves
26. 26 学 A Top Student's Journey Leads to the Stars and the Sea 学霸的征途是星辰大海 Trainee Human Observer见习人类观察员Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Academic genius + cutting-edge technology + strengthening the country through science and technology + sci-fi + no female lead + an intelligent protagonist] In 2023, high school sophomore Xu Chen obtains a learning talent System. By completing tasks and raising his subject levels, he gains academic talents far beyond those of ordinary people! In the early stages, the focus is on basic sciences: high school math competitions, solving mathematical conjectures, researching artificial intelligence 87.4kReads9.0Score7.1kShelves

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    No romantic pairing, but it's good.

27. 27 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 75.4kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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    A story about academic geniuses, without a romance subplot, focusing on the protagonist's transformative life, without any intellectual decline, and offering genuine and relatable emotions.

28. 28 重 Back to My Youth: My Life Is Just That Awesome 重回年少：我的人生就是这么牛 Endless Blossoms on Flowing Water花不尽的流水Male-Channel Fanfiction439k WordsOngoing Told from the male lead’s perspective, with a mostly everyday-life feel. (There’s a subplot from A Little Reunion, but it isn’t the main focus.) Have you ever regretted spending your youth hooked on mobile novels and games instead of studying hard, getting into a good university, and earning a decent degree… Have you ever regretted not cherishing the people who sincerely cared about you when you were young? Have you ever regretted not giving it your all and taking a chance when you were young? … 699Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    A child prodigy.

29. 29 从 From Kid Bro to Handcrafting Master 从小孩哥到手工大佬 Lonely City孤寂城市Urban329k WordsOngoing A corporate drone worked himself to death in his previous life. Now he’s reborn in a parallel world and gets to start over! From infancy to high school, he cements his child-prodigy reputation and maxes out his crafting talent! While others play, he makes a name for himself; from a little kid to the top of the crafting world! In this second life, it’s nothing but fun, with no suffering and cheat-like advantages all the way! 14Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    A very good novel, worth reading.

30. 30 没 No Cameras, and You Dare to Frame Me? You Don’t Know I’m Virtue-Challenged 没监控敢讹我？不知道我五行缺德 Yi Suzhi一粟之Urban739k WordsCompleted [The Manhua Drama Is Now Streaming] [Live Streaming] [Hilarious Antics] [Comedy] [Meme References] [Demon Pill] [Anti-Hustle Culture] [Shamelessly Goes for the Low Blow] [Unhinged] [A Little Risque] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Qin Tian becomes a middle school student. From the start, an old geezer tries to frame him for a staged accident and extort money. Old Geezer: "Kid, you hit me!" Qin Tian: "Sir, there's a security camera!" Old Geezer: "That camera's broken!" Qin Tian: "Oh, yo 10.3kReads6.9Score784Shelves
31. 31 趁 While I’m Still Young, Does the Campus Belle Want to Raise Me? 趁我青涩，校花姐姐想要玩养成？ Running Jade Rabbit奔跑玉兔Urban931k WordsCompleted [Urban daily life + Campus + Age gap + Multiple heroines + Sweet romance and cuddles + Sharp-tongued pursuit of a boyfriend] Bad news: Mom remarried, and now I'm the unwanted tagalong my stepsister resents. Good news: All of my stepsister's roommates are top-tier campus beauties. Twelve-year-old Su Tang moves into a girls' dorm. The cool, aloof top student is tough on the outside but soft-hearted; the alluring enchantress gives him personal tutoring; and the adorable artist keeps him supplied wi 119.4kReads9.5Score13.2kShelves
32. 32 我 My Incomplete System 我的不完整系统 RCRZUrban1.2M WordsCompleted When he was eight, Wang Huaijin found a cultivation System. Its energy ran out and its AI went dormant, giving him the chance to gain some special abilities in the meantime. As Wang Huaijin completed more and more missions, the System’s AI finally came out of hibernation, only to discover it had arrived in the wrong plane. From then on, it switched to daily mode: assign a mission every day and reward him with cash. When the System made money investing in stocks, it gave him more; when it lost mo 12.3kReads7.3Score1.5kShelves
33. 33 我 Me, a Max-Level Kid, Shocking the Entire Internet! 我，满级小孩哥，震惊全网！ The Way of the Sword and the Stars键道星辰Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Yi transmigrates to a parallel world, becoming a human toddler and binding himself to the Max-Level Kid System, complete with a beginner's protection period. As long as he completes the System's missions, he can earn rewards. Missions include frying rice for college students at his family's shop and playing ping-pong with the principal at school... and plenty more. Who could have guessed that a college student would livestream his practiced wok-flipping skills? Viewers were blown away! "H 14.3kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    The second edition is a military-themed novel. The first one is good, but the updates are a bit slow, so remember to urge them to update. The fourth one is really good! Highly recommended!

34. 34 懒 The Idol Life of a Laid-Back Trainee 懒系选手的爱豆人生 Tea Terrace茶砌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance, no romance, no romance] [Not based on real people! Unrelated to reality! Feel free to consider it a parallel world!] Zhou Yijin had always been lazy, so his mother sent him to TN to train as an idol. He only wanted to quietly finish his trainee days and leave, but he was so dazzlingly handsome that he accidentally debuted. At first, he just wanted to be an obscure little idol and keep a low profile. Who knew his older brothers would dote on him, his older sisters would spoil him, hi 8.1kReads9.4Score722Shelves

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    A top student + skipped grades + no romantic pairings + pure friendship + top idol + respect for seniors + good family background – I don't need to say more about how impressive that is, go watch it now!!! And Qiqi is super cute too ♡😅

35. 35 机 A Mechanical Genius Reincarnates as a Science Whiz: Taking Off from the Start 机械大佬魂穿理科学霸：开局起飞 Math Is Too Hard数学太难Modern Romance989k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Career-focused] [National University of Defense Technology] [Creating a New World] Gu Yi, a mechanical engineering genius from the 25th century, transmigrates into the body of Zeng Li, a top science student in 1999. From then on, she lives each day planning two hundred steps ahead. She overcomes every obstacle and leaves her rivals in the dust, eventually becoming Huaxia's youngest general. Just as she leads Huaxia to become the world's leading power, she also happens to establish a new 1.2kReads9.3Score228Shelves

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    The first book is well-written and includes some humorous moments. The male protagonist isn't a mindless researcher; he has a solid foundation in knowledge. Highly recommended.

36. 36 七 The 1970s: I Just Want to Slack Off, Not Study 七零：我只想摆烂不想学习 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic Prodigy + Growth-Oriented Heroine (Imperfect Character) + Science for the Nation] In her previous life, Xu Zhen worked herself to death with endless overtime. After transmigrating to the 1970s, all she wanted was to split off from the family as soon as possible and happily coast through life like a salted fish. She never expected a study System to come knocking. Eight hours of studying a day was the minimum, and now she had to work overtime too? Xu Zhen: I refuse! But refusing 7.2kReads9.1Score593Shelves
37. 37 学 Top Student: The System Gave Me Way Too Much 学霸：系统给的太多了 Murong Zonglun慕容宗伦Urban180k WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + patriotism + hard work + no romance] A student admitted without exams, an entrepreneur, a famous pianist, a weapons development expert... Su Zhe wakes from a nap to find himself back in his third year of middle school, on the day he regretted for the rest of his life. Facing the choice again, he doesn’t hesitate: he chooses to “be admitted without taking the entrance exams”... “Ding! System activation conditions successfully met! Binding to the System automatically.” Faced wit 49Reads6.8Score—Shelves
38. 38 全 All-Round Top Student System 全能学霸系统 The Dark Circles Aren't Dark黑眼圈不黑Modern Romance745k WordsCompleted [No romance + feel-good power fantasy + top student + all-rounder + System helps me lead poor students into Tsinghua and Peking University] When Jiao Jiao opened her eyes again, she was back in eighth grade, when her parents were still alive. Bound to the Top Student System, Jiao Jiao vowed to change the mediocre person she had been in her previous life and become a top student known to everyone. “What? You say coming first in my grade is enough? No way! I’m going to be the top scorer on the hig 2.7kReads9.3Score287Shelves

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    Highly recommended [Please follow]: A refreshing novel featuring a top student, no romantic pairing, and a system.

39. 39 坏 Bad Kid: But I Wasn't Bad to Begin With 坏小孩：可我原本不坏 Heart Facing the Sun v心若向阳vUrban194k WordsOngoing What? The school's top student has unexpectedly gotten to know two "bad kids," one a cocky, cool-looking troublemaker, the other quiet and steady. And now they're asking me to commit crimes with them? Am I going to become a bad kid, too? Mystery + crime + school-age boys + little girls + youth + childhood + cuteness + family + scheming characters + multiple twists + multiple foreshadowed clues + strikingly realistic daily life. Guaranteed to make you laugh through your tears. Who could have gu 95Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is a primary school student, a top student, ranked first in the entire school, but he encounters two cunning kids and they commit crimes together.

40. 40 重 Reborn: Hard Work Always Pays Off 重生之努力就有回报 Do It Yourself and You'll Have Plenty to Eat and Wear自己动手丰衣足食Urban370k WordsOngoing Hao Yousheng. A name with a distinctly era-specific feel, though he’s only thirty-six. He missed the last train of the late 1980s, and still failed to catch the express train of the 1990s. An ordinary man, he envies everything, but envy is all he can do. On the night of his thirty-sixth birthday, drunk, he spent three hours complaining to the sky. And so the story began…~ 260Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    Super super super super super super super can

41. 41 记 The Memory Soul Jar 记忆魂瓶 Chu He's Ma Tang Yiche楚河的马堂一彻Mystery220k WordsCompleted [No Harem + No Mindless Protagonist + Not a Power Fantasy + No System] I’ve gained three extra sets of “memories”! They died! Did I kill them?! I sold their souls! Who’s watching me?! 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Laugh][laugh][laugh]

42. 42 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 694.2kReads9.6Score146.3kShelves

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    This book opens the door to good fortune, increases wisdom, improves studies, eliminates karmic obstacles, helps one abstain from sexual misconduct, and leads to liberation and happiness. It is an essential guide to abstaining from lust and the path to happiness. Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Namo Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Namo Manjushri Bodhisattva, Namo Shakyamuni Buddha.

43. 43 拾 Gathering Ears of Grain 拾穗儿 Wan Hong万宏Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing In an era without electricity, phones, or the internet, youth was made of books, sweat, and burning ideals. Her name is Shisui'er. Born in the desert and orphaned young, she was given nothing but desolation by fate, yet she was determined to make flowers bloom across the mountains. She studied hard, then turned the college entrance exams around, leaving the depths of the Gobi for a university campus. With an unyielding spirit, she grew toward the sun and blossomed against the wind. After gradu 23Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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    The power of "The Gleaners" is deeply moving: reading accumulates knowledge and helps us overcome difficulties; striving to fulfill our responsibilities makes life more resilient; and the love for our homeland lingers in our hearts, awakening our patriotic spirit to serve our hometown and dedicate ourselves to our country. It is worth reading repeatedly.

44. 44 我 I'm a Coder, I'm the Universe 我是码农，我是宇宙 Writer 5TTPWu作家5TTPWuUrban2.5M WordsOngoing This is a high-concept novel that combines realism, business, science fiction, and the intellectual thrill of a power fantasy. It’s a new kind of web fiction, unlike traditional stories that rely on emotional wish fulfillment! Zhang Wei uses SAP as his System to cultivate immortality and attain the Dao! Yes, you read that right! The same SAP as the German ERP system! Zhang Wei’s System! This sly guy actually built a cultivation path around SAP, from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation, Na 117Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    43. Are there any other similar amazing books? This one is truly fascinating. Although I'm also in finance, I've never read anything like it before. It's an eye-opener! I can't even define this book! I can only strongly recommend it!

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