In a Terrible Reading Slump: I Drop 9.8-Rated Books After Ten Chapters and 9.7-Rated Ones After Five 顶级书荒，9.8看十章就扔，9.7五章就停止

1. 1651 活 The Living Dead Dynasty 活死人王朝 Snail Enjoyer蜗享家Historical2.5M WordsOngoing Li Yu, a company commander in the Great Shun army stationed on the border in Youzhou, is wounded in a clash with northern raiders. To his surprise, he awakens a secret from his previous life. He comes from a collateral branch of the Li family, a military household in Youzhou. For generations, his family has guarded the bitterly cold borderlands beyond the Great Wall. If things had continued this way, life would have been peaceful enough. But the reigning empress of Great Shun, seated in Luoyang, 32.3kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves
2. 1652 娶 Marry the Domineering Miss Lu, Live the Sweet Life as Her Darling 娶霸道陆姐，做幸福娇祁 Nan Ci Qi Jiu南辞其酒Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Wacky comedy, transmigrate into a book, one-on-one romance, face-slapping and scumbag takedowns, plot-driven] [Medaling, over-the-top heroine x outwardly cold but secretly devoted, lovesick CEO] A heads-up: Supporting characters get plenty of page time, and the romance develops slowly. When Lu Xi'en opened her eyes, she found herself inside a tasteless CEO romance novel, not as the heroine or even a rival, but as the female side character's lackey! Whenever the side character insulted someone, 543Reads8.7Score100Shelves
3. 1653 谢 Esports: Captain Xie, Your Mid Laner Is Causing Trouble Again 【电竞】谢队，你家中单又在惹事 Coffee Who Loves Durian爱吃榴莲的咖啡Two Male Leads366k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart / ABO / Esports / Livestreaming / Sweet Romance, Both Are Virgins] [A gorgeous, haughty little troublemaker x a devoted, top-tier jungler] Because of some old grudges, Li Zhi was especially fond of provoking professional players from various leagues. For instance, he would ruthlessly kill them solo on stream, then dance in circles near the spot where they died. He was shamelessly arrogant and outrageously cocky. He became notorious online, hated by everyone. It wasn't 92.8kReads9.3Score22.6kShelves
4. 1654 乖 Be Good, Sit on My Lap and Kiss Me 乖，坐腿上亲 Fish's Isle鱼的屿Modern Romance262k WordsOngoing Obsessive, cold-hearted heir × clear-headed, stunning heiress [instinctive attraction + forced love + groveling pursuit + simmering tension + extra-sweet, satisfying romance] In a corner, Jiang Youyou was caught by a man and roughly pulled into his arms. How could Li Muyan be so unapologetic! He kissed her by the ear. She struggled, but he only held her tighter. This was his engagement party, and her best friend had stolen the man she loved most! - Jiang Youyou's family fell into decline. Though 2.2kReads—Score132Shelves
5. 1655 同 My Classmates and I Were Transported to a Cultivation World, but I Was Sent to One Extra Immortal Realm 同学群穿修仙界，我多穿一个仙界 Ten Years of Exaggeration浮夸十年Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The young Qi Fan suffered from a strange hunger disorder. With no other choice, he dropped out of high school and became a livestreamed eating host. He unexpectedly discovered that his strength was increasing day by day. He had originally planned to muddle through as a professional boxer and live a wealthy life of fame and glory, but then he received an invitation to a graduation gathering from his high school homeroom teacher, Song Chengmin. That invitation changed his life forever. The mysteri 71.2kReads8.2Score8.7kShelves
6. 1656 拯 Saving the Universe, Starting with a Derelict Spaceship 拯救宇宙，从一艘太空废船开始 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse654k WordsOngoing (Deep-space exploration + cosmic wasteland + apocalyptic disasters + multiple civilizations + one heroine + Cthulhu + System) This is a world hostile to civilization. The speed of light has become its last shield, keeping civilization's dying embers from going out too soon. Wang Yu inexplicably transmigrates to this world and acquires a derelict spaceship. He also meets a few rather strange “buddies.” Just as he realizes he's in space, a System suddenly appears and tells him to save the world, e 22.2kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
7. 1657 咬 A Bite of Sugar 咬一口糖 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Cold, aloof bad boy × sweet, well-behaved girl. Secret crush comes true, reformed playboy, sweet romance. Shen Queyan of Jiang University was notorious for his womanizing ways. Everyone was betting on who could tame him. Then one day, a sweet, obedient girl appeared at his side, and he doted on her without question. Some said she was the younger sister of Shen Queyan's closest friend. Xu Tang had been secretly in love with her brother's friend for a long time. It w 37.5kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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   The strongest green series ever, focusing on the first book, about Shen Queyan from Jiangda University, a notorious playboy whose taming is legendary. Everyone bets on who can tame him. Then one day, a sweet, gentle girl appears by his side, showering him with affection. Some say she's the sister of Shen Queyan's best friend. — Xu Tang had a crush on this friend for a long time, only daring to confess during a dare at a university party. The man, abandoning his usual nonchalance, said, "Little girl, you can't joke like that." Everyone took it as a joke, until one day someone witnessed it—Shen Queyan holding her in his arms, his voice coaxing, "Can you forgive your brother?" Much later, Xu Tang sat on the sink watching the man, a cigarette dangling from his lips, washing her clothes. "Didn't you say dating someone's sister is a beast?" Shen Queyan bit her cheek, "I couldn't help myself, baby."

8. 1658 别 They Throw Mud at Me, So I Lie Down and Sue Them for 38,000 别人朝我扔泥巴，躺下讹他三万八 Yan Xiaonuo颜小糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + livestreaming + going crazy anywhere, anytime] Qiao Xi takes on a mission from the Space-Time Administration, transmigrating into a tragic romance novel to fix its plot. She becomes a nobody with barely any fame and is bound to a Truth-Telling System. From then on, the tragic romance takes a bizarre turn... During a variety show livestream, she is asked why she works so hard. Guest 1: “I thought of the hardworking farmers.” Guest 2: “My grandma was a farmer. I miss her so much.” 43.2kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
9. 1659 开 From the Start, I Have Hundreds of Millions in Hell Money: I'm Invincible in the Age of the Uncanny 开局冥币亿万：诡异时代我无敌 Sis, Don't Be Like That姐姐别这样Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horror + apocalypse + tycoon + ghost money + rules + comedy + no heroine + fast-paced power fantasy (buys a supernatural-horror site by chapter 7, keeps buying everything without dragging things out, and buys an entire city in 200,000 words) + mid-story twists + late-game rule deduction] The supernatural apocalypse arrives, and evil ghosts run rampant. Within the rules, ghosts cannot kill people. While countless people struggle to survive the apocalypse, carefully searching for a w 137.8kReads9.4Score15kShelves
10. 1660 父 Father, Get a Clue! I Really Don’t Want to Rebel! 父皇：你懂点事，我真不想造反！ Eleven O'Clock十一点Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Animated comic: I Don't Want to Rebel Ning Fan transmigrates and becomes the Second Prince of the Dayu Dynasty. In this world, kingdoms battle one another, barbarians bring chaos, feudal lords rise up, and powerful warlords carve out their own territories. From the start, he awakens the Supreme Emperor System! [Ding! System mission issued: Build the Supreme Imperial Dynasty!] From the start, Ning Fan summons Dian Wei, reforms the military, establishes the Embroidered Guard and the Underworld, an 58.7kReads9.0Score4.5kShelves
11. 1661 他EN He Loves Him So Much! The Unhinged Big Shot Only Wants to Spend Money on the Cannon Fodder 他超爱！疯批大佬只想给炮灰花钱 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted [Physical publication signed] [Two male leads + showbiz + transmigrate into a book + goofy guy takes down a maniac + mutually faithful + EA] - Jiang Nan transmigrates into a pampered fake young master from a novel. The moment he opens his eyes, Fu Jingzhou, the novel's biggest villain, is sitting in a wheelchair, while Jiang Nan is hopping around and pointing at him, yelling, "Fu Jingzhou, what makes a cripple like you think you can marry me?" The original owner leaves him this mess, then kicks 31kReads9.6Score4kShelves
12. 1662 猫 A Cat's Survival Countdown: Interstellar 猫猫求生倒计时【星际】 Soy Sauce Shreds酱丝儿Two Male Leads330k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, animal forms, interstellar, 1v1, sweet indulgence] Xu Mian, a new-generation actor, was watching a wildlife documentary at home. The very next moment after stepping outside, he found himself in a primeval forest. From the start, he had a cat, and had to scavenge for all his food. Forced to embark on a survival journey, Xu Mian later encountered a powerful tiger. After putting in a lot of effort, he successfully found himself a free meal ticket. As he traveled through primeval fo 4.1kReads9.1Score568Shelves
13. 1663 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves
14. 1664 邻 My Neighbor Complained That Our Late-Night Renovation Caused Her Miscarriage 邻居投诉我家深夜装修害她流产 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My neighbor complained that my late-night renovations caused her miscarriage. 86Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1665 掌 Palm Bait: A Record of Taming the Pampered One 掌心饵，驯娇记 Seventeen Sounds of Life十七声生Ancient Romance998k WordsCompleted [Gloomy eunuch ✖️ a palace maid who grows over time] Behind the deep palace walls, two broken souls become entangled and find a way to keep living amid the gray shadows of imperial power struggles. "Though the moss flower is tiny as a grain of rice, it still blooms like a peony." We may live humbly, hidden from the light, but we still live. A somewhat realistic story, not a wish-fulfillment novel. If you enjoy its subtle, tense atmosphere, step inside. 209.4kReads9.5Score38.4kShelves

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    Eunuch novels are also great! The writing in 1 and 2 is excellent, very evocative. The other three are books I read a while ago but I've forgotten the details, but they were also good. Highly recommend 1 and 2!

16. 1666 修 Cultivating Immortality by Raising a Horde of Monsters: What Are You All Panicking About? 修仙，我就养群妖怪，你们慌什么 Last Night's Tea昨夜的茶Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigration! Reborn! Lighthearted + lively + satisfying + funny + leveling up and fighting monsters!] Lin Chuyi failed her tribulation and was reborn in a tiny mountain village where they ate just two meals a day. With her soul damaged, she spent years in a daze. Then she suddenly rose to prominence, leaving everyone dumbfounded! She raises spirit beasts, takes in monsters, and leads her family in leveling up as they fight monsters! When her adoptive father returned from the army, he stared 54.3kReads9.5Score7.8kShelves
17. 1667 翻 After Climbing the Wall, I Became the Villainous School Hunk’s Dark Moonlight 翻墙后，我成了反派校草的黑月光 I'm Really a Salted Fish真的是咸鱼Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet as lychees + well-rounded development in morals, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor] [School life, warm and adorable everyday moments, bickering couple] Mu Qiao is determined to become someone who saves the world, just like Ultraman. So she secretly applies to police academy, planning to graduate and fight evil, protect the weak, and make her mark on the world. Instead, she takes a nasty fall and transmigrates into a book, becoming the villain 8.1kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
18. 1668 我 I Get All My Cultivation Techniques by Scavenging 我的功法全靠捡 Million-Strong Single-Player King百万单机王Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted [Host picked up 10 points of Azure Dragon bloodline] [Host picked up an ancient remnant manual: Chaos Five-Spirit Art.] Pick up the strongest runes from an incomparable beauty? Pick up peerless cultivation techniques just by passing a cave? Lin Chen transmigrates to a fantasy world and gains the Heavenly Dao Loot System. In a world teeming with powerful experts, Lin Chen gets everything he needs, from cultivation techniques and combat skills to divine weapons, bloodlines, and runes, simply by pi 4.7kReads9.2Score640Shelves
19. 1669 让 You Were Supposed to Win Over the Male Lead, Not Turn Him into a Gay Man 让你攻略男主，你把他发展成同志 Inspiration Brainstorm Explosion灵感脑洞大爆炸Urban808k WordsCompleted (If you read it and think it's bad, feel free to come argue with the author.) [Sci-fi Brainstorming] + [Comrade] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Cultivation Through Technology] + [Virtual Game] + [System] + [Gender Swap] My name is Xia Tian. I'm an iron-blooded straight guy who transmigrated into the body of a sweet, delicate heroine. “What?! I'm supposed to win over the domineering CEO male lead? I, Xia Tian, would rather die, die out there, or jump off this building! There's no way I'm going to pursue hi 24kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
20. 1670 无 A Guide for NPC to Survive in an Infinite-Flow World 无限流世界职业npc工作指南 Gobbling Away咔咔乱吃Two Male Leads660k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + infinite-flow] (A self-indulgent passion project!!) Qi Wu always thought he was an ordinary person, until misfortune struck him. Then he realized that ordinary people weren't nearly as unlucky as he was! After officially becoming an employee assigned to play an NPC in a death game: Qi Wu: "Why does that man over there keep staring at me?" System: "He's a player. He probably thinks you're an important NPC." Qi Wu: "Oh, I see." A little while later... Qi Wu: "Hey, why is he getti 19.8kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
21. 1671 夫 My Husband Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects Me, So My Mother-in-Law Found Me a Better Man 夫君宠妾灭妻，婆母给我找了更好的良人 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Husband Doted on His Concubine and Cast Me Aside, So My Mother-in-Law Found Me a Better Match 72Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1672 追 Chasing Summer 追夏 Aspirin阿司匹林Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [A youthful, healing story by popular author Aspirin, featuring two gentle, top-performing students in a school romance.] [Serene beauty x cool, handsome boy. Dust and mountains, sunset and sunrise: together, they become winners in life in a future that goes on without end.] Two people who barely know each other and feel a little awkward about it become roommates. As long as they respect each other’s boundaries, they should be able to get along just fine. But whenever they’re together, unexpecte 13kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
23. 1673 东 Tokyo: Love Comes After the Rescue 东京：恋爱要在拯救后 Ten-Punch Tonic Pill十拳大补丹Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Tokyo + Romance + No System + Light Novel + Redemption] “If I died, the world would become a better place, wouldn’t it?” The girl smiled faintly, then leaped onto the tracks, bursting into splashes of brilliant red. Su Ying witnessed everything and assumed it was just an ordinary train accident. But the next moment, time rewound to a few minutes earlier, and the girl was still standing there, perfectly fine. From then on, whenever someone around him died, Su Ying became trapped in an endless ti 65kReads9.3Score7.1kShelves
24. 1674 说 You Said You’d Enlist and Marry a Wife, So How Did You Become Emperor? 说好当兵娶婆娘，你混成皇帝？ Manzhouli Electric Eel满洲里电鳗Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Farming + countryside + conquest + pure exhilaration + generals + never put off revenge] “Feng, want a wife?” “A wife? Village chief, I want one!” “Then join the army! Go with the rebel forces! They’ll give you a wife and food!” “Right away, Chief!” Three years later. “The new emperor is returning home in glory? Passing through our Zhao Village?” “Hey, Feng... You’ve finished the war?” “N-no, wait, oh my goodness! Long live Your Majesty the Emperor!” I’m no good at writing summar 15.5kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
25. 1675 小 The Little Human Doesn’t Want to Be a Pet 小人类他不想当宠物 Listening to the Stream in Early Summer半夏听潺Two Male Leads480k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration + nonhuman raises human + combative couple + both sexually inexperienced + sweet and angsty] [Irreverent snake demon seme x strong human uke] Li Jue, a ruthless manager who worked himself to the bone, opened his eyes to find himself transformed into a prized pet in a beastfolk world. Lu Zelin, a powerful figure in the Snake Clan, bought him. The collar and toys were all ready, and all that remained was for Li Jue to obey and submit. But Lu Zelin didn’t know that 4.4kReads9.0Score851Shelves
26. 1676 男 My Boyfriend Has a Female Best Friend, and I Have a Male Best Friend 男朋友有女兄弟，我有男闺蜜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭16k WordsCompleted My boyfriend has a girl best friend, so I have a guy best friend. 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
27. 1677 阴 Rats in the Gutter: Fragments of the Rat of the Chinese Zodiac 阴沟里的老鼠：十二生肖子鼠残片 Jiu Sauce桕酱汁儿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse153k WordsOngoing “Xiao Ye, just hang on for one more month. Then I can take you up to the surface...” Lin Ye nodded firmly, his eyes full of hope. As someone born underground, even living an ordinary life below the surface was a luxury, let alone going up top. But he never expected that his brother would return from the surface gravely wounded. He clutched his ID card so tightly that it was smeared with blood, and managed only to say, “Don't go to the surface. Don't trust...” He died before he could finish. Life 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is very good; the female lead starts as a child, and it's a coming-of-age story. The second book is my own book, a new book by a new author, a male-oriented post-apocalyptic novel. If any readers or experienced readers who don't mind male-oriented novels happen to pass by, could you please take a look and give me some advice?

28. 1678 三 Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Faster, and Diao Chan Says I’m Too Fast 三国：十倍速度，貂蝉说我太快了 Chosen Emperor天命帝王Historical2.8M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, Duan Yu opens his eyes to find that he has been taken in by Diao Chan, the most beautiful woman of the Three Kingdoms. Looking at the humble home and the beautiful woman, Duan Yu awakens the [Tenfold Speed] trait and decides to repay her with everything he has. [Ding! System notification: You have awakened the [Tenfold Speed] trait. Everything you do is now ten times faster!] [Ding! After diligently farming ten times, you have obtained 54.2kReads9.0Score7.1kShelves
29. 1679 替 I Took My Sister's Place and Married the Eunuch Lord 替姐姐嫁给九千岁 Oil-Run Salted Egg咸蛋流油Ancient Romance330k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s first and only + exclusive devotion + sisters swap marriages + ruthless Chief Eunuch vs. easygoing beauty] Jiang Yunshu transmigrates into the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xiping’s household. She has food and shelter and can laze around to her heart’s content. All she wants is to remain an invisible nobody in the marquis’s household forever. Her legitimate older sister, Jiang Zhaohua, is famous throughout the capital. A decree from the palace summons her 28.4kReads9.2Score3kShelves
30. 1680 快 Quick Transmigration: After Transmigrating into a Wicked Female Side Character, She Died Trying to Get Herself Killed 快穿之穿到恶毒女配作死后 ApathyModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no fixed CP + devoted to winning over villains + strong and beautiful + feel-good story] When Jiang Ruo has been imprisoned in the void for five hundred years, she picks up a nearly decommissioned System from a junkyard. The little System stammers that it is designed to help people win over villains. Jiang Ruo thinks the missions will be easy. Who could have guessed that the little System would keep dropping her into the story right after the supporting female character h 12.8kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
31. 1681 盛 In the Midsummer, Please Hear My Confession 盛夏请听我告白 Rain on Washed Branches濯枝雨Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Childhood friends + mutual secret crushes + choosing each other + happy ending] A new girl transferred to Jingbei High School. Not only did she snatch the top spot in the grade from the school heartthrob, He Xizhou, who’d held it for years, she also pulled his pants down in front of everyone. Everyone thought the two of them were bound to become enemies. Until one day, a friend called He Xizhou A plaintive female voice came from the other end of the phone. “...I want to kiss you.” Then came a h 568Reads8.9Score117Shelves
32. 1682 变 After Transforming into an Animal, I Was Spoiled Rotten by the Villain 变身动物后被反派强宠了 Extra Sour Fish with Pickled Cabbage酸酸酸酸酸菜鱼Two Male Leads315k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [1v1 vignettes] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced] [Quick Transmigration] [Animals] Content warning: The endings in the individual worlds are bad, but the overall ending is happy. The writing is somewhat melancholic. Some worlds feature two powerful leads. The bottom has his own values and principles; he's not a delicate, needy type. Don't read if that's not your thing. After dying unexpectedly and binding to a Quick Transmigration System, Shan Shu decided to lie flat. Bein 820Reads9.1Score101Shelves
33. 1683 停 When I Cut Off My Husband’s Mistress’s Secondary Card, He Panicked 停掉小三副卡后，老公慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After I Canceled My Mistress's Supplementary Credit Card, My Husband Panicked 427Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1684 妹 Little Sister, You Can’t Handle This Crazy Man. Let Me Take Over 妹妹，这疯批你驾驭不了，换我来 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance648k WordsCompleted Now published under the title Through the Years Like Jade, available on all platforms. The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Fei had transmigrated into the book as a scheming but hopelessly incompetent minor villainess. In the original story, the entire Jiang family was brutally killed. Even the old watchdog at the gate was spared nothing. And it was all thanks to Pei Jing, the power-mad, unhinged prince who held sway over the court. The System's task for her was simple: follow the original 51kReads9.1Score7.1kShelves
35. 1685 我 My Restarted Life in 1992 我的重启人生1992 Twelve Mad十二疯Urban6.6M WordsOngoing (The first thirty-some chapters lay the groundwork, so please be patient. The rest won't disappoint.) Zhou Andong never thought of himself as a good person. He figured that after he died, Hell would have to open a nineteenth level just to throw him into it. So one day in 2021, he did the first good deed of his life: he saved a pregnant woman from being hit by a speeding car. Perhaps Heaven was moved by his change of heart and sent him back to 1992, an era still dominated by traditional thinking. 67.1kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves

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    These are three very good books, but the updates are too slow.

36. 1686 天 Archaeology Livestream on the Sky Screen: The Tyrant Turns Out to Be an Emperor for the Ages 天幕直播考古：昏君竟是千古一帝 Pork and Green Pepper Over Rice青椒肉丝盖米饭Historical1.3M WordsCompleted A sky screen appears over the Wei dynasty, showing people from later generations livestreaming their excavation of the Wei Emperor's tomb. Wei Emperor: “What is wrong with you people from the future? Why are you so obsessed with other people's tombs?” Then they discover that the Second Emperor is also buried in the Wei Emperor's tomb. Wei Emperor: “What's the matter with you? Why are you still bothering me even after you're dead?” The Second Emperor, who only wants to slack off: “No, I really do 63kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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    It's incredibly good, with delicate writing and a fresh story. It's a hilarious anime.

37. 1687 魅 [Quick Transmigration] That's Not How You Use a Succubus! 【快穿】魅魔不是这么用的啊喂 Little Li Fish小黎鱼Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Completed [Two Male Leads, Quick Transmigration, 1v1, Bottom-Centric, Fake Angst for the Top, Skilled Acting, Over-the-Top Drama (Bad Endings in the Small Worlds, Happy Ending Overall)] Su Lin is a novice incubus who loves playing with people's feelings. After turning the male protagonist of a male-oriented novel gay, the furious Lord God tossed him into a universally hated mission because... In this series of missions, the System keeps inexplicably giving the Host all sorts of deadly buffs. 21.6kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
38. 1688 为 After Clearing the White Moonlight's Name, the Prince Panicked 为白月光翻案后，王爷他慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After Clearing Her White Moonlight’s Name, the Prince Panics 2kReads—Score—Shelves
39. 1689 暴 A Tyrannical Commander? Why Does He Both Scold and Spoil Me? 暴君指挥官？怎么又训又宠？ Yimu Xue伊慕雪Two Male Leads311k WordsOngoing [Just started, low rating, steadily climbing] [Dual male leads · Both strong · Mutual salvation · Happy ending · 1v1 (Sentinel-Guide world)] Three years ago, Gu Yuan beat Ye Ci so badly he landed in the infirmary, and the two became sworn enemies. Three years later, Gu Yuan arrived at the White Tower out of nowhere and became the chief instructor, the one assigned to deal with anyone who dared defy him. The most defiant of all, Ye Ci, scowled. "What is he doing here? The guy just won't leave me 22.6kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves

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    See? No one's saying a word. The first one really suits my taste: Sentinel, a story about instructors and students. I won't go into detail about the others (go read them and you'll see! ✧₍^˶- ˕ -˵^₎✧). Book 24 is about beast taming; 2 is more action-packed, and 4 is more slice-of-life. I recommend reading book 2; the author updates 3 or 4 times a day. Book 3 is a military story. I've read many military novels, but this one is quite realistic for Tomato (the author's pen name). It's a prequel to the author's previous book; I recommend reading both! 👀

40. 1690 快 Quick Transmigration: I Put Scumbags on the Right Path 快穿之我替人渣走正途 Jiu Yu啾羽Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted As an immortal living in modern society, Lu Yu'an binds himself to a quick transmigration System, taking the place of scumbags and saving the lives of people in small worlds who were ruined by them. [Male Protagonist's POV Quick Transmigration + Some Worlds Have Romance + Replacing Scumbags and Redeeming Their Reputations] (Note: The real scumbags are not the ones being redeemed. He takes their place to protect innocent people, while the scumbags are punished and held accountable.) World One: Th 233.8kReads9.2Score36.4kShelves
41. 1691 乡 The Village Divine Farmer 乡村神农 Returning from Hoeing锄归Urban5.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: After Returning to the Village, I Have the Time of My Life Every Night Chen Ping, a medical student, is terminally ill. With his illness reaching its final stage, he returns to his village to recuperate. But on his very first night back, a shadow sneaks into his home... 43kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves
42. 1692 震 What?! Someone Stole My Secret Identity 震惊！有人抢我马甲 Lazy Baozi宝子懒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Ji family of Jiangcheng has a private rule that is never shared with outsiders: when you turn twelve, you have to choose. Either become a caged canary, enjoy the wealth and comfortable life your family provides, and marry for family ties when you come of age; or leave your comfort zone. The family will only cover basic tuition and living expenses, and you'll have to make your own way in the world. Ji Yu thinks the choice is obvious. Of course she's leaving. Let whoever wants to marry for fam 14.1kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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    That's good. The Ji family, a century-old clan, has an unwritten rule: at the age of twelve, they have the right to choose their own path in life—either to be self-reliant or to marry into another family… Ji Yu, with her top-tier IQ from a young age, chose self-reliance. At twelve, her own father sent her to the US for four years of intensive training. Full of energy, she learned a great deal, even starting her own business and earning a considerable amount of money, never shortchanging herself.

43. 1693 挖 Daily Life of a Mining-Type Beast Tamer 挖矿系御兽师的日常生活 Duan Yang Hermit端阳居士Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Beast Tamer is a noble profession. Most people associate it with wealth, protection, and power. But they don’t know that one major at Beast Taming University is called: Environmental Survey and Development. Xiao Sui has regretted choosing this major more than once. The only time he’s happy is when he finds precious ore in certain secret realms. What’s wrong with environmental surveying? It’s absolutely fantastic. (The ratings just opened, so they’re on the low side. A 7.1 opening score is alread 185.3kReads8.8Score20.4kShelves
44. 1694 我 There’s No Way All My Kids Are Infinite-Game Bosses 我的崽不可能都是无限流BOSS Sang Yuan桑沅Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Sweet and Adorable Favorite + One-on-One with Multiple Fragments + Pretending to Be Harmless While Hiding One’s Claws] Wen Zhining spent his life doing good deeds and even played his character-raising games with diligence. But unfortunately, he was chosen and dragged into an infinite-loop horror world. To stay alive, he sensibly hid behind the big shots, cheering them on and showering them with compliments. Who could have guessed that in the game... An evil doctor, whose intel 5.2kReads9.2Score844Shelves
45. 1695 猫 My Catnip Wife Only Has Eyes for My Spirit Form! 猫薄荷老婆只垂涎我的精神体！ Qi Mu Ling栖木零Two Male Leads308k WordsCompleted [Beast world + beast ears + devoted to each other + sweet romance + two strong leads + healing each other] A setting somewhat like Sentinel and Guide, mixed with personal worldbuilding. [Insane, brooding snow leopard gong vs. fierce yet delicate catnip shou] Qi You is an intelligent catnip plant living in the forest. He's always longed for fluffy creatures, but the forest is full of nothing but plants and strange-looking mutants that love to howl. One day, he sneaks beyond the boundary of his te 886Reads8.2Score149Shelves
46. 1696 王 The Princess Consort Is Pregnant, but the Child Isn't Her Best Friend's Prince's 王妃有喜了，但孩子不是闺蜜王爷的 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted The Princess Consort Is Pregnant, but the Father Isn’t Her Best Friend’s Prince 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
47. 1697 狼 The Year of the Wolf and Tiger 狼虎之年 Wild Fox野狐Urban186k WordsCompleted A panoramic survey of the raw emotional lives of people from different age groups and social classes in China today, vividly depicting the good and evil, beauty and ugliness of human nature amid the country’s rapid social transformation. It lays bare the conflicts and friction between people’s emotions and reality. 10.9kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
48. 1698 特 Special Forces: The Sirius Twins and the Ten Demon Brothers 特战：天狼双子星与魔丸十兄弟 Bring Me a Bowl of Hawthorn Soup来碗红果羹Two Male Leads582k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will rise later. You're welcome to read!] [Two Male Leads · Passionate Military Story] Lu Yuan x Fang Lei, the "dynamic duo" who teamed up back in recruit training. One made trouble openly, while the other followed along behind the scenes. They nearly gave their company commander high blood pressure as soon as they enlisted. Five years later, they reunited in the special forces: one as captain, the other as political instructor. On their very first day together, the 8.2kReads8.2Score984Shelves
49. 1699 都 Found Fox Tail on Husband After Marriage 都成亲了才发现夫君有狐狸尾巴 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted Qiao Ying transmigrated into a book, but unfortunately, kidnappers injured her head and left her with amnesia. In a dark, damp dungeon, she met a young man. He wore blue robes, had snow-white hair and strikingly beautiful features, and his eyes were covered with white silk. Though he was physically impaired, he was remarkably cheerful and always smiling. That day, the amnesiac Qiao Ying escaped from the dungeon with the harmless young man. The young man was a good person. He was afraid of blood, 55kReads9.4Score8kShelves
50. 1700 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 88.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves

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    The endings of these four classical texts were all met with silence. [Thumbs up]

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