Are There Any Books Where the Female Lead Is Alive but Has No Desire to Live? 有没有女主活着但没有活着的欲望的书。

1. 51 他 He Traded Heart for Heart 他以心换心 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted He Repays Heart with Heart 804Reads—Score1214d adds
2. 52 加 The Overtime Pay Was Hell Money, But I Signed Anyway 加班费是冥币，但我还是签了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted The Overtime Pay Was Ghost Money, but I Signed Anyway 14Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 53 我 Something Seems Off About My Sect 我的宗门，好像不太对劲 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀18k WordsCompleted My Sect Seems a Little Off 23Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 54 神 Divine-Grade 神品 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy691k WordsCompleted Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms! 366Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 55 核 Nuclear Weapon Skill 核武技能 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy125k WordsCompleted A modern nuclear physicist transmigrates to a world of immortals and cultivators, awakening a unique nuclear martial physique. He turns concepts such as nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, and radiation into cultivation abilities, using the “Nuclear Path” to smash his way through the road to immortality in a world where immortals and demons vie for supremacy. Nuclear Weapons Analysis System: Bound to the protagonist after his transmigration, it can analyze cultivation techniques, immortal material 1Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 56 废 Wasteland Reboot: Paradise Restoration System! 废土重启：乐园修复系统！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse175k WordsCompleted Worldbuilding: In 2077, the Great Annihilation disaster erupted (nuclear war + a genetic virus leak), turning the surface into a wasteland. Cities collapsed into jungles of steel and concrete, radioactive dust blanketed the land, and mutated creatures (sand locust beasts, iron-shell rats) took over the ruins. Humanity retreated to underground shelters or formed armed settlements. Only fragments of the old world's civilization remained (rusted amusement park rides, faded fairy-tale murals, defunc —Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 57 顶 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 Yin Shuyi尹姝伊Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 132.5kReads9.0Score12.8k14d adds

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   That part in the middle is indeed like that [I'm almost crying]

8. 58 只 I Only Want to Love You 只愿钟情与你 Always Twelve一直十二Modern Romance99k WordsCompleted Clear-headed beauty × calculating, controlling powerhouse (1v1 coercive romance, forced love, a tragic love story, not for everyone) The thing Xi Yuanwan regrets most in her life is marrying Jiang Chengshen. _ After her parents passed away, she inherited the company’s assets on her own. Her third uncle, the only elder in the family, looked after her devotedly. - Xi Yuanwan first met Jiang Chengshen at a dinner party, where she was taken in by his outward appearance. At the time, he was a promisi 3.8kReads—Score14914d adds

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   Waaaaah, meeting the male lead is the worst pain of her life.

9. 59 重 Severe Attachment: I’ll Only Be a Good Kid for You, Sir 重度依赖，只做先生的乖孩子 The Strongest Little Kitty最强小猫咪Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just appeared and few people have rated it] One couple, both virgins + discipline and growth + dual perspectives + healing [Daddy, 11-year age gap + guiding lover + salvation + powerful man humbles himself] [Severe anxiety: Lia Li An'an × rock-steady at heart: Lucas Lu Zheng] - At nineteen, Li An'an decided to die. Lucas was the one who found her and pieced her back together, bit by bit. The man stood in the rain, tilting the entire umbrella toward her. “Since you d 5.3kReads8.5Score37314d adds
10. 60 捡 I Picked Up a Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Villain, So I’ll Raise an Army and Help You Rebel 捡到白切黑反派，我造反养你 Qian Zhixing千知行Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted [A seemingly weak, secretly ruthless villainous demon emperor x a world-weary, unhinged princess who refuses to back down and fights anyone who crosses her] [Satisfying story + face-slapping + no women fighting each other over men + going berserk + sweet romance] Chu Cige only wanted to quietly log out of Earth and quit the game. But the second she breathed her last, she transmigrated into a book, becoming the princess villainess who served as a stepping stone for the protagonist. System mission 1.1kReads8.4Score16114d adds

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    The female protagonist has no will to live, but she possesses an invincible buff.

11. 61 入 Caught in My Web of Longing 入我相思局 Pan, Shepherd God of the Heavenly Lord's Residence天君府的牧神潘Ancient Romance182k WordsOngoing [Detached, Obsessive Court Musician x Scheming, Unhinged Prince] Historical political intrigue | Devoted couple, 1v1 | Happy ending | A touch of ensemble cast Lin Xiwan always thought she was lucky. Her mother died when she was born, and her father, like everyone else, thought she was a bringer of bad luck and left her to be raised at a country estate. Still, with her grandmother's protection, she made it safely to the age of ten. When she was eleven, her grandmother died. Lin Xiwan was allowed 36Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's a historical romance novel. The female protagonist is detached, has low energy, and lacks the will to live, but she's quite difficult to kill.

12. 62 大 The Young Lady Is Powerful, Yet She Only Wants to Die 大小姐很强，却一心求死 Cen Xing涔星Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Irascible, Unhinged, World-Weary Woman x Flirtatious, Streetwise Man] Mutual exploitation + mutual salvation + feel-good power fantasy + unhinged beauty + mutual devotion + no logic + not quick transmigration Everyone who crosses Mu Zhui'an thinks she's a lunatic. When dealing with her enemies, she just stabs herself. After binding to a quick transmigration System and killing her way through ninety-nine worlds, even the System can't take it anymore: Host, stop killing yourself all the time! If 5.9kReads8.9Score93614d adds

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    This book perfectly matches my taste. The female lead is very strong but desperately wants to die (the kind of death where she can't return to her original world and completely disappears). Basically, if you piss her off, she can beat you, but if she can't, she'll die. She has no will to live. The system, seeing her die 99 times and still want to die, gave her 100 lives. She has a heart condition and dies when she's in a bad mood; if she's entangled with a scumbag, she hangs herself in his room. I highly recommend it.

13. 63 穿 After Becoming a Terminally Ill Heiress, I Can’t Enjoy Life at All! 穿成绝症千金后，活不了一点！ Near Death, I Sat Up in Shock垂死病中惊坐起Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Su Muran spent twenty years treading carefully, then died in an unusually frigid sea. Her birth had killed her mother, and both her father and brother resented her. “Dad, let me tidy that up for you.” Su's father irritably drove her out. “Big brother, I made this cake for you.” She eagerly hoped he would accept it. He threw the cake on the ground with a look of disgust. “Get lost!” The Su family disliked Su Muran, and the servants bullied her. She was tired. Because her mother had given her life 10.1kReads8.9Score74214d adds

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    The female protagonist is alive, but has no desire to live. She's on the verge of death from the very beginning; her previous life was a suicide attempt, and this life she has a terminal illness. She doesn't want to spend even a second of her six months with the disease. [Host, do you have any requests? I will try my best to fulfill them.] [I want to die. Can you find someone else?] System 1111: [...] I want to be alone.

14. 64 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Tragic Cannon Fodder, I Became a Top-Tier Star 穿成悲惨炮灰后我成了顶流 Salted Fish Biscuit in a Tree树上的咸鱼饼干Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhi transmigrated into the body of a doomed supporting character. Her father was an alcoholic, gambler, and wife-beater; her weak mother favored sons over daughters. Her father would sell her, and after enduring inhuman torment, she would become a vicious woman who made a scene in front of the male and female leads once or twice. Then the male lead would expose photos of her with various men, triggering a wave of online abuse. One foggy morning, she would be hit by a car and killed. Jiang 6.6kReads9.1Score66514d adds
15. 65 和 After Sharing Senses with My Husband from an Arranged Marriage, I Became a Hit on a Dating Show 和联姻老公通感后，在恋综爆火 Sour Jujube and Poria Tea酸枣茯苓茶Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted [Golden finger + face-slapping + showbiz + variety show + livestream + everyone falls for her] Chi Sui, a young woman with ALS, enters the world of a novel as a universally disliked supporting female character. Because she likes the male lead, she drags her husband, whom she married for an arranged alliance, onto a dating reality show and gets flamed across the internet. She was ready to give up, but unexpectedly binds herself to a shared-sensation System. From then on, her husband will bear all 4.5kReads8.3Score72314d adds
16. 66 我 The System Punished Me by Making Me Bleed. Why Are You Crying? 我被系统惩罚流血，你们哭什么 Jie Ni Bai杰尼白Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted The Villainess System had never encountered such a difficult tasker. Every time, she chose to reject the task and accept the punishment of bleeding. But can someone explain why this woman has maxed out the male lead’s affection by bleeding from all sorts of places? System: Host, please choose whether to accept the Level Two task: [Steal the original heroine’s scenes]. Failure will result in coughing up blood. Lin Zhumian: I choose to refuse. Then, while acting, she spat out a mouthful of blood. 10.8kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds

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    The Villainous Female Supporting Character System encountered such a troublesome tasker for the first time. The woman refused every task, incurring a bleeding penalty. But could anyone tell it why this woman was managing to maximize the male lead's favorability through bleeding from various parts of her body? System: Host, please choose whether to accept the Level 2 task of stealing the original female lead's scenes. Failure will result in a blood-spitting penalty. Lin Zhumian: I choose to refuse. Then, while acting, she spat out a mouthful of blood. Acting co-star, the movie star: She's so dedicated; she actually got into character. The sharp-tongued director: Did she improvise this? That blood spitting was good! Original female lead: Sister, this is too cruel!

17. 67 恶 The Wicked Supporting Actress Tears Up the Script: Come on, No One Gets to Live 恶毒女配手撕剧本，来啊，都别活 The May Sea五月的海Modern Romance622k WordsCompleted [Rich Families + Entertainment Industry + Satisfying Revenge + Supporting Actress Fights Back + Sweet Romance, One Couple] Shen Zhi is kidnapped and killed in an instant. When she wakes up, she finds herself in the body of a vicious supporting actress with the same name in a brainless novel. The plot in a nutshell: a biased father, a cruel mother, a green-tea sister, and her, the good-for-nothing. As the male lead's number one devoted lapdog, she loves him without getting anything in return, eve 17.4kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds
18. 68 野 Wild Dog and Evening Breeze 野狗与晚风 The Milk Cap Isn't on奶盖没盖Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted [Older woman-younger man romance | Six-year age gap | Healing and redemption] [Cool, reserved antiques restorer × wild, devoted puppy-dog boy] On a rainy night, Si Zhu took home a boy covered in injuries. He was like a trapped young beast, his eyes fierce yet fragile. She gave him a home and set three rules: Don’t enter the studio, be home by ten at night, and keep going to school. At first, they treated each other like ice. He couldn’t sleep in a soft bed, and she was used to living alone. Some 446Reads8.1Score10414d adds

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    The female protagonist used to enjoy extreme sports and thrills, but after an accident where her parents were worried about her and the plane crashed, she became withdrawn and turned to becoming an art restorer.

19. 69 路 The Bystander Female Lead Is Loved by Everyone 路人女配她被所有人爱着 Jiangbei, Searching for Meaning in Travel寻找旅行意义的江北Modern Romance638k WordsOngoing Ordinary girl + Tomie-like, universally captivating beauty + everyone has one-sided feelings for her + turning gay men straight After accidentally transmigrating into a boys' love novel, unlucky Wen Yang has no intention of getting involved in this ridiculous plot. She even manages to spend eighteen years after transmigrating into a book as a mere background female character. After she accidentally encounters a strange woman on a moonless night, Wen Yang is cursed. The curse is called... love? W 3kReads—Score30714d adds

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    I think either is fine.

20. 70 路 After the Walk-On Character Got an Everyone-Loves-Me Aura 路人甲拥有万人迷光环后 Sprinting Down the Road to Self-Destruction在作死的路上狂奔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A quick transmigration story. The heroine is an ordinary person with an ordinary appearance and a mild personality. She really is ordinary! All the handsome guys fall in love with her at first sight. It’s the ultimate Mary Sue story! Everyone has a one-sided crush on her, so if that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Thanks for understanding. [A lot of readers couldn’t accept the first world. You can take a look at the settings revealed in the conversation with the System in Chapter 11, then s 9.8kReads9.1Score58814d adds
21. 71 女 How Could the Villainess Be So Adored? 女配怎么会被痴迷 Jiangbei, Searching for Meaning in Travel寻找旅行意义的江北Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted P.S. A harem of men, not a universally adored heroine. Steady updates, and pretty surreal content. Gender-bending, love at first sight (a lot of it), a challenge to resist falling in love, and the men aren't necessarily virgins. A girl who had never been loved made a desperate wish: to be loved by someone forever. Her powerful obsession drew an unknown being into this world, though it should never have existed here. A gaze as pure as a god's, yet terrifying, follows you. That unknown being is li 1.7kReads—Score10014d adds
22. 72 对 Imprisoned for 100 Days by a Celestial Dragon 【女囚男】对天龙人的百日监禁 He He Wuhui Zi合禾无卉子Modern Romance608k WordsOngoing Stockholm syndrome: When a victim develops an emotional attachment to their abuser. A variation on the domineering CEO imprisoning his canary. This is a captivity-and-taming story where the heroine imprisons the domineering CEO. It is not a 4i romance, just a regular harem romance with a popular heroine. After the imprisoned CEO falls for the heroine, he becomes afraid she’ll abandon him and will do whatever it takes to come back. The second man she imprisoned was the president of the Jiang Cor 127Reads8.4Score12214d adds
23. 73 主 The Boyfriend Who Cheated First 主动出轨的男友 He He Wuhui Zi合禾无卉子Mystery174k WordsOngoing 23Reads—Score214d adds
24. 74 快 Quick Transmigration: The Heartthrob Is Always Getting Hit On 快穿：万人迷总被碰瓷 Ghostly Green Flame鬼火绿Ancient Romance286k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + unbelievably gorgeous + no couples + love at first sight + Rongmei lives for herself and loves her freedom] Each world has only one-sided crushes, with no secondary couples. With multiple male leads, the heroine comes off as rather fickle. She has no unrequited-love storyline. The writing is awkwardly self-indulgent, with an over-the-top, artsy style and a stream-of-consciousness plot. No male or female lead or supporting character who appears in the story is vilified. The 2.6kReads9.0Score14714d adds
25. 75 恶 The Wicked Heartthrob's Quick Transmigration: Trapped in a Shura Field 恶毒万人迷快穿之深陷修罗场 Wine Seller沽酒户Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Villain Harem] ✔ [Legend of the White Snake] ✔ [The Lotus Lantern] ✔ [The Sea's Son] Swear to the heavens, curse you to live forever ✔ [Trashy Female Alpha] ✔ [Undercover Senior Sister] Black turned white: the immortal sect's chief disciple, but a spy for the demonic path ✔ [The Investiture of the Gods] The defiant King of Shang, determined to take everyone down ✔ [Corpse of the King] She is an emperor, but she is not human ✔ [Sinking in the Deep Sea] A villainous researcher and a little mermai 4.5kReads8.9Score42714d adds
26. 76 甜 Why Is This Sweet Host a Villainess? 甜系宿主她怎么是恶女 Jiangbei, Searching for Meaning in Travel寻找旅行意义的江北Two Female Leads530k WordsCompleted GL, one-on-one romance with a protagonist who appears in different roles across the arcs. Zhouzhou has a bit of a universal charmer vibe. Industrial-strength sugar (not really), no logic, and some arcs move at a slow pace. Zhouzhou is a laid-back, lazy top who isn’t particularly domineering. A passionate Host who spends all day trying to get high scores and complete missions vs. a System that’s been thoroughly battered by reality and has become a couch potato. “What’s our wish? The stars and the 295Reads—Score10314d adds
27. 77 伪 The Impostor's Observation Log 伪装者的观测日志 Jiangbei, Searching for Meaning in Travel寻找旅行意义的江北Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Dark] Series 2 Jiang Wang is called the perfect test subject for “love.” Though she has the ability to make everyone fall in love with her, she can't understand how the purest human emotions come into being. By a twist of fate, during that great fire, a System named 012 came to her. Together, they embarked on a new journey, beginning an observer's tour of the world of pretenders... PS: Baby Jiang Wang is a master of disguise. She can imitate the appearance and emotions of people she has seen a 544Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 78 身 As a Girl Everyone Loves, Shouldn't I Be Proud of My Players? 身为万人迷，我玩家骄傲了吗 Jiangbei, Searching for Meaning in Travel寻找旅行意义的江北Sports135k WordsOngoing Fourth Disaster + multiple secret identities + a player everyone loves + no romance As a gaming enthusiast, Jiang Wei became a moderately well-known game tester not long after losing her job. Her main task is to test the gameplay experience of various games. She takes on all sorts of identities in the games: Yuan San, the River God's bride, trapped for her entire life in a small mountain village with no way out; Xu Lingyuan, the city lord's daughter, who wept as she sent the little beggar away w 101Reads—Score714d adds
29. 79 美 Beauty Is the Deadliest Weapon 美色是最强杀器 He He Wuhui Zi合禾无卉子Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I lov 642Reads—Score12014d adds
30. 80 重 After Being Reborn, I Became the Beloved Female Side Character 重生后，女配的我被团宠了 Suoda's Wife索大的媳妇Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted Warning: This is not a female-lead power fantasy about revealing a secret identity. If that’s what you’re looking for, you can leave. [Some angst + reborn + adored by everyone + sweet romance + variety show] In her previous life, after the youngest daughter of Beijing’s wealthy Lu family went missing, they blamed their eldest daughter, Lu Yinghan, for failing to look after her little sister and drove her out. Lu Yinghan made her own way in life, but on her twentieth birthday, she was diagnosed w 132.2kReads9.2Score11k14d adds

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    I cried. I just kept crying 😭😭😭

31. 81 非 Neither Family nor Stranger 非亲非故非陌生 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted For thirteen years, Song Li endured He Qian’s torment and humiliation, walking on eggshells every single day. The truth finally came to light in the year He Qian loved her most, but by then, nothing could change Song Li’s resolve to die... Only when He Qian held the blood-soaked woman in his arms did he truly understand what despair meant. 6.4kReads8.8Score26914d adds

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    😢😢😢

32. 82 玫 The Rose Flirts Without Knowing It, and the Older Roughneck Can’t Take It 玫瑰撩不自知，年上糙汉遭不住 Gao Yi高一Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Modern romance + rugged hero + doting love + age gap + both leads' first love] On a rainy night in Biancheng, someone pushed open the door to Gu Ye's auto repair shop. Lao Wu, a former employee who'd gotten into trouble, was entrusting his daughter to Gu Ye. "She'll be nineteen in a week. She... she can take care of you." Lao Wu gestured hurriedly, just hoping to find his daughter a way to survive. The girl trembled all over, tears falling silently. One look at her left Gu Ye stunned. The 11.8kReads7.2Score56914d adds

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    The female protagonist suffers from severe anxiety.

33. 83 大 The Mad and Gloomy Senior Sister Just Wants to Kick the Bucket 大师姐疯癫又阴郁，只想嗝屁 A Bowl of Lotus Seed Soup来碗莲子羹Ancient Romance959k WordsOngoing Li Xiaoxiang leaped from a rooftop, but instead of dying, she transmigrated. She became Li Xiaoxiang, the useless eldest senior sister of the “Number One Immortal Sect.” As soon as she arrived, she ran into a familiar plot: cutting out her golden core to save her junior sister and the sect. With a wicked grin, she cut open her dantian. “So, Junior Sister, do you want this golden core that represents my beauty, this one that represents my kindness, or this one that represents how beautiful and ki 1kReads8.2Score19414d adds

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    I highly recommend both of these books. The first one is a serialized story! It's very well-written. If you're looking for a fast-paced story that quickly gets you hooked, but then slows down and becomes very coherent later on, then this is the one for you. The second one is about a murderer who falls in love with his victim, having sworn to kill her, but ultimately begging her not to die (this is truly a masterpiece).

34. 84 海 Begonias Fade in Late Autumn 海棠谢于暮秋 Ren Jin Huan仁尽欢13k WordsCompleted The Begonias Fade in Late Autumn —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead pretends to be cured and writes a will, which is extremely heart-wrenching.

35. 85 反 A Villain for a Dad, a Fallen Mom, and a Daughter Who Wrecks the House 反派的爸，黑化的妈，拆家的她 File Transfer in Progress此文件传输中Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Adorable Child + Everyone's Darling + Lighthearted Comedy + Entire Family Are Villains + Healing Each Other] What would you do if your family consisted of: 1. Your biological mom, the real heiress in a switched-at-birth story who was abandoned and turned evil, with a short life ahead of her. 2. Your obsessive, sickly dad, whose biological mother nearly beat him until his legs were broken, leaving him deeply traumatized, also with a short life ahead of him. 3. Your older brother, who never got a 5kReads8.8Score45414d adds

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    "When He trapped me in this tender body, trying to make me compromise with what I already possessed, I refused to let Him have His way." "Being used as a pawn and manipulated like a fool, not letting them know the truth is my last act of mercy towards them."

36. 86 我 I'm a Spy, and I Switched Bodies with an Enemy Officer 我，奸细，和敌方军官互换身体了 Stealing Cables in the Dead of Night半夜三更偷电缆Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted [Soul swap + faked death + mild coercion + push and pull + groveling pursuit + romance-focused] Xu Lian, a conscientious spy, is diagnosed with a terminal illness and callously abandoned by her organization. To take revenge, she uncovers a secret family technique and swaps bodies with an enemy officer that very night. Song Jinze, a top commander who stands above everyone else, wakes up one morning in the body of a lowly slum dweller. After the swap, they begin a battle of wits. Xu Lian has forg 28kReads9.4Score4.2k14d adds

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    I was a little dog who was always considered dirty. I was dying, and one day, I moved into a large, empty house. The owner hated the mud on me, hated that I always dirtied his clean floors. But I was so cold, I couldn't resist the urge to warm up. So I stole his key and stayed there temporarily. I ruined his ornaments and lit a fire in the hall without permission. I opened his door without permission, lying to him that I liked it here, telling him, "I'll remember your kindness." I was happy, but I always knew that one day I would return to my muddy state. I wasn't fire, but ashes, noise, and a speck of mud that had dirtied his perfect floor. So I left, secretly sweeping away the dust I'd brought in with my tail. I left behind one of my softest hairs, my only and cleanest gift. I thought that this way, the house would return to its clean, empty state that he loved. But a long time later, I passed by again. The door seemed to have always been open for me. He didn't wipe away my footprints, and ashes still lingered on the fireplace brick where I had been lying. But he treasured the ornament I had broken. I've forgotten so many things, but he remembers them all. He doesn't seem to like my clean hair; he always stares blankly at my muddy footprints. So, it turns out, someone can like the mud on me. I sat by the window, watching, for a long time. Then, I rushed up and hugged the homeowner, saying, "Let's make up, Song Jinze."

37. 87 哭 Begging for Mercy Through Tears! My Ex Locked Me Up as Punishment 哭着求饶！被前男友关黑屋惩罚了 Wu Zhiye雾枝野Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted [Second Chance at Love] [Both Leads Are Chaste in Body and Mind] [Angst and Push-Pull Tension] [Locked-Room Confinement] Ji Wu transmigrated into a book, won over its gloomy villain, then left that world. Before she left, she broke up with him, humiliated him, and ran off with a rich man. Tan Xu hated her to the core. Three years later, the System malfunctioned, sending her back to the world of the book. "Ji Wu, you actually dare to come back? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?" Tan Xu hated her s 42.3kReads8.7Score5.6k14d adds
38. 88 星 Across the Stars and Moon, I Send My Love 星月渡相思 Breeze for a Pillow, Clouds for a Blanket挽风枕云Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted [Amnesiac innocent heroine] VS [possessive love] VS [devoted couple] Years ago, the Luo family was framed and ruined overnight. Unwilling to let Luo Mingyu be dragged down with her, Tang Xi cruelly dumped him and turned around to marry his sworn enemy. She said, “If I ever think of you, an old acquaintance, I’ll burn some spirit money for you during the holidays. Just remember to come collect it, Mr. Luo.” He replied, “There’s no need to trouble yourself, Miss Tang. I find what you burn filthy. 159Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    It ended in tragedy.

39. 89 听 I Heard You've Liked Me for a Long Time 听说你喜欢我很久了 Qing Wuyu青梧鱼Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Campus | Redemption | Unrequited Love from the Male Lead | Open Communication | Pure Romance, 1v1 | Happy Ending] [Resilient, Frail Girl × Gentle, Guiding Boy] * To Chang Queyin, he was the moon in the sky. Bold and dazzling, he was the adored pride of everyone around him. She was the river below, reflecting the moon's image, beautiful from afar but never to be approached. An endless rainstorm raged in her heart. She was afraid conversations might touch on her family, wrapped herself up tight, 1.6kReads8.3Score32614d adds

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    A resilient, frail girl versus a gentle, guiding boy. The female lead is well-behaved and gentle, occasionally playful. Her unhappy family background hasn't led her astray; she lives tenaciously like a blade of grass. The male lead is her light. Later, some events cause her emotional breakdown, the final straw that breaks her, making her feel that what she's been striving for has lost its meaning. The male lead accompanies her as she slowly recovers. The female lead is intelligent, brave, and not weak. Both are virtuous and pure, both physically and mentally. The male lead is not a playboy, has no exes, and is the class monitor of male virtue. 1v1, HE (Happy Ending). The male lead has a long-held, unrequited love for the female lead.

40. 90 快 The Quick Transmigration Host Has Little Will to Survive and Always Wants to Be the Villain 快穿宿主求生欲低且总想当反派 Yong Jin Si Xin泳锦似心Ancient Romance258k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration] [Dual Powerhouses] [Violent, Unhinged Beauty] [The Female Lead Is Possessive of the Male Lead] [Games] [Infinite Worlds] [Doomsday Management] [God-Tier Identity] Lin Zhijing was famous for being a violent, unhinged beauty in poor health. She detested yanderes. When one acted up, she would rather throw hands than waste words. Anyone who picked a fight got two slaps, and if they really angered her, she would carry her "Thunder Hammer" around and pound people with it. After 94Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Quick Transmigration + Strong Couple + Crazy + Female Lead Addicted to Male Lead + Infinite Flow + Game + Post-Apocalyptic Management + God-Level Identity] Lin Zhijing is a perfumer. Addicted to purple and world-weary. Her biggest goal in life is to create the most exquisite fragrance in the world, and then—to end it all. Until the system appears. The system promises: complete the task, and you'll get all sorts of rewards. Lin Zhijing, laughing, stabbed herself in the back right in front of the system. The system screamed incoherently. [Warning: Host's survival instinct is too low, unable to bind.] [Current survival instinct: 10%.] Only when the system promises to restore her divine power do Lin Zhijing reluctantly nod. Her quick transmigration journey begins. Transmigrating through various worlds, she specializes in stealing the villain's script. The fragrances she creates become nightmares for many! System crash: "Please! Don't kill me!" Lin Zhijing wiped her sword: "I'm the female lead now, let's see whose protagonist halo is bigger." [Survival instinct: 8%] The system: It'll carry its host to the end even if it has to kneel. It continued its antics. Until it entered a world where the rules changed. [Warning: Infinite flow mode activated. Dungeon death rate 99%, death is real death.] This was no longer a childish task; death was real. Lin Zhijing raised an eyebrow. Finally, something interesting was happening. There was someone who always followed her—royal purple eyes, the fragrance of iris. All things she liked. Xiao Ziheng chuckled: "We're a match made in heaven." Lin Zhijing smiled calmly, raising her hand to pull out her love thread, the corners of her mouth slowly curving upwards, revealing a crazy smile. "Want to try?" She said, "Let's see if I can truly fall in love with you."

41. 91 克 The Secret of Klein Blue 克莱因蓝的秘密 A Fish in Kindergarten幼儿园里的鱼Modern Romance81k WordsCompleted Everyone is an island, left to grow desolate and grieve alone. - Epigraph He came toward her, travel-worn, carrying an old glass lantern. After years apart, he said, “Long time no see.” She kicked him. “Long time no see, my foot! Pan Shiyi, where have you been all year?” He said, “I came to confess my feelings for you.” She promptly fainted. A storm at sea left everyone stranded on a remote island. She opened an inn, and he refused to leave. When he couldn't pay his bill, he said, “Then I'll of 49Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    A true story. There's never been so much redemption in this world. The entire novel carries a subtle sadness, leaving the reader feeling quite depressed. She said she loved this world very much, but in the end, she still chose to leave it.

42. 92 贺 Dr. He Keeps His Desires in Check in Public, but Loses Control Only for Her in Private 贺医生人前禁欲，人后只对她失控 Nine Fields Neurotic Frog九野神经蛙Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Workplace Romance + Female Growth + Comeback + Sweet and Satisfying Romance + The Contrast of a Chaste Exterior] He was the doctor who helped her heal: gentle, aloof, and restrained. He taught her not to put up with things anymore. From then on, Xu Ke, once an easy pushover for anyone to manipulate, became a “certified madwoman” who went wild with a license. Whether it was people picking fights, using psychological manipulation, or harassing her at work and shifting the blame, she took them d 343Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book features a female protagonist suffering from bipolar disorder, and the male protagonist is her psychiatrist. High quality! Super enjoyable! 👍 No substitutes! I only recommend this one!

43. 93 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    This book isn't suitable for young children or those with a "fast-paced" or wish-fulfillment mentality; it's an absolute textbook example of contemporary romance, with sophisticated business intrigue and romance. Every character is incredibly captivating, the male lead is deeply devoted, the female lead is quite compelling, and the premise is unique and absolutely brilliant.

44. 94 警 Captain, Stop Flirting: The Forensic Doctor Is Losing His Mind 警花队长别撩了，法医先生要疯了 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery79k WordsOngoing Ye Xi, a former narcotics officer, was suddenly appointed captain of a criminal investigation team. In a short time, she solved one difficult case after another, earning the respectful nickname Captain Ye from everyone around her. Ye Xi had always kept her personal and professional lives strictly separate, until Si Ye unexpectedly entered her life. Their first meeting was a comedy of errors. Si Ye came across her at her lowest and, with one offhand warning, set their fates on a tangled course. I 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is super cool and efficient at solving cases, which makes it quite enjoyable. However, she's not entirely innocent; she's a forensic assistant. The second book is also about forensic medicine. The romance scenes are not great.

45. 95 离 Unbelievable! From the Start, I Was at a Crime Scene 离谱！开局就是案发现场 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery413k WordsCompleted [The rating has just been posted; it will rise later] When Xia Zhu woke up, she had become the prime suspect in a dismemberment case, and the victim's head was in her refrigerator. She was the unluckiest person alive! While others panicked and rushed to prove their innocence, she stayed at the crime scene to examine the details. Drawing on her forensic expertise, she pieced together the clues, investigated the inconsistencies, cleared her name, and helped the police identify the real culprit. Sh 6.7kReads6.9Score80614d adds
46. 96 警 Officer, Stop Guessing. I’m Really Innocent 警官别猜了，我真是无辜的啊 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery99k WordsOngoing [Don’t read this. Check out the new book with the same title instead.] Everyone thought the young heiress of the Si family was a timid pushover, known in their circle for liking nothing but corpses and barely speaking. But no one expected that after disappearing and returning, the once timid, soft-spoken girl would change her name, become decisive and ruthless, and join the criminal investigation squad. When faced with a case, she calmly analyzes the situation and offers to act as bait to help t 29Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 97 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 117kReads9.6Score13.7k14d adds

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    All of them are quite heart-wrenching.

48. 98 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 116.7kReads9.5Score16.4k14d adds
49. 99 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 196.6kReads9.5Score24.6k14d adds
50. 100 惊 Jing Yu Xun Jin 惊予浔槿 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later | Older man | Sweet romance | 1v1, both leads are each other's only partner | Slow burn] [The rating just came out, but it'll go up later] In Beijing's elite circles, everyone said the eldest daughter of the Luo family was cold and indifferent. Luo Jin thought so too, and figured she was perfectly suited to being a pawn in a marriage alliance. So when the “smiling King of Hell” proposed to her in front of everyone at a banquet, she asked only six words: “When are we r 11.8kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds

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    You only realize how heartbreaking it is when you see the later parts.

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