Any Books With a Colder, More Taciturn Protagonist and an Unawkward Romance? 有没有主角冷酷一点不废话情感线不尴尬的的书😅
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The Gray Lotus 灰莲花
[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
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Underworld Decree 冥辞
As the times changed, divine miracles gradually faded from view. At the end of an era, countless talents emerged. The Five Continents each belong to one of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, each wielding one element to explore the Great Dao. The story begins in Fire Continent. A boy destined to lose control and descend into madness joins a sect. How will he defy his fate, retrace the remnants of myth, and seek the meaning of life? Will he destroy, or protect? Will he burn t
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A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From the Start, I'm Just a Shop Assistant 凡人修仙：开局是个店小二
An ordinary mortal, alone and helpless in another world. He has watched the geniuses of the Myriad Worlds rise and fall. He has witnessed countless chosen ones reach their peaks and sink into obscurity. He has tasted the world’s warmth and cruelty, and when he looks back from the summit, how many people will still be by his side?
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Bloodshadow Assassin 血影杀手
Legends of him fill the martial world, but no one has ever truly seen his face. Is he a ruthless assassin or a passionate swordsman? The martial world is about more than martial arts; above all, it's about the human heart. Traps lie everywhere, and one careless step can leave you caught in someone else's scheme. The swordsman remains the same, the martial world remains the same, and another storm of blood and violence is about to erupt...
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- 5 The Cold-Blooded Soldier King and the Beautiful CEO 冷酷兵王俏总裁 He was once a king, but now he has become a pathetic loser in his wife’s eyes. A political marriage has forced two people from different worlds to live under the same roof. “Vulgar, uncivilized, living off a woman. How could a pathetic loser like you deserve to be my man, Li Yao? You’d better die out there and never come back!” “Wife, if you’d just be a little patient, you might find I have plenty of good qualities...” “Get lost!” 20Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 6 The Coldhearted CEO's Little Maid 冷酷总裁的小女仆 Overnight, her father was framed and sent to prison, her mother was forced to work, and their perfect family fell apart. To atone for her father's crimes, she willingly endured humiliation and his torment. He said, “The revenge game has only just begun. Enjoy yourself, my little maid.” She let him do as he pleased, letting him rule her world. Then, in the blink of an eye, she discovered it was all a scheme someone else had planned from the start, and that there had been a misunderstanding betwee 167Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 7 The Cold CEO's Springtime 冷酷总裁的春天 She had lived a quiet life with her mother ever since she was little, relying on each other. Then her father suddenly appeared, catching her completely off guard. Over the next two years, she slowly came to accept him. She thought their happy life would go on like this, but fate played a cruel joke on her. Her father's wife showed up to make a scene. Her frail mother fell ill from the shock and sank into a coma. The doctor's diagnosis made one thing clear: she needed money... The old man she hap —Reads—Score—Shelves
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The 996 Prince's Guide to Surviving in Another World 996王子的异世界生存之道
Liu San, an overworked office drone trapped in the old world's 996 grind, transmigrates by accident to another world of swords and magic and becomes the empire's First Prince. After a series of extraordinary adventures, he grows into an immensely powerful mage. A cast of heroines with very different personalities accompanies Mu Han on his journey: his childhood friend, a noble princess; a beautiful fox woman of the demi-human tribes; and a seductive vampire queen from the demon realm... A series
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Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅
After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr
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- 10 I Dumped My Poor, Good-for-Nothing Boyfriend for a Powerful Brocade Guard 踹掉穷渣男，我选权势滔天锦衣卫 [Hilarious] + [Lighthearted] + [Good values]: How do you turn an aloof, celibate man into a clingy puppy? Rong Shu raises her hand: I know this one! She transmigrated into an orphan whose parents had died, struggling to survive while caring for her younger brother. To protect herself, she spread the word everywhere that she was involved with Wei Yan, the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Before long, the men who had been targeting her ran off with their tails between their legs. Rong S 26.5kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves
- 11 Fleeing Far Away, Her Leaves Flourish 逃之夭夭，其叶蓁蓁 Zhenzhen, the thirteenth princess of Chen, dreams of roaming the world and righting wrongs. When she learns she is the princess of Guifang, her dream changes: find the map of the mineral deposits and found a kingdom. As she pursues her dream, betrayal by those she loves brings her great pain, while people across the various states who want the map plot against her at every turn. Amid all this cruelty and ruthlessness, Prince Hu of Zheng seems to have ulterior motives, yet he is always there to h 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Thousand Years of Sign-In in the Underworld, Then Reincarnating Makes the Empress Cry 地府签到千年，投胎气哭女帝
After Li Heng died, his soul entered the underworld. He thought he would be reincarnated, but instead he unlocked a sign-in System in the Hall of the King of Hell. And so he became a lowly underworld officer who swept floors, wandering through every corner of the underworld. “Ding! You signed in at the Hall of the King of Hell and received the King of Hell's Sword!” “Ding! You signed in on the Eighteenth Level of Hell and received the Primordial Demon God Spear!” “Ding! You signed in at the Hall
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- 13 From the Start, I'm an Emperor: Building an Ancient Divine Sect 开局大帝境，打造太古神宗 After Wang Yi became sect leader, he activated a System and was rewarded with the cultivation of a Great Emperor. He vowed to build the greatest divine sect of the ancient era. Looking at the many prodigies hoping to join his sect... “What? You have a Supreme Bone and want to become a Holy Son? Sorry, in our sect, people with Supreme Bones are only good enough to guard the gate!” “You have the bloodline of a Heavenly Phoenix? Not bad! The kitchen needs a chef who can produce phoenix fire, so the 19.7kReads8.4Score982Shelves
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Half-Face Makeup 半面妆
Man: "Why have you only done half your makeup?" Woman: "Because you only have one eye, so you're only worthy of admiring half my beauty, appreciating half my charm, and savoring half my elegance."
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The Old Demon Wants to Slack Off 老魔想摆烂
[Ensemble Cast + Eastern Fantasy + Not a Power Trip + Enlightenment Through Worldly Experience] Good is not goodness, but transcendence. Evil is not wickedness, but a means of changing fate. A mighty figure with multiple personalities and a staggering thirst for slaughter goes round and round, only to return to his childhood. The max-level powerhouse plans to lie flat, but a sage uses a beauty scheme against him. He doesn't fall for it. Just after he breaks off his engagement, the sage comes
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The Terrifying World in Another Realm 异世之惊悚世界
A meteor strikes Earth, the population plummets, and the fabric of space-time twists. A world appears out of nowhere in the meteor crater. From then on, humanity faces an unprecedented era of upheaval. [Dual rebirth + One heroine + Esports + Another world + Campus beauty + Underachiever and top student] A novel with an urban-fiction feel! Wang Shuiyi is someone who realized how empty life can be. Reborn, Wang Shuiyi longs more than anyone to live a life that feels real. If no one is there to she
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Backstabbing the Heavens 背刺苍天
[Transmigration + No System + Lighthearted and clean + Witty humor + Wildly imaginative] The jianghu isn't all about fighting and killing. More often, it's about human relationships and social savvy… The most important thing when wandering the jianghu is the word “righteousness.” As the saying goes, rely on friends when you're out and your wife when you're home. Find the right powerful ally, and you'll be able to hold your own in the jianghu… There's always a higher mountain and a sky beyond the
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Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了
[No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po
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- 19 Seal of Merit 功德印 A thousand years later, the former demoness bears a Merit Seal and embarks on a new life, guiding people toward goodness and accumulating merit. Little does she know that the very first person she meets is so wicked he draws the wrath of both gods and men. Get him to mend his ways? Forget it. I might as well die again. 211Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 20 Oh No! I Transmigrated into the Sister of the Heroine in an Angsty Romance 坏了！我穿成虐文女主的姐姐 Ye Zhi had only wanted to find a brainless sweet romance to relax with, but she never expected to be duped by an angst-ridden story disguised as a sweet romance! In this novel, the male lead drives the female lead's family into bankruptcy, gets her whole family killed, and then locks her up, subjecting her to every kind of physical and emotional abuse. Yet after a series of melodramatic events, the male lead apologizes and gives in, and the female lead has already forgotten the deep blood feud b 6.1kReads9.3Score613Shelves
- 21 The Villain's Defiant Backbone Weighs Three Hundred Jin 反派逆骨三百斤 [Witty, lighthearted, no romance, mainly jianghu adventures, with some court intrigue and farming] Just as she and her enemy died together, a soul-being made a deal with her: he would preserve her memories for one lifetime, so he could see the mortal world through her eyes. Luo Yang agreed without a second thought. If the deal didn't work out, she could return the goods. Preserving her memories was a big deal. And so, she became a tiny baby named Luo Acha. With elders above her and no children o 5.9kReads9.3Score786Shelves
- 22 The D-List Cannon Fodder's Conquest Guide 十八线炮灰逆袭攻略 Sweet romance She was in the lab when trouble came out of nowhere. Su Luo had only dozed off for a moment before waking up transmigrated into the body of a minor villainess with a scandal-ridden reputation in a novel. How could she clear her name, turn her life around, take over the entertainment industry, marry a rich and handsome man, and reach the pinnacle of life? Su Luo had her own theory. First, we should… Result: Social Death, 1 kill! Second, we should… Result: Social Death, 2 k 1.6kReads9.2Score185Shelves
- 23 The Metaphysics Master Relies on Ghostbusting to Stay Alive 玄学大佬靠捉鬼续命 Jiang Hui failed her tribulation and was blasted to bits by bolt after bolt of heavenly lightning. Just when she thought her life and cultivation were over, she came back to life, and even got a System thrown in for free. The System told her she had only three hours left to live. To extend her life, she had to earn merit and exchange it for more time. Jiang Hui was delighted. Earning merit was right up her alley! Unfortunately, the System was a total rip-off. She exorcised evil spirits, told for 9.3kReads9.3Score1kShelves
- 24 Lotus Pond, Mulberry Warmth 荷塘桑暖 Su Qinghe's soul enters the body of a twelve-year-old girl from a military household, and through a twist of fate, she ends up on the battlefield. The battle-hungry boy who keeps turning up later risks his life to save her time and again. He tells her, “I just want you to live.” But Su Qinghe only wants him to live his own life. She only meant to help the young officer with a few little problems. She never meant to get tangled up in his marriage prospects. The haughty young lady from Shengjing d 428Reads9.0Score100Shelves
- 25 The Princess Consort Is Poor and Miserable, and Loves to Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger 王妃她又穷又苦，还喜欢扮猪吃虎 Wen Yu, the chancellor's son famous throughout the capital, was a good-for-nothing who spent all day shirking his studies and loafing around. The night before, her father had just dragged her out of a brothel. The next day, she passed the imperial examinations and came first. Not a single person in the capital believed she could place first. They all marveled that she had such a good father! Even Wen Yu herself found it hard to believe. She couldn't help asking her father, “Did you bribe the exa 4.7kReads9.2Score482Shelves
- 26 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 31kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
- 27 The Little Ancestor of the Mystical Sect Has Returned from Cultivation 玄门小祖宗修仙回来了 [Signed for print publication]+ [Metaphysical fantasy, urban supernatural, mystery and crime-solving, ensemble cast, sweet romance, 1v1 (there is a male lead, but he’s basically just set dressing!)] After returning from the cultivation world, Yuan Jiu becomes the junior grandmaster of Guiyuan Temple. There are only two people in the whole temple, and it’s three hundred million in debt. After looking over the bills, Yuan Jiu just wants to give up on the spot. But if she doesn’t repay her debt 21.2kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves
- 28 We Just Had Our Home Confiscated, and Now It's the Apocalypse? I'm Stockpiling Supplies in Ancient Times to Escape the Famine 刚抄家又末世？我在古代囤货逃荒 [Apocalyptic Disasters + Medicine + Superpowers + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling Supplies + No Saintly Heroine] Su Hua transmigrates into a book. She isn’t the heroine or even a supporting character, just a complete sucker who isn’t even important enough to have her name mentioned. In three days, her family will be confiscated and she’ll be exiled. Three months later, she’ll face extreme heat, heavenly fire, earthquakes, tsunamis... The world will turn into a map straight out of the Classic of Mo 24.3kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
- 29 This Host Has What It Takes: She’ll Take On Any Mess 这宿主能处，什么烂摊子她都敢上 [Quick Transmigration, Comeback, Male and Female Leads Both on a Mission] [Tip] There is a male lead, but romance plays a relatively small part. [Synopsis] The Underworld is launching a new service: people with enough merit can apply for an early reincarnation. To earn enough merit to ascend, Su Wan must travel to different worlds, live out the rest of the lives of those who applied to the Underworld for early reincarnation, and fulfill their wishes. A stand-in, a suspect, the apocalypse: every 4kReads9.1Score423Shelves
- 30 The Fake Heiress Who Returned from the Mystical Arts World Is Fortune-Telling at Her Stall Again 玄门回来的假千金又在摆摊算卦了 Xiao Li spent a hundred years in the Xuanmen. Even the little guard dog Xiao Hei, who joined at the same time as her, has already ascended to the upper realm, while she is still stuck guarding the temple gate and basking in the sun. The ancestral spirit appeared to her and said, “Xiao Li, you came from another world, and your worldly ties remain unresolved. If you wish to ascend, you must return to where you came from and settle your mortal affairs. Only then can you grasp the Heavenly Dao!” Bac 4.6kReads9.2Score750Shelves
- 31 The Imperial Preceptor Fears Nothing 国师她无所畏惧 Xue Fei, Grand Preceptor of the Great Abyss, wakes from a nap to find that the Great Abyss is gone, the crown prince of its enemy nation has been reincarnated several times, and she is sitting in a coffin, staring wide-eyed at a group of strangely dressed people. An earthquake sweeps across the deserts of northwestern Huaguo. In its aftermath, an ancient tomb appears in the sands. Archaeologists hurry to the site and, after countless hardships, finally reach the main chamber. Then the coffin ope 2.6kReads9.1Score236Shelves
- 32 The Heiress Returns: My Vision Is as Grand as My Motherland 千金归来：我的格局是祖国 [Completed, Cool-Tempered Heroine + True Heiress of a Wealthy Family (The Family’s Real Darling) + The Main Story Is About Soldiers and Family Bonds + No Male Lead] Liao Xu, the long-lost heiress of the Su Group, one of the capital’s top wealthy families, returns after fourteen years. The upper crust is thrown into an uproar. Everyone assumes a prestigious family must care about appearances. This true heiress, they think, has nothing going for her but her stunning looks. How could she compare to 12kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
- 33 A Journey Through the Heavens, Starting with Xiao Longnu 从小龙女开始诸天之旅 On her eighteenth birthday, Little Dragon Maiden from The Return of the Condor Heroes is possessed by the soul of someone from the future. Overwhelmed by the flood of information from the future, she loses control of her inner power and is gravely wounded. And outside the ancient tomb, a Daoist nun is lying in wait. What is she supposed to do now? Just then, a line of text appears before her eyes. [Begin a journey through the myriad worlds?] “...Yes.” 8.6kReads9.3Score509Shelves
- 34 I Pledged Myself to a Slacker, and the Metaphysics Master’s Secret Identity Was Exposed 我与咸鱼画押，玄学大佬马甲被扒 [No romance + mysticism + a cast of lovable goofballs + spiritual qi revival + a little wish fulfillment + secret identities + transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite] Gu Juanyan transmigrates into a novel about secret identities as a fake heiress side character with her brain in her backside. All she does is court death and give the heroine chances to face-slap her. After learning her situation, Gu Juanyan decides to keep out of trouble and live like a lazy fish. She had hoped to coast t 14.8kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves
- 35 The Bride-to-Be 将嫁 Three years ago, to pacify the western frontier, he married the daughter of the Governor-General of Yongzhou as his empress. But during his lifetime, he met Huo Shiying, the one and only woman of her kind, and the sole female general in the Great Yan dynasty. She doesn't know, and no one else does either, that he has followed her life for twenty whole years. When he was six, he first heard his mother and eldest sister mention her name, and wondered how a two-year-old girl could have been taken t 25kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
- 36 The Treacherous Minister 奸臣 Zhao Wuyou was the son of a treacherous minister, and everyone at court had to respectfully call him “Little Chancellor.” Father and son controlled the court and toyed with political power, so plenty of people wanted him dead. Mu Baili was the eunuch in charge of the Directorate of Ceremonial and the governor of the Eastern Depot. He seemed respectful, mild-mannered, and kind to everyone, but in truth he was a wolf who devoured people without leaving a bone. What a shame that such a ruthless ma 4.4kReads9.1Score522Shelves
