I’m So Frustrated. Why Do All Novels Nowadays Feel Like the Same Type? 烦死了，怎么感觉现在的小说都差不多类型的

1. 1 金 Rules for a Caged Canary: Don't Expose the Powerful Man's Fake Blindness 金丝雀守则，别拆穿大佬装瞎 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted [Print edition in the works] [Physiological obsession] [Mild yandere male lead] [Both leads are inexperienced in body and heart] The male lead is not a criminal. A tribute to every unsung hero who bears the burden and keeps going. When Li Yang is expelled from the police academy, she is recruited for an undercover mission. Li Yang: “Do I need to seduce him?” Officer: “No. You’ll just be making tea.” Li Yang: “Who is the target?” Officer: “The most doted-on son of a prominent Southeast Asian 70.8kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves

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   The themes are all quite novel, especially the first one, "My God!" The first one has a twist where the female lead approaches the male lead as an undercover agent! [Cool] The second one is a pure love story [crying] The third one has a female lead who isn't virginal, but she has a lot of male leads, it looks super exciting! [Shy]

2. 2 快 Quick Transmigration: A Scoundrel’s Redemption Handbook 快穿之人渣洗白手册 Renewing Myself Every Day日日自新Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Song Peinian is the newest graduate of the University of Time and Space. After graduation, they take on the job of protecting people who have been wronged in countless minor worlds, traveling from one world to another with System 8211. 8211: Ding~ The Host followed the assigned character today, too~ First World: The Marquis’s House’s Phoenix Man Second World: The Good Son of the 1970s Third World: I Rely on My Girlfriend to Work My Way Through School Fourth World: The Abusive Stepfather Fifth 65kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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   I'd be incredibly grateful if anyone could recommend something similar, excluding older works.

3. 3 我 My Youth Was Like a Pile of Mud 我的青春，好似一摊烂泥 Jiu Shihan酒诗寒Urban2.3M WordsOngoing (Youth, School Life, Growing Up, Everyday Life, Redemption) Told in the first person, this is a coming-of-age story about a bad boy who matches wits with students and teachers at his school. They save one another and gradually grow up. My name is Fang Yuan. Ever since I was a child, I've been different from other people's kids. Girls say I'm as thick as a log, and my friends say I'm selfish. But I never thought there was anything wrong with that. Because I'm not a good person to begin with. W 155.6kReads9.5Score11.4kShelves

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   I really like it!

4. 4 末 Apocalypse Invasion: Survival Begins Aboard an Infinite Train 末日入侵：从无限列车开始求生 Little Orange Rabbit小橘兔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it only just came out, but it's been steadily climbing.) [Apocalypse invasion + apocalyptic other worlds + survival + upgradeable storage space + working with the Motherland + heroine grows stronger over time + incredible luck] The apocalypse game is about to invade, and only the Infinite Train can give humanity the means to save itself. On her way back to school, Ming Chu stepped aboard the Infinite Train and was instantly sent to an apocalyptic world overrun by zombi 165kReads8.9Score32.7kShelves

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   Highly recommended! Every single one of these books is fantastic and incredibly interesting, with very different themes and each possessing its own unique worldview! They're all excellent! I highly recommend them to everyone!

5. 5 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 37.1kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves

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   Looking for a story with two strong leads? Want something unconventional? Tired of the same old formula? Check out these two: 1️⃣ Completed. I spent over 60 hours reading it, rereading it several times. Miss Zong comes from an ordinary background, yet she's respected in the elite circles (her personal charm is incredibly strong). Ye Huaqing was emotionally detached before meeting the female lead, but completely falls for her. This book isn't just about romance; it also includes business battles, ensemble casts, and dialogues often incorporate philosophical and physics-related reflections. The writing style is sophisticated, not just a mindless sweet romance. Sacrificing pride, defensiveness, and rationality for love is a metaphor for two people giving their hearts to each other. 2️⃣ The author is incredibly devoted to her fans. This is a sequel to "Lotus," but both books are independent. A cunning, younger, calculating male lead meets an upright and righteous female lead. The darker, more suspenseful atmosphere is stronger; their love is filled with gamesmanship, testing, and mutual redemption, creating a tense and sharp atmosphere. The story isn't finished yet, but the exciting updates are ongoing!

6. 6 装 I Pretended to Be Rich and Became the Most Popular Girl at the Elite Academy 装富后我成了贵族学院万人迷 Snow on Green青上雪Two Male Leads466k WordsOngoing [Pretending to be an aristocrat at an elite academy without getting exposed + Wish fulfillment + The protagonist always has everything under control and stays on top + The protagonist is a black-hearted-on-the-inside, flirtatious beauty who plays innocent + Harem-free everyone-loves-him story, ship whoever you want; bonus chapters explore alternate pairing routes + Dog training + Everyone's Favorite + Everyone Is Evil + Includes comment feeds and forums + Elite academy + The protagonist pretends 68.8kReads9.4Score9.1kShelves

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   Currently, none of these books have been found to be meal replacements.

7. 7 先 Don't Die Yet. Big Brother's Going to Show You Something Thrilling 先别死，哥哥带你玩点刺激的 A Love-Struck Academic at Heart一枚热爱学术的恋爱脑Modern Romance491k WordsOngoing The rating just came in, so it'll slowly go up~ [Cool, World-Weary Beauty × Twisted, Scheming Young Master] Everyone knows Song Zhiyu, the heir to the Song family. He is aloof and untouchable, refined and abstinent. Only Ling Xun knows the truth. On the nights they are alone together, she sees his twisted, obsessive madness. She can't escape. She's forced into a very unconventional kind of possessive love. The legal kind. Until she is misdiagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer, and Ling Xun 18.9kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves

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   Books 1 and 3 are very original (the author's other books are also excellent and highly recommended!). If you're tired of formulaic writing, you can read these without worry; the characters and content are very interesting. I've been faithfully following the updates of the last two serialized books every day [drooling emoji].

8. 8 豪 Cast-Off Rich Wife? Sorry, She's a Beautiful Madwoman 豪门弃妇？抱歉，她是疯批美人 One Paycheck, One Hundred Trillion一薪一亿亿Modern Romance937k WordsOngoing [Pursuit of his wife + unhinged heroine + satisfying face-slapping + male rivals competing for her + revenge] This book is also known as Mr. Fu, Your Wife Is Acting Up Again. Three years into their marriage, Mo Lansheng suddenly discovered that her husband was keeping another woman on the side. An ex-girlfriend he still had a thing with, a first love he couldn't let go of, and a whole crowd of admirers. And she was nothing but a discarded rich man's wife in everyone else's eyes. But she wasn't d 23.4kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves

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   The story revolves around a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario, featuring a crazy, highly intelligent, cunning, and ruthless female lead in a fierce and competitive arena.

9. 9 垂 Yearning: Bonus Story, The Wolf and the Rabbit 垂涎番外：狼兔温年 Mu Jiu'an沐九安Male-Channel Fanfiction388k WordsCompleted In the past, misunderstandings and resentment stood between them, and Gao Tu hurried away, covered in wounds. Years later, the misunderstandings were cleared up, and their adorable child brought them together, forging a tender bond between them. After leaving heartbroken, Gao Tu started his career anew and was reborn, rediscovering himself. Shen Wenlang let go of his obsession and poured all his love into making up for the past. After a long journey home, their love endured. At last, the wolf an 2.2kReads—Score197Shelves

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   Come and see some different fanfiction about Shuangnan.

10. 10 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Saved the Female Lead of My Tragic Novel 穿书后我救了我的虐文女主 Pillow Pillow Pillow Pillow Pillow枕枕枕枕枕Ancient Romance178k WordsOngoing I transmigrated into Yan Zhenzhen, the most tragic princess in the novel I wrote, and from the start, I was stuck eating rancid meals in the Cold Palace. In the original story, my childhood sweetheart betrays me, the Second Princess torments me, and I eventually die a miserable death in a political marriage. But when I knock a cruel servant unconscious with my keyboard on a stormy night, a man's amused voice comes from the shadows: “Even on the frontier, I've never seen a princess pull a move li —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend this place, and I welcome any criticism or feedback. [Heart emoji] [heart emoji]

11. 11 爱 Love Comes and Goes 爱去爱来 Pian Lu翩路Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted The Shen family’s young lady, Yi Moqing, has awakened. The Shen family of the capital makes a powerful return. The Lan and Hei families become a thing of the past in the blink of an eye. In Wangcheng today, who will rule the tides of fortune? When the dust settles, it will be just like being reborn. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They are largely the same; the only difference lies in the writing style.

12. 12 救 Help! The Disciple I Picked Up in the Mortal Realm Turned Out to Be the Immortal Prince 救命！下凡捡的徒弟竟是仙界太子 Jiao Ya胶吖Fantastical Romance375k WordsOngoing A soft, adorable little lotus with no System and no golden finger scrapes by in the immortal realm with her excellent cooking. Even a trip down to the mortal world to buy ingredients leads her to take home a cool, aloof young boy as her disciple. Who could have guessed that this sweet, obedient disciple was actually the crown prince of the immortal realm, undergoing tribulation in the mortal world? The early chapters are a sugary-sweet, everyday tale of a master and her disciple in the mortal wo 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A cute and innocent little lotus flower, without any system or cheat codes, survives in the immortal realm thanks to her excellent cooking skills. While scavenging ingredients in the mortal world, she even manages to pick up a cool and aloof young man as her apprentice. Little did she know that this obedient and well-behaved apprentice was actually a celestial prince undergoing tribulation in the mortal realm! The early scenes of their daily life as master and apprentice in the mortal world are incredibly sweet and full of life; later, the revelation of their identities and their reunion in the divine realm are heart-wrenching. Mutual obsession and a "wife-chasing" trope create a powerful sense of destiny pulling the audience apart. The side couples are even more addictive—Shen Xianshu (Phoenix Clan Chief) × Xiao Beichen, the First Prince of the Divine Clan: Phoenix Queen and Phoenix Lord, their mutual crush leading to marriage is incredibly sweet, with all the phoenixes singing in unison on their wedding day, shaking the three realms. Ao Duan, the Crown Prince of the East Sea × Chu Qingling, the Phoenix Clan's Crown Prince: A proud dragon prince and a clingy little phoenix, childhood sweethearts and bickering lovers, their "wife-chasing" trope is always a disaster. Three couples, three addictive experiences! Daily updates with no filler content. If you love sweet and angsty fantasy novels and ship couples, add this to your bookshelf now! You definitely won't regret it!

13. 13 觉 After Awakening, the Noble Heiress and the Scholarship Student, the Original Heroine, Reform the School Together 觉醒后，贵族大小姐和特招生原女主一起整顿校园 Potato Salted Egg土豆咸蛋9k WordsCompleted After awakening, a noble young lady and the original heroine, a scholarship student, join forces to set the campus straight. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's all finished! Not many words, so enjoy!

14. 14 病 The Yandere Prince Is Actually a Cat Lover 病娇王爷竟是猫控 Yan Zhi Mo He焉知墨阖Ancient Romance136k WordsOngoing [Female assassin + devoted prince + reunion after a long separation + revenge + one-on-one romance + heroine’s growth] She’s the top catlike female assassin in the Great Liang, yet she keeps falling into the hands of her first love. Her assassination attempt fails. Instead, he erases her memories and forces her into a relationship with him, and she suddenly finds herself the Princess Consort of Prince Jing’an. But life as a princess consort isn’t easy either. The prince has a twisted older broth —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You should try this handwritten ancient romance novel. The plot is original and engaging, and I think it's super good!

15. 15 吟 The Bard and His Guide 吟游诗人和他的引路人小姐 Yu Qing Gu Zong昱情故纵Fantastical Romance138k WordsOngoing Western fantasy adventure|One-on-one romance|Mutually devoted couple|Happy ending A shameless, smooth-talking hero who saves the world while pursuing his own agenda × a self-sacrificing, sharp-tongued little elf The story of an irreverent hero who saves the world and wins an elf’s heart along the way Also known as My Hero Is Not Quite Like the Others and What Do You Mean He Only Put Points into Intelligence and Nothing Else? Ke Le is a bard. His greatest wish in life is to sing, write songs, and 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommending my new book! [Kiss emoji] [Kiss emoji]

16. 16 星 A Guide to Interstellar Exile 星际流放指南 Silly Sunshine蠢阳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse189k WordsCompleted [Everyone's Favorite + Taking the Throne Is My Kind of Fun + Female Alpha, Male Omega + Multiple Male Leads + Mild Power Fantasy + Mecha and Artificial Intelligence Mayhem] Tang Yao was exiled and picked up an Omega named "Ethan" to help her through her rut. They signed an agreement and promised to part on good terms. But when she returned to the Empire, she was forced into a "marriage interview" and ran into him again. She knew an Omega with eyes like fireflies had to have secrets, but surely 68Reads—Score131Shelves

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    I recommend it, you'll see for yourself ★Great★

17. 17 我 When Will I Finally See Daylight? 我什么时候能等到天光大亮 A Will to Live Forever长生有意6k WordsCompleted When will I finally see the light of day? 142Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think it's okay.

18. 18 法 The Hot-Blooded Youth of a French Bulldog Boy 法斗男孩的热血青春 Wolf Lord狼君Marriage & Romance23k WordsCompleted The Passionate Youth of a French Bulldog Boy 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There were some different ones, but most of them... Sank. [Awkward laugh][laugh][please follow][please follow][please follow]

19. 19 反 The Villainous Alpha Always Wants the Straight-Laced Office Drone 反派Alpha总想要社畜直男 I Love Pasta我爱吃意面Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Male-Male ABO + Everyone's Favorite + Alpha Rivalry + Love Rivalry + Hilarious Everyday Life + Incubus Unaware of His Appeal + Workaholic Straight Male Bottom] Jiang Ye is a diligent office drone who works nine to five. Then he suddenly awakens the “Villain Rescue System,” and it turns out that all the supervillains guilty of every imaginable crime... are people around him. The laid-back coworker at the next desk, who seems like a rich young master, is a villain. The younger neighbor who clings 47.3kReads9.1Score9.5kShelves
20. 20 论 On the Possibility of a Ghost Cultivator Becoming a Baby-Bringing Ambassador in Space 论鬼修在星际当送子大使的可能性 Zi Sang紫槡Fantastical Romance363k WordsCompleted In the interstellar future, the Human Alliance has gone a full twenty years without a single newborn. Just as many people are losing hope, a ghost cultivator transmigrates to the stars carrying a multitude of infant spirits. And so the story begins. 3.3kReads6.9Score413Shelves

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    This is a story based on imaginative ideas; its downside is that updates are slow.

21. 21 说 I Was Supposed to Be a Doormat, So Why Does the Emperor Remember Everything? 说好当受气包，怎么皇帝有记忆？ Late Branches at Dawn杳杳枝晚Ancient Romance256k WordsOngoing [Looks delicate and plays the victim, but is a fearsome flower × scheming emperor who retains his memories after reloading] (An antagonistic imperial couple, a reloading power fantasy, father-daughter affection, and a romance that grows sweeter by the day) Chu Mingzhao is the capital's most fearsome beauty. She can shatter a stone lion with one punch. But her unscrupulous father tricked her into entering the palace, where she was bound to a [System for Playing the Victim]. Little Four: Host, yo 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's very novel, very entertaining, and very funny!

22. 22 逆 Falling into the Reversed Position 逆位沦陷 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance579k WordsOngoing [Book Two of Gray Lotus] Intense Romance + A Business-War Chess Game The intersecting aesthetics of love and strategy, a romance that defies labels. [Recommended for] Readers with sharp minds, broad knowledge, literary sophistication, and wide-ranging reading tastes “I fear the darkness and the fall, yet I was born in darkness and fell into lowliness…” A love-hate entanglement between darkness and light… A reversed redemption between a black peacock and a white swan… The male lead is slightly yo 3.8kReads8.9Score430Shelves
23. 23 人 Life Restart: Back to the End of Middle School 人生重启：回到中考结束后 Handsome Green Mountain俊秀青山Urban3.1M WordsOngoing Science has proven that the human body can be cloned, but can the soul be cloned too? Perhaps everyone simply keeps reincarnating in the long river of life, with all their memories disappearing at the moment of death. In 2039, Xu Ming, who had spent his whole life as a corporate drone, finally died of illness one year after retiring. When he opened his eyes, he hadn’t become a newborn baby. Instead, carrying all his memories, he had returned to the day he finished his high school entrance exams 3.7kReads5.7Score186Shelves

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    A heartwarming and entertaining slice-of-life story featuring a single female protagonist; it's the only one I'm currently reading on my bookshelf. This is the author's first work, so their experience is a bit lacking, and the initial setup is somewhat haphazard. However, if you read on patiently, you'll find this book is absolutely excellent.

24. 24 青 Childhood Sweethearts to Lovers: Returning with a Jade in His Arms 青梅变竹马，朝阳抱玉归 Widowed, But Not Lonely鳏寡非孤独Ancient Romance390k WordsOngoing [Female Disguise, Iron-Blooded Heir × Male Disguise, Downtrodden Sixth Prince] [Historical Romance, Alternate Setting | Pure Historical Romance, no transmigration, no System | Both are chaste in body and heart, each other's first and only love | Includes war and court intrigue. The plot is fictional, so please don't nitpick the details.] Xie Yu is the "only son" of the Marquis of Dingyuan's household. She has disguised herself as a boy since childhood and is destined to defend the northwest in 835Reads—Score109Shelves

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    A woman disguised as a man × a man disguised as a woman. Other than that, there's no time travel, no system, and no rebirth. If you can accept this premise, you can give it a try. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

25. 25 贫 I Wake from My Poverty Nightmare: Turns Out I'm the Billionaire 贫困梦中惊坐起，神豪竟是我自己 Loves Eating Crucian Carp爱吃鲫鱼儿Modern Romance716k WordsOngoing The rating is low because the novel just started getting votes. It will go up later. GB + mindless spending + multiple handsome men This story gets pretty wild at times. Read the warnings first. There are so many landmines, the whole novel is practically built on them! Warnings: 1. Multiple male leads, and not all of them are virgins! The heroine has a white-knight complex! Some male leads are virgins and some aren't, and the heroine isn't a virgin. 2. The heroine has both romance and career sto 26.4kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves
26. 26 帮 After I Cured My Senior Sister's Poison, She Wanted to Become My Dao Companion 帮师姐解毒后她竟想做我的道侣 Old Hao Chen陈年老皓Eastern Fantasy598k WordsOngoing [One Heroine] [Two Strong Leads, Both Devoted] [Lots of Heroine Scenes] [Sweet Everyday Interactions] [Gradual Romance] Chen Hao transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation with an incomplete spiritual root. Assigned to the menial workers' quarters of the Wandao Sect, he is bullied by everyone. Fortunately, his System activates and repairs his spiritual root, finally setting him on the path to immortality. One day, Luo Fanshuang, the sect's aloof and otherworldly senior sister and a Golden 4.2kReads8.1Score485Shelves

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    Single female lead, fantasy cultivation, male lead is devoted and not ambiguous, female lead has many scenes, aloof and sweet. [Chen Hao transmigrates to the cultivation world with incomplete spiritual roots and is assigned to the menial labor quarters of the Myriad Dao Sect, where he is bullied by everyone. Fortunately, the system is activated, his spiritual roots are repaired, and he finally embarks on the path of immortality. One day, Luo Fanshuang, the aloof and ethereal Golden Core cultivator in her twenties from the sect, noticed the unusual fluctuations in spiritual energy and landed at the door of his dilapidated hut. Their eyes met, and both of their heartbeats skipped a beat. He blurted out, "Have we... Met somewhere before?" As soon as the words left his mouth, his back was covered in cold sweat. For a menial laborer to say such a thing to a Golden Core senior sister was tantamount to courting death. But he didn't know that Luo Fanshuang had already silently recited those words in her mind. She wasn't angry; instead, she smoothed things over for him. A few days later, the system sent him to Qingxiu Peak to deliver medicine to Luo Fanshuang to suppress the cold poison.] He scrambled into the cave, only to find his senior sister suffering a relapse of her cold poison, collapsed on the ground, her eyelashes frosted over. He pulled her into his arms, channeling his primordial spiritual energy, forcefully pulling her back from the brink of death. His senior sister opened her eyes, her ears turning red, but she didn't push him away. The next day, the inner sect core token and the library's top-tier token landed in his hands. "Within the sect, anyone who dares to touch you is my enemy." Later, disciples often stopped him to ask, "Fairy Luo is so arrogant, why does she treat you differently?" Chen Hao looked innocent: "How would I know? I was just helping my senior sister detoxify in the first place."

27. 27 重 Reborn as ???, I Rule the Human World 重生之成为？？？，我在人类社会称王称霸 Potato Salted Egg土豆咸蛋8k WordsCompleted Reborn as a ???, I Rule the Human World —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 白 White Moon, Brahma Star: An Obsession That Won't Fade 白月梵星：情瘾难消 Like a Fish in Water如余得水Female-Channel Fanfiction406k WordsOngoing OOC warning ⚠️ This work has been changed to a collection of stories based on film and television dramas. More stories will follow. One-on-one romance is the best, and with every stroke of the pen, I write toward a happy ending. If you like the sound of it, feel free to jump in. ① Bai Yue Fan Xing, pairing: Chong Zhao (completed) ② A Journey to Love, pairing: Li Tongguang (ongoing) 2.7kReads—Score245Shelves

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    I recommend [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

29. 29 吃 The Little Fox Who Eats Hearts 吃人心的小狐狸 Pillow Pillow Pillow Pillow Pillow枕枕枕枕枕12k WordsCompleted The Little Fox Who Eats Hearts —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 谁 Who Says She’s Just Support? 谁说她只是辅助？ Yan Huishi晏回时Modern Romance241k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Academy League + Superpowers + Unrequited Love Becomes Mutual + Light Ensemble Cast] Song Qinglan had once had her body taken over by someone who had transmigrated into her world. She could only watch as one person after another whom she treasured died. Now she had been reborn. She returned to the moment the transmigrator suffered a mental breakdown, reclaimed her body, and crawled off the battlefield covered in blood. The first thing she asked when she saw someone was, “Is Jiang Ze s 660Reads—Score107Shelves

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    This story combines superpowers, a league, rebirth, and an academy, and includes a romantic pairing. It feels like the author has simply put a new framework for superpowers, but it seems quite fun. I might wait until it's fully developed before reading further. The author's writing style and pacing were just average in the first few chapters, but they seem to improve as the story progresses. The league section was particularly enjoyable, and it's a good way to see the author improve. So far, I quite like it.

31. 31 老 The Plain Woman Who Forced the Top Power Broker 老实女人把顶级大佬强制了 Lu Mingyou鹿明幽Modern Romance332k WordsOngoing Reverse Forced Love | Bring the Untouchable Beauty Down from Her Pedestal | Loyal 1v1 Romance | Cross-Border Pursuit | No Escape An honest, unremarkable archaeologist heroine x a foreign powerhouse with irresistible looks and overflowing pheromones * The first time Yan Zaixi saw Xie Lin, she wanted to keep him all to herself until she got tired of him. So she acted on it, and successfully got a taste of a rare delicacy. * Xie Lin had never been in such a wretched state in his life. After an ambu 444kReads9.1Score75.5kShelves
32. 32 相 We Were Never Meant to Meet Again 相逢相聚本无期 A Will to Live Forever长生有意6k WordsCompleted There was never any promise that we would meet again. 40Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 以 Blood for Blood: She Was Reborn Before Her Wedding 以血还血：她重生在大婚前 Pian Lu翩路Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted Blood for Blood: She Was Reborn Before Her Wedding 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 别 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Cultivate the Pleasures of Life 别人修仙我修烟火气 A Big Watermelon Rind一个大西瓜皮Eastern Fantasy184k WordsOngoing Cultivation meets post-apocalyptic survival: could it work? The story of Li Ping, a master whose qi sea has been destroyed, leading three disciples with wildly different personalities as they struggle to survive the Blood Fiend Calamity and keep their sect running. … “Master, you’re so good at fortune-telling. Are you the best fortune-teller in the world?” “Silly child. Forget those scholars who spend their lives buried in books. Even the mortal world has plenty of fate-readers better than me.” 4Reads—Score458Shelves

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    If you're looking for a down-to-earth cultivation survival story, don't miss this! This is originally a post-apocalyptic cultivation novel set against a backdrop of natural disasters. The master isn't an invincible overlord, but he leads three disciples in surviving a catastrophe. [Thumbs up]

35. 35 小 The Junior Sister Is Still So Delicate Today 小师妹今天也很娇气 Yu Qing Gu Zong昱情故纵Fantastical Romance121k WordsCompleted Delicate, willful junior sister × Cunning, reserved, and emotionally intelligent senior brother The story of a handsome senior brother who refused to admit he cared in his past life, regretted it too late, and ended up giving his heart away after being reborn. Jiang Shibai, a junior sister from the immortal sect, is beautiful and refined, but notorious for being pampered and difficult. She hates getting tired while practicing swordsmanship, complains that medicine is bitter, and will cry for hal 175Reads—Score352Shelves
36. 36 郎 His Heart Is Like the Moon, Hers Like the Stars 郎心似月妾如星 Wolf Lord狼君Marriage & Romance20k WordsCompleted His Heart Is Like the Moon, Hers Like a Star 29Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 在 I Made a Chinese Restaurant a Huge Hit in the Apocalypse of Another World 在异世界末世经营中华餐厅爆火 Ice Cola Drink Substitute冰可乐代喝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Business Management] [System] [Gourmet Food] [Farming] [No CP, Ensemble Cast] After Ling Jing died, she became bound to a business management System and was randomly dropped into an apocalyptic world where plants and animals had mutated. The System asked her to name her restaurant. After thinking for a moment, she typed: Chinese Restaurant. In this mutated apocalypse, every plant and animal had become an enemy. When starving humans on the brink of death caught the scent of roaste 98kReads9.4Score14.2kShelves
38. 38 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 37kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves

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    This book is for you; it's finished.

39. 39 洪EN Honghuang: The Interception Sect's Senior Disciple, Crushing the Immortals of Both Sects 洪荒：阐教大师兄，完虐阐截仙 Tentacle Monster Who Loves Chips爱吃薯片的触手怪Eastern Fantasy908k WordsCompleted [Heartwarming + no scheming + funny + Primordial World + wild imagination + emotional] The whole family’s darling, family affection, no romance! I transmigrated to the Primordial World and became the eldest disciple of the Chan Sect: Antarctic Immortal! First disciple of the Three Pure Ones, grand-disciple of Hongjun! Wearing a little statue of Grandmaster Hongjun, who grants every request, on my head is just part of my everyday routine! “Grandmaster, tell me: am I your favorite grand-disciple?” 14.7kReads7.5Score1.1kShelves
40. 40 暗 The Dark River’s Rising Star: Where the Other Shore Blooms 暗河新星之彼岸花开 Like a Fish in Water如余得水Female-Channel Fanfiction460k WordsCompleted Fan fiction with an original female lead, paired with Su Changhe. OOC warning! ⚠️ Su Huayue was just an ordinary college student, but she was so unlucky that she got struck by lightning while crossing the street! Then she was unexpectedly bound to System 007. To make matters worse, she was dumped into a dangerous, high-martial-arts world! She cried out in terror, “It’s starting without so much as a word? I’m just an ordinary person! Do you even care if I live or die?” “Don’t panic. There’s a sur 4.6kReads—Score295Shelves
41. 41 在 Becoming the Greatest Genius in the Card World 在卡牌世界做第一天才 Devoted to You Alone一心遗君Modern Romance535k WordsOngoing [Gender Equality, Not a Matriarchy (This is not a matriarchal world, so please note that!!) + Strong Female Lead + Genius Protagonist + Original Worldbuilding + Tentatively No Romance] After graduating from college, Feng Yi was happily living at home as a full-time daughter. One night, after eating two extra slices of watermelon before bed, she got up to use the bathroom and unexpectedly found herself in a strange world, where she became the only daughter of a B-rank card maker. She thought she 2.5kReads6.6Score311Shelves

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    Push your own new setting, a new world you've definitely never seen before.

42. 42 深 Partridges Fly Through the Deep Mountains 深山鹧鸪飞 Helian Chengcheng赫连澄澄Ancient Romance146k WordsCompleted "A peerless beauty dwells alone in a deep valley. She calls herself a daughter of a respectable family, now fallen among weeds and trees..." Inspired by Du Fu’s poem "The Beauty," this story portrays kindhearted people helping one another through a chaotic age and expresses the shared resolve to resist their enemies and defend their homeland. It tells how lovers ultimately find their way to each other, while also reflecting the tragic fates of young women in that era and the true nature of human 84Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both the female lead and the supporting female character are attracted to the male lead, but they don't become rivals. They know when to back down and help each other when they're in trouble. The female lead has a strong sense of national duty and encourages her lover to join the army to quell a rebellion.

43. 43 锦 Splendid Weiyang: Tutor, Your Wife Has Run Off Again! 锦绣未央：太傅！您媳妇儿又跑了 Potato Salted Egg土豆咸蛋Ancient Romance64k WordsCompleted Top assassin Su Jin transmigrates to ancient times after a mission goes wrong, becoming the cherished legitimate daughter of a marquis's household. Grand Tutor Lin Yang appears gentle and refined, but is actually a lunatic. In the future, he will imprison her in a bamboo grove. As they spend their days together, Su Jin is startled to realize that his subtle habits and ways of handling things are exactly like those of the leader of her past-life assassin organization, the "Young Master of the Lin 6Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 吃 The Little Fox Who Eats Hearts II 吃人心的小狐狸（二） Pillow Pillow Pillow Pillow Pillow枕枕枕枕枕17k WordsCompleted The Little Fox Who Eats Hearts (II) —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 异 Back from Another World! I’m Actually the Gods’ Big Sister 异界回归！众神的阿姊竟是我 Wangshu Never Loses望舒不会输Modern Romance331k WordsOngoing [Interstellar heartthrob | SSS-level mental power | divine love triangle | 1Vn | coming-of-age] The Blue Star girl Lin Xi transmigrated by chance and met one young god after another. On a whim, she became the big sister of these lofty deities, spending a warm stretch of time with the little ones while they were still innocent and young. Who could have guessed that fate would take a sudden turn, sending her back to her homeland, Blue Star, without warning? By the time she returned, the old wo 2.6kReads—Score494Shelves

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    Interstellar fiction [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

46. 46 河 Peace and Prosperity in a Flourishing Age 河清海晏时和岁丰 A Will to Live Forever长生有意Ancient Romance189k WordsOngoing Changning was never destined to know peace. War will not let this age find peace, either. I will be the hero of this age and forge a new world. I will play a game of strategy, using the lives of everyone on the board to pave a road to a golden age. I am leaving. I will resign from the palace and go. Xiao Mingyan: I am the princess of Great Xiao. Since I have enjoyed the offerings of the people, I must shoulder a great responsibility. I am on the board, but I will not let others manipulate me. I 124Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 诸 Myriad Worlds: A Journey into Terror 诸天：恐怖之旅 Long River Reflected in the Clouds长河韬映Mystery393k WordsOngoing (A crossover fanfic spanning movies and TV from China, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Europe, and America, including horror, supernatural, and mystery films.) (The heroine initially transmigrates in spirit, then physically later on. There may be romances in some of the worlds along the way, but the ending is set: no couple, because as always, the protagonist will definitely return home and live happily ever after.) Blurb: At first, Lin Xue thought everything she experienced each night was just a dream. 32.9kReads8.9Score5.1kShelves

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    I'd like to recommend some of my recent favorites: fanfiction of horror and suspense films. It's really good, but the downside is that there aren't many chapters updated yet. It's currently only updated to "Alice in the Land of the Dying," and the author tends to stop updating her novels frequently.

48. 48 都 We're Already in Showbiz, Who Still Cares About Romance? 都混娱乐圈了，谁还谈感情啊 Banana Art香蕉艺术Urban353k WordsCompleted Zhang Xin, a cryptocurrency operations manager, is reborn as a lovesick trainee on Blue Star who died from holding his breath. You came to work in the entertainment industry, so why are you talking about love... "Playing along is fine, but catching real feelings is out of the question!" But... A singing diva, a top-tier starlet, an award-winning actress, a wealthy heiress... No, he couldn't take it anymore. Faced with the choice between being a beast and being worse than a beast, he chose "somew 808Reads—Score116Shelves

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    I think it's good

49. 49 反 The Villainous Father and Daughter's Reeducation Diary 反派父女劳改日常 White Crane Grass白鹤草Fantastical Romance355k WordsOngoing [Sinful Immortal] [Comedy] [Mischief-Maker] Yu Ye is a fish with dragon horns. Ever since she was little, she has followed her father to dig in the Blood Sea as a sinful immortal. Her father is handsome, earning him the nickname “Pretty Boy.” He is lazy, earning him the title “The Laziest Sinful Immortal on Birdbird Island.” He has a sharp tongue and loves ordering her around. But her father is clever. He found a way to escape the Blood Sea. A father and daughter’s everyday life. Yu Ye: “The 43.5kReads8.8Score8.1kShelves

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    They don't seem to be the same type, but they're both good-looking.

50. 50 星 The Stars Return Home 星归故里 Can Be Thought, But Not Spoken, Ah可念不可说吖Two Male Leads252k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will go up] [EABO, Two Male Leads, Reconciliation After a Breakup, 1v1 and Both Untouched, EO Romance, Happy Ending!] Ji Xingchen, the most doted-on little Omega of the six great families, is secretly framed and undergoes a drastic change in temperament. Then, at his twentieth birthday banquet, his grandmother has an accident, and his grandfather casts him out. Everyone thinks he left with the family's money. From then on, he disappears from everyone's world. When t 94.5kReads8.2Score16.1kShelves

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    A bittersweet reunion

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