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. 1001 勿 Don't Forget to Look Back 勿忘回头 Chu Xiaohei储小黑Urban786k WordsOngoing Lin Feng, a brilliant chemist at the Provincial Evidence Identification Center of the Longguo Provincial Public Security Department, is the only son of Lin Jianguo, a veteran officer in the Narcotics Squad. Years ago, the drug lord “Black Crow,” whom Lin Jianguo personally arrested, escaped prison and rebuilt his organization. Seeking revenge, he had Lin Shen kidnapped and forcibly injected with drugs until he became addicted. Stripped of his identity and imprisoned at a drug-manufacturing den, 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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2. 1002 豪 My Wealthy Nemesis Lost His Memory, and I Took Over the Entertainment Industry 豪门死对头失忆后，我躺赢娱乐圈 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads444k WordsCompleted [Book 1 of 4] [Two male leads / Entertainment industry / Mutual pining and illness / A story of redemption] [A frail beauty who can kick someone three miles away × an aloof and untouchable heartthrob turned master of the green tea act] Back in school, Yu Li was the little tyrant of the capital's elite circle. He loved picking on the cold-faced young master, but never once got a kind word in return. Refusing to give up, he kept provoking and flirting with him... until he successfully gained a swo 11.9kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
3. 1003 男 My Boyfriend Is Never Human 男友他总不是人 Zong Bai Hong纵白虹Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + atypical infinite-flow (slow transmigration) + fragmented versions of the top in some worlds + not horror (the first world is mildly frightening)] Yi Yu is a mission-taker. At the brink of death, he is chosen by the Main God. If he can complete nine missions, he can escape his fated death. However, starting with the third mission, everything begins to go wrong. [World One: True evil ghost stalker top × fake aloof beauty bottom] (Completed) At first, he only noticed that someone 5.4kReads9.4Score685Shelves
4. 1004 完 Oh No, I Played the Part Too Well and the Big Shot Fell for Me 完蛋，戏演太真，大佬自我攻略了 Sugar Beans Aren't Bitter糖豆不苦Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal + age gap + healing + both leads are inexperienced + happy ending] A cool, flirtatious beauty x a chaste, powerful CEO (ten-year age gap) On her twentieth birthday, Wen Yan awakened to the truth: she was the heroine of a dark, coercive romance novel. In the book, her relatives drained her of her inheritance, the male lead Xie Zheng forced her into a torturous relationship, and the second female lead schemed to kill her. In the end, the male lead 1.3kReads8.9Score128Shelves

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   The female protagonist awakens at the age of twenty, realizing she is actually the heroine of a forced, angsty romance novel. Refusing to repeat her previous ending, she clings to the leg of the powerful figure in the book, only to find herself too well-prepared, and the powerful figure ends up seducing her...

5. 1005 伯 The Earl’s Household Turns Its Fortune Around 伯府翻身记事 Cai Yun采云Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Lin Yunzhu lands in a novel written for male readers as the second-born illegitimate daughter of the villainous Yongning Earl’s household. Her legitimate elder sister is a snobbish woman who broke off her engagement when the male lead was down on his luck. The original character is a scheming woman who seduces the female lead’s fiancé. Her younger half-sister is a little white lotus. Her eldest brother is bad at business, and the family is so poor they’re about to run out of food. Her second bro 31.8kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves

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   🐍The whole family is cunning: the eldest sister is a powerful woman, the second sister is a scheming woman, and the youngest sister is a seemingly innocent but actually naive woman. It's an ensemble piece where the whole family works together without any conflict between legitimate and illegitimate children. The story is expansive, full of power struggles, and ultimately the eldest sister takes over from behind the scenes.

6. 1006 东 A Northeastern Tough Guy Reincarnates as an Alpha 东北爷们儿穿成Alpha Heart-Eye Beam Biu花心光波biuTwo Male Leads242k WordsCompleted An Alpha who spoils his wife with the warmth of frozen pears from Northeast China & a cool, career-focused Omega 1 Xu Tianhe is a tough-as-nails Northeasterner. One morning, he wakes up to discover that he has transmigrated into an ABO world. The good news: he’s an Alpha, and he has a beautiful wife. The bad news: his predecessor was a scumbag who lived off his wife and made her life miserable. Xu Tianhe: (cursing furiously.jpg) 2 After falling in love with Cheng Nian at first sight, Xu T 13.2kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
7. 1007 劣 Inferior Seduction 劣等勾引 Shi E 12释厄12Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Scheming Maid's Road to Revenge The first time Shen Luo met Han Shu, she was his friend's maid and pet, timid and meek. A little over half a month later, when he saw her again, she was his friend's father's companion, dressed to the nines at a gala and dazzling the entire room. By the third time they met, she had become his uncle's fiancée. She had leaped three ranks in status, rising from a live-in maid at the very bottom of society to the wife of a powerful multinational corporation's bos 5.8kReads9.4Score699Shelves

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   Different types of high-scoring novels, reading time speaks volumes.

8. 1008 全 The Whole Internet Is Shipping Them! But I Photoshopped the Marriage Certificate 全网磕爆！但结婚证是我P的 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads616k WordsCompleted [Book 2 of the Series] [Two Male Leads / Older-Man Pampering / Marriage First, Love Later / Variety Show Livestream] [Top-Tier Star Bottom x Powerful Beijing Circle Top] He debuted as a genius singer at nineteen, but was completely blacklisted at twenty for offending the wrong people. Shi Ming gave a cold laugh. “I’m tired. Let’s burn it all down.” Then he took the whole company down with him At a banquet, he sank his teeth into Gu Jiujing, the living King of Hell whom nobody in all of Beijing d 12.7kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
9. 1009 变 After Turning into a Cat, I Won Over My Idol with Sheer Shamelessness 变成猫猫后靠厚脸皮攻略偶像 Wan Louyu万楼愈Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Both pure, body and soul! Let me emphasize this again: both male leads are pure in body and soul! Anything that seems impure has its reasons! Please stop asking!] Esports player Wen Renyu wakes up one day to find he’s turned into a palm-sized kitten! What? The runs? ...A minor issue, a little embarrassing, that’s all... What? Sleeping together?! ...I’m just a kitten, this is no big deal, no big deal (not really)... Wait, a bath?! Nothing to see here, nothing to see here… 3.3kReads9.5Score528Shelves
10. 1010 惊 What?! My Online Love Is Actually a Powerful Official from Ancient Times 惊！我的网恋对象竟是古代权臣 The Untamed Mustang野马无疆Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [A brooding, ruthless Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard × a goofy, sweet history department beauty!] A high-sugar romance across time, sparked by a jade pendant! Set in a partly fictional world! In the first year of the Jiayi era, Xu Ge, Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, outranked even the chancellor. He was the sharpest blade in the emperor’s hand. Rumor had it he was ruthless and had killed countless people. Just one look at his cold, bloodthirsty eyes was enough to make you 3kReads9.1Score402Shelves

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    If you're looking for something novel, this one is perfect. It connects ancient and modern times through a single jade pendant, creating a fantastical crossover. It's super sweet, and the male lead is incredibly doting! [Admiration][Admiration]

11. 1011 读 A Mind Reader’s Guide to Caring for Dr. Lu, the Sickly Beauty 读心后，病美人陆医生的养护指南 Tata Zi沓沓紫Two Male Leads365k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later / Sweet Romance / Guiding Lover / Both Pure / Healing] [An innocent, sensitive bottom whose inner thoughts are full of outrageous remarks] x [A sunny, gentle painter with an emotional disorder] To treat his emotional recognition disorder, genius painter Liang Tingqiu was set up on a blind date by his mother. His date was a young doctor who seemed sweet, aloof, and serious on the surface, but had a very lively inner voice. Curse those damn human traffickers! I've final 8.5kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
12. 1012 穿 After Entering a Cultivation Game, I Fight the Male Lead to the Death 穿进修仙游戏后与男主相追相杀 Sighing at the Life of Floating Clouds浮云叹生Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Straight male protagonist, unconventional cultivation, no official couples (ship whoever you like), one-sided crushes, comedic and a little unhinged, a redemptive ensemble cast, and everyone gets a funeral.] No official couples = ship whoever you like. He runs into a succubus as soon as he leaves the beginner's village, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't resist! “Ye Xingzhou, how many people do you consider the best in the world?!” Ye Xingzhou's very own M-class is now in session! A tsun 10.5kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves
13. 1013 被 The Ferocious Canary Doted on by Her Lovecraftian Boyfriend 被克系男友偏宠的强悍金丝雀 Liu Yao六妖Two Male Leads224k WordsCompleted Chen Shu thought he had the most perfect boyfriend in the world: handsome, tall, gentle, and elegant. His only flaw was that he was too clingy, always asking him all sorts of silly questions. Cyril: Darling, would you still love me if I weren't handsome? Chen Shu: Of course! Inner beauty matters more than looks. Cyril: What if I weren't beautiful on the inside, either? Would you still love me? Chen Shu: Of course I would. As long as you're handsome, that's enough. Cyril: What if I grew more than 16.6kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
14. 1014 关 A Few Things About Property Management 关于物业的二三事 Just Let Me Put on That Bronze Mask就让我戴上那青铜假面Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Here, property management companies are miniature bureaucracies, homeowners' committees are battlegrounds for human nature, and residential communities are arenas where everyone's interests collide. Welcome to A Few Things About Property Management, an “industry-banned” novel that once sparked heated debate for being all too realistic. See how the protagonist, Chen Guang, a deputy general manager stripped of his authority, survives an impossible situation without relying on connections or playin 125Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    "A Few Things About Property Management" is a realistic long-form novel on the Tomato Novel platform. The protagonist, Chen Guang, lost his job at 36 and had no income for three years before entering the property management industry. He didn't have a dramatic comeback story, nor did he have any benefactors; he relied solely on three things: signing, taking photos, and leaving records. He personally signed every repair order, never shirking responsibility; he recorded videos of every homeowner complaint, never avoiding the issue; he meticulously copied every official document, never blindly trusting anything. This isn't a wish-fulfillment story; it's a true record of how an ordinary person, forgotten by the times, painstakingly reclaimed their dignity inch by inch using the most rudimentary methods. The book, totaling 1.89 Million words, includes chapters like "The Signature Chain" and "The Power of Official Documents," which are based on real events and have been hailed by Zhihu users as "the most realistic paradigm of an ordinary person's comeback in the workplace." It doesn't teach you how to get promoted or earn a raise; it simply tells you: when you choose to be diligent even when no one is watching, the world will eventually see you. Click to read Chen Guang's story!

15. 1015 阴 The Dark and Dashing Senior Sister Has the Cultivation World Going Crazy 阴暗师姐她超帅，修真界全疯了 Cheng Ya乘芽Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Publication pending] [No romance + ensemble cast + strong female lead + sect life + everyone’s a little crazy] [The main cast are unhinged and shameless. The heroine is fiercely independent, loyal, and more than a little mad] Xie Qing transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting character and finds herself struggling to survive in a sect full of slackers. Who wants to pick a fight with the heroine? Xie Qing will set the whole cultivation world straight. She encourages her world-weary 37kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
16. 1016 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 20kReads9.5Score3kShelves

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    It's different and very unique. The female protagonist travels to Kyoto on her own, settles down and opens a bookstore, and becomes friends with a group of powerful figures despite their age difference. Even the male protagonist only met the female protagonist because of his father. The male protagonist feels very sorry for the female protagonist, respects her and loves her. It's a very good book!

17. 1017 穿 Transmigrated as the Rabbit Plushie of an Obsessive Male Lead 穿成偏执男配的兔子玩偶 August Osmanthus八月桂花Two Male Leads203k WordsCompleted Devoted, possessive beauty × frail, sickly life-lover Luo Annian died and came back to life, becoming the white moonlight of the possessive second male lead in a sweet romance novel. The white moonlight was beautiful and kind, but sadly had little luck and a short life. They died young because of the supporting male lead, Wei Lixian. Luo Annian arrived too early in the story, and his soul could only temporarily reside in Wei Lixian’s rabbit plushie. Every day, he watched Wei Lixian deliberately 2kReads9.2Score286Shelves
18. 1018 耍 The Mischievous Third Boy 耍耍三郎 Just Let Me Put on That Bronze Mask就让我戴上那青铜假面Eastern Fantasy418k WordsOngoing The Journey to the West you believe in is a script written by the Celestial Court. He knows the whole story by heart, yet discovers he is the only “typo” who knows the truth. On the surface, he is the forgotten third brother. In truth, he is the only “living evidence” among the Five-Colored Stone siblings who was never suppressed. Bound to the “Cognitive Rewriting System,” the more you believe in the myth, the more he can tear open the truth. In this life, he won’t seek the true scriptures. He’l 11Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1019 栖 Bamboo by the Huai River 栖竹映淮 Chu Yi楚宜Two Male Leads217k WordsCompleted Everyone knows that the Lu Group is powerful and prosperous, and that every heir is a brilliant strategist with ruthless business acumen. The current heir, Lu Huaian, has led the group to the pinnacle of the business world. But no one knows that in the bamboo grove behind the Lu family ancestral home, Lu Huaian's suit is rumpled and creased, his snow-white shirt hanging loosely from his shoulders. The red bite mark on his collarbone stands out in stark contrast. Before him, Shen Qizhu, dressed i 197Reads—Score106Shelves

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    I've read it all. You can click to read the summary and you'll know at a glance whether it's a gimmick or not.

20. 1020 小 My Junior Sister Says Even a Madman Is a God 小师妹说神经也是神 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhu transmigrates into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, as a disposable female side character. The junior apprentice sister is gifted and loved by all, while the side character has cultivated for years and is still useless. In the end, she's pushed out to take a blade for the junior sister and dies miserably in the street. She opens her eyes to the sight of a whole sect full of hopeless sycophants, and Jiang Zhu wants to die. The heroine's suitors are everywhere. How about I bec 38.1kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
21. 1021 老 After the Straightforward Female Ghost Was Targeted by a Paranoid, Brooding Man 老实女鬼被偏执阴郁男缠上后 Mu La木拉Modern Romance284k WordsOngoing Softhearted, honest girl × gloomy young man with a doting-dad vibe [A healing, heartwarming little sweet treat / What if it's platonic?] He Xi is a ghost wandering the wilds. One day, she gets a notice: if she doesn't reincarnate soon, she'll be tossed into a pot of oil and fried until golden and crispy on both sides. But even after spending all her savings, she can only afford a spot as a caterpillar. He Xi: ...At least it's not a maggot. With no one offering her sacrifices, the small amount sh 90.9kReads8.8Score18.4kShelves

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    These three are really different!

22. 1022 小 The Little Cannon Fodder Becomes Beautiful and Steals the Tycoon's Heir 小炮灰变美后，抢了财阀太子爷 Strawberry Fondant草莓糖心Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + noble academy's F4 + delicate beauty + seducing her way to the top] Cold, arrogant heir to the top financial dynasty (193 cm) x pure, delicate cannon-fodder beauty (168 cm) A little bellflower flower spirit fails her tribulation and should have had her soul scattered, but instead she binds to a cannon-fodder System and transmigrates into a novel set at a prestigious academy, becoming a minor character with the same name. In the original plot, she's Lin Xiaokui's best 198.3kReads8.2Score24.6kShelves
23. 1023 诡 Eerie Revival: They Always Mistake Me for Cannon Fodder 诡异复苏：他们总把我当炮灰 Extra-Spicy Potato-Braised Chicken土豆焖鸡爆辣Two Male Leads598k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Supernatural Horrors Descend + Semi-Infinite Flow + Superpowers + Slight Ensemble Cast] (Plot-focused, quite scary, slow-burn romance) Fei Shuming is the quiet, inconspicuous loner in his class. He's a cripple, and his daily social obligation is fetching water for people. But one day, a ghost-seeing app suddenly appears on all his classmates' phones. They are forced to take part in a game. There are ghosts in this game. By all rights, a cripple like Fei Shuming should be cannon 18.7kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    This one! Xiaoming is the smartest!

24. 1024 他 He Wants to Inherit Everything from My Late Husband, Including Me 他妄图继承我亡夫的一切，包括我 Stir-Fried Mirage with Fermented Bean Curd南乳炒虚蜃Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted [The male lead returns to age twenty-five after death. He is the same person, not an illegitimate son] [Wild imagination + faux age-gap romance + both leads are each other's first and only love + happy ending + past and present lives] Only after Xu Huiyan died did Tang E discover that her cold, workaholic husband had a twenty-five-year-old illegitimate son. The young man showed up at the company with legal documents and took over everything that belonged to her daughter. His face was practicall 5.5kReads8.9Score613Shelves
25. 1025 桑 The Sang Method of Secretly Loving You 桑式暗恋法则 Gentle Scholar温柔文人Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [Physical edition now available] Sang You transmigrated, landing back on the first day of her freshman year of high school. The three years of high school she'd finally made it through had suddenly been reset to square one. Thinking about going back to a high school life where she had nothing, not even a full head of hair, made her want to die. Later, she stopped wanting to die, but everyone else said she was crazy. She was a freshman, yet not long after the term began, she skipped ahead to seni 65.6kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves
26. 1026 寒 Spring Comes Across the Cold Branches 寒枝渡春来 Tu Wan兔宛Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Max-level alchemy grandmaster enters the beginner village + slice of life + family bonds + a touch of ensemble cast] (There is a male lead: Shen Zhuochuan) What should you do when you transmigrate into the body of the frail, doomed-to-die-early older sister of a heroine? Everyone knows that protagonists like Long Aotian and Feng Aotian tend to have tragic backstories. Their families are wiped out, or their parents die. After reading the original story and learning that she was destined to di 66.2kReads9.4Score10.4kShelves
27. 1027 为 The Strategist Plots to Win the Princess’s Heart 为折公主腰，军师她谋天下 Bored Little Sunflower Seeds瓜子太闲Ancient Romance792k WordsOngoing [New Dynasty Strategist vs. Fallen Princess + Love at First Sight + Absolute Control + Two Female Leads + Both Chaste + Age Gap + Disguised as a Man] On the day the empire was finally pacified, the new emperor personally arranged for me to marry Princess Tunyang, the eldest princess of the fallen dynasty. Everyone envied me for marrying the brightest jewel of the old dynasty. But no one knew… On our wedding night, she sat in her phoenix coronet and wedding robes atop a dragon-carved chest, with 325Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1028 新 The Rules of a Newlywed Secret Crush 新婚暗恋法则 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted [Roguish heartthrob x cool beauty | Reunion after years apart | Slow-burn romance | Secret crush] As a student, Qi Shangzhi was arrogant, unruly, and impossible to tame. Blessed with a face so stunning it could make a living, he got away with anything on the strength of his looks. He was a regular on the school confession wall and forums, and the sight of his shirt lifting as he dunked a basketball became part of their youth. Though Zhou Chengye was beautiful, she was quiet and kept a low profil 33.3kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves
29. 1029 开 A Cat from the Start, Tenants from Across the Universe 开局一只猫，房客全宇宙 Floral Pencil Pants碎花铅笔裤Two Male Leads2.1M WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Interstellar Livestream + Endless Exam Rooms + A Battle of Wits and Strength + Winning by Filing Complaints + Adorable Cats] A year ago, every living being with an IQ above 50 received a notice from the “Startrace Committee.” The sky changed. Tsunamis surged. All ordinary life was destroyed in an instant. The world was divided into countless exam rooms. As people struggled to afford even three meals a day, the “Meow Meow Hotel,” the Nine Lives Inn, quietly opened its doors. [Ch 5kReads9.0Score726Shelves

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    Because there aren't many readers for different types.

30. 1030 太 The Crown Prince Is Muscular and Hot, and the Bad Girl Wants Him 太子爷又壮又欲，小渣女馋了 Sweetheart Candy酥心糖糖Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted She's a player, falling for one person after another, until she meets the strong, irresistible young master. Just as she's gradually falling for him, she discovers what his family is like~ Faced with this chaotic battlefield of love, she's the one who ends up bearing it all~ Sob~ 87.6kReads6.6Score4.8kShelves

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    This isn't annoying, it's beautiful!

31. 1031 春 Spring Blossoms Never Return 春华不归 Moonlight Pale as Frost月白如霜Ancient Romance115k WordsCompleted I must have told you I loved you hundreds of years ago. But you forgot, and I never remembered., “Lovers Who Missed Each Other” Years of companionship made him take her for granted. He was so sure she would always be there waiting for him that he went about his own business, treating her with indifference, because she was always there. Her heart finally went cold, and she left. Even the most precious thing seems ordinary once you have it. Only after losing it do you realize what it meant. He 397Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    This newly released novel has a fresh theme and a different perspective. It's definitely worth reading. Because it's new, it has low traffic, so its rating isn't high yet, but it will definitely be a high-rated novel in a while.

32. 1032 女 A Woman Transmigrates Into a Man: The Heartthrob Storms the Entertainment Industry 女穿男：万人迷我闪击娱乐圈 One Shark一鲨鱼Modern Romance790k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + No Romance + All-Rounder + Cocky Guy + Stunningly Handsome + ...] (For female readers! No romance! Admirers include both men and women. If that bothers you, don’t click 🤓) Cen Yi debuted as an actress. For reasons beyond her control, she remained both loved and hated, eventually making it to the ranks of second-tier actresses. At long last, she landed a role in a great script and was ready to turn things around. But then! While being hoisted on a wire, she fell from a heig 10.8kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    This is amazing! There aren't any messy plot points. Except for one guy in the beginning, the whole book is enjoyable. And that guy doesn't have much screen time. Although he's quite disgusting, the protagonist doesn't let him get away with anything and even beats him up (without being caught).

33. 1033 睡 Forgive Everything Before Bed, Wake Up and Take on the World 睡前原谅一切，醒来干翻世界 Cantaloupe Stewed in an Iron Pot铁锅炖香瓜Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Livestream Variety Show + Show Within a Show + Letting Loose] After completing transmigration-into-a-book missions in a hundred worlds, An You received a gift from the System: a chance to return to her original world and live her life over again! An You: Let the gears of fate start turning! A fake heiress arrives at her country grandfather’s cottage to film a variety show, but fails to recognize him when he returns from his walk. An You: Oh my~ In this forgotten garden, 4.5kReads8.5Score500Shelves

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    This one! It's short, already finished, and you can stay up all night to finish it! 🍅A hidden gem! Absolutely worth rereading! Full of humor and satire, it's all about life. The female protagonist, An You, transmigrates into a pirated book in the original world, essentially being reborn! It's like a live-streamed variety show—if you're not comfortable with something, you fight it out and outmaneuver the director! An original play-within-a-play, immersive live-streamed murder mystery game—unconventional! The male and female leads are mutually attracted; love leads to being together! The supporting characters are not stereotypical; everyone has a voice! A must-read!

34. 1034 文 After We Switched, I Became a Jack-of-All-Trades 文科生的我互换后成为六边形战士 Ying Yan赢宴Modern Romance471k WordsCompleted The rating has just opened (no idea if it’ll go up or down. Thanks for reading!) [Soul swap ➕ school ensemble ➕ two equally matched, legendary talents] [Humanities girl x science boy] [Passionate, proud, crazy little ray of sunshine x cool, quiet, gentle, scheming man] When Jiang Yinshuo wakes up, she finds her soul in Fang Xihe’s body. The two put on a dazzling show of acting and embark on a new school life. Their teachers are all baffled. Math teacher: “Why has your handwriting changed?” Chine 286Reads8.1Score100Shelves
35. 1035 见 Into the Wild 见野 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] Xia Wanwan died suddenly after spending twenty years tightening screws at a factory. To her surprise, she was reborn. But why had the factory director's son from her previous life shown up in this one? Jiang Ye, the big shot at No. 1 High School, had somehow taken an interest in Xia Wanwan. Everyone thought Xia Wanwan had offended Jiang Ye and that her days were about to get rough. At last, one day, Jiang Ye and Xia Wanwan got into a huge argument, and he 6.3kReads9.5Score1kShelves

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    It looks really good!

36. 1036 港 Midnight Mystery in Hong Kong 港夜谜漓 Crispy Peach脆桃子Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted An artist heroine VS a gentle, refined young gentleman [Rekindled romance + reborn and pursuing her husband + devoted to each other + bittersweet, sweet romance] On the thirty-eighth day after Shen Xingmo’s death, Lu Zhili returned to two years earlier. Thinking she’d slipped into a dissociative state again, she made a choice completely different from the one she’d made before: she barged into the wedding she remembered, the one between Shen Xingmo and another woman. She snatched the microphone 16.8kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
37. 1037 像 There Aren't Many Male Leads as Dedicated as Me Anymore 像我这么敬业的男主已经不多见了 Beautiful as a Flower貌美如花Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted After insulting the author in the comments, Yan Ze transmigrated into the Dragon-Aotian protagonist of a male power fantasy novel. The protagonist in the book was born with extraordinary talent, but never bothered to focus on real cultivation, relying on his protagonist's halo to run wild... Who doesn't love this kind of wish-fulfillment story? Unfortunately, the author got dumped while writing the finale and poured his emotions into the story. The lovesick villain, whose girl had been stolen by 779Reads8.6Score124Shelves
38. 1038 拉 Drag Him Off His Pedestal! 拉下神坛！ Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale September 19] [Marriage before love + winning her back + foster care trope + age gap] [Steady, fatherly power player in Beijing ✕ bone-structure beauty documentary filmmaker] The first time Song Yiting saw Chao He, she was a young girl just blossoming into womanhood. At the time, the Huo family’s elders had just completed all the paperwork and brought her home from the orphanage to raise her. When he saw her again, she had learned how cruel life could be. The man held out 6.6kReads8.7Score500Shelves

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    A story of love blossoming from marriage of convenience: Song Yiting, a composed and powerful figure in Beijing's elite circles, meets Chao He, a documentary director known for her striking beauty. The entanglement of foster care, the age gap, past missed opportunities, the restraint upon their reunion, and the deep affection hidden in the details—all these elements combine to create an irresistible romance. Come and experience this intensely tumultuous love story!!! [Laughing and crying emojis]

39. 1039 迷 Starship Shadows in the Mist 迷雾之星空舰影 Titanium Platinum Iridium钛铂铱Sci-Fi & Apocalypse327k WordsOngoing Interstellar adventure, warships, cutting-edge technology, exploration, battles... After unexpectedly taking command of an ancient civilization's warship named Star of Mists, Yang Xu, who lives by the principle of keeping his head down, sets out to stir up trouble and travel among the stars. Fast-paced and never meandering, entirely handwritten with no AI. 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Why not give this niche starship novel a try?

40. 1040 改 Remarried to the Rough-Hewn Neighbor, the Young Bride Is Spoiled Rotten 改嫁隔壁糙汉，小媳妇被宠上天 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: "Left Alone at Home, the Neighboring Roughneck Has His Eye on Her" [1980s | Countryside | Realistic | Devoted Couple | Possessive Favoritism | Age Gap | Love Rival Showdown] In 1980, Li Chuntao is married off in exchange for her older brother’s marriage. But on their wedding night, her groom elopes with his old flame. Overnight, she becomes the village’s target of scorn, branded a woman who brings bad luck. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx, while a pack of old bachelors eye 38.3kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves

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    The title sounds corny, but the content is amazing.

41. 1041 穿 Reborn as the Wicked First Wife, I Become the Cold Minister's Dearest 穿成恶毒原配，清冷权臣喊我心肝 Yang Xiaofei杨晓菲Ancient Romance729k WordsCompleted (A warm, healing story + sweet everyday romance, one-on-one pairing, not a wish-fulfillment story, heroine grows over time, naive and innocent at first. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Food blogger Gu Ying stays up all night reading a novel, only to end up inside it as a doomed supporting female character who's destined to bring about her own downfall. She doesn't want to be cannon fodder. She has to cling to the male lead's golden thigh! But on their wedding night, he says, "If you don't 2.5kReads9.1Score211Shelves

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    I just finished reading this one, staying up all night! [Sparrow's Delight: A Masterpiece][Sparrow's Delight: A Masterpiece][Sparrow's Delight: A Masterpiece]

42. 1042 他 He Won't Be Tamed 他不驯 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Powerful leads + both leads are faithful + pursuing his wife + mutual devotion + redemption] [Powerful man who crashes into her life for love x movie queen who keeps saving herself] One-line summary: A story about two people who don't know how to love, clumsily learning to love each other. Synopsis: Jiang Jin was the world's ultimate calamity. He commanded the worlds of finance and arms dealing, reveling in the thrill of destroying everything. But Shen Yang had transmigrated into a book and 12.8kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    This is the book I've been reading recently, it's really super good! [Thumbs up]

43. 1043 强 Forced to Submit: The Unhinged Tycoon Begs Me to Spare Him 强迫臣服：疯批大佬求放过 Mu Tingyangyang木汀央央Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [An arrogant, unhinged villain × a timid little rabbit who still dares to fight back; possessive obsession; love by force; a groveling pursuit; cross-cultural romance; both leads are sexually inexperienced] Huang Momo first meets Fu Yungui in Thailand, where she’s attending a friend’s wedding. He’s the bride’s uncle, and Momo accidentally ruins his plans. The fierce man scares her half to death. She thinks they’ll never meet again after she returns home. But how could this unhinged man possibly 7.5kReads9.1Score622Shelves
44. 1044 女 Girl Turns Into a Boy, Only to Be Pinned Down and Kissed by the Housekeeper 女变男，大少爷被保姆摁住强吻 Lin Xi Becomes an Immortal and Enters Meditation林西成仙入定Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transformation · top · mutual devotion · age gap · younger top · older bottom CEO · gradual growth and strength · slow-paced · character development] Seductive housekeeper top VS abstinent, cold CEO bottom Cheng Feng was born in a mountain village where women were trafficked. Her father treated her as a tool for making money and wanted to marry her off... Cheng Feng thought she had died, but to her surprise, she was reborn in the blink of an eye, and had become a baby boy. 2kReads9.0Score176Shelves
45. 1045 亡 The Fallen Princess and Her Cold-Faced Lover 亡国公主和她的冷面面首 Lin Niangniang林酿酿Ancient Romance251k WordsCompleted Princess Chaoyang of the Great Zhao is uninhibited and notoriously flirtatious, keeping countless male companions at her residence. But only she knows that it’s all an act for the world. The only one she’s ever touched is the silver-haired youth, the most handsome of them all. Then, when the dynasty falls, the Princess Chaoyang, left with nothing, decides to cling to his side and never leave. “I’m pregnant. You have to take responsibility.” Ti Luo tugged at his sleeve, sobbing. “How do I know it 2.3kReads8.7Score180Shelves

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    The subject matter is quite novel and funny; it's good for killing time.

46. 1046 女 The Halfhearted Fiction of a True Heiress Disguised as a Man 女扮男装真千金的敷衍文学 Jiang Wan江弯Modern Romance859k WordsCompleted [High-IQ rebellious girl disguised as a boy] VS [Handsome, clueless, low-EQ attention seeker] From the start, Ji Jin was kicked out by her wealthy biological father and sent off to boarding school. Then her half-brother cut off her allowance. Ji Jin didn't care one bit. She'd take care of herself, even if it meant getting into trouble. So she went with her deskmate to sell herself at a night market, only to end up in the lockup after getting drunk and starting a fight. Jiang Cuo never imagin 11.2kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

    Reader note

    Everyone should go watch it! Everyone should say something after watching; the female lead is so adorable!

47. 1047 在 Life as an Extra in a Cultivation World 在修仙世界做路人日子 Xuan Peng of Panlong Island盘龙岛的宣鹏Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing Li Xiaoniu is an ordinary passerby, as ordinary as they come. So why do I have a spiritual root? Why was I assigned to live with the male lead? Why do I have to take the blame for him? And why do I have to deliver a letter from the female lead to him? Please stop treating me like a useful tool. Even passersby have their dignity… Years later, looking at the male and female leads living in blissful wedded harmony, and the pile of gorgeous supporting heroines tossed my way, I suddenly think this is 6kReads8.1Score475Shelves

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    I recommend an unconventional cultivation novel. It features a hilarious, unlucky passerby character with a cheat-like ability that lets others have fun. The plot is absolutely laugh-out-loud funny. Handsome men and beautiful women are welcome to read it!

48. 1048 春 When the Spring Breeze Stirs 春风乍起 A Hui Sa阿回卅Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted Seven years after they parted, Jing Zhe unexpectedly ran into the guy she had secretly loved in high school at the psychiatric clinic: the intern doctor Yi Yuheng. Separated by the long desk in the consultation room, they stared at each other in surprise. The two who had once been fiercely competitive in school still seemed evenly matched: She was weighed down by depression caused by attention deficit disorder (ADD), while his face clearly showed how thoroughly he had given up on himself. Fortun 8.9kReads9.6Score1.4kShelves
49. 1049 超 So Sweet! She's Sweet and Flirty, and the Big Shot Would Give His Life for Her 超甜！她乖又撩！大佬命都给她了 Su Qianqian苏钱钱Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [Complete Short Story] [Mutual healing, secret love comes true + Both inexperienced in love + Happy ending] [Possessive, puppy-like bad boy at first, clingy sweetheart later] [Sweet romance + Rebirth + Devoted husband] Reborn on the first day of freshman year, Lin Suisui ran frantically up to the rooftop. When she saw the man sitting there smoking, exactly as he had on the rooftop in her previous life, her eyes turned red. “Chen Suifeng, is that cigarette really so good?” “Want to try something 81.6kReads9.2Score10.9kShelves
50. 1050 觊 Coveting Summer 觊觎夏天 Shen Wei沈味Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted Fatherly younger man, cool and seemingly innocent but secretly scheming × spoiled and willful, a skilled flirt; school days to city life [Not-quite-siblings + Rekindled romance + Reunited after years apart] Everyone on Changqing Street knew Yu Xia and He Wenqing were the most loving stepsiblings around. Too bad their fragile blended family fell apart when they were thirteen. Yu Xia left Wucheng with her mother, and before long, all contact was lost. When they reunited, Yu Xia was too busy remin 3kReads9.2Score378Shelves

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