Any Novels Where the Male Lead Lives Off a Woman? 有没有男主吃软饭的文啊！

1. 201 软 Being Kept Is So Sweet, System, Don’t Even Think About Sending Me Back 软饭这么香，系统你休想要我回去 Digging a Hole to Bury My Troubles挖坑埋烦恼Urban360k WordsCompleted In this life, I'm gorgeous, I have a great figure, and I've got a CEO for a wife who gives me an allowance every month. As for the male lead, heh. Just watch how I make him call me Dad! 1.7kReads6.9Score110Shelves

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   Honey, you smell so good! Being a kept woman is so delicious, why don't you eat it? [Admiring] ① Let me have it! You can't even appreciate being a kept woman, you little rascal! You don't cherish this rich woman, but I will. [Shy][Shy][Shy]

2. 202 末 A Doomsday Queen Transmigrates to the Sixties and Seventies to Take Charge of Her Family 末世女王穿越六七十年代当家做主 Gazing at the Starry Sky张望星空Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Lin Chang'an has wondered time and again if she’s Lin Aotian. Why? Because even as an orphan, she was a notorious troublemaker at the orphanage, throwing her weight around and picking fights with everyone. Then, just as she started middle school, the only thing she owned, a shabby wooden plaque, developed a space inside it. An old man living within decided she had exceptional potential and insisted on teaching her. The old man said, “You’re the only one around, after all.” After finally finishin 13.7kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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   It's fantastic! Written from the female protagonist's perspective, the large family is incredibly loving, and everyone has a happy ending. The female protagonist gets into university, and she even helps her younger brother get in. Her two older sisters and brother also have great endings. The male protagonist has traveled through three worlds. In the modern world, he attended a prestigious socialite training program, mastering various arts like music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and he's an excellent cook. The second world he traveled to was a matriarchal society, and then he traveled to the 1970s, married the female protagonist, and became a stay-at-home husband. His friend, whom he met in the second matriarchal world, also traveled through time. The male protagonist arranged a blind date for his friend, who also successfully became a stay-at-home husband. The female protagonist is no ordinary person either. In the modern world, she grew up in an orphanage and had a cultivation master in her spatial dimension who later became her master, teaching her cultivation. She died on the eve of the modern apocalypse and then arrived in the 1970s.

3. 203 说 I Agreed to Be Her Stand-In, but the Heiress Refuses to Marry Anyone but Me 说好当替身，结果大小姐非我不嫁 Ruoshui Yaoyao若水妖妖Urban112k WordsCompleted No cheating, no cuckolding / everyday romance / one heroine Zhou He thought being someone's stand-in meant being treated like a dog by the rich: no dignity, getting yelled at and beaten as part of the daily routine, having to come running whenever called, and doing chores like babysitting, laundry, cooking, and errands... But his actual life as a stand-in: a salary of 500,000 a month, free use of luxury cars and villas, and help making his dreams come true and building his career... Most importa 75Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist who lives off a woman

4. 204 开 From the Start in 1970: The Village Belle Wants to Elope with Me 开局七零，村花哭着跟我说要私奔 Zhu Moumou祝某某Urban290k WordsCompleted [1970s + devoted wife + multiple heroines + no System + transmigration with the body] Li Jiaojiao gazed at Zhu Tianfan with affection, counting on her fingers as she coaxed him sweetly: “Little man, there are so many benefits to marrying your big sister!” “First, I can help you sort out your household registration!” “Second, I can’t bear to make you go out and do farm work!” “Third, I’m still a virgin, so I can meet your everyday needs as a man!” “Fourth, I’m in great health and can give y 576Reads5.7Score104Shelves
5. 205 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 754.6kReads9.4Score44.4kShelves

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   Wu Laoliu: Sister Na, save me!!! Wife, save me!!! [Thumbs up]

6. 206 爸 Dad, You Married into Her Family, So Why Did You Drag Me into This? 爸，你入赘，怎么把我给搭上了！ It's Okay, You're Already Doing Great没关系已经很棒了呢Urban796k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines + everyday campus life + sweet romance + no System + slow pace] Reborn Lu Yuan is just a little speechless. Why does everyone else marry into their wife’s family, but in his case it’s his dad who’s marrying into someone else’s? Lu Yuan is practically drooling with excitement! “Dad, if you follow my lead today, I guarantee you’ll have your rich wife wrapped around your finger.” “Son, maybe we should forget it. I’m really not in it for the money.” “No, you are.” … “Son, this is 26.9kReads7.3Score3.4kShelves
7. 207 高 High Martial: I Started by Living Off a Woman, Now Every Strike Is a Critical Hit! 高武：从吃软饭开始，刀刀暴击！ Tao Tie桃餮Urban663k WordsOngoing [No level suppression, strongest in the world after two months, explosive power-ups and rapid progression, fast-paced!] What should you do if you transmigrate and get a critical-hit System, but have no money to buy cultivation resources? What? My childhood friend, who has a crush on me, is actually a rich heiress? And she’s giving me cultivation resources for free? Xuan Yuan Che: “You’re asking me to choose between living off a woman and the System? Only children have to choose. I want both!” … 2.7kReads8.5Score241Shelves

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   [Already added to my wishlist][Added to my bookshelf] "High Martial Arts: Starting from Being a Kept Woman, Every Slash is a Critical Hit!" When a critical hit system meets a rich childhood sweetheart, the male protagonist triggers a ten-thousand-fold cultivation critical hit while living off a kept woman, creating an unconventional leveling-up story. A novel setting that perfectly combines "living off a kept woman" and "invincible" elements.

8. 208 女 Matriarchy: My Sister-in-Law Has a Hypnosis App 女尊：小姨子手中有催眠APP Lingering Fireworks残留焰火Urban461k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Mo, and I’m a dutiful husband in a matriarchal world. My wife is a promising young woman with a bright future. She’s gentle and considerate, and beautiful as a flower. I thought I could happily live off her for the rest of my life. That was until her younger sister, who had just turned eighteen, moved into our home. 5.1kReads6.7Score268Shelves
9. 209 神 The God-Tier Kept Man System: I'm the Ultimate Mastermind 神级软饭王系统之我是最强智囊 Despairing Big Slippers绝望大拖鞋Urban122k WordsOngoing [All-new setting] + [Multiple heroines] + [Love rival showdowns] + [Lighthearted] Core principle: Help others, improve yourself. Lin Feng acquires the Soft Rice King System. Whenever he helps a woman and she gives him money in return, he earns Soft Rice Points. But if he spends money on a woman, he loses Soft Rice Points instead. He can use Soft Rice Points to buy all kinds of superpowers in the System Shop. The more he buys, the stronger he gets, and the stronger he gets, the more he buys. Song 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The super enjoyable novel about a kept man (or womanizer) I was reading recently has finished, but I've found a new one that's also hilarious. Both of these novels feature characters who rely on systems to survive, and they're both fantastic!

10. 210 这 This Korean Comic Doesn't Play by the Rules 这韩漫不按套路出牌 The Resourceful Liuzi足智多谋的六子Two Male Leads342k WordsCompleted (Set in the world of a Korean webtoon, both leads are non-virgins, no System) - A Chinese soul in a Korean body, a sharp-tongued, street-smart, loyal top [Yin Muge] x a Korean-Russian chaebol heir who craves love, the bottom [Wen Hai] [Younger bottom, enemies-to-lovers married couple: married first, fall in love later + forced love + mutual salvation and devotion. The forced-love arc has angst.] - Yin Muge gets dumped into a Korean webtoon and just wants to be an anonymous passerby. But somehow, 892Reads8.8Score110Shelves

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    Thanks to my partner, I have a free life. It's a story with two male leads, super sweet, and very enjoyable to watch (˵¯͒¯͒˵).

11. 211 前 An Ex, and Then Another Ex 前任，又见前任 By the Moonlit Shore望月之畔Urban152k WordsOngoing Wei You was thrown out of his home from the start. At a karaoke club, he ran into his ex-girlfriend. This is the story of a handsome, devoted young man who grows through a romantic battlefield and meets one girl after another… 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wow, this is great! I've found a promising novel with a focus on ex-lovers, a "gold digger" dynamic, and multiple women. The author is clearly an experienced writer; the writing is excellent. Within ten chapters, I've already developed a strong impression of the female boss Liu Yao, her ex-ex Su Ting, her ex Jiang Qin, her brother and sister Yan Xue, and the company receptionist Jin Nuo. The synopsis mentions more first loves, childhood friends, ex-wives… there will definitely be plenty of love triangles later on. The protagonist, Wei You, is turning into a complete scumbag. You should definitely give it a try!

12. 212 大 A-Lian in the Mountains 大山里的阿莲 Idle Man by the Ink's Edge墨边闲人Urban562k WordsOngoing A Lian had been married for three years, but her husband was impotent and she still hadn't gotten pregnant. She had a foul mouth but a soft heart. Later, she married Old Wang next door. Old Wang died in an accident, leaving A Lian a widow. Later, she was jailed for tomb robbing, but got out two years before him. Her life with Xiao Chen started out as one disaster after another. A Lian cursed and grumbled, but little by little, she came to think of this man who had served time as one of her own. 342Reads7.5Score115Shelves

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    These are the books that everyone likes and that meet everyone's requirements.

13. 213 南 Working Down South: Those Wild Years 南下打工，风流的那些年 Idle Man by the Ink's Edge墨边闲人Urban800k WordsCompleted This is a story about Dongguan. After graduating from college, I couldn’t find a job. My cousin was working in the south, so I went to stay with him. My cousin was a carefree sort who dressed like a gangster every day. He took me to internet cafes, played pool with me, and treated me to late-night snacks. Life in the south was slow and easygoing. My cousin was my mentor. He found me a job and showed me how to eat, drink, and enjoy life. My cousin and I had a great time fooling around, but then h 332Reads7.5Score100Shelves
14. 214 我 My Days in Public Relations 我当公关的那些日子 A Single Matchstick火柴一根Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted You probably won’t believe me when I tell you what I do for a living. You’re a liar! That’s right! I make a living telling tall tales and keeping people company as they chat. Anyone can spin a yarn, but I might be the first to turn it into a respectable profession and earn tens of millions a year! I spend all day spinning stories to women, talking nonsense nonstop, and somehow they still like me and are willing to pay me. The secret to business: It doesn’t matter what you’re selling, even if it’ 8.9kReads7.5Score650Shelves
15. 215 流 Stranded on a Deserted Island: I Have to Survive! 流落荒岛 必须活下去！ A Single Matchstick火柴一根Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A plane crashes, leaving its passengers stranded on a deserted island's shore. Among the survivors is Fan Jian, a special forces soldier from the Marine Corps, who searches everywhere for other survivors. They scrape together a group of nineteen women and one lone man. Fan Jian leads everyone in their fight to survive. They start with a small makeshift shelter and eventually settle down for good. They need a leader, someone to make the decisions. As they compete for limited resources, more than 1kReads7.7Score230Shelves
16. 216 公 After the Princess Is Widowed, the System Forces Me to Live Off a Woman 公主丧夫后，系统逼我吃软饭 Eat Some Houttuynia吃把鱼腥草Ancient Romance572k WordsCompleted #After Her Husband's Death, the Princess Is Forced by the System to Live Off Her# [Male lead's perspective, older woman-younger man romance + idle, dependent male lead rises to success VS powerful princess + devoted first love] An Zong transmigrated into a book, becoming the young master of the Imperial College's libationer's family in the female-oriented novel The Grand Princess's Rise to Power. He was the one who lured the princess's consort into climbing a mountain, causing his death, coveted 2.7kReads8.8Score311Shelves

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    Highly recommend this book! It's about a man who's a gold digger, haha! The author's word choice is brilliant! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

17. 217 签 I Signed an Unfair Contract, and Now a Yandere Heiress Won’t Leave Me Alone 签下不平等条约，病娇财阀缠上我 Old Friends Never Return故人不再来Urban131k WordsOngoing 1. For three years, Party B shall be deemed to have surrendered all personal dignity and must obey Party A completely. 2. Party B must carry out every order from Party A unconditionally. If Party A wants to see Party B, Party B must immediately stop whatever they are doing and hurry to the place designated by Party A. 3. Party A has the right to restrict Party B’s daily routine and activities outside the home, including sleeping, washing their face, and brushing their teeth. 4… … 66… An Yueyao 23Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    A three-year contract: a sacrifice of dignity, or a gamble with fate? When the terms "abandon personal dignity" and "unconditional obedience" crash down on the ashen-faced boy, An Yueyao's smiling eyes conceal an abyss. Restricted from washing his face and brushing his teeth, forced to be at his beck and call without freedom—what secrets and tug-of-war lie hidden in this unequal transaction? Beneath the boy's forbearance lies a turbulent undercurrent, or utter succumb? Every cold clause sears his nerves, every glance is brimming with tension. When obedience becomes shackles, is resistance hidden in his eyes? Turn the pages and witness how this battle wagered on dignity explodes into a breathtaking spectacle amidst suffocation!

18. 218 女 After My Girlfriend Died, She Came Looking for Me 女友死后，她来找我了 Hate Eating Vegetables讨厌吃青菜Mystery331k WordsCompleted [Alternate setting + yandere + supernatural + special powers + ghosts and monsters + mild horror + suspense] [Female-led romance + romantic entanglements + male-oriented] My name is Fu Ming. I'm an ordinary person, and I have a girlfriend who loves me very much. My girlfriend is Lin Wan, a rich heiress. She is decisive and ruthless, and very good at putting on an act. Most importantly, she's smart. Throughout the years we've been together, she has always controlled my life. I thought things woul 1.7kReads7.1Score100Shelves
19. 219 网 My Online Girlfriend Turned Yandere, So I Quit the Internet 网恋女友黑化了，我选择退网 A Humble Room Can Still Bring Honor陋室易可荣Urban245k WordsCompleted [Yandere] [Chasing Him] [Love Triangle] [Light Novel] [All characters in this novel are at least eighteen years old] Chen Mo has been socially anxious in real life since childhood, so he decides to move his social life online. There, he displays exceptionally high emotional intelligence. “If I confessed to you right now, would you say yes?” “My life has already been so miserable. You’re the last light in it. Don’t leave me... Please...!” “I don’t care. You play games with me every day, s 928Reads6.6Score109Shelves

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    It's alright. The main character has online romances with the female leads, the female leads turn evil, the male lead runs away, and then he encounters them again in college, which leads to a love triangle.

20. 220 不 Isn't This a Game? Why Has It Turned into a Yandere Battlefield? 不是游戏吗？怎么病娇修罗场了？ Xi Tusimengde西土斯蒙德Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Yandere + love triangle chaos + multiple female leads] To gain the strength to set his yandere wife straight, Zhu Yu activates a System called The Wonderful Life Game. All he has to do is save the women destined for greatness who have suffered tragic lives, and help them get back on track. In return, he'll receive rewards such as cultivation and techniques. The future Sword Saint, all alone in the world; the orphaned princess wandering the streets; the foolish demon girl abandoned by her own ki 6kReads8.9Score501Shelves
21. 221 见 After Meeting His Roommate’s Little Sister, the Young CEO Falls Head Over Heels 见了室友妹妹后，小夜总彻底沦陷 Superfan of the Awesome Female Lead超飒女主的死忠粉Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted [Mutual first-love purity, sweet romance, two strong leads, three-year age gap, both fall for each other, no melodrama, honest communication, youthful romance, half campus and half workplace] [H City's top wealthy heir VS A City's top wealthy heir] Ye Muli is the heir to one of A City's most powerful families. From the time he was little, his father taught him that his mother and younger sister were girls, so it was up to the boys to cherish them. Ye Muli always believed this wholeheartedly. Tha 10.1kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves

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    Sisters! This book, *After Meeting His Roommate's Sister, CEO Ye Muli Completely Falls for Her*, is absolutely hilarious! The aloof and domineering CEO Ye Muli, raised to pamper girls, has his worldview shattered the moment he meets his roommate's incredibly cool "sugar daddy's sister," Xue'er—from despising gigolos to desperately wanting to be one himself, even considering supporting his roommate alongside Xue'er! A top-tier heir x a top-tier heir, both strong and independent, with mutual devotion, no melodramatic misunderstandings, and the protagonists are practically behaving themselves! A sweet, half-school, half-workplace romance with a three-year age gap, the unique and addictive premise is a cure for any unhappiness! If you love lighthearted, funny, and evenly matched sweet stories, go for it! You're guaranteed to have a smile on your face! ---

22. 222 重 Reborn, I’m Living Off My Dad! I Love It, So I’m Keeping It Up 重生后跟着亲爸吃软饭！爱吃还吃 Milk Coffee Expert奶咖达人Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Top: reborn + 1v1 + The rating just came out and is still climbing] Jiang Fengxue is reborn at nineteen. That year, his biological parents are still alive, eighteen years after divorcing and remarrying other people. In his previous life, he worked himself to the bone starting a business, only to have his partner cheat him out of his money and technology. This time... Well, his dad has married into the family of Li, the richest family in Beicheng, while his mom has become the unacknowledged part 24kReads8.0Score4kShelves

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    The male protagonist lives off his father, who married into a wealthy family, while his mother also married into a wealthy family. The two parents combined cannot support him, and after they both divorce and remarry into wealthy families, they are both pampered and loved.

23. 223 我 Those Years I Spent Living Like a Slacker in Ancient Times 我在古代当咸鱼那些年 Tomato Big White Duck番茄大白鸭Historical432k WordsCompleted [Farming + One Female Lead + Cozy Everyday Life + Dad Life] After dying from overwork, Lin Jianghao transmigrates to an unknown ancient era, where he becomes a good-for-nothing idler. He takes one look at his impoverished home, bare as a temple, where there’s barely enough food for one meal, and his vision goes black. If he has no choice but to be a lazybones, then he might as well push his family to improve their lot. Many years later, Lin Jianghao’s mother has opened taverns all across the cou 1.7kReads7.1Score110Shelves

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    From the male protagonist's perspective, time travel, doting on his wife, and a relaxed lifestyle; the plot is good, recommended.

24. 224 空 Shared Space, the Heir Is Busy Farming 空间共享，世子爷忙种地 Orange-Flavored Orange Candy橙子味的橙子糖Ancient Romance716k WordsOngoing He Qiyue was born into the Great Jing Dynasty. Her father held a comfortable government post, her mother came from a wealthy merchant family, and she had money, influence, brothers, and a younger brother. She was perfectly content to laze through life. But one day, her father was framed and the family was stripped of its property and thrown into prison, awaiting exile. Then a member of the imperial family wandered into the courtyard of a secret pocket-dimension villa. Li Chongyi had no idea how 697Reads8.6Score110Shelves

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    The male lead is a freeloader and even keeps a bunch of things in the female lead's space to sell; he's extremely greedy for money.

25. 225 吃 I Lived Off the Ice-Cold CEO, and Somehow Became a God 吃美女总裁软饭的我，竟然成神了 Black-and-White Angler黑白钓客Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Li Mubai was just accompanying his heartbroken buddy to sing at a KTV and have a few drinks when, in a ridiculous twist of fate, he ran into a beautiful CEO who was also drunk. He thought that landing a wealthy, beautiful CEO would already mean he’d reached the pinnacle of life. But then he suddenly discovered he could control water, whether it was water on the ground or the water inside the human body. As long as he immersed himself in water, his body would grow stronger without end. He could e 19.2kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves

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    So far, it's been written quite well, and it's quite funny.

26. 226 七 In the 1970s: Picking Up a Madman as My Husband 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 109.5kReads9.3Score11.4kShelves

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    The male lead is a highly skilled special forces soldier who suffers from amnesia after an injury. He has low intelligence but is very principled and only listens to the female lead. Anyone who speaks rudely to her will be slapped by the male lead! No one is exempt, regardless of age or gender! He is supported by the female lead for medical treatment, living off her without any burden. He takes the blame for her and acts as her shield. Later, after recovering and taking revenge, he uses all his income to buy houses for the female lead. The writing style is particularly funny.

27. 227 快 Quick Transmigration: The Guide to Winning by Living Off Others 快穿之软饭躺赢攻略 Gui Gui Muya鬼鬼木雅Modern Romance965k WordsOngoing Protagonists: Qi An and Ling Shuang [Quick Transmigration + Romance Novel Worlds + 1v1 + Happy Ending + Male Lead's POV + Sweet Romance] After starting work, Qi An discovered the joys of lying flat, so he took to living off others with utterly shameless confidence. World One: The “catlike cousin” of a modern-day bankrupt CEO World Two: The “lucky charm” in a game-streaming world World Three: The beautiful “stand-in doll” by an award-winning actress's side World Four: A big shot's younger brother 518Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This was originally a story about the male lead living off a woman.

28. 228 神 A Tycoon? No, Just Call Me the Gentlemanly Kept Man 神豪？别，还是叫我绅士软饭王吧 Workhorse of the Monkey Realm吗喽界的牛马Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Multiple Female Leads] + [Subverting the Usual Tropes] + [System] + [Romantic Push and Pull] + [Living Off Women Without Losing Your Pride] That’s right! Me! Jiang Ye! The god of awkwardness! After binding to the “Living-Off-Women Cash-Back System,” Jiang Ye’s life went completely off the rails: The campus belle showered him with gifts, including stockings, and he got 4,000 back in cash. He played pool with a beauty and won 8,000. Even sending gifts in a voice-chat room earned him a “show of si 229.9kReads8.9Score23.7kShelves

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    The humorous and lighthearted story of a woman who lives off a man, featuring multiple female protagonists and abstract system tasks, is quite entertaining.

29. 229 说 We Agreed to Be Couch Potatoes Together, So How Did You Become a Powerful Minister? 说好一起当咸鱼，你却成了权臣？ A Smile Erases Old Grudges 11展颜消宿怨11Historical774k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Great Wu Dynasty, Chu Xiu has just one dream: find a rich woman and become a happy, carefree live-in son-in-law. He tells his wife that “hard work means getting things for free,” convinces his father-in-law that “lying flat is the righteous way,” and even secretly teaches the emperor how to “slack off responsibly.” He thinks he’ll soon be kicked out and can enjoy life with his severance pay. But somehow, his wife becomes the richest woman in the land, his father-in-la 224Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Transmigrating to the Great Wu Dynasty, I only wanted to be a lazy, good-for-nothing son-in-law—I told my wife to just lie down, but she became the richest woman; I advised my father-in-law to slack off, but he became the representative of the imperial merchants. I wanted to run away with my severance pay, but unexpectedly, everyone praised me as the 'Imperial Tutor.' Chu Xiu looked up to the sky and sighed: 'How come this teammate is getting more and more ridiculous the more they try to slack off?'" [I also highly recommend it]

30. 230 这 This Time, I’m All In on Being a Kept Man 这次全身心投入吃软饭 Niu Niu's Beef Balls牛牛的牛肉丸Modern Romance48k WordsOngoing Chen Yan spent six years earning three million in life-saving money and the label of a kept man, only to be kicked out by Jiang Wanqing. He thought his life was over. Who could have guessed that he already had a son waiting for him, along with a beautiful, elegant wife who had made a success of her career? This time, he could devote himself wholeheartedly to being a kept man and step into the brightest chapter of his life! —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 231 快 Quick Transmigration: Back Off! Keep Your Hands Off My Heroine 快穿：退退退，别碰我的女主 The Absent Shadow不在的影子Ancient Romance382k WordsCompleted In some small worlds, there are men who use the influence of the women in their families to climb higher and higher, only to turn on them once they reach the top. Those women all meet tragic ends. Nan Xian’an: If you don’t cherish her, then I’ll protect her. You want to live off a woman and still act like you’re doing her a favor? Not a chance. World One: The princess of the fallen kingdom is mine. Xu Yanshun tries to drug Nan Xian’an so he can’t take the imperial exams, eliminating his biggest 470Reads6.3Score102Shelves

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    Multiple series, multiple stories, no melodrama, sweet interactions

32. 232 我 I'm Just a Blond Punk, Can't I Live Off a Woman? 我一黄毛，就不能吃软饭了吗 Sleeping Under A Bridge桥洞下睡觉Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Urban] + [Slice of Life] + [System] + [Living off a woman] + [Campus Belle] + [Mature Beauty] Qin Chuan was lying back and enjoying life in the luxurious villa of his wealthy female CEO when, in the blink of an eye, he transmigrated. Hearing the sound of students reading nearby, Qin Chuan looked around in bewilderment. Where the hell am I? Is this still China? Seeing his yellow hair and nearly two-hundred-pound frame in the mirror, Qin Chuan wanted to cry. Qin Chuan had been living quite comfor 20.8kReads6.3Score1.9kShelves

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    Pretty good writing

33. 233 入 After I Married Into Her Family, My Goddess Wife Couldn’t Take It Anymore 入赘后，女神老婆绷不住了 Xilou夕樓Urban639k WordsCompleted The veteran doctor Fu Qing transmigrates, expecting to receive a Divine Doctor System. But the original owner was a ten-year veteran bootlicker, and instead he awakens the Mischief-Making System. The more trouble he causes, the bigger the rewards. Luckily, Fu Qing watches soap operas all the time and knows exactly how to stir things up. “Women have always been the ones causing trouble. I wonder what it looks like when a man does it?” The System replies, “If you don't cause trouble and I don't ca 15.3kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves

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    I've been watching this again recently, and you can tell just by the title—it's about someone who lives off a woman. [Laughs][laughs]

34. 234 娱 Showbiz: What's Wrong with Living Off My Partner? 娱乐：我吃点软饭怎么啦？ Deep-Fried Autumn油炸秋天Urban134k WordsCompleted The entertainment industry is still the best place to live off a rich woman!!! A rich woman’s got looks, a rich woman’s got soul, and rich women are both gorgeous and alluring. Rich women are great, rich women are wonderful, rich women are simply amazing. You’ve got to eat your way into that soft life with confidence. Dig in, dig in. 1.2kReads6.0Score123Shelves
35. 235 从 The Comeback Life of a Kept Man 从吃软饭开始的逆袭人生 Little Chubby Fish小胖胖鱼Urban244k WordsCompleted (Daily Life + Easygoing + Ensemble Cast + One-on-One Romance + Getting Along with Everyone) Who says being handsome can't put food on the table? Chen Xiaonian had stumbled into the good graces of a wealthy older woman and never had much ambition to begin with. But little by little, his business kept doing better, and his life grew more and more comfortable. 929Reads6.3Score120Shelves
36. 236 刚 Right After Graduation, the Campus Belle Makes Me Be Her Kept Man 刚毕业，校花逼我吃软饭 Eucalyptus Koala桉树考拉Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Why did the campus belle use her connections to sabotage his 32 job interviews? What is he supposed to do with all these troubled students showing up one after another? This is the quiet life of a college counselor, and also a vibrant, extraordinary world. 108Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 开 From the Start, I Chose the Queen of Pop. The Post-00s Generation Eats Soft Rice the Hard Way 开局选择天后，零零后软饭硬吃 Willow from a Foreign Land异乡柳Urban510k WordsCompleted [One heroine + pure love + cozy daily life + lighthearted comedy] After a wild night with a Heavenly Queen, just-graduated Gen Z'er Gu Jius misses out on a three-year marriage pact, unaware that everything is part of his plan. From the start, he's forced to take part in the livestream variety show Married Life of the Stars. The production team invites a Golden Horse Best Actor, a domineering CEO, a hot star at the height of his fame, and the newly crowned Heavenly Queen, Qin Zhaoyi. As the young 43Reads5.3Score—Shelves
38. 238 靠 He Could Live Off His Looks, but He'd Rather Lay Bricks and Trend Online 靠脸能吃软饭，他偏要搬砖上热搜 Potato and Egg Pancake洋芋丝鸡蛋饼Urban211k WordsCompleted [No CP + 100% pure robot male lead (currently running a faulty program) + incredibly handsome] Li Shouyi: “I think I’m an upright, kindhearted person, full of compassion and unable to stand the sight of blood.” The wealthy and powerful elites he killed screamed, “When you cut us down without a second thought, you know, the blood pouring out of us was still blood, right?!” Li Shouyi looked utterly innocent and earnest. “You’re not people.” The dead: “You’re a person! You’re the only person here!” 200Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 娱 In Showbiz, Living Off Others Is a Skill Too 娱乐之吃软饭也是个技术活 A Different Kind of Flower不一样的花Urban328k WordsCompleted The story of Tang Xiaotian transmigrating to another timeline. A marriage of convenience? Tang Xiaotian can hardly believe he’s run into a plot this cheesy. It’s even more outrageous than transmigration itself. To some people, he’s a pretty boy who can’t even manage to live off a woman. Behind the scenes, though, he’s a renowned author admired by hundreds of millions of readers online, and the IP holder that every major entertainment company in the country is desperately trying to find. One song 161Reads6.9Score101Shelves
40. 240 这 This Sugar Daddy Is Spoiling Me a Little Too Much 这软饭喂得有点撑 Neutral Phosphorus中性磷Urban604k WordsCompleted [Soft Rice | Farming | Showbiz] I won't make the first move, in case I ruin our precious friendship. I won't turn you down, in case I miss out on the love fate sent me. I won't make a commitment, in case I tie down a love that longs to be free. Shh~~ Darling, being there for each other is the sweetest declaration of love! 38Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 软 A Kept Man Who Brings Home the Bacon? Who Says Male Models Can't Be Talented and Rich? 软饭硬吃？谁说男模不能多才多亿 Liu Fanxing柳繁星Urban107k WordsOngoing Li Xuan transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that the original male lead has been forced into becoming a cuckold. He successfully binds himself to a Male Model System: as long as he completes missions, he can earn random rewards. Singing, dancing, putting on a show... there’s nothing he can’t do. He’s not only talented, but also ridiculously well-endowed. DJing, making drinks, doing the Qinghai Shuffle, performing Kun dances... Any one of these would be an instant hit in this world. B —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 242 超 The Ultimate Kept Man 超级软饭王 Forget忘记Urban619k WordsCompleted A real man who stands tall and proud must learn to live off a woman without shame. Working for a living is out of the question. I won't work for a living in this lifetime. Living off a woman is enough to get by. If one mouthful isn't enough to keep hunger at bay, just have another. “When living off a woman reaches a certain level, it stops being that and becomes loneliness,” Gu Bei declared. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 243 不 I Didn't Mean to Be a Player, But Love Makes Me Stronger 不是故意当海王，因为恋爱就变强 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Urban129k WordsOngoing Multiple heroines + wealthy tycoon + brainless wish fulfillment + lighthearted comedy Cheng Tiankun was reborn into the body of a young, handsome billionaire after an accident. The original owner even came with an absurdly powerful System: Fall in love and get stronger!!! “System, how did he die?” [Sigh... He was gay, so I used a little trick to kill him.] “GAY!!!???” You've got to be kidding me. With a System like this, was he supposed to be gay?! [I thought you had potential, so I brought you 75Reads—Score1.3kShelves

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    I highly recommend these two novels with multiple female leads, especially the first one. It's a non-stop barrage of attacks from the very beginning! No backstabbing! It's all pure, non-stop action! The character development is also excellent! The immersion is incredibly strong! It's unbeatable!!

44. 244 被 After Being Kept by a Rich Older Sister, the Internet Loses It 被富婆姐姐包养后，网友破防了 Lu Zhaoye陆昭野Urban340k WordsOngoing [System]+ [Feel-Good Power Fantasy]+ [Skills]+ [One Love Interest]+ [Everyday Life] Me, Lin Xian, the Patina King! A streamer who just wants to lie flat? No! Now I’m the most enviable kept man on the entire internet! A message from a rich woman appeared in my Bilibili inbox: “Come to Shanghai. I’ll take care of you.” Me: “Ma’am, are you going to harvest my kidneys?” The next second, a ten-thousand-yuan red packet smacked me in the face! The System awakened! [The Ultimate Kept Man System]: The mo 8Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 我 I Am the Strongest Kept Man 我是最强软饭王 Shameless After Salt后盐无耻Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Qi Le became famous throughout the company for living off women, but he was more than happy with it. Soft meals earn divine items, living off women earns physical upgrades, and living off women grants god-tier skills! “There’s no way I’d live off a woman. I’m a man of unyielding integrity. I’ll never do that in this lifetime!” So good! 50Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 穿 I Transmigrated as the Demon Venerable, and from the Start a White-Stocking Saintess Knelt and Begged for Forgiveness 穿越魔尊开局白丝圣女跪地求原谅 An Yingaa安影aaEastern Fantasy455k WordsCompleted 6.4kReads—Score493Shelves

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    The protagonist of a cultivation novel with lots of beautiful women can hypnotize [smirk].

47. 247 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.5kReads9.7Score69kShelves

    Reader note

    Who says that being a kept man by someone like Lezi Shen or XX Shen isn't considered being a kept man?

48. 248 下 After Moving to the Countryside, I Ran Off with the Village Chief's Handsome Nephew 下乡后，我拐跑了村长的美人侄子 Girl, Look This Way菇凉看这边Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Period setting, strong female lead, no role reversal] Ye Shan was an elite assassin. After her mission failed, her master slit her throat, and she became a little girl in 1966. The little girl really was in a bad way. She’d been bullied terribly, but fortunately, Ye Shan arrived... It was fine that she’d been sent to the countryside. Somehow, the delicate and frail Si Yu from the village took a liking to her. That new young educated youth was so handsome, and so capable, too. Most importantly, 10kReads9.0Score1kShelves

    Reader note

    The female lead is an assassin from ancient times who was killed by her master after failing a mission; the male lead is a pampered husband who transmigrated to a matriarchal society. [Shy]

49. 249 因 A Tragedy Caused by Hemorrhoids 因痔疮而引发的惨案 Lord Xianyue仙月大人Eastern Fantasy741k WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Magic] [Supernatural powers] [Bizarre] [Farming] [Mechanical energy] [Ensemble cast] [Western fantasy] [Elf knights, angels] [Warriors and battle aura] [Planetary continents] [Bloodline evolution] [Cautious, semi-behind-the-scenes protagonist] [Research institute] [Study and critical thinking] [Dark] [Healing and heartwarming] [Unrestrained imagination] [No golden finger] [Fate] [Uniqueness] [Sequence pathways] [Magical civilization] He gets treated like research material the m 532Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead uses his hemorrhoids to live off a woman [shy][shy]cy

50. 250 我 Am I Not Supposed to Be a Blond? Why Do They All Want to Keep Me? 我不是黄毛吗，她们咋都想圈养我 Luan Yu27栾雨27Urban314k WordsCompleted Xu Que, a liberal arts graduate who had repeated his final year twice, planned to get a factory job and coast through the rest of his life. Instead, he transmigrated into the body of a blond punk and, from the start, got arrested by a beautiful policewoman at the scene of a gang fight. He thought that was as bad as it could get, but then he found out that this body belonged to the real young master of the wealthy Long family, who had been missing for years. They offered him a thousand yuan a mo 620Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If blond-haired guy isn't competitive, what if he could do rap, dance the Qinghai folk dance, do hand gestures, act in short dramas, and be a true young master from a top-tier family?

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