I Don’t Want Romance from the Start. I’d Prefer No Couple or a Plot-Focused Story 不想看，一上来就谈恋爱的，想看无cp或主剧情流

1. 1 重 Back to the Apocalypse: It Begins with Cutting Ties with My Family 重回末世，从和全家断绝关系开始 chellSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Natural Disasters + Stockpiling + Pocket Dimension + Farming + No Romance] In her previous life, Xia Shige was the true heiress reclaimed by the wealthy Lu family. During the apocalypse, she worked tirelessly to take care of them all. Unfortunately, her brothers only loved the fake heiress; her fiancé blamed her for ruining his engagement to the fake heiress; and even her biological parents personally pushed her into the abyss for the sake of the fake heiress. Reborn, with mudslides, 6.4kReads7.8Score65314d adds

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   Don't let the low rating fool you! The female protagonist is reborn and hoards supplies to get revenge on the scheming woman and her ignoring biological parents from her past life. She lives with her adoptive parents and their extended family, relying on resources. And it's not just a passive, laissez-faire story; the female protagonist will likely participate in the construction of a national base later on. Her family members also live through their own efforts. The female protagonist isn't a saint; she's very good to her friends, intelligent, resourceful, and decisive in taking revenge on her enemies from her past life. It's a decent read for passing the time. The only downside is that her biological parents sometimes have high blood pressure, but the female protagonist always manages to give them a good thrashing!

2. 2 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 216.4kReads9.6Score24.3k14d adds

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   It's funny that there's no romantic pairing.

3. 3 让 She Tortures the Madman, Slays Her Way Through the Story, and Becomes Empress 让疯批受虐，她杀穿全文当女帝 Mirror Beyond the Clouds云外镜Ancient Romance676k WordsCompleted [No romance + strong female lead + career-focused story + frail, villainous woman + cold-blooded lunatic + woman disguises herself as a man + a touch of political intrigue + not a brainless power fantasy] After going on a killing spree in the cultivation world in her previous life, Xie Nanzui is sentenced by the Heavenly Dao to become the heroine of an ancient-style novel full of physical and emotional torment. In the original story, the heroine is used by the male lead's first love. The other w 352Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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   Ancient Chinese romance + no romantic pairing + strong female lead + sickly and wicked woman + cold-blooded and insane + woman disguised as a man + slight political intrigue + (not mindless) satisfying read. The female protagonist schemes against the entire world, using it as a chessboard and all living beings as pawns. She brings hope to all people while reclaiming her own destiny from the clutches of Heaven. Seemingly ruthless, she is actually compassionate towards all beings. The female protagonist is not a good person; everything she does is for personal gain. She manipulates people's hearts, plans step by step, and ultimately unifies the world. The female protagonist is ruthless and cold-blooded, without any romantic feelings or intellectual impairment. There is no padding; the author's character portrayal is very deep. It's an ensemble piece. The only downside is the low rating of "Shocking! The Madwoman Who Was Demoted to Abusive Novels Became an Empress."

4. 4 恋 The Dating System: One Hundred and Eighty Dates 恋爱系统：谈够一百八十次 Wanwan Keeps Quiet晚晚不语Modern Romance36k WordsOngoing Lin Wanwan × Shi Ling, 1v1 romance, infinite-flow romance System, slow burn If you had a romance System, what kind of guy would you want? 1. School days (ongoing) —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Don't miss out! Everyone, come and support me! A new book, supposedly about romance, but it feels more plot-driven and slow-paced. [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote] It's supposed to be a system-based quick transmigration story, but the system hasn't appeared yet in one of the interludes. Looking forward to what happens next! [Request for more updates][Request for more updates][Request for more updates]

5. 5 水 When Water Falls Asleep, It Becomes Ice 水睡着了是冰 Water Turns to Ice When It Falls Asleep水睡着了是冰Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted After a life of ups and downs, she hit her own dead end and fell into the abyss before finally coming to her senses. She loved someone so deeply that their breakup left them both crying their hearts out. In the end, she chose to meet people through matchmaking. On their fourth meeting, they met again as a married couple, holding the hand of a stranger as they walked toward the sacred wedding altar… 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Mainly a real

6. 6 碰 One Touch from You, and the World Falls Silent 碰你一下，世界都安静了 No Childhood Friend, No Love for Green Tea无青梅不爱绿茶Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted Gong Zhouxun had a problem: the world was too loud. Everyone's inner monologue played out loud in his head. That was, until he spent three million at an auction on Yan Lanzhi's private yoga lesson. The moment her fingers touched his back, seven years of noise vanished. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   [Got it] Anyone watching? There's not much romance; it's about the two redeeming each other.

7. 7 破 Solving Cases Takes Someone Like Me [Criminal Investigation] 破案需要我这样的人才【刑侦】 Never Imagined未曾设想Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted When it comes to Ling Wuyou, even an ant passing by would turn to its companion and say, “Don't mess with that lunatic!” Say a couple of words to her and she'll blow up like a firecracker. She doesn't care one bit about acting like a respectable adult. While she was studying at the police academy, she taught quite a few classmates a lesson more than once. It's because she's not very strong, but her dirty tricks are endless. Later, the lunatic became a proud police officer. She'd say, “Who wants 106.9kReads9.4Score16.8k14d adds

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   Here are a few recommendations; the romance develops relatively late in the story, or there's very little focus on ambiguous relationships. They're all very enjoyable. If you're tired of constant romantic entanglements, you can check out books with a focus on the career and plot. There are apocalyptic, cultivation, and crime stories (the 6th book is a dual male lead novel) 😘

8. 8 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117kReads9.6Score13.7k14d adds
9. 9 大 After Her Lazy Plans Failed, the Eldest Senior Sister Went Mad 大师姐摆烂不成功后成疯批了 Fang Jüliang房踽凉Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted Ning Ran is the senior disciple of the head of Mu Tian Sect. In the cultivation world, she was the first to reach Foundation Establishment in five hundred years, the first to form a Golden Core, the first to reach Nascent Soul, and the first to attain Divinity Transformation. Ning Ran is the pride of Mu Tian Sect and a role model for all its disciples. She is dutiful and spends every day cultivating and teaching her junior brothers and sisters. She always puts the sect’s honor first, and wheneve 2.9kReads9.1Score34014d adds
10. 10 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: No One Understands Arrogance Better Than I Do 穿书之没人能比我更懂嚣张 Chenchen Little Darling晨晨小宝贝Ancient Romance984k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] –– Fu Zhu died suddenly after staying up all night watching shows and reading novels. She still remembers that just before she died, she was reading a novel called The Useless Girl Warrior Who Defies Heaven. –– Then she became Bai Li Fu Zhu, the female villain who opposes the novel's hero and heroine. –– This villain is different: she isn't jealous of the heroine or interested in the hero. She simply can't stand the two of them acting more arrogant than her and ste 47.2kReads9.3Score6.6k14d adds
11. 11 小 My Little Martial Uncle Really Doesn't Push Herself. She Just Wants to Kill the Female Lead 小师叔真不卷，她只想杀女主而已 Mo Caiwei莫采薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [People say the blurb did this book a disservice. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so just read the story.] Reincarnated as a doomed female supporting character destined for a gruesome death? No problem. Kill the heroine from the start, wreck the plot, and reset everything. This time, I'm the heroine. The original heroine was a pitiful girl born to a concubine. She had a lowly start but a powerful protagonist's aura. No matter what danger she faced, she always escaped disaster, ros 96.6kReads9.5Score15.7k14d adds
12. 12 大EN Pure Angst! The Green Tea Male Supporting Lead Is Going Crazy Again 大虐！绿茶男配又在发大疯 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads474k WordsCompleted [The sweeter he calls him “big brother,” the harsher he strikes: a fake green tea with a violent streak + a powerful man who doesn’t realize he’s in love at first, then becomes completely henpecked] Xia Yu wakes up one day bound to a Male Supporting Character Rescue System. The System tells him that this world is actually a satisfying face-slapping novel about two male leads taking down scumbags. The main love interest is his childhood friend, whom he’s secretly loved for years. The protagonist 14.1kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
13. 13 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic-Novel Heroine Seems to Have a Serious Problem 快穿：虐文女主好像有那个大病 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Goofy + Slacker + Romance-Averse] Male lead: “The only one I've ever loved is her!” Cen Jing (rolling down the car window): “You two have to make it work. I'll take a car.” Second male lead: “You're interesting.” Cen Jing: “You deserve someone better, not someone who's already the best, like me.” Villainous big shot (pointing at the male lead and his mistress): “Why not tell the driver to run them over?” Cen Jing: “Hello? 110? Someone's inciting someone to commit murder... No, I'm not stutterin 9.2kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds
14. 14 沙 My Hilarious Junior Sister Is a Laid-Back Cultivator 沙雕师妹咸鱼修仙 Fu Yiling傅衣凌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Xianxia + comedy + immortal cultivation + suona] Yun Qiqi spent her whole life as a happy slacker in the modern world. She never expected that after dying, she'd transmigrate to an immortal cultivation world where everyone was a workaholic. But she still refused to work! When choosing a master, Yun Qiqi thought it over for a long time. Sword cultivators worked too hard and had no money. Talisman cultivators drew talismans all day, and she couldn't even write properly, let alone draw talismans. 30.8kReads9.2Score3k14d adds
15. 15 开 Natural Disasters from the Start: I Hoard a Hundred Billion in Supplies and Win by Doing Nothing 开局天灾，我靠囤百亿物资躺赢 Cheng Jiajia程加加Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalyptic World + Reborn + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling + Pets + Slice of Life] (Available in print; the short drama and motion comic are now streaming) In a post-apocalyptic world of natural disasters, only the fittest survive. Typhoons, floods, extreme cold and heat, earthquakes, tsunamis, insect plagues, acid rain… After struggling to survive for three years in the apocalypse, Jiang Ning met a miserable death. Reborn three days before the end of the world, she seizes the advantage, r 59.5kReads9.3Score5.3k14d adds
16. 16 都 The Apocalypse Is Here, So Why Bother Competing? Stockpile Supplies! 都末日了还内卷啥呢？囤物资啊 Black-and-White Octopus黑白色章鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse563k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + space + reborn + frantically stockpiling supplies + no romance] (No male lead, so feel free to ship anyone you like.) Qin Sheng survived for three years in the Apocalypse, finally outlasting the boss and taking over as second-in-command. But before she could enjoy her new life, she woke up to find herself reborn two months before the Apocalypse! She had worked so hard to claw her way up to become the big boss! Before she could even throw her weight around, the heavens sent her back 40.5kReads9.2Score3.7k14d adds
17. 17 囤EN Stockpiling a Hundred Billion in Supplies: An Assassin Squad Clears the Apocalypse 囤百亿物资，杀手小队通关末世 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (Female-led story, zombies, team-based, decisive and ruthless, not a bleeding heart) Bai Yaoyao, ranked number one on the assassin leaderboard, awakened a spatial ability after the apocalypse began. She led her brothers from the organization to carve out a path through the carnage and reach the top of the apocalypse's Ten Strongest list. Yet, in the end, she still died in the apocalypse's tenth year, cut to pieces by an Emperor-rank spatial zombie. She thought her life was over. But when she ope 114.3kReads9.5Score11k14d adds
18. 18 国 National Fate Survival: I'm Really Just a Summoner 国运求生：我真的只是个召唤师 The Pigeon Tries Not to Flake鸽子努力不咕咕Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Survival game for national destiny + no romance + no female lead + instances + support role + young boy] A survival game for national destiny has descended upon Blue Star. Clearing instances allows players to send items into the real world. Food, weapons, technology blueprints, cultivation manuals... Anything you could want! Randomly selected Chu Jin does his best to clear instances with his little pets. Unfortunately, most of his pets are support types. At a loss, Chu Jin decides to look for t 14.7kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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    The first book has no romantic pairing; it focuses on teamwork and national survival. The male lead is a 12-year-old who's incredibly lucky and acts as a supportive dad. It's really good. It's structured in stages, so you can choose which one to read. The second book has a romantic pairing, but it's only mentioned in the final epilogue. The earlier chapters are mainly about the plot, also a national survival story where everyone works hard for the country's survival and development. The female lead is also incredibly lucky, haha.

19. 19 国 National Fate Survival: The Lucky One Becomes a God on Animal Island 国运求生：欧皇在动物岛封神了 Yi Weichunhe易为春和Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [National Destiny + Survival + A Little Livestreaming + Infrastructure Building + Powerful Heroine with a Golden Finger] [No romance for the heroine in the main story. In the extras, she has a background-character boyfriend. She is not the unlucky captain numbered 009 and won't support anyone financially.] In the 35th century, Blue Star's resources are completely depleted. An extraterrestrial game called “Island Survival Station” descends, randomly selecting one hundred people from each existing 7.8kReads9.2Score82014d adds
20. 20 让 You Were Supposed to Save the World, But You Took the Nation to Scrounge for Freebies 让你救世，你带国家去薅羊毛 Hope to Wake Up愿醒来Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted No CP + quick transmigration + different worlds + strengthening the nation + wild imagination Meng Xiaohe was an ordinary office worker. Then one day, she discovered that the prayer beads she’d carried for years were a treasure that let her transmigrate. The catch? Her own world was about to face the apocalypse. What was she supposed to do? No need to panic. She turned herself in to the authorities and took the national team along to different worlds to reap the rewards. An alternate ancient wor 191Reads8.4Score—14d adds
21. 21 疯 Are You Crazy, Junior Martial Uncle? You Call This an Ordinary Person? 疯了吧，小师叔你这也叫普通人？ This Daoist Wants a Gold贫道取个金Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mindless Power Fantasy + Invincible Hero + Comedy + Misunderstandings] Have you ever seen an invincible cultivator who works as a pet-scooper? Unable to afford even one flower coin, Chen Tianlong was forced to transmigrate to a world of cultivation. For three years on Absolute God Peak, he fed pigs, chickens, cows, dogs, and cats, and was honored to become the zoo keeper. Then one day, the gears of fate began to turn. The leader of the Tianxuan Sect discovered that the chicken was actually a ph 1.1kReads8.5Score10014d adds
22. 22 让 You Sent Me to the Hospital, and I Caught a Serial Killer? 让你去医院，你抓了连环杀人犯？ Shop Assistant店小二Urban276k WordsCompleted Lin Luo transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a police officer who got the job through connections. Overworked and in terrible physical condition, with no training whatsoever, Lin Luo sets a new record by fainting nine times in three days. His coworkers send him to the hospital. On the way there, he casually catches a murderer who had fled across eleven provinces, solving a cold case the entire police station had failed to crack! After that, whenever he faces baffling cases, Lin Luo quic 18Reads—Score414d adds
23. 23 全 Everyone's Darling, and All the Cat Owners Are Big Shots 全民团宠，铲屎官们全是大佬 Kaka Just Keeps Posting卡卡就是发Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted [Everyone's Favorite + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Cute Pets + No Romance + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Adorable Little Kid] The chubby-headed fish failed its tribulation. Just as it was waiting for the heavenly lightning to transform successfully, a dead tiger swallowed it! Sent down to the human world to be reborn, it has to help countless animals fulfill their wishes and earn boundless merit before facing the heavenly lightning again and transforming. From a retired military dog to a pet 736Reads9.2Score10414d adds
24. 24 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: I Shocked the Entire Internet! 直播算命：我震惊了全网！ Ye JueCC夜爵CCUrban1.7M WordsCompleted “Master, I’d like you to tell my fortune in love,” a successful man said smugly. “Friend, I’ll be honest. Telling your romantic fortune would only hurt someone else! You can’t even get it up!” Qi Cheng said, shaking his head. “Master, could you tell me what the person I’m going to marry is like? I’ve never even met him.” “Friend, I’ll be honest. The person you’re marrying probably isn’t human!” Qi Cheng picked up his phone and called the police with one tap. What era was this? And people wer 254Reads7.6Score—14d adds
25. 25 直 Livestream: This Marmot Actually Yelled at Me 直播，这只土拨鼠居然吼我 Three-Foot-High Madness三尺轻疯Urban824k WordsCompleted Lin Fan transmigrates into the body of a super groundhog and gets the strongest growth System ever! Little Groundhog: “Your Majesty, why did you summon me?” Lin Fan: “No rush. Let me help you grow first!” “Ding! The Host has helped Little Groundhog grow. Little Groundhog has mutated!” A gray wolf asks, “Your Majesty, what did you summon me for?” Lin Fan grins and evolves the wolf on the spot! “Ding! Gray Wolf has evolved into an ancient giant wolf!” From then on, he leads the groundhog tribe to 61Reads7.1Score—14d adds
26. 26 游 Amusement Park: People Fly Ahead, Their Souls Chase Behind 游乐园：人在前面飞，魂在后面追 March 9三月9Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Urban + System + Comedy + Scheming Countless couples are enjoying each other’s company on the Ferris wheel. Zhang Bei hums a tune and presses the red button. The Ferris wheel, suspended a hundred meters in the air, suddenly stops. Then it tilts sideways. Countless couples sitting in the cars are flung into the air, held only by a single rope. A few seconds later, the entire Ferris wheel spins like a rapidly whirling disc. The couples dangling in midair start playing a warm and wholesome game. On 4.6kReads9.4Score48614d adds
27. 27 骑 Delivery Rider, Where’s My Takeout? It’s in Prison. Please 骑手我外卖在哪？外卖在牢里，请 A Xi Little Cannon阿熙小炮Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation released] [Livestream antics] [Lighthearted comedy] [So funny I’m laughing my ass off] Jiang Chen transmigrated to a parallel world and joined a reality show. By random draw, he got a job as a food delivery rider. Carrying two boxes of [everyday umbrellas], Jiang Chen knocked on a customer’s door. Female customer: “You’re late! Because you’re late, my place reeks of flowers!” Jiang Chen gave it a careful sniff. “Nice!” Female customer: “No discussion. I’m filing a complai 10.9kReads8.8Score1k14d adds

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