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1. 1 直 Livestream: A Mountain Forager Starting with a Fish Hooked in the Mouth 直播：从死鱼正口开始的跑山人 Di Jiutian帝九天Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Bei had been able to hear the mountain god’s voice since childhood. Having grown up at the foot of Changbai Mountain and made his living foraging in the mountains, he affectionately called the local mountain god Old Bai. But gods live on faith, and as technology advanced, more and more mountain gods became mere legends. To help Old Bai regain his power, Zhang Bei started livestreaming his mountain foraging trips. Ginseng buried deep underground for a thousand years, and lingzhi mushroom 15.9kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves
2. 2 开 From the Start, I Lost My Job: Selling Lunchboxes on the Way Home 开局就失业：返乡途中卖盒饭 Wind Quenches Flowers风熄花Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [A System golden finger, food, fast meals and lunch boxes, a leisurely slice-of-life pace, no romance in the main story. At readers’ request, the bonus chapters have a male lead. Male-oriented, male-oriented, male-oriented, said three times.] After working hard for three years, he’d just been made a full-time employee when the restaurant he worked at shut down. Bai Ye drove home in the secondhand car his boss had given him in lieu of pay, a heap of junk piled in the back. He never expected a S 33.2kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
3. 3 全 Global Game: I Just Want to Quietly Grind Achievements 全球游戏：我只想静静的刷成就 The Wind Has Risen Again in Luoyang洛阳又起风了Sports1.3M WordsOngoing (No female lead + decisive and ruthless + infinite-flow + the protagonist is no saint, read with caution) “Are you tired of an ordinary life? Do you yearn for power? If you want to escape the ordinary and gain power beyond all living beings, come join this game.” Ye Shuangluo is chosen by a mysterious game to become a reserve player. As a player, he must face players from other parallel timelines and multiverses. Fortunately, Ye Shuangluo awakens the exclusive talent “Achievement Master.” By com 36.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
4. 4 在 Becoming Everyone's Beloved in a Horror Game 在恐怖游戏里成为全员白月光 A Li with Erotomania被爱妄想症阿离Mystery420k WordsCompleted [No CP + Gentle, Alluring White Moonlight Female Lead + Beloved by Every Player and Ghost + One-Sided Crushes All Around + A Massive Contest Among Suitors] After the White Moonlight System leaves, Lin Ling is assigned to a horror game. Her mission is to become the white moonlight of the ghosts and players. Lin Ling has a pair of eyes as gentle as water, and she looks at everyone with deep affection. Every move of hers tugs at people’s hearts. She never says a word about love, yet every kind of c 7kReads9.2Score963Shelves

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   I think both of these books are excellent and highly recommend them. The first one is a story of a beloved, adorable girl, and it's quite original. The second one is about mutual redemption; the male lead saves the female lead, and then the female lead travels to various worlds to save the male lead, giving it a strong female lead feel. Some of the smaller worlds are quite heart-wrenching. Overall, both books are very enjoyable!

5. 5 快 Quick Transmigration: She Dies Again After a Successful Conquest 快穿：攻略成功后她又挂了 Wind Meets the Upstream Current风临遇溯Ancient Romance907k WordsOngoing [Both leads are devoted to each other, 1v1, an unfeeling god VS a forgetful, adorably airheaded girl] After a great battle, the Celestial Emperor fell into a deep slumber, his soul plunging into the cycle of reincarnation. To awaken him, Gu Sui Nuan made a deal with the Book of Fate. Gu Sui Nuan went to the Emperor's reincarnations, fell in love with him, then ruthlessly tormented him, hoping to jolt the Emperor awake. Gu Sui Nuan's method of torment: dying at any moment, anywhere. A prince born 2.8kReads8.8Score275Shelves
6. 6 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves

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   The second book is my favorite!

7. 7 快 Quick Transmigration: A Guide to the Beloved Cannon Fodder's Game 快穿：万人迷炮灰的游戏指南 Zai Zai Ai仔仔哎Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads · Everyone’s favorite · Love-triangle chaos · Every split personality of the love interest is devoted to him] [Domineering, obsessive bad dog × pretty darling who only cares about clearing the game] [Immersive quick transmigration] Su Miao is a ruthless gamer who deletes a game as soon as she clears it. After the game developers made the game unbearable, Su Miao said goodbye to its male leads, then angrily deleted her favorite dating sim. After an unexpected death, Su Miao was pu 706Reads9.4Score110Shelves
8. 8 装 Pretending to Be an Alpha at a Talent Show, I Get Kissed Like Crazy by the Cool-Headed Mentor 装A参加选秀，被高冷导师疯狂亲 Inuyasha Buns犬夜叉烧包Two Male Leads251k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + an Omega pretending to be an Alpha + silly comedy + sweet romance] [Soft-waisted, sharp-tongued pretty boy × secretly passionate, sharp-tongued movie star][Lots of live-chat comments during the early livestreams~] The first time they meet, Wen Yuxin barges into the bathroom and says to movie star Gu, who has just undone his belt, “I’ll give you five hundred. How about some special services?” Movie star Gu: ? The next time they meet, Wen Yuxin is a contestant in a boy band competit 7.9kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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   This is one I recently finished watching. It's alright, I guess. The styles are all different.

9. 9 穿 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 104.7kReads9.4Score12.2kShelves
10. 10 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.4kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
11. 11 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Book, the White Moonlight Male Second Lead Went Mad 穿书后白月光男二疯了 Xiang Xinning向馨宁Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Everyone loves the domineering male lead, but no one loves the cool, refined second male lead. Mu Luoyao had just finished complaining about this while reading a novel when, sure enough, she found herself inside the book! And now she has to make the second male lead fall for her if she wants to go home in her next life! When she fell for Fu Yunyi, all Mu Luoyao could think was, Go home, go home… When she gave up on Fu Yunyi, all she could think was, Maybe I don't need to go back… A groveling ex 8Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 诡EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 169.8kReads9.5Score17.3kShelves

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    These aren't just mindless entertainment; the content is excellent, highly recommended.

13. 13 憋 The Treasure Hunter 憋宝人 Fan Xiaoban蕃晓般Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted The skin shed by a black fish as it transforms into a serpent can be stretched over a drum to carry its sound a hundred miles. The bowl atop a river imp's head can revive the dead when used to hold medicine. The pearl spat out by a giant serpent, the Marquis Sui's Pearl, is worth a fortune. The immortal herb that a yaksha gives you can grant eternal life when eaten. In the eyes of us shepherds, also known as treasure seekers, these heavenly treasures are all fat sheep. Sheep come in red and blac 3.3kReads8.4Score371Shelves
14. 14 我 I Raised Demons in the Heavenly Prison for Three Hundred Years 我在天牢养妖三百年 Red Center, White红中白Eastern Fantasy694k WordsCompleted [Xianxia + leisurely pace + raising demons + Classic of Mountains and Seas + character growth. Readers, enjoy with confidence.] After secretly releasing the consort of the Great Chu Emperor, Song Shao cripples his own cultivation and is assigned to guard the Black Prison, where demons run rampant. He expects to meet a gruesome end, but while copying texts, he unexpectedly comprehends the Myriad Demons Atlas. Song Shao: What? You're telling me, the chief night watchman whose full-time job is slay 378Reads8.0Score101Shelves
15. 15 灾 Calamity: Hey, Buddy, You Can't Mess Around with This 灾变：宝友，这可不兴盘 Jiji Potato吉吉土豆Urban1.3M WordsCompleted With spiritual qi revival and mutations sweeping the globe, everyone else was busy venturing into strange realms, seizing opportunities, and fighting over rare treasures. Zhang Xibao stayed behind and started a treasure appraisal livestream. Good heavens, buddy, you really shouldn't fiddle with that treasure of yours. Touch it too much and you'll drain your yang energy, and you won't grow any taller! Now that's a crime! This buddy's treasure is fine to fiddle with, but do it too much and the Bla 9.4kReads9.1Score642Shelves
16. 16 野 Wild Monster Chat Group 野怪聊天群 Four Volumes四卷Sports1.9M WordsCompleted In the age of the Starsea, a virtual online game took the world by storm. Before the game even launched, Jiang Liu found himself in a mysterious group chat. One life per person. It turned out even the monsters could chat. Treasures, drops, hidden classes, rare items, mythical gear: information poured out as if it were free. From then on, Jiang Liu rose to the top. Armed with the latest intel from the group, he began a gaming life that would shake the world. 331Reads8.2Score124Shelves
17. 17 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 168.1kReads9.6Score21.5kShelves
18. 18 我 All the Pets I Raise Are Supernatural 我养的宠物都超神了 Yi Juesheng易绝生Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted More than a hundred thousand years ago, Mo Yun raised an ant. Thirty thousand years ago, Mo Yun took in a bald bird. Three thousand years ago, Mo Yun picked up a mud snake. Who could have guessed the ant would devour the stars of the heavens, the bald bird would burn up a hundred thousand miles of the void, and the mud snake would earn the title of Dragon Immortal? An emperor immortal of the age complained to Mo Yun, “Senior, couldn't you raise some normal pets for once?” Mo Yun sighed. “I wish 1.4kReads9.1Score182Shelves
19. 19 天 The Heaven-Ordained Spirit Medium 天命出马仙 Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery2.6M WordsCompleted When I was five, an old beggar showed up at our door and insisted that one day I would marry a snake as my wife... 12.1kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
20. 20 北 Secrets of the Northern Steed 北马秘闻 Traveling Through the Dark黑灯瞎火去赶路Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted After spending seven years in a daze as a fool, I was told by the Yellow Immortal that I had a spirit altar within me, and that my origins were far from ordinary. From then on, I set out on the Northern Ma path. 11.5kReads8.5Score2.1kShelves
21. 21 活 Tomb of the Living 活人墓 I Am Buddha我本佛Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The village needed a new road, so they had no choice but to demolish a grave. After that, one strange thing after another began happening in the village... 52Reads8.6Score—Shelves
22. 22 我 My Years with the 037 Special Operations Team 我在037特别行动队的那些年 Yi He易河Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted An accident awakened my supernatural ability, and from then on I joined a mysterious special operations team. The mystery of Qin Shi Huang’s immortality, a vampire uprising, World War II bombers striking a Ming Dynasty arms depot, the hidden history of Huo Qubing fighting giants... One supernatural incident after another unfolds. Could another world of strange beings be hidden beneath the surface of a peaceful, harmonious society? There are countless strange tales in this world, and nothing unde 15.5kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
23. 23 我 My Sect Has Eleven Graves 我的门派有十一座坟 Ten Lifetimes, This Life十世今生Mystery997k WordsCompleted Fantasy and the supernatural, with a lighthearted, humorous tone and a touch of horror. My name is Zhang Shiyi. I have ten senior brothers, so my name is Zhang Shiyi. But all ten of my senior brothers are dead. They’re lying in the graves outside. What? My master? He’s dead too. The biggest, roundest grave is his. Haha~ Well, congratulations, then~ Get ready to sing: Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you, hey! Congratulations, congratulations to you~ 24.2kReads9.1Score2kShelves
24. 24 执 The Scribe 执笔者 Xiao Xiaoxiao肖小肖Two Male Leads478k WordsCompleted There's not a normal person at Liuhe University. Everyone is a practitioner. Gu Bai, who works in the logistics department, is lazy to the bone, useless at everything, and particularly unpopular. One day, somehow, he manages to provoke Yan Liang, the university's biggest boss, and his life soon becomes a living hell. In truth, Gu Bai only wants to spend his days relaxing on the street where he lives. But he never expected to be dragged into a chaotic struggle. Now that he's in the thick of it, w 1.2kReads9.0Score159Shelves

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    The first two are dual male leads, the latter two aren't, but the male and female leads' stories are mostly tragic (bad endings), but they're really good.

25. 25 神 Divine Gift: Infinite Flow 神赐【无限流】 In the Lanshan Mountains岚山里Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [ABO setting, Infinite Flow livestream with mild horror and an ensemble cast! Two powerful male leads, 1v1 romance. Complete.] He Ziyun is an omega with a slim waist, long legs, fair skin, and stunning looks. His jade-like face is so soft it seems you could squeeze water from it. He's the dream lover of countless alphas, a living muse. Until he is chosen to take part in the “Divine Miracle” livestream, bringing all his admirers' pursuit to an abrupt end. Omegas envy him but are also afraid for h 2.6kReads9.4Score444Shelves
26. 26 王 Ace Superpower: She Looks Incredibly Delicate 王牌异能：大佬她看起来十分娇弱 Hui Xier绘禧儿Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Advanced technology, warriors temper their bodies. The nations have reached an unprecedented peak of technological development, while the mysterious forces operating behind the scenes are even more formidable. As the nations grow stronger, how long can the world’s apparent peace last? To prepare, the highest leaders of Guangxia held a secret meeting. In a seemingly casual conversation, they created Guangxia’s most fearsome guardian deity! Yu Jiu! From then on, the divine dragon rules the nine he 11.6kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
27. 27 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 67.5kReads9.6Score10kShelves
28. 28 全 Global Transmigration: I Choose the Mechanical Faction and Mass-Produce Troops 全民穿越：我选机械阵营爆兵 Wind and Snow Ice City风雪冰城Urban139k WordsOngoing [Steel City Defense + Red Alert + Rusted Warfare + mass troop production] “You randomly received the Heavenly Defense Lord class. The cost of defensive structures is halved.” The protagonist brought a Red Alert System with him when he transmigrated to a new world, just as everyone was transmigrating en masse. He randomly received the Lord class from the start, and as one of the first 100 to awaken, he had the right to choose a hidden faction ahead of everyone else. Looking at the six hidden fact 24Reads6.4Score—Shelves
29. 29 诛 The Demon-Slaying Prequel 诛魔忆前传 Su Yan Chen素言尘Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted At the dawn of time, the Primordial God Pangu cleaved the chaos apart with a mighty blow. The chaos divided, yin and yang separated, and the five elements emerged. The clear and light rose to become the heavens, forming the sun, moon, and stars; the heavy and turbid sank to become the earth, forming mountains, rivers, and streams. With the beginning of heaven and earth, life took shape and all things were born. The primeval world gradually came into being. Moved by the will of Heaven, Nuwa took 6Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 反 The Villainess Raised the Heavenly Dao's Chosen One All Wrong 反派她养歪了天道宠儿 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance693k WordsCompleted [Villainess heroine x devoted hero] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced] Reborn into a new life, Shen Yu still can't change her vicious nature. She toys with everyone around her as she pleases. One day, she picked up a mute child and kept him by her side. Everyone thought it would be a beautiful story of salvation, but in the end, they became two demons. “Shen Jue, become strong. Strong enough that no one can do anything to you. You can use anyone you need to.” Shen Jue knew he was nothing mo 738Reads9.2Score101Shelves

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    A chillingly beautiful, selfish, and ruthless woman, Xiao Yuyu defies the laws of nature~🥰🥺 No male lead, only a younger brother she trains as a servant 🙂 Useless people don't deserve to live 😂

31. 31 超 So Sweet! The Campus Heartthrob Coaxes His Adorable Crush in a Husky Voice 超甜！校草哑声诱哄小可爱 Peach Branch Tea桃枝茶Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Bad-boy school boss × sweet, soft-spoken top student] [A sweet campus romance, two strong leads, lighthearted and affectionate, healing each other] Rumor has it that Jiangcheng No. 8 High has a school boss named Gu Cilan: unruly, arrogant, and looking down on everyone. In their second year of high school, a sweet transfer student arrives. Li Su is beautiful with a honey-sweet voice, and she takes first place in her grade on her very first monthly exam. She’s just far too bold, always picking on 27.9kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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    Sweet romance novels, well-written, and with beautiful covers! [Salute][Salute]

32. 32 今 Today, She's Strawberry-Flavored 今天她是草莓味 Lots of Pudding Milk Tea布丁多多奶茶Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [Sweet and fierce top student girl vs. unruly, devoted fake school bully] Gu Shanxu, the school bully, was arrogant and ill-tempered. A saying spread throughout the school: “The weather’s hot, tempers flare. If Brother Xu isn’t smiling, don’t mess around!” But ever since a girl transferred to their school, Brother Xu had actually started studying and stopped handing in blank exams! On the eve of an exam, Gu Shanxu stared at his study materials with a headache, cuddling Jiang Wanning and wheedlin 314Reads9.3Score100Shelves
33. 33 磕 They're Perfect! The Gorgeous Couple Is Serving Up Sweet Moments on the Dating Show Again 磕爆！神颜夫妇今天也在恋综撒糖 Xiao Ruanli小软礼Modern Romance591k WordsCompleted [Silly sweet romance + gorgeous couple + sweet fairy + cool, flirtatious heartthrob] Bo Zhi is famous in the entertainment industry as a rebellious queen. She has a fairy-like face, peach-blossom eyes, and a graceful figure, but a mouth that never spares anyone. On a dating show, while everyone else is busy showing off their sweet romance, she’s busy face-slapping scumbags and shameless women. “Love, schmove. It’s such a pain. My goal is to become the top-tier star of domestic entertainment, a o 13kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
34. 34 长 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 105.6kReads9.7Score12.2kShelves
35. 35 翻 After Climbing the Wall, I Became the Villainous School Hunk’s Dark Moonlight 翻墙后，我成了反派校草的黑月光 I'm Really a Salted Fish真的是咸鱼Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet as lychees + well-rounded development in morals, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor] [School life, warm and adorable everyday moments, bickering couple] Mu Qiao is determined to become someone who saves the world, just like Ultraman. So she secretly applies to police academy, planning to graduate and fight evil, protect the weak, and make her mark on the world. Instead, she takes a nasty fall and transmigrates into a book, becoming the villain 7.8kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
36. 36 醉 The Day After We Got Drunk, the Handsome Guy from Peking University Told Me to Take Responsibility 醉酒第二天，京大校草说让我负责 I'm Really a Salted Fish真的是咸鱼Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted [Secret love becomes mutual + sweet coconut milk and mint + cozy everyday life] [An elegant, composed woman who’s actually socially anxious and down on her luck × a cocky guy who pretends to be poor around her and never stops flirting] After getting drunk while drinking with her best friend, Xu Youning wakes up to find a stunning, carefree young man in her home. With a striking face, he smiles and tells her to take responsibility for him. Xu Youning coldly turns him down. She thinks that’s the e 357Reads8.7Score—Shelves
37. 37 砚 Love Carved in Inkstone 砚雕情 The Little Bridge and Flowing Water小桥水长流Eastern Fantasy331k WordsOngoing The secret society is a world that is especially hard to understand. In this world, there are both the ways of the underworld and heroes of great valor. There is killing, but also justice that spans heaven and earth. Carve out a place for yourself in the name of justice! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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