Any Novels with a Hero Who's Usually Playful but Serious and Reliable When It Matters? 有没有男主平时嘻嘻哈哈的,遇事正经靠谱的小说
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Quick Transmigration: I Play the Male Supporting Character, but the Protagonist Won’t Leave Me Alone 快穿:扮演男配的我被主角黏上了
[Two male leads + quick transmigration + protagonist gong + 1v1 in every world + no splitting into multiple versions (no fixed couple)] Bai Yichen was bound to a System called Little Blackheart. His job was to play various male supporting characters and catalyze the protagonists' romances. He kept the four rules for male supporting characters firmly in mind: “When the leads fight, I comfort them. When the leads suffer, I shed tears. When the leads fall in love, I make myself scarce. When the lea
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Tomb Raiding: What Do I Do After Stealing Something Off the Clan Leader from the Start? 盗墓:开局偷到族长身上肿么办?
[Lighthearted comedy, no romance in the main story, an unconventional protagonist] Zhang You's nickname was Zhang Sneaky. After pulling off one last trick, he retired to the world of Grave Robbers' Chronicles. So much for retirement. Why was his start so miserable? He'd been starving for three days, and didn't have a single cent on him! Luckily, he still had the skills left behind by his shady System. But where was he supposed to find money for food out in the middle of nowhere? Sorry, buddy, bu
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After I Transmigrated into a Book as a Nobody, the Protagonist's Roommates Read My Mind 穿书路人甲,被主角室友们读心后
[Two male leads + mind-reading + campus story + scheming + calculating + twists + dual personalities + temporary amnesia + transmigrate into a book] After falling into the water, Cen Yi wakes to discover he is inside a book. As a minor character from the original story, he moves into an apartment where nearly everyone is a villain. When he realizes they can hear his thoughts, he doesn’t expose the protagonists. Instead, it brings out his mischievous side. - The protagonists, who can read minds,
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I'm a Goofball, So Being a Little Invincible Is Totally Reasonable 我一个沙雕无敌亿点很合理吧
Top rich kid Lin Bei becomes intellectually disabled after a car accident, commonly known as an idiot. At the same time, the world undergoes a global upheaval: demons and monsters return, and danger keeps closing in. Lin Bei: You don’t actually think I’m a moron, do you? [Ding! System warning: Host, please don’t use your mental impairment as an excuse to do whatever you want…]
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She Seduces Him, and the Hong Kong District's Little Tyrant Turns into a Lovable Goofball 诱她,港区小霸王秒变二哈
[Secret crush x sweet romance x the second male lead wins] [Can be both cool and sweet x the little tyrant of Hong Kong] That July, Feng Wu climbed a tree to rescue a cat. Xu Xingchi happened to pass by and pulled up the hem of his T-shirt. “Awu, toss the cat down. Your big brother will catch it.” In the blink of an eye, Xu Xingchi had grown up. He gave her a cold smile. “Feng Wu, eat the mango for her, and I’ll agree to get engaged to you.” With everyone watching, Feng Wu ate the mango bite by
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My Ex-Husband’s Grave Is Covered in Green 前夫他坟头绿油油
Rong Jiu died, and Ming Jian used his death compensation to go shopping and meet potential partners, ready to start a second chapter in life. He even planted a patch of lush green grass on Rong Jiu’s grave. He shouted at the grave, “If you’ve got what it takes, come back and stop me!” Someone poked the gravestone and muttered nervously, “He died too soon! If you provoke that menace, you’ll get beaten to death even if you’re not dead already!”
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The Villain Goes Viral on a Variety Show, and the Yandere Says, Stay Away, Okay? 恶人综艺爆红,病娇离远点啊喂
[Max-level expert reborn + feel-good story + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place + showbiz + variety shows + absurd comedy + yandere + sweet romance] In his previous life, Xie Chen was abused to death by the family that adopted him. He bound himself to a System to seek revenge. At last, after clearing every stage in the world and earning an A rating across the board, he was reborn. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the days when he was infamous and polarizing. Looking at
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I Said Explain the Occult, Not Catch Ghosts on Livestream! 让你科普玄学,没让你直播捉鬼!
[Dual male leads, not a male-oriented novel. Take note!] To revive the Taoist temple his master had left behind, Qi Gu entered show business and worked hard to promote himself. But his manager turned on him, smearing him from head to toe. After quitting show business, Qi Gu felt that the harder he tried, the more unlucky he got, so he decided to lie flat and give up. By chance, he was invited by a client to take part in a paranormal reality show. On the show, he stopped trying to promote him
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A Mystic Master Catches Ghosts on a Variety Show 玄门大佬在综艺里捉鬼
[Two male leads + both devoted to each other + sweet romance + cool beauty bottom VS scheming, unhinged, sharp-tongued top] PS: A sweet little story wrapped in a supernatural mystery. Everyone in the capital knows Yuan Zhe: he’s eccentric, moody, beautiful enough to outshine most women, and a master of eating, drinking, and having fun. He’s a total menace. But there’s one mysterious person he holds dear in his heart. With his twentieth birthday approaching and their son still not having had h
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I Finally Slept Well in a Horror Live-Stream Game 失眠的我在恐怖直播游戏里睡饱了
[Infinite flow + two male leads + livestreaming + powerful duo + little lunatic and sweet on the outside, dark within + happy ending] (The other male lead won’t appear until the third instance, and it gets a little angsty.) Also known as: "Bound to an Achievement System in a Horror Game" When He Feng, who suffers from insomnia, was dragged into a horror game and forced to livestream, he was surprised to discover that his insomnia seemed to be cured. Hey! He Feng, who normally had to rely on luck
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Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒:我能刻印一切
[Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a
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Rules Horror: I’m a Madman, You Say I’m Cheating? 规则怪谈:我一疯子你说我开挂?
[Rule-Based Horror + Deduction + Lunatic + Male-Male Romance + Wild Ride] A friendly warning: to repeat, the love between two men is just seasoning. The main focus is still clearing the rule-based horror scenarios! The rule-based horror game begins, and uncanny livestreams descend! Each country randomly picks one player to enter the game, and an uncanny livestream begins! If a player fails, the rule-based horror descends upon their country! What kind of shock will Meng Fei, a genuine lunatic, b
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When the Demon King Enters a Full-Dive Game 当魔王进入全息游戏
What happens when the Demon King's ruler accidentally enters a human virtual reality game? Others: Level up, fight monsters, conquer the game! Sas: Lie flat, sleep, and enjoy a leisurely retirement. Unfortunately, as an outsider, he is always running into trouble. With no choice, Sas has to get moving. He pretends to be an NPC in front of players and a player in front of NPCs, sells equipment, joins events, and blends perfectly into the game. He even attracts a whole crowd of devoted fans who
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Your Majesty, Stop! Mr. Ye Has Run Away Again! 陛下收手吧,叶先生又跑路了!
[Male-male leads + sickly beauty + sweet everyday romance + light supernatural elements] At twenty-five, Ye Xiqing, a fabulously wealthy second-generation heir, is living the retirement life of his dreams. He built a private bamboo estate in the mountains, where he spends his days drinking tea, admiring flowers, practicing calligraphy, listening to music, growing vegetables, and playing the zither in peaceful contentment. What he doesn't know is that the estate was built over an ancient tomb. On
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The Merciless, Mad Eunuch Is Truly Beautiful 九千岁狠毒疯批,却实在美丽
[A print edition has been signed for publication] [Self-directed conquest x emotionally detached recipient + equally matched, devoted couple + reunited after a breakup, happy ending] Xie Yu, the most beautiful man under heaven, is frail and sickly, with weaknesses all over. Every prince and noble sees him as the ultimate plaything. The newly appointed top scholar can harass him, but will be dead by the next day. The imperial concubine can frame him, but her entire clan will be executed for it. A
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I'm a Good Person, So Why Do You Call Me a Menace? 我一个好人,你们说我是祸害?
[School Life, Everyday Comedy, Hilarious, spiritual qi revival, No Longer Human, Absurd, Shameless] When Qin Ke opened his eyes, he found himself in a parallel world undergoing spiritual qi revival! Right from the start, a bully showed up looking for trouble and asked him if he knew how to write the word “death”! No need to panic. He flipped open a dictionary and showed him exactly how to write it! “Repeat after me: si, as in ‘death’! Its opposite is ‘live,’ as in ‘stay alive’!” If the Syst
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My Sister Is the Emperor’s Favorite Consort 我姐姐是后宫宠妃
[Comedy + fictional setting + one heroine + little romance + heroine appears late] Ji Jinxiao, the only younger brother of Consort Ji, the emperor's favorite, was notorious in the capital for being a playboy. The court officials roared: “Ji Jinxiao has no regard for the law, disrespects his elders, neglects his studies, and exploits the people for profit!” Having just hidden away a chest of treasures her younger brother had given her as bribes, Consort Ji burst into tears and secretly pinched h
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Lying Flat at the Brothel, Listening to Music, and Now the System Is Panicking 躺平勾栏听曲,系统急了
[Lighthearted + funny + invincible master lineage + bandit System + powerful backer + whole sect full of sneaky schemers + everyone’s favorite + throwing his weight around + cultivation, but not too serious, all about mining] After spending five years listening to music in the pleasure quarters, the System can't take it anymore. [System: Buddy, do you want to be invincible in this world? Just complete the beginner's quest...] Xu Anshan: Do you think I need that? I am the Peak Master of Wushi Pea
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How Did the Cannon Fodder Become Everyone's Dream Girl? 炮灰怎么成了万人迷
Everyone’s Favorite Sui Yuan transmigrated into an interstellar novel that was full of suggestive scenes that never quite went all the way. Just as expected, he became the fifth cannon-fodder male lead, who shared his name with the original character. In the original, the fifth male lead was a total creep and an obsessive simp. As expected, he was eventually killed off by one of the other male leads. But now: Sui Yuan: Simping is on pause. I’m going to be the number-one spectator for the protag
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The Whole Sect Has Turned Evil, and Only the Eldest Senior Brother Is Righteous to an Extreme 满门黑化,唯有大师兄正的极端
[Reborn + lighthearted comedy + righteous to a wicked degree + cautious + no romance + anti-cliché] In his previous life, Lin Li discovered that his master had turned into a demonic fiend, his junior brother into a ghost cultivator, and his junior sister into an evil spirit in a cultivation game's instance. He raised his butcher's knife and slaughtered them all. By the end, Lin Li discovered that he, too, had been corrupted into a Heavenly Demon. He gave a cold laugh and immediately drew his swo
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Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力
[Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na
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Don't Call Me a Demon 别叫我恶魔
[Qing Feng's new novel, This Player Has Something Wrong with His Head, is now serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] The sacred heavenly gates stand across the sky, while the demonic abyss of time and space lays waste to the human world. When twelve spirit springs burst from the earth, when the moon no longer belongs to humanity... Where will we go from here? A world of gods? A world of demons? No. This is a world that belongs to humanity! I will take up the crown no one else wou
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Reborn, and the Yandere Loves Me Even More 重生后病娇更爱了
Male lead focused on pursuing his goals + fanatical careerist + a harem-like battlefield of admirers + no conventional System + somewhat comedic The protagonist is level-headed and good at controlling a situation, though he can be a bit unhinged. The male lead is reborn and attracts yanderes in droves. What happens when some yanderes are reborn after losing the male lead? They become even more yandere. Our clever male lead, meanwhile, is both a hopeless romantic and a career fanatic. He loves fr
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Reborn as the Crown Prince of a Fallen Kingdom, I Throw Myself into the Enemy’s Arms 穿成亡国太子我直接投入敌军怀抱
Completed. Search “Fanqie Listen” for the full-cast audiobook. [Manic, unhinged, vicious beauty vs. proper, restrained, aloof Buddha-like lord] [Two male leads + equally matched + mutual secret crush + both virgins] From the start, he was on an ancient battlefield, surrounded by soldiers and generals splattered with blood. He was the crown prince of a fallen kingdom. With a sworn enemy ahead, pursuers behind, and the burden of restoring his country on his shoulders, who could stay sane? While he
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Crazy, All Crazy, A Little Madness Is Good 癫,都癫,癫点好啊
[Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay.
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Beast Taming: In the Urban Legend Dungeon, I'm the Lazy King from the Start 御兽:怪谈副本,开局我是懒大王
[Rules-based horror + beast taming + comedy + System + no romance] The protagonist isn't a bleeding heart! (This isn't traditional beast taming or a national-fate rules horror story, so feel free to dive in.) After waking from a night's sleep, Lin Yu found himself transmigrated into a parallel world where people mainly made contracts with the supernatural. He was also a soon-to-be senior in high school, training to become a supernatural beast tamer?! "All I did was stay up late watching Blue Fox
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I Transmigrated into a Cannon-Fodder Side Character, but the Heroine Is the Big Bad?! 穿书小炮灰,女主竟是大反派?
[Transmigrate into a book + villain + high-martial-arts alternate world + multiple heroines + sly schemer + not a wish-fulfillment story] [Male readers curse me, female readers hate me, and readers want to punch me] Jun Moxiao transmigrated into a book and became the useless Sixth Prince. Then, with an omniscient perspective, he obtained a cultivation technique. He thought he could use his foreknowledge to get ahead, but who could have guessed that his arrival would change everything beyond reco
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Hong Kong Crossover: From the Start, I Worked Under Big D 港综:开局在大D手下当马仔
Han Chenhui never expected to be poisoned by bird feed. Afterward, he'll transmigrate into the world of Hong Kong crime dramas and become a low-ranking member of Da D's gang. In his previous life, the iron chains of family kept his ambition firmly locked away. This time, he's alone from the start. With no weaknesses left, he's determined to see what's waiting at the very top.
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The Family’s Darling: My Seven Brothers Expose My Secret Identity Again 团宠:七个哥哥又爆我马甲
[Sweet and satisfying + System + doted on by everyone + strong female lead + secret identities + lighthearted comedy] Su Luo was kicked down the mountain by her master to inherit a huge fortune. What she didn’t expect was that along with the inheritance came seven powerful older brothers! The eldest was a business-world elite; the second, a medical genius; the third, a famous movie star; the fourth, a tech mogul; the fifth, the number-one assassin; the sixth, a hacker famed for his jokes; and th
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The Fake Heiress and Her Eight Overpowered Brothers 九零:假千金八个哥哥都是龙傲天
[90s] [Everyone's Favorite] [Face-Slapping] [Feel-Good] [Secret Crush Comes True] [Fake and Real Heiresses] Bai Zhiyu lived for fifteen years before learning she was a fake. The family that raised her was the richest in Haicheng. Her birth parents were dirt poor, and she had eight penniless brothers. The swan had fallen from her pedestal, and everyone was waiting to laugh at her. Who would have guessed that her eight brothers were all destined for greatness? They seized the rapid economic bo
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The Big Shot Can Read Minds, and Now I'm Busted 大佬会读心后我翻车了
Shi Wei transmigrated into a harem novel as a cannon-fodder character, then ended up marrying a powerful man who couldn't stand him. “You, Ji Hanchuan, wouldn't touch me even if it meant jumping off here and dying out there, would you?” “That's right.” Shi Wei understood. Before leaving, he took one last look at Ji Hanchuan. “Is he really a man?” Ji Hanchuan froze. He unexpectedly discovered that he could hear Shi Wei's thoughts. Only then did he realize Shi Wei was a brilliant actor: on the sur
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