I've Been Reading for Two Years, and Nothing Seems Good Anymore. Serious Reading Slump. 两年🍅了感觉啥都不好看了严重书荒

1. 51 顶 Top-Tier Star 顶流巨星 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and available] [Short drama released] [Animated series in production] [Entertainment industry + sweet romance + daily life + one heroine] After dating for five years, Shao Yang’s girlfriend dumped him without a second thought so she could break into the entertainment industry. After a night of heavy drinking, the heartbroken ‘Shao Yang’ woke up and read the chat history between ‘himself’ and his girlfriend, fuming with indignation. But when the memories of two parallel worl 71.8kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves
2. 52 替 Why Are They All Crying After She Ran Away, Leaving Her Substitute Behind? 替身跑路后她们怎么都哭了？ Jin Bei金北Urban375k WordsCompleted (Leaves early, then the love interests chase after him and face their comeuppance; true and fake young masters; substitute romance; lighthearted, funny, and sweet; no NTR!) Jiang Rong only cared about making money and saving for retirement, so he was taken aback when one day he was told... that he was a young master? Jiang Rong, pointing at himself: “Me?” Ah, it turned out he was just a substitute. Professional jobs called for professional people, and as a seasoned stand-in, he had to meet the c 1.2kReads7.2Score102Shelves
3. 53 恋 Romance Simulation: Starting with the White-Haired Student Council President 恋爱模拟：从白毛学生会长开始 Flowers Will Bloom Next Year明年花开Urban328k WordsCompleted [Aloof White-Haired Beauty]+ [Isolation-Inducing Yandere]+ [Love Triangle Showdown]+ [Dating Sim] Want to experience what it feels like to fall in love? An aloof, white-haired student council president; a seemingly well-behaved high school girl who is actually an isolation-inducing yandere; and a petite, adorable underclassman with hamster-like charm. This blurb isn't doing the story justice, so please head to the main text. (A light urban romance with no supernatural powers involved, so relax a 8.1kReads9.4Score844Shelves
4. 54 人 Life Simulation: I Stand Above Time 人生模拟，我在时间之上 A Spirit Beneath the Divine神下有灵Urban753k WordsCompleted Zhang Xuan got a simulator called the “Salvation Plan.” [Simulation evaluation: You wasted your entire life. Utterly useless.] “Useless, am I? I won't stand for that!” [Congratulations! You have obtained the golden trait, Undying and Imperishable. No substance can destroy you, and your life has no end.] [Congratulations! You have obtained the golden trait, Invincible Under Heaven. Anyone who fights you is no match for you.] [Congratulations! You have obtained the golden trait, River of Time. Tim 215Reads7.9Score103Shelves
5. 55 高 The Aloof Campus Belle Is a Brother-Con and Loves Hearing Me Call Her Big Sister 高冷校花是弟控，喜欢让我叫姐姐 Super Lazy Cat超级懒猫Urban904k WordsCompleted [One heroine + older woman/younger man romance + no System + not reborn + sweet everyday romance] [The aloof senior turns out to be a brocon in private, doting on her innocent junior] [The heroine is a little yandere] Lin Yi was dumped by his first love. After more than two years together, he turned out to be worth less than a boy on a noisy modified motorbike. The experience changed him completely. He swore off romance and went to college determined to make money. While everyone else was busy d 21.7kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
6. 56 穿 Book Transmigration: After Sneaking a Look at the Diary, All the Heroines Fell for Someone Else 穿书：偷看日记，众女主移情别恋 Yange雁个Urban402k WordsCompleted (This is a lighthearted story, not a villain novel.) Qin Luo transmigrates into the world of the novel Return of the Dragon King as an ordinary minor character. His job is to set the novel's altered plot back on track. Only after everything is over can he go home with a wealth of rewards. To make things easier, the System gives Qin Luo a golden finger: he can earn rewards just by writing a diary. What Qin Luo doesn't expect is that the novel's many heroines also receive copies of his diary and s 13.8kReads7.7Score724Shelves
7. 57 剑 When Sword Cultivation Failed Me, I Took Up Both Alchemy and Cultivation 剑修无望后，我丹法双修 Xu Xu Shi Ye徐徐是也Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Cultivation + Reborn in the Womb + Alchemy + Coming of Age + Not a Sword Cultivator + No Romance Reborn in the womb as an ordinary village girl, I thought I’d live out my life according to plan. But who could have guessed that cultivating immortality was actually possible? From then on, I set foot in the world of cultivation. My spiritual roots and talent are pretty good, but there’s no shortage of people more gifted than me. I don’t have a top-tier cultivation background. I did meet an old ance 37.1kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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   I personally prefer novels without a romantic pairing 👇 Female-oriented novels at the beginning, male-oriented novels at the end, all personally tested!! If you don't like them, it just means they didn't appeal to you, but most of them are very good (go check them out for yourself if you don't believe me). Chinese people don't lie to other Chinese people! [Learned][Learned][Learned]

8. 58 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 118.2kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves
9. 59 书 Book Transmigration to the 1970s, I Kept the Female Lead's Space 书穿七零，女主空间我自留了 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Tian Miao, a clinical doctor, woke up again, she found she had transmigrated to China in the 1970s and become a pitiful girl forced to go to the countryside. In front of her was a ruthless mother who would do anything to protect her own status. Behind her was an arrogant, vicious stepsister. Tian Miao figured that if she had to go to the countryside, so be it. She deserved some compensation, at least! First, she swindled money and ration coupons from her mother, then turned around and sent 12.4kReads8.4Score961Shelves
10. 60 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Became the Village Barefoot Doctor 穿越六零，我成了村里的赤脚医生 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + farming + military doctor + golden finger + everyday family life + building a career + no romance + adorable pets] Tian Cai has transmigrated. It started when she rescued a girl injured in a chain-reaction car accident. The fuel tank exploded soon after, and she lost consciousness. When she came to, she found herself in the 1960s. Forced by poverty, Tian Cai put her limited medical skills to use as a barefoot doctor. To avoid getting caught up in a medical malpractice case, she 4.9kReads9.2Score601Shelves
11. 61 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Too Unhinged for the System to Stop 快穿：宿主太疯球，系统拦不住 Yan Shuqing宴殊青Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration, Male Lead's POV, No Romance, Unhinged Host] After Yan Nanxu died, he was bound by a System and transmigrated to different worlds. His mission was to correct disruptions in each world. But Yan Nanxu was in a hurry to go back and take his revenge. First world: System: We just need to protect the protagonist and stop the reborn person from hurting him. Yan Nanxu: That guy's too slow. Why don't I do it instead? Second world: System: We just need to help the protagonist and set 4.7kReads9.3Score446Shelves
12. 62 余 A Brilliant Rest of My Life 余生灿烂 Snow in Winter and Summer冬夏有雪Two Male Leads494k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + healing + both pure] Some people are born favored by fate and live in luxury, like Yu Can. Others are born with miserable lives and can only struggle to survive in the mire, like Hao Hao. The two of them were like parallel lines that would never intersect, but fate brought them together. One seems to have everything, yet is barren inside; the other is battered by fate, but possesses a tenacious vitality... Hao Hao thinks meeting Yu Can is the luckiest thing that has ever happen 1.4kReads9.2Score172Shelves
13. 63 综 Film and TV Crossover: For Love of You 综影视：但为卿故 Red Cliff丹崖Two Male Leads323k WordsCompleted This novel is under contract. Reposting or plagiarism is prohibited. After Ning Qing died, she bound herself to a Merit Pearl and transmigrated through three thousand worlds to earn merit and attain the supreme Dao. She never expected, however, to fall in love with the god who looked down upon all living things along the way. The first world so far: Eternal Love The second world: Ashes of Love The third world: Emperor Bailin The fourth world: Ancient Love Poetry More worlds will be added as they 2.6kReads8.6Score121Shelves
14. 64 黑 The Black Heiress 黑千金 Song Xiangbai宋象白Modern Romance682k WordsCompleted Zhou Zhizhi was born a wealthy heiress, but she was abandoned in a remote county and taken in by a man who had just been released from prison after serving time for a serious crime. At just five years old, she was already able to save her father. Later, she also brought home an old scholar and former examination candidate, and the three of them began building a life together. The hardened criminal turned into a coal magnate, while the abandoned girl became a true heiress of the underworld. How w 32.8kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
15. 65 我 My Master Is So Protective of Me. Dare to Hit Me and See What Happens? 我家师尊超护短，你敢打我试试？ Cong Xin丛薪Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No CP + sword cultivator + powerful master] Are sword cultivators unbeatable among those of the same rank? No. The way to go is to take on higher-ranked opponents without breaking a sweat. Competing in talent? An eighth-grade sword bone and an extraordinary bloodline. Competing in backing? Her master can crush the strongest experts across countless realms. No one can match him. Competing in combat strength? Her swordsmanship leaves everyone in the dust. She takes on opponents above her rank wit 2.3kReads9.0Score236Shelves
16. 66 我 Making Art in the 1980s 我在八零搞文艺 Leisurely Musings闲情偶寄Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Female-oriented novel!!! No CP Content warnings: The protagonist's name isn't very pleasant, this isn't a mindless power fantasy, and it touches on topics like literature and philosophy. After transmigrating back to 1981, Gao Xiaosheng has not only gone from a female college student back to an elementary school student, but also has to repeat the entire process of getting into higher education, and has changed from a woman into a man. I really feel like throwing up blood. All I can do is give up 3.1kReads9.3Score284Shelves
17. 67 她 She’s Short on Money in the Five Elements 她五行缺钱【玄学】 Spicy Porridge麻辣粥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Yi was kidnapped at the age of five and unexpectedly became the 108th successor of an obscure Daoist temple. The one who raised her and taught her everything was a wisp of the temple’s founding matriarch’s soul, which had remained inside her memorial tablet. Her temple was nothing more than a ramshackle shack made from discarded boards that mountain hunters didn’t want. It had no running water or electricity. Even dog-litter mushrooms grew between the floorboards. After they came down the 931Reads9.4Score198Shelves
18. 68 重 Reborn, I Tore Apart My Own Ship with My Own Hands 重生后我亲手拆了自己的CP Cacti Have Thorns仙人掌有刺Ancient Romance551k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, no romance, the heroine shines on her own] In her previous life, she did everything to help him rise to power. Her brave, battle-hardened eldest brother died on the battlefield. Her shrewd second brother spent his entire fortune paving the way for him. Her peerless strategist of a third brother had his eyes gouged out, his tongue torn out, and all four limbs crippled. But the first thing he did after ascending the throne was slaughter her entire family. After transmigrating 288Reads8.9Score—Shelves
19. 69 我 I Went to the Countryside as a Sent-Down Youth in 1970 我去1970年当知青 Yang Xi羊喜Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Alternate title: I Went to 1970 to Become an Educated Youth. Real title: After Transmigrating, I Was Driven Crazy. When I transmigrated, I planned to keep my head down and stay timid forever. But before long, I was driven into becoming a brawling mad dog, an insane educated youth who would flip the table and walk away the moment anyone crossed him. 3.8kReads9.3Score311Shelves
20. 70 在 A Shady Merchant in a Horror World 在惊悚世界当奸商 One Stroke of the Blade执笔一刀Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror world, transmigration, System, comedy, no female lead, survival, feel-good story, infinite worlds, horror, the uncanny] Lin Wu adjusted quickly to suddenly finding himself in an unfamiliar place. After all, those people in white coats often moved him around while he was asleep. The people here looked a lot like the ugly things he used to see. They were a little uglier, but a 19.9kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
21. 71 怨 A Jinxed Doctor and His Sneaky Patients 怨种医生跟他的老六患者 An Qing and July安青与七月Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (No System + Everyday Consultations + Emergency Medicine + Career Advancement + All-Around Doctor Who Gets the Short End of the Stick) Lu Zhanfeng, a battlefield doctor, is reborn at Jiangbei Tianji Hospital. Drawing on the experience of two lifetimes, he becomes a top-notch general practitioner skilled in both Chinese and Western medicine. Lu Zhanfeng has a knack for thinking outside the box. Director Li: The pregnant woman has a tumor growing near her tailbone. The fetus blocks the surgical fi 6.5kReads9.2Score561Shelves
22. 72 道 Supreme Taoist: A Calamity of Bloodshed 道门太上：血光之灾 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery480k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven, and slay every evil thing. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. All the great paths beneath Heaven come from Taishang. The Taishang lineage belongs to my Li family alone. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, makes a solemn vow to eradicate every evil demon beneath Heaven: he will never ascend, but remain in the mortal world for thousands of years. 10.7kReads9.4Score876Shelves
23. 73 道 The Supreme Taoist: Subduing Ten Thousand Ghosts 道门太上：万鬼伏藏 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery482k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, masters the supreme arts of the Daoist sect and makes a solemn vow: he will not ascend until he has eliminated every demon and evil spirit under Heaven. He willingly seals his cultivation between Heaven and Earth, remaining in the mortal realm for thousands of years! 22.2kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
24. 74 道 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Peeing into the Wind and Soaking Myself迎风尿一身Mystery768k WordsCompleted Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 2.6kReads9.1Score395Shelves
25. 75 反EN The Villain Should Be Invincible 反派就应该无敌 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The animated adaptation is now streaming: The Lord Who Suppresses the Nine Heavens: The Protagonist Should Be Invincible Reborn as the leader of a demonic cult, he obtains the Villain Invincibility System and from then on makes the cult invincible. I am Zhou Qiong, leader of the demonic cult. No one is allowed to contradict what I say. Even while protecting the cult with one hand, I remain invincible in the world. 33.8kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
26. 76 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5kShelves

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    "My name is An, from the 'Sheng' in 'Sheng'an, meaning prosperous and peaceful'; my name is Yu, from the 'Qiu' in ...

27. 77 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 92kReads9.6Score12.3kShelves

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    This is quite good; the theme is rather novel. The time-traveling woman can't compete with the noblewoman, and the scope of the story is quite grand.

28. 78 顶 The Top-Tier Star Queen's Overbearing Love: The Villainous Movie Emperor Can't Take It Anymore 顶流女王强势宠：反派影帝受不住 Baby Ditou呆头宝宝Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Dating Show + Sweet Romance] After awakening, top-tier star Jiang Ning discovers that she is the perfect supporting female character in a heroine’s comeback story. But later in the plot, she joins the male and female leads on a dating show, where she is forcibly made stupid. She loses her reputation, her family is destroyed, and the heroine successfully takes everything from her. Awakened Jiang Ning: “You think you can take everything from me? Dream on!” On the show, the heroine acts like a gre 1.9kReads9.2Score292Shelves

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    This isn't a typical entertainment industry novel; the plot is quite original, but it's just too short to keep you reading. The female lead reincarnates multiple times before finally awakening, while the male lead secretly loves her and follows her all the way.

29. 79 枭 Spoiled by the Overlord 枭宠 Little Goblin小妖精Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted “I told you not to dream of escaping. If I catch you again, you’ll pay for it.” The man’s sinister warning plunged Chu Jiaoyang into utter despair. She didn’t know why he was keeping her prisoner. All she knew was that being by his side meant endless darkness. But as time passed, Chu Jiaoyang realized she had fallen in love with him, while he no longer needed her. 862Reads8.6Score110Shelves

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    Synopsis: A sweet and romantic story of marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, starting as enemies and then falling in love. Li Xiaohan, the most aristocratic young master in the capital, is cold, noble, and mysterious. He becomes entangled in a complicated love story with Ning Qingqing, the daughter of the recently bankrupt Ning family.

30. 80 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.9kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    There is a system and a space, but they are both auxiliary. The system is a treasure chest system, and the storyline is very heartwarming. There aren't many overpowered characters.

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