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1. 1 穿EN After Becoming the Villainess, I Clear My Name Every Day 穿成恶女后每天都在洗白 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 33.8kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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   I haven't read such a good rebirth novel in a long time! The female supporting character is reborn with a system, no longer the invisible little supporting character. She reverses the ending, finds her family, and angrily slaps the female lead's family. The female lead believes she is the female lead of this world and steals the female supporting character's credit. Even though it was the female supporting character who treated the patients, they turn around and thank the female lead. This time, the female supporting character has awakened and is no longer indifferent. She acknowledges her family and says that the patients she saved should thank her!

2. 2 王 The Prince Is Here: The Frail Young Duke Is Doted On 王爷在上：小郡公病弱得宠着 One Egg Yolk Pie一口蛋黄派Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [One-to-one romance + rebirth + sweet, satisfying romance] Chi Yu is the only legitimate son of the general's household, but he was born with a delicate constitution. Sickly since childhood, he wheezes after three steps and coughs after five. Among the young gentlemen of Kyoto's prominent families, he's famous for being frail and delicate. Reborn, the frail Chi Yu finally gets back on his feet! He had planned to take revenge and punish the villains step by step on his own, but unexpectedly, he c 11.3kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves

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   Yu'er, reborn, saves a cold-blooded and boring prince. The entire story is intellectually stimulating, yet surprisingly easy to understand.

3. 3 穿 I Transmigrated into a Cultivation Novel, but Is This Actually a Women's Romance?! 穿越修仙文，但是疑似女频？！ Chaivvvvv柴vvvvvEastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Cultivation, Ruthless Male Lead (Fourth Chapter Onward, He Starts Chopping, and Doesn’t Stop Until It’s Satisfying] He transmigrated into a cultivation world, but there was another soul inside his body. A woman! A lovesick, sweet little flower!!!!!!! And they had to take turns controlling the body every day. Shu Qiuqiao: I heard the protagonists in male-oriented novels kill people’s entire families at the drop of a hat and never bother with reason. Li Xia: That’s a complete slander! Who said th 41kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves

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   This book is a clash between the concepts of male-oriented and female-oriented fiction. It magnifies two stereotypes and pits them against each other: the clash between the domineering male protagonist of Qidian and the innocent, naive female lead of Jinjiang!

4. 4 我 My Parents Are the Male and Female Leads of an Old-School CEO Romance Novel 我爸妈是古早霸总言情小说男女主 A Clear Dream Leaves the Milky Way Behind清梦遗星河Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted A sweet-talking, quirky, adorable girl VS a gentle, sunny, and generous boy Shen Weining had only read an old-fashioned CEO romance novel packed with every kind of melodramatic trope. When she opened her eyes again, she had somehow transmigrated into that very novel. And she had transmigrated into the “baby” the heroine was carrying when she ran away while pregnant... Her mother was a cool, fragile beauty who struggled tooth and nail to provide for her, while her CEO father was forever unlucky i 361Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   1. The female lead transmigrates into a novel and becomes the child of the original female lead and male lead, and she even runs away pregnant! 🤦 2. The male lead is injured and becomes mentally impaired, and the female lead saves him. 3. Two female leads awaken their consciousness and marry into the same family. And they are the original male lead and the second male lead. 4. The female lead transmigrates into a tragic romance novel, but instead of following the script, she directly tells the male lead she's pregnant. 5. Somewhat similar to 4.

5. 5 私 A Piece of Fallen Starlight, Hidden Away 私藏一片坠落的星光 Yang Jindou杨金豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The original novel for the short drama Keeping a Fallen Star Hidden, starring Ma Shiyao and Li Aixiao. Zhou Muxing was a household name among the capital’s elite. He was famous for his decisive ruthlessness, cunning nature, and mercilessness. Among his brothers, he was so outstanding that no one could hope to match him. Everyone assumed he was destined to inherit the Zhou Group. But then he suddenly disappeared. In a small town thousands of miles away, Jiang Mian, a small business owner, was bei 1.6kReads8.9Score809Shelves
6. 6 和 She Vanished for Three Years With Her Best Friend and Their Babies! The Crown Prince Chases Her Like a Puppy 和闺蜜带球消失三年！太子追成狗 Peerless Little Rich Lady绝世小富婆吖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Best friends marry into wealthy families + sweet romance + running away while pregnant + Beijing's princely heir + villainess awakens [Two couples + both leads are each other's first + both couples are doted on + male lead is aloof and abstinent at first, then breaks down and humbly kneels for love] Shen Xing Tong and her best friend married into Beijing's elite families! When they came to, they realized they were merely villainesses in a novel. Thinking of the grim deaths they might face, the t 4.3kReads9.0Score470Shelves
7. 7 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Book, I Refuse to Run Away Pregnant in This Clichéd Story 穿书之狗血文中，我才不会带球跑 Honestly, Honestly港真真Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Chuxue was an orphan. After dying, she was reborn into a melodramatic CEO romance novel full of heartbreak and suffering. And she was the heroine of this over-the-top novel. After an accident, she even became pregnant... After learning the plot, Shen Chuxue could only say, “Ha! There's no way I'm following the story, not even a little. You want to make me suffer? Not a chance!” When faced with the male lead's “check-as-an-insult,” of course she smiled and took it. Thin 5.3kReads6.4Score720Shelves
8. 8 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Heroine Skips the Torturous Romance and Goes Straight to a Happy Ending 穿书后，女主跳过虐恋直接he了 Falling Paulownia Rain梧桐雨落落Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into a book + domineering CEO + lie flat and cling to the powerful lead Office drone Jiang Wanzhi transmigrates into a book in her sleep, and in her confused state, she thinks it's all a dream. Half-asleep, she wanders into the male lead's room and spends a passionate night with him. By the time Jiang Wanzhi comes to her senses, she's already made it through the early part of the story. Looking at the handsome, wealthy male lead, she decides not to run. If she does, won't some sham 5.9kReads8.6Score542Shelves
9. 9 拍 I Photographed Every Has-Been Online Celebrity, and Now I’m Finally Famous 拍遍全网糊咖，醉姐终于火了 The Old Book Gets Another Chance旧书重来一次Modern Romance765k WordsCompleted [No romance for the heroine, career-focused + entertainment System + fan site manager / agent / boss] Chen Zui has been in a parallel world for a year. The music variety show she was supposed to join gets canceled at the last minute. Fine, fine, guess I’m just unlucky. She’s replaced on a dance show because she stepped out with her right foot first. She gets angry, then gets angry for a moment. She gets edited out of an entertainment variety show for offending a popular star. You dare mess with 19.3kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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   A romance novel set in the entertainment industry, where the female lead is a fan site administrator; a transmigration cultivation novel where the protagonist has a system and the ability to save and reload (this one is also a bit funny).

10. 10 女EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.6kReads9.4Score9.9kShelves
11. 11 招 After Provoking a Top Big Shot, the Pitiful One Is Pampered 招惹顶级大佬后，小可怜被娇宠了 The Orange Has No Leg Hair橘子没腿毛Two Male Leads418k WordsCompleted [ABO + male/male romance + marriage first, love later + plenty of original worldbuilding] [Gentle, fatherly Alpha & not-too-bright Omega + ten-year age gap] Fu Changjin was an S-rank Alpha of noble status and immense power. By a bizarre twist of fate, he somehow ended up **ing a stranger Omega?!! Luckily, the Omega was silly but obedient. So he married him with a marriage contract and brought him home, embarking on a life as both husband and father to his pampered treasure. [Another sweet little 10.2kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
12. 12 随 After My Mother Remarried, I Made Three Rules with My Stepfather 随母改嫁，我跟继父约法三章 Early Spring in March晓春三月Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted I was born into this family, and before I was two, my father had an accident on his way to take the prefectural exams. No one ever saw him again, alive or dead. My grandfather died of grief that very month, and my grandmother was bedridden for two years before leaving us with a mountain of debt and passing away. A few years later, my mother could no longer shoulder the burden of making ends meet and decided to remarry. Fine, she could marry again. I wasn't going to do anything foolish, but I had 69.8kReads9.2Score8.9kShelves

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    The first book focuses on self-reliance. The second book utilizes an assassin system to follow the path of a chivalrous knight. The third book is worth checking out for those who enjoy suspense and crime-solving. The fourth book, haha, features a female protagonist who is reborn young and is pregnant with her husband.

13. 13 我 I Really Run an Orphanage, Not an Assassin's Den 我开的真是孤儿院，不是杀手堂 I Am the Ox Warrior我是牛战士Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [The only imaginative ensemble martial arts novel on the entire site!] [At its peak, 1.5 million readers were following it, ranking seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Come on in and see for yourselves, dear readers!] [Ensemble cast + System + Traits + Martial Arts] Chen Ye transmigrated to the Great Wu Dynasty and became bound to the Orphan-Raising System. By raising orphans, he could earn points, which he could use to draw traits and bestow them upon the children. 116.4kReads8.9Score12.3kShelves
14. 14 心 The Psychological Anatomist 心理解剖者 Bug Baby虫宝宝Mystery549k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] Genius Forensic Doctor VS Tough-as-Nails Police Captain [Mystery + deduction + sweet romance + high-IQ crimes + serial murders + criminal profiling + suitable for the timid] Original title: The Psychological Anatomist Schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, high-IQ crimes... This is a world overrun by psychopaths. The Cat-Fetus Man case, the Couple Butchers, the Angel of Death... Twisted fantasies of evil always burst into reality alongside violence. A corpse is 95.5kReads9.5Score13.3kShelves
15. 15 穿 I Transmigrate to Ancient Times to Farm and Raise Kids, and My Husband Spoils Me Fiercely 穿越古代种田养崽，夫君强势宠 Salted Fish Biscuit in a Tree树上的咸鱼饼干Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is out! Originally titled The Transmigrated Farmer Raises Children in Ancient Times, and Her Husband Spoils Her Fiercely Transmigration, farming, and family life; raising children A wood-element ability user who transmigrates vs. a reborn emperor from the previous dynasty A fictional setting! The heroine is selfish and will hit her children if they misbehave. The apocalypse was over. Zhen Yue thought her happy days were finally about to begin, but she got so carried away tha 13.8kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves
16. 16 焚 Burning Heaven's Crimson Eyes 焚天红瞳 Official Historian掌史官Eastern Fantasy449k WordsCompleted In her previous life, the Divine Maiden bled and a peerless genius fell. In this life, the good-for-nothing prince Chu Yuanheng, burdened by a demonic curse, defies heaven itself. Using his own heart's blood as a guide, he awakens Xu Liyin, the vengeful Divine Maiden who has returned with memories of her past life. He plots to conquer the world for her, while she cuts down gods and demons for him. Their closest friends stand steadfast at their side, loyal through life and death. Everyone believe 8Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 深 Searching for Herbs in the Deep Mountains, I Swallowed a Thousand-Year-Old Dragon's Saliva 深山寻药，我竟吞下千年龙涎 Official Historian掌史官Urban805k WordsCompleted To save his ailing mother, the young Chen Guang ventures into a forbidden area of Changbai Mountain, where he accidentally awakens a heaven-defying divine eye that can see the true nature of all things. From then on, barren land is a treasure trove beneath his feet, yielding mountains of golden grain, while poisonous weeds appear to him as miracle herbs capable of bringing the dead back to life. With a touch, he turns stone into gold, leads a poor mountain village to defy fate, and builds a busi 22Reads6.8Score—Shelves
18. 18 被 Shattered to Pieces, I Took Control of the Universe 被整稀碎后，我掌控宇宙 Mi Duxiu觅独秀Urban206k WordsCompleted Every organ in your body can be replaced. All you need to keep is a mouth to eat with! Shi Jin, an esper, is persecuted by the city lord and forced to flee for his life! If only someone would grant me two mu of good farmland. How could I possibly take control of the universe and rule over all beings? If you don't laugh until you cry after reading this book, I'll say you're one tough kid! One update a day is normal; two a day means inspiration is overflowing; three a day can only mean Great-Grand 2kReads8.6Score154Shelves

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    This book is truly insane! The protagonist doesn't steal magical artifacts, he steals organs! He kills his opponent and doesn't run away, he opens their stomach and starts ransacking them! Taking on a thousand enemies is a piece of cake for him, but if you get cornered by him, he'll wipe them all out... H

19. 19 生 The Eternal Life Project 生命永恒计划 Sailing Star启航星Urban111k WordsCompleted I clearly remember people who had died, but lately they've been contacting me one after another, alive and well. Is this an elaborate prank, or has my memory become seriously confused? I can't eat or sleep in peace, so I decide to get to the bottom of it. After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, I discover countless connections to a surgery six years ago, a murder, a plan, a campus belle, a genius, and a conspiracy... 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist became a guinea pig in an experiment, transforming from a useless person into a genius, and then fell in love with a beautiful woman from the Western Regions 3800 years ago.

20. 20 巨 So Sweet! The Gorgeous Host Is Doted on by the Male Lead 巨甜！绝美宿主被男主给娇宠了 Yu Zhongbutong语仲怖瞳Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, 1v1 + devoted to each other + sweet romance + love at first sight + peerless beauty + living out a whole life in each small world] She thought she was doomed, but just as she believed her soul was about to be scattered, an unknown force pulled her into a pure white, square room. From then on, she and the System began traveling between worlds. She became the apple of each small world's male lead's eye, and began a life of doting on him to her heart's content. World One: [Th 7kReads8.8Score520Shelves
21. 21 快 The Life of a Passerby in Quick Transmigration 快穿路人甲人生 Xin Kangrui辛康瑞Ancient Romance164k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + No Fixed CP + Background Character + Living Out a Whole Life in Each World] After Jiang Li is killed by a brick falling from the sky, she binds herself to the Wheel of Reincarnation and transmigrates through countless little worlds, becoming a cannon-fodder background character every time! A cannon-fodder wife in the Republican era, a fallen concubine, a CEO's assistant, a cultivation-world phoenix woman destined to be cannon fodder... While everyone else is busy fightin 235Reads5.9Score—Shelves
22. 22 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Supporting Female Lead Wakes Up 快穿之女配醒悟后 Xuan Yuwa旋雨哇Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Not a strong female lead + not a wish-fulfillment story + older-man romance + age gap + no fixed leads + weak, self-interested heroine with a narrow outlook) (Each arc is a standalone story, with different leads each time. The couples aren't always devoted only to each other, and some heroines are much younger than the men. The heroines are all perfectly ordinary people, and being reborn doesn't make them any smarter.) They lost everything in the game of life. In their previous lives, their cho 1.6kReads8.2Score100Shelves
23. 23 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Female Side Character Acts Like a Goofball, the Male Lead Turns Dark 快穿：女配逗比后，男主黑化了 Misty Rain on a Bewildering Night烟雨迷夜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Fixed Pairing + Regretful Pursuit + Stunning Female Lead + Pregnancy and Childbirth + Lighthearted + Male Leads Gradually Turn Dark After Being Teased...] [The heroine loves no one. She's dripping with affected charm, tries to please everyone, and is a shameless flirt. Read with caution.] Some people are born to be leaves, destined only to set off the beauty of flowers. Lin Zhiyi was born to be a supporting female character. She awakens within the supporting female characters of various nove 6.2kReads8.0Score346Shelves
24. 24 全 Everyone’s Fleeing, but I Repair Things and Fight My Way Through the Apocalypse 全民逃亡，我靠修复物品杀穿末日 Xiang Li湘黎Sci-Fi & Apocalypse446k WordsCompleted Lu Qingzhou gave his life for his country. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself in a world beset by constant natural disasters and relentlessly pursued by ferocious beasts, where the military is leading the entire population in a desperate escape. Someone has even stripped off his padded coat and thrown him into the freezing wilderness, and he's about to freeze to death. Fortunately, there's always a way out. Not only does he awaken the ability to repair things, but an extraterrestrial visit 99Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    🍃🔍📚 When you open this book, the miracle of the story is about to begin. Lu Qingzhou, who died for his country, opens his eyes to find himself in a world plagued by natural disasters, relentlessly pursued by strange beasts, and where the military is leading the entire population in a desperate escape. He's even been stripped of his coat and left in the freezing snow, on the verge of freezing to death. [Please follow]

25. 25 蛊 Bewitching Beauty: Did the Streamer Put a Spell on Her Big Brother? 蛊系美人：主播她对大哥下蛊了？ Red Camellia obbal红茶花obbalModern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Pretty Streamer + Everyday Livestreams + Daily PKs + Everyday Life + Slow Pace] Chen Jiali never imagined that a spur-of-the-moment decision to use her looks to become a beauty streamer and earn a little pocket money would turn her overnight into the envy of all the male and female streamers on the Shark platform… Chen Jiali: “How did I become the top streamer in the entertainment category? I really was just streaming casually!” The story of an adorable little streamer and her devoted to 22.1kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
26. 26 当 Be the Internet Emperor and Live a Shameless Life 当网络皇帝，享缺德人生 Evil Mother Orangutan恶毒母猩猩Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [An electronic sycophant’s fan + a heroine who rules the internet like an emperor + a top-tier star who’s lightning-fast at picking up jokes] [Dating show + memes + face-slapping + super sweet] Ji Huanshu transmigrates into a tragic romance novel as its heroine. Her Actor boyfriend wants her to give up her heart and corneas for his gravely ill first love, yet refuses to make their relationship public. His fans assume she’s a desperate doormat, and she’s relentlessly attacked until she becomes th 30.8kReads8.9Score4.8kShelves
27. 27 小 The Tiny Boss Is Everyone's Favorite, and She Coddles Her Scumbag Dad Like He's Her Placenta 小小老子当团宠，把渣爹当胎盘哄 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition of A Boat in a Single Thought is now available on all platforms. [Comedy + raising kids + everyone’s favorite + 1v1 romance + devoted couple + the adult heroine’s love interest is Lu Jinghuai] [A funny, sunny heroine who actually has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve x a saintly beauty who is really a sinister, venomous schemer] Ji Nian transmigrates into a novel where the heroine is adored by everyone, becoming the universally disliked biological daughter of the heroine’s pow 89.7kReads9.6Score11.6kShelves
28. 28 快 Quick Transmigration: Equal-Opportunity Destruction of Every Psycho 快穿：平等的创亖每个神经病 Mahua麻花Modern Romance564k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [Face-slapping] [Punishing scumbags] [No romance] [Short, punchy stories of around ten thousand words, each one short enough to read during a break] To earn merit, Su Nuan transmigrates into the bodies of miserable women who have been persecuted, then punishes the scumbags and gives them a taste of their own medicine. Story One: Her younger brother's wife was pregnant with a child who would have a genetic disorder associated with extreme aggression. She kindly advised her 3kReads7.6Score253Shelves
29. 29 我 My Shameless Ex-Mother-in-Law 我的前婆婆不要脸 Through Wind and Dust with You随你一路风尘8k WordsCompleted My Shameless Former Mother-in-Law —Reads—Score—Shelves

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30. 30 精 A Dual Cultivation Between a Mental Patient and the Dragon God 精神病与龙神双修 Through Wind and Dust with You随你一路风尘Female-Channel Fanfiction14k WordsCompleted A Dual Cultivation of Madness and the Dragon God —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 你 You Can Only Call Me Sister-in-Law 你只能叫我嫂子 Through Wind and Dust with You随你一路风尘8k WordsCompleted You can only call me sister-in-law. —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 重 Reborn in 2012, I Sent My Ex-Husband to Prison 重生2012，我把前夫送入狱 Through Wind and Dust with You随你一路风尘24k WordsCompleted Reborn in 2012, I Send My Ex-Husband to Prison —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves

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    Of course it's really blissful, getting up...

34. 34 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves
35. 35 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
36. 36 双 Dual Crossing to Republican-Era China: A Blood Sacrifice to the Land 双穿民国之，血祭山河 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban184k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is an ordinary office drone from 2025. To make ends meet, he joins a film crew shooting short dramas. Who could have guessed that he would lose his footing and fall into a deep pit? When he opens his eyes again, he has transmigrated to 1937, a year engulfed in war. Fortunately, he has a portal that lets him travel back and forth between this war-torn era and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before Su Tianci… 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.6kReads5.8Score316Shelves
38. 38 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
39. 39 双 Dual Transmigration to the 1960s: A Prosperous Nation and Strong People 双穿六零之国富民强 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction133k WordsOngoing In 2025, Su Tianci was just another overworked wage slave. He ate a roujiamo at Red Romance, then opened his eyes to find himself back in that fiery era. What’s more, he had somehow become a wanted criminal. See how Su Tianci fares with the System’s help: will he be doomed from the start, or turn danger into safety? 295Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 吃 After the Gossip-Loving Lackey Took the Throne, He Ascended to Immortality 吃瓜工具人坐上皇位后，他飞升了 Reckless Life妄生Ancient Romance805k WordsCompleted [No romance + Male protagonist's perspective + Comedy + Male protagonist is a true ancient + Female-audience novel with a male protagonist] Xie Zhao thinks there's something wrong with this world. His father spends all day acting out a “If it's true love, you have to neglect her” drama with Consort Su. Noble Consort Shen turns around and gets involved with a hostage prince from an enemy kingdom. The crown prince stages a “pregnant and on the run, you chase me and I flee” romance with a courtesan 1.9kReads8.9Score159Shelves

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    This is a female-oriented novel with no romantic pairing, told from the male protagonist's perspective. The male protagonist is a pure ancient person who watches the people around him, who seem to be living out old-fashioned melodramatic stories, act crazy every day and thinks they're all insane.

41. 41 楼 Between Towers and Misty Rain 楼台烟雨间 Liu Shuiyue刘水月Ancient Romance149k WordsOngoing [Turbulent times + medicine + court intrigue + personal growth + two strong leads + fast-paced + sweet at first, angsty later + a later-stage battle for love + a refreshingly straightforward plot] [A gifted young physician who knows how to read the situation vs. a cold-blooded prince with unfathomable depths] I only meant to save a badly injured man on a whim. Who knew that one act would drag me straight into the storms of court politics? Wait, what is going on here... The Second Prince wants 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This teacher is beautiful! Traditional Chinese stories are going to be a hit!

42. 42 忘 Wang Benye's Dreamspace 忘本爷的造梦空间 Dog Thirteen狗十三Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Spatial fantasy + modern-day imaginative fiction + suspense + everyday family life + brotherhood + a nobody awakens + no brainless wish fulfillment + no invincibility + terrible father] Penniless and down on his luck, ignored by all; two souls dream of vengeance beneath the snow. Back from the dream realm, he becomes a hero. Who doesn’t know this ungrateful man? It all comes down to one dream, turning the tables when things seem most hopeless Friends, let me ask you something: “Do you believe 930Reads9.6Score108Shelves
43. 43 有 A Ghost Farted and Died 有只鬼放个屁死了 Dog Thirteen狗十三Mystery170k WordsCompleted This book is made up of ten short stories: “The Big Yellow Dog,” “The Nine-Headed Demon,” “Block,” “Xisha Pit,” “Cuckoo” “Ghostly Wailing,” “Madman,” “Swing,” “Blue Carp,” “The Hundred-Year-Old Tree” Title: A Ghost Died After Farting = Horror + Comedy + Tragedy The stories vary in length, and their plots range from salty to bland. The whole book is easy to understand, with plain and straightforward language. This story is entirely fictional. Please read responsibly. Do not be superstitious, and 2kReads9.5Score234Shelves
44. 44 修 The Divine Strategy for Cultivation 修仙御神策 A Fan Niu阿凡牛Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Comedy]+ [Sharp-Tongued]+ [Unhinged]+ [Gets Better as It Goes] [The story progresses from campus to the Underworld, the Immortal Realm, the Celestial Court, the Primordial World, and the Hongmeng Realm. The pacing is a little slow, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing.] “Big Sis, that guy over there is a Golden Core expert. We can’t beat him, so let’s run!” “Big Sis, listen to me. I know this is urgent, but that person is a Saint. If we don’t run, we’ll die!” His sister raised an eyebrow. 73Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The story in this book is so real that it seems like an autobiography; do immortals really exist?

45. 45 刑 The Ministry of Justice Promotion Diaries 刑部升职记 Tangerine Peel and Red Dates陈皮红枣Mystery670k WordsCompleted The story of a hopeless intern lawyer who plays the fool to fool the wise, gradually becoming a major figure in the Ministry of Justice. A collection of short ancient-era mysteries, with a quiet, everyday romance. No golden finger, no wish fulfillment, just mysteries and a little romantic interaction. 6.9kReads9.3Score980Shelves

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    Female-led mystery; those who enjoy crime-solving might want to check it out.

46. 46 综 Anime Crossover: I Really Don't Want to Be a Playboy 综漫：我真不想当黄毛 My Name Is Big Sweet Potato我叫大地瓜Anime Fanfiction301k WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines + everyday life + lighthearted + comedy + apologies for OOC] Chen Duanyu, an anime fan, transmigrated into a world where various anime series collide. He decided to be a gentleman. “Ding! The Pure Love Anime System is binding…” “Reward acquired: golden-yellow hair!” What the heck? Aren’t I supposed to be a pure-love warrior? What’s the point of giving me this? Still, who says someone with yellow hair can’t be a pure-love devotee? [Tentative lineup: My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAF 65Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    * *The Yellow-Haired Boy from Anime Crossovers: Actually, I'm a Pure Lover*: Breaking away from the stereotypical image of a yellow-haired character from various anime crossovers, the protagonist navigates diverse worlds with unique charm, upholding pure love amidst emotions and adventures. The plot is novel and refreshing. * *We Villains Don't Want to Be Stepping Stones*: The villains' perspective is fresh and unique, no longer just cannon fodder. Watch how they fight against fate, rise up against conspiracies and struggles, and vindicate the villains. The story is absolutely captivating.

47. 47 我 We Villains Don't Want to Be Stepping Stones 我们反派才不想当踏脚石 A Fox on a Lonely Mountain孤山有狸Eastern Fantasy10.1M WordsOngoing What the hell! The Chosen One has singled me out to take him on? And the beauties around me are looking at me strangely too? What do I do? I'm freaking out! Are we villains destined to be stepping stones for others? No! I refuse! I, Ling Xiao, will crush every last one of you so-called protagonists beneath my feet! 4.4kReads8.9Score312Shelves
48. 48 被 Tricked into Cultivating Immortality 被骗去修仙 Wind-Crazed Smile风痴笑Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + smart protagonist + mortal’s Cultivation] Cultivation? I was tricked into it... Wang Hao was an unremarkable young man in the 21st century. After an accident in which he saved someone, a strange old man tricked him into cultivating. Faced with schemes, plots, and deadly dangers at every turn, how will he use his wits to survive in this Cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak...? 772Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    A high-quality fantasy cultivation novel with a novel, reasonable, and interesting plot, clear logic, no mindless elements, no harem elements, no saintly characters, and no characters with low intelligence. Both the protagonist and the antagonist are intelligent, engaging in battles of wits and courage, and acting decisively. The plot and writing are excellent.

49. 49 我 I Came to Earth to Be a God 我到地球来当神 I'm Purple Light我是紫光Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Female-Led + Interstellar + No System + Eastern Fantasy + Light-Novel Style + Ensemble Cast Growth + One True Pair The title may give the wrong impression that this is a story about a charlatan or a comedy, but the actual story is a slow burn with a vast world. The protagonist, Youtan, is stranded on Earth after a spaceship accident. In search of energy, she travels across the planet alone, eventually journeying with an Earth mage, a young hunter, and others. The story revolves around the power 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A novel premise. A fantasy road trip story featuring gods and demons. Niche genre.

50. 50 县 A County Town Girl's Downfall 县城女孩堕落记 Is the Fox Asleep Yet?狐狸睡了吗Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted They say your teens are the best years of a girl's life. They say a wild sparrow becoming a superstar is already a gift from fate. They say girls share the truest friendships. It was supposed to be a simple, ordinary story about taking a little shortcut. But fate was like a cruise ship on the high seas, gently beckoning to you in the dead of night. “Chi Mohe...” She knew it was dangerous, but still wanted to draw closer. 34Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    This book explores the interplay between absurdity and reality. The prose flows like silk, transporting you between illusion and truth. Each chapter offers a profound analysis and critique of life. Highly recommended!

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