Rule-Based Horror: In the First Instance, the Female Lead Recognizes the Boss as Her Mom 规则怪谈，第一个位面女主认BOSS做妈

1. 1 活 Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted When I was nine, I found myself in mortal danger! To save me, my grandfather made a decision that would change my life forever... 16kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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   It is a supernatural love story that will make your heart beat faster. The nine-year-old boy Thirteen from the left, with his life hanging on a thread, forms an indissoluble bond with a thousand-year-old female ghost. Their love travels through yin and yang, life and death, and every chapter is full of suspense and warmth. If you are eager to explore those forbidden secrets and feel the joy and sorrow of unresolved love between humans and ghosts, this book will take you into a world of horror and romance. Don't miss it, it will be your best companion in the dead of night. [^2^]

2. 2 十 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 1.7MReads9.9Score231.9kShelves

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   My name is Yu Nian'an. I have been reincarnating here for 70 years. I fell in love with a man named Qi Xia. He was very powerful. He also led us to overthrow Tianlong's game, but we still lost. I hid behind the mountain of corpses and saw it with my own eyes. The man I loved fell in front of Tianlong. He cursed Tianlong at the last moment. When I saw Qinglong covering his head in pain, I I knew that this outstanding man would come back, but how could I escape Tianlong's eyes. In order for Qi Xia to defeat Tianlong without any worries when he came back next time, I chose to anger Tianlong and let him turn me into another strange appearance. I will activate the echo next time I see him to make him forget me completely, but this man is too powerful, even the echo cannot make him forget me. I am Xiao Ran, Qi Xia, I am going to start lying to you.

3. 3 进 After Entering the World of Supernatural Tales, I Go Straight Home 进入怪谈世界后我直接回家 Spring Terrace Mourns the Crane春台伤鹤Mystery432k WordsOngoing There’s a pairing. The author is a freak, doesn’t do pure romance, and the characters aren’t both virgins (rocket)! The male lead is extremely jealous, so don’t read if you dislike that. The monsters in the ghost-story dungeons are the “ghosts” people often talk about. From lowest to highest, they are Gray Robes, White Garments, Yellow Pages, Black Shadows, Red Robes, and Green-Faced Fiends. The female lead, Hua Zaijiu, has a Green-Faced Fiend for a mother, while her father, Hua Ran Chou, is hum 4kReads8.9Score966Shelves
4. 4 惊 Thriller Game: Why Are All the Female Ghosts My Ex-Girlfriends? 惊悚游戏：女诡怎么都是我前女友 Meow Meow Is Super Sweet喵喵超甜Mystery4.3M WordsOngoing [Supernatural Revival] [Love Triangle] [Pure Power Fantasy] [Thriller Game] Jiang Cheng unexpectedly gets a System, but it requires him to win over... So he does. “Sorry, you like dogs and I like cats. We're not right for each other.” “You're too young. I'm not interested.” “Your surname is Jiang, and so is mine. Our village doesn't allow people with the same surname to marry.” But after Jiang Cheng successfully wins over all of them, the women he previously pursued die in various accidents. Aft 19.8kReads8.3Score2.3kShelves

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   Don't tell me, although I'm not a mother, they are all ex-girlfriends. There are multiple female protagonists, but that's a bit ridiculous. All the guys the male protagonist talks about in real life have been sent to a different world to become bosses [laughing] This book is not a horror book, it mainly talks about his grievances and grievances with his ex-girlfriend.

5. 5 男 My Boyfriend Is Insecure and Cries Easily. How Could He Be the Villain? 男友自卑又爱哭，怎么可能是反派 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Devoted and equally powerful couple + mildly scary infinite worlds + indulgent wish fulfillment] [They seem perfectly normal on the outside, but both are crazy inside. The heroine trains her man like a dog, while the hero is insecure and pitiful.] Yu Li and her boyfriend had known each other for four years and been together for three. They were deeply in love. Her boyfriend was gentle and considerate. Aside from being a little clingy and insecure sometimes, and always wanting her to watch horro 20.7kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves

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   In the first book, both the heroine and the hero have a very crazy feeling. In the horror world, the hero still loves the heroine even if he has lost his memory. It is really beautiful (♥∀♥). In the second book, the female protagonist and the male protagonist both wear masks on the surface. They are very good at disguise and have very strong abilities. They fall in love and kill each other. I love them so much😍

6. 6 我 I Survive Death Games by Being Reckless and Putting on a Show 我靠作死和演技在死亡游戏中苟活 Nan Wanyue南绾月Mystery267k WordsOngoing (This story has been abandoned. Please support the author’s other story next door, thank you.) [Infinite flow + villainess + two deceptively innocent, secretly ruthless love interests + female lead with experience, male lead without + intense push and pull + no do-gooder or idiot plot] After being dragged into a deadly game run by the gods, obscure actress Yan Rou’an became the unlucky one who died instantly from the start. The end... Not quite. She came back to life. Gradually, she realized th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 恐 The Horror Game's Boss Is My Mom 恐怖游戏BOSS是我妈 Chu Xun楚荀10k WordsCompleted The Boss of the Horror Game Is My Mom 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In a horror game, the protagonist accidentally discovers a boss who looks exactly like his late mother and immediately hugs him and calls him mom.

8. 8 恐 A Horrifying Apocalypse: The Cannon Fodder Villainess Starts with God-Tier Tools 恐怖末世，炮灰女配神级道具开局 Silent Worry不语忧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted Reborn, Wu Yue finally learns that she's nothing more than a vicious cannon-fodder supporting character in a book. She has no mental power or awakened abilities, gets crushed by the heroine, a delicate, qipao-wearing charmer adored by everyone, and is eventually torn to pieces by evil spirits after being used as bait. She immediately decides to stay far away from the leads, find a hidden instance that nobody knows about, and lie flat like a lazy salted fish for the rest of her life. But a change 49.9kReads9.2Score8.5kShelves
9. 9 国 National Fortune: Big Sister Is the Real Monster 国运，姐姐才是诡异哟 Long-Legged Beauty Cat长腿美喵Mystery172k WordsCompleted [National Destiny + Livestreaming + No Romance + Supernatural Horror] Lu Qingqing has already cultivated king-tier power when she is chosen by a mysterious System that suddenly appears. With the fate of the nation at stake, everyone is watching. Seeing Lu Qingqing’s breathtaking beauty, the viewers feel uncertain. Can this beauty really handle it? Then they realize… wait, how is this beauty even more terrifying than the supernatural horrors? Lu Qingqing whispers softly, “That’s right! Your big s 1.1kReads8.7Score144Shelves
10. 10 我 I'm a Fugitive Mental Patient, Chosen by a Rules Horror Game 我，在逃精神病，被规则怪谈选中 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 56kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves
11. 11 还 You're Still in the Womb, and You Beat Rule Horror? 还在娘胎没生，你打穿规则怪谈？ Hates Drinking Hot Water反感喝热水Mystery311k WordsCompleted [Ghost fetus + protagonist is himself a supernatural entity + subverting conventions + suspense + horror revival + national-fate horror games] As horror returns and Rule Horror descends upon the world, every country randomly selects a Chosen One to enter the horror game. If the Chosen One wins, their entire country receives rewards. If they lose, supernatural entities invade reality and wreak havoc. Lin Changqing, who had transmigrated to this world by accident, had not yet been born when his mo 1.9kReads8.9Score246Shelves
12. 12 给 Giving Interstellar Players a Little Ghostly Shock 给星际玩家一点小小的女鬼震撼 Infinite Universe无限宇宙Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted [Interstellar gaming + comedy + no romance for the heroine] Ye Yuxi transmigrates into an interstellar age full of tough customers. From the start, she’s tossed into a shoddy version of Saw made by a rotten classmate, who mocks her for being a coward and says she could never make a horror game. Born on Earth in her previous life and raised on a steady diet of horror from all over the world, Ye Yuxi takes one look at the monotonous selection of shooter and combat games topping the interstellar ch 15.1kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
13. 13 甜 Sweet Wife Returns: The CEO Daddy's Cherished Angel 甜妻归来，总裁爹地宠上天 Plain White素色为白Modern Romance621k WordsCompleted Five years ago, she turned and walked away without a second thought. Five years later, when they met again, she drove an excavator back into his world with a bang. "Lu Xiaocheng! I want to break up with you!" "You said that five years ago. This time, I absolutely won't let you leave again!" "Daddy's right!" The little bean sprout tilted his head back and waved his fist. "Daddy, I want a little sister too!" "You got it!" "What? You little traitor!" After Yi Qingzhou met him, she no longer 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. "Sweet Wife Returns, President Daddy's Excessive Pamper" This novel belongs to the genre of wealthy CEOs, focusing on the plot of sweet doting. Completed and marked as a potential good book, the book depicts the story of a sweet wife who is pampered by CEO Daddy after her return. This sweet pet style allows readers to immerse themselves in a sweet atmosphere and feel the beauty of love. 2. "Cute Baby One on One: President Daddy's Excessive Love" This is a novel about a wealthy CEO, with elements of doting on his wife🧐. It has been completed and marked as a potential good book. The cute baby elements in the book are combined with the plot of President Daddy doting on his wife. It is full of warmth and fun, allowing readers to feel the warmth of family and sweet love. 3. "100% Pampered Marriage: President Daddy's Excessive Pampering" also belongs to the genre of rich CEOs, focusing on the sweet pampering plot😎. It has been completed and marked as a potential good book. The doting marriage plot in the book is intertwined with the love of CEO Daddy. The plot is sweet and can make readers feel romantic love and happy married life.

14. 14 萌 One-on-One With the Little Ones: The CEO's Daddy Spoils Them Rotten 萌宝一对一：总裁爹地宠上天 Enchanting Sanbao三宝妖娆Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted She had just turned twenty when she was forced to cover her eyes and serve as a sacrifice to a demon. Five years later, on her first day back, she ran into that perverted man. He was as domineering as ever, showing up everywhere she went and refusing to leave her alone. One moment he was ruffling her hair, the next he was touching her back, pinching her cheeks, or throwing money at her. With a proud look, he asked, “Woman, which one do you like?” Wen Qiao looked at him like he was an idiot. He s 273Reads8.2Score—Shelves
15. 15 宠 A Hundred Percent Happy Marriage: The CEO Daddy's All-Out Love 宠婚百分百：总裁爹地宠上天 Bathing in the Spring Breeze沐春风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Chu Qinghuan thought the longest road she'd ever traveled was the one laid out by Gu Zhanting. The first time they met, he kidnapped her and her child together. Years later, when Gu Zhanting heard about it, he merely smiled, keeping his accomplishment to himself. "If I'd known you were going to be my wife, I would've kidnapped a sow before I ever kidnapped you." Chu Qinghuan: "..." Go to hell, you scoundrel. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 规 Rule Horror: Beware Your Roommate's Girlfriend 规则怪谈：请小心你室友的女友 Half a Liang of Salt盐巴半两Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No heroine + not wish fulfillment + not invincible + unsettling + horror + suspense + plot-driven] [The livestreaming element is only a tiny part of the story. The focus is on horror and suspense, so feel free to dive in] There are only two people left in your school dorm: you and your roommate. Your roommate suddenly brings home an incredibly attractive person they met online, leaves you some money, then hurries off. Now you're alone in the room with your roommate's gorgeous online date... Wou 34.4kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves

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    The protagonist does not use some bug-level abilities, but actually uses resourcefulness and a certain amount of luck to conquer world after world. It's hard to imagine that such an article that is supposed to have a more urgent atmosphere can be unexpectedly interesting. Some of the small games involved in it also made me particularly impressed by the author's broad range of knowledge.

17. 17 诡 Eerie Revival: I Can Contact the Past 诡异复苏：我能联系过去 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The Hungry Ghost Festival of 2025. A super red moon appeared, and as it lingered in the sky, the supernatural returned. Left Yang was shocked to discover that he could use his phone to contact himself in the past. In the stairwell, the Knock-at-the-Door Ghost killed anyone who opened the door. But someone discovered that it skipped the first floor and started knocking there. So Left Yang contacted his past self. [Please have your one-month-younger self rent an apartment on the first floor!] The 44.6kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves
18. 18 规 Rule Horror: An SSS Talent? I Switch Them Up 规则怪谈：SSS天赋？我换着玩 Silver Vow银色誓言Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Ran swapped souls with his counterpart in a parallel world and found himself in a world of strange tales, where one rule after another was impossible to distinguish as true or false, and one malicious horror after another lay in wait. He ventured through mountains, forests, the deep sea, and even hell, taking on bizarre roles such as tourist, wolf, sailor, and shepherd. With all kinds of outrageous tricks, Jiang Ran hired a creepy little girl as a child laborer one moment, then struck up a 13.6kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
19. 19 规 Rule Horror: I Carried Longguo to Victory with Ghost Money 规则怪谈：靠着冥币带飞龙国 Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Mystery657k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Schemer]+ [Rich]+ [No Heroine]+ [Patriotic but Not a Saint]+ [Invincible but Not Brain-Dead]+ [Eerie]+ [National Fate] A year ago, the Rules of Terror descended. Each country began randomly selecting chosen ones to take on eerie dungeons, with their success or failure tied to their National Fate. Chen Bin obtained the Ghost Tycoon System. After completing System tasks for a year, he had amassed ten billion netherworld coins, currency that could only be used in the eerie world. Just as 13.3kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    I'm not allowed to like books about rules and weird stories, especially if I haven't read these ones yet!

20. 20 规 Rule Horror: I Can Foresee Death 规则怪谈：我能预见死亡 Sanqi Without Sugar三七不加糖Mystery490k WordsCompleted [Original Scenarios + Foreknowledge of Death + Deduction + National Fortune + Live Broadcast + Suspense + Horror] Supernatural tales descend, and the bizarre invades. One person in each country will be chosen as the lucky contestant, entering countless Rule Horror worlds where all manner of horrors lurk. Clear the scenario, and your country will earn a brief respite! Fail, and the rules descend upon a city, bringing disaster and leaving countless people dead or grieving! This time, Su Li is chos 18kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves

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