I Don’t Know What to Read. I’ve Hit a Reading Slump 不知道看什么书了，厌倦期到了

1. 1 顶 The Top Cauldron’s Guide to Self-Preservation 顶级炉鼎的自救之路 Moon Song Dust Tone月歌尘音Two Male Leads431k WordsCompleted [Ruthless Liu Sichao shou × Chen Junming gong, a gentleman on the surface but a lovesick stalker underneath] [Content warning: The shou is no good person, and was not pure in his previous life. Please enter with caution.] In his previous life, Liu Sichao was betrayed by his family because of his extremely yin constitution, then offered as a cultivation furnace to a powerful cultivator in the Deity Division stage. He died with bitter resentment. Even as he lay dying, he was railing against the in 911Reads8.4Score11414d adds

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   Both of these are pretty; I'm tempted to buy them.

2. 2 哥 Big Brother, I Don't Want to Move 哥哥，我不想动 Lazy Good-for-Nothing废物懒人Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Two male leads + both pure and devoted + intoxicatingly sweet romance + doting affection + lighthearted A totally unhinged, obsessively doting top × a spoiled, laid-back bottom who can’t handle even the slightest hardship Shen Mulie transmigrated into the villainous cannon fodder of the most popular wuxia novel. The cannon fodder was the best strategist, the strongest martial artist, and the most handsome man. His popularity became so great that the plot forced him to die. Shen Mulie couldn’t ca 10.6kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
3. 3 我 The True Story of My Love with Mr. Shen 我和沈先生的恋爱实录 A Jiu0921阿九0921Two Male Leads126k WordsCompleted Pei Ran: I met, understood, and fell in love with Mr. Shen when we were young. From then on, we held hands and stayed together until our hair turned white. Shen Zhixing: I liked Pei Ran. It was a secret I kept when I was young, one I never told anyone. I love Pei Ran. That is a truth that will never change, from now into forever, and I'm willing to tell the whole world. 41.5kReads9.6Score4.6k14d adds

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   I like this subtle color; it looks warm and makes me feel calm.

4. 4 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9k14d adds

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   It's so good! Seriously, I feel like I can't get enough! I've been saving up to watch it since 2024 😭 Who exactly is "The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night"? I want the main character to be Qiu Shui 😭 I don't want to change the main character, please, or could you insert Qiu Shui in the middle? Although the relationship between Qiu Shui and Xiao Xiao isn't very good, Qiu Shui himself is really great 😭 He's handsome, strong, and very rational.

5. 5 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Is Back at Her Street Stall 玄学大佬她又去摆地摊了 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original titles: The Fortune-Telling Street Vendor Is Actually a Mystical Arts Ancestor?! and The Mystical Arts Big Shot Is Back at Her Street Stall [Fortune-telling + ghost-catching + feng shui + powerful protagonist + no romance, thriving solo + gossip + episodic stories] The junior sister of the Zhengyang Sect, sealed away for a thousand years, wakes up reborn in the body of a girl whose parents don't care for her. The girl wants to go to school, so she'll have to earn her own tuition. So We 42.6kReads9.4Score5.8k14d adds

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   Sisters, I highly recommend this book! It's a female-centric story with an incredibly captivating plot; I've already read it three times! Trust me, you'll love it! 🎉

6. 6 快 Quick Transmigration: The Charismatic Flirt Gets Outplayed by the Male Lead 快穿：万人迷钓系被男主反攻略了 Gu Yue咕月Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + two male leads + top pursuing bottom + no fixed couple + mild love-triangle drama On his first day at work, Xie Xingchen was transferred from the Romance Department to the Scumbag Top and Doormat Bottom Department. He was a random cannon-fodder character, the sort who only appeared for a few episodes. For the sake of the job, straight man Xie Xingchen took the position with tears in his eyes. His mission was to reform the bottoms in the small worlds and cure them of their 14kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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   These are some of my favorite quick transmigration novels, all carefully selected by me [Got it]. They feature both dominant and submissive characters [You can read them with confidence, they're all very exciting!! [Upvote][Attention]

7. 7 快 Quick Transmigration: I Became a Scumbag, Yet Everyone Fell for Me 快穿：穿成渣男的我却成了万人迷 An Manman安漫漫Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads! Quick transmigration! Bottom protagonist! Everyone's favorite! Split personalities!] Original title: Quick Transmigration: I Became Everyone's Favorite After Turning into a Scumbag On his first day at the Quick Transmigration Bureau, Cen Yu is assigned to play all kinds of scumbags! The kind so awful that the protagonist bottom leaves him for a whole crowd of handsome men. The protagonist bottom is supposed to go through a long, remorseful pursuit, but never take the scumbag ba 33.9kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration: The Daily Redemption of a Scumbag Cannon Fodder 快穿：炮灰人渣的洗白日常 Plenty of Qingfu Coins青蚨多多Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + protagonist tops + redemption missions + no fixed pairing] In countless little worlds and melodramatic stories, there is always a scum villain who serves as cannon fodder. Tang Yu is one of them. According to the plot, as a cannon-fodder scum villain, Tang Yu is supposed to torment the male lead emotionally and physically in the early stages of each little world, then bow out after completing his task and leave in disgrace with his points. But he never expected that... His ne 13.2kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
9. 9 快 Quick Transmigration: After Redeeming the Villain, I Couldn't Shake Him 快穿：救赎反派后，我被赖上了 Baijiu250白酒250Two Male Leads392k WordsCompleted [Top + Madman + Two Powerful Leads + Redemption + System + Episodic] Holding their mission briefing, System 002 of the Time-Space Bureau roars at the group of recruited souls before it: “There’s a kind of person in this world who is breathtakingly elegant and brilliantly gifted! They’re the best of the best, the villains in everyone’s stories! They’re the protagonists who fell into darkness, the once-cherished prodigies cast down from their altars! And yet they suffer endless humiliation and di 18.1kReads9.5Score1.7k14d adds
10. 10 甜 Sweet and Sensual! The Aloof God of the Main System Knows How to Flirt, Comfort, and Act Cute 甜欲！冷舔主神他会撩会哄会撒娇 Rice-Loving Dumpling爱干饭的团子Two Male Leads2.6M WordsCompleted [Print edition published under contract] [Comic adaptation now available] [Quick transmigration, two male leads, satisfying and sweet] [Both powerful and devoted, exclusive 1v1 romance] Si Jin, Heaven's No. 001 prisoner, is sentenced to live through all kinds of tragic lives across three thousand worlds because his sin score is far too high. The supervising System trembles with fear: “Please behave, boss. Follow the plot properly, or the main System will punish you...” Si Jin wiggles a finger an 44.4kReads9.6Score4.5k14d adds
11. 11 不 Wait, Since When Are the Cannon Fodder So Delicate? Do You Have a Death Wish? 不是，谁家炮灰这么娇，不要命了 Meow Doesn't Kiss Fish喵不亲鱼Two Male Leads2.8M WordsCompleted An abstinent, unhinged villainous brute versus a lucky young master who transmigrates into a book Song Chi has transmigrated into a book. The good news: he’s now the son of a wealthy family. The bad news: he’s a spoiled, arrogant cannon-fodder character who’s destined to die, and his biological parents have sent him to the countryside to work as an educated youth. “Ahhhhh, heavens! Why am I so unlucky?” Song Chi clutches his head and cries. He’s a pampered young master who can’t lift a fing 29.2kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds

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    This one!!! It's a dual male protagonist novel, with transmigration, a system, and an ensemble cast 🍒🍒, meaning lots of couples, super sweet 😍😍, but it's not finished yet. Add it to your bookshelf and read it slowly 👀👀

12. 12 航 Seafaring: An Ancient God Awakens? I'll Knock It Out with Money 航海：古神苏醒？用钱把它砸晕 Horn角笛Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Ancient gods awaken in the deep-sea fog. Islands emerge amid raging storms. Mysterious, uncanny treasures, fleets thundering with cannon fire, pirates laughing wildly as they bring bloodshed and slaughter, and intrepid adventurers exploring a new continent... When Li Cha Aldrich awakens once more, he finds himself an NPC in the game world known as Voyage. To prepare for the dangers ahead, Li Cha has no choice but to take the extraordinary path as a [Jeweler]. From [Jeweler] to [God of Wealth and 10.2kReads9.0Score96314d adds

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    It's exceptionally good; it would have been even better if it had been written in more detail. In terms of rituals, it's better than Mystery. It's a pity the author wasn't popular when it was being updated, so it was rushed to completion.

13. 13 末 In the Apocalypse, I Lied to the Male Lead and Told Him I Was His Girlfriend 末世，我骗男主说我是他女朋友 Violent Moonlight暴烈月光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse660k WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalypse + Transmigrates into a Book as a Villainous Supporting Character + Male Lead with Amnesia + Spatial Power + Sweet, Delicate Beauty + Unhinged Male Lead] Qi Jinnuo transmigrates into a book and becomes the unhinged male lead’s gold-digging, villainous first love in a post-apocalyptic novel. She dumped him back when he was poor. After he became a wealthy young master in the capital, she shamelessly begged him to get back together. When he rejected her, she drugged him. He fought b 30.5kReads8.2Score3.3k14d adds

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    It's a really good book. The female lead transmigrates into the book... *Cough* It's a little bit erotic, but I'm still following it! #ApocalypticVersionNotCompleted

14. 14 当EN An Escape Game Boss Enters the Infinite Survival Game 当逃生boss穿进无限流后 Little Zhezi小折子Two Male Leads543k WordsCompleted [Max-Level Boss + Dual Male Leads + Infinite Horror Game + Escape + Powerful Leads] As a gatekeeper boss in an escape game, Ji Xun has been working for the main System for as long as he can remember. He works diligently every day, year-round, never shirking his duties. Yet the survival rate of players who make it past him ranks highest among all the bosses. Ji Xun: Is that my fault? Players: This boss is actually a pretty nice guy. So the main escape-game System waved a hand and fired this freel 11.1kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds

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    Highly recommended for its dual male lead storyline, it's incredibly captivating! ❤️❤️ It's an irresistible literary feast! From the very beginning, the enchanting plot unfolds like a delicate key, instantly unlocking a world of fantasy and mystery. The author's narrative technique is exquisite, the plot twists and turns are dramatic, each turn like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples that grip the reader's heart. The characters are vivid and full of life, like sprites leaping off the page. Their complex and multifaceted personalities—some resolute and brave, some gentle and sensitive, some cunning and intelligent—are imbued with soul and life under the author's pen. Their intertwined fates, their experiences of love and hate, joy and sorrow, are deeply moving, making the reader feel as if they are part of the story, sharing in their breath and destiny. Moreover, the novel is written with solid and profound literary skills. Beautiful words flow between the lines like poetry and painting. The delicate descriptions, whether of magnificent scenery, tense scenes or subtle emotions, are vividly portrayed, making readers marvel and immerse themselves in this wonderful literary world, leaving an unforgettable impression.

15. 15 作 I Brought This on Myself, but Now the Escape Boss Won’t Leave Me Alone 作死的我被逃生boss缠上了 Bai Zuizui白醉醉Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + Two powerful leads + Infinite-flow + Comedy + Yandere] Some people enter the escape game with a bug built right in. Lu Wu is one of them. While everyone else is seriously trying to escape, Lu Wu treats the escape game as nothing more than a game. Most outrageous of all, the escape game’s boss confessed his feelings to Lu Wu. The players, who risk their lives and wade through blood just to survive, are depressed. They’re going to report Lu Wu for cheating! Lu Wu: I didn’t, I 14.2kReads9.6Score1.8k14d adds
16. 16 咬EN Take a Bite of the Horror Boss—Pfft, He's Lovesick! 咬一口惊悚BOSS，呸恋爱脑！ Rice-Loving Dumpling爱干饭的团子Two Male Leads709k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Meeting You is now available on all platforms!] [Two male leads + exhilarating infinite-flow story + lovers turned rivals + BOSS seme + mad uke + two powerful, devoted partners, 1v1] Three years ago, Stairway to Heaven suddenly appeared. Groups of people were dragged into an escape game and forced to livestream, enduring the audience's arbitrary whims and overwhelming abuse. Yu Qing had soft, long hair, an innocent face, and big, watery eyes. When the old ghost woman bef 28.1kReads9.6Score5.3k14d adds
17. 17 惊 Horror Livestream: Don’t Make Me Fight Back in Style 惊悚直播：别逼我花式反杀 Two Shadows Over Qingxun双影照清浔Two Male Leads669k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + infinite-flow + supernatural horror + absurd comedy + happy ending] Before he died, Qiao Yu had a boyfriend. Their love was so tumultuous and famous that everyone knew about it, the kind of love that would endure even if the mountains crumbled and heaven and earth were no more. They made it through the seven-year itch. Just as they were about to meet the parents and head down the aisle, his boyfriend suddenly vanished without a trace! Literally vanished: no sign of him alive or 13.1kReads9.5Score2.2k14d adds
18. 18 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cold, Aloof Host Is Pinned to the Wall and Loved by a Madman 快穿：清冷宿主被疯批壁咚强制爱 Milky Candy-Flavored Qi奶糖味的柒Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, coercive love, yandere obsession, two powerful leads taking down scumbags, sweet and flirtatious romance, 1v1 devoted couple] To dispel the resentment of evil spirits, the ghost reaper Shuang Yu travels to three thousand small worlds to face-slap scumbags. But can someone tell him why there's a crazy man forcing his love on him in every world? The domineering CEO smiles wickedly and gently strokes the reddened corners of his eyes on the screen. “You must look even more tempting 49.6kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds
19. 19 嘘 Psst! The Crazy Host Is Stealing Kisses from His God Again 嘘！疯批宿主又在偷吻他的神明 Laughing at the Green Mountains笑青山Two Male Leads1.9M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration, Two Male Leads, Protagonist Pursues the Love Interest] [1v1, both pure, happy ending!] [Multiple worlds + high-sweetness warning] [Flirtatious on the surface, secretly doting, shameless pursuer x gentle, steadfast beauty] Shen Huan once trained desperately, all so he could see his god one more time after ascending. But by the time he reached the Ninth Heaven, his god had already fallen. So he sealed himself away, only to awaken again when he was bound to System 111. Thi 18.9kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds
20. 20 快 Quick Transmigration: The Stunning Host Is On a Mission 快穿：绝美宿主在线攻略 Pine Ink and Smoky Elegance松墨韵烟Two Male Leads310k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + pure power fantasy + face-slapping + acting virtuoso + sweet romance + one-on-one, both devoted to each other] Su Yang is one of the System headquarters' eight ace employees! He has never lost a mission, is decisive and ruthless, and has been the top performer at the Cicada-linked System headquarters for three consecutive terms! One day, the boss assigns him a new project: Win over the mission target? Isn't that just finding different ways to date? He knows how! He's been singl 14.5kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
21. 21 斩 Slay the Gods: With the Chiyou Banner in Hand, I Summon the Gods of China 斩神：手握蚩尤旗，召唤华夏神明 Northern Dark Beyond the Road陌上北冥Male-Channel Fanfiction532k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [No angst throughout] [Follows the original protagonist group] [No System] [Primarily Chinese deities] Jiang Chen stayed up all night reading the novel Slay the Gods. After being killed by “that one slash” because it was so cool, he awakened Sequence No. 002, the Divine Ruins known as Chi You's Sacred Domain, and obtained the divine artifact Chi You's Banner. It could summon deities lost from the calamities of the Primordial Era through the Journey to the West Era. After his sou 1.2kReads7.5Score16514d adds

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22. 22 斩 Slay the Gods: Wielding a Tenth-Tier Dharma Form, I Am a Higher-Dimensional Deity 斩神：携掌十阶法相吾乃高维神明 Yan Churuo衍初若Male-Channel Fanfiction259k WordsOngoing [Slay the Gods + Ye Luoli + no heroine + powerful secret identities + invincible protagonist + no romance + power fantasy + master plan + ultimate mastermind BOSS] A pure invincibility story, all the way~ An observer on the moon, with ridiculously powerful abilities. The Observer faction is made up of Ye Luoli's Saint-level fairies, and its founder is Bai Xuan. Note: “Do not use the power of higher-dimensional gods recklessly in low-dimensional universes.” “Please choose combatants whose strengt 69Reads8.3Score—14d adds
23. 23 叶 Ye Luoli: From the Start, The Holy Master Descends Upon the Forbidden Land 叶罗丽：开局，圣主降落禁忌之地 Yue Xinyue月新月Two Male Leads214k WordsCompleted [A stunningly beautiful anthropomorphic rebel, the Holy Lord, VS the absolute ruler, the World King] [Main CP: Sheng Du, the Holy Lord, and Jin Yuan, the World King] [Two male leads!] From the start, the Holy Lord’s spirit falls into a rift in space and time, accidentally takes over a body, and then lands in a forbidden land... Faced with the World King, whom he cannot defeat right now, several voices ring out in the Holy Lord’s mind, earnestly advising him: *Zhou Lan: You can run! *Ba Sha: Run 3kReads8.8Score27314d adds
24. 24 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6k14d adds
25. 25 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 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5k14d adds
26. 26 女 She Transmigrated as a Man: Now She Must Fight for the Throne as a Prince 女穿男：穿成皇子要夺嫡 Wen Fu温芙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Chen Muqi, a daughter of the Chen family of Huaguo, died in a family power struggle. In a twist of fate, she was reborn as Helian Qin, the Fifth Prince of Xilin. With a mother who was a noble consort, powerful maternal relatives, and brothers eyeing him covetously, Helian Qin had no choice but to set out on the path to claim the throne. He recruited strategists and worthy officials, campaigned north and south, weathered one crisis after another, and escaped repeated assassination attempts, ultim 2.2kReads8.6Score19514d adds
27. 27 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
28. 28 安 After An Lingrong Is Reborn, She Gains Chun Yuan's Halo 安陵容重生后，带上纯元光环 Young Master A-Lu公子阿绿Female-Channel Fanfiction741k WordsOngoing A Few Warnings First: (If you hate any of the things listed below, go transmigrate into a book! Don’t read and then complain!) Fans of Zhen Huan, stay away! The protagonist isn’t Zhen Huan, and this isn’t a story about sisterly devotion. Those who hate Zhen Huan should read with caution. Her characterization follows the original novel: she isn’t perfect and has flaws, but she isn’t a bad person. Please don’t mention other Empresses in the Palace fanfiction under this story, and don’t mention thi 153Reads9.3Score—14d adds
29. 29 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 232kReads9.5Score28.6k14d adds
30. 30 我 I Was Raised by a Giant Snake 我被大蛇养着 Yue Liang Has No Stars玥亮没有星星Ancient Romance122k WordsCompleted Xu Ge is so nearsighted that when she wakes up, she spends ages unable to find the glasses she left by her bed. When she opens her eyes again, she silently stares at the lush green world before her. She touches her face and finally realizes it’s covered in weeds. Xu Ge: Mom, you don’t need to make dinner for me today. Snake Qi is patrolling his territory as usual when he suddenly catches a sweet scent. The female beneath the tree is the prettiest he has ever seen, with long black hair draped lim 2.5kReads9.0Score19214d adds
31. 31 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 513.4kReads9.5Score39.7k14d adds

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    The title and synopsis seem uninteresting, but the content and its values are, in my opinion, incredibly compelling. The other characters aren't stereotypical either; they each have their own unique traits.

32. 32 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds

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    This is one of the more classic supernatural novels I've read. The plot is tight, the characters are vividly portrayed, and the novel cleverly interweaves lighthearted and humorous moments into the tense and exciting supernatural events, allowing readers to relax after the horror and avoiding the aesthetic fatigue of being constantly on edge. I especially loved the author's use of elements like ghosts knocking on doors during the Ghost Festival, white ghosts fighting for survival, and underworld messengers. These elements are cleverly integrated into the plot, making it both chilling and full of novelty, deeply captivating me. Those of you experiencing a reading slump should definitely check it out!

33. 33 别 Stop Running, There Are Monsters Everywhere Here 别跑了，这里到处是怪物 Doesn't Eat Konjac不吃魔芋Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Coming-of-Age Protagonist, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story, Plot-Driven] On Lin Yi’s eighteenth birthday, his mother plunged a knife into his heart with her own hands. He thought he would die, but when he came to, Lin Yi discovered he was still alive. He was not only unharmed, but had even returned to the past. At first, Lin Yi thought it was all a hallucination. It was only when his mother picked up the knife on the table again that he finally realized the people sitting before him were not his p 19.9kReads8.9Score2.3k14d adds

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    This is a very good book.

34. 34 公 The Young Master Is a Fine Cook 公子善厨 Hu Pangya胡胖丫Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Slow burn, no romance, no System, has a golden finger, traditional xianxia) After living two lives, Chu Liuyun is used to being a spoiled wastrel. All he wants is to eat, drink, and wait for death. Then, by a stroke of bad luck, an immortal master chooses him to join the immortal sect. But with his five-element spiritual roots, he’s a good-for-nothing. The only job he can get in the sect is as a menial outer disciple, struggling to survive. He thinks his carefree days are over, but then his luc 1.8kReads8.4Score20614d adds

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    Cultivation is no, no, no, that's about human relationships and worldly wisdom. The first book is about human relationships, the second about worldly affairs.

35. 35 奇 A Strange and Mysterious World: Selling Medicine with My Left Hand, Wielding Electromagnetism with My Right 奇诡世界：左手卖药，右手超电磁 A Vast Sky in a Grand Dream大梦长空Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Sequences + Martial Artists + Electromagnetic Force + Mad World + Potions] Jiang Yang transmigrates into a strange and uncanny world and joins a gang. Just after becoming the boss of a local branch, he is caught up in an anti-gang crackdown; Later, he becomes an apprentice at a potion shop, embarking on an utterly (grass-growing) life. [Supreme Forbidden Sequences]: Electromagnetic Force, Door, Spotless Void, Magic, Mechanic, Happy Thief, Side-Effect Incantation… [Guardian Sequences]: Snow 22.8kReads8.6Score2.1k14d adds
36. 36 诡 The Eerie Arrival of the Lights 诡异降临的灯光 Mu Mu Yi穆木一Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Eerie Light Descends —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Check out this short story! It's brief and only takes a few minutes to read a bizarre and suspenseful tale!

37. 37 猎 Sin Hunter Detective 猎罪神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted What's the most terrifying case you've ever heard of? The Corpse Immortal Madam, the Medical University's Sex Fiend, the Human-Head Planters, the Zombie Baby in Building Seven... There are no ghosts in this world, only wrongs waiting to be righted by a master hand. The legendary coroner Song Yang returns to the scene with his disciples, piercing through layer upon layer of mystery to hunt down the killers lurking in this world. Come face-to-face with the bloodiest, most baffling, and most hair-r 5.8kReads9.4Score81914d adds

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    The suspense and mystery are just too perfect! I watched the TV series and then read the book.

38. 38 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds

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    These are all highly-rated novels, very good, I recommend you check them out.

39. 39 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.6k14d adds
40. 40 分 After the Breakup, the Boss Turns Dark and Obsessed: Wild Seduction and Spoiling 分手后大佬黑化变疯批，野撩诱宠 Lu Yin鹿吟Two Male Leads282k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Reuniting After a Breakup + Powerful CEO + Both Untouched + Possessive Takeover + Tension and Flirting + Reunion After Years Apart + Seductive Pursuit] [After He Wronged His Ex, the Big Shot Went Dark] Everyone knew the big shot was cool and dispassionate, but no one knew about the obsession hidden deep in his heart. After a carefully engineered reunion, he took the other man by force and made him move in. The darkened big shot's image crumbled: he turned wild and seductive, in 389Reads9.5Score83914d adds

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    I recommend you take a look; I don't know if it suits your taste.

41. 41 御 Beast-Taming Civilization: My Pocket Dimension Is a Goblin Ranch 御兽文明，空间是哥布林养殖场 Fengfeng Diandian丰丰颠颠Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Otherworldly Continent, Magical World, Beast-Taming Civilization, Lighthearted Daily Life, Comedy, No Female Lead] Why do people in a magical world have Chinese names? Because the entire universe speaks Chinese. At first, Liu Sihang thought he just had a few more spirit beasts than most people. Then the goblins he evolved started looking stranger and stranger... Goblin Wanderer: I’m calling it! Nobody wants this stuff on the ground, so I’m taking it! Goblin Merchant: Copper coins count as money 12.8kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
42. 42 重 Reborn in Hong Kong, With a Huge Family Business 重生港岛，家大业大 The Hero of This Place此间人雄Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Blood-Soaked Conglomerate | Global Hunt | Six Industrial Empires] In 1980, Shao Weiding opened his eyes and found himself the most rebellious of the six young masters of the Shao Group. Everyone laughed at him for turning his back on a fortune worth tens of billions and risking his life in Southeast Asia instead Then, three years later, they watched him smash open a Swiss bank vault with his bloodstained Rolex and propel the Swatch Group to the very top! When Watsons swept across Asia's retail 38.7kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
43. 43 校 School Hunk, I Can't Mess With You, But I Can Avoid You 校草，我惹不起你，躲得起 Bookwatch House守望书屋Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Xia Momomo's parents died in an accident when she was young, and she grew up with her grandmother. Beneath her beautiful, charming appearance, she was cheerful, lively, kind, brave, and hardworking. She paid her college tuition by delivering takeout and working odd jobs. On the day of enrollment, she planned to deliver one last order before heading to register at college. But she accidentally scraped her little scooter against the luxury car of Young Master Lin, heir to the Linrong Group, who al 32Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Try these books, they're super good! The first one is about Lin Zhixu, the school heartthrob and future successor to the Lin Rong Group, and Xia Momo, a finance student. Orphaned at a young age, she lives with her grandmother, supporting herself and her grandmother through part-time jobs. She unintentionally incurs a debt with Lin Zhixu, thus beginning their complicated love affair. The second one is about Xiang Mohan, lost by his parents at a young age and raised by his grandmother who collects recyclables. He studies hard, gets into a prestigious university, and becomes an excellent student. One day, while working at a bar, he accidentally saves the school beauty, An Qiaoqiao, who falls in love at first sight. Xiang Mohan's parents find him and offer him the position of successor to the Xiang Group, and An Qiaoqiao eventually becomes the president's wife. The third book, "Fate is Predestined," tells the story of Shen Ke's destined relationships with two men, which foreshadow their lifelong romances. The fourth book, "The Illegitimate Daughter Su Ling'er," tells the tale of Su Ling'er, who, while gathering herbs in the mountains, unintentionally saves the war god general Murong Xu, thus beginning their love-hate relationship. After many twists and turns, the general finally wins the beauty's heart. The fifth book is an inspirational story of a widow who transforms into a strong woman through tireless effort. The sixth book, "After Marrying in Place of My Sister, My CEO Husband Pampers Me Every Day," tells the story of Su Ling'er, who discovers her husband is a CEO after a whirlwind marriage. The eighth book, "Borrowing a Kiss from an Older Man on a Blind Date, Only to Be Dragged to an Engagement Banquet by Him, and Later Married to a CEO Who Pampers Her," tells the story of Shen Ke'er, a modern medical doctor, who, after being mistakenly stabbed, travels back to ancient times to save the crown prince and become his consort.

44. 44 校 The Campus Belle Pursued Me and Became the CEO's Wife 校花追求我，成为了总裁夫人 Bookwatch House守望书屋Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted After Xiang Mohan was abandoned by his parents as a child, a grandmother who collected scrap picked him up and raised him. Through hard work, he earned admission to Jing University and became a top student in the finance department. He supports himself, working every day to pay tuition and cover his and his grandmother’s living expenses. One day, while working part-time as a waiter at a bar, he accidentally saves An Qiaoqiao, the campus belle of Jing University. From then on, An Qiaoqiao falls i 9Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 45 半 Half a Lifetime of Fate 半笙缘 Bookwatch House守望书屋Modern Romance758k WordsCompleted A woman’s lifelong entanglement with two men Shen Keyi is the eldest daughter of the Shen family. Beneath her quiet, lovely appearance lies a stubborn heart. Born into a poor family, she is cherished as the eldest child. Sweet and sensible, she studies hard and earns a place at Hanzhong Normal University, becoming an outstanding primary school teacher. Her tangled relationships with two men are destined to bind their lives together for half a lifetime. In the end, Shen Keyi fulfills the final wi 32Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 46 丫 Girl, This General Is Going to Marry You 丫头，本将军娶定你了 Bookwatch House守望书屋Ancient Romance271k WordsCompleted Su Ling'er is the illegitimate daughter of Chancellor Su. Her birth mother was the second wife he secretly married outside the household. When the chancellor’s legal wife found out, she schemed to have the second wife killed just after she gave birth to Su Ling'er. The newborn was carried to safety by her wet nurse, who fled with her. Eighteen years later, Su Ling'er has grown into a cheerful, eccentric young woman. She lives with her wet nurse by gathering medicinal herbs in the mountains and s 2.1kReads—Score34514d adds
47. 47 王 Wang Cuihua's Life in the Sun 王翠花的向阳人生 Bookwatch House守望书屋Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing After her husband, Liu Tiezhu, dies unexpectedly, Wang Cuihua raises their young son and cares for her seriously ill mother-in-law on her own. Despite the pressure of daily life and the gossip around her, she makes a living by starting a business with her bamboo-craft skills. She gradually grows wealthy, then leads the villagers in improving their lives and developing the countryside: building a school, repairing roads, starting businesses, and breaking into new markets. Step by step, she become 225Reads6.4Score—14d adds
48. 48 替 A Substitute Bride, Spoiled by Her CEO Husband Every Day 替嫁，总裁老公日日宠 Bookwatch House守望书屋Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A Substitute Bride, Doted on Daily by Her CEO Husband 2Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 49 闪 My Flash Marriage Husband Is a CEO 闪婚的老公是总裁 Bookwatch House守望书屋Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted My Flash-Married Husband Is a CEO 1Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 50 大 Uncle, May I Borrow a Kiss? 大叔，借个吻 Bookwatch House守望书屋Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted Uncle, May I Borrow a Kiss? 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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