Running Out of Books, Looking for Something to Read 书荒，寻书

1. 51 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves

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   I've read *Mysterious Beast City* for the fourth time!!! It's all sweet, no angst at all. The story is about a boy named Gao Yang who lives with his parents, grandparents, and sister. He encounters the 12 Zodiac Animals and has friendly exchanges with the Qilin Guild, the Baichuan Group, and the three major guilds. It's incredibly sweet. Gao Yang's interactions with the electric rats of the 12 Zodiac Animals, Officer Huang's excellent communication skills, and Wang Zikai's brother are all part of the story. It's truly a completely sweet story with no angst. The only angst is his grandmother's passing, but otherwise, there's nothing. [Kissing emoji][Kissing emoji] Highly recommended!

2. 52 读 A Mind Reader’s Guide to Caring for Dr. Lu, the Sickly Beauty 读心后，病美人陆医生的养护指南 Tata Zi沓沓紫Two Male Leads365k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later / Sweet Romance / Guiding Lover / Both Pure / Healing] [An innocent, sensitive bottom whose inner thoughts are full of outrageous remarks] x [A sunny, gentle painter with an emotional disorder] To treat his emotional recognition disorder, genius painter Liang Tingqiu was set up on a blind date by his mother. His date was a young doctor who seemed sweet, aloof, and serious on the surface, but had a very lively inner voice. Curse those damn human traffickers! I've final 8.6kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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   A guiding lover, pure love, Dr. Lu, who needs things during his oral stage, and Liang Tingqiu, a painter with emotional disorders who can't create paintings, redeem each other. The two are so adorable that they make you feel soft and tender. Even though Liang Tingqiu is sick and can't feel emotional expression, he still knows how to love Lu Jin'an very well.

3. 53 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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   This novel can be considered the pinnacle of tragic endings. It's a novel without any scheming or conflict; even Xu Si's only love rival becomes Jiang Qiao's friend. Yet, Xu Si's countdown to his college entrance exams becomes Jiang Qiao's death countdown. Qiao Qiao died that summer, died at Xu Si's beloved 18-year-old self; his rose remained forever frozen at 18.

4. 54 快 Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Big Shot Has Fallen to the Dark Side Again 快穿攻略之病娇大佬又黑化了 Seventh Lane on Moon Street月街七巷Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted couple with mutual fidelity + lovesick obsession] Shi Yao dies suddenly after staying up all night reading a novel. Luckily, she encounters System Xiao Liu. If she completes the missions in each world, she can come back to life on the spot. But the missions gradually take a strange turn: in every world, a lovesick obsessive starts clinging to her! A possessive tyrant does her laundry and cooks for her, then offers to warm her bed? A wild and mysterious young man from Mia 59.2kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves

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   These are all quick transmigration novels, and I personally found them very enjoyable to read. The female leads aren't mentally challenged, and their interactions with the male leads are very sweet. The male leads are all the kind who are very doting and possessive of the female leads 🥰🥰🥰 Especially the first one, which I think is the top quick transmigration novel I've seen on Tomato. It has a plot (I think there are very few quick transmigration novels that focus on plot development (ˊ˘ˋ*)♡) and sweet moments 🍬, it's amazing 😳😳😳 The kind of novel that you'd want to reread many times after finishing it!! Highly recommended! The second and third ones are also very good, and the female leads have great personalities 💕 The interactions between the female lead and the system in the last one are super cute and hilarious. More importantly, the male leads in each world are extremely doting on the female leads, hehe. In short, reading this book is a lot of fun (｡>∀<｡)😳😳😳

5. 55 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sickly Big Shot Has Fallen to Darkness Again 快穿：病娇大佬他又黑化了 Xian Lan仙蓝Modern Romance652k WordsCompleted Over the long years, Nan Yin would always remember the aloof god clad in armor atop the Heavenly Mountains. His face made her heart flutter and kept her awake at night. The long saber in her hand would have been the perfect tool for opening his battle robes, but her status kept her from unleashing her wicked side. She never imagined that one day the god would fall. A young male servant would whisper softly in Nan Yin’s ear like a lover. An obsessive emperor would pin her to the bed, breathing he 1.7kReads9.2Score192Shelves
6. 56 快 Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Villains Are All So Clingy 快穿：黑化病娇们都好粘人 Violent Red Bubble暴力红泡泡Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted Shi Chu, an outstanding employee in the World Plot Repair Department, receives her latest mission: become the person the corrupted male leads in each world hate most, lower their corruption levels, and save the plot. In these worlds, her roles include: The green tea first love who betrays the interstellar prince. The righteous sect elder who kills the Demon Lord's parents. The bloodthirsty, murderous, foolish empress who favors treacherous officials. As an outstanding employee, Shi Chu says, 1.1kReads9.1Score102Shelves
7. 57 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villain Has Turned Dark Again 快穿之反派又黑化了 A Bun Running Naked裸奔的馒头Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Nan Xun encounters an indestructible divine beast that can take her across different worlds. She helps it gather merit points, and once the task is complete, she can return to the past and change the fate of dying far from home. But now she regrets it. She regrets it so much her guts are turning green. Damn it, she has to earn those merit points from villainous big bosses with a corruption score of 100 and an evil score of 100! She only wanted to purify the hearts of those evil bosses. Holy crap 12.6kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
8. 58 清 I Transmigrated into Jiang Yuyan in the Qing Dynasty and Smashed Qianlong's Head 清穿融合江玉燕，锤爆乾隆狗头 Chilled Honeydew冰镇蜜瓜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented Qing dynasty time travel + rebellion and kingship + beating up Qianlong + no romance, feel-good story with a powerful female lead!] After transmigrating to the Qianlong era, Jinfeng became the Fifth Princess, the short-lived daughter of Empress Consort Nara. From the start, she was stranded outside the palace and sold into a brothel? Jinfeng sneered, activated the System, inherited Jiang Yuyan’s peerless martial arts, and slaughtered her way through her enemies. Her birth mother 3.7kReads8.8Score330Shelves

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   The first book's female protagonist transmigrates to the fifth princess of the Qianlong Emperor's reign, only to be sold into a brothel after being separated from her husband. Knowing that returning home might not be a good thing, she activates a system and decisively rebels, fighting and developing her power until she eventually becomes the last empire on which the sun never sets. There is no romantic pairing. The second book's female protagonist dies and becomes a civil servant in the underworld, possessing a phoenix-like destiny. She travels to various small worlds via livestream; some worlds have male protagonists, some don't, and in those, they are merely tools. Ignore if you don't like this.

9. 59 快 Quick Transmigration: The Phoenix-Fated One Wants Dragon Qi Again Today! 快穿：凤命今天也想要龙气！ Ghostly Moon鬼鬼月Modern Romance2.8M WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Overpowered golden finger + tool-like male lead + livestreaming + sinister phoenix fate + farming mindset] After Su Tianfeng dies, she is inexplicably conscripted and becomes a civil servant in the Underworld. The regal beauty on her left has “Peerless Supporting Actress” above her head, while the handsome young man on her right has “Stepping Stone for the Chosen One” above his... With “Born with the Fate of a Phoenix” above her head, Su Tianfeng panics. Wasn't she only supposed to go 1.4kReads8.5Score101Shelves
10. 60 读 Mind Reading: Help! Your Father-in-Law Is Impossible to Woo, Crown Princess 读心术：救命！太子妃你爹太难撩 A Tumbler That Won't Fall一颗不倒翁Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Couple] Jiang Fu transmigrated. The bad news: she became a cannon-fodder supporting female character. The good news: the female lead's father saved her. The bad news: the original cannon-fodder asked Jiang Fu to give her a different life. No more being cannon fodder: she wanted a lifetime of happiness and to marry well. The good news: Jiang Fu was rescued from the water by the female lead's father, making hi 27.7kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    Overall, it was a pretty good watch. It's acceptable that some things weren't explained or only briefly mentioned; it's just a sweet love story with no misunderstandings or setbacks.

11. 61 难 A Summer Too Lovely to Hide 难藏夏日 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] In her senior year of high school, Yun Xiang was brought home by Cheng Xiao, one of her father's old comrades. Cheng Xiao had a son, a cocky, arrogant guy who loved looking down his nose at people. But he was good at school and great at video games. The first time Yun Xiang met Cheng Che, he stood on the stairs to the second floor and coldly laid down the rules. “Don’t come near me, don’t look at me, don’t tell anyone at school you know me, and don’t touch an 34.6kReads9.5Score5.2kShelves

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    I personally enjoy reading campus romance novels, so these are some of my favorites that I'd like to recommend to you all 💕

12. 62 只 Light in the Palm of My Hand 只手捉光 Chive Fish Ball Bun韭菜鱼丸包Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Print preorders open March 21. See you there!] [Campus romance + sweet indulgence + mutual devotion + straightforward pursuit] Everyone knew Shen Heyu was cold and ruthless, with fists of iron and a stubborn refusal to yield. No one at school dared cross him. That is, until a girl transferred to Class Two from Jincheng. Everyone: Brother Yu hates having a deskmate more than anything. Shen Heyu cleared the clutter from the seat beside him and raised his hand. “Tea 13.5kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves
13. 63 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves
14. 64 从 From the Mountain Stronghold to the Imperial Court 从上山到上朝 Oh, It Wasn't Me哦不是我Historical1.1M WordsCompleted A scholar becomes a bandit, so this is Water Margin seen through the eyes of a petty bandit, with plenty of my own imagined details thrown in. It has nothing to do with the original work; nothing to do with the original work; nothing to do with the original work. If you think you're an upright person, sorry, this isn't for someone like you who puts on airs. 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take your time and don't rush.

15. 65 洪 Honghuang: I, Emperor Lü Yue! Alchemy Makes Me Stronger 洪荒：我！吕岳大帝！炼丹就变强 Golden Glow黄金霞Eastern Fantasy283k WordsOngoing I cultivated on Nine Dragon Island, and among the Jie Sect, I was the first. Ask this humble monk his name, and all the world knows the fame of Lü Yue. He transmigrated to the Primordial World and became Lü Yue, the God of Plagues, an outer disciple of the Jie Sect! Not only was his talent for alchemy maxed out, he could also give people pills and receive the Great Dao's blessings in return, a hundredfold! But who am I? Lü Yue, the God of Plagues! Who hasn't heard of my Plague Curing Elixir? Imm 21Reads6.3Score—Shelves
16. 66 离 Divorced with a Child and on a Variety Show, the CEO's Ex-Wife Regrets It to the Point of Heartbreak 离婚带娃上综艺，总裁前妻悔断肠 Zhou Xing'an舟行安Urban3.0M WordsOngoing After transmigrating six years ago, Shen Jun divorced his CEO ex-wife! To earn money for his daughter’s formula, Shen Jun took her on the variety show Where Are We Going, Dad? As soon as the show aired, netizens mocked him mercilessly for introducing himself as “a divorced, unemployed dad raising a kid”! But then... The lullaby he sang to his daughter took the entire music industry by storm! The bedtime stories he read to her were snapped up by major publishers and became global bestsellers! The 25.2kReads7.6Score2.5kShelves
17. 67 九 Uncle Nine: From the Start, I Awaken the Power to Reverse Cause and Effect 九叔：开局觉醒倒果为因神通 Wine-Warmed Confucian Guest温酒儒客Urban100k WordsOngoing [Uncle Jiu’s World] “I can become an immortal and stand above all the other immortals thanks entirely to my own perseverance and hard work!” “What? You say I’m using cheats?” “I’m just claiming the results of my cultivation in advance and making up the process later. A little cheat doesn’t count as cheating!” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 让 You Were Supposed to Salvage Bodies, So What’s with This Nuke? 让你打捞尸体，这核弹什么鬼 It's Wanwan是晚晚阿Urban277k WordsOngoing Qin Fang transmigrates and gains a Career Experience System, which randomly assigns him a new profession every month. From the start, he becomes a corpse retriever, inheriting the trade and gaining the traits [Innate Strength] (Blue) and [At Home in Water] (Blue). Legend has it corpse retrievers have three rules about what not to retrieve. Rule 1: Don’t retrieve corpses standing upright in the water. Qin Fang doesn’t believe in that superstition and starts by retrieving an upright corpse. He suc 38Reads6.3Score—Shelves
19. 69 美 Food and Tomb Raiding: I Devour the Zombie King and Scare Yang Mi to Tears 美食盗墓：吞噬僵尸王，吓哭杨蜜 Heavenly Silkworm Withered Wood天蚕朽木Urban313k WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding + Exploration + Livestreaming + Epic Payback + A Guy Who's Here for the Fun!] Shen Yu transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes a disgraced top-tier star. When invited to join a celebrity tomb-raiding adventure show in a forbidden zone, he accidentally binds himself to a Gourmet Tomb-Raiding System. All he has to do is gather ingredients from gourmet recipes, cook them, and eat them to earn rewards! Devouring bloodlines, the Art of Moving Mountains and Filling Seas, Spirit Po 220Reads6.7Score—Shelves
20. 70 直 Cracking Jokes on a Variety Show Livestream: Oh No, I Can't Stop Laughing! 直播综艺玩梗，完蛋！笑不活了！ Yu Mao于猫Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Dating reality show, livestreaming, comedy, miser, ridiculous antics] Yu Chen transmigrates into the body of a washed-up nobody from the entertainment industry's nineteenth tier! This body has the figure and the looks, so why is he broke? So poor he can't even afford his medical bills, Yu Chen plans to quit showbiz! But an inconspicuous Weibo post catches the attention of the director of 100 Days of Heartbeats! For the money, Yu Chen makes his first appearance on screen! The female guest Qi Fei 7.5kReads7.9Score494Shelves
21. 71 公 Highway Survival: Of Course My Delivery Truck Is Full of Beautiful Women 公路求生：我快递车美女多很合理 Brown Sugar Soup Dumplings白糖小笼包Sports3.1M WordsOngoing [Road-trip survival with multiple characters + beauties + no System] One morning, most of the world's population wakes up transmigrated to a world of road survival. Everyone gets a vehicle from the start. Everything else has to be scavenged. Their only goal is to search the roads for supplies and stay alive. Zhao Shuo, a courier, stares at his vehicle with a complicated expression. “Delivering packages in my old world was bad enough. Now I have to deliver them here, too.” But the moment his vehi 43.9kReads7.4Score4.1kShelves
22. 72 让 You Put Me on a Dating Show, So Why Am I Competing in the Peak Tournament? 让你上恋综，你搁那儿打巅峰赛？ Life Is Like Morning Dew and a Flashing Flower生如朝露昙花Urban698k WordsCompleted If you could live your life over, have you ever wondered what the most comfortable way to lie flat and give up would be? Lu Ming gets a second chance at life. After spending half his life as a wage slave, he now has a shortcut right in front of him, and he swears he’ll seize it. He copies songs, books, and scripts without a shred of guilt. He doesn’t have that ridiculous need to keep his hands clean while pretending to be morally superior. He’s just an ordinary person who wants to live a little 37.9kReads9.2Score3kShelves
23. 73 你 You're a Celebrity, So Why Are You Better at Dissection Than a Forensic Doctor? 你个明星，解剖比法医专业 Little Pumpkin小小南瓜Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Celebrity + Forensic Medicine + Crime Solving + Comedic Contrast + Wild Imagination] After transmigrating to a parallel world, he struggled his way to stardom, only to face the risk of being fired. He seized an opportunity to join a forensic reality show and obtained a Celebrity System. But some of the skills he drew were a little strange. Skill One: Dissect a person in eight minutes. Skill Two: Unfasten a bra with bare hands, every time. Skill Three: Paint U.S. dollars so convincingl 7.9kReads8.8Score727Shelves
24. 74 娱 Showbiz: It's Supposed to Be a Dating Show, So Why Are You Getting Bai Lu into Shenanigans? 娱乐：明明是恋综，你带白露整活 Fellow Daoist, Don't Be Reckless道友别浪Urban855k WordsOngoing Also known as Let You Join a Dating Show, But Why Are All Your Songs So Wild?! Su Yuan transmigrated to a parallel world and, from the start, became sworn siblings with a female celebrity. It was only supposed to buy them time, but the male guest who was supposed to arrive still hadn't shown up. Bai Lu: “Cameraman, what's the next segment?” Cameraman: “Ask the host you just became sworn siblings with.” And so Su Yuan, the host, took the male guest's place and got swept up in the dating show's dr 4kReads9.2Score277Shelves
25. 75 我 I Was Just Driving, So Why Are the Viewers Laughing Their Heads Off? 我就开个车，观众们笑抽了？ Golden Hippo金色河马Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Zhang Yang wakes up to discover he’s participating in a reality show called All-Round Superstar, and his first job is as a rideshare driver. Female passenger: “Driver, how far can your car go on one liter of gas?” Zhang Yang: “When I get mad, I don’t go anywhere.” Female passenger: “My first-kiss boyfriend is still looking for me. Do you think I’m just too charming?” Zhang Yang: “Your first kiss? He’s still looking for you? Did you swallow his dentures?” Female passenger: “Driver, whenever I bre 46.3kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves
26. 76 末 The Doomsday Powerhouse Becomes the Villain’s Bodyguard 末世大佬穿成反派的保镖 Creamy Green Tea with Mochi Aroma糯香奶绿Two Male Leads189k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance, Top, Overpowered Dad-Type Top with Explosive Combat Strength × Moody, Love-Starved CEO Bottom] After an accident, Lu Fei, a powerful figure from the apocalypse, transmigrates into a novel. He plans to enjoy a peaceful life and make the most of the world, only to discover that he’s the bodyguard of the villain in the book. And he’s broke, too?! Help!! Still, he admires the villain’s ruthless methods, and most importantly, that handsome face is exactly his type. Why not stick 3.8kReads8.9Score476Shelves

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    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

27. 77 惹 I Got Involved with a Sickly Young Man. Sis, I'm an Adult Now 惹上病娇少年，姐姐我成年了 The Everlasting Sword of Baiyujing白玉京的长生剑Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted Sweet on the outside, dark within, yandere younger brother | Miaojiang boy | dazzling beauty of an older sister | calculated scheming | love gu | seven-year age gap | both virgins | rekindled romance When Li Yang was twenty-one, her gambling-addict father found himself a new wife. The stepmother brought along a breathtakingly beautiful young man. He seemed rebellious and aloof, but treated her with gentle obedience. He became her younger brother. She thought this was a stroke of good luck, but l 7.1kReads9.0Score837Shelves
28. 78 仙 The Immortal Princess Goes Wild in the Apocalypse 仙界公主她在末世浪到飞起 Liu Xingyi刘星苡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse323k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + spoiled princess + stockpiling + inventory space + no romance + strong female lead + gradually turns into a feel-good power fantasy, no logic] Ji Yao was the youngest daughter of the Queen Mother, who lived in the Thirty-Three Heavens. Unfortunately, she was abducted by the Demon Realm at birth. By the time the Queen Mother and the Jade Emperor found her years later, she had picked up all sorts of bad habits. When Lao Jun saw the alchemy furnace Ji Yao had blown up for the 108th ti 1.8kReads7.0Score170Shelves
29. 79 让 I Asked You to Lower the Hero’s Corruption, Not Win Him Over! 让你降低男主黑化值没叫你攻略啊 Wealth Keeps Coming财来来Sci-Fi & Apocalypse495k WordsCompleted Xue Ling was so excited while reading a comic she couldn’t talk about that she died suddenly. Then the System bound her and sent her into an apocalyptic novel. The novel’s male lead has lightning powers and is unmatched in battle, but he is framed and betrayed by people on all sides. His teammates die, and he endures one torment after another. In the end, he turns evil, becomes the Zombie King, and destroys all of humanity. Xue Ling’s mission is to lower the male lead’s corruption level and stop 1.6kReads7.4Score133Shelves
30. 80 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 247.3kReads9.6Score24.8kShelves

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    Upon receiving the message, Ye Linglong, who initially thought she could just lie low and do nothing after joining the worst sect, was surprised to find that everyone in the sect was a villain. The seemingly cute but actually crazy and cunning junior sister, Ye Linglong, not only rallied everyone herself but also helped them all change their fate and achieve a comeback. The story is full of interesting plot twists and clear logic.

31. 81 长 A Long-Lived Wanderer’s Cultivation Journal 长生路人修仙记事 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance648k WordsCompleted [No romance + everyday life + slow burn + years passing like days + technological cultivation, boundless magic] He Tao has spent a full thousand years since transmigrating into a book. It isn't until three years after the female lead destroys the demon clan that she remembers her plan from when she transmigrated: follow the female lead around, enjoying the gossip and watching the show. The female lead ascended to immortality three years ago. He Tao doesn't know if she's still in time. Anyway, sh 9.6kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    The first two books were written by the same author, and they left me feeling warm and fuzzy after reading them. The writing style was very peaceful and comfortable. 😳😳😳 The third book, wow, what kind of masterpiece could it be that survived my reading of over 200 novels with dual female protagonists and made me reread it five or six times? A massive world-building, incredibly strong logic, and an overwhelming breadth of knowledge!!! I don't even know how much knowledge the author must have acquired to write this book!!! 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 The fourth book is about a two-life romance, where both parties strive for a better future. It's a love story after initial infatuation, and the descriptions and atmosphere are fantastic. 🤤🤤🤤 The fifth book is about a prince who goes to war the day after his wedding to his concubine, and the princess and the concubine… hehehehe 🤤

32. 82 丧 A Zombie's Hiking Diary 丧尸的徒步旅行日记 Li Jiu理久Sci-Fi & Apocalypse296k WordsCompleted [Leisurely Travels + Everyday Storylines + No Romance] [Content note: No fighting or drama, and the protagonist isn't cold-blooded, going on killing sprees, or antisocial. This is purely a story about taking walks!] When the apocalypse broke out, Yu Qingxian chose to die. But her attempt failed, and she became a zombie. She had been socially anxious and depressed in life, so she decided to travel on foot. Since everyone was a zombie anyway, she didn't feel so afraid anymore. 23.9kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
33. 83 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117.8kReads9.6Score13.7kShelves
34. 84 b How Dare You! If You Don't Turn Around, I'll Off Myself Right Here! big胆！不回头我就噶给你看！ Quit Drinking001忌酒001Two Female Leads227k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads] [Lust Before Love] (Focused on everyday life, with a slow and steady romance) “How tall are you, sis?” “Five foot seven, barefoot.” “Very nice, very nice.” Lu Li had a reason for saying that. Lu Li herself was five foot seven, slim and tall, but when she walked beside Song Yuhuai, she still came up a little short. Damn, those legs. “What exactly is so nice?” Song Yuhuai asked, puzzled. Still lost in her own thoughts, Lu Li blurted out, “Your legs are nice.” “Huh?” “No...,” Lu 910Reads8.9Score101Shelves
35. 85 微 Weiyue Yuhanlu 微月喻寒鹭 Yue Jiuxi玥九熙Two Female Leads214k WordsCompleted The first time the prince went to a pleasure house, he met a young woman named Qingyue. The third time he saw her, he married her and brought her into his residence as his secondary consort. But he already had a principal consort. Rumor had it that the prince and his principal consort were deeply devoted to each other, but only they knew that was far from the truth. After three years of marriage, they were little more than strangers who kept out of each other’s way. The day after he brought his 101Reads6.9Score—Shelves
36. 86 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves

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    All are tragic endings (BE). The first two are romance novels featuring high-ranking officials. The first one is set in a bustling capital city teeming with powerful figures. She is a stubborn young woman with dreams, a rising star at a film academy, but her unwavering principles drag her down from her pedestal and plunge her into the mire of life. Zhao Pingjin, a powerful and unconventional young master in the capital, is carefree but falls for her. Their love struggles to grow amidst the pressures of power and reality. Facing pressure from their families and their mothers' difficulties, a misunderstanding leads them apart. Years later, fate brings them together again. At their reunion, love and hate intertwine. He, driven by revenge, builds a prison of money, forcing a love contract, while she, for the sake of survival, is forced to compromise. Their story unfolds on the streets of Beijing, filled with regret and struggle—a painful love, yet an inability to let go. The third book ends with the female lead's death, and the fourth has an open ending.

37. 87 兄 Bro, You Smell So Good: Surviving Day to Day at an All-Boys' School 兄弟你好香，在男校的苟活日常 Zi Qing Bo子青伯Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Bro, You Smell So Good: Surviving Day to Day at a Boys' School. Lighthearted comedy and everyday life + girl disguised as a boy + boys' school + friendship (well, actually, it got censored.) Xu Hao woke up one morning to find her world turned upside down. She's a girl, so why did she end up in a boy's body?! Luckily, one crucial feature is missing!!!! What now? Better keep her head down. 5.1kReads9.1Score456Shelves

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    ① A boon for female-oriented BG (boy-girl) fans! The female protagonist, Xu Hao, transmigrates into an all-boys school. The original owner of this body was a boy, but upon arrival, her "physical attributes" disappear, forcing her to disguise herself as a boy and begin her "survival" in the all-boys school. Being dragged to the men's restroom every day, and facing a bunch of "white-haired" men back in the dorm—who can understand this experience! But that's not the worst part; the female protagonist is incredibly charming, surrounded by multiple male leads. ② The female protagonist is a cunning and manipulative woman, possessing both cunning and beauty. If she sets her sights on something, she'll get it. Initially, the male lead has someone else in mind and ignores her. But the female protagonist doesn't play by the rules, meticulously planning and using all her charm to gradually make this jerk fall for her, completely transferring his affections to her. Not only that, the female protagonist is also incredibly ruthless and skillful in her political maneuvering, overcoming all obstacles to firmly ascend to the position of empress. Even after the male protagonist learns her true colors, he's already hopelessly in love and can't bear to hurt her in the slightest. This high-level queen slays the entire scene; the plot is incredibly satisfying, you can't stop reading once you start!

38. 88 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 118kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves
39. 89 世 In a World with Upside-Down Beauty Standards, Capital City's Big Shots Pursue Her Love 世界审美颠倒，京圈大佬追着示爱 Fox Bai狐白啊Modern Romance232k WordsOngoing [A world with reversed beauty standards, a female lead adored by all, love at first sight, a battlefield of men competing for her] [No male lead or multiple male leads. Note: All the men are devoted to her alone.] Song Tang has an unattractive figure and an unattractive face. In a world where looks reign supreme, she's at the very bottom of the social ladder. Bullied, mistreated, and mocked. Her parents always say, “We both look pretty good, so how did you turn out like this? You're such an emba 204Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    The first book is about an ordinary girl. The worldview is upside down; ugliness is beauty. Everyone falls in love with the female lead at first sight because her looks are exceptionally high after the worldview is reversed. The second book is incredibly sweet and heartwarming, with very few awful characters. The female lead transmigrates into a book, becoming the male lead's mother. Reading this book will make you feel the warmth and beauty of the world. It's often moving to tears. And it's already finished! Highly recommended!

40. 90 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 30.8kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
41. 91 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Cuddled Up to the Villainous Tycoon 穿书后，我在反派大佬怀里撒娇 Nong Chun浓椿Modern Romance667k WordsCompleted [A soft, sweet princess who needs to be coaxed × a cocky, over-the-top villain] Zhou Li transmigrated into a book, landing right in the bed of the biggest villain in the story. She thought she'd become an insignificant cannon-fodder character, but before she knew it, the powerful man was pampering her to the heavens! Everyone in the capital feared Lu Jingxiao, calling him a merciless demon. But Zhou Li wasn't afraid. She had seen Lu Jingxiao grow red-eyed with worry over her slightest injury. Sh 4.8kReads9.2Score380Shelves

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    The male lead is incredibly gentle and gets along very well with the baby; it's so loving! A must-watch for father-son interactions.

42. 92 病 Sickly Obsession 病态诱捕 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a book + proceed with caution: possessive, unstable love interest. Manga adaptation and publication rights have been signed; the print edition is now available. Other people who transmigrate into a book get a golden finger, a powerful System, and a huge protagonist halo. Li Dezhuang transmigrates into a book as a minor character: a disposable side character who’s good for nothing but his looks, with a ridiculously old-fashioned name to boot. To survive, Li Dezhuang resolves t 26.3kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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    Targeted by a paranoid tycoon, she had nowhere to escape. Everyone knew that the mysterious tycoon of the Lu family was ruthless and aloof from women. Until one day, he held a girl in his arms, whispering, "You can't escape." From then on, a morbid entrapment disguised as love began. He pressed closer, she struggled desperately, but in this dangerous game, her heart gradually succumbed. Extreme possessiveness, forbidden love—open the pages of "Morbid Entrapment" and feel this crazy and passionate entanglement.

43. 93 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 30.6kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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    It's so good! I absolutely adore the male and female leads, it's crazy!!!!! Ahhh!!! I love it so much!

44. 94 让 I Told You to Pan for Gold! Do You Even Know What That Means? Why Are You Hauling It Away by Car? 让你淘金，淘金懂吗！你用车拉？ Reckless Fury肆意狂澜Urban1.5M WordsCompleted A financial crisis sent wages plummeting, and newly graduated students fought tooth and nail for jobs paying just 1,200 yuan. Fresh graduate Chen Feng couldn’t take the disappointment. He stayed home, hanging around doing nothing, smoking and drinking every day. Luckily, he awakened the Gold Prospector System. With a metal detect 19.3kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    This book is amazing! I've been following it closely lately, and I highly recommend it!!!

45. 95 我 I've Turned into a Giant Dragon, and You Want Me to Go to School? 我都变成巨龙了，你让我去上学？ No Stars Left再无星辰Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After falling asleep, some people enter another world. When others transmigrated, they awakened talents. Ji Xia, however, turned into a giant dragon. Fail at confessing 99 times to activate the System? Ha! What kind of stupid task is that? The education I received growing up would never let me do something like this! Sorry! I can't bring myself to deceive a woman! System? Cultivation techniques? An old master in a ring? I’ve already become a giant dragon. Why would I need any of that? A few week 11.8kReads8.5Score1kShelves
46. 96 从 From Mecha Pilot to Starfleet Commander: I Rule the Stars 从开机甲到星海舰队，我统御群星 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted (Modern warfare + mechs + starships + galactic scale + farming on a colonized planet + decisive combat + exhilarating battles. The author has a highly rated previous novel with 2.4 million words. Read with confidence.) Standard version: Li Xin wakes up on the colonized planet Guansuo IV. Guns, cannons, tanks, fighter aircraft, mechs, starships. Together, they forge a future of blood and fire. Tens of thousands of interstellar warships stand ready, along with countless void mechs. Dense beams fro 38.7kReads9.1Score4kShelves
47. 97 捉 My Monster-Hunting Was Exposed, So I Had to Livestream Explanations of Monsters and Ghosts 捉妖被曝光，只好直播科普妖与鬼 Pure and Cute Girl清纯萌妹Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming explanations of monsters from authentic ancient Chinese texts + One female lead + Two incredibly powerful protagonists + The Classic of Mountains and Seas + What the Master Does Not Speak Of + All kinds of folk customs, researched in meticulous detail] As the saying goes: I offer the gods fine incense, and they say it isn't good enough. When a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers came down from the sky wearing sunglasses and smoking Huazi cigarettes, the viewers fell silent. Lin Qin 28.3kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
48. 98 全EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海，我开局一条幽灵船 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 272.1kReads9.4Score27.8kShelves
49. 99 从 Starting Out as a Space Junk Scavenger 从太空垃圾佬开始 Harvester Ant收获蚁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.0M WordsCompleted [Space Opera] [Exploration and Frontier Development] [Interstellar Trade] [Dreadnoughts and Big Guns] [Interstellar Colonization] A modern man transmigrates to the interstellar age, but can't handle future technology? No problem, Emperor Gaozu of Han already showed us the way. I'll start my own business, offering benefits with one hand and dangling promises with the other. I don't need to master everything; the talented people will take care of it for me. From the start, my unreliable parents di 66.3kReads9.4Score6.6kShelves
50. 100 癫EN What the Heck! Everyone Around Me Is Completely Nuts! 癫！孤身边全是神经病！ Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance764k WordsCompleted Born a crown prince, Qi Yuanzuo was convinced that he was the only normal person in the imperial family. Little did he know what the Crown Prince looked like to outsiders: At seven, he shot a tiger and won nine hundred kilometers of territory in the Qilian Mountains. At thirteen, he cut through the great clans of Jiangnan and personally orchestrated the Case of the Ninety-Seven Mourning Robes, stepping over piles of corpses to claim the throne. At fifteen, he gambled on the Qilian Mountains once 54.4kReads9.5Score7kShelves

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    The male lead has no romantic partner and engages in minor political intrigue. The male lead, Qi Yuanzuo, is the crown prince from a young age. His father is similar to Emperor Kangxi, but only the crown prince is the emperor's biological son. Those who enjoy comedic situations should check it out; it's really fun and hilarious!

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