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1. 351 计 Counting Breaths 计数呼吸 Adding Ingredients in the Kitchen厨房下菜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsOngoing This is an imaginative sci-fi mystery novel with a uniquely original perspective and deeply thought-provoking ideas. Its reflections on reality and illusion, freedom and control, hope and sacrifice offer distinctive insights. It will satisfy readers’ curiosity and desire to explore, pique your interest, overturn your understanding, and even challenge science itself! 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It must satisfy the discerning tastes of a seasoned bookworm.

2. 352 星 Starfall King 星罗王 Chen Ming from Bazhong巴中陈茗Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted Prince Tuyang Danzhen of the Xingluo Kingdom grew up starved of love. Then he found his sun: Fu Wangtian. His heart opened for his sun. When the light came, he became happy and warm. When it disappeared, he closed his heart and silently endured, armoring himself with coldness and strength. Though covered in wounds, he never gave up on love! Was that right or wrong? 49Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Try this new book. The plot is clear, divided into two lines: power and emotion, progressing gradually from low to high. It's intelligent, logical, and full of emotion. It has sweet and heart-wrenching moments; the sweet parts leave you wanting more, and the heart-wrenching parts will leave you speechless with grief... The original manuscript is complete and continuously updated. The author has written with incredible dedication; this is the author's best book to date! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Give it a try!

3. 353 1 1966: I Thrive by Making the Right Choices 1966我靠选择风生水起 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban671k WordsOngoing This is a book with a strong moral compass. I hope you enjoy it! Take down some bullies and kill a few Japanese spies. Just read it as a fun power fantasy! Life is full of disappointments, but we must keep going and treasure what we have! May this book help you through your lows and welcome a brighter tomorrow with you! Brothers and sisters, let us work hard together! 871Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Good looks are the most important thing

4. 354 1 1938: Purification 1938，净化 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban1.6M WordsOngoing This is a book about killing Japanese invaders. I hope you enjoy it! The hatred of a nation and the vendettas of families must be passed down from generation to generation! Never forget, not even for a single day. Remember this! In the not-too-distant future, our wish is sure to come true! Let us encourage one another! 3.5kReads—Score287Shelves
5. 355 守 Guardian of the Sun 守阳人 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Mystery394k WordsCompleted Li Laoba was reincarnated on Blue Star for the eighth time, but his memories from his past life were slow to awaken! He can't remember how his grandfather adopted him. He grew up following his grandfather into seclusion in the mountains, until the day of his grandfather's seventh-day memorial, when his life was turned upside down! From then on, he embarked on a path of no return... 367Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 356 了 Cutting Ties with My Past Life 了缘断残生 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Mystery332k WordsCompleted Li Qing was an orphan everyone felt entitled to slap! After both his parents died, people seized his family’s property and drove him out of the village. He’d been in a juvenile correctional facility, an orphanage, and, of course, prison! One day, by chance, he met an old swindler on the street, and his life seemed to take a different course! In a single night, he walked through a bone cave glowing with a sickly green light, received several inexplicable guests, and made it through a foul-smel 192Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 357 灵 Secrets of the Spirit Police 灵警秘事 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban331k WordsCompleted Lao Ye transmigrates into another world, a place teeming with all kinds of monsters! The original body's entire family was killed by monsters. Lao Ye transmigrates into the body of the original owner! He has been studying at the Spirit Police Academy since the age of six. Unfortunately, he can't draw talismans or memorize spirit incantations, and he can't even meditate to gather spiritual energy. Most of the time, he sleeps through every class from beginning to end! He has endured cold stares, t 195Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 358 瑞 Rui Guan: The Void 瑞冠虚无 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban1.5M WordsCompleted I was born in the central Hebei plain in 1922. Ever since I was little, demons and monsters had their eyes on me, but luckily an old woman secretly protected me. On my seventh birthday, a cat's piercing cry rang through the sky... From that day on, I embarked on a strange and dazzling path into the void! This is my true story. You can also read it as a novel, but don't connect it to reality, because this is a parallel world. 114Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 359 最 The Fairest Is That Crimson Flower 最美是那一朵血花 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了13k WordsCompleted The Most Beautiful Flower Is a Bloodstain 48Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 360 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, We’ll Get Revenge for You 四合院：傻柱，这仇咱替你报了 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了92k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, we'll help you get your revenge 901Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 361 吃 Taking Everything from the Family, Only to Lose Everything 吃绝户成绝户 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了15k WordsCompleted I Was Left Destitute After Trying to Inherit Everything 241Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 狂 The Lamp in the Raging Storm 狂风暴雨中的那盏灯 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了18k WordsCompleted The Lamp That Shone Through the Storm 54Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 363 妻 My Wife Stayed Out All Night, So I Leapt Up and Kicked Her 妻子夜不归宿，跳起来就是一脚 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了12k WordsCompleted My Wife Didn't Come Home All Night, So I Leapt Up and Kicked Her 233Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 小 After the Chubby Kid Took a Knife for Me, I Kicked My Best Friend Flying 小胖子帮我挡刀后，我一脚踹飞了我的好闺蜜 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted After the Chubby Kid Took a Knife for Me, I Kicked My Best Friend Flying 49Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 365 彩 The Dowry's Road to Ruin 彩礼不归路 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted The Road to No Return: Bride Price 182Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 366 四 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, Clear-Eyed About the World 四合院：人间清醒许大茂 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了42k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Xu Damao, a Clear-Eyed Man 518Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 遇 After Meeting Qi Tongwei, Things Took One Wild Turn After Another 遇到祁同伟后，那真是跌宕起伏啊 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了46k WordsCompleted After meeting Qi Tongwei, things took one wild turn after another. 148Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 368 R R Virus, How Compatible Are You? R病毒，你的契合度高不高 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了24k WordsCompleted R Virus: How Compatible Are You? 161Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 借 After Reincarnating in a Corpse, the Whole World Finally Finds Peace 借尸还魂后，整个世界都清净了 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了28k WordsCompleted After Coming Back to Life in Another Body, the Whole World Finally Got Some Peace 143Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 370 末 The Apocalypse Is Crazy Too 末世也疯狂 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了8k WordsCompleted Going Crazy in the Apocalypse 98Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 371 远 Steer Clear of High-Paying Job Offers 远离高薪诱惑 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了8k WordsCompleted Beware the Lure of a High Salary 37Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 372 灵 A Soul's Bloody Path 灵魂血路 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了9k WordsCompleted Blood Trail of the Soul 133Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 373 咸 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I'm a Lazy Shut-In, Yet the Magical Girl Senpai Rings My Doorbell Every Day 【男频短篇】咸鱼家里蹲，却被魔法少女学姐天天按门铃 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛7k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] A Lazy Homebody, Yet the Magical Girl Upperclassman Rings His Doorbell Every Day 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend some less common short stories for male readers, where the male protagonist won't experience any frustrating situations. (Plus, these are adaptations of tabletop role-playing games. Tabletop role-playing games have a script and a moderator to control the plot's progression, although there can be unexpected situations like troublemakers or the dice goddess suddenly flipping the table.)

24. 374 穿 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Transmigrated and Raised a Maid for Twelve Years, and Now She’s My Whole World 【男频短篇】穿越养女仆十二年，她成我命根子后 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛9k WordsCompleted [Short Male-Oriented Novel] After Transmigrating and Raising a Maid for Twelve Years, She Became the Most Important Person in My Life 2Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 375 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Years My Wife Grew Weaker After Becoming a Magical Girl 【男频短篇】我的妻子成为魔法少女后在变弱的那些年 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛13k WordsCompleted [Short Male-Oriented Novel] The Years My Wife Became Weaker After Turning into a Magical Girl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 376 作 As a Dad Who Can See the Future, Isn’t It Only Reasonable to Rewrite a Dead-End Fate? 作为一个有未来视的老爸，改写死局也是合理的吧？ This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛12k WordsCompleted As a dad who can see the future, isn’t it only reasonable to rewrite a doomed fate? —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 误 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Wandering Into a Painting, I Spoil Cat Sis with a Trading System 【男频短篇】误入画卷后，我靠交换系统宠爆猫姐 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-oriented short story] After I Accidentally Entered a Painting, I Spoiled Cat Sis Rotten with the Exchange System 10Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 378 梦 In My Dreams, I Took the Blame for Her Enemy, but When I Woke Up, She Was Living in My House 【男频短篇】梦里我当她仇人背锅，醒来她却住进我家 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛12k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] In My Dreams, I Took the Blame for Her and Played Her Enemy. When I Woke Up, She Had Moved Into My Home 8Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 379 失 After Losing My Cultivation, I Married My Archrival Demoness at an Apocalypse Stronghold 【男频短篇】失去修为后我和宿敌妖女在末日据点结婚了 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛9k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Losing My Cultivation, I Married My Archrival, the Demoness, at an End-of-the-World Stronghold 5Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 所 Everyone Thinks I’m a Demon, but My Corpse Puppets Farm Every Day 所有人都认定我是魔头，可我的尸傀每天都在种田 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛16k WordsCompleted Everyone is convinced I'm a demon, but my corpse puppets spend every day farming. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 381 我 I Refuse to Save the World Unless the Goddess Gives Me a Robot Wife. Huh? She Actually Did? 我拒绝拯救世界，除非女神给机器人老婆？啊？真给啊？ This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛15k WordsCompleted I Refuse to Save the World Unless the Goddess Gives Me a Robot Wife? Huh? She's Really Giving Me One? —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 382 全 The Whole World Thinks I’m Crazy, but Only I Know Refusing Is the Right Choice 全世界都觉得我疯了，只有我知道拒绝才是正确选择 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛12k WordsCompleted The Whole World Thinks I'm Crazy, but Only I Know That Refusing Is the Right Choice —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 383 3 [Male-Oriented Short Story] A 35-Year-Old Office Drone Transmigrates and Is Forced to Become a Magical Girl, Then Marries the Captain 【男频短篇】35岁社畜穿越后被迫当魔法少女，还娶队长 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛23k WordsCompleted [Male-oriented short story] A 35-year-old office drone transmigrates and is forced to become a magical girl, then marries the captain. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 384 我 The Demon King Wife I Spoiled Only Wants to Sleep All Day 【男频短篇】我养废的魔王老婆只想天天睡觉 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛23k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Demon Queen I Spoiled Has Become a Good-for-Nothing and Just Wants to Sleep All Day 2Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 385 重 Reborn as the Blood Fiend Sect's Lowest-Ranking Servant 【男频短篇】重生为血煞宗最低贱的杂役 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛12k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] Reborn as the Lowest-Ranking Servant of the Blood Fiend Sect 3Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 386 镜 The Woman in the Mirror Wrote, “Don't Come In” 【男频短篇】镜中的她写了句“不要进来” This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛14k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] She Wrote “Do Not Enter” in the Mirror 3Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 387 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Became the King of Collectible Figures in Another World, but I Just Want to Retire in Peace 【男频短篇】我在异世界当手办王，只想安心退休养老 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I'm the Figure King in Another World, and I Just Want to Retire in Peace 2Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 388 穿 After I Transmigrated, My Succubus-Hybrid Sister Spoiled Me as Her One and Only Little Brother 【男频短篇】穿越后被魅魔混血姐姐宠成专属弟弟 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛10k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Transmigrating, I Became the Beloved Little Brother of My Succubus-Hybrid Sister 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 389 穿 Transmigrate to a Western Fantasy World: My Infinite Save-Loading System 穿越西幻：我的无限读档系统 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛38k WordsCompleted Transmigrating to a Western Fantasy World: My Infinite Save-Loading System 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 390 转 Reincarnated on a Farm: A Peaceful Life with My Elf Wife 【男频短篇】转生农场：我和精灵老婆的悠闲日常 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛28k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] Reincarnated on a Farm: The Laid-Back Daily Life of Me and My Elf Wife —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 满 My Whole Family Are Cannon Fodder, but After They Read My Mind, They Rebel 满门炮灰读我心后，全家造反了 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Physical edition of "Claiming the Pearl 2" goes on presale October 17 at 7:30 p.m.] [Mind reading + System + adored by the whole family + transmigrate into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger] Qiao Jiaojiao had accumulated so much virtue in her past life that the Old King of Hell granted her a rebirth with all her memories intact, plus a golden finger: a Virtue Points Shop. Qiao Jiaojiao was thrilled to start her new life, only to discover she hadn't been reborn at all. She'd transmigrated i 123.7kReads9.7Score14kShelves

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42. 392 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 88.8kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
43. 393 病 After the Frail CEO Moves to the Countryside, a Little Farm Girl Spoils Him Rotten 病弱霸总下乡后，被小农女娇宠了 Zhi Ying枝莺Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted Li Sui'an is a poor farm girl with no parents. All she wants is to find a husband willing to marry into her family and settle down to a cozy life with a man, children, and a warm bed. But every man she meets is a scumbag. Then one day, she sees the new neighbor. He has a slim waist and long legs, and he's delicate and handsome, a rare beauty among men. Li Sui'an falls for him at first sight. Smitten by his looks, she decides to marry him and bring him home. He can be the pretty one, while she ea 14.4kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
44. 394 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 107.2kReads9.3Score11kShelves
45. 395 快 Quick Transmigration: 108 Ways for a Villainess to Redeem Herself 快穿：渣女洗白一百零八式 Cold River, Night Rain江寒夜雨Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Everyone else gets contracted by the System after they die. Qiao Jinhuan is different: she takes a nap and wakes up forcibly contracted to help a scumbag woman redeem herself. Redeeming her would be one thing, but the story starts at the point of no return. How is she supposed to turn this around? 018: Come on, old friend, get it together! Qiao Jinhuan: Let me retire! The next second, the pitiful little thing who was wronged and met a tragic end appears before her. Qiao Jinhuan had planned to co 21.6kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
46. 396 快 Quick Transmigration: I Rely on Raising Kids to Become a God 快穿之我靠养崽封神 Qibao Tuantuan柒宝团团Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Audiobook and comic adaptations available. Search the title on Fanqie to read them.] [Quick transmigration + raising children + strong heroine + romance] Because she was a workaholic mother, her child died tragically and her husband took his own life. After Qiao Qiao transmigrates into her place, everyone says that CEO Qiao is utterly devoted to her husband and child. A mother dotes on her son while exploiting her daughter to support him, only to be pushed off a cliff by her son and die. Qiao Q 9.2kReads9.5Score771Shelves
47. 397 女 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 31kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
48. 398 玄 The Metaphysics Masteress Got the Wrong Script 玄学大佬她拿错了剧本 Little Peach Blossom小桃夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Light horror + doting romance (she pampers him at first, then they spoil each other) + several paranormal tales woven throughout] Rumor has it that the refined, shrewd, and highly intelligent president of the Su Group, the pride of the capital, was sold off by his mother. His price: three Soul-Anchoring Talismans. The buyer's demand: get married within three days. The buyer: Mu Yaoguang. A metaphysical expert born with Yin-Yang Eyes, exceptionally gifted in ghost-hunting, feng shui, physiognomy 10.4kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
49. 399 综 I Coast Through Variety Shows, and the Nation Praises My Great Contributions 综艺快乐划水，国家夸我功高至伟 Wind Duo Duo风朵朵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Yuwei was the junior sister of the Xianling Sect. Above her were eight senior disciples with superb spiritual roots, all of them crazy and unreliable. In the end, the burden of managing the sect fell to her. She worked tirelessly, earning a reputation as the cultivation world’s model worker, and eventually gave her life saving the three realms. Exhausted to death, Shen Yuwei said, “Great! I can finally rest!” But after dying, she transmigrated into the body of a newcomer in the entertainmen 17.7kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
50. 400 快 Quick Transmigration: I Tried to Save the Villain, but Ended Up Getting Caught in His Web 快穿：拯救反派竟把自己搭进去了 Mountains, Rivers, and Clouds山川云Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + System + Quick Transmigration + Satisfying, Sweet Romance + One-on-One] After Ruan Yan, known in the entertainment industry for her alluring charm, died, she unexpectedly traveled again and again through different worlds with the help of a System. Playing various supporting female roles, she changed the course of the plot and saved the male supporting characters in the original worlds from ending up ruined and disgraced. She thought her acting skills would make the missions a br 2kReads8.9Score178Shelves

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