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1. 1 幸 A Happy Family: My Wife Is Super Rich 幸福一家：我的老婆超有钱 EZETTRUrban1.0M WordsCompleted [System] [One female lead] [Living off his wife] [Female CEO] [Sweet romance] [Dad life] [Married life] [Cozy everyday life] Six years ago, Gu Chen donated sperm once. Six years later, the goddess he’d secretly loved for years showed up at his door with two daughters and asked him to marry her. Yan Yun: “Marry into my family and give the children a complete home.” Gu Chen: “Why should I?” Yan Yun: “There’s a million in this card. I’ll also give you 200,000 a month for spending money. See that br 9.8kReads8.7Score810Shelves

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   Urban cool writing, this book is great to read

2. 2 千 A Ten-Million-Yuan Monthly Salary: The CEO Treats Me Like Her Personal Slave 千万月薪：女总裁拿我当专属奴隶 The Author's Apprentice作家的徒弟Urban462k WordsOngoing Urban + Multiple Heroines + Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment + Decisive and Ruthless Zhang Zifan, once the mighty Purple Thunder War God who commanded the underworld and possessed overwhelming power, is hired by the chairman of the Chu family to become the personal bodyguard of Chu Mengyan, the icy CEO. He thought he was simply taking a well-paid job and earning an easy paycheck, but after starting work, things quickly went far beyond what he expected. He has to deal with the CEO's constant demands a 1.4kReads—Score103Shelves

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   Urban cool writing + multiple female protagonists + urban cultivation + urban invincibility

3. 3 我 I Really Do Have a Soft-Rice-Eating King System 我真有一个软饭王系统 Song Xiangbai宋象白Urban2.0M WordsCompleted “Over 99 percent of the Host’s cells are dormant. You meet the basic requirements for living off others. Bind the system?” “Yes, yes! Bind it, right away!” Warning: To successfully live off others, you must first learn self-discipline!!! Warning: It’s a soft life, but you’ll still have to work hard. If you don’t like workaholics, don’t open this. Warning: The protagonist will live off lots of people (and animals). If that bothers you, don’t click. 142.1kReads9.3Score12.1kShelves

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   Urban cool novel, the protagonist has a brain, meets the requirements

4. 4 四 Siheyuan: I Have Lots of Systems 四合院：我有很多系统 Dugu the Wanderer独孤行者Male-Channel Fanfiction566k WordsCompleted Traveling through multiple TV and film worlds, this is an overpowered, easygoing story with multiple heroines. In the courtyard world, the protagonist stays away from widows and doesn't cause trouble. The protagonist has a Tomato System, a Farm System, a Spirit Spring Dimension, a Traveling Frog, a Bragging System, a Proficiency System, a Simplification System, a Deadly Soldiers System, an Emotion System, ten thousandfold comprehension, heaven-defying comprehension, a lottery System... In a nove 45Reads8.2Score—Shelves
5. 5 让 I Asked You to Work Your Company Like Beasts of Burden, and You Got the CEO to Have Twins 让你公司做牛马，你让总裁生了俩 Moonlight Reminds Me of Home明月思故乡Urban638k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead + Lots of Sweet Romance, No Tragedy + Low-Key System + Female CEO + Two Strong Leads + Slow Burn] After being sent flying by a dump truck and transmigrating, Chu Ning awakened the Workhorse System! Physical fitness increased by 1000%! Strong and healthy, bursting with energy! No more getting sick! Learning ability increased by 1000%! Keep studying, endure hardship, and serve your betters! Work ability increased by 1000%! You need to master job skills to become a good workhorse! 4.6kReads8.8Score262Shelves
6. 6 人 At 749: The Skull-Smashing Yama Who Slays Demons 人在749，斩妖除魔碎颅阎罗 Last Night in the Little Tower, I Heard the Rain Again小楼昨夜又听雨Urban589k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless: if you don’t like it, fight!] [Demon nemesis, evil-spirit hunter] [If you can settle it with your fists, stop running your mouth] [Monsters must die] As a boy, Qi Ye stumbled upon a golden finger called “Sound the Heavenly Drum,” but for nine years he never had a chance to use it. Then, on a rainy night, he saw a 749 investigator battling demons. At last Qi Ye understood that his cheat was meant for blowing demon brains out. He charged at the demon with his fists swinging 16Reads6.7Score—Shelves
7. 7 大 First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?! 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban3.9M 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 614.1kReads9.5Score56.7kShelves
8. 8 四 Siheyuan: Getting By in the Era with a Game System 四合院，带着游戏系统混年代 Twenty Years Dumping Concrete on Construction Sites工地打灰二十年Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Li Qinghe accidentally transmigrates into a television drama world set in 1955. In this composite world, where many period dramas have been brought together, Li Qinghe uses a video game cheat and works hard alongside his family to build a better life. Moving into a siheyuan, watching the drama, enjoying the gossip: a laid-back slice of life. No angst, no angst, no angst. If that's not your thing, don't come in! 72.4kReads8.3Score3.7kShelves
9. 9 从 After Retiring from the Main God’s Space, I Choose to Become an Actor 从主神空间退休的我选择当个演员 Useless Hidden Dragon没用的潜龙Urban364k WordsOngoing After finally retiring from the Main God Space, Sheng Qi chose a minor actor who looked like a scumbag to revive. With the treasures he'd brought back from the Main God Space, he achieved financial freedom. So he figured he might as well become an actor. He wasn't interested in being the lead, so he settled for supporting roles. As a result, once people saw Sheng Qi in a show, they knew who the strongest fighter in it would be. At first, everyone thought he was just an actor. But when famous 225Reads8.8Score—Shelves
10. 10 你 You Worship the Gods, I Worship Myself! 你们拜神，我拜自己！ Wandering Through the Void神游虚空Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Also known as Spiritual Qi Revival: I Get Stronger by Sacrificing Everything! (Spiritual Qi Revival + Leveling Up + the Myriad Worlds + No Female Lead + Wild Imagination + High Martial Arts + Beyond) "From your words and actions, I can see you're quite surprising. I never expected you to resist the charms of women and grasp the truth that beauty is but bones, rosy flesh a skull, and the mortal body frail and wretched." Zuo Xuanji: ??? I was just pretending! You actually believe that? Zuo Xuanji 38.5kReads8.1Score2.9kShelves
11. 11 天 Fate's Invasion: I Fight My Way Through the Myriad Worlds from Hong Kong Cinema 天命入侵：我从港综杀穿诸天万界 Self-Restraint自我约束Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite Realms + Invincible Hero + Satisfying Read + Immortality + Multiple Heroines + Destiny Traits] Gu Qing transmigrates into the Hong Kong film universe and becomes Ah Hua, the male lead of As Tears Go By. After transmigrating, he discovers a Chart of Destiny deep within his sea of consciousness. With the help of the River of Fate, he can be reborn into the Myriad Worlds, gaining a destiny trait with each new life. With the resources of countless worlds at his disposal, what will Gu Qin 4.6kReads7.4Score313Shelves
12. 12 全 Everyone Draws Cards to Change Classes, but One Draw Gives Me Max Stats! 全民抽卡转职，我一抽满命！ Wu Xiaowu勿小悟Urban5.1M WordsOngoing In this world, gacha rules! When people turn eighteen, they each get one chance to draw a card and change careers. Some poor students draw combat classes and rise to the top overnight. Some top students draw civilian classes and lose any chance of adventure and battle. In this gacha era, drawing a combat class is called pulling a gold. The world rewards you with another draw, and duplicate classes are converted into constellation levels. However, there is no pity system. On the day of his draw, 147.6kReads9.0Score12.3kShelves

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    Take it, it's pure cool writing, not imbecile either.

13. 13 直 Livestream Antics: Starting with Dazai the Dolphin 直播整活：从豚子呆小妹开始 An Accident是个意外Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Livestream + Pranks + Female Streamer + System] She gets a livestream prank System. Every successful prank earns her a random reward! Jiang Nan: I’ll do a magic trick for you. Dai Xiaomei: What kind of trick? Jiang Nan: I’ll make your livestream disappear! With that, Jiang Nan reaches toward her own waist… Dai Xiaomei:!!! Are you crazy?! [Ding! Congratulations, Host! Your prank succeeded. You’ve been rewarded with ten million yuan!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host! Your prank succeeded. You’ve 43.2kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    It's urban. It's pretty good. You can check it out.

14. 14 入 After Ten Years in Prison, Who'd Still Risk Their Neck to Help a Stranger? 入狱十年，谁还见义勇为啊 Nine-Flower Evaporated Milk九花淡奶Urban3.1M WordsCompleted He’d done the right thing by standing up for someone, yet the school beauty’s family framed him for murder. After ten years in prison, Cao Kun returned to the night that had changed his fate, carrying with him countless secrets about their crimes. When he saw the school beauty’s mother being dragged into an alley again by three thugs, Cao Kun didn’t pick up a brick this time. He quietly pulled out his phone and started recording. “Madam, I wanted to be a good person too. You forced me into this… 97.4kReads8.9Score9.8kShelves
15. 15 重 Reborn: My Dad Is a Coal Baron 重生：我爸是煤老板 Liu Si0118流思0118Urban2.6M WordsOngoing My Dad Owns a Coal Mine, and I’m a Second-Generation Coal Baron Lin Hao was reborn in 2002, just as he was heading to study in the United States. He even knew a whole circle of New York socialites, including Ivanka, the Hilton sisters, and the Kardashian sisters. The internet bubble had just burst, and many companies that would become famous in later years didn’t exist yet. He also had the memories of his previous life. Most importantly, his dad owned a coal mine, making him a second-generation 3.6kReads8.8Score195Shelves
16. 16 直 Livestream: One Song, "Tears of a Dancer," Leaves Dai Xiaomei Stunned 直播：一首舞女泪，唱懵呆小妹 An Accident是个意外Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + outrageous antics + sign-in rewards + comedy + absurdity + female streamer + female entertainer] Jiang Yun unexpectedly obtains a livestream sign-in System. All he has to do is livestream to receive sign-in rewards! To rack up livestream hours and claim the System’s rewards, he decides to connect with other streamers. His first guest is the popular streamer Dai Xiaomei. Dai Xiaomei: “What talents do you have?” Jiang Yun: “I can sing.” Dai Xiaomei: “Let’s hear it.” Jiang Yun: “On 50.3kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves
17. 17 异 Awakening the Naruto System in Another World 异界之觉醒火影系统 A Little Pear That Can Fly会飞的小梨Eastern Fantasy371k WordsOngoing [System + Otherworld + Martial Arts + Ninjutsu + Cultivation + Female Lead + Fast-Paced] Li Heng transmigrates into a martial arts world with a Ninjutsu System, unlocking Wood Release, the Mangekyo, the Rinnegan, and Six Paths Mode! Later, he takes on System missions in other worlds and obtains cultivation techniques from worlds like Jade Dynasty, gradually becoming a true immortal! Ninjutsu going toe-to-toe with martial arts? Does that even make sense? Susanoo wearing a giant Buddha! This story 208Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is it still called cool writing if you have brains?

18. 18 破 Crime-Solving Group Chat: From the Start, Hannibal Taught Me How to Find Bodies 破案群聊：开局汉尼拔教我找尸体 Haha Spicy哈哈辣Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Shen Ting transmigrates to a parallel world, where he activates the Detective System and becomes the owner of a crime-solving chat group. Hacker Kiko, Tang Tan's Qin Feng, forensic examiner Qin Ming, White Night detective Guan Hongfeng, and even chef Hannibal and educator Jigsaw are all in the group. As long as he solves cases, the group can bring in more detectives and deranged killers. Shen Ting can also earn skill coins to redeem all kinds of crime-solving skills: Anthropometry! Criminal 23.5kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    In the crime solving category, every case is exciting and the pace is fast!

19. 19 疯 This Is Crazy, the Professor Had Triplets for Me 疯了，教授给我生了三胞胎 The Burgundy Little Axe酒红色的小老斧Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [System + Stay-at-Home Dad + One Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Rich Protagonist + Everyday Life] Jiang Chen breaks up right after graduation and prepares to start a business and make a big splash. He has just sworn off dating for three years and vowed to make a few million first when he suddenly gets a call telling him that the girl of his dreams is pregnant with his child and about to give birth. Jiang Chen: ??? When he arrives at the hospital, he is completely stunned. The girl of his dreams t 24.8kReads8.7Score2.4kShelves
20. 20 开 Dumped from the Start, I Become the Nation's Heartthrob. Why Are You Crying? 开局被分手，成为全民男神你哭啥 Ten Lifetimes of Destiny十世天命Urban191k WordsCompleted By the time Yan Hao has achieved fame and success, the people he once treated as stepping stones both love and hate him. This man really does put his career first and everything else second. He's a straight-shooting guy. A campus belle: “Yan Hao, you scumbag! You already have me, so why are you seeing someone else?” Yan Hao gives her a curious look, finding her vaguely familiar. “Miss, who are you?” A beautiful livestreamer: “Brother Hao, don't ignore me. I'll make money to support you from now —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a book about pure love and life that is close to reality. The protagonist goes from being in love to being confused, to being clear about his career and self-improvement.

21. 21 考 After I Got Into Qingbei, My Underworld Boss Dad Got So Mad He Landed in the ICU 考上清北后，黑道老爹气进ICU Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust微尘尘尘尘尘尘Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama in production] [Comedy]+ [Laid-back]+ [Positive energy] Lu Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the only son of the Lu family, the biggest underworld clan in the country! Going back to his great-grandfather’s generation, his great-grandfather was an arms dealer. His grandfather was a mafia boss, and his father was the godfather of the entire country. But in Lu Chen’s generation, he declares that he’s going to study hard, become a beacon of righteousness, and give back 3.2kReads8.3Score370Shelves

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    The front is cool, the back is brain-burning and cool

22. 22 黑 The Underworld's Turbulent Road 黑道风云江湖路 Old Jianghu Number Six江湖老六Urban4.8M WordsOngoing What is the Dao? It does not arise because of one person's goodness, nor perish because of one person's evil. Good and evil are determined by people; rise and fall are determined by fate. The people of the world think they are fighting for money, power, or pride. Only in the end do they understand that they were fighting for nothing but illusion. The Dao knows no black or white. All living beings are within the game. (Note: This book is extremely realistic and even somewhat oppressive. Re 151.7kReads9.2Score10.9kShelves
23. 23 名 In the Name of the People: The Pinnacle of Power 名义：权利巅峰 Watching Chess Makes Me a Little Neurotic观棋有点神经质Male-Channel Fanfiction958k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into In the Name of the People, Zhao Yang grew up in an orphanage. A car accident unraveled the mystery of his origins. Zhao Yang: “I jolted awake from a near-death dream. Turns out, I'm the foreign powers myself?” In the Name of the People, Ice Breaking Action 37kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
24. 24 六 Sentenced to 25 Years at Six! I Leave Prison Invincible! 六岁被判25年！出狱人间无敌！ War Smoke of a Golden Age盛世狼烟Urban4.6M WordsOngoing [Prison-break stories + descending from the mountain + miracle doctor + God of War + school beauty] Ye Chen, who grew up in the Netherworld Prison, descended the mountain to find his fiancée, setting off a long-sealed maelstrom… No matter how many schemes you hatch or tricks you try, why should I, Ye Chen, fear you? Because in prison, I inherited the peerless skills of over a hundred masters My First Master is the Supreme Celestial Master, who understands the workings of heaven and man and comma 17.6kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
25. 25 天 Heavenly Domain Alchemy Sovereign 天域丹尊 Crescent Moon, Bent Bow新月弯弓Eastern Fantasy12.3M WordsOngoing A legendary Pill Emperor returns to the age of fifteen. In this life, he will not only make up for every regret from his previous life, but also attain the supreme heights of martial arts! Comparing cultivation techniques? Every one of my underlings has a divine-grade technique. Comparing pills? I use my top-grade pills to feed the dogs. Geniuses? Every genius who crosses my path is doomed to be crushed! Those who follow me will prosper; those who oppose me will die! 33kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
26. 26 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 136.7kReads9.3Score16.1kShelves

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    These books should do the trick. They should all be considered to be cool writing types, with a lot of brains. Anyway, I'm not the type to have fun without thinking. Except for the first one, I found the rest from my bookshelf. Anyway, I personally think they are good-looking [laughs awkwardly] [smiles] I hope you can read them.

27. 27 我 I'm a Taoist Priest. What's Wrong with Knowing a Few Spells? 我一个道士，会点法术怎么了 Hero Wu吴大侠Urban2.7M WordsOngoing Anti-cultural export + cultivation + livestreaming + Daoist priest + System + spreading the Dao in America + no couples + no female lead + no spiritual qi revival + scheming protagonist Also known as: Spreading the Dao in America, Shocking the Eagles Every Day Chen Xian, Daoist name Xuanyun, is known in the martial world as the well-mannered young Daoist, the Cultivator's Version of Homelander, and the Enlightened Master Who Follows His Every Whim. His motto: “This Daoist does whatever he wants! 41.3kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
28. 28 此 The Moment the Sword Rings 此刻，剑鸣之时 Don't Eat Fish Porridge不吃鱼粥Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [The Church’s divine light shines upon the world, while mechanical armor soars across the sky. You wonder: Can a sickle tear through a mech? Can a war hammer reforge faith?] [Swords, spears, and clubs are no match for guns and mechs. A lifetime of hard training is no match for cybernetic augmentation. You declare: How can weapons be such cumbersome things!] [After swinging your blade a thousand times, you resonate with your weapon and create the “Breath Resonance Method.”] [Even ordinary iron ca 63kReads9.0Score6.6kShelves
29. 29 高 High Martial: I Tear Apart Giant Beasts, and the Reborn Empress Faints in Terror 高武：手撕巨兽，重生女帝被吓晕 The Angry Grapes愤怒的葡萄Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Stat Points + Nonhuman + Hulking Muscles + Gourmet + Flesh Can Shatter Stars] Spiritual qi revival ushers the world into an age of high martial arts. Ye Qing transmigrates by accident and awakens a Devouring Evolution Panel. He can devour anything and seize the traits of countless races to evolve himself. After eating a wild bull, Ye Qing’s muscles grow a size bigger. After eating an ironhide bear, he grows a layer of bony armor. After eating a spiked tyrannosaur, vicious spikes sprout from his 61.4kReads8.7Score7.4kShelves
30. 30 御 Beast Taming: A Pocket-Sized Post-Apocalyptic World 御兽：随身带着末世小世界 Ninety-Seven九十七Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Signed for a print edition, so enjoy with confidence] [Rotting Slime], [Abomination Giant], [Bloodflame Saint] [Little Ice Dragon], [Frost Lord], [Frostglow Bone Dragon] [Soul-Attracting Banner], [Soul-Summoning Banner], [Human Emperor Banner] Qian Er transmigrates to a world of beast tamers and becomes a dark-type beast tamer, but his progress is slow because he has no resources. Fortunately, he awakens an apocalypse portal that lets him travel to an apocalyptic world. There, he can feed flesh 20.6kReads8.9Score2kShelves
31. 31 苍 Above Canglan 苍兰之上 Yan Juehai Loves Miaoyin喜欢妙音的炎绝海Eastern Fantasy459k WordsOngoing The planet Qingmu Huanhai is home to many nations, including two great powers: Tianqiu and Lushu. Many minority tribes near Tianqiu frequently raided its border, plunging the kingdom into years of war and leaving its people in misery. Under the leadership of King Qiu Lianjie and the Eighth Prince Huangfu Shou, however, Tianqiu eventually reached its peak. Lushu, by contrast, enjoyed peace and prosperity. The kingdom favored civil officials over military ones, while powerful in-laws and a succes 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban Gaowu Shuangwen is always good-looking

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