Anything But Stories That Force the Characters to Act Stupid 不要强行降智文就好

1. 1 末EN Apocalypse Game: Killing My Girlfriend on Day One 末日游戏：开局手刃校花女友 Green Plums Fade Easily青梅易逝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab 131.1kReads9.4Score10.8kShelves

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   The book offers objective and detailed descriptions. The protagonist's decisiveness in battle, including his fighting skills, demonstrates his intelligence. The fight scenes are particularly exciting, unlike the mindless stunts found in other novels. The protagonist is cunning and fully understands the irreconcilable hatred he has harbored for the "school beauty" Li family over the past ten years in the apocalypse. Because he lacks a female lead and family, he doesn't invest much emotion in the story. His experience of humanity in the apocalypse and his girlfriend's betrayal have made him distrustful of everyone. The absence of a significant female character in his life also allows him to confidently venture out into the world.

2. 2 支EN The Pillar Project 支柱计划 The Universe Is Gaining Entropy宇宙在熵增Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 38.7kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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   That's enough. It doesn't lower intelligence in the slightest; the Cthulhu Mythos revives; the five permanent members of the UN Security Council cooperate; and a nuclear staircase explodes on the seabed.

3. 3 手 I Got the Villainess Script, and Now I'm Terrifyingly Unhinged 手拿恶女剧本，我现在癫的可怕 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] + [No Romance] In her previous life, Pei Ling passed the civil service exams and worked diligently her way up from the grassroots to a senior provincial position, sweeping out organized crime and cracking down on every kind of illegal activity. She was upright to the core. Then she entered a Quick Transmigration world and was handed the script of a villainess: a born bad seed who did every evil under the sun, so terrifyingly powerful that the protagonists could only scrape 33.3kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves

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   The female protagonist is intelligent and doesn't have her intelligence artificially lowered; she skillfully navigates the system.

4. 4 史 The Strongest Qi Refiner in History 史上最强炼气期 Li Daoran李道然Urban14.5M WordsCompleted Fang Yu has been cultivating for nearly five thousand years, yet still hasn’t broken through the Qi Refining stage... “I really am only at the Qi Refining stage, but don’t mess with me!” 42.4kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves

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   ## **VI. The Ultimate Question: The Philosophical Dilemma of the Immortal** The true ambition of *Five Thousand Years of Qi Refining* lies in its metaphysical exploration of the essence of life: - **Existential Crisis**: When Fang Yu witnesses the funeral of his 137th generation disciple, he suddenly realizes that even his grief is formulaic; - **Ethical Paradox**: He has to periodically modify his memories, otherwise five thousand years of accumulated pain would be enough to cause his primordial spirit to collapse; - **Civilization Observer**: From bamboo slips to AI, from flying on a sword to space exploration, he is both a participant and an outsider.

5. 5 长 Longevity: The Rise of a Villain 长生：反派的崛起之路 Glutinous Rice Pig Soup糯米猪比汤Historical535k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast] [Ruthless] [Dark] [Villain] Power struggles and turbulent times always bring unrest in their wake. What magic lies in these eight short words, “By Heaven’s mandate, may he live long and prosper,” that so many ambitious people fight to claim them? The prying eyes of countless people, and the darkness in the depths of human nature. All of it is driven by endless desire. Jiang Wuyai. A mad scientist from the future, driven to the brink by his failing lifespan, is unexpectedly reborn 262Reads7.2Score104Shelves

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6. 6 救 The Drowning Woman I Rescued Wants Me to Marry Her 救下的落水女子要我和她结婚 Bear Who Loves Picking His Nose爱扣鼻屎的熊Urban314k WordsCompleted [Romance + Everyday Life + Sweet + No System] “Mr. Xu, your wife is so beautiful. Would you tell us how you two fell in love?” “We don’t have a courtship story. To be precise, we only started dating after we got married!” “Then you absolutely have to tell us about that.” It was a winter night when Xu Mo rescued a young woman who had tried to drown herself. After he pulled her to safety, she gazed at him sadly... “Would you marry me?” “Huh?” 2kReads8.7Score319Shelves
7. 7 魂 Reborn in the Korean Peninsula: I Became a Girl 魂穿半岛：我变成了女生 I Want to Travel Around the World我想环游世界Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [No male lead] + [No System] + [Gender Swap] This is a slow-paced story that covers several different fields, including gang conflicts, League of Legends, chaebols, and the K-pop industry in a nontraditional way. Li Qing's life had always been bleak. After losing a life-or-death boxing match, he was forced to die. When he came to, dazed and confused, he discovered that he had become a girl! Someone was holding his head in a toilet, and he was being bullied. He somehow got caught up in the world 489Reads7.4Score—Shelves
8. 8 大 A College Freshman Internship, and You Went Abroad to Become a Mercenary? 大一实习，你跑去国外当雇佣兵？ KID Great Demon KingKID大魔王Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “You’re asking me what a mercenary is?” “I’m the winter wind, the wolf of Siberia, the bullet hanging over a traitor’s head! “Intelligence? I am intelligence! The law? The law is engraved on my bullet casings!” “We make contracts with our employers, our countries, and our own consciences.” “Fear neither death nor failure in our mission.” “Glory to the mercenaries!” This book is also known as: “I Don’t Know Either. They Said They’d Give Me an Internship Report, So I Came.”, “Hostages? What 793Reads8.4Score154Shelves
9. 9 重 Reborn in a Tribe: It All Starts With Finding a Beast-Eared Girl 重生部落：从捡个兽耳娘开始 Jinx's Fishbone金克斯的鱼骨头Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Tribes, farming, beastfolk, no single pairing, slow-paced] Chen Mo transmigrates to a savage, primitive world of beastfolk and becomes a member of the Wolf-Ear tribe. From the start, his attempt to transform into a beast and return to his ancestral form fails, and his tribe casts him out. A few-centimeter-long fangs and claws are no match for a spear. After wandering the wilderness, he finds a sweet, adorable Rabbit-Ear girl and gathers other beastfolk who have been abandoned. They learn to mak 7.5kReads8.8Score622Shelves
10. 10 论 On the Self-Cultivation of a People-Pleaser 论中央空调的自我修养 Looking Up at the Old仰旧Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines + everyday life + heartwarming + healing + lighthearted] Xia Yu had enjoyed smooth sailing through the first half of his life, only to be sent back to the prologue without warning. But wasn't this way too early? Fate seemed to love playing tricks. The women who had once flashed briefly through his life, but whom he'd never gotten to know because of various circumstances, now appeared one after another ahead of schedule: A stubborn, distant rising star in voice acting; a myster 2.2kReads9.2Score111Shelves
11. 11 渣 A Scumbag? I Just Want to Fall in Love! 渣男？我单纯只想谈个恋爱啊！ Little Soft Candy小能软糖Urban2.2M WordsOngoing If the spring breeze had a heart for flowers, would it grant me my youth again? Jiang Chen returned to the summer when he was eighteen. In his previous life, he had nothing but money. He focused all his hopes on finding a soulmate, missing out on so many of life's joys. He spent his days alone in an empty mansion, lonely and cold. But now... He had been given another chance by fate. Wealth and status, a life lived to the fullest, and sweet romance: he wanted it all! 59.3kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves
12. 12 我 I Couldn’t Stand You, So How Did You End Up as My Girlfriend? 我看你不爽，你怎么成我女朋友了 Dream of the Iris鸢尾之梦Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Suiyang's girlfriend, Cheng Mohan, is going abroad. After four years together, they break up over the bride price. Cheng Mohan demands 300,000 yuan as a bride price and another 200,000 yuan as a fee for changing how she addresses his family. She wants the money up front, promising to register their marriage after she returns from abroad. Otherwise, she'll break up with him... Faced with this, Jiang Suiyang decisively gives up. In that moment, four years of love feel as worthless as grass.. 9.1kReads9.1Score647Shelves
13. 13 斩 Slay the Gods: I, Wang Shao, Return from the Warhammer World to Slaughter Gods 斩神，我汪绍从战锤世界归来屠神 Falling Stars群星陨落Male-Channel Fanfiction575k WordsOngoing [Warhammer] [Slay the Gods] [Combat] [Passionate] [Not Exactly Lighthearted] Who is Wang Shao? Just an unknown minor character in Slay the Gods. Also the first expendable character to die after Lin Qiye appears. But after Wang Shao died, his soul transmigrated to the Warhammer universe. Having experienced death once, Wang Shao realized one thing: When danger strikes, you can only rely on your own strength. In the end, Wang Shao became an Astartes in the Salamanders Chapter. Until one day, he was 20.9kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
14. 14 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 141.6kReads9.6Score14.7kShelves

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    This one is pretty good too, quite interesting. Everyone in the cast is at least normal, no spoiled concubines or anything like that, and the officials have a proper demeanor.

15. 15 重 Reborn as a Physician Consort, I Opened My Eyes to the Whole Capital Lining Up to Fight for My Hand 重生医妃一睁眼，全京城排队抢亲 Honeysuckle Vine忍冬藤Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Revenge Against Scumbags + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, she was blind and foolish, helping her husband rise to power. But once he had achieved success, he discarded her like a used tool. Her grandfather’s entire family and her upright father, the Minister of Rites, were branded with infamy and executed. She herself died with child, unable to rest in peace. At last, Heaven takes pity on her, and she is reborn. In this life, she will protect her family and crush the scumbag man 27.1kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    The stunningly beautiful heiress opens her eyes and becomes the darling of royal families worldwide (novel title) – I absolutely have to recommend it to you! The protagonist is reborn, carrying memories of his past life, and precisely crushes all conspiracies – his opponents think it's a low-level game, but they stumble into a hunting ground for masters. Every step of his plan hides a twist, seemingly retreating while actually planting traps, even the supporting characters' petty schemes are predicted in advance. Romance doesn't hold him back, nor does it interfere with his career, tearing apart scheming villains, or seizing opportunities. The satisfying moments are so numerous that you'll want to stay up all night to read it. The best part is that his intelligence is consistently high throughout; the villains are ruthless, but the protagonist is even more brilliant. Watching him use information asymmetry to outmaneuver his enemies, that overwhelming feeling of "you've been scheming for so long, but I've already laid out my plan" is simply addictive!

16. 16 黑 The Underworld: The Jianghu Big Shots I Brought to Heel Over the Years 黑道：我那些年收服的江湖大佬 Young Master Bai公子白Urban3.5M WordsCompleted The underworld is a road of no return. It's a last chance for those with nowhere else to turn to make a comeback. Win, and you reach the height of power and become fabulously wealthy. Lose, and at best you die; at worst, you become a cripple. This road takes three parts vision, six parts luck, and one part relying on yourself. By some stroke of luck, I won. When I got out of prison, I didn't have a penny to my name. Now I'm surrounded by beautiful women and rule this whole territory. This road w 6.8kReads8.6Score563Shelves

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    For her sake, he went to prison, but with the help of a benefactor, he rose rapidly through the ranks after his release. When they met again, she had already forgotten him.

17. 17 被 After They Heard My Thoughts, the Fake Heiress Became Everyone’s Favorite 被读心之后，假千金成团宠了 Xiao Yuanxiao小圆潇Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [Mind reading + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance in a wealthy family + CEO + doted on by everyone + entertainment industry] Jing Yi transmigrated into a sweet romance novel about a wealthy family's real and fake heiresses. The good news was that she could enjoy a life of luxury at a young age! The bad news was that she was the wicked fake heiress who would eventually face retribution... In the original story, Jing Yi was adopted by the Jing family as a child. But consumed by jealousy of 13.4kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    The female lead is well-developed, the plot is logical, and the family storyline in the later parts is particularly well-written. A great read! Highly recommended.

18. 18 第 The Ninth Investigation Bureau (Complete in Two Volumes) 第九调查局(全二册) Snow Over Pear Blossoms满地梨花雪Anime Fanfiction383k WordsCompleted (I) Shen Xisheng, 19, a genius teenage detective with perfect looks, perfect observation skills, and perfect reasoning abilities. Yin Chenxia, 29, a bestselling novelist with off-the-charts homebody tendencies, off-the-charts coldness, and detective skills that are... unfathomable. The genius teenager Shen Xisheng has been a huge fan of his paternal half-brother, Yin Chenxia, since childhood. Hoping to get his brother's attention, Shen became a minor celebrity detective while attending high sch 58Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    The Ninth Investigation Bureau, an independent department outside the public security system, specializes in solving difficult and long-standing cases. Until one day, a young man claiming to be an AI detective walked through these doors. His ability to instantly access all information is attributed to the world's most advanced AI system within his mind—his older brother, Yu Lian. But at that moment, an old case begins to lead this genius into a labyrinth; someone tells him that his brother is actually…

19. 19 小 The Little Psycho Has a Death Countdown Over His Head and Goes on a Rampage 小疯子头顶死亡倒计时，发疯发癫 Lu Shili鹭十里Modern Romance647k WordsCompleted [Period setting + devoted military marriage + healing] Shu Tang had just received her university acceptance letter when a countdown suddenly appeared above her head. She had a mental illness and thought she was having another episode. But when the countdown reached zero, she died suddenly... When she opened her eyes again, Shu Tang had become a little fool in the 1970s. But why was the countdown to her death still there? Wait! After she ran into that unlucky man, the countdown went up! So Shu T 18.8kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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    This one is absolutely not mindless, and the values are incredibly positive. It's a treasure I recently discovered [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Already hooked], a time-travel + transmigration + historical + satisfying + redemption + cheat-like 1v1 story, definitely pure love. The author's writing is excellent, the plot is tight and coherent, and the plot and characters are handled very delicately. The male and female leads are well-developed, with very positive values. The female lead is cute, naturally adorable, but not at all mindless or brainless. She's very smart, and I love her competitive and ambitious spirit (it's been a while since I've read anything like this). (I love this female lead's character so much!) 😘🥰💕 The male lead is a bit pitiful, like a little wretched, but he gets redeemed by our female lead and things get better and better. He breaks his leg early on, but it'll be healed later, since the female lead has a power-up. I think the first chapter might be a bit bland, but the later chapters are super awesome! 👍🏻 And the author updates every day! I love it! Such a great story must be shared so everyone can enjoy this feast! 💕🥰😘 [Masterpiece][Already hooked][Request for more updates][Bump this post]

20. 20 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 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves

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    I think this book is pretty good. It doesn't force any character to become less intelligent; all the main characters are fully intelligent, and it's a suspenseful, slightly scary story with unlimited elements. Very good.

21. 21 穿 I Became the Emperor’s Tutor, and the Tyrant Can Hear My Thoughts 穿成帝师后，被暴君读心声了 Ye Yinchan叶吟蝉Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because few people have read it. It'll go up!] [Female Imperial Tutor disguised as a man, cool-headed on the outside but ruthless within * seemingly innocent wolf cub male lead] [One devoted couple, younger man/older woman, mind-reading, System, light nation-building] After dying suddenly, Yun Qing transmigrated into the Great Xi dynasty she had been researching, becoming the late Imperial Tutor of the young, fearsome Emperor Xie Rang. She meant to run away and avoid trouble, 3.2kReads9.2Score515Shelves

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    The writing style leans towards a slow and steady flow, and both the male and female leads have great personalities. The female lead has a very broad perspective and a grand vision.

22. 22 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 65.6kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves

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    Not bad, you can take a look.

23. 23 我 My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我祖父是朱元璋 Time Thief岁月神偷Historical6.5M WordsCompleted I have the most illustrious name: Zhu Yuntong. I am the legitimate grandson of the founding emperor of Great Ming, and the legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. My mother is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, and my maternal granduncle is Lan Yu. I am the most illustrious imperial grandson in Great Ming, and the most influential and legitimate heir to the throne. I will usher in a different Great Ming, magnificent beyond compare, its sun and moon shining bright. It will embrace all rivers and welc 236.3kReads9.4Score27.6kShelves
24. 24 家 My Father Is Emperor Wu of Han! 家父汉武帝！ The Wise Man's Mutt智者的土狗儿Historical1.9M WordsCompleted [Winner of the National Library writing contest] [Top-tier historical storytelling + no System + rebellion + political intrigue + a love-hate relationship between father and son] Reborn in the womb as Liu Ju, the eldest legitimate son of Emperor Wu of Han. His father is Liu Che, the most powerful carbon-based life form on Earth in the second century BCE! And his maternal family’s lineup is even more outrageous! His mother is Wei Zifu, his uncle is Wei Qing, his cousin is Huo Qubing, and his youn 86.4kReads9.2Score8.1kShelves
25. 25 领EN Lordship: Starting as a Pioneer Knight 领主：从开拓骑士开始 As Long as I'm Happy, Nothing Else Matters快乐就行其他无所谓Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing (Farming and slow burn) At eighteen, when he came of age, Weilin chose to become a pioneer. With aid from his family, he set off for the frontier to develop new territory. Step by step, he would eventually reach the very top. 76.4kReads9.1Score6kShelves
26. 26 我 Our Glorious China Strides Across the Multiverse 我泱泱华夏纵横多元宇宙 Roast the Buns Before Eating馒头烤着吃Male-Channel Fanfiction6.8M WordsOngoing Fang Jing somehow came into possession of a magical machine that could let him transmigrate into all kinds of science-fiction films and TV shows! In response to the United States' suppression, he starts with The Wandering Earth, developing exoskeletons, crewed lunar missions, a moon base, and a space elevator... China rises all the way from The Wandering Earth to The Three-Body Problem, conquering the multiverse until it eventually ascends into an eternal multiverse civilization! 60.3kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
27. 27 执 The Pivot 执轴 Fei Ting非停Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted When it came to her contractual marriage to Cheng Che, the heir to a wealthy family, Dai Ci approached it with the mindset of an office worker and refused to waste energy worrying about it. Her husband made a sarcastic remark: “With that gloomy look on your face, are you planning to hold my funeral?” Dai Ci replied calmly, “Sorry, I haven’t prepared an urn yet.” Cheng Che: “...” Her haughty mother-in-law ordered her around On the surface: “Of course, Mom.” In her head: “Damn it, fine.” * When th 1.9kReads8.7Score130Shelves

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    These are all worth reading; the books on the shelf speak for themselves.

28. 28 黑 The Black Swan’s Sultry Trap: He Willingly Becomes Her Devoted Servant 黑天鹅纯欲陷阱：他甘当裙下忠臣 Lu Duoyu鹿多鱼Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [Childhood friends marry on a whim + contrasting heiress + devoted loyalist + strong male and female leads + both each other’s first and only] A fallen heiress who fights back like a black swan VS a cold, ruthless kingpin who’s a devoted loyalist - On the day the heir to the Chi family’s grand wedding took place, Lu Youran quietly returned to the country. Someone was keeping an eye on her, afraid she’d sabotage the hundred-billion-yuan marriage alliance out of spite. But she turned around and s 1.6kReads8.2Score149Shelves
29. 29 京 A Marriage in the Capital, Still Strangers 京婚不熟 Drowning Boat溺舟Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted A true marriage-first, love-later story / Marriage between wealthy families / Five-year age gap / The powerful one learns to lower his head Clear-headed and gentle heroine vs. stern, fatherly hero When her older sister runs away from her wedding, Jiang Ni obeys her father’s arrangements and marries her would-be brother-in-law. Her new husband is the head of the top-tier Zhou family in Beijing. He’s said to be a workaholic with no worldly desires, cold and stern. He leaves on a business trip on t 76.2kReads9.0Score12.2kShelves
30. 30 旖 A Sultry Marriage 旖旎婚色 One Thousand Five One一千五一Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Cool on the outside, hot on the inside male lead × bright, timid but brave female lead] [Secret crush + devoted couple + sweet romance + wealthy family] Su Ning has wanted Lu Chixu for ages, and finally confesses to him, in front of the entire company leadership. Then he fires her without mercy. That very night, she takes advantage of an opportunity and sleeps with Lu Chixu. Su Ning figures she came out ahead. Afterward, she prepares to run. She hasn’t even stepped onto the plane when she’s dra 7.7kReads9.0Score722Shelves
31. 31 夜 Tempting Her Night After Night 夜夜诱她 Plant a Star种一颗星Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted [The Hero Marries Her in a Whirlwind and Rises to the Top + The Second Male Lead Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Secret Office Marriage + Sweet Romance] Zhou Chuli has had a crush on Shen Li for eight years. In hidden corners where he couldn’t see her, she had more than once caught him flirting with someone else, and watched the women around him come and go. She never expected that one day he would ask if she was willing to be with him. Chuli has always been clear-headed. The one time she w 8.3kReads9.0Score938Shelves
32. 32 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 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves

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    (No harem, no clichés, no invincible characters, no system, no mindless plot, no wish-fulfillment story. Enter at your own risk if you mind these elements.) "When I thought this was just an ordinary day, I found myself captured in the Land of the End. When I thought I could escape by constantly participating in death games, I discovered that everyone was beginning to awaken supernatural powers. When I thought this was the 'Land of Gods,' everything was heading towards annihilation." The plot twists and turns relentlessly, drawing the reader in. It's incredibly captivating! I bought the physical book and can't stop reading it at school.

33. 33 误 She Stumbled Into a School for Nobles, but All She Wants Is to Make Money! 误入贵族学校，她只想搞钱！ Grape Milk Tea with Pearls芝芝葡萄加珍珠Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Sweet group-adored romance, a story of redemption, also known as: The Heroine Only Wants to Make Money] Santoria is a private aristocratic academy attended by the children of wealthy merchants, scholarly families, and politicians. While students at ordinary schools bury themselves in problem sets, hoping to get into a good college, these young masters and young ladies must learn how to expand their networks and uphold their families’ reputations. Power, money, connections, and resources are top 27.4kReads9.4Score4kShelves

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    The main characters, female supporting characters, and male supporting characters are all intelligent. The female lead grows little by little through her intelligence and hard work! She also adores the male lead; they're the darlings of the group. It's super sweet with no angst, a story of revenge and redemption! The ending is beautiful. It's already finished, hurry and watch it!

34. 34 清 The Qing Transmigration Crown Princess: I Have a Lucky Envelope Group 清穿太子妃：我有一个红包群 SnowballS雪球SAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Not a historically accurate Qing dynasty transmigration story; includes original settings and will change the ending.] [Male lead is not a virgin; he has concubines. Clear-eyed, theatrical heroine + arrogant male lead. He loves her, but she doesn’t love him.] [Wish fulfillment, no angst for the heroine, novice writing style. Read with caution if that bothers you.] Shi Shuyao was framed by her reborn cousin and became the Crown Prince’s consort. As someone who had transmigrated, she knew the Cr 12kReads9.0Score918Shelves

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    It's a story about a Qing Dynasty crown prince, with a female lead who is incredibly straightforward and not a saint; she seeks revenge and has rigorous logic.

35. 35 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 248.3kReads9.1Score59.8kShelves

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    *Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master*: A book of Eastern mysticism where the compass turns fate and taboos tear at humanity. Turning the yellowed pages is like pushing open a wooden door covered with talismans, revealing a world of martial arts where sandalwood mingles with the earthy smell of the land—there are no ethereal masters here, only "gem gamblers" who gamble with human nature, using the compass as their weapon. *Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master* uses fiction as its skin and supernatural tales as its core, weaving the millennia-old secrets of feng shui into the blood-and-tears legend of three generations of a feng shui family. The protagonist, Li Chengfeng, grows up burdened by his grandmaster's curse of "hiding gold under his pillow will bring him childlessness." From the Three Corpses Blocking Wealth Formation by the corpse-driving road in western Hunan to the Shrinking Yang Curse in a wealthy Shanghai mansion, he wields his ancestral *Earth Vein Classic*, walking a tightrope between science and superstition, each geomancer's gamble a wager against the heavens. The author uses a chilling style to dissect feng shui taboos: moving the roots of an old locust tree allows a paralyzed old woman to walk; shifting the bluestone of an ancestral grave by three inches brings about a family massacre. Beneath these seemingly absurd plots lies the ancient logic of classic texts like the *Zhai Jing* and *Zang Shu*. The book also starkly exposes the paradox of feng shui practitioners—those who alter the dragon veins for wealthy merchants die violent deaths, while those who dispel evil spirits for widows are plagued by romantic entanglements. When the compass becomes a lever to pry open desires, feng shui becomes a mirror reflecting human greed and anger. This work is far from merely sensationalist; it uses the rise and fall of the "Li Chengfeng" family as a starting point to question whether feng shui is an environmental philosophy or a psychological illusion. The 72 feng shui secrets explained in the appendix are comparable to a survival manual for navigating the realm of the living and the dead. If you want to experience the blend of *Ghost Blows Out the Light* and *White Deer Plain*, and touch the hidden roots of Eastern civilization amidst suspense and mystery, this book should be like a cinnabar-stained copper coin, pressing down on your most unsettling dreams.

36. 36 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 45.4kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves

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    Both of your books feature intelligent protagonists. ① The first is a female-oriented historical romance where both the male and female leads are intelligent; the female lead successfully escapes difficulties despite being framed by various individuals, and she is clear-headed and not overly idealistic. ② The second book is a suspenseful and imaginative story, while the third is an ensemble piece. Neither is a system novel nor a harem novel. The author's writing is excellent, so go for it, everyone!

37. 37 离 Back to High School Before the Divorce: This Time, I Won't Fall for You 离婚前重回高中，这次我不心动了 Xun Can旬灿Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) [Campus rebirth + regretful pursuit + bad-boy wins her heart + living-under-one-roof romance] [Slightly rebellious good girl x laid-back, aloof bad boy] After her grandmother passes away, both the Tan and Lu families feel sorry for Xu Entang, who has no family left, and want to take her in. When she arrives in Beicheng, she sees again the boy she never forgot after meeting him once. Lu Jin is brazen and unruly. Over the years they grow up together, she watches one woman af 100.3kReads9.4Score10.6kShelves

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    It's really good, the author is amazing! What's special is that the tug-of-war between the male and female leads is so close, with subtle sweetness all around!

38. 38 镜 I Am a God in the Mirror 镜中我为神 I Just Want to Run a Stall我只想摆摊Urban168k WordsOngoing Before the math exam was over, Lin Xiao spotted a gigantic spider leg crawling across the reflection in the window. After school, a ghostly hand reaching out of an antique mirror dragged him into the bizarre and wondrous “Mirror Realm.” He was saved by Su Wan, a sharp-tongued transfer student, and forced to join the “Night Watch,” an organization that fights mythical creatures. There, he awakened a rare talent for traveling through mirrors. From then on, his daily life involved not only math pro —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He's so stupid he just started cursing at me.

39. 39 被 The Tyrant’s Beloved After He Hears Her Thoughts 被读心后成为暴君心尖宠 Dai Qiu代秋Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Devoted Love + Gossip + Transmigrate into a Book + System + Background Character’s Rise + Silly Comedy + Pure Romance, One-on-One] Yu Xiaoxiao was having a perfectly ordinary bath at home when she dozed off for a moment and transmigrated into a book. She became one of the mad tyrant’s concubines, and was killed after being summoned to his bed right from the start. System: [Ah! There’s a bug!] Yu Xiaoxiao: “Oh, then that’s fine. I’ll respect the plot.” As long as she got killed fa 224Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced and very enjoyable. The female lead's inner thoughts are hilarious. Later, the female lead returns to the modern world, and the male lead arrives as well.

40. 40 天 The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [Wuxia World + Antiques Appraisal + Tomb Raiding] I never went to school as a child. Instead, I spent ten years learning the trade from a beautiful woman. Over those ten years, she forged me a pair of “Ghost Eyes” that could identify every rare treasure in the world. She trained my hands into “Buddha’s Hands,” teaching me to break traps and set schemes with impunity. And she taught me a repertoire of “divine skills” that let me navigate the shifting world of the martial underworld with ease. Dra 100kReads9.4Score18.4kShelves

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    There's no forced stupidity; it's not a wish-fulfillment story, but the plot is tight and not padded.

41. 41 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 19.9kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
42. 42 我 I Have a Joker Card 我有一张小丑牌 Azure Company蔚蓝公司Urban2.2M WordsCompleted They say that on the day some people turn eighteen, the gods grant them a playing card with a supernatural ability. There are 52 playing cards and 52 different abilities. Those who receive a supernatural playing card are allowed to attend the best ability-user school. The campus belle: “I have the Queen of Spades. I can conjure all kinds of weapons!” The rich kid: “My dad has the Jack of Diamonds. He can get unlimited money!” Meanwhile, somewhere, a boy took his own playing card and used all 52 157.4kReads8.9Score24.5kShelves
43. 43 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 1MReads9.3Score123.9kShelves
44. 44 话 The Chatterbox Princess 话痨公主 Fei Fei飞飞Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted I am the royal family's only princess, born to wealth and privilege, with a status beyond compare, but I never stop talking. When I was eighteen and still unmarried, my imperial brother, the emperor, could no longer stand my endless chatter. Taking the approach of giving me what I lacked, he arranged for me to marry Chu Guining, the young master of a family that guarded the nation. Chu Guining was not only a little mute with a damaged voice, but also a sickly man who panted after every step. Lat 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead goes to the army base to find her brother; her stunning beauty makes the male lead fall in love at first sight! When family members visit the military camp, he sees Jiang Nianzi, a beautiful woman in a cheongsam, with red lips and black hair, who calls out sweetly to his comrade, "Brother!" Shen Cheng grabs his comrade's neck: "This is the sister you were talking about?" Jiang Nianzi, a fighting prodigy, transmigrates into a novel and arrives in an alternate 1980s, becoming a delicate and sickly beauty. As a result, her shrewish mother favors daughters over sons, her seemingly innocent older sister is a sister-obsessed siscon, her grandmother is obsessed with looks, and her younger brother is brainwashed by his mother. The older sister is everything! Pvvxo797lipjz

45. 45 抱 Sorry, I’m Crazy. Keep Your Weirdness Away 抱歉，我有疯病，诡异勿扰 Hot Pot Tripe火锅涮毛肚Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Dark Fairy Tales + Horror Game + Livestream + Hilarious + No Romance + Unconventional Ending] My name is Shi Yu, and I'm mentally ill. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had been transported into a horror game called “Little Red Riding Hood.” Black smoke was rising from Mom's head, and the cake meant for Grandma had been mixed with an unidentified kind of minced meat... The game was being livestreamed to the entire world in real time. People watched in astonishment as, while the other p 21.2kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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    I've watched most of the first parts of these. The characters are all intelligent, and the ratings are pretty good. They're good for watching to pass the time.

46. 46 宿 Dorm Survival: I Was Pulled into the Management Chat 宿舍求生，我被拉进了管理群 Rolling Eggs翻滚的蛋蛋Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no saintly heroine + System + survival + satisfying read] When Chen Bei woke up, he found himself in a dormitory survival game, bound to a dorm room. During the day, players had to venture out to gather supplies, grow stronger, and fortify their dorms. When night fell, all kinds of eerie and dangerous creatures appeared. The only way to survive was to hide inside the dorm. People and their dorms lived or died together! Unlike the others, Chen Bei had gained access to the game's 107.1kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves
47. 47 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Is It Normal to Let You See Ghosts from the Start? 直播算命：开局让你见鬼很正常吧 Yuan Lege Yuan元了个圆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling livestream + No CP + Strong heroine + Judgment] Jiang Tang, a mighty expert from the mystic arts sect, transmigrates to the modern world and becomes an online sensation through her fortune-telling livestreams! She doesn’t tell fortunes. She reveals truths that send chills down your spine. “Master, is the person sitting across from me on the subway a corpse?” Jiang Tang: “They escaped from a funeral home. Their makeup is pretty good.” A drug lord calls in asking for help findin 17.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
48. 48 公 Highway Survival: I Gain the Upper Hand by Chatting in Group Chats 公路求生：我水群获得先机 Smiling Star微笑星Sports1.2M WordsCompleted Meng Qingyin’s phone got a virus. But aside from being added to a mysterious chat group, her phone worked just fine. The group had an odd name, too: Road Survival Management Group. [Residents can enter the game with whatever they have on hand.] Meng Qingyin immediately put together a wilderness survival kit! [Why won’t these residents take a good look at their surroundings?] Meng Qingyin surveyed the area and spotted a beginner’s gift box hidden in the bushes! [This is driving me crazy. Have the 43.9kReads8.7Score7.1kShelves
49. 49 小 Little Zombie, I’ve Been Kept by a Crazy Villain! 小尸尸我啊！被疯批反派圈养了 Writing Sauce码字酱Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Zombie heroine + villain male lead + spoiled antics + goofy comedy + supernatural powers + System + powerful characters + sweet romance] The male lead is a villain, not a good person, and has no sense of morality. Don’t read if that bothers you. The heroine is a zombie, a goofball and a total clown. # Sweet Wine, now a zombie, stares at the street full of the walking dead with a look of utter despair. She’s arrived in this post-apocalyptic world with just one mission: bite the villain and turn 17.1kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
50. 50 末 Apocalypse Survival: I Can See Hidden Hints 末世求生：我能看到隐藏提示 I Can Take on Ten我能打十个Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.4M WordsCompleted When Zhang Chen woke up, he discovered that billions of people had been transported to a post-apocalyptic world! Surviving became everyone’s shared goal! But Zhang Chen could see hidden information: [Congratulations! This room has no zombies, and it also contains a Level 1 supply crate!] [This mutated fruit looks sweet and delicious, but one bite will kill you!] [The meat of a mutated rat can stave off hunger, and temporarily increase your strength!] While everyone else cautiously explored this 31kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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