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1. 51 我 I Think My Ex Still Has Plenty of Charm 我看前任他也是风韵犹存 Jiang Yuqiao江遇乔Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted Also known as: My Ex Still Has It [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Romance + Competitive Couple + Crush Fiction + Both Chaste] [Bright, Melancholy Office Worker × Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted Client] The trope where the ex you dumped becomes your client was something Tong Yao had only seen on Little Red Book. She casually commented, “Clickbait. Reported.” But the very next second, someone suddenly pushed open the door to her conference room, and the refined, aloof man strode right into 2.6kReads9.1Score385Shelves
2. 52 黑 The Crown of the Dark Moon 黑月光冠冕 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [The first print volume is now available] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] + [A Forbidden Love Falls from Its Pedestal] + [Characters Awaken] + [A Chaotic Love Rival Showdown] “You are a cannon-fodder character in this world. Your character tags are: beautiful, vicious, and stupid. When you were eight, you were adopted by the Shen family, the most powerful family in Whale Harbor. The head of the family treasured you like a gem, but you joined forces with your villainous mother to scheme agai 310.8kReads9.5Score42.4kShelves

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   Both the male and female leads are incredibly intelligent!

3. 53 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Sons' Golden Fingers Merged with Mine 穿书后我和儿子们的金手指合并了 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 35kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
4. 54 顾 Mr. Gu, You Can’t Escape! 顾先生，你插翅难逃！ Yi Yi Dingning一一丁宁Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted A lonely traveler and the solitary owner of a bed-and-breakfast: will their encounter lead to a passionate fling, or to a deadly scheme to rob and kill him? Zhao Xiaohong: “It took so long to get a guest. I have to make sure he leaves behind not just his money, but himself too!” Gu Shenyan: “I just wanted a place to stay. Why am I being framed, attacked, and accused of murder? What kind of VIP service is this? And now you want to force me to marry you! Am I a sheep? Are you going to fleece me an 53Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 朕 I’m Busy Unifying the Realm, I Don’t Have Time to Be a Doormat 朕忙着一统，没心思做舔狗 Painting Lingyan画凌烟Historical1.4M WordsCompleted The good news: I transmigrated into the body of an emperor, so I can live in extravagant luxury! The bad news: This emperor is a hopeless simp, and he’s already taken it to an art form! Worse still, he’s about to become the ruler of a fallen dynasty and be captured and locked in a dog cage up north! This is a story about saving himself. 6.6kReads8.2Score472Shelves

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6. 56 和 My Brother and I Transmigrated Together, Lived Off Women, Took the Money, and Ran, Driving the Heroine Mad 和兄弟双穿吃软饭卷钱跑女主疯了 Jingjing Plays Jingjing京京戏京京Urban177k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 11Reads5.5Score—Shelves
7. 57 高 High Martial: A Matchup? I Can Beat Even the Empress! 高武：对比？女帝我也包赢的！ Rolling in the Dirt, Eating Tomatoes扑土吃番茄Urban4.3M WordsCompleted 76.7kReads8.9Score7.6kShelves
8. 58 只 I Only Make Money, Never Romance: I'm the Best Professional Simp! 只赚钱不谈情，职业舔狗我最行！ A Long Sigh长叹一声Urban3.9M WordsOngoing (Succubus + winning back the husband + lighthearted comedy + everyday campus life + no System + not reborn + sweet and angsty) A gambling-addicted dad, an alcoholic mom, a sick little sister, and a broken-hearted him. To make money, Lu Xing chose to provide emotional support instead of doing either brainwork or manual labor. Everyone knows Lu Xing is the humble pursuer of the aloof campus beauty Wei Qingyu. He loves her to his very core and takes care of her in every possible way! Wei Q 262.2kReads9.5Score19.2kShelves
9. 59 坏 Oh No! I've Become the Male Lead in a Regret Novel 坏了！我成后悔文男主了 Ninth Red第九红色Urban2.9M WordsCompleted (A ridiculously satisfying story, with a payoff in three chapters. If you're not satisfied, come fight me!) (New book out! Title: I'm a Green Tea! Am I the Chosen One?! Protagonist: Fang Chang! Hope you'll show it lots of support!) (Decisive, wildly satisfying, funny, with lots of Dragon Kings and villains! The male lead arrives in his own body, and it's always been him. This gets explained later; it's foreshadowing. No toxic plot points. The author is well-behaved and obedient!) In a simp st 67.9kReads8.6Score7.5kShelves
10. 60 赠 Ten-Thousandfold Gift Returns: I'm the Number One Simp in the Immortal Realm! 赠礼万倍返还：我，仙界第一舔！ Eunuch Yuchen雨晨公公Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing “Gave away a Qi-Gathering Pill, received a ten-thousandfold return: rewarded with a Nine-Turn Golden Pill!” “Gave away a Fireball Spell, received a ten-thousandfold return: rewarded with a World-Destroying Buddha Lotus!” “Gave away a low-grade magical artifact, received a ten-thousandfold return: rewarded with an Axe of Creation!” After Ye Chen obtained the System, giving gifts to female cultivators was all it took to earn rewards. All Ye Chen wanted to say was, I never meant to be a simp. But t 161.1kReads8.6Score15.7kShelves
11. 61 将 General's Quick Transmigration: My Specialty Is Dimensional Suppression 将军快穿：主打一个降维打击 Refusing the Jade Nectar不予琼浆Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Male-Oriented Quick Transmigration + No Female Lead) As a transmigrator, Zhao Lanfeng arrives in an era torn by war. After he and the invaders perish together, his soul binds to a System. The System promises that once he earns enough points, it will take the Host, along with his golden finger, back to that era. Remembering everything from his previous life, Zhao Lanfeng resolutely embarks on a quick transmigration journey. In female-oriented novels, the male leads who fawn over the heroine are 1.9kReads6.8Score140Shelves
12. 62 舔 Reborn Simp: I Got the Sigma System 舔狗重生，获得西格玛系统 Jiangcheng Tiger-Skin Peppers江城虎皮青椒Urban514k WordsCompleted Chen Xing, a hopeless simp, unexpectedly drops dead from overwork. Then he wakes up reborn ten years earlier, back in his freshman year of college. After being reborn, he also gets the “Sigma System.” The System won’t let Chen Xing spend money on women. He only receives rewards when women spend money on him. So how does Chen Xing use this “shoddy” System to make a fortune and navigate his way among a crowd of beautiful women? 654Reads8.2Score106Shelves
13. 63 我 I Worked My Butt Off as a Simp, Only to Become a Scumbag 我兢兢业业当舔狗，却舔成了渣男 Narcissism Addict自恋中毒Urban496k WordsCompleted Zhang Che was against becoming a simp at first. Unfortunately, the System offered him too much. Believing that you should love whatever job you do, Zhang Che devoted himself wholeheartedly to simping. In the end, he was called a scumbag. 4.2kReads8.1Score246Shelves
14. 64 不 Wait, How Did My AI Girlfriend Cultivate into a Sword Immortal? 不是，我电子女友咋修成剑仙了 Universe's Invincible Tyrannosaurus Roast Goose宇宙无敌暴龙烧鹅Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication, read with confidence] [One heroine] [Fresh premise] [Virtual girlfriend raising + pay-to-power-up] My name is Chen Huai'an. I have cancer, and I'm about to die. Lately, I've gotten hooked on a game where you raise a virtual girlfriend. I spend money to buy her cultivation techniques and magical treasures. Even though my wallet is empty, I couldn't be happier. I always thought it was just a game, until one day my virtual girlfriend gave me a pill. The next second, the pil 183.9kReads9.3Score253.7kShelves
15. 65 你 You Really Think I'm a Simp? 你真当我是舔狗？ Teacher Qinghe清河老师Urban1.0M WordsCompleted There's a job where you work eight hours a day and earn three million a month. Perfect attendance for one month doubles your salary, and a full year of perfect attendance doubles it again. There are no benefits or insurance, but meet your performance targets and you'll be rewarded with either a luxury car or a mansion. You also get occasional lessons in all kinds of practical life skills, with everything taught from start to finish. The catch is, the job is to be a simp! Would you take a job lik 24.7kReads7.9Score3.2kShelves
16. 66 舔 After the Simp Stops Simping, All the Heroines Break Down in Tears! 舔狗不舔之后，女主们都哭疯了！ Brown Sugar, Tomato, and Black Sesame Paste白糖番茄芝麻糊Urban502k WordsCompleted [System + get revenge on the spot + carefree max-level male lead + mission expert] Xiao Mo transmigrates to a world with a jumbled timeline and gets bound to a simp System. By day, he becomes a female CEO's stand-in, playing the role of her first love. By night, he dresses up as a punk girl and plays the part of a clownish simp. In his spare time, he puts on a suit and becomes a villainous playboy at the side of a holy maiden from the Mystic Sect. But the heroines have no idea that Xiao Mo is no 2.4kReads6.1Score153Shelves
17. 67 反 Villain: Why Fawn Over the Heroine? Aren’t Villainesses Better? 反派：舔女主干嘛？女反派不香吗 Millionaire z百万富翁zUrban2.4M WordsOngoing Chen Luo, an overworked wage slave, unexpectedly finds himself in the body of a villainous young master from an urban novel. But according to the character's backstory, this villainous young master is the heroine's simp? Chen Luo is instantly speechless. Seriously, he's a villainous young master, so why should he simp for the heroine? And so... Xia Qingyue: “Chen Luo, I'm not ready to date yet. Let's talk after I graduate from university. Can we stay friends for now?” Chen Luo: “No. I think we s 6.3kReads7.4Score795Shelves
18. 68 爱 Love You, Mom. See You at Xuanwu Gate 爱你老妈，玄武门见 Autumn Dyed in Ink墨色染秋Historical456k WordsOngoing [Conquest + Farming + Great Tang 30k + Ensemble Cast] Originally titled Love You, Mom. See You at Xuanwu Gate. Li Wei transmigrates into a Great Tang ruled by women, becoming Li Shimin's legitimate grandson, only to be sent by the Empress to the grasslands as a prince consort in a political marriage. General Wu sells out the country for personal gain, while pillars of the court and great aristocratic clans are blissfully enthralled by the female-oriented world's sinister magic. They proclaim, “I 1.4kReads9.2Score102Shelves
19. 69 都 Now That You've Been Reborn, It's Your Turn to Be the Simp, Right? 都重生了，该你当舔狗了吧？ Left Hand Writes Love左手写爱Urban802k WordsCompleted [Multiple female leads] [Fast-paced] [Grounded in reality] [No brainless decisions] Chen Yan is reborn in 2012, retaining all his memories and gaining a System! There’s no way he won’t get rich. Even Jesus couldn’t stop him!!! He starts a business as soon as he’s reborn, and as the money rolls in, one romantic encounter after another comes his way. His fake-sweet ex: “Chen Yan, I’ve always loved you. I swear I’d do anything for you! Anything!!” The stunning Celestial Dragon school beauty: “Chen 18.7kReads7.5Score1.7kShelves
20. 70 不 After I Stopped Simping, the Campus Beauty Cried and Asked Why! 不当舔狗后，校花哭问为什么！ Pu Tong朴通Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Grounded Logic + Reborn Sycophant + Campus Belle + Cheat-Powered Life + Feel-Good Fiction] Lin Xuan, a hopeless simp, is reborn back in his senior year of high school. Facing the campus belle he has loved for ten years, he decisively chooses to walk away this time. In his previous life, she was the reason he endured endless humiliation. He spent three years growing flowers for her, only for her to call them filthy! He brought her breakfast for three years, and she turned around and th 3.6kReads8.8Score285Shelves
21. 71 什 What Do You Mean, a Simp? I'm a True-Love Warrior! 什么舔狗？那是纯爱战士！ Tough Guy Tao猛男桃Urban582k WordsCompleted [Ultimate true-love devotee + Daily life + Overwhelming sweetness + One heroine] Also known as: Who says this start is a disaster? It's fantastic! Other people transmigrate: The God of War returns / The Dragon King son-in-law / A crooked grin and ten million deposited in their account. Jiang Yifeng transmigrates: Warning from the Civil Affairs Bureau! Your wife is filing for divorce! Looking at the divorce agreement shoved at him by a beautiful woman in a wheelchair, Jiang Yifeng refused, citing 14.7kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
22. 72 别 Stop Chasing Him, I'm Just a Professional Simp 别追夫了，舔狗只是我的职业 He Du鹤都Urban240k WordsOngoing [Ex-Chasing-Gone-Wrong + Incubus Male Lead + Urban Life + Everyday Campus Life + No System + No Rebirth] Jiang Li worked his way through college, juggling part-time jobs to support himself. While working, he accepted transactional requests from several goddesses and fulfilled his obligations right up until each arrangement ended. At last, he returned to his quiet, ordinary life, only to find that something about it seemed terribly wrong. The gentle senior who once wove her love out of lies; the 4Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 教 I Taught the Heroine to Be Shameless, but Not to Have No Shame at All 教女主厚脸皮，可没教她不要脸啊 Vulture Riding a Chick秃鹫骑小鸡Urban1.0M WordsCompleted The result of staying up all night reading novels is that one night you pull an all-nighter, close your eyes, open them again, and discover you’ve transmigrated into the body of a villainous male supporting character. Readers of urban wish-fulfillment novels know that the villainous supporting character has to keep courting death for the plot between the male and female leads to move forward. As the villainous supporting character, Long Aotian has to bully the female lead, harass the second fema 23kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
24. 74 败 Loser Heroine, Please Get a Grip. I Just Want to Be Your Guy Best Friend 败犬女主请自重，我只想当男闺蜜 Give Me a Piece of What You're Eating吃的给我掰点Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Meme Humor] + [Here for the Fun] + [Snark] + [Chasing Her Husband to the Crematorium] + [School Life] + [Healing] + [Love Triangle Chaos] + [Lighthearted Comedy] + [No Consolation for the Losing Heroines] My name is Su Zhe, and I'm surrounded by losing heroines. I think snarking on them is more fun than trying to save them. A timid, socially anxious heiress, an insecure and sensitive class monitor with a surprising side, and an abstract girl who seems optimistic: each has something they just ca 60.8kReads9.2Score6.4kShelves

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