Looking for a Modern Novel with an Ensemble Cast, No Over-the-Top Drama, and a Warm, Healing Feel Throughout 想要群像，不狗血，全程温馨治愈的现代文

1. 1 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 237.6kReads9.5Score34.2kShelves

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   It's very good-looking, with vivid characters, a group of hot-blooded teenagers, but the final ending is quite cruel. The group portraits are all very dead at the end. It made me shed tears watching it. The plot is very reasonable and everyone has their own path to take. Generally speaking, it is highly recommended [Bird Food Masterpiece][Bird Food Masterpiece]

2. 2 拯 Saving My Hopelessly Romantic Brother: I Tutor Him for the Top Universities 拯救恋爱脑亲哥，我辅导他考清北 Come Ship the Couple来磕糖吖Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Su Zijin is fifteen years younger than her brother, Su Gu. Su Gu has been the perfect child since he was little: handsome, academically gifted, and possessed of sound values. Everyone says he’s bound for one of China’s top universities, but no one could have predicted that he’d fall for Xie Sisi, a master manipulator. The golden boy falls from grace. The title of “academic genius” gradually gives way to “delinquent,” and their parents smile less and less. Su Zijin wants to change things, but she 8.1kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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   Both books are very warm, and the family lines are very touching~(˶╹ꇴ╹˶)~

3. 3 亲 Reborn as a Mom: I Lead My Underdog Kids to Victory 亲妈重生：我带炮灰儿女逆风翻盘 Spoil Xi宠西Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted The physical edition goes on sale at 7 p.m. on June 5. [Reborn + face-slapping + comedy + raising kids + slice of life] After Shu Shu died, she discovered she was the novel's departed first love, the male lead's white moonlight who had run away while pregnant. Her children were foils to the heroine's children. Her son grew up on the streets as a young punk. He competed with the heroine's top-student son for the girl he liked, became a laughingstock, and ultimately went astray and ended up in pri 50kReads9.3Score6.5kShelves
4. 4 怕 I'm Afraid of Snakes, Yet One Has Wrapped Itself Around Me 怕蛇的我被蛇缠上了 It's Ashuishui是阿水水Two Male Leads254k WordsOngoing [Human-snake romance | Two powerful leads, both devoted | Alternate fantasy setting | Supernatural ensemble] [An elegant, aloof, long-haired snake demon seme × a snake-phobic uke who loves to cling to his seme] Yan Qing was bitten by a snake once and feared ropes for ten years. One day, a car accident shattered his peaceful life. He became a spirit cultivator and was dragged into the bizarre world of spirit cultivation. At a life-or-death moment, his childhood friend Su Yan, who had been absent 60Reads—Score—Shelves

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   There are many outstanding characters in the group portraits, including the royal sister, the twins, the alien boy and so on. It is a male pornographic film with a large world view, many characters, supernatural elements involved, and many hard-core settings and fighting descriptions. It requires a little patience to read it. The noble, cool, long-haired beauty, the snake demon Gong VS the coquettish and coquettish one who is afraid of snakes.

5. 5 慢 Slow Transmigration: My Years Spent Just Getting By in This World 慢穿之我在世间凑数的那些年 Two Liang of Soft Armor二两柔甲Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Chang Nian transmigrated! She transmigrated into the role of an extra standing beside the protagonist, commonly known as a background character! Not even a nameless passerby! Much less a cannon-fodder character or supporting role with lines and screen time! And her one and only goal is to “stay alive!” Compared to the protagonist, she's ordinary and unremarkable, the sort of filler character with no dazzling moments to make anyone sit up and take notice! But who says only protagonists get their 9kReads9.1Score696Shelves

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   This is not bloody, the ups and downs may be a bit bland

6. 6 全 The Whole Class Can Hear My Inner Thoughts 全班都能听到我心声 Blue Meadow蓝甸子Modern Romance590k WordsCompleted [Female Lead Has No Romance, with a Male-Male Couple] As soon as Jiang Yan transferred to a private elite academy, a bootlicker of the fake heiress tried to bully her. Jiang Yan hit him with an instant knockout. [Tsk, tsk. That bootlicker may look respectable, but his tastes are seriously twisted. He actually likes...] Everyone in Class 12 of Year Two looked at him with complicated expressions. “I never thought you were that kind of person! What did cola ever do to you?” His face turned bright r 24.4kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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   🌟System + Fate Change + Funny Article 🔮 "Typical Name Representation Content Book" is that the whole class saves itself based on the voice of the heroine 💚The heroine has no cp, the whole class will grow up based on the voice of the heroine ❗️If there are male cps, please avoid lightning by yourself

7. 7 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 297.1kReads9.6Score31.2kShelves
8. 8 贫 Just a Poor Rogue Cultivator. Why Are You Kneeling, Fellow Daoist? 贫穷散修一枚，道友何故下跪？ Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance, ensemble cast] [A goofy trio of wandering cultivators] [Female-led cultivation progression, few scenes involving children, skip if that bothers you] Song Li transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the evil female supporting character. After bullying the heroine, she is thrown by her own brother into the Abandoned Infant Pagoda, where she dies at the hands of countless vengeful infant spirits. Waking inside the pagoda, she looks at the crying spirits and says, “I can be your mother 35.4kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves
9. 9 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 239.2kReads9.7Score27.2kShelves
10. 10 小 My Junior Sister Says Even a Madman Is a God 小师妹说神经也是神 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhu transmigrates into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, as a disposable female side character. The junior apprentice sister is gifted and loved by all, while the side character has cultivated for years and is still useless. In the end, she's pushed out to take a blade for the junior sister and dies miserably in the street. She opens her eyes to the sight of a whole sect full of hopeless sycophants, and Jiang Zhu wants to die. The heroine's suitors are everywhere. How about I bec 39.7kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
11. 11 震 Shocking! My Junior Sister's Teammates Are All Picked Up Along the Way 震惊，小师妹的队友全靠捡 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Four-Person Team] [Xianxia-Inspired] [Ensemble Cast] [Sect Life] [Light Humor] [Redemption] [Unity] [No CP, No Romance Allowed in This Cultivation Story!] A somewhat unorthodox account of orthodox Daoist cultivators on their path to immortality. In the early part, they cultivate merit in the mortal world through several short stories. Later, they enter a secret realm for a chaotic free-for-all, with multiple sects joining in. The four youngsters save one another and grow together. There is too 10kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
12. 12 师 Senior Sister, Drop the Act. You're the Tight-Lipped One in the Whole Sect 师姐别装了，整个宗门数你嘴严 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance717k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + ensemble cast + stronger woman/ weaker man + 1v1 + sweet romance] [Max-level reborn Nether Ancestor Soul Master × arrogant, cheeky young master of the Fox Clan] Everyone knows that the eldest direct disciple accepted by the master of Dragon Transformation Peak in the Lingxiao Sect is a peerless genius of this age, with terrifying talent. She is also respectful toward her master and devoted to her fellow disciples. Every disciple in the Lingxiao Sect admires her wholeheartedly and 40.8kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves
13. 13 农 Eldest Daughter of a Farming Family: Fleeing Famine and Growing a Prosperous Life 农家长姐：逃荒种田过红火小日子 Yan Shu棪树Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A birthday cake turns Sun Lele from modern times into Zhou Taohua of the Great Yu Kingdom. To make sure her foolish older brother and three younger brothers have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, she works hard at farming! But something seems off about this village. Aren’t they all being a little too nice to her? She has no parents, no golden finger, and no influential background. But she can have a fiancé: you teach, and I’ll farm. See how Zhou Taohua grows vegetables and grain and raises 10kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    The plot is reasonable and the characters are well-rounded, making people want to read on.

14. 14 穿 Reborn as a Farmer's Little Lucky Charm, I Cheat My Way Through the Famine Escape 穿成农家小福宝，逃荒路上开挂了 The Blooming Season Is Late花期迟迟Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted The Li family has a whole brood of boys, and at last they’ve had a little girl! Too bad it happened while they were fleeing famine… Granny Li: What are we going to do? Our precious little darling has no milk! Jiayin blows a spit bubble and waves her tiny hands: Don’t worry, I have a space and food of my own! And so… Fourth son Li: Ma, I found a nanny goat by the road! Fourth son Li’s wife: Ma, this rabbit ran right into a tree by itself! Third son Li: Ma, I went to fetch water, and a huge fish j 29.6kReads9.4Score3.5kShelves
15. 15 豆 The Tofu Seller's Daily Life as Head of the Household 豆腐娘子的掌家日常 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Everyday Street Life]+ [Family Matters]+ [Daily Life]+ [Farming and Business] P.S. No golden finger. The female lead was transmigrated into a body before birth. Content warning: The leads are not each other's firsts. If that bothers you, don't read! A tall, strapping prison clerk and a fair-skinned, beautiful tofu seller with a fiery temper. One is domineering and uninhibited, while the other seems delicate but is actually covered in thorns. See how this ordinary family fights hard to carve out 11.8kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
16. 16 七 The Good Life in the 1970s 七零年代好生活 Sugar Pouch糖兜Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s, Tang Qiao has been dealt a terrible hand and saddled with a crown of infamy! No matter. She has a cheat! With a good-luck System, as long as she earns enough favor, becoming a cadre, getting into college, and making a fortune are all within reach! Step one: improve her reputation by helping others. Step two: play the villain and change the prevailing attitudes. System: Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve earned favor points… 1.7kReads8.3Score119Shelves
17. 17 乞 A Beggar Fleeing Famine: Just Stay Alive 乞丐逃荒，不死就行 Fish Who Talks Too Much鱼多嘴Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A little beggar on the streets of Sanxi Town, known by the nickname Bamboo Viper. For the first ten years or so, he barely managed to scrape by. When floods struck the Two Huai regions, he somehow survived and, for reasons he couldn't explain, fled the disaster with a string of little ones in tow. He took in children, learned to fish, and cleared land to farm. A beggar makes mistakes, is fiercely protective of his own, and tries his best to become a good older brother. The siblings go from havin 5.7kReads9.3Score717Shelves
18. 18 穿 Transmigrated to the Beast World: Farming Life 穿越之兽世种田记 Liu Xiangxiang柳湘湘Ancient Romance4.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to an ancient continent, she accidentally “marries” a beastman. She'd heard he was cold and uninterested in desire, but he keeps pushing his luck! Ye Nuan is furious. “Little tail, come with Mommy. We'll escape poverty, get rich, and build a perfect world here on this ancient continent.” Little Tail: ... Someone: “You dare!” 3.3kReads8.9Score299Shelves
19. 19 兽 Tales of Farming in the Beast World: The Mainland Arc 兽世种田记之大陆篇 Liu Xiangxiang柳湘湘Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Tengshe Tribe suddenly appears in the mortal world, and forces across the land begin to stir. One conspiracy after another comes to light, throwing the continent, only recently returned to peace, into turmoil. With her cleverness and intelligence, Ye Nuan leads the Snake Tribe to rise in strength from the Kantas Forest. Family, friendship, and love intertwine with schemes, revealing the unique character of the Beast World continent. 794Reads9.3Score102Shelves
20. 20 师 My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬，那我只能开挂了 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 135.3kReads9.4Score12.4kShelves
21. 21 重 Reborn: I Become a Sensation on a Boy Band Survival Show 重生后我在男团选秀综艺爆火了 Seven-Character Coin七言钱Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted [Reborn / Top-tier star / Sweet romance / Two strong leads] Genius music producer Song Nanxing is reborn in the body of a newcomer covered in scandals before he has even debuted. The original owner entered a boy-band competition as a male contestant. Dead last in ability and ostracized by everyone, he became the target of ridicule across the internet! Then Song Nanxing arrived. The nobody who used to sing terribly and seemed good for nothing opened his mouth again, and his singing was breathtaki 18.8kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves

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    Group portrait, warm and healing

22. 22 A A-Rated! The Gorgeous Boy Band Is Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm A爆！神颜男团杀疯内娱 New Book, Boldly Charging into FanFan新书勇闯番番Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Male lead's perspective + no romance + entertainment-industry System + ensemble boy group] Jiang Beisheng, a top-level wanted criminal in an apocalyptic world, was hunted by the eight major Alliance bases. After narrowly escaping death several times, he was finally captured and had both legs crushed. Using an unknown method, he broke out of prison, fell into the sea, and disappeared. Jiang Beisheng thought he wouldn't survive this time, but woke up in another parallel world. System: Please join 14.1kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
23. 23 转 I Switched Careers to Become a Singer, and I Revived the Traditional Chinese Music Scene 转行当歌手后，古风圈因我复兴 The Old Book Gets Another Chance旧书重来一次Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted Yun Shen went from movie star to military strategist, then ended up as a musical performer on a tiny website. But who could have guessed that this little-known singer, who had just debuted with only one person quietly supporting him, would eventually become a world-renowned musical maestro, cheered on by an army of hundreds of millions of fans? In a nutshell: In an era when the traditional Chinese music market has disappeared, electronic music is rampant, and the cultural market is shrinking, Yu 684Reads8.7Score—Shelves
24. 24 诸 The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 535.7kReads9.7Score73.6kShelves

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    This one, the author's writing is very good, the plot is compact, and it's definitely worth the money!!

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