Please Recommend Realistic Stories, No Brain-Dead Plots or Wish Fulfillment 求书，贴近现实不无脑不爽文

1. 1 开 A Chance Encounter with Love from the Start 开局遇见临时爱情 Fragrant Day芳日Urban417k WordsOngoing A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 283Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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   Give it a try, it might suit your taste!

2. 2 昨 Yesterday Flowed into the City 昨日流入城 Thorny Bougainvillea有刺三角梅Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Officialdom] + [Workplace] + [Business World] + [Family] A scholar, two business magnates, three boxing champions, four great families, the Gao family's five tigers, the Twelve Beauties of Jiangling, and 108 concubines... A man who had lost all hope and decided to lie flat is thrust into officialdom overnight, only to become the talk of the whole city as he indulges in wine, women, wealth, and power... Where does his path ultimately lead? Will there be an ending? 293Reads9.2Score366Shelves
3. 3 羽 Wisteria in a Feathered Dawn Dream 羽晓梦藤萝 Clear and Bright Swordsman清扬剑客Urban2.9M WordsOngoing In the autumn of 1993, I, Chen Moyu, a shy and introverted boy, entered Class 3 of Grade 7 at Jianghe Oilfield No. 4 Middle School. There, the clever and vivacious Murong Xiaoxiao, Zhang Xiaohui, the perennial runner-up, the composed Wang Ruoxi, as well as Ouyang Junhua from Class 4, the graceful Qin Mengyao, and the top student in our grade, Jiang Yufeng, all became part of the tapestry of my youth. In Grade 8, feelings began to stir. Xiaoxiao and I grew closer, Ouyang and Qin Mengyao fell in 22Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 重 Back to 1998: A Second Life Begins 重回1998，开启二世人生 Sweet Potato Skin Candy苕皮糖Two Male Leads321k WordsCompleted “Qiangzi! Dinner’s ready. Get up and eat!” “Mom? But Mom died two years ago. How can that be Mom?” Old Qiang wondered to himself. Senior year of high school marks the end of the all-day student life. From then on, once you’re in college, you won’t have to open your eyes thinking about studying anymore. “What’s wrong? Do you think I’m forcing you?” “No… I…” The girl looked upset. “Forget it. Let’s leave it at that.” Gao Xiaowei suddenly realized he might have misunderstood something. Maybe she w 6Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 致 Her Secret Thoughts: A Young Man’s Hidden Diary in a Small Village 致她的心事：小村青年的隐秘日记 Black Sun Romance黑日浪漫Urban88k WordsOngoing No formulaic plot | Not a wish-fulfillment novel | Realistic fiction | Zhou Zhiqiang grows up amid poverty and chaos in her birth family, with her father instilling in her the survival rule that “you have to please people to survive.” She gets into college and lands a job at a bank. A well-off man, Ke Qingyan, pursues her, but as the truth about her family comes out, she gradually loses her self-respect and her relationship. Later, burdened with debt, she returns to her hometown and, under he 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead's psychological journey is so realistic.

6. 6 开 From the Start, I Had Financial Freedom, But I Just Wanted an Ordinary Life 开局财富自由，我只想当个普通人 Someone Who Loves Sweet and Sour Duck Necks爱吃糖醋鸭架子的人Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Ordinary people are always dreaming of financial freedom, beautiful women, luxury cars, yachts... But compared with material things, Chu Fang wants something more: a sincere love to accompany him through the rest of his life, as he peacefully admires the mountains. [Everyday life, one heroine] ... ... 39.6kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves

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   These books don't have the typical childhood-growing theme, but they're all lighthearted reads. ① Although it's a story about a rich guy, it's not mindless or pretentious; it's just a simple story about the male lead pursuing the female lead and his interactions with friends. It's a single-female lead story and very sweet. ②③ A story about a human reincarnated as an animal, without any fantasy elements, just a slice-of-life lighthearted read. ④ This one is set in the entertainment industry, but it's quite marginalized, so it could also be considered a romance novel—a sweet love story. 🤔

7. 7 重 Reborn as a Dog: A Sacred Duty to Protect the Farms 重生成狗之护农重托 Cold Front Moving South寒潮南下Urban625k WordsCompleted [Modern Hunting] [Life with Pets] [Hunting Dogs] “Being human is exhausting. In my next life, I’d rather be a dog than a person.” Xu Wei’s dying complaint becomes a prophecy, and he is reborn as a dog. After escaping from a dog dealer, he survives in the wild and masters the art of hunting. Health problems eventually force him back into human society, where he joins a rural protection hunting team. Together with Brother Yu, Old Wu, and a pack of lovable, courageous dogs, he protects farmers’ cro 2.6kReads9.1Score219Shelves
8. 8 我 I’m Not Zhu Bajie 我不是猪八戒 Wu Guangde吴广德Urban555k WordsCompleted (No spiritual energy revival, no superpowered battles, just everyday urban life.) Chen Xing, a college student who’s been single his whole life, is hit and sent flying by a car driven by someone under the influence. When he regains consciousness, he has been reborn as a pig. Unfortunately, he’s born on a pig farm in one of China’s most famous provinces for food lovers. Even worse, Qingming Festival is just around the corner. Will his miserable life as a pig end before it’s even begun?! 61Reads7.2Score—Shelves
9. 9 人 On Keep Running, From the Start I Made Bai Mengyan Cry 人在跑男，开局抓哭白梦研 I Want to Go See the Sea想要去看海Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead + Bai Mengyan + Everyday Romance + Variety Show] When Xiang Long opened his eyes, he discovered he had transmigrated to a parallel world and become the bell-ringer on Keep Running. Best of all, he’d activated the Popularity Lottery System. The more famous he became, the more chances he’d have to win all kinds of skills and entertainment content from Earth. So, to boost his popularity, he caught Bai Lu three times from the start, making her so angry she burst into tears. The clip 10.2kReads8.8Score985Shelves
10. 10 重 Restarting in 2007: From Top Student to Academic Authority 重启2007，从学霸到学阀 Chasing Dreams Toward the Sun朝着阳光追梦Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Have you ever won a scholarship? Have you ever been in an honors class? Have you ever ranked first in your entire school? How many certificates have you earned? How many competitions have you entered? Have you ever made the person you like see you in a new light? Why did you go quiet? But you’re still staring at your phone! Back in 2007, Lu Shixian starts making plans, working hard, changing his style, and moving forward. Lu Shixian: Sorry, but this time, I’m going to win. 19.7kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    The first is a relatively realistic biology-focused academic novel, unlike other academic novels where the protagonist starts with a system and cheat codes. The only cheat code in this novel is rebirth. The second is about changing one's fate through the imperial examinations. It's a time-travel, rebirth story set in a fictional Liang Dynasty after the Ming Dynasty. There's not much copying of poems, making it one of the few male-oriented imperial examination novels where the protagonist's poetry is poor—quite rare. The story involves a farmer's son and a scholar's son swapping places, and what's refreshing is that there's no plot where the real scholar's son suppresses the fake one after learning the truth. I like the protagonist's teacher, Master Yang, who sacrificed so much for the protagonist's path to the imperial examinations—being tortured by countless students to the point of baldness. The early character development of the protagonist's family is quite successful; some relatives are written like real people.

11. 11 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.2kReads9.6Score9.2kShelves

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    If you're looking for a realistic, not mindless or overly satisfying read, check this one out! I've been following it for days; it's a high-quality book whose title doesn't do it justice.

12. 12 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 214.1kReads9.3Score21.3kShelves
13. 13 当 When Nexus Appears in the Real World 当奈克瑟斯出现在现实 Sulfuric Acid Mooncake硫酸月饼Anime Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted [Real World] + [Gut-Wrenching Tragedy] + [Nexus] + [Dark Tone] + [A Solitary Walk into the Abyss] + [Ultraman Fanfiction] + [Vast Multiverse] + [No Female Lead] + [Tearjerker] What would happen if Ultraman really appeared in the real world... Eighteen-year-old Yue Ji wakes from a dream. A painful childhood and broken family have left him with a life more brutal than most. An upheaval in an unknown time and space has affected the higher-dimensional real world. In this reality, where Ultraman show 4.4kReads8.7Score415Shelves

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    Very realistic, not mindless, and well-written.

14. 14 宦 Tides of the Political Sea 宦海浮沉 Liang Zhoumu梁州牧Urban4.7M WordsCompleted No cheating spouse At the end of the day, every rule follows one fundamental principle: the strongest force gets to decide. This is the “meta-rule,” the rule that determines all other rules. The martial world isn’t all about fighting and killing; it’s about human relationships and social conventions. The same goes even more so for politics. Chen Bo is drawn into an unwinnable game of chess because of a debt he has no choice but to repay. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison, but 249kReads9.5Score27.2kShelves

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    Highly recommend it, it's really worth watching, otherwise you'll regret it! 🍉🍉

15. 15 相 On Our Blind Date, the Heir to a Wealthy Family Took Me to Register Our Marriage 相亲当天，豪门继承人拉着我领证 Gu Lingfei古凌菲Modern Romance5.9M WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + Marriage Before Love + male lead pretends to be a pig to eat the tiger] On the day of her blind date, Hai Tong impulsively married a stranger. She thought married life would be ordinary and built on mutual respect. Instead, her new husband turned out to be a clingy human piece of glue. What surprised her most was that whenever she ran into trouble, he would step in and resolve everything with ease. Whenever she asked about it, he always said he was just lucky, until one day she 173.9kReads9.5Score6.7kShelves
16. 16 乡 The Left-Behind Women of the Countryside 乡村留守妇女们 Sweet Rain After a Long Drought久旱有甘霖Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing After the men leave to work in the cities, how are the women left behind in the mountains supposed to cope with their emotional needs? This is the story of three women left behind. The first is Li Xiaomei. On New Year’s Eve, she happens to see messages between her husband and another woman, confirming that all the years she spent waiting for him were for nothing. She shuts her heart to love and embarks on a long journey of mutual indifference and pretense with her husband. The second is Chen 59.4kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
17. 17 婚 A Marriage Full of Secrets 婚心叵测 Third Sister Zhang张家三姐Modern Romance5.9M WordsCompleted I suspect my husband is drugging me. My child isn’t mine, and our nanny is here to spy on me! This is a dead end. The only way to save myself is to burn my bridges and fight to the death! 40.6kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
18. 18 失 After a Breakup, I Found Out My Best Friend Was the Cool School Beauty 失恋后，发现好兄弟是清冷校花 Shui Sheng Xi Gua水生西瓜Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Not reborn] + [No System] + [Youthful campus life] + [Romantic comedy] + [One heroine] + [Everyday life] After chasing his unrequited love for two and a half years, Lu Yibei was still secretly mocked by her for being a simp. Once he finally let go, Lu Yibei received a call from his gaming carry, who had never once used voice chat. The cool, clear, lovely female voice on the phone left Lu Yibei silent for a long time. Lu Yibei: “Bro, don’t we have a younger sister at home?” The reply: “I don’t h 86.6kReads9.6Score9.3kShelves

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    Absolutely! First of all, the little bit of ex-girlfriend storyline at the beginning was just a transition, an introduction; secondly, this autobiography—and I emphasize that, an autobiography!!!—Is absolutely amazing!

19. 19 接 You Hit Me Just for a Kiss, So I’m Done with You. Why Are You Crying? 接个吻都揍我，不要你了你哭什么 Get-Rich Little Panda暴富小熊猫Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + equally strong leads + reborn + rekindled love + bittersweet + mutually devoted + happy ending] [Sharp-tongued, spoiled rich-boy bottom vs. restrained, stoic straight-man top] In college, Chu Feng used underhanded tactics to force the aloof campus heartthrob into a relationship. He thought they had both fallen in love over time, since the heartthrob indulged him in everything. After graduation, he boldly proposed, and the other man said yes. After they married, the heartthrob k 37.8kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves

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    Push hard, extreme tension, still updating, every character in the story has their own personality, it's great, trust me.

20. 20 媳 My Wife Deng Xiaoyang, I'm Li Chaoyang 媳妇邓晓阳我叫李朝阳 Deng Xiaoyang and Li Chaoyang邓晓阳与李朝阳Urban13.4M WordsOngoing [Realism, political ups and downs, contests of human nature, and the turbulent 1990s] Political connections are the greatest resource. In 1985, I was discharged from the army and returned to my hometown. Though I had fought on the front lines and earned a third-class merit, I was still prepared to spend the rest of my life tending crops. While handling my paperwork at the township armed forces office, I met Li Shangwu, the head of the office. He was a transferred officer from another division in 58.1kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves
21. 21 不 Not to Be Trusted 不可信奉 After Dusk昏黄之后Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted This world is full of the bizarre. Every household worships a god, and the more devout you are, the more power you gain. Everyone longs to become a god. New to this world, Jiang Yuan refuses to worship. His blood-red cleaver tears through the beautiful veil covering the world. Beneath that veil, the real world is mad, violent, and evil. Surrounded by monsters, he realizes that he is the one who doesn't belong. He has to survive. 22.1kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    This book is realistic and not mindless. The protagonist, Jiang Yuan, infiltrates enemy territory and engages in a battle of wits and courage, somewhat similar to the card game "Three Kingdoms Kill".

22. 22 有 Lucky to See You Again in This Life 有幸今生又见你 White Clouds Drift Above the Blue Fields蓝蓝的田上白云飘Urban1.9M WordsCompleted “I pass through the flowers, yet scarcely glance back, partly because I follow the Way and partly because of you.” That was why I originally wanted to call this book Half for You, but someone had already used the title. The male lead, Ye Bo, breaks up with his longtime girlfriend, Gong Xue. Then he marries someone else... 1.2kReads7.5Score102Shelves
23. 23 零 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 79.2kReads9.5Score9.5kShelves
24. 24 1 The 1949 Southern Campaign in Southeast Asia: Founding a Nation Overseas 1949南征东南亚，海外建国 Lord Cat Who Loves Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry爱吃番茄炒蛋的猫爷Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Guangxi Clique] [Transmigration] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Cold War] [Nanyang] [Feudal Enfeoffment] Li Chongwen transmigrates into the body of a Guangxi Clique general. On the eve of crossing the Yangtze, he leads a hundred thousand Guangxi troops south and seizes French Indochina. That is, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Milk the United States for all it is worth, snatch colonies from Britain and France, and found a nation in Nanyang. Redistribute land taken from local landlords, relocate the 98.7kReads8.2Score5.5kShelves
25. 25 偷 Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子，谁挡路谁就死 Yang Xiuxiu扬岫岫Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she 55.2kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves
26. 26 让 You Asked for an Antiwar Story, So What’s This Eastern Meat Grinder? 让你做反战，东方绞肉机是什么鬼 Rebellious Potato叛逆的土豆Urban430k WordsOngoing Zhou Yang unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Entertainment System. He enters an anti-war contest hosted by China in this world. If it’s about opposing war, then you have to experience war to understand it. He immediately chooses the Eastern Front of World War II from his previous life: the fourteen-year War of Resistance, in which 35 million people sacrificed their lives to save their country and its people. It begins with the Battle of Shanghai. He lets players in th 288Reads7.7Score—Shelves
27. 27 重 Reborn, I Let Her Keep Me, and They Love Me Even More! 重生后我软饭硬吃，她们更爱了！ A Little Like Eas, But Not Much有点易斯但不多Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Love rivals + multiple heroines + everyday life + lighthearted + living off a woman + constantly changing sides...] Ye Cheng was forced to be reborn for reasons that were less than honorable. He returned to four years earlier. To make sure he could lie flat this time, Ye Cheng arranged to meet them sooner. A year later... [The weirdo who likes wearing black stockings]: A Cheng, I've been taking my medication properly lately. Could you spend more time with me? [The silly little blonde who draws] 21.3kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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    I personally think all of my books are good, um, I like the fourth one the most.

28. 28 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves
29. 29 京 The Violent Prince of the Capital's Elite: The Protagonist Wants to Die Just to Survive 京圈暴戾太子，主角活着想死 Gangmen Pianzuo纲门翩佐Urban7.2M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless]+ [No bleeding-heart saint, no simping]+ [Light System]+ [Beauty everywhere]+ [Never gets pushed around]+ [Invincible] [Unhinged fiction, absurdist humor, author has completely lost it] [Saintly do-gooders, stay away! Saintly do-gooders, stay away! Saintly do-gooders, stay away!!!] Shen Wuxiao arrives in the world of a high-martial arts novel as the vicious, powerful-background-rich playboy from the book! He also awakens the Villain Plunder System. All he has to do is stea 141.3kReads9.0Score11.9kShelves
30. 30 与 Joy with You 与君欢 Moonset月落Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 27kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves
31. 31 只EN I Only Want to Destroy the World, Yet I'm the God Who Created It! 只想灭世的我，真的是创世神！ Shenwei Bar Cross Spear神威吧十字枪Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [Invincible] [World creation] [Ridiculous netizens] [Pocket worlds] Su Mo binds himself to the Creation God System, only to discover that he can grow stronger simply by destroying worlds! A ladle of water becomes a world-ending flood! A shovelful of dirt becomes a meteor that destroys the world! Some revere him as the Creator of Worlds, the one who gave them life and intelligence. Others curse him as an evil god who destroys the world every thousand years. Countless lives wail in 12.5kReads7.6Score791Shelves
32. 32 囧 An Awkward Marriage (Two-Volume Set) 囧婚（全二册） Hua Xiaotong花晓同Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted In a small city like Yibin, it's hard for a woman to consider marriage and entrust the rest of her life to a man with no money, no house, and no car. But our heroine remains optimistic, believing that as long as two people work hard together, they can build a new life. And so a young couple born in the 1980s, from their first meeting to growing close, overcomes every obstacle and steps into a new life full of chaos and laughter. They find humor in the struggle and stick together through thick an 317Reads9.3Score100Shelves
33. 33 转 Reincarnated as a Villain: I’m Really Not a Lo*icon 转生反派：我真的不是萝莉控 Tomato-Flavored Trash Fish番茄味杂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing Ye Wangchuan had spent eighteen years reincarnated in a fantasy world. Only on his birthday did he discover that he was actually a villain! And he had no System, no rebirth, no golden finger, just some “insignificant” family connections. Sigh... This was rough. To avoid getting taken down by the Chosen One, Ye Wangchuan began paying attention to the unusual people around him. And the first Chosen One he met... Huh? Why was she a little girl? And this little girl even had a System! He could take 70.1kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves
34. 34 闻 The Sound of Spring 闻春声 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Taciturn, stammering country hunk VS vivacious, fiery widow. Farming romance, one-on-one, both leads’ first relationship] [She makes the first move, and the unyielding tree finally blossoms. A period farming romance] At the matchmaker's urging, young Yao Chunniang took her dowry and married into the Zhang family in Lishui Village. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, her sickly husband would close his eyes and die? Before Yao Chunniang could even process what had happened, she ha 29.5kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves
35. 35 开EN I Threaten the Female Lead from the Start, and I'm Set on Being the Villain 开局威胁女主，这个反派我当定了 A Hundred Years of Nurturing Benevolence百年树仁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Scheming, shameless, hilarious. Pure-love fans, beware] Jiang Che transmigrated into the role of a rich second-generation villain in a modern wish-fulfillment novel, and was bound to a God-Tier Choice System. From the start, he happened to catch the heroine trying to sneak a peek at the exam papers. A villain’s choice was triggered! [Choice One: Pretend you saw nothing] [Choice Two: Shout at her, drawing a crowd] [Choice Three: ...] And so, a perverted supervillain was born. To avoid being 79.6kReads8.9Score6.6kShelves
36. 36 三 Three Feet of Spring 三尺春【王嘉懋、李十七主演 短剧同名原著小说热播中！！！】 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted The captivating beauty Li Shuwan, whose background is shrouded in mystery × the aloof, proud General Li Fengyuan, hard-mouthed but soft-hearted Ancient romance + premium novel + one-on-one romance + both leads' first love + sweet romance + mutual devotion + palace intrigue + simmering tension + secret crush + age gap + reunion after years apart When she was seven, Li Shuwan was brought back from the countryside to the General's Mansion, becoming Li Fengyuan's relative in name only. Knowing her 21.4kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
37. 37 网 Online Game: Confessing to a Noble Lady from the Start 网游：开局表白贵族千金 A Tom一只汤姆丶Sports3.6M WordsCompleted [Fake Villain + Lighthearted + Invincible + Online Game = Maximum Thrills!] After playing a game all night, he suddenly died and transmigrated into the game as a notorious villain. He confesses to the noble duke’s daughter right from the start, only for the duke to decide he wants him dead? He had thought he’d only made one enemy, but when Victor came to his senses, he realized something. Everyone around him wanted him dead. The aloof Valkyrie boss was dead set on taking his head, while the all- 66.3kReads9.3Score6kShelves
38. 38 将 The Bride-to-Be 将嫁 Echoes Linger for Three Days绕梁三日Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted Three years ago, to pacify the western frontier, he married the daughter of the Governor-General of Yongzhou as his empress. But during his lifetime, he met Huo Shiying, the one and only woman of her kind, and the sole female general in the Great Yan dynasty. She doesn't know, and no one else does either, that he has followed her life for twenty whole years. When he was six, he first heard his mother and eldest sister mention her name, and wondered how a two-year-old girl could have been taken t 25kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
39. 39 我 I’m a True Disciple of the Immortal Sect, So Why Am I the Big Villain? 我本仙门正宗，奈何却是大反派 Coconut Milk Seven七七椰奶Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing Ye Yun transmigrated to the Immortal Realm and became the young master of the most powerful family there, the Ye family. His backing was unrivaled, and no one could match his lineage! He could have anything in the world he wanted. The Ye family was an orthodox sect of immortals, yet Ye Yun discovered that he was, in fact, a bona fide villain. From the start, the Chosen Daughter of Fortune sent him into cultivation deviation, leaving Ye Yun completely baffled. [Ding! The Great Villain System has 14.4kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
40. 40 大 Big City, Little Spring 大城小春 Wheat小麦Modern Romance781k WordsCompleted [Marriage and Romance + Food + A Love Meant to Be] A new novel by the author of A Spring Deep in Bianjing: a Shanghai love story about mature men and women, and the married lives of people who love good food. A beloved novel that brings together a portrait of urban relationships, a story of women's growth, and a map of Shanghai's culinary scene! The clear-headed, independent foodie Tang Fang x the genius architect Chen Yisheng. From clashing at every turn to unwavering devotion, we are soulmates 1.8kReads9.5Score254Shelves
41. 41 沉 After Sleeping for Ten Thousand Years, I Was Dug Up by the Great Emperor, My Father, to Be a Villain 沉睡万年，被大帝父亲挖出做反派 Takeoff, Aircraft Number One起飞一号机Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Heaven's Chosen Villain + Cunning + Overbearing + Ruthless + Overwhelmingly Satisfying, Unmatched Domination] Su Jiuxiao transmigrates as the heir of an ancient imperial clan, born with a primordial Chaos God Body. Because the Heavenly Dao is incomplete and he cannot become an Emperor, his father seals him away to sleep within an Ancient Divine Origin. Over the next one hundred thousand years, all the Emperors of the myriad heavens perish. And his father actually becomes the only living Emperor 23.2kReads8.5Score2.1kShelves
42. 42 悦 Eager to Leap 悦跃欲试 Ye Shu晔殊Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted [Mutual firsts, one-on-one romance, lighthearted comedy, childhood sweethearts, rekindled love] After five years apart, her ex-boyfriend became her client. Five years ago, she had to watch his every mood just to get by. Five years later, even her boss had to do the same if they wanted to keep their jobs. Life is hard. 15.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
43. 43 昼 The Relationship Between Day and Night 昼夜关系 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Nan Zhi saw Fu Hanzhou again at her boyfriend’s party. What began between them was reckless, and what kept them together was surrender. A game for adults, a duel between two players. A dark game where no one makes it out alive. "Day and Night" 34kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
44. 44 疯 A Crazed Yandere? No, She’s a Cool, Gentle Older Sister 疯批病娇？不，是清冷温柔大姐姐 Don't Dip Tripe in Sugar毛肚别蘸糖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Book Transmigration] [Lighthearted, Sweet Romance] [Professor Older Sister] [Cool on the Outside, Warm on the Inside] [Nurturing Girlfriend] [Song Plagiarism] When he woke up, Jiang Yichen realized he was in the very world of a tragic girls' love novel he had read in his previous life. One of the novel's original female leads was his own older sister. The other was named Qin Ling. She was so fierce that even a passing dog would get slapped twice. “Sis, listen to me. You have t 50kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves

    Reader note

    Both fit the bill quite well.

45. 45 高 The Aloof Campus Belle? She’s Obviously My Sweet Wife! 高冷校花？那明明是我甜妹老婆！ Hawthorn Tea山楂煮茶Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Everyday Romance] [One Heroine] [Sweet Romance] [Campus Life] [Romantic Comedy] [Sweet from Start to Finish] [No Harem] For years, Jiang Ciyuan revolved around Tang Yueran as he pursued her. The night she hinted that he should confess, all he got in return was her scornful sneer: "A bag that costs tens of thousands of yuan is the bare minimum to show your sincerity." His years of affection ended in a humiliating anticlimax. After Jiang Ciyuan walked away, he met a cool, aloof campus beauty who 37.7kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves
46. 46 长 Changle Lane: A Golden Age Just as I Wish 长乐里：盛世如我愿 Xiao Qi Jiao骁骑校Urban285k WordsCompleted Zhao Dianyuan was the illegitimate son of a martial actor in a traveling opera troupe and a wealthy heiress. With a jade-like face and a slender waist above broad shoulders, he had been blessed with a handsome appearance from birth. After the September 18 Incident, he was driven south of the Great Wall and eventually made his way to Shanghai. Amid the city's glittering distractions, he experienced all kinds of strange adventures and saw how the land lay shattered, the times in chaos. Then one da 8.9kReads9.6Score1.2kShelves
47. 47 大 The Young Lady and Her Childhood Friend Fight Over Me Every Day, Both Demanding Kisses 大小姐青梅又争又抢，每天要亲亲 Spicy Rabbit Head with a Little Sugar麻辣兔头加点糖Urban2.1M WordsCompleted (A new book from a veteran author, so you can count on the quality!) "A sharp-tongued, tsundere heiress who says one thing and means another, and a childhood friend; urban slice of life; healing and redemption; growing together; extra sweet romance; no System or golden finger; slow-burn coming-of-age; both reborn" "Miss Xu: She says the harshest things and acts the sweetest." After ten years of working himself to the bone, he was forced to marry the "useless" heiress of the richest family... Reb 30kReads8.7Score3.4kShelves
48. 48 水 Water Margin: Reborn, Who'd Still Accept an Imperial Pardon? 水浒：都重生了，谁还招安啊！ Han Yu寒羽Historical3.3M WordsCompleted Trade height for insight from the start! Ren Yuan transmigrates into a minor character in Water Margin, determined to forge his own legend in the martial world at the end of the Northern Song dynasty! Wherever the banners of the Liangshan army fly, the land belongs to the Han people! I’ll save the people the Great Song won’t save, and fight the enemies the Great Song won’t dare to fight! Jin Wushu: Ren Yuan, stay away from me! 66.9kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves

    Reader note

    Once you've read them, you'll know they're all good books, especially the last one, *From the Soil: The Foundations of Chinese Society*.

49. 49 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 202kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves
50. 50 抗 War of Resistance: My Strategist's Eye Awakens, Revealing a Mini Map! 抗战：我谋士入局，觉醒小地图！ Huang Bei 97煌北97Urban2.0M WordsOngoing As he transmigrated through the darkest period of history, Lin Tian Chen awakened a visualized map in his mind. “I’ll enter the game as a strategist and raise the banner to win half a move against Heaven.” From then on, the army gained a commander who could direct the battlefield like a god. With limited resources, he would execute tactical flanking maneuvers to perfection; with abundant resources, he would unleash firepower on an unparalleled scale. He led his forces north to campaign in Guando 5kReads9.6Score617Shelves

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