Any Books With Fresh, Unusual Premises? I'm Desperate for Something to Read 有没有设定新奇的书啊，严重书荒了

1. 1 笑 I'm Dying! Someone Got Himself an Ancestor 笑死，有人包了个祖宗 Big Niu Bao大牛宝Two Male Leads208k WordsCompleted Zhang Zhaolin ran into the handsome young man he had once sent flying with his car again at a sleazy dinner party. The boy was frail and broken, a commodity on the table waiting to be sold to the highest bidder. In his eyes, fixed on Zhang Zhaolin, was an emotion he couldn’t quite name. Zhang Zhaolin was usually made of stone, but for once he softened and took the boy away. And then? You want to know what happened next? Then he was completely wrapped around the boy’s finger. Pampering him and co 18.5kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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   It's very good, I watched it twice.

2. 2 种 Growing Cursed Plants to Survive: Cultivating an Evil God After Reaping Death 种诡求生，从死亡丰收后种植邪神 Flower God Ye花神叶Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted [Unconventional farming, scavenging corpses, burying the dead to grow the strange, hardcore tomb building, slow burn, tons of female ghosts] Everyone transmigrated to a world of filthy soil, where they had to grow the strange to survive. Su Ye had always believed that you reap what you sow. He never expected that in this world of filthy soil, growing a ghost bride could give him a strange wife, while growing a ghost groom could give him a strange husband. Who could resist that kind of temptat 22.7kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves

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   A melon farmer wandered into the wrong world, ending up with a house full of ancestors before even getting a wife! What happened to "you reap what you sow"?! Su Ye transmigrated to a filthy world overrun by monsters and awakened his ancestral farming talent. When he discovered that planting female monster brides in spring would yield a house full of virtuous wives in autumn—what decent man could resist such temptation? He had to go crazy planting female monsters! Especially beautiful monster brides who could be wives! Until the day of harvest… the dream of a house full of warm and soft beauties didn't come. Crowded in the dilapidated house were a monster emperor devouring the sun and moon, a zombie queen commanding millions of corpses, a magical bride whose spells tore the sky apart, and a celestial goddess with blinding radiance… all top-tier horrors! They not only ripped off Su Ye's roof but also enthusiastically "touched" him. Farming backfired, becoming a target of a powerful figure's advances? The most outrageous "wife-planting disaster" in history! "Plant brides in spring, reap ghost kings in autumn"—this bizarre development completely subverts the traditional farming formula! You think you're planting wives? He's planting world-destroying bosses! You think these bosses eat people? Wrong, they're practically begging you for favors! Hilarious and anti-cliché plot twists galore: Anti-farming core setting: Others plant spirit herbs and beasts, he plants female ghosts to marry? But what he reaps is a super ancestor whose every stomp shakes the world! The invincible female ghost's daily life of being practically throwing herself at him: ?! The bosses' "love" is overwhelming, and Su Ye's daily life of being taken advantage of is fraught with danger! A top-tier Shura field comedy: When the terrifying bosses are arguing about who will "serve him" first, Su Ye just wants to plant ten more acres of land to escape—this harem's "blessing" is too much for him to live through the night! Can this land still be planted? Su Ye just wants a strategy: Is it too late to plant "male ghost bodyguards" instead? Click to witness the most explosive anti-cliché "wife-planting blood and tears history" in history!

3. 3 还 Still Trying to Win Him Over? The Villain Can Hear Your Thoughts 还攻略呢？反派他听见你的心声啦 A Basketful of Gold黄金一箩筐Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Devoted Couple + One-on-One Romance + Healing + Slightly Wacky Humor + Villain + System + Mind Reading] Song Wan transmigrated into the infamous vicious villainess of a novel and was bound to a System tasked with keeping the villain on track. She worked diligently, following the original plot through seven missions, and failed every time. After learning her lesson the hard way, she decisively abandoned the original plot on her eighth attempt and turned to fawning over the biggest villain in the 482Reads8.3Score101Shelves

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   The plot is simple, but the time-travel premise is quite novel. The male and female leads are both well-developed characters, and the system's focus on shipping couples is quite entertaining. 🌱

4. 4 闺 The Little Princess Has Arrived, and Her Proud Father Bows to Her 闺女驾到，高傲爹爹甘愿俯首称臣 Youth Flourishes韶华蔓蔓Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted Everyone knows that Feng Xiaohan, regent of the Nansang Kingdom, is ruthless and tyrannical, with power that reaches from the emperor down to the common people. No one dares cross him. One day, a little girl actually stepped on the regent's foot in the street. Not only did he not get angry, he crouched down and gently coaxed her. Feng Xiaohan: “Daddy was wrong. Daddy will buy you another skewer.” Feng Wuyu, fuming: “Hmph!” His subordinates: “Hahahaha! That's what you get for provoking the little 10.2kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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   1. If you like cute characters, check out the first book. It has a very novel system setting, unlike the traditional kind. It's like raising a child in your phone has become a reality. The space where the system resides is also a world, very much like a utopia. I've never seen anything like this before. 2. From brothel madam to hotel manager, a group of people who come together through hardship support each other and each fulfill their duties. It's heartwarming to read, quite good, and I'd like to check it out. 3. This book is a dual-transmigration story, where characters travel between each other's worlds, similar to parallel worlds. It's quite interesting.

5. 5 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Shady Profession, I Lead Everyone to the Straight and Narrow 穿成不良从业者后我带全员从良 2 Chuan2川Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The second version of the animated series is now live. Search for "Yanhuo Fanlou". An alternate world + food + farming + the rise of a bankrupt brothel madam + female solidarity. (Slow-paced, not a power fantasy. Neither the male nor female characters are perfect; they're ordinary people with emotions and desires who eat, drink, and use the bathroom. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Lu Xinyi never imagined that simply wanting to celebrate her thirtieth birthday would send her into another 5.6kReads8.8Score701Shelves
6. 6 戏 I Can't Act Anymore. I'm Getting Out! 戏是演不了一点，我要上岸！ Misi Luo弥斯罗Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + entertainment industry + face-slapping + scum punishment] [Cold, domineering CEO on the outside, secretly passionate on the inside, seme VS born to work, good at absolutely everything, uke] [Purehearted, rugged firefighter seme VS shy, reserved, honest uke] A high school English teacher transmigrates into the body of a disgraced top-tier star plagued by scandals? Sorry, acting is absolutely not happening. Better wash my hands and prepare for the civil service exam. Cheng Che 941Reads9.2Score129Shelves
7. 7 和 After Sharing Senses with My Husband from an Arranged Marriage, I Became a Hit on a Dating Show 和联姻老公通感后，在恋综爆火 Sour Jujube and Poria Tea酸枣茯苓茶Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted [Golden finger + face-slapping + showbiz + variety show + livestream + everyone falls for her] Chi Sui, a young woman with ALS, enters the world of a novel as a universally disliked supporting female character. Because she likes the male lead, she drags her husband, whom she married for an arranged alliance, onto a dating reality show and gets flamed across the internet. She was ready to give up, but unexpectedly binds herself to a shared-sensation System. From then on, her husband will bear all 4.5kReads8.3Score723Shelves
8. 8 从 After Disappearing from the True Young Master's Body, He Went Mad! 从真少爷身体里消失后，他疯了！ Zhao Jiujiu昭九玖Two Male Leads366k WordsCompleted [A true young master who gets accused of having schizophrenia, infuriates everyone, and really does become ill later + a sunny, cheerful recipient who pretends to be his second personality] [Contains pseudo-selfcest elements] [Main story and bonus chapters are complete] [Dedicated to two lovers reunited across time and space] Wen Jiaran had a secret. Every time he fell asleep, he would enter the body of a major villain in some novel he had read. The villain, Lu Yanze, was the true young master. 23.5kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves

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   I'll take a few myself first.

9. 9 普 An Average Girl with Mind-Reading Powers 普女，但会读心术 A Spoonful of Rice Porridge一勺白粥Modern Romance363k WordsOngoing [One heroine, multiple love interests + not love at first sight + romantic rivalry + heroine isn't mistreated + male rivalry + scheming heroine + all male leads are virgins] Zhu Fu is plain-looking. With careful styling, she's somewhat pretty, but under normal circumstances, she'd disappear into a crowd. During summer vacation, she unexpectedly gains a superpower: mind reading. Unfortunately, it only works on men. What comes with it is a series of hunting games she directs herself, with men's he 3kReads9.1Score313Shelves
10. 10 肥 The Chubby Fist Becomes King 肥拳成王 Shrimp with Cucumber虾米伴黄瓜Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [High Martial Arts + Unusual Protagonist + No Romance + Energy Revival] In an era when everyone practices high martial arts, a chubby boy is tormented by his weight. Then, after an unexpected encounter, he obtains a strange Kangdang jade talisman. From then on, he is inseparably linked to pigs, and steadily becomes invincible in the world of martial arts! 207Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    You can do it! Keep it up!

11. 11 末 Apocalypse Game: I Have a Few Connections Among the NPCs 末日游戏：我npc那边有点人脉 Sui An Ya岁安呀Fantastical Romance494k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse x adored by all x both leads are pure x 1v1 x pixel heroine x super-strong male lead who's new to the game] Jian Shushu suddenly falls into an apocalypse game and becomes a pixel person, commonly known as a blob of pixels. The NPCs: “Small and cute too (not really).” From then on, she becomes a BUG, wandering through every instance in the game. Divider Lin Mo is a rookie player in a horror game, spending every day with his head down, working hard to complete quests. Then one day, he 26.2kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist, Jian Shushu, transmigrates into a post-apocalyptic game and becomes a pixelated character—a bug in the game. Initially, her viewers in her livestream work together to conceal the stream's popularity, hoping to escalate the situation and cause the game to spiral out of control. It seems everyone is more united when doing bad things! 🤔🤔

12. 12 我 My Days Catching Dragons in the Arctic 我在北极抓龙的日子 Hua Yuliang花雨凉Urban3.1M WordsCompleted In the modern world, you're telling me those rare and exotic beasts actually exist? My name is Xu Yuan. After nine years of compulsory education and three years of high school that no human should have to endure, I stood out and got into a... pretty terrible university. I thought I was about to begin four years of lying flat at college. In my first month on campus, two soldiers took me all the way to the freezing Arctic. And that's how my... well, bizarre and downright absurd dragon-catching lif 86.6kReads9.0Score9.6kShelves
13. 13 建 Building an Amusement Park: Raising Investment Across the Myriad Worlds 建设游乐城：我从万界拉投资 Apostle of Revelry狂欢使徒Urban625k WordsOngoing Qi Yi inherits a run-down amusement park on the verge of bankruptcy in a county town, along with a System. The System gives him neither money nor staff. It only opens one gate after another to the Myriad Worlds and urges him to get the park up and running. So Qi Yi has to visit each world himself to scout things out, recruit people, gather resources, and secure investment. Through mutually beneficial deals, he opens a series of attractions in his park, each with a distinct flavor from another wo 120Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    Very good!

14. 14 世 The World Is Collapsing, and I Can Receive Letters from the Future! 世界坍塌，我能够收到未来来信！ Little Belly Fish肚肚鱼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Starting Profession Flow] [Closed Time Loop] [One Certification, Valid Forever] [Twenty-Four Solar Terms Progress Bar] [Supernatural Mutations] [Decisive and Ruthless] A torrential rain fell. The rain of Start of Spring brought a stunning future to the world. Supernatural powers, martial arts, sorcery, mutations, and all sorts of other forces began to appear in reality. Silent plants and animals began a wave of evolution, officially taking the stage as the protagonists of the world. That same 6.4kReads8.2Score421Shelves
15. 15 中 The Middle-Aged Slacker's Comeback 中年颓废男人的逆袭 A Man Entering Middle Age步入中年的男人Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The story is about an unemployed man in his forties whose life is going poorly. After accidentally ingesting something, a tiny stream of energy forms inside him. Through long experimentation, he gradually grows stronger and uses his inner power to change his life. The story depicts the man's transformation and everything that happens along the way, touching on physical health, friends, relatives, Taoism, officialdom, the entertainment industry, sports, and more. This is my first novel. You're we 12Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Try this book

16. 16 刚 I Just Became His Disciple, and My Master Ascended! 刚拜师，师傅就飞升而去！ A Man Entering Middle Age步入中年的男人Sports422k WordsCompleted Huang Hua, a 17-year-old from E City in the Yanhuang Kingdom on Planet Earth, is beaten black and blue by a group of thugs. By chance, he runs into the Venerable Wufa, a powerful cultivator at the ascension stage who is passing by Earth. The Venerable says he and Huang Hua are fated to meet and wants to take him as a disciple. Thinking he’s run into a con artist, Huang Hua refuses a thousand times over. The Venerable Wufa takes him to Kunlun’s Forbidden Realm and puts him through such torment th 16Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 六 The 1960s: The Walk-On Character Made Her Fortune Through Divorce! 六零：路人甲她靠离婚发家了！ I Want to Be a Landlord我想当房东Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Period setting + satisfying revenge + strong heroine + transmigration + multiple male leads There’s a different male lead in every phase of her life, and the heroine won’t stay for anyone. She’s selfish. She has a pocket dimension, but she’ll have to steal to get it. Rather than deal with awful people, the heroine would rather make them furious. P.S. This story includes an unconventional romance. Please read with caution if that bothers you. After dying suddenly, the embittered office worker Zho 11.4kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    Maintaining clarity amidst chaos and knowing when to advance and retreat in social interactions, the female protagonist acts decisively and efficiently, without any hesitation. This rare sense of clarity is refreshing and delightful to read. The character development is superb!

18. 18 时 A Time-Space Mystery and a CEO's Double-Sided Romance 时空迷局与霸总的双面爱恋 Fat Mom, Slim Kid胖妈瘦娃Sci-Fi & Apocalypse489k WordsCompleted Set in 2035, the story builds a parallel universe whose technological development has followed a path entirely different from that of our world. A space-time fluctuation accidentally triggered in a quantum physics laboratory creates a secret link between the two worlds through quantum entanglement. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Love in parallel universes

19. 19 朱 Dr. Zhu’s Little CEO 朱医生的总裁小人 Fat Mom, Slim Kid胖妈瘦娃Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted They were childhood sweethearts, growing up together with an innocent affection. Then Zhu Zhu left, and Xue Yunqian completely lost his mind. When Zhu Zhu returned to the country, the first patient she treated was him... Xue Yunqian would not allow Zhu Zhu to leave him again. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 医 Chang'an Medical Romance: A Transmigrated Healer's Love Song in the Prosperous Tang Dynasty 医路长安：穿越盛唐的悬壶恋歌 Fat Mom, Slim Kid胖妈瘦娃Ancient Romance167k WordsCompleted The collision between modern medicine and ancient healing arts also sets the stage for a fateful entanglement with the male lead. The story can later develop along these lines: Medical plot: Promoting smallpox inoculation, improving surgical procedures, and preventing infectious diseases, showing how the female lead uses her knowledge to improve people’s lives. Romance plot: From doctor and patient to kindred spirits, the male lead goes from using her to protecting her. Shared brushes with death —Reads—Score—Shelves

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