A Bookworm's Picks for a Reading Drought 千时书虫书荒

1. 1 我 Why Are All the Beautiful Women Around Me Yanderes? 我的身边怎么都是病娇美女？ Oh My Beans我嘞豆啊Urban215k WordsCompleted Yandere + multiple heroines + possessive love I'm just an ordinary college student, so why am I suddenly surrounded by gorgeous yandere girls? My usually gentle girlfriend wants to tie me up whenever she sees me talking to another woman. My once-serious, beautiful teacher secretly has a crush on me, and the pretty girl next door used to have a crush on me too. Don't get any ideas, I only see her as a little sister. Help, I really just want to be alone. 353Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 2 女 Matriarchy: Will My Slacker Self Become Someone's Plaything? 女尊：摆烂的我沦落为玩物？ Oh My Beans我嘞豆啊Eastern Fantasy150k WordsCompleted In a unique world ruled by women, gender roles are reversed and women hold sway over all. Su Yi, the young master of the Su family, is an easygoing, carefree, and stunningly handsome man who wants no part in the struggle for power. But a marriage pact between their families binds his fate to Liu Yurou, the eldest daughter of the Liu family. Liu Yurou is the cherished jewel of the powerful Liu family. With a figure many would envy and a forceful, decisive nature, she moves with confidence throug 2.7kReads—Score197Shelves
3. 3 本 I Wanted to Ascend to Immortality, but My Yandere Master Forced Me to Love Her 本想飞升，却被病娇师尊强制爱 Yue Lin Yimo岳林一墨Eastern Fantasy163k WordsCompleted (Multiple heroines + forced love + protagonist torment + love-triangle rivalry) Xia Li should have ascended to the Heavenly Court and taken his place among the immortals. But the moment he handed over his cultivation, he fell into his master’s trap. And what awaits him is more than a hundred years’ worth of resentment from his master, ever since they broke up. Trying to escape his master’s clutches, he stumbles by accident into a matriarchal world, only to end up as the young master of a marquis 94Reads8.4Score—Shelves
4. 4 十 Ten Chilling Stories of Yandere Girls 十大病娇惊悚故事 Yi Shi Lei Quan伊始雷权Mystery275k WordsCompleted [Extreme yandere + gore + brainwashing + one heroine + female-dominant romance] A collection of stories illustrating ten types of yandere: [Aggressive] [Possessive] [Independently Manipulative] [Self-Harming] [Exclusionary] [Worshipful] [Delusional] [Stalking] [Dependent] [Brainwashing] “Yin, we promised we’d stay together forever. So why are you leaving me? ...Didn't we promise? Why would you deceive the person who loves you most?” “Zhian, you’re mine. I’m the only one who can be by your side, 3.7kReads8.7Score416Shelves
5. 5 重 After Being Reborn, My Yandere Sisters Regret Everything 重生后，病娇姐妹追悔莫及 Oh My Beans我嘞豆啊Eastern Fantasy35k WordsCompleted Reborn + Tormented romance + Regret and redemption: a devoted, long-suffering hero and three sisters desperate to make amends! “Senior Brother... please...” Su Yingxue knelt in the snow, her fingertips digging deep into the frozen ground. Behind her, Jiang Qingli and Lin Youning were weeping too. Together, their three bloodstained hands held the safety charm they had once thrown away. The tip of Lin Han’s sword trembled. “We were wrong... We really know we were wrong...” Because of a lie told by 3Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 第 A Kiss at Our First Meeting! 第一次见面就亲亲！ Mu Ashuang慕阿双Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [Now being published] [A sweet girl who uses her beauty to get her way × a cool guy who says one thing but secretly enjoys another] The day after her eighteenth birthday, Jiang Lezhi unexpectedly discovers that she can't speak. She spends three years as a little mute, thinking she'll be silent for the rest of her life. Then, by chance, she accidentally kisses that arrogant, icy guy. And something amazing happens: after three years without a voice, she can suddenly speak again! She thinks all is 20.5kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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   The heroine Jiang Lezhi accidentally became speechless after her 18th birthday. She was mute for three years. After an accidental kiss with the cold Gotham Qingze, she was able to speak, but when she woke up she became mute again. She realized that kissing Tan Qingze could restore his speech, so she chased Tan Qingze every day to kiss him. Tan Qingze was helpless at first, but gradually developed feelings for her. When the two of them quarreled, Tan Qingze would kiss her to make her "talk"

7. 7 重 Reborn: My Beginner's Gift Pack Turned Out to Be... 重生我的新手礼包居然是 Old Gao Has Grown Old老高老了Historical2.1M WordsOngoing After a life full of ups and downs and hardships, Gao Yang, an old man, finally found some peace in his seventies. Then a line from a beautiful livestreamer in a video, “You have to ride Route 318 at least once in your life,” got stuck in his head. He promptly hopped on his motorcycle and set off for the Potala Palace. But before he could even leave the city, he rode against traffic and came face-to-face with a fully loaded, hundred-ton truck that couldn't stop in time! With a splat, Gao Yang wa 103.4kReads7.8Score8.5kShelves
8. 8 禁 Do Not Covet The Cold Omega Professor 禁止觊觎清冷Omega教授！ Autumn Sparrow秋雀Two Male Leads404k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Dual Male Leads + Equally Matched + ABO Beast Transformation + Interstellar + Younger Top] [Cool, Abstinent Beauty of an Omega Researcher × Straightforward, Wolfish Alpha Bodyguard] Lu Lin is the Empire’s top pharmaceutical researcher: cool and abstinent, learned and talented, someone to admire from afar but never approach. Because his differentiation into an Omega was delayed, the research base assigned him a personal bodyguard to ensure his safety. On his first day on the job, the 8kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves

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   When the abstinence-based defense line of Omega's reason is torn to pieces by the straight-ball wolfdog, when the most rational mind is reduced to the experimental subject of desire, in this hunt in the name of "protection" - who is the tamed beast?

9. 9 幼 A Young Dragon from the Start, and You Really Think I'm a Beggar? 幼龙开局，你真把我当乞丐？ Sour Candy酸宝Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Gods run rampant, and strange creatures are everywhere. In a world gripped by fear, where anyone might undergo a monstrous transformation, a lowborn boy emerges from an old graveyard. He carries a mysterious space where killing strange creatures lets him absorb their power and conjure items. [Legendary creature, Jade-Eyed Corpse: Its eyeballs can peer into the Yellow Springs and read the scriptures of the dead. Requires a sixth-rank martial artist who has mastered a pupil technique.] The sevent 74.3kReads9.2Score7.1kShelves

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   Really beautiful, recommended

10. 10 糟 Oh No, My Country Ex-Wife Is a Metaphysics Master! 糟了，乡下前妻竟是玄学大佬！ Brocade Embroidery in the Begonia Shop海棠铺绣Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Modern-day premise + powerful cultivator + traditional fantasy + feel-good power fantasy + strong heroine + metaphysics + no CP] Su Wanwan was married to Shen Mufeng for five years, and he neglected her the whole time. Then his one true love returned from abroad. Shen Mufeng: “If you divorce me, the five hundred thousand is yours.” Su Wanwan: “You think half a million will buy me off? I want five hundred million!” After the divorce, Su Wanwan had money, beauty, and no husband. As it turned out, 6.1kReads8.0Score1.4kShelves

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    Metaphysical.

11. 11 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 52.5kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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    The heroine's character is really great. She doesn't look like a white lotus at all. I still want to watch it. I look forward to updating it soon.

12. 12 我 I Am Not the God of Drama 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score184.7kShelves

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    The theme of this novel is very profound. It uses Chen Ling's adventure as a context to explore the relationship between personal value and social responsibility. In this world where disasters are rampant and mankind is in danger, Chen Ling started running only for his own survival and returning home, and gradually realized that he shoulders the mission of protecting mankind and exploring the truth of the world. In extreme environments, the good and evil, bravery and cowardice of human nature are also vividly displayed. For example, Chen Ling's inner struggle in the face of temptation and threats, and the friendship between everyone who supports each other and never abandons each other in difficult situations, all made me think about how I would choose if I were in the same desperate situation. This undoubtedly gave the novel a deeper connotation. It is not just a simple upgrade to fight monsters, but also an inquiry into human nature and the meaning of life. It is worth mentioning that the novel cleverly combines traditional Chinese opera culture with modern online literature elements. The setting of "Drama Shen Dao" is unique. The protagonist practices through opera, and every move, every song and every thought contains powerful power. It makes traditional theater arts shine uniquely in a different world, and it also triggered my thinking about cultural inheritance. In real life, opera culture gradually declines, but in the novel it becomes the key to the protagonist saving the world. This contrast makes me re-examine the value of traditional culture. Perhaps we should really put more thought into making these ancient treasures rejuvenate in the new era.

13. 13 变 The Master of Disguise (Complete in Two Volumes) 变脸师爷（全两册） Tang Lan棠岚Mystery473k WordsCompleted Shen Bai, a famous young gentleman from the capital, is sent to the obscure little city of Bian to serve as a low-ranking county magistrate. To keep life from getting too dull, he hires a strange young man who has piqued his curiosity, Lu Yuanqing, as his assistant at the county office. With Lu Yuanqing’s help, Shen Bai solves one strange case after another: a naked female corpse leads to two unsolved cases from years ago; a wildly popular book turns out to be linked to a series of murders; a re 3kReads9.5Score514Shelves

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    The first one I am currently reading. 2. The latest one I am following is Brain + Ancient Proverbs + Machiavellianism + Revenge + Dual Strength + Rebirth + Family, Country and World. Shen Yu, the daughter-in-law of the general family, VS Xie Tingzhou, the crown prince of Beilin. It is a bit like He Yan in this novel. He has great martial arts skills, but also has family love, comradeship, family, country and world. There is also Machiavellian plot. It is not cliche. It is both sweet and sad. I burst into tears when I read it. The heroine is reborn and wants to save her father and brother from ending in the previous life. Unfortunately, not every rebirth can change the ending. She finds that treacherous ministers are in power and the people are in dire straits. The truth is hard to find. No one gives you justice, so you have to seek justice yourself. 3. I watched it recently. I originally thought it was just about detectives, but later on I felt that it was a very group of characters, from idle students to those who know how to do great things, some people kill relatives for justice, and some people sacrifice their lives. It really feels very good to watch. Rivals + Group Portraits + Detection + Suspense + The Righteousness of Family and Country Tang Zhushu Tang Tang'er VS Lou Bai, the King of Hell The heroine initially wanted to find the murderer for a friend's case, but this case was like a huge net that covered the sky. She and the hero were sworn enemies at the beginning, and no one could see the other. The heroine was very smart and knew martial arts. Later, she became a female officer, and became colleagues with the hero. Together with the teenagers from the academy, she repeatedly solved strange cases, from the court to the frontier fortress. What kind of force can penetrate everything? One of the cases involved a group of refugees who were unable to enter the city. The heroine and the teenagers from the academy collected supplies for the refugees, performed chivalry, and paraded through the streets. They thought a lot about how to let the refugees enter the city first by putting pressure on the government. Probably the young man discovered that his family also harmed others. This was contrary to the etiquette and justice he had learned. He killed his relatives to sacrifice the innocent. Later, he entered the capital. Some young men chose to join the army and some had their own plans, but they were all for the sake of the Tao in their hearts.

14. 14 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 105.5kReads9.5Score15.1kShelves

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    The first one I'm currently reading. 2. The latest one I'm following is Brain + Ancient Proverbs + Machiavellianism + Revenge + Dual Strength + Rebirth + Family, Country and World. Shen Yu, the legitimate daughter of the general family, VS Xie Tingzhou, the crown prince of Beilin. It's a bit like He Yan in this novel. He has great martial arts skills, but also has family love, comradeship, family, country and world. There's also Machiavellian plot. It's not cliche. It's both sweet and sad. It made me burst into tears. The heroine is reborn and wants to save her father and brother from ending in the previous life. Unfortunately, not every rebirth can change the ending. She finds that treacherous ministers are in power and the people are in dire straits. The truth is hard to find. No one gives you justice, so you have to seek justice yourself. 3. I watched it recently. I originally thought it was just about detectives, but later on I felt that it was a very group of characters, from idle students to those who know how to do great things, some people kill relatives for justice, and some people sacrifice their lives. It really feels very good to watch. Rivals + Group Portraits + Detection + Suspense + The Righteousness of Family and Country Tang Zhushu Tang Tang'er VS Lou Bai, the King of Hell The heroine initially wanted to find the murderer for a friend's case, but this case was like a huge net that covered the sky. She and the hero were sworn enemies at the beginning, and no one could see the other. The heroine was very smart and knew martial arts. Later, she became a female officer, and became colleagues with the hero. Together with the teenagers from the academy, she repeatedly solved strange cases, from the court to the frontier fortress. What kind of force can penetrate everything? One of the cases involved a group of refugees who were unable to enter the city. The heroine and the teenagers from the academy collected supplies for the refugees, performed chivalry, and paraded through the streets. They thought a lot about how to let the refugees enter the city first by putting pressure on the government. Probably the young man discovered that his family also harmed others. This was contrary to the etiquette and justice he had learned. He killed his relatives to sacrifice the innocent. Later, he entered the capital. Some young men chose to join the army and some had their own plans, but they were all for the sake of the Tao in their hearts.

15. 15 诡 The Strange Female Detective: Too Few Days of Romance 诡案女奇探：少逢烂漫时 Dai Cong代琮Mystery393k WordsCompleted They first met while investigating a case in the morgue. Lou Bai: “That woman climbs walls pretty fast.” An arrow shot straight into the woman's shoulder. Tang Tang'er: “Black clothes, pale face. What kind of lousy ‘King of Hell’ are you? You have a dog's nose, though.” She flung a cloud of medicinal powder into his face. Lou Bai and Tang Tang'er: “What a nuisance!” When they met again, a misunderstanding made them colleagues at the Bai'an Prefecture. Together with a group of young men from the 1.5kReads9.4Score228Shelves
16. 16 植 Plants Say I Can Survive Even If I Slack Off 植物说我摆烂也能活 Mount Taicang太苍山Sci-Fi & Apocalypse578k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented + no CP + no heroine + lighthearted story with romantic tension] The apocalypse hits, and I start out with an entire supermarket to my name. My plant powers have no offensive use? No problem, my buddy Xiao Lu is incredibly strong. I can only help plants grow and evolve, so I can’t fight ferocious mutated animals? No problem, I have Xiao Lu and Xiao Lan. 1.2kReads7.3Score112Shelves

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    Very nice, little ambiguous article

17. 17 天 Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three myriad mounds of yellow earth and white bones, a sword's light like a shadow, the moon like wine. The spring breeze cuts through all the world's troubles. Tell me, peach blossoms, will you turn white-haired too? In the year 547 of the Yong'an era, a pitch-dark snowstorm fell over Kuhai County, a border county in southern Qi. In a dilapidated temple outside the county, Wen Chaoshen found a crippled woman, gravely injured and on the verge of death. He thought she was merely a refugee in dist 90kReads9.1Score6.3kShelves

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    Five thousand hours, highly recommended

18. 18 我 I Serve Manchu-Han Banquets at Kindergarten, Making the Whole City Drool 我在幼儿园做满汉全席，全市馋哭 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [System] + [Little Ones] + [Gourmet] + [Villainess] + [Livestream] Shen Wei binds herself to the Super Kindergarten System and returns to the villains' childhoods. The computer genius who will one day destroy the world is currently a stubborn, pitiful little boy being abused at home. The autistic painter who will one day gain worldwide acclaim and then take his own life has yet to be molested by his stepfather. The highly intelligent criminal who will become a sociopath is currently fighting a d 15.2kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    Who knows? Shen Wei binds to the super kindergarten system, returns to the villain's childhood, and saves those future "dangerous elements" 🔥Future computer genius, a stubborn little pitiful child who is being abused at home👦 Future suicidal autistic painter👧 Future antisocial high-IQ criminal🐶 are all dug out by her and brought back to the kindergarten for reform! The scene exploded directly after the live broadcast 💥 Netizens shouted: "Whose kindergarten is learning advanced calculus!" "The cafeteria is full of Chinese and Han people? I didn't wake up!" The game room is full of the best equipment 🎮 What kind of fairy kindergarten is this? I also want to re-read my childhood. The system + cubs + food + live broadcast, redemption and growth go in both directions. The plot is warm and refreshing. See how Shen Wei turns the "dangerous seeds" into human treasures. I can't stop following the updates, so rush! 👉#After opening the kindergarten, the whole network squats and broadcasts # salvation

19. 19 不 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 88.9kReads9.4Score15.6kShelves

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    It's really beautiful. My God's Book of Cooking [Adoration][Adoration][Adoration]

20. 20 全 Billions of Gods, Only I Get Hundredfold Offerings! 全民成野神？唯有我百倍供品！ Wind and Snow Can't Crush Me风雪不能压我Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [Handcrafted the Old-Fashioned Way + Everyone Becomes a God + Gods' Survival + Invincible Divine Path + Subjugating All Races + Generations Ahead] When three billion people around the world transmigrated and became wild gods. In this world, immortals and gods were nowhere to be found. Demons, monsters, and evil spirits ran rampant, while human traitors aided and abetted them. How could three billion wild gods gather worshippers, nurture subordinate gods, exorcise evil, and ascend to the throne o 91.8kReads9.0Score7.8kShelves

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    Especially in the second book, the actor who wanted to pursue his main career ended up going astray. He stayed up all night chasing after it, and his stomach almost hurt from laughing.

21. 21 我 I'm a Celebrity. What's Wrong with Doing a Side Hustle? 我一个明星，搞点副业很合理吧？ My Meat Is Really Tasty我肉真好吃Urban2.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Xia becomes a minor celebrity stuck near the bottom of the industry. Everyone knows that D-list celebrities are treated worse than dogs. Life is tough, so Lin Xia makes a living with odd jobs. To get by, Lin Xia has no choice but to take up some side gigs. Day one: picking a lock at someone’s home, netting 200 yuan. Day two: setting up a fortune-telling stall, netting 500 yuan. Day three: selling cartoon-print underwear at a street stall, netting 800 52.6kReads9.2Score4.9kShelves
22. 22 反 The Villain’s Diary: Why Does It Feel Like You’re All Acting? 反派日记：怎么感觉你们在演我 Day and Night Reversed颠倒昼夜Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted She transmigrated into a novel and became the villain. After dozens of attempts, all ending in failure, she still couldn't return to the real world. At last, she gave up trying, only to discover she could grow stronger by writing a diary. Since nobody could read it, Su Luo wrote whatever she pleased, holding nothing back. The first female lead: "This diary is great. I stole all the protagonist's opportunities, and now I just want to grow stronger." The second female lead: "I don't care about rea 35.4kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
23. 23 穿 The Transmigrate Into a Book System Told Me to Keep a Low Profile, but the Heroine Keeps Flirting with Me 穿书系统让我苟着女主却偏要撩我 Severe Social Anxiety社恐重度患者Urban724k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + gossip-loving male lead × mischievous female lead × one female lead] Lin Yu woke up to find that he had transmigrated after drinking himself unconscious. Not into the chosen-one hero's story, nor a villain's comeback tale, but into a world made up of romance novels, as a male supporting character! The System thumped its chest and assured him, “Relax. Being a supporting character is perfectly safe. Just follow the plot obediently, and you can coast through life without lift 3.4kReads7.2Score173Shelves
24. 24 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. 7.8kReads8.2Score537Shelves
25. 25 满 A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother 满门恋爱脑，唯有小师弟正的发邪 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Slow-Burn + Cautious Protagonist + Funny and Lighthearted] The senior apprentice brother is love-struck, and the second senior apprentice brother is burdened with a blood feud. The third senior apprentice sister has loved and fought the Demon Lord through three lifetimes, while the fourth senior apprentice sister is a white lotus. The sect leader left the sect for love, and the uncle-master ventured deep into the demonic path for the woman he loved... Neither immortal nor heroic, th 29.2kReads8.4Score2.1kShelves
26. 26 让 I Told You to Confess, So Why Did You Hit on the Underworld Boss's Daughter? 让你表白，你找上黑道千金？ Mu Twenty-Nine暮二十九Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [System + family + one heroine + sweet everyday romance + lighthearted comedy] Su Jiang is a first-year university student who unexpectedly awakens a System. [Host, confess your feelings to someone of the opposite sex within thirty seconds. Fail, and you die immediately!] With no other choice, Su Jiang confesses to An Rou, the class beauty, in front of the whole class. Su Jiang: “An Rou, I like you. Would you go out with me?” An Rou: “What do you like about me?” Su Jiang: “Uh… your legs are real 55.3kReads9.4Score5kShelves
27. 27 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 534.8kReads9.7Score72.6kShelves
28. 28 七 The Seven Kings Reunite, and Judgment Descends 七王重聚，审判降临 Baili Guyan百里孤烟Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + high martial arts + comedy + King of Slaughter + plot-driven power fantasy] Distant bells toll! The horns of war spiral through the air! Eagles survey the earth! Vultures feast on all living things! The Sword of Judgment hangs high! An ancient king descends! Slaughter! The prologue to an absurd apocalypse! Slaughter! The finale of a false golden age! At the end of the last century, the vast and devastating War of the Gods, sparked by the Radiant Army and the Eternal Nigh 110.5kReads8.6Score7.2kShelves
29. 29 世 The World Sinks into Eternal Night, Civilization Drowns in the Light of the Stars 世界沉于永夜，文明溺于辰光 Anti-Static防静电Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Fantasy] [Plot] [Character Growth] [A Hint of Cosmic Horror] [Slow Burn] [Not a Pure Power Fantasy] Would you rather burn the history books and offer a white veil to the old world, or cradle the rotting truth and dance at the celebrations of the new world? As the world bleeds amid its collapse, as divine revelations echo through civilization... Where will you go? 56.6kReads9.0Score6.4kShelves
30. 30 穿 Reborn as the Villain's Sister, the Divine Doctor Princess Tears Up the Script 穿成反派亲妹，神医王妃手撕剧本 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance605k WordsCompleted Three years ago, Ye Yunmian awakened to the plot and discovered that her entire family were destined to be cannon fodder in a book. Her eldest brother is fierce and violent, picking fights with everyone until he gradually becomes twisted and ends up dying without a whole corpse. Her second brother was kidnapped as a child, poisoned, and turned into the male lead's obedient lackey! Her little brother is a coward who clings to life. He sides with whoever seems strongest and could be dragged out as 21.8kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves

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    You can take a look, it's very well written.

31. 31 惹 Mess With Her? Are You Crazy? My Junior Sister Isn’t Really Useless 惹她？疯了！师妹又不是真废材 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance652k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Strong male and female leads + sweet romance + not a saint] In her previous life, Yun Luan was a “lazy supporting character.” After accidentally pushing the heroine off Soulbreak Cliff, she thought she could rest easy. In the end, the heroine unexpectedly found her path to immortality, then wiped out the entire Yun family. Reborn, Yun Luan decides to start cultivating so she can protect her family. She joins a cultivation sect, but at first the sect pays her little attention because 6.9kReads9.1Score867Shelves
32. 32 让 Out of My Way, This Lady Is Taking Over the Sect and Becoming Its Ancestor 让开，本小姐要继承山门做老祖 Caffe Chino咖咖奇诺Ancient Romance836k WordsCompleted [A wish-fulfillment fantasy in an alternate setting + strong female lead + metaphysics + face-slapping] [Short drama and comic drama now available] The second daughter of the Zheng family’s main branch was a twin. At just three days old, she was sent to live in a temple because she was supposedly cursed to bring misfortune to her family. Sixteen years later, she was brought back home. Before she could even pay her respects to the family that raised her, her twin sister insulted her and drove her 16.2kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
33. 33 无 Infinite Fusion: My Bonded Gu Have All Become Immortals 无限融合，我的本命蛊都成仙了 The Bearing of a Sixty-Year-Old Hall六十岁殿堂之姿Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted A bloody catastrophe shattered a dynasty that had ruled for a thousand years. Li Yuan, its sole surviving prince, concealed his identity and fled to the southern frontier, where he joined the Gu Master lineage and unexpectedly awakened a Gu-Insect Synthesis System. Lords from every corner of the land, demons and monsters, and the various martial-world factions were all looking for him. They wanted to use his bloodline as the key to unlock the Martial God treasure left behind by the founding empe 129.7kReads9.0Score16.9kShelves

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34. 34 天 Heaven's Chosen? Monster? No, It's the Grind Emperor 天骄？妖孽？不好，是肝帝 That Mountain, That Sea那山那海Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [The top workaholic in high-martial arts fiction] [Panel-based cultivation] [Cosmic setting] [Cultivation and progression, not point allocation or speedrunning; the protagonist is a born grinder] In the interstellar age, alien beasts invade and evil gods lurk all around. Li Qingshan awakens a martial arts panel that can record any technique or martial skill. He needs no insight or talent, and faces no bottlenecks. As long as he trains hard, he can improve, and every breakthrough lasts forever! H 256.6kReads9.3Score30.9kShelves
35. 35 直 My Fortune-Telling Livestream Is So Accurate, the State Wants Me to Come Forward 直播算命太准，国家请我出山 Nine Congee九粥Modern Romance3.3M WordsOngoing [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Ghost Hunting + Satisfying Read] After being ambushed, the metaphysics expert Jiang Yi is reborn and unexpectedly bound to a merit system. System: “If you want to stay alive, you must ward off calamities and drive out ghosts to earn merit points. Otherwise, you'll drop dead immediately.” Jiang Yi: “???” Isn't “drop dead” a little too harsh? To keep herself alive, Jiang Yi decides to become a metaphysics streamer and earn merit by tellin 32.9kReads9.2Score4kShelves

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36. 36 都 We're Already Married, and You're Only Now Telling Me My Wife Is a Taoist 都结婚了，你才告诉我老婆是道士 Mu Fufeng木抚风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + comedy + wish fulfillment] After her master passes away, mystic prodigy Lin Xi comes down from the mountains to set up a fortune-telling stall, earning money while searching for her fiancé. “Master, when will my son meet his destined woman?” Lin Xi: “There’s no destined woman, but there is a destined man.” “Master, I keep dreaming about a ghost. Please get rid of it for me.” Lin Xi: “The ghost is your father. You’ve been visiting the wrong grave. He 73.8kReads9.3Score9.7kShelves
37. 37 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 18.2kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves
38. 38 替 After Marrying the Sickly Crown Prince Who Practices Buddhism in Her Sister's Place, She Makes Him Break His Vows 替嫁给病弱佛修太子后，他破戒了 Qin Qiu Chenyin琴秋尘音Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Traditional Historical Romance + Household and Palace Intrigue + Rebirth Revenge Fantasy + Substitute Marriage + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Black Lotus] After jumping from the city tower, Jiang Nanzhi and her legitimate elder sister, Jiang Tanxin, are both reborn. In her previous life, Jiang Tanxin gave up her childhood sweetheart, the young lord Shen Che, to become the Crown Princess, and schemed to make Jiang Nanzhi marry Shen Che as her substitute. But who could have guessed that the Crown 4.9kReads8.9Score681Shelves
39. 39 我 Even Ghost Messengers Say the Hotpot at My Restaurant Is Delicious 我开的火锅店，鬼差吃了都说好 Lone Lord孤爷Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Low-key version She dropped out of school at thirteen and worked as a chef until she was nineteen. With the savings Lin Ye had scraped together over those six years, he opened a hot pot restaurant. Who could have guessed his venture would get off to such a poor start, with business so slow the place was about to close? Just as he was wondering what to do next, two customers showed up on the restaurant's final night and changed his life... Grim Reaper: “Boss Lin, your hot pot is so spicy. It 26.6kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
40. 40 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural + Chinese Folklore + Unorthodox Trading + Tales of Evil Objects] No romantic pairing This is a strange pawnshop that only accepts sinister objects with special value! Coins placed in the mouths of the dead, executioners' swords, grave-top mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! Once they pass through the pawnshop's hands, being pawned and sold, evil can be transformed into treasure! They can bring promotions 257.5kReads9.4Score22.1kShelves
41. 41 炼 Refine Divine Pills! Command Divine Beasts! The Good-for-Nothing Young Lady Is Actually an Unparalleled Empress 炼神丹！御神兽！废柴大小姐竟是绝世帝女 Ye Zhiqing叶芷青Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + two powerful leads + beast taming + pocket dimension + inheritance of the Imperial Daughter] Ye Ranyin, the most feared mercenary of the 21st century, known as the Night God! In a single moment, she transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing scorned in a border town! Her fiancé’s family comes to break off the engagement? Her own clan treats her as a pawn to be discarded? The next moment, she is welcomed back to the imperial capital and becomes the only beloved young 60.9kReads9.4Score7.9kShelves
42. 42 神 The Divine Seer and the Eerie Doctor 神相诡医 Singing in Broad Daylight白日放歌Mystery8.7M WordsCompleted Zhang Fan grew up with his grandfather, who ran a coffin shop. Blessed with peerless skills in face-reading, medicine, and the supernatural, he makes his way through the city. He can read the faces of the living and the dead, treat both human ailments and ghostly afflictions, take on local bullies, and capture evil spirits as he writes the story of a legendary life! 5.3kReads8.7Score771Shelves
43. 43 武 Wuxia: Killing Enemies Earns Cultivation, and My Power Is Unfathomable! 武侠：杀敌爆修为，我功力滔天！ The Salted Fish Is Ready to Take Off咸鱼要起飞Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gain cultivation by killing enemies + ruthless and decisive + level up fast] This is a world full of powerful experts and sects: the Nine Sects and Six Gangs, the Eight Demonic Sects, the Three Daoist Orders, the Two Buddhist Temples, and the Great Qian imperial court, whose might holds the four seas in awe. The powerful see the weak as ants, while princes treat the martial world as a chessboard. Fortunately, Xiao Bieli activated the Kill to Gain Cultivation System. As long as he kills an enemy 116.8kReads8.7Score6.9kShelves

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44. 44 末 A Guide to Raising an Apocalypse Empress 末世女帝养成指南 Turning Ink into Ink点墨成墨Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Struggle for Supremacy + Chaotic Era + Powerful Female Lead + Fleeing Famine + Infrastructure Building + No Romantic Pairing + Portable Space] Original title: Transmigrating Through Chaotic Times, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation by Robbing Others When Jiang Jin awoke, she discovered that she had become a princess of a fallen kingdom and was being sent to Liang City to become a plaything for the barbarian Jiao Liang. She thought about it and decided it would be better for others 170.4kReads9.5Score21.5kShelves
45. 45 只 I Only Wanted to Be a Rich Second-Generation Heir, but Became a Legend in Showbiz 只想当个富二代的我成了圈内神话 A Beef Meatball一只牛肉丸Modern Romance879k WordsCompleted [No romance, a growing female lead, main plot about building a career in the entertainment industry, secondary plot of wealthy-family infighting, ensemble cast, imaginative premise] Lin Xiaoxiao wakes up one morning to find that she has gone from being an overworked corporate drone to a rich second-generation heir in another world. She thinks her wonderful new life is about to begin. But the first thing to arrive, ahead of her new life, is a call from her older brother. That’s when she realiz 3.3kReads8.3Score270Shelves
46. 46 收 After Adopting the Down-and-Out Female Lead, I Died Horribly in Front of Her 收养落魄女主后，惨死在她面前 Li Huan离焕Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [In your first simulation, you transmigrate to a cultivation world.] [You become a refugee fleeing famine. Along the way, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her older brother.] [You depend on each other and become one another's only support.] [At the end of the simulation, you shield the grown girl and give your life to hold off a horde of demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in her eyes goes out too.] [In your second simulation, you transmigrate to a world where steam and mag 120.9kReads9.1Score13.4kShelves
47. 47 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 38.5kReads9.6Score4.8kShelves
48. 48 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, the God of War's Own Daughter Ran Wild 穿书后明神的亲闺女横行霸道 The Eye in the Heart心中目Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wen Jiu, a second-generation deity, loves causing trouble, running wild, and kicking up a fuss. She wants to rule this world from the pages of a book all on her own, but her divine father won't allow it. So this fearless girl, who also happens to love hopping around like a wild monkey, can only torment other people, show off her power, put on airs, and stir up a little excitement to pass the time. The head of the Jiang family is an emotionless “money-printing machine,” an unyielding man with no 25.3kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
49. 49 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm Mentally Ill, So What's Wrong with Me Going Off the Rails? 快穿之我是精神病，我发癫怎么了 Tail Sauce尾酱Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration villainess · no romance · strongest female lead in the entire book · every plotline makes the female lead shine · no redemption arcs · a little gossip] After Lin Jiuwu is bound to a System, she transmigrates into the entertainment industry’s disfigured foil, only to find that her ex-boyfriend is the female lead’s number-three simp, too insignificant to even make the list? From the start, Lin Jiuwu pulls her ex-boyfriend in front of her to block a splash of acid. A crazed fa 8.1kReads8.9Score875Shelves
50. 50 凡 An Ordinary Woman's Immortal Cultivation: Leveling Up My Proficiency in the Cultivation World 凡女修仙：我在修仙界刷熟练度 Beginner Writer of Wanhua万花初级写手Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Proficiency]+ [Everyday life in the early chapters, dealing with scumbags in the middle and later chapters]+ [No romance]+ [Talisman crafting]+ [Alchemy] Gu Jiuyue was born into the world of cultivation and saddled with a pair of lazy parents. From a very young age, she had to start supporting her family. Fortunately, she activated a proficiency panel, her golden finger. To improve their lives, Gu Jiuyue spent six years grinding her fishing proficiency and gained the angler’s gift of never comi 7.8kReads8.4Score797Shelves

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